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AAPL - Apple Inc.
Bid 318.60 x 1300
52-week range 151.70 - 318.74
Volume 34,454,117
Avg. volume 26,919,467
Market cap 1.397T
PE ratio (TTM) 26.81
EPS (TTM) 11.89
Earnings date 27 Jan 2020
Forward dividend & yield 3.08 (0.97%)
Ex-dividend date 05 Nov 2019
1y target est 288.78
Apple's upcoming iPhones are expected to offer 5G wireless connectivity. But that might not be enough to power a selling supercycle.
(Bloomberg) -- Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. Taiwan's Pegatron Corp. plans to set up production facilities in Vietnam, according to people familiar with the matter, becoming the latest Apple Inc. assembly partner to establish a presence in the Southeast Asian nation as they diversify beyond China.Taipei-listed Pegatron is looking for a site to build a brand new facility in the north of the country, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified discussing private plans. It already has rented a separate facility in the northern city of Haiphong, they said. Pegatron will make styluses for Samsung Electronics Co.'s smartphones there, one of the people said.Pegatron joins Apple's two other iPhone assemblers -- Wistron Corp. and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. -- in developing manufacturing facilities or building extra capacity in Vietnam. None of the three are making iPhones in Vietnam and have no imminent plans to do so. GoerTek Inc. is now making AirPods in the country, while two other Apple assembly partners Compal Electronics Inc. and Luxshare Precision Industry Co. also have a presence in Vietnam.Read more: Apple Wants Suppliers to Mull Major Shift From China: NikkeiAn almost two-year-long trade war with the U.S. has put China's position as factory for the world of technology in jeopardy, undermining a decades-old global supply chain and pushing electronics companies to look for alternative production bases. Though Washington and Beijing have signed a phase one trade deal, supply-chain diversification is still essential in the longer term given tensions are unlikely to fully subside and labor costs are rising in China.Read more: Trump Tumult Has Gadget Giants Splitting Along U.S.-China LinesTaiwanese companies have been particularly active in their search for options, with companies from Inventec Corp. to Foxconn Technology Group either moving production back home or to further-flung regions around Asia, seeking to escape U.S. tariffs.Vietnam has been a top beneficiary from tariff-related trade diversions. Indonesia has also gained, including garnering investment from Pegatron.To contact the reporter on this story: Debby Wu in Taipei at dwu278@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Edwin Chan at echan273@bloomberg.net, Colum Murphy, Vlad SavovFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
(Bloomberg) -- Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump agreed to a truce in their dispute over digital taxes that will mean neither France nor the U.S. will impose punitive tariffs this year, a French diplomat said."Great discussion with @realDonaldTrump on digital tax," Macron said Monday in a tweet. "We will work together on a good agreement to avoid tariff escalation."Trump, on Twitter, responded "excellent!" to Macron's post, without providing any more details. Trump is en route to Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum.A White House readout of the call was notably more muted, saying only that the "two leaders agreed it is important to complete successful negotiations on the digital services tax" and "discussed other bilateral issues." And neither a White House spokesman nor officials with the U.S. Trade Representative's office would confirm that the U.S. president had called off his announced tariffs.Still, the possible respite may defuse transatlantic tensions that had been building between Washington and Brussels along another potential trade war front. Last week, Trump signed a cease-fire with China in phase one of a broader deal aimed at balancing trade between the world's two largest economies.The European Union is an even bigger U.S. trading partner than China and supply chains between the two economies, particularly in automotive and financial services industries, are intertwined in ways that would make a tit-for-tat tariff dispute even more harmful to the world economy.France and the U.S. will continue negotiations along with their European partners until the end of 2020 to agree a global framework that ensures tech companies pay an appropriate amount of tax, the French diplomat said.Macron's government still hopes to find a solution that fits within discussions at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's work on the issue, the official added, asking not to be identified in line with French government rules.European finance ministers meeting in Brussels Tuesday will discuss progress of the OECD talks. While the OECD is still working on its proposal for taxing tech companies around the world, France pushed ahead with its own levy last year that hit U.S. internet giants like Google, Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.The U.S. objected, alleging on Dec. 2 that the French tax discriminates against American technology companies, citing Section 301 of a 1974 American law that Trump has thus far reserved to justify tariffs against China. That opened the door to the U.S.'s threat to hit $2.4 billion of French goods with tariffs in retaliation.Among the French products targeted with duties of as much as 100% were luxury items like wine, cheese and makeup. One American wine merchant called it the biggest threat to the industry since Prohibition a century ago.For its part, the French government had warned that the EU would retaliate if the U.S. imposed additional tariffs.The dispute was another headache for European trade officials scrambling to expand their policy arsenal as the U.S. takes aim at a rules-based system for global trade that Trump argues is outdated and tilted against America. It also coincided with a change in leadership at the European Commission, the EU's executive arm.EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan visited Washington last week for the first time in the job, partly to plead for talks rather than tariffs in disagreements like the French digital tax. At stake, he said, was transatlantic trade in goods and services valued at more than $3 billion a day."Sounds like a fairly healthy relationship to me," Hogan said Thursday in the U.S. capital. "So why put tariffs on these EU products to make them more expensive for your people?"The truce follows weeks of discussions between Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, who were scheduled to meet Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland, the alpine resort town where government officials and business leaders gather during the winter to discuss whatever is ailing the global economy.U.S. and EU trade relations started to sour in 2018 when the Trump administration invoked national-security considerations to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum from Europe. As a U.S. military ally, the EU was infuriated and promptly retaliated with levies on iconic American brands such as Harley-Davidson Inc. motorcycles and Levi Strauss & Co. jeans.A subsequent U.S. threat to wreak significantly more economic damage by targeting the European auto industry with duties on the same security grounds led to a hastily agreed truce and a pledge by both sides to work toward reducing industrial tariffs across the board.Since then, the Trump administration has refused to start the tariff-cutting negotiations unless Europe includes agriculture in them. Also, it imposed levies on EU products in retaliation over government aid to Airbus SE that was deemed illegal by the World Trade Organization, and disabled the WTO's appellate body,The EU, meanwhile, is pressing ahead with a plan for tariffs against the U.S. in a parallel WTO case over unlawful subsidies to Boeing Co.Trump, scheduled to speak Tuesday in Davos at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, on Sunday reiterated his frustration with Europe as a trading partner."Europe has had tremendous barriers to us doing business with them. All those barriers are coming down. They have to come down," he told a conference of farmers in Austin, Texas. "If they don't come down, we're going to have to do things that are very bad for them."He added, "Europe was, in many ways, more difficult -- and is more difficult -- than China."(Adds Trump comment on Twitter in third paragraph)\--With assistance from Jonathan Stearns, Justin Sink and Chelsea Mes.To contact the reporters on this story: Ania Nussbaum in Paris at anianussbaum@bloomberg.net;William Horobin in Paris at whorobin@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Ben Sills at bsills@bloomberg.net, Brendan Murray, Wendy BenjaminsonFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Says He's 'Optimistic' About International Tax Deal
(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said he's "hopeful and optimistic" the intergovernmental Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development will strike a deal on corporation tax, as his company battles the European Union over a tax bill.Speaking at an event in Dublin on Monday, Cook said the debate on taxing "complex" multinational companies needs to take place at a global level. The OECD is meeting with countries this year about a plan to overhaul the tax system and address concerns that these firms, particularly tech giants, aren't paying taxes in the right amounts or to the right countries.Read more about the OECD's plans here."Everybody knows" the system needs to be overhauled, Cook said, acknowledging it isn't perfect. While law can't be "retrofit," Cook said he "desperately" wants taxes to be fair.Cook's comments came as the company battles the EU after the bloc imposed a tax bill of as much as 13 billion euros ($14.4 billion) plus interest on the company, claiming Ireland illegally gave it special treatment that lowered Apple's liabilities. Apple, which has appealed the decision, is the largest taxpayer in the world and has followed all tax laws, Cook said. Ireland also said it did nothing wrong.Cook visited Dublin to receive an award from Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar for his company's contribution to the nation's economy since it set up a base there in the 1980s. It employs more than 6,000 people in Cork.To contact the reporters on this story: Peter Flanagan in Dublin at pflanagan23@bloomberg.net;Dara Doyle in Dublin at ddoyle1@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Ambereen Choudhury at achoudhury@bloomberg.net, Amy Thomson, Christopher ElserFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
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Everyone knows that the global corporate tax system needs to be overhauled, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Monday, backing changes to global rules that are currently under consideration. The growth of internet giants such as Apple has pushed international tax rules to the limit, prompting the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to pursue global reforms over where multinational firms should be taxed. The reforms being examined center around the booking of profits by multinational firms in low-tax countries such as Ireland where they have bases - and where Cook was speaking on Monday - rather than where most of their customers are.
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Macron Has a Plan to Lure Tech Talent to France
(Bloomberg) -- Sign up here to receive the Davos Diary, a special daily newsletter that will run from Jan. 20-24.Emmanuel Macron's pre-Davos summit for tech executives will hold some goodies for startups.In the third edition of his "Choose France" summit on Monday, timed to catch global CEOs in Paris on their way to the Swiss Alps' World Economic Forum, the French president will detail measures in his 2020 budget that have improved stock options for startups in France.Macron will also plug a revamped visa regime that will give fast-track papers to tech workers for French or foreign companies and a new benchmark index, the French Tech 120, to promote the nation's most promising ventures.Snap's Evan Spiegel, who was given French nationality in 2018, EU digital Commissioner Thierry Breton, Netflix Inc.'s Reed Hastings, Google's You Tube CEO Susan Wojcicki, Lime's Joe Kraus and other leaders from Mexico, Nigeria, Sweden, Turkey and the U.K. will attend the forum in Versailles.Entrepreneurs and executives at some of Europe's most successful technology startups have been urging local governments to change laws to make employee stock options more attractive, in order to better compete with Silicon Valley. Macron, his Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, Digital Minister Cedric O and 17 ministers will present the government's latest measures.In November 2018, about 30 chief executives of companies including iZettle AB, Funding Circle Ltd., Supercell Oy, TransferWise Ltd., Blablacar and U.S.-based Stripe Inc., signed an open letter saying a patchwork of different rules in various European countries makes it complicated and costly for employers to dole out stock options.The French 2020 budget law, voted late last year and enacted on Jan. 1, has two major measures already to make stock options of startups more attractive. First the conditions of the so-called BSPCE, an employee shareholding tool equivalent to a stock options, have been sweetened: they will get a discount compared to the price investors paid at the last fund raising.Also, employees of foreign startups with a base in France will be able to get stock options calculated on the parent company's performance, not just the French branch, minister Cedric O unveiled in a statement late last year, as he said France seeks to attract more tech workers and companies."What France has done is fantastic, but we really need a pan-European solution," Martin Mignot, Partner at Index Ventures, which has stakes in BlablaCar, told Bloomberg. "Currently, startups face the same problems every time they expand into a new country. Talk to any entrepreneur and they tell you it's madness, it is slowing them down and it is putting them at a disadvantage to large companies."Macron has attempted to lure more investors to France ever since his years as an economy minister in 2014, via taxes, visas, benchmark indexes, bilingual schools and the French way to welcome new comers.In September he created the "Next 40," a listing of France's top 40 startups with the strongest growth potential. While only a few of them are currently "unicorns," with values topping $1 billion, the government said it expect more of them to scale.Read more: Napoleon, Chateaus on Display as France Seeks Venture CapitalOne of the key measures taken by Macron was a 30% flat tax on capital revenues from securities, savings, capital gains, and other sources. That measure got him into trouble with some of his citizens protesting against inequalities in the Yellow Vests movement that started in December 2018.The statistic institute Insee said the increase in inequality in 2018 was linked to a sharp rise in investment incomes, which benefited from the introduction of a flat tax the same year.Still, Macron has also toughened his stance on issues like taxes and privacy. He brought it up with Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook in his first months as president and repeatedly to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Macron is currently in a tug of war with U.S. President Donald Trump over his tax on digital giants.Amazon.com Inc., like other tech companies, will make their first payment of France's new tax on digital giants in a few weeks. The government enacted a 3% levy on large tech groups that is retroactively effective from Jan. 1, 2019.(Updated with comment from Index ventures)\--With assistance from Natalia Drozdiak.To contact the reporter on this story: Helene Fouquet in Paris at hfouquet1@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Giles Turner at gturner35@bloomberg.net, Vidya RootFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
Samsung Engineering Maven to Lead World's Top Phone Business
(Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co. has appointed Taemoon Roh the head of its smartphone division, tasking a veteran executive with oversight of the world's largest mobile devices business.Roh, who was formerly the unit's No. 2 executive, will take over the top job from Koh Dong-Jin from Monday. Koh remains head of the Korean conglomerate's IT and mobile communications division but hands the reins of smartphones over to a lieutenant credited with building up the marquee Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets. Roh, a two-decade veteran of Korea's largest corporation, is regarded internally as an engineering maven who's meticulous about phone features.Samsung's shares climbed as much as 2.5% in Seoul. The largest maker of mobile phones, displays and memory chips shakes up its executive ranks each year, with the extent of the changes often correlated to how its businesses are doing. This month, the company reported preliminary earnings that showed operating income declining by about a third from a year earlier.Korea's largest company is racing to secure an early lead in fifth-generation wireless smartphones as well as foldables, both of which will take centerstage during its annual Unpacked event in San Francisco in February. While it still sells more devices than any other brand, Samsung in recent years has come under assault from both long-time adversary Apple Inc. as well as new rivals from Huawei Technologies Co. to fellow Chinese names Oppo and Vivo."Roh is known to be a person who expanded Samsung's original design manufacturing policy for low- to mid-range smartphones," said CIMB analyst Lee Dohoon. "Samsung may now gradually follow Apple in focusing on design and developments. Though it's expanded outsourcing for production, Samsung will keep a tighter rein on quality control to protect its brands."The Korean tech giant will try to keep expanding its market share in Asia and Europe this year while closest rival Huawei is struggling to protect its market share in the wake of Trump administration sanctions, Lee added.Read more: Samsung Profit Beats After Chip Prices Stage Comeback Samsung said Roh is taking the division's helm at 52, using the Korean method of calculating age, although he was born in Sept. 1968 and would be 51 by a Western count.Regardless, that means he'll be orchestrating things when Samsung unveils on Feb. 11 what's expected to be a second foldable device that folds into a square. The company's mainstream flagship device -- whose name is rumored to be the Galaxy S20, a change in naming scheme -- is also likely to be unveiled at that event.Its devices accounted for 54% of the global 5G smartphone market as of November 2019, after it shipped more than 6.7 million Galaxy 5G smartphones last year, the company has said. Separately, Huawei said last week that it shipped more than 6.9 million 5G phones in 2019.Roh will also assume responsibility for repairing the mobile division's reputation. Under Koh's leadership, Samsung suffered from major quality issues at least twice: In 2016, Samsung killed off the Note 7 for good after models tended to burst into flames. Last year, Samsung also had to delay the Galaxy Fold by several months after review models exhibited issues with displays that were easily peeled off. Those debacles were widely seen as a result of the company's rushing phones to market to try and steal a march on Apple and Huawei.Away from smartphones, the chiefs of three key Samsung divisions -- semiconductors, consumer appliances and electronics and IT services -- remained the same. That ensures stability given vice chairman and heir apparent Jay Y. Lee is defending himself in court over graft allegations, raising the possibility of a potential leadership vacuum.Samsung also promoted several presidents in its latest restructuring including Kyungwhoon Cheun, who now heads networking.Read more: Behind Samsung's $116 Billion Bid for Chip Supremacy(Updates with Roh's age in the seventh paragraph)To contact the reporter on this story: Sohee Kim in Seoul at skim847@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Peter Elstrom at pelstrom@bloomberg.net, Edwin Chan, Colum MurphyFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
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Bloomberg Would Require All New Cars To Be Electric: Campaign Update
(Bloomberg) -- The Democratic National Committee announced the rules to qualify for the next presidential debate in New Hampshire on Feb. 7.The six candidates who participated in the January debate in Iowa on Tuesday -- Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer -- have already made the cut for the forum at St. Anselm College outside Manchester hosted by ABC News, WMUR-TV and Apple News.To qualify under the new criteria, candidates must either meet polling and donor thresholds or have emerged from the Feb. 3 Iowa caucuses with at least one pledged delegate to the Democratic National Convention.The new rules require candidates to have 5% in four national polls approved by the DNC, or 7% in two early-state polls from New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. They must also have contributions from 225,000 donors.Candidates have until the night of Feb. 6 to qualify. The New Hampshire primary is on Feb. 10.Sanders Leads in Emerson Poll of New Hampshire (3:27 p.m.)Bernie Sanders maintains his top spot in New Hampshire, less than a month before voters will cast their ballots in the first primary state, according to an Emerson College poll.Sanders is at 23%, followed by Pete Buttigieg at 18% and Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren, both at 14%. The numbers were only slightly changed from an Emerson poll in November, and the order of the top four candidates remained the same. Sanders dropped 3 percentage points from the last poll and Buttigieg fell 4. Warren and Biden didn't change.The biggest movement was for Amy Klobuchar, who had 10% support against 2% in November. Andrew Yang had 6%, followed by Tulsi Gabbard at 5% and Tom Steyer at 4%.Spencer Kimball, polling director for Emerson College, said even though Sanders is the front-runner, many of his supporters doubt he'll be the ultimate winner of the state. "It appears his supporters are doubting that he will be the actual nominee, with only 49% expecting him to win the nomination," Kimball said in a statement. "On the flip side, Joe Biden supporters are confident, with 87% thinking he will be the nominee."The poll published Thursday was conducted Jan. 13-16 and had a margin of error of 3.8 percentage points. -- Emma KineryBiden Is Endorsed by Henry Cisneros (2:59 p.m.)He's the former mayor of San Antonio, Texas, a former secretary of Housing and Urban Development and a high-profile Latino politician endorsing a 2020 candidate.No, not Julián Castro.With Castro on the campaign trail with Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden is counter punching by announcing the endorsement of Henry Cisneros, who has almost the same political biography.Their career paths track so closely, you might even call Cisneros Castro's doppelgänger, if Castro didn't already have a twin. Cisneros was mayor of San Antonio in the 1980s, a position Castro held from 2009 to 2014. Cisneros served as HUD secretary under former President Bill Clinton while Castro had the job under Barack Obama.Biden also informally got the nod from another former HUD secretary, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, back in January of 2019. -- Ryan Teague BeckwithBloomberg Would Require All Electric Vehicles (11:11 a.m.)Michael Bloomberg would require all new vehicles sold by 2035 to be electric with 15% of new trucks and buses pollution-free by 2030 as part of a plan to replace gas-powered vehicles and reduce emissions.The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate released a plan Friday addressing emissions from transportation -- now the largest source of carbon pollution -- that includes setting a national zero-emissions standard and offering rebates to help low- and moderate-income families buy electric vehicles or get vouchers for using transit.Bloomberg's campaign didn't say how much the initiative would cost or how it would be funded. It also didn't provide funding details for other elements of his plan such as building more electric-vehicle charging stations, increasing investment in public transit and jump-starting high-speed rail.Bloomberg is the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg News. -- Mark NiquetteCOMING UP:The Democratic presidential candidates will debate again in New Hampshire on Feb. 7.The first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses will be held Feb. 3. The New Hampshire primary is Feb. 11. Nevada holds its caucuses on Feb. 22 and South Carolina has a primary on Feb. 29.(Michael Bloomberg is also seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. He is the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg News.)\--With assistance from Mark Niquette and Ryan Teague Beckwith.To contact the reporter on this story: Max Berley in Washington at mberley@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Wendy Benjaminson at wbenjaminson@bloomberg.net, Max Berley, Ros KrasnyFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
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This project will analyse a particular process of inter-religious contact that took place in the broad lands of Islam, from the Mediterranean basin through Africa to Asia, and involved a number of religious groups described as "people of the Book" (ahl al-kitab), who later became known as the "protected people" (ahl al-dhimma). This led to a number of adaptations in Islamic law in order to reorder the place of these alien communities in the social and religious order of their world, following Byzantine and Zoroastrian views. In time, the statute gave way to a number of persecutions and social adjustments which in some cases resulted in the rejection of the dhimmis and their expulsion or forced migration to other geographical settings. Likewise, the statute of dhimma was transferred to other cultural contexts and transformed into new forms of religious interaction, like the Mudejar status in the Iberian Peninsula, or the protection granted by the Mongols to other religions living under their rule. Different aspects of the dhimma will be considered in the light of the dynamics of the development of the Islamic faith, and the subsequent processes of demarcation and inclusion of these groups already existing in their territories.


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Public Policy Tools
The major challenge for democratic governments is to effectively influence the behavior of citizens. Thus, we must examine certain tools and practices and why they are effective in implementing policy change and democracy.
Regulating and influencing behavior is critical for governments. Governments employ a number of tools such as legislation, sanctions, regulations, taxes and subsidies in order to change behavior in the interest of the public. The rising number of policy problems has created a challenge for governments to influence behavior. Moreover, traditional tools and practices in implementing policy may be limited and ineffective in light of our current environment.
The practice of regulation as a tool of government is very effective. Regulation refers to a set of laws for identifying what is permissible and impermissible for individuals, firms and government agencies. It is accompanied with sanctions and rewards. Thus, its strength lies in the way it restricts behavior that threatens public health, safety, welfare or well‐being. These traditional tools depict the idea of command and control and include harm-based standards, design standards, technology specifications, and product bans or limitations.
In recent times, this approach has been criticized for its lack of flexibility, rigidity and rule-making. Furthermore, according to the 1995 congressional Office of Technology Assessment's publication, Environmental Policy Tools: A User's Guide, these tools are "developed to provide due process to parties affected by agency actions with the effect of law," and so create delays to make people frustrated and reluctant to change. Such regulation is seen as an illegitimate intrusion of government into the economy. In response to this, is the introduction of multisource tools which allow for greater flexibility by the way in which they comply with specific targets. Multisource tools allow for prevention and control without setting specific targets by providing knowledge and financial assistance through subsidies and the provision of information.
Both sets of tools identified are critical in implementing policy change. Ideal policies must be cost-effective, fair, place no demands on government, provide assurance to the public that certain goals will be met, consider equity and justice issues, be adaptable to change and encourage technology innovation and diffusion. However, it is clear that traditional tools such as regulatory measures lack adaptability to change and create barriers to responsive policies and innovative solutions.
Upon examination of policy tools and their implementation, it is apparent that a major barrier to governments in delivering key policy initiatives is a detached and inactive public. Democracy demands that policy makers promote opportunities for individuals to participate in society and influence decisions that concern them. This is a central feature of representative democracy. Of increasing importance too, is the role of public debate which functions as an indicator of the state of democracy. Public officials must further understand the extent to which democratic policies can be employed and in what context. This can be done through assessments of the status of democracy.
Evidently, the rise of diverse policy problems has made the process of influencing human behavior indeed very intricate. Consequently, policy makers must fully grasp all the factors which influence human behavior. This requires a better understanding of how the traditional policy tools can be supplemented by insights from multisource tools. When this is achieved, we ensure significant potential payoffs and effective outcomes.
By Dana-Marie Seepersad
Seepersad is a PhD student in Public Policy and Administration at Walden University.

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Academy Players of the Modules
After some busy weeks of games and training the coaches choose their academy players of the module.
U9 - Chris Butt
Sam Creaghan - Sam has been outstanding this module using his dribbling and running with the ball skills to suit the module topic. He has combined this with the understanding he has developed throughout the module to improve his decision making. As well as this, he has put in good individual game performances based on a constant high level of intensity which has impacted the team allowing them to be successful.
Joe Darnborough - Joe has used his ability to beat a player one v one, and good decision making to put in good performances week in week out. He has worked hard on his end product, which his drastically improved, resulting in more goals for himself and the team. As well as this he has developed a good understanding of the module topic, allowing him to use this alongside his technical ability.
U10 – Owen Williams
Harrison - Fantastic work rate and effort throughout the module, listened really and applied all that was asked of him throughout. Real driving force within the team and always looking to encourage others. Has played one year up and also went away with the U12 group playing two years up in Ireland and has really thrived with being pushed.
Freddie - Constant hard work within the module, and gave his all in training and games. Real box-to-box player and worked hard to win the ball back and also set up attacks for the team. Great module and listened very well throughout.
U11 - Joe Kearney
Andre McKenzie - Has continued to be prolific in front of goal, the highlight was scoring six goals against Hartlepool. He is developing into an excellent striker, constantly making forward runs and being a threat in behind the defence. His finishing is excellent, scoring all types of goals throughout the module.
Finn Rodgers - has been one of our most consistent performers this season, particularly in his one v one battles in and out of possession. He applies the defending principles of play during every game getting the better of his opponents on nearly all occasions. In possession he is comfortable in possession and has an excellent passing range, very rarely conceding possession.
U12 - Darren Molloy
Kian Mills - Has had a huge impact over the last module helping the U12 team go 12 wins in a row between games programme and tournament matches. His ability to counter attack teams by driving forward into space along with the quality of the final ball has meant he has had a number of assists but also scored a couple of goals from CM including two excellent freekicks. Kian has always been know throughout the academy as a simply amazing athlete but I feel these last six weeks he has had consistent quality in possession.
Kyrell Wheatley - Moved to a new role in the team playing a lot more minutes at CB and showed how versatile a plyer he can be . A modern CB who wins possession and stay on the ball carrying it out from the back starting attacks, and getting assist from that position. Kyrell has also scored a couple of important goals this module from that role including a 50 yard lob v Bradford. Giving the skill set Kyrell possesses its always been when and where to use it and the move to this position and his hard work I felt he has now found the balance.
Nathan Moss - Nathan is now showing good maturity in his role as a player and is becoming very adaptable in different positions. At first he saw himself as an out-and-out CF. He is taking less touches on the ball and recognising when to exploit space and drive forward and when to bring other player in to the game. His work rate has been one of the highest in the group and has defended from the front with a high press when in attack and contained the other defensive units. When moved in to midfield he has worked from box to box and shown a great physical presence and good understanding of the remit of the CM role. His passing has improved and his completion rate is more frequent. Decision making is developing as Nathan used to often turn in to players, his awareness is developing as he is checking his shoulders more and scanning.
Emile Saleh - Emile has played as well in a few different positions, CF,CM,LM,RM and has adapted to all these roles and effected the game. His work rate and attitude to training and games are outstanding. He has contributed with some good goals and also assists. Emile has works very hard on pressing and broke up play well. Emile also recognises that some physical battles he cannot win so uses intelligence to win the ball and times his tackles well. When in attack he is positive and creates himself space and drops in to good areas to get space. On the ball he has got his touches down and brings other players in to the game well inside and outside and will create angles of support when passed.
Morgan Richards - Morgan started this module well and has demonstrated high intensity and willingness to be a imposing figure in central midfield. Out of possession, he has be determined to win the ball - showing tenacity and willingness to press, delay and deny space to his opponent. He has been dominant in his duels and tackles and he has improved his aerial ability. In possession, Morgan has used his range of passing effectively and his ability to dribble and drive with the ball to assist and create goals.
TJ Alidu - TJ has shown some excellent form over the module, scoring two hat tricks in that time. He shows good confidence and poise in front of goal and has being an important part of the team, giving the team goals and quality in the final third.
Jacob Mattock - Jacob has been a real presence in the midfield, shown great athleticism to work box to box. Pressing quickly in central areas and covering and screening the back four to break up attacks.
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Health Benefits of Strontium Supplements
Mineral supplement offers no proven benefits
Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD on July 17, 2019
Strontium is a trace mineral (designated on the elements table with symbol Sr) that is similar in molecular structure and behavior to calcium. Because of this, strontium is often touted by alternative practitioners as a natural remedy for osteoporosis (bone mineral loss).
Strontium is the 15th most common element on the planet. The silvery-yellow metal is non-radioactive and has several applications in medicine. Radioactive strontium-89 is given intravenously to relieve bone pain in people with advanced bone cancer. Strontium chloride hexahydrate is added to toothpaste to reduce pain in sensitive teeth (such as in products like Sensodyne).
Although some people take strontium as a dietary supplement to prevent bone loss, there isn't much evidence of its safety or effectiveness when taken orally.
Verywell / JR Bee
Around 99 percent of the strontium in the human body is found in bone. While similar in nature to calcium, strontium is not an essential mineral and is found in comparatively small amounts compared to calcium. Strontium is found mostly on the surface of bone in quantities 1,000 to 2,000 times less than that of calcium.
Alternative practitioners believe that strontium supplements can prevent osteoporosis because a similar medication, called strontium ranelate, was approved for such use in Europe. However, it was soon found that strontium ranelate increased the risk of heart attacks, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and pulmonary embolism and is now restricted for use in postmenopausal women with severe osteoporosis only. (Strontium ranelate has not been approved for use in the United States.)
Scientists have also questioned the benefits of strontium ranelate given that bone growth was achieved by replacing the natural calcium in bone with strontium.
Conflicts in Research
Unlike strontium ranelate, which actively stimulates bone growth, strontium supplements are used under the presumption that the mineral will automatically be taken up by bone. Strontium chloride or strontium citrate are the most common forms found in dietary supplements in the United States. Most of the evidence supporting their use is limited to animal studies or the occasional case study.
A 2016 case study involving a woman with severe osteoporosis and repeated spinal fractures reported that a daily 680-milligram dose of strontium chloride taken for 2.5 years increased bone mass density in the spine and one hip.
Despite the positive findings, the conclusion is flawed in several ways.
Firstly, the study doesn't take into account the effect of long-term strontium supplementation. When taken in quantities larger than occurs environmentally or through diet—roughly 2 milligrams per day—strontium can accumulate, increasing the risk of bone damage as calcium to be progressively displaced by strontium.
If this happens, the bones don't get stronger; they just get heavier because strontium weighs more than calcium. So while the bone mineral density may appear to increase on a DEXA scan, this is not the same as making new bone. Bone breakage can still occur, particularly if no other interventions are taken.
While it is presumed that strontium overuse won't affect other organs overtly, there is little research into the long-term consequences of supplementation. There is evidence that overuse could impact the kidneys and liver, both of which are responsible for clearing strontium from the body.
The safety of strontium supplements is unknown. Practically speaking, a strontium supplement will unlikely pose a health risk since you should be able to excrete enough in urine and stools to prevent accumulation. This, of course, can vary from person to person based on age, weight, and the status of the kidneys or liver.
Stomach upset sometimes occur if you take the supplement on an empty stomach (especially with strontium citrate).
Strontium supplements should be used with caution in certain groups, especially people with chronic kidney disease who are less able to excrete strontium effectively. People with Paget's disease (a bone disease) should avoid strontium supplements as their bones tend to absorb strontium more aggressively than other people.
There are even some who believe that strontium chloride or strontium citrate should be avoided in people at risk of cardiovascular disease given the experience with strontium ranelate.
Strontium should be avoided in children as it can displace calcium in growing bones, causing rickets and permanent bone damage. The same applies to pregnant or nursing women who may expose their babies to excessive levels of strontium.
While unlikely, people can overdose on strontium chloride, triggering side effects not from the strontium but the chloride component. Symptoms may include severe hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone) and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).
Strontium supplements may also interact with certain drugs, either by lowering the blood concentration of the accompanying drug or preventing the excretion of strontium. Possible interactions include:
Quinolone antibiotics like Cipro (ciprofloxacin) and Penetrex (enoxacin)
Tetracycline antibiotics like Declomycin (demeclocycline) and Minocin (minocycline)
Estrogen-based contraceptives
Dietary supplements like strontium chloride or strontium citrate do not need to undergo the rigorous research that pharmaceutical drugs, like strontium ranelate, do. Because of this, the quality of a supplement can vary from one brand to the next.
If you do decide to take a strontium supplement, choose brands that have been tested and approved by an independent certifying body like the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), NSF International, or ConsumerLab.
Strontium supplements are available in tablet, capsule, or soft gel forms. Although there are no guidelines directing their appropriate use, doses below 680 milligrams in adults is considered safe for short-term use.
Strontium is also derived from the environment and the foods you eat. Strontium is abundant in the seawater and, as a result, in seafood and sea vegetables you eat. It can also be found in relatively high amounts in grains, leafy vegetables, and dairy products.
Are there situations where you might benefit from strontium supplements?
Based on the current evidence, the answer would have to be no.
Because strontium is not an essential mineral, there is no level at which you would be considered deficient. In short, there is no reason that anyone needs to take a strontium supplement, particularly since there are other, more effective means to treat osteoporosis.
At the very least, strontium supplements are a waste of your money. At worst, they could potentially hurt your health.
Supplement Overview
Anupama, M.; Ashok, K.; and Naveena, L. Role of Strontium in Biological Systems. Eur J Pharm Med Res. 2016;3(12):177-84. DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2004.04.026.
Bolland, M. and Grey, A. Ten years too long: strontium ranelate, cardiac events, and the European Medicines Agency. BMJ. 2016;354:i5109. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i5109.
Westberg, S.; Awker, A.; and Torkelson, C. Use of Strontium Chloride for the Treatment of Osteoporosis: A Case Report. Altern Ther Health Med. 2016 Mar;22(3):66-70.
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We Appeal for Using "Taiwan" to Participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
--A Petition Letter to Mr. Thomas Bach, Chairman of IOC
Dear respectable Chairman, Mr. Bach,
Firstly, I would like to express my respect for your dedication to the IOC. I am an ordinary citizen of Taiwan. The reason why I pluck up my courage to write this letter is because Taiwan is my country-I deeply love and feel proud.
Taiwan has been participating in the Olympic Games under the name of Chinese Taipei for more than 30 years. Definitely, it is a disgraceful name for the majority of Taiwanese people.
Since 1949 when Chiang Kai-shek's regime fled from China and occupied this island, Taiwan, under the disguise of the Republic of China, has been deprived of her statehood thereafter. Despite the KMT's failing to use "ROC" to join international organizations, they never took account of changing the policy to use Taiwan instead.
During the Rio Olympics, the Chinese Taipei 's team was treated just like a refugee team when entering the Maracanã Stadium at the opening ceremony on August 5th, 2016. Our outstanding athletes won 1 Gold and 2 Bronzes, ranking 50th in the overall medal standings. Unfortunately, at the medal-awarding ceremonies, the flag that was hoisted and the anthem performed for our glorious medalists are far from being identified to symbolize Taiwan as a sovereign country.
Historically, the IOC used "Taiwan" to call our delegation team who attended the Olympic Games. It can be dated back to the Rome Olympics in 1960 when IOC called ROC's delegation team as "Taiwan" despite KMT government's protest. At 1964 Tokyo Olympics, ROC's team was also under the name of Taiwan to compete in the games. In 1976, ROC did not send athletes to take part in the Montreal Olympics simply because the KMT government refused to use the name of Taiwan under Canadian government's pressure.
In October 1979, the IOC ruled that the ROC Olympic Committee would have to change its name to the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee due to the ROC being not admitted to legally represent China. The stubborn KMT government ultimately accepted the IOC's decision and returned to the 1984 Winter Sarajevo Olympics. Since then, Taiwan has been forced to compete in Olympic-related sports events under the name "Chinese Taipei."
With a land of 36, 000 sqkm, a 23-million population and 21st ranking by GDP, Taiwan, used to be called "Formosa" which means "beautiful island" in Portuguese, is de facto a country no matter what international political reality is. Why should Taiwanese accept such a humiliating name as Chinese Taipei? We always feel very embarrassed, even distressful if any foreigner asks this question. In a real sense, the people who identify Taiwan as a country are victims, not to blame for this serious fault. We, Taiwanese people, can no longer accept the false name. We appeal to IOC to change it.
As the Rio Olympics was over, a nation-wide campaign calling for using "Taiwan" to participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, launched by Dr. Chen Yung-hsin, Chairman of the Taiwan People News, and renowned political critic, Ching Heng-wei, together with legislators, has won a great applause in Taiwan's society. Hundreds of thousands people signed a petition to express their enthusiastic support to this campaign. Evidently, most Taiwanese citizens are in favor of discarding Chinese Taipei, and replacing it with Taiwan.
We believe that you, as respectable Chairman of IOC, will think highly of the Taiwanese expectation no matter how China opposes irrationally. By demonstrating your strong leadership, you can help Taiwanese achieve the goal in the future. We are also confident that our actions will be encouraged by those who sympathize with Taiwan and win support from Europe, America, Japan and other peace-loving countries around the world.
As Mahatma Gandhi once said, "Be the Change you want to see in the world." We, Taiwanese people, want to change and let the world see the Change—Taiwan to be seen in the Olympics and other international organizations, no more Chinese Taipei.
Let Taiwan be Taiwan. Jesus said, "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's." Yes, give back to Taiwan the things that are Taiwan's. We appeal for using "Taiwan" to participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. It is not just a dream for Taiwanese. With the IOC's kind help and thru our joint efforts, we believe it will come true.
Your moral courage will win high praise in the world. Your favorable response to our petition, to the best of my belief, will be wholly heartedly appreciated by all of Taiwanese people.
Duao Villager
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Carling Technologies is an international manufacturer whose products include switches, controls, and circuit breakers. They needed to automate their order processes in their United Kingdom office and create new EDIFACT maps. They were overwhelmed with the amount of manual work they faced, resulting in discrepancies and other issues. In order to streamline their processes and reduce errors, Carling turned to Data Communication Solutions (DCS). DCS consultant Dawn Stevens took on the project.
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You are more likely to be robbed than hacked!
The vast majority of all thefts have one thing in common: inadequate data security.
When evaluating ways to improve your data security, two key areas to assess are the security methods deployed to protect your data from Physical and Technical threats.
Understand that you are defending against the loss or theft of any device that contains PHI. Some are very simple and may be employed with little to no expense.
Is it out of sight?
Is it behind a locked door?
Is the server locked down?
Keep in mind, you are trying to make it harder for a common thief to locate and steal your server.
Do you transport a laptop or removable hard drive that contains any PHI out of your office?
Laptops are the top item stolen from cars.
If the data on your laptop is not properly secured it is a HIPAA violation.
Suggestion: Have a virtual private network (VPN) set up to allow you to work at home with your patient files without the files ever leaving your office.
Removable hard drive backups are notoriously unreliable.
If the data on your removable hard drive is not properly secured it is a HIPAA violation.
Suggestion: Move from a traditional backup to a Business Continuity system, which will greatly increase the reliability of your backup and eliminate the use of removable hard drives.
When defending against the possibility of theft or loss of data, encrypt any device that contains PHI and may leave the office, either intentionally or due to theft.
Not all encryptions are created equal.
There are three different levels of encryption, but only one meets the present government regulations for securing PHI and that is AES 256-bit. When you are looking for ways to secure your patient data and you are told that a device or a software program is encrypted, make sure that you ask at what level it is encrypted and for your protection, get the answer in writing.
If you have a break-in and your server or any device containing PHI is stolen and the device is encrypted at a level of AES 256 or higher, then your data is secure per present government regulations and you have not had a reportable data breach.
The above information is intended to give general guidance. It is good practice to have an assessment of your network performed to bring to light areas where you can improve your individual office's data security.
Guess I need to start being mandatory about BitLocker.
Keep in mind that Bitlocker defaults to AES 128-bit (with Diffuser). You'll need to research how to configure Bitlocker to use AES 256-bit (with Diffuser), usually through the Group Policy Editor. If you have Bitlocker-secured drives already at 128-bit, then you'll have to decrypt them and re-encrypt them to get 256-bit encryption.
Is Pattlock encrypted to this recommended level?
Does Eaglesoft have any built-in protection?
Dr. Basil, yes it does. I asked an EagleSoft expert and received the following answer.
Great article. I was curious on your thoughts on Google Drive now that it is HIPPA compliant? So the general outline would be to take Eaglesoft's encrypted data and upload it to Google Drive.
Regarding your question; Yes/No/Maybe…I would have to say Maybe.
Assuming that all steps (BAA, Audit Trail and Device Sync) to insure that Google Drive is HIPAA compliant have been taken and you use the Eaglesoft encryption option then yes, your Eaglesoft data will be properly protected and stored off-site.
However, even when the Eaglesoft data file is protected there are other files that store PHI, most notably your image files. The most secure way to protect all data that resides on your devices is to do a full drive encryption on any device that could leave the office either on purpose or involuntarily.
In addition, when defending against cyber threats your recovery time from an attack or theft becomes critical. With a traditional back-up system recovering from say a Ransomware attack would mean having your IT professional rebuild and re-configure your server then download your back-up from the cloud. At that point you will see if your back-up is clean and usable. If not an older version of your back-up will need to be downloaded from the cloud. Time to recover is one or more days after the IT professional is on-site.
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These easy weeknight sweet potato burgers are done in 20 minutes, and are so delicious they'll be put on the meatless Monday rotation!
During the week, time after work seems to pass faster than anything I've ever experienced. I blame it on Ben lol, in the best way possible.
I happened to have a lone sweet potato in my refrigerator (it was a pretty big one) and a 1/2 used can of spicy black beans and made up this recipe on the fly. I tried something new: I microwaved the sweet potato instead of boiling it, and it took so much less time and worked so well, it's now my favorite way to make mashed sweet potato for these sweet potato burgers!
You can use any kind of black beans you want: plain black beans, spicy black beans, or chili black beans, they all work!
When the sweet potato is done cooking, you drain the water and then mix up the burgers and cook them for a few minutes in a pan on the stove top. Then you assemble your burger and you've got yourself an amazing and easy weeknight vegetarian dinner!
These sweet potato burgers have a really good taste and fill you up, they're hearty and soooo good! I took them to work for a week straight and have not been able to stop raving about them, these sweet potato burgers are one of my favorite recipes I've created, my hubby agrees, he loves these too, so now they're made on repeat over at our house.
Put sweet potato pieces in a microwave safe container and cover with water. Microwave on high for 5 minutes, stir, then microwave another 5 minutes, or until sweet potatoes are tender when poked with a fork (this may take up to 15 minutes, mine usually cook between 10-12 minutes).
Remove from microwave (careful, they will be hot). Drain the water, mash (I like to use a simple masher like this). Add black beans, egg, bread crumbs, cumin, chili powder, and salt and stir to combine.
In a pan over high heat add olive oil, then using hands form 4 sweet potato patties and put them in the pan. Cook each side for 3 minutes, or until browned.
To make the sriracha mayo combine the sriracha and mayo and put in the refrigerator until ready to enjoy.
To assemble the burgers on the bottom bun spread sriracha mayo, lettuce, then a sweet potato burger, top with avocado slices and top with bun, then enjoy!
Ooh these are right up my alley! I love sweet potatoes and love all the spices in these burgers!
These sound amazing! Can't wait to try.
Looks delicious and perfect for a busy week!
These definitely are! They've saved me from ordering take out more than a time or two lol!
These are amazing. I've made them a few times and love them. So easy and tasty!
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I made these tonight for my 11 month old baby! I just omitted the salt and spices since I wasn't sure how he would react to them, and I made 8 smaller patties. He absolutely LOVES them! I froze the leftovers for future meals, thank you so much for the recipe!
Thank you SO MUCH for this lovely comment!! I absolutely love that you made it for your baby and froze the leftovers!!


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Q: All possible combinations from sets I have a set of numbers:
1,22
1,46
32,1
1,9
32,22
1,14
1,45
1,33
33,22
45,22
32,46
32,9
3,1
3,9
3,22
3,32
3,46
9,22
46,22
46,45
46,33
15,1
15,46
15,6
15,22
15,3
15,9
15,45
15,33
15,32
15,14

I need to get combinations from them with a rule that each new pair can only be appended if the latter number is the same as the first in the pair.
For example if I have a pair {15,1}, the next on can be only {1,46} and the next {46,45}, and the final pair must end with the first number of the whole set. In this case it could be for example {45,1}.
So the end result of sets with 4 set limit would be
{15,1,1,46,46,45,45,1}

I can do basic power sets and generate all possible combinations from set of numbers but this seems to be too advanced for me.
I can do C, Javascript or PHP so all the help or solutions to this are highly appreciated. And for clarification, this is not a homework, this is just something I would like to learn and understand.

A: This looks as if some graph data structure, and some graph algorithms, would be appropriate.  Your graph would comprise nodes (each of which is a number) and edges (each of which represents one of your pairs).  Then write the appropriate routine for walking round the graph.  It's not entirely clear from your question what the rules for the walk are, but I guess you know.
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Of course, I should point out that what you have is already a graph data structure, it's called an adjacency list.  Google around for algorithms and representations.

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In the House of My Father
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In Tate Liverpool
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Donald Rodney 1961–1998
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Presented by the Patrons of New Art (Special Purchase Fund) 2001
In the House of My Father is a close-up photographic image of Donald Rodney's hand, in which sits a minute sculpture of a house. The sculpture exists as an independent work, My Mother. My Father. My Sister. My Brother 1996-7 (The Estate of Donald G. Rodney, London). It was constructed from pieces of Rodney's own skin removed during one of the many operations he underwent to combat sickle cell anaemia, an inherited disease that affects people of African, Caribbean, Eastern Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Asian ancestry. Both works address Rodney's sense of family and identity, as a British-born artist whose parents had emigrated from Jamaica, as well as themes relating to mortality and his own illness. Sickle cell anaemia is a debilitating disease which causes high mortality rates in children and short life expectancy in adults. The artist and curator Eddie Chambers (born 1960) has observed that 'the house, a delicate, simple dwelling seemed to symbolise the fragility and the near-futility of Rodney having to live within a structure hopelessly unable to sustain itself or withstand even the smallest turbulence.' (Chambers, p.53.) Another commentator has said that this 'prototype for a vernacular two-storey house...easily sits in the palm of the artist's hand...It is a touching, ambiguous work that returns us both to the scholastic hierarchies of medieval scale, where small is infinite, and the more modern sense of small as confinement. Sitting in the artist's hand it seems as though he could crush it in an act of definitive relegation.' (Michael Norris 'Para-Cities and Paradigms' in Art Monthly, No. 224, March 2001, p.13.)
In the House of My Father was made for the 1997 exhibition '9 Nights in Eldorado' at South London Gallery which Rodney dedicated to his father who had died in 1995. At the time of his father's death Rodney was also in hospital and unable to be at his father's bedside. He spoke about the personal anguish this caused him. Nine nights signifies the vigil, traditional in the West Indies, that takes place when someone dies. In the House of My Father was made during another of Rodney's visits to hospital. The image was taken by the photographer Andra Nelki while Rodney was in Kings College Hospital, London. At the time, Rodney was making work and preparing for the South London Gallery exhibition from his bed, turning his shared room into an impromptu studio.
Rodney's use of photography can be related to his hospital experiences, to the extensive medical data accumulated over his long illness including photographs, x-ray scans and DNA sequencing. In an essay on Rodney's work, Dr Alison Bybee has commented that 'we scientists are like paparazzi, using ever more sophisticated telephoto lenses to gather more and more intimate images.' (Body Visual, pp. 31.) This aspect of documentation led Rodney to the idea of assembling a comprehensive record of his body on an internet site, culminating in his proposal for his posthumous project Autoicon which was realised in 2000.
Rodney's work addresses ideas of identity, family, home and Britishness – particularly with respect to a British, Afro-Caribbean diaspora. While studying at Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham, in the early 1980s, Rodney met and became a close associate of Keith Piper (born 1960) and Eddie Chambers. The work of Piper and Chambers was a revelation to Rodney in that it dealt directly with the experience of being black. Together they formed the Black Art Group. From this point onwards Rodney's work became politically engaged, dealing overtly with the themes of black identity and the position of ethnic minorities in Britain. He became part of a generation of British-born black artists, filmmakers and performers who began to challenge accepted notions of what it meant to be British and contributed to an emergent black British consciousness. Rodney worked in a variety of media. Initially he made paintings but later created photographs, mixed media installations and works incorporating electronic media. Much of Rodney's imagery stems from the fact that he had suffered from sickle cell anaemia from infancy. Rodney developed a highly personal vocabulary, for instance incorporating discarded x-rays as raw materials, though intending these references to medicine and the body to refer metaphorically to social sicknesses, including racism, police brutality or apartheid, as much as to his personal circumstances. In this way his autobiographical approach enabled him to explore wider questions of identity.
The work exists in an edition of three. The two other examples are in the collections of the Arts Council of England and the National Museum and Galleries of Wales.
Eddie Chambers, 'My Catechism: The Art of Donald Rodney,' in Third Text no.44, Autumn 1998, pp.43-54
9 Nights in Eldorado, exhibition catalogue, South London Art Gallery, London 1997, reproduced in colour (unpaginated)
Body Visual: Helen Chadwick, Letizia Galli, Donald Rodney, exhibition catalogue, Barbican Centre, London 1996, pp.29-32
A website project containing further information can be found at: www.iniva.org/autoicon/
In the artist's open hand is a sculpture made from sections of his own skin. These were removed when he was
having treatment for sickle cell anaemia.
Rodney uses autobiography to address larger social and political issues from
the perspective of a black British man.
He also deals with more personal issues of identity, family and home. This small house has been seen as symbolising
'the fragility and the near-futility of
Rodney having to live within a structure hopelessly unable to sustain itself'.
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Donald Rodney Visceral Canker
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Sarah Jones The Garden (Mulberry Lodge) VI
Don McCullin Woods near My House, Somerset
Gillian Wearing CBE The Garden
Tracey Emin Monument Valley (Grand Scale)
Gillian Wearing CBE Self Portrait as My Sister Jane Wearing
Martin Parr The Last Resort 25
1983–6, printed 2018
Gillian Wearing CBE Self Portrait as My Brother Richard Wearing
Don McCullin A Boy at the Funeral of his Father who Died of AIDS, Ndola, Kawama Cemetery, Zambia
Don McCullin Palestinian Family whose Fathers were Murdered by Christian Phalange in Karantina
Seamus Nicolson Jason
Damien Hirst With Dead Head
Donald Rodney Sketchbook number 45


Les Aventuriers de Charlo was founded by a group of volunteers in 1977. At first known for its cross country ski trails and biathlon facilities, it has now developed in a new 4 seasons center. Activities vary from one season to the other.
1.4km paved track for roller blades, roller skis, etc.
Crusher dust trail for walking, bicycle, etc.
Serpentine trail with 9 Outdoor training system.
Charlo Dam for a nice view.
Agility trail to challenge your skills.
Approximately 27km of cross country trails.
Approximately 27km of cross country ski trails.
Approximately 12km of snowshoe trails.


Can we find 30 plants in flower and join in the BSBI New Year Plant Hunt ? Come help, examine the pavements, garden walls, sunny banks !
Trees can be identified from clues such as their buds, bark and shape. Come out and see what trees we can ID and enjoy some winter sunshine !


Every year the City of Ozark is required to conduct an audit by certified public accountants. If you have any questions or concerns you may contact the Finance Director, Mary Edna Wilson, by email.
Congratulations and thank you to our wonderful Finance Department and our department heads who have enforced new purchasing policies and implemented good decisions.
CAFR is an acronym for Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. This report consists of three sections; An Introductory Section, a Financial Section, and a Statistical Section.
While releasing annual financial reports is required, these reports must only include three items to comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). These three items are, a Management Discussion and Analysis, Basic Financial Statements, and Required Supplementary Information. These three items make up what would be the Financial Section of a CAFR. Remember, there are three sections in a CAFR (Introductory, Financial, and Statistical). The Introductory and Statistical Sections are not required.
Has the City of Ozark prepared a CAFR?
The City of Ozark prepares Basic Financial Statements accompanied by the Management Discussion and Analysis and Required Supplementary Information. Due to the man-power required to prepare a CAFR and the costs associated with auditing and publishing, the City has not deemed it beneficial or cost effective to prepare a CAFR at this time.
What is included in the sections that are not required by GAAP?
The Introductory Statement has fewer constraints than the other two sections. It is more or less a place where an entity can put information that is deemed important for the reader, but does not fit in any other section. This section commonly includes a letter of transmittal, the prior year Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting, a list of Principal Officials, and an Organizational Chart.
The Statistical Section uses information from the most recent 10 years of financials to determine, how financial position has changed over time, factors affecting the ability to generate revenue, existing debt burdens and the ability to take on new debts, demographic and socioeconomic changes, and to provide information about operations and resources.
Are the Financial Statements prepared by The City of Ozark available to the public?


Many provinces have multi-tiered taxation systems that can prove complicated. If you purchase a property for $260,000 in Ontario, for example, .5 per cent is charged on the first $55,000, 1 per cent is charged on $250,000 – $55,000, while the $400,000 – $250,000 range is taxed at 1.5 per cent. Your total Ontario Provincial Land Transfer Tax bill will be? $2,375.00. If you live in City of Toronto, there will additional City of Toronto Land Transfer Tax be added.


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Past Champions Castren and Kim, California Natives Kang and Creamer Headline Early Commitments
Ventura County Native Kang Set to Return to Hometown Event; Creamer Returns to LPGA Tour Competition
Elite International Field of 120 Players to Compete for a Share of the $1.8 Million Purse
Tickets on Sale at www.MEDIHEALChamp.com
SOMIS, Calif., Sept. 8, 2022 – 2021 LPGA MEDIHEAL Champion Matilda Castren, 2019 champion Sei Young Kim, major champions and California natives Danielle Kang and Paula Creamer headline early commitments for the 2022 LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship, taking place Oct. 3-9 at The Saticoy Club in Somis, Calif., tournament organizers announced today.
"We look forward to welcoming the world's best players back to Southern California for the 2022 LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship," said tournament director David Tucker. "We will have a tremendous international field for our world-class championship, taking place at one of the top-rated courses in California in The Saticoy Club."
Castren captured the 2021 LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship by two shots for her first LPGA Tour victory, becoming the first golfer from Finland to win on the LPGA Tour. She has made the cut in 13 of 17 events in 2022, with a season-best second place finish at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational in July. 2019 champion Sei Young Kim also will join the field as a past champion of the event.
Kang, who grew up in Ventura County and attended Westlake High School in Thousand Oaks and nearby Pepperdine University, will return to a course she grew up playing and practicing in The Saticoy Club. The six-time LPGA Tour winner and major champion returned to LPGA Tour competition in August following three months away to treat a medical condition on her spine.
Creamer, who grew up in Pleasanton near San Francisco, returned to LPGA Tour competition this past week in Ohio and will make her fourth appearance at the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship. She has taken more than a year off from competition with the birth of her daughter in January.
Joining them as early commitments include Los Angeles-area residents/natives Jenny Coleman, Alison Lee, Andrea Lee, Ryann O'Toole, Lizette Sales, Lilia Vu and Angel Yin.
The 2022 LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship will feature 120-player field competing Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 6-9, for a share of the $1.8 million purse. Players have until Wednesday, Sept. 28 to commit to the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship. GOLF Channel will televise all four rounds in primetime. For a complete list of tournament entries, click HERE.
Tournament officials will be announcing additional field commitments in the coming weeks leading up to the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship.
Previously hosted at Lake Merced Country Club from 2018-2021, the 2022 LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship moves to The Saticoy Club in suburban Los Angeles. This will be the first professional golf tournament staged at Saticoy Club, a host of numerous USGA championship qualifier tournaments and Southern California Golf Association (SCGA) Amateur Championships.
Ticket packages for the 2022 LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship include exclusive hospitality and general admissions tickets offering a wide degree of entertainment and access. New for 2022 is the Stone Pine Club a premium hospitality ticket that includes, an exclusive hospitality viewing deck overlooking the 9th and 18th green, complimentary food and beverages in the clubhouse. 2022 tickets will be digital and emailed after purchase. Tickets can be viewed on either a mobile device or printed out where they will be scanned at the main gate. Tickets are available for purchase exclusively at www.MEDIHEALChamp.com.
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Daily Stone Pine Club: $275. Valid one day, Thursday-Sunday.
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Case Name Does, 1-104 v. Wasden CJ-ID-0003
Docket / Court 1:16-cv-00429 ( D. Idaho )
State/Territory Idaho
Case Type(s) Criminal Justice (Other)
On September 22, 2016, this complaint was filed under 42 U.S.C. §1983 on behalf of 104 unnamed sexual offenders, identified as John or Jane Does, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Idaho against the Idaho Attorney General, the Idaho Department of Corrections, and the Idaho ... read more >
On September 22, 2016, this complaint was filed under 42 U.S.C. §1983 on behalf of 104 unnamed sexual offenders, identified as John or Jane Does, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Idaho against the Idaho Attorney General, the Idaho Department of Corrections, and the Idaho State Police Force. The plaintiffs alleged that Idaho's Sexual Offender Registration Notification and Community Right-to-Know Act was unconstitutionally vague in violation of the Due Process and the Ex Post Facto clauses of the U.S. Constitution. The plaintiffs also alleged that the Sex Offender Registry and accompanying statutes further violated the Substantive Due Process, Equal Protection, Double Jeopardy, Contracts, and Takings clauses of the U.S. and Idaho Constitutions.
The plaintiffs were from across the country. Most were convicted of sexual offenses in 1980s and 1990s. One of their major complaints was that subsequent amendments to Idaho's sex-offender registry laws amounted to unconstitutional retroactive punishment. For example, John Doe 100, of Bannock County, was convicted of a misdemeanor sexual offense in Montana in 1996. His offense did not require registration in Montana. He moved to Idaho in 2005 and was not required to register until 2007, 11 years after his conviction, when Idaho authorities reclassified his offense as a felony rather than the original misdemeanor.
The plaintiffs sought a permanent order to stop the state and its counties from enforcing specific provisions of the Sex Offender Registry and accompanying statutes and laws. An amended complaint was filed on Apr. 26, 2017, which argued that the defendants further violated the plaintiffs' rights to: acquire, possess and protect property; seek and obtain safety and happiness; travel, life and liberty; and freedom of association and religion protected by the U.S. and Idaho Constitutions. The complaint argued that the Registry and accompanying laws were unconstitutional both facially and as-applied.
The case was assigned to Judge David C. Nye on Aug. 2, 2017.
On Nov. 17, 2017, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. A hearing was held on March 6, 2018 before Judge Nye. On May 17, 2018, Judge Nye granted the defendants' motion to dismiss and granted the plaintiffs leave to file a second amended complaint to cure deficiencies identified. Specifically, the plaintiffs must identify actual harms suffered by one or more "Does" and present sufficient facts upon which the court can make a reasoned decision. 2018 WL 2275220.
On August 30, 2018, the plaintiffs filed the second amended complaint against the defendants. The defendants filed another motion to dismiss on October 18, 2018. A hearing was held on March 12, 2019.
On April 5, 2019, Judge Nye granted the motion to dismiss again and dismissed the second amended complaint with prejudice. The court reasoned that the plaintiffs added facts with respect to twelve defendants in the second amended complaint but failed to tie such facts to specific constitutional violations and allege essential details that would allow the court to evaluate whether any of the allegations are plausible. The plaintiffs also ignored most of the arguments raised in the defendants' motion to dismiss and failed to cite any binding authority to support their arguments. Accordingly, Judge Nye dismissed this case. 2019 WL 1508037.
On May 5, 2019, the plaintiffs appealed this decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. As of January 20, 2020, this case is pending in the Court of Appeals.
Ginny Lee - 02/09/2017
Virginia Weeks - 01/27/2018
Sichun Liu - 01/20/2020
Constitutional Clause
Ex Post Facto
Takings
Defendant-type
Classification / placement
Records Disclosure
Sex offender regulation
Causes of Action 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Defendant(s) John and Jane Does 1-104
Plaintiff Description More than 100 sex offenders from across the state and around the country. Most were convicted of sexual offenses in the 1980s and 1990s.
Prevailing Party None Yet / None
Public Int. Lawyer No
Nature of Relief None yet
Source of Relief None yet
D. Idaho
06/24/2019 1:16-cv-00429
CJ-ID-0003-9000.pdf | Detail
Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief [ECF# 1]
Amended Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief [ECF# 4]
Memorandum Decision and Order [ECF# 32] (2018 WL 2275220)
CJ-ID-0003-0004.pdf | WESTLAW | Detail
Amended Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief [ECF# 36]
Judges Nye, David Charles (D. Idaho) show/hide docs
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The past few decades have seen rapid advances in surgical procedures and techniques ranging from cosmetic surgery to implantation surgery. Not to mention the vast improvement in eye surgery. With all the information about surgical procedures it is easy to get confused about the right eye surgery if you are planning to go under the knife.
What options can you consider for eye surgery?
Computer technology has transformed eye surgical procedures and is being used on a large scale in recent years. Laser eye surgery has increased in popularity, while non-laser procedures have also been improved. Many people have only heard about LASIK as a refractive surgery. However, there are many various types of eye surgery to correct vision.
For laser eye surgery procedures, the surgeon uses a laser beam for reshaping the cornea and improving the eye's ability to focus. There are many different types of laser eye surgery, such as PRK, LASIK, Intralense or LASEK.
This laser eye surgery procedure is used for treating astigmatism, nearsightedness and farsightedness. The procedure involves cutting a flap from the outer and middle layers of the cornea and then the use of an excimer laser to reshape tissue under this flap. The duration for this procedure is about one minute per eye.
In LASEK surgery, the process is pretty much the same, except that the flap is cut through the outer corneal layer (epithelium). It is used mostly for patients with thin corneas, for whom a LASIK procedure is deemed to be more risky. This type of eye surgery can have some side effects, such as a slightly longer healing period with more discomfort.
his type of eye surgery is also very similar to LASIK, except that the surgeon uses an extra laser instead of a blade to create the flap in the outer layers.
PRK is used to treat mild to moderate farsightedness, nearsightedness and astigmatism. The outer layer of the cornea is reshaped in order to correct vision. The surgeon doesn't cut any flap in the cornea. The surgery generally lasts less than a minute.
There are also non-laser surgical procedures being performed. These surgical procedures involve improving vision by cutting into the surface of the eye, reshaping the cornea or using low heat radio waves. Astigmatic keratotomy incisions, intraocular lenses and implantable contact lenses are among the most common non-laser eye surgery procedures.
This procedure is used for correcting mild astigmatism. Bulgy areas of the cornea are corrected with incisions using a blade. This procedure is often performed in conjunction with other eye surgery procedures. However, it is now used less frequently than laser eye surgery.
Implantation lenses are used to treat serious farsightedness and nearsightedness. The lens is inserted behind the iris, in front of the eye's natural lens. Unlike normal contact lenses, you cannot feel them and they don't need maintenance. This type of eye surgery usually takes 6 to 20 minutes.
This procedure has been used for many decades now and the lenses are usually implanted in the eye during a cataract surgery for replacing the natural lens. Years ago, intraocular lenses were only used for distance vision and glasses were still required for close vision. However, there have been vast improvements in the procedure and it now corrects close and intermediate vision as well.
Will Laser Surgery Improve The Quality Of Your Life?
While many surgeons always choose laser procedures and the most advanced technologies, some still advise a few patients with specific eye conditions to have a non-laser surgery instead. All eye surgeries have possible side effects and involve certain risks, so you should consult a physician to explain you the advantages and disadvantages of each procedure.
This survey was conducted among approximately 3 million Americans who had undergone the corrective laser eye surgery since 1995.
The most noteworthy finding that emerged from this surgery was the fact that a significant number felt that after undergoing corrective laser eye surgery they began a new lease on life.
How long does it take to recover from laser eye surgery?
Recovery from laser eye surgery recovery is both simple and often quick. One of the big benefits to laser eye surgery is that you can continue with your normal life almost immediately. A highly qualified surgeon and the latest surgical techniques can result in an amazingly fast recovery.
Typically laser eye surgery takes just 10-15 minutes using special laser equipment. Some vision correction surgery cuts through the sensitive tissues of the eye, with others such as LASIK surgery this is not the case with. Because the damage is contained and minimal the recovery time is also very short.
Most people recover from laser eye surgery within two days. Even so, usually an additional 2 days of rest are recommended for full recovery. Some people will need to wear a special eye shields during the initial recovery period and any rubbing of the eyes is to be avoided.
After laser eye surgery several common side effects such as blurry vision, halos, glare, poor night vision and reduced clarity may be experienced. These problems all fade over time and usually within 3-6 weeks disappear completely. In some cases follow up surgery could be necessary. Typically all post operative side effects are gone within 6 months. If a problem continues beyond this time it's quite possible that the problem will be permanent.
Most people will find the recovery from laser eye surgery to be both quick and trouble free as long as the instructions of the doctor are followed. It is extremely important to have proper eye care after LASIK surgery. While some complications may occur these should not be a major concern and in most cases they will go away in time. Recovery from laser eye surgery is short, but the benefits will last a lifetime.
What is the best age for undergoing laser surgery?
People experience a constant change in vision throughout adolescence and sometimes well until the mid to late 20s. The refraction stabilizes typically around the age of 18. For myopic people, the benchmark is somewhere between the mid to late 20s. Undergoing laser surgery before that age is nothing but a futile attempt to achieve enhanced visual acuity, since the patient will nevertheless require another surgery when the prescription stabilizes.
There is no upper age limit for laser surgery. Even a 50 or 60 year old person may opt for laser surgery. The point is that laser surgery can very well correct the refractive error of a myopic patient at any stage of the patient's life, provided the patient's eyes are otherwise healthy. Laser surgery will impart clear distant vision to any person irrespective of the age. However, age related deterioration of the vision may still occur. For instance, almost every person suffers from presbyopia (or short arm syndrome) beyond the age of 40. Presbyopia entails the loss of accommodation power of the lens. Hence, people typically require reading glasses after the age of 40.
Laser eye surgery has become increasingly affordable and has gained immense. With so many benefits and so many options, those meeting the criteria and those that qualify for the surgery are enjoying dramatic results. However it is always wise to consult with your eye specialist to determine whether eye surgery will be beneficial for you. It is also important for you to feel comfortable about undergoing the procedure. Only then should you consider treatment.


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