CALGARY, Canada, February 6, 2018 – Vivametrica's founders have been studying the effect of physical activity on disease and mortality for over 25 years. So, the fact that there is strong evidence supporting physical activity as a powerful predictor of mortality and indicator of health risk is not news to the Vivametrica team.
What is news, is the introduction of physical activity measurement into the insurance industry. For the past year, Vivametrica has been working closely with insurers, and reinsurers such as Munich Re to validate the importance of physical activity as a predictor of mortality and disease risk. In a recently published white paper, "Stratifying mortality risk using physical activity as measured by wearable sensors", Munich Re describes these findings: "Munich Re's analysis found that steps per day can effectively segment mortality risk even after controlling for age, gender, smoking status and various health indicators.â€� These findings may be as important for the insurance industry as determining the impact of smoking on mortality. At one point, smoking was not considered very important as a predictor but is now a foundation for most health and life insurance applications. In fact, Vivametrica has identified physical activity to be ten times more predictive of mortality than smoking behaviour in some populations.
With the advancement of sensor technology and the ability for smartphones and wearables to objectively collect digital biomarkers such as physical activity, new underwriting data can now be considered. Vivametrica is at the forefront of analyzing and applying this data in meaningful ways.
 â€œWe at Vivametrica are excited to have collaborated with Munich Re to highlight these important findings. The impact of physical activity as a strong predictor of mortality cannot be underestimated. There are implications for risk assessment, underwriting, wellness and customer engagement. Vivametrica continues to lead the industry in evidence-based analytics that provide a deeper understanding of the relationships between health behaviours, disease and mortality,â€� said Christy Lane, Ph.D., Founder and COO of Vivametrica.
Vivametrica is a health analytics company that provides a measurement of mortality and chronic disease risk using digital biomarkers developed from personal sensor data. Vivametrica was started in 2013 by physicians and researchers with expertise in big data, physical activity, wearable devices, and evidence-based health measurement. Members of the team are also founders of the Wearable Health Lab at Stanford University. Vivametrica's patent-pending algorithms are based on the world's largest known population-based dataset including physical activity. Analyses are used by life and health insurers to streamline underwriting, personalize insurance products, and provide engagement tools to customers. Vivametrica's device-agnostic platform also supports health and wellness organizations.
Munich American Reassurance Company—Munich Re US, (Life), founded in 1959, is one of the largest reinsurers in the U.S. offering life and disability reinsurance to insurance companies throughout the United States. The company also writes group, credit and other reinsurance products. Headquartered in Atlanta, with offices in Chicago and New York, the company is licensed, accredited or authorized in all fifty states; Washington, D.C.; Guam; and Puerto Rico.
Munich Re stands for exceptional solution-based expertise, consistent risk management, financial stability and client proximity. This is how Munich Re creates value for clients, shareholders and staff. In the financial year 2016, the Group – which combines primary insurance and reinsurance under one roof – achieved a profit of €2.6bn. It operates in all lines of insurance, with over 43,000 employees throughout the world. With premium income of around €28bn from reinsurance alone, it is one of the world's leading reinsurers. Especially when clients require solutions for complex risks, Munich Re is a much sought-after risk carrier. Its primary insurance operations are concentrated mainly in ERGO, one of the leading insurance groups in Germany and Europe. ERGO is represented in over 30 countries worldwide and offers a comprehensive range of insurances, provision products, and services. In 2016, ERGO posted premium income of €16.0bn. Munich Re's global investments (excluding insurance-related investments) amounting to €219bn are managed by MEAG, which also makes its competence available to private and institutional investors outside the Group.


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From the author of the unforgettable Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf comes an intoxicating thriller about the dark paths female friendships can take, set against the backdrop of a high school cheerleading squad. Perfect for fans of Megan Abbott and Kathleen Glasgow. Shade and Jadis are everything to each other. They share clothes, toothbrushes, and even matching stick-and-poke tattoos. So w…
The Falling Girls
by Hayley Krischer
Reviewer: Lydia
It's no secret that friendships can be tough at times. For Shade, the protagonist in The Falling Girls, her closest friend is a girl named Jadis, someone who knows Shade like the back of her hand. They trust each other implicitly, so much so that though they are only in high school, one of their favorite things to do is come up with and give each other new stick-and-poke tattoos. Change can often make or break things though, and Shade has just made what seems like a very out of character decision for her–to join her school's cheer-leading squad. Jadis is certain she has heard her best friend wrong, cheer-leading is so not their scene. Shade seems really into her new hobby though, and it is soon clear that she isn't going to quit any time too soon. Even when she doesn't get super welcoming vibes from the rest of the squad, Shade is determined to enjoy herself and do well at the sport. Teenage girls can be nasty to each other, and Shade sees this first-hand many times throughout the book. Especially when it comes to the "three Chloe's", three girls all with the name Chloe and all on the cheer squad. Shade is already dealing with the stress of having her friendship with her best friend be on the brink of disaster, so when the school dance comes up and Jadis says she is planning to go, Shade is hopeful that maybe her bestie is coming around. Then something unimaginable happens at the dance and Shade begins to question all of her friendships and wonder if there is anyone she can trust.
Review of a Digital Advance Reading Copy Provided by the Publisher
Profanity/Language: 19 religious exclamations; 12 mild obscenities; 2 religious profanities; 18 derogatory names; 20 scatological words; 7 anatomical terms; 20 F-word derivatives
Violence/Gore: A brief scene occurs where a minor at a party gasps for breath and collapses; a minor spreads a rumor around that a peer shoplifts and once the girls best friend learns of it she drags the girl spreading the rumor by the hair and threatens her verbally; a few minors decide to burn their textbooks on school grounds in one brief scene; a brief scene occurs where a minor is described to convulse on the floor after taking illegal drugs; a cheerleader is performing and is dropped by the squad resulting in some minor injuries and a bloody nose; a minor is accused of killing her best friend and is arrested.
Sex/Nudity: A brief scene occurs where friends are mentioned to pick on a girl about being a virgin; teens refer to making out; cheerleaders are mentioned to wear sports bras and booty shorts to perform; a brief scene occurs where teen girls talk about how some of their classmates dads watch the cheerleaders a little too much as though they want to undress them; minor girls are mentioned to skinny dip while inebriated; a brief scene occurs where a group of guys are mentioned to be sexually attracted to a girl and probably dream of her at night; a minor recalls a party her mom threw where she walked in on a couple having sex in the bathroom; a girl realizes that her clothes are see-through because they are wet and boys are present in a brief scene; a mention is made of how the cheer squad has hyper-sexual and offensive uniforms.
Cancer; Extramarital Affairs; Death of a Minor
Drug/Alcohol Use:
Adults are mentioned to take Vicodin; wine is mentioned to be consumed by adults; a minor is reported to light a cigarette and smoke; a character is referred to as being high; an adult tells their child that smoking weed or eating weed gummies is no different than other parents that frequent country clubs and drink a lot of alcohol; a minor is mentioned to take a long hit off of a vape pen; minors are mentioned to eat THC gummies; a minor is reported to have vodka in a Hydroflask; a reference is made to a song with lyrics about getting high; illegal drugs are brought onto school grounds and taken at a dance; a minor recalls a girl younger than her smoking pot for the first time; it is questioned whether someone roofied a drink at the school dance; a moment occurs when someone says that rich people can always get their hands on drugs; a girl is reported to have drugs in her system and to have overdosed and died on Fentanyl.
Books and reading have always been an important part of my life. When I was very young, my grandma was the library director at our local public library. Years later, after she had retired, I became a librarian at the same library and worked there for several years before taking a part-time job at a local coffee shop, which gives me more time to do what I love, to read and to review books! A few of my favorite authors are Aimee Bender, Diane Chamberlain, and Curtis Sittenfeld however, I will read almost any book I come across! In my spare time you can find me reading (of course), volunteering at a wildlife animal rehab, or hanging out with my two house rabbits.
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Khanjyan (, also Romanized as Khanjian) is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The town founded as a sovkhoz (collective farm) in 1957 and named in honor of Aghasi Khanjian, first secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia.

See also
Armavir Province

References

World Gazeteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com

Populated places in Armavir Province
Populated places established in 1957
Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union

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Final 2019 Review Books: Brodesser-Akner, Cregan & McCulloch
The final three review books of the year (not counting DNFs, which will be briefly dispatched on Sunday): a much-hyped novel set in contemporary New York City, a memoir of suicidal depression and recuperation, and a study of linguistics in the Internet era.
Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
According to the aggregated best-of lists (which Kate has surveyed here), this was one of the top two novels of 2019. I'm going to have to shrug my shoulders and admit, I don't get it. To me this didn't stand out at all from the sea of fiction about crumbling marriages and upper-middle-class angst. Toby Fleishman is 41-year-old head of hepatology at a New York City hospital. He recently split from his wife, Rachel, agent to the creator of a Hamilton-style phenomenon. Not content with their comfortable lifestyle, Rachel hankers for true wealth.
When Rachel goes AWOL at a yoga retreat, Toby is left in charge of their children: Hannah, 11, and Solly, nine. He ferries them to and from summer camp, all the while bombarded with dirty texts and semi-nude selfies from the women he's flirting with via a dating app. Had this novel been written by a man, people would have been up in arms about the unpleasant sexual content. But this is not just written by a woman; it's also narrated by a woman: Elizabeth Epstein Slater, a former journalist turned stay-at-home mom. She and Toby became friends on their junior year abroad in Israel and have started hanging out more after his divorce.
So this is a book within a book Elizabeth is writing about one turbulent summer in her friends' lives, but also her own – she's dissatisfied with her staid marriage. It's also Brodesser-Akner's winking commentary on macho or moralizing fiction: "this was the only way to get someone to listen to a woman—to tell her story through a man" and "none of my characters were likable," Elizabeth thinks. But attempts to humanize Toby and Rachel fell flat for me. Sadness over the loss of one patient was insufficient to endear me to the randy Toby, and early life with a grim grandmother and severe postpartum trauma couldn't make me care about whether Rachel was coming back. I also never fully suspended disbelief about Elizabeth's intimate knowledge of the Fleishmans.
This very New York novel started out promising, with echoes of Where'd You Go, Bernadette? or The Nest. There are some perceptive passages about marriage, and the writing in general is more than capable. But the story didn't feel nearly fresh enough to justify all that acclaim, or the 373-page length.
With thanks to Wildfire for the free copy for review.
The Scar: A Personal History of Depression and Recovery by Mary Cregan
Cregan has a scar that reminds her, every time she notices it, of how close she came to taking her own life decades ago. In 1983, at the age of 27, she gave birth to a baby girl, Anna, who died two days later of a heart defect. The loss plunged her into a depression so severe that she made a halfhearted suicide attempt some weeks later and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital, where she was given electroconvulsive therapy. One morning in the hospital, she brought a glass jar of lotion into the shower with her, smashed it, and took a shard to her throat. She only narrowly missed her carotid artery. Cregan wonders if, had she been given appropriate medication, all this heartache could have been avoided.
"I've often wished I could undo my own act (if indeed 'I' and 'my' are accurate words for a self in the condition I was in.)"
"It took a long time to work all of this out, because it's very hard to see yourself clearly when depressed. The problem is that you think with your mind, but your mind is ill and untrustworthy. Your mind is your enemy."
Alongside her own winding story, the author surveys the history of mental health treatment in the United States. This felt more familiar and thus engaged me less than the personal material. Nevertheless, I would recommend this forthright memoir to anyone keen to read about the experience of mental illness.
With thanks to the author for arranging my free copy from Lilliput Press, Dublin.
Because Internet: Understanding how language is changing by Gretchen McCulloch
I'm surprised by how fascinating I found this: I'm a late adopter when it comes to technology (I'm still resisting a smartphone) and I haven't given linguistics a thought since that one class I took in college, but it turns out that my proofreader's interest in the English language and my daily use of e-mail and social media were enough to make it extremely relevant. The Montreal linguist's thesis is that the Internet popularized informal writing and quickly incorporates changes in slang and cultural references. At the same time, it still reflects regional and age-specific differences in the way that people speak (write conversationally).
The book goes deep into topics you may never have considered, like how we convey tone of voice through what we type and how emoji function as the gestures of the written word. You'll get a breakdown of current generations in terms of when the Internet became the default in their life (I belong to what the author calls "Semi Internet People": I remember first using the Internet in a classroom in seventh grade, getting dial-up AOL at home not long thereafter, and opening my own Hotmail account in high school), a history of lolcats, and musings on the metaphorical use of periods and capital letters. If you are among the unconvinced, you'll also be schooled in the appeal of gifs and memes.
Some trivia I picked up:
In 2015 the tears of joy emoji became the most popular emoji, more used than the smiley-face emoticon.
For many of us the Internet serves as what sociologists call a "third place" besides home and work where we can socialize.
Only 5–8% of Internet users are bloggers.
"Subtweeting" (as in subliminal) and "vaguebooking" are when you post about a situation without giving any specifics.
Parents often refer to a child by an initial or nickname so the child won't have a searchable social media presence.
The Library of Congress now archives memes (The Lolcat Bible, Urban Dictionary, etc.).
McCulloch portrays language as a constantly changing network, such that terms like "standard" and "correct" no longer apply. She writes with such geeky enthusiasm that you'll happily accompany her down any linguistic alley.
With thanks to Harvill Secker for the free copy for review.
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Echo Light
Kate Gale
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Poetry. "The poems in Kate Gale's ECHO LIGHT do what poems should do—they give wings to darkness, shadows and bruises. We find ourselves lost in cornfields and then saved in a desert, a city, unsuspected places. Gale crafts poems that are 'curiously powerful' and offer us 'salvation from boredom.' The stories, the speakers weave myths of intoxication and sensuality, reminding us of 'words you aren't saying.' They roam from earth and snow to sun, stars and sky. ECHO LIGHT 'has invented the world' of poetry that we yearn for—a world full of imagination, music and flight."—Lory Bedikian
Kate Gale is Managing Editor of Red Hen Press, Editor of the Los Angeles Review and President of the American Composers Forum, LA. She teaches in the Low Residency MFA program at the University of Nebraska in Poetry, Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction. She is the author of six books of poetry including The Goldilocks Zone from the University of New Mexico Press in 2014 and six librettos including Rio de Sangre, a libretto for an opera with composer Don Davis which had its world premiere October 2010 at the Florentine Opera in Milwaukee.
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FDI in e-commerce: Everything you need to know
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The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion ("DIPP") recently released Press Note No. 3 (2016 Series) dated March 29, 2016 ("PN3"), setting out guidelines for foreign direct investment ("FDI") in the e-commerce space. We will look at the evolution of the law and policy on foreign investment in the e-commerce space, and in particular the scope and implications of PN3.
India's FDI law
Foreign investment in India is governed by the Consolidated FDI Policy ("FDI Policy") and the Foreign Exchange and Management Act, 1999 ("FEMA") and related rules and regulations. The DIPP, which is the foreign investment regulatory arm of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Government of India, makes amendments the FDI Policy by issuing press notes. Rules under the FEMA, however, are notified by the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI").
FDI in e-commerce – the story before PN3
FDI has been permitted in the e-commerce space in a limited manner since the year 2000. According to Press Note No. 2 (2000 series) ("PN2"), FDI of up to 100 per cent was allowed in an e-commerce company under the automatic route (that is, without the approval of the government) as along as that company was engaged in business-to-business ("B2B") e-commerce. If such a company was listed overseas however, 26 per cent stake in it had to be divested in favour of the Indian public within a period of five years. On the other hand, FDI was not permitted in retail trading, that is, in business-to-consumer ("B2C") e-commerce. The policy had also categorically specified that the restrictions applicable (at that time) to domestic trading would be applicable to e-commerce as well.
On trading (including wholesale, single-brand retail, and multi-brand retail), the FDI Policy witnessed many changes since 2000, but in the e-commerce space it remained mostly stagnant until the end of 2015. Among minor changes made during this period, the requirement of mandatory disinvestment of 26 per cent stake in favour of the Indian public was dispensed with in 2006. "E-commerce" was also defined in the FDI Policy in 2010 to mean the activity of buying and selling by a company through an e-commerce platform.
In 2014, the DIPP released a discussion paper seeking comments from various stakeholders for formulating the guidelines on FDI in the e-commerce sector. While it was still in the process of formulating the policy on FDI in B2B e-commerce, it released Press Note No. 12 (2015 series) ("PN12"), which liberalised the FDI Policy in the B2C e-commerce sector in a limited manner.
Shackles on single-brand B2C e-commerce
According to PN12, FDI in B2C e-commerce was permitted in 'single-brand product retail trading' as follows:
(a) single-brand retailers with physical stores were permitted to sell their products online as well; and
(b) Indian manufacturers were permitted to sell their own single-brand products online as along as the manufacturers are: (i) the investee companies (that is, those which have received FDI); and (ii) the owners of 'Indian brands' (that is, those that are owned by Indian residents or Indian companies owned and controlled by Indian residents); (iii) manufactured 70 per cent of the value of the products in-house; and (iv) sourced the remaining 30 per cent from other Indian manufacturers.
Single-brand retailers and Indian manufacturers with FDI who want to sell their single-brand products through e-commerce also need to comply with a few other conditions set out in PN12. Currently, FDI is permitted up to 100 per cent in Indian entities engaged in single-brand retail trading. FDI beyond 49 per cent requires government approval but below that threshold, it can be under the automatic route.
So far as multi-brand retail trading goes, FDI is permitted up to 51 per cent under the approval route subject to certain funding, sourcing, and other conditions. The FDI Policy on multi-brand retail e-commerce by Indian companies with FDI, however, did not change and the restriction continued by implication. Consequently, Indian companies with FDI who are engaged in multi-brand retail trade are not permitted to undertake B2C multi-brand e-commerce.
Several regulatory snarls and the litigation faced by e-commerce players during the last few years appear to have prompted the DIPP to clarify the FDI Policy on B2B e-commerce space through PN3.
PN3: Laying the boundaries for FDI in B2B e-commerce
As discussed above, FDI of up to 100 per cent was already allowed in B2B e-commerce under the automatic route (that is, without the approval of the government) since 2000. PN3, in addition to reiterating the FDI policy on B2B and B2C e-commerce that is currently in place, has distinguished two models of e-commerce – the "inventory based model" and the "marketplace based model". It clearly states that FDI of up to 100 per cent will be allowed without any government approval only in "marketplace based models" and that FDI in "inventory based models" is prohibited.
PN3 has also redefined the term "e-commerce" and clearly defined the concept of "e-commerce entities". It stipulates some operating conditions for e-commerce entities with FDI for undertaking "marketplace based" e-commerce retailing.
"E-commerce" and "e-commerce entities"
The term "e-commerce" has been redefined to mean the "buying and selling of both goods and services, including digital products over both digital as well as electronic network". This is broader than the previous definition, which was restricted to the buying and selling of goods by a company on an e-commerce platform. The new definition covers services also and clarifies the forms of e-commerce platforms (such as computers, television channels, webpages, and mobiles).
The term "e-commerce entity" on the other hand, has been defined for the very first time. It includes Indian companies, foreign companies, and offices, branches, or agencies owned and controlled by non-residents, which conduct e-commerce business. As a result of this new definition, it is now clear that foreign companies can invest in "marketplace based" B2B e-commerce. This will also enable foreign investors to acquire existing Indian entities operating marketplace B2B e-commerce.
It is, however, interesting that the definition does not include limited liability partnerships ("LLPs"). On a plain reading, it appears that FDI will not be permitted in LLPs that undertake B2B e-commerce. This position, however, contradicts the FDI Policy on LLPs, which was recently amended in PN12 which allowed FDI up to 100 per cent in LLPs operating in sectors where 100 per cent FDI is permitted under the automatic route and where there are no performance-linked conditions. The DIPP should provide some clarity on this front as it could impact the structuring of FDI in the B2B e-commerce space.
"marketplace based" and "inventory based"
As FDI is permitted only in marketplace-based models, it is important to understand the difference between "marketplace based models" and "inventory based models".
The "marketplace based model" of e-commerce is defined as the provision of an information technology platform by an e-commerce entity on a digital or electronic network. A marketplace-based e-commerce entity, PN3 clarifies, cannot own any inventory by itself. If any marketplace-based e-commerce entity with FDI gains ownership over such products and services, then it will be considered an inventory-based e-commerce entity. Therefore, at no point can a marketplace-based e-commerce entity gain ownership over the goods. The title to the goods and services should remain with the seller.
A marketplace-based model is essentially a B2B model where the e-commerce entity is merely acting as a facilitator between sellers and consumers. In this model, an e-commerce entity will not sell goods or provide services directly to the consumers. The actual sale of goods or services takes place between the seller and the end consumer. The e-commerce entity will earn a commission from the seller for the services provided by it to the seller.
The "inventory based model" on the other hand, has been defined as e-commerce activity where the inventory of goods and services is owned by the e-commerce entity and those goods and services are sold directly to the consumers. An inventory-based model, therefore, is essentially a B2C model where the e-commerce entity has ownership over the goods and the sale of goods and services takes place between the e-commerce entity and the end consumer.
As we discussed above, PN12 only permitted manufacturers and single-brand retailers to undertake B2C single brand retail trading through e-commerce. If an e-commerce entity with FDI undertakes the inventory-based model, then it could be considered to be undertaking (the currently prohibited) multi-brand retail trading e-commerce.
One way to determine whether e-commerce entities are undertaking marketplace-based e-commerce is to examine the treatment of inventory or merchandise in their accounts. If they are accounting the merchandise or inventory in their own balance sheet, then they could be considered "inventory based models' and will attract penal provisions of the applicable foreign exchange laws.
Operating guidelines for B2B e-commerce: Support functions, pricing of goods and services, and revenue generation
The DIPP has, for the first time, stipulated operating guidelines for marketplace-based e-commerce entities with FDI.
Support functions: E-commerce entities have been allowed to provide logistics, warehousing, order fulfilment, call center, payment collection, and other support functions to the sellers. These support services will allow e-commerce entities to generate revenues for themselves in addition to any commission or fee that may be charged from the seller. Leading e-commerce entities such as Amazon, Flipkart, Jabong, and Myntra provide warehousing services to sellers. As long as they are merely providing support functions to the sellers, they will not be in violation of the policy. PN3 also states that if e-commerce entities undertake payment collection, they should also ensure that their service is in conformity with the relevant RBI guidelines. These guidelines endorse the principles of a marketplace-based B2B model.
Pricing of goods and services: E-commerce entities cannot "directly or indirectly influence the sale price of goods or services" and are obligated to maintain a "level playing field". This guideline has been seen as a measure to curb the predatory pricing tactics of e-commerce entities and to create a level playing field with offline traders. There have been allegations that leading e-commerce players, in order to attract customers on the platform, are using innovative methods to influence sellers to substantially mark down prices or provide deep discounts on their products and services. For example, some e-commerce entities such as Amazon refund the amount denoting discounts provided by the sellers on the platforms. Some e-commerce players like Patym provide cash back on the products purchased on the platform to the consumers. In a true marketplace-model however, sellers are in control of the pricing of the products and services, and any markdown or discounts on the maximum retail price on the platform are offered directly by the sellers. The e-commerce entity, which is merely a facilitator between the sellers and the consumers, does not influence the pricing of products and services offered by the sellers on the platform in any way.
While PN3 does not explain the parameters for determining "influence", this guideline is expected to impact offline arrangements (such as the funding of discounts) between sellers and e-commerce entities as they may be considered to amount to influencing sale prices. Despite this regulation, many e-commerce websites continue to provide discounts and cash back offers. The pricing models adopted by sellers and e-commerce entities will need to be studied in greater depth to determine if e-commerce companies are in violation of this provision. The DIPP should clarify the intent of this provision to ensure that e-commerce companies with FDI are not violating this guideline.
Sourcing: E-commerce entities cannot derive more than 25 per cent sales on their platform from a single seller or any of the e-commerce entity's group companies. This guideline is intended to ensure that e-commerce entities do not carry out B2C e-commerce in the garb of a marketplace model using convoluted business structures. This provision will definitely impact those e-commerce players who derive more than 25 per cent of their sales from their vendors or group companies. For instance, it is reported that both Flipkart and Amazon India generate sales beyond 25 per cent from their group companies, WS Retail Services Private Limited and Cloudtail India Private Limited, respectively. These e-commerce players will need to restructure their business models to toe the line with PN3. Further, there is no clarity on the duration for calculating the cap on sales, that is, whether this cap will be calculated on a financial year basis or otherwise. The DIPP should also clarify the intent of this provision to ensure that e-commerce companies with FDI are not violating this guideline.
Other conditions: The responsibility for the delivery of goods to the customer and customer satisfaction following a sale on the technology platform as well as providing any warranty or guarantee of goods and services lies with the seller. This guideline is in line with the principles of a marketplace-based model. If such responsibility lies with the e-commerce entity, then it will no longer be considered a mere facilitator, and any sale on its platform could take on the colour of B2C multi-brand e-commerce retail, which (as we have discussed previously) is currently prohibited, except for single-brand retailers and manufacturers.
The guideline on the delivery of goods by the seller, however, appears to contradict the guideline which allows e-commerce entities to provide support services to the sellers. This may be a drafting flaw, which the DIPP will need to clarify to ensure that e-commerce companies with FDI are not violating this guideline.
PN3 also states that e-commerce entities are permitted to enter into transactions with sellers registered on the platform on a B2B basis. This guideline is very ambiguous since it does not clarify what kind of B2B business e-commerce entities are expected to transact with sellers on. For example, if the sellers sell their goods to e-commerce entities, it would be considered as a B2B business since e-commerce entities are not the ultimate consumers. This would, however, violate the guideline that e-commerce entities gaining ownership over the goods will no longer be considered marketplace-based e-commerce entities. This ambiguity needs to be clarified by the DIPP.
Going forward – the search for a level playing field
The introduction of PN3 may encourage foreign investors, who may have been hesitant to enter this space till now due to a lack of regulatory clarity, to invest in the Indian e-commerce space. It also provides legitimacy to the existing businesses of e-commerce companies with FDI that have been operating on the marketplace model in India. E-commerce companies with FDI will definitely need to re-examine their business structures to ensure that they are in compliance with PN3.
Having said that PN3 may not really create a level playing field between e-commerce entities with FDI and e-commerce entities without FDI. PN3 could impact e-commerce companies that already have FDI or intend to raise FDI, but not e-commerce companies without FDI. While the FDI Policy will govern only those e-commerce companies with FDI, no similar restrictions apply to e-commerce companies without FDI under other laws. The latter category may, for instance, continue to provide deep discounts on similar products and services or generate revenues beyond 25 percent from a single vendor or group company. Further, there are no similar restrictions on offline retailers without FDI. The government, which is keen on attracting foreign investment in this sector, should re-examine this policy to ensure that the interests of both offline retailers as well as e-commerce entities are adequately protected. While PN3 is a good move, there is room for further fine-tuning a few aspects of the policy by the government, especially with respect to the pricing of products and services and limits on revenue generation.
Swetha Prashant is a Principal Associate at J. Sagar Associates. Divya Sinha is a Junior Associate at the same firm. The views expressed in this article do not represent the firm's view in any manner.
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FIFA has confirmed that Vancouver has been chosen as an official host city for the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Premier's statement on meeting with Tahltan Central Government
Friday, June 10, 2022 4:32 PM
Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement on his trip to Tahltan Territory:
Legislative session focused on building stronger B.C. for everyone
Thursday, June 2, 2022 8:45 AM
During the spring 2022 legislative session, Premier John Horgan and the B.C. government continued to deliver on commitments to put people first and build a stronger province for everyone.
Premier's statement on International Workers' Day
Sunday, May 1, 2022 7:00 AM
Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement in recognition of International Workers' Day:
B.C. welcomes more than 100,000 people, the most in 60 years
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 1:15 PM
New data released by Statistics Canada shows that British Columbia broke a record for the number of people moving to the province in 2021.
B.C. moves to streamline hydrogen projects to ensure clean energy future
Thursday, March 31, 2022 10:05 AM
The Province is establishing an office to rapidly expand hydrogen deployment and to streamline projects from proposal to construction.
Historic action plan guides UNDRIP implementation in B.C.
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 12:39 PM
The Province is releasing the Declaration Act Action Plan, developed in consultation and co-operation with Indigenous Peoples, outlining 89 specific actions every ministry in government will take to create a better province for Indigenous Peoples in B.C.
B.C., Washington state aim to develop transboundary Nooksack flooding prevention and response initiative
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 11:45 AM
British Columbia Premier John Horgan and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee are announcing further bilateral co-operation between B.C. and Washington state to build a sustained and ongoing transboundary initiative to address Nooksack River flooding prevention and response.


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How To Destroy A Town Part 1: Hughes, Arkansas
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Hughes, Arkansas, the second-largest town in St. Francis County, has by all accounts been a resilient town. It was the home or birthplace of many great blues musicians, including Johnny Shines. It survived the Flood of 1937, an event so severe that it sticks in the memory of the area, and it has survived fires and the decline of agriculture. But it could not survive the decision of the Arkansas State Department of Education last summer to dissolve its school district and forcibly consolidate it with West Memphis, over 26 miles away on poor, two-lane highways. Hughes is merely the latest town to be victimized by a vicious state law that ought to be repealed, which requires the dissolving and merging of school districts whenever a school district falls below 350 students. The law makes no provisions for the wishes of the town's residents or the students, either with regard to keeping the local school district open, nor with what district they would prefer to attend if their district must be closed. Nor does the law require the receiving district to keep local schools open, even when students would otherwise have to travel long distances, such as the 50-mile roundtrip per day that Hughes students now face, unless their parents decide to relocate to West Memphis, which is why this law is a town-killer. Hughes has lost an estimated 400 residents since 2010, and doubtless are losing many more by the day, largely because of the school situation. The local shopping center, which contained the town's only food store, is now completely abandoned. Downtown looks even worse, with many old, decrepit and abandoned buildings. Hughes High School is abandoned, including the football field that was renamed for Auburn coach Gus Malzahn with such fanfare just two years ago. And even more shocking is the ruins of Mildred Jackson Elementary School, the campus of what was once the Black high school in Hughes. Not only is it abandoned, but in ruins, as part of the building has collapsed, likely from fire after it was abandoned. It is clear that the building has been vandalized and broken into. Not that the school situation is the cause of everything that has happened in Hughes. There is little industry there, and St. Francis County is not a rich county. Agriculture is not what is was, opportunity is limited, and close proximity to West Memphis and Memphis has encouraged many young people to move away. But the close proximity to Memphis could have been an asset rather than a curse. With proper planning, a better road link to Memphis, and a local school system, Hughes could conceivably have become a bedroom community for those who work in Memphis. It has many historic buildings and homes. But first, the draconian law that caused this kind of destruction needs to be repealed. Local communities that want to retain their own school districts should be allowed to do so. And in areas like many counties in Eastern Arkansas, where declining populations are wreaking havoc on local school districts, the state ought to consider the formation of county-based school systems, such as those in Tennessee and Mississippi, which would allow local high school like the one in Hughes to remain open. Without schools, no town can ever be renewed.


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Tesco on top as UK supermarkets fight back
By Jo Gilbert
For the first time in at least two years, the UK's leading supermarkets experienced two consecutive months of growth in both money taken at the till and volume of goods sold.
According to retail performance data from Nielsen, during the four weeks to September 10, the value of sales was up 0.4% versus the same period a year ago while sales volumes increased 0.3%.
Neither has been positive for two consecutive months in over two years.
Beverages were the big winners over the last four weeks with sales of beers, wines and spirits up 6.8%.
The growth was partly driven by people making more frequent shopping trips, which benefited supermarkets with small store formats, in particular.
Tesco had its best year-on-year performance, with sales for the 12 weeks ending September 10 down just -0.2% against the same period last year.
"With both value and volume in growth for most weeks since the middle of July, we're seeing the green shoots of recovery for the leading supermarkets in their battle against the discounters and price deflation," Mike Watkins, Nielsen's UK head of retailer and business insight said.
"A sustained period of good weather and soaring temperatures into September also helped, as did an improved performance from Tesco, and continued good momentum at the likes of Co-op and Waitrose."
In contrast to rising sales in the alcohol and soft drinks categories, packaged groceries saw a -4.7% decline in sales, as shoppers decided to delay stocking up the larder, instead focusing on outdoor eating and foods for immediate meal preparation.
This helped sales in fresh foods rise, such as produce (+3.6%) and delicatessen (+3.4%), as well as contributing to M&S having the highest year-on-year sales increase (+5%) among the leading food retailers, outside the discounters, over the twelve-week period.
Watkins expects competition to "remain intense", particularly with Tesco and, soon, Morrisons, which looks set to return to growth.
"There's a lot of market share to play for in the £40 billion sales opportunity up to the end of the year," he said.
"This is why the supermarkets need to maintain price cuts as part of a strategy to win back market share from the discounters who are expected to respond by increasing advertising spend again in the run up to Christmas."
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A huge thank you for all of you who sent in work and took part in this sixth edition of the Chester Fields Contest!
It was an exciting but difficult task for jury members to select works for the exhibition, the publication and the prizes. A lot of you sent in sophisticated, beautiful and engaging works, giving us personal spins on the theme of cultural identity that we never expected. Kudos!
After hours spent deliberating in the dark Presentation House boardroom, our jury agreed on a list of 14 selections for the exhibition, 6 honorary mentions for the publication, and… 3 prize winners!
Yes, the winners of one $500 prize and two $250 prizes have been selected, but without wanting to add to the suspense of the last few weeks, we'll only announce their names on the opening night!
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Leagoo M5 Plus Review: Solid Build on a Budget
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In this competitive market, a new phone cannot make a solid impression on the people instantly. Especially in the budget sector where there is a solid hold on the market by companies such as Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, Huawei, and Gionee. Since our smartphone is the most important and the most fragile piece of technology we carry, Leagoo a new smartphone company in Nepal is targeting its device in the solid build segment. The company has now released the successor to the Leagoo M5 which is the Leagoo M5 Plus. For a Price of Rs. 16,599 is it worth the price? Let's find out in this full review.
Specs Overview:
Display: 5.5 inch IPS display with 1280*720 pixel and 2.5D curved glass
Processor: Quad-core 64 Bit MediaTek MT6735 1.3 GHz Soc with Mali-T720 GPU
Camera: Front Camera 5MP, Rear Camera 13 MP
ROM: 16GB
OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Freeme OS on top
Battery: Removable Li-polymer 2500mAh
Sensors: Accelerometer, Ambience, and Proximity, Fingerprint sensor
Dual SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
Color: Champagne Gold, Titanium Grey
Visually, the Leagoo M5 Plus is similar in design to Leagoo M5. I really liked the 2.5D glass on top of the display. It feels very robust and premium when using the touch screen. Also, the phone is enclosed in a metallic frame that protects the internals from drops. Due to the presence of the metallic frame the phone feels luxurious in hand. There are thin bezels surrounding the screen which greatly enhances the front looks of the phone. Sadly, I didn't like the plastic back cover of the phone. The back cover feels cheap and flimsy which gave me a plastic feel.
There is a slight camera hump on which the fingerprint sensor is also located but this problem is solved by the plastic cover which comes with the phone. The problem I faced while using the phone was with the lock button and the volume button. Bothof these buttons lacked the feel when pressed. Since the gap between the volume rocker and the lock is less than that of most phones, I frequently pressed the lock button when lowering the volume which irritated me a lot.
When it comes to the display, I was really impressed with the 5.5 inch HD IPS screen. Like the Leagoo M5, the M5 Plus is a shock proof phone. The glass protecting the screen is designed to withstand a beating. We all have carried phones with a scattered screen at some point in our lives. Leagoo has made the front glass protection rigid enough to make it shatterproof. Coming back to the display, even though it only sports a 5.5 inch 1280*720p IPS screen, you won't feel the need for the Full HD screen. The display is vivid and the color saturation is on point. Due to this, the display is bright enough for outdoor usage but in direct sunlight but you do get a glare on the screen. Likewise, for comfortable night-time usage, the backlight of the display can be set to the lowest setting.
Performance wise the M5 Plus gets a MediaTek MT6735 Soc which is clocked at 1.3Ghz. This chip is what I believe to be an entry level 4G enabled 64-bit processor. The processors have 4 cores and with the 2 GB of ram it comes with, it is fine for me for all basic smartphone usage. Also, the user experience with app switching is smooth but the problem is that the device doesn't have a dedicated multitasking button which is a shame in this day and age. Instead, for multitasking, you have to keep pressing the home button and switch apps. There were slight lags while initially opening heavy apps like Snapchat and Facebook which is acceptable at this price range.
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In terms of gaming, the phone backed by Mali-T720 GPU which is capable of smoothly running popular games like Subway Surfer, Mini Militia, and Gunship Battle without much drama on the thermal aspect. I was surprised to find out how cool the device was after hours of usage. Although, you do feel the warmth on the metallic area on the camera bump after heavy gaming. In terms of sound, this device is a pocket rocket. It gets the loudest mono speakers in the segment and you can really hear it. Though you don't want to set the speaker to the loudest setting as the treble of the sound gets extremely amplified which is unpleasant to your ears.
The Leagoo M5 Plus gets the now dated Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Leagoo's own Freeeme OS on top. Except for the dated OS, you do get a clean and simple UI which is easy to use. Like all Chinese smartphones, you don't get the app drawer. On the other hand, you do get features like double-tap to wake up the device, off screen gestures and scrolling screenshots and non-touch operations. The options in the settings are neatly laid out which is much appreciated.
M5 plus Home Screen
Inside App Folder
M5 plus News
M5 plus Theme App
M5 plus Files
M5 plus Info
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M5 plus Settings
The device sports a dual SIM slot which supports 4G LTE. This means it has dedicated dual SIM slots with separate microSD card slot expandable up to 128GB. The phone also gets a feature know as Turbo Download where apps that are only allowed to download through Wi-Fi only will be downloaded via WLAN and others from 3G/4G networks anyway. However, both Wi-Fi and Mobile data must be turned on for this to work. M5 Plus does come with a fingerprint scanner at the back which unlocks the device with a significant amount of lag. The scanner was many a time unable to recognize by fingerprint and asked for my pattern to unlock the device.
Leagoo M5 Plus sports a 13MP rear camera with f2.0 aperture. It takes decent pictures in well-lit condition and low light conditions. However, I didn't like the quality of the videos it took at the 1280*720p resolution as it had a hard time focusing near objects. It also has a slight camera hump at the back where the rear camera LED flash and fingerprint are placed. Taking about the LED flash, the intensity of the flash is more than that of a notification light rather than that of a camera flash. The 5MP at the front takes average narrow-angled selfies. So taking group selfies with this camera is very difficult.
M5 Plus Selfie
M5 Plus Normal Shot
M5 Plus HDR shot
M5 Plus Macro Shot
M5 Plus Panorama
Battery wise, the Leagoo M5 Plus gets a removable 2500mAh Li-polymer battery. The battery consumption is balanced out by the low powered quad core and the huge 5.5 inch HD IPS display. So, in my normal usage, it gets about 4 hours of screen on time which is decent for phones in this category. In term of charging the device back to 100%, it took me more than 2 hours with its standard 1A charger.
M5 Plus Screen on Time
M5 Plus Battery Usage
If you're a person who is a little careless with your phone this might be the perfect phone for you. It can handle a lot of drops without any problem through. The phone has decent styling, performance, good display and a shock proof design. All in all it's a good buy if you ask me.
What I like about the Leagoo M5 Plus?
Firstly, I really liked the solid build of the phone. Just to check, I dropped the phone a few times on rocky ground during the photo shoot of the phone. The drop just made a few scratches on the plastic back and the tempered glass.
Then comes the aluminum frame surrounding the phone that gives the Leagoo M5 Plus a premium feel.
The 5.5 inch HD IPS display of the Leagoo M5 Plus is a treat.
What I disliked about the Leagoo M5 Plus?
The mediocre MediaTek Quad Core processor seriously bottlenecks the performance of the device. I wish it has something more powerful.
The volume rocker and lock button are closer to each other. Due to this, when you are trying to lower volume of the device, the device locks up
Leagoo must implement a better fingerprint sensor. The one right now is not accurate and slow.
Here are some of the alternatives to the Leagoo M5 Plus to consider:
ZTE BladeS6 priced at Rs. 14,490, the ZTE Blade S6 sports a 5-inch HD display and has last year's Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Chipset with Adreno 405 GPU with 2GB of RAM which is a great offering for the price. Backing up this device is a decent 2400mAh battery. Talking about the camera, it has 13MP Rear Camera with f/2.0 and up front it holds a 5MP camera with f/2.7 aperture. But bear in mind that this phone runs the dated Android 5.0.1 and has a 5-inch screen. Check out our review of the ZTE Blade S6 here.
The phone priced at Rs. 14,999 sports a 5-inch HD IPS LCD display and powered by a 1.4GHz Quad-core Snapdragon 425 processor with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 308 GPU. It runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow out of the box with MIUI8 on top. The device has a 13-megapixel rear facing camera with 5MP at the front. The good thing about this phone is that it has a big 3,120 mAh battery. You can check out our review of the Redmi 4A here.
Nokia 3 is the low-end Android-powered released recently in Nepal. At the front, the device sports a 5-inch display which ends in a 2.5D glass arc. The highlight of the Nokia 3 is the Android v7.0 Nougat it runs on. It has a small 2,650 mAh non-removable battery. A Quad-core MediaTek 6737 processor powers the Nokia 3. The Nokia 3 comes with a polycarbonate back like those found on the Lumia phones.
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If you're a person who is a little careless with your phone this might be the perfect phone for you. As it can handle a lot of drops without any problem. The phone has decent styling, performance, good display and a shock proof design. All in all its a good buy if it meets your durability criteria.
leagoo-m5-plus-review-price-specs-verdictIf you're a person who is a little careless with your phone this might be the perfect phone for you. As it can handle a lot of drops without any problem. The phone has decent styling, performance, good display and a shock proof design. All in all its a good buy if it meets your durability criteria.


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New York City's Mayoral Election Could Take A While To Sort Out
The shift to ranked-choice voting, thousands of absentee ballots, and the not-so-shiny history of the Board of Elections could mean weeks before a winner is official.
Posted on June 22, 2021, 12:13 pm
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Mayoral candidate Eric Adams laughs as he listens to speakers during a Get Out the Vote rally on June 21, 2021, in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.
New York City's mayoral primary has been chaotic, and it may not end after polls close Tuesday night.
Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang was dragged for saying the Times Square subway stop is his favorite in the city, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams was the center of a scandal over whether he actually lives in New Jersey, one of the race's progressives was accused of sexual harassment, and another was accused of union busting.
Though it's only the primary, it's functionally a general election for most candidates across the city. Democrats hold most offices in New York City; barring an unexpected twist, it's highly likely that continues this fall.
And just to make things even spicier, it's the city's first swing at ranked-choice voting, a process in which voters rank up to five candidates for each office rather than just picking one. Though Election Day is Tuesday, June 22, and more than 190,000 people participated in early voting that began earlier this month, official results are likely weeks away. That's due to a combination of several factors, including a July deadline for thousands of mail-in ballots and time needed for the city to tabulate the ranked-choice votes.
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Mayoral candidate Kathryn Garcia arrives for the last debate at CBS Broadcast Center.
According to Rank the Vote NYC, an organization that previously advocated for bringing ranked-choice voting to the city and is now educating people about the process, full results will likely be available within about three weeks of Election Day. The group said it expects early, unofficial results by June 29, an updated count by July 6, and final results around July 12, once all absentee ballots have been counted and received. A spokesperson for the city's Board of Elections told Bloomberg News that it also expects a final count by July 12.
"Take a deep breath and be patient," Susan Lerner, the Rank the Vote board chair, told BuzzFeed News earlier this week. "The extra time it takes New York state to count its absentee [ballots] is set by state law, and it's very pro-voter."
Due to that state law, the city cannot start counting absentee ballots until June 29, a week after Election Day. Then there is a period of time for voters to be notified about and correct any issues with absentee ballots. Corrected ballots will be due July 9. The city's Board of Elections reported that more than 220,000 people had requested absentee ballots as of Monday.
That delay is made more uncertain by ranked-choice voting.
Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang arrives for the debate at CBS Broadcast Center.
If no candidate receives 50% or more of first-place votes (as is likely in the large Democratic mayoral primary), the candidate with the fewest first-place votes will be out, and the second-place rankings of the people who voted for them will then be distributed. This process will continue until a candidate wins by amassing 50% or more of the vote.
The city's Board of Elections has warned that this operation could take weeks.
"We are not going to be able to run a ranked-choice voting tabulation until about a week after the election," Frederic Umane, the Board of Elections president, said during a public meeting in late May.
And in a recent interview with Bloomberg, he cautioned, "It's a longer process than people are used to, and we are going to do the best we can to provide information when we can."
Some people are concerned about the readiness of the board itself, which has been at the center of a controversy. In recent years, it improperly purged thousands of voters from its rolls, a move that disproportionately affected people of color in the city. Just last year, nearly 100,000 ballots were sent out with incorrect names and addresses, though the board blamed the printing company for the mix-up.
Still, some incomplete results are expected on election night. The Board of Elections will release unofficial results of the in-person and early voting ballots received by the city and give the initial standings of the first-place votes cast in the large mayoral field the same day. But the top candidates could change as the ranked-choice tabulation unfolds.
There've been just over a dozen ranked-choice elections in the US where the first-round winner loses by the final round, including in mayoral races in Burlington, Vermont, in 2009 and Oakland, California, in 2010. It's very rare in ranked-choice elections in the US for a candidate who doesn't come in first or second in the initial round to win, but the large and scattered candidate field in New York means the outcome of the mayoral race is likely to be up in the air for some time.
Mayoral candidate Maya Wiley speaks at a New York Working Families Party rally for their endorsed candidates in Fort Greene Park on June 11.
"This is an opportunity for you to rank your preferences, so put the candidates down in the order that you would prefer they'd be mayor," Brad Lander, a member of the New York City Council who's also currently running for city comptroller, another uncertain race with many candidates, said of how he's advising people to approach the new system. "Vote for people who, if you were the deciding vote for them, you'd feel good about it, and don't vote for people that you wouldn't want to help make the mayor."
But, the council member added, the tabulation can be somewhat complicated.
"Once you try to start explaining the counting and tabulation process, it becomes pretty confusing pretty quickly. And, to be honest, even people who know a lot about voting and elections accounting can pretty quickly get confused," he said.
But Lander, who said he has been in touch with Board of Elections officials to discuss the timeline, said he is hopeful that the board is managing the public's expectations and will in fact be able to release initial tabulations by Friday.
Lerner of Rank the Vote NYC said she believes it will go smoothly, as long as voters, candidates, and election lawyers just trust the process and patiently let it unfold.
"In order for voters to feel confident in the results, the time is necessary," she said. "We have pretty detailed procedures that ensure that the votes that are counted are cast by eligible voters, and it takes time to determine that. And if you want a well-run and secure election that does not unfairly disenfranchise people now, then you have to give it the time it takes to go through the ballots and make the appropriate determinations."
Who Does New York City Belong To? The Mayoral Race Hinges On The Answer. Katherine Miller · June 10, 2021
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This time bigger – with more category of stalls, restaurants, bars and wineries. Expect a super gourmet shopping experience as well as some new surprises.
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Music: Clarinet
Photo by Jon Delory, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 license.
Indexes The Clarinet back to 1974 (vol. 1). Contains citations and abstracts for more than 875 scholarly, professional, and general music journals back to the start of the 20th century.
The call number of The Clarinet is ML1 .C787. You will find the latest issue in the reading area of the music library.
To search for articles on any aspect of the clarinet, use the following databases:
Find articles as well as book reviews, dissertations, etc. Limit by language, date. Coverage back to 1967.
Indexes The Clarinet back to 1990 (vol. 17).
Finding clarinet music
You can find music for clarinet by simply browsing the shelves in the music library. In the Library of Congress system, used in academic libraries, call numbers of scores begin with the letter M, followed by a number that designates the medium of performance. Important numbers for clarinet are M72 (solo unaccompanied), M250 (clarinet solo with keyboard), and M1025 (clarinet concertos, piano reduction). Within most numbers, scores are in order alphabetically by composer. For example, to find a piano reduction score of the Mozart clarinet concerto, just look under M1025 M. More numbers:
M357.2, 457.2, 557.2 (etc.) -- Woodwind trios, quartets, quintets (etc.)
Call numbers of books begin with ML, and call numbers of instructional materials such as methods, studies, and orchestral excerpts begin with MT. Browse under these numbers to find books and instructional materials for clarinet:
ML931 -- General books on woodwind instruments
ML945 -- General books on the history of the clarinet
ML946 -- Clarinet construction
ML948 -- Clarinet music and playing
MT380 -- General instructional works on the clarinet
You can also browse for scores and books using the library's catalog. In Advanced Search, select the Call Number (LC) option and type one of the M numbers in the search box. From the search shown below, can you tell how many scores of solo unaccompanied clarinet music the library has?
To find a work with a generic title, such as a sonata or concerto, enter the composer's name, enter sonatas clarinet (or concertos clarinet, etc.) for the title, and then select Scores, Compact Discs, etc. from the format menu:
To find out what scores the library has for a particular medium of chamber music, search using specific Subjects in the library catalog. The following search will find scores of clarinet duets.
sonatas clarinets 2
[sonatas or sonatinas for two clarinets; M288, M289]
woodwind trios clarinets 3
[clarinet trios; M357.2, M358, M359]
woodwind quartets clarinets 4
[clarinet quartets; M457.2, M458, M459]
trios piano clarinet*
[trios for piano, clarinet, and one other instrument; M317, M322]
quartets piano clarinet*
[quartets for piano, clarinet, and two other instruments; M417, M422]
quintets piano clarinet*
[quintets for piano, clarinet, and three other instruments; M517, M522]
wind trios clarinet*
[wind trios that include clarinet; M357]
wind quartets clarinet*
[wind quartets that include clarinet; M457]
wind quintets clarinet*
[wind quintets that include clarinet; M557]
In the UCSB Library Catalog, search using the following Subject Keywords to find books on the history of the clarinet and its construction and literature. Many (but not all) of the books you'll find with these subject keywords are shelved under the ML numbers shown. The catalog indicates when a book is located in the reference section of the music library, which is just beside the entrance to the book and score area.
Clarinet Bibliography
ML128 .C58
Clarinet History
Clarinet Construction
(limit to Book)
In the UCSB Library Catalog, search using the following Subject Keywords to find clarinet methods, studies, etc. Most (but not all) instructional works with these headings are shelved under the MT classes indicated:
Clarinet Instruction and study
Clarinet Studies and exercises
Clarinet Methods
Clarinet Orchestral excerpts
Nearly 90,000 CDs, mostly classical music. Hundreds more CDs are added every month.
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The Mass Psychology of Suckers Part 1 – Sefe, Inc. (SEFE) | BuyersStrike!
Every once in a while someone will ask us here at BuyersStrike! about a small company that is, in our eyes, obviously a stock promotion. But to some it seems real. They want to believe it is real. And now is one of those times. Introducing SEFE, Inc. (SEFE), a company that hits new highs on increasing volume every single day. A company that today possesses a market cap of over $110mm, but at the end of 2011 had less than $6000.00 in the bank.
SEFE is also the newest client of Geoffrey Eiten's notorious stock pumping investor relations shop OTC Financial Network aka National Financial Communications, and Paul Cohen's ridiculous Grassroots Research aka Cohen Research. More on those two fine fellows in a bit, but first lets look at the origins of SEFE, Inc.
Sleepy Indio, California, most famous for the Coachella Valley Music Festival every spring, was also in 2005 the birthplace of SEFE. SEFE began life as a humble Nevada incorporated shell called Midnight Candle Company (MCDL). The sole officer, director, and 95.6% majority shareholder was Ms. Helen C. Carey. The company was being run out of a 1700 square foot condominium at 79013 Bayside Court in Indio. See it here.
A woman with the same name, and of the same age, shows up linked to several properties in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area of Arizona. Remember that.
In January 2006, shares of Midnight Candle were listed for trading on the Pink Sheets. By May 2008, enough time had passed to "season" the shell, and activity began. First Helen decided to do a 30 for 1 forward split of the stock, and to increase the amount of authorized shares to 200,000,000.
Then, sometime between May and July of 2008, a gentleman named Patrick Deparini linked up with Helen and became the CFO. According to his resume, Deparini went to school at the University of Nevada – Las Vegas in 1993, finally emerging with a B.S. in Finance in 1999. This genius took six years to get a degree from UNLV. One wonders who else was fighting for the rights to hire this wunderkind. Midnight Candle must have been lucky.
In reality the Nascent Group is one of many reverse-merger schlock house located in Las Vegas. Check out their website here. At the same time that Patrick was working in the dirtiest part of the stock market at Nascent Group, he was also working as a lowly paralegal.
Law Offices of Harold P. Gewerter, Esq., Ltd.
• Formed securities law and litigation division for the law firm.
• Provided regulatory and accounting services to clients.
• Marketed the firm's services to attract clients and negotiated contract terms.
• Grew client base to over 100 companies across the US and Internationally.
• Communicated with FINRA, SEC and various State Securities Divisions.
Wow! If Patrick formed the securities law and litigation division, he must have been some amazing paralegal. Or is Patrick just buffing his resume a lot?
The scheme started when Edwards did a reverse merger between his public company, CMKM, and several private Canadian companies controlled by Urban Casavant, according to the order.
Casavant was chief executive and chairman of CMKM while Edwards, using the alias Ian McIntyre, was director of post-term matters.
The Las Vegas Review Journal has done a great job reporting on the CMKX fraud. Read more about it here, and more here, and in the New York Times, here and here.
CMKX was quite a phenomenon, although an obvious fraud its low share price and massive media attention created a large following of shareholders who were virtually cult-like. While likely accidental, the frequency and repetition of the CMKM Diamonds message, name, and ticker, would have made Goebbels proud. Many CMKX shareholders, like China Agritech (CAGC) shareholders, still have not accepted that they were scammed, check out this moron who still appears to believe that the SEC, the DTCC, and other actors secretly conspired to keep untold riches out of CMKX shareholders' hands.
Yeah! Welcome back BuyersStrike! Can't wait to see more from Vegas, and nice digging on Mr. Deparini. You're right, seems like a catch.
Hey BuyersStrike, great info. I actually just got a ten page "penny stock wizard" mailed to me on Sefe. Funny they are calling It the next coke or apple.
They are paying a ton of money to Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft to get ads for SEFE placed highly (try searching 'penny stocks' or 'stock' on any of the search engines).
My question is this: how can one who believes SEFE will return to a penny put on a trade? Can't short .OB stock, right? So what to do except let the suckers go long?
Speaking of questionable valuation: any thoughts on LQMT ? At a shallow dive, not as shady as most here at Buyersstiriek, but surging on word of Apple using their technology for the next iPhone case. 2011 rev was $1 million — market cap $90 million.
You know it's hard for some people to understand that their are laws inplace to protect shareholder's from fraud. I cannot understand why some people think that nothing can be done about it!! All it takes is money and balls. I know for a fact that CMKM Diamonds traded as many as 92 Billion shares and 22 Billions shares in a day. The market traded mostly 6 to 8 Billion a day, as soon as I seen that I brought 30 Million shares, and a few days later I sold 8 Million shares and made almost $5000.00. If you trade stocks long enough you get a feel and a complete understanding to make your money and move out!!! I kept 26 Million shares because I know a lawsuite would someday come. Well lord and behold Al Hodges 7 years later… Folks we will be paid!! And the bad thing is, if an NDA comes down, then you will always know that this was a scam!!! And we will be in BORA BORA enjoying the cold drinks on my boat!!! Have a great day!!!
I started three Petition Letters on change.org, wrote three articles for OpEdNews, filed a 166-page complaint with the SEC against Hodges the Skunk, and filed four complaints with the OIG against the SEC.
So there is one ongoing as I type, and the results will be sent out as a package. If it proves this was all bs I will just deal with it, but even though the investigation is only in its initial phase there is already mounting hard evidence of a massive conspiracy as outlined by Al Hodges! One fact is that Lindell Bonney has been retained by certain funds mentioned that have evidence the fed stole their money. They hired Bonney to get their money released, and Al Hodges letters say he represents Bonney. The head of one fund told more people than ever are working to get the World Global Settlements released.
Given our authorities, ie FBI and RCMP, are like the sec, captured. I had to get one of their own who isn't captured to do a real investigation. I will accept the result even if it proves I am a fool for wasting my time with cmkx.
By the way, I am going to start my own blog in which I post all of my work — and that will be the fraudsters' and the SEC's worst nightmare.


January 31, 2019 (ACCESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- TUSTIN, CA / ACCESSWIRE / January 31, 2019 / Freeze Tag (OTC PINK: FRZT), a leading creator of location-based mobile social games, today announced the availability of the new and improved version 4.0 of their flagship product Munzee for both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store throughout the world.
Unlike other location-based hunting and collecting games (such as Pokemon Go or Geocaching), Munzee treasures are both physical and virtual items placed in the real world. Players venture out using the Munzee app map to hunt for QR code stickers hidden in plain sight and search for virtual items only visible on the special map. Each player earns points '' capturing'' munzees by tapping on a button on the app when the player is within the correct proximity to the game piece.
To date, Munzee players have made over 274 million munzee captures, and the Munzee app has been downloaded over 372,000 times. Munzee enjoys worldwide popularity with players located in North America, Australia, Germany, England, Finland, and more. The map continues to grow every day with more than 8 million munzees deployed worldwide.
In addition to many specific improvements in the app that are listed below, the 4.0 version of Munzee was completely rebuilt from scratch on a technology platform that allows for a smoother experience for players in the future. For example, many improvements to the app will not require players to download a new version of the app. These code changes will be made automatically in an '' over-the-air'' update process. Also, the underlying technology allows Freeze Tag to introduce exciting new features to the Munzee game in the future. These updates were not possible with the 3.0 version, which is why it will no longer be supported going forward.
Improved map loading speed due to the way munzees are cached in the new version. Introduction of easy visual identification of physical munzees as square icons and virtual munzees as round icons on the Munzee map. Brand new interactive tutorial walk-through that demonstrates how to capture a munzee, earn points, and collect badges. Better organized filter sections that make it much easier for Munzee players to sort through the munzee types they want to isolate on the Munzee map, including the ability to combine multiple premium filters. Larger, more visible font used throughout to make reading information easier on the eyes. Improved '' follow me'' feature that keeps players centered on the map as they travel along. Re-organized profile section that enables players to more easily manage their inventory, communicate with friends, check the status of their special munzees, and more. A new in-app announcements system that delivers news directly to players such as special releases, info on new munzees, sales, and other breaking news relevant to the Munzee community.
Munzee players will rejoice at these and many more small improvements in the new 4.0 version of Munzee. Along with the app improvements, Freeze Tag indicated that a new referral reward system, customer loyalty program and more are coming soon.
To learn more and experience the new version, existing Munzee players and new players are invited to download Munzee 4.0 on their Apple and Android mobile devices.


Now don't pay attention to all the different lines. It will get confusing. I don't know exactly what they're getting at either, but, this is chart showing the gold worth in 2009 dollars. As you can see, all the lines are the same in 2008 (or 2009, which would be similar although this chart is from last year). But, look back in 1981! Gold is off the charts! So, in 1981, an ounce of gold was worth at least 5x what it's worth today if you measure it by the amount of goods you can buy with it. Today, an ounce of gold would buy you about one good suit. Back then, an ounce of gold would have bought you at least 7 suits. Understand?
Do you see how high palladium was due to demand? Factor in inflation it would probably have been 25% higher. It's hovering around the $300 mark now, so, it's still pretty low. Don't sell palladium now either, if you have the money, buy palladium just as you would gold. Buy silver too, don't sell silver, keep it.
That's my take on things. I know most of you know this but some people have made good investments in precious metals and I don't want them to sell before they reach full potential! Good luck to all!
Gold Price Jumps $20 Today!


Look but don't touch is a ruling that most stores abide by, but that rule will go out of the window at the Clever Kids grand reopening.
Clever Kids, who have recently changed ownership, are moving to a much larger store in the heart of Tauranga at 28 Grey Street.
New owner Peter Felhofer says the previous owner decided to retire earlier this year, and he was informed by their supplier that they were looking for someone to take over the business.
He says Clever Kids will continue to offer educational and mind-engaging toys, books and performance material, but will have a broader range of products, more staff and more product expertise in areas such as special needs and education.
"What we do different in our store compared to other retail stores is that we very much encourage a hands on shopping experience, especially for younger customers," he says.
The grand reopening will be on Monday, October 8, from 10am at 28 Grey Street. There will be a range of school holiday activities across the week including games, construction competitions, puzzles, arts, crafts and more. New products will also be available to look at.
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A beautiful antique Edwardian solid sterling silver vesta/match case decorated with attractive engraving and with English silver hallmarks for Birmingham 1904.
Measures approx 1.9 inches (47mm) x 1.5 inches (37mm) and is 0.4 inches (10mm) deep.
Full set of English silver hallmarks for Birmingham 1904 (date letter "e"). matching hallmarks on vesta and lid.


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Crypto Winter Series: Ram Ahluwalia of Lumida
August 08, 2022 Fintech Nexus
Ram Ahluwalia is a fintech pioneer who was the founder and CEO of PeerIQ, which he sold to Cross River Bank in 2021. Since then he has focused on the crypto space building the crypto business inside Cross River. Today, he is building a new startup focused on crypto that is still in stealth mode.
He talked about one of the silver linings of the this unique time period is that in Congress there is bipartisan support for legislation that will bring crypto into a regulatory framework. That is what the industry needs to move forward.
Another positive of the crypto winter is that DeFi has proven itself to be more resilient with the likes of MakerDAO, Compound and Aave performing as expected. This is a notable accomplishment.
Watch a video of the full interview here.
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Which Webinar Software Does Clickfunnels Support – What You NEED to Know!
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