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Varsity o Edinburgh
kenspeckle centre for teachin an resairch in Edinburgh, Scotland
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The Varsity o Edinburgh (Inglis: University of Edinburgh, Gaelic: Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann), foondit in 1582,[4] is a kenspeckle centre for teachin an resairch in Edinburgh, Scotland. It wis the saxt varsity tae be estaiblished in the Breetish Isles, makkin it ane o the auncient varsities o Scotland. The varsity is amangst the lairgest an maist presteegious in the Unitit Kinrick an in the warld.[5][6][7][8][9]
The Varsity o Edinburgh
Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann
Laitin: Universitas Academica Edinburgensis
Public varsity/Auncient varsity
£392.1 million (as o 31 Julie 2017)[1]
£905.8 million (2016-17)[1]
Peter Mathieson
4152 FTE [2]
Admeenistrative staff
36,491 (2016/17)[3]
Unnergraduates
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 55°56′50.6″N 3°11′13.9″W / 55.947389°N 3.187194°W / 55.947389; -3.187194Coordinates: 55°56′50.6″N 3°11′13.9″W / 55.947389°N 3.187194°W / 55.947389; -3.187194
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↑ a b "The University of Edinburgh Reports & Financial Statements for the year to July 2017" (PDF). University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
↑ a b "Staff Headcount & Full Time Equivalent Statistics (FTE) as at Jan 2017". Human Resources, The University of Edinburgh. Januar 2017. Retrieved 27 Apryle 2017. .
↑ a b c "Student figures" (PDF). Governance & Strategic Planning, The University of Edinburgh. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 27 Apryle 2017.
↑ Explore University of Edinburgh - History Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
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Bruce Campbell Won't Fight 'Ash Vs. Evil Dead' Cancellation
Bruce Campbell‘s love for the Evil Dead saga helped spur Ash Vs. Evil Dead in the first place, but the Starz star is ready to hang up the chainsaw. Following last week’s cancellation, Campbell claims he’s “retired” from fighting Deadites.
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Exhibited at The Thirty-sixth Spring Exhibition at the Rooms of the Society, New Street (Royal Birmingham Society of Artists), 1901
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Exhibited at The Seventy-Sixth Autumn Exhibition at the Rooms of the Society, New Street (Royal Birmingham Society of Artists), 1902
'Case of Enamels'
Exhibited at Royal Society of Artists Birmingham Arts and Crafts Exhibition, 1909
Exhibited seven jewellery objects: p. 10 (Case 3, F1-7); also exhibited two waist clasps: p. 17 (Case 7, D1-2).
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Motorcycle World Championship Review 1951 Download
Product code: 1106EDReleased: 30 March 201540 minutes
A rare colour film from acclaimed producer Sam Coles of the eight 'international classics' that comprised the 1951 World Motorcycle Road Racing Championships. Featuring the Spanish, Swiss, Belgian, French, Ulster and Nations GPs, plus the Dutch and IOM TT. Geoff Duke and his single-cylinder Norton challenge the multi-cylinder Gilera, Moto Guzzi and MV Agusta teams in some thrilling dices.
As 'Motor Cycling' said at the time "Contains some remarkable fine wet-weather shots of the Swiss and Ulster Grands Prix and gives a most effective impression of the high-speed descent of Bray Hill in the Isle of Man. Geoff Duke's lightning getaway at the start of the 350cc Belgian GP is brilliantly filmed."
Complete with original commentary by Graham Walker, father of Murray.
"This classic film sponsored by Castrol is a wonderful record of the 1951 World Championships, with action from all eight rounds. Filmed in colour and with commentary by TT hero and father of Murray, Graham Walker, the film shows British star Geoff Duke's epic duels on his works Nortons to win both 350 and 500 titles against the might of Gilera and MV Augusta. It also captures highlights from the 125cc, 250cc and Sidecar classes. The commentary sounds a bit old school these days but the imagery from this golden era is terrific" Old Bike Magazine Australia 2012
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John asked in News & EventsCurrent Events · 5 months ago
Would Obama have contained Coronavirus? ?
Last week, President Obama claimed that he was responsible for containing H1N1 and Ebola.
Was his administration the reason those diseases didn't spread, and could he have done the same for Covid-19?
Just about every nation, including the US, had the same problem - initially they had a small number of cases imported by international travellers. Health authorities were on the look-out for these cases, but since Covid-19 was new, the tests at the time were new and were somewhat flawed. Countries caught these cases, and thought they were on top of things.
What we now know is that large numbers of people were asymptomatic. In others, symptoms could appear nearly two weeks after exposure. What it meant was that the point nations thought they were at was about two to four weeks behind the actual conditions on the ground.
So the reality is, who you had as President at that time really wouldn't have made a difference. The virus would have arrived and spread across the US. It is worth pointing out that Ebola and H1N1 have Ro values of around 1.6 and testing is well developed for those. Covid-19 is closer to 3 and can be as high as 5 in densely populated areas. Plus it was new. In other words, success in dealing with other outbreaks was unlikely to mean success in this outbreak. You can't act without information, and information was behind the reality.
Health authorities were suddenly caught off guard when all those 'hidden' cases resulted in a rapid explosion of 'detected' cases. From that moment onwards, speed was the essence.
This is where Trump's administration failed. They moved to downplay the seriousness, and played up the politics. Federal response was broken, slow, and uncoordinated. It was governors and mayors who took the lead, with federal government playing catch-up.
Whether Obama would have done better ... I think almost certainly. He wouldn't have tried to turn a pandemic into a political point scoring exercise.
No. Please stop thinking that the USA has all the answers.
As a former democrat myself, let me point out one flaw in democrats mentality, we have a tendency to buy other peoples B.S. without researching facts, and even when were faced with facts contradicting our position, were still complacent.... Obama was heavily criticized on H1N1 and Ebola, I voted for the guy, I now know he is nothing but smoke and mirrors with his facts, eventually herd immunity comes into play before a vaccine does, so Obama didn't solve any great plague, he is a professional liar like his vice presidential pick.
Lets see H1 obama and biden let 60 million die then just gave up, a FACT!, So this one it may got up to 80 million just because the Communist democrats care for you and will kill off America if ever given the chance. Cnn, abc, cbs and huffing post, yahoo and others all should be put in prison for treason!
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Nobody could have completely, but he certainly wouldn’t have been reckless with peoples lives like Trump. And he’d be hated by American people for doing it too. They’d see it as some kind of communism.
Source(s): https://citybook.pk/coronavirus-update-in-pakistan...
The simple answer to your question is yes, John. But President Obama did not "fly solo" on problem-solving for the nation---he put into place a top-notch team of highly qualified professionals with whom he met on a daily basis, and after he'd gotten intelligence input, he then made a fully-informed executive decision using the best data and science from those group meetings.
This is not what Donald Trump did or does, unfortunately.
Look back on how the Ebola outbreak in Africa was handled, for example. The U.S. sent our own professionals to the hot spots, and simultaneously launched an exploratory research team to set up data gathering in order to learn as much as possible about the disease and its victims. The Koch-controlled Republican party chose to badmouth the hugely popular Barack Obama at every level instead of trying to be part of the solution, if you recall---propagandizing if American nurses, doctors, or others from the infected areas tried to return to the U.S. after exposure, seeking treatment in our nation's high-quality hospitals. Foreigner-owned hidden-agenda Fox News was especially hyperbolic in its anti-Obama, anti-government (domestic-terrorist) hysteria-generating propaganda against anyone with Ebola coming to America. No-Drama Obama ignored all this right-wing propaganda, however, and took a strong leadership role in handling Ebola cases---and the result: Only TWO Americans died.
President Obama, like Bill Clinton (a fellow Leo) before him, loves to read and also comprehends what he reads, so the early warning of a possible novel (newly discovered) deadly pandemic that came in the PDB (Presidential Daily Briefing) would not have been ignored or overlooked as the COVID-19 warnings were by illiterate Donald Trump. Once read, President Obama (or President Hillary Clinton) would have maintained the connections our nation had with the WHO and with China where COVID-19 was first discovered. Trump did not...he foolishly and abruptly pulled all of our professionals out, thus keeping our own professionals from having access to the crucial information. The so-called "ban" was impulsive and deeply flawed, allowing more than 450,000 people to leak through to other travel sites. Recall that NYC's huge outbreak came from Europe. Trump made egomaniacal noises about using the authority of the President to have manufacturers convert their operations to making needed medical supplies and equipment, but he NEVER DID AUTHORIZE the changes not even now!! How come? NO COHENSIVE FEDERAL PLAN was ever formed by anyone in the Trump administration, other than the proposed instructions by Dr. Fauci and the CDC professionals---instructions that COVID-denying incompetent Trump undermined repeatedly. A nationwide mandate to wear masks would have saved thousands of lives, but vanity-prone sociopath Trump refused to issue such a mandate in January when the first cases were reported in the U.S. When our Governors got no federal input or help from the WH, they took the initiative with limited resources in this national crisis and sought to get their own medical supplies and equipment, only to have the Kushner-Trump-led corrupt profiteers either steal the state-paid-for supplies or bid against the cash-strapped states!!!
Even somewhat incompetent GW Bush would have done better than Trump.
Source(s): "Everything Trump Touches Dies" (2019) by Republican strategist Rick Wilson.
He and biden didn't take care of Ebola very well when it was here, perhaps most forgot about that one, only thing barry was good at was destroying america.
Nobody could have completely, but he certainly wouldn’t have been reckless with peoples lives like Trump. And he’d be hated by American people for doing it too. They’d see it as some kind of communism. This is because they are all uneducated red neck hillbilly’s. Every one of them. Without any exception to the rule.
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He couldn't have done any worse than Trump the chump.
Obama put into place a pandemic response team which Trump dismantled. It was Obama's response to the Ebola and H1N1 crises that prevented these diseases from becoming an epidemic in the US. If you remember there was only one death in the US from Ebola. If Obama were still president you wouldn't be seeing what is currently happening with Covid-19 in the US.
USAFisnumber1
No one could have contained it but you can bet Obama would have done a better job on slowing it down in the early stages. He definitely would not have said we only have one case and it will not be a problem.
Are you really going to have the vaccine ? Really ?
Should Nigel Farage rejoin the Tory Party to instil common sense into these old public school boys?
Why has the UK had the highest Covid death rate of any country in the world over the last 7 days ?
3 weeks into Brexit and the fishing industry is on it's knees, what will be next to go ?
Why did Americans not create their own language and instead chose to butcher the English language ?
Why do liberals still defend China and blame the Tories for Coronavirus when it started in Wuhan?
What will happen now in Washington - riots?
Is "Lift Every Voice and Sing" the beloved Black National Anthem going to be sang at President Biden's Inauguration?
Israel is committing genocide in its repression of Palestinians. Should UK cut trade deals with Israel?
Did Conservatives Paul Davies, Darren Millar and Nick Ramsay drink at Senedd despite alcohol ban because they are above government rules?
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FCA investigate Tesco over accounting black hole
What is the issue faced by Tesco?
Tesco have announced that they may have overstated their profits by £250m due to an “overstatement of its expected profit…..principally due to the accelerated recognition of commercial income and delayed accrual of costs”. They had drafted in Deloitte and Freshfields to undertake a review of the cause of the potential black hole.
In simple terms, Tesco is believed to have accounted for future income too early and delayed accounting for costs, thereby inflating their profits in the short to medium term.
Tesco’s recent troubles
The Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) had said they were “following developments at Tesco with interest”. But now the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has decided to investigate the under fire supermarket chain. This will be unwelcome news for Tesco as they have been through turbulent times recently with 5 profit warnings in 2 years.
US law firm Glancy Binkow & Goldberg is also said to be investigating potential breaches of federal security laws and Tesco’s South Korean business, Homeplus, is being investigated for the sale of customers’ private information.
An investigation by the FCA could compound Tesco’s troubles and bring unwelcome attention to supplier relations and accounting practices in the supermarket industry as a whole.
What lessons should organisations take from this?
Accounting is not an exact science, yet incorrect accounts can have serious civil and criminal ramifications. Investors and shareholders can bring legal claims for losses suffered as a result of misleading accounts. Regulatory and criminal bodies can initiate investigations and impose sanctions. In the most severe cases individuals and organisations can be prosecuted for criminal acts such as fraud.
Even small privately owned organisations are not immune to liability for overstated accounts. Often private companies will need to provide their accounts to third parties and potential stakeholders who will rely on the validity of those accounts, such as:
All organisations need to ensure that they take action now to ensure that their accounting practices can stand up to future scrutiny.
If you wish to discuss anything in this article or any specific needs your organisation may have please do not hesitate to contact Makbool Javaid or David Phillips.
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Home Golf News Molinari tweet prompted slow play policy change
Molinari tweet prompted slow play policy change
Italy’s Edoardo Molinari’s tweets about slow play in golf prompted the European Tour to change its policy on the speed of play, chief executive Keith Pelley has said.
The European Tour announced a four-point plan to tackle slow play on Monday, measures that will be implemented beginning with the 2020 season.
Molinari tweeted in April to demand that the sport’s governing bodies take a harder line on golfer’s who exceed shot limit guidelines.
“[Molinari’s tweets] prompted a discussion at the next tournament committee meeting, held at the British Masters in May,” Pelley said in a statement.
“I spoke to Edoardo shortly afterwards, and while I didn’t necessarily agree with his chosen method, he was entirely right to confront the problem.”
“Thankfully, our tournament committee shared Edoardo’s belief that enough was enough, and they were prepared to make some hard decisions, accepting the need to be more punitive.”
Slow play became a point of contention amongst golfers on Twitter recently, with some professional players critising American Bryson DeChambeau for the slow speed of his play.
Under the new rules, a player will receive a one-shot penalty if he breaches the time allowances twice while being monitored or timed during a round. Additionally, the tour said, there will be significantly increased fines for players who are regularly placed “on the clock” during the season, as well as reduced times for players to play shots.
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Home Soccer News Hernandez: Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s possible final act for Galaxy is neither classy nor...
Hernandez: Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s possible final act for Galaxy is neither classy nor satisfying
As LAFC and Galaxy players exchanged handshakes and embraces in the penalty box, a solitary figure marched in the opposite direction toward the visiting locker room.
It was Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Before disappearing into the bowels of Banc of California Stadium, Ibrahimovic clutched his genitals and glared into the stands.
With a 5-3 defeat to LAFC in their single-elimination playoff game on Thursday night, the Galaxy’s season was over. Ibrahimovic’s time in Major League Soccer might have come to an end too.
“It’s not about the money,” Ibrahimovic said. “We’ll see what happens.”
A window that opened to immense possibilities could have closed with the most vulgar of gestures and questions about what could have been.
Because as well as Ibrahimovic played in his two seasons here, as many special moments he created, there’s a sinking feeling the Galaxy failed to maximize his ability as a striker and entertainer.
The team’s mediocrity limited his exposure. Its failures minimized his individual achievements.
Take the Galaxy’s first loss to LAFC on Thursday.
The better team won, but only after nearly giving away the game.
Typically a team that likes to control the ball, LAFC ceded possession to the Galaxy. LAFC gifted the Galaxy a couple of goals. LAFC allowed the Galaxy to gain momentum.
And the Galaxy still lost.
The Galaxy never really had a chance, not even after Ibrahimovic pounced on a mistake by LAFC’s defenders and fired a shot through goalkeeper Tyler Miller’s legs to level the score in the 55th minute 2-2.
LAFC was too talented. It was too deep. And the Galaxy were too flawed.
The Galaxy had a world-class striker in the 38-year-old Ibrahimovic.
It had a promising young attacker in Cristian Pavon. It had a talented midfielder in Jonathan dos Santos. And it didn’t have much else.
The team’s management ultimately failed to place the right players around Ibrahimovic.
The situation was understandable last year, as Ibrahimovic didn’t join the Galaxy until after the season started.
But once Ibrahimovic re-signed with the Galaxy after his 22-goal maiden campaign, the team should have built around him. Inexcusably, it didn’t.
President Chris Klein, who championed Ibrahimovic’s signing and returned, appeared to have one idea. General manager Dennis te Klose and coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto seemed to have another.
Listed at 6 feet 5 and 209 pounds, Ibrahimovic remains a dominant physical presence in this league. But the Galaxy didn’t have qualitywide players capable of playing the ball into him.
The back line was particularly troublesome. The lack of outside backs forced Schelotto to start four center backs against LAFC.
This was a problem.
Concerned the Galaxy could play long balls into Ibrahimovic, LAFC abandoned its trademark high press and sat back.
“As we step up to press, they play off of second balls,” LAFC coach Bob Bradley explained.
So LAFC instead absorbed pressure, which was easier to do because the Galaxy didn’t have outside backs capable of overlapping and joining the attack.
Still, Bradley acknowledged, “We probably allowed them a little too much.”
LAFC, which prides itself on holding the ball, had possession only 39% of the time in the first half. This created some nervous moments for LAFC in the first 15 minutes.
The flip side of that was that LAFC was able to strike on the counter.
LAFC striker Carlos Vela scored in the 16th minute and again in the 40th to move Bradley’s team in front 2-0.
But in a moment of carelessness, LAFC allowed Dos Santos to run with the ball into its third of the field and play the ball to Ibrahimovic, who moved it on to Pavon. The attacker from Argentina slanted the ball past Miller to close the gap to 2-1.
Ibrahimovic tied the score 2-2 in the second half.
From there, it was all LAFC. And it was over for the other side. The Galaxy and Ibrahimovic couldn’t respond.
In Ibrahimovic, the Galaxy had more than a legendary player. It had a transcendent personality.
“If I don’t play in MLS, what will you talk about then?” he joked after the loss Thursday.
That combination of ability and humor vaulted the Galaxy into the spotlight after his stunning debut, when he came off the bench to score twice in a comeback victory over LAFC.
The performance included a 45-yard goal that was replayed over and over on highlight shows. Ibrahimovic made talk-show appearances.
He’s never scaled those heights again. The Galaxy didn’t let him. And now, it’s over.
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How does a spacecraft such as Soyuz detect when it's on collision course with an object?
Today Roscosmos reported (in Russian, here's a machine translation into English) that the Soyuz vehicle on its way to the ISS avoided collision with a piece of Japanese rocket body, allegedly launched back in 1989.
How does Soyuz detect such objects? Does it have some sort of radar like aircraft have, or receives information about it from ground-based debris tracking stations (e. g. the NORAD observing the objects flying in the orbit)?
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asked Sep 3 '15 at 7:54
$\begingroup$ generally speaking (don't know how soyuz does), you are on a collision course if something you see stays at the position in your sky and is getting bigger. $\endgroup$ – njzk2 Sep 3 '15 at 21:48
$\begingroup$ @njzk2 Is that also true in orbital situations? For example one object in elliptic orbit and another in a circular one. $\endgroup$ – jpa Sep 4 '15 at 6:22
$\begingroup$ Here's the report in English: rt.com/news/314189-soyuz-spaceship-dodged-debris $\endgroup$ – user3049 Sep 4 '15 at 6:29
$\begingroup$ @jpa, that's true for boats, that should be true for basically anything. But usually it applies for straight trajectory. $\endgroup$ – njzk2 Sep 4 '15 at 12:36
Spacecraft rely on information from earth to avoid space debris, they don't have instruments for scanning and detecting debris. There's a few reasons for this:
Power: most spacecraft don't have enough electrical power to run a radar powerful enough to detect small debris far enough away to matter
Weight: in order to be useful for detecting debris the radar would have to have a very wide coverage as debris could be from any direction, this would be a heavy thing to haul around
Cost: not only would the radar be expensive in itself, the weight of launching it would make the required rocket much bigger and expensive
Even if you did put a radar on a spacecraft for detecting debris it's utility would be limited because orbital debris is moving so fast. Even if a radar was able to detect debris at 40 miles away there would be mere seconds to react. First a radar would need to detect an object, then track it long enough to project its course with the accuracy needed to determine it's a threat, and by that time it's probably either past or your spacecraft is in tiny little pieces.
In order to maneuver a spacecraft out of the way of debris you have to know about it while it's still over the horizon, preferably several orbits away, this is why debris detection is ground based.
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$\begingroup$ One exception would be the Space Shuttle with its Ku-band radar. It was mostly designed as a rendez-vous sensor and comms system, though. $\endgroup$ – Deer Hunter Sep 3 '15 at 11:29
$\begingroup$ Shuttle Ku-band was never used in a debris detection mode, and AFAIK this was never discussed. Unless it was specifically pointed at a rndz target, it was pointed at a TDRSS. $\endgroup$ – Organic Marble Sep 3 '15 at 14:13
$\begingroup$ For those wondering, TDRSS is the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System. $\endgroup$ – user Sep 4 '15 at 9:12
Let me tell you how a typical satellite avoids debris, which I believe will answer your question about how Soyuz does it.
All space objects are tracked by a US military organization called JSPOC. They also release data to those operating satellites via https://www.space-track.org/ . Note that they will not release information about US classified payloads via this site. Also note that the Russians may have their own method of determining the orbit of such objects.
JSPOC determines the orbit of these objects by a worldwide array of sensors, which ping the objects and find where they are. The position and velocity of each object is determined, and updates are continually made.
JSPOC periodically determines if any two objects are going to be very close to each other. This requires knowing precise orbits of all of the potential candidates.
When a close approach is determined to be likely, JSPOC issues a notice to the team responsible for managing said satellites (If the satellites are alive).
The team uses the information from JSPOC to determine if they are going to attempt a collision avoidance maneuver. If they do, they typically want to do this as early as possible, to use little fuel. 24 hours in advance is typically the timeframe for such decisions, if possible, otherwise they do it as quickly as they can.
A few other interesting tidbits:
The close approach velocity of two objects can have speeds above Orbital Velocity. It's not uncommon for the velocity to be 10 km/s!
It is very difficult to determine if these objects will be a threat.
Even if you could detect objects in your area, the typical thrust of a satellite is so small that a few seconds wouldn't be enough to get it out of the way.
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What prevents all these man-made objects flying in space from colliding with each other?
How are meteoroids, asteroids and debris in space tracked?
How do spacecraft navigate through the Asteroid belt to avoid collision?
How often does the ISS orbit align with the day/night terminator?
How does this fast-slewing dish track moving spacecraft?
What is OneWeb's constellation's “progressive pitch” and how does it avoid interference with Ku-band satellites in GEO everywhere on Earth?
How quickly can the Starlink spacecraft respond to an impending collision?
How exactly does atomic oxygen cause problems for spacecraft in VLEO?
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Titusville Man Arrested After Unintentionally Discharging Handgun that Wounded 13-Year-Old
By Space Coast Daily // August 22, 2019
boy shot in torso and transported to a trauma center by helicopter with serious injuries
A Titusville man was arrested Wednesday night after an investigation by Titusville police detectives into the unintentional shooting of a juvenile.
BREVARD COUNTY • TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA – A Titusville man was arrested Wednesday night after an investigation by Titusville police detectives into the unintentional shooting of a juvenile.
Just before 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Titusville Police responded to a report of a 13-year-old boy being accidentally shot at a home on Yorkshire Drive, according to Titusville police spokesperson Amy Matthews.
“The boy had been shot in the torso area and was transported to a trauma center by helicopter with serious injuries,” said Matthews.
The preliminary investigation revealed that Bryan Gabriel Kelly, 40, of Yorkshire Drive in Titusville was in his home attempting to unload a handgun.
According to Matthews, Kelly unintentionally discharged the weapon that subsequently struck a 13 year-old child in the home.
“Witness statements corroborate the suspect’s description of the incident and investigators found no evidence of a willful or intentional act,” said Matthews.
Kelly was booked into Brevard County Jail and charged with Aggravated Child Neglect with Great Bodily Harm, (Felony) and is being held on a $2,000 bond.
Matthews said that the child is currently in stable condition.
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Titusville Man Arrested After Allegedly Flashing Badge To Get Discount At McDonald’s
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MPL-2.0
http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/ [no longer live]
https://opensource.org/licenses/MPL-2.0
This license was released in January 2012. This license list entry is for use when the standard MPL 2.0 is used, as indicated by the standard header (Exhibit A but no Exhibit B).
Mozilla Public License Version 2.0
1.1. "Contributor" means each individual or legal entity that creates, contributes to the creation of, or owns Covered Software.
1.2. "Contributor Version" means the combination of the Contributions of others (if any) used by a Contributor and that particular Contributor's Contribution.
1.3. "Contribution" means Covered Software of a particular Contributor.
1.4. "Covered Software" means Source Code Form to which the initial Contributor has attached the notice in Exhibit A, the Executable Form of such Source Code Form, and Modifications of such Source Code Form, in each case including portions thereof.
1.5. "Incompatible With Secondary Licenses" means
(a) that the initial Contributor has attached the notice described in Exhibit B to the Covered Software; or
(b) that the Covered Software was made available under the terms of version 1.1 or earlier of the License, but not also under the terms of a Secondary License.
1.6. "Executable Form" means any form of the work other than Source Code Form.
1.7. "Larger Work" means a work that combines Covered Software with other material, in a separate file or files, that is not Covered Software.
1.9. "Licensable" means having the right to grant, to the maximum extent possible, whether at the time of the initial grant or subsequently, any and all of the rights conveyed by this License.
1.10. "Modifications" means any of the following:
(a) any file in Source Code Form that results from an addition to, deletion from, or modification of the contents of Covered Software; or
(b) any new file in Source Code Form that contains any Covered Software.
1.11. "Patent Claims" of a Contributor means any patent claim(s), including without limitation, method, process, and apparatus claims, in any patent Licensable by such Contributor that would be infringed, but for the grant of the License, by the making, using, selling, offering for sale, having made, import, or transfer of either its Contributions or its Contributor Version.
1.12. "Secondary License" means either the GNU General Public License, Version 2.0, the GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1, the GNU Affero General Public License, Version 3.0, or any later versions of those licenses.
1.13. "Source Code Form" means the form of the work preferred for making modifications.
1.14. "You" (or "Your") means an individual or a legal entity exercising rights under this License. For legal entities, "You" includes any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with You. For purposes of this definition, "control" means (a) the power, direct or indirect, to cause the direction or management of such entity, whether by contract or otherwise, or (b) ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares or beneficial ownership of such entity.
2. License Grants and Conditions
2.1. Grants
Each Contributor hereby grants You a world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license:
(a) under intellectual property rights (other than patent or trademark) Licensable by such Contributor to use, reproduce, make available, modify, display, perform, distribute, and otherwise exploit its Contributions, either on an unmodified basis, with Modifications, or as part of a Larger Work; and
(b) under Patent Claims of such Contributor to make, use, sell, offer for sale, have made, import, and otherwise transfer either its Contributions or its Contributor Version.
2.2. Effective Date
The licenses granted in Section 2.1 with respect to any Contribution become effective for each Contribution on the date the Contributor first distributes such Contribution.
2.3. Limitations on Grant Scope
The licenses granted in this Section 2 are the only rights granted under this License. No additional rights or licenses will be implied from the distribution or licensing of Covered Software under this License. Notwithstanding Section 2.1(b) above, no patent license is granted by a Contributor:
(a) for any code that a Contributor has removed from Covered Software; or
(b) for infringements caused by: (i) Your and any other third party's modifications of Covered Software, or (ii) the combination of its Contributions with other software (except as part of its Contributor Version); or
(c) under Patent Claims infringed by Covered Software in the absence of its Contributions.
This License does not grant any rights in the trademarks, service marks, or logos of any Contributor (except as may be necessary to comply with the notice requirements in Section 3.4).
2.4. Subsequent Licenses
No Contributor makes additional grants as a result of Your choice to distribute the Covered Software under a subsequent version of this License (see Section 10.2) or under the terms of a Secondary License (if permitted under the terms of Section 3.3).
2.5. Representation
Each Contributor represents that the Contributor believes its Contributions are its original creation(s) or it has sufficient rights to grant the rights to its Contributions conveyed by this License.
2.6. Fair Use
This License is not intended to limit any rights You have under applicable copyright doctrines of fair use, fair dealing, or other equivalents.
Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4 are conditions of the licenses granted in Section 2.1.
3. Responsibilities
3.1. Distribution of Source Form
All distribution of Covered Software in Source Code Form, including any Modifications that You create or to which You contribute, must be under the terms of this License. You must inform recipients that the Source Code Form of the Covered Software is governed by the terms of this License, and how they can obtain a copy of this License. You may not attempt to alter or restrict the recipients' rights in the Source Code Form.
3.2. Distribution of Executable Form
If You distribute Covered Software in Executable Form then:
(a) such Covered Software must also be made available in Source Code Form, as described in Section 3.1, and You must inform recipients of the Executable Form how they can obtain a copy of such Source Code Form by reasonable means in a timely manner, at a charge no more than the cost of distribution to the recipient; and
(b) You may distribute such Executable Form under the terms of this License, or sublicense it under different terms, provided that the license for the Executable Form does not attempt to limit or alter the recipients' rights in the Source Code Form under this License.
3.3. Distribution of a Larger Work
You may create and distribute a Larger Work under terms of Your choice, provided that You also comply with the requirements of this License for the Covered Software. If the Larger Work is a combination of Covered Software with a work governed by one or more Secondary Licenses, and the Covered Software is not Incompatible With Secondary Licenses, this License permits You to additionally distribute such Covered Software under the terms of such Secondary License(s), so that the recipient of the Larger Work may, at their option, further distribute the Covered Software under the terms of either this License or such Secondary License(s).
3.4. Notices
You may not remove or alter the substance of any license notices (including copyright notices, patent notices, disclaimers of warranty, or limitations of liability) contained within the Source Code Form of the Covered Software, except that You may alter any license notices to the extent required to remedy known factual inaccuracies.
3.5. Application of Additional Terms
You may choose to offer, and to charge a fee for, warranty, support, indemnity or liability obligations to one or more recipients of Covered Software. However, You may do so only on Your own behalf, and not on behalf of any Contributor. You must make it absolutely clear that any such warranty, support, indemnity, or liability obligation is offered by You alone, and You hereby agree to indemnify every Contributor for any liability incurred by such Contributor as a result of warranty, support, indemnity or liability terms You offer. You may include additional disclaimers of warranty and limitations of liability specific to any jurisdiction.
4. Inability to Comply Due to Statute or Regulation
If it is impossible for You to comply with any of the terms of this License with respect to some or all of the Covered Software due to statute, judicial order, or regulation then You must: (a) comply with the terms of this License to the maximum extent possible; and (b) describe the limitations and the code they affect. Such description must be placed in a text file included with all distributions of the Covered Software under this License. Except to the extent prohibited by statute or regulation, such description must be sufficiently detailed for a recipient of ordinary skill to be able to understand it.
5.1. The rights granted under this License will terminate automatically if You fail to comply with any of its terms. However, if You become compliant, then the rights granted under this License from a particular Contributor are reinstated (a) provisionally, unless and until such Contributor explicitly and finally terminates Your grants, and (b) on an ongoing basis, if such Contributor fails to notify You of the non-compliance by some reasonable means prior to 60 days after You have come back into compliance. Moreover, Your grants from a particular Contributor are reinstated on an ongoing basis if such Contributor notifies You of the non-compliance by some reasonable means, this is the first time You have received notice of non-compliance with this License from such Contributor, and You become compliant prior to 30 days after Your receipt of the notice.
5.2. If You initiate litigation against any entity by asserting a patent infringement claim (excluding declaratory judgment actions, counter-claims, and cross-claims) alleging that a Contributor Version directly or indirectly infringes any patent, then the rights granted to You by any and all Contributors for the Covered Software under Section 2.1 of this License shall terminate.
5.3. In the event of termination under Sections 5.1 or 5.2 above, all end user license agreements (excluding distributors and resellers) which have been validly granted by You or Your distributors under this License prior to termination shall survive termination.
Covered Software is provided under this License on an "as is" basis, without warranty of any kind, either expressed, implied, or statutory, including, without limitation, warranties that the Covered Software is free of defects, merchantable, fit for a particular purpose or non-infringing. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Covered Software is with You. Should any Covered Software prove defective in any respect, You (not any Contributor) assume the cost of any necessary servicing, repair, or correction. This disclaimer of warranty constitutes an essential part of this License. No use of any Covered Software is authorized under this License except under this disclaimer.
Under no circumstances and under no legal theory, whether tort (including negligence), contract, or otherwise, shall any Contributor, or anyone who distributes Covered Software as permitted above, be liable to You for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any character including, without limitation, damages for lost profits, loss of goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any and all other commercial damages or losses, even if such party shall have been informed of the possibility of such damages. This limitation of liability shall not apply to liability for death or personal injury resulting from such party's negligence to the extent applicable law prohibits such limitation. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so this exclusion and limitation may not apply to You.
8. Litigation
Any litigation relating to this License may be brought only in the courts of a jurisdiction where the defendant maintains its principal place of business and such litigation shall be governed by laws of that jurisdiction, without reference to its conflict-of-law provisions. Nothing in this Section shall prevent a party's ability to bring cross-claims or counter-claims.
This License represents the complete agreement concerning the subject matter hereof. If any provision of this License is held to be unenforceable, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable. Any law or regulation which provides that the language of a contract shall be construed against the drafter shall not be used to construe this License against a Contributor.
10. Versions of the License
10.1. New Versions
Mozilla Foundation is the license steward. Except as provided in Section 10.3, no one other than the license steward has the right to modify or publish new versions of this License. Each version will be given a distinguishing version number.
10.2. Effect of New Versions
You may distribute the Covered Software under the terms of the version of the License under which You originally received the Covered Software, or under the terms of any subsequent version published by the license steward.
10.3. Modified Versions
If you create software not governed by this License, and you want to create a new license for such software, you may create and use a modified version of this License if you rename the license and remove any references to the name of the license steward (except to note that such modified license differs from this License).
10.4. Distributing Source Code Form that is Incompatible With Secondary Licenses
If You choose to distribute Source Code Form that is Incompatible With Secondary Licenses under the terms of this version of the License, the notice described in Exhibit B of this License must be attached.
Exhibit A - Source Code Form License Notice
This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
If it is not possible or desirable to put the notice in a particular file, then You may include the notice in a location (such as a LICENSE file in a relevant directory) where a recipient would be likely to look for such a notice.
You may add additional accurate notices of copyright ownership.
Exhibit B - "Incompatible With Secondary Licenses" Notice
This Source Code Form is "Incompatible With Secondary Licenses", as defined by the Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0.
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The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Covered Software is with You. Should any Covered Software prove defective in any respect, You (not any Contributor) assume the cost of any necessary servicing, repair, or correction. This disclaimer of warranty constitutes an essential part of this License. No use of any Covered Software is authorized under this License except under this disclaimer. <<var;name="bullet";original="7.";match=".{0,20}">> Limitation of Liability Under no circumstances and under no legal theory, whether tort (including negligence), contract, or otherwise, shall any Contributor, or anyone who distributes Covered Software as permitted above, be liable to You for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any character including, without limitation, damages for lost profits, loss of goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any and all other commercial damages or losses, even if such party shall have been informed of the possibility of such damages. This limitation of liability shall not apply to liability for death or personal injury resulting from such party's negligence to the extent applicable law prohibits such limitation. 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Patrick Mahomes not only reset the QB market but he shattered it. Mahomes signed a 10-year contract extension that could end up being worth $503 million. Including the 2 years that were on his rookie deal, Mahomes could be the Kansas City Chiefs still 2032. While Mahomes has set the market for himself, does this trickle down to the other young quarterbacks? Dak Prescott, Deshaun Watson, and Lamar Jackson have or will be entering contract negotiations. Let’s break down how this impacts the next wave of contracts.
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The cowboys seemed to have him locked up last year at $35 million a year but Prescott’s new agent put that contract on hold. Prescott was allegedly offered a Russell Wilson type contract. Comparing his talent and accomplishments, the Prescott deal should be nowhere near Mahomes. Prescott signed a $31.4 million franchise tender and faces a July 15 NFL deadline to sign a long-term contract. With two division titles, one playoff win, and winning record Presctotts sitting at $35 million seems fair. The Cowboys should’ve gotten this deal done a long time ago because now Prescott is betting on himself to have a huge season and enhance his price. But if Prescott is still seeking $45 million per year, that will take up around 20 % of the cap. The Cowboys still have other players to play. Prescott wants a short deal to enter the market sooner.
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Lamar Jackson’s career has been parallel to Mahomes. He sat behind an established veteran until the team felt comfortable enough for him to take over. Jackson is now the face of the Baltimore Ravens, and his second year he became the league’s MVP such as Mahomes. So if Jackson
followed an MVP season with a SuperBowl run there would be no reason not to extend a monster contract in the mode of Mahomes. While Mahomes is a more traditional passer, Jackson style has been adopted more in today’s NFL than ever before. While the years might not be the same, rest assured that the money would be similar. Especially since Jackson is on a rookie deal that is team-friendly for his accomplishments thus far. In 2018, Jackson signed a four-year, $9.5 million rookie contract, including a $4.97 million signing bonus, $7.58 million guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2.38 million. Mahomes possibly has changed the game with his arm while Jackson has changed the game with his legs. The Ravens could offer a blank check and tell Jackson to write his price.
Houston Texans: Deshaun Watson
Deshaun Watson’s payday is coming. It’s just a matter of how much he gets for how long. Watson is already the best QB in franchise history. His talents and accomplishments are better than Prescotts and just behind Mahomes. With Mahomes getting $45 million a year, Watson should expect around $40 million to $42 million range annually. Mahomes years will not become the new-norm and Watson will have a preference to negotiate a shorter-term to get him back to the negotiating table in his late 20’s to early 30s. Every year a QB resets the market no matter his talents but Mahomes deal may be the one to put a ceiling on what a team is willing to offer. With the success of the Texans and Watson’s originally four-year, guaranteed $13.8 million contract, both sides are in a great space. That deal also included an $8.2 million signing bonus. He’s due a $1.1 million base salary this year and a $1.1 million roster bonus.
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JUA Kickstarter Fund to assist African entrepreneurs in expanding their businesses
Tendai Guvamombe
posted on Jan. 14, 2021 at 1:58 pm January 14, 2021
THE JUA Kickstarter Fund, a fund to provide African entrepreneurs with capital to kickstart or expand their enterprises, has doubled to $2-million to become the biggest African capital venture fund launched by private individuals.
The fund was launched by African industrialist Adam Molai in November last year with $1-million available for African entrepreneurs. A further $1-million has since been pledged by US-based angel investing and mentorship firm Simba Global Start-ups – bringing the total investment amount available to $2-million.
Announcing the additional funding, Molai says the added capital will allow the fund to make bigger investments in enterprises as well as fund more businesses.
“Simba Global Start-ups has pledged to match, like-for-like, our contributions which is absolutely incredible. This is an example of how Africans can work together to solve the challenges facing the continent. As an African entrepreneur who has experienced the grueling journey of establishing businesses, I firmly believe that Africa’s destiny lies in the hands of Africans.
“It is not foreign investment that will provide us with a seat at the global table, but domestic investment. This is a view that is shared by Simba, which we will now use to benefit the African entrepreneurs and start-ups who are growing economies across Africa and creating jobs,” he says.
JUA [sunrise in KiSwahili] will provide successful applicants with funds – to launch or grow their businesses – as well as mentoring and guidance.
Entrepreneurs from across Africa or those who operate in Africa are eligible to apply.
The entire application process is electronic and funds are expected to be disbursed to successful applicants within 12 weeks of their shortlisting, in a first for Africa.
Applications close on 31 January 2021.
Says Simba’s founder and CEO, Dr. Philippe Kisunzu: “Born in the DRC, I am a child of the continent who grew up experiencing the atrocities of its civil wars. These intense challenges nurtured within me a vision for prosperity and hope for the people in my village and community. My deepest belief is that this vision is best attained when entrepreneurs create jobs which are scalable, sustainable, inclusive and profitable. With a JUA-SIMBA investing partnership, I have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play an active role in making this dream a reality.”
He says Simba’s vision in investing in Africa’s future was not only to create jobs and strengthen African economies, but also to enable Africa to become the “financial benchmark for the world in the 21st century”.
“As a result of our JUA-SIMBA partnership, we hope to expand our vision exponentially on behalf of Sub Saharan African indigenous entrepreneurs who will not only create jobs for the citizens in the region, but also provide financial security for themselves and their families. With JUA-SIMBA partnership, we look to optimise our synergies to produce a combined societal impact greater than the sum of our individual societal impacts. Our deepest desire is that through our SIMBA Vision 2035, the most robust of the combined portfolio of startups/companies would have earned the rights to be publicly traded on platforms such as the NASDAQ or the NYSE by the year 2035, placing themselves in an enviable position to create wealth in Africa for Africans, by attracting angel investors and venture capitalists from all over the world, and thus making Africa a global economic powerhouse,” says Kisunzu.
In the two months since its launch, JUA has received over 500 applicants from across Africa.
Most of the applications have come from Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Entrepreneurs from Ghana, Tanzania, Benin, Namibia and eSwatini have also applied.
Entrepreneurs in need of capital for their ideas or those who are looking to expand their enterprises are encouraged to apply.
“We are looking to help African entrepreneurs grow or launch their businesses. Our priority is businesses with impact in terms of job creation and scalability across the continent. Obviously, entrepreneurs with proven businesses, solid business pedigree and who have clearly articulated their business propositions, target market, channels or those with innovative solutions to Africa’s many challenges stand a much better chance of being successful. I encourage all aspiring entrepreneurs in need of funding to ensure that they have interrogated, analysed and stress-tested their ideas to stand a better chance of success,” says Molai.
For more information on the JUA Kickstarter Fund and how to apply, go to https://www.jua.fund or follow the fund on twitter @Jua_Fund, Facebook @JuaFund or LinkedIn Jua Kickstarter Fund.
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Written and Directed by MARK O’ROWE
CATHY BELTON | DERBHLE CROTTY | AISLING O’SULLIVAN
“Three of the finest performers of their generation”
Performed live from Project Arts Centre in Dublin and broadcast direct to your home
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Following previous sell-out performances in Edinburgh and Dublin, The Approach now makes its debut on the virtual world stage with three live broadcasts from Project Arts Centre, Dublin.
Utterly riveting and engrossing, Mark O’Rowe’s enigmatic play reveals a profound truth about relationships. Three conversations draw us into the inner lives of Anna, Cora, and Denise. What will they reveal to each other? And what does each of them have to hide? “It takes a crisis of some sort sometimes, or an upheaval, for people to really evaluate how they feel about one another, doesn’t it?”
The Approach is an exploration of betrayal, and an appeal to listen before it’s too late.
Set & Lights by Sinead McKenna | Costumes by Joan O’Clery | Sound by Philip Stewart
Watch Mark O’Rowe on writing and directing The Approach
THURS, JAN 21 | 2:30pm EST
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Performed in English. Recommended for ages 14+
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The show will be streamed by TicketCo, a company specializing in live-streamed events. TicketCo also runs the Box Office, so ticket buyers will move from the St. Ann’s website on to TicketCo to make your booking. TicketCo will also handle any problems at the booking or viewing stages. For technical assistance, please contact [email protected].
When booking a ticket, please check your time zone. Performances on JAN 21, 23, 24 will be a live show broadcast, so please note that tickets are sold with the time zones in GMT / Irish time, however, performance times will begin in the time zones listed on our website (EST / New York time). For example, The virtual theatre lobby will open at 7:15pm, and the show will start at 7:30pm (GMT / Irish time). In New York, doors will open at 2:15pm for a 2:30pm start.
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Music of the devotional and sensual celebrated in a concert for the imagination. The world premiere of Allah Hoo, and intoxitcating cocktail of dub, Bhangra and scratch specially commissioned from young composer Barnaby Oliver as well as two works by Charlie Barber – Khyal, a reinvention of classical Hindustani music, and Ex Ipsum Mundum a tribute to Stravinsky.
Also in the programme are works by Arvo Pärt whose reputation has blossomed as a composer of sacred music for a secular age, Gavin Bryars, one of the great originals of English music and Graham Fitkin.
Music direction: Charlie Barber
Musicians: Mark Morren (clarinet, saxophones), Duncan Ashby (clarinet, saxophones), Jonathan Mainwaring (trumpet), Gwyn Daniels (trombone), Ruth Wall (piano), Simon Limbrick (percussion), Tim Wright (percussion), Alison Francis (violin), Michael Rafferty (violin), John Rayson (viola), Sharon McKinley (cello), Paula Gardiner (double bass, bass guitar)
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“Rope was an interesting technical experiment that I was lucky and happy to be a part of, but I don’t think it was one of Hitchcock’s better films.” So wrote Farley Granger, one of its two stars, in his memoir Include Me Out. The actor was in his early twenties when the Master of Suspense plucked him from Samuel Goldwyn’s roster. He’d star in the first production from the director’s new Transatlantic Pictures as Phillip Morgan, a pianist and co-conspirator in murder. John Dall would play his partner, homicidal mastermind Brandon Shaw. Granger had the stiff pout to Dall’s trembling smirk.
The “interesting technical experiment” was Hitchcock’s decision to shoot the film, adapted from a twenty-year-old English play, as a series of 10-minute shots stitched together into a simulated feature-length take. This allowed him to retain the stage’s spatial and temporal unities while guiding the audience with the camera’s eye. In the process, he’d embed a host of meta-textual and erotic nuances within the sinister mise-en-scène.
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The beauty of human decomposition in Japanese watercolor
By strangeremains on March 6, 2015 • ( 32 )
Kusozu: the death of a noble lady and the decay of her body, panel 6 of 9.
Decomposition continues with the help of scavengers.
I think I might be obsessed with kusozu, Japanese watercolor paintings that graphically depict human decomposition, which were popular between the 13th and 19th centuries; Body of a Courtesan in Nine Stages is another series in this genre featured previously on this site. Kusozu works of art were inspired by Buddhist beliefs and these paintings were meant to encourage people to ponder the temporary nature of the physical world. Kusozu watercolors also happen to be fantastic early studies of human decay and taphonomy, which is why one series, titled Kusozu: the death of a noble lady and the decay of her body, is currently on display as part of the Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime exhibit in London.
According to the Wellcome Collection, Kusozu: the death of a noble lady and the decay of her body was painted some time in the 18th century. The below scenes include: (1) the woman’s impending death and her preparation for it; (2) the noble woman has just passed away and her loved ones are seated around her; (3) slight skin discoloration (maybe some liver mortis) and a bit of bloating of during early decomposition; (4) the onset of putrefaction with bloating and marbling; (5) advanced decomposition as seen by pervasive marbling, leakage of purge fluid from the mouth, and the abdominal cavity has burst open (6) caving of abdominal cavity and scavenging animals; (7) start of skeletonization and the disappearance of soft tissue; (8) complete skeletonization and scattering of remains; (9) finally human remains have been completely scattered or consumed by unseen animals so all that remains is a memorial for the deceased woman.
Kusozu: the death of a noble lady and the decay of her body, panel 1 of 9. This first painting depicts a court lady in a kimono is seated indoors with a scroll in her left hand, upon which she has written her farewell poem. Image credit: Wellcome Collections
Kusozu: the death of a noble lady and the decay of her body, panel 2 of 9. In this painting the woman has died. She is laid on the floor covered in a blanket and is surrounded by loved ones. Image Credit: Wellcome Collection
The woman’s body has been laid outside and there are early signs of bloating and discoloration. Image Credit: The Wellcome Collection
Kusozu: the death of a noble lady and the decay of her body, panel 4 of 9. Putrefaction has started with marbling and bloating. Image Credit: The Wellcome Collection
The body of the noble woman has entered an advance state of decay that shows purge fluid escaping the mouth, the abdominal cavity has burst open, and maybe signs of skin slippage. Image Credit: The Wellcome Collection
Decomposition continues with the help of scavengers. Image credit: Wellcome Collection
The body has started to skeletonize; much of the soft tissue has been removed. Image Credit: Wellcome Collection
Kusozu: the death of a noble lady and the decay of her body, panel 8 of 9
The body has completely skeletonized and many of the bones have been scattered or carried away by unseen scavengers. Image Credit: Wellcome Collection
In this final image the human remains are completely gone and all that remains is a memorial structure upon which the woman’s Buddhist death-name is written in Sanskrit. Image Credit: Wellcome Collection
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Tags: Ancient Forensics, Decomposition, Forensic Science, Taphonomy
kelcipher
I had no idea these existed. Thank you for posting these, they are beautiful and macabre.
ndm126
Great post. I appreciate the reminder of each stage of death being as temporary and fleeting as each stage of life.
These are fascinating, and I had not heard of them before. The contrast between the beauty of the painting and the highly stylized, but still unsettling depiction, of decomposition is truly compelling.
rehadlock
These are amazing! Hadn’t heard of them before, but I may be a little obsessed now, too!
strangeremains
I don’t know if it’s the watercolors, the subject, or a combination of the two but the progression is mesmerizing without being exploitive.
Jagan Mohan (@qctr)
Actually, in Buddhist tradition, there is a form of meditation on transience of the body. This meditation is to remind the monks that this body, however noble by birth, or beautiful in physical form, is highly temporary and that all attachment to this body should be abandoned to experience peace and tranquility.
Monks usually meditate upon skulls and rotting corpses for this purpose. The decay, stink and all its associated unpleasantness are items to meditate upon.
These water colour pictures replace actual corpses, but the purpose is the same. Meditate on death and the passing away of this body which we seem to be very much proud of, attached to and we spend all days and years trying to serve it, while forgetting the impeding death and the impermanence of life.
Thank you for your explanation and pointing a finer point on the discussion.
Joseph Kang
I hope you don’t mind me reposting your beautiful explanation.
Reblogged this on THE MUSEUM SHED.
Hayley West
these are very lovely, thanks for the post
Meditating on the stages of decomposition by viewing an actual corpse is a very old Theravada Buddhist practice. Very interesting to know that it was practiced beyond Southeast Asia.
I knew about the Aghouri but didn’t realize that a similar practice was observed in Japan. But I guess what really surprised me was the crazy accurate documentation of the decomposition process.
SeedengJawn
Meditating on the decay of the body is also practiced in the Mahayana tradition, not just (exclusively) by Theravada. Example: Sky burial/ the feeding of body parts to vultures in Tibet and India.
Don B
Thanks, I enjoyed this! I like that this process was good enough for a noble lady, and I also wonder if there was anything different done for non-noble ladies.
Huh. Interesting.
Tiffany Sumner
Reblogged this on Tiffany Sumner and commented:
I, too, am obsessed with kusozu, Japanese watercolor paintings that graphically depict human decomposition.
Steven Goodheart
June 5, 2015 • 1:50 pm
Interesting to read/see this in conjunction with the article “This Is What Happens After You Die” at arstechnica:
http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/05/this-is-what-happens-after-you-die/
Dhammapada Verse 347: Khematheri Vatthu. “O Khema! Look carefully at this decaying body which is built around a skeleton of bones and is subject to disease and decay. Look carefully at the body which is thought of so highly by the foolish. Look at the worthlessness of the beauty of this young girl.”
I had no idea something could be so beautiful and unsettling at the same time. It’s like you want to look away but can’t.
golemashblog
this is absolutelyincredible! like a story board from life to death in a very unusual way of illustrating.Brilliant. Ash
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Mo Willems Inks Deal With HBO Max For Multiple Animated Specials
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HBO Max Orders Animated British Royal Family Satire Series ‘The Prince’
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Based on Janetti’s Instagram account, the series takes a look at the royals through the eyes of Prince George, the eldest child of Prince William and Princess Kate. Janetti will voice Prince George, with other members of the voice cast including: Orlando Bloom as Prince Harry, Condola Rashad at Meghan Markle, Lucy Punch as Kate Middleton, Tom Hollander as both Prince Philip and Prince Charles, Alan Cumming as George’s butler Owen, Frances De La Tour as Queen Elizabeth, and Iwan Rheon as Prince William. 20th Century Fox Television will produce. – Joe Otterson, Variety » https://trib.al/Cj13zEd
’Aquaman’ Is Getting A Three-Part Animated Series At HBO Max
This won’t be a regular show but rather a three-part limited series, each episode a stand-alone adventure. At least two chief characters from the movie — Willem Dafoe’s scholar Vulko and Amber Heard’s love interest Mera — will return, while a general plot description strongly suggests Patrick Wilson’s half-brother/villain King Orm will as well. That said, it’s not clear if any of said actors, as well as lead Jason Momoa, will reprise their roles, though Aquaman director James Wan will serve as executive producer. – Matt Prigge, UPROXX » https://ift.tt/38bDYC0 [photo: Warner Bros Pictures]
HBO Max Orders Lena Dunham-Produced ‘Generation’ To Series
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Created by Zelda Barnz and her father Daniel Barnz, who also directs, Generation is a dark yet playful half-hour following a group of high school students whose exploration of modern sexuality (devices and all) tests deeply entrenched beliefs about life, love and the nature of family in their conservative community. – Denise Petski, Deadline Hollywood » https://ift.tt/2YjC9z4
‘Rick and Morty’ to Stream on HBO Max
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It was announced at WarnerMedia Day that “Rick & Morty” is the latest show hopping over to the nascent streamer. All three seasons of the animated show, which currently streams on Hulu, will be available on the streaming service upon launch in May 2020, with new seasons continuing to premiere on Adult Swim before moving to HBO Max. – Will Thorne, Variety » https://trib.al/1ZkUN8j [photo: Warner Bros.]
New Adventure Time Specials Coming to HBO Max in 2020
The first two, BMO and Obsidian, are set to premiere on the streaming service next year with the latter two — Wizard City and Together Again — following. It sounds like there might not be an official premiere window for the final two specials set quite yet, and none of Adventure Time: Distant Lands has a specific release date. – Rollin Bishop, ComicBook.com » https://ift.tt/31GB7Nu [photo: Cartoon Network/HBO Max]
Studio Ghibli Films to Stream on HBO Max
The forthcoming WarnerMedia streamer has secured the U.S. streaming rights to Studio Ghibli movies, meaning the entirety of the iconic Japanese animation studio’s collection will be available on HBO Max upon launch in spring 2020. – Will Thorne, Variety » https://trib.al/Dt8Xxco
The Big Bang Theory: HBO Max Scores Streaming Rights to All Episodes
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The Big Bang Theory joins an impressive library at HBO Max, which will also house all episodes of Friends, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Pretty Little Liars at launch, as well as all of HBO’s programming. Plus, the streaming service has more than 10 original series in the works, including an adaptation of the bestseller The Flight Attendant, led by Big Bang‘s Kaley Cuoco. – Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine » https://ift.tt/34IQ8Bg
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Pennsylvania has more people serving time in prison than almost every other state in the country. We must end the school to prison pipeline and reduce the number of people incarcerated in our state. We can start with eliminating cash bail, creating more opportunities for parole and probation, and completely ending the death penalty.
EXTEND PAROLE ELIGIBILITY TO THOSE SERVING LIFE SENTENECES
All life sentences in Pennsylvania are imposed without the possibility of parole. This means that individuals sentenced to life imprisonment may not be considered for parole, no matter how much they have reformed themselves and no matter how unlikely they are to re-offend. Those sentenced to life without parole in Pennsylvania also have no chance at release when they grow so ill or elderly they pose little to no risk to the public. Not only does this represent an injustice to an individual who is a model inmate despite having no chance at life outside of prison, but it also creates an avoidable expense for the corrections system – and the taxpayers who fund it – by incarcerating individuals longer than necessary.
Sharif’s has written and introduced legislation to permit an individual sentenced to life imprisonment under the laws of this Commonwealth to be considered for parole after a reasonable amount of time. The bill creates no right to parole, so it will not allow our most dangerous inmates to go free. The Commonwealth’s Board of Probation and Parole will continue to responsibly reject requests for parole from those who do not deserve it or those who present too great a safety risk to the public.
ESTABLISH A STATE OFFICE OF RE-ENTRY PROGRAMS
As we continue to reduce Pennsylvania’s level of mass incarceration, we must invest in programs that are designed to help returning citizens successfully “reenter” society following their incarceration, reducing recidivism, improving public safety, and saving money. Sharif is working to create a State Office of Re-Entry Programs funded by Justice Reinvestment Initiatives that reinvest savings from criminal justice reforms back into the criminal justice system.
AUTO-EXPUNGE ALL CHARGES NOT RESULTING IN A CONVICTION
Sharif has introduced legislation that would automatically expunge all charges from a criminal record that did not lead to a conviction. The bill also automatically expunges the records of anyone who has received a pardon or commutation, eliminating an additional, an often costly step, in Pennsylvania’s complicated pardons process.
END CASH BAIL IN PENNSYLVANIA
On any given day in the United States, nearly 500,000 people who have not been convicted of a crime are incarcerated because they are unable to pay bail. People who sit in jail for months awaiting trial often lose their jobs and children, even if they are acquitted. After spending every day surrounded by other inmates, the acquitted must return to their now shattered lives. They have few options for employment and are now more likely to commit crimes. For this awful result, we the taxpayers pay thousands of dollars per month per individual to incarcerate presumptively innocent people. This is unfair, discriminatory, enormously expensive, and destructive to those individuals and their families. Sharif has introduced legislation to end cash bail in Pennsylvania.
DECRIMINALIZE POSSESSION OF CANNABIS
In 2016, cannabis was legalized in Pennsylvania for medical purposes. Patients that have been diagnosed with one of several conditions may legally qualify to receive relief using medicinal marijuana. Yet, we still criminalize recreational cannabis and incarcerate those who possess small amounts of it. This seems injudicious and, frankly, inappropriate. Each year in Pennsylvania, thousands of people are charged with minor offenses for possession of cannabis. These charges permanently stain records and hinder an individual’s ability to obtain work, housing, and childcare. Sharif not only supports decriminalization, but full adult-use legalization, and he has written and introduced legislation to do so.
ENACT COMPREHENSIVE PROBATION REFORM
Currently, probation terms can far exceed the original sentence handed down at trial and create indefinite periods during which even a minor violation could result in re-confinement. In many cases, prolonged terms of probation result from technical violations that can perpetually extend the clock on the probation term. Technical violations could range from committing minor traffic offenses to traveling out of state – violations which anyone not on probation could easily incur in the course of life. Sharif believes this is inconsistent with the spirit of the law, which aims to rehabilitate rather than punish offenders.
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Securing elections starts with securing voter registration
Written by Samuel Visner
Jan 30, 2020 | STATESCOOP
It’s Nov. 3, Election Day: You go to the polls at the school where you’ve cast your ballots for the last 15 years, only to be told you are no longer on the voter registration list. And according to your state’s online database, you’re now supposed to be voting at a church 15 miles away.
You’re confused, angry and late for work. So, you don’t vote. And your candidates of choice lose.
How would you feel about those who won, much less the democratic process, after that?
Attacking voter registration databases is one of the many ways threat actors could attempt to tamper with this year’s presidential election. After the 2016 election cycle, U.S. intelligence officials concluded that hostile nation-state actors attempted to access voter files in all 50 states and succeeded in some states, including Illinois.
These and other kinds of compromises, such as ransomware that could deny election officials’ access to critical voter data during the 2020 election, could undermine confidence in U.S. institutions and the perceived legitimacy of those elected.
The mistrust and divisiveness that could result among the American people would be a big win for our adversaries — and a critical loss for us.
Compounding the challenge is that every state manages its own election processes, systems and data. This arrangement typically includes not only secretaries of state and election directors, but often other organizations that support voter registration, like motor-vehicle departments.
While there’s no one-size-fits-all patch, the good news is that states can quickly protect their voter registration databases quickly and efficiently by following a few best practices. And some states are already taking steps to protect their databases, such as Iowa, where Secretary of State Paul Pate and the CIO’s office have teamed up to implement an application that allows them to track changes to the voter database. All statewide election chiefs and the technology officials they work with should ask themselves a few basic questions.
Are communications between organizations secure? States need to have steps in place to evaluate, protect, and authenticate communications with the external systems that share and validate voter information, such as motor vehicle authorities, ensuring that connections are secure and do not offer points of entry for external attacks.
Can cyber attackers breach external and internal network defenses? While achieving 100 percent security is very difficult, you can mitigate risk considerably by deploying network segmentation, additional firewalls and intrusion detection layers and email and web content filtering to detect and halt attacks made through network connections.
Are you limiting the people who can access the database? The number of election officials and vendor employees can add up, particularly in big election years. Limit the number of people who can change voter registration content only to those most necessary. You can do this by implementing role-based access, multi-factor authentication and device access control. In addition, put in monitoring systems to trigger alerts to management when someone does make a change — and keep a record to make auditing easier.
What if the worst happens and your voter database crashes or is corrupted right before an election? This could be devastating. Yet the fundamentals are the same for any organization that needs to protect their most important data assets. You need to have a data integrity and recovery plan including regular backups, frequent system audits and clear recovery plans to mitigate damage.
Identify test failover methods to ensure continuity of operations, even if the system fails during an election. With the right planning, even a database that’s under attack can be resilient enough for you to achieve your mission of holding a fair election.
Intelligence and cybersecurity officials have warned repeatedly that after the events of 2016, foreign governments are almost certain to attempt to interfere in our elections this year. That’s why all state officials and their technical colleagues need to ask themselves hard questions and apply the best solutions.
We need to be able to trust our elections. And to do that, we must protect our voter registration databases.
Samuel S. Visner is the director of the National Cybersecurity Federally Funded Research and Development Center, operated by MITRE. He recently managed research on preserving state voter registration database integrity, and is also a professor of cybersecurity policy, operations and technology at Georgetown University.
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The Enlightenment (1650-1800)
FrDawson homily - Stonyhurst College
World War One Memorial Mass – 12th Oct 2014
He was born into an educated, comfortably off family, the son of an Anglican
clergyman around the time your great-grandparents were born. He got a good
education, excelled at sports and then went to Trinity College, Oxford. He
represented the University for athletics and lacrosse, graduated with a First Class
honours degree in philosophy and a year later represented Great Britain in the
Olympics in the 400 metres. He then went on to study medicine. Life wasn’t all plain
sailing for this talented, privileged Englishman, and he failed his surgery exams the
In 1913 he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and was attached to the King’s
Regiment and when war broke out he went to Northern France with his battalion as
their medical officer. By June 1915 he had been awarded the Military Cross for
gallantry.
A year later in August 1916 his battalion took part in the Battle of the Somme. There
were very heavy casualties but he tended the wounded in the open all day under
heavy fire, frequently in full view of the enemy. When night fell he spent four hours
searching for the wounded in front of enemy lines. The next day he took a stretcher
bearer to rescue a wounded soldier and carried him 500 yards under heavy shell fire
and was wounded in the process. That night he took a party of twenty volunteers
and rescued three wounded men from a shell hole just 25 yards from the enemy
frontline. Altogether he saved the lives of twenty badly wounded men, along with all
the other less serious injuries he treated. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his
bravery that day. His citation for his VC said that ‘his courage and bravery were
beyond praise’.
Less than a year later he was injured early in action against the enemy whilst
carrying a wounded soldier to the Dressing Station, but he refused to leave his post,
going out repeatedly under heavy fire to search for and attend to the wounded and to
help carry them back over the heavy and difficult ground. Without doubt, many men
would otherwise have died without his determination and care. His First Aid post
was hit by a shell on the third day of the battle and he was seriously injured. Before
he died of his wounds he dictated a letter to his fiancée Gladys and said, ‘Duty called
and called me to obey’. ‘Call of Duty’ used not to be a game, but a serious business.
A month later the King awarded Captain Noel Chavasse a bar to his Victoria Cross,
the only man to win two VC’s in the First World War, and one of only three men ever
to do so.
His parents were inundated with letters praising Noel, and one from a senior officer
said this: ‘He was quite the most gallant and modest man I have ever met, and
perhaps the best liked. I do not believe a man of more noble character exists.’
We have just heard Jesus set out the values and vision of the Kingdom of Heaven
and the people who make it – the gentle, the merciful, the pure in heart, the
peacemakers, those who hunger for justice. The horror of the First World War – or
Syria or Iraq today – could not be further from this vision of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Tolstoy said, you may not be interested in war, but war is very interested in you.
From the Christian perspective, war – even a just war – is always an evil and a
failure; it is not the way the world is meant to be. Yet even in this horror, this gallant,
modest and compassionate man Captain Noel Chavasse, who killed no one, lived
out these beatitudes of gentleness, mercy and goodness.
Stonyhurst is a place where we feel the weight of history and this school has a proud
memory of its seven VC winners, three of whom fought in the First World War – Lieut
Maurice Dease, Captain John Liddell and 2nd Lieut Gabriel Coury. You also have
three canonised saints and twelve blessed from this school and its forebears. Sat
between saints and VC winners, perhaps you don’t feel especially brave or holy or
Like Noel Chavasse, you have been born into families that value education enough
to make the sacrifices to send you here and have the advantages that many can only
dream of; many of you are talented too. But with great privilege comes great
responsibility, and a Jesuit education is never just for one person but for others. To
put it in Jesus’ words, to those who have been given much, much will be expected.
There may not be many future VC winners here; but there are many who will live
good and decent lives that they can present to God on the Day of Judgement, and
some who may even be saints. You may not be very interested in God, but God is
very interested in you.
All of us are called to live the Beatitudes in our lives, and each of us will at some time
hear the call of duty, to go beyond our own self-interest – to be courageous and do
the right thing, to be generous and compassionate, to be merciful. We may not be a
Noel Chavasse and it may not get your name on the wall of Stonyhurst College. It
may not be very dramatic, and you may not even know it; but building the Kingdom
of God, and it will be remembered forever in heaven.
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Inspired stuff
Posted by Sudhir Srinivasan on October 1, 2016 March 30, 2018
What do some of our artists mean when they claim inspiration?
By now, most of us have made our peace with the truth that ‘inspirations’ are commonplace, when it comes to Tamil cinema, and especially, its music. It’s the elephant in the room. We know many of these tracks, and are aware that they are ‘inspired’. In keeping with the spirit of those who justify blatant rip-offs — and to aid easy reading — all further use of the word ‘inspire’ and its derivatives shall not be placed within single quotes. So, as you know, Baasha ’s title track is inspired from James Cameron’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day ; Mugavaree ’s ‘O Nenje’ from Backstreet Boys’ ‘Get Down’, and Vaali ’s ‘Oh Sona’ from The Art Company’s ‘Susanna’. Deva, the brain behind these clones, is not exactly known for subtlety when it comes to inspiration. On some level, he even acts as our first window to Western music. As you plough into international music, it’s sometimes incredible to learn how familiar many of those songs sound.
“Get down, get down, and move it all around”
Inspiration sees no prejudice or bias, and so, Deva isn’t the only composer to have been blessed. ‘Karu Karu Vizhigalal’ from Pachaikili Muthucharam has long been one of my favourite Harris Jayaraj tracks. Well, at least, it was until last week, when somebody did me the disfavour of playing Westlife’s ‘Hit You With The Real Thing’. Let’s just say I felt like Rambha in Ullathai Allithaa , after she learns that it isn’t really Goundamani who’s singing ‘Mama Nee Mama’ but Karthik. As my disappointment slowly morphed into rage, I did what anybody does in this millennium upon feeling emotion of any sort. I shared it on Twitter. And pat came the responses from Harris Jayaraj fans, who disguised their outrage as polite requests for more information on copied tracks, but this time, would I please indict other composers too. They may as well have tweeted, “If I’m going down, I’m taking you with me.” It suddenly made sense why many, many YouTube videos of Tamil songs are rife with comment wars, with fans accusing each other’s favourite composer of plagiarism.
As a responsible tweeter — and feeling a bit like Ajith in Citizen out to redeem Athippatti — I waded into the deep dark recesses of the Internet in search of more inspirations, and boy, was I in for more shock. You see, most of us assume that inspirations somehow suddenly came into existence with the advent of the Internet. But if you care to spend enough time on YouTube, you’ll soon encounter videos that will leave you questioning the whole purpose of your existence. There are allegations, armed with samples from the original tracks, that even classics like Puthiya Paravai ’s ‘Paartha Nyabagam Illayo’ and Vallavan Oruvan ’s ‘Palinginaal Oru Maaligai’ are inspired. If they are indeed, can you imagine the long hours that must have been spent in sourcing these tracks during an age bereft of the Internet? No marks for creativity, yes, but props definitely for tireless research.
“But sir, I wasn’t copying. I was simply inspired.”
Sometimes, you don’t even realise that your favourite song could well be an inspiration until some wise man, a techwiz in these times, opens your eye. You’d likely roll your eyes in incredulity if I suggested that Vallavan ’s ‘Yammaadi Aathaadi’ is inspired from Usher’s ‘Yeah!’. One sounds nothing like the other, right? Yet, should you hear Usher’s song in 2x speed, you’ll likely be able to spot the origins of that synthesised nadhaswaram bit that is so key to the Tamil song. These are frightful times; with each day, with each discovery of inspiration, my iPod gets lighter. What if your Karthik were actually a Goundamani?
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Anuja Chandramouli says:
It is the sheer blatancy of the plagiarism that gets to me. The music director of Ullathai Allitha, Sirpi I think , made his short-lived career by being an unabashed copy cat. He even ripped off from popular indi pop songs of the time!
And remember Sayonee from Junoon? It was big in the 90s and we had inspired (I don’t need to use the exaggerated quotes right?) versions of the same track in Prashanth and Vijay films which were released back to back. Really loved the Kadhalil Vizhunthen album from Vijay Antony till my kid bro pointed out that the Unakenne naan track was inspired by Rihanna’s Unfaithful.
These are frightful times indeed, though I am not sure why you went with the whole ‘felt like Rambha when she discovered Goundamani was actually Karthik’ thing. Disappointment morphed into rage which morphed into modhal which became kadhal which is a happy ending. For me personally it’s like going in search of a Nightingale and finding a warty frog instead.
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This newsletter is published at techpolicy.substack.com. The following is an excerpt from Edition 14.
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Of Oxygen, Amplification, You Are Under Arrest, Plandemic Returns and You Can’t Stop This.
Mask, No Mask and The Oxygen of Amplification
I can see what’s happening?
And we don’t have a clue
We keep doing the same things, again and again. I don’t know what to do.
I wish I could say this was a Hakuna Matata kind of situation, but it isn’t. There’s plenty to worry about. But before I send you down to the depths of despair, here’s a gif to soften the fall.
What on earth are you going on about, Prateek??
Fine, fine. I’ll come right to it. I am, of course, talking about…
You would probably have guessed from the title of this section which incident I am talking about. No? Anti-mask protests are moving closer to home (well, I don’t know where you are, but mine anyway). I am going to avoid calling it an ‘Indian Anti-mask’ movement. There’s no need to make it sound bigger than it actually is.
What happened next? A bunch of people exclaimed on Twitter, many made fun of it. One publication ran a story repeating its claims in the title. Another did a story about such movements ‘gaining momentum’.
Now before going further, I am going to digress and talk a bit about a 3-part series by Whitney Phillips called *The Oxygen of Amplification* (Data and Society 2018) which was the outcome of a number of interviews/conversations she had with journalists about their role covering alt-right movements and the Trump’s first presidential campaign.
There were a couple of things that really stood out to me, I will rely primarily on quoting because I think the language she uses is very important. While a lot of these are in the context of reporters/journalists, many apply to us as social media users too.
What reporters covering “alt-right” antagonisms didn’t anticipate, however, was the impact this reporting would have on unintended audiences; … As the stories themselves and social media reactions to these stories ricocheted across and between online collectives, what was meant as trolling was reported (and reacted to) seriously, and what was meant seriously was reported (and reacted to) as trolling—all while those on the far-right fringes laughed and clapped.
Through reporters’ subsequent public commentary—commentary that fueled, and was fueled by, the public commentary of everyday social media participants— countless citizens were opened up to far-right extremists’ tried and true, even clichéd, manipulations. This outcome persisted even when the purpose of these articles and this commentary was to condemn or undermine the information being discussed.
However critically it might have been framed, however necessary it may have been to expose, coverage of these extremists and manipulators gifted participants with a level of visibility and legitimacy that even they could scarcely believe, as nationalist and supremacist ideology metastasized from culturally peripheral to culturally principal in just a few short months.
That is to say, that any coverage results in amplification in a sense.
She also points out structural issues in the media ecosystem (I’m paraphrasing here).
Reliance on analytics essentially incentivises clickbait-y content instead of deep reporting.
“The journalistic imperative” to cover what is perceived to be relevant to public interest. Attempting to ‘balance perspectives’ and essentially putting even harmful views on the same level as facts.
It is a job – people get assigned stories they may not want to do, may not be interested in, may not agree with.
Misconceived imagination of what the audience might be and a lack of diversity.
I am not directly in the media ecosystem in India, but I suspect many of these would apply here as well. This is why, I haven’t linked to the pieces/tweets I mentioned earlier. My intention isn’t to shame people.
Now, let’s get back to this anti-mask thing or any political leader that makes an outrageous statement, anyone spewing hate, or engaging in targeted harassment, for that matter.
The underlying dynamics are similar – the more coverage or purchase they get; the greater the incentive for others to flood the information ecosystem with similar content.
Does this mean such incidents should never be amplified and swept under the rug? Sigh, of course not.
There is no shortcut to figuring out when to do this either. The tricky part is determining whether something needs coverage or not. I did say there were no Hakuna Matatas here, didn’t I?
Based on this series , I’ve also made a quick mind-map of what participants felt were the trade-offs between choosing to amplify something or not + recommendations on what to consider. I strongly recommend reading the entire series.
Of course, this wouldn’t be MisDisMal-Information if I didn’t immediately throw a contradiction at you. So let’s talk about Hindustani Bhau. Ok, let’s not. But the gist of it is this:
Man spew hate -> People report -> Platform say ‘Policy not violated’ -> People outrage -> Platform say ‘Ok, ok, Policy violated’ -> Man account suspended.
This is a story we’ve seen before.
But wait, turns out, his Facebook account as a ‘Public Figure’ is still around (as of 21 Aug evening, when I am writing this). So is his Twitter account (or at least a Twitter account purportedly managed by one of the people who also manage his Facebook account), where he doubled down on the same video (for which is Instagram account was taken down) by quote tweeting Kunal Kamra (with 1.6M followers) sharing and flagging the Mumbai Police. You can’t make this up – I really wish I was.
Which brings up another question – when one account is suspended by a platform, are other platforms obliged to follow suit? Heck, is the same company expected to follow suit on another platform? Or do we have to rely on outrage-cycles all the time? Because that’s a sign that ‘due-process’ isn’t working.
And in a story that sums up most of this section.
Laura Loomer won a primary in Florida. Wait, Prateek. Who is she?
Excellent question.
She was de-platformed in 2018. It got a lot of coverage. She handcuffed herself to Twitter’s NY office. It got a lot of coverage. She gained influence, leveraged it and clearly capitalised on it.
If you read the Oxygen of Amplification Series and some of the coverage around these events, the points in that mind map make a lot more sense
Becca Lewis has an important thread on this, in the context of de-platforming.
Becca Lewis @beccalew
I’m thinking about the Laura Loomer primary win and how maybe it’s less of a sign that de-platforming doesn’t work and more of a sign that it’s one of the only levers of change the platforms let us imagine, which leads us to put far too much emphasis on it
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In many cases, de-platforming has indeed “worked” in the sense of reducing the audiences for individual creators, but of course it’s limited and can be worked around with a bit of creativity. Loomer has turned out to be a master of that exact kind of creativity
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It’s also necessarily individual and reactive, which means it can be a very effective tool at minimizing individual harmful voices, but generally after they have already cultivated a following. And the structures are all still in place for new creators to fill the void.
The problems are baked deeply into the business models and ideologies of the platforms, so nothing on such a small level as de-platforming will change the bigger issues. That doesn’t mean it isn’t still an important tool, because it clearly is – it’s just not a panacea
Oh, and remember the anti-mask video? The guy who posted it has been de-platformed at least once before, he keeps coming back.
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Talent Acquisition Tech Is Evolving
November 16, 2017 /Archives /by Roy Maurer
The traditional technology configuration for recruiting and hiring at the enterprise level is changing from being solely an applicant tracking setup to one with more analytics, automation and marketing tools, said Tim Sackett, HR thought leader and president of HRU Technical Resources, an engineering and design staffing firm based in Lansing, Mich.
“In five years, what we consider to be an ATS [applicant tracking system] now will no longer exist in talent acquisition,” Sackett told attendees at CareerBuilder’s Empower 2017, a conference for recruiting professionals held by the recruiting software company.
“The ATS is just a database, a system of record for talent acquisition, similar to the HRIS [human resource information system] for HR,” he said. “The reality is that TA [talent acquisition] is moving more toward marketing technologies.”
Today’s Best-Practice TA Tech Stack
Sackett explained that a best-practice TA tech setup currently relies on the ATS as its core piece. From there, employers add a sourcing and candidate relationship management (CRM) component at the top of the stack and an onboarding tool on the other end, either as a part of the ATS, the HRIS or a stand-alone. In addition, the ATS should be integrated with background screening and assessment components.
“This is where you should be today,” he said. “Many aren’t, but that’s OK, as long as you’re working toward it.”
He pointed out that “some ATS vendors will say they offer sourcing, or CRM, but those are for the most part crap. There’s a couple maybe that do it well, but the reality is that for really good CRM right now, you have to bolt it on.” He added that what ATSs are trying to sell are mass e-mail blasts masquerading as CRM. “That’s not CRM. That’s not how you nurture a candidate.”
The Future Best-Practice TA Tech Stack
The future best-practice tech configuration will be front-loaded with a fully functioning CRM that includes a recruitment marketing platform, employer branding technology, a fully optimized careers site and programmatic ad placement. Programmatic advertising helps employers decide how and where to buy ads by targeting specific demographics. Consumer marketing has been using programmatic advertising for over a decade.
“If you have a need for a critical care nurse in Chicago, programmatic ads will keep popping up in front of people who fit that profile based on their online behavior,” Sackett said. “Only 18 percent of organizations are using programmatic for job posting, but in a few years, it will be 90-plus percent. You will have to figure this out.”
Programmatic is less comfortable for HR because the cost varies. “It’s pay-per-applicant, so you don’t know how much it will cost to get 10 applicants, but the reality is that it ends up being 60-75 percent less than what you spend on traditional recruitment marketing,” he said.
Automated sourcing technology, including employee referral automation, should be next in the stack. “Employee referral automation is probably the most underutilized, highest ROI [return on investment] of any TA tech on the market, and still only about 35-40 percent of organizations are even using it,” Sackett said.
“Think about it: What’s your No.1 source of hire?” he asked the audience. “Referrals are usually either first, second or third. What’s your top quality of hire? Employee referrals. If referrals are one of your top sources of hire and the top quality of hire, why aren’t we all in on employee referral automation?”
Screening and interviewing tools using video and text messaging come next. “All recruiters should be texting candidates right now,” Sackett said. “There is some great tech out there that you can bolt on to your ATS that will capture the whole conversation, which is great for when you’re screening through text. There’s also some AI [artificial intelligence] text-screening on the market which can help a recruiter manage several text conversations simultaneously and answer basic FAQs.”
Other segments will contain predictive analytics tools, employee assessments and automated reference checks before funneling into the ATS and onboarding solution.
Owning Your TA Tech Choices
Sackett said that talent acquisition leaders still don’t typically get to pick the technologies they use, but that is changing. “The talent function houses the expertise on TA for the organization. But for the most part, IT still picks the tech. That shouldn’t be happening.”
Talent leaders will have to educate themselves on the changing technology landscape however, before usurping IT’s traditional role. “There are about 27 different verticals of TA tech you could buy,” Sackett said.
Talent acquisition leaders should create a technology road map that will work in tandem with human resources and IT road maps, suggested Nick Mailey, vice president of talent acquisition at financial software company Intuit in San Francisco. “Developing that tech road map is critical,” he said.
“Keeping up with technology is a part of your job in talent acquisition,” said William Tincup, president of RecruitingDaily.com in Dallas-Fort Worth. Tincup explained that TA leaders looking to invest in new technologies should consider whether the tools are predictive, easy to access anywhere with Wi-Fi and on any device—a laptop, smartphone or tablet—and whether they will recommend how to clean data.
Recruiters should look for products that will fit their processes. “Processes are always more important than products,” he said.
Being able to analyze and interpret the data from the various platforms will also be important. “One of the biggest hires we’re seeing now in corporate TA is for business intelligence analysts,” Sackett said. “We have so much data and don’t know how to interpret it.”
This article was first published on SHRM.org
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Virgin Atlantic new Upper Class Bar
Cyril Foiret· May 10, 2012
irgin Atlantic Airways just launched their new Upper Class bar and cabin designed in partnership with British VW+BS studio and last 21st April an A330 took off from London to New York with a brand new bar and cabin interior. The result for the passenger is a unique onboard experience, to sip a cocktail at 30000 feet, perched on a stool at the longest bar in the sky in a futuristic space and let the world fly by underneath. Can’t wait to try!
On April 21st an A330 took off from London to New York with a brand new bar and cabin interior designed by the VW+BS studio in partnership with the Virgin Atlantic Design Team. We had been approached over four years ago by Virgin with a test brief to see what we would do if we had a free hand to redesign one of their planes. We had a lot of fun but we researched very thoroughly the changing trends in travel and hospitality to produce an intelligence report that could form a reference for the client, and to determine how these new ideas could be incorporated on board an aircraft.
The existing product introduced in 2003 remained a market leader but trends in travel were changing and Virgin is determined to be the industry innovator. The brief was very ambitious: to create an exciting and engaging social space for passengers and meet the immense technical requirements of a wide bodied plane with the strictest safety regulations.
The entry point for our thinking was that the bar is positioned at the entry point to the plane. It had to make an immediate impression. After take-off the bar had to become a destination. We wanted to orient the bar within the space to make this impact and to create a genuinely convivial space, that reflected trends happening on the ground with pop-up bars and the new speak easy, while having an aesthetic that was decidedly futuristic and belonged in the sky.
By reorienting the bar so that it is angled to face the entry door allowed us to re-imagine the space to create a variety of different social spaces. You can stand, sit and perch around the bar. The angles provide many different sight lines and vistas. People can mix in twos, or threes or just have a quiet drink alone. The sculptural stools are made from machined aluminium and have a highly polished surface to generate reflections and add to its sense of immateriality.
The wrap around cocoon of the bar provides a seamless skin that contains all of the paraphernalia (oxygen kits, wheel chair storage etc) that is required on a modern aircraft but also works to provide the kit for the front of house: the glasses, the ice buckets and the bottles of spirits that a bar must contain.
‘A unique onboard experience, to sip a cocktail at 30000 feet’
The side cabinets for the magazines and spirit bottles are shaped to fit into the area but are cut away at the top for display. The crew side of the bar is open to the passenger and contains all the typical airline catering carts that are usually on display, but here are hidden away behind carefully designed but robust doors with custom recessed handles. The result is that every aspect of the bar is rigorously designed for use, with no superfluous space, including under-counter glass storage for the tumblers and a back – lit angled recess to store the new champagne coupes.
The colour palette is largely neutral: an off-white stone skin for the bar itself and a champagne coloured lacquer finish for the remaining elements. Of course there is a big splash of red – Virgin Atlantic’s colour – for the front of the bar and the same espresso leather found on the cabin seats for the stools and perches. The mood can be greatly enhanced by the RGB lighting effects: different moods and scenes can be created according to the lighting scheme. There are lighting strips within the cocoon skin and cleverly positioned indirect lighting to enhance the sharp silhouettes so that the mood is subtle and sophisticated.
At the same time the seating has been redesigned for a new Upper Class suite with a wider and longer bed. The seat design was carried out by Simon Pengelly’s studio also in partnership with Virgin Atlantic’s own design team.
The result for the passenger is a unique onboard experience, to sip a cocktail at 30000 feet, perched on a stool at the longest bar in the sky in a futuristic space and let the world fly by underneath.
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Lincoln Southwest teacher leaves a legacy
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Many of us remember a favorite teacher who made an impact. And that can be said of Elaine Harris at Lincoln Southwest High School. It was a big deal to get a seat in her Spanish class. And now, after 25 years of teaching, Harris is closing that chapter.
We surprised Harris via Zoom a few days before she was set to retire. Many teachers and staff at Lincoln Southwest High School gathered in the commons area or zoomed in to watch this moment. Harris was nominated three times for this honor.
“Oh my goodness thank you so much,” said Harris. “I’m crying, too. I’m supposed to be out to lunch!”
We asked Elaine if she’d rather have this or go out to lunch.
“Let’s do this, please!”
“I’m a little bit unconventional. So I’m frankly shocked, but honored,” said Harris.
Unconventional, because Harris came to teaching later in life, after staying home to raise her own children. She helped open the doors at Lincoln Southwest in 2002.
“I watch this (Golden Apple Award) all the time, and think wow, it would be really cool to get this someday,” said Harris. “A lot of times we don’t hear the good things, we only hear the bad things. And it’s just really, really an honor truly.”
Former student Bridger Corkill said Harris’s joyous energy was infectious, and her class was a highlight of many of his high school days. Many students would change their schedules just to get a seat in Harris’s class.
“Well, either that, or they want to get out really fast,” chuckled Harris.
Aaron Finley is the Lincoln Southwest Language Department Chair. Finley said that Harris tells young people what they need to hear, and not always what they want to hear.
“They were lucky to have Elaine,” said Finley.
And now, after 25 years of teaching, Elaine Harris is retiring at the end of December, in part due to the pandemic. We asked her what she’d like her legacy to be.
“That I’m a happy person, and that I love kids, and I love learning,” said Harris. “It’s a wonderful group of people here (Southwest). I’m honored to teach with such wonderful people.”
Harris then took off her mask so we could all see her. She joked about not having to wear lipstick anymore under a mask.
Being a great teacher means a lot to the world, and 10/11 and Doane University appreciate teachers like Harris. And so do her students and staff at Lincoln Southwest. Harris was humbled and happy as her co-workers gave her a round of applause, in person and on zoom.
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Bored of the coins – TechNewHero
Something strange is afoot in the world of cryptocurrencies. For the first time since Satoshi dropped Bitcoin on us like a benevolent bomb, this painfully new, highly bizarre field has become … well … boring. The true believers will tell you that great strides are being made, and the mainstream breakthrough is just around the corner, but they’ve been saying that for long enough that it’s beginning to seem reasonable to start wondering if these wolves were ever real.
I know, I know, it seems especially weird to be saying this at the same time that the President of China and CEO of Facebook have both become blockchain advocates. But China’s cryptocurrency, if it happens, will be a panopticoin, a tool to centralize monetary control even more firmly in the hands of the Communist Party, nothing like the decentralized censorship-resistant programmable money that the crypto community is theoretically all about; and Facebook’s, while making technical progress, keeps losing partners and gaining enemies.
The crypto community is currently all agog about “DeFi,” for decentralized finance, a movement which basically expands cryptocurrencies from “censorship-resistant money” to “censorship-resistant financial instruments,” such as collateralized loans and interest-bearing investments, along with “staking” (not really DeFi, but often treated as it.) Inside the crypto world, this seems like a revolution which will one day replace Wall Street. Outside the crypto world, it seems … a little like monks debating how many angels can dance on the end of a pin, one that no one is actually using and nobody outside the monastery cares about.
It’s easy to get the impression the cryptocurrency world has sacrificed technical engineering in favor of financial engineering. It’s easy to see them as having abandoned “banking the unbanked,” the alleged initial noble goal of many, to “offering sophisticated financial instruments to the unbanked,” long before any of those famous unbanked have actually been, you know, banked. And I’m sorry to report that you wouldn’t be entirely wrong.
But there are real technical advances being made. It’s just that they’re mostly slow and behind the scenes, and in the interim, the community’s “MOPs and sociopaths” have seized on DeFi.
There is some visible progress. ZCash is making apparent breakthroughs in important, foundational cryptographic research. Tezos continues to upgrade its governance algorithms — modify its code constitution, basically — successfully.
On the application layer, I’m interested in Vault12, which uses “friends and family to safeguard crypto assets” — basically, instead of entrusting the secret keys which control your cryptocurrencies to a third party like an exchange, something not particularly different from traditional banking, you protect them among people you trust, so that some number of them can collaborate with you to recover your keys if they’re lost, using a cryptographic protocol known as Shamir’s Secret Sharing. Luminaries such as Vitalik Buterin and Christopher Allen have argued for “social key recovery” for some time, and it’s interesting to see it offered by a slick new Valley startup.
But a lot of what’s happening is more fundamental, in search of the ability to support many more transactions than today’s blockchains. The entire foundation of today’s second-leading cryptocurrency, Ethereum, is being torn apart and replaced wholesale, in search of “Ethereum 2.0.” Bitcoin remains much more stable and conservative, but a whole new story is being added to its foundations, the Lightning Network. Both make me uneasy. A fundamental rewrite is always worrying. Lightning may scale, but it is if anything even more user-hostile than Bitcoin, basically the cryptocurrency equivalent of a hard-to-use prepaid credit card. Still, the permissionless equivalent of prepaid credit cards would be good for the unbanked that everyone’s clearly so worried about, right?
I’m also uneasy because almost all blockchain scaling solutions — Lightning, sharding, Plasma, optimistic rollup, etc. — turn fundamental blockchain security from something relatively passive (check the hashes and use the chain with the most computational power) to something active (“watchtowers,” “fraud proofs.”) This seems to me to increase the security attack surface a lot.
All these issues may yet be solved. Sure. But at the same time, it feels like dissonance between the attitude inside the crypto bubble and that of mundanes may never have been greater. Meanwhile, the dark spectre of Tether hangs over the entire industry. OK, circumstantial evidence is inadmissible for good reason … but there sure is a lot of it.
I’ve argued before that “ongoing associations with a cloud of crazy scandal and hangers-on snake-oil salespeople — all of which would be catastrophic signs for, say, a traditional new startup — can actually be indicators of the strength, not weakness” of the cryptocurrency movement …
…but at some point, your religion — or “brain virus,” as Naval Ravikant once called cryptocurrencies — has to begin to appeal to people who do not actually live on your compound, or else you are going to be remain a cult and wither out. When is that going to happen? Is that going to happen? The answer remains no clearer than it was five years ago.
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Huawei Starts Testing Smartphones With Its Own Hongmeng OS
Amarnath Chakraborty
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ecent reports from the Global Times via Reuters suggests that Huawei is in the process of launching a budget smartphone that will be powered by Hongmeng OS. The upcoming Hongmeng-powered smartphone will be priced around CNY 2,000 (Approximately INR 21,000).
Well, if you have been staying updated with the latest tech news, then you might know about the US Trade ban on Huawei. In May 2019, the US government banned Huawei from using any software or hardware created by American companies. That means that Huawei can’t use Android as an operating system.
However, now the Chinese company, of course, Huawei can use US products as Trump reversed his previous blacklisting. During the Ban, the Chinese company has announced that they are working on a new operating system name Hongmeng OS.
Now a new report by the Global Times suggests that Huawei is in the process of launching a budget smartphone that will be powered by Hongmeng OS. The upcoming Hongmeng-powered smartphone will be priced around CNY 2,000 (Approximately INR 21,000).
The reports also stated that Huawei would show off the new Hongmeng OS at its developer conference, which will be held on Friday, August 9th in Dongguan, China. Let me remind you, Huawei executive Catherine Chen said in July that Hongmeng OS is being built, but not for smartphones.
Catherine Chen said that the operating system is designed for the Internet of Things (IoT) devices like Smart TVs and contains only fewer lines of code than a mobile operating system. On the other hand, the CEO of Huawei, Ren Zhengfei previous said that Hongmeng is likely to be faster than Android.
Ren Zhengfei does say that Hongmeng is intended to work across IoT devices, but he also mentioned that Huawei is prepping to create an app ecosystem to rival Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store. So, Huawei’s comments on Hongmeng OS haven’t been entirely consistent.
So, what do you think about this? Share your views with us in the comment box below.
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Star Power: Celebrities Supporting Wounded Warriors in New York City
By The Band Steele | May 14, 2019
NEW YORK, May 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Celebrities are coming together to support wounded veterans at the Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) Courage Awards & Benefit Dinner® May 16 at Gotham Hall. Mario Lopez, host of the entertainment news magazine show Extra, is hosting the event.
The event honors both wounded warriors and the supporters who help make WWP programs and services possible.
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Lopez has hosted Extra since 2008. His career in television and film spans more than 30 years. Among his credits include This is Us, Jane the Virgin, Brooklyn 99, The Rookie, Dancing with the Stars, and Saved by the Bell.
Former America’s Got Talent contestant Johnny Manuel will perform the national anthem at the event. Other celebrities in attendance will include country music performers Luke Pell and The Band Steele.
WWE wrestler Dolph Ziggler will host a livestream from the red carpet before the event on the WWP Instagram page at www.instagram.com/wwp. Once the event begins, viewers can interact via WWP’s Facebook and Twitch livestreams at www.facebook.com/wwp and https://twitch.tv/wwp.
There will also be a silent auction that supporters can participate in, both online and on-site. Check out the items you can bid on at http://wwp.news/CABD_Auction.
Donations go directly toward providing critical mental and physical health programs and services to wounded warriors and their families. They never pay a penny for WWP programs because they paid their dues on the battlefield. WWP is committed to helping injured veterans achieve their highest ambition.
To learn about ways to give back, visit https://wwp.news/GiveBack.
About Wounded Warrior Project
Since 2003, Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) has been meeting the growing needs of warriors, their families, and caregivers – helping them achieve their highest ambition. Learn more: http://newsroom.woundedwarriorproject.org/about-us.
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On Feb. 17, electronics company Apple Inc. released a statement stating that the company may begin creating a program for the iPhone which is able to unlock any Apple phone. This backdoor program is being requested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, (FBI) in light of recent terrorist attacks, specifically the San Bernardino shooting.
Apple stated in their customer letter online that they released this “for public discussion” and for “people around the country to understand what is at stake.”
The main fear in creating and releasing this backdoor is that although the FBI believes that the program will be used once only for the iPhone, it is still subject to being stolen or hacked. This program, if possessed, could open any iPhone, compromising the security of all Apple phone users. Hackers belong to a strong and growing community that has been able to compromise the Islam State in Syria (ISIS) and electronics company Sony among others.
The FBI is stating the All Writs Act of 1789 in this case, in support of creating the program though Apple is resisting and most likely looking for public support through this letter. The Act states that it may issue “all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions and agreeable to the usages and principles of law.” This means that the judge can order someone to follow the law, but it has to be done in an agreeable way. According to the New York Times, Apple does not want to give up this right whether they are made to or not. Apple is trying to make an unhackable security system that “experts say [Apple] almost surely will” succeed in doing.
After the original customer letter was published, news surfaced that the iCloud account on the phone had had its password changed remotely. At first it was thought that the password was changed by local officials, but this was denied and recently reinforced by an FBI release that it was done under supervision of federal officials. This is especially important because the FBI originally denied providing supervision for the action.
Although Apple would not create a backdoor program, they would help in backing up the shooter’s iCloud data. If the password was not changed, the government could have taken the phone to a previously connected WiFi area and had the phone automatically back up its data.
The phone in question is under government supervision because the owner worked for the San Bernardino Department of Health, giving them ownership of the phone. The phone is an iPhone 5c which has no fingerprint scanner, something that could have unlocked the phone with the deceased owner’s fingerprints and avoided this controversy.
This program, if created, would be the first ordered by the government to a company in disarming their encryption. It seems quite likely that this case may reach the Supreme Court through appeals that will have large impacts for all U.S. software companies. If the case is upheld, Apple believes that this program may take thousands of hours to even complete and unlock the phone.
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Super High Me screenings 4/20
Doug Benson's humorous documentary, Super High Me, gets the big 4/20 treatment with 1,100 confirmed events nationwide to screen the movie in cinemas, clubs, rooftops and private homes. Click here to find a screening near you today. Benson also is performing tonight at the Hollywood Improv. Here's a teaser, for those of you who haven't seen it or are unawares, of the project, in which Benson smokes pot for 30 days straight, then abstains for 30 days.
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Chevy Chase & Dave Chappelle, together (finally)?! Warm temperatures, a full moon and Friday night meant you just knew that everyone would be out and about in New York City. After catching some live comedy around the city, I settled in for some people-watching outside the Comedy...
Tom McCaffrey's CD recording, 4/20/2008 Tom McCaffrey will record his first comedy CD at 8 p.m. tonight at Pianos in NYC, something made more newsworthy by the fact that McCaffrey is doing so for a brand-new record label, It Takes A Lot To Laugh Records...
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Home » News » Belgium to become a distribution hub for coronavirus vaccines across Europe and Africa
Belgium to become a distribution hub for coronavirus vaccines across Europe and Africa
November 26, 2020 by News Desk
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Belgium is set to become a hub for coronavirus vaccine distribution across Europe and Africa. Home to several pharmaceutical companies, and a major transport link for both regions, the nation is preparing to handle a huge volume of vaccine doses. On November 25, 2020, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the first European citizens might already be vaccinated by the end of December 2020. The commission has already secured deals with six potential vaccine suppliers, for the purchase of over 800 million doses. Support us: https://subscribe.scmp.com
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What is Linux Hosting
In terms of stability and security, Linux is ranked the most stable operating system and at the same time, it’s quite easy to maintain and support. One of the reasons why Linux web hosting has gained popularity is its easily accessible configuration files and the non-complicated process of updating them. Linux by itself being an open-source operating system allowing developers to modify the operating system source code and then redistribute without restriction makes it quite a popular platform. You can also find here https://topminisite.com/blog/the-best-website-hosting-providers top rated web hosting providers.
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Another Education is Possible, Spring 2018, How the USS negotiations and dispute developed
Hoe the USS negotiations and dispute developed
Marion Hersh
Is there a deficit?
Think of a pension scheme with an enormous black hole deficit. Of course, USS. But wait a moment, USS assets increased 12.2% from £60 to £67 billion last year, whereas its liabilities only went up by 2.4%. The deficit is supposed to be 7.1 billion, So, hasn’t this massive increase in assets wiped out the deficit? But what about the increase in the cost of future contributions and short term reliance and … Something strange is happening here. By any real standards USS is doing really well – it has a positive cash flow, very high rates of return and a growing membership, with over 190 thousand active members paying money into the scheme. However, the USS Executive seems determined to show that there is enormous deficit which will require draconian measures and the poverty of many members into old age in order to eradicate it.
The Valuation
USS is legally required to carry out a valuation every three years. This involves a snapshot of the situation on 31 March 2018 with a statutory requirement to complete the valuation process and the associated decisions on benefits and contributions within 15 months i.e. by 30 June 2018. This is a mathematical modelling process involving considerably uncertainty. The choice of assumptions and model is critical and political and ideological factors as well as technical ones affect the decisions made (Meadows et al., 1972).
Unfortunately, the implicit aim of the USS valuation seems to be based on showing that a profitable and successful scheme is experiencing serious problems and requires drastic measures to resolve them. The approach is designed for a single employer which could go bankrupt tomorrow rather than large stable and financially and otherwise well-established sector comprising 68 universities, some of which are very large, several hundred small employers and 190 thousand active members paying money into the scheme. The issue of all these employers simultaneously withdrawing from the scheme is not really relevant. Similarly, bankruptcy is unlikely other than in the case of total economic collapse, for instance due to catastrophic climate change, yet here USS has not accepted the need for an ethical investment policy. Finally, large numbers of employers withdrawing simultaneously other than due to bankruptcy is unlikely, as this would require them to make large payments to USS to cover their liabilities, not to mention the impact on their prestige and positions in league tables etc.
Everything we do involves risk. Many universities are involved in a number of large and relatively risky construction projects. Therefore, there is a certain amount of real risk associated with USS, however, this risk is relatively small. In contrast there is also an excessive amount of risk associated with USS’s model and this is leading to very reduced estimates of assets and inflated estimates of liabilities. This reckless prudence has also led to proposals for derisking, or investment in gilts (government bonds), which are allegedly very stable and low risk (this is highly questionable), but have very low rates of return. Thus instead of a potential rate of return of probably in excess of 12.2%, income would artificially be driven down to CPI–0.5% (currently about 2.9%). It should be noted that the 9% difference in rates of return is close to the estimate additional costs that members and employers allegedly need to pay to maintain current benefits? Would it not be more sensible to allow the very highly expert and exorbitantly paid investment managers time to do their best work rather than artificially reduce revenue through derisking? Another area needlessly affected by reckless prudence is Deficit Recovery Contributions (DRCs). It is generally accepted, including by USS Executive, that derisking increases the deficit and therefore also deficit recovery contributions. Getting rid of derisking could also remove the need for DRCs. On the other hand, deriskiing and high DRCs lead to an increase in deficit, resulting in a need for even higher DRCs and more derisking, resulting in a negative spiral and destruction of a successful pension scheme.
Time Line in the USS dispute
September Technical Provisions released showing £5.3b deficit
19 October 2018: result of consultative ballot – 55.8% turnout, 86.6% prepared to take industrial action.
November Technical Provisions released showing £7.5b deficit
14th December: Employers table proposals to move to 100% DC
18 and 19 December: minor victory for UCU – employers agree not to table DC proposal; UCU agree not to table an alternative proposal for £50 K threshold and 1/80 accrual rate.
22 January: UCU industrial action ballot result – we have beaten the thresholds.
23 January: Independent’ chair votes in favour of UUK DC proposal
5 February: First USS JNC after vote for UUK proposals
22 February: First day of 14-day strike action – mass pickets!!!
27 February: Informal talks with employers, UCU presents 10-point proposal for settling the dispute – UUK positive response to last 5 points about the future, not very willing to look at 5 points on present valuation.
5-12 March: ACAS Talks with UUK
12 March: proposal 42K, 1/85 accrual, 2.5% inflation capping, proposal for expert panel to look at valuation issues
13 March: branch meeting followed by HEC, mass lobby of HEC. Branch meeting very strongly rejects the ACAS proposal; HEC agrees to continue the action and contact branches about best dates for further industrial action to affect exams and marking prior to notifying employers.
UUK agrees to suspend consultation on DC proposal.
16 March: Last day of main period of 14 day UCU strike action – mass pickets, support from students, leadings role of GTAs and casualised staff throughout.
23 March: UUK proposal presented to SWG as a possible way of resolving the dispute. This has been discussed by officials with UK. It involves an expert panel to evaluate and make proposals on the valuation. It initially looks good, but on reflection is a rewrite of the rejected proposal without the £42K part.
23 March UUK proposal made public
28 March branch meeting followed by HEC: Agreement that the approach involving an expert panel has potential, but concerns about the details have not be specified and could therefore go majorly wrong. No vote on outcome. Probably the majority feeling was to revise or clarify and resubmit, but HEC agreed to an immediate ballot.
19 April E-ballot agreed to accept the UUK proposal and to suspend, but not end industrial action.
27 April: HEC agreed that the JEP should have three UCU (and three UUK) members and that SWG should be responsible for choosing UUC members and agreeing the chair.
27 April: JNC unanimously agreed to withdraw DC proposal – major victory for UCU, as a result of industrial action, but still a lot of work to do.
The Different Proposals
Defined Benefit cap £ Accrual Inflation capping Valuation
Employers DC 0K n/a n/a n/a
UCU £50K 50K 1/80 10% n/a
ACAS 42K 1/85 2.5% Independent valuation review by expert panel with independent chair – inform next valuation
UUK JEP n/a n/a n/a Joint expert panel, non-voting chair evaluate valuation, change the result of this valuation
USS rule 76.4 55.5K 75th 5% and half increase of any further inflation from 5-15% upto 10% max November valuation and cost sharing increases in contributions
Current benefits are based on a hybrid scheme with defined benefits (DB) up to a threshold of £55,500 and defined contributions (DC) beyond that. Inflation proofing increases as CPI up to 5% and then 0.5% for each 1% increase up to 10% for 15% inflation. The table above summarises the main features of the various proposals made to date. Reductions in accrual rate affect all members, particularly lower paid members, whereas reductions in threshold only affect higher paid members. Inflation is already above 2.5%. Since the effect of inflation capping is multiplicative over a number of years, the effect of further inflation capping could prove disastrous if, as is likely, inflation remains above 2.5%.
The employers DC proposal is clearly the worst. Its disadvantages including significant reductions in benefits. In addition, DB makes it much easier to plan for retirement, as you know high much pension you will be getting. This is not possible with DC, as the pension you receive is dependent on the market. This becomes particularly problematical with derisking, which artificially reduces rates of return. Therefore, members could potentially put off retirement for several years in the hope of market improvement. A move from DB to DC also transfers the risk from employers to members and while doing so makes model risk into real risk. Therefore, rather than employers facing minimal risks, probably lower than those associated with their other financial activities, due to the size of the scheme, members have individual investment pots and therefore face very real risks of a significant reduction in pensions.
Despite the significant disadvantages in reduced benefits and increased contributions of the £50K UCU offer, making an offer within the November technical provisions was the right move in December and January, as it showed willingness to negotiate. It was also a means to hold the UCU side with its different perspectives on what was achievable together and definitely much better than the £30K threshold and 1/80 or 1/85 accrual rate that some of negotiators considered the likely outcome. In the event of this proposal receiving the chair’s casting vote, the employers would have been very eager to reduce their contributions to the current 18% through changes to the valuation framework.
However, the successful strike action with mass pickets changed the situation and meant that we were in a position to demand something better. In addition, the UCU proposal had been rejected by UUK, so we were not tied to it, just because we had already presented it once. Unfortunately, not all the negotiating team agree with this perspective and there were subsequent references to reintroducing this proposal.
The ACAS proposal was somewhere between the UCU 50 K and UUK DC proposals and so probably seemed a reasonable outcome to ACAS. However, this ignores the facts that the 50 K proposal is already a significant reduction from the status quo and that the only reason for making changes is the flawed valuation approach.
The Joint Expert Panel for revising the valuation is potentially useful. However, there are various potential weaknesses which led to the call for revise or clarify and resubmit. In particular, the commitment to maintaining current DB benefits is not spelt out,
Negotiations are generally a team effort and to some extent we were able to use this to combine skills, maximise strengths and minimise weaknesses. However, one of our major differences was on differing political/ideological views on whether we should be aiming at maintaining the status quo through attacks on the deficit, making the employers pay more (which would mean us also pay more) or reduce our expectations as to what was feasible. We managed to maintain unity in the face of the employers, but doing this made it difficult to find a united position. The strike action totally changed the dynamic of the negotiations and changed what was achievable and what we should be aiming for. Unfortunately, this view was not shared by the whole team.
However, it is difficult to evaluate the impact of these factors on the outcome of the ACAS negotiations. It is open to question what the outcome would have been if the whole negotiation team had been committed to no detriment and submitted a proposal showing how this could be achieved early in the ACAS process.
The strength and unity of members as demonstrated in the strike action was the crucial factor. Whatever we win will be as a result of it. The strikes served as a focus for member anger and frustration, about the proposed slashing of their pensions, but not just on pensions. The USS dispute also focused members’ rage at other linked issues, including marketisation, casualisation, equality, workload and bullying.
The picket lines saw many new members and first time pickets, given confidence to take action. GTAs and other members on casualised contracts played a central role, though in may cases their abysmal pay meant that they themselves were not in receipt of a USS (or other) pension. The support, particularly from students was amazing.
This action has transformed the union and we will continue to see the impacts.
Openness, Transparency and Accountability
There was an agreement with UUK and in SWG that negotiations would be totally confidentiality. To this end the negotiators agreed not to post on the UCU activitists list and not to reveal the location of the ACAS talks. A well-attended lobby of earlier informal talks had upset the employers. However, there has been no real discussion of whether total confidentiality is really necessary for negotiations. The employers’ reaction to the UCU lobby indicates that member awareness of what is going on and a member presence could change the dynamics of negotiation. This would also make it clearer to negotiators what is and is not acceptable to members and could possibly put pressure on the employers to respond more in line with member expectations.
Until the rejection of the £42K offer by members there was at least transparency within the SWG and involvement of all available negotiators. Following this rejection the process was taken over by the General Secretary. While there is a role for informal discussions being initiated by the General Secretary, at some point, preferably early on, negotiators need to take over. The UUK JEP proposal was presented to members without any involvement of negotiators with UUK. The negotiators saw the proposal for the first after the end of the informal talks with UUK and a few minutes before the start of a conference call to agree putting it to HEC. Similarly there was no negotiator or wider Superannuation Working Group (SWG) involvement in drawing up the terms of reference of the JEP. This is problematical. The process for electing negotiators was agreed by HE Sector Conference (HESC) and therefore negotiators are accountable to HESC and through it to the wider membership. However, this accountability mechanism breaks down when negotiators are excluded from discussion and decision making.
A related issue is the pressure for immediate decisions. While there are times in negotiation when rapid decision making is required, the pressures are often artificial and should be resisted. Excessively fast decision making without an opportunity to consider or consult can lead to serious errors.
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Norway's Yara says Belarus potash supplier must stop punishing workers
FILE PHOTO: Workers of the potash producer Belaruskali protest against presidential election results, in Salihorsk
OSLO (Reuters) - Belarus's state-run potash miner Belaruskali must stop punishing workers for taking part in strikes and anti-government protests, and also needs to improve workplace safety, one of the company's biggest customers said on Saturday.
Norway's Yara ASA, which is among the world's largest fertiliser companies and a leading buyer of potash from Belaruskali, said the situation at the Belarusian firm was "not tenable".
Belaruskali did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
"We need to see imminent and substantial improvements in the conditions for, and relations with Belaruskali's workforce, and an end to the use of reprisals as well as improved occupational safety conditions," Yara Chief Executive Svein Tore Holsether said in a statement.
"We are particularly concerned by numerous reports of dismissals of workers who have expressed their democratic rights in a peaceful manner," he said.
Holsether, who visited Belaruskali in September to make his position clear, did not say whether Yara would sever business ties with the potash miner.
Belarus has been rocked by mass protests since an Aug. 9 presidential election which veteran incumbent Alexander Lukashenko said he won - an assertion contested by his opponents, who say the vote was rigged and want him to quit.
In August, a strike leader at Belaruskali was sentenced to 15 days in prison, and last month the company said 49 workers had been fired for taking part in a strike.
"Despite our continued efforts to bring about change through dialogue, we have not seen significant improvements in the situation for Belaruskali workers," Holsether said.
(Reporting by Terje Solsvik in Oslo; Additional reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin in Moscow; Editing by Helen Popper)
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Five Favorite Films of the 50’s
The 1950s was such a rich decade in film that I found myself having a difficult time in selecting what films to eliminate. I could only select five films according to the blogathon rules of engagement. Once I narrowed my selection down the question or questions became how can you leave a film like Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest off you list? How can you not select Sunset Blvd. or Some like it Hot or Strangers on a Train or The Searchers or High Noon or Paths of Glory or Singin’ in the Rain or Vertigo or On the Waterfront or Rio Bravo or well you get the point. The 1950s was a great decade. Narrow a select down to five favorites was not easy.
One rule I made on my own was to list a film director no more than once. Otherwise I could have listed five Alfred Hitchcock films: Vertigo, North by Northwest, Rear Window, Dial M for Murder and I Confess. Or I could have went with five Billy Wilder films: Some Like it Hot, Sunset Blvd, Ace in the Hole, Witness for the Prosecution and Stalag 17. I could also list five John Ford films but you get the point.
With that self set rule in place it became a little easier, however, I made one other rule. List a bunch of runner ups. Like I said the 1950’s was a rich decade. Anyway, here are my five favorite, not necessarily the bests, but favorites with a bit of an explanation followed by my runner ups.
Ace on the Hole
Manipulation, exploitation, opportunism, and hard-boiled vile, shaken, mixed and slammed into your guts by Billy Wilder. Ace in the Hole (aka The Big Carnival) is a lurid, take no prisoners portrait of the news media delivering a knock down nasty assault on journalism and the morbid character of the blood leeching public. No one is spared. A film made more than fifty years ago, yet more relevant today than ever. Opportunistic journalists pushing the limits of ethics is a recurring trend. The news media, in general has become more bipartisan and show business, making news more than reporting news objectively. So-called entertainment news shows, making “superstars” out of marginal personalities like Paris Hilton, the Kardasians on television almost ever night. Kirk Douglas’ Charlie Tatum would fit right in with today’s media world.
This is my favorite Hitchcock film, not an easy task in itself to select. It’s also one of my favorite films of all time. A permanent top-fiver on every list I ever made. It never gets bumped. Maybe not so surprisingly I have written about Rear Window twice before. Rear Window gets to the roots of movie watching, and still photography, for that matter. For anyone who is an avid film goer, it is no great revelation that watching movies is an extension of voyeurism; after all, what are we doing but looking into the lives of others. Observing, in a socially acceptable way, as opposed to peeping into the windows of neighbors or strangers. We are all, to an extent, curious to know what other people are doing, it’s human nature. However, most people can keep these voyeuristic tendencies limited to the socially accepted variety. Alfred Hitchcock was well aware of this trait in humans and he suckers us into compliance right from the beginning with the casting of James Stewart. Who better than Mr. Nice Guy, Mr. Straight Lace to lure you into peeping in on your neighbors and making you think there is nothing weird about it. You may not like hearing it but yes, if you like watching movies you are a voyeur! Rear Window is also smart, funny, tense, meticulous and intriguing. Oh yeah, there is the gorgeous looking Grace Kelly too, and the excellent Thelma Ritter.
invasion of the Body Snatchers
An allegory on the infiltration of communism in America? A metaphor for people turning a blind eye to the McCarthyism hysteria that was sweeping the country in the early 1950’s? An attack on the potential dangers of conformity and the stamping out of individuality? Don Siegel’s 1956 gem of a film, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, has been said to “really be about” any and all of these themes since its debut now more than fifty years ago. Siegel, who should know, never mentions any of this kind of subtext in his autobiography, A Siegel Film, so one can assume, all the reading into this classic SF film is just that, critics and film goers reading their own thoughts and ideas into a work of pop art. After all, isn’t personal interpretation one of the elements and joys of enjoying art?
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is an expertly made science fiction thriller that slowly builds in tension and never lets up. Filled with perfectly composed cinematography, a pulsating music score, by Carmen Dragon, and top notch acting performances from Kevin McCarthy and the lovely Dana Wynters, in a gallant battle to save the human race from dehumanizing pods.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers cautions us on the problem of being complacent with our lives; falling asleep is a danger, we are vulnerable, one loses touch with the world, and pods can quickly take us over. This fear is as relevant today as it was more than fifty years ago, maybe even more so, when the film was made, as pod like ideologues and followers swarm into the political mainstream.
The original title, Deadly Is The Female, says it all. A lethal woman and a chump of a guy whose life isn’t worth a plug nickel once the sexual sparks ignite and the bullets begin to fly. Gun Crazy is a compact, quick moving, finely tuned, low-budget piece of celluloid art. Brilliant in its minimalist approach, this small quickie accomplishes more visual beauty and excellent pacing than 99% of all high budget products that are excreted from today’s filmmakers. Note how director Joseph H. Lewis focuses entirely on the young lovers making all the other characters and their actions secondary. Even the police, as they close in on the couple in the swamp, are barely on-screen. The stunning bank robbery sequence, shot in one long take, sucks the audience, into the action practically making us all accessories in the crime.
Touch of Evil
The opening is one astounding continuous long running brilliant shot. It’s a spectacular beginning to one of the most interesting film noir’s ever made. Touch of Evil is also my own personal favorite Orson Welles work. It’s low budget film making that cannot be beat. Released on the top half of a twin bill, at least in New York, the film played at theaters around the city for only four days; scaled back to one theater for another three days and then quickly disappeared. Orson Welles as Hank Quinlan is an unkempt, overweight, beastly looking character. Visually, Welles made himself grotesque by placing the camera at a very low angles to emphasizes his character’s bulk. In one scene, we see Quinlan lifts he massive body up and out of a car, getting the full brunt of his size and hideous unkempt clothes right in our face. If there is a weak link in the film, it’s Charlton Heston playing Vargas, the Hispanic detective. Can anyone really believe Heston as Hispanic? Touch of Evil is a dark dirty, gritty noir.
Read more about the Five Favorite Films of the 50’s here!!!
And below are a few Runner Ups. I’m sure I missed a few.
Strangers on a Train
The Asphalt Jungle
From Here to Eternity
Bridge on the Rive Kwai
Rififi
Pickup on South Street
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Touch of Evil (1958) Orson Welles
The camera focuses in on what is a homemade time bomb. A young unidentified man carries it to a car placing it inside the trunk. Unknowingly, an American with his bimbo girlfriend gets into the car and drives off. The camera pulls back; we are in a sleazy Mexican border town. The camera follows the car. Coming into the moving camera’s range is Vargas (Charlton Heston), a Mexican police officer and his newlywed American wife, Susie (Janet Leigh). They cross the street heading toward the American side of the border. We pass one bar and strip joint after another; the music, jazz, rock and roll, blaring out from each one. At the border, Vargas stops and talks with the border guards, the two Americans in their car pass through, the girl mumbling something about hearing a ticking sound, but no one pays her much attention. Moments later the car explodes into a fiery ball. With the strategic assistance of cinematographer Russell Metty, Welles frames this opening all in one astounding continuous long running brilliant shot. Continue reading →
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The Naked Spur (1953) Anthony Mann
Anthony Mann’s “The Naked Spur” is a dark western that ranks up there with Ford’s “The Searchers”, Hawks “Rio Bravo” and Zimmemann’s “High Noon”, an exquisite study of character relationships, cynicism, betrayal and redemption with the added scenic beauty of a master painting.
The plot is simple, Howard Kemp (James Stewart), a bounty hunter running from his past is hell bent on bringing outlaw Ben Vandergroat (Robert Ryan) in for reward money. Unwillingly he accepts the help of two men he meets along the way, an old out of luck prospector, Jesse Tate (Millard Mitchell) and a dishonorably discharged unbalanced soldier, Roy Anderson (Ralph Meeker). When they catch Vandergroat, he has with him the pretty Lina Patch (Janet Leigh), the young daughter of a pal who professes her love for him. On the long road back Vandergroat makes multiple efforts to divide up the loyalty of the three men splitting them apart and turning them against each other, hopefully long enough so he can escape.
It is Robert Ryan’s twisted outlaw Ben Vandergroat who drives the film and Stewart’s Howie that reacts. Vandergroat’s divide and conquer policy is relentless, the men switching loyalties, shifting sides. He entices the old man Tate telling him how splitting the reward money two ways is better than three. Vandergroat continually attempts to pit the men against each other and displays an almost superior arrogance at times, for example when he smugly instructs the lone female character to “do me Lina.” While it is meant to rub his shoulder, it comes across as a more overtly sexual demand especially considering the salivating Roy Anderson is standing by watching. Mann’s westerns are dark conflicted works with characters whose seem to be at a crossroad in their life.
Stewart’s Howard Kemp is an unhinged anti-hero determined to get the $,5000 bounty money on Vandergroat’s head so he can buy back the ranch his fiancée sold from behind his back. Still he cannot do it without the help of his two untrustworthy partners. Early in the film his attempt to scale a rocky mountain where Vandergroat is held up fails, burning his hands as he falls. He succeeds in capturing Vandergroat only with the assistance of the unstable but younger Anderson.
There is very little typical western action in the film except for an Indian attack early on in the film, yet Mann and screenwriters Sam Rolfe and Harold Jack Bloom (who received an Oscar nomination) continuously keep the tension high through the characters interaction filled with mistrust and the constant threat for violence. At one point Vandergroat get hold of a gun and Howard almost out of control faces him down telling him to come on and draw, knowing he can outshoot him. Vandergroat knows it too and does not take the bait, telling the enraged Howard he is going to have to shoot him in cold blood if he wants him dead. Anderson yells out to kill him saying they’ll get the reward dead or alive. The old prospector stops the mad chaos before a shot is fired.
All the men come to a violent end except for Howard. Greed does in the old prospector when he falls for Vandergroat’s story about sharing in a non-existent goldmine and is shot dead once he unties the outlaw’s hands. Anderson drowns trying to recover Vandergroat’s body in the wild river and the outlaw is deceived by Lina after she has come to grips that he is a murderer and gives Howard an assist in their final confrontation.
In the end Stewart redeems himself coming to grips with his demons after retrieving Vandergroat’s body from the river (dragging it like a beached whale); he breaks down realizing that the bitterness that has engulfed him has made him less of a person. We are left to assume he and Lina go off to California and start a new life together.
Mann magnificently uses the camera to isolate the partners depending on who is on whose side at the time. He also positions his camera in various scenes that guarantee you are certainly seeing the actors in the fight scenes and not stunt doubles. As with the black and white beauty of his film noirs this color production is beautifully scenic (mostly filmed in the Colorado Rockies), one of the most visually stunning westerns this side of John Ford. But the landscape is more than just scenic it becomes another character in the film. Mann’s west is a country of streams, mountains and wide open land. It is the landscape that determines the final destiny of Vandergroat and Anderson.
I love seeing James Stewart portraying such a multi dimensional character. Too often we think of Stewart as the guy next door yet later in his career he took on roles that challenged this perception with films like Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” and especially in the films he made with Mann. Check out this overview of Stewart’s career that was written by R.D. Finch over at The Movie Projector blog, he spells it all out for you a lot better than I can. Also check out at Wonders in the Dark Sam Juliano’s wrap of the recent Anthony Mann festival at the Film Forum in New York.
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Psycho: Sex, Violence, Advertising and Going to the Movies
How do you write about Psycho and not be redundant? There has been so much written about the film, the director, and the cultural influence that one has to wonder if there are any new avenues left to explore. The number of books devoted to Psycho stands at least number six not including the original novel by Robert Bloch.
The Moment of Psycho – David Thompson
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho – Stephen Rubello
Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho: A Casebook – Robert Kolker, Ed.
Psycho in the Shower – Philip J. Skerry
Psycho: Behind the Scenes of the Classic Thriller – Janet Leigh
A Long Hard Look at Psycho – Raymond Durgnat
Add to this, the list of books on Hitchcock’s film and biographies about Hitch and well there is enough reading to keep you busy for a while.
Still, here I am writing about one of my favorite Hitchcock films. In 1960, Psycho was a film in the forefront. In many ways, it was revolutionary. Hitchcock slyly fought the censors managing to get more sex and violence into one film that ever before, that is, at least since the Production Code came into effect in 1934. But the revolution was not just about sex and violence. Psycho also ground-breaking in advertising, in sophisticated filmgoers thinking about American film as art and in changing the movie going habits of the public. Psycho did not just break all the rules, it created new ones.
Movie going in the old days….
“It is required that you see Psycho from the very beginning!”
“No one will be admitted except at the very beginning of the picture”
No one…BUT NO ONE…will be admitted to the theater after the start of each performance…”
Before television, home video, home theater, streaming, video games and Xbox for entertainment, the public went to the movies. As much as two or three times a week. Local movie houses changed features at least twice a week to accommodate the ever-hungry audience. That began to change once the dreaded menace of the film studios, television, started showing up in everyone’s home. Audiences began staying home, attendance dropped dramatically. The studios fought back with CinemaScope, 3-D and epic road show productions like The Robe and Ben-Hur.One other factor also came into play, the slow and continuous destruction of the Production Code. What did not change was the habit moviegoers had of just going to a show at any time. They did not bother looking in the newspaper to see what time the feature started, theaters had continuous showings, most folks just entered the theater in the middle of the picture and stayed until that point came in the film where they arrived. It was a strange practice, kind of like starting a book with chapter five, reading it to the end and then going back and read the first four chapters.
That all began to change in 1960 when Alfred Hitchcock presented a small, made for less than $1 million dollars, black and white horror film called Psycho. Theater owners were not happy about this forced ruling that NO ONE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE THEATER AFTER THE START OF EACH PERFORMANCE, fearing a loss of revenue. Were filmgoers going to wait until the next starting time? Those fears were placated once they saw the lines form around the block. Hitchcock actually wanted to do this when he released “Vertigo” a few years earlier. Theater owners fought it and there was really no dramatic effect, unlike in Psycho that could be argued for doing so. With Psycho, seeing the last part of the film first would ruin the film. Besides, Hitchcock owned 60% of Psycho and could demand anything he wanted. It was his movie both artistically and financially. It was a slow process but audiences eventually would begin to attend movies at the starting time and not just drop in at any time.
Censorship Sex and Violence
Paramount Studios was reluctant to make the film, nervous about the content, so Hitch had to arrange financing though his own production company and shot the film on the Universal Studio lots though Paramount would eventually agree to release the film.
Hitchcock begins Psycho with a shot of the city of Phoenix, and as the Saul Bass credits appeared the camera moves across the city closing in as the final credit reads “Directed by Alfred Hitchcock” on one hotel window, the hotel room of two of the leading characters. They are semi-dressed, in bed, participating in a lunchtime tryst! This kind of sensuous bare flesh eroticism was unparalleled in American cinema at the time. Right from the opening scenes Hitchcock was rocking the boat. Like Otto Preminger’s The Man with the Golden Arm, Anatomy of a Murder and The Moon is Blue, Hitchcock and Psycho was a pioneering force in breaking through the stringent production code that had been enforced since 1934. The code demanded that punishment be handed out, sex between unmarried couples could not go unpunished. Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) would meet her maker, wacko Norman Bates, soon enough but strangely, Sam Loomis is not punished for his behavior. Was there a double standard here, the woman had to pay, but the guy was off the hook? The amount of screen time Marion Crane spends in her bra and half-slip is unprecedented. Not one, but three scenes, the good Marion wears white undies in the opening scene, however after she steals the $40,000 we see her in a black bra and half-slip.
This leads us to the famous shower sequence, a Hitchcock potpourri of sex and violence. It is a visually brilliant sequence that has been written and discussed over and over. The editing of this sequence had more than 70 cuts. What did you see, what did you think you saw. Was Leigh naked? Did we, the audience, see a knife penetrate the victim’s skin? Give credit to Hitch for constructing such an intricate piece of work that here we are, almost fifty years later, still discussing it and still in awe. Despite all the blood and gore, we have seen over the past five decades, seeing “Mother” entering the bathroom, the knife coming down repeatedly, Marion in the shower screaming, blood going down the drain, her slumped body leaning over the tub, the amazing close up of the dead woman’s eye as the camera pulls back. This is still shocking today and that may be because art conquers all. The actual shooting of this sequence in the shower was a tough one for Janet Leigh, as she could not blink though water was pouring from the shower. In the end, they had to use an optical shot. Though the shower scene runs for only approximately 3 minutes, it took seven days to film.
Then there is the toilet bowl flushing. Marion tears up her mathematical equation, subtracting $700 from $40,000 to arrive at $33,300 of stolen money remaining that she will have to return. Guess math was not her strong suit. Anyway, she tears up the note and flushes it down the toilet! OMG, a toilet flushing right there are the big screen! Does this mean movie stars go to the bathroom like the rest of us! Who knew? Yes, this was the first time a toilet bowl was seen on-screen flushing and all.
The poster for “Psycho” featured Janet Leigh, a major movie star at the time in a bra and a half-white slip.
Never before had a star of her magnitude been featured so blatantly in the advertising. She even appeared on theater marquees semi-dressed. Hitchcock demanded that no one be allowed into the theater once the film began. You must see it from the beginning. As mentioned earlier, theater owners were not happy about that. They worried audiences turned away would not return. For the first time many filmgoers stood in line to watch a movie.
The Psycho movie trailer is unusual in that it is about 10 minutes long, and it consists of Hitchcock giving us a droll tour of the Bates Motel and other scenes of mayhem. The trailer was made after the completion of the film and Janet Leigh was on to another assignment by this time, subsequently, Hitchcock had Vera Miles put on a blonde wig and scream in the shower for the trailer scene as it came to an abrupt end.
Some Notes on the Film
Based on a novel by Robert Bloch who used Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein as a role model for his character of Norman Bates. Joseph Stefano was hired to write the screenplay after a failed attempt by James Cavanaugh, a writer who worked on several “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” scripts. Bloch’s Norman Bates was changed from a short fat unattractive man into the tall, slim and more attractive Anthony Perkins who was Hitchcock’s choice from the inception.
Before Janet Leigh got the part, Lana Turner, Piper Laurie, Martha Hyer were some of the actresses considered or mentioned but never seriously. Leigh’s homespun image and her dramatic role in Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil won her the role. Leigh was not the typical blonde heroine we usually associate with Hitchcock, the icy elegant style of Grace Kelly or Ingrid Bergman. Though just as beautiful, Leigh’s beauty is more down to earth and seemingly more attainable.
Bosley Crowther of the New York Times continued his misguided ways by giving “Psycho” a mixed review. However, he seemed to have a change of heart toward the end of the year when he named it as one of the top 10 films of the year. Other critics called it tasteless, cheap and exploitive; Yet Wanda Hale of the New York Daily News gave it four stars (her highest rating).
With Psycho Hitchcock changed the perceived rules of movies. He overthrew the unwritten, though accepted parameters that were in place, the agreement between the filmmaker and the audience. He does this most blatantly with our treasured star system. The credits announce that there are two major stars, Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh. The unwritten contract is that both of these stars will be in the film for the entire length, be it one and a half hours, two hours or more. When Janet Leigh is killed after approximately 40 minutes, we the audience, are doubly shocked. First, by the sheer never before seen brutality of the attack, as we see “Mother’s” knife so violently ripping through the shower curtain and into the naked body of Marion Crane with Bernard Hermann’s screeching violins heightening the bloodcurdling moment.
In another way the killing off of one of the stars of the picture, so unexpectedly, so early on was just as unsettling. Audiences already stunned by the viciousness of the murder now are unnerved by the unexpected disposal of the star. The audience is left wondering, where do we go from here? Hitchcock made it even more unsettling because just before the horrific murder, we watched Marion having something to eat with Norman, and she decided she was going back to Phoenix, return the money, and attempt to make amends. He made us like Marion, gave us hope that somehow it will all be all right for her. We empathize with her and then Hitch pulled the rug out from under us all.
Composer Bernard Herrmann did not even receive an Academy Award nomination for his magnificent score that contributes so much tension to the film. The Oscar that year went to Ernst Gold for his score of Otto Preminger’s Exodus. Gold also won a Grammy for the same score while Herrmann was again denied any recognition. Try to imagine Psycho without the magnificent dramatic musical score and you will realize the importance of Herrmann’s contribution.
Some of Hitchcock’s favorite themes run through Psycho. Food, voyeurism, use of mirrors and reflective surfaces and of course birds. From Norman’s hobby of taxidermy to Norman telling Marion “she eats like a bird, to the city of Phoenix (mythical bird) and Marion’s last name Crane.
Robert Bloch received only $9,000 for the film rights to his novel. He never knew who was purchasing the book until after it was sold. By the time, Bloch paid of his agent and taxes he was left with less than $6,000.
Below are some additional lobby cards, posters and photos.
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‘I’m finding lockdown difficult in terms of identity’: Cambridge LGBT+ students share their quarantine experience
Many are isolating with queerphobic, uninformed or unaware individuals
Max Leadbetter
Like many students, I left college in a rush at the end of last term. My dad picked me up with short notice and I quickly packed my things and said goodbye to my friends, uncertain if I would see them again before Michaelmas. I forgot, however, to take off my nail polish before my dad arrived. I had gone to Glitterbomb the week before, sporting my ‘molten metal’ polish – a cute silvery black to match my turtleneck.
He was unusually quiet on the drive home, even though he hadn’t seen me in months. I knew exactly what was wrong, but had no idea how to approach the subject. Since I came out three years ago, my family has become a lot more supportive of my sexuality – but moments like this are stark reminders of just how much they still don’t accept about me.
At dinner that night, it was my mum who broke first. “Your nails are revolting”, she told me. My dad followed instantly: “Men can’t wear nail polish, Max”. After an argument about gender roles, body image and social constructs, I found myself alone in my room, removing the polish.
My favourite nail polish (now hidden in my room)
I was devastated when I found out term was cancelled. Whilst I don’t always like Cambridge, it’s the place where I learnt to be myself. I can wear nail polish, mascara and crop tops. I can hang out with LGBT+ friends who understand and inspire me. I can go to Glitterbomb every week and dance in a safe space, where I feel loved and accepted.
The prospect of being stuck at home with my family until October is upsetting and daunting. For me personally, Cambridge is an accepting environment, where I have learnt to explore and love my sexuality. This is the case for lots of LGBT+ students, many of whom are currently isolating with queerphobic, uninformed or unaware individuals. Here are their stories:
“I’m finding lockdown difficult in terms of identity”
Alex* has not come out to their family, and finds isolating with them particularly challenging as a result. They share their experience with the Cambridge Tab: “As loving as my parents are, I have not told them that I am bisexual and I’m finding lockdown difficult in terms of identity. Being part of the LGBTQ+ community is an important part of my life, and I enjoy queer culture and literature. Often my parents will ask what I’m reading or watching, and I wonder whether I should just reply honestly and explain.”
At this uncertain time, Alex worries that now would be a difficult time to talk openly about their sexuality: “I feel lockdown is perhaps not the time to have this discussion, due to the fact I cannot predict their reaction and wouldn’t wish us all to be trapped in the house together if it causes conflict.”
Pride flag above Gonville and Caius College. (Photo credit: Erin Hudson)
“The shift from being out in Cambridge to suddenly not being able to be open about my sexuality was difficult”
Sam* is another student who hasn’t come out to her family. In Lent Term, she started to explore and understand her sexuality more: “I’m a bisexual woman and feel extremely lucky to have a safe and happy home environment. However, I’m still not out to my family, as it’s taken me an extremely long time to accept myself and I’m still working on it! It was only last term that I finally felt comfortable enough to start dating other women which was so exciting and amazing, and I’d even imagined coming out to my parents when I came home in the holidays, until someone I was seeing ended things with me just before lockdown started.”
Unfortunately, the sudden lockdown and closure of the University forced Sam to reconsider her position: “After feeling like I was finally having the experiences I’d never allowed myself to even want for so many years, the shift from being out in Cambridge to suddenly not being able to be open about my sexuality was difficult. I normally share everything with my parents so it was hard being upset and not being able to communicate why to the only people I’m able to see in person!”
Sam also notes that this experience is an opportunity for growth and reflection: “Lockdown has made me realise how far I still have to go in accepting my sexuality, having so much internalised homophobia stopping me from sharing this part of myself with my family despite knowing they’ll support me. Maybe it’s good to have the time for introspection so that once lockdown’s over I can pick up where I left off, but this time free of shame!”
The pride flag in Jesus College hall. (Photo credit: Erin Hudson)
“I felt completely alienated and dismissed by my parents”
Joe* is a student who used university as a chance to move away from their unaccepting family. Lockdown has forced them to return home. They told the Cambridge Tab: “I grew up in a very religious family, and coming to terms with who I am was always a very complicated process within the very tight frame in which I was supposed to evolve. After I had turned 18, all I wanted to do was leave home. Leave home at all costs. I love my family – my parents and siblings are very important to me – but I can’t help but ask myself this question: would they love me the same amount if they knew I was bi?
“I left home three years ago now, using my studies as an excuse to move away. Going back home for a few days once in a while was perfect. I would go when I missed my family, pretend I was everything they expected of me and leave before it got awkward. With the lockdown, I’ve had to go back home for an indefinite period of time – even if the lockdown ends soon I have had to leave my college room and to bring back all of my belongings to my parents’.
“Within my first week home, I felt completely alienated and dismissed by my parents. It’s just the little homophobic things that they casually say, it’s the switching channels when a gay character appears on TV, they don’t realise that they invalidate everything that I am. My mum asked me: ‘Why is there a rainbow pin on your jacket, do you know that the rainbow is the symbol for gay people? I hope you don’t support them, there are a lot of sins God can forgive but homosexuality sends you straight to hell. Take it out now, ok?'”
“Lockdown is actually giving me the opportunity to try out different gender expressions”
Charlie* is taking lockdown as chance to explore their identity. Their family is supportive and accepting and have created a safe environment for them. They say, “I’m lucky enough to live with a family that’s supportive of my sexuality and trans identity, and lockdown is actually giving me the opportunity to try out different gender expressions and clothing choices that I wouldn’t normally. My family is also trialling a new name for me, which would be far more difficult if we were engaged more with the outside world. This closed-in environment is very good for testing out a new name! I feel very lucky to be with a supportive family because many of my friends don’t, which must be really really horrible.”
“Part of my identity has got a tourniquet stuck on it”
Erin, a 2nd year MML student at John’s, also lives in a safe, welcoming environment, but misses the LBGT+ scene at Cambridge. “I’m extraordinarily lucky in that I have a family who are supportive and accepting, but being queer at home is still a far cry from being queer in Cambridge. Even without lockdown, there are no LGBT groups, events or spaces in my area; there’s also a lot less queer people.
“As much as my family support and accept me, they are straight so their support is much more theoretical. Also they’re my family – I’m not going to talk about my Cambridge crushes or which Too Hot to Handle characters are the fittest, queer or no. It just feels like I am apart from a big significant part of queer culture, and that part of my identity has got a tourniquet stuck on it.”
Erin, 2nd year MML student at John’s
“I miss being around other LGBT+ people who get me”
Taylor* is also missing the LGBT+ community at Cambridge. They say that it’s the “little things” making isolation difficult: “My parents are supportive and not homophobic at all, but there’s always a very awkward silence if I make any reference to or joke about my not-being-straight, which is then ignored as if I’d not said anything. I miss being around other LGBT+ people who get me and feel a bit isolated at home”
“Having Queerbridges pop up on my newsfeed is lovely as it reminds me of the Cambridge queer community”
Miriam, a first year HSPS student at Pembroke, got into a relationship with a girl from Homerton last term. They have been separated for five weeks now, and her family have been really supportive of her. She says she is “very lucky” and has also found Queerbridge really helpful in keeping her connected to the Cambridge community. She shares, “I definitely feel like I have people to speak to and having Queerbridges pop up on my newsfeed is lovely as it reminds me of the Cambridge queer community”.
Miriam, 1st year HSPS student at Pembroke
“I’m not used to being away from university safe spaces for so long”
During their time stuck in isolation with their family, Francis* has been forced to open up more about their sexuality. “I have found it impossible to be guarded all the time about my sexuality because I’m not used to being away from university safe spaces for so long, and so I tested the waters and let myself make jokes in front of my parents because I missed being able to do that with my friends. They took it well and occasionally their jokes are okay too. I find it easier if we make it a lighthearted conversation when it comes up. Being around each other so much has brought it into conversation a lot more too.”
They share a particular experience that was pivotal point in building a stronger relationship with their parents: “I was upset by some queerphobia on a popular podcast I listened to and couldn’t hide that from my mum. When she asked what was wrong, I explained, and she was really angry at the podcast for sharing those views, which made me feel supported. I also finally told her why I never talked to my parents about being queer (because of something my dad had said when I first came out four years ago) and that felt like a good release, even if my dad still hasn’t apologised or fully understood why it hurt me so much.”
I think the potential struggles LGBT+ people are facing in lockdown has largely been overlooked and unexplored. I hope the voices of these students go someway in illuminating them.
*Names have been changed for students who wish to remain anonymous.
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Decker & Co. Places Plan B Media (PLANB TB) Shares in Overnight Placement with Eight Global Funds
Oct 11, 2017 | Business
Global investors continue to be focused on high-quality businesses
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 11, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ — Institutional equities broker Decker & Co. announced today the completion of an overnight stock placement of shares of Plan B Media PCL (PLANB TB). The transaction closed prior to Bangkok market-open on Wednesday, October 11.
“A collection of eight tier-one global investment funds supported this transaction,” said Mark Decker, founder and CEO of Decker & Co., which has offices in the U.S. and Asia.
Decker said, “Plan B Media has dynamic leadership, and that is what foreign funds were drawn to. The company’s ability to grow market share and become a regional powerhouse is unquestioned.”
The selling shareholders in the approximately 1 billion Thai baht transaction included the company’s founder and CEO Mr. Palin Lojanagosin.
Decker said, “The strong international appetite for this overnight placement is a testament to how Plan B Media has changed the face of media in Thailand–and how global investors continue to be focused on high-quality businesses.”
In August, executives from Plan B Media, including Mr. Palin Lojanagosin, were hosted in the United States by Decker & Co. for a non-deal roadshow to meet with global investment funds to share the company’s growth plans, which include international expansion, development of new media assets, and expansion in business areas such as airport media, digital advertising, agency services, and sport marketing.
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Blue Mocktail Town Hall Meeting Proves Beneficial
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By Erin / March 8, 2019
The fifth annual Blue Mocktail Town Hall (BMTH) took place at UWG on Feb. 25 inside of the Campus Center ballroom. During the event, local police officers and students got a chance to bond over dinner.
This event, which was organized by the Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI), was meant to improve the strained relationship between students and officers. However, there is one key figure behind the scenes that has been instrumental in marking the massive improvement of student and officer relations. Dr. Yves- Rose Porcena has been at the forefront of this issue and is ready to tell her story.
As a chief diversity officer, Dr. Yves – Rose Porcena is very adept at handling sensitive issues. Two years ago, she recognized student and police relations at UWG were on the verge of reaching a boiling point. Along with the help of the county, university and city police, she helped UWG President Kyle Marrero launch the “protect our pact” operation. As a result of this, the BMTH was created through assisted funding. This operation ensures the local police and CDI work together to maintain well standing with the students at UWG.
“The main reason for doing this event was to really push the idea of community policing,” said Porcena. “We also wanted to provide the police officers with a forum so they can meet with our students and get to know them.”
Change takes time which is why the progress of the meeting is such an encouraging sign for the UWG community. Under Dr. Porcena’s supervision, it was evident that both sides were fully comfortable communicating serious topics with each other. Even more important, it appeared that students and police officers alike enjoyed each other’s company.
“They are starting to see them as fellow human beings and not only police officers,” said Dr. Porcena. “At the end of the event, students wanted to take pictures with the officers and post them on Instagram. And the police officers are starting to see the students as young people instead of something else. We always do a pre and post survey and we could see the trust that is being built.”
Although the Blue Mocktail Town Hall meeting went over smoothly, Dr. Porcena recalls when animosity took over the room in meetings only two years prior.
“Two years ago, students would come into my office and complain about the local police at least once a week,” said Porcena. “Now, although the students still are often stopped by police, they feel they are treated with respect. It comes down to basic things we learned in kindergarten, you know?”
Unsurprisingly, students have become aware of the importance of the meetings. As a result of Porcena’s efforts, each BMTH meeting draws a large audience.
“This meeting had 119 students swipe in with their student ID,” said Dr. Porcena. ”We also had 18 police officers there as well.”
Although this event is very influential Dr. Porcenas work extends outside into her daily life as well.
“This event is once a semester, but we meet with them once a month,” said Dr. Porcena. “I meet with the chief of police for both the university and the City of Carrollton, along with the county sheriff to govern crime statistics and strategy.”
Dr. Porcena’s efforts along with the creation of the BMTH cannot go unnoticed in relation to the progress of police and student relations. Look for Dr. Porcena and the BMTH to continue the everlasting push toward a safe environment for UWG at the next meeting in August.
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Tommaso Chiabra Charity
Unicef Volunteer
Tommaso Chiabra
Tommaso Chiabra, 32 yo, author of this diary, is an entrepreneur, investor and manager of numerous companies in the international arena. Since 2016 he works with UNICEF Italia as a pro bono consultant. In the these pages, he wants to share his first field trip with UNICEF in Sierra Leone.
Freetown-Rome, May 2018 – «Dear passengers, we regret to inform you that the flight has been cancelled due to a technical issue. We are sorry for the inconvenience and we are planning a new departure within 48 hours.
For the next two days, you will be accommodated in the hotel opposite the airport where we stopped off: the airport of Monrovia,Liberia.»
If I had ever been told that hearing this sentence would have not hastily set me off to look for a solution, however crazy, to go back “home” I would have never believed it. Ever.
But it was exactly what happened.
While listening to the call that Elisabetta, a member of UNICEF Italy, made to her (until then) unknown Liberian colleagues, I realized that, after all, those two days would have not been wasted. During that first late night phone call, a visit to some of our nearby projects was arranged.
And in that precise moment I understood that after my field trip in Sierra Leone with UNICEF I had really changed and what may have been a “great waste of time” to my older self was now a “beautiful important opportunity”.
Actually, several great opportunities.
First of all, the chance given me to visit many of the UNICEF projects, a unique possibility to witness and finally fully grasp the reality I had heard so many of my colleagues talk about for the past two years.
Because none of their words could ever properly describe the smiling liveliness of the children’s eyes I stared into, the sweet resilience showed by the numerous mothers we met, the steady determination of the UNICEF staff and the sincere gratitude with which their efforts are met by the entire community.
A gratitude that made me feel prouder and prouder to be part of the “blue cyan organization“. Or “blue cyan angels” as they have been called ever since they kept working in Sierra Leone during the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak, no matter how increasingly dangerous it became.
UNICEF SUMMER GALA 2018
UNICEF Italia and LuisaViaRoma announce the first international UNICEF Charity Gala in Italy to be held in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, on August 10, 2018.
The Gala’s Chairs include Alessandra Ambrosio, Ray Liotta, Rita Ora, Miles Teller, Michelle Rodriguez, Emily Ratajkowski, Andrea Panconesi, Georgia Fowler, Martha Hunt, Nadine Leopold,Sara Sampaio, Shanina Shaik, Josephine Skriver, Keleigh Sperry, Jasmine Tookes and Tommaso Chiabra.
This event, to be attended by a diverse list of international philanthropists from the worlds of entertainment, fashion and industry, will include an incredible cocktail overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, a gala dinner, multiple music performances, and an auction of art, luxury items, and impossible-to-get experiences.
The funds raised through the event will support UNICEF’s work to provide care and protection to the world’s most vulnerable children.
Despite remarkable challenges around the world, UNICEF staffers fight every day for the rights of every child seeking safe shelter, nutrition, protection from disaster and conflicts, and equality.
Ricky Martin and Rita Ora will be among the performers at the event, and DJ Ruckus will be among the After Party DJs.
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Transport, Logistics & Innovation
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“Across Logistics” Innovation News Release: May 2019
Picture Credit: Agility Robotics
Welcome to the May issue of “Across Logistics” Innovation News Release, where we are presenting you the latest innovative technologies and important news in logistics that happened over the last month.
Here is the list of topics in this issue:
CMA CGM, Evergreen Line, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Yang Ming, and ZIM join Digital Container Shipping Association
A.P. Moller – Maersk Joins CMA CGM and MSC as a Key Shareholder and Customer of Traxens
MSC and CMA CGM Join Maersk’s shipping blockchain platform TradeLens
United States Postal Service Pilots TuSimple Self-Driving Trucks
DB Schenker’s and MAN’s Research Trial Reveals Great Potential for Platooning
Honeywell Announces Fully Automated Robotic Unloader for Distribution Centers
Ford Teams Up with Agility Robotics to Innovate Package Delivery
Digital Shipping and Smart Containers
The DCSA Supervisory Board. From left to right: Rajesh Krishnamurthy (SVP IT & Transformations at CMA CGM), André Simha (CIO at MSC), Martin Gnass (Managing Director IT at Hapag-Lloyd), Adam Banks (CTO & CIO at Maersk), and Noriaki Yamaga (Managing Director, Corporate & Innovation at ONE). Picture Credit: DCSA
Following the official establishment last month, on May 14th Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) has announced that five more ocean carriers have joined the association as members: CMA CGM, Evergreen Line, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services.
They join A.P. Moller – Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and ONE in the association which aims to enable digital standardization in the container shipping industry. The DCSA is a neutral and non-profit association headquartered in Amsterdam, and once regulatory approval has been gained, the members will represent 70 percent of the market.
“We are thrilled to have additional members joining the DCSA on our journey to drive standardization and interoperability in the industry, with CMA CGM joining as a founding member. It is critical for our success that the standards developed will be implemented, and the commitment and engagement of many container shipping lines is, therefore, crucial,” – stated Thomas Bagge, CEO of DCSA.
Picture Credit: A.P. Moller – Maersk
Traxens, an IoT company providing high-value data and services for the supply chain industry, and A.P. Moller – Maersk have announced that Maersk will be joining CMA CGM and MSC as a key shareholder and customer of Traxens.
Following the agreement, Maersk will invest capital in Traxens, in which it will have similar shareholder rights as CMA CGM and MSC. Maersk also commits to order up to 50,000 Traxens devices, a similar order to those placed earlier by CMA CGM and MSC.
“Creating visibility into the condition and location of containerized cargo is bringing Maersk’s strategy to offer digital end-to-end solutions to life. Having pioneered IoT-technology in our reefer fleet, we are excited to join Traxens and collaborate on the huge potential within connected containers. With this investment we look forward to working with key industry players to advance a leading solution within connected products and technologies for high-value cargo while ensuring customer choice through interoperability and open standards,” – said Ingrid Uppelschoten Snelderwaard, Vice President, Head of Equipment, A.P. Moller – Maersk.
Picture Credit: IBM
CMA CGM and MSC have also unveiled that they will join TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled digital shipping platform, jointly developed by A.P. Moller – Maersk and IBM.
With CMA CGM, MSC, Maersk, and other carriers committed to the platform, data for nearly half of the world’s ocean container cargo will be available on TradeLens. The addition of CMA CGM and MSC will provide a significant boost to the TradeLens vision of greater trust, transparency, and collaboration across supply chains to help promote global trade. The companies will promote TradeLens and create complementary services on top of the platform for their customers and partners.
TradeLens enables participants to connect, share information and collaborate across the shipping supply chain ecosystem. Members gain a comprehensive view of their data and can digitally collaborate as cargo moves around the world, helping create a transparent, secure, immutable record of transactions.
“I strongly believe that digitization will change the shipping industry, the same way as it has done in many other industries. Digitization will enable us to serve our customers better while at the same time becoming more efficient. These benefits will be realized faster if we work together, why I am pleased that more and more partners are joining the blockchain shipping platform TradeLens. The latest with CMA-CGM and MSC,” commented Søren Skou, CEO of A.P. Moller – Maersk in his article.
“Rotterdam Sends Hyper-Smart Container on Trip Around the World”
Trucking Technologies are Moving Ahead
Picture Credit: TuSimple
United States Postal Service (USPS) partnered with TuSimple, a self-driving truck company, to perform five round trips, for a two-week pilot, hauling USPS trailers more than 1,600 kilometers between the Postal Service’s Phoenix, Arizona, and Dallas, Texas distribution centers. The truck will have a safety engineer and driver on board for the duration of the pilot to monitor vehicle performance and to ensure public safety.
This new route is an important milestone as TuSimple scales its autonomous operations beyond Arizona and marks the company’s self-driving debut into Texas. The startup expects this to be a central route for them because there is already strong demand from other customers for runs between Arizona and Texas.
“Performing for the USPS on this pilot in this particular commercial corridor gives us specific use cases to help us validate our system, and expedite the technological development and commercialization progress,” said Dr. Xiaodi Hou, Founder, President, and Chief Technology Officer of TuSimple.
The participants of the platooning-project presented the research results at the final event at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) in Berlin (l.t.r.): Joachim Drees, MAN Truck & Bus, Alexander Doll, Deutsche Bahn, Dr. Tobias Miethaner, Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Prof. Dr. Sabine Hammer and Prof. Dr. Christian Haas, both Hochschule Fresenius.
As part of a research project sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), the key results were presented by project partners DB Schenker, MAN Truck & Bus and the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences. Professional drivers drove two electronically linked vehicles on the Autobahn 9 between the Nuremberg and Munich branches of DB Schenker over the course of seven months.
Having covered some 35,000 test kilometers, the truck drivers, who drove at a distance of only 15 to 21 meters, praised the driving comfort and the general sense of safety. Active interventions by the driver were necessary only once every 2,000 kilometers, which is much less than expected. In addition, the pilot project demonstrated a 3 to 4 percent reduction in fuel consumption.
“We were able to show that platooning has the potential to contribute to the reduction of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. First and foremost, we are pleased that the system works reliably and can increase safety on the motorway. Accordingly, platooning is an important step for us on the way to automation,” said Joachim Drees, Chairman of the Management Board of MAN Truck & Bus SE.
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Other Logistics Innovation News
Picture Credit: Honeywell
Honeywell announced a new automated robotic solution for unloading a wide range of packages from truck trailers and shipping containers at distribution centers.
The robotic unloader uses artificial intelligence to operate fully autonomously inside of a trailer, which significantly reduces the manual effort required to operate receiving docks for retail merchandise and parcel distribution centers. This new Honeywell smart robotics offering will help customers improve workplace safety, reduce staffing challenges and minimize damage to packages.
“For distribution center workers, unloading packages is labor-intensive, physically demanding and injury-prone work that is often subject to extreme temperatures. These factors lead to low employee satisfaction and high turnover – as much as 36 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,” said Matt Wicks, vice president of product development at Honeywell Intelligrated. “With our robotic unloader, we are using advanced machine learning to allow workers to remove themselves from the extreme environment and to oversee multiple unloading machines, increasing productivity and improving safety.”
Ford teamed up with Agility Robotics to explore a brand-new frontier in the world of autonomy. With Digit, a two-legged robot designed and built by Agility Robotics to approximate the look and walk of a human, the companies are also imagining how the deliveries of the future should be made. Built out of lightweight material and capable of lifting packages that weigh up to 18 kg, Digit can go up and down stairs, walk naturally through uneven terrain, and even react to things like being bumped without losing its balance and falling over.
“When a self-driving vehicle brings Digit to its final destination, the vehicle can wirelessly deliver all the information it needs, including the best pathway to the front door. Through this data exchange, Digit can work collaboratively with a vehicle to situate itself and begin making its delivery,” adds Dr. Ken Washington, Vice President, Ford Research and Advanced Engineering, and CTO.
“DHL Launches Its First Regular Fully-Automated and Intelligent Urban Drone Delivery Service”
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Drive to San Francisco and Cruise to Mexico on Princess Cruises
It’s been a rainy winter at our home on the Oregon coast, so we decided to hunt for some sun and sand on the western coast of Mexico.
There’s a lot of ways to get to the famous Mexican Riviera. We decided on a Princess Cruise, and we are so glad we did.
Our cruise featured a total of ten wonderful days of relaxation – first aboard the Grand Princess and then in the warm sun of four exciting south of the border ports – Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlán, Manzanillo, and Cabo San Lucas.
Our ship was the Grand Princess, and our cruise departed from San Francisco, always a nostalgic bonus for two ex-San Franciscans.
It didn’t take long
We pointed our car south on scenic Hwy 101, and within a few days, we were standing atop the uppermost deck of the Grand Princess as she glided under the Golden Gate Bridge. Click here to watch and listen to the excitement.
The ship’s horn was blaring, the automobiles on the bridge were honking, and hundreds of excited passengers were waving their arms and cheering. What a thrilling exit from everyone’s favorite City by the Bay.
What to write about
We knew we wanted to write about this vacation, but what aspects would our readers enjoy most. Hmmm.
There are thousands of travel articles written about each of the ports-of-call we would visit on our cruise. Type the word “Mazatlán” in Google Search, and you will get over 130 million results in .62 seconds – how do they do that!
So, rather than add to the mountain of available information about the ports of the Mexican Riviera, we will instead share our views on why we think cruising is the best way to get there.
Here are some reasons to take a cruise
“Unpack once to see the world.” A favorite reason – it’s easy. No packing and unpacking as you move from place to place on vacation.
A cruise ship can be a vacation destination. You might be surprised at how many seasoned cruisers never get off the ship for the entire cruise. To these devoted folks, the cruise itinerary is far less important than being on a favorite ship or cruise line. Everything they look for in a great vacation is right there on board.
Cruising is a great way to visit places you have never been before. Port stops are usually just long enough to get a flavor for a locale. Think of it as Visit 101. If you find a place you like, you can fly back when you have more time to explore it in-depth.
Binge or budget
Cruise lines cater to every wallet and expectation. Like an airplane, everyone on a cruise ship gets to the destination at the same time. However, the cost of a ticket on either mode of travel depends greatly on where you are on board. On a cruise ship you have four options, inside cabin with no window, outside cabin with window, outside cabin with a balcony, or an outside suite with extra room and a balcony.
It is possible that a budget cruise vacation with all the food you can eat – plus entertainment and other bennies, might very well be less expensive than just the cost of daily meals in a nice hotel restaurant on land.
Of course, everyone knows there is a lot of free stuff on a cruise – well, not really, but it feels that way after you have paid for your ticket. Food is free and available all over the ship. Yes, it is very easy to overindulge. Think of the temptation as a good test of your inner strength.
Entertainment is also free, and has improved dramatically over the years. Shipboard theaters are comfortable, and live musical productions are first-rate and on a par with the finest Vegas hotels.
The swimming pools are a great place to lounge, the library to read and relax, seminars at sea to learn – all for free.
High seas internet
It wasn’t long ago that it was expensive and an ordeal to get internet service on board a cruise ship. We are happy to report that things have improved greatly – at least on Princess.
There were three internet plans to choose from on our voyage. None were overly expensive, and the connections were commendable throughout the trip. We had a choice of guest computers in the Internet Lounge, or we could use our own devices from just about anywhere on the ship.
Cruising with electronics
There is one improvement we would ask of cruise ship designers. Please add more electrical outlets for guest use. The balcony staterooms on the Grand Princess have a total of 3 easily accessible outlets – but not all are usable at the same time if your devices have large plugs.
Here’s a little secret. If you look closely behind the TV in most cabins, you will find an open outlet. Not easy to access, but it’s there.
Tip: We always travel with a small travel surge protector/extension cord. Ours is a GE #14015 available from Amazon for about $15. It has three outlets and 2 USB rapid charging ports. There’s even a handy cord-wrap feature. Ideal, and problem solved.
Princess has anytime dining or fixed reservation dining in the main dining rooms. We chose the fixed reservation early sitting because we like to eat early, and have ample time to get to the theater for the first show of the live productions.
We got to sit at the same table every night. Luckily, it was a window table and we could watch the waves go by as we waited for our 4-course dinners to begin.
At a fixed reservation table, you are served by the same team every night. In our case it was Sandra and Sarai, both from Mexico – so in addition to excellent service, we had the best tourist tips for all the ports of call.
Our wait team was backed up by our Head Waiter who hailed from Turkey. Everyone says that, “Our dining room team is the best,” but ours really was! They knew the menu, and their recommendations were always spot on. Never an empty water-glass or a crumb on the table. Three great personalities that after 10 days felt like part of our family. Can’t offer a better compliment than that.
Dress codes for the main dining rooms are much more lenient than a decade ago, but still a little stricter than for the truly casual dining venues on board. On land we would call it “Smart-Casual.”
Depending on the length of the cruise, there will be one or more formal nights in the main dining rooms. These dress-up dinners are opportunities for the ladies and gents to strut their finer stuff. One of these nights is usually when that savory lobster entrée is on the menu.
If you prefer to eat in shorts and flip-flops the entire trip, you will always be welcome for any meal at the Horizon Buffet, or at any of the poolside food stations serving delicious pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cream cones, etc.
The Horizon Buffet is a casual restaurant with everything from American comfort food to exotic international dishes. At times it can be difficult to find an unoccupied table, but just ask anyone that has empty chairs if you can join them. We have never heard “no” for an answer.
On two of our nights, we ventured into one of the two specialty restaurants aboard the Grand Princess. There is an extra charge to eat at a specialty restaurant, but to celebrate an occasion, or pamper your palate, they are well worth the extra expense.
The specialty restaurants aboard Princess are the Sabatini Italian Restaurant and the Crown Grill Steakhouse. We have some great pics of our gourmet experiences aboard the Grand Princess, but we’ll save them for another story.
There is so much to write about a fantastic cruise. So we will end here with a promise of future articles describing our delightful spa treatments, luck in the casino, movies under the stars, beverage packages, bar services, room services, and our experience at the specialty restaurants.
We also look forward to telling you about the fun and nostalgic Princess welcome aboard program, our thoughts on the virtual end to sea-sickness, and the updated changes to the safety procedures on board Princess Cruises.
Ready to cruise?
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Author Wayne and Judy BayliffPosted on April 26, 2019 Categories Activities, California, Cruises, Family Activities, Great Drive Destinations, International Vacations, Mexico, Restaurants, Romantic DestinationsTags Best California Drives, Port of San Francisco, Princess Cruises to Mexico, San Francisco Vacations2 Comments on Drive to San Francisco and Cruise to Mexico on Princess Cruises
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Nevada is Home to the Thomas Flyer: Winner of the First and Only Around the World Automobile Race
Visit The Captain Jefferds Inn While Driving the Scenic Coast of Maine
Steer The “African Queen” While On Your Drive Through the Florida Keys
The Dining Delights at a Princess Chef’s Table
It’s a Wonderful Life Driving to Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
Take Amtrak to Santa Barbara and Leave the Car at Home
Fly to Kona and Drive to the Luxurious Sheraton Kona Resort to Start Your Underwater Adventure
The “New” Long Beach, California is an Easy Drive from Los Angeles
Take a Short Drive from San Francisco and Visit Exciting Cannery Row on Monterey Bay
A Panama Canal Cruise is a Great Alternative to a Christmas Driving Holiday
Combine St. Regis and Kaua‛i for an Unforgettable Hawaiian Holiday
It’s Just a Short Drive from San Francisco to Pacifica and Well Worth the Time
A Brief Roadtrip: Then a 28-Day Cruise in a Princess Suite
Driving Legendary US 1 to a Special Resort in Key Largo
Redondo Beach is just a short drive from downtown Los Angeles
Discover Villa Vizcaya on Your Drive Around Miami
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for safekeeping
By Loisa Fenichell
interest me, in me, lost woman amongst the garden cubes.
the fire that, finally, really burned, in real time — our home
in maine drowned under the saint george river. yes I
tore the body
that we wanted
plucked the weeds we wetted
(the bare chests)
when the bears crawled, at night, to our bed (burned),
we made it out alive because we were not yet sleeping.
it was alright because you — gosh — held my hand
Sarah Kain Gutowski: The TNB Self-Interview
By Sarah Kain Gutowski
Poetry Self-Interviews
Let’s not do this. How much meat are on these bones?
I … don’t understand?
Where do you go from here? What’s next? Is this book thing as big a deal as you thought it would be?
Well, yes, it’s a very big deal to me, it’s everything I’ve worked for since I was a teen, for three decades, it’s . . .
Myth-Making
She says, Mama, I feel two beats on each side of me, so I think I have two hearts. I answer, When I was a little girl I read about the earth and the way it spins. Then at night when I lay in bed beside the big window in my room, and the crickets and cicadas sung to me through the dark while the scent of honeysuckle crawled past the window’s sash, I’d have moments where I felt myself spun too, whirling very fast, as if I’d returned to that playground ride where the older kids kept running the carousel faster and faster, and eventually I whipped into the air, a little flag of blonde hair and corduroy snapping to and fro, my scream lost in the wind. I thought I was going to die. I’d recall that chaos, that lost control, later when I’d been tucked into my sheet and my hair smoothed and my mother sang goodnight. When she left the room I became the axis on which the world spun, whirling with it and growing dizzy from insect song and the scent of flowers opening in the humid dark. It is amazing what the mind draws forth. I tell her, I like your two hearts. I imagine they are birds, though I will tell you about your blood and the way it carries a word, repeated, through the pathways of your body. I want you to believe me. And yet, I want for you those summer nights, too, when you lie awake and imagine all the ways you don’t.
Connie Post: The TNB Self-Interview
By Connie Post
Photo credit: Farah Sosa, Courtesy of the California Arts Council
Why are your Poems so Dark?
I hesitate to define poems as light or dark, because I think the poem exists as it is, in its own sphere, its own space. A poem tells its own story, and poems are supposed to tell some sort of essential truth. There is light in the world and darkness, of course. When we write from the dark space, we are simply tapping into one of the parts of the world that exists and needs a voice. Many people who read my poems, tell me that my work has opened up a space in them that they didn’t know existed , or didn’t give permission to exist. I think in order to be fully in touch with ourselves as a writer, we need to allow all of the shades of our writing to make an entrance into the room.
Raven in Flight
The sky has never forgiven you
for your blackness
when you fly
inside the backdrop of night
I am the only one who sees you
you claw your way
into my dreams
but I cannot
find you in the morning
Luigi Coppola: The TNB Self-Interview
By Luigi Coppola
Fuck him, he deserves to be devoured.
Mark and I often send pieces of Art and/or Words to each other. More often than not, we ignore them! But sometimes a piece will inspire the other to create something. It works both ways – Art & Words and Words & Art.
Lynne Thompson: The TNB Self-Interview
By Lynne Thompson
All of your parents—both birth and adoptive—are dead. How do you feel about the fact that they never had the chance to read some of the things you’ve written about them?
I’m not sure they have never read them; are you? Actually, I think my dad would get a kick out of recalling how much he enjoyed that Life magazine cover shot of Dorothy Dandridge (see: “Daddy Registered Republican, 1931—[1]“), however, I don’t think my mother would appreciate being reminded of our conversation about my “sexual exploits” (ha!) (see: “Red Background”).
Bout for Jack & a West Indian Immigrant
The year Mother arrived on Ellis Island, the heavyweight fighter,
Jack Johnson, began serving a one-year sentence in Leavenworth
for violating the Mann Act, but everybody knew
Jack was doing time for loving a whole lot of white women
and each and every one of them every which-way.
Mother, fresh from hibiscus and the Caribbean Sea,
knew nothing of it; didn’t know that some who thought
if you’re light, well alright, would look at her and wonder
is she a white girl…?
Jennifer Bradpiece: The TNB Self-Interview
By Jennifer Bradpiece
Photo credit: Giuliana Maresca
So, the title, “Lullabies for End Times”…
Pure coincidence. If you believe in that kind of thing.
Lullaby for My Lungs
The tuner bird now nests,
now thrums,
in its cage of bone.
Plays harp of cat gut strings
by the red light
that dictates my resonant streams.
Sisyphean translator
at the first breath’s strum.
That sought to home
that homed to seek
from its first beat—
under the weight of words
and through that escape room of language
that forever unhomes.
David Meischen: The TNB Self-Interview
By David Meischen
Anyone’s Son is the title of your debut poetry collection. Tell us about this title. Why did you choose it? What does it mean to you?
Titles are important to me. When I have finished a poem or short story—or in this case, an entire collection—one of my favorite approaches to choosing a title is to read what I’ve written very closely, looking for a word or phrase that resonates, that feels evocative. One of the poems in my opening chapter references a Time magazine cover story of October 21, 1969—“The Homosexual in America.” The cover itself features a photograph in closeup, of an ordinary young man, though the colors have been manipulated—harsh green, baby pink, bruised purple. As I wrote the poem, I studied the cover image, and suddenly it occurred to me: “this was a face that might have been anyone’s son.” Often, growing up gay, finding a place for myself as a gay man, I have felt estranged from my straight peers. But the truth is that I might have been anyone’s son, that any parent might have a gay son or daughter, that any of us might have been the “other” that we thoughtlessly fall into judging.
Dreaming Orion
He loved the night sky over Loraine, accent
on both syllables—low rain—loved the taste
of the name in his mouth, the sound of his town-
folk talking. He loved lying flat on his back
that summer, dusk pulsing with crickets, dreaming
the Great Hunter. He knew the story, the bright
stars, Betelgeuse his favorite—shoulder of the giant
he dreamed roping, star of a rodeo that glittered
like Rex Allen’s spangled shirt under banked lights,
his unleashed smile. The boy carried that brightness
Conney D. Williams: The TNB Self-Interview
By Conney D. Williams
why are you doing a self-interview?
Rich asked that I do a self-interview which really feels kind of weird asking myself or responding to my own questions. But I’m always asking myself questions, so I guess this is a part of a natural process for me.
I was born in a crossfire hurricane…(jumping jack flash – the Rolling Stones)
http://thenervousbreakdown.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Misery-M3.mp3
I’m acting out because I don‘t know who my daddy is,
the name space on my birth certificate says
“bad bitch, missus of mayhem.”
Who lets strangers name their daughter, Katrina?
I’m the bastard of 200 mph counter clockwise
rusted razor, coiled 150 miles wide
and vertical to the sun’s underbelly
ready to strike victim and innocence;
sent here to sever family below kneecap and Medicaid
Daniel Moore: The TNB Self-Interview
By Daniel Moore
Obviously, with the title, ‘Waxing the Dents,” one might think we could have a lot of car poems here, maybe, but really what is the internal connection between those words and the title poem?
Well, let’s just say there is a tracing of the track, so to speak, between the disconnect, damage and brokenness of relationships, mainly as found in my own relationships between Fathers and sons and men in general due to what I perceive to be our lack of intimacy skills.
As the last stanza in the poem says,
He thought the fact that we’d
gathered there, under a
blazing, burnt August sky,
proved we had passed that
place on the road where
father and son kill each other
for fun, rather than spending
a long, silent day waxing the
dents in what men made to
carry them both far away
from each other.
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Donald Trump to declare KKK, Antifa as terrorist organisations
News World US Donald Trump to declare KKK, Antifa as terrorist organisations
9:35am, Sep 26, 2020 Updated: 3:19pm, Nov 26
Donald Trump says he will declare the Ku Klux Klan and the far-left Antifa network as terrorist organisations. Photo: AP
The New Daily @TheNewDailyAU
US President Donald Trump has announced he will designate the white supremacist Ku Klux Klan group and the far-left Antifa network as terrorist organisations.
Mr Trump’s policy is part of slate of proposals unveiled on Friday (local time) in an attempt to sway black voters ahead of the November election.
The President has for months been saying he plans to declare Antifa – a loose network of people that often promotes far-left militancy – as a terrorist organisation.
There is no domestic terrorism statute in the US that would allow for such a designation.
Attorney General William Barr has claimed groups using “Antifa-like tactics” fueled violent clashes in Minneapolis after the killing of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white police officer pressed a knee into his neck for nearly nine minutes.
However FBI Director Christopher Wray told a congressional panel last Thursday that Antifa is more of an ideology or a movement than an organisation, comments that did not please Mr Trump.
“I did not like his answers … I’m not sure he liked them either. I’m sure that he probably would agree with me,” Mr Trump said last week.
As part of the plans aimed at black Americans, who have historically voted overwhelmingly for the Democratic party, Mr Trump is promising to direct billions of dollars in federal money to black communities.
He is also promising to declare Juneteenth a national holiday. The day on June 19 celebrates the eradication of slavery, in what Americans see as the nation’s “second independence day.”
-with agencies
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Thoughts & Comment
Are Class Actions Unconstitutional?
Creative Lawyering On Display As Schneiderman Targets ExxonMobil On Climate Change
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As published on Forbes.com, Nov. 5, 2015:
Could ExxonMobil be guilty of fraud for taking a public stance on global warming? New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman thinks so, and news that he’s demanded years of records from the oil giant shows how creative some lawyers have become in using litigation to try and achieve the sort of policy changes once left to legislators.
The New York Times reports Schneiderman issued a subpoena Wednesday evening seeking emails, financial records and other information about the company’s activities around climate science since the late 1970s, “including a period of at least a decade,” the Times says, “when ExxonMobil funded groups that sought to undermine climate science.” The probe is focused on whether the company adequately warned investors about potential financial risks stemming from tighter controls on fossil fuels, the Times said, citing unnamed figures who shared the details of the AG’s investigation with the paper on condition of remaining anonymous.
It’s an interesting question whether a company can break the law by financing research that it hopes will influence the public debate on a subject that affects its business. If the AG’s target is disclosures to investors, as the unusually well-informed Times reporters suggest, that raises the question of how a company can adequately disclose the risks associated with global warming when the sources and magnitude of the problem are still being studied.
“Public interest groups cannot be permitted to define what is a risk factor – securities laws do,” said Jacob Frenkel, a former Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement attorney now with Schulman Rogers in Potomac, Md. “What’s next? Advocates for electric cars positing a mandatory risk factor disclosure that gas-driven cars may become obsolete?
The model the AG is using resembles lawsuits attorneys general across the country filed against the tobacco industry in the 1990s for supposedly misleading consumers about the dangers of smoking and running up public-health costs as a result.
That was a dubious theory for two reasons: First, no matter how much tobacco executives lied, each pack of cigarettes had an explicit warning from the government telling smokers the product they were about to put in their mouth was deadly. Were profit-motivated executives more trustworthy? Second, smokers tend to die quickly and years before nonsmokers, thus actually saving the state money in healthcare and pension expense after accounting for all the tax revenue cigarettes bring in. But the important lesson from the tobacco settlement is that neither argument was sufficient to overcome the combined legal might of 50 state attorneys general, especially when the industry leader, Philip Morris, had the chance to negotiate a settlement that gave it a de facto cartel by blocking new competitors from entering the cigarette market. The litigation accomplished a goal anti-smoking activists couldn’t get through legislation: Higher taxes on cigarettes to discourage smoking, billions of dollars of which will flow through in fees to the private lawyers who helped negotiate the deal.
Could a similar maneuver be afoot with ExxonMobil? Oil and coal companies have the advantage they sell a useful product whose risks have been largely known for more than a century. But creative lawyering by public agencies is on the rise.
State AGs pried $50 billion or so out of mortgage lenders including Citi, JPMorgan Chase JPM +0% and Wells Fargo WFC +0% in 2012 over claims they processed foreclosure documents improperly, achieving the policy goals of activists who wanted those banks to offer more principal reductions to borrowers. Cities in northern California convinced a judge to sock Sherwin Williams and other paint companies with the bill for a $1.2 billion remediation program to remove lead paint from deteriorating housing even though the defendants voluntarily removed the product from the market in the 1950s.
Santa Clara County, Calif. even has an Impact Litigation & Social Justice Section devoted to thinking up new lawsuits to achieve policy goals. They sued Purdue Pharma and four other drug manufacturers of abetting heroin addiction (a public nuisance) because of how they marketed opiate painkillers. (A judge dismissed the case in August, saying it was “about determining what the public and doctors needs to be told about opiods,” a job best left to regulators.)
Are the oil companies next? This blogger traces the AG’s strategy to a 2012 meeting organized by the Climate Accountability Institute and Naomi Oreskes of the University of California-San Diego that produced this report titled “Establishing Accountability for Climate Change Damages: Lessons From Tobacco Control.” Speakers at the meeting included Stanton Glantz, an anti-tobacco activist, and the report concluded:
A key breakthrough in the public and legal case for tobacco control came when inter – nal documents came to light showing the tobacco industry had knowingly misled the public. Similar documents may well exist in the vaults of the fossil fuel industry and their trade associations and front groups, and there are many possible approaches to unearthing them.
Of course, there was never much question cigarettes are dangerous, no matter what tobacco executives said. Climate science is a much more difficult subject to nail down. Even NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies acknowledges the difficulty of measuring changes in global temperature given sensors located in urban and non-urban areas and the massive effect of ocean current changes such as El Nino. And last year the U.K.’s Daily Mail revealed that Goddard’s statement 2014 was the hottest year on record came with the caveat it was only 38% likely to be true.
Given this uncertainty, can ExxonMobil be prosecuted for failing to report exactly what the majority of climate scientists believe? The U.S. Supreme Court had the opportunity to decide a similar question in Nike v. Kasky back in 2003. The athletic shoe company was sued by activists for mounting a campaign of op-eds and full-page ads to defend itself against claims it used Asian contractors with unfair labor practices. The California Supreme Court rejected Nike NKE +0%’s free-speech defense against the lawsuit and the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal and heard oral arguments, but then a majority of the justices decided to dismiss the case as premature since the California Supreme Court hadn’t issued a final judgment. Justice Stephen Breyer, in dissent, warned that allowing such litigation could squelch public comment by companies worried about being sued:
If this suit goes forward, both Nike and other potential speakers, out of reasonable caution or even an excess of caution, may censor their own expression well beyond what the law may constitutionally demand. That is what a “chilling effect” means. It is present here.
Schneiderman may restrict his inquiry to evidence that can allow him to bring a case under New York’s Martin act, a broad statute dating back to 1921 – does the Times think it’s dusty? –that allows the state AG to bring fraud charges against companies for any “deceitful practice” involving securities. That may include the valuation of oil and gas reserves, the Times suggested, which ExxonMobil may not have written down to levels appropriate to the threat of controls on their sale to achieve climate goals. Of course ExxonMobil executives would have to be clairvoyant to predict the effects of future legislation on the value of their reserves today, and one wonders whether we really want a system where their predictive skills outweigh the judgment of auditors and reserve engineers.
But all that is less important than the fact the AG is investigating. Perhaps if enough other AGs join in, ExxonMobil can negotiate another settlement giving it a majority share of the oil market and preventing new companies from coming in.
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Tag: tejastrails
It was dark the first time I drove down the 8 miles of rocks and gravel that connects civilization to Camp Eagle.
Almost a year later, I’m back. This time with my husband and plenty of south Texas sunshine to light our way.
It’s not a bird camp. We’re here for the J&J Race and Trail Running Reunion, an excellent excuse to meet up with birds from across the Lone Star State (and Kansas too) to run, cheer and catch up.
I’m here to cheer. I trip on “ghost holes” while walking across carpet. Trail running is not in my biology. But I love to be a fan and I love watching these women do incredible things.
When we finally pulled off the gravel and up to our cabin, I haven’t walked more than a few feet until I hear my name, “VALERIEEEE!” It’s Megan, an honorary Lone Star Bird from Kansas City and she is a bundle of excited energy and chatter. She jokes about how she’s “crazy” and chides herself for signing up for this race.
She’s nervous. But she’s glowing. Like a kid about to go off to college for the first time.
And for good reason. Megan is just hours away from beginning her first 100k (62 miles) trail race.
Soon the sun sets and that deep rural darkness blankets Camp Eagle. It’s a moonless night. But there are plenty of stars.
It’s 8 p.m. and the 100k runners are lining up near a green and yellow inflated arch. Their bodies are silhouettes behind the bouncing balls of light that will be their only source of vision until sunrise.
Megan is one of those 23 orbs. She’s hopping on the balls of her feet. She has a manic smile.
“I’m really excited – I’m ready to get going,” she says. Her voice lowers. “I’ve got a long, long run ahead of me. I’ll try to finish before dinner tomorrow.”
Megan isn’t the only bird running a race, but she is the only bird attempting the 100k.
The next morning, at 6 a.m., the 50k racers are gathering at the arch. Megan has been running for 10 hours.
Lone Star Bird Aracely is getting ready for her first 50k. She’s got the same manic grin as Megan and she’s doing side lunges while her family gives her a pep talk.
“I’m scared,” Aracely says. “I’m scared of the dark.”
“Don’t worry – the sun will be up soon,” someone says.
“True,” she says.
Another voice chimes in, “Don’t worry! You’ll be missing the dark when that hot sun comes up!”
Their laughter is interrupted. The race is about to start.
Over the next few hours. Many more Lone Star Birds line up for the 25k and 10k races.
And they fly.
Katlyn Phillips sails into a first-place female victory in the 10k.
Aracely is 4th female overall, and first in her age group.
But every runner knows not every race is going to go as planned.
After 16 hours and 4 minutes, Megan is pulled off the 100k course. Dehydration and stomach upset resulted in missing the cutoff for the final loop by 8 minutes. But she’s run an astounding 40 miles – on the toughest trail course in Texas, in the dark.
That evening – Austin leader Melissa and DFW leader Ashley present Megan and Aracely with symbolic “Fellow Flowers.”
Megan’s is blue. With proud emotion, Melissa reads the meaning behind Megan’s flower.
“I believe in me and my potential. And I’m going to succeed because I’m brave enough to think I can.”
Megan limps over to take her flower, wiping away tears. Despite her sore legs and her still-not-settled stomach – she smiles. Her tears evaporate into an expression of defiance.
“I’ll be back next year,” she says. “I’m coming back and I’m finishing this race!”
Author Valerie Gordon GarciaPosted on October 11, 2018 December 14, 2018 Tags campeagle, halfmarathon, JJtrailrace, lonestarbirds, marathon, oiselle, oisellevolee, racereview, racing, running, tejastrails, texasracing, trailracing, trailrunning, voleeLeave a comment on Race Review: J&J Race and Trail Running Reunion from Tejas Trails at Camp Eagle
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Vaporesso Sky Solo Plus Review
Vaporesso Sky Solo
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Early in 2018, as the vaping world was going back to simple yet efficient devices, vape pens were getting a lot of attention and companies were competing to launch their versions faster than the other. But the pod systems came along and everyone quickly forgot about vape pens. Well, not everyone, as some companies continue to believe they were viable. Vaporesso was one such company. In February of this year they launched the Sky Solo Plus, a vape pen kit featuring ample battery life and an e-liquid capacity of 8ml!
A Look at the Contents
The packaging for the Sky Solo Plus kit isn’t all that impressive – a rather flimsy cardboard box with a large picture of the vape pen on the front, and a short description, technical specifications, a list of contents , and manufacturer contact information on the back.
Inside the box we have the Sky Solo Plus battery unit and the “half tank” that screws onto it, as well as two coil-heads and a micro-USB cable. It’s not the most impressive starter kit, especially because it doesn’t come with a spare glass. Having shattered a few tanks over the last decade, I know how important a spare can be in a crisis. But if that doesn’t bother you, it has all the essentials you need to start vaping.
Design and Build Quality
At first sight, the Vaporesso Sky Solo Plus doesn’t look too different than other vape pens I’e reviewed in the past, like the Eleaf iJust 3 or the SMOK Stick Prince, but as we know, looks can be deceiving. Where most vape pens, including the ones I already mentioned, are made up of a tubular battery unit and a separate sub-ohm tank, the Sky Solo Plus has the base of the tank built into the battery unit, so only the top section of the tank and the glass are detachable. This was the first such device I’ve ever used, so it took a bit of getting used to.
Anyway, apart from the unusual “half tank” thing, the Sky Solo Plus is pretty straightforward. You have a textured fire button that protrudes from the mod enough to be easily found with the thumb even if the user isn’t looking straight at it, and an LED ring around the button that lights up different colors when the button is pressed, according to the battery level.
Apart from some discrete branding, a micro-USB port opposite the power button and a tiny battery venting hole on the bottom of the mod, there really aren’t other design aspects worth mentioning. In terms of build quality, the Sky Solo Plus feels like a solid device, but I’ve only been using it for a week and half, so I can’t speak about how it holds up over long periods of time. So far, so good…
Now, about the whole half tank thing… It’s not the best thing I’ve seen from Vaporesso, I will say that much. First of all, and the thing that bothers me most about this system is the the set airflow. Because the base of the tank is built into the battery section, there is no way to adjust the airflow, so you are stuck with two massive, wide-open airflow slots. Not only are they extremely loud, but they provide too much airflow, at least for me.
Another thing that bothers me about this unusual configuration is the risk of e-liquid leaks. Sub-ohm tanks are prone or leaking, and while Vaporesso usually makes very nice products, their tanks are no exception. I’ve had no issues with the Sky Solo Plus yet, but I have seen quite a few people complain on Reddit about their own mods leaking. With a regular vape pen, you just unscrew the tank and deal with the leaking without having juice drip all over the mod, but with this thing, you can’t do that. You either let all the juice flow through the airflow slots, or take the glass section apart to remove the juice yourself. Either way, it’s not going to be pretty.
I just don’t get the design, I really don’t, but if there’s something I’m missing, I’d love to have someone explain it to me.
Anyway, at the top we have a one-piece top cap, which basically means the wide bore drip tip is fused to the plastic top cap, which screws off to reveal a large kidney-shaped fill-port. The drip-tip is comfortable enough, but if you’re the type of vaper who likes to match their setups with their favorite drip tips, know you are not going to be able to do that withe the Vaporesso Sky Solo Plus.
But the weird tank does have some things going for it. First of all the e-liquid capacity. The Sky Solo Plus holds up to 8ml of e-liquid, which is a-lot for any type of vape setup, let alone a vape pen. The two included coil-heads are not bad at all either, but more on that below.
Battery Life and Performance
The Vaporesso Sky Solo Plus, like most of the other vape pens I’ve reviewed, has a battery capacity of 3,000mAh. That sounds decent enough, and it does provide enough battery life, but remember that this thing has a power output of up to 90 watts, so it won’t last everyone an entire day. If you like to chain vape, you’ll be glad to know that the Sky Solo Plus has passthrough functionality, meaning you’ll be able to vape while it’s charging.
As I already mentioned, the LED ring around the power button acts as a battery life indicator. Green means you have over 50% battery life, blues means the battery level is under 50%, and red means you only have 10% battery left and you need to recharge.
Performance wise, I’ve had no technical or leaking issues with the Vaporesso Sky Solo Plus, but that doesn’t mean all those complaints I’ve read online are false. Most often than not, it all comes down to the quality of the coil-heads, if they don’t seal the juice inside, the tank will start to leak. The device itself is working fine, but because of a coil-head defect, you end up criticising the whole setup. I’m not finding excuses for Vaporesso, though, as the coil-heads are their responsibility as well.
But when everything is working right, the Sky Solo Plus delivers a very strong vape. And I mean that literally. This is not a regulated device, so on a freshly charged battery, you are getting a lot of power. The Sky Solo is powered by Vaporesso’s Omni Board Mini, which activates the battery the moment you press the fire button. Power ramp up is impressive as well, and because you can’t close down the airflow at all, you’re going to get a mouthful of warm vapor when you take your first draw.
The power of the Sky Solo Plus and the nonadjustable airflow took some getting used to, I’m not going to lie, and I do feel like the one thing that’s missing here is the ability to close down the airflow. The draw is way too airy for me, and even though it doesn’t feel turbulent at all, it is very loud, to the point where you may annoy the people around you.
Vapor production is amazing, but I wasn’t really expecting too much from the Vaporesso GT meshed coils in terms of flavor. They managed to surprise me, though, delivering a very flavorful vape. I’ve been using the same donut-flavored juice I’ve been using for all my reviews over the last six months, and the flavor was among the best I’ve ever had.
The Vaporesso Sky Solo Plus tries to do some things differently, but not necessarily better. The different tank configuration doesn’t work better than the classic one, in my opinion, on the contrary, it only makes it impossible to adjust the airflow and increases the risk of e-liquid leaking onto the battery unit. That said, it does perform very well, putting out insane amounts of vapor and great flavor, so if the “half tank” thing doesn’t bother you, give it a try.
The Vaporesso Sky Solo Plus was sent to me directly by Vaporesso for the purpose of this review.
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5 Comments/Reviews
skysoloworst says:
I strongly advise anyone who reads this to NOT buying this product, as it is completely impossible to stop the juice leaking.
Ridiculous product that isn’t worth anything
Christine Cox says:
Yes I agree with you I wish I had not bought this ! It’s like trying to smoke a volcano as it gets so hot and spits out the liquid and smoke comes out of the air flow . I am to frightened to put my mouth around the tip incase I burn my throat .
DO NOT BUY THIS VAPE
Skylar Taylor says:
This is a decent starter vape. I, myself, have NOT had it leak on me. Although if your picky on airflow I’d recommend an alternative.
Paul T says:
I just bought this, literally half an hour ago. I can’t speak to his long-term durability, or the possibility of leaks in the future although it’s not doing so now. what I can say is it was $28 at my local tobacco shop. Is making very warm but delicious vapor. I’m far past my days a building coils I really being into vapor as a Hobby. I was looking for a plug and play vape solution with a large tank and a good battery and thus far it has not disappointed me at all. I’m very pleased with the device.
Leaking from day 1. Battery takes a whole night to charge and does not last very long. I would not recommend
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Review of Patterns (1956)
Seen in 2020.
Small-town engineer gets promoted to ruthless upper management.
Having started as an earlier (tele)play, the film is not scored, which contributes greatly to the intense confrontations and the sense of social realism. The upper-class setting has its usual Hollywood glamour, but there’s an edge to it.
The subject matter is dated mainly in the small detail that Briggs and Staples are concerned with the wellbeing of a domestic US workforce, never represented on screen. It’s hard to imagine that subject coming up in quite this way at Fortune 500 board meetings. Sixty years later, in his inaugural speech, Donald Trump decried US offshoring and accidentally gave a more accurate account than this movie: “One by one, the factories shuttered and left our shores, with not even a thought about the millions upon millions of American workers left behind.” Briggs also objects to contemporary “shyster” finance as a corruption of the real economy, a topic that has only gotten more relevant.
References here: “Court Martial” (1967).
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Holiday Villa in Umbria
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Villa Tartagli Bassi is located in Umbria, the “Green Heart of Italy”
Hilltops crowned with castles and ancient walled towns, breathtaking scenery, cultural and artistic treasures, delicious food, top quality wines, and the warmth of Italian village life welcome you. Perched above the medieval village of Paciano, the villa looks towards Lake Trasimeno and the nearby hills of southeastern Tuscany.
It is an area dominated by agriculture, with silver-leaved olive groves covering the hillsides, and sweeping fields of wheat and sunflowers lying in the plain below. Tidy vineyards abound, producing the delicious wines of the Colli del Trasimeno region. Paciano has fewer than 1,000 inhabitants and is a pretty, peaceful village, with a friendly welcome for visitors. It is recognised as one of the Borghi più Belli d’Italia (the Most Beautiful Villages of Italy), and the 14th century walled historic centre is a gem.
Paciano and the Trasimeno area are at the meeting point of three of Italy’s most beautiful and historic provinces: Arezzo, Siena and Perugia. Within 20 minutes or less by car you can reach the lake, Italy’s fourth largest, and a number of classic small hilltowns: Panicale, Città della Pieve, Castiglione del Lago, and Chiusi in Tuscany, once one of the most powerful Etruscan city-states in pre-Roman times.
Further afield but still within easy reach are some of central Italy’s most famous historic towns, such as Cortona, Montepulciano, Orvieto with its magnificent cathedral, Assisi the birthplace of Saint Francis, Perugia, and the remarkable Val d’Orcia in Tuscany, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Multiple-input multiple-output control of diesel combustion using a control-oriented model
Yudai Yamasaki, Ryosuke Ikemura, Motoki Takahashi, Shigehiko Kaneko, Akane Uemichi
In this study, a multiple-input multiple-output feedforward controller for use with multiple-point fuel injection systems is applied to a diesel engine using an original control-oriented model. The target-tracking performance of this multiple-input multiple-output feedforward controller was then tested in terms of how well the controller adjusts the fuel delivery ratios to the pilot injection, pre-injection, main fuel injection, and the main fuel injection timing, and controls the in-cylinder peak pressure and its timing. Control experiments are conducted at different engine outputs and speeds while changing the targets of the in-cylinder peak pressure and its timing. The controller is able to track the varying targets within an acceptable error included in the original model. The calculation time, which is almost double that of a single-input single-output controller, is sufficiently fast to derive the applicable inputs.
International Journal of Engine Research
combustion control model
computational cost
discretization cycle
multiple fuel injection
target-tracking test
Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Multiple-input multiple-output control of diesel combustion using a control-oriented model'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Fuel injection Engineering & Materials Science
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Engines Engineering & Materials Science
Yamasaki, Y., Ikemura, R., Takahashi, M., Kaneko, S., & Uemichi, A. (2019). Multiple-input multiple-output control of diesel combustion using a control-oriented model. International Journal of Engine Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468087418820739
Multiple-input multiple-output control of diesel combustion using a control-oriented model. / Yamasaki, Yudai; Ikemura, Ryosuke; Takahashi, Motoki; Kaneko, Shigehiko; Uemichi, Akane.
In: International Journal of Engine Research, 01.01.2019.
Yamasaki, Y, Ikemura, R, Takahashi, M, Kaneko, S & Uemichi, A 2019, 'Multiple-input multiple-output control of diesel combustion using a control-oriented model', International Journal of Engine Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468087418820739
Yamasaki Y, Ikemura R, Takahashi M, Kaneko S, Uemichi A. Multiple-input multiple-output control of diesel combustion using a control-oriented model. International Journal of Engine Research. 2019 Jan 1. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468087418820739
Yamasaki, Yudai ; Ikemura, Ryosuke ; Takahashi, Motoki ; Kaneko, Shigehiko ; Uemichi, Akane. / Multiple-input multiple-output control of diesel combustion using a control-oriented model. In: International Journal of Engine Research. 2019.
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1926.1127 Cadmium
OSHA 1926 Construction > Z Toxic and Hazardous Substances > 1926.1127 Cadmium
1926.1127(a) Scope
This standard applies to all occupational exposures to cadmium and cadmium compounds, in all forms, in all construction work where an employee may potentially be exposed to cadmium. Construction work is defined as work involving construction, alteration and/or repair, including but not limited to the following:
1926.1127(a)(1)
Wrecking, demolition or salvage of structures where cadmium or materials containing cadmium are present;
Use of cadmium containing-paints and cutting, brazing, burning, grinding or welding on surfaces that were painted with cadmium-containing paints;
Construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, or renovation of structures, substrates, or portions thereof, that contain cadmium, or materials containing cadmium;
Cadmium welding; cutting and welding cadmium-plated steel; brazing or welding with cadmium alloys;
Installation of products containing cadmium;
Electrical grounding with cadmium welding, or electrical work using cadmium-coated conduit;
Maintaining or retrofitting cadmium-coated equipment;
Cadmium contamination/emergency cleanup; and
Transportation, disposal, storage, or containment of cadmium or materials containing cadmium on the site or location at which construction activities are performed.
1926.1127(b) Definitions
"Action level (AL)" is defined as an airborne concentration of cadmium of 2.5 micrograms per cubic meter of air (2.5 µg/m3), calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA).
"Assistant Secretary" means the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, or designee.
"Authorized person" means any person authorized by the employer and required by work duties to be present in regulated areas or any person authorized by the OSH Act or regulations issued under it to be in regulated areas.
"Competent person," in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.32(f), means a person designated by the employer to act on the employer's behalf who is capable of identifying existing and potential cadmium hazards in the workplace and the proper methods to control them in order to protect workers, and has the authority necessary to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate or control such hazards. The duties of a competent person include at least the following: Determining prior to the performance of work whether cadmium is present in the workplace; establishing, where necessary, regulated areas and assuring that access to and from those areas is limited to authorized employees; assuring the adequacy of any employee exposure monitoring required by this standard; assuring that all employees exposed to air cadmium levels above the PEL wear appropriate personal protective equipment and are trained in the use of appropriate methods of exposure control; assuring that proper hygiene facilities are provided and that workers are trained to use those facilities; and assuring that the engineering controls required by this standard are implemented, maintained in proper operating condition, and functioning properly.
"Director" means the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or designee.
"Employee exposure" and similar language referring to the air cadmium level to which an employee is exposed means the exposure to airborne cadmium that would occur if the employee were not using respiratory protective equipment.
"Final medical determination" is the written medical opinion of the employee's health status by the examining physician under paragraphs (l)(3)-(12) of this section or, if multiple physician review under paragraph (l)(13) of this section or the alternative physician determination under paragraph (l)(14) of this section is invoked, it is the final, written medical finding, recommendation or determination that emerges from that process.
"High-efficiency Particulate Air [HEPA] filter" means a filter capable of trapping and retaining at least 99.97 percent of mono-dispersed particles of 0.3 micrometers in diameter.
"Regulated area" means an area demarcated by the employer where an employee's exposure to airborne concentrations of cadmium exceeds, or can reasonably be expected to exceed the permissible exposure limit (PEL).
"This section" means this cadmium standard.
1926.1127(c) Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)
The employer shall assure that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of cadmium in excess of five micrograms per cubic meter of air (5 ug/m3), calculated as an eight-hour time-weighted average exposure (TWA).
1926.1127(d) Exposure Monitoring
1926.1127(d)(1) General
1926.1127(d)(1)(i)
Prior to the performance of any construction work where employees may be potentially exposed to cadmium, the employer shall establish the applicability of this standard by determining whether cadmium is present in the workplace and whether there is the possibility that employee exposures will be at or above the action level. The employer shall designate a competent person who shall make this determination. Investigation and material testing techniques shall be used, as appropriate, in the determination. Investigation shall include a review of relevant plans, past reports, material safety data sheets, and other available records, and consultations with the property owner and discussions with appropriate individuals and agencies.
1926.1127(d)(1)(iii)
Determinations of employee exposure shall be made from breathing-zone air samples that reflect the monitored employee's regular, daily 8-hour TWA exposure to cadmium.
1926.1127(d)(1)(iv)
Eight-hour TWA exposures shall be determined for each employee on the basis of one or more personal breathing-zone air samples reflecting full shift exposure on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area. Where several employees perform the same job tasks, in the same job classification, on the same shift, in the same work area, and the length, duration, and level of cadmium exposures are similar, an employer may sample a representative fraction of the employees instead of all employees in order to meet this requirement. In representative sampling, the employer shall sample the employee(s) expected to have the highest cadmium exposures.
1926.1127(d)(1)(ii)
Where cadmium has been determined to be present in the workplace, and it has been determined that there is a possibility the employee's exposure will be at or above the action level, the competent person shall identify employees potentially exposed to cadmium at or above the action level.
1926.1127(d)(2) Specific
Initial monitoring. Except as provided for in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section, where a determination conducted under paragraph (d)(1)(i) of this section shows the possibility of employee exposure to cadmium at or above the action level, the employer shall conduct exposure monitoring as soon as practicable that is representative of the exposure for each employee in the workplace who is or may be exposed to cadmium at or above the action level.
Where the employer has objective data, as defined in paragraph (n)(2) of this section, demonstrating that employee exposure to cadmium will not exceed airborne concentrations at or above the action level under the expected conditions of processing, use, or handling, the employer may rely upon such data instead of implementing initial monitoring.
Where a determination conducted under paragraphs (d)(1) or (d)(2) of this section is made that a potentially exposed employee is not exposed to airborne concentrations of cadmium at or above the action level, the employer shall make a written record of such determination. The record shall include at least the monitoring data developed under paragraphs (d)(2)(i) - (iii) of this section, where applicable, and shall also include the date of determination, and the name and social security number of each employee.
In addition, if the employee periodically performs tasks that may expose the employee to a higher concentration of airborne cadmium, the employee shall be monitored while performing those tasks.
1926.1127(d)(3) Monitoring Frequency (Periodic Monitoring)
If the initial monitoring or periodic monitoring reveals employee exposures to be at or above the action level, the employer shall monitor at a frequency and pattern needed to assure that the monitoring results reflect with reasonable accuracy the employee's typical exposure levels, given the variability in the tasks performed, work practices, and environmental conditions on the job site, and to assure the adequacy of respiratory selection and the effectiveness of engineering and work practice controls.
If the initial monitoring or the periodic monitoring indicates that employee exposures are below the action level and that result is confirmed by the results of another monitoring taken at least seven days later, the employer may discontinue the monitoring for those employees whose exposures are represented by such monitoring.
1926.1127(d)(4) Additional Monitoring
The employer also shall institute the exposure monitoring required under paragraphs (d)(2)(i) and (d)(3) of this section whenever there has been a change in the raw materials, equipment, personnel, work practices, or finished products that may result in additional employees being exposed to cadmium at or above the action level or in employees already exposed to cadmium at or above the action level being exposed above the PEL, or whenever the employer or competent person has any reason to suspect that any other change might result in such further exposure.
1926.1127(d)(5) Employee Notification of Monitoring Results
The employer must, as soon as possible but no later than 5 working days after the receipt of the results of any monitoring performed under this section, notify each affected employee of these results either individually in writing or by posting the results in an appropriate location that is accessible to employees.
Wherever monitoring results indicate that employee exposure exceeds the PEL, the employer shall include in the written notice a statement that the PEL has been exceeded and a description of the corrective action being taken by the employer to reduce employee exposure to or below the PEL.
1926.1127(d)(6) Accuracy of Measurement
The employer shall use a method of monitoring and analysis that has an accuracy of not less than plus or minus 25 percent (+ or - 25 percent), with a confidence level of 95 percent, for airborne concentrations of cadmium at or above the action level and the permissible exposure limit.
1926.1127(e) Regulated Areas
1926.1127(e)(1) Establishment
The employer shall establish a regulated area wherever an employee's exposure to airborne concentrations of cadmium is, or can reasonably be expected to be in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL).
1926.1127(e)(2) Demarcation
Regulated areas shall be demarcated from the rest of the workplace in any manner that adequately establishes and alerts employees of the boundaries of the regulated area, including employees who are or may be incidentally in the regulated areas, and that protects persons outside the area from exposure to airborne concentrations of cadmium in excess of the PEL.
1926.1127(e)(3) Access
Access to regulated areas shall be limited to authorized persons.
1926.1127(e)(4) Provision of Respirators
Each person entering a regulated area shall be supplied with and required to use a respirator, selected in accordance with paragraph (g)(2) of this section.
1926.1127(e)(5) Prohibited Activities
The employer shall assure that employees do not eat, drink, smoke, chew tobacco or gum, or apply cosmetics in regulated areas, or carry the products associated with any of these activities into regulated areas or store such products in those areas.
1926.1127(f) Methods of Compliance
1926.1127(f)(1) Compliance Hierarchy
1926.1127(f)(1)(i)
Except as specified in paragraph (f)(1)(ii) of this section, the employer shall implement engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to cadmium at or below the PEL, except to the extent that the employer can demonstrate that such controls are not feasible.
1926.1127(f)(1)(iii)
Wherever engineering and work practice controls are not sufficient to reduce employee exposure to or below the PEL, the employer nonetheless shall implement such controls to reduce exposures to the lowest levels achievable. The employer shall supplement such controls with respiratory protection that complies with the requirements of paragraph (g) of this section and the PEL.
1926.1127(f)(1)(iv)
The employer shall not use employee rotation as a method of compliance.
1926.1127(f)(1)(ii)
The requirement to implement engineering controls to achieve the PEL does not apply where the employer demonstrates the following:
1926.1127(f)(1)(ii)(A)
The employee is only intermittently exposed; and
1926.1127(f)(1)(ii)(B)
The employee is not exposed above the PEL on 30 or more days per year (12 consecutive months).
1926.1127(f)(2) Specific Operations
1926.1127(f)(2)(i) Abrasive Blasting
Abrasive blasting on cadmium or cadmium-containing materials shall be conducted in a manner that will provide adequate protection.
1926.1127(f)(2)(ii) Heating Cadmium and Cadmium-Containing Materials
Welding, cutting, and other forms of heating of cadmium or cadmium-containing materials shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.353 and 29 CFR 1926.354, where applicable.
1926.1127(f)(3) Prohibitions
High speed abrasive disc saws and similar abrasive power equipment shall not be used for work on cadmium or cadmium-containing materials unless they are equipped with appropriate engineering controls to minimize emissions, if the exposure levels are above the PEL.
Materials containing cadmium shall not be applied by spray methods, if exposures are above the PEL, unless employees are protected with supplied-air respirators with full facepiece, hood, helmet, suit, operated in positive pressure mode and measures are instituted to limit overspray and prevent contamination of adjacent areas.
1926.1127(f)(4) Mechanical Ventilation
When ventilation is used to control exposure, measurements that demonstrate the effectiveness of the system in controlling exposure, such as capture velocity, duct velocity, or static pressure shall be made as necessary to maintain its effectiveness.
1926.1127(f)(4)(iii) Recirculation of Air
If air from exhaust ventilation is recirculated into the workplace, the system shall have a high efficiency filter and be monitored to assure effectiveness.
Procedures shall be developed and implemented to minimize employee exposure to cadmium when maintenance of ventilation systems and changing of filters is being conducted.
Measurements of the system's effectiveness in controlling exposure shall be made as necessary within five working days of any change in production, process, or control that might result in a significant increase in employee exposure to cadmium.
1926.1127(f)(5) Compliance Program
1926.1127 Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Cadmium
This standard applies to all occupational exposures to cadmium and cadmium compounds, in all forms, in all construction work where an employee may ...
1926.1127(m)(1) Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Hazard Communication
The employer shall include cadmium in the program established to comply with the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (§1910.1200). The employer shall ...
OSHA 1926 Construction > Z Toxic and Hazardous Substances > 1926.1127 Cadmium > 1926.1127(m) Communication of Cadmium Hazards to Employees > 1926.1127(m)(1) Hazard Communication
1926.1127(m)(2) Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Warning Signs
CADMIUM CANCER HAZARD CAN CAUSE LUNG AND KIDNEY DISEASE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY RESPIRATORS REQUIRED IN THIS AREA ...
OSHA 1926 Construction > Z Toxic and Hazardous Substances > 1926.1127 Cadmium > 1926.1127(m) Communication of Cadmium Hazards to Employees > 1926.1127(m)(2) Warning Signs
1926.1127(m)(3) Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Warning Labels
Shipping and storage containers containing cadmium or cadmium compounds shall bear appropriate warning labels, as specified in paragraph (m)(1 ...
OSHA 1926 Construction > Z Toxic and Hazardous Substances > 1926.1127 Cadmium > 1926.1127(m) Communication of Cadmium Hazards to Employees > 1926.1127(m)(3) Warning Labels
1926.1127(m)(4) Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Employee Information and Training
The employer shall train each employee who is potentially exposed to cadmium in accordance with the requirements of this section. The employer shall ...
OSHA 1926 Construction > Z Toxic and Hazardous Substances > 1926.1127 Cadmium > 1926.1127(m) Communication of Cadmium Hazards to Employees > 1926.1127(m)(4) Employee Information and Training
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News from EKOenergy
Edition 71 - 22 September 2016
1. Schüco goes for EKOenergy
2. EKOenergy for hotels
3. EKOenergy for Brazil
4. #MadeWithEKOenergy, now also in Estonia
5. Working for fish passages
6. News from the members: fighting coal and rescuing leopards in India
7. Towards a new business as usual
We are proud and happy to announce that another world famous company has made the switch to EKOenergy.
The Germany based international company Schüco switches to EKOenergy.
Schüco is one of the leading suppliers of high-quality window, door and façade systems. Millions of Schüco products are used all over the world. In the past years, Schüco is actively implementing measures to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. A building monitoring system across all of the sites and new, uniform system management tools for optimising transport logistics were introduced. The heating in large areas of the headquarters in Bielefeld was switched to low emission district heating.
Furthermore, since 1 January 2012, all Schüco sites in Germany have been purchasing green energy. With the switch to EKOenergy the company is taking an extra step. We are looking forward to joining strengths with Schüco in communicating in a positive way about the potential of a 100% renewable economy, not only in Germany, but also abroad.
Welcome on board Schüco!
Another hotel has switched to EKOenergy! Hotel Blue Coruña is a 4 star hotel in the centre of A Coruña (Galicia, Spain). The hotel is continuously top ranked in customers ratings and has now even more to offer: EKOenergy certified electricity, provided by ecovatios.
Hotels interested in following this example can contact us at info@ekoenergy.org.
We also remind that the new version of the European Ecolabel for Tourist Accomodation now explicitly refers to ecolabeled electricity! Hotels get extra points if their electricity contract is ecolabeled by an independent entity and if the ecolabel promotes the investment in new renewable power capacities. (See criterion 38 of the Annex Framework of the decision). EKOenergy fulfils these requirements and we are really looking forward to working together with hotels aiming at getting the EU Ecolabel.
"EKOenergy and I have a lot in common. We both like nature and we are moved by renewable energy. I'm also happy that we have now a joint common target. EKOenergy wants to be at the Olympic Games in 2020, and so do I. Let's go for it together!"
EKOenergy ambassador Aleksandra Blinnikka
3. EKOenergy for Brasil
As more and more companies commit to 100% renewable energy, market players are developing tools to enable consumers to prove their green energy consumption anywhere.
The Statkraft Group, one of world’s largest generator of renewable energy and licensed seller of EKOenergy is playing a leading role in this process.
Recently, Statkraft has registered its Macaúbas (Bahia) wind farm in the Brazilian I-REC registry. This enables Statkraft to guarantee Brazilian consumers the origin of the electricity they purchase.
I-REC certificates fulfil EKOenergy tracking requirements, the Macáubas wind farm fulfils our sustainability criteria and Statkraft has signed our License agreement. This means EKOenergy is now available in Brazil too! Contact us for more information.
4. #MadeWithEKOenergy : now also in Estonia
One of the advantages of an international label, is obviously that it works worldwide.
Jalotofu was one of the first companies to add the EKOenergy logo to their products on the Finnish market. Recently they have started to export to Estonia, in cooperation with the Estonian company Loodusvägi.
We're very happy to see our logo on their Estonian products too.
These are the first products with an EKOenergy logo on the Estonian market. More of this!
"We wanted to enter the market with an electricity product which is natürlich grün, i.e. really green. With EKOenergy, we found the perfect partner to achieve this. We are also proud to be the first 100% EKOenergy supplier in Germany."
Bernhard Mike Petrovic, natürlich grün
The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation and EKOenergy are intensively cooperating to remove obstacles to fish migration.
Last year we invested time in successfully persuading the new Finnish government to invest in more and better fish passages at Finnish power plants. As a result, the implementation of the National Fish Passage Strategy is now one of the government's 26 key projects.
We continue to spend a lot of time to advise the Finnish Government in how to implement the strategy. We are also strengthening the links between the strategy and the ongoing LIFE Freshabit project (in which EKOenergy is actively involved).
6. Our members: fighting coal, rescuing leopards
Our Indian member Vindhya Bachao is active on many fronts. They are heavily involved in complaints and lawsuits against Welspun Energy's Mirzapur coal power plant. They are also helping local farmers of Allahabad in their case against a new coal power plant in Karchhana, Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh.
On top, they challenged the new national emission standards for coal based thermal power plants and brought the case to the National Green Tribunal.
But there is much more going on at Vindhya Bachao. They played a very crucial role in the safe rescue of a leopard trapped inside a village house for over 36 hours. After Vindhya Bachao's intervention, the forest department followed the appropriate guidelines to rescue the leopard. And they completed a study on Sloth Bears (an endemic bear species) in the district Mirzapur of Uttar Pradesh.
We are glad to see such exciting and worthwhile achievements happening in our network!
"We won"
Jukurit ice hockey team, 17 September
EKOenergy logo is being worn loud and proud by the Mikkeli Ice Hockey team!
We’re seeing companies go further and faster on renewable energy because they have so much to gain.
Many are also going beyond their own operations, influencing others to act on renewable power and cut carbon. Companies such as IKEA and telecommunications provider BT are encouraging their customers to embrace renewable power, through solar panels and LED lighting, and by switching to greener tariffs at home.
There is a growing movement of businesses, cities and citizens, all working together, to accelerate the clean-energy transition. They are sending a clear message to investors and utilities that the demand for renewables is there, and that it’s time to develop cleaner and more efficient portfolios. As more and more states, regions and even countries set 100 % renewable-energy goals, the market will expand even further.
As business works to do its bit to deliver on the Paris Agreement, there is still a lot to play for. Leading companies continue to find new and innovative ways to grow sustainably and adapt to climate change.
Those who fail to seize the opportunities or act on the risks will simply not thrive in the new clean economy.
Text: Emily Farnworth, RE100 campaign, (almost literally) copied from www.climate2020.org.uk
We at EKOenergy are always looking to grow our network. If you want more information about becoming a partner of ours, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
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Sandy, OR Police
Search for Police Arrests in Sandy City, Oregon. Results may include: SWIS ID, Mugshot, Name, Age, Gender, Race, Height, Weight, Hair, Eyes, Arresting Agency, Booking Date, Assigned Facility, Projected Release Date.
Sandy, Oregon Jail and Mugshot Information
Sandy is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.14 square miles (8.13 sq. km). The City of Sandy had a population of approximately 9,570 in the year 2010.
The mayor of Sandy, Oregon is Stan Pulliam. Stan Pulliam can be contacted at (503) 668-5533 (City Hall) and by email at spulliam@cityofsandy.com.
Stan Pulliam, Mayor
Sandy City Mayor’s Office
City of Sandy
Sandy City Hall
39250 Pioneer Blvd.
Email: spulliam@cityofsandy.com
Phone: (503) 668-5533 (City Hall)
Sandy City Mayor
Violent crime rate in 2016 in Sandy: 46.1; U.S. Average: 216.3
Facts about crime in Sandy, Oregon:
The overall crime rate in Sandy is 23% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 9.25 daily crimes that occur in Sandy.
Sandy is safer than 31% of the cities in the United States.
In Sandy you have a 1 in 30 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Sandy has increased by 13%.
Sandy, Oregon Police Station Information
Sandy Police Department
The Sandy Police Department has 9 full-time police officers serving a population of approximately 6,000 people.
Ernie Roberts, Chief of Police
39850 Pleasant Street
Email: eroberts@ci.sandy.or.us
Phone: (503) 668-5566 or (503) 489-2189 (Chief)
Hours: Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sandy Police Dept
The City of Sandy is located in Clackamas County. Therefore, we have listed the Sheriff’s Office for Clackamas County.
Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office is also responsible for the public safety of the City of Sandy, Oregon.
Craig Roberts, Sheriff
9101 SE Sunnybrook Blvd.
Non-Emergencies: (503) 655-8211
Emergencies: 911
2223 Kaen Rd.
Happy Valley Station:
12915 SE King Rd
Public Safety Training Center: Reception and Fingerprinting
12700 SE 82nd Avenue
Public Safety Training Center: Shooting Range
Public Safety Training Center: Concealed Handgun Licenses
Email: chl@clackamas.us
Transition Center:
2219 Kaen Rd
Wilsonville Station:
30000 SW Town Center Lp E
Clackamas County Sheriff
Clackamas Sheriff Facebook
Clackamas County Jail Information
Clackamas County Jail
Hours: Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Visitations Hours at Clackamas County Jail:
General Visitation:
8 – 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. and 7 – 9:30 p.m.
Administrative Detention Visitation:
Monday – Friday, 8 – 9:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 7 – 9 a.m.
Video Visitation:
Video visitation can take place off-site and can be scheduled at:
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Police Records Request in Sandy, Oregon
Police records can be obtained from the Records Division of the Sandy Police Department during normal business hours. Requests may be made completing the fillable/printable Police Records Request form which can be mailed, faxed or delivered in–person.
Sandy Request Center
Sandy Police Department – Records Division
Sandy Police Records
Public records can also be obtained from the City Recorder’s Office. Requests for public records can be made by completing and submitting the City’s Public Records Request Form. The completed application shall be hand delivered, mailed, or sent via fax to the City Recorder’s office during regular office hours, except during legal holidays.
Sandy Request Form
The location and records request contact information is as follows:
Karey Milne, City Recorder
Office of the City Recorder
Email: recorder@ci.sandy.or.us.
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sandy City Records
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Steinbach RCMP warns of fines for violating public health orders
Charles Lefebvre Supervising News Producer - Digital
@CLefebvreCTV Contact
Published Friday, November 27, 2020 5:39PM CST
WINNIPEG -- Steinbach RCMP is reminding residents that participate in any type of large gathering over the weekend are violating public health orders, as a church near Steinbach, Man. plans to hold a service one week after being ticketed.
In a release on Friday, the RCMP said all places of worship must be closed and drive-in religious services are not permitted, even if people remain in their vehicle at all times.
In addition, gatherings of more than five people at any indoor or outdoor public space are prohibited.
“Our goal is certainly not to hand out a bunch of tickets,” said Steinbach Detachment Commander S/Sgt Harold Laninga in a statement. “We want to keep everyone from coming to a large gathering in the first place. It is important to us that all citizens are aware of what the current orders are so they can abide by them. As always, our first and foremost goal is to keep everyone safe, and in these unprecedented times, that means staying at home.”
The release comes as the Church of God Restoration, located 15 minutes south of Steinbach, says it is planning to hold another public service on Sunday. The church was issued a $5,000 fine for holding an in-person service last weekend. The church's minister, Tobias Tissen, was also handed two tickets totalling more than $2,500 after attending the service and speaking at an anti-mask rally in Steinbach earlier in November.
Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer, also reminded Manitobans on Friday to stay home to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
"The weekend is coming up, and so there is always those urges to get together with others, or to run non-essential errands," Roussin said. "My ask to you is to stay home – stay home this weekend. Connect with people virtually, only out for essential reasons, don't leave the province to go shopping, don't do any non-essential activities."
Individuals can be fined $1,296 for violating public health orders, while businesses can be fined $5,000. Manitobans can also be fined $298 for not wearing a mask in an indoor public place.
-With files from CTV’s Danton Unger.
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CTV News Winnipeg at Five for Tuesday, January 19, 2021
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The Carrie Underwood Winning Continues On WITL
Chris Tyler
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Carrie Underwood, whose latest single, "Southbound", just stopped the charts to become her 27th number one country song will be bringing her "Cry Pretty Tour 360" to Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Halloween night.
Along with Carrie, Maddie & Tae will also be performing, as will Runaway June.
Keep listening to Your Country Concert Connection, 100.7 WITL, this week because Banana Don Jefferson and Stephanie McCoy will continue to have a pair of tickets for you to win weekday mornings at 6:35 and so will Chis Tyler weekday afternoons at 4:40.
Carrie Underwood, who will co-host the 53rd CMA Awards this year with Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, is nominated for multiple CMA Awards, too, which includes the "Entertainer of the Year" award.
It's Carrie Underwood live in concert in Detroit on Halloween night, and you and your guest can be there. Good luck from your friends at 100.7 WITL, Lansing's #1 For New Country!
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Meet Kenya’s Falling Walls Finalist 2020: Farida Nzilani
Education, Governance, Innovation, Kenya, Money, News & Events
Every day hundreds of young entrepreneurs, both aspiring and experienced, swarm the Hustla MBA social media platform for advice and solutions to the challenges that they are facing – be it thinking about saving money, or debating between opening a vegetable stall or a chips stand.
Hustla MBA offers the answers.
It is a digital informal business development course, that uses a peer-to-peer learning approach to showcase the skills necessary to identify a winning idea to start, manage and grow a small enterprise or hustle. It targets young people between the ages of 18-24 years old, who are out of school and unemployed.
On the back end of the platform is our own Farida Nzilani, the Executive Producer for the Hustla MBA Programme at Shujaaz inc. and digital expert for Well Made Strategy. Over the years she has reached millions of young men and women in East Africa – she’s young, female and mostly self-taught with a strong sense of understanding the clients that she speaks to.
Farida’s programme provides young practicing micro-entrepreneurs in Kenya with new skills and new community connections, through digital hubs and social media.
“We go beyond norms by connecting people to new ideas, networks & communities. This is a project that has evolved from offline physical activities to a mainly digital experience.” says Farida.
Her work has involved starting new campaigns and building an online presence and personality for them. She’s known for her social media mastery and knack for forecasting digital trends years in advance. She’s also an avid runner and hiker, whose been on Mt. Kilimanjaro twice!
Despite the challenges presented by 2020, including the global pandemic and economic slump, she has worked to connect young Kenyans online to share about their ideas, motivations, challenges and hopes and cross pollinate those into partnerships among young people or greater insight for individual entrepreneurs – those aspiring and those who’ve already taken the leap. And now the world has taken notice of her work.
The Hustla MBA Programme has been nominated for Breakthrough of the Year in the category of Digital Education by Falling Walls Remote 2020. What’s special about it you ask? Well, renowned institutions from over 111 countries have nominated more than 900 outstanding projects for the Science Breakthrough of the Year and Farida is one of the finalists.
The Falling Walls Foundation promotes ground-breaking ideas across borders and disciplines – and brings together pioneers and innovators form all over the world.
A charity founded in 2010 in Berlin, it serves as a unique international platform for pioneers in academia, industry, politics, the arts, and civil society. In commemoration of the peaceful fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, it focuses on the question: Which are the next walls to fall?
The nomination is a great milestone for Farida, for Well Made Strategy and her Shujaaz Inc team. They now await the decision of the distinguished jury of the Digital Education. If selected, the Shujaaz Inc. team will be invited to participate in the Winners Sessions, taking place from 4 to 8 November. If they advance to win Breakthrough of the Year in the category, they will be featured on Falling Walls Day, 9 November 2020.
“I am exhilarated that the world gets an opportunity to hear about the amazing Hustla MBA programme. Above all, honoured that our programme got nominated. Crossed fingers, that we hear our name.”
We’re thrilled for Farida and the entire Shujaaz Inc team, and are so proud to have the pleasure of working with Farida regularly on select WMS projects.
If interested in participating in this year’s Falling Walls and Berlin Science Week, it will happen virtually from 1-10 November 2020 and is open to all. With over 200 sessions, the programme will bring together some of the most recent breakthroughs and outstanding projects in science and society. Register now at go.falling-walls.com/cux
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Robert Mugabe: my part in his downfall
Governance, Strategic Communications
History will remember this as the week that Mugabe finally fell. But history will almost certainly forget the bit-part role I played in his downfall.
23rd November 2017 /0 Comments/by Editor
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What I learned from giving a TED Talk
Governance, Kenya, News & Events, Strategic Communications
Exactly a week ago, my TED Talk about Colour in Faith, a project about countering fear through social practice art was published. The talk is less than twelve minutes long but it took me a lifetime to prepare for it!
Those twelve minutes were prepared over months and days of working with my colleagues at Well Made Strategy, the TED curatorial team and wonderful Broadway choreographer Danny Mefford. I’m going to save you a lot of time and share a few useful tips from my experience.
3rd October 2017 /0 Comments/by Editor
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Insights PODCAST: election EXTRA
Governance, Kenya, Money, Shujaaz, Strategic Communications
LISTEN to the THIRD episode of the new Well Told Story INSIGHTS Podcast
24th August 2017 /1 Comment/by Editor
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Insights PODCAST: social practice art
Governance, Kenya, Strategic Communications
LISTEN to the second episode of the new Well Told Story INSIGHTS podcast
To listen: CLICK HERE (19 mins)
2nd August 2017 /0 Comments/by Editor
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Insights PODCAST: politics & governance
Governance, Kenya, Research, Segmentation, Shujaaz, Strategic Communications
LISTEN to the first episode of the new Well Told Story INSIGHTS Podcast
13th July 2017 /1 Comment/by Editor
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Elections: how young people could ‘change everything’
Next month Kenya goes to the polls, with national elections across the country. Everyone is hoping for peaceful politics and mass participation. But expectations are, it’s fair to say, cautiously realistic on both counts.
13th July 2017 /0 Comments/by Editor
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How spectacular public art can heal division and unite communities
Terrorists use spectacular moments of death and destruction to create division and fracture communities. But can public art create equally spectacular moments of beauty and love, that can heal division and unite communities? That’s the subject of a new book, called ‘Art in the City’. The opening chapter of the book is authored by my colleague at Well Made Strategy, Nabila Alibhai.
7th June 2017 /0 Comments/by Editor
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We’re hiring! WMS Strategic Communications Associate 26th November 2020
Meet Kenya’s Falling Walls Finalist 2020: Farida Nzilani 30th October 2020
Reflect … lock down or no lock down 15th June 2020
Starting a new job on April Fool’s Day in the midst of a pandemic 30th April 2020
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Bayou Country Superfest on hiatus. There will be no 2020 festival.
by: Victoria Cristina
Posted: Jan 27, 2020 / 04:43 PM CST / Updated: Aug 10, 2020 / 02:05 PM CDT
BATON ROUGE – For the first time in 10 years, country music fans will not be flocking to Tiger Stadium for their Memorial Day weekend.
An announcement can be found on the festivals website, saying that Bayou Country Superfest is on hiatus, until further notice. The information was also shared on Facebook.
The festival has been a constant in Louisiana for the last 10 years. In 2018, the festival moved to the Superdome while renovations took place at Tiger Stadium. In 2019, the fest returned to Death Valley for a star-studded, two-day lineup featuring Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, and many more.
There is no word on what caused the hiatus, or how long it will last.
by Brooke Laizer / Jan 19, 2021
Have you ever been interested in learning about temperature and how it directly impacts our forecast for outdoor conditions?
Meteorologist Brooke Laizer has a lesson on climate patterns and warmer than normal conditions during today's lesson on Weather and Science for Kids.
Watch: New Orleans participates in Presidential Inaugural COVID-19 Memorial Event
by Victoria Cristina / Jan 19, 2021
NEW ORLEANS — The Presidential Inaugural Committee invited the City of New Orleans to participate in President-elect Joe Biden's memorial ceremony and national moment of unity recognizing the thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 across this country.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell and City Council President Helena Moreno held a memorial in front of Gallier Hall to coincide with the event in Washington, D.C.
Need a COVID-19 vaccine? Here’s where to make an appointment.
NOPD investigating double homicide and shooting on Bienville Avenue
WATCH: Drew Brees’ full postgame interview following NFC Divisional Round Game
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First ‘Dune’ Trailer Features Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya and Oscar Issac
Posted By: Staff September 10, 2020 @ 5:10 am Entertainment Daypop
The long-awaited trailer for the new adaptation of Dune, was just released, featuring Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya and Oscar Issac.
The novel Dune was originally published in 1965. A science fiction fantasy, it takes place in a far distant future where humans have colonized multiple galaxies and function under a feudal system. Author Frank Herbert wrote five sequels to the book, and his son Brian Herbert has since co-written 15 more books in the series, with more still currently being released. The all-star cast also includes Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, Dave Bautista and more.
Dune is directed by Denis Villeneuve, who previously directed 2017’s Blade Runner 2049. The film is out on December 18th, and you can view the official trailer at the link: here.
Timothée Chalamet And Zendaya Brood Their Way Through Epic Dune Trailer
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24 Spoilers
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24 Season 2 Episode 11
Elisha Cuthbert discusses 24’s infamous cougar scene
By 24 Spoilers , December 20th, 2013 · 4 comments
The scene in 24 Season 2 Episode 11 (“Day 2: 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.”) where Kim Bauer runs through the forest and encounters a cougar is one of the most memorable scenes in the series – for all the wrong reasons. The infamous scene has been frequently parodied, referenced on other TV shows, and is still… View Article
24: The Musical (Kim and the Cougar)
By 24 Spoilers , June 2nd, 2010
Jon and Al Kaplan came up with an idea for “24 Season 2: The Musical” and wrote and performed several hilarious songs, and even made a video featuring one of 24‘s most infamous scenes. Check it out below:
Elisha Cuthbert talks about cougar incident on Bonnie Hunt
By 24 Spoilers , May 18th, 2009 · 9 comments
24‘s Elisha Cuthbert was on The Bonnie Hunt Show today and spoke all about her incident with the cougar in 24 Season 2. “The first job I booked in Los Angeles was 24 and that was after twenty four auditions. Because I remember getting the part and feeling so happy about it, and I thought… View Article
24 Season 2 Episode 11 Promo (6:00PM – 7:00PM)
By 24 Spoilers , January 14th, 2003
24 season 2 episode 11 promo (6:00 PM – 7:00PM). “The best show of the year is back. A conspiracy is revealed, a traitor is exposed, and for Jack Bauer this is just the beginning.”
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Apple’s response to Epic threatens the future of VR, AR, TV, and films
Jeremy Horwitz@horwitz August 18, 2020 9:05 AM
"The Mandalorian" production team used Unreal Engine to display many of its environments on set.
Image Credit: Lucasfilm
Epic’s lawsuit against Apple was already monumental when it solely focused on the iOS App Store, a walled garden that has grown to an intercontinental size with 1.5 billion supported devices. Yesterday, the battle between the Fortnite creator and platform holder leveled up after Apple explicitly threatened the future of Epic’s Mac and Unreal Engine businesses — a move with direct consequences for virtual reality, augmented reality, TV, and film developers beyond Epic and Apple themselves.
That threat was nestled in a letter from Apple, currently labeled Exhibit B in Epic’s request for a temporary restraining order to protect its business. On pages 52 and 53 of the 197-page filing, Apple says that it plans to terminate Epic’s developer license over the addition of an alternate payment mechanism to the iOS version of Fortnite, and spells out the consequences.
You will also lose access to the following programs, technologies, and capabilities:
– All Apple software, SDKs, APIs, and developer tools
– Pre-release versions of iOS, iPad OS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS
– Pre-release versions of beta tools such as Reality Composer, Create ML, Apple Configurator, etc…
– Engineering efforts to improve hardware and software performance of Unreal Engine on Mac and iOS hardware; optimize Unreal Engine on the Mac for creative workflows, virtual sets and their CI/Build Systems; and adoption and support of ARKit features and future VR features into Unreal Engine by their XR team
Make sure you read the last part in detail. Apple is threatening not just to keep Fortnite out of the iOS App Store, but also to impede Unreal Engine’s performance on Macs and iOS devices. Even if you want to interpret that language most generously to Apple, it’s saying it won’t try to make Unreal Engine perform well on its devices — notably right in the middle of the Mac’s transition to ARM/Apple chips — or enable Unreal Engine to support Apple’s future AR and VR initiatives.
This letter might be Exhibit B now, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see it re-emerge as Exhibit A in a massive antitrust case against Apple. Challenge Apple on iOS payments and it will explicitly threaten to delete your company from not just iOS devices, but also Macs, iPads, Apple TVs, and Apple Watches. That’s not just a bad look for Apple, given that Tim Cook testified under oath to Congress last month that “we do not retaliate or bully people; it’s strongly against our company culture.” The letter is also strong evidence of antitrust practices: Follow all the rules in the walled garden, or we’ll prevent you and everything you make from being used both inside and outside the garden.
It’s impossible to overstate Unreal Engine’s importance to the next generation of immersive devices. Epic’s software is now being used to generate photorealistic content for holographic 3D displays, giant 3D windows, AR headsets, VR headsets, game consoles, films, serialized TV shows, and even Weather Channel broadcasts. The company’s latest real-time ray-tracing demos look practically indistinguishable from reality, setting the stage for home computers to deliver cinema-quality 3D visuals. As of yesterday, Epic said that “millions of developers rely on the Unreal Engine to develop software, and hundreds of millions of consumers use that software.”
The threat is significant — perhaps greater than Apple’s App Store team realized when it sent that letter. Telling all of these Unreal Engine developers to walk away from the Mac means pushing them to adopt Windows PCs, where Epic’s tools and apps will continue to both work and grow in power. I’d be surprised if there were actually a million (or millions of) Unreal Engine developers, but it’s possible that an Epic-inspired Mac-to-PC development switch could eclipse the exodus Apple caused by stripping down Final Cut Pro X and the Mac Pro, alienating the professional video editors who relied on earlier versions.
To be clear, I don’t believe that Apple losing Unreal Engine developers precludes those developers from continuing and expanding their efforts on other platforms; in other words, they’ll still make immersive content, TV shows, and movies — the content just won’t be created on Apple devices, and AR/VR experiences won’t be playable on them, either. While it would be easy to write that off as Apple’s loss, and consequently a loss for its customers, the reality is that Apple’s iOS devices have enough U.S. and foreign market share to influence the course of content creation. Some developers will therefore opt for lowest common denominator solutions that work across all platforms, Apple and otherwise.
Looking forward, I’m most concerned by Apple’s explicit reference to withholding “support of ARKit features and future VR features into Unreal Engine by their XR team.” It’s an open secret that Apple is working on AR/VR glasses, and Exhibit B suggests that Unreal Engine was going to power at least some of the glasses’ visuals. Killing a relationship that could enable Apple devices to display photorealistic AR/VR content in favor of a second-tier content development solution isn’t smart business. It’s even worse when everything pivots on whether Apple can take a cut of a fraction of Fortnite’s in-app purchases.
Apple ends its letter on a pleasant enough note, telling Epic that it wants to see the company continue to participate in its developer programs — all Epic needs to do, Apple suggests, is remove Fortnite’s alternate in-app payment system. Epic clearly wasn’t interested in doing that before Apple threatened its entire business, and now that Apple has shown its cards, the stakes are higher for both companies than ever before. Just as was the case with Qualcomm, where Apple belatedly backed down and made a deal that kept its iPhones viable, the combination of antitrust investigations and widespread developer anger should be clear signs to Apple’s executives that they’re headed in the wrong direction here. An abrupt reversal of course would go a long way toward improving everyone’s fortunes, and turning the heat down on a situation that will only get worse for Apple over time.
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Victoria council may stop funding Christmas decorations, such as Christmas trees, to make the city “more inclusive.” (File photo)
B.C. city considers scrapping funds for Christmas decorations
Victoria city coun. Ben Isitt doesn’t think the government should pay for any religious symbols
Nicole Crescenzi
Don’t expect to see a Christmas tree outside at least one Vancouver Island city hall next year.
The City of Victoria is considering scrapping Christmas decorations in favour of separating church and state.
In a motion put forward by Coun. Ben Isitt, city staff have been directed to look at making city winter decorations more culturally inclusive, which may include removing anything related to Christmas, such as Christmas trees and Santa Claus.
“Tax dollars should not go to religious symbols,” he said. “Decorations costs should not be expended on any particular part of Christmas practice.”
Isitt noted that keeping lights up is something everyone can enjoy and that generic symbols such as snowflakes and stars wouldn’t be a problem.
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Annually, the city spends $90,000 on seasonal decorations, which includes downtown decorations at Christmas and Chinese New Year, and banners installed in various neighbourhoods throughout the year.
Isitt said he didn’t have a problem with the Chinese New Year decorations because it relates to a “cultural group rather than a religious act.”
He added he has no opposition to people displaying their own holiday decor, as long as the government isn’t involved in its purchase or promotion.
READ MORE: Victoria spends $200,000 on flower baskets every year
“It’s just safer for us to steer clear of religious symbols,” Isitt said.
Downtown lights in the winter are a big incentive for holiday shoppers, the Downtown Victoria Business Association told Isitt, so Isitt argued that by not decorating Christmas trees the funding could also allow for more generic decorations throughout the city.
So far the idea has spurred a lot of pushback, including a petition called “Hands Off Christmas!” that as of Monday had garnered more than 260 signatures.
“If this council wants to kill Christmas then they will have to take away all that it comes with it … including the consumer side of things,” the petition reads. “No more gifts, Santa, turkey dinner, lights and most importantly they have to go to work on Christmas Day without double pay.”
Annually, the city also spends more than $50,000 on Canada Day for police presence alone, and $200,000 for seasonal flower baskets.
nicole.crescenzi@vicnews.com
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Covid-19 Update: What Lies Ahead for UK Accounting Firms
Jasdip SensiMonday, 6 July 2020, 10:46
After the Coronavirus made its significant impact on the British economy, the country’s accounting industry now stands in a tight spot where firms must carefully plan their next steps.
As businesses and customers alike continue to face further restrictions on their regular activities and operations, cash flows in companies all over the country are facing a slight standstill that financial professionals must remedy. In the case of most accountancy firms, this heightened time of need for their services may also spell a potential disaster as some firms have been struggling to keep themselves afloat.
While the impact of COVID-19 on the United Kingdom’s economy is undoubtedly widespread, accounting firms are slated to take the biggest hit because of their dependence on various industries. With this current situation posing significant questions, however, UK firms, both small and large, are uncertain of what the future holds for them.
A rising question for every accounting firm
Although the country’s accounting industry has been resilient in its efforts in past global economic crises and recessions, this pandemic poses a new challenge that the sector has yet to be familiar with. Although accounting firms are relatively stable and clear-headed during economic downturns, this current predicament proves to be a different hurdle in itself, especially because many professionals are being forced to stay home.
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In the context of the Big Four
According to insider sources, the Big Four accounting firms were the first practices in the UK to act and collaborate to devise a plan, an effort which manifested mainly in the avoidance of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). Beyond avoiding the furlough scheme in question (and subsequently foregoing more than £40M of support), these major players also discussed the possibility of cutting partner take-home pay to avoid major retrenchments.
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Bigger firms notably took the alternate route as opposed to Deloitte, E&Y, KPMG, and PWC when it came to the furlough scheme as they wasted no time jumping on the CJRS to support a quarter of their staff with £2M of monthly support. In terms of long-term context and preparation, larger firms are expected to administer bigger pay cuts for their senior staff and partners, which would be compromised with reduced hours.
Currently, many bigger to mid-tier firms are waiting on an impending sharp decline in their client base in what would be best dubbed as a blood bath in its purest form. Despite earlier forecasts in the year for continued growth, accounting firms must shift their focus from profit and growth to mere survival.
In general, the majority of accounting firms are expected to see a rise in disgruntled investors as cost-cutting is expected to increase in the long run, and client need is set to reduce conversely.
Although the UK accounting industry may only be a few months into the pandemic, many are already set to expect immense changes in their operations, investor sentiments, and long-terms planning and cost allocations. If your accounting firm is currently slumped in a pool of uncertainty and underperformance, you can turn things around and make sure that your efforts are revised and redirected to keep your operations afloat!
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While the federal tax code is no substitute for federal student aid programs or the financial aid colleges and universities provide, over the past two decades the federal tax code has played an increasingly significant role in helping low- and middle-income students and families finance higher education. The tax code also contains a number of provisions that help support higher education institutions in their educational and research missions. Finally, there are tax provisions that apply to colleges and universities as tax-exempt entities. ACE focuses our advocacy on legislative and regulatory efforts concerning this array of tax provisions important to students, families, and institutions of higher education.
IRS, Treasury Release Final Rules on Endowments
The Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department have released the final rules implementing the so-called endowment tax on colleges and universities approved as part of the 2017 tax reform bill.
Letter to Congress on Tax Credits in Next COVID-19 Emergency Aid Bill
Letter to the leaders of the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees on making colleges and universities eligible for certain tax credits in the next COVID-19 spending bill.
Make Higher Education Institutions Eligible for FMLA Tax Credit
Letter to Sens. Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer urging them to colleges and universities eligible for the paid sick and family leave refundable tax credit created in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
Letter Endorsing the American Opportunity Student Tax Relief Act
Letter signed by ACE and 15 other associations to Representative Lloyd Doggett in support of the American Opportunity Student Tax Relief Act of 2020.
Letter to Congress on the Taxability of Emergency Student Financial Aid Grants
Letter to House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees requesting that the emergency student financial aid grants authorized by the CARES Act are not subject to taxation.
Higher Education Community Requests $46.6 Billion for Students and Institutions in Fourth Supplemental Package, Proposes Tax Changes
ACE and other higher education organizations are requesting that Congress include $46.6 billion in emergency aid for students and institutions in the next COVID-19 supplemental package to at least partially mitigate the damage done by this pandemic.
Letter to Congress on Higher Education Tax Priorities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Letter to the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees outlining the higher education tax proposals needed to support students and institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Summary of the Higher Education Provisions in the CARES Act
Summary of the higher education provisions in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, which provides over $2 trillion in emergency relief to address the economic downturn resulting from the pandemic.
Letter in Support of Charitable Giving Amendment to the CARES Act
Letter to Sen. James Lankford in support of his amendment to the in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that would create an above-the-line deduction for charitable giving for taxpayers not itemizing their deductions
Letter to House and Senate on End-of-Year Tax Issues
Letter to the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance on fixing the kiddie scholarship tax, extending the tuition deduction, and repealing the parking tax and endowment tax.
Letter to Senate Leaders on Kiddie Tax Scholarship Fix
Letter urging the Senate to swiftly correct a mistake made in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that impacts scholarship students.
Letter to House on Tuition Deduction and Parking Tax
Letter to the House Ways and Means Committee in support of bills to extend the tuition tax deduction and repeal the UBIT qualified transportation tax.
Letter on Tax Relief for Student Success Act
Letter from ACE President Ted Mitchell to Sens. Tim Scott and Maggie Hassan thanking them for introducing S. 1667.
Letter to House on Kiddie Tax Fix Provision in SECURE Act
Letter to the House on the Kiddie Tax Fix Provision in the SECURE Act.
Letter to the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees Regarding the Taxability of Scholarships and Grants Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
ACE President Ted Mitchell sent a letter May 9 to members of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees, urging them to swiftly correct a mistake made in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
ACE President Ted Mitchell on Senate Stimulus Bill’s Impact on Students and Institutions
While this legislation is an improvement from where the Senate started, the amount of money it provides to students and higher education institutions remains woefully inadequate.
Senate Likely to Vote on Stimulus Package Later Today; Support for Students and Institutions Still Being Negotiated
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said last night that they were nearing a deal on a $2 trillion economic aid package to help Americans, U.S. businesses, and specific groups survive the coronavirus pandemic.
Congress Fixes “Kiddie Tax” Mistake, Approves Other Higher Education Tax Provisions
Congress this week approved several tax provisions of importance to higher education, including a fix to the so-called “kiddie tax” mistake made in the drafting of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that has inadvertently caused harm to many low- and m
Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on Fixing the "Kiddie Tax" Mistake
Statement released on December 19 supporting the recent fix to the kiddie tax mistake.
Treasury Department Releases Endowment Tax Draft Rules
The Treasury Department has released proposed rules for the tax on the endowments of private colleges and universities included in the 2017 tax overhaul, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
ACE, Others Urge Fix to Increased "Kiddie Tax" Impacting Low- and Middle-income Students
ACE and others in the higher education community are urging Congress to correct a mistake made in the drafting of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
ACE, Other Groups Urge Congress to Extend Tuition Deduction, Repeal Parking Tax
ACE and five other higher education associations have written to House Ways and Means Committee leaders urging support for extending the tuition deduction and repealing the so-called parking tax in two bills scheduled for committee markup.
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Steven M. Bloom came to ACE from the Independent Sector, where he served as senior lobbyist and director of government relations. As director of Government Affairs at ACE, Bloom’s primary focus is on tax issues, health care reform and student health ...
As the creation of a new lending facility for nonprofits through the Main Street Lending Program is not a certainty at this point, ACE is calling for the expansion of existing loan programs to better serve colleges and universities.
ACE, Other Associations Call for Expansion of COVID-19 Emergency Loan Programs
House lawmakers approved a new emergency supplemental spending measure to address the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
House Approves 5th Emergency COVID-19 Spending Bill With $100 Billion for Education
The IRS announced last week that CARES Act emergency student financial aid grants will not be taxable.
Emergency Student Aid Grants Will Not Be Taxed; House Bill Would Give Additional Relief to Students and Families
ACE and 41 other higher education groups are calling on Congress to ensure that emergency student financial aid grants authorized by the CARES Act are not taxed.
ACE, Higher Education Groups Ask Congress to Ensure Emergency Student Aid Is Not Taxed
ACE President Ted Mitchell called the higher education provisions in the plan, which total approximately $14 billion, “woefully inadequate.”
Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Allocates $14 Billion to Higher Education
Letter from ACE and 16 other higher education association to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urging the Senate to swiftly correct a mistake made in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA).
Letter to Senate Leaders Urging Swift Passage of the Kiddie Tax Scholarship Fix
Letter from ACE and five other associations to the House Ways and Means committee in support of an extension of the above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses included in the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019
Letter to the House Ways and Means Committee on the Tuition Deduction and Parking Tax
ACE President Ted Mitchell sent a letter Tuesday to Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), thanking the lawmakers for introducing legislation to fix a mistake in the 2017 tax law.
ACE Urges Senate to Pass Fix to “Kiddie Tax” Mistake Impacting Low- and Middle-Income Students
A bipartisan fix to correct changes made to the kiddie tax in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) that inadvertently causes harm to many low- and middle-income students who rely on scholarship aid to pay for their college education.
Thank You Letter to Sens. Scott and Hassan for Introducing Tax Relief for Student Success Act
The House is expected to soon vote on and approve a legislative fix to an error in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act affecting students who rely on scholarship aid to pay for their college education.
After ACE Advocacy Efforts, House Set to Vote on Fix to "Kiddie Tax" Mistake Impacting Low- and Middle-income Students
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49ers news: Richard Sherman, others mock irony of NFL's post-game social-distancing mandate
Richard Sherman, others mock irony of NFL’s post-game social-distancing mandate
The NFL is still trying to figure everything out. The league is creating protocols to keep players and team staffs safe and prevent COVID-19 from impacting the 2020 season. Among those efforts is forbidding post-game player interactions within six feet of each other, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Also gone will be jersey exchanges between players.
NFL teams will be forbidden from postgame interactions within 6 feet of each other and jersey exchanges between players will be prohibited during the 2020 season, sources say.
Another way the NFL will look different in the COVID-19 world.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 9, 2020
One player who found the new rules somewhat amusing and ironic is San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman, who questions the NFL's thinking. Yes, limiting post-game interactions will help, but that's still after players just finished engaging in a full three-hour battle involving tackling and other close-quarters play.
This is a perfect example of NFL thinking in a nutshell. Players can go engage in a full contact game and do it safely. However, it is deemed unsafe for them to exchange jerseys after said game. 😂🤣😂 https://t.co/fWefsUSVDc
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) July 9, 2020
Sherman wasn't the only one who noticed the irony.
thats DAMN SILLY bro.. 🤦🏾♂️ https://t.co/QDOwn2G3bc
— Deshaun Watson (@deshaunwatson) July 9, 2020
So we can tackle each other for 60min but can't exchange jersey that takes 2 mins😂😂😂 https://t.co/5RKq54T0mH
— Darius Slay (@bigplay24slay) July 9, 2020
LOL never mind the game where players will be constantly be in close contact sweating and breathing heavily on one another for 3 hours https://t.co/uRjWtJbfiG
— Donté Stallworth (@DonteStallworth) July 9, 2020
😂😂😂😂 Cmon man. I know I just TACKLED you 3 mins ago but I'm gonna have to mail you my jersey. https://t.co/UiCFLoewiT
— Darius Butler (@DariusJButler) July 9, 2020
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— George Kittle (@gkittle46) July 9, 2020
Training camp kicks off later this month, and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) is pushing for the elimination of 11-on-11 activities during practices — both in training camp and potentially in-season. It also wants to cancel the entire preseason, which has been deemed unnecessary. The NFL, however, would like to keep two weeks of the exhibition schedule, proposing to cancel Weeks 1 and 4 of the preseason.
It's also worth noting that Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports that coaches and players won't be required to wear masks on the sidelines.
Other game day protocols: Coaches and players won't be required to wear masks on the sidelines. Everyone else in the bench does have to wear a mask. https://t.co/ovKPcCwaD9
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 9, 2020
The ban on postgame jersey exchanges was included in NFL-NFLPA game-day protocols that clubs received last night. Other notable changes for 2020:
- On-field fan seating is prohibited.
- Both teams must travel to the stadium via bus.
- Media will be banned from the locker room. https://t.co/WizWrySFvU
As for the jersey swaps, Rapoport reports that the decision was jointly agreed upon by both the NFL and NFLPA.
One note on this: This prohibition of jersey swaps was jointly agreed upon by both parties and endorsed by the NFLPA. https://t.co/ovKPcCwaD9
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Richard Sherman, Jed York, other 49ers react to Wednesday's events at U.S. Capitol
Wednesday was a heartbreaking and embarrassing day for America. The public watched on television and streaming platforms as angry supporters of President Donald Trump, encouraged by Trump, stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in an attempt to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Included in those watching in horror were several San Francisco 49ers players, including Richard Sherman, who, like so many, wondered how the situation might have been handled differently by authorities had the skin color of those taking part in the chaotic mob been different. The cornerback didn't mince words, calling the angry protesters
49ers' Richard Sherman reacts to fan comment that Jets can't have K'Waun Williams or Jason Verrett
K'Waun Williams is one of nearly 40 San Francisco 49ers players scheduled to become free agents. And now, head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch have their former defensive coordinator to contend with in free agency. On Thursday, the New York Jets named Robert Saleh as their new head coach, and there is some concern from the 49ers fanbase that many of the free agents on the defensive side of the football might follow their former coach. One fan stated on Twitter that Saleh could have a number of the 49ers defenders, including cornerback Richard Sherman. Two players who the fan hopes are untouchable are cornerbacks Jason Verrett and K'Waun Williams. Sherman (virtually and maybe in real life) laughed at the suggestion that Williams can't be allowed
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With the 2020 NFL season over for those teams not in the playoffs, like the San Francisco 49ers, it's officially mock-draft season. The Niners own the No. 12 overall pick in this year's rookie selection process. ESPN analyst Todd McShay released his latest mock draft, which does not include any trades, given the draft is still months away. He has just two quarterbacks — Trevor Lawrence of Clemson and Zach Wilson of BYU — being selected ahead of the 49ers' first-round selection. Yet, the analyst doesn't have general manager John Lynch, head coach Kyle Shanahan, and company going
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Escapee was always flight risk
Authorities shouldn’t have be too surprised by the escape of convicted drug trafficker Bernd Neumann. Documents obtained by 6PR show he skipped bail on several occasion before being arrested in Burswood in 2010. Gary Adshead asks where is the common sense in Corrective Services.
As the search continues for escaped methylamphetamine drug trafficker Bernd Neumann – the prisoner who vanished from a suburban soccer match while, as The west is reporting today, walking a puppy, it’s worth mentioning the following.
Before pleading guilty and being put behind bars, Neumann skipped bail. That’s right – he skipped bail.
Back in 2010, after he was charged with two counts possess with intent to supply, possession of a Glock 22 pistol.
So and so fourth, Neumann got bail.
But as a Supreme Court judgement says Neumann then failed to show up in court.
“It appears he left the State and went to Sydney,” the judgement reads.
It further appears that he in fact returned to this State and left it again on a number of occasions.
Neumann was finally arrested on a warrant in a nice hotel room at the Burswood.
He had a quantity of methylamphetamine in a black bag, the judgement says.
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Home All issues Volume 478 / No 2 (February I 2008) A&A, 478 2 (2008) 443-452 Abstract
Volume 478, Number 2, February I 2008
Interstellar and circumstellar matter
https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20078339
A&A 478, 443-452 (2008)
VLA and Effelsberg observations of the interstellar medium around the runaway star WR 124
S. Cichowolski1,2, S. Pineault2, E. M. Arnal3,4 and C. E. Cappa3,4
1 Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio (IAFE), CC67, Suc.28, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina e-mail: scicho@iafe.uba.ar
2 Département de Physique and Observatoire du Mont Mégantic, Université Laval, Ste-Foy, Québec, G1K 7P4, Canada
3 Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía, C.C.5, 1894 Villa Elisa, Argentina
4 Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, 1900 La Plata, Argentina
Aims.We present very large array (VLA) and Effelsberg radio continuum and 21 cm line observations of the interstellar medium (ISM) surrounding the runaway star WR 124 and the nebula M 1-67. The H I data have been used to investigate the effects that a star with a strong stellar wind and a high peculiar velocity has on the ISM.
Methods.The VLA 21 cm H I observations were combined with single-dish Effelsberg observations to produce a series of H I images sensitive to all angular scales from the VLA resolution limit (∼ ) up to the primary field of individual VLA antennae (FWHM = 36′). MSX and IRIS images were used to analyze the infrared emission around the star. Because the star is highly supersonic with respect to its local ISM, the observed H I distribution around the star is interpreted in terms of a simple bow shock model.
Results.The analysis of the H I data reveals the presence of a cavity centered on the star at an LSR velocity of ∼60 , consistent with a distance estimate of 5 kpc for WR 124. A second H I cavity is observed located 10′ to the north of the stellar position, consistent with the direction of motion of WR 124. The VLA continuum image at 8.5 GHz shows a remarkable resemblance to the optical images. All available radio continuum data suggest a purely thermal spectrum for the nebula. The MSX and IRIS infrared data show a changing morphology with wavelength. The dust temperature deduced from the infrared luminosities is in agreement with previous observations of bow shocks.
Key words: ISM: bubbles / ISM: individual objects: WR 124 / stars: Wolf-Rayet / ISM: H II regions
Detection of nonthermal emission from the bow shock of a massive runaway star
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Putin hits back at Obama, NATO as Ukraine crisis escalates
The most serious east-west confrontation since the end of the Cold War escalated on Thursday when Crimea's parliament, dominated by ethnic Russians, voted to join Russia. The region's government set a referendum for March 16 - in just nine days' time.
President Vladimir Putin rebuffed a warning from U.S. President Barack Obama over Moscow's military intervention in Crimea, saying on Friday that Russia could not ignore calls for help from Russian speakers in Ukraine.
After an hour-long telephone call, Putin said in a statement that Moscow and Washington were still far apart on the situation in the former Soviet republic, where he said the new authorities had taken "absolutely illegitimate decisions on the eastern, southeastern and Crimea regions.
"Russia cannot ignore calls for help and it acts accordingly, in full compliance with international law," Putin said.
European Union leaders and Obama denounced the proposed referendum as illegitimate, saying it would violate Ukraine's constitution.
Russia's Foreign Ministry also said on Friday NATO's decision to curb its cooperation with Moscow showed a "biased and prejudiced approach" over Ukraine.
"We see as extremely dangerous attempts to bring in the 'NATO factor' to Ukraine, where the situation is complex and delicate as it is, as it creates additional tension and undermines the prospects for settling the situation," the ministry said in a statement.
On Wednesday, NATO announced a full review of its cooperation with Russia and said it would suspend planning for a joint mission linked to Syrian chemical weapons.
Before calling Putin, Obama announced the first sanctions against Russia since the start of the crisis, ordering visa bans and asset freezes against so far unidentified persons deemed responsible for threatening Ukraine's sovereignty.
Japan endorsed the Western position that Russia's actions constitute "a threat to international peace and security" on the crisis after Obama spoke to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The EU, Russia's biggest economic partner and energy customer, adopted a three-stage plan to try to force a negotiated solution but stopped short of immediate sanctions.
Brussels and Washington also rushed to strengthen the new authorities in economically shattered Ukraine, announcing both political and financial assistance.
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In their telephone call, Obama said he urged Putin to accept the terms of a potential diplomatic solution, and said the dispute over Crimea could be resolved in a way that took account of Russia's legitimate interests in the region.
Putin was defiant on Ukraine, where he said pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovich had been overthrown in an "anti-constitutional coup" last month. But he stressed what he called "the paramount important of Russian-American relations to ensure stability and security in the world", the Kremlin said.
"These relations should not be sacrificed for individual differences, albeit very important ones, over international problems," Putin said.
He maintained Moscow was not behind the seizure of Crimea, home of Russia's Black Sea Fleet. Russia says the troops without national insignia that have surround Ukrainian bases are "local self-defence units". The West has ridiculed this argument.
After talks in Rome on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was personally delivering proposals to Putin to end the crisis.
Kerry said the executive order signed by Obama on Thursday provided a legal framework for imposing sanctions but also left open the door for dialogue.
The 28-nation EU welcomed Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk to its emergency summit, even though Kiev is neither a member nor a recognised candidate to join the bloc, and agreed to bring forward the signing of the political parts of an agreement on closer ties before Ukraine's May 25 elections.
"No one will give up Crimea to anyone," Yatseniuk told a news conference in Brussels, while Ukraine's acting president, Oleksander Turchinov, called the planned referendum "a farce, a fake, a crime".
The European Commission said Ukraine could receive up to 11 billion euros ($15 billion) in the next couple of years provided it reaches agreement with the International Monetary Fund, which requires painful economic reforms like ending gas subsidies.
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Alexia Howard. Photo: Memphis Police
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 12-year-old has been reported missing.
Police issued a City Watch alert for Alexia Howard. She’s considered a missing endangered child.
According to the alert, Alexia left her home in the 5600 block of Santa Barbara Street after arguing with her mother.
She left around 3:30 p.m. Sunday and hasn’t been seen since, the alert said.
Alexia is described as a 5-foot-5, 130-pound black girl with dark hair, a dark complexion and a slim build. She was wearing a yellow shirt, blue jeans and purple boots.
If you see her or know where she may be, call police at 545-2677.
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Officials with ag chemical giant Bayer say they are standing behind the safety of Roundup and dicamba herbicides despite a massive $11.3 billion settlement of litigation over the products. Bayer CEO Werner Baumann also says the agreement with law firms representing nearly 100,000 Roundup plaintiffs and an undetermined number of dicamba plaintiffs should allay growers’ concerns about access to the herbicides..
The dicamba settlement includes $300 million for soybean growers who experienced drift damage between 2015 and 2020. Another $100 million is set aside for claims from growers of other crops, attorney fees and claims administration, said Don Downing, chair of the court-appointed plaintiffs’ executive committee.
One of the lead lawyers in the Roundup litigation, Robin Greenwald of Weitz & Luxenberg, said that settlement “is really the only way people will see any kind of resolution in their lifetimes.”
Take note: Some high-profile cases are not included in the settlements, including three Roundup cases where juries found for the plaintiffs and awarded them more than $1 billion, although the awards were significantly reduced by judges. Bayer is appealing those verdicts in hopes that favorable appeal decisions could reduce the chance of future litigation.
Similarly, the company is not settling with Bader Farms, the Missouri peach operation that won a $265 million jury verdict earlier this year.
Ag carbon bill to be offered in House
Two House Agriculture Committee members say they’ll be introducing a companion bill to the Growing Climate Solutions Act, the bipartisan Senate measure that would give USDA a key role in verifying the validity of ag carbon credits.
Democratic Rep. Abby Spanberger of Virginia and Nebraska GOP Rep. Don Bacon announced plans for the House bill on Wednesday, the same day the Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the legislation.
Take note: Arkansas Sen. John Boozman, who will become the top Republican on Senate Ag next year when Pat Roberts retires, said he’s concerned that credit markets will mostly benefit the companies that manage or buy the credits.
Read our coverage of the Senate hearing here.
IG report faults USDA on pork line speeds
USDA failed to ensure it was using reliable worker safety data when it proposed eliminating maximum line speeds at swine slaughter facilities in 2018, according to USDA’s inspector general.
In a report released Wednesday, USDA’s internal watchdog also says the Food Safety and Inspection Service “did not fully disclose its data sources in its worker safety analysis.”
Adam Pulver of Public Citizen Litigation Group, who is representing plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the 2019 rule, said the report “makes clear that the USDA used unreliable data and failed to share data with members of the public in order to hide the data’s flaws from scrutiny.”
In the litigation in Minnesota, USDA is asking the judge to stay proceedings to allow FSIS to revisit the rule. Pulver said the plaintiffs will argue to the court that the report "shows why it would be futile to return the rule to the agency for reconsideration on the same record. Given the flaws in the process, USDA would have to start anew."
Lighthizer confident on China soy purchases
China has a long way to go to meet its promise to buy $36.5 billion worth of U.S. ag commodities, but U.S. Trade Representative Bob Lighthizer is betting big that Beijing will come through, especially on soybeans.
“We expect them to do it all during the course of this calendar year,” Lighthizer said in an interview with Farm Journal’s AgriTalk in an interview Wednesday. “For now, phase one is the best trade deal we ever, ever negotiated and it’s the only written deal China’s ever done with the United States on any of these things. It’s a good deal.”
By the way: USDA and FDA are pushing back against China’s decisions to ban meat and poultry imports from plants that have had coronavirus outbreaks. China is demanding processors prove they’re keeping facilities free of COVID-19, sources tell Agri-Pulse. Read our coverage here.
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Vietnam signs off on EU food name protection
The U.S. dairy industry is suffering another loss in its fight against the EU’s efforts to spread its protections for European food names across the globe, according to a report from USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service.
Vietnam has ratified its free trade agreement with the EU, a deal that contains a promise to respect geographical indications that limit the use of 169 food and drink names such as Feta cheese and others.
That means that, for example, that Vietnamese retailers can no longer sell Feta if it’s not made from curds brined in Greece, although some companies were grandfathered in for exemptions when it comes to Asiago, Feta, Fontina, and Gorgonzola cheese and Champagne.
House Dems go big on broadband
House Democrats are working to gain bipartisan support for a $100 billion broadband bill that aims to make high-speed internet accessible and affordable in underserved rural communities.
House Democratic Whip Jim Clyburn, who heads the House Rural Broadband Task Force, says broadband should be an integral part of any infrastructure package moving forward. The Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act has 30 co-sponsors.
“We believe that this infrastructure bill this year, or whenever we take it up, must have broadband,” Clyburn told reporters.
The bill would authorize $80 billion to deploy high-speed broadband infrastructure across the nation. It also authorizes funding for Wi-Fi on school buses so students can be connected to and from school, especially in rural areas where long bus rides tend to be common.
Take note: There is growing bipartisan support for significant increases in broadband funding.
FCC urges Congress to help consumers stay connected
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is urging Congress to develop solutions to help small broadband providers as the commission’s Keep Americans Connected pledge expires next week. The pledge called on companies not to terminate service or charge late fees to businesses and residents who were having trouble paying their bills because of the COVID-19 crisis.
During a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday, Pai deferred to Congress on whether the assistance is a subsidy to consumers or to companies.
But he told Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas, who also serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, that the issue needs to be addressed as soon as possible because consumers continue to rely on connectivity during the pandemic.
More than 800 companies and associations signed the FCC's pledge.
He said it. “We know when we had the Dust Bowl we had to respond to that, we had to change practices, and the result of that is we have family farms today that we wouldn’t otherwise have. … We’re on the cusp of that kind of revolution right now.” - Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., talking about the potential impact of carbon markets on farmers.
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Richard Kinney Penson
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On December 19, 2018 the Rome Police Department received information that a possible hit and run accident resulting in an injury to a three-year-old child had occurred at the Kid Stop at 1700 Dean Avenue. The accident was reported to have occurred on Monday, December 17, 2018 at about 5:15pm. Follow up resulted in identifying Rome Police Lieutenant Richard Penson as a possible suspect in this incident. Penson was not on duty at the time of the accident and was not taking any action as a police officer. He was driving his personally owned vehicle.
Due to the nature of the incident and Penson’s employment with the Rome Police Department the Georgia State Patrol was requested to conduct the accident investigation.
At the conclusion of the investigation the Georgia State Patrol conferred with the District Attorney’s Office regarding potential charges. Warrants were issued for Richard Penson for the following charges:
Reckless Driving (misdemeanor)
Hit and Run (misdemeanor)
Cruelty to Children 2nd Degree (felony)
Penson turned himself in to the Floyd County Jail December 28, 2018. Due to the criminal charges Penson’s employment with the Rome Police Department has been separated.
No further information is available at this time from the Rome Police Department. The Georgia State Patrol is the investigating agency.
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Muscatell Ojibwe Forests Rally Preview
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota (August 24, 2018)
The latter half of the American Rally Association season kicks off with the Muscatell Ojibwe Forests Rally. The Detroit Lakes, Minnesota based event was last year's season finale, and was the deciding round for multiple championship battles. This year, Ojibwe is round 5 of 7 and will serve an important role in the developing championship fights, as contenders in every class look to make the push to solidify their place in the standings.
Muscatell Ojibwe Forests Rally is 132 miles of smooth fast roads through the forest and around water in the 10,000 Lakes region of Minnesota. Flow, the defining attribute of Ojibwe, is why drivers make the trek here. The corners, crests, and dips of Ojibwe string together in a way that few other rallies do. It's a constant source of entertainment for both the teams in the car and for spectators watching from the treeline.
Ojibwe's smooth gravel road surface sees very few pothole, large rocks, or other imperfections, allowing sustained high speeds. Few dangers from the road surface exist, but competitors will need to steer clear of some embedded rocks and sandy patches that see grip levels drop in an instant. Though dust and visibility has been an issue in previous years, passing rain showers ahead of the weekend may offer alleviation from the threat.
Some changes to the route book this year see the return of several road sections from years past. The effort, pushed by Ojibwe rally organizers, seeks to make the event less stressful and more fun for competitors by simplifying the rally's route. Friday's stages begin with Parc Expose in Detroit Lakes before a super special at the nearby Becker County Fair.
From there, the rally heads out to the Paul Bunyan State Forest and it's famous Crossroads Jump. The jump, featuring the Red Bull arch, will be seen twice this year. For Saturday's stages, a new route showcasing many stage roads unseen in nearly a decade is set to excite competitors. The newly returned roads are fast and smooth but have many blind corners over crests that can catch drivers out.
David Higgins and Craig Drew of Subaru Rally Team USA come into Ojibwe holding the lead in the overall championship after a dominating performance at NEFR. The pair are looking to extend that lead, but their championship position cannot be secured just yet. The current leader's principal threats in the Open 4wd class will come from 2017 ARA championship winners Travis Pastrana and Robbie Durant and from the Green APU team of WRC regular Bryan Bouffier and Florian Barral.
Pastrana and Durant are competing in their second and final event of the season. The sitting ARA champions wear the number 1 on their car to commemorate their 2017 victory. After taking last month's NEFR to settle back into the car, Pastrana will be looking to go for it and fight for the win this weekend. 2011 Rallye Monte Carlo winner Bryan Bouffier is back to drive the Green APU Evo-powered Mitsubishi Mirage, his first time behind the wheel of the car since finishing third at the Oregon Trail Rally in 2016. Joining him is Florian Barral, an up-and-coming co-driver with several wins under his belt at french national rallies.
The battle for the Limited 4wd class picks back up at Ojibwe. Jeff Seehorn maintains a narrow lead in a three-way driver's championship fight between the 2017 class champion and DirtFish teammates Travis Nease and Sam Albert. For the co-drivers, a two way fight between Karen Jankowski, of the Seehorn Rally Team, and Michelle Miller of DirtFish, co-driving for Sam Albert. Nease enters Ojibwe with a new co-driver, his third co-driver in 5 events.
Limited 4wd also sees the return of home-crowd favorite Nick Roberts, driving this weekend for the CPD Racing team. Competing in his first rally event since 2016, Roberts will be partnering with team owner Scott Putnam, who is getting back in the car for the first time since Ojibwe last year.
Both have won rallies and competed for championships, but this weekend's event will be more focused on getting back into the groove and having fun, rather than an all out push for a class win.
Naturally Aspirated 4wd championship leaders Blake Lind and Tricia Lind of Primitive Racing have made the trip east from their base in the Pacific Northwest. Ojibwe represents a great opportunity for the team to earn extra points in their national championship push. Making the opposite trip west from the east coast and a championship push are regional competitors TJ Pullen and Erin Kelly. After NEFR the Pullen Away Rally Team found themselves in contention for the NA4wd ARA East Regional Championship, later crowdfunding their trip out to the final ARA East event of the season in hops of winning that championship.
In Open 2wd, Erik Potts and Claudia Barbera-Pullen come into Ojibwe holding a one race lead in the national championship over Seamus Burke and Martin Brady of JRD Rallysport. Potts has been consistent for most of the year and scored a win at Olympus, but Burke comes into Ojibwe having won two previous events. Neither driver has much experience on the Minnesota forest roads, so adaptation will be the name of the game for both.
In Limited 4wd, the Honda Maxxis HPD team returns with a two car entry. While the cars have been seen at previous ARA events, the drivers are an all new roster at this one.
More information about Muscatell Ojibwe Forests Rally, including how to spectate, can be found at ojibweforestsrally.com and AmericanRallyAssociation.org/ojibweforestsrally. You can also download the free spectator guide here.
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Drive In For Live Music at Liverpool Central Docks
Liverpool Central Docks will host a series of ‘drive-in’ live music shows this summer with big names performing on the city’s waterfront.
Utilita Live From the Drive-In will see major household names from Gary Numan, Tony Hadley and The Zutons to Dizzee Rascal, Beverley Knight and K T Tunstall.
Central Docks are one of 12 UK locations for the special series of shows arranged by Live Nation to keep music going during the coronavirus pandemic.
Audiences will enjoy shows from the comfort of their own private viewing zones next to their cars – with each zone appropriately distanced from one another.
Only around 300 cars will be allowed on site for each show, and tickets for many of the shows are now on sale.
The season kicks off with Cream Classical Ibiza from Thursday, July 23 to Saturday, July 25, with five separate sessions over the three days.
Tony Hadley brings his distinctive vocals to the waterfront location on Sunday, July 26.
The Mersey Beatles will also play at the Liverpool event – believed to be the only major Beatle-related performance in the UK this summer – on July 26, taking to the stage at 9pm.
On Friday, July 31, the afternoon will see wild fun from Brainiac Live while The Streets will take to the stage at the Liverpool Waters venue in the evening.
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Sigala headlines on Saturday, August 1, Reggae Roast VS Gentlemen’s Dub Club Sound Sytstem on Sunday, August 2 and M Huncho on Monday, August 3. The Monday also sees a Whitney – Queen of the Night tribute to the late, great Whitney Houston.
Beverley Knight will star in the show on Tuesday, August 4 and classical superstar siblings Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason on Thursday, August 6.
August 6 also sees an outdoor set by hard rock/metal band Skindred, while Liverpool’s own Lightning Seeds appear on Friday, August 7, with Embrace entertaining audiences on Saturday, August 8.
Abbatastic Aussie tribute band Bjorn Again play those great Benny and Bjorn hits on Friday, August 14.
Indie band The Snuts are the stars of the show on Tuesday, August 18 which also sees a performance by Boyzlife, with The Brand New Heavies on Wednesday, August 19 and Ash on Friday, August 21.
Singer Tom Grennan will headline the event on Saturday, August 22, while Reef will be joined by former Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor and guests on Monday, August 24.
Liverpool favourites The Zutons perform a homecoming gig on Tuesday, August 25 and Gary Numan will be centre stage on Wednesday, August 26.
Friday, August 28 will see Dizzee Rascal perform.
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Steven Howard, who appears as Paul McCartney in The Mersey Beatles, said: “July 26 is going to be an incredibly special night on the banks of the River Mersey here in our home city.
“Like all bands we saw all our touring plans for 2020 – which included shows across Europe, America and Australia – halted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Utilita Live From The Drive In is a brilliant concept by Live Nation and we are thrilled to be part of it.”
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Rob Krider: Derby Dad
By Rob Krider
Just as the Daytona 500 is the year’s biggest race for stock cars, the Pinewood Derby is the big event of the year for a Cub Scout. The differences are minor: NASCAR uses million-dollar cars on a 2.5-mile oval, while the Pinewood Derby races down a wooden ramp using five-dollar kits consisting of a seven-inch block of wood, four nails and plastic wheels. NASCAR cars have more than 701 hp, while Pinewood cars rely on 32.2 feet per second per second (that’s gravity).
The idea is that the kids build these cars. Last year, my son and I found out the hard way that “Do your best” is the Cub Scout motto until Pinewood Derby time, when it’s “Let your dad do his best so you have a chance.” This year, I didn’t let my son touch “his” car until it was time to go to the track.
I got on the Internet and ordered parts from all over the world. I am not the only overzealous father. There are websites and companies devoted to the insanity of Pinewood Derby dads. I bought balanced plastic wheels, precision electronic scales, exotic lubricants, tungsten weights and laser-machined axles. The axles came from Italy. Yes, the same Italy that builds Ferraris. The shipping costs were more expensive than some parts. I spent more than $300 building that five-dollar kit.
After a week of thrashing, six trips to the Home Depot and two cut fingers, my son had the sleekest, trickest piece of wood with four plastic wheels the world has ever seen. It was beautiful, if not exactly legal. A few Smokey Yunick tricks were hidden under five coats of red paint and epoxy. My son named the car Ketchup, because it would “catch up” to its rivals.
On race day, we set our car on the table with the others. It looked like a race car. Some didn’t. One was a piece of wood with a dog bone snack glued to the top. They called it the Bonester.
The first heat was Ketchup versus the Bonester. I knew we had it covered. As the gate dropped, our car leaped to an early lead. All the money, pain, sweat (and cheating) was paying off. Then, at the bottom of the hill, as the track flattened out, Ketchup slowed, the Bonester shot by, and we lost. To a dog bone. Instead of the Home Depot, I should have gone to Petco.
Rob Krider, from Fresno, California, has just less than a year until the next Pinewood Derby. He’s now designing the Bone Crusher.
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By Conor Neville
The 5 Classic Traits Of The 'Lonnachts' - Leinster Folk Who Often Shout For Connacht These Days
'Lonnacht' is the portmanteau word that rugby has been waiting for since Munster's golden generation ran out of puff about four years ago and the 'Lunsters' receded into history. Indeed, what makes the 'Lonnachts' a potentially more formidable force is the fact that they are in many cases joined by the 'Monnachts'.
The earliest known deployment of the word 'Lunster' came ahead of the 2009 Heineken Cup semi-final, a time when Munster were still perceived to be top dogs but the tide was about to turn.
A hurt Reggie Corrgian took to the pages of the Sunday Times to lambast these loathsome traitors. The practice of 'Lunsterdom' had often been defended by its adherents on the grounds that Leinster, in a rugby context, was really a synonym for Dublin.
South Dublin, to be more precise. But Corrigan proudly detailed the long list of Leinster players born outside of Dublin.
Bernard Jackman comes from Carlow, Shane Horgan and Devin Toner come from Meath, Jamie Heaslip's from Kildare. Gordoni D'Arcy's from Wexford. Rob Kearney's from Louth, Leo Cullen and Luke Fitzgerald from Wicklow.
Of course, some of the more stubborn class warriors among the Lunster tribe noted darkly that pretty much all of these 'culchies' had boarded at a few well-known schools on the outskirts of Dublin.
Like many long lost tribes before them (the Incas...) the Lunsters vanished into history around the turn of the decade, as Leinster built a team for the ages. They reached the promised land under Michael Cheika and attained something not far off rugby perfection under Joe Schmidt.
However, not long after his retirement, a surprisingly angry Brian O'Driscoll let the 'Lunsters' know that he hadn't forgotten about their treachery.
The ‘Lunsters’, that was a huge frustration.
I couldn’t understand, because you’re born where you’re born, and you’re brought up as – well, certainly, if you’re brought up as a Leinster person you’ll always stay a Leinster person.
Speaking to Jarlath Regan on An Irishman Abroad, he went so far as to effectively single out two of the most prominent 'Lunsters' in the media, more or less identifying them as Ray D'Arcy and Hector O'Heochagain, the latter of whom could really be regarded as 'King Lunster'.
I'll keep him nameless, but he was a radio DJ that was from Kildare. I'm sure it won't be too difficult to work out. I remember hearing that he was going to support Munster in 2009 because they had more spirit and more passion even though he was from Kildare. Whatever about the guys down on the border, but Kildare is not that close to Munster.
That was a great annoyance to me.
There was someone else. There was another TV personality/radio DJ from Meath who also said likewise.
When asked later on on RTE whether any Lunsters had publicly repented before re-joining their native province, O'Driscoll almost laughed, saying, with more than a hint of disdain, 'no, they just come back to us and pretend that nothing had happened'.
It's fair to say that the word Lonnacht hasn't caught fire yet.
The Lunster is dead. Long live the Lonnacht!
They supported Munster between the years 2000 and 2010
Regardless of their place of origin, they supported Munster during the noughties, in some cases seamlessly moving onto Leinster during the earlier part of this decade.
They just really like the style of play
This is, in many ways, their key mantra this season. They are just so intoxicated by Pat Lam and the style of play that he has promoted in Connacht that it would be nothing more than joyless tribalism not to egg them onto victory this season.
It goes without saying that they didn't pay any attention to knockout stages of the Champions Cup last season
In this, they are joined by the majority of Irish people and the majority of Irish rugby fans. They were even more oblivious to the goings on in the Champions Cup than most. They still don't know that Saracens won it.
They are primarily GAA fans
More than likely, they are from either the western fringes of the province (that's Leinster) or they are from a core Gaelic football/hurling area and rugby is relatively new to them.
When we say 'relatively new', they've been following the game for the guts of a decade and a half.
But they are emphatically not one of the 'alickadoos' (a word that means nothing to them) that have been filing into Lansdowne Road since Tony O'Reilly was tearing it up on the wing. Even Simon Geoghegan is a bit before their time.
Tell them that Ulster were the first team to win the Heineken Cup from Ireland and they will look at you blankly
Their ability of shift allegiances does not stretch to supporting the Ulstermen. In pub quizzes, the question 'who were the first Irish team to win the Heineken Cup?' will always trip them up.
As far as they're concerned the Heineken Cup began the year Munster beat Toulouse in France.
Read more: The Ironic Turning Point That Set Connacht Rugby On The Road To Better Days
By Maurice Brosnan
Watch: Connacht Concede Fastest Try In Pro14 History In Defeat To Edinburgh
By Gavin O'Callaghan
Ronan O'Gara Doesn't Mince His Words While Dissecting Munster's Mental Deficiencies
By Will Slattery
Watch: Here's A Reminder Of How Much Leinster Will Miss Ben Te'o Next Season
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Faith Lingers in Fan and Fred
Sept. 1, 2008 11:59 pm ET
THE CRISIS SURROUNDING FREDDIE Mac and Fannie Mae apparently went to the beach last week, as the soap opera surrounding Barack Obama and the Clintons and the Democratic convention took center stage.
Not to say there was nothing new. Lehman Brothers (ticker: LEH) joined several others on Wall Street in saying the agencies can survive without federal infusions that would wipe out their common shares. Obviously, Lehman can empathize.
Pimco is gearing up to spend $5 billion on high-quality Freddie Mac (FRE) and Fannie Mae (FNM) mortgage-backed securities, according to Bloomberg. A spokesman for the company wouldn't confirm this for Barron's.
Freddie and Fannie were able to sell a combined $4 billion in short-term notes, albeit with fat yields, a sign the debt market still has faith in the agencies. Their stock prices rallied last week, but just about everybody who's anybody on Wall Street is on vacation during the week before Labor Day.
Finally, Fannie shook up its upper management. The chief business officer, chief financial officer and chief risk officer all moved on. Too little, too late?
Fannie Mae "may have changed management, but it still faces more writedowns," says Mirko Mikelic, senior portfolio manager at Fifth Third Asset Management, which owns federal agency bonds and some preferreds. Fannie and Freddie own or guarantee more than $5 trillion of U.S. home mortgages, nearly half of those outstanding.
"The government will back up Fannie and Freddie," and the bonds look cheap, but there's uncertainty as to what form a capital infusion would take and how it would impact their capital structures, says Mikelic. Interest payments due on senior and subordinated debt and the preferreds could be deferred.
So Mikelic suggests sticking to buying only senior and very-cheap subordinated agency debt with maturities of not more than two years. But wait on the preferreds, given the uncertainty, he says. That sounds just about right.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALA., MAY be poised to make the biggest municipal bankruptcy filing -- on some $3.2 billion of sewer debt -- since Orange County, Calif., sought protection in the 1990s.
It seems the city slickers from Wall Street sold the county's government on auction-rate securities, which have tanked since the credit crunch turned to crisis in February, and also some interest-rate swaps that have gone bad, to pay for sewer improvements demanded by the Environmental Protection Agency. Some homeowners claim to have bigger sewer bills than their mortgages and they are, quite naturally, raising, ahem, a stink.
The county wants the state legislature to step in with help. State lawmakers have refused. Gov. Bob Riley met with creditors Friday and made a proposal expected to initiate a response within a week. At press time it was not known if the county will forbear again. The showdown is hurting all of Alabama's debt, says Ken Woods, CEO of Atlanta-based Asset Preservation Partners. Investors are "suspicious of all Alabama credits," says Woods.
Perhaps a municipal-bond investor, like Neil Young, "will remember a Southern man don't need him around anyway."
Bond Yields Edge Lower: Month-end buying Treasury prices -- which move inversely to yields -- to firm, despite strong economic data and an uptick in an inflation gauge watched by the Fed. This Friday brings the employment report for August.
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This expansive and visually striking pictorial map is a decorative celebration of the early accomplishments of American aviator Charles Augustus Lindbergh. Lindbergh was the first person to complete a nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic on May 20-21, 1927. He flew his single-engine Ryan NYP plane Spirit of St. Louis from Roosevelt Field, L.I., New York, to Le Bourget Airport in Paris, where he landed 33.5 hours later. The map entitled, “Map Showing The Overland and Overseas Flights of Charles A. Lindbergh”, features cartouches, illustrations and insets, containing detailed account of events. The map, spanning from the Pacific through North and South America and the Atlantic, to Western Europe and Western Africa, was drawn and designed by Ernest Clegg, one of the all-time best in the genre. (Full map title reads: Map Showing The Overland and Overseas Flights of Charles A. Lindbergh, Colonel and Flight Comdr. 110th Observation Sqdn. Missouri Nat. Guard)
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Gordon Strachan 'resisted' international manager's job
By Brian McLauchlinBBC Scotland
Former Celtic and Middlesbrough boss Gordon Strachan has told BBC Scotland he turned down the opportunity to be an international manager.
The Scot said the offer came "not in this country, but somewhere else".
Strachan remains involved in coaching, as well as working as a television pundit, and is open to offers of work.
Gordon Strachan
Began playing career at Dundee and joined Aberdeen in 1977
Won four domestic and two European trophies at Pittodrie
Moved to Manchester United, winning FA Cup in 1985
Won top flight title with Leeds United before ending playing career with Coventry City
Won 50 Scotland caps and scored five international goals over a 12-year period
Moved into management with Coventry and also had spell in charge of Southampton before becoming Celtic boss
Won six trophies, including three league titles, at Celtic
Was most recently in management with Middlesbrough
"If somebody feels my talents are good enough to help their team - coaching, director of football, management - then I'll look at it," he said.
"Someday, somewhere there'll be a job that pops up. I'm quite happy doing what I'm doing just now."
Strachan watched Scotland's 0-0 draw with Serbia on Saturday and defended his country and coach Craig Levein after the players were booed at full-time.
"I travel round Britain watching football games. If the home team doesn't win, everybody boos," he added.
"That's nothing new so I don't know why we're making a big deal about 50, 60 people shouting or booing. It happens everywhere.
"In international football now, there's very few chances made because there's not many crosses going into the box, it's all built up.
"Scotland made four or five chances. If they take one, it's a terrific performance. It's called 'controlled', it's called 'defensively great'.
"I played in many World Cups where we didn't play as well as that and scraped through and it was hailed as a 'great victory'. No it wasn't, we were a wee bit lucky on the night.
"I agree with Craig to a certain extent, there is a mass hysteria but that's Scotland. We're hysterical about anything, that's the way we are as people. Craig knows that, it comes with the territory.
"All you have to do as Scotland manager, or any manager, is win the game of football."
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UVF RENEGADES BEHIND PIPE BOMB DEVICE IN SOUTH BELFAST
Renegades in south Belfast UVF behind pipe bomb find
EXCLUSIVE: A GANG of UVF renegades who once targeted the west Belfast homes of senior republicans are to start a fresh round of attacks, the Belfast Daily can reveal.
Loyalist sources said a batch of new pipe bombs has been built and ready for use against nationalist and republican targets.
“Theses guys want to start hitting Catholic homes again in west Belfast,” said a loyalist source.
“They are trying to draw republicans out to see if they have the bottle to take them on. It is complete madness.”
The fresh threat comes just days after a pipe bomb was found in a derelict house in south Belfast.
The viable device was discovered during a search of the property on Kitchener Street, off the Donegall Road, on Friday.
Army technical officers were called to the scene and made the device safe. The device consisted of explosives packed inside a metal pipe tubing. It would have caused horrific injuries if it had have been picked up by a child.
The viable bomb was later taken away for forensic examination to CSI laboratories at Seapark in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim.
In November 2010, the UVF renegades left two viable pipe bomb devices in west Belfast near the homes of senior republicans.
Police cordone off pipe bomb attack in west Belfast
One was discovered at La Salle Park a short time after another pipe bomb exploded outside a house in nearby St James Park.
A family of six in the house at the time was not injured, although a van parked outside was badly damaged.
A number of people who had to leave their homes in both areas have been allowed to return.
It is believed the bomb which exploded was attached to a container of petrol.
Chair of the Lower Falls Residents Association, Robert McClenaghan visited the scene of the explosion.
He said at the time: “It has damaged a works van, so it was powerful enough to blow a hole in the side of the van,” he said.
“Everybody that heard the blast said they hadn’t heard anything of that calibre in a long long time so it seems to have been an explosive as opposed to some sort of firework.”
Local resident Kate Burns came outside when she heard the blast.
“I was just sitting watching tv with my daughter and there was a very large explosion,” she said.
“I knew right away that it was not a firework because it was just too loud.
“There was smoke all down the bottom of the street and I made my way down to see what was happening and it became clear that people were saying there was a pipe bomb tied to the gate.”
Sinn Fein councillor for west Belfast, Briege Brownlee said those behind the devices had shown “absolute disregard for the community”.
“These are viable and dangerous devices,” she said.
“The first pipe bomb was attached to a gallon drum of petrol. The second, which was discovered only minutes later, was outside the home of another resident and is of a similar design.
“Anybody could have been passing these devices when they went off and this could have had serious consequences with injuries or death.”
Ms Brownlee said those who left the devices must “seriously consider their actions”.
“They have attacked this entire community. The need now to come forward and explain what warped logic they had for these actions.”
As part of a follow-up operation, three men from the UVF’s south Belfast brigade were arrested and questiond about the attacks.
The Belfast Daily can reveal that one of them is an explosives expert who served time in the Maze prison for making bombs in the early 1990s.
Bobby Moffeff murdered by the UVF
The UVF renegades have also been fingered as being involved in the murder of burly Bobby Moffett who was gunned down on the Shankill Road in May 2010.
They provided safe houses for the gunmen and getaway drivers after the Moffett murder.
Detectives believe the Moffett murder was a well planned and co-ordinated assasination between west Belfast UVF brigade and the south Belfast UVF brigade.
Grandfather Moffett, a former Red Hand Commando prisoner, was blasted to death in broad daylight on the Shankill Road from close range with two sawn off shotguns.
The gunmen, who police suspect were Andy ‘Hard To Kill’ Aiken and ‘Big’ Norman McAdam, fled on foot down Conway Street to a waiting car.
The driver then took them across west Belfast and down the Grovesnor Road past the local PSNI station.
It then headed into the Village area of south Belfast where the guns and blue boiler suits were disposed of.
UVF Shankill boss and Shorts worker ‘Harmless’ Harry Stockman
Two cars were used in the getaway – a Silver Skoda Octavia and a blue Audi A4 – formed part of the police murder investigation.
Moffett was shot dead after he confronted the UVF’s Shankill Road commander, Shorts Bombardier worker ‘Harmless’ Harry Stockman.
Burly Moffett went to ‘Harmless’ Harry’s home and challenged him to a fight in the street. The dispute arose over the UVF campaign of intimidation against his sister Lily and family.
‘Harmless’ Harry refused to come out and Moffett then trashed his car in the street.
Moffett was lured to a bogus meeting with UVF thug Joe ‘No Neck’ McGaw under the pretence of trying to resolve the dispute.
However, it was a set up and the two gunmen walked up and blasted him in the chest, face and hand.
It was brutal message to others not to confront Shorts worker ‘Harmless’ Harry Stockman.
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Jeevan School, School of Life, is an initiative of the organisation Basic Human Needs, that devotes itself to the poorest of the poor in Varanasi: the people who live on the street.
Their children receive in the Jeevan School – till recently no more than a corrugated roof on top of bamboo poles – lessons in all subjects needed on primary school level, and additionally art classes, music, dance and yoga. Basic Human Needs offers them daily a breakfast consisting of fruit and, at lunchtime, another nutritious meal.
Children who, due to their desperate family situation, are in great need and ask special attention and extra care, get a place to stay in Jeevan’s hostel.
Furniture is no priority for Basic Human Needs. The hostel is almost bare inside, just like the school. Everything takes place on the floor. They only use a couple of mats to sit on during the school day; mats also serve as a dining area and as beds. At the children’s homes, the situation is not much different.
Different is the good food and the warm care and attention the children receive at Jeevan school and hostel.
The small school is becoming a real school. A few months ago Jeevan moved into four interlocking rooms across from the old school. With help from the bigger children the rooms were painted in bright colours and all five grades now have a classroom there. The pre-schoolers are under the lean-to of the old school. Manager Sheelu intends to build a library on the roof of the new building. A lot of effort is being put into the curriculum, into monitoring the children, training the teachers and providing meals.
The school’s head teacher is Kati Richter, from Germany. She has provided wonderful teaching material, mainly German Montessori methods. Kati is quite ambitious and each Saturday she organises trainings for her own teachers and those from other schools in an effort to introduce a different way of teaching and learning. This is no easy task in India.
She frequently writes long and engaging e-mails to BSF’s secretary Conny about the children, her work, her worries and joys. She is a very involved and committed woman with a keen insight into the type of children, street children, who come to Jeevan. She and manager Sheelu make an ideal team.
The hostel (35 children) has also moved into new premises, with a large playground in front, which is quite an improvement.
Jeevan is greatly in need of professional psychological assistance for traumatised children and, thanks to our new sponsor, our foundation can now provide the funds to do this.
Moreover BSF has enlarged its financial contribution considerably for the next years.
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Israel awaits word but signs are no housing deal with U.S.
March 25, 2010 by Best Growth Stock in News
JERUSALEM (BestGrowthStock) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ended a troubled U.S. visit on Thursday with no apparent resolution of a serious dispute with Washington over Jewish housing in occupied East Jerusalem.
Despite his hints at potential compromise, Israeli commentators saw failure to secure a deal with U.S. President Barack Obama and said tensions with Washington appeared to have been left unresolved.
Israeli President Shimon Peres, the country’s elder statesman, said Netanyahu “apparently … did not reach an understanding with the United States of America.”
Newspaper headlines in Israel’s two largest dailies, Yedioth Ahronoth and Maariv, said Netanyahu’s “back was to the wall” and Israel was in a rare confrontation with America.
“A worsening of the crisis with the U.S.,” said a headline in the Haaretz daily.
Palestinians want a complete settlement freeze in East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank. Citing biblical and historical links, Israel regards all of Jerusalem as its capital, a claim that has not won international recognition.
CABINET TO MEET
“The president asked the prime minister to take steps to build confidence for proximity talks so that progress can be made toward comprehensive peace,” Obama’s spokesman Robert Gibbs said, referring to indirect negotiations with the Palestinians.
Gibbs confirmed there were “areas of disagreement.”
Netanyahu was expected to convene senior members of his pro-settler cabinet later on Thursday to consider a package of goodwill gestures drawn up by his and Obama’s advisers in a flurry of meetings before his departure from Washington.
“We think we have found a golden way that would allow the Americans to move the peace process forward while preserving our national interests,” Netanyahu said before leaving.
U.S. and Israeli officials have sought to get relations back on track after a plan to build 1,600 homes for Jews in Ramat Shlomo, a settlement on West Bank land that Israel annexed to Jerusalem after the 1967 war, was announced two weeks ago during a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.
Washington said the timing was insulting.
Gibbs said U.S. officials wanted clarification of word of further building in Jerusalem, after a city official on Wednesday said final approval had been given to develop a neighborhood from which Palestinians were evicted last year.
Officials, including U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell, held talks in Netanyahu’s Washington hotel as this news threatened to cause further strains between the allies.
The project calls for 20 units to be built at the site of the defunct Shepherd Hotel in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood where a U.S. millionaire has been buying property for settlers.
The European Union issued a statement saying it “condemns the recent decision of the Israeli authorities to authorize construction around the Shepherd Hotel in East Jerusalem.”
“The international community is making every effort to facilitate the resumption of peace talks. Settlement construction in East Jerusalem is illegal and undermines these efforts,” it said.
(Additional reporting by Allyn Fisher-Ilan in Jerusalem, writing by Douglas Hamilton; editing by Michael Roddy)
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Understand how the "spectator" bug works
Understand how the "spectator" bug works on CS:GO.
In these last days we had the repercussion of several suspensions and punishments to the coaches of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive because of an in-game bug. So far, the names of the coaches have been released: "dead", from MIBR, "HUNDEN", from Heroic and "MechanoGun", from Hard Legion. This way, understand how the "spectator" bug works in CS:GO.
To explain how the "spectator" bug works, the freelancer referee, Michal Slowinski, released a video on his official twitter to clarify things. Along with the video, "Michau9_" reported that the bug could serve to give coaches an overview of some random point on the map, besides providing information about the economic status of the rival (something that totally compromises the opponent's strategy) and trends of the situation, without being noticed.
“You can pick any location on the map you want. And yes, you can rotate the camera angle as much as you want.”
Prior to this, the coaches "peacemaker" and "zews" had reported this flaw in the game, which was fixed by Valve in a recent update. However, even so the situation occurred, and not just once. According to investigations, this bug has been in use for months, compromising the competitive sector of CS:GO.
The ESL organization reported that it had alerted tournament organizers on the matter, and that it would be willing to cooperate in investigations of the case. ESIC itself announced that it is already analyzing matches from the last four years, which in total will have 25.000 matches, between the years 2016 and 2020, to be verified.
Russian coach Aleksandr "MechanoGun" Bogatir (formely known as "zoneR") of the Hard Legion received the punishment of 24 months suspension. "zoneR" used the bug on 6 maps of 3 matches inside ESL One: Road to Rio. Hard Legion finished third in the championship in question, earning about US$ 6,000.
The Danish coach Nicolai "HUNDEN" Petersen from Heroic received the punishment of 12 months suspension. "HUNDEN" had used the bug in 10 rounds of a single match during the DreamHack Masters Spring.
Tournament in which Heroic occupied the position of 9th-12th, earning around $3,000.
The Brazilian coach Ricardo "dead" Sinigaglia of MIBR received the punishment of 6 months of suspension. "dead" used the bug in 1 round of a match during ESL One: Road to Rio. Championship in which MIBR finished 7th-8th, earning US$ 2,000.
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Number of Coronavirus Cases in San Antonio Rises to 11
3/21/2020 05:17:00 am Cases in San Antonio Rises to 11, First Community Spread Corona virus Infections, Press Release Distribution Service San Antonio, Update San Antonio
San Antonio officials on Tuesday night confirmed 11 cases of COVID-19 in the city, up from four the prior day.
Four of those cases are travel-related, and four more are from close contact with the people diagnosed with the travel-related cases. Metro Health is investigating what may have triggered the infections in the three remaining cases.
“All of the confirmed positive cases are Press Release Distribution Services In San Antonio travel-related or close contacts to travel-related positive cases. This is exactly what we expected," Assistant City Manager Dr Colleen Bridger said in an emailed statement. "These individuals were placed in quarantine because of their close contact to positive travel-related cases to minimize the potential for community spread."
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In the Press | December 18, 2019
The Gaming Economy: Predictions 2020: In-Game Advertising
As the decade draws to a close, ExchangeWire and TheGamingEconomy invited thought leaders from across the industry to share their predictions and insight into what 2020 will hold for the ad tech and martech industries. Under the spotlight today is in-game advertising, where marketers are increasingly realising the value in the medium as a result of a diverse and engaged audience, esports growing at a phenomenal rate, and implementation of sophisticated technology solutions.
Expect shifts in 2020
The stats and headlines continue to pour in – gaming represents a big opportunity for marketers. And yet, adoption remains, at best, uneven. That said, we’ll see a number of shifts going into 2020 where game platforms will be making strategic moves to that woo even the most reluctant brands:
Relentlessly player-first philosophies: Context matters, and the consumer experience matters. This has become all the more apparent as consumers have been increasingly exposed to the “toll” they pay to social networks for utilisation of these services by merit of breaches of trust or personal data. Game studios, particularly ones with robust direct-to-consumer strategies, must see disruptive ad-experiences as non-starters, as having a healthy player base is paramount.
Naturalistic integrations: Being player first has a natural outcome of in-game ads continuing to wax more naturalistically integrated into the game experience. Gone are the days of clumsy and messy brand takeovers being something players can or should put up with, nor should game studios be willing to diminish their valuable IP in that way. Gaming is increasingly an entertainment sector tantamount with movies or TV in its place within the cultural zeitgeist – game studios will increasingly be invested in the concept of building franchises with a loyal consumer base. Doing so can pay dividends for both the brands and game studios, as an engaged fanbase is one that is much more likely to pay attention to brand messages.
Full portfolio plays: Perhaps one of the biggest barriers for brands into gaming is that it is a complicated space. With the rising proliferation of esports, though providing some of the most fertile ground for brand messages, never has in-game advertising been more daunting. However, game companies will increasingly leverage opportunities to bring the full heft of their portfolios – not just the esports, but the games the esports are played within, etc. – to bring opportunities to market that introduce multiple touchpoints to marketers for one of the most under-leveraged audiences in advertising, game enthusiasts.
Jonathan Stringfield, VP of marketing, measurement and insights, Activision Blizzard Media
In-game popularisation
In the last decade, gaming has changed — and so have the gamers. Gaming has become more immersive, enriching, and personalised. As a result, the advertising of the future will have to mirror those developments. Take a look at any advertising landscape and you will notice the trend: the era of blind promotions is behind us. We are now looking towards a future of ultra-targeted messaging and dynamic creative optimisation. This is where in-game advertising is king.
I’m excited to watch the new decade bring us totally immersive and custom in-game experiences on the back of the continuous adoption of battle-tested digital advertising standards — viewability, programmatic capabilities, brand safety, and others. “Omnichannel” is the buzzword for brands that want to use all possible touchpoints to reach their customers and connect their online and offline interactions. In-game advertising is definitely the go-to channel for this.
The introduction of 5G will provide an extra boost by empowering advertisers to leverage targeting options for in-game advertising. 5G will also enable brands to find new channels to connect with their audiences and procure better-quality data while taking into consideration the global data minimisation trend. As 2020 approaches, technological developments continue to speed up, and gaming grows much bigger than before, I expect “in-game popularisation” to be the catchphrase of the year.
Natalia Vasilyeva, VP Marketing, Anzu.io
Improvements across the mobile gaming ecosystem
In-game advertising as a monetisation model continues to grow rapidly across mobile gaming clients, especially in the casual and hyper-casual genres. We anticipate this will push developers to focus on improving user experience.
Brands will also continue to increase in-app marketing spend, due to changes in online data privacy, the advent of 5G, increased time spent playing games, and the ever-expanding types of audiences that play games globally.
One of the main challenges to in-app advertising for developers is that ad networks typically pay more slowly than Google or Apple. This can create constraints on working capital, slow down business growth, and impact how quickly developers can re-invest revenue into UA campaigns. In fact, it wouldn’t be surprising if ad networks increased their payment terms even further as media agencies and brands move to net 90, or even net 120 days as standard.
A shift from in-app purchases towards ad monetisation will also naturally lead to a lower LTV for most games. In order to reduce the decline in LTV, publishers will need to increase session duration, as well as retention rates. These can only be achieved by improving game quality and design.
If LTV does decline, then UA will become even more important for gaming businesses. Developers will need to improve their existing ad campaigns, as well as experiment with new channels to maintain the profitability and scale of their UA efforts.
2020 will be an interesting year for ad-funded game developers and their partners. Ultimately, these trends should lead to improvements across the ecosystem, especially for end users.
Sergei Kovalenko, CEO, Braavo Capital
Gaming is on a positive trajectory. The popularity of free-to-play games such as Fortnite – offering access to more than 250 million users – has attracted the attention of marketers, and even has the potential to emerge as a new social network for certain demographics to play games but also socialise with their peers. For marketers, gaming presents a variety of opportunities – which previously may have been overlooked – and should be considered a strategic component of omnichannel campaigns.
The premium environment offered within gaming has potential to deliver high levels of engagement with a vast, and growing audience. Its untapped potential to reach specific demographics through immersive in-game ads and video in high-performing mobile environments can deliver greater brand awareness for a multitude of brand advertisers.
To achieve scale with key demographics beyond 2020, audience perception must be addressed. To widen the appeal and combat misconceptions, “gaming” could be rebranded as “virtual environments”. These virtual environments have the ability to mimic real-life advertising, and can take inspiration from digital out-of-home learnings, to generate an outcome when a direct path to purchase isn’t possible and create a truly engaging experience for the user.
Chris Hardiman, product director, Xaxis
Defining metrics to boost in-game ad performance
In-game advertising has the opportunity to reach millions of focused and engaged gamers, but as an increasing number of brands look to move their digital ad spend in-game, measuring ROI will be called into question and become an understandable area of focus.
To date, in-game advertising has been classified as a subset of digital advertising, subject to the same performance metrics. But measuring an in-game ad against the same success criteria as online banner ads, for example, falls short of reflecting its true impact.
2020 will be the year that in-game advertising measurement comes of age. We’ll see a new framework emerge, focusing on metrics such as viewability, visual engagement and brand recall. As a result, the industry will be able to identify where the premium ad placements are in-game and refine creative guidelines by genre, i.e. for football titles, racing titles, etc, and in turn, programmatic pricing structures will evolve, boosting ROI.
By defining a bespoke measurement approach for in-game advertising, and benchmarking against digital browsing norms, brands will be able to accurately track and improve the performance of their in-game ads, and effectively reach an audience of consumers rapidly growing in significance.
James Draper, CEO, Bidstack
In-app ads and in-app purchases
The growth of hyper-casual gaming apps (games that rely primarily on in-app advertising for revenue) has seen downloads surging 150%, but due to rising competition, cost per impressions (CPIs) have increased, leading to advertisers diversifying their monetisation strategy. While the current data might suggest next year will be one in which in-app ads dominate, we can in fact expect a pivot from the industry as it moves to a hybrid model that seeks to drive revenue both through in-app ads and in-app purchases.
Retargeting is the other logical response – generating additional revenue from existing paying users to address the fact that 90-95% of gamers are currently not making in-app purchases. Currently, retargeting is surprisingly uncommon among gaming apps given that it has been shown to generate revenue uplift of over 50% among paying users in this category, more than double the industry average. We can surely expect the industry to take steps to realise the untapped opportunities this offers next year.
Paul Wright, managing director for UK, France & ME, AppsFlyer
Investment in creative to scale up in 2020
While in-game advertising and the game industry as a whole has seen consistent growth for the last few years, 2019 was an incredibly exciting year for the sector, with technological innovation in the form of tools for better measurement and automation across both the monetisation and user acquisition sides, and an explosion in the importance and impact of interactive creatives.
From a gametech perspective, the year saw the launch of tools for true monetisation A/B testing, more cost-effective and targeted cross-promotion and, arguably most importantly, the launch of in-app bidding solutions from most of the major industry players.
On the creative side, we saw a massive spike in average IPM (install per thousand impressions), powered on the one hand by increased investment in creative innovation and optimisation, but also by increasingly aggressive creative tactics like click-to-store mechanisms and deceptive gameplay. In a world of increasing automation across the board, creative remains one of the last levers available giving user acquisition campaigns an edge, but abusing that power will ruin the trust of users in the long-term, ultimately resulting in lower performance across the board.
Having said this, we expect to see investment in creative continue to scale up in 2020, where the core of creative innovation will be a tighter combination of human creativity and data. Iterations and improvements will increasingly be carried out together with a machine, where in-ad data and external measurements will connect the dots and lead the creative change. The new brainstorm will be together with a machine.
Finally, 2019 was the year we saw the monetisation and marketing elements of a given game business work much more closely together, if not combine entirely. With one person or team overseeing game growth as a whole, studios or publishers are empowered to leverage both sides of their business to accelerate business success.
Dan Greenberg, chief design officer, ironSource
Potential threats in augmented reality ads
Augmented Reality (AR) isn’t a new concept, but it’s very much exploded in popularity in the last few years, with increased use on various social media platforms, and the massive success of Nintendo’s “Pokemon Go!” mobile gaming app. Up until recently AR experiences required apps to deliver them, but with the emergence of WebAR technology, that’s all changing. WebAR allows users to have AR experiences directly via a web browser, without the need for a specific app,and it’s easily run across browsers on Android, iOS, Windows or Mac systems. WebAR provides the advertising ecosystem with a great new playground to reach users with more immersive branding experiences, but as AR ads grow in both exposure and profitability, it won’t take long for cyber criminals to start exploiting the user interaction, either.
Third party WebAR ad delivery is already being employed by ad networks and exchanges, and as WebAR is usually delivered via URLs, it’s entirely possible to trick a user into clicking a call to action button in an AR ad that redirects them to a malicious landing page, or click on a special offer that implements a phishing attack.
Bryan Taylor, sales manager, Adsecure
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Blues continue slump with loss to Carolina
The St. Louis Blues have now lost six out of their past eight games following a defeat at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1.
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Jeff Skinner led the way for Carolina by tallying his team-leading 17th goal as well as adding an assist.
Brian Elliott has held his own in absence of Jake Allen, but Elliott the blue line for St. Louis did not have their best showing Thursday night by being outshot 28-24. Elliott stopped 21 of 24 shots before J0rdan Binnington entered the game.
After the loss, the Blues fall to 25-15-7 and sit firmly in third place in the division. St. Louis is now five points behind the streaking Blackhawks and five points ahead of the Wild for fourth place in the Central Division.
Both teams combined for just 11 shots in the first period as the game remained scoreless after one. But, the Hurricanes had 15 shots in the second period to the Blues’ five as they capitalized on those chances.
Andrej Nestrasil entered the attacking zone and delayed as he moved to the high slot with the puck.
Nestrasil took a shot that was blocked by the Blues, but it bounced right to Skinner to the left of Elliott. Skinner gathered the bouncing puck by kicking the puck to his blade before beating the outstretched pad of Elliott. The goal put Carolina in front 1-0 just 1:49 into the period.
The goals kept coming in the third for Carolina. On the power play, Victor Rask passed the puck to the point to Jaccob Slavin Slavin passed to Brett Pesce who ripped a shot on net. The puck redirected on its way to the net and beat Elliott give the ‘Canes a 2-0 lead with 16:38 left in regulation.
With under 13 minutes left in the third, 6’4″ 215 lb Robert Bortuzzo and 5’11” 200 lb Jeff Skinner went to the corner off the draw. Skinner outmuscled Bortuzzo and passed to Brock McGinn who fired a shot into the back of the net to make it 3-0.
Jori Lehtera added a goal later in the period, but it wasn’t enough as Riley Nash also added one for the Hurricanes to seal the game.
Next up for the Blues are the Montreal Canadiens who have been in a similar slump. The game is set for Saturday Jan. 16.
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Keys to last night's thrilling overtime win
Wow. If you missed this game I feel incredibly sorry for you. These types of games truly evoke the heart and soul of a team. Decimated by injuries, the Blues (Brian Elliott) put on a great show last night.
Alexander Steen:
Alexander Steen played after getting hit in the face by fellow teammate Kevin Shattenkirk (accidentally of course). Also, he didn’t wear a cage to protect himself either; that’s admirable.
The Rookies:
Robby Fabbri, Ty Rattie, and Colton Parayko really showed up last night. Fabbri scored the first goal of the game and had a key assist in OT for the win. Honestly, while watching it on TV, it looked like other players were going in slow motion while Fabbri skated. Rattie capitalized on Mike Condon’s mistake in a clutch situation to tie the game. Finally, Colton Parayko was initially credited with a goal, but it was later awarded to the hometown hero, Paul Stastny. All three of them carried a +2 in +/-.
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There’s two things Canadien fans likely thought last night about Brian Elliott: his pads are extremely tacky and he sure knows how to play hockey. Elliott stopped 46 of 49 shots on goal,—37 in the first two periods alone. It’s going to be interesting to see how Hitchcock handles the goalie situation when Allen returns.
Penalty Kill/Discipline:
Let’s face it, we need better discipline. Sure, the referees were bad and all, but 32 penalty minutes?! 32!!! Luckily, we had a terrific penalty kill and sometimes got offsetting minors with Montreal. Our penalty kill went 6/7 last night. We have a great penalty kill, but that doesn’t mean we should be on the kill 7 times!
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Conor Oberst -- 2017 European Tour Dates
01/18 Stuttgart, DE @ Theaterhaus
01/19 Vienna, AU @ Museumquarter
01/20 Zurich, CH @ Kaufleuten
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02/05 Dublin, IE @ Grand Canal Theatre
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In 1879 a drunken hoard of silver miners raided a Cheyenne village while the tribe's warriors hunted buffalo. A small band of young braves, not yet old enough to join the hunt, escaped and rode for help. Their efforts failed when they were discovered by the raiders, who ran them over a cliff with all the tribe's horses. When the warriors returned and found the devastation, their medicine man, Black Cloud, placed a curse on the site. Over a century later, a scandalous Top Secret project is under construction in the same Colorado wilderness. Bryan Reynolds discovers that its roots lie in the same greed, corruption, and exploitation of the Earth that precipitated the curse. Before he can expose it, he's killed in a suspicious accident that his wife, Sara, miraculously survives. Her memory of where they were or what they'd discovered, however, is gone. Neither Sara nor Bryan's life-long Cheyenne friend, Charlie Littlewolf, will rest until they discover what Bryan found that resulted in his death. Charlie knows only way to solve the mystery is through connecting with the grandfather spirits. To do so he must return to the teachings of his medicine man grandfather. His journey back to the Cheyenne way includes ancient rituals and ceremonies that guide him and Sara to the answers they seek. As a descendant of Black Cloud, his destiny is deeply embedded in the curse's fulfillment, which was triggered by the scandalous government project Bryan discovered. Charlie's quest has only just begun.
Marcha Fox’s passion for science fiction began as a child. Her determination to write in that genre knew no bounds, such that she even went back to college in her 30s to obtain a bachelor’s of science degree in physics, after which she spent over 20 years working at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Science and engineering experience notwithstanding, it’s the unexplained mysteries of the cosmos, such as the concept of a universal consciousness, which provide the setting for Beyond the Hidden Sky, first volume of a four-part series. Centered on the Brightstar family who has been torn apart by a storm of political and scientific intrigue, they will stop at nothing until they are reunited.
Native Americans are acutely aware of their surroundings. Anything that catches their attention holds a potential message. When they need advice, some use small, hand-carved animals called fetishes as surrogate spirit animals when they need inspiration. In this scene Charlie is consulting his fetishes for direction concerning accepting a job he has accepted. Its premise violates his core beliefs, but he needs a source of income. What will the fetishes tell him?
He set the blanket aside and got his sage bundle from the mantel. He lit it, waited for it to smolder, then smudged himself and the four directions. As the familiar scent cleansed the room, he felt his anxiety dissolve, confident he'd receive the guidance he needed.
He lifted the wheel from the nail on the wall and gathered the fetishes. Positioned again on the floor, he set each in place. The rock figures glistened in the fire's light, tiny eyes sparkling as if alive.
A cold draft from beneath the front door prompted him to return the blanket to his shoulders. His eyes closed as he offered a prayer to Maheo. Feeling peaceful and receptive, he regarded them, expecting mole to beckon.
Nothing. Was mole offended?
He sat up straighter, surprised a call came from Eagle. He closed his eyes and imagined soaring high above on powerful wings, earth spread out below. Eagle's sharp eyes spotted its prey from a great distance. Yet over all, it was the big picture. A distant perspective, background to its primary goal. The great bird feared nothing. It would dive into a herd of sheep to gather a lamb, flaunting its speed and strength to humans guarding the flock.
Eagle took what he wanted.
His jaw tensed.
No wonder the white man chose it to represent their plundered country.
Sometimes, however, Eagle's arrogance delivered his own demise. He remembered a juvenile eagle fishing in Lake Wilson. It hooked a huge fish, probably a large-mouth bass, that it could barely lift from the water. It struggled to fly, but couldn't, its catch too heavy for immature wings.
Eagle talons could only release their prey on solid ground. This assured they wouldn't drop their meal before arriving at their nest. But in this case it delivered destruction. Exhausted by its vain attempts to fly, the bird eventually fell into the water and drowned.
There was some figurative prey for him to capture. But he should be cautious, not take on more than he could control. Flying into the white man's domain was required, but he must maintain his ability to escape.
Was it a warning? A reminder not to sacrifice his values and be drawn into the white man's world? Or something else?
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Platapalooza got people talking about how to fix planning disasters of older communities such as Lehigh Acres and Cape Coral. Removing government barriers is the first fix.
by: Jean Gruss Contributing Writer
Issue. Antiquated subdivisions
Trend. Economic development
Key. Remove government barriers to spur redevelopment.
Could antiquated residential subdivisions on the Gulf Coast become zones of economic freedom like Hong Kong?
Welcome to Platapalooza, a festival of planners, engineers and attorneys who recently welcomed any alternative idea to developing these depressed areas. About 100 of them gathered late last month to discuss a wide range of solutions.
Joining this party of sorts were state legislators from two such communities, Reps. Matt Caldwell of Lehigh Acres and Gary Aubuchon of Cape Coral. Both men have pledged to help remove government barriers for these special areas.
Government is at the root of the problem and removing zoning and development restrictions is the key, says Caldwell. “No one would have built a community like this if it weren't for government subsidies,” he says.
Caldwell says he envisions more densely developed parts of Lehigh Acres in east Lee County could be modeled after Hong Kong, areas free of the existing burdens of zoning and taxation where economic development could be unleashed. “I don't know what we have to lose,” he says.
These two communities and others like them around Florida were planning disasters when they were created decades ago, and they've suffered mightily during the real estate bust. Developers subdivided vast tracts into thousands of residential lots without regard for roads, sewers, commercial space and parks. Because many of these lots were sold to people sight unseen, this fragmented ownership is scattered around the U.S. and overseas.
A government solution is more limited today because Florida voters in 2006 severely curtailed government's ability to take private property for economic development. That fact will likely force a private-sector solution for a problem that has vexed the Gulf Coast for decades.
The scale of the problem is huge. For example, at the current sales pace there is a 200-year supply of residential lots in places such as Port Charlotte, says Adam Cummings, a former Charlotte County commissioner who has been involved in the discussions.
No one expects an immediate solution to the challenge, and developers aren't swarming these areas to assemble parcels. “The urgency is not there, but this is the best time to do this because you don't have the opposition of specific applicants to take the short-term gain,” says Michael Ciccarone, a North Fort Myers attorney and expert on the subject. “This is the time when long-term planning is going to be more effectively implemented and understood.”
Government hands off
Some of the Platapalooza participants say Ciccarone proposed a novel idea that could deter development in some of the more remote areas of these communities: Give up the public roads.
“If you don't want development to occur, that is the single most effective way to cause that to happen,” says Ciccarone. “People can still buy and build out there, but as a practical matter it's extremely difficult to get financing to do that if you're not on a public road.”
What's more, no legislation is needed. Cities like Cape Coral or the Lee County commission could simply decide to stop maintaining these remote roads and give up ownership. “People who are living out there aren't going to like that too much,” Ciccarone concedes.
However, governments could create a system where owners of land in outlying areas could trade for development rights or land where commercial and residential buildings are already concentrated. The depressed real estate market might make the process easier now, some say.
The legislature could be more aggressive about letting municipalities seize land from those who don't pay property taxes. “The process by which government takes over an abandoned property is very cumbersome,” says Bill Spikowski of Spikowski Planning Associates in Fort Myers. Municipalities could swap lots in more densely populated neighborhoods for those in outlying areas.
Government itself wouldn't necessarily be the buyer but it could set up the exchange system. Besides, government has a terrible record when it comes to land buying. “When the government comes in, it's the big elephant and prices triple,” says Spikowski.
There are some who suggest more aggressive government involvement in fixing the problems of these antiquated subdivisions. In fact, the growth-management bill approved by state legislators this year includes the term “antiquated subdivision” but means only those that were approved on paper but never developed.
“What I've believed for the last 20 years is there would not be a long-term statewide effort to ameliorate the platted lands until the legislature recognized them as statewide areas of critical concern,” says Max Forgey, a longtime planner in the region with Forgey Planning Services.
The state could use conservation-land funds or another funding source enhanced by a local match to acquire and “de-plat” those remote subdivided lands before more people start moving there.
Taxes on real estate transactions might be one source, says Forgey. “One thing I'd really like to see in the next year or two is for us to do an economic study of the actual costs and benefits,” he says.
A program of land swaps or transfers of development rights should also be carefully studied. “It's difficult to find a system that's actually worked,” says Beverly Grady, the partner in charge of the Fort Myers office of Roetzel & Andress who specializes in land use and zoning. “We need to find a successful one,” she says.
“You have to give value to those rights,” says Cummings, the former Charlotte County commissioner who says such a system won't work if local municipalities continue to approve developments in more remote areas. “Nobody uses it because the commission is willing to give development rights for free,” he says, citing the approval of Babcock Ranch in eastern Charlotte County as one recent example.
To give value to development rights, Cummings advocates adopting language in a county's charter that caps development. Charters are more rigid documents that can't easily be changed by politicians. “The important thing that it does is that it acknowledges there is a cost to development rights,” he says.
Advocates of greater government involvement acknowledge that it could be an expensive proposition. “It's not going to be easy nor is it going to be cheap,” says Cummings. “You've given away the farm and now you have to buy it back,” he says.
The problem of platted lands
Often referred to as “platted lands” or “antiquated subdivisions,” these are vast tracts that developers subdivided into thousands of residential lots in Florida and other Sunbelt states in the decades following World War II.
Lots in these developments, including Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres, Rotonda and Port Charlotte on the Gulf Coast, were sold to people outside the state with the promise of owning a plot of land in the Sunshine State. Many people purchased these lots sight unseen.
The problem with these developments was that they weren't designed with room for commercial development, schools, parks or even roads or sewers. Over the years, residents gradually moved into these areas though there remain huge numbers of outlying lots.
At a recent gathering, Fort Myers planner Max Forgey of Forgey Planning Services illustrated the staggering urban-planning challenge presented by these developments with the example of Cape Coral, which was incorporated as a city in 1971.
Cape Coral in Lee County is 120 square miles with 133,000 platted lots, an area four times bigger than Miami and three times the size of Boston. Barely half of the lots have been built upon in its 50-year history so far.
Cape Coral has 1,300 linear miles of streets, nearly double Manhattan's. To drain the area, the developers built 400 miles of canals.
The Rosen brothers, developers of Cape Coral in the late 1950s, first built homes there in the early 1960s. But the Rosens failed to include enough land for commercial development, open spaces or basic necessities such as sewage-treatment plants. To do that in the more densely populated areas of Cape Coral has already cost local taxpayers millions of dollars.
Cape Coral now has about 154,000 residents and could accommodate 400,000 residents. “We have all we need for another 100 years,” says Forgey.
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Bharat.live: This Uttarakhand Startup Has Made a Zoom Alternative, in Just 20 Days
Monday, May 4, 2020 11:15AM IST (5:45AM GMT)
Platform-free, reliable, and browser-based app for virtual meetings. It is easy to use without external hardware dependency, low on the usage of power
Bharat.live Video Conference in Progress
Bharat.live website interface
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India:
An indigenous, platform-free video conferencing application
An application that cares about the privacy and safety of users
Easy to use, secure, customizable, and browser-based application
More than a third of world population is under lockdown and India with its 1.3 billion people tops the list. The government is controlling the movement of its citizens to avoid the spread of the coronavirus.
Socializing, consulting, training, operations, and governance have become a virtual experience predominantly with no movement or interaction outside the home. Non-native and fishy apps are handy to use for official and personal communication. Blue Jeans, Google Duo, Google Hangouts, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, WhatsApp, FaceTime, and Skype are the only recourse in current unprecedented times.
Some of these apps suffer from the restriction on the number of participants to partake in a video or voice communication. Other applications have their share of privacy and security complications.
There exists a burgeoning demand for an indigenous, secure, and stable alternative to the apps currently in vogue.
Bharat.live, created by a Dehradun-based company that emerged into the scene with a bang just a few weeks ago. It has crossed five lakh users with approximately one lakh users per day.
Bharat.live is not the Indian government's official video-conferencing application. The government has exhorted Indian tech companies to develop an indigenous and secure substitute for Zoom. It has announced prize money of Rs 1 crore to the winner, and Bharat.live is a contestant.
Bharat.live was founded in Dehradun as a unit of ileads Auxiliary Services Pvt Ltd in 2020.
How the Idea Came About
Following reasons inspired the company to develop a home-grown application:
Security Concerns in Zoom and other applications
Advisories by the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN), MHA, and Cyber Coordination Centre about Zoom during COVID-19 states that Chinese servers are being used to distribute encryption and decryption keys for video links on Zoom.
These advisories came long after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a video-conference on Zoom with the top officials of the security forces, leaving it vulnerable to breach. In the backdrop of China's pro-Pakistan stance and one war in 1962 with India, the possibility of spying cannot be ruled out.
This apart, third-party hackers and cybercriminals can access sensitive information such as meeting, conversation, and user details. Five lakh Zoom accounts have been rumored to be sold on the dark web anonymously. Companies are at risk for industrial and corporate espionage and information theft.
Make in India Initiative
The government has exhorted Indian tech companies to design an indigenous and secure substitute to Zoom to promote Indian Software products and put the country on the product development map.
Self-reliance of other countries
At a time when China banned it, its small neighboring country Taiwan, banned it for government usage as on April 7, 2020. Russia and China have their own video conferencing applications.
Why India is far behind, why cannot it have its video communication platform in place when it has spearheaded in software services for years.
Influenced deeply by all these, company set the project in motion. Developing a video conferencing application was a challenge because it is not possible with sheer coding. It requires servers and a whole range of complicated processes. One of the team members named it Bharat.live, and it resonated with everyone in patriotic zeal.
The company received real-world feedback from its team, which has been working from home. Company has periodic meetings and day to day operations that warrant video communication, and Bharat.live was the Indian-made app for it.
The team has been toiling to keep pace with the surge in demand because success brings challenges with it. The organization has shown resilience to scale the solution.
Privacy and security are integral to the value system in Bharat.live with an impeccable track record. The company is contemplating ways to scale and strengthen the application.
Simplicity is the key—video conferencing experience is child’s play with a single click from start to end. The initial stage is the high time to improve things before it goes viral.
During design, usability testers ensured that the system could be used effectively in any environment, and anybody with necessary technical skills can understand and use this platform. Ease of use has been the guiding philosophy of enterprise. This platform free application does not require participants to download it or enter a code to join video meetings. It is a browser-based application.
How does one use Bharat.live to chat?
You can register with the necessary details and OTP authentication to receive Login ID, Password, and Login Link. Hit 'create a new meeting,' add a name to get Meeting URL, Meeting ID, and Meeting Code. To invite others, send a meeting URL to the participants. Participants will click the URL, type their name in the dialog box to join the meeting. Users can choose the screen to share it with others.
No webcam is required unless you want to transmit your video. You do not even need an account either to join a meeting, and you require one only when you have to host and initiate a meeting.
You can enter any name to join the meeting. You need not log in with personal Facebook or Google. The site does not ask for your email ID. No chat or records are stored on servers as of now. A security breach is the remotest possibility. Data such as IP address is collected for the time being to facilitate your call.
Bharat.live never share your personal information with anyone. No offline information or information via channels other than the website is collected for visitors. Company does not record meetings or videos either.
How secure is it
The safest and trusted cryptographic standards like AES 256 bit encryption and TLS (Transport Security Layer) SSL encryption are in place to increase network security. GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance safeguards user rights.
AES 256 bit encryption makes it impenetrable to hackers, faster, and efficient for uninterrupted video communication.
The platform is HIPPA compliant for secure user authentication, proper information storage, and reports generation with access control, audit controls, integrity controls, and transmission security. Moreover, its URL is visible to the host only. The host can further share it with others.
Bharat.live is experimenting with it to make it even more secure.
The application caters to simple use cases as of now. Later, the company would equip itself with customized authentication systems and logins for business enterprises as and when the need arises.
Servers and main critical infrastructure are based in India. This is the major differentiator that sets Bharat.live apart from other players in the market. Bharat.live has been interacting with different users so that it can discover special needs and build safeguards here instead of sourcing them from outside India.
Bharat.live goes by the conventional wisdom of learning from other’s mistakes, and continuous improvement to exceed customer's expectations is its motto.
How many people can use it
Bharat.live supports clear calls with about 50 participants'. Its target is to reach 100 participants. Depending on the use case, this number may vary. You can customize it for one to one chat in a private meeting room or virtual meetings among multiple participants.
The company is working on features and ideas that could revitalize the entire industry. A VPN Overview survey at the end of March 2020 reveals that 70% of the working respondents use video conference software for their work, so corporate stands out to form the significant user's base. Teachers, Doctors, Personal Trainers, Astrologers are other users apart from people who use it for online socializing.
Bharat.live offers a free trial plan for 2 hours and 10 participants. Other plans are available with separate pricing for business and consumer categories. Bharat.live’s expert team will hand-hold you for technical issues and other concerns.
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Question and Answer Summary (PDF: 112KB)
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Question and Answer Summary
What is your take on the future of the home video game market?
Our perception of the home video game market is that it will continue to be active at the global level, as we believe the install base of major home video game consoles will break the 100 million unit mark in 2020.
What measures are you taking to increase the ARPPU of "Monster Hunter Explore"?
We are currently considering a number of revitalization measures and new monetization models internally. We are unable to discuss these at the moment, but plan to introduce them in the near future.
With regard to offsetting any profit shortfalls in the medium-term goals for Arcade Operations and Other Businesses via business expansion in Asia, does this Asian expansion consist primarily of Tencent Holdings Limited's "Monster Hunter Online"?
While we do expect growth from "Monster Hunter Online", we are also anticipating contributions from the Consumer business in the Asian region, whose current growth is driven primarily by digital downloads. To this end, going forward we are considering focusing on localization of consumer games for the emerging markets in the Asian region.
What specific business models for eSports are you planning?
ESports is gaining a lot of attention as a new business opportunity, however we are still in the early stages of our initiatives here and at this point do not have something we can share. For the time being, we will aim to establish a place within the fighting game genre for eSports via actively utilizing "Street Fighter V".
How are you handling VR devices?
It is wonderful to have the market stimulated by the release of new hardware. As a software provider, we endeavor to develop games that provide enjoyment tailored to the unique aspects of each hardware platform, and are internally progressing with our research of this technology.
Do you anticipate continuous sales into the next fiscal year for the planned 4 million unit title scheduled for this fiscal year?
While it is difficult to make a statement with specific figures, we are transitioning from a limited run business model to a continuous business model, and therefore do anticipate long-term earnings contributions.
What is your stance with regard to shareholder returns?
We believe that returning profits to our shareholders is one of management's more crucial tasks, and our basic policy dictates that we provide a stable dividend while at the same time focusing investment on the future growth of the business. Further, we see a payout ratio of 30% as ideal. We are forecasting a payout ratio of 25% in our plan for this fiscal year; however we are considering adjusting this in accordance with future earnings growth.
What is your policy on the utilization of treasury stock?
Essentially, we anticipate the possibility of its use with M&A. We are currently considering a number of different matters here, however at this stage none that we can discuss in specifics.
How has "Monster Hunter Online" (created in cooperation with Tencent Holdings Limited) performed, and what is your stance on the current market in China?
Following its official launch in December 2015, the title has overall performed to expectations. Further, Tencent has been proactive in offering ideas about growth and expansion for the title moving forward, and we feel a positive relationship is being built between us. There are few examples of hit titles that used Japanese IP in the Chinese market. As a first step, we would like to increase awareness of us in the Chinese market via cooperation with Tencent on "Monster Hunter Online"; also, we aim to roll out content other than the "Monster Hunter" brand in the future by utilizing the knowhow gained on this title.
Can you provide details on revisions to the development roadmap in the Consumer business?
For games to be hits at the global level they must be high quality. To this end, as a result of judging it necessary to spend a little more time on the development and operation of titles that are not yet up to that standard, we have revised the development periods for a small number of titles. Rather than absolutely holding to sales periods or development deadlines, in the pursuit of quality that wholly satisfies our users we will carry out development that prioritizes completeness even if it requires some scheduling adjustments.
What impact has organizational restructuring of development in the Consumer business had?
Compared to before the restructuring, we have made profitability improvements via administration of the roadmap and increasing the ratio of internally developed titles. However, at the same time we have increased our development workforce, thus we must pay greater attention to management of development. We also possess a vast library of content in which there remains multiple IP that have not yet been utilized to their full potential—these issues we will handle moving forward. Moreover, we will endeavor for further profitability improvements and unit sales growth by releasing all titles finished to a high level of quality.
What is the reason for the organizational change in Mobile Contents business?
We established the Mobile Business Division in April in order to concentrate both the differing marketing knowhow for each region and the specialized knowledge in mobile production that had been divided between Capcom and Beeline. This fiscal year we will launch multiple titles that utilize Capcom brands from our new organization, and establish footing in the growing mobile business where we had been falling behind.
3rd Quarter in FY2015 Presentation of Financial Results
3rd Quarter Financial Results (PDF: 1.88MB)
What is the achievement ratio of your original business plan as of the end of the third quarter?
Consolidated business results surpassed our previous forecasts due mainly to contributions from "Monster Hunter X (Cross)". Supported by this title, business results of the Consumer sub-segment in the Digital Content business also surpassed initial forecast. However, performance of other business segments was somewhat weak.
Why did "Monster Hunter X (Cross)" record sales higher than forecast and what is your forecast of unit sales for the full fiscal year?
We feel that the introduction of Hunting Techniques, Hunting Styles and other new features combined with the world view and gaming styles of the preceding series have earned popularity among game players. While it is difficult to precisely forecast the volume of sales, we expect total sales to exceed 3.2 million units as sales continue to be favorable.
How confident are you about delivering on plans you have set for "Street Fighter V"?
As we are in the midst of booking orders, it is difficult to answer whether we will be able to reach our targets. We have forecasted current fiscal year sales for this title at 2 million units. Now, we are only a month away from the end of the fiscal year. As this is a very popular brand in the U. S. and Europe, we will continue to monitor progress in sales.
What are the factors behind the significant increase of sales of PC and other products in the Digital Contents business?
Strong sales of "Dragon's Dogma Online" and contribution from "Monster Hunter Online" in China lifted sales in this category.
What are your thoughts about the current status of "Monster Hunter Online"?
Given the nature of PC online games, we feel that it will take a while for the number of players to increase. However, player growth is off to a smooth start exceeding our expectations. We look forward to improvement in ranking. Trends during the Lunar New Year period will be the key point. We will draw up plans for the next fiscal year after reviewing the trends during this period.
What are your thoughts about the PS Business (Pachinko, Pachislo) for the next fiscal year and onward?
On the whole, effects of rule changes have started to surface. But, we will stick with our policy stable supply on a quarterly basis. Plans for the next year will be based on current market conditions. The breakeven point of individual models has come down as we have managed to lower manufacturing costs and enhance development efficiency.
Profit margins in the Digital Contents business spiked in the third quarter (three months)? Are there any factors other than "Monster Hunter X (Cross)" for this jump in profit margins?
The primary reason is favorable sales of "Monster Hunter X (Cross)". Higher sales of digital catalog titles are also a factor.
Please explain why you revised the fiscal sales forecast of the Mobile Contents sub-segment and PC and Other sub-segment?
Sales of "Monster Hunter Explore" and "Dragon's Dogma Online" are on target. We revised plans downward in view of the actual performance of other existing titles.
Why did you decide to review your development organization and what effect did it have?
We felt that the twin-organization system — Capcom and Beeline — needed changes in view of the changing market environment. Midori Yuasa, CEO of Beeline Interactive, Inc., will oversee the entire Mobile Business. Development of titles using CAPCOM IP will be under one single roof.
Are impairment losses likely to crop up in the fourth quarter?
At this point, I do not see any impairment losses surfacing in the fourth quarter. The volume of work-in-process is on the rise because we are expanding the lineup of our titles. Looking at the development situation, we feel that work-in-process is at a satisfactory level.
What are the reasons behind the expected decline in sales of PC and others in the Digital Contents business in the fourth quarter?
This decline is due to a reactionary drop from the spike in third-quarter income as we booked a part of the royalty income related to the launch of "Monster Hunter Online". We expect to start booking running royalty income from the next fiscal year.
Why is the Amusement Equipments Business expected to plunge into the red in the fourth quarter (3 months)
No new products launches are scheduled for the fourth quarter. But there are up-front fixed costs.
Please explain how confident you are about achieving your medium-term targets going forward from the next fiscal year.
We have not altered our medium-term targets announced in May 2015. We will continue toward these goals. I am not in a position to give you any concrete information on plans from fiscal years March 2017 and March 2018.
Please explain your long-term strategies after the March 2019 fiscal year?
We are discussing this issue internally. At this point, I am not in a position to elaborate further on this point.
2nd Quarter in FY2015 Presentation of Financial Results
Please explain your progress toward your medium-term goals and your level of confidence concerning growth in the next few fiscal years.
Our current medium-term goals are not based on ambitious plans for every title in the Digital Contents business. Furthermore, titles under development those are on our balance sheet as work in progress will contribute to more than just our Consumer business during the next two fiscal years. We also expect to launch these new titles in the Mobile Contents and PC Online business, which are markets with good prospects for growth. We believe that we can reach the targets in our plan if these activities go well.
Please provide information about the current performance of "Monster Hunter Online" and your expectations for this title.
Currently, Tencent Holdings Limited (Tencent) is carefully examining market conditions and preparing for the official start of services. We believe that Tencent has high expectations for this title and is working hard on its launch. The Tencent Games Carnival will take place starting on November 13, 2015. At this event, an announcement about the current status of "Monster Hunter Online" is planned.
What is your strategy for Mobile Contents starting in the next fiscal year in response to the good performance of "Monster Hunter Explorer"?
Our analysis of "Monster Hunter Explorer" indicates that casual users who enjoy games on mobile devices are slowly beginning to grow accustomed to full-scale games. Starting in the next fiscal year, we will study ways to use titles that incorporate our own content while utilizing experience gained from "Monster Hunter Explorer".
Do you plan to increase the number of developers in the Mobile Contents sector?
Mobile Contents and PC Online are important business segments where we foresee more growth. As a result, we believe that we need to increase the number of employees in these areas.
What are your plans involving new platforms (NX, PlayStation® VR and others) and the timing of launches of Capcom titles for these platforms?
Our R&D operations are working on technologies for many types of hardware. We will consider the possibility of creating technology demonstrations and making versions of titles under development for these new platforms. At this time, we have not announced any plans for specific products or the timing of a product launch.
What are you doing in the field of e-Sports?
e-Sports are very popular in Europe and North America. We plan to use e-Sports as part of our promotional activities. For "Street Fighter V", which we plan to start selling in February 2016, we expect to utilize the e-Sports infrastructure we have created around the Capcom Pro Tour, in order to maintain the popularity of this new title for a long time.
When will you launch the next "Resident Evil" title?
We have not made any announcements about a new "Resident Evil" title.
Please explain your medium-term strategy for China.
China is an enormous market where a high percentage of game users enjoy PC online games. Many Chinese game companies, including Tencent, are currently seeking well-known global content. As a result, we believe that our IP as well can be very attractive to game players in China. We will take actions only after carefully studying market conditions in China and will not aim for short-term earnings.
Do you plan to continue increasing the number of developers? If so, how will you allocate the new people among your business units?
We plan to continue to recruit large numbers of developers. The new people will be assigned mainly to Digital Contents business. We plan to enlarge the lineup of games under development in the Consumer business, and we also need to establish a 24-hour infrastructure for the operation of our PC online games and mobile games. We need more people than when our operations were only in the home video games. Additionally, there is a critical need to establish a framework for the efficient deployment of developers.
Please explain how advances in the performance of mobile devices are altering the game development environment.
The performance of mobile devices will probably advance at some point to the same level as the capabilities of home consoles (for consumer games) and PCs. The different environments of mobile, PC and consumer categories mean that people play games in different ways and for different lengths of time. As a result, we believe that the method and approach used to develop games will have to continue to match the characteristics of each device.
Do you plan to continue operating the Amusement Equipments business despite the significant associated risks, including stricter regulations?
We will continue operating this business. Amusement Equipments is a source of earnings as well as part of our single content multiple usage strategy. We would like to increase synergies for IP developed in our consumer operations in order to maximize earnings.
What are you plans for mobile platform operations in China?
China and Japan use different types of mobile devices and likes and dislikes of users in the two countries are different. This is why selling Japanese apps in China with no revisions may not be successful. In Asia, we plan to work with partner companies in other countries in order to study local markets and meet the needs of consumers.
What are your thoughts about cloud games?
We will utilize our multi-platform strategy for cloud games, too. We are currently studying various technologies. In addition, we are performing extensive studies of cloud games that include examinations of the status of platform holders, determining which titles are suitable for cloud games and other activities.
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Regarding the decreases in Mobile Contents and PC Online sales, are there any signs of an improvement in the second quarter? Also, how is "Monster Hunter Frontier G8" performing after the update?
We anticipate a continuation of the decline in current titles in the Mobile Contents business. But we expect to offset this with the upcoming launches of "Monster Hunter Explorer" and other titles. "Monster Hunter Frontier G8" has just been updated, so there are no specific details we can provide at this time.
Do you expect to receive additional orders in the second quarter for the "Resident Evil 6" pachislo machine?
We sold 19 thousand units in the first quarter and at this time expect sales to surpass our plan of 30 thousand units.
What is your sales plan for the pachislo model that will follow "Resident Evil 6" and how confident are you of reaching your goal?
We plan to sell 15 thousand units. We will use private viewings for prospective buyers and many actions in order to reach this goal.
Repeat sales in the Consumer sub-segment seems to be strong in the first quarter. What is your outlook for the second quarter?
First quarter repeat sales (digital download versions) include not only some major titles but also catalogue titles and others, almost 100 titles in all. We foresee firm sales of these previously released titles in the second quarter, too.
What is your outlook for the digital download sales ratio from the second quarter onward?
In the Consumer sub-segment, we do not anticipate a big change in this ratio from the first quarter. We believe this ratio will remain above 30%.
Capcom is continuing to cut costs, as in the previous fiscal year. Were there cost-cutting measures in the first quarter?
First quarter selling, general and administrative expenses were about 800 million yen higher than one year earlier. Of this amount, 600 million yen is variable expenses, including sales promotion expenses for new products like the "Resident Evil 6" pachislo machine and "Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition" in the Consumer sub-segment. The remaining 200 million is fixed expenses caused by growth of our workforce. But the selling, general and administrative expense ratio has decreased because first quarter sales are higher than one year earlier. Outsourced development expenses were about 30% of total development expenditures, about the same as the same term last year.
In Digital Contents, were Mobile Contents and PC Other unprofitable?
Mobile Contents and PC Other did not contribute to earnings in the first quarter.
Please provide information about full game download sales volume for each platform.
The share of sales is about 40% for PC, 30% for the PlayStation Network, 20% for Xbox Live Arcade and 10% for Nintendo platforms. Japan accounts for less than 10% of these sales.
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