I went to Barclays bank today and asked them what their ethical policy was. The lady looked blank. Then a light dawned and she asked did I mean stocks and shares? Her brighter colleague came to her rescue saying that not only was no one in the branch qualified to answer that question but it was unlikely that I would even be any the wiser for looking on the internet. If I could wait for five minutes she would come out of the booth and I could write a letter to the manager in head office to see what they had to say about it and by the way No One had Ever asked about this before.
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This afternoon on the corner of Bermondsey Street I saw three Italian girls, all looking at maps on their phones. Each was turning her phone to orientate the map better to the street, but at the same time, the phone was turning the screen in the opposite direction in response to gravity. And so as they stood there, all three cartwheeled their phones round and round. The October sun was shining brightly.
Today is California's primary election for 2014, including on its ballot a surreal motley of aspirational elects and quaint jesters. You'll find the indispensable republican businessmen competing for Governor against such hopefuls as a poet, a golf course operator, a 'psychologist/farmer,' and a security guard.


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Stefan Says So: I Hate Luv Storys
The title plays up on how unbelievable love stories can get, and despite its ripping apart the classical romantic films by Dharma Productions and Yash Raj films in the opening, and throughout the film, ultimately this one proves to be quite hypocritical in a sense that it too cannot come to grips with its battle against cliche, and falls prey to the tried, tested and tired formula of a romantic comedy. As the saying goes, if you can't beat them, join them.
However it has its youthful, eye candy cast added to its advantage as it plods through its rather meandering and cumbersome plot, involving J (Imran Khan), a production assistant who has worked on countless of romantic films by hotshot director Veer Kapoor (Samir Soni), and Simran (Sonam Kapoor), who is employed under the same production umbrella.
To J, work means a constant rolling of the eyes because he just doesn't subscribe to nor see the appeal of formulaic romantic movies, even if his employer is the best in the business. And for Simran it's just the reverse, feeling privileged to be part of movie magic, as she expounds her own blissfully perfect relationship with fiance Raj (Sammir Dattani).
So begins the clash of the believer and the non-believer, made worst when J is ordered to be working under Simran who is the new art director for Veer's upcoming love saga, Pyar Pyar Pyar, which I have to admit that writer-director Punit Malhotra managed to weave in a film in production within a film, that drew nice touches of parallels between J and Simran's developing love affair, until the final act which somehow had to conform to hammed up cliches.
On one hand, I thought it was quite brilliant to get the audience engaged through two levels, one which is the reality the characters live in, and the other the ultra-hyped film reality which exists in Pyar Pyar Pyar, with extremely over the top performances and delivery used to elicit plenty of laughter, especially from fans of Bollywood romances.
We'd expect the usual clash of the opposites, where J the non-commital playboy unwittingly turns on his charm on the on-the-way-to-blissful-marriage Simran, who by the time the interval rolled by, is at odds with wanting to settle down with the man she thought will provide that level of stability through routine, or someone who's more of the livewire even if you started out hating the guts of the person? The story seems to play on the theme of close proximity having that big a role to play in demolishing stability, and like all nicely crafted cliches which you can see coming from a mile away, J and Simran inevitably fall in love, which takes one of them by surprise, leading to plot development reserved for after the interval.
If not for the young film starlets as the leads, it'll be quite hard to imagine how love can make them do silly things, with plenty of assumptions drawn up that the characters inevitably fall for. Nothing new gets added to the flavour of the story, and while it doesn't stand out, it also doesn't fall flat on its face as well, making this a simple, breezy romantic tale to sit through.
Imran Khan pulls through his J quite effortlessly, since I suppose the easy-going, good natured guy is almost always easier to play as opposed to Sonam Kapoor's emotional Simran, who has ample opportunity to show her acting chops in what's only her third major role in her film career, compared to contemporary peers such as Ranbir Kapoor, or even Deepika Padukone.
Perhaps the only thread of interest here to sustain your attention will be the numerous film references from dialogues to sets and even downright spoofs, or if you're the incurable romantic, then yes, this film will be right up your alley.
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Macintosh as of late refreshed its iMac Pro where they gave clients an alternative to add 256GB of RAM to the PC. For the individuals who don't see the need to claim the iMac Pro and simply need an iMac invigorate, at that point you're in karma since it appears that Apple has not disregarded its iMac Pro and has given it an update.
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George Cunningham comes from a long line of story tellers and prevaricators. Sitting around the living room on Sunday nights, drinking Coca Cola out of the bottle, listening to his grandfather pass down stories to his sons and their families, hearing his father and uncles tell their own stories, each one trying to top the other, and learning as a kid how to take the humor and bitter-sweet tragedy of life and weave it into a good tale.
George grew up on the West Coast of Florida, where he spent many happy hours dipping his toes into the warm waters of Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. He was a late bloomer who didn't graduate from University of Florida until he was 29. As a young man, he worked as a survey crew chief, a civil engineering aide, a short-order cook, a painter, a laborer, a construction inspector, a gardener and a seltzer bottle washer. After graduation he worked as an editor, a copy editor, a layout man, a columnist, a police reporter, a business reporter, and a feature writer. He served three years in the U.S. Army, including a year in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne Brigade.
George came to California in 1969 and immediately fell in love with the state. He worked at the South Bay Daily Breeze, City News Service, the Orange County Register, and the Long Beach Press-Telegram.
He is the former editor and publisher of The Cunningham Report, an electronic newsletter on West Coast ports that he and his wife Carmela founded in 1995 and ran for 15 years before closing operations in December 2010. They have now founded a new venture, Reader Publishing Group, which will represent and publish books by a select group of authors, including themselves.
George is a writer because he has to be. There are new stories to tell, new ways to tell them and new people to tell them too. He plans to write until he dies.
His books include the novels Kaboom and The Big Story, and a history book, Port Town, which he co-wrote with his wife Carmela.


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In her book, What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World, Hendren examines the things we use and spaces we inhabit and calls for society to imagine a better-designed world for all bodies. NPR selected the book as a Best Book of the Year, and it won the Science in Society Journalism book prize.
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General Agreement between national associations of trade unions and employers and the Government for 2018–2020 has been signed
Vladimir Putin took part in the signing ceremony for the General Agreement between national associations of trade unions, national associations of employers, and the Russian Federation Government for 2018–2020.
The document was signed by Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia Mikhail Shmakov Shmakov MikhailChairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia , President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Alexander Shokhin Shokhin AlexanderPresident of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs , and Minister of Labour and Social Protection Maxim Topilin Topilin Maxim .
The agreement sets forth the principles of regulating social, labour and associated economic relations at the federal level for the next three years.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, colleagues,
Today we are signing the General Agreement between national associations of trade unions, national associations of employers, and the Russian Federation Government. This document sets forth basic principles governing social and labour relations for the next three years and directly concerns the interests of over 70 million Russian citizens employed in various economic sectors.
I would like to thank the Tripartite Commission for Regulating Social and Labour Relations for its effective work in preparing the general agreement and for its active participation in solving issues of significance for the labour market.
At the signing ceremony for the General Agreement between national associations of trade unions, national associations of employers, and the Russian Federation Government for 2018–2020.
Today the recession period for the national economy is over, and in several sectors, including industry and agriculture, we can see growth, and we face the common goal of providing long-term sustainable growth and placing the economy in general on a positive trajectory and, as a matter of principle, boosting the real wages of our citizens.
We must remember that economic achievements do not come of themselves but are the result of people's labour. Economic efficiency and increased competitiveness undoubtedly depend on good working conditions, enhanced productivity, modern technology and equipment, as well as the improvement of human capital, which is becoming an increasingly important factor.
Workers must have an opportunity to fully realise their potential through their work, to apply their knowledge, skills and experience profitably and productively, to enhance their professional skills and have an opportunity to advance, and to learn new competencies needed in their field promptly or, better still, proactively. At the same time, everyone must feel protected in terms of social guarantees, security and labour safety, and must also receive fair pay for their work.
I would like to remind you that it has been decided to equalise the minimum monthly wage and the subsistence wage, which is 11,163 rubles, on May 1. This decision has been taken largely at the prompting of our leading trade union association. Mr Shmakov and I met to discuss this issue. As you can see, we are implementing it.
I hope that our colleagues in the State Duma will promptly adopt the necessary amendments to legislation. As I said, we must ensure the growth of real incomes and real wages for our people. This concerns both the public sector, where the government has been working consistently to attain this goal, and the commercial sector, because the competitiveness of our companies and their sustainable and forward-looking development depend directly on the creation of conditions for the workers' self-fulfilment and on investment in their education, health, competencies and the quality of their life.
Enhancing economic efficiency through the development of labour potential is a comprehensive task that calls for a close interaction of society, business and the state and their readiness to balance their interests. I hope that the new General Agreement will provide a reference point for finding this balance, and that the implementation of this agreement by all parties, including the employers, the trade unions and the Government, will provide a positive example of a reliable social partnership.
In conclusion, I would like to thank you again for your hard work in the best interests of the country and the national economy.
Signing ceremony for the General Agreement between national associations of trade unions, national associations of employers, and the Russian Federation Government for 2018–2020.
(The parties sign the General Agreement.)
Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia Mikhail Shmakov: Mr President, colleagues,
There is no doubt that the signing of the trilateral three-year agreement today is an important milestone in our efforts to promote social partnership in the country. I would like to highlight the President's words when he said that this critical political decision, and also economic, of course, was years in the making. As early as on May 1, the minimum monthly wage will be equated to the subsistence wage, which is clearly a major step toward eliminating poverty. I strongly believe that the objectives that are set today, whereby by early 2020s an employed person will not live in poverty, can be achieved.
I would also like to say that as we develop the social partnership proactively, it would be desirable to have all three parties represented within social insurance funds. It is for this reason that both the employers' associations and trade unions are represented in the Social Insurance Fund, while this is not the case for the Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund or the Pension Fund. I think that this can be done within the next three years.
Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia Mikhail Shmakov.
Thank you, Mr President for lending your active support to the joint trilateral work.
President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Alexander Shokhin: Mr President, thank you for highlighting the importance of social partnership by attending the signing ceremony. I think that your presence here can be viewed not just as a sign of respect for the parties involved in the social partnership initiative, but also as proof of its effectiveness.
As you have justly emphasised, one of the main objectives of the social partnership between the Government, the employers and trade unions is to ensure that the Russian economy is competitive, and that Russia is competitive not just as an economy, but also as a jurisdiction and as a state, that its workers and people are competitive. We are working on it. I hope that the new three-year general agreement reflects the parties' commitment to move in this direction.
I would like to say that social partners are ready not only to sit on the managing bodies of social funds but also to assume responsibility for the management of these funds. For example, [the management of] the Social Insurance Fund could be turned over to social partners, so that the Fund would operate on the principles of social insurance or social partnership.
We have reached many compromises during our discussions of a new general agreement. We have reached a new level in coordinating our actions. One of such coordinated decisions is an agreement on the need to recognise the companies' social investments in the interest of regions, municipalities, workers and the state as a whole.
President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Alexander Shokhin.
In particular, we believe that the companies' social investments should be given more attention in terms of taxation. Taxes are often based on the companies' net profits. It is not very easy for the municipal authorities to finance the construction of schools, outpatient clinics or stadiums. We have formulated proposals on ways to find a compromise in this sphere, including with the tax and budget systems.
In other words, there are many examples of forward movement in the mutual recognition of our interests, and they are reflected in the General Agreement.
Vladimir Putin: Colleagues, this is what I would like to say in conclusion.
I know how difficult this job is and that it is always accompanied by debates, which are based on considerations of principle and are often heated. This is what I want to say in this connection. I am very pleased to see that you were working towards a common result in a highly responsible way, despite any differences in the process of searching for compromises, and that you knew you needed to balance your interests for the benefit of the nation. Both the trade unions, which represent the interests of workers, the business representatives and, of course, the Government respect and listen to each other. This is the only way to find the necessary solutions.
I would like to thank you for doing this and to congratulate you on the results achieved. Thank you.
Shmakov Mikhail
Shokhin Alexander
Topilin Maxim
Publication date: January 29, 2018, 20:30
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Gadkari seeks Indian-American participation in start-up movement
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday urged the Silicon Valley professionals of Indian - origin to participate in India's Start - up Movement to help make it a success.
The government's revolutionary policy initiatives have brought about a lot of positivity among the entrepreneurs across the globe and today India has the world's third largest number of start - ups, said Gadkari, who is Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Minister.
He was addressing a series of meetings organised over the last two days by various outfits of professionals of Indian - origin based in Silicon Valley in Northern California state of the United States, said an official statement here.
Those he addressed included Global Indian Technology Professionals Association (GITPRO) and TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) US Chapter.
The minister sought the participation of the Indian origin professionals of the Silicon Valley, so that they could take advantage of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious policy initiative of "Ease of doing Business" and contribute to the success of "Make in India".
He urged the professionals to bring their innovations and technologies to India in key sectors of the economy, particularly in the infrastructure sector like roads transport, highways and shipping as well as in the road safety programmes.
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Why China is advancing Hong Kong security law
Beijing: China is taking matters into its own hands following the anti-government protests in Hong Kong last year that often land in tear gas-filled clashes.
In a surprise move, the central government announced last week that it would develop legislation to prevent segregation, secession, terrorism and foreign interference in Hong Kong. The National People's Congress is expected to ratify the bill on Thursday and the law may be finalized in the summer of this year.
China's decision raises questions about the future of the semi-autonomous region. Will China deploy its feared state security officials in the city? Does this signal the end of an erosion or "one country, two-system" framework that gives Hong Kong a higher level of local autonomy?
The devil is in the details. And they have not come out yet.
"We still have many important questions that have not been answered," said Joseph Cheng, a political scientist and veteran of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement.
BOMBSHELL OF BEIJING
The resolution that Congress is ready to approve is actually a guideline for future steps. It serves as a standing committee of the legislature, a small institution with decision-making authority, to develop specific legislation in future meetings.
Two items are being given special attention in the seven-article draft. One is the possible deployment of state security. The second is bypassing the Hong Kong legislature by crafting and approving laws in Beijing.
Hong Kong government is required to enact National security law Under Article 23 of the Basic Law, its constitution, but has been unable or unwilling to do so due to opposition. In 2003, an attempt was abandoned due to heavy opposition.
China dropped its bomb the day before the inauguration Annual national peopleLast week's congress. In the wake of last year's protests, the most violent since the withdrawal of the former British colony by China in 1997, it was said to have been stepped into.
Technically, the central government can do this, but it does not look good. Article 18 of the Basic Law states that the Standing Committee of Congress may add laws on defense, foreign affairs and other matters outside Hong Kong's autonomy. National security declines.
For Cheng and others in the pro-democracy camp, the move is the latest in a series of multiple steps, meaning "one country, the end of two systems." But, he said, "We have to accept that it is legal."
CONCERN OVER ARRESTS
After the initial announcement, the biggest setback came in Article 4 of the proposal, which reads in part: " When needed, to carry out relevant duties to secure the relevant national security organs of the Central People's Government (Hong Kong). Agencies will be set up in National Security."
Speculation intensified. Will Chinese police be able to arrest people in Hong Kong? Will the arrested protesters be questioned by both local and national police?
"This can be worrying. It depends on what powers these people hold," said Albert Chen, a constitutional law scholar. Hong Kong University And a committee member who advises the Standing Committee of Congress on basic legislation.
"If these people have arresting powers, to search people's homes or offices, I think it would be very difficult for people to accept that," he said.
Details may emerge in upcoming committee meetings in late June and late August.
Divide dipens
Protests in Hong Kong and reaction in Beijing reflect a fundamental division that is once again bubbling to the surface.
Hong Kong residents have freedom of expression and other rights under the " one country, two systems " permission for government opposition and public criticism. This, at times, can be messy.
Rule of china Communist party Stability is important to maintain its hold over the country, including Hong Kong and nearby Macao.
"One country, two systems' are not going to disappear. Hong Kong will continue to manage most of its local affairs, ranging from managing to common crime. But as Beijing moves towards disagreements and increasingly heavy-handedness in any possible case. Hong Kong Challenges to its ultimate control.
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Showcase Of Epic Digital Art By Riyahd Cassiem
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How to Create a Vector Fire in Five Minutes Using Illustrator
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Disaster Recovery Requires Business Continuity
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Udacity Raises $15m From Andreessen Horowitz, Teaching 753k Students
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The Thinking Mindset vs. The Doing Mindset: Pick One (And Only One)
by Art Markman | http://99u.com
Ilustration: Oscar Ramos Orozco
You'll find that some days, the ideas come fast and furious. The days when you just want to sit at your desk, stare up at the sky and just let your mind wander.Other days, though, you really want to get moving. You're antsy and you can't really focus on any one thought. Instead, you are most efficient if you are getting things done.
It is no coincidence that the motivation to think and the motivation to act seem to strike us at different times. Research by psychologists Arie Kruglanski, Tory Higgins, and their colleagues suggests that we have two complementary motivational systems: the «thinking» system and the «doing» system – and we're generally only capable of using one at a time.Think about how you best generate new ideas. Often, you «brainstorm» or try to come up with as many ideas as possible. That is called diverging and requires our thinking system. At other times, you need to evaluate those ideas and figure out which ones are best. That is called converging, and it requires the activation of the doing system.
We have a 'thinking' system and a 'doing' system – and we're generally only capable of using one at a time.
Managing your mindset can help you optimize your thinking when you are trying to be creative. Here are a few suggestions for influencing your motivational state. These suggestions can be effective either for you as an individual or when you are working in a group.Get some distance.
Physical and mental distance influence the way you think about things. When you are near to something, you think about it specifically, and you focus on the ways that you can interact with it. Being close to your work engages the doing system. When you are far from it, you think about it more conceptually. Distance engages the thinking system.
Your workplace environment is strongly associated with getting things done. In order to engage a thinking mindset, spend time working in another place. Change your environment, and you will change the way you think.
Stand up and move.
The modern workplace revolves around sitting. Most people have a primary workspace that involves a chair in front of a desk or table. This posture is great, because it allows us to work for long periods of time without causing bodily fatigue.
Change your environment, and you will change the way you think.
Additionally, the seated posture does not support many complex actions, so it reinforces the activation of a thinking mindset, especially thanks to years of schooling.
If you need to jumpstart your doing motivation, get moving. Stand up. Walk around your workspace. Put your ideas on sheets of paper and physically separate them in your space. Walk over to each idea and evaluate it separately. By getting up and moving, you shift yourself from a mode of deliberation to one of selection. Continuar leyendo «The Thinking Mindset vs. The Doing Mindset: Pick One (And Only One)»
Autor Gabriel Catalano - human being | (#IN).perfección®Publicado el 25 octubre 2012 25 octubre 2012 Categorías 99u.comEtiquetas Arie Kruglanski, Austin, E. Tory Higgins, Health, Mindset, Motivation, Oscar Ramos Orozco, Psychology, Thought, Tory Higgins, University of Texas at Austin
How To Get Paid What You're Worth & Other Negotiation Tips
by Sean Blanda | 99U.com
For most us, the thought of bargaining over money is an awkward and painful affair, something we try to get over with as quickly as possible like a root canal or watching a slideshow of our in-laws' vacation.
But if we skip a few minutes of haggling, we can leave some serious cash on the table and, more importantly, short-change our true value as creatives. One study found that negotiating a raise of $5,000 for your first salary can result in more than $600,000 in additional lifetime earnings.A Cautionary Tale
In 1912, Teddy Roosevelt's campaign printed three million pamphlets with his picture featured prominently. It was only after the pamphlets were printed that his staff noticed a small line of text that read «Moffett Studios – Chicago» under the picture. The campaign did not own the rights to the photo and licensing a photo for reprinting usually cost $1 per reprint.
A campaign manager was tasked with calling the photo studio and negotiating a fair rate for the use of the image. Shrewdly, the campaign manager contacted the studio and simply asked how much it would cost use the picture, never revealing that the campaign had already printed millions of fliers using the photo. Without further inquiry, the studio quoted a price of $250, which the campaign promptly accepted.
Had Moffett Studios been savvy negotiators they would have taken the time to gather all of the information before offering $250 and proposed a much higher rate instead.
How To Become A Better Negotiator
While the Moffetts of the world might appear a little naive, oversights of this sort are extremely common: we often fail to consider the full impact of a deal in the long run.
To make sure you get a better deal, here are a few tips on mastering the dark art of negotiation:
1. Separate the person from their position. This is one of the primary points of the popular negotiation book Getting to Yes. When we argue over positions, our egos are attached to what we are proposing. Instead, focus on the other party's underlying interests. Find where interests overlap and work to develop solutions with the other party as a partner not as a combatant. An example from the book…. Continuar leyendo «How To Get Paid What You're Worth & Other Negotiation Tips»
Autor Gabriel Catalano - human being | (#IN).perfección®Publicado el 25 octubre 2012 Categorías 99u.comEtiquetas Campaign manager, Getting to YES, Harvard Business Review, Harvard University, How to Become a Better Negotiator (Work Smart), Librarian, Negotiation, Theodore Roosevelt
BY STEFAN LINDEGAAR: Open innovation is like dating!
While he was the head of Connect+Develop at P&G, Chris Thoen, said that open innovation is very much like dating. You need to look good so that you can become the preferred partner of choice among your suitors.I like stories, analogies and metaphors on open innovation as they can help better communicate the benefits as well as the challenges of open innovation. Here you get some of my favorites. Let me know what you think and please add your own. It would be great to have a collection of this.
Playgrounds and sandboxes: I often liken open innovation – and even more relevant today the use of social media for innovation efforts – to a playground or…
Autor Gabriel Catalano - human being | (#IN).perfección®Publicado el 25 octubre 2012 25 octubre 2012 Categorías #gabrielcatalano, #innovationEtiquetas Doctor of Philosophy, Innovation, Innovation and Idea Management, innovationopen, Knowledge Creation, Knowledge Management, Procter & Gamble, Social media
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How Quickly Do You Respond to Customer Service Requests on Social Media?
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Social media sites are becoming virtual customer service centers, according to the NM Incite Social Care Survey. Currently, 47 percent of people who use social media sites are actively seeking customer service and 30 percent prefer to reach out to brands on social channels than pick up the phone and call. But customer service reps can breathe easy knowing this: 83 percent of Twitter users and 71 percent of Facebook users only expect brands to respond to them within one day of their post. That's one day, not one hour or five minutes.
One Day On Earth To Film Life In Every Country Again On 12/12/12
Megan O'Neill
One Day on Earth, the amazing collaborative film project that documented life on earth in every country on 10/10/10 and 11/11/11 is at it again this year. On 12/12/12 they will be launching their largest filming event to date, telling the world's story in a day once again, and you can be a part of it.
Social Media Newsfeed: Facebook Gain | Zynga Bounce | News.me Apps
Facebook Shares Nab Biggest Gain Since IPO on Earnings, Analyst Upgrades (The Wall Street Journal)
Facebook on Wednesday posted its biggest daily stock gain since its initial public offering in May, a day after reporting strong revenue and progress on making money from mobile ads. The social network's shares rose 19 percent to $23.23 on the Nasdaq Stock Market, its highest closing price in five weeks. Inside Facebook Facebook spent $87 million so far this year on business acquisitions not including its Instagram purchase, the company revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. The social network spent $521 million on Instagram — $300 million of which was in cash, the rest in vested shares of Class B common stock. The New York Times/Bits BlogFacebook still trails Google in online advertising, both on desktop and mobile. Analysts say that like Google, Facebook will most likely have to roll out an ad network that allows marketers to reach Facebook users wherever they are — whether they are browsing the Web or downloading a mobile application. Mashable We're closer to seeing a widespread updated version of Facebook Messages. On Wednesday, Facebook user Interactive Swim posted a picture of the welcome note for the updated Messages which recently hit its page, indicating that the feature may be starting to roll out to additional users. Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday a Facebook post in which an Islamic militant group claimed credit for a recent attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, did not constitute hard evidence of who was responsible. Read more
Autor Gabriel Catalano - human being | (#IN).perfección®Publicado el 25 octubre 2012 25 octubre 2012 Categorías Socialtimes.comEtiquetas Customer, Customer service, Facebook, Initial public offering, Nasdaq, New York Times, Nielsen, NM Incite Social Care Survey, Social media, Social work, Twitter, Wall Street Journal
For Startups, Timing Trends Really Does Matter – Except When It Doesn't
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Now is the best time in history to start your own business. But depending on what kind of company you're building, you have to figure out if your idea is poised to capture a trend – or doomed to miss one and face a much tougher road to success.
To learn about the impact of properly timing a trend – or of missing one – we asked 8 successful young entrepreneurs from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) for their experiences. And we also got their advice on how to perfectly time your business:
1. Missed Opportunities Open New Doors
It was 2011 when we started building a platform for social media. By then, Buddy Media had already raised over $90 million, Wildfire announced that they had over 10,000 customers, and companies like Vitrue and Involver were the industry titans. Some potential investors told us we were late to the party. However, in hindsight, and especially in light of all of the recent acquisitions of the aforementioned, I believe we had a core advantage to really plug into the "second wave" of social, which has the potential to be even more disruptive than the first. We were able to speak to people who were already using a social media platform and figure out what needs still weren't being met. By staying small and nimble, we were able to quickly adapt to the rapidly changing landscape of social media.– Abby Ross, Blueye Creative
2. Revisit Past Failures
There's no lack of ideas that were "before their time." Many business models that failed in the early 2000s are now incredibly successful because now, the timing is right, the technology is here, and it's easier than ever before to achieve scale. As an example, my company SitePoint tried selling eBooks back in 2000 and no one bought into it. It was a complete and utter disaster and forced us to print and ship physical books – which sold like hot cakes. The reason is simple, people were still getting used to the idea of shopping online, and paying for digital goods was still a foreign concept to many. Fast forward a few years, with the iTunes revolution, Kindle and iPad, and all of a sudden, eBook sales are trending sharply upward every year.– Matt Mickiewicz,Flippa and 99designs
3. Some Ideas Transcend Timing & Trends
Timing is everything – if your idea is reliant on time. If you want to create a flash valuation or raise a certain amount of money quickly, then it's of utmost importance. And it's important for tech in general. But I believe that there are other ideas – rooted in timeless truths – that are not restricted to a certain epoch or Zeitgeist. If your idea is rooted in one of these things, then timing is far less important. If you're a social entrepreneur fighting for human dignity in a particular area, for example, then it's less critical whether you start today or tomorrow. My personal view is that I want to be involved with an organization that I believe will be important a thousand years from now. If I find an idea worthy of that standard, then I know it's rooted in something essential.– Luke Burgis, ActivPrayer
4. Timing Boosts Your Success Potential >>> Continuar leyendo «For Startups, Timing Trends Really Does Matter – Except When It Doesn't»
Autor Gabriel Catalano - human being | (#IN).perfección®Publicado el 25 octubre 2012 25 octubre 2012 Categorías readwrite.comEtiquetas Buddy Media, eBook, Flippa, Involver, IPad, iTunes, Matt Mickiewicz, SitePoint, Vitrue
How a New "Influencer" App Could be Your Most Powerful Content Marketing Weapon
By JOE CHERNOV
Content Marketing Institute
Last week, a member of a private Facebook group comprised of social media professionals asked if anyone could supply a list of influential event marketers. So far, only two names have been suggested. Yet in the past 90 seconds, I identified 297. Or, more accurately, Little Bird, a newly launched start-up founded by former ReadWriteWeb editor Marshall Kirkpatrick, did.
Little Bird is essentially a search engine for influencers, but unlike services such as Klout that assign a "reputation score" to people, Kirkpatrick's tool starts with a topic and, based on Byzantine connections throughout the social graph surrounding the issue, works backward to the "insiders" who are most influential about that particular subject.
Take "content marketing," for example. Little Bird tells me Content Marketing Institute's Joe Pulizzi tops the list of influencers, followed by Michael Brenner, Lee Odden, C.C. Chapman and myself. Of course, naming the "known" people is the easy part. After all, Pulizzi runs this blog, Brenner and I were up for content marketer of the year, and Odden and Chapman have both written books on the subject. But Little Bird's algorithm does more than surface the obvious. For example, it tells me that since making a move to OpenView Labs, Kevin Cain has begun making a name for himself in content marketing; that Deana Goldasich and Robert Rose have risen to prominence by listening to the right voices; and that nearly everything Cheryl Burgess tweets gets shared broadly.
In other words, Little Bird might just become a content marketer's most powerful weapon, because it addresses the practitioner's three most pressing needs: more content, better content, and wider distribution.
There is only so much you can write about your product or to your ideal customer persona before you begin repeating yourself. At some point, effective content marketers need to publish about topics adjacent to their product and buyer. They need to cast a wider net, so to speak. This is where Little Bird comes in.
Let's say your company retrofits big offices with cables and locks to prevent laptops from being stolen. While most of your content will address the needs of IT and security personnel, you may also wish to capture the attention of facilities leaders and interior designers. You may even want office furniture manufacturers to consider integrating your attachment system into the industrial designs for future desks.
Chances are, you don't know who these people are, what blogs they read, or what they care about. Little Bird can tell you not only who these insiders are, but also what topics they are talking about and what articles they are sharing. Imagine all of the real-time content ideas this information could inspire.
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Autor Gabriel Catalano - human being | (#IN).perfección®Publicado el 25 octubre 2012 Categorías #gabrielcatalanoEtiquetas Content marketing, Joe Chernov, Joe Pulizzi, Lee Odden, Little Bird, Marketing, Marshall Kirkpatrick, ReadWriteWeb
Changing Faces: Stimulating the Brain Morphs People's Faces Before Patient's Eyes
The patient sits on the bed, his head wrapped in thick gauze bandages. He looks his doctor in the eye and says, "You just turned into somebody else… You almost look like somebody I've seen before, but somebody different. That was a trip."
No, 47-year-old Ron Blackwell hadn't taken any psychedelic drugs. He wasn't delirious or psychotic following the brain surgery he had recently undergone. Instead, he was responding to signals from electrodes implanted in his brain to help determine the source of his seizures. By coincidence, the test electrodes had been placed in his fusiform gyrus, the brain region involved in recognizing faces.
MORE: Could Deep Brain Stimulation Fend Off Alzheimer's?
"Your nose got saggy and went off to the left," Blackwell said, describing the changes he was seeing in his doctor Josef Parvizi's face in a video released along with a new study. The research, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, was led by Parvizi, who is an associate professor of neurology at Stanford.
While having surgery to treat epilepsy, Blackwell agreed to take part in an experiment led by Parvizi aimed at understanding what the fusiform region actually does and how specific it is to recognizing faces.
Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/24/changing-faces-stimulating-the-brain-morphs-peoples-faces-before-patients-eyes/#ixzz2AKe53I1r
Autor Gabriel Catalano - human being | (#IN).perfección®Publicado el 25 octubre 2012 25 octubre 2012 Categorías #gabrielcatalano, healthland.time.comEtiquetas Blackwell, Brightcove, Deep brain stimulation, Electrode, Epileptic seizure, Fusiform gyrus, Health, HTML, Journal of Neuroscience, Medicine, Oliver Sacks, Ron Blackwell, Stanford University, United States


As a response to the escalating inflation, the Organic Tax Code of 19941 created the Tax Unit (UT) initially equal to Bs. 1,000.00 (BsF. 1.00)2 as a reference value to update for inflation (under the National Index of Consumer Prices published by the Central Bank of Venezuela) the amounts that represent the tax bases for applying rates, exemptions, exonerations and sanctions, among others, which were quickly outdated. Then several non-tax laws established sanctions and other non-punitive concepts in UTs.
The National Constituent Assembly (ANC) recently issued the Constitutional Law on the creation of the Sanctioning Tax Unit6 (the Law), through which it created a special Tax Unit (Sanctioning UT) parallel to the UT, which now will be called the "Ordinary UT". The Sanctioning UT will exclusively apply for determining fines and financial penalties expressed in UTs in different laws. The purpose of the Law is to guarantee the dissuasive nature of the fines and financial penalties established in UTs and to update its value periodically to prevent non-compliance with legal norms, which the Ordinary UT was supposedly fulfilling and was precisely the rationale for its creation. The Law became effective on 21 December 2017.
The Law is an act dictated by the ANC in exercising functions that correspond to the National Legislative Assembly as Legislative Power.7 According to the Law, the National Executive must determine the value of the Sanctioning UT and adjust it the first days of the month of February of each year, in the same opportunity of the adjustment to the Ordinary UT.
The National Executive must adjust the value of the Sanctioning UT based on the variation of the Consumer Price Index of the Metropolitan Area of Caracas, in the immediately preceding year, set by the "competent authority"(sic) (which is the Central Bank of Venezuela) and with the opinion of the Ministry of Popular Power with competence in matters of citizen security, the Supreme Court of Justice and the Citizen Power. The intervention of the Legislative Power is not required. The National Executive has not yet established the initial value of the Sanctioning UT. The Central Bank of Venezuela has published none of the Consumer Price Indexes since December 2015.
(i) The National Executive assumes the adjustment of the Sanctioning UT. Will the Executive adhere to the constitutional principles of reasonableness of the tax and its accessories at the moment of establishing the adjustment of the Sanctioning UT or will it depart from them because the Law is not properly a tax law?
2 Decree with Rank, Value and Force of Law of Monetary Reconversion, Official Gazette No. 38,638 of 6 March 2007, according to which BsF. 1.00 = Bs. 1,000.00.
3 Organic Tax Code of 2014, Official Gazette No. 6,152 Ext. of 18 November 2014, art. 131 (15).
4 Organic Tax Code of 2014, art. 91.
5 Organic Tax Code of 2014, art. 92.
6 Official Gazette No. 40,305 of 21 December 2017.
8 Official Gazette No. 41,293 of 5 December 2017.


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Issue 7: The Tech Companies Building Weapons for War
Research scientist, former Google employee, and TWC Toronto member Jack Poulson writes about his recent report on tech companies' military and surveillance contracts.
A table ranking tech companies by number of contracts with US agencies, 2016–2020. / Source
By Jack Poulson
As tech workers, we're often assigned projects with little visibility into the intended uses. When I was an academic, the Department of Energy framed all work as "stockpile stewardship" rather than weapons development, and DARPA sanitized data science problems to obscure their guiding light: increasing the lethality of battle networks. This helps keep workers focused on competing with each other, rather than organizing around what should even be built.
But over the past few years, tech workers at Microsoft, Amazon, and Google have protested building weapons and surveillance systems for military and law enforcement contracts, with some wins. In response, a network of tech CEOs and Department of the Defense officials have started to push a narrative that tech workers refusing to build weapons constitutes "treason," part of a systemic divide between Silicon Valley and the DoD – a divide so severe that it might prevent the US from credibly deterring China's military. The unspoken line crossed: publicly stating that profiting from weapons systems violated civilian ethics. In contradiction, director of Defense Innovation Unit Michael Brown argued that concerns are overblown, pointing to Microsoft and Amazon executives who understand that companies are not democracies but have a responsibility to serve their government.
In my time at Google, I regret staying silent during internal protests over defense contracts Air Gap and Project Maven, and have since done what I can to stand with workers objecting to their company profiting from weapons. An op-ed I wrote about protecting worker organizing rights earned me an invitation to meet members of the DoD as well as a personal letter from a senior official thanking me for my "passion". I spent months trying to learn more, mainly through filing FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) requests about contracts.
After seeing this concerted effort to use anecdotal evidence of a "divide" between Silicon Valley and the military to suppress tech workers' rights to question the ethics of their assignments, I conducted a study to quantify the alleged divide. Instead of waiting on extremely delayed FOIAs, I spent what amounted to thousands of hours curating public data on the past five years of federal procurement data. I found the "divide" was greatly exaggerated.
I want to emphasize two points in the study:
The defense industry has used engagement with China as a cudgel to attack companies who dare to debate whether to build its weapons — for example, as a result of #TechWontBuildIt organizing.
There is no systemic divide between tech companies and the US military. Numerous tech companies — including several from Silicon Valley — build tech for weapons and surveillance. HP (especially its spin-off, Perspecta), IBM, Microsoft, Dell, Amazon, Palantir, NVIDIA, and Anduril are major defense contractors, Google is hedging with defense board positions and secure cloud services. Apple, Facebook, and Twitter are largely on the sidelines.
Overall, the report provides a holistic overview of all US federal contractors — all of the money flowing between various tech companies and key federal agencies within the DoD, DHS, DoJ, and diplomatic and media arms of the government. In the two weeks since the report came out, several groups — ranging from anti-surveillance activists to journalists — have made use of the methodology and/or tools from the report. You can read more about the study and see the interactive tables here.
Black Lives Matter protests continue across the country, despite the lack of recent coverage. In Louisville, Kentucky Breonna Taylor's murderers have still not been charged but at a recent action at the Kentucky Attorney General's house, 87 peaceful protesters were arrested and charged with felonies. These intimidation tactics from the police are beyond reprehensible.
As workers we are morally obligated to put pressure on executives and investors to take meaningful action to protect Black lives. In 2017, MediaJustice founder Malkiya Cyril detailed surveillance of their ancestors in a call to end high-tech policing. Again in 2020, Cyril wrote, "I'm a second-generation Black activist, and I'm tired of being spied on by the police" in a call to end facial recognition and biometric policing – "before it's too late." While organizers succeed in Boston, Oakland, and San Francisco in getting City Council to pass a ban on facial recognition technology, the coalition behind BanFacialRecognition.com continues to pressure Congress to pass a ban nationwide. Alongside this, worker organizing needs to go further inside of companies, too.
The tech industry has long been an enabler of state violence against Black communities. One of the primary methods of such state violence is through surveillance and facial recognition software, like what is currently happening in Detroit. Amazon has provided racist surveillance and facial recognition tech to thousands of police departments across the country, but we know their recent 1-year moratorium on that tech is only a publicity stunt. Tawana Petty writes for Wired:
We see the videos of the people police hurt and kill—but the surveillance that led to that brutality is often hidden from us. Surveillance is the foundation of modern policing. It has ties to a long racist legacy, from the branding of enslaved people to the Lantern Laws of the 18th century. Police and politicians defend these programs by claiming they are intended to keep people safe. But for Black people, surveillance ain't safety. […] Black communities, who have been underresourced and ignored for decades, want to be seen, not watched.
As deep fakes continue misleading people, Trump was seen on TV saying "defund the police."
Meanwhile, Facebook is still allowing voter misinformation to flourish on its platform with just 101 days until the next US presidential election. Even when content is fact-checked and marked as misinformation, this happens slowly, allowing for outright lies to go viral and spread wide before they get marked as "misleading." In the meantime, advertisers' boycott of Facebook continues. Disney, reportedly Facebook's largest advertiser in the first half of 2020, dramatically reduced its ad spending on the platform. But, as a moderator told us last issue, it doesn't seem likely that this will have much effect on Zuckerberg. It may come down to a combination of a walkout, a logout, and a time out for Facebook to own up to its civic responsibility.
Reading Palantir's website, you might think the company helps fight human trafficking and cure diseases. But they do not. They've been building tech tools and applications to help ICE, CBP, and other US agencies harass and arrest immigrants and undocumented people, a fact called out by a growing chorus – from local rapid response organizers to US Senator Elizabeth Warren. As the unprofitable company prepares for its IPO, Palantir criticism grows louder as the company nets over $40M in new contracts. With little apparent organizing inside the company, a similar situation is unfolding at the collaborative code hosting company GitHub, now owned by Microsoft and still serving up tech for ICE. This week a new wave of prominent users called on GitHub to drop ICE.
In History
During the years before and during World War II, IBM president Thomas J Watson collaborated with Nazi Germany to organize – and micromanage – all six phases of the Holocaust: identification, exclusion, confiscation, ghettoization, deportation, and extermination. This resulted in the deaths of Jews, Roma, Black Europeans, gay men, people with handicaps, and other persecuted people.
In his 2001 book "IBM and the Holocaust," Edwin Black shows how IBM aided the massive bureaucracy behind the Holocaust, making a decisive difference: "a death ratio for France was approximately 25 percent" where "punch card infrastructure was in complete disarray" but "a death ratio of approximately 73 percent" in Holland where IBM's punch card system was in full effect. Other evidence points to IBM's attempts to obscure itself via subsidiaries. Black argues that the Polish company Watson Business Machines, which ran a punch card printing shop near the Warsaw Ghetto and used IBM's proprietary paper, was owned and operated by IBM. Black also cites Leon Krzemieniecki, a Polish rail administrator who realized that a foreign company must be involved in transporting people to concentration camps:
"they were not German machines… The labels were in English… The person maintaining and repairing the machines spread the diagrams out sometimes. The language of the diagrams of those machines was only English."
IBM has never denied their involvement in the Holocaust — only criticizing Black for his methods and tone.
IBM has continued working with governments to hurt people. Collective Actions lists a 2016 pledge by IBM employees not to build a 'Muslim registry' for the Trump administration:
After the IBM CEO Ginny Rometty sent a letter congratulating Trump on his presidency and refusing to rule out participation from building a Muslim registry, IBM employees created a petition on coworker.org to demand that the company acknowledge the diversity of its staff and not work to further the more xenophobic aspects of Trump's agenda.
This past week, IBM's Ginni Rometty joined a roundtable endorsed by the White House telling Americans to "Find Something New." Once again shifting blame, the campaign suggests that individuals can overcome widespread unemployment and economic suffering, if they only try harder to find work.
Some companies never change.
In Song
No Rest For The Weary, by Blue Scholars
There's no rest for the weary just another day grinding up stones
Till they turn into dust, it's tough times in the rough
Diamonds ain't enough to cover up a corrupted and fucked up legacy of strange fruit
Bloody whips and small pox, trigger-happy cops
Barbed wire and fire water, y'all it don't stop
When the colonizer came with the cross and the sword
I threw the first spear and said "I declare war!"
I'm a battle-scar wearing heir apparent
Descendants of a long lineage of proletariat and peasant
So check the work ethic and the name
The lessons might change but the essence of the message is the same
So when they say anything
Say "why is it?"
Class is in session 'til the teacher gets a pink slip
Forty to a class, no wonder we delinquent
Half the school district never make it to commencement
I bent the spine of the track until it snaps
Pops working overtime and he got a broken back
Got three little sisters, one brother in Iraq
And mom prays novenas to keep the fam intact
I ride for my brother who carry the burden
Of a future uncertain 'til the fall of the curtain
You better move
Hold your head high soldier, it ain't over yet
That's why we call it a struggle
You're supposed to sweat
Check the work ethic and the name
Crazy landlady tried to switch up on the lease
If she raises up the rent again it's time to say "peace"


26 September 2017: Inflight broadband has the potential to create a $130 billion global market within the next 20 years, resulting in $30 billion of additional revenue for airlines by 2035. This is the conclusion of a first-of-its-kind research study, 'Sky High Economics: Quantifying the commercial opportunities of passenger connectivity for the global airline industry', carried out by London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in association with Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT.L), the world's leading provider of global, mobile satellite communications.
Inmarsat is transforming the global aviation industry by bringing complete connectivity to every aircraft and flight path in the world. It is the first and only provider with a complete next-generation High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) network spanning the world. Inmarsat is also the only aviation broadband provider capable of connecting the complete aircraft from cabin to cockpit. Inmarsat's world-leading passenger solutions are complemented by its industry-standard certified safety and operations services. GX Aviation is the world's first global, high-speed inflight broadband service from a single operator. It allows airline passengers to browse the internet, stream videos, check social media and more during flights, with an on-board connectivity experience on par with mobile broadband services available on the ground.
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The research model created for Sky High Economics by the LSE, will be used to deliver a series of events hosted by Inmarsat around the world outlining the economic benefits to each region. Airlines are being invited to use the model to receive bespoke consultancy around what broadband connectivity can do for them.


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Valparai (anciennement  Poonachimalai) est un taluk et une ville d'altitude du district de Coimbatore dans l'état indien du Tamil Nadu.

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Q: Basic Authentication with WCF REST service to something other than windows accounts? Is there a clean way to expose a WCF REST service that requires basic authentication, but where we handle the actual validation of the username/password ourselves?  It seems that when you tell WCF in config that you want to use basic authentication, it forces you to turn on basic authentication in IIS and IIS can only do basic authentication against window accounts.
The only hack we have found is to lie to WCF and tell it there is no security on the service and then do authentication outside of the WCF stack using a generic IHttpModule (which has a proprietary config file to indicate which URLs have which authentication/authorization requirements).
It seems like there should be a better way.  Anyone have one?

A: The WCF REST Contrib library enables this functionality:
http://github.com/mikeobrien/WcfRestContrib
It also allows you to secure individual operations.

A: is the username and password set on the client like:
cc.ClientCredentials.UserName.UserName = ReturnUsername();
cc.ClientCredentials.UserName.Password = ReturnPassword();

Or are they embedded in the body of the REST message?
If the former, you can use a custom UserNamePasswordValidator:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa702565.aspx
If the latter, you can set the service to no security, and use a custom ServiceAuthorizationManager to validate the contents of the message:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms731774.aspx
Hope one or the other helps! I'd try to post sample code & config, but I'm @ home and dont have access to code, which is all @ work.

A: See Custom Basic Authentication for RESTful services.  Pablo's approach uses the interceptor functionality that is provided via the REST starter kit to solve the problem.  If you do not want to depend on the REST starter kit, then you can create your own service host and use the inteceptor functionality provided.

A: If you host it on IIS, using custom http module is the way to go. You can bring over the principal over to WCF side to do code access security. See HTTP Basic Authentication against Non-Windows Accounts in IIS/ASP.NET (Part 3 - Adding WCF Support). Also see Custom HTTP Basic Authentication for ASP.NET Web Services on .NET 3.5/VS 2008.
If you are not using IIS, you should be able to implement userNameAuthentication. See Finally! Usernames over Transport Authentication in WCF.

A: Yes absolutely there is a way. You need to configuring a custom userNamePasswordValidationMode value for your service and point it to a class with an overridden method that can inspect and validate the credentials provided. When making a RESTful call, these credentials when using Basic authentication in its proper form should be in the request header. With this custom method you can inspect the credentials and then authenticate the client to your service. No Windows accounts or domain even needed.
The nice thing is you can then take that security context to the next level and provide fine-grained authrization at the method level. You might have instances where a large pool of clients are able to access the service, but not all methods within (i.e. paid clients vs. unpaid). In this case you can also provide authorization at the method level as well if needed.
Below is a step-by-step solution (with too many steps to embed) by me that contains both the needed configuration and security required to have a complete solution. The problem is often Basic authentication is used without securing the Transport with a SSL certificate and this is bad. Make sure to follow all the steps and you will implement Basic authentication without the need of any type of Windows accounts or configuration on your WCF RESTful based service.
RESTful Services: Authenticating Clients Using Basic Authentication

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Oct 30, 2019 Tokyo
Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) today announced that "Agoria Solar Team of Belgium (No.8)" won the Challenger Class*1 and "Solar Team Eindhoven of Netherland (No.40) won the Cruiser Class*2 in the 2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC), the world's foremost solar car race. Both teams were supplied Bridgestone "ECOPIA with ologic" tires.
"ECOPIA with ologic" tires are fuel-efficient tires designed specifically for solar cars using fuel-efficient tire technology from Bridgestone, ologic. "ECOPIA with ologic" tires ensure the necessary durability while featuring reduced rolling resistance. Tires using ologic technology are narrower than standard tires with a wider diameter, creating a shape that yields high levels of fuel efficiency and safety. The wider diameter limits changes in the shape of the contact patch to yield lower rolling resistance, which improves fuel efficiency, and the narrower shape reduces air resistance while driving.
Held in Australia once every two years, BWSC racers compete on a course spanning 3,000 km from Darwin on the northern edge of Australia to Adelaide on the southern edge.
"The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge has proven its name this year as it was a very fast race with incredible new challenges every day. Due to the greatly reduced rolling resistance and incredible durability of our Bridgestone tires, we managed to perform a catch-up maneuver from P3 to P1 in the last two days. It was a real team effort to get from Darwin to Adelaide in 34 hours in a car designed and built in 15 months by a group of 19 students that only drives on solar energy!" said Willem-Jan Claes, team manager, "Agoria Solar Team."
"Congratulations to 'Agoria Solar Team' and 'Solar Team Eindhoven' for their victories in the Challenger Class and the Cruiser Class. As the title sponsor, we are pleased we were able to support all BWSC teams in realizing their dreams. In our future involvement with the BWSC, I look forward to continuing our contributions to the development of solar cars, support of aspiring young engineers, and preservation of the environment through the use of sunlight as a new source of energy ," said Kazutoshi Oyama, Director of Brand Strategy and Communications, Bridgestone Corporation.
Bridgestone announced its continued support of the BWSC through 2030 as title sponsor. This partnership embodies the three Priority Areas of the Bridgestone global corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitment Our Way to Serve, Mobility, People and Environment, while employing innovation to improve the way people move, live, work and play. In addition to supporting the competition as a title sponsor, Bridgestone will continue to supply "ECOPIA with ologic" tires to participating teams, contributing to the mobility of society and reducing environment impacts while supporting young engineers.
*1 The Challenger Class is a race to reach the goal the quickest in vehicles designed for speed; vehicles require four wheels and one driver.
*2 The Cruiser Class is a race testing vehicles' energy efficiency and practicality; vehicles must have four wheels and be able to be ridden by one driver and more than one passenger.
About Bridgestone Corporation:
Bridgestone Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, is the world's largest tire and rubber company. In addition to tires for use in a wide variety of applications, it also manufactures a broad range of diversified products, which include industrial rubber and chemical products and sporting goods. Its products are sold in over 150 nations and territories around the world.
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Q: Parse ViewBag with image content to Partial View I wrote code that should return 2 banner files per language. In total there are 6 banner files (.jpg files). 2 of the banner files should be shown on the Index page. When the user is a French user, the 2 banner files for the French language should be shown. I have the following method in my home controller:
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        if (userlanguage.Equals("nl-nl || nl-be"))
        {
            ViewBag.File1 = Server.MapPath("~") + "Content/Images/Banners/Banner_NL.jpg";
            ViewBag.File2 = Server.MapPath("~") + "Content/Images/Banners/Banner2_NL.jpg";
            // ViewBag.File1 =  Url.Content("~/Content/Images/Banners/Banner_NL.jpg");
            // ViewBag.File2 = Url.Content("~/Content/Images/Banners/Banner2_NL.jpg");
            // ViewBag.File1 = File("~/Content/images/Banners/Banner_NL.jpg", "image/jpg");

            //view meegeven omdat aangemaakte partialview anders niet gevonden wordt na creatie
            return PartialView("~/Views/Home/_AdRotator.cshtml");

        }
        else
        {
            if(userlanguage.Equals("fr-fr||fr-lu"))
            {
                ViewBag.File1 = Server.MapPath("~") + "Content/Images/Banners/Banner_FR.jpg";
                ViewBag.File2 = Server.MapPath("~") + "Content/Images/Banners/Banner2_FR.jpg";
                return PartialView("~/Views/Home/_AdRotator.cshtml");
            }
            else
            {
                ViewBag.File1 = Server.MapPath("~") + ("~/Content/Images/Banners/Banner_EN.jpg");
                ViewBag.File2 = Server.MapPath("~") + ("~/Content/Images/Banners/Banner2_EN.jpg");
                return PartialView("~/Views/Home/_AdRotator.cshtml");
            }
        }
    }

The code in comments is code I used previously but did not work.
On the index page I just render the Partial View:
@Html.Partial("~/Views/Home/_AdRotator.cshtml");
Partial View:

When running the website, the text "File1" and "File2" is shown instead. What did I do wrong here?
When creating the partial view _AdRotator on the return call and navigating to it, the following error message is shown:
Error message
Because of this error, I figured to use this instead as seen in the AdRotator() method:
return PartialView("~/Views/Home/_AdRotator.cshtml");
Could this perhaps be the problem? I have looked around on stackoverflow and found similar questions but could not fix my problem.

A: I think you're rendering the partial view without calling the action in the controller.
Instead of @Html.Partial("~/Views/Home/_AdRotator.cshtml")
Try: @Html.Action('AdRotator', 'Home')
That should call the AdRotator action, fill the ViewBag and display the images.


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Lebanese Central Bank Targets Stable Pound, Says Bank Deposits Rose in 2018
Lebanon's central bank aims to keep the exchange rate of its pound currency stable in 2019, the bank's governor said on Wednesday. Riad Salameh also said Lebanese bank deposits climbed by 3.5 percent in 2018, Reuters reported. The comments were his first in public since remarks by the finance minister last week about Lebanon's public debt triggered concerns that the debt might be restructured, leading to a sell-off in the country's dollar-denominated sovereign bonds.
Etihad to Invest In Jet Airways at Discounted 150 Rupees/Share
In a related story, Reuters reported that Etihad Airways has offered to invest in debt-laden Indian carrier Jet Airways Ltd at 150 rupees ($2.11) per share, along with an immediate release of $35 million after certain conditions are met, CNBC-TV18 reported here on Wednesday, citing sources. The offer comes at a staggering 49 percent discount to Jet's closing price of 293.70 rupees on Tuesday. Jet Airways shares tumbled after the report, falling as much as 7.5 percent to 271.75 rupees in their biggest intraday percentage loss since Dec. 10, 2018.
Cracks Start to Show for U.A.E. Banks as Bad Loans Set to Rise
Cracks are starting to show in the United Arab Emirates' banking sector as a property and retail slump take its toll on lenders, Bloomberg News reported. One of the country's smallest banks is being bailed out, problem loans are expected to rise this year and lenders are exploring mergers to stay competitive. Slow property sales, higher interest rates and a rise in lending amid improved economic growth could mean provisions jump as much as a quarter, according to analysts.
Dubai Ruler in Talks to Buy Some of Europe's Most Famous Luxury Hotels
Turkish billionaire Ferit Sahenk is in talks to sell some of Europe's most famous luxury hotels to the investment firm owned by Dubai's ruler as part of a debt restructuring, people with knowledge of the matter said. The discussions involve properties including the historic Capri Palace in Italy, the Aldrovandi Villa Borghese in Rome and Istanbul's Grand Hyatt, the people said, asking not to be identified because the talks are private, Bloomberg News reported. Dubai Holding is doing due diligence on the Capri Palace and Aldrovandi, one of the people said.
Lebanon Tries—Again—to Reassure Markets After Bonds Plunge
Top Lebanese officials, including the president, the caretaker prime minister and the central bank chief, are scrambling to reassure bond investors panicking over the risk of debt restructuring after initial efforts at damage-control failed to calm markets, Bloomberg News reported. In a meeting on Sunday at the presidential palace, the officials said Lebanon was discussing how to reduce the budget deficit and implement fiscal reforms -- but would not restructure its debt.
Ailing Gulf Giant Etihad Scraps Airbus Orders, Cuts Pilot Jobs
Etihad Airways scrapped orders for Airbus SE jetliners and revealed plans to cut 50 pilot posts as the Persian Gulf carrier seeks to slim down operations amid mounting losses, Bloomberg News reported. Abu Dhabi-based Etihad canceled the purchase of 10 A320neo single-aisle jets, based on the latest monthly order figures from Airbus, while a letter to staff indicates that the flight-crew jobs, representing about 2.4 percent of pilots, will be eliminated by the end of this month.
Lebanese Minister Says 'Definitely' No Plans to Restructure Debt
Lebanon's caretaker economy minister said there are no plans to restructure debt after the finance minister was quoted as saying the move was being studied, Bloomberg News reported. "There's definitely no restructuring for debt," Raed Khoury said Thursday in a phone interview. "Bondholders and depositors are extremely safe." Lebanese dollar bonds due 2028 plummeted after Al-Akhbar newspaper cited Finance Minister Ali Hasan Khalil as saying planned fiscal reforms include a debt overhaul. Yields jumped the most since the notes were issued in 2015.
Struggling Abraaj Gets 70% of Nigerian Firm by Converting Loan
Abraaj Group, the private-equity firm that collapsed after defaulting on debt, will get a 70 percent stake in C&I Leasing Plc by converting a $10 million loan into equity in the Nigerian company, Bloomberg News reported. "Abraaj knows that pulling out $10 million will be detrimental to the growth of the business, so rather than cash out, they decided to convert," C&I Chief Executive Officer Andrew Otike-Odibi said by phone from Lagos. Once done, C&I plans a rights issue or an initial public offering that may dilute Abraaj's stake to about 30 percent, he said.
Commercial Bank of Dubai to Take Control of Abraaj Assets Secured Against Loan
Wednesday, January 9 2019
Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD), which lent around $170 million to Abraaj, will take stakes in the troubled private equity firm's funds which were offered as security against the debt, three sources familiar with the matter said. Dubai-based Abraaj, worth $13.6 billion, was the largest buyout fund in the Middle East and North Africa until it collapsed last year following turmoil triggered by a row with investors, including the Gates Foundation, over the use of their money in a $1 billion healthcare fund, Reuters reported.
Goldman Sachs Asks What If Lebanon Is Forced to Restructure Debt
Monday, January 7 2019
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. still sees an imminent debt restructuring in Lebanon as unlikely but is already turning its attention to how much investors could recover as one of the world's most indebted countries teeters on the brink of financial crisis, Bloomberg News reported. Under Goldman's base scenario, foreign investors would recover 35 cents on the dollar, Farouk Soussa, an economist at Goldman Sachs, said in a report. But he said any debt overhaul would put the country's banks first, meaning "the actual recovery value" would be significantly different to contain damage.


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import {CanActivate, ActivatedRouteSnapshot, RouterStateSnapshot} from "@angular/router";
import {Injectable} from "@angular/core";

@Injectable()
export class LoginGuard implements CanActivate{

//    canActivate(destination: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot) {
//       console.log(destination.component.name);
    canActivate() {

        return this.checkIfLoggedIn();
    }

    private checkIfLoggedIn(): boolean{

        // A call to thw actual login service would go here
        // For now we'll just randomly return true or false

        let loggedIn:boolean = Math.random() <0.5;

        if(!loggedIn){
            console.log("LoginGuard: The user is not logged in and can't navigate to product details");
        }

        return loggedIn;
    }
}


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Streams of Consciousness
Minding Our Children s Minds
By Ingrid Wickelgren on August 20, 2012
One of the toughest parts of raising children is helping them leap the emotional and intellectual hurdles of life. As parents, we try to ease their pain when friends snub them. We console them when their fears keep them awake at night. We scold them when they behave badly, and counsel them after they forget their homework or lose their cell phone.
But most of us have no idea what we are doing. The frustration from being unable to solve a child's emotional problems or mental lapses is greater the more out-of-the-ordinary those problems seem to be. School counselors can address some issues, pediatricians others, but true experts in our children's mental health and development are hard to find. How do we nurture our children's brains and how do we know when they in trouble and need professional help?
In an ordinary-looking Park Avenue office tower in New York City, an extraordinary cluster of professionals are working to understand, improve and advise the rest of us about the mental health of our children. The Child Mind Institute, founded just three years ago, is the only nonprofit organization in the U.S. dedicated solely to children's mental health. Their mission includes diagnosing and finding better treatments for childhood psychiatric and learning disorders, gaining an improved understanding of healthy brain development, and helping families deal with issues ranging from school transitions to serious anxiety disorders and behavior problems.
Our kids need help. According to the Institute's website, more than 15 million children in America have psychiatric disorders and at least half of them will never receive treatment. Lots of other children, no doubt, have psychological troubles that may fall short of a disorder but that parents do not know how to handle.
Allaying A Child's Fears
One of the Institute's areas of focus is childhood anxiety, which afflicts 13 percent of kids in its assorted forms, according to Ronald Steingard, a psychopharmacologist there. Some kids have severe separation anxiety, others panic or post-traumatic stress. In pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder, children have intrusive and repetitive thoughts—say, that something will happen to mom and dad—and attempt to stamp them out with an irrational ritual they perform compulsively. They might have to wash their hands six times before bedtime or perform a triple-tap on the front door before leaving the house. In some cases, the anxieties and behaviors become so numerous and pervasive that they essentially take over a child's life.
The gold standard therapy is exposure with response prevention, in which the child repeatedly confronts the objects, thoughts and situations that prompt his or her anxieties without being allowed to perform his or her rituals. Most kids receive this remedy in short weekly doses in a therapist's office, but the Child Mind Institute also offers an intensive program in which a child spends a better part of a week, four to five laborious hours a day, trying to beat back his illness. With this approach, therapists spend time with the children in the places that elicit the troublesome responses. If a child believes that stepping on a crack will really break her mother's back, the child and the therapist might take a walk and step on cracks and together confront the associated angst. The program has seen considerable success, leading to a 40 to 90 percent reduction in symptoms for all participants, according to its director, Jerry Bubrick. Families from London, Hong Kong and across the U.S. have come to the center to get concentrated help for their kids.
Selective mutism is an extreme form of social anxiety in children. Kids with this problem will only speak to certain people—mom and dad, for example—and only in a certain environment, say inside their home. Everywhere else, they fail to utter a word. The cause of the condition is not defiance but extreme self-consciousness. Children want to chat with their pals at a party or answer a teacher's question in class, but their fear muffles them.
As one answer to this silence, Institute offers a week-long day program called Brave Buddies for children ages four through nine. The program features a mock school setting in which children practice talking in front of a group, with a counselor at their side. It includes parts of a typical day that require lots of talking such as morning meeting and field trips to parks or museums. Children earn points and prizes for each instance of "brave talking." By the end of the week, words and whispers fill a room that had once been soundless. The vast majority of children, who were mute at the start of the week, can, by the end, go to an ice cream shop and request their favorite flavor. Children speak on their own accord three times as often as they did before.
The Institute also offers behavioral intervention for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and disruptive behaviors such as oppositional defiance disorder. An approach called parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) is directed less at difficult children themselves than at teaching their parents how to deal with problematic behavior. When Steven Kurtz, who directs the ADHD and Disruptive Behavior Disorders Center, first described it to me, it sounded useful as a general parenting strategy, even if your kid is just difficult in all the normal ways. Supposedly it works best on kids ages two to seven, but it seemed to me that some of the tips could be adapted to older children as well.
In the formalized therapy, a parent leads her child or children in a series of tasks while a therapist watches through a one-way mirror. Though not part of the action, the therapist guides the parent by speaking instructions into a microphone that the parent receives by way of an earbud. Kurtz told me about a case in which two siblings were playing a game that involved slamming a door. Concerned that the game would result in a broken finger, the mother did what most of us would do: She told the kids that if they kept slamming the door, the game would have to stop. But the therapist had different advice. Instruct the children to practice closing the door carefully, the specialist said, advancing a positive behavior rather than trying to block a negative one.
In this "school," parents graduate after 14 to 17 weekly sessions. Studies show that the program leads to more compliant and less disruptive children, shifting their behavior into the typical range. Parents' stress levels also drop dramatically. According to a 2003 study, these improvements last up to six years.
In its effort to reach more children, the Institute is increasingly sending its tentacles into the community. According to Steingard, emerging pathology shows up primarily in two places: at school and in the pediatrician's office. As a result, the Institute is trying to connect with both. For instance, it maintains an access line for pediatricians to call with questions about children's mental health. "I want to see kids early on, before they even have a diagnosis," Steingard says. In its efforts to reach into schools, Institute therapists have adapted PCIT to a classroom setting to help teachers control disruptive students. They tested the approach last year in 11 kindergarten and first grade classrooms in three New York City public schools. Preliminary results indicate that the therapy greatly improves class management. The teachers who used the techniques they learned referred fewer children to special services than did untrained educators in comparison classrooms.
Aside from its efforts on behalf of troubled kids and the adults in their lives, the Institute offers a plethora of advice for all parents. It provides support for families in the throws of separation or divorce. Its website also suggests solutions to conundrums from school transitions to teen sex and substance abuse.
Perusing the website, I immediately encountered three articles I found helpful. The Secret to Calm Parenting highlighted the dangers of being overprotective of children, perhaps making them overanxious and afraid to explore or tackle challenges. In Family Dinner: How Much Does It Matter? I learned that I wasn't harming my kids irrevocably by not regularly wrapping us all around a table. As long as I gave my son and daughter the attention they craved by talking and hanging out with them in other settings, they (and I) would be OK. And in Back-to-School Dos and Don'ts, I got some good advice for transitioning my kids for the new school year. I'm lucky that my own children do not seem to have significant psychological troubles, but I still need a lot of help.
Next: I will describe the Child Mind Institute's efforts to map the structure and function of the developing brain and discover what this progression means for behavior, personality and mental illness.
Ingrid Wickelgren is managing editor of Spectrum News, an editorially independent division of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative. Follow Ingrid Wickelgren on Twitter
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const Cast = require('../util/cast');

class Keyboard {
    constructor (runtime) {
        /**
         * List of currently pressed keys.
         * @type{Array.<number>}
         */
        this._keysPressed = [];
        /**
         * Reference to the owning Runtime.
         * Can be used, for example, to activate hats.
         * @type{!Runtime}
         */
        this.runtime = runtime;
    }

    /**
     * Convert a Scratch key name to a DOM keyCode.
     * @param {Any} keyName Scratch key argument.
     * @return {number} Key code corresponding to a DOM event.
     * @private
     */
    _scratchKeyToKeyCode (keyName) {
        if (typeof keyName === 'number') {
            // Key codes placed in with number blocks.
            return keyName;
        }
        const keyString = Cast.toString(keyName);
        switch (keyString) {
        case 'space': return 32;
        case 'left arrow': return 37;
        case 'up arrow': return 38;
        case 'right arrow': return 39;
        case 'down arrow': return 40;
        // @todo: Consider adding other special keys here.
        }
        // Keys reported by DOM keyCode are upper case.
        return keyString.toUpperCase().charCodeAt(0);
    }

    /**
     * Convert a DOM keyCode into a Scratch key name.
     * @param  {number} keyCode Key code from DOM event.
     * @return {Any} Scratch key argument.
     * @private
     */
    _keyCodeToScratchKey (keyCode) {
        if (keyCode >= 48 && keyCode <= 90) {
            // Standard letter.
            return String.fromCharCode(keyCode).toLowerCase();
        }
        switch (keyCode) {
        case 32: return 'space';
        case 37: return 'left arrow';
        case 38: return 'up arrow';
        case 39: return 'right arrow';
        case 40: return 'down arrow';
        }
        return '';
    }

    /**
     * Keyboard DOM event handler.
     * @param  {object} data Data from DOM event.
     */
    postData (data) {
        if (data.keyCode) {
            const index = this._keysPressed.indexOf(data.keyCode);
            if (data.isDown) {
                // If not already present, add to the list.
                if (index < 0) {
                    this._keysPressed.push(data.keyCode);
                }
                // Always trigger hats, even if it was already pressed.
                this.runtime.startHats('event_whenkeypressed', {
                    KEY_OPTION: this._keyCodeToScratchKey(data.keyCode)
                });
                this.runtime.startHats('event_whenkeypressed', {
                    KEY_OPTION: 'any'
                });
            } else if (index > -1) {
                // If already present, remove from the list.
                this._keysPressed.splice(index, 1);
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get key down state for a specified Scratch key name.
     * @param  {Any} key Scratch key argument.
     * @return {boolean} Is the specified key down?
     */
    getKeyIsDown (key) {
        if (key === 'any') {
            return this._keysPressed.length > 0;
        }
        const keyCode = this._scratchKeyToKeyCode(key);
        return this._keysPressed.indexOf(keyCode) > -1;
    }
}

module.exports = Keyboard;