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RentBoy CEO, Workers Arrested In Raid of Escort Service, Money Laundering Bust
Sex Crime
RentBoy CEO, Workers Arrested In…
NEW YORK – Authorities carried out a major prostitution sting targeting a website in Manhattan Tuesday morning, raiding the company headquarters and arresting seven people accused of selling sex and laundering money.
The CEO of Rentboy.com, Jeffrey Hurant, and six other employees were taken into custody at their homes across New York City, and bank accounts and millions of dollars were seized.
The company, which billed itself as the world's largest male escort service, is located at a walk-up on West 14th Street, off Fifth Avenue, with no signage. Boxes of documents and computers were also seized.
It was a Homeland Security bust carried out with help from the NYPD.
Authorities said the site operated as a male prostitution ring, cutting out the middle man. The complaint said that Rentboy.com, founded in 1997, hosted thousands of paid advertisements.
Despite disclaimers that the ads were not for sexual services, Rentboy.com is designed for advertising illegal prostitution, the complaint said.
Men would pay a fee and post their information on site, and those interested would go directly to the site and contact the poster. The site charges subscribers a minimum monthly fee of $59.95 and up to several hundred dollars to advertise.
The complaint said that between 2010 and 2015, Rentboy.com grossed more than $10 million.
"As alleged, Rentboy.com attempted to present a veneer of legality, when in fact this internet brothel made millions of dollars from the promotion of illegal prostitution," said acting U.S. Attorney Kelly Currie.
The company has more than 20,000 followers on Twitter.
Category: Sex CrimeBy Joe Levin August 25, 2015
Tags: Jeffrey HurantNYCRentboy.comSex Crime
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ANACONDAS is an IMBER endorsed project.
The ANACONDAS project was funded as part of the US National Science Foundation (NSF) Emerging Topics in Biogeochemical Cycles (ETBC) program (Directorate for Geosciences, NSF 07 -049, September 19, 2007) explicitly intended to support emerging areas of interdisciplinary research. The ETBC program aimed to foster transformational advances in the quantitative or mechanistic understanding of biogeochemical cycles that integrated physical-chemical-biological processes over the range of temporal and/or spatial scales in Earth's environments. The program especially sought proposals that addressed emerging topics in biogeochemical cycles, the water cycle or their coupling, across the interfaces of atmosphere, land, and oceans.
The ANACONDAS investigators hypothesize that large tropical river plumes with low N: P ratios provide an ideal niche for diatom-diazotroph assemblages (DDAs). They suggest that the ability of these organisms to fix N2 within the surface ocean is responsible for significant C export in the Amazon River plume. Their previous observations in the Amazon River plume helped reveal that blooms comprised of the endosymbiotic N2-fixing cyanobacterium Richelia and its diatom hosts (e.g. Hemiaulus) were a significant source of new production and carbon export. The previous work focused largely on the sensitivity of DDAs to external forcing from dust and riverine inputs, so the ecology of these organisms and the fate of their new production were largely unstudied. It is now known that DDAs are responsible for a significant amount of CO2 drawdown in the Amazon River plume, and floating sediment traps at 200 m measured 4x higher mass fluxes beneath the plume than outside the plume. This led the researchers to hypothesize that this greater export is due either to aggregation and sinking of DDAs themselves or to grazing of DDAs by zooplankton.
In this study the researchers will undertake a suite of field, satellite and modeling studies aimed at understanding the ecology and tracing the fate of C and N fixed by DDAs and other phytoplankton living in the plume. By examining C and silicate (Si) export from offshore surface waters, through the upper oceanic food web, the mesopelagic, and down to the deep sea floor, they will quantify the impact of the Amazon River on biological processes that control C sequestration and the implications of these regional processes on C, N and Si budgets. The study will go beyond previous research because they will quantify 1) the distribution, nutrient demands, and activity of DDAs in the context of phytoplankton species succession, 2) the sensitivity of the CO2 drawdown to the mix of phytoplankton, 3) the grazing and aggregation processes contributing to the sinking flux, 4) the composition of this flux, and 5) the proportion of this material that reaches the seafloor. This effort truly represents a measure of C sequestration and pump efficiency. Ecological modeling will be used to place observational results from field studies and satellites into the context of the larger Atlantic basin with tropical climate variability on interannual and longer time scales.
The ANACONDAS project builds on observations made by MANTRA/PIRANA in 2001 and 2003 (RV Knorr and Seward Johnson I cruises to the same region) to address specifically 1) how carbon cycling and sequestration in the western tropical North Atlantic (WTNA) is influenced by the Amazon River through its impact on pelagic ecosystem dynamics and 2) the sensitivity of this ecosystem to anthropogenic climate change. PIRANA revealed the importance of both riverine and atmospheric inputs for driving the high productivity of the WTNA through N2-fixation, and demonstrated the significance of the region to basin-wide biogeochemistry and C cycling. ANACONDAS will now focus on what drives phytoplankton community succession through the plume, light and nutrient requirements, factors limiting productivity, and the fate of production. These components are critical to understand the role of the plume in the regional C cycle, and to predict its response to climate variability and change.
The NSF-funded ANACONDAS project will also serve as a platform for additional measurements supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation's Marine Microbiology Initiative. ROCA (River-Ocean Continuum of the Amazon) brings additional focus on marine microbial community structure and activities, along with high-resolution measurements of organic matter along the river-ocean continuum.
The project is funded by NSF-OCE-0934095 and NSF-OCE-0934036: Collaborative Research: ETBC: Amazon iNfluence on the Atlantic: CarbOn export from Nitrogen fixation by DiAtom Symbioses and by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation through GBMF-MMI-2293: River Ocean Continuum of the Amazon.
Surface water pumps - directly bring large volumes of surface water to the deck of the ship for processing.


Plantar Fasciitis is a common cause of heel and foot pain resulting from inflammation and degeneration of the connective tissue at the underside of the foot.
The plantar fascia is a strong band of connective tissue that runs along the sole from the heel to the ball of the foot. It supports the arch of the foot and keeps the bones and joints in position. It also creates a spring-like effect which absorbs shock and enables you to push off from the ground when walking.
Fascia can undergo a degenerative process called fasciopathy. Over time, the normal elastic collagen fibres become weaker and less elastic. This results in overstretching and tearing of the fascia itself, resulting in inflammation and pain on the underside of the heel.
Plantar fasciitis can also be associated with a heel spur which may also contribute to your heel pain.
Pain is usually felt on the inside part of the bottom of the heel. The area can be very tender and swollen and it may feel like a stabbing pain in the bottom of the foot when weight bearing. People often say it feels like they have stood on a stone and bruised the heel.
Pain from plantar fasciitis can begin after a walk, run or standing on a hard surface for extended periods. Sometimes a person cannot relate the pain to any obvious cause or incident.
The pain is usually most intense with the first steps of the day or after prolonged sitting or rest. Prolonged periods of standing, climbing stairs, exercising, and standing on tip toes can all aggravate the pain of plantar fasciitis.
Sports or activities that place a lot of stress on the heel and feet – like running, dancing and aerobics.
Flat feet or high arches. People with flat feet may have reduced shock absorption which increases strain on the plantar fascia. High-arched feet have a tighter plantar tissue, leading to similar effects.
Muscles supporting the arch of the foot can become weaker with age, thereby putting stress on the plantar fascia.
Being overweight places a greater mechanical load on the plantar fascia. There is evidence that overweight and inactivity lead to chemical damage to the plantar fascia.
Weight gain, swelling and hormonal changes that accompany pregnancy may lead to a mechanical overload of the plantar fascia.
Being on your feet for prolonged periods. Occupations that require a lot of walking or standing on hard surfaces may predispose you to plantar fascia pain.
Worn or poorly designed shoes with bad arch support or stiff soles.
Are you feeling pain in your heel? Find out what might be the cause and how we can help.
In any type of muscle or joint problem, the first step is to get an accurate history which enables us to understand your general health, past-history, and lifestyle. We then perform a thorough assessment of your feet, lower limbs and spine. We look at the health and condition of the muscles, joints and tendons in your feet, legs and spine. Importantly, how your feet and legs function during walking and standing can play an important part in the development of plantar fasciitis and foot pain of all types.
Soft tissue therapy to release tight muscles in the legs and feet. This may include trigger point therapy, myofascial release and lymphatic drainage.
Referral to our podiatrist for specialised assessment of the biomechanics of your feet is important to ensure quick recovery and prevention of future problems. Our podiatrist will advise you on proper foot wear and the possible need for orthotics or arch supports to improve and support foot function.
Active Care is very important and includes stretching and strengthening exercises to improve the health and function of the muscles, ligaments, tendons and fascia in the feet and legs. We will advise you how to self-manage your recovery and how to strengthen your legs and feet to ensure a healthy and pain-free future.
Identify and correct biomechanical dysfunction.
Improve flexibility and strength of the plantar fascia.
Prevent future problems and possible re-injury.
At Burswood Health, our team of chiropractors, soft tissue occupational therapists and podiatrists will work together to treat your plantar fasciitis in a manner that relieves pain and prevents future problems. The first step is to contact us to arrange an appointment. Our friendly staff are here to help answer all of your questions.


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Q: Broadcast Receiver and Internet connection How do I use broadcast receiver to check if there isn't Internet connection?
And after that:
1.If there is connection = do nothing
2.There isn't connection = open new activity
I hope you understand what I'm asking about.
Here is my webview app code:
WebView mWebView;
    String URL = "http://url.com";
    ProgressBar loadingProgressBar,loadingTitle;

    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.webview);

        mWebView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.Web);
        mWebView.setScrollBarStyle(WebView.SCROLLBARS_OUTSIDE_OVERLAY);
        mWebView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
        mWebView.getSettings().setBuiltInZoomControls(true);
        mWebView.getSettings().setAllowFileAccess(true);
        mWebView.loadUrl(URL);
        mWebView.setWebViewClient(new MyWebViewClient());

        loadingProgressBar=(ProgressBar)findViewById(R.id.progressBar);

        mWebView.setWebChromeClient(new WebChromeClient() {

        @Override
        public void onProgressChanged(WebView view, int newProgress) {
        super.onProgressChanged(view, newProgress);
        loadingProgressBar.setProgress(newProgress);
        if (newProgress == 100) {
        loadingProgressBar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
        } else{
        loadingProgressBar.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
        }
        }
        });
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
        if ((keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK) && mWebView.canGoBack()) {
            mWebView.goBack();
            return true;
        }
        return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
    }

        private class MyWebViewClient extends WebViewClient {

      @Override
      public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
          if (url.endsWith(".mp3")) {
              Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
              intent.setDataAndType(Uri.parse(url), "audio/*");
              view.getContext().startActivity(intent);
              return true;
          } else if (url.endsWith(".mp4") || url.endsWith(".3gp")) {
                  Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
                  intent.setDataAndType(Uri.parse(url), "video/*");
                  view.getContext().startActivity(intent);
                  return true;
          } else {
              return super.shouldOverrideUrlLoading(view, url);
          }
        }
      }
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
    inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu, menu);
    return true;
}
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    switch (item.getItemId()) {
  case R.id.menu_paivita:
    mWebView.reload();
    return true;
  case R.id.menu_sulje:
    a.this.finish();
    return true;
  case R.id.menu_tietoa:
          Intent intent = new Intent(a.this, c.class);
          intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
          startActivity(intent);
         return true;
  case R.id.menu_palautetta:
      Intent emailIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
      String aEmailList[] = { "xxx@gmail.com" };
      emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, aEmailList);
      emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Palaute Sovelluksesta");
      emailIntent.setType("plain/text");
      startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent, "Send your email in: Gmail"));
      return true;
    default:
        return false;
}
}
private BroadcastReceiver mConnReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        boolean noConnectivity = intent.getBooleanExtra(ConnectivityManager.EXTRA_NO_CONNECTIVITY, false);
        String reason = intent.getStringExtra(ConnectivityManager.EXTRA_REASON);
                    boolean isFailover = intent.getBooleanExtra(ConnectivityManager.EXTRA_IS_FAILOVER, false);

        NetworkInfo currentNetworkInfo = (NetworkInfo) intent.getParcelableExtra(ConnectivityManager.EXTRA_NETWORK_INFO);
        NetworkInfo otherNetworkInfo = (NetworkInfo) intent.getParcelableExtra(ConnectivityManager.EXTRA_OTHER_NETWORK_INFO);

        // do application-specific task(s) based on the current network state, such
        // as enabling queuing of HTTP requests when currentNetworkInfo is connected etc.
        ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager) getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
        NetworkInfo info = cm.getActiveNetworkInfo();
        if (info != null) {
            if (!info.isConnected()) {
            }
        }
        else {
            setContentView(R.layout.connection_error);
        }
    }
};

Thanks for your help!
UPDATE: Code is updated!

A: ConnectivityManager provides calls by which you can check for internet connectivity.
If you want to listen for a change in connectivity, create a listener that reacts to ConnectivityManager.CONNECTIVITY_ACTION

A: Create a file to your project as ... and copy paste following code into this file
package your.package.name; //Change it as your package name

import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
import android.net.NetworkInfo;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class NetworkChangeReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

    public static int TYPE_WIFI = 1;
    public static int TYPE_MOBILE = 2;
    public static int TYPE_NOT_CONNECTED = 0;

    @Override
    public void onReceive(final Context context, final Intent intent) {

        String status = getConnectivityStatusString(context);

        Toast.makeText(context, status, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }

    public static int getConnectivityStatus(Context context) {
        ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager) context
            .getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);

        NetworkInfo activeNetwork = cm.getActiveNetworkInfo();
        if (null != activeNetwork) {
            if(activeNetwork.getType() == ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI)
                return TYPE_WIFI;

            if(activeNetwork.getType() == ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBILE)
                return TYPE_MOBILE;
        }
        return TYPE_NOT_CONNECTED;
    }

    public static String getConnectivityStatusString(Context context) {
        int conn = getConnectivityStatus(context);
        String status = null;
        if (conn == TYPE_WIFI) {
        status = "Wifi enabled";
        } else if (conn == TYPE_MOBILE) {
            status = "Mobile data enabled";
        } else if (conn == TYPE_NOT_CONNECTED) {
            status = "Not connected to Internet";
        }
        return status;
    }
}

And add following to Manifest file in application tag
<application  ...>
 ...
    <receiver
        android:name="your.package.name.NetworkChangeReceiver" //Change it as your-package-name.NetworkChangeReceiver
        android:label="NetworkChangeReceiver" >
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.net.conn.CONNECTIVITY_CHANGE" />
            <action android:name="android.net.wifi.WIFI_STATE_CHANGED" />
        </intent-filter>
    </receiver>
  ...
</application>

After running your application you will see Toast Message if network state change.

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Q: Highlighting only the bottom half of a word I would like to define a command for highlighting in the following style.

Some people do this on paper and I would like to mimic that on a particular document. How could I achieve this? I thought of using the package tcolorbox, but I am at a loss as to how to approach it using the package and as it is simple perhaps it could be done without using this package.  I would like the command to receive as arguments the colour of the highlighting and the content to be highlighted. I would like this to work with XeLaTeX.
EDIT: I've tested @abcdefg's solution and the following problem arose.

How can I make the rectangle be always at the same level? It would be nice if it could begin a little bellow the line base and advance up to the middle height of the characters. It would also be nice if the behaviour of the macro were favorable to line breaks.

A: tcolorbox is arguably one of the most powerful option if you seek extensions later on.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tcolorbox}
\tcbuselibrary{skins}
\usetikzlibrary{calc}
\tcbset{twilight/.style={enhanced,hbox,colback=white,
underlay={\begin{tcbclipinterior}
\fill[#1] let \p1=($(interior.north)-(interior.south)$) in
([yshift={0.5*\y1}]interior.south west) rectangle
(interior.south east);
\end{tcbclipinterior}}},twilight/.default=purple!50,
tight/.style={on
line,boxsep=0pt,left=#1,right=#1,top=#1,bottom=#1,arc=0pt,boxrule=0pt,colframe=white},
tight/.default=0pt}
\begin{document}

One wishes to highlight
\begin{tcolorbox}[tight,twilight]
this expression
\end{tcolorbox} in a sentence.
\end{document}

A: Here I use \ooalign to get the rule, and a tokencycle to achieve line breaking (however, hyphenation is lost, which may require sloppypar to remedy, in some cases, such as the MWE).
EDITED to use \discretionary in the \Spacedirective, to avoid hanging spaces when linebreaking.
REEDITED to add some glue to assist with justification.
\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage{xcolor,tokcycle}
\newlength\replength
\newcommand\ruleht{-1.5pt}% ELEVATION OF RULE
\newcommand\rulewidth{4pt}% THICKNESS OF RULE
\def\rulecolor{purple!30}% COLOR OF RULE
\newcommand\sphl[1]{\sbox0{#1}\ooalign{\makebox[0pt][l]{%
  \smash{\color{\rulecolor}\rule[\ruleht]{\wd0}{\rulewidth}}}\cr#1}}
\newcommand\myul[2]{%
  \resettokcycle
  \Characterdirective{\addcytoks{\nobreak\hspace{0pt minus.6pt}%
    \sphl{##1}}}%
  \Spacedirective{\addcytoks{\nobreak\hspace{0pt minus .6pt}%
    \discretionary{}{}{\sphl{\ }}}}%
  \cytoks{}%
  \def\rulecolor{#1}%
  \tokcyclexpress{#2}%
  \the\cytoks%
}
\begin{document}
\begin{sloppypar}
Now I will try my special underlining \myul{purple!25}{%
This is a test, we will
  see if word wrapping occurs automatically or not
This is a test, we will
  see if word wrapping occurs automatically or not
This is a test, we will
  see if word wrapping occurs automatically or not
This is a test, we will
  see if word wrapping occurs automatically or not
This is a test, we will
  see if word wrapping occurs automatically or not
This is a test, we will
  see if word wrapping occurs automatically or not} back to normal text.
\end{sloppypar}

\noindent\hrulefill
\end{document}


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Die Al Akhawayn-Universität (; ) ist eine staatliche Universität mit Hauptsitz in Ifrane in der Region Fès-Meknès, Marokko.

Die Al Akhawayn-Universität wurde 1993 durch einen königlichen Erlass (Dahir) gegründet und am 16. Januar 1995 vom damaligen König Hassan II. von Marokko offiziell eingeweiht. Der arabische Name al-akhawayn, wörtlich die "zwei Brüder", bezieht sich auf die beiden jeweiligen Könige. König Fahd ibn Abd al-Aziz von Saudi-Arabien finanzierte die Gründung der Al Akhawayn-Universität größtenteils aus einer Stiftung.

Über 2000 Studierende leben und studieren auf dem Wohncampus. Die Hochschule bietet Grund- und Aufbaustudiengänge in den Bereichen Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften, Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften sowie Betriebswirtschaft an – alle verbunden durch einen gemeinsamen Kern, der auf dem amerikanischen Liberal Arts-Modell basiert. Die Universität bietet internationale Austauschprogramme an. Die Unterrichtssprache ist Englisch.

Weblinks

 Webseite der Al Akhawayn-Universität

Ifrane
Gegründet 1995
Fès-Meknès

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Home Constituents Royal Institute of Arbitrators
Royal Institute of Arbitrators
ACRA No. 197301966M
Doctor Fellow DFRIArb
Senior Fellow SFRIArb
Fellow FRIArb
Senior Member SMRIArb
Member MRIArb
Associate Member AMRIArb
Student Member StMRIArb
Royal Institute of Arbitrators Pte Ltd (197301966M) (RIArb) was incorporated in 1973 and registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore (ACRA). The Royal Institute of Arbitrators Pte Ltd is guided and directed by a Governing Council, supported by an International Advisory Council, and assisted by Honorary Boards which comprise of RI members, all of whom have extensive professional experience, doctoral and/or post-doctoral qualifications. The Royal Institute of Arbitrators Pte Ltd is one of the more than 300 constituent Royal Institutes of Royal Institution, Singapore. The RIArb currently has regional offices in Singapore and in the Philippines and liaison officers in liaison officers in Australia, Canada, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Republic of Maldives, People's Republic of China, United Kingdom and United States of America. Communication and networking are available online through the Royal Institution's website www.ri2020.com or www.royalinstitution.com.


The Doggy Bakery & Boutique started life in 2014, as a family-run business making and selling 100% natural, home baked treats from our home in Kent.
Our inspiration was our love of dogs and in particular our two loveable pugs, Nellie & Lola, and our desire to give them treats that were both healthy and delicious, trusted by owners and loved by dogs.
That passion has kept on growing.
We realised that whenever we needed something for our dogs there was a lot of choice but it also meant a lot of time spent searching with no idea of the quality of the goods.
That's when we decided to open our online boutique. We met with craftsmen, manufacturers and companies spending time to carefully select, a handpicked range of items that we loved and trusted and were happy to recommend to others.
The result is a range that includes must-have accessories of well-crafted, high quality essentials to highly desirable items of clothing and gifts.
Let's make it easy for our customers. Easy to choose and easy to buy.
Just as we spend time ensuring the quality of all of our handmade baked goods we spend time selecting quality products to make it easier for you.
Our aim is to save you time and minimise hassle, looking at thousands of items to create a selection that we know you will love. The result is a range of items that are fun, practical or simply gorgeous that we believe you will love as much as us combining quality with value-for-money.
Our bakery items continue to be handmade, free of additives, preservatives, artificial colours and flavourings – and that includes the specially created birthday cakes. Where possible we try to use organic ingredients but the end result is about creating something mouth-watering (we know we taste them ourselves!) and good for the dogs.
We are passionate about what we do and always keen to hear from others who share our passion. We will be adding and growing our range so please check back regularly to see what's new, join The Doggy Bakery Club below and we will keep you up to date or follow us on your favourite social – Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.


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The team had just 10 months to design and construct the structure, which included creating all of the code for the robot. Yet it still had to spend time managing and aligning both public and private stakeholders, such as the state's forestry department and the companies manufacturing the timber and robot.
"There were so many different parties involved, so it took a while for everyone to get in sync," Mr. Schwinn says. The team lost several weeks trying to get its proposal approved. Schedule adjustments had to be made to make up for that time.
"Because of the limited time frame, we moved the optimization stage to the end of the project," Mr. Schwinn says. "Now we're evaluating how the process unfolded and how the system behaves over time. Then we learn from it and try improve the tools that we used."
Training the Robots
The project team had to focus not just on the design parameters of the robot that would fabricate the intricate finger-joint pattern along the perimeter of each plate. The team also had to consider the design parameters of the project's other digitally controlled machines—such as the Hundegger Speed-Panel Machine, which cut the large plywood panels before the robot created the joints. The Hundegger also cut the pavilion's wood-fiber insulation and cladding layers.
"This ultimately meant that we had to develop similar programming techniques for those machines more or less on the fly in order to be able to use them with the same efficiency as we programmed and used the robot," Mr. Schwinn says.
Conventional modeling and control techniques
for digitally controlled machines used in the indus-
try usually involve a large
amount of manual model-
ing work and plausibility
checks, he says.
"Instead, we embedded all the modeling in our rule-based algorithms, which ensured that the fabrication of all individual elements would adhere to the same standards," Mr. Schwinn says. "If we hadn't done that, this would have created a significant bottleneck that could have derailed the entire project schedule."
"The result is
as beautiful as
nature itself."
—Tobias Schwinn


1. The first step is to make sure that you are able to accept an implant following IVF procedures. The uterus should be checked to determine if it has the caoability and the strength to carry a fetus to term. The male is also checked and tested for fertility issues. It is recommended that the IVF treatment be done with your eggs before a donor can be considered.
2. In case the eggs are not viable, the only option available is using an egg donor. Usually, fertility clinics have the details of egg donors maintained in a database. Some other clinics have agencies with which they work for obtaining donors. In case the donors are taken from the fertility clinic, they are local whereas the agency has a wider range.
3. Once registered with a donor agency, the profiles of the donors can be accessed. The profile has the donors general information, profession, physical characteristics and all minute details about the donor.
4. You then choose the profile that appeals to you the most, based on the characteristics that are closest with the intended mother. Some parents try to choose based on characteristics like beauty, academic achievements and talent rather than their physical appearance. Donors aged between 21 and 30 are usually preferred as the quality recedes after the age of 30.
5. Egg donation is usually anonymous and there could be visibility in case both the parties consent to it. In this case, it is known as an open donation.
6. Once the donor is selected, the agency is contacted to ascertain the availability, which the agency checks with the donor. An agreement is signed and a non-refundable fee is paid. A backup donor is also chosen to be on the safer side. The donor is also sent the compensation fee.
IVF with donor eggs in India is similar to a normal IVF. The only difference is the source of the eggs is a donor, who will be monitored by the clinic closely with blood tests and ultrasounds.


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CannTrust says facility in Vaughan, Ont., rated non-compliant by Health Canada
August 13, 2019 11:54·
CannTrust said that while it is working on a remediation plan with its independent Special Committee of the board of directors, Health Canada has advised that it is "currently unable to provide any guidance about the timing or content of its decisions" about the company.
Documents or information that were not retained in a manner to enable Health Canada to complete its audit in a timely manner.
The new non-compliant order comes a month after Health Canada inspectors determined the company had broken rules at its greenhouse complex in Pelham, Ont.by growing thousands of kilograms of cannabis in unlicensed rooms in late 2018 and early 2019. In the past month, CannTrust has halted all cannabis sales, fired its chief executive Peter Aceto and forced its chairman Eric Paul to resign.
Patriots acquire tight end Eric Saubert from Falcons
Unless Hooper gets injured, the Falcons should be more than set at this spot and won't miss Saubert much. Saubert was a fifth-round selection by Atlanta in the 2017 National Football League draft.
The company is also exploring options, including a sale. Meridian is arm's-length to the Company and this loan represented the Company's only secured indebtedness. In addition, CannTrust has instituted a voluntary hold of approximately 7,500kg of dried cannabis equivalent at its Vaughan manufacturing facility that was produced in the previously unlicensed rooms. Lee added, referring to rooms at the Vaughan facility. The Company has also purchased 81 acres of land in British Columbia and expects to secure over 240 acres of land in total for low-priced outdoor cultivation which it will use for its extraction-based products. (NYSE:CTST) were released by: "Globenewswire.com and their article: "CTST CLASS ACTION REMINDER: "Hagens Berman Reminds CannTrust Holdings (CTST) Investors of September 9, 2019 Lead Plaintiff Deadline; Investors Who Lost $100,000+ to Contact the Firm - GlobeNewswire" published on August 08, 2019 as well as Finance.Yahoo.com's news article titled: "SHAREHOLDER ALERT: "Pomerantz Law Firm Reminds Shareholders with Losses on their Investment in CannTrust Holdings Inc. of Class Action Lawsuit and Upcoming Deadline â€" CTST - Yahoo Finance" with publication date: "August 10, 2019.
Officials for the cannabis company say they are taking remedial actions after the discovery at the Vaughan facility, and had already began an internal investigation into the Pelham issues.
"I feel this is more of a reflection of kind of a recalibration of this new environment that we're in where this trade issue is probably going to linger on for much longer than people had expected". New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for CannTrust to predict all such factors. The risk factors and other factors noted in the AIF could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those described in any forward-looking information or statements.
Reports of stabbing attack in Sydney's CBD
He said the crowd was "shaken up, that's for sure". "You dog. you stabbed a chick, mate", one of the men yelled at the suspect. NSW Police described the situation as very risky and hailed the courageous actions of those who had trapped the attacker.
People in this MA town keep stealing Old Town Road signs
Within the last few months, the signs have been pilfered three times, according to a statement on the town's website . In the District of Sicamous, British Columbia, fans have been stopping to take photos of the local Old Town Road.
Missy Elliott, Culture-Shifting Visionary, Is Your 2019 VMA Video Vanguard
"I am Humbly Grateful to be receiving the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award", she wrote in a tweet. Missy took to Twitter on Monday after the big announcement to react to the news.
System Shock 2 Enhanced Edition is in development
Developers from all over the industry will be coming together to celebrate just how much System Shock 2 owned. However, with this news it could mean that System Shock remake is nearly ready to be released.
Cowboys' contract hell worsens after Dak Prescott rejects extension
According to Michael Lombardi of The Athletic , Prescott allegedly turned down a deal that would pay him approximately $30 million per year.
Celtics schedule breakdown: Inside the highs and lows of new slate
Kemba Walker will return to Charlotte as a Celtic on November 7, and we'll have our first look at Terry Rozier as a Hornet. Now with the Lakers, Davis will see his former team for the first time when he travels to New Orleans on November 27.
Janhvi Kapoor remembers Sridevi on her birth anniversary
She shared a throwback photo of Sridevi with a heartwarming note which said, "Happy birthday, Mumma". Sridevi was married to Boney Kapoor and was a mother to two daughters, Janhvi and Khushi.
The Hunt Release Canceled by Universal Pictures
Youtube user Chris Stuckmann seemingly disagreed with those who have taken issue with the storyline of the film. Nevertheless, pressure from the Oval Office could have played a role in Universal's decision.
Ex-NBA guard Telfair sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison
Telfair, who was a first-round pick by the Trail Blazers in the 2004 draft, is a former 14-year journeyman in the league. Telfair was convicted of one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in April following a jury trial.
WordPress owner Automattic buys blogging platform Tumblr for an undisclosed amount
According to the report , Pornhub was the only site which had shown interest in buying Tumblr till then. Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg tells the Journal that he plans to keep the porn in place.
Emotional Serena Williams retires from tournament final, opponent comforts her
Her Canadian Open victory and reaching the women's quarter finals in doubles at Wimbledon were highlights of her career, she said. On Thursday, Nadal made tennis history by winning the most men's singles matches all-time at the ATP Masters 1000 series level.
Alex Rodriguez's Rental Car Burglarized, Estimated $500K Worth of Goods Stolen
San Francisco police were treating the case as a "high priority", according to the newspaper. A camera, laptop, bag, and miscellaneous jewelry were taken from the vehicle.
Manchester City Defeat Won't Define Our Season, Says West Ham Star
Elsewhere, Brighton beat Watford 3-0 in a dream debut for new manager Graham Potter. "It the first half the game was close". Raheem Sterling's hat-trick and one each from Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus saw the Citizens off to a flying start.
Sean Hannity Defends CNN's Chris Cuomo After Video Of Heated "Fredo" Argument
The man then denies comparing Cuomo to " The Godfather " character, claiming he actually thought his real name was Fredo . If he calls Chris Cuomo that again, he could be sleeping with the fishes. "He deserves the apology".
Apple offers record 'bounty' to researchers who find iPhone security flaws
And those with Apple Care are already paying between $10 to $15 per month to have their phones covered by the company's insurance. Unlike the units sold to consumers, these will allow researchers to access parts of iOS that are off-limits to most users.
[Exclusive] OnePlus Planning to Launch OnePlus TVs on September 26
As for where will the company launch its television, it is expected to any of the three countries -the US, India or China. The company's TVs could be launched in China, India, and the USA , as revealed through Bluetooth SIG documents.
Chick-fil-A Launches New Mac & Cheese Nationwide
Though if you're looking for something a little more sweet than savory, Chick-fil-A is not done rolling out exciting new options. The new item is available at all restaurants starting today and is the first new addition to the restaurant's menu since 2016.
Recession Fears Rising Over Continued Trade War Tension, Goldman Sachs Says
Trump's administration fired back within hours by labeling China a currency manipulator. It again said it no longer expects a trade deal between ongoing U.S.
Ebola outbreak: Scientists believe they've found life-saving drug according to study results
He said: 'Thanks to this trial, we are starting to understand which treatments to offer to patients in this and future outbreaks'. On the other hand, 33% of participants who received remdesivir and 24% of participants who received ZMapp died.
Viral clip of Russian policeman punching female protester stirs anger
On Monday, she filed a complaint with Russia's Investigative Committee, requesting a probe into the alleged abuse of power. Several Russians hurt by police at the protests are seeking redress through the courts.
USA attorney general cites 'serious irregularities' at jail where Epstein died
According to the charges - which Epstein denied - the girls, some as young as 14, were given hundreds of dollars for sex acts. The decision by officials at the Bureau of Prisons not to keep Epstein on a suicide watch by guards has come under scrutiny.
Super Eagles star reacts after scoring brace in Lille debut
Osimhen would be hoping to continue his impressive form when Lille face Amiens at Stade de la Licorne on August 17. I'm not yet 100 per cent but I'm training hard and I know that with time I'll be in top shape physically.
America's number-one sneaker retailer jumps into the subscription business
Shamans, European police join search for Irish girl missing in Malaysia
Enraged driver crushes woman between two cars outside of Buckingham Palace
Iraq says Israeli role in Gulf flotilla unacceptable
Lineker rips Ex-Man Utd boss Mourinho after Old Trafford appearance
Germany cuts $39M in funds to Brazil for Amazon preservation over deforestation
Air Canada ups purchase price in Transat bid, securing largest shareholder's support
Google brings fingerprint authentication to Google websites on Android
Hong Kong airport says operations now normal
DSLR Cameras Can Be Infected With Ransomware
Mets work more magic, rally past Nats for 8th win in row
Android users can log into some Google services using their fingerprint
Stock futures fall on trade war, global growth worries
Opposition candidate leads Argentina's primary polls
Gasly replaced by Albon at Red Bull from Belgian GP


During his lifetime, Bill Howard, former president of William Charles, found creative ways to make kids feel important. No child had to worry that they didn't have ice skates to enjoy skating outside the Howard home, because he made sure there were skates for everyone.
Bill's huge, generous heart for children is ongoing through the William S. Howard Charitable Trust that he established in 1982 in Rockford, Illinois. Since its inception, the Trust has contributed over $4.4 million to not-for-profit organizations that serve mentally and physically handicapped or economically disadvantaged children.
Treatment, rehabilitation, care or training of mentally or physically handicapped or disabled children in Winnebago County, Illinois.
Athletic or recreational facilities or opportunities for economically disadvantaged or underprivileged children in Winnebago County, Illinois.
In making grants for operating purposes, each grant must represent at least 25% of the annual operating expenditure for a specific activity or program conducted by the organization. Alternatively, a grant that does not meet this 25% test may still be made if it would result in the Trust being one of the three largest sources of operating funds for the organization or program. In that case, the grant would have to represent at least 10% of the organization's or program's annual operating expenditures.
The Trust's income may fluctuate significantly from year to year. Therefore, it is difficult for the Trustees to fund long-term programs unless the programs can develop alternative funding sources. As a result, the Trust will generally fund "start-up" programs or provide funds for a program on an interim basis while other funding sources are being developed, rather than fund programs on a permanent or on-going basis. This general approach, however, is not a hard-and-fast rule, and there are some programs that the Trust has funded in every year of its existence.
Grant requests can be received from qualified organizations only. The Trustees meet annually and grant funding once a year. Grant requests are usually solicited by letters to the organizations in late March, with a deadline of late June for submittal. The Trustees meet annually, usually in August, to review all of the requests and provide grant funding in September.


Winner of the International Critics' Prize at the Toronto Film Festival, DEATH OF A PRESIDENT is conceived as a fictional TV documentary broadcast in 2008, reflecting on another monstrously despicable and cataclysmic event: the assassination of President George W. Bush on October 19th, 2007. The "documentary" combines archival footage and carefully composed interviews, presented in a respectful and dignified manner. Exciting and questioning, it refashions the event into a riveting story.
DEATH OF A PRESIDENT was presented at the Midwest Independent Film Festival on June 5, 2007, earning nominations for multiple Best of the Midwest Awards, including Best Feature Film.


5 Markers that are cairns on the path of faith. These cairns guide us on our path of life and help us to fulfill God's purpose for each of us. These markers are also a part of the pledge that persons take in order to come into membership of the church.
1) Prayers: praying is a conversation with God in a variety of ways for a variety of reasons. www.umc.org/pray offers support and resources for our prayer life. Followers of Jesus are encouraged to pray daily and throughout the day, this includes listening prayers for God's guidance. Intercessory prayers for others in need are raised in worship weekly, requests are put on the church's prayer chain, and e-mail blast to the congregation weekly lifts up some of the prayer needs.
2) Presence: Our participation is marked by a commitment to worship together regularly, and to share in the ministry of the church beyond the sanctuary. Grow: by attending a bible study or a small group, find support for your needs. Fellowship: dine in/dine out groups and many social ways to connect. Serve: on one of the 13 committees or volunteer in an area of your interest such as children, youth, or adult education.
3) Gifts: Offering our talents and our treasures to God's work through the congregation both blesses us and the recipients of our gifts. Your skills are valuable and needed for this faith family to become all God has created us to be.
Financial support includes making weekly or monthly pledges throughout the year. The ministries of FUMC are 98% donor-given.
Financial gifts are tax deductible and confidential. Donors receive statements for pledging and tax purposes. Designated giving, memorial gifts, and bequests are also part of the gift giving option. Our generosity team oversees the year-round giving ministries. Check it out at www.generosityteam.com for some neat stories of the congregation and to make donations.
4) Service: Outreach is necessary as we follow Christ's ways. He attended to the needs of others beyond any benefit to himself. So too, FUMC has a variety of ways that people can engage in meaningful service. Such as volunteering in the children and youth areas, serving lunch to students of R-5 school, joining a committee to oversee the work of a ministry area.
5) Witness: The way we behave our beliefs. Our mission statements says, taking Christ to the community and the community to Christ. How we live everyday, relate with others throughout the day, and seek to remain in conscious contact with God, are all about our witness. We do this as a congregation by inviting F.R.A.N.K. to worship and special events (Friends, Relatives, Acquaintances, Neighbors, Kids).
We reach out and invite in; sharing the love and purpose of Jesus Christ as we go.


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World Internet Conference calls for shared cyberspace future
BEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Organizers of the World Internet Conference on Wednesday released an initiative on jointly building a community with a shared future in cyberspace, calling for improving digital innovation and speeding up global information infrastructure construction.
The COVID-19 epidemic has underlined the need to take such a collective approach to cyberspace, said the document, calling for solidarity, equality and justice, and shared benefits.
Efforts should go into conducting cooperation and dialogues at global, regional, multilateral, bilateral, and multi-party levels in a bid to enhance mutual trust among countries in cyberspace, said the document.
Other proposals include more support and assistance channeled to vulnerable groups in this field to help them develop digital skills, and removing barriers in market access to facilitate cross-border trade.
The World Internet Conference will be held in Wuzhen, east China's Zhejiang Province, from Nov. 23 to 24, with the theme of "Digital Empowerment to Create a Better Future: Jointly Build a Community of Shared Future in Cyberspace."


SweetSpot Labs launched at Urban Outfitters! The uber cool lifestyle retailer dedicated to all things creative and stylish is carrying SweetSpot. Not only do we think their well-curated mix of on-trend clothing, shoes, accessories, beauty, home goods, music and tech is the perfect place for SweetSpot, but we think they're leading the charge when it comes to a few other things as well! Here are the top 5 reasons we are excited we launched at Urban Outfitters.
We love that UO is committed to giving back to the community in a number of ways. The UO Community Cares program allows customers to purchase products online and have the proceeds aid in assisting projects including the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund, the LGBTQ community and helping feed children in Mali. Urban Outfitters also gives back to charitable organizations including, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Alex's Lemonade Stand, ACHIEVEability, The MS Society, Operation Brotherly Love, and Children's Scholarships.
We love nothing more than women who are leading the charge! Enter, Trish Donnelly, CEO of Urban Outfitters! Similar to UO, SweetSpot Labs is also led by a fearless female, not only that but SweetSpot Labs is 100% female!
As many of you know, natural skin and body care products are here to stay in a big way. Not only are people caring about what they put in their body, but now more than ever they care what they are putting on their body. Urban Outfitters has always been a leader in discovering new and exciting trends whether it be in fashion or beauty, and that's why we're so excited to be partnering with them. SweetSpot Labs is proud to be a natural, feminine body care company that infuses only the best clean, natural ingredients and keeps the irritants out!
Similar to SweetSpot Labs, employees are motivated to think creatively and live a healthy work-life balance. Wellness, health and creativity are super important to UO employees. Bring your dog to work, intro to drawing, how to distress jeans or personal finance tips interest you? In their Brown Bag Workshops held every Friday, each session provides useful information on a variety of topics. These workshops give employees an opportunity to connect and tap into their artistic minds, not to mention it's also the perfect way to end a busy work week.
Global collaborations with both established and upcoming artists, creating products you just can't find anywhere else is what makes Urban Outfitters so unique. Not only that, but they are partnering with some amazing women led companies that are trying to make a difference. Baggu is an environmentally conscious bag design company, based in Brooklyn, NY and San Francisco, CA. Founders, Emily Sugihara and her mom Joan, set out in 2007 to share the minimalist bags they were sewing for themselves with bag enthusiasts everywhere. They're committed to making quality bags with as little waste as possible. Another example of this is the Urban Outfitters relationship with Della, an LA-based fashion line founded in 2009 by Tina Tangalakis, a former wardrobe stylist, who was looking to mix her love of design and humanitarian work after a visit to Ghana in 2009. Inspired by the friendships she had made, Tina created Della, a company focused on creating great fashion and helping the people of Hohoe, Ghana, where Della's products are made.
These are just 5 of the many reasons we're excited we launched at Urban Outfitters! We hope you are excited too, and come check us out in stores and online now!


Could this latest casting call be for the hotly anticipated Michael Bay movie?
Could a new casting call issued by major local casting agency Miranda Davidson Studios be connected to the expected, November, Abu Dhabi shoot of the Michael Bay-directed, Ryan Reynolds-starring, $125m budgeted, Netflix blockbuster - the streaming giant's biggest-budget movie to date?
The high presence of British and European cast required, as well as a previous call for an American male aged 35-45, would seem to hint at a Western production, rather than the many Bollywood and South Indian productions that are currently passing through, or shortly to pass through, the UAE, or indeed a film in the Arabic language.
In fact, although the plot details of 6 Underground remain tightly under wraps currently, the lack of requirement for any Arab cast so far could be a promising sign that this could be one Hollywood film that won't be using the desert as shorthand for "Arab terrorists," though there's still plenty of time.
The numbers don't appear huge, so far, though exactly how many "Nigerian females" and "Central Asian looking men" are needed is unclear, and even the relatively small number of roles advertised so far would seem to put the film beyond the level of a typical low-budget, local production, and the timing is certainly convenient if our own information on the shoot's likely start is correct.
No one from Miranda Davidson Studios was available for comment, but having previously cast extensively for big-budget Hollywood shoots in the UAE including FF7, Star Trek Beyond and Netflix's very own War Machine, the agency certainly has the experience, and successful track record, to be taking on a mega-budget Michael Bayfest.


For some years now we have operated under the 'Talbot and Muir' trading style but have maintained two distinct businesses, Talbot & Muir SIPP LLP (SIPP Operator) (TMS) and Talbot & Muir Limited (SSAS Operator) (TML). For most advisers there is no distinction made between the two businesses and we felt it was time to recognise this reality and simplify our structure.
So, from 2nd October 2017 we will operate as one company, TML, with both SSAS and SIPP services being provided by that business.
In practical terms you and your clients will not experience any changes in the service delivery, personnel, product range and pricing structures that we offer. This rationalisation really only impacts our SIPP clients whose business is simply transferred from TMS into TML (our SSAS clients are already within TML).
As well as simplifying our structure, the change will further strengthen our balance sheet and allow us to drive our ambitious expansion plans over the coming years.
Against a backdrop of record inflows of new SIPP and SSAS business, we remain committed to remaining independent and providing a first class service to the adviser community and intend to enhance and expand our back office proposition and adviser support functions. Unusually our FCA Regulatory Capital requirement is fully met from Tier 1 resources and we carry a healthy surplus over and above the minimum capital requirement – which is important for you and us.
We are writing to all existing SIPP clients under separate cover, advising them of the decision and reassuring them that there is nothing to be concerned about, in fact this is a positive step for them.
We look forward to the future with confidence and a clear direction of travel to further cement our position as the leading, owner managed, independent SIPP and SSAS operator in the UK.


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An attack on democratic rights: New Zealand man jailed for sedition
By John Braddock
A man involved in an axe attack on the electorate office of New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark was sentenced to two months jail on July 18 for committing an act of sedition. This is the first time in 64 years that anyone in New Zealand has faced a sedition charge. The successful prosecution and jail sentence underlines the assault on basic democratic rights now being carried out by the Clark Labour government.
Timothy Selwyn, 32, was jailed for two months for publishing a "seditious" document and conspiring to commit wilful damage. The maximum penalty for sedition is two years jail. Selwyn said his actions were in protest against a decision by the Labour government in late 2004 to annul Maori claims over the foreshore and seabed.
On June 8, an Auckland District Court jury found Selwyn guilty of publishing a statement with seditious intent but acquitted him of a separate charge of being party to a seditious conspiracy.
The prosecution for sedition was initiated to silence and intimidate political dissent under conditions of growing social tensions and the turn to militarism. Selwyn could have been charged with "incitement", but was instead charged with sedition—a much more serious political offence.
Selwyn admitted to conspiring to commit wilful damage over the axe incident. He further admitted to "having a hand" in two separate statements claiming responsibility for the attack and calling on others to commit similar acts of civil disobedience. A bundle of pamphlets found at the scene called for "like minded New Zealanders to take similar action of their own" and to commit "their own acts of civil disobedience". Selwyn claimed that putting the axe through the window had been an act of civil disobedience "at the extreme end". The axe symbolised "determination" and the broken glass "the shattered justice of the Foreshore and Seabed Act".
Selwyn, a freelance writer, was jailed for a further 15 months on a range of dishonesty charges, including obtaining passports, birth certificates, welfare benefits and Inland Revenue Department numbers under the names of dead people. In 1996 he had been briefly jailed for forgery. All these offences, which date back more than a decade, came to light after his arrest on charges relating to the protest.
The extensive list of additional convictions enabled the media to direct attention away from the political thrust of the prosecution. News reports invariably emphasised that a so-called "free speech" advocate was also a proven benefit fraudster. In sentencing, the judge rejected the defendant's plea for a term of community work and decided to deny access to home detention, saying that a custodial sentence was necessary in relation to all the charges for "deterrence and denunciation of this conduct".
In cases such as this, it is not always clear where to draw the line between genuinely motivated but politically misguided protest, a cynical attention-seeking act, or a calculated provocation. Whichever it was in this instance, the stunt has enabled the state to set a precedent for prosecuting and jailing others who publish similar material—no matter how innocuous—in the future.
A friend of the accused said outside the court that the crown had trawled through Selwyn's past and included "all the crazy stuff he did as a young radical" when presenting submissions to the judge. Such a course of action should have come as no surprise, however, since it suited the prosecution's purposes perfectly. Selwyn's dubious personal history contributed to his failure to carry out a principled defence over the sedition charges, resulting in the jury finding against him after just three hours deliberation.
While the court proceedings received scant media attention, the New Zealand Herald promptly moved to downplay the implications of the verdict. An editorial declared that although the extraordinary decision to bring the charges under the Crimes Act had been an "ill-advised" use of a "tough law", the verdict could not be regarded as a threat to freedom of speech. It went on to exonerate the Labour government from any responsibility, saying the "Prime Minister, Labour Party and the Government would have played no role in the application of this rare charge", and that the police alone would have decided to prosecute. But a prosecution centring on the political offence of sedition—defined as "speech, writing or behaviour intended to encourage rebellion or resistance against the government"—is unlikely to have proceeded without instructions from the highest level.
In June, after his conviction, Selwyn denounced the verdict. "The Crown has made history," he said outside court. "That the Crown has brought these charges is dangerous, but the fact they have got a verdict that went their way is even more alarming. It puts us in a league with Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe, Malaysia ... as far as government repression of freedom of speech goes". Auckland Council of Civil Liberties president Barry Wilson said the use of the sedition charge could be seen as "a convenient way of restraining public debate on controversial matters".
According to Selwyn, the protest was carried out in response to a decision by the Labour government, under intense pressure from business and the media, to introduce legislation which would cut off claims by the country's Maori inhabitants to the foreshore and seabed. The legislation prevented the Maori Land Court granting freehold title to tribes claiming customary ownership.
Labour's stance generated widespread hostility among the Maori population, culminating in a 12,000 strong march on parliament. The passage of the legislation caused a split within Labour's Maori ranks leading to the formation of the Maori Party by cabinet minister Tariana Turia, who resigned and won a by-election over the issue. At the 2005 election, the Maori Party campaigned against Labour in Maori electorates, successfully wresting four of the seven seats from Labour's control.
The case builds on a recent pattern of attacks on democratic rights. In 2003 Paul Hopkinson, a 37-year-old school teacher, was found guilty of burning the national flag during a protest against the war in Iraq. Hopkinson faced a fine of up to $5,000 for breach of the Flags, Emblems and Names Protection Act and possible deregistration from his teaching position. The prosecution, the first in the 22 years since the law was enacted, was a blatant case of political victimisation. The High Court subsequently declared it to be contrary to freedom of expression provisions in the Bill of Rights Act.
In another case Ahmed Zaoui, a political refugee and former MP in the Algerian parliament, is still awaiting a court hearing to determine his status. He has served nearly two years in an Auckland maximum-security prison, after being declared a "security risk" by the Security Intelligence Service. The Labour government backed his indefinite internment despite a finding by the Refugee Status Appeals Authority (RSAA) that there was no credible evidence linking Zaoui with any terrorist activity. The RSAA—which operates independently of the immigration and security services—had granted him refugee status, but the Labour government has fought Zaoui's attempts to remain in the country.
The charge of sedition has a particularly notorious history in New Zealand and it is highly significant that it has been dusted off for the first time since World War II. It has previously only been used under conditions of war or industrial upheaval.
In 1913 three leaders of a national general strike were jailed for sedition and inciting violence. During World War I, the sedition laws were used on three occasions to prosecute prominent anti-conscription campaigners, while in 1942 the editor of a pacifist newsletter was convicted of publishing a subversive document and sentenced to two years prison.
As the Clark government has shifted its foreign policy stance to fall in line with the Bush administration's "war on terror", it has simultaneously moved to apply increasingly anti-democratic laws at home. In 2003 parliament approved the so-called "Counter-Terrorism" Bill which, according to former foreign minister Phil Goff, was the "final step in adopting United Nations conventions aimed at fighting global terrorism". The legislation was part of a range of legal, police, anti-immigrant and security measures enacted following September 11, 2001. While the "global war on terrorism" has provided a useful pretext, these changes have built on earlier moves to increase powers to the intelligence services, begun by the previous National government.
In New Zealand as elsewhere, the threat of "terrorism" is being used to enact and enforce laws that establish the basis for sweeping attacks on civil liberties. The application of the charge of sedition to a protest stunt of this nature is a warning of the preparations that are being made to deal with the emergence of widespread resistance among ordinary working people to the accelerating onslaught on living standards, working conditions and basic rights.
New Zealand's Daily Blog demands anti-immigrant measures against "Australians fleeing climate change"
New Zealand government backs US provocations against Iran
New Zealand soldier linked to fascist groups arrested
New Zealand Police fatally shoot man in rural town


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Q: How can i format report generated with excel file using jquery or laravel framework? I have generated this report in excel using jquery
but I want to format this report also
Is there any Laravel package or any jquery plugin which I can use to convert this file formating into this
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Here is my code of jquery to generate report

A: Mattwebsite/excel is a laravel package used to create excel files. Read documentation of maatwebsite/excel
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Javascript/JQuery
TableExport The simple, easy-to-implement library to export HTML tables to xlsx, xls, csv, and txt files.


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NYSEG's Request To Boost Rates Criticized At Hearing
By James Brown | August 7, 2019
ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – More than 50 people filled Rochester City Council chambers midday Tuesday to share their feelings about a proposed rate increase for RG&E and NYSEG customers.
If approved, an average NYSEG bill would go up about $11, while an average RG&E bill would go up about $4. Representatives from Avangrid, the parent company of both utilities, told the crowd that the increases are needed for maintenance and infrastructure improvements.
Tera Cain, a parking attendant from Rochester, doesn't buy that.
"You people are all rich and you don't care about us!" said Cain. "You don't care if our electricity gets cut off or not! You don't care if our kids are in the dark!"
Credit James Brown WXXI
"This decision is already made," Cain added. "They're just doing this just to have something to say. They have come in public to announce something, but it's not our decision at all."
Michelle Phillips, a New York Public Service Commission representative, said there's a long way to go in the process. She said Avangrid's requests will be investigated rigorously, and a decision will be made by April. The legal requirement is to complete these requests in under 11 months.
"They're looking for support for any proposals that are made both by the company and by interveners and staff as to the just and reasonable rates that should be set for these utilities and for them to provide just and adequate service," said Phillips.
Richard Berkley is the executive director of an Albany-based nonprofit called Public Utility Law Project, which helps people with low incomes understand their rights surrounding utilities. Berkley said this proposed increase would make things harder on them.
"Rents are not going down. Life is becoming more expensive. And the company is asking for increases, even the low increases are many times the rate of inflation," said Berkley.
He also said the requested rate increases are not set in stone.
"The company may say, 'We need this much money now for this,' but if you look at it objectively, you say, 'Well, they may need all that money, but they don't need it all in year one. Some of it may be five years from now.' And the result of that is that the ask that the company is making goes down."
More public input sessions on this matter are scheduled in Ithaca, Binghamton and the Adirondacks in the next week.


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Once upon a time …
"Once upon a time, there was a king … a princess … a fairy!" These have remained the introductory lines of the Old Wives' Tales for children for centuries. But, here is the story of our village – Kanodar, in light of its decades past and centuries old handloom cloth weaving industry. At present also, whenever and wherever our village is introduced, the starting lines, generally, are used as "Once upon a time, Kanodar was Manchester of District of Banaskantha (Gujarat), India."
While surfing on I-net, I chanced to find an English poem "Indian weavers" written by Sarojini Naidu who was a well-known figure of her times as the great poetess and was honored also with the title of "The Nightingale of India". Subsequently while reading the poem, I recalled the memories of those days of Kanodar which I had witnessed since my childhood. Sarojini Naidu had remained the President of Indian National Congress and perhaps she might have visited Kanodar or heard of it while paying her visits to Gujarat, a chief H.Q. of Congress. This is my hypothesis with the instable base that her narration in that poem resembles to the routine lives of the weavers of Kanodar. At the same time, I may be wrong also as the poets create their works by observing living lives of humans and there might have some co-incident in this regard.
First of all, let me give you a quick extract of the above poem just to enter my today's subject. In the beginning, the poetess asks weavers what they were weaving so gaily at break of day. The reply was as "The robes of a new born child." Secondly, she asks them, while they were working at fall of night, the same question and their reply was that they were weaving the marriage veils of a queen. Thirdly and lastly, when they were weaving solemnly and quietly something white like a feather or a cloud in the moonlight, she asks what they were weaving. And, there we hear a heart touching reply as "We weave a dead man's funeral shroud (કફન)!"
Above poem has inspired me to write this Article with a prime motive that the present generation of the natives of Kanodar should know how our forefathers had survived themselves with this industry for about four centuries. Now, let me go further to my aim of this Article very briefly.
Handloom cloth weaving, being a cottage industry, had no any fixed working hours. As in above poem, these poor fellows had to work on their looms from early morning to late at night. My Readers and specially those who have settled abroad will mark the underlined words above and understand that their drudgery of hard labor was not as a part of their greed of earning more, but as a compulsion for their needs to survive against a very poor margin of profit or insufficient wages in this industry they earned.
I have some figures in my mind that during the years of the 1960's, there were 1200 Handlooms and 100 Power looms in the village. Irrespective of communities, all were engaged with this profession. Some were the Master weavers, but most of them were self employed weavers. They manufactured mainly Malmal/Muslin (Plain gray cloth) and Saris (garments worn by women). The Saris were so cheap that a very poor woman also could afford to purchase it. My Readers won't believe, but it is the fact that its cost per Sari (Length 5 Yards and width 48") was INR 2.50 only at that time. The dyeing of yarn for Saris was being done with direct colors and having woven in checkered designs with double boarders (કિનાર) and ends (પાલવ), their landing costs were very low.
Malmal (Muslin) was mainly sold as gray (raw) material to the neighboring State of Rajasthan for dyeing of colorful headdresses (turbans) and print Saris. Before 1947, the present Pakistan was the part of India and there were no enough Textile Mills in the areas of Sindh and other provinces. Kanodari Malmal was in prime demand there and our local Handloom Cloth merchants sometimes occupied small Cargo Flights to forward their goods for quick delivery.
Now, let us have some primary knowledge of this inherited technology of weaving. In simple words it can be said that this process was consisted of interweaving one set of threads of yarn, the warp (તાણો) with another, the weft (વાણો). The warp threads were stretched lengthwise (vertical) on the loom. The weft, the cross threads, were woven into the warp to make the cloth. Out of total four centuries, the first three centuries had passed under very poor technology which was laborious and having very little capacity of production also. During those days, the weaving process was being carried out by knocking the shuttle (નળો) very slowly from one hand to another. Lately, the new system of flying shuttle came into practice which magically increased the weaving speed. There were two shuttle boxes (નળાનીપેટીઓ) on both the sides of the loom and weaver could knock the shuttle back and forth with connected cords using one hand easily. With this new system, a weaver could weave 20 yards of Malmal within 7 to 8 hours. Through my net surfing, I have found out that the shuttle box and flying shuttle system was invented in 1733 by John Kay of Lancashire in North West of England.
Before summing up my Article, I want to take all my Readers to millenniums past to know how the human kind had learnt the art of weaving. Soon after my graduation while facing an interview for the post of a Gujarati News Reader on Radio at Rajkot, I was asked to give an extempore Radio Talk of 5 minutes on Textile Industry. It was my innocent style to bring the interviewer to my favorite subject. When that officer asked me first where I was coming from and there was my reply as 'from Kanodar, Manchester of Banaskantha district'. It is obvious that the officer had to come to that topic to interview me further.
Now, enjoy some points of the said Radio Talk for having benefit of acquiring some general knowledge in this regard. I exactly remember those points even today and they were as (1) Our primitive man remained naked in jungles like animals and birds. (2) Like other inventions, the human kind had learnt the art of weaving from nature. (3) They might have observed the nests of weaver-birds (સુગરી) knitted with straws of hay or interwoven creepers of climbing plants and branches of trees, etcetera.
Lastly to say, I am proud of being a weaver's son with the fact that my father had manufactured some specialty Saris which had been sold to the merchants of Ahmedabad for 40 years and we also had continued the same for further more 20 years. This industry has been proved as a boon to our family like other weaver-fellows of our village. In my first page 'About me' on this blog, I have already mentioned that our Four Century Old Handloom Cloth Weaving business is like a dream now a days. What it may be, but I expect from my Kanodari Readers that they should also be proud of saying as "We are the sons and daughters of those weavers who have provided a very cheap clothing to the poor for centuries remaining poor themselves. Today what we are is nothing else, but the harvest of their honest, toilsome and poor lives."
With very sincere and warm regards,
Dtd.: April 12, 2008
Posted by Valibhai Musa on April 12, 2008 in Article, લેખ, MB
Tags: લેખ, Banaskantha, Essay, India, John Kay, Kanodar, Literature, Manchester, Muslin, Primitive man, Sari, Sarojini Naidu, The Nightingale of India
One response to "Once upon a time …"
ARVIND JOSHI
I am pleased to comment on this topic as I remained part of the story narrated by you and I am proud of that I have seen people working hard day and night for their livelyhood. Most important part of the industry is the whole family remained engaged in the process which was bread and butter for the family. From dawn to dusk everybody remained as part of the process as family wives remained engaged in house hold work. Though the process was primitive it was able to give work to maximum hands and I was in confirmation with MAHATMA GANDHI who worked to protect the GRUHUDYOG as it used to give bread and butter to all those who wants to work. I am proud of to state that I also wove my imagination with the shuttle cocks I used to see day and night during my childhood and it has framed so many positive postures of my life.
I still feel proud of it. but I must state one thing that machines deprived jobs from so many hands I still can not forget about our great heritage of art work which has given fame to hundreds of Indians like malmal of dhaka. I still remember those days when my mother used to spin bobbins to help my father in his income in spare time. My family was well to do and still we adopted this process as nobody was ashamed of work in that village, rich and poor enjoyed work with the same fervour.
it was a great era and it grips my memory and make me to halt at one place to remember those sweet days.


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