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DTX takes next-gen matchmaking to China
Published at May 19, 2016, in Technology
DateTix (ASX:DTX) has pulled the trigger on its Chinese mainland expansion plans by launching its matchmaking app in China this week.
DTX plans to market its matchmaking service in Shenzen this month, before expanding its operation to Shanghai in August, Beijing in November and Guangzhou next year. The near-term expansion into China is targeting a combined population of approximately 70 million people.
Since launching on the ASX last year, DTX has steadily added subscribers to its platform whilst simultaneously expanding its functionality and feature-set.
DTX's dating app differs to the majority of its rivals because it focuses on facilitating dates for users in real life, rather than just online chatting. DTX has developed a proprietary matchmaking engine which algorithmically scores, ranks and matches people based on multiple dimensions of compatibility, including physical attributes, personality traits and date preferences. Members can meet new people for casual dating, serious relationships, business networking or activity partners at nearby establishments for meals, drinks and other activities.
After receiving approval from major app stores in China, DTX is aiming to reach 85% of the 600+ million mobile Internet users in China. The approved stores include Apple App Store, Tencent App Store, 360 Mobile Assistant, Baidu Mobile Assistant, Xiaomi MIUI App Store and Wandoujia.
Opportunity knocking for DateTix
DTX hopes to capitalise on three separate market opportunities in China by reaching into the $18 million mobile advertising market, the $9 billion mobile gaming market and the $2 billion dating services market simultaneously.
Combined, DTX's trifecta of addressable markets amounts to $28 billion per year.
China has one of the world's largest and fastest growing markets for online dating and offline matchmaking services, driven by its recent decades of social change marked by rapid urbanization, the one-child policy and rapid uptake of social media, combined with the retention of traditional values and the importance of marriage.
China mobile Internet usage has experienced rapid growth in recent years, fuelled by the proliferation of smartphones, continuous improvements in Internet infrastructure, and advancement in wireless technology.
According to eMarketer, the number of China mobile internet users are expected to reach 678 million in 2016, representing approximately 49% of the total Chinese population.
Enticing advertising spend
One major reason why DTX and other online tech companies are turning to China first and foremost is advertising spend.
Advertising spend on online channels such as social media is growing faster than ad spend on any other medium or platform because advertisers increasingly value the unique advantages of mobile social platforms and online apps to reach their target audiences.
The close personal interaction and frequent communication among DateTix members allow advertisers to target specific audiences and geographic regions, thus improving advertising effectiveness. Also, DTX has ensured that its app features local merchants and businesses as standard which helps to transform mobile advertising from passive dissemination to active promotion.
Commercial market size
From an addressable market perspective, DTX is aiming to capture an addressable market of around 70 million people spread across China.
In order to fast-track its progress and raise its popularity, DTX is utilizing a 'freemium' business model for its matchmaking app.
By offering core basic services for free and only charging for optional premium services that provide enhanced functionality and additional benefits, DTX is able to reach a wider audience and encourage viral publicity. Freemium models have become a fairly common occurrence for app developers because of the core advantages they offer over traditional commercial business models.
In tandem with this week's Chinese expansion, DTX Founder and CEO Michael Ye said, "The launch of the Date Tix social platform into China marks the beginning of an exciting growth phase for the company. With an experienced on-the-ground marketing and engineering team in place in China, Date Tix is well positioned to capture market share across multiple online and offline businesses in China.
"Geographically, we will launch our China business in Shenzhen given its close proximity to our headquarters in Hong Kong. We then plan to expand into the three other tier-one cities in China, namely Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. Our scalable technology platform and infrastructure enables us to rapidly expand the DateTix social platform into multiple cities while keeping our R&D and G&A costs relatively fixed."
DateTix readies China, Singapore launch later this month
DateTix triples its member base in Hong Kong
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'White Collar' season four: On the set in Puerto Rico -- VIDEO
By Sandra Gonzalez
Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer) might be on the run — but that's no reason for him to give up his life of luxury.
When viewers catch up with Neal and Mozzi (Willie Garson) at the beginning of White Collar's fourth season, which kicks off tonight on USA, the pair is living in high style in a small island community. But before too long, Mekhi Phiffer's tough-as-nails agent Kyle Collins is hot on their trail. That's when the fun begins.
Below, in a series of interviews conducted while on location in Puerto Rico in March, Tim DeKay previews the power struggle between Peter and Collins. Meanwhile, Bomer (who rocks the island-style!) talks a bit about Neal's new life and his tough choices. And Garson explains while island life isn't as awesome as it's cracked up to be.
USA orders 'White Collar' creator's federal agent beach house drama
'Dallas,' 'White Collar,' 'The Middle,' 'Grey's Anatomy': Find out what's next in Spoiler Room
By Sandra Gonzalez @EWSandraG

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QA (Quality Assurance) are responsible for the overall quality and testing architecture of my clients products that our department produces. They use a range of innovative front-end and back-end tools & technology to drive robust, well-engineered practices through to delivery, giving the business that sort after confidence. Consisting of Test Architects, Performance Test Engineers and QA Engineers, we have a deeply embedded culture of collaboration, sharing our experiences and skills throughout.
You, as the Performance Test Engineer will be tasked with going into the scrum teams, working closely with Developers and QAs to performance test stories before they are release to production. This will include requirements gathering, Test Script creation all the way through to execution.
You will be using Visual Studio's Performance Testing Suite to create Test Scripts and execute Load Tests, which will allow you to generate reports for the SCRUM teams and determine how these stories impact the performance of our products.


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Ford Chairman Met With Donald Trump Over 'Infuriating' Mexico Comments
By David Shepardson / Reuters
(WASHINGTON) – Ford Motor Co Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. said on Wednesday he has met with Donald Trump to talk about the Republican presidential candidate's extensive criticism of the automaker's investments in Mexico.
Ford told the Economic Club of Washington that he thought Trump's criticism of the No. 2 automaker's foreign investments were "infuriating and "frustrating" because of the company's extensive investments and employment in the United States. Trump has threatened if elected to impose hefty tariffs on Ford imports from Mexico.
Ford told reporters after the event that the session with Trump was a "great meeting" that took place a few months ago.
"He was very thoughtful, asked good questions," Ford said of Trump. "He certainly knows the facts." Asked if Trump had changed his mind about his criticism, Ford did not directly answer but said, "The campaign trail is a different animal than anything I'm ever familiar with."
A person briefed on the matter said the meeting took place in New York this summer at the real estate mogul's Trump Tower. The automaker had previously invited Trump to visit its headquarters at Dearborn, Michigan but he has not taken the company up on the offer.
Ford rejected the criticism from Trump, noting that it employs more U.S. workers and builds more vehicles in the United States than its rivals. "We should be celebrated I think in some ways as the great American car company," Ford said. "We make more cars and trucks here than anyone else."
Ford announced last month that all of the company's small-car production would be leaving U.S. plants and heading to lower-cost Mexico, drawing another rebuke from the White House hopeful.
Ford has repeatedly said no U.S. jobs will be lost because of the move — and it will produce two new vehicles at a Detroit area plant that built the small cars. Trump called Ford's decision "horrible." He has criticized Ford's Mexican investments for more than a year and vowed to pressure the automaker to reverse course if elected. "We shouldn't allow it to happen," Trump said.
Trump has also repeatedly misstated Ford's plans at times, wrongly suggesting last month Ford would "fire all of their employees in the United States."
Many major automakers have announced big expansions in Mexico, where labor rates are much lower than what U.S. workers make.
A spokeswoman for Trump did not immediately comment.
Last year, Ford said that chief executive Mark Fields had written to Trump to explain its investments in Mexico. (Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Alistair Bell)


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What's new in paediatric sleep medicine?
Vikram Sakaleshpur Kumar
Department of Paediatrics, Subbaiah Medical College, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding author: Vikram Sakaleshpur Kumar, Professor of Paediatrics, Subbaiah Medical College, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India. vikramskumar@yahoo.co.in
How to cite this article: Kumar VS. What's new in paediatric sleep medicine? Karnataka Paediatr J 2021;36:144-7.
Source: Sharma M, Aggarwal S, Madaan P, Saini L, Bhutani M. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sleep in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Med. 2021 Aug;84:259-267. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.06.002. Epub 2021 Jun 11. PMID: 34182354.
The authors conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to study the prevalence and pattern of sleep disturbances in children and adolescents with or without pre-existing neurobehavioral disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the studies reviewed, five studies were in preschool children, two were in children with pre-existing neurobehavioral disorders, and the remaining were in school going children and adolescents. The outcome measures used for sleep were markedly heterogeneous across the studies. The prevalence of sleep problems in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic is alarming. Preschool children had a trend toward relatively fewer sleep disturbances due to home confinement measures in comparison with pre-pandemic times. Sleep duration recommendations were not met in nearly half of healthy children. However, these conclusions need to be seen in light of limited literature on the topic, few included studies done in heterogeneous populations, and dubious quality of inferences drawn from these studies which were predominantly online surveys.
Source: Petruzzelli MG, Matera E, Giambersio D, Marzulli L, Gabellone A, Legrottaglie AR, Margari A, Margari L. Subjective and electroencephalographic sleep parameters in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review. J Clin Med. 2021 Aug 30;10(17):3893. doi: 10.3390/jcm10173893. PMID: 34501341; PMCID: PMC8432113.
Sleep problems have commonly manifested in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with a complex and multifactorial interaction between clinical and etiological components. These disorders are associated with functional impairment and provoke significant physical and mental affliction. Data collected from 20 survey result reports showed that children and adolescents with ASD experienced a higher rate of sleep abnormalities than in typically developing children. The macrostructural sleep parameters that were consistent with subjective parent reported measures unveil a greater percentage of nighttime signs of insomnia. Sleep microstructure patterns, in addition, pointed toward the bidirectional relationship between brain dysfunctions and sleep problems in children with ASD. It would be worthwhile in future studies to examine how factors, such as age, cognitive level, or ASD severity, could be related to ASD sleep abnormalities. Future research should directly assess whether sleep alterations could represent a specific marker for atypical brain development in ASD.
Source: Alibabaei Z, Jazayeri S, Vafa M, Feizy Z, Sajadi Hezaveh Z. The association between dietary patterns and quality and duration of sleep in children and adolescents: A systematic review. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2021 Oct;45:102-110. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.07.012. Epub 2021 Jul 28. PMID: 34620305.
Dietary pattern has been represented as a contributor to the duration and quality of sleep. This study aimed to review the evidence on this relation among children and adolescents. Fourteen publications (12 cross sectional, one cohort, and one clinical trial) were identified. Findings from most studies suggested that long sleep duration was consistently associated with healthy dietary patterns, such as "Vegetables and Healthy Proteins," "Traditional," and "Fruit and Vegetables." Results were more mixed and inconclusive regarding the quality of sleep, with two studies supporting, two studies disapproving, and one study neutral about the association between better sleep quality and healthier dietary patterns. The association between diet and sleep seemed to be affected by confounders and covariates, including sex, physical activity, and screen time. Longer sleep duration appears to be associated with healthier dietary pattern. However, various results in regard to the relation between dietary patterns and sleep quality preclude definitive conclusions.
Source: Fangupo LJ, Haszard JJ, Reynolds AN, Lucas AW, McIntosh DR, Richards R, Camp J, Galland BC, Smith C, Taylor RW. Do sleep interventions change sleep duration in children aged 0–5 years? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Sleep Med Rev. 2021 Oct;59:101498. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101498. Epub 2021 Apr 30. PMID: 34029803.
This review investigated whether randomized controlled trials attempting to improve sleep or prevent sleep problems in 0–5 year olds influenced nocturnal sleep duration, daytime naps, or 24 h sleep. Overall, sleep interventions increased nocturnal sleep duration by a mean of 9 min per night when compared with no sleep intervention. Increases were predominantly seen in sleep only, rather than multicomponent interventions. Total 24 h sleep duration tended to increase by a similar amount (8.6 min [95% CI ‒2.7–19.8, I2 = 59%]), but this was mainly only seen in studies that assessed sleep using diaries. There was no evidence that interventions changed daytime sleep duration. Future studies should involve sleep only rather than multicomponent interventions and use objective sleep measures.
Source: Perpétuo C, Diniz E, Veríssimo M. A systematic review on attachment and sleep at preschool age. Children (Basel). 2021 Oct 7;8(10):895. doi: 10.3390/children8100895. PMID: 34682160; PMCID: PMC8534890.
Sleep is a biological process that impacts nearly every domain of a child's life. Sleep-wake regulation influences and it is highly influenced by developmental variables related to parent-child relationships, such as attachment. The main goal of this systematic review was to analyse and integrate the findings of empirical studies investigating the relations between attachment and sleep in preschool age, a period marked by important developmental changes that challenge both attachment system and sleep-wake regulation. Overall, the findings were not consistent, with some studies reporting significant associations between attachment security and sleep quality, as well as between attachment insecurity and sleep problems, whereas others did not find significant associations. The results are discussed in light of the available theoretical models and integrated in the context of measurement approaches to attachment and sleep heterogeneity, aiming to guide future research on the topic.
Source: Kirkham EM, Leis AM, Chervin RD. Weight gain in children after adenotonsillectomy: Undesirable weight gain or catch-up growth? Sleep Med. 2021 Sep;85:147-149. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.07.010. Epub 2021 Jul 14. PMID: 34329898.
Obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are consequential conditions with significant overlap in the paediatric population. Early studies documented catch-up growth in underweight children after adenotonsillectomy, but more recent studies have suggested that normal and even overweight children may experience excess weight gain after adenotonsillectomy. The authors perform a secondary analysis of Childhood Adenotonsillectomy Trial data to test whether there was an effect of early adenotonsillectomy on undesirable weight gain, defined as an increase in body mass index (BMI) Z score in an already overweight or obese child or a change from baseline normal or underweight to a follow-up BMI Z score classified as overweight. Forty-three percent experienced undesirable weight gain. A similar percentage of children in both arms experienced undesirable weight. Neither unadjusted nor adjusted regression analysis demonstrated a significant effect of adenotonsillectomy on undesirable weight gain. They conclude that adenotonsillectomy may not be an independent risk factor for undesirable weight gain in children.
Source: Bassetti CLA, Kallweit U, Vignatelli L, Plazzi G, Lecendreux M, Baldin E, Dolenc-Groselj L, Jennum P, Khatami R, Manconi M, Mayer G, Partinen M, Pollmächer T, Reading P, Santamaria J, Sonka K, Dauvilliers Y, Lammers GJ. European guideline and expert statements on the management of narcolepsy in adults and children. Eur J Neurol. 2021 Sep;28(9):2815-2830. doi: 10.1111/ene.14888. Epub 2021 Jun 25. PMID: 34173695.
Narcolepsy is an uncommon hypothalamic disorder of presumed autoimmune origin that usually requires lifelong treatment. This paper aims to provide evidence-based guidelines for the management of narcolepsy in both adults and children. The European Academy of Neurology (EAN), European Sleep Research Society, and European Narcolepsy Network (EU-NN) nominated a task force of 18 narcolepsy specialists. According to the EAN recommendations, 10 relevant clinical questions were formulated in PICO format. Following a systematic review of the literature (performed in Fall 2018 and updated in July 2020), recommendations were developed according to the GRADE approach. A total of 10,247 references were evaluated, 308 studies were assessed, and 155 finally included. The main recommendations can be summarized as follows: (i) Excessive daytime sleepiness in adults – scheduled naps, modafinil, pitolisant, sodium oxybate (SXB), solriamfetol (all strong), methylphenidate, and amphetamine derivatives (both weak); (ii) cataplexy in adults – SXB, venlafaxine, clomipramine (all strong), and pitolisant (weak); (iii) excessive daytime sleepiness in children – scheduled naps, SXB (both strong), modafinil, methylphenidate, pitolisant, and amphetamine derivatives (all weak); and (iv) cataplexy in children – SXB (strong) and antidepressants (weak). Treatment choices should be tailored to each patient's symptoms, comorbidities, tolerance, and risk of potential drug interactions. The management of narcolepsy involves non-pharmacological and pharmacological approaches with an increasing number of symptomatic treatment options for adults and children that have been studied in some detail.
Source: Myette RL, Feber J, Blinder H, Bendiak GN, Foster BJ, MacLean JE, Constantin E, Katz SL. Blood pressure variability in children with obesity and sleep-disordered breathing following positive airway pressure treatment. Paediatr Res. 2021 Nov 16. doi: 10.1038/s41390-021-01841-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34785780.
Obese youth with sleep-disordered breathing is treated with positive airway pressure to improve sleep and cardiovascular status. While improvements in sleep parameters have been confirmed, a study by Katz et al. showed no major improvement in ambulatory blood pressure. The aim of this ancillary study was to analyse short-term blood pressure variability, following positive airway pressure treatment, as a more sensitive marker of cardiovascular health. The authors analysed 24 h blood pressure variability data in 17 children, taken at baseline and after 12 months of treatment. These data were derived from an already published prospective, multicentre cohort study conducted in 27 youth (8–16 years) with obesity who were prescribed 1 year of positive airway pressure for moderate-severe sleep-disordered breathing. Significant decreases were found in 24 h systolic blood pressure (P = 0.040) and nighttime diastolic blood pressure (p = 0.041) average real variability, and diastolic blood pressure (P = 0.035) weighted standard deviation. Significant decreases were noted in nighttime diastolic blood pressure time rate variability (P = 0.007). Positive airway pressure treatment resulted in a significant decrease in blood pressure variability, suggesting a clinically significant improvement of sympathetic nerve activity in youth with obesity and sleep-disordered breathing. Cardiovascular variability, as measured by blood pressure variability, is improved in children following positive airway pressure treatment. Future studies aimed at analysing target organ damage in this patient population will allow for a better understanding as to whether alterations in blood pressure variability translate to decreasing target organ damage in children, as seen in adults.
Source: Manousaki D, Barnett TA, Mathieu ME, Maximova K, Simoneau G, Harnois-Leblanc S, Benedetti A, McGrath JJ, Henderson M; QUALITY Cohort Collaborative Group. Tune out and turn in: The influence of television viewing and sleep on lipid profiles in children. Int J Obes (Lond). 2020 May;44(5):1173-1184. doi: 10.1038/s41366-020-0527-5. Epub 2020 Mar 13. PMID: 32203106.
Physical activity is beneficial to lipid profiles; however, the association between sedentary behaviour and sleep and paediatric dyslipidaemia remains unclear. The study aims to investigate whether sedentary behaviour or sleep predicted the lipid profiles in children over a 2-year period. Six hundred and thirty children from the QUALITY cohort, with at least one obese parent, were assessed prospectively at ages 8–10 and 10–12 years. Measures of sedentary behaviour included self-reported TV viewing and computer/video game use. Adiposity was assessed using DEXA scans. Twenty-four hour dietary recalls yielded estimates of carbohydrate and fat intake. Outcomes included fasting total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, and LDL cholesterol. Multivariable models were adjusted for adiposity and diet. At both Visit 1 (median age 9.6 years) and Visit 2 (median age 11.6 years), children were of normal weight (55%), overweight (22%), or obese (22%). Every additional hour of TV viewing at Visit 1 was associated with a 7.0% triglyceride increase and 2.6% HDL decrease at Visit 2; findings remained significant after adjusting for adiposity and diet. Every additional hour of sleep at Visit 1 predicted a 4.8% LDL decrease at Visit 2, after adjusting for fat intake; this association became non-significant once controlling for adiposity. So possibly, longer screen time during childhood appears to deteriorate lipid profiles in early adolescence, even after accounting for other major lifestyle habits. There is preliminary evidence of a deleterious effect of shorter sleep duration, which should be considered in further studies.
Source: Barceló A, Morell-Garcia D, Ribot C, De la Peña M, Peña-Zarza JA, Alonso-Fernández A, Giménez P, Piérola J. Vitamin D as a biomarker of health in snoring children: A familial aggregation study. Pediatr Res. 2021 Jun 8. doi: 10.1038/s41390-021-01612-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34103676.
Hypovitaminosis D is a common health problem. The purpose of this study was to investigate the inter-relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels and paternal and maternal Vitamin D status in a sample of snoring children. The authors selected 137 participants for whom serum 25(OH)D had been measured and underwent overnight polysomnography evaluation. Serum glucose, lipids, liver enzymes, parathyroid hormone, insulin, and glycated haemoglobin were also measured. Glucose and insulin levels were used to estimate insulin resistance with the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR). Vitamin D insufficiency (<30 ng/mL) and deficiency (<20 ng/mL) were found in 40.9 and 17.5% of children, respectively. After adjustments for age, BMI Z-score, and seasonality, the odds ratio for risk of Vitamin D insufficiency according to the Vitamin D status of parents was as follows: OR (95% CI): Paternal insufficiency 15.1 (2.7–35.7), P = 0.002; maternal insufficiency 7.2 (2.4–22), P = 0.001. When children with Vitamin D deficiency were analysed separately, serum 25(OH)D concentration was found to be associated with the apnea-hypopnea index (r = –0.647, P = 0.009) and respiratory arousal index (r = –0.669, P = 0.034). Family patterns of Vitamin D could be helpful for the early identification of snoring children at risk of metabolic and/ or sleep disturbances. Significant associations were found between serum 25(OH)D concentrations in children and their parents. An inverse association between 25(OH)D levels and OSA severity was detected in deficient Vitamin D children. Children with insufficient and deficient Vitamin D status tended to have a worse metabolic profile, so strategies are needed to improve Vitamin D status.
Source: Ando A, Ohta H, Yoshimura Y, Nakagawa M, Asaka Y, Nakazawa T, Mitani Y, Oishi Y, Mizushima M, Adachi H, Kaneshi Y, Morioka K, Shimabukuro R, Hirata M, Ikeda T, Fukutomi R, Kobayashi K, Ozawa M, Takeshima M, Manabe A, Takahashi T, Mishima K, Kusakawa I, Yoda H, Kikuchi M, Cho K. Sleep maturation influences cognitive development of preterm toddlers. Sci Rep. 2021 Aug 5;11(1):15921. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-95495-5. PMID: 34354199; PMCID: PMC8342419.
A recent study on full-term toddlers demonstrated that daytime nap properties affect the distribution ratio between nap and nighttime sleep duration in total sleep time but does not affect the overall total amount of daily sleep time. However, there is still no clear scientific consensus as to whether the ratio between naps and nighttime sleep or just daily total sleep duration itself is more important for healthy child development. In the current study, to gain an answer to this question, the authors examined the relationship between the sleep properties and the cognitive development of toddlers born prematurely using actigraphy and the Kyoto scale of psychological development test. A total of 101 premature toddlers of approximately 1.5 years of age were recruited for the study. Actigraphy units were attached to their waist with an adjustable elastic belt for 7 consecutive days and a child sleep diary was completed by their parents. The study showed "no" significant correlation between either nap or nighttime sleep duration and cognitive development of the preterm toddlers. In contrast, it was found that stable daily wake time was significantly associated with better cognitive development, suggesting that sleep regulation may contribute to the brain maturation of preterm toddlers.
Patient's consent not required as there are no patients in this study.
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Question: Error Code-control panel display "Err5"
Error Message:No water entering the washing machine or the water could not reach the required water level within the required time (controlled by PCB software ).
Reason 1. Water tap is not turned on or water pressure is too low.
Solution 1. Make sure that tap is turned on, and water pressure is normal. If the water pressure is low, wait for normal pressure to return.
Reason 2. Water inlet hose is not connected to water tap and washing machine.
Solution 2. Re-connect the water inlet hose to water tap and washing machine without any water leakage.
Reason 3. Drain hose end is lower than 80cm above the floor level. Water is draining out when at the same time the washing machine trying to fill.
Solution 3. Install drain hose to 80-100 cm above the floor level.
Reason 4. The end of drain hose is in water so the water draining out at the same time the washing machine trying to fill because of siphon effect.
Solution 4. Make sure the drain hose is not in water.
If the error is still exist, please unplug the machine and turn the water tap off, then call for service.


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We worked on a collaborative basis with Rotherham MBC to provide an appropriate evidence base to help secure a Strategic Allocation amounting to 2,400 houses and 11Ha of employment in the Rotherham Local Plan.
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Since securing a formal Strategic Allocation, we have provided detailed masterplanning services to add clarity and facilitate the delivery process.


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Court artist drawing of Christopher Lythgoe. Photograph: Elizabeth Cook/PA
Two members of banned neo-Nazi group National Action jailed
Christopher Lythgoe and Matthew Hankinson found guilty of membership of group that backed murder of Jo Cox
Nadia Khomami
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Wed 18 Jul 2018 13.47 EDT
Two members of the banned neo-Nazi group National Action, including its leader, have been jailed.
Christopher Lythgoe, 32, of Warrington, was arrested by police investigating a plot to murder the Labour MP Rosie Cooper and a female police officer. He was jailed for eight years at the end of a six-week trial at the Old Bailey on Wednesday.
Matthew Hankinson, 24, of Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, was also found guilty of belonging to National Action and jailed for six years. A jury acquitted Garron Helm, 24, of Seaforth, Merseyside, of being a member of the group.
Christopher Lythgoe, 32, leader of the banned neo-Nazi group National Action, has been jailed for eight years. Photograph: Greater Manchester police/PA
Jack Renshaw, 23, from Skelmersdale, Lancashire, has pleaded guilty to preparing to engage in an act of terrorism in relation to the plot against Cooper and threatening a police officer. He has also been convicted of stirring up racial hatred in speeches in 2016, it can now be reported.
Renshaw's plan was foiled by a whistleblower, Robbie Mullen, 25, who leaked details of a meeting at the Friar Penketh pub in Warrington to the campaign group Hope Not Hate in July last year.
Lythgoe was found not guilty of encouraging Renshaw.
Mr Justice Jay described National Action as having a "truly evil and dystopian vision" of waging a race war. Without Lythgoe's obsessive determination to keep it going it would have "withered and died on the vine".
While numbers were too small to achieve its aims, there was a real risk it could have inspired acts of terror by its perverted ideology, the judge said.
He told Lythgoe: "You are a fully fledged neo-Nazi complete with deep-seated racism and antisemitism". He added that Lythgoe "did nothing to stop or discourage" the plot to kill Cooper.
Matthew Hankinson, 23, has been jailed for six years after he was found guilty of membership of a proscribed organisation. Photograph: Greater Manchester police/PA
The judge said Hankinson was also a prominent member of National Action who hated ethnic minorities and Jews, and advocated violence.
Cooper, who sat in court as the men were jailed, in a statement thanked Mullen, whose information she said had "saved my life".
"I think it's awful that any public servant – teacher, nurse, doctor, police, MP – should be targeted and threatened with violence simply because of the job they do," she said.
"I'd also like to thank Lancashire and Merseyside police and the counter-terrorism police who have supported me greatly, and who have kept me, my staff and the general public safe."
Duncan Atkinson QC, prosecuting, told the court that since 2013 National Action had engaged in a campaign of "virulently racist, antisemitic and homophobic propaganda through which it sought to stir up a violent race war against ethnic minorities and others it perceived as race traitors".
These activities, culminating in the group's support of the murder of the Labour MP Jo Cox, led to its proscription in December 2016, making it the first extreme rightwing group to be banned since the second world war.
Jack Renshaw, 23, has pleaded guilty to preparing to engage in an act of terrorism and threatening a police officer. Photograph: BBC
At its height, National Action had a membership of up to 100 young white men, drawn from universities. Dressed in black skull masks, they would gather for demonstrations, waving banners and making Nazi salutes.
Jurors were told Lythgoe reacted to news of the ban by telling members that they would "just shed one skin for another".
Mullen, who became disillusioned with the group, began leaking information to Hope Not Hate, and a significant amount of evidence came from him.
The defendants denied being members of National Action. Lythgoe's lawyer, Crispin Aylett QC, suggested Mullen had implicated National Action because he was "in the pocket of Hope Not Hate" and it was what they wanted to hear. Mullen denied this.
Renshaw was accused of being a member of National Action along with Lythgoe, Hankinson, Andrew Clarke, 33, Michal Trubini, 35, and Garron Helm, 24.
The jury failed to reach verdicts on Renshaw, Clarke and Trubini.
In his sentencing, Mr Justice Jay said that, under Lythgoe's leadership, National Action meetings continued on a "modest" scale.
They kept alive "an aspiration which was truly insidious and evil - the idea that this country should be purged of its ethnic minorities and its Jews, that the rule of law should be subverted, and that once the ideological revolution had taken place this national socialist worldview would triumph", he said.
"The idea that there could be such a triumph without violence is arrant nonsense, despite the weasel words to the contrary."
The Labour MP Rosie Cooper: 'I think it's awful that any public servant ... should be targeted and threatened with violence simply because of the job they do.' Photograph: PA
The judge added: "Fortunately, and I can take this into account to some extent in the defendants' favour, the truly evil and dystopian vision I am describing could never have been achieved through the activities of National Action, a very small group operating at the very periphery of far-rightwing extremism.
"The real risk to society inheres instead in the carrying out of isolated acts of terror inspired by the perverted ideology I have been describing."
Det Supt Will Chatterton, head of investigations for counter-terrorism policing for the north-west, said outside court that the verdict had enabled the spotlight to be shone on the activities of the group.
"Today's result is a body blow to extreme rightwing organisations such as National Action. It sends out a clear message that counter-terrorism officers and partner agencies will rigorously identify and investigate any violently extreme individual or group who seek to bring a reign of terror to our shores."
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For Some Publishers, User Experience Trumps Revenue
by Sarah Sluis // Monday, June 26th, 2017 – 5:00 am
Removing a bad ad unit can mean that publishers take a big revenue hit.
The most intrusive ad units often please advertisers and drive large amounts of revenue. And a heavy ad load brings in more revenue per page view.
So how do publishers balance the two? And when do they decide to pull the plug on an ad experience that just isn't working for their readers?
Publishers like The Washington Post, Fusion Media Group and Time Inc. have all removed ad units to improve the user experience.
And in some cases, the short-term pain leads to long-term gains.
Ads With Low Viewability
The Washington Post had a bottom-of-page ad unit that drove a sizable amount of revenue each year. But viewability was low, and so was performance.
Jason Tollestrup, director of programmatic advertising and business intelligence, made the case to remove the ad unit in late 2015 because it didn't work for advertisers. The company removed the unit, expecting to see the same amount of revenue evaporate from its bottom line.
Instead, annual revenue grew.
The unit's low viewability had dragged down the site's viewability scores. At the time, many viewability vendors measured on the site level, not the ad unit level. Removing the bad unit made CPMs on the rest of its ads rise.
The Washington Post continues to see that creating a better user experience and ad units drives results, as illustrated by Zeus, its extremely fast-loading ad tech rolled out over the past year.
"Programmatic CPMs were definitely higher in Zeus pages than non-Zeus pages," Tollestrup said.
Turning To Custom Units
Over the past two years, Time Inc. has made many tweaks to slowly improve the ad experience on mobile.
The publisher used to run mobile ad units when a user first landed on the page, but readers bounced.
"If they show up on your site and are blocked from reading the content, it's so easy to back out and go somewhere else," said Kavata Mbondo, VP of digital revenue strategy and operations.
The publisher looked to replace the interstitial with an ad unit that boosted revenue instead of bounce rates.
This year, it also launched its Adapt unit, which is in-feed mobile video that runs within the content, not before it.
"It's a proprietary format that runs in a space traditional banners have run, but we are customizing it to take in higher-impact experiences like video," Mbondo said. "We have better page performance and user experience, and CPMs are higher because we have fewer ads."
The Power Of A/B Testing
A couple years ago, Gizmodo Media Group ran interstitial video that would pop up one to two seconds after a user started scanning the article. Even with a frequency cap of one per 24 hours, complaints mounted.
"We had a very high volume of external and internal complaints, including in our comments," said Lauren Bertollini, SVP of product for Fusion Media Group and COO of Gizmodo Media Group.
The publisher decided to replace the unit with outstream video. The viewability of the ad unit averaged slightly lower, but the steep dive in user complaints made up for the switch. And because users find outstream video less annoying than interstitials, it can run more video than before.
To protect the user experience, the company now conducts A/B testing before rolling out any significant ad changes. Due to the testing, one potentially disruptive unit that was developed in 2016 never left production.
The ad unit ran between comment threads. It marginally increased the number of ad impressions per page view, but at a huge cost to the user experience.
The A/B testing revealed that putting in the ad unit decreased engagement with comment threads. People stopped leaving as many comments and spent less time reading them.
The unit never left testing.
A/B testing ensures the long-term health of its audience, Bertollini said. "We've built a large, loyal audience because we've put readers first," she added. "That's what our ad partners come for. User experience is always front-of-mind for us."
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A/B testing is great, but it's a really crude tool for what we are talking about here. A.I. is really the way forward for publishers that want to improve UX.
Every user is different, what affects UX for one, may not for another. Delivering everyone a different experience is where I think smart publishers will head in the future. There are quite a few already thinking this way, but some of these major brands are still way behind.


In a historic vote, members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes (BMWE) approved a merger with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. With the addition of the BMWE, the Teamsters Rail Conference now represents more than 40 percent of rail labor.
As this issue of the Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen News went to press, the leadership of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, including the Advisory Board and General Chairmen, were assembling in Cleveland to finalize Section 6 notices and to discuss the UTU's letter of intent regarding dues maintenance fees.
A review of FRA's accident/incident data demonstrates that overall safety of rail transportation continues to improve. However, within a 59 day period, seven railroad employees have lost their lives while on duty, and six of the seven were engaged in switching operations.
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February 19, 2016 — While his girlfriend Liz looks on, U.S. Army Spc. Daniel, a military policeman with the 193rd Military Police Battalion, Colorado Army National Guard, holds his 4-week-old daughter for the first time Sept. 5, 2015, at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colo. Daniel found out about his child just after he deployed and wasn't able to travel home for the birth. Last names have been omitted for operational security.... MORE
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T-Kernel 2.0 Extension (T2EX) is an extension to add network and file system to T-Kernel 2.0.
While maintaining the lightweight feature of T-Kernel 2.0, it adds middleware to meet the requirements of the latest embedded systems such as file system support and network communication.
T2EX has a set of APIs that be called directly from tasks of T-Kernel, and thus can eliminate the overhead of using "process" and maintain the "real-time performance" and "compactness."
Moreover, T2EX has the library compatible with standard C compatible library, and its API specification has been designed with compatibility and the affinity with POSIX in mind. So the porting of general C programs is easy and the development efficiency improves, too.
T2EX is used as an Extension of T-Kernel 2.0.
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API of T2EX can be called directly from "task" of T-Kernel, and a fast real-time response is realized.


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Pay claims submitted on behalf of English and Welsh college workers
UNISON and fellow further education unions ask for 'inflation plus' pay rises from September
Trade unions have submitted pay claims for further education workers in England and Wales, which would tackle the way their pay has fallen behind living costs over the past 10 years of austerity.
"We know that our members are working harder than ever to deliver high quality further education," said UNISON national officer Ruth Levin. "That needs to be recognised and rewarded by employers.
"Urgent action is needed to address low morale and a growing staff retention problem."
The unions point out that Britain leaving the EU will mean the country needs to invest in high quality further education alongside the new apprenticeship scheme.
Colleges should recognise that some of the extra funding promised to the sector must go to staff, they say.
Both claims were submitted in April and are for pay rounds due to come into effect from the start of the 2017-18 academic year in September.
In England, UNISON and sister unions have submitted a claim for pay to rise by inflation as measured by the retail price index (RPI), plus 3%, or £900 a year, whichever is higher.
In Wales, the claim is for a pay rise of 3.2% plus 1%, with a minimum of £800.
In both cases, the flat-rate element would apply to full-time annual salaries, with proportionate increases for part-time staff.
The English claim also calls for a minimum pay rate in colleges to match the living wage, calculated by the Living Wage Foundation, which is currently £8.45 an hour, or £9.75 in London.
Welsh colleges are already committed to paying the living wage to directly employed staff.
The English pay claim also calls for agreement on a number of related matters affecting members, including:
workload and amount of professional development that staff receive each year;
class sizes; the use of agency staff;
national guidelines on non-lecturer staff who help deliver curriculums.
Negotiations in England are due to start on 17 May.
The annual pay rise for Scottish FE support staff was due from 1 April.
Meetings with the employers have taken place since a claim for a £1,000 pay rise across the board and a minimum rate of the living wage was submitted in February, but no offer has been received yet.
Scotland's FE unions and employers are due to meet again on 18 May.
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Spending time with a cat is always surprising thanks to the many different sides to its nature: the domestic feline is a sleepyhead; it captivates with the hypnotic movements of its tail and communicates with us through its expressive eyes.
However you are in for a real treat if you are present when it's time for a game, an essential part of being a cat. But with so many shops stocking such a wide assortment of cat toys, which toys and games do you pick to best satisfy their needs? Not all toys on the market suit every cat, as Dr Maria Grazia Calore, veterinary surgeon, and expert in pet behaviour, explains.
Playtime is of great importance to a lazy housecat: it decreases stress, disperses energy and keeps it physically and mentally active. If our four-legged friend does not want to play however, perhaps the problem lies in the games we have provided.
First, we need to remember that cats by their very nature are part wild; and are inclined to hunt. Some cats prefer to hunt animals that fly, like birds or butterflies, while others are more attracted to ground animals like lizards or mice. The former will probably play more happily with objects that hang and dangle like feathers on a stick, while the later will be more attracted to balls or mice.
The movement and noise of prey are also elements of fascination for the little feline. That's why some toys are equipped with wind-up mechanisms so they can move independently: in this case, we need to assess if the cat is scared, annoyed or amused by its clockwork plaything.
No self-respecting feline would finish a hunt without consuming its prey; this is therefore something consider when choosing a game for your cat. Catering for this hunter-killer instinct, balls or toys that distribute food might be a good option. The feline will relish solving complex puzzles just like in nature, where to capture prey they must understand their target's habits, lie in wait, stalk with stealth, and sometimes search inside dens or shelters. Games created specifically to stimulate this cognitive area of the cat, range from simple ball and box dispensers, specially designed with holes so the cat can grab the hidden kibble, to more complex mazes that the cat has to move the kibble from level to level before being able to access the food reward. It is important, however, that the game of mental activation is solvable by the cat so it is probably a good idea to have the owner close by, at least for the first few attempts, this will make the game a source of satisfaction and not frustration in case it fails to master the enigma.
Last but not least, you can buy toys that stimulate a cat's senses – in particular toys that prompt behaviour like facial marking. Products that contain catnip made from the catmint plant work in this way and can prove irresistible to your feline.
Are you newly inspired to stimulate your kitty with an overwhelming number of toys? It is probably best to restrain your enthusiasm and opt to rotate 2-3 toys or games a week while keeping the others hidden, so they will always appear new and interesting for your cat!


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WASHINGTON INFORMER — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has long expressed concern about returning citizens in the District of Columbia
By James Wright
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has long expressed concern about returning citizens in the District of Columbia, going back to her days as a Ward 4 council member.
As mayor, she has made it a point to connect with these District residents and her latest initiative will make sure they will be able to get back into the mainstream of life in the city.
On Feb. 12, the mayor launched the READY (Resources to Empower and Develop You) Center that will serve as a one-stop shop where returning citizens can access critical post-release services, obtain vital documents and get referrals to treatment programs for substance abuse and mental health.
"To give more returning citizens a fair shot, we must continue building strong support systems for men and women transitioning back into the community," the mayor said. "By partnering with community-based organizations and working across D.C. government agencies, we can set more residents up for success by providing more immediate access to employment, housing, educational opportunities, health care and more."
The READY Center sits behind the Correctional Treatment Facility located at 1901 E Street SE.
MORCA (Mayor's Office of Returning Citizen Affairs) and the departments of corrections, behavioral health, human services, employment services, motor vehicles and community-based organizations work as partners to coordinate the activities of the READY Center.
There are approximately 60,000 returning citizens living in the District and from 2,000 to 8,000 come back to the city after serving their time.
Many years ago, a returning citizen would come back to the District from Lorton or from another federal facility and it would be on them to get back on their feet to become a productive member of society. The District had churches and some community organizations to help returning citizens but hardly any program from the city government until Marion Barry became mayor in 1979.
Barry worked to reduce recidivism during his years as mayor and energized the city's programs to serve returning citizens.
With the advent of the READY Center, an incarcerated District resident will fill out an interest card 30 days prior to their release. When they are in the city, they will visit the READY Center and the staff will connect them with its partners for further action.
All follow-up visits will take place at the agencies tasked with helping the returning citizens. Brian Ferguson, the director of MORCA, expressed satisfaction with the program.
"This marks a significant milestone in the District's already nationally recognized re-entry services, as several core service agencies collaborate to ensure that the men and women leaving the jail are given direct access to the essential resources needed to create successful transitions back into society," Ferguson said.
Quincy Booth, the director of corrections, said the re-entry process "begins the day of admittance into our facilities."
"We want them to leave with a plan," Booth said. "This approach helps us to reduce recidivism."
Dr. Unique Morris-Hughes, director of the city's employment services department, embraces the READY Center saying "investing in our returning citizen population is a win-win proposition that benefits our residents and impacts our neighborhoods and communities."
Deborah Rowe, executive director of Returning Citizens United, said the READY Center has a strong mission to fulfill.
"The Bowser administration has assembled a good team and this will be good for people coming home from being incarcerated," she said.
Rowe said returning citizens, especially those without strong family ties, will need assistance getting health benefits, a mailing address, social and wraparound services and identification cards.
"Some haven't been in D.C. for years and they need to adjust to the changes in the city," she said. "Some have been gone just a few years and need to get back on the right track to being good citizens."
Rowe said she travels to federal facilities to counsel District inmates on what's available to them once they get back to the city. She finds the proactive approach prepares the inmate for some of the challenges that lie ahead when they get their freedom.
"There are very few cities that do what we do here in Washington," she noted.
Eric Weaver, who serves as the chairman of the National Association of Returning Citizens, said the center can help returning citizens better manage issues that residents deal with.
"Let's look at the Department of Motor Vehicles," Weaver said. "When a returning citizen goes into the office to get an identification and they look at the long line they may say 'I'll come back tomorrow' and will come back the next day and get discouraged again. The READY Center can help them through that particular process and eliminate the barriers with that and other things and then they are on their way to becoming productive citizens."
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Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Cuomo Outlines 2021 Agenda: Reimagine | Rebuild | Renew
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In 11th State of the State Address, Governor Advances Bold Agenda to Defeat COVID-19, Begin Jumpstarting New York's Economic Resurgence, and Create a Safer, More Just State
Governor Cuomo: "There are moments in life that can change a person fundamentally, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. Likewise there are episodes in history that transform society and COVID is one of those moments. New York sees the moment for the crisis it is, but also the opportunity it presents."
Governor Cuomo: "This next year, we will see economies realign and reset around the world. We see the risk and the peril but we also see the promise and the potential. The question to be answered is, what will we make of this moment? Is it positive or is it negative? Do we move forward or do we move backward? Is America, is New York stronger or weaker in the post-COVID world? Those my friends are the questions that we alone will answer in 2021 because the future is in our hands. We built the greatest state in the country once before and we will do it again."
Earlier today, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo delivered his 2021 State of the State address. The Governor's 2021 agenda - Reimagine | Rebuild | Renew - features nation-leading proposals to not only defeat COVID-19, but also tackle critical issues facing New York and the country, including jumpstarting New York's economic recovery; creating a fairer, more just state; reopening the state; becoming a leader in the growing green energy economy; and rebuilding and strengthening New York's infrastructure. To defeat COVID-19, address New York's short-term economic issues, and ensure social and racial justice, the Governor has put forth a number of proposals focused on reimagining our health care and housing systems; finding new sources of revenue through the legalization of adult-use cannabis and online sports betting; continuing the fight for well-deserved federal recovery funding; and creating fairer and more just criminal justice and election systems.
VIDEO of the Governor's remarks is available on YouTube here and in TV quality (h.264, mp4) format here. ISO VIDEO of today's remarks is available in TV quality format here.
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AUDIO of today's remarks is available here.
PHOTOS will be available on the Governor's Flickr page.
A rush transcript of the Governor's remarks is available below:
Good morning to all. Please welcome Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul who is here with us today and Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, Attorney General Tish James, Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Speaker Carl Heastie, Senate Minority Leader Robert Ortt and Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay who are all joining us electronically in this special year.
Happy New Year to all. I believe it is with near universal relief that 2020 has come to an end and I say, amen. We now turn towards 2021 with the spirit of optimism that is grounded in experience.
Today I address you from the magnificent War Room in the State Capitol. The War Room is fitting because we are at war -- a war that began early last year when we were ambushed by the COVID virus and a war that continues today. The artwork in this room reminds us that we have been at war before. It memorializes epic battles. The Revolution, the Civil War, World War I. It honors the unknown soldier, also reminding us today of our lost frontline heroes. And as our forbearers before us, we will win this war and we will be the stronger for it.
Today, I'm called on to answer what is in most years a straightforward question, but at this time is anything but. What is the state of our state? Well, in some ways, it is like the state of the nation and indeed the state of the world. We are hurt, we are frustrated, we are in mourning, we are anxious. We are shocked that an invisible enemy could wreak such death and destruction, especially in this, the wealthiest and the most powerful nation on earth.
And it was not only the virus itself that showed our vulnerabilities. It's that COVID created low tide in America and the ugliness that lurked below the surface was exposed and became visible for all to see. The racial divisions, the religious tensions, the government incompetence, the health care disparities, the social injustice, and the danger of hateful leadership.
New York is of course are not immune to those currents. In New York we experience all of it but in other ways. New York State of the State is different because New York is different. Our DNA is different. Our character is different. What COVID did to us is different, and how we responded to COVID is different.
We have a confidence born from accomplishment. We know what we must do and we will do it. We will win the COVID war and we will learn and grow from the experience. We are smart, united, disciplined and loving. We are as we say, New York Tough.
There are moments in life that can change a person fundamentally, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. Likewise there are episodes in history that transform society and COVID is one of those moments.
New York sees the moment for the crisis it is, but also the opportunity it presents. We understand the international trauma and disruption that COVID is causing. It has affected every aspect of society around the globe and generated new fundamental dynamics. Even this presentation today is different. Normally it is given in the Albany Convention Center with thousands of people. Today I'm speaking in person with a small group but broadcasting, Zooming and streaming and in this new and different world the audience is actually larger, not smaller. Technology and technology-based relationships, work from home, these are new realities that will have dramatic consequences.
This next year, we will see economies realign and reset around the world. We see the risk and the peril but we also see the promise and the potential. The question to be answered is, what will we make of this moment? Is it positive or is it negative? Do we move forward or do we move backward? Is America, is New York stronger or weaker in the post-COVID world? Those my friends are the questions that we alone will answer in 2021 because the future is in our hands. We built the greatest state in the country once before and we will do it again.
In normal times, a governor's State of the State address is issued on one day in one presentation. But these are no ordinary times and our plan is more complex and detailed. I will give an overview today and then three additional presentations of specific action plans in the coming days. Allow me to outline the scope of our seven-point plan.
First, we must defeat COVID and beat back the assault as the virus rages in these next few months. It will not be easy. A high-performing hospital system as well as the diligence of New Yorkers are the keys to stop the spread.
Second, the vaccine will end the COVID crisis. We must vaccinate 70 to 90 percent of our 20 million New Yorkers and we must do it quickly, safely and fairly. We must also learn the glaring and costly lessons of America's failed public health system so we are better prepared for the next time, and as we all now should realize — there will be a next time.
Third, we must deal with the short-term economic crisis: a record $15 billion state deficit that must be addressed in the next several weeks.
Fourth, we must plan our economic resurgence. We simply cannot stay closed until the vaccine hits critical mass. The cost is too high. We will have nothing left to open. We must reopen the economy, but we must do it smartly and safely. Also, we must energize our lagging private-sector and rebuild our economic platform, our transportation system, our infrastructure system for the next generation of growth.
Fifth, we must seize the opportunity to make New York the global leader in the long overdue, economic shift to green energy. That is the smart thing to do. That is the right thing to do and it will create thousands of good, secure jobs.
Sixth, we must be the first to anticipate how COVID will transform our society and economy and we must capitalize on those coming changes.
Seventh, we must address the systemic injustices exposed during this year's low-tide in America: the inequity, the racism and the social abuse. And my friends, if that wasn't ambitious enough, all of these plans must move forward simultaneously. It will be hard. It will be the greatest test for government since we mobilized to fight World War II. It will be the greatest opportunity for advancement since post-World World II. Today, I will address the first steps we must take.
Most immediate, until the vaccine reaches critical mass, we must regulate and implore New Yorkers to be diligent. COVID fatigue is not an option until COVID itself is fatigued. We must defeat the enemy. If we tire before the enemy tires, we lose the war. It's that simple. We must slow the spread to keep our COVID numbers down. In the interim, we must manage hospitalizations so the system is not overwhelmed. We need the highest level of performance from our hospitals and local governments. If the caseload threatens to overwhelm the hospital system, we will need to close that region again. That is the worst-case option. But even more broadly, we must realize that it is time for an entirely new way of thinking of our public health system. Our nation's public health system was just not prepared for this. Despite the experience of SARS 17 years ago, MERS and Ebola six years ago, several Dengue outbreaks in the last few years — this country couldn't produce something as simple as enough nasal swabs. Our laboratories were unprepared and our hospital systems had no ability to manage the surge. The federal government did not even screen visitors at the nation's gateways here in New York and it still doesn't. Our nurses and doctors were heroic, but our country couldn't provide them with enough masks and gowns. It was like sending soldiers into battle without bullets. We have had 100 years of medical breakthroughs since the last pandemic in 1918, yet we were decimated by this virus. That can never happen again. COVID revealed the grave vulnerability in our medical supply chain: too many essential products are made in China. We must have in the United States and even here in New York. We are already acting to solve the problem. We've ordered more than $20 million to 36 New York businesses to make medical equipment here at home. Going forward, I propose the state pass the Medical Supplies Act to incentivize New York companies to manufacture medical supplies, and New York will then purchase from that supply first. This nation cannot be caught flat-footed again.
COVID showed us the limits of our health system, but it also fostered innovation. Telemedicine was invaluable in keeping people remote, while providing care. Public access was uneven and inequitable. At the recommendation of the Reimagine New York Commission, I'm introducing the most comprehensive telehealth bill in the nation to ensure accessibility to all New Yorkers.
Most pressing for the immediate future, we must vaccinate all New Yorkers. It is a massive undertaking and much greater than anything this nation has done to date. We are expanding today our distribution system to include thousands of outlets, but the federal vaccine supply must increase. Today, we have about 1 million doses in New York State for over 4 million eligible people. We only receive 300,000 doses per week from the federal government. At this rate, it will take us 14 weeks just to receive enough dosages for those currently eligible. Now, we will schedule appointments for vaccines weeks into the future. We would rather have people signed up and awaiting the vaccine than have the vaccine awaiting people. I understand millions of people want the vaccine today. But, we must be patient, even though it is an impatient time. I believe the new federal administration will see the vaccine supply increase and we will be ready for that increase.
We will also bring social and racial justice to the vaccination effort by making vaccines available to all New Yorkers, and supplement the private health system to reach more underserved communities, predominantly Black, Latino, Asian, and poor communities.
We will not allow politics or wealth to dictate the distribution of this life-saving vaccine.
Today we're announcing the launch of the New York State Public Health Corps.
The Public Health Corps will be a joint effort with Cornell University and Northwell Hospital System. We will hire 1,000 Health Corps Fellows who agree to serve for one year. They'll be trained to facilitate a statewide coordinated vaccination operation and do it safely and quickly in every part of the state.
The Public Health Corps will also help New York learn from this experience and establish a best-in-the-nation emergency response capacity that lasts beyond COVID, so we are better prepared for future crises.
We will also empower and educate New York's citizens to be prepared for the next public health crisis. Too many New Yorkers felt anxious because they were uninformed and untrained to handle this new emergency. We will develop a citizen public health training program designed by Cornell. It will be offered online and it will be free, to educate and certify tens of thousands of citizens all across the state who will then be better prepared to help themselves, their families, their co-workers, and will be trained and ready to volunteer to help their community in the next public health emergency. Our goal is to train and certify 100,000 New York health emergency volunteers.
Rapid testing not only saves lives, but it is a key to our economic reopening plan. We will open a network of new rapid testing sites all across the state.
While we're continuing to battle COVID and expedite the vaccine, we must also deal with the cost of COVID.
COVID has been costly in every sense of the word. The greatest cost of COVID is the lives lost, and for that we pray every day for God's grace and peace. Businesses have been lost, lifetime savings have been exhausted, personal debt has mounted, and our State government faces a $15 billion deficit - the largest in history.
While this fiscal crisis is larger than ever, the dynamics are not new. In the 1970s, New York City was on the verge of bankruptcy, a bankruptcy that threatened the whole state and in fact the whole nation.
At that time, Washington famously told us to quote, drop dead. Well, in recent years Washington not only told us to drop dead, they dug a grave and they tried to push us in. But their efforts failed. New Yorkers would not give up. Fortunately, this nation rejected Washington's hyper- partisan politics and today is a new day in America after a long dark night and the new federal government has no credible argument against the fact that New York's damage from COVID is clearly, legally and ethically Washington's liability.
This crisis was caused by two factors and both were created by the federal government. First, allowing COVID to ambush New York last spring without the knowledge or notice of the federal government was an act of gross negligence. The federal government thought the virus was still in China but they were wrong. COVID had already traveled to Europe and 3 million Europeans had already traveled to New York before the federal government ever warned New York or the nation or enacted a travel ban from the continent. New York unlike any other state had no notice and no time to prepare for the attack. As soon as we found out, the COVID enemy was already amongst and had been coming for months.
We just saw the same federal negligence reenacted when they to test travelers from the UK where a new strain of the COVID virus had been detected. The United States did nothing even though 120 other countries had already acted. New Yorkers were called on to flatten the curve created by federal failure. New Yorkers cannot now be asked to pay the financial bill for federal incompetence. New Yorkers already paid too high a cost.
Second, the federal government has failed to realize that this is a national crisis. This is not a state crisis. They delegated responsibility for COVID to the governors and then failed to provide the resources. Washington, as they say, passed the buck without passing the bucks. Again in December, Congress failed this nation when they failed to pass state and local financing during their last legislative session.
This is a national challenge. It is a war and like every war before, it must be financed by Washington. If the federal government needs revenue, it should raise income taxes on the wealthy to finance the state's resurgence from this national devastation. That is basic economic justice and economic prudence. Look what has happened in America, the rich have gotten richer, the poor have gotten poorer and the middle class has gotten smaller. Washington should not force any state to bear the cost alone - especially New York State.
Washington has savaged us for 4 years. No state in the nation pays more to Washington and receives less in return. As the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan pointed out, this has been true for decades and it has never been remedied. In fact, it has gotten worse. Over the past 4 years, Washington took even more funding from New Yorkers as a sheer exercise of political extortion.
Today, New York subsidizes 42 other states. On top of that, the new federal SALT provision has cost New York $30 billion more over 3 years. It increased property taxes on hardworking New Yorkers $2,600 per year. Look at the gross injustice. Washington raised our taxes to benefit other states and those states then appeal to our residents to relocate to their lower tax states. The infuriating irony is that New York subsidizes those state's lower rates. Washington didn't stop there.
The abuse was unrelenting. Our Medicaid reimbursement rate was the lowest in the United States. They starved our infrastructure funding and they illegally impeded our global travel. You ask me today, what is our state of the state? New York is suffering and New Yorkers are tired of being abused and demand that Washington stops causing damage and starts resolving the damage they caused.
We expect SALT to be removed from our wounds fully and quickly and we expect to be compensated for our economic loss. We expect basic fairness from Washington. Finally. With our new President, new Senate and the House members, I believe they will do justice. If Washington does tell New York to effectively drop dead once again, I will be shocked, but New York will fight back.
We will do what we did in the 70s, we came together. We organized. We sacrificed and we averted financial ruin. Make no mistake, my friends, it would be very painful. To close our $15 billion budget gap on our own would require extraordinary and negative measures. Imagine this: If we raise taxes to the highest income tax rate in the nation, on all income over $1 million - billionaires, multi-millionaires, millionaires - any income over $1 million, we would only raise $1.5 billion.
If we postponed our important tax cut for our struggling middle class, we would save $500 million. If we froze labor contracts on our hard working public employees, we would save $1 billion. If we cut education funding for our children 20 percent, we would save $5.2 billion. Even after all of that pain, we would still need billions in cuts to healthcare in the middle of a pandemic. We would need to borrow billions at the cost of future generations. It would be devastating to all New Yorkers. After 4 years of Washington's assault on New York their inaction would compound their crime. Our federal representatives must deliver fairness for New York and they must do it quickly because our budget is due April 1.
New York will do its part, we will legalize adult-use recreational cannabis, joining 15 other states who have already done so. This will raise revenue and will end the over criminalization of this product that has left so many communities of color over policed and over incarcerated.
We propose state sponsored mobile sports betting to raise additional funding. We are a fiscally responsible state; we only ask for an equitable partnership from Washington.
Those, my friends, are the immediate issues for our focus: crushing COVID and the short-term economic consequences for our state.
But that's just the beginning for us. As this room reminds us, after the war is when the reconstruction begins, and in the reconstruction is when progress is truly made. We must plan and start our post-COVID war reconstruction now to seize the advantage, and I will be outlining initiatives to do just that over the coming days.
The truth is we cannot stay closed until everyone is vaccinated. The economic, psychological and emotional cost would be incredible. We must begin increasing economic activity and using science to do it, making COVID testing and vaccinations available so that we can reopen restaurants, and art spaces, and theaters and commercial businesses. We just tested the concept with the Buffalo Bills playoff game and early indications are that it was a great success.
We must also aggressively plan for the post-COVID economic opportunities. How do we adjust to the new world dynamics? Our Reimagine Commission has been identifying those opportunities in telemedicine, broadband, and workforce retraining.
We also need to jumpstart the economy now. We will commence the most aggressive construction and transportation development program in the United States of America: new air, road and rail systems upstate and downstate; more affordable housing; and more economic development to create jobs, jobs and more jobs. FDR - a great governor of the State of New York, and President - set the precedent, and New York State knows how to get things done and we know how to build. We proved it over, and over, and over again, and now is the time to do it.
We will also expand the infrastructure of tomorrow. The infrastructure of tomorrow is our broadband system. Today broadband discriminates by race and income. We have invested $500 million to successfully expand broadband access and 98% of the state now has access to broadband. But, New York will also lead the nation now in making broadband affordable, because accessibility is not enough if it's not affordable. And because without affordable broadband, people are not just disconnected, they are disenfranchised. Broadband must be available to everyone, everywhere. And in New York we will make sure it is.
We will then launch the most aggressive green economy program in the country. COVID is the existing threat but climate change is the existential threat. New York will be the green energy capital of the world. Not only will we construct renewable projects; we will develop manufacturing capacity, research and development expertise, and state-of-the-art worker re-training, all here in New York and we will do it this year.
We will then set our sights to repair our social infrastructure, and that starts with our fundamental responsibility as a society and as a government to ensure public safety. Last year exposed the tensions between the community and the police more starkly than ever before. This is a national crisis. Feelings are deep and complex. Emotions run high on both sides. But divorce is not an option. We all need an effective public safety function.
It's not just a question of criminal justice but also social, economic and racial justice. We have a scourge of gun violence. The victims of crime are predominantly poor, Black and Latino. In New York City, in the last six months of 2020 there were over 1,200 shootings - double from 2019. Of those shootings, 94% percent involved Black or Latino victims, and well under half have been solved. There can be no economic revival without effective public safety.
This is especially true for our cities. If the attractions of a city are reduced and crime is increased, urban decline is inevitable. That point has been made over and over again through the economic cycles in our cities. We will not allow it to happen again.
Public safety, like so many other functions, must adapt to the times. There are many new questions to answer. Does every 911 call require an armed police officer to respond? What role should mental health and domestic violence professionals play in public safety? What is the transparency and disciplinary policy? What is the use of force policy? But some elements are absolute. Mutual respect is absolute. Individual rights are absolute. Rejecting brutality is absolute. Allowing police to do their job and do it safely is absolute. But for most issues there is no top-down solution, one-size-fits-all approach. We have 500 communities with police departments in New York, and each one must develop an approach that works for them. Now, I have said that each community must redesign public safety in a collaborative process, include all stakeholders, all opinions, all voices. Have the conversation. And then they must pass a law instituting a new public safety function and they must do it by April in order to receive state funding. This is an imperative for the State, and every community within the State.
Many communities have seized the opportunity and are already making good progress. In Steuben and Ulster Counties, citizens and officials are using listening sessions and surveys to increase participation. Syracuse launched the Citizen Dashboard to track development and implementation of each reform. Schenectady has created a diverse Citizen Advisory Panel to help evaluate new applicants for the police force. Yonkers is developing a new policy for dealing with people who are emotionally disturbed. Binghamton enlisted a professional institution to help in their redesign and Salamanca has the distinction of being the first locality to complete and pass a new plan. April 1 is just weeks away. Elected leaders must lead and people must engage now. Reforming public safety is hard, but in life we will never solve the problem that we refuse to acknowledge, or for which we deny reality and responsibility. Problems don't just go away. They mount. This is a national crisis, but New York will lead.
We will also set the bar higher for our post-COVID war reconstruction. The damage to repair is not just from COVID. The low tide in America has exposed fundamental schisms and flaws in our society. We have seen the rip tides building over these past few years. We saw the racism in the KKK parading on the streets in Charlottesville. We lived through the anti-Semitism and the shootings at the Tree of Life synagogue and across the country. The distrust exploding after the George Floyd killing. And last week, we all watched in horror and attempted coup at the Capitol. These demons may not be new, but they are worse. Visionaries that have had the ability to see beneath the surface of America have long warned of the ugly reality below. Governor Mario Cuomo spoke of the danger of two Americas 40 years ago, but the low tide has exposed the ugliness for all to see.
Today there is no denying the injustice and rhetoric is not the solution. The public is tired of unfilled political promises. Results are the solution. Doing justice is the solution. True justice, racial justice, social justice, economic justice, and that must be New York's banner to carry in America's post-COVID reconstruction. Let's tell the plan truth. Blacks died at twice the rate of whites. That's the truth. Latinos died at one and one-half times the rate of whites. That's the truth. Education divided by race and class as remote learning furthered the divide. That's the truth. We saw the lack of access to affordable childcare disrupt low-income families and force caregivers, primarily women, to choose between putting food on the table and caring for their children. That's the truth.
We have thousands of tenants and owners who lost their jobs and livelihoods, through no fault of their own, and we will not leave them behind. We will provide them the resources they need for rent and mortgage relief to keep New Yorkers in their homes, and that's the truth and New York must do more to protect homeowners and tenants by prohibiting penalties and late charges on past rent. Many small businesses have been decimated by COVID, and we must protect them eviction and help them to reopen and restart.
The pandemic has illustrated once again, that healthcare must be affordable for all, and I propose this year we eliminate premiums for 400,000 more low-income New Yorkers. Our new Americans have suffered mightily from increased discrimination over these past few years. We must ensure all immigrants are protected and have legal counsel by fully funding our Liberty Defense Project. We see undocumented New York families struggling to survive with no financial assistance. The federal government should provide these undocumented New Yorkers with hardship funding. And if they don't, they should at least allow New York State to do it.
We have seen elections determined weeks after Election Day. This fuels distrust in our system. We must pass a law mandating Boards of Election perform professional, accurate, timely and complete counts. The housing problem in our cities has gotten worse. But, but, the crisis of growing vacancies in our commercial property provides an opportunity. We should convert vacant commercial space to supportive and affordable housing and we should do it now. Take the negative and make it a positive. Homeless shelters must be available, safe and secure. It's not just our moral obligation, it is our legal obligation.
My friends, rest assured, we can see the future and it is bright. We just have to get from here to there, and that's what we need to do together. The old saying is true, fortune favors the bold. Well, this is another once in a lifetime opportunity. America must seize this moment of international transformation. Some countries will succeed and some will fail. Some regions will rise and some will fall. But this is a moment that is made for New Yorkers. This will be a moment to reimagine, reinvent and recreate. Life is about change and growth. Will we restore what we had? No. But neither should we try. Life is about moving forward. An enlightened society learns from its challenges, makes adjustments and forges ahead better than before. That is the New York story. That is our destiny, and I am confident and optimistic that we can do this, and my confidence is not uninformed or wishful or blind optimism. My confidence is born from experience. I know how difficult our challenge is going to be. I know the height of the mountain. I hear the naysayers. I hear the hatemongers. I hear the voices of doubt and insecurity. I hear the fears of those without the confidence to build or the vision to dream. But I know who we are and what we can do, and I know what we have done. Do you remember last spring? Do you remember what New Yorkers did in their darkest hour? I hope so, because I will never forget it. When COVID ambushed New York and we went from one case to hundreds of cases in a matter of days. When sirens filled the night stillness and mass graves were dug on hard island. When fear gripped New Yorkers like a vice. When the global experts told us there was no way we could slow the spread, but New Yorkers said yes we could, and yes we would. And they wouldn't give up. And New Yorkers united and they rose to the occasion. That is New York at her best. That is the New York miracle. Time and again we have heard the voices of doubt and defeat. The state can't do a budget on time, we can't enact common sense gun safety, we can't pass marriage equality, we can't raise the minimum wage, we can't fix subway tunnels, we can't build a new Tappan Zee Bridge, we can't turn around the Buffalo economy, and we can't end the AIDS epidemic, we can't provide free college tuition to the middle class, we can't construct a new Penn Train Hall: they were wrong. We did. We can't, only if we believe we can't. That is what we mean when we say, New York Tough.
The understanding that there are moments that actually liberate our capacity and potential. When the little strings that hold down the giant that is New York are torn away. When incompetent is overpowered by the competence of good people. When petty divisions give way to the power of unity. When self-doubt is overcome by self-confidence. When the voices of our better angels win the day. We have seen this over the past year that ordinary New Yorkers: nurses, doctors, truck drivers, train operators, teachers, construction workers, food clerks are not ordinary in any way, but rather extraordinary in every way. Over the last year, when forces were trying to convince this country that the strongest four letter word is "hate", New York showed that the strongest four letter word is "love" and that love wins every time.
There is an indomitable power in our New York credo. The strength of one people, Black, white, brown, Asian, upstate, downstate, straight and gay, all pulling in one direction is unbeatable, undeniable and undebatable. We say it in our state seal in just three simple beautiful words, e pluribus unum, out of many one. And we know the direction we are all headed. We are all headed up. It is our state motto, Excelsior, ever upwards. New York State is the state of aspiration and excellence. That is New York's legacy. That's what made us the progressive capital of the nation. We have done this through our history. We did it last year when times were tough and we will do it again this year and New York will lead the way. Thank you, and God bless you.


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Q: jquery cycle + responsive design - absolute item I'm working on a site that has some 'ad blocks' which advertise various aspects of the site. My site is setup with the Skeleton framework so that it is responsive. The one adblock I have is just two images that rotate between each each other...and it works create and resizes appropriately as the screen sizes rotates.
I have another ad block which is a div with a background image, and then there is a specific part of it (middle) which has images that rotate (using jquery cycle plugin). I have the image portion absolutely positioned so that that I can have it display where I want and only that aspect rotate through the images. The background image part resizes appropriately, however my images do not...they stay the same size and therefore break outside of the background image that I have it 'framed' within.
I mocked up a quick fiddle of whats happening:
http://jsfiddle.net/DjvS9/1/
Note that instead of the background image that frames it, I just put a div with some text.
Any idea as to what I'm doing wrong, and what I need to fix? Is it because of the absolute positioning..??
The premise I used to fix it for the 1st ad block that worked was the example I found in this fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/vengiss/QRWAD/6/
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!!
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#MyAdBlock{
position:relative;
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max-width:50%;
height:auto;
border:5px solid red;
}

.MyAdImg{
position:absolute;
top:73px;
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