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__label__cc	0.521958	0.478042	Our missions in Canada Our international missions Becoming a Franciscan Holy Spirit Province Saint-Esprit Franciscans of Canada - Franciscains du Canada Ordo Fratrum Minorum Are you thinking about becoming a Franciscan and entering into a religious vocation? This is something that requires serious thought, because it’s much more than changing your interests, where you live or the work you do; it is a radical conversion of your interior life. It means paying attention to life events and taking the time to pause, reflect and pray. You may discover that the Lord is sending you signs to enter into a religious vocation. A spiritual director and vocation sessions will help you to identify these signs. Interested in becoming a Franciscan? Fostering vocations (Franciscans of Western Canada) : Carlos Ona Fostering vocations Contact Carlos Ona The answers to the following questions can also enlighten you on your journey. 1 - What is Franciscan daily life like? The brothers begin and end their day by praying the Psalms, as well as listening to and meditating on the Gospel during the Eucharist. Then, each brother turns to his own tasks – which are often outside the convent – as well as making sure the house is clean and preparing meals. However, Franciscans also have two essential responsibilities: a presence in the Holy Land, and international missions. Community spirit goes beyond sharing tasks, as the brothers decide among themselves on the projects they would like to undertake. They guide and enlighten each other according to the gifts God has given them. 2 - What is the role of the spiritual director? Have you begun your spiritual journey and would like to make sure you are on the right path? The spiritual director can help you in the call you believe you have received from the Lord, whether as a man or woman of faith, a religious or a lay person. A Franciscan or the brother who is responsible for vocations can also help you in your seeking. This step is very important; don’t hesitate to get to know yourself as much possible. 3 - How can I prepare to enter into a religious vocation? Although you may be excited about entering into a religious vocation quickly, some cool-headed reflection is needed. You must ask yourself whether this spiritual seeking is authentic. “For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it?” (Luke 14.28). One way to prepare yourself for this vocation is to keep living in your own environment while preparing your heart to give yourself to Christ. In concrete terms, this can mean volunteering with community organizations, daily prayer, giving to the poor, etc. 4 - How can I get a taste of Franciscan life? From your first awareness of your eventual call to become a Franciscan until the moment you make an informed decision, one-on-one meetings with the vocations director (or with other youth in a group setting) are an excellent way to verify the authenticity of your vocation and the qualities needed for this form of religious and Franciscan life. In addition to these vocational gatherings, participating in activities and visiting Franciscan houses will help you to discern your call. 5 - What is initial formation? Initial formation allows “the man, the Christian and the Franciscan” to emerge. It therefore includes three dimensions: personal, spiritual and Franciscan growth. Throughout the formation period, the candidate receives support to develop each of these aspects. He learns to live and work as a Franciscan (or friar minor) for the Church and the world. Initial formation includes three steps: the postulate, the novitiate and simple vows. 6 - What is the postulancy? The postulancy — which lasts for one to two years — is the very first step in a vocation as a Franciscan brother. Once his request for admission has been accepted by the Provincial Minister, the postulancy begins to spend time with the members of the fraternity, doing placements among the brothers. For at least six months, the aspiring brother shares in the community life of the fraternity. He discerns through reading, formation sessions and spiritual direction whether he is being called to the life of the friar minor. 7 - The novitiate: becoming a friar minor As a novice, the candidate deepens his relationship with God and begins an intensive period of formation in the Franciscan charism. He withdraws for a time of retreat from all exterior activities. He gets to know Francis and the Franciscans, the life of prayer and adoration, the origins and traditions of the Order. At the end of his novitiate year, the candidate makes his vows (poverty, chastity and obedience) for the first time. He is, from that moment, known as a friar minor. 8 - How long do simple vows last? Once he is considered a friar minor, the young brother makes simple vows each year. This is a commitment that he renews for three to eight years. After this time, he makes a life commitment, which is called “solemn profession.” Initial formation ends when the brother makes a permanent commitment to the community. The entire process takes at least six years. During the early years, the young brother learns a trade or finishes the education he had started, according to his commitment in the Church and in the world. Whatever his main occupation is, the brother in simple vows continues to devote a lot of time to Franciscan formation. 9 - When are perpetual vows made? After three or more years of temporary commitment, the professed asks the Provincial Minister (in writing) to make a lifetime commitment to the Order of Friars Minor (OFM) of the Franciscans. This perpetual profession is solemnly celebrated in the presence of brothers of the Province and the brother’s family. This perpetual commitment gives access – to religious who feel called to it – to the diaconate and presbyterate (priesthood). Those who are not called to be priests can continue their studies and develop new skills that will allow them to better serve the Church, the poor and the world. 10 - Why wear the Franciscan habit? Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscans, himself wore the habit throughout his entire religious life. This brown or off-white woollen garment is in the shape of a cross, and is belted by a white rope. The three knots in this rope recall the three evangelical vows (poverty, chastity and obedience) that are at the heart of Franciscan life. In this way, we can say that the habit has strong symbolic and spiritual significance. The Franciscans wear it at feasts or gatherings. On ordinary days, some wear it, while others wear simple modern clothing or habits that are adapted to the needs of their workplace. What our bloggers say... Come and See the Life of the Franciscans! personRedaction access_time13 January 2020 Where: St. Francis Friary 8106 Jasper Ave. Edmonton, AB When: Thursday, February [...] Sharing love with the homeless personRedaction access_time19 December 2019 About five years ago in Montreal, a little seed was planted by Fr. Joachim [...] Missions in Canada Solemn Vows Reflections: The Vows and a Ready and [...] personMichael Perras, OFM access_time21 September 2019 A month ago, I professed to live my life as a Franciscan Friar. In [...] HOLY SPIRIT PROVINCE SAINT-ESPRIT FRANCISCANS OF CANADA - FRANCISCAINS DU CANADA 5750, boulevard Rosemont Montreal (Quebec ) H1T 2H2 Provincialat: 514 259-2542 communications@ofmca.com Francis of Assisi used all the things of this world as mirrors to contemplate the goodness of God. PRAY WITH US. Send us your prayer intentions © All rights reserved 2020 - Franciscans of Canada Conception & Hosting ADN communication	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2376
__label__wiki	0.506081	0.506081	Home Changemakers Movers and Shakers Cricketer Zakir Kathrada grows luscious veg in Melville Semi-provincial professional batsman Zakir Kathrada (pictured left) owns a hydroponics farm on the rooftop of The Whippet Coffee in the heart of Melville in Johannesburg. Photo: Jenna Echakowitz ChangemakersMovers and Shakers Cricketer Zakir Kathrada grows luscious veg in Melville Central Gauteng Lions batsman and rooftop farmer is proud to see his greens on restaurant tables By Magnificent Mndebele Zakir Kathrada, 28, had his first match of cricket around the age of 8 in a small farm near Schweizer-Reneke in North West. Now he plays as a semi-provincial professional batsman for the Central Gauteng Lions and owns a hydroponics farm nestled on the rooftop of The Whippet Coffee in the heart of Melville in Johannesburg. “To me, cricket is everything. It is in my blood and ignites something in me. It has set me up for different aspects of life, has taught me to deal with disappointments. Basically, it’s a lifebook,” he tells me. Fascinatingly, Kathrada’s journey to farming also started on a cricket field. In 2017, he sojourned to Holland to play cricket for four months. While there, he says he saw green houses and hydroponics farms, which are common there due to the scarcity of open land. He was amazed by how adaptable hydroponic farming is. Back in Mzansi, Kathrada researched further about hydroponic and aquaponic farming. He got hold of an incubation and mentorship organisation called Urban Agricultural Initiative under WIBC (Wouldn’t It Be Cool), which trains urban farmers to farm creatively and seeks to create jobs through urban entrepreneurial ecosystem that aids young black, urban farmers. Kathrada mainly plants rocket, baby and normal spinach, cherry tomatoes and gem lettuce. Photo: Jenna Echakowitz Supplying The Whippet Coffee After being accepted into the program, he attended a 12-week course to learn about effective ways of running an urban agricultural business. “You pitch your idea to the judges and there are investors. If you get through your pitch, you’re given a loan and you pay the loan back over four years,” Kathrada says. Now he owns a hydroponics farm nestled on the rooftop of The Whippet Coffee in the heart of Melville, a bohemian suburb full of bars and restaurants. Kathrada grew up in a traditional farming setting. After his cricket career, he says he wanted to venture into farming. “I imagined horses and all these things running around. But never imagined this,” he smiles, referring to modern ways of practising agriculture such as aquaponics and hydroponics. Kathrada mainly plants rocket, baby and normal spinach, cherry tomatoes and gem lettuce, which he supplies to The Whippet Coffee restaurant in Melville and Linden, near Randburg. “This whole program is brilliant. My family is over the moon, they’ve been heavily involved in my farm when it comes to ploughing and harvesting.” “I’m growing what the restaurant requests or what they have in the menu. [To supply the] rocket and baby spinach I wait for the chefs to call me for delivery [because it is] just downstairs. I am fortunate that my market is around me. The reviews I’ve received from the chefs are thumbs up,” he says with a joyous smile. “There’s so many pubs and restaurants around and this place is constantly full of energy,” he tells me. The Whippet Coffee is proud of their locally grown produce – an excerpt of the restaurant’s menu reads: “Some of the dishes you will have today were grown by our rooftop garden. Farmer Zakir Kathrada is incredibly proud to bring you his fresh harvest to your table.” Kathrada is still new in farming. It is less than a year since he ventured into the agribusiness. Sometimes it gets very challenging and he considers giving up. His religion is his pillar of strength. “I’m quite a religious person and I am Muslim. My guide is my religion. I’d be honest: when I am hundred percent on my path, I see miracles. I deal with failures better when I am on my path, because there’s a higher power.” Central Gauteng Lions batsman and rooftop hydroponics farmer Zakir Kathrada (middle) is proud to see his greens on restaurant tables. Photo: Jenna Echakowitz Despite the challenges, the Lions’ batsman is keen to improve the quality of his produce. Kathrada says, “I link this to cricket, you find yourself playing well and you’re promoted to a higher team, and you’re under pressure but you have to nail it. There’s no time to say I’m not ready. It’s always that you’ll grab the opportunity presented to you.” Goodness of hydroponics farming He says being a hydroponics farmer puts him at an advantage, easily doubling his turnover compared to field farmers. He says his produce grows faster. “You’re giving them the nutrients they require, whereas in the soil the roots have to work harder to find nutrients.” Kathrada says he also saves a lot of water when watering his produce. “That water constantly flows 24 hours. You use 98 percent less water than someone in a field farm. In hydroponics farming the water is recirculated and it’s very specific to the plant, whereas in the field you water the plant and the surroundings absorb a lot of water, thereby leading to a loss of so much water.” “Take a guess how much is my water bill per month? It is between R200 and R250!” Kathrada says he hopes to expand his hydroponics farm so he can supply more restaurants in the area. Additionally, he is devoted to producing vegetables and greens of superior quality. As we leave via the back door of the restaurant, customers are enjoying some of Kathrada’s luscious greens as part of their meal. He takes obvious pleasure in this. “When customers eat something that’s green in the menu, it’s more likely it comes from me, but I doubt if they don’t know that,” he smiles. aquaponic farm Central Gauteng Lions hydroponic farm Schweizer-Reneke The Whippet Coffee Urban Agricultural Initiative Zakir Kathrada Previous articleLocal chef brings the Seychelles to the Northern Cape Next article25-year-old farmer says there can be success after failing matric Noluthando Ngcakani - 17th Jan 2020 A 26-year-old Free State farmer has managed to create a profitable business out of a mammoth piece of land he received as a gift... 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__label__wiki	0.526333	0.526333	Julia is a ski fanatic, so much so that her and her husband run a ski instruction and guiding company working in France and the UK. During the season, she skis most days and particularly enjoys off piste and cross country skiing. For the remainder of the year Julia stays active by partaking in HIIT spin sessions, weight training and running or hiking in the outdoors. Her injury occurred in Courchevel towards the end of the season in 2017, the snow was hard packed and she was the first down the mountain amongst her friends. Whilst performing some speedy turns, Julia suddenly hit a large patch of ice, lost all grip on her skis and fell sideways into the hill, landing with her arm hyper extended. All of her weight went through the shoulder and as she slid downhill her arm was pulled around in this position as she could not manage to release her ski poles. By lunchtime the pain had increased and she was suspicious that she had dislocated her shoulder in the fall however, due to her previous experience with ski injuries, Julia decided not to see a doctor that day. She seeked advice from her Physiotherapists She continued to take painkillers and anti-inflammatories, and took a break from skiing for the next few days to see if her shoulder would return to normal. To her dismay, 6 days later she was experiencing swelling, bruising, muscle spasms and lifting her arm was very difficult to do without pain. Julia decided it was time to visit the Physio in the ski resort. During her appointment, she was given some exercises which were very painful for her to perform. The Physio was certain that she had injured the rotator cuff, and they came to the conclusion that Julia would need to seek further treatment when she returned to the UK the following week. At the end of April she visited her regular Physio at home, who taped up her shoulder and recommended that she should organise an MRI scan and an appointment with an orthopaedic specialist. As she had lost some strength since the injury, he also suggested some simple strengthening exercises that she could work on in the interim. Julia searched for a shoulder specialist In late May Julia had an MRI scan and saw a shoulder specialist, however she was not convinced with the professional’s advice and wanted to find a second opinion. After speaking with some friends who had recently undertaken shoulder surgery, she was highly recommended Mr Steven Corbett, Shoulder Surgeon at Fortius Clinic. During her consultation with Steve, he listened to her history, examined the shoulder and reviewed her scans. He immediately recognised that she had torn a structure in the shoulder which helps to provide stability to the joint. He advised that the injury should be repaired with a keyhole operation. Mr Corbett commented on his findings, “unfortunately Julia sustained an injury to her glenoid labrum in her shoulder. This is similar to a 'ring' or 'tyre' which runs around the socket of the main shoulder joint. If the shoulder dislocates or tries to dislocate, the labrum can be torn away from the socket. Consequently the shoulder becomes unstable and more prone to further injury. In some circumstances, the labrum needs to be repaired, especially when the patient is very active. As a ski instructor, Julia places a lot of stress through her shoulders and the likelihood of another dislocation was very high, hence my advice to undertake a keyhole surgery.” Mr Steven Corbett, Shoulder Surgeon Julia knew that she needed the operation quickly, as her day to day activities were becoming difficult and she wanted to get back to the slopes as soon as she could. After considering the options, she decided to have the operation privately at the Fortius Surgical Centre and was booked in for a shoulder arthroscopy the following month. Julia spoke to us about how the operation went, “the Fortius Surgical Centre was brilliant, the staff were very attentive and the facilities were exceptional – I knew I was in great hands from the second I arrived. When I woke up Steve assured me everything had gone well, and talked me through the upcoming recovery programme. He installed a lot of confidence in me, and I knew throughout my treatment that I was dealing with an expert in the field. I want to say a big thank you to him”. 5 months of rehabilitation The recovery process was predicted to take 5 months until Julia would fully recover and return to her passion for skiing. As a determined individual, she was walking up to 4 miles by day 4 and regularly cycled on her exercise bike at home in the following weeks to stay active. She embarked on her rehab programme that involved daily exercises with some rest days. Julia believed that her recovery would not have been as successful without this intensive programme. In February 2018 Julia was able to ski again, and had full confidence in her return. She found her shoulder was slightly limited, but due to her exercise programme, she felt very strong. Mr Corbett was very happy with her recovery, “I was delighted when she was able to resume her skiing later in the season. There is no guarantee that she will not injure her shoulder again, especially given her occupation, however her shoulder now appears to have excellent stability and the risks of a further dislocation are significantly reduced.” Julia shares her advice to other patients Julia wanted to share her advice with individuals in a similar position. “My advice would be to have the operation, I found the pain very hard to manage and I couldn’t perform simple tasks such as lifting the shopping without the shoulder feeling quite unstable. It was hampering my fitness and this was something I found difficult to deal with too. Make sure to do your research and find a good shoulder surgeon, I would recommend Steve to anyone.” Fortius Ski Service Skiers and Snowboarders now have access to some of the best specialist surgeons in the UK through the Fortius Clinic Ski Injuries Service. Tom's story Three months following surgery to his knee, Tom completed 105 miles of the Tour de France. Read his full story here. My treatment at Fortius with Dr Houghton At the Fortius Clinic I found a group of professionals who listened to my problem, addressed them quickly and at the same time showed genuine concern for my well-being to a condition which in their own words “is far from the normal” Luis' Story: Return to the pitch At 17 years old, in a match against Leeds Carnegie, Luis injured his knee spelling an indefinite break from his rugby career. Latest Treatment Options for Arthritis For over 100 years, surgeons have been trying to solve the problem of hip and knee arthritis. If a triathlon isn’t enough: the rise of endurance events Here’s how to keep yourself safe while training and partaking in events such as these. Eric's story: surgery for arthritis got me back to sport In 2016, Eric, a company director in London, started feeling extreme knee pain. He underwent surgery with Sam Church for his arthritis and within a year was back to playing sport. Ann's Knee Replacement After years of knee pain, Ann was recommended to see Jonathan Webb who performed a knee replacement with the Mako robot in 2018. Mr Steven Corbett	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2383
__label__cc	0.714185	0.285815	Title: Delivering Value Through Data https://www.futureagenda.org/focus-on/delivering-value-through-data/ Initital Perspective Delivering Value Through Data Generated on 6th December 2019 Throughout 2018, Future Agenda canvassed the views of over 900 experts from multiple backgrounds with a range of different perspectives in order to discuss their views about the future value of data. Supported by a number of organisations, we held 30 workshops across 24 countries to review the data landscape across the globe, as it is now, and how it may evolve over the next five to ten years. This website and the associated "Delivering Value Through Data" report provides an overview of these discussions and aims to deliver a comprehensive picture of the sheer variety of issues and views thrown up by a fast-evolving 'data economy'. We hope it will help businesses and governments to develop policies, strategies, and innovations that realise the full potential of data (personal, social, economic, commercial), while addressing potential harms, both locally and globally. We would very much like to thank the experts who shared their insights and the leading organisations that collaborated to support this project. This report shares the findings from the Delivering Value Through Data research project. It highlights several important emerging issues that are the source of major differences of opinion around the world. These range from the issue of data sovereignty and localisation, how best to manage consent, challenges around ethics and trust and, given these, how best to address the need for greater public understanding and digital literacy. Some of the challenges and opportunities are technical in nature, but many are concerned with different ethical, philosophical and cultural approaches to data and how its value can be delivered. You can view the full report clicking the links above and view on slideshare here Print via Amazon for your country - click here to show your country Print via Amazon US Print via Amazon DE Print via Amazon FR Print via Amazon IT Print via Amazon CA Print via Amazon ES Print via Amazon JP Future Agenda is delighted to announce the launch of its… Future Agenda is delighted to announce the launch of its most recent report, Delivering Value Through Data. Throughout 2018, we… Future Agenda is delighted to announce the launch of its most recent report, Delivering Value Through Data. Throughout 2018, we canvassed the views of a wide range of 900 experts… Future Agenda is delighted to announce the launch of its most recent report, Delivering Value Through Data. Throughout 2018, we canvassed the views of a wide range of 900 experts with different backgrounds and perspectives and asked for their perspective… Future Agenda is pleased to announce a new global initiative… As digital change accelerates in and around many sectors, we… As digital change accelerates in and around many sectors, we will explore emerging technological, social, business model and regulatory shifts… As digital change accelerates in and around many sectors, we will explore emerging technological, social, business model and regulatory shifts and how and where they may most impact over the… As digital change accelerates in and around many sectors, we will explore emerging technological, social, business model and regulatory shifts and how and where they may most impact over the next decade. As with our other deep-dives, each event will bring… After 16 expert discussions over the past 6 months we… The Future Value of Data project has engaged a wide… The Future Value of Data project has engaged a wide range of organisations around the world keen to discuss how… The Future Value of Data project has engaged a wide range of organisations around the world keen to discuss how this important issue may unfold. Sixteen events have now taken… The Future Value of Data project has engaged a wide range of organisations around the world keen to discuss how this important issue may unfold. Sixteen events have now taken place in key locations across Africa and Asia as well… How will data be valued in the future and what… Sunday 2nd September 2018 Ahead of the final expert workshops… Sunday 2nd September 2018 Ahead of the final expert workshops in the 2018 future value of data project, this is… Sunday 2nd September 2018 Ahead of the final expert workshops in the 2018 future value of data project, this is an interim summary of key insights to date. This detailed… Sunday 2nd September 2018 Ahead of the final expert workshops in the 2018 future value of data project, this is an interim summary of key insights to date. This detailed presentation covers 7 areas: Scope of Project What is Data?… We are very pleased to launch the global report from… We are witnessing a growing revolution around the provision of… We are witnessing a growing revolution around the provision of healthcare. Much is being driven by the proliferation of medical… We are witnessing a growing revolution around the provision of healthcare. Much is being driven by the proliferation of medical data and the technology that supports this. As the pressures… We are witnessing a growing revolution around the provision of healthcare. Much is being driven by the proliferation of medical data and the technology that supports this. As the pressures on healthcare providers continue to escalate, the better collection, management… After completing the first ten events in the future value… Hopes for big data relating to physical processes has brought… Hopes for big data relating to physical processes has brought with it expectations around solving some of society’s most intractable… Hopes for big data relating to physical processes has brought with it expectations around solving some of society’s most intractable issues; the mass collection of ‘personal’ data has ushered in… Hopes for big data relating to physical processes has brought with it expectations around solving some of society’s most intractable issues; the mass collection of ‘personal’ data has ushered in a new kind of data-specific politics as it becomes increasingly… Value of Data Global Insights Top Views from 30 Expert Discussions Around the World This… Top Views from 30 Expert Discussions Around the World This is a summary of some key insights on how different experts… Top Views from 30 Expert Discussions Around the World This is a summary of some key insights on how different experts around the world see the future value of data. It… Top Views from 30 Expert Discussions Around the World This is a summary of some key insights on how different experts around the world see the future value of data. It brings together the top 3 challenges, opportunities and emerging issues… Value of Data Summary Throughout 2018 a series of 30 workshops were undertaken around… Throughout 2018 a series of 30 workshops were undertaken around the world exploring the key topic of the future value… Throughout 2018 a series of 30 workshops were undertaken around the world exploring the key topic of the future value of data. Engaging with around 1000 experts in 25 countries,… Throughout 2018 a series of 30 workshops were undertaken around the world exploring the key topic of the future value of data. Engaging with around 1000 experts in 25 countries, this major research project has looked at the key issues… Data analytics can help build understanding on how to use the water cycle to respond to the challenges of climate change. It can also lead to increased scrutiny of water utilities and a better understanding of cost. Data Criminality Data becomes the currency of criminal opportunity - which supports, feeds and innovates operations such as human trafficking, fraud, counterfeit, drugs, prostitution, and paedophilia – thus blurring the vision of an open data utopia. Data Ethics and Trust As trust increasingly drives success, organisations will seek to make data ethics a focus. In order to engage and gain buy-in from governments and consumers alike, trust in data usage will become a core platform for differentiation. If it is discovered that companies exploit data that has been collected without genuine permission and use it in ways that have no societal benefit there is a risk that a negative public response will limit opportunities for everyone. Data IP Attribution Digital IDs enable the tracing of contribution of individual ‘chunks’ of data in data-driven services, allowing for all contributors to be fairly recompensed. Data Impurity As more decisions are made with reference to Big Data analysis - the question of if data is well collected, or manipulated, will become more important. ‘Data standards’ will emerge to cope with growing complexity of merging data sets. Data Islands Some economies seek to maintain closed or parallel networks, independent of global systems. Different approaches from the standard are developed for major popula0on centres and, in 0me, could have global reach. Data and Democracy Many question whether privacy will enable the democratic process: Is there privacy without democracy? Citizen data is increasingly publicly used and shared by governments as an instrument of social change. A Data Marketplace Data is a currency, it has a value and a price, and therefore requires a market place. An ecosystem for trading data is emerging and anything that is information is represented in a new data marketplace. Big Data Opportunities Most of the opportunities big data can offer have yet to be fully exploited. The reality is that there are different chunks of data that are collected, stored and managed in multiple ways. Citizen-centric Data Some see the inevitability of a citizen-centric data eco-system that empowers individuals with control and visibility over all data created by, or impacting on, them, including data after life – the onward usage of inherited data.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2391
__label__wiki	0.787463	0.787463	Home / Entertainment / gaming / BIGBEN ACQUIRES THE DISTRIBUTION AND PUBLISHING RIGHTS TO WEREWOLF: THE APOCALYPSE - EARTHBLOOD BIGBEN ACQUIRES THE DISTRIBUTION AND PUBLISHING RIGHTS TO WEREWOLF: THE APOCALYPSE - EARTHBLOOD Bigben is happy to announce that they have reached an agreement with Focus Home Interactive to publish and distribute Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood. Cyanide Studio, who joined the Bigben group in 2018 and who has been working on developing the game for nearly two years, remains in charge of adapting the title which comes from the World of Darkness universe. Since the game was announced by Paradox Interactive and Focus Home Interactive in January 2017, the player community and the specialised press have shown growing interest in the adaptation of the famous role-playing game. “We are thrilled to have reached this agreement which considers, in an equitable way, the different parties’ investments. This will allow Cyanide to keep the ball rolling on the game’s development and to give its numerous fans a really unique experience, in a universe that gamers are very fond of,” declared Alain Falc, Bigben’s CEO. "The intense action and desperate supernatural danger of Werewolf is a perfect fit for BigBen," said Shams Jorjani, VP Business Development at Paradox Interactive, and interim manager at White Wolf. "And this is happening at the best time, because of our renewed focus on brand management and licensing. This allows us to give our partners exactly what they need to develop amazing customer experiences in their licensed products. Video games always have been a key pillar to White Wolf's brand strategy: they're an incredibly powerful medium for great World of Darkness stories! So, we are looking forward very much to this partnership, and to many others, in the months and years ahead." Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood is the first action-RPG game adaptation of the iconic role-playing game. Become Cahal, a banished werewolf, forced to return to the aid of his endangered clan and master the devastating Rage within him to punish all those that would pollute, destroy, and corrupt our Mother Earth, Gaïa. On his bloody quest for redemption, Cahal will play a pivotal role in the Great War of the Garou against Pentex, a powerful corporation whose activities are upsetting the balance of nature. Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood will be available on both PC and consoles in 2020. www.bigben.fr www.cyanide-studio.com BIGBEN ACQUIRES THE DISTRIBUTION AND PUBLISHING RIGHTS TO WEREWOLF: THE APOCALYPSE - EARTHBLOOD Reviewed by Admin on November 24, 2018 Rating: 5 Entertainment X gaming Gaming News 24h #gamesweekberlin 2018 The end of April will again see Berlin becoming the focus for the German and international games industry and a major attraction for g... Tobigca announces social casino platform ICO date: April 3rd Set to start the ICO process on April 3rd 2018, the company utilizes its flagship game Texasholdem3D which has already been in servi... Gaming Istanbul 2020 kicks off with more highlight announcements Gaming Istanbul (GIST) opens its gates for its fifth edition January 30th - February 2nd, to once again welcome Turkish gamers and int... Jagex continues to attract industry-leading talent as the RuneScape franchise celebrates the most successful year in its 19-year history Jagex, a leading UK developer and publisher of Living Games, has today announced a strengthening of the studio with the hiring of industry... Asphalt 9: Legends Races onto Mac Through The Power of Mac Catalyst Gameloft, leader in the development and publishing of games, is thrilled to announce that Asphalt 9: Legends, winner of the 2019 Apple... TechNews24h.com GamingNews24h.com DEAD BY DAYLIGHT - This is Only the Beginning Since launch, Dead by Daylight has come a very long way. We’ve added tons of new content. We brought in 8 new survivors, 8 new killers, 1... Blog Archive January (26) December (24) November (33) October (42) September (52) August (29) July (40) June (33) May (30) April (27) March (52) February (35) January (42) December (79) November (166) October (84) September (18) August (17) July (46) June (52) May (88) April (110) March (99) February (70) January (98) December (78) November (95) October (58) September (17)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2394
__label__wiki	0.881959	0.881959	All The Glorious New Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker Toys (And More) Revealed For Force Friday Gird your wallets. (Image: Hasbro, Funko, Mattel) This Friday is perhaps the most important date in a Star Wars fan’s calendar this year outside, of, well, you know... December 19, 2019. Because who wants to just see a new Star Wars movie when you can buy all the toys from it months in advance, too? That’s what you’ll be doing for “Triple Force Friday” on October 4 — and here are all the toys that could be bankrupting you. The extremely awkward name this time around isn’t just because it’s the third “Force Friday” event Disney has put on — similar events happened for the toys for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, as well as ones for Rogue One and Solo that somehow officially don’t count as a sanctioned “Force Fridays,” a concept we now must all attempt to comprehend. But it’s also named as much for the fact that this year, the focus is on three new Star Wars projects: The Rise of Skywalker, of course, but also the upcoming Disney+ streaming show The Mandalorian, set to begin mid-November, and the new Star Wars video game from EA and Respawn, Jedi: Fallen Order, due out November 15. All this really means is that while we’re getting a bunch of toys based on the new movie, we’re also just getting a bunch of Star Wars toy goodness in general. You really do need an entire week to plan! Luckily for you, we've got the lowdown. Some of these were revealed as part of yesterday’s teaser-y livestream event, but here’s everything you’ll be able to find on store shelves starting next week. We’ve broken it down by the Star Wars adventure they’re inspired by. Editor's Note: Force Fridays are usually pretty well supported by local pop culture shops in Australia, but it's not always guaranteed that we'll get everything listed below. If there's something you have your eye on that doesn't end up coming our way, it's best to keep an eye on eBay before prices skyrocket. 6" Black Series Action Figures Hasbro’s 6"-scaled line of articulated figures (Around $30) will be celebrating The Rise of Skywalker in style. Kylo Ren, Rey (bundled with a little D-O figure!), the Sith Trooper — similar to the one released early at Comic-Con this year — and a First Order Stormtrooper with Riot Gear will lead the charge, joined later this year by figures of Naomi Ackie’s mysterious new character Jannah, and a First Order Snowtrooper. Speaking of exclusives, Hasbro will also offer these same figures in exclusive, white “Premiere” packaging at stores for a limited time on Force Friday itself, as well in the standard Black Series boxes. But beyond that, there are also four exclusive re-painted figures in what’s being called the “Carbonized Collection” (Around $37 each), giving shiny paint jobs and shiny packaging to a select few toys. Funko Pop! Vinyls and Mystery Minis Surprise! Funko, masters of putting out toys for basically everything under the sun, are putting out The Rise of Skywalker toys. There is a frankly stunning amount of Pops ($19 each) on the way for the film, including — deep breath! — Rey, Kylo Ren, Finn, Poe Dameron, Rose Tico, D-O, BB-8, Jannah, Lando Calrissian, Sith Troopers, Sith Jet Troopers, normal Jet Troopers, Lieutenant Connix and Zorii Bliss — Keri Russell’s mysterious character, with connections to Poe’s past. Phew! Meanwhile, want something more elaborate? Two “Movie Moments” deluxe Pops will be available too (Prices TBA, but likely around the $50 mark) — Kylo Ren in his hilariously named TIE Whisper, and a First Order Treadspeeder, featuring both a Stormtrooper and a Jet Trooper. If you’d prefer something less bobble-headed, Funko’s blind-box Myster Minis figurines ($10 each) will also be launching a Rise of Skywalker wave, featuring Knights of Ren and Sith Jet Troopers, alongside major characters like Poe, Finn, Rey, Kylo Ren and Lando. 3.75" The Vintage Collection Action Figures It’s not Star Wars toys without a 3.75" range, and the fan-favourite Vintage Collection (Around $20 each) is giving collectors the same highly-articulated action figures at this smaller scale. The Rise of Skywalker wave will include new figures of Rey, Kylo Ren, Poe Dameron, the Sith Jet Trooper, one of the Knights of Ren and Zorii Bliss. From the wider Star Wars galaxy, they’ll be joined by a new version of Luke Skywalker in his X-Wing pilot gear. The Vintage Collection Vehicles And you’ll need that Luke figure, because he’s getting his very own X-Wing (Around $150) to fly around in! Scaled to the Vintage Collection figures, the ship has retractable landing gear, an opening cockpit, adjustable S-Foils to pose in attack and flight positions, and a mini projectile launcher. Not to be outdone by this piloting hero, Poe will also be joining in on the vehicular action with his brand new X-Wing from The Rise of Skywalker (Also around $150). Replacing Black One, destroyed in The Last Jedi, the new fighter has an orange-and-white colour scheme, the X-Wing has posable S-Foils, an opening canopy, and even a little ladder accessory for Poe to climb aboard with. Lego will release five sets based on The Rise of Skywalker, covering a variety of familiar and new vehicles. Based on the Treadspeeder chase we’ve seen in the trailers, the Pasaana Speeder Chase (Around $60) comes in at 373 pieces, and comes with the parts to build both a First Order Treadspeeder and a transport for said Treadspeeder to chase, as well as three minifigures — Rey, a Treadspeeder Driver, and a Jet Trooper — as well as a small buildable BB-8. Up in the skies, meanwhile, are two new sets based on the Resistance versions of some classic Star Wars ships appearing in the film. First up is a 269-piece green Resistance A-Wing (Around $45) that comes with minifigures of Snap Wexley and Lieutenant Connix, and then a Resistance Y-Wing (Around $105), a 578-piece set that includes Poe Dameron, Zorii Bliss, a First Order Snowtrooper, D-0, and an unnamed but delightfully-coloured R5 astromech unit. On the side of evil is an updated version of Kylo Ren’s shuttle from The Force Awakens (Around $175). The all-new, 1,005-piece set features an updated colour scheme, rotating and collapsing wings to pose the ship in flight or ready to land, spring-loaded shooters, and six sinister minifigures: Kylo, two mysterious Knights of Ren, General Pryde, a First Order Stormtrooper and a Sith Trooper. It wouldn’t be a Lego Force Friday without a Millennium Falcon — both The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi got takes on the iconic ship, and while it’s not quite as swanky as the wildly expensive Ultimate Collectors Series version of this Lego hunk of junk, the Rise of Skywalker Falcon set (Around $240) clocks in at a meagre 1351 pieces in comparison. Featuring rotating top-and-underside guns as well as a detailed interior, this version of the Falcon comes with a wide set of minifigures reflecting the ship’s crew in The Rise of Skywalker: Finn, a mysterious new alien called Boolio, Chewbacca, C-3PO, R2-D2, D-O, and a certain suave individual by the name of Lando Calrissian. He’s not a system, he’s a man! Lastly, two sets from the wider Saga will also join these Rise of Skywalker playsets. From A New Hope, the 159-piece Death Star Cannon (Around $30) comes with Obi-Wan Kenobi and a Death Star Gunner, replicating the scene where Obi-Wan sneaks through the innards of the battle station to disable its tractor beam. On a larger scale is the 1,771-piece replica of Yoda (Around $150) — based on his appearance in the prequel movies rather than the older, more mystical Jedi Master of Empire Strikes Back, this Yoda has posable eyebrows, hands and a swivelling head, and even comes with a minifigure-sized version of himself for comparison! 5" Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures Action Figures and Vehicles Something entirely different for Force Friday this year is a new scale range from Hasbro: 5" stylised action figures loosely inspired by the aesthetic of the Galaxy of Adventures animated shorts. Unlike their Black Series and Vintage Collection counterparts, these figures (Around $15 each) will not just be articulated, but also feature action features, like slashing arms and quick-draw blaster actions. From Rise there’s Rey, Kylo Ren, Finn and a First Order Jet Trooper, alongside more general Star Wars stalwarts Darth Vader and Chewbacca. There will also be two multipacks (Around $22 each) in the line as well. One features Rey and an unmasked Kylo Ren, the other is a trio of droids in the form of R2-D2, BB-8, and Rise of Skywalker newcomer D-O. Rounding out the Galaxy of Adventures figures is actually a vehicle set: the First Order Treadspeeder (Around $37). Coming with a normal First Order Stormtrooper figure, the speeder has a launchable projector and “exciting crash effects.” Because what else do you expect a Stormtrooper on a speeder to do than crash it? Hot Wheels Character Cars Hot Wheel’s zany line of “what if Star Wars characters drove cars that look like car versions of themselves?” line of 1:64 scale vehicles (Around $6 each) will celebrate The Rise of Skywalker with two new vehicles in the form of D-O the droid and Kylo Ren’s cracked helmet. Meanwhile in the 1:43rd scale is a slightly larger ATV (Around $12) based on Rey’s scavenger look from Jakku. Skywalker Saga Commemorative Edition Two-Packs The Rise of Skywalker marks the end of the Skywalker Saga as we know it, and you bet the toys are getting in on it. These 3.75", “Commemorative Edition” packs (Around $22 each) — one for each of the main movies — are simple golden repaints of the already available basic 3.75" action figures. While the movie-specific sets (including Vader and a Stormtrooper for A New Hope, Leia and Han for Empire Strikes Back, Luke and Chewbacca for Return of the Jedi, and more), will be available on a wide release, Walmart will have an exclusive three-pack of C-3PO, BB-8, and R2-D2. Kotobukiya ARTFX+ Kits Kotobukiya’s line of lavish Star Wars statues is getting two new entrants based on the upcoming movie. First up is a 1/7 scale vignette of BB-8 and D-O (Around $165), which includes accessories to pose BB-8 with his little lighter “thumbs up” out toward his new robotic friend. The second is not one, but two Sith Troopers (Around $190) packaged together, one brandishing a rifle, the other setting up a hefty looking “mega blaster” heavy weapon. Roleplay Items If you prefer to pretend you’re a hero or villain of the Star Wars saga instead of playing with miniaturised versions of those heroes, Hasbro’s line of roleplay toys will bring a variety of weapons and gear to kit yourself out in. Want a lightsaber? Well, there’ll be basic telescoping (Around $12) and electronic (Around $30) versions of sabers from across the saga, from general Sith and Jedi designs to specific ones based on Luke, Vader, or even Rey’s “reforged” version of the Skywalker blade from Rise. Speaking of lightsabers, two interesting and eclectic electronic versions will also be available: the first is a Galaxy of Adventures “Scream Saber” (Around $45), which has three modes. One plays traditional lightsaber noises when you wave it, one plays weird noises from across the Star Wars saga, from TIE Fighter engine blasts to Droid beeps, and the third — and most potentially headache-inducing — lets users record their own voice clips to play with every swing instead. Meanwhile, in the less nightmarish world, there’s the Lightsaber Academy Interactive Battle Saber (Around $75). Paired with an app for phones and mobile devices, the blade features a series of kyber crystals users can swap out to give themselves a different Sith or Jedi master from the Star Wars saga, who will guide them in a series of lightsaber drills in the app to develop their martial prowess. If you’d prefer a blaster by your side instead of the ancient weapons and hokey religions, NERF will have two guns based on The Rise of Skywalker: Poe Dameron’s pistol (Around $38) and a Sith Trooper blaster rifle (Around $60), both of which fire glowing “GlowStrike” darts and make blaster noises. If you’re firing darts in your very own Star War, you’ll need face protection — so why not pick up a Kylo Ren “Force Rage” mask (Around $50)? As well as playing clips of Kylo’s dialogue from the films, speaking into the mask activates a vocoder that not only masks your voice to sound like the new Supreme Leader, but makes the cracked kyber fault lines over it glow! If you’re looking for something higher-end, the Black Series will offer two Star Wars saga items that are a bit fancier: First up is Luke’s X-Wing pilot helmet (Around $150), which comes with synced-up LED lights and speakers that work to replicate the action of either Luke’s X-Wing flying over the Death Star in A New Hope or his Snowspeeder in the Battle of Hoth in Empire Strikes Back. Meanwhile, in the sequel series era, there’ll be a fancy new edition of the Force FX Elite Kylo Ren Lightsaber (Around $450), befitting his new status as Supreme Leader of the First Order. The newly updated saber features lights and sounds to create several different effects of Ren’s crackling, angry blade, pulsing with energy and being generally intimidating, as Ben Solo is wont to do. If you just want to display it, however, the saber also comes with a display stand to hold the hilt either with or without the blade attachments, and even a commemorative coin. Disney Parks Exclusives Now that Galaxy’s Edge is open in both Anaheim and Orlando, you didn’t think they would miss out with their own merch to sell, did you? For now, there are only two toys you’ll find exclusively at the parks. The first is a small model of Poe’s new X-Wing fighter (Around $30), while the latter is a new addition to the Droid Factory line, a four-pack of Droid figures (Around $45) that includes D-O and three new astromechs from The Rise of Skywalker. Hasbro Interactive Droids After Sphero captured the imaginations (and wallets) of the world with its interactive toys of R2-D2, BB-8, and BB-9E for The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, this time around Hasbro is taking on the world of remote controlled droid goodness. On the cheaper end of the spectrum are two “Spark and Go” toys of D-O and BB-8 (Around $22) — which kids can “rev up” and then release to see the droids speed along and play lights and sounds inspired by their antics in the movies. For those with the cash to splash, though, is the Ultimate Interactive D-O droid (Around $222). Much closer to Sphero’s interactive droids from movies past, this D-O features lights and sounds as well as movable antennae as he trundles along on his singular wheel, self-balancing as he goes. The droid can be either controlled by a free downloadable app, letting users pilot the droid themselves, or by using a small ball included with the set (that can be charged alongside D-O on a themed charging stand when you’re doing playing) that D-O can be instructed to either follow as you hold it, or chase it like he’s a little mechanical dog. D’aaaw! S.H. Figuarts Figures Although they won’t be out until November, preorders will open on Force Friday for three new entrants in Tamashii Nation’s expansive line of Star Wars figuarts based on the new movie (Approx. $90 - $100 each). Rey will come complete with her lightsaber, staff, blaster and even a little D-O to potter alongside her, with an alternate piece to pose her with her hood up. Kylo Ren comes with a cloth robe, as well as his lightsaber and head options to pose him either maskless or with his new, reforged helmet. Lastly, the Sith Trooper comes with three different blasters, as well as a stand to pose the heaviest rifle of the three atop. For now, just two figures (Around $30 each) from the new Disney+ show will be a part of Hasbro’s 6" line. One is, of course, the one you want — the Mandalorian himself. Coming with his blaster and Amban Phase pulse rifle, Pedro Pascal’s mysterious bounty hunter will be joined by a surprising second character in the line: a Jawa! Described as having hitched a ride from Tatooine in search of scrap to sell, the Offworld Jawa is pretty much what you’d expect: a Jawa, with a couple of blasters and a grey-brown colour scheme to differentiate it. These two will be available as part of the same wave of figures as the Rise of Skywalker ones seen above. Meanwhile, coming later this fall is a figure of Gina Carano’s mysterious ex-Rebel-turned-Merc (Around $30), complete with knife, pistol, and rifle accessories. It’s a similar case here as before. Just one of the offerings from Lego on October 4 has a Mandalorian theme, and like Mattel’s offering, it’s vehicular — specifically, the same reclaimed Raider AT-ST. Coming in at 540 pieces, the set features a buildable AT-ST as well as four minifigures: two Klatoonian raiders, the Mandalorian and Cara Dune. The Vintage Collection AT-ST Raider Scaled with the 3.75" Vintage Collection figures, this third iteration on the Raider (Around $120) comes with a lone raider figure, as well as articulated blasters and an opening cockpit. Funko Pop! Vinyls Although nowhere near the madness of the amount available for The Rise of Skywalker, Funko will be releasing multiple Pop figurines ($19 each) based on The Mandalorian. Beyond the titular hunter, you’ll be able to get figures of Cara Dune, the killer assassin droid IG-11 and Kuiil, a diminutive little Ugnaught we know next to nothing about. Three Black Series figures (Around $30) available on Force Friday come from the world of Respawn’s new Rise of the Empire-era adventure game. Fans will be able to pick up figures of both Fallen Order’s hero, former Jedi Padawan Cal Kestis (who also comes with his adorable little droid, BD-1), as well as the sinister Dark Side agent chasing after him in the game, the Second Sister, complete with her spinning dual-bladed lightsaber. The last, exclusive to Gamestop stores, is another villain: the sinister Purge Trooper (Around $30), black-armoured Stormtroopers who we’ve seen wielding electrified staves in the trailers that can block Cal’s lightsaber. Sadly, press pictures for the toy only show the Purge Trooper coming with two blasters. Second verse, same as the first: Cal and the Second Sister are the only two Fallen Order offerings coming from Funko ($19 each) on Triple Force Friday. Like his Black Series figure, Cal also comes with BD-1 as a separate little figurine, instead of the droid getting a Pop of his own. As ever, this is just the beginning when it comes to The Rise of Skywalker merch — some of the above won’t be available on Force Friday itself, but will be joined by a whole array of new Star Wars products, from books and comics to even more toys, as we get closer to its release on December 19. For now though, there’s already enough to put a sizeable dent in your life savings here. Editor's Note: Exact pricing and availability in Australia is currently unavailable, and will likely be revealed this Friday alongside the release. We've given you a rough estimate of the U.S. conversion rates, although the actual prices may differ. The Most Important Thing The Rise Of Skywalker Reinforces From The Last Jedi James Whitbrook 23 Jan 2020 5:45 AM On the surface, it’s easy to see Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as a rejection of the more subversive elements of The Last Jedi—it re-litigates the origins of our heroes, dredging up a past its predecessor was more than happy to move on from. It could, if you wanted to get a little bit conspiracy-brained, read as corporate skulduggery. But where it counts, Rise backs up one of The Last Jedi’s most fundamental themes. Leah Williams 23 Jan 2020 2:34 AM High fantasy series The Witcher has made headlines as one of Netflix's biggest debuts ever. 76 million households 'chose to watch' the show, and Netflix is now confident in its longevity. But the devil's in the gritty details, because the phrasing Netflix uses skirts the traditional meaning of the word 'watched'. All These Extremely Powerful People May Want To Double Check They Weren't Hacked By A Saudi Prince	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2404
__label__wiki	0.652912	0.652912	Asia \| Asia Markets Closing Report: Asia markets advance as ZTE shares jump in Hong Kong and Shenzhen Eustance Huang 5-6 minutes - CNBC Asia markets gained on Friday ahead of U.S. nonfarm payrolls numbers due later in the day. Investors also watched for developments on the trade front after global markets rallied on the back of news that the U.S. and China could return to the negotiating table next month. Mainland Chinese stocks rose on the day, with the Shanghai composite gaining 0.46% to about 2,999.60 and the Shenzhen component adding 0.41% to 9,823.42. The Shenzhen composite advanced 0.355% to approximately 1,657.50. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index also added 0.56%, as of its final hour of trading. Ratings agency Fitch downgraded the city from “AA+” to “AA” on Friday, following a protracted period of unrest that has lasted for months. China’s Ministry of Commerce said Thursday that Liu He, the country’s top trade negotiator, spoke by phone with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. They agreed to meet in early October for another round of negotiation, according to the Chinese Commerce Ministry. China insiders have also hinted that the upcoming trade talks could lead to a ‘breakthrough.’ A U.S. Trade Representative spokesperson confirmed to CNBC the phone call between the two sides but not the October meeting. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 closed 0.54% higher at 21,199.57, while the Topix index added 0.17% to finish the trading day at 1,537.10. Government data showed on Friday that household spending in the country rose for an eighth straight month in July, though the pace of growth was slower than expected. Household expenditure increased 0.8% in July as compared to a year earlier, missing expectations of a 1.1% gain in a median forecast, Reuters reported citing government data. South Korea’s Kospi ended 0.22% higher at 2,009.13, while the S&P/ASX 200 in Australia advanced 0.52% to close at 6,647.30. Overall, the MSCI Asia ex-Japan index rose 0.59%. The session in Asia followed strong overnight gains on Wall Street that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average surging more than 350 points. ZTE shares jump ZTE shares surged in Friday trade after Italy’s new government approved Rome’s use of special powers in 5G telecommunication services supply deals between a number of domestic companies and providers including China’s ZTE and Huawei. Hong Kong-listed shares of ZTE surged 8.78%, as of their final hour of trading, while their Shenzhen-listed counterpart soared 9.27% on the day. It was reported by Reuters that the decision to strengthen Rome’s hands reflected concerns over Huawei and ZTE’s involvement in the development of the next generation of ultra high-speed mobile networks known as 5G. For its part, the United States has lobbied allies in Europe, which includes Italy, to not use Huawei equipment and closely scrutinize ZTE, alleging that they pose national security risks. Both Chinese companies have denied those allegations. US nonfarm payrolls awaited On the data front, the U.S. government’s monthly nonfarm payrolls data is due later on Friday, where investors will look for signs about the health of the U.S. economy. Private payrolls in the U.S. grew by 195,000 in August, beating a 140,000 estimate from economists surveyed by Dow Jones, according to a report from ADP and Moody’s Analytics released Thursday. That data is seen as a preview for the U.S. government’s nonfarm payrolls report. “We forecast US non‑farm payrolls gains of 150k in August (consensus: 160k) in today’s labour market report, but there now appear upside risks to the number,” Richard Grace, chief currency strategist and head of international economics at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, wrote in a morning note. The payrolls data will be important because business outlook and manufacturing trends around the world are weak and consumer sentiment is only holding up because people still have jobs, Anthony Raza, head of multi-asset strategy at UOB Asset Management, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Friday. “If the weakness in business starts to cut back on jobs, starts to do layoffs, then, in fact, that’s way too early to be too confident about the cycle at this point,” Raza said, adding it is still a “critical, risky period that we’re going through.” Asia-Pacific Market Indexes Chart Currencies and oil The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of its peers, was last at 98.347 climbing from levels around 98.1 yesterday. The Japanese yen traded at 106.98 against the dollar after weakening from levels below 106.4 in the previous session, while the Australian dollar was at $0.6825 after rising from levels below $0.68 yesterday. Oil prices dipped in the afternoon of Asian trading hours, with international benchmark Brent crude futures just below the flatline at $60.93 per barrel and U.S. crude futures slipping fractionally to $56.26 per barrel. — Reuters and CNBC’s Evelyn Cheng and Fred Imbert contributed to this report. Labels: Asia, CNBC.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2408
__label__wiki	0.51111	0.51111	You are currently searching within the Troubled IRS Fraud Detection Program Must Not Expose Taxpayers' Private Information section. Troubled IRS Fraud Detection Program Must Not Expose Taxpayers' Private Information New IG report calls for full security certification, accreditation before electronic system is redeployed Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, today said that security concerns about an electronic fraud detection system at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) should be resolved quickly so that vital taxpayer information is protected, and so that the program can be deployed for the 2007 filing season. A new report from the office of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) says that security controls for the electronic fraud detection system, also known as EFDS, have not been tested properly since 2001. According to TIGTA, the EFDS holds the IRS’s second-largest repository of private taxpayer information. The system was a subject of discussion before the Senate Finance Committee earlier this year, when it came to light that serious problems with its redesign resulted in fraudulent returns and refunds not being identified. “The IRS has got to get a grip on this fraud detection program. The only silver lining in their failure to deploy the program for the past two years may be that taxpayer information was protected by default,” said Baucus. “But it’s long past time for these rampant problems to be resolved. IRS needs to get fundamental security measures in place, crack down on its contractors, and give the American people a functioning fraud detection system in the 2007 filing season.” The new Inspector General’s report can be viewed in full at www.tigta.gov. In July of this year, Baucus and Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) contacted the IRS about the agency’s failure to implement a new web-based version of the EFDS database for the past two filing seasons. The Finance Committee learned of the problems with the system while investigating a complaint from the National Taxpayer Advocate that the IRS was freezing taxpayer refunds owed to lower-income Americans without proper notification. 01/22/20 Wyden Statement on Approval of Texas Medicaid Waiver that Limits Women’s Choice of Health Care Provider 01/21/20 Wyden Statement on Supreme Court Decision Not to Expedite Affordable Care Act Lawsuit 01/16/20 Wyden Statement on New Trump Rule Enabling Further Discrimination by Faith-Based Organizations 01/16/20 Democrats Launch Investigation of Treasury Department Giveaway to Multinational Corporations 01/16/20 Wyden Opposes Republican Effort to Violate Privacy of Cybercrime Victim, Urges DOJ to Protect Personal Information	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2411
__label__wiki	0.93285	0.93285	1984 Sikh Riots: It’s time Rahul Gandhi should stop living in denial By: Aman Dwivedi \| Updated: December 18, 2018 6:58:37 PM Ghost of the 1984 killings never stopped chasing Gandhis and the Congress. As things appear, it never will. When Rajiv's heir, Rahul Gandhi is questioned on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, he too responds in a similar fashion - Congress 'as a party' was not involved in 1984 riots. Speaking to media outside Parliament, Rahul Gandhi avoided a question on 1984 Sikh Riots on Tuesday. (Photo: IE/ANI) “Some incidents of riots occurred when Indira Ji was killed, we know how much Indian people were anguished, and for some days, some people felt that India was shaking, but whenever a big tree falls, the earth shakes,” these were the exact remarks made by sitting Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi during an election rally in the aftermath of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Needless to say that the remarks were a blatant attempt to justify the killing of more than 3,300 Sikhs (government figures) across the country. More than the justification, Rajiv, the progressive PM India was waiting for, wished to live in denial over the genocide and attempted to pass it off as a natural public response to the assassination of Indira Gandhi. This happens, quite obviously, when you are in power – you are heard more and questioned less. Sadly, things start working in reverse when you are out of power. To its credit, the Congress gave the country its only Sikh Prime Minister and even formed government in the Sikh dominated Punjab multiple times. However, the ghost of the 1984 killings never stopped chasing Gandhis and the Congress. As things appear, it never will. Delhi election 2020: Arvind Kejriwal holds roadshow in Matiala Assembly constituency Amit Shah pays tributes to Bal Thackeray, says he never compromised with ideals Bhima-Koregaon violence: Police brief Ajit Pawar, Anil Deshmukh as Maharashtra govt begins review of case When Rajiv’s heir, Rahul Gandhi is questioned on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, he too responds in a similar fashion – Congress ‘as a party’ was not involved in 1984 riots. Addressing the media in Parliament today, Rahul said he had made his views on the issue amply clear recently and he will stick to it. Rahul was referring to his recent interaction with local parliamentarians in UK. Here is his exact statement: “I have no confusion in my mind about that (1984 riots). It was a tragedy, it was a painful experience. You say that the Congress party was involved in that, I don’t agree. Certainly, there was violence, there was tragedy.” Since this statement, Gandhi has not uttered a word on the riots – even after senior party leader Sajjan Kumar’s conviction and sentenced to life imprisonment in the case. As he was questioned again today, Gandhi said that he has “already made his position clear” – Congress as a party was not involved in riots. This assertion, however, contradicts the stinging indictment by Delhi High Court in its order that clearly says that criminals responsible for mass crimes have enjoyed political patronage that allowed them to escape the clutches of law. “There has been a familiar pattern of mass killings in Mumbai in 1993, in Gujarat in 2002, in Kandhamal, Odisha in 2008 and in Muzaffarnagar in UP in 2013 to name a few…. “The criminals responsible for the mass crimes have enjoyed political patronage and managed to evade prosecution and punishment. Bringing such criminals to justice poses a serious challenge to our legal system,” the court observed. Unlike his father, who appeared to be absolutely unmoved about with the incident, Gandhi termed it as painful and tragic. Yet, on the bigger question of Congress’ involvement in the mass killings – Gandhi chooses to live in denial and even says he doesn’t have any confusion on that. His chief minister in Punjab, Amarinder Singh, chooses his words more accurately and accepts that some Congressmen were indeed involved. Gandhi even appointed Kamal Nath, whose name has often propped up in the case, as the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh – an act severely criticised by the Opposition BJP and Akali Dal. Political opportunism aside, the Congress president has a series of inquiry reports to refer to to clear his head. The Nanavati commission of 1980s and Rangnath Commission of 2000s clearly name the involvement of a set of top Congress leaders from the national capital. The inquiries clearly name top leaders – Dharam Das Shashtri, then Member of Parliament and HKL Bhagat, a minister in Rajiv Gandhi cabinet – as allegedly involved in organising the riots. The Congress, “which was not involved” according to Gandhi awarded its two office bearers – Sajjan Kumar (now convicted) and Jagdish Tytler – with one becoming a member of parliament and other rising to the rank of a MoS in central cabinet. The enquiry reports claim enough evidence that the then Congress government did not act the way it should have. On the day of the riots, the Rangnath Misra committee report finds, more than 5,000 Army personnel were present in Delhi and the lives of the victims could have been easily saved had they been called in on time. The government didn’t prosecute HKL Bhagat citing his old age. The fact that Tytler became a minister may better be left to be defended by the Congress. Despite everything being on record, Rahul Gandhi, the progressive leader who doesn’t mind giving a hug to his arch-rival in parliament, says that the Congress, ‘as a party’, was not involved in the riots. Gandhi, in fact, poses a more serious question – what actually the term ‘political party’ stands for? Isn’t it very apparent that a political party is a set of individuals following a set of ideas? Undoubtedly, the Congress never issued a whip and asked its partymen to organise a genocide. Yet, if, under the nose of its leader, the partymen indulged in something heinous which was nothing but a blatant act of revenge – will the party and its chief be still not deemed as responsible? Rahul Gandhi, the leader of 2018 Congress, should show some maturity and accept that people from Congress were involved in the riots, that he regrets this, and it will always remain a blot on the party’s history. 1984 Sikh Riots It’s time Rahul Gandhi should stop living in&nbspdenial Budget 2020: VC investors seek relaxation of rules for funding govt-recognised businesses Budget 2020: Modi govt could opt for flexible fiscal policy; borrowings may surge this much Budget 2020: What FM Sitharaman can do for health, life and motor insurance 1Mumbai hospital fire: 8 killed after inferno razes ESIC Kamgar Hospital in Andheri; watch video 2Manohar Parrikar health update: BJP, Congress spar after Goa Chief Minister inspects under-construction bridges 3Winter Session 2018: What to expect in the Lok Sabha Today DRDO MTS Recruitment 2020	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2412
__label__wiki	0.584481	0.584481	Ira Cobe's Vision - Indianapolis Star Articles on Barney Oldfield Barney Oldfield Scrapbook Overview Barney Oldfield Scrapbook - 1905 Oldfield Scrapbook - Miscellaneous Oldfield 1906 Oldfield Suicide Attempt Barney Oldfield and Lincoln Beachey Barney Oldfield Autobiography - Saturday Evening Post Barney Oldfield's 1910 Land Speed Record The Vanderbilt Cup Oldfield's Late Career Barney Oldfield and the Indy 500 Oldfield - Petersen Collection Various Oldfield Races & Items Tom Cooper Articles on Early Track Racing Atlanta Speedway Miscellaneous Track Races 1906 Benefit Race Oval Vs. 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There were a handful of auto races in the United States in 1900 - inevitably involving at most a total of three or four cars of one or two cylinders. By 1908 major events were popping up across the country in places like Savannah, Georgia; Briarcliff, New York; Fairmount Park (Philadelphia) and Lowell, Massachusetts to go along with race meets at places like the Indiana State Fairgrounds and Brighton Beach, New York. For these events, a couple of dozen four and six cylinder cars may show up in the hands of drivers with serious credentials in high speed, wheel-to-wheel competition. Much had changed in just a few years. Still, all the classic road races were east coast affairs and yet the two largest automobile production cities were Detroit and Indianapolis. Forces were at work to change that situation. The challenge of these giant events - that could draw well over 100,000 people - was always making enough money to cover costs. Since the courses were typically longer than 20 miles and utilized public roads it was impossible to charge for tickets except for special grandstands. Still, the races were an economic boon to the communities that hosted them and they were a matter of prestige for those who organized them. Attached is a pretty extensive collection of 29 articles from the Indianapolis Star that start in 1908 and run up to June 18, 1909 - the morning of the first significant road race (the Indiana Trophy) ever staged in Indiana. This was the preliminary race to that weekend's main event - the June 19 Cobe Trophy. These articles document the progression of events that led to the presentation of the first major auto races ever staged in the state of Indiana. For more coverage of events prior to the race weekend see another collection of articles from the Star's rival publication, the Indianapolis News. The attached article (RoadRaceInterest080908) from the August 9, 1908, Indianapolis Star is an early report of the inspired efforts of the Chicago Auto Club - led by Ira M. Cobe - to establish a Vanderbilt Cup-like road race in northwestern Indiana. There had been talk for months among Hoosier autoists to create a road race as they wanted to showcase the outstanding automobile companies and their products thriving in Indiana. The article rightly points out how 1908 had become a milestone year for American auto racing - with the proliferation of such large scale events as the stock car races in Savanah, Briarcliff, Lowell and Fairmount Park to go along with the Vanderbilt Cup and the American Grand Prize. With implications for the eventual construction of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway - the land for which would be purchased by its founders only weeks after this article - this report underscores how at the time there was no "blue ribbon" auto race in the state despite its robust automobile industry second only to Detroit. The article reports that the idea at the time was to provide a venue for long-time American Automobile Association (AAA) executive and former Vanderbilt Cup Race Commissioner Jefferson DeMont Thompson. For reasons I have never been able to uncover Thompson's announced plans never came to fruition. Keep in mind that his intentions were announced during the heat of the Automobile Club of America (ACA) and AAA's battle for supremacy during 1907 and 1908. Thompson may have wanted to shore up the position of his friend William K. Vanderbilt Jr. in the bitter feud that gave birth to the American Grand Prize race that the ACA organized to siphon off all the European entries from the Vanderbilt Cup. They sought to neuter that event from the prominent position it had held as America's greatest race - and it worked. Regardless of what really drove Thompson the point is he made the decision in the context of this animosity. Thompson's lack of follow-through did not deter Cobe and the Chicago Auto Club - hence the attached articles. Over the next several months their work continued and did result in the 1909 Cobe and Indiana Trophy races. Like Briarcliff, the roads were ridiculously rugged and would be considered off-road racing today. Also like Briarcliff the event would never be repeated - but Cobe would bring his trophy to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1910. I have also included a brief article (attachment CrownPoint022109) published February 21, 1909, in the Indianapolis Star that affirms that the Chicago Auto Club was moving full speed ahead with plans for the "stock chassis" race in June. An interesting point in the report is that the AAA had not yet granted sanction for the event. By early March the AAA had yet to formally announce its sanction of the event but it seemed inevitable. A March 7, 1909 Indianapolis Star article (attachment CobeTrophy030709) reports that the Crown Point - Lowell (not to be confused with the Lowell, MA mentioned above) course of northwest Indiana was likely to be the venue and this would prove to be true. Several companies had indicated they planned to submit entries and these included: Buick, Locomobile (although this is confusing because I have seen other reports that Locomobile had withdrawn from racing by this time), Knox, Thomas and Apperson. On March 15 the Star ran another brief item (attachment CobeTrophy031509) reporting that 20 "committee men" in four cars circulated the proposed course to assess concerns apparently expressed by some that it was unfit for competition. The article reports that the consensus of the men was to rate the course as superior to Briarcliff and comparable or better than much of the Vanderbilt Cup course on Long Island, New York. On March 27 another article was published in the Star (attachment CobeTrophy032709) reporting that Committee Chairman Burley Ayers of the Chicago Auto Club was organizing a tour of the course for Sunday, April 4. The general sense of the report is that there was a great deal of enthusiasm for the race and a high level of interest in seeing the course. The headquarters for the event was announced as the Commerical Hotel in Crowne Point. Prior to the scheduled tour, another article was published April 2 (attachment CobeTrophy040209). This article reiterated the view that the Crown Point - Lowell course was superior to Briarcliff and the equal of those used for the Vanderbilt Cup. The circuit was described as 23.6 miles long with two straightaways, one 10 miles long, but much of the rest of the course serpentine "to test the drivers' skills." The point is also made that the roads have ample width for passing. There is a general sense that the roads would also be improved. The remainder of the article addresses a proposed New York to Seattle race that was refused sanction by the AAA Contest Board and its advisory Manufacturers' Contest Association (MCA). The article editorializes in its reporting with a critical tone against the AAA for the decision. By April 11 the Star was able to report that (attachment CobeTrophy041109) that the AAA had promised sanction for the Cobe races and the rules for the cars had been made public. The races were to be for stock cars and evidence that the cars were indeed stock and not a specially tuned hot rod relied on the number of cars of each model the manufacturer had made - that number was 10. Each manufacturer had to provide an affidavit and a $5,000 bond to back up their claim that the cars were stock. There were two classes of cars announced with the primary difference between the two being engine displacement capacity. The larger engine cars 525 cubic inches. They also needed to adhere to a minimum weight of 2,250 pounds. There was no weight requirement for the smaller cars but their engine displacement could not exceed 300 inches. An April 17 article, again in the Star (attachment CobeTrophy041709), reiterates the rules described above. Note that evidence a 1910 entered car model was stock was not that the company had produced 10 cars but had the parts in inventory to produce 10 cars. Also, some "hot rod" modifications were allowed with respect to gearing, adjustments to the steering mechanism and special wheels. The technical committee was David Beecroft, F.E. Edwards and Bernie Nadall. As to the event operations, the organizing committee for the race was able to secure the services of both the Indiana and, in an unprecedented move, the Illinois state militia to secure the course from interloping spectators. An unrelated bit of information was tagged to the end of this article when it was reported that former United States Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks had recently purchased a new Studebaker automobile. Attachment CobeTrophy041809 contains images of the course and some of the organizers. Among the organizers are the great Ira Cobe (president of the Chicago Auto Club), N.H. Van Sicklen and T.N. Koehler (first vice president of the Chicago Auto Club). On April 26 the Star published an article (attachment CobeTrophy042609) reporting that a potential conflict with the Cobe Trophy event was brewing - the anticipation of another AAA stock car chassis event at Lowell, Massachusetts in June. The organizers, however, dismissed this development as an issue. Perhaps to underscore their confidence most of the rest of the article stressed the manufacturers that had already entered cars and the ones that were expected to follow suit. In addition to the makers listed above, Stevens-Duryea, Ford, Moon, Oakland, Jackson, Matheson, Fiat, EMF, Corbin, Lozier, De Dion and Chalmers-Detroit were all possibilities. The article reports that Frank H. Trego was the general manager of the event and was working with the companies to secure their participation. The May 1 Indianapolis Star published an interesting article (attachment Cobe050109) because it reported that the cost of staging the Cobe Trophy races was an anticipated $60,000. The bulk of the expense would be in conditioning the course such as banking corners but also smoothing the roads. Beyond the racing surface, some infrastructure was required in particular the grandstand seating. The militia to police the course would also require financial support. The organizers hoped to recover much of this expense through grandstand seat sales and forecast $40,000 of revenue from that source. This article also mentions the nickname the media gave the event - "The Western Vanderbilt." A Star article published May 2 is a great reference as it neatly summarizes some of the basic facts about the upcoming race. In a single chart the mileage distance, number of laps, dates and start times for both races is provided. The article refers to the June 18 preliminary small car race as the "Indiana Trophy," distinguishing it from the main event June 19 Cobe Trophy. Trego's executive team is noted and these men were: Joseph F. Gunther, A.J. Banta and Motor Age reporter C.G. Sinsabaugh. The challenge of securing forces from two state militias is underscored. Long distance phone calls, railroad trips, and various meetings are mentioned. Other car entries were promised by factories - Pennsylvania and FAL in particular. A French Berliet was a possible entry - but not by the factory as they had a policy against the sport. The potential entrant was W.W. Shaw, an automobile dealer. His plan was to purchase a new car - identical to one that the article said had won the Targa Bologna and enter it himself. I am not clear what race this references as Vincenzo Trucco won the Targa Florio the previous year. A pair of brief articles were published May 5, 1909 in the Indianapolis Star and can be found in attachment Cobe050909i. One article discusses the entry of a pair of Marmon stock cars in the Cobe Trophy, the Model "32." The drivers were Harry Stillman and Ray Harroun. Interestingly, the article suggests that Marmon was only just entering the sport of auto racing. Chief Engineer Howard Marmon traveled with the team and the company Nordyke & Marmon apparently was communicating with their customers and helping to coordinate lodging. The other article highlights that some big stars of the day were driving, including Louis Chevrolet, Bob Burman and Lewis Strang. Curiously, the article reports that Chevrolet was entered in the small car Indiana Trophy race, not the Cobe Trophy. In the end, Chevrolet would win the Cobe Trophy as well as compete for the Indiana Trophy. Ford and Corbin are reported to have confirmed their entries for the race. This article is a bit of a mash-up as it seamlessly integrates additional information about Rambler, Studebaker and EMF while none of it has any bearing on the Cobe Trophy or Indiana Trophy. The information is interesting in that Rambler was enjoying tremendous sales and that Thomas B. Jeffery's company is named as the manufacturer of the product. His son, Charles T. Jeffery is quoted in the article. The sometimes stressful relationship of Studebaker and EMF, as well as the former's equity investment in the latter, is noted. An article published in the Star on May 11 (attachment Cobe051109) reveals that Trego's office was in the "east" and that he had just arrived in Chicago to oversee first-hand preparations for the big races. A number of $30,000 is referenced as the cost of labor and equipment such as steam shovels. Entries of Fiat, Renault, and Isotta but were private, not factory entries. Eddie Hearne is mentioned as the owner of a Fiat likely to be entered. On May 23 the Star published an article (attachment Cobe052309) that reported on the rules released by the technical committee of Beecroft, Edwards, and Nadall. Note that Edwards is referred to as a professor. Among these were the race signals through flag colors. Red meant clear course, white meant to come to pit for consultation, green meant one more lap, yellow meant stop immediately and checkered meant the race is over. As for the cars, the rules described above still applied with additional details to allow for hand pumps for engine oil distribution and the addition of shock absorbers. Every car had to carry two people averaging 132 pounds each. These were the only two people allowed to work on the car. This work was to be done in the pits or in a control point in Lowell. The other teammates could hand the two men then equipment and parts required but never touch the car themselves. Attachment Cobe052609 contains a brief item published in the Indianapolis Star on May 26 worth reviewing as it contains a nice description of the course which not only included the towns of Crowne Point and Lowell but Cedar Lake, Indiana as well. The first three miles were referred to as the "rollercoaster" due to it undulations and twists and turns. There was a six-mile straightaway between Lowell and Cedar Lake. The 10-mile straightaway described above became known as the "east leg." There was a a runoff road pointing toward a small community known as Orchard Grove which was allowed for due to a sharp turn just prior to entering the 10-mile stretch. There is not much information about the quality of the running surface but there is a mention that men were working with steam shovels and mule teams to prepare it. Another brief digest of motor racing oriented news was published by the Star on May 28 (attachment Cobe052809). The best part was the commentary on how the Crowne Point community was already enjoying a bump in their economy due to all the attention around the upcoming races. Mixed into the article was a comment about how Indianapolis police had visited the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to help them gather information they needed to develop a plan for managing traffic into the facility for the upcoming national balloon races. Attachment Cobe053009i from the May 30 Indianapolis Star announces the entry of two FAL cars by company Sales Manager H.R. Averill. E.M. Harrison and A.H. Pearce were named as drivers. Both drivers, the report asserts, were of "national and international fame." Also published in the Star on May 30 (attachment Cobe053009ii) comes a truly interesting article about the Illinois state militia's "battle plan" for policing the course. The senior officer was Colonel J.B. Sanborn and his plan called for 41 military points around the 23.6-mile course. All of these points were organized within one of three zones. The colonel, an experienced military man battle-tested in the Spanish-American War, prepared his troops. Loaded with provisions, they even dug their own well. At the end of the article on military preparations, it reports that Marion had entered a car in the Indiana Trophy race. Both designer Harry Stutz his cousin Charles Stutz were announced as drivers. On June 4 the Indianapolis Star reported that Corbin had entered a 30 HP car in the Indiana Trophy, but this was only one of a handful of confirmed entries. The slow pace of submissions must have been a little disconcerting to Chicago Auto Club organizers as confirmations trickled in. They maintained an upbeat public stance, however, saying that manufacturers typically filed just before the deadline. No driver was named to the car but the hot rumor was that Jack Swan (Alvin Maisonville actually drove) who enjoyed success in the machine at the Wilkes Barre hill climb would be at the wheel. The article updates the travel plans of the Illinois militia as commanding officer Colonel J.B. Sanborn had made arrangements for his troops to arrive at "ground zero" the day before the race. That sounded a little surprising to me as they had a wide range of ground to cover and I expected they would want to become familiar with the territory prior to the event. Herb Lytle made news by selecting Joseph J. Bates as his riding mechanic for his Apperson entry and an article concerning that development appeared in the Indianapolis Star on June 6 (attachment CobeLytle060609). The 30-year-old Bates came to Apperson with an impressive resume that included his service as a mechanic for Pope Motor Car Company for six years. On June 8 the Star ran a brief item (attachment Cobe06081909) noting that the top executive for the race Frank Trego had visited the course and noted a discrepancy between the circuit's announced distance and its actual measurement. He is reported as saying the difference was 0.9 miles. The timeline on this is a mystery to me as this article says the course had been announced as 24.5 miles but was actually 23.6 miles. However, newspaper reports documented here clearly show the track had been referred to as 23.6 miles. (Honestly, the date of the article could be in error and if so, that's on me. I include it here with that caveat for a background.) Race officials and many drivers were announced in a June 11, 1909 Indianapolis Star article (Attachment Cobe061109). At the top of the article is a box listing the officials: Referee - Asa Paine; Starter - Fred J. Wagner; Clerk of the Course - Charles P. Root; Chief Timer - Harry Knights; Judges - John Farson, John C. Eastman, Fred D. Countiss, H.O. Smith, Judge W.C. Mahon and Judge V.S. Reiter; Chief Flagman - Fred B. Wood; Chief of Electric Timing - Bick Edwards and Commissary General - Oliver Temme. Among the drivers nominated was Alvin Maisonville for the Corbin with J.R. Aude as riding mechanic. The article insinuates that this would be Maisonville's first long distance road race. Apperson named driver Joe Seymour to drive a team car to the previously announced one for Herb Lytle. Stoddard-Dayton named Fred Wiseman and Carl Wright to their entries while a driver named Dunnell was promised for a Ford entry that never materialized. Other drivers included top stars George Robertson, Lewis Strang and Jim Florida who were already at work practicing. Meanwhile, the hotels in the area were filling up as well as farmhouses willing to take in renters for a brief stay. The build-up to the Cobe Trophy weekend was intense and probably because it was the first major auto race held in Indiana it captured the enthusiasm of the entire midwest. On June 12 the Indianapolis Star ran an article (attachment Cobe061209) updating developments including drivers that had begun practicing for the race even before the course was officially open. Among them were Robertson, Maisonville, Adolph Monson and Art Greiner. Other drivers mentioned are Knox pilots William "Billy" Bourque and Al Denison as well as Al Poole and C.A. Engelback. An interesting commentary on the state of public roads is presented as the article describes the 44-mile stretch race fans would be forced to travel when arriving by car or horse-drawn conveyance. The route involved, according to the article, involved roughly 34 miles of macadam (crushed stone) roads, the remainder of the distance rough terrain that could be a quagmire with rain. This article also reports that local farmers were readying their properties to service out-of-town visitors with food and shelter. Published in the Star on June 13 the article in attachment Cobe061309 proclaims the first official day of practice for the Cobe Trophy and the Indiana Trophy. A very useful table of facts concerning the events kicks off the report with a quick summary of such facts as the number of cars in each race, their respective dates and start times, the projected finish times and the number of entries in each race. The information also spells out the track length and the number of laps for each race. One of the things the reporters and motoring public were always interested in was top speed and the average speed for the completion of races. In these early racing instances, the media compared speeds at different tracks and heralded the fastest laps or race averages attained. It is as if they are establishing records across various courses despite their obvious differences. The Crowne Point - Lowell course is effectively declared the equal of all others - even the vaunted French Grand Prix course of Dieppe. The article reports that the total cost of the 30 cars in the two races - 12 for the Cobe Trophy and 18 for the Indiana Trophy - was $100,000. In this context, the article underscores that the cars were stock and not "freak" racers and therefore a practical test. The article quotes expert forecasts of a crowd of 300,000 people attending the races with each on average spending $10 within the local community. That made for an economic injection into the community of about $3M for vendors of all kinds including residents providing makeshift lodging and food. Another article published in the June 13 Indianapolis Star attempts to localize the story for readers by focusing on the chances of Indiana-built cars in the race. These are specifically the Marions of Harry Stutz and Adolph Monsen as well as the Kokomo-built Appersons of Herb Lytle and Joe Seymour. The article presents Stutz and Monsen as amateurs which is not surprising especially with respect to Stutz who as the executive engineer for Marion and future founder of Stutz his reputation in history is that of a business man, not a race car driver. The rough terrain of the course is underscored by a report that Eddie Hearne's Fiat suffered a cracked cylinder and his team was in a desperate search for a replacement. Cars in those days did not have engine blocks but instead separate casings for cylinders. Somewhat amusing is the story that Fiat parts were difficult to come by and the only known source was the private car owned by a Chicago woman who was not keen on lending pieces of her personal car for the abuse of Hearne trying to win a rugged road race at breakneck speed. Another example of the rough course is a report that George Robertson took his Locomobile out with the company's Chicago Branch Manager A.J. Banta and a race official in search of bumps and holes. Banta was at the wheel and deliberately hitting holes at 40 MPH to illustrate to the official just how treacherous they were. Trains steamed into Crown Point full of spectators, people associated with the event and car parts for repair work. According to an article in the June 16 Indianapolis Star (Cobe061609) official practice was delayed until June 15. Lewis Strang grabbed the headline in his Buick with a record lap in 21 minutes - easily faster than the still awesome "mile a minute" target as the course was a reported 23.6 miles. Newspaper man Christian D. Hagerty accompanied the champion driver and pronounced the jarring ride a harrowing experience. Strang, who reportedly hit over 80 MPH in some stretches said his springs were pressed flat at some points on the course. As the first day of official practice the course was cleared of all traffic but still Knox driver Al Denison hit a dog whose body broke his racer's gas line. The Apperson drivers were noted for strong practice times as well, Lytle covering the course in 25 minutes on his first time out. Course preparations were still underway with concrete applied to holes and plans for applications of oil to tamp down dust. Infrastructure included telegraph wires connecting the judge's stand in Crown Point to 17 telegraphers stationed around the course to feed information to officials. Two big scoreboards were erected within sight of the grandstand for race updates. Two temporary tent hospitals were prepared in Crown Point and Lowell. Colonel Sanborn of the Illinois militia regiment toured the course for the final time prior to deploying his 900 men to police the course. Marion teammates Harry Stutz and Adolph Monson grabbed the Star's June 17 headline (attachment Cobe061709i) when they diced during practice the previous day. Widely regarded as the most treacherous spot of the course an "S" curve proved Stutz' undoing when he misjudged his approach to the second curve, turned too abruptly and tossed his riding mechanic Ray Tinkler from the car. Tinkler escaped uninjured as he fell in what was described as "soft sod" but the car was clearly worse for the wear with a bent axle. Stoddard-Dayton pilot C.A. Englebeck recorded fast lap of the day at 23.5 minutes. Officials set up a mile speed trap using electric timers. Strang proved fastest at just over 70 MPH with Florida in the Locomobile next at a tick over 67 MPH. Hearne had his Fiat on the course but no mention is made of the steps he took to repair the previously mentioned cracked cylinders. The Indianapolis Star carried a substantial article on the morning of the preliminary race, the Indiana Trophy. Attachment Cobe061809 summarizes the final practice of the previous day. A box at the beginning of the article provides some highlights including the withdrawal of a Ford entry and a list of 17 others expected to start. I enjoy articles like this one that captures the race day atmosphere. An excerpt provides great color: "This little Hoosier City is one big garage today. The streets are lined with automobiles, parties already arrived to watch the Western stock chassis races tomorrow and Saturday. Mechanical parts of the race machines are strewn on hotel floors and sidewalks. Long before the sun was up this morning the town was wide awake with the noise of smoke wagons, blended with the cries of the sandwich vendors and the newsies. In fact all night long those who sought slumber were disturbed by the ever-increasing arrivals with machines loaded with tourists." Chalmers drivers Billy Knipper and Joe Matson were among the fastest of the final practice with laps in the 26 to 27-minute range. Meanwhile, spectators were staking their claims of vantage points and camping roadside to protect them. Course workers mounted on motorcycles scurried about the grounds under the direction of officials. Farm vehicles of "ancient and modern type" transported "country folk" to spots along the road. Trains ran hourly excursions from Chicago and Hammond to Lowell and Crown Point. Hotels and homes were packed with paying guests while many others camped in tents. Despite earlier reports that the course was the rival of any other in the country this article calls it "the most dangerous on Earth." Fred Wagner held a drivers meeting to review signaling flags and race rules. Chief Flagman Frank Wood huddled all the course workers to review their responsibilities. Perspectives from entrants such as Sales Manager Harry Stout of Apperson are presented as well. Another article published in the Star on the same day (attachment Cobe061809ii) quotes Harry Stutz (perhaps still wincing after his practice incident) saying that necks and machines would be broken, not records, due to the rough nature of the course. Lewis Strang is said to have hit a bump on the course that propelled his car some 50 feet without the wheels touching the ground. This, the report says, was a common experience for all the drivers. While this article repeats a lot of previously reported information it does provide new details. One example is the proliferation of viewing stands erected by farmers where the roads slice through or abut their property. While the event would prove to be a financial bath for the organizers there can be little doubt that it was an economic boon to the community in general. Residents not only built stands along the course but also sold food and lodging - all of it beyond any government oversight of health inspections and building codes. A brief description of how the Chicago Auto Club "discovered" the course and negotiated with Lake Country supervisors for its use is provided. An agreement for the club to prepare the roads and repair them as well as any damage to abutting property earned them the right to use the roads and even have them closed to the public for practice and the races. In days leading up to the race the roads were closed from 2 to 4 pm for practice. Another bit of color describing the atmosphere is supplied by this lift from the article, "Every orchard, meadow and corn field that bounds the entire circuit has long been rented at a premium. Grand stands that look more like chicken roosts are to be seen every other hundred feet on either side of the course. The farmers are reaping a harvest from the influx of visitors." A full-page view of the page that contained the article described above is in attachment CobeMap061809. I did this because it contains images of officials Paine, Trego and Root as well as an outline of the course. 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__label__wiki	0.669944	0.669944	The Death of Gaston Chevrolet Frank Wheeler John Walter Christie Mohawk Automobiles Harry Knight The careers of the Chevrolet brothers were steeped with some amazing accomplishments in otherwise fairly tragic lives. This video clip is a short 36 seconds and while interesting, it hardly does justice to what Gaston, Arthur and the patriarch Louis were all about. I wrote a very enjoyable piece about Louis Chevrolet in this year's Indianapolis Motor Speedway Allstate 400 program which chronicles his racing accomplishments and his numerous business failures. In pulling together that story, I came across what I thought was a very poignant piece on Louis by AP writer Don Pryor which was published in 1938, near the end of Chevrolet's life. Virtually a forgotten man even before he died, Chevrolet had not only endured losing several fortunes in selling his stock in the Chevrolet Motor Company and the rights to his Frontenac Company (ending in bankruptcy), but also suffered the grief of Gaston's death and the passing of his Purdue educated son, Charles. His relationship with brother Arthur became estranged due to a dispute over investments in their "Fronty Ford" engine products and investments in aviation. Arthur had retreated to Louisiana working as a boat mechanic and, apparently despondent, committed suicide after Louis' death. He rests with his brothers in an unmarked grave at the Holy Cross and St. Joseph's Cemetary in Indianapolis. Gaston, as this video notes, won the 1920 Indianapolis 500 at the wheel of a car designed by brother Louis. His death at the final race of the year at the Beverly Hills board track in Southern California triggered another weird chapter of American motor sport that continues to this day. Gaston won the points-based national championship posthumously that year. In most quarters, he is recognized for that today. Unfortunately, some still think Tommy Milton won the championship, which is the product of revisionist history by American Automobile Association (AAA) officials. I won't open that can of worms here. The board tracks were notoriously deadly. Indianapolis 500 winners Joe Boyer (1924) Howdy Wilcox (1919) both lost their lives on board tracks, nearly a year apart. September 1924 was paricularly deadly for auto racing as Boyer, Jimmy Murphy and Dario Resta - Indianapolis 500 winners all - were killed racing. Murphy and Resta did not die on the boards though. Murphy was at the dirt track at Syracuse and Resta died at the famous Brooklands track in England. Unfortunately, as this video demonstrates, Gaston Chevrolet's name is also on that list of "500" champions who died racing. Mark Dill's blog	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2414
__label__cc	0.534043	0.465957	Go To Hamptons.com Mail Log In · Become A Member * OUT & ABOUT * CAMERAS THE ARTS FOOD AND WINE LIFESTYLE COMMUNITY NORTH FORK Out And About Within The Hedges Life@Nite Within The City On The Scene Chatterbox For The Cause Win This Life@Nite: Donavon Frankenreiter’s Yearly Hamptons Tour, The White Party, And More Nicole Barylski nbarylski@hamptons.com Donavon Frankenreiter is headlining during a trio of Hamptons shows. (Courtesy Photo) Summer's quickly slipping away, so you better make the most of the remaining weekends. Montauk: Neo-Political Cowgirls is hosting a Toga 'White' Party - guests are encouraged to don either their most creative toga or best summer whites - at The Backyard Restaurant at Solé East Resort (90 Second House Road, Montauk, www.soleeast.com) on Thursday, August 9 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The soiree will include live music, a surprise performance, prize for best toga, appetizers, a mediterranean BBQ Dinner, drinks, an art auction and kids art sale. Admission to the benefit is $100 for adults and $25 for children. Solé's Montauk Summer Series continues with a concert featuring musician Matisyahu on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. and then a brunch featuring author and cook Alison Roman on Sunday from 12 to 2 p.m. To reserve a spot for either, visit wineawesomeness.com. Hamptons International Film Festival Artistic Director, David Nugent, and Filmmaker Jeff Zimbalist are hosting a screening of Momentum Generation at Gurney's Montauk Resort & Seawater Spa (290 Old Montauk Highway, Montauk, www.gurneysmontauk.com) on Thursday. A sunset cocktail reception will follow. Friday will feature a set from Stef Nava at 6 p.m. at The Firepit. Saturday will bring DJ dhundee to The Beach Club at 12 p.m. and Sloane Angell to The Firepit at 6 p.m. Adam Lipson is spinning at The Beach Club on Sunday at 1 p.m. Gurney's Montauk Yacht Club & Resort (32 Star Island Road, Montauk) will have sets from DJ Nicole Leone on Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 1 to 6 p.m. The Montauk Beach House (55 South Elmwood Avenue, Montauk, thembh.com), along with Lonely Whale and 1OCEAN Collection, are hosting the opening reception of Taylor Slater's One Ocean - Seven Strawless Seas on Friday from 6 to 10 p.m. In addition to serving as Slater's inaugural solo art show, the evening will feature a silent auction in support of Lonely Whale. SEEN, presented by Red Stripe and The MBH, will once again revolve around "legendary riddims by masterful djs" - with this Friday ( rom 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.) featuring Jack Luber and Selecta' Peppa'. The OP (original poolers) are returning at 1 p.m. for the original Montauk Saturday Pool Party, presented by Don Julio, with beats from Adam Lipson. Saturday will also include the RVCA Sample Sale from 1 to 5 p.m. and an invite-only Super Summer Cookout hosted by Supergoop. The soiree will feature bites from chef and author Alison Roman from 2 to 5 p.m. George's Lighthouse Café (2000 Montauk Highway, Montauk, www.georgeslighthousecafe.com) will welcome the David Higgins Band on Friday from 6 p.m. to sunset, Laia Kay on Saturday from 12 to 3 p.m. and Real Pianist of the Hamptons from 5 to 8 p.m. and Waylan Brothers on Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. Headliners during The Surf Lodge's (183 Edgemere Street, Montauk, thesurflodge.com) Summer Concert Series include Gary Clark Jr. on Friday, Smino on Saturday, and Donovan Frankenreiter on Sunday. Sets begin at 7 p.m. The Surf Lodge is hosting the after party for LIMPIA's Summer Soriee on Saturday night, and Sunday will bring Endless Summer, an invite only brunch hosted by Candice Miller of Mama + Tata. Swallow East (474 West Lake Drive, Montauk, www.swalloweastrestaurant.com) will have sets from The Realm on Friday from 7 to 10 p.m., Hank and David on Saturday from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m., and reggae from Nando Griffiths on Sunday from 7 to 10 p.m. Navy Beach (16 Navy Road, Montauk, www.navybeach.com) is presenting a Riviera Weekend with music from Ibiza's DJ Jon Sa Trinx on Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to close. Amagansett: Hometown fave Nancy Atlas is at Stephen Talkhouse (161 Main Street, Amagansett, stephentalkhouse.com) on Thursday at 8 p.m. and Tradewinds follow at 10 p.m. Friday features Garland Jeffreys & The Coney Island Playboys at 7 p.m., Mad Staggers at 9 p.m., and Booga Sugar at 11 pm. Saturday's also jam-packed with an acoustic and electric mashup with Glenn Tilbrook and special guest Leon Tilbrook at 7 p.m., Shadowlands at 9 p.m. and Talkhouse regulars Hello Brooklyn at 11 p.m. Sunday showcases Swanky Tiger at 8 p.m. and Reggae Night with Winston Irie at 10 p.m. On Monday, Donavon Frankenreiter is headlining with supporting act David Luning and opening act Lisa Bouchelle at 7 p.m. Outrageous Open Mic Night starts at 10 p.m. Donavon Frankenreiter returns on Tuesday with supporting act John Craigle and opening act Lisa Bouchelle at 7:30 p.m. Industry Night with Hot Date Band follows at 10 p.m. Sagaponack: Wolffer Tasting Room (139 Sagg Road, Sagaponack) will have Steve Shaughnessy as part of Twilight Thursdays - while sunset sets at the Wolffer Wine Stand (3312 Montauk Highway, Sagaponack, 631-537-5106, www.wolffer.com) will bring John Divello on Friday and Black and Sparrow on Saturday. Weekend sets begin around 5 p.m. Townline BBQ's (3593 Townline Road, Sagaponack, www.townlinebbq.com) Friday The Bands, Brews & BBQ concert will feature Born and Raised, who will take the stage at 6 p.m. Southampton: Soco is headlining at Southampton Social Club (256 Elm Street, Southampton, www.southamptonsocialclub.com) on Thursday, while Friday will bring a set from Kasey Berry. Union Cantina (40 Bowden Square, Southampton, www.unioncantina.net) will have back-to-back sets from Chris Barczynski on Thursday and Friday. Saturday will feature Souliztic. Music begins around 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and 8 p.m. on Saturday. Champagne Fridays at AM Southampton (125 Tuckahoe Lane, Southampton, www.amsouthampton.com) will feature beats by Sean Stolar, DJ Blake and resident DJ DXVID JXMES, while Saturday will bring sets from So Dope and DXVID JXMES. 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__label__wiki	0.67102	0.67102	Press release / 5 Dec 2019 Global Witness welcomes SFO investigation into Glencore Tweet Share Oil, Gas & Mining DONATE 5th December 2019, London - Commenting on announcement by the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) that is is it is "investigating suspicions of bribery in the conduct of business by the Glencore group of companies, its officials, employees, agents and associated persons" Peter Jones, Campaign Leader at Global Witness, said: "Global Witness welcomes today’s news that the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is formally investigating London-listed Glencore for possible bribery. It is encouraging to see the SFO pursuing companies for possible violations of UK anti-corruption laws, and is an important step in ensuring the integrity of UK corporate governance." "Global Witness has spent almost a decade investigating Glencore’s business deals in Democratic Republic of Congo, exposing suspect transactions involving sanctioned businessman Dan Gertler. We have repeatedly called for the SFO to investigate Glencore’s DRC deals and, if wrongdoing is found, to hold the company and its management to account." Peter Jones, Campaign Leader, Corruption Investigations pjone[email protected] Extended Report Finding the Missing Millions A handbook for using extractive companies’ revenue disclosures to hold governments and industry to account Corruption & Money Laundering, Oil, Gas & MiningBlog post What price will Glencore pay for its murky deals in DR Congo? Mining giant Glencore settled two legal disputes threatening its assets in Democratic Republic of Congo, but these agreements raise fears that the company is willing to take significant risks and pay any price to safeguard its lucrative copper and cobalt mines. A bad year for Glencore The US Department of Justice has issued a subpoena to commodities giant Glencore's subsidiary Glencore Limited, relating to US overseas corruption laws. This is the latest storm in what has been a tempestuous year for Glencore. we outline the main stories over the last 12 months that have helped make this Glencore's ‘annus horribilis’	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2429
__label__wiki	0.566029	0.566029	Blog / 29 de Noviembre de 2019 Can the UK deliver real leadership on climate-critical forests – or will the country’s new task force just greenwash the status quo? Shona Hawkes Tweet Share Forests DONATE Could today's climate strike come at the most crucial moment for UK yet? At the cusp of a General Election and ahead of a year of climate action for the COP climate conference in Glasgow, the pressure from our young people striking across the country continues to grow. Many pundits have pointed towards this General Election being a “climate election” and parties are taking various routes to boost their environmental credentials. Proposals from Labour and the Lib Dems could create radical shifts in the responsibility of companies and financial institutions for their environmental and human rights impacts, while the Conservatives have pledged international partnerships to tackle deforestation. While these politics play out, a little-publicised government task force called the Global Resources Initiative (GRI) is grappling with what action the UK can take when it comes to its supply chains and the huge amounts of deforestation and carbon emissions it is linked to. Everyday products consumed in the UK – soy, palm oil, rubber – are linked to a high risk of destructive deforestation abroad. And just for imports of soy, palm oil, pulp & paper, timber, beef, leather, rubber and cocoa, the forested land area at risk of destruction is equivalent to roughly half the size of the UK, and six times Wales. This figure alone makes it vital the UK works to have a lighter and far less destructive footprint on the world’s environment. But it’s not just the UK’s consumption that takes its toll on the planet. The country’s financial sector also plays a crucial role providing funds to companies associated with deforestation. Global Witness recently documented how UK banks provided £5 billion between 2013-2019 in financing or other backing to six of the worst agribusiness companies involved in the destruction of climate-critical forests. This made UK banks the single largest source of international credit, second only to Brazil. Against this bleak picture of money pumped through UK banks fuelling deforestation, the GRI taskforce are putting together proposals for a landmark year. 2020 is the target year that hundreds of agribusiness companies – and a handful of banks – have promised to deliver on zero net deforestation commitments made by the Consumer Goods Forum and Banking Environment Initiative. Horrifyingly, it’s doubtful that any company will meet these targets. Self-regulation has clearly failed. As well as setting out options for UK policy on its international supply chains and their impact on forests and the environment, the GRI taskforce proposals will set the tone for the country hosting the 2020 COP climate summit. It must form policies against the backdrop of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and various scientific reports in 2019, highlighting how deforestation and land-use change are major drivers of climate change and mass extinctions. So it’s important that any proposals match the scale of the challenge: and that they crucially include a key policy called mandatory due diligence requiring companies, including financial institutions to understand and take action to mitigate and prevent environmental harm and human rights abuses associated with their operations, supply chains and financial relationships. This is crucial for forest-risk commodities like soy, palm oil and beef – in order to start tackling some of these worrying predictions. The UK won’t be the first country to do so. Already the EU is exploring due diligence legislation in an effort to tackle its imported deforestation and France already has an imported deforestation strategy in place and reporting requirements for French businesses. To truly lead, the UK’s GRI taskforce needs not only to recommend clear mandatory due diligence – it needs to unequivocally cover the entire supply chain, including finance – signalling that if UK importers aren’t allowed to profit off deforestation, UK banks shouldn’t be allowed to either. What tropical forests, and the people who care for them, most need are for companies and individuals to be held to account for the impacts of their operations, investments and supply chains – wherever they are in the world. 86% of those polled in the UK earlier this year agreed that new laws are needed to ensure the products sold here do not contribute to global deforestation. This was even before the media storm on this year’s Amazon fires. While the GRI taskforce is made up of key NGOs, it also includes big name companies with patchy records when it comes to deforestation. Against this backdrop, the taskforce needs to take care to steer clear of tired and discredited claims that we can solve the deforestation crisis by trying to encourage companies, including banks, to develop ‘green products’ – without challenging the market rules that reward those seeking to profit of deforestation, land rights abuses and forest-related violence. Without strong proposals that can make a difference, talk of “sustainable finance” will look like a cynical attempt to distract attention from the continuing flow of funds that help companies plough through forests, destroy wildlife and damage homes. With an area of forest equivalent to over 6 times the size of London destroyed in Brazil in the last 12 months alone, the call could not be clear: the UK needs to act, and it needs to act now. ForestsArticle More than 300 banks and investors back six of the world’s most harmful agribusinesses to the tune of $44bn ForestsBlog post The Amazon fires have been a wakeup call - but what needs to happen next? The images of the scale and intensity of this summer’s Amazon fires have brought deforestation to the fore of public concern. Climate breakdownBlog post Why Global Witness is supporting the Global Climate Strike Global Witness staff, inspired by the youth climate movement, will be joining the Global Climate Strike on 20 September, 2019 Opening the floodgates of corporate money in the US Against all odds: the criminalisation of land rights activists in Guatemala Goldman Sachs has set a new path – but will others now follow? Looking ahead to 2020: The changes we want to see It’s the end of the year, the Global Magnitsky sanctions are here From forests to fossil fuels, we’re following the money behind the climate crisis Our campaigning moments of 2019 How the beef industry is driving the deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon Murder, misinformation and money-laundering: Weapons in the arsenal of the Russian state Momentum growing to make companies and finance accountable	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2430
__label__wiki	0.976155	0.976155	Curtis Pritchard speaks out after claims he cheated on girlfriend Maura Higgins The former Love Island star appeared on ITV's Lorraine to discuss the return of the series where is he also asked about the allegations Thomas Lynch Former Love Island star Curtis Pritchard has spoken out about claims he cheated on his girlfriend Maura Higgins on New Year's Eve. Appearing on Lorraine to talk about the return of Love Island, the reality star also addressed the cheating allegations to set the record straight. Curtis was apparently caught in a 'passionate clinch' with a mystery lady on the dancefloor of a High Wycombe nightclub, according to the Mirror Online . Maura is competing in this year's Dancing On Ice (Image: Getty) Love Island fans divided over Laura Whitmore - with some saying show has been ‘ruined’ Rebekah and Jamie Vardy reveal name of their baby daughter After discussing the first episode of the the new series of Love Island, Lorraine asked Curtis about the "nonsense" claims he cheated on Maura. He said: "It is nonsense, you can't hug somebody or talk to somebody in this day and age without something coming out. "Me and Maura are completely fine." He want on to say he was in the audience supporting and watching her take part on ITV's Dancing on Ice. A spokesperson for Curtis has also denied claims he cheated on girlfriend Maura. Lorraine airs weekdays from 9am on ITV.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2431
__label__cc	0.605758	0.394242	Pay day at HazeltineJune 23, 2019 Here's the prize money payout for each golfer at the 2019 KPMG Women's PGA Championship David Cannon CHASKA, MINNESOTA - JUNE 23: Hannah Green of Australia poses with the trophy after her one shot victory in the final round of the 2019 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club on June 23, 2019 in Chaska, Minnesota. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images) Admit it, you probably didn't think Hannah Green would hang on to win the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Never mind that 22-year-old Aussie had never been leading a major championship entering the final round, let alone a LPGA event. Right behind her on the leader board starting the final round at Hazeltine National was a two-time LPGA player of the year in Ariya Jutanugarn. And three other former major winners were within five strokes. Green couldn't stumble, or she would be passed on Sunday. But Green silenced all the doubters, shooting a even-par 72 to finish one stroke better than Sung Hyun Park, posting a nine-under 279 total. With her win, Green claimed the $577,500 first-place chek, which raised her season money earnings to $694,003 and her career earnings to $938,477. How much did everybody who made the cut earn this week in Chaska, Minn.? Here's the results with the prize money payout for each golfer from the $3.85 million. Win: Hannah Green, -9, $577,500 2: Sung Hyun Park, -8, $349,816 T-3: Mel Reid, -6, $225,037.50 T-3: Nelly Korda, -6, $225,037.50 T-5: Danielle Kang, -5, $143,641.50 T-5: Lizette Salas, -5, $143,641.50 T-7, Mirim Lee, -4, $96,080.66 T-7: Hyo Koo Kim, -4, $96,080.66 T-7: Inbee Park, -4, $96,080.66 T-10: So Yeon Ryu, -3, $69,808.25 T-10: Lydia Ko, -3, $69,808.25 T-10: Megan Kang, -3, $69,808.25 T-10: Ariya Jutanugarn, -3, $69,808.25 T-14: Nasa Hataoka, -2, $51,646.66 T-14: Sarah Schmelzel, -2, $51,646.66 T-14: Pajaree Anannarukarn, -2, $51,646.66 T-14: Pornanong Phatlum, -2, $51,646.66 T-14: In-Kyung Kim, -2, $51,646.66 T-14: Jin Young Ko, -2, $51,646.66 20: Sei Young Kim, -1, $44,049 RELATED: The clubs Hannah Green used to win the KPMG Women's PGA T-21: Jessica Korda, E, $39,492.20 T-21: Britttany Lang, E, $39,492.20 T-21: Lauren Stephenson, E, $39,492.20 T-21: Amy Yang, E, $39,492.20 T-21: Angel Lin, E, $39,492.20 T-26: Brittany Altomare, +1, $33,228.75 T-26: Georgia Hall, +1, $33,228.75 T-26: Lexi Thompson, +1, $33,228.75 T-26: Moriya Jutanugarn, +1, $33,228.75 T-30: Jeongeun Lee6, +2, $26,702.71 T-30: Daniela Darquea, +2, $26,702.71 T-30: Brooke Henderson, +2, $26,702.71 T-30: Minjee Lee, +2, $26,702.71 T-30: Chella Choi, +2, $26,702.71 T-30: In Gee Chun, +2, $26,702.71 T-30: Annie Park, +2, $26,702.71 T-37: Wei-ling Hsu, +3, $20,396.80 T-37: Marina Alex, +3, $20,396.80 T-37: Azahara Munoz, +3, $20,396.80 T-37: Jenny Shin, +3, $20,396.80 T-37: Pavarisa Yokutan, +3, $20,396.80 T-37: Haeji Kang, +3, $20,396.80 RELATED: Who is Hannah Green? T-43: Yu Liu, +4, $16,316.60 T-43: Mariah Stackhouse, +4, $16,316.60 T-43: Caroline Masson, +4, $16,316.60 T-43: Gemma Dryburgh, +4, $16,316.60 T-43: Xiyu Lin, +4, $16,316.60 T-48: Jheon Eun Lee, +5, $13,520.60 T-48: Maria Fassi, +5, $13,520.60 T-48: Madelene Sagstrom, +5, $13,520.60 T-48: Maria Jo Uribe, +5, $13,520.60 T-48: Carlota Ciganda, +5, $13,520.60 T-53: Su Oh, +6, $11,107.42 T-53: Alena Sharp, +6, $11,107.42 T-53: Kendall Dye, +6, $11,107.42 T-53: Celine Boutier, +6, $11,107.42 T-53: Nuria Iturrioz, +6, $11,107.42 T-53: Tiffany Joh, +6, $11,107.42 T-53: Caroline Hedwall, +6, $11,107.42 T-60: Cristie Kerr, +7, $9,097 T-60: Sakura Yokomine, +7, $9,097 T-60: Peiyun Chien, +7, $9,097 T-60: Pernilla Lindberg, +7, $9,097 T-60: Kristen Gillman, +7, $9,097 T-60: Jennifer Song, +7, $9,097 T-66: Jaye Marie Green, +8, $8,139 T-66: Wichanee Meechai, +8, $8,139 T-66: Sandra Gal, +8, $8,139 T-66: Angela Stanford, +8, $8,139 70: Jane Park, +9, $7,661 T-71: Mi Hyang Lee, +10, $7,468.33 T-71: Na Yeon Choi, +10, $7,468.33 T-71: Anne Van Dam, +10, $7,468.33 T-74: Ryann O'Toole, +11, $7,188 T-74: Karine Icher, +11, $7,188 T-74: Katherin Perry, +11, $7,188 77: Marissa Steen, +13, $7,008 T-78: Sarah Burnham, +15, $6,874.50 T-78: Jimin Kang, +15, $6,874.50 80: Kris Tamulis, +19, $6,743 Check out Golf Digest Schools for the best in video golf instruction	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2434
__label__wiki	0.790282	0.790282	Kinneret Council on Aging announces its 2016 '8 over 80' honorees Some of the members of the committee are (l-r) Phyllis Kamenoff, Mollie Savage, Faye Novick, Carol Feuerman and Leslie Collin. The Kinneret Council on Aging has announced the honorees for their 2016 '8 over 80' event to be held on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016. "We are once again thrilled with the support we have had from the community and were truly inspired by the number of outstanding individuals over the age of 80, who continue to contribute to our community and promote the Jewish tradition of tikkun olam," said Faye Novick, 8 over 80 chairwoman. "We hope the community will join in honoring our 8 over 80 once again with a traditional Jewish holiday meal served in the Kinneret dining room. The honorees for the 2016 event are: Dr. Harry Rein, Irene Lober, Carol Simpson, Robert Geller, Irwin Feldman, Judy Godorov, Edith Schulman and Dr. Marvin Newman. "It is truly a privilege to get to recognize these amazing and dynamic individuals," said Leslie Collin, executive administrator for the Kinneret Council on Aging. "These are active, inspiring people who still show a love and commitment to their community and family." The 8 over 80 honorary dinner will be held in the Delaney Dining Room at Kinneret Apartments and will benefit the Kinneret Council on Aging (KCOA). The Kinneret Council on Aging provides programs for residents that are not included in the resident's monthly rent. These programs include a hot meal program where residents receive a nutritious 5-course meal, served tableside Monday through Friday at 5 p.m. Residents pay $7 a meal and the rest is subsidized by the Kinneret Council on Aging. Kinneret Council on Aging also provides Jewish programming, including weekly Shabbat services, High Holiday and Passover meals; Community Outreach and volunteer programs that bring educational and cultural programming to our residents. For ticket and sponsorship information, contact Leslie Collin at 407-425-4537. The Kinneret Apartments are the Jewish community's twin residence towers for low income senior citizens located in downtown Orlando. Tizmoret A Capella Group performing at Temple Israel Coming up at The Roth Family JCC Jewish groups and lawmakers laud legacy of John Lewis after he announces pancreatic cancer diagnosis Soleimani killed in US airstrike Bernie Sanders picks former Obama official as liaison to Jewish community	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2448
__label__cc	0.739121	0.260879	The Top 10 Places Where You Can Lay Back And Watch The Stars In Turkey Stargazing in Turkey Stars Melikler Plateau Olympos Saklikent Palandoken Karagol Nature Park Goreme Mount Teke National Park Hatila Valley National Park There are 3 requirements to finding an amazing spot to go stargazing. First and foremost, there need to me no lights anywhere around, so you get a clear view of the night sky. Second, you’d like to be high up so that you’re close enough to feel like you c... 5 More Incredible “Yayla” Plateaus To Cool You Off And Amaze You! Turkish Plateaus Sakarya Karagol Plateau Gito Plateau Purenli Plateau Kumbet Plateau Ayder Plateau Yayla Yayla culture in Turkey is one of a kind, with some of the world’s prettiest alpine pastures wowing tourists from all over the world. The views are unbelievable and the local culture that you find in each yayla is different from the next. We’ve already to... 5 “Yayla” Plateaus That You Just Have To See! Plateau Turkish Plateau Pokut Yayla Sugla Yayla Burucek Yayla Uzungol Yayla Gombe Yayla Yayla is the Turkish word for plateaus, alpine pastures and highlands. But in Turkey they’re so much more than just that, yaylas are basically a way of life. The hilly lands of the Black Sea Region, as well as along the Mediterranean and Aegean, are perfe... 2 Days In Artvin Srtvin Savsat Sahara Karagöl National Park Arsiyan Plateau Borçka Kafkasör Machakheli Lake Karagöl Black Sea Coruh River Lake Mezra Artvin is a city located in the east of the Black Sea region, near the border of Georgia. It’s famous for its bulls which are the symbol of the city. About 55% of Artvin's land is covered by forest. It’s truly a lush stomping ground, with magnificent plat... 10 Awesome Things To Do On Your Trip To Istanbul And Turkey’s Black Sea Region Istanbul Black Sea Black Sea Region Falconing Sailing Whistling Language Zilkale Kuskoy Pokut Highland Turkish Tea EDITOR'S NOTE: In the fall of 2015, Matador sent a team from The Buried Life to explore Istanbul and Turkey’s Black Sea region. What they found was a part of the world that Western travelers don’t often think about…and why that’s such a shame. Here are so... Hatay Antakya Mosaic İskenderun Alexandretta Samandağ Monastery of St. Simon Daphne Apollo Harbiye Mosaics adding an aura of great value to a centre where all faiths meet together with a culinary art worth exploring. Hatay is an inexhaustible treasure house of history and a centre of civilization. The evidence of the earliest settlement extends back as... Sinop Diogenes the Cynic Gerze Akkum Miletians The northernmost tip of Turkey welcomes you to the homeland of the famous philosopher, Diogenes the Cynic. Sinop is one of the most beautiful natural harbours of Turkey's Black Sea coast. The first evidence of civilization here dates back to 4500 BC. It w... Uludağ Bursa Skiing Mount Olympus Winter Sports Sports Today, renowned as the "Snow Paradise", Uludağ is the most popular winter sports centre in Turkey. Strongly associated with Bursa -the first capital of the Ottomans- which contains the most exquisite examples of early Ottoman architecture, Uludağ (Mount O... 11 Things People In Turkey’s Black Sea Region Always Have To Explain To Visitors Black Sea Hamsi Muhlama Laz Böreği Highland Bird Whispering Turkey’s Black Sea Region is a narrow strip running pretty much across the entire top of the country, bordered by water to the north and high mountains to the south. In many areas quite remote, the region is very different in both culture and geography fr...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2452
__label__wiki	0.925335	0.925335	Toronto Adds Mark Wahlberg Conversation, Mireille Enos-Starrer 'Katie Says Goodbye' to Lineup 6:03 AM PDT 8/23/2016 by Etan Vlessing Victor Chavez/Getty Images For Paramount Pictures Chinese star Zhang Ziyi also will participate in a conversation as the festival added 35 films by first- and second-time directors, more docs and virtual reality exhibits. The Toronto Film Festival on Tuesday finalized the lineup for its 41st edition, adding onstage conversations with Deepwater Horizon star Mark Wahlberg and Chinese star Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) as well as 35 films from first- and second-time directors, more docs and virtual reality fare. Toronto's Discovery sidebar will feature world premieres of Wayne Roberts' Katie Says Goodbye, starring Olivia Cooke (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) and The Killing star Mireille Enos; Scottish director Hope Dickson Leach's The Levelling, starring Game of Thrones' Ellie Kendrick; and Rachel Lambert's In the Radiant City, produced by Jeff Nichols. Elsewhere, the TIFF Docs section added world premieres for Oscar-nominated director Nanette Burstein's Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee, about the anti-virus pioneer who went on the run from authorities in Belize in 2012; Michelle Sinclair's The Terry Kath Experience, about an original member of the pop band Chicago, directed by Kath's daughter; and Mohanad Yaqubi's Off Frame AKA Revolution Until Victory. And Toronto on Tuesday unveiled its virtual reality lineup, having planned five VR exhibits, including Tracy Rector's Ch’aak’ S’aagi (Eagle Bone); Maureen Fan's, Eric Darnell's and Michael Hutchinson's Invasion!; Michael Beets' Jafri; KA and The Battle Within, from Felix & Paul Studios and Cirque du Soleil Media. Etan Vlessing THRnews@thr.com etanvlessing	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2458
__label__wiki	0.867718	0.867718	Some kids throwing too many pitches in youth baseball Opinion // Ken Hoffman Ken Hoffman July 20, 2015 Major League Baseball pitchers rarely throw more than 100 pitches in a game. Stephen Strasburg, 27, stands 6 feet, 4 inches and weighs 230 pounds. He makes $7.4 million a year pitching for the Washington Nationals. Strasburg averages 83 pitches per game. Little League puts an 85-pitch limit per game and requires rest days between pitching appearances for 11- and 12-year-olds. Photo: Alex Brandon, STF A few years ago, an 11-year-old pitcher from my neighborhood threw five innings for his summer baseball team in the morning. After the game, he went straight to his Little League All-Star Game about 10 miles away. The Little League coach asked the father if his kid was OK to pitch. The father said yes. An 11-year-old child pitched 10 innings that day, probably threw 140 pitches in two games. That never should have happened. There are rules that are supposed to keep that from happening. It happened. Three years later, he missed a whole season with a sore arm, and has never been the same. Young baseball pitchers are throwing too many pitches without enough rest between games. This includes players from Little League Pee-Wees all the way through high school seniors. Kids are developing sore shoulders and elbows, serious injuries that are putting them out of baseball - sometimes for good - before they get to college. Doctors are up in arms. They point to ruthless, crazy coaches, who put their egos ahead of their players' safety. They point to leagues with loopholes in their pitch counts - the number of pitches a kid is allowed to throw in a game. And to leagues that don't even have pitch counts. This issue touches home for me. Last week, I watched my kid throw his last game as a high school pitcher in a select team tournament in Lafayette, La. He's played in Lafayette the past three years, and I always tag along because that's where the Olde Tyme Grocery is - best shrimp po'boys anywhere. My kid played 11 years of Little League and four years of high school baseball, plus various All-Star and summer select teams. There were some bumps and bruises, and I made some misjudgments along the way. But he finished healthy and injury-free, and ready to pitch (if his curve ball is breaking) at Trinity University next season. Some luck was involved. He had qualified, mentally stable coaches who didn't overpitch him or any of the kids on the team. He played in West U Little League, which had even stricter pitch counts than Little League International imposed. When he developed a sore arm at age 10, on the advice of a doctor, I shut him down for six months until the doctor said it was OK for him to throw again. He played first base that season and threw the ball underhand back to the pitcher. He didn't like it. It wasn't fun to watch. But doctor's orders … Other kids don't make it out of youth baseball with their arms alive. They're overpitched. Their minds and bodies are put through a ringer by coaches and parents who are misinformed or misguided or just plain don't care about the long-term implications. I remember watching an opposing coach let his pitcher throw 140 pitches in a meaningless junior varsity high school game. The kid was maybe 15. Major League Baseball pitchers rarely throw more than 100 pitches in a game. Except for fatty Bartolo Colon of the Mets, big league pitchers are conditioned, professionally trained adults whose bodies are fully developed. Their arms can take it - and they still monitor pitch counts. Stephen Strasburg is 27 years old. He stands 6 feet, 4 inches and weighs 230 pounds. He makes $7.4 million a year pitching for the Washington Nationals. Strasburg averages 83 pitches per game. Astros starter Brett Oberholtzer averages 82 pitches per game. The entire New York Yankees starting staff averages 93 pitches a game, and they're in first place. Little League has always had a strict limit on the number of pitches a kid can throw. In fact, Little League made the policy even stricter a few years ago. Some select baseball leagues have pitch count rules, too. Little League puts an 85-pitch limit per game and requires rest days between pitching appearances for 11- and 12-year-olds. It's a reasonable rule, especially because 85 pitches should be enough to get a good pitcher through six innings, the length of a Little League game. That said, here's why those pitch counts aren't what they seem. He's not throwing 85 pitches a game. He's warming up in the bullpen before the game, maybe throwing 40 pitches. He throws eight warm-up pitches when he takes the mound to start the game, and eight more before each inning begins. The pitch count is 85 pitches. No more, right? Lots more. He is really throwing 173 pitches. And those required days of rest between pitching appearances? The kid is probably playing shortstop those days, and making hard throws from deep in the hole. That's hardly resting his arm. Pitch counts are well intentioned, a nice idea, but that's all. They don't stop abusive - and that's what they are - parents who insist that their kid must be the star of the team, must be better than everybody else, at the risk of injury. In Texas, baseball is a year-round sport. If an 11-year-old is good enough to stay in a game long enough to throw 85 pitches, he's probably good enough to pitch for a select team, possibly at the same time. And there's an excellent chance he's taking private pitching lessons from a coach who may not know that his student is pitching a dangerous number of innings for two teams. Pitch counts are a good idea. A careful parent counts more. Ken Hoffman Ken is a daily columnist in the Star section, as well as writing Drive-thru Gourmet reviews and the Pethouse Pet of the Week feature. The Astrodome, once an architectural marvel and host to legends, is now home only to rats A folksy, final salute as a former president is laid to rest Houston sportscasters go way back - all the way to UT VIP view: Inside the Houston Auto Show's 'Roaring Twenties' Charity Preview Gala Houston puppies vie for Most Valuable at Puppy Bowl Houston hotel invites you to spend $20K on your Valentine Why is it so hard to preserve Houston’s African American history? Family has trouble accepting parents’ move to warmer clime	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2464
__label__wiki	0.522018	0.522018	Home Subscribe Googling Candidates: Ray Rice Version... Stuff the Capitalist (aka KD) Likes: "The Profit" with Marcus Lemonis UAB Football Is Dead: Great Leaders Make Great Enemies In case you missed it, UAB Football is dead. Technically, the UAB President and the university made the decision to shut down the Division 1 FBS program, which went 6-6 this year and is bowl eligible. Reasons provided by the leadership of UAB state that the program lost too much money and wasn't sustainable, but most people think it is a power play by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System. For those of you outside the state, the University of Alabama System, which includes campuses in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham and Huntsville, is controlled by the same board. The University of Alabama you know is the one in Tuscaloosa (Roll Tide - hard for me to write that, but it's the best identifier for those outside the state I can provide). But the campus in Birmingham is thriving and is the 2nd biggest employer in the state of Alabama. The people who believe the Board of Trustees made the call say they're doing it to keep UAB down - to ensure UAB always plays second fiddle to the flagship campus in Tuscaloosa. Me? I think that's true, but the bigger lesson is that the Board of Trustees made the call because they were influenced by a time tested truth - Great Leaders make Big Enemies. The UAB athletic program was founded in 1977 when Gene Bartow was hired as UAB's first athletics director and men's basketball coach. They started from scratch. For those of you that don't know, Gene Bartow is now in the basketball Hall of Fame - a big deal. Bartow was well regarded enough that he was the guy that replaced John Wooden at UCLA when Wooden retired - that's also kind of a big deal. Lucky for UAB, Bartow was shocked by the booster scene in SoCal, the expectations created by Wooden's historical success at UCLA and more. He knew that he wasn't long for that job and was in play, available to be recruited away for the right opportunity. The fact that Bartow left UCLA to found an athletic program and basketball program from scratch says a lot about who he was. He had some rebel in him. That became an important part of the UAB story, and contributed to the death of the UAB Football program this week, which I'll explain as we roll along. Leaders aren't scared of creating something from scratch. Bartow obviously was a leader in that sense. UAB athletics, and specifically UAB Men's Basketball, shot up the chart. They drew 15,000 to their first men's basketball game and advanced to the Final 8 of the NCAA Tournament 6 years after the start of the program. They were on fire. Leaders get great organizational results in a short period of time. Bartow did this better at UAB than anyone else in the history of Division 1 athletics. My first job out of undergraduate was being a part of the UAB coaching staff from 1991 to 1994. It was a great time and introduced me to the city I now consider home - Birmingham. Check out the pic to the right of this post and you'll see the gang from that time at UAB. Young KD is suited up, first guy on the second row. Working with Coach Bartow was more complex than I expected. That's OK - I was just getting exposed to the world of work and thought things should be a lot simpler than I now know they can be. From the start, Bartow was ready to fight to grow his program if he had to. Enter the natural enemy - the University of Alabama (Flagship Tuscaloosa Location). Leaders pick fights as necessary to grow their program. Bartow did this - it was in his DNA. Bartow's view of the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) was negatively influenced by his view of the aforementioned Board of Trustees structure. Like today, the board was dominated by Tuscaloosa supporters, and he had paranoia about that. How's the paranoid saying go? "You're not paranoid if they're really out to get you." In addition to the board structure and everything that means, Bartow was routinely fired up by recruiting wars with Wimp Sanderson at Alabama. Bartow had multiple recruits that were flipped and ended up playing for Sanderson in Tuscaloosa, and of course, Bartow felt there was foul play including money changing hands, etc. I've since met Coach Sanderson and he seems like a great guy. And if there's anything I'll say about recruiting, it's complex and complicated everywhere - including UAB. Through the years, Bartow became increasingly vocal about his views of Tuscaloosa. If he would have lived and particpated in today's social media world, I'm not sure he would have survived the fallout from his views and enjoyed the same long career that he did at UAB. Leaders make big enemies because their vision is big and they have incredible drive. When I think about the death of UAB Football, I have to think about Gene Bartow. First up, he was obviously the type of leader that could build something great from scratch. He wasn't perfect, but what he built in a short period of time was incredible. A basketball school in Birmingham? Are you kidding me? As a hoops-first guy, he was way ahead of this time in understanding that he needed football to get to/stay in the big time world of college athletics. So he gave birth to a football program, and nurtured it from club, to D3, to D1 status. Tuscaloosa seethed as that was built. He didn't care. Leaders that matter rarely care who gets their feelings hurt if the greater good is served. Leaders eventually fade away and enemies kill their familes if they don't have the right successor. As I look back at the history of Gene Bartow, he built something that's hard to find anywhere else. It came from the ground up, and was unapologetic in it's ambition and purpose. Unfortunately, the vision of leaders burns hot and enemies are created. UAB never had a successor in multiple leadership positions who had the same passion for what was built - a fact that's evidenced in a new president's willingness to kill the football program and neuter the vision of UAB Athletics. As a result, UAB will downgrade their conference affiliation (involuntarily - it takes football to play with the big boys, or even the medium-sized boys) and all sports will be negatively impacted. UAB's going back to a conference like the Sun Belt. Which is perfect for Tuscaloosa - UAB wil never be a major threat in any sport due to the conference downgrade. This wasn't always the case - just look at the history of UAB Basketball (beating the Tide in 1993 in the only head to head match up, arranged by the NIT) and the fact that the football program has had some great moments (beating Nick Saban when he was at LSU, etc.). At the end of the day, killing UAB Football goes back to Gene Bartow. Great leaders make great enemies. Would I change anything that Bartow did? Hell no. I would change the succession plan that followed him. The void allowed the enemies created by the growth process to come in and kill a family member (football) and disable the rest (all other sports due to the conference downgrade that's coming). You're not paranoid if they're really out to get you. RIP UAB as a player in big time Division 1 athletics. Your founder willed you to prominence. The successors weren't strong enough to keep the wolves at bay. Posted at 09:29 AM in Leadership \| Permalink \| Comments (2) This. is. so GOOD!! SPOT ON KD. As a Bham resident, and Southerm Miss Fan - who are considered UAB's rivals in C-USA, this situation has hit home. Bo (my husband) was trying to explain this history to me last night and it really is compelling to study the evolution and downfall based on these dynamics. Bravo, great post, sad situation. But since the dye has been cast, my alum Southern Miss #goUSM will GLADLY recruit the UAB players who have been effected. Bo, will also be stoked that your first job out of college was working for UAB basketball's coaching staff -- I don't know if I knew that!!! Posted by: Dawn Burke \| December 04, 2014 at 02:41 PM You can apply the same analogy to the "gang of nine" in the tech sector. Where are the major players now? Compaq? Gone. AST? Gone. Packard Bell? Etc. etc. IBM laptops are Lenovo now, Apple is still standing, and HP? Well who's bought an HP Pc or laptop? Hell even Dell is not the same. 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__label__wiki	0.968513	0.968513	HRM Guide \| About HRM Guide \| Student HRM \| Jobs/Careers \| HR Updates \| HRM Guide Facebook \| Psychology \| Travel Managing people, human capital and culture - Human Resource Management (HRM) is critical for business success. HRM Guide publishes articles and news releases about HR surveys, employment law, human resource research, HR books and careers that bridge the gap between theory and practice. Search all of HRM Guide Offshoring Australian editing jobs to New Zealand June 12 2012 - With an 18% drop in earnings forecast by Fairfax Media, the publishing group has confirmed that cost-cutting includes moving jobs from Australia to New Zealand. 66 sub-editing jobs on regional Australian newspapers have been targeted for the move. Paul Murphy acting federal secretary of Australian journalists' union, the Media Alliance, said: "Our sub-hub proposal would enable skilled subeditors to remain embedded within the community while delivering Fairfax the very cost savings it seeks by offshoring." Their proposal to cut a third of existing jobs in order to preserve the rest in Australia "would have reduced the number of journalists previously seen as necessary in stand-alone newsroom structures from about 60 staff to 40. "Given the local knowledge and expertise of existing staff, it would be possible to operate in Newcastle and Wollongong with fewer staff numbers than the company’s flawed New Zealand scheme," said Murphy, referring to plans to outsource sub-editing on papers including the Newcastle Herald and the Illawarra Mercury. Fairfax had considered these proposals as employees on bigger Australian newspapers, including the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age staged wildcat industrial action, but announced their intention to continue with outsourcing. Paul Murphy reacted with the comment that: "The readers of the Newcastle Herald and the Illawarra Mercury have made it clear that they want their local papers produced locally. Fairfax Media has ignored its customers."	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2467
__label__wiki	0.881869	0.881869	Residents' horror as man found with serious injuries in Hull street Police have since arrested a man in connection with the incident in Cadogan Street Alex GroveSenior reporter Concerned residents have spoken of their surprise after police cordoned off two streets in west Hull after a man was found with serious injuries. Forensics officers in white suits were seen entering a property in Cadogan Street, off Boulevard, on Tuesday morning after a cordon shut off the road and part of nearby Gordon Street. Homeowners in the cordon were told to stay inside while large numbers of police carried out enquiries in the neighbourhood. Some Cadogan Street residents said they heard commotion in the early hours of the morning but were none the wiser about what had happened. Police going into Cadogan Street house However, police have confirmed a man was found in the west Hull street with serious injuries. A 58-year-old man has since been arrested in connection with the incident. A 76-year-old female resident, who did not wish to be named, said she was shocked as she opened her windows this morning to find the whole of Cadogan Street cordoned off. “I just wanted to know what was going on,” she said. “I didn’t come out because I didn’t want to be nosey but police were knocking on doors asking if we saw anything. Forensics officers were seen entering a property in Cadogan Street “They said there had been a serious incident and it was a shock to say the least, especially when you don’t know what has happened.” Molly Watson, 74, has lived in Gordon Street since she was two years old. Tragedy as woman, 35, dies in two-car crash The grandma-of-two started to become worried when she saw a forensics team and a wave of police officers wandering down her street, and believes crime has become a real problem in the area in the last decade. Mrs Watson said: “I know every area changes and things change but it has not been for the better down here. Police cordoned off Gordon Street and Cadogan Street this morning “Me and my daughter got abused by a man who was peeing on a lamppost outside my house and it hasn’t been the same since the police station shut down two years ago. “It gave me a right fright seeing the police and I thought ‘what on earth has gone on now?’ but I’m not at all surprised.” Mrs Watson thinks having more of a police presence down the street would help to reduce crime. “Having the police presence here would make a massive difference,” she said. “I am on my own and I’ve got plenty of deadlocks on the doors and alarms in the house but I am convinced it would quieten down around here if there was more of a police presence.” A van is stationed outside a property in Cadogan Street which is being searched by forensics officers A 31-year-old mum-of-two came back from the doctors to find her house within the cordon in Gordon Street. After a police cordon shut off nearby Redbourne Street a few weeks ago, she says she is worried about an increasing amount of police incidents in the area. Sister's 'nightmare' as Hull woman jailed in Egypt faces agonising wait for court hearing “It’s bound to worry us,” she said. “We didn’t hear anything last night so it was a bit of a shock for us to see this. “There always seems to be a lot going on around here but this is the first time it has affected us directly.” Officers were seen carrying out door to door enquiries down Cadogan Street and police are now appealing for anyone with information to get in touch. A spokesperson for Humberside Police said: “We are currently in attendance on Gordon Street, Hull after a man was found with serious injuries. Are you looking for a job? Click here to see our Hull listings "A scene is in place whilst initial investigations take place. A 58-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident. "Anyone with any information is asked to call 101 quoting log 71 of 14/11/17 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111." UK & World NewsLegal right to paid parental bereavement leave to be introduced'When I started this campaign 10 years ago after the death of my son Jack, I always hoped that a positive change would happen in his memory' UK & World NewsThomas Markle says Harry and Meghan are 'destroying' the Royal FamilyHe also accuses them of stepping back from their duties 'for money' UK & World NewsLaw may change to end excuse that lets you avoid ban for speedingJudges are planning new guidance to magistrates passing sentence on speeding drivers CrimeThe trio of scam 'builders' caught on camera preying on Hull's vulnerableThey were caught on camera after reportedly asking for roof work	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2468
__label__wiki	0.59013	0.59013	2014 Chevrolet Malibu With Stop-Start System Overview Larry E. Hall October 4, 2013 Sorry there are no photos! Vehicle Facts 9.4 / 6.5L/100km TECHNOLOGY: Stop-Start BASE MSRP: $22,965 Chevrolet launched an all-new Malibu for the 2013 model year, but it was less successful at winning sales than Chevy had hoped. In an attempt to increase its appeal, a revised 2014 Malibu is arriving at dealer showrooms now with a new look outside and in, including a freshened front-end and inside, a redesigned center console and a roomier rear seat. But the changes go beyond cosmetic. Malibu peeked into the parts bin of its bigger brother, the 2014 Impala, and picked up suspension enhancements, that Chevy says improves Malibu’s overall sense of driving refinement. And, to satisfy enthusiast drivers, engineers tweaked Malibu’s optional 2.0-liter turbo four resulting in a 14-percent increase in torque – 295 pounds-feet now, up from 260. Also, several new safety features are available for 2014, including Side Blind Zone and Rear Cross Traffic alerts. In a somewhat surprising move, the entry Malibu LS now comes standard with a stop-start system, the first midsize sedan sold in the United States that is so equipped. Combined with refinements of its 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine and a new six-speed automatic transmission, the LS has a significant fuel economy increase compared with the outgoing model. The fuel-saving and emissions- reducing feature has become commonplace in Europe where it’s estimated that 40 to 45 percent of vehicles use the technology to meet European emission regulations. Stop-start has been slow to catch on with U.S. automakers in part because of cost. For example, it is a $295 option on the 2014 Ford Fusion. Another reason is that the driving cycles established by the Environmental Protection Agency, which helps determine mileage ratings for cars and trucks, don’t have an appropriate test to help determine a stop-start system’s effectiveness on mileage ratings. When asked why Chevy included stop-start on the Malibu LS, Chad Lyons, Chevrolet communications manager said, “Customers are sensitive to fuel economy and we think it just makes sense.” Not said was that more stringent Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards are set for 2016, and the 2014 Malibu will help General Motors to meet those requirements. Malibu Stop-Start System The Malibu’s stop-start falls under the category of a “light stop-start system.” Like other systems, the Malibu’ stop-start operates automatically and doesn’t require any input from the driver. It helps conserve fuel by shutting off the engine when the car comes to a stop, such as at stoplights. The engine automatically restarts when the driver takes his or her foot off the brake. Todd Pawlik, Malibu chief engineer, stated that leveraging knowledge from the start system used on eAssist (Malibu Eco), was key to improving city fuel ratings by 3 mpg, or five percent on Malibu’s entry-level model, compared to the 2013 model. The system consists mainly of a beefed-up starter and a small auxiliary battery located behind the right rear wheel. When the Malibu comes to a stop, an auxiliary electric transmission fluid pump maintains pressure in preparation for the “auto start” launch. Ensuring quick, smooth start-ups from stop, the reinforced starter motor has a tandem solenoid. It supports change of mind operation by allowing the pinion placement and starter rotation to be controlled independently. Employing absorbed glass mat (AGM) technology, the auxiliary battery’s purpose is to supply power to the vehicle’s electrical systems (not including the starter motor) for the brief moments when the engine is being re-started. The stop-start system monitors – among other things – vehicle speed, climate control system operation and the force a driver applies to the brake pedal, to determine whether it is efficient to shut off the engine in certain driving conditions. For example, if a driver is creeping along at speeds less than 6 mph, with frequent brief braking as in stop-and-go traffic situations, the engine does not shut down so as to not inconvenience the driver. Most vehicles with stop-start have a shut off switch allowing drivers to simply turn it off if they’re not happy with it. The Malibu will not have an optional kill switch. Stop-start isn’t the only 2014 Malibu fuel saving enabler. The car receives an improved Ecotec 2.5-liter four cylinder engine that also is used in the recently launched 2014 Impala. The 2.5 continues with direct injection and variable valve timing, but for 2014 engineers incorporated a new valvetrain technology known as Intake Valve Lift Control. It saves fuel via a “low lift” mode. Under light loads, the intake valves open just enough for the engine to pump only the air it needs to meet the driver’s demand, eliminating what is called pumping losses. The system switches to high-lift mode at higher speeds or under heavy loads, providing the full output capability of the engine. A new six-speed automatic transmission makes its debut in the 2014 Malibu 2.5 SL. It includes improvements that reduce the energy required to pump transmission fluid, which enables additional fuel economy savings. The new engine is SAE-certified at 196 horsepower and 186 pounds-feet of torque, both down slightly from the outgoing 2013 Malibu. But fuel economy has improved to an EPA estimate of 23 city/35 highway – a five percent improvement in city mileage and three percent greater highway efficiency. Exterior changes to the 2014 Malibu’s exterior were limited to the front end, which were influenced by the full-size 2014 Impala. The new look features an emphasized lower grille and the hood extends down and over the leading edge of a narrower upper grille. The grille openings — with black grille texture — are wider and accented with chrome, which adds style that was lacking in the previous car. Out back, the Malibu continues with two pairs of squared-off, Camaro-like taillights. The top-end LTZ trim sports dual stainless-steel exhaust tips. The cabin has an open, airy feeling with quality looking soft-touch materials in all of the right places. The dash design is Chevrolet’s trademark cockpit style that features two large instrument clusters with easy-to-read white on black gauges. A redesigned center console has a more user-friendly extended armrest along with a pair of cup holders and a very thoughtful feature – a dedicated stow area for two cell phones. The interior’s key upgrade is redesigned rear seats that provide an additional 1.25 inches of knee space and greater seating comfort. Front seatbacks were reshaped to gain the legroom, while new cushion sculpturing and revised cushion material allow passengers to sit deeper in the rear seats. Standard features on the 2014 Malibu LS include remote keyless entry, power locks, windows and outside mirrors, cruise control, air conditioning, tilt/telescoping steering wheel, a six-speaker audio system with AM/FM/CD/satellite radio and Bluetooth phone connectivity. On the safety front, all 2014 Malibus have 10 airbags including front and rear airbags and dual rear side-mounted airbags. To assist drivers in avoiding accidents standard are four-channel anti-lock disc brakes, stability and traction control, brake force distribution, and corner brake control. Pricing is, as you might expect, slightly higher for the 2014 Malibu LS over the 2013 model. The sticker price is $22,965 including an $895 destination charge, a $395 increase. Moving up, the Malibu 1LT is priced at $24,335, the 2LT at $26,040 and $28,515 for the top LTZ trim. The 2013 Malibu Eco with the eAssist system carries over and starts at $26,670. Tagged as chevrolet malibu, Chevrolet Malibu with Stop-Start, Homepage Featured, Homepage Top Featured, sedan, Stop-Start Price quote for Chevrolet Malibu $22,965 base msrp Is this the vehicle for you? Want to find out what kind of deals are available? Fill out some basic details and we.ll have a dealer in your area send you a price quote to get the ball rolling. Kshitij Sharma January 3, 2020 What Is Volkswagen ID. Series And Why Is It Important? 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__label__wiki	0.939976	0.939976	Gaza: UN Discovers Hamas Rockets Hidden in School Next to Shelter for 3,000 Palestinians By Gianluca Mezzofiore Updated July 24, 2014 17:41 BST The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has discovered rockets stored by Hamas in one of its vacant schools in the Gaza Strip, between two other facilities that currently house around 3,000 displaced Palestinians. It is the second time in a week that the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) revealed it found missiles hidden in a vacant school. "Today, in the course of the regular inspection of its premises, UNRWA discovered rockets hidden in a vacant school in the Gaza Strip," the agency said. "As soon as the rockets were discovered, UNRWA staff were withdrawn from the premises, and so we are unable to confirm the precise number of rockets." The school is situated between two other UNRWA schools that currently accommodate 1,500 internally displaced Palestinians. "UNRWA strongly and unequivocally condemns the group or groups responsible for this flagrant violation of the inviolability of its premises under international law," the agency said. The report adds to Israeli narrative that Hamas hides rockets among civilian population and uses Gazans as human shields. The UN agency came under fire last week for handing the 20 rockets it had found over to "local authorities". Critics in Israel said the missiles "were passed on to the government authorities in Gaza, which is Hamas". But UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness denied the rockets went back to Hamas. "UNRWA did not give the rockets to Hamas," he said. "The rockets were taken away by bomb disposal experts that were answerable to the newly formed government of national consensus, which Hamas has left." Gaza Strip \'Massacre\' at UN School: Powerful Photos of Israeli Tank Shell Attack on Palestinian Civilians Gaza Crisis: UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay Says Israeli Violations Possibly \'War Crimes\' Israel-Gaza Crisis: Washington Mock Bomb Shelter Simulates Hamas Rocket Attack Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan: \'I No Longer Talk to Barack Obama\' Israeli Professor: Rape Hamas Militants\' Mothers and Sisters to Deter Terrorist Attacks This article was first published on July 23, 2014	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2475
__label__wiki	0.540157	0.540157	Home » Money Transfer Competitors » CurrencyFair Competitors \| Who Are They? CurrencyFair Competitors \| Who Are They? November 22, 2019 By iCompareFX Leave a Comment CurrencyFair is a top class provider of overseas money transfers and currency exchange. There are CurrencyFair competitors in all of the major markets. Competition in this space is great for the customer! CurrencyFair and its alternatives specialise in: Reducing the international money transfer fees Increasing the speed of global money transfers Beating the big banks’ exchange rates Competition in the global remittance space is heating up with the established providers. Follow these steps to find suitable alternatives to CurrencyFair: Select the provider of your choice or browse the competition to learn more. Join your chosen provider and start saving money on your international money transfers. CurrencyFair Competitor Comparison Table One off transfers Regular transfers Rate Watch Limit Orders Forward Contracts They charge no fees on 90% of transactions. If fees apply you are informed upfront. £50 / €100 / $100 £2000 and over for phone assistance. £50 - £10,000 via the TorFX online. One off transfers Regular transfers Forward Contracts Limit orders Stop loss orders Currencies Direct regularly offer great rewards for new clients. Check back again soon for their latest offers… £1 / $1 / €1 OFX began operations in 1998 and operated as OzForex until 2015. Headquartered in Australia, this CurrencyFair competitor also has offices in the U.S., Canada, the UK, Hong Kong, and New Zealand. The company provides services to individuals, businesses, and online sellers. It operated dedicated websites for residents of the U.S., the UK, and Australia. They have now merged with the global OFX website. The minimum you can transfer using the services of this company is AUD $250, £100, or USD $150, depending on the website you use. Learn more about OFX services and features in the OFX review. Provides services to individuals, businesses, and online sellers Fee-free transfer limits Easy to schedule transfers Offers spot transfers, market orders, and forward contracts Accepts trading instructions online and over the phone Works in matching or beating rates that its competitors offer Offices in the U.S., the UK, Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand Local phone support available in many countries Trading in some currencies possible only over the phone Website available only in English Transfers funds only to bank accounts WorldFirst’s first international fund transfer saw light of day in 2004, through a basement flat in Stockwell, South London. Soon, this company went on to become a leading international fund transfer expert. Now, it has offices in the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. It runs dedicated websites for the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, France, Japan and China. While this company offers its services to individuals, businesses and online sellers, not all its websites have the same functionalities. Read more about WorldFirst services. Sign up as an individual, a business, or an online seller WorldFirst uses existing interbank/real exchange rates to process transfers, while adding a transparent margin Website access in multiple languages Offices in the UK, the Netherlands, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan Schedule transfers according to your needs Choice between spot orders and forward contracts Use the “World Account” service to receive and pay bills in various currencies through exclusive bank account numbers Once you integrate the World Account with Xero, you may avoid currency conversion fees by using matching currency accounts to make and receive international payments Creates distinct service offers every so often Provides local phone support in many countries WorldFirst does not process transfers from the U.S. Minimum transfer limits apply, which may vary according to where you reside and the desired transfer method Transfers only to bank accounts Currencies Direct, a UK-based money transfer company, began operations in 1996. It is one of the oldest companies in this field, also making it amongst the most experienced. It now has offices around the world, in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia. It has dedicated websites for people who live in the UK, US, France, Portugal, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway and China. Depending on the website you log on to, you may be able to use it in a local language. Read more in this review of Currencies Direct. Offices in the U.S., the UK, Spain, France, Portugal, China, South Africa, and India Schedule transfers easily Provides spot transfers, forward contracts, and limit orders Offers travel money solutions in the UK Access to an account manager over the phone Local phone support in different countries Does not provide services in all American states Only transfers to bank accounts TorFX has been around for as long as WorldFirst. This UK-based money transfer company began operations in 2004 as well. It launched an Australian-based website in 2013. Depending on where you live, you can use either of the two websites. Both websites are available only in English. Learn more about how TorFX services can help you with your overseas money transfers. Sign up as an individual or a business Fee-free personal transfers Seeks to beat its competitors’ exchange rates Minimize risk using spot transfers, stop loss orders, forward contracts, and limit orders Only office other than its UK-based headquarters is in Australia Launched in 2011, TransferWise is a peer-to-peer provider of international money transfers. It was setup by Skype’s first employee and has the backing of major investors such as Richard Branson. TransferWise is growing fast, offering a simple and fast solution to transferring money globally online. It does not only allow local bank settlement, but allows the use of Debit or Credit Cards to transfer money to TransferWise. This is unique amongst the TransferWise competition listed here. Read the iCompareFX TransferWise review here. Offers services to individuals and businesses No minimum transfer limit Simplify signing up by using your Facebook or PayPal account Make payment in different ways such as bank transfers, debit cards, and credit cards Hold over 15 currencies using the Borderless Account Use the website in different languages Does not provide peer-to-peer transfers for all countries Transfer fees depend on the transfer amount, destination country, and payment method Scheduled transfers, forward contracts, and limit orders are unavailable Credit card payments attract higher-than-usual fees Ebury Partners recently acquired Frontierpay. Based in the UK, this boutique TransferWise competitor charges no fees and provides a more personalised service. You are assigned your own account manager who ensures you are provided the right currency solution for your needs. Serves individual and business clients No transfer fees for personal transfers Personal account managers for all customers You may trade using forward contracts and market orders Local phone support in the UK and Singapore Minimum transfer limit of £500 or its equivalent in another currency Physical presence limits to the UK and Singapore In 1998, HiFX began operations as Halewood International Foreign Exchange Limited. It has now merged with XE, a company that has been around since 1993. XE has offices in Canada, the U.S., and the UK. This Currencies Direct competitor provides dedicated websites for its customers in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, the U.S., and Canada. Using the services of this money transfer company works well if you want to buy property in another country or are relocating overseas. Read the complete XE review here. Provides services to individuals and businesses Dedicated websites for the UK, the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand Limit orders made available Multilingual customer support and website access Does not allow scheduling of transfers No cash pickup locations Global Reach Group Headquartered in the UK, this alternative to CurrencyFair also has offices in the Netherlands, Cyprus, and South Africa. You get to use the Global Reach Group website only in English. Fees the company charges can vary depending on different factors, although the maximum you pay is £20. This company serves individuals and businesses. Offices in the UK, the Netherlands, South Africa, and Cyprus Get access to a currency broker Choose from forward contracts, stop loss orders, and limit orders Access to website only in English Azimo is a CurrencyFair competitor that is relatively new in the field, having begun operations in 2012. However, it has garnered enough positive attention since its inception. Other than its headquarters in the UK, the company has an office in Poland. The fees it charges depend on factors such as the destination country as well as payment and transfer methods. Get great insights by reading the Azimo review. Transfer funds to bank accounts or cash pick up centers Top up mobile airtime and transfer to mobile wallets In some countries, recipients get home delivery of cash Transfer any amount over £1 or its equivalent in another currency Email support and website access available in different languages Does not serve businesses Only residents of European countries can sign up Payments accepted only in European currencies Headquartered in the UK, and has one other office in Poland Does not provide forward contracts or limit orders Scheduling transfers is not possible Transfer fees depend on currencies involved, the transfer amount, and the transfer method WorldRemit is another UK-based alternative to CurrencyFair. It also has offices in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. The company began operations in 2010. It provides fund transfer services only to individuals. Access to its website comes in English, Spanish, and French. Read the WorldRemit review to learn more. Recipients receive funds in bank accounts or at cash pick up centers Topping up of mobile wallets and airtime is possible Offices in the U.S., the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada Website access in different languages Minimum transfer limit of £1 or its equivalent in another currency Local phone support for residents of different countries Only accepts individual customers Transfer fee affected by currencies involved, transfer amount, and method of transfer Cannot schedule transfers Does not offer forward contracts and limit orders Transfer limits depend on the country of the transfer’s origin and the preferred transfer method The Big Banks Avoid paying large fees on Telegraphic Transfers (TT) with the big banks. Both the source and destination banks will charge you large fees to send and then receive your hard earned money. And the fees don’t stop there. They also hide exorbitant fees in their inflated exchange rates. Don’t get ripped off by the big banks when sending money internationally. Read more with the CurrencyFair Review Learn how to apply the CurrencyFair Coupon. Watch video on How CurrencyFair Works. Learn more about CurrencyFair’s QuickTrade Vs MarketPlace. CurrencyFair Competitors Updates 16th September 2015: Added HiFX US, UK & Australia/NZ 25th November 2015: Information verified correct 14th December: CurrencyFair alternatives for Hong Kong addition 22nd May 2016: Added WorldFirst, TorFX and Currencies Direct as good transfer services providing an alternative to CurrencyFair. 4th September 2016: Added FC Exchange and Azimo to the CurrencyFair competition list. 15th October 2016: Added World Remit and FC Exchange to CurrencyFair alternative comparison tables. 1st November 2016: Updated with new CurrencyFair website logo. 2nd November 2016: Added WorldRemit to the list of CurrencyFair competitors. 12th December 2016: USForex.com has a new name – OFX.com! 15th January 2017: The FX Firm is now known as Frontierpay. 21st February 2017: OFX UK is the new name for ukforex.co.uk 31st May 2017: UKForex, OzForex and USForex summaries replaced with the rebranded OFX.com. 3rd June 2017: Each provider now has pro’s and con’s. 3rd July 2017: Updated the new logo for WorldFirst. 16th September 2017: New Azimo Logo updated. 6th January 2018: New WorldFirst logo updated, Eliminated transfer fees and CurrencyFair’s fee free transfer change. 2nd October 2018: Updated with new WorldRemit logo. 4th December 2018: HiFX to XE rebrand. 15th February 2019: TorFX UK now has app for Android. 2nd March 2019: WorldFirst has ceased support for USA business and personal customers on 20th November. 20th March 2019: Updated TransferWise, OFX, Frontierpay and XE section. 8th August 2019: Updated with new XE logo. 12th August 2019: New logo update on WorldFirst. 21st August 2019: The tables comparing CurrencyFair competition updated for visitor demographic relevance. 16th September 2019: Removed FC Exchange as this is the old name for Global Reach Group after a brand merger. 1st October 2019: Money transfer provider logo updates. 1st November 2019: Ebury Partners acquired Frontierpay. 22nd November 2019: Update about Xero integration with the World Account Travelex Competitors and Alternatives \| Compared Filed Under: Money Transfer Competitors Tagged With: Compare Money Transfer, Currency Fair, Review Money Transfer	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2477
__label__cc	0.74212	0.25788	Cedar Key Funeral Homes Funeral Homes in Cedar Key, FL Pic by Ebyabe / CC-BY-SA-3.0 Below you fill find all funeral homes and cemeteries in or near Cedar Key. Levy County funeral flowers can be purchased from one of the local funeral shops we partner with. Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services-Chiefland We believe it's because for the last 128 years, our team of caring professionals have established a reputation of serving families with Excellence and Compassion. That kind of individual attention and service have become the hallmarks of our... 1301 N Young Blvd, Chiefland, FL 32626 - Nearby Funeral Homes for Cedar Key Carnegie's Funeral Home 217 Se 4th Ave Chiefland, FL 32626 Heirs Chiefland Funeral Home 1301 N Young Blvd Knauff Funeral Homes 715 W Park Ave Old Town, FL 32680 Cedar Key is a city in Levy County, Florida, United States. The population was 702 at the 2010 census. The Cedar Keys are a cluster of islands near the mainland. Most of the developed area of the city has been on Way Key since the end of the 19th century. The Cedar Keys are named for the Eastern Red Cedar, Juniperus virginiana, once abundant in the area. Cedar Key Obituaries It was revealed on October 28th, 2018 that Michael James Baggs perished in Cedar Key, Florida. Baggs was 61 years old. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Michael James's life. It was written by The Desert Sun on December 19th, 2017 that Wilda Yancey (Finlayson) perished in Los Angeles, California. Ms. Yancey was 99 years old and was born in Cedar Key, FL. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Wilda's life. It was disclosed by Ocala Star Banner on August 5th, 2012 that Mary Ann Delaino (Moore) perished in Cedar Key, Florida. Ms. Delaino was 94 years old. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Mary Ann's life. It was written on February 21st, 2012 that Merl Franklin Jr Fenton passed away in Cedar Key, Florida. Fenton was 73 years old and was born in Pontiac, MI. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Merl Franklin Jr's life. It was reported on February 21st, 2012 that Merl Franklin Jr Fenton passed away in Cedar Key, Florida. Fenton was 73 years old and was born in Pontiac, MI. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Merl Franklin Jr's life. The Cedar Keys were used by Seminole Indians, by the Spanish as a watering stop for ships returning to Spain from Mexico and by pirates, such as Jean Lafitte and Captain Kidd. An Archaeology dig at Shell Mound, nine miles north of Cedar Key, found Artifact (archaeology) dating back to 500 B.C. Followers of William Augustus Bowles, self-declared "Director General of the State of Muskogee," built a watchtower in the vicinity of Cedar Key in 1801. The Cedar Keys are a cluster of islands close to the mainland. . Funeral Homes in Chiefland Funeral Homes in Old Town Funeral Homes in Crystal River Funeral Homes in Inverness Funeral Homes in Ocala Funeral Homes in Williston We work with local florists and flower shops to offer same day delivery. You will find budget sympathy flowers in Cedar Key here. Our funeral flowers are cheap in price but not in value. Grieving an Online Friend Grieving an Online Friend In our age of social media, online relationships, and virtual chats, it is possible to make personal connections with people from all over the world. You can make friends, meet potential mates, and find support groups all with the... more »	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2483
__label__wiki	0.635884	0.635884	Exactly How Much Sleep Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, and Other Successful Business Leaders Get Here's how the elite count sheep. By Dave SchoolsFounder, Entrepreneur's Handbook@DaveSchoools Unlike Ernest Hemingway who said, "I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake," today's entrepreneurs can't get anything done when they're unconscious in bed. For leaders like Apple CEO Tim Cook, who wakes up at a ridiculous 3:45 every morning to get a head start on the 700-800 emails he receives a day, sleep gets in the way of staying on top of their mountainous responsibilities. While some billionaires are genetically fortunate to require only 3-4 hours of sleep, others force themselves to sleep less, and others sleep the typical 8 hours a night. Is sleep worth it? For people who run global businesses, should sleep be sacrificed for the sake of being productive? There's no silver bullet or universal "best sleeping habit" to follow, but by tracing the habits of the ultra-successful, you can more effectively examine what habits you might want to adopt. The Sleepless Elite A term coined by the Wall Street Journal, the "Sleepless Elite" are the lucky ones -- people born with the "Thatcher Gene" -- a genetic mutation possessed by 1 percent - 3 percent of the world's population causing them to require less sleep to function normally. While the rest of the world sleeps, they work. While it's unknown who exactly has the Thatcher gene and who doesn't, there are some successful businesspeople who have no problem throwing the eight hours of sleep a night rule out the window. For example, the recently elected 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump, a 70-year-old billionaire has touted a 3-4 hour sleep schedule for decades. Apple's VP of Retail Angela Ahrendts said she gets a headache if she sleeps more than six hours a night. She wakes up before the sun rises at 4:35am. Chrysler Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne gets up at 3:30am to check European markets. His staff claims he has invented an "eighth day" of the week. Pepsico CEO Indra Nooyi studied at Yale while moonlighting as a receptionist from midnight to 5am. She still sleeps 4-5 hours a night. Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo!, is known to sleep 4 hours a night so that she can allegedly crank out a 130-hour work week. However, in 2014, she missed an important dinner with chief executives due to an overdue nap, after being awake for 20 hours. It's a good reminder that unnatural behavior has its consequences. The Driven Ascetics While some founders seem to succeed without a traditional amount of sleep, others try to shave a few hours off of the typical 8 hours per night and hope that they can squeeze by. SpaceX and Tesla visionary Elon Musk said in an interview that his mental acuity drops at a certain threshold of sleep. He strives for an average of 6-6.5 hours a night. Sleeping less than 8 hours each night didn't quite work for Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington, who collapsed from sleep deprivation due to 18-hour work days. Since the incident, she has become an outspoken champion of healthy sleep practices. Dual CEO of Twitter and Square Jack Dorsey tersely described his morning routine in a Product Hunt AMA: "Up at 5, meditate for 30, 7 minute workout times 3, make coffee, check in. I sleep from 11-5a usually. Blackout shades help. Meditation and exercise!" Actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson frequently posts his 4am workout on social media. He created The Rock Clock, a mobile app alarm clock for his followers to know when he wakes up, usually at 4am, to hit the gym. The Successful Sleepers Lastly, there are those who sleep like us, and yet manage to build enormous businesses and rake in millions. These "normal people" don't need the extra time to be hugely successful. Facebook's darling billionaire Mark Zuckerberg awakes at 8am, sometimes later if he stayed up late chatting with programmers. Zuckerberg is a prime example of making it big without being a morning person. A strong proponent of the 8-hour circadian rhythm, billionaire Jeff Bezos avoids morning meetings to eat a healthy breakfast with his wife and kids. "I just feel so much better all day long if I've had eight hours," he said. Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates emphasizes the importance of at least 7 hours of sleep to be creative. In 1997, he confessed an envy of short sleepers, who had "so much more time to learn, work, and play," but apparently it didn't stop him. (Who knows, maybe he would've run for president with the extra time). Find the optimal sleep routine for you Sleep habits vary widely, even with successful business men and women. Less sleep doesn't guarantee more success, and in some cases can do the opposite. More sleep, without good reason, can just be laziness. Sleep allows you to do what you love when you're awake. If your sleep habits prevent a healthy and balanced lifestyle, it might not be worth forcing an unnatural sleep schedule on your body. Instead, explore what works best for you and stick to it to get the most out of your waking hours. Published on: Mar 6, 2017	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2484
__label__cc	0.595949	0.404051	From the Open-Publishing Calendar From the Open-Publishing Newswire Indybay Feature Publish to Newswire Related Categories: San Francisco \| Anti-War View other events for the week of 6/12/2005 Date Sunday June 12 Time 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Import this event into your personal calendar. Roxie Cinema 3116 16th St. at Valencia Event Type Screening Organizer/Author Mercedes Friday, June 10 - Thursday, June 16 Nightly at 7:00pm with additional Wed, Sat & Sun matinees at (12:00 noon) & 3:30. Admission=$10.00 SF Indie Fest presents The Rise of the Politics of Fear SF Indie Fest presents this uncut, BBC series of documentary films about how fear has come to dominate politics not only in America, but throughout the world, and how much of that fear is based on illusion. The films tell the story of the rise of today’s nightmare vision of a hidden, organized network of terror and show clearly how much of that threat has been distorted and exaggerated by politicians. In an age disillusioned with optimistic political visions of the future, politicians have stumbled on a new force that can restore their power and authority, the fear of a hidden and organized web of evil which they can protect their people from. These films show how that fantasy was created, and why, by telling an epic story that starts in America in 1949 and ends in the present day. At the heart of the story are two groups, the American Neoconservatives and the Radical Islamists. Both these groups were idealists born out of the failure of the post-war liberal optimism, and both had very similar explanations for why that failure had occurred. Both groups did change the world, but not in the way either intended. Their actions over the last thirty years have led to today’s strange fantasy of fear which has spread through all levels of government, the security services and the international media. A fantasy that no-one questions because those with the darkest nightmares have become the most powerful. England. 2004. Runningtime: 180 minutes. ADMISSION=$10.00. Showtimes: Nightly at 7:00pm with additional Wed, Sat & Sun matinees at (12:00 noon) & 3:30. \"Adam Curtis has created a controversial, myth-shattering three-part BBC series to top his magnificent Century of the Self… It is necessary for every citizen to see The Power of Nightmares—and probably more than once.\" - David Thomson. \"A superb, eye-opening and often absurdly funny deconstruction of the myths and realities of global terrorism\" -- Scott Foundas, Variety \"Highly detailed, scrupulously researched, and littered with revealing interviews, it derives a great deal of its impact from an idiosyncratic collage of archival footage, television clips, and excerpts from old movies.\" -- Chris Darke, Film Comment Feign of Terror -- Adam Curtis, Village Voice Added to the calendar on Wednesday Jun 8th, 2005 11:01 AM We are 100% volunteer and depend on your participation to sustain our efforts! $ 157.00 donated in the past month If you'd like to help with maintaining or developing the website, contact us. Publish your stories and upcoming events on Indybay. Animal Lib Health/Housing LGBTI / Queer Make Media Feature Archives Search Indybay's Archives ► ▼ IMC Network	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2485
__label__wiki	0.966656	0.966656	Scores remain missing in aftermath of Brazil dam collapse as authorities warn death toll will rise 'exponentially' A search for the victims is ongoing. Photo: AP Brazilian firefighters are picking through treacherous mud in the search for survivors or bodies after a dam collapse that buried an iron mining company's buildings and inundated nearby neighbourhoods with ore waste. The confirmed death toll rose to 60, with 292 people still missing, according to the fire department in the south-eastern state of Minas Gerais. No one was recovered alive on Sunday, a stark difference from the first two days of the disaster when helicopters whisked people out of the mud. The death toll is expected to grow "exponentially" on Monday, Minas Gerais fire department said. Brazilian authorities say that 292 remain missing. Credit: AP Search efforts were extremely slow because of the treacherous sea of reddish-brown mud that surged out when the mine dam breached on Friday afternoon. The mud was up 24ft deep in some places, forcing searchers to walk carefully around the edges of the muck or slowly crawl on to it so they would not sink. Rescue teams on Monday focused their searches on areas around the Vale mining company, where many workers were eating lunch when the dam ruptured. Vale is the world's largest producer of iron ore, the raw ingredient for making steel. The Brazilian company’s American depository shares plunged 15.8% on Monday on the New York Stock Exchange. The death toll from the flood currently stands at 60. Credit: AP Helicopters looking for bodies took off and landed non-stop, while on the ground, dozens of rescuers with tracking dogs were searching for bodies through the mountains of mud. Rescue efforts were suspended for about 10 hours on Sunday because of fears that a second mine dam in Brumadinho was at risk of failing. About 24,000 people were told to get to higher ground, but by afternoon civil engineers said the second dam no longer posed a risk. Areas of water-soaked mud appeared to be drying out, which could help firefighters get to areas previously unreachable, but it was slow going for the search teams and some residents started searching on their own for relatives. The death toll is expected to rise 'exponentially'. Credit: AP Throughout the weekend, there was mounting anger at Vale and questions arose about an apparent lack of a warning siren ahead of Friday’s collapse. Vale said the area has eight sirens, but “the speed in which the event happened made sounding an alarm impossible”. Senator Renan Calheiros called for Vale’s board of directors to step down and attorney general Raquel Dodge told reporters that its executives could be held responsible. Over the weekend, courts froze about 3 billion dollars (£2.2 billion) from Vale assets for state emergency services and told the company to report on how it would help victims. The carpet of mining waste also raised fears of widespread environmental contamination and degradation. Last updated Mon 28 Jan 2019 Almost 2m sign petition against Netflix show that portrays Jesus as gay Amazon tribe tells ITV News how fires and gangs are pushing them to the edge Brazil bans fire burning for 60 days to curb damage to the Amazon	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2492
__label__wiki	0.953561	0.953561	By using this website you agree to our use of cookies Britain's Leading Trailer Manufacturer News » New trailer puts hill farmer Dafydd out in front Back to news listing New trailer puts hill farmer Dafydd out in front A Gwynedd hill farmer is celebrating after winning a "fantastic" new trailer. Dafydd M Jones, who farms at Coed-Cae, Llanymawddwy, claimedthebrand new Q8 trailer worth more than £1,300 after his ticket was picked in a raffle to raise funds for the Royal Welsh Show. The trailer was donated by Ifor Williams Trailers and was originally unveiled at the 2015 Royal Welsh Show with tickets being sold at county agricultural shows throughout the year. Richard Jones, the Bala and Dolgellau auctioneer, was named this year’s president of the Royal Welsh Show and Merionethshire was chosen as the sponsor county for the year. The trailer was presented to Dafydd at the Meirioneth County Show held at the Rhug estate in Corwen - just down the road from where the trailer was made at the Ifor Williams Trailers factory. Richard Jones, better known as Dic Auctioneer, said: “As the sponsor county it is our role to raise funds for the Royal Welsh Show and our project this year was to improve the water system not just for this year but going forward into the future. “I’m delighted with the support shown by Ifor Williams Trailers and the raffle’s other sponsors. There were around 12 main prizes but the Q8 trailer was clearly the top prize.” He added: “I’m not yet sure how much we raised in total but it was a substantial sum of money and I’m really grateful to everyone who sold tickets, bought tickets or supported us in any way whatsoever.” Dafydd M Jones, who was born on Coed-Cae farm and took over the reins from his dad, says winning the brand new Q8 trailer is going to make his working life a lot easier. He said: “To be honest I bought lots of tickets as did my wife, Adele. We bought some at the launch at the Royal Welsh Show and then were given some to sell ourselves. We sold some and bought a few more. I wouldn’t like to say how many we bought to be honest! “However, we didn’t buy them in the hope of winning the trailer so much as to support the Royal Welsh Show which is a very important event so far as our industry is concerned.” He added: “I heard we’d won the trailer when my daughter, Gwenllian, who works in insurance at the NFU in Dollgellau, found out we’d won and rang me up to tell us the good news.” Dafydd, who has a flock of more than a 1,000 ewes and also keeps some cattle, said: “It will make life so much easier for me. I do have a large Ifor Williams trailer but if I’m just taking a few lambs to market I can now use the smaller trailer and leave the big one at home. “It’s a fantastic prize and I’m thrilled to have won the trailer and also happy to have supported the Royal Welsh Show.” He added: “My other daughter, Delyth, is a vet down in South Wales, at Bridgend, while my wife, Adele, who works as a technician at Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor, are really pleased too. It’s a fantastic prize.” Ifor Williams Trailers spokesman Iorwerth Roberts, says the company is delighted to have been able to support the Royal Welsh Show's fundraising. He said: “The trailer was put up as a raffle prize as the old county of Merionethshire was the sponsor county for 2016 for the Royal Welsh Show including the Winter Fair and Spring Show. “We were delighted to be able to donate the trailer and tickets have been sold at every county show throughout the year. The draw took place at this year’s Royal Welsh Show in July. “I’m thrilled Dafydd, who is already an Ifor Williams Trailer customer, won the raffle especially as he, and his family, sold so many raffle tickets and raised a good sum of money themselves. “Dafydd is a hard-working hill farmer and I’m sure the Q8 trailer is going to give him years of good service.” © 2020 Ifor Williams Trailers Ltd, UK. \| Home \| Top \| Site Map \| Terms & Conditions \| Privacy Notice \| Contact us \| Jobs \| FAQ's \| IWT Finance \| Modern Slavery Transparency Statement	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2496
__label__wiki	0.714558	0.714558	‘Attracting Aviation’ – a real plan for Gold Coast tourism 16 Feb 2012 3:08 PMJann Stuckey News, Tourism THE LNP has pledged to boost the State’s struggling tourism sector through a plan to attract more international and domestic visitors to the Gold Coast. LNP Leader Campbell Newman said ‘Attracting Aviation’ was a practical policy to draw domestic and international tourists to the Gold Coast – part of the LNP’s vision to double overnight spending by tourists by 2020 and create 30,000 jobs for Queenslanders set out in our Tourism Strategy. “The LNP is committed to getting tourism back on track,” Mr Newman said. “Tourism is one of the Queensland economy’s four pillars and lifting tourist numbers is critical to growing jobs in this industry on the Gold Coast. “The LNP understands tourism is a critical part of the Gold Coast’s economy and this initiative is targeted to help the LNP reduce unemployment to 4 per cent in six years. “We’ll provide $8 million to attract new airlines and new routes to bring more tourists to Queensland destinations. “We’ll work to ensure Queensland is positioned as the first choice destination for both international and domestic passengers,” he said. Jann Stuckey, Shadow Minister for Tourism said ‘Attracting Aviation’ would provide funds for airports to pursue long-term agreements with existing and new airline carriers from key source markets to create incentives to attract new airlines and route business. “This is about supporting a strong cooperative marketing strategy between airlines, regional tourism operators and Tourism Queensland,” Ms Stuckey said. “This incentive-based support for aviation will be linked to outcomes set in key performance indicators for airlines. “The growth of China and Asian markets offers significant opportunities to Queensland – especially with generation planes making connections between Queensland and Asian airports more viable. “Unlike the tired, long-term Labor government, the LNP is committed to growing a four-pillar economy with particular emphasis on tourism. “The LNP understands tourism is a key employer and we’ll ensure regional route development is a priority, with airports such as the Gold Coast’s Coolangatta airport getting their fair share.” “But you can’t have real support to attract international tourists to Queensland without a change of government. “It’s time for change. It’s time to get Queensland back on track,” Mr Newman said.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2497
__label__cc	0.624544	0.375456	Serpentine Pavilion 2019 designed by Junya Ishigami @ Serpentine Pavilion The Japanese architect Junya Ishigami, celebrated for his experimental structures that interpret traditional architectural conventions and reflect natural phenomena, has been selected to design the Serpentine Pavilion 2019. EXHIBITION: Anno’s Journey: the World of Anno Mitsumasa @ Japan House, London Anno’s Journey: the World of Anno Mitsumasa Exhibition at Japan House London This exhibition explores the work of Anno Mitsumasa, one of Japan’s greatest children’s book illustrators and authors, who is best known for his[...] Erika Kobayashi: His Last Bow @ Yamamoto Keiko Rochaix The first showing of the Japanese artist Erika Kobayashi in the UK. The exhibition explores her family history strangely intertwined with the discovery of uranium, radioactivation, invention of atomic bomb, and Sherlock Holmes. Erika Kobayashi[...] Rugby World Cup Screenings @ Japan House LIVE SCREENINGS: Rugby World Cup 2019 The Hall, Lower Floor, Japan House. Drop in; Admission Free. Join Japan House for live screenings of the Rugby World Cup 2019. With over 10 matches lined up and[...] WSET Level 1 Award in Sake + Mirin-Making Class @ VSF Wine Education For individuals new to saké study, this qualification provides a hands-on introduction to the world of saké. You will explore the main types and styles of saké through sight, smell, and taste, while also gaining[...] 10:00 am Japan Matsuri @ Trafalgar Square, London Japan Matsuri @ Trafalgar Square, London London’s very own festival of Japanese culture – Japan Matsuri – returns on Sunday, 29 September 2019 in Trafalgar Square in the centre of the city. A regular fixture now in the London calendar, this[...]	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2499
__label__wiki	0.908601	0.908601	Japanese farmers hold up placards as they take part in a rally opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative in Tokyo on Monday. The event was held one day before trade ministers from the 12 Pacific Rim nations resumed talks on the deal in Hawaii. \| KYODO Japanese farmers urge government to protect key items before TPP talks During a rally held in Tokyo on Monday, the day before the start of the latest ministerial talks in Hawaii on a Pacific trade pact, some 1,500 farmers urged the government to protect five key agricultural products. In negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Japan aims to keep tariffs on what it calls “sensitive” products — rice, wheat, beef and pork, dairy products and sugar — to protect domestic farmers from an influx of cheaper foreign goods. But Toyokuni Kakurai, who is leading the political campaign for the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, known as JA-Zenchu, criticized the government at the rally for not disclosing enough information about the TPP talks. “(The negotiations) have a great deal to do with our lives, but (information) has not been disclosed. Our dissatisfaction and anxiety have reached a limit,” Kakurai said. However, Kazuhisa Shibuya, a councilor at the Cabinet Secretariat and member of the government’s task force on TPP issues, told the rally that the government “has never forgotten Diet resolutions” adopted in April 2013 to protect Japan’s key farm products. JA-Zenchu has consistently opposed Japan’s participation in TPP talks. In 2010 the then government, led by the Democratic Party of Japan, expressed its intention to study whether to join the negotiations. Protest rallies have been held not only in Tokyo but also in other areas, often drawing several thousand farmers. Ahead of the session involving ministers from all 12 TPP countries due to start Tuesday on the island of Maui, negotiation sources said Japan has proposed in bilateral talks to set a 50,000-ton zero-tariff quota for U.S. rice and gradually increase the amount to 70,000 tons over 10 years or more. The TPP deal involves the United States, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. The parties cover some 40 percent of the global economy. LATEST BUSINESS STORIES London calls for regulators' help to attract global business after Brexit With Britain on the verge of quitting the European Union, the country's financiers are asking the U.K. government to revamp regulations to attract global business. Watchdogs should have the powe... Japan's domestic PC shipments surge 37% on telework, Windows 7 support end and sales tax hike Domestic shipments of personal computers surged 37.4 percent in 2019, sparked by demand created from an increase in teleworking and people and companies replacing their Windows 7 operating syste... Rakuten to expand free mobile phone trial before launch of full-service E-commerce giant Rakuten Inc.'s mobile phone unit said Thursday it would expand its free mobile phone trial service, currently limited to 5,000 users in major cities, ahead of its April launch of a... TPP, agricultural products, trade pact, JA-Zenchu	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2500
__label__wiki	0.923413	0.923413	Investigation launched after Irish tourist allegedly raped outside hostel in South Africa The assault is believed to have happened last month Edel Hughes South African Police (stock pics) (Image: Getty Images) An investigation has been launched after an Irish tourist was allegedly raped outside a hostel in South Africa. The alleged attack is believed to have happened last month in the city of East London in South Africa's Eastern Cape. The woman had been with a group of American and Canadian backpackers at the Buccaneers Lodge and Backpackers when she wandered away around midnight. They only noticed she was missing when she didn't show for breakfast the next morning. East London, South Africa (Image: Google Maps) She was later found "dazed and screaming" in bushes nearby, The Irish Sun reports. A source told local media: "Some of those who were searching for her heard someone softly crying from the dense forest nearby the Backpacker, and on closer inspection, she was found in the bushes." The woman was taken to hospital last week where she was placed under sedation. South African Police (stock) (Image: Getty Images) A spokesperson for the South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesman: "SAPS can confirm that the country of birth of the victim is Ireland. "That has been confirmed through her passport which the Investigating Officer has on the case docket." The incident is now being investigated by the FSC unit in the South African Police Service. Colonel Sibongile Soci said: "SAPS can confirm that a rape case has been registered and is under investigation by Uitenhage FCS. "The team of investigators has already began searching for leads and obtaining the statements from the group who were with the victim during their visit. "The investigation will also try to verify all the other uncertainties on the matter." Leo VaradkarGeneral Election 2020: Watch as Taoiseach Leo Varadkar stumbles over 'illegal drug' question on Virgin Media TV debateAfter an excruciating pause, host Pat Kenny repeated his question, asking for a definitive answer Lisa FaulknerInside Lisa Faulkner and John Torode's disastrous honeymoon as torrential rain strikesThe newlyweds' holiday in paradise was blighted by torrential rain and a painful back injury Mary Lou McDonaldMary Lou McDonald blasts RTE and Virgin Media as 'sexist' and shameful' for leaving her out of TV debatesThe Sinn Fein leader was shocked when she wasn’t allowed take part	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2507
__label__cc	0.550671	0.449329	‘We Will Have to Do More, Practically and Mentally’ ‘I’m Afraid We Won’t Be Able to Sign the Agreement’ Who’s Responsible for Reining in Rogues? Juggling For Joy The Irrawaddy Business Roundup (Jan. 24, 2015) Photo of the Week (23.01.2015) Optimism and Concern Mark Burma’s First Workshop on Hydropower Dams Parliament Presses President on Six-Party Talks, Agrees to Revisit Education Law Protesters in Dawei Demand Fair Energy Prices After Long Delays, Govt Begins Moving on Minimum Wage Kachin Community Mourns Slain Schoolteachers in Rangoon Trio Still at Large Following Irrawaddy Division Prison Break Jade Mining to Continue Despite Conflict, Ministry Says Supplies Dwindling for Trapped Hpakant Villagers Nepal Plunges into Turmoil as Politicians Scuffle over Constitution Burma Govt Says Kachin Rebels Trying to Scuttle Peace Deal Wirathu Stands by Offensive Language Against UN Rights Envoy Thai Ex-Premier Yingluck Impeached, Faces Criminal Charges As Obama Visits, Signs That India Is Pushing Back Against China Child Soldiers: An Ongoing Battle in Burma MSF Returns to Arakan Amid Scrutiny Parliament Votes in Favor of Tripling Lawmakers’ Salaries Mixed Reception in Burma for Tumbling Global Oil Price Rights Groups Seek Justice for Slain Kachin Women Time to Stamp out Hate-Speech Protests Continue as Lawmakers Urged to Amend Education Law MSF Resumes Work in Arakan State After Govt Ban Fearing Bad Business, Thai Community Votes to Evict HIV Hospice The Guilty and the Innocent: China and Illegal Logging in Myanmar UN Criticizes Sexist Language of Burmese Monk Wirathu Manila: China’s Reclamation in Disputed Reefs Now ‘Massive’ Cambodia’s Freewheeling Internet Lands Autocratic Hun Sen in Quandary Upper House Speaker Canvasses MPs for Reform Suggestions Brides for Bachelors Probe Ongoing, Autopsy Results Pending in Murder of Kachin Teachers Court to Hear Arguments in Farmers’ Case Against Police Violence No Ceasefire Without More Talks: Ethnic Leaders Smuggling Across Borders With China, Thailand Rising: Minister Parliament at Odds with President Over Pay Burmese Monk’s UN Whore Rant ‘Could Hurt Buddhism’ Hunting with Burma’s Naga President Defers Decision on Six-Party Talks Gas Projects in Doubt as Bangkok Frets about Over-Reliance on Burma Sri Lanka Prime Minister Vows Democracy After Authoritarian Past China ‘Has the Power’ to Introduce Tough Security Laws in Hong Kong Brawl in Nepal Parliament as Clock Ticks on New Constitution On Chinese Border, Local Activists Lead Fight Against Drug Crime Burmese Tycoon Tay Za Claims Uranium Unearthed in Burma Dr. Maung Maung Lay, vice chairman of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, discusses economic prospects and pitfalls. By Kyaw Hsu Mon 26 January 2015 Despite much vaunted economic reforms since 2011, some observers have noted that Myanmar’s economy is underperforming. In the lead up to national elections slated for late 2015, economists and business leaders have also voiced concerns that possible political instability could hamper economic progress. Dr. Maung Maung Lay, the vice chairman of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI), spoke with The Irrawaddy’s Kyaw Hsu Mon on the prospects for growth in a crucial year ahead. Question: Last January, President U Thein Sein said the country was targeting 9.1 percent GDP growth for 2014-15. Do you think this is likely? Answer: President U Thein Sein’s statement was optimistic. The facts and figures which he referred to are more favorable than I’ve seen. [Even] the president’s economic advisor U Myint recently said that this economic data might be incorrect. As you know, the government has often politicized data. That’s why the government’s Central Statistical Organization has now been reconstructed in order to gather quality data. Past data might be incorrect because it was not systematically collected through township offices. If the data collection process is poor, the resultant facts and figures will also be incorrect. We need accurate figures. At the moment, the data collection system is improving and is not so different from that of other organizations like the World Bank or the Asian Development Bank. Q: When do you expect Myanmar will graduate from least developed country (LDC) status? A: We can count the countries that have graduated from LDC status. Some observers have indicated that Myanmar has many requirements to fulfill before it can graduate from LDC status, and that will take time. Some expect it may take at least 5-10 years. If we try our best, dreams will come true. But it’s not possible to simply move from LDC status at once. Q: Are factors such as the tax rate, the trade deficit and other aspects of trade policy a major barrier to this? A: It is due to all these factors. We need to improve across all sectors. We still need to improve on a micro and macroeconomic level in our country to develop the economy. Q: Is the UMFCCI acting as an independent body? A: We’re now elected by members so it is independent. In the past, we were advocating for the government. Now we not only advocate, we also make claims to the government on what our members want and on the requirements of international standards. We’re trying to upgrade our members’ capacity and closely follow international economic trends. Q: How do you collaborate with the different government ministries? A: The UMFCCI is currently working with all sectors. Collaboration with government ministries is getting better. They’re listening to the UMFCCI’s input and suggestions in order to help solve problems. We have a good mutual understanding and are working well together. Q: What do you think of the claim that high tax rates are making it difficult for some businesses to compete with regional competitors? A: The government has recently decreased some taxes for local businesses to encourage production. According to international guidelines the government shouldn’t always protect local businesses, but here, the government is protecting some small businesses. It’s true that commercial tax rates are still high. People are criticizing the 5 percent commercial tax rate for consumers and manufacturers. However, the government collects less tax compared to other countries. How will the country’s infrastructure improve [without higher taxes]? People need to know the advantages of paying tax to the government. Q: Why is Myanmar’s trade deficit on the increase? A: Many countries have this kind of trade deficit, but the amount is different. [In Myanmar] imports are higher than exports. We need to negotiate gradually to reduce the trade deficit. But the country is still surviving despite this issue. It’s only about a US$2 billion deficit in Myanmar. It’s not a serious problem, but some have said so because the country has never reached this level of deficit before. Q: How will the economy fare this year when the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) begins, since there will be more tax-free imported goods flowing into the country? A: The trade deficit will increase this year. The government needs to encourage local entrepreneurs but not provide trade protections that are against World Trade Organization rules. It’s difficult to balance exports and imports. Government ministries will have to work together. The AEC should actually mark the end of the beginning for us. Not the beginning of the end. I’ve warned that it should not be seen as negative for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). More than 80 percent of our businesses are SMEs. What’s needed is good corporate governance. Otherwise, we will be overwhelmed by our competitors. The government should also control the rate of inflation next year. We need comprehensive policies. Q: Have the UMFCCI and the military-owned Myanmar Economic Corporation collaborated? A: No we haven’t. They are an independent entity. We have invited them for some workshops and business discussions with foreign trading partners, but they rarely attend. Q: Do you agree that Myanmar’s Central Bank is not standing up for local businesses? What is your personal opinion? A: The Central Bank has been working under the Ministry of Finance for a long time. Now they are trying to emerge from its shadow. The bank’s leading officials are good people. We aren’t too critical of them. They are relatively independent compared with the past. I hope [the Central Bank] will gradually improve. Q: Some people are concerned that Myanmar’s economy may be impacted by political uncertainty this year. What’s your view? A: I don’t think it will be impacted by the political situation. People will be trying to win over voters by campaigning hard but they will be more focused on political rather than business issues. Some will pledge to do more in order to be reelected. Almost all countries in the world tend to move cautiously in election years. Whether or not we’re ready for the AEC may become a political issue. The next government may face problems [concerning the AEC]. Some officials have indicated they’re prepared for the AEC but it will be hard to implement. Even Thailand is still trying to prepare for it. We will have to do more, practically and mentally. This interview originally appeared in the Jan. 2015 issue of The Irrawaddy Magazine. Topics: Magazine	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2508
__label__cc	0.548454	0.451546	Council of Advisors Seeking Nominations for Upcoming Election The ISEP Council of Advisors is currently accepting nominations for new members to serve a three-year term beginning July 1, 2017. Members of the Nominations Committee are: Wendy Martinec - La Trobe University (Chair) Greg Huff - Massey University Miko McFarland - University of Kentucky Nancy Campbell - ISEP Central If you are interested in serving on the Council, please submit your name along with a brief explanation of why you would like to serve and what you hope to contribute. Each nomination should include two sections. Each section should be between 100 and 250 words in length. A biography that describes the candidate’s experience and background A personal statement that explains why the candidate would like to serve on ISEP’s Council of Advisors and how the candidate’s experience can benefit the Council and membership Nominations are due to Wendy Martinec (W.Martinec@latrobe.edu.au) by March 10, 2017. The Nominations Committee will select a slate of candidates to appear on the ballot which will be sent to member institutions by email. Results will be announced in mid-April and newly elected Council members will be invited, but not required, to attend the meeting that will be held at the May 2017 NAFSA Conference in Los Angeles. The Council of Advisors is comprised of 15-20 international and U.S. members, who provide advice and opinions on policy and procedures to ISEP Global and the ISEP Board of Directors and serve as a communication liaison between all ISEP coordinators and ISEP Global. Council members serve as both individuals and general representatives of the ISEP membership but are not expected to represent any particular constituency within the ISEP membership. Current List of Council Members If you have any questions about the Council of Advisors or the nomination process, please contact one of the Nomination Committee members. News Chitkara University Joins ISEP as a Direct Host Member Institution Chitkara University Joins ISEP as a Direct Host Member Institution Related News & Events news ISEP Board Chair's Journey Across The Border ISEP Board Chair, Everett Egginton, Ph.D. and Colgate alum, shares his experience tagging along with students from Colgate’s Global Health Initiative program in Mexico. news ISEP Conference Call for Proposals: Deadline Extended Based on feedback from members about timing, we are extending the deadline till Wednesday, May 17 so that we can include all the ideas circulating throughout our community. news Exploring In-between-ness of Cultures Any journey abroad begins with an exploration of home. We are proud to sponsor this year’s opening plenary featuring author and poet Sherman Alexie at the Forum on Education Abroad’s 13th annual conference. View All News & Events	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2510
__label__wiki	0.872229	0.872229	Kids’ soccer leagues aim to bridge Israel’s religious divide By Ben Sales May 17, 2016 3:29 pm Members of the Tzav Pius 13-year-old team in the Israeli city of Pardes Hanna sing the team anthem following a practice. (Ben Sales) PARDES HANNA, Israel (JTA) — When Yoel decided, at age 8, to begin observing Shabbat, there was one problem: It meant he couldn’t join most of Israel’s youth soccer teams, which played games on Saturday. Yoel, now 12, has always lived in the increasingly large gray area between Israel’s starkly divided religious and secular Jewish societies. His father observes Shabbat, his mother doesn’t. He attended a religious elementary school, but transferred to a secular school this year. He enjoys how Shabbat forces him away from TV and video games, allowing him to relax. But as a budding soccer forward, Yoel also likes the feeling of grass under his cleats. Few things excite him more than going one-on-one against a goalie and kicking a “missile” into the goal. Yoel no longer has to decide between Shabbat and soccer, thanks to a team run by Tzav Pius, a not-for-profit organization that aims to bridge the divides between religious and secular Israeli Jews. Tzav Pius teams play games during the week, from Sunday to Friday, allowing religious Israelis to participate. “Tzav Pius lets me play soccer,” said Yoel, who as a minor couldn’t give his last name without a parent’s permission. Saying he has religious and secular friends, he adds: “I know how it feels to be in two different societies.” Tzav Pius, which has organized 96 youth soccer teams across Israel, is aiming to change how the country’s religious society and soccer establishment view each other. Because Israel’s most popular sport is played on its day of rest, about one-third of Israeli Jews — the proportion that observes Shabbat — cannot watch, attend or play games. What has resulted is a largely secular soccer culture. Soccer fandom, which unites nations and cities worldwide around their favorite teams, has become another wedge within Israeli culture, creating two groups that have two different passions on the same day. “There’s a secular culture of sports that has no connection to Shabbat, and religious Jews want to be part of it,” said Avner Michaeli, a Tzav Pius youth counselor who is secular. “As a kid, my whole world was that Saturday was soccer. So as a religious Jew, you could say, ‘Don’t go crazy, it’s just soccer.’ Just like a secular Jew can tell a religious Jew, ‘It’s 2016, why can’t you drive [on Shabbat]?’” READ: Survey shows broad dissatisfaction with Israeli religious policy Each of Israel’s 1,200 youth soccer teams, for children ages 10 to 18, is linked to one of the country’s 234 professional teams. Kids try out for the youth league, and the best athletes are groomed to play pro. Israel’s abbreviated weekend begins Friday afternoon and ends Saturday night; teams play on Saturday afternoon because weekend games are easier on families. Until Tzav Pius began fielding youth teams 12 years ago, aspiring religious soccer players would either break Shabbat to play or give up on the sport. Moshe Yazdi, who now coaches the Tzav Pius team in Pardes Hanna, a city between Haifa and Tel Aviv, grew up religious but loved soccer. Beginning at 16, he was accepted to the local youth team and would sneak out Saturday afternoons, without telling his parents, to play games and ride the team bus, if necessary. Tzav Pius teams now play on weekday afternoons, and the league requires rival teams to schedule their matches accordingly. Still, difficulties can arise. One Tzav Pius team forgot to request a rescheduling, so the players had to walk the five miles from one city to another rather than violate Shabbat by driving. Last year, a team had to stay overnight in a synagogue to play a Saturday game. “It doesn’t bother them to play in the middle of the week,” said Iddo Diamant, director of Tzav Pius’ soccer program. “The kids come to play soccer. That’s what’s great about it. They don’t care about who’s religious and secular.” Members of the Tzav Pius 13-year-olds’ team in the Israeli city of Pardes Hanna participating before a practice in an educational exercise meant to teach teamwork. (Ben Sales) Founded after the 1995 assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin stoked bitter religious-secular tensions in Israel, Tzav Pius runs a network of joint religious-secular schools, kindergartens and summer camps that promote what it calls an “integrated” society. Tzav Pius — literally “reconciliation order,” a play on the Hebrew phrase for a draft notice — doesn’t shy away from advancing its coexistence message during practices. A couple times each month, before the kids run drills and scrimmage, they attend an hourlong educational session on the field featuring games and exercises designed to imbue tolerance and an appreciation for pluralism. Some activities also aim to counter racism among Israeli soccer fans and players. READ: Israeli basketball star comes out in bold Independence Day post In one exercise on Monday, this city’s 13-year-olds’ team divided into two groups. One was allowed to play by normal rules, with the advantage of two goalies. The other had the usual one goalie, plus its players could only touch the ball twice before passing it. The exercise aimed to teach the kids how to handle an uneven power dynamic between two groups. Michaeli, who runs the exercises, has experience playing with groups from different backgrounds. The child of a kibbutz, he grew up playing in a league with city kids, Arabs and Jews. While Michaeli said the kids enjoy the educational activities, they don’t always succeed. He recalled one exercise about breaking Shabbat to play the game — the core dilemma Tzav Pius is addressing. The ensuing argument ended up splitting the team along religious and secular lines. “It’s all nice in theory, but in practice it isn’t always,” Michaeli said. “Everyone goes to their own corner and isn’t ready to give up on his space. Secular will remain secular, but I think the kids on the team will be a little more open.” Although Tzav Pius allows Yoel, the 12-year-old forward, to play, he still feels a conflict between religion and soccer. Were he not Shabbat observant, he said, he could join the best youth teams and try to work his way up. But Yoel knows one thing for certain: While he appreciates coexistence, he’d rather skip the educational exercises and play the game. “I would rather have fewer activities,” he said. “Kids don’t enjoy that. We have education at school.”	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2514
__label__wiki	0.603704	0.603704	Eastern Connecticut Symphony Chorus The Eastern Connecticut Symphony Chorus was founded as a subsidiary of the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra. The ECSC presents classical works of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, Haydn and many other major composers. The ensemble also performs works by local renowned composers, and, as part of its Annual Holiday Concert, presents secular and sacred selections. It is an energetic group of auditioned volunteer singers who range in age from high school students to octogenarians, and curr... Read More... \| Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orc... Eastern Connecticut Symphon... Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms Conductor: Toshiyuki Shimada Ensembles: Eastern Connecticut Symphony Chorus; Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra Recording Date: Sat 3 May 2014 Symphony of Psalms (20:47) N/A Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams Conductor: Mark Singleton Serenade to Music (15:38) N/A Verdi: I lombardi Composer: Giuseppe Verdi Conductors: Toshiyuki Shimada; Mark Singleton Ensemble: Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra Venue: Garde Arts Center (New London) Recording Date: Sat 20 Apr 2013 Gerusalem! Gerusalem! (5:01) N/A Mahler: Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection" Composer: Gustav Mahler V - Part 5 (34:44) N/A Vaughan Williams: Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony" Artist: Mark Singleton IV - The Explorers (26:32) N/A Feast & Fireworks Garde Arts Center	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2518
__label__wiki	0.673169	0.673169	Courtney Howard Courtney, as executive editor, enjoys writing about all things electronics and avionics in PennWell’s burgeoning Aerospace and Defense Group, which encompasses Military & Aerospace Electronics, Avionics Intelligence, the Avionics Europe conference, and much more. She’s also a self-proclaimed social-media maven, mil-aero nerd, and avid avionics geek. Connect with Courtney at Courtney@Pennwell.com, @coho on Twitter, and on LinkedIn. More from Courtney Howard Making the connection in challenging environments Modern aerospace and defense applications demand compact, high-speed, and resilient connector and cabling technologies. Small form factor embedded computing for new and legacy aircraft Modern missions on new and legacy aircraft demand capable embedded computing systems and components in small form factors. The world is increasingly digital, interconnected, and driven by data. This trend, which shows no signs of slowing, is growing the demand for technologies that enable integration and connectivity - two essential characteristics of modern systems of virtually any size or scope. Current aerospace and defense projects emphasize the need for high-speed, lightweight, efficient, and resilient cables and connectors. Modern aerospace applications demand compact, high-speed, and resilient connector and cabling Data in demand: answering the call for communications Modern electronics hardware and software combine in compact communications systems to meet ever-increasing demands for real-time, high-speed information sharing. HPEC enables onboard data processing for persistent surveillance Engineers blend multiple compute components in hybrid architectures to facilitate sensor and signal processing on ISR platforms. Sep 22nd, 2016 U.S. Air Force selects Cubic for Moroccan P5 air combat training system SAN DIEGO, Calif., 14 April 2014. Cubic Defense Systems, a subsidiary of Cubic Corp. (NYSE:CUB) won a U.S. Air Force contract valued at more than $5 million to supply its P5 Combat Training System (P5CTS) to the Moroccan Air Force. TriQuint and RFMD to combine, create new $2B RF company HILLSBORO, Ore., 3 March 2014. Radio-frequency (RF) solutions supplier TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. (Nasdaq:TQNT) and RF Micro Devices Inc. (Nasdaq:RFMD), a designer and manufacturer of high-performance solutions, will merge into a new company with a new name and shared leadership team. Mar 3rd, 2014 Raytheon CEO Harris stresses value of transatlantic industry cooperation MUNICH, 3 Feb. 2014. 'We need to pursue initiatives that deliver greater cost efficiencies in a way that maintains and improves our defense capabilities,' Raytheon International Inc. CEO John D. Harris II urged at the 50th Munich Security Conference in Munich. Engineer attentions turn to cables and connectors The complexity of aerospace and defense vehicles-manned and unmanned in the air and in space-continues to grow at a strong pace. Militaries worldwide are increasingly adopting multi-role vehicles capable of performing a wide variety of missions. Meggitt Sensing Systems debuts high-g, triaxial, piezoresistive shock accelerometer IRVINE, Calif., 16 Dec. 2013. Meggitt Sensing Systems, a Meggitt group division and maker of sensing and monitoring systems for extreme environments, has introduced the Endevco model 7284 series of lightly damped, high-g, triaxial, piezoresistive shock accelerometers well suited to high-g data recorders, weapons testing, missile fuzes, and other extreme-g applications.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2520
__label__wiki	0.591625	0.591625	Cybersecurity Alert – Why Apps like Signal, WhatsApp, Telegram Are Not Private Henrique Correa da Silva The importance of metadata in a new world without digital privacy and what to do about it. The media seems to have been caught by surprise with recent reporting that the FBI had access to private chats and calls that were supposedly protected by free encryption apps like Signal and Telegram. It seems Mr James Wolfe, a senior intelligence official with decades of experience, is just as clueless as the rest of the population when it comes to digital surveillance and the distinction between privacy and security. Surprisingly for a seasoned intelligence professional – he is a bureaucrat and not an operative but he should have known better – Mr. Wolfe forgot the cardinal rule that there are no free lunches. He believed the media narrative that Signal is bulletproof and not even governments could access Signal protected communications. Let’s clear up a common misconception. Privacy and security are not interchangeable synonyms. Something can be secure, in the sense that properly implemented encryption cannot be broken and thus the content of communications are safe from prying eyes, but not private since you are still broadcasting to the world that you are communicating with person X from location Y for Z amount of minutes. This is the model used by Signal and all the other similar free apps, where you’re forced to register with your real phone number, essentially creating a treasure trove of sensitive metadata sitting on US hosted servers…. This is the model used by Signal and all the other similar free apps, where you’re forced to register with your real phone number, essentially creating a treasure trove of sensitive metadata sitting on US hosted servers. Researchers in cybersecurity have uncovered problems in these platforms. Markus Vervier from X41 D-Sec GmbH and Jean-Philippe Aumasson from Kudelski Security have exposed weaknesses in app Signal last year, one allowing an attacker to append duplicates of data from encrypted attachments and crash the app. The flaws were swiftly fixed by Open Whisper Systems, the software developers of Signal, and were far from catastrophic, even before the patches. The challenge is that the issue was not solved and Vervier and Aumasson told journalists from FORBES they may have found some fresh issues in the actual cryptography of Signal, which they plan to reveal at Amsterdam’s Hack In The Box conference. Vervier couldn’t reveal the full details and stated that: “We are currently triaging [the] possible flaws in cryptographic components.” So what of WhatsApp cybersecurity then? Whilst their message content should have a similar level of security as Signal due to the sharing of Open Whisper Systems’ protocol, there’s a slightly different kind of risk for users of the major global platform and now so private Facebook-owned app: the Department of Justice could and can subpoena WhatsApp and track who a user is contacting, when and how. As recently reported in research from FORBES, the US government has repeatedly used what are known as pen trap devices to look at user suspects’ inside of WhatsApp platform behavior. So even if users couldn’t get the message content they can still reach it. If the Trump administration and new challenging regime starts cracking down on leakers, as the US President continuous tweets suggest it might, pen trap orders that could de-anonymize leakers. The app Signal, meanwhile, is known to have received only one request for user data from government; it is said the management told the FBI it could only provide the time of account creation and the last time it connected to Signal servers. Whilst Signal app at the moment doesn’t store data like contacts and call records, WhatsApp on the contrary keeps such information for an “undefined” period of time and now even shares snippets of metadata with Facebook where (and if they get it) users agree. As for Telegram, a technology platform that most of the tech blockchain, crypto industry uses, it has some shortcomings. In one hand that means it’s more difficult to recommend and has more invisible subjects than other comms apps. For starters, Telegram version of end-to-end cryptography, which it calls client-client encryption, isn’t switched on by default, this is a big issue as it has to be turned on with the secret chat feature. Hackers in various occasions have also successfully exposed Telegram. In August 2016, researchers revealed a weakness in the Telegram app set up, when cyber attackers in Iran managed to steal messages of certain accounts, particularly in the ones where they could intercept Telegram messages for setting up an account on a new phone. The hackers also managed to exploit an issue in Telegram to uncover 15 million Iranian phone numbers using the app. In 2015, a security expert known only as The Grugq criticized the app for its “wonky homebrew encryption.” Having said that, so far no one has yet publicly broken their cryptography. In August 2016, researchers revealed a weakness in the Telegram app set up, when cyber attackers in Iran managed to steal messages of certain accounts. What is metadata ? Metadata -a set of data that describes and gives information about other data – is a huge problem. Many distinct types of metadata exist, among these we can highlight descriptive metadata, structural metadata, administrative metadata, reference metadata and statistical metadata that none of these apps address and can betray your privacy in ways that regular people that have never seen traffic analysis do not comprehend. Metadata leaks information about who is talking to whom, from where, for how long and how often. In fact these apps (with WhatsApp being the worst of the bunch) actually make the problem worse because they actively collect your metadata and request privacy unfriendly permissions that should ring alarm bells. They upload your address book to their cloud, ask for access to GPS location and to regular SMS, phone call history and calendar, don’t provide any means of confirming the app you downloaded from Google Store hasn’t been tampered with (aka binary integrity), have no protections or warnings against malware, don’t encrypt their data at rest separately (message and call history), and finally they backup your data to Apple and Google’s clouds. Add to that the fact they are typically run on US servers and thus subject to legal and unofficial pressure to cough up information on their users, and you have the makings of a potentially secure (again, assuming the encryption is sound and the version you installed from the app store faithfully represents the source code as published on the internet and hasn’t been tampered with) but definitely not private service. Nonetheless, any service that runs on the internet always leaks some metadata, no matter how minimized it may be. Designing and implementing a truly secure AND private communications service is very hard to do correctly and is not merely a technological problem. It is also about system design choices , as well as choice of jurisdictions and full transparency to clients. The only work around to prevent metadata leakage is to create a new private insftratucture sitting atop the existing internet. And ideally find a distributed ledger technology solution on blockchain! Henrique is a former intelligence officer and whitehat hacker with extensive experience in surveillance and counter-surveillance. He is co-founder and CEO of Swiss based Privus and Maltese based Privum, designing bulletproof cyber-security solutions to protect privacy in the Digital Age. What Are the Warning Signs of Insolvency ? 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__label__wiki	0.556337	0.556337	INURA Coop Initiative NMM Project Publications by INURA members To submit your own publication, please become an INURA member. Massive Suburbanization - (Re)Building the Global Periphery Providing a systematic overview of large-scale housing projects, Massive Suburbanization investigates the building and rebuilding of urban peripheries on a global scale. Offering a universal inter-referencing point for research on the dynamics of “massive suburbia,” this book builds a new discussion pertaining to the problems of the urban periphery, urbanization, and the neoliberal production of space. Conceptual and empirical chapters revisit the classic cases of large-scale suburban building in Canada, the former Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, and the United States and examine the new peripheral estates in China, Egypt, Israel, Morocco, the Philippines, South Africa, and Turkey. The contributors examine a broad variety of cases that speak to the building or redevelopment of large-scale peripheral housing estates, tower neighbourhoods, Grands Ensembles, Groβwohnsiedlungen, and Toplu Konut. Concerned with state and corporate policy for building suburban estates, Massive Suburbanization confronts the politics surrounding local inhabitants and their “right to the suburb.” Series: Global Suburbanisms World Rights Dimensions: 6.0in x 1.0in x 9.0in K. Murat Güney is a Lecturer in the Sociology Department at Acıbadem University in İstanbul. Roger Keil is York Research Chair in Global Sub/Urban Studies in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University in Toronto. Murat Üçoğlu is a PhD candidate and course director in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University. Eventisierung der Stadt. Events have become a consistent feature of our everyday life. They are planned professionally, designed with clever scripting, and convey a sense of exclusivity. The event concept stands for a specific cross-over area be-tween economic usage contexts and popular practice dimensions. Set against this unclear notion, this book focuses on processes of urban development and the normative potential of patterns in event production and reception. On the one hand, urban development and event production are therefore seen as the drivers of exclusion processes. On the other hand, eventization is viewed as an interweaving of production and reception processes. We all take part more or less actively in eventization processes and usually also accept them willingly. The flip side of eventization and the inequalities that it causes, however, remain mostly invisible. Based on the example of Zurich, this book examines the question of how event cultures reorganize and link processes and practices of social self-understanding. Softcover with flaps 408 pages, 20 col. and 20 b/w Gabriela Muri / Daniel Späti / Philipp Klaus / Francis Müller (eds.) https://www.jovis.de/en/books/details/product/eventisierung_der_stadt.html The Urban Politics of Squatters' Movements This volume sheds light on the development of squatting practices and movements in nine European cities (Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Rome, Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen, Rotterdam and Brighton) by examining the numbers, variations and significant contexts in their life course. It reveals how and why squatting practices have shifted and to what extent they engender urban movements. The book measures the volume and changes in squatting over various decades, mostly by focusing on Squatted Social Centres but also including squatted housing. In addition, it systematically compares the cycles, socio-spatial structures and the political implications of squatting in selected cities. This collection highlights how squatters’ movements have persisted over more than four decades through different trajectories and circumstances, especially in relation to broader protest cycles and reveals how political opportunities and constraints influence the conflicts around the legalisation of squats. The Urban Politics of Squatters’ Movements Series: The Contemporary City First Edition (2018) Topics: Urban Studies/Sociology Published by Palgrave Macmillan US Dr Miguel A. Martínez is Professor of Housing and Urban Sociology at the Institute for Housing and Urban Research, University of Uppsala, Sweden) He was previously affiliated to the City University of Hong Kong and the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain). He participates regularly in SqEK (Squatting Europe Kollective). https://www.palgrave.com/kr/book/9781349953134#aboutAuthors The Suburban Land Question. A Global Survey As part of the urbanization process, suburban development involves the conversion of rural land to urban use. When discussing the suburbs, most writers focus on particular countries in the northern hemisphere, implying that patterns and processes elsewhere are fundamentally different. The purpose of The Suburban Land Question is to identify the common elements of suburban development, focusing on issues associated with the scale and pace of rapid urbanization around the world. Editors Richard Harris and Ute Lehrer and a diverse group of contributors draw on a variety of sources, including official data, planning documents, newspapers, interviews, photographs, and field observations to explore the pattern, process, and planning of suburban land development. Featuring case studies from major world regions, including China, India, Latin America, South Africa, as well as France, Austria, the Netherlands, the United States, and Canada, the volume identifies and discusses the peculiarly transitional character of suburban land. In addition to place and time, The Suburban Land Question addresses the many elements that distinguish land development in urban fringe areas, including economy, social infrastructure, and legality. The Suburban Land Question – A Global Survey Published by University of Toronto Press Richard Harris is a professor in the School of Geography and Earth Sciences at McMaster University. Ute Lehrer is an associate professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University. https://utorontopress.com/ca/the-suburban-land-question-2 Across Theory and Practice: Thinking Through Urban Research How does theory relate to practice? How should practice inform theory? Scholars all over the world struggle with these questions, particularly in urban research which offers simultaneously a field of deep theory and a very practical place of work. For the study of contemporary urban development in all its complexity, these questions are of utmost importance. The experiences of urban crisis require action that is informed, guided, and grounded to improve living conditions. But the most important challenges of twenty-first-century urbanisation are exacerbated by a growing gulf between theoretical understandings and practical considerations. Editors: Monika Grubbauer, Kate Shaw Published by Jovis Verlag GmbH ISBN 978-3-86859- 540-6 The contributions to this book, from a range of internationally renowned and younger scholars, explore the dynamics that shape urban theories and professional practices today. Drawing on rich experiences in research, policy, and practice in various global contexts, the authors give reflective and personal accounts that provide insights into the ways in which urban researchers make use and sense of theory. Solomon Benjamin, Tim Bunnell, Priscilla Connolly, Christoper Dell, Isabelle Doucet, Nina Fraeser, Alan Gilbert, Nina Gribat, Monika Grubbauer, Christine Hentschel, Markus Hesse, Hanna Hilbrandt, Leonie Hinzen, Daniel Kweku Baah Inkoom, Eva Kuschinski, Joanna Kusiak, Charlotte Lemanski, Elsie Lewison, Marcus Menzl, Sophie Oldfield, Katharine Rankin, Alex Schafran, Kate Shaw, Joachim Thiel, Renée Tribble, Alex Vasudevan, Thorsten Werbeck, Kathrin Wildner https://www.jovis.de/de/buecher/tendenzen/product/across-theory-and-practice-thinking-through-urban-research.html Planning the Mobile Metropolis. Transport for People, Places and the Planet Our economic welfare and social well-being depend on our mobility. But our means of travel threaten the planet’s sustainability. In this innovative text, Luca Bertolini shows how mobility planning – which takes seriously the demands of both urban and transport planning – offers solutions to transport challenges in the 21st Century. Planning the Mobile Metropolis – Transport for People, Places and the Planet Series: Planning, Environment, Cities Published by Red Globe Press Luca Bertolini is Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. https://www.macmillanihe.com/page/detail/Planning-the-Mobile-Metropolis/?K=9780230308763 Divercities. Understanding super-diversity in deprived and mixed neighbourhoods How do people deal with diversity in deprived and mixed urban neighbourhoods? This edited collection provides a comparative international perspective on superdiversity in cities, with explicit attention given to social inequality and social exclusion on a neighbourhood level. Although public discourses on urban diversity are often negative, this book focuses on how residents actively and creatively come and live together through micro-level interactions. By deliberately taking an international perspective on the daily lives of residents, the book uncovers the ways in which national and local contexts shape living in diversity. The book will be a valuable resource for researchers and students of poverty, segregation and social mix, conviviality, the effects of international migration, urban and neighbourhood policies and governance, multiculturality, social networks, social cohesion, social mobility, and super-diversity. More information see “Contents” on https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/divercities?fbclid=IwAR1wJbcSJ9ux8H7zNK7aZ0sPJKU0X16cKQ72dSeohf1TWRKQ-NWfDSIEN1U Divercities – Understanding super-diversity in deprived and mixed neighbourhoods Edited by Stijn Oosterlynck, Gert Verschraegen and Ronald van Kempen Stijn Oosterlynck is Associate Professor in Urban Sociology at the University of Antwerp. His research is concerned with local social innovation and welfare state restructuring, the political sociology of urban development, urban renewal and community building and new forms of solidarity in diversity. Gert Verschraegen is Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Antwerp. His research is concerned with numerical governance, Europeanization, science and society, (social) innovation, cultural diversity in cities and the sociology of human rights and asylum. The late Ronald van Kempen was Professor of Urban Geography at Utrecht University. His research focused on urban spatial segregation, urban diversity, housing, urban governance and its effects on neighbourhoods and residents, social exclusion, and minority ethnic groups. https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/divercities?fbclid=IwAR1wJbcSJ9ux8H7zNK7aZ0sPJKU0X16cKQ72dSeohf1TWRKQ-NWfDSIEN1U Contested Cities and Urban Activism This edited volume advances our understanding of urban activism beyond the social movement theorization dominated by thesis of political opportunity structure and resource mobilization, as well as by research based on experience from the global north. Covering a diversity of urban actions from a broad range of countries in both hemispheres as well as the global north and global south, this unique collection notably focuses on non-institutionalised or localised urban actions that have the potential to bring about radical structural transformation of the urban system and also addresses actions in authoritarian regimes that are too sensitive to call themselves “movement”. It addresses localized issues cut off from international movements such as collective consumption issues, like clean water, basic shelter, actions against displacement or proper venues for street vendors, and argues that the integration of the actions in cities in the global south with the specificity of their local social and political environment is as pivotal as their connection with global movement networks or international NGOs. A key read for researchers and policy makers cutting across the fields of urban sociology, political science, public policy, geography, regional studies and housing studies, this text provides an interdisciplinary and international perspective on 21st century urban activism in the global north and south. Provides an interdisciplinary and international perspective on 21st century urban activism in the global north and south. Advances understanding of urban activism beyond the established social movement and global north focus of urban studies. Considers the diversity of urban action and connects the shaping of urban activism to the social, political and cultural environments at various levels – local, regional, national and global. Editors: Yip, Ngai Ming. Martínez López, Miguel A.. Sun, Xiaoyi. Published by Springer Verlag Ngai Ming Yip is Professor at the Department of Public Policy, City University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on housing activism as well as movement networks of homeowner activists in China and has published an edited volume entitled Neighbourhood Governance in Urban China (2014). Miguel Angel Martínez López is Professor of Housing and Urban Sociology at the IBF (Institute for Housing and Urban Research), Uppsala University, Sweden. A sociologist and political scientist, his academic work deals with urban movements, anti-neoliberal struggles, autonomous social movements, citizen participation, urban sociology and urban politics. Xiaoyi Sun is an Assistant Professor at School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University, China. Her research focuses on environmental politics, contentious politics, and urban governance in China. As hardcover or ebook: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811317293 Ethnografie urbaner Territorien. Metropolitane Urbanisierungsprozesse von Mexiko-Stadt Ethnografie urbaner Territorien lädt buchstäblich ein, durch die Straßen von Mexiko-Stadt zu streifen. In ihrer Auseinandersetzung mit urbanen Produktions- und Aneignungsprozessen nimmt Monika Streule eine sozioterritoriale Perspektive auf tief eingeschriebene gesellschaftliche Machtverhältnisse ein. Für den ungewöhnlichen metropolitanen Maßstab ihrer qualitativ-empirischen Studie entwickelt sie theoretische Konzepte sowie transdisziplinär angelegte methodische Verfahren einer kritischen Stadtforschung und zeigt deren Anwendungsmöglichkeiten auf. Streule, Monika (2018) Ethnografie urbaner Territorien. Metropolitane Urbanisierungsprozesse von Mexiko-Stadt. aus der Reihe Raumproduktionen: Theorie und gesellschaftliche Praxis Band 32. Münster: Westfälisches Dampfboot. ISBN: 978-3-89691-294-7 Monika Streule ist promovierte Stadtethnologin und lebt in Zürich. Sie forscht und lehrt am Lehrstuhl für Soziologie des Departements Architektur der ETH Zürich. Ihre Forschungsschwerpunkte sind die gesellschaftliche Produktion von Raum, Prozesse der Urbanisierung sowie qualitative, kritische und reflexive Methoden der Stadtforschung. https://www.dampfboot-verlag.de/shop/artikel/ethnografie-urbaner-territorien Public Space Unbound: Urban Emancipation and the Post-Political Condition Public Space Unbound brings together a cross-disciplinary group of scholars to examine spaces, conditions and circumstances in which emancipatory practices impact the everyday life of citizens. We ask: How do emancipatory practices relate with public space under ‘post-political conditions’? In a time when democracy, solidarity and utopias are in crisis, we argue that productive emancipatory claims already exist in the lived space of everyday life rather than in the expectation of urban revolution and future progress. Through an exploration of emancipation in recent processes of capitalist urbanization, this book argues the political is enacted through the everyday practices of publics producing space. This suggests democracy is a spatial practice rather than an abstract professional field organized by institutions, politicians and movements. Editors: Sabine Knierbein and Tihomir Viderman. Authors: Serjara Aleman, Evangelia Athanassiou, Charis Christodoulou, Barbara Dellwo, Gabriella Esposito de Vita, Lukas Franta, Angelika Gabauer, Alexander Hamedinger, Jeffrey Hou, Matina Kapsali, Maria Karagianni, Sabine Knierbein, Kanerva Kuokkanen, Christine Mady, Stijn Oosterlynck, Emilia Palonen, Stefania Ragozino, Paula Rosa, Monika Salzbrunn, Gilbert Siame, Amila Širbegović, Rob Shields, Tihomir Viderman, Japhy Wilson, Elisabet Van Wymeersch, Andrea Varriale, Regina Vidosa, Vanessa Watson, Burcu Yigit Turan https://www.routledge.com/Public-Space-Unbound-Urban-Emancipation-and-the-Post-Political-Condition/Knierbein-Viderman/p/book/9781138213098 Demanding Water. A Sociospatial Approach to Domestic Water Use in Mexico City. In the essentially water-rich basin of Mexico City, water taps are now installed in most homes. Yet in many of the city’s poorer neighborhoods in particular, water is supplied intermittently and taps often remain dry. How does such a socially constructed water scarcity affect water-related everyday practices in the home? And what is the relation between urban space and domestic practices of water use? In this study, Anke Schwarz employs a sociospatial approach which infuses Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice with a relational understanding of space. She draws upon in-depth interviews with 53 residents of Mexico City’s Federal District, taking subjective experience as a starting point, and adds a historical angle through the instrument of habitat biographies. With respect to the pressing issue of urban water supply, Schwarz offers a fresh perspective to urban geography by placing an emphasis on a sociospatial approach on the micro scale. She demonstrates how water use can be a demanding everyday task even in cities where virtually all dwellings do have water taps. Rooftop tanks and jugs of bottled water are only the most visible tokens of the differences made by such supply limitations. Anke Schwarz (2017): Megacities and Global Change, Vol. 22. Stuttgart: Steiner. Anke Schwarz, studied Urban Planning in Hamburg and Vienna, and holds a PhD in Urban Geography from University of Hamburg. She specializes in the social production of space and territory, the spatialization of social inequalities, urban infrastructures, and everyday practices. http://www.steiner-verlag.de/programm/fachbuch/geographie/reihen/view/titel/61307.html Towards a community-led London Plan: policy directions and proposals Towards a community-led London Plan: policy directions and proposals, August 2016 This 74 page intervention is the outcome of more discussion by working teams of JustSpace organisations and another conference, all building on the February document below. Operating mainly through mutual support among member-groups but also through sharing of information, research and resources, we are now active at neighbourhood, borough and London- wide levels. What brought us together was a need at the city-wide level to challenge the domination of the planning process by developers and public bodies, the latter themselves heavily in uenced by property development interests. Free Download: Just Space A4 Community-Led London Plan Just Space is an informal alliance of community groups, campaigns and concerned independent organisation and was formed in 2006 to act as a voice for Londoners at grass-roots level during the formulation of London’s major planning strategy. To us, the planning system pays only lip service to the commitment to community participation: the gap between policy and practice is immense where democratic engagement is concerned. Governing Cities through Regions. Canadian and European Perspectives The region is back in town. Galloping urbanization has pushed beyond historical notions of metropolitanism. City-regions have experienced, in Edward Sojas terms, an epochal shift in the nature of the city and the urbanization process, marking the beginning of the end of the modern metropolis as we knew it. Governing Cities Through Regions broadens and deepens our understanding of metropolitan governance through an innovative comparative project that engages with Anglo-American, French, and German literatures on the subject of regional governance. It expands the comparative angle from issues of economic competiveness and social cohesion to topical and relevant fields such as housing and transportation, and it expands comparative work on municipal governance to the regional scale. With contributions from established and emerging international scholars of urban and regional governance, the volume covers conceptual topics and case studies that contrast the experience of a range of Canadian metropolitan regions with a strong selection of European regions. It starts from assumptions of limited conversion among regions across the Atlantic but is keenly aware of the remarkable differences in urban regions path dependencies in which the larger processes of globalization and neo-liberalization are situated and materialized. Governing Cities through Regions Canadian and European Perspectives, edited by Roger Keil; Julie-Anne Boudreau; Stefan Kipfer & Pierre Hamel 9781771122771, 295 pages, December 2016 https://www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Books/G/Governing-Cities-through-Regions Saving Our Cities, A Progressive Plan to Transform Urban America In Saving Our Cities, William W. Goldsmith shows how cities can be places of opportunity rather than places with problems. With strongly revived cities and suburbs, working as places that serve all their residents, metropolitan areas will thrive, thus making the national economy more productive, the environment better protected, the citizenry better educated, and the society more reflective, sensitive, and humane. Goldsmith argues that America has been in the habit of abusing its cities and their poorest suburbs, which are always the first to be blamed for society’s ills and the last to be helped. As federal and state budgets, regulations, and programs line up with the interests of giant corporations and privileged citizens, they impose austerity on cities, shortchange public schools, make it hard to get nutritious food, and inflict the drug war on unlucky neighborhoods. Frustration with inequality is spreading. Parents and teachers call persistently for improvements in public schooling, and education experiments abound. Nutrition indicators have begun to improve, as rising health costs and epidemic obesity have led to widespread attention to food. The futility of the drug war and the high costs of unwarranted, unprecedented prison growth have become clear. Goldsmith documents a positive development: progressive politicians in many cities and some states are proposing far-reaching improvements, supported by advocacy groups that form powerful voting blocs, ensuring that Congress takes notice. When more cities forcefully demand enlightened federal and state action on these four interrelated problems—inequality, schools, food, and the drug war—positive movement will occur in traditional urban planning as well, so as to meet the needs of most residents for improved housing, better transportation, and enhanced public spaces. Saving Our Cities – A Progressive Plan to Transform Urban America Author William W. Goldsmith Publisher Cornell University Press ISBN-101501704311 Ithaca, United States 1 tables, black & white Dimensions 6 x 9 in. William W. Goldsmith http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140100510000 Struggling for Recognition and Affordable Housing in Amsterdam and Hamburg. Resignation, resistance, relocation Searching for justice in cities invokes the recognition paradigm in contemporary critical theory, where Axel Honneth counts as a leading voice. Honneth has not only conceptualized the moral grammar of social conflict but has convincingly explained what we want from life. Linking Honneths theory of justice, recognition and freedom with Henri Lefebvres Production of Space and the Right to the City, this thesis addresses the fundamental question: who has a right to settle where and why and as a consequence when to resign, resist, relocate. For such questions, Amsterdam and Hamburg are explored as terrains of conflict with property-led urbanization and property-led displacement. The argument consists of the following elements: one theoretical stream that grapples with (a) philosophers to recognize the relational role of space and (b) critical urban scholars to recognise the third generation of the Frankfurt School. And second, an empirically grounded stream that equates local gentrification struggles with particular protests in Amsterdam and comprehensive resistance in Hamburg. The analytical framework addresses © social movement studies to embrace the relation-to-self (i.e. self-confidence and self-limitations of movements) and (d) Lefebvrian scholars to re/consider the moral dimension and dual character of property rights. Conceptualizing Anti-Squat property-guardianship as a new phenomenon for housing research (e) the inherent cynicism of this model is re/connected to a moral housing discourse. Connecting critical theory to spatial practice, this book also unsettles the settlement argument. Possibilities of relocation are crucial to the quality of local conflicts: the freedom of movement and freedom of choice being the most delicate things. Buchholz, Tino (2016) Publisher: University of Groningen 252 pages with 23 figures/ tables Print ISBN: 978-90-367-8974-5 Electronic ISBN: 978-90-367-8973-8 Tino Buchholz works as researcher, author and filmmaker; holding a Masters degree in Spatial Planning, University of Dortmund, and PhD from the Faculty of Spatial Planning, University of Groningen. please order a paperback via the author’s email (20,- EUR) and find the ebook free for download here: https://www.academia.edu/26789728/Struggling_for_recognition_and_affordable_housing_in_Amsterdam_and_Hamburg_resignation_resistance_relocation BUREAU SAVAMALA BELGRADE Savamala is a small, so called neglected neighborhood close to the center of Belgrade. End of 2012 the Bureau Savamala team started the gentrification research and observed ongoing cultural and creative interventions with a series of research tools such as statistical analysis, photo documentation, interviews with inhabitants, politicians, visitors. The book contains also contributions of the Urban Incubator Project interventions by architects, students and artists. Savamala started to get trendy a few years ago and in nighttime turns into an area of vibrant nightlife. In 2014 a major change was announced with a waterfront development of an Abu Dhabi investor with the Serbian government … The book ends with an open letter to the people of Belgrade by INURA. Editors: Jürgen Krusche/Philipp Klaus (eds) ENGLISH/partly SERBIAN 208 Pages, 185 Images, Softcover: 16,5 x 24 cm Euro 29.80 sFr 38.80 Philipp Klaus, Juergen Krusche, Vladimir Dulovic, Ivan Kucina, Maja Popovic Vracar, Boba Stanic, Selman Trtovac, nina Todorovic, Predrag Terzic, Leila Peacock, Axel Humpert, Ljubica Slavkovic, Rastko Novakovic, INURA. GOVERNANCE, LAND AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE 21ST CENTURY In a world of cities, suburbanization is the most visible and pervasive phenomenon. Global sprawl engulfs us but it does so in remarkably differentiated ways. While the single-family home subdivisions of North America remain the “classical case,” there are now many other forms of suburbanism around the globe. The high rise housing estates around many European and Canadian cities, the belts and wedges of squatter settlements in the global south, the burgeoning megacity peripheries between Istanbul and Shanghai and the technopoles and edge cities in all corners of the world are all part of a pervasive trend towards global suburbanisms. Suburban Constellations provides a first account of this global development. 22 of the most well-known global urban scholars analyze the multiple manifestations of suburbanization and suburbanism. They are joined by artistic and illustrative contributions. Overviews of suburbanization trends in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia complete Suburban Constellations. Editor: Roger Keil (ed.) 208 Pages with 130 col. Images Softcover Dimensions: 16.8 x 24 cm	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2526
__label__wiki	0.8624	0.8624	Claire Groden Donald Trump's Historically Bad Opinion Poll Results Rest on Sound Methodology Bad news for Trump: While there's criticism of opinion polls, they are rarely actually wrong. Getty Images / Tomohiro Ohsumi A rising majority of Americans report unfavorable views of Donald Trump — seven in ten Americans, according to a recent ABC/Washington Post poll, up from six in ten just last month. But what’s most surprising about the latest poll is the historically low level of both presumptive major presidential candidates’ favorability ratings. There’s criticism of opinion polls from politicians, but they are rarely actually wrong. A deeper look at the methodology used by SSRS, a polling firm out of the appropriately named Philadelphia suburb of Media, Pennsylvania shows a sample size that matches the American population. The 1,000 people used in the poll were used to match U.S. Census estimates for the overall population by sex, religion, age, education, race/ethnicity, marital status, and population density. The survey sample was also matched with the percentage of people who are cell phone-only and those with both land lines and cell phones. Conducted June 8-12, the poll was taken before the Orlando nightclub shooting. The polling firm called a random sample of 1,000 American adults, 40 percent on their landlines and 60 percent on cell phones (an important component as more and more Americans lose their landline connections altogether in favor of cell phones). The margin of error was plus or minus 3.5 percent. The interviews were conducted in English and Spanish and included all sorts of questions before and after the ones about Clinton and Trump. Random Digit Dialing procedures generated the numbers and the callers asked first to speak with the youngest adult male or female in the house. In addition to the 60-40 cell-to-landline ratio, 365 interviews were conducted with adults who lived in cell-phone-only households. And it found that while Trump netted his worst unfavorable rating since May 2015 before he declared his candidacy, Hillary Clinton reached her highest ever unfavorability level of 55 percent. According to ABC, the candidates are the two most unpopular major party nominees for president in the outlet’s history of favorability polling going back to 1984. The recent poll also reveals deep divides among voters by racial and ethnic minorities. Black voters reported 79 percent favorability ratings for Clinton, with just 19 percent expressing unfavorable views of the Democratic candidate. But for Trump, the feelings were entirely reversed: 94 percent of blacks viewed Trump unfavorably. The trend was similar among Hispanics. Among this group, Trump registered an unfavorability rating of 89 percent, while Clinton only polled at 34 percent for unfavorable opinions. The two candidates’ historic unpopularity explains, in part, Bernie Sanders’ ability to catapult from little-known senator to a primary candidate that could make Clinton sweat. In a Pew Research Center survey published in late 2015, just 19% of Americans said they felt they could trust the government at least most of the time, one of the lowest levels of public trust in government in the past 50 years. Nearly three-quarters of respondents said they thought elected officials put their own interests above their constituents’ and the nation’s. 5 numbers that explain Nintendo's enviable position in 2020 How 'Malcolm in the Middle' predicted toxic nerdom and the rise of geek culture By James Dennin 'Rise of Skywalker' theory: Leaked art reveals a Vader ghost concept	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2527
__label__cc	0.721906	0.278094	Home News Describing Technical Facts through Ratio Views: Infinera Corporation (NASDAQ:INFN) Describing Technical Facts through Ratio Views: Infinera Corporation (NASDAQ:INFN) Damon Oscar Infinera Corporation (NASDAQ:INFN) sustains its position slightly strong in context of buying side, while shares price collapsed -5.14% during latest trading session. The firm has shaped a compelling indication for investors in the most recent trading. That mark has grown stronger as the technical chart setup has developed into a more accurate movement for the stock. The ratio analysis is selected to dugout more clear and detail views about INFN as a ratio analysis is a quantitative analysis of information contained in a company’s financial statements. It is used to assess various matters of a company’s operating and financial performance such as its liquidity, efficiency, profitability and solvency. Start from its liquidities ratios, and the co has current ratio of 1.50 that indicates if INFN lies in 1.3% to 3% then it is acceptable for both active and passive investors, but sometimes its varies industry to industry. To make strengthen these views, the active industry firm has Quick Ratio of 0.90, which indicates firm has sufficient short-term assets to cover its immediate liabilities. The ratio can be used as the evaluating rod of efficiency. With the assist of this, the evaluation of changes during different period can be performed. Thus, the comparative efficiency of firm can be informed. In addition, the firm has debt to equity ratio of 0.56, sometimes it remains same with long term debt to equity ratio. The ratio is used for expressing the mutual relation to different accounts consisting in the financial statement. To watch unbiased undervalue securities, there is need to see following technical rations. INFN price to earnings ratio is unclear as it presents much better indication for a stock’s value than the market price alone. Based on historic views, the average P/E ratio in market fluctuates between 15 and 25, but alone low P/E ratio does not necessarily mean that a company is undervalued. With reference to all theories, earning yield also gives right direction to lure investment, as INFN has undeclared dividend yield. Infinera Corporation NASDAQ:INFN Previous articleStocks Swings on Assorted News: Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) Next articleEmphasize Move in Focus After Ratio Analysis: Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX) Damon reports timely updates about Technology sector. He is an avid economist Charles is an expert on global politics and economic pressures that can affect market conditions. He has a Masters Degree in Economics from Westminster University with previous roles including Investment Banking. Mark has over 10 years experience in the financial services industry giving him a vast understanding of how news affects the financial markets. He is an active day trader spending the majority of his time analyzing earnings reports and watching commodities and derivatives. Contact: Damon@investingbizz.com Stocks Jumps in Investor Choice along Essential Chart Information with: STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE:STM) US Hot Stocks on Must-Know Technical: Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) Stocks Jumps in Investor Choice along Essential Chart Information with: Senior Housing Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SNH)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2528
__label__wiki	0.522506	0.522506	Jewelry & Weaponry Graham Shay Affordable Artwork for the Beginning Collector Artsy Online Exclusive November 6th - December 24th, 2019 Kapoor Galleries is pleased to present a curated, Artsy exclusive show that focuses on works priced at $5,000 and below. Images of the Exotic: Posters of India from the Golden Age of Travel 34 East 67th Street, Floor 3 New York, NY, 10065 September 5th - 20th This fall, Kapoor Galleries is thrilled to present Images of the Exotic: Posters of India from the Golden Age of Travel, coinciding with the September edition of Asia Week New York. The Frenetic and Bold Style from the Kingdom of Mewar August 15 - September 4 (by appointment only Friday-Sunday) The kingdom of Mewar has a long and complicated history with origins rooted in myth, combining legend and fact into an amalgam of information that obscures both. Asia Week New York Since 1975, Kapoor Galleries Inc. has played an instrumental role in educating the public about Ancient and Classical Fine Arts of India and the Himalayas and encouraging interest in Indian art among collectors and institutions. © 1975-2020 Kapoor Galleries \| Terms of Service \| Conditions of Sale \| Blog By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from Kapoor Galleries. You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link, found at the bottom of every email. Twitter Facebook Instagram LinkedIn WeChat Artsy Newsletter Kapoor Galleries is committed to making its website accessible to all people, including individuals with disabilities. We are in the process of making sure our website, www.kapoorgalleries.com, complies with best practices and standards as defined by Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act and Level AA of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines will help make the web more user-friendly for all people. If you would like additional assistance or have accessibility concerns, please contact us at 212 888 2257 or info@kapoorgalleries.com Asia Week NY 2019 Arcane Masters: A Curated Exhibition of Indian and Himalayan Art Open House Weekend: Saturday and Sunday, 11am–5pm Mon–Sat, 10am–6pm (otherwise by appointment) Wednesday, March 13, 6–8pm Click to RSVP More Info [ctct form="7269"] Click for Information	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2533
__label__wiki	0.928186	0.928186	GOP gov 2020 candidates schedule first debate – but one can't make it Gianforte cites `previous commitment' for Thanksgiving week By: Mike Dennison The first scheduled debate among Montana’s 2020 Republican gubernatorial candidates will be in Helena in two weeks – although one of the candidates, Greg Gianforte, won’t be there. Attorney General Tim Fox and state Sen. Al Olszewski of Kalispell said they’ll be at the Nov. 26 debate on the Carroll College campus, sponsored by the Lewis and Clark County Republican Central Committee. Gianforte, however, said he had previous commitments to spend Thanksgiving with family members and couldn’t make it. His campaign also chastised Fox for scheduling the debate two days before Thanksgiving, knowing that Gianforte couldn’t attend. “Tim Fox still worked to schedule a debate during that time, so that (he) could avoid appearing alongside the clear front-runner,” said Gianforte campaign manager Jake Eaton. “Desperate campaigns do desperate things when they realize they are losing.” Gianforte is Montana’s sole representative in the U.S. House. He said he looks forward to taking part in a debate scheduled January in Billings, where all candidates will be able to attend. The Fox campaign told MTN News Monday that Gianforte's campaign has been "dragging their feet" for weeks on nailing down dates, and that it and Olszewski gave Gianforte plenty of time to select dates that would work. "Congressman Gianforte's response was to kick the can down the road," the campaign said. Gianforte, Fox and Olszewski are vying for the GOP nomination to compete for Montana’s open governor’s seat in 2020. Four Democrats also are in the race. The Nov. 26 debate at the Lower Carroll College Campus Center will begin at 6 p.m., moderated by Webb Brown, the former president of the Montana Chamber of Commerce. It will focus on the Montana economy. “I am looking forward to the upcoming debate and having the opportunity to share my vision for Montana’s economic future,” Olszewski said in a statement. “I know Tim Fox and I will have a spirited debate and the people of Montana will have an opportunity to make a more informed choice for the Republican nominee for governor.” “The ability to debate issues, ideas and opportunities important to Montanans is fundamentally one of the most important skills needed for our next governor,” Fox said. “Being able to debate fellow candidates with statesmanship and civility is a reflection of the leadership they will exemplify if elected.”	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2535
__label__wiki	0.880997	0.880997	THE LAST FAMILY by John Ramsey Miller First novel about a serial killer who stalks the families of Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) operatives, then about the man who stalks him. Miller opens with the gruesome slaughter of a Cub Scout on a field trip in the Smoky Mountains, thus diverting the boy's father (the killer's ultimate target) away from his wife, who is grieving from the recent death of her daughter--at the hands of the same killer, it turns out. The killer, creepy Martin Fletcher, shows up disguised as a doctor to dispense a lethal injection to the hapless wife. The scene then shifts to Montana, where former DEA agent Paul Masterson leads a solitary life in a remote mountain cabin, estranged from his wife, daughter, and son after a failed drug interdiction left him crippled and half-blind. Fletcher used to be a drug agent, too, and has sworn vengeance on the families of every former colleague he feels betrayed him. He's succeeded all too well and is down to his last family, the Mastersons. Paul, crippled in spirit as much as body, is brought back into the fray and ends up not only struggling to run down the maniacal Fletcher but dealing with nasty with departmental politics and a wife who doesn't know him (or trust him) anymore. The scenes in backwoods Montana are overdrawn, but Miller does his manhunt well, right down to his correctly rendered radio talk between Masterson and various pilots. And on the trail of death, Masterson begins to come alive again, to accept how deeply he cares about his family. Fletcher's no Hannibal Lector--he's clever enough, but Miller doesn't bring to bear a sufficiency of detail to convince you that such a killer could exist. Still, the author writes with a tough authority and knows how to generate suspense. There are more novels about serial killers than serial killers, but this one's a cut above. (Literary Guild main selection) Pub Date: June 1st, 1996 Publisher: Bantam Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 15th, 1996 EPIDEMIC OF CHOICE by Don Nelson	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2536
__label__cc	0.657322	0.342678	Program/Themes Composed World View – Missa Solemnis – Fidelio - 9th Symphony 250 years after Ludwig van Beethoven's birth the Kissinger Sommer honours the composer as a European and libertarian-democratic aritist. His three most well-known works, Missa solemnis, the 9th symphony and the opera „Fidelio“ will be performed back to back in one festival week. Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen - Festival orchestra of the Kissinger Sommer The stylistic range of our festical orchestra will shine at the Kissinger Sommer 2020. Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen will open the festival together with Rumanian star soprano singer Angela Gheorghiu. After the festive opera gala in grand romanticist style the orchestra will take a few steps back – Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen will perform jazzy-classical concert together with Finnish pianist Iiro Rantala. The highlight of the festival 2020 will be Beethoven's Missa solemnis, headed by Paavo Järvi. We could fill this page by listing all the albums by Jean-Yves Thibaudet and the awards they won or the all the renowned artists with which Jean-Yves Thibaudet has worked. But there would be no point in droppin names. How does this exceptional artist fit into the Kissinger Sommer? Jean-Yves Thibaudet is someone with style. Beloved Distance – Vocal Programs of the Kissinger Sommer The distance, the unknown had an irresistible pull on many artists and their views due to this lead to impressive artists. Goethe's publisher Cotta basically jump started this development when he gave the poet a collection of Persian lyric in 1814. The poet discovered a fascinating new world and created „West-Eastern Divan“ which influenced generations of poets and composers. Peering into strange worlds is a big challenge for us even today. We call globalisation but are still helpless when trying to comprehend the complex feelings and ways of thinking of other people. Ticket/Service Tourist-Information Arkadenbau direkt im Kurgarten Mo - So 9:00 - 18:00 Uhr Kissingen-Ticket: Sa/So 10:00 - 14:00 Uhr Kissinger Piano Olympics Arrival, Hotels, Restaurants Travel groups Sponsorship association	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2537
__label__wiki	0.918811	0.918811	Alleged Bigfoot sighting prompts gunfire at national park, camper says Federal officials are investigating a report that a man fired a gunshot while camping at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, an incident that another camper says was prompted by an alleged sighting of Bigfoot.Mammoth Cave officials said law enforcement rangers responded early Sunday to a report of a person with a firearm at one of the park's backcountry campsites.Brad Ginn told news outlets he and his girlfriend were camping nearby and were awakened about 1 a.m. by a man with his son. The man said they were going to investigate strange noises he kept hearing. Ginn said he heard a gunshot minutes later and the man returned to say Bigfoot had emerged from the woods, so he fired.Ginn said he and his girlfriend decided to leave and report the incident.Park spokeswoman Molly Schroer says an investigation continues and the park is safe to visit.This isn't the first reported Bigfoot sighting at the park. A man wrote about his encounter there in the 1990s who saw a creature with his dad."The creature raised up on two legs standing somewhere around (the) 8 foot mark, looked at him on the four wheeler and turned and ran into the darkness on two legs," he wrote, the Louisville Courier Journal reported. CAVE CITY, Ky. (AP) — Federal officials are investigating a report that a man fired a gunshot while camping at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, an incident that another camper says was prompted by an alleged sighting of Bigfoot. Mammoth Cave officials said law enforcement rangers responded early Sunday to a report of a person with a firearm at one of the park's backcountry campsites. Mammoth Cave National Park lives up to its name Brad Ginn told news outlets he and his girlfriend were camping nearby and were awakened about 1 a.m. by a man with his son. The man said they were going to investigate strange noises he kept hearing. Ginn said he heard a gunshot minutes later and the man returned to say Bigfoot had emerged from the woods, so he fired. Ginn said he and his girlfriend decided to leave and report the incident. Park spokeswoman Molly Schroer says an investigation continues and the park is safe to visit. This isn't the first reported Bigfoot sighting at the park. A man wrote about his encounter there in the 1990s who saw a creature with his dad. "The creature raised up on two legs standing somewhere around (the) 8 foot mark, looked at him on the four wheeler and turned and ran into the darkness on two legs," he wrote, the Louisville Courier Journal reported. The FBI just released Bigfoot’s official file	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2539
__label__wiki	0.666911	0.666911	If you are an existing customer with a support enquiry please visit our customer support area or you can contact our customer support team on this page: CONTACT CUSTOMER SUPPORT If you would like to speak to a member of our sales team or to book a free consultation please visit this page: BOOK A FREE CONSULTATION Future proof your business with essential IT solutions. Consultancy, implementation and management of your digitised workflows and workspaces Innovative digital printing and inkjet solutions to expand your business Foster innovative thinking in your workplace. Explore and engage with our Business Innovation Centres. Home News Konica Minolta announces charity partnership with Mind Konica Minolta speak out in support of Mental Health \| 18. Sep 2018 Konica Minolta employees vote for change in mental health by collaborating with Mind. Konica Minolta is delighted to announce a new charity partnership with Mind, the mental health charity that provides support to those experiencing mental health problems, and campaigns to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding. People often do not get the help they need, whether in work or outside of work: It is estimated that only 25% of people(1) with mental health problems receive support each year. Konica Minolta chose Mind as mental health and wellbeing is a subject that is close to its heart. By partnering with Mind, the company looks to take on the challenge of reducing the stigma surrounding mental health in both business and society. The new partnership aligns with Konica Minolta’s core values of openness, honesty and accountability and its vision of being a company that is vital to society. “With one in four people(2) experiencing mental health problems within any given year, Konica Minolta has recognised the importance of not just talking but driving change and action in a meaningful way and supporting our employees in a sustainable way. We see this partnership as instrumental in driving these lines”, said Neil Dingley, Managing Director of Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Limited.” Mind is also delighted with the partnership and Konica Minolta’s support. Kathleen Miles, Director of Fundraising at Mind, added: “We are hugely grateful to Konica Minolta for choosing to partner with Mind and for helping to ensure that we can support the one in four people who experience a mental health problem in any given year. Money raised over the course of this partnership will allow us to continue to be there for people who need it, when they need it the most and to fight to make sure that everyone with a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.” An innovative company, Konica Minolta is transforming its business and helping its customers and staff to adapt to the changing world of work with its digital workplace, IT and AI technologies and services, and its community support. This transformational change can sometimes lead to stress and uncertainty so the company ensures that with every change it values its people and provide adequate support to staff to help them to adapt to the changes. The business believes passionately in employee wellbeing and in providing a healthy work environment where people can grow and flourish - in February 2018, Konica Minolta was recognised as one of the UK’s top employers by the prestigious Top Employers Institute(3). Further, the company is committed to CSR and is focusing on promoting and developing three main pillars: Charity partnerships, Governance and Environment, and wellbeing and Inclusion. Its charity committee has been established since 2015 and includes a group of dedicated volunteers who support charity partners and drive change. 1. "How Mental Illness Loses Out in the NHS", by the Mental Health Policy. 2. Adult psychiatric morbidity in England, 2007: results of a household survey, The NHS Information Centre for health and social care. 3. Konica Minolta recognised as one of the Top UK Employers, press release, Konica Business Solutions (UK) Ltd. 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__label__wiki	0.522539	0.522539	The Sunday Comics A modern twist on a traditional newspaper where we've brought together over 300 artists to create original comics! Get Your Copy TODAY! Campaign Rewards FAQ Updates 41 Comments 157 Community Thanks for your support! We're one step closer to bringing The Sunday Comics to a store near you! Estimated delivery Jan 2016 This is the ever captivating "Behind The Scenes PDF" that will keep you in a trance for hours on end while you gaze at the beauty of the process behind our creators works created for The Sunday Comics! This is it, folks! The Sunday Comics ZERO Issue has arrived and it's here for you to order right here, right now! Don't wait, just click the buy button and you'll be flipping through pages of nostalgia in no time. Soap to get ink off your hands is sold separately + "Behind the Scenes" Are you constantly on the go? Traveling non-stop? Pick up The Sunday Comics PDF Edition for your enjoyment, anywhere, anytime. We could say the quantity is limited, but we know that's not true. You're still here? What are you waiting for?! Since you're getting the PDF, we may as well attach the "Behind The Scenes" to your reward! YOOKA-LAYLEE INCOMING woooshhhh duck It's finally here! While you wait for the game to come out, you'll get a FIRST LOOK at The Sunday Comics official Yooka-Laylee comics, behind the scenes, process shots, notes, scripts, the whole shabang is yours, you're a true fan of Yooka-Laylee. You didn't back them once on Kickstarter but you backed them TWICE! Now that's what we here all call real commitment! We are even throwing in The Sunday Comics ZERO Issue and other goodies for you to enjoy too! The Sunday Comics ZERO Issue isn't enough for you? Well hey, we'll throw in a SURPRISE Print, and maybe even a limited edition "The Sunday Comics" one of a kind button that was exclusive to our Comic-Con circuit in the Fall of 2016! We might even throw in the "Behind the Scenes"! Y'know what, since it's the holidays we even made shiny buttons for everyone to wear! STRETCH GOAL 1 ACTIVATED! Backers that helped us get here, up your pledges TODAY if you'd like to get more then your fair share of The Sunday Comics! If you're new to the campaign, jump aboard here and get your THREE MONTH SUBSCRIPTION today! Don't wait, these are selling like hot cakes right now, we can barely keep up! If you'd like any of the other additions like prints, magical buttons, or drawings just send us a message and we can tell you how much to add to your reward tier to get what you want! Estimated delivery Mar 2016 You're not only sometimes on the road, we now know you're ALWAYS on the go, chilling on your tablet, or just in the mood to have The Sunday Comics in your pocket! Pick up the THREE MONTH SUBSCRIPTION digitally today! We all know how much you love watching our video over and over...and over again just thinking "where could I get me one of those awesome t-shirts Marc & Rachel are wearing?" Well think no further, put your brainpower to other uses, we're not only offering an official "The Sunday Comics" shirt that can only be found right here, right now, but you'll also get all the previous goodies mentioned. Any more magic, we may be competing with the mighty mouse itself! YOOKA LAYLEE #2 - YOOKA LAYLEE #2 WOAH Okay so the FIRST LOOK of Yooka-Laylee comics wasn't enough for you? Even with the Behind the Scenes, Process Shots, Notes, and Scripts? We understand why, it wasn't enough for us either! Here, you're getting ALL that PLUS some more awesome comics like The Sunday Comics ZERO issue and the first mega debut of our Yooka-Laylee printed comics, PDFs galore, AND a special private livestream access! Is The Sunday Comics ZERO Issue, The Behind The Scenes PDF, and a SURPRISE Print still not enough for you? Okay how about we'll throw in a drawing of your choosing and a shiny button! That's right, ANYTHING you want, it's yours. You want a special dedicated drawing of your favorite cartoon? comic? We'll make it happen! YOOKA LAYLEE #3 You want everything in the previous two Yooka-Laylee reward tiers and still more? Alright, so on top of the comics, behind the scenes, livestream, scripts, process shots, sketches, and so much more special access, we're even going to make a LIMITED EDITION PRINT mailed DIRECT to your house with some special printed Yooka-Laylee Comics featured in The Sunday Comics issues! You'll be sure to enjoy these while you wait for the game! STRETCH GOAL 2 UNLOCKED! You asked for more so YOU got it! SIX MONTHS of The Sunday Comics is coming straight to your door, we can barely contain our excitement, we know you aren't even reading this and just bought it! (wanting more? The t-shirt? a print? a unique drawing? or something else? just message us and we'll let you know what to add to your really awesome pledge! Where would we be without you? Definitely not at this level, keep it up!) STRETCH GOAL 2 UNLOCKED This is the "on the go option". You still want The Sunday Comics but you move around so much and travel that you know you would just miss it in just one location so this is that PDF version for you! Everyone wants to live forever. With this reward tier we'll be immortalizing you into one of The Sunday Comics very own comics. It could be a strip, maybe a comic book. With your permission, your likeliness will be added into something you won't soon forget, once in a lifetime if you ask us! Since you're now living forever, you're going to have a lot of time on your hands so we're going to throw in a a bunch of the previous rewards! A mystical pin activates magical powers when you wear our button, we always wear ours in the rain! SUPER STRETCH #3 3 Months isn't enough for you, 6 isn't right...9 is getting closer to what you want and it's one step closer to the year so pick up The Sunday Comics for 9 whole issues, you won't be disappointed with it! Adding on prints, buttons, shirts, and just getting drawn into a comic is easy, message Golden Bell on Kickstarter and we'll get you squared away and set up for an unforgettable time with your new timeless comics. Don't wait any longer, pledge today before it's too late! Estimated delivery Nov 2016 Steeeeerech #3 Some of us rather not make our way to do the doorstep to get the mail, we like paying our bills online and exercising at home instead of the gym. For those of you that want 9 issues of The Sunday Comics from the comfort of the device you're pledging today on then this option is for you. Don't wait another minute, you could get a notification any second...wait hello? Are you still there? FANTASTIC! Pledge today Go Go Go! The Sunday Comics BIG KAHUNA package! You will not only get The Sunday Comics but you're going to be shipped a surprise STACK of prints! Don't worry, you're going to love each and every single one of them. If you actually want to see a preview of the prints and spoil the surprise you can check them out below the reward tiers. We are throwing in this big giant sized button for you to sport wherever you go, everyone will know you love The Sunday Comics and ask you where to get one, so if you don't like being bombarded with questions like "Where did you get that SUPER COOL button", don't wear it :) STRETCH GOAL 4! ONE FULL YEAR! In just under a week we made it. You'll be getting 12 whole issues of The Sunday Comics delivered right to your door, you're excited, we're excited, just keep spreading the word so we can have decades of content keep on coming to you! The DIGITAL 4th Stretch Goal ONE FULL YEAR of The Sunday Comics delivered to your tablet, phone, computer or all three! Anywhere on the go you'll have great memories to relive over and over again until the next year comes out! We all grew up on loving everything Disney. The one and only Clinton T. Hobart, Disney Fine Artist and Painter extrodinarie is offering a one of a kind sketch of anything you'd like! Let's not get as crazy as asking him to draw all the Disney cast on the side of the "Gillian's Island" boat with the cast waving, that would be way too crazy! I almost forgot, you'll also be getting The Sunday Comics, the Behind the Scenes, and why not, we'll throw in a special surprise print for you, magical button will also be included. Enjoy! This wouldn't be a proper campaign without paying respect to one of our favorite actors, Robin Williams. You asked for it again & again, we provided it, Mark Hammermeister will be giving a signed print of your choice of either Robin Williams or the notorious Mr. Clint Eastwood. Choice is yours, choose wisely, almost forgot, The Sunday Comics, Behind the Scenes, the magical button and another surprise print is also included. Don't miss out on this one! Listen, we all love "The Sunday Comics" but we also all watch a lot of TV. It would be hard to find someone that hasn't seen "Archer", would you agree? Well since you do, Sam Ellis, lead character designer for Archer is going to make you a ONE OF A KIND sketch of Archer, this you will not find anywhere else, that we promise you! It's the holiday season after all so we figured "hey why not, let's give this one lucky backer a big button for them to look at and maybe wear", obviously you're getting The Sunday Comics ZERO Issue, but we're even packing in extra tight four big and beautiful prints for you to hang on your wall to look at everyday & the "Behind The Scenes" PDF for you feel like you ARE the artist! A Super Special Reward, You Know who you are, you asked for this, now it's yours! Comics, Drawings, Prints, O MY! Rachel Korsen will be making some treats for you to enjoy endlessly, if you hang them up on the wall it'll be even better! The Sunday Comics ZERO Issue wouldn't be the same without everyone's famous menace! Ron Ferdinand, cartoonist of Dennis the Menace, is fielding your craziest requests you can muster to make you an ORIGINAL "Dennis" Sketch. Just imagine opening up your "The Sunday Comics" paper and having an original piece of art from one of the men that got you into comics in the first place! Pretty cool if you ask us, don't miss it! A giant sized paper deserves this GIANT sized button we made just for you, wear it with pride, you'll think of us everytime someone complements you on this big beauty! How massive can we make this reward? Well, we stacked this reward with FOUR beautiful prints, we're hoping that you're hanging these babies up on the wall! 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__label__cc	0.62499	0.37501	Back to Consultant Directory Philippe Decléty Senior Client Partner Philippe Decléty is a Client Partner of Korn Ferry, based in the Firm’s Paris office. He is a member of the Firm’s Global Technology Market. philippe.declety@kornferry.com Bringing over fifteen years of professional experience in professional services and industry, Mr. Declety has been an active and recognized force in the technology and digital world since 2008. Mr. Decléty focuses on search and assessments for professional services, technology and digital (both pure players and brick & mortars) companies across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He has completed many high-profile engagements helping organizations attract, assess and retain their senior leadership teams for private, quoted and PE backed companies. Prior to his current position, Mr Decléty was at SAP France as an industry principal for the media, telecom and utilities markets. Previously at Accenture, he was part of a team who led the human performance and business consulting offerings in the utilities, natural resources and communication sectors. In 1999, Mr. Decléty joined Alcan, the world's third largest producer of aluminum, as a key account manager and finance controller for the can stock division. He began his career at Lafarge, a leader in building materials, as a sales and product manager. Mr. Decléty graduated from EM Lyon in 1992. He is fluent in English and French. IT-Professional Services Systems & Devices BY THIS COLLEAGUE	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2547
__label__cc	0.515462	0.484538	Will My Kid Like ‘Matilda’? A Guide To Kid-Friendly Arts In San Diego By Nina Garin Photo by Ken Jacques Above: A 2019 photo from "Matilda The Musical" at Moonlight Amphitheatre. There are so many things to consider before buying kids a theater ticket. Will they be bored and jiggly in their seat? Is it appropriate? How late will they be staying out? And most important, is the price worth the artistic and cultural education? In this KPBS/Arts feature, we take a look at artistic events from a family perspective. This month we venture to Vista's outdoor Moonlight Amphitheatre for "Matilda." "Matilda The Musical" When: Plays through Sunday, Aug. 3 Best for ages: 7 and older Where to park: Plenty of free spots throughout the venue, but try to park near an exit to avoid waiting in a long line to get out. What to wear: Casual, light layers. Don't let the heat fool you, Moonlight is an outdoor theater that can get chilly after intermission. Running time: Two hours and 40 minutes, including one 15 minute intermission Tickets and details: moonlightstage.com Synopsis: "Matilda," based on the Roald Dahl book, is about a brilliant five-year-old girl who is unloved, unwanted and misunderstood by her idiotic parents. At school, Matilda and her classmates are terrorized by evil principal Miss Trunchbull. But throughout it all, Matilda maintains a positive attitude, constantly stands up for herself, and forms a close bond with her teacher, Miss Honey. This sounds incredibly depressing ... Yes, this show is nearly three hours of sad, mean and cruel behavior. The worst of it being Trunchbull's favorite torture device, the Chokey, "a very tall but narrow cupboard. The floor is only ten inches square so you can’t sit down or squat in it. You have to stand. And three of the walls are made of cement with bits of broken glass sticking out all over, so you can’t lean against them." Can you lean on the door? Nope, it's got "thousands of spikey nails sticking out of it." Is the musical actually kid-friendly? For all its gloom, "Matilda" is a surprisingly colorful show. Matilda's family is loud and cartoonish. Matilda's mom is obsessed with dancing, so you get a fun salsa number. Plus there's some random craziness involving Russian gangsters. A 2019 photo of The Wormwood family from Moonlight's production of "Matilda The Musical." Who plays Matilda? Matilda is a demanding role because she has to be equal parts sweet, melancholy and mischievous. Plus she needs to have stage presence and perform the entire show with a British accent. In this production, she's played expertly by L.A. actress Charity Rose, who has done quite a bit of TV including "The Goldbergs" and "Happy Together." Things kids will like: Matilda's school friends bring mischief and comedic relief to the otherwise heavy scenes. For example, Trunchbull forces a character named Bruce to eat a giant chocolate cake. There's also a group of teens who do much of the dancing, bringing a dose of peppy energy. Photo by Adriana Zuniga A photo of the kids and teen ensemble from Moonlight's 2019 production of "Matilda The Musical." Things parents will like: Validation that there are worse parents out there, even if fictional. Matilda's song, "Quiet," is powerful and heartfelt. Things kids might not like: The Trunchbull, as she's called, is terrifying and the epitome of a bully. Scenes in the library, where Matilda imagines a story about an acrobat and escapologist feel long (but the story does have a good payoff, so pay attention!). Things parents might not like: Matilda plays some pranks on her dad, like putting bleach in his hair cream, that may inspire some mischief at home. The Wormwood family glorifies television over reading. A photo of Randall Hickman (right) and Miss Trunchbull, from Moonlight Amphitheatre's 2019 production of "Matilda The Musical." What if my kid can't sit through a long musical? This show is nearly three hours, but thankfully it's at Moonlight which is a perfect venue for families. You have the option of buying traditional seats or reserved lawn spots near the stage. If you have young, wiggly kids, opt for a reserved lawn spot where they can wander a bit and even lay on a blanket when it gets late. For kids with extra energy, get the general lawn seats. It's not as close, but you can still see the stage and there's lots of room to run around. Hot tip: If you want to pay homage to the cake-eating Bruce, order the chocolate brownie at concessions. Make it a picnic: Another reason Moonlight Amphitheatre is so family-friendly is because you're allowed to bring food to the venue (but you can't bring alcohol; you can, however, buy beer and wine at concessions). You can pack food at home, stop for cheese and berries at the market, or pick food up at a nearby restaurant, and head to the venue as early as 6 p.m. So, will kids like "Matilda"? Small kids may be restless during scenes without Matilda's classmates, but older ones will appreciate the magical side of "Matilda," one with strange coincidences and even telekinetic powers. Stay informed about San Diego's vibrant arts scene with the KPBS/Arts Blog and newsletter. Together with the KPBS/Arts Calendar, you'll find out about new season announcements, which shows are closing, and even where you can watch movies for free. You'll find a mixture of news, reviews and other arts and culture tidbits. KPBS/Arts RSS Feed	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2549
__label__wiki	0.99157	0.99157	Quick links... Weather Local News Investigators SafeKC Traffic Chiefs Contests KC looking to improve transportation for World Cup bid By: Steven Dial KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City is trying to make the final cut of 10 cities in the U.S. to host World Cup matches. It's no secret, KC does not have a subway that takes you to Arrowhead Stadium. Transportation could be the thing that will keep Kansas City from making the World Cup goal in 2026 . "Imagine a Super Bowl in Kansas City and imagine five of them in one month," said David Ficklin, KC Bid Director. While years away, the real work is going on now. "We as a city have this advantage to put over $400 million of investment into soccer facilities, the second youth soccer participation in the nation per capita," said Ficklin. Kansas City has hosted big events before. "We just had two world series and an all-star game," said Chris Hernandez with the city. But the World Cup is a different beast. Dubbed the soccer capital of the United States, Kansas City has a lot of competition. Competing against cities like Baltimore, Nashville, Denver, Houston, Dallas, Seattle and others for a quarterfinal game. In a preliminary evaluation, Kansas City scored high for stadium and fan fest experience. We've learned the Fan Fest would be either at Liberty Memorial or in the front of the Nelson Atkins. "Both will be on the streetcar line by 2026. Both can accommodate tens of thousands of people and these will be free for people to watch the other games," said Ficklin. What Kansas City did not do well on was transportation and accommodations. "We are building a new convention hotel, we are building a new airport terminal, all of those things go into the magic mix of who gets selected," said Hernandez. Ficklin said other World Cup host cities have won bids without rail transportation. "I have experienced this in several cities, including most recently in Brazil where you take a shuttle bus from satellite locations," said Ficklin. The bid will be announced in 2020. FIFA officials will visit each city in a few months. KC World Cup bid	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2552
__label__cc	0.549335	0.450665	Samlesbury Bench taken from cancer support charity A �500 harwood bench has been stolen from Vine House in Preston Published: 14:05 Friday 21 April 2017 An appeal for help has gone out after cold-hearted thieves struck at a Preston cancer charity. Staff at CancerHelp (Preston) Ltd were left shocked after discovering a £500 hardwood bench had been taken from their base at Vine House in Cromwell Road, Ribbleton. The bench, a donation from a local charity, was noticed missing on the evening of Wednesday, April 19. It was used regularly by cancer patients and their families, and now the charity is appealing to the local community to help replace it. Stella Humphreys, head of income at Vine House, said: “The bench was used by patients, their families, carers and friends. “These are people accessing our free services for emotional, physical and social support. “The bench is in a nice sunny spot outside the main door, accessible by a ramp too. “It was a donation to the charity a few years ago and the theft has shocked us all. “It really is very sad that someone would do this. “We are a local independent charity, our work is almost exclusively funded by the money it raises in the local community. “If anyone could support us we would be extremely grateful.” A spokesman for Lancashire Constabulary confirmed the crime had been reported, but enquiries are ongoing and they are still appealing for the bench to be returned. Anyone with information is asked to call the police on 101. Knives and imitation gun seized following morning drug raids in Preston CancerHelp (Preston) was founded by Mary O’Donoghue in 1989 and each year the charity provides over 6,000 patient visits/contacts that are free to all cancer patients. Anyone who is able to help the charity replace the bench, or is interested in future fundraising opportunities is asked to call 01772 793344.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2562
__label__cc	0.736463	0.263537	Comprehensive Care of the Hand, Wrist and Elbow 9301 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 404 Category: Amputation and Prosthetic Go Back to Blog Homepage When is Amputation of a Bodily Limb Necessary? If you or a loved one was injured in a catastrophic accident, like a car or automobile accident, construction accident or a severe sports-related injury, the resulting bodily damage may require amputation or the use of a prosthetic device. Many times victims of catastrophic injury are found n factories and areas where employees are in constant daily contact with complicated or heavy machinery. The result is devastating. Fingers are lost and need to be reattached or even worse- entire bodily functions can be permanently debilitated. Acute traumas can cause the need for an amputation and prosthetic. The following incidents are considered acute traumas: hand fractures., animal bites, wrist fractures, replantation, Erb’s Palsy, Scaphoid Non-union fracture, tendon transfer surgery and more. This is just one form of acute trauma that is routinely treated surgically by our team of board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeons at LA Hand Surgeon. Our team of sophisticated doctors and plastic surgeons specialize in the most complex injuries and surgeries to help you recover as regain as much bodily function as is possible. When Amputation and Prosthesis are Necessary Certain parts of the body that have become seriously injured or diseased may need to be removed by amputation. In some cases, amputated fingers can be reattached via surgery, however, this is not always possible or advisable if reattaching the fingers will cause great discomfort, severely impaired functioning or other serious complications. Prosthetics are often recommended for replacing arms, legs and other body parts that have been amputated. The Amputation Process To determine if surgery is required to remove a severely injured or diseased body part, a doctor will take x-rays to assess the extent of the damage. If amputation is the only option, surgery will be performed only on the damaged area with an attempt to save as much of the healthy body part as possible. The surgical site can sometimes be closed by rearranging the skin and making the bone or tendon length shorter. Skin, muscle tissue or tendons from another part of the body are sometimes needed to close the surgical area. When hand surgery is performed, the surgery site can often be closed directly with fingertip injuries. Finger or hand shape sometimes needs to be altered in cases of acute trauma to be able to fit a prosthetic device in the future. Following amputation surgery, some pain should be expected during the recovery phase. Pain medication may be prescribed to help control pain. Doctors can advise patients on how to properly bandage and care for the surgical sites and recommend exercises to build strength and increase flexibility in these areas. Using Prosthesis to Restore Functioning Prosthetic limbs have helped many amputees regain much of the quality of their lives. Most people can be fitted for prosthesis three months after surgery. When hand or finger amputation is performed, a Los Angeles hand surgeon can fit a patient for a prosthetic limb that is based on the length and location of the remaining hand or fingers. Prosthetic limbs can be customized to suit the activities and functional needs of each patient. A full-arm prosthesis that has an attached electrical or mechanical hand on the end often works well for people whose hands were amputated through or above the wrist. Prosthetic limbs for people who have undergone hand or finger amputations are designed to restore finger length and make it easier to hold objects. Manufacturers can make prosthetic limbs look natural with realistic skin tones and nails that can be polished. Most silicone prosthetic limbs have a lifespan of three to five years before they need to be replaced. Our team of board-certified plastic surgeons at LA Hand Surgeon can offer support and recommend the best prosthesis options for people who have undergone amputations. Amputation and Prosthetic De Quervain's Tendonitis Finger Deformity Where Does It Hurt? Use our interactive tool learn more about your symptoms and condition. Phone: (310) 426-8981Hours: M-F 8:00am to 5:00pm Copyright © 2020 L.A. Hand Surgeon, All rights reserved. We serve the following cities within Los Angeles, which are in close proximity to our offices: Agoura Hills, Brentwood, Canoga Park, Century City, Chatsworth, Culver City, Glendale, Granada Hills, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Marina Del Rey, North Hollywood, Northridge, Rancho Park, Reseda, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Tarzana, Valencia, Van Nuys, West Hills, West Hollywood, West L.A., Winnetka, Woodland Hills Sitemap \| Disclaimer \| Privacy Policy \| Terms & Conditions Website design and optimization provided by Hotweazel.com	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2565
__label__cc	0.505551	0.494449	Late Night Boy Sht Posted by Sarah at March 8, 2017 16:58:03 March 8, 2017 16:58:03 As we are so fond of saying around here, boy sht is the best sht and today we’ve been given a helping of late night talk show host boy sht. If you haven’t heard, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has been steadily gaining ground in the late night ratings thanks to Colbert’s political comedy and consistent satirizing of Donald Trump. Colbert has been winning overall ratings for the last month, and though Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show retain the coveted 18-49 demographic, that gap has also been narrowing, with Colbert gaining ground. This, according to Page Six has led to Fallon being “forced” to change up The Tonight Show to better compete with Colbert. This is an unfair fight, and I almost feel bad for Fallon, who is not built for decisive political comedy, except I still haven’t forgiven Fallon for petting Trump’s hair last year. (David Letterman may cherry-pick when he is accountable for his behavior as a powerful boss, but he is not wrong about the way a late night host should handle Trump.) Page Six quotes sources that say Fallon is “feeling the pressure” to compete with Colbert by adding in more political humor like the new “This Week In Words” segment. A source also is quoted as saying that Fallon “could be vicious on the ‘Weekend Update’ desk”. Could he, though? Has anyone EVER described Fallon’s humor as “vicious”? No. He’s a goofball, the class clown who laughs at his own jokes and more often than not Fallon breaking character IS the joke. Tina Fey could go in on “Weekend Update”, and I honestly wonder if that source has just confused Tina’s fangs with Jimmy’s presence at the desk beside her. It’s been a while, maybe it’s all just run together in their head. Because Jimmy Fallon is not a “vicious” comedian, and even when he has the chance to go hard on a guest—like, say, interviewing a controversial and polarizing presidential candidate—he chooses the path of the toothless and accommodating. Which is why Fallon needs to apologize. One night, instead of a monologue, he needs to look straight into camera and say, “I f*cked up.” Before he can toughen up on Trump or whatever the hell they think they’re doing at The Tonight Show—it certainly isn’t tough or scathing or even mildly stinging—he needs to come clean about that interview last year. Not to apologize for having Trump on, which is his right, but for underestimating the moment. I’m not asking for an explanation of beliefs or to judge his politics, but before he can attempt any sort of stronger comedy criticism of 45, he needs to acknowledge that he dropped the ball. He didn’t take that moment or his position in it seriously enough, he chose harmless when Harmful was sitting across from him. He must acknowledge that, and then he can try “vicious” political comedy. The Tonight Show brand is strong enough that I think it will weather this storm, and while Colbert is doing GREAT work and will probably continue holding a better ratings position, there’s always going to be a tussle for the 18-49 demo. (And none of this is addressing Seth Meyers quietly mastering the viral game.) But Jimmy Fallon is in for a rough ride because this is REALLY not his forte and unfortunately for him, this is not a time for sitting on the sidelines or having no opinion. Sorry, Rory McIlroy, but EVERYTHING is political right now, and NO ONE has the luxury of excluding themselves from this narrative. Christopher Polk/ NBC/ Getty Images Tags: Boy Sh-t , Jimmy Fallon , Stephen Colbert , TV Smut Will Ferrell and Jimmy Fallon reminisce about famous Cow Bell sketch on Saturday Night Live Hannah Gadsby's delightful appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert also illustrates his shortcomings with interviews Justin Timberlake promotes memoir Hindsight on Fallon Cardi B week continues with GQ profile by Caity Weaver	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2567
__label__wiki	0.808163	0.808163	LaserNetUS Advanced Beam Laboratory Advanced Laser Light Source (ALLS) Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA) Center Center for High Energy Density Science: Texas Petawatt Laser Center for Ultrafast Optical Science Extreme Light Laboratory Jupiter Laser Facility Laboratory for Laser Energetics: OMEGA EP Matter in Extreme Conditions Scarlet Laser Facility Proposal Submissions Subscribe to lists Presidential honors for four Lab researchers NewsWise https://www.newswise.com/articles/four-lawrence-livermore-researchers-receive-presidential-early-career-awards Related Facility Newswise — Four scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have been selected for the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Science and Engineering (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on scientists and engineers who are early in their careers and have distinguished themselves in their respective fields. Félicie Albert, Daniel Casey, Richard Kraus and Arthur Pak are among 315 recipients nationwide who will be honored in a ceremony in Washington, D.C. later this year. [LLNL press release] Fusion Energy Sciences	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2572
__label__wiki	0.780684	0.780684	© 2017 by Last Call Games, LLC PROXY is a science fiction action adventure game set on the distant space colony of New Los Angeles in the year 3875. The story revolves around a private investigator named Trent who must help a young cyborg named Alicia flee from the evil RASTEK Corporation that wants to turn her into an assembly line killing machine. Slated for release early 2017. Stay tuned! www.project-proxy.net The Walk - VR Experience Built as a promotional tech demo to coincide with a major motion picture release, The Walk - VR Experience is a Virtual Realtiy simulation that lets the user step into the shoes of highwire trapeze artists Philip Petite as he walked across a tightwire hung between the Twin Towers in New York City circa 1974 as seen in the film The Walk. CLIO Key Art Award 2015 (Silver) - Theatrical: Engagement/Experiential Digital Hollywood VR Best of 2015 - Best in Overall VR Experience http://www.createvr.com/#projects Reilly's Life Created by Sinead Clancy, Reilly's Life is an animated series designed to provide children on the autism spectrum and the world, a place to explore the richness of autistic life. Thanks to the support of the Kickstarter community, Reill'ys LIfe reached it's $15,000 goal and is currently in production. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/363743969/reillys-life Marvel Ultimate Alliance Marvel™: Ultimate Alliance is an all-new action-RPG that puts the world’s largest army of Super Heroes™ under your control. Assemble your ultimate four-member strike force from over 20 Marvel heroes, including Spider-Man, Wolverine, Captain America, Blade, and The Thing. ConfinedVR ConfinedVR is a Virtual Reality escape room simulation that traps the player in a room with a dead body and a deadly puzzle. In order to escape, the player must figure out the secret to the puzzle in a timely fashion in order to avoid a most grisly demise. GENRE: Horror / Simulation HTC VIVE EXCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE Steam Greenlight Page	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2573
__label__wiki	0.986551	0.986551	Major union launches campaign to organize video game and tech workers Workers at Riot Games stage a walkout in Los Angeles on May 6, 2019. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) By Sam DeanStaff Writer The last two years have witnessed a wave of walkouts, petitions and other workplace actions at video game and tech companies. But despite this swell in labor activism, employees at no major video game studios and only a handful of tech offices have formally voted to form or join a union. A new campaign launched Tuesday by one of the nation’s largest labor unions — and spearheaded by one of the leading video game industry activists in Southern California — aims to change that. The Campaign to Organize Digital Employees (CODE for short) is a new project of the Communications Workers of America aimed specifically at unionizing video game and tech companies. It grew out of conversations between the CWA and Game Workers Unite, a grass-roots organization that sprang up in 2018 to push for wall-to-wall unionization of the $43-billion video game industry, alongside conversations with organizers across the larger tech industry. Separate from the new initiative, the Toronto chapter of GWU has also signed a formal partnership agreement with CWA to work on organizing in the area. (CWA is also the parent union of the NewsGuild, which represents workers at the L.A. Times and most major newspapers in the country.) “We’ve been watching the amazing organizing of workers across the industry,” said Tom Smith, CWA’s lead organizer. “And workers themselves reached out to us while doing that amazing self-organizing, and said, ‘Can we do this in partnership with the CWA?’” The union declined to specify how much money it was putting behind the new effort, but has put two organizers on payroll to lead the push with support from dozens of CWA staff members across the country. One of the new staffers, Wes McEnany, comes from a more traditional labor organizing career with Boston-area unions and the labor-backed campaign for a $15 minimum wage. CWA also hired Emma Kinema, who co-founded Game Workers Unite and organized the Los Angeles and Orange County chapters of the group. The dedicated staff and national ambition set the CODE project apart from other efforts to organize tech workers, such as the United Steelworkers-backed Pittsburgh Assn. of Tech Professionals, which successfully unionized Google subcontractors in September. “In my experience self-organizing in the game industry, people are very bottlenecked by the lack of resources and lack of legal know-how and a lack of funding — it’s very tough,” Kinema said. “The decades of experience and resources that come from partnering with an organization like CWA can take it to the next level.” Working conditions in the video game industry have brought the question of unionization to the forefront in recent years. At a 2019 video game developer conference, the industry’s practice of making employees work 100-hour weeks for months on end to finish a game in time for the preset delivery date, often without extra pay — a practice known as “crunch” — came under fire in discussions among workers, as did the rolling layoffs that come when companies staff up and shed jobs to fit cyclical production schedules. And in the tech industry writ large, workplace actions have extended beyond concerns over bread-and-butter issues such as pay and severance to questions of ethics and culture. The worldwide Google walkouts, and the walkout at Los Angeles game studio Riot Games that followed, grew out of employee demands to end the practice of forcing workers into private arbitration instead of allowing them to sue over claims of sexual harassment and workplace discrimination. Other actions, such as the walkout at online furniture seller Wayfair and a number of petitions filed by workers at Amazon, Microsoft and Salesforce, have pushed back against corporate decisions to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Department of Defense. And Irvine-based Activision Blizzard faced internal and external protests in late 2019 after it punished a professional gamer who made statements supporting the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. The organizers behind the new effort see the push for better working conditions and corporate ethics as one and the same. “I think it’s a false dichotomy to frame the activism of a lot of tech workers around the impact that the work they do has on society as something other than a fundamental working condition,” Smith said. “For a lot of folks, that’s what led them to do this work in the first place, and people are feeling a disconnect between their personal values and what they’re seeing every day in their working lives.” In December, CWA filed official charges against Google with the National Labor Relations Board on behalf of five Google workers who were fired in what they say was retaliation for their organizing at the tech giant. The new project charts a path away from organizing video game workers along the Hollywood craft union model. SAG-AFTRA has represented video game voice actors for years, and called a strike in 2017 over pay and royalty structures. But CWA largely follows the industrial union model, which organizes entire companies at once rather than splitting workers who perform different jobs into specialized unions. Smith, for his part, said that CWA could accommodate craft-based organizing if that’s what video game or tech workers want, emphasizing that the workers will ultimately decide how to organize. But Kinema saw the decision to join CWA in starker terms. “We believe workers are strongest when they’re together in one shop in one union, so the disciplines can’t be pitted against each other—none of that’s good for the workers,” Kinema said. “I think in games and tech the wall-to-wall industrial model is the best fit.” TechnologyBusiness Get our weekly Business newsletter A look back, and ahead, at the latest California business news. Sam Dean Sam Dean is a business reporter for the Los Angeles Times covering the technology industry in Southern California. He has previously worked as a feature writer for a number of publications including Newsweek, the Verge, 538 and Lucky Peach. It’s your last chance to claim a slice of the Equifax data breach settlement More than 147 million people’s credit data were exposed during Equifax’s 2017 breach. Wednesday is the deadline to file a claim. Saudi crown prince sent Jeff Bezos a video file. Bezos’ phone was soon gushing data Jeff Bezos’ phone started surreptitiously sharing vast amounts of data after receiving an apparently innocuous file from the prince’s WhatsApp account. Women suing Riot Games may deserve $400 million, not $10 million, state regulator says Two California state agencies are intervening in a class action suit against Riot Games, saying women who worked at the company could deserve more money. Google abuses its power over start-ups, Sonos CEO tells Congress At a House of Representatives antitrust hearing, Sonos CEO Patrick Spence said Google and Amazon are “using their gatekeeper power in abusive and coercive ways” Microsoft to invest $1 billion in carbon capture with pledge to go carbon-negative by 2030 Microsoft says reducing emissions won’t be enough to stop catastrophic climate change. It’s investing in efforts to pull carbon out of the atmosphere. Microsoft pledges $250 million more for Seattle-area affordable housing The region’s affordable-housing gap is growing, not shrinking, Microsoft noted, although last year it grew more slowly than before. Commentary: Google is enhancing privacy and maybe its own power at the same time Google’s decision on cookies in its Chrome browser will better protect user data but also gives Google a chance to extend its online advertising dominance. Your $14 salad’s not as eco-friendly as advertised — but Sweetgreen’s trying Sweetgreen has long said nothing from its stores goes to landfill. On closer inspection, that’s more aspiration than guarantee. Facebook is piling up patents for its augmented reality push Facebook has been racking up patents at an accelerating rate, with a large number that highlight the company’s big ambitions around augmented reality.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2574
__label__cc	0.559995	0.440005	Full Time Teaching Faculty Erica Zunkel Associate Clinical Professor of Law, Associate Director of the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic Erica Zunkel is an Associate Clinical Professor of Law and the Associate Director of the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic. Prior to joining the Law School, Ms. Zunkel was a trial attorney at the Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. for over six years. At Federal Defenders, she represented indigent defendants accused of federal felony offenses from arraignment through appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Ms. Zunkel graduated summa cum laude from Cornell University, where she received her BA in American studies. She received her JD from the University of California-Berkeley School of Law. At Berkeley, she participated in the East Bay Community Law Center Clinic and the Death Penalty Clinic. After law school, Ms. Zunkel clerked for Federal District Judge Martha Vázquez in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Room K114 ezunkel@uchicago.edu Federal Criminal Justice Clinic, Public Service and Public Interest Law, Public Interest Faculty Mentor Program Erica Zunkel: Trump's U.S. Sentencing Commission Nominee is Far Outside Mainstream The Senate should reject Otis’ nomination because his views on criminal justice and sentencing are far out of the mainstream and are driven by hyperbole and fear, rather than evidence and data. University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) JD, May 2003 Berkeley Law Foundation Grant Recipient Pride Law Fund Grant Recipient 2003 National Association of Women Lawyers Honoree Prosser Prizes – Community Law Practice, Death Penalty Seminar Projects editor, California Law Review Co-projects editor, Berkeley Women’s Law Journal Co-director, East Bay Community Law Center HIV/Homeless Clinical Outreach Program Student board member, East Bay Community Law Center Cornell University College of Arts & Sciences BA, summa cum laude in American studies with distinction in all subjects, May 1999 Golden Key National Honor Society Associate managing editor, Cornell Daily Sun The University of Chicago Law School, Federal Criminal Justice Clinic Associate Clinical Professor of Law & Associate Director, July 2018-present Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Associate Director of the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic, January 2016-June 2018 Acting Associate Director, December 2014–January 2016 Clinical Instructor, July 2013–January 2016 Supervise second and third-year law students in all aspects of representing indigent criminal defendants in district court and the Seventh Circuit Draft, review, and edit legal briefs and motions Teach intensive seminar on federal criminal law and federal criminal practice Conduct trainings and seminars for federal criminal defense community Fellow and Lecturer in Law, March 2012-July 2013 Trial Attorney, October 2005-February 2012 Chambers of the Honorable Martha Vázquez, United States District Court Santa Fe, NM Judicial Clerk, September 2004-September 2005 Contra Costa County Public Defender Martinez, CA Graduate Law Clerk, September 2003-June 2004 Berkeley Law Death Penalty Clinic Berkeley, CA Clinical Student, January 2001-May 2003 Public Defender Service Washington, D.C. Law Clerk, July 2002-August 2002 East Bay Community Law Center Berkeley, CA Clinical Student, August 2001-December 2001 Legal Services for Prisoners with Children San Francisco, CA Law Clerk, June 2001-August 2001 Intern-Investigator, September 1997-December 1997 "Busting Bond Myths and Winning Pretrial Release," Chicago, IL, Jan. 2019 (with Alison Siegler, Keri Coble, and Katie Kokkas) "Collaborative Litigation Strategies: Fighting for Collective Change through Individual Defense," American Association of Law Schools Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Chicago, IL, May 2018 (with Fiona Doherty, Jenny Roberts, and Alison Siegler) "The International Human Right to a Healthy Environment (Prison Environment)," Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law 2018 Symposium, South Bend, IN, February 2018 (with Professor Juan Méndez) "Demonstrative Evidence," University of Chicago Law School Intensive Trial Practice Workshop, Chicago, IL, September 2017; National Criminal Defense College, June 2016 (with Jerilyn Bell) "Fueling Academic Writing with Social Justice Advocacy," American Association of Law Schools Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Denver, CO, May 2017 (with Christopher Lasch, Alison Siegler, and Katie Tinto) "Out of the Ivory Tower and into the Community! Academic Writing for Social Justice," American Association of Law Schools Conference on Clinical Legal Education, May 2016 (with Christopher Lasch, Robin Walker Sterling, and Katie Tinto) "Fighting Fire with Kimbrough: The Federal Judiciary’s Rule in Drug Law Reform," American Association of Law Schools Conference on Clinical Legal Education, May 2016 "Litigating Drug Cases in an Era of Federal Reform," Defender Services Winning Strategies Seminar, January 2016; CJA Seminar, June 2015 "Defenses in Stash House Sting Cases," Defender Services Winning Strategies Seminar, May 2015 (with Shaffy Moeel) "The Ethics of Representing Clients with Diminished Capacity and Mental Health Challenges," 7th Circuit Bar Association Ethics CLE, June 2015 (with Judge Nan Nolan, Judge Mary Catherine Marubio, and Theresa Gronkiewicz) "From the Ivory Tower to the Courtroom: Academic Writing for Social Justice in the New Normal," American Association of Law Schools Conference on Clinical Legal Education, May 2015 (with Christopher Lasch, Alison Siegler, Robin Walker Sterling, and Katie Tinto) "Legal Talk Network’s Lawyer 2 Lawyer Podcast: Breaking Down the Serial Podcast: Attorneys Dissect Adnan Syed’s Case," February 2015 (with Professor Deirdre Enright and Marcus Kypreos) "Serial Dissected," University of Chicago Law School, Panel Discussion, January 2015 (with David Weisman, Tara Thompson, and David Owens) "The Art of Sentencing Mitigation in Federal Court," Chicago Bar Association Sentencing Seminar, June 2014 "Federal Sentencing Advocacy in 2012," Northern District of Indiana CJA Seminar, December 2012 "Crawford and Confrontation: How to Make Them Work for You," CJA Seminar, June 2012 "Defense Strategies for Litigating Confrontation Clause Issues After Michigan v. Bryant," Federal Bar Association Criminal Practice Seminar, May 2012 "Litigating Illegal Reentry Cases in the Seventh Circuit," CJA/Federal Defender Training, April 2012 Memberships and Professional Affiliations Bar admissions, Illinois, California, United States Supreme Court, California Supreme Court, Illinois Supreme Court, Seventh Circuit of Appeals, Northern District of Illinois General and Trial Bars, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Southern District of California CJA Panel – Northern District of Illinois, Seventh Circuit Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys Board Member: Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2576
__label__wiki	0.743	0.743	Merseyside Police Liverpool city centre set for new police crackdown tonight Dispersal order to be enforced for second time this month by Merseyside Police Police in Liverpool city centre Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from Liverpool Echo - Weekly Politics A half-term anti-social behaviour crackdown will be enforced across the whole of Liverpool city centre tonight over concerns about gangs of youths intimidating people and causing criminal damage. Officers will be given special powers to order people to leave the designated dispersal zone in a bid to stop “youths congregating in large numbers”. The move comes just a fortnight after Merseyside Police imposed a dispersal order on the whole of the city centre for two nights over concerns about youths causing criminal damage. Courtesy of Merseyside Police Liverpool city centre showing area covered by dispersal notice *Picture above shows the dispersal zone last enforced on the city centre Tonight’s dispersal order will come into force from 7pm and last until midnight. The tactic will allow officers to order people to leave the designated zone for up to 48 hours. If that person is told to leave but refuses to, or leaves and then returns within that time period specified, they can be arrested. Tonight’s dispersal zone was announced on Twitter by the force’s city centre unit. The message told followers: “There will be a dispersal order in place between 19:00-00:00 this evening, in the city centre.” Explaining the move city centre Neighbourhood Inspector Neal Arrowsmith said: “This activity coincides with half term and is in response to concerns raised from local businesses in the area. “We also have a history of antisocial behaviour in these locations at this time of year, where young people tend to gather in large numbers with some causing intimidation to the public and committing offences of criminal damage. “I want to reassure the public that these orders will give police the extra powers they need to keep the area safe and free from any groups of youths thinking about acting in an antisocial manner.” On Wednesday, February 4 and Thursday, February 5, the whole city centre from Leeds Street to Upper Parliament Street was dedicated as a dispersal zone in response to concerns about anti-social behaviour around fast food takeaways. Officers claimed the move as a success as only one direction to leave was issued on the Wednesday and there were no reports of anti-social behaviour on the Thursday night. The same area will be subject to the dispersal zone tonight.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2585
__label__wiki	0.81991	0.81991	Terrorism links to city’s deadly cig trade As the ECHO revealed yesterday, Chinese gangs are flooding Liverpool with cheap killer cigarettes but, as Caroline Innes discovers, this is doing more than just damaging your health. BUYING cheap counterfeit cigarettes in a pub or newsagent may not just be damaging your health, you could be inadvertently funding international organised crime and terrorism. The revenue from these killers cigarettes produced by illegal immigrants in parts of Liverpool is being used by organised criminal gangs as a means to fund acts of terrorism, buy weapons and boost bargaining power. Just last year Liverpool’s tobacco enforcement officers intercepted a container of counterfeit tobacco in the city that was bound for Northern Ireland. Intelligence showed that this consignment was just one of many intended for one of the paramilitary groups who rely on criminal activity to operate. Tony Robinson, a brand enforcement officer for tobacco company Imperial, says Liverpool and greater Merseyside have been identified as a “hot spot” for the counterfeit cigarette trade. Just yesterday he joined Merseyside police on an operation in Runcorn. They recovered 8,000 packets of illegal counterfeit cigarettes which were being made locally for sale to an African market and said many criminal gangs now see producing and distributing fake cigarettes as an “easy way of generating big bucks”. Mr Robinson says: “This is a deadly product. “It is completely unregulated and because of this can contain dangerous levels of chemicals among other substances such as fibre glass fibres and rat droppings. “Basically as long as it looks like a cigarette the gangs who produce them are not bothered what goes in - as long as it is cheap. “We also now have a serious problem of terrorist gangs trading in counterfeit cigarettes. “One case I was involved in where cigarettes from Liverpool were smuggled into Northern Ireland showed that those involved in the trade were also involved in criminal paramilitary activity. “The costs of producing counterfeit cigarettes are minimal and with lower sentencing the risks are smaller than drug trafficking for example. “A lot of criminal and terrorist gangs have cottoned on to this and see it is a good earner.” Yesterday the Echo revealed how Chinese gangs of organised criminals are flooding the city with cheap killer cigarettes that are being sold in some pubs and newsagents throughout Liverpool. Trading standards say these gangs are illegally trafficking immigrants in China to set up cigarette “factories” in terraced houses in the Kensington area. The Echo was given unprecedented access to a secret depot in Liverpool where Trading Standards store some of the seized cigarettes and also saw confiscated vehicles used by the gangs to traffic them around the city. These will now be crushed. John McHale, principal trading standards enforcement officer, says in the last 12 months alone cigarettes with a retail value of more than £1m have been seized in Liverpool. He says gangs are growing increasingly sophisticated and are now even exporting to Spain, Greece and Italy from Liverpool, to unsuspecting holidaymakers who believe they are buying duty free. Ironically these cigarettes will then end up back in the UK where they were first produced. He warns: “These cigarettes will kill you faster than normal cigarettes. “There is just no regulation as to what goes in them and the filters used are useless. “Counterfeiting has changed. It used to be a man in a white van who had bought a job lot back from Spain but now things are much more organised and much more dangerous. “It is now being recognised by the government as a major problem and they want to bring enforcement agencies together to help stamp out this deathly trade. “In Liverpool we recognise that we have a problem - in part to do with the fact we are a port city and also because of the influx of Chinese criminal gangs in recent years.” To combat this, a new Alcohol and Tobacco Unit (ATU) is to be set up, with police officers seconded to work alongside Trading Standards staff, who in turn have close links to HM Revenue and Customs. “We believe this will help with intelligence sharing and mean that our efforts can be even more effective,” adds Mr McHale. “This trade funds organised crime and terrorism and people are being trafficked into this country to be exploited by participating in the trade.” Liverpool city council’s executive member for trading standards, councillor Berni Turner, says: “I am delighted that Liverpool’s trading standards team is working with the police and customs to crackdown on the illegal trade. “Liverpool has always been a trailblazer in these important areas and this new unit sends the message we will not tolerate any counterfeit activity in the city and we’re not afraid to tackle anyone involved because not only is it illegal, but it’s bad for people’s health.” Liverpool Primary Care Trust is funding the new ATU - which should be fully operational by October. Gideon Ben-Tovim, chair of Liverpool PCT and joint chair of SmokeFree Liverpool, adds: “Illegal tobacco in all forms contributes to health inequalities in this city and therefore anything that can be done to stop this trade is welcomed”. carolineinnes@liverpoolecho.co.uk	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2586
__label__wiki	0.960826	0.960826	Andrew Perez, Reporter Amanda Batchelor, Senior Digital Editor Tags: Neighborhood Crime, Crime, Coconut Creek, News, Education, Local Monarch High School student faces charges after beating caught on camera 'Students need to be held accountable,' father of MSD victim says COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – A high school student was arrested after she was captured on cellphone video last week attacking a classmate. The incident occurred Nov. 9 at Monarch High School in Coconut Creek. The video shows two girls exchanging words before one of them repeatedly punches the other, pulls her hair and slams her head down on a classroom desk as dozens of students watch. "It was a fight about candy or something," one student told Local 10 News reporter Andrew Perez. "It was very intense," another student said. "I mean, I didn't know what to think because I don't know either of them." Students at the high school have been talking about the incident and the video ultimately led to the girl who attacked the other student being arrested. There was no teacher in sight in the video, but the teacher was apparently there and reportedly called for help. Several students said the fight was the result of bullying. But it's unclear who's been bullying who, despite the vicious attack. Police said that, regardless, the sophomore who is seen starting the fight is facing a misdemeanor battery charge. "Don't bully people, because you don't know what they might do. You don't know how they're going to respond," one student said. "The school's security specialist and School Resource Officer immediately responded to the classroom to intervene, after being notified of the incident," a Broward County Public Schools spokeswoman said in a statement Friday. "School leadership and staff are continuing to cooperate with law enforcement in its investigation. In addition, school disciplinary measures are in accordance with the Code Book for Student Conduct. The school's principal and administrators remain in communication with those involved. Once again, this situation is being taken seriously, as the safety of our students is always paramount." Andrew Pollack, whose daughter, Meadow, was killed in the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which is also in Broward County, criticized the school's handling of the incident, saying the student in question was first only issued a civil citation. "Students need to be held accountable. #Fixit," he wrote. Update on brutal fight at monarch High School .@browardschools gave girl a civil citation .After sending Video to @CreekFamilyPD student was arrested for battery . Students need to be held accountable #Fixit — Andrew Pollack (@AndrewPollackFL) November 16, 2018 Andrew Perez Andrew Perez is a South Florida native who joined the Local 10 News team in May 2014. Amanda Batchelor Amanda Batchelor is senior digital editor for Local10.com.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2587
__label__wiki	0.534633	0.534633	London Aquatics Centre the feel good place Copper Box Arena Better Leisure Centres @AquaticsCentre @AquaticsCentre Lessons And Courses Family Swimming Public Diving Sessions Diving Clubs Dry Diving Healthwise The Crèche Close All Alerts Close All Alerts Open All Alerts Show All Alerts February Half Term Short Courses Now Booking Here at the London Aquatics Centre, we have some amazing short courses running for February Half Term. Short Course for Swimming are running Monday to Friday, we have some amazing qualified teachers just waiting to help you learn to swim. Pre School 1 up to Stage 5 lessons. Please book online here today at https://better.courseprohome.co.uk/home Competition Pool Closure 1st February 2020 On the 1st of February 2020, we will be hosting the Essex Age Group Champs. Due to this event the Competition Pool will be closed all day, on this date. The Training Pool will have extended opening hours throughout both days. During this event the car park will be busier than normal, so please allow extra time to park. Competition Pool Closure 8th & 9th February 2020 On the 8th & 9th of February 2020, we will be hosting the Middlesex Swimming Competition. Due to this event the Competition Pool will be closed all day, on these dates. Competition Pool Closure 15th & 16th February On the 15th & 16th of February 2020, we will be hosting the Middlesex Swimming Competition. Part of the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic venues, was that they opened after the Games to be vibrant, well-used spaces for the local community. We opened to the public on 1st March 2014. Our world-class facilities, including two 50 meter pools, 25 meter diving pool and diving facilities, are open for the public to use, as is our state-of-the-art gym and fitness facility. Since opening, we've welcomed 2 million visitors. Every week, more than 3,500 children and adults learn to swim with us and more than 600 people learn to dive. Since opening to the public, we've made our mark on the national and international stage. We've been proud to have been chosen to host a number of major sporting events including BBC Sport Relief, the FINA Diving World Series, National Paralympic Day, Invictus Games, the British Swimming Championships and, most recently, the London 2016 LEN European Aquatics Championships, which was the biggest event staged at the venue since London 2012. Our facilities have also been used to host a variety of different corporate events, such as product launches, conferences, exhibitions and team building days. The iconic and award-winning building has also proven very popular as a filming and photography location. A timelapse video of a year in the London Aquatics Centre We play an important role at the heart of the community, visited by more than 17,500 people on average every week. In total, more than 50 different schools have had school swimming lessons with us, bringing thousands of school children between them to learn to swim. We want different parts of the community and day visitors to use our outstanding facilities and run initiatives such as family-fun inflatable ‘Extreme Aqua Splash’ and women only swim sessions to encourage more people to get into the the water. We also reguarly host swimming galas and support a range of community programmes to ensure the pool is accessible to all. Sitting alongside our packed community and public swimming sessions, is our high performance swimming and diving programmes. These programmes have been created with partners and governing bodies to provide a pathway for participants to move from swimming lessons and courses into more competitive and elite levels of aquatic sport. The high performance programme aim to nuture young athletes into the stars of the future. We're also very proud to be the training home to Olympic diver Tom Daley and Olympic swimmer Aimee Willmott. Swimming Safety Rules Spa London Contact Better GLL Sport Foundation London Leisure College Contact GLL I.P.S. Registration No: 27793R Inland Revenue Charity No: XR43398 VAT No: 626592225 Registered address: Greenwich Leisure Limited, Middlegate House, The Royal Arsenal, London, SE18 6SX Cookies Message We use cookies on this website. By using this site, you agree that we may store and access cookies on your device. Find out more here.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2589
__label__cc	0.619623	0.380377	What To Do When You Get Stuck In A Twitter Reply-Allpocalypse Andy Orin Twitter just added a new feature that lets you add a seemingly infinite number of people to a conversation without affecting the 140 character limit. You can, essentially, @ everyone at once. It's fine when it's just a few people tweeting back and forth, but more annoying tweeters can take advantage of the feature and blow up your notifications. In short, you just need to mute the conversation. Whether you're using the mobile app or the desktop site, just open one of the threaded tweets and click the upper right corner: Then you can elect to mute the whole reply-all catastrophe (otherwise known as a "canoe" in insidery Twitter parlance). You can do the same thing in the mobile app. And then the dozens of other people in the thread that are constantly replying just for the sake of filling your notifications won't pop up any more. (Technically it looks like the number of people in a conversation is limited to 50.) What I learned firsthand this morning from being included in such a thread is that 1) I had to turn off notifications on my phone, as the constant stream would probably kill the battery and 2) I otherwise didn't really care because I just ignored my annoying colleagues. But if Twitter keeps this feature as is, it could easily become another tool for the trolls who still plague the site. You can also set up some more advanced filters to keep dummies out of your mentions. eleventyfour @bonehead 3) Remind yourself how much better life was before 4) Delete your Twit(ter) account 5) Go outside and smell the fresh air 6) Talk to someone face-to-face Patrick Allan 23 Jan 2020 3:40 PM Tattoos are certainly not for everyone, but if you're considering one, make sure you know what you're getting into. This pain chart highlights the parts of the body that can hurt the most when the needle comes down.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2594
__label__wiki	0.744694	0.744694	IoT / Industrial IoT Everactive Offers Battery-Less Power for IIoT Dan Jones, Mobile Editor Startup Everactive believes it can solve one of the major barriers to industrial IoT (IIoT) implementation by enabling battery-free operations. Everactive says a midsized industrial plant can have thousands of assets that would benefit from IoT sensors. "Do you want to waste time with costly battery replacements on all of those assets?" the company asks. Everactive's custom chips harvest power from multiple low-energy sources, including indoor solar, thermal gradients, RF vibration, and more. The Santa Clara-based company distributes Eversensors, which support an array of sensors and energy-harvesting methods that can be used in critical factory equipment such as systems for monitoring steam traps -- the automatic valves that filter condensed steam and non-condensable gases without letting steam escape. In late 2018, Everactive launched its first product, Steam Trap Monitor (STM), for use in industrial and district energy systems -- the latter produce hot water, steam or chilled water at a central plant and then distribute the energy through underground pipes to connected buildings. STM is designed to continuously monitor steam traps and discern if they have failed. Source: Everactive The firm says hundreds of Eversensors can report back through a single gateway to the cloud, adding that it uses both proprietary and standard wireless protocols. Everactive changed its name from PsiKick in June, while closing a $30 million funding round led by Future Fund and joined by new investors Blue Bear Capital and ABB Technology Ventures, alongside existing investors New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Osage University Partners. The firm has scored $63 million in funding since its formation in 2012. The company's co-founders, Dr. Benton Calhoun and Dr. David Wentzloff, have been working on ultra-low-power electronics since their days together at MIT's Electrical Engineering & Computer Science program. In subsequent years, as professors at the University of Virginia and University of Michigan respectively, the two continued to collaborate until several key proof points prompted them to spin the company out of the two research institutions. Several companies and startups have launched wireless power systems recently, as battery-less power becomes a more popular concept across IoT. Everactive is one of the best-funded startups in the wireless power field. Wi-Charge Readies Infrared Wireless Power System for IoT Devices Startup uBeam Uses Ultrasound for Over-the-Air Power Powercast's Power-Over-Air System Takes Off — Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, Light Reading Like what we have to say? Click here to sign up to our daily newsletter White Paper: Visualize, Optimize and Automate with Intent-Based Network Optimization Tools White Paper: Cisco 8000 Series Routers: Trustworthy Hardware Designed to Protect Against Threats and Attacks White Paper: Automate Your Certification Process to Onboard in Hours, not Days White Paper: The Cisco 8000 Series Routers: A Breakthrough in Routing Educational Resources Archive	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2597
__label__cc	0.74142	0.25858	2018-2019 Special Announcement – The Mississippi Chorus selects Magnolia Speech School The Mississippi Chorus is pleased to announce Magnolia Speech School has been selected as their community partner for the 2018-19 Season. The Mississippi Chorus (The Chorus) is Mississippi’s leader in bringing the transformative power of great choral music, through performances, workshops, community outreach and education to the lives of Mississippians. Through their performances, audiences have been entertained, inspired, supported, and educated by the breadth of musical selections – and by their community partnerships. In seeking to deepen the connection into the communities it serves, The Chorus annually selects a community partner to share their spotlight and is pleased to announce this season’s partner, Magnolia Speech School. “Our partnership with Magnolia Speech School is an important part of The Mississippi Chorus’s mission to make a difference in the Jackson community. The season theme is ‘It’s a Wonderful World,’ and the Magnolia School certainly makes the world more wonderful for the students who benefit from their specialized programs,” reports The Chorus’ artistic director, Dr. Mark Nabholz. “We look forward highlighting the work of The Magnolia Speech School and the importance music plays in all of our lives.” You are invited to purchase tickets to one or all of The Mississippi Chorus’s performances – MS Chorus 2018-19 Season at a Glance. The Mississippi Chorus Artistic Director Mark Nabholz (left) and Magnolia Speech School Executive Director Valerie Linn (second from left) sharing in the launch of “Songbird Serenade” – a fundraiser for both organizations. Also pictured: Vice Chair of the Chorus Board of Directors, Michael Gibson (center) and Songbird Serenade Fundraiser Chair Judith Gearhart (right). Magnolia Speech School Partners Magnolia Speech School is Where Hope Speaks for children with language and communication disorders because of the generous financial support of partners like: Are you a business or organization interested in partnering with Magnolia Speech School? Please contact us. Children's Promise Act	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2602
__label__cc	0.564755	0.435245	List Price £12,000 Clock sets > French three piece ormolu and cloisonne enamel clock set This fine three piece clock set is a stylish piece of design, elaborately decorated with fine cloisonne enamel work and carefully-crafted ormolu detailing. This beautiful clock set dates from the 19th Century, but has a strikingly modern feel to it: it will look splendid in a range of interior settings, whether on a grand Neoclassical style mantelpiece or on a modern side cabinet or table. The set comprises three pieces: a central clock and a pair of flanking candelabra. All of the pieces are decorated with panels of cloisonne enamel: that is, enamel applied into the spaces left by a pattern of wires on the surface of the bronze. The enamelled decorations show intricate scrolling foliate motifs in turquoise and green. The central clock takes the form of a rounded clock pediment with a central circular enamel dial, surmounted by a Classical style enamelled vase, and flanked by torches. figures of mythical creatures and laurel garlands in ormolu. There is an ormolu cherub shown at the front of the clock. The pair of flanking candelabra are similarly decorated with panels of cloisonne enamel; their three scrolling lights are shown being held aloft by two winged cherubs on a square base. The clock movement is stamped 'Japy Freres', one of the most prestigious clockmaking firms in Paris in the 19th Century. Clock height 36cm, width 27cm, depth 14cm Candelabra height 37.5cm, width 21.5cm, depth 9cm Enamel, Enamel - Cloisonné, Ormolu (Gilt Bronze) Gold, Turquoise 36 cm / 14.2 inches 14 cm / 5.5 inches	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2606
__label__cc	0.721474	0.278526	Twitter Facebook McAllen.net Contact Us Why McAllen? McAllen Means Business City Rankings & Market Research McAllen Community Profile City at a Glance About McAllen McAllen Retail HomeAbout McAllen McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County located in Deep South Texas in an area collectively known as the Rio Grande Valley. Founded in 1911 as a largely agricultural community, McAllen’s rich history has seen it transition from a farming economy to the robust retail market displayed along all avenues throughout the City. Its culture is strengthened by its energetic Hispanic population as well as its proximity to Mexico. Its southern boundary is located approximately five miles from the U.S.–Mexico border along the beautiful Rio Grande River and about 70 miles West of South Padre Island. Known as “The City of Palms”, McAllen’s recent urban developments have been accomplished with careful consideration towards conserving green space and vegetation. McAllen is truly a burgeoning market with a special blend of culture, and big-city appeal with a small-city feel. McAllen enjoys warm sunshine almost year round with an annual average temperature of 85 degrees and a monthly precipitation average of less than one inch. McAllen prides itself in having the largest, most modern, progressive police department in South Texas. McAllen’s focus on providing fast, effective public safety services to its citizens and visitors have resulted in the following accomplishments for 2011: Violent Crime Rate decreased approximately: -19.8% Property Crime Rate decreased approximately: -22.3 % Overall Crime Rate decreased approximately: -22.2% McAllen’s Police Department strives to promote McAllen as a safe city and to prevent crime through the application of technology. McAllen utilizes cameras and community policing initiatives to accomplish these goals. Finally, by maintaining a flexible police force, McAllen is responsive to the needs of the community. Twitter Facebook McAllen.net Copyright © 2018 Website Design by MPC Studios, Inc.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2607
__label__cc	0.514709	0.485291	Marc Costello A functional choice Software developer in north east England More posts by Marc Costello. To begin a story, a while back, I wanted to learn a functional programming language. I wanted to find out just how different the functional paradigm is to the imperative paradigm. Previously the closest I got to functional programming came from JavaScript, and I’ve always found it so much more powerful to pass functions around than to limit myself to more procedural means. That being said, JavaScript isn’t a functional language, it’s just the closest I got at the time. So, I was advised by a colleague to try Haskell. Haskell being a pure functional language; isn’t diluted in anyway. It hasn’t been bastardised to allow for multiple paradigms, which is what makes it such a good entry point into functional programming. You have to adopt a functional mindset to work with Haskell, you can't partially apply the mindset, or dip your toes in, it's all or nothing. Haskell employs all common features seen in the biggest functional languages such as: pattern matching, list comprehension, type classes etc... Also, since language researchers created Haskell, it has many features that are rare in other functional languages (such as lazy evaluation). Haskell doesn't have side effects, unlike languages that support imperative paradigms. However that does have it's own drawbacks, mostly in flexibility. I found Haskell great fun to learn. Especially when I came across such a great resource learnyouahaskell.com. But I’m not here to sell Haskell, that's not my intention here. In fact, I'm looking for something else. I'm looking for something which I feel is much more approachable for everyday use. Why not stick with Haskell? I'm just not finding much use for Haskell, day to day. Many purely functional languages suffer from this very same thing. The functional paradigm isn't best suited to solve every problem, which is fine! But it doesn't even feel suitable for most, which is disappointing. I couldn't imagine building a large application in Haskell. That's not because I think it isn't performant, or that I think the code would be unmaintainable, on the contrary. But it doesn't have enough infrastructure, tooling or community around it to support every day applications. I get the impression that Haskell is still primarily used for academic purposes. Many of the other functional languages live on well-supported platforms and allow interop with the other languages on that platform. I don't dislike Haskell by any means; it's actually frustrating that I can't find much use for it. I want to pick up a language which I feel I can find more everyday use cases. One which will rival C# and JavaScript for usage (okay, maybe not JavaScript since that's everywhere). To do this, it will most likely need to be more than just a pure functional language, and it must be possible to take advantage of well-established libraries/frameworks. There are many, of course. But I’m going to highlight a few that interest me personally and talk about some of the features that excite me most about the language. Just to show some sample syntax, for each language I'll write a function to return the nth number in the Fibonacci sequence - massive cliché, I know. But it will be short and should require a brief showcase of the languages syntax. Here's Haskell's: # Haskell Fibonacci fib :: (Num a, Eq a, Num b) => a -> b fib 0 = 0 fib n = fib (n-1) + fib (n-2) F-Sharp .NET platform Multi-Paradigm (Functional and OO) Great tooling, debugging and error checking. Seamless interop with .NET libraries With F# supporting imperative features as well as functional, it makes F# much more of an all rounder. F# is a child of OCaml, so the syntax is very similar. It's pretty uncommon for functional languages to have such a good development story as F# has. Debugging, intellisense etc; is a rare thing. So this is a big plus for F#. I have to admit, the main benefit I see of learning F# over the other choices, would be that I already do a lot of work on the Microsoft stack. I'm already very familiar with .NET, it's libraries and tooling. I'm struggling to find anything new in F# that stands out to me, as C# has adopted many of F#'s feature set. // F# Fibonacci let rec fib n = match n with \| 1 \| 2 -> 1 \| n -> fib(n-1) + fib(n-2) Erlang VM Interops with Erlang code New kid on the block - how is the community? Highly scalable (concurrent) Great fault-tolerance support Macro system, new code can actually be injected into a running system I've always been intrigued by Erlang. Given the purpose of its inception. It's definitely not the most approachable language, and this is what Elixir promises to remedy (no pun intended). Here are a couple of features that interest me about Elixir. Actor concurrency Elixir uses the Actor Model as the foundation for it's concurrency. At the basic level, an actor is a process which executes a function. In Elixir you can think of an actor similar to an object - an object with a mailbox and some functionality. An actor can talk to other actors by means of messages. These processes are completely independent, they don't share state with one another. If an actor needs data, it is passed in through messages. This way we avoid problems such as the lost-update problem typically found in threaded concurrency models. Don't confuse these processes with heavy OS processes or system threads. These are very lightweight and a single machine is capable of running hundreds of thousands of processes without breaking a sweat. Processes in Elixir support intra-process communication via message passing. Together, these features make up the Actor Model that Erlang is highly recognized for using. Let's face it, any model of computation which is inspired by general relativity and quantum mechanics has got to be worth a look right? An actor mailbox is much like a standard message queue - each process has a mailbox to which a handler function will attempt to pattern match against the messages; consuming any message that matches the pattern. It's also worth noting that these actors don't have to be on the same machine, they can be completely separate - which makes Elixir systems easily distributable. Fault-tolerance To cope with failures, Elixir provides supervisors which describe how to restart parts of your system when things go awry, going back to a known initial state that is guaranteed to work. Pretty cool. # Elixir Fibonacci defmodule Fibonacci do def fib(0), do: 0 def fib(n), do: fib(n-2) + fib(n-1) Runs on the JVM Interops with Java A Lisp Advertises as a general-purpose language with a functional focus Can be used on the front end Macro system Lisp syntax Without really digging into this, I’m not going to treat this as a pro for Clojure. I get the impression people either love or hate the Lisp syntax, and my first impressions aren't positive. Either way, I’m certainly intrigued. Here’s an example of Clojure's syntax comparing it to Java. // Java public void hello(String name) { System.out.println("Hello, " + name); ; Clojure (defn hello [name] (println "Hello," name)) Software transactional memory Clojure transactions should be easy to understand if you've ever used database transactions, it's essentially the same thing in Clojure. STM ensures that all actions on references are atomic, consistent, and isolated. Atomic means that every change to references made within a transaction occurs or none do. Consistent means that each new value can be checked with a validator function before allowing the transaction to commit. Isolated means that no transaction sees the effects of any other transaction while it is running. Another feature common to STMs is that, should a transaction have a conflict while running, it is automatically retried; which is handy. Dynamic polymorphism Also known as runtime polymorphism, is a feature Clojure seems proud of. It is achieved by using what Clojure calls multimethods. Essentially we define a function using the defmulti keyword, giving it a name and a signature (kind of like you would a delegate in .NET). Then, we can use the defmethod to provide what is essentially overloads to the defmulti interface you just defined. The following code example stolen from Clojure.org shows how it works quite well: (defmulti encounter (fn [x y] [(:Species x) (:Species y)])) (defmethod encounter [:Bunny :Lion] [b l] :run-away) (defmethod encounter [:Lion :Bunny] [l b] :eat) (defmethod encounter [:Lion :Lion] [l1 l2] :fight) (defmethod encounter [:Bunny :Bunny] [b1 b2] :mate) (def b1 {:Species :Bunny :other :stuff}) (def l1 {:Species :Lion :other :stuff}) (encounter b1 b2) -> :mate (encounter b1 l1) -> :run-away (encounter l1 b1) -> :eat (encounter l1 l2) -> :fight ; Clojure Fibonacci (defn fib3 [n] (take n (map first (iterate (fn [[a b]] [b (+ a b)]) [0 1])))) To sum up The features I have mentioned in this post are ones that interest me most about the language. My main concern is that will I swap out Haskell for a language that is in the very same boat I’m attempting to leave? One with a very small community, tooling, etc… F# - Arguably the most natural fit and probably easiest of the 3 to get started with, since I’m much more familiar with the platform than the other 2. Then again, the biggest reason I see for not going down the F# route is just that - explore something new? Elixir - I must admit, after doing a little research into these 3 languages, it's Elixir that intrigues me the most. Even if Erlang is scary, it's unlike any language I’ve seen before mixed with the best bits of those I have. However, I get a feeling that even with the nicety Elixir brings over Erlang, it's still a language used to build really stable; highly concurrent systems which may ultimately complicate it's usage for the more simple systems. Clojure - I've never worked with any language on the JVM before, which could be valuable. Being able to easily interop with libraries and frameworks wrote in Java is a massive advantage as an 'all rounder'. However, I’m not sure what to think of the Lisp syntax. Clojure does seem more 'general purpose' - than Elixir certainly, to which it only competes with F# in that regard. I guess in the end one of 2 things will happen: My choice will be made when I need to use one of these languages because of their strengths. Or I will wake up one morning and think "I fancy having a go at that today", most likely the latter. Code we talk and code we walk Talking about code is hard. I genuinely find it much harder to persuade fellow peers of my approach to a problem than to actually write it. I'm sure there are the opposing types too - People who can talk about code much more proficiently Marc Costello 9 Oct 2015 • 3 min read Flux data-flow architecture Flux is a unidirectional data flow architecture for building front end applications. Coined (and used) by Facebook Inc. Flux is a pattern, not a framework. You can implement Flux in any existing application, with or without React. 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__label__wiki	0.826195	0.826195	MTR 100 Subsea Defense New Wave Media Posted by Eric Haun September 8, 2017 Subsea Construction Vessel Launched in Azerbaijan Designed by Keppel Offshore & Marine and built by Baku Shipyard, the state-of-the-art subsea construction vessel, Khankendi, will install the biggest subsea production system in the Caspian Sea (Photo: Keppel) H.E. Ilham Aliyev (right), President of Azerbaijan, congratulating Lam Khee Chong (left), General Manager, Baku Shipyard, on the completion of the Khankendi (Photo: Keppel) The vessel was named Khankendi by the President of Azerbaijan, H.E. Ilham Aliyev, at a ceremony in Baku Shipyard and launched by the Shah Deniz consortium. Baku Shipyard LLC, a joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC), has completed a Subsea Construction Vessel (SCV) for the Caspian region. The Khankendi will be deployed to the Shah Deniz field where it is expected to perform subsea installation and construction work over the next eleven years. The SCV was specifically designed and built to install the biggest subsea production system in the Caspian Sea as part of the Shah Deniz Stage 2 project. Abu Bakar, Managing Director (Gas & Specialised Vessels), Keppel O&M, said, "We are proud to have designed and built this highly sophisticated SCV for the Shah Deniz consortium, the first such vessel to be built in the Caspian region. It is a demonstration of how Keppel O&M harnesses synergies across its global network of yards through Keppel Singmarine, Baku Shipyard and Marine Technology Development to deliver innovative solutions for Azerbaijan, which is a land-locked country. Over the last two decades, we have delivered a number of significant projects for Azerbaijan, such as the semisubmersible rig Heydar Aliyev four months ago, and look forward to continue supporting Azerbaijan's oil and gas industry." The Khankendi was built to the design of Marine Technology Development, the ship design and development arm of Keppel O&M, while Keppel Singmarine, a subsidiary of Keppel O&M, had built the vessel's hull as two longitudinal strips to enable safe transportation through the narrow Volga-Don Canal to Baku Shipyard, where the vessel was completed. The vessel is 155 meters in length and 32 meters in width with 2000 square meters of deck space. It has a total weight of 17,600 metric tons, a carrying capacity of 5,000 metric tons at 6.5 meters draft and two engine rooms with 6 x 4.4MW and 2 x 3.2MW generators. It is equipped with dynamic positioning to allow working in 3.5 meter significant wave height, a 900 metric ton main crane capable of placing 750 metric ton subsea structures down to 600 meters below sea level, an 18-man two-bell diving system, two work-class ROVs and a strengthened moon pool. The Khankendi can carry out complex activities without the need for anchors. 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__label__cc	0.514017	0.485983	Media Monday: 78% growth in online video... Media Monday: 78% growth in online video advertising as viewership almost quadruples BY Michelle Herbison ON 27 October 2014 6 min read In Australian media news this week, two reports show the massive increase in online video viewing over the past 12 months – from IAB Australia and Adap.tv, and from Adobe. Yahoo7 launches a new Ad Exchange, The Guardian’s Australian site helps it to surpass the New York Times in unique viewers, and the commercial TV networks spend a record amount on Australian content. Online video advertising grows strongly Video advertising grew by 78% last financial year, according to the second annual State of the Video Industry Report released by IAB Australia and Adap.tv. The survey included more than 130 digital advertising media professionals from both the buying and selling sides. Other findings include: Buyers intend to increase their video advertising spend by 37% in the coming year, inventory levels have risen 42% in the last year, 86% of agencies use data to target or verify audiences for their buying decisions, 84% of buyers purchase direct from publishers, 66% through demand-side platforms and 38% through private marketplaces, 88% of buyers said scarcity of inventory was an issue, nearly two thirds of publishers’ CPMs have increased by 25% or more in the last year, a fifth of inventory is being purchased programmatically, and 60% of premium inventory is available through this method, 52% of publishers believe programmatic can assist with better merchandising of their inventory, and 80% of buyers are now purchasing mobile video inventory. This area showed the strongest growth from last year. READ: Opinion: Video inventory can’t keep up with demand but it’s increasing – fast » Online TV viewing almost quadruples TV viewing across devices has grown 388% in the past year, according to the Adobe Digital Index. The report’s findings are based on anonymous data from Adobe Marketing Cloud and Adobe Primetime. Other key year-on-year increases include: Unique monthly viewership of broadcast and cable networks’ online TV offerings increased by 146%, the amount of online TV content viewed per person grew by 55%, Game consoles and OTT devices grew 194%, the largest increase in market share of all devices, online TV via Android apps increased to by 28% to 20%, while browsers declined 41% to 19%. iOS apps continued to lead in market share with 51%, viewing of online movies increased 125% from two per month to 4.5 per month (for the first time surpassing the amount of sports content watched), viewing of episodic content on broadcast and cable networks increased by 81% per month, smartphones hosted more online video than tablets for the first time (14% compared with 13%), game consoles and OTT devices increased in market share by 127%, and viewers watching videos on desktop were three times more likely to finish 75% of the content, while only 17% of videos viewed on smartphones were watched through 75% completion. Yahoo7 launches new Ad Exchange Yahoo7 has launched a new Ad Exchange platform to increase targeting and optimisation capabilities and improve efficiencies for advertisers on its Yahoo7 and Yahoo New Zealand platforms. Foxtel, Cadreon, Accuen and Vivaki are among the new platform’s launch partners. The new service will use Yahoo Right Media technology to determine the most relevant and engaging ad placements across desktop, mobile and tablet. Foxtel digital performance head Chris Smith says: “Yahoo7’s approach to deliver a brand safe, premium marketplace with more optimisation and targeting options is perfectly aligned with Foxtel’s partner strategy and approach to programmatic advertising.” Cadreon general manager Jessica White says the platform has already delivered strong results. The Guardian grows to worlds second most popular online newspaper The Guardian is partly attributing its growth to the world’s second most popular English-language newspaper website to its success in the Australian market. Last month The Guardian passed the New York Times to reach the number two position, with 42.6 million unique visitors worldwide, according to the latest comScore report on desktop web usage. The Guardian’s Australian unique audience figures have increased by 76% to 1.93 million since its May 2013 launch. Commercial TV networks invest a record amount into Australian content Commercial free-to-air broadcasters have increased their investment in Australian content by 11.6% to a record $1.54 billion in 12 months to June 2014. 79% of networks’ total spend is on Australian content, according to Free TV Australia. Networks are also over-delivering on their 55% Australian content quota, showing an average of 64.3% on their main channels. 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__label__wiki	0.579659	0.579659	MarketScreener Homepage > News > Economy & Forex > All News News : Economy & Forex Latest News Companies Markets Economy & Forex Commodities Interest Rates Business Leaders Finance Professionals Calendar Sectors All News Economy Currencies / Forex Cryptocurrencies Economic Events Press releases Office of Fossil Energy : Energy Department Invests $14.7M in Large-Scale Fossil Fuel Pilot Projects Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected six projects to receive approximately $14.7 million in federal funding for Phase II of funding opportunity announcement (FOA), Fossil Fuel Large-Scale Pilots. DOE has supported a range of potentially transformational coal technologies aimed at enabling step-change improvements in coal-powered systems. Some of these technologies are now ready to proceed to the large-scale pilot stage of development. The technologies selected for Phase II are similar to or are components of the Coal FIRST Initiative. These technologies could support future design and construction of the next generation of coal fired power plants that are flexible, resilient, economical, and emit near zero emissions, including carbon dioxide. 'Coal-fired plants provide a significant source of electrical power in the United States,' said Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Steven Winberg. 'This R&D will enable the United States to have a high-efficiency, low-emissions coal fleet that will continue to provide stability to the power grid.' The FOA, issued in August 2017, involves three phases, with competitive down-selections made between phases: Phase I (Feasibility) supported efforts to secure team commitments; update the preliminary cost estimate and schedule for design, construction and operation; secure construction/operation cost-share funding; and complete an environmental information volume. Phase II (Design) projects will complete a front-end engineering design study and complete the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. Phase III (Construction/Operation) will include two final projects selected to proceed with construction and operation of large-scale pilot facilities. After the successful completion of Phase I, DOE selected the following projects to move forward to design in Phase II: Large Pilot Testing of Linde/BASF Advanced Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Technology at a Coal-Fired Power Plant - The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Champaign, IL) will continue plans to design, construct, and operate an advanced amine-based post-combustion carbon dioxide (CO2) capture system at a coal-fired power plant. The City Water, Light and Power plant will serve as the host for Phase II. The project will allow for knowledge-sharing with coal-fired plant generators across the U.S. and beyond, leading to larger scale operations to reduce energy costs and limit emissions. DOE Funding: $2,998,040; Non-DOE Funding: $741,416; Total Funding: $3,739,456 Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Primary Power Large-Scale Pilot Plant -Echogen Power Systems (DE) Inc. (Akron, OH) will work with its partners to complete and refine a proposed coal-fired supercritical CO2 large-scale pilot project. Phase II activities include completion of a FEED study, NEPA review and the permitting process for construction. The study aims to prove the economic and technical superiority of the supercritical CO2 power cycle for coal-fired operation. Phase II: Large Pilot Testing of the MTR Membrane Post-Combustion - Membrane Technology and Research Inc. (Newark, CA) will conduct a FEED study among other design preparations in Phase II of their membrane system tests. Wyoming Integrated Test Center will serve as the staging ground for their proposed membrane system. A successful design would allow for reduction in construction time and costs and an increase in quality for large-scale commercial plants that use this membrane system. Flameless Pressurized Oxy-Combustion Large Pilot Design, Construction and Operation - Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, TX) will proceed with basic engineering, design, specification, cost and schedule metrics for a large-scale, coal-combustion pilot plant using flameless pressurized oxy-combustion technology. Conceptual designs were completed, and a host site was selected in Phase I. For Phase II, the team is ready to complete a front-end engineering design (FEED) study. The overall goal of the project is to reduce risk in the path of commercialization of this transformative coal technology. Making Coal Relevant for Small-Scale Applications: Modular Gasification for Syngas/Engine Combined Heat and Power Applications in Challenging Environments - University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks, AK) researchers will complete the design, NEPA and environmental permitting processes for Phase II to determine if a pilot plant can be built on campus. The project's overall goal is to demonstrate the potential for small-scale, modular, coal gasification units to provide low-cost fuel for firing reciprocating engine generators with syngas and pyrolysis tars/oils. Successful competition of this project will provide a price-stable, flexible option for extending the life of coal-fired plants. UKy-CAER Heat-Integrated Transformative CO2 Capture Process in Pulverized Coal Power Plants - University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, KY) will move forward with plans to apply its transformative CO2 capture approach to ensure continued utilization of abundant, low-cost coal while also affordably meeting and managing environmental concerns. Preparation for construction will begin in Phase II. The successful application of this system will provide a clear path to developing commercial-scale carbon capture and storage units. DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory will manage the selected projects. More information about the National Energy Technology Laboratory is available HERE. To learn more about the programs within the Office of Fossil Energy, visit their website HERE. Original document Office of Fossil Energy published this content on 09 July 2019 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. 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__label__cc	0.678243	0.321757	Discover jewellery Flat-ribbed skirt in twisted wool £ 474 instead of £ 790 40% off Model GOMD0027Q0FW61800R69 Skirt in twisted wool and viscose Flat-ribbed; gauge 14 Chess motif Straight-cut; tight-fitting silhouette Composition 56% Viscose, 44% Virgin Wool Knit Regular-fitting skirt £ Free Cash on Delivery Supplement We provide free pick up for your returns: you have 14 days from delivery to follow our quick and easy return procedure. For more information read our Returns section. MARNI 12_Autunno/Inverno Flat-ribbed turtleneck in twisted wool Medium Sleeve Jumper Knitwear <ul><li>Turtleneck in twisted wool and viscose</li> <li>Flat-ribbed; gauge 14; long-sleeved</li> <li>Chess motif on bottom and cuffs</li> <li>Straight-cut; tight-fitting silhouette</li> <li>Made in Italy</li></ul> MARNI 12_Autunno/Inverno Pipe-shaped boot in leather trousers effect Boots Shoes <ul><li>Boot in calfskin</li> <li>Pipe-shaped boot; trousers effect</li> <li>Knee length</li> <li>Leather sole; leather-covered chunky heel</li> <li>Made in Italy</li></ul> MARNI 12_Autunno/Inverno Screw on earrings in brass and resin with spike and sphere Earring Jewellery <ul><li>Screw on earrings in brass and resin</li> <li>Chain and sphere in silver-tone metal</li> <li>Resin base; top spike</li> <li>Sphere-shaped safety lock</li> <li>Made in Italy</li></ul> Other Corporate Information Tax Strategy for the accounting period ended 31 December 2017 In accordance with the requirements of Schedule 19 Finance Act 2016, we have published the below tax strategy in respect of Marni Retail UK Limited (“the Company”) for the accounting period 31 December 2017. This document is publically available on the Company’s website and was originally published on December 21th 2017. This document provides commentary in respect of: 1) the Company’s approach to risk management and governance arrangements in relation to UK taxation; 2) the attitude of the Company towards tax planning (so far as affecting UK taxation); 3) the level of risk in relation to UK taxation that the Company is prepared to accept; and 4) the approach of the Company towards its dealings with HMRC. The Company will only enter into transactions which would be fully justifiable should they become a matter of public record. If there is any question as to the tax treatment of a transaction the Company will obtain relevant professional advice and/or confirmation from the relevant tax authorities before proceeding. The Company is committed to ensuring that it fulfils its social and moral obligations by operating within the requirements of relevant tax legislation. 1) Approach to tax risk management Management of tax risk The Company has a policy of manging tax risk to ensure that the Company does not expose itself to significant uncertainties in respect of tax policy. This is achieved by: Ensuring a level of review and assigning responsibilities such that full consideration of the tax implications is taken into account before entering into transactions; Avoiding entering into transactions where there is significant uncertainty over the tax treatment or where the tax treatment may be seen as controversial; Ensuring appropriate professional advice is sought over significant tax matters; and Ensuring that special transactions are deeply scrutinized from a tax standpoint in order to make sure they are considered in light of domestic rules, including where relevant in relation to UK tax law. Key roles/responsibilities The overall financial operations of the Company are overseen by the tax department of OTB SpA (the ultimate parent entity of the group of which the Company is a member (“the Group”) with the support of the Finance Director of the Company. Systems and controls The overriding tax principles of the Company are to ensure: That the Company (and the Group) complies with all of its tax obligations ensuring compliance with tax law and avoiding unnecessary disputes with tax authorities. That where alternative routes exist to achieve the same commercial results the tax efficiency and viability of each route is considered to ensure that operations are conducted in an efficient manner. If there is significant uncertainty as to the tax risk of any transaction then relevant professional advice will be sought by the Company and (if applicable) the matter will be discussed with HM Revenue & Customs. Governance and board oversight The Company’s governance arrangements ensure that a review process is in place to manage tax risk. All matters which are deemed to have a significant UK tax risk are reviewed by the Finance Director of the Company and the Corporate Tax Director of OTB SpA who will conclude whether it is appropriate for the decision to be ratified by the Board of Directors of the Company. 2) Attitude towards tax planning Details of the code of ethics which applies to the Company can be found on the OTB SpA website. The principles which underpin the code of ethics are required to be upheld by the employees and other stakeholders of the Company and apply equally in respect of matters of UK taxation as they do to any other situation. The Company (and the Group) is committed to ensuring that all business operations are conducted ethically under the following key principles: 1) To act with integrity and consistency in respect of all transactions; 2) To act honesty and in accordance with all laws and regulations in respect of all transactions; 3) To provide protection and respect of each individual with which the Company engages; 4) To respect human rights; and 5) To protect the environment. Use of External Advice The Company makes use of the services of external professional advisors in respect of taxation matters. It is the Company’s policy to consult with external advisors where the Company or any other member of the Group enters into transactions where the UK tax implications are material to the Company or the Group. Tax planning motives The commercial requirements of the Company are of utmost importance to any planning, whether tax or otherwise, undertaken by the Company. Any and all tax planning undertaken by the Company during the accounting period has been undertaken primarily with a view to furthering the commercial success of the Company’s business. The Company’s tax planning strategy is always to act within the law. Where possible the Company will seek to maximise efficiency through available reliefs. The Company does not consider itself to be involved in any aggressive tax planning and does not seek to enter into transactions where the primary motive is to obtain a tax advantage. 3) Risk Review The Company considers that it is prepared to accept a low level of risk in respect of UK taxation matters. The tax policies of the Group in the UK are monitored by the Finance Director and the Corporate Tax Director of OTB SpA to ensure that tax risk is minimised and professional advice is sought where it is considered that there is an unacceptable level of risk. Due consideration is given to the Company’s reputation, brand and corporate identity, along with its social responsibilities, when considering taxation. It is the Company’s policy to avoid entering into any tax planning which could result in negative publicity or damage the corporate reputation of the Company or the Group. 4) Approach to dealings with HMRC How we work with HMRC One of the Company’s main tax principles is to develop well established relationships with HMRC through active co-operation and consultation. The Company seeks to achieve this by entering into honest and transparent correspondence with HMRC on tax matters and by co-operating with HMRC at all times. The directors of the Company consider that the Company has a productive and sustainable relationship with HMRC. Dealing with risk The Company’s attitude to tax risk is set out above. Where the Company is considering entering into transactions where there is potentially a high level of tax risk, it is the Company’s policy to ensure that this risk is reduced to an acceptable level before proceeding. Should it become apparent that a previous transaction has resulted in a high level of tax risk or potential tax uncertainty then it is the Company’s policy to seek professional advice and, if this does not provide satisfactory assurance, bring the matter to HMRC’s attention. Dealing with tax events The Company considers a transaction to constitute a tax event if, as a result of the transaction, there is a potentially material impact on the Company’s tax liabilities. Where such an event is likely to occur it is the Company’s policy to obtain professional advice. Interpreting the law United Kingdom tax legislation can be complex and therefore it is possible that differences of opinion and uncertainty over the interpretation of tax law may arise in certain scenarios. It is the Company’s policy to refer to both professional guidance and guidance from HMRC where there is uncertainty over interpretation to ensure that it has robustly considered the risk of misinterpretation of the law before entering into a transaction.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2618
__label__cc	0.567431	0.432569	Webstock: The Map & The Territory In his The Map & The Territory presentation at Webstock 2016 in Wellington New Zealand, Ethan Marcotte shared his thoughts about the changing definition of the Web and his philosophy for making broadly accessible experiences. Here's my notes from his talk: In 1807, New York's population was clustered in the bottom part of the island where rivers, over crowding, and disease ran rampant. Civic planning was needed. John Randel Jr. was assigned to re-plan the streets. He created a structured plan that defined New York's famous street plan today. Randal developed a new map for New York. This system was designed for use to create regularity. Randal’s map was attempting to define a new territory: what could a territory be or should be. Maps capture our understanding of a space. They make us aware of our surroundings and make things feel a little less foreign. We’ve been focused on a relatively small portion of the Web: a few desktops & laptops. Five years ago, our view of the Web was much more limited. We were overly concerned about a few fixed width views of our layouts. The three main ingredients of a responsive design: fluid grid, flexible images, and media queries. This is an attempt to embrace the fluidity of the Web and design across device boundaries. This simple recipe has blossomed into lots of amazing examples. Notable examples include: An Event Apart, Currys, Expedia, Coop, Disney, Time, The Guardian, BBC News, and more. We’re drawing a new map and marking it with new sites both responsive and device specific. But this map is far from complete. Toward a New Map Many sites have been having success with responsive design. The Boston Globe and several e-commerce sites have published statistics about the positive impact responsive redesigns have had. The Tehan-Lax and Oakley Moto sites (originally launched at 84MB) are very beautiful designs but very large in terms of file size from 6MB to 21MB. Responsive design has often been criticized for being too heavy (not performant enough). But the truth is most Websites are much to heavy for today’s reality. Internet.org designed to get people better access to the Web in developing markets weighed 4.3 MB. The Apple Mac Pro website is 33.4MB -its not responsive. In 2009, the average size of a Web site was 320kb. Today in 2015, it is 2.2MB. Every two years, we’ve doubled in size. Moore’s law has not kept up with bandwidth. The map is not the territory. It can't capture all the detail of the complexity of what's around us. We may be doing the same for the Web. Our map of the Web is made through a vision of the Western world. We've mistaken the map for the territory. We think mobile devices are always on, always connected, and uniquely yours. But this isn't true around the World. 9.2M people live in 300 square kilometers in Dhaka, Bangladesh. There has been a 900% increase in mobile Internet access in these developing cities. The next wave of urbanization is helping in these areas. More people in the world have mobile devices than access to toilets and latrines. In Africa, 60% have mobile devices (700M). That’s more than have access to clean water. Mobile devices are shared across multiple people in many developing nations. This is slowly changing as smartphones get cheaper. What’s happening in these developing areas is emblematic of what’s happening across the World. A large portion of the world is coming online now, on less capable devices and networks than we are used to. Are we ready for this new reality? The Web doesn't evolve in one straight line. Is our work prepared for the new face of the Web? For low powered devices and poor access. Is this the new normal? Who does it change how we design & build for the Web? Randal’s map of New York was attempting to define a new territory: what could a territory be or should be? He was trying to find a balance between emerging growth and entrenched interests. Maps are traditionally use to represent existing territory. Randal was making a map of what something could be. To promote the health of the Web. We need to move toward a sustainable model for Web design through reduction and reuse. Sustainability: to reduce and revisit some older practices. A performance budget can help a team align on goals at the front of a project. Progressive enhancement: The BBC uses a simple test for “cutting the mustard” allows you to provide an experience to everyone without sacrificing experience for more capable devices. The test switches a layout from a basic design to an enhanced one. Let's accept the ebb and flow of things and the fact that we surrender control to our audiences. This isn't just about layout. "What works is better than what looks good. What works is what works." -Ray Eames Maybe we need a new definition of beautiful that covers the increasing reach of the Web and the new audiences coming online. Let’s outline a new map that optimizes for reach across many people no matter what part of the territory they reside in. Video: Obvious Always Wins RESS: Responsive Design + Server Side Components Tags: webstock responsive design mobile Home Home "Visual appearance is one of the most effective variables for quickly differentiating one application from another." —Bob Baxley, 2003	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2620
__label__cc	0.66153	0.33847	Newcomer Brett Tutor on His "Trading Spaces" Initiation Steve Gidlow Archived in Behind the Scenes in Hollywood Discovery Inc. InSites When’s TLC’s Trading Spaces ended ten years ago, its core personalities had become firm favorites with viewers. Now, in a time of successful reboots, the show that launched a million Home Depot trips is back with familiar faces like Paige Davis, Ty Pennington, Hildi Santo-Tomas and Carter Oosterhouse (to name a few) and one major renovation. Meet Brett Tutor, one of a few new additions to the crew and possibly the greatest contender for The Bachelor imaginable. Steve Gidlow, a long-time columnist for MediaVillage ("Behind the Scenes in Hollywood"), has written about television and pop culture since 1994, beginning in Australia. Since moving to Hollywood in 1997, Steve has focused on celebrity interv… read more Almost Live from CES -- Final Thoughts and Takeaways - By E.B. Moss 12 Jan 2019 66 views	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2626
__label__cc	0.68868	0.31132	Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates Two Leases at Broward International Commerce Center Broward International Commerce Center The South Florida Industrial Team of Chris Metzger, Richard F. Etner Jr., Christopher Thomson and Matthew G. McAllister Secured Warehouse and Distribution Leases with Custom Service Distribution and Great HealthWorks DANIA BEACH, FL, May 8, 2018 — Cushman & Wakefield has secured two new warehouse and distribution leases with Custom Service Distribution and Great HealthWorks totaling more than 20,000 square feet at Broward International Commerce Center. The South Florida Industrial team of Chris Metzger, Richard F. Etner Jr., Christopher Thomson and Matthew G. McAllister negotiated the leases on behalf of Troy, MI-based building owner Broward International Commerce Park, Limited Partnership. Broward International Commerce Center is a four-building warehouse and distribution campus totaling 251,799 square feet. The buildings were developed between 1996 and 2011 on a 22.3-acre site at 241-349 North Bryan Road in Dania Beach. The buildings offer visibility from Interstate 95 and immediate access to the interstate via both Griffin Road and Stirling Road. Broward International Commerce Center is also proximate to Design Center of the Americas (DCOTA), the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Port Everglades and Dania Pointe, a new 100-acre mixed-use project currently under development. “Broward International Commerce Center offers an incredible location with tremendous access to the airport, Port Everglades and the tri-county area,” said Metzger. “Both Custom Service Distribution and Great HealthWorks valued this central location, which greatly enhances their ability to provide services to clients throughout South Florida.” Custom Service Distribution Custom Service Distribution leased 11,910 square feet at 283 North Bryan Road in Broward International Commerce Center. This space features ±1,700 square feet of office, 24’ clear heights, four dock-high doors, and fire sprinklers. Custom Service Distribution was founded in 1991 and specializes in receiving, handling, storage and distribution. The Fort Lauderdale-based company is relocating its existing South Florida warehouse and distribution facility from Pembroke Park to Broward International Commerce Center. An August 2018 move-in date is expected. Great HealthWorks Great HealthWorks leased 8,858 square feet at 313-321 North Bryan Road in Broward International Commerce Center. This space features office build-out as well as air-conditioned warehouse space, 24-foot clear heights, fire sprinklers and grade-level loading doors. Great HealthWorks is a leader in the “self-care” industry. The company develops physician-formulated health care supplements and has created an extensive in-house infrastructure to develop, market, distribute and support its products. Great HealthWorks is headquartered on a 12-acre campus in Fort Lauderdale. The company will utilize the space at Broward International Commerce Center as a warehouse and distribution center. A May 2018 move-in date is anticipated. Butters’ Tom Viscount represented Great HealthWorks in the lease negotiations. Cushman & Wakefield is a leading global real estate services firm that delivers exceptional value by putting ideas into action for real estate occupiers and owners. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest real estate services firms with 48,000 employees in approximately 400 offices and 70 countries. In 2017, the firm had revenue of $6.9 billion across core services of property, facilities and project management, leasing, capital markets, advisory and other services. To learn more, visit www.cushmanwakefield.com or follow @CushWake on Twitter. Broward International Commerce Center Photo Chris Metzger Headshot Cushman & Wakefield to Market Dania Beach Mixed-Use Project Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates $6.9M Sale of Flamingo Commerce Center	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2628
__label__wiki	0.94864	0.94864	The Best Concerts in Miami This Week "Catastrophic Volumes of Noise": Downtown Miami Residents Sue the City Over Ultra... GTA's Van Toth Talks Ghetto Tech House, Bedroom Studios, and Laidback Luke Kat Bein Kat Bein \| February 6, 2012 \| 10:45am Every musician dreams of making it big. Of course, it doesn't usually work out that way -- unless you're Miami-based electro duo GTA. Matthew Toth and Julio Mejia, AKA Van Toth and JWLS respectively, have been working together for only about a year and half. But already, their work has been featured by EDM giants and Laidback Luke has made himself their mentor. We here at Crossfade recently caught up with Toth to get the skinny. Crossfade: How did you get in touch with Laidback Luke? Toth: Just through his forums. Online, he has these forums that he has people post up their music and he'll check them out and give feedback. We posted a bunch of different songs, and he contacted us privately and said, "Oh, you guys are really good, some of the best stuff on the forum," and he wanted to sign us to his publishing label that he has, so we just went ahead and did that. And he's sort of mentoring us now. How does it feel to have someone like Laidback Luke as your mentor and reach out to you? It's crazy. I don't know, it's just such a big name that's really supporting you and helping you with your music and stuff. It's unreal. How do you and Mejia's personal styles differ from each other and how do you blend them together in the studio? We both really like all kinds of music, like all kinds. Rock, hip-hop, a lot of Latin music as well. His stuff is more, I wanna say, ghetto, and my stuff is more tech house, but together we just kind of fuse everything and do a little more big room. So would you say being from Miami has left a mark on your sound? It kind of does, just because it's such a big Latin community. We're both from the Latin background and have Latin families. We like a lot of tribal, Latin stuff and we incorporate that a lot into our production, but still try to keep it not Latin at the same time. It's just a mix of everything what we try to do, but it's definitely a huge influence. What gets you stoked in the morning when you wake up? I love the fact that my studio is in my room, so I can just wake up and start working on stuff. Resale Concert Tickets The Dead South Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020 / 7:00pm @ Revolution Live 200 West Broward Blvd Fort Lauderdale FL 33312 200 West Broward Blvd, Fort Lauderdale FL 33312 Gaelic Storm Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020 / 7:30pm @ Culture Room 3045 N Federal Hwy Fort Lauderdale FL 33306 3045 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale FL 33306 Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020 / 8:00pm @ The Funky Biscuit Royal Palm Place 303 SE Mizner Blvd Boca Raton FL 33432 Royal Palm Place 303 SE Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton FL 33432 Do you ever just wake up in the middle of the night and have to get to work right then and there? Definitely a lot of ideas come at odd times. A lot of it's kind of random, mostly in the middle of the night. But I've never actually woken up and been like, "Oh man! I need to so work on this right now!" It's usually more like, "Alright I won't go to sleep until six o'clock in the morning because I've been working on this song all night." From where do you draw inspiration? It's more listening to other artists and other artists' tracks, and it could be random. I love electronic stuff, I love trance, I love everything... If I really love a song, I'll listen to it forever and then I'll just pretty much make a song that's sort of like it, but in my own complete way, and it usually just sort of ends up being the complete opposite of that idea that inspired me, but it's still somewhat incorporated into that song. Who are some of your favorite producers? I just saw Frankie Rizardo, which is a tribal house DJ from the Netherlands who was really awesome, I love all his stuff. One of the big guys is Sander Van Doorn, I love all his stuff. Like sort of moombaton kind of stuff I love Muchi, between him and Julio honestly that's like my favorite moombahton producers. It really depends, there's a lot of stuff out there, so many things that I like. If you could open for anyone in the world, who would it be? Me and Julio both agreed on System of a Down. We both love them, we know pretty much every lyric to all of their songs. That and some old salsa people, which is kind of random as well but it's some of the stuff we really like. It's good that you stay pretty well-rounded. It kind of sucks because some people have told us, like mangers and stuff, "Sometimes it's not so good that you have such a variety of stuff everywhere, it might be too much of a mix of everything." But we're getting really good responses and we try to go all over the place ... it's been working for us, even the big DJs seem to like it a lot so why not just keep going with that? Follow Crossfade on Facebook and Twitter @Crossfade_SFL. Kat Bein is a freelance writer and has been described as this publication’s "senior millennial correspondent." She has an impressive, if unhealthy, knowledge of all things pop culture. Twitter: @KatSaysKill The Ten Best Nightlife Events Happening in Miami This Winter Denzel Curry Comes Home to Miami for His Zeltron Word Wide... 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__label__wiki	0.527166	0.527166	Our flagship book club meets on the third Thursday of each month to discuss out latest selection. The group is open to all and covers books of every genre – both in fiction and nonfiction. Whether you’re a fan of suspense, historicals, biographies, or anything in between, you’ll find something to love about our adult book club. Emma In the Night by Wendy Walker Thursday \| August 15 \| 6:30PM – 7:30PM One night, teenage sisters Cass and Emma disappear from their affluent, suburban home. Three years later, with just the clothes on her back and no evidence of where she’s been, Cass returns – without her sister. She talks of kidnapping and isolation, and a mysterious island where the two were held. But her story has holes – and it’s up to forensic psychologist Dr. Abby Winter to find the missing sister, Emma, and uncover what really happened in their tortured past. The truth will shock even Cass herself – a tale of fear, family and what it will take to survive her own past. Thursday \| September 19 \| 6:30PM – 7:30PM When Fiona Lawson arrives home to find strangers moving into her house, she is plunged into terror and confusion. She and her husband, Bram, have owned their home on Trinity Avenue for years; how can another family possibly think the house is theirs? And why has Bram disappeared–along with their two young children–when she needs him most? As the nightmare takes hold, Fiona begins to untangle the lies that led to a devastating crime–and a betrayal so shocking it will teach her to keep her own secrets behind locked doors…. The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth Thursday \| October 17 \| 6:30PM – 7:30PM Anna Forster is only thirty-eight years old, but her mind is slowly slipping away from her. Armed only with her keen wit and sharp-eyed determination, she knows that her family is doing what they believe to be best when they take her to Rosalind House, an assisted living facility. But Anna has a secret: she does not plan on staying. She also knows there’s just one another resident who is her age, Luke. What she does not expect is the love that blossoms between her and Luke even as she resists her new life. As her disease steals more and more of her memory, Anna fights to hold on to what she knows, including her relationship with Luke. Eve Bennett, suddenly thrust into the role of single mother to her bright and vivacious seven-year-old daughter, finds herself putting her culinary training to use at Rosalind house. When she meets Anna and Luke, she is moved by the bond the pair has forged. But when a tragic incident leads Anna’s and Luke’s families to separate them, Eve finds herself questioning what she is willing to risk to help them. Eve has her own secrets, and her own desperate circumstances that raise the stakes even higher.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2633
__label__wiki	0.565392	0.565392	Home Features Editorials Awful Idea: No More New Games Awful Idea: No More New Games Unlike previous Awful Ideas, this isn’t so much a recommendation for what could or should be done in gaming. Rather, it’s a thought exercise that asks what you would do if something truly awful happened. Namely, what if there were no more new video games coming out – ever? Do you think you could remain a “gamer”? For the purposes of this experiment, existing games would be unaffected. In fact, games that are out now could still receive patches, updates, expansions, and so on, but they’d still essentially be the same game. There would be no major engine overhauls and no graphical improvements – which might not be as bad as it sounds at first. After all, if a game is the prettiest game around right now, it would still be the prettiest game in 10 years because nothing new would have come out to make it seem outdated. And while we’re in the realm of fantasy, let’s even go so far as to assume that the games that exist now will be around forever and will essentially keep doing the same thing they do now from a financial/cash shop standpoint. In other words, a free-to-play game won’t suddenly jack up prices (or drastically slash them, except during the occasional sale). In a way, the games industry would be “frozen” in the overall state it is right now, except for new content releases. So the question is: How long would you remain satisfied with just what exists right now? It might seem truly awful, but my belief is that you’d do better than you think. Everything Old is New A lot of you probably have a game you play continuously, like an MMO, MOBA, or shooter. It’s something you’ve played for years and while you may take breaks from time to time, you always go back to it. That would still be around, and you could enjoy it until… well, until you die. That probably seems… unappealing. I mean, I like my MMOs just fine, but I don’t know that I want to play them for the next 50 years or so, assuming I live that long. Eventually, I’ll probably want to move on. Even if I still like the game, playing it for the next several decades seems tiring. This is the point my doomsday scenario hinges on: Is there enough stuff out there currently available to keep you entertained until you croak? Well, the first question is, how many games would you need to make you happy? Let’s say that you can get into a new game and explore pretty much all it has to explore every month. That’s less time than a “service” game like an MMO should probably hold your interest but longer than the time it takes to get through most single-player games – though it might be assumed that you’ve got something else to play during that time as well, or that you’ll spend more time savoring the game rather than just racing through to the end. At that rate, you’ll need 12 “new” games a year. I’ll admit to being a slow player, the type who likes to “savor” a game, but since signing up for Raptr in July of 2011 – nearly four full years ago – the service has tracked me as playing 55 games for five hours or more, and 46 that I played for the first time after signing up for the service, so I’ve dedicated significant time to about 12 new games per year. Some of those were games I checked out for review purposes, and not because I had any genuine interest in them, but I’ll count them anyway. This means we’ll need 600 games over 50 years, which I’ll pencil in as how long you’ll go before you expire. Steam lists 4,500 games in its library, so even if you only had Steam games to choose from, you’d only have to find good entertainment value from about 13% of its total library. Toss in non-Steam games, especially console titles without PC ports, and classic games – which would probably see a resurgence in popularity in this dystopia – and you’ve probably got a few thousand more. Concerned about quality? Metacritic lists 454 games with a Metascore of 90 or higher and 3,260 ranked 80 or higher. Yes, there are some repeats in there, owing to multiple platform releases, and Metacric isn’t the do-all and end-all of ratings, that’s still a lot of decent-or-better games to choose from. For me, at least, a number of those 55 Raptr games are games that I liked well enough but didn’t get into because I had other things to occupy me or that I liked more. Once I’m done with those games, maybe I’d go back to the games that I was semi-interested in. I’d wager many of you have a handful or more games where you think, “I like that, but I just don’t have time for it.” Well, what if you did? Sure, we’re all looking forward to new games, but I think part of the reason for that is because it makes it easier to dismiss whatever flaws we perceive in the games we have now and move on from them. A game that hasn’t been released yet is still perfect – we haven’t played it, been frustrated by it, raged at it, been angry at how our favorite play style was nerfed by the devs, etc. All of those will happen, as they happen in the games we play now, but for the moment, an unreleased game is still in a pristine, shiny bubble, full of expectation and potential without any of the flaws that come with actual, real-life products. If we didn’t have those to look forward to, maybe we’d realize that the games we have now… well, maybe they aren’t so bad. Yes, they have their issues, and we’d like to see various things changed or fixed, but maybe we’d appreciate what we had more if we didn’t have an unrealistic ideal to compare them to. How often have you said, “I’m sick of Game X. I’m going to wait until Game Y comes out, it’ll be so much better.” Maybe Game Y was better, but before too long, you got fed up with its little problems and started looking forward to Game Z. And after Game Z came out… well, you get the idea. If that cycle was broken, then what would you do? Would you realize that Game X wasn’t so bad after all? Even if you did consider yourself completely done with games you tried and then walked away from, you’ve only played a very small percentage of what’s out there. Five-year-old games might not exactly be “new,” but if you haven’t played them, they’re new to you. That’s why Steam, GOG, and others make good money by sharply discounting old games. Even something that sold millions has people who haven’t tried it yet. Thankfully, short of some kind of global apocalypse, we shouldn’t have to worry about there never being any more new games. But the next time you find yourself thinking, “There’s nothing to play,” take a moment to realize that there’s a mountain of solid games out there, games that you’ll probably never have the time to play – and that mountain keeps growing larger. 10 Years Ago, Gaming Industry Notables Were Hit And Miss Regarding Free-To-Play Gaming Interview: Talking PoE 2 And Conquerors of the Atlas With Grinding Gear Games xgfbhch June 11, 2015 at 4:53 pm “What if there were no more new video games coming out?” Yea, imagine that every single videogame for the last 5 years, was so bad, that it doesnt even qualify as a videogame for you… Just TRY to imagine THIS absurd scenario… #storyofmylife Seriously, as someone who played about 10 hours of new games in the last 5 years, i’d say that playing brainless stuff like WoW and LoL for all eternity works pretty well… Kinda sad how gaming jumped the shark, and the best games in all genres have already been made. Some might say “but in the future consoles have more potential”, but they said that 10 years ago too. Do we now have the gigantic game worlds that we imagined 10 years ago? No, worlds are STILL tiny and “unexplorable” as hell… Still the SAME invisible walls in EVERY game, that we had 10 years ago. Gaming just doesn’t evolve anymore, only the graphics get better, while the controls and even the visuals are getting worse in many ways (experimental controls like 6 axis, massive input lag on new tvs) Wish i would see a single sequel to a popular franchise, where the developers didn’t put 90% of their work into the graphics, or other ridiculous stuff, like nintendo, who puts time and work into “forcing the players to play the game how the game designer wants it”. The creator of (i think) Smash Bros, was FURIOUS, when he heard that people play the game competitive, without items. Just imagine this… Developers get MAD, because people like to play the actual good part of their game, without the added bullshit… Imagine that in YOUR favorite game. Imagine in world of warcraft, you use the /roll function, to play a game of dice with a random guy, and then the wow launcher shows you an article about “how bad gamers are, that dont do actual content!”. Imagine you own a basketball, you play football with it, and then the factory owner, who produced the ball, gets mad at you for using it as a football… THIS IS GAMING TODAY LADIES AND GENTLEMENTLEMEN! The only entertainment in new games, is to see the idiots who made them, lose their jobs and get shamed in public. Ever since i saw the Final Fantasy series being sold to money grabbing bastards, my opinions is that everyone who makes a sequel to a famous game just for the money, can go straight to hell. Perfect example is this… Warhammer 40k game… EVERYONE knows that Warhammer 40 is RTS… People that take Plants versus zombies, change the Plants into Space Marines, the zombies into Chaos, calls that crap Warhammer 40k and sells it for a billion bucks per copy on steam… can go STRAIGHT to… superhell… seriously… so mad… Imagine i make a game called Final Fantasy 17, but its a dating sim, which you can’t see on the pictures, because the actual dating sim pictures, look like they belong into an RPG… Can’t believe that such bullshit is legal… Really wish i had no soul either, then i could just take a few photos of my home, tell steam that this is the newest hyperreslistic zombie shooter, ask for 60$ for beta access, and then after 5 years just add another picture, call it v1.0, and be happy with the million dollars that i got for uploading 5 pictures to Stream and call it a game, while telling people lies… SUCH LAW!!! MUCH U.S.! Many many wow!!!1 Merkadis May 30, 2015 at 1:05 pm “Namely, what if there were no more new video games coming out – ever? Do you think you could remain a “gamer”?” It would seem you sir missed something rather crucial. Life is a game too. And now that you know, feel free to re-think your views. xCROOKEDx May 22, 2015 at 12:09 pm Imagine all the emulated games that I could catch up on =0 tribal May 21, 2015 at 7:26 pm Yea most of games released or in development bring nothing really new ….. Kickstarter, etc … all i see is “early access” “ideas” “concept” but where are the promised game ? everyone sells his alpha,beta, years past, and the ” revolutionary” game never comes to life. And as you said “niche” … mean even if something good comes out, it lack the playebase, or don’t make enough money to go further ,to the next level… Big companies play it safe(no real innovation), 90% of time, and good games often comes with stupid business model … Overall it’s pretty boring, me too i am playing on PC for ~15 years, i rarely find something exciting to play, and most games i play only a few hours , because it s all the same… i am bored before the end of tutorial, because i can see this and that, ok , did this kind of game 120x, no thanks. + now people have problem with “balance” , on lot of game this is topic n*1 … because if something “OP” , 80% are going to do that,and nothing else!! …. that’s another reason why it is often sad …and most concept fails .Many players do what works(or what others do), rather than what they like, or what they want to do . really i do believe not only games maker should be questioned, but also and mostly players. Buggy May 15, 2015 at 8:57 am Do not judge the gamer community by a brass tacks logic of giving us new games will occupy our time. it’s a give and take we take a game and give more on it ex: sharing it with friends, etc now instead of if game which is all about itself and now caring for it’s community it’s a dead game which it’s community will dwindle. Kind of like the aspect of a King and Country sort of thing would the King be the right or the Country that chooses it’s king. Neither or less basically there are older games and we can make good upon like modding but we can also try older version of games and go down sweet memory lane. I prefer playing some text based choice adventure games sometimes instead of playing a mmo for a example. fallen May 13, 2015 at 3:16 am I only read half or a quarter of the post, just encase it was brought up farther down. First idea I thought of when you say no new games. Is the previous big hits, like skyrim or divinity: original sin. That supported community mods would get more support. With lack of new games I think mods would get more light. HoldThatThought May 12, 2015 at 3:38 pm Well, I´ve been following and waiting for Star Citizen since November 2012. And I will probably be waiting for another 2 years. However, this game could very well bring something really new and innovating and as for what I have already seen and played, my hopes are still up that it´s going to live up to the promise. As soon as this game goes gold, this dystopia can very well come to pass, as I will be blissfully happy sitting at my pc and playing this game until I die 😉 Curty May 12, 2015 at 1:31 pm When I was a child, I played a game called Breath of Fire IV, but couldn’t finish it. Now, I’m playing it again, and enjoying it alot. If I can enjoy a game that is more than 15 years old, then there must be alot more games that I could enjoy. So yeah, we do have enough games to play, so it wouldn’t be the end of the world if there were no more new games… still a awful idea tho. Clint Eastwood May 12, 2015 at 12:07 pm Isn’t that whats happening now anyways? all the asshole game devs that re-sell a remastered old game? how many games in a YEAR are “new” that have refreshing new storys and features these days?! one call of duty black poop shit spamm after the other, same old chinease f2p garbages every month.. i dont know what to say man… i have been playing on the PC for almost 14 or 15 Years, and i am getting very bored. And i kinda think the best time of gaming is past us, where you paid arround 40 bucks for a game like Sacred, DAOC, Diablo 2, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. or hate it or love it WoW which is still in my oppinion the best bet if you want something long-lasting these days, and you could immerse yourself for over 300 hours or even more. If you were done you could get a Addon for a few bucks and get annother 300 hours ( Addons = these days called DLCs which are just shorter for you young folks ) and here we are 2015 where everything is just about the money, paying 60 bucks for a 2 hours “pretty graphics but no story game” and the oh so lovely DLC spamms with like Evolve for 15€ for a god damn annother Beast.. this is all just so damn dumb, or look what the hell EA is doing.. all just tedious and stupid… asfadgart May 12, 2015 at 4:54 pm Thankfully there is kickstarter and stuff! Niche games can still be made and succeed.. But yes i agree, people are spending money on shit asian p2w games and not funding people who actually want to make good stuff.. I know 2 devs who are trying to make niche mmorpgs and doing it with almost 0 funding (out of their pockets) and failing kickstarters because they aren’t putting the words “sandbox” “worldpvp” etc in the game description… What’s with everyone suddenly hating themeparks and looooving sandboxes.. Sure they can be good but very hard to balance and so usually can’t have both good pve and pvp.. (see archeage, go dungeon, lock boss in place, keep killing him xD) rakko May 15, 2015 at 12:16 am the problems is that the market is full of themeparks, people want to be free to what they want, they have singleplayer for a great themepark experience… Kenpokiller May 12, 2015 at 11:50 am Flowerpoker was so epic in Runescape anere May 12, 2015 at 11:34 am well, there’s wow so all questions are answered already. with good marketing and responsive game development you can turn anything into long living zombie, wow, again. imo, there’s a lot of ideas and in-game-unique-systems that would make nice games with updates, but it’s not games themself, it’s publishers that tent to ruin even most humble ideas in gaming, especially in f2p. so jason, nice thought, but i don’t the problem is even close to something you are describing.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2635
__label__wiki	0.772022	0.772022	HomeInfinitiNewsGreen Infiniti confirms electric sports car for 2020 Infiniti confirms electric sports car for 2020 product 2017-01-10 21:30:02 https://www.motor1.com/news/133289/infiniti-confirms-electric-sports-car-for-2020/ Infiniti Green, luxury Share on Twitter1 By: Jeff Perez It looks like the lovely Emerg-e concept will finally come to market – or something resembling it. Back in October, it was reported that Infiniti was finally coming around to the idea of building an electric vehicle. Two earlier concepts had paved the way to this conclusion, the four-door LE and the stunning Emerg-e coupe. Now it looks like production date has officially been set... at least for one of them. According to Autocar, Infiniti is planning to launch a performance EV by 2020. It will use a completely new platform apart from anything the company currently offers, but will share battery technology with Nissan. "We want it to have a unique Infiniti driving experience," said CEO Roland Krueger. In driving an early prototype of the proposed platform, Kruger said that it was "very good." Unlike the four-door LE, which shared its platform with the Nissan Leaf, the proposed Infiniti electric vehicle would be pure sports car. Expect performance to be similar to the Emerg-e concept we saw back in 2012, which came with a 400-horsepower (298-kilowatt) electric powertrain and rear-wheel drive. The move to produce an electric sports car came thanks in part to demand from the Chinese market. In 2012, Infiniti moved its headquarters to Hong Kong in an effort to expand its market share, and in 2014, the country overtook the U.S. as the world’s largest market for plug-in electric cars. "When I think about EV, we design it for China definitely," Krueger said in an interview last year. "We are discussing this internally constantly what its he right timing for Infiniti to have such vehicles." An electric sports car will be the first addition to the lineup, with potential for an electric commuter vehicle arriving soon after that. Source: Autocar More Infiniti news: Infiniti QX50 concept is the brand's preview of future CUV Infiniti far behind German rivals despite 2016 global sales record 2017 Infiniti QX80 Review: Good, but not good enough Gallery: 2012 Infiniti Emerg-E Concept	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2647
__label__wiki	0.875321	0.875321	Man Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping Jayme Closs, Killing Her Parents Jake Patterson told authorities he decided Jayme "was the girl he was going to take" after he saw her getting on a school bus near her home By Steve Karnowski • Published at 2:19 am on March 27, 2019 T'xer Zhon Kha/The Post-Crescent via AP, Pool, File A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty Wednesday to kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs, killing her parents and holding her captive in a remote cabin for three months. Jake Patterson, 21, pleaded guilty to two counts of intentional homicide and one count of kidnapping. A count of armed burglary was dropped. The intentional homicide counts carry a sentence of life in prison. Patterson had said he would plead guilty in a letter sent earlier this month to a Minneapolis TV station, saying he didn't want the Closs family "to worry about a trial." Patterson admitted kidnapping Jayme after killing her parents, James and Denise Closs, on Oct. 15 at the family's home near Barron, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) northeast of Minneapolis. Jayme escaped in January, after 88 days in Patterson's cabin in near the small, isolated town of Gordon, some 60 miles (97 kilometers) from her home. According to a criminal complaint, Patterson told authorities he decided Jayme "was the girl he was going to take" after he saw her getting on a school bus near her home. Jayme told police that the night of the abduction, the family dog's barking awoke her, and she went to wake up her parents as a car came up the driveway. While her father went to the front door, Jayme and her mother hid in the bathroom, clutching each other in the bathtub, with the shower curtain pulled shut. They heard Jayme's father get shot. Patterson then found Jayme and her mother. He told detectives he wrapped tape around Jayme's mouth and head, taped her hands behind her back and taped her ankles together, then shot her mother in the head. He told police he dragged Jayme outside, threw her in the trunk of his car, and took her to his cabin, the complaint said. During Jayme's time in captivity, Patterson forced her to hide under a bed when he had friends over and penned her in with tote boxes and weights, warning that if she moved, "bad things could happen to her." He also turned up the radio so visitors couldn't hear her, according to the complaint. Authorities searched for Jayme for months and collected more than 3,500 tips. On Jan. 10, Jayme escaped from the cabin while Patterson was away. She then flagged down a woman who was out walking a dog and pleaded for help. Patterson was arrested minutes later. Associated Press writer Amy Forliti contributed to this report.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2661
__label__wiki	0.672435	0.672435	Brain Res Bull. 2002 Mar 15;57(5):623-30. NMDA and AMPA/kainate glutamatergic agonists increase the extracellular concentrations of GABA in the prefrontal cortex of the freely moving rat: modulation by endogenous dopamine. Del Arco A1, Mora F. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Complutense, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain. Using microdialysis in the prefrontal cortex, this study investigated first the effects of the ionotropic glutamatergic agonists NMDA and AMPA on extracellular concentrations of GABA, and second, the modulation of these effects by increasing endogenous dopamine. NMDA (20, 100, and 500 microM) and AMPA (1, 20, and 100 microM), perfused through the microdialysis probe for 60 min, produced a dose-related increase of extracellular concentrations of GABA in the prefrontal cortex of the awake rat. NMDA 100 and 500 microM produced a maximal increase of extracellular GABA of 150 +/- 38% and 245 +/- 75% of baseline, respectively. AMPA 20 and 100 microM produced a maximal increase of extracellular GABA of 140 +/- 17% and 195 +/- 41% of baseline, respectively. NMDA and AMPA also increased extracellular concentrations of glutamate. Increases of extracellular GABA, and also of glutamate, produced by NMDA (500 microM) and AMPA (100 microM) were significantly blocked by the NMDA antagonist CPP (100 microM) and the AMPA/kainate antagonist DNQX (100 microM), respectively. To investigate whether dopamine modulates the increases of GABA produced by NMDA and AMPA, endogenous dopamine was increased with the dopamine uptake inhibitor nomifensine. Nomifensine (1, 100, and 1000 microM) produced a dose-related increase of dialysate dopamine (from 0.1 to 1.0 nM) but did not modify basal extracellular concentrations of GABA in the prefrontal cortex. However, increases of endogenous dopamine at 0.5-0.7 nM did potentiate the increases of extracellular GABA produced by AMPA (20 microM) (from 140% to 240% of baseline), but not by NMDA (100 microM), in this area of the brain. These effects were attenuated by the perfusion of (-)sulpiride (D2 antagonist), but not by the perfusion of SCH-23390 (D1 antagonist). These results suggest that glutamate, through the activation of both NMDA and AMPA/kainate ionotropic receptors, facilitates GABAergic transmission in the prefrontal cortex, and that dopamine can modulate the effects of glutamate through AMPA/kainate receptors on GABA transmission in this area of the brain. Dopamine/metabolism* Dopamine D2 Receptor Antagonists Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors/pharmacology Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists/pharmacology* Extracellular Space/drug effects* Extracellular Space/metabolism Glutamic Acid/metabolism N-Methylaspartate/pharmacology Neurons/drug effects* Neurons/metabolism Prefrontal Cortex/drug effects* Prefrontal Cortex/metabolism Receptors, AMPA/agonists Receptors, AMPA/metabolism Receptors, Dopamine D1/antagonists & inhibitors Receptors, Dopamine D1/metabolism Receptors, Kainic Acid/agonists Receptors, Kainic Acid/metabolism Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/agonists Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/metabolism Synaptic Transmission/drug effects Synaptic Transmission/physiology Up-Regulation/drug effects* Up-Regulation/physiology alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid/pharmacology gamma-Aminobutyric Acid/metabolism* Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors Receptors, AMPA Receptors, Dopamine D1 Receptors, Kainic Acid Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate N-Methylaspartate alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid GLUTAMIC ACID HYDROCHLORIDE - Hazardous Substances Data Bank	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2664
__label__cc	0.516451	0.483549	NSSF President Joseph Bartozzi Named CEO by Board of Governors NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the firearms industry trade association, has announced that NSSF’s Board of… 2019 Industry Victories Lead to 2020 Work to be Done The firearms industry had reason to celebrate in 2019. NICS checks are now increasing, opportunity arose and the National Shooting… NSSF Releases Firearms Production Figures More than 17.7 million Modern Sporting Rifles in legal Ownership WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the… Your Donation to Project ChildSafe Will Support Firearm Safety Efforts and Help Save Lives NEWTOWN, Conn. — Today is Giving Tuesday and the National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®) is asking those who donate to… NSSF Recognizes Ammunition Depot’s Support for First Shots NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearms industry, has recognized Ammunition Depot… NSSF Promotes Gun Safety in Texas with $1 Million Grant from Governor’s Office NSSF’s Project ChildSafe® program will encourage locked storage of firearms when not in use NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting… Showing 7-12 out of 532	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2673
__label__cc	0.700692	0.299308	Vita Calcea Actions Did you have any side effects with this medicine? Actions of Vita Calcea in details Vita Calcea reviews The action of the drug on the human body is called Pharmacodynamics in Medical terminology. To produce its effect and to change the pathological process that is happening the body and to reduce the symptom or cure the disease, the medicine has to function in a specific way. The changes it does to the body at cellular level gives the desired result of treating a disease. Drugs act by stimulating or inhibiting a receptor or an enzyme or a protein most of the times. Medications are produced in such a way that the ingredients target the specific site and bring about chemical changes in the body that can stop or reverse the chemical reaction which is causing the disease. Pharmacology: Pharmacodynamics: Vita Calcea is a vitamin-mineral combination. Vitamin D supplementation corrects an insufficient vitamin D intake and increases the intestinal absorption of calcium. The optimal vitamin D dose in elderly subjects is 500-1000 IU/day. Calcium supplementation balances a dietary calcium deficiency. The usual calcium requirement of the elderly is 1500 mg/day. Vitamin D and calcium supplementation correct secondary senile hyperparathyroidism. An 18 months, double-blind, placebo-controlled study carried out in 3270 women living in institutions, aged 84±6 years and receiving a vitamin D3 supplement (800 IU/day) and calcium phosphate (corresponding to 1200 mg/day of elemental calcium) showed a significant decrease in PTH secretion. After 18 months, following an "intention to treat" (ITT) analysis 80 hip fractures were observed in the calcium vitamin D3 group and 110 hip fractures in the placebo group (p=0.004). In a follow-up study after 36 months, 137 women with at least 1 fracture of the hip were observed in the calcium vitamin D3 group (n=1176) versus 178 in the placebo group (n=1127) (p≤0.02). Pharmacokinetics: Calcium: Absorption: In the stomach, Calcium Carbonate (Vita Calcea) releases calcium ions depending upon pH. The amount of calcium absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract is in the order of 30% of the ingested dose. Distribution and Metabolism: 99% of calcium is stored in the hard matter of bones and teeth. The remaining one percent is found in intra- and extracellular liquids. Approximately 50% of total blood calcium is found in the physiologically active ionised form, of which approximately 10% in complexes with citrate, phosphate or other anions with 40% remaining bound to proteins, mainly albumin. Elimination: Calcium is eliminated in the urine, faeces and in the sweat. Kidney excretion depends on glomerular filtration and calcium reabsorption by the tubules. Vitamin D: Absorption: Vitamin D is easily absorbed by the small intestine. Distribution and Metabolism: Cholecalciferol and its metabolites circulate in the blood, linked to a specific alpha globulin. Cholecalciferol is metabolised in the liver by hydroxylation to its active form, 25-hydroxycholecalciferol. It is then metabolised in the kidneys to 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol. 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol is the metabolite responsible for the increase in calcium absorption. The vitamin D3 that is not metabolised is stored in adipose and muscle tissue. Elimination: Vitamin D3 is excreted via the faeces and urine. The plasma half-life is in the order of several days. DailyMed. "CALCIUM CARBONATE; FAMOTIDINE; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE: DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts).". https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailyme... (accessed September 17, 2018). DailyMed. "CALCIUM: DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts).". https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailyme... (accessed September 17, 2018). NCIt. "Calcium Carbonate: NCI Thesaurus (NCIt) provides reference terminology for many systems. It covers vocabulary for clinical care, translational and basic research, and public information and administrative activities.". https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser... (accessed September 17, 2018). The results of a survey conducted on ndrugs.com for Vita Calcea are given in detail below. The results of the survey conducted are based on the impressions and views of the website users and consumers taking Vita Calcea. We implore you to kindly base your medical condition or therapeutic choices on the result or test conducted by a physician or licensed medical practitioners. 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__label__wiki	0.853363	0.853363	Apple's iBeacon turns location sensing inside out Apple iOS 8's 12 Best Business Features Apple opens up iOS, struts Mac-iPhone-iPad integration iOS 8 MAC randomizing just one part of Apple’s new privacy push New features in iOS need to be part of developers’ privacy mindset. By John Cox Senior Editor, Network World \| The new MAC address randomization feature in iOS 8 is just one of a battery of new privacy features Apple is introducing. It’s part of an Apple push to make mobile app developers more aware of enduser privacy and to give them iOS tools to make privacy-related app actions clearer, so that users can allow them or not. A young Swiss security researcher, Frederic Jacobs (@FredericJacobs) apparently was the first to tweet about one of the new privacy features: a change in iOS that lets the device’s radio use, in effect, fake MAC addresses when scanning for nearby Wi-Fi networks. When the user decides to associate with a specific network, the device uses its true MAC address. +Also on Network World: “iOS 8: Way more open to your world”+ [ Prepare to become a Certified Information Security Systems Professional with this comprehensive online course from PluralSight. Now offering a 10-day free trial! ] That change means that device and user information will be hidden from the network and network-based location tracking applications, while users are simply walking around with their iPhone or iPad Wi-Fi radio turned on but not connected to a given hotspot or WLAN. But the current beta release of iOS 8 apparently doesn’t yet have this randomization, or if it is, it’s not turned on, according one iOS 8 beta user, Eric Kenny, network and security engineer, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY. Presumably that means Apple will add the code for it, or activate it, in a later build prior to the general release of iOS 8, which is expected around September. “I used a Fluke Networks "OneTouch" [network tester] to capture the probe requests seen over the air and forced my iOS 8 iPhone 5s to scan for available networks,” Kenny says. “The packet capture clearly shows that the phone’s actual burned in MAC address was used to send each probe request and that no randomization occurred.” Currently, Kenny says, a client Wi-Fi radio probes for nearby networks by sending out “a management frame to known networks (SSIDs) it has connected to in the past, as well as a special SSID called "Broadcast. The device then waits for a probe response which will contain the MAC address of the BSSIDs that are available.” RELATED: Akamai CSO takes a creative approach to finding security pros There has been a trend, especially by retailers, to use the MAC address gleaned from client radios that are scanning automatically for Wi-Fi networks, to learn about customers’ behavior. Last year, Aerohive Networks announced a partnership with Euclid Analytics, to embed Euclid’s data analysis software with Aerohive’s cloud-based WLAN controller. The change means that Aerohive’s access point, in a clothing or sporting goods store for example, can collect the MAC address in a device’s probe request, along with signal strength and device manufacturer. The MAC address is immediately hashed to anonymize it, so neither Aerohive nor Euclid would be collecting user-specific information, and then encrypted to pass the data to the Euclid software for processing. The software can detect “repeat visitors” to a location, but not their identities. The goal is to give retailers generalized data about users’ behavior, the number of Wi-Fi devices passing a store compared to the number actually entering the store, according to spokesmen for both companies. The Wi-Fi protocol doesn’t give Euclid access to personal information such as email address or phone number, they said. In response to the MAC randomization news, Euclid issued a statement today, which in part says: “We fully support Apple's decision to add additional layers of consumer protection by randomizing MAC addresses at the device level. Providing additional privacy safeguards at the device level will help address any lingering privacy concerns with Wi-Fi based analytics. We see a major win-win for retailers looking to deploy mobile locations analytics and the consumers they serve.” Jacobs’ tweet on MAC randomization featured an image, shown nearby, from an online Apple presentation, “User Privacy on iOS and OS X,” presented at last week’s Worldwide Developers Conference by Apple employees, David Sites and Katie Skinner, both with the Apple Product Security and Privacy group. That presentation makes it clear that the randomization is one of a number of privacy and data protection changes for developers and users, and that Apple is pushing developers to think carefully about privacy in their apps. Besides the MAC address randomization, these changes include: + Family sharing – Up to six people in a family, each with their own Apple account, now can share purchase from iTunes, iBooks and the App Store; all can use one credit card, and parents get to approve a child’s purchase using that card from the parent’s iPhone or iPad. One implication is that there will be “larger number of Apple accounts owned by children.” Apple encourages developers to “consider implications for your app under relevant laws” such as the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). + New setting to block all third-party cookies on the Safari browser, “regardless of whether the user has visited the site previously.” Users now can block cookies that are “not from current Website” by selecting that option from Settings>Safari>Block Cookies. + Changes to the Address Book UI people picker, for selecting a person, sometimes with accompany information like the person’s email address, from Contacts. In iOS 8, the people picker will have a “new mode that doesn’t prompt the user for access to Contacts.” The randomization and other changes in iOS 8 are part of trend to give users greater control over their wireless relationships, balancing privacy with personalization, according to Chris Spain, vice president, Product Management, with Cisco’s Enterprise Networking Group. "Privacy is always of concern when the collection of data occurs,” he says. “When Wi-Fi solutions are deployed to address business problems, organizations such as retailers, hotels, airports, etc., benefit by having the ability to provide a more personalized experience to the consumers, if they opt-in. Properly deployed solutions must have transparent terms and conditions that allow individuals and businesses to make informed decisions.” The WWDC presentation on user privacy lays great stress on carefully designing the user’s experience of privacy issues and protections. Apple has laid out for developers a mantra called “prompting with purpose” – alerting users when they take an action that has privacy implications, giving them succinct but clear information about what data is being requested, and why, and letting them explicitly grant or refuse permission. As part of this emphasis, iOS 8 also now adds a new set of purpose strings and privacy keys for developers to use in conjunction with location services, camera, and the new Health Kit data interface. These changes give users new information about privacy risks associated with these resources when they are called by an app. Another change will let an iOS 8 app steer users directly to the relevant privacy settings on their device for the app they’re using. Location Services in iOS now have two modes for updating a device’s location. Users can select “always” to have the app run continuously even in background, or “when in use” so the updates occur only when the user is working with the app. In some instances, enterprises can add app restrictions that prevent employees from changing privacy settings. The MAC randomization apparently will not affect users choosing to associate with a given WLAN, and once they do, the real MAC address does become visible to the network, and to network-based applications that may be looking for it. For example, Aruba Networks’ ClearPass access management application “will end up with the real MAC address as a part of the authentication process and as such should not be affected by the change, says Denzil Wessels, senior product manager at Aruba. He also thinks that randomization won’t affect Wi-Fi-based indoor location services, such as Aruba’s Meridan app, which uses access point signals to triangulate a mobile device’s position. John Cox covers wireless networking and mobile computing for Network World.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2677
__label__wiki	0.904473	0.904473	Home Sport Ice hockey star skates to success Ice hockey star skates to success BUNTU GOTYWA Uzair Sadan has been called up to the SA under-20 Ice hockey side that will play in Bulgaria in January. Fresh from a training camp in Sweden, Cape Town ice hockey player Uzair Sadan has now been selected to represent the SA national under-20 side. At just 15 years old, he will be the youngest member of the squad. His relentless display on the ice also saw him being chosen by local coaches to attend the two-week Starzone camp in Sweden where he took part in drills with other players his age. Uzair says he learnt valuable lessons that will take his game to new heights. Those drills and skills will be put to good use when he dons his SA colours. President of Western Province Ice Hockey Association (WPIHA) Jason Cerff is one of the people who played a role in making Uzair’s dream of attending the camp come true. He and the WPIHA organised for Uzair to travel to Sweden after he missed out on another ice hockey camp in Finland. Uzair makes up for his age with his size and is able to take the game to most senior players. He admits that his game still needs development and says ice hockey is a fast-paced and physically demanding sport. Players need to be mentally prepared and physically fit. Since starting the sport five years ago, he has been setting himself apart from others by constantly showing willingness to improve on his game. He says he was an ice skating enthusiast before his friends convinced him to try ice hockey. He took up that challenge and judging from the impact he has made in the SA juniors, he has not looked back. “If I keep improving at this speed, I’ll be up there with the greatest of players. “I want to become the best player in the world and I know it sounds far fetched but with all my coaches and friends, I can do it.” Cerff says Uzair is the hardest working 15 year old in the game with a bright future ahead of him. He says the youngster has a heart of gold and his commitment to the game is paying off, that includes the trip to Sweden where he had an opportunity to work with coaches with NHL experience. “WPIHA felt obligated to find a similar training camp for Uzair seeing that he might have missed out on the camp in Finland due to a technical glitch in the system. “We then contacted the Starzone group, it just so happened they had a camp running in Sweden at a similar time as the International Ice Hockey Federation camp in Finland. So WPIHA decided to take up the opportunity for Uzair to join this camp,” he said. Cerff, who is also the vice-president of the South African Ice Hockey Federation, said he is proud of the promise the youngster shows and wished Uzair and his teammates success in the upcoming under-20 championships. The Windsor High School pupil is already a full member of Cape Town Storm, a Western Province Ice Hockey Association side. In January next year, the SA under-20 side will be playing in the International Ice Hockey Federation under-20 World Championships division 3 in Bulgaria and Uzair will be expecting to make his mark during the championships. At club level, he is a member of Cape Town Storm, playing for both the under-18 and the senior side. Pictured during the trip to Sweden with NHL player Adrian Kempe of LA Kings and SA director of coaching, Andre Marais. Previous articleWestern Province Rugby to take over CT Stadium Next articleBy-law amended Sharp shooter has eye on the big prize Pontack ready to rule the ring after promising start to pro career Green Point get the better of Kuils River Lindi campaigns for ‘paw members’ to raise funds for clinic Sport May 16, 2018 Warning for City’s piping network Blackheath’s Shark Sport Feb 7, 2018	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2685
__label__cc	0.629204	0.370796	Alaska Airlines offering discounted flights to Hawaii based on height of ocean waves The bigger the waves, the bigger the discount. That's the bases of Alaska Airlines' new sale for flights to and from Hawaii, in partnership with Surfline, a website which forecasts -- you guessed it -- surf conditions. The airline will offer up to 30 percent off Hawaii flights according to data from 14 different locations around the Hawaiian islands. If the swells are less than 10 feet, you'll see 10 percent discounts on flights. If the swells are between 11 and 15 feet, you'll get a 15 percent discount. For swells between 16 and 20 feet, you'll get 20 percent off. And swells larger than 21 feet will result in a 30 percent discount. The deals will change daily around noon and 5 p.m. PST. The deal runs through Nov. 8 and is valid for flights through Nov. 20, so act fast. Read more lifestyle news from GateHouse Media: Microsoft says 4-day workweek boosted productivity by 40% Frozen berries sold at Aldi recalled due to possible hepatitis A contamination Bath & Body Works is debuting new holiday candle scents this year	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2693
__label__wiki	0.767469	0.767469	للعربية Call Us: +961-1-291 084 19 May 2014 September 26, 2016 Flipboard releases app for Windows 8.1 Flipboard for Windows 8.1. Flipboard is releasing a new app Thursday that will work on devices running Windows 8.1, including Microsoft's new Surface Pro 2. The company designed the new app to take advantage of Windows 8's signature live tiles, and users can feature Flipboard as a live tile on their Windows Start screen. While the app appears to be aimed at tablet users, it will also work with Windows 8.1 desktops and laptops. The app is available for download at 4 p.m. PT, according to a Flipboard spokesperson. Windows Phone users will have to wait a while longer. A Flipboard app for smarthphones with Microsoft's mobile OS won't come out until next year. CEO Mike McCue said that the Windows 8 version of Flipboard was a "special edition" built from the ground up. He called the tiled system an operating system where "content becomes the interface," a set up that's similar to Flipboard's design. Users will be able to pin certain Flipboard magazines or sections to their Start screen. The app also uses swipe motions for actions. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to see multiple actions like Subscribe, Refresh, Edit, or Flip It. Swiping down from the top brings up "Contributors" or "People Also Read" sections. Within Cover Stories, the gesture will bring up "More For You" and "Magazines You Might Like." tags : Flipboard, Windows 8.1 ,app How Entrepreneurs Can Take on the Future of Aging Using Artificial Intelligence 5 Creative Ways Consumer Data Can Quickly Scale Your Business 5 Hit Business Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2020 Download our company profile in PDF format or check it online. +961-1-291-084 Get all the information @ 2010-2020 Optimal Solutions	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2698
__label__wiki	0.984112	0.984112	Chico police close downtown road after vehicle… Chico police close downtown road after vehicle strikes pedestrian Chico police said a pedestrian was struck by a car Friday morning on Oroville Avenue, between Main Street and Broadway. (Andre Byik — Enterprise-Record) By Andre Byik \| abyik@chicoer.com \| Chico Enterprise-Record PUBLISHED: October 12, 2018 at 10:18 am \| UPDATED: October 12, 2018 at 10:18 am CHICO — Chico police closed a stretch of road downtown Friday morning after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and possibly suffered serious injuries, police said. The crash happened about 8:15 a.m. on Oroville Avenue, between the 800 blocks of Main Street and Broadway, where a male pedestrian was struck by a white Lexus four-door sedan, police officer Ed Marshall said. Witnesses told police that the pedestrian, a man whose name was not released at the scene, walked into the path of traffic on Oroville Avenue outside a crosswalk, Marshall said. The pedestrian was not responsive when officers arrived on scene, and he was taken to Enloe Medical Center for treatment. The extent of the pedestrian’s injuries were not immediately known at the scene. Officers closed the strip of roadway near the Arco gas station on Ninth Street for more than an hour while they waited for word from the hospital on the pedestrian’s status. The roadway remained closed about 10 a.m. Friday. Police closed the road for an extended period to preserve the scene in the case the pedestrian dies or suffers major injuries. The Police Department’s Major Accident Investigation Team was not immediately activated, but officers said there was a possibility it would be. Marshall said police do not believe alcohol or drugs were a factor on the part of the driver of the Lexus. No arrests were announced. Her final column: ‘A Time I Said Goodbye’ \| North State Voices Andre Byik Andre Byik is the public safety reporter for the Chico Enterprise-Record, where he covers crime, courts and breaking news. A Chico State University graduate, he has worked at daily newspapers since 2012. Follow Andre Byik @andrebyik President Donald Trump says he’s open to witnesses as impeachment trial rules are set We’re not the worst state, but just how bad is California for drivers?	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2700
__label__wiki	0.932041	0.932041	Home » Blog » » » "Is Pappu Ke Papa Kaun Hain?" "Is Pappu Ke Papa Kaun Hain?" Sundeep Dougal 17 April 2011 Sundeep Dougal April 17, 2011 22:04 IST "Is Pappu Ke Papa Kaun Hain?" That is what Mr Amar Singh had asked about the controversial CD that mysteriously surfaced a few days back. In a press conference today Mr Prashant Bhushan rubbished the CD by pointing out that it was examined by two of the top-most forensic labs specialising in this kind of audio analysis -- US expert George Papcun and Hyderabad-based Truth Labs -- who confirmed that it had "multiple gaps and signs of electronic editing at very very critical places". How brazen this whole attempt at discrediting the Bhushans was is demonstrated by the fact that "virtually all portions" of the conversations of Mr Mulayam Yadav in the doctored CD have been "bodily lifted" from the 2006 tapes, which have purported conversations of Amar Singh with various personalities, as was evidenced by playing sections of the 2006 tapes and the 2011 doctored CD. Ironically, it was possible for Mr Bhushan to do so only because he himself had been fighting in the Supreme Court for these conversations to be made public and had access to these tapes. In the absence of these give-away lines, the mud-flingers would perhaps have succeeded in having some of it stick on the Bhushans, as their critics would have argued that it was a case of one lab versus another. Mr Bhushan said that he would also be filing a case against Congress leader Mr Digvijay Singh for saying that the Bhushans evaded stamp duty for a property they bought in Allahabad: "I will file a defamation suit against Digvijay Singh in the next two days." Mr Bhushan also asked that the two publications that claimed to have had the CD independently forensically examined -- by a well-equipped laboratory by experts and an agency that specialises in such examinations -- to name the agencies that had declared that “the conversation was continuous — without any break and (the) said audio file appears to be not tampered" and that "the CD was not spliced and ran as a continious conversation". Postscript: Rushed transcript of the English portion of the Press Conference by Mr Prashant Bhushan: You are all aware that the copies of a CD have been circulated to the media over the last 4-5 days which purport to contain the conversations between Mr Shanti Bhushan, Mr Amar Singh, Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav. The purport of this conversation is to suggest that Mr Shanti Bhushan is telling Mr Mulayam Singh that I can get some work done for him for the payment of some 4 crores. 21 That is the purport of the conversation. Some sections of the media have also run stories saying they have verified the authenticity of these conversations, of this CD, from some forensic lab which they have not named, experts that they have not named. Well, at least we have now got this CD subjected to forensic examination from two of the top-most forensic labs specialising in this kind of audio analysis. One is a lab based in the United States and the expert who has done that analysis is not merely a PhD in accoustic phonetics, he has been employed by the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Aerospace Corporation and the University of Phonetics laboratory. He has subjected the CD to a very, very intensive analysis, though he has only had a little over a day -- a day and a half to do that and therefore the further work on that is still in progress. But the other lab which has examined the CD forensically is a laboratory called Truth Labs whose headquarters are in Hyderabad and which has been examined by a former director CSFL, CBI. This lab called Truth Labs is one of the leading independent labs in the country. They have also subjected the CD to a detailed analysis. But what is most interesting is the finding that actually virtually all the portions of Mr Mulayam Singh's speech in this purported conversation between Mr Amar Singh and therafter between my father and Mr Mulayam Singh have been bodily lifted from a conversation between Mr Amar Singh and Mr Mulayam Singh which was recorded sometime prior to February 2006 and which had been filed in the Supreme Court by me in a CD in March 2006. Since then that CD as well as the transcript of the CD have been in the Supreme court and at least three critical part of Mr Mulayam Singh's speech which is essentially all that he speaks in that fabricated CD are just bodily lifted from that CD of Mr Amar Singh which was filed in Supreme Court in 2006! And from one conversation of 3 minutes 22 seconds which Mr Amar Singh had with Mr Mulayam Singh has been just spliced and inserted into this purported conversation between Mr Shanti Bhushan and Mr Mulayam Singh. Not only that, both these laboratories have confirmed with full spectrographic analysis -- detailed spectrographic analysis -- that there are large number-- multiple gaps and multiple signs of electronic editing in these conversations at very, very critical places. In Mr Shanti Bhushan's speech itself, Mr George Papcun, who's the expert from the US, he has opined that in his speech itself there are at least six clear signs of doctoring -- of either electronic editing or gaps in the conversation suggesting that these are different conversations recorded at different points of time, and some words of different conversations have been put together in a digital audio file in order to create an impression that it is one conversation. You will get all the reports -- both the forensic reports of both the labs as well as the transcript of this fabricated CD and as well as the transcript of Mr Mulayam Singh's conversation with Mr Amar Singh which had been filed in the Supreme Court. So this confirms the initial impression that I had, that I had expressed in the press conference day before yesterday that though the voices appear to be genuine, the CD appears to have been prepared by splicing different conversations obtained from different places and different parts and having put them together in a purported conversation. Even more ominous...now, what this shows is that there was a clear conspiracy on the part of some people which appears to have the blessings of many, many powerful people in this country, not only to discredit me and Mr Shanti Bhushan and the civil society membership of the Lokpal Drafting Committee but even more ominously an attempt appears to have been made through the fabrication of this CD and its circulation to try and interefere and derail judicial proceedings in two very important cases which are pending judgement in the Supreme Court. If you .. those of you have heard the cD will recall that in this CD initially when Mr Amar Singh speaks, there is a reference to a particular judge of the Supreme Court and a suggestion that I can influence that particular judge, that I have very good relationship with that judge and that I can influence the judge. That judge happens to be the presiding judge dealing with two very important cases in which hearing has been concluded and judgements have been reserved. The first is the Amar Singh tapes case itself where we had filed an application in the Supreme Court, saying that the tapes should not be restricted, should be allowed to be released to the media because they show evidence of all kinds of conspiracies between Mr Amar Singh and various other people including businessmen etcetera. The other case is the 2G Spectrum Scam case where judgement has been reserved by this bench on our petition filed by me for cancelling all the licences. This CD, by purporting to suggest that I have some links with the presiding judge in that case and that I can influence him appears to be an attempt to derail the judicial proceedings and interefere with the judicial proceedings in that case which to my mind amounts to very serious contempt of court. This conspiracy to first fabricate the CD and thereafter to disseminate it in the media clearly involves a large number of people. And the manner in which some sections of the media have reported that they have verified the forensic authenticity of these tapes and have found them to be genuine without even reporting which lab, which expert etc seems to suggest that some persons and some sections of the media are also involved in that conspiracy. As I said, it is a very, very serious conspiracy involving several very serious offences, that is forgery, with the intention of defaming people, punishable under section 469 of the Penal Code, which is a very serious congnisable offence, apart from that it involves contempt of court. Since a very large number -- or at least several -- very influential people appear to be involved in this conspiracy it is absolutely essential that one goes right to the root and the bottom of this conspiracy in order to find out who all were involved -- whether they are involved in the fabrication of the CD or whether they are involved in the knowing and malicious dissemination of the CD to media... all those are the persons who are involved in this conspiracy. We are going to file a contempt petition in the Supreme Court within the next day or two about this and we hope that the Supreme Court will ensure that a credible investigation is conducted because the Delhi Police where the FIR was registered as far back as on Thursday have been reported to have said that till yesterday -- in fact, I spoke to that IO [Inspecting Officer] myself yesterday -- and he said that till yesterday he had not even been able to procure a copy of the CD, though the CD had been circulated to every part of the media. He said that he went to the office of the Indian Express. They told me that it is with that reporter, who has gone away, that when I contacted the reporter, then the reporter said that no, it is with my lawyer, when I contacted the lawyer, the lawyer said that he was ill and therefore he had not even been able to procure a copy of the CD. Of course, this shows the Indian Express in very poor light that they have not co-operated with a proper police investigation by seeking to evade and avoid even giving a copy of the CD, seeking to evade and avoid the questions of the Delhi Police as to how they got the CD, who gave it to them etcetera. So now, we will play for you... first, I will ask Arvind to say a few words and then we'll play the CD. Later, after the introduction in Hindi, Mr Bhushan plays part of a 3:22 long file of conversation between Amar Singh and Mulayam Singh from the CD filed in Supreme Court in 2006 in which Mulayam Singh Yadav is heard saying: in ko kaun samjhaayeN, ye chaahe griha mantri hoN, chaahe koii ho, aeraa gairaa, inko kyaa samjhaayaa jaaye... [This is also part of the 2006 transcript filed in the Supreme Court, in which, incidentally Mr Abhishek Manu Singhvi was defending Mr Amar Singh] Then he plays the 2011 CD: in ko kaun samjhaayeN, chaahe griha mantri hoN, chaahe koii ho, aeraa gairaa, inko kyaa samjhaayaa jaaye... Mr Bhushan also mentions two other passages from the same 3:22 audio file of 2006 which seem to have simply been copied and pasted into the 2011 CD. In response to a question, Mr Bhushan then explains that the Truth Lab report also corroborates the gaps and editing at exactly these points, just as there is a cut before where Mr Shanti Bhushan's voice is heard saying 4 crores: So the whole thing is a cut and paste job and even 2-2, 3-3, 4-4 words have been cut and pasted in this conversation When asked if there is any difference between the two lab reports where Mr Bhushan got the CD examined, Mr Bhushan said: No, they are very similar. Of course the laboratory in the US has only done a spectrographic analysis so far in order to determine.... see, there work is still work in progress...they have identified 5 critical places where there are clear signs of editing or splicing in my father's speech. Then the Truth Labs here has also identified here several evidence of editing and splicing and in particular, they have identified a cut just prior to the word "four crore"... a gap. When asked to name the powerful people who could be behind the whole thing, Mr Bhushan said: It seems to me that the first part of this conversation clearly appears to be Mr Amar Singh's voice in which he says: 'Shanti Bhushanji mere paas baithe hain'. Now my father has said that he has never, ever, physically met Mr Amar Singh. Therefore the question of his sitting next to Amar Singh does not arise. Now, that appears to be his voice. That appears to be a continuous conversation that will be objected to further forensic analysis. If there is no evidence of editing in that part of the conversation where Mr Amar Singh starts by saying ke "Shanti Bhushanji mere paas baiThe hain, unke beTe Prashant Bhushan haiN vo PIL vagerah karte hain" -- if there is no editing in that, then it will become crystal clear that Mr Amar Singh has made himself, has involved himself, in the fabrication of the tape. That will become absolutely clear. Feb 2011 File Photo As I said, the timing of this release and the kind of statement that Mr Digvijay Singh made recently, not about the tape but about a house property that we have in Allahabad, seems to suggest that there are political forces-- perhaps even corporate forces -- behind this. As I said, this is also an attempt to derail the 2G case where the validity of these licences is pending judgement in the Supreme Court. On being asked how one could trust these lab reports and not those of the two newspapers who claimed [See above for links, as also in the previous blog post] that their forensic analysis had shown no tampering in the CD, Mr Bhushan pointed out that unlike those two newspaper reports, which were anonymous, here the labs concerned were not only giving an opinion but also the detailed spectroscopic analysis of the CD. Mr Kejriwal added: We called them up and asked them: Can you tell us the lab? They refused. Can you tell us the expert? They refused. So why are they anonymous and why are they secretive about it? [A question your blogged also asked yesterday while linking the HT report]. Why aren't they publishing their reports? Why aren't they at least telling us the names of the labs in their own reports. And the experts? And then Mr Bhushan underlined once again: No, no, not only this. You see the first thing that proves that these tapes are fabricated is irrespective of any labs, you just have to listen to these two -- you see this tape of 2006 has been in the Supreme Court since 2006. I had filed it in Supreme Court in 2006 along with their transcripts which I showed you. Now how is it possible that a conversation between Amar Singh and Mulayam Singh has exactly these words spoken by Mulayam Singh exactly in the same tone and exactly in the same sequence as the labs have shown as appear in the purported conversation that appears between Mr Shanti Bhushan and Mr Mulayam Singh? I mean, it is absolutely, crystal clear that this tape has been fabricated. And these two labs, they are not saying it on a [], they are saying it on a detailed spectrographic analysis of every micro-second, one thousandth of a second they have analysed. And after a full spectrographic analysis of the audio file they have been able to make out that there are clear signs of multiple editing signatures and gaps in this. On investigations by the Delhi Police: Delhi Police claims that instead of accepting a CD from the Bhushans, since Mr Shanti Bhushan's FIR had named Indian Express, they would rather summon the Indian Express for the CD, though in four days so far they have not been able to get the CD. Mr Kejriwal added that the intent seemed to be very clear: It was not just to get the Bhushans resign from the Lokpal Drafting Committee, but perhaps also hope that this would put pressure on the Supreme Court judge presiding over the 2G and Amar Singh cases to recuse from the case, judgements on which are going to hurt the interests of very powerful lobbies in the country. On how the 2006 CD conversations were found, Mr Bhushan said that when his son contacted the US expert and the Truth Lab: ...they wanted some voice samples of these persons. And then we realised we had the Amar Singh tape. So we dug out this file and brought these tapes out.... Dirty Tricks Department Sundeep Dougal Prashant Bhushan Digvijay Singh Shanti Bhushan Amar Singh Mulayam Singh Yadav Lokayukta & Lokpal Spectrum Sale and Scams Phone Tapping & Surveillance Civil Society Anil Arora, Mr. Bookworm, R.I.P. When Train 18 Tricked To Be Modi’s Bullet Train Solskjaer’s Magical Case For Manchester United Exceptionalism Seven Reasons Why I Am Not Moved By Last Week's Indo-Pak Tension	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2702
__label__wiki	0.51332	0.51332	An African Volk: The Apartheid Regime and Its Search for Survival Jamie Miller Opposition to apartheid was one of the great moments in postwar history. Its success remains a symbol of a progressive global community. An African Volk looks at this phenomenon from the other side. It explores how the apartheid state in South Africa sought to maintain power as the world of white empire gave way to a new postcolonial environment that repudiated racial hierarchy. Drawing upon archival research across Southern Africa and beyond, as well as over fifty hours of interviews with leading figures from the apartheid order, An African Volk shows how instead of simply resisting decoloniz ... More Opposition to apartheid was one of the great moments in postwar history. Its success remains a symbol of a progressive global community. An African Volk looks at this phenomenon from the other side. It explores how the apartheid state in South Africa sought to maintain power as the world of white empire gave way to a new postcolonial environment that repudiated racial hierarchy. Drawing upon archival research across Southern Africa and beyond, as well as over fifty hours of interviews with leading figures from the apartheid order, An African Volk shows how instead of simply resisting decolonization and African nationalism in the name of white supremacy, the white power structure looked to hijack and invert the norms of the new global era to relegitimize its rule, break out of isolation, and secure international acceptance. Situated at the nexus of African, decolonization, and Cold War history, An African Volk tells the story of how the architects of apartheid used statecraft to redefine whiteness and promote a fresh ideological basis for their rule. In doing so, it offers new global and local perspectives on the apartheid state and illuminates the complexities and contradictions of the postcolonial project. Equally, it shows how the regime’s outreach to Africa both reflected and fueled heated debates within Afrikaner society over the relationship between race, nation, and state, exposing a deeply divided polity in the midst of massive economic, cultural, and social change. Keywords: Apartheid, decolonization, nationalism, Cold War, African history, South Africa, postcolonial, politics, Afrikaner, race Jamie Miller, author Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of History, University of Pittsburgh Glossary of Afrikaans Terms Part I From Control to Opportunity 1 “We Are Not Europeans” 2 Into Africa 3 “We Must Stay Prepared” 4 In Search of Détente Part II From Challenge to Crisis 5 Mission Creep 6 The Post Mortem 7 Dr. Kissinger, I Presume? Part III From Collapse to Reconstruction 8 A New Roadmap 9 “If you say change, I’ll say I can’t” Note on Sources Archival Abbreviations	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2704
__label__wiki	0.771006	0.771006	Sundays 8/7c Killer Siblings December 29, 2019, 10:59 PM ET Bondurants December 21, 2019, 11:14 AM ET Brileys Lewis and Machuca December 2, 2019, 6:34 AM ET November 23, 2019, 12:39 PM ET Currently Available Full Episodes S1/EP10 \| When a correctional officer is murdered it seems like an act of vengeance, but soon a love triangle is exposed. After learning his wife is having an affair, a husband plans to kill her lover and enlists the help of his brothers to carry out the task. 43:54 5 months 1 week left S1/EP9 \| A pair of larger than life identical twins commit a series of brutal attacks in a small Tennessee town. With each crime, the brothers grow more emboldened. As time goes on and with little evidence against them, there’s no telling how far they’ll go. 43:54 Over a brutal 7-month stretch, a trio of brothers commit a series of increasingly violent crimes across the city of Richmond, leaving behind a growing body count. Even after their apprehension, these brothers prove difficult to contain. 43:54 Aired: December 8, 2019 In the summer of 1991, a pair of half-siblings creates panic across southern California when they embark on a spree of random crimes of the worst kind, targeting people out doing everyday tasks. 43:54 After a man is found brutally murdered inside his own bar a murder mystery unfolds over the span of years. Detectives believe it’s a business deal gone bad and must remain steadfastly dedicated to the case after hitting several dead ends. 43:54 Aired: November 24, 2019 The Carr brothers arrive in Wichita intending to commit robberies, but their plans quickly escalate to a murderous spree the likes of which Kansas had never seen. The reign of terror by the brothers is later known as the “Wichita Massacre.” 43:54 Vue's Fellow Sheriff's Officer Knew About His Illegal Computer Use S1/EP10 Detective Randy Yen says Chu Vue told him he ran his wife's lover through a law enforcement database even though he knew it was wrong. When he heard about Steven Lo's homicide, he went right back to that moment. The Suspect Was A Sheriff's Deputy, Using Law Enforcement Databases To Track The Victim S1/EP10 Investigators found that Chu Vue was using computers at the sheriff's department to track his wife's lover, Steven Lo. He was also surveilling his house. He had motive and opportunity, they decided. Vue's Two Brothers Were Violent Gang Members, And He Was In Touch S1/EP10 Authorities also found that Chu Vue had been reaching out to his brothers in Minneapolis, Chong and Gary Vue, who were wanted in a homicide and members of a violent gang. The Bondurant Brothers Would Tear Into Buckets Of KFC During Their Trial S1/EP9 Former TBI Special Agent Bill Coleman recalls Pete and Pat Bondurant "tearing down" into massive buckets of KFC that their mother would bring them for lunch during their murder trials. Also, he says, a serious thunderstorm came in one Good Friday during the two-week proceedings, giving the trial a "spooky" aura. Pete Bondurant Kept The Spent Pistol Catridges After The Dugger Murder S1/EP9 After Pete Bondurant put two bullets in Gwen Dugger's head, he kept the cartridges, former Police Detective John White says. He would fondle them while speaking with people he didn't like, and even named them. Affair Between Two Corrections Workers Led To A Vengeful Murder S1/EP10 Steven Lo and Chia Vue worked together at a Sacramento correctional facility. They began and affair, and her husband, Chu, a 13-year veteran of the police department became aware. The Bondurant Brothers Were Always Different S1/EP9 Pete and Pat Bondurant were bookish and unapologetically unique as kids. They also, however, liked to bury cats to the head in their lawn, then run them over with a lawnmower. The Brothers Were Popular Drug Dealers, Until People Around Them Started Disappearing S1/EP9 Pete and Pat Bondurant sold all types of drugs, and became popular because of that, even as people were intimidated by their size and demeanor. Eventually, though, people around them started disappearing. Gwen Dugger Went To A Bondurant Party And That's The Last Time She Was Seen S1/EP9 Gwen Dugger went to a party at the drug-dealing Bondurants' home, and that's the last time she was seen alive. Questions swirled, a relative of Dugger confroned Pete, and detectives dug, but no evidence was found. Tailing The Brothers One Night, Cops Heard Gunshots S1/EP8 Police believed the Brileys were responsible for the murders of Charles Garner and Blanche Page, but needed hard evidence. While waiting for forensics, they tailed the brothers. That night, they heard gunshots. The Briley Brothers Were 'Helpful,' 'Courteous' As Boys S1/EP8 The Briley brothers grew up in a quiet middle class neighborhood in Richmond. People recall them as courteous and helpful. Their dad, a pipe layer, was quiet and kept them in line. The Brothers Started Committing Crimes Together Early S1/EP8 The Briley Brothers started robbing people, selling and using drugs at an early age. Their father lose control and soon they were setting their own rules and committing "evil" acts. A Cancelled Credit Card Prompted Clerks To Take Down Suspects' Plate Number S1/EP7 Local department store clerks were suspicious after a young couple tried to use a cancelled credit card, then got "spooked." The clerks thought to take down the couple's license plate number as they left. Eugene Valdez Was Nearly Executed At Morris Dam in L.A. S1/EP7 Eugene Valdez was almost executed by the perps including Machuca and Lewis. He was driven in his own car to the top of Morris Dam — a notorious body dump location — and walked to the edge. He had to make a split-second decision. Woman Witnessed Christopher And Ralph Rosas' Murder Of Lou Campanelli S1/EP6 A woman named Jennifer was trapped in the bar during Lou's murder. One of the brothers took her cell, and she eventually managed to break out of a window and flag down some help. Deputy L.A. County D.A. Beth Silverman says her testimony was key. John Lewis And Robbin Machuca Turned To Drugs And Crime Again S1/EP7 Robbin had started to make some changes, but soon she was living with her brother, boyfriend and her brother's girlfriend, and it was a nonstop, drug-fueled party. Eventually, John turned to robbery to finance the party.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2705
__label__wiki	0.564839	0.564839	Paddle Canada’s Executive Director: Graham Ketcheson The 2016 Paddle Canada Board of Directors have these words to describe Graham Ketcheson: Dedication, Passion, Visionary, Knowledgeable, Accessible, Integrity, Wicked and Awesome, Cares about PC. Since his appointment in January 2010, Graham Ketcheson has been working diligently on our behalf improving: member services, simplifying communications between members and board of directors, organizing the finances of Paddle Canada and the myriad of other tasks associated with his role of executive director. He has been responsible or has been directly involved in virtually everything that has been occurring in our organization. He represents Paddle Canada with a seat on Transport Canada’s National Recreational Boating Advisory Council, representing paddler interests at the federal government level. Graham has been a guest speaker and seminar presenter at: Canadian Safe Boating Councils Symposium SARSCENE Ontario Camps Association Rideau Tourism Association Innovation Conference Since 2011 Graham has managed many government and corporate funding project through Paddle Canada on water paddling safety: 2011 – Expansion of Paddle Canada Services: Events, SUP, Canoeing, Kayaking – Transport Canada Office of Boating Safety funded. 2012 – Expansion of Paddle Canada Services: National Paddling Week, Conferences & Instructor Development – Transport Canada Office of Boating Safety funded. 2012-present – National Paddling Week – Transport Canada Office of Boating Safety funded in 2012 and funded in part by Paddle Canada in partnership with Rapid Media since then. 2012-2014 – Ontario Outdoor Adventure – Northern Web Portal Content plus Media and Online Support – Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation funded. 2013 – Introduction of PaddleSmart Program and Training – SAR NIF grant and National Search and Rescue Secretariat contract. 2015 – 2018 Paddlesmart for Everyone – SAR NIF grant and National Search and Rescue Secretariat contract. Graham’s Vision for Paddle Canada Our co-founder, Kirk Wipper had a vision of building a stronger national paddling community. I’d like to continue to work on this vision and expand the recognition of PC and it’s programs nationally and internationally too. The involvement of the membership and of course participants in the organization are key to our sustainability. Capitalizing on technology and social media can help build capacity. I would like to continue to work with Transport Canada and National Search and Rescue Secretariat, in helping send out a strong preventative message of safe, responsible paddling practised by all paddling public especially the novices. Other partnerships in the works are with Scouts Canada & Girl Guides Canada on youth programming, plus Parks Canada, on helping each other promote safe recreational paddling programming within the national parks system. We continue to seek other partnership opportunities from private sector to bring benefits to all our members, not just instructors. About Graham If there is a craft to be paddled, Graham has tried it from guiding voyageur canoes down the mighty Nahanni (NWT) or Athabasca Rivers(AB), to tandem whitewater canoeing the Churchill (SK), Sturgeon Weir (SK), Dumoine (QC), Madawaska, Magnetewan, French, Spanish, rivers of Ontario, to open canoeing on the Maligne (AB) or North Saskatchewan rivers (AB), to river kayaking the White, Ottawa, or Gull Rivers of Ontario to sea kayaking in Tofino (BC), Baffin Island (NU), Atlantic Coast (NS), Gros Morne (NF), along with most of the canadian coastline of the Great Lakes and most recently playing on his new SUP board, on the St. Lawrence River. Well that’s just to name a few rivers and bodies of waters he has paddled. Graham’s love of canoeing and kayaking stretches back beyond his 21 years of teaching and guiding. At the Muskoka, Ontario cottage he learned to solo canoe at 7 yrs old, then in his teens went on long canoe trips, with YMCA Camp Stephens in northern Canada. In 1993, Graham apprenticed with Nahanni River Adventures and spent a few seasons guiding on the mighty Nahanni. Since 1994, Graham has worked as Manager of White Squall, Georgian Bay, until recently relocating to Kingston, Ontario in 2010 with his partners in crime Adrienne and son Owen. He also has done contract work for Blackfeather, Naturally Superior Adventures, Newfoundland Kayak Company, Horizons Adventures, 1000 Island Kayak Company. He has taught courses in the Arctic, Newfoundland and on most of the Great Lakes. He also participated in one of the first ever Level 4 SK skill courses on on the west coast in Tofino with instructors from BCU, Paddle Canada and other organizations. He is currently a Paddle Canada Level 2 Sea Kayak Instructor-Trainer. In the past, has worked on several non-profit volunteer boards. Learn more about his professional background on Linkedin. Graham has many interests which include Audio & Music Production, playing drums for various folk, jazz, world music and most recently a rock modern/alternative rock band called All Systems Go. He also enjoys gourmet cooking, video and print media production, web design, and other outdoor pursuits like skiing, paddling, hiking, and more recently sailing.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2706
__label__wiki	0.546035	0.546035	Donors Pancreatic Cancer News Stories of Hope It Starts with Someone: Steve and Joy Barber It Starts with Someone: Steve and Joy Barber by Terra Hall — Jun 27, 2018 Steve and Joy Barber on their wedding day. Editor’s note: Our “It Starts with Someone” series chronicles all kinds of Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) supporters – volunteers, survivors, caregivers, advocates, researchers – and describes the “someone” who has impacted their efforts in the fight against pancreatic cancer. When Steve and Joy Barber married earlier this June, they had all the characteristics of a traditional wedding – the walk down the aisle, a decadent cake and dancing until the late hours of the night. But one notable staple was missing. Steve and Joy Barber, with their children (left to right) Emma, Noah and Elsie. “As we began planning our wedding, we realized that asking our friends for material wedding gifts just did not feel necessary,” said Steve. “We just don’t need another gravy boat or monogrammed washcloth. Instead, we thought it would be more appropriate to try to raise some money for a great cause.” When he mentioned the idea to his then bride-to-be, she was immediately on board. “We have all the stuff we need,” said Joy of the absent items. “We decided to accept donations instead of gifts, because we thought it was a chance to do something good and meaningful to help people who are suffering.” The money the Barbers raised didn’t go toward their honeymoon or a down payment on a new house. Instead, their Wage Hope My Way webpage generated money for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), funds they say will have a greater and longer lasting impact than another toaster or coffee maker. “Pancreatic cancer is such a nasty disease that strips so much away from the patient and those who love them,” said Steve. “Our wedding fundraiser was the most fun we could have with pancreatic cancer, so we used it as a way to celebrate not just our new life together, but also my dad’s legacy.” Five years ago, Steve’s father Donald died after a battling stage IV pancreatic cancer. His death meant that he was not only absent from the Barber’s big day, but it also robbed Joy of ever meeting her father-in-law. Early in the wedding planning process, Steve and Joy Barber decided that in lieu of gifts, they wanted to host a fundraiser for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN). “While they never got to know one another, I think my dad would be tickled pink with Joy, and I think Joy would adore my dad,” Steve explained. “He’d be so proud of the fundraising aspect of our wedding. He was very community-oriented and giving back was always at the top of mind. What better way to start our new life than by honoring my dad and all of those affected by pancreatic cancer.” While the wedding campaign was the Barbers’ latest fundraiser for PanCAN, it wasn’t their first. Last year, Steve grew out his hair and beard and then agreed to cut both if friends and family helped him raise $1,000. He ended up going above and beyond, raising more than $2,200 in the name of doubling survival for pancreatic cancer patients by 2020. The Barbers said it is efforts such as this that serve as examples to their children. Their marriage not only bound them; it brought together Steve’s two young daughters Elsie and Emma, and Joy’s teenage son Noah. “I hope our kids recognize that life isn’t about stuff,” said Joy. “When it’s all said and done, life is all about the positive impact you’ve had on others. That’s something we’ve tried to instill in our children, and I hope this serves as another example for them on the importance of giving back.” Turn your passion into progress – donate your wedding, host an event or create a tribute page for a loved one through Wage Hope My Way. Your support is vital in the fight against the world’s toughest cancer. It Starts with Someone Wage Hope My Way 7 Pancreatic Cancer Symptoms and Signs You Should Know Pancreatic Cancer Survival Rate Reaches 10% Stage IV Survivor’s Ongoing Clinical Trial Success Lynparza Approved for Pancreatic Cancer Patients Identified by Testing Alex Trebek Shares His Pancreatic Cancer Journey Stage IV Survivor Doing Well Thanks to Clinical Trial Shedding Light on Clinical Trials: Clinical Trial Participation 5 Things to Know About New Pancreatic Cancer Drug Lynparza Shedding Light on Clinical Trials: Clinical Trial Landscape Mon – Fri, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. PT	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2707
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__label__wiki	0.737652	0.737652	So You Want to Be an Inventor? St. George, Judith Qty(6-24) Qty(>25) Annotation: Presents some of the characteristics of inventors by describing the inventions of people such as Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and Eli Whitney. No other formats available Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons Illustrator: Small, David, ISBN 13: 978-0-14-240460-7 Children as inventors. Juvenile literature. Inventions. Juvenile literature. Inventions. ALA Booklist Lively energy infuses the work of this award-winning team. Indeed, there is at least one exclamation point on every page as they introduce all manner of interesting inventions. St. George strings her narrative together by noting characteristics of inventors: be a dreamer like Alexander Graham Bell; be stubborn like Charles Goodyear; find a need and fill it, like Cyrus McCormick. She also illustrates unintended consequences, such as the way the cotton gin promoted slavery. However, by including the line, Inventors aren't all men! she perpetrates an unintended consequence of her own. Of the 40-odd inventors noted, only three are women, including film star Hedy Lamarr, who helped invent wireless technology. That small number is misleading as those familiar with Ethlie Ann Vare's Mothers of Invention: Forgotten Women and their Unforgettable Ideas (1988) will know. Small's ink, watercolor, and pastel chalk illustrations have the same waggish charm as his Caldecott-winning So You Want to Be President? (2001). Gutenberg watches the pages fly off his printing press into the hands of Renaissance readers; Georges de Mestral sees visions of Velcro in the cockleburs stuck to his wool pants. A bibliography and biographical notes are appended. Horn Book St. George's breezy text introduces fifty inventors, a cursory treatment that reveals little about inventors, inventions, or a sense of inventiveness as a whole. Small's caricatures are clever and humorous but lack the multilayered sophistication so evident in the pair's So You Want to Be President? On the other hand, his recurring artistic theme, that there is dignity in the work one does, is nicely realized. Bib. Lightning doesn't strike twice for the award-winning team of So You Want To Be President? (2000). Seeking to inspire young readers who like to "tinker with machines that clink and clank, levers that pull, bells that ring, cogs that grind, switches that turn on and off, wires that vibrate, dials that spin," St. George reels off anecdotal, relentlessly exclamatory introductions to dozens of American and European inventors, from Gutenberg to Goodyear, George Washington to Clarence Birdseye. All of them, however, are dead, only three are women, and only two are nonwhite, so though their paths to success were diverse, as role models the people mentioned here make a limited gallery. Small mixes impressionistic renditions of featured inventions with freely drawn caricatures of their creators. As the overall visual tone is genial—even Joseph Guillotin is depicted proudly polishing his eponymous device as an anxious-looking matron is being positioned on it—the grim scene of ranked slaves feeding Whitney's cotton gin brings a sudden dissonance that pays no more than lip service to the less salutary effects of the industrial revolution. The author finishes with an exhortation to break barriers that children of different cultural or racial backgrounds (not to mention girls) may find unconvincing, considering the examples offered, and closes with biographical notes on some—not all—of the names she's dropped in the main text. The brief bibliography is a list of what may charitably be described as classic titles. Will this give some budding inventors that fire in the belly? Perhaps—but not as reliably as Don Wulffson's Toys! Lightning doesn't strike twice for the award-winning team of So You Want To Be President? (2000). Seeking to inspire young readers who like to "tinker with machines that clink and clank, levers that pull, bells that ring, cogs that grind, switches that turn on and off, wires that vibrate, dials that spin," St. George reels off anecdotal, relentlessly exclamatory introductions to dozens of American and European inventors, from Gutenberg to Goodyear, George Washington to Clarence Birdseye. All of them, however, are dead, only three are women, and only two are nonwhite, so though their paths to success were diverse, as role models the people mentioned here make a limited gallery. Small mixes impressionistic renditions of featured inventions with freely drawn caricatures of their creators. As the overall visual tone is genial—even Joseph Guillotin is depicted proudly polishing his eponymous device as an anxious-looking matron is being positioned on it—the grim scene of ranked slaves feeding Whitney's cotton gin brings a sudden dissonance that pays no more than lip service to the less salutary effects of the industrial revolution. The author finishes with an exhortation to break barriers that children of different cultural or racial backgrounds (not to mention girls) may find unconvincing, considering the examples offered, and closes with biographical notes on some—not all—of the names she's dropped in the main text. The brief bibliography is a list of what may charitably be described as classic titles. Will this give some budding inventors that fire in the belly? Perhaps—but not as reliably as Don Wulffson's Toys! Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions (2000) or Nathan Aaseng's thematic collective biographies. (Nonfiction. 8-10) Gr 5-8-St. George and Small take a skewed, funny, and informative look at the history of inventions and their inventors and what it takes to become one. You don't need white hair and wrinkles, la the classic image of Ben Franklin. At 12, while still a rosy boy, he invented swim paddles for his hands and kick paddles for his feet. Being stubborn as a bulldog can help: Charles Goodyear spent 10 years messing about with raw rubber, bankrupting himself and going to debtor's prison, before he discovered the secret-sulfur-to making tires, tennis balls, etc. Elijah McCoy (the "real McCoy") invented an oil can that lubricated engines while still running and became not only an innovator but also an idiom. In brief sketches of nearly four dozen dreamers, from Henry Ford to Hedy Lamarr (who helped invent a system that became the basis for satellite communication), the message is simple: "There will always be barriers to be broken-. It takes passion and heart, but those barriers could be broken by you!" Small's lively, fluid caricatures make for a winning collaboration from the duo who brought us So You Want to Be President? (Philomel, 2000).-Dona Ratterree, New York City Public Schools Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information. ALA Booklist (8/1/02) Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books ILA Teacher's Choice Award Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 52). Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.9 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 59144 / grade: Middle Grades Guided Reading Level: P Fountas & Pinnell: P St. George and Small, the Caldecott Medal-winning team who created So You Want to Be President?, are back with another spirited and witty look at history-this time focusing on the inventors and inventions who have given us lightbulbs, automobiles, and all the other things that keep the world humming. So You Want to Be an Inventor? features some of the world's best-known inventors-Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, Eli Whitney-as well as lesser-known geniuses like Georges de Mestral (inventor of Velcro), Wilhelm Roentgen (inventor of X rays), and Hedy Lamarr (inventor of a system that became the basis for satellite communication-who knew?). Whether you're a dreamer or a loner, a copycat or a daredevil, this book might just inspire readers to invent something that could change the world!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2722
__label__wiki	0.774112	0.774112	English Literature & Culture German Literature & Culture History & Political Science Law, Economics & Management Romance Literatures & Cultures Science, Society & Culture Theology & Philosophy Agents & Representatives Marketing & Sales Material Permissions & Repository Submit your proposal Publishing Open Access Peter Lang Publishing Global Management Team Publishing Offices The Writing of Aletheia Martin Heidegger: In Language Contemporary Studies in Descriptive Linguistics Martin Travers Martin Heidegger was engaged in a continual struggle to find words – new words, both descriptive and analytical – for his radical form of philosophy. This tendency can be traced from Being and Time, where he elaborated an entirely new vocabulary for his ontological enquiry; to Contributions to Philosophy, which saw him committed to a transformation of language; to later essays on poets such as Rilke and Trakl in On the Way to Language. The Writing of Aletheia is the first study to appear in either English or German that provides a full account of Heidegger’s language and writing style. Focusing not only on his major philsophical works but also on his lectures, public talks and poetry, this book explores the complex textuality of Heidegger’s writing: the elaborate chains of wordplay and neologistic formations; the often oblique, circuitous and regressive exposition of his ideas; the infamous tautologies; the startling modification of grammatical rules and syntax; the idiosyncratic typography of his texts; the rhetorical devices, imagery and symbolism; and the tone and voice of his writing. All of these aspects betray not only his will to structure and his assertiveness but also his ongoing self-questioning and reflectiveness about the ultimate goal of his philosophical quest. Book (EPUB) https://doi.org/10.3726/b14719 Redeem Token CHF SFr.70.00EURD €66.95EURA** €66.70EUR* €55.60GBP* £45.00USD* $67.95 Currency depends on your shipping address Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, New York, Wien, 2019. VIII, 246 pp Martin Travers is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Humanities, Griffith University, Brisbane. He was educated at the universities of East Anglia, Tübingen and Cambridge and has published widely in the areas of German and comparative literature. He is the author of books on Thomas Mann, the literature of the Conservative Revolution and Gottfried Benn. Peter Lang International Academic Publishers Job Vacancies Contact Us Would you like to be regularly informed by e-mail about our new publications in your fields of interest? Peter Lang on Facebook @PeterLangGroup on Twitter [3.95.139.100]	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2724
__label__wiki	0.931998	0.931998	Delivered daily by 10 a.m., Morning Tax examines the latest news in tax politics and policy. Get the Morning Tax Newsletter Time for the nuns By BERNIE BECKER PROGRAMMING NOTE: Morning Tax will not publish from Aug. 27-Sept. 3. Our next Morning Tax newsletter will publish on Sept. 4. DONE DRAGGED THE NUNS OUT: It’s apparently the season for tax-related bus tours. Morning Tax recounted on Monday how the bus tour run by the Job Creators Network, a group backing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, H.R. 1 (115), had run into some protesters recently. And now: The Nuns on the Bus will be hitting the road starting in October in an effort “to hold congressional Republicans accountable for voting in favor of this disastrous tax law,” according to a release from the NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice. This marks the sixth time the nuns have taken to the bus, with the first happening in 2012 to protest the budget proposals of Paul Ryan, then the House Budget chairman and now House speaker. In all, the latest tour will average two events a day over 27 days, and hit up 21 states — ending at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago on Nov. 2. (Total tangent, but did everyone see that first pitch that Sister Mary Jo Sobieck threw on the South Side of Chicago over the weekend?) MORE DASHES OF SALT: Among those interested in how the Treasury Department and the IRS plan to treat blue state efforts to circumvent the tax law’s $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions? Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), according to Tax Notes’ Amy Hamilton. Aides to both GOP senators, each of whom played a crucial role in getting TCJA across the finish line, met with staffers from both Treasury and the White House budget office last week. The White House Office of Management and Budget completed its review of the proposed rules on Friday, setting the stage for the release of that guidance at any point now. WELCOME TO TUESDAY, where we have to admit that the news that most interests Morning Tax might be the downing of Silent Sam down in Chapel Hill, N.C. Today marks 57 years since country music star Patsy Cline recorded the song she’s best known for, “Crazy,” in Nashville, Tenn. — a song written by the one and only Willie Nelson. (Also hard to believe: Patsy Cline was not even eight months older than Willie Nelson.) Surprise us with your best tips and feedback. Email: bbecker@politico.com, teckert@politico.com, bfaler@politico.com, alorenzo@politico.com. Twitter: @berniebecker3, @tobyeckert, @brianfaler, @aaronelorenzo, @POLITICOPro and @Morning_Tax. THE MEDTRONIC FALLOUT: A federal appeals court’s decision to return a billion dollar-plus tax case involving the medical device maker Medtronic back to the U.S. Tax Court should leave other big companies sweating, Bloomberg reports. The Medtronic case specifically involves transfer pricing, essentially a transaction between two entities under the same multinational umbrella, that is sharply criticized by tax avoidance watchdogs. It’s also a strategy popular with Coca-Cola and Facebook, on top of Medtronic. Transfer pricing, according to Lynnley Browning and Sony Kassam, is “often more art than science, and is open to abuses that can artificially lower a company’s U.S. tax obligations and boost its after-tax profits.” Medtronic downplayed the appeals court’s decision in its $1.4 billion tax bill case as procedural, but the tax expert Robert Willens dubbed it “an unmitigated disaster” and said it could prompt Coca-Cola and Facebook to be more eager to settle cases they currently have pending with the IRS. THE DAY IN MANAFORT: Monday marked a third day of jury deliberations in the federal government’s tax and bank fraud case against Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman — a development that Manafort’s lawyers chose to discuss as another reason for optimism, as Josh Gerstein and Darren Samuelsohn report. Over at Tax Notes, Joe Thorndike tried to suss out why Trump suggested that Manafort might have gotten a rawer deal than even the mobster Al Capone, who was famously sent to Alcatraz for tax evasion. “In this case, Trump seemed to be complaining about the tactic of charging people with tax evasion when other, more serious charges can’t be made to stick. It’s worth noting that Capone’s attorneys offered a similar objection during the mobster’s 1931 trial. Jurors, however, were notably unmoved,” Thorndike wrote. OUT OF THE HOLE, SOMEDAY: Speaking of tax cases, Michael Avenatti has been making waves recently for his exploration of a presidential challenge to Trump, with stops in Iowa last week and New Hampshire over the weekend. One potential area of concern for Avenatti, known for his representation of the former adult film actress Stormy Daniels: The tax debt of close to a half-million dollars of his former firm, Eagan Avenatti. But a new court filing on Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in California suggests that the firm has agreed to pay $75,000 a month until its bill is fully paid. SEMI-REGULAR TARIFF UPDATE: The Trump administration and Beijing might be about to start another round of talks aimed at easing trade tensions — but the White House is also about to roll out another round of tariffs on Chinese imports, The Wall Street Journal reports. “The twin administration initiatives—pursuing tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods while relaunching talks to scrap tariffs—underscore a split within the U.S. administration, with negotiators in the U.S. Treasury Department offering a carrot, while the office of the U.S. trade representative threatens with a stick, both with the approval of President Trump, according to people familiar with the administration’s internal deliberations,” Bob Davis and Andrew Duehren wrote. The talk of further escalation in the trade dispute with China came the same day as the first of six days' worth of public hearings on already proposed tariffs, which are expected to feature as many as 360 business officials largely seeking exemptions for certain companies or sectors. Speaking of tariffs: Mick Mulvaney, the White House budget director, has been seeking to nudge his fellow administration officials into assisting an electronics company from his old South Carolina congressional district that says it would have to fold up shop because of tariffs, McClatchy’s Emma Dumain reports. NOT TO BE OUTDONE: Zambia is going to start a policy of taxing calls made over the internet, AFP reports, not long after Uganda slapped a tax on social media use. The Zambian president, Edgar Lungu, has faced increasing charges of authoritarianism. But officials in the country in southern Africa said the new tax is meant to protect traditional telecom companies like Zamtel, Airtel and MTN, and the jobs they support in Zambia, from competitors like Skype and WhatsApp. “This decision is purely an economic decision because we have lost income and so we are saying if Skype, WhatsApp are making money, how about us?" said Brian Mushimba, Zambia’s communications minister. The tax, which has yet to go into effect, would end up costing about 30 Zambian ngwee a day for internet phone calls (around 3 cents), and would be collected by internet and mobile phone providers. NO NEED TO PROLONG THIS: Top Republicans in Mississippi appear to be inching toward an agreement on how to fund transportation initiatives ahead of a potential special legislative session later this week, The Associated Press reports. Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said there was an emerging consensus that cities and counties should get a share of new sales taxes gathered from out-of-state online purchases. Revenues from a state lottery and sports betting could also be used to boost transportation spending in the state. “The House wants to divert up to 35 percent of the tax on internet sales to city and county transportation spending. Reeves said he’s grown comfortable that the state can afford to do that after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling giving states the power to tax all sales made remotely.” Denmark isn’t leaving many stones unturned in the U.K. as it tries to recover almost 13 billion kroner in a tax fraud case. Greece has officially left the largest bailout ever behind. Worcester, Mass., is tossing tax incentives toward building a minor league baseball stadium — a pretty key component of luring the Triple A affiliate of the region’s fabled Boston Red Sox away from Pawtucket, R.I. County tax collector in Florida under fire for asking what societies have profited by adding more Muslims. The title abbot, for the head of a monastery, comes from the Aramaic for “my father.” Toby Eckert @tobyeckert Bernie Becker @berniebecker3 Brian Faler @brian_faler Aaron Lorenzo @aaronelorenzo « View Archives About The Author : Bernie Becker Bernie Becker is a tax reporter for POLITICO Pro, where he is primarily responsible for writing the Morning Tax tipsheet. He previously covered taxes for The Hill, and was an editorial assistant for The New York Times in Washington. A native of Martinsville, Va., Becker has degrees from the College of William and Mary and the University of Maryland. He now lives in Northwest D.C. with his wife and young daughter. His hobbies include running, reading history books, eating spicy food and watching his daughter chase his cat. Poll: Voters still support Trump's removal, but backing has dipped Matt Gaetz sees 'brush back' in being kept off Trump's impeachment team Trump casts resisting impeachment as ‘one of the greatest things I've done for our country’ D.C. sues Trump organization, alleging inflated inaugural party bills Why No GOP Senator Will Stand Up to Trump Morning Tax - POLITICO Archive Friday, 1/17/20 View the Full Morning Tax Archives »	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0062.json.gz/line2732

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