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Under new plan, Kamala Harris would have companies that fail to close wage gap face fines
Democratic presidential candidate says she'd take executive action affecting federal contractors if Congress fails to act
John DiStaso
Sen. Kamala Harris says that as president, she will propose requiring corporations to show they are not engaging in pay discrimination against women and will try to force fines on those failing to comply.(This report, which originally appeared Monday, has now been updated with additional details related to New Hampshire's wage gap.)The plan, rolled out Monday, was labeled "the most aggressive effort to enforce pay equity in history" by the California lawmaker and former attorney general's campaign.Under Harris' plan, companies that do not close their pay gaps will face fines imposed by the federal government. The campaign noted that a similar requirement was enacted in Iceland in 2018.Harris said that if Congress does not act on the plan to impose the requirements on all large companies, she will impose it on federal contractors by executive action. Companies that fail to comply would be barred from competing for federal contracts of more than $500,000, Harris said. For smaller contracts, companies will be given extra points in the contracting process for voluntary compliance.The plan calls for corporations with 100 or more employees to be required to obtain "Equal Pay Certification" from the Equal Opportunity Commission. "For every 1 percent wage gap they allow to persist for work for equal value, they will be fined 1 percent of their profits," the campaign said. "Fines on corporations that fail to receive certification will help fund paid family and medical leave, since the lack of paid leave is a major driver of the wage gap."Corporations would be required to disclose whether they are "Equal Pay Certified" on the homepages of their websites, Harris' campaign said. The plan is a sharp departure from the current system, under which the burden for ensuring equal pay falls on women workers to prove they are being discriminated against. "This plan is designed to place the burden squarely on the corporations responsible for pay inequity, not their female employees," the Harris campaign said.Harris' campaign cited statistics from an April report by the National Partnership for Women and Families, a Washington-based nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. The report said the median annual pay for a man who holds a full-time year-round job is $52,146, while the median income for a similarly situated woman is $41,977 or 80 percent of the man's total for a gap of $10,169.The New Hampshire gap is slightly larger, with women earning 21 percent less than men.The national gap for black women is much larger. Their median income is only 61 percent of a man's income.New Hampshire statisticsUpdate: On Tuesday, Harris' campaign provided WMUR with additional New Hampshire-specific details outlined in an April 2017 report by the National Partnership for Women and Families.That earlier report showed that among New Hampshire women who hold full-time, year-round jobs, Latinas are paid 64 cents and Asian women are paid 73 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men. "On average, New Hampshire women who are employed full time lose a combined total of nearly $5 billion every year due to the wage gap," the report said.The Harris campaign said that under the plan, "The median annual pay for a woman in New Hampshire will increase by $5,074."Another 2019 report by the National Partnership for Women and Families on family leave says that both parents are working at paid jobs in 73 percent of New Hampshire households with children, which is 180,000 homes. The report also says that says even unpaid leave under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act "is inaccessible for 58 percent of working people.""By closing the pay gap, the plan will provide much-needed income to women whose wages sustain their families," the Harris campaign said.On Wednesday, two women who are Democratic leaders in the state praised the plan."As someone who has fought for women's rights my entire career, I am so excited and proud to see Sen. Kamala Harris propose such an aggressive policy proposal to address the gender pay gap," said former state Rep. Jackie Weatherspoon. "Now, 25 years after the World Conference on Women in Beijing, gender equity continues to be a human rights issue here in America and around the world."Sen. Harris has a long record of advancing women's economic opportunity and working towards solutions for these very issues, and I applaud her new plan to tackle the gender pay gap head-on.""The Harris plan means that women will no longer have to fight big corporate employers over pay issues, a fight which can cost them their jobs and the opportunity for advancement," said Democratic National Committeewoman Kathy Sullivan. "Corporations which are doing the right thing and paying women equally have nothing to worry about. Companies that choose to persist in discriminating will pay for that choice."Wage gap felt across industries, education levelsThe partnership also said that the wage gap crosses most industries and occupations and exists regardless of education levels."As the daughter of a working mother in a male-dominated field, I know the fight to be treated equally in the workplace has persisted for generations," Harris said. "This plan will finally put the burden of ensuring equal pay on the corporations responsible for gender pay gaps, not the employees being discriminated against."We can finally ensure women earn the wages they deserve by forcing companies to step up, holding them accountable when they don't, and committing as a nation to ending pay inequity once and for all."Under Harris' plan, companies will also be required to report statistics on the percentage of women in leadership positions and the percentage of women who are among companies' top earners. Harris' campaign noted that the senator cosponsors the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act, whose chief sponsor is Democratic presidential rival Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand; the Paycheck Fairness Act; the Child Care for Working Families Act; and the Be Heard in the Workplace Act.As attorney general, Harris has voiced concern about the practice of "on-call shifts" and proposed a Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights. The Republican National Committee criticized Harris' plan while saying that Prresident Donald Trump has been supportive of women in the workforce."Supporting women in the workforce and encouraging their personal growth and development is something President Trump has been doing since day one, and it's why women's unemployment has dropped to the lowest level since 1953 and wage growth has hit a 10-year high," said RNC spokesperson Nina McLaughlin."We don't need to strap new regulations, burdens or fines on businesses to create opportunities for women and President Trump's economic record is a testament to that."Harris was in New Hampshire last Wednesday promoting her plan to ban the imports of all AR-15-style assault weapons. She has also promised to increase teacher pay and cut taxes for middle class Americans.
MANCHESTER, N.H. —
Sen. Kamala Harris says that as president, she will propose requiring corporations to show they are not engaging in pay discrimination against women and will try to force fines on those failing to comply.
(This report, which originally appeared Monday, has now been updated with additional details related to New Hampshire's wage gap.)
Harris says she'll ban import of certain weapons
WMUR review: Gender wage gap still exists among NH public sector employees
The plan, rolled out Monday, was labeled "the most aggressive effort to enforce pay equity in history" by the California lawmaker and former attorney general's campaign.
Under Harris' plan, companies that do not close their pay gaps will face fines imposed by the federal government. The campaign noted that a similar requirement was enacted in Iceland in 2018.
Harris said that if Congress does not act on the plan to impose the requirements on all large companies, she will impose it on federal contractors by executive action. Companies that fail to comply would be barred from competing for federal contracts of more than $500,000, Harris said. For smaller contracts, companies will be given extra points in the contracting process for voluntary compliance.
The plan calls for corporations with 100 or more employees to be required to obtain "Equal Pay Certification" from the Equal Opportunity Commission.
"For every 1 percent wage gap they allow to persist for work for equal value, they will be fined 1 percent of their profits," the campaign said. "Fines on corporations that fail to receive certification will help fund paid family and medical leave, since the lack of paid leave is a major driver of the wage gap."
Corporations would be required to disclose whether they are "Equal Pay Certified" on the homepages of their websites, Harris' campaign said.
The plan is a sharp departure from the current system, under which the burden for ensuring equal pay falls on women workers to prove they are being discriminated against.
"This plan is designed to place the burden squarely on the corporations responsible for pay inequity, not their female employees," the Harris campaign said.
Harris' campaign cited statistics from an April report by the National Partnership for Women and Families, a Washington-based nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. The report said the median annual pay for a man who holds a full-time year-round job is $52,146, while the median income for a similarly situated woman is $41,977 or 80 percent of the man's total for a gap of $10,169.
The New Hampshire gap is slightly larger, with women earning 21 percent less than men.
The national gap for black women is much larger. Their median income is only 61 percent of a man's income.
New Hampshire statistics
Update: On Tuesday, Harris' campaign provided WMUR with additional New Hampshire-specific details outlined in an April 2017 report by the National Partnership for Women and Families.
That earlier report showed that among New Hampshire women who hold full-time, year-round jobs, Latinas are paid 64 cents and Asian women are paid 73 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men.
"On average, New Hampshire women who are employed full time lose a combined total of nearly $5 billion every year due to the wage gap," the report said.
The Harris campaign said that under the plan, "The median annual pay for a woman in New Hampshire will increase by $5,074."
Another 2019 report by the National Partnership for Women and Families on family leave says that both parents are working at paid jobs in 73 percent of New Hampshire households with children, which is 180,000 homes. The report also says that says even unpaid leave under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act "is inaccessible for 58 percent of working people."
"By closing the pay gap, the plan will provide much-needed income to women whose wages sustain their families," the Harris campaign said.
On Wednesday, two women who are Democratic leaders in the state praised the plan.
"As someone who has fought for women's rights my entire career, I am so excited and proud to see Sen. Kamala Harris propose such an aggressive policy proposal to address the gender pay gap," said former state Rep. Jackie Weatherspoon. "Now, 25 years after the World Conference on Women in Beijing, gender equity continues to be a human rights issue here in America and around the world.
"Sen. Harris has a long record of advancing women's economic opportunity and working towards solutions for these very issues, and I applaud her new plan to tackle the gender pay gap head-on."
"The Harris plan means that women will no longer have to fight big corporate employers over pay issues, a fight which can cost them their jobs and the opportunity for advancement," said Democratic National Committeewoman Kathy Sullivan. "Corporations which are doing the right thing and paying women equally have nothing to worry about. Companies that choose to persist in discriminating will pay for that choice."
Wage gap felt across industries, education levels
The partnership also said that the wage gap crosses most industries and occupations and exists regardless of education levels.
"As the daughter of a working mother in a male-dominated field, I know the fight to be treated equally in the workplace has persisted for generations," Harris said. "This plan will finally put the burden of ensuring equal pay on the corporations responsible for gender pay gaps, not the employees being discriminated against.
"We can finally ensure women earn the wages they deserve by forcing companies to step up, holding them accountable when they don't, and committing as a nation to ending pay inequity once and for all."
Under Harris' plan, companies will also be required to report statistics on the percentage of women in leadership positions and the percentage of women who are among companies' top earners.
Harris' campaign noted that the senator cosponsors the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act, whose chief sponsor is Democratic presidential rival Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand; the Paycheck Fairness Act; the Child Care for Working Families Act; and the Be Heard in the Workplace Act.
As attorney general, Harris has voiced concern about the practice of "on-call shifts" and proposed a Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights.
The Republican National Committee criticized Harris' plan while saying that Prresident Donald Trump has been supportive of women in the workforce.
"Supporting women in the workforce and encouraging their personal growth and development is something President Trump has been doing since day one, and it's why women's unemployment has dropped to the lowest level since 1953 and wage growth has hit a 10-year high," said RNC spokesperson Nina McLaughlin.
"We don't need to strap new regulations, burdens or fines on businesses to create opportunities for women and President Trump's economic record is a testament to that."
Harris was in New Hampshire last Wednesday promoting her plan to ban the imports of all AR-15-style assault weapons. She has also promised to increase teacher pay and cut taxes for middle class Americans.


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Supporting perpetrators is the way to help stop family violence
30 June, 2020 Supporting perpetrators of family violence by using trauma-informed, wraparound services has once again shown success in helping to arrest the scourge of family violence. The National Network of Family Violence Services' general manager, Merran Lawler, is applauding the results achieved through the Ghandi Nivas Interventionist Family Harm Programme, which showed that almost 60 per cent of the …
Zooming into Family Violence: Changeability in Masterton
For one specialist family violence agency, the remote working scenario made necessary by the Covid-19 epidemic has shed light on the benefits of working remotely. Like all agencies nationwide, ChangeAbility in Masterton, Wairarapa, had to quickly move their staff to working from home to continue providing their essential services. Manager Jeremy Logan said the initial rush to adapt a face-to-face …
Perpetrators still denied help to change violent behaviours despite $203m funding boost
Media release, May 11, 2020 Today's pre-Budget funding announcement from the Ministry of Social Development, which included $142m over the next four years to fund services supporting victims of family violence and $16m to help stop perpetrators, has been welcomed by the National Network of Family Violence Services. However, while celebrating the long-overdue funding, Merran Lawler, Kaiarahi (General Manager) of NNFVS (Te …
Govt should address systemic flaws in family violence response system
Media release, Monday 4 May, 2020 A wero has been laid at the feet of the government to address underfunding, systemic racism, sexism and intergenerational trauma in order to effectively address family violence in this country in a damning report from the Family Violence Death Review Committee. This challenge in the Men Who Use Violence report is fully supported by National Network of Family …
Trauma's the informer at Stopping Violence Dunedin
Cinnamon Boreham first encountered the power and control wheel — a therapeutic graphic tool that explains how abusive partners can use power and control to manipulate relationships — about 26 years ago when she was completing refuge training as part of her degree in humanities. As she learnt more about the dynamics of power and control in relationships, she realised …
What must happen to stop men from killing their wives and children?
This article was written by Siobhan Davies on Stuff, February 22, 2020. A New Zealand family violence specialist has supported a call to monitor any man transitioning out of a relationship. Heather Nancarrow, chief executive of the Australian National Research Organisation for Women's Safety, proposed the solution following the murders of Hannah Clarke and her three children in Brisbane. Her …
79,000 victims of family violence means 79,000 perpetrators
If there are 79,000 victims of family-related violence then there are likely to be just as many perpetrators of that violence.
Holding perpetrators to account benefits them, too
We trumpet that violence is "not okay". But our legal response system regularly dilutes that message by shielding the perpetrator from real accountability and imposing the burden on his victim to keep herself safe and silent. We are good at keeping secrets in this country. We could say that Kiwis are people who like to cover things up – that …
Our national shame: 2 dead in White Ribbon Week
As we mark intolerance of violence towards women for White Ribbon, two Kiwi families will bury loved ones whose lives ended because of family violence.
Grace, Amber-Rose and Leon are us
The National Network of Family Violence Services NZ is urging people not to bury their heads to violence as some of the worst cases we have seen in this country are before the courts. As the nation reels at the horrific details of the cases of Grace Millane, Amber-Rose Rush and Leon Jayet-Cole, it's easy to feel helpless in the …

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Badis dibruensis (дибруанський бадіс) — прісноводний вид риб з родини бадієвих (Badidae). Був виявлений у річці Дибру (), басейн Брахмапутри, від якої й отримав свою назву.

Типова місцевість проживання цих риб знаходиться біля міста Дибругарх () на сході штату Ассам в Індії. Badis dibruensis водиться на ділянках річки з чистою водою і піщаним ґрунтом.

Зразки для досліджень були отримані під час польових досліджень, проведених у північно-східній Індії в 2006 і 2007 роках.

Опис
Дибруанський бадіс має видовжене, помірно стиснуте з боків тіло. Очі розташовані в передній половині голови, приблизно на центральній осі тіла. Нижня щелепа трохи виступає вперед. Максимальна стандартна (без хвостового плавця) довжина становить 4,1 см (самець).

Спинний плавець має 15-17 твердих і 8-9 м'яких променів, анальний плавець 5-8, грудні по 13-14 променів. Хвостовий плавець округлий. Закруглені також грудні плавці та задні кінці спинного й анального плавців.

Луска ктеноїдна, на верхній частині голови циклоїдна. Хребців 27.

Від своїх найближчих родичів (Badis badis, Badis kanabos і Badis tuivaiei) вид відрізняється відсутністю темних (чорних або коричневих) вертикальних смуг на боках.

Самці мають рівномірне темно-коричневе забарвлення тіла і плавців. Спинний плавець уздовж зовнішнього краю має білу облямівку, яка супроводжується знизу чорною смугою. У самок тіло блідо-жовтого кольору з темно-сірими плямами, плавці мають рівномірне світло-коричневе забарвлення. У самців задній кінець спинного плавця сягає половини хвостового плавця, а у самок доходить лише до його першої третини.

Джерела
 Kh. Geetakumari & W. Vishwanath. Badis dibruensis, a new species (Teleostei: Badidae) from northeastern India . Journal of Threatened Taxa, Vol. 2, No 1 (2010),  (online), pp. 644-647

Бадіс
Риби Індії
Тварини, описані 2010

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Jac Noel
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Gérard Preszow, né le  à Boitsfort, est un réalisateur belge de films documentaires.

Biographie
Gérard Preszow naît le  à Boitsfort. Il est licencié-agrégé en philologie romane de l'ULB.

Filmographie

 1988 : La dernière image, sur la déportation des Juifs de Belgique
 1993 : La Sainteté Stéphane (1961-1986),
 1997 : William Cliff, poète
 2001 : A l'école de la Providence, sélectionné par la SCAM au festival de Lussas
 2002 : Rites et rythmes d'ici : série de courts-métrages diffusés pendant la fête de la musique
 2003 : Couples en résidence : des artistes handicapés mentaux et des artistes contemporains préparent ensemble une exposition d'art plastique à Bruges, capitale culturelle européenne (2002)
 2004 : A l'école 13
 2005 : Le voile,
 2006 : La Belgique vue d'Auschwitz
 2008 : Autoportraits de l'autre. De Belgique en Palestine
 2015 : Espace de Travail Artistique (E.T.A.).

Publication

 1989 : Bruxelles, lieu commun, éd. Ercée

Notes et références

Liens externes

Naissance en octobre 1954
Naissance à Watermael-Boitsfort
Réalisateur belge


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The Human Rights Party Malaysia (, abbreviated HRP) was a Malaysian human rights-based political party founded on 19 July 2009, led by human rights activist P.Uthayakumar. Uthayakumar was the pro-tem Secretary General of HRP with the support of Uthayakumar's brother, P.Waythamoorthy, both leaders of  Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF), a apolitical human rights and equal rights non-governmental organisation (NGO).

Human Rights Party Malaysia was formed as a multiracial party which promises that it would carry on with the HINDRAF's  slogan and concept of Makkal Sakti (மக்கள் சக்தி) or ''Kuasa Rakyat  translated as 'People's Power' with 18-point demands dated August 2007 to the government of Malaysia and in particular Article 8 (Equality before the law) Article 12 (1) (b) (no discrimination) and Article 153(1) (legitimate interests of other communities) of the Federal Constitution. The main thrust of this party is to be the focus group in putting the Malaysian Indians back onto the national mainstream development of Malaysia after 52 years of having been left out. The party also focus on all other communities that are suffering from the worst forms of violations of human rights in Malaysia, in particular the Malaysian Indians who instead get the least attention not only from the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN)'s United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) regime but also from the opposition coalitions or parties People's Justice Party (PKR), Democratic Action Party (DAP), Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), NGOs, civil society and the print and electronic media generally, albeit to a lesser extent. The main struggle of HRP is against all forms of racism and racial discrimination by the current ruling government in Malaysia, namely UMNO.

In 2019, its key leader, Waytha Moorthy instead has managed to successfully register a new party name Malaysian Advancement Party (MAP) during the Pakatan Harapan (PH) rules. HRP registration application however was never approved by Registrar of Societies (RoS) and it is considered as disbanded in due course as even the original movement it was based, HINDRAF was deregistered in 2019.

See also
HINDRAF
P. Uthayakumar - HRP pro-tem Secretary General.
P. Waytha Moorthy - Human Rights Lawyer and Chairperson of HINDRAF.
Article 153 of the Constitution of Malaysia - Article 153 of the Constitution of Federal Malaysia.
History of Malaysia - History of Malaysia before and after Independence.

References

External links
HRPM Main website (English)

Notes
Jawan, Jayum A. (2003). Malaysian Politics & Government, p. 43. Karisma Publications.

2009 establishments in Malaysia
Political parties established in 2009
Defunct political parties in Malaysia
Ethnic political parties
Human rights organisations based in Malaysia
Indian-Malaysian culture


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Home NEWS News Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack wins second term as big liberal money sits out race
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack wins second term as big liberal money sits out race
by Bruce Murphy
The result is a victory for the four-person conservative bloc that controls the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Pat Roggensack's reelection to the Wisconsin Supreme Court solidifies her power and that of the conservative bloc she often leads.
The Supreme Court is a veritable fortress for incumbents. In its 161-year history, through more than 120 elections, just two justices seeking reelection have been defeated. One was Samuel Crawford in 1855, thrown out for writing a controversial opinion saying the state must enforce the Fugitive Slave Act. The other loser was Chief Justice George Currie, in 1967, who had joined an opinion saying it was legal for the Milwaukee Braves to move to Atlanta. Sports fans didn't forgive that one. (Another four justices in state history, including Louis Butler in 2008, lost their bid for election after being appointed to the court.)
So the chances that challenger Ed Fallone would defeat incumbent Roggensack, first elected in 2003, were slim indeed. Perhaps that's why Roggensack campaign manager Brandon Scholz, a veteran of many notable GOP campaigns, was so confident, jubilantly predicting in mid-March Fallone couldn't win.
"My guess is that when Fallone got in the race he thought he would get a lot of national money," Scholz observed at the time. But the reality is that Wisconsin has a bad track record for liberals in recent high court races, with conservative groups outspending their counterparts. And that was before Act 10 destroyed public unions in Wisconsin, leaving WEAC and AFSCME with depleted treasuries and in no position to spend as much as conservative groups like Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, which spent about $4 million advocating for the election of Annette Ziegler and Michael Gableman to the bench in 2007 and 2008, respectively.
"I've been on a daily watch to see if WEAC or AFSCME would engage in third party spending," Scholz told me. "That hasn't happened."
With these groups sitting out, any national liberal groups knew they would not only have to outspend conservative heavyweights like Club for Growth, but would have to outspend the in-state groups, too. That left Fallone's race as a high-risk venture, too iffy to attract national dollars. He probably would have needed $800,000 to $1 million to both build his name recognition and run effective attack ads against Roggensack, Scholz estimated. But Fallone raised less than half of that.
As a result, conservative groups didn't even have to spend that much on Roggensack. The ironic result was a low-spending campaign. Roggensack simply played the incumbent's game, noting her many endorsements from judges, sheriffs, district attorneys and law enforcement unions; stressing her bench experience; and giving the media little access. She was too busy, I was told, to grant me more than a 10-minute interview, and she simply blew off the Milwaukee alternative weekly Shepherd Express.
The result is a victory for the four-person conservative bloc that controls that court. And when liberal justice Ann Walsh Bradley runs for reelection in 2015, she may face a conservative challenger with far more money than she can raise, given the demise of public unions in Wisconsin.
But the fact that a little-known challenger was able to get 43% of the vote with a campaign that started late and lacked money may suggest that the electorate is aware of the court's troubles. Many might have felt there was merit to Fallone's claim that the court has become dysfunctional.
Roggensack says she will work hard to overcome the court's divisions, though she has done little on that score up to now and offered no new solutions during the campaign. She led the way in refusing to refer the case involving Justice David Prosser's physical encounter with Bradley to state appeals court judges, as prosecutor Frank Gimbel had proposed, and as such cases are commonly handled. So there will never be a hearing of the evidence against Prosser.
And Roggensack was all over the map as to whether judges should recuse themselves in cases involving campaign donors. She told me a $1,000 donation was too low to require a recusal, but might consider it if a donation was as high as $10,000. But late in the campaign she dropped that to $1,000. The reality is, as a result of the ruling she wrote -- and the conservative bloc supported -- no donation by itself can require a recusal, so judges can ignore the issue should they so choose.
Roggensack also wrote another rule that has closed all administrative hearings of the high court, leaving no way for the media and the public to objectively judge how the court's members relate to each other and govern fellow justices.
All of which suggests the court will continue to have internal squabbles that hurt its prestige. Not long after the Prosser-Bradley affair, Hofstra Law School professor James Sample, who has written frequently about state supreme courts, offered a glum assessment. For decades, Wisconsin had a reputation for having one of the "premier" state supreme courts, he told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, adding that "Wisconsin's court has gone from being this national model to a national punch line."
If Roggensack is serious about trying to restore the court's reputation, she has her work cut out for her.
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Will Smith praised for public apology | Entertainment News | wfmz.com – 69News WFMZ-TV
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Partly cloudy and more comfortable with a spotty shower early, then becoming clear late. The August full moon will rise tonight around 8:30pm.
Updated: August 11, 2022 @ 6:22 pm
Oscars producer Will Packer has praised Will Smith for his public apology to Chris Rock.
The 'King Richard' star caused a sensation at the Academy Awards ceremony in March when he stormed the stage to smack the comedian after he made fun of the actor's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and last month he directly said sorry for his "unacceptable" behaviour.
And the 'Men in Black' actor has been praised by Packer – who headed up this year's Oscars – for being "transparent" about his "personal rehabilitation".
He told 'Entertainment Tonight': "I love the fact that he's being so transparent about his process. Clearly he is going through his own personal rehabilitation.
"I'm pulling for him. I'm pulling for him to continue his own process, but I think this is for him. He needs to do it.
"I'm wishing you the best, brother."
The 'Beast' producer declined to say if he'd spoken to either star since the incident, but insisted he wasn't taking sides.
He said: "I would just say I love both of those brothers and I'm pulling for them."
Despite the attention the row received at the time, Packer is "very prideful" of what he and his team achieved with their delivery of this year's Oscars, which was hosted by Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall.
He said: "People always talk about that [slap], but I hope that over time people will realise it was an energetic, diverse, history-making Oscars ceremony. A lot of energy went into it. I'm very prideful of it."
When he apologised last month, Smith – who resigned from the Academy in the wake of the row and was subsequently banned from the Oscars and all the organisation's events for 10 years – blamed being "fogged out" and "fuzzy" for not saying sorry to the 'Top 5' star at the time.
He added in a question and answer session which he said was filled with "fair" questions from fans: "I've reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he's not ready to talk when he is, he will reach out. So I will say to you, Chris, I apologise to you.
"My behaviour was unacceptable and I'm here whenever you're ready to talk."
He also apologised to Chris' mother and entire family, saying: "I just didn't realise how many people got hurt in that moment, so I want to apologise to Chris's mother. I want to apologise."
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Federal Judge Approves USD 26 Billion T-Mobile-Sprint Mega Merger, Softbank Gains Big Time
February 12, 2020 February 26, 2020 Susie OrtegaLeave a Comment on Federal Judge Approves USD 26 Billion T-Mobile-Sprint Mega Merger, Softbank Gains Big Time
T-Mobile has moved a step closer to take over Sprint Corp as a US federal judge has approved the deal. US District Court Judge Victor Marrero said in his decision that the deal is not likely to 'substantially lessen competition.' A group of states had claimed that the proposed merger of the No.3 and No. 4 carriers would raise prices and violate antitrust laws. On the other hand, Sprint and T-Mobile argued that the deal would better equip them to compete with players like AT&T and Verizon Communications. They said the new company will be more efficient that would provide faster internet speeds at low prices. New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, Hawaii, and California are some of the states that brought the lawsuit. However, the deal cannot be closed until it gets a green single from the California Public Utilities Commission.
Soon after the deal got the nod from the US federal judge, shares of both Sprint and T-Mobile rose. The biggest gainer is Japan's Softbank Group Corp. The development comes at a time when the bank has decided to offload troubled assets. T-Mobile and Sprint said in a statement that they would move to finalize the deal which was approved by the US Justice Department in July. It was approved after both the companies agreed on selling some prepaid assets to satellite provider Dish. This would help Dish create its own cellular network and will help maintain competition in the market. The deal was signed off in October by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in a vote split 3-2 along party lines.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai hailed the ruling terming it a big win for American consumers and said it will help ensure the rolling out a 5G network. Even before the merger, T-Mobile and Sprint had been working on complementary 5G strategies. Earlier, T-Mobile CEO John Legere tried to assuage the fear of price rise by promising no changes in wireless plans for three years following the merger.
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Cathode & Blinky: Sexy Vintage Replacements For Terminal & TextEdit [Mac OS X]
Tim Brookes June 7, 2013 07-06-2013 6 minutes
Do you spend half your life inside the OS X Terminal 4 Cool Things You Can Do With The Mac Terminal 4 Cool Things You Can Do With The Mac Terminal The Terminal is the Mac OS X analogue of the Windows command prompt, or CMD. It's a tool, as you probably already know, that allows you to control your computer using text commands, as opposed... Read More ? Is a plain text editor your second home? Do you need to SSH into a server on a regular basis? Perhaps you're always found editing your hosts file with nano How To Edit The Mac OS X Hosts File (And Why You Might Want To) How To Edit The Mac OS X Hosts File (And Why You Might Want To) The hosts file is used by your computer to map hostnames to IP addresses. By adding or removing lines to your hosts file you can change where certain domains will point when you access them... Read More , or maybe you're like me and do most of your online writing offline first.
Whatever you do with Terminal or TextEdit there's no denying they're each a bit boring and basic, and certainly not retro enough for my liking. Cathode ($10) and Blinky ($5) are two very stylish replacements that bring a touch of old-school jitter and grime to your pristine OS X desktop.
If you're a sucker for classic computers, blinking green command prompts and magnetic interference you've just hit the jackpot.
Cathode, Replacement For Terminal
First, let's make one thing very clear. Cathode doesn't really add much functionality to your Mac beyond what it can already do. There are refinements, but the Terminal app in OS X is already full-featured enough for most non power-users. Cathode merely adds a degree of style to command-line based computing.
It features unique and accurate emulation of some classic command lines of the past alongside additions like a dynamic scrollback buffer, unicode support, 256 colours and a smattering of retro fonts. In terms of added refinements users can drag and drop files, customise keyboard shortcuts, use the mouse to copy and paste and open URLs with a cmd+click. These features alone probably won't have to reaching for a crisp $10, but the aesthetics might.
Cathode will appeal to those of you who miss degaussing your monitor and the analog warmth that can only be provided by a cathode ray tube. If you long for the days of big visible pixels, image retention and instant-on command line interfaces, Cathode will make you smile. It might even make the hours you spend feeding text into a blinking prompt "fun"!
The app costs $10 but there's a free trial version, which last indefinitely. The limitations of the trial version is that the quality of the command line will degrade beyond a usable point until you quit and re-launch the program. You can see the extent of this degradation over the course of about 30 minutes in the screenshot below (the "clean" image is above).
Blinky, A Text Editor
Blinky uses the exact same concept as Cathode except it's a replacement for TextEdit, the default OS X text editor. The program feels like Cathode's younger sibling and has now become my go-to text editor for writing articles. In fact, I'm typing this straight into it. One immediately noticeable trait is that, unlike TextEditor, Blinky does not do rich text formatting. This means it's most suited to coders or programmers and bloggers who don't mind a few HTML tags here and there. You might not want to format your CV using it, but it's great for writing blog posts locally or editing CSS.
Adding transparency to the window using the slider in Preferences will provide what I have found to be Blinky's only useful effect. Similarly, opening an image file (using drag and drop) converts it into ASCII art, which you can then screenshot using the File menu. These are probably the only "features" that Blinky has over TextEdit, but that's not to say I haven't had way more fun using Blinky. As someone who seems to spend half their life inside of a text editor, I absolutely love it.
Unlike Cathode, Blinky has no trial mode and instead must be purchased straight-up for $4.99 from the Mac App Store. If you're only interested in Blinky but want to demo it first then you might as well download the Cathode trial, as the two are virtually identical in appearance (though not in functionality, obviously).
If there's one thing I would like to see added to Blinky it's iCloud support for saving documents to the cloud. TextEdit has this, and other apps can now use Apple's cloud storage system provided they're using the Mac App Store. Some of my colleagues swear by smart editors like SublimeText Try Out Sublime Text 2 For Your Cross-Platform Code Editing Needs Try Out Sublime Text 2 For Your Cross-Platform Code Editing Needs Sublime Text 2 is a cross-platform code editor I only recently heard about, and I have to say I'm really impressed despite the beta label. You can download the full app without paying a penny... Read More and TextWrangler TextWrangler Just Might Be The Best Free Text Editor [Mac] TextWrangler Just Might Be The Best Free Text Editor [Mac] Use an advanced text editor on your Mac, free of charge. TextWrangler comes complete with code highlighting for most major languages and a whole lot more – and it's free. If you even occasionally edit... Read More , but for all their extensions, macros and time-saving functions I'd rather stick with Blinky. Neither it nor Cathode are the most useful apps of their kind, but there's little denying they're probably the best-looking replacements for Terminal and TextEdit out there.
Massively Customisable
Cathode splits its style options into two clear sections – the console and the monitor. Both are different, so you can mix and match any style that suits you. Blinky uses the same array of monitors but provides separate settings for fonts, rather than defined themes. You can also throw caution to the wind and create your own profiles and themes for each.
These vary massively between simple monochrome old DOS-like prompts to the Commodore-inspired "C86" and iconic green-on-black "Pomme". Fonts and text size vary between each, though its easy to customise using the sliders provided (the settings panels pictured refer specifically to Cathode).
The Monitor settings panel offers the biggest range of customisation options, and as well as choosing from 14 presets, dragging the sliders around and clicking Save As… allows you to create your own monitor presets too. There are some really cool models here – from borderline-detuned TV setting "1986 TV" to the transparent, mildly curved "Teddy Boy".
The picture can be distorted as you see fit using yet more sliders, with options for "overbright" and "burn-in" among others. Long ago many would have longed to see the back of jittery, de-synced monitors but now you can artificially induce your own monitor failure!
There are also sounds to accompany your visual distortions. On launching both Cathode and Blinky you'll hear a decidedly old-school fanfare noise and on the Sound preferences tab you can change or enable even more audio accompaniments. In Blinky the sound that accompanies each keystroke could get annoying, but I personally don't do enough with the command line to find the bleeps worth turning off in Cathode.
You'll probably already be forming an idea of whether you think Cathode and Blinky are "worth it" merely for some aesthetic choices that some might consider a hindrance to their productivity. Not so, says I and If this vintage effect also appeals to you, you will adore the overall polish and attention to detail.
Both apps include the ability to shoot a picture of your office using your webcam and display it as if it were a reflection in your 1980s monitor. You can also decrease the speed at which the terminal returns information to a minimum of 110 bps, on a par with early dial-up modems – for seriously slow computing.
The immersive nature provided by Cathode and Blinky allows you to escape to a past you may or may not remember. This is software for those who feel a pang of sadness when they see an old 386 by the side of the road. It's for people who use command lines and plain text often, and to whom $15 all-in is fair price for sprucing up the office. They're a bit of fun, in an otherwise stark and utilitarian software market – and worth every penny.
Download: Cathode for Mac OS X ($10, free to try)
Download: Blinky for Mac OS X ($4.99)
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The water of the Lamartine square is very pure and is almost free of limestone. Unfortunately the fountains are often in maintenance without indication of the date of re-start. This makes it possible to recycle plastic bottles and it is interesting to go there it is on the itinerary on the other hand the detour is not to advise.
In the Lamartine square, you will discover this "Fountain" powered by one of the artesian wells of Paris. Drilled in 1855, it was in 1861 that the construction of the artesian well of Passy was completed by the General engineer of the bridges and chaussées Eugène Belgrand and which is still used today to feed this fountain, whose current structure, carried out by the architect Dupuis, dates from the years 1950. This "Fountain" benefited from a renovation in 1994. The water flowing is non-chlorinated, non-chalky and even has iron-like virtues. People in the neighborhood come to fill bottles. You can come by Metro, line 9, station "rue de la pump".


Guardrails are the primary means of fall protection in construction. It is a passive form of fall protection that is a physical barrier that prevents people from falling to lower levels. A guardrail consists of a top rail at a height of 42 inches ( + or - 3 inches) above the walking/working level, a midrail at a height of 21 inches above the walking/working level, and a 3 1/2-inch tall toeboard. The toeboard prevents objects on the working surface from falling to lower levels. Guardrails can protect workers from a fall not only on leading edges, but also holes in the walking/working surface, stairways, ramps, or any other unprotected edges. Guardrails can be purchased from a reputable vendor or can be made from wood or wire rope at the jobsite.
Guardrails are a passive form of fall protection that prevent a worker from falling to lower levels. This form of fall protection is most desirable because it takes no action from the worker and it eliminates the fall hazard if properly installed.
Note: Guardrail use is not limited to this list.
The top edge of the guardrail system shall be 42 inches, ±3 inches, above the walking/working surface.
Midrails must be installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking/working surface (approximately 21 inch high).
The guardrail system must be capable of withstanding a 200-pound force applied to the top rail in an outward or downward direction.
When the 200-pound force is applied the top rail cannot deflect to a height less than 39 inches above the walking/working surface.
All midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members or panels must be able to withstand a 150-pound force in a downward or outward direction.
Screens and mesh, when used, must extend from the top rail to the walking/working level and along the entire opening between top rail supports.
Intermediate members such as balusters, when used between posts, must not be more than 19 inches apart.
Where employees will be using stilts, the height of the top rail must be increased a height equal to the height of the stilts which in effect serve as the walking/working surface.
All guardrail systems must be smooth surfaced.
Steel or plastic banding can NEVER be used in a railing system.
Avoid using manila, plastic or synthetic rope because they must be inspected often and may deteriorate rapidly.
Whenever possible, guardrails should be permanent.
Toprails and midrails must not cause a projection hazard by overhanging the terminal posts.
Guardrails must include a toeboard which is a low protective barrier that will prevent the fall of materials and equipment to lower levels and provide protection from falls for personnel. Toeboards must extend at least 3 1/2-inch above the walking/working surface.
Wood components should be a minimum 1500 lb. ft./square inch fiber (stress grade) construction grade lumber. The posts must be at least 2-inch by 4-inch wood and set no more than 8 feet apart on center. Top rails must be at least 2" by 4"s. Midrails must be at least 1" by 6"s. Toeboards can be 2-inch by 4-inch or 1-inch by 4-inch.
Wire rope guardrails must be made from 1/4-inch diameter cable or larger and must be flagged every 6 feet with a high visibility material like caution or surveyors tape. For wire rope guardrails, there is no requirement that terminal suports are maintained every 8 feet on center, but when tested in the center with the 200 pound force the toprail must never deflect below 39 inches from the walking/working surface.
Posts, toprails and midrails shall be at least one and one half (1.5) inch nominal diameter schedule 40 pipe, with posts spaced no more than 8 feet on centers.
Where parapet walls or windowsills do not extend at least 39 inches above the walking or working surface, precautions must be taken to ensure proper guardrails are in place. Elevator shafts and other similar wall openings or floor must be protected against fall hazards.
Walkways over excavations that are 6 feet or more in depth must be guarded to prevent falls.
Guardrails are available that attach to sloped residential rooftops to provide fall protection to employees performing roofing work. A roof bracket with guardrail holder and bracing support is attached to a sloped roof and typically used in conjunction with 2-inch by 4-inch guardrails and 2-inch by 6-inch toe boards. These roof brackets are usually adjustable to fit roof conditions.
Guardrails are an excellent option for providing fall protection for work on or near stairways and landings. The addition of a toeboard also prevents materials from falling to lower levels.
Falls from height can cause serious injury and death. Properly installed guardrails can prevent worker injury or death from falls by providing a physical barrier. This method of fall prevention is preferable to fall arrest systems because it prevents a worker from falling, once installed, requires no additional action from the worker. A guardrail can help reduce injury or death by preventing falls from heights.
When constructed correctly, guardrails can prevent a person from falling from elevated workplaces. Guardrails provide a physical barrier between the worker and the fall hazard.
Safety and health experts, as well as manufacturers and vendors, firmly believe there is a fall risk reduction when guardrails are erected and installed correctly. A guardrail is termed a "fall prevention method," which means it prevents a worker from falling from a height. This method is preferred over other types of fall protection such as personal fall arrest systems and safety nets, which are systems that arrest the falls once it happened. When these methods are employed, the worker experiences a fall and is caught by the safety equipment. On the other hand, guardrails effectively eliminate the fall hazard when installed correctly.
There is limited evidence on the effects of guardrails as fall protection solutions on productivity.
OSHA 1926.502(b) provides safety and health regulations for construction pertaining to guardrail systems.
The height of the guardrail (42") is designed to protect workers with their center of gravity below the top rail. A worker with a center of gravity above the top rail is in danger of falling over the guardrail if he comes in contact with the guardrail. A person's center of gravity is typically around their midsection. If a worker's center of gravity is above the top rail, that person should stay back at least 6 feet from the guardrail. An alternative is to extend the guardrail upwards. Guardrails can be extended to 45 inches high.
A recent innovation in railings, which is typically seen in atrium style hotels, places an addition to the top tail positioned outward and upward 10 to 12 inches and at a slope of 30 to 35 degrees from vertical.
Installing guardrails can be a dangerous activity. While the worker or workers are installing the guardrail there is typically no fall protection for possible fall hazards until the guardrail installation is completed. It is best to pre-plan and engineer anchorage points for the installation workers to tie off restraint systems or personal fall arrest systems for protection while the guardrails are installed.


Twin Carter Mitre Planes, brass with ebony infill, oil on canvas board, 8" x 10"
This painting of my twin mitre planes--planes given to me by the very generous Bill Carter, planemaker, and his wife Sarah--should be on a plane en route to Bill and Sarah right about now. To read the whole long story, click here. I thought I had completed the painting a couple of months ago, but several things about it continued to bother me. So, just when I was on the verge of sending it off to Bill and Sarah, I unpacked it and put it back on the easel.
I made some minor changes and then painted a dark glaze over much of the background, obscuring but not omitting the Carter name in the background. Normally, I'm not a fan of oily paint and prefer a fairly matte surface on my finished paintings--especially my portraits, but something about this still life seemed to lend itself to a little more gloss. Although it won't be apparent on screen, my changes affected the sheen of the painting and gave it a richness the original lacked. I'm much happier with this new version and hope it will find a good home with Bill and Sarah.
Very very nice. I am sure they will be honoured. I think the choice of the glaze was an excellent one.
Thank you very much, Paul. I'm glad you prefer the revised version to the original.
The painting looks great. I like the toned down "Carter". I am sure Bill and Sarah will be thrilled.
Once I have a couple of commissions out of the way, I'd like to try a portrait of the Japanese saw.
Hand tools make very compliant and obliging subjects, better even than fruit or flowers.
Hey Shannon - whenever you are ready the saw will be ready... or any of the others you might want to try.


As the Tim Hudson sweepstakes escalated last December, it was believed he wasn't interested in signing a long-term deal with the Orioles.
The conventional wisdom, supported by sources close to the negotiations, was that if the Orioles had acquired him from the Oakland Athletics, Hudson would have played out his year in Baltimore and then declared free agency. He would have been a one-year rental, nothing more. He was determined to play for the Atlanta Braves. No one else.
"That wasn't the case at all," said Hudson, who was in Washington last week with the Braves.
Hudson said he never was opposed to signing an extension with the Orioles. But it never was an option since A's general manager Billy Beane refused to give the Orioles a 72-hour window to negotiate with the star pitcher.
If they had talked, Hudson said he might have signed a long-term deal in Baltimore.
"Sure, I could have been there," he said.
Admittedly, Hudson said his first choice was always Atlanta, a perennial contender and the team he cheered for while growing up near the Alabama/Georgia border. There really was no second choice.
"Pretty much everybody else was on a level playing field with me," he said.
And he did have concerns about Baltimore, because the Orioles play in the difficult American League East and hadn't been competitive in years. So, he would have had to consider those negatives before signing long term.
Even now, the Orioles aren't sure if they had a legitimate shot at signing Hudson since they couldn't talk to him. But know this: They had the money. They certainly could have topped Atlanta's four-year, $47 million contract, which many in the industry concede was a hometown discount.
And they had the prospects to seal a deal with Oakland. Although the front office won't confirm specifics, it's believed pitchers Erik Bedard, Hayden Penn and/or John Maine were discussed. Insiders considered the Orioles' offer the best, but they were the only ones who requested negotiating time.
In retrospect, Hudson said the non-deal might have worked best for him and the Orioles.
"You think about what it would have cost them to get me and you wonder if they would be better off," Hudson said. "Probably not."
Braves center fielder Andruw Jones batted .239 with three homers in April, then rebounded by hitting .283 with nine homers in May. He altered his batting stance while adding a nuance that irked Washington Nationals manager Frank Robinson and his team last week.
Robinson complained several times to umpires during the four-game series with the Braves that Jones' lead foot was striding out of the top of the batter's box each time he swung. Robinson said the umpires didn't have to see it to call Jones out, because he was leaving incriminating footprints.
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Take charge of operations on the legendary islands of the Muertes archipelago and bring the wonder, majesty and danger of dinosaurs to life. Build for Science, Entertainment or Security interests in an uncertain world where life always finds a...
Name Jurassic World Evolution
Release Date June 12, 2018
Game Type Released
ESRB T - Teen
Developers Frontier Developments
Publishers Frontier Developments
Genres Construction and Management Simulation
Community Rating: 4.5
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Take charge of operations on the legendary islands of the Muertes archipelago and bring the wonder, majesty and danger of dinosaurs to life. Build for Science, Entertainment or Security interests in an uncertain world where life always finds a way. Bioengineer dinosaurs that think, feel and react intelligently to the world around them. Play with life itself to give your dinosaurs unique behaviors, traits and appearances, then contain and profit from them to fund your global search for lost dinosaur DNA. Control the big picture with deep management tools or go hands-on to confront challenges on the ground or in the air. Expand your islands and choose your own journey in an all-new narrative featuring iconic characters from across the franchise and decades of Jurassic lore at your fingertips.


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Letters to the Editor: Jan. 13, 2022
Readers make their case for Senate District 15 hopefuls in the News-Times' weekly mailbag.
County commissioners should make historic choice for Senate
On a Tuesday summer evening — June 2, 2020, to be exact —downtown Portland was drowned by the chanting of the names of Black people whose lives were taken at the hands of police.
"Breonna Taylor."
"Philando Castile."
"George Floyd."
As I took a seat on the bricked hearth of Portland's living room, I saw protest organizers starting a program where Black-identifying people could share their pain, anger, and hopes for the future over a microphone and speaker. Among the organizers setting up, I see a familiar face — Lamar Wise.
I know Lamar from our high school days at Century High School. He was the upperclassman whom I, for two years, admired in student government. I witnessed the growth of his passion for handing people the microphone and providing a platform to be heard.
Lamar has always fought for racial, gender, and economic justice. His passion and experience fighting for housing access and affordability and advocacy for labor rights more than qualifies him to serve as our senator for District 15. If elected, he would be the first Black man to serve as senator for District 15. I say it's about time we change that and vote Wise for Senate District 15.
Omar Rivera, Hillsboro
Appoint state rep to vacant Senate seat
We are writing in support of Janeen Sollman to fill the Senate District 15 vacancy left by Sen. Chuck Riley. No one is more qualified or able to hit the ground running on day one than Janeen.
Rep. Sollman has done incredible work in Salem to keep our residents safe and provide a better future for our community:
• Gun violence prevention — Rep. Sollman has sponsored and testified for common-sense safety legislation to protect our community members including preventing domestic abusers from purchasing guns, allowing school districts to prohibit guns on school grounds, and requiring gun owners to responsibly store their firearms securely.
• Rep. Sollman has been an environmental champion in many ways — most recently leading the charge as a chief sponsor on the Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act in 2021 to update Oregon's outdated recycling system. The new law takes effect this year and will build on local community programs and leverage the resources of producers to create an innovative system that works for everyone.
• Education — Rep. Sollman was a key champion in the efforts to successfully pass the 2019 Student Success Act, finally reversing years of education funding reduction in Oregon and paving the way for increased student success at every level.
Most of all we appreciate that Rep. Sollman embodies her motto, "Listen, Learn, Act." She has been active in this community for decades and truly listens to her constituents. She asks questions to understand issues and always works towards solutions with the best interest of our community in mind.
With her many years of community involvement and her extensive experience as an elected official, we strongly encourage the Washington County commissioners to appoint Janeen Sollman to the SD 15 seat.
Elizabeth Case, Debby Garman and Hilary Uhlig
Members, Indivisible Hillsboro
Let voters decide on Kristof's qualifications
As an unaffiliated voter, I read with interest, disappointment, and concern regarding Secretary of State Shemia Fagan's ruling against Nicholas Kristof's application seeking to become Oregon's next governor.
Fagan, to her credit, is following procedures. Yet, I am rooting for the Oregon Supreme Court to decide in favor of the prospective candidate based on the law and past precedent.
Kristof is a progressive Democrat by his own admission. His writings and actions are refreshing and portray an individual possessing an altruistic philosophy, vision, and advocacy.
I value the opportunity to consider "outsider" candidates, those who have not followed the traditional path of succession from service as an elected member of the executive or legislative branch of government.
Oregonian voters are competent to rate those running for office based on their personal and professional merits and qualifications. Further, we are benefited when we can evaluate candidates representing more than the status quo of a particular political party and its predictable financial backers.
I envision a 2022 election featuring a Democrat with strong rural roots (Kristof), an accomplished independent with business, rural and urban ties (former Sen. Betsy Johnson), and a Republican from the Metro area.
David Nardone, Hillsboro
Getting rid of Ridwell is bad for county
Washington County has disallowed Ridwell operating in the unincorporated areas, denying my family a service we valued, and were willing to pay for.
I was fortunate to get one pickup from Ridwell so far, and recycled several pounds of batteries, light bulbs of all types, and many pieces of plastic film. Waste Management offers no such service: recycling of this type is difficult if not impossible to find otherwise. And the recovery rate for the supposed recyclables that we so carefully clean and sort before commingling in our bin? Dismal.
Waste Management's exclusive franchise agreement in my area essentially locks up any possibility of not only the pick up of important recyclables, but also the efficient and effective recycling of them.
Other Oregon municipalities have supported Ridwell. But Washington County? It appears they don't care.Â
Pam Kessinger, Aloha


As the children of 'The Greatest Generation', baby boomers are known for their goal-centric, disciplined, and competitive work ethic. Without the distractions of handheld technology and desire for online gratification, this generation grew up working in predominantly labor-intensive jobs and enjoying youthful and active behaviors in their off time through high-impact sports and activities.
In 2018, the baby boomers are now entering their 'senior' years, and are the largest consumers of the health care industry. In British Columbia, baby boomers account for nearly 35% of the population, and 80% of health care product consumption (Esdaile, J). Despite entering a new stage of their life, they intend to maintain their youthful and active attitudes and behavior. For some, it is simply due to continuing their lifelong passions, and for others, it's an attempt to restore their younger identities. However, the trials and tribulations from their youth have followed them into the present.
With few advances in physical health care throughout the 80's and 90's, minimal promotion of healthy diets, and increased participation in high-impact sports, baby boomers are now significantly affected by conditions such as arthritis, osteoarthritis, diabetes, and heart disease. There has been a 20% increase in hip and knee replacement surgeries since 2010, and data from 2020 is expected to show another 20-25% increase. The time to act for baby boomers (and even millennials) is now, as everyone should start paying attention to their joints and musculoskeletal system now, to prevent cumulative and repetitive strain injuries and degenerative conditions later in life.
Kinesiologists are biomechanical and musculoskeletal function experts. They play an integral role in acute care post-injury, long term care post-injury or surgery, and in 'Prehab'; the actions taken in order to reduce the likelihood of injuries occurring in the future. Within our baby boomer population, the role of kinesiologists will continue to grow as they seek treatment for soft tissue injuries, chronic pain, arthritic pains, and assistance in returning to activities of daily living. For those who are seeking to reclaim their youth, kinesiologists will play a role in preparing their musculoskeletal system to handle the stresses of increased physical activity.
Whether it is to restore joint range of motion and function in extremities, increase strength, correct imbalances and compensatory patterns, or manage pain, a kinesiologist can help. If pain or other symptoms are severe, kinesiologists are trained for hydrotherapy, which allows the patient to perform their therapy in a pool to eliminate the impact on the joints.
Active rehabilitation with a kinesiologist is also beneficial as the reliance on pain medication often decreases for the patient as they improve their level of functioning and correct their muscular imbalances.
The role of active rehabilitation has grown steadily since the late 2000's, and will continue to do so as new research supports the notion that re-activation and re-training of the body and mind aids in reducing risk of diseases, and results in greater long term symptom relief than passive therapies. The benefits of active therapy are well known across the healthcare industry, and many physiotherapists, massage therapists, and chiropractors are now working collaboratively with kinesiologists to provide the best outcome measures for their patients.


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While Walton and Johnson - who surprisingly quit in impromptu fashion Tuesday night - are out, GM Rob Pelinka is expected to stay on board. "We wish Luke and his family the best of luck moving forward".
The Lakers announced Friday that Walton, who posted a 98-148 record in three seasons in charge, has "mutually agreed" with the team to move on. The current Lakers were the franchise's most successful team since their playoff drought began in 2013, but it wasn't enough to save Walton's job.
- Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 12, 2019Ty Lue is a strong frontrunner for the Lakers coaching job, league sources tell ESPN. With the quote seemingly hinting at potentially an outside hire for the first time since the Lakers brought Mike Brown in to be the head coach.
Walton played 10 seasons as an National Basketball Association forward, winning two titles with Los Angeles. The Lakers' front office will have a much different look next season.
"He has a lot of great tendencies for a young coach that some coaches probably don't develop their entire life, or their entire career", Rondo said Wednesday.
"I want to thank Jeanie Buss and the Buss family for giving me the opportunity to coach the Lakers", he said.


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News, Publications
The Boat: An Interactive Graphic Novel
New York-based Australian Matt Huynh has created an interactive graphic novelisation of Nam Le's award-winning story, The Boat a story about a 16-year-old refugee sent off alone by her parents after the fall of Saigon.
The Boat forms part of SBS's commemoration of 40 years of Vietnamese resettlement in Australia.
Matt Huynh's parents, like Le's, fled Vietnam after the war. Matt said he wanted his adaptation to 'create an entry point into the conversation about refugees and asylum seekers today'.
'When I talk casually to friends and younger people about these issues, I notice a reticence to enter the debate. I feel they're afraid to enter into the issue because it feels overwhelming … this is an entry point'
Watch the interview with Matt Huynh below:
The full online graphic novel can be accessed here.
Unseen Enemy: War Stories in Public Spaces
Is it like Call of Duty?
WW1 Photographs in Colour


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Programme 2017 - The SME Forum
The SME Forum
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'From Lisbon to Vladivostok' Conference
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Outcomes of SPIEF 2017
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Download Programme (print version)
St. Petersburg May 31, 2017
Third Russian Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Forum
Conference hall D1
Roundtable. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Russia and Italy: The Challenge for the Future
With the support of the Conoscere Eurasia Association and Banca Intesa
This roundtable is intended as an avenue for presenting the experience of Italian small business in working with emerging and innovative technologies in the industrial sector. Compagnia di Sanpaolo President Professor Francesco Profumo, one of Italy's most authoritative financial experts, will give a general presentation, touching also on the pressing topic of Industry 4.0. It is also expected that a number of successful companies from Italy's SME sector will share their experience, as well as problems and techniques for solving them in Russia and other countries. Their Russian counterparts will also articulate their views on the issue. A serious discussion among stakeholders is anticipated, with the potential to be of practical significance.
- Small and medium-sized business as the foundation of the manufacturing and innovation sectors of the economy: Italy's experience
- Industry 4.0 and small and medium-sized business
- Italian SMEs as puppet corporations: experience working in the markets of Russia and other countries
- What can Russian small and medium-sized businesses expect from cooperation with their Italian counterparts?
Moderator–AlexeiBobrovsky, Head of the Economic Programme, Russia 24 TV Channel
Opening remarks:
- Cesare Maria Ragaglini, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Italian Republic to the Russian Federation
- Antonio Fallico, President, Conoscere Eurasia Association; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Banca Intesa
Special presentation:
- Francesco Profumo, President, Compagnia di Sanpaolo
- Marco Allois, Head, Department of Manufacturing and Innovation, Banca Intesa Sanpaolo
- Anthony Emanuele Barbagallo, Minister of Tourism of Sicily
- Ekaterina Bereziy, Chief Executive Officer, ExoAtlet
- Marina Bludyan, Vice President, All-Russian Non-Governmental Organization of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses OPORA RUSSIA
- Giulio Vescovi, Chief Executive Officer, TCGroupEnergia
- Andrei Golub, Founder, Executive Director, ELSE Corp
- Dmitry Kotenko, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Voronezh-Aqua Group
- Marco Podesta, Head of Strategy and Business Development, Assicurazioni Generali
- Pier Paolo Celeste, Director, Moscow Branch of ICE
Networking for Russian companies
Among participating companies: Russian Small and Medium Business Corporation, METRO AG, OPORA RUSSIA, Russian Agricultural Bank, Sberbank, Foundation for SME Promotion, microcredit organization, St. Petersburg, Russian Export Center's Educational Project
Open Microphone: presentation of investment projects
Conference hall B2
Roundtable. Developing the Export Activities of Russian and Finnish SMEs
Russia is actively working to support non-commodity exports. In Finland, national and regional authorities have been reorganizing the export support system.
Finnish–Russian external trade relations have faced a difficult period against the background of the protracted global economic crisis, the devaluation of the rouble, and Russia's active import substitution policy. These conditions create opportunities for increasing the exports of Russian SMEs, and for Finnish companies that have been able to launch local production in Russia.
Finnish SMEs are actively involved in export activities and have extensive experience of working in foreign markets that could be useful for Russian entrepreneurs.
- Export support in Finland and Russia: the most effective measures from the point of view of the authorities and entrepreneurs.
- Finnish SMEs on the Russian market: the most promising areas for export activities. Success stories.
- Russian SMEs in Finland: potential and opportunities. Success stories.
- Tahir Bikbaev, Board Member, All-Russian Non-Governmental Organization of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses OPORARUSSIA
- Aleksei Novitsky, Partner, Eurofacts
- Oksana Andreeva, Director, Urban Development Agency; General Director, Cherepovets Investment Agency
- Maxim Balanev, Executive Director, Regional Integrated Center– St. Petersburg
- Vladimir Ilivitzky, Chairman of the Board, RTL-Inductives
- Jorma Paturi, Chairman of the Board, Propria Oy
- Pavel Frolov, Producer, Robbo
- Outi Homanen, Senior Adviser,Finnvera
Invited experts:
- Eero Kotkasaari, Chairman of the Board, Joutsen Finland Oy
- Alicia Nikitina, Chief Executive Officer, Russian Export Center School of Export
- Thomas Palmgren, Manager of International Relations, Federation of Finnish Enterprises
- Timo Parmasuo, Member of the Board, Meconet Oy
- Maxim Parshin, Director, Department for Development of Small and Medium Enterprises and Competition, Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
- Anne Hatanpää, Manager for International Affairs, Central Chamber of Commerce of Finland
- Maxim Chereshnev, член cовета директоров, МВК «Новосибирск Экспоцентр»Member of the Board of Directors, Novosibirsk Expo Centre
Business exercise. Ideas, Strategies, and Technologies from Successful Entrepreneurs
Learn business secrets and get practical recommendations from legendary figures in the Russian business community. How does business develop and expand? What is the key to the success of a business idea and how can we learn to spot a successful project?
- Principles for organizing a successful enterprise (including product development).
- Conditions required to organize a successful enterprise (including state support).
- How to recruit 'star' employees?
- How can a small business become a large one?
Moderator — Eduard Omarov, Vice President, All-Russian Non-Governmental Organization of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses OPORA RUSSIA
- Vladimir Marinovich, Former General Director, Shareholder, Get Taxi; Founder, VVERKH Business School
- Fedor Ovchinnikov, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Dodo Pizza
- Inna Stepashikhina, Chief Executive Officer, BusinessExpert; Financial Advisor, Vedunya fashion brand, Victoria Tishina House of Fashion
Master Class on Finances for SMEs
A practical event aimed at establishing cooperation between SMEs and banks that provide financial support to SMEs. Bank representatives will talk about the procedures that are unique to their companies (the types of financial services offered and conditions required to access them, as well as the specifics of completing the relevant applications and providing documents).
- to help entrepreneurs in their interaction with banks;
- to improve the quality of applications from SMEs for financial support from banks;
- to advise SMEs on bank requirements.
Moderator — Mikhail Mamuta, Head of the Service for Consumer Protection and Financial Inclusion, Bank of Russia
- Dmitry Golovanov, Chairman of the Board, Member of the Supervisory Council, SME Bank
- Maksim Lyubomudrov, Member of the Board, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Russian Small and Medium Business Corporation
- Maxim Malkov, Director, SME Department, Russian Agricultural Bank
- Tatiana Paramonova, Acting Director, SME Department, Banca Intesa
- Aleksandra Pitkyanen, Executive Director, Foundation for SME Promotion,microcredit organization, St. Petersburg
- Igor Trepov, Director, Sales Department for SME North-Western Bank, Sberbank of Russia
- Alexander Khaikinson, Director, SME Department, Promsvyazbank
- Nadiya Cherkasova, Member of the Board, Senior Vice President, Director of the Small Business Customer Service Department, VTB24
- Aleksei Poroshin, Managing Partner, Investment Consulting Group First; Member of the General Council, Co-chairman of the Centre for Financial and Credit Support of Business, All Russia Public Organization DelovayaRossiya
Panel session. Efficient Production and Workforce Productivity
Poor production efficiency and low workforce productivity is a historical problem. The lag in workforce productivity, which has accompanied all of Russia's crises, makes it difficult to transition to the next technological era and generate high incomes for the population. This problem also has cultural roots.
- What are some of the different approaches to improving workforce productivity?
- What are the main constraints on growth in workforce productivity?
- Can Russia quickly make a qualitative leap in workforce productivity?
- How can we evaluate production efficiency?
- What is the connection between improving workforce productivity and production efficiency?
Moderator — Marina Bludyan, Vice President, All-RussianNon-Governmental Organization of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses OPORA RUSSIA
- Elena Bondarenko, Director, SKOLKOVO Practicum for Directors Programme, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
- Nikolai Dunayev, General Director, Energoservis
- Denis Lisovets, Executive Director, INTELLECTIKA
- Vasily Osmakov, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
- Dmitry Pishchalnikov, Member of the Presidium, Head, Committee on Effective Production and Development of Labour Productivity, All-Russian Non-Governmental Organization of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses OPORA RUSSIA
- Dmitry Sazonov, State Duma Deputy, Deputy Chairman, Committee of the State Duma on Economic Policy, Industry, Innovation Development, and Entrepreneurship
- Andrei Shubin, Executive Director, All-Russian Non-Governmental Organization of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses OPORA RUSSIA
Master Class on State Corporation Procurement for SMEs
A practical event that aims to establish cooperation between small and medium-sized suppliers and customers with major companies partially owned by the state and infrastructure monopolies. Representatives of such customers will talk about the procedures that are unique to their companies (the platform and specifics of completing and submitting documents, specific organizations for obtaining guarantees and other special aspects of procurement). In addition, the customers will reveal information about the goods, work, and services that their companies need.
- to help entrepreneurs work with customers;
- to improve the proportion of goods and services procured from SMEs;
- to provide suppliers with advice on customer requirements.
Moderator — Alexander Kalinin, President, All-Russian Non-Governmental Organization of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses OPORA RUSSIA
- Alexander Braverman, Member of the Board of Directors, General Director – Chairman of the Board, Russian Small and Medium Business Corporation
- Vladimir Gerasimov, First Deputy General Director, Executive Director, Interfax
- Natalya Doroshenko, Deputy Director, Department of Methodology and Procurement, Rosatom
- Yuri Zafesov, Director, Purchase Services, Rosseti
- Anatoly Mescheryakov, State Secretary – Vice-President for information policy and organization of collaboration with the authorities, Russian Railways
- Representative Rosneft (under approval)
- Alexander Sokolov, Director, Competition Policy Department, Avtodor (Russian Highways)
- Amal Al-Ama, Chief Executive Officer, SETonline
- AlekseiGarnov, Head, Division for Procurement Coordination and Monitoring, Procurement Management Department, Aeroflot
- Anton Yemelyanov, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Electronic Trading Platforms
- Alexander Karelin, General Director, Promsvyazfactoring; Member of the Board, Association of Factoring Companies
- Evgeny Knyazev, Director, Procurement Department, State Corporation "Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)"
- Natalya Korotchenkova, Member of the Board, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Russian Small and Medium Business Corporation
- Anna Sablukova, Head, Compliance Assessment and Monitoring, Russian Small and Medium Business Corporation
- Victor Simonenko, Head, Electronic Trading Platforms, Rosseti
- Dmitry Sytin, General Director, Tek-Torg Electronic Trading Platform
- Denis Toropov, Director, Procurement Department, RusHydro
Master Class. "Business Communication in Export Activities" Course Offered as Part of the Russian Export Centre's Educational Project
The "Business Communication in Export Activities" course offered as part of the Russian Export Centre's Educational Project is intended to help export-orientated regional SME master the principal instruments for effective business communications, thereby allowing them to navigate successfully the entire life cycle of an export project.
- the proper way to launch negotiations (meeting your counterparty; initial offers)
- the principal stage of negotiations (debates; presentation; objections)
- the concluding stage of negotiations(specific offers; decision-making; concluding negotiations)
Приветствие:
Lecturer:
- Svetlana Balakireva, Federal Expert, Course Author, Russian Export Center's Educational Project; Associate Professor of the Department 'Foreign Trade Transaction Technologies', Federal State Budgeted Educational Institution of Higher Education 'Russian Foreign Trade Academy of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation'
InvestBazar: pitch sessions for business owners to private investors, funds, and banks.
InvestBazar is a cross-industry platform (online and offline) for presenting business projects to private investors, foundations, and banks.The aim of the event is to promote the development of small businesses in Russia, to present business projects, and to seek investors and projects for investment.The event will feature presentations of specially selected projects in various sectors of small business with a high investment attractiveness rating.
Panel session. Single-Industry Towns: New Opportunities for Business
The aim of this event is to consider approaches to increasing the investment attractiveness of single-industry towns, as well as to demonstrate the existing opportunities for and advantages of doing business in single-industry towns to potential investors.
The session will include a discussion in which the leaders of federal executive bodies, Russia's regions, development institutions, and public and commercial organizations will join business representatives to examine the most pressing issues in attracting Russian and foreign private investment into the economies of single-industry towns.
Moderator — IrinaMakieva, Head of the Working Group On Modernizing Mono-Cities,DeputyChairman, State Corporation "Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)"
- Andrei Vasilyev, General Director, Firma Vesta
- Yuri Volkov, Deputy General Director for Strategic Development, Prisma
- Vyacheslav Gnutov, Head of the Administration of Dimitrovgrad
- Oleg Korobchenko, General Director, Founder, KORIB, Bars Technology
- Yuri Kuzin, Mayor of Cherepovets
- Nail Magdeyev, Mayor of NaberezhnyeChelny
- Alexei Usmanov, Deputy General Director, Management Company Sigma Holding
- Boris Belyaev, Head of the Administration of Kumertau
- Alexander Braverman, Member of the Board of Directors, General Director – Chairman of the Board, Federal Corporation for Developing Small and Medium Business (SME Corporation)
- Alexander Brechalov, Acting Head ofthe Udmurt Republic
- Andrei Varichev, Executive Director and CEO, Management Company METALLOINVEST LLC
- Alexander Kalinin, President, All-Russian Non-Governmental Organization of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses OPORA RUSSIA
- Ilya Krivogov, General Director, Non-Profit OrganizationMonocities Development Foundation
- Nikolai Lyubimov, Acting Governor of Ryazan Region
- Maxim Maximov, General Director, LECA Block Plant No. 1
- Sergei Morozov, Governor of Ulyanovsk Region
- Andrei Nikitin, Acting Governor of Novgorod Region
- Svetlana Orlova, Governor of Vladimir Region
- Alexei Plakhotnikov, Head of the Administration of Kotovsk
- Maxim Reshetnikov, Acting Governor of Perm Region
- Alexander Tsybulsky, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
- Andrei Sharonov, President, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
- Igor Shuvalov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
Panel session. The Role of Microbusinesses in Russia's Economy – Could Microbusiness Become the Foundation for Future Development?
Small business is traditionally one of the factors in national economic development. In countries with well developed economies, small business accounts for 75–90% of GDP. In Russia this figure has not yet exceeded 25%. These figures indicate that this resource has not been employed effectively enough and that it must be developed. A new state socioeconomic policy agenda for the period to 2025 is currently being drafted, including a programme to accelerate growth in the national economy and a development strategy for the country. These are the conditions under which small business must find its role in this new policy.
- What is the role of small enterprise in the Russian economy?
- Are the conditions for its growth in place?
- What is preventing microbusinesses from expanding to become small and medium-sized businesses?
- Which strategy for further action should be chosen to promote the successful development of microbusiness?
Moderator —Sergei Katyrin, President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
- Semyon Vuimenkov, Minister of Economic Development of Arkhangelsk Region
- Elena Dybova, Vice President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
- Alina Lavrentieva, Partner, PwCRussia
- Pavel Samiev, Managing Director, National Rating Agency
- Boris Titov, Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights
- Alexander Chernoshchekin, Senior Vice President – Head for Medium and Small Business, Promsvyazbank
- Dmitry Chukhlantsev, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TONAP
- Andrei Sharov, Vice President, Head for GR, Sberbank of Russia
Plenary session. Enterprise: It's in Fashion.How to Stimulate and Develop an Enterprise Culture in Russia: The Example of Digital Technologies
Over the last ten years, the IT sector has become one of the most attractive for new businesses. It is the driving force behind the prestige attached to entrepreneurship and the foundation of the so-called startup culture. The reverse trend has also been noted: the IT industry is broadening the range of digital tools available to traditional areas of business, reshaping their image and increasing their efficiency and capacity for innovation.
Digital technologies allow entrepreneurs to focus on developing their business while the main routine and bureaucratic issues are resolved remotely. At the same time, mobile technologies are enabling small and medium-sized enterprises to start exporting and competing with major projects, and to create their own digital brands which are giving the Russian economy a new face abroad.
The transformation of traditional business in conjunction with the rise of digital technologies is a gradual process, linked on the one hand with the development of accessible technologies for entrepreneurs, and on the other with their level of digital literacy. How can we turn this trend into a national phenomenon and make it fashionable to be an entrepreneur in Russia?
Moderator —Ruben Aganbegyan, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Chairman of the Supervisory Board's Strategy Committee, President, Otkritie Bank
- Aleksei Kozhevnikov, General Director, Go2Rus.com
- Anatoly Popov, Senior Vice President, Sberbank
- Aleksander Danilov, Head of Development, Champion children's football club
- Olga Zinovyeva, Founder, ELEMENTAREE
- Andrei Zavyalov, Co-Founder, Knopka
- Nicklas Lundblad, Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Google
- Ivan Klabukov, Co-Founder,Chief Executive Officer, Hudway
- Vladimir Valiyev, Deputy Director for Licensing, Masha and the Bear
Invited expert:
- Ilnaz Davletshin, Founder and Head, Champion children's football club


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Murina balaensis és una espècie de ratpenat de la família dels vespertiliònids. És endèmic del sud de Tailàndia. És un ratpenat de petites dimensions, amb una llargada de cap a gropa de 34,5 mm, els avantbraços de 28–30,4 mm la cua de 30,7 mm, els peus de 7 mm, les orelles de 12,3–12,8 mm i un pes de fins a 3,5 g. S'alimenta d'insectes. Com que fou descoberta fa poc, l'estat de conservació d'aquesta espècie encara no ha estat avaluat. El seu nom específic, balaensis, significa 'de Bala' en llatí.

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