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Financial review January–June 2020: Challenging Q2 – Finnlines' services continued unaltered, even though global pandemic significantly reduced revenue and weakened result
EMANUELE GRIMALDI, PRESIDENT AND CEO, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REVIEW
"The Finnlines Group's revenue for January–June 2020 was EUR 236.4 million compared to EUR 295.5 million in the corresponding period 2019, which was a decrease of 20%. The result for the reporting period was EUR 31.7 million – a 32% decrease compared to EUR 46.7 million in corresponding period last year. The Covid-19 pandemic continued its dramatic effects in Europe and Finland, and operationally the quarter was extremely challenging. The biggest impact has been on passenger traffic which has stopped almost completely. Finnlines, like any other shipping operator, is also suffering from the slowdown in global trade caused by the global pandemic.
Finland's island-like location, and its dependence on sea transportation require frequent and regular liner traffic services. Finnlines is the most important player providing maritime transport of rubber-tyred vehicles, i.e. lorries and trailers to and from Finland. Finnlines alone transports more than one third of the roughly one million trucks moving over the three main sea bridges, Finland–Estonia, Finland–Sweden and Finland–Germany, which are connecting Finland to the rest of Europe. Even in this exceptional situation we are facing today, our vessels have been running and performing their duties as usual. With more than 170 departures each week, into and out of Finland, with a fleet of 21 ships, we have been ensuring that the flow of supplies continues to run smoothly.
Finnlines has been following closely all the emergency measures to shipping companies set by the Governments across the Europe and especially Finnish Government's aids that are granted for the operation of cargo and passenger shipping companies. Finnlines is still in the process with NESA aiming for a decision where the support is based and distributed according to each shipping company's share they secure Finland's security of supply in the important rubber-tyred traffic. Finnlines is also hopeful regarding the new proposed supplementary appropriation which is also for awarding grants for shipping companies. Companies that operate in the same sector and compete with each other should have uniform and equal opportunities to apply for and receive financial aid granted by the State and authorities. Non-discrimination and ensuring fair conditions of competition are the basic principles of EU State aid rules.
Besides being a market leader and the most critical company in Finland from the security of supply point of view, Finnlines provides its service in a way that is the most cost-efficient and, also with the lowest CO2 emission per transported rubber-tyred vehicle.
Environmental responsibility has been part of Finnlines' business strategy for a long time and reducing fuel consumption and cutting harmful emissions have been one of the key elements of the strategy. Finnlines has reduced its CO2 emissions by investing in energy efficiency and green technology and by reducing fuel consumption. On top of this, Finnlines is investing in new environmentally friendly vessels to cut emissions further with a total of EUR 0.5 billion. The world's greenest ro-ro vessels are currently being built to accommodate sustainable development and the first ro-ro vessel is expected to start operation as early as next year, and the other two in 2022. In addition to this, Finnlines has also ordered two large Superstar eco-efficient ro-pax vessels, which will pioneer in honouring green values and start in traffic in 2023."
Attachement: Finnlines Financial review Q2 2020
Tom Pippingsköld
phone +358 40 519 5041
tom.pippingskold@finnlines.com
Finnlines Plc
Finnlines is a leading shipping operator of ro-ro and passenger services in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and the Bay of Biscay. The Company is a part of the Grimaldi Group, one of the world's largest operators of ro-ro vessels and the largest operator of the Motorways of the Sea in Europe for both passengers and freight. This affiliation enables Finnlines to offer liner services to and from any destination in the Mediterranean, West Africa as well as the Atlantic coast of both North and South America.


I admit that I can be sucker for shiny things sometimes. It's fair to say that I'm not a huge fan of match-3 games, but when I get caught up in them, it's as much for the glitter and sparkle as things explode as anything else, so for me, graphics really matter when it comes to casual puzzle games like Jewel Craft. Thankfully, the visuals don't disappoint, and while the game overall isn't a bad way to pass the time, the general gameplay and mechanics are well-traveled and fairly stale standards.
An attractive puzzle game, Jewel Craft definitely ranks among the better match-3 games out there, although it brings very little by way of innovation to the genre. In many ways, this is a straight-up Bejeweled clone with just enough minor tweaks to make it a different game, but it's a very well done clone, with excellent graphics, reasonably smooth gameplay, and some mild innovations that keep the constant action interesting.
There are four different playing modes: Classic, Crazy, Puzzle, and Battle Mode. Classic is about what you'd expect, Crazy allows you to switch gems regardless of whether or not they make a match, Puzzle has you move gems strategically to clear the entire board, and Battle Mode is probably the best reason to give Jewel Quest a try if you're a die-hard match-3 fan. Battle Mode allows you to compete head to head with a friend or random stranger via Game Center for the high score, which can in some pretty swift and furious action.
Classic, Crazy, and Puzzle modes are also comprised of timed levels, so there's always a sense of general urgency. There are also additional bonuses available for combo strings, and special gems are created when you match 4 or 5 gems. Unfortunately, the special gems are just standard bomb gems, nothing unusual or innovative like the heroes in Babo Crash, for example, but it does mean the game never trips you up with new things to learn.
All in all, I was satisfied with Jewel Craft as a decent, if not terribly interesting match-3 game, but I have to say that while the game overall was very polished and professional, I really hated the sound. It just didn't have the same sparkle as the graphics and made the experience fall a little flat, but otherwise, it's a perfectly decent match-3, perhaps a little too safe and boring, but the high production values certainly make this a reasonable alternative to Bejeweled 2.
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Mention 'Johor Bahru' to any Singaporean and you'll probably be bombarded by discussions of the best cafes and which has the best Insta-worthy spots. Thanks to the exchange rate, we can feast like kings in JB for the same amount that you pay for a simple brunch at an one of those overpriced cafes in Singapore.
Most people make day trips over the border, but the only way to really enjoy all that JB has to offer is stay over one night as you can take your time hitting all the good cafes.
We ate our way through the plethora of cafes in JB and these are the places worth visiting to feed your stomachs and your cameras without emptying your wallets in just 48 hours. We actually did it, so this itinerary is tried and tested!
If you're heading to JB for cafe-hopping, the best way to get around is through a private car hire. Tazby Van Rental's driver picked us all up from Marsiling MRT station and drove us all the way across the border and to our hotel, without have to battle the crowds at immigration. Taking a private car certainly beats taking the train or even the coach as you don't have to carry all your barang with you. And if we felt like making a detour, all we had to do was ask our driver. Some cafes are also located in more isolated areas, which makes calling a cab tough.
2 day rental including a chauffeur with a pickup and dropoff at one location in Singapore for 5 seater car is SG$370, for 7 seater car is SG$420, and for 11 seater car is SG$550. Cars available for rent include Perodua Axia, Proton Exora, Honda BRV, Toyota Innova, Toyota Hiace, and Hyundai Starex.
After making your way through immigration, you're probably starving. Right next to the immigration is Jalan Dhoby, a vibrant street chock full of old cafes and a trendy container park with even more eateries.
Begin your 48-hour foodie experience with cheap and good indian food. Bamboo Biryani steams basmati rice together with toppings like chicken and prawns in bamboo containers to marry the spices and the flavours of the meats together for a fragrant biryani, hence their namesake.
The chicken biryani is a safe choice, with tender chicken that breaks apart without much effort on a heaping mountain of rice that'll fill you right up. Every biryani comes with unlimited servings of raitha, a tangy onion and carrot curd, a veggie side (it was curried ladyfinger when we visited) and a crisp piece of papadum.
While a simple briyani with egg costs just 8RM, we felt that the crab biryani was the most value-for-money.
For just 25RM (SG$9), you get an entire crab as your meat. While the crab isn't huge, the sweet flesh was enough to satisfy our seafood cravings. Other toppings include fish, prawn, mutton, vege, and jeera. Wash everything down with a cup of masalaki, a flavourful tea brewed with cinnamon and spices.
After lunch, stop by the famous bakeries just down the street for some snacks. Hiap Seng Bakery is famous for their moist banana cake that Singaporeans buy by the dozens to bring back, and Salahuddin Bakery has been perfecting their curry puff and bread recipes for nearly 80 years now.
Bamboo Biryani. 61 Jalan Ibrahim, Bandar Johor Bahru, 80000 Johor, Malaysia. Open daily from 11am to 7.30pm.
Hiap Joo Bakery. 13 Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, Bandar Johor Bahru, 80000 Johor, Malaysia. Open from 7.30am to 5.30pm on Mon to Sat, and from 8.30am to 12.30pm on Sun.
Salahuddin Bakery. 26 Jalan Dhoby, Bandar Johor Bahru, 80000 Johor, Malaysia. Open from 8am to 2pm on Mon to Wed, from 9:30am – 5:30pm and 6:30pm – 7:30pm on Thu to Sat, and form 8am to 2pm on Sun.
After lunch, check into Holiday Villa Johor Bahru City Centre, which is strategically located about 10 minutes away from the immigration checkpoint. Holiday Villa has everything you could possibly need or want for a quick staycation – a rooftop bar, an infinity pool with panoramic views, and even a gym for those exercise buffs who do not seem to have a rest day.
With deluxe rooms starting from $113 a night, Holiday Villa is very conveniently situated just across the road from KSL City Mall, a shopping haven and also where you can find cheap massage parlours and manicurists. Just a short drive away by car, you can easily reach places like Mount Austin Heights, Taman Pelangi, and even the Austin Heights Water & Adventure Park within 15 minutes.
If you're not feeling like retail therapy, there are a variety of restaurants, juice bars, and even a bubble tea joint within the same building as Holiday Villa itself so you don't have to venture out too far.
We found this cosy juice bar in the basement, which sells freshly pressed juices and milkshakes that come in gorgeous cups that look like you're holding a mini-bouquet of flowers. Wishful Summer has partnered up with florist Ace Flora for these pretty cups of juices that come topped with a mini-garden arrangement.
It can be tricky to find Wishful Summer as it's inconspicuously hidden under the corner of the building. From the lobby of Holiday Villa, head out and turn right down the flight of stairs. Round the corner and you should be able to see the juice bar on your right.
There is an outside seating area with flower arrangements on display. While they are for sale, feel free to use them as a backdrop for your Insta-photos!
Holiday Villa Johor Bahru City Centre. Menara Malpakat, 260 Jalan Dato Sulaiman, Taman Abad, 80250 Johor, Malaysia. Book your rooms online now.
Wishful Summer. Holiday Villa Basement, 80250 Johor, Malaysia. Open from 12 noon to 8pm on Tues, Wed, Thurs, and Sun, and from 12 noon to 10pm on Fri and Sat. Closed on Mon.
Take some time to relax in the hotel at the infinity pool in Holiday Villa, before heading up to SKY 26, the rooftop bar on the 26th floor. Glam it up a little by taking your dreamy OOTDs with panoramic views of the city. Those city lights sparkling in the distance? Great for inspirational captions!
To soak in the golden hour as the sun sets, aim to get to SKY 26 by 6pm to get the best seats overlooking JB. Indulge in New Zealand lamb racks and salmon fillets as you crack open a bottle of French wine.SKY 26 has curated their wines for all sorts of taste palates.
The Francs Les Cerisiers is a full-bodied wine with a stronger blackberry taste best paired with red meats, or go for the Chateau Bolaire, a lighter and fruitier red. If you are more of a spirits kind of person, SKY 26 also has a cocktail named after itself; the signature SKY 26 cocktail is a chocolate martini rimmed with chocolate and sprinkles for a sweet tipple.
While SKY 26 has a food menu, most of the food is actually made in the same kitchen as Muraii, a Japanese restaurant on the ground floor.
Muraii is more casual, designed to look like those hole-in-the-wall Japanese izakayas when you step in. From the outside, Muraii might look like a Hong Kong restaurant as the entrance is next to a bookshelf with nostalgic '80s comics. But once you step inside, the cosy tables and hanging lanterns bring you to Japan. There's even a bar counter where you watch the chef prepare your dishes right in front of you.
And you'd want to drop by Muraii soon to catch the comic store front before it gets revamped into a Yakimono stall.
Be prepared for an exquisite gastronomical journey as the chef puts his own spin on Japanese classics, inspired by local flavours and produce. When the Furutsu Rainbow Dragon Roll first arrived on the table, the sushi roll looked like a mix between a dessert and a fruit salad. The fried ebi roll is covered in colorful tropical fruits like kiwi, mango, and orange, and drizzled in a sweet yoghurt sauce – a harmony of sweet and savoury all in one bite as all the flavours complement each other in your mouth. Somehow, all the ingredients just works together and it just made me want to put piece after piece in my mouth just to taste the myriad of flavours again.
Other must-trys include the Ika Meshi, an entire Hokkaido grilled squid covered in teriyaki sauce and stuffed with garlic fried rice, and the Kaisen Dragon Fruit With Mentai, a spicy mentai salad with cod fish roes and salmon served in a dragon fruit. I like how the chef takes extra care in the presentation of the dishes down to every carrot flower detail, so much that taking the first bite almost felt like I was destroying a work of art.
The ultimate indulgence is the Stone Grilled Wagyu Beef, A5 grade Japanese wagyu beef that melts in your mouth. Grill the beef on both sides for a few seconds on the stone grill, where the delicious sounds of the sizzle and the smell of cooking beef is enough to cause salivation, before putting the slice of heaven in your mouth. That's what 200RM tastes like, but it's worth every cent. The beef is best eaten with the side of garlic chips for a burst of umami.
Sky 26. 26th Floor, Menara Malpakat, 260 Jalan Dato Sulaiman, Taman Abad, 80250 Johor, Malaysia. Open from 6pm to 1am on Mon to Thurs, and from 6pm to 2am on Fri to Sun.
Muraii. Shop 9, Ground Floor, Menara Malpakat, 260 Jalan Dato Sulaiman, Taman Abad, 80250 Johor, Malaysia. Open daily from 12pm to 3.30pm and 5.30pm to 11pm.
Why would you call room service when you have this Hong Kong-esque supper spot? The bright neon lights and signs at 深夜食糖 SYST make us feel like we're actually in a Hong Kong bing sutt, down to the stools and glass-topped tables with the menu staring up at you from under the glass. A zinc wall covered in old flyers above the toilet sink behind the beaded curtains makes even a simple bathroom stop an Insta-worthy journey.
Buttery egg tarts and cold sagos await as you step into 80s Hong Kong. The menu is very traditional, with both hot and cold desserts. You can't go wrong with a cold bowl of quintessential Mango Pomelo Sago, or be a little basic by trying the Avocado Sago, a creamy avocado sago that actually has pieces of avocado flesh floating in it. For something warm and soothing, get the Snow Pear Soup With Peach Gum and Ginseng, which is a double-boiled soup with a variety of herbs that supposedly helps people stay youthful by boosting your immune system and energy levels.
Who knew a bowl of soupy macaroni and chicken could taste so good? Humble dishes like egg sandwiches and macaroni will satisfy any late night hunger pangs that you might get since this joint closes at 2am.
Once you're done with the day's activities, SYST is a great hangout after dinner or drinks, and it tends to get crowded after midnight. The best seats are the booths at the end, right next to the colorful signs that are just screaming to be on Instagram. Don't forget those red shades for those #hypebeast shots.
深夜食糖 SYST. Shop 6A, First Floor, Menara Malpakat, 260 Jalan Dato Sulaiman, Taman Abad, 80250 Johor, Malaysia. Open daily from 3pm to 2am.
Start off your day early with a hearty dim sum breakfast. Just a short elevator ride away is Cha Lao, a Hong Kong style tea house. Literally translating to 'tea house', the Chinese restaurant is actually located on the second floor as the first floor is the kitchen, where you'll see chefs preparing all the dim sum.
Pick dishes off the dim sum trolley going round the room like Siew Mai, Har Gao, and Steamed Phoenix Feet With Oyster Sauce. Some dishes like the Steamed Rice Rolls (Chee Cheong Fan), Steamed Bun With BBQ Pork Loin (Char Siew Bao) are made to order, and you can order it off the ala carte menu. Cha Lao has a pretty extensive selection of traditional yum cha dishes that tastes good. While the prices might seem a little steep compared to other dim sum places in Malaysia, the standard of the dishes more than make up for it.
Because we all have an obsession with Instagram-worthy food, you'd want to take out your phones for the Steamed Custard Bun With Salted Egg Yolk. The black buns are glazed with edible gold glitter, and when torn apart, the insides comes flowing out in a stream of golden liquid. And it tastes as good as it looks, with the thick salted egg yolk custard soaking in the fluffy bun.
Shout out to the Fried Carrot (Radish) Cake, where the radishes are extra crispy with soft insides as they are deep-fried before being stir-fried with the sauce, sprouts and chilli. You'll find Cha Lao's carrot cake is much lighter on the tastebuds than the savoury carrot cake in hawker centers as they don't use as much garlic or oyster sauce.
As always, end with traditional desserts like egg tarts and fried sesame balls.
茶楼 Cha Lao Dim Sum. Shop 6, Menara Malpakat, 260 Jalan Dato Sulaiman, Taman Abad, 80250 Johor, Malaysia. Open from 8am to 5pm daily.
After checking out from Holiday Villa, head to Taman Mount Austin just about 10 minutes drive away. The Mount Austin area is another food enclave with even more Insta-worthy cafes and dessert shops all within walking distance. It's our own little haven as foodies, with food trucks, chic cafes, and a plethora of bubble tea shops.
Melbourne-inspired cafe People & Places is a hipster oasis amongst all the trendy cafes. The industrial cafe has a high loft ceiling and plenty of greenery in a pleasing mix of urban architecture. The airy cafe is flush with natural lighting and the colorful dishes makes this cafe a good stop for flatlays and OOTDs.
The Quesadilla Brekkie which gained fame thanks to being the one dish that Jay Chou travelled all the way to JB for is one of the more popular dishes. The quesadilla is stuffed with tom yum scrambled eggs, sriracha aioli, coriander and cheddar cheese and is best eaten warm, so don't take too long with your photos as the cheese and the tortilla will start to stiffen as it becomes cold.
The one dish that really blew my mind was the Pan Fried Salmon With Kimchi Cauliflower Rice. The salmon was fresh and didn't taste too fishy, and the kimchi fried rice was equal parts crunchy and spicy. The onsen egg immediately broke upon cutting it open, mixing into the rice. 10/10 would travel all the way back to People & Places just to eat this!
Other brunch items include the Roasted Peanut Butter Toasts and the Englishman's breakfast. It's not a true-blue Melbourne cafe without coffee, and the coffee selection is carefully curated with filter coffees and seasonal blends.
And then you have the sweet-tooths. Satisfy all your sugar cravings at The Sugar Pantry, which has cakes, pies, macarons, tarts, pastries and more cakes.
The first floor of the cafe is a bread shop where you can get freshly made pastries and desserts to go. Head to the second floor where you can chill with more intricate desserts like a macaron tower. The Berry Macaron Quee is a towering sculpture of cream, fresh strawberries and strawberry syrup sitting on top of a giant macaron. The tower also comes in a Durian flavour for fans of the pungent fruit.
The Sugar Pantry also serves mains but we're here mainly for the desserts. If you're really keen on trying their mains since you're there, they have an interesting Chicken Laksa Pesto worth a try.
Enough of food for now? Mount Austin has no shortage of juice bars and milk tea shops. Drop by JUGOS如果。是 for refreshing juices to detox from all the eating you've been doing. While the store might look really small, the inside of the shop actually has a huge seating area with – you guessed it – more IG-worthy spots.
You can choose between blending different fruits together or mixing it with milk, both of which will result in colorful ombre drinks ready to be Instagrammed. If you're enjoying your juices at the store, you can even request for your juice to be served in these glass bottles with sake cups. Unfortunately you can't bring the bottles home as they are purely for photo-taking!
If you're unsure of which fruits will go well together, you can always ask the waiters behind the counter for recommendations. Our favourites are the Honeydew Milk and the Orange Mango juice.
People & Places Cafe. 6 Jalan Kencana Emas 2/3, Kawasan Perindustrian Tebrau 3, 81100 Johor, Malaysia. Open from 10am to 6pm on Mon to Thurs, and from 10am to 9pm on Fri to Sun.
The Sugar Pantry. 47 Jalan Molek 1/9, Taman Molek, 81100 Johor, Malaysia. Open daily from 10am to 10pm.
JUGOS 如果。是. 45 Jalan Austin Heights 3, Taman Mount Austin, 81100 Johor, Malaysia.
It's been a long day of cafe-hopping and it's now time to wrap up your 48-hour eating marathon. Make a final pit stop at Bloom for a little escape from the dreary streets or eat all the ramen you can at a food truck because it's that cheap.
By the same founders of Mok Mok, Bloom is the whimsical sister of said minimalistic cafe in Taman Pelangi. Stepping into Bloom is like entering a magical floral garden, with dried flowers hanging from the ceiling, awash in shades of pink and purple. Swinging tables and garden chairs add to the garden vibes without you having to swelter in the outside heat. The cosy cafe can seat at most 25 to 30 people, so be prepared to queue on weekends.
The menu is mostly similar to Mok Mok's, with interesting Japanese fusion dishes, desserts, and even the flower teas. Tuck into their signature don, Gyutan, where thin slices of beef tongue is marinated in chili sesame oil and shoyu. It's a bit on the spicy side, so those who don't like spice can go for Western delights like the Salmon Sunrise or the Grilled Chicken Burger. If you love onions, opt change your side of fries to the Onion Fries, which are strips of airy deep-fried onion.
Too full from all the eating? Have some bites like the fried Calamari and Gyozas, but do leave some space for dessert. You do not want to miss the Fresh Mango Souffle Pancake, a moist, jiggly cream cheese souffle pancake. Served with sweet mangos and vanilla ice cream, each bite of this Japanese dessert is soft and fluffy that'll leave you spooning more and more into your mouth. Before you know it, it's all gone!
Dining in food trucks is part novelty and part budget. 三日月拉麵 is a food truck that sells really, really cheap ramen out of the carpark lot. This was my first time eating at a food truck in the middle of a carpark and it was actually pretty enjoyable. It's hard to really find fault; each bowl of ramen is only 14 – 15RM (SG$4.50- $5), your order is served in a couple of minutes, and they also sell this really good homemade green milk tea that matcha lovers will go crazy for.
Choose from 4 different broths: tonkotsu, shoyu, spicy tonkotsu, and black garlic, and each bowl comes with two slices of cha shu, spiral fishcake and an onsen egg. It's hard to say which is the best between the spicy tonkotsu and black garlic broths. The spicy tonkotsu ramen gets a fiery kick from the chilli minced meat that is added to the soup, while the black garlic broth is sweeter and heavier with intense garlic flavours. Add on some sides like takoyaki, gyoza, and karaage to complete the true Japanese meal experience.
Many families and office stop workers regularly stop by the ramen food truck for a quick dinner, so you don't usually have to wait long. Once you're filled up with ramen, head over to the 7-Eleven that the food truck just parked in front, where you can stock up on tons of interesting snacks like the Ghost Pepper Instant Noodles for the trip back to Singapore.
Bloom. 87 Jalan Mutiara Emas 2A, Taman Mount Austin, 81100 Johor, Malaysia. Open daily from 12 noon to 11.30pm.
三日月拉麵. Carpark lot in Jalan Mutiara Emas 2A, Taman Mount Austrin, 81100 Johor, Malaysia. Usually found in front of 7-Eleven. Open daily from 6.30pm – 12.30am.


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Royal Gallery Tuanku Ja'afar (Seremban)
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Royal Gallery Tuanku Ja'afar is focused on the former long time Negeri Sembilan Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Ja'afar (king or sultan) along with the history of the Negeri Sembilan. The state's name means nine (sembilan) villages or nagari in the Minangkabau language as the state was settled by the Minangkabau, a people originally from West Sumatra (in present-day Indonesia) with each sembilan having ts own chieftain/king etc. However and over the years and into the colonial period, the former state of Naning was annexed to Malacca, Klang to Selangor, and Segamat to Johor. Unlike Malaysia's eight other Royal Malay states, the Ruler of Negeri Sembilan is elected to his office by the territorial chiefs or Ruling Chiefs of the state. Tuanku Ja'afar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman GCB (19 July 1922 – 27 December 2008 – his mother was Dulcie Campbell, a Eurasian nurse who embraced Islam as Cik Maimunah) was the tenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (equivalent to King) of Malaysia from 26 April 1994 until 25 April 1999 and the tenth Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan. He modernized the state and being an avid sports enthusiast, had some international standard golf courses built. His portrait is still featured on the obverse of Malaysian Ringgit banknotes since the First series which was first issued in 1967.
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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are getting DIVORCED … after 5 years of marriage.
It"s unclear if divorce papers have been filed with the court.
We"re told Tom and Katie have a prenup. The net worth of both Tom and Katie is around $275 mil, but clearly Tom raked in most of that.
The last time Tom and Katie were seen together in public was back in February. She did not attend any of the "Rock of Ages" premieres.
Tom and Katie have one child together, Suri, who is 6-years-old.
49-year-old Tom has 2 children from his previous marriage to Nicole Kidman. He was also married to actress Mimi Rogers from 1987 to 1990.
Cruise and 33-year-old Holmes were married in November 2006 in a lavish ceremony held at an Italian castle. The split was first reported by People.com.
Katie and Suri have been spotted in NYC all week.


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European Commission appoints Platform on Sustainable Finance, includes UNEP FI
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The European Commission published today the list of members of the Platform on Sustainable Finance, which includes UNEP FI. The Platform brings together experts from civil society organizations, academia, and the business and finance sector to develop sustainable finance policies and tools to tackle the urgency of the sustainability transition.
For the next 2 years the group will advise the Commission on:
Robust and science-based technical screening criteria for the EU taxonomy
The review of the EU Taxonomy Regulation
The observation of capital flows towards sustainable finance
Sustainable finance policy development
UNEP FI welcomes the opportunity to contribute and stands ready to support progress and leadership for sustainable finance in Europe, and globally.
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BLM Flip Flops: "No Deal" on Dropping Actions Against Bundy!
Despite standoff defeat, feds assert case will continue
Despite being forced to release hundreds of seized cattle after an astounding standoff on Saturday, the Bureau of Land Management has vowed to continue its pursuit of Cliven Bundy, asserting that no deal has been made to cease its case against the Nevada cattle rancher.
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Amazing scenes unfolded on Saturday as Bundy supporters and cowboys on horseback faced off against armed BLM agents and police, demanding that hundreds of cattle seized by the BLM over a grazing rights dispute be released from a nearby corral.
With feds and law enforcement at one point threatening to shoot protesters dead, Bundy supporters fearlessly held their ground and then began advancing on the corral.
Around 380 cattle were eventually released and BLM agents left the scene, a remarkable victory for property rights activists against big government. However, the 'battle of Bunkerville' as it is now being called is unlikely to mark the end of the saga.
Despite Clark County Sheriff Douglas Gillespie announcing on Saturday that the BLM had agreed to cease its operation against Bundy, the BLM now asserts that it played no part in the deal and will continue to pursue Bundy "administratively and judicially" for the $1 million in grazing fees it claims Bundy owes the feds.
Since Bundy has steadfastly refused to pay the fee, offering instead to pay it to Clark County, the feds will have no option other than to send armed men to arrest Bundy or restart the operation to confiscate his cattle. Such action will then prompt thousands of Americans to rally to Bundy's defense just as they did last week, threatening another standoff.
"The door isn't closed. We'll figure out how to move forward with this," BLM spokesman Craig Leff told the Associated Press, adding, "The BLM and National Park Service did not cut any deal and negotiate anything, there was no deal we made."
This completely contradicts reports on Saturday which stated that, "A deal has been reached between the Bundy family and the Bureau of Land Management."
In another twist, private investigator Doug Hagmann claims a Department of Homeland Security source told him that the federal stand down on Saturday was merely a temporary measure designed to "hoodwink" Bundy supporters into "believing that the situation is being resolved".
Hagmann says his source told him the plan to release the cattle had been devised the day before and that Saturday's activities were focused around a military assessment of the strength of the "resistance" shown by Bundy supporters.
Whatever the truth, the 'battle of Bunkerville' represents a seminal moment in the modern American liberty movement.
However, the notion that it represents the end of the federal government's pursuit of Cliven Bundy is a naive conclusion to draw.
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BC Election Series: Housing Affordability, Supply and Related Tax Policy Issues
This is the third in a series of policy staff blogs on the platforms released by the three main parties contesting the current BC election: the BC Liberals, the NDP, and the Greens.
For a cross-platform comparison of the three parties' election commitments, check out our summary document.
Blog 3: Housing Affordability, Supply and Related Tax Policy Issues
Real estate, home prices, rental units and affordability figure prominently in all three party platforms. Each party has developed a substantial narrative around housing/housing affordability, with each platform proposing several housing-related policy measures or new/revised programs.
All three parties promise more funding to expand the supply of rental, co-op, and low income housing across the province. The NDP platform signals an intention to build 114,000 affordable rental, non-profit, co-op and owner purchase housing units through partnerships over 10 years. This is a big spending item that is not explicitly costed in their platform. Based on the Liberal commitments and the Greens' plan (discussed below), per unit funding would likely be in the range of $150,000 to $185,000.[1] With no costing provided for this promise in the NDP's platform, it is impossible to say what the overall financial impact on government would be. However, if the per unit cost for the government ends up being in the vicinity of $175,000, then 114,000 units would require as much as $20 billion in new spending over 10 years.
Of course, the actual amount allocated by the government would depend on the mix, location and provincial government funding share under any partnership arrangements that are established. If the plan is to aim for more modest financial contributions from the province, then the annual cost of this proposal could be closer to $1 billion, rather than $2 billion. The NDP platform does have an unspecified provision for an additional $1.4 billion in annual capital spending. With the hefty cost of building additional affordable housing not itemized in the NDP's plan, presumably at least a portion of the additional capital spending is intended to pay for some or all of the party's rental housing plan – at this stage we don't know.
The NDP platform, however, also makes capital commitments to replace old hospitals, build new schools in Surrey and Coquitlam and to fund 40% of the capital costs of the multi-billion dollar Mayor's Council plan for transit infrastructure in Metro Vancouver. If the NDP's share of partnership funding is similar to other affordable housing projects undertaken by the province in recent years, then housing construction will absorb all of the incremental capital funding and more. Even if they plan on contributing a significantly smaller share of the costs for adding more rental units, there will still be little funding available for other capital projects mentioned in the NDP's platform.
For their part, the Greens pledge an extra $750 million per year to support the construction of 4,000 affordable housing units per year (this translates into a per unit cost of $185,500).[2] Most of this looks to be funded, as the platform allocates $620 million annually from an expanded overall capital budget to finance the construction of additional units.
Most of the Liberals' commitments are in place and are essentially reiterated in the platform. The Liberal government previously earmarked $355 million over five years to support construction of 2,000 affordable housing units. Another $500 million to create 2,900 rental units in partnership with local governments and other agencies was announced in the fall of 2016. This funding flows from the Housing Priority Special Account, and was covered in the 2017 Budget. In advance of Budget 2017, the Liberals added another $65 million over two years to help meet the housing needs of people with mental health and substance use issues. The Liberal platform restates the $920 million the government has committed to fund the construction of a total of 5,300 affordable rental and social housing units. Construction will take place over the next few years, but the majority of the costs are covered in the existing budgetary framework.
Housing Supply, Costs & Taxes
The NDP's platform is mainly concerned with renters. It does not include proposals to assist first time home buyers or help families purchase a home. Instead, the New Democrats intend to expand the supply of rental units. If elected, the NDP will provide a refundable renter's rebate of $400 per household per year. They also plan to pass legislation requiring 'fair treatment [of renters] during renovations and demolitions of rental properties." Looking to further reduce the role of foreign home buyers and speculators, the NDP would introduce a 2% absentee owner speculators' tax, which is projected to raise $200 million a year. Here, it is worth noting that the Liberal government recently passed legislation giving the City of Vancouver authority to levy and administer a tax on vacant homes.
Additional tax on residential real estate is a substantial source of extra revenue for the Greens, based on the party's platform. They call for a property transfer tax to discourage speculation and flipping. The Greens would increase the foreign buyers' tax to 30% (from 15%) and have it apply all across BC, rather than just in Metro Vancouver. Capital gains in excess of $750,000 on principal residences would also be taxed by a Green government (currently, there is zero capital gains tax on principal residences, regardless of value). However, a footnote in the Greens' platform indicates this would only be for properties held for less
than five years, which in effect means it would only apply to the high end of the residential real estate market. Affecting all property owners, the Greens favour a sliding scale for the Property Transfer Tax (PTT), ranging from 0% for properties valued below $200,000 to 12% for those over $3 million. The Greens would also impose a value-based annual property surtax, with some provisions for offsets for owners who pay Canadian/BC income tax. Combined, the Greens' plan projects an additional $500 million in annual revenue collected from new and expanded taxes on residential housing and real estate transactions.
In broad terms, the Liberals plan to address affordability through a combination of measures to curb demand from foreign buyers, programs to help first-time home buyers, and funding to increase the supply of rental and co-op housing. Most of the Liberals' housing-related initiatives were previously announced and have been incorporated into the fiscal framework outlined in Budget 2017.
One significant Liberal promise (unveiled in Budget 2017) is the BC Home Partnership program, which allots $700 million over three years to assist first time buyers with mortgage down payments. The program provides interest-free loans up to $37,500 for an estimated 42,000 first-time buyers.
The Liberals' platform contains a few new measures targeting supply or improvements to the existing housing stock. Building on the BC Home Renovation Tax Credit, which assists seniors with the cost of renovations to increase accessibility, the Liberals pledge to double the credit to $20,000 and expand its application to apply to anyone doing renovations to accommodate a secondary suite. They have also committed to working with municipalities to speed up permitting for residential development.
While there are some areas of overlap, in broad terms the three parties take somewhat different approaches to addressing the issue of housing affordability. The Liberals have implemented measures aimed at tempering price increases, allocated some funding to increase the supply of rental and low-income housing, and launched a program to assist those seeking to get into the housing market. The NDP puts a much higher priority on renters, with direct support and aggressive plans to expand rental and low-income housing. The Greens envisage generating significantly more revenue from housing-related taxes and then using a hefty portion of this to boost the supply of rental units.
[1] The Liberals have committed $500 million to build 2,900 units in partnership arrangements with local governments and other agencies. This works out to provincial funding of approximately $172,000 per unit. A specific project constructing 80 affordable housing units in Richmond received $12 million in funding from the province and $8 million from the City. With this arrangement, the province's per unit funding is $150,000.
[2] Note that the NDP proposes to build nearly three times as many affordable housing units each year, which suggests annual spending will likely be more than $1 billion.
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SPACEX'S HYPERLOOP RACE WAS ALL ABOUT 'MAXIMUM SPEED' (AND CELEBRATING ELON MUSK)
The Tesla/SpaceX vehicle got up to 220 mph, faster than the winning student team's top speed of 201 mph.
The SpaceX Hyperloop
On a recent Sunday, hundreds of engineering students and fans of futuristic, high-speed transportation gathered under a blazing sun outside the headquarters of SpaceX in Hawthorne, Calif., to do two things: watch some hyperloop pods go really fast, and informally celebrate the achievements of Elon Musk.
The SpaceX Hyperloop pod competition was a chance for 20 teams of engineering students to race their electrically powered, carbon-fiber pods through SpaceX's three-quarter mile long steel hyperloop tube. But it was also a chance to sit in the driver seat of a Model 3, peer inside a Dragon capsule, stand in the shadow of a 10-foot tall obelisk built from Boring Company bricks, and stock up on some serious Musk swag. Falcon Heavy t-shirts, hyperloop stickers, and framed posters of SpaceX's Tesla Roadster-driving "Starman" — all available for purchase.
It's been a rough few months for Musk, and his legions of devoted fans. Tesla continues to struggle through the "production hell" of the mass-market Model 3 sedan, burning through billions of dollars in cash and worrying investors about the company's financial future. The company laid off 9 percent of its staff in June, but says its on target to earn a profit later this year.
Meanwhile, Musk's attempt to insert himself in the rescue operation of the youth soccer team from a flooded cave in Thailand was widely panned. And he was forced to apologize to one of the cave rescuers for calling him a pedophile without justification after he dubbed Musk's attempt to help save the stranded boys with a "kid-size submarine" a PR stunt.
And now here he is, throwing his idea of the best party on earth: a competition for engineering students. There was ping pong, SpaceX-branded Jenga, food trucks selling poké bowls, and an 80s cover band called the Spazmatics. It was like Bonnaroo (Elon-aroo?) meets the XPrize, with a splash of high school science fair. Striding past the hyperloop teams' booths with his five sons, his girlfriend Canadian pop star Grimes, and a team of bodyguards in tow, Musk appeared utterly at ease. He bent over to inspect one prototype, and then cracked a physics joke to the pod's designers. They laughed hysterically.
"There are so many things in the world that cause people to be depressed about the future, or pessimistic," Musk later told the teams. "I think one of the things that you're doing is making people excited about the future. Those things are rare. It actually energizes me about the future." More
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Popular Roman leader, and advocate of the emancipation of the Jews; born in Rome 1800; died there Aug. 10, 1849. Inspired by the patriot Mazzini, Brunetti labored not only for the deliverance of his native city, but also for the unhappy inhabitants of the Roman ghetto. He utilized the great influence he had gained during the prerevolutionary epoch, in effecting a reconciliation between the Jews and their Christian fellow-citizens. On July 8, 1847, he won over the inhabitants of Regola, a suburb of Rome, and a week later an immense mass-meeting in favor of the Jews was held in the capital itself. On the evening of that meeting (July 15) 6,000 Roman citizens went to the ghetto and fraternized enthusiastically with its inhabitants. When on April 17, 1848 (the first day of Pesaḥ), theorder of Pius IX. to tear down the walls of the ghetto was made public, Ciciruacchio hastened thither with a large number of his friends, and they were the first to begin the work of demolition. In the following year Ciciruacchio, together with two of his sons, was killed in a riot in the streets of Rome. The Jewish congregation of Rome erected in its council-room a tablet to his memory, with an inscription recording his great services in the emancipation of the Jews of Rome.
Vogelstein and Rieger, Gesch. der Juden in Rom, ii. 370, 374.


In the past few years, music streaming has suddenly become one of the most crowded spaces in tech. Established players such as Spotify and Pandora are fighting off challenges from some of the biggest tech players in the world. Apple Music launched with 11M users in its first month, Amazon Prime Music - visually a Spotify clone - comes at a great price point for Prime subscribers (free), and now YouTube Music is launching as a standalone app. Even this ignores other strong players in the space with large non-US user bases, such as LINE and Deezer.
Arguments have been made for each of these platforms "winning streaming," mostly focusing on things like Apple's dominance of mobile hardware, YouTube's ubiquity and free features, Spotify's analytical intelligence and strong product design. But what does "winning" entail? Is it being the largest platform, having the strongest product, having the most momentum?
For the moment, this space is significantly fragmented and consumers often use multiple music solutions, showing loyalty to none. Each company uses different channels to promote their product (Spotify and telco deals, Apple and iOS devices) and differ in strength on mobile. This creates an opportunity for any of them - and perhaps the largest opportunity for one of the only major tech players without a standalone music service. Facebook.
Facebook also had a major product announcement recently - "Music Stories", a feature launching initially to Facebook's iOS app users. The feature allows users to play songs shared directly from Spotify and Apple Music on their news feeds and instantly add those songs to their music libraries on those services. For the moment, users can't stream more than short 30 second samples on Facebook, and those are the only two services supported at this time. That's a modest start for Facebook, which has previously supported Spotify integration.
Why is this Facebook's play? For instance, why haven't they yet launched a standalone music service? Signs already point to Facebook making an even larger push into music, and they have already invested heavily in the success of their video product. I'll examine what Facebook might be doing, and who they might have learned from.
We get a better idea of Facebook's motives when we look at one competitor in particular: Apple Music. Launching in July, Apple Music boasted an impressive 11 million listeners in its first month of availability, but by October had only added 4 million more. 6.5 million of these listeners were paying for the product, leaving the remainder (8.5 million) as free-trial users. While this may initially seem like a decent retention rate, user growth was clearly awful in the intervening months, especially considering the massive amount of available iOS devices that could simply sign up for a FREE TRIAL.
So what happened? Apple relied on a massive initial marketing push, which briefly boosted awareness of the product, but neglected to add any strong social features at launch. Without the virality enabled by direct sharing of songs, Apple Music relied on word of mouth after launch to attract users - and often that word of mouth was not good.
What happens when products neglect virality as a growth mechanism? They don't attract new users, and then they die. In fact, Apple Music did their competitors a favor by educating users about the ease of streaming music and failing to capture any of them. The biggest reason: there were no significant network effects associated with use of the Apple Music product. With no free tier on Apple Music to retain users who were on the fence, Spotify and YouTube were the beneficiaries of new music streamers who were unwilling to subscribe to Apple Music after their initial trial period subsided.
I used Apple's own published numbers on conversion rate and user growth to project their growth based on a virality model (see Andrew Chen's post). If we attribute every single new user to viral growth and reverse engineer the viral model from their numbers, each Apple Music user was responsible for attracting 0.3 additional users to the platform (a high number, considering many new users simply discovered the app through updating their OS). If we keep the retention rate constant (and the overwhelming evidence suggests it may decrease), Apple Music's organic viral growth should flatline around month 5. Which is to say - now. And that's just for free trial uptake.
What may boost their success above this organic line might be additional marketing efforts, new iOS users, expanding to Android platforms, or actually building strong user-to-user social sharing features, but the damage is already done. 11 million users in the first month were dumped into a terrible funnel, and most have already leaked out to competitors. Apple blew it.
Apple Music's hockey stick seems to have fallen down.
These abysmal growth numbers are corroborated by Google Search trends, which normally does a pretty good job of mirroring things like app adoption.
Yes, Apple Music is the red line.
So if you're a consumer who's finally willing to pay for streaming, who do you use? It may be the cheapest platform, or the one you are most familiar with, or perhaps the one that already integrates with services you use - this is YouTube's hope with including their premium music product bundled with YouTube Red. The one place you clearly won't go? Facebook, because they don't have a complete music streaming solution. No full songs, no expansive library, no discovery tools. So how does Facebook get started with launching its own music streaming solution? By attacking other services where they are weakest, and where they are strongest - social.
Facebook is unlikely to want to compete on price - undercutting the market and providing extensive free trials doesn't work as a standalone strategy, as Apple proved. It could compete on product, but a superior product does not necessarily guarantee consumer adoption.
Product A launches at time 0 with an inherent value of a. Product B will launch at time t in the future with an inherent value of b, where b is greater than a. Both products add users at a rate of one user per time period, meaning product A will have t users at time t, while product B will have zero. Each product exhibits network effects, and the two products are substitutes, not complements. This network effect, c, is multiplied by the number of users of the product and added to the product's inherent value. The value of each product over time is shown below.
A new user entering at time t will see the marketplace as described above: product A's value is superior to that of product B, even if product B is inherently more valuable or complete. This new entrant will thus choose product A, especially if influenced by his or her close friends (who may already be users of A).
Imagine product A here is Spotify, which gains in utility as more users join the service. It has a substantial amount of data at its disposal and a large amount of fluency when applying the data towards improving their product (thanks in part to its acquisition of the Echo Nest). It also has a nominal amount of social features, though they are poorly designed and difficult to find. Even if a superior product launches at a later date, new entrants to the marketplace are likely to choose Spotify due to network effects. In addition, existing Spotify users are likely to continue using the product (especially with new personalized features such as Discover Weekly).
Clearly the math has changed for the new entrant. B now looks more attractive due to its higher inherent value as a product and can capture new users. My intention here is obvious - Facebook is attempting to be product B and avoid the fate of product A. And of course, Facebook has its own social graph to leverage in addition to that of the products they're piggybacking upon.
Facebook must see an opportunity to be the missing social component for all music streaming products and thus leverage the total cross-platform streaming user base instead of first attempting to dump a complete solution on its captive user base. Apple attempted to use its captive hardware users to expand its own music platform - it's not a winning strategy.
Why else might Facebook do this? By encouraging users to share their musical tastes on Facebook, they capture data on the musical tastes of existing streamers BEFORE launching a standalone product. This allows for greater personalization and overall user intelligence.
Facebook is attempting to construct a habit loop for users, and the video at the top of the article demonstrates this clearly. Use music streaming app. Copy song link. Go to Facebook. Share. What is the key to this loop? Leave your app, and come to ours, because we have the best sharing functionality.
This works because music is inherently a social experience, one shared between listeners in addition to between artist and fan. Apple overinvested in the latter relationship; Spotify initially leveraged the former but has lost its social strength as the product grew in complexity. Now Facebook is building the streamlined social music sharing feature Spotify should have had - and as a result, they are building a core user base conditioned to share and discover music outside of their current music streaming app of choice. Then, when Facebook finally launches its own standalone music streaming solution, it has already introduced network effects and a habit loop for users.
And crucially, this sharing functionality is free. This means they attract the widest possible user base to begin with, not just a subset of already engaged premium music streamers, who may be the hardest to initially pry away from existing services.
As we've seen, Facebook is learning from its past relationship with Spotify and from the failures of its competitors. But any number of things could affect the future growth of their music products, from the quality of the eventual product to market positioning and price point. How long it takes Facebook to launch their own music streaming product will also be crucial - wait too long, and they risk losing users to the competitor services it is promoting in the News Feed. Move too quickly, and they won't reap the benefits of their current partnership strategy.
And of course, competitors aren't standing still. YouTube Music is just getting started. Apple has billions in the bank. Spotify is still growing like crazy and adding video and podcast support. The list goes on.
So grab your popcorn and enjoy the plethora of amazing musical solutions we currently have as consumers. The battle is just beginning.


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I used to work in video games. Back in 1986, I worked on an Amiga/Atari ST game you've never heard of called Alien Fires.
I worked on a couple of Nintendo, GameBoy and Super Nintendo games, a few PC games and some other stuff. I've created a lot of fonts for video games but also a whole bunch based on video games.
Joystix is based on the typical font used on games starting around 1980 and falling out of favor in the 1990s. A lot of Nintendo games used this font as well so it can be used to evoke wistful home gaming halcyon days as well.
Crack Man was inspired by the Pac Man logo, obviously. There's very little consistency in the lettering through the Pac Man series. This might be due to the fact than Namco (Japan) didn't have full control over how Bally/Midway(USA) was marketing the game. So I got to pick and choose from several game sequels.
Zorque was extrapolated from the Infocom logo, makers of wonderful adventure games such as Zork, Enchanter, Planetfall, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Leather Goddesses of Phobos & Suspect. I used to play text adventures on my old TRS-80. I doubt that kids today would have the steel attention span and graph paper skills required to get to the end of these.
Edifact is a badly scraped up Mattel handheld electronic game.
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Zrnic was inspired by the original Playstation logo.
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Chromakey started life as a nod to Matrix Marauders.
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Gameness has a little bit of a Game Boy Final Fantasy Legend thing going on.


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�This funding boost will enable centres across the electorate to purchase additional resources, develop a preschool program based on the Early Years Learning Framework and to broaden staff skills, including upgrading qualifications.
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For many people, the term "bounty hunter" evokes images from Wild West movies where deputized citizens were given legal authority to bring back wanted individuals "dead or alive" in return for a "handsome reward". Worse yet, is the image portrayed by the likes of "Dog" the Bounty Hunter. This quasi fictional character which portends to be reality TV, gives the industry a bad name. If all Bounty Hunters were that heavy-handed we'd all be sued for civil rights violations! The scene and casting for this high-stakes drama has certainly changed but bounty hunting is in fact still very much a part of the American system of justice today. In 1873 the US Supreme Court defined the rights of bounty hunters as agents of bail bondsmen in the case of Taylor v. Taintor. Hence the real name for bounty hunters is "bail fugitive recovery agents".
The basis of bounty hunting is rooted in the bail bond process used in the United States. The purpose of bail is to allow for the legal right of "innocent until proven guilty" guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution without incarceration of an individual prior to determination of guilt or innocence. On the other side of the coin, the courts whose job it is to enforce and administer the law need some guarantee that the accused will be present in court to face charges and provide a defense.
Hence the bail schedule is set to reflect that balance between the risk of harm to society due to the nature of the crime and the individual's legal rights. The bail process allows someone who has been arrested to remain free by paying a fee to the courts. If that person violates the terms of his bail, a bail agent will retrieve him and bring him back to police custody, hence the need for bounty hunting. A bail bondsman can do their own bounty hunting or contract with an individual or company that is licensed to provide bounty hunting services.
Some states require that bounty hunters be licensed, while other states only require that bounty hunters register with them. Some states such as Kentucky and Oregon prohibit bounty hunters entirely from making bail arrests.
In September 1999, California enacted law A 243 regulating bounty hunters, termed "bail fugitive recovery persons" in the statute. This law added section 1299 to the California Penal Code. The bail fugitive recovery person is defined as one who has written authorization by a bail agent or surety contracted to investigate, monitor, locate, and arrest a bail fugitive for surrender to appropriate authorities, or any person employed to assist in the arrest of such a fugitive.
CPC 1299 required special licensing and training to become a bounty hunter. California bounty hunters needed a certification from the California Department of Insurance to operate. Certification was granted only to those who could demonstrate they know the state laws and can pass a background check.
Bail fugitive recovery agents must be 18 years old, have no felony convictions, complete a specified training courses, and notify local law enforcement of their intent to apprehend a bail fugitive no more than six hours before doing so. California bounty-hunting training courses can be done on-line or at select, approved schools that focus on criminal justice. You must be 18 or older to apply. The first step is to take a 12-hour course that covers bail education licensing requirements. After this, you are required to apply for your bounty-hunting license and need to score 70 percent or higher on the test.
Unfortunately, CPC 1299 had a sunset clause and the California State Legislature allowed it to lapse. California no longer has control over the bounty hunters and the bail industry is in an uproar over this. The legitimate bail agencies want to see restrictions and rules governing bounty hunters. The industry in pleading with the state legislature to re-enact CPC 1299; for the protection of public safety and common sense.
Orange County Bail Bonds, located across the street from the Orange County jail facility, is a family owned and operated Orange County bail bond service and has been serving the bail bonds needs of Californians and across the United States since 1963.


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Feminist Judgment Series: Rewritten Judicial Opinions (2)
6 - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination as Sex Discrimination
Edited by Ann C. McGinley, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nicole Buonocore Porter, University of Toledo, Ohio
Book: Feminist Judgments
Print publication: 15 October 2020, pp 266-333
Chapter 6 concludes that discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression is sex discrimination under Title VII. In Etsitty v. Utah Transit Authority, the Tenth Circuit held that a bus company did not violate Title VII when it fired a transgender driver for using women's restrooms along her route. The court concluded that discrimination based on transgender status does not violate Title VII's prohibition of discrimination "because of sex," and that the plaintiff was fired because of bathroom use, not discrimination. The rewritten opinion reverses course: the employer's behavior violated both Title VII and the Equal Protection Clause. Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College held that discrimination based on sexual orientation is illegal sex discrimination. The rewritten opinion arrives at the same conclusion, but offers a more humanistic lens through which to view the legal question posed. The rewritten opinion relies on several legal theories to support its conclusion, including but-for causation, sex stereotyping, sex-plus, associational (or relationship) discrimination, and a unique use of the motivating factor provision in Title VII.
2 - Supreme Court and Gender Narratives
Print publication: 15 October 2020, pp 30-57
Chapter 2 demonstrates how the US Supreme Court could have used the feminist technique of storytelling by rewriting Desert Palace v. Costa from the perspective of the plaintiff, who received a jury verdict in her favor in the district court. The feminist judgment corrects the Supreme Court's willingness to allow the defendant to write the plaintiff's story by detailing the egregious facts in the case that shed light on the gendered treatment she suffered – treatment that included repeated severely hostile behaviors among her coworkers and differential treatment by her supervisors. The rewritten opinion gives the reader a significantly different view of the case from that offered by the original opinion. The rewritten opinion demonstrates that the feminist method of storytelling illuminates the ways in which the facts occurred in the real world, and in doing so creates a counterbalance to the supposedly "neutral" and "objective" view that the Court originally presented.


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You are here:Home Accessibility Offline Memory Aids?
July 2, 2014 By karenh
Offline Memory Aids?
Game developer Martin Kenwright, who sold his company Evolution Studios to Sony in 2007, is doing what serial entrepreneurs do: starting a new company. Called Starship Group, he says it will focus on e-health, children's gaming, and lifestyle products, according to an interview Kenwright gave to the Liverpool Echo.
We're interested in what he calls, "Forget-Me-Not," and describes as a "wearable second brain" that will assist people with dementia and other memory problems. He gives no other details, except to claim, "We need the use of low-energy chipsets in the wearables sector to increase massively before the true power of Forget-Me-Not can be fully realised."
Our colleague Alfred Poor has commented on the chips. What little else we can glean comes from this quote: "In five years, I fully expect memory aids to be as ubiquitous as hearing aids," said Mr Kenwright.
So will the form factor be something on the order of a Bluetooth headset? Perhaps like a political staffer, it will prompt you with the name of the person whose hand you're shaking. We wonder as we often do, to what extent such dedicated hardware is going to be outmoded by apps for cell phones, which are already evolving into wearable devices.
For example, IPhone users can download Cue You, which its 62-year-old co-creator Jane Birdwell describes as, "a powerful communication and monitoring tool that helps to support the independence of individuals with memory loss, developmental disabilities and traumatic brain injury." By the time Forget-Me-Not comes to market, could it already be outmoded by something like Cue You on an iWatch, in the same way that eReaders may be replaced by apps on cell phones?
But then, maybe our cynicism about dedicated devices goes back to the CueCat. Now there's a memory challenge, kids.
Yes, this was a breakthrough technology.
Filed Under: Accessibility, Prosthetics, Technology Tagged With: CueCat, CueYou
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A super cute mini cinematic light box with a rose gold colour surround. This lightbox features a magnetic reverse with 90 letters, numbers and symbols so you can create your very own messages that can be displayed on the fridge or mounted on a wall or door.
A fantastic fun gift for all ages.


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Hugo Prinsen Geerligs (born 16 December 1973 in Oss) is a Dutch bassist. He was the original bassist of The Gathering, and together they released seven studio albums, two live albums, and three EPs. After the release of Sleepy Buildings - A Semi Acoustic Evening in 2004, he left the band. In 2009 he agreed to participate in the band's 20th anniversary tour.

Discography
An Imaginary Symphony - Demo (1990)
Moonlight Archer - Demo (1991)
Always... (1992)
Almost a Dance (1993)
Mandylion (1995)
Adrenaline / Leaves - EP (1996)
Nighttime Birds (1997)
How to Measure a Planet? (1998)
if then else (2000)
Superheat - Live (2000)
Amity - EP (2001)
Downfall - The Early Years - Compilation (2001)
Black Light District - EP (2002)
In Motion - DVD (2002)
Souvenirs (2003)
Sleepy Buildings - A Semi Acoustic Evening - Live (2004)
Accessories - Rarities and B-Sides - Compilation (2005)

References

1973 births
Living people
Dutch heavy metal bass guitarists
People from Oss
Progressive metal bass guitarists
21st-century bass guitarists


Apple engineer Ivan Krstić spoke on far more than Apple's new bug bounty program at the Black Hat security conference, and delved into the inner workings of iOS hardware and software security features both in iOS 9 and the forthcoming iOS 10.
Security is such an important issue these days. It's a great move for Apple to speak publicly about what they are doing to make its products secure.


POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) Ajare Sanni nailed a 3-pointer to give Pacific its first lead of the game midway in the second half and the Tigers held on to beat Idaho State 83-76 on Thursday night.
Sanni, who scored all 14 of his points in the second half, hit the trey and then added two free throws for a 62-59 advantage with 9:15 remaining. Idaho State tied it at 73-73 after a Brandon Boyd layup with 3:54 left. Jahlil Tripp answered with a layup and Anthony Townes hit a late jumper to seal the win for Tigers (3-1). Pacific's only loss was to then No. 7 Nevada on Friday.
Tripp contributed 14 points with six rebounds and five assists and Townes also scored 14 while grabbing seven rebounds.
Idaho State (1-2) led throughout most of the first half and was up 45-39 at halftime. The Bengals led 57-54 before Sanni scored back-to-back 3s to take the lead.
Boyd finished with 28 points with Jared Stutzman adding 12 for the Bengals.


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Found 12 collections related to United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
Liberal Party of New York State
Liberal Party of New York State records, 1936-2002
197.5 linear feet (180 boxes, 28 volumes)
The Liberal Party of New York State, the most successful third party in the United States in the twentieth-century, was organized in New York City in l944 by two prominent trade union leaders, David Dubinsky, president of the International Ladies... more
The Liberal Party of New York State, the most successful third party in the United States in the twentieth-century, was organized in New York City in l944 by two prominent trade union leaders, David Dubinsky, president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, and Alex Rose, president of the United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers Union. The records (1936-2002) contain correspondence (mainly) of the executive director, Ben Davidson; records of the publicity director; administrative records; the Trade Union Council of the Party; minutes of the New York County Liberal Party and of the State Committee of the American Labor Party; press releases; printed ephemera and scrapbooks of clippings and memorabilia. less
Wolfe, Bertram D. (Bertram David), 1896-1977
Bertram David Wolfe papers, 1924-1937
Bertram David Wolfe (1896-1977) was an American author of books and articles on Russian and Hispanic history and culture. He wrote biographies of Diego Rivera, Rosa Luxemburg and Lenin. Collection consists of correspondence, typescripts of Wolfe's... more
Bertram David Wolfe (1896-1977) was an American author of books and articles on Russian and Hispanic history and culture. He wrote biographies of Diego Rivera, Rosa Luxemburg and Lenin. Collection consists of correspondence, typescripts of Wolfe's writings, mimeographed materials, clippings, and other papers relating to the activities of the Workers (Communist) Party of America, the All-American Anti-Imperialist League, and the Spanish Civil War. Includes correspondence and writings of James N. Sager. less
Republican National Committee (U.S.)
Republican National Committee, Eastern Division papers, 1940
Correspondence, memorandums, press releases, clippings, and related material by and about the Republican National Committee, Eastern Division, and the 1940 campaign for Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie.
National Negro Congress (U.S.)
National Negro Congress records, 1933-1947
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc Micro R-1182
5.88 linear feet (94 reels)
The National Negro Congress was established, in 1936, to "secure the right of the Negro people to be free from Jim Crowism, segregation, discrimination, lynching, and mob violence" and "to promote the spirit of unity and cooperation between Negro... more
The National Negro Congress was established, in 1936, to "secure the right of the Negro people to be free from Jim Crowism, segregation, discrimination, lynching, and mob violence" and "to promote the spirit of unity and cooperation between Negro and white people." This collection includes the files of executive secretaries John P. Davis, Edward Strong, and Revels Cayton, as well as financial records. less
Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955
Roosevelt and Hopkins : an intimate history : typescript, 1948
Author's final copy with original sketches of the designer of the book, directions to the printer, and revisions. Accompanied by a clean set of galleys. Introduction and last chapter (35) missing. See author's letter, Nov. 21, 1951 filed with... more
Author's final copy with original sketches of the designer of the book, directions to the printer, and revisions. Accompanied by a clean set of galleys. Introduction and last chapter (35) missing. See author's letter, Nov. 21, 1951 filed with manuscript. less
Bloom, Sol, 1870-1949
Sol Bloom papers, 1898-1949 [bulk 1935-1949]
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 323
61.5 linear feet (62 boxes)
Sol Bloom (1870-1949) was a U.S. Congressman from New York City, 1923-1949, and served as chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 1939-1949. Collection consists of Bloom's public papers as a member of Congress including case files, special... more
Sol Bloom (1870-1949) was a U.S. Congressman from New York City, 1923-1949, and served as chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 1939-1949. Collection consists of Bloom's public papers as a member of Congress including case files, special bills, armed services academies files, and general correspondence; and personal miscellaneous papers. Bulk of the papers are case files containing correspondence with constituents seeking aid in the solution of problems requiring the intervention of a department or agency of the federal government. Some case files concern Jews and refugees in Europe and elsewhere who sought permission to emigrate to the United States before, during and after World War II. General correspondence is mainly ceremonial although some relates to public affairs and to matters pending before Congress. Also, draft of The Autobiography of Sol Bloom, 1949; scrapbooks of clippings, 1898-1903; and photograph and other memorabilia. less
Lane, Layle, 1893-1976
Layle Lane papers, 1933-1951
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 54
.2 linear feet
High school teacher and civil rights advocate in New York City. Correspondence, political files, and printed material documenting Lane's opposition to racial discrimination and war. Includes letters from World War II soldiers relating to... more
High school teacher and civil rights advocate in New York City. Correspondence, political files, and printed material documenting Lane's opposition to racial discrimination and war. Includes letters from World War II soldiers relating to discrimination in the military, and material on the 14th amendment, National Committee on Rural Schools, and the Socialist Party, on whose ticket Lane ran for office. less
Wagner, Charles, 1852-1918
Letters from Mary Anderson, 1910-1940
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2001-030
.21 linear feet. (1 box)
Mary Anderson was an American actress who performed in both the United States and England in the 1870s and 1880s, retired from the stage in 1889, married, and spent the remaining fifty years of her life in England. Born in Sacramento, California... more
Mary Anderson was an American actress who performed in both the United States and England in the 1870s and 1880s, retired from the stage in 1889, married, and spent the remaining fifty years of her life in England. Born in Sacramento, California in 1859, Mary Anderson grew up in Kentucky, where her family moved during her childhood, and was educated at the Ursuline Convent in Louisville. She was determined to become an actress from an early age, and at age 15 read for Charlotte Saunders Cushman, who suggested she train in New York. Mary Anderson made her stage debut as Juliet in a Louisville production of ROMEO & JULIET in 1875, toured the country, then made her New York debut in THE LADY OF LYONS (1877). After touring the United States for the next six years, she made her London debut in INGOMAR (1883). During the six years which followed Mary Anderson travelled between America and England, becoming renowned for her Shakespearean performances, especially as Rosalind, Hermione, and Perdita, and starring in several plays by W.S. Gilbert. In 1889 she suffered a nervous breakdown and permanently retired from the stage. In 1890 Mary Anderson married Antonio de Navarro, settled in Worcestershire, England, and worked on occasional literary projects, including a memoir, A FEW MEMORIES (1896), a play, THE GARDEN OF ALLAH (1911), which she co-authored with Robert Smythe Hichens, and a second volume of memoirs, A FEW MORE MEMORIES (1936). Mary Anderson de Navarro died in 1940 at the age of 81. The Mary Anderson papers consist of letters written by Mary Anderson, or on her behalf, between 1910 and 1940, mostly during the last eighteen years of that period, all of them addressed to Charles L. Wagner of New York City. Wagner, who was the manager of Irish tenor John McCormack, supplied Anderson with newspaper clippings and news updates on theatrical and musical doings in the U.S., and in return she wrote him about her friends and acquaintances, including George Bernard Shaw, Helen Hayes, John Gielgud, Cedric Hardwicke, the Charles Dickens family, Neville Chamberlain, and others. She also includes commentary on the American and European political situations, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler, and U.S. Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy and his children. Several of the last letters, written when she was ill, were penned on Mary Anderson's behalf by family members or nurses. less
Curtis, Cathrine
Cathrine Curtis papers, 1918, ca. 1930-ca. 1955
11 linear feet (11 boxes)
Cathrine Curtis served as president of the Women Investors Research Institute, director of Women Investors in America, and chairman of the Women's National Committee to Keep U.S. Out of War. In these capacities she lobbied for improved legal... more
Cathrine Curtis served as president of the Women Investors Research Institute, director of Women Investors in America, and chairman of the Women's National Committee to Keep U.S. Out of War. In these capacities she lobbied for improved legal status for women in regard to ownership of property, tax obligations, business, and investments. She was a radio commentator during the 1930s. Collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, speeches, radio talks, press releases, and other papers of Cathrine Curtis. Correspondence reflects her post-1930 activities advising women on business and finance, lobbying on women's rights issues, and agitating for a return to U.S. neutrality and isolationism. Organizational records include office files of Women Investors in America, Women's National Committee to Keep U.S. Out of War, and Women Investors Research Institute. Also, Curtis's personal papers, commentaries for radio, and printed matter. less
Uncensored (New York, N.Y. : 1939)
Uncensored (New York, N.Y. : 1939), 1938-1941
7.93 linear feet (21 boxes)
Uncensored was a weekly newsletter published in New York City from Oct. 7, 1939 to Dec. 6, 1941 by an informal group of journalists and publicists who called themselves the Writers Anti-War Bureau. The purpose of the newsletter was to analyze the... more
Uncensored was a weekly newsletter published in New York City from Oct. 7, 1939 to Dec. 6, 1941 by an informal group of journalists and publicists who called themselves the Writers Anti-War Bureau. The purpose of the newsletter was to analyze the news and unmask the hidden biases and propaganda of those on the national scene who sought to draw America into the war in Europe on the side of the Allies. Edited by Sidney Hertzberg and Cushman Reynolds, it was mailed to newspaper editors, columnists, radio commentators, and other molders of public opinion. Although short-lived, Uncensored was influential and respected for the integrity of its editors and for the high quality of reporting and analysis. Collection consists of correspondence, business and financial records, typescripts of articles, notes, and printed matter pertaining to the newsletter Uncensored. Correspondence, 1938-1941, includes the editors' correspondence concerning contemporary events and behind-the-scenes political events in Washington, D.C.; correspondence with other anti-war organizations; letters sent to Milton S. Mayer in response to his anti-interventionist views; and subscription correspondence. Business papers and financial papers series contain records concerning the operation of Uncensored as a business enterprise. Also, typescripts of articles prepared for publication, research notes, background materials, and printed ephemera including several copies of Uncensored. less
United States. Works Progress Administration
United States Works Progress Administration reports, 1934-1941
.3 linear feet (1 box)
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) of the U.S. government was the major relief agency of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal". Supplanting the Civil Works Administration (an emergency temporary work relief program, 1933-1934), the WPA employed... more
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) of the U.S. government was the major relief agency of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal". Supplanting the Civil Works Administration (an emergency temporary work relief program, 1933-1934), the WPA employed over two million Americans before its liquidation in 1941. Collection consists of typed, carbon copies and near-print copies of reports on various projects sponsored by the New York Public Library and the Queens Borough Public Library which utilized WPA funds for relief workers. Reports cover projects to extend library service to the public through research work, compilation of bibliographies, and book preparation. Reports provide detailed information about personnel and production. Also, two American Library Association reports on work relief projects. less
Pickens, William, 1881-1954
William Pickens papers (Additions), 1909-1950
Collection primarily relates to Pickens' work as NAACP Field Secretary and Director of Branches, and contains a great deal of correspondence with NAACP officials. Of interest is material chronicling Pickens' and the NAACP's involvement in the... more
Collection primarily relates to Pickens' work as NAACP Field Secretary and Director of Branches, and contains a great deal of correspondence with NAACP officials. Of interest is material chronicling Pickens' and the NAACP's involvement in the Scottsboro Case in Alabama. Correspondents relating to the NAACP include James Weldon Johnson, Walter Francis White, Mary White Ovington, Arthur B. Spingarn, Joel E. Spingarn, Roy Wilkins, Thurgood Marshall, and W. E. B. Du Bois. Other correspondence is between Pickens and friends, acquaintances, fellow scholars, and business associates. There is correspondence with many organizations with which Pickens was involved, such as the American Civil Liberties Union, League for Industrial Democracy, Socialist Party of America, National Council of the Young Men's and Women's Christian Association, American Committee for the Protection of the Foreign Born, and the Council for Pan American Democracy. Correspondents include Claude A. Barnett and Percival L. Prattis of the Associated Negro Press, and other individuals in government, education, and church affairs, among them John Haynes Holmes of the Community Church of New York. Writings are primarily composed of typescripts (manuscripts and editorials), speeches, and mimeographed Associated Negro Press columns and newspaper clippings of articles and editorials written by Pickens. Subjects dealt with in these different formats cover a wide range and serve to reveal Pickens' broad interests and intellectual scope. less
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Forest School within the Hanham Primary Federation is an exciting part of the curriculum where the children get up close to the outdoor environment. The children spend an afternoon a week outside in 'our forest' where they can explore the environment for themselves.
Children from both schools within the Hanham Primary Federation participate in Forest School.
Forest school is inspired by a concept brought to England from Denmark over 21 years ago. Our children learn to develop their own learning styles through 'hands on' experience of real tools such as knives and saws. The pupils gain independence which leads to an increased self esteem not only in the 'forest' but back in the classroom.
Forest School sessions are planned and run by a Level 3 Forest School trained member of staff.
The safety of the children during Forest School is paramount, the children are set clear boundaries and the ratio of staff is high allowing us to develop the skills at an individual pace.