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Error code: DatasetGenerationError
Exception: ArrowInvalid
Message: JSON parse error: Missing a closing quotation mark in string. in row 77
Traceback: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 153, in _generate_tables
df = pd.read_json(f, dtype_backend="pyarrow")
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 815, in read_json
return json_reader.read()
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1025, in read
obj = self._get_object_parser(self.data)
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1051, in _get_object_parser
obj = FrameParser(json, **kwargs).parse()
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1187, in parse
self._parse()
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/io/json/_json.py", line 1403, in _parse
ujson_loads(json, precise_float=self.precise_float), dtype=None
ValueError: Trailing data
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1997, in _prepare_split_single
for _, table in generator:
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 156, in _generate_tables
raise e
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 130, in _generate_tables
pa_table = paj.read_json(
File "pyarrow/_json.pyx", line 308, in pyarrow._json.read_json
File "pyarrow/error.pxi", line 154, in pyarrow.lib.pyarrow_internal_check_status
File "pyarrow/error.pxi", line 91, in pyarrow.lib.check_status
pyarrow.lib.ArrowInvalid: JSON parse error: Missing a closing quotation mark in string. in row 77
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1529, in compute_config_parquet_and_info_response
parquet_operations = convert_to_parquet(builder)
File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1154, in convert_to_parquet
builder.download_and_prepare(
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1029, in download_and_prepare
self._download_and_prepare(
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1124, in _download_and_prepare
self._prepare_split(split_generator, **prepare_split_kwargs)
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1884, in _prepare_split
for job_id, done, content in self._prepare_split_single(
File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 2040, in _prepare_split_single
raise DatasetGenerationError("An error occurred while generating the dataset") from e
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AboutArt Fairs & ExhibitionsArtists
Untitled (10), c. 1975, monoprint, 20" x 30"
Untitled (8), c. 1975, monoprint, 20" x 30"
Louise Kramer
Louise Kramer (born 1923, New York City) is known for working in a wide range of media – from printmaking to drawing, sculpture, and site-specific installation. She studied with Mark Rothko and Robert Morris at Hunter College and with Max Beckmann at Cooper Union. She was one of the founding artists of A.I.R. Gallery, in 1972.
Her work has been exhibited art the Whitney Museum, where a monoprint was featured on the poster for the 1976 Whitney Biennial, the Brooklyn Museum, S.F. MoMA, and the Jewish Museum, among others. Her work is held in public collections including the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Nassau County Museum of Fine Arts, Oberlin College Gallery, CUNY Graduate Center and the University of Iowa Museum of Art. Kramer's work has been reviewed in The New York Times, New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, Artforum, Art News, The Village Voice, Newsday, and Arts Magazine. She has received fellowships and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts-CAPS.
info@accolagriefen.com
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Nauru allows Lankan asylum-seekers to roam freely
Nauru announced Monday (Oct 5) that asylum-seekers, including those from Sri Lanka, at an Australian immigration camp on the Pacific island will no longer be locked up, saying they will instead be free to roam around the tiny nation. MORE...
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Australian Federal Police accused of supporting CID
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has been providing equipment and assistance to Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which has been accused of kidnapping and torture, Australian media reported. MORE...
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Australia may return Sri Lankan asylum seekers
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Akram Zaatari | Father and Son
Postane Istanbul
>> Prior to the talk, we will be visiting the Istanbul Archeological Museum with Akram Zaatari to see the new displays of the Royal Necropolis of Sidon. Everyone is welcome to join us at 18:00 in the main hall of the museum, in front of the Alexander Sarcophagus. Entrance to the museum at your own cost.
In the spring of 1887, Osman Hamdi Bey arrived in Saida, South Lebanon today, to start his excavation of what later turned out to be the Sidon Necropolis. In this location were found nineteen sarcophagi that were transported at the end of his excavation to Constantinople, to form the nucleus of the collection of the Imperial Museum —today’s Istanbul Archeological Museum. This talk will not only address this excavation, its finds and the role of photography in promoting it, but also the space it occupies in the city’s memory today. The “Father and Son” project takes place as part of the artist’s doctoral project with ENSAPC and Cy University.
“Father and Son” is supported by the EUR Humanities, Creation, Heritage (PSGS HCH) «Investissement d’Avenir ANR-17-EURE-0021» and AFAC (Arab Fund for Arts and Culture).
The talk will be in English, there will be no simultaneous translation.
We thank Postane for hosting this talk.
About Akram Zaatari:
Akram Zaatari (born 1966 in Lebanon) has produced more than fifty films and videos, a dozen books, and countless installations of photographic material, all sharing an interest in writing histories, pursuing a range of interconnected themes, subjects and practices related to excavation, political resistance, the lives of former militants, the legacy of an exhausted left, the circulation of images in times of war, and the play of tenses inherent to various letters that have been lost, found, buried, discovered, or otherwise delayed in reaching their destinations. Zaatari has played a critical role in developing the formal, intellectual, and institutional infrastructure of Beirut’s contemporary art scene. He was one of a handful of young artists who emerged from the delirious but short-lived era of experimentation in Lebanon’s television industry, which was radically reorganized after the country’s civil war. As a co-founder of the Arab Image Foundation, a groundbreaking, artist-driven organization devoted to the research and study of photography in the Arab world, he has made invaluable and uncompromising contributions to the wider discourse on preservation and archival practice.
Zaatari’s work has been featured at Documenta13 in 2012. He represented Lebanon at the Venice Biennial in 2013. His films include three features: The Landing (2019), Twenty-Eight Nights and A Poem (2015) and This Day (2003). His work is part of institutional collections such as the Centre Pompidou, Guggenheim Museum NY and Abu Dhabi, Hammer Museum, Moderna Museet, K21, MACBA, MMCA Seoul, MoMA, Sharjah Art Foundation, Serralves Foundation, Tate Modern, and Walker Art Center.
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ASGN Incorporated Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results
By: ASGN Incorporated via Business Wire
October 26, 2022 at 16:15 PM EDT
Financial Results Above the Mid-point of Previously-announced Guidance Estimates
ASGN Incorporated (NYSE: ASGN), a leading provider of IT services and solutions, including technology and creative digital marketing, across the commercial and government sectors, reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2022.
Q3 2022 Highlights
Revenues were $1.2 billion, up 11.6 percent over the third quarter of 2021; excluding contributions from acquisitions of $34.2 million, revenues were up 8.4 percent
Income from continuing operations was $71.1 million, up 7.2 percent over the third quarter of 2021
Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure) from continuing operations was $148.7 million (12.4 percent of revenues), up from $136.6 million (12.7 percent of revenues) in the third quarter of 2021, an 8.9 percent increase over the third quarter of 2021
Cash flow provided by continuing operations was $88.1 million, up 18.3 percent over the third quarter of 2021
Free Cash Flow from continuing operations (a non-GAAP measure) was $79.5 million, up 18.8 percent over the third quarter of 2021
Repurchased 624,440 shares (2.2 million shares year to date) of the Company's common stock for $59.5 million ($227.6 million year to date)
Acquired GlideFast Consulting, an Elite ServiceNow partner and leading IT consulting, implementation and development company that became part of the Company's commercial consulting business
Subsequent to quarter end, acquired Iron Vine Security, a leading cybersecurity company that designs, implements and executes cybersecurity programs for federal customers that will become part of the Company's Federal Government Segment
“As evidenced by our results, demand for ASGN’s IT services and solutions remained high in the third quarter,” said ASGN Chief Executive Officer, Ted Hanson. “Record revenues of $1.2 billion were above the mid-point of our guidance range, improving 11.6 percent year-over-year. Adjusted EBITDA of $148.7 million, also surpassed the mid-point of guidance, improving 8.9 percent year-over-year.”
“Growth during the quarter was largely driven by our Commercial Segment and specifically our commercial consulting business, where new bookings increased 36.9 percent year-over-year. Federal Government Segment new bookings of $560 million were also very strong for the quarter, yielding a book to bill of 1.9 to 1 for Q3 2022. ASGN is successfully executing against the opportunities in front of us. We are not only achieving solid organic growth, but also benefiting from the positive impact of new high-margin revenue streams from strategic acquisitions, such as GlideFast and Iron Vine, that extend our solution capabilities to our commercial and government clients. Consequently, with the great progress we have made to date, we are tracking ahead of our three-year plan.”
Third Quarter of 2022 Financial Results - Summary
(In millions, except per share data)
Y-Y
Commercial Segment
Federal Government Segment
(0.3
Income from continuing operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
N/M
(65.5
Earnings per share - Diluted
(from Continuing Operations)
Adjusted Net Income per diluted share
Adjusted EBITDA margin
Definitions of non-GAAP measures and reconciliation to GAAP measurements are included in the tables that accompany this release.
N/M means not meaningful.
Consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2022 were up 11.6 percent over the third quarter of last year. Revenues for the third quarter of 2022 included approximately $34.2 million from businesses acquired in the past twelve months. Excluding the contributions from acquisitions, revenue growth was 8.4 percent year-over-year.
Revenues from the Commercial Segment (75.1 percent of total revenues) were up 16.1 percent over the third quarter of last year. Assignment revenues totaled $631.4 million (70.2 percent of the segment's revenues), up 7.5 percent year-over-year. Consulting services revenues were $268.6 million (29.8 percent of the segment's revenues), up 43.2 percent year-over-year. ASGN continues to focus its Commercial Segment acquisitions on strategically adding IT consulting companies. Excluding acquisition contributions of $25.1 million from GlideFast, consulting services revenues increased 29.8 percent.
Revenues from the Commercial Segment's IT services and solutions division accounted for 84.1 percent of the segment's revenues, up 18.3 percent over the third quarter of 2021 driven by double-digit growth in consulting services, contributions from acquisitions and high single-digit growth in IT staffing services. Revenues from the segment's creative digital marketing and permanent placement divisions accounted for 15.9 percent of the segment's revenues, up 6.1 percent year-over-year.
Revenues from the Federal Government Segment (24.9 percent of revenues) were down slightly year-over-year on a difficult comparable, but up 2.3 percent sequentially. Revenues for the third quarter of 2021 included $13.4 million of a low-margin web services resale program that the Company chose not to renew in the third quarter of last year. Revenues for the third quarter of 2022 included $9.1 million from acquired businesses.
Gross margin for the third quarter of 2022 was 30.0 percent, up 130 basis points over the third quarter of last year. Both business segments and all operating divisions reported year-over-year expansion in gross margin for the quarter. The expansion in gross margin of the Commercial Segment was driven by the double-digit growth of high margin commercial consulting and permanent placement services. The expansion in gross margin of the Federal Government Segment was driven by changes in business mix, including a smaller contribution of cost reimbursable contracts, which carry a lower margin than other contract types, the contribution from higher-margin businesses the Company acquired in the third quarter of last year, and the decision not to renew a low-margin web services resale program in the third quarter of last year.
Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses were $232.6 million, up 20.7 percent year-over-year. This increase in expense was commensurate with the growth in the business and also reflected investments in headcount to support future growth. SG&A expenses also included approximately $3.3 million in acquisition, integration and strategic planning expenses, which were not included in the Company's previously-announced guidance estimates.
Income from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2022 was $71.1 million, up 7.2 percent over the third quarter of 2021. Income from continuing operations per diluted share was $1.40, up 12.9 percent over the third quarter of 2021, which benefited from the reduction in outstanding shares related to the Company's stock repurchases. Net income was $73.2 million ($1.44 per diluted share).
Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure) was $148.7 million, up 8.9 percent over the third quarter of 2021. The Adjusted EBITDA margin (a non-GAAP measure) for the quarter was 12.4 percent, down 30 basis points year-over-year due to the previously discussed incremental SG&A expenses.
The Company's primary source of liquidity is cash flows from operating activities, which have been sufficient to fund working capital and capital expenditure requirements.
At September 30, 2022, the Company had:
Cash and cash equivalents of $211.2 million
Availability of $204.0 million under the Company's $250.0 million Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (due 2024)
Senior Secured Debt of $490.8 million (term B loan facility due 2025)
Senior unsecured notes totaling $550.0 million at 4.625 percent (due 2028)
Borrowings under the Company’s $250.0 million Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility are limited to a maximum Senior Secured Debt leverage ratio (ratio of Senior Secured Debt to trailing 12 months Adjusted EBITDA) of 3.75 to 1.0. The Company's Senior Secured Debt leverage ratio was 0.96 to 1.0 at September 30, 2022.
Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Estimates
The Company's financial estimates for the fourth quarter of 2022, which are set forth below, are based on current operating trends and assume no significant deterioration in the markets ASGN serves. These estimates do not include any discontinued operations or acquisition, integration or strategic planning expenses. Reconciliations of estimated net income to the estimated non-GAAP financial measures are included in the tables that accompany this release.
SG&A expenses(1)
Amortization of intangible assets
Earnings per share - Diluted:
Diluted shares outstanding
Effective tax rate(2)
Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
Adjusted Net Income(3)
Adjusted Net Income per diluted share(3)
Includes non-cash expenses totaling $19.2 million, comprised of: (i) $13.4 million in stock-based compensation and (ii) $5.8 million in depreciation.
Estimated effective tax rate before any excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation.
Does not include the “Cash Tax Savings on Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets.” These savings total $8.5 million each quarter, or $0.17 per diluted share, and represent the benefit of the tax deduction that ASGN receives from the amortization of goodwill and trademarks.
The financial estimates above are based on an estimate of “Billable Days”, which are Business Days (calendar days for the period less weekends and holidays) adjusted for other factors, such as the day of the week a holiday occurs, additional time taken off around holidays, year-end client furloughs and inclement weather. For the fourth quarter of 2022, the number of "Billable Days" is estimated to be 60, which is one fewer than the fourth quarter of 2021 and four fewer days than the third quarter of 2022. The revenue estimates for the fourth quarter include an estimated contribution from acquisitions of approximately $48.0 million.
The revenue estimates for the fourth quarter of 2022 imply year-over-year revenue growth of 6.6 percent to 8.5 percent on one fewer Billable Day and on a difficult comparable as the fourth quarter of 2021 benefited from high revenue growth. On a sequential basis, the implied revenue growth rate for the fourth quarter of 2022 is expected to be up on a same number of Billable Days. The estimated sequential decline in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin primarily relates to the sequential decline in revenues and gross profit attributable to the fewer Billable Days in the quarter.
The Company will hold a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET to review its financial results for the third quarter of 2022 and fourth quarter estimates. The dial-in number is 877-407-0792 (+1-201-689-8263 for callers outside the United States), and the conference ID number is 13732512. Participants should dial in ten minutes before the call. The prepared remarks, supplemental materials and webcast for this call can be accessed at www.asgn.com.
A replay of the conference call will be available beginning today at 7:30 p.m. ET until November 9, 2022. The access number for the replay is 844-512-2921 (+1-412-317-6671 for callers outside the United States) and the conference ID number is 13732512.
About ASGN Incorporated
ASGN Incorporated (NYSE: ASGN) is a leading provider of IT services and solutions, including technology and creative digital marketing, across the commercial and government sectors. ASGN helps corporate enterprises and government organizations develop, implement and operate critical IT and business solutions through its integrated offering of professional staffing and IT solutions. For more information, visit us at asgn.com.
Certain statements made in this news release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and involve a high degree of risk and uncertainty. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our anticipated financial and operating performance.
All statements in this news release, other than those setting forth strictly historical information, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results might differ materially. In particular, we make no assurances that the proposed revenue, expense and profit estimates outlined above will be achieved. Additional examples of forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation, statements regarding our ability to attract, train and retain qualified staffing consultants, the availability of qualified contract professionals, management of our growth, continued performance and improvement of our enterprise-wide information systems, our ability to manage our litigation matters, the successful integration of acquisitions and other risks detailed from time to time in our reports filed with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 as filed with the SEC on March 1, 2022. We specifically disclaim any intention or duty to update any forward-looking statements contained in this news release.
CONSOLIDATED SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (Unaudited)
Results of Operations:
Costs of services
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
Basic earnings per common share:
Diluted earnings per common share:
Number of shares and share equivalents used to calculate earnings per share:
CONSOLIDATED SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (Continued) (Unaudited)
(In millions)
Summary Statements of Cash Flow Data:
Cash provided by operating activities
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(360.5
Cash provided used in financing activities
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measure:
Less - Cash flows from discontinued operations
Cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations
Less - Capital expenditures from continuing operations
Free Cash Flow from continuing operations (non-GAAP measure)
Summary Balance Sheet Data:
Goodwill and intangible assets, net
RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES (Unaudited)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
EBITDA (non-GAAP measure)
Stock-based compensation
Acquisition, integration and strategic planning expenses
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP measure)
Tax effect on adjustments
Non-GAAP net income
Adjusted Net Income (non-GAAP measure)(1)
Per diluted share:
Common shares and share equivalents (diluted)
Does not include the “Cash Tax Savings on Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets,” which currently total approximately $8.2 million per quarter (approximately $0.16 per diluted share) and represent the benefit of the tax deduction for amortization of goodwill and trademarks.
FINANCIAL ESTIMATES FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2022
RECONCILIATIONS OF ESTIMATED GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
Net income(1)
Depreciation expense(2)
Does not include acquisition, integration and strategic planning expenses, or excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation. Also does not include discontinued operations.
Comprised of (i) $5.8 million of depreciation included in SG&A expenses and (ii) $0.4 million of depreciation included in costs of services.
Does not include the "Cash Tax Savings on Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets". These savings total $8.5 million per quarter ($0.17 per diluted share) and represent the benefit of the tax deduction for amortization of goodwill and trademarks.
Statements in this release and the accompanying financial information include non-GAAP financial measures that are provided as additional information to enhance the overall understanding of the Company's current financial performance and not as an alternative to the consolidated interim financial statements presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). Management uses these non-GAAP measures (EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Net Income per diluted share, Free Cash Flow, Senior Secured Debt leverage ratio and Revenues on a same Billable Days basis) to evaluate the Company's financial performance. These terms might not be calculated in the same manner as, and thus might not be comparable to, similarly titled measures reported by other companies. The financial information tables that accompany this press release include reconciliations of net income to non-GAAP financial measures.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide a measure of the Company's operating results in a manner that is focused on the performance of the Company's core business on an ongoing basis, by removing the effects of non-operating and certain non-cash expenses. These non-operating and non-cash items are specifically identified in the reconciliations of GAAP measures to Non-GAAP measures that accompany this release.
Adjusted Net Income provides a method for assessing the Company's operating results in a manner that is focused on the performance of the Company's core business on an ongoing basis by removing the effects of non-operating and certain non-cash expenses, adjusted for some of the cash flows associated with amortization of intangible assets to more fully present the performance of the Company's acquisitions. The calculation of Adjusted Net Income is presented in the reconciliations of GAAP measures to Non-GAAP measures that accompany this release.
Free Cash Flow provides useful information to investors about the amount of cash generated by the business that can be used for strategic opportunities and is computed as presented in the tables that accompany this release.
The Senior Secured Debt leverage ratio is a ratio of the Company's Senior Secured Debt to trailing 12 months Adjusted EBITDA (gives effect to the divestiture of the Oxford business) and provides information about the Company's compliance with loan covenants.
Revenues calculated on a Same Billable Days basis provide more comparable information by removing the effect of differences in the number of billable days on a year-over-year basis. Revenues on a Same Billable Days basis are adjusted for the following items: differences in billable days during the period by taking the current-period average revenue per billable day, multiplied by the number of billable days from the same period in the prior year; Billable Days are business days (calendar days for the period less weekends and holidays) adjusted for other factors, such as the day of the week a holiday occurs, additional time taken off around holidays, year-end client furloughs and inclement weather.
Marie Perry
ADDO Investor Relations
Kimberly Esterkin
310-829-5400 / kesterkin@addo.com
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ROSELYN SANCHEZ Biography - Theater, Opera and Movie personalities
Biography » theater opera and movie personalities » roselyn sanchez
Dancer, model, and singer Roselyn Sanchez was awarded Miss America Petite in 1994. In Puerto Rico, she gained public attention as a dancer and co-host of the variety show Que Vacilon. She moved to New York City in search of an acting career at the age of 21 and worked on her one-woman show, Out Here on My Own. Her first English speaking role was for the CBS soap opera As the World Turns as Pilar, the show’s first Latina character in its over 40-year history on the air.
Her television career includes the short-lived series Fame L.A. and the Fox rookie cop drama Ryan Caulfield: Year One. Her feature film breakthrough role came in 2001, as Jackie Chan’s love interest in Rush Hour 2. The following year she had supporting roles in the comedy Boat Trip, the thriller Basic, and the horror flick Nightstalker. In 2003, she starred alongside Jaci Velasquez and Sofia Vergara for the comedy Chasing Papi (aka Papi Chulo).
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Grand finale
Today marks the end of an era: Episode 324, the last game from the 15-player party. Like the earlier 9-player party, the game is Team Champion (or Team Challenge, I kinda use the names interchangeably) and the forfeit involves a whole lot of naked people doing a whole lot of things to each other. It's a good one. Now to start planning the next party...
Here's a glimpse into the future:
I already described episodes 325 and 326 in an earlier blog post. Well, actually, I didn't have too much to say about 326 at the time, but I still don't. Stay tuned on that one.
A little while ago, I presented a list of players and asked who you'd most like to see back. I first started to make use of this feedback in Episode 325, with Cory, Lakota, and Tiana. Another popular veteran returns in Episode 327, which matches Dre against newbie Cheyenne. They play a new game, Dueling Balls, where the players wear Velcro vests and try to hit each other with balls. The loser has to put on a masturbation show for us, and the winner does a great job of goading the loser on.
Still more veterans return to break in a newb in Episode 328, with Catherine making her first appearance since Episode 287, and Kimberly, whom we haven't seen since all the way back in Episode 122, over three years ago. I've had a lot of requests to see more of Kimberly, so I hope her fans like it. They're joined by new player Caroline. The game is Pod Stomp, which involves a lot of jiggling when the players are well-endowed. The loser is secured to a chair with plastic wrap, and then mercilessly tickled. She's very ticklish. The outcome was hilarious.
Cory, Lakota, and Tiana (now calling herself Tierra) play in Episode 329. The game is Earth and Fire, a real favorite. I love telling girls how to play the game, and hearing them express extreme skepticism that they can be forced to cum with such a short period of stimulation, and then watching them play. They always underestimate the effect of having two determined girls working over their pussy, and they always seem almost astonished at the their body's response. The loser of this one will find herself exposed, very exposed, in a way we've never seen before on LostBets.com.
And Episode 330 is the first one from the shoot I just completed, with Belle pairing up with newbie Alexander against Amber and newbie Zoë. It's team Air Hockey, it's really competitive, and the losers were written and drawn on, posed, and photographs. I'm going to make the photos available to the public for free when this one is published.
That gets us into April. Will have more to say about future episodes as they draw nearer.
Episode 323, featuring Fern and Salem and a big red rope, is published. Enjoy.
This one is fairly short. Next week's mammoth update is not.
And then THAT happened
Ahhhh. I feel much, much better.
Back in September last year, I took a look at my server and realized that I had enough raw footage to keep me going well into the middle of 2013. So reluctantly, I resolved to go on a shooting hiatus at least until the new year. Until yesterday, I hadn't shot at all since then. I haven't been in the company of even one blushing embarrassed naked chick since. It's been hell.
But like I said, only until yesterday. The players included two of my personal favorites, one relatively new to LostBets.com (only a year) and one veteran from the early days: Belle and Amber. They were joined by newbies Zoe and Alexander. We played five games, and I'm happy to report that I was able to use a lot of fan suggestions, including some that have been pending for literally years.
Belle and Amber had never met before, but they hit it off together amazingly. It was a lot of fun to watch them trash-talk each other. And late in the evening Belle seems to have awoken something in Amber. I got to see a side of her I'd never seen before. Soon you will, too.
Amber, by the way, just completed her Master's degree! Good for her, right? If anyone wants to congratulate her, I'll make sure she reads it.
That's the good news. The bad news is that the schedule is set for the near future, and the soonest any of these will be published is in the 330s. Worth the wait, I think.
Update: By popular request, here's a picture of new girl Zoe, between Belle and Amber, as they get ready to play a game of Earth and Fire.
The Return of the Peg
First things first: nearly a year ago, I published Episode 273, featuring a unique forfeit for LostBets.com. Unfortunately, I quickly pulled it down because of glitches in the video, then promptly forgot about it. Well, it's fixed, and it's back.
And so are Eve and Grace. Cyndi had to leave, but I think the two new cuties did a fine job on their own. Enjoy.
Episode 321 publishes today. Not to take anything away from Tori, who's an awesome girl, but Candle is one of my favorite players and has been ever since I met here nearly four years ago. I always love it when she comes back. Blackjack is the game, glass dildo fucking is the other game. Enjoy.
I already described Episodes 322 and 323 below.
Episode 324 is the grand finale of the massive party I threw last year with 15 players. It's another game of Team Champion, as the players split into two teams of 7 (with Skittles as MC) and compete in a series of physical challenges. The losers strip, and the winners get to have their way with the losers and a wide assortment of toys and restraints. A massive video that runs to over an hour long, this one is going to have to be split into two parts for publication. A worthy conclusion, I think.
Episode 325 is the first video taking into account the input I got last week when I asked who people would like to see back. It's Cory versus Lakota versus Tiana (who is now going by Tierra) in a game of Pod Stomp until two girls are naked and defeated. The losers have to 69 each other, trying to drive each other to orgasm. The first one to give in and succumb to climax suffers a paddling.
Episode 326 brings back Fern and Salem for their last game, but I'm not going to give away any details just yet. It's a surprise.
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North Park Evacuates Students, Cancels Classes
Post a Comment » Written on September 15th, 2008
CHICAGO, IL (September 15, 2008) – North Park University students who live in the Anderson and Burgh Residence Halls spent their second night “away from home” on Sunday evening due to severe flooding in the aftermath of heavy rains that plagued Chicago over the weekend.
Classes were cancelled today as university officials assess the damage and the cleanup that will be required.
The heavy rain – which set a new Chicago record for the amount of rainfall in a single day – was a byproduct of the storms that ravaged large portions of the Gulf Coast, forcing evacuation of hundreds of thousands of individuals and forcing the cancellation of Sunday worship services in several Evangelical Covenant churches (see related story in this online report).
The North Branch of the Chicago River, which runs through the North Park campus, overflowed its banks, forcing school officials to issue an evacuation order Saturday evening for students living in the two dorms. Water stood several feet high in the Anderson parking lot on Sunday night.
The relocation was necessary because the water began to cover the electrical transformers that are next to Anderson and regulate power to that dorm as well as Burgh and the Magnuson Center, President David Parkyn said in a message emailed to students and posted on the school’s website. The top photo, taken by Doug Nystrom, shows flooding in the lower level of Anderson Hall. The lower photo shows a bus stop not far from the campus along Foster Avenue – buses had to be rerouted. To see additional photos, please see Campus Flooding.
Students spent the past two nights either with friends and family in the area or at the Helwig Center, which was opened to accommodate those who could not find other shelter. Because the cafeteria is located in Magnuson, ARA is serving meals in Hamming Hall to students with meal plans. The food service company is bringing the meals from Northwestern University, which it also serves.
The F.M. Johnson Archives along with the Covenant Archives and Historical Library remain unaffected by the nearby flooding, reports Anne Jenner, Covenant archivist and director of the F.M. Johnson Archives and Special Collections. “I’ve received a few calls from concerned Covenanters,” she reports on the archives website. “All of Brandel Library remains dry despite our close proximity to the North Branch.”
Parkyn updated students Sunday night at the beginning of the regular College Life worship service and was at least temporarily the most popular person on campus when he announced classes would be canceled. The president also told students they might be called on to volunteer to help others in the community.
Students actually had already started helping out on Saturday night, when many of them helped city crews place sandbags along the river, which runs through the south portion of the campus. Some students brought sandwiches to the workers.
Students said Sunday night they were adapting to the displacement. “People were frustrated at first, but they’re starting to get used to it,” said Colin Lindstedt, a freshman from Cottage Grove, Minnesota, who lives on the top floor of Burgh.
He had watched the river rise since Friday, but was surprised when the evacuation order was given Saturday night. Students assisted one another, grabbing items for roommates who were not at the dorms.
Freshman Mariam Ukbazghi of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, had been shopping all day Saturday and returned that evening to find she couldn’t get into her room at Anderson. “I saw the water overflowing, and the trash cans were floating.”
Ukbazghi, who was staying with her sister near campus, said “I had nothing with me at all.”
Freshman Katherine Mook had returned from her home in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, on Sunday night, and still was carrying her luggage when she arrived at the College Life service. Her roommate had called her the previous night to let her know of the flooding, but Mook was hoping she would have been able to return to the dorms when she arrived.
“I was kind of bummed because I really wanted to sleep in my bed,” she said.
The school allowed students to briefly return to Burgh and Anderson on Sunday afternoon to retrieve more items.
Lindstedt praised the school for keeping the students constantly informed through emails and postings on the website.
The situation could have been worse. Several blocks west of the campus on St. Louis Avenue, residents were canoeing in the street.
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Justice League—The New Frontier (DTV) (2008)
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Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (V)
As punchy superhero entertainment for kids goes, this is fairly provocative stuff that should get the young'uns thinking along with their thrills.
75 min. Warner Home Video. Director: Lauren Montgomery. Cast: William Baldwin, James Woods, Gina Torres, Bruce Davison.
When Justice League Unlimited was still on the air, I remember thinking, "Now, here's a show that should run forever, or at least as long as The Simpsons." When I suggested this to producer Bruce Timm, he laughed and said something about being too tired to contemplate an infinite run. Despite a potentially infinite number of stories to tell, the show wasn't long for this world, but we now get the equivalent of a "lost episode" in the DC Universe Animated Original Movie Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. The movie is designed to make die-hard JLU fans like myself happy by dusting off a script—by Justice League Unlimited stalwart Dwayne McDuffie—from circa 2004.
Originally intended as a bridge between the Justice League series and the Justice League Unlimited series, the long-shelved movie takes its inspiration from a two-part 1964 Justice League of America comic-book story by Gardner Fox as well as the 1999 Grant Morrison-penned JLA: Earth 2 graphic novel. The premise works on the notion that every choice a person makes splinters the universe into two alternate worlds that continue to exist in parallel, creating an infinite number of Earths. The Lex Luthor (Chris Noth) of one of these alternate Earths isn't a supervillain, but rather the leader of his own Justice League fighting a Crime Syndicate composed of nasty, tough-talking counterparts to our favorite DC superheroes. Using a device of his own design, Luthor escapes into the more familiar DC Universe, where he recruits the Justice League we know and love to hop universes and restore law and order.
When worlds collide, ideologies also clash—first among the Justice League (Batman, citing his commitment only to his own Earth, sits out the mission) and later between the heroes and their villainous sort-of dopplegangers. Thus, there's some unusually philosophical talk for an animated superhero movie. Fear not, though: there's far more ass-kicking and name-taking than there is talk. Directors Sam Liu and Lauren Montgomery pack Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths with some of the coolest action yet seen in a DCU movie. It's always tough to give the Justice League a sufficiently well-matched enemy; as comic book and TV writers have often realized over the years, there's no better foe than a funhouse-mirror version of the Justice League itself.
McDuffie has some fun with the idea of a supervillain mafia with family heads and "Made Men," and of course, there's plenty of grist for the mill in the parallel-universe supervillains: Ultraman (Brian Bloom) is a Superman (Mark Harmon) gone very wrong, while Owlman (James Woods!) is as sharp and tough as Batman (William Baldwin), but lives over the line of law, order, and sanity that Batman has mostly managed to stay just inside. Power Ring (Nolan North), Superwoman (Gina Torres), and Johnny Quick (James Patrick Stuart) mirror Green Lantern (North doing double duty), Wonder Woman (Vanessa Marshall) and Flash (Josh Keaton).
As punchy superhero entertainment for kids goes, this is fairly provocative stuff that should get the young'uns thinking along with their thrills. And for those kids who have refused to grow up, it's an entertaining way to experience an "alternate reality" (in more ways than one) for seventy-five exciting minutes.
Aspect ratios: 1.78:1
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
Distributor: Warner Home Video
Animated titles tend to look spectacular on Blu-ray, and Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths is no exception. With eye-popping color and razor-sharp imagery direct from a digital source, the hi-def transfer is, well, super. Home-video junkies will be disappointed that Warner continues to offer only Dolby Digital 5.1 on non-theatrical titles, but less refined ears will still find that the action-packed mix is reasonably powerful and makes good use of surround channels; it just doesn't have the extra "oomph" of a lossless track, and suffers by comparison.
On recent releases, WB has noticeably skimped on the bonus features (conspicuously leaving off commentaries), but Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths adds a whole new and encouraging (nay, exciting!) wrinkle to the DCU Animated Original Movie series: a "DC Showcase" short film. Emulating the "DC Showcase" back-up stories found in Golden Age headline comic book titles, "DC Showcase: The Spectre" (11:51, HD) is an adventure starring a cool character from DC's back bench. Starring Gary Cole, Alyssa Milano, and Jon Polito, the short takes a stylistic gamble by taking on the faded, scratched appearance of a poorly kept '70s film. Though the "actors" play it all with straights faces, the cheeseball music and generally corny tone acknowledge that The Spectre is, these days, a nostalgic novelty act. Nevertheless, the film makes for an entertaining (re)introduction to the character (his die-hard fans may be offended by the tongue-in-cheek approach, though).
"A First Look at Batman: Under the Red Hood" (13:46, SD) accomplishes the now-familiar task of teasing the next DCU Animated Original Movie. Batman fans should find that it looks quite promising. Along with character designs, rough art and audio clips, we get interview clips with director Brandon Vietti, writer Judd Winick, DC Comics SVP Creative Affairs Gregory Noveck, producer Bruce Timm, co-producer Alan Burnett, casting and voice director Andrea Romano, Jensen Ackles, Bruce Greenwood, and Neil Patrick Harris. Also here are the "First Looks" for Green Lantern: First Flight, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies and Wonder Woman.
"DCU: The New World" (33:14, SD) is a print-focused doc that looks at the development of DC's modern "Crisis" storylines, Identity Crisis and Infinite Crisis. Interviewed are president and publisher Paul Levitz, penciller Rags Morales, Infinite Crisis writer Geoff Johns, senior group editor Mike Carlin, Identity Crisis writer Brad Meltzer, executive editor/senior vice president Dan DiDio, and movie producer Michael Uslan, who serves as narrator.
As per previous releases, Bruce Timm Presents four Justice League episodes (1:31:00, SD) in standard definition. These eps—the two-part "A Better World" and the two-part "Twilight"—feature alternate Earths.
Lastly, we get two DCU Live-Action Pilots (1:13:52 with "Play All" option, SD): "Wonder Woman" (1975) and "Aquaman" (2006). These are cool inclusions, but my beef is this: Wonder Woman in standard def, okay—I don't like it, but given the material's age, I get it. But can someone explain to me why Aquaman—which surely was produced under an HD standard—is neither presented in hi-def nor widescreen? Cheap move, WB: haven't you learned by now that presenting anything not in its Original Aspect Ratio is a slap in the face to your audience? I'm still shaking my head over this one.
Mastering blunders aside, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths is still well-worth picking up on Blu-ray, but WB will move more units if they take a bit more care with the extras instead of unceremoniously slapping certain of the bonuses onto the discs. Given Blu-ray's storage capacity, we should be seeing more of this excellent material in HD.
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Socialists have been looking for the seeds of a new resistance to galloping inflation and corporate profiteering. The following article, which first appeared on Anti*Capitalist Resistance, is an interview by Minoas Andriotis of Enriko Peçuli, militant of the left-wing organisation Organizata Politike, about the social situation in Albania and the current protest movement.
Mass protests against price increases in Tirana, Albania
The recent price increases hit large parts of the people in Albania hard – especially because the living conditions of most people have already been difficult. On the other side, few rich people in the country have accumulated enormous wealth. In the last month, a movement has evolved that criticises the price increase and challenges the existing political order. Minoas Andriotis spoke with Enriko Peçuli, militant of the left-wing organisation Organizata Politike, about the social situation in Albania and the current protest movement.
How have the protests come up? What are they about?
A few days after the Russian offensive in Ukraine, the idea of a global crisis that would drastically affect the spending capacity of the most vulnerable categories of society began to spread in Albania and beyond. Shortly before the war in Ukraine, hydrocarbon speculators in Albania began to play with oil and gas prices in a somewhat moderate way – while of course blaming the invisible hand of the free market. Afterwards, they stated that they were powerless before the sensitive stock markets that had moved as soon as the first winds of the conflict started to blow.
The situation worsened in the first days of March, when oil prices rose every morning by 30 to 40 cents per litre. At the end of the first week of March, the price of oil had increased by 30% in relation to the price before the war, reaching 270 ALL (Albanian Lek) per litre (about €2,22). Such a move would certainly cause a chain reaction, affecting food prices and basic expenses as well.
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On Wednesday, March 9th, following calls on social networks, people gathered in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in Tirana to oppose the unreasonable rise in prices. Until then, there had been no official position from the government regarding the price increase, except for the words of Prime Minister Edi Rama, justifying it with the fact that we are all at war. The protest intensified on the first night when, after protesters blocked a segment on the Dëshmorët e Kombit boulevard, police officers – dressed in civilian clothing and without IDs – began to arrest some of the protesters who were standing on the sidewalk. About 30 people were arrested that night, and some of them stayed in detention in Tirana for three days. The next day there were protests again in Tirana and other cities in Albania – more people in the squares, and more arrests. Within a week, a total of 300 young people had been arrested in different cities in Albania.
The protest culminated in the following days, with more than 20,000 people on the streets. It has now become a tradition to organize a big march on a regular basis to continue the demand for crisis prevention measures.
What are the slogans of the protests?
One of the most striking slogans is “Tax the oligarchs – not the people!” which indicates that people have understood the social contradiction between the rich and the poor.
Another slogan is “We will go to the street in hundreds, in thousands – if the prices don’t fall, the government will.” This slogan is the last threat to the government, which must start thinking about its own people, or it will have a terrible end. A few days before the protest started, the most serious measure proposed by the government was the suggestion that people should not use cars when going to buy food. This was said by the Minister of Energy, Belinda Balluku, at a press conference of the government, where she talked about coping with the crisis.
Photo: Organizata Politike.
Which parts of the society participate in the protests? Are there political organizations involved?
There is massive participation of the working class, which is the most affected by the increase in prices. But there are also people from different social groups and classes, where the professional class (with higher educational degrees) stands out, and also the lower middle class. They are starting to articulate their demands.
The only organized group involved in the protest is the Organizata Politike (“Political Organization”), a left-wing group made up of students, professors, and workers. Other participants are individuals from civil society who have a history of social mobilization against such injustices.
What is the social situation in Albania in general?
Days before the news of the war between Russia and Ukraine spread around the world, a World Bank report on Albania said that 900,000 Albanians live on less than $5 a day. In a country of about 2.8 million people, we find that more than 40% of the population lives below the official poverty line ($6/day). Albania is one of the only countries – in the region and beyond – which does not have a legally defined minimum basic income in case of unemployment, although it had been calculated by the Ombudsman (a state institution also called People’s Lawyer) in the amount of 18,000 ALL (ca. €148) per month for each adult. The minimum wage is 30,000 ALL (ca. €247) and the average is around 50,000 ALL (ca. €411), while recent calculations of basic expenses show that none of these are enough to live a life with dignity. Of course, one of the main reasons for this situation is the fact that 3% of the richest people in the country hold bank deposits (4.1 billion Euros) larger than 97% of the remaining population (3.2 billion Euros).
In short: Most Albanians are a step away from a health, economic and social disaster.
Have there been similar movements in recent years?
In terms of the social composition of the protest, similar protests took place in 2013, when Prime Minister Rama sought to import and dispose of chemical weapons from Syria, which would turn Albania into a radioactive waste bin for the sake of quick benefits. At that time, mostly the middle class, but also people from the working class came out with tens of thousands in the streets to oppose the government decision, which was eventually reversed.
The last major protest, in terms of composition and importance, was the movement of students in 2018. Students from all social categories occupied squares, streets, and faculties to oppose the high fees and commercialization of higher education. This protest was essential for reducing the cost of living for students and for the democratization of the university, but also for the establishment of a new culture of protest and reaction against the neoliberal policies of the Rama government.
Almost a year and a half ago, on December 8th 2020, Tirana police executed 25-year-old Klodian Rasha in the alley in front of his house, just because he had not obeyed the order to stop for a police check during a curfew at midnight. The next day police attempted to place a gun in the young man’s possession, but cameras showed the opposite and the police’s alibi was too weak. In Albania, isolated for two years due to the pandemic, the social anger of thousands of young people without perspective was forcibly discharged into the streets, causing the official version of the story told by the police to change. The then Minister of Internal Affairs resigned and the police officer, who killed Klodian Rasha, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for murder. These are indications that Albanian society is creating a culture of reaction, which has learned to turn anger and spontaneity into political articulation and long-term resistance.
How well are progressive and left forces organized in Albania?
As I have already mentioned, Organizata Politike is the only political group that participates in the recent protests. In addition, Organizata Politike is the only left-wing group in the country. Its main focus is student organizing and the organizing of the most important productive sectors of the economy in Albania. An indication of this is the assistance we have provided to the establishment of several unions in the private sector, specifically in call centers, oil extraction and refining, mining, and the textile sector. We strive to establish a strong base of working-class consciousness in the country by raising awareness of economic rights in the workplace and political and social rights in society.
The most important case in which the combination of trade union and political consciousness culminated was the independent candidacy of the miner Elton Debreshi in the parliamentary elections of April 25th, 2021. Elton Debreshi’s campaign was a national sensation, and the first case in Albania where the working class proposes a candidate of its own for the Albanian parliament. He managed to rank as the third force in the district where he ran, and as the independent candidate with the highest percentage of votes at the national level. The election result also helped us understand the political context and the iron organisation of the ruling party, which is compromised to the core with the money of the oligarchs, but structurally the most organized party in the country.
Which potential do you see in the current protests? And what perspective for social change do you see in the long term?
The latest protest is one more nail enforcing the wall of social resistance. We forced the government to become serious. We as Organizata Politike try to articulate as much as possible the incapacity of the government to intervene in the market and we contribute to the social mobilization to provide dignified living conditions for the population. We think that this government does not have the will or the ability to take money from the rich and start a process of wealth redistribution, which would ease the economic burden that the working-class population has to shoulder in the country today. We think that the partnership with the oligarchs, which this government has established, is an indication that we need a new socio-political alternative – not only to face the crisis, but to finally build a more democratic and social state, which is based on the rights and the voices of workers, students, and the most oppressed.
Author: Enriko Peçuli
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Our Georgian-American studio team includes experts in allied fields including architecture, ecological planning, heritage conservation, horticulture, rural development, public engagement, and urban design.
Current projects include a 17-hectare multi-functional ecological resort and boutique hotel in Bakurtiskhe, Kakheti, the Mtatsminda Urban Forest, and the landscape for the Sighnaghi Panorama Hotel.
For over 10 years, Cowles and her partners have conducted landscape research and projects in the Caucasus region, including the ecological rehabilitation of the Kvirila River Gorge in Chiatura, post-mining use of limestone quarries of Kavtiskhevi, and heritage conservation of the landscape of the Borjomi-Bakuriani railway corridor.
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Sarah Cowles is the director of Ruderal LLC. For Cowles, every site project is a forum to negotiate and invent new relationships of ecology and culture. She begins with the given, the site and its history, layering new elements that amplify the inherent intelligence of the site to construct new landscape identities and stories. Her expertise in landscape planning and design spans a range of scales, including master planning for cultural institutions, ecological rehabilitation of industrial, natural disaster, and mining sites, and urban and residential landscape design.
Before establishing Ruderal, Cowles was an Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at Knowlton School at the Ohio State University, and Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Southern California. At TLS Landscape Architecture she coordinated site design of the US Consulate in Guangzhou, and large-scale urban redevelopment projects in the San Francisco Bay Area, including Treasure Island and Hunters Point Shipyard.
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Giorgi holds a master’s degree in architecture from Vilnius Gediminas Technical University and a bachelor’s degree from Tbilisi Academy of Arts. At Ruderal, he is the project manager and site architect for the Sighnaghi Panorama Hotel in Kakheti and develops software tools for visualization and modeling.
Prior to joining Ruderal, Giorgi participated in competitions for The Museum of the 20th Century (Berlin, 2015) and Kaunas Science Museums (2016). His practice experience includes large-scale office and residential buildings in London, Moscow, Vilnius, and Tbilisi. He is a lecturer in architecture and urbanism at the VA[A]DS program at the Free University in Tbilisi.
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He holds a degree in Environmental Analysis from Pomona College and a Master of Landscape Architecture from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where his thesis focused on the cultural and formal adaptation of Soviet-era landscapes in the neighborhood of Saburtalo in Tbilisi. His scholarship on Southern California water rights landscapes is published in the Journal of Urban History. Ben is an alumnus of the Global Academic Fellowship at New York University Abu Dhabi.
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The business world is always ebbing and flowing with new concepts, ideas, and strategies in the attempt to innovate. The more technology can be used to do things that help a business run, the more processes can be automated bringing a layer of efficiency that isn’t possible without it. Let’s take a brief look at some of the technology trends that small businesses will be confronted with in 2023.
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The last few years have really shaken things up for businesses. It started with the pandemic which shifted users around, and forced many types of businesses to either adapt or fizzle out. From our perspective, we’ve seen a fair mix of businesses that had some incredible growth because of their willingness to adapt.
Then we saw the collective workforce respond, as many people realized that they could work from the comfort of their own homes, which led to the Great Resignation (although it’s better to call it the Great Reshuffle). This has put the squeeze on businesses that haven’t responded to the new normal, making it harder to find applicants who are willing to relocate or commute when a better paying job is available and willing to let them work from home. In a recent survey, 60 percent of respondents said they would only consider an employer who would allow them to work remotely. It’s a big deal for much of the workforce.
Still, even for businesses that have been able to adapt to this, productivity is often a big fat question mark.
Fortunately, it honestly isn’t that hard to track. If your business was already using time-tracking software, or utilizing other metrics and KPIs to track performance of certain departments, then that’s really all you need. After all, if the work is getting done, who cares what percentage of that time had busy hands on a keyboard? We’ve seen business owners come up with logistical yet incredibly irrational ideas of how to track this stuff, but at the end of the day, it’s not about the number of seconds a PC is active or the number of feet a mouse cursor moves in a day—it’s about actual performance.
Even so, expect to see more of this type of reporting in your software, and if your line of business applications don’t support it, it’s time to work with IT to review other options that do.
It’s also worth asking management and key positions what they feel is missing from their workflows, because chances are, your business could be falling short on a relatively simple technology or process that could increase productivity. It could be as simple as setting up email filtering rules, deploying a document management system, or simply establishing processes in the software you already use to allow better collaboration between staff and departments.
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Ask any IT expert and they will give you one of two hot takes on their opinions of AI.
They will either say that it is an incredible achievement that is revolutionizing the way things get done, or they will roll their eyes and say something along the lines of how it’s just basically like doing a Google search but not being able to choose the result.
Love it or hate it, AI (at least, this thing that we’ve collectively decided to call AI) is here to stay. I won’t argue semantics, but what we are calling AI is basically just machine learning. I guess that puts me in the eye-rolling camp?
We’ve talked about this emerging technology before, and we’ve spouted some of the really incredible benefits it could have for a business. Here’s the thing; no SMB is sitting around looking at their excess IT budget and thinking “you know what we need to spend this on? AI! Call up S3 Technologies, Inc. and tell them to give us some of that AI!”
That being said, we’re at the point where AI is essentially like cloud computing was in the early 2000s. It’s definitely being used by major tech companies and causing huge ripples, but it’s not quite as clear as how small businesses can use it, but there’s definitely a lot of avenues. Fast forward a few years, almost every single business is utilizing cloud computing in some shape or fashion, and AI will probably see the same sort of growth.
You’ll still likely never call us up and say “Hey S3 Technologies, Inc., I’d really like you to give me a quote for some AI.” Or at least, not for several years. Still, we’re already working with SMBs to introduce applications that use artificial intelligence. Some high-end cybersecurity tools we’ve utilized take advantage of artificial intelligence. Technically, if our technician needs to do a Google search to pull up the documentation for your Wi-Fi router, that’s using artificial intelligence too.
We think 2023 is going to be the first year that the small business starts to get a little taste of AI, and over the next couple years industry after industry will start to establish more ways to utilize this technology to improve productivity and get more done with better results thanks to the automation it can bring.
Cybersecurity Will Continue to be a Growing Problem
We can’t stress this enough—even small businesses need to take cybersecurity seriously. We’ve made a couple comparisons to the distant past when talking about emerging technologies. If you were doing business in the early 2000s, remember when it was absolutely necessary to make sure you had a valid, up-to-date antivirus? That’s the same paradigm for 2023, except it takes much more than antivirus to protect an organization from modern-day threats. In fact, today, there isn’t really a cybersecurity solution on the market that is guaranteed to protect a business from threats. There is no amount of money you can pay to absolutely avoid all risk.
This sounds bleak. Honestly, it should. It’s a dangerous landscape and the cybercriminals treat their work like running a business of their own.
Cybersecurity trends for 2023 take a multi-tiered approach towards cybersecurity. There are the bare minimum solutions you need in place (like a VPN, centrally-managed antivirus, firewall, etc.), the internal policies that need to be enforced (limiting who has access to what, password policies, zero-trust policies, mobile device policies, etc.), and user training.
The user training is especially important, as most attacks come in the form of phishing emails that are designed to trick users while not getting picked up by security solutions.
At this point, if your business hasn’t experienced a crippling cybersecurity attack like ransomware or a data breach, you are either doing all of the right things, or you are very very lucky (or both).
Don’t let yourself be at risk.
Let’s Talk About the Future of Your Business
Modern technology can help your business be more effective, and help you stand out from your competition. It’s a good time to start putting together an IT roadmap for the next year. To get started, give S3 Technologies, Inc. a call at (505) 242-5683.
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Mill Valley Woman Arrested For DUI After Striking Pedestrian In Richmond District
by Bay City News | October 17, 2011 11:09 am | in News | 0
A Mill Valley woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after striking and critically injuring a pedestrian in San Francisco’s Richmond District on Saturday night, a police spokesman said.
The accident was reported at Fulton Street and 20th Avenue at 10:01 p.m. Saturday.
A 40-year-old woman was crossing Fulton Street in a crosswalk when she was hit by a silver Volkswagen Passat traveling east, police said.
The pedestrian was taken to San Francisco General Hospital with a life-threatening skull fracture, according to police.
The driver of the Passat, a 36-year-old woman, stopped at the scene but was arrested a short time later on suspicion of driving under the influence, police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said.
Esparza said the woman’s name was not immediately available.
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Film industry applauds boost to Alberta Media Fund
Thursday November 05th 2015
Members of the Alberta film industry are applauding the NDP government’s commitment to culture, and economic diversity in general, after the budget revealed a significant boost to the Alberta Media Fund.
The fund, which provides support to film and TV makers, book and magazine publishing and sound recordings, received an $11-million top up for a total of $36.8 million, part of $75.6 million pegged for arts and creative industries in the 2015 budget. Part of the increase will cover commitments already made to film and TV productions currently underway.
“For the first time in my recollection, we had the finance minister speak to the creative industries as an area of growth and development in diversity that would be supported by government,” said Calgary Film Commissioner Luke Azevedo. “That’s extremely important to us.”
For screen-based industries, the media fund includes the Alberta Production Grant, an incentive that is credited against eligible production expenses incurred in Alberta. It has a cap of $5-million per project.
“This province has never turned down a project that has met the criteria and has never not paid out a project that has met the criteria,” Azevedo says. “So we need to maintain that level of sustainability and that level of stability for those who are utilizing the fund and are coming here. This helps us ensure we have the capacity to meet all our commitments without having to go back to government to ask for more money.”
In an e-mail, the Minister of Culture and Tourism David Eggen confirmed that “much of the $11 million addition to the Alberta Production Grant in Budget 2015 will go toward already-committed projects” because demand for the grant has been high thanks in part to the low Canadian dollar.
It has been a busy 2014 and 2015 for film and TV production. CBC’s Heartland, AMC’s Hell on Wheels, Bruce McCulloch’s sitcom Young Drunk Punk, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s mega-budgeted The Revenant and Season 2 of Fargo all shot this year, as did parts of the HBO series Lewis and Clark, although it temporarily halted production in August to search for a new director.
A $22.8-million film centre being built in the industrial area of 76th Ave. S.E., which includes 50,000-square-foot sound stages, will be operational by 2016 and is expected to further boost film production in the area.
Damian Petti, president of film worker union IATSE 212, pulled no punches in his praise for the budget, writing a blog entitled Alberta Budget Rocks!
“This is demonstrating support,” he said. “The fund has been successful. To continue it needed an increase.”
Petti says the industry is expecting more changes in the future, but the boost shows the province sees the film industry as an economic driver in Alberta. Eggens said the government is continuing to consult with industry players to “solidify a strategy” to support the industry, which will likely include discussions about how the fund is distributed.
“The industry is pretty united on the issue of raising the $5-million cap,” Petti says. “As the fund triggers economic activity, it goes up as the budgets get higher. Everyone has an expectation that we will address that in some meaningful way.”
Source: Calgary Herald
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What is unsaturated resin
The sesame oil that many people eat in our lives is an oily ester containing an unsaturated double bond, DHA, which is also an oily ester containing an unsaturated double bond, one that can be in direct contact with people in the general public Class can be used to make unsaturated polyester resin, a high-grade wood lacquer of a raw material, it's less, it is more precious, so octadecenoic acid is known as the human body's muscle gold, and behenyl Acids, also known as brain gold, are substances that the body can not synthesize, but which are crucial to the brain's hair. DHA is the dococenic acid, mainly derived from fish oil and deep-sea fish oil, which is why people think eating The fish will become clever, so it seems that the ancients knew this very early, and it was not something that only foreigners had.
But we can not use such a good thing for synthetic polyester, because it is too expensive. We use maleic anhydride and trans-butene dicarboxylic acid. The so-called binary, that is to say both sides, of course, can also contain a lot of dibasic acid containing unsaturated double bonds.
But the light is made with unsaturated dibasic acid is too hard, but also to soften it some, so add some can make it softer some saturated dibasic acid, commonly used is phthalic anhydride, there are a lot of saturated binary Acid can be used, depends on where it is used, which depends on the needs to determine, which is the direction of development, of course, this is also very mature now, but the natural saturated diacid is not the only way A product can be added and there are too many things available.
Then you use the mother, can not be male, ah, so a little reaction with it, that is alcohol, usually in our industry are basically used glycol, such as propylene glycol, ethylene glycol Alcohol, etc., there are many, but one of the secret can be more, because the relationship between the structure and performance is not to say that, so the focus of development will be here to work hard.
Next, is the reaction, because all these things together to react through melting, ah, but the temperature is too high, because the cooking temperature has to burn the paste, and generally have a rise in temperature, at the same time Control of the temperature is also a more important technology, at the same time add what order of materials is also a certain degree of science.
The reaction is complete and it can be diluted when the temperature is low enough to be diluted, but be aware that by this time it is the most critical because our diluent can not be reacted to by us because we can only do this at this stage Let it only play a role in dilution, or our products will be scrapped, this time to strictly control the temperature of our entire system, or tens of thousands in a few minutes of time there may be no, because it can not be used , There may be a danger at this time, because the resin from poly to issue a lot of heat, the entire reactor can be red-hot, the possibility of explosion, so at this time is the most critical.
Finally, the end of the dilution, add some additives until the mixing is good, can be discharged to cool the material out, but pay attention to the packaging of the barrel to be clean, can not contain reducing agents and oxidants in it, or the product within a few days Will be scrapped.
The quality of the product is generally relatively easy to control, but it is also guaranteed, only to see the purity of some of the raw materials you use. Now there are a lot of tools and tools that can be tested, so that all the products can know the quality of the products in the process Good and bad.
However, each manufacturer still has some differences. At the same time, the quality of the products comes out differently. Because every manufacturer is different, the unsaturated polyester resin system itself is very fragile. To the atmosphere Where the temperature is the most sensitive to the temperature there are some requirements, while each manufacturer's product positioning is not the same, so different, but there are still some manufacturers is to long-term development and for the entire industry and social services , So the quality of the product is very stable, of course, there are some in order to blindly low-cost products, but the industry has a weird phenomenon, that is, many poor things are valuable because the customer he is asking for such a product.
Many products are now obsolete in this industry, but they have been used for a long time. Now they are mainly concentrated crystal, transparent PE for woodworking, and products with directional properties with other properties. But now there are Many products are very low profits, and some less than 50 dollars, I do not know the amount of big can do this? I think it is not worth it.
The number 191 is the basic resin that we all recognize for decades as a glass fiber reinforced plastic.
193 in Zhejiang Province, Guangdong Province and many other places is used to do the button, because this water-white resin processing can also be added to the buttons inside the different color tone all-you-can-like, but also resistant to a certain Torque button, this product is beautiful and generous, and cheap, the first ten years in Zhejiang Yiwu Commodity City, this product is well sold, but also by a product we like, but now also have very good sales.
No. 195 is a resin containing acrylic monomer, which is mainly used to make some products with better translucency. Moreover, its pigment dispersion is good, sometimes it can be used with No. 193, but it is made Of the products in the mechanical properties is not very good, so when processed into the glass into the room with the No. 196, so that the mechanical properties to meet product requirements.
196, because in the process of molecular design to be considered corrosive and some combination of resistance and mechanical properties and weatherability, so this product is generally used to do the house suitable for some waist decoration , Sometimes in order to strengthen other products, but also with some other types of resin together with the same time, because its reaction and system design is not the same, in the processing, it's reaction time is longer, so the production of special care, Prevent bad.
No. 199, a system similar to No. 196, except that it has a different system. It has a slightly higher acid number, and because it can be used to make food packaging, it has some differences from other products. The same is that its production process longer, the general reaction to the end of almost 48 hours, but its chemical performance is better,
33, 34, 35, 36, these resins are used in the surface treatment of the resin, the general post-processing process is always with the smallest glass surface stick together with the use of such products Relatively smooth, so the appearance of the product is more beautiful, although there are 35 and 36, but they are based on the 34 and 33 developed and changed from.
189 was specially developed for marine corrosion protection because of the corrosive nature of the sea water, so after using it in a system that we all eat, but its antiseptic effect is particularly good, the system of resin This protects the hull so that the resin has exceptional properties so that it can be soaked in seawater or water for long periods of time without corrosion.
Resin No. 118 is an unsaturated double bond polyester resin whose primary function is to disperse the pigment, primarily to allow the pigment to be added to the resin we are using and to have better dispersibility, but our Unsaturated polyester resin is a liquid when it is grinding can not be carried out in the long-term conditions in the temperature, so use polyester to do this dual-use, but generally can not add too much, usually the overall amount of 3- ---- 5%, this product is colorful and colorful, beautiful and practical, while the cost is relatively low.
No. 128 is a wear-resistant resin, which has been considered in the molecular design of this type of resin in some applications need to wear-resistant occasions, because some places always always to mill, whether civil or industrial use, This resin is designed to meet this need.
No. 138 is the same as No. 193, but different manufacturers take the name is not the same, but some manufacturers to 138 as a special button, and No. 193 is used to make marble resin.
Imitation marble is a lot of resin manufacturers formerly named 193, and later specifically named marble resin, this resin because the product made to imitate the marble look, which named marble resin, in fact, many manufacturers have production, but China is relatively large and Montetronics, XCOM, because they are the first to do this product into the kitchen cabinet business, while the European camp, the EU Athena also because of the use of such products into the kitchen cabinet into the development of China's larger Of the enterprises, and even become a brother of the industry, but also become a more successful national brand example.
High temperature resin, which is a relatively high temperature resistant industrial specialty resin, the general use of raw materials are some of the more special, there is a certain scientific structure of the chemical products to make high temperature products, processing such products in China is not Many enterprises in Anhui have done the longest and most successful business, but also one of the more successful examples in this industry.
Crystal resin, the resin began as a relatively high-end European Community products, and later in Japan, the United States, Taiwan, Indonesia, and other places produced relatively good, relatively high profits, a kind of acrylic structure Transparent, after curing process is still good transparency, like crystal-like resin, the product formulation and production requirements of the more refined products, because the processed products can be done like a crystal product, so named Crystal products, ornamental quite good, so now its formula and production methods are the top secret of each business.
There are many, many, numerous. 168 series of resin, is used by many manufacturers to process into handicrafts resin, is also used more of a series of resins, handicrafts mainly because of the processing of Taiwanese manufacturers in the mainland driven up, made mainly of products exported to foreign countries Some more, now mainly also produced, processed into a variety of handicrafts, many products for the United States Lunmei for the rich and colorful, this resin is also divided, the general can be divided into thick on the color, and on the light of the two Type can be, before I work in Guangdong, a large amount of production capacity when a series of products on the production of a month there are more than 2,000 tons, but still in short supply, I remember in Shenzhen before Every day the company's dosage to more than 100 tons, a day with a few tons of manufacturers in the PRD incredible, I then used to such companies may have hundreds of bars, many of them are doing after-sales service, Now there are many manufacturers in use.
6688 and 3388, a resin that was previously used to treat furniture surfaces, is now subjected to unsaturation from PE because it is usually processed by hand-sweeping but their quality is a relatively stable system because Used in the furniture surface, made of the product is very beautiful, and good performance, durable, oil and scrub resistance, etc. So by many manufacturers and customers at the time like, and now it is one of the products sold well, while this Products can be used to deal with the marble surface and bonded broken marble, but also can be plastic, leather and some shoe materials, but also can be used to handle the surface of the piano and speakers, the formation of a unique reflective effect and that kind of Noble and king of the gas to the head, so this resin is welcomed by everyone, but it can also be used to graft into a water-based resin, since 1993, the resin production is relatively large, while sales are relatively large This is a major product from 1992 to the present.
PE unsaturated polyester resin now a wood processing plant in the new darling of the resin model, because of its processing faster than acrylic, polyurethane, alkyd, fatty esters and other resins processed into quick-processing paint, so now become a relatively large And the output is more of a product, in fact, its cost is cheaper, and thus become a fashion now, coupled with processed into wood surface can display the color and texture of wood itself, so it is more viable, so it is very environmentally friendly At the same time, it also saves time for the production of woodworking machines, and because it can dry in the air and polish more conveniently, this is its main feature.
Polaroid Resin: This is one of the products that was produced earlier in China and was the largest at that time because it is designed primarily for the processing of sheet metal. Similarly, you can also use it to make imitation jade crafts, the surface of the ancient, very popular, coupled with more convenient in the above color, at the same time processed products gorgeous, crisp, high hardness, as a time One of the better selling products, there are many small factories in our country is from this start
When it is used on the board, it needs to add a layer of wood paper below it, and then it is pressed and cured on the paper to become a bright and shiny board, which is a good material for producing furniture, which is a relatively high requirement resin At the same time, this sales is relatively large, and now there are many such manufacturers in the Pearl River Delta and Zhejiang,
Unsaturated polyester resins for use with atomic ashes, some of which are the same as the current PE systems, require a resin that has good adhesion, air-drying, burnishing, and moderate hardness after processing, Capacitance is better, because it adds a lot of powder inside, and now the production of such resins in China is relatively large, are generally used for their own production, the use of raw materials are also some different from the previous system Place, but the advantages of this resin is very prominent, and its applicability is relatively good, the use is relatively wide, can be made into a car repair ash, can also be made of furniture repair and end of gray, can also be To become the end of building materials decoration gray, but also can be used to strengthen the material, the output is relatively large.
Special resin for food packaging: This resin is not very different from the 6688, but they require the food packaging requirements, so some of its indicators are also very strict requirements, mainly processed into resin products with styrene content can not exceed the standard, At the same time after the rough processing but also for post-processing, or can not meet the standard of a product, while its physical and chemical properties than the average resin requirements are much higher, so the choice of materials can not be toxic to human and animal and living if Safe, this is its strictness, some manufacturers in China have also been the United States and the FDA's product certification.
Dental resin: The resin type that resin was invented until now the oldest resin, and in the same way it is now used by dentists have also used it to make a mold, and then turn mold into porcelain teeth, to Patient-friendly, dentures are also made with epoxy and are also available to the patient because the teeth are cheap and not as expensive as porcelain teeth.
Water-based unsaturated polyester resin: This is the environmental protection requirements and become the resin we are all in one direction, because it can reduce environmental pollution and enhance the protection of the human body, so this is a trend, menacing ah, There are not many products on the market now, but more in foreign countries.
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SONG OF THE YEAR: Kendrick Lamar – “Cartoon & Cereal (feat. Gunplay)”
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Given the current hip-hop landscape, it shouldn’t be all that surprising that one of the most defining rap songs of 2012 was an untagged throwaway track released via Twitter. Still, it was a bit shocking to see a song THIS good drop without warning and not end up with any sort of commercial release what so ever. “Cartoon & Cereal” serves as both an explosive prologue to Kendrick Lamar’s major label debut good kid, m.A.A.d city and a coming out party for MMG-affiliated rapper Gunplay. Not to mention it’s got a memorable gunshot sounds chorus that’s reminiscent of the most hardcore trap mixed with Kendrick’s usual oddball lyricism and artful production (which in this case features several samples of 1980s television commercials and Looney Tunes clips, likely causing the copyright issues that kept this from a retail release).
For Kendrick, this is a rumination on his Compton upbringing and how it inspires him creatively. It’s a formal explanation as to why he felt good kid, m.A.A.d city was a story he needed to tell. Kendrick uses the imagery of cartoons and cereal both to incite common images of childhood and indirectly address his more adult vices (drugs, sex, alcohol, violence) that would bring him pain later in his life. It’s a strong and personal message, a perfect introduction to Kendrick Lamar for any and all newcomers.
However it’s Gunplay that steals the show with an understated hook and a heartbreaking verse that couldn’t be more different from his usual snort-your-coke-then-fuck-your-bitch schtick. This is Gunplay at his most raw and honest. You can hear the pain in his voice as he describes how he still feels oppressed by white America and the criminal justice system. You can sense his conflicted resentment towards his audience when he rhetorically asks listeners if “y’all amused?” by him rapping about his troubles. As his verse comes to a close he lets out a raspy and tearful “Mama how much trauma can I sustain?” and you truly hope he never finds out the answer. Gunplay has always been an underrated and entertaining rapper but no one could’ve expected a verse this heartfelt and emotional from him. There are, of course, rumors of Kendrick ghostwriting Gunplay’s verse. It’s entirely possible, the lyricism on display here doesn’t match up with any of Gunplay’s past work or really anything he has done since this song was released. Even if the rumors are true, there’s no denying that this is Gunplay’s career-defining verse and a shining moment for hip-hop in 2012.
– Nathan Kerce
Note: Below are 19 other songs I considered writing about for this piece. Enjoy!
20. “Climax” – Usher (Looking 4 Myself)
19. “Fineshrine” – Purity Ring (Shrines)
18. “I’ve Seen Footage” – Death Grips (The Money Store)
17. “Straight Up” – Future (Pluto)
16. “All Waters” – Perfume Genius (Put Your Back N 2 It)
15. “Phone Sex (feat. Grimes)” – Blood Diamonds (Phone Sex – Single)
14. “Motion Sickness” – Hot Chip (In Our Heads)
13. “Big Beast (feat. Bun B, T.I. & Trouble)” – Killer Mike (R.A.P. Music)
12. “Laura” – Bat for Lashes (The Haunted Man)
11. “Bird on a Wire (feat. Riff Raff)” – Action Bronson (Bird on a Wire – Single)
10. “Adorn” – Miguel (Kaleidoscope Dream)
9. “Only In My Dreams” – Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti (Mature Themes)
8. “Angels” – The xx (Coexist)
7. “Set it Right” – How To Dress Well (Total Loss)
6. “Latch (feat. Sam Smith)” – Disclosure (Latch – Single)
5. “Don’t Pretend You Didn’t Know” – Dinosaur Jr. (I Bet On Sky)
4. “Pyramids” – Frank Ocean (channel ORANGE)
3. “The House That Heaven Built” – Japandroids (Celebration Rock)
2. “Wasted Days” – Cloud Nothings (Attack On Memory)
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British GT - Snetterton
Snetterton circuit blends a challenging and complex layout with fast straights to create a unique challenge - much of which can be viewed from raised spectator offering some of the best viewing areas in the country.
When 07 - 08 août 2021 (2 days)
Where Snetterton Circuit
NR16 2JU
Contact +44 (0) 7935820827 (Phone)
The GT Championship forms an intrinsic part of the UK’s national motorsport fabric. First organised by the British Racing Drivers Club in 1993, the BRDC National Sports GT Challenge (as it was then known) featured grids of wildly different machinery loosely grouped into vibrant classes comprising sportscars and saloons.
The term ‘British GT’ was first used in 1995 and since then British GT has re-established itself as the world’s foremost domestic GT series.
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Bureau Home > Tropical Cyclones > Past Tropical Cyclones > Severe Tropical Cyclone Kirsty
Severe Tropical Cyclone Kirsty
Kirsty , the most intense tropical cyclone of the season, began forming on 1 March in a monsoonal trough lying east-west to the south of Java. The pre-cyclonic low drifted westward and deepened very slowly. During 5 March, when the system was just northwest of Cocos Island, rapid intensification took place and cyclonic status was reached by 0300 UTC 6 March.
Under the influence of an upper-level anticyclone located over Cocos, Kirsty moved southwest and deepened rapidly after 0000 UTC 8 March. The lowest pressure, estimated at 920 hPa, was reached at 0600 UTC 9 March at 14.7°S, 85.0°E. This intensity was maintained until 0000 UTC 10 March when the system began to weaken and recurve. Maintaining a southeasterly track, Kirsty weakened over cooler water and lost cyclonic strength by 0600 UTC 16 March. The remnant low became embedded in a basically westerly stream and eventually dissipated off Cape Naturaliste at 0000 UTC 19 March.
While the strongest wind recorded was 93 km/h at 1800 UTC 7 March, 110 km from the centre, winds are estimated to have reached 200 km/h close to the centre during 9 March. Over the full life cycle the system travelled about 6900 km, however as the track was over the sea and distant from land, no damage is known to have occurred.
There was no known impact associated with TC Kirsty .
For more details see the TC Kirsty Report (pdf)
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"Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer" Review
Posted in Labels: documentary, review
The latest HBO Documentary Series kicks off with Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, an interesting film documenting the persecution of the Russian feminist punk rock/performance art collective Pussy Riot, who pop up in public places protesting the government of former KGB strongman Vladimir Putin and the heap of trouble they found themselves in when they decided to stage one of their happenings in a Russian Orthodox Christ the Savior Cathedral in February 2012.
Told even-handedly by a pair of filmmakers who clearly were already documenting the group (UPDATE: Apparently not; this EW interview indicates they got on the case after their arrest, so the other footage was done by others) when they stumbled into the crosshairs of the Russian "justice" system, it follows the three girls who were arrested for their shenanigans as they face up to five years in a penal colony for what is basically a disturbing the peace and trespassing rap worthy of a wrist slap and fine, not a trip to the gulag. Interviews with the girls' parents, offended Orthodox members who view the incident as reminiscent of the Bolsheviks persecution of them, as well as prosecuting and defense lawyers round out the copious footage of the trial and subsequent appeals which led to one member being released while the other two serve two years in prison.
What's fascinating is how the legal system, whether at the direction of Putin or not, never seems to consider the ramifications of what over-prosecution may cause to stir up further protests. This isn't to say that what they did was totally harmless and being obnoxious brats in sacred places doesn't deserve some sanction, but what the Russian system did was take an unknown group and turn them into international symbols as prisoners of conscience. (If you think that making martyrs isn't bad for business, you should talk to Pontius Pilate.)
It's also interesting to compare the opprobrium cast against Putin for his treatment of these dissenters with the ongoing situation of Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the Egyptian filmmaker whose crappy video was chosen as the official scapegoat by the Obama administration for the deaths of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012. In a tight race for reelection after a failed first term, Obama sent the police to grab this poor chump on a probation violation and send him to prison for a year.
The difference between the cases is that while the artistic world has collectively rallied to the banner of Pussy Riot and against the thuggish reign of Putin, none of those voices are being raised against Obama as it's been learned how he's used the vast, powerful machinery of government to spy on, threaten, bully, persecute and punish those who dare speak against him. Somehow I don't think we'll be seeing an HBO documentary anytime soon about those who challenge the system here. It appears bravery is situational.
Back to Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer - I wish they'd delved into how the music was recorded and played back at their performances and what the story was about the English-fluent husband of Nadia, the strikingly beautiful member - seriously, check her out...
...who never showed up in court looking bad after months in jail as if she had a stylist the others passed on. I knew that one member of the band had been let out and I joked to my girlfriend, "Wanna bet that they let the hot one out?" (Spoiler alert: They don't. Whoa. And wait until you see the "exhibition" she took part in before. Yikes!)
Score: 8/10. Watch it.
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US Senate Introduces "National Asbestos Awareness Week" Resolution
BANI Appreciates "National Asbestos Awareness Week" Resolution in US Senate
Asbestos Causes 300 Deaths Every Day
BANI Condemns Promotion of Asbestos Trade by Quebec, Canada
New Delhi 19/2/2011: Ban Asbestos Network of India (BANI) appreciates the introduction of resolution for National Asbestos Awareness Week. BANI hopes that this initiative of the US Senators will pave the way for the implementation of Ban Asbestos America Act 2007 and inspire the India Parliament to pass the pending White Asbestos (Ban on Use and Import) Bill, 2009 which was mentioned by Supreme Court of India in para 15 of its 21st January, 2011 order. .
In the US, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) has introduced a resolution that declares the first week of April as "National Asbestos Awareness Week" and seeks to "raise public awareness about the prevalence of asbestos-related diseases and the dangers of asbestos exposure."
Asbestos is a known human carcinogen and exposure can cause asbestos-related diseases, including mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis. Studies estimate that during the next decade, 107,000 workers around the world will die of an asbestos related disease - equaling 300 deaths per day.
Meanwhile, Clement Gignac, Quebec Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export is promoting controversial Chrysotile asbestos in India. This killer fiber is mined in Quebec, Canada but its mining is banned in India. BANI condemns such double standards given the fact that Canada is busy decontaminating its asbestos laden buildings and has adopted a no home use policy.
Bihar has emerged a destination of such hazardous minerals which is banned in almost entire industrialized world. The proponents of some 12 asbestos plants in Bihar say they will get their supplies of asbestos minerals from Canada and other asbestos producing countries.
About 75 miles north of the U.S.- Canadian border, politicians and in Quebec claim that chrysotile asbestos (white asbestos) being mined from Canada’s last asbestos mine is perfectly safe, harmless to the miners and the workers and consumers who will handle it. This has outraged physicians, public health workers and toxicologists throughout the world who violently disagree because asbestos fibers have caused the deaths of millions. Hundred of thousands of people have died from mesothelioma, other forms of lung cancer and asbestosis due breathing chrysotile fibers.
Baljit Chadha, a Montreal-based entrepreneur who is leading a consortium, Balcorp Ltd., of foreign investors that wants to purchase the mine wants to buy Jeffrey Mine, one of world’s largest asbestos mines to upply much of the world’s asbestos market for at least 25 years. BANI feels that such blind lust for profit can only be deemed barbaric and inhuman. Government of Canada and India which are supporting it are guilty of crime against humanity. It’s a classic case of profit-over-public health and safety attitude.
It has been noted that Chadha’s would-be investors — from Canada, Europe, Brazil and India — have asked the Quebec government for a $57 million loan guarantee (US dollars) to complete construction of the underground mine here, which they say will bring new life to this moribund asbestos-producing region, 95 miles east of Montreal.
Chadha has been selling Canadian asbestos to India and other countries for the past 15 years. Balcorp says all of the asbestos produced from Mine Jeffrey about half will be going to India.
“It is almost beyond belief that a free and democratic nation like Canada is willing to sacrifice human lives in poor and developing nations on the altar of avarice and greed,” says Dr. Michael Harbut, a cancer specialist who is the chief of the Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Michigan’s Karmanos Cancer Institute in an interview to Cold Truth, a journal of investigative journalism.
If this is commonplace in developed countries, experts worry what’s going to happen to safety restrictions in countries where bribes and baksheesh are the norm.
“Canada seems to care more for its own economic well-being and not weigh the horrible effects their greed will have on the lives of countless others throughout the world will suffer and die from continued exposure to asbestos,” Dr. Richard Lemen, former U.S. assistant surgeon general told the journal.
“The notion that their asbestos is ‘safe’ or that ‘controlled usage’ will result in no disease is a myth.”
“It is ludicrous, completely absurd, to believe that some countries in … southern and Southeast Asia can implement safe work policies that have been impossible to implement in Western countries,” said Egilman, who is also an associate professor of family medicine at Brown University.
Barry Castleman, a noted international asbestos researcher who has long fought for a worldwide ban on the deadly mineral as a representative to the World Trade Organization, says, “If this loan deal goes through, it will revive Canada’s asbestos industry and cost untold thousands to die, from Canada continuing to lead the propaganda efforts pushing global asbestos use.”
"Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) applaudes the U.S. Senate for its introduction of the Seventh Annual Resolution recognizing National Asbestos Awareness Week," said Linda Reinstein, President and Co-Founder of the ADAO. "It is only through continued awareness that we can succeed in our efforts to ban asbestos both in the US and globally. Our leadership continues to set an important example through this yearly initiative. We have witnessed pivotal change as doctors, scientists, governmental bodies, educators and asbestos victims come together to share information that has the power to save lives. We look forward to continued progress and each year we get closer to a future without asbestos."
For Details: Gopal Krishna, Ban Asbestos Network of India (BANI), Mb: 9818089660,
E-mail: krishna2777@gmail.com, Web: banasbestosindia.blogspot.com
Doug Larkin, Director of Communications, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), Phone: (202) 391-1546, doug@asbestosdiseaseawareness.org
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Pattern of Crime and Treason
Establishing quotas for prosecution which are targeted against the most defenseless members of society, whose alleged transgressions are of dubious certainty and economic significance, is a perversion of the mission of the DOJ while also a most dishonorable attempt at self-promotion by government bureaucrats. In the face of the extremely severe multi-million and multi-billion dollar criminal activity benefiting certain lawyers, hedge funds and their ilk, such conduct, being pervasive and at times blatantly so in the same federal bankruptcy courts, forms a pattern of crime and treason.
BankruptcyMisconduct.com is not surprised that there would be dissent within the ranks of the many attorneys employed within the U.S. Trustee Program at the U.S. Department of Justice (the "DOJ"). We can only hope that additional current and former officers will stand up and speak the truth for the benefit of the people for whom they swore an oath to serve. At the bottom of this page we have reproduced the testimony of an attorney who resigned in the face the apparent misguided administration of the program. But first...
We have a number of illustrative questions to the DOJ:
What purpose does the DOJ serve in grandstanding their "successful" criminal convictions of individuals when powerful corporate entities including hedge funds and their conflicted attorneys routinely escape investigation and prosecution, even in circumstances where detailed evidence of crimes demanding such action is laid before attorneys at the Office Of The U.S. Trustee?
Does the DOJ perceive their role in combating bankruptcy fraud to be limited to action which protects the profits of credit card issuers, and the sub-prime and conventional mortgage underwriters?
Assuming for the sake of argument, that the Department Of Justice wishes to send a clear message and combat bankruptcy fraud, wouldn't it make sense for the DOJ to look at the conduct in the mega case bankruptcies, the multi-million and multi-billion dollar bankruptcies?
Why would the U.S. Trustees focus so much effort on single parent and female head of household families, families with children, and retired teachers?
Why would the DOJ refrain from prosecuting attorneys for the crime of filing false declarations under oath, the most fundamental crime of bankruptcy fraud?
Doesn't the DOJ perceive any benefit in opposing bankruptcy fraud in the Multi-Billion dollar distressed investment markets?
Does the DOJ believe that members of powerful and connected law firms are Above The Law and beyond the reach of justice?
What was so different about the lawyer JOHN G. GELLENE that he seems to be the only big law firm member who was incarcerated in the last few decades for the crime of filing a false declaration in a bankruptcy court? When so many other lawyers routinely do the same crime?
Could it be that in the Gellene case, a hedge fund got pissed off at the lawyer and wanted justice? And to what sort of "citizen" would the DOJ be most responsive upon hearing cries for justice to be served? While a hedge fund does not "vote" per se, hedge funds have more money and influence than every credit card using and sub-prime mortgage borrowing voter put together. Money Talks, Justice Walks.
Regarding decisions by current U.S. Attorneys to decline the prosecution or investigation of criminal conduct committed by lawyers who themselves are currently employed, or were previously employed, as DOJ attorneys:
Are these de facto grants of immunity extended in accordance with official top level DOJ approval?
What statutes and case law provides the authority for the DOJ to extend such grants of immunity to current and former employees?
Are such grants beyond the reach of Congressional inquiry and review?
Must all other governmental entities defer enforcement action, in honor of such grants, such as the Securities And Exchange Commission (the "SEC")?
May such grants be assigned or extended by such DOJ employees to protect their former, current, or prospective (a) partners in a law practise; (b) clients (such as hedge funds)?
Please compare and contrast the total dollar amount of annual expenditures by the DOJ for (a) resources specifically dedicated towards "watchdogging" the inherent corruptive influence that the existence of such grants will impose upon the fair administration of justice and (b) the total annual budgetary expenditures by the DOJ for all purposes.
*** Update ***
The inevitable proliferation of extreme corporate malfeasance caused by years of neglect by the DOJ in combating bankruptcy fraud by and among the "professionals" of large mega case bankruptcies continues to have repercussions even years past the climax of Enron. The Wall Street Journal hosts an interesting article about misconduct related to Countrywide.
Some lawyers at the DOJ's office of the U.S. Trustee are speaking out, privately and publicly, about the dubious effectiveness and objectives of the trustee program. We will try to update you about developments...
TESTIMONY OF
MARY POWERS, ESQ.
FORMER TRIAL ATTORNEY FOR THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRUSTEE
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE : WATCH DOG OR ATTACK DOG
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND COMMERCIAL LAW
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
PRESENTED
My name is Mary Powers and I am an attorney who for the majority of my twenty year legal career practiced bankruptcy law. I was fortunate to begin my career as confidential law clerk to the Honorable Beryl E. McGuire, Chief Judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York. After that I worked for two well respected Buffalo law firms, representing debtors, creditors and creditor committees in a variety of bankruptcy matters. In 2002, I applied for the position of Trial Attorney in the Buffalo office of the United States Trustee (UST). At that time, I was very happy at my law firm, received challenging work, was well compensated and, above all, was respected by my colleagues just as I respected them for their integrity and dedication to their clients. There was only one legal position which would have prompted me to leave this wonderful working environment and that was a position with the Department of Justices United States Trustees Office. I felt my background was ideal, but more importantly, I felt that it would be an honor and a privilege to serve the Department of Justice in its mission to promote the integrity and efficiency of the bankruptcy system. It was a chance, for the lack of a better phrase to wear the white hat. I felt very fortunate to have been offered the position. Over time, it became clear to me however, that what I was doing had very little to do with justice and, as such, my personal passion and enthusiasm slowly eroded. In February 2007, not wanting to spend the remainder of my career doing something that I had trouble believing in, I resigned. I have never once regretted that decision.
Upon my arrival, I came to understand more clearly what was meant by civil enforcement and that the UST was now considered a litigating component of the Department of Justice. I had enough experience at that time to realize that the Buffalo office did not have the resources to be a true litigating force, but I was optimistic that I could still make a difference, elevating the level of practice and protecting both debtors and creditors. During my years, little focus or training emphasized creditor abuse. I quickly came to understand that ferreting out abuse by debtors was of primary importance. I screened numerous filings. Through inquiries of debtors and their attorneys, I confirmed what I could have intuitively guessed from being a Buffalo and Western New York native. The majority of filings were not abusive. Buffalos poor economy caused loss of jobs, loss of medical benefits and often marital dissolution, due in large part to financial setbacks. These factors were at the heart of the vast majority of filings. This became very apparent when the UST implemented a reporting system (one of many) known as SARS (Significant Accomplishments Reporting System). Every action taken by staff was to be documented in this system. Every entry where no action was taken referred to a mitigating factor which obviated the need for any action. Cancer, job loss, divorce were noted frequently, demonstrating what I knew to be the case: that Western New Yorkers were down on their luck. When an abusive filing was found, dismissal or conversion to Chapter 13, was pursued with vigor, but always understanding that the judges in the Buffalo Bankruptcy Court were very aware of the harsh economic realities in Western New York and gave debtors every consideration. Initially it never occurred to me that those in Washington and New York would not trust the assessments of seasoned lawyers, those hired by them for their expertise and experience. I thought it was common sense and easily understood that regions and individual districts differed significantly in their bankruptcy demographics. I learned later that I was quite nave in that belief.
I became aware that the debtor abuse numbers for the Buffalo office were low and that offices that had low numbers were perceived as not looking hard enough to find abuse. This became very apparent when then Director Lawrence Friedman on a visit to the Buffalo office pulled one of our inquiry files and concluded on its face that a debtor examination should take place and he would show us how it was done. He told us that as the debtor was a retired teacher it was likely he had a boat, although none was listed. I was not familiar with the link between retiring teachers and boats, but I assured him I would investigate and do a detailed document request for his review prior to his return to conduct the examination of the debtors. Our independent investigation revealed no intentional omission of assets on the debtors schedules. The examination done by Mr. Friedman also revealed nothing. The debtors were sincere and honest and nothing warranted the dismissal of their case. The case was flagged by our office for one more appropriately in Chapter 13 which is my recollection of what ultimately happened in the case. I feel certain that this result, as had occurred with other similar cases, would have occurred without the burdensome document requests and a lengthy examination of the debtors. Buffalo is a small community of bankruptcy practitioners and my experience led me to know that for many cases aggressive pursuit was unnecessary to achieve the same result. Unfortunately, as we did not conduct as many unnecessary examinations as other districts , we appeared less aggressive. Again, I felt that we understood the practice in our district best and there was no need to put the debtors and their attorneys through unnecessarily burdensome hoops if the same result could be achieved in a more timely and cost efficient manner for all involved. I felt that treatment of attorneys and debtors in that manner raised our credibility with the bench and bar, fostered cooperation and promoted a much more efficacious system. Unfortunately, the opinions of those in the trenches in the individual offices seemed to matter very little. Although, the same information could be easily obtained at a meeting of creditors, we would have gotten more credit from the powers that be had we engaged in costly examinations and document requests. Our SARS report, a seeming report card, certainly wasnt impressive to those who measured success in terms of dismissals and conversions only. Unfortunately, we could not manufacture abuse where little existed. Even when we did obtain a conversion to Chapter 13 and the total amount of unsecured debt deemed nondischargeable was entered as the result, in truth, most of that debt would be ultimately discharged because the majority of Chapter 13 payment plans were of a very low percentage. If the case was dismissed, it was likely very little of that debt was collectible either. We understood however, that it was partially these numbers that the Office of the United States Trustee relied upon to justify its existence and demonstrate success. Feeding the SARs machine at times seemed as important as practicing meaningful law.
The lack of autonomy and inability to exercise discretion as well as the pressures to produce numbers was exacerbated after the passage of BAPCPA in October of 2005. Admittedly, the UST was forced to comply with a new law everyone was struggling to understand and certainly there would and should be uniformity in policies regarding application, but again the same pressures to produce presumed abuse under the means test was paramount. I remember one pivotal moment for me after the passage of the new bill. I, through the Assistant UST in the office, learned that the US Trustee in the region asked about a specific case. My first thought was that despite a multi-level screening process, something big must have been missed. When I reviewed the filing, I realized that the case wasnt flagged because the debtor was only slightly over the median and had a blended family with six children and all the legitimate expenses that accompany a family of that size. You didnt need the means test to figure that out. Common sense and living in the real world would have sufficed. More importantly, I was incredulous that someone at the level of a UST would not have something more important on her plate than this insignificant case from Buffalo. It was clear that babysitting was the order of the day and that the most important focus of the UST was accounting for debtor abuse and raising the numbers for statistical purposes. It was that day when I knew I could not spend the rest of my career in a micromanaging bureaucracy. I also knew that the satisfaction that would arise from pouring over cell phone bills and determining if grandma was part of the household would be nonexistent, especially when ultimately it would make very little monetary difference to creditors. As one well respected Buffalo attorney told me, the UST had come to be known as the useless Trustees office, not a flattering nickname, but one I sadly understood.
The most unfortunate aspect of this to me was that the Office of the United States Trustee employed many intelligent, hard working individuals all over the country, many of whom I was fortunate to work with and to meet. Those individuals produced many wonderful initiatives over the years. Many of them expressed frustrations similar to those I have expressed, but obviously only one who left government employment would feel free to speak. In closing, it is my belief that the mission of the Office of the United States Trustee is admirable however, the current execution of the mission is flawed, an impediment to the functioning of the system and does very little to promote the integrity of the system.
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Full-scale financial solutions
From five U.S. locations, JetPay, an NCR company, operates as a payment processor and human resources/payroll (HRP) technology company, serving small, midsize and large businesses. The firm develops payment and HRP solutions for web, mobile and cloud-based environments, supporting thousands of clients nationwide. JetPay offers vertically integrated solutions for corporations and government entities in the form of credit card acceptance, payment processing, prepaid card services, and payroll/human capital management, available via card-present and card-not-present formats.
JetPay noted it is one of only 15 processors with both front-end and back-end systems connected directly to the card networks. The company employs 220 people and has an annual revenue of more than $56 million. In 2017, JetPay processed $6.8 billion in HRP, $5.3 billion in card payments and $5.2 billion in e-check volume. It specializes in building and enhancing strategic partnerships within the financial industry, with an objective of saving time and money for both clients and their customers.
"JetPay has always focused on taking great care of our customers, creating value for our stockholders, delivering innovative solutions and growing our market reach," said Diane (Vogt) Faro, JetPay chief executive officer.
Twenty years strong
JetPay LLC formed in 1999 and was acquired by Universal Business Payment Solutions in 2012. UBPS also acquired the payroll and tax filing company AD Computer Payroll Co. earlier that year. In 2013, UBPS rebranded to JetPay Corp. and later acquired ACI Merchant Systems, expanding its financial institution payment partnerships. JetPay then acquired CollectorSolutions Inc. in 2016, adding gateway technology and the government/utility verticals to its service portfolio.
In October 2018, NCR Corp., a self-proclaimed leader in banking and commerce solutions, acquired JetPay. NCR stated the $184 million acquisition was made to, "enable NCR to integrate a cloud-based payments platform into its enterprise POS solutions for the retail and hospitality industries, accelerating the company's strategy, and increase recurring revenue growth through an enhanced mix of software and services." Brian Hurdis, senior vice president and general manager, NCR Merchant Payments, added, "Together, NCR and JetPay bring tremendous value to our clients as a go-to enterprise solution that will deliver integrated products and services that are more cost-effective, stable and secure. We are now a single-source provider our customers can trust, end to end."
Growth-minded leadership
Faro assumed the CEO post at JetPay in May 2016, having served on the company's Board of Directors for two years. When Faro joined the company, she brought a new strategy for simplified business solutions that would unite the company's payment and payroll segments under the One JetPay umbrella. Through her leadership, JetPay has seen improved revenues and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) for eight consecutive quarters.
Faro's strategy for JetPay includes continued investment in technology to meet changing demands of the payments and payroll industries, thereby delivering better, faster, scalable platforms. Faro has overseen significant investments in management, technology and products, inspiring new growth in each of the company's business segments, the company noted. "Our acquisition by NCR dramatically expands our capabilities in these areas and allows us to continue our promise to make the complex simple for businesses," Faro said. "Additional POS solutions and a full suite of human capital management solutions are strengthening the company's ability to cross-sell services and positioning JetPay for tremendous growth."
Constant innovation
JetPay noted that over its 20-year history, its innovations have included everything from development of the first commercially used virtual terminal, to proprietary tokenization, multitiered networking, dynamic descriptors, split-payments, and more.
In recent years, the company has also positioned its digital solution set within the government payments arena, resulting in new payment contracts with state-level jurisdictions and release of a white-label mobile payments application for governments. As far as the future, Faro said, "NCR, with the addition of JetPay, will expand products and services bundled to include hardware, software, marketing, HRP and payment processing to meet digital demands first."
JetPay
Loee Matousek
Senior Vice President Channel Sales
loee.matousek@jetpay.com
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Motion sensing cameras are changing the fight over forests
Stateline Victoria
A five second film of an endangered potaroo could change the way environmental laws are applied to logging operations.
JOSEPHINE CAFAGNA, PRESENTER: The discovery of a Long-footed Potaroo in forest in East Gippsland has thrown Victoria's environmental laws into question and the future of logging operations into doubt.
Endangered species are given special protection whenever and wherever they're found, but angered by what they say is the Government's head-in-the-sand approach, environmental groups are using cameras to prove endangered animals like the Potaroo are living in forests that are due to be logged. Matthew Stanley reports.
MATTHEW STANLEY, REPORTER: These images are taken by a motion-sensing infrared camera. They capture the nocturnal comings and goings of Victoria's forests and are the latest weapon in the ongoing campaign by conservation groups to stop old growth logging.
ANDREW LINCOLN: We're parked here. We'll walk to this point here and then walk to the first camera there, then come over the ridgeline down to the gully there and then follow this old track down here to these two.
MATTHEW STANLEY: 24-year-old Andrew Lincoln's already an experienced hand in the art of the wildlife survey, techniques used to detect rare and endangered animals. Armed with a map and a GPS he spotlights for gliders and owls and searches creeks for native crayfish. But in East Gippsland, the main prize is the Long-footed Potaroo, an endangered species that triggers immediate protection of up to 150 hectares of forest, wherever one is found. The cameras are the perfect tool for finding the notoriously shy animals.
ANDREW LINCOLN: Most animals are nocturnal that we're looking for, so when an animal, we put out some bait and the animal comes to sniff it and sets off a motion sensor and then the infrared cameras so they can take night shots, and, yeah, hopefully we catch 'em on film.
MATTHEW STANLEY: The search focuses on areas due to be logged, in this case deep in thick bushland.
This camera's been in place for a month, silently recording any movement.
This is what they found: two long-footed potaroos, attracted by the smell of honey, oats and pistachio essence, hop in front of the camera. Their presence will throw plans to log this area in the Yalmi Forest into doubt and already has the government agency in charge of logging questioning the video's authenticity.
DAVID POLLARD, CEO, VICFORESTS: The only thing I could add to this dramatic nocturnal footage is that it has to be tested by independent third parties. I mean, if it's evidence, it has to be audited. And elements of the community that want to provide evidence, welcome as that is, need to consent to have their offerings interrogated by independent parties. Otherwise it's not evidence; it's mere assertion.
MATTHEW STANLEY: The latest film plays like a sequel to pictures at the centre of a court case that is testing the way Victoria's environmental protection laws are interpreted and enforced.
Last year a camera captured a Potaroo in the middle of one of the most hotly-contested forests in Victoria. Produced just days before logging was due to start in two stands of old growth forests at Brown Mountain, the five second film was also questioned by Vic Forests.
JILL REDWOOD, ENVIRONMENT EAST GIPPSLAND: The clock was certainly ticking, yes. So when we found the potaroo, we thought, "Right, this is it. They can't ignore this one." And sent the footage through and the report and they ignored it.
MATTHEW STANLEY: Environment East Gippsland then went to the Supreme Court and won a temporary injunction to stop the logging. After a four week hearing, the court's now deliberating on whether the area should be permanently protected.
JILL REDWOOD: The Government decided that it was fair game for logging. They hadn't done any surveys here of course because they didn't want to find the threatened species, which would then prevent them from logging if they'd abide by the law.
MATTHEW STANLEY: Ray Jamieson's both saw miller and logging contractor and was poised to begin logging Brown Mountain when the film of what became known in court as "Potaroo number one" forced a stop.
RAY JAMIESON, SAWMILLER: If the decision goes their way it will then just open up the floodgates, I'd say, and that'd just leave it open for all the other coops that we've got on the what's to do.
MATTHEW STANLEY: Mr Jamieson's had his fair of run-ins with environmental activists during forest blockades going back 20 years, but is scratching his head at the new tactics.
Are you surprised that one photo of one animal could do what it's done?
RAY JAMIESON: Yeah, I didn't realise it'd have such an impact, I s'pose. But - well, you know, see where it goes, I spose. See where it goes.
MATTHEW STANLEY: What started as an argument over evidence has snowballed into a test of how the law designed to protect endangered species, the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act, is applied to logging operations. Vicforests says it follows the rules set down by the Department of Sustainability and Environment.
MIKE RYAN, FOREST SCIENTIST, VICFORESTS: Look, any of the threatened species are assessed on the basis of already pre-existing identification of where they are in the landscape and on the maps that are provided to us from Department of Sustainability and Environment.
MATTHEW STANLEY: Does Vicforests do any wildlife surveys, any assessments of pre-logging assessments of wildlife and so on?
MIKE RYAN: We don't currently do pre-logging surveys. Again, that falls under the responsibility of the Department of Sustainability and Environment.
MATTHEW STANLEY: The DSE stopped doing pre-logging wildlife surveys in the '90s. Their assessments are now based on what's referred to as desktop analysis, a review of forest types, preferred habitat and existing records.
DAVID POLLARD: They have a very big investment in resourcing field operations for the identification and protection of species. It's an enormous job. It's a very demanding job. I think they do it very professionally. I have enormous confidence in them.
MATTHEW STANLEY: The Department of Sustainability and Environment declined to be interviewed, but it says it's up to Vicforests to decide if pre-logging surveys are needed to comply with the law.
DAVID POLLARD: Only they would know the extent to which field operations would be necessary to establish that.
MATTHEW STANLEY: The DSE sought assurances from Vicforests that its staff would not be subpoenaed as expert witnesses in the Brown Mountain court case. But a DSE discussion paper tendered in evidence states, "The absence of pre-harvest survey process exposes DSE and Vicforests to the prospect of inadvertent damage or destruction of significant species sites, ... negative publicity and accusations of breaches of our own guidelines and possible legal challenges to timber harvesting."
In other words, according to Jill Redwood, you won't find what you don't look for.
JILL REDWOOD: The DSE have been pointing the finger at Vicforests. Vicforests have been pointing the finger back. We're doing work they should be doing.
MATTHEW STANLEY: The argument over just whose job it is has strained relations between DSE and Vicforests. David Pollard says he's hoping the court will decide.
DAVID POLLARD: We are all beginning to realise that the norms that have governed the identification and protection of wildlife could sustain greater clarity.
JILL REDWOOD: I think what's come up in evidence shows they have to do pre-logging surveys. And if nothing else, if that's the only thing that comes out of it, I think that'll be a huge win.
MATTHEW STANLEY: In the meantime activists like Andrew Lincoln continue to search the forests of East Gippsland for endangered animals that might otherwise go undetected and unprotected.
ANDREW LINCOLN: At least to know, let alone protect, what we're destroying.
Posted by Peter Campbell at 11:54 pm
Labels: ABC, brown mountain, forests, logging, Stateline, threatened species
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Lu Schaper (Yang Lu) was born in Shanghai, the Paris of the East. At the age of sixteen, she entered the Academy of the Fine Arts in Shanghai University, majoring in Western painting. Subsequently, she studied traditional Chinese painting in the Central Institute of Fine Arts in Beijing. In the mid nineties Lu came to Malaysia and Singapore to work as a free-lance professional artist. She held three solo art exhibitions and took part in numerous combined exhibitions. In addition, she was interviewed by Singapore newspapers, radio and television, and the Alliance Francaise Singapore. Lu joined the Culture Society of Singapore in 1997, and she is a life member of the Singapore Art Society. Her first brochure, "Art of Rosina Yang", was published in June 1998.
In the period 1999-2002, Lu Schaper was concentrating on a series of paintings inspired by the Shanghai of the twenties and thirties. A new chapter in her life was opened when she moved from Singapore to Rouen, France in August 2002. Experiencing the works of the great German expressionists in the European musea late 2003 has had a dramatic influence on her style, and led to the birth of what is now called Shanghai Expressionism.
Lu Schaper was honoured to be the invited artist at the regional exhibition in Rouen-Bonsecours in March 2003, and was interviewed in the regional newspaper Paris-Normandie twice. In June 2004, she had the first opportunity to exhibit her works in the heart of Paris. In November 2004 she moved to Holland, and held a series of solo exhibitions in and near Amsterdam (2005-2010), Hamburg (2007), Paris (2010), and Shanghai (2010-2011). She was one of the invited artists for the prestigious Contemporary Chinese Art 60-70-80 exhibition in Tours, France (2009).
In recent years, a number of books have been published in China that use her art as illustration. Moreover, since 2010 her art designs are used by the famous Shanghai High End Fashion chain Shanghai Story for a series of successful silk and pashmina scarves, including special series for the Shanghai World Expo 2010. The German rock band Dorian Opera have used one of her paintings as the basis of the cover of their first CD No secrets. In June 2012 Lu has opened her own gallery in the center of the Dutch Hanze city of Kampen: Galerie LuS. Her works are collected by local and overseas art lovers. Examples are the Hong Kong Chinese University, Plum Blossoms Art Gallery Hong Kong, The Artist Publication Taiwan, Dover University USA, the Singapore Art Supply, Criterion Singapore and the Singapore Catalyst Technology Centre.
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George Lucas's latest blasphemy: Han NEVER shot first
I loved Star Wars before I ever saw the movie. I remember in 1978 when my father brought home a cassette entitled The Story of Star Wars, an abridged version of the audio track from the film narrated by the distinctive voice of Roscoe Lee Browne. That was my first exposure to the story that would leave an indelible mark on my childhood. The great thing about listening to it before actually seeing it was that it sparked my imagination, and the faraway galaxy I conjured up in my mind was much more epic than the one I eventually saw onscreen.
I think the main reason why so many of us 40-somethings are Star Wars fans is that it was one of the first movies we remember seeing on the big screen. Sure, we were blown away by the special effects, but we really fell in love with the story of a ragtag group of lovable misfits banding together against a virtually invincible evil.
That was before the dark times...before the Lucas Empire.
On the heels of the first film's success came the abysmal monstrosity known as The Star Wars Holiday Special. That should have been our first tip-off. But it wasn't until the 1997 version of Star Wars that we realized what we were up against. That's when we were introduced to the infamous "Greedo shoots first" scene.
Yes, George Lucas had committed the unpardonable sin of rewriting Star Wars history. Everyone knows that Han shot first. There is no question about it.
Changing such an iconic scene was insulting enough, but ol' George has now decided to add insult to injury, insisting that we didn't really see what we all know we saw 35 years ago. The creator of one of the most beloved movie franchises in history now claims that Han Solo NEVER shot first:
The controversy over who shot first, Greedo or Han Solo, in Episode IV, what I did was try to clean up the confusion, but obviously it upset people because they wanted Solo [who seemed to be the one who shot first in the original] to be a cold-blooded killer, but he actually isn’t. It had been done in all close-ups and it was confusing about who did what to whom. I put a little wider shot in there that made it clear that Greedo is the one who shot first, but everyone wanted to think that Han shot first, because they wanted to think that he actually just gunned him down.
I have never heard anyone try to argue that Captain Solo was a cold-blooded killer. Although he did fire the first shot in that confrontation, it was entirely justified. Greedo got the drop on him, promising to turn him over to a ruthless gangster who would very likely have him killed in a most gruesome way. The reptilian bounty hunter then threatened to kill Han himself when Han refused to comply. It was a clear case of self-defense. Perhaps someone should tell that to the guy who wrote the story in the first place.
The seemingly endless onslaught of edited, re-edited, and re-re-edited versions of the original three films has only served to detract from older fans' enjoyment of the story. George Lucas, the man who once inspired millions of impressionable moviegoers, is guilty of assaulting and corrupting the very childhood memories he helped create. We are now the parents of a new generation of Star Wars fans, and we have been left with the monumental task of sorting through those fractured memories for our own kids, trying to separate fact from fiction...well, you know, to the extent that's possible in a make-believe world set a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.
(HT: The Knight Shift)
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This is why I own only the original, unadulterated versions of "Star Wars, "The Empire Strikes Back," and "Return of the Jedi." They may be on VHS, but they are what I saw when they first came out in the theaters. Until these wear out, I don't really have any interest in buying the DVDs.
(Interesting that my verification word to post this was "trons" - after reading the reviews, I did not feel compelled to see "TRON: Legacy")
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Dichotomy of legal provision of ecological safety in excavation, extraction and use of coal mine methane
Category: Content №5 2022
Last Updated on 30 October 2022
Published on 30 November -0001
R.S.Kirin, orcid.org/0000-0003-0089-4086, State Organization V.Mamutov Institute of Economic and Legal Research of NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
V.L.Khomenko, orcid.org/0000-0002-3607-5106, Dnipro University of Technology, Dnipro, Ukraine, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
O.Yu.Illarionov, orcid.org/0000-0003-0985-3838, State Organization V.Mamutov Institute of Economic and Legal Research of NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ye.A.Koroviaka, orcid.org/0000-0002-2675-6610, Dnipro University of Technology, Dnipro, Ukraine, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Purpose. Providing general characteristics, types and concepts of legal relations in the coal mine methane industry (CMM industry), revealing specific features of coalbed methane as an object of international, European and constitutional legal relations caused by its natural dichotomy as a harmful substance greenhouse gas, on the one hand, and material and/or energy resource a mineral of national importance, on the other.
Methodology. During the research, general and special research methods such as dialectical, comparative legal, formal-legal, formal logical, comparative, system structural and system functional methods were used.
Findings. It is proposed to differentiate economic activity in coal mine methane industry into types corresponding to the specifics of content, object composition and the legislation field regulating it. It is established that for mining and subsoil legal relations in the CMM industry, subsoil, mining and subsoil mining objects can act as generic objects in which coal mine methane to be extracted is concentrated. The authors understanding of the moment of transferring property to coal mine methane is reasoned, as well as its consideration as an object of law of property various forms, based on the connection of methane with subsoil. The main features of coalbed methane as a direct subject of constitutional and legal relations and as an object of international and European legal relations are determined.
Originality. The classification of types of legal relations in CMM industry of the general level, based on the natural dichotomy of coal mine methane, has been developed. Definitions of legal relations in CMM industry, environmental safety of objects of legal relations in CMM industry, as well as the features of coalbed methane as part of the property of the Ukrainian people, world climate policy and European green course.
Practical value. The practical significance of the results consists in the possibility of using them in research and educational activities by scientists and researchers in higher education, lawmaking, law enforcement and judicial practice in the process of improving national legislation, investigating and reviewing legal cases in the field of using and emitting coal mine methane.
Keywords: coal mine methane, legal relations in CMM (coal mine methane) industry, environmental safety
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