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So what about turnout? It decreased. To 39 per cent from 43 per cent in 2014. |
What about encouraging more candidates? Especially women? In 2014, when 15 people vied to become mayor, 18 of the 87 candidates were women, four of whom were elected. This time, 14 candidates ran for mayor and 19 of 80 candidates were women, four of whom were elected. Little change there. |
OK, then, what about the key argument that every winner would garner 50 per cent of the vote, plus one – a real majority? Until the final transfer of votes from Paolatto, Holder didn’t. And even after the final number crunching, Ward 8’s Steve Lehman and Ward 13’s Arielle Kayabaga still didn’t. |
And for all candidates, the winner in the first round of voting remained the winner throughout. Nothing changed. |
At least the election wasn’t a mess, a credit to the formidable talents of city clerk Saunders and her staff. |
Overall, the ranked ballot system failed to deliver on promises made. |
Chip Martin is a retired London Free Press reporter and author of books on crime and baseball. |
DANGEROUS new spyware can steal your WhatsApp messages and take photos using your smartphone camera without your permission. |
The invasive malware is called Skygofree, and has been detailed in a worrying new report from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. |
Kaspersky describes Skygofree as a Trojan, and says its capabilities are "reminiscent of Hollywood spy movies". |
The Trojan – which isn't affiliated with broadcaster Sky – is "overflowing with functions", including location tracking and audio recording. |
Worse still, Skygofree can infiltrate your traffic history by connected to a WiFi network controlled by hackers without your knowledge. |
"Someone somewhere will know exactly what sites were looked at, and what logins, passwords, and card numbers were entered." |
"The malware can also monitor popular apps such as Facebook Messenger, Skype, Viber, and WhatsApp." |
The ability to track WhatsApp is particularly worrying, as the app is widely seen as safe due to its use of end-to-end encryption for messages. |
But Kaspersky warns that it "collects messages" from WhatsApp easily, by tricking the app into activating a "digital eye" that reads what's displayed on your screen. |
"Using Accessibility Services requires the user's permission, but the malware hides the request for permission behind some other, seemingly innocent, request." |
Perhaps the most terrifying feature, however, is Skygofree's ability to commandeer your smartphone camera – and take secret snaps that could be used for nefarious purposes. |
"Skygofree can secretly turn on the front-facing camera and take a shot when the user unlocks the device." |
"One can only guess how the criminals will use these photos." |
Almost nothing on your phone is safe, with Kaspersky adding that Skygofree can "also intercept calls, SMS messages, calendar entries, and other user data". |
Kaspersky's cybersecurity experts discovered Skygofree in late 2017, but says that the malware has been fully operational for years. |
"Our analysis shows the attackers have been using it – and constantly enhancing it – since 2014." |
"Over the past three years, it has grown from a rather simple piece of malware into full-fledged, multifunctional spyware." |
The good news is that Kaspersky says its cloud protection service has only logged "a few infections", all of which were in Italy. |
But phone users from any country are vulnerable on a whole range of devices if they don't follow proper security guidelines. |
The important thing to note is that Skygofree can't get onto your system unless you accidentally download a dodgy file. |
The best tip is to install apps from official stores only – like Apple's App Store or the Google Play store. |
For extra security, disable the installation of apps from third-party sources in your phone's settings. |
And if you get any unexpected e-mails, be careful not to click links or download file attachments. Phoney e-mails are a common way for hackers to infiltrate your machine. |
Democracy prioritizes populism over elitism. And so does karaoke. No other in town is more of-the-people than the low-ceilinged, smoke-filled, no-beers-on-tap-but-every-song-in-the-book 44 Club. |
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Hatters skipper Scott Cuthbert will be given every chance to recover from injury ahead of Accrington Stanley’s visit to Kenilworth Road on Saturday. |
The centre half was forced off against Stevenage last weekend after suffering a muscle problem and speaking to the press today, boss Nathan Jones said: “We need to look at him, we’ll gauge him tomorrow. He felt something, hopefully we managed to pull him off before he suffered any damage. |
Fellow defender Magnus Okuonghae is unavailable though after undergoing surgery on his knee, but Nathan Doyle is back in training once more as Jones added: “Magnus is the one who’s definitely out, he’s gone in and had an operation on his knee. |
“It’s another knee operation we could without if you like, but everyone else is okay and we’re looking at being a lot stronger than we were. |
Should Cuthbert not recover in time, then there is a real possibility youth team captain Frankie Musonda could be called upon. |
The 18-year-old was in the development side that beat Southend 3-1 on Tuesday and Jones confirmed he wouldn’t hesitate to use any of those players involved if he felt the time was right. |
He added: “We’re always looking at those and when they’re ready they’ll get their opportunity regardless of age, regardless of what situation we’re in. |
“We’re always look to bring them through as that’s the right thing to do. If people are good enough I want to play them, as I’ve got a big background in development and young players. |
The Society of Farm women of Pennsylvania of Somerset County held its regular board meeting Feb. 8 at King's Restaurant. Mary Jane Kiehl, county president, presided with 18 members present. |
The meeting was opened by the Pledge to the American Flag, followed with devotions by the county chaplain Betty McGee. Her spoke on prayer. Some of her thoughts were from a book by Wayne Miller titled "Learning to Pray." |
Doris Williams will be in charge of devotions for the April 19 meeting. |
The secretary and treasurer reports were read and approved. Roll call was answered by "What am I doing to keep warm this winter?" Responses were humorous and very diversified. |
President Kiehl shared with members certificate awards received at the State Convention on Safety and increasing membership Somerset County had 100 percent participation on both projects. |
Luella Duppstadt, past state president and President Kiehl reported briefly on the state convention held Jan. 10 in Camp Hill. They encourage more members to attend. |
Kiehl presented the upcoming events. Franklin County Convention March 19 at Chambersburg. The annual Spring Rally is May 18 at Reading, hosted by Berks County. The theme of the day will be "A Melody to start your day." |
Advance reservations should be made early. |
The Flora Black Memorial Scholarship applications are available. Deadline for applying is May 1. Cookbooks are available from President Kiehl. |
Sally Ware, county vice president, reported on the chili cook off held in Somerset, Jan. 15 in conjunction with the Fire and Ice Festival. Ware reported it was fun and successful. The committee needs more support from the members. |
The County Guidelines were reviewed by a committee at a January meeting with many changes being made. They were presented by President Kiehl. All were approved by members. |
These are reviewed every two years and presented to the board for approval. Meeting closed by singing "Happy Birthday" to four members that were present. |
Chemotherapy is brutal. The drugs are delivered in near-toxic doses to penetrate tumor tissues, indiscriminately vanquishing the patient’s appetite, hair, and immune system alongside cancer cells. Scientists have tried everything from nanoparticles to homing-beacon bacteria to better target the disease. Now researcher... |
The team had been working for years on a robotic power-boost for slow swimmers—originally intended to help couples with low sperm motility conceive. But when they discovered that the sperm’s double-lipid-lined head could also be coaxed into carrying a payload of chemo drugs, they shifted their focus from inducing life... |
The little guys won’t be going into battle naked. Using a two-photon laser, the scientists created a set of sperm harnesses—tiny tubes with flexible arms that cling to the head. By coating the harnesses in iron, they were able to steer the machines using an external magnetic field. As the ironclad Trojan horses collide... |
So far, the technique has been tested using bull sperm in microfluidic plastic chambers, not yet in animals or humans. Still, the technology reveals a promising new army of drug carriers—like guided missiles for cancer. |
Ljubljana, 6 February - The retail prices of petrol in Slovenia will reach new record highs on Tuesday, with regular unleaded fuel becoming dearer by 0.6 cents to EUR 1.412 per litre, and premium unleaded going up 0.5 cents to EUR 1.428. Diesel will meanwhile be cheaper by 2.2 cents at EUR 1.302. |
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s FTSE 100 will take until the end of next year to return close to record levels, according to a Reuters poll, held back in the near-term as investors grapple with the possibility that Britain leaves the European Union with no deal. |
The median forecast of 30 analysts, brokers and fund managers polled by Reuters Aug. 17-30 projects the FTSE 100 reaching 7,900 by the end of 2019, just shy of its record high of 7,903.50 hit in May 2018. |
In a poll taken three months ago, the panel expected the FTSE 100 to hit 7,900 six months earlier, by the middle of next year. |
Worries that Britain could fail to reach a deal with Brussels before it leaves the European Union in March 2019 have been a particular pain point for UK equities and sterling this year. |
“In the UK the key is clarity on the final outcome of the Brexit negotiations with the EU,” Ian Forrest, investment research analyst at The Share Centre, said. |
“If there is no clarity by March next year the market will become increasingly volatile if the prospect of No Deal gets closer,” he added. |
In the meantime, that lack of clarity has forced businesses to delay investment decisions while investors have shied away from UK equities. |
So far this year UK equities have lost 1.6 percent. That followed two years of gains, fuelled by a weak currency since the June 23, 2016 referendum vote to leave the EU. The FTSE 100’s large, dollar-earning constituents have benefited from a revenue boost from a weaker pound. |
But allocations to UK equities by fund managers this month had their biggest one-month drop since May 2016, also due to rising worries over a ‘no-deal Brexit’ scenario, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s August fund manager survey. |
More than a quarter of fund managers are underweight UK equities. |
Coupled with the fact the UK market remains cheap compared with euro zone stocks on a forward price-to-earnings basis, some investors see this as an opportunity. |
“Brexit poses a lot of challenges to UK companies, but it’s certainly not the nail in the coffin,” said Adam Laird, head of ETF strategy for Northern Europe at Lyxor ETF. |
“Remember the UK market has a lot of international exposure, a lot of mining and energy. Investors would be foolish to write it off completely,” Laird added. |
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Kellie Harper is returning to Tennessee with hopes of rejuvenating one of the biggest brand names in women's college basketball, two decades after playing on three consecutive Lady Vols national championship teams. |
Tennessee announced Tuesday it has hired Harper as coach. She will make $750,000 per year. |
Harper, who just coached Missouri State to a surprise Sweet 16 appearance, was known as Kellie Jolly when she played for Tennessee from 1995-99. She helped the Lady Vols win national titles in 1996, 1997 and 1998. |
She replaces Holly Warlick, who was fired March 27 after going 172-67 in seven seasons. Warlick was an assistant on Pat Summitt's Tennessee staff when Harper was playing for the Lady Vols. |
Harper led Missouri State to a 25-10 record and a regional semifinal berth as a No. 11 seed this season. She owns a 118-79 record in six seasons at Missouri State. |
And so, it’s Valentine’s Day. Feh. Named for a saint and championed by the crassest crusaders of commerce, today isn’t much of a simcha for Jews. For that, we have Tu B’Av, which has a much better origin story and is celebrated in the summer, which is when sensuous festivals ought to be celebrated. But if you’re in the... |
She's the former bikini model who now lives a quiet life in American with her actor husband Sam Worthington and their two sons Rocket, four, and Racer, two. |
And Lara Worthington (née Bingle), 31, has revealed how becoming a mother has changed her attitude towards day-to-day cleanliness. |
'I think rather than clean up as you go, at the end of the day I just clean up,' she told Nine Honey Homes on Tuesday. |
In the interview, Lara also described herself as 'a very homely person' and admitted she and her family rarely venture outside the 'sanctuary' of their own abode. |
Last month, the family celebrated Rocket's fourth birthday, with the model revealing his monster truck-themed party took over her entire home. |
She shared a glimpse of the birthday party preparations on Instagram and said the decorations were almost too much to handle. |
'Rocket's monster truck birthday prep is taking over my house!' Lara penned in her Instagram Stories alongside a photo of her decoration-strewn living room. |
The photo showed Lara's dining room covered with cardboard boxes and vibrant truck decorations. |
On the floor were several smaller boxes containing party favours for the young guests. |
The slender glamazon later shared a centrepiece from the big birthday bash- a huge monster truck made entirely out of balloons. |
Chris Hemsworth, named the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine, will host the March 7th episode of SNL. This will be the first time hosting for the Avengers: Age of Ultron and Snow White and the Huntsman star. |
It wasn’t so long ago that Chris made a comment about wanting to serve as host for an episode of Saturday Night Live. |
His Snow White and the Huntsman costar Kristen Stewart agreed. |
“And you are so good at it. You should totally do it,” she said. |
Chris Hemsworth will be joined by musical guests who are also celebrating their first appearance on SNL. The Zac Brown Band will be the night’s musical guests on March 7th. |
Fans likely expect–since The Avengers: Age of Ultron’s premiere is fast approaching (it is due in theaters on May 1st)–that there might be a sketch on SNL starring Chris Hemsworth that involves the movie theme. Do you think Thor will appear on the SNL stage? |
Are you a Chris Hemsworth and a Saturday Night Live fan? How do you think the Aussie actor will do at his first time taking the SNL helm? |
In August, Google open sourced a tool called word2vec that lets developers and data scientists experiment with language-based deep learning models. Now, the company has published a research paper showing off another use for the technology — automatically detecting the similarities between different languages to create,... |
The method works by analyzing how words are used in different languages and representing those relationships as vectors on a two-dimensional graph. Obviously, a computer doesn’t need a visualization to understand the results of the computations, but this one from the paper is instructive in showing the general idea of ... |
You can see the power of the translation application of these models even when they’re not entirely accurate. One example they note in translating words from Spanish to English is “imperio.” The dictionary entry is “empire,” but the Google system suggested conceptually similar words: “dictatorship,” “imperialism” and “... |
There are clear implications to this type of research for Google, which wants to make searchable and understandable the vast amount of data (search, web pages, photos, YouTube videos, etc.) it’s collecting, and also is banking on speech recognition as major point of distinction for its mobile device business. I think y... |
Google isn’t the only company working on new deep learning techniques or applications, either. Companies such as Ersatz and the aforementioned AlchemyAPI are exposing the technology as commercial products, and web companies like Baidu and Microsoft are hard at work on their own research efforts. |
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