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Question: MMRDA plans to use drones to monitor illegal constructions

Attached with 360-degree cameras, this technology will help the MMRDA to identify any encroachment or unauthorised construction that comes up in future Attached with 360-degree cameras, this technology will help the MMRDA to identify any encroachment or unauthorised construction that comes up in future
Facing difficulties in curbing a spate of illegal constructions in areas where it has been appointed as the Special Planning Authority (SPA), the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is considering conducting aerial surveys with unmanned aerial systems (UAS) or drones to map the areas. Attached with 360-degree cameras, this technology will help the MMRDA to identify any encroachment or unauthorised construction that comes up in future.
“We have suggested a drone survey for all our SPA areas except the airport. We have had discussions about it and are submitting a proposal. The data obtained through the survey will prove to be helpful in the long run. In cases of encroachments, we will have all the data about it,” said a senior MMRDA official.
Currently, the planning body makes use of Google Maps to identify encroachments but they have found it to be insufficient as it is unable to give close visuals of an area. “With Google Maps, we can see if land is vacant or occupied and when it was occupied. It also shows us when it was occupied and this helps us in case of illegal occupants. But if anybody has built extensions on a structure without permission, it is hard to identify that through the maps,” he added.
In areas like Bhiwandi, the MMRDA is having a hard time curbing illegal constructions due to lack of documentation. Before the MMRDA was appointed as the SPA in 2007, Bhiwandi was under the Gram Panchayat. Even after a decade, the local body has not handed over the land documents and certificates issued pertaining to the area to the planning body. In such cases, having mapped data through drone surveys would prove to be beneficial. It will help ascertain when the encroachment came up and how much area has been encroached upon.
“The data received through the drone survey will be parent data that can be accessed by any government body that is appointed in future,” said the official. With most of these cases ending up in court, the data received from the drone survey can be presented as evidence in courts as well.
The MMRDA also conducts aerial surveys using drones for the construction of metro lines and the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL). The technology helps them in the smooth conduct of the land acquisition process.
benita.chacko@expressindia.com
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While work on the Eastern Express Highway will start soon, MMRDA says the Western Express Highway would undergo a makeover at a later stage next year
The arterial roads of the city, including the Eastern and Western Express Highways (EEH and WEH) will undergo a complete makeover, not only in terms of road infrastructure development, but also repair and maintenance work. Crash barriers will be installed along both the highways. While the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) plans to spend Rs4 crore for the EEH work, which would start soon, the work on WEH would be planned at a later stage, in view of the ongoing Metro construction work between Dahisar and Andheri East.
Sources said that after the EEH gets a facelift, motorists would be able to enjoy smoother rides, as the MMRDA-appointed contractor would repair the uneven road between Ghatkopar and Mulund toll plaza. Speaking to mid-day, Dilip Kawatkar, MMRDA joint project director, said, "We have invited tenders for the repair and maintenance of the main carriageway, service road, bridges, FOBs and subways on the EEH. We expect a positive response from the bidders."
Repair and maintenance work of the Eastern Express Highway would be carried out in five phases
The firm that bags the contract will have to carry out the maintenance work within a year's time. As the stretch between Ghatkopar and Mulund has been divided into five parts, the total amount of '4 crore would be spent in five phases. An MMRDA official said that next year they would carry out the maintenance work of the WEH, but it was important to plan everything in a manner that it does not lead to more traffic jams on the route. According to sources, the MMRDA-appointed contractor would also carry out repair work on the flyovers, subways and underpasses that fall on the EEH.
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Historical data indicates that December inventory on average (2012-2016) decreases from the month of November by 5.5 percent.\nDemand: December home sales in Marshall County increased 12.1 percent from the previous month’s total of 58 transactions. Historical data indicate that December residential sales on average (2012-2016) decrease by 9.2 percent from the month of November. Homes selling in the area during December averaged 108 days on the market, a decrease of 6.1 percent from the same month last year.\nSeeking balance: Marshall County had 6.5 months of housing supply during December, down from 7.7 months of housing supply during the same month last year. Restated, at the December sales pace, it would take 6.5 months to absorb the current inventory for sale. The market equilibrium (balance between supply and demand) is considered by most real estate professionals to be approximately 6 months.\nPricing: The Marshall County median sales price in December was $121,000, an increase of 2 percent from December 2016. The December median sales price was 10 percent below the November median sales price. Historical data indicate that the December median sales price on average (2012-16) decreases from November. Pricing can fluctuate from month to month as the sample size of data is subject to seasonal buying patterns. ACRE recommends contacting a local real estate professional for additional market pricing information.\nIndustry perspective: “2017 ushered in with an outlook of uncertainty on the heels of the 2016 national elections, but 2017 went out with an exclamation punctuation mark of growth,” said KC Conway, director of research and corporate engagement at the Alabama Center for Real Estate (ACRE). Conway said 2017 “was the year we have waited a decade for since the onset of the 2006-2007 housing crisis. U.S. GDP turned in back-to-back quarters of more than 3 percent growth in Quarter 2 and Quarter 3; and 2017 will be the first year in a decade that the U.S. turned in an annual GDP growth rate north of 2 percent. It was just 1.7 percent in 2016. 2018 will see 2.5 to 3 percent GDP growth.\n“Employment growth is a good-news story as well. The ADP National Employment Report is this economist’s go-to monthly jobs report as it is based on rich primary data – not a survey, as in the case of BLS jobs report. The January ADP report revealed more than 250,000 jobs created in the month of December (compared with 148,000 in the BLS year-end jobs report). ADP job growth for the trailing three months (more than 224,000 jobs), six months (more than 199,000 jobs), and 12 months (more than 212,000 jobs) were all at or above 200,000 jobs per month. This trend should continue through 2018.\n“Heading into 2018, the more important questions to answer for Alabama Realtors are:\nWhat do the real estate metrics look like?\nWill home builders finally be confident enough to start more inventory?\nWill the Fed ruin the good times with more rate hikes in 2018?\n“With respect to the real estate market conditions and home-builder confidence, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Housing Market Index (HMI) is your best barometer of things to come. The HMI is a monthly survey of NAHB members to take their pulse on the single-family housing market and rate conditions for the sale of new homes over the coming six months. In December 2017, the HMI registered 74 — the second-best reading since 1985 and best since December 1998. A reading above 50 reflects growth. The December 2017 reading of 74 compares to a record low of just 8 in January 2010. We have come a long way since 2009-2010.\n“With respect to home-building activity in Alabama during 2018, some perspective on 2017 is fruitful. In 2017, Alabama issued 13,200 permits in the January to November period – of which 11,200 were for single-family residences and 2,000 multifamily units. Breaking down the Alabama permit activity, Huntsville has overtaken Birmingham for the most total housing permits with 2,804 (2,422 single family versus 382 multifamily). The top five metropolitan statistical areas for housing permit activity during 2017 through November were:\nHuntsville with 2,804 total permits. Birmingham with 2,746 permits. Daphne-Foley with 1,699 total permits. Auburn with 1,292 total housing permits. Tuscaloosa with 976 total new permits.\n“Finally, will the Fed ruin the good times with too many rate hikes? In short, the answer is no. However, the Fed is worth watching in 2018 as it is a new cast of characters led by a new chairman (Chairman Jerome Powell has yet to be confirmed by the Senate but is expected to take over in February or March from existing Chair Janet Yellen). The Fed is not likely to depart from rate hikes in 2018 (expect three, maybe four, starting in March due to higher GDP and tighter labor markets). Communicate now with your prospective spring home buyers as the 10-Year Treasury is rising. It is already threatening a 2.6 percent level. Thirty-year mortgage rates will climb above 4 percent in 2018. New home builders can manage rate increases by curtailing amenities in the new home to buy-down the mortgage rate to 4 percent or below. New home activity will not be impacted, but existing home listings will have a disadvantage unless sellers are willing to contribute toward points to also buy down the rate. Dust off your playbook as to how this works so you don’t lose a sale in 2018. Home-price appreciation is strong and ran above 6 percent in 2017. It will remain strong (above 5 percent) in 2018 despite signs that more inventory is going to be put in the ground during the spring 2018 months.”\nClick here to generate more graphs from the Marshall County December Housing Report, including Total Sales, Average Sales Price, Days on the Market, Total Inventory and Months of Supply.\nThe Marshall County Residential Monthly Report is developed in conjunction with the Marshall County Board of Realtors to better serve area consumers.']' != '['Represent this text to find a news title for it.', 'Inland Empire house hunters are watching listings sell five days faster than a year ago.\nReportsOnHousing tracks homebuying patterns found in real estate broker networks: supply (active listings); demand (new escrows in past 30 days); and “market time” (a measure of selling speed of days it takes a typical listing to enter escrow).\nAs of March 8, ReportsOnHousing found across Southern California’s four-county region supply of existing residences for sale was 26,324 listings, down 1,320 in a year, or 5 percent. It’s also down 10 percent vs. 2013-17 average. Meanwhile, demand rose to 12,782 new escrows, up a thin 35 sales contracts in 12 months. That translates to a “market time” of 62 days vs. 65 a year earlier and an average 69 days in 2013-2017.\nIn the Inland Empire, supply was 12,227 listings, down 714 residences for sale in a year or 6 percent and down 10 percent vs. 2013-17 average. Demand rose to 5,050 new escrows, up 89 sales contracts in 12 months or 2 percent and up 7 percent vs. 2013-17 average. That equals a market time of 73 days vs. 78 a year earlier and an average 87 days in the previous five years.\nIn Riverside County …\nSupply: 8,023 listings, down 735 residences for sale in a year or 8 percent; and down 12 percent vs. 2013-17 average.\nDemand: 2,965 new escrows, down 8 sales contracts in 12 months; and up 5 percent vs. 2013-17 average.\nMarket time: 81 days vs. 88 a year earlier and an average 97 days in 2013-2017.\nIn San Bernardino County …\nSupply: 4,204 listings, up 21 residences for sale in a year or 1 percent; and down 6 percent vs. 2013-17 average.\nDemand: 2,085 new escrows, up 97 sales contracts in 12 months or 5 percent; and up 11 percent vs. 2013-17 average.\nMarket time: 60 days vs. 63 a year earlier and an average 72 days in 2013-2017.\nIn Orange County …\nSupply: 4,420 listings, down 151 residences for sale in a year or 3 percent; down 10 percent vs. 2013-17 average.\nDemand: 2,417 new escrows, down 159 sales contracts in 12 months or 6 percent; and down 9 percent vs. 2013-17 average.\nMarket time: 55 days vs. 53 a year earlier and an average 56 days in 2013-2017.\nIn Los Angeles County …\nSupply: 9,677 listings, down 455 residences for sale in a year or 4 percent; and down 10 percent vs. 2013-17 average.\nDemand: 5,315 new escrows, up 105 sales contracts in 12 months or 2 percent; and down 1 percent vs. 2013-17 average.\nMarket time: 55 days vs. 58 a year earlier and an average 61 days in 2013-2017.\nIn case you missed it …\nLos Angeles-Orange County homeownership at 9-year high, but 4th lowest in U.S.\nCalifornia migration: Come for jobs, leave to retire\nSouthern California’s job growth only boosts its unaffordability']'

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By Annie Reuter
Adele isn’t the only artist who thinks Beyoncé should have won big at the 2017 GRAMMY Awards. Beyoncé’s sister, Solange, has voiced her opinion on her sister’s loss Sunday (February 12) in a since-deleted post on Twitter.
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“There have only been two black winners in the last twenty years for album of the year,” she wrote in a later deleted tweet. “There have been over 200 black artist who have performed.”
While there have actually been four black winners in the last two decades, her point still stands. African-American artists are often under-represented in the major awards category. Interestingly, three of those Album of the Year winners over the past 20 years were by women: Lauryn Hill for The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill, Whitney Houston for the Bodyguard Soundtrack and Natalie Cole for Unforgettable… With Love.

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Question: For Netanyahu, Trump’s Flynn Storm Is Deja Vu of Clinton and Monica Lewinsky

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The last time the prime minister met a president preoccupied with Washington scandal, he viewed it as a godsend.
ed note–no one should make the mistake of underestimating how politically damaging this latest business involving the resignation of Flynn from National Security Adviser is. This is not HUD, Veteran’s Affairs, Transportation, or the US Forestry Service. This is NATIONAL SECURITY, and the fact that it has been linked with Russia in the aftermath of all the noise surrounding ‘Russian Meddling’ with the election, paired with the primacy that the nation’s defenses play in Trump’s position as Commander in Chief means that his enemies have a REALLY BIG baseball bat with which to beat him over the head now and with which to maneuver him in ways that serve their interests.
Nor should anyone underestimate the importance of the timing of all of this, taking place a mere few days before Trump was scheduled to meet with Netanyahu where all the scuttlebutt coming out of Judea, Inc was that a US President had finally ridden into town who was going to get tough with the Jewish state over the Palestinian issue. The last president who did this was Clinton, and as the piece below from Haaretz makes clear, the TIMED/PRE-PLANNED eruption of the scandal involving Clinton and a well-connected Jewish girl from California named Monica Lewinsky at the very moment he was meeting with Nutty Netty was aimed at breaking the President’s legs vis a vis putting pressure on Israel over the issue of settlements.
What any sane person is left to conclude therefore is that all of this business with Flynn is–as the piece clearly intimates–an operation put into motion by those pro-Israel elements deeply embedded within the US intelligence community aimed at weakening the new president so seriously that he enters into this meeting with Netanyahu basically clutching his balls in pain and unable to operate from a position of strength.
What it also leads any reasonable, intelligent person to conclude is that all the bullshit about ‘Trump being owned by Israel’ that has been peddled by those elements within the ‘movement’ who are too blinded either by their own sense of over-emotionalism or by their own one-dimensional thinking were dead wrong. If Trump were the things they have alleged, there would be no reason to engage in coercive measures such as this.
Chemi Shalev, Haaretz
The resignation of Michael Flynn as U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser has sparked an unprecedented storm that is likely to preoccupy the White House as it prepares to greet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But while this is all uncharted and apparently bewildering territory for Trump and his advisers, Netanyahu is an old hat who’s been there and done that before. The only difference is that in January 1998, when the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke out and upended Netanyahu’s visit, he viewed it as a godsend, not as a nuisance.
Today, the prime minister was looking forward to using his powwow with Trump to reset U.S.-Israeli relations after eight turbulent and often hostile years with Barack Obama. Nineteen years ago, he came to Washington full of trepidation, well aware of Bill Clinton’s plan to pressure him to make territorial concessions to the Palestinians that would facilitate the continued implementation of the Oslo Accords. The main similarity between the two starkly different visits is that in both cases, the prime minister was under heavy pressure from his right-wing coalition to get from the U.S. president far more than he was willing to give.
On the eve of his meeting with Clinton, Netanyahu attended a raucous rally at Washington’s Mayflower Hotel with Jerry Falwell, the founder of Moral Majority and a harsh critic of the Clinton administration. It was the start of a beautiful friendship with Evangelical Christians, who would support Netanyahu’s right-wing policies for the next two decades, and a precursor of the kind of internal meddling that would reach its zenith in Netanyahu’s GOP-sponsored March 2015 speech to Congress against the Iran nuclear deal.
The Jewish people “are being vilified and scorned and misrepresented,” Netanyahu cried to a roaring crowd. Falwell, in return, anointed him as “the Ronald Reagan of Israel.”
In later years, the meeting between Netanyahu and Falwell gave rise to sinister conspiracy theories. The two, it was claimed, conspired in some way to have Monica Lewinsky’s bombshell allegations of Clinton’s sexual misconduct published the very next day in order to upset the president’s pernicious plot to weaken Israel. No proof of the claim has ever been found.
In any case, when Netanyahu and Clinton met for the first time, the Lewinsky story had not been published yet and the two men negotiated as if business was usual. In order to get Netanyahu to agree to increase the amount of territory that Israel would hand over to Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Authority – those were the days – Clinton even proposed that the U.S. sign a mutual defense treaty with Israel.
In retrospect, the fact that Clinton was willing to offer such a major achievement for Israel, in exchange for what seemed to be a minor concession, may have been a sign of distress and desperation. American and Israeli participants in the meeting said that Clinton seemed preoccupied, stepping out frequently to the bathroom to talk on the phone.
The next day, Netanyahu and Clinton met again, but between their two discussions, the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke on the front page of the Washington Post and all hell broke loose. Both leaders went through the motions and Clinton later met with Yasser Arafat as well, offering him a commensurate grand prize – U.S. support for an independent Palestinian state – in exchange for reducing demands for Israeli withdrawals.
But everyone knew the game was over for the time being. Clinton earnestly wanted Middle East peace, but the fight for his political survival was obviously more crucial. Netanyahu’s mood immediately improved. He even called Clinton from his airplane on the tarmac at Andrews Air Force base, reassuring him that “these things usually blow over.” He may have even winked at his aides as he leaned back in his seat, thanking God – or Jerry Falwell – for his deliverance.
It took the Clinton administration more than six months to refocus. In October, Clinton summoned Netanyahu and Arafat to Wye River, Maryland, to hammer out the deal that had eluded him in January. A book published three years ago by conservative writer Daniel Halper claimed that Lewinsky proved to be a gift that kept on giving. Halper says that Netanyahu intimated that Israel would hand over supposed tape recordings made by the Mossad of Clinton’s conversations with Lewinsky, in exchange for the release of convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard.
In the end, Clinton pressured both sides to agree to a deal, but Netanyahu felt buyer’s remorse as soon as he was on his plane on his way home. He was afraid that his right-wing flank would depose him and that Labor would renege on its pledge to set up a national unity government in their stead. After an initial and largely symbolic withdrawal, which enraged the right, he started dragging his feet, which infuriated his left. Within a few weeks, the two opposing sides joined hands and toppled Netanyahu’s government, paving the way for his defeat at the hands of Ehud Barak in the May 1999 elections.
With Trump, of course, the shoe is on the other foot. Netanyahu is worried that the Flynn affair could distract the new president and prevent him from reaching agreements with his Israeli guest. Netanyahu’s opponents and rivals, however, would like nothing more than for him to return triumphantly from Washington, then get scared of his own shadow, try but fail to appease his coalition partners and speed up his own demise, once again.

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Question: NHS trust announces latest addition to board

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Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) has welcomed a new associate non-executive director to its Board.
Alan Kent brings more than 30 years’ financial expertise to the role, having worked both within the NHS and the private sector.
A qualified accountant and management consultant, he has worked with most types of NHS trusts, including provider and commissioning organisations, and is also a lay member with South Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group.
Alan said: “I am very pleased to have joined the Board at Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust and look forward to working with its teams in continuing to deliver great care, close to home.
“Having previously worked with many NHS organisations, I have a good understanding of the challenges they face in delivering excellent care while ensuring good value for money.”
Alan has been appointed until January 31, 2020.
LCHS Chair, Elaine Baylis, said: “Our non-executive directors are responsible for scrutinising and challenging our quality, finance and performance within the trust and bring a significant amount of experience and leadership from their relevant fields of expertise.
“They also play a role in acting as a liaison between the Board and our communities, visiting our teams and services and supporting patient participation, including 15 Steps visits.
“We welcome Alan and look forward to working with him in the coming months.”

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It followed a year of staff cuts, strikes, closures and a damning Ofsted report which stripped away its “outstanding” rating.
But a year after the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) revealed Hull College Group had run up a massive £10m deficit, the organisation, which has campuses in Goole and Harrogate as well as Hull, is under new leadership.
And while bosses say there is still much to do to claw back the cash, work to revolutionise the college into “one the city deserves” is headed in the right direction.
“We have a long way to go but we have greenshoots,” says Michelle Swithenbank, 36, who was appointed chief executive of the Group in June.
(Image: Jerome Ellerby)
“The city deserves to have a strong college which can deliver the qualifications people need to get into work in the area. We want to be that college.
“That is what we are working to achieve.
“We want Hull to be self-sufficient, providing an education for people in Hull which will enable them to get those jobs locally.”
One of the most visual changes on the cards will be a complete rebrand within the next year, to match a new vision, structure, and updated curriculum offer.
(Image: Jerome Ellerby)
Like all post-16 colleges in the area, Hull College was part of the Department for Education’s Area Review last autumn and, according to a report published in August, is now under a “fresh start arrangement”.
“It means we have the opportunity to apply for funding to enable us to deliver a financial recovery,” explains Miss Swithenbank.
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“We have now prepared a recovery plan and, subject to getting the required funds from the Government, we’ll be bringing those changes into effect.”
Their recovery plan focuses on the areas of improvement required by the SFA, including:
leadership and governance
Tighter control over finances and accounts
curriculum offer
innovation in marketing
IT infrastructure and data systems
Process and policies
Miss Swithenbank did not rule out further cuts – both to staffing and courses – but said those decisions could only be taken as part of the Group’s ongoing, long-term overhaul.
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“It’s not just a matter of management coming in and making sweeping decisions,” she said.
“Everyone in every single team in the group is currently involved with evaluating their processes, establishing whether the way we work could be more efficient.”
Other practical changes for the future include changing what courses people can study at the college.
“We need to improve our curriculum offer to reflect the introduction of the new T-levels and other vocational courses,” said Miss Swithenbank.
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“We’re working very closely with key employers to make sure we are offering courses which suit the job market in Hull and make sure our students are equipped with the qualifications they actually need.
“We’ll be re-designing courses so they are bespoke to what the area needs.
"So, for example, we are speaking to Hull City Council about a programme we can put in place for youngsters not in education, employment or training, and working with the NHS to tailor our health and social care courses.”
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Miss Swithenbank said while changes cannot happen overnight, the college is on the road to a major turn-around in fortunes.
“There are going to be a lot of changes,” she said, “but it is an exciting time.
“I just want Hull College to be the best it can be.”
Time Line Hull College November 2015 - November 2017 November 2015 Hull College loses ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating and is graded ‘good’ with aspects ‘requiring improvement’ August 2016 Hull College gets below average results following the summer exams September 2016 The College asks the Education and Skills Funding Agency for Emergency Funding Support. The Group announces plans to cut around 70 jobs to claw back a £2.6m deficit. Nurseries in Goole and Hull’s West Park were subject to closures due to efficiency, with the Queens Gardens nursery retained under new management. October 2016 Members of the University and College Union vote to strike over redundancies. This is later suspended. Hull College Principal and Chief Operating Officer announce resignations. November 2016 SFA sends the Group a financial notice to improve. A Further Education (FE) Commissioner visits. January 2017 Deputy chief executive officer Michelle Swithenbank starts. February 2017 FE Commissioner visits. Former CEO Gary Warke leaves. March 2017 A turnaround director is appointed. April 2017 FE Commissioner returns to the College and offers positive feedback. Michelle Swithenbank appointed chief executive. Area Review concludes Hull College Group should pursue Fresh Start May 2017 The senior leadership team is restructured. April-July The College’s recovery plan is formulated. August 2017 Achievement rates in 16-18 show improvement and apprenticeship appear in top three per cent nationally. September 2017 FE Commissioner returns on an informal visit, reports positive feedback. October 2017 New Chair of Corporation appointed. November 2017 FE Commissioner reports more positive progress in official stock-take meeting.
Senior Leadership Team
One of the most significant changes which has already been introduced at the Group is the restructure of the leadership team.
“We have changed the portfolios of the senior leadership team to make them more streamlined,” says Miss Swithenbank.
“For instance our director for Quality and Compliance is also responsible for the data, since he needs the data to report on quality and compliance anyway.”
The new leadership team includes:
Michelle Swithenbank - Chief Executive Officer
John Morgans – Project Director
James Tabor – Project Manager
Caron Wright –Campus Principal Goole College
Debra Forsythe-Conroy –Campus Principal Harrogate College
Kim Wilcox –Campus Principal Hull College
Steve Yardely – Vice Principal Corporate & Commercial
Matt Rockett – Group Finance Director
Julie Milad – Executive Director Human Resources
Andy McCarroll – Vice Principal Quality
About Michelle
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A mum-of-three, Michelle originally worked as a nurse before she started teaching overseas nurses where she became more interested in education.
She later helped transform Wolverhampton College from an ‘inadequate’ financial health grading to ‘good’ and Ofsted “Requires improvement” to “Good” before becoming vice principal for curriculum at Grimsby Institute.
She joined Hull College Group in January as deputy chief executive, and became interim chief executive after the FE Commissioner report prompted CEO Gary Warke’s departure in February.
She was appointed chief executive in June.


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Question: Huston Street placed on 60-day DL, out until June 1

HOUSTON >> Turns out Huston Street won’t be back anytime soon.
On Monday the Angels transferred Street to the 60-day disabled list, meaning he’s not eligible to pitch in the majors until June 1.
The move was made to create a spot on the 40-man roster for minor league reliever Parker Bridwell, who the Angels acquired Monday from the Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations.
The Street development is more surprising, though.
General Manager Billy Eppler said via text that Street “encountered a mild shoulder impingement at the outset of his throwing program so we slowed him down.”
Street is on the disabled list because of a strained lat suffered March 3. He began throwing on April 4. On April 7, Street described what he called normal “stiffness and soreness” but he still said he was hopeful that he would be able to throw from the mound within about a week. Last week, Street said he still believed he was about five more throwing sessions from being able to be on a mound.
Certainly, he would have needed at least three or four weeks from his first time on a mound before he could pitch in a game, so the roster move may not slow that timetable by that much.
In any case, the Angels will remain without two of the three relievers who began the spring at the top of the depth chart. Andrew Bailey is also out with a shoulder problem. He has not thrown since being placed on the disabled list last week, Manager Mike Scioscia said Monday.
The Street move on Monday was to create a spot for Bridwell, who was considered by MLB.com to be the 15th-best prospect in the Orioles system. The Angels optioned him to Double-A.
Bridwell, 25, has a career 4.79 ERA in parts of eight minor league seasons. He has started 117 times in 143 games, although he’s been a reliever mostly since the start of last season. Bridwell had allowed eight runs on 10 hits in four innings of relief so far this season at Triple-A. He pitched two games in the majors, both last season. He allowed five runs in 3 1/3 innings.
Revere’s turn?
Ben Revere started over Cameron Maybin for the second game in a row on Monday, although Scioscia wouldn’t go so far as to say he’s supplanted Maybin as the starter.
“Cam is going to get obviously the lion’s share of playing time in left field,” Scioscia said, reiterating a stance he’s held since the start of spring training. “But right now we’re mixing and matching a little bit until some of our guys get comfortable.”
Scioscia added that “it’s a good time for Cam right now to exhale.”
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Coming into the game, Revere was hitting .217 with a .250 on-base percentage and Maybin was hitting .212 with a .297 on-base percentage.
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Albert Pujols got his first day off of the season. Scioscia said they had planned to give Pujols a day off “at some point, and today is a good day in the schedule to do it.” Over the last three games, the Angels gave Mike Trout a DH day, and rested Andrelton Simmons and Pujols. The Angels are four games into a stretch of 36 games in 37 days. ...
Luis Valbuena has continued running, but still hasn’t run the bases. Valbuena, who is out with a strained hamstring, was expected back sometime in late April or early May. The last steps are running the bases and playing some games in a rehab assignment.

OAKLAND Kendall Graveman, the only A's starter not to land on the disabled list last year, is there now. The A's announced Monday opening day starter Graveman was heading to the 10-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder.
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Question: Dozens assaulted by Nassar while FBI knew about allegations

DETROIT (AP) — At least 40 girls and women said they were molested by a Michigan sports doctor over a 14-month period while the FBI at the same time was aware that Larry Nassar had been accused of molesting gymnasts, a newspaper reported Saturday.
The FBI became aware of Nassar in July 2015 when it was contacted by USA Gymnastics, which trains athletes for the Olympics. But he wasn’t publicly exposed until The Indianapolis Star published allegations by a victim in 2016, The New York Times reported .
In the meantime, Nassar continued to see young female athletes, especially gymnasts, or dancers while working at Michigan State University. USA Gymnastics, where he was a team doctor, cut ties with him in 2015.
Nassar, 54, has been sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for sexual assault. He’ll get another sentence Monday in Eaton County, Michigan. Both cases were filed by the Michigan attorney general under state law. Nassar admitted penetrating females with ungloved hands when they visited him for various injuries. The number of victims who have come forward exceeds 250, going back decades.
Federal authorities in Michigan ultimately charged Nassar with child pornography after police found thousands of images in his trash. That led to a separate 60-year prison sentence.
The Times said the FBI declined to answer detailed questions about how it handled assault allegations forwarded by Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics. In a brief statement, the FBI told the newspaper that the allegations “transcended jurisdictions,” apparently a reference to Texas, Michigan and other places where Nassar was suspected of molesting people.
Asked why families and coaches weren’t alerted, W. Jay Abbott, who led the FBI office in Indianapolis, said: “That’s where things can get tricky.”
“There is a duty to warn those who might be harmed in the future,” said Abbott, who retired in January. “But everyone is still trying to ascertain whether a crime has been committed.”
He said “everybody has rights here,” including Nassar.

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What planet do you have to be on to talk about a black person and “Planet of the Apes”?\nThere is also no question that ABC knew exactly what it was getting, which is why network president Ben Sherwood told the New York Times back in March that “you can’t control Roseanne Barr. Many who have tried have failed.”\nSo obviously the network wasn’t unaware that Barr had a long history of tweeting ugly, unproven insults and wild conspiracy theories. And presumably she wasn’t on Ambien all those times.\nRoseanne retweeted at one point that “ABC is allowing the Trump haters to control their station” — even though it was the network that provided the platform for her pro-Trump reboot in the first place.\nThe network gambled that she could revive her hit show — which she did, specifically tailored to appeal to Trump Country — and she did. But even as she was riding high, Roseanne couldn’t stay off the Twitter. And that cost her, the hundreds of people who worked on the show and the network that invested in her.\nWith so many pundits on the left blaming the Roseanne debacle on Trump — who, of course, had nothing to do with it besides enjoying the show’s success — it was only a matter of time before the president joined the fray.\nIt’s noteworthy that Trump made no comment on Barr’s racist tweet. Instead, he tweeted that Disney CEO Bob Iger “Bob Iger of ABC called Valerie Jarrett to let her know that ‘ABC does not tolerate comments like those’ made by Roseanne Barr. Gee, he never called President Donald J. Trump to apologize for the HORRIBLE statements made and said about me on ABC. Maybe I just didn’t get the call?”\nI’m sure unfair things have been said about Trump on ABC News and every other network. I’m just as sure that they didn’t fall into the category of likening him to an ape.\nBut HBO’s Bill Maher, five years ago, did jokingly compare Trump’s hair to an orangutan. 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Question: Va. restaurant owner threatened after he boots patrons for Nazi salute

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Brian Ashworth didn't want to deal with the mess descending Saturday on Charlottesville, Virginia, so he shut the doors of his popular breakfast-and-barbecue joint -- only to get a taste of the hate on Sunday.
He was in the office when one of his employees walked back to tell him that a woman and four or five men, who appeared at least sympathetic to the previous day's "Unite the Right" rally, were in the dining room of Ace Biscuit & Barbecue, less than a mile from where Saturday's rallies began.
Annoyed, Ashworth walked out to survey the situation.
Some members of the groups had what Ashworth described as low-quality prison or gang tattoos. One wore a "Make America Great Again" shirt, and another had a shirt promoting the British white nationalist punk band, Skrewdriver. A third man sported a shirt that said, "Pinochet Helicopter Company," a reference to former right-wing Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, accused of tossing Communists and other political opponents from aircraft.
There was only one other couple dining at the time, outside, and the group was behaving, minding its own business. They didn't appear to be bringing any of the rally's violence to his eatery.
"One employee said to me, 'Brian, be cool. Let them eat,'" the restaurant owner recalled. "We served them against my personal taste."
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Ashworth even engaged in a benign conversation with one of the men who went outside to smoke. The man complimented Ashworth on the sausage Ace uses in its biscuits and asked if it was from a local farm. Ashworth replied that it was made in-house.
'I was pretty heated'
The group finished up, paid and walked outside, where they began "loitering and smoking" by their cars in front of his store, apparently waiting for a friend, Ashworth said. By then, the restaurant was full of customers and there was a line out the door.
Suddenly, the young man in the Skrewdriver shirt threw up a Nazi salute, which the others reciprocated, he said.
"That was it. Oh my God, are you kidding me? 'Get out of here. You've got to go,'" Ashworth told them, admittedly in unkind words. "I could've trimmed off some of the f-bombs ... but I was pretty heated."
"It was all I could do to just not explode on somebody," he said.
They countered that they had rights, and Ashworth conceded they had rights but said, as a business owner, there are federally protected groups his restaurant must serve, and they're happy to, but he reserves the right to deny service to other groups. His employees don't have to serve them, he said.
"They're on the 'don't' list," said Ashworth, who has been in business almost five years.
The woman in the group called him "limp-wristed" and another pejorative for gay men. And then came the threat: "This isn't over. We'll be back."
Ashworth's customers appreciated him taking action. Still, he's concerned.
"I got a round of applause from the customers who saw me throw them out," he said. "A round of applause is good, but it doesn't keep anybody safe."
Ashworth called the police to request a squad car post up outside his restaurant, but was told the police department's resources were too thin, which is understandable, he said.
He decided to close for the day, for the safety of his staff and customers.
'I just want to sell some food'
Charlottesville, like many American cities, has both good and bad history, Ashworth said, and he's angry that people have chosen to exploit his city for their own twisted aims.
"This isn't Charlottesville. These people are not representing us," he said. "The bad history is behind us, and we're trying to keep it there."
Ashworth worries that people like Sunday's customers will keep popping up in Charlottesville and around the country because today's tumultuous political climate provides them a platform, he said.
More worrying, though, is the threat, the husband and father said. One of the guys in the group was "dressed like an everyday dude," which is concerning because Ashworth wouldn't be able to pick him out as easily as he did the others, he said.
Ashworth brought his two .45-caliber pistols to work Sunday because of Saturday's violence. He supposes he'll keep bringing them to work until he feels safe again.
"I just want to sell some food and make a few bucks," he said. "I don't want to be the guy who got shot by a f**king Nazi."

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Question: In Germany, Churchgoers Are Encouraged To Tweet From The Pews

In Germany this year, the Protestant church is celebrating 500 years since Martin Luther brought about the Reformation. Today, as the number of churchgoers dwindles, the clergy is turning to new media to appeal to those with little time to attend worship in person.
In the eastern city of Magdeburg, the monotone peal of a single church bell calls a modest flock of parishioners to evening prayers at the Walloon Reformed Church of St. Augustine.
As the faithful file into a High Gothic church where Martin Luther once delivered a sermon, most fumble around in handbags and pockets, looking for their cellphones.
But instead of dutifully switching off their phones and putting them away on this Friday evening, these 40 or so churchgoers take a pew and bow their heads over their lit-up devices as if they were prayer books.
This is a Twitter service, where the congregation is encouraged to tweet about the liturgy and share their prayers online.
Pastor Ralf Peter Reimann says it's an experiment. He believes that social media can help the Protestant church retain and even gain followers, even in today's increasingly secular society.
"There are lots of people who live online," he says. "We want to include these people and offer them to participate in a way that's comfortable to them."
While Reimann preaches from behind the lectern, a chorus of young parishioners perching in the choir stalls tweets about his sermon. Above them, a large screen displays a hash-tagged feed which, in real time, shows tweets coming from both within the church and from around Germany.
"Luther talked about the priesthood of all believers," Reimann says. "So if you use social media, it's not only the pastor communicating on behalf of the church, but Christians communicating among each other."
Although such Twitter services are yet to catch on, embracing the latest media trend is nothing new for Protestants.
Five-hundred years ago, when Martin Luther first protested against corruption in the Catholic Church, it was the then relatively new printing press that helped his challenge to papal authority to "go viral."
Luther's supporters printed his radical ideas in pamphlets. Cheap to produce and easy to distribute, these pamphlets fostered public debate.
Ulrike Zitzlsperger, a professor of German studies at the University of Exeter in England, says the 16th century pamphlet was the social media of Luther's day.
"I think the parallels with the use of Twitter today are really strong," Zitzlsperger says. "You've got a topic that engages not just an educated public but really the wider public, the lay people. Everybody has a say."
Luther's followers shared these pamphlets and responded to them by printing their own. These Twitter-like discussions spread so rapidly that the Catholic Church could do little to censor what it called heresy.
Today though, it's no longer dissent but disinterest that threatens the Christian church in Europe.
Back in Magdeburg, the Twitter service is in full swing. Messages from around Germany, where dozens of others participated, are displayed on the church's interactive screen in front of the altar.
Some posts are encouraging, like the one from a Twitter user who tweets in German, "We all make mistakes. God will show us the right way."
Some users share their private prayers, like one who posts: "I pray for the unborn child in my belly and that it is blessed with good health."
Other users are less convinced. "Sorry, this is too hectic," one writes. "I go to church to find inner peace. I'm signing off."
It's also too much for 86-year-old Ingeborg Brunner, who tiptoes out of church before the Twitter service is over. Brunner doesn't own a smartphone, so she feels somewhat left out.
"It was certainly interesting, but it's not my cup of tea" Brunner admits. "I'm a little old for Twitter. I prefer a proper service, when we get to sing hymns."
While Brunner says she's pleased the church is appealing to the digitally devout, regular churchgoers like her would rather sing than tweet.
After all, congregational singing is another major legacy of the Reformation.

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-- Firefighters Lose Ground On Largest Of California Fires.
-- The Crazy, Unbelievable Alabama Senate Race Careens To An End.
-- The Myth Of Trump's Economic Populism, As Proven By The Tax Bill.
-- Bitcoin Futures Surge In First Day Of Trading.
-- Simeon Booker, Dean Of Washington's Black Press Corps, Dies At 99.
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Pence Won't Meet Palestinian Leader On Visit. (CNN)
Netanyahu Predicts E.U. Will Also Recognize Jerusalem. (BBC)
Venezuela Blocks Opposition From Future Presidential Election. (Time)
Nobel Prizes Presented In Stockholm. (Deutsche Welle)
Saudi Arabia To Lift Decades-Old Ban On Movies. (AP)
Golden Globe Nominations Coming Today. (AFP)
Idaho Man Rams Courthouse, Mad At Court System. (Idaho Statesman)


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Question: New minimum wage boosts cost of crossing guards

The cost of school crossing guards will grow by about $580,000 over the next two years as the minimum wage rises to $15 an hour, a report to the upcoming Toronto Police Services Board shows.
Toronto Police employ 769 school crossing guards who earn hourly wages ranging from 11.90 to $14.44 -- depending on years of service.
Premier Kathleen Wynne is boosting the current minimum wage of $11.60 an hour to $14 on Jan. 1, and then to $15 on Jan. 1, 2019.
The police board estimates the increased cost of bringing school crossing guards up to the new minimum wage will be $230,900 in 2018 and $352,400 in 2019, says the report to Thursday's police services board meeting.
Mayor John Tory said he doesn't begrudge the crossing guards a pay boost given the important work they do protecting children.
“It's not as if they were paid an exorbitant amount of money before,” Tory said Sunday. “And it's not as if they even get that many hours ... They work in this split shift arrangement, in the morning and afternoons.”
However, any time another level of government, usually the province, makes changes that impose costs on municipalities, it can be very challenging, he said.
“They simply have not given us, over time, the flexibility with respect to how we raise money to pay for a lot of this stuff,” Tory said. “And it's very frustrating for me as a mayor and I'm sure for other mayors.”
For example, cannabis legalization brings a host of new responsibilities for cities, and provincial policies around funding shelters “substantially prejudices” Toronto, he said.
The only reason that the school crossing guard pay hike would even be an issue is because it comes on top of a lot of other financial obligations that the city must shoulder, he said.
The provincial government has sent funds for some priorities, including supportive housing, he said.
But the mayor noted he does receive a lot of mail from other levels of governments pleased to inform him of new mandated initiatives.
“And then there's no cheque in the envelope,” Tory said.
The City of Toronto budget committee has already considered the impact of minimum wage hikes on its bottom line -- about $2.3 million over the next two years for parks, forestry and recreation staff alone, and millions more for other labour law changes, including three-hour standby pay and paid emergency leave.
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A Costa Mesa program that provides academic support celebrates its 20th anniversary.
An upgrade of UC's personnel and payroll systems is further delayed and expected to cost three times as much as originally planned.
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Question: Trump Administration Extends Deadline For Insurers To Decide On Obamacare Markets

The Trump administration is giving insurance companies an extra three weeks to decide whether to offer insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act markets, and how much to charge.
The extension comes as insurance companies wait for President Trump to decide whether he will continue to make payments to insurance companies that are called for under the Affordable Care Act but that some Republicans have opposed.
The payments — known as cost-sharing reduction payments — reimburse insurance companies for discounts on copayments and deductibles that they're required by law to offer to low-income customers. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the payments this year would be about $7 billion.
Trump has said he may end the reimbursements, which he calls "bailouts," and has been leaving insurers to wonder month to month about whether they will receive a check.
A White House spokesman says Trump is "working with his staff and his Cabinet to consider the issues raised by the CSR payments."
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it is offering the extra time so insurance companies can plan ahead in case the government decides to end the payments. In a memo Friday, the agency said many states are now requiring companies to file their rates for 2018 on the assumption that they won't be reimbursed.
Several companies say that without the cost-sharing payments, their rates will see double-digit increases. For example, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina says ending the payments would push its rates up 14.1 percent.
The HHS memo says "there have been no changes regarding HHS's ability to make cost-sharing reduction payments to insurers."
But it then says the agency intends to change the ACA's risk adjustment program to compensate for the loss of cost-sharing payments.
The changes are technical and complex, but Timothy Jost, professor emeritus at Washington & Lee University's law school, says in a Health Affairs blog that the memo just deepens the confusion.
"We still do not know if all of this is needed or not — the Trump administration has not made up its mind," he says.
The cost-sharing payments have been at the center of a political battle over the Affordable Care Act since before President Trump took office.
House Republicans opposed to the health law sued then-President Barack Obama, saying the payments were illegal because Congress hadn't appropriated money for them. A judge agreed but allowed the administration to continue making the payments during an appeal.
Now that Trump is in the White House, and Republican efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act have failed, many Republicans are urging the president to continue the payments rather than undermine the health care markets.

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-- Iran's Foreign Minister: Renegotiating Nuclear Deal Would Damage U.S. Credibility.
-- Border Patrol Agent Acquitted In 2012 Fatal Shooting Of Mexican Teen.
-- Prince's Family Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Hospital, Pharmacy Chain.
-- Facebook Updates Community Standards, Expands Appeals Process.
And here are more early headlines:
Report: Confirmation Hearing To Be Delayed For V.A. Nominee. (Washington Post)
Suit Filed Against New Indiana Abortion Law. (Indianapolis Business Journal)
Government Seeks E-Coli Source In Contaminated Lettuce. (Washington Post)
Despite Government Action, Nicaragua Protests Continue. (Los Angeles Times)
New Afghanistan Attacks Leave 9 Dead. (RFE/RL)
Ukrainian Agency Hit By Ransomware. (Reuters)


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Question: Trump’s people talked with Russian intelligence in year leading up to election: reports

Members of U.S. president Donald Trump’s campaign team and others affiliated with the then-candidate talked with Russian intelligence in the year leading up to the U.S. presidential election, the New York Times reported Tuesday.
Communications intercepted by U.S. authorities indicated that Trump associates were repeatedly in contact with intelligence and government officials from Russia around the same time that Trump was openly praising President Vladimir Putin on the campaign trail, said four unnamed current and former American officials cited by the newspaper.
Those communications were found at about the same time that U.S. agencies found evidence that Russia was trying to hack the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
CNN confirmed the Times report on Tuesday.
Story continues below Breaking: High-level Trump advisors were in constant communication during campaign with Russians known to US intelligence – multiple sources — Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) February 15, 2017
Paul Manafort, who previously worked as Trump’s campaign chairman, was one of the people that an official identified in the communications.
Manafort told the Times that he had “never knowingly spoken to Russian intelligence officers, and I have never been involved with anything to do with the Russian government or the [Vladmir] Putin administration or any other issues under investigation today.”
Trump spoke glowingly of Putin on the campaign trail. At one point, he said Putin was a better leader than former U.S. president Barack Obama.
On another occasion he said, “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,” in reference to messages that could not be found on Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s private server.
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CNN backed up the Times account, saying that both Trump and Obama were briefed on communications that had occurred between Russians and people attached to the Republican candidate’s campaign, according to unnamed officials.
It’s not unusual for campaigns to commiserate with people attached to foreign governments, CNN said.
But U.S. intelligence and law enforcement raised a “red flag” about these communications because of their frequency and the Trump advisers were at such a high level, the network said.
U.S. authorities were also concerned that Russian officials felt they had strong access to the presidential candidate, though they may have been inflating their ties, officials told CNN.
READ MORE: Donald Trump knew for weeks Michael Flynn was misleading over Russia
The report came one day after Michael Flynn, Trump’s security adviser, resigned his post while admitting that he had given “incomplete information” to Vice-President Mike Pence about his communication with a Russian envoy.
Pence had initially said that Flynn never discussed sanctions with the Russians. Flynn later admitted that he may have discussed that matter.

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Question: Amnesty accuses EU of complicity in Libya migrant abuse

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BRUSSELS (AP) — Amnesty International is accusing European Union countries of being complicit in the abuse of migrants detained in Libya.
The human rights group said in a report made public Tuesday that moves by EU member countries to cut off the main migration route from Africa to Europe have trapped an estimated 20,000 migrants in overcrowded and unsanitary Libyan detention facilities.
It also accused Libyan coast guard of collaborating with people smugglers and accepting kickbacks to let migrant boats leave for Europe.
Amnesty says it has documentary evidence that a boat donated by Italy was involved in an interception operation in which up to 50 people drowned.
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EU officials have rejected criticism of Europe’s approach to curbing immigration and say the bloc’s money has been channeled into Libya through United Nations agencies.

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Question: 'Flurry Zone! An Indoor Snow Experience'

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Every hour on the hour, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Dec. 1-31
No matter the weather outside, The Maritime Aquarium is guaranteeing a snowy forecast inside the popular family attraction, thanks to a special snow machine that will produce an hourly flurry each day in December.
Every hour, on the hour, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., snow will fall from the ceiling of Newman’s Own Hall (where the seals are). The squall will last for 5 minutes but, through unique technology, evaporate before hitting the floor, so no shoveling will be required.
“Here’s the chance to enjoy a pretty snowfall to help get you into the holiday spirit, but a snowfall that will be inside, where it’s warm!” said Dave Sigworth, the Aquarium’s spokesman.
“Flurry Zone! An Indoor Snow Experience” will be free with Aquarium admission.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP)  The Senate's top leader says it's "premature" to tout President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize in pursuing a peace deal with North Korea.
But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell chuckled as he mentioned the "chagrin" it would cause the Nobel committee to award Trump the world's most coveted diplomatic prize.
The Republican senator made the comments this week to WHAS-AM in his home state of Kentucky.
U.S. and North Korean officials are continuing talks aimed at salvaging a summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. McConnell says the U.S. should always be "skeptical" when dealing with North Korea, but says it's good that Trump and Kim could meet.

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Question: Facebook rules at a glance: What's banned, exactly?

Facebook has revealed for the first time just what, exactly, is banned on its service in a new Community Standards document released on Tuesday. It's an updated version of the internal rules the company has used to determine what's allowed and what isn't, down to granular details such as what, exactly, counts as a "credible threat" of violence. The previous public-facing version gave a broad-strokes outline of the rules, but the specifics were shrouded in secrecy for most of Facebook's 2.2 billion users.
Not anymore. Here are just some examples of what the rules ban. Note: Facebook has not changed the actual rules—it has just made them public.
CREDIBLE VIOLENCE
article continues below advertisement Is there a real-world threat? Facebook looks for "credible statements of intent to commit violence against any person, groups of people, or place (city or smaller)." Is there a bounty or demand for payment? The mention or an image of a specific weapon? A target and at least two details such as location, method or timing? A statement to commit violence against a vulnerable person or group such as "heads-of-state, witnesses and confidential informants, activists, and journalists." Also banned: instructions "on how to make or use weapons if the goal is to injure or kill people," unless there is "clear context that the content is for an alternative purpose (for example, shared as part of recreational self-defense activities, training by a country's military, commercial video games, or news coverage)."
HATE SPEECH
"We define hate speech as a direct attack on people based on what we call protected characteristics—race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender identity, and serious disability or disease. We also provide some protections for immigration status," Facebook says. As to what counts as a direct attack, the company says it's any "violent or dehumanizing speech, statements of inferiority, or calls for exclusion or segregation." There are three tiers of severity, ranging from comparing a protected group to filth or disease to calls to "exclude or segregate" a person our group based on the protected characteristics. Facebook does note that it does "allow criticism of immigration policies and arguments for restricting those policies."
GRAPHIC VIOLENCE
Images of violence against "real people or animals" with comments or captions that contain enjoyment of suffering, humiliation and remarks that speak positively of the violence or "indicating the poster is sharing footage for sensational viewing pleasure" are prohibited. The captions and context matter in this case because Facebook does allow such images in some cases where they are condemned, or shared as news or in a medical setting. Even then, though, the post must be limited so only adults can see them and Facebook adds a warnings screen to the post.
CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
"We do not allow content that sexually exploits or endangers children. When we become aware of apparent child exploitation, we report it to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), in compliance with applicable law. We know that sometimes people share nude images of their own children with good intentions; however, we generally remove these images because of the potential for abuse by others and to help avoid the possibility of other people reusing or misappropriating the images," Facebook says. Then, it lists at least 12 specific instances of children in a sexual context, saying the ban includes, but is not limited to these examples. This includes "uncovered female nipples for children older than toddler-age."
ADULT NUDITY AND SEXUAL ACTIVITY
"We understand that nudity can be shared for a variety of reasons, including as a form of protest, to raise awareness about a cause, or for educational or medical reasons. Where such intent is clear, we make allowances for the content. For example, while we restrict some images of female breasts that include the nipple, we allow other images, including those depicting acts of protest, women actively engaged in breast-feeding, and photos of post-mastectomy scarring," Facebook says. That said, the company says it "defaults" to removing sexual imagery to prevent the sharing of nonconsensual or underage content. The restrictions apply to images of real people as well as digitally created content, although art—such as drawings, paintings or sculptures—is an exception.

Facebook has put in place new verification requirements for political advertisements. Aiming to increase transparency for campaigns, users will now be able to see who paid for sponsored ads, how much it costs, and who it is targeting.
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Question: For Syrian Refugees In Turkey, A Long Road To Regular Employment

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In a neighborhood of Istanbul that's plastered with Arabic signs, a Syrian refugee whips up his specialty — avocado cream smoothies — at the small, colorful cafe where he works.
Majd al-Hassan has been in Turkey for two years, but has yet to learn much Turkish. He doesn't need to. This area is filled with fellow Syrians. He's paid in cash, under the table, and has yet to really integrate into Turkish society, he acknowledges.
"We've got Syrian supermarkets, Syrian restaurants — just like back home," says Hassan, 26. "I haven't even applied for a Turkish ID card. If peace comes to Syria, I'll go home tomorrow."
Nearby, a resident who describes herself as one of the last Turks living on this street near Istanbul's Fatih Mosque says she no longer recognizes her neighborhood.
"Before, this area was only Turkish people, mostly. But now, here, there, everywhere, it's all Syrian people," says Tulay Suleyman, who was born here. "Some Turkish people, they don't like these [new] people. Their culture is a little bit different than ours. [They're] mostly ignorant people — homeless people, low-class."
Xenophobia has flared with the arrival of migrants in parts of Europe. That has not been as big a problem in Turkey, even though there are some 3 million Syrians here — more than in all of Europe combined.
As in Europe, many of the Syrians in Turkey are educated professionals who are under-employed, working off the books for low pay — part of Turkey's swelling black-market economy.
At first, when Syrian refugees began streaming over the Turkish border in 2011, the Turkish government granted them a special protected status — but no work permits.
Many thought the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad would fall quickly — another domino in the Arab Spring — and that Syrian refugees would be able to cross back over the border and return home swiftly.
With the Syrian war now in its seventh year, Turkey has opened a path to Syrians for official employment. But few have taken it.
One of the government's motives in trying to regularize Syrians is that Turks have been worried about having their wages undercut.
"There was a public concern that Turkish people would be unemployed because of the Syrians being employed with lower fees [wages]," says labor lawyer Mehmet Ata Sarikaripoglu. "We see what happened in Europe, and how the politics in Europe has changed after that."
Fearing a political backlash, Turkey started a program in January 2016 to increase work permits for refugees. The government also now requires companies to give Syrians the same pay and benefits as Turks. But the roll-out has been slow.
Integrating Syrians is political too. They tend to be more religious and conservative than many Turks — and they tend to support Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He's floated the idea of offering them Turkish citizenship, but that has prompted a backlash from some opposition parties and more secular Turks.
At an Istanbul municipal office, long lines of Syrians snake across the lobby. People are registering for Turkish ID cards and health care, and signing up their children for public schools — all services they get for free as refugees.
One man yells and shakes with frustration. He says bureaucrats keep telling him to come back tomorrow. Turkey's social services are overloaded with newcomers like himself, he says.
Behind the lobby's front desk, Yahiya Osman helps Syrians register for ID cards and health care. He's a Syrian refugee himself, and has worked here for four years — even though he only got a work permit two weeks ago.
"It makes me eligible for private health insurance, a pension and worker's compensation," says Osman, 33. "You've got to think ahead. We're not sure what's going to happen in Syria. We might have to stay here in Turkey forever."
But Turkish government statistics show out of the 3 million Syrians here, fewer than 14,000 had work permits by January — a year into the program.
"It's a very exhausting procedure," says Sule Akarsu, who manages a charity that teaches Syrian refugees how to do bricklaying and other construction work.
Her work is dedicated to helping Syrian refugees. Yet even she has not applied for work permits for her Syrian staff.
"It takes nearly three months to get permission for the Syrians," she says. "It's also difficult for Turkish industry, doing all these procedures."
Only companies can apply for these permits, not employees, and they must pay monthly social security for each worker — even if it's a Syrian who doesn't plan to stay in Turkey long-term. Some employers say it's not worth the hassle and expense.
There are questions about how much Turkey's government really wants to implement this policy. It has threatened to fine companies that hire Syrians without permits. But the fines are rarely enforced.
At an Istanbul cafe, Adnan Hadad, another Syrian, says it's not just the bureaucracy that slows things down. He's dragged his feet too. When he arrived four years ago, he thought he'd be in Turkey "a couple of years," he says.
"But the Syrian war, and how it eventually evolved, made me realize I'll be here a lot longer," Hadad says.
He still dreams of growing old back home in Syria. But for now, he's starting in on some Turkish paperwork.

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-- U.K. Prime Minister Calls For Early Election.
-- In Japan, Pence Talks Trade And North Korea's Threat To The Region.
-- In The Rockies, Climate Change Spells Trouble For Cutthroat Trout.
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U.N. Says "Staggering" Number Of People Fleeing Mosul. (UN News Centre)
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Boeing Laying Off Hundreds Of Engineers, Mechanics. (USA Today)
Suspect In Deadly Washington State Mall Shooting Kills Self. (UPI)
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Sweden's 'Failure' Museum Highlights Commercial Flops. (Daily Mail)


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Question: Broncos reportedly never made offer for Kirk Cousins

Broncos stars spent the past two months pining over a quarterback who never officially received an offer from their organization.
While Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller proclaimed he was "all-in 100 percent" for the Kirk Cousins sweepstakes, general manager John Elway had one foot out of the prospective bidding war by the time free agency's negotiating window opened last Monday.
After interviewing Cousins' agent Mike McCartney for nearly two hours, The MMQB's Peter King revealed that Denver neglected to participate in the "silent auction" involving the Vikings, Jets and Cardinals.
That's not to say Elway didn't share Miller's interest in Cousins. Once he realized the price tag would skyrocket out of a comfortable range, though, Elway didn't want to get left holding the bag in a relatively deep quarterback market. As NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport pointed out, the Broncos decided to pivot toward a full pursuit of former Vikings QB Case Keenum when they realized on the Monday night before free agency they wouldn't get Cousins.
A mere hour after McCartney began fielding each team's allotted best offer, the Broncos landed Keenum on a two-year, $36 million contract.
When Elway stood before the NFL world last Friday and declared we got our guy, he had plausible deniability in his corner.
We may never know how the Broncos' front office graded Cousins' attributes and value relative to Keenum's. But we do know that Elway preferred the option of Keenum-in-the-hand on a $36 million, two-year commitment over the prospect of Cousins-in-the-bush at nearly $90 million in guarantees.

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The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to trade quarterback Alex Smith to the Washington Redskins earlier this week.
During an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio on Wednesday, Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller acted out how he believes the trade went down.
“I can just imagine [John] Elway calling over Andy [Reid]: ‘Hey, Andy, Alex has got one year left. Are you going to keep him around? Let us know.’ “Andy: ‘Yeah, we’re going to keep him. We’re going to keep Alex, man. [Patrick] Mahomes, he’s good but we’re going to keep Alex.’ “Andy hangs up the phone and calls the Redskins: ‘Hey, um, I have a quarterback for you.'”
That’s a pretty funny sketch from Miller, but KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis reported on Wednesday that the Broncos were “not in the mix” for Smith.
Denver may be in the mix for Kirk Cousins, who is set to become a free agent now that the Redskins have another quarterback.
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Question: Grammys switching to online voting, changes top album rule

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The Grammys Awards are transitioning to online voting and have updated rules for its top category, album of the year.
The Recording Academy announced new changes Wednesday, including its official switch to online voting for its 13,000 members. Voting for the 2018 Grammy Awards will take place in the fall and will include songs and albums released between Oct. 1, 2016, and Sept. 30, 2017.
Bill Freimuth, the academy's senior vice president of awards, said the academy expects to attract younger voters and touring musicians who are away from home during voting season.
"It is something that has been long-desired, long-talked about and long-investigated," he said of online voting, which comes a year after the Latin Grammys made the switch.
Freimuth said there were concerns about security issues, but added they have "done everything we can to make sure the integrity of the system will be preserved."
Another major change is the addition of songwriters to the nominees for album of the year, which was previously reserved for artists, producers and engineers. However, all participants in the album, including featured artists, songwriters, producers and engineers, must now be credited with at least 33 percent or more playing time on the album to be eligible for nomination. Prior to the new rule, all participants on an album would earn a nomination for album of the year even if they worked on one song.
The album of the year rule change would mainly affect pop, rap and contemporary R&B albums where producers typically vary throughout the project, as opposed to country and rock albums, where fewer producers are present.
Beyonce's "Lemonade," Drake's "Views" and Justin Bieber's "Purpose" — all nominees this year for album of the year — each had at least 20 producers credited. Adele's "25," which won the top prize in February, had 11 producers. The fifth nominee was country singer Sturgill Simpson, who produced his album by himself.
"Does participation on a single track on a 12- or 15-track album really signify that they really worked on the album? When it was put that way most people were saying, 'No, not really,'" Freimuth said.
If the new rule had been implemented at this year's show, Bruno Mars and Ryan Tedder wouldn't have earned Grammys for their production work on Adele's album, for example. Freimuth added that songwriters and producers who work on a big hit on an album could earn a nomination for record or song of the year for their song.
The new changes were approved last month by the Recording Academy's board of trustees. Other changes include nomination review committees added to the rap, contemporary instrumental and New Age genres. The committees serve as an additional layer of checks and balances, and for rap, could prevent wins like Macklemore & Ryan Lewis in 2014 over Kendrick Lamar, which were highly criticized. It could also allow rising acts to earn nominations over veteran performers like Eminem and Kanye West, who consistently earn nominations.
"We form these committees only when we hear from ... those genre communities (when) they feel like something's wrong, or that our nominations could be better," said Freimuth. "For rap, what they were finding was that 'legacy' artists, almost no matter what they released, they would get a nomination because of their name recognition and fan base."
The rock, R&B and country genres are other genres that have nomination review committees.
The Grammy Awards have 83 categories. Nominees will be announced Nov. 28, and the 60th awards show will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York on Jan. 28, 2018.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced updates to the organization’s rules and campaign regulations for the 91st Oscars on Tuesday. The most drastic changes come in the categories of documentary feature, original score, and original song.
For documentaries, the organization will now grant eligibility to any film that wins a “qualifying award” at a competitive film festival, regardless of distribution platform. That further opens the doors for a streamer like Netflix, or even television companies like HBO, to forgo the previously held theatrical release requirement entirely. That is, provided they win a prize from an Academy-approved list of festivals, which will be made available in the spring. It also levels the playing field for international hopefuls.
A critic review requirement is still in place for documentary features, but the list of approved outlets has expanded in New York and Los Angeles (though one of those outlets, LA Weekly, no longer employs a film critic). Reviews from television critics are still not acceptable, however.
The music branch, meanwhile, has opted for a two-step nominations process akin to the documentary branch’s. In both the categories of original score and original song, a preliminary voting round will produce a shortlist of 15 finalists for nominations. Five nominees will then be determined for each category. An added wild card: these two rounds will be decided using the preferential balloting system.
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The visual effects branch has opened things up, making the bake-off procedure more inclusive for its nominating committee. Visual effects bake-off reels can now be streamed online and voters can attend satellite bake-off screenings as well, while voting can be done online. Previously, committee members could only vote in person at the Academy’s Visual Effects Bake-off in Los Angeles.
The number of post-nominations Q&A screenings has now been limited to four across the board, regardless of category or country. Documentary and foreign film nominees formerly enjoyed two additional screenings. Also, to align with credits eligibility in the best picture category, rules in both the animated feature and documentary feature categories have been updated to allow for more than one producer to be designated as a nominee.
Previously announced, the Academy will begin overseeing campaign outreach to the membership via its own mailing houses. Studios, distributors, and filmmakers will be required to use that structure, which is similar to the one employed by the Television Academy, to send sanctioned awards materials to members who have opted in.