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Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Market Research Report 2019
Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Market
The global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials market is valued at million US$ in 2018 is expected to reach million US$ by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of during 2019-2025.
Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Market focuses on Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials volume and value at global level, regional level and company level. From a global perspective, Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Market represents overall Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials market size by analyzing historical data and future prospect. Regionally, Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Market focuses on several key regions: North America, Europe, China and Japan.
At company level, Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Market focuses on the production capacity, ex-factory price, revenue and market share for each manufacturer covered in Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Market .
Acciona S.A. (Spain)
AkzoNobel N.V. (Netherlands)
Applied Thin Films, Inc. (U.S.)
Arkema SA (France)
Autonomic Materials Inc. (U.S.)
Avecom N.V. (Belgium)
BASF SE (Germany)
Covestro AG (Germany)
Critical Materials S.A. (Portugal)
Devan Chemicals (Portugal)
E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company (U.S.)
Evonik Industries (Germany)
Sensor Coating Systems Ltd. (U.K.)
Slips Technologies, Inc. (U.S.)
1 Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Market Overview
1.1 Product Overview and Scope of Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials
1.2 Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Segment by Type
1.2.1 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Growth Rate Comparison by Type (2014-2025)
1.2.2 Concrete
1.2.3 Coatings
1.2.4 Polymers
1.3 Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Segment by Application
1.3.1 Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Comparison by Application (2014-2025)
1.3.2 Building & Construction
1.3.3 Transportation
1.3.4 Mobile Devices
1.3.5 General Industrial
1.3 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Market by Region
1.3.1 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Market Size Region
1.4 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Market Size
1.4.1 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue (2014-2025)
1.4.2 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (2014-2025)
2 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Market Competition by Manufacturers
2.1 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Market Share by Manufacturers (2014-2019)
2.2 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue Share by Manufacturers (2014-2019)
2.3 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Average Price by Manufacturers (2014-2019)
2.4 Manufacturers Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites, Area Served, Product Types
2.5 Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Market Competitive Situation and Trends
2.5.1 Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Market Concentration Rate
2.5.2 Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Market Share of Top 3 and Top 5 Manufacturers
3 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Market Share by Regions
3.1 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Market Share by Regions
3.2 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue Market Share by Regions (2014-2019)
3.3 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
3.4 North America Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production
3.4.1 North America Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Growth Rate (2014-2019)
3.4.2 North America Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
3.5 Europe Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production
3.5.1 Europe Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Growth Rate (2014-2019)
3.5.2 Europe Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
3.6 China Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (2014-2019)
3.6.1 China Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Growth Rate (2014-2019)
3.6.2 China Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
3.7 Japan Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (2014-2019)
3.7.1 Japan Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Growth Rate (2014-2019)
3.7.2 Japan Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
4 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption by Regions
4.1 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption by Regions
4.2 North America Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption (2014-2019)
4.3 Europe Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption (2014-2019)
4.4 China Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption (2014-2019)
4.5 Japan Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption (2014-2019)
5 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue, Price Trend by Type
5.1 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Market Share by Type (2014-2019)
5.2 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue Market Share by Type (2014-2019)
5.3 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Price by Type (2014-2019)
5.4 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Growth by Type (2014-2019)
6 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Market Analysis by Applications
6.1 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Market Share by Application (2014-2019)
6.2 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Growth Rate by Application (2014-2019)
7 Company Profiles and Key Figures in Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Business
7.1 Acciona S.A. (Spain)
7.1.1 Acciona S.A. (Spain) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
7.1.2 Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Product Introduction, Application and Specification
7.1.3 Acciona S.A. (Spain) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
7.2 AkzoNobel N.V. (Netherlands)
7.2.1 AkzoNobel N.V. (Netherlands) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
7.2.3 AkzoNobel N.V. (Netherlands) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
7.3 Applied Thin Films, Inc. (U.S.)
7.3.1 Applied Thin Films, Inc. (U.S.) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
7.3.3 Applied Thin Films, Inc. (U.S.) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
7.4 Arkema SA (France)
7.4.1 Arkema SA (France) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
7.4.3 Arkema SA (France) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
7.5 Autonomic Materials Inc. (U.S.)
7.5.1 Autonomic Materials Inc. (U.S.) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
7.5.3 Autonomic Materials Inc. (U.S.) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
7.6 Avecom N.V. (Belgium)
7.6.1 Avecom N.V. (Belgium) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
7.6.3 Avecom N.V. (Belgium) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
7.7 BASF SE (Germany)
7.7.1 BASF SE (Germany) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
7.7.3 BASF SE (Germany) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
7.8 Covestro AG (Germany)
7.8.1 Covestro AG (Germany) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
7.8.3 Covestro AG (Germany) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
7.9 Critical Materials S.A. (Portugal)
7.9.1 Critical Materials S.A. (Portugal) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
7.9.3 Critical Materials S.A. (Portugal) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
7.10 Devan Chemicals (Portugal)
7.10.1 Devan Chemicals (Portugal) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
7.10.2 Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Product Introduction, Application and Specification
7.10.3 Devan Chemicals (Portugal) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
7.11 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company (U.S.)
7.12 Evonik Industries (Germany)
7.13 Sensor Coating Systems Ltd. (U.K.)
7.14 Slips Technologies, Inc. (U.S.)
8 Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Manufacturing Cost Analysis
8.1 Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Key Raw Materials Analysis
8.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials
8.4 Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Industrial Chain Analysis
9.2 Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Distributors List
9.3 Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Customers
11 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Market Forecast
11.1 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue Forecast
11.1.1 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Growth Rate Forecast (2019-2025)
11.1.2 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue and Growth Rate Forecast (2019-2025)
11.1.3 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Price and Trend Forecast (2019-2025)
11.2 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Forecast by Regions (2019-2025)
11.2.1 North America Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue Forecast (2019-2025)
11.2.2 Europe Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue Forecast (2019-2025)
11.2.3 China Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue Forecast (2019-2025)
11.2.4 Japan Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue Forecast (2019-2025)
11.3 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Forecast by Regions (2019-2025)
11.3.1 North America Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Forecast (2019-2025)
11.3.2 Europe Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Forecast (2019-2025)
11.3.3 China Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Forecast (2019-2025)
11.3.4 Japan Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Forecast (2019-2025)
11.4 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production, Revenue and Price Forecast by Type (2019-2025)
11.5 Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Forecast by Application (2019-2025)
Figure Picture of Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT) Growth Rate Comparison by Types (2014-2025)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Market Share by Types in 2018
Figure Concrete Product Picture
Table Concrete Major Manufacturers
Figure Coatings Product Picture
Table Coatings Major Manufacturers
Figure Polymers Product Picture
Table Polymers Major Manufacturers
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption (K MT) Comparison by Applications (2014-2025)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Market Share by Applications in 2018
Figure Building & Construction
Figure Transportation
Figure Mobile Devices
Figure General Industrial
Table Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Market Size (Million US$) Comparison by Regions (2014-2025)
Figure North America Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2014-2025)
Figure Europe Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2014-2025)
Figure China Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2014-2025)
Figure Japan Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate (2014-2025)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue (Million USD) (2014-2025)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT) (2014-2025)
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT) of Key Manufacturers (2014-2019)
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Share by Manufacturers (2014-2019)
Figure Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Share by Manufacturers in 2018
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue (Million USD) by Manufacturers (2014-2019)
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue Share by Manufacturers (2014-2019)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue Share by Manufacturers in 2018
Table Global Market Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Average Price (USD/MT) of Key Manufacturers (2014-2019)
Figure Global Market Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Average Price (USD/MT) of Key Manufacturers in 2018
Table Manufacturers Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
Table Manufacturers Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Product Types
Figure Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Market Share of Top 5 Manufacturers
Figure Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Market Share of Top 10 Manufacturers
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT) by Region (2014-2019)
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Market Share by Region (2014-2019)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Market Share by Region (2014-2019)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Market Share by Region in 2018
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue (Million USD) by Region (2014-2019)
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue Market Share by Region (2014-2019)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue Market Share by Region (2014-2019)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue Market Share by Region in 2018
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT) Growth Rate (2014-2019)
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT), Revenue (Million US$), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
Figure North America Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT) Growth Rate (2014-2019)
Table North America Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
Figure Europe Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT) Growth Rate (2014-2019)
Table Europe Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
Figure China Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT) Growth Rate (2014-2019)
Table China Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
Figure Japan Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT) Growth Rate (2014-2019)
Table Japan Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption (K MT) Market by Region (2014-2019)
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Market Share by Region (2014-2019)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Market Share by Region (2014-2019)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Market Share by Region in 2018
Figure North America Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Growth Rate (2014-2019) (K MT)
Figure Europe Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Growth Rate (2014-2019) (K MT)
Figure China Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Growth Rate (2014-2019) (K MT)
Figure Japan Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Growth Rate (2014-2019) (K MT)
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT) by Type (2014-2019)
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Share by Type (2014-2019)
Figure Production Market Share of Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials by Type (2014-2019)
Figure Production Market Share of Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials by Type in 2018
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue (Million USD) by Type (2014-2019)
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue Share by Type (2014-2019)
Figure Revenue Share of Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials by Type (2014-2019)
Figure Revenue Market Share of Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials by Type in 2018
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Price (USD/MT) by Type (2014-2019)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Growth by Type (2014-2019) (K MT)
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption (K MT) by Application (2014-2019)
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Market Share by Application (2014-2019)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Market Share by Applications (2014-2019)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Market Share by Application in 2018
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Growth Rate by Application (2014-2019)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Growth Rate by Application (2014-2019)
Table Acciona S.A. (Spain) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
Table Acciona S.A. (Spain) Product Introduction, Application and Specification
Table Acciona S.A. (Spain) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
Figure Acciona S.A. (Spain) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Growth Rate (2014-2019)
Figure Acciona S.A. (Spain) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Market Share (2014-2019)
Figure Acciona S.A. (Spain) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue Market Share (2014-2019)
Table Acciona S.A. (Spain) Main Business and Markets Served
Table AkzoNobel N.V. (Netherlands) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
Table AkzoNobel N.V. (Netherlands) Product Introduction, Application and Specification
Table AkzoNobel N.V. (Netherlands) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
Figure AkzoNobel N.V. (Netherlands) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Growth Rate (2014-2019)
Figure AkzoNobel N.V. (Netherlands) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Market Share (2014-2019)
Figure AkzoNobel N.V. (Netherlands) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue Market Share (2014-2019)
Table AkzoNobel N.V. (Netherlands) Main Business and Markets Served
Table Applied Thin Films, Inc. (U.S.) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
Table Applied Thin Films, Inc. (U.S.) Product Introduction, Application and Specification
Table Applied Thin Films, Inc. (U.S.) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
Figure Applied Thin Films, Inc. (U.S.) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Growth Rate (2014-2019)
Figure Applied Thin Films, Inc. (U.S.) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Market Share (2014-2019)
Figure Applied Thin Films, Inc. (U.S.) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue Market Share (2014-2019)
Table Applied Thin Films, Inc. (U.S.) Main Business and Markets Served
Table Arkema SA (France) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
Table Arkema SA (France) Product Introduction, Application and Specification
Table Arkema SA (France) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
Figure Arkema SA (France) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Growth Rate (2014-2019)
Figure Arkema SA (France) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Market Share (2014-2019)
Figure Arkema SA (France) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue Market Share (2014-2019)
Table Arkema SA (France) Main Business and Markets Served
Table Autonomic Materials Inc. (U.S.) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
Table Autonomic Materials Inc. (U.S.) Product Introduction, Application and Specification
Table Autonomic Materials Inc. (U.S.) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
Figure Autonomic Materials Inc. (U.S.) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Growth Rate (2014-2019)
Figure Autonomic Materials Inc. (U.S.) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Market Share (2014-2019)
Figure Autonomic Materials Inc. (U.S.) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue Market Share (2014-2019)
Table Autonomic Materials Inc. (U.S.) Main Business and Markets Served
Table Avecom N.V. (Belgium) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
Table Avecom N.V. (Belgium) Product Introduction, Application and Specification
Table Avecom N.V. (Belgium) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
Figure Avecom N.V. (Belgium) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Growth Rate (2014-2019)
Figure Avecom N.V. (Belgium) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Market Share (2014-2019)
Figure Avecom N.V. (Belgium) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue Market Share (2014-2019)
Table Avecom N.V. (Belgium) Main Business and Markets Served
Table BASF SE (Germany) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
Table BASF SE (Germany) Product Introduction, Application and Specification
Table BASF SE (Germany) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
Figure BASF SE (Germany) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Growth Rate (2014-2019)
Figure BASF SE (Germany) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Market Share (2014-2019)
Figure BASF SE (Germany) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue Market Share (2014-2019)
Table BASF SE (Germany) Main Business and Markets Served
Table Covestro AG (Germany) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
Table Covestro AG (Germany) Product Introduction, Application and Specification
Table Covestro AG (Germany) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
Figure Covestro AG (Germany) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Growth Rate (2014-2019)
Figure Covestro AG (Germany) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Market Share (2014-2019)
Figure Covestro AG (Germany) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue Market Share (2014-2019)
Table Covestro AG (Germany) Main Business and Markets Served
Table Critical Materials S.A. (Portugal) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
Table Critical Materials S.A. (Portugal) Product Introduction, Application and Specification
Table Critical Materials S.A. (Portugal) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
Figure Critical Materials S.A. (Portugal) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Growth Rate (2014-2019)
Figure Critical Materials S.A. (Portugal) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Market Share (2014-2019)
Figure Critical Materials S.A. (Portugal) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue Market Share (2014-2019)
Table Critical Materials S.A. (Portugal) Main Business and Markets Served
Table Devan Chemicals (Portugal) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Sites and Area Served
Table Devan Chemicals (Portugal) Product Introduction, Application and Specification
Table Devan Chemicals (Portugal) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT), Revenue (Million USD), Price (USD/MT) and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
Figure Devan Chemicals (Portugal) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Growth Rate (2014-2019)
Figure Devan Chemicals (Portugal) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Market Share (2014-2019)
Figure Devan Chemicals (Portugal) Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue Market Share (2014-2019)
Table Devan Chemicals (Portugal) Main Business and Markets Served
Figure Manufacturing Cost Structure of Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials
Figure Manufacturing Process Analysis of Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials
Figure Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Industrial Chain Analysis
Table Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Distributors List
Table Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Customers List
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT) and Growth Rate Forecast (2019-2025)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate Forecast (2019-2025)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Price and Trend Forecast (2019-2025)
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT) Forecast by Region (2019-2025)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production Market Share Forecast by Region (2019-2025)
Figure North America Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT) and Growth Rate Forecast (2019-2025)
Figure North America Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate Forecast (2019-2025)
Figure Europe Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT) and Growth Rate Forecast (2019-2025)
Figure Europe Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate Forecast (2019-2025)
Figure China Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT) and Growth Rate Forecast (2019-2025)
Figure China Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate Forecast (2019-2025)
Figure Japan Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT) and Growth Rate Forecast (2019-2025)
Figure Japan Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue (Million USD) and Growth Rate Forecast (2019-2025)
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption (K MT) Forecast by Regions (2019-2025)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Market Share Forecast by Regions (2019-2025)
Figure North America Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption (K MT) Growth Rate Forecast (2019-2025)
Figure Europe Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption (K MT) Growth Rate Forecast (2019-2025)
Figure China Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption (K MT) Growth Rate Forecast (2019-2025)
Figure Japan Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption (K MT) Growth Rate Forecast (2019-2025)
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT) Forecast by Type (2019-2025)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Production (K MT) Forecast by Type (2019-2025)
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue (Million USD) Forecast by Type (2019-2025)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Revenue Market Share Forecast by Type (2019-2025)
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Price (USD/MT) Forecast by Type (2019-2025)
Table Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption (K MT) Forecast by Application (2019-2025)
Figure Global Extrinsic Self-Healing Materials Consumption Forecast by Application (2019-2025)
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Dutton rejects claims he’s feuding with Julie Bishop
Ray Hadley
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Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton is rejecting claims he’s being undermined by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop over the need to expand the powers of cyber spies.
The Australian Signals Directorate doesn’t currently focus on monitoring Australian citizens, but Mr Dutton says it needs to be an option.
The Foreign Minister says there’s no need to enhance changes to the current security system.
Speaking with Ray Hadley, he says “there is no difference between us”.
“People are adding two and two together here and getting something different than four.”
Mr Dutton also rejects suggestions he intended to collect data or spy on Australians, labelling it “complete nonsense”.
“I’m very serious, for example, on ramping up our efforts to expose child exploitation to make sure we can stamp that out.
“In the modern world where you’ve got people who are conveying images, including images of sexual acts against children, in live streaming on the internet, we’ve got to deal with that.”
The Home Affairs Minister says there are no changes locked in, but there are options.
“There’s no proposal on the table but we are looking at ways we can deal with that threat.”
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Jun 17 Four People Shot, Others Stabbed at Raptors Day Celebrations
Canadian News, Courts & Crime, Sports
Four people were shot near Nathan Phillips Square where the Toronto Raptors, along with millions of people, celebrating the team winning the NBA Title on Monday.
Toronto police said officers were called to the scene on Bay and Albert streets, near the southeast corner of the Square, at approximately 3:45 p.m.
A spokesperson originally told Global News one of the victims was a woman. No other details about the victims’ identities were released.
However, later police said officers located two victims with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Toronto police initially said two people had been shot, but Toronto police chief, Mark Saunders later told reporters that number had been upgraded to four.
“We know that there are four victims right now that have gunshot wounds,” said Saunders in a scrum at the scene. “None of them are life-threatening at this point in time, but I’m grateful that the resolve to this situation was as quick as it was.”
Police said they had three people in custody and recovered two firearms.
On Tuesday, Saunders said neither of the firearms recovered were the one that was fired during the incident.
He also said they are looking for another person of interest – a man who is described as being between five-foot-nine and six feet tall with short light brown hair and a heavy build. At the time, he was wearing a white button down T-shirt and was last seen running westbound on Queen Street.
Video captured by Twitter user @Shamaplan showed several people running full speed in one direction, as officers ran to the scene of the incident.
Fans were told to stay calm and politicians, including Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Mayor John Tory, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau all stayed in place on stage.
Some in the crowd said they had not heard any shots but rushed from the area as others panicked.
One 25-year-old woman said she had been watching the speeches at the rally when friends pushed her to the side.
She said they started ducking and were then stampeded.
Mike Mudidi said he was enjoying the celebrations when he heard screams behind him that someone had pulled out a gun.
He says he grabbed his buddies’ hands and ran.
Some who stayed behind huddled near pillars in Nathan Phillips Square
The festivities were put on hold while several people, including Raptors coach Nick Nurse and broadcaster Matt Devlin spoke to the crowd, in an effort to keep them calm.
The celebration resumed shortly after.
The city estimated over two million people were on-hand to witness the parade and subsequent rally, which was meant to wrap up by 2 p.m., but was delayed due to how many people lined the streets.
—With files from The Canadian Press and Kayla McLean
I’m on the roof of city hall and something is happening. People are running including what looks to be cops and security pic.twitter.com/FEbhw88OqI
— Jennifer Pagliaro (@jpags) June 17, 2019
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ABC Announces GH/OLTL Switch - ABC Soaps In Depth
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ABC Announces GH/OLTL Switch
By Chris Eades
ABC Daytime has released their official statement regarding the replacement of Jill Farren Phelps as executive producer of GENERAL HOSPITAL with former ONE LIFE TO LIVE head Frank Valentini, news that Soaps In Depth broke last night. Additionally, the network is officially confirming that OLTL head scribe Ron Carlivati will be taking over as headwriter of the drama series. Both positions are effective January 9, 2012.
"Frank and Ron's creativity, passion and outstanding leadership will be a welcome addition to the cast and crew, as well as viewers and longtime fans," says ABC Daytime president Brian Frons in the statement. "As creative leaders in the industry, I am very excited for their arrival to GH and their dedication to the genre will certainly invigorate the daytime drama that has been part of the pop culture and the TV landscape for many years."
Valentini -- who has served as OLTL's executive producer since 2002 -- adds, "I look forward to this next exciting chapter working with the wonderful cast and crew of GH. This is an incredible opportunity for me to extend my passion and expertise for daytime television as I continue my relationship with Disney/ABC Television Group and become part of an extraordinary team in 2012."
For his part, Carlivati was a member of the OLTL team for 15 years, serving as headwriter from 2007-2011. While sources tell Soaps In Depth that Carlivati will be replacing current GH headwriter Garin Wolf at the post, ABC has yet to officially comment on what Wolf's future status with the soap will be.
UPDATE: An ABC spokesperson reports that GH's current headwriter, Garin Wolf, and co-headwriter Shelly Altman will remain a part of the show's writing staff, but in a different capacity.
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Netflix Pickup ‘I Lost My Body,’ ‘Buñuel,’ ‘Away’ Top Annecy Festival
By John Hopewell and Jamie Lang
ANNECY, France — Fulfilling expectations, Jeremy Clapin’s “I Lost My Body, the subject of one of the highest-profile Netflix deals at this year’s Cannes, won this Saturday the Annecy Festival’s top Cristal Award of best feature plus, in a relatively rare Annecy double whammy, the festival’s Audience Award.
The first was expected, the second a sign of the broad appeal of a movie whose premise – a severed hand desperately attempting to be reunited with its body – seems a highly unlikely point of departure for a movie of any kind.
Hailed as a masterpiece by many critics “I Lost My Body” was described by Peter Debruge in his Variety review as “one of the strangest ideas ever committed to animation — a severed hand seeks answers,” which “ultimately proves to be one of the medium’s most profound offerings.”
With a 2019 Annecy jury mention going to Salvador Simó’s “Buñuel in the Labyrinth of Tortoises” — a Gkids pickup for North America — the true-events story of Luis Buñuel’s shooting 1933’s “Land Without Bread,” whose very animated documentary format serves to give the whole film a near surreal tinge, Annecy’s 2019 major kudos can be seen to celebrate the sheer inventiveness of current animation.
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They also highlighted up and coming talent such as 25-year-old Latvian Gints Zilbalodis, whose “Away” won the new Annecy selection Contrechamp, dedicated to emerging talent from around the world. A beautifully animated mood piece-cum-road trip in which a young man parachutes into an island, motorbikes across barren deserts, lagoons and forests, pursued by a malignant spirit, “Away,” on which Cinema Management Group had been tapped to push out pre-sales before its Annecy bow, can be read as being a sort of “reflection of the creative process of making the film itself,” Zilbalodis has said.
The Annecy Cristal for best short, a category of arguably greater importance in animation than live action, went to Breton Bruno Collet’s “Memorable,” which lived up to its name.
In the France Télévisions-produced short, made with Breton regional TV, a talented painter pushes back against Alzheimer’s until he can remember two things, his art and the love of his life. Taking in a huge sweep of modern art — ranging from Van Gogh, Giacometti, Kokoschka to Baselitz — as his memory degenerates toward the anomie of abstract art, “Memorable” is tender, beautifully scored and produced by Vivement Lundi.
One of the most intriguing Annecy competitions this year looks to have been the TV section, which featured episodes of Disney Channel’s “101 Dalmatian Street,” DreamWorks TV Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny,” Netflix’s “Dino Girl Gauko” (well-liked at Annecy) and Magic Light Pictures’ huge BBCOne Christmas hit “Zog.” The eventual winner, however, was “The County Fair,” an episode of “Panic in the Village,” a long-running stop-motion comedy farce from celebrated Belgian directors Vincent Patar and Stéphane Aubier.
The flood of prizes for shorts, still one of Annecy’s biggest attractions, served to distinguish some of the standouts.
Backed by France’s Les Armateurs (“The Swallows of Kabul”), the exquisitely drawn and affecting “Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days” won a jury award among Annecy shorts. It pays tribute in sharp black-pencil — with an occasional detail, such as a rose or pencil, rendered in red — to director Regina Pessoa’s uncle, who lived opposite, a dandy who owned a motorbike, and taught her to draw.
A 3D-animated short with a stop-motion aesthetic which won a jury mention for storytelling, “Drive” envisions the violent life of a child after the death of his mother. From director Pedro Casavecchia, the short is an Argentina-France co-production.
Scooping a jury mention for social significance, “My Generation” is the latest from Academy Award-winning director Ludovic Houplain (“Logorama”). It features a reverse shot from a vehicle speeding down a six-lane highway away from a big metropolis of theme-park brands — art, religions, Wall Street, sex parlors — as the soundtrack samples rants by Adolf Hitler, to end on the sanity of Bertrand Russell’s dictum: “Love is wise, hatred is foolish.”
Among the special prizes announced on Friday, maybe the most important, the Gan Foundation Award for Distribution, went to Aurel’s “Josep,” a portrait of illustrator, soldier, concentration camp detainee and Hollywood stage designer Josep Bartoli.
2019 ANNECY INTL. ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION WINNERS
CRISTAL FOR A FEATURE FILM
“I Lost My Body,” (Jérémy Clapin, France)
AUDIENCE AWARD/ PREMIERE
JURY MENTION
“Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles,” (Salvador Simo, Spain, Netherlands)
CONTRECHAMP AWARD
“Away,” (Gints Zilbalodis, Latvia)
CREDIT: Animation Is Film
CRISTAL FOR A SHORT FILM
“Mémorable,” (Bruno Collet, France)
JEAN-LUC XIBERRAS AWARD FOR A FIRST SHORT
“Deszcz,” (Piotr Milczarek, Poland)
JURY AWARD
“Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days,” (Regina Pessoa, Canada, France, Portugal)
JURY DISTINCTION FOR STORYTELLING
“Drive,” (Pedro Casavecchia, Argentina, France)
JURY DISTINCTION FOR SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE
“My Generation,” (Ludovix Houplain, France)
TV FILMS & SPECIALS
CRISTAL FOR A TV PRODUCTION
Panic in the Village “The County Fair” (Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier, Belgium)
JURY AWARD FOR A TV SERIES
“Flavors of Iraq” (Léonard Cohen, France)
JURY AWARD FOR A TV SPECIAL
“My Life in Versailles,” (Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat, Nathaniel H’Limi, France)
TV AND COMMISSIONED FILMS
CRISTAL FOR A COMMISIONED FILM
Ted-Ed “Accents” (Robertino Zambrano, Australia, United States)
#TakeOnHistory “Wimbledon” (Smith & Foulkes, U.K.)
GRADUATION FILMS
CRISTAL FOR A GRADUATION FILM
“Daughter,” (Daria Kashcheeva, Czech Republic)
JURY DISTINCTION
“These Things in My Head – Side A,” (Luke Bourne, U.K.)
“Rules of Play,” (Merlin Flügel, Germany)
ANIMATION OFF-LIMITS
SHORT FILMS (TIED)
“Don’t Know What,” (Thomas Renoldner, Austria)
HONORARY CRISTAL
Jean-François Laguionie
Annecy Animation Film Festival
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July 25 airpower: A-10
July 25 airpower summary: A-10 provides armed overwatch
A-10 Thunderbolt IIs provide close-air support to ground troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. The A-10's excellent maneuverability at low air speeds and altitude and its highly accurate weapons delivery make it an ideal aircraft for supporting coalition operations.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)
7/26/2009 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations July 25, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
Near Asadabad, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II's provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Enemy forces opened heavy small-arms fire trapping the friendly forces. The A-10's provided several strafing runs on the enemy positions and then dropped several guided bomb unit-38's which stopped the enemy engagement.
Several Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles were in the vicinity of Asadabad to provide friendly forces with air cover. The F-15E's provided support through shows of force for friendly forces under imminent threat from enemy forces. These shows of force deterred enemy fire on the friendly forces.
At Sangin, coalition aircraft provided cover for friendly forces. The aircrew witnessed enemy forces leave a known enemy position and gather at a friendly forces position where they prepared to attack. The aircraft released ordnance on the enemy thwarting any attack on the friendly forces.
A friendly force's patrol requested support from F-15E's that were providing armed overwatch at Konduz after they started receiving small-arms fire. The F-15E's provided a show of force expending flares over the enemy position which ended the enemy small-arms fire.
Asadabad was provided with a show of force by F-15E's after friendly forces started receiving small-arms fire from enemy forces.
F-15E's provided shows of force at Ghazni when enemy forces engaged a convoy that had been struck with an improvised explosive device. The enemy fire ceased after the show of force.
Joint terminal attack controllers assigned to coalition units verified the success of these missions.
In total, 71 close-air-support missions were flown in support of the ISAF and Afghan security forces, reconstruction activities and route patrols.
Twenty-four Air Force intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft flew missions as part of operations in Afghanistan.
In Iraq, coalition aircraft flew 22 close-air-support missions for Operation Iraqi Freedom. These missions integrated and synchronized with coalition ground forces, protected key infrastructure, provided overwatch for reconstruction activities and helped to deter and disrupt hostile activities.
Twenty-four Air Force and Navy ISR aircraft flew missions as part of operations in Iraq. In addition, two Air Force aircraft performed tactical reconnaissance.
Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft and C-17 Globemaster IIIs provided intra-theater heavy airlift, helping to sustain operations throughout Afghanistan, Iraq and the Horn of Africa.
Approximately 40 airlift sorties were flown, 1,212 tons of cargo were delivered and about 2,726 passengers were transported. This included about 61,200 pounds of aerial resupply cargo dropped over Afghanistan.
Coalition C-130 crews flew as part of operations in Afghanistan or Iraq.
On July 24, Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters and "Guardian Angel" teams transported nine patients to coalition field hospitals from locations in Afghanistan. Pararescue team members aboard located, rescued and began treatment to stabilize patients in the battlefield. The HH-60G transported these patients to field hospitals in less time than it takes for a civilian patient to reach emergency care by ambulance in most major cities.
Air Force aerial refueling crews flew 57 sorties and off-loaded approximately 3.0 million pounds of fuel to 268 receiving aircraft.
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Creating and editing road segments
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This article covers creating and editing road segments. Be sure to read this whole article to ensure you fully understand all aspects of how segments operate in Waze before you start to create and edit roads on the map.
Creating a new road
If you find a road missing from the Waze map, such as a recent suburban development, follow the screenshots and instructions to add a road to Waze. The example is from Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, and we will add the missing roads in the highlighted area:
Zoom the map display so you can see the entire area where you need to add the road, if possible. Setting the zoom level appropriately allows you to follow the curves of the road as you draw it.
There are five essential steps to add roads to the Waze map:
Draw the road.
Set or confirm the road properties.
Connect the road with junctions to existing segment(s) or another newly created segment(s).
Set allowed turns at junctions.
Save the changes.
View a step-by-step video on how to add a road from an existing intersection
For more detail on creating road segments, see Create a Road.
Drawing the road
Hover the cursor over the curved road with a cross/plus sign icon at the top of the screen in the toolbar and click Road. You can also use the keyboard shortcut, which is the letter i, for Insert. Move the cursor to the location you want to start drawing the road. This can be an empty location, or it can be on an existing segment where you want the intersection with this new road. The cursor has a small blue circle to indicate it is in drawing mode.
When you hover over an existing segment, it highlights showing that if you click there, a junction is automatically added.
Move your mouse along the path of the road, following the aerial view or GPS points for the new road. Every time you click, a geometry node is added, aligning your new road with your cursor movement. When you reach the end location for the new road, double-click the mouse. You exit drawing mode, and the new road displays in orange to signify that it is unsaved. Don't worry if you made a mistake in drawing the shape of the road. Just click on the segment again and you can add, remove or reposition geometry nodes. If you want to remove the road just drawn, you can press the ESC key on the keyboard before you exit drawing mode.
In our example, there is another road in this same view which is missing. We can add another road to the map without saving the first one. The next image shows the second road already added, and auto-junctioned to the first segment we just created.
At this point, you can save the newly added roads if you wish. However, the process of properly adding the roads is not complete. All new roads are set as 1-way, with no associated city and no street name. Adding these details to the road is required before they show up in the Waze client app.
Note: When creating special roads like roundabouts and loops, be sure to follow the special considerations for those roads in those linked sections.
Confirm the road by updating details
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New road segment created via the app's "Pave road" function are not immediately displayed on the Waze app. They must first have city and street names confirmed, meaning that an editor adds that information. The editor will also have to connect them to the road network to make them usable.
In the map editor, roads are outlined in red when city and street name properties have not been set (known as red roads or unconfirmed roads). An editor should set the country; state (US only); city; street name; road type; and direction.
Paved roads do not appear until being "touched" in the editor. This does not apply to roads created in the editor; when created in WME, roads can appear on the Waze app even if they are missing key properties.
To confirm a road, select one or more segments with the mouse. You can add only one name at a time, but you can add it to multiple segments at the same time. Because of that, it is efficient to first select multiple segments that will share the same name, and then apply the name to them together. Notice below that for the first road there are now two one-way segments. This is because the second road we added has cut the original road into two segments.
To edit the address details of the selected segment(s), find the phrase Unnamed segment in the upper left corner of the editor. There is a pencil icon next to it. Click the pencil icon. Make sure the Country and State values are correct. Next, enter the city and street name information. Sometimes, a segment is outside a municipality, or the municipality cannot be determined or is not relevant. If that is the case, then check the None box next to City. Similarly, some streets may not need a name, such as ramps, private roads, and parking lot roads. For those segments, use the None check box next to Street.
Most roundabouts also must not have a street name. Use the None box for them. This permits proper navigation instructions for the roundabout.
For segments that exist only to connect two one-way roads (At-grade connectors), do not name the segment. The city name is fine if the segment is clearly inside the city limits.
Important: When complete, click the Apply button. If you do not click the Apply button, your changes will be discarded by WME without warning when you save or click another object in the editor. Please click the Apply button as soon as you finish entering information, so you do not lose your data.
Set Road Type, Direction, and Elevation
Set each of the fields Road Type, Direction, and Elevation. For neighborhood streets in these examples, Street is appropriate, they are 2-way streets and they have no roads above or below them, so elevation Ground is correct.
Review the article determining one-way streets for more information on directionality.
Please be aware the the directionality type 'Unknown' does not prevent Waze from routing onto a road. 'Unknown' really means 'Undefined'. When the direction is set to 'Unknown', Waze automatically adjust the directionality of the road as Wazers drive it. This is the initial directionality of all roads after a base map import. In addition, locking the segment does not prevent the directionality from changing on 'Unknown' roads as Wazers drive it.
You may choose to save now, but there is one more step before we can call this process complete: setting the allowed turns.
Set allowed turns (connections)
We've added our roads and confirmed them, but we haven't set the legal directions to and from this segment. In the real world, there are barriers and signs which prevent travel in a certain direction, even though the roads connect to each other. In our suburban neighborhood example, none of these blockages exist, but our screenshot shows red arrows, meaning that Waze generally won't navigate that direction from the selected segment. Click on the red arrows to turn them green, and permit navigation in that direction. This needs to be done for each segment that is added to the map, as the default setting after connecting a new segment is to disallow all turns to the new segment.
In situations where not all turns are allowed, click on the arrow to turn it red for the disallowed direction from that segment.
If all turns are allowed at a junction, the fastest way to enable all turns is by selecting the junction and not the individual segments. Select the junction and it changes from a small black circle to a blue circle with a white border. Note that if you have already selected a segment connected to that junction, click elsewhere on the map, or hit the ESC key to deselect that segment before you can select the junction.
The Properties drawer shows action links for the selected junction. Depending on the current state of the junction, one or both of the links Allow all turns or Disallow all turns links appear. For example, if all turns are currently allowed, then only the Disallow all turns link appears.
To enable all turns at an intersection, click the Allow all turns link for the junction. Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcut w to allow all turns and the shortcut q to disallow all connections. A best practice when allowing all turns on a junction is to disallow all turns first, as it cleans up some legacy problems with the map.
Other helpful turn arrow keyboard shortcuts are:
Shift+Z - Toggles between: 1) showing the enabled and restricted turn arrows for the selected segment, and 2) showing all restricted turns (red arrows only) for every junction on the visible map (up to zoom level 4 or 500 ft in the lower left map legend).
a - Toggles between making the turn restriction arrows directly selectable (opaque) or transparent. Transparency enables selecting objects below the arrow on the map.
s - Toggles between separating turn arrows so they don't overlap or leaving them overlapping. This can also be used to refresh the screen when you have toggled visibility for all restricted turns, and you are modifying turn restrictions.
To see all keyboard shortcuts, press the ? on the keyboard.
When turns or parts of a road are restricted certain times of day or days of the week, you can use the scheduled restrictions feature.
As the roads connecting to each other usually allow for all turn connection / direction, it is saves a lot of time for the editor to enable “draw new roads with all turns allowed” under the left pane “settings” tab during editing process.
See the section turn restrictions for more information on all turn arrows.
If you have saved your progress or not, click the Save button (or use the Ctrl + s keyboard shortcut) to send all of your updates to the Waze servers for processing. After the save is complete, and if there are no errors, you are presented with a view of the final product of this process:
It is a good practice to save your changes often, and certainly when you get more than 10 unsaved changes pending. Sometimes you may run into a save error that you cannot determine what is wrong, and you have to undo many prior edits. Sometimes you have to undo all the way back to your first edit. Saving regularly limits chances of lost work in case of unresolvable errors.
Editing existing roads
Editing an existing road segment is not very different from creating a new road. Once a road is drawn from scratch, before it is saved, all of the editing functions described here work.
Adjusting road geometry (nodes)
Adjusting road geometry is changing the shape or appearance of a road segment. Real-world roads may be realigned, or mapped roads may be in the wrong place because the data from the basemap import was wrong. Sometimes we need to realign roads to improve navigation or spoken instructions in the Waze mobile app.
The instructions here, while written for an existing road segment, also apply to a new road segment you just created, but have not yet saved. The editor treats them the same.
To start adjusting the geometry of a segment, click on it. When you hover over the highlighted segment, geometry nodes (black squares white circles) and inter-geometry nodes (white dots circled in blue) display along the segment. Both of these are draggable so that you can reposition them wherever you need. When you drag an inter-geometry nodes from its default position half-way between two geometry nodes, it turns into a node.
To delete a node, hover the cursor over a node and hit the d key on the keyboard. This only works with nodes, not inter-geometry nodes.
Tip: Straighten segments quickly If you have a segment that you need to clear all the geometry node quickly, select the segment and hold down the d key. Then move the mouse pointer near the geometry nodes you want to remove. With the d key held down it will automatically delete the node when the mouse hovers over it. To stop deleting nodes, stop pressing the d key.
When you have a long, straight stretch of road, and there are geometry nodes located along its length, delete these nodes, unless the node is there to change a speed limit. It simplifies the road segment if you have to adjust it later, lightens the load on the database, and makes it easier to display on the Waze client app.
When your moves are complete, save, and the segment appears in the map with the new geometry. To see these operations in action, you can watch a video of adjusting segment geometry.
Fix the end-node on culs-de-sac and dead-ends
NOTE: The information shown in this section is only valid for segments which were paved from the Waze application. While they do NOT show in the editor when present, any segment drawn in the WME will have a junction node at its terminus.
In order for the Waze Application to properly route from a location on a cul-de-sac or dead-end road, the end of the last segment must have an end-node. Without this end-node, Waze gives the instruction Proceed to the highlighted route. In the image to the right you can see a small blue diamond at the end of the long court, and no blue diamond at the end of the short court. The short court is missing an end-node at the end of the segment.
When you select each segment, putting them into an edit mode, you can see the difference between the two roads. The long court has the end-node (small white circle) and the short court has a geometry node (large black square) at the end of the segment.
To add an end-node to the short court, a temporary road segment must be added to the current road. Start by not having the road selected (make sure it is white by clicking elsewhere on the map). Hover the cursor over the large + icon at the top of the screen in the toolbar and click Road. You can also use the keyboard shortcut which is the letter i, for Insert. Position the cursor so the blue circle appears at the end of the segment and Left-click the mouse to start the road.
Click some distance away from the end of the current road and double click to end road creation. Select the newly created segment and press the Delete key or the Trash Can icon from the toolbar.
Save the changes and the result shows the small court now has the proper end-node as a small blue diamond (when not being edited or selected).
Note that most cul-de-sac should not terminate in a roundabout or loop, but as a dead end as drawn here.
Junctions
Before making any change to a junction, be sure to review the Junction Style Guide for information on the best practices for creating junctions. There are many times when a junction may be drawn in a way that does not seem logical, but it is very important to the navigation engine in Waze.
Moving junctions
Moving a junction is as simple as dragging the junction to another location, however there are geometry nodes (the white circles seen when editing a segment) that might need to be moved or removed.
First use the mouse to select the intersection of the road segments. This puts a red dot, circled in white, on the junction. This indicates you are moving all the segments connected to this junction. Note that if the red dot appears transparent, it means that one of the attached road segments is locked above your editing rank, and the junction cannot be moved by you. Release the mouse button and move the mouse away until the cursor appears as a 4-way crossed arrow .
With the cursor as a crossed arrow, select the junction again and drag it to the desired location. The harsh angles in the segments in this example are caused by the geometry nodes and need to be adjusted. It is important to position the junction in a location that is not on top of a segment. This makes it difficult to adjust the geometry nodes, and in some cases tells the editor to merge junctions if one is present below the junction you are moving.
The black geometry nodes can be moved, removed, or added as explained in detail above. Adjust them to align with the aerial views or the GPS tracks.
Moving one junction onto another junction
If two junctions are disconnected from each other, but should be joined into one junction, then dragging one of the junction nodes until it "snaps" to and connects to the other junction node will bring them together. Warning! Only use this technique if the two junctions are disconnected from each other. If there is a segment connecting the two, you could accidentally delete the segment in the process. This would also delete any traffic data and house numbers associated with the deleted segment.
Removing junctions with only two segments
There are times when only two segments are joined at a junction. In general this is not a problem, but it can slow down editing and it may be the source of incorrect turn restrictions and bad routing. So the best practice is to delete these junctions when found. However, it is very important to study the two segments before merging, to ensure the junction is not there for a purpose.
Legitimate Reasons for Two-segment Junctions
Loop roads. A single segment cannot loop back upon itself, so a junction is required to create two separate segments. It does not matter where the junction is located, so long as each segment meets the minimum segment length. Some roads have two separate segments that share the same start and end junctions creating two alternate paths between them. These configurations cause routing problems and require one of the two segments to have a 2-segment junction. More details are covered in Junction Style Guide on Loops.
Ramp or freeway splits. There are cases where a freeway may split into two separate freeways. In order to provide navigation to drivers, it may be necessary to create short segments on the freeway to show the two different road names at the split. Under certain situations it may be best to make the segments as short as possible, so long as each segment meets the minimum segment length. This is covered in detail in the Junction Style Guide.
Long segments. Segments are best kept under a certain distance. See the article segment length for more information.
Segment Property Change. When a segment property changes between intersections, a two-segment junction may be required:
Road, city, or state name change. When the road, city, or state name changes between intersections, add a junction so the segments on either side may have a different name.
Elevation Change. When elevation changes at complex interchanges, a junction can be added to introduce an elevation change.
Speed Limit Change. When the speed limit changes between intersections, add a junction so the segments on either side may have a different speed limit.
Once you are certain there is no reason to have the extra junction, there are two methods to remove it. One method highlights the junction and deletes it and the second highlights the two segments and bridges them together.
Delete key or trash can icon
This method is the preferred method, because it enables the WME to alert you when there are legitimate differences between the segments. With the mouse select the junction point between the two segments. Look for the trash can icon at the upper right corner of the WME screen. If it appears press it to remove the junction. Alternatively, the Delete or Del key (not Backspace) removes the junction.
Deletion of a node automatically places a geometry node at that point. If you need to remove the point, you can do so by highlighting the segment and hovering the mouse over the point of the prior junction. The WME displays the point and you can press the d key to remove it.
If the trash can icon does not appear, something about those two segments is different, possibly the city name, street name, road type, or direction of travel.
Bridge segments
Generally do not use this method because it has two additional side effects that are not generally desired.
It increases the elevation of the resulting single segment by one.
It disconnects any other segments at that junction point, but leaves it directly below the geometry node potentially causing automated map problems if not moved.
With the mouse, select one of the segments. Then, while holding down the multi-select key (Control for Windows/Linux and Command for Mac) select the second segment. If the two segments have the same properties including direction, a small bridge icon appears above the junction. Click the bridge to merge the two segments, eliminating the junction between them. A geometry node is placed where the junction was previously located. To remove the node (if necessary), select the segment and hover the mouse near the old junction. The geometry node should be displayed. Then, press the d key to remove the unwanted node. When the segments are different, the bridge icon does not appear at the junction.
Cut a segment to create a new junction
If it is necessary to change road information in the middle of a segment (road name, direction, city, type, or other information changes at that point), you need to create a junction at that point. One way to do this is to create a new road connected to the previous road. Begin or end the new road on the previous road to create a new junction. Then delete the new road -- the junction remains, and the previous road segment has been cut at the point where you created and deleted the road.
Allow/Disallow connections
Changing the allowed and disallowed turns in a junction follows the same procedure for controlling them when updating a road segment described above.
(Re)Moving a road from a junction
Updating road details
The details of a road can be entered as discussed with regard to confirming the details of a new road above. The procedure is the same for updating the details of an existing road segment.
To update details, first, select the segment(s) you need to update. Click on the segment and the segment turns blue.
Multiple segments may be selected by holding down the modifier key and clicking additional segments. The modifier key for Mac is the command key, for Windows the control key and for Linux the control key. Each selected segment turns blue.
Once selected, if the General tab is visible on the left side of the editor.
Address Properties
At the top of the properties toolbox are the address fields. The address fields include the street name, city name, State (currently only in the United States) and country. To edit the address details, click the Edit button (or press the 'e' shortcut key). This enables editing of fields above it.
The Country (and State) fields may be updated by selecting a different country (or state) from the dropdown selections. Selections are provided only for countries (or states) that are present on other nearby road segments.
The city and street names may be updated by typing a new name. See the naming guidelines for guidance on choosing the correct street name. As a name is typed, Waze provides a list of similar names. These similar entries can be selected by clicking them. If the segment is in a location outside a city, the "None" check box should be selected and the city name left blank. If the road does not have a name, the "None" check box should be selected and street name left blank. Entries must be present for each address property. To eliminate a city name or street name the appropriate "None" boxes must be checked. When complete, click the Apply button. If no changes are to be made, click the Cancel button.
If the above Address Properties are not set for a segment, the road displays as a red line in the editing map only and does not appear in the Waze client app after the next update. This process is part of the road verification process. When the Waze client app uses the pave option, the road is created in the edited Waze map only. That Wazer or another Wazer who is editing the map in that area must set these properties in this section in order for the road to be seen in the client.
Alternate street names
The subsection Alternate street names: lists the other names associated with all currently highlighted segments. It does not isolate individual alternate names for each segment, so if you want to be sure all the highlighted segments have a specific alternate name add it all the segments. For any segments that already have the alternate name, it will not be duplicated.
The hyperlink titled Add alternate name brings up two selection boxes for the City name and Street name. If the City name is not applicable, select the None check box. Enter the street name and press Apply or hit the Enter key on the keyboard. This adds that name to the currently highlighted segments.
To delete an alternate street name, click the next to the alternate name to be deleted. This deletes the alternate name for the highlighted segments.
A future version of the Waze Map Editor is being considered to include road shields as part of the alternate street name field.
Road Properties
It is important to follow the guidelines for setting road properties established by your country or region.
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Map Editor Interface and Controls #Left Pane with segment(s) selected
Creating_and_editing_road_segments#Road_Properties
Creating and editing road segments #Set Road Type, Direction, and Elevation
The road segment properties are below the address properties on the General Tab.
The road type is changed by selecting the appropriate road type from the drop down box.
See the Road types and names page for your country for further guidance on selecting the correct road type.
Toll roads - Select the box for toll road if the segment meets the guidelines
Tunnel - Select the box for tunnel if the segment meets the guidelines.
Road Direction
The direction of the road is changed by selecting the appropriate direction from the drop down box.
If traffic may travel both ways on the road, select "Two way." If traffic may travel only one-way on the road in the direction from the toward the select "One way (A→B)." If traffic may travel only one-way on the road in the direction from the toward the select "One way (B→A)."
After the road properties are saved, the direction is indicated by black arrows on the road.
Base mapped roads are originally assigned the direction of unknown. When the direction is set to "Unknown", Waze automatically adjusts the directionality of the road as Wazers drive it. When editing, make every effort to determine the correct direction of the road and choose either "Two-way" or the appropriate "One-way" direction.
See the article determining one-way streets for more information on determining the direction of a road as being one way or two way.
The speed limit fields are shown for the segment. These fields should be updated with the official speed limit as shown on speed limit signs. The speed limit is shown in either km (Km/h) or miles (mp/h), depending on which unit type is selected in the settings tab.
In some locations Waze has run a program to predict speed limits and assign the assumption to segments. When a segment has an assumed speed limit, the limit will be ignored by the app until an editor verifies it. WME displays a Verified check box next to the speed limit field. If you can verify that the speed limit shown is correct, check the Verified box. If you find it to be incorrect, replace the Waze-supplied speed limit with the correct speed limit (there is no need to check the Verified box). Either way, once you save, WME will stop displaying the Verified check box, since it is only needed until verified or corrected.
Pay attention to the units type displayed next to the speed input field (mph/kph) and be sure to adjust your settings if needed to enter the correct speed.
NOTE: The "Verified" check box will not display when multiple segments are selected, even if they have unverified speed limits.
For more details on speed limits policies and how to enter them, see the Speed limits article.
Road elevation
The Road Elevation should be changed where one road passes over another. By default, the Elevation of a segment is Ground (zero). When two segments overlap but do not actually connect in the real world, the value of Elevation for each segment must be different. This ensures that the Waze problem detection system doesn't flag the spot where two segments overlap as a location where a junction might be needed.
The visual representation of the relative Road Elevation is different when viewed in the Waze Map Editor (WME) and the Client application.
1. The Client App displays segment elevation based on the road type only, meaning Freeways are always on top, Major Highways are next, followed by Minor Highways, Ramps next, Primary Streets below all those, and finally Streets are at the bottom. This is the same order seen when setting the road type in the editor.
2. The WME uses the Road Elevation setting to display the relative elevation of the road. It displays the road with the highest "elevation" number at the top of the visual stack and works its way down as would be expected.
Although the client application does not benefit from the Road Elevation setting, it is recommended to set the Road Elevation relative to the physical mapping in the real world to enable possible future Client application updates to show the same visual representation as the WME.
3. Elevation -5 is used for non-drivable roads to help ensure that the routing engine does not try to connect or route drivers from roads onto non-roads by mistake. It acts to prevent false system reporting that the roads should be connected.
See Bridges for more information on elevation.
Road lock
The road lock menu displays locking levels available to each individual user. In the example to the right, the level 4 editor can assign a lock level of 1, 2, 3, or 4. Once the lock level is saved, an editor of an lower level will not be able to make changes to the segment.
See Locking segments for information.
The house numbers is used to create and edit house numbers for named road segments.
See House numbers for more information.
Locked Box
The segment is locked by checking the locked check box which is associated with the segments lock rank. For information on the effect of checking the locked box see Locked Roads.
Changing turn restrictions
Each intersection of two or more segments keeps track of the allowed directions you can turn from one segment to another. Changing these turn restrictions follows the same procedure as outlined above in the section on Set allowed turns.
Separator line (disabled)
The original map editor before the Waze Map Editor had the ability to add a black separator line down the middle of a road segment. It caused difficulty with map editing and was removed as a feature from the updated WME. There was a time when the line appeared in the WME, but could not be removed. It has since been disabled and no longer appears.
See Roundabouts/USA for guidance on roundabouts or traffic circles.
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Whispering Stars: Part Three [YooSu]
Whispering Stars: Part Three
Pairing: YooSu
Rating: Eventually NC-17 (probably)
Section: One, Two
Summary: When words and time create a distance between two beating hearts, Yoochun and Junsu must decide if their love can be resurrected from the ashes of their pain.
The tangle of blood-red sheets around Yoochun’s thighs tempted Junsu. Tight around Chun’s lower body, the bed linens clung to his too-slender torso, the rise of his cheeks pulling the fabric taut across his ass. Blue-black ink peeked out from under the cotton sheet’s edge, a dark declaration of his past loyalties on his pale skin.
Junsu found himself tracing the letters on Yoochun’s back before he realized he was doing it. It was a familiar feel, the soft downy skin kissed with a faint spray of freckles that never seemed to fade and the slight dip of Yoochun’s spine where it met his buttocks. Over time, the tattoo sank under Yoochun’s skin and Junsu could admit he missed the newly inked tattoo’s feel. Back then, he’d found the edges of the markings in the dark and practiced saying their band’s name in English as he traced the letters.
“I never ever got to finish saying your name, Chunnie-ah.” Junsu blushed, remembering how his touch often inflamed Yoochun’s desire for him and they’d end up making love in the middle of the night, their cries muffled between their pressed lips to prevent the other members from hearing them.
“Did we fade down? Like your tattoo?” He whispered, leaning over Yoochun until his lips almost brushed over the young man’s shoulder. “Am I that way in your heart as well? A memory of something you had once? Am I that rose you saved between the pages of a book and am now nothing more than a fragrant powder from the passing time?”
He blinked and a single drop fell from his lashes, splashing onto the roll of Yoochun’s shoulder. The tear ran slowly down the curve of muscle and struck the sheet, leaving a perfect black circle on the red linens. Turning his head, Junsu screwed his eyes shut and bit his upper lip, struggling to stave off the sobs he knew he’d have to control if he didn’t want to wake Yoochun up. The battle was nearly lost when the other man rolled over onto his side and Junsu heard him moan, a soft broken cry laden with anguish.
“It was my fault, I know.” Junsu wiped at his burning eyes, smearing his tears onto the back of his hand. “I said so… many things to you… so many hurtful things and what I did…”
The end began when Junsu fell into the darkness he’d fought silently. It crept in slowly, seeping into his thoughts with each passing day until the world no longer held any light. He’d professed encouragement when Yoochun began his drama but the embers of resentment were lit and Junsu found himself picking at their relationship until it was strained and fragile.
He’d pushed things to the edge when he’d visited the set and found Joong Ki sprawled on Yoochun’s lap as they watched the other actors shoot a scene. Neither man needed to be there, Junsu discovered when he walked onto the set, they’d stayed to spend time with the other actors…with each other.
Yoochun followed him after he coldly informed his lover he was leaving. He’d reached the dirt clearing the crew was using as a parking lot before the man caught up with him, his longer legs cutting the quickly distance between them. The words Junsu found in his jealousy were sharp and he’d felt a small taint of satisfaction at the hurt in Yoochun’s eyes when he said each one.
Now he felt only regret for pushing away the one person who’d stood by him at every turn of his life.
“I should have talked to you more. I should have told you how helpless I was feeling and how scared I was that we weren’t…that the three of us were going to fail.” Junsu rested his cheek on Yoochun’s shoulder, adding to the trail of tears he’d already shed. Another whisper of the sheets stilled Junsu's words and he reached across Yoochun's body, holding the man as close as he dared before continuing.
“I’m still scared and it’s so deep inside of me I’m afraid that it will never come out. It would have been easier of the other two had come with us. I’d feel more certain…that we had a chance…that we can survive this but now, I’m just frightened I’ve lost the one thing… the one person that mattered most to me in all of this. I’m afraid I’ve lost you, agi.”
“You haven’t lost me, Susu-ah,” Yoochun murmured. His fingers found the brush of Junsu’s nape and he stroked at the spot. “How could you lose me when you live in my heart?”
Yunho jerked out of his sound sleep, startled by the incessant trolling of his cell phone’s ringer. He didn’t need to look at the number. He knew who was on the other end. Grabbing the phone from his nightstand, he stared at the closed phone, debating the wisdom of answering it but he knew before he flipped it open, he would regret letting it go to voice mail.
He’d paid dearly for doing that in the past and found what little control over his life slip away under the pressure of the company he chose over his lover.
“Hello.” He rubbed at his eyes, blinking to focus on the faint light coming through the slit in his bedroom curtains. The breathing on the phone made him roll over and sigh heavily. “Jaejoong…”
“Sorry. I had to…” The other man’s voice caught on a chunk of pain in his throat and Yunho swallowed convulsively. “I wanted to tell you I talked to Junsu.”
“Did he go speak to Yoochun?” Yunho grunted. He had to fight to keep his voice even, forcing himself to remain distant and aloof from the tender-hearted, complex soul he longed to reach out to.
The sound of a cigarette being sucked on hit Yunho deep in his belly and the man sighed. He’d lost the right to admonish Jaejoong over his smoking. Clearing his throat, he forced his voice to flatten. “Was that it?”
“No…” Jae exhaled and Yunho could almost imagine he smelled the harsh bitter smoke in the air around him. “I wanted to say thanks. For talking to him.”
“You shouldn’t call me. You know it’s…dangerous.” Yunho turned over onto his back and covered his eyes with his forearm. The weight across his face helped him focus on being in the room and he hoped it would be enough to stave off the want to be with the man he was speaking to. “You shouldn’t have given Junsu my number. You know this, Jaejoong.”
“He needed… to talk to you. I didn’t know… what else to do, Yunho-ah.”
“They’re yours now, Jaejoong. When you walked away from me…from us…” He gritted his teeth, forcing himself to continue even though the fractured sob he just heard echoed in his ears. “You took them. You need to take care of them.”
“Is it that fucking easy for you?” Jaejoong’s guttural Korean cut Yunho short. “To walk away…”
“You’re the one who walked away, Jaejoong. Not me.”
“You were supposed to come with us. Remember?”
It stung to have the truth thrown back in his face and not for the first time, Yunho wanted nothing more than to crawl over broken glass rather than admit to his ex-lover that he’d been scared…still was scared… of living in the freefall the three were in. He needed the stability. Yunho needed that security in order to survive.
Or so he thought before he found himself in the emptiness of his life without Jaejoong.
“Don’t call me anymore. Please…” Yunho couldn’t keep the strain out of his voice. “It’s better if you don’t. Better for both of us.”
“And Junsu? He thinks of you as his leader… all of us think of you that way. What about him? And Yoochun? I can see you turning away from me but them?”
“You’re their leader now, Kim Jaejoong. They can’t come to me anymore…”
Yunho didn’t have a chance to finish. A dial tone had replaced the breathing on the other end of the phone and Yunho felt his eyes water and a thread of moisture made the skin on his arm slick where it lay on his face.
“I’d hoped that if I stayed…they would let you go… let the three of you be but that’s…they won’t. They won’t stop going after you until they’ve taken everything…everyone from you,” Yunho whispered into the empty line. “It would be so much worse for you if I were there with you. They’d destroy you. “It is better this way. For you, Joongie-ah. I am doing this for you.”
winter_subaki
*hugs you back*
this is getting harder and harder, I don't know how much long I can Hold on
have faith. :D
good morning :)
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tea_biscuit: JaeMin.
tea_biscuit: JaeMin. catholic school girl ensemble!Min and a very bemused, turned on Jaebear.
“Oh you’ve got to be kidding me,” Changmin stepped out from behind the dressing screen, tugging at the plaid skirt he’d been given to put on. “I am not going to wear this.”
“What are you complaining about?” Jaejoong called out, wiggling into his costume. “I’m a bear. What are you?”
The singer struggled to keep a straight face when he saw the younger man but it lasted for a moment then he burst out laughing, doubling over under the force of his giggles. “Oh god, who are you supposed to be?”
“I think Goldilocks.” Changmin held up a long wig, its golden blonde curls nearly a foot long. “And you’re one of the bears. Is there an apron you’re supposed to put on? I’m guessing you’re Momma Bear.”
“No apron,” Jaejoong waddled around, the plump stomach on his bear costume jiggling as he walked. “How are we supposed to pose in these?”
“Doesn’t matter,” Min stalked back behind the screen. “I’m not wearing this. I’ll do a lot of things. We’ve all done some insane things but this is something I refuse to do.”
“Manager-sshi will be mad.” The older man called out. Jae tried to sit down in a chair but the rear of the costume proved to be too large to fit in the seat and he toppled backwards. Reeling, he tried to hold his hands out, hoping the padded paws would absorb most of the shock. The momentum of his fall rolled him over onto his back and he lay there, partially embarrassed and somewhat stunned by the fall.
“Jaejoong, what are you doing out there?” Calling out to the older man, Min frowned as he tugged off the ensemble, pulling on his jeans.
“Minnie-ah, I need some help,” Jae flailed, trying to right himself. The heaviness of the costume’s belly made it impossible to get enough traction to flip over and the paws he’d strapped on his feet slipped under him as he tried to regain his footing.
“Is the zipper stuck?” Min took one step out from behind the screen then he burst into a deep laughter.
Jaejoong’s legs windmilled on the floor, moving him around in circles as he tried to get onto his stomach. Unable to reach around the costume’s girth, he inched over the clean tile floor, then circled back around as his arms failed to make purchase beneath him. The honey gold of the fur matched Jae’s caramel hair, the flush of his pale skin a light pink under the fluorescent lights.
“Oh god, hold on,” Changmin wiped his eyes, trying to get the tears out of his lashes.
“Good, come help me,” Jae reached out with one hand for the youngest. “At least turn me over so I can get up. This is stupid.”
“No no, don’t move!”
Jaejoong heard the click-click-click of Min’s cellphone camera and he sighed, resting his head back against the tiled floor. Going limp, he lay spread eagled, waiting for the younger man to finish capturing the moment. Lifting his head, he waited still for the second burst of insane laughter to die down, hoping Min’s cheeks would ache for hours with the exertion of his giggles.
“Min, help me!” Gritting his teeth, Jae attempted to right himself again, only to end up wedging himself against one of the side tables.
“Okay, wait. Let me see what I can do,” Changmin sniffed, tucking his phone back into his bag. Reaching under the costume, the young man searched for the zipper tag, finding it tucked under a fabric flap. Leaning over Jaejoong, he tugged at the metal fastener, slowing moving it down the track.
Wiggling, Jae tried to tug at the sleeves, then clenched his teeth into one of the gloves, working it free from his fingers. Min’s fingers under the collar of the bear suit made it easier to breath and the itchiness of the backing on his bare stomach eased somewhat.
“What are you wearing under this?” Pulling at the closure, Min lifted the collar and peeked down. “Are you naked?”
“I’m wearing underwear!” Jae snorted. “It was too tight with the shirt I had on and forget about wearing my jeans underneath. It wouldn’t have fit over.”
“You know, I’m going about this all wrong,” Changmin mused, sitting back on his haunches.
“What? It’s stuck?”
“No, but I’m doing this for free,” The youngest reflected, stroking at the costume’s fur. “You’re stuck and I could be getting something more out of it besides your gratitude.”
“You want me to do dishes for a week?” Jae slanted his eyes, suspicious of the young man’s contemplations. “Your laundry?”
“Nope,” Min shook his head. “I want a kiss. Maybe more than one. It depends on how difficult it will be to get you out of this.”
He claimed his first one, tasting at the pout that he saw on Jaejoong’s face in pictures and in the shadows of the older man’s thoughts. To Min, Jae tasted of a hot summer night, wild and open, The wind was on his tongue, unbridled passion scented with a hint of cinnamon and cloves. Under Changmin’s teeth, the rise of Jae’s plump lower lip swelled, filling up against the tip of Min’s tongue, a sweet nectar of flesh tingling his nerves. Nearly breathless, he broke free of the kiss, wanting to fall into it further but knowing the floor of a dressing room would not be the place to sate his desires.
“You need to get me out of this, Min,” Jaejoong panted, his open mouth wet from Changmin’s tongue. “I can’t touch you with this thing on me.”
“Maybe that’s good?” Cocking his head, the younger man studied the singer then dipped down closer to his face. “You can’t get away from me if you’re on your back like this. I can take my time making you pay.”
His hands slid under the collar, finding Jae’s bare chest beneath the bear suit. Plucking at the curl of nipple he found pearling under his fingers, Min stole another kiss, a gentle brush of his lips on the other’s, tasting the desire he stroked to an ember then to a raging flame. Jae’s hands rose, his naked fingers barely able to brush through Min’s long dark hair, the overstuffed arms of the costume keeping him nearly immobile.
“Minnie, I can’t touch you like this,” Jae growled. “If you’re going to tease me like this, I’m going to explode.”
“Never knew I could do this to you,” Changmin’s hands left the other’s chest, roaming over the costume until he came to the V of the legs. Stroking at the furred inner thigh, he watched Jae’s face tighten. “So you can feel me through this?”
“Yes,” Leaning his head back, Jae gritted his teeth. “This is very unfair.”
“Life’s not fair, hyung,” Grinning, Min then pouted at the older man, licking his mouth in anticipation of what he could do next. “If I get you loose, what can you promise me?”
“I’m going to kill you,” The clutch of Min’s fingers on the heaviness between his legs made Jae gasp. “I’m going to kill you as slowly as you’re killing me right now.”
“Hah!” Bending over, Min licked at the stretch of skin he could reach as he peeled back the collar of the suit, exposing Jae’s collarbone. “I could take a long time doing this. If you were nicer to me, you could be doing this with me instead of just lying here like an overturned turtle.”
Changmin held down Jae’s shoulders, pinning the older man to the ground. His long legs easily straddled the bear costume, his knees resting on the floor, giving him enough support to lean into a kiss. It smoldered between them, the contact of their lips slow and drawn out. Min found the edge of Jae’s teeth and ran his tongue tip along the enamel, flicking against the roof of the older man’s mouth in between suckles.
“Get me out of this, and I’ll do anything you want me to do to you,” Jae’s voice was deep, a rough purr filled with want.
“I am going to get you out of this,” Changmin promised. “And then, hyung, you’re going to let me do whatever I want to do to you. Not the other way around. Agreed?”
Smiling softly at Jae’s nod, Min reached under the other man’s shoulder and pushed him up, reaching for the zipper he’d left partially undone. The rasp of the fastening coming loose hardened Jae’s sex and he inhaled sharply at the feel of the bear costume rolling down his shoulders.
“Sit still for a moment, Joongie-ah,” Changmin licked at Jae’s mouth, mumbling the words into the part of his lips. “I’m going to get this off of you and then, we can see what else I can get off of you.”
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::::grins::: ah, you'll have to continue the next part in your imagination :) ♥♥♥ but snookies.
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Bulldogs Down Lions in Five Innings
Eastern Nazarene (7-4) 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 4
Adrian (4-4) 1 4 3 0 2 10 10 2
Senior shortstop Krista Lynch hit a grand slam in Adrian's 10-2 win over Eastern Nazarene on Thursday (Photo courtesy of Adrian College softball).
2B: Lauren Clements 2
HR: Krista Lynch
CLERMONT, Fla. – The Adrian College softball team ended the day with a split for the fourth day in a row, beating Eastern Nazarene 10-2 in five innings to end Thursday, March 7 with a win.
Final Scoreline: Adrian 10-10-2 | Eastern Nazarene 2-6-4
Location: Clermont, Fla. (Hancock Recreational Complex, Field Two)
Records: AC 4-4, ENC 7-4
Eastern Nazarene threatened in the first inning, putting runners on second and third with two outs, but freshman pitcher Natalie Mathers was able to induce a fly out to right field to get out of the jam.
Adrian loaded the bases quickly in the bottom of the first, taking advantage of two errors and a hit batter. With the bases juiced and one out, freshman Katie Connolly singled up the middle to get the Bulldogs on the board. Despite still having the bases loaded and only one out, AC wasn't able to get more out of the situation and went to the second inning with just a 1-0 lead.
The Lions tied the game up in the top of the second, scoring on a double steal that saw the runner out at second. The tie wouldn't last for long, as the Black and Gold had the bases filled again in the bottom of the second. This time, Adrian made Eastern Nazarene pay for its mistakes, as senior shortstop Krista Lynch launched the ball over the center field fence for the grand slap and a 5-1 Adrian lead.
Eastern Nazarene got another one back in the top of the third on a double to right field to cut the lead to 5-2. But the Bulldogs had another explosive inning in the third, putting three more runs on the board. An error on a sacrifice bunt saw junior third baseman Infinity Rogers touch home, and junior center fielder Madison Budde reached on a fielder's choice on the next at bat.
AC got its third and final run of the inning on a sacrifice bunt from sophomore right fielder Jamie Bell saw classmate and opposite corner outfielder Alaina Macksoud come around to score, pushing the Adrian lead to 8-2.
Each side only managed one hit a piece in the fourth inning, but the game was called in the fifth when the Black and Gold picked up the final two runs needed to invoke the run rule. Senior first baseman Paige Cubberly singled through the right side of the infield with two outs to score Bell, and freshman Katie Connolly singled up the middle on the next at bat to bring home junior catcher Sam Jankowiak and end the game.
• Lynch drove in four runs with her grand slam and picked up another hit for a game-total of two
• Connolly also had two hits with two RBIs and Bell touched the plate three times.
• Mathers pitched all five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on six hits and striking out five.
• Lauren Clements had two hits and Eastern Nazarene's lonely RBI.
• Rebecca Ashman also had two hits for the Lions.
• Dominique Santos was credited with the loss, giving up eight runs, five of which were earned, on four hits and walking one in two innings of work. She was the pitcher that surrendered the grand slam to Lynch.
Adrian finishes its spring break trip tomorrow with one final doubleheader before returning home. The Bulldogs play Roger Williams at 9 a.m. and then finish up with a game against Emmanuel (Mass.) at 1:30 p.m.
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Caverton selects Thales simulator for AW139 …
Caverton selects Thales simulator for AW139 training in Nigeria
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Aviation and marine logistics specialist for the Nigerian oil and gas sector, Caverton Helicopters, has selected Thales' Reality H Full Flight Simulator to provide AW139 training to pilots in Nigeria at its Lagos training facility.
This move is a key step forward in Caverton’s strategic move into flight simulation training services and they have chosen Thales’ AW139-configured Reality H Full-Flight Simulator to accomplish this ambition.
The simulator will be installed at Caverton’s new training centre, designed to meet the increased demand for helicopter pilot training and, in particular, to eliminate the challenges experienced by many pilots aiming to obtain initial and recurrent training. The training centre’s ultimate aim is to improve the overall safety of helicopter flights in the Nigerian and regional aviation sector.
The centre is being set up on the same site as Caverton’s brand new purpose-built Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria.
Aderemi Makanjuola, Chairman, Caverton Offshore Support Group, said: “We are delighted to add Thales to our growing list of partners and we are confident in providing the best helicopter training with this Full Flight Level D Simulator. Safety is our priority at Caverton and we are committed to improving flight safety across our industry and the region through simulator-based training. The new training center being the first of its kind in Africa and will advance safety for the dedicated men and women who fly every day.”
The Thales Reality H Full Flight Simulator is the world’s most advanced commercial helicopter simulator, and will be used to provide realistic scenario-based flight and mission training to AW139 helicopter operators in the region as well as Caverton’s own pilots and crews. The simulator will support a large range of training needs, including Type Rating, Recurrent Training and Proficiency Checks for both Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), including offshore missions and VIP operations to unprepared landing sites. It will be qualified to meet EASA Level D standard, the highest level of qualification for a simulator.
The simulator being delivered to Caverton will enable pilots that fly AW139 twin-engine helicopters – one of the most popular helicopter platforms in Nigeria and the region – to be fully immersed in a realistic virtual environment representing Nigerian operational areas, and learn to handle a multitude of system failures and overcome very complex malfunctions should they arise in the real world. Pilots can thus train safely in high-risk mission scenarios in a range of weather conditions.
Benoît Plantier, VP Thales, Training & Simulation, said: “Thales is very excited to be part of this initiative with Caverton in Nigeria. We believe that Caverton is the best partner to develop helicopter flight training services, and we are confident that pilots will be keen to train with Caverton on the Thales AW139 Reality H simulator. This will strengthen Caverton’s position as a leading provider of aviation logistics and training services in the region, enabling them to expand their service offer, while improving the security of helicopter flights in the region.
"This contract is also a key milestone for Thales, as this will be the first helicopter level D Full-Flight Simulator to be installed in Africa.”
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‘Farmers’ relationships with environmental lobby groups need to be built upon’
Conor Finnerty
Mar 29, 2017, 7:30am
Farmers’ relationships with environmental lobby groups need to be built upon in the future, according to Macra na Feirme National President Sean Finan.
Finan was speaking at the launch of Macra’s report on the findings from its consultation process on CAP 2020.
“It is very clear from the feedback, received from our young farmers, that we need to build a relationship between environmental lobby groups and farmers.
“Ultimately farmers are the custodians of the countryside.
Sometimes there is friction between farmers and environmental lobby groups; but it’s about an acknowledgement from both sides as to where we’re going and working closer together.
Meanwhile, some groups work better alongside farmers than others, the Vice Chair of Macra’s Agricultural Affairs Committee, Thomas Duffy, said.
“What we will do moving forward is find common ground with these environment NGOs (Non-Government Organisations) who want to work with farmers.
“They have been dedicated to the idea of rural protection and protecting the the rural environment for different reasons than ours.
“Ours are focused on young farmers, while their’s might be focused on things like high-nature value farming,” Duffy said.
Macra believes young farmers can play a pivotal role in mitigating climate change and protecting the environment, whilst fulfilling the EU food security needs.
As part of its CAP 2020 survey, 56% of Macra members surveyed indicated they would be willing to assign 1ha of land towards agri-forestry.
This further highlights young farmers’ commitments to the environment, according to Macra.
The current greening measures included in the CAP, whilst potentially beneficial in other EU Member States, have no real beneficial environmental impacts in Ireland, it added.
As part of its consultation findings report, Macra also proposed that 30% of the budget for direct payments would be paid to farmers based on the achievement of climate change and environmental measures.
It is hoped that the ‘superior nature’ of results-based payments could reduce any possible friction between environmentalists and farmers.
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Airdrie participates in transportation study
The City of Airdrie has developed a regional transportation study for a future glimpse of what is yet to come to divert traffic congestion.
Airdrie, Cochrane, Rocky View County, and Chestermere have been working together on the plan for new infrastructure as was requested by Alberta Transportation in 2016.
“It’s really great to see the collaboration happening,” said councillor Tina Petrow.
“It’s also wonderful to see that Airdrie has been identified as having these urgent needs in transportation infrastructure.”
A transportation plan is much needed as the city of Airdrie is projected to grow exponentially to over 130,000 by 2045, which means more traffic to lead to congestion on the roads.
The examined what the priorities for transportation infrastructures should be over the next 10 years, such as widening existing roads, creating new ones, or developing interchanges and flyovers.
Of the top 10 potential projects in the study, three are for roads in and around Airdrie.
The number one priority on the list involves expanding the 8th Street roadway in Airdrie to four lanes, which would then connect to Balzac and continue north to Calgary.
The project listed as the second highest priority is the QEII Highway and 40th Avenue interchange.
The City of Airdrie has been advocating for this particular project for over a decade.
The last transportation project listed for Airdrie involves expanding the QEII to eight lanes from Stoney Trail to Yankee Valley Boulevard.
This was listed as the fourth priority in the North Calgary Regional Transportation study.
The study also suggests building a bypass highway around Airdrie, starting from Stoney Trail and then connecting to the QEII near Crossfield. Though this project is not expected within the next 20 years.
Potential transit projects were also included in the study, such as a new Rapid Bus Transit system or Light Rail Transit (LRT).
Over the next 30 years, an LRT system could connect Airdrie directly to Calgary.
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: 2008 Neely "Hidden Block- Spring Ridge Vineyard" Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir
2008 Neely "Hidden Block- Spring Ridge Vineyard" Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir
SKU #1080440 91 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The three Pinot Noirs I tasted under the Neely label all had advanced medium garnet colors as well as complex aromatics of pomegranate, apple skins, herbs and earth. My favorite is Neely’s 2008 Pinot Noir Hidden Block Spring Ridge Vineyard, which possesses sweeter fruit, more complexity and a Cote de Beaune-like red fruit character intermixed with spice and earth. Readers should not forget about the Varner Chardonnays I reviewed in issue #190, the 2008 Amphitheater Block, 2008 Home Block and 2008 Bee Block, all among the finest Chardonnays made in California in this vintage. (2/2011)
Allen Meadows - Burghound
An attractively layered nose of pretty violet and plum aromas slides gracefully into the round, delicious and suave middle weight flavors that possess mid-palate concentration as well as good if not truly special finishing depth and length. There is a slight trace of backend warmth but it's not really enough to detract from the overall appeal of this easy-to-like effort. (1/2012)
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Neely is a label from Bob and Jim Varner, whose namesake label is one of K&L's favorites. The Varners' wines deftly illustrate that the Santa Cruz Mountains are capable of producing Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays that are on the short list of the finest in California. The grapes are sourced from individual parcels of the Spring Ridge Vineyard, which the Varners planted in Portola Valley in the early 1980s. The wines are crafted in a style which is classic and elegant yet substantial and age-worthy.
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- One of France's most legendary grapes and the grape that earned Burgundy its reputation. The parent of varietals like Pinot Gris/Grigio and Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir is blue to violet to indigo in color with relatively thin skins, and it is said to have been cultivated in France for more than 2,000 years. At its best, Pinot Noir creates elegant wines that are filled with primary red fruit aromas and flavors while young, revealing with an array of secondary characteristics like earth, smoke, violet, truffle and game with age. The varietal is also known, perhaps better than any, for its ability to translate terroir, or a sense of place. While the best Pinot Noir still comes from Burgundy, it is being produced with increasing success in cooler climates around the world. In France, it is part of the trifecta of grapes that can go into Champagne, and it is also grown in Alsace, Irancy, Jura, Savoie, Lorraine and Sancerre. Outside of France it is produced under the names Pinot Nero and Blauburgunder in Italy's mountainous regions, as Spätburgunder in Germany and as Blauburgunder in Austria. In the US, Pinot Noir has found suitable growing conditions in the cooler parts of California, including Carneros, the Russian River Valley, the Anderson Valley, the Sonoma Coast, Monterey County, the Santa Lucia Highlands and Santa Barbara County, as well as in Oregon's Willamette Valley. In recent years, New Zealand has demonstrated its ability to interpret this hard-to-grow varietal, with successful bottlings coming from careful and attentive growers in Central Otago, Martinborough and Canterbury. Chile is also an up-and-coming region for Pinot Noir, creating fresh, fruit-forward, early-drinking and affordable Pinots from the coastal Casablanca Valley and the Limari Valley.
- When people consider domestic wine, they normally think about the state of California. The fine viticultural Region within California, including the Napa Valley, Sonoma, Santa Cruz Mountains, Mendocino and Santa Barbara, are capable of growing grapes of world-class quality. But there's plenty of fabulous wine coming from other states, too. Oregon, Washington and New York are also causing eyebrows (and glassware) to be raised around the world.
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- With the explosive growth that California's wine industry has seen the past several years, it's easy to view winemaking and grape growing in the Golden State as a recent phenomenon. And while it's true that California's viticultural history is brief compared to several European countries, this state's roots date back well over 200 years. Due to the enormous response to California wine within the United States and worldwide, there are thousands of excellent and diverse wines being produced within the state each year.
Specific Appellation:
- Vineyards dot the valleys and ridges of this coastal AVA just south of San Francisco. Microclimates make it difficult to generalize, and vineyards are frequently separated by acres of forests and meadowlands (not to mention entire towns!), but this is nonetheless known as a cooler-climate zone ideal for pinot noir. Ridge is doubtless the most famous local producer, with its cabernet blend, Monte Bello, named after a Santa Cruz mountain peak. High-quality, low-production chardonnay and some Rhône varietals prosper as well.
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Aboriginal Cultural Values in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
Louisa Bay, Southwest National Park, Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
Copyright: Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA) is a diverse Aboriginal cultural landscape comprising a variety of environments in which the cultural heritage of Tasmanian Aboriginal people is preserved. For tens of thousands of years Aboriginal people lived in the coastal environments, the valleys with freshwater rivers, open button grass plains and alpine mountains. The TWWHA is significant to Tasmanian Aboriginal people because of the rich cultural heritage still present there.
The TWWHA is also significant to Australia and the world community. It was recognized by the World Heritage Committee for its Outstanding Universal Value when it was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1982.
TWWHA as a Cultural Landscape
Cultural landscapes are physical areas containing natural features which have been physically modified and managed by human activity. Aboriginal people have lived in, used, managed and modified the landscape of the TWWHA for at least 35,000 years. The physical evidence of this connection is apparent today in elements such as the vegetation types and coverage within the TWWHA, which were managed and modified by targeted burning regimes implemented by Aboriginal people. Aboriginal cultural heritage sites provide further evidence of the long connection with the landscape.
Aboriginal cultural values are also evident in intangible knowledge associated with the TWWHA including story, song, dance, language, kinship, custom, ceremony and ritual. Knowledge of these intangible elements are held by Tasmanian Aboriginal people and are often associated with physical places or features within the landscape with some, such as the creation story associated with Louisa Bay and Cox Bight, presented to the public in the form of an interpretative walking trail known as the Needwonee Walk at Melaleuca.
Aboriginal Heritage Sites in the TWWHA
There are approximately 1000 known Aboriginal heritage sites within the TWWHA. The sites in the TWWHA are considered to have high cultural value to Tasmanian Aboriginal people as they represent important physical remains of ancestral Aboriginal life in the TWWHA. Many also have high scientific value as they increase our understanding of the Aboriginal life and activities.
Information on a number of the most important site types and significant sites in the TWWHA are detailed below:
Rockshelters
The TWWHA contains numerous rockshelters that date from the Ice Age (known as Pleistocene period) and are more than 10,000 years old.
Among these rockshelters are Warreen Cave and Parmerpar Meethaner which are the oldest known Aboriginal heritage sites in Tasmania. Archaeological excavation indicate that Aboriginal people occupied these sites from 35,000 years ago.
These discoveries show that the Aboriginal habitation of the TWWHA was the most southern human occupation at this time predating human occupation in South America by up to 20,000 years.
There are at least eighteen rock marking sites within the TWWHA with Riveaux and South Coast Cave among the most complex. Although dating rock markings is problematic, these may have be created more than 10,000 years ago.
Riveaux Cave contains at least 20 hand stencils, including both right and left hands that have been applied to the walls using red ochre. Among the rock marking are two small hand stencils, which may have been created by children.
South Coast Cave is located on the southern coastline of the TWWHA and contains approximately 680 individual images including potential representations of human footprints, animal tracks and other geometric designs.
Hut depressions
Among the most intriguing sites in the TWWHA are six hut depressions recorded on the west coast. Often associated with shell middens, these sites provide evidence for the construction by Tasmanian Aboriginal people of semi- permanent structures, and indicate possible semi-permanent or permanent settlement of Aboriginal people in specific locations. Evidence for such structure and settlement by Aboriginal people is rare in Australia.
The decision to settle in specific locations may have been for a variety of reasons including to benefit from locally available resources like food, cultural or societal change, or in response to environmental change. The sites emphasise the diversity of Tasmanian Aboriginal cultural practices in the TWWHA and ability to adapt and live sustainably.
Shell middens are a common site type in the TWWHA. Located in coastal and freshwater areas they contain the remains of edible shellfish that were gathered, cooked and eaten by Aboriginal people.
Middens can also contain
charcoal and ash associated with cooking activities
butchered animal bones
human skeletal remains associated with burials.
A few middens in the TWWHA have had archaeological excavations. These date from approximately 3,000 years ago and provide a lot of information on Aboriginal food sources and cultural practices.
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Key Articles on Pornography
"Why I Had to Stop Making Hardcore Porn" - Sam Benjamin (Former hard-core pornographer)
"As a director of heterosexual porn, I came to learn that while my overt task was to make sure the girls got naked, my true responsibility was to make sure the girls got punished."
Africa Goes Hardcore - Tim Samuels (Filmmaker)
"One of the unforeseen consequences of globalisation is the shocking effect that western porn is having in parts of the developing world. The village has no electricity, but that doesn't stop a generator from being wheeled in, turning a mud hut into an impromptu porn cinema – and turning some young men into rapists, with villagers relating chilling stories of assaults taking place straight after the film's end. In the nearest city, other young men are buying bootlegs copies of the almost always condom-free LA-made porn – copying directly what they see and contracting HIV. The head of the country's AIDS commission says porn risks destroying all the achievements they've made. It's a timebomb, he says.The concerns aren't theoretical – I met young fathers with HIV whose only sex education came from LA, women living in the villages subject to post-screening abuse..."
"Not Tonight, Honey. I'm Logging On.", - David Amsden
“What’s most regrettable is that it can really affect relationships with women. I’ve seen some young men lately who can’t get aroused with women but have no problem interacting with the Internet. I think a big danger is that young men who are constantly exposed to these fake, always-willing women start to have unreal expectations from real women, which makes them phobic about relationships.” Also, she surmises that cyberporn may play a role in what she describes as “the truly stunning things women today feel obliged to do sexually with a man—whether it’s something like anal penetration or simply not bothering to please themselves.” (Dr. Ursula Ofman)
"Children 'over-exposed to sexual imagery'" - Dominic Casciani
"Author Dr Linda Papadopoulos said there was a clear link between sexualised imagery and violence towards females.Her report said the material children were being exposed to included the growth of lads' mags and pornography on mobile phones, through to big-name fashion brands using sexual imagery to advertise clothes targeted at young teenagers.The report said this "drip-drip" exposure was distorting young people's perceptions of themselves, encouraging boys to become fixated on being macho and dominant, while girls in turn presented themselves as sexually available and permissive. One outcome had been the rise of sexual bullying in which girls felt compelled to post topless or naked pictures on social networks, it added."
"My Fears for All Felicities" - Stephen Walker (About his documentary on pornographer Max Hardcore called "Hardcore.")
"Felicity ran off the set in hysterics. Apparently, Hardcore had forced himself into her mouth so that she felt she was suffocating. She refused to go on with the shoot. He then tried every possible means to persuade her. (At one point, he demanded she personally pay for his crew.) At first, she resisted. Then she began to break down. Finally, she agreed to continue. At that point, I knew I had to step in. Whatever consent may have existed earlier I felt no longer existed."
"The Porn Factor" - Pamela Paul
"At the 2003 meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, two-thirds of the 350 divorce lawyers who attended said the Internet played a significant role in divorces in the past year, with excessive interest in online porn contributing to more than half of such cases. "This is clearly related to the Internet," says Richard Barry, president of the association. "Pornography had an almost nonexistent role in divorce just seven or eight years ago.""
It's a Porn World After All - Charles Foran
"Flickering across a million monitors in a hundred countries at this very moment are not tales taken from Debbie Does Dallas or Another White Trash Whore, but images of women and men most of whom are performing lewd sexual acts before a camera because they are poor, damaged, or have been coerced into doing so. It shouldn't be so easy to ignore this while pleasing ourselves."
Pornography Is a Left Issue - Gail Dines and Robert Jensen
"Apparently the commonplace left insight that mediated images can be tools for legitimizing inequality holds true for an analysis of CBS or CNN, but evaporates when the image is of a woman having a penis thrust into her throat with such force that she gags. In that case, for unexplained reasons, we aren't supposed to take pornographic representations seriously or view them as carefully constructed products within a wider system of gender, race, and class inequality. The valuable work conducted by media critics on the politics of production apparently holds no weight for pornography."
"Why do so many on the left seem to assume that pornographers operate in a different universe than other capitalists? Why would pornography be the only form of representation produced and distributed by corporations that wouldn't be a vehicle to legitimize inequality? Why would the pornographers be the only media capitalists who are rebels seeking to subvert hegemonic systems?
Why do the pornographers get a free ride from so much of the left?
After years of facing the left's hostility in public and print, we believe the answer is obvious: Sexual desire can constraint people's capacity for critical reason -- especially in men in patriarchy, where sex is not only about pleasure but about power.
Leftists -- especially left men -- need to get over the obsession with getting off."
“Not Your Father’s Playboy, Not Your Mother’s Feminist Movement” - Rebecca Whisnant
"A feminism that acquiesces to certain key male entitlements, while simultaneously presenting itself as bold and liberated and rebellious, is likely to be appealing to many women. A version of feminism that supports girls’ and women’s desired self-conception as independent and powerful, while actually requiring very little of them as far as confronting real male power, will similarly have wide appeal. It is my contention (now jumping ahead by a decade or so) that the versions of feminism currently most popular in the academy and in U.S. popular culture more broadly are of exactly this kind—and that the backlash dynamics I just described are on especially clear display with respect to the politics of pornography. After all, in one important sense, what happened in the eighties was good news: back then, the feminist critique of pornography had enough cultural, political, and intellectual momentum that an orchestrated campaign was required to defeat it. For at least the past decade, however, that critique has largely dropped off the radar screen, replaced in some quarters by a depoliticized faux-feminism that caters to rather than challenging the porn culture."
"The Cost of Growing up on Porn" - Pamela Paul (March, 2010)
"Whether by approaching me (at the risk of peer scorn) after I've spoken at a university or via anonymous e-mails, young people continue to pass along an unpopular message: Growing up on porn is terrible. One 17-year-old who had given up his habit told me that reading about porn addicts "was like reading a horrifying old diary, symptoms, downward spirals, guilt, hypocrisy, lack of control, and the constant question of to what degree fantasy is really so different from reality. I felt like a criminal, or at the very least, a person who would objectively disgust me." Let's not ignore people like him, even if it's tempting to say, as one headline did, "All men watch porn, and it is not bad for them: study." That's just one more fantasy warping how we live our real lives."
“The Porn Debate: Wrapping Profit in the Flag”, by Stan Goff.
"The ubiquitous nature of internet commodified prostitution and pornography has only served to reinforce the notion of sexuality as an abstraction and to hide the concrete reality of sexual degradation and slavery. The reality of the world's third most lucrative industry (right after weapons and drugs) is that it is a daily social catastrophe among millions of women as well as millions of children, where in the real world beyond the white American comforts of so-called sex-radicals, these women and children have been thrown off the land and into various forms of sexual slavery. The sex libertarians of the porn industry won't mention this, even though a significant number of the women featured in much of this new porn are precisely these refugees from global destabilization and poverty."
When Women Defend Pornography, by Dorchen Leidholdt
"The antisex label is in large part an age-old antiwoman slur, originated by men to punish rebellious women for not doing what they wanted us to do. It's the flip side of that other time-honored slander, "whore", which is the way men punish women for doing what they force us to do.
But there is a partial truth in the antisex gibe. If you understand that sex is socially constructed - which we do - and if you see that male supremacy does the constructing - which we see - and if the sex in question is the sex men use to establish their dominance over women, then yes we're against it. We argue that this sex puts women down, that it keeps us there, and that in this society, pornography is central to its construction. I'm saying the antisex label that has been attached to us really should read: "against the sexual oppression of women." I'm also suggesting the converse: that knowingly or not, the "pro-sex" people are supporting and defending the sexual oppression of women.
At the core of pro-sex theory are ideas about restriction, repression, danger, and pleasure. These ideas are neither new nor unpopular. Their champions over the centuries have included the sex researchers, especially the Kinsey Institute; Hugh Hefner along with the less socially acceptable pornographers; left and liberal writers, lawyers, and political activists; Havelock Ellis; and the Marquis de Sade. In fact, the radical part of the second wave of feminism was sparked by opposition to these ideas and the practices they embody.
The problem with the ideas of the pro-sex people is that they beg important political questions - like how, why, and in whose interest. They fail both to look at sexuality as a political system and to examine women's position in that system. They make sense in the abstract, but are revealed as critically flawed when measured against women's actual condition in society. They are not feminist but "sexual liberationist." And I put "sexual liberationist" in quotes because it has never included the liberation, sexual or otherwise, of women."
"Exposure to Child Pornography as a Cause of Child Sexual Exploitation", by Diana Russell and Natalie J. Purcell.
"Guilty Pleasures: Pornography, Prostitution and Stripping", by Jackson Katz.
ContentWatch.com Learning Center articles on pornography.
Robert Jensen articles on pornography, sexuality, and gender.
"Renting an Organ for Ten Minutes: What Tricks Tell Us about Prostitution,
Pornography, and Trafficking", by Melissa Farley
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Manfred Pernice
re-kapito
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German artist Manfred Pernice titled his sixth exhibition at Anton Kern Gallery re-kapito, which derives from the German verb “rekapitulieren,” meaning “to repeat in a summarized form,” “to remember,” “to visualize once again.” In a broad sense, this term describes a central impulse in Pernices’ work: namely the intent to commemorate and visualize events, histories, and locations through the language of sculpture. In a concrete sense, re-kapito defines an exhibition concept and the artist’s decision to intersperse his new sculptures with re-assembled works from 2008, aptly titled ‘diary.’
re-kapito consists of three distinct bodies of work: standing “Dosen” sculptures (the German “Dose” meaning “can” or “container”), floor- and wall-bound “Cassettes,” and a group of floor-based modular sculptures from the past ‘diary’ series. What ties these works together is their capacity to contain objects -- and even dates and time -- and therefore generate meaning.
Can sculpture – a monument, or a memorial – commemorate specific events? From seemingly insignificant, yet concrete and personal ones, to historically significant and abstract occasions? Can it evoke a sense of place that is different from the current viewer’s location? Traditionally, these questions have been answered by means of figuration, heroic gesture, and noble materials. Pernice’s work, however, circumvents this language radically. On a formal level, the work instead alludes to architecture, to model-making, to industrial packaging, and to display design. Yet, the work clearly, and literally, contains narratives, represented in an associative form by way of integrating found objects. These materials (photographs, Xerox-copied texts, travel brochures, ceramics) start to resonate precisely within the stark contrast to the geometric precision and the slightly obsessive nature of the sculptural objects. It is the artist’s embrace of simple materials (particle board, Formica and oil-based enamel paint), along with the fragmentary and provisional presentation of the works, that emphasizes the historical content and suggests an approach to memory and history that is as fragmentary and constructive as the sculptural work.
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Oscar Zuleta, 'bartender to the stars,' celebrates his 30th anniversary at Beverly Hilton Hotel
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For Oscar Zuleta, there's almost nothing in the world more fulfilling than the years he's spent as part of The Beverly Hilton Hotel's staff.
Zuleta, who has worked at the prominent hotel for over 30 years, started off as a dishwasher -- and through hard work in addition to his undeniably charming personality, was able to land a role as one of The Hilton's top bartenders.
Known as the "bartender to the stars," Zuleta started working at the Hilton in February 1986, and when asked if he ever gets bored of doing the same thing every day, he enthusiastically responds, "If you enjoy what do you for a living, which is what I do, time goes by and you don't even know when."
Throughout his time at the hotel, Zuleta has had the opportunity to meet some of the most famous celebrities on the planet. He recalls serving actors Ben Affleck and Chris Pine who both, to his surprise, speak Spanish just as well as he does.
The passionate bartender also proudly remembered the time when he was given the chance to have a glass of ultra-rare red wine with Sir Thomas Sean Connery. "I hold that dear [to] my heart," he recalled.
In recognition of his decades of commitment and service to the hotel, Zuleta was recently awarded a '30 Years of Service' certificate.
"What struck me most about him was his amazing smile and the warmth that he had to everybody that came around," regarded Sandy Murphy, general manager of The Beverly Hilton.
Zuleta has dedicated countless years of excellent service to The Hilton and hopes to contribute many more.
"I plan to be here for a long time," Zuleta says.
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Jodi Bondi Norgaard
Founder/Creator of Go! Go! Sports Girls Dolls & Books
An expert in creating change, Jodi Bondi Norgaard shares her entrepreneurial journey of determination, persistence, passion and grit needed to challenge the status quo and achieve goals. She is the founder and creator of the award-winning Go! Go! Sports Girls line of dolls, books and apps for girls encouraging healthy and active play over fashion and body image. Read More >
Jodi is a leader in the movement pushing media and retail to do a better job portraying girls beyond stereotypes since 2009, when she launched the plush sports dolls built in specification to a real girl's body. Her inspiration came in 2007 after shopping for a doll with her then 9-year-old daughter and finding a doll with belly baring clothing, high heels and make-up, named 'Lovely Lola.' Jodi knows girls are strong, smart and adventurous and the importance of emphasizing what a girl's mind and body can do versus what her body looks like.
She has been featured on national media including The Today Show, The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson, Forbes, Upworthy, Parents, Shape, Self, Runner's World, Advertising Age, Good Housekeeping, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, and Huffington Post. In 2016, Jodi was invited by The White House to participate in a conference on breaking down gender stereotypes in media and toys.
She is a board member of Girls on the Run – Chicago and is a founding member of The Brave Girl Alliance, a think tank of girl empowerment experts. In October 2016 the Go! Go! Sports Girls brand was acquired by Jazwares, an established cutting edge toy company. Read Less ^
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Beyond Mainstream: Creating Change with a Mission-Driven Company
Hear Jodi’s entrepreneurial journey of challenging the status quo, achieving goals, and becoming a leader in breaking gender stereotypes. In this presentation, Jodi discusses how to market for social good and the necessary combination of passion, determination, perseverance and grit needed to create change while running a successful business. Initially industry leaders dismissed her product because a sports doll was not mainstream. “Girls want fashion dolls,” she heard, over and over. Jodi was not convinced and knew mainstream ideas never create change. By 2015, she made significant strides and her product was launched in Walmart stores.
Stronger Together: Women Supporting Women
In this powerful presentation, Jodi speaks on the value and benefit of women supporting women in business and in life. She brings awareness to the stereotypes imposed upon women - of competitiveness and jealousy - and the steps needed to eliminate them from our culture, so women can rise together. She shares her entrepreneurial experience and the mentors who have helped her succeed through their guidance, kindness and support. Jodi offers strategies for women to get behind each other and provides examples of what the power of being a woman really looks like.
The Importance of Empowering Girls: If She Can See It, She Can Be It
In this presentation Jodi empowers girls to realize their full potential. Research shows interests, ambitions, and skills can be shaped early on by media and toys, influencing everything from subjects they choose to study to the careers they ultimately pursue. Jodi inspires girls to break free from stereotypes and embrace their unique strengths and assertiveness.
The Power of STEAM: Bringing an Idea to Life
What does STEAM have to do with creating a business? Everything! Jodi encourages participants to develop their talents, build their knowledge, and pursue their passions without limits. From rough draft to a finished product, Jodi speaks on the importance of science, technology, engineering, art and math and how they were instrumental in creating the Go! Go! Sports Girls dolls. This topic allows audiences to understand what STEAM can look like outside the classroom.
“Jodi’s presentation to our organization was heartfelt, inspiring and highlighted the results of following your passion, perseverance and embracing change. I received very positive feedback from our team members who thoroughly enjoyed Jodi’s talk and her connection to our tween girl customer. Her drive to promote positive body image by pushing media and retail to do a better job portraying girls beyond stereotypes aligns perfectly with our 'Every Girl, Every Day' mantra.”
- President, Justice (Ascena Retail Group, Inc.)
"Jodi was excellent! By far the best speaker and the message… she made the conference."
- IWL Women’s Leadership Conference
"Jodi Bondi Norgaard gets people excited about female empowerment! Jodi joined us for a Leadership Panel today and was terrific! She told her entrepreneurial story and how she has evolved her personal brand. She told it with an authenticity, energy and humor that resonates with people. Regardless of the audience (students, corporate emerging talent, non-profit leaders) Jodi knows how to get people engaged in and excited about female empowerment."
- WOMEN-Unlimited
"We've had the pleasure of having Jodi speak at our events on numerous occasions, including our WIT/Walmart meetings, and each time she delivers an engaging, powerful and fun presentation! She connects with our members on every level with her breadth of knowledge and engaging, inspirational message. She truly is an unstoppable force, and her insights are invaluable on everything from starting and growing your own business to women in the workforce to gender stereotypes in the toy industry. Every time Jodi presents, we walk away fired up and ready to dream big and go for it!”
- Executive Director, Women in Toys, Licensing & Entertainment
"Jodi has the uncanny ability to provide an audience with a dynamic connection to her story and intent. Through her business experiences and background, she is able to capture an audience and hold them in order to provide the intended results. Whether large or small, she will provide an engaging talk that will inspire and excite. She comes highly recommended!"
- College of DuPage
"Jodi really spoke to me personally as a mom to a young daughter and how I want to be a good role model."
"Jodi Norgaard, founder of Go! Go! Sports Girls joined Girls in the Game's Teen Squad at a professional development workshop titled, "Women & Girls Representation in the Media." Ms. Norgaard shared her personal story of being inspired to create positive, age-appropriate toys for girls (and boys), and gave insight into being an entrepreneur. Encouraged by Ms. Norgaard's journey, the Teen Squad girls also opened up to share some of their own stories, of times they have felt pigeonholed due to their gender."
- Teen Programs Manager, Girls in the Game
"Jodi really captured our girls attention by making her presentation relatable to our teens with her visuals, pictures, and sharing her story. She gave girls hope and inspired them to never give up and not allow barriers to block them reaching their dreams. I like how Jodi shared her entrepreneurial knowledge with our teens. She made her message clear that girls are smart, strong, and adventurous."
- Step Up
“From the moment that Jodi Norgaard and I first spoke, I knew that I was speaking to someone genuine, passionate and deeply committed to girls and women. I was grateful that Jodi agreed to speak at the She Leads 2017 conference in NYC, as the audience absolutely loved her down-to-earth style, witty-intelligence and most importantly, her story of how she came to be a successful entrepreneur. Jodi is so incredibly generous with her time and connections and would make an incredible speaker at any conference that’s seeking to inspire women and girls to stand up for something that’s personally important to them. As an event producer, I can definitively say that Jodi is a true professional, in every aspect.”
- She Leads Media
“Whether you’re interested in women’s issues, building a brand on values, or entrepreneurship, Jodi Bondi Norgaard’s storytelling encompasses it all. Jodi and her business show us what happens when indignation, creativity, and persistence meet. She brought her personal story a lot of humor to an intense subject and engaged the audience with her energy and candor.”
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“Buyer & Cellar” – New theater review for Stage Raw – Los Angeles theater review
Photo by Joan Marcus.
Dear #LAThtr peeps!
My newest theater review for the critical website Stage Raw — which contains the latest arts and theater coverage from our intrepid team of journalists & critics — is out now.
Sweet and snarky, with a few cheap shots and a lot of belly laughs, Buyer & Cellar is a hilarious one-person show about a struggling actor’s brief period of working for a major celebrity.
Like a boyish and playful pixie, Michael Urie bounds onto the sparsely furnished all-white stage and regales us with an episode that he coyly hastens to assure us “is a work of fiction.” He claims he’s going to play a guy named Alex More in a made-up play written by Jonathan Tolins. “The premise is a little preposterous,” Urie insists, with all the enthusiasm of a person striving to dodge a nasty lawsuit. Of course, we’re all conspiratorially brought into his little joke.
Without altering his persona — that of a charming young gay guy — eventually he reveals that the other main character in his story is Barbra Streisand. Urie also claims he doesn’t perform impressions. “I don’t ‘do’ her, I’ll just be her in conversation,” he promises. “None of this is real,” he reminds us once again. Indeed, his impression of Barbra is of a hunched over, wry-smiling and murmuring older woman who flicks her hair and rolls her tongue around her mouth. It’s more like a drag queen’s muted version of Cher than anything else, but it works.
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Buyer & Cellar is playing at the Mark Taper Forum, in downtown L.A. through August 17, 2014.
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Aspen Ideas Fest: Lynda Resnick, the Haas Brothers and a community’s rebirth through art
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Simon Haas, Ana Patrisia Lomeli, Lynda Resnick, Dulce Sanchez ann Nikolai Haas at Aspen Ideas Fest.
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A pair of irreverent twin brother artists, a community of artisans in a forgotten corner of inland California and the entrepreneur Lynda Resnick have formed an unlikely alliance that’s creating art, community and economic opportunity.
Simon and Nikolai Haas — best known for the furry, funny sculptural furniture works — took the stage at Aspen Ideas Festival on Tuesday with Resnick and bead-workers Ana Patrisia Lomeli and Dulce Sanchez to talk about the ongoing project.
Lomeli and Sanchez are on the team of 21 “Haas Sisters” who do intricate beadwork for Haas Brothers sculptures. Resnick brought the two together.
Over the past decade, Lynda Resnick and her husband, Stewart, have invested millions of dollars in the community of Lost Hills, near the Central Valley almond groves of their Wonderful Company. Half of the households in Lost Hills include an employee of the company, which makes Fiji Water, POM pomegranate drinks and Wonderful almonds. The Resnicks have built sidewalks, parks, affordable housing, two recreation centers and a college prep academy there. But art hadn’t found a place in their Lost Hills initiatives until Resnick met the Haases through an art dealer.
“Of course, I met them in Aspen,” Resnick, an Aspen Institute trustee, recalled. “Where do you meet anybody?”
The Resnicks commissioned the Haas Brothers — who in recent years have been in residence at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass Village and exhibited at Boesky West in Aspen — to make a set of benches for their home, in the signature furry and footed Haas style. The meeting led to much more than stylish furnishings.
Resnick had been trying since around 2010 to bring art into the Lost Hills community as an economic driver. So when Simon Haas explained an intricate new approach to beadwork he’d been developing, the idea for what would become the Haas Sisters clicked.
“I had been working on a system for beadwork that’s based in logic and requires a lot of time — it’s not something most bead artists can do,” Simon Haas explained. “I was talking to Lynda about how I was having such a hard time executing it, and that’s when the spark happened. .. I couldn’t imagine that it would be so amazing.”
Resnick told him about Lost Hills and her belief that the talented women of the area might be able to help. The project, she imagined, might be an economic boon to Lost Hills, bringing unemployed women into the workforce and building community.
The project, as outlined by Haas Sisters team members, has given them economic security with good-paying jobs as artisans, flexibility to bead at home or school and be with children and family, while it has brought together the women of Lost Hills with a common purpose and source of immense pride.
Before the Resnicks started investing in its rebirth, Lomeli recalled, Lost Hills didn’t have basic resources such as streets and schools.
“Our community was lacking so many things,” she said. “We were pretty much forgotten out there. Nobody cared. And we were lonely.”
Added Sanchez: “Many of us view Lynda as our angel, because she came into this forgotten town and built something that was beautiful.”
The Haas Sisters sculptures start as abstract drawings on paper, by the Haases. Simon then writes code for the Sisters to follow to weave together beads into three-dimensional forms. For the Haas Sisters, the painstaking process starts with that code and, as Lomeli put it, “millions and millions of beads in a jar.” The works — like plant sculptures that the Haases brought on stage at the Ideas panel – require hundreds of hours of beadwork before the Haases assemble the pieces.
“There is no way that this could happen with one person,” Simon said.
The artworks are playful and decorative. But they represent something more to the Haas Sisters who have become expert artisans to make them.
“It has all been my effort for my children, for my family, for my community and for all those people who never would think I would be able to do this,” said Lomeli. “It’s hard work I put into it, lots of heart, made with so much love and dedication. It’s so much more than an art piece.”
Following the series of blue-chip sculptures by the Haas Brothers and Haas Sisters (the palm tree sold for $100,000) the team is now working on rolling out a line of smaller and more affordable pieces called “Micro Freaks.” On display at Ideas Fest, they’re small creatures in the distinctive beaded style and will soon be available online.
Resnick said she hopes that the rebirth of Lost Hills is her legacy, beyond her business and marketing successes with the Wonderful Company. She believes that the Haas Sisters could be the beginning of an art colony in Lost Hills.
“I need more artists that need artisans, I need a knitting company,” Resnick said in an interview after the panel. “It doesn’t have to be this advanced kind of labor, but this is the most hard-working, industrious community. They’re not jaded. They’re open. I think when word about this gets around, other artists or companies that need sensitive handwork will come to us.”
For their part, the Haas Brothers — who have also been teaming with a community of bead-workers in South Africa for seven years — intend to stick around Lost Hills.
“You can’t go into a community, create this amazing thing and then say, ‘See ya!’” Nikolai Haas said. “It doesn’t work like that.”
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A Place of Stone and Darkness
The amazing, mysterious realm of Striggworld can finally be revealed. When the human creatures appeared, they ravaged the forests and hunted many birds to extinction. The flightless Striggs had only one option: They went down, down under the ground . . . And it's there, as... read full description below.
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The amazing, mysterious realm of Striggworld can finally be revealed.
When the human creatures appeared, they ravaged the forests and hunted many birds to extinction. The flightless Striggs had only one option:
They went down, down under the ground . . . And it's there, as you may have heard it whispered, that they still remain. Far below, in a place of stone and darkness . . .
Over thousands of years, they colonised a labyrinth of tunnels and caves, but even underground the Striggs are not safe: chemicals now pollute their water and a deadly sickness threatens the flock.
Even worse: an inquisitive young Strigg called Ellee Meddo discovers a human boy, trapped deep in a well. Humans are to be feared and saving him could mean travelling to the surface, a place of untold peril. What will Ellee decide to do?
Are you brave enough to follow Ellee into the darkness?
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Chris Mousdale was born in the summer of 1964, Liverpool, England. After leaving school he studied Art and Design at Liverpool Polytechnic and Painting at Canterbury College of Art, Kent. In London, during the 1980s, he sidestepped into the book trade, selling science and medical texts at H.K. Lewis and Co in Euston, then Art titles for Waterstones' Richmond branch. On moving to New Zealand in 1990 he began working as a freelance illustrator and designer. His illustrations have been published in many New Zealand journals and magazines including the Listener, theNew Zealand Herald, Metro Magazine and the Sunday Star-Times, as well as featuring on book covers for Random House and Penguin. In 2010 Chris was commissioned by Music Matters Ltd to create a series of LP sleeves for the American jazz label Blue Note. Alongside his freelance career he also taught and spent seventeen years as a University lecturer. His paintings and constructions have been seen in a number of gallery exhibitions and he has curated shows of 1960s modernist Brazilian record covers and New Zealand Pop and Rock music graphics. In 2001 he was awarded the New Zealand Post Children's Book Award's top prize for his illustrations in Joy Cowley's Brodie. Chris lives in Auckland with his partner Jan. A Place of Stone and Darkness is his first novel.
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Editing Antifeatures
{{notice|These antifeatures are submitted by random folks (like you!). As a result, [[Benjamin Mako Hill]] can neither take credit for them nor speak to veracity of anything written here. You can help Mako and others verify this stuff by presenting links along with your antifeatures!}} Antifeatures are a way to describe a particular practice made possible by locked down technologies. Antifeatures, as I describe them, are functionality (i.e., "features) that a technology developer will charge users not to include. You can read [http://www.fsf.org/bulletin/2007/fall/antifeatures/ my short article on the topic published in the FSF bulletin in 2007] for a series of examples and a more in-depth description. One thing I want to do is put together as large a collection of these antifeatures as possible to use in a talk, a paper, or maybe even a book! There is a list of antifeatures in comments posted on this [http://mako.cc/copyrighteous/20090624-00.comment this blog post]. Many of those have been merged onto this page. == Hardware Antifeatures == === EDA and CAD-Software === ==== Flexible Lies Manager (Flexlm) ==== Most serious EDA-Software from Vendors like Mentor Graphics, Cadence, Synopsys are sold per feature. The flexlm license file controls with fine granularity which features of a full fledged installation you are allowed to use. Fortunately, flexlm holds to hw-ids like the host-id of a solaris machine (is an nv-ram and can be changed) or mac-address of pc-computer (is in eeprom and can be changed) So one can fight against flexible lies manager on this and other fronts, but this is mostly illegal, exept you hold a license and only want to exchange a broken machine with a new one without having to beg the ventor to kindly provide new license files. You just clone the old machine (mac-address, hw-id etc.) as seen from flexlm view... === Fridges === ==== Coke Retail Fridges ==== Coca-Cola Company provide retail display fridges to many small retail food outlets for selling Coke and related brands. These fridges are expensive, up to US$20,000 each. Undercapitalized small operators often won't invest in these fridges themselves. However they still have other refrigerated products to retail, such as butter and cheese. These popular but smaller lines don't justify a fridge of their own. Coke's agreement with the retailers specify non-Coke products may not be stored in their fridges. The anti-feature is in the latest range of these fridges, manufactured by Scope. Butter often comes wrapped in paper, whereas Coke is in a tightly sealed PET bottle. The electronic module controlled fridges somehow detect dairy products, and simply shut down. They will not run in the presence of dairy (and perhaps other) product. === Cameras === ==== EyeFi Brand WiFi Enabled SD Cards ==== The EyeFi card is a SD memory card with an integrated WiFi connection that allows automatic transfer of photos directly from the camera. It comes in 4 versions each their own retail box and with a price ranging from $50 to $150. However the included cards appear technically identical, excepting a 4gb to 8gb size jump which should add trivial costs. Even the cheapest version is upgradeable to the most expensive through paying for a software upgrade. The jump from Connect to Geo and Geo to Explore are arguably not egregious anti-features as the involve usage of 3rd party geolocation data and hotspot access, respectively, which likely carry subscription costs. However the upgrade to the pro version is absolutely anti-feature as all the pro adds is RAW transfer support and ad-hoc Wifi network connections directly to a computer. ==== Panasonic Camera Batteries ==== [http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/06/24/1851238/Panasonic-Begins-To-Lock-Out-3d-Party-Camera-Batteries Panasonic] issued a firmware update with an antifeature which disabled any third party batteries. ==== Fujitsu ScanSnap S300 vs. S300M ==== Mac OS drivers for the Fujitsu ScanSnap S300M have been intentionally broken to prevent use of the technically identical, but less expensive S300 "Windows model" with Mac OS. === Printers === ==== Printer Cartridges ==== [http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20050222/1220232.shtml HP printers] have been supplied with cartridges that both report 'empty' when they have 25% ink still remaining, but also have a 'use by date' encoded into the chip, which disables the printer cartridge if it is used after that date (no HP printer will use it). In general the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkjet_printer#Underlying_business_model business model] of printer manufacturers has been to lose money on the printer and make it on the printer cartridges. This has caused such antifeatures as: * Reporting the cartridge as empty when (often substantial) ink remains. * Microchips that will report the cartridge size by number of uses rather than by amount of ink remaining. These will ignore any refilling of the cartridge. * accepting only regionnally bought cartridges (HP zoned the world the same way as DVD !!) ===== Lexmark ===== Lexmark also codes both printers and cartridges with region codes (a la DVD) and [http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=SO3581 causes their printers to fail to print with a cartridge from a different code]. Interestingly, some "compatible" printer cartridges are region-code free, and can print with any printer, so Lexmark's engineering not only makes things harder for their customers, but also encourages their customers to buy from non-Lexmark vendors. There are other features of the printer cartridge industry that are anticompetitive (e.g. use of DMCA and patents to protect antifeature code) but do not involve specific software or hardware - i.e. they aren't 'antifeatures' per se. ==== no network access ==== HP's PSC-series printers came with a Windows driver that specifically was designed to NOT allow the printer to be shared over a LAN, so as to not cannibalize the sale of their (more expensive) network-oriented printers. This could be hacked around, by installing the (massive) Windows drivers on client machines and using a Linux box as the print server. ==== Printer Yellow Dots ==== Many printers produce a background of hard to see yellow dots on every page. This pattern is unique to the printer and can be used to identify the printer that produced a page. This is not officially acknowledged by printer manufacturers, but appears to be as a result of a shady deal between government and the manufacturers. See: [http://seeingyellow.com/ http://seeingyellow.com/] === GPS === Many in-car GPS systems prevent the GPS from being operated while the car is in motion. This is intended to prevent drivers from getting distracted from the road; however, it also prevents passengers from entering a destination on behalf of the driver unless the driver stops for them. In some cars, this antifeature can be disabled by a secret button combination; in others, an actual hardware modification is necessary to disable it, and it's less hassle to simply buy another GPS entirely. === Media === ==== DVDs ==== DVDs include a whole collection of different antifeatures. These include things like region coding, DVD CSS, other types of DRM, unskippable advertisments and more. No user asked for any of these and you can pay extra for non-region coded DVDs, or DVD players that are nonlimited to regions -- which is just one example. === Mainframes === ==== Unnamed Ye Olde Mainframe from the Bad Old Days of Heavy Metal ==== The CPU came in two flavours... cheap and slow vs fast and 'spensive. Most victims (umm, customers), surprise, surprise bought slow and cheap... and found it too slow... and bought the upgrade. So the field engineer would hove into view carrying a anti-static bag with a board inside saying, "Shutdown... your upgrade has arrived" He would swap out the board, putting the old board into a spare bag, power up and off to the next vic..err.. customer. On the way, he'd pull over to the side of the road, haul out the old slow board, flick a switch on the "maus klavier" (dip switch), and on to the next customer. "Tada... your upgrade has arrived..." This was called a "screwdriver upgrade" -- on the IBM mainframes I saw upgraded the DIP switch was flicked in place and the customer was fully aware of the process. It depends upon the charging model as to if this was a anti-feature. For example, most IBM customers leased the mainframe per-MIPS. Upon requiring more MIPS they much preferred a screwdriver upgrade rather than the multi-year planning required for "forklift upgrade", where the entire machine had to be replaced and sometimes the software rebuilt (eg, the new mainframe hardware may have required a move from MVS/XA to MVS/ESA), with extended downtime and significant risk of deployment failure. Usually contracts for IBM-compatible mainframes explicitly requested the range of MIPS for the hardware, a mainframe with a lesser range being penalised as that implied a major upgrade would be required sooner. ==== Similar to the above ==== Server came with two sized hard drives 10 MB or 30 MB ( back in early 80's ) As above, an engineer arrived and flicked a switch to allow the server to access the other 20 MB, and yes, the bill was $10,000 ==== Modern version ==== Today's IBM zSeries mainframes can still be leased with extra processors that the customer can pay to turn on. The offering is called [http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/advantages/resiliency/datadriven/cuod.html Capacity on Demand]. === Internet === ==== Providers charging for ADSL Fastpath ==== Technically Fastpath is just a flag on the DSLAM, but most providers at least in germany charge you a monthly fee of about 3 EUR per month if you want Fastpath (lower latency vs. higher reliability in interleaved mode). === Television === ==== Freeview Australia ==== Australia uses the DVB-T standard for digital television like many other countries in the world. To help promote the adoption, the big channels formed the Freeview consortium to certify devices and market digital television to consumers. For an existing DVB-T DVR to gain Freeview certification, the fast forward and rewind features must be restricted to 30x maximum, and not allow skipping by less than 10 minutes. A certified device also must not allow the user to transfer recordings off its hard disk. === Processors === ==== Intel Pentium G6951 ==== Intel started to limit its processors capabilities by requiring users to pay extra $50 to [http://www.boingboing.net/2010/09/19/intel-drm-a-crippled.html enable some of the already-included (but disabled) features]. This will probably require all users of this processor to install proprietary software on their computers to be able to make use of their hardware and it will limit GNU/Linux users' abilities. == Software Antifeatures == === Eurion constellation === Pattern on paper currency notes that scanning software detects and then refuses to scan. Documented at wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation === Vaio Freshstart === Sony started trying to [http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070412/new-pc-junk-programs/ charge its users to not install software] on new computers. === CDs === Music CDs would be written as multimedia CDs with a data track which contained an autoloader to disable the music part of the CD, or limit access to it, on Windows machines. This culminated in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_CD_copy_protection_scandal Sony BMG CD copy protection scandal], where the Sony copy protection software would add special drivers to Windows computers that allowed itself and anything else to hide their files from the operating system. Rootkits and malware were quick to capitalise on this, and the software also disabled or broke other pieces of the operating system. The handling of the whole issue also caused many problems for consumers, with the program supposed to remove the previous copy protection breaking anti-virus software as well as leaving backdoors into consumer systems. === Apple iPod === It seems that each new generation of iPods has a new hash algorithm to prevent the music player from playing music which you added from software other than iTunes. Each time the hash changes, it takes time for the free software community to reverse engineer the hash and unbreak the antifeature. === Apple Quicktime === Until late 2007 [http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/07/11/apple_unlocks_full_screen_quicktime_playback_releases_itunes_7_3_1.html Apple didn't allow the use of a fullscreen mode] in its free Quicktime version. === Useragent === Websites which check User-Agent and refuse to work when it doesn't match a known whitelist, even though if you fake your User-Agent the site works just fine, demonstrating that nothing except their arbitrary check itself stops you from using the site. [http://mako.cc/copyrighteous/20090624-00.comment] === HDMI === The idea that computer interconnects are designed with encryption to stop the user tampering with the signal, to limit people creating digital copies regardless of intention (legal personal use), how certain devices can not work with it and it can cause other devices to work less optimally (lower resolution output). The input signal to your HDTV (either over the air or via Cable) is compressed. But HDTVs are only allowed to offer the uncompressed datastream (HDMI) as output (even though the input is compressed!). This is specifically to make it harder for people to record HDTV programs. In [http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=726&tag=trunk;content Windows Vista], playing anything that the operating system decided was 'protected content' - the 'ding' of an alert box, for example - would instantly slow your network down to 1% of its full speed and disable various other communications devices for the duration. The theory behind this was to stop you being able to copy the 'protected content' off the machine in real time. This was regardless of whether your monitor or speakers were using HDCP. Microsoft, in its Windows Vista guide to implementing HDMI and HDCP, encouraged hardware and software developers to '''go above and beyond''' the definitions and actively provide more features to restrict what users can do. === Microsoft Windows Starter Editions === Son of a gun, this is so hlefpul! ==== Windows 7 Starter ==== Among other restrictions you cannot change the background image on Windows 7 Starter Edition without resorting to 3rd-party software (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions#Windows_7_Starter). At least this is not announced to be a feature (rather than a limitation) on the microsoft website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/compare/starter.aspx. === Open Source Software Antifeatures === ==== Amarok ==== The Amarok Player Development Team implemented a feature which downloads covers of Albums from amazon.com on the fly. Amazon forced the amarok team to implement a feature which deletes the downloaded copies of the cover art work after a week. === Prolific USB to Serial Adapters === The driver on Windows Update for PL-2303HXA/XA EOL will not allow the ICs to work with Windows 8 or later (Code 10 in Device Manager). The company's suggested solution is to buy the new PL-2303HXD instead. In fact, the PL-2303HXA/XA EOL does work fine with new versions of Windows, and will work if an older version of the driver (v3.2.0.0) is manually installed. == Miscellaneous Antifeatures == === Phone Books === You need to pay money to have your phone number ''not'' listed in a phone book. You need to specifically ask for companies ''not'' to use your phone listing to try to sell you things. === Mains Water === I have a 96 year old neighbour who still remembers when mains water first arrived in our suburb. He said at the time, that the government wouldn't allow people to build water tanks for their houses, because they wanted people to use mains water. Ah the irony... === Lecture Books === Some lecture books have graphs and tables printed on pages which have special colours hard to copy for overhead projector slides. Instead they sell a special "lecture" version for teachers, so they can sell two instead of one book.
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SPA Students Publish Work with JLC Prof. Johnson | News | School of Public Affairs | American University in Washington, DC
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SPA Students Publish Work with Prof. Johnson
Over the past year, Robert Johnson, professor of justice, law, and criminology, published three works with students from the School of Public Affairs that all uncover a fuller picture of those on death row. The students and Johnson hope their work will help break down popular conceptions of death row inmates as evil, remorseless prisoners.
Johnson has often played a significant role as mentor for SPA students, co-writing publications with students fascinated by the topics he researches. His latest publications were co-authored by students of all levels, from undergraduate to doctoral programs.
Johnson’s research often sheds a light on policies relating to the death penalty, punishment, and confinement. He has provided expert testimony on these issues before state and federal courts, the U.S. Congress, and the European Commission of Human Rights. His courses at SPA have included Violence in Institutions, Violence in America, The Prison Community, Advanced Seminar in Corrections, and Corrections in America.
Publication Names
Robert Johnson, Laura Caitlin Kanewske and Maya Barak. “Death Row Confinement and the Meaning of Last Words.” Laws (3) 2014: 141-152.
Robert Johnson, Alexa Marie Kelly, Sarah Bousquet, Susan Nagelsen, and Carla Mavaddat. “Death House Desiderata: A Hunger for Justice.” Laws (3) 2014: 208-219
Robert Johnson, Sandra McGunigall-Smith, Christopher Miller, and Aubrey Rose. “Autonomy in Extremis: An Intelligent Waiver of Appeals on Death Row.” American Journal of Criminal Justice. 39. 2014 (available online; forthcoming in print)
Seeking Justice through Research
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Home / politics / Atiku's Wife Lauds PDP Over Peaceful Conduct of Presidential Primary, Says Hubby Won't Fail Nigerians
Atiku's Wife Lauds PDP Over Peaceful Conduct of Presidential Primary, Says Hubby Won't Fail Nigerians
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 politics
Wife of Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP for the 2019 election, Hajia Titi Abubakar has expressed gratitude to the leadership of the party for organising a peaceful presidential election that produced her husband, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the candidate of the party for the next year general elections.
In a statement issued by Hajia Abubakar and made available on Wednesday, the planning committee led by Governor Okowa of Delta state was commended for conducting what she described as "the most transparent primaries witnessed ever in our nascent Democracy in Nigeria."
She also commended the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesome Wike for ensuring that a conducive environment was provided for the primary.
"History will be kind on all their Excellencies including the Board of Trustees ably represented by the Former Senate President, Distinguished Adolphus Wabara."
She emphasised the uncommon courage of fellow aspirants who competed with her husband, stating that all delegates gave good account of themselves and by their acceptance of the outcome of the primaries and assurance of cooperation with the winner, they are exemplary agents who are poised for the overall good of the populace.
Hajia Abubakar said "history will not forget their spirit of sportsmanship and I am confident that all of them are equal Winners".
"I enjoin the voting populace to continue to be steadfast in our liberation mission. And it is my sincere aspiration and assurance that the PDP will not disappoint the People of Nigeria if given the chance to take over Government at all levels in 2019. Together, We will attain new frontiers of development in all spheres in a restructured Nigeria and the labour of Hero past as well as past enviable legacies will be built upon.
"Indeed, it is going to be a turn around for the country with the digital leadership that the PDP is bringing to the fore. Thank you endlessly," she said.
Atiku's Wife Lauds PDP Over Peaceful Conduct of Presidential Primary, Says Hubby Won't Fail Nigerians Reviewed by Amina Alake on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 Rating: 5
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Don’t slam brakes on mandate for cleaner cars
Traffic moves across the Brooklyn Bridge on Aug. 2. The Trump administration announced a proposal to weaken fuel-efficiency requirements for the nation's cars and trucks. The rollback is likely to spark legal challenges from California and other states. Photo Credit: Getty Images / Drew Angerer
By The Editorial Board August 10, 2018 5:31 PM
Under the Trump administration’s plan to roll back fuel efficiency standards, motorists will pay more at the pump, get worse gas mileage and breathe dirtier air.
Congratulations! We’ve all hit the trifecta.
As the rest of the world moves toward more efficient cars and tries to curb global warming, President Donald Trump’s plan is a move in the wrong direction. Standards adopted by the Obama administration called for automakers to achieve a fleetwide average of 54.5 mpg by 2026, but Trump would freeze the standard after 2020 at 37 mpg. He also wants to revoke a waiver for California to create its own tougher standards, including a mandate that a certain number of electric cars be sold each year. Thirteen states, including New York, follow California’s rules, and account for more than a third of the nation’s auto sales.
The Trump administration says the trade-off for higher emissions would be safer cars and fewer deaths on the road, a proposition so dubious that even Andrew Wheeler, the former coal lobbyist who now heads the Environmental Protection Agency, told officials that the evidence backing it was questionable. Even automakers are uncomfortable with the move. They wanted the Obama standards to be relaxed, but worry Trump is going too far. They want one plan, with California involved, and are urging a compromise.
Transportation is now the largest source of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States, surpassing power plants. Reining in the sector is imperative. One energy research firm said worsening air quality produced by Trump’s plan would cause 13,000 deaths by 2050.
The deal Barack Obama reached in 2012, with auto companies participating, roughly doubled fuel economy for cars. It has saved drivers $57 billion at the pump. It has lowered carbon emissions and produced cleaner air. It has reduced our dependence on oil.
Trump’s plan would reverse all that progress. It’s a loser.
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By: Matt Johnson
Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
Series: Robert Finlay, Book 1
4.5 out of 5 stars 4.3 (121 ratings)
By: James Swallow
Narrated by: Colin Mace
Marc Dane is an MI6 field agent at home behind a computer screen, one step away from the action. But when a brutal attack on his team leaves Marc as the only survivor - and with the shocking knowledge that there are traitors inside MI6 - he's forced into the front line. However, the evidence seems to point towards Marc as the perpetrator of the attack. Accused of betraying his country, he must race against time to clear his name.
For lovers of I Am Pilgrim
By Robert Rawlins on 28-10-17
The Red Cobra
James Ryker, Book 1
By: Rob Sinclair
Narrated by: Marston York
He dedicated most of his life to the Joint Intelligence Agency. Now, James Ryker wants to start afresh. However, he soon hears about the murder of a woman whose fingerprints match those of a former adversary who's been missing, presumed dead...an assassin known as the Red Cobra. But Ryker confirms a case of mistaken identity. Who is the dead woman? And where is the real Red Cobra?
Snake Bite!
By Simon on 14-10-17
A Shadow Intelligence
By: Oliver Harris
Narrated by: Richard Coyle
The intelligence service puts two years and over £100k into the training of new field officers. You're shown how to steal cars, strip weapons, hack bank accounts. There are courses on the use of blackmail and improvised explosives, two workshops solely dedicated to navigating by the stars. But nothing about what I had heard one old spy call whiplash. No one tells you how to go home.
Sleeper 13
Narrated by: David Thorpe
Smuggled to the Middle East as a child. Trained as one of the most elite insurgents of his generation. Forced to do things no one should, for a cause he couldn't believe in. But as his brothers were preparing to kill, he was looking for a way out. Now, on the eve of the deadliest coordinated attacks the world has ever seen, he'll finally get his chance. He will break free and hunt down those who made him a monster. He must draw on all his training to survive. He is Sleeper 13.
Best narrator in the world!
By Carrie on 29-03-18
A Kent Steele Thriller
By: Jack Mars
In this much-anticipated new spy thriller series by Jack Mars, listeners are taken on an action thriller across Europe as presumed-CIA operative Kent Steele, hunted by terrorists, by the CIA, and by his own identity, must solve the mystery of who is after him, of the terrorists’ pending target - and of the beautiful woman he keeps seeing in his mind.
Well I Enjoyed it but . . .
Accidental Agent
By: Alan Judd
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
Brexit looms, and Charles Thoroughgood, Chief of MI6, is forbidden for political reasons from spying on the EU. But when an EU official volunteers the EU’s negotiating bottom lines to one of his officers, Charles has to report it. Whitehall is eager for more, but as the case develops, Charles realises that it may not be quite what it appears. At the same time, he finds he has a family connection with a possible terrorist whom MI5 want checked out. In both cases, Charles is forced to become his own agent, seeking what he really does not want to find.
V good thriller, read brilliantly
By Zed Bay on 19-04-19
A Rick Fuller Thriller, Book 1
By: Robert White
Narrated by: Nicholas Camm
In the winter of 1996, on the orders of the British government, the SAS stole the contents of a safe belonging to the Provisional IRA. Rick Fuller headed that team. Days later Fuller's wife was brutally murdered. Convinced he was betrayed from within, Fuller begins a relentless search for her murderers. Ten years on, Fuller is a Manchester gangland enforcer, a lone and bitter figure.
An initial slow burn...
By Nel Taran on 23-02-18
Ryan Decker, Book 1
By: Steven Konkoly
Narrated by: Thom Rivera
Former CIA operative turned mercenary for hire Ryan Decker’s specialty is rescuing kidnap victims. Hired by an influential US senator to liberate his daughter from a human-trafficking ring, Decker never anticipated sabotage or that the assault could go so disastrously wrong. The hostage is dead. His team is wiped out, and so are their families, including Decker’s own wife and son - eliminated one by one by the Russian mafia. And he’s survived to take the fall. When he’s inexplicably freed soon into a ten-year sentence in federal prison, Decker suspects another setup.
Not even close to Clancy
By A on 19-04-19
The Murder Bag
By: Tony Parsons
Twenty years ago seven students became friends at their exclusive private school, Potter's Field. Now they have started dying in the most violent way imaginable. Detective Max Wolfe follows the bloody trail from the backstreets and bright lights of the city, to the darkest corners of the corridors of power. As the bodies pile up, Max finds he is fighting not only for justice, but for his own life....
Standard, but a high standard
By Philip on 05-04-15
Executive Actions
By: Gary Grossman
Narrated by: John McLain
An assassin takes aim at a Presidential candidate during a primary stump speech. The instant he pulls the trigger, the outcome of the election is irrevocably changed. But Democrat Teddy Lodge, an upcoming media sweetheart, isn't killed. His wife is. As a result, Lodge emerges as the man to beat and the greatest threat to the incumbent President, Morgan Taylor.
By Benjamin on 26-09-17
Life Means Life
Jailed Forever
By: Nick Appleyard
Narrated by: Esther Wane
From sex-crazed fiends to cold-eyed professional assassins, only those convicted of the most terrible murders are told they will die behind bars. This audiobook tells the stories of those most depraved killers whose crimes outraged society and demanded the harshest penalty available to a British court.
Disturbing stuff
By Gary on 23-07-18
By: Tom Bradby
Narrated by: Juliet Aubrey
To those who don’t really know her, Kate Henderson’s life must seem perfectly ordinary. But she is in fact a senior MI6 officer, who right now is nursing the political equivalent of a nuclear bomb. Kate’s most recent mission has yielded the startling intelligence that the British Prime Minister has cancer - and that one of the leading candidates to replace him may be a Russian agent of influence. Up against the clock to uncover the Russian mole, Kate risks everything to get to the truth.
Real life-ish
By Sararara on 02-06-19
By: Mark Greaney
Narrated by: Jay Snyder
Court Gentry is known as The Gray Man - a legend in the covert realm, moving silently from job to job, accomplishing the impossible, and then fading away. And he always hits his target. But there are forces more lethal than Gentry in the world. And in their eyes, Gentry has just outlived his usefulness. Now, he is going to prove that for him, there's no gray area between killing for a living-and killing to stay alive.
1,000 Yards
A John Milton Short Story
By: Mark Dawson
From Amazon number-one best-selling author Mark Dawson, this novella is an introduction to John Milton, the most dangerous assassin in the pay of Her Majesty’s government. Meet John Milton. He considers himself an artisan. A craftsman. His trade is murder. Milton is the man the government sends after you when everything else has failed. Ruthless. Brilliant. Anonymous. Lethal. You wouldn't pick him out of a crowd, but you wouldn't want to be on his list.
By J. Woolf-wood on 26-02-17
Battle Sight Zero
By: Gerald Seymour
The Kalashnikov AK47. A weapon with a unique image. A symbol of freedom fighters and terrorists across the globe. Undercover officer Andy Knight has infiltrated an extremist group intent on bringing the rifle to Britain - something MI5 have been struggling for years to prevent. He befriends Zeinab, the young Muslim student from Yorkshire who is at the centre of the plot. All Zeinab needs to do is travel to the impoverished high-rise estates of Marseilles and bring one rifle home on a test run. Then many more will follow - and with them would come killing on an horrendous scale.
really struggled to get going
By Duncan on 10-07-19
The Eighth Sister
A Thriller (Charles Jenkins, Book 1)
By: Robert Dugoni
Former CIA case officer Charles Jenkins is a man at a crossroads: in his early sixties, he has a family, a new baby on the way, and a security consulting business on the brink of bankruptcy. Then his former bureau chief shows up at his house with a risky new assignment: travel undercover to Moscow and locate a Russian agent believed to be killing members of a clandestine US spy cell known as the seven sisters. Desperate for money, Jenkins agrees to the mission and heads to the Russian capital.
Good tale, a few too many twists and turns
By mollyeyre on 17-04-19
The Washington Decree
By: Jussi Adler-Olsen
When Democratic Senator Bruce Jansen is elected president of the United States, it is a personal victory for Dorothy 'Dottie' Rogers. She has secured a job in the White House, has proved to her Republican father that she was right to support Jansen, and is proud to see the rise of an intelligent, inspiring leader who shares her ideals. But the triumph is short-lived: Jansen's pregnant wife is assassinated on election night, and the alleged mastermind behind the shooting is none other than Dottie's own father.
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Orphan X
By: Gregg Hurwitz
Do you need my help? It was always the first question he asked. They called him when they had nowhere else to turn. Raised and trained as part of a top-secret programme, he was sent to the worst places in the world to do things his government denied any knowledge of. Then he broke with the programme and disappeared. But now someone's on his tail. Someone who knows he was once known simply as Orphan X.
By Alan on 25-01-17
Robert Finlay is looking forward to returning to uniform policing and a less stressful life. But fate has other plans. Finlay's traumatic past is about to return to haunt him.
A policeman is killed by a bomb blast, and a second is gunned down; both were former army colleagues from Finlay's own SAS regiment. And so begins a game of cat and mouse, a wicked game in which Finlay is in embroiled in a fight against a determined and unidentified enemy.
©2015 Matt Johnson (P)2016 W.F. Howes Ltd
"Terse, tense and vivid writing. Matt Johnson is a brilliant new name in the world of thrillers. And he's going to be a big name." (Peter James)
"From the first page to the last, an authentic, magnetic and completely absorbing read." (Sir Ranulph Fiennes)
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Spicewalker
Explosive and emotive action - absolutely fab.
Where does Wicked Game rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This is one of the best in terms of attention grabbing action. The scenes between past and present are seamless and the character and narration completely engaging.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Wicked Game?
The opening scenes. I was totally not expecting that. And the scenes in Northern Ireland where Finlay is trying to evade the IRA - so tense and gripping.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
The attempted take of one of the suspects where they abseil onto the building. The whole scene from start to finish was top notch.
The scenes between Finlay and his wife and daugther and the scenes in which they discussed real events from our past such as the death of PC Yvonne Fletcher.
This was a fantastic debut with such an air of authenticity which comes from the authors personal experience. Also the narration was brilliant and really drew me in. Totally worth listening to.
John Patman
In the top 5
None stop action from start to finish.. Just as you think you've worked it out, there's another twist.
Jenny giving the IRA terrorist a good kicking..
The funeral... Made more because it was set in my home town Cheshunt....
Fantastic first novel... With genuine knowledge of both the military & the police force, Matt gives Wicked Game true drama.
Andalusia, Spain
A very entertaining listen!
This is a complex story about a retired SAS soldier turned policeman, whose past catches up with him and his friends. It has some good detailed passages about life in special services and the police force too. Full of twists and turns, your led down various dead ends. Although I had deduced the end and the who and why it was nevertheless entertaining to watch it unfold. I'd definitely read more by this author .
A gripping story.
A gripping story well narrated by Leighton Pugh. Great to listen to having already read the look. looking forward to the next!
Great First Novel
Really enjoyed this fast paced, action packed novel introducing a new hero in Bob Finlay. Looking forward to the next one.
Roller coaster ride from start to finish
Was riveted to my tablet . Fast past thriller .one of the best yet . Can't wait for next book by this author
CrisH
This book is like rollercoaster, hold on tight!
I'd not heard of this author at the start, but by the end he was in my top ten of ones to look out for in the future.
From the opening the story, and the narrator, had me hooked. It was breakneck speed action while giving pinpoint descriptions of the scenes and characters without slowing the pace one bit.
The twists and turns came one after another, just as you decide the direction it is going it turns on a sixpence and shoots off down a side street.
The story revolves around a retired SAS soldier, married with a young daughter who moves jobs from Royal security to the police, for a quiet life, and that's where things turn a long way from quiet.
This is one audiobook that I couldn't turn off.
It had me gripped right to the last sentence, which came as a surprise and a satisfying conclusion.
If you like detective, action or forces stories then this is one for you.
Original Ronaldo
A very good listen
This is one of my favourite novels of 2018. Well-paced, good plot twists, well narrated and plenty of believable characters. I look forward to starting book 2. Matt Johnson added to my list of favourite authors.
should be made into a film the, best book I have
reas, Leighton Pugh was a master of voices to excitement . this is one brilliant book 2nd time I've read it
keeps you on edge all the way through
first book of Matt's that I have read,. made all the more interesting as was centred around north London where I was brought up
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You're Wearing That?: Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation
Unabridged / Go to Abridged Audiobook
Written By: Deborah Tannen
Publisher: Random House (Audio)
Deborah Tannen's #1 New York Times bestseller You Just Don’t Understand revolutionized communication between women and men. Now, in her most provocative and engaging book to date, she takes on what is potentially the most fraught and passionate connection of women’s lives: the mother-daughter relationship.
It was Tannen who first showed us that men and women speak different languages. Mothers and daughters speak the same language–but still often misunderstand each other, as they struggle to find the right balance between closeness and independence. Both mothers and daughters want to be seen for who they are, but tend to see the other as falling short of who she should be. Each overestimates the other’s power and underestimates her own.
Why do daughters complain that their mothers always criticize, while mothers feel hurt that their daughters shut them out? Why do mothers and daughters critique each other on the Big Three–hair, clothes, and weight–while longing for approval and understanding? And why do they scrutinize each other for reflections of themselves?
Deborah Tannen answers these and many other questions as she explains why a remark that would be harmless coming from anyone else can cause an explosion when it comes from your mother or your daughter. She examines every aspect of this complex dynamic, from the dark side that can shadow a woman throughout her life, to the new technologies like e-mail and instant messaging that are transforming mother-daughter communication. Most important, she helps mothers and daughters understand each other, the key to improving their relationship.
With groundbreaking insights, pitch-perfect dialogues, and deeply moving memories of her own mother, Tannen untangles the knots daughters and mothers can get tied up in. Readers will appreciate Tannen’s humor as they see themselves on every page and come away with real hope for breaking down barriers and opening new lines of communication. Eye-opening and heartfelt, You’re Wearing That? illuminates and enriches one of the most important relationships in our lives.
“Tannen analyzes and decodes scores of conversations between moms and daughters. These exchanges are so real they can make you squirm as you relive the last fraught conversation you had with your own mother or daughter. But Tannen doesn't just point out the pitfalls of the mother-daughter relationship, she also provides guidance for changing the conversations (or the way that we feel about the conversations) before they degenerate into what Tannen calls a mutually aggravating spiral, a "self-perpetuating cycle of escalating responses that become provocations." – The San Francisco Chronicle
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Review: Ovolo 1888, Darling Harbour
The Queen room of Ovolo 1888 is emblazoned with a bold mural. Sydney, NSW.
22 December 2016 . BY Daniel Down
A night in Ovolo 1888, on the grittier side of Darling Harbour, with its casino and industrial past, is a night well spent.
I’m all for fun touches, but when I have to hang a sign on my door that advertises that I’m in the process of ‘Gettin’ busy’, I wonder if it’s all gone too far.
Too embarrassed to hang the quirky take on the ‘Do not disturb’ sign, I live in fear of housekeeping walking in at any time.
Cringeworthy signs aside, Ovolo 1888 in Sydney’s Pyrmont, is a triumph of restoration, its 90 rooms occupying a towering brick 19th-century wool store.
Ovolo 1888 Darling Harbour, Sydney
139 Murray St, Pyrmont, NSW
Where perhaps pulleys once hauled pallets of wool up into the cavernous atrium, now a sleek glass lift rises up through the hotel above the foyer, bar and lounge.
It’s a striking first impression, with exposed brick and reclaimed timber coupled with contemporary pine furnishings creating a wonderful industrial-chic space.
The 19th-century brick exterior of the Ovolo 1888 in Pyrmont, NSW.
Alas, we’ve arrived just after the early evening complimentary happy hour in the foyer’s Lo Lounge bar and so ask the receptionist where we should head out for the evening.
Having just dodged packs of screaming teens on the boardwalks of Darling Harbour, we don’t fancy venturing back that way. The receptionist’s suggestion: Sokyo at The Star Casino, a 10-minute walk up the road.
Upstairs our Queen room has a lovely, time-worn hunk of ironbark that stretches above recycled timber desks, which contrasts with bold splashes of primary colour in an abstract mural behind the bed and a wall of exposed brick.
The bathroom is a simple affair of dark stone cladding, white tiles and modern fittings. Under the rain shower I have time to notice the fiddly details that would’ve had workmen cursing as they installed them with their trowels, such as the sliver of frosted glass allowing light to penetrate from the bedroom.
We’re only here for one night so we don’t get to utilise the Apple TV, iPad, and, reluctantly, the complimentary snack bag and mini bar with beers and wines.
“Don’t worry, I’m sure there’ll be a restaurant-of-the-moment serving farm-to-fork, pond-to-plate stuff somewhere around here,” I say to my wife, dubious that she’ll want to go to The Star to dine at Sokyo.
But to my surprise she insists on trying the hatted restaurant, where we share an array of finely crafted sushi rolls and a wagyu sashimi.
After a failed attempt to persuade my wife to play blackjack, we head back to Ovolo 1888 where I realise the hotel has dissolved my inhibitions and I’m able to hang that risqué sign on the door after all.
The Lo Lounge of the Ovolo 1888 in Sydney, it is a brilliant shared space in the cavernous atrium.
A lovingly designed property in the heart of the city (albeit not the best ventricle), this is a comfy, fun hotel minutes from Darling Harbour.
We rated
The building’s historic character delivers a wonderful industrial-chic feel in keeping with this corner of Sydney.
We’d change
Despite it being a Friday night, we felt the room rate of $409 was too pricey.
Our rate included one night in a Queen room, a cooked breakfast, mini bar and happy hour, but they’re extras you may not necessarily indulge in.
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Jaguar to build classic E-Types again
To build the 'missing' six Lightweight E-type
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Jaguar is set to build six examples of the original Lightweight E-Type from 1963. The new cars comprise the 'missing’ six vehicles from Jaguar’s Lightwieght E-type project that started in February 1963.
The automaker says only 12 Lightweight E-types were built and the remaining six designated chassis numbers remain dormant, until now. The completion of the project of building the ‘Special GT E-type Cars' will bring the total to 18.
The new cars will be hand-built by Jaguar’s craftsmen. Each car will be constructed to the exact specifications of their original 1960s forebears including the 3.8-liter straight-six engine.
The vehicle has approximately 114 kg less weight than a standard E-type due to its all-aluminium body and engine block, a lack of interior trim and exterior chrome work and a host of further weight-saving features including lightweight, hand-operated side windows.
Jaguar expects a high demand for the six Lightweight E-types. The automaker says established Jaguar collectors, especially those interested in historic race cars be prioritized amongst potential customers.
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Pep: It's a clean slate for everyone
David Stockdale in training in Portugal
Every asset of the Club is part of the Club. And they all have a fresh start on that.
Pep Clotet
Pep Clotet has confirmed that every player starts afresh for the coming campaign.
Clotet plans to carefully assess the options for his side and those who force their case in pre-season by impressing have every chance of involvement.
That includes players who were loaned out last season and previously, as well as the current crop of Under-23s who have been knocking on the door.
Last season David Stockdale, Jonathan Grounds, Steve Seddon and Cheick Keita all spent significant time away from Blues on loan, for varying reasons.
That quartet are part of the squad in Portugal and have trained with the First Team group since reporting back.
"A clean slate? Absolutely," said Clotet. "I think it is our job to be as fair as possible and for it to be based on what we see in the practices and on the training pitch.
“Then it is up to every player to do their best. And the way they can show that is on the training pitch and with their attitude.
“Regarding the Under-23s, we are a club that needs to get the best of the players we produce.
“The Club has done that before and it will do it in the future. How football is going, this will become even more important to have the ability to develop players.
“I am pretty sure the fans will be very happy to see home-grown players getting minutes.
“But at the same time we need to make sure that the team keeps being competitive and the young players come to add to us and help us.”
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By Noelle Price
Summary: Here are the attorney lateral moves for the week of June 15th, 2015.
Amanda Smith has joined Holland & Hart's Salt Lake City office from the Utah Department of Environmental Quality. Smith will focus on environmental and energy law issues, and has previously worked for the State of Utah, the Office of the Governor, and The Nature Conservancy.
Gary Heimburg will move from McKenna Long to Covington & Burling. Heimburg's practice will center on food and drug and intellectual property related issues, and his practice will be located in the Washington, D.C. office.
John Gonway will join Dickinson Wright's Troy office as a member. Gonway, previously of Maddin, Hauser, Roth & Heller, will practice primarily in the corporate law and real estate departments.
Eley Thompson has been hired at Foley & Lardner as a partner in the firm's office in the greater Chicago area. Thompson's practice centers on intellectual property issues. He joins from Leydig, Voit & Mayer.
Carlos Gutierrez will join the energy practice of Davis Wright Tremaine in its New York office. Gutierrez previously practiced with Blank Rome.
Nicholas Giannasca has also been hired as a partner in Davis Wright Tremaine's energy practice. Giannasca joins from Blank Rome, and will practice in the New York location.
David Broderick will practice corporate law and real estate law with DLA Piper. Broderick, who transfers from Latham & Watkins, will work as a partner in the New York office.
Andrew Baluch has joined Strain & Strain as a partner in the firm's intellectual property practice. Baluch has previously worked at Foley & Lardner, George Washington University School of Law, and as the White House Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator.
Stephen Duffy joins Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle from Krayton Polymers. Duffy joins the firm as senior counsel, and will practice primarily in corporate law and energy issues.
Stelios Coutsavlis joins the energy practice of Clyde & Co. Coutsavlis previously practiced for Squire Patton Boggs .
Scott Welkis joins the corporate law department of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan.
Rob McBride has transferred from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson to Watson, Farley & Williams. McBride will practice in the London office and will focus on debt securities and structured finance.
Linda D'Onofrio will practice tax law at Greenberg Traurig's New York office. D'Onofrio joins the firm as a shareholder from Squire Patton Boggs.
Carolyn Sng will practice in the corporate law department of K&L Gates. Sng joins from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. Sng will be located in the firm's Hong Kong office.
Paul Calli will focus on litigation at Calli Law in Miami. Calli previously practiced with Carlton Fields Jorden Burt.
Jeffrey Wexler will focus on intellectual property and litigation issues at Pillsbury. Wexler transfers from McKenna Long.
Brent Maller, previously of Pillsbury, joins Winston & Strawn's New York office. Maller joins the firm in an of counsel capacity.
Solomon Wifa will center his practice on corporate law issues at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. Wifa joins from O'Melveny & Myers LLP, and will work in the London office.
Jonathan Hudis will practice intellectual property law at Quarles & Brady. Hudis joins from Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt.
Carol Weld King will practice real estate law for Morris, Manning & Martin. King joins the firm from Hogan Lovells, and will be located in the Washington, D.C. office.
Edward Grieff joins Mintz Levin in its intellectual property practice. Grieff joins the firm's office in the greater San Diego area.
Ingrid Graff will focus on products liability issues at McCarter & English. Graff joins from the O'Brien Firm, and will be working out of the firm's Philadelphia office.
Carolina Wirth will focus on government and litigation issues at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton. Wirth joins from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and will practice in the Washington, D.C. location.
Sian Withey moves from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson to Watson, Farley & Williams, where she will focus on debt securities and structured finance. Withey joins the London office.
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Awin Talks: Adam Ross interview, new GDPR whitepaper and Awin Report 2017/18 launched
Written by Stephanie Salomon on
May 28th 2018.
Podcasts are more popular than ever before, with millions of people downloading or streaming episodes and listening to their favorite shows on a regular basis.
They’re an excellent way of keeping up to date on the latest news and trends in a wide variety of different industries and sectors - and to that choice of subjects we can now add the state of the worldwide affiliate industry thanks to our brand new podcast, Awin Talks.
Join members of Awin’s global strategy and business intelligence teams for an in-depth discussion of all the latest trends and stories currently making headlines in the affiliate and wider digital marketing world.
Featuring interviews with an assortment of prominent industry figures, as well as news from across Awin’s global network, Awin Talks provides listeners with an insightful and entertaining guide to all of the newest updates from the ever-changing affiliate industry.
In the first, inaugural episode of Awin Talks, we interview Awin’s Chief Operating Officer Adam Ross and discuss how he first got involved in the affiliate industry. The interview also reveals Adam’s thoughts on the role of networks in the contemporary affiliate landscape and what plans are in place for Awin in the future.
Rob, Craig and Kevin also discuss Awin’s new GDPR whitepaper, the new edition of The Awin Report 2018, and a selection of other current topics that are making headlines within the wider industry.
Listen to the podcast on Soundcloud here.
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In this edition of the Awin Talks global podcast, Global Strategy takes a look at the latest GDPR rulings in the media.
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Ayaltis 10th Anniversary Movie
The world premier of the full movie was on the 8th of November 2018
Ayaltis is Celebrating..
A Decade of Relative Value!
2018 is not just another year, its 10 years after the last financial crisis and at the same time it marks a historical year for Ayaltis. Ayaltis is celebrating its 10 year anniversary since it’s company launch in October 2008. This is definitely a key milestone! Launching a company in the middle of a financial crisis needs a strong will, conviction and the right skill set. Looking back to 2008, you would have met the Ayaltis’ managing partners, Ernesto Prado (CIO) and Son Nguyen (CEO), in a small flat in a residential area close to the Zurich center. Since then, the company has expanded to 16 professionals and outgrew the original small office. Today, the Ayaltis headquarter is close to Zurich’s financial center, Paradeplatz, where many of the big players are located.
The two managing partner have had a long-standing relationship, working together prior to joining forces and setting up their new enterprise. Both have been dedicated to the hedge fund industry in their previous jobs, a key feature which they used to their advantage when it came to hiring team members: A deep understanding of the industry and mastery of financial instruments are paramount. The same is true for the business partners, who fully supported Ernesto Prado and Son Nguyen in getting their start-up off the ground.
Sticking to what Ayaltis knows best while believing in a hard-won and sustainable investment skillset and being open-minded in looking at market developments has worked out well for Ayaltis for the past ten years and remains a key guideline for the future.
But a success story does not write itself. It is built on years of hard work and endless support from the family, business partners and loyal investors. The company is celebrating 10 years since its inception in 2008 and every single person involved has contributed to this achievement.
On this occasion, we have launched an anniversary campaign which consists of 5 short teaser videos which will culminate in our new full company image video. These teasers will be released week by week on our website and in various media outlets. Follow us and stay tuned! Watching these teasers will take you into the world of Ayaltis, introducing you to our company, its history and mindset.
We would like to take this opportunity to express our deepest gratitude to our families, our closest business partners and our appreciated investors for their loyalty shown through all these years. It’s been a decade of Relative Value and we are very excited for the years to come.
Thank you for participating in our journey of Relative Value!
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6 killed in two-car collision north of Flagstaff on highway 89
Six people have died in a two-car collision on highway 89 in northern Arizona, north of Flagstaff. The victims' identities have not been released.
6 killed in two-car collision north of Flagstaff on highway 89 Six people have died in a two-car collision on highway 89 in northern Arizona, north of Flagstaff. The victims' identities have not been released. Check out this story on azcentral.com: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-traffic/2019/01/06/6-killed-two-car-collision-north-flagstaff-highway-89/2498211002/
Russ Wiles, Arizona Republic Published 6:33 p.m. MT Jan. 6, 2019 | Updated 6:46 p.m. MT Jan. 6, 2019
Traffic fatality(Photo: The Republic)
A head-on collision involving two cars in northern Arizona killed six people Saturday shortly after 5 p.m, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
The collision involved a maroon Kia passenger car and a black Hyundai passenger car near milepost 471 on U.S. Highway 89, near Cameron. The location is north of Flagstaff and south of Tuba City.
Two people were killed in the Kia and four people in the Hyundai. The Kia was speeding and passing in an unsafe manner, according to an email sent to The Arizona Republic by DPS trooper S.E. Stice. Investigators are trying to determine if alcohol also played a role, he added.
All six victims died at the scene. Their identities have not been released. There were no survivors.
Navajo police have notified relatives of the driver and passenger in the Kia, but notification is pending for occupants of the Hyundai, who might have been family members. That notification awaits the opening of an unspecified Colombian Consulate on Monday morning. Colombia does not have a consulate in Arizona, Stice said.
An investigation is ongoing.
Reach the reporter at russ.wiles@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-8616.
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Cardinals' Patrick Peterson enjoying summer before 'getting back to play-making ways'
Patrick Peterson has heard experts say the Cardinals will win five games or less. With a revived defense and an underdog mentality, he disagrees.
Cardinals' Patrick Peterson enjoying summer before 'getting back to play-making ways' Patrick Peterson has heard experts say the Cardinals will win five games or less. With a revived defense and an underdog mentality, he disagrees. Check out this story on azcentral.com: https://azc.cc/2IOzFiL
Cardinals Patrick Peterson takes a picture with Cannon Cabral on his birthday during the Hyundai Youth Football Camp at Arizona Sports Complex in Peoria, Ariz. on July 2, 2018. Patrick Breen/The Republic
Photos: Arizona Cardinals offseason – 2018
Children take pictures with Cardinals Patrick Peterson during the Hyundai Youth Football Camp at Arizona Sports Complex in Peoria, Ariz. on July 2, 2018. Patrick Breen/The Republic
Children lineup for pictures with Cardinals Patrick Peterson during the Hyundai Youth Football Camp at Arizona Sports Complex in Peoria, Ariz. on July 2, 2018. Patrick Breen/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals huddle during mandatory minicamp on June 14, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks during mandatory minicamp on June 14, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks and tight end Gabe Holmes (right) during mandatory minicamp on June 14, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver C.J. Duncan during mandatory minicamp on June 14, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Chad Kanoff (6) throws a pass during mandatory minicamp on June 14, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals defensive line coach Don Johnson during mandatory minicamp on June 14, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals safety Budda Baker during mandatory minicamp on June 14, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Cardinals wide receiver C.J. Duncan (82) warms up during practice on Wednesday, Jun. 13, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Sean Logan/The Republic
Cardinals players warm up during practice on Wednesday, Jun. 13, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Sean Logan/The Republic
Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks runs on the field during practice on Wednesday, Jun. 13, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Sean Logan/The Republic
Cardinals running back D.J. Foster performs a drill during practice on Wednesday, Jun. 13, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Sean Logan/The Republic
Cardinals running back T.J. Logan performs a drill during practice on Wednesday, Jun. 13, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Sean Logan/The Republic
Cardinals running back Chase Edmonds and quarterback Sam Bradford wait in between drill reps during practice on Wednesday, Jun. 13, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Sean Logan/The Republic
Cardinals quarterback Sam Bradford waits in between drill reps during practice on Wednesday, Jun. 13, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Sean Logan/The Republic
Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks gives instructions during practice on Wednesday, Jun. 13, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Sean Logan/The Republic
Cardinals safety Budda Baker lines up for a drill during practice on Wednesday, Jun. 13, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Sean Logan/The Republic
Cardinals safety Budda Baker performs a drill during practice on Wednesday, Jun. 13, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Sean Logan/The Republic
Cardinals players warm up during practice on Tuesday, Jun. 12, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Sean Logan/The Republic
Cardinals quarterback Chad Kanoff performs a drill during practice on Tuesday, Jun. 12, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Sean Logan/The Republic
Cardinals running back T.J. Logan performs a drill during practice on Tuesday, Jun. 12, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Sean Logan/The Republic
Cardinals quarterback Chad Kanoff sets up to throw during practice on Tuesday, Jun. 12, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Sean Logan/The Republic
Cardinals linebacker Matthew Oplinger (49) sets up for a drill during practice on Tuesday, Jun. 12, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Sean Logan/The Republic
Cardinals quarterback Sam Bradford throws during practice on Tuesday, Jun. 12, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Sean Logan/The Republic
Cardinals kicker Matt McCrane walks on the field during practice on Tuesday, Jun. 12, 2018 in Tempe, Ariz. Sean Logan/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Sam Bradford and Josh Rosen (back) during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 7, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Sam Bradford (9) throws a pass to wide receiver Christian Kirk (left) during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 7, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 7, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald makes a catch during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 7, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals center A.Q. Shipley during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 7, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Sam Bradford (9) during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 7, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals offensive linemen Andre Smith (71), Justin Pugh (67) and A.Q. Shipley (53) during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 7, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Andre Smith (71, left) during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 7, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Justin Pugh during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 7, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Olsen Pierre (72) during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 7, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals tight end Jermaine Gresham (84) during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 7, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 7, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Quarterback Sam Bradford prepares to throw the ball during Organized Team Activities on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Arizona. Brian Munoz / The Republic
Defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche, right, smiles while talking to defensive tackle Corey Peters during Organized Team Activities on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Arizona. Brian Munoz / The Republic
Defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche during Organized Team Activities on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Arizona. Brian Munoz / The Republic
Wide receiver J.J. Nelson reaches for the ball during Organized Team Activities on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Arizona. Brian Munoz / The Republic
Wide receiver C.J. Duncan prepares to receive the ball during Organized Team Activities on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Arizona. Brian Munoz / The Republic
Wide receiver Corey Willis dives for the ball during Organized Team Activities on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Arizona. Brian Munoz / The Republic
Wide receiver Brice Butler catches the ball during Organized Team Activities on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Arizona. Brian Munoz / The Republic
Wide receiver Rashad Ross receives a pass during Organized Team Activities on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Arizona. Brian Munoz / The Republic
Wide receiver Trent Sherfield receives the ball during Organized Team Activities on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Arizona. Brian Munoz / The Republic
Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson (21) during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 5, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals Robert Nkemdiche (90) during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 5, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks huddles with his players during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 5, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals wide receivers Christian Kirk (13), Trent Sherfield (16) and Carlton Agudosi (19) during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 5, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Brice Butler (18) during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 5, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Chad Williams during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 5, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Christian Kirk during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 5, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver C.J. Duncan during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 5, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Josh Rosen during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 5, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterbacks Sam Bradford and Josh Rosen (3) during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 5, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterbacks Sam Bradford and Josh Rosen (back) during voluntary Organized Team Activities on June 5, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Quarterback Josh Rosen during Organized Team Activities on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Arizona. Brian Munoz, Brian Munoz / The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Sam Bradford during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 23, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals linebacker Vontarrius Dora (59) during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 23, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 23, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals linebacker Frank Ginda (93) during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 23, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals fullback Derrick Coleman (48) during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 23, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 23, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Sam Bradford hands the ball to running back David Johnson during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 23, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Josh Rosen during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 23, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Josh Rosen hands the ball to running back T.J. Logan during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 23, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Jalen Tolliver during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 23, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Mike McCoy during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 23, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Sam Bradford and coach Byron Leftwich during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 23, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver J.J. Nelson during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 15, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Chad Kanoff during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 15, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Chad Williams during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 15, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals fullback Derrick Coleman during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 15, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterbacks Josh Rosen during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 15, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterbacks Sam Bradford and Josh Rosen (right) during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 15, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Corey Willis during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 15, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterbacks Josh Rosen and Sam Bradford (right) during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 15, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterbacks Chad Kanoff, Sam Bradford (9) and Josh Rosen (right) during voluntary Organized Team Activities on May 15, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Quarterbacks Josh Rosen and Chad Kanoff (right) during the Cardinals rookie mini-camp practice on May 11, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Quarterback Josh Rosen during the Cardinals rookie mini-camp practice on May 11, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Wide receiver Christian Kirk during the Cardinals rookie mini-camp practice on May 11, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Head coach Steve Wilks during the Cardinals rookie mini-camp practice on May 11, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Quarterback Josh Rosen (3) during the Cardinals rookie mini-camp practice on May 11, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Cardinals rookie mini-camp practice on May 11, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Head coach Steve Wilks huddles with his players during the Cardinals rookie mini-camp practice on May 11, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Running back Chase Edmonds during the Cardinals rookie mini-camp practice on May 11, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Wide receiver Greg Little during the Cardinals rookie mini-camp practice on May 11, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Center Mason Cole (64) during the Cardinals rookie mini-camp practice on May 11, 2018 at the Arizona Cardinals Training Facility in Tempe, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Cardinals wide receiver Cobi Hamilton (12) during a Spring practice at the Cardinals training facility in Tempe on April 19, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic
Cardinals quarterback Sam Bradford during a Spring practice at the Cardinals training facility in Tempe on April 19, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic
Cardinals running back T.J. Logan during a Spring practice at the Cardinals training facility in Tempe on April 19, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic
Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald during a Spring practice at the Cardinals training facility in Tempe on April 19, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic
Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11), Rashad Ross (15) and Cobi Hamilton (12) during a Spring practice at the Cardinals training facility in Tempe on April 19, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic
Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks at the Cardinals training facility in Tempe on April 19, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic
Cardinals running backs Bronson Hill, (48) T.J. Logan (22) and D.J. Foster (37) during a Cardinals Spring practice at the Cardinals training facility in Tempe on April 19, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic
Cardinals scout and former player Adrian Wilson (left) and Cardinals general manager Steve Keim look on during the Cardinals Spring practice at the Cardinals training facility in Tempe on April 19, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic
Cardinals quarterback Mike Glennon (7) during a Spring practice at the Cardinals training facility in Tempe on April 19, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic
Cardinals offensive coordinator Mike McCoy (left) and head coach Steve Wilks during a Cardinals Spring practice at the Cardinals training facility in Tempe on April 19, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic
Cardinals defensive back Lou Young III during a Cardinals Spring practice at the Cardinals training facility in Tempe on April 19, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim talks about the upcoming NFL draft during a press conference at the team training facility in Tempe, Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Tom Tingle/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim, left, and head coach Steve Wilks talk about the upcoming NFL draft during a press conference at the team training facility in Tempe, Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Tom Tingle/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks talks about the upcoming NFL draft during a press conference at the team training facility in Tempe, Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Tom Tingle/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals players stretch during a voluntary three-day mini camp at their Tempe training facility April 17, 2018. Michael Chow/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals President Michael Bidwill (left) and head coach Steve Wilks watch during a voluntary three-day mini camp at their Tempe training facility April 17, 2018. Michael Chow/The Republic
Arizona Cardinal quarterback Sam Bradford (9) stretches during a voluntary three-day mini camp at their Tempe training facility April 17, 2018. Michael Chow/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Andre Smith (71) stretches during a voluntary three-day mini camp at their Tempe training facility April 17, 2018. Michael Chow/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Justin Pugh (67) stretches during a voluntary three-day mini camp at their Tempe training facility April 17, 2018. Michael Chow/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Mike Glennon (7) stretches during a voluntary three-day mini camp at their Tempe training facility April 17, 2018. Michael Chow/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals offensive linemen Vinston Painter (78) and Andre Smith (71) run between drills during a voluntary three-day mini camp at their Tempe training facility April 17, 2018. Michael Chow/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterbacks Mike Glennon (7) and Sam Bradford (9) stretch during a voluntary three-day mini camp at their Tempe training facility April 17, 2018. Michael Chow/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks huddles his team during a voluntary three-day mini camp at their Tempe training facility April 17, 2018. Michael Chow/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals players huddle during a voluntary three-day mini camp at their Tempe training facility April 17, 2018. Michael Chow/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks gives directions during a voluntary three-day mini camp at their Tempe training facility April 17, 2018. Michael Chow/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) lines up for a drill during a voluntary three-day mini camp at their Tempe training facility April 17, 2018. Michael Chow/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson (31) performs a drill during a voluntary three-day mini camp at their Tempe training facility April 17, 2018. Michael Chow/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) catches a ball during a voluntary three-day mini camp at their Tempe training facility April 17, 2018. Michael Chow/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Mike Glennon (7) rolls out during a drill during a voluntary three-day mini camp at their Tempe training facility April 17, 2018. Michael Chow/The Republic
Arizona Cardinal quarterback Sam Bradford (9) watches a drill during a voluntary three-day mini camp at their Tempe training facility April 17, 2018. Michael Chow/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) catches a pass during a voluntary three-day mini camp at their Tempe training facility April 17, 2018. Michael Chow/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson (31) takes a handoff from quarterback Brandon Doughty during a voluntary three-day mini camp at their Tempe training facility April 17, 2018. Michael Chow/The Republic
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Sam Bradford stretches as strength and conditioning coach Buddy Morris, left, supervises work outs at the Tempe training facility, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, during the offseason strength and conditioning program. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
Arizona Cardinals safety Rudy Ford works out at the Tempe training facility, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, during the offseason strength and conditioning program. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson works out at the Tempe training facility, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, during the offseason strength and conditioning program. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
Arizona Cardinals safety Antoine Bethea, left,running back David Johnson, and safety Harlan Miller, right, work out at the Tempe training facility, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, during the offseason strength and conditioning program. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker Chandler Jones addresses the media at the Tempe training facility, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, during the offseason strength and conditioning program. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman D.J. Humphries addresses the media at the Tempe training facility, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, during the offseason strength and conditioning program. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
Arizona Cardinals quarterbacks Mike Glennon, left, and Sam Bradford, lift weights at the Tempe training facility, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, during the offseason strength and conditioning program. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
Arizona Cardinals players wait to run sprints at the Tempe training facility, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, during the offseason strength and conditioning program. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
Arizona Cardinals work out at the Tempe training facility, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, during the offseason strength and conditioning program. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Mike Glennon works out at the Tempe training facility, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, during the offseason strength and conditioning program. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson throws a heavy ball over his head at the Tempe training facility, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, during the offseason strength and conditioning program. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
Arizona Cardinals run sprints at the Tempe training facility, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, during the offseason strength and conditioning program. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports
Cardinals Patrick Peterson takes a picture with Cannon Cabral on his birthday during the Hyundai Youth Football Camp at Arizona Sports Complex in Peoria, Ariz. on July 2, 2018.
Katherine Fitzgerald, Arizona Republic Published 7:14 p.m. MT July 2, 2018
Cardinals Patrick Peterson takes a picture with Cannon Cabral on his birthday during the Hyundai Youth Football Camp at Arizona Sports Complex in Peoria, Ariz. on July 2, 2018.(Photo: Patrick Breen/The Republic)
The line to meet Patrick Peterson takes about an hour to go through, so kids at the Arizona Sports Complex have plenty of time to decide what to say to the Cardinals star.
One kid waits until he finishes his picture with the All-Pro corner before shouting, "You can't guard me!", his back to Peterson as he leaps away.
"You gonna run away?" Peterson calls after him, laughing. "(You) won't say that to my face!"
Peterson lets this one slide. Other kids at the camp are less lucky.
At the Hyundai NFL Youth Football Camp in North Phoenix, Peterson isn't afraid to strip the ball away from kids of all ages, though always with a smile and advice for how they can get better next rep.
He starts and ends the session by reiterating the value of education to them. And Peterson has been learning a lot this summer, too.
With first-year head coach Steve Wilks at the helm, the Cardinals have spent the summer learning a new playbook.
Peterson says he definitely believes the new defense schemes will free him up for more interceptions. He had just one last season, with a career-high seven in 2012. Now, he finds the new looks that Wilks and his staff are implementing will lead to a faster, more aggressive defense.
"(I'm) very excited, 'cause I’m gonna be doing a lot of new things that I haven’t done in my career – in my NFL career," Peterson said on Monday. "I’m just looking forward to getting back to my play-making ways because I believe over the last two and half, three years, I’ve been kind of handcuffed in doing that, because obviously teams try to stay away from me.
"But now, Coach (Al) Holcomb and Coach Wilks are going do a great job of finding ways to install me into the game."
Katherine Fitzgerald, azcentral sports reporter, talks summer and LeBron news with the Cardinals' Patrick Peterson. Arizona Republic
Though he expects to spend more time roaming the field and cover more ground, his preparation is more mental than physical. Peterson has been a Pro Bowl selection in each of his seven seasons in the league and feels primed to make those mental adjustments.
"At this point, my mental state is definitely different than what it was when I first came in," he said. "If your body wasn’t physically in shape to (play in the NFL), you wouldn’t be here. ... Whenever you step into the NFL, it’s all mental, but in college, it’s almost like it’s all physical, so it kind of flip-flops."
Outside of minicamp, Peterson has cross-trained as well. An avid golfer, he spent part of his summer playing the greens in Scotland. Last month, he joined forces with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to face off against a slew of NBA stars in the State Farm Showdown in Connecticut.
But which league had the better showing on the golf course?
"I would say the good guys had the edge," he said with a slight smirk. "The good guys, if you know what I mean."
Peterson won't say anything more about the results of that contest, but ask him about LeBron James and his real emotions show. Just about 18 hours after the news broke that James is heading to the Los Angeles Lakers, Peterson is still ecstatic.
"Man, what? LeBron! I am the biggest Laker fan," he said. "Once I heard that, all I could yell was 'LeBron! LeBron!'"
Wary of being labeled a bandwagon fan, Peterson is quick to check himself.
"(1997). I've been a Lakers fan since '97," he said, looking straight at the camera.
But while Peterson has stayed on top of the NBA free agency news, he's also watching what NFL pundits say about the Cardinals' chances this year. He knows outsiders don't have much faith in the team. He thinks that helps.
"I believe they projected us to win maybe four games – that’s disrespectful. And I believe that’s what we thrive off of. We thrive off of being the underdog, being disrespected, being not thought of," he said.
"So I believe you’ll probably see some of the best football you’ve seen out of us since 2015."
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The Swiss Air Force in 1933 inirochicerl an aircraft cannon designed by its well known inventor, Col. Adolf Furrer. I bis officer originated a system that employed short recoil for operational energy and a clever method of timing the weapon to fire slightly out of battery while securely locked. This last feature permitted high rates of fire and gave a definite buffing action on the counterrecoil stroke.
The first Furrer aircraft cannon was 20-mm. air cooled, belt fed and short-recoil operated, with a quick-change barrel having an attached bolt assembly. All Furrer mechanisms are highly characteristic of the Swiss genius for precision-made instruments, being composed of a multiplicity of intricate components that perform reliably but do not lend themselves to mass production.
The aircraft models, regardless of caliber, had the following details in common: (1) Feeds interchangeably from left to right and vice versa; (2) possibility of mounting for either fixed or flexible; (3) a built in rounds counter to give the gunner an instant check on ammunition supply; (4) feed pawl disengagement for bring-in« the bolt home on an empty chamber to prevent cook-off; (5) a non-disintegrating metal belt that did not separate when the cartridge was pushed out; (6) muzzle booster and front barrel bearing; (7) considerably larger barrels than usually employed with the same mechanism in ground work; and (8) single grips in place of the conventional two-grip (or spade) arrangements.
The first models made for the Swiss Air Force were designed for firing through the hollow pro peller hub in a Hispano-Suiza engine at the rate of 400 shots a minute. It is of unusual interest to note that the official armament of the Swiss service was all designed by Furrer and government produced. The small arms manufacturing arsenals near Berne were committed to produce every automatic weapon used by all branches of the Swiss service, despite the fact that two of the leading commercial types of automatic cannon (Hispano Suiza and Oerlikon) were also manufactured within the borders of Switzerland. This shows, if nothing else, that this government had unlimited faith in the Furrer action and exploited its possibilities to the fullest.
After the engine-mounted 20-mm gun came a 34-mm version with an identical action that was looked upon with great favor because of the larger explosive charge in the projectile. The muzzle velocity of 3,445 feet per second coupled with a cyclic rate of 350 rounds per minute made it a very formidable aircraft and antiaircraft weapon. The cartridge case used in both guns was of the type known as rimmed and was fed into the weapon by a metallic open-type link. The 34 mm was not only adapted to wing mounting but to turret installations, the synchronization of the weapon making it one of the few automatic cannon that lent itself easily to turret mounting.
The cycle of operation of all Furrer aircraft cannon is the same, regardless of caliber. After the belt, or magazine, is put into place, bringing the cartridge in position to be picked up by the bolt face, the action is completely retracted. When released, the compressed driving spring gives the firing mechanism a thrust forward. As the bolt face comes abreast of the rear of the feeding system, a loaded round is shoved forward into the chamber. On the last fraction of an inch of forward travel the toggle joint is forced into line and locks, cocking the piece. The weapon is now loaded, ready to fire.
The sear is rotatable in the breech-bolt frame, and upon being actuated, pivots, releasing the firing pin to fly forward under tension of its spring and strike the primer of the cartridge. This in turn fires the charge. For the first fraction of an inch of recoil the barrel is rigidly
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Purdue University Improves On-Campus Experience With Blonder Tongue CATV Equipment
Using a Wide Range of Multiplexers, Encoders, and Amplifiers From Blonder Tongue, University Campus Television Network Optimizes Video Quality and Emergency Alert Delivery
OLD BRIDGE, N.J. -- Sept. 30, 2014 -- Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE MKT:BDR) today announced Purdue University has successfully transitioned its campus television network, Boiler TV, from analog to digital relying on a wide range of solutions from Blonder Tongue. Utilizing a combination of Blonder Tongue's multiplexers, MPEG-2 SD and HD encoders, and amplifiers, the university can affordably deliver over 100 SD and HD channels to students, faculty, and visitors in residence halls, athletic buildings, and auditoriums as well as the on-campus Union Club Hotel. In addition to enabling Purdue University to deliver better quality video content, Blonder Tongue's equipment also allows the university to send out timely and reliable emergency alert information.
"When migrating to a digital infrastructure, we needed to deploy CATV equipment that would improve the student experience and the performance of our emergency alert system," said Michael Beach, manager, Boiler Television Network at Purdue University. "Blonder Tongue's solutions provide us with maximum reliability and superior video quality, enhancing our ability to deliver entertainment and educational content as well as emergency alert information on-campus. We've been especially impressed with the responsiveness and expertise of Blonder Tongue's technical support team."
Purdue University uses Blonder Tongue's MUX-2D-QAM multiplexers, HDE-2H/2S-QAM MPEG-2 HD encoders, SDE-4AV-QAM MPEG-2 SD encoders, and HDE-8C-QAM MPEG-2 HD encoders for video processing before distributing the signals via fiber and RF to Blonder Tongue amplifiers located around campus. Based on a high-density, low-cost, flexible design that reduces the equipment, space, and power needed for QAM distribution, Blonder Tongue's digital television DTV solutions dramatically lower the university's capital and operating expenses.
Prior to the digital conversion, Boiler TV found it challenging to deliver crystal-clear video quality. Using Blonder Tongue encoders, which feature optimized motion estimation capabilities, the university can deliver an exceptional quality of experience for all television programming, even those with fast motion such as sports events. Distributing the television programming is simple. All Blonder Tongue equipment features an intuitive Web-based interface through which Boiler TV engineers can easily make on the fly channel changes from any remote location. In addition, Blonder Tongue's solutions are extremely robust, guaranteeing the integrity of the university's on-air transmission.
One of the key requirements of the Boiler TV upgrade was to improve the university's ability to deliver timely emergency alert information. Blonder Tongue's encoders are one of the only solutions on the market that come equipped with an Emergency Alert System interface, enabling Purdue University to distribute information to students and faculty in a matter of seconds in the event of an emergency or natural disaster. Currently, the university is looking into implementing a one-button emergency alert approach so that Boiler TV can simultaneously send campus-wide emergency alerts via text message, email, and TV programming with the push of a button.
"Blonder Tongue and the Boiler TV at Purdue University have been partners for many years prior to the digital upgrade," said Emily Nikoo, executive vice president at Blonder Tongue. "Our customers in the educational market have come to trust in Blonder Tongue for optimized solutions providing reliable, high-quality solutions that deliver amazing video quality."
More information on Blonder Tongue and its products is available at www.blondertongue.com.
About Boiler TV (www.housing.purdue.edu/BTV)
Boiler TV is Purdue University's internal campus television network, proudly distributing more than 100 channels including 50 HD channels, a locally inserted movie channel, an electronic bulletin board, and student produced content.
About Blonder Tongue
Blonder Tongue Laboratories Inc. together with R.L. Drake Holdings, LLC -- its wholly owned subsidiary -- offer customers more than 130 years of combined engineering and manufacturing excellence with solid histories of delivering reliable, quality products. As a leader in the field of cable television communications, the Company provides system operators and integrators serving the cable, broadcast, satellite, IPTV, institutional, and professional video markets with comprehensive solutions for the provision of content contribution, distribution, and video delivery to homes and businesses. The Company designs, manufactures, sells, and supports an equipment portfolio of standard and high-definition digital video solutions, as well as core analog video and high-speed data solutions for distribution over coax, fiber, and IP networks. Additional information on the Company and its products can be found at www.blondertongue.com and www.rldrake.com.
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Now Ai Can Help Predict Storms Cyclones
Now AI Can Help Predict Storms, Cyclones
Cyclone. (Photo: IANS)
New York: Using Artificial Intelligence (AI), researchers have developed an algorithm to detect cloud formations that lead to storms, hurricanes and cyclones.
The study, published in the journal IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, shows a model that can help forecasters recognise potential severe storms more quickly and accurately.
The researchers created a framework based on Machine Learning (ML) -- a kind of AI -- that detects rotational movements in clouds from satellite images that might have otherwise gone unnoticed.
"The very best forecasting incorporates as much data as possible, there's so much to take in as the atmosphere is infinitely complex. By using the models and the data we have, we're taking a snapshot of the most complete look of the atmosphere," said Steve Wistar, Senior Forensic Meteorologist at AccuWeather in the US.
For the study, researchers analysed more than 50,000 US weather satellite images and identified and labelled the shape and motion of 'comma-shaped' clouds.
These cloud patterns are strongly associated with cyclone formations which can lead to severe weather events including hail, thunderstorms, high winds and blizzards, they said.
Then, using computer vision and ML techniques, the researchers taught computers to automatically recognize and detect 'comma-shaped' clouds in satellite images.
The computers could then assist experts by pointing out in real time where, in an ocean of data, could they focus their attention in order to detect the onset of severe weather.
"Because the 'comma-shaped' cloud is a visual indicator of severe weather events, our scheme can help meteorologists to forecast such events," said study lead author Rachel Zheng from Penn State University in the US.
The researchers found that their method can effectively detect 'comma-shaped' clouds with 99 per cent accuracy, at an average of 40 seconds per prediction.
It was also able to predict 64 per cent of severe weather events, outperforming other existing severe weather detection methods.
This research is an early attempt to show feasibility of AI-based interpretation of weather-related visual information.
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Company Equity, Fitness Subsidies, MySQL
Consumer Web • Music
Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world’s leading music company. In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation, & entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, & audiovisual content in more than 60 countries.
Mobile • Social Media
The people we meet change our lives. Tinder empowers users around the world to create new connections that otherwise might never have been possible. With more than 10 billion matches made to date and millions of new connections made daily, Tinder has reimagined the way people meet on a massive, global scale.
Spokeo
As a people search platform, Spokeo enables friends and family to reconnect, browsing of celebrity profiles, and discovery of information about your own digital footprint, by simply searching a name, home address, phone, email or username. Spokeo can also be used as a research tool for small businesses and non-profit companies. Spokeo’s people sear...
FabFitFun, Inc.
Beauty • eCommerce
FabFitFun is a lifestyle membership that inspires women to lead happier, healthier lives through product and brand discovery. Our flagship product, the FabFitFun Box, delivers a curated collection of full-size products across beauty, fashion, wellness, fitness, home, and technology to more than one million members - each season.
CAIS is the leading open-architecture financial product platform offering the independent wealth management channel access to a menu of alternative investment funds and capital markets offerings. We are a FinTech B2B organization that is leveling the playing field by providing research, diligence, access and execution of complex financial products.
Consumer Web • Healthtech
GoodRx is America’s #1 prescription price transparency platform. More than 8 million people use GoodRx’s website and popular mobile apps each month. Our goal is to provide Americans with convenient and affordable prescription drugs. We offer solutions to provide affordable prescriptions to all Americans.
Taboola enables over 1.4B people to discover what’s interesting and new at the moments they’re most ready to explore. Powered by Deep Learning, AI, and a large dataset, Taboola’s discovery platform creates new monetization, audience and engagement opportunities for digital properties, including publishers, mobile carriers and handset manufacturers....
Spring Labs
Spring Labs is building the Spring Protocol, a network designed to allow participants to exchange information about data without sharing the underlying data itself. Our objective is to lower data costs while simultaneously allowing participants to retain full control over their data, enabling more a transparent and secure data-sharing ecosystem.
NEXT Trucking
Logistics • On-Demand
NEXT is a technology company that connects shippers and carriers to meet today’s growing transportation demands. With smart matching and predictive load technologies, NEXT matches truck drivers with capacity to available loads, streamlining the process and providing drivers with full control over their careers.
ChromaDex
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Heartbeat connects brands directly with the millennial and GenZ audience they are trying to reach, and consumers with the brands they genuinely love. Our network of over 210,000 real consumers creates scalable, ROI-focused user-generated marketing campaigns on social media, proving that word-of-mouth is the best marketing channel out there.
Cie is an innovation accelerator for large enterprises and a growth accelerator for emerging startups. Cie creates leading digital solutions, serves as an innovation lab for a variety of prominent global brands, and acts as a platform to develop and turn ground-breaking ideas into new technology ventures.
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Welcome to BUSAC Fund Online Application Process
The Business Sector Advocacy Challenge (BUSAC) Fund is a programme set-up to strengthen the advocacy capacity of private sector organisations (PSOs) in Ghana. Supported by DANIDA (lead Development Partner), USAID and the EU, BUSAC Fund phase III is expected to lead to an “improved business environment through enhanced advocacy capacity of private sector organisations and creation of platforms for private-public dialogue”. The Fund is currently inviting concept notes from eligible Private Sector Organizations (PSOs) such as Business associations, farmer-based organisations, trade unions and other associations within the labour market.
Follow the steps below to submit your concept note.
New applicants can create an account by clicking the "Sign Up" button on the lower right. Returning applicants can sign in by entering their email and password in the fields to the right and clicking the "Sign In" button.
Step 2: Complete the eligibility quiz and upload documents
Fill out a brief eligibility quiz and upload all relevant documents. Upon completion, all available windows for which you are eligible to apply will be displayed.
Step 3: Submit a concept note
Choose the Window under which you are applying for support. More information about the BUSAC Fund’s windows of support can be accessed via this link: http://www.busac.org
Fill all relevant fields and upload all requested documents. Submit the concept note when all parts of the form have been completed.
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Nintendo News: New Handcrafted Yoshi and Kirby Games Launching in March
Yoshi’s Crafted World, a new adventure and the first game starring Yoshi for Nintendo Switch, launches exclusively for the system on March 29. (Photo: Business Wire)
Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn launches for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems on March 8. (Photo: Business Wire)
In the game, you play as an adorable Yoshi exploring a big world crafted from household items like boxes and paper cups, journeying through each themed stage to solve puzzles and find hidden treasures. (Photo: Business Wire)
In this enhanced version of the acclaimed Kirby’s Epic Yarn game that originally launched for the Wii system, Kirby is transported into a world made of cloth and yarn to unravel enemies, unzip secret passageways and transform into powerful vehicles. (Photo: Business Wire)
January 08, 2019 08:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--If you’re a fan of Yoshi and Kirby you are going to love the month of March. That’s because two big Nintendo adventures are launching that month – each featuring a beautiful handcrafted style, platforming gameplay for players of all ages and beloved Nintendo characters.
Yoshi’s Crafted World, a new adventure and the first game starring Yoshi for Nintendo Switch, launches exclusively for the system on March 29.
In the game, you play as an adorable Yoshi exploring a big world crafted from household items like boxes and paper cups, journeying through each themed stage to solve puzzles and find hidden treasures. On the flip side, stages can be played backward, providing new perspectives to explore and the challenge to find Poochy-Pups that are hiding around the course. You can even join up with a friend to play through the game in two-player co-op. For more information about the Yoshi’s Crafted World game for the Nintendo Switch system, visit https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/yoshis-crafted-world-switch.
Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn launches for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems on March 8.
In this enhanced version of the acclaimed Kirby’s Epic Yarn game that originally launched for the Wii system, Kirby is transported into a world made of cloth and yarn to unravel enemies, unzip secret passageways and transform into powerful vehicles. Every stage in the original Wii version is stitched in, but this Nintendo 3DS version has some new features, like Ravel Abilities that power up Kirby in fun ways, new mini-games featuring familiar faces King Dedede and Meta Knight, new furniture to personalize and decorate Kirby’s Pad, and a new Devilish mode that adds an extra layer of challenge to each stage.
Some of the Ravel Abilities include a giant yarn ball used to attack enemies, a wire sword that can slice through anything and the Nylon ability, which can generate wind for jumping higher and collecting beads.
The creative, colorful and visually stunning game also features new amiibo functionality* for compatible Kirby series amiibo figures that gives Kirby hats and abilities based on the figure used. For more information about the Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn game, visit https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/kirbys-extra-epic-yarn-3ds.
*amiibo sold separately. Visit amiibo.com for details about amiibo functionality.
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Square's payments cjoef joins Visa to head seller solutions
FILE PHOTO: Security staff stand next to a Visa logo at Murtala Muhammed International Airport before the arrival of the Nigerian Women’s Bobsled Team, in Lagos, Nigeria, as part of preparations ahead of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games, February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
12 Jan 2019 02:30AM (Updated: 15 Jan 2019 11:09AM )
REUTERS: Visa Inc on Friday said Mary Kay Bowman will join as head of the business that is tasked to attract more customers to use the world's largest payments network.
Bowman joins from Square Inc , where she was head of payments. Her departure is the second high-profile exit from the payments processor following the departure of its Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar in December last year.
At Visa, Bowman will head the designing, development and delivery of new services, the company said.
Bowman's resume includes stints at Amazon.com Inc , where she was a director of global payments.
Payments processing companies such as Visa and Mastercard have been facing headwinds from digital payments companies, like Square and PayPal Holdings Inc which have blossomed in the midst of a fintech boom in the U.S.
Square, which is led by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, has been one of the top companies in the fintech arena that have been giving bigger payment processors a run for their money and is re-orienting itself to become more small merchant-friendly.
(Reporting by Mary Ann Alapatt in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)
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Chicago Reporter (https://www.chicagoreporter.com/school-closing-lawsuit-goes-court-week/)
School closing lawsuit goes to court this week
By Rebecca Harris | May 21, 2012
UPDATE:A judge has put off until Friday his decision about whether a lawsuit against school closings and turnarounds will be able to proceed.
If it does, the case will be heard on May 30 and 31 rather than on Wednesday, as had previously been planned.
The lawsuit claims that school actions disproportionately affect the district’s African-American students. It was dismissed in mid-March when a judge ruled council members did not have standing to file it, but was re-filed it with changes.
Last week, CPS lawyers asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit. CPS filed a rebuttal to council members stating that the suit “essentially asks this Court to ignore the unfortunate and undisputed facts that the schools they purport to represent have been failing for many years, and that something has to be done about it.”
The district is arguing that the powers to impose school actions were given by the state Legislature, “and their exercise should not be derailed by a handful of individuals who fear change.”
The district says that only 84 students will have to change schools due to this year’s closings and turnarounds, and in the court papers filed Thursday, slammed school action opponents for “Chicken Little allegations of violence and crossing gang boundaries.”
Price Elementary parent Krista Alston, a plaintiff in the suit, says that she is glad the judge “is taking his time and digeting everything that was presented to him.”
The lawsuit had previously been dismissed, but was re-filed. It claims that CPS cannot close and turn around schools because it did not take adequate steps to help them get off probation, and that school actions have a negative impact on students who a disproportionately minority. CPS, in its response, pointed out the district’s demographics.
“They are trying to say there is no disparate impact because all of our worst-performing schools are disproportionately minority,” says Michael Persoon, an attorney for the parents who are suing to stop school closures and turnarounds. “That’s an unfortunate argument to make.”
The forgotten history of segregated swimming pools and amusement parks
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In historic runoff, a battle for Chicago’s “progressive” future
Frontrunners in the mayoral and aldermanic races ran campaigns against Rahm Emanuel’s record but will need to be pushed to clarify their progressive policy agendas for the runoff.
Voting for racial justice means demanding more in the Chicago election
Chicago’s Voter Guide for Racial Equity reimagines the relationship between community and government by empowering residents to create policy platforms for the next crop of elected leaders.
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Philippines Has Open Door to the Gospel
Issue Date: January/February 2014
Pictures from the Philippines
Because many Chick Publications customers have a heart for missions and support the Missions Fund, we have been able to provide millions of Chick tracts to missionaries and workers worldwide. We find that certain regions tend to be "hot" for a time, with great freedom for the gospel and openness among the people. When we see an area like that, we feed literature to the workers as fast as possible, until that area becomes less receptive and God opens another one.
At present, the Philippines is just such an area.
Even before the record-breaking typhoon, Yolanda, smashed through the center of the Philippine Islands, a stable network of local churches had been established. Chick Publications has worked for several years with Pastor Rodellio Mallari who, fortunately, was not in the direct path of the typhoon. However, because of the church network Mallari works with, relief supplies were quickly channeled through the network to pastors in the devastated area.
At first, food and water was the most needed, but as soon as international relief supplies came in, the church network switched to clothing, tents and plastic tarps to protect the people from the sun in the daytime and cold at night.
Besides the relief supplies, 40,000 Tagalog Chick gospel tracts happened to be on site when the typhoon hit, ready to be included in the relief packages.
One pastor reported from Tacloban, at the heart of the devastation, that over 90 percent of the buildings were destroyed, electric service was limited to a few generators set up to charge cell phones, which worked poorly because of the damaged cell towers. One of the main sources of employment were the groves of coconut farms where the trees were blown down by the thousands. Even centuries-old trees were no match for the wind and storm surge. It would be months or years before farms and businesses would recover to offer jobs again.
Children wandered through the debris looking for their parents, or parents were searching for their children. Police were carrying out the dead in body bags.
Prior to the typhoon, Chick Publications has worked for years with Pastor Mallari. He has been able to take the tracts into schools and prisons with great freedom. He writes, "Again, thank you very much for the last special grant of 10,000 Tagalog "The Bull" tracts which will find their way into the prison cells of 38,000 total inmate populations at the four national penitentiaries. Since we started ministering inside the national penitentiaries four months ago, the Lord has given us some tremendous breakthroughs. Through our joint efforts with four separate teams of partners, we are now able to hold Bible studies, counseling, and tract distribution inside the Maximum, Medium, and Minimum Security Compounds of the National Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City and just recently the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City." This is just one of many shipments that you helped provide to him.
Over 50,000 tracts went to Missionary Donnie Whitlock, who carefully feeds them to churches and ministries who work with him in the Philippines. He writes, "Out of the 38 nations I have preached in through the years, there is still no place like the Philippines for spiritual hunger." Whitlock and his ministry, Mass Media Outreach Ministries, have used Chick tracts for a long time. "Our ministry has found that Chick tracts are loved throughout the Philippines. I can truthful say, MMOM's Bible Team has never seen a Chick tract thrown on the ground during distribution, as we have experienced with regular tracts. There have been hundreds of testimonies of people receiving Christ through the tract ministry —to the glory of God!"
The Philippines is not the only place where it is possible to get the gospel into the schools. Missionary Bill Eubanks has been able to preach and distribute hundreds of thousands of Chick tracts you provided in the schools of Zimbabwe, Africa. And in Guatemala, Walter Sayers has been able to preach Jesus in the schools also.
A project that has been ongoing for a long time involves distributing Chinese tracts in Beijing, China. Hundreds of thousands of Chick tracts have gone into this communist country from the Chick Mission Fund. Sorry, but for the safety of the workers we cannot give you details on how they get in or how they are distributed, but it works! Pray that someday God will open this nation so that its over one billion people will not have to fear the government if they choose to follow Jesus Christ.
At the moment of this writing, the Mission Fund has made commitments of nearly 400,000 Chick tracts for various missions projects, which include Hungary, the Philippines, France, Mexico, Tanzania, the multi-nation Asian Games coming up next year, and others.
Many Christians want to provide Chick tracts to missionaries.
Although we are not legally structured as a non-profit, and therefore cannot give tax-deductible receipts, we definitely know how to get literature into missionaries` hands. They often write to us asking if anyone can help them get Chick tracts.
"I wanted to write & thank you for the tracts that you sent us through the Chick [Mission Fund]. We will put them to good use here in St. Vincent! The people are now coming to me, stopping me on the road for, as they call them the 'Little Books'. We just gave out a thousand! This new order will hold us for awhile. Again, Thank you for your kindness towards us!
God bless and again Thank You! Thank You!
If you would like to help extend the hands of a missionary, please send your donation to:
Chick Missions Fund
100% of the funds you send to the Chick Mission Fund are used to ship literature to missionaries. We receive requests all the time from missionaries who need help. If you have questions you can call us at (909) 987-0771 or email us at postmaster@chick.com.
Other Articles from January/February 2014:
New Pope Speaks for Political Salvation
New Tract a Shot at the Watchtower
Soul Winners, We Have Work to Do
They Just Couldn't Leave 'Bad Enough' Alone
Humanists Desperate to Protect Government Schools
Message From Jack Chick January/February 2014
Chick Mail Bag January/February 2014
More on Other Subjects:
China Churches Protest Government Crackdown
Asian Olympics Saturated with Quarter Million Tracts
Satan's Bogus Salvation Plan
Tracts Also Grow Disciples
One-World-Government Attacks Parent Rights
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Restored train car is now coffee shop
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A 1947 Pullman coach train car that was placed by crane in front of Chico Art Center in 2001, has been restored and a coffee shop inside is open for business.
Empire Coffee is operated by Alec Binyon and Lucky Rodrigues of Chico. Rodrigues pours coffee during the day and Binyon takes over after 6 p.m.
The classic but rundown train car that was acquired by Chico Art Center through a grant from the city of Chico has been in the restoration process by volunteers for the past couple of years. The old train car arrived by rail from Oregon and a crane lifted it from the tracks to the front of the center.
Restoration included the installation of a new heating and air conditioning unit and a rest room that is ADA compliant.
“That was the attractive part of the deal,” Binyon said of the train car that was close to move-in ready. He has had other coffee shop experiences in Chico and took over the train car in June. Empire Coffee opened for business Sept. 19.
Inside, there’s “period” seating for 20 with room for more outside. Right now, on the walls are artworks by Matt Barber from the CRUX artist collective, a collaboration that will continue, Binyon said.
Dave Lawton, a volunteer with Chico Art Center, started upgrading the train car several years ago and will continue to manage the project. “The art theme is part and parcel of what we want to accomplish,” he said.
And, it’s nice to have a coffee shop so close to art center activities. “People taking our classes can just run across the deck for their coffee,” Lawton said.
Early plans for a gift shop inside the train car have been changed, Binyon said, adding that a gift shop might have been too much for the small business.
Lawton said the monthly rent of $500 from Empire Coffee will help the art center with costs and as business improves Empire Coffee will contribute another 3.5 percent to the art center’s revenue.
“It’s just like renting a commercial space … and it’s fair. The busier I am, the better it is for the art center,” Binyon said.
Binyon said he uses coffee from one of the top five coffee roasters in the country and his products are organic, including the milk and dark chocolate for the mochas.
Empire Coffee
434 Orange St.
Daily, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Style editor Laurie Kavenaugh can be reached at 896-7765 or lkavenaugh@chicoer.com.
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Peru, Mexico & Cuba Adventure
One of Chimu’s best selling combination tours, this fantastic itinerary merges the best of three of Latin America’s most iconic destinations. This tour can be shortened, extended or combined with any of our tours to build your complete Latin America experience. At Chimu Adventures, the adventure is yours. Let our expertise build it for you.
Trip Code: MCTSPMC
Location: Peru, Mexico, Cuba
DAY 1: Arrival transfer in Lima
On arrival, please make your way through to the Arrivals Hall where our representative will be waiting for you to transfer you to your hotel. This service includes a driver and local English speaking guide, who will provide you with any useful information needed for your stay. He/she will be holding a sign with your name on it.
[Should you not be able to locate them, please refer to the front of your itinerary for emergency contact details of our representative office.]
DAY 2: Transfer Juliaca Airport to Puno via Sillustani Ro
Enroute to your hotel, visit the pre-Inca burial ground of Sillustani. You will have time to wander through the remarkable tombs built from volcanic stone. Known as Chullpas, these funerary towers reach heights of up to 12 metres. Overlooking the beautiful Lake Umayo, Sillustani is considered to be one of the most important necropolises in the world. On completion of the tour you will be taken to your hotel.
DAY 3: Titicaca Uncover by Speed Boat
Early this morning you will be collected from your hotel and transferred to the port to board a fully equipped speedboat with on board service to visit various islands on Lake Titicaca. First stop is Taquile Island where you will explore a scenic and less touristy area. Enjoy time on a pristine sandy beach to relax and feel the serenity of Lake Titicaca. We then hike along a pre-Inca trail with spectacular landscapes of the island, visiting families of weavers to learn about their textile art and symbolism. In 2005, "Taquile and its Textile Art" were proclaimed "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO. After three hours on Taquile, board the speedboat for a short journey to the community of Santa Maria-Llachon, on the tip of the Capachica Peninsula. This is a picturesque off the beaten track destination. We are welcomed by the small Quechua speaking community and introduced to an intensive cultural experience, observing the traditions of the community and participating in an ancient ceremony to learn about their magical world. Experience the preparation of "Pachamanca", a traditional way of cooking meat, fish and potatoes using underground ovens, and one of the main dishes of Peruvian cuisine. Enjoy these delicacies in a small, but scenic restaurant (included in tour price). For the more adventurous there is an optional kayak along the coast of Llachon. After lunch we leave Santa Maria and arrive at a remote area of the National Reserve of Lake Titicaca to explore Uros Ccapi. These are considered to be the last authentic floating islands, less commercial and little visited. The Uros are descendants of one of the oldest cultures in South America. There are optional tours in reed boats before we depart back to Puno. On arrival at the port, you will be transferred to your hotel. Please note this is small group tour.
Please note there is a minimum number of passengers requested to operate this tour from December to March, if the required number of passengers is not reached we will offer you a similar alternative. Please also note that between the months of January and March the ceremony of "Pachamama" will be subject to weather conditions.
DAY 4: Transfer from Puno hotel to bus or train station
This morning, you will be collected from your hotel and transferred to either the bus or train station for your journey from Puno to Cusco.
DAY 4: Puno to Cusco
The spectacular journey from Puno to Cusco takes you across the Altiplano and you will travel accompanied by an English-speaking guide. The drive takes you through sleepy Andean villages and past spectacular snowcapped mountains, sheer cliffs and rampaging rivers. Stops along the way include the atmospheric towns of Pucara and Andahuaylillas and the pre-Inca ruin of Raqchi. Lunch is included and you will arrive in the famous city of Cusco in the early evening. The approximate journey will take ten hours.
On arrival at Cusco bus or train station, you will be met by a representative who will be holding a sign with your name on it, to transfer you to your hotel. Should you have trouble locating him/her, please refer to the front of your itinerary for emergency contact details.
DAY 5: Sacred Valley Tour
DAY 5: Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes
DAY 6: Machu Picchu Guided Tour
DAY 6: 360 Machu Picchu Train: Mapi - Ollanta PM
DAY 6: Private Transfer Ollantaytambo - Cusco
He/she will be holding a sign with your name on it. [ Should you not be able to locate them, please refer to the front of your itinerary for emergency contact details of our representative office.] Please note this service is with a driver only. This service includes a Spanish speaking driver only.
DAY 8: Arrival transfer in Mexico city
On arrival, please make your way through to the Arrivals Hall where our representative will be waiting for you to transfer you to your hotel. He/she will be holding a sign with your name on it. Should you not be able to locate them, please refer to the front of your itinerary for emergency contact details of our representative office.
DAY 9: Half Day Mexico City Tour
This morning you will be collected from your hotel to explore magnificent Mexico City, built on top of the ruins of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. Our first stop is the Zocalo (main square), one of the biggest public squares in the world. Visit the Metropolitan Cathedral, the biggest church in Latin America, and the Palacio Nacional (closed on Mondays), which hosts Diego Rivera’s murals depicting the history of Mexico. We then drive along the famous boulevard Paseo de la Reforma, built during the short-lived reign of Emperor Maximilian to connect the main square and his castle in Chapultepec. On completion of your tour, you will be taken to your hotel. Please note this is a small group tour and only operates daily except Mondays.
DAY 10: Teotihuacan Pyramids and Guadalupe Shrine
This morning you will be collected from your hotel to visit the impressive archaeological site of Teotihuacan, located 50km northeast of Mexico City. On the way, stop at the “Plaza de las Tres Culturas”, where three cultures
converge: Aztec, Spanish, and contemporary Mexican. Continue to the Shrine de Guadalupe, Latin America’s most revered religious shrine. It is here where the Virgin of Guadalupe is said to have appeared before an Indian named Juan Diego in 1531, and an image of her was miraculously emblazoned on his cloak. There is time to explore the New Basilica de Guadalupe (the Old Basilica, built in 1700, is slowly sinking) and to see Juan Diego’s cloak. Drive for another hour to Teotihuacan, one of the most impressive cities of the ancient world, held sacred by the Aztecs. Explore its temples, palaces and pyramids, including the Quetzalpapalotl Palace, the Pyramid of the Moon, and the immense Pyramid of the Sun, ranked among the biggest in the world. Shrine of Guadalupe not available to visit on December 11th and 12th. On completion of your tour, return to Mexico City and you will be taken to your hotel. Please note this is a small group tour.
DAY 11: Merida Transfer - Airport to Hotel
DAY 12: Uxmal and Kabah & the Puuc route
This morning you will be collected from your hotel to visit the archaeological site of Uxmal, a World Heritage Site, and located 80 km south of Merida. Its architecture is characterized by low horizontal palaces set around courtyards, decorated with a profusion of symbolic motifs and sculptures depicting the long-nosed rain god Chaac. We will explore the magnificent buildings, including the House of the Magician – which dominates the site, the Nunnery, and the House of Turtles. We continue to Kabah, with its amazing Palace of the Masks, covered in nearly 300 masks of Chaac. We continue driving along the Puuc Route, a road that wind past the Mayan ruins of Labna, Xlapak and Sayil. These sites give us a great insight into the Puuc (Mayan name for ‘hills’) civilization. Our first stop is Labna, once a city inhabited by some 3000 Mayas. To support such numbers in these arid hills, water was collected in ‘chultunes’ (water cisterns), some of the original 60 chultunes still visible. We then drive to Xlapak. This site of 14 structures and 3 pyramids is less restored, so we can see what the sites looked like when they were first discovered. Our last stop is Sayil, home to the beautiful El Palacio, a huge three-tiered building which is a splendid example of the rich Puuc style of intricate stone mosaics. Enjoy lunch before returning to Merida. On completion of your tour, you will be taken to your hotel. Please note this is a private tour.
DAY 13: Merida to Cancun via Chichen Itza
This morning you will be collected from your hotel for your onward road journey to Cancun with a visit enroute to the archaeological site of Chichen Itza, located 120km east of Merida. Chichen Itza – one of the New 7 Wonders of the World – is the best restored of Yucatan’s Mayan sites. Explore the magnificent ruins set in a dense jungle, including the Pyramid of Kukulcan, its height and striking geometric design dominating the whole site, the Great Ball Court, the largest andmost impressive in Mesoamerica, the Sacred Cenote, a natural well used for human sacrifice, and many other beautiful temples. After lunch, continue the road journey to the white sandy beaches of Cancun. This journey will take approximately 2 and half hours. On arrival in Cancun, you will be taken to your hotel. Please note this is a small group tour.
DAY 14: Cancun Free Day
Free day to enjoy the white sand beaches and pristine waters of Cancun.
DAY 15: Havana: Transfer Airport - Hotel
DAY 15: Havana: Free Day
Today, you will enjoy a free day to explore the bustling city of Havana.
DAY 15: Havana
Cuba’s capital Havana is a vibrant city teeming with beautiful if sometimes shabby colonial buildings, once the most heavily fortified city in the Americas. The city was founded by the Spanish in the 16th century and it is now a diverse and fascinating mix of castles, fortresses and Spanish colonial buildings intermingled with modern high rises. The Old City (Habana Vieja), with its narrow streets and overhanging balconies is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the centre of the original city. Soak up the atmosphere as you sip on a Mojito, a refreshing blend of rum, lime, sugar, mint leaves, soda water and ice or maybe sample a Cuba Libre, made with rum, coke and lime.
DAY 16: Havana - City Tour
Get ready to enjoy an action packed day in Cuba’s capital city. First you will embark on a guided walking tour of Old Havana’s Historic Centre, taking in sites such as the Plaza de Armas, Plaza San Francisco de Asis, Plaza Viejay and Plaza de la Catedral. Here, you’ll visit some of Ernest Hemingway’s hangouts, such as the Ambos Mundos Hotel, La Bodeguita del Medio and El Floridita bar. After a much needed lunch in a local restaurant, you will be met by your private car and taken on a panoramic tour of the city, first visiting La Cabaña Fortress for a view of old and modern Havana across the bay, then touring modern Havana, stopping at Revolution Square and the Capitol Building. Following a busy day, the evening is yours to relax in the hotel or sample some of Havana’s world-class music.
DAY 17: Havana - Day Tour to Vinales Valley
Today your local guide will take you on a tour of the Vinales Valley in Pinar del Rio in the Sierra de los Organos Mountains - where the world’s best tobacco is grown. En-route visit a Cigar Factory to see how the famous Cuban cigars are made. Your guide will take you to visit the valley’s famous Mogotes, including the Pre-Historic Mural, which reflects the geological history of the Sierra de los Organos, and the Indian Cave, where you can take a boat along the underground river.
After lunch you will have some free time to explore Vinales. On the way back to Havana you will stop at the Los Jazmines lookout point to enjoy the incredible view of the valley. The evening is yours to relax or enjoy a night of Cuban music. Why not visit the Casa de La Musica in Miramar?
DAY 18: Havana: Transfer Hotel - Airport
Tours as stated on itinerary
Airport transfers as stated on the itinerary
Meals as stated on the itinerary
Visa fees (if applicable)
Optional activities not mentioned in itinerary
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Talk to one of our Destination Specialists to plan your South American adventure and turn your dream into a reality. With exceptional knowledge and first hand experience, our consultants will assist in every way possible to make your journey the most memorable it can be, matching not only the itinerary, but the accommodation and activities to suit your style of travel and budget.
Chimu Adventures undertakes a number of sustainability measures within its operations including:
1) Only using local guides and office staff to both maximise local employment opportunities and minimise carbon footprints. Local guides also ensure you benefit from the intimate knowledge, passion and culture of the country you’re visiting.
2) Where possible, using locally owned and operated boutique hotels to maximise the return to the local community.
3) Chimu’s “Pass it on” programme has provided funding to hundreds of local community projects in Latin America. Our aim is to empower local communities, helping them to develop their own infrastructure for the future. Since 2006, we have been working with Kiva (a well-known Non-Governmental Organisation), providing hundreds of loans to local businesses all over South America.
4) In our pre tour information we provide a range of tips and advice on how to minimise your impact on both local environments and communities.
5) Chimu Adventures’ offices also take a number of sustainability measures including carbon offsets for company vehicles and most staff travel. Chimu Adventure’s internal processes are also structures to create a paperless office and to reduce waste. There are also internal programmes to help staff minimise their carbon footprint such as our staff bike purchase assistance plan which encourages office staff to commute to work via bicycle. Currently almost half of our office based staff commute to work via bicycle.
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U.S. and Global Economic Outlook
2008-10-15T04:09:49-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/9ca/281770-m.jpgEuropean Central Bank (ECB) President Jean-Claude Trichet talked about U.S. and global economies at the luncheon meeting of The Economic Club of New York held in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton New York. Topics included actions taken by the ECB to stabilize financial tensions. He was then questioned by David Malpass and Matt Winkler. Glenn Hubbard presided.
European Central Bank (ECB) President Jean-Claude Trichet talked about U.S. and global economies at the luncheon meeting of The Economic… read more
European Central Bank (ECB) President Jean-Claude Trichet talked about U.S. and global economies at the luncheon meeting of The Economic Club of New York held in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton New York. Topics included actions taken by the ECB to stabilize financial tensions. He was then questioned by David Malpass and Matt Winkler. Glenn Hubbard presided. close
Glenn Hubbard Chair Economic Club of New York
David R. Malpass Founder and President Encima Global
Jean-Claude Trichet President European Central Bank
Matthew Winkler Editor-in-Chief Bloomberg News
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Presidential Statement on Global Economy
President Bush was joined by world financial leaders at the White House and spoke briefly about international efforts…
European Response to Financial Crisis
French President Sarkozy and EU officials spoke to the media following a European summit on the economy and financial…
Presidential Address Reaction
Telephone lines were open for reaction to a presidential address on plans to rescue financial markets.
President Bush spoke about developments in the financial markets and federal efforts to stabilize them.
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Supe questions sustainability as red light camera program expands
The intersection of Route 20 and Route 250 on Pantops is set to become the second Albemarle interchange equipped with red light cameras. Photo: Jack Looney
Graelyn Brashear
4/17/15 at 10:36 AM
A second Albemarle County intersection is set to be equipped with red light cameras after years of discussion and studies, and while the expansion of the photo ticketing program enjoys wide support on the Board of Supervisors, not everyone is happy about it.
Police and county officials have enthusiastically announced the installation of cameras at the intersection of Route 20 and Route 250 on Pantops more than once, only to have progress stall as more traffic studies were ordered. But police are now confident that using cameras at the intersection will be effective and safe, and reported that a survey conducted in February by Redflex, the contractor that installed the cameras at Rio Road and Route 29 in 2010, counted 351 red light violations there in 12 hours.
But Rio supervisor Brad Sheffield said he has qualms about doubling down on a system he thinks doesn’t address underlying safety issues.
“We should be putting money into the infrastructure and trying to solve the problems, not make money off the problems,” he said.
Also in question is just how much money the camera systems will continue to generate for the county. The array at Rio and Route 29 has allowed police to issue an average of 5,388 red light violation summonses per year since the cameras were installed there, each of which comes with a $50 fine.
But a fixed amount of that money goes back to Redflex—and it’s a lot. The county pays the company a per-camera fee that adds up to $9,300 a month, a number confirmed by county attorney Larry Davis, for a total of $111,600 per year.
Meanwhile, the net amount generated for the county by the cameras has dropped from $82,787 in 2011 to $54,100 in 2014, according to data presented to the board this month. It’s not clear whether people contesting or failing to pay the fines is responsible for eating up some of the county’s potential revenue; that data was unavailable at press time.
Revenues actually went down by more than $3,000 between 2013 and 2014, even though the number of summonses issued actually ticked up slightly. Albemarle County Police spokeswoman Carter Johnson said that may be due to the fact that it can take several months to realize the revenue from summonses: If a large number were issued in November and December, she said, the revenues would likely show up in the following year.
Sheffield said he’s not convinced the original cameras will keep paying for themselves for long, especially once they’re moved to a different Route 29 intersection after the construction of a grade-separated interchange at Rio.
“Red light cameras took off during the recession because money dried up to do infrastructure changes,” he said. With the county’s financial situation improving, he thinks it’s time to focus on the roads themselves.
Supervisor Ann Mallek said she wants to see road improvements, too, but “they’re years away even in the best of scenarios, and I’m unwilling to put people at risk in the meantime.” And declining revenues don’t bother her: That means people are getting the message, she said. The county has the freedom to pull the plug on the program and remove cameras whenever it wants to with no penalty, she pointed out.
“That’s the wonder of this whole system,” she said.
The intersection of Route 20 and Route 250 on Pantops is set to become the second Albemarle interchange equipped with red light cameras.
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Day 4: Jury seated, testimony begins in James Fields’ trial
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Aurora Bolsters Anandia’s Testing Capabilities Through Acquisition of Chemi Pharmaceutical
EDMONTON , April 25, 2019 /CNW/ – Aurora Cannabis Inc. (“Aurora” or the “Company”) (ACB) (ACB) ( Frankfurt : 21P; WKN: A1C4WM) announced today that the company has signed a binding share purchase agreement whereby Aurora has acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of privately-held Chemi Pharmaceutical Inc, (“Chemi”), an Ontario -based laboratory specialized in providing high quality analytics services to the pharmaceutical and cannabis industries, in a cash and share transaction (the “Transaction”) comprised of an undisclosed cash payment and share consideration of 83,299 shares paid on closing and 41,649 payable upon achievement of certain Chemi milestones.
Strategic Rationale
Chemi has a Health Canada Drug Establishment Licence enabling them to perform certified GMP compliant quality control analytical testing. In addition, Chemi has received US FDA accreditation for their facility, which is the gold standard for global pharmaceutical testing. Acquiring Chemi with their Drug Establishment Licence provides a critical prerequisite for applying for a Cannabis Drug Licence, which is required for the development of cannabis therapies within the global medical cannabis market.
Strategically located adjacent to Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ontario , Chemi provides specialized cannabis testing across a broad set of parameters, including cannabinoid and terpene content. Chemi will be integrated into the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Anandia Laboratories Inc. (“Anandia”), expanding Anandia’s leading analytics capabilities to meet client demand and diversifying its specialized testing services for both the medical and the upcoming edible and derivatives markets.
Following the acquisition of Anandia in August 2018 , Aurora integrated Anandia’s plant science operations into the Company’s broader science team, enabling Anandia to maintain independence as an analytical service provider, with its operations run at arm’s length to ensure client confidentiality.
As the Canadian cannabis industry matures, the cultivation and processing operations of licensed producers, including Aurora, have developed rapidly to meet the growing demand from medical patients and consumers alike. Expanding Anandia’s analytical testing footprint will enable it to service a broader base of domestic and international clients while ensuring continued timelines and quality of its testing services for existing clients.
Management Commentary
“The acquisition of Chemi will enable Anandia to extend our best-in-class testing services to a broader group of licensed producers and scale alongside our current client base while providing the scientific capabilities to establish an early mover advantage in the upcoming cannabis edibles testing market,” said John Coleman , President of Anandia. “We look forward to integrating the Chemi team into our operations and working together to deliver the greatest scientific integrity to our clients.”
Mariana Stavrikov, General Manager of Chemi, added, “Chemi has been servicing the pharmaceutical, natural health product, cosmetic and veterinary industries for the last 20 years. As a trusted partner to a number of licensed producers, we are thrilled to join the Anandia team and expand our infrastructure and support to accommodate the incredible opportunity ahead in the cannabis industry.”
Terms of the Transaction
Aurora has purchased 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Chemi for a combination of cash and common shares of Aurora.
Headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with funded capacity in excess of 625,000 kg per annum and sales and operations in 24 countries across five continents, Aurora is one of the world’s largest and leading cannabis companies. Aurora is vertically integrated and horizontally diversified across every key segment of the value chain, from facility engineering and design to cannabis breeding and genetics research, cannabis and hemp production, derivatives, high value-add product development, home cultivation, wholesale and retail distribution.
Highly differentiated from its peers, Aurora has established a uniquely advanced, consistent and efficient production strategy, based on purpose-built facilities that integrate leading-edge technologies across all processes, defined by extensive automation and customization, resulting in the massive scale production of high-quality product at low cost. Intended to be replicable and scalable globally, our production facilities are designed to produce cannabis of significant scale, with high quality, industry-leading yields, and low per gram production costs. Each of Aurora’s facilities is built to meet EU GMP standards, and its first production facility, the recently acquired MedReleaf Markham facility, and its wholly owned European medical cannabis distributor Aurora Deutschland have achieved this level of certification.
In addition to the Company’s rapid organic growth and strong execution on strategic M&A, which to date includes 15 wholly owned subsidiary companies – MedReleaf, CanvasRX, Peloton Pharmaceutical, Aurora Deutschland, H2 Biopharma, Urban Cultivator, BC Northern Lights, Larssen Greenhouses, CanniMed Therapeutics, Anandia, HotHouse Consulting, MED Colombia, Agropro, Borela, and ICC Labs – Aurora is distinguished by its reputation as a partner and employer of choice in the global cannabis sector, having invested in and established strategic partnerships with a range of leading innovators, including: Radient Technologies Inc. (RTI.V), Hempco Food and Fiber Inc. (HEMP.V), Cann Group Ltd. (CAN.AX), Micron Waste Technologies Inc. (CSE:MWM), Choom Holdings Inc. (CSE:CHOO), Capcium Inc. (private), Evio Beauty Group (private), Wagner Dimas (private), CTT Pharmaceuticals (CTTH), Alcanna Inc. (CLIQ.TO) and High Tide Inc. (CSE:HITI).
Aurora’s Common Shares trade on the TSX and NYSE under the symbol “ACB”, and are a constituent of the S&P/TSX Composite Index.
For more information about Aurora, please visit our investor website, investor.auroramj.com
Neither the TSX, NYSE nor their Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX and NYSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Terry Booth , CEO
Aurora Cannabis Inc.
This news release includes statements containing certain “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities law (“forward-looking statements”). Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as “plan”, “continue”, “expect”, “project”, “intend”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “potential”, “proposed” and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions “may” or “will” occur. Forward looking statements made in this release include: (i) statements regarding expanding Anandia’s capacity, (ii) establishing an early mover advantage in the upcoming cannabis edibles market; (iii) statements regarding the rapid growth of cannabis testing markets. These statements are only predictions. Various assumptions were used in drawing the conclusions or making the projections contained in the forward-looking statements throughout this news release. Certain of the assumptions relied upon include that the infrastructure at Chemi will be expanded. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made, and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The Company is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
Alan Brochstein of 420 Investor
Alan Brochstein’s 420 Investor is the go-to community for investors to learn, explore, and profit from the marijuana companies. The main goal of 420 Investor is to provide real-time, objective information about the top marijuana companies in the market in order to help investors capitalize on cannabis.
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Nabis Holdings Inc.
Nabis Holdings is a Canadian investment issuer that invests in high quality cash flowing assets across multiple industries, including real property, securities, cryptocurrency, and all aspects of the U.S. and international cannabis sector.
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Mastering the Zone System – Part 1: Zone System Metering
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Most of us have experienced the feelings that accompany any big change; a combination of fear juxtaposed with excitement. First leaving home for college or starting a new job, or maybe picking up our first…
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Ilford Simplicity Black & White Film Developing Starter Pack Review
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I was recently given a relatively new product made by Ilford, a one-time-use black-and-white film development chemical kit called the Simplicity Starter Pack. This kit comes with all the chemicals a shooter will need to…
Shooting Berlin with Lomography’s Berlin Kino 400 Black-and-White Film
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In a vast sea of similarly-specced black-and-white mid-speed films, finding a stock that speaks the right language can be frustrating. This is especially true for those of us who develop our own film. The seemingly…
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Kodak’s T-MAX P3200 High Speed Black & White Film Makes a Comeback
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Kodak Alaris recently surprised the film photo world when they announced their intention to resurrect T-MAX P3200, a high-sensitivity black-and-white film that had been discontinued in 2012. And now they’ve done it. P3200 is back,…
FUJIFILM to Discontinue Acros 100 Film in October 2018
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Ilford Delta 400 Film Profile – a Vintage Look with Modern Quality
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Mention the name “Ilford” to any film photographer and chances are high they’ll be able to name at least one film in the brand’s lineup. While many shooters know and love HP5 Plus, a film made popular…
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Ferrania P30 Alpha Film Profile, plus we chat with FILM Ferrania US Director David Bias
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FILM Ferrania is a unique company with a unique product. The Italian cinema film maker reached their peak of influence in the mid-twentieth century, and their first new product since a 2014 resurrection is a…
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Ilford Delta 3200 Film Profile – The Fastest Black and White Film Available Today
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Trudeau rules out snap election, so vote will fall Oct. 21
Trudeau says he is happy to rule out the prospect of a snap ballot, meaning Canadians can expect to go to the polls Oct. 21.
General elections called when Governor General dissolves Parliament on the advice of prime minister
The Canadian Press · Posted: Dec 16, 2018 3:02 PM ET | Last Updated: December 16, 2018
Trudeau said he is happy to rule out the prospect of a snap ballot, meaning Canadians can expect to go to the polls Oct. 21. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there will be no early election call.
In a roundtable interview with The Canadian Press, Trudeau said he is happy to rule out the prospect of a snap ballot, meaning Canadians can expect to go to the polls Oct. 21.
Historical federal polling data
Conservative leader predicts a 'nasty' election campaign in 2019
The declaration should put an end to behind-the-scenes rumblings the governing Liberals have been mulling a spring election.
Since May 2007, federal election legislation dictates that a general ballot be held on the third Monday in October in the fourth year following the previous election.
However, it doesn't preclude an election being set for a different date.
General elections are called when the Governor General dissolves Parliament on the advice of the prime minister.
Watch: Looking ahead to the 2019 federal election | Sunday Scrum
Now that the House is adjourned for 2018, where do the parties and leaders stand heading into the 2019 federal election? 6:53
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Home > Readers > Reading Lists > Hot Off the Press > March 2019 > Dreaming in Code
Dreaming in Code
by Emily Arnold McCully
Even by 1800s standards, Ada Byron Lovelace had an unusual upbringing. Her strict mother worked hard at cultivating her own role as the long-suffering ex-wife of bad-boy poet Lord Byron while raising Ada in isolation. Tutored by the brightest minds, Ada developed a hunger for mental puzzles, mathematical conundrums, and scientific discovery that kept pace with the breathtaking advances of the industrial and social revolutions taking place in Europe. At seventeen, Ada met eccentric inventor Charles Babbage, a kindred spirit. Their ensuing collaborations resulted in ideas and concepts that presaged computer programming by almost two hundred years, and Ada Lovelace is now recognized as a pioneer and prophet of the information age. Award-winning author Emily Arnold McCully opens the window on a peculiar and singular intellect, shaped — and hampered — by history, social norms, and family dysfunction. The result is a portrait that is at once remarkable and fascinating, tragic and triumphant.
Published by: Candlewick Press
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NYC Health Commissioner on soda ban: "We are just making healthy choices easier"
By Ryan Jaslow
September 19, 2012 / 11:07 AM / CBS News
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, right, speaks while New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley looks on at a news conference in New York, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. AP
(CBS News) New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley remembers when he was growing up in the 1960's a 6.5-ounce bottle of soda was the norm. Today, the standard is a 20-ounce bottle.
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While people haven't fundamentally changed, Farley said, their environment has. Calling U.S. obesity a "crisis," Farley made the case for government intervention in a new editorial published online Tuesday Sept. 18 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Last Thursday, the city where Farley has been commissioner since 2009 became the first in the country tolimit the size of sugary drinks sold at food establishments that fall under the health department's regulation, including restaurants, fast-food chains, theaters, delis and office cafeterias.
While the measure's approval has raised the ire of some New Yorkers charging the government with overstepping its bounds, Farley defended the measure at a Tuesday press conference in New York City.
He said many people want the government to do nothing, but he called that impossible because government is already heavily involved with the food industry, such as through agricultural subsidies and food stamp programs. He argued that if the government were to do nothing and try to let the obesity epidemic work itself out, the problem likely would get worse.
Simply educating consumers about how their diet impacts their obesity risks has also not worked, he said, saying the "calorie equation is no secret" in that the more you take in, the bigger you become and surveys suggest 40 percent of adults want to lose weight.
While the government can work with some companies that voluntarily want to make products healthier - he cites the companies working with the National Salt Reduction Initiative - that too has its limits, he said.
"Publically traded companies cannot make decisions that will fundamentally reduce their profits," Farley said.
Then comes regulation - but Farley cited the difficulty of regulating one product - sugary drinks - when there are thousands that may contribute to obesity. He says a combination of these factors, working with companies voluntarily, educating consumers through ad campaigns and regulation, such as the soda measure and requirements for calorie counts on menus, may overall be an effective approach to fight obesity.
Farley cited his city as a leader in such interventions. Besides the new soda policy, New York City under Mayor Michael Bloomberg was the first to ban smoking in bars and artificial trans fats in foods. He also cited two polices that were ultimately rejected: First proposing a one-cent-per-ounce tax on sodathat ultimately didn't pass in the state legislature and a ban on purchasing sugary drinkswith food stamps which the U.S. Department of Agriculture shot down in 2011.
Farley said his department still thought both the tax and food stamp measures were good ideas, and added that nobody has asked him to add back trans fats or secondhand smoke at restaurants.
The commissioner also criticized how the soda measure is seen as a restriction on choices, "We see this as an increase in choice options in healthier sizes," he said, citing the difficulty of finding drinks smaller than 32 ounces at movie theaters or 8-ounce drinks at many eateries.
Said Farley, "We are just making healthy choices easier."
He ultimately compared the regulations to safety glass in cars and laws to make sure foods are stored at proper temperatures. "None of those health problems killed nearly as many people as obesity."
Farley said the city has planned studies to track the effectiveness of the sugary drink limits once the ban goes into effect March, 2013.
"It's not surprising that New York City Health Commissioner Farley is trying to justify an arbitrary ban on sweetened beverages larger than 16 ounces," the American Beverage Association said in an emailed statement that criticized the commissioner's commentary. "Government overreach as audacious as last week's rubber stamp by the Board of Health requires throwing every imaginable argument at the wall to see what sticks."
First published on September 19, 2012 / 11:07 AM
Ryan Jaslow
Ryan Jaslow is CBSNews.com's health editor.
U.S. won't sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, citing Russia ties
The White House said that Turkey's decision to buy the Russian S-400 air defense system "renders its continued involvement with the F-35 impossible"
Puerto Rico governor faces call to resign
More protests are erupting in Puerto Rico today, after Gov. Ricardo Rosselló refused to step down over leaked offensive messages. Celebrities including Bad Bunny, Ricky Martin and Lin Manuel-Miranda are speaking out against Rosselló. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud joined CBSN from San Juan, Puerto Rico with the latest.
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Today isWed. Jul. 17, 2019 | Tammuz 14, 5779This week's Torah reading isBalakUpcoming holiday isThe Three Weeks | Jul. 20 - Aug. 11
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A person may appoint an agent to separate terumah and the tithes for him, as [Numbers 18:28] states: "So shall you separate, also you." [The wording implies] the inclusion of an agent.1 A gentile may not be appointed as an agent, because [the phrase] "also you" [implies an equation between you and your agent]. Just as you are a member of the covenant, your agent must be a member of the covenant.2
עושה אדם שליח להפריש לו תרומות ומעשרות שנאמר כן תרימו גם אתם לרבות שלוחכם ואין עושין שליח עכו"ם שנאמר גם אתם מה אתם בני ברית אף שלוחכם בני ברית:
There are five [types of individuals] who should not separate terumah and [even] if they do, [the produce] they separated is not considered as terumah: A deaf-mute,3 a mentally or emotionally unstable person, a minor,4 a gentile who separated terumah from produce belonging to a Jew, even with his permission,5 and a person who separate terumah from produce that does not belong to him without the owner's permission.6 If, however, a person separates terumah from his own produce for the produce of others, the produce is terumah and [the colleague's] produce has been prepared for use. The satisfaction [of allocating the terumah] belongs [to the person who separated it and he may] give to whichever priest he desires.
חמשה לא יתרומו ואם תרמו אין תרומתן תרומה החרש והשוטה והקטן והעכו"ם שתרם את של ישראל ואפילו ברשותו והתורם את שאינו שלו שלא ברשות הבעלים אבל התורם משלו על של אחרים הרי זו תרומה ותיקן פירותיהם וטובת הנאה שלו שנותנה לכל כהן שירצה:
[The following rules apply when a person] separates terumah [from a colleague's produce] without permission or descends into his colleague's field and gathered produce without permission so that he could take them [for himself], but separate some as terumah. When the owner comes and says: "You should have taken better ones,"7 if there are better ones than those separated as terumah, the separation is effective,8 because [the owner] did not object.9 If there are not better ones, his separation is not effective, for his statements were made as an objection.10If the owner came and gathered produce and added it to the quantity separated,11whether he possesses better produce or not, his separation is effective.
התורם שלא ברשות או שירד לתוך שדה חבירו וליקט פירות שלא ברשות כדי שיקחם ותרם אם בא בעל הבית ואמר לו כלך אצל יפות אם היו שם יפות ממה שתרם תרומתו תרומה שהרי אינו מקפיד ואם לא היו שם יפות אין תרומתו תרומה שלא אמר לו אלא על דרך מיחוי ואם בא בעל הבית וליקט והוסיף בין יש לו יפות מהן בין אין לו תרומתו תרומה:
There are five12 who should not separate terumah, but if they do, their separation is effective:
a person who is deaf, but not mute, because he cannot hear the blessing,13
a mute who can hear, but not speak and a person who is naked, because they cannot recite the blessing,14 and a person who is drunk15 and a blind person, because they cannot make distinctions and separate the most attractive portion [as terumah].16
חמשה לא יתרומו ואם תרמו תרומתן תרומה חרש מדבר ואינו שומע מפני שאינו שומע הברכה והאלם ששומע ואינו מדבר והערום מפני שאינן יכולין לברך והשיכור והסומא מפני שאינן יכולין לכוין ולהפריש את היפה:
When a minor reaches the age when his vows may be of consequence17- even though he has not manifested signs of physical maturity and he has not attained majority - separates terumah, his separation is of consequence.18[This applies] even with regard to terumah mandated by Scriptural Law. [The rationale is that] their vows and their consecration [of property] is valid according to Scriptural Law, as explained in [Hilchot] Nedarim.19
קטן שהגיע לעונת נדרים אעפ"י שלא הביא שתי שערות ולא נעשה גדול אם תרם תרומתו תרומה ואפילו בתרומה של תורה הואיל ונדריהן והקדשן קיימין מן התורה כמו שביארנו בנדרים:
When a person tells his agent: "Go and separate terumah for me" and he goes to separate terumah, but [the principal] does not know whether he [actually] separated terumah or not, [even] when he discovers that terumah was separated from the granary, we do not assume that [he] separated terumah. For with regard to prohibitions, we apply the principle:20 "An agent can be assumed to have carried out his mission," only when that leads to a stringency, not when it leads to a leniency.21 [Instead,] we suspect that another person separated the terumah without his permission.22
האומר לשלוחו צא ותרום לי והלך לתרום ואינו יודע אם תרם ואם לא תרם ובא ומצא כרי תרום אין חזקתו תרום שאין אומרין באיסורין חזקת שליח עושה שליחותו להקל אלא להחמיר וחושש שמא אחר תרם שלא ברשות:
When a person tells his agent: "Go and separate terumah," he should separate according to the temperament of the owner. If he knows that he is parsimonious, he should separate one sixtieth. If he was generous, he should separate one fortieth. If he does not know his temperament, he should make the average separation, one fiftieth. If he intended to make the average separation, but it turned out that he separated one fortieth or one sixtieth, his separation is effective.23 If he intended to add to the average separation, and he separated even one forty-ninth,24 his separation is not effective.25
האומר לשלוחו צא ותרום תורם כדעתו של בעל הבית אם היה יודע בו שהוא בעל עין רעה מפריש אחד מששים ואם היה בעל נפש שבעה מפריש אחד מארבעים ואם אינו יודע דעתו מפריש לו בינונית אחד מחמשים נתכוון לבינונית ועלתה בידו אחד מארבעים או אחד מששים תרומתו תרומה ואם נתכוון להוסיף על הבינונית ותרם אפילו אחד מתשעים ותשעה אין תרומתו תרומה:
There is an obligation to separate terumah and tithes from produce belonging to partners, for [Numbers 18:28] speaks of "your tithes," [using a plural term,] implying even from two people.
Partners do not have to receive permission from each other. Instead, whenever anyone separates terumah, the separation is effective. [The following rules apply when] one of them separated terumah and then the other came and separated terumah, because he did not know that his colleague had separated it. If they relied26 on each other, the terumah separated by the second is not of consequence.27 If they did not rely on each other, but the first one separated an appropriate amount, the separation of the second one is of no consequence.28 If the first did not separate the appropriate amount, the separation of the second one is also of consequence.29
פירות השותפין חייבות בתרומה ומעשרות שנאמר מעשרותיכם אפילו של שנים והשותפין אינן צריכין ליטול רשות זה מזה אלא כל התורם מהן תרומתו תרומה תרם אחד מהן ובא השני ותרם תרומה שנייה שהרי לא ידע שחבירו תרם אם היו ממחין זה על זה תרומת השני אינה תרומה ואם לא היו ממחין ותרם הראשון כשיעור (אין תרומת השני תרומה לא תרם הראשון כשיעור) תרומת שניהן תרומה:
[The following rules apply when a person] tells his agent, his attendant,30 his servant, or his maid-servant to separate terumah and they went to separate the terumah, but he nullified their agency before they made the separation. If the agent did not deviate [from the principal's instructions], his separation is effective.31 If he did deviate, e.g., the principal told him: "Separate from the northern side," and he separated from the southern side, since he nullified the agency previously, the separation is not effective.32
האומר לשותפו או לבן ביתו או לעבדו או לשפחתו לתרום והלכו לתרום וביטל שליחותו קודם שיתרומו אם לא שינה השליח תרומתו תרומה ואם שינה כגון שאמר לו תרום מן הצפון ותרם מן הדרום הואיל וביטל שליחותו מקודם אינה תרומה:
[The following rules apply when] a sharecropper separates terumah and the owner [of the land] objects. If he objects before he completes the separation of the terumah, the separation is not of consequence.33 If he objected after the separation, the separation is of consequence.34
Guardians may separate terumah from the property of orphans.35
אריס שתרם ובא בע"ה ועיכב אם עד שלא תרם עיכב אין תרומתו תרומה ואם משתרם עיכב תרומתו תרומה והאפוטרופסין תורמין מנכסי יתומים:
The separation of terumah by a thief, a robber, and a man of force36 is effective.37 If the owner is pursuing them,38 the separation is not effective.39
יא
הגנב והגזלן והאנס תרומתן תרומה ואם היו הבעלים רודפין אחריהן אין תרומתן תרומה:
A child, a worker, a servant, and a wife should separate terumah for [produce] that they are eating, but not for the entire [crop].40 For a person should not separate terumah from [produce] that does not belong to him.
When a son eats together with his father41 and a woman [makes] dough,42they may separate terumah, because they have license to do so.
יב
הבן והשכיר והעבד והאשה תורמין על מה שהן אוכלין אבל לא יתרמו על הכל שאין אדם תורם דבר שאינו שלו הבן כשאוכל עם אביו והאשה בעיסתה תורמין מפני שהן ברשות:
Workers do not have license to separate terumah without the consent of the owner with the exception of those who tread grapes in the vat. [They are given this license because] if they desired to make the wine impure, they could do so immediately. Since the wine was thus given over to their domain and they were entrusted with it, they are considered as agents. If they separate terumah, the separation is effective.43
יג
הפועלים אין להן רשות לתרום שלא מדעת בע"ה חוץ מן הדורכין בגת שאם ירצו לטמא את היין הרי הן מטמאים מיד ולפי שמסר להן והאמינן על כן הרי הן כשלוחין ואם תרמו תרומתן תרומה:
When a worker is told by the owner: "Bring my granary in and separate terumah," but he separates and then brings the granary in, his separation is effective.44
פועל שאמר לו בע"ה כנוס לי גורני ותרום ותרם ואחר כך כנס תרומתו תרומה:
When a gentile separates terumah from his own produce, according to Scriptural Law, the separation is not effective, because he is not obligated to do so.45 [Our Rabbis] decreed that his separation should be effective, because of the wealthy,46 [i.e., they were fearful] lest the money belong to a Jew and he say that it belong to a gentile to make it exempt.
We cross-examine the gentile who separates terumah. If he says: "I separated it so that it should be like a Jew's," we give it to a priest. If not, it should be entombed, for perhaps his intent was [to dedicate it] to heaven.47
When does the above apply? In Eretz Yisrael. Our Sages did not, however, issue a decree if a gentile separates terumah in the Diaspora.48 We tell him that he is not obligated to do this and the produce is not terumah at all.
טו
העכו"ם שהפריש תרומה משלו דין תורה שאינה תרומה לפי שאינן חייבין ומדבריהן גזרו שתהיה תרומתו תרומה משום בעלי כיסין שלא יהיה זה הממון של ישראל ויתלה אותו בעכו"ם כדי לפוטרו ובודקין את העכו"ם שהפריש תרומה אם אמר בדעת ישראל הפרשתיה תנתן לכהן ואם לאו טעונה גניזה שמא בלבו לשמים במה דברים אמורים בארץ ישראל אבל עכו"ם שהפריש תרומה בחוצה לארץ לא גזרו עליהן ומודיעין אותו שאינו צריך ואינה תרומה כלל:
When a person [makes a separation and] intends to say terumah, but instead says tithes, or intends to say tithes, but instead says terumah, his statement is of no consequence unless his mouth and his heart are in accord.49
If one separates terumah in his mind without uttering anything verbally, the separation is effective, as [implied by Numbers 18:27]: "And your terumah will be considered50 for you as the terumah of the granary." Through thought alone, it becomes terumah.
טז
המתכוין לומר תרומה ואמר מעשר מעשר ואמר תרומה לא אמר כלום עד שיהיה פיו ולבו שוין הפריש תרומה במחשבתו ולא הוציא בשפתיו כלום הרי זו תרומה שנאמר ונחשב לכם תרומתכם כדגן מן הגרן במחשבה בלבד תהיה תרומה:
[The following rules apply when a person] separates terumah with a stipulation. If the stipulation is fulfilled, the separation is effective. If not, it is not effective.51
When a person separates terumah and/or the tithes and then regrets [his act], he may approach a sage and ask for its repeal as other vows are repealed.52 The produce then reverts to being ordinary produce as it was before53 until he makes a separation a second time, [setting aside] either the same produce he separated initially or other produce.
יז
המפריש תרומה על תנאי אם נתקיים התנאי הרי היא תרומה ואם לאו אינה תרומה וכן המפריש תרומה ומעשרות וניחם עליהן ה"ז נשאל לחכם ומתיר לו כדרך שמתירין לו שאר נדרים ותחזור חולין כמו שהיתה עד שיפריש פעם שנייה אותה שהפריש תחילה או פירות אחרות:
[The following rules apply when a person] separates terumah from a cistern of wine, saying: 54 "Behold [the contents of] this [container] are terumah on the condition that it ascends intact [from the cistern]," [for the condition to have been met, the container] must ascend intact from being broken or spilt. [The stipulation does not cover the wine] becoming impure.55 If [the container] is broken [and the wine] spills back into the cistern, it does not cause the mixture to become meduma.56 If [he lifted the container from the cistern and] put it in a place where if it breaks or rolls, it will not reach the cistern, [should the wine later spill into the cistern], it causes the mixture to become meduma, because the stipulation was fulfilled.
יח
התורם בור של יין ואמר ה"ז תרומה ע"מ שתעלה שלם [צריך שתעלה] שלם מן השבר ומן השפיכה אבל לא מן הטומאה ואם נשברה אינה מדמעת הניחה במקום שאם תשבר שם או תתגלגל לא תגיע לבור הרי זו מדמעת שכבר נתקיים התנאי:
When does the above apply? With regard to the great terumah.57 With regard to terumat ma'aser, by contrast, [different rules apply] because it is permitted to make this separation from produce that is not in the same place.58 [Hence as soon as the container] ascends [from the cistern], his stipulation is considered to have been fulfilled and [the wine separated] is terumat ma'aser, even though [afterwards, the container] breaks or [the wine] spills.59 Needless to say, this applies if [the terumat ma'aser] becomes impure.
יט
בד"א בתרומה גדולה אבל בתרומת מעשר שמותר לתרום שלא מן המוקף כיון שעלתה נתקיים תנאו והרי היא תרומת מעשר ואף על פי שנשברה או שנשפכה ואין צריך לומר שנטמאת:
When a person says: "The produce in the upper portion [of this container] is terumah and that in its lower portion is ordinary produce" or "The produce in the upper portion [of this container] is ordinary produce and that in its lower portion is terumah," his statements are effective.60 For the matter is dependent on the thought of the person making the separation.
האומר שלמעלה תרומה ושלמטה חולין או שלמעלה חולין ושלמטה תרומה דבריו קיימין שהדבר תלוי בדעת התורם:
When a person separates terumah from [grain in] a granary, he must have the intent in his heart that [the produce separated] will be terumah for this grain heap, the stalks of wheat that were cut [and not threshed], [the grain] on the side of the grain heap, and [the kernels] in the straw.61 When a person separates terumah from a vat [of wine], he must have the intent in his heart that he is separating terumah for [the wine absorbed] in the kernels and the peels.
When a person separates terumah from a cistern of wine,62 he must have the intent in his heart that he is separating terumah for [the wine absorbed] in the peat.63 [in all the above instances,] if he separates terumah without having a specific intent, all of the produce is included. For it is a condition of the court that [when one separates terumah, it] includes everything.64 When a person separates terumah from a basket of figs and other figs are found at the side of the basket, terumah need not be separated from them, because in his heart, a person has the intent to separate terumah for all the produce.
כא
התורם את הגורן צריך שיכוין את לבו שתהיה זו תרומה על הכרי ועל מה שבקוטעין ועל מה שבצדדין ועל מה שבתוך התבן התורם את היקב צריך שיכוין את לבו לתרום על מה שבחרצנין ועל מה שבזגין התורם את הבור של יין צריך שיכוין את לבו לתרום על מה שבגפת ואם לא נתכוון אלא תרם סתם נפטר הכל שתנאי בית דין הוא שהתרומה על הכל התורם כלכלה של תאנים ונמצאו תאנים בצד הכלכלה הרי אלו פטורין מפני שבלבו לתרום על הכל:
By saying "also you," the verse implies that there is someone other than you - an agent - that may also separate terumah [the Rambam's Commentary to the Mishnah (Terumah 1:1)].
This is a general principle applying not only with regard to terumah. A gentile cannot serve as an agent for a Jew in any matter (Kiddushin 41b).
As the Rambam explains in his Commentary to the Mishnah (Terumah 1:2) although the term cheresh refers to someone who cannot hear, in a halachic context, the intent is someone who also cannot speak. He is referred to as a cheresh because it is his inability to hear that prevents him from learning how to speak.
These three individuals are considered as incapable of controlling their affairs. Hence they are not obligated in the observance of the Torah and its mitzvot. Just as they are not responsible for themselves, they cannot discharge the responsibilities of others.
For as stated above, a gentile cannot act as an agent for a Jew.
If he is granted the owner's permission, he is considered as his agent and the separation is effective as stated above.
Our translation is based on Rashi's commentary (Bava Metzia 22a).
According to this approach, the statement "You should have taken better ones" is understood simply. The owner in truth desired that the person give the priest the best produce possible as terumah.
Thus we consider it as if the person acted with the owner's consent and thus functioned as his agent. Since a mitzvah is involved and ultimately, he consented, we assume that this was his intent from the outset (Radbaz, Kessef Mishneh). Also, implied is that the owner was willing to allow the person to take a certain amount of the produce as his own. Note the Turei Zahav 331:15 who maintains that the Rambam's ruling runs contrary to the simple meaning of the passage in Bava Metzia, loc. cit., and rejects the resolutions offered by the Kessef Mishneh. Note, also, the contrast to Hilchot Ishut 5:8.
I.e., we assume that he was speaking facetiously.
We interpret that as an expression of consent to the other person's actions.
Terumah 1:4 also mentions a person who had a seminal emission. He is prohibited, because he is not allowed to recite a blessing until he immerses himself in a mikveh. The Rambam does not mention such a person here, because - as stated in Hilchot K'riat Shema 4:8; Hilchot Tefilah 4:4-6 - Ezra's decree restricting a person who had a seminal emission from prayer and Torah study was never fully accepted and ultimately, nullified by the Rabbis. In the present age, such a person should recite blessings even though he has not yet immersed.
This category is not mentioned in the mishnah, loc. cit. The Rambam mentions it, based on the principle (see Hilchot Berachot 1:7) that a person who recites a blessing should recite it in a manner that enables him to hear it.
A person who cannot speak is physically incapable of reciting the blessing. A person who is naked is forbidden to recite the blessing, because his personal state is not considered as appropriate for the recitation of a blessing (see Shabbat 23b).
This is speaking about a person who is slightly intoxicated, but still able to function. If a person is intoxicated to the extent that is not at all in command of his mental faculties, he is considered as one who is intellectually incapable and his separation is of no consequence whatsoever. See Hilchot Mechirah 29:18.
And as an initial and preferable measure, the finest portion of the produce should be separated as terumah (see Chapter 5, Halachah 1). When quoting this law, the Shulchan Aruch (Yoreh De'ah 331:32) states that in the present age, when the terumah is ultimately destroyed, we are not precise in separating the finest portion of the crops as terumah. Hence, it is also acceptable if individuals in the latter two categories also separate terumah.
I.e., a male minor who is twelve years old and a female minor who is eleven years old, provided they know the significance of vows, or a male of thirteen and a female of twelve who have not manifested signs of physical maturity, .
In one of his responsa, however, the Rambam writes that as an initial preference, it is not desirable for a minor to separate terumah until he manifests signs of physical maturity.
Hilchot Nedarim 11:1-5.
Eruvin 31b; Gittin 64a,b et al.
I.e., we are uncertain whether we can rely on the fact that an agent will carry out his mission. Hence, if his doing so would lead to a prohibition, we rule stringently and assume that he carried out his mission (see Hilchot Ishut 9:6). If, however, his doing so would lead to a leniency, we do not make such an assumption.
The Shulchan Aruch (Yoreh De'ah 331:34) quotes the Rambam's ruling. The Tur and the Rama, however, rule that in such a situation, we can assume that the agent carried out his mission, for failing to do so would create a spiritual stumbling block for the principal.
In which instance, the separation of terumah would not be effective, as stated in Halachah 2.
In his Commentary to the Mishnah (Terumot 4:4), the Rambam writes that if the agent gave more or less than the average measure unintentionally, his separation is effective. In contrast to the situation described in Chapter 5, Halachah 5, here the agent is acting with the principal's permission. Hence, even if he deviated from the amount he could be expected to give, his act is of consequence.
Our translation is based on authoritative manuscripts and early printings of the Mishneh Torah. The standard published text has a slightly different version.
The Radbaz interprets this as meaning that the agent knew the amount the principal would prefer giving and intentionally gave more. Since he intentionally set aside a measure that differs from the principal's wishes, he is considered as acting without permission.
Our translation is based on the glosses of the Radbaz and the Kessef Mishneh. Other definitions have been offered in different sources.
Because the mitzvah was completed by the terumah separated by the first. Had the second known that the first had made the separation, he would not have separated terumah. Thus the separation of the second was made in error.
Had the second known that the first separated the appropriate amount, he would not have separated the terumah. Hence, here also, we say that the separation of the second was made in error.
And it completes the requirement made by our Sages (Kessef Mishneh).
When quoting this law, the Shulchan Aruch (Yoreh De'ah 331:35) emphasizes that in the present age, when it is sufficient to separate even the slightest amount as terumah, the first person's separation is always sufficient and the second's separation is never of consequence.
Our translation is based on the Rambam's Commentary to the Mishnah (Terumot 3:4).
Even though the principal nullified the agency. In his Commentary to the Mishnah (loc. cit), the Rambam explains the rationale for his ruling. The nullification of the agency was brought about through speech and speech does not have the power to effect such a change.
The Ra'avad and the Tur question the Rambam's decision, for seemingly, just as the appointment of the agent was made through speech, the nullification of his agency can also be made through speech. The Radbaz and the Kessef Mishneh note that in fact, the Rambam himself accepts this concept in Hilchot Ishut 9:20 with regard to appointing an agent to consecrate a woman as one's wife. Both of these commentaries quote possible rationales to distinguish between the separation of terumah and the consecration of a woman.
The Shulchan Aruch (Yoreh De'ah 331:36) quotes the Rambam's ruling, while the Rama cites that of the Ra'avad and the Tur.
Here too, the Tur questions the Rambam's wording. Seemingly, since the agent deviated from the principal's instructions, the agency is nullified even if the principal did not state that he was nullifying it. The Radbaz explains that a deviation as slight as the side of the produce from which terumah should be separated would not be sufficient to nullify the agency unless the principal had already expressed his willingness to do so.
The Radbaz notes that, in all instances, he is allowed to separate the tithes for his own portion of the crops.
The Siftei Cohen 331:67 states that his separation is effective, because we can assume that he appointed him as an agent.
The Kessef Mishneh refers to the Rambam's ruling, Hilchot Nachalot 11:9:
Guardians should separate terumah and the tithes from the [crops of] orphans so that they can provide them with food. For we may not feed orphans forbidden substances. They may not, however, tithe or separate terumah from produce so that it will be ready for use [by others]. Instead, they should sell it as tevel. Those who desire to make it ready for use will do so.
One who compelled a person to give him or sell him produce.
From a comparison to the following clause, we assume that this clause is speaking about a situation where the owners already despaired of receiving their produce again. Since the separation of terumah changed the status of the crops, the thief or robber acquires them because of the owner's desperation and their change of status. Since the thief is now the owner, his separation is effective.
With the intent of retaking his produce.
Since the owner has not given up hope for the recovery of the produce, it has not left his possession. Thus the thief is not separating terumah from produce that belongs to him.
Since this produce was given to them to eat, we assume that license was also given for them to separate terumah from it.
Since he is eating together with his father - in contrast to the child mentioned in the previous halachah - we assume that his father gives him license to separate the terumah.
Since she is given the responsibility of preparing the dough, she is also given the license to separate terumah from it.
Since we are all impure in the present age, this law no longer applies and it is not cited by the Shulchan Aruch (Yoreh De'ah 331:42) together with the first part of the halachah.
Although he has deviated from the principal's words, we still consider him as an agent. The rationale is that the principal did not make an explicit statement that he was particular that the worker take these steps in this order. Indeed, the common practice is to separate terumah before one brings in the granary. This represents the Rambam's understanding of the Tosefta, Terumot 1:9 (Kessef Mishneh).
See Chapter 1, Halachah 11. This ruling could be understood as a reversal of the Rambam's position in his Commentary to the Mishnah (Terumot 3:9). There he writes that although the gentiles are not obligated to fulfill the mitzvot, if they do, their deeds are effective and they receive a reward. (See Hilchot Melachim 10:10).
See Chapter 1, Halachah 13.
And hence it is considered like consecrated property and we are forbidden to benefit from it.
Rabbinic decrees are considered as safeguards and generally, we do not make a safeguard for a safeguard. Hence, since the need to separate terumah in the Diaspora is only a Rabbinic decree, we do not add an additional Rabbinic decree and consider the gentile's separation effective (Radbaz).
For the separation of terumah is equivalent to a vow and when making a vow, one's intent and one's statements must be in accord (Siftei Cohen 331:75).
Venechshav translated as "considered" shares the root chashav meaning "thought," thus leading to the interpretation (Beitzah 13b) that terumah can be separated through thought alone. See also the notes to Chapter 3, Halachah 4.
This principle is derived from the law stated in the following halachah (Kessef Mishneh).
See Hilchot Nedarim 4:5.
Based on Nedarim 59a, the Kessef Mishneh explains that this halachah applies only when the terumah has not yet been given to a priest or the tithes to a Levite. If these portions have already been given, there is no way the separations can be retracted.
I.e., he lets down a utensil into the cistern, allows it to fill, and makes the stipulation cited. Making the stipulation is desirable so that if the terumah falls back into the cistern - because the container breaks or because the wine spills from it - it does not cause the remaining wine to become meduma (mixed with terumah). As indicated by the following halachah, it is preferable to do this - instead of separating the terumah after the container has been lifted from the cistern, so that the terumah and the produce from which it is being separated will be in the same location (see Chapter 3, Halachah 17).
Since this is not a frequent occurrence, we do not assume the person had it in mind when he made the stipulation.
The term meduma refers to a mixture of terumah and ordinary produce, as explained in Chapter 13, Halachah 2. In this instance, although the wine in the container flows back into the cistern after it was designated as terumah, since that designation was made conditionally and the condition was not fulfilled, the wine separated is not considered as terumah. Hence the mixture is not meduma.
For, as mentioned above, the terumah and the produce from which it is being separated should be in the same location.
The rationale for the Rambam's ruling can be explained as follows: Terumat ma'aser can be separated when the produce is not in the same place as the produce for which it is being separated. Hence, were the person making the separation to be concerned that the produce separated as terumat ma'aser might fall into the cistern, he should have made the separation outside the cistern. The fact that he did not do so, nor make a specific statement acknowledging this possibility in his stipulation shows that this was not the intent motivating his stipulation. Hence, as soon as the container ascends from the cistern, his condition is met, even if the wine spills back in afterwards.
I.e., even though physically, the produce was not separated, since a separation was made in the mind of the owner, it is sufficient and it is permitted to eat from the portion of the produce that is designated as "ordinary."
In his Commentary to the Mishnah (Ma'aserot 5:4), the Rambam writes that the intent is that he should separate terumah for the entire crop, that which he sees and that which he does not see.
When quoting this law, the Shulchan Aruch (Yoreh De'ah 331:50) speaks of a vat of oil. There are some who maintain that the wording in the Mishneh Torah should also read in that manner. Nevertheless, the authoritative manuscripts and early printings of the Mishneh Torah read as above.
I.e., the dregs. In truth, the term gefet is used more frequently in connection with oil than with wine.
Hence, since we assume that every Jew desires to perform the mitzvot in keeping with our Sages' desires, it is as if the person separating the terumah had this intent in mind. Preferably, however, a person should consciously have such thoughts when separating terumah.
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BLMO’s Fay Chandler Salute
by Jim McDonald
September 18, 2015 September 17, 2015 by Jim McDonald
Boston Landmarks Orchestra last Tuesday presented a Landmarks Free-For-All concert, “Remembering Fay Chandler”, culminating the six-day family festival “Finding Fay,” in honor of the well-known and much-loved local philanthropist and artist who died last March. The event opened with a bang, ended with cheers and a huge ovation, with oodles sandwiched in between.
BLMO Music Director Christopher Wilkins, who has presence on the podium, opened with Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man. Who knew that the work has such a rhythmic pulse and flow around all that silence, to shepherd all that brass? I did not, until this performance. Watching Wilkins conduct while listening to the powerful brass and timpani made the performance stately but sumptuous and the work soaring and at the same time grounded.
After Copland, Appy Chandler, elder son of Chandler and BLMO president, took the stage to address this near full house of family and friends, Landmarks loyalists, and music-lovers. His introduction was just right for all parts of the house: warm, welcoming, with the grace and good humor Fay Chandler would have wanted. And with just the right amount of background, explanation of the musical program, and short reminiscences of mum as well as mention of father Al, born on the same day, the September 15 day of this concert. Appy also introduced the ever-large contingent of family members from around the country and across the Atlantic present at any Fay-related event.
The family made the concert possible. Indeed, Wilkins later would add that the orchestra as it exists now would not be here if not for Chandler. Also thanks to her, I might add, with the depth and reach of her generosity, the same can be said about many arts and community organizations, not least among them the Art Connection, with its own special reach across Boston and now the country.
The setting? Not the usual landmark. As refreshing as the Hatch Shell is, it was a treat to listen to this orchestra at Sanders Theater instead, to hear each section (and so many individuals) shine, and the full ensemble come together with such clear, projected sound.
I had no idea I would be reviewing until a few hours after the fact. No notes or homework, no learning that there are five different suites with the same name by Joan Tower; I was there to enjoy the music and remember Chandler. The last part is easy: she had a way of embedding in memory, conjuring recollection, sparking no small amount of off-the-charts imagination.
And so enjoy the music we did. As did the players and conductor. Pretty much from the startling opening timpani to the final frolicking (nearly embarrassingly for the more reserved of us) Beatles medley encore. The music ranged from Copland to today, not the longest journey but an eclectic one that prompted Wilkins to point out that “If the program were any more eclectic, it would have to be longer.” It was a proper length, despite a monster intermission needed for mingling and conversation.
Chandler loved brass, especially trumpet, but, as Appy relayed, she especially liked a lyrical tune. Vaughn Williams’s Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’ traded out brass for strings and a few winds. Lyrical it was, with luscious, velvety flute from Lisa Hennessy on top of a cushy bed of strings.
A work for the occasion by Boston composer Larry Bell followed: Remembering Fay, for solo trumpet, harp, and strings, rewritten from a larger dedicated piece of several years back called Four Lyrics for Trumpet and Piano. Think more velvet, and retro-modern / modern-retro film noir music, super-lush and downright foggy with trumpet mute. Trumpeter Dana Oakes wowed us without wowing at all. Not a showy note, just gorgeous phrases and sound. Appropriately warm and lengthy applause for both him and the composer.
Wilkins introduced the big work on the program, Duke Ellington’s The River, a suite of seven water-informed movements, noting it was composed to accompany a ballet by Alvin Ailey (premiered in 1970) and that it’s one of his favorites. Going out on a small limb here, I might ask if this work is bit of a nod to Beethoven’s Sixth, program music with a nature bent but with a more descriptive program, by movement: Spring, Meander, Giggling Rapids, Lake, Vortex, Falls, Twin Cities. Big and bold, the work overflows with ideas and colors, showing off every instrument and group in the orchestra. Throughout, Wilkins introduced a variety of dance moves to help get the orchestra into different rhythms, including a slalom, knees bent, that suggests he might be a skier. Loved that perfectly timed maraca playing (which seems simple but isn’t), a jazzy on/off switch between sections to establish mood and structure. Kudos to the percussionists and timpanist throughout the night.
Sometimes in this Ellington suite the playing almost went over the top, in this hall (well, it did go over the falls, with big clues from the piano—in this case digital keyboard—and harp, I believe); but in the end, all was contained. It was the most demanding work on the program, with many of the movements ending in a huge way. It sparkled, had depth, and we were awash in the sound.
Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, a terrific short piece by Joan Tower, launched the program after intermission. The breathtaking (dark then instantly bright) whirlwind focused attention on the timpanist, who did a superb imitations of both the Tasmanian Devil and Stretch from Fantastic Four, his arms spinning across the timpani (plural), extending in a blur. His sound was altogether clear.
Gershwin’s Girl Crazy Overture settled everything into a more relaxed state right away. But then a bit of light drama: the vocal soloist for a Calypso Medley, arranged by Curtis McKonly, had yet to arrive. We’d hear murmurings from the stage; Stan Strickland was in a different time zone, apparently: the jazz time zone. Surely the Landmarks event would start late, Strickland apparently thought (so Wilkins told us), so he would have ample time to island-hop between his gig at the Regattabar and Sanders. Strickland did arrive a few minutes late, but only a few, after one piece from a set of pieces labeled Landmarks of Swing. After a little teasing from Wilkins, Strickland charmed with his singing, his flute playing, and his improvised flute singing, throughout Man Smart (Woman Smarter), Island in the Sun, Jamaica Farewell, and Banana Boat Song. Orchestra slid into accompanying mode. Chandler loved this music too, as well as the big band presentation soon to come, a mix of arrangements by Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, and Artie Shaw.
Richard Couture on solo trombone made us long for a lounge and a drink with his fabulously slurry rendition of I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (Dorsey arrangement of composition by George Bassman), and Ian Greitzer, solo clarinet, soared and swelled in Begin the Beguine (Shaw, Porter) and Moonlight Serenade (Miller, Miller).
Fay Chandler (Art Connection photo)
The program ended with the big orchestral medley of Beatles tunes including Lady Madonna and Let it Be, but I’d like to change the order of events slightly. Chandler wouldn’t mind. Before the encores, Appy took stage one final time to introduce music that his mother probably didn’t know but would have liked, music from Lonesome Dove, by Basil Poledouris. He also fessed up to a childhood fascination with the Old West and cowboys, of which mom approved. Of course! The music brought more brass fanfare, expansive leaps, and woody, windy strings stretched all across the prairie. Really good stuff, a suite of sorts.
Now, Appy started this, but while listening I couldn’t help picturing Chandler riding in on a horse, across the stage, wide-brimmed hat and all. Inevitable Lonesome Dove saloon music. I saw Fay walking into the saloon, dusting off her chaps, ordering her scotch: “Three rocks. … You don’t have rocks?” Bartender shakes her head (it’s the progressive West, though not icewise), “No. No rocks.” Fay Chandler frowns. Then she has a plan. She rebuilds the saloon, twice as big, 10 times as nice—with a newfangled ice machine. That Fay!
Jim McDonald has masters degrees in arts administration and piano performance from the University of Iowa, where he studied with John Simms. He has presented chamber music for 25 years.
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The Big Mill Exhibition
Come and learn about how steel is made and shaped
Saturday 03 September 2016 until Saturday 12 November 2016 5:00pm
North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre High Road, Motherwell ML1 3HU
3 September – 12 November (free entry)
North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre
High Road, Motherwell ML1 3HU
The discovery of how to shape metal was one of the most important leaps forward in human history. During the industrial era iron and steel making grew on an unprecedented scale, celebrated in a famous 1963 film about Ravenscraig and Gartcosh Steel Works, ‘The Big Mill’.
Come and learn about how steel is made and shaped, hear the stories of the people who braved the dangers and searing heat of the steel mill.
• The Big Mill (1963) 3 Oct, 1.30pm; plus a discussion with the people involved with the film
• The Big Melt (2013) 11 Oct, 10.30am; featuring soundtrack from Jarvis Cocker
• From Scotland With Love (2014) 28 Oct, 1.30pm; featuring soundtrack from King Creosote
Lunchtime Engineers
31 October – 4 November (1.30pm – 2pm)
Pop in for a free 30 minute introduction to some of our engineering collections:
Monday – Motherwell Bridge & Engineering Co Ltd, Motherwell
Tuesday – Alexander Findlay & Co Ltd, structural engineers, Motherwell
Wednesday – Anderson Boyes & Co Ltd, coal cutting machine manufacturers, Motherwell
Thursday – Hurst, Nelson & Co Ltd, railway rolling stock manufacturer, Motherwell
Friday – Thomas Hudson & Co Ltd, boilermakers, Coatbridge
The Big Mill – Exhibition Guided Tour
Find out more about this fascination exhibition on our industrial past in a guided tour.
1pm – 1.30pm
16 years+
Talk: Industrial Records and You
Join our archivist to find out how to use industrial and business records to explore your familyhistory.
Thursday 3 November
Talk: From Blue Print to Bridge
Join our Industrial History Curator for an illustrated talk on the processes used by engineers in times past to turn designs into finished articles. There will be a chance to view original drawings and artefacts and to hear recordings from our oral history archive.
Hive of Industry: The Heyday of Local History Remembered
A talk from our Local History Officer on local industries.
Friday 4 November
11am – 12 noon
The Steel Age
By the second half of the 19th Century new ways of refining iron into steel brought a new industry to Scotland, concentrated in Lanarkshire. After a false start at Hallside, Colville’s converted their new Dalzell Works to steel production in 1880.
The world’s first major steel structure, the Forth Bridge was mostly built using the products of Lanarkshire’s open hearth furnaces. After the Second World War, the opening of modern
steel mills at Ravenscraig and Gartcosh led to the opening of car factories at Linwood while Dalzell and Clydebridge made steel plates for ships and Clyde Alloy produced cutlery.
Ravenscraig and Gartcosh
A New Era for Scottish Steel After the Second World War the steel industry was briefly nationalised. The Government decided to build a new integrated steelworks in Scotland. The site at Ravenscraig was next to two of Colville’s existing steelworks. An integrated steelworks uses ‘hot working’, in which iron is made and then immediately converted into steel while still molten. It is then rolled or cast on the same site.
Between 1954 and 1957, blast furnaces, coke ovens and a by-products plant were built at
Ravenscraig. By the time a new strip mill was opened in 1962 Ravenscraig was the most advanced steelworks in the UK.
Strife and Closure
The end of large scale steel production in Scotland In 1980 the steelworkers went on strike in support of a claim for a 20% pay rise. The strike lasted more than 3 months. During the 1984-’85 miners’ strike, the steelworkers did not strike in support of the miners. This led to anger at the time, although the steelworkers feared that if the furnaces and coke ovens were allowed to go out they might never be lit again.
In 1986 Gartcosh Steel Works was closed. As Gartcosh processed steel from Ravenscraig this raised concerns about the future of the Motherwell plant. From this point onwards the axe was hanging over Ravenscraig. The big mill rolled its last slab of steel on 24 June 1992. Counting indirect job losses, the closure of Ravenscraig led to more than 10,000 redundancies. This was just a year after the Clydesdale Tube Works had also shut.
The Big Mill Steel is shaped in a ‘rolling mill’, squeezed between pairs of two rollers. Depending on the shape of the rollers the steel can be made into bars or wide, flat plates.
The Ravenscraig strip mill was the biggest in Europe when it started in 1962. Its purpose was to take 7.5 metre long slabs and turn them into strips of steel that could be as long as 1,200 metres. The mill was highly automated for its time while the building that housed it was nearly 300 metres long – that’s the same as from here to the Aquatec! Colville’s, the owner of Ravenscraig promoted the new plant by commissioning a film from the famous Templar Films. Directed by Laurence Henson, ‘The Big Mill’ won three international awards and is celebrated as one of the great
For information on The Big Mill (1963) click HERE.
Working in the Steel Industry
Most steel workers started as apprentices. In the 1960s Colvilles opened a training centre at Mossend, Bellshill where new apprentices would start out before being sent to a steelworks. Many of the jobs at the works were dangerous and dirty. Workers in the Sinter Plant and the Coke Ovens would soon find themselves coated in toxic dust. The so-called ‘black canteen’ at Ravenscraig is fondly remembered: it was the only one of the canteens on site where workers could go to eat without having to clean up first. Although the vast majority of steelworks employees were men, women did work in drawing and tracing as well as administration. If you worked in the steel industry in Lanarkshire and would like to record your memories for our archive please leave your contact details with the heritage centre staff.
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Lenovo ThinkPad T470p Review → The Lenovo ThinkPad T470 is the perfect mainstream business laptop available on the market, because of its epic battery life, incredible keyboard, and a plethora of ports. For users who need a little more power, Lenovo makes the ThinkPad T470p, which ups the ante with a quad-core Core i5 or i7 CPU, an optionally available 2K screen and optionally available Nvidia graphics. Beginning at $944 ($1,308 as reviewed), the 14-inch T470p has slightly better performance than its slimmer sibling, however, for a comparatively minor bump in speed, you need to dwell on a heavier chassis, no Thunderbolt 3 port, and half the battery life.
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Processor 7th Generation Intel Core i5-7440HQ
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Operating System Windows 10 Pro
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Even amongst ThinkPads, most of which have the identical raven-black aesthetic and boxy shape, the T470p appears boring. Rather than using the identical luxurious, soft-touch materials as on the regular ThinkPad T470’s lid, sides and bottom, Lenovo put plain matte plastic on all sides of the T470p.
The ThinkPad T470p has many of the ports a productivity user would need, with one big exception: In contrast to its siblings — the ThinkPad T470 and T470s — the laptop lacks a Thunderbolt 3 port. Contemplating that the T470p is meant to be the high-performance model in the group, Lenovo’s choice to exclude probably the most powerful port available on the market is baffling. Excessive-end users can neglect about outputting to some 4K monitors, connecting to the fastest external drives or charging the device via a standard docking station. There’s no regular USB Type-C port, either.
On its left facet, the Lenovo ThinkPad T470p homes a USB 3.0 port, an audio jack, Lenovo’s proprietary power connector and an optionally available smart-card reader. The right facet comprises a Kensington lock slot, an Ethernet port, a mini DisplayPort, and two more USB 3.0 ports. An SD-card reader is located on the front lip. It’s worth noting that, although the ThinkPad T470p makes use of Lenovo’s proprietary flat connector, it requires a 90-watt charger rather than the 65-watt units that come with most ThinkPads.
Measuring at 13.3 x 9.24 x 0.94 inches and weighing 3.6 pounds (with the three-cell battery), the ThinkPad T470p is noticeably bigger and heavier than the standard Lenovo ThinkPad T470 (0.79 inches thick and weighing 3.48 pounds), the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon ( weighing 2.4 pounds and 0.65 inches thick) and the Asus’sPro B9440 (weighing 2.4 pounds and 0.6 inches thick). The Dell’s Latitude 5480 ( weighing 4 pounds and 0.9 inches) is a tad heavier than the T470p. For those who use the six-cell battery, which more than doubles the battery life, the T470p’s weight will increase to 4 pounds, and the bigger battery adds a slight tilt to the laptop’s bottom.
Lenovo’s ThinkPad keyboards have a well-deserved status for being among the many greatest in the industry, and the T470p’s typing surface lives up to that legacy. With a deep 2.3 millimeters of the vertical key journey (1.5 to 2 mm is good) and 74 grams of actuation force required to press the keys (65 to 70 grams is good), the keys have plenty of feedback and by no means let me bottom out while typing.
Like most different Lenovo’s business laptops, the Lenovo ThinkPad T470p has two entirely different pointing devices: a touchpad and a TrackPoint nub. I strongly favor the TrackPoint because it provides probably the most accurate navigation you will get on any laptop and lets you move the pointer without lifting your palms off the home row.
However, even for those who don’t like pointing sticks, you will have a nice experience with the 3.9 x 2.2-inch buttonless touchpad. In my testing, the pad offered clean movement through the desktop, several apps and a drawing session in Windows Paint. It also responded precisely to multitouch gestures such as pinch-to-zoom and three-finger swipe.
The Lenovo ThinkPad T470p’s 14-inch, Full-HD 1920 x 1080 display isn’t notably bright or vibrant. However, it’s more than enough for productiveness. When I played a 1080p trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, colors like the purple titles and the blue in Yondu’s skin appeared a bit muted, with a bit yellow bias. Although the fine details, like the markings on Drax’s skin and Groot’s bark, had been sharp and prominent.
Based on our colorimeter, the T470p can reproduce an average 69 % of the sRGB color gamut, which is way below than the category average for a 14-inch laptop (94 %), the Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon (104 %) and the Asus’sPro B9440 (103 %). The regular ThinkPad T470 (73 %) and Dell’s Latitude 5480 (71 %) have also been a bit better.
The screen reached 229 nits of brightness on our light meter, which is under the category average (255 nits), the Asus’sPro B9440 (291 nits) and the ThinkPad X1 Carbon (275 nits). The regular ThinkPad T470 (234 nits) was a bit brighter, whereas Dell’s Latitude 5480 (202 nits) was fairly a bit dimmer. Thankfully, colors stayed mostly true at wider viewing angles, fading just slightly as we moved past 45 degrees to the left or right.
With its built-in Intel HD Graphics 630 GPU, our ThinkPad T470p scored 80,577 on 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited benchmark test. That’s slightly better than the average (78,337) and much higher than the scores from the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, Asus’sPro B9440, Dell Latitude 5480 and the regular ThinkPad T470, all of which have the dual-core processors with Intel’s integrated HD Graphics 620 GPUs. However, for those who plan to do a lot video or picture editing, we suggest configuring your ThinkPad T470p with an optionally available Nvidia’s GTX 940 graphics card (extra $80).
The Thinkpad T470p’s sound system are loud enough to fill a mid-size living room and clear enough to play music or videos. While listening to the Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You,” there was a clear separation of sound between the percussion and vocals, both of which stayed clear. AC/DC’s guitar- and drum-heavy “Back in Black” sounded good overall, with just a small hint of tin from the drums.
Like other Lenovo laptops, the ThinkPad T470p also comes with Dolby Audio enabled by default and the ability to modify between Music, Voice, and Movie profiles. Disabling the Dolby’s setting made the music sound much hollow.
With its quad-core Intel’s Core i5-7440HQ CPU, with 8GB RAM and 256GB PCIe SSD storage, our review configuration of the Lenovo ThinkPad T470p is powerful enough for critical multitasking and major productivity duties.
On Geekbench 4, a benchmark that measures the overall performance of the laptop, the ThinkPad T470p scored a strong 11,590, which is way higher than the 8,845 category average. This score was also enough to beat the scores from the Intel’s Core i5-7200U-powered regular ThinkPad T470 (6,699) and Asus’sPro B9440 (7,197) and the Intel’s Core i7-7600U-enabled Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (7,879) and Dell’s Latitude 5480 (8,530).
Office workers will admire the ThinkPad T470p’s capability to crunch numbers with great speed. The laptop completed our spreadsheet macro test, which includes matching 20,000 names with their addresses, in quick 3 minutes and 22 seconds, which is significantly faster than the category average (4:25), the Asus’sPro B9440 (4:02) and the regular ThinkPad T470 (4:01). However, opponents with Intel’s Core i7 CPUs finished the duty in similar times. The Dell Latitude 5480 was even 10 seconds faster.
The Thinkpad T470p’s 256GB PCIe SSD took just 17 seconds to repeat 4.97GB of blended media files, for a transfer rate of 299.4 MBps, which is comfortably higher than the 217.2 MBps typical average. The regular Lenovo ThinkPad T470 (267.8) and the ThinkPad X1 Carbon (242) were a bit slower, whereas both the Dell Latitude 5480 and the Asus’sPro B9440 had been well under 200 MBps.
The Lenovo ThinkPad T470p stayed significantly cool throughout our heat tests. After we had streamed a FullHD video for 15 minutes from YouTube, the laptop’s touchpad measured a cool 79.5 degrees Fahrenheit, the keyboard hit just 81 degrees, while, the bottom surface of the laptop reached 87 degrees Fahrenheit. All of those temperatures fall nicely beneath our 95-degree consolation threshold. But do expect some rising temperatures if you opt for Nvidia’s graphics card over the integrated Intel’s graphics card.
The ThinkPad T470p can just about last through a workday, however only for those who use it with the optionally available six-cell battery. With the six-cell battery, the laptop lasted a strong but unimpressive 8 hours and 50 minutes on our Battery Test, which includes steady internet browsing over Wi-Fi. That time is longer than the average (8:12) and the Asus’sPro B9440’s mark of 8:26. However, the regular Lenovo ThinkPad T470 with its six-cell battery lasted an epic 17 hours and 25 minutes, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon endured for 12 hours and 21 minutes, and finally the Dell Latitude 5480 died after 11 hours and 37 minutes.
Don’t even consider using the T470p with the default, three-cell battery. With the low-capacity battery on board, the machine lasted only 3 hours and 7 minutes — less than half the category average. In contrast, the regular T470 lasted an above-average 8 hours and 39 minutes when using its three-cell battery.
The ThinkPad T470p begins at $944. For that price, you get a 1080p screen, an Intel’s Core i5-7330HQ CPU with 4GB RAM, a 500GB hard drive, a three-cell battery and Intel’s built-in HD 630 graphics. Our $1,308 assessment configuration, which presents the perfect stability between price and performance, one-ups the bottom model with an Intel’s Core i5-7440HQ CPU with 8GB RAM, a 256GB PCIe SSD storage and a six-cell battery. It can save you $80 on this config by going with the slightly slower Intel’s Core i5-7300HQ processor.
On Lenovo.com, you’ll be able to configure the laptop with as much as a Core i7 processor, 32GB of RAM, a 512GB PCIe SSD and a 2560 x 1440 display. Whatever else you select, it is best to spend the extra $15 to upgrade to the larger, six-cell battery and a minimum of a 256GB SSD, which adds $210 to the price.
Lenovo’s ThinkPad T470p presents the robust performance, an excellent keyboard, and a sturdy chassis. For those who like the original T470 but feel like you need to have a quad-core processor in your laptop, a 2K screen or low-end Nvidia graphics, the T470p is a good selection.
However, for others, the regular Lenovo ThinkPad T470 is a much better alternative, because of its longer battery life, soft-touch design, and Thunderbolt 3 port. Additionally, at least in the tests we ran, the performance gap between the ThinkPad T470p and the ThinkPad T470 was small and would probably shrink further in case you were to get a ThinkPad T470 that had a Core i7 processor. Buyers who want a much lighter and classier laptop that costs more can go for the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, which has an all-soft-touch chassis and 12 hours of battery life.
However, if you need to squeeze every iota of processing power out of a mainstream business laptop, the Lenovo ThinkPad T470p may very well be a great alternative you.
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SC13: Relaxed opening night gala stays cool, sets the tone
Jon Gold (Network World) 19 November, 2013 20:21
SC13, the annual conference on supercomputing held by the IEEE and ACM, began Monday night the way most industry confabs end with a relaxed shindig on the show floor.
It seems a good plan giving attendees a chance to tour the 365 exhibit booths set up at Denver's Colorado Convention Center outside of normal business hours and figure out which ones demand less casual scrutiny. The atmosphere was collegial, with most attendees simply wandering the floor and checking out the most interesting exhibits.
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*3M and Allied Control's demo of an open-bath cooling system for hot-running computer components drew a great deal of attention. Essentially, the system simply immerses hardware anything from a smartphone to a large, multi-processor board in a bath of non-conductive fluid for heat transfer.
Such an arrangement, according to Allied Control, has already paid big dividends for a pilot data center client in Hong Kong nearly eliminating costs for traditional chillers and air conditioning, despite the warm ambient climate, and allowing for a 500kW facility to be fit into less than 160 square feet of space. The company boasts that the test data center's operators were able to save $64,000 a month in cooling costs and achieve a power usage effectiveness rating of 1.02.
*Various other flavors of liquid cooling system were also on show at the event, ranging from traditional water block and reservoir combos to an offering from Asetek that vents hot water to an open pool for cooling.
This pool was noticeably hot when a hand was held over it, though the rubber ducky doesn't seem to be any the worse for wear.
*Extreme Networks went so far as to bring a tractor-trailer loaded with its latest and greatest, including the new Summit X770 top-of-rack switch. The company's BlackDiamond X8 hardware is a part of the conference's own SCinet network, additionally.
*Stalwarts like IBM also made their presence felt Big Blue showed off the power of Linux with its Power7R2 servers running OpenCL. The company also displayed a wide range of other technologies, including the Blue Gene/Q architecture running on four of the top 10 fastest supercomputers in the world, according to the latest Top500 list.
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Al Mazaya launches Q-Line project in Dubailand
Development to contain four apartment towers ranging in size from nine to 14 storeys
Senior Al Mazaya Holding figures hold a press conference in Dubai to launch its Q-Line project
by Michael Fahy
Al Mazaya Holding, the Kuwaiti developer whose stocks are listed on the Dubai Financial Market, has launched a new project on plots it owns at Dubailand called Q-Line.
The project is will consist of four buildings ranging in height from nine to 14 storeys. It will sit on a 150,000ft2 site in Dubailand, and the units will range in size from studios of 369ft2 to two-bed apartments containing 1,462ft2. The project is due for completion in 2017.
It follows on from its Queue Point development at Dubailand, which contains 52 residential buildings aimed at middle income families. Al Mazaya said that 75% of these units in the Al Liwan area of Dubailand are now complete and 80% of them had been sold.
The firm also has 29 plots in the area being developed by third parties.
Chairman of Al Mazaya Holding, Rashid Al Nafisi, said: “We have an increasing demand from end users in the thriving real estate market in the UAE in general and Dubai, in particular."
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Siemens builds largest rotor for Jazan project
The order comprises 19 STC-GV integrally geared compressors for the air separation unit of the Jazan IGCC power plant in Saudi
Siemens has manufactured and tested the largest geared compressor rotor in the world at its facility in Duisburg, Germany, meant for the Jazan integrated gasification combined cycle power plant (IGCC) in Saudi Arabia.
The first-stage impeller with a diameter of 1.8m is the largest installed on an integrally geared compressor rotor. The STC-GV compressor rotor is part of an order placed last year by UK-based Air Products.
The order comprises 19 STC-GV integrally geared compressors for the air separation unit of the Jazan IGCC power plant in Saudi.
The first compressor units have been successfully tested at the Siemens Mega Test Center in Duisburg. These compressors are now on their way to the site for commissioning and erection due to start in mid-2018.
The air separation facility will supply 75,000 tonnes per day – 20,000 tonnes of oxygen and 55,000 tonnes of nitrogen – to a facility currently under construction in the Jazan province on the coast of the Red Sea.
The air separation plant, part of what will be the world's largest industrial gas complex, will be operated by Jazan Gas Projects Company, a joint venture between the local company Acwa Holding and Air Products, an industrial gases company headquartered in the US.
Siemens will supply seven model STC-GV main air compressors, six STC-GV booster air compressors and six model STC-GV nitrogen. The nitrogen compressor power is significantly higher than normally seen on high pressure integrally geared compressors, said the statement.
Thomas Moenk, head of product development and technology for the Dresser-Rand business, part of Siemens Power and Gas, said: "This project proves that we have the necessary capabilities to provide large air separation plants with the appropriate compression equipment. The STC-GV compressors with their customised design are the largest integrally geared main air compressors ever built. This is a tremendous demonstration of our technical expertise."
Each of the rotors that will be assembled inside the STC-GV compressors weighs more than seven tonnes. This impeller was balanced in Duisburg at a speed of 3,970 revolutions per minute.
At its average operating speed, the outside diameter of the first-stage impeller rotates at a speed of 1,350 km/h – faster than most jet aircraft, it said.
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800,000 out of work as US government shuts down
Published Tue, Oct 1 2013 7:19 AM EDT Updated Tue, Oct 1 2013 11:31 AM EDT
A man sits in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Tuesday, hours after the government shut down nonessential services.
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Congress plunged the nation into a partial government shutdown Tuesday as a long-running dispute over President Barack Obama's health care law stalled a temporary funding bill, forcing about 800,000 federal workers off the job and suspending most nonessential federal programs and services.
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The shutdown, the first since the winter of 1995-96, closed national parks, museums along the Washington Mall and the U.S. Capitol visitors center. Agencies like NASA and the Environmental Protection Agency will be all but shuttered. People classified as essential government employees—such as air traffic controllers, Border Patrol agents and most food inspectors—will continue to work.
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The health care law itself was unaffected as enrollment opened Tuesday for millions of people shopping for medical insurance.
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The military will be paid under legislation freshly signed by Obama, but paychecks for other federal workers will be withheld until the impasse is broken. Federal workers were told to report to their jobs for a half-day but to perform only shutdown tasks like changing email greetings and closing down agencies' Internet sites.
The self-funded Postal Service will continue to operate and the government will continue to pay Social Security benefits and Medicare and Medicaid fees to doctors on time.
The Senate twice on Monday rejected House-passed bills that, first, conditioned keeping the government open to delaying key portions of the 2010 "Obamacare" law that take effect Tuesday, and then delayed for a year the law's requirement that millions of people buy medical insurance. The House passed the last version again early Tuesday; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the same fate awaits it when the Senate reconvenes Tuesday morning.
"You don't get to extract a ransom for doing your job, for doing what you're supposed to be doing anyway, or just because there's a law there that you don't like," Obama said Monday, delivering a similar message in private phone calls later to Republican House Speaker John Boehner and other lawmakers.
Boehner said he didn't want a government shutdown, but added the health care law "is having a devastating impact. ... Something has to be done."
It wasn't clear how long the standoff would last, but it appeared that Obama and Reid had the upper hand.
"We can't win," said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., adding that "sooner or later" the House would have to agree to Democrats' demands for a simple, straightforward funding bill reopening the government.
The order directing federal agencies to "execute plans for an orderly shutdown due to the absence of appropriations" was issued by White House Budget Director Sylvia Burwell shortly before midnight Monday.
Around the same time, Obama appeared in a video message assuring members of the military they'll be paid under a law he just signed and telling civilian Defense Department employees that "you and your families deserve better than the dysfunction we're seeing in Congress."
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday that Pentagon lawyers are trying to determine ways for some of the Defense Department's 400,000 furloughed civilians to continue working.
He bemoaned the standoff, telling reporters traveling with him in South Korea, "It does have an effect on our relationships around the world and it cuts straight to the obvious question: Can you rely on the United States as a reliable partner to fulfill its commitments to its allies?"
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The underlying spending bill would fund the government through Nov. 15 if the Senate gets its way or until Dec. 15 if the House does.
Until now, such bills have been routinely passed with bipartisan support, ever since a pair of shutdowns 17 years ago engineered by then-Speaker Newt Gingrich severely damaged Republican election prospects and revived then-President Bill Clinton's political standing.
Boehner had sought to avoid the shutdown and engineer passage of a "clean" temporary spending bill for averting a government shutdown.
This time tea party activists mobilized by freshman Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, mounted a campaign to seize the must-do measure in an effort to derail Obamacare. GOP leaders voiced reservations and many Republican lawmakers predicted it wouldn't work. Some even labeled it "stupid."
But the success of Cruz and other tea party-endorsed conservatives who upset establishment GOP candidates in 2010 and 2012 primaries was a lesson learned for many Republican lawmakers going into next year's election.
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More and more companies are being swept up by 'Pokemon Go' phenomenon
Published Fri, Aug 19 2016 7:58 AM EDT Updated Mon, Aug 22 2016 1:10 AM EDT
Luke Graham@LukeWGraham
The smartphone game "Pokemon Go" has proven a big hit with fans in Europe and the U.S., and as it rolls out across Asia, the game is having surprising impacts on businesses.
The game, which uses augmented reality and geo-caching (where digital objects are hidden around the real world for players to find) was initially released on July 6 in Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. and later released in Europe and Japan.
Several south-east Asian countries finally got to enjoy the game on August 5. And, in order to better play the game, many residents in Indonesia and elsewhere have switched mobile services providers to get packages with more data and sales of modems (to improve mobile and wi-fi connections) have risen, according to a report by Reuters.
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Earlier this week, U.S. sales data tracked by market researchers NPD Group proved "Pokemon Go" has created a significant halo effect for the games company Nintendo, which publishes games in the Pokemon franchise -- the smartphone game was developed by U.S. company Nantic.
Sales of Nintendo's handheld console, the 3DS, in July were 80 percent higher compared to the year before.
Sales of older Pokemon games also spiked. July sales of "Pokemon X" and "Pokemon Y" were 200 percent higher than the same month last year. The games were originally released in 2013. These are positive signs for the sales of the next games in the franchise, "Pokemon Sun" and "Pokemon Moon", which will be released in November this year.
These figures help to validate Nintendo's mobile strategy, analysts say. For many years, the games company had been focused solely on its dedicated video game systems, but announced plans to enter the mobile gaming sector in 2015.
"The latest sales results for the 3DS handheld and Pokemon games reflect the impact that engaging audiences at scale on mobile platforms can have on adjacent markets," Piers Harding-Rolls, director and head of games research at IHS Markit Technology, told CNBC via email.
"It does validate Nintendo's broader strategy to engage users on smart devices and then convert some of those users into customers of its dedicated products but the continued success of this strategy really depends on how the company and its partners execute on mobile."
The next question for Nintendo is which other franchise will it try to integrate with mobile?
"Now that Nintendo has seen the scale of the success of 'Pokemon Go', I believe the company will be more inclined to bring beloved game franchises to the mobile platforms. Something the company has been very reluctant about in the past," George Jijiashvili, wearables and VR analyst at CCS Insight, told CNBC via email.
"Nintendo has already confirmed that it plans on bringing Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing franchises to mobile and I expect more to follow soon."
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UPDATE 8-Brent crude hits 2019 high above $65, buoyed by output cuts
Published Fri, Feb 15 2019 8:26 AM EST
Noah Browning
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LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Brent crude oil climbed above $65 a barrel to its highest this year as OPEC-led supply cuts and this week's announcement of a higher than expected cut by Saudi Arabia encouraged investors.
The international oil benchmark reached $65.20 by 1310 GMT on Friday, the 63 cent gain equating to a rise of about 1 percent. Brent approached near three-month highs and was set for a gain of nearly 5 percent on the week.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were also up about 1 percent, rising 53 cents to $54.94.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies led by Russia started voluntary production cuts last month, aiming to tighten the market.
Top exporter and de facto OPEC leader Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it would cut more than half a million barrels per day (bpd) more in March than the deal called for, sending prices surging.
Prices were also buoyed by the partial closure of Saudi Arabia's Safaniya, its largest offshore oilfield with production capacity of more than 1 million bpd.
The shutdown occurred about two weeks ago, a source said, and it was not immediately clear when the field would return to full capacity.
"Brent should average $70 per barrel in 2019, helped by voluntary (Saudi, Kuwait, UAE) and involuntary (Venezuela, Iran) declines in OPEC supply," Bank of America Merrill Lynch said.
The bank said it expects a drop of 2.5 million bpd in OPEC supply in the fourth quarter of 2019 from a year earlier.
However, the global supply picture remains uncertain.
U.S. oil production is on the rise, while the seizure of Libya's main oilfield by Eastern armed forces this week could soon lead to its reopening.
But U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and Iran have have helped to tighten global supply and security threats could threaten Nigerian production after general elections this weekend.
"Looking ahead, the prognosis for Venezuela and Iran remains skewed to the downside. As such, they should continue to act as important pillars of price support. The same, however, cant be said for Libya," said Stephen Brennock of oil broker PVM.
"This risks throwing a spanner in the works for OPEC's rebalancing ambitions and, therefore, the price recovery."
Faltering global economic growth is also a concern, with signs of a slowdown now abundant in Europe, Asia and the United States, which could lead to slowing growth in fuel demand.
(Reporting by Noah Browning; Additional reporting by Henning Gloystein in Singapore and Colin Packham in Sydney; Editing by Dale Hudson and David Goodman)
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City of Charleston offices to open for regular business Monday
by: Melissa Hewitt
Posted: Sep 15, 2018 / 01:35 PM EDT / Updated: Sep 15, 2018 / 01:35 PM EDT
Charleston, SC (WCBD) – Governor Henry McMaster lifted the evacuation order for all residents in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester Counties at noon today.
South Carolina Department of Transportation has asked that citizens returning to the area remain patient and expect lengthy travel times, potentially blocked roadways, or detours back to evacuated areas, and are asked not to drive around barricades or use emergency lanes that are needed for first responders.
The city of Charleston Municipal Operations Center will close at 5 p.m. today and emergency operations will return to OPCON 5 at that time.
City of Charleston teams completed formal damage assessments throughout the city this morning and reported minimal damage.
Citizens can self-report damage, such as trees in rights of way or malfunctioning traffic lights, by calling the City of Charleston Citizen Services desk at 843-724-7311 or logging it here: http://gis.charleston-sc.gov/report-damage/.
The Citizen Services Desk will be staffed until 5 p.m. this evening.
City offices will open for regular business Monday morning, September 17.
Residential trash and garbage pickup will resume on the normal schedule starting Monday. Throughout the week, crews will pick up all garbage and debris placed at the curb (excluding e-waste), even bags that do not fit in the cart. Commercial trash and garbage collection will resume Sunday, September 16.
Citizens who parked their vehicles in city parking garages for free for the storm are asked to remove their vehicles by 11:30 p.m. Monday.
Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg said, “The National Weather Service told us this would be a very dangerous storm, and unfortunately that turned out to be true for many just to our north. Here in Charleston, we were blessed to be spared the direct hit, but we’re praying for those who were not, and stand ready to send help in the coming days to assist with the recovery efforts.”
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As of July 15, passengers must be compensated up to $2,400 if denied flight due to overbooking
Passengers wait to check-in at Trudeau Airport on July 19, 2017 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Canadian airlines are among hundreds of carriers asking the Federal Court of Appeal to quash new rules that beef up compensation for passengers subjected to delayed flights and damaged luggage.
Air Canada and Porter Airlines Inc., along with 17 other applicants that include the International Air Transport Association — which has some 290 member airlines — state in a court filing that required payments under the country’s new air passenger bill of rights violate international standards and should be rendered invalid.
The court application argues the new provisions contravene the Montreal Convention, a multilateral treaty, in part by setting compensation amounts based on the length of the delay and “irrespective of the actual damage suffered.”
The application, filed last Friday, also says nullifying the regulations “would avoid the confusion to passengers” who could be subject to travel regimes from multiple jurisdictions on international flights.
Starting July 15, passengers will have to be compensated up to $2,400 if they are denied boarding because a flight was overbooked and receive up to $2,100 for lost or damaged luggage. Compensation of up to $1,000 for delays and other payments for cancelled flights will take effect in December.
The issue came to the forefront after a 2017 incident in which two Montreal-bound Air Transat jets were diverted to Ottawa due to bad weather and held on the tarmac for up to six hours, leading some passengers to call 911 for rescue.
John McKenna, who heads the Air Transport Association of Canada, called the compensation grid “very high” and the new rules “outrageous.”
“They’re trying to meet international standards and do better, and I don’t see why. We’ve been complaining about that from the start, that this is going to drive up the price of flying in Canada,” he said from Portugal.
Passenger rights advocates say the rules do not go far enough, arguing the criteria for monetary compensation are tough to meet as passengers would have to present evidence that is typically in the hands of an airline.
Gabor Lukacs, founder of the group Air Passenger Rights, has said the regulations give airlines “carte blanche to refuse” compensation based on unverifiable maintenance issues.
The rules impose no obligation on airlines to pay customers for delays or cancellations if they were caused by mechanical problems discovered in a pre-flight check — walking around the aircraft before takeoff looking for defects in the fuselage and flight control surfaces — rather than during scheduled maintenance — more thorough inspections required after 100 hours cumulatively in the air.
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Introduction of Standard Tour
Crystal Bus has two standard tours. Tourists may buy electronic tickets on our website and get on the bus at the designated time and venue. Each of the lunch and dinner tours lasts for about 2.5 hours. It travels along over 20 famous attractions in Hong Kong with a commentary in five languages (Putonghua, Cantonese, English, Japanese and Korean) broadcast throughout the tour. There is a stop for tourists to alight and take pictures (Lunch tour: Lantau Link View Point; Dinner tour: The Hong Kong Observation Wheel near the Central Ferry Piers). A ticket includes a scrumptious Michelin awarded Cantonese dim sum set meal and a drink for free.
Introduction of Dim Sum Set Meal
The ticket for lunch and dinner tours of Crystal Bus includes an authentic Hong Kong-style dim sum set meal provided by our well-known partnering restaurant, 'One Dim Sum' for free. By virtue of the strict requirements of 'One Dim Sum' on its food quality, the delicious dim sum made by 'One Dim Sum' is highly praised by diners. There is always a long queue of diners waiting for a table outside the restaurant. Diners may even have to wait for a couple of hours during holidays.
The owner of 'One Dim Sum' also carefully chooses every ingredient in pursuit of quality and oversees the sources and freshness of ingredients in person every day. Their signature dim sum, mango custard rolls, is known far and near. In order to ensure the best taste, only four custard rolls can be made with one mango, manifesting its conscientiousness and pursuit of cuisine. As a result, One Dim Sum was rated by Michelin as a star restaurant and ranked 20th among over 6,000 restaurants in Hong Kong in terms of word of mouth on TripAdvisor. We have also received a huge number of compliments and recognition from customers.
Michelin awarded dim sum set meal:
Steamed shrimp dumplings and Siu Mai
Turnip cake, spring rolls
Barbecued pork bun
Mini-sized sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf (included in lunch tour)
Sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf (included in dinner tour)
Dessert - mango custard rolls
1 bottle of Drink
Food served on bus contains shrimp and shrimp products; peanuts and its product; pork. Individuals who are allergic to the listed food or in religious conscience please be noted.
A vegetarian meal can be provided on request two days in advance. Please call our hotline.
Please be noted that seats will be arranged in accordance with the actual situation, there is a chance you might sit separately with your group.
The Crystal Bus Company will raise the total number of buses to 2, starting from December 2017. A choice for the bus is not provided.
Exclusive for Hong Kongers: 30% off birthday offer
30% off of all purchase (including all participant's entry fee, food & beverage and souvenirs). Available within two weeks before or after birthday.
You may bring in a birthday cake and we will serve the cake as the birthday song is played in the background. You may deliver your wishes on the eCard we prepare to be displayed on screen. (Service fee $100)
For details, please contact 852 69666348 via WhatsApp.
Please present a valid ID card/identity documents for verification before boarding.
Birthday offers are only available to upper deck ticket holders.
Birthday offers must be booked via WhatsApp.
Boarding and alighting: at Hankow Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
(in close proximity to The Peninsula Office Tower, TST MTR Station Gate L3/L4)
Please click here for photos
Lunch Tour
(2-2.5 hours, depending on traffic conditions)
Route: From Kowloon to New Territories
(24 attractions in total)
Upper deck: 28 seats at maximum, $398 per person
Lower deck: 8 seats at maximum, $270 per person
Same price for adults and children; an infant aged under 2 and not occupying a seat does not need to buy a ticket
Dinner Tour
Route: From Kowloon to Hong Kong Island
Ticket:
Why you should choose Crystal Bus
Enjoying a Michelin awarded dim sum set meal on the bus
Visiting over 20 attractions of Hong Kong in only 2.5 hours
Being surrounded by over 100,000 pieces of Swarovski crystals in the compartment
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The NSA is Setting Fire to the Internet
Anthony Caruana (CSO Online) on 11 March, 2014 09:00
From his hideout in Russia, where he is seeking asylum following his incredible revelations, former CIA employee and NSA contractor Edward Snowden addressed the crowd at the SXSW conference.
Despite a letter from a senator in Kansas asking the SXSW conference organisers to uninvite Snowden, he appeared via Google Hangouts through seven different proxies. Snowden's advice to the crowd was clear – encrypt everything.
Snowden conceded that encryption tools are simply too difficult for most people to use. While espousing that we should encrypt hard disks, networks and email he said that the technology community can overcome those challenges. He also suggested using anti-tracking software and tools like TOR.
"South by Southwest and the tech community, the people in the room in Austin, they're the folks who can fix this. There's a political response that needs to occur, but there's also a tech response that needs to occur."
Snowden's answer to the widespread surveillance employed by the NSA is simple. Make it as hard as possible for someone to snoop. He said that the NSA still has no idea what documents he has actually handed over to journalists because of the encryption he employed.
Snowden told the audience of 3000 assembled in the auditorium at the Austin Conference Center in Texas that he decided to address technologists in the first instance rather than policy makers because "they are able to enforce technical standards even when congress hasn’t gotten to the point of creating legislation to protect our rights".
With the US Constitution as his backdrop, Snowden reiterated that he would repeat his actions if he had the same opportunities as he saw his actions as critical for protecting the privacy of ordinary citizens.
"I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution. And I saw the Constitution was being violated on a massive scale," he said.
Snowden noted that the surveillance activities of the NSA are not just an American issue but that they affect the whole world, such is the breadth and depth of the NSA's actions.
"This is a global issue. They are setting fire to the future of the Internet," he said. "And the people is this room now – you guys are the firefighters".
Towards the end of his hour-long speech, Snowden noted that despite the NSA's monitoring activities, there have been some significant intelligence failures, citing the example of the Boston Marathon bombings.
"We've actually had tremendous intelligence failures because we're monitoring the Internet, instead of suspects' communications," he said.
Snowden took questions from the floor and through Twitter. The first came via email from Tim Berners-Lee who as what he would change about the United States surveillance systems.
"We need public oversight. Some way for trusted public figures to advocate for us. We need a watchdog that watches Congress, because if we're not informed, we can't consent to these policies."
YouTube vide of Snowden's Presentation (note that the audio quality is poor and the video is choppy)
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HomeNews & AnalysisWhy Flipkart, OYO, Uber Are The Best Places To Work
Apr. 23, 2019 at 5:47 pm
Why Flipkart, OYO, Uber Are The Best Places To Work
Noticeably, all these companies work with incredibly smart people, they make their employees feel valued and help them work towards a clear, shared vision.
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Companies that are disruptive, scalable and innovative are often successful in attracting customers and have an edge over their competitors. These companies also happen to be the best places to work, according to LinkedIn, which ranked no less than 12 internet and IT businesses among its list of the top 25 companies to work for in India in 2019, most of them are disrupters in their own industry and innovators. A feedback from LinkedIn’s more than 54 million users in India, the study looks at four main pillars: interest in the company; engagement with employees; job demand; and employee retention.
At the top slot was Walmart-owned Flipkart. The e-commerce company is looking to leverage advanced technologies to streamline its business. It has recently adopted automated robots in its Bengaluru warehouse. From groceries to online wealth management, the company is stepping up its game in every segment. The Walmart-owned company has also set up an internal fund of approx $60 Mn-$100 Mn to invest across early-stage startups in order to further strengthen its ecommerce operations.
Amazon India is in the second position. The US-based ecommerce major continues to be bullish on the Indian market, despite the ongoing changes in FDI and data policies. The company is flushing money to its retail division and is aggressively promoting its private labels, and has shown an inclination towards omni-channel strategy. The company is even looking to set up 100 kiosks in Indian malls.
The third slot has been occupied by hospitality major OYO has been on a roll since the start of 2019. While continuing its overseas expansion, OYO has also taken a plunge into the coworking segment. It recently acquired Gurugram-based coworking space Innov8, and also launched Powerstation, another coworking space brand. To add to that, a $200 Mn partnership with Airbnb, experiments with OYO Food, and $200 Mn committed for capacity expansion in India and Southeast Asia– there is no stopping for OYO in the present scenario.
At number 4, Paytm’s range of products is continuously growing with new additions at short intervals. After the success of Paytm Payments Bank, Paytm Money, Paytm Gold, the company is now entering into the OTT segment. It is also looking to expand its digital payments services into more developed markets in 2019.
Uber with its 5th ranking, recently gave a clear message that despite being caught in a two-horse race with Ola, it is not going to let up its challenge anytime soon. The company is looking to double (upto 1,000) its employee headcount by the end of the year. It is also looking to launch new features to entice consumers.
Unsurprisingly, internet companies dominated the top 10 spots. While digital payments and e-commerce brand Paytm came in at fourth, global transportation startup Uber made its entry into the list at the fifth spot.
Online food delivery startups Swiggy and Zomato were ranked sixth and eighth, respectively. The first legacy organisation to be ranked in the list was IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) which took the seventh spot.
While Alphabet (which owns Google) came in at the ninth rank, Mukesh Ambani-led oil-to-energy conglomerate Reliance Industries occupied the tenth place.
“This year, half the companies are new entrants on the list, including IT giants such as TCS and IBM that showcase the changing job and hiring landscape,” said LinkedIn India Managing Editor Adith Charlie.
“The presence of more blue chip Indian companies such as Larsen & Toubro and Reliance Industries, among others emphasizes the fact that these large firms are getting better at attracting millennials employees,” Charlie added.
Noticeably, all these companies work with incredibly smart people as they make their employees that feel valued, help them work towards a clear, shared vision besides offering competitive compensation, great opportunity for career advancement and transparent leadership, finds the study.
At the same time for employees, salary and employee benefits, followed by good work-life balance and job security, are the top considerations while picking an employer.
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Carrying the Future Together: Maxi-Cosi and Save the Children Establish New Partnership
Children are our future. Caring for them by ensuring that every child gets the best care possible and keeping them safe is vital to creating a better world tomorrow - for all of us. Both Maxi-Cosi and Save the Children share the mission of giving children a positive start in life, and they have partnered to contribute to improving children’s lives around the world.
The renowned charity organization, Save the Children, works in 120 countries and is the voice for vulnerable children. Save the Children reaches them through programs that focus on health, education, protection and disaster relief. When crisis strikes, children are the most vulnerable, and Save the Children is always among the first to respond and the last to leave. Save the Children does whatever it takes for children—transforming their lives and the future we share— because every child deserves a bright and promising future.
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Caring for families to foster a happy and healthy life together guides Maxi-Cosi in its work every single day. It’s also embodied in Maxi-Cosi’s slogan, ‘We Carry the Future’. Maxi-Cosi conducts extensive research and works with leading specialists to design and produce the most innovative, reliable and safe car seats, strollers and accessories that growing children need from the moment they are born. Maxi-Cosi believes every new-born brings the exciting promise of a new future, which is why it develops solutions families can trust. As of today, Maxi-Cosi has carried 50 million babies home safely from the hospital.
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Given the shared values between Maxi-Cosi and Save the Children, forging the partnership was an easy and natural choice. Maxi-Cosi is incredibly proud to support Save the Children and to carry the future, together. Maxi-Cosi and Save the Children will soon launch a joint initiative in an effort to help more children around the world. Stay tuned for the announcement!
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The Blacklist recap: Luck be a (literal) lady tonight
by Charles April 13, 2019, 11:46 am 50 Views
Wow, how have I never made the connection that The Police’s “Every Breath You Take” could be the theme song of The Blacklist? Eat your heart out various slowed down Johnny Cash songs.
Sure, Red is much less, uh, Big Brother-y to Liz than he used to be — obviously, or he’d know she’s the one who turned him in and could maybe do a smidge less throwing people off planes as a result — but the man sure does love to watch every breath taken, every move made, and every bond broken of the people he cares about. And in Friday’s episode, as a special treat, he’s really into letting the people he’s upset with know that every word they say, every game they play, every night they stay — yeah, he’s watching ALL those. (Follow up: how do I get that a cappella boy’s choir version of this song on iTunes? It was incredible.)
If you’ve found the plot against America that’s coming from inside the [White] house or Red’s narrow escape from death row via a Rube Goldberg machination of criminals a little confusing in the last few weeks, well then you’re in for a nice little rest tonight. We’ve just got a regular ol’ demented Blacklister keeping a husband hostage in an iron lung plot, coupled with a good ol’ fashion Red settling scores b-story in this episode. The Blacklister is tangentially related to the Third Estate conspiracy, yes, and Red’s score-settling mission is related to constantly saying he’s going to murder whoever turned him in to the police (Liz) and anyone who knew about whoever turned him into the police (Dembe) — but for now, we can just put that to the side and relax a little, because tonight…
Luck be a lady, and that lady be trippin’.
LADY LUCK, NO. 69
The episode opens with Red conducting some business and being uncharacteristically surprised by something: Henry Morris, the man who’s supposed to be overseeing an incoming shipment is missing, and when Henry calls to check in, he tells Red that he ran into some trouble, but he’s got in handled now. “She came to me, my miracle,” Henry says. “We made a deal.”
Knowing that Henry has a gambling problem, Red immediately calls Liz in to tell her that he’s afraid his friend was visited by Lady Luck — and yes, that is a bad thing. He tells her of an urban legend he claims is actually a true legend: “a Blacklister who serves up salvation in one hand, and damnation in the other.” Apparently, this Lady Luck entices gamblers with major debts to “bet on themselves,” a thing everyone keeps saying without explaining. In return, their debts are forgiven and their families saved from ruin.
Lady Luck is played by excellent character-actress-you-know-from-every-single-thing Mary Pat Gleason, and honestly, I wish she’d been given a little more to do, but watching her smile menacingly in sweater vests was a small treat. Henry calls her to say he’s not sure he can do whatever it is he’s sworn to do to get his debts settled, and this kindly looking older woman tells him to get sure: “I’m married to a loser, Henry, trust me — it’s a fate worse than death.” She says this while stacking cash in front of a man, the presumed loser-husband, who appears to be paralyzed.
The next time we see Henry, it is in a truly startling scene where he breaks into a woman’s home and drowns her in her bubble bath to the amped-up tune of Lonnie Donegan’s “Gamblin’ Man.” We have no idea why Henry killed this woman, but Aram soon finds out that she also had gambling debts — gambling debts that had all been paid off recently. But there’s no other connection between Henry and the woman except their gambling addiction.
The Task Force finds Henry’s wife, however, and after telling her that Henry gambled away $200,000, a thing he’s apparently done a few times before, she agrees to arrange a meeting with him and get him to admit what he’s done. What they could not have seen coming was someone else being at that park to kill Henry. So this is how Lady Luck works: she finds a person with significant debt and offers to pay it off for them if they kill someone for her. She pays off their debt…and then she finds another gambler with severe debt and hires them to kill the last person whose debt she paid off. Of course, when they’re hired, they don’t know they’re the next person on the kill list — they just think it’s their lucky day.
But why would this woman be paying people’s debts and then turning around and having them killed? And where on earth could she be getting that kind of money? Hold that thought…
Red is also busy dabbling in debts, mostly those owed to him, both in money and honor. He’s taking Dembe and Smokey with him on a quick trip across the country to visit all the people who “took it upon themselves to do a little freelancing” while he was in prison. Smokey asks what he plans to do to the people who betrayed his trust, which is when you know Smokey is toast. “I’ll know when I see them,” Red answers him. “Ultimately everyone’s fate is negotiable…except the person who turned me in to the police—their fate is sealed.“
So at least we know Smokey didn’t do that. Plus, the first guy Red visits (or rather, the guy he has visit him while he’s julienning some red peppers), he just tells him he’ll need to kick in an extra 10 percent for his indiscretions while Red was in prison. The second guy, however, made Reddington a little angrier. Apparently, he used Red’s infrastructure of drivers, warehouses, and trucks to start running meth all over the country, and then once Red was out of prison, he lied about where all the money came from. Red makes it very clear that though he loves to do crimes, he draws the line at meth. “I’m a relatively forgiving man,” he says, “but that…that I cannot forgive.” And then he shoots the man twice in the heart.
Smokey looks…startled.
As does Lady Luck’s new gambling addict target Ned when he shows up to kill Henry at the park where he’s meeting his wife and is taken into custody by the FBI instead. Ned arranges a meeting with Lady Luck so that the Task Force can arrest her, but this is not her first rodeo; she recognizes many of the people in the diner as non-regulars through the binoculars she’s spying on him with from afar and knows it’s set up.
She gets away without anyone seeing her, but after reviewing nearby surveillance footage, Aram gets a license plate and an I.D.: Lady Luck is Agatha Tyche, a formerly upstanding citizen of the community, married to Lou Tyche, a gambling addict…who also happened to win an $87 million lottery in a story so notorious that Cooper remembers it from decades ago. While Agatha was giving birth to their second child, Lou slipped away from the hospital to buy a lottery ticket, and on the way back, was in a car wreck that killed their little boy and badly injured Lou. A medical examiner returned the lottery ticket to Agatha after she’d had the baby girl, and she won $87 million.
That baby girl is now a grown woman with a son of her own who adores his grandma. She’s also under the impression that her mom gave all the lottery money away because of its association with the accident, and that her father is dead. But her father isn’t dead. He’s holed away in a cabin where Agatha keeps him alive inside an extremely vintage iron lung while she runs her gambling-addict-murdering enterprise. “We had a good run, didn’t we,” she says to Lou as he lays there mute and paralyzed, knowing that the jig is up. “I had plans for the rest of the money, more families to save — but at least I have the satisfaction of knowing some of this blood money protected others from our hell.”
When the FBI arrives, she throws a toaster in the sink and shorts out the circuits in an attempt to cut off Lou’s air supply and kill him. But she’s unsuccessful — Cooper tells Agatha’s daughter Moira that her mother is going to jail forever, but now she has her father back, and several millions of dollars.
Smokey, on the other hand, is well and truly caught. Back on the jet returning to D.C., Red tells him that he knows that he was the logistical mastermind behind the idea to use Red’s infrastructure to move meth across the country. Smokey swears he’s not the one who turned him in, knowing that’s Red’s main objective. But as Red later tells Dembe, he had to make an example out of someone, and the last time we see Smokey, it’s dead on the ground in the middle of nowhere after Red asked him if he’d ever had a “falling dream” on the jet.
While they listen to a boys’ choir sing “Every Breath You Take,” directed by a woman that Red gave a new life to a few seasons ago, Dembe tells him “that was the wrong example to make.”
Red asks him: “If you knew the truth, would you come forward to stop me from taking a life?” Of course, Dembe tells him. “Well then, I can only hope that anyone who actually knows is as principled as you.
A FEW LOOSE ENDS
And speaking of principled! Normally all-honesty-all-the time Ressler is still on the hunt for Katarina Rostova, and not telling Liz about it. But when she finds some of his research, he lies to her and says the intel was from a request he made weeks ago before she asked him to stop digging. And then once he gets even more intel, he almost tells her about it, decides not to, and lies again.
So what is that intel, you ask, since Liz is literally the only person who doesn’t care about Red’s real identity? There’s an unidentified woman on a ferry manifest from the last time and place Katarina Rostova was seen, who Ressler’s CIA friend helps him identify as Virginia King, a woman living in Chicago…
But Virginia King is 81 years old. She’s can’t be Katarina Rostova — but she could be Katarina Rostova’s mother. A grandma for Lizzie!
Liz: “Why would Agatha lie? To her daughter or all people.” Ressler: <a look> Liz: “Okay, I get it, we can’t always trust family.”
Final twist: the daughter did know about what her mother was doing, was super cool with it, and is going to continue her murdering legacy. MOIRA TYCHE, NO. 69.5, I guess.
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Cal rugby wins 5th straight CRC 7s championship
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By Ryan Groves | Staff
No. 3 Cal rugby heads to Philadelphia for 7s
Cal rugby wins Varsity Cup
Cal rugby dismantles Penn State to reach second straight national title game
Cal rugby captured the CRC 7s Championship in an impressive 19-0 win against Life University with freshman standout Sam Cusano notching the tournament’s MVP honors.
“Sam is a quick young kid,” said Cal head coach Jack Clark. “He wants to score tries and he needs to score tries. He’s very determined and we are happy to have him on our team. He’s a good player.”
Cal kicked off its weekend with a clean sweep of Clemson, Penn State and Delaware on Saturday.
Backed by a strong outing from PAC Player of the Year and team captain Russell Webb, the Bears beat the Tigers, 33-12. Webb went four of five on conversions with a try for the Bears. Junior Jake Goena, senior Connor Sweet, Cusano and fifth-year Patrick Barrientes each scored a try for Cal as well.
The Bears maintained their winning ways in the next match against the Nittany Lions, 28-12, led by two tries from Goena. Webb continued his sound play and Cusano provided the exclamation point for the Bears’ win with a try that displayed a combination of speed plus vision.
Cal ended pool play against Delaware and unleashed its offensive juggernaut in a dominant 54-0 win. Webb once again showed up big for the Bears and helped ignite the team’s high-scoring display with one try and a seven for eight mark on conversions.
Webb was accompanied by juniors Aidan Flynn, William Fuller and Zachary Tavenner as well as freshman Christian Dyer and fifth-years Anthony Salaber and Barrientes in catalyzing Cal’s barrage of offensive scoring.
One of the most vivid highlights of the match versus Delaware was a connection between Tavenner and Dyer. Tavenner passed to Dyer, who then took off like a freight train to grant the Bears their final try of the first half.
On Sunday, Cal started off with a 19-10 win over Kutztown in the quarterfinals which featured a pair of tries from Tavenner and one from Flynn. Cal was up 12-5 at halftime, but Kutztown scored a try to make it a two-point game. Tavenner sealed the deal with another try to put their opponent away.
The Bears went on to defeat Indiana 29-14 in a semifinal matchup to secure their place in the championship game. Cal led 12-7 at the end of the first half. Barrientes provided some breathing room with a late try set up by Webb, who showcased his superb footwork to put the Bears up by five.
The Bears opened up the second half with a Webb try in which he swiftly worked his way through the Hoosiers’ defense. Indiana was able to score again in the period, but it was too little and too late as the Bears got two more tries from Cusano and Fuller to give them a sizeable lead.
The championship game featured an intense matchup with the Running Eagles. Cal’s first try did not come until the late moments of the first half when Barrientes passed to Cusano, who then tossed it off to Sweet for a score.
Up 7-0 into the second-half, Cusano led Cal’s efforts to bring home the title for the Bears, scoring two tries in the final, both of which were made possible by solid passing from his teammates, who opened up his space to operate on the outside.
“We were proud of our defense today (against Life),” Clark said. “Once we got a few points on the board, it was hard on them and they had to press a little bit and they had a couple mistakes”.
This title marks Cal’s fifth straight CRC 7s championship and 33rd overall in the team’s history between 7s and 15s, a testament to the rugby program’s sustained success.
Ryan Groves covers rugby. Contact him at [email protected].
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Team-by-Team Season Preview – Florida Panthers
Updated: August 11, 2014 at 12:16 pm by Brock Seguin
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Additions: Subtractions:
Dave Bolland – C Tom Gilbert – D
Jussi Jokinen – LW Scott Clemmensen – G
Willie Mitchell – D Jesse Winchester – C
Derek MacKenzie – C
Al Montoya – G
Shawn Thornton – RW
The anticipation for the start of the 2014-15 season should be at an all-time high in Sunrise, Florida. Roberto Luongo is back in town for his first full season as a Panther since 2005-06 and they added multiple pieces through Free Agency and had the first overall draft pick, that they used to select Aaron Ekblad, a kid who is expected a franchise defenseman.
In 2013-14 the Panthers finished with 66 points (29-45-8), second worst in the NHL to the Buffalo Sabres. Despite the rough season, it did not deter the Panthers management from making a splash when they traded for Luongo last year. Bobby Lu was a Panther from 2000 to 2006 before heading to Vancouver for seven and a half seasons. He returns to the Sunshine State with a career 2.51 GAA and .919 SV%. In 14 starts after coming over from the Canucks, Luongo went 6-7-1 with a 2.46 GAA and .924 SV%. On paper it looks like they should be a better team than last season, which will help Luongo’s fantasy value, but heading into drafts, he is a fringe top-15 netminder.
The majority of their offseason additions were forwards. They brought in four players all over the age of 28, which will bring some experience to a talented, young group of forwards. The biggest signing they made was bringing centre Dave Bolland in on a five-year contract worth $27.5 million. Bolland has Stanley Cup experience, but is coming off of an awful Achilles injury that cost him 59 games in Toronto last year. With Aleksander Barkov and Nick Bjugstad expected to man the first two lines, it looks like Bolland and his $5.5 million dollar cap-hit will plug in on the third line. After two years in Pittsburgh, Jussi Jokinen fled for more money and warmer weather this offseason. He had 57 points (21G / 36A) playing with Evgeni Malkin last season, the Panthers are hoping he can find chemistry with one of the aforementioned Barkov or Bjugstad.
By the time the season starts, Barkov and Bjugstad will be 19 and 22 respectively. The 2013 second overall pick, Barkov had his rookie season cut short by a knee injury, but will be 100 per cent for training camp. The 6-foot-3 teenager had 24 points (8G / 16A) in 54 games and showed flashes of brilliance. He will be a late-round pick in re-draft leagues, but is an excellent keeper option. The most important forward in this lineup is Jonathan Huberdeau. After winning the 2012-13 Calder Trophy, Huberdeau slumped hard in his sophomore campaign. He is a tremendously talented and creative player and should have no problem bouncing back in 2014-15.
When you take a look at the Panthers’ blueline, Brian Campbell is the first name you see. He is just two years removed from a career-high 49 assist, 53 point season with the Panthers. In three seasons with Florida, he has never missed a game and has averaged 45.25 points per 82 games. He won’t be the best fantasy defenseman by any stretch of the imagination, but he is as safe of a pick as there is–just be ready to take a hit in the plus/minus department. Next you have to look at Dmitri Kulikov who has under-performed through his first five seasons, but he will only be 24-years-old in October, so there is still time for his game to grow. Let him prove it to you before adding him to your fantasy team. Earlier I mentioned their first overall pick Ekblad, he should make the big club out of camp and have an immediate impact. The 6-foot-3, 216 lbs. blueliner had 23 goals and 30 assists (53 points) in 58 games with the Barrie Colts last year. He was not the first overall pick for nothing. He has it all. A big body, poise with the biscuit and exceptional vision. He might not be a fantasy starter, but will be an excellent keeper option with loads of upside.
Look to the Draft (Ranking Panthers’ Fantasy Players)
Roberto Luongo – G
Jonathan Huberdeau – C/LW
Brian Campbell – D
Jussi Jokinen – LW
Aleksander Barkov – C
Aaron Ekblad – D
Nick Bjugstad – C
Brad Boyes – RW
Click HERE for the Panthers’ potential line combinations heading into the 2014-15 season.
Season prediction: The Panthers finish sixth in the Atlantic Division and miss the playoffs for the third straight year and 13th time in the last 14 seasons.
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'I hope Celtic get pumped' Hearts star Steven MacLean admits he wants Leipzig thrashing ahead of semi-final
The Jambos frontman was brazen and honest when asked about how he hopes the Hoops fare in the Europa League.
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Steven MacLean has revealed how he hopes Celtic have the stuffing knocked out of them in Germany tonight - because it will boost Hearts’ chances of doing their own double over the Hoops this weekend.
Craig Levein’s Premiership pacesetters earned a massive boost ahead of this weekend’s League Cup semi-final clash with Brendan Rodger’s men at Murrayfield by sweeping aside Dundee 3-0 at Dens Park to stretch their lead at the top of the table to six points.
The on-form Jambos can now turn their full attention to Sunday’s eagerly-awaited televised tie which is set to be fought out in front of an almost sold-out Murrayfield, while their Glasgow rivals are preparing for tonight’s Europa League Group B fixture away to RB Leipzig.
Back in early August, Hearts inflicted defeat on the Parkhead club in a 1-0 win at Tynecastle thanks to Kyle Lafferty’s winner that day so in just 72 hours time they’ll attempt to repeat that feat in their quest to land the first major piece of silverware of the season.
Hearts' Kyle Lafferty celebrates his goal against Celtic (Image: SNS Group)
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And MacLean, who notched their third goal just after the interval at Dens on Tuesday night, knows their preparation couldn’t have been much better and reckons a tough evening all-round for the Hoops in European competition can also give them an added advantage come Sunday’s semi.
MacLean said: “It was perfect, wasn’t it? A few people thought when the Dundee game got re-arranged it could have been a hindrance for us.
“But the way we looked at it was the chance to go six points clear, eight ahead of Hibs, and 13 ahead of Aberdeen. So that was good.
“Sunday’s a massive game and winning the other night just keeps the momentum going. Can we go and get a result on Sunday now? That’s the question.
“Hopefully another win gives us an extra bit of confidence. We’re going well. We had injuries and a lot of people said that was us done.
“So it’s good to prove them wrong. And now it’s about keeping the run going.
Craig Levein's Hearts have had a great start to the campaign (Image: SNS Group)
“We’ve beaten Celtic already this season so there’s no reason why we can’t do it again.
“Obviously they’ve picked up since then and scored 10 goals in their last two games.
“But we’ve got belief. We’ve got a bit about us, boys who can score goals, so we’re looking forward to it.
“Hopefully they (Celtic) get pumped and lose a bit of confidence and we’ll see what happens on Sunday!”
MacLean will be an interested spectator when Celtic go head-to-head with RB Leipzig tonight, and reckons an energy-sapping tie in Germany can work in the favour of the well-rested Jambos.
He added: “It can help, especially if it goes deep on Sunday.
“Of course, you want all Scottish teams in Europe to do well but I hope they have a hard game as that can help us.
“If we’ve got something we can hold on to and they’re pushing and we know we can go the distance then we know we can make it hard for teams.
Steven MacLean turns away to celebrate after making it 1-1 in the quarter-final against Motherwell (Image: SNS Group)
“We can go toe-to-toe and fight with teams, but we can play a bit as well.
“Goals are coming from all over the team with different people chipping in.”
Hearts are riding high at the summit of the Premiership but took nothing for granted on arriving at Dens Park for their re-arranged fixture the other night.
And striker MacLean, who moved to Tynecastle in the summer following a six-year stint with St Johnstone, insists being fully focused against bottom-club Dundee proved the key in claiming their latest league win.
MacLean said: “In the dressing room before that game, me, Steven Naismith and a couple of others were saying, “This is the big game”.
“That was massive for us. Hearts hadn’t won there for about two-and-a-half years.
“Dundee have been struggling but you’ve still got to go there and put in a performance.
“Oliver Bozniac scored a great free-kick early doors which settled us down.
“The game in front of you is always the biggest so it’s great testament to the boys in the dressing-room.”
Hearts have surpassed all expectations since the season got underway and MacLean believes much of that is down to the trusted methods of boss Levein who’s revelling being back in the Hearts dug-out for the second time in his managerial career.
Steven Naismith is another Hearts player buzzing to face Celtic
He added: “It’s a bit of everything.
“The boys have taken to what the gaffer wants and he has to take a lot of credit on the recruitment side.
“We’ve all bought in to what he wants.
“It was well-documented in pre season that he had us all in it together.
“It was tough, up those dunes and on those pitches, but we all stuck together and got through it.
“Every week he just keeps telling us to do what we’re good at.
“I listen to the radio going to games with the family and I heard some people saying that our bubble was burst after losing to Rangers at Ibrox recently.
“But last Saturday against Aberdeen we showed we’ve got a squad that can keep the run going. The gaffer has signed good players.”
The fact the match is at Murrayfield could make a difference
Hearts will make the short journey from Gorgie to Murrayfield for the semi-final but MacLean maintains it will only feel like a ‘home’
fixture if they go onto do the business in front of the live cameras.
He said: “Only really if we’re doing well and we give the fans something to shout about will it feel like that.
“If we don’t do well, then the Celtic fans will feel like they’re at home.
“It’s an even split of fans with 30,000 each so it will be down to whoever gives their fans the most to cheer.
“Semi-finals are only good if you win them. We have to impose ourselves on the game and then go and win it. And then you can enjoy it.”
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How to Wear Mustard Yellow Menswear
Every guy has his excuse for why he doesn’t wear yellow: “It’s too bright,” “It draws too much attention,” or “It doesn’t flatter my skin tone.” Most times, “yellow” as a collective shade brings up the color of an egg’s yoke, highlighters, or images of the sun. In all cases, it comes across as blindingly bright, too intense, or one of those shades only the most daring guys (read: not you) attempt to try. And, even then, they’ll only wear it for a season, before something better and more versatile comes along.
Yellow’s having its moment, but it has taken two directions: On one end, there’s the rave-leaning neon version, and more practical for everyday wear, mustard hues tone down everything you dislike about this color, turning it into a light to brown-tinted neutral. But, before you go out to buy a mustard yellow button-down or chinos, think about how you’ll wear it:
How to Find The Shade of Yellow for Your Skin Tone
Even within the neutral realm, not every shade is going to flatter your skin tone.
Can you wear yellow with pale skin?
As a general rule, shades on the lighter side tend to make paler guys look washed out, or worse, the supposedly softer color’s intensity suddenly ramps up. Not longer after, you’re wondering, “Why in the world did I wear this?” Thus, lighter versions best complement darker skin tones and blue-based colors.
More golden, brown-based versions, on the other hand, cover a wider range of ground. On paler guys, they resemble a lighter, somewhat more luxurious version of brown – one that pops with gold undertones but never sharply diverts attention. As well, the right shade contrasts create enough balance, so you don’t look like a ghost.
What to Wear With Yellow
As with any intense shade, start small and use it sparingly. Mustard’s much like the condiment: Too much, and it turns harsh and overpowering. But, just a little adds a spicy, vinegary kick.
On the lower, more accessible end, a pattern makes a solid starting place. With geometric combinations, florals, and even stripes, it acts as an accent, frequently balanced out by blues, greens, and even grays. It’s there, but in moderation only.
If, on the other hand, a solid shade’s in the cards, layer or color-block it. Otherwise, oversaturation is what results. Instead, to approach it slowly, start with a yellow button-down below a navy blazer or paired with a dark brown or charcoal sweater on top. The combination creates a modest burst, before the cool shade neutralizes it.
Feeling adventurous? Try it on the outside, as a pair of light-colored chinos that seem like khakis with a golden glow, a rustic-leaning blazer, or even a buttoned shirt with polished-up workwear hints. And, especially when the color’s out in the open, limit it to one piece. Too much, and you end up with 2013’s neon suit trend. Don’t remember it? Check out Prada’s and Salvatore Ferragamo’s presentations from that period to see what went down, and why it turned into a massive fail.
What Colors Can I Wear With Yellow?
Mustard yellow works as an enhancer in some cases, and in others, it’s like adding mayonnaise instead of cream to your coffee: It simply doesn’t work, no matter how much you tell yourself they look similar.
Case in point: Yellow and orange is clearly reminiscent of Halloween candy, white makes you look like a hardboiled egg, purple is too much of an eyesore, and with red, you suddenly look like an oversized McDonald’s Happy Meal. While Moschino experimented with that one season, it’s ultimately a novelty combination.
And, with yellowish-green, the similarities and adjacent nature make it look like you just grabbed two nearby colors from a child’s crayon set.
It goes without saying that something cool, dark, and neutral balances out something leaning toward the bright side. The combination brings depth and brilliance, with everything in between.
Softer Blues:
Whether you call it sky, robin’s egg, or just baby blue, this softer, more muted hue infuses darker, mustard yellows with just a bit of lightness. But, should the yellow be too light and bright, you’ll closely resemble an Easter egg.
Gray and Brown:
While different shades, they ultimately perform the same function and leave a similar impression. As yellow contrasts too much with black, one of these darker neutrals gives off a similar light-and-dark juxtaposition, without making you look like The Simpsons’ Bumblebee Man.
Green:
If there’s even a hint of yellow in this lush, earthy tone, you’ve added too much. Rather, to play off mustard yellow, go darker.
Forest green, olive, and even turquoise come with specific connotations: Mystery of being deep in the woods, military implications, and a precious, bluish-green stone from the Southwest, respectively. As such, the boundaries and contrasts are solid enough that no one shade dominates.
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Montblanc Explorer EDP Review: Is It Worth It?
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Does Montblanc’s much-publicised new fragrance, Montblanc Explorer EDP, deserve your cash? Five months into 2019 and the first BIG designer fragrance launch of the year is here. I am talking about the release of Montblanc Explorer EDP, the new fragrance pillar from the German luxury goods company.
I’ve been seeing many IG posts on this fragrance and recently attended a very lavish and exclusive launch event, which just affirmed how much money the brand is putting into this launch.
I’m not one for predictions, but I reckon it’s a safe bet that Montblanc Explorer is set to be one of the fragrance money-spinners of 2019.
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Packaging & Presentation
A lot of thought and craftsmanship has gone into the design of the bottle. Various standout details are worth mentioning.
The solid and substantial spherical bottle was designed by well-known South African fashion designer-turned-industrial designer Mark Eisen, who also designed the award-winning Dunhill Icon bottle.
The bottle has a leather-ish wrapping that features the Montblanc star (made in Hamburg). Both the sleeve and emblem are put together by hand at Montblanc’s leather workshop in Florence, Italy. The Montblanc emblem also features on the bottle of the bottle and metallic cap.
The box, made in France, features tones of grey, black, white and silver, neatly echoing the design of the bottle. The overall effect is one of sophisticated, modern masculinity.
According to Fragrantica.com, Montblanc Explorer features the following notes: Calabrian Bergamot, pink pepper, clary sage (top notes), leather, Haitian vetiver (middle notes), Indonesian patchouli, cacao pod, akigalawood and ambroxan (base notes). The key notes, according to the brand, have been bolded.
I will paraphrase the press release here: “Montblanc pays tribute to a theme to which it is closely linked: exploration. The name Montblanc Explorer was an obvious choice: the maison has been a favourite among keen travellers for the past century. These forward-thinking craftspeople have cultivated a quality that is essential in the eyes of every pioneer: reliability.
“Montblanc shares the same values as explorers, such as the relentless quest for excellence. Climbing summits, challenging conventions and exploring the four corners of the globe.”
A trio of top perfumers collaborated on this perfume: Antoine Maisondieu (Montblanc Legend Night EDP, Comme des Garçons Black EDT, Gucci Rush For Men EDT), Olivier Pescheux (Diptyque Tempo EDP, Paco Rabanne 1 Million EDT, Versace Eros Flame EDP) and Jórdi Fernandez (24 Gold EDT, Carner Barcelona Latin Lover EDP, Ex Nihilo Brompton Immortals EDP).
All of these noses come with serious niche and designer fragrance credentials, and have a strong sense of commercial appeal. They were specifically chosen for this project due to their expertise in the three key notes of Montblanc Explorer: Italian bergamot (Maisondieu), Haitian vetiver (Pescheux) and Indonesian patchouli (Fernandez).
Personal Impressions
This smooth woody-aromatic-leather fragrance works well from start to finish. The Calabrian bergamot note sets the scene with its fresh, sunny and uplifting character. Notes of clary sage and pink pepper add aromatic interest.
The Haitian vetiver brings the unmistakeable qualities of earth, grass and smoke. This is supported by a hint of leather. The earthy character is emphasised by a double dose of warming patchouli and ambery ambroxan.
It’s elegant and masculine stuff with good performance and sillage. If compliments are important to you when you wear a fragrance, look no further.
I wouldn’t say Montblanc Explorer is particularly adventurous or innovative, but it is very well crafted and easy on the nose. Expect to smell it a lot this year and no doubt there will be a rollout of flankers over the next few years.
Who Would Like It
Although officially aimed at men with a sense of adventure (which sounds like an awful lot of fragrances), this is a genuine crowd-pleaser and will appeal to a large demographic.
It’s highly versatile and can be worn to the gym, the office, a nightclub or on a date night. It’s also not season-specific. Just another reason why Montblanc Explorer will be a huge success.
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Creed Aventus EDP, Dior Sauvage EDT, Zara Vibrant Leather EDP.
From $60.
Richard Goller
Richard Goller is a fragrance and grooming blogger. His blog is called Fragroom. A senior editor with 20 years' experience, his blog allows him to combine two of his passions: engaging content and the always-intriguing world of fragrances. When he isn't blogging, you'll find Richard indulging in his newly found passion for balcony gardening.
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Want to see the poppy super bloom at Lake Elsinore? Brace yourself for large crowds and long lines
Everyone wishing to see the super bloom must pay $10 and ride a shuttle to the poppy fields.
Want to see the poppy super bloom at Lake Elsinore? Brace yourself for large crowds and long lines Everyone wishing to see the super bloom must pay $10 and ride a shuttle to the poppy fields. Check out this story on desertsun.com: https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2019/03/23/want-see-poppies-lake-elsinore-brace-crowds-and-long-lines/3253118002/
Shane Newell, Palm Springs Desert Sun Published 8:44 a.m. PT March 23, 2019 | Updated 9:00 p.m. PT March 23, 2019
Crowds packed into Walker Canyon in Lake Elsinore, Calif. for the poppy flower super bloom. The city called it a public safety emergency. Wochit, Wochit
Poppy fever has returned to Lake Elsinore.
As a dense morning fog blanketed the city, thousands parked Saturday morning at an outlet mall a few miles south of Walker Canyon and waited for shuttle rides to the poppy fields.
After tens of thousands descended on the town last weekend and caused major traffic headaches, city officials and law enforcement responded with a plan to require all weekend Walker Canyon visitors to ride a $10 shuttle from the Nichols Road exit.
Hundreds gathered inside a vacant store to wait for the shuttles, which started ferrying super bloom fanatics at 6:30 a.m. The parking lot was already starting to fill up around 8:15 a.m. as drivers searched for empty spaces.
Traffic was congested on southbound Interstate 15 between Indian Truck Trail and Nichols Road, according to Riverside County traffic maps. Northbound lanes are jammed from Railroad Canyon Road to Lake Street.
Porta potties are set up at the entrance to Walker Canyon, where thousands have gone to see the wildflower bloom, Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. (Photo: Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun)
In an Instagram post, Lake Elsinore Mayor Steve Manos said traffic is moving despite a high number of tourists in the area. Though someone sprained their knee, everything else appear to be running smoothly, he said.
The city is using 10 shuttles to take visitors to and from the poppy fields, Manos said. Tourists are encouraged to park in the dirt lot on the east side of Interstate 15 at Nichols Road, since the shuttle line is much shorter.
More: You're going to have to pay $10 to see Lake Elsinore's poppy super bloom this weekend
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Traffic conditions in Lake Elsinore at about 11:20 a.m. March 23, 2019. (Photo: Courtesy of Riverside County)
At the outlet mall, Jacob Vizcarra and Hourig Mardirossian, both from Pasadena, brought a picnic lunch and hot tea for their trip to the poppy fields. They got in line around 7:45 a.m.
"We wanted to see them before they die," Mardirossian said.
"They're so pretty," she added. "It's temporary. Enjoy them while they're there."
The duo is planning to spend a half-day looking at the flowers.
Marina del Rey resident Tina Bojorquez also got in line around 7:45 a.m. She said she planned on spending a couple hours seeing the poppies for the first time.
"I think it's going to be amazing," she said. "I really can't wait."
By also closing the Lake Street exit, which is the closest access point to the super bloom, officials are hoping the changes will make things run smoother.
Walker Canyon poppies still bring thousands despite long lines
A group of women approach poppies in Lake Elsinore's Walker Canyon on March 24. Poppies burst onto the scene weeks ago and thousands of people have been visiting the canyon. Colin Atagi/The Desert Sun
These flowers were present on March 24 in Lake Elsinore's Walker Canyon, where poppies have attracted thousands of visitors. Colin Atagi/The Desert Sun
These poppies were present on March 24 in Lake Elsinore's Walker Canyon, where poppies have attracted thousands of visitors. Colin Atagi/The Desert Sun
Visitors walk on a path in Lake Elsinore's Walker Canyon on March 24. They're among thousands who converged on the site to see poppies covering the hills. Colin Atagi/The Desert Sun
A woman stands in the distance among poppies at Lake Elsinore's Walker Canyon on March 24. Colin Atagi/The Desert Sun
Waves of poppies are visible on March 24 in Lake Elsinore's Walker Canyon, where the flowers have attracted thousands of visitors. Colin Atagi/The Desert Sun
People stand among poppies in Lake Elsinore's Walker Canyon on March 24. Riverside County officials are encouraging visitors to respect the flowers and not trample them. Colin Atagi/The Desert Sun
People venture down the sides of Walker Canyon to take photos among the poppy flowers, Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun
Visitors arrive at the Outlets at Lake Elsinore to take a shuttle to see the wildflower bloom in Walker Canyon, Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun
Sonia Salazar, an employee from the City of Lake Elsinore, directs visitors waiting to take a shuttle bus to see the wildflower bloom in Walker Canyon, Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun
Visitors catch a view of the wildflower bloom in Walker Canyon from a shuttle bus bringing them to the canyon entrance, Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun
Visitors take a shuttle bus to the wildflower bloom in Walker Canyon, Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun
Dozens of people walk among poppy flowers, often taking photos, in Walker Canyon, Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun
The poppy flower bloom has brought thousands of visitors to Walker Canyon in Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun
People pose for photos among the poppy flowers in Walker Canyon, Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun
People dot the sides of Walker Canyon during the wildflower bloom, Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun
People follow a trail through Walker Canyon to see the wildflower bloom, Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun
Orange poppies color the sides of Walker Canyon in Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun
People stop below the trail in Walker Canyon to take photos among the poppy flowers, Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun
People pose for photos among the poppy flowers during the wildflower bloom in Walker Canyon, Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun
People walk down the sides of Walker Canyon during the wildflower bloom, Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun
A couple sits on the side of Walker Canyon during the wildflower bloom, Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun
Sandy Do takes a photo of Kiet Dao during the wildflower bloom in Walker Canyon, Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun
People look out across Walker Canyon during the wildflower bloom, Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun
Ashley Leroy, left, and Alex Lester pose for a photo at the wildflower bloom in Walker Canyon, Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun
Walker Canyon is filled with blooming poppies and other wildflowers, Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun
Porta potties are set up at the entrance to Walker Canyon, where thousands have gone to see the wildflower bloom, Lake Elsinore, Calif., March 23, 2019. Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun
A county map with traffic conditions and closures of the nearby roads will be updated throughout the day.
Visitors hoping to catch a glimpse of the poppies can exit on either side of Interstate 15 at Nichols Road. From there, they can park and wait for the shuttles, which are scheduled to run from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Cash, debit and credit cards will be accepted.
The last shuttle to the poppy fields departs at 5 p.m., according to officials. The final shuttle from the fields will leave around 7 p.m. No pets, except service animals, will be allowed on the shuttles.
For visitors wanting to avoid the crowds, poppy viewing is possible on weekdays at Lake Street. Parking is available on-site.
Residents trying to get around the traffic jams to other parts of Lake Elsinore can still exit at Central Avenue and Indian Truck Trail.
Shane Newell covers breaking news and the western Coachella Valley cities of Palm Springs, Cathedral City and Desert Hot Springs. He can be reached at Shane.Newell@DesertSun.com, (760) 778-4649 or on Twitter at @journoshane.
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Grassley panel helps seat appeals judge amid dispute over Senate practices
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said Democrats' complaints were based on an incorrect understanding of the blue slip's history.
Grassley panel helps seat appeals judge amid dispute over Senate practices Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said Democrats' complaints were based on an incorrect understanding of the blue slip's history. Check out this story on desmoinesregister.com: https://dmreg.co/2rAPBhV
Kevin Freking, Associated Press Published 4:56 p.m. CT May 10, 2018
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa(Photo: Special to the Register)
WASHINGTON — The political battle over President Donald Trump's judicial nominees escalated Thursday when the Senate took the rare step of confirming the nomination of a Wisconsin attorney to serve as a federal judge despite the objections of one of his home-state senators.
The Senate voted along party lines to confirm Milwaukee attorney Michael Brennan to fill an opening on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The tally was 49-46. The seat has been open for more than eight years, the longest for the nation's appellate courts.
The Senate gives lawmakers a chance to weigh in on a judicial nominee from their home state by submitting a blue-colored form called the "blue slip." A positive blue slip signals the Senate to move forward with the nomination process. A negative blue slip, or withholding it altogether, signals a senator's objection and almost always stalls the nomination.
Until this year, it had been nearly three decades since the Senate confirmed a judge without two positive blue slips. Brennan's confirmation marked the second time it has happened this year. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, declined to return her blue slip.
The move to go ahead with a hearing for Brennan and a vote on the floor had Democrats complaining that Republicans were eroding one of the few remaining customs in the Senate that forced consultation on judicial nominations. They also noted that Republicans used the blue slip to block one of President Barack Obama's nominees for the very same position.
"I'd admonish my friends on the other side of the aisle: This is a very dangerous road you're treading," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. "As everyone knows, the winds of political change blow swiftly in America. The minority one day is the majority the next."
The warning was reminiscent of the one that Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell issued when Democrats changed the rules to lower the threshold necessary to end a filibuster for district and circuit court judges. Under the change, the Senate can cut off debate with a simple majority rather than 60 votes.
At the time, the Kentucky Republican said, "You'll regret this, and you may regret this a lot sooner than you think."
Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Democrats' complaints were based on an incorrect understanding of the blue slip's history.
"The blue slip courtesy is just that: a courtesy," Grassley said.
He said past chairmen of the committee had rarely used negative or unreturned blue slips as unilateral vetoes. The most recent exception was Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, who was chairman during the first six years of Obama's presidency.
"That was his prerogative," Grassley said.
Still, the blue slip has been in use for more than a century and only a handful of judges have won confirmation during that time without two blue slips.
Grassley said that under his tenure, the blue slip will be used to ensure the president consults with home-state senators, but not as a veto for appellate court nominees. He said he was satisfied in Brennan's case that the White House consulted with both of Wisconsin's senators before the president nominated him.
Republicans have made it a priority to confirm the president's nominees, particularly those who will serve on federal appeals courts. It's a top issue with social conservatives leading into this year's midterm elections. With Democrats slow-walking many of Trump's nominees, McConnell said last October that the blue slip process should not be used to "blackball" nominees.
For Democrats, it was particularly galling that Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., used his blue slip to object to Obama nominee Victoria Nourse to serve on the 7th Circuit. She eventually withdrew from consideration.
"How is Sen. Baldwin's right to consult on judges for her state any less important than Sen. Johnson's?" Schumer said. "It's mind-bending hypocrisy. It's an appalling double standard."
Johnson said more than 1 million of the state's residents had voted for him, and he had no role whatsoever in the nomination of Nourse, "so I decided not to return the blue slip."
He said he does not believe the blue slip should be used as an absolute veto, though.
"The blue slip from my standpoint should primarily be used just as the advice and consent of one senator expressing an opinion on a judge from their state," Johnson said.
Johnson noted that he did return a blue slip for a subsequent Obama nominee to the 7th Circuit, Donald Schott.
However, that nomination stalled because there was strong resistance from Republicans in going forward with any of Obama's nominees during his final year in office. Just 11 federal judges won confirmation that year.
McConnell teed up votes for six appellate court nominees this week.
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Who Should Mourn?
Who Is a Mourner?
By Jewish tradition, a mourner is someone who is the son, daughter, sister, brother, mother, father, or spouse of the deceased. (Others, such as a son-in-law or daughter-in-law, are often included in the category of mourner.) Any person in one of these seven relationships is obliged to do certain acts and refrain from certain acts. The traditional mourning obligations for one's parent are more extensive than those for other relatives.
From the moment of death until the burial, each of these immediate relatives is considered an onen. The onen has no religious obligations except to attend to the practical necessities of arranging for the funeral. (For instance, the onen is exempt from reciting Sh'ma.) Once burial has occurred, relatives in the seven categories are considered aveilim (mourners). Their traditional obligations are discussed under The Jewish Mourning Calendar.
What about other mourners? What about non-Jews?
Anyone who feels the loss from the death of an individual is free to observe mourning in his/her own way. This includes a Jew mourning for a non-Jew as well as a non-Jew mourning for a Jew. [For more information on how friends and other family members can (and should) provide support to the immediate relatives of the deceased, see Responsibilities of Friends and Other Relatives.]
The Jewish Mourning Calendar
Jewish tradition defines several stages in the process of mourning, which correspond quite well to modern understanding of the emotional process.
Aninut
The period from the moment of death until the burial is called aninut, and a person in this stage is called an onen. The onen has no religious obligations except to attend to the practical necessities of arranging for the funeral. The Jewish understanding is that an onen cannot focus on anything other than the immediate issue of the burial, and should not be expected to be capable of any ritual observances, even those that might otherwise be performed on a daily basis (such as reciting Sh'ma).
Returning from the cemetery
Immediately on returning from the cemetery, mourners should be greeted with a "meal of consolation" prepared by their extended family and/ or community. It is traditional to place a pitcher of water, a bowl and towels outside the door of the house for the ritual hand washing.
Jewish tradition offers very specific recommendations for gradual reentry into normal life. The first week after the funeral is known as shiva (literally, "seven"). During this period, the mourners are treated with the utmost care and respect. Their needs are met by the community, both their physical needs, such as meals, babysitting, etc., and their spiritual and emotional needs. Shiva () is a period of up to a week during which the mourners remain at home. During this time, mourners mostly remain at home and a service is held daily (often in the evening) at the home, so that the mourners may recite the Kaddish [see Kaddish]. Mourners are encouraged to join the congregation on Shabbat to say Kaddish. In some communities services are held in the home both morning and evening. The tradition is that the Mourner's Kaddish is said in the presence of a minyan, to insure that mourners do not grieve in isolation but rather surrounded by members of their community.
Friends, relatives, and community members visit and bring some food for the household. It is traditional to include round foods (hard-boiled eggs, lentils, bagels, etc.) that are symbolic of the wholeness of life. In some instances where there may be very few or no family members, the role of the community becomes central. People are needed to attend minyanim, bring meals, help with dishes and other housework, help with childcare and/or pet care. Usually the synagogue or the funeral coordinator assist in this process. The shiva period gives the mourners a time to withdraw from the business of the world and begin to integrate and accept their loss. At the close of shiva, the tradition has friends or family accompany the mourner for a brief walk (e.g., around the block) to symbolize the start of reentry into the world.
Our tradition emphasizes focusing on memory and things of emotional significance, and relieves the mourner from focusing on the external world. For this reason there are traditions that the mourner cover mirrors and need not bathe, shave, change clothes, or use makeup. The aim of these practices is to de-emphasize externals, and to keep the focus on the spiritual and emotional aspects of loss.
The next stage of the mourning process is known as shloshim (literally, thirty). This 30-day period is counted from the day of the funeral (and so includes the period of shiva). Following shiva, the mourner returns to work during shloshim but is still not completely back in the world. This ongoing mourning is expressed by avoiding parties, concerts, and other forms of public entertainment. The kri'ah ribbon continues to be worn during this time.
At the conclusion of shloshim, the formal mourning period ends, except for those who are mourning parents. For these mourners, formal mourning, including the recitation of the Mourner's Kaddish, lasts eleven months (see Shnat ha-evel below). Some people may wish to mark the end of shloshim with a special minyan at which the mourner or family members speak about the deceased. Also, if there is to be a public memorial service, it is usually held at the conclusion of shloshim. The memorial service may include several speakers and music or poetry that might not have been included in the funeral service.
Shnat ha-evel (the first year of mourning)
Traditionally, mourners who have lost a parent say Kaddish daily for eleven months (or a full year), whereas mourning for all other relatives ends with the shloshim. In modern practice, mourners may recite Kaddish for eleven months for other immediate relatives as well. This is a time we are encouraged to get back into life fully, while honoring our dead on a daily basis through the saying of Kaddish.
There is a traditional obligation to create some form of matzevah ("monument") to mark the site of the grave. The "unveiling" is a formal ceremony following the placement of the matzevah.
Customs differ, but the unveiling is generally held after shloshim and usually in the month before the first yahrzeit (anniversary of the death; see below). The unveiling service is a relatively recent practice originating in the United States. Technically, a rabbi need not be present, but it is helpful to have an experienced person officiate.
The ceremony is very brief, usually of some psalms and readings, a few words about the deceased, the removal of a covering from the monument, the El Malei Rachamim, and, if a minyan is present, the Mourner's Kaddish. You may ask the rabbi to assist you in putting together an appropriate service to mark the occasion. The unveiling reminds us that we will continue to visit the grave on yahrzeit and during the High Holiday season, and that the memory of the person will always be with us as our life continues.
Yahrzeit means "time of year" and is the yearly anniversary of a loved one's death (traditionally observed on the Hebrew calendar). We observe yahrzeit at home by lighting a yahrzeit candle (which burns for 24 hours) in memory of the deceased. In the synagogue, we observe yahrzeit by saying the Mourner's Kaddish at services.
Kaddish and Other Practices
Mourner's Kaddish
The Mourner's Kaddish (in Hebrew, Kaddish Yatom-literally, "Orphan's Kaddish") does not deal directly with death but speaks of the power and majesty of God. Perhaps the ancient rabbis understood that it is in the face of death that one is most likely to deny the existence of God.
We recite the Kaddish to reaffirm our belief. We express our feelings of loss and the hope that God will fill the vacuum that has been created in the world and in our hearts. Some people believe the Kaddish is also said for the benefit of the soul of the deceased to help facilitate its journey. After the funeral it is customary to say Kaddish at every service you attend during mourning. Traditionally, Kaddish is only said for immediate family, but you may say Kaddish for whomever you wish. Some people undertake the mitzvah of saying Kaddish for a person who left no family.
There is a close connection between tzedakah (the obligation of giving to the poor) and the various mourning customs. You may give tzedakah at any point in the year of mourning as a tribute to the memory of the deceased. It is also customary at a yahrzeit to honor the memory of the deceased by giving tzedakah.
Mourning and Handling Grief
Below are some guidelines for the mourner's process that take into account human needs for self-acceptance, emotional expression, support from others, and time.
1. Accept your emotions. Realize that grieving can be an emotional roller coaster, involving shock, guilt, denial, panic, anger, and physical symptoms.
2. Express your feelings. A feeling that is denied remains with you and can erupt at inappropriate times. Acknowledging pain is much better for long-term emotional health. Crying is a natural expression of grief for all people - men, women and children.
3. Heal your grief in your own way and in your own time. Ask that others give you this freedom as well.
4. Seek guidance from a counselor, rabbi, or chaplain. They can guide you through the healing process in a holistic way.
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By Gary Arlen
Welcome to a new weekly report on digital finance, tech policy and commentary. Drawing on 30+ years of experience covering Washington and Wall Street, Gary Arlen returns to the Dealerscope family with insights to help you navigate the "digital" and "capital" aspects of the business during these days when the policy implications have broader impact and the people making these decisions are often new faces to the industry. The word connotes money and government. Wall Street and Washington. In today's unsettling environment, business decisions and federal policy-making are increasingly intertwined. The electronics industry faces challenges from both sides of the "capital" equation: overwhelming economic pressures amidst unprecedented political directives.
Hence, the arrival of "Digital Capital," a weekly report and analysis about developments that affect the consumer electronics business. This online examination draws on my 30-plus years of monitoring the convergence and emergence of new opportunities in the CE and associated industries. It also marks my happy return to the Dealerscope family, where I spent several enjoyable years earlier this decade exploring the creation of new digital businesses.
Today's atmosphere crackles with more challenges than ever. There are too many moving parts: financial deals, investment relationships, strategic alliances - including the curious inter-species breeding of hardware and software/service ventures. The explosion of wireless and mobile technologies are particularly confusing, especially in the new regulatory climate. Old stand-by issues, such as copyright and patent protection, plus the revival of mergers-and-acquisitions will trigger new rearrangements of the CE landscape. Foreign trade and environmental issues also rank high on the industry's agenda - and on Washington's checklist. Federal "stimulus" investments will ripple into through this sector. The shakeout of big-box retailers - and the aftermath - affects everyone in the CE value chain.
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The Pentagon’s First AI Strategy Will Focus on Near-Term Operations — and Safety
By Patrick Tucker Technology Editor Read bio
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A prototype combat robot from Esonia's Milrem Robotics
The document is intended to make commander think through the implications of their new artificial-intelligence tools.
The Defense Department will unveil a new artificial intelligence strategy perhaps as early as this week, senior defense officials told Defense One. The strategy — its first ever — will emphasize the creation and tailoring of tools for specific commands and service branches, allowing them to move into AI operations sooner rather than later.
“DOD has spent the past 50 years treating AI as a [science and technology] concern. This strategy reflects an additional imperative, which is to translate the technology into decisions and impact in operations,” said one official with direct knowledge of the strategy.
Much like the new Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, the future of military AI will take its cue from Project Maven, which applied artificial intelligence to sorting through intelligence footage. One official described Maven as “a pathfinder” but cautioned, “the strategy is much broader than one project.”
While the military has long played a key role in AI development by helping to fund the design of programs such as Apple’s Siri, the Department is preparing for its future by trying to learn from private industry — particularly “the small number of companies that do this well,” the official said. “We’ve studied their path to success and we’ve gleaned lessons from … those in industry who are on a journey to transform themselves.”
One thing the new strategy won’t do, the official said, is alter the military’s philosophy on using autonomous systems in combat. Under a 2012 directive, a human operator must always be available to oversee and override an autonomous weapon’s actions.
Indeed, one reason the new strategy will focus on more immediate, operational applications of AI — as opposed to more theoretical applications in the far future — is to force operators and commanders to think through safety and ethical implications as they figure out what they want AI to do for them. “When you translate the tech into impact in operations, you have to think more seriously about ethics and safety,” said the official. Safety “is a major focus and the language [of the strategy] is very clear about how important we consider these topics.”
The Pentagon’s AI ambitions suffered a setback—or at least the appearance of one—last spring when hundreds of Google employees petitioned the company to end work on Project Maven.
Since then, the Pentagon has taken a number of steps to appease Silicon Valley employees and executives who are skeptical, or hostile to the notion of, helping the military harness AI. The Department is drafting a set of ethical principles and is reaching out to academia and ethicists to help.
In December, a group of ethicists affiliated with New York University’s AI Now Institute published a white paper spelling out the reservations many programmers and technologists have with the military use of AI. “Ethical codes can only help close the AI accountability gap if they are truly built into the processes of AI development and are backed by enforceable mechanisms of responsibility that are accountable to the public interest,” it reads. One Google employee involved in the company’s Project Maven protest told Defense One that a list of ethical principles would be unlikely to persuade the individual that partnering with the military would be a good idea.
In other words, the Department still has lots of convincing to do.
The strategy will also focus on building what the official described as an AI-ready workforce. The official pointed to the success of massive open online courses (augmented by live classroom instruction) and AI bootcamps such as Google’s Machine Learning Ninja camp as private-sector examples of how to quickly train people to work on machine learning. “Here again we’re looking to those companies that either succeeded in systematically transforming their workforce industry,” the official said.
Patrick Tucker is technology editor for Defense One. He’s also the author of The Naked Future: What Happens in a World That Anticipates Your Every Move? (Current, 2014). Previously, Tucker was deputy editor for The Futurist for nine years. Tucker has written about emerging technology in Slate, ... Full bio
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Inclusive Opportunities - New consignment shop opens to rave reviews by scores of shoppers in Middleton
Published: May 01 at 11:56 p.m.
Updated: May 02 at midnight
A new consignment shop opened in Middleton May 1 that hopes to provide its employees with the necessary skills to work for real wages. The staff consists of volunteers and people labelled with disabilities. Inclusive Opportunities Association opened the store at 159 Commercial Street across from Foodland.
MIDDLETON, N.S. —
Jaymee-Lynne Dowell thought she was ready, but the rush of shoppers May 1 at the new shop in Middleton was maybe more than she anticipated.
It was busy!
More Than A Label Consignment will help people labeled with disabilities an opportunity to gain workplace experience so they can eventually get jobs that pay real wages – just like everybody else.
She’s the founder and executive director of Inclusive Opportunities Association and this was the day she was waiting for.
“It’s National Inclusive Employment Day,” she said. “I’m opening a consignment store to promote inclusive employment for individuals labeled with a disability.”
Public support for the project was evident in the number of people coming and going all morning and into the afternoon.
“It’s been almost non-stop,” Dowell said at noon. “We have had to re-stock the shelves probably three or four times. We’ve been running everywhere. It’s been amazing, honestly. We haven’t stopped all day.”
The dozen or so volunteers and staff sold consignment items, donated items, and 50/50 tickets, tickets on a Mother’s Day basket, and made $300 on a barbecue outside. They also sold t-shirts.
“A lady brought us flowers this morning, and a congratulations card,” Dowell said. “Everyone’s saying how amazing this is and how they’re behind us 100 per cent on our venture, and they’re supporting us, so that’s good.”
Local MLA and Premier Stephen McNeil sent over a certificate from the House of Assemble. And West Nova MP Colin Fraser sent a certificate of congratulations.
“No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burdens of another,” said the premier. “Thank you for all you do in our community.”
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More than 13 million customers across the region will receive full HD coverage of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games
Wednesday, February 7, 2018, Kingston, Jamaica: In another move to bring customers closer to the things they love most, Digicel has partnered with SportsMax, the Official Broadcast Partners of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games, to provide exciting sports coverage to over 13 million customers. With 13 channels providing live and delayed content, customers will get the best in sports coverage on their TVs and on-the-go with the PlayGo app.
Transforming the way the region experiences the winter games, SportsMax will be broadcasting in full HD and providing multiple viewership options across 25 countries through traditional cable TV, mobile and free-to-air television. Digicel has the largest fibre to the home cable network and fastest internet speeds in the region, so this coupled with the ease of access to TV for all PlayGo subscribers gives SportsMax phenomenal reach across the Caribbean.
“We know our athletes will carry their tropical spirit and sunshine to compete in PyeongChang and even though we don’t have winter here, our athletes are still able to compete on a global stage among the best in the world” said Peter Lloyd, Director of Marketing at Digicel Caribbean Limited. He added, “We’re very proud of them and what they’ve achieved so far, because just qualifying for the winter games is an impressive feat and we want to support them in the best way we can, and that is by providing our customers with the best viewing experience to cheer our athletes on.”
Olly McIntosh, CEO of IMC and SportsMax said, “As the official broadcast partners of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games, we’re excited to bring the best coverage of the games to our viewers across the region. The partnership with Digicel has enabled us to reach everyone, whether they’re at home or on-the-go through the PlayGo app for all Android or Apple users, regardless of network provider.”
In addition to the content from the games, SportsMax will produce and air daily shows, features and highlights covering all the activity. Smartphone users everywhere can download the PlayGo app from the Google Play store or Apple Store and watch the games no matter where they are. This puts the control in the viewers’ hands, allowing them to determine how and when they want to experience the games.
Customers in select Caribbean markets will also get free access to watch the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games on the PlayGo TV app with an active Quick Pick bundle and can enjoy the games wherever they go with one hour free streaming each day, so they can catch the action on-the-go without sacrificing their data.
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Designed with sports photographers and photojournalists in mind, the Nikon D3 introduces an astounding list of brand new features and technologies that make it the most sophisticated and advanced Nikon digital SLR to date. In addition to the new FX- format CMOS sensor, the D3 incorporates Nikon’s new EXPEED Image Processing System that is central to the blazing speed and processing power needed for many of the D3’s new features.
The 12.1 effective megapixel D3 features Nikon’s new FX-format CMOS sensor, measuring 23.9 x 36mm, which is nearly identical to the size of 35mm film. With the fastest start-up time, shortest viewfinder blackout time, and shortest shutter lag of any digital SLR camera, as well as the capability to shoot up to nine frames per second at full FX-format resolution, the D3 is the world’s fastest digital SLR camera in its class.
Images taken with the D3 reflect exceptional overall quality, broad tonal range and depth, along with extremely low noise throughout its normal ISO range of 200 to 6400. By setting the camera to its built-in options of Lo-1 or Hi-2, the ISO range of the camera can be expanded to the equivalent of ISO 100 or ISO 25,600 respectively, offering unmatched versatility in practically any shooting situation. The D3 also features an entirely new 51-point auto focus system with Nikon’s 3D Focus Tracking feature and two new LiveView shooting modes that allow photographers to frame a photograph using the camera’s high-resolution LCD monitor. The D3 uses the world’s first Scene Recognition System to greatly enhance the accuracy of auto focus, auto exposure and auto white balance detection in the camera by recognizing the subject or scene being photographed and applying this information to the calculations for the three functions.
The D3 is designed for professional use in demanding conditions. The exterior of the D3 is crafted of magnesium alloy and the camera’s shutter mechanism is tested to 300,000-cycle releases. The 3-inch LCD is strengthened with tempered glass and the D3’s comprehensive array of rubber gaskets and seals protect vulnerable entry points from dust and moisture.
Nikon D3 Digital SLR Highlights
New, 12.1 effective megapixel FX-format (23.9 x 36mm) sensor The D3’s new and original 12.1 effective megapixel FX-format CMOS image sensor features a series of technologies that enable it to deliver superior quality pictures throughout the camera’s exceptionally broad ISO range. In addition, the sensor’s high-speed 12-channel readout allows the camera to shoot 12.1-megapixel images at up to nine frames per second.
Wide sensitivity range The camera’s ISO sensitivity range is extremely broad, allowing photographers to shoot low-noise photographs in a variety of situations. The camera’s normal range is from ISO 200 to 6400, and this range can be extended using the camera’s built-in settings of Lo-1 and Hi-2 for the equivalent of ISO 100 and ISO 25,600, respectively.
High-speed performance The D3 is designed to deliver high-speed performance in virtually any situation. With a shutter release time lag of only 37 milliseconds, camera start-up time of 0.12 seconds, and continuous shooting speed of up to nine frames per second with full resolution 12.1 megapixel images, the D3 is the world’s fastest digital SLR camera in its class.* The D3 is also capable of shooting at up to 11 frames per second when using the camera’s DX- format mode, with 5.1-megapixel images. The Nikon D3 is also compliant with UDMA memory cards, enabling recording speeds of up to 35 megabytes per second.
* As of August, 2007; among cameras featuring an imaging sensor similar to the size of 35mm film.
New EXPEED Image Processing System The D3 features Nikon’s new EXPEED Image Processing System that is central to the speed and processing power of the camera. EXPEED delivers optimized performance for the camera and its features, and ensures high-image quality and high-speed image processing.
Versatile new Picture Control System Nikon’s new Picture Control System, featured in the D3, allows photographers to fine-tune and adjust fundamental rendering options for their pictures so they can define the exact tone, sharpening, brightness and saturation they prefer. They can then port these settings to any other Nikon camera featuring the Picture Control System, such as the recently introduced D300, so that even when shooting with different cameras, they can get consistent tones for all their pictures.
New 51-point auto focus system The D3 features Nikon’s Multi-CAM 3500FX auto focus sensor module, with 51 AF points, including 15 cross-type sensors that are located in the center of the frame. These cross-type sensors work with all Nikkor lenses, including those with apertures as small as f/5.6. The D3’s auto focus system is closely linked with the camera’s innovative Scene Recognition System to deliver greater accuracy in subject detection and focus tracking performance.
Revolutionary new Scene Recognition System Nikon’s D3 features a revolutionary new Scene Recognition System that greatly enhances the accuracy of auto exposure, auto white balance detection and auto focus in the camera. The Scene Recognition System uses the camera’s built-in, 1,005-pixel RGB metering sensor to recognize the subject or scene being photographed and detect any movement. This information helps optimize exposure and white balance settings for the recognized subject and also enables the camera to assign appropriate AF points based on any movement of the subject, ensuring highly precise auto focus tracking performance.
Super-density, 3-inch VGA, TFT LCD monitor with 920,000-dot resolution The D3 features a gorgeous, ultra high-definition 3-inch LCD monitor with 920,000-dot resolution. The monitor provides a 170-degree viewing angle and is very effective in confirming focus on pictures as well as framing a shot using the camera’s new LiveView modes.
LiveView shooting with two optimized modes Two new LiveView modes in the D3 enable photographers to compose their shot using the camera’s ultra-high resolution LCD monitor. The Tripod mode is designed for precise focus and accuracy when the camera is on a stable platform and the subject is not moving. In this mode, the camera focuses on the subject using focal-plane contrast and any point on the LCD screen can be selected as the focus point for the picture. The second mode, called Handheld mode, allows photographers to use the camera’s conventional TTL focusing system, with all 51 points and 15 cross-type points available. When using this mode, the camera activates focusing immediately when the shutter button is pressed, to ensure accurate focus.
Active D-Lighting Nikon’s D-Lighting feature in its digital SLR cameras has proved to be a popular way for photographers to quickly compensate for dark areas of a picture after it is taken, without adversely affecting its highlights. The D3 now features an Active D-Lighting mode that when enabled provides remarkable real-time highlight and shadow correction with optimized image contrast. Active D-Lighting produces broader tone reproduction in both shadows and highlights by controlling highlights and exposure compensation while applying localized tone control technology to achieve a more pleasing level of contrast across the entire image. And because the advantages of Active D-Lighting are applied as images are captured, image editing time can be shortened.
Dual CF slots offer memory flexibility
Improved usability Several aspects of the D3’s usability have been refined to offer professional photographers a satisfying experience when using the camera. The camera’s optical viewfinder offers a large, bright image with virtually 100 percent frame coverage and 0.7x magnification in FX-format. The D3 accepts two CF (Compact Flash) cards simultaneously for a myriad of recording options as well as the ability to copy images between the two cards.
Display images on your HDTV via the HDMI port
An integrated HDMI port offers the ability to view images from the camera directly on a high-definition television. The D3 also features the world’s first virtual horizon level indicator that uses sensors incorporated within the camera to indicate the inclination of the camera relative to the horizon, on the LCD monitor or inside the viewfinder.
Reliable and durable The D3 is designed to perform reliably and consistently under the most demanding conditions. The exterior of the D3 is crafted of magnesium alloy, and numerous seals are used throughout the body to protect the camera against dust and moisture. The camera’s shutter employs blades made of a hybrid of carbon fiber and Kevlar and is tested to 300,000 cycles. The camera also features a Self Diagnostic Shutter Monitor that ensures the accuracy and precision of the shutter at all times.
Fine-tune adjustment for auto focus Photographers who need to make small adjustments to correct differences in focusing can do so using the D3’s built-in capability to adjust focus specific to a lens. The camera offers the option of either setting compensation for a specific lens so adjustment in focus is only enabled when that particular lens is used, or the camera can apply a uniform level of compensation for any lens used with the camera. Users can store settings for up to 20 different lenses if they prefer to fine-tune the camera’s focusing based on specific lenses.
Designed for ergonomics, by Giugiaro The D3 is built around the central theme of ergonomics and the camera’s exterior form is designed by world renowned Italian design house, Giugiaro. Every aspect of the D3 is fine-tuned to be ergonomic and help photographers seamlessly work with the camera. Its slightly inclined command dial, comfortable hand-grip, and curves on the pentaprism top, grip and side panels are all part of a new design theme.
Nikon D3 Digital Camera Gets Top Rating
I've been using the D3 for several months now. It is arguably the best camera Nikon has ever made.
Image quality is superb, and the balance between sensor resolution and noise control is near-perfect. Ergonomics are the best of any camera body I've used, quick and intuitive.
One company (DXO) has published test results for image quality among digital cameras and rated this camera very highly.
Autofocus is greatly improved, as is the on-camera flash control system. The SB 900 flash, by the way, is a world-class tool that can easily replace studio strobes in many applications.
Battery life is so good I sometimes forget to charge them up.
Overall, the Nikon D3 camera is pretty much a must-have for serious photographers - with the prices coming down, it just makes sense.
It's a Nikon...need I say more???
There is little I can say that will do this camera justice. Simply stated, it's the camera to end all cameras. Being a 20-year experienced amateur photo hound, there isn't anything I would change about this camera. What I like most is the max 1/8000th sec shutter speed and 6400+ ASA/ISO equivalent film speed. You can let the camera do everything....OR....YOU can do EVERYTHING....or anywhere in between. I've had this camera for about a month now, and I've already sold some of my work with it to Cycle Magazine. It's pricey, but if you want complete freedom to do what you want, this is the camera to have. Combine the selection of lenses with the available accessories, there is literally NOTHING you CAN'T do!!!
d-3 great-where it came from not so
The D-3 Nikon has been great. The thing I'm concerned about was the box had been opened, the camera seemed to have been used and strap was missing. Although Amazon was able to correct the problem of the strap quite quickly and the camera seems to be fine, we are talking about a $5000.00 camera, somebody should have checked....Thanks....Rob Mueller.
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A Study of the Woman Warrior from the Perspective of Feminist Orientalism
Author: LiWenJuan
Tutor: ZhangXiHua
School: Changsha University of Science and Technology
Course: English Language and Literature
Keywords: The Woman Warrior Feminist Orientalism Self-orientalization construction of Chinese American identity merging of cultures
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Type: Master's thesis
In the 1970s, Chinese American literature has occupied a place of its own in American literary world. In earlier times, mainly based on Chinese culture, Chinese American literary works offered readers the characteristics of foreign land, alien race, different sex and other culture, thus gained much attention from both the informal literary market and the serious academic research. The famous woman writer Maxine Hong Kingston and her maiden work The Woman Warrior are the representatives of the research of Chinese American literature. In 1976, The Woman Warrior received National Book Critic’s Award for non-fiction by which it came to the leading edge of the current Chinese American literary circles.In The Woman Warrior, the author strives to make a complaint against male-dominated society through speaking for the voiced and voiceless women, but there cannot hide the Orientalist views in the book. This Feminism which is mixed with Orientalism is said by Zhao Wenshu to be“Feminist Orientalism”. This thesis tries to discuss the Feminist Orientalism represented in The Woman Warrior, on the basis of the theory of Orientalism. In order to show readers a more clear clarification of this idea, the thesis will compare it with“Self-orientalization”of Oriental writers, then analyze the reasons why it can really exist in the book, while considering the historical factors.The thesis consists of five chapters in addition to an introduction and a conclusion. The paper applies a progression method to understand why the author chooses this kind of writing. The Woman Warrior was written in the period when the relationship between China and America was not so stable and friendly. The market needs these materials about Chinese culture and Chinese society. What is more, it is difficult for Chinese American writers to pursue their own identity under the Orientalism discourse, while the literary books are one of the methods for people to know more about their trouble in expressing their independent identity.The features of this paper are to introduce the creation background and historical reality based on text, thus help people know clearly about the reasons why there is Feminist Orientalism in the writing. By connecting it to the“Self-orientalization”, people can understand the intensive meaning of it and even make it helpful to the merging and communication of the two different cultures.This is just one of the perspectives to study the text, and there will be adequate spaces for further study.
Seeking Voice Within Silence,I712
The Dilemma in Cultural Identity Seeking,H315.9
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A Study on the Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston from the Perspective of Appraisal Theory,I712
An Archetypal Analysis of The Woman Warrior,I712
Promiscuous seek \,I712
On the Construction of Cultural Identity in the Woman Warrior and Its Chinese Translation,I046
Exploring Back Translation in the Chinese Version of the Woman Warrior,H059
Interpretation of Maxine Hong Kingston’s the Woman Warrior from an Ethical Literary Perspective,I712.074
Searching for Cultural Integration,I712
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The Triple Predicament of Women,I712.074
Interpretation of the Woman Warrior from the Perspective of Myth-Archetypal Criticism,I712.074
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From Estrangement to Identification,I712.074
Conformity and Continuation,I712.074
Poetics of Translation from the Perspective of Feminism,H059
A New Chinese American Feminine Image with the Dream of Integrating Chinese and American Cultures,I712.074
Breaking the Oppressive Silence,I106.4
Cultural Analysis of Maxine Hong Kingston’s the Woman Warrior,I106.4
From the "Other" to the "Warrior" -Interpretation of Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior,I106.4
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Medical transcriptionists often transcribe an Operative Report. The sections of an Operative Report may be dictated in a different order or use alternative heading wording. Depending on the type of operation performed and dictator and facility preference, a report may include additional headings.
This heading is used to call attention to any complications or unexpected circumstances encountered during the surgery. Often this information is included in the Details of Procedure section, but it may also be given its own heading. It’s almost always as follows:
Tourniquet time
A tourniquet is sometimes used during a procedure to prevent blood flow to the area being operated on. In such cases, the amount of time the tourniquet was in place is usually specified.
Estimated blood loss
This heading specifies how much bleeding occurred during the procedure. Usually it simply says “minimal,” but occasionally it’s more specific.
Minimal.
ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS: Less than 5 mL
At the conclusion of surgery, a tube may be placed to permit fluids to drain from a wound. When this is done, it will be mentioned in the procedure details or under a separate heading, like this:
One 1/8-inch Hemovac drain.
Hardware and implants
Operations that involve inserting something into the patient’s body and leaving it there will detail exactly what that something was. A pacemaker may be placed or an intraocular lens inserted.
Orthopedic operations frequently involve placement of enough screws and miscellaneous parts to stock a small hardware store. Items such as these are described in detail in the Operative report, either within the procedure description or under a separate heading, as in the following:
Biomet mini-balance femoral stem, size 10; a Biomet metal-on-metal acetabular shell, size 58; with a 52 standard-size femoral head.
Alcon Laboratories model MC50BD, 25.0 diopter lens.
When body tissue is removed from a patient, it’s often sent for pathological examination. It may be an entire organ, such as a patient’s gallbladder, or some other tissue such as a tumor or cyst. The removed tissue is called a specimen, and it will be listed in the operative report, like this:
Bilateral palatine tonsils.
SPECIMEN: Appendix sent to Pathology
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Data Science: Performing Operations on Arrays with Python
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You will need to know how to use arrays for data science. A basic form of data manipulation with Python is to place the data in an array or matrix and then use standard math-based techniques to modify its form.
Using this approach puts the data in a convenient form to perform other operations done at the level of every single observation, such as in iterations, because they can leverage your computer architecture and some highly optimized numerical linear algebra routines sent in CPUs. These routines are callable from every operating system. The larger the data and the computations, the more time you can save. In addition, using these techniques also spare you writing long and complex Python code.
Using vectorization
Your computer provides you with powerful routine calculations, and you can use them when your data is in the right format. NumPy’s ndarray is a multidimensional data storage structure that you can use as a dimensional datatable. In fact, you can use it as a cube or even a hypercube when there are more than three dimensions.
Using ndarray makes computations easy and fast. The following example creates a dataset of three observations with seven features for each observation. In this case, the example obtains the maximum value for each observation and subtracts it from the minimum value to obtain the range of values for each observation.
dataset = np.array([[2, 4, 6, 8, 3, 2, 5],
[7, 5, 3, 1, 6, 8, 0],
[1, 3, 2, 1, 0, 0, 8]])
print np.max(dataset, axis=1) - np.min(dataset, axis=1)
The print statement obtains the maximum value from each observation using np.max() and then subtracts it from the minimum value using np.min(). The maximum value in each observation is [8 8 8]. The minimum value for each observation is [2 0 0]. As a result, you get the following output:
[6 8 8]
Performing simple arithmetic on vectors and matrices
Most operations and functions from NumPy that you apply to arrays leverage vectorization, so they’re fast and efficient — much more efficient than any other solution or handmade code. Even the simplest operations such as additions or divisions can take advantage of vectorization.
For instance, many times, the form of the data in your dataset won’t quite match the form you need. A list of numbers could re-sent percentages as whole numbers when you really need them as fractional values. In this case, you can usually perform some type of simple math to solve the problem, as shown here:
a = np.array([15.0, 20.0, 22.0, 75.0, 40.0, 35.0])
a = a*.01
print a
The example creates an array, fills it with whole number percentages, and then uses 0.01 as a multiplier to create fractional percentages. You can then multiply these fractional values against other numbers to determine how the percentage affects that number. The output from this example is
[ 0.15 0.2 0.22 0.75 0.4 0.35]
Performing matrix vector multiplication
The most efficient vectorization operations are matrix manipulations in which you add and multiply multiple values against other multiple values. NumPy makes performing multiplication of a vector by a matrix easy, which is handy if you have to estimate a value for each observation as a weighted summation of the features. Here’s an example of this technique:
a = np.array([2, 4, 6, 8])
b = np.array([[1, 2, 3, 4],
[4, 5, 6, 7]])
c = np.dot(a, b)
print c
Notice that the array formatted as a vector must appear before the array formatted as a matrix in the multiplication or you get an error. The example outputs these values:
[60 80 100 120]
To obtain the values shown, you multiply every value in the array against the matching column in the matrix — you multiply the first value in the array against the first column, first row of the matrix. For example, the first value in the output is 2 * 1 + 4 * 2 + 6 * 3 + 8 * 4, which equals 60.
Performing matrix multiplication
You can also multiply one matrix against another. In this case, the output is the result of multiplying rows in the first matrix against columns in the second matrix. Here is an example of how you multiply one NumPy matrix against another:
a = np.array([[2, 4, 6, 8],
b = np.array ([[1, 2],
[2, 3],
In this case, you end up with a 2 x 2 matrix as output. Here are the values you should see when you run the application:
[[60 80]
[50 66]]
Each row in the first matrix is multiplied by each column of the second matrix. For example, to get the value 50 shown in row 2, column 1 of the output, you match up the values in row two of matrix a with column 1 of matrix b, like this: 1 * 1 + 3 * 2 + 5 * 3 + 7 * 4.
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Meet the Woodworker: Innovative Designs Collection
fireplaces Innovative Designs Collection Meet the Woodworker Topeka
In 2008 Herman Miller was building tables for the RV industry when two things happened that changed the course of his life: His wife Emma suffered kidney failure, and the RV industry began to struggle due to the economy.
After Emma received a kidney transplant, the Millers sold their farm in Topeka, IN and moved to town. Herman had not been working as much to help take care of his wife, but once she was doing better he thought he would start his own business making tables for the RV industry.
But the universe had a different plan. The economy took a tumble and “lifestyle” purchases such as RVs were the last thing on consumers’ minds.
He met a man from Ohio who owned a furniture business. The man was looking to sell American made fireplaces at his store. Unfortunately, the manufacturer of the fireplaces would not sell them to him.
“He said, ‘Herman if you can build that fireplace, I can sell it’,” Herman explained.
Eight years later, Herman is the proud owner of the Innovative Designs Collection.
It is a small business with just two employees – Herman and his son. His son still works in the RV industry until noon most days, then comes home to help Herman. Still, the business has grown steadily over the years.
On a recent visit to the DutchCrafters offices in Sarasota, FL, Herman, accompanied by his wife Emma, went through the company’s offerings with the DutchCrafters team.
His favorite fireplace? “The American Made 49” Electric Fireplace TV Stand,” he said without hesitation.
The fireplace he owns? “That is the Amish Lancaster Classic Electric Fireplace,” he said, “But [I] built a bookcase on top.”
You can tell that he is passionate about his business. He remembers the product numbers, sizes, and features of each fireplace without looking at the catalog.
When asked what his favorite part of what he does is, Herman just said “building fireplaces.” He loves it all.
“I enjoy the fireplace business, I really do,” Herman said. “If I didn’t, I’d probably get rid of it and stay in Florida all winter.”
Call us selfish, but as much as we would love Herman and Emma to become Floridians, we love his passion for handcrafting fireplaces even more.
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Note: Like many in the Amish community, for religious beliefs the Millers requested their photo not be taken.
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Surrey and Hampshire News
Guildford Special Constable appears on ITV's This Time Next Year
Published by the Eagle Radio News Team at 5:15pm 20th February 2019.
A newly appointed Special Constable from Woking has appeared on ITV's This Time Next Year.
Lynsey Harwood, who is 19, wanted to give something back to the community after leaving foster care.
She first entered foster care when she was 14 years old and was fostered for four years.
This Time Next Year features ordinary people on a mission to transform their lives in the space of 12 months.
It was Lynsey’s dream job to join the police force and last night's (19 February) episode saw her make that dream come true.
Speaking to Davina McCall, the show's presenter, last year, Lynsey said:
"This time next year I'd like to become a police officer. Throughout my life I haven't really had a good upbringing. I came into foster care. I lived with my aunty for a year but sadly I couldn't stay there any longer.
I moved to my foster parents and I stayed there for four years. They helped me become who I am today really. They helped me build my confidence because I did used to get bullied in school quite a lot.”
Lynsey didn’t get through the application process the first time due to failing the Maths and English exam.
Applicants that fail the process have to wait six months before applying again.
The show saw Lynsey pledge to try and become a special constable first (a volunteer police officer) to try and gain some experience.
She told Davina:
“I'm going to try and go through doing a voluntary police officer, get some experience as a special constable. So that's what I want to do and then obviously go up from there.
I'm ready to achieve something and show people that I can actually achieve something in life."
Davina told Lynsey: “I think you’re flipping amazing.”
The episode then sees Lynsey come back on stage, a year later, to tell Davina how she achieved her dream.
With help from private tutor Kathryn Hopwood from the LearnSmart Academy in Guildford, Lynsey managed to pass the entry exams and she became a Special Constable with Surrey Police, in Guildford, in September 2018.
Lynsey said to Davina “I’ve been knocked down so many times. It’s the best thing I’ve achieved in life.”
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— Davina McCall (@ThisisDavina) February 19, 2019
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The Earle & Welford Families of Yorkshire, England 1268 - 1911
This Earle & Welford Family History is the result of many hours of painstaking and meticulous research into my own paternal and maternal family lines which meander their way back in time through many of the Yorkshire towns, villages and farmsteads mentioned in the pages on this website. Having broadened my research to include as many instances of Earles and Welfords found living in Yorkshire from the thirteenth century through to the start of the twentieth, my wish is for this study to be the most comprehensive family history of these two great Yorkshire families currently undertaken. However, what you see is by no means the end result and I hope to be able to add to this website for years to come as new discoveries are made.
For the Earle family, I have adopted the most commonly found spelling of the surname in above title, though there have been many variant spellings of the family surname in Yorkshire over the centuries ranging from Earle, Earl, Erl, Erle, Erll, Erell, Erril, Herle, etc. It would appear this has more to do with the literacy of the manor scribe or incumbent parish clergy, or indeed the education (or lack of it) of individual family members, rather than any deliberate attempt to differentiate between families. I forget how many times the particular spelling of my own surname has had an 'e' added to the end.
The Welford surname too has its varient forms in historical documents ranging from Welford, Wellford, Welfoot, Welfit and Wellfoote to name but a few, though by far the most common spelling is the one used in the above title.
For authenticity all transcripts of Wills, Inventories, Parish Registers, etc have been reproduced exactly as they appear in the source text without any attempt made to correct the spelling, or re-write sentences and paragraphs for modernity or readability. For reasons of privacy for those living Earles & Welfords, and just so I had a cut-off date for this project, few records extend beyond the 1911 census and where they do they contain only basic information available to anyone with access to the internet or with time to walk around their local churchyard.
I hope you find this website interesting and useful for your genealogical studies and the information helps to enhance the details, or fill in the gaps in your own family trees.
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Facebook fights against false likes
Facebook has spent a long time working to minimize fraudulent actions with the aim of providing a trusted environment for users and businesses. Over the last six months it has progressed a great deal, particularly in its fight against false “likes”.
This bad practice has been common among pages that prioritize increasing brand awareness and expanding the fan base over creating quality content. These are profiles which may have thousands of fans on their counter, but lack content and enjoy little interaction with followers.
Facebook is focusing all its efforts on tackling this problem because getting rid of these false likes would greatly improve the effectiveness of their publicity (Facebook’s main source of income).
Improvements made by Facebook since October 2014
1. Pattern recognition
New technological advancements used by Facebook can detect patterns of behavior which are usually associated with “click farms”, fake accounts or malware.
Once suspicious patterns have been detected, they are investigated thoroughly with the aim of ascertaining whether they represent fraudulent activity. As a consequence, the identification of false “likes” has tripled and these have now all been blocked. It’s getting harder and harder to make money from selling false followers.
2. Inform administrators affected by bad practices
Once “false likes” have been detected they are eliminated. A notification is then sent to the administrator, informing them of the block and giving them some guidelines on how to obtain high-quality genuine fans. As of March 2015, more than 200,000 notifications of this sort have been sent.
Here are some of the reasons why you should not buy fans on Facebook
It’s a bad investment; because as soon as Facebook detects that “likes” have come from fake accounts, these likes will be eliminated.
Repeatedly purchasing fans can incur sanctions, such as the website being closed down or temporarily deactivated; as well as having the Like button blocked, preventing people from becoming fans of the Page.
Any of these sanctions can reflect negatively on the reputation of a Page. Last March, Facebook updated the number of registered “likes” and many pages suddenly lost millions of fans in just one day.
One of the variables that most influences the Facebook algorithm is the level of interaction of users with the brand. If your Page has many followers but they don’t interact with it, this will negatively affect the chances of your publications reaching genuine fans.
It’s clear that buying fans is not a good option. As an alternative we suggest that you work hard at creating attractive and appealing content. Contests and promotions remain one of the most-used resources for capturing the attention of possible followers, and above all, for getting them to interact. We suggest some applications that you could use to launch some interesting actions.
Silvia Marti Ferrer
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