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Gemma Owen's mom in a mysterious dig as she writes about 'fake' after 'Love Island' star splits from Luca – The Scottish Sun
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JEMMA's mom Owen made a cryptic dig about the "fake" after the reality TV star broke up with Luca Bish.
On New Year's Eve, Louise Bonsall took to her Instagram feed to post a snap with her closest friends and family.
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Louise captioned a snapshot about "fake" on Instagram
Gemma and Luka broke up earlier this year
Love Island star Gemma, 19, can be seen sitting front and center next to her mum, Louise, who is married to former soccer player Michael Owen.
The mother-daughter pair were joined by several close family friends who smiled at the camera on the stairs.
Gemma looked chic in a brown leather mini dress, which she paired with high heels and let her dark hair down.
She opted for a glamorous smoky eye makeup to match her mom, who wore a bright blue dress.
But it was a signature that made it into a mysterious dig that could have been directed to Gemma's ex-boyfriend Luka, 24.
"Keep your circle small, no need to pretend here," Louise captioned the post, along with a red heart emoji.
It comes just weeks after Gemma and Luca, who rose to fame on Love Island last year, announced they had broken up.
Later, Gemma hit her ex hard, stating that she "has no regrets" about their parting ways.
This followed weeks of speculation among fans that Gemma and Luka were a "fake" couple after the former star gave a high-profile interview about the surviving couples.
Paige Thorne sensationally claimed that one of the show's last couples actually feigned their relationship.
She hit the finalists by saying that one couple had already secretly broken up just a few weeks after the show.
The 24-year-old shyly said, "All I want to say is how many pairs are left, three? In fact, there are only two of them."
A body language expert later stated that Gemma and Luka's relationship was faked for the cameras.
Darren who works with Casino Betfiresaid: "Gemma and Luka, meanwhile, have seemed much more reserved with each other, and there's a lack of authenticity between them when it comes to their non-verbal body language – something we've seen become more common in recent weeks.
"Gemma and Luca seem to have been the couple who knew the most about photographers as their poses were the most posed of all couples – almost like famous actors or rock stars returning to the UK.
"Both seem to be enjoying the attention and adulation they've received since leaving the villa, and their matching outfits suggest the duo seem set to show the public a united front after their time together on the series."


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My son has loved all 3 of his weeks with you this summer. We will be back for more fun next summer. Thank you again!
I just wanted to say how impressed I have been with the communication and attention to detail that I notice each and every day at Kids Inc Camp! Your staff members are always on top of their communication with parents and every parent I know who has a child at Kids Inc is very impressed with the communication and of course with the camp as a whole!
I was very nervous to send my children to an outdoor summer day camp. I talked to Mary-Kay at the camp office who was quick to tell me all of the facts about Kids Inc Camp and how they work very hard to set themselves and their campers up for success. She warned me about the potential for separation anxiety just in case this were to happen. Well - it did on day 1. My campers were nervous too. The staff team at Kids Inc were just amazing and helped my kids (and me - lol) to make it through the first week with less and less problems each day. I am so glad that we stuck with it! My kids LOVE the program, the staff, and camp now. I am so proud of them (and me - lol) and we are ready for JK and Grade 1 this year. Working on the anxiety this summer has taken the stress out of back to school . Thank you so very much.
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As a parent with 4 young kids I am always searching for fun activities and camps to keep them busy and active throughout the summer. Last year my kids attended Kids Inc. and had a FANTASTIC time. I was so impressed with the energy and enthusiasm of all the staff. Mary-Kay and Jason know how to run a camp smoothly in all situations. Even on the rainiest of days my kids came home having the best time. I figured the staff must be doing something right if they could keep that many kids happy and entertained all day in the rain. My youngest child attended the Junior Camp (Mini Camp) and also had a lot of fun. The counselors certainly keep them busy and entertained. Mary-Kay always took the time to alleviate any concerns I had about leaving my then 5 year-old to attend an all day camp. At the end of the day my daughter always had a smile on her face and was excited to return the next day.
Thank you - my girls have ad an awesome week! We will be back.
My daughter was just there for the last 3 weeks, just wanted to let you all know that she had a fabulous time and will definitely be there next year. Also I personally wanted to THANK all Kids Inc staff no matter what your job at camp is - and - all the bus drivers ( we tend to forget they are the ones that get our kids here and there safely) for everything you do. From camper care who got to know Kylie the first week she was there to all the registration and admin staff for their prompt and detailed email responses to lifeguards, snack shop attendees to ALL of YOU who have made the kids have a wonderful time and especially for your patience. Your camp and staff are very much appreciated and you should be very proud of yourselves , job well done Mary-Kay. Thank you and see ya next year.
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My daughter attended your Junior Camp (Mini Camp) this summer for three weeks. It was the best run program that I have ever seen! She was totally engaged and enjoyed every day. We had registered her at camp elsewhere to help break-up the summer for her. She never wanted to go there, she only wanted to go to Kids Inc! I wanted to commend you on the programs, and the staff. She had a fantastic time and I wouldn't hesitate to register her again and I will definitely recommend Kids Inc. to our friends. Keep up the good work! See you next year!!
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Albany Museum of Art Offers Free Field Trips for Schools and Organizations
School Field Trips to the AMA Promote Skills that Enhance Academic Success
The Albany Museum of Art is offering schools free field trips to the museum, where students will receive guided tours of AMA galleries and engage in related art projects that focus on the STEAM education curriculum.
"Removing obstacles to access is a tenet of the Albany Museum of Art," AMA Executive Director Andrew J. Wulf, Ph.D., said. "While the nominal fees that we have charged for field trips helped us cover the cost of personnel and materials, we understand that schools' budgets are strained. We at the AMA want to go the extra mile to ensure that students in Albany and Southwest Georgia have full access to art from all over the world that inspires, fuels creativity and builds community."
AMA Director of Education and Public Programming Annie Vanoteghem said that school officials can go to the museum website page www.albanymuseum.com/teachers-and-students to get information on field trips and to schedule a visit. The free field trips also are available to organizations that serve students, such as Scouting groups, churches, Boys & Girls Clubs and 4-H Clubs.
School tours, which follow the September-May academic year, are available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Start times for tours are as early as 9:45 am and as late as 2 pm, and up to 50 students may be accommodated.
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"Students enjoy the tours and the hands-on art experiences, and that enjoyment makes learning easier and improves retention," Vanoteghem said. "I am pleased that we are able to offer these to schools at no cost to them. As school budgets tighten, the arts often are among the first casualties to spending cuts. Studies, however, show that students who are exposed to and involved in the arts develop stronger critical thinking skills and perform better academically.
"Our school programs at the Albany Museum of Art promote literacy and evidential reasoning, content knowledge and critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity. Our projects are designed to meet aspects of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) education curricula. Plus, you never know when a student will be inspired by an art object, exhibition or artist to take an unexpected and rewarding career trajectory."
The students will be able to engage in team-building activities in the museum's AMAzing Space area, which was completely renovated in 2020, she said.
The AMA also is reaching out to students who, because of ongoing pandemic concerns, have not returned to traditional classroom settings.
"We have adjusted our offerings to fit the needs of the community so that all can benefit from our exhibitions in a safe and fun way," Vanoteghem said. "We are offering virtual field trips for schools that are not gathering."
The artworks at the AMA can be incorporated into other academic disciplines, she noted.
English teachers, for example, bring their students to practice Ekphratic writing (writing in response to works of art) in the galleries, co-lead a writing workshop and host a reading at the end.
History teachers will find American historical sources on the museum walls. Vanoteghem said the AMA can provide them with an American history gallery talk or a writing assignment for their students.
Math teachers might be interested to know that the Golden Ratio has long been used in the visual arts because it is aesthetically pleasing, and that artists often lay out their works based on a series of 45-degree angles. Art shows students how math is used in a realistic application.
Science teachers can use sculptures to explain physics, photography exhibits to talk about chemical reactions, and paintings to discuss the natural world.
Foreign language teachers' students can discuss works of art in a second language. Vanoteghem said she can work with teachers to find references to their country of focus in the AMA collection.
"So many doors can be opened by a visit to the Albany Museum of Art," Vanoteghem said. "We hope that schools in our area will take advantage of these wonderful opportunities to enhance their students' educational experience."
School officials with questions about AMA tours may contact Vanoteghem at 229.439.8400 or email her at annie.vanoteghem@albanymuseum.com.
Located at 311 Meadowlark Drive adjacent to the Albany State University West Campus, the AMA is open to the public 10 am-5 pm Tuesdays-Saturdays. Admission is free for everyone.
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This year, I decided to buy a Google Pixel and replace my DSLR camera with my phone's camera. I must say that I don't miss carrying a big camera with me. I'm happy with all the features of the phone and photos I took with this phone so far. It is great for outdoor photography, does amazing job post-processing images with HDR+ and comes with free unlimited Google Photos storage for images taken with this phone. So that I can store and share as many photos I want.
I'm thinking to change my phone, get a higher end device with better camera and eventually give up on my DSLR camera and switch to using phone camera only. It is a big decision for me because I really like to shoot photos, stay at the same spot for long time to get all settings right. And sometimes stay in front of my computer to fine tune colours and maybe combine photos to make HDR images. It is really fun, but time consuming hobby.
Satisfaction when I finish editing and have a great looking photo in front of me.
Process of taking the photos is like meditation. Helping to clear my mind, not to think daily problems for a while.
Takes a lot of time to take photos.
Requires additional equipment (lenses, cleaning stuff, tripod…), which is also heavy.
Can't carry everything everywhere all the time.
Takes time to process raw images.
No extra time required to process and organise photos.
We visited Bukchon Village today. Took some photos to test my camera again. Before I decide to sell it or not.
When I copied photos to my laptop from SD card, I found that they don't look good at all. Like none of them. I thought that there must be something about screen colour settings. Uploaded all images to Google Photos and applied auto fix to all of them one by one. Google Photos doesn't allow batch effect processing yet. And they still far from what I expected. I was quite disappointed until I saw the photos on my phone. On the phone screen (Galaxy S5) they look much better. It must be the screen..
I am going to post some more photos to compare after I got my new phone.
Warning: This article is quite old now and some of the docker images and links might not work.
Slim Framework is a micro framework which provides minimal tools to build simple and fast APIs and websites.
We are using Slim to build many of our APIs, combined with Docker. We usually add a docker-compose file and use one of docker images we have. See previous post about building automated docker images.
First, we need composer. It is best to follow the install instructions on their website. Since it is changing from time to time. I usually move composer file into bin directory so that I can access it from anywhere.
Then we can go ahead and install Slim Framework.
Containers are downloaded and started. Visit https://localhost:9001/ . See that default Slim example route and page is loaded.
For this example I used comicrelief/php7-slim image, which extends comicrelief/php7-base image and has some default php-extensions loaded. You can find more information about these images in their readme files and in my other post.


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Posted on December 23, 2016 | by brent
NAI Hiffman recently announced the sale of 516-554 N York Road, a 100,000-square-foot industrial complex in Bensenville, Illinois.
NAI Hiffman Senior Vice President, John Whitehead, represented the buyer, Cordoba Properties, in the transaction. Cordoba, a private investor, was looking to diversify its holdings.
516-554 N York Road features approximately 1,500 to 3,000 square feet of built-in office space, 16' clear ceiling height, 200-600 amps, and one dedicated exterior dock per unit.
At the time of purchase, the building was 85 percent occupied. Whitehead, along with NAI Hiffman Associate, Josh Will, have been retained to lease the remaining 15,000 square feet of vacancy. While the building remains in good condition, ownership plans for improvements to the office space and individual units on an as-needed basis.
"The new owner is excited to own an O'Hare asset so close to the airport," Whitehead said. "The varying unit sizes give Córdoba and Hiffman flexibility to see many different prospects, which should result in increased occupancy quickly."
Located within the O'Hare submarket, 516-554 N York Road is within close proximity to the proposed O'Hare West entrance, as well as the I-294 tollway and Interstate 90.
"Bensenville has a very low vacancy rate, currently and historically, and is in DuPage, which makes the location even more exciting due to its lower taxes," Will added.
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Amazon to Expand Again in Illinois
The company's presence grows to eight facilities and more than 7,000 full-time jobs in the state
December 20, 2016 Amazon, Intersect Illinois and the Illinois Department of Commerce today announced that Amazon plans to open two fulfillment centers in Aurora, Illinois. The facilities will add more than 1,000 additional full-time jobs with benefits to the state. The company currently has fulfillment centers operating in Edwardsville, Joliet and Romeoville with another fulfillment center under construction in Monee.
"In just over two years, Illinois has proven itself to be an ideal location from which Amazon can continue offering customers our vast selection and superfast shipping speeds," said Akash Chauhan, Amazon's vice president of North American operations. "We're excited to be growing and creating even more full-time jobs that offer comprehensive benefits on day one as well as generous maternity and parental leave benefits."
"Intersect Illinois has worked closely with Amazon for months to grow and maximize Amazon's footprint in Illinois," said Intersect Illinois CEO Jim Schultz. "Team members like Frank Cho recognized early on that Illinois and Amazon could be tremendous partners and that hard work is paying off. Illinois can offer Amazon exactly what it needs."
"With a talented workforce, central location in the Unites States and the North American market, and a world-class transportation hub, Illinois is proving it has assets no other state can offer," Schultz added.
During the past two years, Amazon has announced eight fulfillment centers in Illinois. Once the latest investments complete construction, Amazon will have created more than 7,000 full-time jobs for Illinoisans. Full-time employees at Amazon receive competitive hourly wages and a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare, 401(k) and company stock awards starting on day one, as well as generous maternity and parental leave benefits.
Amazon also has a longstanding commitment of hiring military veterans and spouses for careers across the company, including at its fulfillment centers. The company recently announced a commitment to hire 25,000 military veterans and spouses in the U.S. during the next five years and train 10,000 in cloud computing.
"Today's announcement further strengthens Illinois' position as one of the nation's top states for logistics and distribution," said DCEO Director Sean McCarthy. "This has been a team effort, with DCEO and Intersect Illinois working together to make possible Amazon's continued growth in Illinois. We are excited to see Amazon expand and create thousands of good-paying jobs."
At the nearly 1-million-square-foot facility in Aurora employees will pick, pack and ship small items to customers such as books, electronics and consumer goods. The other facility, spanning 400,000-square-feet, will specialize in handling larger items like big-screen televisions.
"The City of Warrenville is looking forward to welcoming Amazon as its newest corporate neighbor along Route 59 in the City of Aurora," said City of Warrenville Mayor David Brummel. "This project is yet another great example of municipalities and private entities working together to improve underdeveloped areas, create jobs, and grow the local economy in a responsible and sustainable manner. Warrenville is truly excited to be part of the public/private team that will make the Amazon facilities a reality."
Illinois competed with several other states for this project, and the Department of Commerce worked tirelessly to bring these new jobs to Illinois. The EDGE program is the State's primary mechanism to help encourage job creation and capital investment in Illinois.
"Amazon's investment in Aurora is a testament to our growing economy, streamlined business process and dedicated workforce," said Aurora Mayor Robert J. O'Connor. "To bring 1,000 new jobs to Aurora at one location is unprecedented and to do so via Amazon, one of the most recognized brands in the world, is monumental. It's just as exciting to know Amazon's commitment and care for the communities where they have offices and the potential partnerships that will be developed throughout our city. We are absolutely thrilled with Amazon's decision to choose Aurora for its newest venture."
In addition to competitive wages and comprehensive benefits, Amazon also offers employees innovative programs like Career Choice, where it will pre-pay 95 percent of tuition for courses related to in-demand fields, regardless of whether the skills are relevant to a career at Amazon. Since the program's launch four years ago, more than 7,000 employees in 10 countries have pursued degrees in game design and visual communications, nursing, IT programming and radiology, to name a few.
To learn more about working at an Amazon fulfillment center, visit www.amazondelivers.jobs.
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Maybe Reexamine Your Life If You Want to Punch a Kid in the Face
Alex Griswold - January 21, 2019 12:27 PM
The single greatest decision I made this weekend was not tweeting about the viral video of a group of Kentucky students chanting at Native-American activist Nathan Phillips at the March for Life. I felt the same way most Americans did; it was disgusting to watch the kids surround and mock a veteran who did nothing wrong.
But then additional videos emerged, via which it became clear the students were relentlessly mocked by nearby black radicals shouting obscenities and racist and homophobic slurs. And then the kids started telling their side of the story. A new picture emerged, one where the confrontation was not nearly as one-sided and hateful as initial reports suggested.
I am not as convinced as Robby Soave and others seem to be that the kids are entirely blameless. A Native-American man walked into their midst, and they responded with war chants and tomahawk chops. The student who smirked at Phillips (I'm intentionally not naming him) omitted that detail in his own version of events I suspect because he realizes it's indefensible.
I will say that they acted about as well as a bunch of hyped-up kids from an all-boys school on a field trip might reasonably be expected to behave after an hour of being provoked. Most of us had the luxury of not having our worst moments plastered all over the Internet. Insensitivity and immaturity in adults is a character flaw, but teenagers are still working things out.
Nathan Phillips was the adult in the situation, and it is impossible to watch the other videos and believe he gave a truthful account of what happened to the media. There were no chants of "Build the wall" or "Trump 2020" as he claimed. The kids did not encircle him and refuse to let him leave; he walked into their midst.
Phillips claims he was just trying to leave, and "that guy in the hat stood in my way, and we were at an impasse. He just blocked my way and wouldn't allow me to retreat." Video shows the stare-down was initiated by Phillips, and that it happened after he approached another student, who walked away.
"There were in the process of attacking these four black individuals," Phillips told The Detroit Free Press. "These young men were beastly and these old black individuals was their prey, and I stood in between them and so they needed their pounds of flesh and they were looking at me for that." That is at best a misreading of the facts on the ground, and at worst an outright lie.
"The looks in these young men's faces … I mean, if you go back and look at the lynchings that was done (in America) …and you'd see the faces on the people … The glee and the hatred in their faces, that's what these faces looked like," Phillips also said. "They were offended, they were insulted, they were scared, and that's how they responded. One thing that I was taught in my Marine Corp training is that a scared man will kill you. And that's what these boys were. They were scared."
Phillips is talking about, I have to stress again, children. Children who in the full video appear to welcome and clap along with Phillips up until it became clear that he was being confrontational.
Social media engaged in the exact same behavior Phillips describes, looking into the face of children and seeing sexism, white supremacy, hatred, pure evil, what-have-you. "Have you ever seen a more punchable face than this kid's" asked Reza Aslan, formerly of CNN, about a child.
Honest question. Have you ever seen a more punchable face than this kid's? pic.twitter.com/jolQ7BZQPD
— Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) January 20, 2019
That child should be punched in the face, agreed CNN's Bakari Sellers.
Bakari Sellers deleted this tweet (using: Twitter for iPhone). #BakariSellers #Bakari_Sellers #deletedtweet #screenshotbot #sshotbot pic.twitter.com/WH5tlGwevt
— Screenshot Bot (@sshotbot) January 21, 2019
"Infuriatingly you can't fight that fucking smirk with a punch or words," wrote Gizmodo's Alex Cranz, about a child.
From elementary school through college I went to school with sheltered upper middle class white boys who could DEVASTATE with a smirk. A facial guesture that weaponized their privilege. Infuriatingly you can't fight that fucking smirk with a punch or words.
— Alex Cranz (@alexhcranz) January 19, 2019
"It's the look of white patriarchy," writes Buzzfeed's Anne Helen Peterson, about a child.
One theme of the conversations over the past 24 hours = how deeply familiar this look is. It's the look of white patriarchy, of course, but that familiarity — that banality — is part of what prompts the visceral reaction. This isn't spectacular. It's life in America. pic.twitter.com/TmziDwAjYA
— Anne Helen Petersen (@annehelen) January 21, 2019
"THIS leering, privileged little shit," tweeted actor Patton Oswalt, about a child.
THIS leering, privileged little shit. pic.twitter.com/K9eafNwnJq
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) January 19, 2019
"As someone who finds the smirk on that teenager's face absolutely horrifying," wrote Princeton professor and former State Department official Anne-Marie Slaughter, in a tweet acknowledging the the social media campaign to shame a child was more complicated than it first appeared.
As someone who finds the smirk on that teenager's face absolutely horrifying, I nevertheless think it's important to read this and accept the possibility that the story is more complicated than may have first appeared. https://t.co/7jx6PN8aV2
— Anne-Marie Slaughter (@SlaughterAM) January 20, 2019
The smirking child, Jessica Valenti tweeted, demonstrated "control over women's bodies, white supremacy & young white male entitlement."
I'm willing to bet that fifty years from now, a defining image of this political era will be that smug white MAGA teen disrespecting a Native elder and veteran. It just captures so much.
— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) January 19, 2019
And let's please not forget that this group of teens who crowded around to mock & harass Nathan Phillips were there for the March for Life: There is an inextricable link between control over women's bodies, white supremacy & young white male entitlement.
And so on. In a single moment, a kid who smiled became a Rorschach test upon whom the worst of social media could project their anxieties. But like the actual Rorschach test, what people saw in his face said infinitely more about them than it did him. Peterson is really angry at "the guy with the gumption … to get a C and come to office hours and try to flirt his way to a better grade," not some kid she's never met.
Twitter is cheaper than therapy I guess. But it also has the side effect of imputing motive upon a minor and tarring him with lifelong infamy, all based on a single snapshot of his life.
It could have been a different snapshot. The eeeeevil smirking student can be seen in a different video turning around and telling his friends to cut it out when they get in an argument with the other Native American activist. I was skeptical of his claim that his smile was intended to defuse the situation. But there is video evidence of him trying to defuse the confrontation.
Approaching the video honestly, I cannot say how I would've looked if someone chanted and banged a drum inches from my face. Perhaps I would have smirked; the situation was absurd! Maybe, just maybe, we shouldn't ruin a kid's life based on a smile.
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Alex is a staff writer at the Washington Free Beacon. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2012. Before joining the Free Beacon, he was a writer for Mediaite and The Daily Caller. He is originally from Buffalo, New York, but regrettably now lives in Washington, D.C. He can be reached at griswold@freebeacon.com.


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Q: Different definitions of e-property for Markov-Feller chains Let $X$ be a Polish space. We consider a stochastic kernel $P:X \times \mathcal{B}_X \to [0,1]$ and the Markov semigroup $(P^{\;n})_{n\geq1}$ of iterations of $P$, which satisfy the Chapman–Kolmogorov equation. Routinely, we define a dual operator $U^n$ related to $P^n$ as follows: $$ U^n f(x) = \int\limits_{X} f(y)P^n(x,dy) ,$$ for any $f\in C(X)$. We also assume that $P$ has the Feller property; that means that $Uf \in C(X)$ for $f\in C(X)$.
I know three different definitions of so-called e-property and I wonder about the relationships between them.
(i) for all $f\in C(X)$ with bounded support the family $\{U^n f: n\in\mathbb{N}\}$ is uniformly equicontinuous on each compact subset of $X$,
(ii) for all $f\in C(X)$ with bounded support the family $\{U^n f: n\in\mathbb{N}\}$  is equicontinuous in each point of $X$.
(iii) for all Lipschitz functions $f \in C(X)$ with bounded support the family $\{U^n f: n\in\mathbb{N}\}$  is equicontinuous in each point of $X$.
I've proved that (ii) $\Rightarrow$ (i), the implication (ii) $\Rightarrow$ (iii) is obvious.
I think that the implication (i) $\Rightarrow$ (ii) is true only when $X$ is additionally locally compact, am I right or may be it is more general? If one can say something more about (iii)?

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The 'Breathe' function was added to the latest Watch OS update. This reminds users to focus on their breathing every four hours. Once selected, the user will be guided through some controlled breathing exercises, which are one of the key focuses of meditation. All attention is brought straight to the way your breath is inhaled and exhaled, so at least for a few minutes, the stresses of the day are forgotten. You're guaranteed to go back to your daily goings on a little more relaxed.
Free to download with additional in-app purchases available, 3 Minute Mindfulness can help you to feel happier, reduce your stress and relieve anxiety. Like the 'Breathe' app in the Apple Watch, this reminds you to stop and focus on your breathing, body scans, and other Meditation techniques that are designed to help in your daily life. On the plus side, if you suffer from poor sleeping habits, 3 Minute Mindfulness can actually help to improve your sleep, too!
It seems pretty obvious, but exercise is actually proven to be incredibly beneficial for your body, health and mind. Purchasable for £2.99, Yoga Studio offers custom-made classes for beginners to Yoga veterans. Combined with relaxing music and the soothing voice of an easy-to-follow instructor, not only will you gradually shape up the more you use it, but you'll feel relaxed too.
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Colouring books are actually classed as a great tool for relieving stress. There's something kind of peaceful about taking out a bunch of colouring pencils and colouring within some lines. If you'd rather not carry around a book and some pencils though, there's a digital option you can opt for instead. Recolor offers hundreds of colouring book images across more than a dozen categories. Colour landscapes or characters in your own choice of colours. There's also the ability to scan in your own images, if you'd prefer something a bit more personal. Use the iPhone's touch screen to get scribbling!
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Not all of the countries expected to suffer from a decline in stability are that important for the oil market, such as Romania or Kenya. Also, some countries might be on an improving path, but at the same time present a downside risk that, while unlikely, could be huge.
Venezuela is another obvious flashpoint. The deterioration of the country's economy and oil sector have been profound. But Venezuela also illustrates a different problem – that disruption need not come from a coup, a civil war or some other obvious geopolitical development. Verisk Maplecroft points to the purge of state-owned PDVSA following the unsuccessful coup in 2002 as a poignant example. The country's oil production has steadily eroded over the past decade and a half since the Venezuelan state sacked experienced professionals at PDVSA and used revenues for other purposes while failing to invest in existing oil assets.
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ERENET wurde im Frühjahr 2005 unter anderem auf Initiative von Professor Péter Szirmai (1947–2013) gegründet. Es hat sein permanentes Sekretariat  beim Small Business Development Center der Corvinus-Universität in Budapest, dessen Direktor Szirmai war. Eine Zweigstelle für Südosteuropa befindet sich in Belgrad beim Institute of Economic Sciences. ERENET hat (2013) 192 akademische Mitglieder in  43 Ländern, u. a. 40 Mitglieder in Ungarn. Wissenschaftlicher Direktor ist Antal Szabó, ehemaliger Regionalberater der UNECE.

Neben der Förderung der Forschungskooperation und dem Austausch wissenschaftlicher Arbeitsergebnisse sieht ERENET seine Aufgabe in der Politikberatung der EU-Beitrittsländer und der Länder der BSEC (Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization) zu Fragen der Förderung der Existenzgründung sowie kleiner und mittelständischer Unternehmen. ERENET leistet so einen Beitrag zur Verbreitung und Harmonisierung der akademischen Entrepreneurausbildung in den Ländern Mittel- und Osteuropas durch Austausch von Best-Practice-Lösungen. Das Netzwerk veranstaltet regelmäßig Workshops und gibt die elektronische Publikationsreihe ERENET PROFILE heraus.

Literatur
 Antal Szabó: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the Caucasian Countries in Transition. UNECE, Geneva, 2006.
 Antal Szabó, Irina Y. Naoumova u. a.: Entrepreneurship and SME Development in the BSEC Region. Istanbul 2007, pdf-Version
 4E: Enterprise in Eastern European Economy. The Selection of ERENET PROFILE from the first 10 issues. Budapest, 2008.
 The Role of Belief and Faith in Doing Business. In: ERENET PROFILE Vol.III, No. 4, Budapest, November 2008.
 Zsuzsanna Katalin Szabó, Antal Szabó: Comparative Study on Entrepreneurship Education. National Case Studies. Kosice, 2009.
 Hans-Jürgen Weissbach, Academic Entrepreneurial Education in Germany. In: ERENET PROFILE Vol.VI, No. 1, Budapest, January 2011.
 4E: Enterprise in Eastern European Economy. The Selection of ERENET PROFILE from the 11th to 22nd issues. Budapest 2011.

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 erenet.org Offizielle Website

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Forschungsorganisation
Organisation (Budapest)
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This year Crafts and Giggles have been lucky enough to have been invited to hold craft hen parties in the most beautiful venues across the UK. Groups of hens have chosen to stay in incredible town houses, cottages and farm houses which have been full of beauty and gradure! Many times we have pulled up onto the drive jaws open in awe.
There are many hidden treasures throughout the UK that we would never have had the opportunity to visit had it not been for our crafty hens! There really are too many to name but several have stuck in our minds! These include a beautiful house in Thornbury (near Bristol), cottages in Devon and a manor house in Bath. All of the accommodation took our breath away!
The venues have been the perfect place to hold a craft hen party! During the summer months the hens were able to craft in the sunshine on the crisp green grass and if the weather didn't hold we enjoyed the atmosphere inside the houses! The craft hen parties were very relaxing, cake, nibbles and champagne flowing. The best part is we came to the party, and organised everything so the hen party could sit back, relax and get creative!
We would like to thank all of the hen parties we have held craft hen parties for so far this year! We have loved seeing your creations and happy crafters! We can not wait to hold more craft hen parties this year and next in beautiful venues and accommodation across the UK!
A craft hen party with a vintage tea!
The option of combining a craft activity with a vintage tea party is proving to be a popular hen party package for 2014! You can choose any one of our craft workshops such as garter making, ceramics, or knicker customisation, and add on a vintage tea party! Who wouldn't enjoy yummy cake, all things vintage and crafts!
Pretty vintage cupcakes with crafts!
Crafts and Giggles were honoured to be invited to London yesterday to hold a corporate craft event at the most amazing offices we have ever been to!
All of the ladies joined in a tasty vintage cupcake decoration workshop with professional cake maker and designer Louise. The participants had such fun learning how to decorate cupcakes using pretty vintage sugar craft techniques. Everyone ended up with vintage cupcakes too good to eat!
We are looking forward to holding more creative events with you all in the future, and thank you for having us!
If you are interested in having a corporate craft workshop for a lifestyle event, team building day, or a wellbeing day please contact Katie@craftsandgiggles.com for further details.
Crafts and Giggles HQ had a wonderful weekend of craft hen parties across the UK! Including a mad hatters themed glass painting workshop in Oxford!
The hen party was a surprise for the bride to be, as was the Alice in wonderland theme! The bride to be was provided with an Alice costume and all he friends were characters from the story! All of the hens (including male friends) got stuck in, and painted some wonderful glasses! The bride to be was given all of the personalised wine glasses as a gift! The glass painting was such a fun addition to such a unique and fun hen party!
If you are interested in a craft hen party contact Katie@craftsandgiggles.com.
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Crafts and Giggles are busy today preparing materials for this weekends craft hen parties! We are heading to Oxford, Southampton and Bournemouth! We offer a hen do with a difference!
Our hen do craft activities are about being creative with friends and family in a relaxing and fun way! You can choose to customise knickers, paint champagne flutes or even make a garter! We pride ourselves on providing the best teaching as well as be able to host a creative hen do!
Take a look at our crafty hen page to see all of our craft workshop options and the finer details! We can't wait to start planning your hen do with a difference!
Hello we hope everyone is well and not too sad that the children have gone back to school! At crafts and giggles HQ we are busy taking lovely craft hen party bookings for 2014 and holding a variety of craft workshops at corporate events, children's birthday parties and of course our popular craft hen parties!
We wanted to share our craft hen party options with you all! We have a great selection of craft hen party workshops on offer such as fascinator making, vintage accessories, ceramic painting, corsages, quilt making, and knicker customisation. If our listed options don't ruffle your feathers that's ok, we can design a bespoke craft hen party package for you!
We now take are craft hen paties across the UK, providing crafts and giggles at your door! We provide all of the yummy materials, professional tuition and most importantly fun!
If you are interested in our craft hen parties or any of our craft parties please contact Katie via email (katie@craftsandgiggles.com) or pick up the phone (07824396645) for a crafty chat!
Crafts and Giggles enjoyed a wonderful August full of fun craft hen parties across the UK! Thank you to everyone who invited us to be apart of their hen party celebrations!
We offer alternative creative hen party activities, full of crafts and giggles! The hens may choose to make garters, decorate cupcakes or make vintage accessories. Our hen party activities are relaxing, and a great way to make new friends in a creative atmosphere!
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Apps have made just about anything possible and are broadening service providers' access to their customers. Also, anyone can now start an enterprise, thereby brining in more competition and offering better prices and more choices than ever before.
In the evolution of the digital world, apps have made just about anything possible by broadening the access that service providers have to customers. Ultimately, it can be said that digital has democratised business by enabling anyone, even those operating on shoestring budgets, to start an enterprise of their own and exceed their wildest dreams. For consumers across the globe, this new world means more choice and better prices than ever before.
So says Ethel Nyembe, Head of Small Enterprise at Standard Bank, who points to the success of Uber, the innovative app that connects riders to drivers through smartphone technology. It has revolutionised the transportation industry around the world, and is presently making waves on South African shores.
The change Uber is bringing to the transportation industry, and the inspiration it provides to entrepreneurs looking for a new niche for their ideas, was illustrated in a recent episode of The Growth Engines, supported by Standard Bank and aired on Business Day TV. The series examines how innovative small and major businesses can collaborate to innovate in their markets.
"By using an app to create a connection point between transportation providers and passengers, Uber has changed the way that people move across 300 cities around the world. It has also boosted the earnings of taxi drivers who can use the technology to be connected to a new base of riders across their cities – thus reducing the 'dead return time' that normally occurs after a fare is dropped at a destination.
What is particularly interesting is that fitting the modern app-driven convenience of mobile technology into an established, traditional business like driving a taxi has involved some compromise on the part of Uber. Innovation has won the day, but collaboration between the old and the new is what is making the concept work," says Ms Nyembe.
"The app has become the middle-man, bringing the essentials of democratisation to the transportation business. By bringing efficiency and accessibility to the fore, it has simultaneously empowered drivers to transform the way they do business," says Alon Lits, General Manager: Uber (Gauteng and Durban).
In its six years of existence, Uber has transformed the way that people move around the world's major cities. Commuters use the app to request a driver close by, are collected by the vehicle, and are billed through Uber, making the service seamless and easy.
"The birth of the Uber service was spurred by the founders walking through the snow in Paris trying to find a taxi. Both, already entrepreneurs in their own rights, returned to San Francisco and developed the app," says Mr Lits.
Uber does not employ drivers or own any cars, but partners with the drivers. The drivers, in return for being able to access customers through Uber, pay a fee for the lead generation software every time they pick up an Uber rider. Security, however, dictates that drivers must have the necessary public professional driving permit, commercial insurance, roadworthy certificate, and spotless character references before they can join Uber.
It is at this point that the new way of doing business couldn't succeed without the traditional, concedes Mr Lits.
"We looked at the system in South Africa and saw drivers coming through who had criminal records. We instituted additional screening practices by partnering with EMPS (Employers' Mutual Protection Services) to clear prospective driver-partners."
Says Kirsten Halcrow, Managing Director: Employers' Mutual Protection Services, whose company uses the services of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), and other South African institutions to ensure that people who apply do not have criminal records and that they do in fact have the qualifications and experience they claim:
"We are constantly examining technology and what value we can add to our clients' recruitment processes. This is particularly important in the present socio-economic environment where it is tough to get jobs and individuals are looking for easy ways of getting employment – many will use fake qualifications to achieve their ambitions.
Individuals who have criminal records do not admit this on application forms. For Uber specifically, we look for fake driver's licenses, permits and examine all partner-drivers' references. Unfortunately, to trust what is on a CV or driver application will not help anyone."
A more challenging problem for Uber has been the failure of regulations and legislation to keep pace with the changes that have taken place with the emergence of the app world. An alleged contravention of permit bylaws in Cape Town recently saw 60 Uber operators running foul of the law.
"We continue to engage with regulators at city, provincial and national levels to ensure that our partners have a clear route to licensing. At the end of the day, we are dealing with a case where regulation is lagging innovation. It doesn't make sense to step back and wait for regulation to catch up.
This is especially so in the context of South Africa. How can we sit back and let outdated regulations stand in the way of job creation, and safe and reliable rides that can transform the taxi industry?
We see Uber as not taking away business from traditional metered taxi drivers, but assisting them by taking away their down-time. It is not about them losing existing business, it is about adding to it. Even though Uber fares are lower, we are being told by drivers that they are making more money and also managing their time better," says Mr Lits.
"The path to innovation and democratisation will never be totally trouble-free. In a fast-moving world, it is becoming increasingly common for entrepreneurs to identify a need and do what they can to supply solutions. It is inevitable that from time-to-time, entrepreneurs will conflict with entrenched interests and regulators.
Inevitably, the needs of customers and the opportunities offered to people to find gainful employment by using apps and digital services will win out," says Ms Nyembe.
The Growth Engines can be viewed on Business Day TV (DSTV channel 412) on Tuesdays at 9:30pm, with repeats on Wednesdays at 10:00am and Thursdays at 2:00pm. For more information and to view in-depth articles on the key themes explored on the programme, log on at bizconnect.standardbank.co.za or bdlive.co.za/indepth/growthengines.
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In his latest app round-up, SEAN BACHER features Karri, ChatBack, Charge Running, Bookings Africa and HomeChoice.
With large amounts of cash and very little security, schools are now becoming an easy target for criminals. Numerous schools across the country have already been raided, with several serious incidents and even fatalities.
In partnership with Nedbank, Karri has introduced a mobile payment app to address this growing problem. The app enables parents to send money securely to their child's school. Hundreds of schools countrywide are using Karri, with most now refusing to accept cash payments from parents.
The app offers a simple alternative to children bringing cash to school by allowing parents to make payments via an app on their smartphone. It is free for parents to use and there are no hidden costs or sign-up fees for the school.
Platform: Android and iOS
Expect to pay: A free download
Stockists: Visit Karri here for downloading instructions.
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ParkUpp is here to sell your unused parking spot
Prop-tech startup ParkUpp is helping residents and property owners to make some extra cash from their unused parking. This is proving to be a winner for JanuWorry, the month that often brings financial stress post the December holidays for many individuals and businesses across South Africa.
ParkUpp already has over 4500 listings on its platform, predominantly in Johannesburg and Cape Town. They include The Union Castle building owned by Izandla Properties, Design Quarter on William Nicol Drive, along with other commercial and residential parking facilities.
The app has also been awarded some accolades from property industry incumbents such as the Women's Property Network (WPN) for Young Achiever's category and South African Institute of Black Property Professionals (SAIBPP) for Disruptor of the Year. Also headed to Silicon Valley for a two week bootcamp with Kingson Capital, a South African based Venture Capital firm.
This award winning platform not only creates extra income from empty parking spaces, it also decreases drivers' anxiety of parking in unsafe space and also saves them a buck. In the Cape Town CBD, with over 45% cars parked on-street: paying an average of R18/hour, amounting to R2880 a month, ParkUpp users are able to save up to 50% by renting out a parking for R1500.
ParkUpp co-founder Michael Savvides says home owners or businesses often get frustrated when they find someone illegally parked in their bay. "Instead of being frustrated, list your parking during the times it is unused for people to park in your space legally. No one really wants to knock on someone's door to ask for parking so our platform is removing that uncomfortable feeling."
"We create trust between owners and drivers through our vetting processes. We save drivers 50% on parking costs and generate extra income for the owners and we also provide access to spaces that were previously inaccessible," he explains.
"Our current focus is to increase occupancy rate for the listing parking bays, businesses and individuals who need parking can visit the platform to make a booking or suggest a location where you need parking," he concludes.
As a driver, should you not find your preferred parking, email the team with suggested locations at hello@parkupp.co.za in order for them to find you safe, secure and affordable parking for you.
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"Well, right now the case is dismissed; it's over and unless the attorney general's office elects to try to appeal it, it will remain over," Abelove said. "So I don't know what the attorney general's office is going to do at this point, but as we sit here today, there are no charges pending against me. I have been vindicated. The indictment was dismissed after my attorney made the motion to the court, and the attorney general responded to that motion. The court sided with us, because it sided with the law, and, as you I'm sure read in the court's decision, the court found the attorney general exceeded his jurisdiction."
Abelove added: "Some of the very things I was allegedly being accused of, the court found the AG did. He acted beyond the scope of his authority when he pursued these charges against me, and by doing that, the attorney general tainted the grand jury process, and that's why the indictment got dismissed.
On Monday, the AG's office said it was determining how to move the case forward and said it disagreed with the ruling.
The New York State Legislature chose Barbara Underwood, the acting Attorney General, to replace the former AG Eric Schneiderman for the remainder of the term, which ends December 31. Underwood will be the first woman to hold that office.


Yesh Atid changes mind, will support initiative to implement the MK Removal Law in the case of Basel Ghattas.
Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid is planning to sign on Monday the document that would begin the process leading to the dismissal from the Knesset of MK Basel Ghattas (Joint List), who is suspected of assisting terrorists in Israeli prisons, Channel 2 News reported Sunday.
Jerusalem Affairs Minister Zeev Elkin (Likud) several weeks ago called on MKs to sign his initiative for the MK Removal Law to be implemented in the case of Ghattas. Lapid refused to sign, however, saying at the time "that would be an idiotic procedure" and claiming that implementing the law would delay the trial of Ghattas.
According to Channel 2 News, even though an indictment has been filed against Ghattas since that time, the members of Yesh Atid have noticed that the indictment has failed to result in his resignation from the Knesset and thus changed their minds about going along with Elkin's initiative.
Signing the document would be consistent with Yesh Atid's statement from two weeks ago, when the party declared that it would be willing to back Elkin's initiative if Ghattas is indicted.
After Lapid and his party sign the document, the Zionist Union would come under pressure to sign it as well, noted Channel 2 News. This is due to the fact that applying the MK Removal Law requires the support of at least 90 Knesset members, so at least half of the MKs from the Zionist Union would need to support the move.
In December, Ghattas was accused of smuggling cellular devices in to security prisoners at the Ktziot prison in southern Israel, allowing them to continue to manage terror operations from behind bars. Ghattas also allegedly acted as a go-between, carrying messages to and from jailed terrorists.
While Ghattas initially denied the charges, during police questioning he later acknowledged smuggling cell phones and carrying messages for the jailed terrorists, though he claimed the messages were not terror related.


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Home Opinion Editorials NEC, Be Honest, Transparent, Dependable; President Sirleaf, Avoid Interference
NEC, Be Honest, Transparent, Dependable; President Sirleaf, Avoid Interference
When President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf commissioned two new Commissioners of the National Elections Commission (NEC) last Monday, she warned the NEC to ensure the protection of the state from any disturbance by demonstrating neutralism and efficiency. The President urged the NEC Commissioners to build trust in Liberians to accept the election results. She went further to acknowledge concerns raised by people and institutions in the process, specifically pointing out the voter registration and exhibition exercises wherein the Election Coordinating Committee expressed dissatisfaction over the way they were done.
This newspaper, the Daily Observer, in a recent editorial, had sounded similar warning to NEC chairman Jerome Korkoya and his team of Commissioners. Under the title, "Korkoya, Please Handle Our Election with Care," we underscored unfolding instances that may possibly result to conflict if the election is not managed properly, fairly and honestly. These instances, in fact, continue to unfold. There is no independent body to conduct a poll to determine who is on top of other candidates in terms of popularity in the ongoing campaign; yet some parties are already claiming victory. From the exhibition, a dark cloud grew over the credibility of the NEC, especially when the chairman, Jerome Korkoya, said "Even if a registered voter's name does not appear on the list but has a valid voter card, he/she will be eligible to vote."
At that point, many people wondered again as to how credible the election would be when the registration period was full of irregularities that led some to have more than one voting ID card. Although pulling crowds in a campaign does not necessarily guarantee that people turning out are going to vote for that particular candidate, some candidates have turned delusive in believing that they have a greater share of the voting populace, judging from the crowds they see. Last weekend we heard the ruling Unity Party speaking of detecting foul play and implicating NEC in tactically devising a strategy to tamper with the election results in favor of an unspecified opposition political party. Meanwhile, the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) was heard accusing UP standard bearer, Joseph Nyuma Boakai, of planning with some foreign agents to assassinate George Weah. Prior to these instances, George Weah himself had warned in his speech during the launch of CDC's campaign that NEC must be careful and honest not to tamper with the election result.
These are all serious concerns of suspicion that this particular election is risking both peace and violence, depending on the way it is conducted. NEC, therefore, needs to know that it is sitting on a time bomb that could explode at any time if it does not manage this election in a way that will win the confidence of the Liberian people and international partners. We can candidly say that continuation of the 14 years of peace we have enjoyed will depend on the outcome of the pending election. As President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf cautions NEC Commissioners to exert efficiency and neutrality in the election, she, too, must avoid suspicious interference with the election since she is not participating in it this time as a candidate.
Though we have heard her say that she supports her Vice President, members of the very Unity Party are suspicious of her status in the electoral process. Indeed, a very high UP official told the Daily Observer recently, "one foot here and one foot there," referring to the mixed signals the President has demonstrated during the course of the campaign. There is mounting speculation that despite her public pronouncement of support for Boakai, she is instead underhandedly supporting Charles W. Brumskine of Liberty Party (LP). Brumskine had once commented on this and insulted the Vice President for his alleged connection with the speculation.
Just in recent days, rumors circulated that the sudden switching to the CDC of Gbehzohngar Findley, one of Ellen's closest confidantes, is driving the President to support that party instead of Liberty Party that had earlier been suspected. While all these scenarios may be treated as unsubstantiated rumors, the fact remains that the President has the constitutional right to support whomever she wishes. There is also fear that her influence could drive the NEC to do what she may wish. After all, she has remained completely silent on the controversy regarding chairman Korkoya's alleged holding of an American passport. Many are wondering why did not the President call in Mr. Korkoya and ask him pointedly: "Do you hold an American passport?"
Apart from the one-party system which, under the True Whig Party, dominated Liberian politics for more than a century, the Unity Party led-government, headed by President Sirleaf, is the first in 73 years that is expected constitutionally to hand over power to another administration. Since all Liberians, including President Sirleaf, expect this positive history-setting to come to pass, let the NEC set the basis for it by being fair, honest and transparent, and let the President play a neutral role to ensure the fulfillment of this historic peaceful transition.
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charles B.G.Peters August 29, 2017 At 8:47 am
Why did she(President E.J. Sirleaf) make the enquiry from the time Dr. Tepoteh been complaining about the NEC(cLLR.Jermore Korkoya) has an American Passport. Therefore, he should not be the National Election Commissioner once his is an American. As for me, Dr. Tepoteh is damn right once the Liberian Constitution does no allow dual citizenship. Now she wainted til it's late before she making comment about the election.
So, please,please and please your Government, should find the solution immediately, because we don't want to lose our families again let previous years,before you be became president of the country(Liberia).
Thanks for what you went through as a leader of Liberia. It's not an easy task as a leader. And wish you all the best and good health. No education but experiences, and excuse all errors.
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North Korea successfully tested a solid-fuel engine that boosted the power of its ballistic rockets, state media reported on Thursday, as South Korea's president ordered the military to be ready to respond to the North's "reckless provocation".
Pyongyang's claim indicates it is continuing to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at a rapid pace in defiance of U.N. sanctions, and amid assessment by the South's officials that it could conduct a new nuclear test at any time.
The Rodong Sinmum, the North's ruling party newspaper, carried photos of leader Kim Jong Un on site as a rocket engine laid horizontally on the ground emitted a fiery blast. A two-page report detailed the testing of the engine's structure and thrust.
"He noted with great pleasure that the successful test ... helped boost the power of ballistic rockets capable of mercilessly striking hostile forces," KCNA news agency said.
On Wednesday, the North repeated the threat to attack the South's presidential office, saying its large-calibre multiple rocket launch systems are on alert to strike the Blue House and its special operations unit is ready to go into action.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye ordered a heightened state of alert and put the military on standby to "respond actively to reckless provocations by the North," according to her office.
The current tension on the peninsula follows the United Nations Security Council's recent imposition of tough new sanctions against the North over its nuclear and missile programmes, and as South Korea and the United States conduct annual joint military drills.
The North calls the exercises "nuclear war moves" and has threatened to respond with an all-out offensive, as well as a series of rocket launches in recent days.
The North's stepped-up rhetoric and weapons claims come ahead of its planned congress of the ruling Workers' Party, which will be the first in more than 35 years.
"North Korea may think it is better for them to complete their nuclear weapons program and negotiate later, rather than just to sit back until it withers and dies," Lim Eul-chul, a professor at Kyungnam University, said.
The North is ready to conduct a fifth nuclear test "now, immediately," the South's unification ministry said on Monday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will push his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama next week to resume talks on North Korea's nuclear program, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Thursday.


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Nokia to deploy indoor 5G small cells solutions with LG Uplus in South Korea
Nokia will expand and enhance LG Uplus' 5G network, enabling seamless 5G connectivity between indoor and outdoor locations
LG Uplus will use Nokia's AirScale indoor solution which can be deployed flexibly and upgraded easily
The deal continues the long-standing partnership between the two companies
Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced an agreement with LG Uplus to expand 5G coverage by installing new equipment from Nokia's comprehensive AirScale portfolio across the country, enabling seamless 5G indoor and outdoor connectivity. The deal is expected to accommodate future network expansion and will further deepen the partnership between the two companies, which have already collaborated on LTE, 5G and digital projects.
Being the first deployment of its kind in South Korea, Nokia will install its cost-effective, next-generation small cell AirScale Indoor (ASiR) systems in a range of indoor locations including shopping malls and office buildings. Composed of Nokia's Digital Baseband unit and ASiR-pRRH solution (pico Remote Radio Head), the system features multi-operator and multi-band support and will enable LG Uplus to provide 5G connectivity.
The compact and flexible nature of the ASiR indoor system means it can be deployed quickly in strategic locations when additional capacity is required and is ideal for both consumers and enterprise customers. ASiR facilitates a simple service upgrade to 5G New Radio with minimal on-site working if required, and features a web-based manager, enabling remote configuration without need for a separate application - making it an ideal replacement for traditional, complex and expensive distributed antenna system (DAS) systems - with flexibility further enhanced by cell combination and splitting.
DaeHee Kim, Senior Vice President, Head of Network Infra Technology Group, LG Uplus, said: "Nokia's AirScale system will help provide seamless 5G connectivity in indoor locations and environments. Its cost-effective, flexibility and compact design enables us to enhance our 5G offering."
Tommi Uitto, President, Mobile Networks, Nokia, said: "We are delighted to have been chosen by LG Uplus to provide infrastructure that will be critical to a seamless 5G experience. Having worked with LG Uplus on a number of other recent projects, we believe the AirScale system is the right choice to complement existing solutions and enable next generation 5G connectivity."
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Creix fins a un màxim de longitud, de prop de 18 dm. El cos és fortament escatat, i accentuades en protuberàncies o tuberculacions. Aquesta forma se suavitza en alguna cosa arribant a l'extremitat posterior. Les columna vertebral és molt prominent fins a la quarta filla.

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But Why, Barack?
by Tim Fernholz
Ezra Klein usefully distills a long-observed Obama phenomenon: "concessions the White House has unilaterally made to Republicans" and what little has come from them. What's always boggled me is that no one in the White House has an even vaguely compelling explanation for this decision-making process -- it's obviously not what partisanship looks like, and it's not how a bipartisan deal has ever been crafted before, either.
Ta-Nehisi Coates catches Robert Gibbs claiming the most recent example of this dynamic, the newly announced pay freeze for federal workers, is simply "the right thing to do." But the president's budget for next year has always contained a pay increase for federal employees, so I'd be curious to know when exactly the administration changed its policy and why. Yet I suspect even that wouldn't tell us the method to this madness. I find it hard to believe there even is one -- this practice seems to be a sign of a dysfunctional administration, not one executing a dumb strategy. We will, of course, keep asking.
-- Tim Fernholz
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Tim Fernholz is a former staff writer for the Prospect. His work has been published by Newsweek, The New Republic, The Nation, The Guardian, and The Daily Beast. He is also a Research Fellow at the New America Foundation.
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În sistemul juridic român, pe lângă fiecare curte de apel, tribunal, tribunal pentru minori și familie și judecătorie funcționează câte un parchet, dar numai parchetele de pe lângă curțile de apel și cele de lângă tribunale au personalitate juridică.
Parchetele actuale corespund cu procuraturile de dinainte de 1989.

Istorie
În decembrie 1991 a fost adoptată noua Constituție a României, cu modificările și completările efectuate în 2003, care reflectă schimbările democratice produse în țară în decembrie 1989 și consacră o serie de principii noi în ceea ce privește activitatea judecătorească.
La 1 iulie 1993 a intrat în vigoare Legea nr. 92/1992 pentru organizarea judecătorească, care, în conformitate cu prevederile constituționale, reintroduce termenul de "minister public", punând bazele organizării și funcționării noii instituții.
S-a recunoscut calitatea de magistrat procurorului și dreptul acestuia la stabilitate în funcție.
Prin această lege a fost eliminată din competența procurorului atribuția de supraveghere generală, păstrându-i-se numai atribuțiile judiciare.
În urma modificării din 1996, a fost eliminată denumirea de Parchet General și a fost instituită funcția de procuror general al parchetului de pe lângă curtea de apel.
Ulterior revizuirii Constituției prin Legea nr. 429 din 13 octombrie 2003, au fost adoptate Legea nr. 303 din 28 mai 2004 privind statutul magistraților (denumire modificată în 2005 prin înlocuirea termenului "magistrați" cu "judecători și procurori") și Legea nr. 304 din 28 mai 2004 privind organizarea judiciară, care au înlocuit Legea nr. 92/1992, armonizând legislația română cu cea europeană, în procesul de pregătire a integrării României în Uniunea Europeană.
S-a statuat independența procurorului în soluțiile pe care le dispune, iar cariera magistratului a trecut în competența Consiliului Superior al Magistraturii, au fost reglementate noile structuri specializate de combatere a corupției și crimei organizate.

Atribuții
Parchetele de pe lângă curțile de apel și tribunale au în structură secții în cadrul cărora pot funcționa servicii și birouri, iar cele de pe lângă curțile de apel au în structură și câte o secție pentru minori și familie.

Parchetele de pe lângă curțile de apel sunt conduse de procurori generali, iar cele de pe lângă tribunale, tribunale pentru minori și familie și judecătorii sunt conduse de prim procurori. În funcție de volumul de activitate legea permite ca procurorul general să fie ajutat 1-3 adjuncți, după caz.

Procurorii generali ai parchetelor de pe lângă curțile de apel și prim procurorii parchetelor de pe lângă tribunale exercită și atribuții de coordonare și control a administrării parchetului unde funcționează, precum și a parchetelor din subordine și din circumscripție.

Prim procurorii parchetelor de pe lângă tribunalele pentru minori și familie și prim procurorii parchetelor de pe lângă judecătorii exercită atribuții de administrare a parchetului.

Secțiile, serviciile și birourile parchetelor de pe lângă instanțe sunt conduse de procurori șefi. Conducătorul fiecărui parchet repartizează procurorii pe secții, servicii și birouri în funcție de pregătirea, specializarea și aptitudinea acestora.

În cadrul parchetelor funcționează colegii de conducere care avizează problemele generale de conducere a parchetului.

Parchetul de pe lângă Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție

Parchetul de pe lângă Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție coordonează activitatea Parchetelor din subordine, îndeplinește atribuțiile prevăzute de lege, are personalitate juridică și gestionează bugetul Ministerului Public, fiind condus de către un procuror general care este ajutat de către un procuror prim adjunct, un procuror adjunct și de 3 consilieri.

Parchetul de pe lângă Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție are un colegiu de conducere ce hotărăște asupra problemelor generale de conducere a Ministerului Public fiind constituite din: procuror general, procuror prim adjunct și 5 procurori aleși în Adunarea Generală a Procurorilor.

Parchetul de pe lângă Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție are în structură secții conduse de procurori șefi care pot fi ajutați de către adjuncți. În cadrul secțiilor pot functiona servicii și birouri conduse de procurori șefi.

Parchete militare
Parchetul militar funcționează pe lângă fiecare instanță militară, respectiv:
- Parchetul Militar de pe lângă Curtea Militară București
- Parchetul Militar de pe lângă Tribunalul Militar București
- Parchetele Militare de pe lângă Tribunalele Militare.
Parchetele militare sunt conduse de un prim procuror militar ajutat de un prim procuror militar adjunct, iar Parchetul Militar de pe lângă Curtea Militara București e condus de un procuror general militar ajutat de un procuror general militar adjunct.

Justiția în România