London, Aug 5 (IANS) Former England captain Nasser Hussain on Sunday praised fast bowler Sam Curran for his performance in the first Test which helped the hosts beat India by 31 runs.
Curran came in to bat when England were reeling at 87/7 in the second innings and looked down the barrel with the visiting bowlers, especially Ishant Sharma, having their tails up.
The 20-year-old, playing only his second Test match, then struck a gritty 63 off 65 balls to take his side out of the woods, much like visiting skipper Kohli did by scoring a majestic 149 in India's first essay as all other batsmen fell around him.
Hussain said Curran has won this game for his team and it's a great achievement for the youngster.
"He has won England this game. India might say Kohli got 200 runs but who turned this game around? A 20-year-old. It's a phenomenal achievement," Hussain told Sky Sport	.
"He changed the course of two innings. He came on with India 50-0 and pitched it up, swung it and got four for nothing and he then went in with England 87-7," he added.
With the ball, Curran was superb too, returning career-best figures of 4/74 in the first dig to shave off India's top order.
Hussain went on and said one has to pick the players depending on their character rather than the performance in county cricket.
"I always used to say pick someone on their character more than what they are showing in county cricket. He has character in abundance," he said.
The 50-year-old cricketer also praised the England squad for showing the collective effort on the ground unlike India.
"It was more of a team collective from England to beat India who relied heavily on one or two, the great one being Kohli," he said.
"It just felt like a group of England cricketers taking on one or two Indian players," he added.


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Harold Faircloth (left), of the Macon County Health Department; Min Tang, a post-doctoral civil and environmental engineering researcher; and Kelsey Pieper, a U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture postdoctoral fellow at Virginia Tech, work together to test private well water in Macon County, North Carolina.
Virginia Tech has been awarded $600,000 in funding by the Department of Housing and Urban Development toward testing and approving water filters for communities suffering with lead in water contamination in homes supplied by both private wells and municipal water services.
Kelsey Pieper, a U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture postdoctoral fellow at Virginia Tech, is leading the Office of Lead Hazard and Healthy Homes Technical Studies project that will identify barriers to adoption and sustainability of low-cost lead filters and provide evidence-based information needed for residents to make informed treatment decisions.
The project will focus on three communities in North Carolina and Louisiana with unique water quality conditions making it difficult for residents to find cost-effective home remediation solutions.
"Understanding barriers to implementation and maintenance of lead filters in addition to taking various native dialects and demographics into consideration are critical elements of this study," said Pieper, who works alongside Marc Edwards, University Distinguished Professor who exposed severe lead in water contamination problems in Washington, D.C., and Flint, Michigan.
Working with community partners and researchers at Louisiana State University Health Science Center, the Virginia Tech team will conduct surveys and focus groups to evaluate educational materials needed to address lead misperceptions, motivate proactive health behaviors, and support informed decision making and appropriate filter selection and maintenance.
The three communities in North Carolina and Louisiana that will benefit from the research funding all have lead in water contamination, but at different levels. In 2012, the Macon County, North Carolina, Health Department uncovered countywide water lead contamination in private wells. The governor of Louisiana declared a public health emergency for the town of St. Joseph in December 2016 due to high lead in water. Research in New Orleans spearheaded by Adrienne Katner, assistant professor at Louisiana State University's Health Science Center, demonstrated that the recommended flushing protocol of 30 seconds does not reduce water lead levels for all residents.
The first phase of the work is to evaluate readily available water filters commonly found in local hardware and grocery stores or online. Ming Tang, post-doctoral researcher, and Jeannie Purchase, doctoral student, both in the Charles E. Via Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, are reviewing all low-cost filters in preparation for bench-scale analysis.
The second phase of the work will focus on testing the filters in the field and then coordinating with community stores to make ensure filter options are viable.
"We will engage residents and community stores to make sure they like the filters that we want to test," said Purchase. "Getting that stamp of approval from the community is important to the research. When they like the product, [and] it's cost efficient and effective, then they are more than likely to implement the filter in their homes."
This study is a collaboration between Virginia Tech's Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University's School of Public Health, Macon County Health Department, Louisiana Environmental Action Network, and Southern United Neighborhoods.
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Posted on February 9, 2011 by Daniel
Hatchet (2006) became an instant Dan favorite when I first watched it—a super gory horror comedy that I can watch again and again and laugh every time. It's an effect I previously thought only the Golden Girls could have on me.
The excessive number of horror circle actors in the film might seem like a desperate attempt to gain attention and publicity for the film, but they're all really just icing on the crude and campy cake. There's Robert Englund and the dude from The Blair Witch Project as the father and son team who get offed first while alligator fishing. Tony Todd is "Reverend Zombie," an owner of a voodoo shop. Victor Crowley, the deformed killer, as well as his father in the flashback scenes, are both played by Kane Hodder, who handled the duties as Jason Voorhees in a number of the Friday the 13th films.
The plot of this splatterfest is simple: partying kids go on a haunted New Orleans swamp tour and are soon being pursued by a nasty looking killer. Leading the boat tour is horror cutie Parry Shen (Shrieker, The Hazing). We have a black dude as comic relief, plus two bimbos—a blonde and brunette—who totally steal the show as "actresses" trying to make it big by showing off their big ones for a Girls Gone Wild type "director." One of these funny girls happens to be Mercedes McNab, aka: Harmony from Buffy and Angel.
Our main girl is on the tour to find her father and brother, who went gator hunting and never came back….
You're either going to love Hatchet or hate it. The kills are squirm-inducing and just as hilarious as the humor. The ending harkens back to the climax of the original Friday the 13th, yet there's no explanatory epilogue. It ends so abruptly it feels like you were in the middle of a scene and someone forgot to start the next film reel.
The reason for that ending becomes so clear with Hatchet II (2010). I'm going to guess that director/writer Adam Green had some serious George Lucas foresight here and knew all along he was going to continue this epic story!
However, watch these films back to back and you'll definitely notice some differences. Now, I love me some Danielle Harris, but what I love even more is continuity. Hatchet II begins right where we left off. Problem is, Danielle Harris didn't portray Marybeth in the first film! ARGH! Why wasn't Danielle in the first film? Who knows. Maybe she was busy filming Rob Zombie's Halloween. Someone fire her agent. Or why wasn't the chick who played Marybeth in the first film asked back for the second? Was it because they simply wanted Danielle for her name?
Anyway, Marybeth gets away, but hasn't found her father and brother, so she wants to go back on the tour and find them. This time Tony Todd (aka: Reverend Zombie) joins the tour, along with a bunch of local men who want to kill Crowley once and for all.
Once again manning the boat is Parry Shen. Horror cub AJ Bowen joins the cast. And the funny guy this time around is this Sinbad looking dude who cracked me up doing a killer Tony Todd impersonation—right to Tony's face! And Tony's reaction is perfect—it looks like he's about to go Candyman on Sinbad's ass!
The first film delivered the comedy from start to finish. The sequel is heavily weighed down by a serious tone for the first forty minutes. Danielle Harris plays it straight and dramatic, her character being the focus and having no room for humor considering what she's been through. Victor Crowley's backstory is expanded upon in more flashbacks, and we learn he is out for revenge against the specific people who were responsible for his death (very Voorhees of Crowley, isn't it?).
It's not until Sinbad dude's appearance that the film starts to lighten up, although we do get one funny moment at the beginning when Mercedes McNab and her brunette bimbo friend from the first film make a cameo. And speaking of, another small cameo (like 2 seconds long) comes from a chick named Sarah who was a contestant on VH1's Scream Queens. Naturally, there are plenty of big boobs bouncing around (okay, maybe not naturally, but they're still big). And the campy and grotesque kills are as bloody fun as in the first film.
This is all a blast, but again, the presence of Danielle Harris's character is just so off-balance with the comic tone that she verges on annoying. However, she totally redeems herself in the very last moment of the film. She rox the hatchet! But then…no! Can it be! After no less than FOUR Halloween movies, are you really going to be ignorant enough as to drop the hatchet, Danielle???
And then comes Hatchet III (2013), picking up right where part 2 left off. Basically, it's a Hatchet II remake with a group of gun-toting dudes heading into the swamp to kill Victor Crowley. Danielle Harris's role is lessened and she seems to just be fulfilling an obligation to appear in the film. Caroline Williams, the screamer from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre II, accompanies her as a reporter, and Zach Galligan of Fright Night, looking exactly like David Naughton these days, plays the sheriff.
A whole new heard of guys gets sliced and diced with magnificent gore, but that's all Hatchet III really has going for it. There are no scares and the humor is okay, but nothing too memorable. And seriously, a majority of the film is packs of dudes standing around shooting the hell out of Victor Crowley and getting mass murdered—yet still shooting and shooting and shooting even though it's obvious as hell that guns don't work.
There are a few bright moments. Parry Shen is back playing an unrelated character, but one of the in-jokes points out that he looks very familiar. Also, Sid Haig has a short cameo and totally steals the show. And finally, if you pay close attention and really remember the first film, there's a moment of direct connection to it. But in the end, it would be best if this is the final chapter in a trilogy….
Victor Crowley (aka: Hatchet IV) is sort of the redeemer, going back to the tone of the original. This sequel is purely meta silliness for fans of the series.
A good chunk of the beginning of the film revolves around cutie Parry Shen's character cashing in on what he experienced in the previous installment, doing book signings and a publicity tour.
An unforgettable moment basically pokes fun at his popularity with gay guys thanks to his role on General Hospital. Kudos to creator Adam Green for going there…and going all the way. Even more kudos to the actor and Shen.
Intact is the over-the-top humor of the series, plus an awesome cast packed with familiar horror faces. Felissa Rose is her campy best.
Plus we get Tiffany Shepis, Dave Sheridan, Laura Ortiz, Chase Williamson, and Tyler Mane.
In a major meta move, Shen ends up on a plane with a crew hoping to make a movie about Victor Crowley. The plane crashes into the swamps and the splatastic killings start again.
If you're looking for anything serious, forget it. This is a horror party, plane and simple. The oddest thing about this installment is that a majority of the action takes place on the plane. Seriously.
The group is holed up in the plane in hopes of avoiding Crowley's wrath. Yeah, like a plane is going to stop him. Or…is it?
I am the author of the horror anthologies CLOSET MONSTERS: ZOMBIED OUT AND TALES OF GOTHROTICA and HORNY DEVILS, and the horror novels COMBUSTION and NO PLACE FOR LITTLE ONES. I am also the founder of BOYS, BEARS & SCARES, a facebook page for gay male horror fans! Check it out and like it at www.facebook.com/BoysBearsandScares.
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BP's Moment of Truth
By Mark Tulay
The Gulf oil spill is now at least three times the amount of the 11-million-gallon Exxon Valdez spill in 1989 by some estimates. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) observed that "the recovery from the Exxon Valdez oil spill was long and sad, and it took 20 years for litigation over punitive damages to be resolved. ... That in and of itself was a tragedy we can't let happen again."
When news of the Exxon Valdez oil spill broke in March of 1989, the slow and inadequate corporate and government response to the disaster ushered in a new wave of leaders in the environmental movement.
One of these new visionary leaders was Joan Bavaria, the driving force behind the Boston-based Ceres, which was founded in 1989 to advance what was then viewed as a sweeping 10-point code of environmental conduct that became known as the Ceres Principles.
In ancient Rome, Ceres was the goddess of agriculture, charged with guarding humankind's survival. In the wake of the Exxon Valdez disaster, Joan Bavaria and the Ceres team began to build a movement to do just that by creating a new way to hold companies to higher environmental performance and disclosure standards and to provide market based incentives to spur innovation and environmental leadership.
Bavaria worked tirelessly to build a first-of-its-kind, multi-stakeholder coalition comprising environmental organizations, corporations, faith-based institutions and institutional investors all working to find new collaborative solutions.
It was not an easy task in the early 1990's to bring corporate CEOs and leaders in the environmental movement together.
At the time of the Exxon Valdez spill, a spokesman for Exxon said that the Ceres Principles "do not recognize the need to balance environmental protection with the importance of adequate energy resources and a stable, healthy economy."
Five years later, another oil company, Sun Oil, had an entirely different view on this when it broke ranks with the Fortune 500 and surprised everyone to become the first large company to join with Ceres.
Sunoco CEO Robert Campbell said at the time that his company and members of Ceres developed trust for each other and realized that their goals were similar. "Their goal and our goal did not seem so far apart," Campbell said. "The Sun Company decided that by signing the Ceres principles they would be placing themselves at the forefront of business' role in protecting the environment."
Campbell displayed true leadership and willingness to ignore pressure from his CEO counterparts, who at the time were angry at him for joining with environmentalists.
Ceres continues to play an important role and is focusing on steering investor assets toward companies demonstrating a commitment to sustainability and improved environmental performance -- and away from more risky laggards.
The original reporting framework Ceres designed in the early 1990's evolved into the Global Reporting Initiative, the de facto standard for corporate disclosure of sustainability information used by 1,500 companies worldwide.
The Future for BP
BP's CEO Tony Hayward pledged this week "to clean up every drop of oil" off the oil-soaked shore and to put the "Gulf coast right as fast as we can."
Since April 22nd, BP has spent over $800 million responding to the spill. BP's stock price has dropped over 25 percent during this period, eroding nearly $50 billion in market value.
More trouble lies ahead for BP as it may face the specter of EPA fines of $1,100 per gallon or up to $4,300 if gross negligence was found to cause the spill. The total costs for BP could exceed by some estimates over $25 billion, far eclipsing the $3.8 billion costs for the Exxon Valdez spill.
How BP handles these costs will be a true measure of the company.
BP has come under fire for its early handling of the financial settlements from individuals. Alabama's Attorney General Troy King on Sunday said he told BP to stop encouraging settlement agreements among coastal residents that he said stripped people of their right to sue in exchange for a $5,000 settlement.
Furthermore, CEO Hayward recently was quoted in The Times of London repeating his commitment to pay all verifiable individual claims but qualified his statement further by saying that because "this is America" many of the claims will likely be "illegitimate."
Instead of hedging and dodging, BP would be well served to take the high road on settlement issues.
On the wall of Bavaria's cluttered Boston office was a sign that read: "Life is a test. It is only a test. If this were your real life, you would have been given better instructions."
She was put to the test in 1990 as she visited Prince William Sound on the first anniversary of the Valdez spill and wrote,
''The extent of the damage is still disputed and probably will be forever. But one thing was crystal clear: Such disasters need not happen, they must not happen, and we must not let time heal this wound so well that we forget the tears, the tragedy, and bet again on luck to pull us through.''
This message rings as true today as it did then. While the tragedy of the Gulf oil spill itself cannot be undone, let's hope that Hayward is prepared to follow through on his original commitments and follow Bavaria's advice as he deals with the aftermath of clean-up and compensation.
Mark Tulay worked for Joan Bavaria at Boston-based Ceres as the organization's first full-time employee beginning in the 1990s. He has worked in the environmental movement for over 15 years and is the founder and CEO of Sustainability Risk Advisors.
Image of Gulf oil spill CC licensed by Flickr user NASA Goddard Photo and Video. Inset image of Big Smith Island off Valdez, Alaska, March 1989, CC licensed by Flickr user jimbrickett.
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Da Nang will have 21,000 4-5 star hotel rooms in the next three years
Expat in Vietnam August 2, 2022
By the end of 2022, Da Nang is expected to have 10 more projects with 2,442 rooms, bringing the total supply of 4- and 5-star hotel rooms to nearly 18,000 rooms with 91 projects.
By 2024, the central coastal city is expected to have a total of 99 4-5 star hotel projects, with a total supply of more than 21,000 rooms with a series of new brands to be launched such as Mandarin Oriental, JW Marriott, Le Meridien, Wink Hotels or Lyf by The Ascott Limited.
The coastal area of Da Nang is welcoming more room supply. Photo: Nhan Tam
This information has just been shared by a representative of CBRE Vietnam – a company specializing in real estate research and consulting – on July 26, at the press conference to announce the focus of the Danang real estate market in the first half of 2022.
From now to 2024, room rent is forecast to increase by 25%/year and may reach $119/room/night by 2024. Room occupancy will recover to pre-epidemic levels of 63%.
However, according to CBRE, in the short term, the operation situation will not be able to return to the pre-epidemic level in the near future because the unpredictable developments of the Covid-19 epidemic in the world may affect the situation. Therefore, in 2022, room rent is forecasted to increase by 30% over the same period, reaching $79/room/night. Room occupancy will reach 53.2%, up 43.5 percentage points compared to 2021.
Also at the press conference, a representative of CBRE Vietnam said that since August 2021, Da Nang has stopped licensing new condotel projects to solve the supply-demand imbalance after a long period of hot growth, so in the future, the new supply will mainly come from pre-licensed projects or the next stage of sale. In the period 2022 – 2024, Da Nang will have about 1,800 condotel units.
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Estonian Environmental Law Center has published guidelines on making discretionary decisions in environmental matters, aimed at helping Estonian public officials to consider and reason environmental decisions better. This gives a chance to consider different interests in a more transparent manner and helps to understand why the decision-maker considered a certain solution to be the best.
The guidelines are aimed at both municipal officials dealing with spatial planning and building permits as well as governmental officials issuing environmental permits. Real life examples and citations of most important Supreme Court judgments are provided to illustrate the requirements.


Isabel Preysler is no longer the only one who reigns in the universe of Spanish signature bathrooms. The Model Cindy Crawford is since 2017 the image and Ambassador of the firm Silestone by Cosentino in the United States and, as Preysler, feels "part of the family Cosentino", the owner of the brand and one of the great Spanish fortunes.
The family business of Spanish origin, specializing in patented materials for kitchens, bathrooms and architectural Solutions has recently inaugurated a store dedicated to the exhibition of their products in Los Angeles, in The middle of Beverly Boulevard and there was To support the event Cindy Crawford.
The 53-year-old American model did not merely pose and leave. Interested in decoration, fashion and lifestyle, as demonstrated throughout his long and successful career, Crawford actively participated in a talk on these issues during the opening of these facilities in which they have invested over a million and a half D and Euros. "I love being involved in renovation and decorating projects and Cosentino unites the world of fashion and design," he said during the event.
As in the case of Isabel Preysler with the firm Porcelanosa, the link that has been created between her and the Spanish family business goes beyond the commercial relationship and the model has assured that "from the beginning of our alliance, I felt an instant connection with the F Amilia and his project. "
Cosentino is a firm of Andalusian origin, as its owners, which has already expanded its idea around the world, with four exhibition centers in the United States and 12 around the world. Headquartered in Almería, its President Paco Cosentino, promotes work with young people and therefore has created scholarships so that they can study International Baccalaureate, training seminars for university students and educational forums. Aspects parallel to the brand that also interest the model and entrepreneur who represents them in the United States.
Cindy Crawford has surpassed that category that placed it in the Olympus of the models of the years 1990, when it was considered the model best paid of the world and, although it continues to March punctually, now it has become a businesswoman and ambassador of Marks that They report large numbers to their sound economy. Omega was his first major contract of this type, but after many others have followed him in that effort to "get more involved in the projects I did, put more of my part in the game," as she said. It has Also been image of Revlon and his interest in the world of beauty led him to create his own brand, Meaningful Beauty, something like Beauty with meaning. The Home is another of his concerns and in this field comes his collaboration with the Spanish firm: "The companies that seek me know the things that concern me," said Crawford in more than one interview. The décor and the house is one of them and proof of it is that in 2005 it founded the brand Cindy Crawford Home Collection that sells furniture in Canada and the United States and that invoice 250 million of dollars per year.


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Why did you start Milestones by Ashleigh Bergman?
I had made the venture into the corporate side of the retail fashion business (as the Senior Jewelry Buyer for Anthropologie) after being a buyer in the high end boutique fashion world (for Fred Segal for 15 plus years).
After I started my family, I really craved getting back in touch with the shoppers directly. I found it way more exciting to source beautiful jewelry and find one person or a select group of people who absolutely fell in love with it, versus buying huge quantities for 200 stores and just seeing how the numbers reacted. I am so passionate about product, accessories, and most of all jewelry, and I just revelled in seeing pieces I fell in love with on people who appreciated them as much as I did.
As for standing out, there are quite a few people who have jewelry concierge business models similar to mine. I truly believe there is enough business out there for all of us. It really just depends on who the client is drawn to. We all have different point of views, different style, and different personalities. It is all about who vibes with your energy.
What does the ideal Mother's Day look like to you?
I have a large extended family that is really close, We usually have a beautiful brunch and spend the day joking, laughing and sharing wonderful food and wine. There is nothing better than that for me!
As for jewelry specifically, I am constantly inspired by the designers, artisans and craftspeople I work with, many of which I have worked with for 18 plus years. Let's face it, most everything has been done before. But I am so inspired by the way people reimagine what has already been done. That's what still gets me fired up about jewelry. My instincts about jewelry are instant and strong, and I and I always trust my gut.
What's something you love to do with your kids?
Greyson Dean 3 1/2 and Ruby Simone 7 months. We are actually really homebodies. I love eating breakfast as a family (my hubby makes the best pancakes) and running around the house in our PJ's all day. There is a lot of laughter in my home, and that is pure joy to me.
When I get a little time to myself, you can usually find me...?
Getting my nails done! It is non negotiable self care that I make sure to do religiously.
What are 3 things you always have in your handbag?
Like most of us, my phone. I am constantly snapping pics of jewelry and of course pics of my kiddos.
My pump, still nursing and pumping round the clock! I probably shouldn't admit it but, lots of pumping and driving!
And it isn't in my bag, but I never leave home without jewelry on. Even when I am in my sweats with no makeup, a little sparkle always puts me in a good mood.
What your favorite Mia Tango item right now? Why?
I love the Ripe Goddess Maxi. I would totally rock that pregnant or not! What a great vacation dress with some strappy heels, sparkly hoop earrings and and arm full of bangles!


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This highly enjoyable medieval fantasy from Nielsen (the Underworld Chronicles), set in the medieval kingdom of Carthya, centers on 15-year-old Sage, an angry and pugnacious orphan, who is unexpectedly purchased by Conner, one of the king's regents. The entire royal family—king, queen, and heir—has recently died under mysterious circumstances, and to prevent civil war, Conner is collecting orphans who might believably be substituted for the dead king's younger son, who was reported lost at sea years earlier. Sage is soon engaged in a deadly, winner-take-all contest with two other boys to earn the right to impersonate Prince Jaron. Sage is deftly characterized through humorous first-person narration, quickly establishing himself as a beguiling antihero: "I'd never attempted roast thievery before, and I was already regretting it," he says when readers first meet him. "It happens to be very difficult to hold a chunk of raw meat while running." Secondary characters are equally fleshed-out. First in the Ascendancy Trilogy, this is an impressive, promising story with some expertly executed twists. Ages 8–14. Agent: Ammi-Joan Paquette, Erin Murphy Literary Agency. (Apr.)
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Nepal's prime minister, Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, is on a week-long visit to China this week. Oli, who became Nepal's first elected prime minister under the newly promulgated constitution last October, is on his first trip to China and his second trip abroad overall after a visit to India last month.
Oli's trip comes at a time of unease in the historically close bilateral relationship between India and Nepal. Oli's time in China has made it clear that Nepal, which relies economically on its giant neighbor to the south, is increasingly looking toward Beijing for an alternate source of economic ballast and opportunity.
On Monday, Oli met his counterpart, Premier Li Keqiang, and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing and voiced his support for China's One Belt, One Road initiative, which endeavors to expand economic interconnectivity across the Eurasian landmass. Accordingly, China agreed to begin exploring the feasibility of connecting China's rail network to Nepal. Given the natural barrier of the Himalayan range between Tibet and Nepal, transportation infrastructure between Nepal and China is limited.
China has expanded its rail infrastructure in Tibet considerably, particularly along the disputed border with India in the east. However, the approach most likely to be under consideration involves as a link from the Tibetan city of Shigatse to the Nepalese border town of Gyirong. Hou Yanqi, the deputy head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Asia Division, noted that Oli discussed two alternative rail routes–one within Nepal, connecting major cities, and another across the border. "Of course, a further extension from Gyirong is an even longer-term plan. It's up to geographic and technical conditions, financing ability. We believe that far in the future the two will countries be connected by rail," Hou said, according to Reuters. As Shannon Tiezzi reported yesterday, "the planned rail link might involve the herculean task of tunneling under Mount Everest."
In addition to the issue of a possible Nepal-China rail link, Oli discussed a range of other issues. Critically, he secured transit rights for Nepali goods through China, a development that will help reduce Kathmandu's reliance on India-based routes to seaports. 98 percent of Nepal's trade with countries apart from India has to first transit Indian territory. Most Nepali sea-bound exports have to head to the Indian port city of Kolkata,according to the Indian foreign ministry. For landlocked Nepal, the acquisition of transit rights through China is a geoeconomic game-changer.
According to the Nepal Times, China and Nepal concluded nine major agreements in total, in addition to the railway cooperation and transit rights agreement. The two countries will cooperate on the construction and maintenance of a bridge at the Xiarwa Boundary River. China will underwrite and support the Pokhara Regional International Airport Project in Nepal. The two sides will cooperate on energy, climate change, intellectual property, and begin exploring the feasibility of a free-trade agreement.
Oli's trip to Nepal has drawn a great deal of interest in India, where reporting on the visit has greatly outweighed Chinese coverage of the visit. As I've discussed before in The Diplomat, Kathmandu and New Delhi saw their relations strained last year amid differences over Nepal's new constitution, which was seen by certain ethnic groups with close ties to India as discriminatory and unfair. The constitutional crisis was the acute event, leading to a flare-up in anti-India sentiment in the country, but calls in Nepal to rethink the country's ties to India have long been part of the political discourse. Under the country's old Maoist government, there was a serious push to scrap to the 1950 India-Nepal Treaty of Friendship, which provides the foundation for bilateral ties.
The constitutional crisis reached its apex with the onset of a de facto blockade, which Nepal accused the Indian government of engineering as a form of leverage. New Delhi maintains the blockade was an organic development caused by truck drivers who were anxious about the security situation across the border, given widespread protests and instability. As a result of the blockade, fuel, food, medical supplies, and other goods were in short supply in Nepal, putting considerable economic stress on the country and raising anti-India sentiments. Oli's visit to India in February was an attempt to set aside some of the ill-will generated during the months-long crisis, but appears to have been limited in its success.
Contrary to New Delhi, Beijing took a placid "wait-and-see" approach to Nepal's constitutional crisis. Additionally, China's rush to send aid to Nepal following last year's devastating earthquake in April left a positive impression of the country as well. In a bid to send a message to India, reports in December suggested that Oli would break with the longstanding practice of many Nepali leaders (with a few exceptions) and visit China before he visited India. Oli didn't end up doing that and rejected accusations that he had played the "China card" against India.
In China, Oli has made it clear that he is willing and able to approach China should relations with India prove to have been irreparably damaged. In contrast to his recent trip to India, Oli will leave China with several ambitious initiatives and deliverables in tow. In India, Modi and Oli were unable to issue a joint statement or set an agenda that showed that the relationship had recovered its old character of closeness.
India's reaction to Nepal's growing interest in hedging its options with a closer and more diversified relationship with China is yet to be seen. However, New Delhi likely won't be satisfied to let Kathmandu drift toward Beijing, possibly precipitating a geopolitical tug-of-war.
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Кунцевский район — административно-территориальная единица в составе Московской области РСФСР, существовавшая в 1929—1960 годах.

Кунцевский район образован 12 июля 1929 году в составе Московского округа Московской области. В его состав вошли город Кунцево, рабочий посёлок Рублёво, дачные посёлки Баковка, Мещёрский, Немчиновка и Одинцово, а также сельсоветы:
 из Московского уезда:
 из Козловской волости: Акуловский, Аминьевский, Барвихинский, Внуковский, Гладышевский, Давыдковский, Измалковский, Крылатский, Лайковский, Мазиловский, Мамоновский, Матвеевский, Михалковский, Мневниковский, Немчиновский, Никольский, Ново-Ивановский, Орловский, Очаковский, Подушкинский, Пыхтинский, Раменский, Рассказовский, Ромашковский, Татарковский, Терёшковский, Троице-Голенищевский, Усовский, Фильский, Хорошёвский, Черепковский
 из Ленинской волости: Воронцовский, Деревлевский, Румянцевский, Семёновский, Тропарёвский
 из Павшинской волости: Мякининский, Строгинский, Троице-Лыковский
 из Десенской волости Подольского уезда: Саларьевский.

20 мая 1930 года из Кунцевского района в Ленинский были переданы Воронцовский, Деревлевский и Семёновский с/с. Из Ленинского района в Кунцевский были переданы Больше-Голубинский и Теплостанский с/с, из Звенигородского района — Знаменский с/с, а из Сходненского района — Щукинский с/с. Вскоре Больше-Голубинский с/с был упразднён. 15 декабря из Воскресенского района в Кунцевский был передан Глуховский с/с.

На 1 января 1931 года территория района составляла 230 км², а население — 62 136 человек. Район включал 46 сельсоветов и 99 населённых пунктов.

30 января 1931 года Фильский с/с был включён в черту города Москвы.

27 сентября 1932 года Глуховский с/с был передан в новообразованный Красногорский район.

10 апреля 1934 года р.п. Рублёво был передан в подчинение городу Москве. 22 марта был упразднён Черепковский с/с.

26 сентября 1938 года был образован д.п. Солнцево. 20 декабря д.п. Одинцово был преобразован в рабочий посёлок.

17 июля 1939 года были упразднены Раменский и Саларьевский с/с.

16 августа 1946 года были образованы д.п. Переделкино и Чоботы. 20 сентября образован р.п. Внуково.

6 июня 1952 года город Кунцево получил статус города областного подчинения.

На 1 января 1953 года в районе было 42 сельсовета:

 Акуловский,
 Аминьевский,
 Баковский,
 Барвихинский,
 Внуковский,
 Гладышевский,
 Давыдковский,
 Знаменский,
 Измалковский,
 Крылатский,
 Лайковский,
 Мазиловский,
 Мамоновский,
 Матвеевский,

 Мещёрский,
 Михалковский,
 Мневниковский (центр — с. Верхние Мневники),
 Мякининский,
 Немчиновский,
 Никольский,
 Ново-Ивановский,
 Орловский,
 Очаковский,
 Переделкинский,
 Подушкинский,
 Пыхтинский (центр — с. Ликово),
 Рассказовский,
 Ромашковский,

 Румянцевский,
 Солнцевский,
 Строгинский,
 Татаровский,
 Тёпло-Станский,
 Терёшковский (центр — с. Суково),
 Троице-Голенищевский,
 Троице-Лыковский,
 Тропарёвский,
 Усовский (центр — с. Кольчуга),
 Хорошёвский,
 Чёботы,
 Щукинский.

14 июня 1954 года были упразднены Аминьевский, Гладышевский, Знаменский, Измалковский, Лайковский, Мазиловский, Матвеевский, Михалковский, Мякининский, Немчиновский, Орловский, Подушкинский, Пыхтинский, Рассказовский, Ромашковский, Строгинский, Татаровский, Терёшковский, Тропаревский, Хорошевский и Щукинский с/с. 22 июня образован р.п. Очаково.

30 августа 1956 года был образован р.п. Раменки. 27 сентября р.п. Внуково был передан в подчинение городу Москве.

30 мая 1957 года р.п. Одинцово получил статус города. 19 декабря р.п. Раменки и Мневниковский с/с были включены в черту города Москвы.

7 декабря 1957 года к Кунцевскому району был присоединён упразднённый Звенигородский район. В результате в составе Кунцевского района добавились город Звенигород, д.п. Голицыно, Дубки и Жаворонки и сельсоветы Аксиньинский, Больше-Вязёмский, Введенский, Ершовский, Захаровский, Каринский, Кубинский, Ликинский, Назарьевский, Наро-Осановский, Никольский, Саввинский, Сидоровский, Улитинский, Успенский, Часцовский, Шараповский и Юдинский.

25 сентября 1958 года был упразднён Румянцевский с/с, образован Терешковский с/с, а а Никольский с/с переименован в Тропарёвский.

29 августа 1959 года решением Мособлисполкома р.п. Очаково был преобразован в город, но Президиум Верховного Совета СССР не успел утвердить это решение.

18 августа 1960 года Кунцевский район был упразднён. При этом его территория была распределена так:
 в черту города Москвы: города Кунцево и Очаково; с/с Давыдковский, Крылатский, Очаковский, Теплостанский, Троице-Голенищевский, Троице-Лыковский и Тропаревский
 в Ульяновский район: город Одинцово; д.п. Мещёрский, Переделкино, Солнцево, Чоботы; с/с Внуковский и Терешковский.
 в Красногорский район: д.п. Баковка и Немчиновка; с/с Барвихинский, Мамоновский, Ново-Ивановский, Усовский
 в восстановленный Звенигородский район: город Звенигород; д.п. Голицыно, Дубки, Жаворонки; с/с Акуловский, Аксиньинский, Больше-Вязёмский, Введенский, Ершовский, Захаровский, Каринский, Кубинский, Ликинский, Назарьевский, Наро-Осановский, Никольский, Саввинский, Сидоровский, Улитинский, Успенский, Часцовский, Шараповский и Юдинский.

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The genre of landscape, the attraction to territories which question geographical limits, like coastlines, volcanic zones, underground places, forests and mountains, remote and inhospitable locations, (apparently) on the edge of civilisation, which discourage humans from inhabiting or even visiting them because of their extreme topography and meteorological conditions, constitute one of the main axes of Tito Mouraz's photographic images.
At the same time, we can also see that his work is predominated by images which demonstrate a rigorous sense of composition, which favour clarity and aesthetic sobriety, in other words, images which follow genealogies of the documentary style. Yet, in a more careful and exacting analysis, we realise that Tito Mouraz's photographs are not entirely documentary or even objective, by virtue of their rhetoric linking the descriptive domain with the speculative, aesthetic and reconfigurative potential of the image. Thus, we can say that the photographer departs from the conventions of the objective image in order to seek a broader and more effective subjectivity.
The series Mergulho [Dive] is the result of a recent foray into the Azores region. This isn't the first time that the photographer has worked in the Azores, in this fragmented and floating land which challenges things' sense of volatility and how they are perceived. The images show us landscapes, places and details of nature and human occupation. The atmosphere is silent, but in it we sense the action of the wind and the ocean waves on the coast. Water, rocks and stones, light and darkness, day and night, are represented as immanent elements of a reality inhabited by movements, flows and mutations. This gaze was clearly prepared, and willing, to sensitively and meditatively experience the unique and peculiar nature of a territory heavily influenced by a conflagration of times and movements – geophysical, sensory, fictional, aesthetic.
For this new series, the photographer chose to use instant film, a decision which involved substantial changes to his usual methods of production. When this type of film is used, it produces a positive image on photographic paper and a negative film with a layer of chemical matter, which is what comes into contact with the paper and generates the positive image. In this chemical matter we see a precarious copy of the image (less sharp and less detailed, often containing imperfections) which can be transferred to another paper support. This transfer process must be carried out straight after the positive image is separated from its negative. It is a complex and imprecise process which, depending on the characteristics of the image and ambient temperature and light conditions, can give rise to transformations in the representational quality of the image.
Looking at these images in Mergulho, one realises that, as well as the photographed themes, Tito Mouraz aims to reflect on the range of possibilities of the photographic medium, even attempting to draw connections with other modes of artistic expression, like painting and drawing. One group of photographs is distinguished by its representative clarity. The images are transparent, privileging the gaze and recognition of the subject, like realities we could find in the world: a dirt track, details of the earth and rocks, a ladder into a natural swimming pool, a low wall, the metallic structure of a billboard. Because of the darkness, or the viewpoint, the photographs have no horizon; they are closed, opaque planes, which prove photography's effectiveness in the constitution of a two-dimensional world.
The remaining photographs, which form a bigger group, are the result of transfers of the chemical layer. In visual terms, they are less homogeneous with regard to the size of the plane and the strictly figurative sphere of the image. We see the overlapping of different images (because several transfers can be made onto the same support), which merge to create spectral and phantasmal realities. In other cases, we come across images in which the chemical process has given rise to visual disruptions – which range from variations in density and colour (like yellow seawater) to the constitution of abstract marks. They are, therefore, images profoundly affected by chemical mediation, which produce shifts towards visual domains that break with the usual expectation of photographic effectiveness in the relationship between representation and represented. An unstable and impermanent imaginary world, which is a good thing, because it guarantees one of the greatest incentives of artistic practice, the opportunity for a different perspective, one that is suggestive and productive, capable of mobilising what is most subjective, intuitive and projective in the spectator.
Tito Mouraz (1977, Portugal) finished the Visual Arts and Photography course in the Superior Art School of Oporto (Escola Superior Artística do Porto) in 2010, being this the city where he lives and works currently. Exhibits regularly since 2009 in Portugal and abroad. Some of the most significant exhibitions have taken place at Módulo Gallery (Lisbon); The Finnish Museum of Photography (Helsinki); Format International Photography Festival (UK); Arquipélago – Contemporary Arts Center, (Azores, Portugal); Blanca Berlin Gallery (Spain); Tampere Art Museum (Finland); Museu da Imagem (Portugal); Fotofestiwal Lodz (Poland); Festival Circulation(s), Paris (France); Carpe Diem Arte e Pesquisa (Lisbon) Encontros da Imagem, Braga (Portugal); Voies Off Gallery, Arles (France) etc.
Winner in 2013 of The Emergentes DST International Photography Award and the Portfolio Review Award, Carpe Diem Arte e Pesquisa. In Portugal he is represented by Módulo – Centro Difusor de Arte, Lisbon. His work is represented in multiple public and private collections.
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Firefighters are close to completing containment lines around the remnants of the huge and costly wildfire that scorched two Southern California counties this month.
Officials say the so-called Thomas Fire is 91 percent contained Thursday, with remaining active heat sources well inside the perimeter of the 440-square-mile burn area in coastal Ventura and Santa Barbara counties northwest of Los Angeles.
The fire erupted Dec. 4 and quickly became a wind-driven inferno, destroying 1,063 structures and damaging 280 others.
By late this month, firefighting costs topped $174 million as the wildfire became California's largest on record.
The Los Angeles Times reports that only halfway through the state's current fiscal year, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has already spent $699 million battling wildland blazes, including October's Northern California firestorms.
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According to the rules for management of the infrastructure built and with the purpose for the successful development of the Laboratory Complex, together with the support of the leading research and scientific organizations at the beginning of 2016 the Research and Development and Innovation Consortium was established. The Consortium is a scientific organization, whose main goal is to manage and develop the Laboratory Complex and the Innovation Forum "John Atanasoff", which is also part of the science and technology park.
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The mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard is part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games diving program. The competition will be held on 8 August 2022 at Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Birmingham, England.

This is the inaugural edition of the event. Nations can send more than one team to a synchronised event. Australia, Malaysia, Scotland and hosts England have entered two teams in this event.

Schedule
All times are BST (UTC+1)

Format
A single round will be held, with each team making five dives. Eleven judges score each dive: three for each diver, and five for synchronisation. Only the middle score counts for each diver, with the middle three counting for synchronisation. These five scores are averaged, multiplied by 3, and multiplied by the dive's degree of difficulty to give a total dive score. The scores for each of the five dives are then aggregated to give a final score.

Field
The initial field for the event was published on 22 July 2022:

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israelandstuffcom | November 9, 2018
Embedded Israeli TV Crew in Gaza Reveals Truth in Gaza Under Hamas
Hamas encourages mothers to participate in the violence together with their young children in the hope they'll get hurt or worse.
A seriously injured Arab hurt at the border protests is paid $500, moderately wounded is paid $200, & a 'Shahid' [martyr] gets $3000 from Iran.
Billboards in Gaza city depict Abbas with blood on his face, reading, "Whoever punish us doesn't represent us."
By Yochanan Visser
It doesn't happen a lot that Israelis have the opportunity to see with their own eyes what Hamas is doing in Gaza, especially after the start of the 'Great March of Return' which started at the end of March and continues until this day.
There have been many reports about the deteriorating situation in Gaza where electricity and fuel are scarce and where most people don't have any money to buy basic goods, according to NGO's and humanitarian aid organizations.
This self-inflicted disaster is used by Hamas to justify the orgy of violence along the Israeli border where IDF soldiers are struggling to prevent infiltrations and attacks with incendiary balloons and kites.
Hamas leader and terrorist, Yahya Sinwar instructs Gazans of true intentions to 'peaceful March of Return' – Screenshot: Twitter
But now, Israeli TV broadcaster MAKO sent a Channel 2 TV crew into the coastal enclave to interview Gazans and to film the violence from the Gaza-side of the border.
Reporter Ohad Chemo, who is fluent in Arabic, spoke with mostly young Palestinian Arabs in Gaza who told him Iran is paying damages to everyone who gets injured. A serious injured Arab who got hurt during the violence gets $500 and a moderate wounded person $200.
The family of a 'Shahid', a martyr, gets $3000 from Iran while Hamas is paying $100 a month to youths who show up at every 'demonstration' which have now become a daily occurrence.
Bus drivers who bring the rioters to the border with Israel, furthermore, get about $25 for a one-way trip while Hamas is encouraging mothers to participate in the violence together with young children in the hope they'll get hurt or worse.
Gaza mother teaches to 'burn the Jews' – Screenshot.
Injured Palestinian youths told Chemo they don't believe in 'the return' and now think the whole strategy has become a failure.
"If there would be work and income nobody would show up" at the protests one older Arab told the Channel 2 reporter who said that many rioters are members of Hamas' military wing Izz-a-Din al-Qassam.
They organize the violence and bring equipment to the security fence where IDF soldiers are blinded with lasers and heavy smoke caused by piles of burning tires.
"Hamas is the only group which profits from the violent demonstrations" others told Chemo.
The Israeli journalist later filmed shops and streets in the Gaza Strip and spoke with ordinary people some of whom asked Chemo to protect their security by blurring their faces and changing their voices during the interviews.
Shopkeepers in Gaza said there was plenty to buy but most people don't have any money after employment hit a staggering 53 percent while 70 percent of the young Gazans are without work.
Gaza Market – unknown:Facebook
As a result of the diminishing purchase power many entrepreneurs in Gaza have gone broke while others were arrested and jailed after they failed to return their debts and to pay their bills.
Hamas is blaming Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas for the dire situation in the Gaza strip after the latter first limited payments to the more than 60.000 civil servants in the enclave and later stopped paying them all together.
Huge billboards in Gaza city depict Abbas with blood on his face and read "Whoever punish us doesn't represent us."
UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Work Agency, the body which takes care of roughly 5 million Palestinian refugees and all their descendants is now only providing people in Gaza with flour, one Arab said.
"We are living dead" another Palestinian Arab told Chemo while adding that the only thing which people are still able to do in Gaza is "breathing".
The ones who still have money are Hamas members others told the Israeli reporter who then explained how Hamas is making money.
A truck driver who crosses into Gaza at the Keren Shalom border crossing is forced to stop as soon as he enters the coastal strip after which he has to pay about $140 in fees.
Hamas also imports gasoline from Egypt for which it pays $0.23 per liter to the Egyptians after which the fuel is then sold for $1.62 per liter at gas stations in Gaza.
The same is true for cigarettes which are taxed with almost $1.20 per box by the Islamist terror group.
Asked if they ever thought of rising up against Hamas some interviewees said that there have been minor protests and strikes but Izz-a-Din al-Qassam simply shoots at people who dare to take the streets to express their anger at Hamas and the dire situation in Gaza.
Fulfilling Extrajudicial Verdict: Hamas gunmen execute 18 'collaborators' in Gaza, 'Palestinian style' – YouTube Screenshot
Chemo also filmed squares in Gaza where Hamas has erected 'monuments', giant placates of M75 rockets which are pointed at Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
He said that to him the situation in Gaza was "not clear" but he had signaled a lot of fear among those who were asked to be interviewed in front of the camera.
On the other hand, many people in Gaza still support Hamas and its relentless war against Israel, according to the Israeli Channel 2 reporter.
The second part of his report was broadcasted shortly before Israeli Security Agency (Shin Beth) chief Nadav Argaman told the Knesset Committee for Defense and Foreign Affairs that over the past year alone the Israeli security services foiled 480 terror attacks in Israel and arrested 219 Hamas squads.
Hamas is feverishly trying to carry out terror attacks in Israel from Judea and Samaria where it is trying to rebuilt the terror infrastructure which existed before and during the Oslo War, the so-called Second Intifada, Argaman reported.
View original Israel Today publication at:
http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/35189/Default.aspx
Top Photo: Israeli TV broadcaster MAKO sent a Channel 2 TV crew to Gaza with leading reporter, Ohad Chemo (right) – Screenshot/ Israel TV2
Category: Mid-East News | Tags: Gaza, Gaza Hamas, MAKO TV, Ohad Chemo


If you're serious about getting fit, choose an exercise you really enjoy and carve out the time for a regular workout.
Stick to it for three months and you'll reap the rewards, be full of energy and feeling great. Here are five ways to do it.
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Now's the perfect time to start training for the British Heart Foundation's sponsored London to Reading ride on 23 March 2019. The 64km/40-mile, largely flat route is on quiet country roads and starts in Kempton Park. The BHF's downloadable training schedules for beginners guide you to gradually building up your training, with rest and recovery between sessions. Or try the free group rides (women only) with Breeze, a nationwide scheme run by British Cycling.
In a 'Dynamic Reformer Pilates' session, you'll strengthen the key stabilising muscles of the body. You can improve overall fitness and muscle tone with the help of the equipment and circuit-style exercises. Luke Meessmann of Absolute Studios recommends approaching a three-month programme with a clearly defined and honestly achievable goal.
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import org.openrdf.model.Literal;
import org.openrdf.model.URI;
import org.openrdf.model.ValueFactory;
import org.openrdf.model.vocabulary.XMLSchema;
import org.openrdf.repository.object.managers.Marshall;

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public class BigIntegerMarshall implements Marshall<BigInteger> {
	private ValueFactory vf;

	private URI datatype;

	public BigIntegerMarshall(ValueFactory vf) {
		this.vf = vf;
		datatype = XMLSchema.INTEGER;
	}

	public String getJavaClassName() {
		return BigInteger.class.getName();
	}

	public URI getDatatype() {
		return datatype;
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	public void setDatatype(URI dt) {
		if (!dt.equals(datatype))
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	public BigInteger deserialize(Literal literal) {
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Uber's Valuation Is Now Larger Than 80% of the S&P 500
Julie VerHage, Bloomberg
- Dec 04, 2015 1:30 am
While we've come to believe that Uber is worth more than we originally though, we're just shocked that investors are willing to come in at an insane valuation like this. The IPO better be bigger than Star Wars.
Uber is raising more money and the new valuation will make it larger than stalwarts of the S&P 500 including Dow Chemical, BlackRock, and Netflix.
Bloomberg's Eric Newcomer earlier reported that the car- booking start-up is looking to raise as much as $2.1 billion in a financing round that would give it a valuation of $62.5 billion. For comparison, here are some of the companies that have lower market caps.
Companies that are still bigger include Apple, Starbucks, Nike, and Facebook.
Uber is one of the most well-known and highest valued members of the "unicorn club," the group of private companies with valuations higher than $1 billion. That club faced a big test last month when one of its most prominent members, the mobile payments company Square, went public. While other unicorns haven't fared so well when IPOing, Square's offering went rather smoothly despite a lowered valuation and pricing.
Still though, there is no shortage of commentators worried about the lofty valuations of unicorns and their ability to generate earnings sufficient to match expectations of their worth.
According to Newcomer's reporting, Uber has increased actual U.S. gross revenue about 200 percent this year and is profitable in more than 80 cities around the world, and the number of U.S. trips completed this year has increased 250 percent compared with the same period last year.
This article was written by Julie VerHage from Bloomberg and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network.
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Six Cozen O'Connor Attorneys Named 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers
CHICAGO (January 28, 2020) - Super Lawyers has named six attorneys at Cozen O'Connor to its 2020 lists of top practitioners in Illinois. Five were recognized as Super Lawyers and one was named "Rising Star," a list which recognizes attorneys under the age of 40.
In addition, Joe Tilson was again named one of the "Top 100" Illinois Super Lawyers, for the ninth year in a row.
The Cozen O'Connor attorneys who have been recognized by their peers in Illinois as Super Lawyers include:
Jack Carriglio (Business Litigation), Janet Davis (Insurance Coverage), Richard Devine (Criminal Defense: White Collar), Joe Tilson (Employment & Labor), and Anna Wermuth (Employment & Labor).
This year's Illinois Rising Stars list includes Amy Doig (Civil Litigation: Defense).
Super Lawyers represents the top five percent of all practicing lawyers in each state. The publishers of Super Lawyers identify preeminent attorneys based on surveys and interviews with thousands of attorneys, plus consideration of civic service and pro bono activities. The Rising Stars list includes just 2.5 percent of each state's "up and coming" young attorneys.
For more information on Super Lawyers and the Cozen O'Connor honorees, visit www.superlawyers.com.
Jack J. Carriglio
Janet R. Davis
Amy M. Doig
Joseph E. Tilson
Co-Chair, Labor & Employment Department
Anna Wermuth
Vice Chair, Labor & Employment Department
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