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Mumbai based musicians to pay tribute to pianist Ahmad Jamal
American jazz artist Ahmad Jamal never visited Mumbai. But his legacy has inspired The Louiz Banks Matrixx Trio to pay the icon a tribute
music Updated: Aug 28, 2015 14:54 IST
Poorva Joshi
"Jamal is known for his juxtaposing heavy chords with gentle motifs," says Loiz Banks, the godfather of jazz in India
American pianist Ahmad Jamal's cover of Poinciana, a romantic track from the 1952 comedy, Dreamboat, was composed entirely on a piano, bass guitar and drums.
It was unlike other jazz tracks from that era, which mostly used wind instruments. Upbeat-yet-mellow, it was a mix of heavy chords and gentle motifs. In 1958, the song was listed on Billboard's top 100 for a record-breaking 108 weeks.
Poinciana was a turning point for the Pennsylvania-based musician, who pioneered the jazz culture in America and established the genre as the 'new American classical music'. Today, at 85, Jamal continues to inspire musicians around the world.
Drummer Gino Banks (left) and Bass guitarist Sheldon D'Silva (right)
This weekend, city-based The Louiz Banks Matrixx Trio (featuring pianist Louiz Banks, drummer Gino Banks and bass guitarist Sheldon D'Silva) will perform Legends: A Tribute to Ahmad Jamal at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA).
"The tribute was overdue. He is a living legend. He revolutionised the genre and his entire approach to jazz is inspiring," says Banks, who is considered to be the godfather of jazz in India. "Jamal didn't perform to show off his talent; he did it to showcase his passion for the music and emphasised the nuances of the genre," he asserts.
The band will perform a mixed repertoire including compositions like Reflections on a Dull Day and Lady in Blue. The songs, which are from its album, Jamal Mania, highlight the American artiste's contribution to jazz and encourage audiences to revisit the genre."People find the music intimidating; they believe that they won't understand it and thus avoid listening to it. Little do they realise that jazz is enjoyable; all you have to do is listen closely," says Gino.
The band believes that the pigeonholing of the genre as a 'niche' led to it being sidelined. "Jazz has become inaccessible in Mumbai. There haven't been mainstream outlets since Not Just Jazz By The Bay, which provided artistes with a platform to experiment with the genre," says Gino.
D'Silva rues the fact that the genre is neglected at music festivals too: "NH7 Weekender keeps churning out the same music year after year, but never jazz. If a platform is opening up, it should be extended to all genres. It is high time jazz is given its due." However, the trio is hopeful that jazz will make a gradual comeback. Pockets across India are opening up slowly.
Delhi and Chennai have annual jazz festivals that are very popular. For instance, the Chennai Jazz Music Festival was held inside a mall, which helped attract a sizeable audience. "The audience in the next 15-20 years will have a different outlook towards jazz. Till then, as artistes, we can take this genre to the people, and do our bit to keep the jazz culture alive," says Banks.
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The Louiz Banks Matrixx Trio will perform a tribute concert to Ahmad Jamal on August 29, 7pm onward Tata Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point
Tickets: Rs 350
First Published: Aug 27, 2015 12:54 IST
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• Rising cement deliveries in the first nine months of 2012
• Price increases support earnings, slightly better margins
• Higher operating EBITDA and operating profit
• Solid cash flow from operating activities
• Net income – attributable to shareholders of Holcim Ltd – significantly higher than last year
• Holcim Leadership Journey progresses on plan
• Holcim will achieve organic growth in 2012
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Holcim continues to have the advantage of a strong presence in emerging markets, where construction activity remains high. This unique geographic diversification in the industry helped support sales in the first nine months of 2012 in spite of a difficult market situation in Europe. Compared with the previous year, Holcim achieved higher consolidated sales of cement and nearly stable sales of ready-mix concrete – often at better prices. Deliveries of aggregates and asphalt were lower. The Group companies in India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Russia, Thailand, Mexico and the USA recorded significantly higher cement sales.
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Sales development and financial results
Consolidated cement sales increased by 3 percent to 111.4 million tonnes in the first nine months of 2012. Deliveries of aggregates declined by 7.7 percent to 120.3 million tonnes, and ready-mix concrete volumes contracted by 1.7 percent to 35.5 million cubic meters. Sales of asphalt decreased by 14 percent to 6.6 million tonnes, primarily due to poor business development in the UK.
Despite the difficult market situation in Europe, consolidated net sales increased by 4.8 percent to CHF 16.2 billion and operating EBITDA by 5.9 percent to CHF 3.1 billion. Operating profit also increased over proportionally compared with net sales by 7.2 percent to CHF 1.9 billion. These results reflect the solid performance in a number of emerging markets, stronger demand for building materials in North America, improvements in efficiency, and the first successes of the Holcim Leadership Journey. Compared with the previous year, the operating EBITDA margin improved by 0.2 percentage points to 19.4 percent, despite restructuring costs totaling CHF 58 million in nine months in Spain, Brazil, UK, Mexico and now Hungary. On a like-for-like basis, i.e. excluding changes in the scope of consolidation and exchange rates, the Group grew at the operating EBITDA level by 6.4 percent in the first nine months of the year. All Group regions achieved organic growth except for Europe and Africa Middle East.
Net income increased by 10.3 percent to CHF 1.1 billion and the share of net income attributable to shareholders of Holcim Ltd rose by 9.8 percent to CHF 783 million.
Due to the higher operating EBITDA and lower taxes paid, cash flow from operating activities improved by 19.1 percent to CHF 1.1 billion. With CHF 11.6 billion, net financial debt remained stable. Gearing improved to 56.3 percent (year-end 2011: 58.8).
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The Holcim Leadership Journey, a Group-wide program introduced in May, is progressing positively. Regions and Group companies have already started to implement initial measures and the organizational adjustments at Group level have been made. These include the introduction of a leaner management structure for Europe to handle the difficult economic situation in that Group region, and the creation of a Project Management Office to monitor the progress of the Holcim Leadership Journey. Guidelines to measure the operational and financial progress of the program have also been put in place. The financial impact of the entire Holcim Leadership Journey will be released together with the year-end results 2012.
Holcim expects demand for building materials to rise in emerging markets in 2012 in Asia and Latin America, as well as in Russia and Azerbaijan. In North America, cement volumes will also increase. In Europe however, sales volumes are expected to decrease in all segments.
In any case, Holcim will accord cost management the closest attention, and pass on inflation-induced cost increases. Holcim’s approach to new investments will be cautious.
Holcim expects the Group to achieve organic growth in 2012 on the level of operating EBITDA, and additionally to reap the first positive effects of the Holcim Leadership Journey this year.
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Jime and Benue APC Living In Delusion, False Hope
Femi Mark 0 June 17, 2019
By Bemgba Iortyom
The defeated gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 elections in Benue State, Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Jime, and his supporters are apparently drifting further away from reality in their delusion that he has a good case at the courts and will soon be installed a governor of the state.
This delusion of theirs is based on claims they are bandying that the second term mandate currently being enjoyed by Gov. Samuel Ortom of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a stolen one.
In a goodwill message on the occasion of the Inaugural June 12 Democracy Day celebration held recently, Jime attempted to draw similarities between the recognition accorded June 12 and the Benue 2019 election assuring his supporters of victory at the tribunal.
But the elementary fallacy starring Jime and his supporters in the face is how they could possibly hope to assume the role of the judge in a case they also are parties?
Furthermore, even the circumstantial facts establish clearly that right from the campaigns to the elections proper Jime and APC in the state weren’t ready for a free and fair electoral contest.
While Gov. Ortom together with top leaders of the PDP in the persons of State Chairman, Sir John Ngbede, Senator David Alechenu Mark Senator Gabriel Torwua Suswam, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, Comrade Abba Moro, Senator Emmanuel Yisa Orker Jev and others, traversed the length and breadth of the state combing for votes right down to the grassroots, Jime and Senator George Akume and the Benue APC were content to wait for “federal might” to merely announce victory in their favour on the day of elections and install Jime as Governor.
Inspite of massive rigging of the polls by APC in parts of the state during the elections, characterized by widespread vote buying, the people’s votes still truly counted in favour of Gov. Ortom both at the first round of the ballot and in the supplementary polls.
What more proof could be needed of APC’s desperation during the elections to win by crooked methods than the fact that Jime himself was caught red-handed by security agents with huge sums of freshly minted currency notes deployed for vote buying on the day of the governorship election.
This ugly incident was widely carried in the media and the APC Guber candidate has since failed to clear himself of that heinous act after the polls to this day.
Moreover, Jime lacks the credentials to draw any historical imperatives from the experiences of Benue people in recent times as we can clearly recall his cowardly silence all the while that Benue people have been under attacks from killer Fulani herdsmen.
The defeated APC Guber candidate cannot be quoted anywhere as having voiced condemnation of those attacks and this the people are aware is because he is depending on the same Fulani herdsmen to make him governor of Benue State.
The same Fulani herdsmen openly endorsed Jime and declared their support for him during the last elections and it is no coincidence that he has never condemned their wanton killings of innocent Benue farmers.
Benue people gave their mandate to Gov. Samuel Ortom for the second term of office, and this was in defiance of the menacing stance of a “federal might”, therefore, it is clear to see that claims of a stolen mandate are merely delusory.
However, those claims are evidently still the opium deluding APC members to still keep faith with their decaying party, and possibly yielding handsome rewards to the APC Guber flagbearer in form of donations from groups and individuals.
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Posted on 24th April 2019 by ianvisits Posted in Art — 1 Comment ↓
In this the 200th anniversary of the births of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, the V&A museum has put Queen Victoria’s famous coronet on display after it was saved from being sold overseas.
One of Queen Victoria’s most treasured jewels, it was designed for her by Prince Albert in 1840 – the royal couple’s wedding year. Albert played a key role in arranging Victoria’s jewels, and he based the coronet’s design on the Saxon Rautenkranz, or circlet of rue, which runs diagonally across the coat of arms of Saxony.
Made by the royal jeweler Joseph Kitching, the coronet has 23 hinged sections so it is supple enough to be worn as a closed coronet or as an open tiara.
In 1842, Victoria wore the newly completed coronet in a famous portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, which carried the image of the young queen around the world through replicas, copies and engravings.
Over twenty years later, Victoria wore the coronet instead of her crown in 1866 when she felt able to open Parliament for the first time since Albert’s death in 1861, with her crown carried on a cushion
After Victoria’s death, the coronet was inherited by her granddaughter Princess Mary, and it remained in the family, the Earls of Harewood until around 2011 when it was sold to an anonymous buyer. The coronet was again put up for sale, and sold to an anonymous overseas buyer in 2016 for an estimated £5 million, but a government export ban permitted a year to find a British buyer instead.
The Irish-American investors, William & Judith, and Douglas and James Bollinger purchased the coronet and gifted it to the V&A in 2017. They had previous funded the refurbishment of the jewellery room in the museum.
It has gone on display in the jewellery room, which has had its display re-laid, as well as the new case added for the coronet.
The laying of the foundation stone for the V&A museum in 1899 was Victoria’s last public appearance before her death in 1901.
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Sri Lankan President lifts nation-wide Emergency
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March 18, 2018 13:57 +08
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Reuters
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday signed a gazette notification to lift a nation-wide state of emergency which was imposed on March 6 following communal riots in Kandy district.
Sirisena's Secretary Austin Fernando told Xinhua news agency that the President signed the notification upon his return to the island from India and Japan.
In a message on Twitter, Sirisena said: "Upon assessing the public safety situation, I instructed to revoke the State of Emergency from midnight yesterday (Saturday)."
The state of emergency was the first since the island ended a 30-year civil conflict between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels in 2009.
Communal violence erupted in Kandy earlier this month, leaving three dead, several injured and hundreds of shops, homes, temples and mosques damaged or burnt.
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Cinnamon is a spice that comes from the branches of wild trees that belong to the genus "Cinnamomum" - native to the Caribbean, South America, and Southeast Asia.
There are two main types of cinnamon:
Cinnamomum verum (Ceylon cinnamon), most commonly used in the Western world
Cinnamomum aromaticum (Cassia cinnamon or Chinese cinnamon), which originates from southern China, is typically less expensive than Ceylon cinnamon.
Cinnamon has been consumed since 2000 BC in Ancient Egypt, where it was very highly prized (almost considered to be a panacea). In medieval times doctors used cinnamon to treat conditions such as coughing, arthritis and sore throats.
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Modern research indicates that this spice may have some very beneficial properties.
According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, Cinnamon is used to help treat muscle spasms, vomiting, diarrhea, infections, the common cold, loss of appetite, and erectile dysfunction (ED).
Cinnamon may lower blood sugar in people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, according to Diabetes UK.1 However high quality research supporting the claim remains scarce.
Fungal infections - according to the National Institutes of Health2, cinnamaldehyde - a chemical found in Cassia cinnamon - can help fight against bacterial and fungal infections.
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Diabetes - cinnamon may help improve glucose and lipids levels3 in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published inDiabetics Care.
The study authors concluded that consuming up to 6 grams of cinnamon per day "reduces serum glucose, triglyceride, LDL cholesterol, and total cholesterol in people with type 2 diabetes." and that "the inclusion of cinnamon in the diet of people with type 2 diabetes will reduce risk factors associated with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases."
In addition, a certain cinnamon extract can reduce fasting blood sugar levels in patients, researchers reported in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Alzheimer's disease - Tel Aviv University researchers discovered that cinnamon may help prevent Alzheimer's disease. According to Prof. Michael Ovadia, of the Department of Zoology at Tel Aviv University, an extract found in cinnamon bark, called CEppt, contains properties that can inhibit the development of the disease.
HIV - a study of Indian medicinal plants revealed that cinnamon may potentially be effective against HIV4. According to the study authors, "the most effective extracts against HIV-1 and HIV-2 are respectively Cinnamomum cassia (bark) and Cardiospermum helicacabum (shoot + fruit)."
Multiple Sclerosis - cinnamon may help stop the destructive process of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a neurological scientist at Rush University Medical Center. Cinnamon could help eliminate the need to take some expensive and unpleasant drugs.
Lower the negative effects of high fat meals - Penn State researchers revealed that diets rich in cinnamon can help reduce the body's negative responses to eating high-fat meals.
Cinnamon is a spice that comes from the branches of wild trees that belong to the genus "Cinnamomum" - native to the Caribbean, South America, and Southeast Asia. There are two main types of cinnamon:
Cinnamon has been consumed since 2000 BC in Ancient Egypt, where it was very highly prized (almost considered to be a panacea). In medieval times doctors used cinnamon to treat conditions such as coughing, arthritis and sore throats. Modern research indicates that this spice may have some very beneficial properties.
Cassia is considered one of the 50 fundamental herbs in traditional Chinese medicine
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Cassia is a spice that is produced from the inner bark of the Cinnamomum verum tree which is native to Sri Lanka. It is also known as true Cinnamon, Chinese Cinnamon or Cinnamomum zeylanicum. It tends to be sold under the name Cinnamon when in the form of a spice, as powder or sticks of bark. However when it is sold as an essential oil it often has the name Cassia.
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Cassia Essential Oil
Various methods are used to obtain cassia essential oil, such as drying and grinding the seeds and steaming the bark, leaves, twigs and flowers. Cassia produces a slightly sweet aroma, and it imparts a spicy taste that has a slight bite.
Traditional practitioners use cassia to treat a variety of maladies, including:
• blurred vision
• bloodshot eyes
• constipation
• stomach and muscle spasms
• erectile dysfunction
• flatulence
• kidney disorders
• nausea and vomiting
• cramps
• bed wetting
• menstrual problems
• to incite abortion
Antimicrobial Action
Positive reports about the essential oil from NIH confirm that the Cinnamomum Cassia tree contains cinnamaldehyde, a chemical that seems to counteract bacteria and fungi.
Killing Bacteria
The U.S. National Library of Medicine cites the early use of spices for antimicrobial purposes, in fact it is mentioned in one of the oldest known medical books, and is mentioned several times in the Bible Much more recently, around the year 1676, Van Leeuwenhoek described some effects of using spices. Current interest in cinnemaldehyde is showing potential for development as an antimicrobial agent in food. Problems with adding a sufficient quantity of a flavorful spice such as cinnamon include the way that it alters the taste of food.
Halting Fungal Infections
Cassia oil is used for athlete’s foot, a condition that can occur from walking on communal shower floors and saunas as well as swimming pools. Cassia is a well known and highly regarded antifungal agent.
Killing Viral Infections
A virus is smaller than a single cell bacteria, so small that ordinary microscopes cannot detect it. More difficult to eradicate than bacteria, viruses are hampered by the cinnamaldehyde in cassia oil. Cassia is widely accepted as being an effective antiviral.
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This article is about the plant genus. For use as a psychoactive drug, see Cannabis (drug). For other uses, see Cannabis (disambiguation). Cannabis  Common hemp Conservation status  Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Rosales Family: Cannabaceae Genus: Cannabis L. Species[1] Cannabis sativa L. Cannabis indica Lam. Cannabis ruderalis Janisch Cannabis (/ˈkænəbɪs/) is a genus of flowering plants that includes three different species, Cannabis sativa,[2] Cannabis indica and Cannabis ruderalis.[1] These species are indigenous to Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.[3] Cannabis has long been used for hemp fibre, for hemp oils, for medicinal purposes, and as a recreational drug. Industrial hemp products are made from Cannabis plants selected to produce an abundance of fiber. To satisfy the UN Narcotics Convention, some Cannabis strains have been bred to produce minimal levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the principal psychoactive constituent. Many plants have been selectively bred to produce a maximum of THC (cannabinoids) which is obtained through the dried flowers of Cannabis plants. Various compounds of the plant, including hashish and hash oil, are extracted from the plant.[4] Globally, in 2013, 60,400 kilograms of cannabis were produced legally.[5] In 2013 between 128 and 232 million people are thought to have used cannabis (2.7% to 4.9% of the global population between the ages of 15 and 65).[6]
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ara Benetowa discovered that the Kaneh-Bosm or Cannabis is mentioned 5 times in the Old Testament. The first occurrence appears in the Holy Anointing Oil as Calamus, (Exodus 30:23). "Sara argued that the translation of Calamus was a mistranslation which occurred in the oldest Bible the “Septuagint” and the mistranslation was copied in later versions.”
he Exodus 30:23 reference refers to sweet Calamus. If you look at this in the Strong’s concordance where they spell this as qaneh rather than kaneh, they pronounce this as Kaw-Naw, a reed, calamus, and cane are listed as possible translations. The term sweet used in Exodus 30:23 in Hebrew is Bosem. According to the Webster’s New World Hebrew Dictionary, Bosem is perfume; scent. The Concordance: the Hebrew is Bosem #1314, fragrance, by impl. spicery; also the balsam plant:—-smell, spice, sweet (odour).
- If you actually buy the Calamus translation for the Holy Oil, then you assume that God specified in Exodus 30:23 a drug commonly known as herbal Ecstasy. Calamus contains an ingredient called asarone. This is a hallucinogen which is metabolized in the liver as trimethoxyamphetamine which is known as herbal ecstasy. The Middle Eastern version of this plant is far more toxic than its North American Cousin. This is deadly to flies and other insects.
n some Bibles sweet calamus is translated as aromatic or fragrant Cane. It is where the bosem is fused to the word kaneh or qaneh that the cannabis translation becomes apparent. So then to pronounce this we have kaw-naw-bosem, and is spelled in English qaneh-bosem or kaneh-bosem.
n 1936, Sara Benetowa, later Known as Sula Benet, an etymologist from the Institute of Anthropological Sciences, in Warsaw wrote a treatise, “Tracing One Word Through Different Languages”. This was a study on the word Cannabis, based on a study of the oldest Hebrew texts. Although the word cannabis was thought to be of Scythian origin, Benet’s research showed it had an earlier root in the Semitic Languages such as Hebrew. Benet demonstrated that the ancient Hebrew word for Cannabis is Kaneh-Bosem.
he also did another study called Early Diffusion and Folk Uses of Hemp. On page 44, she states, “The sacred character of hemp in biblical times is evident from Exodus 30:23, where Moses was instructed by God to anoint the meeting tent and all of its furnishings with specially prepared oil, containing hemp.”
n page 41 Sula Benet writes, “In the course of time, the two words kaneh and bosem were fused into one, kanabos or kannabus known to us from the Mishna”. According to the Webster’s New World Hebrew Dictionary, page 607 the Hebrew word for hemp is kanabos.
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In 2014 around Thanksgiving a Good friend of mine and I were talking, the crazy stuff... religion, politics.. you name it...
We both are pretty well read and we are both history buffs and the conversation turned to that deadly third rail subject: Religion - and I said "Why aren't more people aware that there are miss-translations in the Bible."
3rd rail statement in most circles, but not with us ... then I said.
"Specifically, why doesn't everyone know that Holy Anointing Oil, was made with Cannabis, when you think about what else history says about this Oil, combine that back with what we know today and modern science... This one fact actually makes the whole Jesus the Healer story completely logical." Then I did something I thought but had no proof of yet other than supposition.. SO, I said it..
"This stuff might even be more powerful against cancer than anything else Cannabis Based".
As soon as those words left my mouth My friends daughter jumped up and got in between us and said,
"Will you do something to help save my Grandma"
What do you say when someone invokes the Grandma clause? Of course I told her yes.
That is why we went about recreating this recipe, making sure to keep it as true to the recipe out of the Bible as possible while integrating everything we know using modern technology.
Now we are sharing what we made for her and my family with everyone else...including you. Its been made with only the best ingredients mixed with lots of love and care.
Initially we made this product to help my friends mother. Her doctors (VA) were ready to have part of her Jaw amputated at the Veterans Administration Hospital. She was told she had bone cancer that couldn't be treated and they were ready to schedule her.
She refused this, so we came through and she still has her jaw to this (2018) day. Later in 2015 the VA that wanted to amputate instead declared her Cancer Free.
Its hard to sit down and imagine not helping someone in dire need, sure this was challenging to do it but its also been the most rewarding thing I have ever done!
The results we keep seeing over time have now validated what I believed during the initial conversation. The recipe for Holy Anointing Oil has amazing powers.
Yes that being said, even I am still shocked! The recipe is thousands of years old but it smells amazing and tastes even better and that alone is shocking! What's the most impressive though is the results. We have had patients who hadn't eaten in 7 weeks do a dose of oil and eat food for the first time within a few hours of trying our product. Its hard getting testimonials from patients who are elderly. Many just aren't tech savvy... But the word is getting out.
Read the Testimonials we have gotten or if you have tried the product feel free to leave us your testimonial.
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10 Clever Vanity Plates We Wish We Had Thought Of
by Olakunle Michael
Vanity number plates have been a thing in the US since 1965 when states started allowing drivers to use numbers and letters to customize their plates, and this was even adopted in some other parts of the world. A customized plate creates a feeling of uniqueness to one’s identity. (Isn’t it cool when your car pops out from the horizon and everybody just knows it’s you? Yeah, it’s so cool.)
A vanity plate cannot be duplicated, as it serves as the car’s registration. Therefore, whoever wants a particular customized plate must register it before anyone else does. Here, we look at 10 clever vanity plates we wish we had thought of.
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10 Timeless
“Timeless” is a really perfect vanity plate for any car that has survived through the years. Although, so many other cars fit perfectly and deserve this vanity plate, but it would apparently have been very inappropriate to have assigned it to them when they were newly bought.
Here we have a DeLorean; they were made in the year 1981 by the American Engineer John DeLorean. John had high expectations for his Car Company, but the poor performance of the car and massive public scrutiny led to the company’s eventual shutdown. However, this DeLorean has stood the test of time and deserves this timely plate.
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9 Not Bond
In 2006, James Bond, the popular movie fictional character who is also known for featuring various fast cars in his movies, featured the Aston Martin DBS in the movie “Casino Royale”. The movie brought added glamor and popularity to the DBS, thereby achieving a “celebrity” status among cars.
Realizing that both “Bond” and “James Bond” vanity plates would obviously have been reserved and taken by the Bond Team, the next best vanity plate to these is “NOT BOND”. It’s like a disclaimer; like saying “Yes I’m driving Mr. Bond’s car, but I’m not Mr. Bond.
8 Poverty
Lamborghinis are fast and expensive luxury cars owned by the Volkswagen group. These cars were made to compete with established luxury cars such as the Ferrari. Though born out of rivalry. This started when Ferruccio Lamborghini saw some imperfections about Ferrari and decided to point them out to Enzo Ferrari, the owner of the Ferrari brand. Ferrari turned him down, believing a young “tractor mechanic” knows nothing about perfection. The Lamborghini has done quite well in the sphere of Luxury cars.
The Huracan is probably the cheapest Lamborghini right now, and it is valued at about $200,000—it’s definitely not for the poor. Putting a “Poverty” vanity plate on a luxury car is a cheeky and clever way of announcing your presence because you’re definitely not poor.
7 Oh I Fit
Microcars have smaller leg room, smaller sitting space, smaller luggage space and relatively slower speed among other features when compared to regular cars. However, they can be incredibly efficient and handy in some difficult situations; probably why they were made anyway.
This is a Smart Fortwo Micro Car—named “Fortwo” because it can only seat two persons—with dimensions 2,695 mm L x 1,663 mm W x 1,555 mm H, making it one of the smallest cars in the world. The Smart Fortwo could face all the challenges in the world but because of its size, finding a place to park won’t be one; it literally fits anywhere.
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6 Success
Humans naturally strive for success at anything we do. We hope for success in our exams, careers, business, relationships, and every other endeavor we find ourselves. Although success in itself can often be relative or personal, it’s an obvious milestone when we eventually achieve it.
Having money is often equated to success—although some will beg to differ—irrespective of how the money is made at times. Another thing people often do after they make money is to buy a car. Therefore, buying a car is a "success" move; hence the vanity plate.
5 I'm Stig
What better way to customize your plate if not with your name? Actually, most people often approach the vanity plate adventure this way, which makes it really difficult for others to get their actual names as it's issued on a “first to come, first to be served” basis. In this case, Stig’s name was obviously not available, hence he got really creative and added an “I’m” has a prefix.
This clever move has also gotten popular with vanity plate lovers as it avails them a second chance of using their actual name albeit in a more creative way.
4 Hi Debt
Hi, debt—because it’s a Ferrari (lol). In 1939, when Enzo Ferrari started off his car company, he obviously only had the super-rich in mind. The company has stayed true to this even till present times and even achieved the great feat of building and selling the world’s most expensive car—The Iconic 1963 250 GTO in 2018.
Auto loans are quite popular among Americans. In 2017 alone, Forbes reported a total amount of $1.129 trillion was taken as auto loans by Americans from all lenders; these figures make this vanity plate cheeky but appropriate.
3 Oil Haha
#smugtesla #Tesla
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Let me introduce you to Tesla Inc (just in case you’re an alien reading this from an unknown planet). The company was established in 2003 and specializes in manufacturing both electric cars and solar panels. The electric cars are seen to be the future of automobile as they are propelled by electric motors which are powered by rechargeable batteries. This is a massive upgrade to the combustion engines in cars because they don’t require the burning of hydrocarbons to generate power, hence why they are said to be eco-friendly.
Tesla cars are powered by batteries; they don’t need gas. This vanity plate is a diss at people who still need gas to power their cars.
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2 Rubix
The Nissan Cube is a Mini Multi-Purpose Vehicle that was first sold in Japan in 1998, the second generation of the car was released in 2002 while the third and last generation—till present day—was first sold in 2008. It’s apparently shaped like a cube, hence the name Nissan Cube and it has a wide interior for a larger and more comfortable sitting and luggage space.
Rubik’s cube—some spell it as Rubix cube—is a popular 3D combination puzzle that is shaped like a cube. Nissan naming its car a cube makes this vanity plate too tempting to be ignored.
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1 Kidless
A newly wedded couple will need a thing or two to comfortably start their married life. Most will rent or buy bigger apartments, bigger cars, and other personal effects they deem necessary, but a two-seater coupe won’t be on the car shopping list of a couple expecting kids.
Ideally, what is required for convenient commuting for a couple expecting kids is a family car—Hatchbacks, Sedans, etc. These cars provide enough sitting space, leg space, and also provide so much comfort for the kids, unlike a two-seater coupe that can’t even seat any kid.
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NKB Investments sells Texas Comfort Suites to Avalon Sai Hotels
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Apr 24, 2019 8:12pm
The Comfort Suites near Texas Medical Center – NRG Stadium includes 55 guestrooms, an outdoor pool and whirlpool, a fitness room and 700 square feet of meeting space. Photo credit: Choice Hotels International
Avalon Sai Hotels acquired the Comfort Suites near Texas Medical Center – NRG Stadium in Houston from NKB Investments. Details of the transaction, brokered by HVS Brokerage & Advisory, were not disclosed at this time.
The 55-room hotel features a breakfast dining area, an outdoor pool and whirlpool, a fitness room and 700 square feet of meeting space. The nearby Texas Medical Center employs 106,000 individuals and brings in more than 160,000 visitors every day. In the course of a year it welcomes around 10 million people. Also close by, NRG Park is a 350-acre complex comprised of four facilities: NRG Center, NRG Arena NRG Stadium and NRG Livestock Show & Rodeo. It hosts more than 750 events, including the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston Auto Show and various concerts.
“The Texas Medical Center is the most sought-after hotel submarket in Houston, and rising land costs have made it challenging for hotel development, which has kept the area from being oversupplied,” Eric Guerrero, a managing director at HVS Brokerage & Advisory, said in a statement.
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My Favorite Blonde (1942)
Passed | 1h 18min | Comedy | 30 October 1942 (Mexico)
Karen Bentley, an English secret agent, links up with Larry Haines and his star penguin Percy in an attempt to outwit German spies.
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Title: My Favorite Blonde (1942)
Most memorable Spy Spoof?
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
Comedy | Crime | Mystery
Shortly before his execution on the death row in San Quentin, amateur sleuth and baby photographer Ronnie Jackson, tells reporters how he got there.
Director: Elliott Nugent
Stars: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre
Nothing But the Truth (1941)
Stockbroker T.T.Ralston has promised his neice Gwen to double it if she can raise $20,000. for charity. But he connives so those she asks refuse to give her more than the $10,000 she's ... See full summary »
Stars: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Edward Arnold
Road to Zanzibar (1941)
Certificate: Passed Adventure | Comedy | Musical
Stranded in Africa, Chuck and his pal Fearless have comic versions of jungle adventures, featuring two attractive con-women.
Stars: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour
Road to Rio (1947)
Adventure | Comedy | Musical
Two inept vaudevillians stow away on a Brazilian-bound ocean liner and foil a plot by a sinister hypnotist to marry off her niece to a greedy fortune hunter.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
The Ghost Breakers (1940)
Certificate: Passed Comedy | Horror | Mystery
A radio broadcaster, his quaking manservant and an heiress investigate the mystery of a haunted castle in Cuba.
Stars: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Richard Carlson
Road to Singapore (1940)
Comedy | Musical | Romance
Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet a beautiful dancer.
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
Comedy | Crime | Music
A New York City swindler has until Christmas to come up with the $10,000 he owes a gangster, prompting him to go into scamming overdrive.
Directors: Sidney Lanfield, Frank Tashlin
Stars: Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell, Lloyd Nolan
Caught in the Draft (1941)
Comedy | Romance | War
A movie star who can't stand loud noises accidentally joins the Army.
Stars: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Lynne Overman
Comedy | Romance | Western
Junior Potter returns to claim his father's gold, which is nowhere to be found. "Mike" is the luscious head of a gang of thieves, and Roy Barton is the federal marshal hot on her trail.
Director: Frank Tashlin
Stars: Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Roy Rogers
My Favorite Spy (1951)
Peanuts White, a burlesque comic, is recruited by U.S. agents to impersonate international spy Eric Augustine (whom White resembles) in a mission to purchase a million-dollar microfilm in ... See full summary »
Stars: Bob Hope, Hedy Lamarr, Francis L. Sullivan
Comedy | Horror | Mystery
When an eccentric family meets in their uncle's remote, decaying mansion on the tenth anniversary of his death for the reading of his will, murder and madness follow.
Stars: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal
Never Say Die (1939)
A wealthy hypochondriac and an heiress are both experiencing romantic complications, prompting them to marry each other.
Stars: Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Andy Devine
Bob Hope ... Larry Haines
Madeleine Carroll ... Karen Bentley
Gale Sondergaard ... Madame Stephanie Runick
George Zucco ... Dr. Hugo Streger
Lionel Royce ... Karl
Walter Kingsford ... Dr. Wallace Faber
Victor Varconi ... Miller
Otto Reichow ... Lanz
Esther Howard ... Mrs. Topley
Edward Gargan ... Mulrooney
James Burke ... Union Secretary
Charles Cane ... Turk O'Flaherty
Crane Whitley ... Ulrich - Henchman
Dooley Wilson ... Porter
Milton Parsons ... Mortician
Larry Haines, a mediocre vaudeville entertainer, boards a train bound for Los Angeles. Is Hollywood waiting for him with open arms? Not really as the one he signed a contract for is Percy, his roller-skating penguin partner! But, as the proverb says, the shadow of glory is better than no glory at all! Anyway, doesn't Larry meet a woman on the train? And a blonde one! And a British agent into the bargain! The delicious creature who is carrying a coded message hidden in a brooch and is being pursued by Nazi agents. She will need Larry (and Percy)'s help to elude her pursuers and to get the secret information to destination. The mission will be accomplished, although in an eventful and hilarious way... Written by Guy Bellinger
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One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by MCA ever since. It initial television broadcast took place in Chicago Tuesday 3 March 1959 on WBBM (Channel 2), followed by Milwaukee 9 April 1959 on WITI (Channel 6), by Phoenix 19 September 1959 on KVAR (Channel 12), by Philadelphia 9 October 1959 on WCAU (Channel 10), by Omaha 9 November 1959 on KETV (Channel 7), by Grand Rapids 11 November 1959 on WOOD (Channel 8), by Detroit 12 November 1959 on WJBK (Channel 2), New York City 9 June 1960 on WCBS (Channel 2), by St. Louis 26 September 1960 on KMOX (Channel 4), by Los Angeles 19 May 1961 on KNXT (Channel 2), and by San Francisco 31 December 1961 on KPIX (Channel 5). It was first released on DVD 5 March 2002 in tandem with Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) as part of Universal's Bob Hope Tribute Collection & again 29 April 2014 as part of Universal's 10-Title Bob Hope Classic Comedy Collection, and, since that time, has also had an occasional airing on Turner Classic Movies. See more »
When Hope and Carroll discover that Carroll's "contact" is actually an enemy spy, they grab the scarab with the secret message and successfully escape. But before Hope and Carroll grabbed the scarab, the phony "contact" was just about to use a code book to decipher the writing on the scarab. Hope and Carroll did not have the code book with them when they arrived at the airfield just as the war planes were about to leave for England. How did they decipher the message and send the planes via the correct route? See more »
Larry Haines: Let's get out of here before my knees beat themselves to death.
The opening title cards read: "Bob Hope who calls Madeleine Carroll 'My Favorite Blonde'". See more »
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Thanks for the Memory
Music by Ralph Rainger
Played during the Haines and Percy vaudeville act
One of Bob Hope's best comedies ever!
7 July 2002 | by caribeno – See all my reviews
I can't believe no one has reviewed this film until now. The teaming of Bob Hope and Madeleine Carroll in "My Favorite Blonde" is comic heaven. Madeleine Carroll shows a flair for comedy she was rarely allowed to display in her films.
"My Favorite Blonde" is funny, fast, and sharp in the banter between Hope and Carroll. Check out the scene where they get out of what appears to be certain capture: the most hilarious scene in the film. A fine supporting cast of Paramount contractees make this one of Bob Hope's best constructed comedies. It's plotting and editing make this even more of a road picture than the "Road" pictures, a precursor to "Romancing The Stone".
"My Favorite Blonde" seamlessly shows the mixing of '30's romantic comedy with World War II plots, something that would soon become obsolete as the war dragged on. Catch it whenever you can!
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Home Latest News Wonderchef to raise Rs 100 crore
Wonderchef to raise Rs 100 crore
Wonderchef, celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor-promoted cookware and kitchen appliances brand, is looking forward to expand its distribution network and beef up product line and marketing. And for the same it is eyeing to raise Rs 100 crore.
With next round of funding, the company plans to invest in exclusive outlets
With next round of funding, the company plans to invest in exclusive outlets and invest in manufacturing units in the country. Last year, it raised about $5 million from Zurich-based investment firm Capvent.
Wonderchef was founded in 2009 and is known for selling premium kitchen appliances, cookware and bakeware. The company sells products through different mediums like modern trade, general trade, e-commerce, tele-shopping and a direct sales channel comprising more than 40,000 women.
The company launched its first brick-and-mortar store in Mumbai and plans to add four more outlets in Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad. Wonderchef currently outsources manufacturing of products and sources them from 86 factories in India, Italy, Germany, South Korea, China, Canada, France and the UK.
Wonderchef plans to enter international markets such as the Middle East, Singapore, the US, the UK and Canada in 2017.
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‘Bond 25’ Star Daniel Craig Should Take Over from Exiting Danny Boyle
To make next year's release for Craig's 007 swan song, the franchise producers need a director who can keep Boyle's radical story on track.
Bill Desowitz
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With the sudden departure of director Danny Boyle from “Bond 25” over “creative differences” with franchise producers Barbara Broccoli, Michael Wilson, and star/co-producer Daniel Craig, what happens now? (Update: The Telegraph reported that the split was due to Craig’s objection to Boyle’s casting of Tomasz Kot from Amazon’s “Cold War” as the Russian baddie in the modern-day Cold War plot.)
Keep in mind that production was supposed to start in December, with a domestic release date of November 8, 2019 (through MGM). But that remains in flux, depending on whether a minor or major rewrite is required. Worse case scenario could mean pushing the release date back to fall 2020.
Several directors have been shortlisted, including two UK rising action directors, Yann Demange (“’71,” Sony fall festival entry “White Boy Rick”) and David McKenzie (“Hell or High Water,” upcoming Netflix actioner “Outlaw King”). Others being mentioned are Jean Marc-Vallee (HBO’s “Sharp Objects”) and Edgar Wright (“Baby Driver”). But the betting money is on quirky and well-respected Brit Demange.
Complicating matters, though, is the fact that Boyle brought his own radical twist to the table, working closely with his chum and long-time collaborator, “Trainspotting” series scribe John Hodge, which immediately hooked Broccoli, Wilson, and Craig. Hodge turned in a script they liked, and they fast-tracked the production while scrapping the previous screenplay by long-time Bond writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. This was unprecedented from the Eon team as far as auteur risk-taking.
The story concept was ripped from such current headlines as Russia geopolitical meddling, #MeToo and #TimesUp, though it’s been contentious updating the Cold War element. “You write in real time,” Boyle told The Guardian. “You acknowledge the legacy of the world of Bond and you write in the world — but you also write in the modern world as well.”
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Added to the intrigue is speculation that the plot also involves incarcerating Bond and the threat of imminent death. However, Boyle evidently got in over his head trying to maintain that delicate balance between the modern world as we know it and the rules of the Bond legacy.
But with Boyle and Hodge out of the picture, journalists are rushing to the conclusion that they’re jettisoning the project, and either reverting to the Purvis and Wade Plan B or starting over. But that doesn’t make sense. The Boyle/Hodge script belongs to the franchise and has momentum behind it. Even if they’re dissatisfied with the current draft, Purvis and Wade are available for rewrites.
It makes much better sense to see this story through with an edgy but less precious director such as Demange. Better yet, why not let Craig direct? He knows Bond and the franchise inside out and can rely on the veteran production team to help him say goodbye in the most relevant and unpredictable way.
Now that would be the biggest twist of all.
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Stents Market
Stents Market is expected to reach $14, 838.24 million by 2023, with a CAGR of 5.6 %
Published By: IndustryARC Published On : 20-Sep-2018
According to new market research report by IndustryARC titled”
Stents Market: By Product (Coronary, Peripheral, Stent-Related Implants); By Material (Metallic, Polymeric, Natural) & By Region (Europe, Asia-Pacific, North America, RoW)-Forecast (2018-2023)
”, the market is expected to reach $14, 838.24 million by 2023, with a CAGR of 5.6 %. Increasing population of coronary or peripheral artery diseases due to intake of more cholesterol and smoking, drives the market.
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North America dominates the Stents Market during the 2018-2023 forecast period
North America has a major share in the Stents Market. This can be attributed to the availability of reimbursement facilities, increasing prevalence of diseases, and presence of large number of companies that promote the products. Growth of geriatric population and sedentary lifestyle are other factors boosting the market. Development of innovative products is the main factor contributing to the growth of vena cava filters.
The Asia Pacific region is driven by changing lifestyles, increasing geriatric population, and growth of medical tourism. Countries like China and India have favorable government initiatives that help with the pricing of medical devices. This factor is slated to spur the growth of the synthetic grafts in the region in the coming years. The growth of per capita healthcare expenditure in Asia Pacific is also expected to spur the growth for renal stents.
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Hospitals have a major share in the Stents Market, where cardiac centers have a faster growth rate with a CAGR of 6.4% during 2018-2023. Most of the stent procedures are conducted in hospitals only. Growth of aging population, middle class and growing chronic diseases like coronary heart disease, obesity, and diabetes are the main factors driving the growth of stents. Doctors implement angioplasty when a person suffers a cardiac arrest. However, it may not always be available in all hospitals. This factor shows the need for the femoral- popliteal stent in hospitals.
The use of the carotid stents in angioplasty has increased due to improvements in stent design and anti-platelet treatments. Growing aging population with cardiovascular diseases increases the number of stent procedures performed in the cardiac centers.
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Selected Driving Factors Mentioned in the Full Report:
Growing consumption of cholesterol rich food and smoking habits have increased in the last decade. The changing lifestyle has led to changing eating habits, which is leading to an increased demand for iliac stent in the near future.
Governments of developing economies are framing policies to lower the prices of metal stents so that the devices are available for more number of patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases.
Growing medical expenditures due to rising disposable income of the middle class population and growing awareness about stenting will bolster the Stents Market during the forecast period.
PCI or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention is performed in a shorter interval of time compared to a by-pass surgery, as the stent is inserted into the body from the groin or arm through a catheter. Due to less recovery time, the adoption of stents will rise in the future.
Key players of the Stents Market:
Abbot Diagnostics operates in segments such as pharmaceuticals, nutritionals, diagnostics, vascular, and others. It offers products like XIENCE Family of Drug Eluting Stents. Braun Melsungen AG offers stents made from stainless steel which have superior flexibility. It even provides a peripheral self-expanding nitinol stent system. Biotronik’ hybrid drug eluting stent matches the standards of the stents produced by Abbot.
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Bioabsorbable Stents Market:
By Material (Polymeric, Metallic); By Application (Coronary Artery Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease); By End- User (General Hospitals, Cardiac Centers, Surgical Centers) & By Geography - Forecast(2018 - 2023)
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IHSAA football: 'We want to show Franklin Central is not a joke'
Franklin Central will face Center Grove in Class 6A sectional game on Friday
IHSAA football: 'We want to show Franklin Central is not a joke' Franklin Central will face Center Grove in Class 6A sectional game on Friday Check out this story on IndyStar.com: http://indy.st/2yS2mKt
Kyle Neddenriep, kyle.neddenriep@indystar.com Published 9:48 a.m. ET Oct. 26, 2017 | Updated 4:22 p.m. ET Oct. 26, 2017
Eli Weeks, Austin McIntosh and Payton Ditchley discuss how the Franklin Central Flashes have risen this season. Wochit
FILE – Michael Pitz (26) leads Franklin Central in rushing this season. The Flashes won Conference Indiana this season.(Photo: Matt Kryger/IndyStar)Buy Photo
When Franklin Central’s $4.3 million football stadium opened in 2004, it was widely criticized inside and outside Franklin Township as an excessively lavish home for a high school team.
It is a palace, no doubt. The brick exterior gives off a Lucas Oil Stadium vibe (although the roof is always open here). Sweeping changes to the state’s school funding system in 2009 led to severe revenue shortages in Franklin Township and other districts throughout Indiana in ensuing years. As the school was forced to add participation costs for sports, the reality of the football palace was only further placed under a spotlight.
Perception might have been different if Franklin Central had a winning season here or there. But after Lance Scheib led the Flashes to a 9-3 record in 2007, there were none. A once proud program with four state championships to its credit had a home fit for a king but was not having much fun.
“My older brother played here and never had a winning record,” said senior captain Austin McIntosh. “We were always the team that has been 3-6 or 4-5 or 2-7. It took us a while but we’ve made a huge shift. It feels good to walk around Franklin Township now.”
Franklin Central is finally a winner again. Led by one of the youngest coaches in the state, the Flashes are 8-1 and Conference Indiana champions going into their biggest test of the season Friday night. Franklin Central will host perennial state power Center Grove in a Class 6A Sectional 8 semifinal in the first meeting between the programs since 1990.
“I think we need to start fast,” senior safety Eli Weeks said. “If we come out and punch them in the mouth out of the gate and show them that we are competitors and can play with them, it will be a good ballgame.”
That is the type of blue-collar approach Grant Lewis hoped to instill in the program when he took over in adverse circumstances in 2015. Lewis, 27, had coached one season on Burt Austin’s staff when the school board voted to relieve the former Franklin Central star player of his duties as coach and athletic director.
Grant Lewis discusses how Franklin Central has risen in recent seasons. Wochit
Lewis, a native of Columbus, Ohio, and former player at Butler, was hired as Austin’s replacement in an interim role.
“A change needed to be made in a lot of people’s opinion,” Lewis said. “We had some coaches on staff and some new ones came in. A lot of kids who hadn’t been playing came out to play football. There was a lot of excitement in the program — a new birth, is what a lot people felt like.”
A new birth but not immediate results. The Flashes started 0-6 in Lewis’ first season before winning three of their final four games.
“That 0-6 experience really brought us together, honestly,” McIntosh said. “Through those first six games, we cost ourselves a lot.”
Franklin Central showed improvement last year in a 4-6 season. Lewis’ power offense nearly yielded two 1,000-yard rushers in Jaylen Brown (1,220 yards) and Michael Pitz (914 yards) and the defense — though undersized — showed improvement.
Going into this season, Lewis knew he might have something special. A 31-20 win over Class 5A state-ranked Decatur Central in the season opener was a confidence builder.
“That game kind of opened everybody’s eyes,” said Weeks, second on the team with 56 tackles. “Another instance was Columbus North. We got beat 40-0 the year before and came out and smacked them in the mouth and won that game (28-20 on Sept. 8).”
Jaylen Brown (pictured) and Michael Pitz lead a potent Franklin Central rushing attack. (Photo: Jenna Watson/IndyStar)
After a loss to 37-21 loss to Roncalli in the second week of the season, the Flashes ran the table to win Conference Indiana with a 7-0 record. It marked the last run through Conference Indiana for Franklin Central, which will move into the Hoosier Crossroads Conference starting next season.
While the HCC will represent a significant jump in competition, there is a buzz again from a program that won four state championships from 1980-90 under Hall of Fame coach Chuck Stevens.
“Football has always been a huge thing for Franklin Central,” Lewis said. “It took on a lull because there were a lot of coaches in a short period of time, but the support is here across the township. There’s not a lot to do in the township on Friday night other than come out and support us. There have been a lot of people coming out of the woodwork.”
That includes players. Payton Ditchley, a senior offensive lineman, grew up playing in the Franklin Township youth system before transferring to Lutheran as a sophomore. Ditchley came back to Franklin Central for his senior year.
“(Lewis) is a blessing,” Ditchley said. “He’s done a lot for this team. He has a lot of knowledge as a young coach. He has this team connected.”
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The Flashes have done it this year with a balanced offense that leans on a power running game with seniors Pitz (1,007 yards, 13 TDs) and Brown (487 yards) but can also throw the ball with quarterback Dylan Bishop (1,742 passing yards, 23 TDs) and three talented receivers in junior Malieki Parks (44 catches, 691 yards) and seniors Austin Benner (25 catches, 348 yards) and Jaylen Wilson (25 catches, 374 yards).
“We’ve proved we can do both,” Ditchley said of the offense.
While this 4-5 team is not the best Center Grove edition in recent years, Friday’s tonight's game presents a serious test for Franklin Central. The Flashes played only three 6A opponents during the regular season, beating Columbus North, Southport and Perry Meridian. While Franklin Central has not won a sectional since 1993, Center Grove has won six consecutive sectional and regional titles and played in the state finals each of the past two years.
Lewis sensed his team “wasn’t scared or nervous” when Center Grove’s name popped up across from Franklin Central’s in the sectional draw.
“When it first came out, the kids were ready to roll and excited for it,” Lewis said. “We’re excited to play a (Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference) opponent and see what we can do. We feel like we match up really well.”
Seasons like this one are how programs are built. After years of losing, seniors like McIntosh can appreciate leaving it in a better place.
“We want to keep it rolling,” he said. “We trust in everyone here. We want to show Franklin Central is not a joke and this isn’t a fluke year.”
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BERGEN INTERNATIONAL BEER & WHISKY FESTIVAL
By Claire McPherson
Two weeks ago I was sent to do a pretty great job: represent Innis & Gunn at the Bergen International Beer & Whisky Festival. With hundreds upon hundreds of bottles of my favourite things, surrounded by some of the friendliest faces in the industry and 26 different masterclasses running without a hitch, I’ll tell you this for nothing; Bergen has set the bar high for 2015’s festival schedule.
Innis & Gunn itself is born out of the coming together of whisky and beer, and all good whisky begins its life as good beer, so for me these joint festivals seem to have a natural chemistry. At our Edinburgh HQ, a hauf n hauf is something we’re rather fond of having collaborated with our friends at Auchentoshan and Bowmore for past events with some quite delicious consequences. However, this idea of uniting the two is still a little alien in Norway, and the coming together of the beer and whisky communities has not been realised until recently.
The Bergen International Beer & Whisky Festival is the first of its kind in Norway. Evolved from the annual Bergen Whisky-Meet, the inaugural event was held on the 12th and 13th of February this year in the Scandic Bergen City Hotel. More than 3000 thirsty folks crossed its threshold over the two day stint to sample our wares, which is no mean feat with upwards of 1000 different bottles to choose from.
I was working with our distributor, CASK Norway (a charming bunch of handsome bearded giants) who have some of the most interesting and exciting products around, spanning both beer and whisky. Our team for the weekend was made up of mostly Brits, myself alongside members of the Brewdog, Wild Beer Company, Beavertown and Brew By Numbers teams. We were also joined by Oslo-based Amundsen Bryggeri and Swedish brewers CAP, creators of curious audacious products.
As you would expect we were rooting around each other’s products straight away. Although there were only six breweries with representatives at the fayre, CASK had products from around twenty different breweries, which again, we all made sure we ‘familiarised’ ourselves with. The stand out beers for me were:
“Yadokai” by the Wild Beer Company
A sake-inspired beer with Yuzu, Sea buckthorn and Seaweed. 13%.
I’d heard such weird and wonderful things about this beer, and was chuffed when Andrew (Cooper aka Mr Wild Beer) produced a bottle for us all to share. What seems like a completely off the wall collection of ingredients, in fact comes together in a surprisingly drinkable fashion. Intense & sour as you’d expect from WBC (and from yuzu!) but really nicely balanced with an interesting umami character.
"Holy Cowbell” by Beavertown
India Stout. 5.6%.
I asked for a taste of Smog Rocket, which is my favourite Beavertown tinnie, and was persuaded to go for this instead. Delicious fusion of two distinct styles: rich aroma of coffee and chocolate gives way to fruity hop freshness. The slight citrus tang mingling with the hefty dose of dark malt takes me back to my childhood obsession with chocolate limes.
“Death from above” by Garage Project.
IPA with mango, chilli, mint & lime. 7.5%.
Inspired by the brewer’s love of Vietnamese mango salad, this is one heck of a beer! Superbly balanced, with no one flavour dominating the others. Fruity first, punch of bitterness, followed by a lingering warmth from the chilli. Sadly, Garage Project beers can currently only be found in New Zealand and Norway, but I’m ever hopeful they’ll swing some our way soon.
Prior to heading out to Bergen I’d been asked to host a masterclass, and as such decided to smuggle along the last of my stash of our Malt Whisky Trail, as a special treat. This last minute decision proved to be a brilliant one, as we were awarded Best Barrel Aged Beer of the festival. Malt Whisky Trail was one of our quickest sell-outs, despite the making over 9,000 cases of this delicious nectar, and there are even a few poor souls at HQ who didn't manage to snag a sip. A 90/ ale, or 'wee heavy', this beer was aged in barrels from Islay, Campbelltown, Speyside, Lowland and Highland distilleries, before being carefully blended back together by master brewer Dougal Sharp. Dougal's vision was to create a beer to celebrate Innis & Gunn's beginnings which are heavily rooted in the Whisky industry. With intricate layers of flavour, encompassing characteristics indicative of each of the Scottish Whisky regions, this beer is a true labour of love, so if you're lucky enough to still have a bottle stashed - enjoy!
At close of play on Saturday night, we were treated to a ‘Battle of the Brewers’: Beavertown, Wild Beer Co. and Brew by Numbers went head to head for three rounds of beer versus beer, with the winner being measured by the loudest cheers. While it was difficult to compare the bottles as they were all so different, even within the three categories, and all stood on their own as brilliant brews, my personal favourite of the nine sampled was Wild Beer’s “Wildebeest”. However, the stars of the show were in fact the men behind the beers, who put on a top performance, and encouraged plenty of cheers/jeers from the audience. An excellent end to the weekend and quite befitting of the festival's chilled out vibe.
Frode Harring, the man behind the whole operation, has the ambition of making this festival the largest of its kind in Norway. We look forward to seeing that, and being a part of that mission. Hopefully, the success of this festival will spur on others to open their doors to the ingenuity of beer.
Roll on 2016!
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Grant Gustin promises to do better after 'Flash' fans accuse him of not defending his costar Candice Patton from racists
Olivia Singh
Grant Gustin and Candice Patton on season five of "The Flash."
Grant Gustin defended "The Flash" costar Candice Patton against comments from racists who are upset that she portrays Iris West, a traditionally white character in the comic books, on the CW show.
After Gustin posted a video on Instagram in support of LGBTQ+ rights, followers criticized him for not being as vocal about shutting down trolls who send hate to Patton.
"As far as defending any of my costars, I absolutely will when I see it on my page," Gustin wrote. "I don't go looking for trolls or hate about me or any of my friends or coworkers. When I see someone say something racially insensitive, straight-up racist, just trolling or being a bully, I block them without hesitation. That's the most amount of energy I'm willing to waste on an internet troll."
The actor went on to say that going forward, he'll "be more vigilant about denouncing any bulls--- racist remarks I see."
In a video shared on his Instagram story, Gustin continued to support Patton, saying, "Our Iris is an African American actress. She is black, she is beautiful and she is our Iris, and she always is gonna be. Always has been, always will be. She is Barry's endgame and Candice Patton plays her, and she will continue to play her."
Grant Gustin is defending "The Flash" costar Candice Patton against "hideous remarks" from racists online.
On Thursday, Gustin, who stars as Barry Allen/The Flash on the hit CW show, posted a video on Instagram and encouraged fans to "give a s--- for LGBTQ+ rights" and donate to two organizations that advocate for equality (Tie the Knot and ACLU). After sharing the video, his comments section was flooded with messages from fans criticizing the actor for standing up for people in the LGBTQ+ community and seemingly not being as vocal about sticking up for Patton.
The African American actress has starred as Iris West on "The Flash" since the show premiered in October 2014, and people have sent her hateful messages over the years because the character is depicted as white in the comic books.
Replying to the messages, Gustin said, "As far as defending any of my costars, I absolutely will when I see it on my page. I don't go looking for trolls or hate about me or any of my friends or coworkers. When I see someone say something racially insensitive, straight-up racist, just trolling or being a bully, I block them without hesitation. That's the most amount of energy I'm willing to waste on an internet troll."
Grant Gustin came to the defense of Candice Patton on Instagram.
Grant Gustin/Instagram
In response to a follower who asked if "blocking people without saying a word actually [counts] as vocally defending a costar against racism they've faced for five years," the actor said that "the hate I see isn't worth [Patton's] time or mine."
Gustin went on to say that going forward, he'll "be more vigilant about denouncing any bulls--t racist remarks I see."
Grant Gustin said that he blocks people who send him or his costars hateful messages online.
After one follower told Gustin to "imagine what Candice goes through and feels seeing those nasty things in her mentions and notifications every day, but you're not ready for that conversation," the actor reiterated that he was going to "be better about denouncing the hideous remarks and not just blocking.
Grant Gustin said he's defended Candice Patton in past interviews.
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Candice Patton and Grant Gustin on "The Flash."
Doubling down on his messages of support, Gustin shared a video on his Instagram story and said that the comments section of his post "turned into something completely different that had to do with race and 'The Flash 'and support or lack of support that's not existed for five years publicly, I guess."
"I want to go ahead and make a blanket statement, PSA, put it out there right now on my Instagram if it hasn't been taken in through interviews over the years," the 29-year-old actor continued. "But our Iris is an African-American actress. She is black, she is beautiful and she is our Iris, and she always is gonna be. Always has been, always will be."
Before concluding, Gustin said: "She is Barry's endgame and Candice Patton plays her, and she will continue to play her. And I have her back and will have her back. I'm sorry if that hasn't been made clear, but that's the case, and it always will be. "
You can watch the video, which was reshared by a fan account on Twitter, below.
Patton herself has responded to fans who have voiced anger over her role as Iris on "The Flash."
"I think at the beginning people were hesitant, they were like, 'We want to see Iris like in the comics.'" Patton told Ebony in 2018. "I think over the time, season after season, me showing that Iris is so much more than her skin color. Iris is about her heart and her character, so for me, it was really important to create a character that people could love regardless of what she looks like."
Appearing at a PopSugar event in 2018, the actress also opened up about the backlash and hoping for more representation in TV and film.
"The more we do it, the more we get cast, the more we, unfortunately, take the brunt, the easier it's going to get on every woman of color that comes after us that's cast on a show," she said.
"That's going to become the norm, I hope sooner than later," Patton continued. "But, you know, if I had to deal with crap online and harassment online so a girl who looks like me, 10 years from now, can successfully be on these shows without any of that, then it's well worth it. I can take it."
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BlackRock Is Making Big Data Bigger
The world’s largest asset manager is all-in on data science.
By Julie Segal
Rob Goldstein, chief operating officer and global head of BlackRock Solutions, and Jody Kochansky, head of the product group for Aladdin, the firms portfolio management system, cant describe the future of data science at the $5.1 trillion money manager without comparing their ideas to the way things worked in the past.
Analyzing data is not new to the two executives. During a discussion Kochansky and Goldstein constantly interrupt each other in a lively back-and-forth that touches on robots, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Both men started their careers at BlackRock a little more than two decades ago working on the iconic Green Package, the suite of risk analytics reports that took its name from the color of the only copy paper available in the building one night shortly after the firms founding in 1988. Big data is not about breakthroughs with the math or methods, says Goldstein, hired by Kochansky in 1994 as an analyst straight out of college. Its the data now available and the computing power to analyze that data. If you were to put us in a time machine and send us back 20 years, we would tell you that what youre talking about being able to now do with data was not possible.
Kochansky, who oversees more than 1,500 developers for Aladdin, BlackRocks central nervous system, compares now with then in the mortgage market. In its early days the firm predicted how quickly homeowners would prepay their loans an essential question for a money manager founded on its expertise in complex mortgage securities based on information like the average credit score of borrowers in a bundle of loans. Now Fannie and Freddie are giving you data that was unimaginable two decades ago about every mortgage, says Kochansky. He stresses, though, that its not only about the breadth and volume of data: Its about the science of models, including measuring their accuracy, fitting them within the current economy, and analyzing interrelated data sets. You really need big data to wrestle this to the ground, he adds. Kochanskys 24 years at the firm have included a number of stints working closely with Goldstein, one of them building the Aladdin business from 1998 to 2007 and another rebuilding the platform after the 2009 acquisition of Barclays Global Investors.
Although Goldstein and Kochansky dont say it out loud, their work finding new breakthroughs in the mature business of investing is essential to maintaining BlackRocks premier spot in the industry. Other big money managers and hedge funds are gearing up data science efforts, but BlackRocks edge is in Aladdin, which is a shared repository for all of the firms insights and ideas.
Of course the money management industry has always relied on patterns to pick stocks. But now that individuals and businesses have generated billions of pieces of data 90 percent of all the data in the world has been created in the past three years investors are frantically sifting through it to discover new leading indicators of the movement of stock prices. We want to find the data sources that are not well known but are in fact predictive of future returns, Kochansky says. Social media activity, satellite images of big retailers parking lots in developing markets, and company research reports are just a few examples of fertile sources of information. BlackRocks job is to structure that unstructured data into information that can be played with by data scientists by, say, creating an algorithm that counts cars in satellite images at certain dates and times. Data scientists can then analyze that information using typical statistical methods all within Aladdin.
Goldstein cites a college friend from Binghamton University who became an equity research analyst and once spent three months, from November to January, counting cars, customers, and inventory at malls. In contrast, he says, Raffaele Savi co-head of investments in BlackRocks Scientific Active Equity group told clients at a recent investor day that he reads every report every company analyst has ever produced. Of course its not him. Its the computer, Goldstein stresses. And as BlackRocks computers suck in all these analysts reports, regulatory filings, and other materials, theyre attempting to find other clues left behind. For example, theyre sorting through the language in transcripts of earnings calls, looking for changes in tone and counting positive and negative words. Naturally, once BlackRock is successful in decoding these reports, management at those companies will catch on and attempt to change the signals theyre inadvertently sending. Although clearly a more prosaic task, such parsing of clues from regulatory filings brings to mind Alan Turing and his team of mathematicians who cracked Nazi codes during World War II which, once cracked, were used sparingly enough that Germany never caught on.
Data science is also part of BlackRocks effort to make the sophisticated analytics and portfolio construction capabilities of Aladdin available not only to its historical base of institutional investors but to retail clients through their financial advisers. The firm offers Aladdin for Wealth and FutureAdvisor, a digital advice platform it acquired last year and provides through third parties like RBC Wealth Management. Goldstein says regulatory changes such as the Department of Labors fiduciary rule which mandates that advisers for retirement accounts act in the best interests of their clients and similar global requirements highlight the benefits of Aladdin capabilities like portfolio construction and transparency tools in the retail world. Big-data techniques allow BlackRock to scale Aladdin, offering its features cost-effectively to millions of retail accounts and arming its wholesalers, who focus on advisers, with relevant client information, model portfolios, and trade ideas.
Operations is another area rife with opportunities for data scientists. Aladdin carries out 250,000 trades a day and runs billions of economic forecasts and scenarios each night. The firm is using machine learning, as an example, to detect complex patterns in its huge amounts of data on trade activity in order to determine transactions most likely to fail.
Kochansky recounts another story from early in his career to explain one more application of machine learning: To find anomalies, he would put that days Green Package next to the previous days and manually compare the numbers. If a risk model had spit out a questionable figure, it meant tracking down the possible error for instance, a bad price and then rerunning the process. Although BlackRock has automated these activities, people are still essential to Aladdins exception-based work flow, where the computer identifies any problems that need human intervention.
BlackRocks next goal is to teach the computer to fix the problem as well as identify it. The firm is building robots, or applications, to make judgments now decided by humans. Every single time we detect an anomaly today and a human takes a corrective action, we are creating a giant data set so the robot can learn what actions are required, says Kochansky.
Humans arent disappearing anytime soon. BlackRock, which has long proclaimed that it doesnt solely rely on computer models, says this ethos will remain despite advancements in automation. If you look at the research, it tells you that the human plus computer will always lead to a better result than computer alone or a human alone, Goldstein says.
BlackRock is well aware of the competition. Signals that seem promising today will stop working as others stumble onto them. If enough analysts can pick up on useful indicators based on the number of positive or negative words in an earnings transcript or whether the CEO and CFO were consistently upbeat, theres no doubt companies will start changing their behavior. Any edge has a half-life that is generally pretty short, says Kochansky. It really has always been an arms race. Yep, everyone wants an Enigma machine.
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Wimbledon semi-finalist supposed to be in Ibiza brings his stag do to SW19
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Cardiff lose appeal against Ralls' red card at Tottenham
Cardiff have lost their appeal against Joe Ralls' red card at Tottenham. Credit: PA
Cardiff have lost their appeal against Joe Ralls' red card at Tottenham.
Ralls was sent off by referee Mike Dean for a 58th-minute tackle on Lucas Moura in Saturday's 1-0 Premier League defeat at Wembley.
The Bluebirds challenged the red card, but their appeal has been rejected by the Football Association.
After the game, Cardiff manager Neil Warnock branded the decision as "very soft" and accused Spurs striker Harry Kane of "trying to make an issue of it" by squaring up to Ralls.
"You don't go off like that. He (Kane) is doing that to make an issue of it, to get the referee thinking (it was) worse than what it is," Warnock said.
"I don't think you should try to get other pros sent off, just because he's had a poor game and Spurs were having a poor game. He shouldn't take it out on us."
Ralls will now serve a three-game ban and miss matches against Fulham, Liverpool and Leicester.
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AOC Is Making C-SPAN Fun
Branko Marcetic
The internal workings of American politics are usually boring as hell. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is making them compulsively watchable — and going after billionaires’ control of our political system in the process.
New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez greets fellow lawmakers ahead of the State of the Union address in the chamber of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday. Win McNamee / Getty
What might politics look like if elected officials — instead of being what too often seems like a collection of dead-eyed, factory-made automatons who speak from the same snooze-inducing, flavorless script — actually appeared passionate, engaged, and interested in looking after the interests of the people they represent?
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may be showing us.
One of the refreshing things about Ocasio-Cortez’s time in the national spotlight has been not just the fact that she talks about the issues facing the US in a direct, easy to understand, even entertaining way, but that she does it in the service of taking on the rigid power structures that control people’s lives.
She did this before she was even sworn in to Congress, famously tweeting about the way she and other freshmen are marched around during their orientation to be lectured by lobbyists and CEOs. What was apparently an unseemly but accepted norm in Washington’s political culture was suddenly outed to the rest of us because someone in the political class finally realized how creepy the whole thing was.
Ocasio-Cortez appears to be doing something similar with her newly won position on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which yesterday held a hearing on H.R.1, the House Democrats’ expansive anti-corruption and voting rights package. Watch this clip from yesterday’s session, in which Ocasio-Cortez plays a “lightning-round game” with the witnesses, in which she pretends to be a “bad guy” (“which I’m sure half the room would agree with anyway,” she adds with a smile) who’s trying to “get away with as much bad things as possible, ideally to enrich myself and advance my interests.”
‘We have a system that is fundamentally broken.’ — Rep. @AOC is explaining just how f*cked campaign finance laws really are pic.twitter.com/sCwpkRzcHB
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 8, 2019
In less than five minutes, and with the witnesses replying with barely more than a “yes” or “no,” Ocasio-Cortez gets across to the viewer:
just how openly corrupt the current political system is (“you’re going to help me legally get away with all of this”);
the lack of meaningful safeguards against corporate capture (“Is there any hard limit that I have in terms of what legislation I’m allowed to touch … based on the special interest funds that I accepted?” “There’s no limits”)
how vulnerable the office of the president is in particular to moneyed influence (“Every person in this body is being held to a higher ethical standard than the president of the United States”)
and that the very people serving with her on this august committee are most probably compromised by these interests too (“We have these influences existing in this body, which means that these influences are here in this committee shaping the questions that being asked of you all”)
That she does it all through the medium of a classroom game and with a sense of fun makes the whole thing even more remarkable to watch.
There are many reasons behind today’s widespread political disengagement, not least the suspicion that most of the people the public votes for aren’t really fighting for them. But even when politicians genuinely are fighting for their voters’ interests, they do so in the same, deathly boring, “serious” fashion that one can appreciate in the abstract, but few would willingly subject themselves to. Televising congressional proceedings was an important democratizing victory, but it was undercut by the fact that, short of salacious events like the Kavanaugh hearings, no one really wants to watch most of these people do their jobs. There’s a reason the public has gravitated to figures like Trump, despite the terrible goods they sell; meanwhile, even a charismatic figure like Obama was dull as chalk when he wasn’t giving a major speech.
Ocasio-Cortez has shown she can bring the style that’s made her a force of nature on social media to a committee hearing and, more importantly, do it in a way that makes clear to the public just how easy it is for the rich — or “bad guys,” to use her words — to control the political system. Here’s hoping someday she’ll get a chance to do the same on an issue like climate change, too.
Branko Marcetic is a Jacobin staff writer. He lives in Toronto, Canada.
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The Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Charnham Street was built in 1868 on the site of the White Hart Inn (which traded from 1686 until 1864).
The Chapel closed in 1970, and was demolished in 1971.
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- Wesleyan Chapel, Charnham Street
- The only remaining part of the churchyard wall, Charnham Street, Feb 2010
- Wesleyan Chapel, 9 Feb 1970 (DM)
- Wesleyan Chapel, shortly before it was demolished, 1971.
The Wesleyan Chapel, Charnham Street:
The predecessor to the Wesleyan Chapel was the Ebenezer Chapel in Church Street which had been built in 1807.
In the 1860s, at a time of considerable religious fervour, church restoration and new building, the Wesleyan Methodists decided to build a grand new Gothic style chapel in Charnham Street. The architects were Wilson & Wlson of Bath.
The new Wesleyan Chapel was built at a cost of about £3,000, after which the old Ebenezer Chapel in Church Street was used only for a Day and Sunday School.
The Wesleyan Chapel stood on the site of the White Hart Inn (which traded from 1686 until 1864), opposite the Bear, and therefore occupied a prominent position in the town. Follow this link for extracts of documents relating to the purchase of the White Hart site.
With the increase in traffic in the 20th century, this proved to be a poor site both as a Church and as a school as people found it difficult to cross the busy road. In 1970 it was finally closed and was demolished the following year.
Mrs Jean Bolton wrote (Sep 2004) to add an interesting insight into the re-use of building materials from the demolished Wesleyan chapel: "the house we first occupied in Hungerford (6 Fairview Road) was built by Mr Lilliwhite, an almost-retired builder. He was married to a much younger wife, and wanted her to have somewhere special to live in when he'd died. Unfortunately she was taken ill and died before he completed the house.
The point is, much of the material used came from the Weslyan chapel in Charnham Street, which Mr Lilliwhite was helping to demolish. Window ledges in particular made from old pews, and a lot of stonework - specially in the garden, from the chapel.
Poor old chap - he was so upset by the wife's death, he could not bear to continue, and so it was put on the market. The garden contained many rare plants, taken (I regret to say) from cuttings from various Open Gardens visited by Mr and Mrs Lilliwhite! We were later told by a neighbour that he only considered selling to us because we were interested in - and could name - these plants, and had turned down offers from other people who failed the test!"
The site is now a residential development called Chapel Court.
- Wesleyan Ebenezer Chapel, Church Street
- White Hart Inn, Charnham Street
The Canal Wharf, Apr 2011
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Helping Families Settle in an Expat World
Becoming an expat parent comes with its own set of challenges, none more so emotionally charged than settling family in a new country. Moving abroad typically means leaving behind extended family, friends and close neighbors, who form a web of support on a daily basis. The prospect of relocating and rebuilding close friendships can seem daunting to parents let alone the children involved in the move. The initial transition can prove to be tumultuous, filled with tears and tantrums.
Navigating through parenthood is hard enough, but when relocation is added to the mix there is no telling how children will adjust or adapt to new situations. While children do adapt easily, many parents know that the experience is hard on them especially in the initial transition. Parents may yearn for the stability they left behind, but how can they recreate the network of support again in a new country?
Isabelle Amatoury, founder of Kid’s Island Nursery in Dubai, has dealt with many families transitioning into the region. She prides herself on the fact that the Nursery is known for working closely with families to ensure that a stable foundation is created from which the family can grow. “Our belief at Kids Island Nursery is that children thrive on love, laughter and security. When there is no extended family around, the Nursery takes its place. We provide an inspiring, progressive, nature- themed environment for our children to learn and explore, while helping them settle into their new routine. However, it’s not only the children we are concerned about but the parents as well. Moving is stressful especially when moving abroad. We understand that parents may be feeling overwhelmed and our goal is to give guidance and support where needed. We also offer cuddles on the really rough days because nothing beats a cuddle from someone who cares!”
Isabelle recommends that new families find ways to connect to the city, “Set aside time within the week to explore the beaches, parks and malls around the area. Accept invitations to dinner or play dates. Join local clubs or Facebook groups. The sooner the family feels settled, the sooner they will find that Dubai is filled with many like-minded, caring people, who will start to help rebuild the network of support that has been left behind.”
Kid’s Island Nursery has been in Dubai for 28 years, and has provided a stable network of support to thousands of families over the years. The Nursery is an extension of the family, providing parents support to settle in an expat village, while offering guidance and stability. Their team of caring staff strives to create a loving, nurturing environment from which the families and children can grow.
About Kids Island Nursery
Kids Island Nursery in Dubai was founded over two decades ago by Isabelle Amatoury. The philosophy of the nursery centers on the fact that each child is unique and should be given the opportunity to explore and learn. The Nursery follows the British Curriculum and caters to children starting preschool and kindergarten. They provide a safe and nurturing environment helping children gain social skills and increase self-awareness.
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Lafayette Police investigate armed robbery at Subway Restaurant on Louisiana Avenue
Posted: Jun 16, 2019 / 01:14 AM CDT / Updated: Jun 17, 2019 / 05:42 PM CDT
Lafayette police say they are investigating an armed robbery at a Subway restaurant.
The robbery occurred, in broad daylight, at the restaurant on Louisiana Avenue in the Stirling Lafayette Shopping Center.
Corporal Bridgette Dugas said no store employees were injured during the robbery.
She said police have no suspects at this time.
Police did not say how much money was taken during the robbery.
One eyewitness who worked near the subway said the robbers left behind a huge mess of food on the floor.
I don't know about you, but after a week of talking tropics, seeing and being in flood waters, and having bouts of cabin fever--I'm ready to finally put Barry to bed and talk about something else. How about some sunshine, that's always nice to discuss!
In all seriousness, we could still see scattered storms through this evening, but not the organized flooding rainbands that we saw this morning. In fact, all the Flash Flood warnings have been dropped across the area. A few more scattered storms will be possible tomorrow afternoon, but again not to the extreme that we saw this morning. Any storms tomorrow will be scattered and fast-moving. They won't be as widespread either and I think we'll finally see some sunshine mixing in.
Here at 517 Bank Avenue, the power has been out since Saturday afternoon around 3:30.
Resident Robert Aymond says that Tropical Strom Barry affected his daily routine because he could not do much without having power.
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The attack on Spain’s embassy in Genoa in 1949
Antonio Téllez Solà
In the Libertarian Movement’s battle against the Franco regime, 1949 stands out as one of the bloodiest of years, with large numbers of its tried and tested fighters being ruthlessly eliminated. The systematic slaughter had begun back in 1947 and 1948, with the killing of, among others, Antonio López and Diego Franco Cazorla (“Amador Franco”) who were shot in San Sebastian, and of Raúl Carballeira Lacunza and Ramón González Sanmarti who were gunned down in Barcelona.
Although our list may not be exhaustive, the fatalities of 1949 had a tremendous impact upon the urban guerrilla groups as well as on the groups operating in the sierras in Aragon and Andalusia, not to mention other regions which would take too long to list.
As we said, the year opened with the January court martial that passed sentence of death upon two Aragonese guerrillas: Justiniano Garcia (“El Macho”) and Pedro Acosta Cánovas (“El Chaval”), both of them natives of Utrillas (Teruel). They were executed in Zaragoza on 22 March.
On 9 March, following a gun-battle with the security forces, the Galician José López Penedo was wounded and arrested in Torrasa: he faced a firing squad in Barcelona on 4 February 1950, alongside 31 year old Carlos Vidal Pasanau, Saturnino Culebras Saiz and Manuel Sabaté Llopart, all of whom had been captured in 1949.
Miguel Barba Moncayo (“Reyes”), had scarcely been released from prison after arrest in 1947 before he was murdered in cold blood by the police on 11 March 1949 in his own home.
In mid-May 1949, a team of ten guerrillas entered Spain via the province of Huesca. Eight of them lost their lives: Fabián Nuez Quiles (36), Rogelio Burillo Esteban (35) and Jorge Camón Biel (35) were gunned down while trying to cross the Ebro river near Alborge (Huesca). Within days of that, the other members of the party were captured and five were shot in Zaragoza on 8 May 1950 – Manuel Llovet Isidro (43), José Capdevila Ferrer (29), Manuel Ródenas Valero (31), Alfredo Carvera Cañizares (37) and Roger Ramos Rodriguez (30). The other two who survived served 20 years in prison.
In July, another 11-man guerrilla team, again from France, lost Aurelio Marti (24) and Antonio Ribera (30) in Huesca province.
In September the Italian libertarian Helios Ziglioli (21) died in an ambush laid by the Civil Guard in Barcelona province.
In October, the long list of libertarian militants who perished in the manhunt unleashed by Francoism included, in Barcelona alone: Luciano Alpuente, José Sabaté Llopart, Julio Rodriguez Fernández, Juan Serrano, Arquimedes Serrano Ovejas, Victor Espallargas, José Luis Barrao and Francisco Martinez Márquez. Many more were arrested and quite a number shot, as in the cases of José Pérez Pedrero, Pedro Adrover Font, Jorge Pons Argiles, Santiago Amir Gruañas, Cinés Urrea Piña, not to mention the aforementioned persons executed alongside José López Penedo.
11 November saw the arrest in Barcelona province of 47 year old Juan Vilella (“Moreno”), José Bartobillo (25), José Puertas (47) and the brothers Miguel and Jaime Guitó: within days every one of them had been murdered in the open countryside.
As if that was not enough, on 22 December another action group crossed the border en route to Barcelona: this was the “Los Maños” group: Wenceslao Jiménez Orive was gunned down in the street on 9 January 1950, and another two members of the group, Simón Gracia Flerigan and Plácido Ortiz Gratal were arrested the same day: both were shot on 24 December 1950.
To cap this slaughter in 1949, the legendary guerrillas Barnabé López Calle and Juan Ruiz Hercano perished in the mountains around Cadiz on 30 December.
Naturally the slaughter persisted into 1950. Here we will cite only the guerrillas Pedro Vargas Valverde (“Castellanot”) aged 32, and Juan Subinya Heras (39) who were gunned down in Gerona in March.
Many of the names given here were never made public in the exile community, perhaps to avoid discouraging other volunteers destined to meet the same fate.
Events in Catalonia, which, being a border region and consistently the stomping ground of comrades committed to the anti-Franco struggle, could scarcely be hushed up completely had enormous repercussions abroad.
One of the signs of protest, the most sensational one perhaps, took place in Genoa (Italy) where a trio of young Italian libertarians attacked the Francoist consular representative.
On Tuesday 8 November 1949, around noon, three Italian anarchists – Eugenio De Lucchi (21), Gaspare Mancuso (26) and Gaetano Busico (25) – showed up at the Spanish Consulate at No 3, Via Brigata Liguria.
Busico was carrying a Beretta pistol and, in a leather attaché case, a Sipel German bomb, complete with wooden throwing handle. Mancuso had a 7.65 calibre pistol and a bottle of petroleum: De Lucchi had a snub-nosed 9mm Beretta.
The trio ascended to the first floor after offering the doorman a plausible excuse for their presence. Busico led the way into the offices, followed by De Lucchi with Mancuso bringing up the rear. In the waiting room they found a total of fifteen people, with the staff and members of the public. Brandishing their guns they told people not to be afraid, that their interest was in the Spanish consul only. Whilst Busico and De Lucchi kept everyone at bay, Mancuso, having cut the telephone lines, made for the consul’s office. There was no one there of course: so he stacked some papers and items of furniture on the ground and doused them with petrol.
The consul, Juan Teixidor Sanchez, was out: apparently he had gone to a reception held by the Italia shipping line aboard the steamer Conte Biancamano.
While Mancuso was busy with his mission, Busico arrived to check that the consul was missing: he was able to vent his feelings only on a portrait of General Franco which he smashed to smithereens. Then he opened the window where the Falangist symbol and the red and yellow flag hung: he ripped them both down and ran up the red and black flag with the motto “Neither God nor Master” – the flag of the old militants of the Genoese Anarchist Federation.
Mancuso and Busico returned to the waiting room and having warned people what they were about to do, lest they take fright, Busico threw his grenade into the consul’s office which lay at the end of a long corridor. The grenade exploded and Busico went to inspect the damage and set fire to the papers previously doused with petrol.
Within minutes everyone was out of the Consulate: De Lucchi was mingling with the others, then out came Mancuso and Busico who had wanted, before leaving, to check that no one had been left behind in the place. As he was coming down the stairs, he met the doorman who attempted to lock the door to the street. Busico had to threaten him at gunpoint to get out.
From that point on things took a turn for the worse. De Lucchi, still overcome with excitement, stepped into the street still brandishing his gun and was quickly arrested. On reaching the street, Mancuso took a sharp left and blended in with the passers-by, whereas Busico had set off in the opposite direction.
Before getting away, Mancuso had looked up to see the black part of the flag bearing the subversive motto fluttering in the breeze and plainly visible. He boarded a tram at the corner of the Via Brigata Liguria and made his way to his sister’s place, where he had a bite to eat, shaved and then headed for the hills to wait until darkness fell. At around 5.00 pm, he bought a copy of Il Mercantile in the street the consulate was in. There he could read the first reports of the attack before going off to talk to some comrades, only to learn from them that De Lucchi had been picked up and was being held for questioning in the Carabinieri barracks near the consulate. There was no word of Busico. To set his mind at rest, Mancuso caught the first train for Carrara, where his friend had his home, and he arrived in the city of marble quarriers late that night. He was told at the Anarchist Federation premises that the Carabinieri had already called there as part of their inquiries into the attack in Genoa.
But Busico had not left Genoa at all and whilst Mancuso was making for Liorna in the car of a friend from Carrara, Busico spontaneously gave himself up to the police to shoulder his part of the blame with De Lucchi.
Mancuso stayed in Liorna a month before crossing the border into France at Ventimiglia with a friend. In Menton, they both took a taxi to Nice and travelled on to Marseilles by train. After a few days, Mancuso moved on to Paris to wait for a date to be set for the trial.
Whilst the police were trying to trace Mancuso, the Genoa press (Il Corriere Ligure, Il Lavoro Nuovo, Il Corriere del Popolo and Il Nuovo Cittadino) carried a statement from the Ligurian Anarchist Federation, signed by Vincenzo Toccafondo:
“In response to the repression mounted against the Spanish anarchists who express in the martyred Spain their burning desire that the whole of the people should enjoy freedom, three young anarchists have mounted a token operation against the Spanish consulate. Anarchist ideology holds that every individual should act on his own initiative. This should be well understood by any who might be straining to uncover some supposed conspiracy.
“Statements from the arrested young anarchists bear out what we have just pointed out. However, the Ligurian Anarchist Federation expresses its own utter solidarity with these youngsters who, by sacrificing their liberty, sought to make a stand against the Francoist dictatorship.”
In consequence of this statement, Vincenzo Toccafondo, one of the oldest and most active propagandists of the Federation, was charged, along with the material authors of the attack, and tried alongside them on charges of making an apology for the offence.
The headquarters of the Genoa Anarchist Groups at No 2, Via Saluzzo, was subjected to a search by police and anti-militarist manifestoes, some copies of the Ligurian young anarchists’ magazine Inquietudine, a copier and sundry propaganda materials were seized.
Once a date had been set for the trial, Gaspare Mancuso gave himself up on 5 April 1950 to the Italian authorities at the border post at Ventimiglia in order to share his friends’ fate. He rejoined them in the Marassi prison in Genoa. The popularity the prisoners had won through their anti-Franco demonstration meant that all three were placed in the same cell.
De Lucchi, Mancuso, Busico and Toccafondo appeared before a Genoese magistrate on 1 June 1950, but the court found that it did not have jurisdiction and the case was moved up to the Criminal Court.
In the end, when the case was heard on 13 and 15 November, it turned into a monster demonstration against Franco. The following were called to offer evidence in mitigation: Federica Montseny Mane; Franco Venturi, a PhD and historian of modern art who had been a prisoner in Spain in 1940-1941; Giaele Franchini, the widow of Mario Angeloni, the first commander of the Italian Section of the Francisco Ascaso Column (CNT-FAI) up until his death at Monte Pelado (Huesca) in the unit’s first action on 28 August 1936; Marcello Bianconi, of the Ligurian Anarchist Federation, who had also served in the Ascaso Coloumn; Pier Carlo Masini, publicist and outstanding propagandist of anarchist ideas in Italy, an eminent historian whose articles and lectures assisted the campaign begun on behalf of the anarchists and the Spanish people after 1945; Aldo Garosci, writer and prestigious journalist: his participation in the defence of the accused made a substantial contribution to turning the proceedings into an arraignment against Franco and his regime. A moving letter was also read out from the writer Carlo Levi, who was unable to attend in person. One of the witnesses who caused a huge sensation was the engineer Gino Bibbi, an anarchist from Carrara, for his name had frequently hit the headlines under Mussolini and he was regarded as the brains behind an attempt on the Duce’s life by the young Gino Lucetti in Rome on 11 September 1926.
The defence counsel – Tommaso Pedio, Massimo Punzo, Giuseppe Macchiavelli, Gian Barrista Brubetti, Giuliano Vasalli and Ernesto Monteverde – placed the Franco regime in the dock as a disgrace to humanity with their brilliant reports.
In short, all three perpetrators plus Toccafondo were discharged.
It is worth pointing out that the trial had a lot more impact than the actual attack.
The trial also brought to light a new and unexpected stance on the part of the judiciary: faced with the dilemma of obeying the dictates of the human conscience or acting as apologists for the totalitarian regime bleeding Spain white, they opted to defer to the first categorical imperative and, in their judgement, they acknowledged the high moral and social significance of the act perpetrated as a fully extenuating circumstance. Nothing like that had ever been heard before in Italy!
That the verdict on the perpetrators was a one-off is beyond question, but whereas the actual authors of the attack were set free, there was the absurd circumstance that the Italians Ivan Aiati, Alfonso Failla and Gigi Damiani were tried in Court No 11 of the Palace of Justice in Rome, on charges of making the case for the crime through their spirited defence of the three accused in the columns of Umanita Nova. Damiani and Aiati were sentenced to 8 months in prison and Failla was found not guilty. The previous month, another Italian comrade, Umberto Marzocchi, another veteran of the Ascaso Column in the civil war, had been absolved when he was tried on the same charges.
From: Polémica No 58, July-Sept 1995.. Translated by: Paul Sharkey.
Part of Anarchist international action against Francoism from Genoa 1949 to The First Of May Group
Anarchist resistance to Francoism
Téllez Solà, Antonio. The 1962 abduction of Spain’s honorary vice-consul in Milan .
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Téllez Solà, Antonio. One Episode in the Libertarian Movement’s Struggle against Francoism : The “First of May Group” and the kidnapping in Rome of Monsignor Marcos Ussia, the ecclesiastical attaché at Spain’s embassy to the Vatican (Friday 29 April 1966 – Wednesday 11 May 1966) .
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Spider-Man (PS4) review
March 11, 2019 by Lucas Kelleher in game reviews
Ever since it was first announced, Marvel’s Spider-Man for the PS4 has looked like amazing. After so many years without a hit Spider-Man game, it looked like Insomniac Games might be the right developer to finally deliver on the promise of an open-world web-slinging adventure. Oh wow man, did they ever deliver! This game is legitimately everything we’ve been hoping for.
So let’s address most obvious question first: how’s the web-slinging? The short answer is it’s awesome!
Thwipping and swinging and flipping and zipping, etc. around Insomniac’s Manhattan feels great, even when compared to Spider-man 2 (PS2/Xbox/GC): the 2002 classic against which all other Spidey games are judged. Even though the controls have been simplified somewhat from that title—you generally use just one shoulder button to web-sling, as opposed to left and right shoulder buttons to mimic each of Spidey’s hands—the range of midair maneuvers you can perform has increased and the overall fluidity is greatly improved. You can still pull off totally unnecessary air tricks just like in Spider-Man 2, preserving that skateboarding-like sense of flow as you weave your way through the urban jungle.
Perhaps the coolest refinement of this game’s web-slinging is its sense of speed. Release the web line at the top of your upswing and your speed will stay roughly the same from one swing to the next. But release the line closer to the bottom of your swing and more of your momentum will go into forward acceleration, increasing your speed. Combine this kind of acceleration swinging with some zip-to-point/point launches and you can get Spidey moving extremely fast across the New York skyline.
Honestly, the web-slinging is so good that it basically justifying the game purchase on its own. That said, it is only one part of this expansive and insanely well-polished game.
Combat, as it turns out, is also surprisingly fun this time around. Whether taking on a gang of street thugs, or wave after wave of professional mercenaries, fighting is well-balanced dance of physical blows, web attacks, dodges, gadgets, finisher takedowns, and suit-powered super moves. By allowing you to rush in swinging or hang back and shoot webs, battle enemies on the ground or launch them into the air (for absurd airborne combos), or clear out a group with an area-attack suit power, the game offers plenty of flexibility in how you choose to approach a fight. Combat also offers enough challenge to be legitimately satisfying. Even with random street thugs, if they are well-armed, or if even just one guy is brute—a hulking bruiser-type enemy—the group will take some skill and/or ingenuity to take down.
One combat scenario I don’t like as much is the fights with Sable forces. While these fights are challenging and I feel extra motivated to clobber these particular enemies, they’re often more frustrating than fun. For example, the armor many Sable agents wear is immune to Spider-Man’s webs, rendering most of your gadgets useless, and greatly limiting your options in how to approach the conflict. Combine that with flying jetpack enemies who can spread fire and/or snare you in a plasma lasso, and you’re in for a tough fight.
While beating down of bunch of random enemies tends to be fun, boss fights, on the other hand, aren’t always as compelling. Maybe it’s because so much of the action tends to get relegated to quicktime events and cinematic cutscenes, but instead of the open-ended action of normal combat, the player gets shoehorned into performing super specific actions. Consequently, I found most of the boss fights to be pretty ho-hum; either a bit boring or tedious, or both. The final boss fight of the game was really spectacular though, an appropriately climatic battle packed with a well-earned emotional punch.
In addition to regular combat, Spider-Man PS4 includes stealth segments which I very much enjoyed. They definitely feel very similar to the Batman Arkham games, right down to silently snatching up foes or stomping down on them from above. But something about sneaking around with Spidey’s abilities feels especially satisfying. As it turns out, when you have spider powers and web traps, stealth gameplay like this is shockingly appropriate.
There are few times in the game where the player takes control of a character other than Peter Parker. These sequences are usually all sneaking, but without Spider-Man’s powers or arsenal of web gadgets. I could see some portion of the player base being upset that they have to spend any time playing as Mary Jane at all, but I honestly always enjoyed these parts immensely. Some of the appeal there probably comes from the fact that Mary Jane, like almost every other character in this game, is incredibly well-realized.
Another element that players might scoff at is the puzzle-solving segments, which come in a few different flavors. These puzzle bits are kind of the opposite of the high-octane action of web-slinging or Spidey’s acrobatic fisticuffs, but they do a great job of slowing down the intensity and giving the player a bit a breather. They are also completely skippable, so if you’re just not feeling it, you can jump to the next part. (You lazy piece of….)
Honestly these segments are pretty relaxing.
To my complete surprise, the story and characterization in Spider-Man PS4 are probably its strongest attributes. The whole cast of Spider-Man characters are so compelling and fully fleshed out here, so real—both in their visual looks and emotional authenticity—that these just might be my favorite takes on them to date. (Coincidently, the other contender for “best version of Spider-Man ever” came out just a few months after this game, the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.) This Peter Parker, this Mary Jane Watson, and this Otto Octavius (in particular), are so good, they feel like the new definitive versions of the characters. Peter and MJ’s relationship is especially well-written and relatable.
It’s too bad they kind of messed up JJ though. For some reason, J. Jonah Jameson, the brash Daily Bugle editor, is an Alex Jones-type rightwing conspiracy nut in this game. That’s not just patently uncool, it feels somewhat like a betrayal of the character. JJ is supposed to be stingy, demanding, and overly suspicious of Spider-Man, but he’s also supposed to be a progressive muckraker, a dyed in the wool print journalist. (Rumor has it that JJ was actually based on Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee himself.) So, in my opinion, even having him adopt the style of far-right talk radio personalities—merely as a gag—is in poor taste. It also don’t help that his radio broadcasts simply aren’t ever funny. Luckily this is just one misstep in an otherwise stellar cast of characters.
Speaking of things the game gets wrong—and I’m definitely not the first person to point this one out but—Spider-Man’s relation with the police department is uncomfortably close and collaborative. Early on in the game he even helps the cops set up surveillance towers for some straight-up Orwellian violations of privacy. This seems very much at odds with Peter Parker’s character. I mean, sure, I understand if a young man raised in a post-9/11 world might feel some affinity towards New York’s emergency services, and he does have at least one trusted friend working on the force. But it still seems weird that he would be so willing to expand law enforcement’s electronic surveillance capabilities when their policies (stop-and-frisk for example) are known to disproportionately target people of color. Since is when is Peter so oblivious?
Some players might point out that the surveillance tower thing is just a common trope in open-world games, a way to incentive you to unlock the world map incrementally. And yeah, I understand that. But it’s not the mechanic that I have a problem with, it’s the narrative impetus for the player’s actions. This part of story feels completely tone-deaf. Police brutality is a real thing that actual people continue to live through right now. And yet Peter not only helps them expand the police’s reach, he jokes about becoming “Spider-Cop”? Yeesh…not a good look.
Later on in the game, when the Sable soldiers appear—Blackwater-style mercenaries hired by the clearly villainous Norman Osborne to be his private army—and start imposing martial law in Manhattan, Spider-Man suddenly shows the appropriate level of revulsion. He accurately identifies the Sable agents as fascist foot soldiers and begins working against them to preserve the freedom of the citizens of New York. It’s a little mind-boggling that Peter could be so friendly with the NYPD, and then suddenly so opposed to Sable, when the similarities between the organizations outweigh their differences.
And while I’m on the topic of vaguely political things that bothered me in this game, here’s one more. After a prison riot and breakout, inmates escape into Manhattan and a new kind of event is unlocked: Prisoner Crimes. The audience is apparently just supposed to take it for granted that all of the escaped prisoners are definitely guilty of violent crimes and should be considered dangerous. But just like with the NYPD collaboration, the underlying premise here makes me uneasy.
Mass incarceration is huge problem in this country; we clearly shouldn’t have nearly as many people imprisoned as we currently do. So I find the idea of rounding up escaped convicts and throwing them back into a cell is utterly unappealing. At least in the case of these prisoners, the game goes well out of its way to show the escapees as a clear and imminent threat to the public. I mean, they do immediately acquire heavy weaponry and start taking over whole city blocks, all the while remaining easily identifiable in their orange jumpsuits. Ultimately though, it just feels out of touch to turn convicts into disposable game enemies when, in real life, our country has such an overwhelming and intractable problem with an unjust prison industrial complex. How about we don’t reinforce this particular stigma, huh?
Hey, you know what’s fun though? Alternate costumes! And this game has a ton of them. As a longtime Spidey fan, I was very pleased that the game starts you off wearing the classic—and let’s be honest, just plain perfect—Spider-Man suit we all know and love. After it gets damaged in combat, and Otto Octavius lends a hand mending it, you get the Advanced Suit, the white-accented costume made specifically for the game. And I have to say, maybe it’s just the athletic touches like the knuckle reinforcements or the running sneaker elements included in the boots, but I found myself always sticking with this default look, even as I unlocked one badass suit after another.
The Vintage suit is 100% badass.
Pretty much every suit Insomniac included in this game looks incredible and is painstakingly faithful to the source material. Want to sport the current movie suit that Tom Holland has worn in the MCU films? It’s in there. Want to relive your Spider-Man 2 memories with the shiny webbed suit from Sam Rami’s trilogy? Yep, that’s in there too. Ben Riley’s Scarlet Spider? Check. Spider-Man 2099? Check. Spider-Man Noir? Check. The Iron Spider suit from Civil War? Well, do you mean “Civil War” the comic or the movie? Haha, just kidding—they’re both in there. (Although one of them is DLC.)
As soon as a suit is unlocked you can sport that look for basically the whole rest of the game, cutscenes and all, providing a nice level of customization. While I’ve used the Advance suit the most, the single best costume in the game has to be the Vintage suit. It’s essentially the classic Spider-Man suit, but cell-shaded to look like it just jumped off of the pages of a comic book. This style really stand out again the hyper realistic look of the rest of the game, which is a tad jarring. But it’s also just so damn cool that you won’t care.
With great super suits come great photographability, and this game overdelivers in that department as well. Pause the game at any time and you can switch over to Photo Mode. There you can move the camera around a snap pictures to your hearts content. There’s a selfie toggle too, so you can make Peter pose for the camera, even if he’s free falling or mid-thwip while web-slinging. Additionally, you can impose a variety of frames and stickers, potentially giving your in-game glamour shots a playful purikura vibe.
The VHS filter felt somehow appropriate for Spider-Man 2099.
To wrap up, Marvel’s Spider-Man for PS4 is a triumph. Without a doubt, this is a super-powered adventure well worth playing, especially if you’re a fan of the wall crawler. Web-slinging throughout Manhattan has never felt better, the combat is appropriately fast and acrobatic while still managing to deliver a challenge, and the storytelling and characters presented here are second to none. If you’ve got a PS4 and even the slightest affinity for Spider-Man, you absolutely need to play this game.
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And here's Harvey himself, seen on a TV interview in one scene and at other times speaking directly to the camera, laying out the blunt advice.
"Don't hate the player. Change the game."
"Men respect women who have standards."
And "don't be a 'chirp chirp' girl." (Expect the man to do more than merely "chirp chirp" his car locks. Make him open the door for you.)
Biting banter rules the day with this ensemble, with Keith Merryman and David A. Newman peppering the script with Harveyisms and hilarious cracks about everything from Star Trek and Oprah to that "traitor" to men, Harvey.
This multi-racial blend of talent in front of and behind the camera — Ferrara (TV's Entourage) and Gary Owen are the white guys in this gang of friends — makes for some explosively funny post-racial America riffs on race, many of them delivered by Cedric (Kevin Hart), the about-to-divorce member of the group. Cracks about "white boy credit scores" and Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls ricochet off the walls, with the black and white friends pushing each other's racial buttons in the way only close friends can.
"You're not even white," Jeremy (Ferrara) blurts out at the other white guy, the pale, redheaded and happily married Bennett (Owen). "You're clear."
For all the laughs, Harvey's thesis — that women have to expect more from the arrested-development crowd that make up "the men of this generation" — rings true. So do his takes on the gender-bending nature of modern relationships — women settling on careers and moving up the ladder, men clinging to childhood longer thanks to a culture that rewards that.
The "gay" jokes don't really land, and as funny as Hart is, his character is the least realistic in the mix and seems superfluous. He also narrates "the game."
But mark Think Like a Man down as a rare winner in a genre that Hollywood has found most difficult to master in recent years: romantic comedies that are both comic and romantic.
L-R: Dominic (Michael Ealy), Cedric (Kevin Hart), Bennett (Gary Owen), Michael (Terrence J), Zeke (Romany Malco), Jeremy (Jerry Ferrara) in Screen Gems' THINK LIKE A MAN.
Mya (Meagan Good), Zeke (Romany Malco), Candace (Regina Hall), Bennett (Gary Owen), Michael (Terrence J), and Cedric (Kevin Hart) in Screen Gems' comedy THINK LIKE A MAN.
Candace (Regina Hall) and Lauren (Taraji P. Henson) in Screen Gems' THINK LIKE A MAN.
Lauren (Taraji P. Henson) on a date with Dominic (Michael Ealy) in Screen Gems' comedy THINK LIKE A MAN.
Terrence J and Regina Hall are two of the struggling couples in Think Like a Man.
(L-R) Kristen (Gabrielle Union) and Jeremy (Jerry Ferrara) at home in Screen Gems' THINK LIKE A MAN.
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Jekyll on Windows
By Jean-Claude Colette Dec 03, 2018
We explain here how to create a static website with Jekyll under Windows 10, using WSL.
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There are many ways to create a website. We can create HTML pages in advance and upload them to the server to get a site called static or use the server language to generate HTML pages on the fly, dynamically. This first method is the oldest, but in recent years static site generators have appeared. They try to make the content more dynamic thanks to JavaScript plugins. It can be compared to a rather primitive CMS that manages the content of the site, once the style and structure of the pages designed. The best known and long used most is Jekyll which generates websites from templates written in a language called Twig and many often-free themes.
Installing Jekyll under Windows 10
Jekyll is a software designed for Linux and officially is not supported by Windows. So, we will install it on the Windows subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Ubuntu. We have already explained how to install Ubuntu with WSL, we just must install Ruby and Jekyll. Let's run Ubuntu and in the Bash Windows, install the necessary packages, as indicated at the following address:
https://jekyllrb.com/docs/installation/windows/
Let's check us out and now create a MyWebSite website (blog):
jekyll new MyWebSite
Everything seems in place, we will be able to develop our website.
You can destroy this directory, since we will not work with the bash shell later, but with the Windows command shell or PowerShell.
rm -rf MyWebSite
To work, we will use Visual Studio Code. This will allow us to easily edit the files and launch the server in PowerShell.
Construction of a Website
The HTML language is not very pleasant to edit, a practice is to use another language more readable using a few special characters (spaces, carriage return, *, etc.). There are several, but the Markdown language is the most used. The text of a page is written in such language and then converted to HTML code and inserted into a template. Jekyll automatically manages this conversion.
Let's get into a working directory, open a PowerShell window (with Visual Studio Code), and create a Web Site with the following command:
wsl jekyll new MyWebSite
Let's go to the MyWebSite directory:
cd MyWebSite
To have an overview of the site in the browser, just launch the server with the command:
wsl bundle exec jekyll serve
and enter the url to http://localhost:4000 in the browser (or press Ctrl + left click of the mouse on the url under VS Code).
Installing a theme
The default theme installed by Jekyll is minima.
To change themes, go to the MyWebSite directory and do the following:
Add this line to your Jekyll site's Gemfile:
gem "jekyll-athena"
And add this line to your config file _config.yml:
theme: jekyll-athena
And then execute:
wsl bundle
Jekyll offers several official themes available on github at https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/wiki/Themes.
Github supports the following themes:
https://pages.github.com/themes
We can find on other github themes often under MIT license so free, but which requires to insert a link to the license or to the github page of the developer.
Some Jekyll themes are installable by the gems. But to customize a theme, it is necessary to download the entire theme.
On the other hand, the themes are not all interchangeable.
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"First of Mahler" opens NEC season {review}
Originally appeared on the Boston Globe - September 28, 2011
{Boston Globe} ‘The First of Mahler’’ was the title of the opening concert of New England Conservatory’s season commemorating the 100th anniversary of Gustav Mahler’s death. But what NEC offered at a packed Jordan Hall was a first in more ways than one, as the original version of Mahler’s First Symphony got what director of orchestras Hugh Wolff believes was its first performance since its Budapest premiere on Nov. 20, 1889. On Monday night, it was paired with Richard Strauss’s tone poem “Don Juan,’’ which debuted in Weimar on Nov. 11, 1889, and the NEC Philharmonia under Wolff was fully equal to the challenge of these two composers’ explosive early works.
What Mahler left as his First is a four-movement symphony that took more or less final form in 1899. In 1967, a five-movement version from 1893 - when the piece was a tone poem called “Titan’’ - came to light. But it wasn’t until the 1990s that most of the original 1889 version turned up in an archive at the University of Western Ontario. This summer, Wolff and NEC composition major Kristo Kondakci created a performing version of this 1889 “Tone Poem in Two Parts’’ from Mahler’s manuscript pages. The differences are primarily in orchestration, dynamics, and expressive markings, but after 1889 Mahler streamlined the finale, eliminating the return of the “Inferno’’ fanfare that opened the movement.
Both “Don Juan’’ and the Mahler First tell the story of a romantic hero. Strauss’s swashbuckler (this could be music for an Errol Flynn film) cuts a swath through the orchestra, seducing the ladies, pausing only for the briefest moments of self-reflection and doubt. Mahler’s (autobiographical?) young man strolls through the fields, regales his sweetheart with a trumpet serenade, and enjoys a village dance. Then the satiric fourth-movement funeral march announces that love has died. In the finale, Mahler’s hero is tormented by memories from the first three movements and can’t move on.
The NEC Philharmonia’s performance of “Don Juan’’ was loud, colorful, glib, self-assured, and swaggering - in other words, everything a Strauss performance should be. It pointed up the astonishing maturity of Strauss’s orchestration - in 1889, he was far ahead of Mahler - and also his compositional limitations.
As for the Mahler, Wolff’s opening movement was tightly coiled and could have used more fresh air. But he gave the second-movement serenade an unembarrassed naïveté, and Chuan-An Hou’s trumpet solo was gorgeous in both tone and phrasing. (This movement, later called “Blumine,’’ is the one that Mahler eventually discarded, even though its love themes seed the rest of the symphony.) Best of all was the finale, in which Wolff made it sound as if it were the protagonist rather than the composer losing his way. The reintroduction of the movement’s opening fanfare came as not just a dramatic coup but a logical one, and the orchestra’s ascent to the triumphant conclusion was as thrilling as any performance on record.
In between the Strauss and the Mahler, NEC music history and musicology chair Katarina Markovic came on stage and gave a brief lecture on how the two versions of the Mahler differ, with Wolff and the orchestra playing musical examples. Kudos to NEC for that, and also to Wolff for seating his first and second violins antiphonally, as Mahler and Strauss would have done.
- Jeffrey Gantz
Jeffrey Gantz can be reached at jeffreymgantz@gmail.com.
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After two years of commuting between Berlin, where she lives, and Copenhagen, where she worked, Sarah has recently decided to become 100 percent Berlin based. Until February 2016, she was Assistant Professor at the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management at the University of Copenhagen (KU), where she was responsible for BSc, MSc and PhD courses on land use and land use transitions in the global South, and where she supervised BSc and MSc projects and theses. Her research focused on Tanzania’s recent climate change adaptation policies and the role of district level bureaucrats in adaptation delivery. Next to this she looked into Tanzania’s ‘rural urbanization’ trends. Originally trained as an Agronomist (MSc, KULeuven, Belgium) and an Environmental Scientist (MSc, Imperial College, London), Sarah obtained a PhD in Human Geography from the University of Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium) in 2012. For her PhD, she explored the relationship between rainfall variability and household diversification strategies in Burkina Faso, combining multiple national household level surveys and spatio-temporal rainfall data.
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Maverix Metals to Acquire a Silver Stream on Northern Vertex's Moss Mine
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VANCOUVER, Oct. 15, 2018 /CNW/ - Maverix Metals Inc. (the "Company" or "Maverix") (TSX-V: MMX) is pleased to announce that it has signed an indicative term sheet, pursuant to which Maverix intends to acquire from a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northern Vertex Mining Corp. ("Northern Vertex"), a right to purchase a percentage of the life-of-mine silver produced from Northern Vertex's operating Moss Mine, located in Arizona (the "Silver Stream" or the "Transaction").
Expanded Asset Base and Immediate Increase to Cash Flow: With the Moss Mine recently achieving commercial production in September 2018, the Silver Stream will generate immediate revenue for Maverix, adding to its already strong cash flow.
Low-Cost Operating Asset in Stable Jurisdiction: The Moss Mine is a low-cost open pit mining and heap leach operation located in northwest Arizona, a stable mining jurisdiction with a long history of mining operations.
Accretive Transaction: The Transaction is accretive to Maverix across all key metrics, including net asset value, cash flow, and attributable gold equivalent production.
Long Mine Life with Significant Exploration and Expansion Potential: Current Measured and Indicated resources of 4.6 million ounces of silver (15.5 million tonnes at 9.3 g/t silver) are sufficient to support an initial 10-year mine life. In October 2017, Northern Vertex announced the results of a Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") of the technical and economic viability of expanding the Moss Mine to include resources that could be accessed by a future expansion of operations. Additionally, Maverix will be exposed to the significant regional exploration potential around the Moss mine. (1)
"Maverix would like to congratulate Northern Vertex on successfully achieving commercial production at the Moss Mine and we are pleased to be their partner going forward to help them unlock the mine's full potential," commented Dan O'Flaherty, CEO of Maverix. "This transaction complements our strong and growing portfolio, adding a precious metal stream on a new low-cost mine, that is immediately accretive to both our cash flow and net asset value."
Silver Stream Terms
Maverix has entered into an indicative term sheet pursuant to which Maverix, and its designated subsidiaries will enter into a definitive silver purchase agreement with Northern Vertex and its operating subsidiary (the "Stream Agreement"). Under the indicative terms of the Stream Agreement:
Maverix will make an upfront payment of US$8,500,000 to Northern Vertex's wholly-owned subsidiary, Golden Vertex Mining Corp. ("Golden Vertex"), the owner and operator of the Moss Mine as consideration for the right to acquire 45% of the silver produced from the Moss Mine.
Maverix will make ongoing cash payments to Golden Vertex equal to 30% of the lesser of the average price of silver for the applicable calendar quarter, and the spot price of silver at the time of delivery.
The Transaction will be effective October 1, 2018, meaning that Northern Vertex will have delivery obligations commencing October 1, 2018.
Once Maverix has purchased a cumulative total of 1,500,000 ounces of silver, the amount of silver that can be purchased under the Stream Agreement will reduce to 22.5% of the silver production for the life of the Moss Mine.
Northern Vertex also has the option, exercisable until the closing of the Stream Agreement, to elect to increase the upfront payment by receiving an additional US$5,000,000 (the "Additional Payment"), for a total upfront payment of US$13,500,000.
If Northern Vertex elects to receive the Additional Payment, then Maverix will be entitled to purchase 75% of the silver produced from the Moss Mine until it has purchased a cumulative total of 2,500,000 ounces of silver at which point the amount of silver that can be purchased under the Stream Agreement will reduce to 37.5% of the silver production for the life of the Moss Mine.
Northern Vertex's and Golden Vertex's obligations under the Stream Agreement will be secured and subordinated only to the security interests granted to Sprott Private Resource Lending (Collector) LP ("Sprott") in respect of its senior secured credit facility.
The Silver Stream will apply to all current and future phases of operations at the Moss Mine.
Closing of the Stream Agreement is anticipated to occur in November 2018. The closing of the Stream Agreement will be subject to, among other items, satisfactory completion of all business and technical due diligence, Maverix entering into an intercreditor agreement with Sprott, and completion of definitive documentation.
Moss Mine
The Moss Mine is 100% owned by Northern Vertex and is located near Bullhead City in northwest Arizona. Moss is a 5,000 tonnes per day, open pit, heap leach, gold-silver operation, that achieved commercial production effective September 1, 2018.
The expansion PEA was completed in October 2017 and outlined a 10-year operation producing an average of approximately 30,000 ounces of gold and 300,000 ounces of silver per year at an AISC (all-in sustaining cost) of US$603 per gold equivalent ounce. (2)
Northern Vertex has announced guidance for the gold and silver production for the fiscal years 2019 and 2020 as follows (3):
Gold Ounces
Silver Ounces
For further information on the Moss Mine, please visit www.northernvertex.com.
Please refer to the technical report titled "NI 43-101 Technical Report Feasibility Study, Mohave County Arizona" dated June 8, 2015, and the technical report titled "NI 43-101 Technical Report Preliminary Economic Analysis Phase III, Mine Life Extension, Mohave County Arizona" dated November 11, 2017, both of which are available on Northern Vertex's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
Please refer to the Northern Vertex news release dated October 10, 2017.
Please refer to the Northern Vertex news release dated September 18, 2018.
Northern Vertex's fiscal year end is June 30. Fiscal 2019 to include 10 months of production after commercial production.
Doug Ward, B.Sc., Mining Engineering, MMSA, is Vice President Technical Services for Maverix, and a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical disclosure contained in this press release.
About Maverix
Maverix Metals Inc. is a gold royalty and streaming company. Maverix's mission is to provide its shareholders with significant low risk leverage to the gold price and to increase underlying per share value by expanding its portfolio with acquisitions of high-quality royalties and streams that offer robust returns.
NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE ("TSX-V") NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX-V) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.
Technical and Third-party Information
The disclosure herein and relating to Moss Mine is based on information publicly disclosed by Northern Vertex and information/data available in the public domain as at the date hereof, and none of this information has been independently verified by the Maverix. Maverix has limited, if any, access to the Moss Mine. Maverix may from time to time receive operating information from Northern Vertex, which it is not permitted to disclose to the public. Maverix is dependent on, (i) the operators of the properties and their qualified persons to provide information to Maverix, or (ii) on publicly available information to prepare disclosure pertaining to properties and operations on the properties on which the Maverix holds royalty, stream or other interests, and generally has limited or no ability to independently verify such information. Although Maverix does not have any knowledge that such information may not be accurate, there can be no assurance that such third-party information is complete or accurate. Some information publicly reported by operators may relate to a larger property than the area covered by Maverix's royalty, stream or other interest. Maverix's royalty, stream or other interests often cover less than 100% and sometimes only a portion of the publicly reported mineral reserves, mineral resources and production of a property.
Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements
This release contains certain "forward looking statements" and certain "forward-looking information" as defined under applicable Canadian and U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements and information can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "plans" or similar terminology. The forward-looking information contained herein is provided for the purpose of assisting readers in understanding management's current expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements and information include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to Maverix's acquisition of a silver stream and the entry into a definitive silver purchase agreement and the associated terms thereof, the completion of all ancillary definitive documentation in respect of the silver purchase agreement, metal prices as they may impact Maverix's guidance generally, Maverix's financial guidance, outlook, proposed plans for acquiring additional stream and royalty interests and the potential of such streams and royalty interests to provide returns and the completion of mine expansion and phases at the Moss mines or other properties that the Maverix holds an interest in. Forward-looking statements and information are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions that, while believed by management to be reasonable, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual actions, events or results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: the impact of general business and economic conditions; the absence of control over mining operations from which Maverix will purchase gold and other metals or from which it will receive royalty payments and risks related to those mining operations, including risks related to international operations, government and environmental regulation, delays in mine construction and operations, actual results of mining and current exploration activities, conclusions of economic evaluations and changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; accidents, equipment breakdowns, title matters, labor disputes or other unanticipated difficulties or interruptions in operations; problems inherent to the marketability of gold and other metals; the inherent uncertainty of production and cost estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses; industry conditions, including fluctuations in the price of the primary commodities mined at such operations, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and fluctuations in interest rates; government entities interpreting existing tax legislation or enacting new tax legislation in a way which adversely affects Maverix; stock market volatility; regulatory restrictions; liability, competition, loss of key employees and other related risks and uncertainties. Maverix undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information except as required by applicable law. Such forward-looking information represents management's best judgment based on information currently available. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed, and actual future results may vary materially. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information.
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Leesa M. Poag J.D.
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Graham, NC Domestic Violence Attorney with 12 years experience
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Greensboro, NC Domestic Violence Lawyer with 28 years experience
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Chapel Hill, NC Domestic Violence Attorney with 1 year experience
(919) 903-9442 50101 Governors Dr #150
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Deborah M Huynh
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Angela McIlveen
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Wiley Nickel
Cary, NC Domestic Violence Attorney with 13 years experience
(919) 585-1486 2401 Weston Parkway
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Lawrence Edward Tickle Jr.
Louisburg, NC Domestic Violence Attorney with 5 years experience
(919) 496-1201 206 S. Main Street
Lawrence founded Tickle Law Office in 2013 after graduating from Campbell University School of Law and passing the North Carolina State Bar. Lawrence earned his Bachelor of Science in Political Science from East Carolina University in 2010 as well as his Master of Science in Criminal Justice and Public Administration from Liberty University in 2015. Lawrence served in the United States Marine Corps after high school where he learned the essential leadership and management skills necessary to be successful as a zealous advocate for his clients. A native of Reidsville, NC, Lawrence now calls Franklin County home. He prides himself...
John Fanney
(919) 617-7009 108 Park Ave
Free ConsultationRaleigh, NC Domestic Violence Attorney with 27 years experience
John Fanney is an experienced, successful criminal trial lawyer with a small, personal attention practice in Raleigh, North Carolina. John focuses his practice on DWI, felony, misdemeanor and traffic offenses. John has 25 years of trial experience representing individuals charged with criminal offenses in Wake County and other parts of North Carolina. He has tried over 20 criminal jury trials and literally hundreds of trials before district court judges. John is Board Certified as a Specialist in State and Federal Criminal Defense by the North Carolina State Bar. John has been twice selected by U.S....
Kelli Y Allen
Charlotte, NC Domestic Violence Attorney with 8 years experience
(704) 727-4900 10150 Mallard Creek Rd. Suite 105
Domestic Violence, Divorce, Family and Immigration
The Law Office of Kelli Y. Allen provides personalized, professional legal and mediation services.
Kelli represents immigration clients worldwide. Her immigration law practice focuses on family-based visas, adjustment of status, consular processing, unlawful presence waivers, naturalization, DACA, U-visas, removal of conditions, and some non-immigrant employment visas. Kelli is a member of the American Immigration Lawyer's Association and previously clerked with the Charlotte Immigration Court.
Our North Carolina elder law practice consists of long-term care planning, asset protection, establishing long-term care Medicaid eligibility without having to "spend down", preparation and submission of NC long-term care Medicaid applications, and representation before the...
Jammie Lynn Wacenske
Raleigh, NC Domestic Violence Lawyer
(919) 335-5291 127 West Hargett Street
Free ConsultationDomestic Violence, Divorce and Family
If you are facing a divorce or child custody matter, you are probably feeling overwhelmed. Where you previously may have been able to resolve your family matters internally and privately, you must now retain the help of a legal representative to protect your (and your children’s) best interest in the public court system. Finding someone with the right mix of emotional support for you during this very difficult time, while at the same time being relentless in their fight to protect you is harder then you may think. Jammie Wacenske is a proven advocate with a soft...
Patrick Michael Megaro
Raleigh, NC Domestic Violence Lawyer with 17 years experience
(919) 666-3114 4801 Glenwood Avenue
Free ConsultationDomestic Violence, Appeals, Civil Rights and Criminal
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
For more information on my biography please email me directly at pmegaro@appealslawgroup.com
Domestic Violence Lawyers in Nearby Cities
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Use Justia to research and compare Asheboro attorneys so that you can make an informed decision when you hire your counsel.
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Justia Lawyer Directory Employment Law Florida Saint James City Attorneys
Saint James City, Florida Employment Lawyers
William M. Powell Esq.
Cape Coral, FL Employment Law Attorney with 37 years experience
(239) 540-3333 3515 Del Prado Blvd S
Free ConsultationEmployment, Agricultural, Civil Rights and Construction
Education: Michigan State University, Bachelor in Philosophy with high honor 1978 Syracuse University College of Law, Juris Doctor, 1981 Bar Admissions: Florida Bar 1982 District of Columbia Bar 1984 United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 1983 Supreme Court of the United States 1985 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin 1992 United States Court of Federal Claims 1995 United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 2001 Former City Attorney City of Cape Coral Former President of the City of Cape Coral Bar Association William M. Powell, Esq. has approximately 30 years of trial experience...
Sean Patrick King
Ft Myers, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 23 years experience
(239) 434-5464 13410 Parker Commons Blvd
Ste 101E
Ft Myers, FL 33912
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
car accidents, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, medical malpractice, wrongful death, birth injures, nursing home, dog bite, slip and fall, product liability, recalls like vaginal mesh or bladder sling, davinci robotic surgery, prozac, mesothelioma, workers compensation
Bradley Paul Rothman
(877) 730-5180 1415 Dean St., ste. 103
Fort Myers, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 15 years experience
Employment and Insurance Claims
I am a Southwest Florida attorney board certified in labor and employment law by the Florida Bar. My practice focuses on employment law, insurance claims, whistleblower representation, and civil litigation.
Much of my law practice involves the representation of current and former employees denied proper compensation; victimized by discrimination or retaliation in the workplace; or requiring legal assistance with non-compete agreements. I'm also heavily involved with the representation of families and businesses denied appropriate insurance coverage following Hurricane Irma. Additionally, I provide representation for Medicare fraud whistleblowers, sexual abuse victims, and most business litigation matters.
Frank W. Piazza
Ft. Myers, FL Employment Law Attorney with 27 years experience
(833) 546-3675 1415 Dean Street
Free ConsultationEmployment, Arbitration & Mediation and Workers' Comp
Experience matters. For well over two decades, Frank W. Piazza has been helping injured workers in Southwest Florida receive the benefits they deserve. Mr. Piazza received his undergraduate degree in political science from the University of South Florida in 1987, followed by his law degree from the University of Florida in 1990. Since May of 1992, he has represented literally thousands of injured workers in Southwest Florida, and has handled all types of cases. “My approach to representing people is perhaps different than others. I actually enjoy meeting with and getting to know each of my clients. In...
Jason Lucas Gunter
(239) 334-7017 1514 Broadway
Jason Gunter is an employment law attorney who has been awarded the Florida Bar Labor & Employment Law Section Scholarship for academic excellence in Labor and Employment law. Prior to attending law school, Jason was a Firefighter for the City of Cape Coral Fire Department and a member if its union, IAFF Local 2424. In 1993, he was named Firefighter of the Year for the State of Florida. In 1994, Jason attended Nova Southeastern School of Law, where he excelled academically. After his first year, Jason was appointed to the Editorial Board of the Nova Southeastern Law Review....
Robert Burkett
Fort Myers, FL Employment Law Attorney with 38 years experience
(239) 275-2145 5237 Summerlin Commons Boulevard
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Insurance Claims and Legal Malpractice
Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington
The Burkett Law Office is dedicated to offering the highest caliber legal representation, focusing on insurance, legal malpractice and healthcare law. Mr. Burkett is former General Counsel of Nightingale Home Healthcare Inc. He is also a former Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, and was Deputy General Counsel and head of Litigation at Conseco Inc. for over 23 years, Mr. Burkett has the experience you need to be successful in your litigated matter. Our practice areas include arbitration, healthcare law, insurance disputes, civil litigation, employment law, legal malpractice, corporate law and general legal services.
Tammy Ray Page
Ft. Myers, FL Employment Law Attorney with 5 years experience
(941) 444-9507 13410 Parker Commons Blvd., Ste. 101
Employment, Estate Planning and Family
Scott E. Atwood
(239) 898-4130 2248 First Street
Richard L. Weldon II
(877) 730-5180 1415 Dean St
Employment, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
University of Florida and Florida State University College of Law
Richard Weldon is an experienced civil trial attorney based in Southwest Florida, and the managing member of Weldon & Rothman, PL. Mr. Weldon focuses his practice on personal injury and civil litigation.
In the area of personal injury, Mr. Weldon provides aggressive representation for matters involving auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, boating accidents, slip and falls, catastrophic personal injury, and wrongful death. Over the past decade, Mr. Weldon has successfully represented hundreds of individuals and families throughout Southwest Florida in personal injury cases. Additionally, Mr. Weldon maintains a general civil litigation practice, handling diverse matters including complex property disputes,...
Peter Fisher
(239) 275-2239 5237 Summerlin Commons Blvd., Ste. 381
Fort Myers, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 8 years experience
Employment, Business and Construction
Attorney Peter Fisher practices in the areas of Business, Construction, Employment and Litigation.
Peter’s mission is to provide his clients with thoughtful, creative, and cost-effective legal solutions for their business-related issues.
Peter has helped numerous homeowners, project owners, contractors, subcontractors and design professionals with the resolution of construction-related disputes, and with the drafting and negotiation of construction and employment-related contracts.
Peter earned his J.D. from The Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, Massachusetts. Peter is licensed in both Florida and Massachusetts and, prior to relocating to Southwest Florida with his wife and two children, Peter represented clients...
Ronald Anthony Dente
Cape Coral, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 22 years experience
(239) 574-0496 1015 Cultural Park Blvd
Employment, Arbitration & Mediation, Civil Rights and Criminal
Leon M. Walsh Jr.
Cape Coral, FL Employment Law Lawyer
(800) 283-7442 202 Del Prado Blvd S
Free ConsultationEmployment, Consumer, Foreclosure Defense and Real Estate
(239) 245-9911 1533 Hendry Street 300
Employment, Business and Criminal
Robert Dodig
(239) 335-1446 2055 Central Ave
Employment, Administrative, Appeals and Education
Ohio Northern University - Claude W. Pettit College of Law
Bradley William Butcher
(239) 561-7801 6830 Porto Fino Circle, Ste. 2
Employment, Construction and Real Estate
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Stewart Savage Esq
Fort Myers, FL Employment Law Lawyer
(941) 481-8388 6719 Winkler Rd
Employment and Estate Planning
Donna Flammang Esq
Fort Myers, FL Employment Law Attorney
(239) 338-4204 2320 1st St
Employment, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Michael Lewis Beckman
(239) 334-3933 6350 Presidential Ct
Employment, Consumer and Personal Injury
Richard Michael Colasurd Esq
(941) 454-7750 16133 Edgemont Dr
Employment and Administrative
Irwin William Barkan Esq
Employment, Business, Divorce and Family
Bryan R. Findley
Kevin Sanderson
Sarasota , FL Employment Law Lawyer with 16 years experience
(941) 444-1548 SnugHarbor Village Office Complex
7717 Holiday Drive
Sarasota , FL 34321
Employment, Divorce, Estate Planning and Probate
Kevin Sanderson serves your legal needs throughout all of West Central Florida, including Sarasota, Casey Key, Siesta Key, Longboat Key, Bradenton, North Port, Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, Fort Myers, Arcadia, Englewood, and Naples.
Kevin F. Sanderson is a graduate of Boston University (B.A., Psychology) and obtained his juris doctor from St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, FL. He continued his education, obtaining his LL.M. (legal laureate masters) in international taxation and offshore finance, also at St. Thomas University School of Law. Kevin was born and raised in New Jersey.
Mr. Sanderson is a member of the Florida Bar, a member...
Frank Michael Malatesta
Venice, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 7 years experience
(941) 256-3812 871 Venetia Bay Blvd
Free ConsultationEmployment, Collections, Consumer and Health Care
My mission is to work with my clients and limit their legal costs and liability while I zealously represent them on employment law and health law matters. As a solo practitioner, my clients have direct, unfettered access to me as your attorney. This is a different concept than what you will find in larger law firms or even some solo practitioners. I believe that this type of access is something my clients should expect from their lawyer.
Eric Albert Parzianello
Naples, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 29 years experience
(239) 325-1802 999 Vanderbilt Road
Free ConsultationEmployment, Appeals, Business and Real Estate
University of Detroit Mercy
My practice is concentrated in representing employers and entrepreneurs in all aspects of employment and business law including severance, termination issues, non-compete disputes and in issues involving the protection of proprietary information.
I also represents employers in Fair Labor Standards Act disputes, including those with the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division. I represent clients in complex commercial litigation regarding these issues at both the trial and appellate levels. A significant portion of my litigation experience has been in business breakups, corporate and partnership dissolutions, securities and shareholder disputes, and related valuation issues. My business litigation experience allows me to...
Otto Immel
(239) 659-5041 1395 Panther Ln
Michael Lawrence Michetti
9010 Strada Stell Ct
Elizabeth Anne Hazelbaker
Naples, FL Employment Law Attorney
(239) 649-3122 3001 Tamiami Trail North
Employment, Bankruptcy, Business and Environmental
Capital University
Catherine Adams Esq
187 Louise St
Employment, Criminal and Personal Injury
Jean Ryan
(239) 593-2900 5801 Pelican Bay Blvd
Employment, Business, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
Naples, FL Employment Law Attorney with 21 years experience
(239) 649-5200 9010 Strada Stell Ct
Bonita Springs, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 14 years experience
Darrin Michael Phillips
(239) 262-7748 350 5th Ave S
Employment, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Jason M. Melton Esq.
(727) 823-0000 200 Central Ave
Free ConsultationSt Petersburg, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 16 years experience
Employment, Business, Criminal and Personal Injury
The Catholic University of America
Attorney Jason M. Melton, is a founding partner of Whittel & Melton, LLC, a full service law firm. We are dedicated to providing our clients with personalized, high-quality representation. We handle Auto Accidents, Slip and Fall, Injury, Nursing Home Abuse, Wrongful Death, Employment, Unpaid Overtime, DUI, Criminal, Brain Injury, Divorce and all Family law issues and other related legal matters throughout the state of Florida.
Jeffrey Lieser
Tampa, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 13 years experience
(813) 280-1256 403 N. Howard Ave
Employment, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
Jeff is the Managing Partner of Lieser Skaff Alexander (LSA), a 9-attorney firm with 3 Florida offices. Jeff has concentrated his practice on business law and business litigation.
In 2017 and 2018, Jeff was named to the Florida Legal Elite roster. The select lawyers on this prestigious list represent fewer than 1.5% of active Florida Bar members. Jeff has also been selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers® magazine each year from 2013-2017, an honor based upon peer review reserved for the top 2.5% of attorneys under age 40.
Jeff represents clients in complex business and civil litigation cases...
R. Michael Pierro Jr.
St. Petersburg, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 18 years experience
(727) 201-2573 146 Second Street North
R. Michael Pierro, Jr. ("Mike") is a Florida Bar Board Certified labor and employment attorney based in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is one of only 5 lawyers in St. Petersburg holding the distinction of Board certification in the area of labor and employment law. He represents both employers and employees. Mike is also a certified Florida circuit civil and federal court mediator. With nearly 15 years of litigation experience, Mike is well-suited to effectively mediate employment-related disputes. Mike welcomes the opportunity to discuss your employment matter.
Jay P. Lechner Esq.
St Petersburg, FL Employment Law Attorney with 18 years experience
Employment, Civil Rights, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Mr. Lechner is a Florida Bar board certified labor and employment lawyer with years experience representing both employees and employers in all aspects of employment law matters.
Kevin G. Brick Esq.
(813) 816-1816 9800 4 St. N
St. Peterburg, FL 33702
Free ConsultationSt. Peterburg, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 14 years experience
Employment, Antitrust, Business and Consumer
Florida State University College of Law and Florida State University College of Law
I am the managing attorney of Brick Business Law, P.A. My firm focuses primarily on litigating and resolving business disputes in and around the Tampa Bay Area. Our clients include business organizations of various sizes and in various industries such as manufacturing, services, technology, medical, food, real estate and others. I am an AV-rated attorney with significant trial and courtroom experience (over 100 trials). I have been named as a "Rising Star" by SuperLawyers, to the "Florida Legal Elite" and among Tampa's Top Attorneys. I am rated "Superb" and received the Client Choice Award from...
Christopher Leo Petruccelli
(813) 906-7730 4830 W. Kennedy Blvd Suite 600
Free ConsultationEmployment and Workers' Comp
CHRISTOPHER L. PETRUCCELLI was born in Tampa, Florida on March 8, 1969. Mr. Petruccelli has lived in the Tampa Bay area all of his life with the exception of the time period for his law studies in Lansing, Michigan.
Mr. Petruccelli graduated from the University of South Florida in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminology. Following his lifelong ambition, he attended Thomas M. Cooley Law School receiving his Juris Doctor (Cum Laude) in 1996.
Upon his return to the Tampa Bay area in 1996, Mr. Petruccelli joined the law firm of Fox &...
Marshall Kobrin
(813) 699-1194 100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 620
Free ConsultationTampa, FL Employment Law Attorney with 1 year experience
Employment, Business, IP and Trademarks
Mr. Marshall J. Kobrin is an associate at the Aegis Law. Mr. Kobrin focuses his practice on business and corporate transactions, and intellectual property.
Prior to becoming an associate at the Walk Law Firm, Mr. Kobrin graduated from the University of Central Florida. He received his bachelor’s degree in political science in 2014 with minors in general business, sports business management, and legal studies. He was awarded Dean’s List honors multiple semesters throughout his time at UCF. Mr. Kobrin then attended law school at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. During his tenure at the University of...
Christopher M. Klemawesch
Employment, Criminal, Family and Personal Injury
Mr. Klemawesch's practice includes all aspects of criminal defense and personal injury in both State and Federal Court.
Prior to joining Whittel & Melton, Mr. Klemawesch worked as an Assistant State Attorney in the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Pinellas County, Florida, where he tried over seventy-five cases to juries, including cases involving homicide, hate crimes, sexual battery, weapons charges, and many other areas. He was a member of the Vehicular Homicide Squad, focused on the investigation and prosecution of severe DUI cases involving significant injuries and deaths.
Before working for the State of Florida, Mr. Klemawesch worked at several Florida law firms, practicing...
Employment Lawyers in Nearby Cities
Employment Lawyers in Nearby Counties
Saint James City Employment Legal Aid & Pro Bono Services
Florida Rural Legal Services
Fort Meyers, FL
Problems in the workplace?
Employment law governs the relationship between workers and their employers. This law, contained in federal and state statutes, administrative regulations, and judicial decisions, specifies the rights and restrictions applicable to each party in the workplace.
This area of law regulates such issues as employee benefits, discipline, hiring, firing, leave, payroll, and health and safety in the workplace. It also encompasses non-compete agreements, retaliation, severance, unemployment compensation, pensions, whistle-blowing, worker classification, wage garnishment, work authorization for non-U.S. citizens, worker's compensation, and employee handbooks.
Both federal and state laws govern the relationship between employees and employers. Federal laws such as Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibit employers from discriminating against employees based on certain characteristics. Many states have enacted their own laws similar to federal ones (and sometimes are more stringent). Cities and counties also can enact ordinances that affect employee rights, such as local minimum wage laws.
Employment lawyers can choose to accept only employees as clients, only employers, or both. Some attorneys focus on a specific area of employment law, such as workers' compensation, whistleblowing or discrimination, but many can handle a wide range of employment law issues.
Essential job functions: The fundamental job duties of the employment position that the individual with a disability holds or desires. The term essential functions does not include marginal functions of the position.
Exempt employee: An employee who is not entitled to the minimum wage or overtime pay protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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The American Library Association (ALA) has opened its Web site. It serves an integrative function for some of these other sites and provides a calendar of events.
International Association of School Libraries
The ALA's international counterpart, the International Association of School Libraries, in contrast, contains information primarily of importance to its professional members, though a few links for online resources are somewhat useful.
Library Guide at the University of Massachusetts
The Library Guide at UMass was authored by an expert librarian at Simmons. It is very comprehensive--Internet resources, key affinity groups, copyright policies, catalogs and indexes/indices.
The Library Journal claims that 100,000 librarians read the online version of their management journal for librarians. It includes both national and regional headlines.
This field is changing quickly, with new ideas to get more people into libraries and make it easier to find items of interest to them. The Library Journal reported on a new library branch in Gilbert, Arizona that will drop the Dewey Decimal Classification system and take its cue from bookstores, arranging books and other resources into the 50 or so subject headings used by the Book Industry Study Group.
• Women Resources
• Benchmarks for Science Literacy - Project 2061
• Assistive Technology For Students
• School Administration Support
• Integrating Technology into Your School's Curriculum
• Language & Literacy Groups
◄ Example Virtual Libraries
Creating and Managing Virtual Libraries and Resources ▲
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Through our work with Heifer International, we have helped lift 40 million people out of poverty.
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We believe the Internet gives citizens of the world amazing opportunities to broadly share the values, beliefs and behaviors that shape our society’s future.
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The case of the overly anonymous anon_vma
Apr 27, 2010, 06:03 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Jonathan Corbet)
"During the stabilization phase of the kernel development cycle, the -rc releases typically happen about once every week. 2.6.34-rc4 is a clear exception to that rule, coming nearly two weeks after the preceding -rc3 release. The holdup in this case was a nasty regression which occupied a number of kernel developers nearly full time for days. The hunt for this bug is a classic story of what can happen when the code gets too complex.
"Sending email to linux-kernel can be an intimidating prospect for a number of reasons, one of which being that one never knows when a massive thread - involving hundreds of messages copied back to the original sender - might result. Borislav Petkov's 2.6.34-rc3 bug report was one such posting. In this case, though, the ensuing thread was in no way inflammatory; it represents, instead, some of the most intensive head-scratching which has been seen on the list for a while.
"The bug, as reported by Borislav, was a null pointer dereference which would happen reasonably reliably after hibernating (and restarting) the system. It was quickly recognized as being the same as another bug report filed the same day by Steinar H. Gunderson, though this one did not involve hibernation. The common thread was null pointer dereferences provoked by memory pressure. The offending patch was identified by Linus almost immediately; it's worth taking a look at what that patch did."
Kernel Log: Coming in 2.6.34 (Part 1) - Network Support(Apr 17, 2010)
Linux: 2.6.34-rc4, "Hunting A Really Annoying VM Regression"(Apr 14, 2010)
The kernel column by Jon Masters #85(Apr 01, 2010)
Kernel Log: Coming in 2.6.32 (Part 4) - Driver(Nov 26, 2009)
Autonomously Finding Performance Regressions In The Linux Kernel(Oct 23, 2009)
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Chairman of the European Parliament Transport Committee launches easyJet’s LJLA to Brussels service
Chairman of the European Parliament Transport Committee launches easyJet’s JLA to Brussels service
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, commenced flights to Brussels from Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) today. This is the airline’s first service to Brussels from the UK, providing direct access to the Capital of the European Union and has been launched as part of easyJet’s ongoing commitment to enhancing its offer for business travellers.
easyJet’s UK general manager, Paul Simmons was joined by Brian Simpson, MEP for the North West of England and Chairman of the European Parliament’s Transport Committee at LJLA to launch the new six-times-weekly (Sun-Fri) service from Liverpool to Brussels.
Paul Simmons, easyJet’s UK General Manager said, "By introducing a low-fares service to Brussels we are providing affordable access to the Capital of Europe. The launch of our first UK route to Brussels reflects our commitment to providing business travellers with the broadest choice of destinations at the lowest possible fares."
Brian Simpson, North West MEP and Chairman of the European Parliament’s Transport Committee added, "I’m delighted that easyJet is starting flights between Liverpool and Brussels, and honoured that it chose Liverpool to launch its first British based service to the EU capital. This brings Merseyside and the wider North West region closer to Europe and will allow more choice for regular travellers such as myself. The EU broke down the monopoly in the aviation market, giving customers a greater choice of airports, carriers and new routes. This move will also generate an influx of business and leisure travellers to the Belgian capital and the North West and bring much needed economic benefits. I’m sure this new route will be a great success."
Fares on easyJet’s Liverpool to Brussels route start from £23.99 (one-way, including taxes). For more information or to book visit easyJet.com
Widerøe increases departures between Bergen and Liverpool
From Sunday 10 November, Widerøe is increasing the number of departures between Bergen and Liverpool to three a week.
easyJet to operate Winter flights to Tenerife from Liverpool
easyJet have announced that they will add another new route to their operations from Liverpool, by operating twice weekly flights to Tenerife commencing on 30th October 2019 for the Winter 2019/20 season.
LJLA awarded the UK’s only 5 star airport rating for flight punctuality
Liverpool John Lennon Airport has been awarded the UK’s only 5-star airport rating by the world’s leading air travel intelligence company, OAG for flight punctuality, confirming its status as the UK’s faster, easier, friendlier airport.
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Age restrictions on all websites and a ban on Facebook ‘likes’ – the new proposed internet rules explained
Proposed changes could mean you need to put your age in to access all websites online (Photo: Shutterstock)
Lloyd Bent
Published: 3:31 pm April 15, 2019
Internet users could be forced to provide their age on every single website under new rules proposed to protect children online.
It could see users required to provide details every time they shop online, browse for cheap flights or read up on the latest news.
The plans, put forward by the Information Commissioner’s Office today (15 April), also suggest that social media companies such as Facebook should turn off the ‘like’ function on profiles of children under 18.
Ban on ‘nudge’ techniques
This comes as part of a proposed ban on so-called ‘nudge’ techniques on children’s profiles that encourage them to give out more data and turn off privacy measures.
However, critics have argued that the measures proposed is the ICO’s code could damage advertising revenue and interfere with engagement on community websites and forums.
According to The Sun, Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said, “This is the connected generation. The internet and all its wonders are hardwired into their everyday lives.”
Rules are to protect children
“We shouldn’t have to prevent our children from being able to use it, but we must demand that they are protected when they do. This code does that,” Denham added.
Baroness Kidron, who led the debate in parliament about the creation of the code, said, “I welcome the draft code released today which represents the beginning of a new deal between children and the tech sector.
“For too long we have failed to recognise children’s rights and needs online, with tragic outcomes.
“I firmly believe in the power of technology to transform lives, be a force for good and rise to the challenge of promoting the rights and safety of our children.”
This article originally appeared on our sister site, The Scotsman
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LAUNCESTON BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
5 Innocent Street, Kings Meadows, Tasmania, Australia
benevolentsociety@bigpond.com
http://www.lbs.org.au
Emergency assistance & relief. Providing food vouchers, parcels, clothing, blankets, baby nappies and support to those in need.
Visits by appointment only, between 9am – 12pm, Monday to Friday.
ANNIE KENNEY YOUNG WOMEN'S REFUGE
EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
PO Box 174 Glenorchy Tasmania 7010
Annie Kenny provides supportive accommodation 24 hours a day 7 days a week to young people aged 13-20 years, who are experiencing homelessness or may be at risk of becoming homeless.
AK offers short term accommodation of up to six weeks to respond to the needs of young people.
DAVID CHAPLIN MEMORIAL TRUST FUND
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Financial assistance for families with living expenses whilst child is attending hospital inter or intra state. Contact Edwina Calnan at the Launceston Examiner Newspaper.
FAMILY VIOLENCE RESPONSE AND REFERRAL LINE
COUNSELLING & SUPPORT EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE POLICE SERVICES FAMILY VIOLENCE
http://www.safeathome.tas.gov.au/
Part of the Safe At Home iniative. This is a 24 hour, 7 day service. The Victim Safety Response Team (VSRT) work with victims of family violence undertaking follow up work from police, frequently carrying out safety audits and safety plans. Calls requiring an immediate response will have a police intervention team dispatched. Those calls not requiring an immediate ‘safety’ response will be referred to appropriate counselling, support and referral services.
HOBART BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
27 Watchorn St, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
http://www.benevolent.org.au/
Emergency relief in the form of food vouchers, wood, baby parcels, credit payments, referral to other agencies where appropriate and financial counselling.
HOBART CITY MISSION
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ADVOCACY COUNSELLING & SUPPORT
50 Barrack St, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
info@hobartcitymission.org.au
https://hobartcitymission.org.au
Hobart City Mission helps individuals and families in need. They provide housing, financial, emotional, advocacy, training and mentoring support to enable people to participate in community life to the best of their ability.
KARINYA YOUNG WOMEN'S SERVICE
WOMEN YOUNG PEOPLE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
karinya@kyws.org.au
http://www.kyws.org.au/
Provides short term crisis accommodation for young women aged between 13 – 20 yrs who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
LAUNCESTON CITY MISSION
48 Frederick St, Launceston, TAS, 7250, Australia
familyservices@citymission.org.au
http://www.citymission.org.au/
Emergency assistance & relief through food assistance, clothing, furniture, energy costs, telephone and household budgeting.
Office Hours: Mon – Fri 8:45- 4:30
LOUI'S VAN (ST VINCENT DE PAUL)
louisvan@vinniestas.org.au
http://www.vinnies.org.au/
Loui’s Van is an after hours mobile service providing food, information and support to those in need. It is a two van, six night operation with over 280 volunteers on the roster.
See website for locations and times.
OVERSEAS CHILD ABDUCTION
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE GENERAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE YOUNG PEOPLE
finass@ag.gov.au
https://www.ag.gov.au/LegalSystem/Legalaidprogr...
The Attorney-General’s Department may provide legal financial assistance for parents or guardians whose children are being retained in another country, by another person, without their consent.
Applications can be made to the department for grants to cover:
the overseas legal costs of obtaining a court order for the return of a child to Australia
flights for the return of a child to Australia
flights for people who are required to attend overseas legal proceedings or to escort a child back to Australia.
The department cannot cover:
costs for access or visitation with a child
any Australian legal costs.
The department will not, generally, cover the cost of any legal fees or expenses incurred before an application is made or if the applicant meet the cost without incurring serious financial difficulty.
More information regarding legal financial assistance for overseas child abduction can be found at our website; http://www.ag.gov.au/LegalSystem/Legalaidprogrammes/Commonwealthlegalfinancialassistance/Pages/Overseaschildabduction
You can contact the Department via the below means:
Telephone (within Australia): 1800 117 995
Telephone (outside Australia): +61 2 6141 4770
Email: finass@ag.gov.au
SALVO CARE LINE
COUNSELLING & SUPPORT EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
http://www.salvos.org.au/salvocareline
For advice, personal support and referral to social services.
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
TASMANIA POLICE
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE POLICE SERVICES
000 - in the event of an emergency000 - in the event of an emergency
131 444 - for non emergencies131 444 - for non emergencies
(03) 6230 2111 - Switchboard
http://www.police.tas.gov.au/
The Department of Police and Emergency Management comprises Tasmania Police, the State Emergency Service, Forensic Science Service Tasmania and the Tasmania Fire Service.
The Department operates under the core legislation of the Police Service Act 2003, the State Service Act 2000 and the Emergency Management Act 2006.
UNITING CARE TASMANIA - Emergency Relief Services (Bridgewater/Gagebrook)
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL MATTERS
Uniting Care’s Emergency Relief Service offers assistance in the form of supermarket gift cards, food parcels, nappies, blankets and budgeting referrals to other support services.
When funding is available, they can help with some utility costs.
Hours: Monday, Thursday and Friday 10am – 1.30pm.
UNITING CARE TASMANIA - Emergency Relief Services (Cygnet)
Mary Street, Cygnet, Tasmania, Australia
(03) 6234 1296 (Hobart Head Office)(03) 6234 1296 (Hobart Head Office)
Hours: Thursday 11am – 1pm.
Location: Uniting Church.
UNITING CARE TASMANIA - Emergency Relief Services (Hobart)
58 Melville Street, Hobart TAS 7000.
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9.30am – 1pm.
UNITING CARE TASMANIA - Emergency Relief Services (Kingston)
Hours: Wednesday 9.30am – 1pm.
Location: B Block (LINC)
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Home » Secretary of State reviews election security and integrity
Secretary of State reviews election security and integrity
On Wednesday, Oct. 26, Secretary of State Linda McCulloch held a press conference to review the safeguards and protocols in place to ensure the security, integrity and transparency of Montana elections.
Secretary McCulloch emphasized that rhetoric of a “rigged election” is not only irresponsible, it is woefully misinformed and is meant to create distrust and doubt in a system that is the bedrock of our republic. There have been no verified incidents of voter fraud in Montana.
Election administration in America is decentralized; elections are administered and paid for by local jurisdictions. In Montana, the county clerk and recorders and county election administrators are responsible for the administration of most elections, including the upcoming presidential election.
“These are some of the hardest-working, most honest and incredibly dedicated public servants in the state,” said Secretary McCulloch. “For there to be some sort of systematic ‘rigging’ of the election system, fifty-six county election administrators, their staff and the fine citizens who work the polls would have to be somehow colluding with other unknown perpetrators. This is absurd and is not happening.”
Through the Montana Fair Elections Center citizens can report any allegations of voter fraud. All allegations are immediately reported to the Office of the Secretary of State, to county election officials, and if merited, to local law enforcement.
Secretary McCulloch explained that there are a number of structural safeguards in place to prevent any voter fraud or “rigging.” We use paper ballots. All Montana voters must provide ID at the polling place. Additionally, Montana election officials use a system of chain-of-custody logs, security seals and reconciliation processes to secure ballots and vote tabulating machines from any type of tampering. No vote tabulation machine is ever connected to the internet, and a post-election audit of the machine tabulated results is conducted after the election.
“I have confidence in our election process, and have the utmost respect for the county election officials who administer our elections, and the countless citizens who work at the polls,” Secretary McCulloch said. “Montanans can count on our elections to be fair, secure and accurate.”
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The D'Angelo Law Library at the University of Chicago is accepting applications for the 2019 Judith M. Wright Fellowship. This Fellowship develops promising new professionals in academic law librarianship by supporting a career training program at the D'Angelo Law Library. The Judith M. Wright Fellowship provides $4,000 to a law school or library science student or a recent graduate selected for training at the D'Angelo Law Library for a Fellowship as described below.
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Dog park location discussion Thursday
DENNIS WYATT
Updated: Oct. 30, 2015, 9:16 p.m.
How much is that doggie park in Manteca?
Try $248,000.
And while the city has money set aside to create a dog park it has no location.
So on Thursday the Manteca Parks and Recreation Commission will stage a meeting seeking public input on where the dog park should be located.
The 7 p.m. meeting takes place in the City Council chambers, 1001 W. Center St.
Among the sites that have been bantered about are:
Land adjacent to the Manteca Animal Shelter on Wetmore Street at South Main Street.
uA parcel adjacent to the Moffat Community Center on Moffat Boulevard that will double as the Manteca Veterans Center.
The northwest corner of Woodward Park.
Land immediately north of the Parks & Recreation office at the Civic Center where dog obedience classes are now conducted.
The Manteca Golf Park along Union Road south of the tennis courts and across the access road.
The list originally was longer but due to federal rules governing storm run-off prohibits placing dog parks in storm retention basins.
The Woodward Park and Manteca Golf Park locations do have issues. Both areas slope toward retention basins. That might be remedied with berming but other issues would still exist. One is both areas have extensive trees. While providing an ideal shade canopy, it would make it difficult for grass to grow under heavy use. A possible solution would be to thin trees at either location. Such a move may not prove popular to tree advocates.
Dog lovers in Manteca first sought a dog park in 2001. That was when the original plan was floated by several citizens led by Park West neighborhood resident Karen Grupe. A year later the Dog Owners Group of Manteca was organized.
In 2003 the council at the time approved establishing a canine recreational complex on the grass area west of the Manteca Senior Center rear parking lot and north of the Parks and Recreation building at the Civic Center complex. They had considered and rejected a proposal to place a dog park at the Manteca Golf Park directly across from the tennis courts on Union Road.
The Civic Center was viewed as a temporary location since it was believed expansion of city offices could require the land in 10 years. Twelve years later the city has neither created a dog park nor expanded city hall.
In 2007, the city adopted a site on the northeast corner of the 52-acre park where Woodward Avenue and Bridewell Avenue.
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Train strikes, kills homeless man on tracks
GLENN KAHL
Updated: Jan. 14, 2018, 10:29 p.m.
A 28-year-old Manteca homeless man died after being struck by a train on the Union Pacific tracks between Powers Avenue and the BMX course.
Train crews saw the man lying across the tracks but weren’t able to stop in time. After being struck at 11:45 p.m. Saturday, the man was taken to San Joaquin General Hospital where he died from his injuries.
Manteca Police Sgt. Steve Schluer said the train crew indicated the man appeared to be asleep as they approached. The second they saw the man they activated their emergency braking system but were unable to stop the 54-car freight pulled by three engines that was enroute to Lathrop. The man was located under the train between the rails half way down the length of the line of cars and had not been run over by its wheels, police noted.
Police said the man was a known resident of Manteca; however his name will not be released until his relatives are notified.
It was the second time in just over a year that someone has been struck and killed by a train after laying across tracks in Central Manteca. The previous incident was closer to the Main Street crossing.
Over the years there have been a number of people killed. In those instances people seemed oblivious to the train and may have had their ears covered, several had been reported to be suicidal and others believed to have been under the influence.
Vehicle versus train incidents at the 10 at-grade crossings in Manteca have been less frequent and haven’t always been fatal.
The City of Manteca was the first to put fencing up along the tracks to prevent kids from crossing where they shouldn’t. The wrought iron fence between the skate park fencing and Center Street was added after kids started cutting across the tracks to reach a vacant lot to ride their BMX bicycles.
The railroad added fencing from Center Street to Yosemite, Yosemite to Main, Main to Industrial Park Drive, and just recently extended it a ways south of Industrial Park Drive.
The railroad also works with Manteca Police in periodical enforcement and educational efforts targeting people who drive or walk around signal crossing arms when they are down and flashing.
The incident Saturday happened in an area where Union Pacific had placed fencing to keep people from trespassing and crossing the railroad access. In order to reach the tracks where the man was hit you’d either have to scale the fence or walk around it at Industrial Park Drive and Main Street.
The Union Pacific Railroad Police also responded to the scene of Saturday’s indicdent and took over the investigation.
Railroad crossings near the scene were closed for about an hour following the incident, blocking roadway traffic.
To contact Glenn Kahl, email gkahl@mantecabulletin.com.
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Goldman Sachs VIP List: Most Important Stocks To Hedge Funds: Q1 2012
Goldman Sachs is out with its Q1 2012 Hedge Fund Trend Monitor report. In it, they reveal the latest VIP list of 50 stocks that are most important to hedge funds. These are the positions that appear most frequently in the top 10 holdings of fundamental focused hedge funds.
This quarter, they've also released a new list of very important short positions to hedge funds which we've posted up as well.
Goldman's VIP list of the most important holdings is accessible on Bloomberg via < GSTHHVIP >. It has "outperformed the S&P 500 by 55 bp on a quarterly basis since 2001."
Goldman Sachs VIP List (Q1 2012)
Stock: Number of funds with stock as top 10 holding
1. Apple (AAPL): 106
2. Google (GOOG): 73
3. Express Scripts (ESRX): 56
4. Microsoft (MSFT): 46
5. Qualcomm (QCOM): 38
6. Citigroup (C): 31
7. General Motors (GM): 29
8. Priceline.com (PCLN): 29
9. JPMorgan Chase (JPM): 27
10. Liberty Media (LMCA): 26
11. Delphi Automotive (DLPH): 24
12. BP (BP): 23
13. Pfizer (PFE): 23
14. Tyco (TYC): 22
15. Visa (V): 21
16. Yahoo (YHOO): 21
17. LyondellBasell (LYB): 20
18. Anadarko Petroleum (APC): 19
19. Bank of America (BAC): 17
20. Ford Motor (F): 17
21. WellPoint (WLP): 17
22. American International Group (AIG): 16
23. Charter Communications (CHTR): 16
24. eBay (EBAY): 16
25. Rock-Tenn (RKT): 16
It's no surprise that Apple (AAPL) is the most widely owned top position amongst fundamental hedge funds. But despite that, Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn argued hedge funds actually have less than 2% of assets in his Ira Sohn conference presentation. We've also posted Dan Loeb's thesis on AAPL as he was a big buyer of shares.
Both Tyco and Priceline were featured in the equity analysis section of our Q4 2011 Hedge Fund Wisdom newsletter due to heavy ownership by top funds. TYC is an event-driven play while PCLN is a huge growth and international play.
Here's the rest of Goldman's VIP list:
26. Seagate Technology (STX): 16
27. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B): 15
28. Cisco Systems (CSCO): 15
29. Equinix (EQIX): 15
30. Hertz Global (HTZ): 15
31. Liberty Interactive (LINTA): 15
32. Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD): 15
33. Visteon (VC): 15
34. Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX): 15
35. Wells Fargo (WFC): 15
36. Baidu (BIDU): 14
37. Dollar Thrifty (DTG): 14
38. Hess (HES): 14
39. Mastercard (MA): 14
40. News Corp (NWSA): 14
41. Williams Companies (WMB): 14
42. Barrick Gold (ABX): 13
43. CIT Group (CIT): 13
44. Capital One (COF): 13
45. Calpine (CPN): 13
46. Devon Energy (DVN): 13
47. EMC (EMC): 13
48. Hewlett Packard (HPQ): 13
49. Illumina (ILMN): 13
50. Salesforce.com (CRM): 12
Of the above, we've previously highlighted why Passport Capital likes LINTA. And in the brand new issue of our Hedge Fund Wisdom newsletter, we've analyzed Equinix (EQIX), a big new position by Philippe Laffont's Coatue Management and John Thaler's JAT Capital.
Some of the stocks on the list are brand new additions as enough hedge funds boosted their positions in Q1: ABX, AIG, BRK.B, COF, CPN, CRM, DVN, EBAY, EMC, EQIX, F, HES, HTZ, ILMN, RKT, WLP.
Be sure to also check out Goldman's brand new list of hedge fund very important short positions.
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Goldman Sachs Very Important Short Positions For Hedge Funds: Q1 2012
Goldman Sachs is out with its Q1 2012 Hedge Fund Trend Monitor and we've already posted up Goldman's VIP list of most important stocks to top funds. Now we're posting a new addition to their research: the very important short position list.
This tracks short exposure of hedge funds as an equal-weighted basket that "consists of 50 S&P 500 constituents with the highest total dollar value of short interest outstanding." It can be accessed on Bloomberg via < GSTHVISP >.
Goldman emphasizes that this list is not based on 13F holdings (because hedge funds are not required to disclose shorts). They also note that it's not a basket of stocks most held short.
Goldman Sachs Very Important Short Positions For Hedge Funds
Stock, value of short interest (in $ billions)
1. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): $2.9
2. Exxon Mobil (XOM): 2.8
3. Intel (INTC): 2.6
4. International Business Machines (IBM): 2.4
5. Amazon.com (AMZN): 2.4
6. AT&T (T): 2.3
7. Chevron (CVX): 2.1
8. Verizon (VZ): 1.8
9. Duke Energy (DUK): 1.7
10. Walt Disney (DIS): 1.5
11. Abbott Laboratories (ABT): 1.4
12. Coca Cola (KO): 1.4
13. General Electric (GE): 1.4
14. Walmart Stores (WMT): 1.3
15. Caterpillar (CAT): 1.2
16. ConocoPhillips (COP): 1.2
17. Walgreen (WAG): 1.2
18. Time Warner (TWX): 1.1
19. Lockheed Martin (LMT): 1.1
20. Home Depot (HD): 1.1
21. Dell (DELL): 1.1
22. Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY): 1.1
23. Oracle (ORCL): 1.1
24. Schlumberger (SLB): 1.0
25. United Parcel Service (UPS): 1.0
Of the above. David Einhorn recently made comments about Amazon.com (AMZN) at the Ira Sohn conference. While he seemed to be skeptical of the company during his talk, he did not say he was short. He highlighted that the company has destroyed other businesses, taking market share, but criticized their weak profit growth.
Jim Chanos is short Dell (DELL) and he points to the decline of personal computing in favor of tablets and other mobile devices. He's been correct in that regard as Dell recently reported declines in those segments in their latest earnings release. But of course the bull case points to Dell's other business lines as they shift toward the enterprise.
Here's the rest of Goldman's Very Important Short Positions List:
26. Amgen (AMGN): 1.0
27. AvalonBay (AVB): 1.0
28. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG): 1.0
29. Boston Properties (BXP): 1.0
30. Union Pacific (UNP): 0.9
31. Simon Property Group (SPG): 0.9
32. Procter & Gamble (PG): 0.9
33. Cerner (CERN): 0.9
34. Host Hotels & Resorts (HST): 0.8
35. Kohl's (KSS): 0.8
36. Waste Management (WM): 0.8
37. CenturyLink (CTL): 0.8
38. Carnival (CCL): 0.8
39. Philip Morris (PM): 0.8
40. American Express (AXP): 0.8
41. DuPont (DD): 0.8
42. McDonalds (MCD): 0.8
43. MetLife (MET): 0.8
44. Fastenal (FAST): 0.8
45. Merck (MRK): 0.7
46. Comcast (CMCSA): 0.7
47. Sysco (SYY): 0.7
48. Freeport McMoran (FCX): 0.7
49. Alcoa (AA): 0.7
50. Staples (SPLS): 0.7
Be sure to also check out Goldman Sachs VIP list of most important stocks to hedge funds for Q1 2012.
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On Seth Klarman & Baupost Group's Chargeurs Investment
Seth Klarman is one of the most successful investors of our time, so it's no surprise that investors have an insatiable appetite for any information regarding Baupost Group's investments. Today after rummaging through the French regulatory database, we found a French company Klarman's firm has been invested in for quite some time: Chargeurs (CRI:PAR).
It appears as though they originally invested in the company over 16 years ago (or at least that's the earliest trace of their ownership we could find). But the main reason we're highlighting it is because the company says the hedge fund still holds a stake in the company.
Not to mention, it appears as though the equity is trading at lower levels now than it was back in 1996 (the first trace of Baupost's activity).
Chronicling Baupost's Chargeurs Ownership
Looking back through the collection of Baupost Group letters we've previously posted up, we found Chargeurs listed as a holding back in one of their 1996 letters.
Searching through past filings in the Autorite Des Marches Financiers (France's equivalent of the SEC), it shows that Baupost held a 5% stake in 1998. Then after shares of the company dropped, the following year they disclosed a 10% ownership stake in Chargeurs. In 2011, their ownership dipped below the 10% threshold.
And now, according to the company's website, Baupost currently hold the equivalent of 8.68% of Chargeurs voting rights, or 1.16 million shares.
Stock & Convertible Bonds
We use the term equivalent because it appears as though Baupost owns a mixture of shares and convertible bonds.
A search of the French regulatory system revealed that Baupost had 1.24 million shares on April 13th, 2010, the date the filing was made public.
Because preferential rights were given to existing shareholders to purchase the convertible bonds, it seems likely that Baupost would have purchased some prior to the March 12, 2011 cut off. Bear in mind that there was also a secondary market in the preferential rights which complicates the situation a bit further.
Convertible bondholders who hold until maturity in January 2016 will receive 6.06 shares at par, so shareholders will continue to be diluted by bondholders.
It's situations like this that provide a good reminder that it's never wise to blindly follow a hedge fund without trying to grasp the situation and doing your own research first.
It's also an amazing example of how Klarman truly focuses on the long-term. He's held a stake in this company for 16 years, an eternity by today's investment timeframe standards.
About Chargeurs
Per Google Finance, Chargeurs SA is "a France-based company which, manufactures and distributes wool and textiles. The Company manufactures fabrics and garment interlinings for the apparel industry. It operates in three business segments: temporary surface protection, through Chargeurs Protective Films, primarily in the building materials industry, but also in electronics and household appliances; Technical textiles, through Chargeurs Interlining and Raw material processing, through Chargeurs Wool which specializes in topmaking, which consists of designing wool blends. Chargeurs SA operates in five production unites and it's present in 34 countries on five continents."
This isn't the only French company Klarman owns, as it recently came to light that Baupost had been buying Vivendi (VIV:PAR), the stock of a French conglomerate.
Stay tuned as we'll be revealing more of Seth Klarman's investments that have been flying under the radar. In the mean time, check out notes from Seth Klarman's Margin of Safety.
Labels: baupost group, french positions, hedge fund portfolios, seth klarman
What We're Reading ~ 5/23/2012
Warren Buffett's Berkshire sought to buy mortgage lender [FINalternatives]
Notes from David Einhorn's Greenlight Re annual meeting [Santangel's Review]
Nardin Baker on the low volatility anomaly [Abnormal Returns]
Interview with Bridgewater's Ray Dalio [Barron's]
Institutional clients prod hedge funds for more transparency [P&I]
Inside Canadian Pacific's overthrow [Globe & Mail]
Look at CP Rail after Ackman's proxy fight [Financial Post]
Implications of Google becoming a hardware company [BusinessWeek]
Buffett buys local newspapers [Omaha]
Why Buffett is buying newspapers [PaidContent]
Infographic: Apple by the numbers [Give Me Mind]
Inspirational commencement speech from Neil Gaiman [Vimeo]
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Bill Ackman's Ira Sohn Slideshow Presentation on J.C. Penney (JCP)
Last week we posted up notes from the Ira Sohn Conference including a summary of the Pershing Square founder's talk on J.C. Penney. Now, courtesy of the WSJ Deal Journal, is Bill Ackman's slideshow presentation on JCP from the event.
Entitled "Think Big", Ackman examines the future of the retailer under new CEO Ron Johnson. He notes that all the requirements for a turnaround are in place:
- Solid core business with natural competitive advantages
- New, high-quality management team
- Management incentives are aligned with shareholder returns
- High potential new sales strategy
- Abundant "low hanging fruit" in the cost structure to fund sales opportunity
The hedge fund manager compares the turnaround at JCP to that of The Gap (GPS) in the mid 1980's as that company had a broken model to fix, hired talented new management, implemented a strategy change, and after some poor results eventually turned around and the stock rose ~60x.
While JCP's first quarter was disappointing in terms of same store sales (SSS) and gross margin, Ackman is thinking long-term here and points to goals of growing sales and achieving ~40% gross margins. He also highlights that the dividend cut has caused forced selling by yield investors.
Embedded below is Bill Ackman's slideshow presentation on J.C. Penney from the Ira Sohn Conference:
Be sure to check out the rest of the notes from the Ira Sohn Conference where tons of big-name hedge fund managers presented.
And for more actual slideshows, we've also just posted up David Einhorn's Ira Sohn presentation on preferreds.
Labels: bill ackman, hedge fund portfolios, investor letters, ira sohn conference, JCP, pershing square, presentations
David Einhorn's Ira Sohn Slideshow on Use of Preferreds
David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital just released his presentation from the Ira Sohn Conference on preferreds. The presentation is entitled "Greenlight Opportunistic Use of Preferreds (GO-UP)."
If you missed it, we've also posted up a summary of Einhorn's presentation at Ira Sohn, as well as notes from the Ira Sohn Conference.
On its website, Greenlight has posted its idea for a security that would satisfy investors' enormous appetite for yield. They argue that many companies have great balance sheets but their stocks trade at low multiples as investors don't want to pay for earnings.
While most companies elect to pay dividends, Einhorn says that these companies then just become "a stock with a low P/E and an attractive dividend."
Greenlight advocates companies creating a new type of preferred security, essentially a "perpetual preferred stock distributed directly to shareholders, so that shareholders would own and could separately trade both the GO-UP and the common stock."
Here's how Einhorn envisions it:
- 4-6% dividend rate (taxed at preferential rates)
- Quarterly cash payments
- Customary protective provisions
Greenlight also highlights the benefits to issuers:
- "Since the liquidation preference only needs to be satisfied upon a sale or wind-down of the business, there is no immediate use of cash, no maturity or refinancing risk, and no default risk."
- Very high quality credits (trades to reflect long-term interest rate expectations)
- Bought or sold as needed to suit investment goals
Embedded below is David Einhorn's slideshow from Ira Sohn on preferreds:
You can download the slideshow here. And Greenlight has also posted an Excel spreadsheet analysis on its website here.
For more actual slideshows from the Ira Sohn Conference, head to Bill Ackman's presentation on J.C. Penney as well.
Labels: david einhorn, greenlight capital, hedge fund portfolios, investor letters, preferreds, presentations
BlueCrest Capital's Michael Platt on European Crisis & How He's Trading
BlueCrest Capital Management's Michael Platt spoke with Bloomberg Television about the European crisis and how he's trading the current situation.
On the financial impact of a Greek exit:
“I think the order of events would be Greece exits, shock wave across Europe, massive stress in banks, Spain turns into the battleground for the euro because of distresses in their own banking system, and then we either get a very swift and strong European solution or we get a hugely disorderly meltdown in Europe. “
On whether Spanish banks are acknowledging their real estate positions:
“No, they are not. In a country with 24% unemployment, they have a 3% provision against their mortgage book…The mortgage book of Ireland has a 10% provision. What is going on in Spain is that 22% of Spanish mortgages have been reworked, half of them more than twice. In other words, there’s evidence that the banks have been evergreening loans. In which case, 7% of it, you have to take another allowance of 7% to get it to Irish levels against 650 billion euros. That’s another 50 billion euros there. And the same is going on in the loans to small and medium enterprises.”
On how he's trading Europe right now:
“The problem is you can make a pretty sensible argument for almost any outcome in Europe. It could be a run on the banks very quickly. The Greeks could end up staying in for a little bit longer. They could vote to take themselves out. There could be a eurobond. The whole situation could be overtaken by events. We could have bank runs in Spain. We could have LTRO. We could have a concerted bond-buying action from the ECB. You can make a sensible argument for almost any outcome it's in such a state of flux right now. I think that when you get into these sorts of situations, the first thing you want to do is you want to ensure that your money is in a place where you like the credit so that if there is a major banking problem you're not going to lose money on credit…The reason why the treasury market's doing so well. Treasuries, and the short end of Europe with German government bonds, for two years now yield being essentially zero.”
Embedded below is the video of Platt's interview with Bloomberg Television:
For more on how hedgies are playing the European crisis, head to Marc Lasry on opportunities in distressed debt.
Labels: bluecrest capital, euro, hedge fund portfolios, michael platt
Eton Park Capital Discloses Cove Energy Stake, Reduces Sable Mining Position
Eric Mindich's hedge fund Eton Park Capital has just disclosed activity in two positions in UK markets.
Cove Energy
First, Mindich's firm has disclosed a new position in Cove Energy (LON: COV). Due to trading on May 16th, the hedge fund has disclosed a position of 3.09% of outstanding shares in COV via equity swaps.
Per Google Finance, Cove Energy is "engaged in the exploration for and the development and production of oil and gas reserves. The Company operates in two segments: oil and gas exploration, and mineral exploration. The Company properties include Rovuma Offshore, where it has 8.5% working interest; Mozambique Onshore, where it has 10% working interest; Tanzania Mnazi Bay, where it has 16.38% working interest in production and 20.475% exploration interest; Kenya Offshore (L5, L7, L11A, L11B and L12), where it has 15% working interest, and Kenya Offshore (L10A and L10B), where it has 25% and 15% working interest."
Sable Mining
Second, Eton Park has significantly reduced their position in the London listed African miner Sable Mining (LON: SBLM). Their disclosure shows they've gone below the threshold of a 3% ownership stake. Market Folly originally flagged when Eton Park bought Sable back in April 2010 at a placing.
Sable Mining is still owned by Audley Capital who hold 7.1% of the shares outstanding.
Per Google Finance, Sable Mining is "formerly BioEnergy Africa Limited, is a mining company. It focuses on investing in early stage exploration and development mining businesses or assets located in sub-Saharan Africa."
In other activity from this hedge fund, we've detailed Eton Park's new position in Teekay (TK).
Labels: eric mindich, eton park, hedge fund portfolios, uk positions
Lone Pine Capital Buys More Ulta Salon (ULTA)
Steve Mandel's hedge fund firm Lone Pine Capital recently filed a 13G with the SEC regarding its position in Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance (ULTA). Per the filing, the hedge fund now owns a 5.6% stake in the company with 3,498,638 shares.
This marks a 61% increase in their position size since the beginning of April. The disclosure was made due to activity on May 10th as it looks like they utilized the recent sell-off to add to their position.
Mandel made a rare appearance at the Ira Sohn Conference where he talked about what type of investments he likes. You can also read notes from the entire conference here.
Per Google Finance, ULTA is "a beauty retailer, which provides one-stop shopping for prestige, mass and salon products and salon services in the United States. During the year ended January 28, 2012 (fiscal 2011), the Company opened 61 new stores. It operates full-service salons in all of its stores. Its Ulta store format includes an open and modern salon area with approximately eight to 10 stations."
Labels: 13g, hedge fund portfolios, lone pine, SEC filing, stephen mandel, ULTA
Brand New Hedge Fund Wisdom Issue Just Released
The brand new Q1 2012 issue of our premium newsletter has just been released! Subscribers please login at hedgefundwisdom.com to download it.
Included in the new 85-page issue:
- List of consensus buys & sells among top hedge funds
- Equity analysis on: Tempur-Pedic (TPX), AutoZone (AZO) & Equinix (EQIX)
- The latest portfolios of 25 top hedge fund managers: Seth Klarman, Warren Buffett, David Einhorn, John Paulson, David Tepper, Julian Robertson, Carl Icahn, Steve Mandel, Bill Ackman, Dan Loeb, Lee Ainslie, John Griffin, George Soros, Roberto Mignone, Leon Cooperman, John Burbank, Bruce Berkowitz, Chase Coleman, Philippe Laffont, Richard Perry, Larry Robbins, Andreas Halvorsen, Thomas Steyer, Barry Rosenstein & Alan Fournier.
- Expert commentary on what each fund has been up to
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Labels: azo, EQIX, hedge fund wisdom, TPX
The Alpha Masters: Review of Maneet Ahuja's Book on Dalio, Paulson, Tepper, Loeb & More
We've just finished a must-read book on some of the top hedge fund managers in the game. The Alpha Masters: Unlocking the Genius of the World's Top Hedge Funds by Maneet Ahuja takes you behind the scenes with exclusive interviews and profiles of the managers you read about on this site each day.
Ahuja is CNBC's hedge fund specialist and co-creator of the Delivering Alpha summit. Through her roles, she's developed quite the rolodex and has put it to work by giving readers unprecedented access to prominent managers. With a foreword by PIMCO's Mohamed El-Erian and an afterword by Myron Scholes, Ahuja's book profiles the following nine managers:
Chapter 1: The Global Macro Maven - Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates
Chapter 2: MAN versus Machine - Pierre LaGrange & Tim Won, MAN Group/AHL
Chapter 3: The Risk Arbitrageur - John Paulson, Paulson & Co
Chapter 4: Distressed Debt's Value Seekers - Marc Lasry & Sonia Gardner, Avenue Capital
Chapter 5: The Fearless First Mover - David Tepper, Appaloosa Management
Chapter 6: The Activist Answer - Bill Ackman, Pershing Square Capital
Chapter 7: The Poison Pen - Dan Loeb, Third Point
Chapter 8: The Cynical Sleuth - Jim Chanos, Kynikos Associates
Chapter 9: The Derivatives Pioneer - Boaz Weinstein, Saba Capital Management
The book's cover photo is the perfect depiction of what many perceive the hedge fund industry to be: money and secrecy hidden behind locked doors (or in this case, a bank safe deposit box). But just as the cover suggests, Ahuja has unlocked the door to the industry's top titans and she lets you in on some of their secrets and little known facts.
How David Tepper Named His Hedge Fund
One such tidbit is found in Chapter 5 about David Tepper. While Market Folly often details Tepper's portfolio activity, The Alpha Masters sheds light on little known facts such as why he selected the name 'Appaloosa Management' for his firm to begin with.
It's always interesting to learn what hedge funds are named after because they often tell a story or reveal information about the managers themselves. In Tepper's case, it simply highlighted his desire to make money.
Ahuja writes,
"Tepper and Walton only needed the perfect name for their new venture. Greek mythology was popular at the time and they first decided on Pegasus, the flying horse, before discovering it was already taken. So Walton went to the library and came back with a book on horses. They knew they needed a name that started with 'A' to be first to receive faxes on trades, which was how orders were processed back then. They had learned well from their stints at Goldman that two minutes could make or break you. The first name they came across was 'Achaikos' but they found it too hard to pronounce. So they skipped ahead and settled on 'Appaloosa.' And the fund was born."
Why The Alpha Masters is a Must-Read
This book is a compilation of stories and fascinating facts about nine top managers. We've been tracking these prominent hedge funds for years, but The Alpha Masters kept peeling back layers of intricate details.
At first glance, some of the historical background on the managers' lives may seem tedious and boring. But then you realize that Ahuja has included these anecdotes because it paints a picture as to who the manager was and what they've become.
These stories told in the manager's own words make you feel as if you're simply at lunch with a friend reminiscing about their past. But Ahuha has masterfully taken that friend and replaced them with a hedge fund titan removed from Wall Street's trillion dollar pedestal. And when you've finished reading, these seemingly untouchable god-like moneymaking machines have morphed into mere mortals just like you.
After all, like many entrepreneurs and small business owners today, these hedge fund icons at one point in their lives took a big risk, pursued their dreams, and started their own firms. Ahuja chronicles the entire journey (even before the fund's inception) and the real value is seeing what each manager had to go through to get where they are now. As these dream chasers soared to amazing altitude, they now tell their success stories as luminaries sure to inspire the ascension of the next master money managers.
But apart from the human element, this book does exactly what its title implies: it's unlocked the genius of the world's top hedge funds by giving you tons of access to people you'd probably never meet as well as stories and wisdom you'd probably never hear otherwise.
The most valuable aspect of this book is that it gives you a front row seat in a classroom full of hedge fund icons detailing their investment thought process, what mistakes they've learned from, how they've developed as investors, and what it takes to succeed. While many perceive hedge funds to be secretive, Ahuja has acquired astute anecdotes from top managers and purveyed them for all investors to learn from. And, unbeknownst to us, it was a pleasant surprise to find MarketFolly.com listed as a reference at the end of the book.
Definitely check out The Alpha Masters (hardcover) or Kindle e-book version here.
Labels: alpha masters, bill ackman, boaz weinstein, book reviews, daniel loeb, david tepper, jim chanos, john paulson, maneet ahuja, marc lasry, pierre lagrange, ray dalio
Strategist Jeff Saut On Why It's Time To Dip Into Stocks
Given the recent volatility in the markets, we thought it'd be worthwhile to check in with strategist Jeff Saut to get his thoughts on the action. We've pointed out how Saut's been cautious leading up to the recent decline, but what's he advocating now?
In his latest investment strategy note, he highlights numerous contrarian signals as reasons to step back into stocks. First, he points out that the CBOE Equity put/call ratio is flashing a buy signal "that has proven profitable at every downside inflection point since 1994."
Second, Saut draws attention to the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) survey, which recorded its lowest bullish reading (23.6% bulls) since August 2010.
Lastly, Saut highlights that major indexes have been down 13 out of the last 14 sessions. He says that, "such downside skeins are at historic proportions since markets tend not to go more than 11 sessions in any one direction."
Simply put, Saut says it's time to bring out the 'buy list' and to begin "judiciously recommitting some of that cash to stocks." It appears as though he's advocating a gradual deployment of capital over time.
Embedded below is Saut's latest market commentary:
For more from this strategist, head to Jeff Saut on risk management.
Labels: investment strategy, jeffrey saut, market commentary, raymond james, SPY
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Ascension-Trinity medical network Together Health closes after five years
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Other states likely to follow Utah's partial Medicaid expansion
Harris Meyer
The Utah Legislature on Monday passed a bill to replace the voter-approved Medicaid expansion with a skinny expansion, a move that may encourage other states to seek similar scaled-back expansions with full federal funding.
The Republican-controlled Utah Senate approved legislation passed by the state House of Representatives Friday that replaces the voter-passed expansion to adults with incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty level with an expansion only to 100% of the poverty level. It passed on a near party-line vote, with one Republican joining all Democrats in opposition.
The bill would cover an estimated 90,000 people, compared with 150,000 under Proposition 3 approved by 53% of voters in November. Under the ballot initiative, expanded coverage would have started April 1.
S.B. 96, which Republican Gov. Gary Herbert is expected to sign Monday, also would establish a per capita cap on federal Medicaid payments to the state. That's in line with the Trump administration's reported desire to encourage states to experiment with a capped federal payment system to constrain Medicaid spending growth.
"I think we're doing the long-term responsible thing," said state Sen. Allen Christensen, the bill's lead sponsor, who had stressed the need to limit the state's costs for Medicaid expansion, warning that the ballot initiative's 0.15% sales tax would not adequately fund it.
Advocates of full Medicaid expansion, who strongly opposed the bill, said they would work to improve it, including axing the work requirement. "Today's vote is simultaneously a painful loss, and a step forward toward finally putting Medicaid expansion into action and getting low-income people the healthcare they need," said Stacy Stanford, a health policy analyst at Utah Health Policy Project.
The bill requires the state to seek a Medicaid Section 1115 waiver from the CMS seeking 90% Affordable Care Act funding for the partial expansion, rather than the state's usual 70% match. It also must seek waivers for the bill's provision that beneficiaries work or meet community engagement requirements to receive Medicaid coverage, which was not in the voter-passed law.
If the CMS does not grant the waiver for a partial expansion, the bill requires the state to establish a full expansion to people up to 138% of the federal poverty level starting in January 2020.
The state legislative budget office's projection shows that the partial expansion initially will cost the state much more than a full expansion due to the reduced federal matching contribution before any waiver is granted.
But Utah's legislative Republican leaders, who opposed the ballot initiative, have expressed confidence that the CMS will approve the state's waiver requests, even though the CMS has said it can't forecast the outcome of any waiver proposals.
Experts said if the CMS grants Utah's request for full funding of a partial expansion, other states are sure to want the same. Republican leaders in Georgia are already discussing that. The Trump administration previously rebuffed partial expansion waiver requests from Arkansas and Massachusetts.
"Other states that have not expanded may seek something like a partial expansion if Utah's is approved," said Robin Rudowitz, a Medicaid analyst at the Kaiser Family Foundation. "There's also a risk that states that have already expanded would seek to roll back coverage by adopting a partial expansion."
Under Utah's partial expansion, adults with incomes between 100% to 138% of poverty could continue to buy subsidized coverage through the Affordable Care Act exchange. But Rudowitz said that population has difficulty affording premiums and out-of-pocket costs, and private plan benefits are not as comprehensive as Medicaid's.
Perhaps as a result, thousands of Utah residents in that income band currently are uninsured, state figures show.
Under S.B. 96, Utah also will have to seek a waiver to shift to a system of capped federal payments, a major change from the current system of federal payments rising to cover the costs of all eligible beneficiaries.
The bill said the per capita cap would include an annual inflation adjustment, account for differences in cost between categories of Medicaid expansion enrollees, and provide greater flexibility to the state than the current Medicaid payment model.
S.B. 96 envisions that if the state runs out of money for the expansion, it would limit enrollment.
Efforts by congressional Republicans to establish a capped federal Medicaid payment system as part of their ACA repeal efforts in 2017 ran into a wall of opposition from state officials, hospital and other provider groups and patient advocates. Critics warned it would lead to payment, benefit and eligibility cuts.
"It is hard to fathom why a state would want to impose a per capita cap on itself," said Matt Fiedler, an economist at the Brookings Institution's Center for Health Policy. "All a cap does is reduce the amount of federal funding the state receives in the event costs exceed the cap. On its own, it does not expand the state's flexibility in any way."
The Trump administration has not previously received any waiver requests to establish per capita federal payment caps, although the CMS reportedly is drafting guidelines for states interested in pursuing this approach.
Both the requests for a partial expansion and capped payment system may trigger legal challenges if they are granted, experts say.
The CMS waiver approvals for Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas and Kentucky are already facing lawsuits. Last year a federal judge blocked the Kentucky program from going forward on the grounds that the CMS didn't adequately consider how it would affect coverage.
It's not clear that the CMS has statutory authority to allow a coverage expansion only up to 100% of the poverty line. The Affordable Care Act authorizes enhanced funding for expansions up to 138% of the federal poverty level, said Jane Perkins, legal director of the National Health Law Program, which helped bring the Arkansas and Kentucky suits.
In addition, only Congress has the power to revise the federal matching formula for Medicaid, she added.
The Utah Hospital Association has expressed wariness about S.B. 96's per capita cap provision. "We've shared our concerns, and (the legislative sponsors) understand they need to be very careful when they negotiate with the federal government so it benefits the citizens of Utah," said Dave Gessel, the association's executive vice president.
Joan Alker, a research professor at Georgetown University who studies Medicaid, predicted many other states will follow Utah if it receives a CMS waiver for a partial Medicaid expansion. But she's not sure how many states will ask for a capped federal payment system.
"Something has to give when you cap funding," she said. "There's no way to cap the program without not covering people or not covering things they need."
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Titanic mistakes
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The Pink Panther ending
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12 mistakes
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Starring: Bill Pullman, Meg Ryan, Rita Wilson, Ross Malinger, Tom Hanks, Victor Garber
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
All mistakes4 continuity mistakes4 factual errors1 plot hole2 revealing mistakes1 visible crew/equipment mistakeOrder by popularityOrder chronologicallySignificant datesTitles starting with S
Revealing mistake: In the final scene when Annie and Sam are exiting the observation deck coming towards the elevators, the New York skyline backdrop which should be visible behind them is missing, and the entire sound stage wall can be seen beyond the observation deck safety railings instead. 'Although the exterior and lobby of the Empire State Building, 350 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street, are the real thing, a slightly larger replica of the Observation Deck was built in a hangar at Sand Point Naval Base on Puget Sound just northeast of - where else? - Seattle.' https://www.movie-locations.com/movies/s/Sleepless-In-Seattle.php. (01:39:35)
Continuity mistake: The bearded man sitting next to Jonah, on the flight to New York, is also seen sitting two seats away from Sam when he flies to New York chasing Jonah. The same guy is on two different planes at the same time.
Visible crew/equipment: In one shot when Annie and Walter are speaking in front of a shop window, you can see the cameraman's reflection. You even see him pivot his torso to follow the actors as they walk offscreen.
Factual error: While Meg Ryan is typing her letter to "Sleepless and Son," Rosie O'Donnell is sitting on the couch watching "An Affair to Remember." Any true AAtR fan can easily notice that the film's editing has obviously been altered by the Sleepless director - the scene with Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant leaning on the boat railing actually takes place towards the beginning of the movie, while the scene of them looking up at the Statue of Liberty takes place about four days later. However, in Sleepless, the order of the AAtR scenes shown on Meg's TV are incorrect - Kerr and Grant are leaning on the railing as the sequence starts, then jumps WAY ahead to them staring up at the Statue of Liberty (which then would have been about four days later), and ends with them standing next to the boat's railing again (four days before).
Continuity mistake: When Jonah and Sam are seeing Victoria off at the airport, where does she go? During the scene other people are moving towards and around the door that Victoria seems pointed towards; however, in the shot that immediately follows her departure the doors are opened by the flight crew and passengers (including Annie) disembark. (01:04:15 - 01:05:25)
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Continuity mistake: In the dinner scene, when Sam is discussing the topic of movies with Suzy, notice the drink glasses. The amount of wine in the glasses change several times throughout the scene.
Factual error: The Empire State Building observation deck closes at 12:00am, last elevator at 11:15pm. I know it took time in NYC for Meg Ryan to make it to the Empire State Building, but I really don't beleive that she got there that late to where she had to beg to go up. (01:35:00)
Factual error: Sam and Jonah go by motorboat from their houseboat that is moored on Lake Union to Alki Beach in West Seattle. Annie follows in her rental car, watching them from her vehicle "the entire way." This is impossible. To get from their houseboat by boat to Alki Beach (near where I live) involves going over the lake, through the Ballard locks, and across Elliot Bay (Puget Sound). The only road into West Seattle and to Alki Beach from the city does not follow their water route, and it is further south and goes over the West Seattle bridge - some miles from the lake and too far away for her to be able to see them on the water. The boat ride to the beach would also take over an hour with the wait to go through the locks, though they appear to reach it much sooner.
Revealing mistake: Meg Ryan listens to the radio broadcast while driving her car down a highway at night. In the head-on shots of her, you should be able to see in her windshield the reflections of the streetlights as her car passes under them.
Plot hole: When it's learned that Jonah has taken a flight to New York by himself, the panicked adults never think to contact United Airlines, the New York Police Department, port authorities, airport security, the taxi companies, or the Empire State Building staff to alert them that an unaccompanied minor child is headed their way. Instead, Sam hops on the next flight to NYC to search for Jonah by himself. Considering the many hours Jonah waits on the Empire observation deck alone, it is apparent that none of the above knew he was there.
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Factual error: Jonah points to the LP record and tells Sam that "Paul is dead" can be heard when the record is played backwards. He is not holding a Beatles' record, however, as can be seen from the album's label. In the US, the Beatles recorded under Capitol Records, and their labels had a multicolored circular band printed on both sides. This label is red.
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Best ‘Beaches’ in Oklahoma
Are you dreaming of a beach getaway? Well your waterfront fun might be closer than you think. While Oklahoma is a land-locked state, we have miles and miles of lake and reservoir shoreline that can whisk you away with some splashing fun. Pack your “beach bag,” load up the family and head to one of these great Oklahoma beaches for some summer time fun!
Lake Eufaula
Eufaula, OK
As the largest lake completely within Oklahoma’s borders, Lake Eufaula has plentiful sandy beaches and more than 600 miles of shoreline. Your family can easily find a fun spot to frolic in the water and enjoy a picnic waterside. Highway 9 and Porum Landing Campgrounds, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, offer designated swimming beaches with playgrounds nearby. Their beaches are open to the public but there is a car entrance fee for day use. There are two swim beaches within the city of Eufaula off Lakeshore Drive. Both are open to the public and free to use. Families can also enjoy a volleyball net, picnic tables and grills. Hummingbird Beach at Lake Eufaula State Park offers a sandy beach with playground equipment and disc golf course nearby.
Eufaula is also home to a Jellystone Park Camp-Resort, also known as Eufaula Cove Park. Families can enjoy water toys including an obstacle course, slides and a water trampoline in addition the resort’s pool and splash pad. Day passes are available for those not interested in an overnight stay.
Northeastern Oklahoma
Home to five state parks and lots of scenic shoreline, Grand Lake offers a wealth of water fun. Families can splash in the water at rocky Pebble Beach near Langley, OK. The Little Blue area, just south of the dam, has a small, meandering creek to keep you cool with picnicking areas and beautiful views. The Bernice area of Grand Lake State Park, in Bernice, OK, offers designated swimming beaches, a nature center and walking trails with a playground nearby. The rocky beach at the Cherokee area, next to the historic Pensacola Dam, has shallow areas for the younger children with buoys marking the deeper areas for the mature and experienced swimmers.
Lake Murray
Let the clear waters of Lake Murray whisk you away! Sunset Beach, on the east side of the lake, stretches for over half a mile offering plenty of waterfront play. The beach is day-use only so it tends to be less crowded, and has restrooms and picnic tables in the area. Sandy Marina Beach has shallow areas great for walks and family friendly swimming with a playground and picnic tables on the beach. Lake Murray Water Sports & Mini Golf has decked out the Resort Lodge Beach with water slides and trampolines. For $10 an hour per person, your crew can jump, splash and slide in the cool waters.
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The deep waters of Lake Texoma draw many to its shores every year. The designated swimming beach at Ben’s Campground, near to Catfish Bay Marina area, lets families enjoy a dip in the water, hiking trails and day-use picnicking in addition to overnight camping options.
Fort Gibson Lake
Fort Gibson, OK
Fort Gibson Lake has two swimming beaches. Taylor Ferry Beach is the biggest and most development with a playground, picnic shelters, restrooms and outdoor shower. Its sandy shores offer plenty of family friendly entertainment. Rocky Pointe Beach, on the west side of the lake, offers designated swimming along its rocky shores as well as camping nearby. There is an entrance fee of $3 per person or $5 a car load for both areas.
Foss Lake
Foss, OK
Located west of Clinton about an hour and a half drive from the metro, Foss Lake State Park offers families a relaxing sandy beach to explore as well as boating, fishing, hiking, disc golf and more. Foss Lake is the largest lake in western Oklahoma and Sunset Beach welcomes beach-goers with a designated swimming area, tiki huts, grills and nearby a playground.
Nearby Arcadia Lake makes for a quick trip for summertime fun. Designated swim beaches are surrounded by hiking, horseback riding and mountain biking trails, playgrounds, a disc golf course and more for a fun-filled day near the water. Arcadia Lake has three beaches: Spring Creek Park beach, Central State Park beach and Edmond Parks beach. These sandy beaches have picnic areas scattered around and restrooms with outdoor showers. Concessions are available from Memorial Day to Labor Day offering water toys, food, drinks and other treats like ice cream and snow cones. There is a park entry fee of $6 per car on weekdays and $7 per car on weekends that covers up to 5 people in each car. Kids under the age of 13 must have a life jacket on while in the water.
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Donia Human Rights Center hosts Catharine A. MacKinnon lecture on women’s rights
Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 8:09pm
Law professor Catharine MacKinnon speaks about the law and politics of sexual harassment in light of the #MeToo movement during a lecture in the Rackham Amphitheatre Thursday. Buy this photo
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Thursday afternoon, more than 300 people attended Law professor Catharine A. MacKinnon’s lecture titled “Sexual Harassment: The Law, the Politics and the Movement.” The lecture focused on feminist topics such as the recent #MeToo cultural movement and the potential shift of women’s roles in society. MacKinnon gears much of her work around issues of sex equality, especially in regards to international and domestic law.
In addition to the lecture, MacKinnon also promoted her new book, titled “Butterfly Politics: Changing the World for Women,” which discusses the shifts in social roles toward female empowerment prompted by the years of women’s protests and actions that culminated into the #MeToo movement.
LSA freshman Bethany Ruiz said she read one of MacKinnon’s texts in her Women’s Studies class, and so her professor encouraged her class to hear MacKinnon speak firsthand.
“Instead of going to my normal women’s studies lecture, our professor is having us come here,” Ruiz said. “We read a piece by MacKinnon called ‘Privacy v. Equality: Beyond Roe v. Wade’ and she thought it would be a cool experience to come and see her (MacKinnon).”
Lisa Young Larance, graduate student instructor in the Women’s Studies Department and doctoral candidate in the joint Social Work and Sociology program, also attended the event and expressed her respect for MacKinnon’s beliefs.
“I admire Professor Catharine MacKinnon for the position she has had and taken in framing our understanding of gender and the law, whether or not people continue to agree with her decisions on issues,” Larance said.
MacKinnon spoke on the political, cultural and legislative changes resulting from women discussing their experiences with sexual abuse in society. In light of the wider issues surrounding the social media #MeToo movement, MacKinnon highlighted how the legal definition of “sexual harassment” as a human rights violation allowed for the movement to take place.
“This was first a legal breakthrough, really,” said MacKinnon. “The legal breakthrough that defines ‘sexual harassment’ as sex discrimination, as a human rights violation, and it’s my view that this was a crucial precondition to the #MeToo cultural transformation, despite the inadequacies of law that that movement has carefully highlighted.”
She defined this incoming structural change as a “butterfly effect.” She explained many factors have set off other events in an unstable environment, which have come together to excite an immense cultural shift.
“Inspired by a butterfly in Brazil, the title models how extremely small, simple actions when properly targeted under the right conditions, particularly under unstable conditions, can come to have highly complex and large effects,” said MacKinnon. “Butterfly politics in my adaptation of this concept comes to transformation in the gender system.”
MacKinnon then highlighted the important role of journalists in supporting women who communicated their frustration, elevating their issues to national prominence.
“Journalists are ... persistently tracking down supporting evidence of the women’s accounts, reporting survivor’s own compelling voices, often accompanied by dignified and empowering visuals … Reporters at long last have discovered that sexual abuse is a story, with legs even, and they have refused to let the story die or the voices telling it,” MacKinnon said.
She ended by describing that the overall goal of this movement was a peaceful revolution and reminded the audience they were on the right track toward change.
“Imagine a revolution without violence against domination and aggression," MacKinnon said. "Envision a moment of truth and a movement of transformation for the sexually violated toward a more equal, therefore more peaceful and just, world. It is happening all around us. Right now.”
LSA sophomore Elijah Baylark told The Daily after the lecture that it made him reflect on his family, which is mostly made up of women, and echoed his respect toward the women seeking empowerment.
“For me, personally, growing up with women, I think it is really powerful,” said Baylark. “Like men who have daughters, like me — I have a niece and I have two sisters — and to actually see women rising up to the occasion and standing up for what they believe in shows us that they are just as capable as their counterparts in males.”
Journalist Bernice Yeung speaks on overlooked aspects of #MeToo movement at Hovey Lecture
From the Daily: The importance of #MeToo
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Op-ed: Statement from UM faculty and community to administration
Monday, November 5, 2018 - 5:43pm
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UM faculty and community
Editor’s note: This petition by faculty and students at the University of Michigan was sent to University President Mark Schlissel, Provost Martin Philbert and interim LSA Dean Elizabeth Cole this morning.
We are writing as concerned members of the UM community in response to Dean Elizabeth Cole’s letter to Professor John Cheney-Lippold outlining disciplinary measures. We are also disturbed by the covert politicization of teaching and service evidenced in President Mark Schlissel’s and Provost Martin Philbert’s letter to the campus. Under the guise of separating political commitments from our role as educators, the university administration has taken a clear political stance against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Irrespective of faculty positions regarding BDS, the President, Provost and Dean’s disciplinary actions threaten academic freedom and have had a chilling effect on workplace morale. Rather than debating the merits of an important political issue of our time, the university has taken a side, and disparaged pro-BDS students, staff and faculty.
We stand in solidarity with others who have already expressed their disagreement with the administration. We agree with UM Professor Juan Cole, who wrote that it is not “the place of a university administration to coerce faculty or other instructors’ conscience on these issues, which are much more complex than they seem to realize.” We agree with Stanford University Professor David Palumbo-Liu, who wrote, “disciplining faculty who refuse to write letters opens up the possibility that universities will be turned into pawns of ideologically-driven organizations who target professors critical of their views.”
We stand with graduate students who have stated that such disciplinary measures set “an alarming, worrying and dangerous precedent for impinging on the protected political speech and action of employees of the University.”
We stand with signers of the Change.org petition who assert that such disciplinary actions promote the corporatization of education and thus trivialize our work as educators by “bypassing the educational mission of the university (...) and turning professors into simply service providers.”
The University of Michigan has always stood firm on the issues of academic freedom enshrined in the faculty handbook. We remain committed to this tradition and to educating thoughtful critical thinkers and citizens. We call on the administration to refrain from any disciplinary actions against graduate student Lucy Peterson and to drop the actions against Professor John Cheney-Lippold. We call on the University to include diverse voices in the new panel the provost has created to examine the intersection between political thought/ideology and faculty members’ responsibilities to students. We call on the University to affirm our shared institutional commitment to academic freedom.
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Su'ad Abdul Khabeer, American Culture
Deirdre de la Cruz, Department of History, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Victor Mendoza, Women’s Studies and English, UM Ann Arbor
Kate Jenckes, Romance Languages and Literatures, Ann Arbor
Anton Shammas, MES, UM Ann Arbor
Dr. Savithry Namboodiripad Linguistics/LS&A UMich Ann Arbor
Manan Desai, American Culture and Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies, UM Ann Arbor
Alan M. Wald, English and American Culture, U-M Collegiate Professor Emeritus (Ann Arbor Campus)
Karla Mallette, Global Islamic Studies Center, U-M Ann Arbor
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8 Things You Should Know Before Getting Your First Tattoo - As Told By a Toronto Tattoo Artist
No ragrets.
Tattoos are debatably one of the trendiest and coolest ways to express yourself. They act as an extension of yourself and speak to who you are as a person. Tattoos can be as casual or as intimate as you'd like, depending on how much feeling you invest into them. Whether you love them or hate them, you have to give admit that they're pretty badass - and undeniably, permanent.
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In Toronto, there are tons of options and talented artists for when you want to give your skin a little decoration. One of our favourite parlours? Our friends over at Chronic Ink. Located at 252 Eglinton Avenue East, Chronic is home to of the most talented and creative tattoo artists in the city. With over 70 awards under their belt since opening in 2008, there are few people who know and love tattoos more than Chronic.
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We sat down with the talented CJ to answer some of our burning questions about getting your first tattoo!
What's a good sign that someone's 'ready' to get their first tattoo?
CJ: If you're super excited! If it's your first tattoo, it's natural to feel a little nervous. Make sure you've mentally prepared yourself for the pain and that you love the design. Just take a big breath in and out and you're golden!
What about the pain, any advice on that front?
CJ: Realistically, it's going to hurt. Just accept the pain and push through!
Have you ever talked someone out of a tattoo?
CJ: Only when they don't seem ready or don't have space on their body for it.
What's one tattoo you would never recommend someone getting?
CJ: Boyfriend and girlfriend names!! Just don't do it. Sometimes, impulsive tattoos can be fun. They always tell a story and show how wild and carefree you are, but stay away from names.
What's the weirdest thing you've ever tattooed?
CJ: Oh, definitely the 😏 emoji on someone's ass. It was the first time tattooing actual human skin during my apprenticeship. I still remember having to shave her butt and the rest is honestly just a blur. When I was done, it just looking like a sun on a clear day...except the day was her pale butt.
What's a sign that the parlour you're in/artist you're with isn't for you?
CJ: Definitely do your research with shops and artists. Once you've figured out what you want and which artist you want to go with then it's just all about the positive vibes. It's really important to get along with your artist and he or she is willing to sit down with you and figure out what works best. If you don't vibe with your artist, which it happens then move on, you want to enjoy this experience! Don't force it. The experience is just as important as the outcome.
What's a misconception people have about people with tattoos?
CJ: In my opinion, people with a lot of tattoos are less uptight. They don't worry about what other people think and they don't have to look perfect all the time. I've never thought once people with tattoos are bad people. If anything they're just more carefree because they're enjoying themselves and not taking life so seriously. Not every tattoo is perfect but they tell a story, even if it's a random one. Like I have a pink poo emoji on my foot. Go ahead decorate those walls on your temple! Or however that saying goes.
What would you tell someone who's considering getting one done, right now?
CJ: Do it!! Go big or go home! Get something you've thought about for some time. Think if it's going to make you look more badass or.. if it's has great meaning to you. One or the other 😉
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MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016 Feb 26;65(7):178-81. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6507a3.
Evaluation of Routine HIV Opt-Out Screening and Continuum of Care Services Following Entry into Eight Prison Reception Centers--California, 2012.
Lucas KD, Eckert V, Behrends CN, Wheeler C, MacGowan RJ, Mohle-Boetani JC.
Early diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and initiation of antiretroviral treatment (ART) improves health outcomes and prevents HIV transmission. Before 2010, HIV testing was available to inmates in the California state prison system upon request. In 2010, the California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) integrated HIV opt-out screening into the health assessment for inmates entering California state prisons. Under this system, a medical care provider informs the inmate that an HIV test is routinely done, along with screening for sexually transmitted, communicable, and vaccine-preventable diseases, unless the inmate specifically declines the test. During 2012-2013, CCHCS, the California Department of Public Health, and CDC evaluated HIV screening, rates of new diagnoses, linkage to and retention in care, ART response, and post-release linkage to care among California prison inmates. All prison inmates are processed through one of eight specialized reception center facilities, where they undergo a comprehensive evaluation of their medical needs, mental health, and custody requirements for placement in one of 35 state prisons. Among 17,436 inmates who entered a reception center during April-September 2012, 77% were screened for HIV infection; 135 (1%) tested positive, including 10 (0.1%) with newly diagnosed infections. Among the 135 HIV-positive patient-inmates, 134 (99%) were linked to care within 90 days of diagnosis, including 122 (91%) who initiated ART. Among 83 who initiated ART and remained incarcerated through July 2013, 81 (98%) continued ART; 71 (88%) achieved viral suppression (<200 HIV RNA copies/mL). Thirty-nine patient-inmates were released on ART; 12 of 14 who were linked to care within 30 days of release were virally suppressed at that time. Only one of nine persons with a viral load test conducted between 91 days and 1 year post-release had viral suppression. Although high rates of viral suppression were achieved in prison, continuity of care in the community remains a challenge. An infrastructure for post-release linkage to care is needed to help ensure sustained HIV disease control.
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Search: 10.1186/s12868-018-0438-8
BMC Neurosci. 2018 Jul 6;19(1):39. doi: 10.1186/s12868-018-0438-8.
A novel locus on mouse chromosome 7 that influences survival after infection with tick-borne encephalitis virus.
Palus M1,2, Sohrabi Y3, Broman KW4, Strnad H5, Šíma M3, Růžek D1,2, Volkova V3, Slapničková M3, Vojtíšková J3, Mrázková L3,6, Salát J2, Lipoldová M7,8.
Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branišovská 31, 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
Department of Virology, Veterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 70, 62100, Brno, Czech Republic.
Department of Molecular and Cellular Immunology, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Vídeňská 1083, 14220, Prague, Czech Republic.
Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, 6770 Medical Sciences Center, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706-1532, USA.
Department of Genomics and Bioinformatics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Vídeňská 1083, 14220, Prague, Czech Republic.
Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Sítná 3105, 272 01, Kladno, Czech Republic.
Department of Molecular and Cellular Immunology, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Vídeňská 1083, 14220, Prague, Czech Republic. lipoldova@img.cas.cz.
Department of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Sítná 3105, 272 01, Kladno, Czech Republic. lipoldova@img.cas.cz.
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is the main tick-borne viral infection in Eurasia. Its manifestations range from inapparent infections and fevers with complete recovery to debilitating or fatal encephalitis. The basis of this heterogeneity is largely unknown, but part of this variation is likely due to host genetic. We have previously found that BALB/c mice exhibit intermediate susceptibility to the infection of TBE virus (TBEV), STS mice are highly resistant, whereas the recombinant congenic strain CcS-11, carrying 12.5% of the STS genome on the background of the BALB/c genome is even more susceptible than BALB/c. Importantly, mouse orthologs of human TBE controlling genes Oas1b, Cd209, Tlr3, Ccr5, Ifnl3 and Il10, are in CcS-11 localized on segments derived from the strain BALB/c, so they are identical in BALB/c and CcS-11. As they cannot be responsible for the phenotypic difference of the two strains, we searched for the responsible STS-derived gene-locus. Of course the STS-derived genes in CcS-11 may operate through regulating or epigenetically modifying these non-polymorphic genes of BALB/c origin.
To determine the location of the STS genes responsible for susceptibility of CcS-11, we analyzed survival of TBEV-infected F2 hybrids between BALB/c and CcS-11. CcS-11 carries STS-derived segments on eight chromosomes. These were genotyped in the F2 hybrid mice and their linkage with survival was tested by binary trait interval mapping. We have sequenced genomes of BALB/c and STS using next generation sequencing and performed bioinformatics analysis of the chromosomal segment exhibiting linkage with TBEV survival.
Linkage analysis revealed a novel suggestive survival-controlling locus on chromosome 7 linked to marker D7Nds5 (44.2 Mb). Analysis of this locus for polymorphisms between BALB/c and STS that change RNA stability and genes' functions led to detection of 9 potential candidate genes: Cd33, Klk1b22, Siglece, Klk1b16, Fut2, Grwd1, Abcc6, Otog, and Mkrn3. One of them, Cd33, carried a nonsense mutation in the STS strain.
The robust genetic system of recombinant congenic strains of mice enabled detection of a novel suggestive locus on chromosome 7. This locus contains 9 candidate genes, which will be focus of future studies not only in mice but also in humans.
Candidate gene; Chromosome 7; Mouse model; Survival; Susceptibility locus; Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV)
Genetic composition of the strain CcS-11. The regions of STS and BALB/c origin are represented as dark and white, respectively, the boundary regions of undetermined origin are shaded. Only the markers or SNPs defining the boundaries of STS-derived segment and markers that were tested for linkage (underlined) are shown. Genes Oas1b, Cd209, Tlr3, Ccr5, Ifnl3 and Il10, known to control susceptibility to TBEV are shown in green, potential candidate genes Cd33, Klk1b22, Siglece, Klk1b16, Fut2, Grwd1, Abcc6, Otog, and Mkrn3 detected in current study are shown in red
A novel locus on mouse chromosome 7 that influences survival after infection with tick-borne encephalitis virus
BMC Neurosci. 2018;19:39.
Genetic influence on susceptibility to TBEV in an F2 intercross between BALB/c and CcS-11. a LOD curves from binary trait interval mapping for death/survival. A dashed horizontal line is plotted at the 5% significance threshold, adjusting for the genome scan. b A plot of the death rate as a function of genotype at marker D7Nds5 and experiment, with 95% confidence intervals. C and S indicate the presence of BALB/c and STS allele, respectively. The S allele is associated with a higher death rate. The numbers of mice in the experiments 1, 2, and 3 were 120, 121 and 176, respectively
Differential survival (a) and incidence of paresis (b) of and in F2 hybrid mice carrying CC, CS and SS genotype at the marker D7Nds5 (n.s) after TBEV infection. Mice were infected subcutaneously with 104 pfu of the TBEV strain Neudoerfl and observed for lethality for 35 days
ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/genetics*
Carrier Proteins/genetics
Chromosome Mapping*
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7/genetics*
Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne/pathogenicity*
Virus Diseases/mortality*
Tick-borne encephalitis - Genetic Alliance
Viral Infections - MedlinePlus Health Information
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What's better for your big data application, SQL or NoSQL?
By John Dix
Editor in Chief, Network World | PT
One of the critical decisions facing companies embarking on big data projects is which database to use, and often that decision swings between SQL and NoSQL. SQL has the impressive track record, the large installed base, but NoSQL is making impressive gains and has many proponents. We put the question to experts in both camps.
Ryan Betts
CTO, of VoltDB says SQL has already earned its stripes in large organizations and big data is just one more job that this stalwart can shoulder. View debate
Bob Wiederhold
CEO of Couchbase says NoSQL is viable alternative and, in fact, down right preferable for big data on many fronts, especially when it comes to scalability. View debate
SQL is time-tested and still flourishing
By Ryan Betts, CTO, of VoltDB
Structured Query Language (SQL) is a proven winner that has dominated for several decades and is currently being aggressively invested in by big data companies and organizations such as Google, Facebook, Cloudera and Apache.
Although NoSQL has generated some noise of late, SQL continues to win in the marketplace and continues to earn investment and adoption throughout the big data problem space.
Once a technology becomes as dominant as SQL, the reasons for its ascendency are sometimes forgotten. SQL wins because of a unique combination of strengths:
SQL enables increased interaction with data and allows a broad set of questions to be asked against a single database design. That’s key since data that’s not interactive is essentially useless, and increased interactions lead to new insight, new questions and more meaningful future interactions.
SQL is standardized, allowing users to apply their knowledge across systems and providing support for third-party add-ons and tools.
SQL scales, and is versatile and proven, solving problems ranging from fast write-oriented transactions, to scan-intensive deep analytics.
SQL is orthogonal to data representation and storage. Some SQL systems support JSON and other structured object formats with better performance and more features than NoSQL implementations.
The term “NoSQL” is ambiguous, but for this discussion I use Dr. Rick Cattell’s NoSQL definition to mean “systems that provide simple operations like key/value storage or simple records and indexes, and that focus on horizontal scalability for those simple operations.”
It’s clear that the many new databases available are not all alike – and recognizing how the DNA behind each helps and hinders problem solvers is the key to success. NoSQL’s key features make it more appropriate for use in specific problem sets. For example, graph databases are better suited for those situations where data is organized by relationships vs. by row or document, and specialized text search systems should be considered appropriate in situations requiring real time search as users enter terms.
Here, I’m going to draw out the important benefits and differentiation of SQL systems vs. simple key/value and JSON object stores that do not innovate beyond storage format and scalability.
* SQL Enables Interaction. SQL is a declarative query language. Users state what they want, (e.g., display the geographies of top customers during the month of March for the prior five years) and the database internally assembles an algorithm and extracts the requested results. By contrast, NoSQL programming innovation MapReduce is a procedural query technique. MapReduce requires the user to not just know what they want, but additionally requires them to state how to produce the answer.
This might sound like an uninteresting technical difference, but it is critical for two reasons: First, declarative SQL queries are much easier to build via graphical tooling and point-and-click report builders. This opens up database querying to analysts, operators, managers and others with core competencies outside of software programming. Second, abstracting what from how allows the database engine to use internal information to select the most efficient algorithm. Change the physical layout or indexing of the database and an optimal algorithm will still be computed. In a procedural system, a programmer needs to revisit and reprogram the original how. This is expensive and error-prone.
The marketplace understands this critical difference. In 2010 Google announced a SQL implementation to complement MapReduce, driven by internal user demand. More recently, Facebook released Presto, a SQL implementation to query its petabyte HDFS clusters. According to Facebook: “As our warehouse grew to petabyte scale and our needs evolved, it became clear that we needed an interactive system optimized for low query latency.” Furthermore, Cloudera is building Impala, another SQL implementation on top of HDFS. All of these are advances over Hive, a long-standing and broadly adopted SQL façade for Hadoop.
* SQL is standardized. Although vendors sometimes specialize and introduce dialects to their SQL interface, the core of SQL is well standardized and additional specifications, such as ODBC and JDBC, provide broadly available stable interfaces to SQL stores. This enables an ecosystem of management and operator tools to help design, monitor, inspect, explore, and build applications on top of SQL systems.
SQL users and programmers can therefore reuse their API and UI knowledge across multiple backend systems, reducing application development time. Standardization also allows declarative third-party Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) tools that enable enterprises to flow data between databases and across systems.
* SQL scales. It is absolutely false to assume SQL must be sacrificed to gain scalability. As noted, Facebook created an SQL interface to query petabytes of data. SQL is equally effective at running blazingly fast ACID transactions. The abstraction that SQL provides from the storage and indexing of data allows uniform use across problems and data set sizes, allowing SQL to run efficiently across clustered replicated data stores. Using SQL as an interface is independent from building a cloud, scale or HA system, and there is nothing inherent in SQL that prohibits or restricts fault tolerance, high availability and replication. In fact, all modern SQL systems support cloud-friendly horizontal scalability, replication and fault tolerance.
* SQL supports JSON. Several years ago many SQL systems added XML document support. Now, as JSON becomes a popular data interchange format, SQL vendors are adding JSON-type support as well. There are good arguments for structured data type support given today’s agile programming processes and the uptime requirements of web-exposed infrastructure. Oracle 12c, PostgreSQL 9.2, VoltDB and others support JSON – often with performance benchmarks superior to “native” JSON NoSQL stores.
SQL will continue to win market share and will continue to see new investment and implementation. NoSQL Databases offering proprietary query languages or simple key-value semantics without deeper technical differentiation are in a challenging position. Modern SQL systems match or exceed their scalability while supporting richer query semantics, established and trained user bases, broad eco-system integration and deep enterprise adoption.
Betts is CTO at VoltDB and one of the initial developers of VoltDB’s commercial product. VoltDB provides the world’s fastest operational database, delivering high-speed data processing and real-time, in-memory analytics in a single database system. VoltDB is a relational database that gives organizations an unprecedented ability to build ultra-fast applications that can extract insights from massive volumes of dynamic data and enable real-time decision-making. Organizations in markets including telco, financial services, networking, energy and e-commerce use VoltDB to maximize the business value of data at every interaction. VoltDB is privately held with offices in Bedford, Mass. and Santa Clara, Calif.
<a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/7869360/">What’s better for your big data application, SQL or NoSQL?</a>
NoSQL is better for your big data applications
By Bob Wiederhold, CEO of Couchbase
NoSQL is increasingly being considered a viable alternative to relational databases, especially for Big Data applications, as more enterprises recognize that operating at scale is better achieved on clusters of standard, commodity servers. In addition, a schema-less data model is often better for the variety and type of data captured and processed today.
The scale to which databases must operate to manage Big Data explains the critical nature of NoSQL, and thus why NoSQL is key for Big Data applications.
When we talk about Big Data in the NoSQL space, we’re referring to reads and writes from operational databases – that is, the online transaction processing that people interact with and engage in on a daily basis (e.g. having the Big Data needed to book a flight online). Operational databases are not to be confused with analytical databases, which generally look at a large amount of data and collect insights from that data (e.g. having the Big Data needed to find out how many people will book a flight on a given day).
While the Big Data of operational databases might not appear to be as analytical when scratching the surface, operational databases generally host large datasets with ultra-large numbers of users that are constantly accessing the data to execute on transactions in real time. The scale to which databases must operate to manage Big Data explains the critical nature of NoSQL, and thus why NoSQL is key for Big Data applications.
NoSQL is Critical for Scalability
Every time the technology industry experiences a fundamental shift in hardware developments, there’s an inflection point. In the database space, the shift from scale-up to scale-out architectures is what fueled the NoSQL movement. Relational databases, including those from giants Oracle and IBM, scale up. That is, they are centralized, share-everything technologies that can only scale through the addition of more expensive hardware.
Conversely, NoSQL databases were built from the ground up to be distributed, scale-out technologies. They use a distributed set of nodes, known as a cluster, to provide a highly elastic scaling capability that lets users add nodes to handle load on-the-fly.
A distributed scale-out approach also usually ends up being cheaper than the scale-up alternative. This is a consequence of large, complex, fault-tolerant servers being expensive to design, build and support. Licensing costs of commercial relational databases can also be prohibitive because they are priced with a single server in mind. NoSQL databases on the other hand are generally open source, priced to operate on a cluster of servers and are relatively inexpensive.
NoSQL is Critical for Flexibility
Relational and NoSQL data models are very different. The relational model takes data and separates it into many interrelated tables that contain rows and columns. These tables reference each other through foreign keys that are stored in columns as well.
When a user needs to run a query on a set of data, the desired information needs to be collected from many tables – often hundreds in today’s enterprise applications – and combined before it can be provided to the application. Similarly, when writing data, the write needs to be coordinated and performed on many tables. When data is relatively low-volume, and when it is flowing into a database at a low velocity, a relational database is usually able to capture and store the information. But today’s applications are often built on the expectation that massive volumes of data can be written (and read) at speeds near real-time.
NoSQL databases have a very different model. At the core, NoSQL databases are really “NoREL,” or non-relational, meaning they do not rely on tables and the links between tables in order to store and organize information. For example, a document-oriented NoSQL database takes the data you want to store and aggregates it into documents using the JSON format. Each JSON document can be thought of as an object to be used by your application. A JSON document might take all the data stored in a row that spans 25 tables of a relational database and aggregate it into a single document/object.
Aggregating this information may lead to duplication of information, but since storage is no longer a cost issue, the resulting data model flexibility, ease of efficiently distributing the resulting documents, and read and write performance improvements make it an easy trade-off for Web-based applications.
NoSQL is Critical for Big Data Applications
Data is becoming increasingly easier to capture and access through third parties, including social media sites. Personal user information, geographic location data, user-generated content, machine-logging data and sensor-generated data are just a few examples of the ever-expanding array being captured. Enterprises are also relying on Big Data to drive their mission-critical applications. Across the board, organizations are turning to NoSQL databases because they are uniquely suited for these new classes of data emerging today.
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At a glance: palace & garden
Palace & garden
At a glance: interesting & amusing
Current:Schenk von Stauffenberg
Episcopalian Baroque residence at Lake Constance
Meersburg New Palace
Palace & gardenHidden treasuresExhibitions
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A builder with a clear vision
Johann Franz Schenk
von Stauffenberg
Prince-Bishop Johann Franz Schenk von Stauffenberg (1658–1740), who came from an old Swabian noble family, shaped the appearance of the town of Meersburg. He was responsible for constructing the splendid buildings that sit next to the old castle and make up the Baroque residence.
Stauffenberg was a generous ruler.
Was Stauffenberg a family man?
Stauffenberg was born in 1658 in Lautlingen near Albstadt, the fourth of five sons of Wolfgang Friedrich Schenk von Stauffenberg. After his studies in Dillingen, he became the subdeacon in Augsburg in 1682. In 1704, he was elected as the Bishop of Constance. Stauffenberg worked hard to increase his family's status and holdings. He provided especially for his many nieces and nephews, in part by foregoing earnings from his own principalities.
Expanding the palace was an emergency solution.
What was his goal as the Bishop of Constance?
Immediately following his appointment to bishop, Stauffenberg attempted to move the prince-bishops’ residence back to the cathedral city of Constance. He wanted a representational bishop's seat near his cathedral. To this end, he planned a palace and seminary. When the city council was unwilling to provide the necessary land, Stauffenberg turned his attentions back to Meersburg in frustration and decided on an expansion to his residence directly next to the old castle.
Why did Stauffenberg need more room?
Stauffenberg called on former Benedictine monk Christoph Gessinger (circa 1670–1732) to be his architect in this endeavor. Gessinger had already worked as a surveyor at the prince-bishops’ court and now designed the expansion that would later become the New Palace according to Stauffenberg's wishes. There was a shortage of space for administrative offices, since Stauffenberg planned on expanding his retinue considerably during his reign. Thus the legal office, the upper and lower bailiwicks and the records office were moved into the second floor of the New Building.
Stauffenberg shaped the Meersburg lakeside facade.
What connects Stauffenberg and Meersburg?
The most striking elements of the impressive Meersburg lake facade, as can still be seen today, were created by Johann Franz von Stauffenberg and his architect, Gessinger. These include, in particular, the seminary and the New Palace, its garden and teahouse, which were built in the first half of the 18th century.
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Sometimes I wonder if the NSW Minister for Transport, Andrew Constance, thinks he is a comedian with pranks like: Perhaps the government thinks that Constance’s pranks will divert attention from its spending $45billion on building privately-run toll roads, instead of public transport. Giving private toll operators a near monopoly on the motorways is a rort, which continues every time a car passes a tollway. Every beep from the motorist’s e-tag represents an easy transfer of cash into the profits of the private toll operators. Each beep also means less money is allocated to sustainable transport options. It means that those waiting at the bus stop or the rail platform can expect a journey that is less comfortable, more inconvenient, slower and more expensive. Thirty community groups from across Sydney, Hunter and the Illawarra do not see anything funny about Andrew Constance’s pranks and the government’s transport policies. These groups have formed the Fix NSW Transport Coalition to insist on transport options that will actually achieve a more liveable and sustainable NSW. The first action of the Fix NSW Transport Coalition will be a lantern walk from Sydney Town Hall at 5.30pm on August 11. Supported by the City of Sydney, the walk highlights the light rail fiasco in the Sydney CBD. Sydney’s light rail, one year behind schedule and possibly $1 billion over budget, is symbolic of the government’s shambolic and neglectful attitude to public transport. According to recent polling conducted by the Committee for Sydney, people prefer to have new public transport infrastructure over big road projects. The committee has also recognised the need for fast rail between Sydney and Newcastle. People understand that more tollways mean more cars and more negative impacts on air quality, neighbourhoods, green corridors, public parklands and outer suburban farm lands. People also realise that we need active transport. Walking and cycling should be the first choice for short trips such as getting to school and to the shops. Governments serious about a sustainable future would have policies and practices that facilitate both public and active transport. The Fix NSW Transport Coalition understands that the rest of NSW is being left behind while the infrastructure boom continues in Sydney. The Fix NSW Transport Coalition is reaching out to communities across the state. A focus on providing what the community actually needs, rather than making money for the private sector, would be a good start to fixing NSW transport. In the Hunter, we could do with any number of projects that could be funded if state transport planning were focused on the local and the sustainable. The Glendale Transport Interchange, for example, remains unfunded despite 20 years of planning and talking. Implementing the CycleSafe Network could make cycling much safer across the region. The government might also consider jobs. Hunter workers built the outgoing rail fleet which has served us well for decades. The new intercity fleet should be built by local workers with knowledge and experience of our tracks, tunnels and travellers. Is that really too much to ask? In the Hunter, at this point, we can also only dream of sustainable measures such as the Victorian Government’s systematic removal of rail level crossings and replacement of these with bridges and tunnels. That’s something to think about next time you’re in your car or on your bike at the Adamstown gates or Clyde Street waiting for the coal trains to pass. Andrew Constance is not funny. Like the seats on the new regional trains, the government’s idea of going forward is having us, the public transport users, go backwards.
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Going backwards is the new going forward
COMMUTERS NOT LAUGHING: "Andrew Constance’s pranks and the government’s transport policies are not funny".
Sometimes I wonder if the NSW Minister for Transport, Andrew Constance, thinks he is a comedian with pranks like:
Insisting that the Hunter’s new privatised bus routes and timetables help kids get to school quicker.
Ordering new intercity trains from overseas without bothering to check if they fit the tracks or tunnels.
Failing to upgrade the rail tracks so that the new trains can run faster (Victoria did this 10 years ago).
Forcing passengers on the proposed new intercity trains to sit backwards.
Perhaps the government thinks that Constance’s pranks will divert attention from its spending $45billion on building privately-run toll roads, instead of public transport.
Giving private toll operators a near monopoly on the motorways is a rort, which continues every time a car passes a tollway.
Every beep from the motorist’s e-tag represents an easy transfer of cash into the profits of the private toll operators.
Sydney’s light rail, one year behind schedule and possibly $1 billion over budget, is symbolic of the government’s shambolic and neglectful attitude to public transport.
Each beep also means less money is allocated to sustainable transport options.
It means that those waiting at the bus stop or the rail platform can expect a journey that is less comfortable, more inconvenient, slower and more expensive.
Thirty community groups from across Sydney, Hunter and the Illawarra do not see anything funny about Andrew Constance’s pranks and the government’s transport policies.
These groups have formed the Fix NSW Transport Coalition to insist on transport options that will actually achieve a more liveable and sustainable NSW.
The first action of the Fix NSW Transport Coalition will be a lantern walk from Sydney Town Hall at 5.30pm on August 11.
Supported by the City of Sydney, the walk highlights the light rail fiasco in the Sydney CBD.
According to recent polling conducted by the Committee for Sydney, people prefer to have new public transport infrastructure over big road projects.
The committee has also recognised the need for fast rail between Sydney and Newcastle.
People understand that more tollways mean more cars and more negative impacts on air quality, neighbourhoods, green corridors, public parklands and outer suburban farm lands.
People also realise that we need active transport.
Walking and cycling should be the first choice for short trips such as getting to school and to the shops.
Governments serious about a sustainable future would have policies and practices that facilitate both public and active transport.
The Fix NSW Transport Coalition understands that the rest of NSW is being left behind while the infrastructure boom continues in Sydney.
The Fix NSW Transport Coalition is reaching out to communities across the state.
A focus on providing what the community actually needs, rather than making money for the private sector, would be a good start to fixing NSW transport.
In the Hunter, we could do with any number of projects that could be funded if state transport planning were focused on the local and the sustainable.
The Glendale Transport Interchange, for example, remains unfunded despite 20 years of planning and talking.
Implementing the CycleSafe Network could make cycling much safer across the region.
The government might also consider jobs.
Hunter workers built the outgoing rail fleet which has served us well for decades.
The new intercity fleet should be built by local workers with knowledge and experience of our tracks, tunnels and travellers. Is that really too much to ask?
In the Hunter, at this point, we can also only dream of sustainable measures such as the Victorian Government’s systematic removal of rail level crossings and replacement of these with bridges and tunnels.
That’s something to think about next time you’re in your car or on your bike at the Adamstown gates or Clyde Street waiting for the coal trains to pass.
Andrew Constance is not funny.
Like the seats on the new regional trains, the government’s idea of going forward is having us, the public transport users, go backwards.
Steve O’Brien is a Newcastle-based sociologist and activist, and a regular Newcastle East-to-Sydney train commuter.
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About 1,200 Autos Seized Within 3 Hours for Plying Illegally in Noida, Greater Noida: Police
MG becomes the Official Global Car Partner of Liverpool Football Club
Bill Introduced in Lok Sabha to Amend Motor Vehicles Act to Provide Higher Penalties for Violations
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The vehicles seized include several registered outside the district and those local but found plying illegally, lacking requisite licenses and documents, leading to traffic situation on city roads.
Updated:July 4, 2019, 11:15 AM IST
Rickshaws in Noida.
Nearly 1,200 auto-rickshaws and three-wheelers were seized by the police after they were found plying illegally and causing traffic congestion in Noida and Greater Noida on Wednesday, officials said. The action was taken during a three-hour campaign launched by the Gautam Buddh Nagar Police in the entire district from 11 am to 2 pm, a senior official said.
"The operation was launched against illegal autos/tempos both in Noida and Greater Noida. 1,174 autos/tempos have been seized under Section 207 of the Motor Vehicle Act and 475 have been fined for various violations," Gautam Buddh Nagar Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Krishna said. "The measure will definitely cause traffic decongestion in the district and will give relief to the public. In future also such drives will be launched," he said.
The vehicles seized include several registered outside the district and those local but found plying illegally, lacking requisite licenses and documents, leading to traffic situation on city roads, the officer said.
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Curry lays out $1.3 billion spending plan to Jacksonville City Council
Girlfriend: Teen 'screamed my name' when he was shot, killed in Palm Coast
Deputy: Fleeing trespasser speeds, crashes, tased, jailed
Police: Parents found with meth after leaving 5 children alone in motel
Former firefighter arrested again, charged with domestic battery
Big heat this week
Bicyclists identified in deadly St. Johns hit-and-run crash
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Microsoft search engine Bing was briefly blocked in China
Bing was last major foreign search engine in China
By NANLIN FANG, JAMES GRIFFITHS, HADAS GOLD, SERENITIE WANG, STEVEN JIANG AND SETH FIEGERMAN CONTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT.
Posted: 10:37 PM, January 23, 2019 Updated: 10:37 PM, January 23, 2019
From Microsoft via CNN
(CNN) - Microsoft's Bing search engine briefly hit a wall in China.
Microsoft confirmed Thursday that Bing was unavailable in China, raising concerns that it could be the latest in a growing list of global internet platforms to be shut out of China's huge market.
Hours later, however, some users were once again able to access the service.
"We can confirm that Bing was inaccessible in China, but service is now restored," a Microsoft spokesperson told CNN Business on Thursday.
Bing is the last major foreign search engine operating in China after Google pulled out in 2010. The service interruption suggested that even tech companies that submit to Beijing's strict internet censorship regime can still run into trouble in the country.
Microsoft's potential setback comes as China and the United States are locked in a widening confrontation over technology and access to each other's markets that experts warn could be the start of an economic cold war.
It wasn't immediately clear why Bing was being blocked. China's internet regulator didn't respond to a request for comment Thursday, and the Foreign Ministry declined to comment.
Chinese users first noticed problems with the search engine late Wednesday, when the phrase "Can't access Bing" started popping up on social media.
"It's not the first time that we've encountered issues like this for Bing in China, these do arise periodically," Microsoft President Brad Smith said during a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Microsoft, which recently overtook Apple as the world's most valuable company, has encountered problems in China before. The company's internet video and phone call platform Skype was pulled from Apple and third-party Android app stores in China in November 2017.
The Bing blackout comes as Chinese President Xi Jinping's government seeks to tighten its control of the internet using the vast censorship apparatus known as the Great Firewall.
On Wednesday, the same day Bing started to become inaccessible for users, the Cyberspace Administration of China announced that it had closed 733 websites and shut down 9,382 apps in a crackdown on "harmful" information.
"Over the past couple months, it appears the Chinese government has improved [the] accuracy and frequency of the Great Firewall blocking," said Sunday Yokubaitis, CEO of internet services company Golden Frog.
"The Great Firewall is only getting better," he added.
Smith said Microsoft isn't certain whether the blocking of its search engine "is confined to Bing or if it is something that is broader."
Playing by Beijing's rules
Top US internet platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have been blocked for years.
Chinese censors crack down on content and conversations about subjects deemed sensitive by Beijing, including the Tiananmen Square massacre, Tibet and criticism of President Xi. They also punish sites that fail to weed out material like pornography and crude content that the ruling Communist Party considers vulgar or otherwise harmful to society.
Bing was able to operate its Chinese site, cn.bing.com, because it censored its search results.
Microsoft is part of the Internet Society of China, a government-linked body whose members pledge to refrain "from establishing links to websites that contain harmful information" or share any content which could "jeopardize state security and disrupt social stability, contravene laws and regulations and spread superstition and obscenity."
Smith said Microsoft has "days when there are either difficult negotiations or even disagreements" with Chinese authorities about search results on Bing.
"But we're not aware of any ongoing negotiation or disagreement, so we're working to understand it better," he added, referring to its sudden inaccessibility.
Human rights groups have repeatedly criticized international companies for adhering to Beijing's strict censorship rules. But China has more than 770 million internet users and a thriving online shopping market, making it impossible for top tech companies to ignore.
Google came under fire last year when news emerged that it was planning to launch a censored version of its search app in China. The company effectively left China in 2010 when it stopped running its censored Google.cn service.
Chinese tech firm Baidu is the dominant player, accounting for 70% of the market last year, according to research firm StatCounter. Alibaba-backed Shenma is the second biggest with about 16%.
Bing has struggled to make significant inroads in China, capturing just 2% of the search market.
"Bing has a tiny market share in China, but appearance matters to Beijing," said Lokman Tsui, associate professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and former head of free expression at Google in Asia.
"In a year when the 30th anniversary of Tiananmen is coming up, and at a time when the economy is not doing well, Beijing needs to look like they are in charge and in power," he said, referring to the Chinese government's deadly crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in 1989.
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Lady Raiders strengthen 2019-20 roster with addition of Jo’Nah Johnson
Johnson comes to Texas Tech from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College.
Lady Raiders host local media day (Source: Devin Ward)
July 8, 2019 at 9:36 PM CDT - Updated July 9 at 12:30 PM
LUBBOCK, Texas (Texas Tech Athletics) - After posting one of the best turnaround seasons in the nation, head coach Marlene Stollings added another highly-talented recruit to the Lady Raider basketball roster with the addition of soon-to-be junior Jo’Nah Johnson.
Ranked as the No. 5 overall junior college player by ESPNW, Johnson arrives at Texas Tech after a one-year stint at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. Johnson spent her freshman season at Central Oklahoma before transferring to NEO as a sophomore.
“I believe Coach Marlene and her coaching staff can help me reach my full potential and help me grow in all areas,” Johnson said. “I want to be a part of something on the rise and that is exactly what she and the coaching staff is making happen in Lubbock. I can’t wait to make some more noise in the Big 12 with my teammates and coaches.”
Johnson, who also ranked as the No. 1 guard by ESPNW, made waves at NEO where she was named to the Region II All-Region and All-Tournament Team after averaging 15.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.
The 5-foot-9 guard collected 2018 MIAA Freshman of the Year laurels as a Central Oklahoma Broncho.
A native of Edmond, Okla., Johnson led Edmond Santa Fe High School to the Class 6A state tournament for four consecutive years. After the conclusion of her high school campaign, Johnson garnered 2017 Esmark High School All-America status and was a McDonald’s All-America nominee.
Johnson will be eligible to play right away in the 2019-20 season.
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Timberwolves sign former Red Raider Jarrett Culver to rookie contract
After waiting a couple of weeks for the draft-night trade to officially go through, the Timberwolves officially signed Jarrett Culver to his rookie contract.
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Red Raider baseball duo tabbed as Freshman All-Americans
On Monday, Texas Tech baseball announced that a pair of pitchers were named to Freshman All-America Teams.
Lone Star Conference expands to 19, biggest in NCAA D-II
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Texas Tech football adds grad-transfer QB
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Tadlock named ABCA/Diamond Midwest Regional Coach of the Year
Former coach shares memories of Jarrett Culver at Coronado
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Stony Brook comes back, scrambles past LIU Brooklyn for victory
Akwasi Yeboah (24) of Seawolves and Raiquan Clark (19) of Blackbirds each score 1,000th career point.
Stony Brook guard Akwasi Yeboah puts up a shot as LIU Brooklyn forward Julius van Sauers defends during the first half an NCAA Division I men's basketball game at IFCU Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Photo Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
By Brian Heyman Special to Newsday Updated December 12, 2018 11:00 PM
Akwasi Yeboah stepped forward with the game on the line and his feet behind the three-point line. Stony Brook was down one against LIU Brooklyn with just under a minute left, but he nailed the shot that gave him his 1,000th career point and the Seawolves the lead for good.
Stony Brook rebounded in more ways than one after Saturday's loss at Brown, rallying from 12 down with 10 minutes remaining to win, 83-79, Wednesday night at Island Federal Arena.
“We use an ‘E’ plus ‘R’ equals ‘O’ equation,” coach Jeff Boals said. “ ‘E’ is the event. ‘R’ is the response to the event. And ‘O’ is the outcome. We went up to Brown, missed our free throws, got outrebounded by 15. So we really talked about responding to that loss. To be here at home is a big reason why we won the game. But our guys responded.”
Stony Brook guard Akwasi Yeboah acknowledges fans after he scores his 1,000 career point against LIU Brooklyn at IFCU Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Photo Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
They made big shots and finished with a 38-24 edge on the boards. So this America East team is 9-2, the best 11-game start in its 20-year D-I run and best overall since 1992-93.
“They’ve established themselves as one of the top teams in this conference pretty quickly, with a great home-court advantage,” Blackbirds coach Derek Kellogg said.
Yeboah, the redshirt junior guard/forward, scored 19 of his 24 in the second half. Freshman guard Miles Latimer added a career-high 18, and sophomore guard Elijah Olaniyi had 14. Senior guard/forward Raiquan Clark and junior guard Jashaun Agosto scored 19 apiece for LIU Brooklyn (5-5). Clark posted his 1,000th point, just like Yeboah.
“It’s just a product of hard work, really,” Yeboah said. “It’s a great achievement.”
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It was 67-55 LIU Brooklyn at the midpoint of the second half and 75-65 with 5:53 left. Stony Brook got it down to 75-71 on a Latimer dunk. Then Yeboah drilled a three.
Olaniyi drove to give the Seawolves the lead at 76-75. But Clark made a layup to put the Blackbirds back up with 1:35 remaining. Both sides came up empty on their next possession. Then Yeboah hit his three from straightaway for a 79-77 advantage with 54 seconds left.
“He means everything [to us],” Boals said. “He doesn’t shy away from the big moment.”
Stony Brook guard Elijah Olaniyi puts up a shot for a basket ahead of LIU Brooklyn guard Raul Frias during the first half an NCAA Division I men's basketball game at IFCU Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Photo Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Jordan McKenzie made two free throws with 21.7 seconds left for a four-point edge. Julius van Sauers got it down to 81-79. But Yeboah countered with a dunk, and that was it.
“In the timeout we had for the second-to-last media timeout, it was seven minutes and one second left,” Latimer said. “Coach Boals said, ‘Minus 10 with seven minutes to go. Let’s go out and get this win.’ I just feel like that really started it all out.”
By Brian Heyman Special to Newsday
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Pantera singer Philip Anselmo's Christchurch, Auckland gigs pulled over 'white power' statements
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Metal singer Philip Anselmo, infamous for yelling "white power" and performing Nazi salutes at a concerts, may no longer tour New Zealand.
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The former Pantera frontman was set to play venues in Auckland and Christchurch, but both establishments have dropped him following the Christchurch terror attack.
"The Philip Anselmo gig has been cancelled!" Christcurch's Club Tavern wrote on Facebook.
"We are not interested in the whys so please don't ask. We do not and will not support white supremacy or racism!"
Auckland venue Galatos also announced they would no longer be involved with the tour.
"Just today, information has come to hand which has made us uncomfortable about proceeding with this show," a Facebook post read.
Warning: The following links lead to videos that contain offensive language.
Anselmo has publicly aligned himself with the white supremacy movement on several occasions, including giving an infamous 'white pride' speech in 1995 that included his saying "tonight is a white thing and the blacks will not understand what the f**k I'm talking about".
Following the backlash to a 2016 video of him performing a Nazi salute and yelling "white power" onstage, he penned an apology blaming "over-indulging in the booze" for his "blurting our spiteful, ignorant reductions of the human spirit itself".
Promoters for the musician's New Zealand gigs stood by the decision to bring him to following the terror attacks on two Christchurch mosques that left 50 dead.
The alleged gunman published a lengthy manifesto online before carrying out the shootings, in which he pledged allegiance to the white power movement.
Tour promoter Ben Mulchin of Valhalla Touring said he "soul-searched" when considering continuing with the show following Friday's terror attacks, but believed Anselmo's apologies were sincere and that the singer was "of a respectful, loving nature".
"This is a very serious time in our nation's history. Intolerance and hatred needs to be identified, called out, reduced, enveloped and ideally educated and turned into understanding and empathy," he wrote in a statement.
"All people are equal, and all people that don't have respect should be challenged and held accountable.
"I completely agree [we should not forget] or ignore Phil's vile, deplorable actions and words... there is no excuse."
Mulchin wrote that he needed to "speak with the family reps of the horrible tragedy", and that if he tour did go ahead he wanted to donate "all profits, and $5 per ticket to the families involved".
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On May 7, 2019, two former Credit Suisse investment advisers represented by Lax & Neville LLP won a $6.68 million FINRA arbitration award against Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC for unpaid deferred compensation and violations of the New York Labor Law (“NYLL”). This is the fourth FINRA Award against Credit Suisse for unpaid deferred compensation.
The claimants, Joseph Todd Lerner and Anna Sarai Winderbaum, were advisers in the New York branch of Credit Suisse’s US private banking division (“PBUSA”) and were terminated when Credit Suisse closed PBUSA. Credit Suisse took the position, as it has with hundreds of its former investment advisers, that Ms. Winderbaum and Mr. Lerner voluntarily resigned and forfeited their deferred compensation. A three member FINRA Arbitration Panel determined that Credit Suisse terminated Ms. Winderbaum and Mr. Lerner without cause, breached their employment agreements by cancelling their deferred compensation and violated the NYLL. The FINRA Panel was chaired by a law professor and expert in labor and employment law.
The FINRA Panel awarded Ms. Winderbaum and Mr. Lerner compensatory damages totaling $2,787,344, which included 100% of their deferred compensation awards, 2015 deferred compensation, and severance. Having concluded that the cancellation of deferred compensation violated the NYLL, the FINRA Panel awarded statutorily mandated interest, attorneys’ fees and liquidated damages equal to 100% of the unpaid compensation. See NYLL § 198(1-a). The FINRA Panel ordered Credit Suisse to pay 100% of the FINRA forum fees, totaling $50,250.00, and recommended expungement of Mr. Lerner and Ms. Winderbaum’s Form U-5, the termination notice a broker-dealer is required to file with FINRA. As with hundreds of their colleagues, Credit Suisse falsely reported that Mr. Lerner and Ms. Winderbaum’s “Reason for Termination” was “Voluntary,” i.e. that they voluntarily resigned. The FINRA Panel recommended that the “Reason for Termination” be changed to “terminated without cause.” The FINRA Panel also denied Credit Suisse’s counterclaims. To view this Award, visit 17-00057.
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Death is for Keeps
This is the 43rd Novella in the series detailing the life and career of Detective Joseph Lind. It is the 23rd story where Detective Shelley Anne Shields is partnered with Joe.
Detective Lind can't wait until the end of Winter for his 'booked' extended Holidays to more warmer parts in northern Queensland to begin. This sojourn ordered by DS Clive Butler as Lind is 'on the brink' after the trio of gruesome 'Kiddie Homicides' tests his very mettle. His and other members of the First Respondent Group.
He does not want to be involved in multiple Homicide Cases so close to his intended date of Leave. He hopes that he can leave his partner with a clean plate before he begins his Holidays.
The Holiday "Coastal Strip" from Tweed Heads on the far north coast border of NSW through to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, is Australia's holiday "Capital."
This Holiday Mecca also draws a large demand for soft and hard drugs, the entire business controlled by three or four competing Bikie Gangs. They constantly challenging one another for a bigger share of the 'pie' and the warring factions are often at loggerheads that involve 'drive-by' shootings, damage to property, torching of Properties and Clubhouses and even death of members and family.
Into this cauldron comes a new-comer. A third tier Criminal Family from the western suburbs of Sydney. This triggers a vendetta that spans several years and the death of many of the participants, or so it seems to both the Queensland and NSW Police Forces who some will accuse, will sit back and wait until the Gangs kill each other of!
A vehicular explosion kills the elderly mother and only teen-age son of this low-grade Crime Family, leaving the daughter of the woman and the mother of the lad slain to conduct her own vicious revenge acts on the supposed perpetrators of the crime.
Detectives Lind and Shields are involved in a fatal vehicle accident. The two only shaken but kept in Hospital overnight as a precaution.
The death of two young lads and the dumping of their battered bodies has them scratching their heads, wondering what the connection is or if there is a connection between all parties and acts of violence involved. The death toll mounts slowly over the years, reinforcing the notion that death is for keeps and the warring parties only stopping when forced by premature deaths that leads to the extinction of one of the Bikie gangs on the Gold Coast.
"Joe? A minute, please."
I hated these types of requests from the Boss. It always spelt trouble or a difficult Case dropped into my hands. I stood at his doorway, thinking that in not fully entering his domain, I could dilute anything he may request...or even refuse it!
How ridiculous is that?
"Human Resources have just informed me that you now have twelve weeks of Annual Leave accrued. You should be taking your annual four-weeks' leave each year as it comes due. Hear me? It would seem Abbey may have been a bit lax in keeping on top of this aspect of personnel control..."
That made my hackles rise and I was about to step into his domain and defend Abbey's honour...until I realised that the old Boss had been gone for more than three years and it was now Clive's responsibility to keep on top of such things. He was trying to 'pass the buck' onto a person who was not present and could not defend himself. I opened my mouth to comment as such, but the word diplomacy flashed across my grey matter.
Prudence is knowing when to shut your bloody big mouth, some-one once screamed at me!
I couldn't for the life of me recall who it was!
I nodded my head sheepishly, accepting blame when I really thought none was due on my part.
Tact is always allowing the Boss to think that he is right on every occasion. I think the same person who has slipped my mind, may have also stated this as a jewel of knowledge, so he thought at the time...buggered if I could recall the obvious Statesman!
"Not on, Joe..." The Boss continued. "If you do not take it, you could lose it. Considering your recent...um...those three Cases involving Child Abuse and Homicides, I think you should consider some time off...no...I am ordering you to take at least six weeks off, understand? Your Time-off-in-lieu is also way over the accepted amount at twenty-two full days. Close to two hundred bloody hours! Bloody hell, Joe! You need to consider reducing that level, otherwise you could lose it...you know it's expected to be kept at sixteen hours maximum at any given time...two bloody days maximum! Hear me? I know that is hard to control, especially here in the Murder Squad when hours and standard shift hours can often be tossed out the window, but twenty-two full days? That is the most accrued by any of the guys on the floor! C'mon, Joe, you need to keep on top of it. Okay? It is your responsibility, hear me?"
"Boss? I can't afford to take..."
He held up a hand to stop me going any further.
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70th Anniversary Greetings from the Awareness Foundation
Rev. Nadim Nassar, founder and executive director of the Awareness Foundation, offers the WCC his warmest congratulations.
Rev. Nadim Nassar, founder and executive director of the Awareness Foundation, offers the WCC his warmest congratulations on its 70th anniversary. Nassar, who received a scholarship from the WCC in the 1990s to pursue theological studies, went on to become the only Syrian priest in the Church of England. He then founded the Awareness Foundation, an ecumenical charity that promotes peace and reconciliation in the West and the Middle East through education and dialogue. “I hope and pray that the World Council of Churches continues its mission in spreading the culture of peace and life in our fragile world, which is in desperate need of peacemakers,” he writes.
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Lady Donli's New Track 'Suffer Suffer' Is the Ultimate 'Don't Stress' Mantra
She didn't come here to suffer—she came to enjoy.
Lady Donli continues to flex her creative muscles with her newest track, "Suffer Suffer."
Nigeria's very own pulls from the old and not so old of Nigerian pop-culture as we await the release of her new album. The song begins with Fela Kuti-inspired chanting: "Suffer suffer suffer no go come here, no come my way." It's definitely a mantra we all should bear in mind—the stress isn't worth it.
In "Suffer Suffer," Donli also opens up and shares bits of her life story of trying to make it as an artist, struggling in Lagos after moving from Abuja, despite her father's warnings. In hopes of chasing the suffering away, she sprinkles a bit from "National Moi Moi"—a hit from the early 2000s by Nollywood star Patience Ozokwor.
Peep some clips from the music video in Donli's epic promo clip for the single.
Smooth over your weekend with "Suffer Suffer" and listen below.
Screenshot via Netflix Italia's Youtube page.
Netflix's Newest Original Series Is Tackling What It Means To Be Young and Black in Italy
"Zero" is the brainchild of Angolan-Italian writer and TV host Antonio Dikele Distefano.
A new original series from Netflix is set to give us a glimpse of another pocket within the global black diaspora.
Zero, created by Antonio Dikele Distefano, will be the first Italian series from the streaming platform to take on what it means to be young and black in Italy today. The series follows Zero—a shy, African-Italian who harbors a superpower that pushes him to learn how to open up to the world and to love others.
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Watch Three South African Illustrators Talk About Netflix's Strong Black Lead Content
Karabo Moletsane, Delmaine Donson and Sinomonde Ngwane illustrate what 'When They See Us', 'Good Girls' and 'She's Gotta Have It' all mean to them as artists.
At the BET awards last year, Netflix aired their "A Great Day in Hollywood" photo which captured Black talent such as Spike Lee, Ava DuVernay, Lena Waithe and a few others all in the parking lot of Universal Studios. That moment had been inspired by the 1958 photo "A Great Day in Harlem".
Additionally, there was a video which featured the 47 Black talent whose films and series are currently being streamed on. This initiative became known as the Strong Black Lead Content which Netflix's Director of Brand and Editorial, Maya Watson Banks, described as being "relatable and real, always unapologetically Black, and assumes context and knowledge so that content doesn't need to be watered down."
Netflix spoke to three South African illustrators, Karabo Moletsane, Delmaine Donson and Sinomonde Ngwane, about their favorite Strong Black Lead Content and got them to each produce an artwork.
Watch Adekunle Gold's New Music Video for 'Kelegbe Megbe'
The Nigerian musician comes through hard with an avant-garde aesthetic in this Fela-inspired bop.
Watch Davido, Django23 and Big Narstie's New Music Video for 'Control'
The Nigerian Afropop singer joins the popular UK musicians for a visual with mellow beach vibes.
Watch Fik Fameica and Patoranking's New Music Video for 'Omu Bwati'
This dancehall-infused jam will have you whining that waist.
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Skepta's upcoming album, Ignorance Is Bliss is on its way.
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I thrive on occasions like this
Tootle previews Stags clash
Pre-Mansfield: Matt Tootle (H)
Ahead of Saturday's derby clash, Matt Tootle speaks to the local press.
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Matt Tootle will draw on his own experiences as an Everton fan to help him in this weekend's derby clash with Mansfield Town.
The Stags come to Meadow Lane for the third Nottinghamshire derby of the season and the defender is all too aware of the significance of the fixture to the fans.
"Being a football fan who grew up in Liverpool, I know how important these games are to the supporters," he said.
"As a player going into the game, you want to do what you wanted the players of your own team to do - work as hard as you can and show some passion.
"I thrive on occasions like this because there's a great atmosphere and it means so much. There's nothing better than making a tackle and getting a standing ovation for it.
"I enjoy games that are full of passion and have a bit of needle; that's probably when I am at my best."
With a crowd in excess of 12,000 expected for the game, Tootle is determined to keep a cool head to ensure he will not be overawed by the occasion.
“When I was younger it stuck with me that you should have fire in your belly and ice in your mind," he said.
“I’ve always stuck by that and, no matter what the atmosphere is in the stands, you have got to take yourself out of that situation.
“It’s just another game and you’ve got to keep your head. I’ve always been good at that and you hope everyone else does the same.
“Saturday is going to be a great advert for League Two and for us to both be in the mix is fantastic."
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The Nation: On Recall, Scott Walker's Hypocrisy On June 5 Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will face Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in a recall election. John Nichols of The Nation argues that while Walker has criticized the recall, he has a history of supporting the maneuver.
The Nation: On Recall, Scott Walker's Hypocrisy
Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks to supporters as he campaigns along with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal at the Waukesha Victory Center on May 24, 2012 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Darren Hauck/Getty Images hide caption
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Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks to supporters as he campaigns along with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal at the Waukesha Victory Center on May 24, 2012 in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Read Another Opinion On The Wisconsin Recall Election
John Nichols writes about politics for The Nation magazine as its Washington correspondent.
Last Friday night's Wisconsin recall election debate began a series of bizarre exchanges between Republican Governor Scott Walker and his Democratic challenger, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, over Walker's attitudes regarding direct democracy.
During this campaign, Walker and his supporters have been harshly critical of those who have sought to recall and remove the governor and his political allies. Though the Wisconsin Constitution is absolutely clear that the reasons for recall elections are to be defined by those who seek them — as opposed to the politicians who would like to restrict the scheduling of accountability votes — the Walker camp has claimed that the recall is an expensive and unnecessary political gambit.
Barrett challenged this spin with a suggestion that Walker is a recall hypocrite.
Referring to Walker during the debate, Barrett said: "He has signed recall petitions, it's my understanding, against Senator Feingold, against Senator Kohl, not for criminal misbehavior, but because he disagreed with political decisions that were made."
Walker did not respond immediately. But the next day the governor said, "I have no memory" of signing on for the recall of the Democratic senators when they were targeted in 1997 by anti-abortion groups.
Since organizers of the Feingold-Kohl recall effort say they're unaware of whether Walker signed, and since the old petitions have been destroyed, this particular debate may remain unresolved.
But there is no question that Scott Walker has spoken enthusiastically about the use of the recall power. Indeed, he attained his previous position as Milwaukee County executive in large part because of a recall initiative. And that initiative clearly delighted him.
Back when he was a state legislator, Walker was an enthusiastic proponent of recall elections — especially in Milwaukee County.
Walker got even more enthusiastic about recalls in 2002, when he became the favored candidate of the group seeking to remove Milwaukee County Executive Tom Ament. After Ament resigned, Walker was elected to replace him.
When he ran for governor in 2010, Walker talked up the 2002 recall drive as an exercise in democracy.
Speaking of the Milwaukee County fight, Walker said: "You know the folks that were angry about this started a recall and they were told they needed to collect 73,000 signatures in 60 days. Well, not hundreds, not thousands, but tens of thousands of ordinary people did an extraordinary thing. They stood up and took their government back. In less than 30 days they collected more than 150,000 signatures. It was at that moment I realized the real emotion on display in my county wasn't just about anger. You see, if it had been about anger, it would have been about people checking out and moving out or giving up. But instead what happened was really amazing. You saw people standing up shoulder to shoulder, neighbor to neighbor and saying 'we want our government back' And in doing so the real emotion on display was about hope."
Well, not hundreds, not thousands, but tens of thousands of ordinary people did an extraordinary thing last winter. They have gathered more than 900,000 signatures seeking the recall of Scott Walker, more than 800,000 seeking the recall of Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch and close to 100,000 more to recall four Republican state senators. Wisconsinites are again standing up, shoulder to shoulder, neighbor to neighbor, and they are saying "we want our government back."
And, as the United Wisconsin activists who organized and advanced the recall drive will tell you, the real emotion on display across Wisconsin as the recall petitions were gathered last year, and as the recall fight has played out this year, has been about hope for Wisconsin's future.
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A River Plate fan sits on an empty stand at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, after the all-Argentine Copa Libertadores second leg final match against Boca Juniors was postponed on Sunday for the second time following an attack on the Boca team bus by River fans. Alejandro Pagni/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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An Attack On Players Forces Major Soccer Match In Argentina To Be Canceled — Twice
November 25, 2018 The second leg of the final of the Copa Libertadores was billed as a glorious highlight in the tournament's history — the first ever meeting of age-old rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate.
Relatives of crew members on board the ARA San Juan submarine wait outside the navy base in Mar del Plata. Argentina's navy announced early Saturday the missing submarine has been located in a deep ravine in the Atlantic Ocean. Federico Cosso/AP hide caption
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Missing Argentine Submarine Found In Deep Ocean Ravine
November 17, 2018 The submarine had 44 crew members when it lost contact with Argentina's military. Its disappearance has prompted protests by family members of those on board.
Pedestrians pass a building decorated with the Argentine national flag in Buenos Aires' financial district earlier this summer. Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Argentina Hikes Interest Rate To 60 Percent In Bid To Halt Currency's Fall
August 30, 2018 When President Mauricio Macri requested early release of a $50 billion loan, he said it was to assuage market watchers' fears. But the opposite happened — and the central bank felt it had to step in.
Women protest in Buenos Aires on Thursday in support of decriminalizing abortion as Argentine lawmakers debated the measure, which was defeated in the Senate. Natacha Pisarenko/AP hide caption
Natacha Pisarenko/AP
For Abortion Activists In Argentina, A Campaign Waged Online Faces A Disconnect
August 10, 2018 This week, Argentina's Senate rejected a bill to legalize abortion. The decision came as a letdown for feminist organizations that conducted their battle largely on social media.
An abortion-rights activist reacts outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, on Thursday to news that the Senate voted to reject a bill that would have legalized abortion. Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Argentina's Senate Rejects Legalizing Abortion, Dashing Hopes Of Rights Advocates
August 9, 2018 After 16 hours of debate, the country's Senate voted 38 to 31 against a measure passed earlier by the lower house of Congress that would have allowed abortions through the 14th week of pregnancy.
Abortion-rights supporters demonstrate earlier this month outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, adding the legalization campaign's distinctive green handkerchiefs to outfits alluding to the dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale. The book's author, Margaret Atwood, has said she drew inspiration from Argentine history. Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Argentina To Decide Fate Of Landmark Bill Legalizing Abortion
August 8, 2018 The legislation, which allows abortion before 14 weeks of pregnancy, passed the lower house of Congress by a slim margin. Now senators are debating it — and demonstrators are massing in Buenos Aires.
Abortion rights activists celebrate Thurdsay outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, shortly after lawmakers in the country's lower chamber passed a bill legalizing abortion. The bill's chances look uncertain in the upper chamber, but that did little to dampen excitement among its supporters. Eeitan Abramovich/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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With Narrow Vote, Argentina Takes Big Step Toward Legalizing Abortion
June 14, 2018 The country's lower chamber of Congress has passed a bill that would legalize abortion before 14 weeks, approving it by a four-vote margin. But it's likely to face a tougher test in the upper chamber.
Ofer Eini and Rotem Kamer, president and CEO of the Israeli Football Association, respectively, address the media Wednesday in the town of Ramat Gan, east of Tel Aviv. The men announced that the organization will file a formal complaint to FIFA against the Palestinian Football Association. Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Argentina's Move To Cancel Soccer Match With Israel Draws Cheers, Condemnations
June 6, 2018 It was supposed to be a simple exhibition soccer game Saturday in Jerusalem. But after Argentina cancelled it, the would-be friendly has instead become the centerpiece of some international hostility.
Argentine navy spokesman Enrique Balbi announced Thursday that searchers no longer expect to find survivors of the missing ARA San Juan submarine. Esteban Felix/AP hide caption
Esteban Felix/AP
Search For Missing Argentine Sub No Longer A Rescue Mission, Navy Says
December 1, 2017 "More than double the number of days have passed where it would have been possible to rescue the crew," a navy spokesman said. "We will continue the search ... there will not be people saved."
Front row, left to right: Jorge Eduardo Acosta, "The Tiger"; Alfredo Astiz, the "Angel of Death"; pilot Georges Mario Daniel Arru; and Carlos Octavio Capdevilla, known as "Tommy," are seen during their sentencing hearing Wednesday in Buenos Aires. Javier Gonzalez Toledo/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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'Angel Of Death' Among 29 Given Life Sentences Over Argentina's 'Dirty War'
November 30, 2017 Former naval officer Alfredo Astiz was convicted of kidnapping, torture and murder in a mass trial of defendants linked to a secret torture center during the country's 1976-1983 military dictatorship.
People gather outside the naval base in Mar del Plata, Argentina, on Monday, hoping for word on 44 crew members aboard the missing submarine ARA San Juan. Paul Byrne/AP hide caption
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Undersea 'Banging Sounds' Not From Sub, Argentine Navy Says
November 21, 2017 First reports of the sounds picked up by surface ships briefly raised hopes that the missing ARA San Juan, with 44 crew members, had been found.
The conning tower of the ARA San Juan submarine shown as the vessel is being delivered to the Argentine Navy after an extensive refit in Buenos Aires, in May 2014. Alejandro Mortiz/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Bad Weather Hampers Search For Missing Argentine Submarine
November 20, 2017 The ARA San Juan disappeared last week off the coast of Patagonia. Argentine officials say that they can't confirm that satellite signals received over the weekend came from the sub.
Five of those killed in a truck attack in New York City were among a group of close friends from Argentina celebrating their high school graduation 30 years ago. Hernan Ferruchi, Alejandro Damian Pagnucco, Ariel Erlij (first three from left), Hernan Diego Mendoza and Diego Enrique Angelini (second and third from right) were among eight people who died in Tuesday's attack. Cecilia Piedrabuena/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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An Argentine City Mourns 5 Friends Killed In New York Truck Attack
November 2, 2017 The men were enjoying a reunion visit to New York City and had just biked through Central Park when a truck driver mowed them down Tuesday. Three other people died and 12 more were injured.
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State Department Honoree Was Trapped In A Brothel For Nearly 20 Years
June 29, 2017 Alika Kinan, a victim of sex trafficking in Argentina, made history when she sued her captors — and won. This week, she was honored as a "hero" for her activism.
A member of the federal police holds an hourglass with Nazi markings on Friday at the Interpol headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Natacha Pisarenko/AP hide caption
PHOTOS: Trove Of Nazi Artifacts Uncovered In Argentina
June 20, 2017 The artifacts will be donated to the Holocaust Museum in Buenos Aires following an investigation. It's not clear how the objects ended up in Argentina, though many prominent Nazis fled there.
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Atorvastatin, the generic form of Lipitor, can reduce the chances of heart attacks and strokes in people at risk. Side effects, such as muscle pain, are uncommon but should be part of the conversation about starting the medicines, a study concludes. Visuals Unlimited/Getty Images/Visuals Unlimited hide caption
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Before Starting A Statin, Talk It Over With Your Doctor
December 3, 2018 Patients and doctors should have nuanced conversations about the benefits and risks of statins before deciding to start them. The drugs can reduce heart attack odds but also carry some side effects.
Lipitor, a best-seller as a cholesterol treatment, is being tested as a remedy for the flu. Mel Evans/AP hide caption
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Scientists Find New Tricks For Old Drugs
July 9, 2018 Researchers are looking to redeploy drugs used for years to treat cholesterol and high blood pressure as remedies for influenza and Ebola.
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Pricey New Cholesterol Drug's Effect On Heart Disease Is More Modest Than Hoped
March 17, 2017 The injectible drug Repatha is spectacularly good at lowering cholesterol. But the first big clinical trial of its ability to prevent heart attack and stroke finds smaller benefits.
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Doubts Rise About Surge In Statin Prescriptions For Oldest Americans
September 21, 2015 About a third of people over the age of 79 are taking a cholesterol-lowering statin to prevent the first occurrence of a heart attack or stroke. Proof is scant that the benefits outweigh the risks.
Are Statins Bad For Me? Personalized Medicine Can't Yet Say
September 1, 2015 Statins made her feel wretched, so she took a DNA test to find out why. But even the doctor with the genetic testing company admits that the test doesn't tell you much more than you already know.
The latest guidelines for cholesterol-lowering drugs emphasize their use to manage patients' risk for cardiovascular disease rather than simply hitting numerical cholesterol targets. Roy Scott/Ikon Images/Corbis hide caption
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When To Start Taking A Cholesterol Pill? The Decision Is Yours
July 15, 2015 The latest cholesterol guideline identifies more people as candidates for treatment with statins. But the decision about taking a daily pill to reduce heart disease risk is more personal than ever.
If You're Going To Die Soon, Do You Really Need Statins?
March 23, 2015 Many older people are taking a lot of meds, and some drugs may not be doing them much good. When terminally ill people went off statins, they said they felt better. And it didn't increase their risk.
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Playing The Odds With Statins: Heart Disease Or Diabetes?
March 10, 2015 Doctors hand out cholesterol-lowering statins like breath mints, but like any drug they come with risks. Less heart disease, sure, a slightly higher risk of diabetes, too. So what's a person to do?
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Genetic Disorder May Reveal How Statins Boost Diabetes Risk
March 10, 2015 People with a hereditary form of very high cholesterol are much less likely to get diabetes, a study finds. And that offers clues as to why cholesterol-lowering drugs sometimes raise diabetes risk.
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Taking Statins May Make People Less Physically Active
June 9, 2014 Millions of people are taking statins to reduce their cholesterol. But people on statins exercise less and sit more, a study finds. And that's a health risk for heart disease and many other ailments.
If new guidelines are followed fully, half the medicine chests in America could eventually be stocked with cholesterol-lowering drugs such as atorvastatin, the generic form of Lipitor. Bill Gallery/AP hide caption
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Cholesterol Guidelines Could Mean Statins For Half Of Adults Over 40
March 20, 2014 New advice to reduce heart attacks and strokes could more than double the number of Americans taking cholesterol-lowering statins to 56 million. The expansion could cost as much as $7 billion a year.
Statins are widely prescribed to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, but we may not be getting a clear picture of side effect risks. iStockphoto hide caption
March 13, 2014 An analysis of research on the cholesterol-lowering drugs shows that most side effects are no more common with them than with placebo drugs. But statins can raise the risk of diabetes.
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An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away, And Statins Do, Too
December 18, 2013 The Victorian proverb touting the health benefits of daily apple consumption has data to support it, British researchers say. And cholesterol-lowering statin drugs do, too. People who eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and take statins when directed would be healthier still.
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Critics Warn Latest Cholesterol Guidelines Invite Overtreatment
November 18, 2013 Updated just last week by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, the new guidelines are based on old data, some heart doctors say, and may overestimate the real risk of heart attack and stroke. That could result in overtreatment with cholesterol-lowering drugs.
Lipitor and other statin drugs are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States. Mel Evans/AP hide caption
Tired Of Taking Statins? You're Not Alone.
April 3, 2013 A study of statin use in the real world found that 17 percent of patients taking the pills reported side effects, including muscle pain, nausea, and problems with their liver or nervous system. Many of those people quit taking the pills, at least temporarily.
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Trump Officials Struggle To Meet Deadlines Even As More Migrant Families Reunited Two Central American fathers in El Paso were just released from ICE custody and reunited with their toddlers. Attorneys say the reunification process is ongoing, but haphazard and poorly coordinated.
Trump Officials Struggle To Meet Deadlines Even As More Migrant Families Reunited
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The Trump Administration announced this morning that it has completed the first phase of reuniting immigrant families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. This comes two days after it missed a court-imposed deadline to reunite roughly a hundred children under the age of 5 with their families. Officials now say only 57 were eligible for reunification. Monica Ortiz Uribe reports on the last-minute hustle to bring families together.
MONICA ORTIZ URIBE, BYLINE: A sudden reunion on Tuesday night between three Central American fathers and their toddlers took Ruben Garcia by surprise. Garcia heads Annunciation House, an immigrant shelter in El Paso, one of many community organizations around the country assisting families that were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. According to Garcia, the government relaxed a number of requirements, including DNA testing, which have delayed previous reunions.
RUBEN GARCIA: They wanted it done, and they got it done very fast. So that shows me that when they want to move on this, they can.
URIBE: In fact, earlier that same day, a federal judge told government lawyers that lengthy screening procedures were not appropriate with regards to ongoing reunification efforts. Instead, the judge ordered them to move more quickly. That's one reason Roger Andino of Honduras was able to hug his toddler for the first time in five months just hours before the court-imposed deadline expired.
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URIBE: The next morning, Roger Jr. sat in his father's lap, playing with a toy stereo. Before their reunion, Andino was held in a South Texas detention center. He says he threatened suicide to pressure authorities into allowing him regular phone calls with his son.
ROGER ANDINO: (Speaking Spanish).
URIBE: "Seeing my son again was marvelous," he said. "I was overcome with happiness and peace." Now Andino is traveling to meet other relatives in the U.S. He must check in with immigration officers while his asylum case moves through court. Officials are continuing to work rapidly to reunite families. Garcia at Annunciation House said it's a vast improvement over the government's previous efforts.
GARCIA: I'm asking, extend that same spirit of urgency to the 2,500 children that are still separated, and get it done.
URIBE: But on a call with reporters this morning, Chris Meekins with the Health and Human Services Department stressed that when it comes to releasing children, his agency must continue following its strict protocols, including DNA testing.
CHRIS MEEKINS: Each step of our process is necessary to protect children. Eliminating any one of these steps will endanger children.
URIBE: The deadline to reunite more than 2,000 children ages 5 and up is two weeks from today, and the government is still working to resolve 46 cases of children under age 5. They include kids whose relatives have already been deported. They also include cases where the adult - claiming the child has a criminal record. Government officials say other adults admitted they weren't the parents of the kids they claimed. These are the kids that concern Lee Gelernt, the ACLU attorney who's leading the court challenge against the administration's family separation policy.
LEE GELERNT: The government is supposed to be giving us specific information about each individual they are not going to reunify so we can follow up. And let me be clear. Some of those individuals will have the right to be reunited just not by the deadline.
URIBE: Gelernt said he was happy for the families now reunited but that it didn't excuse the government for missing the July 10 deadline. He said the ACLU is likely to seek penalties against the government at a court hearing scheduled tomorrow. For NPR News, I'm Monica Ortiz Uribe in El Paso.
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Personal Tech|How to Decide Which Headphones to Buy (Hint: Not Apple’s AirPods)
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How to Decide Which Headphones to Buy (Hint: Not Apple’s AirPods)
Sampling headphones at an Apple store in San Francisco. With so many choices on the market, having two less expensive pairs may be the best option.CreditCreditJustin Sullivan/Getty Images
By Damon Darlin
Shopping for consumer electronics can get overwhelming. The staff of The Wirecutter and The Sweethome, product review websites owned by The New York Times, do the hard work of narrowing down the options. We spoke with Lauren Dragan, the headphone editor, about — what else? — headphones.
There are so many choices for earphones and earbuds. How do I decide what to buy?
It’s tough! There really isn’t any one headphone that works for all situations, so sometimes the best option is having two less expensive headphones that are suited to your lifestyle and listening habits. If you know how you’ll use them, you can better figure out what features will be important.
Because of my job, I get to know the perfect headphone for every situation. I think I regularly rotate among seven pairs.
The Plantronics Backbeat Fit are unsealed, allowing runners to hear traffic.CreditPlantronics
I have a Plantronics Backbeat Fit for running — they’re unsealed so I can hear traffic and my surroundings — an Oppo PM-3 for longer listening sessions, a noise-canceling Bose QC25 for flying (and vacuuming), a Plantronics Voyager Focus UC headset for business calls, a sweat-resistant JLab Epic 2 Bluetooth for the gym, my custom noise-isolating UE 11 for when I’m trying to get work done at a coffee shop, and then I rotate in whatever I’m currently long-term testing.
I always spend a week using any potential top pick before we post a review so I can troubleshoot. I’ve caught a few problems that way. And yes, I’ve even done that with the kids’ headphones. I have a surprisingly small hat size.
Why aren’t the new Apple cordless earbuds on the list?
Ah, the AirPods. The current working term for those kinds of headphones is “true wireless.” Aside from not having a cord to tangle and being decent at taking phone calls, the AirPods didn’t improve much over the corded EarPods. The sound quality is the same (which is to say, meh, with no bass). Plus the battery life is less than a full day at work, so you had better remember to charge them at lunch time. And this for $130 more than a replacement pair of EarPods? I don’t think they’re fully cooked yet.
Do headphones and earbuds really have to cost so much?
Some technology, like a Bluetooth antenna or an active noise-canceling circuit, is going to cost a manufacturer a certain amount for the components and licensing fees. A manufacturer can’t get them into a product for any less. That sets a base manufacturing cost. So a good pair of in-ear sport Bluetooth headphones, a solid product that will last you a few years, costs about $99.
Apple’s AirPods didn’t improve much over the corded EarPods.CreditBeck Diefenbach/Reuters
Anything below that will likely suffer in some way. To some people, that’s O.K. But you can’t expect magic for $30. On the other end, when you’re paying over $300, you are getting a combination of innovation, product quality and sound quality. But a lot of times, anything much above that, it’s just plain old marketing and hype.
Are you thinking of any particular headphones?
In the audio quality category, there’s the planar magnetic Oppo, Audeze, Mr. Speakers, brands like that. They range from $400 and up. Bose has the best active-noise-canceling technology available, and it’s because the company spent a ton of money on research and development. And of course, Beats has the market cornered on branding. They’ve been making a lot of improvements to their sound quality. But the difference between them and others priced that high is that you’re paying $150 to $200 for sound and adding on another $100 or so for the Beats label.
What’s your dream product?
There’s the elusive unicorn: headphones that do everything well and work in any situation. That could be possible with what’s available to purchase today, but nobody has made it just yet.
But I’m also really fascinated with where companies like Bragi and Here One are going with “hearables.” Those are devices that are computers worn in your ears — like what Google Glass was trying to do with vision, but in your ears instead.
Follow Damon Darlin on Twitter @darlin.
A version of this article appears in print on , Section B, Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: Untangling the Mysteries of Headphone Shopping. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe
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Unleash your creativity through innovation, experimentation and exploration in a wide range of specialty areas.
Students gain hands-on experience with artistic technologies as they complete independent and collaborative artistic research and projects.
The broad-based curriculum include study of art forms from around the world, women in art, and explorations in drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture and ceramics. Students can choose between two tracks in the studio art program, fine arts or design. The Fine Arts track explores personal expression and interpretation to investigate aesthetic boundaries and to develop concepts relevant in today’s world. The Design track connects creative thinking to pragmatic execution. The designer works as a problem-solver to create innovative solutions to complex problems.
The art program culminates in a presentation of an original body of work in gallery, lecture and portfolio formats as a senior capstone.
Human Expression
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Brandon Naihe '19 Stays True to Self and Heritage by Fusing Art and Music
Naihe, who graduated from Pacific University on May 18 with a bachelor’s degree in art design, worked feverishly to make sure that his senior capstone project at Pacific was perfect.
Senior Capstone Artwork to be Displayed in Kathrin Cawein Gallery April 24 — May 20
The opening reception will take place at noon on Wednesday, April 24.
Students Participants Present Projects from Inaugural URSCI Summer Institute
On Thursday, June 14, the undergraduate student participants of the inaugural URSCI (Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Inquiry) Summer Institute will formally and publicly present the projects they have been working on.
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Diary of a Somebody
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'Glorious. I will be astonished if I read a more original, more inventive or funnier novel this year.' - Adam Kay, author of This Is Going to Hurt
Part tender love story, part murder mystery, part hilarious description of a wasted life, and interspersed with some of the funniest poems about the mundane and the profound, Diary of a Somebody is a stunningly original novel from Twitter sensation, Brian Bilston.
It’s January 1st and Brian Bilston is convinced that this year, his New Year’s resolution will change his life. Every day for a year, he will write a poem. It’s quite simple.
Brian’s life certainly needs improving. His ex-wife has taken up with a new man, he seems to constantly disappoint his long-suffering son, and at work he is drowning in a sea of spreadsheets and management jargon. So poetry will be his salvation. But there is an obstacle in the form of Toby Salt, his arch nemesis at Poetry Club and rival suitor to Liz, Brian’s new poetic inspiration.
When Toby goes missing, just after the announcement of the publication of his first collection, This Bridge No Hands Shall Cleave, Brian becomes the number one suspect. If he is to regain his reputation and to have a chance of winning Liz, he must find out what has happened to Toby before it is too late.
Nobody must find out about this unique gem, because I’m giving it to EVERYONE
Not since Victoria Wood has a writer squeezed so much hilarity from a biscuit.
If you like a) laughing or b) words which rhyme with each other, you will love Brian Bilston
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Dow High alum Forster to enter Albion College hall of fame
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Tri-City Motor Speedway has 77 drivers at second night of racing
Published 5:27 am EDT, Sunday, May 20, 2012
Seventy-seven drivers were on hand for Friday's second night of racing this season at Tri-City Motor Speedway in Auburn.
Nine drivers came for the first night of the Mini-Sprint points battle. Tom Hunt and Ohio's Chris Smalley brought the field to the green flag. Smalley jumped out front immediately and led all 20 laps. Justin Ward, Bill Dunham, Terry Walch, and Hunt completed the top five.
Sixteen strong competitors were on hand in the PRW Late Model Division. Josh Knoll and rookie Alex Hupert had the best view of the green flag that was thrown to start the 25-lap feature event. Midland's Joe Hanson took over the lead before lap one was complete, but at the halfway point, Kris Patterson took over the top spot and went on to win the race. Roger Wing, Hanson, Carl Ries and Dan Delong rounded out the top five.
Twelve drivers started the Elgin Pro Stock feature with Rick Spencer and JC Witherspoon bringing the field to the green for their 20-lap race. Spencer built a large lead, but within six laps, Chad Raby moved ahead and won the event by over a half lap. Randy Radabaugh, Spencer, Ron Bieri, and Kevin Morell rounded out the top five.
Twenty-one Auburn Hotel Street Stocks took the green flag led by Brent Reil and Rick Beauchamp. After a number of restarts, Reihl was able to get an opportunity to lead some green flag laps. But Dave Newcomb capitalized on his row-two start to wrest the lead from Reihl. Reihl pulled into the infield after a motor issue and left it to a three-car battle. Newcomb picked up his first feature win of the season. He was followed by Beauchamp, Darren Mularz, Krause, and Kenny Keller Jr.
Twenty-three J&L Transport IMCA Modifieds competed in the final race. Mark Bohannon and Terry Gittins led the field. Bohannon got the jump and led the first few laps of the event before Don Hintz moved ahead. Myron Deyoung made a charge to the front and gave Hintz many challenges.
With just a couple laps remaining, Deyoung and Hintz made contact coming out of turn four which forced Deyoung to retire early due to mechanical issues. Hintz was then able to hold the lead and take the checkered flag of the 20-lap feature. Bohannon was able to hold on to second. AJ Ward made his way from ninth spot to finish third with Joe Fowler and Brody Bowser completing the top five. The B-Main was captured by 14-year-old Chris Barton.
Next Friday, the four regular divisions (LM, IMCA, PS, SS) will be back in action as well as round one of the Figure-Eight series which will pay $488 to the winner.
In addition, a fireworks display will help kick off the Memorial Day weekend. Gates open at 5 p.m., hot laps at 6:45, Beat the Track Record at 7:30 and racing at 7:55 p.m.
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Weird Girl & What’s His Name “will make your heart happy,” says Buzzfeed
Buzzfeed has gathered the best young adult books for the fall and created this outstanding list of “17 New YA Books That Will Make Your Heart Happy.” We’re happy they included Meagan Brothers’ new novel, WEIRD GIRL AND WHAT’S HIS NAME (Three Rooms Press; October 13, 2015).
This story follows two misfit BFFs, Rory and Lula, who’ve always confided in each other. But when Rory begins having an illegal affair with his older boss and Lula begins to question her sexual orientation, the structure they’ve built their friendship on is shaken. Readers who enjoy coming-of-age stories will enjoy this powerful novel.
You can check out the full list of 17 new YA novels you’ll want to cozy up with this fall over at Buzzfeed.com.
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Booklist picks WEIRD GIRL & WHAT’S HIS NAME as their lead review of the day!
Congrats to Three Rooms Press and to Meagan Brothers, author of WEIRD GIRL AND WHAT’S HIS NAME (Three Rooms Press Trade Paperback Original: October 13, 2015; $15.95). Not only did Booklist give her forthcoming YA novel a starred review, they also picked the book as their lead review of the day, today (August 13, 2015).
You may be a fan of Meagan Brothers already. Her previous book, Supergirl Mixtape, was an indy hit. Her new YA novel is a coming-of-age story for the twenty-first century. In the tiny podunk town of Hawthorne, North Carolina, high school geeks Lula and Rory share everything— a love of sci-fi and fantasy, a questioning of their sexuality, resentment toward the parents that abandoned them, an obsession with old X-Files episodes, and the feeling that they’ll never quite fit in. Lula and Rory have no secrets from each other; after all, she knows he’s gay, and he understands why she worships the mother that walked out on her.
But then Lula discovers that Rory—her Rory, who maybe she’s secretly had feelings for—has not only tried out for the football team, but has been having an affair with his middle-aged divorcee boss. With their friendship disrupted, Lula begins to question her very identity, and when she disappears in the middle of the night in a desperate search for her long-lost mother, Rory is left to survive on his own.
When Lula returns, neither she nor Rory are the same, and they are forced to make amends and move on from that summer, or risk repeating the mistakes of their parents’ generation.
Meagan Brother’s piercing prose speaks to anyone who has ever felt unwanted and alone, and who struggles to find their place in an isolating world.
Filed Under: Books, LGBT, Reviews & Features, Uncategorized, YA Tagged With: LGBT, Meagan Brothers, Three Rooms Press, Weird Girl & What's His Name, YA, Young adult
Early buzz for Meagan Brothers’ LGBT YA novel, WEIRD GIRL & WHAT’S HIS NAME (October 2015)
Three Rooms Press will publish Meagan Brothers’ new LGBT YA novel, WEIRD GIRL AND WHAT’S HIS NAME, this October 2015, and this quirky book is already receiving great early reviews. Kirkus Reviews weighed in this week:
In a small town in North Carolina, a close friendship between two eccentric high schoolers breaks apart, leaving a rift…Rory narrates the first half of the book and Lula, the second, and both voices are crisply and intimately drawn. Minor characters are equally vibrant, particularly Walter, Lula’s rugged but kind stepfather, and Seth, the school’s unexpectedly wholesome and gentle quarterback. The X-Files, the details of which both Lula and Rory lovingly recount, provides a strong common language and set of symbols throughout.
Carefully and subtly imagined.
Catch the full review here: Kirkus Reviews Weird Girl and What’s His Name.
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Your Connected Home Is Wide Open to Attack
A connected home is really cool, until someone else starts controlling it.
By Neil J. Rubenking
August 7, 2015 11:08AM EST
LAS VEGAS—Your wonderful automated home turns the lights on when you enter a room, but only if it's dark out. It unlocks the door at your command. It keeps the temperature just the way you like. And it's wide open for a burglar to remotely open the door, turn off the lights, and steal your valuables. That's the gist of the Black Hat presentation by Tobias Zillner and Sebastian Strobl of Vienna-based Cognosec.
All of your Internet of Things devices need to communicate with your home's smart automation controller, and with each other. And nobody wants to be locked in to a single brand of devices using a proprietary communcation protocol. Most of the major vendors use a protocol called ZigBee to let devices talk to each other. According to the ZigBee Alliance website, ZigBee is "the only open, global wireless standard to provide the foundation for the Internet of Things by enabling simple and smart objects to work together, improving comfort and efficiency in everyday life." You'll find a lot of familiar names in the ZigBee Alliance members list. Toshiba, Philips, Huawei, Sony, Siemens, Samsung, Motorola… I could go on and on.
The Promise of Security
Zillner and Strobl both own ZigBee-based smart-home systems, so they were seriously interested in ensuring the security of the product. They studied ZigBee's documentation and found quite a lot to like in the security. It's encrypted using industry-standard techology, it includes integrity checking, and it protects itself against attackers who try to record commands and play them back.
The ZigBee protocol offers a wide variety of ways to get components communicating. Vendors can pre-install security keys so devices already "know" each other, for example. Non-critical devices like smart lightbulbs can connect using the main, shared network key, while important devices like door locks can instead use a unique link key to communicate with the master automation device. But at the very lowest level of security, there's a fallback case that involves establishing the initial connection using a fixed default key.
That all sound good, but when Zillner and Strobl actually analyzed a collection of ZigBee devices, they found that only the fallback default key system was implemented, even for door locks. That gave them a way to connect to the automation system remotely to read data, send commands, and effectively own the system.
It wasn't completely simple. They needed to capture the wireless traffic during a pairing event, and they needed to use it really, really fast. However, they found a way to make the user part of their own solution. First, they jammed the entire system's communications (which incidentally turned off all motion detectors). Then they waited for the user to perform the necessary reset, which let them into the system.
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The researchers demonstrated this technique live on stage, but had to resort to video for another demonstration that subverted the automation system to open a locked door.
For those who want all the nitty-gritty details, the Cognosec researchers published a whitepaper on their ZigBee research.
Good News, for Once
So many Black Hat presentations conclude by suggesting that there's no hope, that the security flaw can't be patched. Not so this time. The ZigBee protocol actually includes security features that would prevent the kind of attack explicated in this presentation. If the makers of ZigBee-aware products would simply make use of that available technology, smart homes would be a lot safer.
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The Best Project Management Software of 2019
If your teams juggle deadlines, resources, and deliverables, you need a dedicated project management tool. We test and compare the best project management software for helping keep it all on track.
By Jill Duffy
May 30, 2019 11:14AM EST
MSRP: $25.00 at
Bottom Line: Zoho Projects has a low price, straightforward interface, and excellent array of features. It's a top choice for small businesses.
LiquidPlanner
Bottom Line: LiquidPlanner is an impressive online tool for managing projects, tasks, workers, and their time. Though expensive, it's one of the best project management apps on the market.
Bottom Line: When you need a project management and collaboration solution in a hurry, turn to Wrike. You can set it up quickly, and integrate it with many other apps and services.
Teamwork Projects
Bottom Line: With an extensive set of features and intuitive interface, Teamwork Projects is one of the best services for managing projects.
Workfront
Bottom Line: Workfront provides high-end project management for enterprises, as well as tools for getting day-to-day work done, all in one highly customizable service.
Clarizen
Bottom Line: Clarizen is an online work management and PM service that's best suited for enterprise organizations. Though it's easy to start using, it's a bit expensive and less slick than other options.
Celoxis
Bottom Line: For medium or large organizations, project management app Celoxis offers plenty of helpful tools for tracking projects, time spent on task, and financial resources.
TeamGantt
Bottom Line: Highly intuitive for beginners, TeamGantt is an excellent project management app for small businesses. It could use improved communication tools, however.
Bottom Line: Project management app ProofHub aims for simplicity without skimping on major features. It's an excellent app with a competitive price for small businesses.
MSRP: $0.00 at
Bottom Line: Redmine is a free open-source project management app focused on issue- and bug-tracking challenges. It's a great tool if you have someone on hand who can install and maintain it.
Price per Month $50 (Flat Fee) $45 per User $24.8 per User $11.25 per User $30 per User $45 per User $25 per User $14.95 per User $150 (Flat Fee) Free (Open Source)
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Jill Duffy The Best Project Management Software of 2019 If your teams juggle deadlines, resources, and deliverables, you need a dedicated project management tool. We test and compare the best project management software for helping keep it all on track.
What Is Project Management Software?
Teams that have to handle multiple projects can't simply rely on human memory to keep them all organized. Furthermore, trying to keep everything together via email is a recipe for productivity disaster. To deliver projects on time and within budget, teams must write down information, plot deadlines, and share documents. Individual members need to be in constant communication with one another. When your team needs to get serious about managing projects, the solution is to use project management software.
Project management services are online systems for working and collaborating on projects. These real-time workspaces let team members and outside partners keep an eye on every detail that brings a project to fruition. They typically provide an overview of all the projects in the pipeline, as well as the nitty-gritty details about the daily work being done to move the projects forward. Some contain tools for managing resources as well, whether those resources are workers, materials, or money.
The very best project management apps help teams handle common problems, such as slipped deadlines, by automatically rescheduling tasks that are affected by them. They generate reports that give managers insight into which team members have too much—or too little—work on their plates. Many track time spent on projects and integrate with invoicing and billing systems.
The most important thing to know about project management apps, as opposed to other kinds of work-management apps, is that they are for projects. That might sound like a tautology, but it's important.
Projects are a specific type of work. Every project has a start date, end date, and deliverable. Building a house is a project. Launching a new website is a project. Maintaining a website, however, is ongoing work with no clear beginning or end date. Publishing a monthly magazine is a project that you complete once a month. Writing daily content for a blog is ongoing work. You could, theoretically, manage each blog post as its own project, but if the turnaround time is quick and only a few people are involved, using full-scale project management software is overkill.
How Project Management Apps Work
Many projects are managed by a dedicated project manager, and that's true even with software equivalent. While a project manager might still be the person overseeing the project and helping to redirect resources as needed, she or he is not the only person touching the project management app.
All kinds of people involved with the project use the app to update their progress on assigned tasks. They check into the project management app to, for example, see their designated tasks and to enter how much time they spent on an assignment. Employees, contractors, and sometimes even clients can use the project management app to share documents, sign off on plans, and so forth.
In a best-case scenario, every milestone, task, and subtask is assigned to a specific person and given a deadline. Typically, other team members can see who is responsible for what, whether that person is on track to complete it on time, and if there are any unanswered questions about the job. That level of insight is important because it alerts people who are further down the planned chain of events of possible delays before they occur.
Having visibility into every team member's task list is also useful for understanding whether people are falling behind because they're overworked. When you can see that a colleague has six task assignments all due within the next 48 hours, it's easy to spot the problem and redistribute the work before deadlines slip. By looking at a Gantt chart (a pretty common feature in project management apps), for example, a manager can see clearly who is doing what, and how various tasks are related, too. It helps everyone use available resources more effectively.
Projects also usually have assets, which range from a detailed description of the project and its parts to a visual mockup. People on the project team all need access to these assets, and the project management app becomes the central place where they live.
Many project management solutions include storage space so that your team can upload files right into the workspace, where everyone on the team can see and discuss them. It's also common for services to have an option to connect to third-party online storage services, such as Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive, so that team members can link or upload files to the project management system from the repositories they already use.
Free Project Management Tools
A few project management software systems have free versions, but they are generally quite limited. The primary limitation is the number of projects you can manage (think one or two), although sometimes a service might restrict the amount of storage space you get or prevent you from using certain features.
Almost all project management apps have, at a minimum, a two-week free trial. When a free trial has a time limit on it, we don't count it as having a free tier of service. To us, free means you get to use it forever with no charge, even if there are some tight restrictions.
While it's helpful to try out software for free while you decide whether to upgrade, most businesses, in the end, will need (or want) the features and space allotments that come with paid accounts. Still, it's often helpful to try a product for longer than a couple weeks before deciding whether it's right for you, your team, and the work you all do.
Which project management system has a free version? Teamwork Projects, Zoho Projects, TeamGantt, and ProofHub all do (although ProofHub's free account isn't advertised online and you have to contact the company to request it).
Free trials often come with other limitations, which we've listed in the Price section of the complete reviews; the reviews are linked in the table above and the in the short capsules below.
Although it may sound similar in concept, collaboration software is a little different from true project management software. While you do collaborate in a project management app, project management software is something much more specific.
Collaboration software comprises many different kinds of apps and services that handle everything from video conference calls to letting two people type on a document at the same time.
Modern project management services often include native communication and collaboration tools. They may also let you connect to the collaboration apps that your team already uses, such as Slack or Google Docs.
Whether you use the integrated communications tools or connect to an outside one, the idea is that your team can log into one workspace and have everything they need to get work done at hand, including a prioritized to-do list, all the necessary assets, notes from other colleagues, a calendar of deadlines and milestones, and a place to ask questions and find answers. Some project management apps even offer billing and expense tools, too.
Earlier we mentioned that project management apps are designed for managing projects, but not other kinds of work. What kind of work isn't a project? Any kind of ongoing work fits the bill, such as fixing bugs as they get reported or answering support calls. Ongoing work often is marked by recurring tasks.
For ongoing work, people often talk about using workflow management tools rather than project management apps. Workflow management software and project management apps have considerable overlap in what they do from a theoretical standpoint. They both help groups of people write down what needs to be done and figure out when to do it. Project management apps, however, provide structure for ushering the work along its course, whereas workflow management apps are more flexible. With workflow management, you often have to decide how to use the tool. That's not usually the case with project management apps, which have a more prescribed use.
Workflow management is tricky to classify because sometimes it's handled as a standalone issue and sometimes it's rolled into other apps. Editors' Choice Asana, for example, handles workflow management pretty concretely, as do kanban board apps—more on these below. But all-in-one work hubs, such as Workfront and Podio, can include workflow management tools if you add them to your account. They can also have full-scale project management applications inside them, too. But workflow management isn't necessarily the core of the service, and neither is project management. Those are just apps you can add to your account.
Kanban board apps are another kind of workflow management software. Kanban can be described as a style of working. It comes from Japan, and it was traditionally used in manufacturing for just-in-time delivery. These days, kanban apps are popular among software development teams. Kanban is typically a visually oriented system that is particularly good at controlling how much new work a team takes on before the current batch of work in progress is complete. The idea is to keep work flowing smoothly by not overloading workers with too many competing mandates. Some businesses do use kanban to manage projects, but kanban apps aren't really project management apps.
Task management software is slightly different from project management software. Project management apps do include task management features in them, but you can get standalone task management apps if that's the only piece you really need.
One of the clearest examples of a task management app is Asana, which, confusingly, is also a very clear example of a workflow management app, as mentioned above—one with kanban functionality, to boot. With Asana, you can assign tasks to specific individuals, and add descriptions, deadlines, and attached documents to each one, but they aren't necessarily part of a larger project.
Task-management apps work pretty well for ongoing work. You can manage a project in Asana, but it takes a little more work on your part to do so. The best way to explain it is with an analogy.
Think of Asana (any kanban app) as a deck of cards. Now think of a project management app as a board game. Board games have with rules, and the game is usually the most fun when you play it as it was designed to be played. With a deck of cards, however, you can play a game someone else invented or you can make up your own game. Before you play cards, you have to make sure everyone at the table knows the rules and plays by the same rules, because they aren't written down on a handy sheet of paper for you all to follow.
The same thing happens when you start using a task management app. You have to spend a lot of time figuring out how you're going to use it. On the one hand, it's very flexible. On the other hand, it can take considerable trial and error to get it right.
That's not to imply that project management systems are inflexible. With a board game, you could certainly make up your own rules or create variations on the rules. But you buy a board game with an understanding that it works best when you use it for its intended purposes. You use a project management app with the understanding that you are going to manage projects by assigning tasks and deadlines, monitoring work, tracking billable hours, and so forth.
Project Management for Small Business
Many small businesses turn to project management software because they're overwhelmed by working in email. The right project management platform can help kill email, but know that it won't happen overnight. It takes time for employees to learn the software, and for your organization to figure out how best to use it for the projects you have.
Small business and enterprises have very different needs, however, and it's important to find the project management tool that best fits your business.
One tip-off as to whether a project management solution is better suited for small companies or large enterprises is how they charge. Project management platforms that can support enterprises typically have a per-user-per-month fee structure, while those that cater more to very small businesses often charge a flat monthly rate for a set number of licenses or for unlimited licenses. And it's not that a very small business can't or shouldn't use the same software that the big players use, but sometimes it's overkill, and who wants to get stuck paying for features they don't need?
Another differentiating factor is whether the project management platform has many permissions levels. Workfront, for instance, has different permissions levels for executives, portfolio managers, project managers, and team members. Having such hierarchical roles can ensure that each person in the organization has the right level of access. In a very small business, where each employee wears a lot of different hats, permission levels might not be as advantageous.
There are other differences, too, aspects you'll want to consider for your particular business, team structure, and style of working. The summaries below will guide you toward finding the right service for your organization. When you're ready to get the full story on a particular service, click through to read an in-depth review.
What's Not Here?
We review far more project management software than we can fit into a story like this. Plenty of well-known services, including the very popular Basecamp and Microsoft Project, are not currently in our list. There's only room for the 10 best here, and those services (and others) simply don't make the cut. Rest assured, however, that we update this story frequently, and the rankings change as the services themselves do. If you're looking for service that's not in this story, please visit our project management product guide, which includes more services than can fit in this story.
Best Project Management Software Featured in This Roundup:
Zoho Projects Review
Pros: Rich communication features. Generally easy to set up and use. Responsive. Great value. Deep configuration options. Time-management tools let you clock multiple tasks at once.
Cons: Resource data displayed in an unusual way. Not ideal for large teams.
LiquidPlanner Review
Pros: Rich tracking and resource management. Unique dynamic features. Drag-and-drop simplicity. Responsive site.
Cons: Expensive. Time-intensive to learn. Interface design could use a refresh. No invoicing or billing included.
Wrike Review
Pros: Easy and quick setup. Intuitive to use. Tidy interface. Great feature set. Can be used to manage projects or ongoing work.
Cons: Most valuable features limited to Business-grade accounts. Timer difficult to find.
Teamwork Projects Review
Pros: Simple and intuitive design. Optional kanban boards. Integrated calendar. Free account available. Great customization options.
Cons: No PDF or image markup tools. Gantt charts slightly cramped.
Workfront Review
Pros: Provides enterprise-level work management and project management. Feature-rich. Supports different permissions levels. Open API.
Cons: No included chat app or timer. Not suited for companies aiming for a flat org chart. Rich customization means several weeks' setup time required.
Clarizen Review
Pros: Comprehensive work management and project management (PM) platform. Includes chat app. Easy to navigate. Quick setup. Open APIs.
Cons: Not particularly fast, slick, or responsive. Expensive.
Celoxis Review
Pros: Includes billable hours, income projection, and resource management tools. Ample reports. Useful task timer. Great value.
Cons: Cannot view or mark up attachments in app. No free version.
TeamGantt Review
Pros: Intuitive, easy way to get into Gantt charts. Exceptional tutorial content. Reasonable price.
Cons: Doesn't update in real time. Lacks in-app notifications. Limited integration options for third-party tools.
ProofHub Review
Pros: Clear interface. Quick and easy setup. Nice balance of features and simplicity. Competitively priced.
Cons: Lacks budgeting tools. No recurring option for tasks. Slow. Occasional interface annoyances.
Redmine Review
Pros: Free. Open source. Customizable. Includes time estimates, dependencies, Gantt charts, project wikis.
Cons: Requires self-installation and maintenance. Support limited to community docs.
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Salesforce.com to impose massive fee hike for app store security review
By Chris Kanaracus
U.S. Correspondent, IDG News Service | PT
Salesforce.com is raising the cost of an initial security review for paid applications in its AppExchange store from US$300 to $2,700, saying the hike will allow it to deliver the reviews much faster.
“At Salesforce.com, trust is our number one value,” Salesforce.com senior vice president Ron Huddleston wrote in an official blog post this week. “The high standards that we set for ourselves, and that our customers absolutely expect, extend to our thriving partner ecosystem through the mandatory enterprise-grade security review for all AppExchange apps.”
Beginning Sept. 1, the price hike will kick in for all new paid applications, Huddleston wrote. It will still cost $150 per year to list an application on the AppExchange and those offered free of charge won’t be affected by the price change, he added. The fee for applications already in the review queue will remain at $300.
In addition, “all of the revenue from the price change will be reinvested back into the review process,” Huddleston said.
Salesforce.com has seen an exponential rise in the number of applications submitted for review, according to Huddleston. “With these changes, we are able to dedicate more resources to the security review process, significantly reducing wait times for partners with apps in security review while also delivering the security and trust our customers expect.”
The vendor also plans to give partners “more education around the importance of security and trust, actively promoting security and trust throughout the technical design process, and increased operational support to prevent unnecessary delays during security review,” he added.
Apart from the security review fee, Salesforce.com also charges developers either 15 percent or 25 percent of net revenue derived from their applications, depending on the model they choose.
Huddleston’s blog post quickly drew replies from posters identifying themselves as Salesforce.com developers.
“As a developer on the cusp of pushing an application to security review, this is a bit disappointing,” one wrote. “I’m afraid the up front costs will drive a lot of imaginative people elsewhere. Maybe this is a knee jerk reaction but this is rough.”
But some level of fee increase makes sense, as “it would serve as a healthy filter,” another poster wrote. “It would seem sensible to have a modest increase of 2x or 3x for 100% native apps and perhaps the 9x increase for hybrid apps and those that connect to non-Salesforce systems.”
However, the cost of a security review “should be commensurate with the level of effort,” the poster added. “From what I can gather from logs, the security review of our most recent native app took about 3 hours.”
Salesforce.com will devote “every dime” collected through the increased fees to security testing resources, Huddleston wrote in a reply. “It’s not revenue generating. It’s about a better service. Full stop.”
The fee hike doesn’t seem like “a big deal,” given that $300 may not even cover the actual cost of a security review, said analyst Ray Wang, CEO of Constellation Research.
Rather, that level amounts to loss-leader pricing, with Salesforce.com taking a hit in exchange for increasing the volume of applications in the store, he said.
“With any ecosystem, you take two approaches,” Wang added. “One, open as much as possible: Invite everyone in and see who filters up to the top.”
“Option two, you go with exclusive, highly focused, very deep partnerships and the certification process is much more rigid,” Wang said. “Both approaches work depending on your objective.”
Moreover, at some point those pursuing an exclusive approach realize they may need to be more open, while those taking the open strategy start seeing the value of being more selective, he added.
There were 1,878 applications listed on the AppExchange website as of Friday, with 56 percent of them paid and the remaining 44 percent offered at no charge.
Forty-one percent were classified as related to sales, followed by 22 percent for IT and administration and smaller numbers for finance, marketing and collaboration.
Partners who build applications for the AppExchange gain access to APIs (application programming interfaces) they can use to connect their products with Salesforce.com’s software for CRM (customer relationship management) and other areas.
Updated at 8:48 a.m. PT with analyst comment.
Chris Kanaracus covers enterprise software and general technology breaking news for the IDG News Service.
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The meditative, completely not frightening, world of ice climbing
Kay Stephens
Noah Kleiner, owner of Equinox Guiding Service, demonstrating an ice climb. Photo by Kay Stephens
Photo by Kay Stephens
Photo courtesy Equinox Guiding Service
CAMDEN— Thanks to the Banff Film Fest, many equate ice climbing with hanging by ice picks on a trecherous overhang of frozen water.
“People have described ice climbing as this really extreme sport, but really, it’s actually almost meditative,” said Noah Kleiner, owner of Equinox Guiding Service, based in Camden. “ You have to focus about where you’re using your ice picks and where you’re placing your footing each step of the way. But, it gets you moving. It’s a vertical adventure.”
As a former guide for Atlantic Climbing School, he has been climbing mountain for 13 years and guiding trips for four.
“My dad had his own outdoor guiding company for 31 years and I thought initially I would work for him, but my passion is rock and ice climbing, so rather than do a side business as an offset of his company, it just made sense to start my own.”
Kleiner asked his friend John Sidik, another outdoor instructor, to start a guiding service.
Sidik holds a Single Pitch Instructor certificate and is a certified instructor for The American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education.
The other misconception about ice climbing is that it is dangerous.
Kleiner emphasizes that safety if their top priority. Trained as a Maine Guide, a Single Pitch Instructor as well as an Aspirant Mountain guide, He also has also been certified as a Wilderness First Responder.
“We always use top ropes when we ice climb or rock climb, so there’s never a chance of falling,” he said. “And the rope is rated to hold 6,000 pounds, so the client feels safe. Sometimes a little ice flies off, but we have helmets and teach people to be aware of that.”
That said, ice climbing isn’t for hobbyists.
“You definitely want to be with someone who knows what they’re doing when you come out to ice climb for the first time,” he said. “It’s not something you buy the equipment for and just try to mess around with.”
It’s an easy half hour hike up to what the locals call the Route 52 waterfalls from the old Carriage Road trail head. The snow is lightly packed and it’s a completely different atmosphere in the winter, much quieter. No sound of birds or wildlife, just the sound of wind in the trees and boots crunching snow.
“Ice climbing is just a different way to experience the outdoors in winter, to enjoy the surrounding area,” he said.
In Camden alone, Kleiner and Sidik can take people around to five different ice climbing areas.
“The majority of what we do is provide beginner ice climbing,” he said. “We like getting people out to challenge themselves. We’re not hiking in or out for two hours; we’re not doing this crazy overhang climbing. And it’s not like rock climbing where you’re wedging your foot into a rock edge to move your body weight up; you’re swinging these ice picks into the ice and using your boot crampons to wedge in, so it’s like stepping on a stair and walking up.
The equipment is simple. You wear special boots with crampons attached. The spikes at the toe of the boot dig into the ice so it feels like standing on an invisible shelf. The ice picks are your “hands” and just as you would imagine, you spike them one at a time into ice for leverage.
Where we go is a beginner’s climb of only about 25 feet of ice. The Cataracts are considered a WI2, which means water ice with a grade of 2. Water ice refers to ice that still has water flowing underneath.
“The hardest ice climb around here is a Water Ice 5 that sometimes forms. We’ve been lucky enough this fall to have the ice come in pretty early, which has been nice,” he said.
Easygoing with a patient demeanor, Kleiner said he reads people fairly well who are new to the sport.
“Some people take right to it; some struggle,” he said. “I just try to help them with little pointers. A lot of my approach comes from my outdoor ed background and I worked in Wilderness Therapy for a while. I realize that ice climbing can seem scary to some people, so I try to reassure them with little tips and tricks along the way.”
Kleiner said the company has really taken off since the previous year and already they have two large groups booked for January.
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iPhone X tops Galaxy Note 8 to claim the best smartphone display, says DisplayMate
It’s barely been two months since DisplayMate anointed the Samsung Galaxy Note 8’s 6.3-inch Super AMOLED screen as the best display ever made for a smartphone.
Now, DisplayMate has once again awarded that title and an A+ grade to a display built by the experts at Samsung Display, only this time it’s not for its work on a Samsung flagship, but for the Samsung-made OLED display found on Apple’s iPhone X.
Following 2017’s hot trend, the iPhone X’s 5.8-inch OLED display has a taller height-to-width aspect ratio of 19.5:9 offering a ‘bezel-less’ look (as long as you ignore the notch). DisplayMate found that the 2.5K Higher Resolution Full HD+ display comes in at 1125 x 2436 pixels with a pixel density of 458 ppi.
DisplayMate’s extensive research suggests that the iPhone X sets OLED display records for the highest full-screen brightness (634 nits), lowest screen reflectance (4.5 percent), the smallest brightness variations from different viewing angles, and several others. The biggest factor that puts the iPhone X’s display above the Note 8 though, is apparently Apple’s own color calibration.
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As with the Note 8, the iPhone X supports both sRGB/Rec.709 and DCI-P3 color gamuts, with the former used for standard visual content, and the wider, latter gamut found mostly in 4K TV sets and digital cinema screens.
While the Note 8 was also roundly praised for its color accuracy, the folks at DisplayMate believe the iPhone X goes above and beyond in this regard, stating:
“It is the most color accurate display that we have ever measured. It is visually indistinguishable from perfect, and is very likely considerably better than any mobile display, monitor, TV or UHD TV that you have.”
Samsung will no doubt be looking to regain its title next year with the Galaxy S9, but it’ll be interesting to see if the South Korean giant can match Apple’s impressively precise color calibration. Does Samsung have what it takes? Let us know in the comments.
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PKF Francis Clark advise Van Ameyde on the acquisition of McAusland & Turner
PKF Francis Clark and OTB Eveling have provided advice to Van Ameyde on its acquisition of the marine surveyor, McAusland & Turner.
Van Ameyde is Europe’s leading claims outsourcing organisation, with a client base of major insurance providers, corporate risk managers and motor fleet managers. The service offering ranges from off-the-shelf to fully customised solutions for all non-life insurance lines. In addition, Van Ameyde offers IT solutions to help its clients improve their claims performance.
McAusland Turner is the oldest Marine Surveying and Consulting firm in the port of Hull. The business was established in 1888, and now has offices in Grimsby, Newcastle, Bristol, Burgess Hill and Ipswich, and representative offices in Rochester, Southampton, Liverpool and Kinross.
McAusland & Turner will join Van Ameyde’s Loss Adjusting & Surveying Division, which comprises Woodgate & Clark in the UK, as well as Van Ameyde Marine, Arntz | van Helden, Krogius and MLC. In addition, Van Ameyde will support sustainable growth and provide IT support to McAusland Turner. The deal continues McAusland Turner’s own growth in recent months, with a London City office set to open shortly.
Advice was provided by the Corporate Finance team at PKF Francis Clark, Paul Crocker, Matt Wilmott and Tom Hicks, and James Eveling and Emma Thomas from the Corporate Team at OTB Eveling.
Bob de Bruijn, board member at Van Ameyde, said of the deal: “The acquisition is part of Van Ameyde’s strategy to expand its loss-adjusting and surveying network. With the UK being the largest marine insurance market, expansion of our marine surveying network to the UK is vital. In McAusland Turner, we have found the perfect match in terms of quality and identity. Thanks to the thoroughness and dedication of the teams at OTB Eveling and PKF Francis Clark, we now look forward to the next stage of developing our UK footprint.”
Paul Crocker, Corporate Finance Partner at PKF Francis Clark commented; “It was a pleasure working with Van Ameyde. This was a very interesting transaction that involved us working closely with Bob and the team at Van Ameyde and the seller, McAusland & Turner, to structure a deal that allowed a successful completion.”
James Eveling, Partner at OTB Eveling, commented: “We are delighted to have supported Van Ameyde through another corporate acquisition, one of a number we have supported them on over the last few years. The acquisition is a great fit for Van Ameyde’s expansion in the UK market”
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Ministry opportunities in Montenegro
This tiny Balkan nation with an Adriatic coastline has around 100 evangelical believers in a handful of churches. OM’s first contacts with Montenegro came through port visits in Kotor by the ships Logos II and Doulos. The OM Montenegro team started in autumn 2007 in the major port city of Bar, which had no body of believers. A second team was launched in the capital Podgorica in early 2013 in support of a local church.
Two-thirds of Montenegrins have an Eastern Orthodox identity; the remainder are mostly Muslim or Catholic. Few people practise their faith, however cultural identities are very strongly held, and in common with other Balkan societies, superstition dominates the thinking of many people.
Against this background, our vision is “to recognise needs - to act - to win and to excite people for Jesus Christ”. We want to introduce our Montenegrin friends to the living Jesus who can transform their hearts and lives, and to serve them in His name at their point of need. Here are some of our ministries:
Community outreach: varies from summer beach clubs, to events at our own community centre in Bar, such as language cafes, live-music concerts and Alpha courses.
‘Mozaik’, the OM church plant: in Bar, we have a seeker-friendly worship service, reaching both local people and other nationalities with the Gospel and discipleship.
Serving the marginalised: such as supporting families with kids on the autistic spectrum; a literacy programme for Roma children; visits to a centre for adults with disabilities.
Supporting local believers: in Podgorica we work with a group of 30-35 evangelical believers, assisting this established church run their own outreach and discipleship programmes.
How you can get involved:
PRAY -
Pray that Montenegrins will want to know the real Jesus, and be set free from tradition and superstition.
Pray for boldness and wisdom for existing Montenegrin believers as they reach out to their peers.
Pray for strength as OM workers serve those on the fringes of society.
GIVE - Give here (http://www.om.org/en/give) to help support the work of OM in Montenegro.
GO - See the job opportunities listed at http://www.om.org/en/opportunities Contact us at info.me@om.org. Montenegro really suits rugged people with pioneering, servant hearts who love building friendships!
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Official language: Montenegrin (dialect of Serbian)
Personality of the culture/people: Formerly part of ex-Yugoslavia, it is one of Europe’s youngest countries, declaring independence from Serbia in May 2006. The younger generation often feel both ‘Mediterranean’(‘western’ like Italians and Spaniards) whilst retaining proud kinship with Slavic Balkan culture.
State of economy: still in transition to a market economy. Tourism is again a major part of the economy; over the last ten years Montenegro has become one of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations with a rich historical heritage and stunning coastline and national parks. Increasingly affluent and developed, Montenegro seeks EU membership, yet off the ‘tourist trail’, areas of poverty remain.
Religious make-up: Orthodox 72%; Muslim 19%; Catholic 3.5%; undeclared 2.6%; atheists 1.25%; evangelicals 0.25%;
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Sirsa police recommends parole to Dera Sacha Sauda chief for ‘farming’, says he has ‘not committed any crimes’ in prison
In August 2017, the Dera chief Ram Rahim Singh was sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping two women.
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In a controversial move, the Sirsa police have recommended 42-day parole to rape and murder convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.
Reportedly, the Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim Singh had sought parole for farming at his fields in Haryana’s Sirsa. The 51-year-old is currently lodged at Sunaria jail in Rohtak after being convicted in two rape cases and murder of a journalist.
Following his application for the parole for 42 days, the jail superintendent had written a letter to the Sirsa district administration. In a letter dated June 18, the official sought a report whether releasing Gurmeet Ram Rahim on parole would be feasible or not.
Sirsa Police had recommended parole for jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim Singh citing ‘good behaviour’. Following his application for the parole for 42 days, the jail superintendent had written to the Sirsa district administration stating that Ram Rahim Singh was not a “hardcore” criminal and had good conduct in prison. He had also added that Ram Rahim ‘has not committed any crime in prison’.
Earlier in May, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had rejected the parole application filed by rape convict godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. The court had observed that releasing Ram Rahim could lead to a law and order problem like the infamous incident of 2017.
However, the state government is yet to consider the parole request of the Dera Chief Ram Rahim Singh. Haryana Jail Minister KL Panwar said that every convict has the right to seek parole after a year, he made a request which we forwarded to the Sirsa district administration. He said further action will be taken based on the report.
On receiving the letter, Sirsa Police had also approached the Revenue Department to ascertain how much land the Dera chief owns. However, as per new reports, Gurmeet Singh’s parole application may be cancelled as land records submitted by the Revenue Department showed that he does not own land.
The report that was submitted by the department, states that the Dera sect owns 250 acres of land. But, there is no mention of any leader of the Dera. The report also states that the entire land is owned by the Dera Sacha Sauda Trust.
In August 2017, the Dera chief Ram Rahim Singh was sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping two women. A special CBI court in Panchkula had in January this year also sentenced him and three others to life imprisonment for the murder of a journalist over 16 years ago.
Following the verdict, Dera followers had created havoc by indulging in violence in Haryana, killing 17 protestors in police firing whereas over 200 were injured. Even more, were detained in an attempt to contain violence.
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Breast cancer survivor and fit mum-of-two Dawn Gleeson again skipped breakfast in bed on Mother's Day to join her family, friends and supportive community in running the 2018 Mother's Day Classic.
Four weeks before the Mother's Day Classic in 2017, Dawn Gleeson discovered in a routine check of her breast reconstruction that she would need treatment for breast cancer again, six years after beating it the first time. Dawn, mother-of-two and wife of Wildcats’ head coach Trevor Gleeson, was in the best shape of her life, having just completed an Olympic-distance triathlon and completely unaware anything was wrong.
“I didn’t feel anything unusual like I did the first time with the little lump, I didn’t feel different physically or mentally either,” Dawn explains. “So, my message for women is to be really in touch with your body and your breasts because you can be super, ultra-fit and you can still have breast cancer.”
The Mother's Day Classic raises funds for breast cancer research and Dawn is involved on the event's committee and Trevor an ambassador. Despite having just come out of hospital after the removal of the cancer, Dawn set up “Dawn’s Dream Team” and ran the four-kilometre event before doubling up and walking the same distance with her team.
“We ended up having over 100 people join the team and won WA’s biggest team which was really inspiring for me to know I had all of that support behind me,” Dawn recalled. “It’s an incredible morning, you see people starting their journey with breast cancer or 20 or 30-year survivors of it, people wearing tributes on their back and you don’t even have to be affected by breast cancer to go down and support a great event.”
Not only does the Mother's Day Classic provide a wonderful way to raise funds for breast cancer research, it is also a reminder of the role fitness plays in staying healthy while on a cancer journey. It was the combination of fitness and community that buoyed Dawn when treatment was difficult, knowing exercise was one way she could control beating cancer.
“I’ve always been into fitness, but since having cancer, I’ve realised how important it is to my happiness because it makes me feel better and that makes me a better wife, mum, employee and really a better person,” Dawn said. “I stayed as physically fit as possible and worked out every day bar one or two when I really didn’t feel well because it made me feel better and like I had some control in winning over cancer.”
During her treatment, Dawn’s friends Mel and James suggested she should sign up for the Busselton Half Ironman in May 2018. What started as a bit of a joke became a really important part of Dawn’s journey and she recently completed this feat.
“After doing an Olympic distance triathlon, it was important to me to get back to that level of fitness and not let cancer take that away from me,” Dawn said. “So somewhere along the line, my friends convinced me a half ironman would be a really good goal to have so when I finished chemotherapy in September, and then radiotherapy in December, I started training for Busso in January. It was sort of my way of saying ‘take that cancer’!”
While an endurance triathlon might seem extreme, Dawn is passionate about women finding some form of exercise that works for them during cancer treatment.
“Medical evidence has found it is so important mentally and physically to exercise during chemotherapy,” Dawn said. “It puts you in control when you feel like you’re in a completely out of control situation.”
You can still donate towards the Mother's Day Classic fundraising total by visiting http://www.mothersdayclassic.com.au.
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Blackpool 0-0 Academy
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Preston North End were held to a frustrating goalless draw in an end-to-end local derby against Blackpool.
Despite a slow start to the first half, Preston soon find their rhythm, but they were unable to break the deadlock in a game where both sides were guilty of missing chances.
PNE manager Nick Harrison said: “Yes we were very disappointed with the first ten minutes, we just stood off them, but what I was impressed with was how our players worked it out for themselves.
“They realised what they needed to do and we started to compete and when we passed the ball properly and quickly I thought they couldn’t get anywhere near us.
“I thought it was a very good game, two teams in a derby trying to compete, I thought we were the better team if I’m being honest.
“We created some good chances and I thought we dominated possession very well in terms of passing the ball progressively, I was really pleased with how our boys played today.”
With both sides having trialist goalkeepers as their last line of defence, it could have been a game of many goals or inspired performances, but neither were to be properly tested as poor finishing meant a cleansheet for the two shotstoppers.
Preston took their time to settle into the game as Blackpool looked to take an early lead and they nearly did so through Elliot Pond, but he was unable to find the target after a ball over top found the Blackpool forward in yards of space.
Blackpool continued to ask questions of the North End defence early on by forcing a series of corners but they were again unable to hit the target.
The Lilywhites began to get the ball down and play after seeing out a good period of possession from Blackpool, Bradley Roscoe recording Preston’s first shot on goal.
Preston soon went even closer as James Quigley’s shot on the turn required a fingertip save from the trialist keeper to keep the scores level.
But Blackpool were to have the closest chance of the half as a deflected header from a James Doyle free kick rattled the Preston crossbar.
PNE started the second half much quicker than they had the first, with Eddie Dsane posing a constant threat, and his low cross almost found Lamin Jagne, but he was unable to find the finishing touch.
The Seasiders went even closer when a goal bound header from Joe Moulden was cleared off the line by Clive Smith.
The best chance of the match went to Blackpool, but Tyler Rufus was unable to make the most of his chance as he wildly fired the ball over the bar from just six yards out.
The game eventually became more and more stretched as both sides looked to counter one another, but neither were really able to hit the target with the chances that they had.
Both sides had to settle for a point in a game that could have gone either way, but neither will be too disappointed with the draw, although Preston will know that they could have picked up all three points.
Roscoe said: “I thought we were possibly the better side today, I thought we created chances and played good football but we didn’t finish our chances and obviously that’s what you need to go and win a game.
“We were getting into the final third but I don’t think we were pulling the trigger or taking enough shots and that is what gets you goals.”
This was a sentiment that Roscoe’s manager agreed with, but having gone undefeated against Blackpool this season, it has been an important learning curve for the future Lilywhites.
Harrison added: “We said to the boys after the game that sometimes you can’t have a perfect goal, some of our lads maybe taking one or two extra touches were they wanted the net to open up a bit more, but sometimes you’ve just got to hit it and get it on target.
“For me, they should treat every game as if it’s a derby. To compete and to play with a good tempo, to try and attack and score goals and defend properly, that’s how every game should be played.”
Blackpool – Trialist, Higham, Richards, Doyle, Roscoe, Moulden, Steele, N’Guessan, Pond, Nije, Robinson
Preston – Trialist, Smith, Whelan, Roscoe, Hancox, Quigley, Robinson, Dsane, Robinson, Jagne
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Universities Minister Sam Gyimah blasts Oxbridge over 'staggering' lack of black students
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Conservative minister Sam Gyimah has torn into Oxford and Cambridge universities over a "staggering" lack of diversity in their top colleges.
Sam Gyimah warned: "It’s about time that Oxford and Cambridge stood up to the mark."
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MPs last month rounded on both institutions after new figures showed many colleges were still failing to admit significant numbers of black or mixed-race applicants.
In an interview with The Telegraph, Mr Gyimah urged both institutions to step up and boost their outreach programmes in a bid to counter feeder schemes that give a leg-up to applicants from elite schools.
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"What Oxford should be doing is helping those schools who do not have those inbuilt systems, to actually develop those advantages in those schools," he said. "If you don’t know those systems, you don’t have a hope of getting through."
The Universities Minister also backed calls for Oxbridge to make use of so-called contextualised admissions - which lower grade requirements for those from disadvantaged backgrounds - and warned that the Office for Students watchdog could make use of "very hard levers" if the universities failed to act.
"The numbers that we are seeing now disappoint me, and it’s disappointing because it’s been going on for too long," he said.
"Years ago we were having the same debate about Oxford and Cambridge as we are today, and that is very disappointing.
"I don’t think they’re doing enough...It is staggering that we have the best minds in our universities and we still do not know what the best way is when it comes to applications."
Pointing out that top US universities Yale and Harvard had managed to diversify their intakes, Mr Gyimah added: "It’s about time that Oxford and Cambridge stood up to the mark."
Labour MP David Lammy last month slammed Oxford as a "bastion of white, middle class, southern privilege", while 100 MPs put their names to a joint letter calling on the universities to take action.
The row came after both organisations published new admissions figures, with Cambridge's data revealing that six of its colleges did not admit more than 10 British black or mixed-raced students over a five year period - with one failing to make a single offer.
Oxford's figures meanwhile showed that one in four of its colleges failed to admit any black British students over a three-year period.
White British applicants to Oxford were also found to be twice as likely to be admitted as their black counterparts, with just 14% of black applicants admitted in 2017, compared to a success rate of one in four for white pupils.
Oxford has vowed to ramp up its summer school programme, with a spokesperson saying the organisation was making "rapid progress" in boosting representation.
Cambridge also said it had made "significant progress" in recent years, with one in five students now hailing from a black or minority ethnic background.
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08:44 on 7th June 2018
The inability of state schools in UK to provide sufficient number of candidates with the intelligence, knowledge, aptitude and commitment to succeed at Oxford and Cambridge is not the fault of the universities. The biggest mote, Sam Gyimah, is in your eye. Do something about the appalling educational standards and pernicious social indoctrination that is widespread in the state school system.
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11:23 on 6th August 2018
Excellent article Peter. You cannot educate Pork.The problem is that a high percentage of coloureds are not very bright, and you cannot make a silk purse out of a sows ear. It`s all to do with the breeding of people.
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Robin Vos appeals federal ruling requiring him to testify in redistricting case
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos continues to fight efforts that would require him to answer questions about lawmakers' intentions in a lawsuit challenging legislative boundaries drawn in 2011.
Robin Vos appeals federal ruling requiring him to testify in redistricting case Assembly Speaker Robin Vos continues to fight efforts that would require him to answer questions about lawmakers' intentions in a lawsuit challenging legislative boundaries drawn in 2011. Check out this story on postcrescent.com: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/13/wisconsin-gerrymandering-case-robin-vos-appeals-order-testify/1190342001/
Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 1:26 p.m. CT May 13, 2019 | Updated 4:15 p.m. CT May 13, 2019
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is shown during the swearing-in ceremony for Assembly members at the Capitol in Madison, Wis. (Photo: Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
MADISON - Assembly Speaker Robin Vos continues to fight efforts that would require him to answer questions about lawmakers' intentions in a lawsuit challenging legislative boundaries drawn in 2011 that help Republicans win elections.
Vos has appealed a federal court ruling requiring him to testify and turn over documents related to the map-drawing process while the three-judge panel has rejected his request to put its ruling on hold in the meantime.
Attorneys for Vos argued "the Speaker should not be distracted from his duties to the people of Wisconsin by being required to testify until he has had an opportunity to fully litigate his claims of legislative privilege," which means lawmakers are immune from civil litigation under Wisconsin's constitution.
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Republicans and Democrats have been fighting over the election maps for eight years, ever since Republicans used their control of state government to establish legislative boundaries that helped them keep their majorities.
In the latest feud, Democratic voters who sued over the maps sought to depose Vos, of Rochester.
Vos' attorneys also argued he would be "irreparably injured" if the court did not put its ruling on hold because Democratic plaintiffs have argued if Vos does not produce documents or testify by the end of the month, he will be in contempt of court.
"He will either have to face contempt proceedings or submit to discovery despite his claims of legislative immunity," Vos' attorneys wrote. "Neither of these harms can be undone."
But the three-judge panel denied Vos' request.
"Unless and until the Supreme Court tells us that plaintiffs’ case is doomed, we must decide this case with special urgency," two of the three judges wrote in its order Monday.
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Democratic plaintiffs are seeking communication between Vos and Republican National Committee members working with Republican lawmakers in 2010 on drawing legislative maps, including top mapmaker, Tom Hofeller, who died in 2018.
The plaintiffs also want emails concerning analyses and data used by lawmakers and any communication detailing the objectives or motives of lawmakers in drawing the 2011 maps.
In a 2-1 decision released May 3, federal judges concluded Vos had to hand over documents and answer questions.
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"We acknowledge that a sitting legislator is not subject to civil process in any but the most exceptional circumstances. But this is an exceptional case that raises important federal questions about the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s plan for electing members of the Assembly," the majority wrote.
"Vos was a key figure in enacting that plan and he was involved at nearly every stage of the process. Probably no one has a better understanding of the challenged (redistricting) plan than he does."
The court's majority rejected Vos' argument because of the seriousness of the legal fight and because information Vos has about lawmakers' intentions "is not only relevant but also necessary" to the case.
In his dissent, Judge William Griesbach contended Vos should have been granted immunity because the case is about partisan gerrymandering — "a practice that is older than the Republic" — rather than acts that courts have found to be illegal.
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Fusil Raffles on course to return in Grade One at Punchestown
Fri 12 Apr 2019
Fusil Raffles is on course to finally have a crack at Grade One company in the AES Champion Four Year Old Hurdle at the Punchestown Festival.
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He said: “We had to mend that hind leg of Fusil Raffles’ after he got a horrible cut when he won the Adonis Hurdle, but that has gone very well and he did his first bit of fast work last week so we are on schedule.
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Roo Phelps Moves to Evenings on Bell’s EZ Rock network from Kelowna
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Couple pleads not guilty to phony paycheck scheme
by Sheila Gardner
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A May 24 trial date has been set for a Gardnerville Ranchos couple who pleaded not guilty Monday to felony allegations they funneled $19,000 in phony paychecks from a Stateline company where the woman worked as a bookkeeper.
Marlo Weatherbee, 44, pleaded not guilty to theft and obtaining use of the personal identification of another person. She is accused of fraudulently issuing checks from Resort Stay International in Stateline to Donald Fuller, 27.
Fuller pleaded not guilty to principal to theft and possession of stolen property.
According to reports, another bookkeeper discovered that Weatherbee allegedly issued 19 checks to Fuller with a value of more than $21,000.
Weatherbee reportedly told an associate the checks were sponsorship for Fuller who was a professional bowler and covered his expenses.
Deputies questioned the owner of the company who said the sponsorship statement was “absolutely ridiculous” and that he would press charges.
The alleged crime was discovered when Fuller reportedly attempted to cash a check at a Gardnerville bank branch.
According to the complaint, the alleged embezzlement occurred between December 2009 and April 2010.
Both suspects are out of custody under the supervision of the Department of Alternative Sentencing.
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She received a suspended six-year prison sentence and was placed on five years probation by District Judge Dave Gamble.
She served one year in Douglas County Jail, and was ordered to pay restitution at $1,000 a month.
Weatherbee reportedly signed over her house prior to sentencing which was worth $170,000, reducing restitution to $270,000.
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Reading Rockets Celebrates 10 Years!
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Home Sports News Cricket News EXCLUSIVE: "BCCI should put pressure on ICC to pull out Pakistan from World Cup 2019," says Bhaichung Bhutia
EXCLUSIVE: "BCCI Should Put Pressure On ICC To Pull Out Pakistan From World Cup 2019," Says Bhaichung Bhutia
Written By Narayan R | Mumbai | Published: February 20, 2019 17:00 IST
Bhaichung Bhutia felt that India should boycott any event held in Pakistan, but boycotting an event organized by ICC in England will only be a loss for the country
Bhutia also said that India not playing in the World Cup 2019 is not the solution to put pressure on Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack
Arguably India's best ever footballer and former national team skipper Bhaichung Bhutia has said that India not playing in the World Cup 2019 is not the solution to put pressure on Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack, and instead, the BCCI should put pressure on the ICC to act against Pakistan.
There is an outrage within India following the heinous act by Pakistan-backed JeM in Kashmir last weeek. Cries of no cricketing ties with Pakistan has been growing with every passing second, which has put dark clouds over the fixture between the two countries in the upcoming World Cup.
Speaking exclusively to Republic TV, Bhutia felt that India should boycott any event held in Pakistan, but boycotting an event organized by ICC in England will only be a loss for the country.
"The tournaments which Pakistan is organizing, I feel India should boycott them. If the tournament is held at a neutral venue, for eg. the World Cup in England which ICC is organizing, I feel the BCCI should take the decision.....But India should definitely play in the World Cup because Pakistan isn't organizing. It will be a loss for us only. India boycotting the event isn't the right thing because the tournament is being held in England. Had it been held in Pakistan, India could have boycotted it. " he said.
He also felt that the onus is on the BCCI to make sure that some or the other action is taken against Pakistan in the wake of the recent terror attack.
"BCCI has to decide (boycotting India-Pakistan match). I feel the BCCI should take the decision. The BCCI can put pressure on the ICC that Pakistan should be pulled out due to the ongoing situation. What BCCI can do is request ICC to take some kind of action against Pakistan," Bhaichung Bhutia added.
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The 82-time capped Indian international also backed the security forces in India to give terrorists a befitting reply, suggesting them to attack the hideouts where they hide in Pakistan.
"I feel that the manner in which terrorists attacked our forces, the Indian forces, which has so much intelligence and equipments, should take extreme actions on the hideouts of the terrorists in Pakistan," he further mentioned.
In light of the recent events, and the developments which have followed in the form of statements by Pakistan and its PM Imran Khan, Republic TV has started a campaign to boycott Pakistan, not just diplomatically or through cricket, but in all aspects. And Bhutia also felt this is the way forward.
"I feel this should be done (ban Pakistan). Till the time Pakistan doesn't take action against militants, I support the ban," the former Indian captain said.
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