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Japan's critical energy juncture: is Tokyo ready to make its move?
Anti-nuclear protest in Nakano, Tokyo
This editorial was originally penned for publishing in Japan Today's "Insight" Magazine and the Japan Today Opinion section, but PM Noda's reported decision to go anti-nuclear by 2030 means I'm putting up a rewrite for next week. So, lo and behold, here it is, exclusive to thejapanshow.com
The landscape of Japanese politics when it comes to nuclear policy has been leveled since last year's disaster. A largely popular proposal designed to send nuclear power's share of energy provision up past fifty percent now looks like one of the most gung-ho ideas of the past decade. Government and utility spokespeople, including Prime Minister Noda, continue to push the claim that as long as nuclear power exists in Japan, it will be made as safe as can be reasonably expected. Unfortunately, an underlying apathy towards politics amplified by a blunder-filled disaster response has kept a large portion of the populace skeptical of the party line. Confirmation by a recent government-level investigative panel that information was widely suppressed in the aftermath of Fukushima only adds to the mistrust of "the man." Being blamed for a lack of safety protocols at nuclear plants, TEPCO and by extension other utilities have little reputation in the eyes of the people. Major broadcasters keeping quiet on anti-nuclear or anti-utility talk immediately post-disaster for fear of losing valuable sponsorship money only added fuel to the fire. The social unrest that grew out of 3.11 has slowly stoked a new fire among the grassroots, one that the powers that be are now struggling to deal with.
Fast-forward eighteen months to September 11, 2012. Still only a year and a half past a nation-defining moment, Japan is still cobbling together a plan for what it wants to do with its lost innocence. Regardless of party, the government is still widely mistrusted; PM Noda's approval ratings are below 30%, although it would take some doing to get them down to Former PM Kan's mid-tens before his long-delayed resignation. As pro-nuclear and pro-business interests continue to push for plant restarts, an ever-growing grassroots anti-nuclear camp is making major waves in national politics. Polls and analysis claim that more than half of the Japanese public prefer a nuclear-free option. All this leaves PM Noda and the government as a whole stuck at a fork with two dark and politically rocky paths before them. Noda can show tough love to the business and utility interests concerned about production costs and cut nuclear power to zero or near-zero, or take a hit with the common folk and stay the course toward keeping a significant portion of their nuclear plants. Note that in this anti-nuclear environment built up since last March, even talking about building more nuclear plants is political suicide.
Kasumigaseki continues to stare into the darkness before it. Japan's export-led economy has continued to bear the brunt of a painfully strong yen (remember that we've been below 90 JPY/USD for two years now and below 80 for one year), and taxes are set to increase to help pay for this costly disaster. The average age in Japan is still extraordinarily high and supporting old age pensioners is putting a major drag on the nation's finances that is extremely unpopular to remove. Many fear that an increase in power costs from the lack of what was Japan's only hope for cheap electricity before 2011 will be the nail in the coffin for Japan's post-3.11 recovery, leading to as many lost decades as you can count. The Keidanren, or Japan Business Federation, is not shy about emphasizing that Japan currently has no cost-effective option outside of nuclear energy due to lack of available natural resources. Although anti-nuclear proponents point to this past summer's lack of blackouts, utilities like TEPCO have had to restart gas turbines using largely imported fuel to keep Tokyo safe. Energy reliance and pollution issues aside, trillions of yen in sunk costs are lying fallow across the nation.
PM Noda has shown his tough love to the grassroots once before, saying that even though he and the rest of Japan is well aware of the dangers following the disaster at Fukushima Daiichi, he believes that Japan's economy needs to restart some reactors (specifically referring to Oi #1 and #2 in Fukui at the time). Having pushed a largely unpopular tax hike through Parliament, he knows what it's like to make a tough but necessary decision. Now, Noda and the currently ruling DPJ say they want to eventually aim for a nuclear-free option, but the government remains at a standstill without a concrete policy regarding nuclear power.
The big question is, is this such a bad thing in Japan politically? Inaction for many politicians around the world is perceived as the kiss of death; a lack of leadership (stubborn or otherwise) will take your base constituency's faith away as your opposition accuses you of either waffling or incompetence. But then, Mark Twain said society has taught us that sticking in a rut is consistency and therefore a virtue (admittedly more than a century ago). I'd like to believe that PM Noda and at least a few of the powers that be in Kasumigaseki are genuinely taking the time to hammer this out and make a decision when they're ready. Noda has hinted at calling general elections in the coming months but if a DPJ-led anti-nuclear initiative doesn't energize enough voters to counter low approval rates, a shift back to the relatively conservative LDP (Liberal Democratic Party, how confusing that must be to Americans) would almost guarantee a relatively pro-nuclear lean in Tokyo. An LDP-led Diet would certainly work to reverse any move toward taking Japan off atomic power. The LDP in and of itself is also relatively quiet, hardly showing any sort of vision for the future of Japan, instead mired in historical disputes with its neighbors and taking up reactionary positions to opposition policy. Confusion over long-term energy goals has been a problem since 3.11.11 and rising stars like Toru Hashimoto may play a part in the opposition to nuclear in the near future, but at this juncture the burden of progress lies solely with the DPJ; the decision this week on energy policy will either give it a chance to shine or fade back into the ranks of mediocre politicking.
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For Executive Chef Jussi Ylitalo, cooking means old-world expertise and know-how
Jussi Ylitalo, the developer of Hotel Mestar's food philosophy, ended up in the restaurant industry at a young age, partly by chance. Now working as an Executive Chef, he still relies on his first idea in decision-making. That's how the Masteri's food philosophy came into being.
Ylitalo, who now works as Executive Chef at the Hotel Sveitsi, first studied furniture and house restoration. Unemployment brought on by the recession forced Ylitalo to switch from handicrafts to a restaurant.
– At first, I just wanted to be good at something. The passion for food came afterward. Working in a restaurant requires the same kind of concentration and use of the whole body as many handicraft professions. Here you work with your hands – in the same way as in painting or carpentry
Ylitalo has worked in various restaurants in Russia, Estonia, and Finland, so he has seen the industry's changes. Now he is using his experience as an Executive Chef.
– The restaurant industry was in transition when I started. Chefs had to become multi-skilled as the kitchen staff started to dwindle. Even today, an Executive Chef must be multi-talented. Just having an interest in cooking is not enough as managing staff, different systems and analytical tasks become part of the job description. But I'm not alone – I have skilled subordinates and trusted superiors who enable me to succeed.
Hotel Mestari's food philosophy is based on colors, flavors, and atmosphere
Ylitalo's vision is also trusted outside the Hotel Sveisti. A so-called old hand was given the task of developing Hotel Mestari's food philosophy. Once again, he relied on his first idea, which was born from the hotel's observational images.
– The colors, materials, and atmosphere of the hotel immediately reminded me of South American cuisine. We haven't seen the spiciness, colorfulness, and abundance of the food in Helsinki, even though the Latin culture offers endless possibilities. The food philosophy is a combination of flavors, colors, and aromas of different nationalities. It is easy to apply as long as you keep the core idea in mind.
It was also important to Ylitalo that the kitchen's foundation fits the idea of mastery. South American cuisine has a long and traditional history.
– To me, mastery in cooking means something from the old world. That's why I wanted to choose a cuisine that has deeper roots than, for example, Scandinavian or North American food culture.
Who is Jussi Ylitalo?
Executive Chef and developer of the Masteri's food philosophy, who considers the importance of patience, intuition, and teamwork in the kitchen.
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"My family is a reminder that there is some common sense in this life," says Ylitalo with a twinkle in his eye.
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"I have a broken motorcycle. It's a good motivator to clear the calendar of free time."
03. Kitchen channels
"I follow many professional kitchen channels on social media. Usually, the cooking is quite glamorous, but it's still interesting to see what different techniques are used around the world."
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Digora ( en osetio: Дигорæ  en digor: Дигорæ) es una ciudad rusa de Osetia del Norte - Alania localizada a 49 km al noroeste de Vladikavkaz en el río Ursdon.

Historia
La ciudad fue fundada en 1852 como villa fortificada de Volno-Khristianovsky, renombrada posteriormente como Novokhristianovskoie y Khristianovskoie. En 1934 fue rebautizada a su nombre actual. En 1964 alcanzó el estatus de ciudad.

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Brief Description of the approved European Project
[Just/2011-2012/DAP/AG/3283] entitled:
"Protecting infants and toddlers from domestic violence: Development of a diagnostic protocol for infant and toddler abuse and neglect and its implementation to the public health system"
The protection of infants and toddlers from domestic violence is a primary European public health issue. Domestic violence towards babies and toddlers is rarely prevented or diagnosed before their hospitalization in hospitals or other health services, since this particular population has limited contact with other social groups beyond their family. Moreover, violence towards infants and toddlers is also rarely recognized after hospitalization to health services.
This program aims to increase the effectiveness of prevention and early diagnosis of abuse and neglect of infants and toddlers of European health services. For this purpose, a diagnostic protocol will be established for the diagnosis of abuse and neglect of infants and toddlers, which takes into account the particularities of this age group, and will utilize modern research data related to this issue. Moreover, this diagnostic protocol will be created in such a way as to be applicable in the other European countries participating in the Programme: England, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Cyprus. Furthermore, the proposal of the coordinating scientific team/in charge of this Project is to include the protocol on daily health examinations of infants and toddlers in these countries, with the possible diffusion to other European countries which will express an interest. The proposal is based on the fact that the majority of families who live in European countries follow nationally prescribed programs of preventive medicine during the first year of a child's life, and then become easily accessible to health professionals in order to evaluate them for problems related to abuse and neglect of infants and toddlers.
Creating the common - for the countries participating in the Project - diagnostic protocol will be based on pre-existing diagnostic protocols used in EU countries, in contemporary research and clinical data related to this issue, while the diagnostic criteria of the Diagnostic Classification : 0-3R: Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood: Revised Edition. Washington, DC: Zero To Three Press; 2005. Zero to Three. (revised ed.), for disorders Carer-Child Relationship, and especially the diagnostic category abusive disorder, will also be used, after assessing the validity in the participating countries. The diagnostic protocol which will occur after the entire preparatory process will be applied to families in the general population of all participating countries.
Then, each participating country will train professionals from public health services who serve infants and toddlers and their families, on how to apply the protocol as part of their daily clinical practice. At the same time, and if the diagnostic protocol is proven to be effective and easy to apply in the context of public health services, efforts will be made to include the diagnostic protocol in the national predetermined schedule preventative monitoring of infants and toddlers.
Aiming at the sustainability of the program, the partners will create a National Network of Public Health Institutions for Children. Each institution will appoint an agent who will participate in an annual meeting on issues related to the protection of infants and toddlers from domestic abuse and neglect. Also, as part of the activities to promote sustainability of project results, partners will create a recording and monitoring form for cases of abuse and neglect on infants and toddlers, which will be provided in the Network's public health Services, so that all relevant cases will be filed and monitored by the National Network of Public Health Institutions for Children in each participating country.
As part of the dissemination of the Project's results an International Conference will be organized during which a related website will work which will give information on the activities' progress in all participating countries. It will also allow open access to information relating to the protection of infants and toddlers from domestic violence.
This program is expected to contribute significantly to the prevention of abuse and neglect of infants and toddlers in the European countries involved in this action.


I'm bringing you an interesting Q&A this week because today, I'm introducing you to Dewald Goosen, the brewmaster at Tuk Tuk Brew, a microbrewery that's doing very exciting things in South Africa's Cape Winelands.
We visited Tuk Tuk Brew during our visit to the Leeu Estates – a gorgeous luxury hotel and wine estate on the edge of Franschhoek.
The Leeu Collection own this 250-litre capacity microbrewery and it was a real surprise to find a craft beer scene right in the middle of the winelands! And let me tell you, Tuk Tuk Brew is well worth a visit. Check out this piece on great places to eat and drink in Franschhoek to find out more about what they do.
Dewald started out as a home brewer, before eventually becoming the head brewer at Woodstock Brewery in Cape Town, becoming experienced in both micro and 3,000-litre brewing plants. After that, he was the senior brewer at CBC (Cape Brewing Company), based in the Paarl region of the winelands. Tuk Tuk then partnered with this award-winning brewery and the rest, as they say, is history.
I found it really interesting talking to Dewald. He gave us a tour of the micrbrewery, explained the (very scientific) ins and outs of brewing and told us a bit about his plans to make beer as special as champagne, Yes, that's right, this innovative brewmaster plans to get away from the concept of drinking beer in copious amounts and in 2018, he hopes to unveil a 'sipping beer'.
Are people surprised to find a craft brewery in the middle of the winelands?
People are definitely surprised to find us here, but at the same time very welcoming to the concept. The clientele is very rounded in the sense that we get a lot of locals who are frequenting the venue but also a lot of international and national visitors as Franschhoek is a very popular destination due to its undeniable charm and beauty.
How are you changing perceptions about beer?
Personally, I am trying to promote the idea that beer can be equally as complex as wine or distilled liquors. I feel that all the brewers in the country are aiming to give the consumer a deeper understanding of this glorious beverage. People need to understand the possible faults in beer and we have to get rid of the idea of "it's a craft beer, it's supposed to look, taste and smell [a certain way]".
In the winelands, it's all about wine pairing – do you think that beer and food pairing is a thing?
Absolutely! I have attended many beer and food pairings in the past and most certainly will attend many more in the future.
Can you offer a few examples of the more unusual ingredients you experiment with and some of the custom batches you've created?
In the past I have experimented with ingredients such as ginger, chocolate, various fruits and also spices. Currently at Tuk Tuk my focus has been placed on mastering the four core ingredients in beer (Water, Malted grains, Hops and Yeast) and manipulating these four to get the results that I wish to achieve. I feel it's important to get a good base before trying to go in that direction.
On the Tuk Tuk website, you claim that you're a 'very nice little brewery on steroids' – can you explain this?!
The system may be small and manual but in terms of design and functionality it is first class. It was designed and constructed by Kaspar Schulz, a Bamberg based brewing equipment manufacturer that has been producing brewhouses since 1677! I am extremely fortunate to have such a great plant to brew on.
I'm very interested in styles of beer that are not often seen on the market, whether it be a sour style of beer or a massive velvety Imperial stout and so I want to experiment more with the sipping styles of beer. Beers that spark the imagination with a complexity of flavour and aroma.
My first attempt at such a style of beer is a English style Barleywine. It was brewed on the 12th of November 2016 and placed into barrels on the 1st of December 2016. The plan was to barrel the beer until the 1st of December 2017 and then bottle it and let it lay in the bottle for an additional 7 months until its release in July 2018. At 12% ,alcohol by volume, it will need this amount of time to mellow out and become the beautiful beast that I envisioned when I dreamt it up.
That is not an easy one. It is completely dependent on the situation. There is truly a beer for every occasion and so I couldn't give any answer other than……I love beer! All beer! Well, all well brewed, clean beer!
Thanks to Dewald for taking the time out to talk to us for this interview. Oh and by the way, I have a piece coming out in Foodism magazine soon on the food and drink of the Cape Winelands, so keep your eyes peeled for that over the summer. And if you're looking to commission a story on the food and drink in the Cape Winelands, feel free to get in touch here.


The Private WiFi app only runs on cellphones.
Apple's got a brand new App Store…sadly despite all the shiny new bells and whistles you still can't actually search for an app within the App Store. What I mean to say is…you can, search, that is…just don't expect to actually find what you're looking for.
Dumb me, I assumed that the Apple's App Store overhaul had something to do with fixing the broken search feature!
The broken App Store search utility is just one aspect that makes finding AT&T's new Private WiFi app difficult if not impossible. Other's include the fact that literally no one has ever heard of it…it's that new. It appears that AT&T doesn't really want customers to find the app either…at least that's how it seems. I'll talk about this more in a little while.
First, I want to share the little bit that I do know about this app and how we discovered it.
We recently switched our cellular plan from a family plan to a business one with AT&T. AT&T texted us shortly after we made the switch that we were now eligible to use their Private WiFi app. They discussed the app a little but it was unclear to us from what they texted what we'd really use the app for. From all we could tell the app was designed to possibly create a cellular hot spot…and/or to possibly provide a free VPN. So I began to look for the app. That's when discovered that despite Apple having completely overhauled their ios App Store earlier this year, you still can't actually find anything when you search within it.
Taking this recent development as a challenge, I set out in earnest to find AT&T's elusive app online. What I found instead was that AT&T published a webpage that discusses how to use their Private WiFi app and it's feature…but they failed to include links to the apps (there's an Android version too) that you need to use these features in this article too.
Next I made another discovery. Apparently AT&T has created a new user forum. They seemed to be strongly encouraging customers to use it. So I created a user account there and posted a question to the forum. As of two days later the only forum response I received was a question from someone about what the new app does and who might be eligible or use it.
Upon leaving the forum I happened upon a link to their business plans. There I found a lot more information about the fact that they do have a Private WiFi Feature…but once again was disappointed to learn that the links themselves weren't included.
But I did find a site map. And the site map had a link to AT&T apps! I didn't want to get too excited but it was going on half an hour that I'd wasted so it was hard not to.
Here's a link to the webpage that has all of AT&T's apps.
Below are the apps which appear in the 'Stay Connected' section.
Next I tried the section called 'Protect and Secure'…thinking that because the Private WiFi Feature includes a VPN, it might be considered a security app.
Apparently I was wrong again!
So, while the link above to all AT&T apps is a great find, it doesn't have the one app I need! If anyone knows what that link is, I'd greatly appreciate your leaving a comment a little further down the page for both me and all of my readers. Thanks in advance!
I finally Found the Private WiFi App!
Geez…AT&T didn't make it easy! After discovering AT&T's webpages with all of their apps, I grew skeptical that those really were all of their apps. It just didn't seem like enough imo. So I decided to check in with the app store to the verify. There 'weren't as many as I thought there would be but then I discovered more AT&T apps by a completely different developer.
The link was finally provided to me by someone answering my post in the forum.
I'm very appreciative of Gary Lapointe taking the time to supply me an actual link to the app. Because, although I found it, I was not able to find an actual link I to it! It's the oddest thing, but once I found the app, I discovered that Apple does not supply a link to it from it's Share icon. I've never before run across an app that's 'for sale' with no sharing link provided. This is a first for me! When you use the Share icon you're just taken to the plain text 'Private WiFi' with no hotlink.
Here's the link to the app…hopefully you don't lose it!
AT&T's main app developer is called AT&T Services, Inc. My earlier instructions to find the app were to search for this app developer in the App Store and then to scan through all of their apps to find it. Having the real link is much easier :-) A little further down I added screenshots of the app in both the ios App Store and in Google Play, as well as a link to the Android app which was much easier to find.
There are more apps for AT&T by the app developer called Persource. It looks like Persource might be an app developer for a Private apps. It also looks like AT&T has a lot of apps here, so if my guess is correct they've held a lot of events!
Below are some of the AT&T apps by Persource.
But there's great news for anyone who's managed to get through this all so far! I finally found the Private WiFi app!! It was amongst all of the AT&T Service, Inc. Apps!!! I must have missed it the first time.
Below: How the Private WiFi app appears in the App Store.
Private Wi-Fi by AT&T Services, Inc.
What's AT&T's Private WiFi App All About?
Private WiFi is a relatively new app AT&T created for their Business accounts. If the app is installed on a cellphone using an AT&T's Business Unlimited Data Account, whenever that cellphone enters a new WiFi area, the app scans the network to see if it's secured and if any insecure elements impact the network. If they do, or if any network appears insecure in any way, Private WiFi will route all your network traffic through a VPN that's created when the app is first installed. The user will receive a notification telling them they are utilizing the VPN and that the WiFi they've joined isn't secure otherwise.
The screenshot below shows how users setup the VPN when the app is installed.
I noticed after I installed and setup the app that I received a notification on my cellphone telling me our home WiFi was secure. I didn't think much about it at the time, but today we were out running errands and in one store my cellular network disappeared. I searched for and found a guest network which I joined. Shortly after that I received a notification that my phone was now networked using AT&T's VPN.
I was playing PokemonGo and it was Community Day, so there were lots of things for me to do. I was pretty amazed at how fast the VPN was! And how seamless the whole experience was. Automatically having the VPN kick into action is a pretty brilliant feature, making the free VPN infinitely more useful! While I'm sad that Private WiFi doesn't create a hot spot… because that's a feature we don't have with our plan, I'm thrilled with the new VPN feature…especially because it's free*.
Finding a link to the Android version of the app isn't nearly as problematic as finding the ios version is. But I'll still share it there just to hopefully save someone some time.
Please leave any comments or questions a little further down the page.
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The mainly symbolic resolution was co-sponsored by Brazil and Germany, both countries whose leaders were reportedly spied on by the National Security Agency. German officials said in October that U.S. intelligence agencies may have spied on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone. There have also been reports that the U.S. also spied on Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff among other leaders.
The draft resolution that will now go to the General Assembly next month has been watered down in some parts under pressure from the U.S. and some other countries, according to reports. A reference in the original proposal to concerns about potential "human rights violations and abuses" that may result in particular from "massive surveillance, interception and data collection" was, for example, modified. The NSA is accused of dragnet surveillance both in the U.S. and abroad.
Katitza Rodriguez, international rights director of digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation, said in a statement that although the resolution passed is not as strong as the original, it is "a meaningful and very positive step" for the privacy rights of individuals, regardless of their countries.
A group of human rights and privacy organizations worldwide launched Tuesday a petition in support of what they call "International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance." The document, which is also known as the "Necessary and Proportionate Principles," lists 13 policies that governments must follow to protect human rights in an age of digital surveillance. The signed petition will be submitted to the U.N., world leaders and policy makers.
Elizabeth Cousens, U.S representative to the U.N. Economic and Social Council, said the country remains committed to working with all states to promote freedom of expression and privacy online. Cousens was explaining her government's position on the resolution. "In some cases, conduct that violates privacy rights may also seriously impede or even prevent the exercise of freedom of expression, but conduct that violates privacy rights does not violate the right to freedom of expression in every case," she added.


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Share markets in India are presently trading on a negative note. Barring automobile sector, all sectoral indices are trading in red with realty stocks, banking stocks and power stocks witnessing maximum selling pressure.
The BSE Sensex is trading down by 243 points (down 0.7%), while the NSE Nifty is trading down by 55 points (down 0.5%). The BSE Mid Cap index is trading down by 0.4% and the BSE Small Cap index is trading down by 0.8%.
Speaking of Indian share markets, there has been a steady rise in direct participation by Indians in stock markets as can be seen in the chart below.
This increased participation has resulted in not just money flowing into mutual funds, but also in the opening of demat accounts.
In fact, the attractiveness of Indian equities and the fact that investing in demat accounts is now very easy has led to a steady rise in accounts.
What more, this trend is all set to continue, as the Indian stock markets scale new highs in the coming years.
The rupee is trading at Rs 71.10 against the US$.
The domestic currency opened 29 paise lower amid reports of fresh geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan.
In the news from the finance space, DHFL share price is witnessing selling pressure today on reports that rating agency ICRA downgraded the company's commercial papers (CPs) worth Rs 80 billion to 'A2+' from 'A1+'.
However, the company said that the rating action by ICRA is not merit based and it has not taken cognizance of DHFL's intent to extinguish CPs by the end of March.
As per an article in a leading financial daily, the rating agency said that the rating revision considers the moderation in the company's financial flexibility owing to challenges faced in raising funds from traditional bank lines and debt market instruments.


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Sam Allardyce praises Duncan Watmore's stunning performance for England U21s
The Sunderland manager says the 21-year-old's match-winning cameo last week will be "great for him and his confidence"
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Sam Allardyce believes Duncan Watmore 's stunning cameo appearance for England Under-21s last week will be "great for him and his confidence".
In a remarkable 15-minute spell Watmore won a penalty, scored and set up a third goal to inspire England U21s to a 3-1 victory over Switzerland at Brighton's Amex Stadium last Monday.
The win for Gareth Southgate's men put them three points clear at the top of their Euro 2017 qualifying group.
Allardyce trusted Watmore with a start in the 1-0 loss to Southampton a fortnight ago, and plans to keep using the bright 21 year-old – who has just signed a new contract to keep him at the Stadium of Light until 2020 – throughout the season.
"I heard that he changed the game (for England U21s) and got the man of the match award after just 16 minutes." the Black Cats boss said.
"That's great for him and his confidence. He started against Southampton to see what he could do.
"I thought he did okay. I think at this moment in time, he'll stay more of an impact player off the substitutes' bench.
"But eventually, I see him as a player who can start on a regular basis, if he can carry on his progression.
"It's nice to see someone who has the courage to not give up. There's too many kids who give up now and pack football in after getting released by the big clubs.
"He went and carried on his education, went to play for Altrincham... He's back here again and looking like he could be a decent Premier League player."
Jordan Pickford, the highly-rated 21 year-old goalkeeper currently on loan at Preston, was also playing for England U21s against Switzerland.
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Peter S. Rashish, who counts over 25 years of experience counseling corporations, think tanks, foundations, and international organizations on transatlantic trade and economic strategy, is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Geoeconomics Program at AICGS. He also writes The Wider Atlantic blog.
Mr. Rashish has served as Vice President for Europe and Eurasia at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, where he spearheaded the Chamber's advocacy for an ambitious and comprehensive trade agreement between the United States and the European Union, which was officially launched as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, and developed new engagements in the continent's emerging markets.
Previously, Mr. Rashish was a Senior Advisor for Europe at McLarty Associates, and has held positions as Executive Vice President of the European Institute, on the Paris-based staff of the International Energy Agency, and as a consultant to the World Bank, the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the Atlantic Council, the Bertelsmann Foundation, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Mr. Rashish has testified on the euro zone and U.S.-European economic relations before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade and the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia and has advised three U.S. presidential campaigns. He has been a member of the faculty at the Salzburg Global Seminar and a speaker at the Aspen Ideas Festival. His commentaries have been published in The New York Times, the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The National Interest, and Foreign Policy and he has appeared on PBS, CNBC, CNN, and NPR.
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As the nation's capital swelters in an atmosphere that seems to confirm President Kennedy's quip that "Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm," it might be restorative to look both back and north. That action could help provide a cooler head to gain some context for what is plaguing the global economy today.
It was exactly 75 years ago this week that representatives from 44 countries were meeting at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, an area nestled in New Hampshire's White Mountains, to engage in some institution building. While World War II was not yet over, an Allied victory was certain enough that the U.S. and British governments thought it was time to consider new arrangements for the postwar international economy. The key idea was to prevent a repetition of the beggar-thy-neighbor policies of the 1930s—competitive currency devaluations, protectionist trade barriers, and closed trading blocs.
The key idea was to prevent a repetition of the beggar-thy-neighbor policies of the 1930s—competitive currency devaluations, protectionist trade barriers, and closed trading blocs.
Officially called the "United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference," the Bretton Woods gathering gave birth to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Ratification by the two organizations' member countries was fairly swift and smooth, so that by the end of 1945 they were both in operation at their headquarters in Washington.
What is perhaps less well known about Bretton Woods—but still instructive—is its links to trade policy. The two main concerns of the conference were orderly financial and monetary relations (the IMF) and postwar reconstruction (the World Bank). But the Bretton Woods official proceedings also provide a mandate to participating governments on trade, recommending that "in addition to implementing the specific monetary and financial measures which were the subject of this Conference, they seek…[to] reduce obstacles to international trade and in other ways promote mutually advantageous international commercial relations."
The governments took the cue and proceeded on two fronts. First, they created the General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade, which came into being in 1947. Second, as the GATT was intended as a short-term placeholder, they also took steps to create a more ambitious International Trade Organization (ITO) that was supposed to become the third institution in a Bretton Woods triad.
But despite several attempts the ITO was never ratified by the U.S. Senate and in 1950 the Truman administration decided to withdraw it from consideration. Why? After all, the ITO was largely a U.S. idea.
By the early 1950s, the internationalist wave of the immediate postwar years was giving way in the United States to a more nationalist attitude in the face of the rise of the Soviet Union as a competitor for international influence and of communism as a rival ideology.
Protecting U.S. national sovereignty became a higher priority than international institution building.
Protecting U.S. national sovereignty became a higher priority than international institution building. That did not augur well for the ITO, which was intended to have a broad mandate that included labor, competition, and other policy areas that were linked to trade but intruded into domestic politics. And unlike the IMF and the World Bank, which used weighted voting that reflected its members' economic size, the ITO would have relied on one country, one vote, diminishing U.S. influence.
To anyone who is following today's debates about trade policy this sounds familiar. While China is by no means the kind of threat to U.S. interests that the Soviet Union was, the rivalry between Washington and Beijing is conditioning U.S. trade policy in a similar way. And U.S. complaints about judicial overreach by judges in the World Trade Organization's dispute settlement system echo the concern for sovereignty that doomed the ITO.
Until the U.S. regains confidence in its ability to compete and succeed globally, the current tensions in trade policy are likely to persist.
This historical parallel does not mean giving in to nationalist impulses is the way to go. It does suggest that until the U.S. regains confidence in its ability to compete and succeed globally, the current tensions in trade policy are likely to persist. But looking to bolster that self-confidence mainly through trade policy—as the current U.S. administration is doing—rather than domestic policies is likely to prove a fool's errand.
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Re: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Standardization of State Heating and Cooling Standard Utility Allowances (RIN 0584-AE69)
Dear SNAP Certification Policy Branch:
The Leadership Conference Education Fund appreciates the opportunity to comment on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program (SNAP) Standardization of State Heating and Cooling Standard Utility Allowances (SUAs). The Leadership Conference Education Fund is the research and education arm of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 200 national organizations to promote and protect the civil and human rights of all persons in the United States. We are deeply concerned by attempts to further restrict food assistance to low-income individuals. This proposed rule would standardize SUA methodology across states in a harmful way, exacerbating hunger and economic instability for low-income individuals facing resource-related hardships. The Leadership Conference Education Fund opposes this proposed rule, which would increase food insecurity and harm millions of low-income people who rely on SNAP to get food on the table.
The right to food, recognized in Article 25 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights,[1] guarantees freedom from hunger and access to safe and nutritious food. SNAP plays a critical role in addressing hunger and food insecurity in the communities that we represent, and it is the first line of defense against hunger for many low-income individuals. In 2018, SNAP helped on average more than 38 million people in the United States put food on the table every month.[2] SNAP has also played a significant role in reducing poverty: the program has moved 8.4 million people out of poverty, reducing the poverty rate from 15.4 percent to 12.8 percent.[3] In its Regulatory Impact Analysis, USDA concedes that this proposed rule will cause 19 percent of SNAP households to receive lower monthly SNAP benefits, and will result in $4.5 billion in cuts to the program over five years.[4] USDA's proposed changes will ultimately force low-income families to make difficult choices between putting food on the table or keeping their utilities on.
The Leadership Conference Education Fund strongly opposes any changes that would result in taking away nutrition assistance from some of the most vulnerable people in our country. Policymakers recognize that household resources needed to pay for basics such as shelter, utility costs, and childcare are resources that are not available to purchase food. Under current law, SNAP considers the utility expenses of each SNAP household. States then adjust household benefits based on a state-specific SUA calculated by the state and approved by USDA. The current policy allows variances in SUAs to accommodate for differences in utility costs and rates and provides states flexibility in how they calculate those costs.
Under the proposed rule, USDA would standardize and cap SUA calculations across the country based on survey data. The proposed rule does not adequately explain why states' current method for calculating SUAs, which USDA approves annually, needs to be changed. USDA also neglects to explain why in setting the Heating and Cooling SUAs (HCSUA), the largest of the state SUA components, they propose to disregard utility costs of low-income households in a state if they exceed those of the 80th percentile in the state, rather than a higher level. The proposed rule also does not sufficiently explain the rationale for arbitrarily setting caps on the other components of the SUAs such as Limited Utility Allowances (LUAs) and individual standards. It is particularly concerning that under this proposal, states would have no opportunity to appeal the decision to standardize SUA methodology or to provide more accurate state data in an effort to best support their SNAP recipients.
Moreover, this NPRM blatantly disregards the will of Congress. SNAP's statutory purpose, as declared by Congress, is "to promote the general welfare, to safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation's population by raising levels of nutrition among low-income households. Congress finds that the limited food purchasing power of low-income households contributes to hunger and malnutrition among members of such households…[t]o alleviate such hunger and malnutrition, a supplemental nutrition assistance program is herein authorized which will permit low-income households to obtain a more nutritious diet through normal channels of trade by increasing food purchasing power for all eligible households who apply for participation." In fact, Congress reviewed SNAP policy during consideration of the 2018 Farm Bill and the President's FY 2020 Budget request and chose to maintain state options that may produce differences in SNAP eligibility benefit amounts from state to state. Standardizing benefit amounts in a way that reduces benefits for large numbers of participants also undermines the statutory purpose of the SNAP program.
The SUA is a crucial consideration that provides states the flexibility to help low-income people continue to put food on the table while still paying for basic needs like high utility costs. USDA's proposed changes would make it more difficult for people who need food assistance the most to access it, which would have harmful implications for communities that already experience high rates of food insecurity across the country:
People with Disabilities and Seniors: Older adults and people with disabilities stand to be disparately impacted by the proposed rule. SNAP plays an important role in supporting the food security, nutrition, and health of older adults, allowing them to maintain their independence while also reducing their health care utilization and costs. People with disabilities are at higher risk of food insecurity, making SNAP a critical support for this vulnerable population as well. The proposed rule disproportionately impacts elderly people and people with disabilities as these groups are not subject to limits on shelter costs (rents/mortgages/etc. and utilities) above 50 percent of their net income. Should this rule be finalized, seven million people in three million households will face cuts to their benefits. Of those people, 29 percent will be people with disabilities and 20 percent will be seniors. Eight thousand people would lose their benefits entirely.
Women and Children: SNAP serves a diverse group of women and families, with 24 percent of nonelderly women and 35 percent of women of color relying on the program to access nutritious food.[5] Because most adult SNAP recipients are women, they are likely to be disproportionately impacted by the proposed rule, which will make it harder for women to pay for both utility costs for their homes as well as food to feed their families. This is especially critical for women in the low wage workforce, where women of color are disproportionately represented. SNAP is a critical support for low wage working women, helping them feed themselves and their families and helping to meet other basic needs such as childcare, housing, and health care.
Of the more than 7 million people who would experience a benefit cut under this proposed rule, 68 percent are in households with children.[6] Beyond its role in fighting food insecurity, SNAP significantly reduces child poverty, breaking the cycle of generational poverty as it helps struggling families make ends meet. Monthly SNAP benefits help struggling families make ends meet, and without SNAP 1.4 million additional children (13.7 percent) would have lived under the poverty line in 2018 alone.[7] These families would experience an average benefit loss of $28 per month. Taking food away from children negatively impacts their health, well-being, development, and future success.
LGBTQ Individuals: Because same-sex couples are substantially more likely to experience poverty and food insecurity than different-sex couples,[8] LGBTQ people are particularly vulnerable to the harmful impacts of this proposed rule. LGBTQ people are also more likely to depend on SNAP: 2017 data from the Center for American Progress indicates that LGBTQ people and their families were 2.3 times more likely to participate in SNAP than were non-LGBTQ people, with 22.7 percent of respondents reporting SNAP usage.[9] SNAP participation rates were even more disproportionate among LGBTQ people of color, LGBTQ women, and LGBTQ people with disabilities.[10] Cutting SNAP benefits will deprive many LGBTQ people of this critical support.
The Leadership Conference strongly opposes this proposed rule because it would cut food benefits, decrease food security, and harm the communities that we represent. USDA should be strengthening SNAP and building on the program's positive impacts for health, well-being, and economic security, not making cuts to SNAP benefits. We urge USDA to withdraw this rule and to instead focus on increasing access to SNAP for the individuals who rely on this critical program to survive. If you have any questions, please contact Arielle Atherley, policy analyst, at [email protected].
[1] United Nations. "Universal Declaration of Human Rights." http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/.
[2] SNAP Data Tables. United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap.
[3] Wheaton, Laura and Tran, Victoria. "The Antipoverty Effects of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program." The Urban Institute. February 2018. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/antipoverty-effects-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program.
[4] Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Standardization of State Heating and Cooling Standard Utility Allowances, 84 FR 52809 (proposed October 3, 2019), to be codified at 7 CFR part 273.
[5] National Women's Law Center, calculations based on U.S. Census Bureau, 2018 Current Population Survey using Sarah Flood et al., Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS): Version 6.0 [Machine-readable database] (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 2018) (hereinafter "IPUMS 2018").
[6] Conquist, Katherine and Lauffer, Sarah. "Characteristics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Households: Fiscal Year 2017." U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. February 2019.
[7] Fox, Liana. "The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2018." U.S. Census Bureau. October 2018.
[8] Badgett, M.V. Lee, et al. "New Patterns of Poverty in the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Community." Williams Institute. June 2013. https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/LGB-Poverty-Update-Jun-2013.pdf.
[9] Rooney, Caitlin, et al. "Protecting Basic Living Standards for LGBTQ People." Center for American Progress. August 2018. https://cdn.americanprogress.org/content/uploads/2018/08/10095627/LGBT-BenefitCuts-report.pdf.
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package uk.gov.dvla.vehicles.presentation.common.webserviceclients.acquire

import javax.inject.Inject
import play.api.http.Status.{FORBIDDEN, OK}
import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext.Implicits.global
import scala.concurrent.Future
import uk.gov.dvla.vehicles.presentation.common.clientsidesession.TrackingId
import uk.gov.dvla.vehicles.presentation.common.LogFormats
import uk.gov.dvla.vehicles.presentation.common.LogFormats.DVLALogger
import uk.gov.dvla.vehicles.presentation.common.webserviceclients.healthstats.HealthStats

final class AcquireServiceImpl @Inject()(config: AcquireConfig,
                                         ws: AcquireWebService,
                                         healthStats: HealthStats) extends AcquireService with DVLALogger {

  override def invoke(cmd: AcquireRequestDto, trackingId: TrackingId): Future[(Int, Option[AcquireResponseDto])] = {
    val vrm = LogFormats.anonymize(cmd.registrationNumber)
    val refNo = LogFormats.anonymize(cmd.referenceNumber)
    val postcode = cmd.traderDetails match {
      case Some(traderDetails) => LogFormats.anonymize(traderDetails.traderPostCode)
      case _ => ""
    }

    logMessage(trackingId, Debug, "Calling acquire vehicle micro-service with " +
      s"$refNo $vrm $postcode ${cmd.keeperConsent} ${cmd.keeperConsent} ${cmd.mileage}")

    healthStats.report("acquire-fulfil-microservice") {
      ws.callAcquireService(cmd, trackingId).map { resp =>
        val msg = s"Http response code from acquire vehicle micro-service was: ${resp.status}"
        logMessage(trackingId, Debug, msg)

        if (resp.status == OK || resp.status == FORBIDDEN)
          (resp.status, resp.json.asOpt[AcquireResponseDto])
        else (resp.status, None)
      }
    }
  }
}

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The Action Suits were something of a response by grumpy young men to their town of residence's worldwide fame. Kicking back against grunge with '60s-style pop songs and production (recorded with authentic 8-track wobble by Steve Fisk), they burst onto the scene with four seven-inches released simultaneously on four different labels, then promptly faded away (leaving just one more 7" - on yet another label - and the song in yesterday's bonus MP3). They had an offer to do an album in Spain, but no-one could get it together to draw a cover for the compilation.
And it was the covers that had sold them - Pete Bagge, cartoonist behind Hate et al., was the drummer/backing singer and occasional co-writer for the band, and did the covers for all four initial releases. He'd left by the time of the last release, so early guitarist Al Columbia - also better known as a cartoonist - was drafted to do the honours. But lead singer/guitarist/also-a-cartoonist Eric Reynolds' songs didn't always deserve to be overshadowed. This one of the quartet, on the Fluffer label, might as well be a greatest hits. Both songs are cheesy and twee, but in a totally great way. If you're a boy prone to trawling record shops and crushing over girls. Or have empathy for them, I guess.
And Fisk plays keyboards, Pigeonhed fans!
You can probably still find the odd copy of the other records in various auction catalogues, second-hand record shops and online comics retailers. But this one is ridiculously still available (along with scads of original art) from Eric Reynolds himself. Probably in much better shape than the one I recorded these MP3s from!


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Aid workers struggle to reunite kids, families after cyclones
Agiro Cavanda and his wife, Agera, waded through floodwaters outside their home in Pemba, Mozambique, April 29, in the aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth. Aid workers are struggling to find families to reunite with children who lost parents when a pair of cyclones hit the country.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Helping children who lost their parents when a pair of cyclones hit Mozambique is among the most difficult work in the aftermath, an aid worker said.
"It's not easy to find the links" to these children's relatives, said Martina Zavagli, country representative for the Association of Volunteers in International Service Foundation, or AVSI.
"Many children are alone" in the camps set up on land belonging to the Archdiocese of Beira, she said in a telephone interview May 4.
The "trauma is enormous," Zavagli explained, noting that the Italy-based Catholic foundation has social workers "who have been trained so they can help prepare the children in this very sensitive time."
With high winds and torrential rain, Cyclone Kenneth made landfall in Mozambique's northern region April 25, leaving at least 40 people dead out of the more than 240,000 affected.
Five weeks earlier, hundreds more died and tens of thousands had their homes and livelihoods destroyed when Cyclone Idai struck Mozambique before moving inland to Zimbabwe and Malawi. It made landfall near the port city of Beira and two of Mozambique's major rivers overflowed their banks, submerging entire villages.
In total, an estimated 2 million people have been affected by the cyclones, with Idai considered one of the worst natural disasters to hit the southern hemisphere.
As with Idai, "villages have been flattened" in the wake of the second cyclone, the U.S. bishops' Catholic Relief Services wrote in a statement.
"Roads have been washed out" and bridges destroyed, it stated, noting the threat of water-borne diseases, such as cholera, typhoid and malaria "spreading quickly in the hardest-hit areas."
Tens of thousands of people from villages in the areas that are below sea level need help to be resettled, said Leah Marie Lucas of Caritas Mozambique in Pemba, on the country's northeastern coast. Most are fishing communities, she said.
Mozambique is a long, narrow country of about 30 million people with a 1,500-mile coastline along the Indian Ocean.
With rising sea levels, which most scientists attribute to climate change, many people will never again be able to live in their old neighborhoods, Lucas said. Unable to return, people who fish and others have lost their livelihoods, she said.
Even when they know they have to, "it's very difficult for people to leave their homes and communities," she said. While Portuguese is Mozambique's official language, "there are many cultural groups with different languages."
In coordinating rescues and distributing aid, Caritas Mozambique and other Catholic groups have formed strong partnerships with their Muslim-based counterparts in Pemba, Lucas said.
Maria Auxiliadora Parish in Pemba, along with other church schools, housed more than 1,000 people of different religions who fled the storms.
In the crisis, the Church is managing "to receive everyone … Christians, Muslims and everybody else," Father Ricardo Rosa Marques, parish priest, told the Associated Press.
"For us, it's not important to know which religion a person may have," it's the person that matters, he said.
In Beira, Mozambique's second-largest city, which was almost completely destroyed, "things were chaotic" in the camps for displaced people with "masses of people all in the same place," Zavagli said.
The foundation established "child-friendly spaces" in the camps and is helping to protect women, she said. Women are open to abuse "if they get up in the dark to use the restroom, for example," she said.
With "children now very far from the schools they were attending before" the storms' destruction, teachers and parents in the camps are given materials to help with the children's learning, Zavagli said.
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YouTube bans paid-for plays from contributing towards its Music Charts | Music Business Worldwide
Paid-for views on YouTube have become a controversial topic in the industry this year, ever since Bloomberg pointed out the curious case of Indian rapper BadShah in July.
At that time, Sony Music India claimed that BadShah had broken the all-time 24 hour record for plays of a music video on YouTube for his track Paagal (pictured). On July 11, Sony said the video had racked up 75m plays within its first 24 hours – a million ahead of the previous fastest-streaming track of all time on the service, Boy With Luv by BTS feat Halsey.
But then something odd happened: YouTube, usually very keen to trumpet record breakers on its service, kept quiet. It did so, it transpired, because a significant proportion of BadShah's views had been paid for. Or, more accurately, pay-assisted.
Following Bloomberg's expose, Rolling Stone ran an in-depth piece explaining one technique record labels and artists were using to boost their play-counts via YouTube's TrueView tool.
TrueView allows anyone to pay money to have a piece of YouTube content auto-play before a user's chosen video. If user then interacts with that TrueView pre-roll, or watches it for a certain number of seconds, it can count as a legitimate 'view' on its source YouTube channel.
On Friday, July 12, BadShah admitted using paid promotion tools to achieve his record YouTube view-count. In an Instagram video, he argued that "what some people call fake views are not fake views… they are google ad words".
He then suggested that some of the world's biggest artists were using the same tools to juice their play-counts: "You think artists abroad don't get paid promotions? Are you so naive? I don't want to be the one with the highest views, but someone has to be. I tried and I did it. Get over it."
Today (September 13), YouTube has announced it's cracking down on exactly this kind of practice.
For starters, any paid for/assisted view on YouTube will now no longer be counted towards the platform's own Music Charts – something which YouTube says pulls it line with the official charting policy of US industry monitor Billboard/Nielsen.
And, to make its policy as regards record-breaking videos very clear, YouTube has also officially announced that paid for/assisted views will never again count towards its 24-hour record debut metrics.
"YouTube Music Charts have become an indispensable source for the industry and the most accurate place for measuring the popularity of music listening behavior happening on the world's largest music platform," said YouTube in a statement.
"In an effort to provide more transparency to the industry and align with the policies of official charting companies such as Billboard and Nielsen, we are no longer counting paid advertising views on YouTube in the YouTube Music Charts calculation."
"In an effort to provide more transparency to the industry and align with the policies of official charting companies such as Billboard and Nielsen, we are no longer counting paid advertising views on YouTube in the YouTube Music Charts calculation. Artists will now be ranked based on view counts from organic plays."
It adds: "Over the last few years, fans, artists, and their teams have touted the number of views a video receives on YouTube within the first 24 hours as the definitive representation of its instant cultural impact. It's a great honor and one we take very seriously.
"As we look to maintain consistency and credibility across our platform, we've made some necessary revisions to our methodology for reporting 24-hour debut records."
Continued YouTube: "Our goal is to ensure YouTube remains a place where all artists are accurately recognized and celebrated for achieving success and milestones. Videos eligible for YouTube's 24-hour debut record are those with the highest views from organic sources within the first 24 hours of the video's public release. This includes direct links to the video, search results, external sites that embed the video and YouTube features like the homepage, watch next and Trending.
"Video advertising is an effective way to reach specific audiences with a song debut, but paid advertising views on YouTube will no longer be considered when looking at a 24-hour record debut. The changes will not impact YouTube's existing 24-hour debut record holders.
"Staying true to YouTube's overall mission of giving everyone a voice and showing them the world, we want to celebrate all artist achievements on YouTube as determined by their global fans. It's the artists and fans that have made YouTube the best and most accurate measure of the world's listening tastes and we intend on keeping it that way."Music Business Worldwide


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Hervé Di Rosa (born 1959 in Sète, Hérault) is a French painter.

Born in Sète, France, Hervé Di Rosa is a French painter who brings to life unique characters who populate his work in the form of paintings, sculptures, installations and animations. His style is similar to that of American artists Haring, Basquiat, Scharf and incorporates influences from graffiti and comic books. Di Rosa is a key figure in the "Figuration Libre" movement of French painters. His work is often humorous and brash and shows his passion for kitsch or "Art Modeste." In 2000, Di Rosa built a Museum dedicated to Modest Art in Sète, France. In August 2006 he had a show of his work at the Bass Museum in Miami. He shows regularly with the Gallery Haim-Chanin in New York and Louis Carré et Cie. in Paris.

Controversy
In April 2019, controversy arose over a 1991 Di Rosa mural at the French Parliament which features two stereotypical blackface figures. The mural, meant to commemorate the 1794 abolition of slavery in France, was characterized as humiliating and dehumanizing by Mame-Fatou Niang of Carnegie Mellon and the French author Julien Suaudeau who launched a petition calling for the mural's removal. The mural had come to Niang's attention when it was tweeted to her by a French schoolgirl. Di Rosa responded to the criticism saying "These two people allow themselves to accuse me of racism [and] have the nerve to act as spokespeople for the millions of victims [of slavery] and want to censor the work," and accepted no responsibility for any offense caused by the work nor acknowledged that it could even be honestly perceived as racist.

Selected exhibitions
 1981 Eva Keppel Gallery, Düsseldorf, Swart Gallery, Amsterdam. - « Ateliers 81-82 » ARC, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.
 1982 New York, « Statements New York 82, Leading contemporary artists from France », Holly Solomon Gallery: first encounter with Keith Haring, Tseng Kwong Chi, Kenny Scharf, Nicolas Moufarrege. Gillespie-Laage-Salomon Gallery, Paris.
 1983 « Villa Medici hors les murs » PS1 New York. « Blanchard, Boisrond, Combas, Di Rosa », Groninger Museum, Groningen. Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York. Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York.

References

External links
 Official Website
 Figuration Libre France/USA
 Musée International des Arts Modestes

1959 births
Living people
People from Sète
Puppet designers
Neo-expressionist artists


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Hours earlier, the North's state news agency issued a commentary slamming the US for its "misguided" understanding of "denuclearization of the Korean peninsula" — a commitment Trump and Kim made at their first summit in Singapore in June.
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> November 2011
Hushed up scandal of the Kabul Bank
The Afghan banking crisis
Afghanistan's biggest private bank almost crashed last year, after it was discovered that it had lost a sum equal to an eighth of the nation's GDP in dubious insider loans. No one has yet faced formal justice
by Louis Imbert
The governor of the Afghan Central Bank, Abdul Qadir Fitrat, announced his resignation this June in a hotel in the Washington suburbs, claiming he had fled to the US in fear of his life. In April he had revealed to the Afghan parliament with names and figures to back his claim an unprecedented financial scandal at the Kabul Bank, the country's biggest private bank, which almost went bankrupt in August 2010.
According to the Central Bank's latest calculations, the directors of the Kabul Bank lent and lost deposits worth $579m in six years. Including interest and loans disguised as administrative costs, the sum rises to $914m. Relative to the size of the Afghan economy, whose real GDP, according to the IMF, will barely exceed $7bn in 2011, the scale of these losses is without precedent. They highlight the endemic corruption in Afghanistan and the inability of Hamid Karzai's government to tackle it. Three years from the scheduled withdrawal of US troops, every entrepreneur wants to profit from international aid while the tap is still running.
The story of the Kabul Bank "is all the sadder since the banking sector was considered until recently to be one of the very rare successes in the country's reconstruction", according to William Byrd, former director of the World Bank in Afghanistan. Among the beneficiaries of the Kabul Bank's largesse are Karzai's brother, Mahmoud, and a brother of the vice-president, Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim. A Central Bank inquiry found 207 recipients, including members of parliament, ministers, provincial governors, artists, a football team and political campaign managers.
In the half-hour after the announcement of Fitrat's resignation, Hamid Karzai's office called it "treason", and a warrant for his arrest was sent to Interpol and the US embassy in Kabul: Fitrat's name was top of a list of suspects which the office of the Afghan chief prosecutor has been sitting on for a year. The decision was also taken to imprison Sherkhan Farnood, (...)
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(1) Alissa J Rubin and Rod Nordland, "Kabul Bank is portrayed as private ATM for Afghanistans elite", The New York Times, 29 March 2011.
(2) For an analysis of this negotiation, see Martine van Biljert, "The IMF, Kabul Bank, government salaries and transition", Afghan Analyst Network, 20 June 2011.
(3) See Mir Sediq Saliq, "A loss-making cash cow", Afghanistan Today, 6 July 2011.
(4) A type of fraud which involves paying money owed to an investor with funds received from another, as practised by Bernard Madoff inter al.
(5) "Major errors of vigilance" were revealed in a report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, July 2011.
français — Scandale étouffé à la Kabul Bank
Deutsch — Die Räuberbank von Kabul
Español — Escándalo encubierto en el Kabul Bank
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