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The Bureau is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that holds power to account, tackling big subjects through deep reporting that uncovers the truth.
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Support The Bureau in an urgent legal challenge to force the Prime Minister to release a report that has been blocked on alleged Russian interference in British politics.
We believe there is an urgent public interest in releasing the report before the general election so citizens across the UK have access to the facts. Please contribute to our legal action and spread the word by sharing this page with your friends, family and on social media.
The Bureau and other media organisations have been trying for weeks to gain access to this report but we've run out of road. It is our duty as journalists to do whatever we can to bring public interest information to light, and it's that duty – free of any partisanship – that has driven our decision to launch this legal action to get this vitally important information into the public domain.
We need answers to critical questions about Russian interference in our democracy. Questions like: Has Russian influence affected the direction of British politics? Did it sway the Brexit referendum result? How much Russian money is supporting our political parties? To what extent have Russian bots invaded our social media?
We're taking action now because if any of these questions can be answered in the Russia report, it should be released immediately.
Click here to read our full letter to the prime minister and read our legal arguments.
Case Background
Last month, Downing Street was sent the final draft of the Russia report by parliament's cross-party Intelligence Services Committee (ISC). The report examined the threat that Russia allegedly poses to the UK, including how it may have undermined our democratic processes during the Brexit referendum and 2017 General Election.
But the publication of the Russia Report was blocked. Downing Street claimed that it needed more time to scrutinise the report - a decision called "jaw-dropping" by ISC chairman Dominic Grieve.
It is paramount the British public has access to information about potential Russian interference in our politics before we go to the polls. If the report is not released before the election, the public will not be able to cast their vote in full knowledge of who may have influenced it.
We're working with Leigh Day, specialists in public interest and human rights law, as well as leading counsel, Victoria Wakefield QC from Brick Court Chambers and Matthew Birdling of the same Chambers, Julianne Morrison of Monckton Chambers and Sam Fowles of Cornerstone Chambers.
How much are we raising and why?
To support the case, we are asking people to come together and assist with our legal costs.
We're a small organisation with limited resources holding the powerful to account on behalf of citizens across the UK. Initially, we need to raise £10,000 but we will then need further support to cover a full judicial review.
There is always unpredictability with legal action. If for some reason our legal challenge cannot proceed and funds cannot be used to support this specific action, we will use any surplus funds to support The Bureau's investigations and reporting exposing the lack of transparency in this area.
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Our lawyers have been working on our case since receiving the response to our legal letter from number 10 on Tuesday. We have closed this page for the time being while we make sure we have the evidence we need to issue proceedings.
We will post any updates as soon as we have them.
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A huge THANK YOU to all those who have backed our challenge so far!
We are absolutely delighted that over 1,800 people have joined our challenge, pledging over £40,000 in just 4 days. It is truly uplifting that so many people have come together this quickly to back our efforts to make sure the actions of those in power are transparent and accountable.
We have been overwhelmed by the positive response to our appeal for support. We don't yet know what the legal costs of our challenge will be, only that they could be substantial if we lose.
The prime minister has 2 days to agree to our request to release the report immediately.
Our brilliant lawyers at Leigh Day, Monckton, Brick Lane and Cornerstone Chambers have already prepared our intention to file for judicial review on Tuesday (19th November) if we haven't heard back from Downing Street.
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The level and speed of support for our challenge has been incredible. Those brilliant people who have got us to £40,000 have put us in a position to be able to launch this action.
So without crucial support from this CrowdJustice appeal, as we are a small not-for-profit organisation, we could not have justified the risk of this significant cost.
If the report comes out before we launch legal action, we can direct any surplus funds raised to support more investigations in this area - something our supporters have highlighted as a clear need.
We've said from the start that we don't know what the overall cost will be and that we want to raise awareness of this issue as widely as possible. For that reason, we're keeping our crowdfunder open for now.
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Although it is not possible to see the evidence given by the UK's intelligence agencies until the report is published, The Bureau has spoken with several external experts on Russian influence who described evidence they gave to the committee. You can read more on what we heard here.
Despite the serious concerns raised by the witnesses, they can offer only a small snapshot of what the committee heard, which also included evidence from all of the UK's major intelligence agencies and others.
Time is running out to get this report into the public domain before the election. In a BBC interview just yesterday morning, the prime minister said there was "no evidence" of Russian interference in UK politics, but reiterated he did not plan to publish the ISC report before the election.
If the prime minister doesn't respond positively to our request before Tuesday (19 November), and that's looking highly likely, we'll move to launching our judicial review.
We've been advised to submit a cost protection order - if granted, this would limit our liability for legal costs at an agreed level.
The more we can offer for the cost protection order, the more likely it is to be granted. If we don't have protection on these costs, it's going to be really hard to go forward with this action. That's why we've set our crowdjustice target at £40,000.
Please join over 1,400 brilliant backers and help us reach our goal of £40,000 before we move to launching a judicial review on Tuesday.
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We've given Downing Street until Tuesday (19th November) to respond and release the Russia report of their own accord.
Our lawyers are ready to issue proceedings on the Bureau's behalf if the prime minister decides not to disclose the report.
When we go to judicial review, we're going to need all the help we can get. We don't know yet what the legal costs will be but they could be substantial if we lose. So that's why we've upped our Crowdjustice goal to £30,000.
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Court sides with transgender woman on toilet use at ministry
December 13, 2019 at 14:45 JST
A transgender employee at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry holds a news conference on Dec. 12 after the Tokyo District Court ruled in her favor. (Eri Niiya)
The Tokyo District Court ordered a government ministry to pay 1.32 million yen ($12,000) in compensation to a transgender employee, ruling that its refusal to let her use a toilet for females was illegal.
In the ruling handed down on Dec. 12, the court also said a supervisor's comment to the employee at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry was inappropriate.
Presiding Judge Takeshi Ebara rejected the ministry's argument that its actions were justified in part because the transgender woman was still listed as male in the family register.
Noting changes in society and in the consciousness of the public, Ebara said, "Restrictions on legal interests that are important in leading a life in line with one's sexual identity cannot be legitimized."
The plaintiff said she was very satisfied with the ruling and hoped that it would provide encouragement to others in similar situations.
"There are many measures that can be taken by individual companies and workplaces," she said. "I hope companies will take the ruling as an opportunity to implement forward-looking steps."
Ministry officials said they would decide on whether to appeal the ruling after consulting with other government ministries.
Over 11 years, the employee underwent hormone treatment to develop more feminine features. Outside of work, she began applying makeup and wearing women's clothing.
Since 2010, the employee showed up at the ministry outwardly appearing as a woman.
She asked ministry officials to allow her to use the women's toilet on the floor of her office. But she was told to use the women's toilet more than two floors away.
Ministry officials argued that there was a need to take into consideration the other female employees on the same floor as the transgender woman.
They also argued that the employee was legally a male.
Under Japanese law, changing one's gender on the family register requires the person to undergo surgical procedures to remove reproductive organs.
But the employee had developed skin problems that prevented her from having that surgery.
When she explained that she could not have the surgery and could not change her gender on the family register, ministry officials decided to have her use the distant toilet.
The court ruled that while consideration for female colleagues was necessary, the restriction on the usage of toilets required a decision based on specific circumstances and changes in social conditions.
The court pointed out that the employee had a high degree of gender awareness as a woman because she had been diagnosed with gender identity disorder and had undergone hormone treatment.
Under such circumstances, the court said it would be difficult for her to use the men's toilet.
The ruling said that social changes have led to "strong awareness in Japan about the importance of providing a work environment in which transgender employees can work without problems."
The court not only ruled that the ministry's measures were illegal, but it also took issue with the comment of a superior.
The superior told the employee, "If you are not going to undergo the surgical procedure, why don't you revert back to a man?"
The court said that comment went beyond legal limits.
The plaintiff also said ministry officials had demanded that she reveal her sexual identity to female colleagues if she was transferred to a different post.
Toshimasa Yamashita, a lawyer for the plaintiff, praised the ruling for "respecting sexual diversity" and "rejecting a uniform response based on legal definitions of gender."
Another lawyer, Yuka Tateishi, said the ruling sent a powerful message that consideration for the personality of individuals was "not in any way pioneering but something that should be naturally carried out."
(This article was compiled from reports by Eri Niiya, Yuki Nikaido and Takuya Kitazawa.)
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For now, it's just going to be a simple $1 for any drawings you want. As time goes on, I'll change it from everything to other things. The minimum dollar amount may subject to change.
$5 or more per Be paid for each drawing I make for someone.
This is the minimum to pay me to do commissions for you. Drawings take more than a few hours for me to create, but I do love to give back to people. And you will get your drawing emailed to you.
This goal is just to achieve to get me new software equipment, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, to use.


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Cleaning up politics and the environment
By Craig Sacarello
I am standing with Together Gibraltar both to clean up politics and to clean up our environment.
We are genuinely focused on creating a better Gibraltar for our children.
As I write, the air is filthy with vehicle fumes and construction dust; Gibraltar looks like a concrete jungle, we have the worst record in the EU for renewable energy supply and we pump raw sewage in to the sea. Why has a Minister who purports to be a climate change sympathiser done so pitifully little?
We have been unjustly slated as novices. The aim: to instil fear at a time of uncertainty.
The reality is exponentially different. Our candidates are hugely experienced in their fields and also have experience of working in Brussels, UK Parliament and other international organisations.
Many of us have been quietly working behind the scenes for the benefit of Gibraltar. But it is time that we publicly set the record straight.
When an economy faces potential threats, a government must act decisively and comprehensively.
Where is the preparation for Brexit that the Government loves to keep under wraps like a Trick or Treat gift for Halloween? Where is the infrastructure we need for our 3000 key workers who cross the border daily? Where is the infrastructure for the roll on/off ferries to handle supplies if the border is problematic?
It was through Together Gibraltar's intervention that the Government were brought to realise that La Linea did not have a Border Inspection Point and were persuaded to set up plans for an emergency ferry service from Algeciras.
Few businesses have been consulted on Brexit, information has been paltry and the Brexit office – another of Together Gibraltar's suggestions – still has very little to offer in the way of reassurances and clarity.
Small businesses are the engine of our economy but are vulnerable because there are no signs of incentive schemes, no loans to support cash flow problems resulting from Brexit, arduous bureaucracy has not been alleviated, and there is still no eGov.
Government could have stepped in during the past three years since the Brexit Referendum. But instead, they ignore our and create a climate of fear to make gains at these elections. Cynical or clever? Machiavellian or callous?
Our economy is one currently based on wealth extraction as opposed to wealth creation.
We must diversify and develop enterprises in growth areas such as the tech sector and attract capital for this. We need to create opportunities for all. Only Sian Jones and our team at Together Gibraltar, with her international experience in technology can engineer the right systems to deliver this. We will set up an Enterprise Investment Scheme to inject capital into these enterprises.
A new future is unfolding for Gibraltar through the dual challenges of Brexit and climate change. We must face this not with macho mantras but with a visionary and progressive view: We must all be innovative, collaborative, honest, pragmatic and empathetic. Vote with hope, not with fear. Vote Together Gibraltar.


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Questions remain over Chen Guangcheng's safety
International Editor Lindsey Hilsum blogs on the diplomatic implications of the United States's decision to protect the blind dissident lawyer, Chen Guangcheng.
Hillary Clinton said today that the deal the US did with China over the blind dissident lawyer Chen Guangcheng reflected "his choices and our values".
Chen, who escaped from house arrest and fled to the US Embassy last week, did not seek asylum in the US, even though that might have been the easiest option for both the Americans and the Chinese. Instead, he will stay in China with guarantees that US diplomats will monitor what happens – in other words, will try to prevent the local authorities in Shandong, his home province, from seizing him again.
The bizarre thing about this story is that Chen is not charged with any crime. He has already spent four years in prison, but on his release officials in his village of Dongshigu decided to keep him under house arrest, with up to a hundred guards around to prevent him from escaping. It seems they are still angry that he exposed their practice of forcing abortions on women who got pregnant and transgressed the one child policy.
The State Department says they helped him on humanitarian grounds. The Chinese have protested that allowing him to spend six days in the US Embassy was "interference in Chinese domestic affairs" and demanded an apology.
According to the Washington Post, the Chinese government agreed that Chen would be treated humanely, relocated from his village to a safe place, reunited with his family and allowed to enrol in a university. It also said Chinese authorities agreed to investigate the "extralegal" activities of the local authorities in Chen's hometown.
The dissident Zeng Jinyan, who saw Chen after his escape, told Channel 4 News that he was visibly thinner and his hands were shaking. He's now in hospital, with his wife and family.
The question now is, will he be able to continue to practice as a human rights lawyer? And in a few months time, when the fuss has died down, will the US be able to guarantee his safety? As China gains diplomatic power, senior party officials are less prone to accommodating the Americans on human rights issues.
While the US Secretary of State is in Beijing, and the eyes of the world are on them, they'll do what they can to make the problem go away. But in a few months time, the view from Beijing may look very different.
Follow Lindsey on Twitter: @lindseyhilsum
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Earlier this month, Alabama coach Nick Saban finally got to enjoy his first full day off in Tuscaloosa since the season ended. Sure, he'd spent a few days vacationing in Florida and even played golf at Augusta National, but this was the first time he kicked back and relaxed at the house, enjoying the aftermath of another national title.
At one point, Saban turned to his wife, Terry, and joked, "What the hell are we going to do the rest of the day?"
For a guy who hears with increasing frequency that he might be nearing the finish line -- perhaps wishful thinking from rival recruiters as much as anything -- the 66-year-old Saban isn't showing any signs of slowing down as Alabama begins another year of spring practice on Tuesday. For that matter, he can't imagine what he would do if he weren't coaching football.
"That's what everybody keeps saying, that I'm not going to be doing this for much longer, and all the people who say it have no idea what I'm going to do," Saban told ESPN during a wide-ranging interview. "I've been involved in some fashion with football and being a part of a football team ever since I can remember. I don't know what it would be like not doing it, and don't want to know."
Kidding aside, Saban enters his 12th season at Alabama in tiptop shape. He's a notoriously light eater and weighs exactly the same (180 pounds) as he did during his senior season at Kent State in 1972. His pace -- be it on the recruiting trail, the practice field or one of his pickup basketball games -- remains as relentless as ever.
"The way I look at it is, as long as I'm healthy and as long as I feel that I can do a good job, I want to keep doing it because I enjoy doing it," Saban said. "What I don't want to do is just stay forever, forever and forever and ride the program down where I'm not creating value. I would never want to do that, and I think I'm a long ways from doing that. I don't want to talk about anybody else, but there have been a couple of coaches where their legacy was tarnished by them maybe doing it longer than they should have. That won't be me."
Saban's chase for coaching immortality is real, even though he shrugs it off as "clutter" that gets in the way of preparing his team each year. Yes, he's aware of the monster he's created at Alabama. And, yes, he's aware that you have to keep feeding that monster. But he doesn't agree that he and his program are defined purely by the number of championships the Tide rake in.
"I don't base being successful on what the standard is on the outside," Saban said. "I agree that the expectation is that we have to win the national championship every year. That's what it's become here. But I don't think having a good program necessarily is totally relevant to how many national championships you win."
Saban, who has guided Alabama to an unprecedented five national championships in nine years, also isn't naive.
"You've got to win games to survive. I get that," Saban said. "But to make that the standard anywhere, winning five national championships in nine years ... it's just not realistic. Nobody had ever won five championships in nine years, and now the expectation is that you're supposed to win every year? It's not going to happen."
As fiercely driven and competitive as Saban is, senior running back Damien Harris said one of the big misconceptions about Alabama's program is that everything is geared solely toward winning championships.
"People on the outside look at the winning and the success we've had and the dynasty Coach Saban has built, and then you get here and realize this place is about a lot more than that," Harris said. "Yes, we want to win, dominate our opponents and be the toughest team, but at the end of the day, this place is 100 percent about the grind, the buy-in from everybody and the commitment to excellence, and that's all Coach Saban.
"We're proud of the championships we've won here, but not once have I heard Coach Saban use that as motivation, that we've got to win championships. It's not about the destination. It's about the journey, and I think that's what keeps him going."
But what a journey it's been.
To win five national championships in nine years is dizzying enough, but Alabama's .899 winning percentage over the past decade is the best of any major college school over a 10-year span since Bud Wilkinson and Oklahoma dominated the sport from the late 1940s through the late 1950s. Alabama's 125 wins over the past decade are the most for any FBS school during a 10-year span in the Associated Press poll era (since 1936), according to ESPN Stats & Information.
Just as impressive is that Alabama never has a real letdown. The Tide have lost just one game to a team ranked outside the top 15 in the AP poll in the past 10 years, that loss coming to Spurrier's No. 19 South Carolina Gamecocks in 2010. For perspective, Ohio State has lost 10 games to teams ranked outside the top 15 during that same span, Oklahoma 13 games, Florida State 20 games, Clemson 21 games and USC 26 games.
Since Saban's second season in 2008, Alabama has played just three regular-season games in which it hasn't been legitimately in the national championship conversation: against Mississippi State, Georgia State and Auburn in 2010 after losing 24-21 at LSU on Nov. 6.
In the Crimson Tide's five national championship seasons under Saban, the team went 17-2 against top-10 opponents, and since the start of Saban's second season in Tuscaloosa in 2008 the Tide are 27-9 overall against top-10 foes.
"I know everybody has their own interpretation of who Coach Saban is, and people get caught up in all of the wins and all of the championships," Harris said. "But what separates Coach Saban is his ability to bring out the best in every one of his players."
Saban is the first to admit he's old-school in a lot of ways, but that doesn't mean he's unwilling to adapt. This will be his youngest coaching staff since he's been at Alabama, and despite massive turnover of his staff the past few years, there's been zero slippage in the program.
"Just because we change people, we don't change philosophy," said Saban, whose 2018 staff won't include a single on-field coach from the 2015 national championship staff in the same role. "We don't change what we do, how we want to do it or why it's important to do it a certain way.
"The people that we hire don't come in and reinvent the wheel. They implement the philosophy that we have. Now, they have input and we make changes. We change all the time. I'm always looking for a better way. And when you get new people, you get new ideas, and that's a good thing. But the basic core of what we do, we don't change. You define the expectation for everybody, and this is [Bill] Belichick through and through and where I learned it, because then it's easy for people who understand what the expectation is to be accountable to it."
Five of Saban's former assistants from the past three years are now head coaches elsewhere -- Kirby Smart at Georgia, Jeremy Pruitt at Tennessee, Mario Cristobal at Oregon, Lane Kiffin at Florida Atlantic and Billy Napier at Louisiana.
So it wasn't by accident that this Alabama staff is so young. Newcomers Pete Golding and Karl Scott on defense and Josh Gattis on offense are all in their early-to-mid-30s, meaning five of the Crimson Tide's 10 on-field assistant coaches are under 40.
"I was making a conscious attempt to get younger," Saban said. "If you look through the years, until lately, I always had young guys. I had a real young staff at LSU, and look at all the young guys I've had over the years who emerged as really good coaches. They have more energy in recruiting, which is important, and they relate to the players better. It wasn't like we got rid of guys. They got better jobs, but I was looking to get younger."
That doesn't mean Saban is ready to say this infusion of fresh blood has given him more juice, although he has noticed one difference.
"I've got a little more patience than I used to have, but that's been a gradual thing through the years in philosophy of dealing with coaches and handling players and helping players," Saban said. "They respond better when you listen to what they have to say. Now, what is right for them or what is the right thing to do is still the right thing to do, but the approach is a little different."
Smart, whose first meeting against his old boss was the loss in the national championship game a year ago, said his enduring takeaway from all those years working under Saban was simply that you hold everybody's feet to the fire and hold everybody accountable.
"And that goes for every single meeting, every single drill, every single practice and every single day," Smart said.
Or as Saban likes to remind his coaches, "If you ain't coaching it, then you're letting it happen."
One thing we know about Saban is that he'll keep coaching it, the only way he knows how.
"He's as invested as he's ever been, and I don't see him leaving any time soon," Harris said.


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When debating whether or not you are able to purchase a home that is up for foreclosure, there are a few questions you must ask yourself prior to following through. Below are some of the questions you must have the ability to answer "yes" to when debating if purchasing a distressed home is a good choice for you.
Although purchasing foreclosure homes in Miami can result into a favorable purchase price, most of the time the additional costs are repeatedly momentous and should be taken into consideration when budgeting the purchase of the home. The fees that are upfront in order to search for foreclosure properties, cost of inherited liens, repair expenses and construction adds up rather quickly.
It is important to be assured that you have the financial stability to be able to cover the cost of the expenses that are not correlated to your mortgage. It is additionally important to leave a surplus of income for any future surprises that may come along.
Working with a Foreclosure Defense Miami Attorney will assist you in the purchasing of the distressed property to go as smoothly as possible. It is crucial to hire an attorney who is familiar with the laws in your area in order to assist you with all of the paperwork. It is also essential to have a trustworthy general contractor that can oversee any of the home repairs that are necessary.
Is there a flexible purchase timeline?
When purchasing a home that is up for foreclosure, it is not the same as any other home purchase. The purchase of a distressed home will have many starts and stops throughout the process. There is also a possibility of the sale falling through at any time. Even though a homeowner that is in pre-foreclosure has the possibility of obtaining the money to put their loan back in good standing, the lender may be begrudging with the offers that are given at auction and take complete ownership of the home. When this happens it leaves the distressed home waiting for months before contributing it for sale as a real estate owned property.
When debating on purchasing a home that is up for foreclosure, the home buyers should be prepared to move rapidly, however not be in any type of rush to complete the sale.
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Having abandoned a 30 year interest in local politics in 1999, I returned to the amateur stage two years later, after a 30 year break. Following an initial appearance as Pantomime Dame in Milnrow, I have since been involved in over 60 productions, in Milnrow, Oldham, Saddleworth, Droylsden and Guide Bridge. Eleven of these have been in productions for Saddleworth Players, but always as an actor, and as such, this is my first time here as director.
In the course of a relatively late and limited am-dram career, I feel that my most ambitious and rewarding experiences have been performances of four productions at the Ellenroad Steam Engine Museum in Newhey. The plays were presented in the nearly round ("the thrust"!) and were especially written for the purpose, concerning aspects of the local history or legend of Milnrow. It was not just the challenge of performing in such an unusual environment, it was the fact that everything about the productions was local and community based. They were informative, they each had a message, and, most important, they made the audience laugh.
Going to the theatre, amateur or professional, can and should be an informative or educational experience, it can be challenging, for the cast, the crew and the audience, but most of all I like it to be entertaining. Nothing compares to laughing out loud at something funny said or done in live theatre - the way a pause or the slightest change of timing can turn an innocuous word into an hilarious belly laugh. It should mean that you can leave the theatre feeling satisfied, knowing you've enjoyed yourself, smug in the knowledge that you managed to switch off the tele', make the effort to come out, and it was more than worth while.
Jon Comyn-platt is directing She Stoops to Conquer with Saddleworth Players, from May 28 -June 4. Tickets are available at our Ticketsource booking site.


New parents have a lot on their mind (to put it mildly). But even with all the late night feedings and countless diaper changes, one very important thing cannot be overlooked–babyproofing your home. Most new parents are quite surprised by how quickly and easily their seemingly innocent newborn can into serious mischief around the house.
It is crucial to babyproof early and comprehensively, especially if you have just moved into a new home. You could take care of it in progressions, as your child develops and hits new milestones (crawling, pulling up, walking). Each one of these stages brings with a whole new set of hazards to worry about. Ultimately though, it is best to take care of these early and all at once, while you still have the time and energy–and most importantly, before an accident can befall your little one.
In a new home, babyproofing is actually a great way to get intimately acquainted with every nook and cranny of your new floor plan. The best strategy is to move from room-to-room tackling all of the major, well-known babyproofing spots first, and then, inspecting every detail of every room for maximum safety.
First, take a moment to assess the overall safety of your home. Make sure you have working fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, and carbon monoxide detectors. Position safety gates at the top and bottom of stairs and any other problematic areas. Be sure to cover all electrical outlets with plastic safety caps, attach babyproof door locks, and secure all cords for blinds completely out of reach.
You should also consider soft, thick rugs to help cushion falls, a safety-hinge toy box, and finger-pinch guards for doors.
Let's move to the room in the house responsible for the most household accidents, regardless of age–the bathroom. First things first, be sure to set your home's water heater below 120 degrees Fahrenheit so you won't scald your baby during bathtime. Add slip-proof pads to your bathtub and a thermometer to double check that water temp. Make sure to latch your medicine cabinet and place all electrical appliances, cords, and hazardous cleaning supplies out of reach. A toilet seat lock is also probably a good investment.
Like bathrooms, kitchens are a minefield of potential dangers to your little one. Drawers and cabinets all need back latches, especially one holding dangerous items, such as knives, plastic bags, and choking hazards. Small appliances should be unplugged when not in use and their cords out of reach. The stove needs to be secured and locked, if possible, as well as safety covers placed over the knobs. And finally, just like in the bathroom, remove all hazardous cooking and cleaning supplies, including detergents, from reasonable reach.
In here, falls and run-ins with hard furniture are the biggest hazards. For the most part, you can't avoid these mishaps, but you can do your best to lessen their injury by adding cushioned corner guards or edging to coffee and side tables, fireplaces, and any other sharp corners. Secure all tall pieces of furniture to the wall with latches, including bookcases and entertainment centers. And finally, whatever is in their reach, they will grab, so make sure anything on the floor or low shelves is safe.
At Avex Homes, we place tremendous emphasis on family. We build each new home with family in mind and work closely with you to ensure your family's safety and happiness. Welcome your new baby home in a brand new home and start living for your future.


The Dream Center of Alton helps break chains of crime and addiction to restore hope to returning citizens.
Metro East native Dar Bryant lived a life of crime for over 20 years.
A 1978 graduate of Roxana High, Bryant was raised in church. But then he started hanging with the wrong crowd, doing things he shouldn't.
He got high for the first time at age 14. After that he used any drug and every drug he could get his hands on. He discovered speed at age 15, which was his drug of choice for the next 18 years.
Though an admitted drug addict, he was a functional one. He had several successful businesses including video stores when they became the new big "thing." He had a video/music production studio and many may remember him from 1987 when he ran the Coliseum Night Club in Benld.
The Coliseum Night Club was very successful, but the town wasn't happy about the hundreds of outsiders it brought to their quiet little town every weekend. Eventually law enforcement shut them down after setting up an underage drinking sting.
So Bryant turned to a career in manufacturing methamphetamine, and other drugs as well.
But his descent into drug addiction and his years-long career as a high-profile drug dealer, smuggler and trafficker made him a target for law enforcement. So he moved with his wife and children to Phoenix to avoid the repercussions.
In Arizona, things went from bad to worse. Soon he was involved with smuggling illegal immigrants across the border. He was forging fake identities, counterfeiting, and once again making and dealing dope.
He ultimately became one of Arizona's "Ten Most Wanted," but was eventually apprehended.
Charged with 20 felony crimes, he could have easily been given a 25-year minimum sentence. Instead he was sentenced to 21 concurrent years for the crimes he committed, which meant a total of 7 years to be served. With good behavior, Bryant served only 3 1/2 years before being released on parole.
Bryant stayed clean and built a good life for the next ten years. Then, one day, an opportunity for him to get high once again presented itself and – he did. Spiraling down-ward even faster than before, he was back in prison just eight months later.
This time when he was released from prison, he fulfilled the promises he made to his family to stay clean and lead a productive life. He recommitted his life to God at The River (formerly the River of Life Family Church).
Pastor Mark began encouraging him to tell his story, but he resisted for years.
Finally he agreed to bare his soul, but instead of the rejection he anticipated from the congregation, he was met with love and support. Many thanked him and shared their own experiences with family, friends and loved ones struggling in a life with addiction. By sharing his story, and inspiring others to share theirs, The Dream Center of Alton was born.
The Dream Center's mission is to harvest the incredible potential that lies within the life of every at risk youth and "returning citizen" – the term used for former inmates by instilling hope and restoring broken dreams.
The program offers assistance in food, clothing, housing, transportation, family reunification, employment skills education, and employment and mental health care referrals, among other services to returning citizens – both adult and juvenile.
Feelings of enormous pressure, self-deprecation and paranoia are common after being released from prison and can facilitate the failure of the returning citizen to readjust back into society.
There are over 70,000 incarcerated individuals in the state of Illinois today. Nationwide there are 2,233,000 adults incarcerated and an additional 4,500,000 on probation or parole.
Statistics say that if a returning citizen does not get stabilized within the first 90 days, they will end up back in a life of crime, and back in prison.
Why is that your concern? Consider this… it costs taxpayers $140,000 to arrest, prosecute and house/feed an inmate for three years. (It costs between $24K-$30K annually to just house/feed them.) It costs the Dream Center only $2,400 per returning citizen to assist them for three years.
The national recidivism rate is 64%within 2 years. The Dream Center of Alton is at 14% within 2 years. They are making a difference. A huge difference.
These results don't just affect the returning citizen. It touches the lives of family, friends, co-workers and ultimately everyone in the community.
It was a renewed faith in God, the church-based prison ministry program at The River Church and an emotionally and financially supportive family that finally instilled true change of both mind and spirit in Dar Bryant. But not everyone has that type of support.
"Whether it's a belief in God, or simply being surrounded by healthy minds, being part of a community is essential to rehabilitation," said Mark Church, pastor at The River.
"When you connect with other people, you can take off the mask in a safe environment in a group of people that are there for each other. We need each other for this process. It's not a lone-ranger thing," Church added.
State budget cuts have made community-based services such as those offered by The Dream Center more necessary. Without the support of a network and basic necessities, Bryant said, getting out of prison is liberation in name only.
Sometimes inmates have only the clothes on their back when they are released.
"Freedom, when you have nothing, is not freedom at all," Bryant said.
The Dream Center of Alton works closely with the Illinois Department of Corrections, Parole Officers and all law enforcement agencies, including the juvenile divisions.
As I was preparing to leave after my interview with Bryant, he handed me a letter he had received. It was from a woman that spoke of how she had lost her only daughter to a drug overdose and ended up raising her 2-year old grandson as her own. When she found out he too was using drugs, the nightmare began for her again. He ended up in prison, was released, and back in again. Then right before his release from his second term the grandmother saw Bryant on television. She reached out to him, and when her grandson was released from prison she suggested he visit Bryant as well. It had already been advised by his parole officer. The young man met with Bryant and with the help of The Dream Center, has turned his life around. She was writing to thank him.
The Dream Center of Alton is registered non-profit and receives no state funding for their programs. All assistance is covered by grants and private donations. Donations are tax deductible. To find out more about The Dream Center of Alton, or to donate, visit www.thedreamcenterofalton.com, or find them on Facebook.
If you want the nitty-gritty details of Dar Bryant's life, spiraling down to the dark depths of drug addiction and crime, and back, read his book. Information is in the side bar at the right. It may provide you with a totally new outlook on addiction, inmates, and what we can do to help, like it did for me. Thank you Dar for opening up to The Buzz!


(JTA) — Bono was seen giving a Nazi salute in concert — but not as a tribute to Hitler.
The U2 frontman made the salute at a show in Paris on Sunday to mock a far-right Swedish political party.
The Local Sweden reported he made the gesture twice, each time yelling "Akesson!" Jimmie Akesson is the head of the Sweden Democrats, a formerly white nationalist party with roots in neo-Nazism that is now focused on reducing immigration.
The Sweden Democrats gained ground in Swedish elections on Sunday, increasing their share of the public's vote from 12.9 percent last year to 17.6 percent, its highest tally ever. That result mirrors the rise of far-right parties in other Western European countries, such as Austria, Germany and France, over the past few years.
"But now it seems the Swedes are beginning to discover their Aryan potential," he continued.
Watch Bono's stunt in full here.


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Q: Interpretation of nonlogical symbols in compactness arguments Please don't give me a complete answer to the motivation part of the question. I want to figure that part out for myself.
Motivation: As a starting example, say that a reversing function is a unary function on a set of $n$-length sequences over a nonempty set $X$ that would map $\langle x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4 \rangle$ to $\langle x_4, x_3, x_2, x_1 \rangle$ for $n=4$. I want a function that reverses infinite sequences. By this, I mean that I want to swap the values of the first and last positions with each other, swap the values of the second and second-to-last positions with each other, etc. I realize that "last position" is a tricky notion for an infinite sequence. However, I am hoping that such a function might exist by compactness, since there exist functions reversing the first $n$ positions of an infinite sequence for every $n$. More precisely, I want to define the n$^{th}$ unary reversing operation $r_n$ on a set $X^\mathbb{N}$ of infinite sequences to be the operation that maps $\langle x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_{n-1}, x_n, x_{n+1}, \ldots \rangle$ to  $\langle x_n, x_{n-1}, \ldots, x_{2}, x_1, x_{n+1}, \ldots \rangle$. I can define this more precisely. This part is not my question.
Question: Wanting to use the compactness theorem for the above problem has raised a question about another compactness argument that establishes the existence of an ordered field containing infinitesimals. Define a set $T$ of first-order sentences inductively using sets $T_n$:
\begin{align}
T_0 &= \text{ the axioms for an ordered field} \\
T_1 &= T_0 \cup \exists x [0 < x < 1] \\
T_2 &= T_1 \cup \exists x [0 < x < 1/2] \\
T_n &= T_{n-1} \cup \exists x [0 < x < 1/n] \\
T &= \bigcup_n^\infty T_n
\end{align}
The argument is that, since there is a model of every (finite) $T_n$ (the real field will work), there is a model of (infinite) $T$ by compactness. Furthermore, the model of $T$ contains infinitesimals, i.e., positive numbers less than every $1/n$ because this is what the existence statements altogether claim.
My question is what exactly is happening with the binary order relation symbol $<$ in the existence sentences. The sentences above are all in the same language, so I presume this is the same exact symbol in each sentence. To use compactness, do the interpretations of all nonlogical symbols have to be the same across the finite subsets? This seems like too strong of a requirement, but what exactly is required? To what extent does it matter what a relation symbol or function symbol gets mapped to, e.g., does a symbol have to be mapped to isomorphic sets (perhaps on different domains)? If there are constraints, how do you specify them? Also, how do you relate the interpretations used for the finite subsets to the properties of the whole set of sentences, as was done in the claim about infinitesimals? The understanding in my example is that $<$ gets essentially the same or compatible interpretations for each $n$.
For my motivating problem, this becomes important because the $r_n$ as I have defined them above are very different functions for each $n$. They aren't extensions or supersets or related in any nice way as far as I can tell.

A: As you wrote it, your theory $T$ has a simple model, $\mathbb Q$. Indeed there is an $x$ in $\mathbb Q$ such that $0 < x <1$, for example $x=1/2$. There is also an $x$ in $\mathbb Q$ such that $0 < x < 1/10$, for example $x=1/37$, and so on, so every sentence you included in $T$ is true in $\mathbb Q$.
In order to get a theory that does what you want to do, you need to add a constant symbol in your language, say $\varepsilon$. So your langage has the functions symbols $\{0,1,\varepsilon,+,\times \}$ (a constant symbol is a function symbol of arity 0), and the predicate symbols $\{ =, < \}$. Let $T_0$ be the axioms for ordered fields and the sentence $"0 < \varepsilon"$, and $T_n = T_{n-1} \cup \{"\varepsilon \times (1+1+\ldots+1)< 1"\}$.
For any $n$, there is a model $\mathcal M_n$, of $T_n$ by taking $\mathbb Q$ with the usual interpretations for $0,1,+,\times,=,<$ and interpreting $\varepsilon$ as $1/(n+1)$. Indeed, it satisfies the axiom of an ordered field, and $1/(n+1)$ is less than $1,1/2,1/3,\ldots,1/n$. Therefore $T_n$ is consistent forall $n$.
By the compactness theorem, the theory $T = \cup T_n$ is also consistent. The compactness theorem does not tell you about any model of $T$, but it does tell you that a sentence is provable in $T$ if and only if it is provable in $T_n$ for $n$ high enough (anything provable in $T_n$ is still provable for higher $n$).
By the completeness theorem, since $T$ is consistent, $T$ has a model, which means that there is an ordered field $\mathcal M$, containing an element $\varepsilon$ such that $\varepsilon$ is smaller than any fraction of the form $1/n$, for all $n$ at the same time.
You can build a model by taking an ultraproduct of all the models of $T_n$ that we found together. The underlying set is the set of the families that pick for each $n$, an element of $\mathcal M_n$, quotiented by an ultrafilter on $\mathbb N$.
Then, $0$ is the equivalence class of the family picking each $0$ in $\mathcal M_n$, that is, the sequence $(0,0,0,\ldots)$ ; and $\varepsilon$ is the equivalence class of the family picking the interpretation of $\varepsilon$ in each $\mathcal M_n$, that is, the sequence $(1/2,1/3,1/4,\ldots)$ etc.
However, in this simple case, we don't need to use all this heavy stuff, we can find such a model in nature, by using $\mathbb Q(X)$, the field of rational fractions in one variable, and by interpreting $<$ as $P(X) < Q(X) := \exists \delta > 0, \forall \varepsilon \in ]0;\delta[, P(\varepsilon) \text{ and } Q(\varepsilon) \text{ exist, and } P(\varepsilon) < Q(\varepsilon)$. Proving that this is well defined and is a model of $T$ is not very difficult.

Now as for your motivating question, you would need a language in order to express the properties you want.
And even then, suppose $\phi_n(x)$ is a formula saying that $x$ reverses the first $n$ elements of an infinite sequence.
Unlike in the previous example, where it is possible for a same rational $x$ to be smaller than $1/2$ and smaller that $1/3$ at the same time, here it is not possible for an $x$ to satisfy $\phi_1(x)$ and $\phi_2(x)$ at the same time.
If you add a constant symbol $f$ to the language, then there is no model in which both sentences $\phi_1(f)$ and $\phi_2(f)$ are true at the same time. So right from the start, your theory $T_2$ is going to be inconsistent.
If you find a family of properties $(\phi_1,\phi_2,\ldots)$ where you know that for any $n$, there is an object $f_n$ such that $\phi_1(f_n) \ldots \phi_n(f_n)$ are simultaneously true, then you can apply the compactness theorem. But for now, you can't find any function satisfying any two at the same time.

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Category Archives: Marvel
Movie News: OGs Return for X-Men's Next Installment
November 28, 2012 by thisisbrandonb	in 2014, Days of Future Past, Ian McKellen, James McAvoy, Magneto, Marvel, Michael Fassbender, Movie, Movie news, Patrick Stewart, Professor-X, X-Men	| Leave a comment
Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen will be returning to Marvel Studios to reprise their roles as Professor-X and Magneto in the upcoming chapter of the X-Men Origins series, Days of Future Past.
This is pretty big considering James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender will also be playing their roles as the younger versions, as they did in the prequel, First Class. The rest of the main cast will also make their returns as well, possibly along with some new and familiar faces (but regardless, they'll be new to this current X-Men series since they weren't in the last movie, obviously) as Days will be depicting the events of the comic book storyline. Shit's gonna be cray cray (2 crays for emphasis).
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Links R' Us: Today's Round Up of Shit Around the Web
September 14, 2012 by thisisbrandonb	in Bam Margera, Bill Clinton, crime, DC, DMX, Drake, Kate Middleton, Marvel, Resident Evil, sex	| Leave a comment
Your Afternoon Links
Sister who killed her brother breaks down at his funeral [NYDailyNews]
Kid's bed that looks like giant candy bar [Laughing Squid]
Cat sneaks on plane from Ohio to Disney World [Youtube]
Princess Kate Middleton caught with her boobs out [NyDailyNews
Bam Margera's nude masturbating encounter [Gawker]
"The Onion" desecrates every religion (except Islam – natch.) [TheOnion]
Every loves Bill Clinton [NYT]
DMX Still doesn't like Drake [Bossip]
Is the new "Resident Evil" movie even worth it? [THR]
A new Monkey was discovered…it's soo cute [Buzzfeed]
DC Chick vs. Marvel chick: Who wins? [ONTD]
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!: Deadpool Is Getting His Crack At Videogame Fame
July 15, 2012 by thisisbrandonb	in bang, Capcom, Deadpool, Marvel, MvC3, Teaser, trailer, videogames, X-Men Origins: Wolverine	| Leave a comment
Up until now, Deadpool has been kept in the back burner of Marvel's team of super-powered protagonists. Between 1991 and about, let's say, 2009, only hardcore comic fans would have any inkling of who this humorous homicidal maniac is. Since his appearances as the near-unstoppable, silent bad guy in 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine, his usual loudmouth, havoc-wreaking self in 2011's popular video game Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 (and among other minor video game roles), he's been getting some shine and in late 2012/early 2013 our new favorite anti-hero will be getting the recognition he deserves with his own video game. Geeks everywhere are rejoicing. The only issue I have is the "Suck it Wolverine" jab he throws at the end of the trailer but we already know why he's mad in the first place. View and enjoy:
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New Trailer: The Amazing Spiderman
May 5, 2012 by thisisbrandonb	in action, Andrew Garfield, Croc, Emma Stone, Gwen Stacy, July, Marvel, Peter Parker, reboot, release, sci-fi, Spiderman, trailer	| 1 Comment
Release Date: July 3rd, 2012
Studio: Columbia
Director: Marc Webb
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen
Genre: Action, Sci-fi
The wave of Marvel madness continues with the Spiderman movie reboot on the way. It's a bit darker and more personal than the original series and plenty of moviegoers are skeptical but Marvel rarely makes mistakes, especially when it comes to one of their most prized superheroes. Watch the trailer and decide for yourself.
Avengers XXX: A Porn Parody by Axel Braun
April 27, 2012 by thisisbrandonb	in Axel Braun, Captain America, DVD, Hulk, Iron Man, Marvel, Movies, porn, The Avengers, Thor, trailer, xxx	| 1 Comment
Imitation really is the highest form of flattery. With the highly anticipated release of Marvel's The Avengers on the way, featuring Hollywood stars as our most beloved comic book heroes, porn director Axel Braun has decided to utilize his love for Earth's mightiest heroes and throw his take on all the action, ultimately mixing business with pleasure. His resume includes parodies of other popular comic book and television series' as well. Avengers features well known adult film stars and even former WWF wrestler Chyna. Yikes. The DVD is already available online. Take a look at the SFW trailer:


Yo! yo! Yo! I've jumped into the DSLR camera bandwagon. Been calling myself a Nikonian for the past 2 days.
1. Judging that I have to fork out more than RM1k to buy a decent PnS Lumix. I don't know why but I like PnS Lumix very much.
2. I'll be getting the same function & some little bit more in a new PnS camera. Not stimulating lo.
3. Camera weight is no longer an issue.
4. My heart kept urging me to buy DSLR.
Why Nikon and not Canon or other brands? Somehow I dislike Canon. When choosing a gadget like camera, handphone or computer, I first choose the brand that I like and then narrow it down to the model I like.
Which DSLR did I buy? Nah not D90 (beyond budget) and not D60 either. Because I want more room to expand, I choose Nikon D80 (a between entry-level and semi-professional level camera).
Nikon D80 was released about 2 1/2 years ago (9th Aug 2006 to be precised). In fact this model has been discontinued few months ago in Malaysia. Only some shops still carry this model. Some may ask why buy a discon camera. For me because D80 fits my hand like a glove. The feeling is great when holding D80. And there are some other strong reason why I fancy D80 over D60 like D80 has 11 focus area as opposed to 3 for D60, I'll need to fork out maybe another RM1k within a year to buy a new lens if I choose D60… which comes to the same price as D80 eventually. D60 is about RM1k cheaper than D80. But because D80 kit lens is perfect for me (don't have to shelf extra money right now for another lens)… so D80 it is!
Unlike the time I was hunting for a PnS camera (visited 13 shops in 2 days + 6 phone calls hahahaha), it was a smooth flow with this DSLR. I called up a few shops (maybe 8-10 shops hehe) and I bought the camera at the first shop I visited. I actually plan to visit 2 shops as the latter one is giving me good price & more free gifts. But I managed to bargain my way into a cheaper deal in this first shop. Less free gifts but oklah.
I bought my DSLR at Foto Selangor, Pertama Complex (get to know this shop from Cecil). I get free bag and 2GB SDHC card only!?! Have to fork out additional RM300 (after discount) for UV protection filter (chapulong brand also so expensive), cleaning tools, 1 extra battery (3rd party) and upgrade to 4GB.
The camera+kit lens… ahem ahem… I got it for RM2800. I'm not sure if it's a good deal or not. But the opening price they gave me was over RM3500 (CRAZY!!!). Maybe they think I didn't know the current selling price. The 2nd shop that I plan to go initially quoted me RM2900 (by phone) come with bag, filter, 4GB and cleaning tools.
One thing good about Foto Selangor is that they don't extra charge you for using credit card. The 2nd shop does. So in a way… I guess oklah the deal.
Fiddling with my new DSLR camera. At 1 point I was really lost. Not sure which setting is good for beginner. Hence most of the photos are blurry & not vivid. I think this photo is not bad. My hand control is no good. I'm using Programmed auto (P) and continuous shot currently.
Trying out a close-up shot. Boleh tahan la.
Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to our not-so-exclusive world.
Yes, Lightroom is the program. As for how to read the ExIF, if you are using Vista, it's displayed underneath. Else, right click and go to properties, the ExIF are there.
Nikon has a colour mode called "vivid". Choose it and you get instant "woah" colours. P mode is a good start as well. Do read up on aperture priority and shutter priority, by understanding that two, you are already halfway through using your camera.
RM2,800 is quite a good bargain.
Hey,.. now you can enter the KL Photoawards, hurry deadline 1 March!
Annant, hmm not sure I'm brave enough to bring out this camera in the public. :blush: :blush: Very seldom see girls with dslr le.
Jason, why say not-so-exclusive world? I can see the exif data in posted image. I mean how to see ExIF data in a photo after you've double click the picture in your pc? eh… I know already. For Nikon can use ViewNX. Yes I already read about aperture priority & shutter priority. Can't wait to use these 2 modes but at the meantime I'll use P first. Want to learn the basic first. I admit the f stops, mm thing haha is very confusing.
wooooooooot!! nice! 😀 yayyy!! more pictures!
Welcome to the DSLR club. BTW, which lens kit comes along with the camera?
Jam, thank you! Come with this: AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED. How's your dslr adventure so far?
Xin, one of the shop told me price of camera will increase soon.
Take more picture of Chester ya.
Because today every Ah Chong, Ali and Muthu has a dSLR. It's too common already. No other words except by reading the details at the bottom bar or by right clicking properties. MM is the width of the picture, there's nothing to know/understand about. F- is what you need to understand.
Bryan, hahaha sure I will.
Does your kit lense come with vibration reduction function? If yes then you need to switch it on for better and sharper low light photo….
anyway, welcome to the DSLR world!!
Dawn, woahhhh… sure sure that is if I master it la.
Cecil Lee, nope. So maybe that's why it's a little difficult to shoot inside the house. Mostly blurry in low light. Gonna try using tripod.
Neo, no la. I was waiting for you to come by the shop and pay for me ma.
I plan my next dslr adventure at Manchester United vs Malaysia XI. Have you been to any of MU exhibition matches in Malaysia? Do you know how much roughly is a ticket? Please let me know by noon cause AirAsia has 20% discounts on air ticket today. Please… :kowtow: and thanks!
Ya, dropping a comment in my blog will do!
Jam, ooh cool! I've not been to ManUtd exhibition match in Malaysia. I've been to Chelsea & Newcastle… ticket price if not mistaken is less than RM50/RM100 for 'far away seats'. Expensive seat will be more than RM100. But this is long time ago. Can't really remember. I'm just taking a guess. Of course ManUtd one will be much more expensive.
Jam, I think you should wait first. Because belum tentu ma. Moreover Airasia always have free and discount tickets. So you bought already?
Wuching, I also not very sure man! Especially low light condition… I fail!


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Home > Economy > Business > Telecom Exec Shares Disaster Resiliency Strategy
Telecom Exec Shares Disaster Resiliency Strategy
By Caribbean Business on September 21, 2018
Editor's note: The following originally appeared in the Sept. 20, 2018, issue of Caribbean Business.
Elimination of the property tax on monthly inventory, better communication with the private sector from the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (Prepa), generation of energy close to the most populated areas, and strengthening of the electrical and telecommunications infrastructure were only some of the recommendations offered by Jorge Martel, vice president & general manager of T-Mobile Puerto Rico, during his speech at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's Leadership Conference.
The spokesperson for the wireless service and mobile device provider participated in a panel titled, "Building Resilient Cities: Emergency Preparedness & Smart Solutions," which brought together experts in emergency preparedness, who focused the discussion on best practices for effective disaster management, strategies to ensure protection of critical assets, disaster victims' access to vital resources and efforts to create resilient infrastructure that reduces the devastating impact of hurricanes, such as those that struck Puerto Rico, Florida and Texas last year.
The panel included Puerto Rico's resident commissioner in Washington, D.C., Jenniffer González Colón; Kevin J. Bush, D.C.'s first chief resilience officer; Cristina Martin Firvida, AARP Government Affairs director of Financial Security & Consumer Affairs; and Ronny Sandoval, senior director of the grid-modernization program at the Environmental Defense Fund.
"The inventory of tax laws we have must be reviewed because, right now, companies don't have excess inventory because they don't want to pay taxes for something they won't use, but in the case of a hurricane or any other emergency, you need those companies to have inventory stored in safe places because being on an island makes us vulnerable," Martel explained.
He reiterated that "priority must be given to the telecommunications industry in Prepa's plans, and when it [the utility] starts to recover, that its plans are known. Unfortunately, we learned what's going to happen through the media because we don't have that communication, and that could help us coordinate and move our resources to critical areas. We also need electricity generation much closer to geographic areas with larger populations. What we have today—that energy is generated in the south and transmitted by a cable to the north—we feel is extremely challenging given the island's topography," he added.
Martel emphasized that the central government and private companies must develop a strategic plan to bury all optical fiber in Puerto Rico's telecommunications infrastructure as well as electric power service.
"We know it's not very practical to bury, but on an island such as Puerto Rico, we believe it is crucial for economic development, and this would not only help telecommunications, this would benefit all industries on the island," he said.
The executive revealed that given the circumstances surrounding Prepa, his company does not depend on the public utility to continue its operations in the event of another islandwide disaster.
Martel mentioned as an example the strategy used in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, when a quasi-military operation was run to supply diesel generators that kept the company's infrastructure functioning by transporting up to 8,000 gallons of fuel a day.
Regarding the possibility that local government would be willing to address his company's telecommunications-related recommendations, Martel said he was optimistic the government of Puerto Rico could be the driver of sustainable recovery for the island.
"I'm an optimist, but I must admit, unfortunately, that in Puerto Rico people always think everything is solved by approving new laws, but I think that's not the solution. We have to unite and work toward the same goals," he said.
"The government has to take initiatives that encourage us to put more engineers to work on networks and fewer lawyers working on laws and going through paperwork, back-and-forth, and of course, we know they do it with the best of intentions but that's not the way to be more effective," he added.
Prepared for 5G
Martel said that after the experience of Hurricane Maria, T-Mobile increased the number of generators for its cell sites, established an entire logistics operation that includes distribution, transportation, maintenance, replacement, fuel supply for generators and other equipment to ensure continuity of service in areas without commercial power service or wherever it fails, to bury telecom infrastructure, and keep the microwave technology that was installed following the historic storm to re-establish service in an emergency, among other measures.
These advancements, the general manager said, pave the way to improve the capacity, speed and coverage of the wireless network, in addition to the company's deployment of its 600 megahertz (MHz) Extended Range LTE (long-term evolution) that is already live in Puerto Rico. It allows for further expansion of the network's coverage and, at the same time, lays the foundation for 5G cell service.
"T-Mobile was the only wireless company in Puerto Rico that acquired 600 MHz to provide better coverage and reach rural areas where the signal did not reach before. The benefit is two times greater coverage, and four times better penetration in structures," he explained.
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Pesquera: "We need to find a way to identify which schools are at more risk"
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Los Ranchos de Albuquerque es una villa ubicada en el condado de Bernalillo en el estado estadounidense de Nuevo México. En el Censo de 2010 tenía una población de 6024 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 534,81 personas por km².

Geografía
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque se encuentra ubicada en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque tiene una superficie total de 11.26 km², de la cual 11.26 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (0.02%) 0 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 6024 personas residiendo en Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. La densidad de población era de 534,81 hab./km². De los 6024 habitantes, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque estaba compuesto por el 79.4% blancos, el 0.68% eran afroamericanos, el 2.54% eran amerindios, el 0.95% eran asiáticos, el 0.08% eran isleños del Pacífico, el 13.25% eran de otras razas y el 3.1% pertenecían a dos o más razas. Del total de la población el 41.92% eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

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Villas de Nuevo México
Localidades del condado de Bernalillo

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Happy Birthday to my beautiful daughter.... I can't believe how fast times flies!!!!
Made from paint chip samples, yep I said paint chip samples!!!! Stampin Up embossibng folder and butterfly punches.
love it! i'm ALWAYS grabbing paint samples.