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“I find it disquieting,” he added. |
Members of Trump’s own party have expressed similar anxiety over the use of an emergency declaration. As Sen. Patrick Toomey (R-PA) told the New York Times in early February, “It would be a bad precedent, I think, for the president to decide to invoke national security as a way to bypass a congressional logjam, he said... |
“The Republicans should have some dismay about the door they are opening, the threshold they are crossing,” she added. |
Additional reporting by Adam Peck. |
Google Cloud has officially launched Partner Interconnect into the market, leveraging an expanding ecosystem of channel partners to drive customer adoption. |
Following a beta release in April, the rollout is designed to offer large-scale organisations high-speed connections from data centres to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) regions, leveraging multiple partners worldwide. |
“Partner Interconnect lets you connect your on-premises resources to GCP from the partner location of your choice, at a data rate that meets your needs,” wrote Sankari Venkataraman, technical program manager at Google Cloud, via an official blog post. |
Through general availability, customers now receive an SLA for Partner Interconnect connections when using one of the recommended topologies. |
“If you were a beta user with one of those topologies, you will automatically be covered by the SLA,” Venkataraman explained. |
Similar to Dedicated Interconnect - which was rolled out in September 2017 - Partner Interconnect offers private connectivity to GCP to organisations that don't require the full 10Gbps of a dedicated circuit. |
The offering also allows organisations whose data centres are geographically distant from a Google Cloud region or Point of Presence (POP) to connect to GCP, using third-party partner connections. |
From a geographic perspective, key partners in Sydney include Equinix; Macquarie Cloud Services; Megaport and NEXTDC. |
Meanwhile, Megaport covers Singapore, with other providers globally including NTT Communications; Tata Communications and Verizon. |
Furthermore, other providers include AT&T Business; BT; CenturyLink; Cologix; Colt; DE-CIX; Digital Realty; Internet2; IX Reach; KDDI; NRI; Orange Business Services; SoftBank; Tamares Telecom; Telia Carrier; @Tokyo and Zayo. |
For businesses already utilising the expertise of a service provider for network connectivity, a check-list of supported offerings is now available to assess whether such a partner provides Partner Interconnect service. |
If not, Venkataraman said customers can select a partner from the approved list based on data centre location. |
“Make sure the partner can offer the availability and latency you need between your on-premises network and their network,” Venkataraman added. “Check whether the partner offers layer 2 connectivity, layer 3 connectivity, or both. |
“If you choose a layer 2 partner, you have to configure and establish a BGP session between your cloud routers and on-premises routers for each VLAN [virtual local area network] attachment that you create. If you choose a layer 3 partner, they will take care of the BGP [border gateway protocol] configuration. |
In addition, Venkataraman said Partner Interconnect provides “flexible options” for bandwidth between 50 Mbps and 10 Gbps. |
“Google charges on a monthly basis for VLAN attachments depending on capacity and egress traffic,” Venkataraman added. |
Bexhill and Battle MP Huw Merriman has avoided a ‘rather foolish’ offer made to a constituent after the Government scrapped a plan to charge EU citizens to live in the UK after Brexit. |
Mr Merriman said he was so sure the Government would not introduce a charge for EU citizens to continue living in the UK that he offered to pay any charge an Italian constituent would have to pay. |
Theresa May announced to MPs on Monday (January 21) she would scrap the fee as she attempted to renegotiate her withdrawal agreement after her previous deal was voted down by 230 votes. |
Mr Merriman, who voted in favour of Mrs May’s previous withdrawal agreement, welcomed the Prime Minister’s decision and said: “Rather than spin my way out, I was straight with my constituents in that I had made an error when telling them that the Government would levy for free, using the provisions of the Withdrawal Ag... |
“Rather than hide, I was happy to hold my hands up and I’ve since spent the last couple of weeks canvassing opinions from across the House to get this changed to the approach I expected. |
“From Jacob Rees Mogg to the Scottish National Party, it was clear that most MPs, be they remainers or leavers, wanted to see EU citizens given the same rights that they currently enjoy without the need to pay for a change brought about by our EU Referendum. |
“The Prime Minister promised that she would look across Parliament and win our support. This is a great step. |
The MP’s office team in Bexhill said it has attended training from the Home Office to ensure that it can assist any EU citizen who experiences difficulties navigating their way through the registration process. |
Biogen's (NASDAQ: BIIB) disclosure that aducanumab doesn't appear to help patients with Alzheimer's disease is a major blow to the big biotech's future growth, especially since its pipeline is fairly limited. The simple solution would be to use the $4.9 billion it had sitting in the bank at the end ... |
Fellow Fool Cory Renauer gave two suggestions -- Neurocrine Biosciences (NASDAQ: NBIX) and Sage Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SAGE) -- that would complement Biogen's neurology focus. They're both good ideas that would enhance Biogen's current holdings. |
But a better choice might be to buy a company that Biogen already has a working relationship with. The clear advantage over Neurocrine or Sage is that Biogen's management should be able to better value that company's pipeline with its inside knowledge. Given its multiple partnerships with Biogen, antisense dr... |
IONIS-SOD1Rx, which Biogen calls BIIB067, is arguably the most promising of the group; its interim phase 1 data shows that the drug can lower the level of SOD1 protein, which potentiates an inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The treatment, albeit in just 10 patients at the highest dose, also slowed ... |
The companies also have an Alzheimer's disease drug IONIS-MAPTRx (BIIB080) in development. Unlike failed aducanumab that targets amyloid beta, IONIS-MAPTRx targets TAU, which also aggregates in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients. Like amyloid beta, it isn't clear if TAU is a cause or an effect of... |
Part of the premise for Biogen to buy Ionis is that Spinraza sales will continue to increase, but that's not guaranteed with Novartis (NYSE: NVS) having a spinal muscular atrophy gene therapy called Zolgensma under review by the FDA. |
If approved, Zolgensma will put some pressure on Spinraza, but how much is still in question. Given the small number of patients treated in its pivotal clinical trial -- just 12 at the proposed dose -- doctors may be hesitant to recommend Zolgensma right away since Spinraza has been used in a lot more patients. Zolgens... |
In addition to acquiring partners, buying Ionis would also result in Biogen owning a majority of Ionis' spinoff, Akcea Thearapeutics (NASDAQ: AKCA). Ionis has been using Akcea as a marketing company, which makes some sense for Ionis, but Biogen certainly has the marketing muscle to sell the drugs itself. |
While Ionis' vast partnerships seem like a high deterrent to getting acquired by Biogen, partnerships aren't always a deal-breaker for drugmakers desperate to make an acquisition. Eli Lilly, for instance, bought ImClone, outbidding ImClone's partner Bristol-Myers Squibb, which resulted in the companies c... |
Brian Orelli has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends GlaxoSmithKline and Ionis Pharmaceuticals. The Motley Fool recommends AstraZeneca and Biogen. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. |
Nick Leeson, the former rogue trader who brought down Britain's oldest investment bank, has a new job as a partner in an Irish firm advising borrowers struggling to make loan repayments. |
Leeson, whose $1.4-billion loss as a Singapore-based junior derivatives trader led to the 1995 collapse of Barings Bank, has joined GDP Partners, the company said in a statement on Monday. |
"His experience and background will add significant value to what we are trying to achieve on behalf of our clients," GDP Partners said in the statement. |
The Dublin-based company assists borrowers with non-performing debts of more than 1 million euros ($1.3 million). |
"There might be wry smiles from people when they think of me walking into a bank to negotiation on their behalf," Leeson, 46, told Irish national broadcaster RTE on Monday. |
"(But) there is a certain degree of empathy with what people are facing. It's daunting when people are facing something they don't understand." |
After spending three-and-a-half years in a Singapore jail, Leeson wrote a book called "Rogue Trader" which was later made into a film with Ewan McGregor in the title role. |
Leeson has lived in Ireland for a decade, during which time he acted as chief executive at Irish soccer club Galway United. |
Since he arrived the Irish economy has unraveled under the weight of a massive property bubble and the country's banks are struggling to deal with a mountain of bad debt. |
Is it possible to incude more than one poll in a diary? |
I have an idea for something that involves three poll questions in one diary. |
I haven't even tried to do one poll yet, so therefore I'm not sure if it will let me do that, or whether it restricts one to one poll. Before I write the polls and prep the diary, I'd love to know. |
Three binary questions can all be answered only eight ways. Add Pie, Cowboy Neal, and Huh? and you have yourself three pols. |
Other than that it's one poll to a diary. |
Oh, drat. That probably kills that idea. Thank you. |
Moderator1 closed this discussion on 14 Jul, 2018 02:14 PM. |
President Donald Trump received some glowing reviews for his speech to Congress on Tuesday night, his first major address as president since the inauguration, with people noting that he sounded "presidential." |
But Stephen Colbert aired his "Late Show" live after the address and had less nice things to say about Trump's talking points, which Colbert mocked one by one in his opening monologue. |
"Now technically this was not a State of the Union becaue I think in this timeline the Confederacy won, right?" Colbert said to open the show. |
As Trump was introduced as the "President of the United States" to Congress, Colbert chimed in with some Oscar-related thoughts: "Any chance there's a mistake and 'Moonlight' is the president?" |
Pundits pointed out the optimism of Trump's words, which surprised some used to his more off-the-cuff remarks, but Colbert was more skeptical of the tone. |
"Now, the theme of the speech was 'renewal of the American spirit,' which I got to say really just sounds like a Chinese bootleg of 'Make America Great Again,'" the host said. |
Trump touted the ways his administration will beat back government corruption with limits on lobbying. |
"Adding, obviously, 'Yours truly excepted. I got your back, Vlad,'" Colbert joked in a reference to Russian president Vladimir Putin and questions over Trump's ties to Russia. |
Trump also spoke about the "deregulation task force" he's set up in every federal agency. Colbert, again, wasn't convinced. |
"We're going to reduce government by adding people to the government," Colbert said. "It's like how the key to not getting hungover is just to never stop drinking." |
Of Trump's hiring freeze on "nonessential federal workers," Colbert said, "So Kellyanne Conway is out?" |
And the "Late Show" host managed to make another dig at Trump's move on trans bathroom rights when the president brought up his trade policy. |
"Yes, the Trans Pacific Partnership is just one of the trans the administration is withdrawing support from," Colbert said, to groans from the "Late Show" audience. |
Trump expressed the belief that immigrants should be able to "support themselves financially." |
"Just like the Statue of Liberty says," Colbert mocked. "'Give us your tired, your poor, but not so poor they can't afford a two-bedroom apartment and, like, a Mitsubishi.'" |
Trump sounded a warning about terrorist attacks "all over the world." Colbert added, "And just because we haven't seen the attacks in Sweden doesn't mean they didn't happen. Invisible terrorists are everywhere." |
Colbert also needled Trump for saying the country could have been rebuilt several times over with money that went to the Middle East, saying, "Maybe even rebuilt it ten times if we had people who refused to pay their contractors." |
And of Trump's endorsement of American manufacturing, Colbert said, "Unless you're making Trump ties, then the Chinese do an amazing job." |
Trump got a standing ovation from Republicans when he reiterated a promise to "repeal and replace Obamacare," but Colbert saw things another way. |
"That must've been hard on Trump," he said. "People got so excited just hearing Obama's name." |
Trump finished his remarks with can-do attitude, telling Congress that "every problem can be solved." |
"Well there's one problem we can't solve for four years," Colbert said. |
The Longhorns will look to improve on their 10–0 record as they play six games this weekend at the Texas Invitational. |
Head coach Connie Clark consistently praises the depth of her 2016 roster, and it’s becoming evident why. |
Sixteen players on the No. 21 Texas squad have at least one RBI, and six different Longhorns have homered in the first two weeks of the season. The veterans that have become staples of the program are performing well, but it’s the newcomers that have everyone talking. |
Junior transfer Celina Felix, along with freshmen Reagan Hathaway and Christina Bardwell, are a few of the new names making a big impact. They own the top three batting averages for Texas and have found immediate success on the 40 Acres. |
Felix earned Co-Player of the Week honors from the Big 12 for her four-home run, and nine-RBI performance in the Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational last weekend. She leads Texas with a .448 batting average and has the top spot in four other offensive categories. |
Hathaway’s 10 RBI and .440 batting average are both second on the team to Felix. Bardwell is third-best with her .412 batting average and has filled several roles for Texas. |
As the newcomers continue to find success on the field, they’re becoming more confident and comfortable with the team. |
Texas will attempt to achieve its best start in program history with a potential 6–0 weekend in the Texas Invitational at Red and Charline McCombs Field. |
The Longhorns will kick off the tournament against Abilene Christian on Thursday night. They’ll play the Wildcats and Tulsa twice, as well as one game against Illinois and Weber State, respectively. |
When the 2014 General Assembly session began 10 short weeks ago, the odds of a medical cannabis bill passing this year would have been longer than having a perfect March Madness bracket in Vegas, because no one was crazy enough to take that bet. But by the time the last day of the legislative session arrived, the issue... |
I am as frustrated as anyone that a bill that would provide relief for sick children and hope for their parents and had near-unanimous support in both the House and Senate isn't now on the way to the governor's desk. It would be easy to point fingers at others, and in my frustration that option is very tempting - to ca... |
Our focus from here on must remain on getting these children the help they need and bringing home the Georgia families who have left our state to seek cannabidiol oil where it is legal. Simply put, this oil is a potential life-saver, and it is improving the lives of so many already in other states where it has been leg... |
• Hunter Klepinger is 8 years old. He moved with his mom, dad and brother from Cobb County to Colorado last November, away from loving grandparents who were actively involved in his daily life, and started taking cannabidiol oil right before Thanksgiving. |
Since then, Hunter's seizures have decreased more than 60 percent. He had horrible clusters of seizures, convulsing for up to 10 minutes, almost daily. Those clusters are now under two minutes, and the last one was Feb. 19, over a month ago. He's calmer and happier than ever. His life quality is drastically better. The... |
• Four year old Haleigh, the inspiration behind Haleigh's Hope Act, House Bill 885, moved to Colorado with her mom from Monroe County more than two weeks ago. She has now been taking cannabidiol oil for more than a week and had just four seizures on one recent day, down from 200-plus a week before. She is more alert an... |
The sad part for this family is that Haleigh's mom, Janea, is in Colorado by herself. Haleigh's dad, Brian, has to stay in Georgia in order to keep his job, which means that they will be separated during this critical time in Haleigh's life. We need to bring them home. |
• And then there's 10-year-old Caden. He still has seizures every day and frequently enters "status epilepticus," a seizure lasting longer than five minutes. This last-hope treatment of medical cannabis brought their family to Colorado. The seizures control Caden's life and in turn, his family's. Caden's mom and brothe... |
These three children are only the tip of the iceberg. There are hundreds of families who will become medical refugees in Colorado if we don't act. But more importantly, children will die if we don't take action soon. |
There is good news, though. Gov. Nathan Deal has announced that he will seek potential options for an executive order that offers an immediate solution. These families deserve that, and we must keep fighting for them. |
Georgia state Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon, sponsored House Bill 885. |
BROOMFIELD -- Broomfield may have once been referred to as a bedroom community, but a new business poll says Broomfield's recent job growth owes a lot to the kitchen. |
A new CNN Money magazine poll ranked Broomfield County 15th in the country in terms of job growth, logging a 9.7 percent job growth between 2010 and 2012. |
The "Where the Jobs Are" poll, which also included counties in Georgia, Texas and Virginia, highlighted several of Broomfield's food-producing companies as a reason for its positive job growth. The poll touted Broomfield-based businesses ranging from startup organic kitchen cooperatives to frozen yogurt companies. |
"We're really seeing a lot happening in the food sector ... there's a whole food movement going on in Broomfield," said Bo Martinez, director of economic development. |
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