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Weekend wash up
Weekend wash up: 23-24 November 2019
'I don't run to add days to my life, I run to add life to my days' – Ronald Rook
It's that time of the week when we wash up after the weekend, so thanks for stopping by as we check in with our clubs and what they've been up to despite the persistence of the bold November rain...
Athletics:
Athletics took on Southampton at the Weekend in their XC Cross Country event, with the result carrying forward to forge part of their overall Varsity result. Though Pompey won the Women's Race, through Hannah Barnard, with Sarah Hall coming in third, the other Top 10 placings all went to Southampton. In the Men's event, Southampton secured the top 4 places, with Cameron Maguire best placed for Pompey in 5th, and so Southampton took the overall win on the day. Here's how the Pompey runners got on in the Top 10 finishing positions for the Women's event and the Top 20 for the Men's –
Women's race:
1st – Hannah Barnard – 21:46
3rd – Sarah Hall – 22.58
Men's race:
5th – Cameron Maguire – 38:25
8th – Charles Taylor – 39:30
9th – Cole Lakin – 40:35
10th – Karl Erik-Laid – 41:14
11th – Ben Saunby – 42:08
12th – Simon Slattery – 42:36
16th – Marcus Harding – 49:57
19th – Anish Gurung – 56:34
20th – Rafael Hernandez – 56:50
– next up we have a report from Adam Dart, about how he got on at BUCS Duathlon this weekend –
Duathlon:
'In one word it was Brutal. Not completely happy with my performance, but gave it my all. The race was shortened due to a medical emergency in an earlier race so the bike course was cut to 3 laps, just 6 miles. The first run was crazy and super hard as it just went off so quick and by halfway most athletes were starting to blow up, including me. I felt good in the bike and moved up the field, but with only 3 laps it was hard to make a difference. I also had to be very careful as well not to be disqualified for drafting – which meant I had to do quite a bit of slowing down and accelerating again to avoid being behind people in their draft. I moved up more places on the last run but by the time my legs properly warmed up into it the race was over. Overall I finished 89th.'
Futsal:
The 2nds remain unbeaten in league and cup, as they inflicted a first defeat of the season upon Roehampton 1sts in their Tier 3 clash at Spinnaker on Sunday. Man of the Match, Dan Allen impressed with a hat-trick and two assists as Pompey stretched their lead at the top. Tima was also on hand with a hat-trick with other goals coming from Captain, Andrea Xeureb, Lewis James, Harry Bailey, Alex Younge and Lopen Louis. Assists on the day were from Tima, Xuereb, Younge and Louis. This, their 3rd win of the league campaign sees them 6 points clear after 4 matches in SE3A, with a trip to Kingston 1sts in the Conference Cup next on the agenda, for the high-flying 2's.
It was bad news for Men's 1sts though as they suffered their first defeat of the season going down by the narrowest of margins 11-10 against Surrey. Benjamin Chevreau [3] Alex Mills and Tonye Sotonye [2] Argemiro Sassa, Cormac McAinsh and Captain Patryk Cekus [1] got the goals, with assists from Chevreau, Mills, Sotonye, Sassa, Marwan Kisserwan and Josh Barrett. Pompey still sit top of the Tier 2 table, 3 points clear of their promotion rivals, Surrey, who have a game in hand. Pompey will be looking to get back on track when they host Brunel in a fortnight in the league, but next up they take on St. Mary's 2nds in the next round of the Conference Cup at Spinnaker.
Golf continued their great work in the community, as they took on U.S Portsmouth Cricket Club in the inaugural, BI-Annual Cleveland Cup event at Meon Valley on Sunday. Played over 27 holes, in a Ryder Cup style format, the teams were underway early at 7:45am for the Doubles tournament. After the three Doubles encounters, U.S. Portsmouth edged things 2-1, but it was fair to say the better golfers did not have luck on their side. Things remained tight during the late morning Singles with the two teams locked in competition, right until the final match. Eventually the Singles competition resulted in a 3-3 tie, with U.S. Portsmouth victors on the day, by the narrowest of margins [5-4] to take the trophy. A great day of competition, matching up the undoubted quality of the low-handicap University Golf Club against the steady higher-handicap golfers of U.S Portsmouth. Giving up a shot a hole to your opponents in match play is never easy, but it's a system that levels the playing field enough to produce what was a thoroughly entertaining afternoon of golf. The two teams will go again in the Spring, where U.P.G.C will be looking to get their hands on the trophy.
Cleveland Cup result:
University of Portsmouth Golf Club [4]
United Services Portsmouth Cricket Club [5]
Doubles: Valley Course -
Gareth Toms and Andrew Lilley [USPCC] Won 3 and 1 v's Stephen Williams and Max Walmisley [UPGC]
Nick Roebuck and Dan Colman [UPGC] Won 1 Up v's Barney Toms and Harry Harris [USPCC]
Tim Gadd and Tom Harris [USPCC] Won 1 Up v's Iain Clarke and Sean Doyle [UPGC]
Singles: Meon Course
Nick Roebuck [UPGC] V's Harry Harris [USPCC] - Match Finished All Square
Max Walmisley [UPGC] V's Barney Toms [USPCC] - Max Walmisley Won 1 Up
Stephen Williams [UPGC] V's Tom Harris [USPCC] - Tom Harris Won 5 and 3
Dan Colman [UPGC] V's Andrew Lilley [USPCC] - Match Finished All Square
Iain Clarke [UPGC] V's Tim Gadd [USPCC] - Iain Clarke Won 3 and 1
Sean Doyle [UPGC] V's Gareth Toms [USPCC] - Gareth Toms Won 3 and 2
So that is 'about that,' as Mrs. That said to her neighbours whilst showing them Mr. That's biography...
And I'll leave you with some Celebrity gossip as you may have heard in the press, about the Axl Rose impressionist who burnt his hand on some cutlery in the gutter outside his favourite restaurant. When questioned, he stated that in his defence... 'It's hard to hold fork handles in a cold November drain...'
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Alliance of health organisations calls for 'urgent action' on health inequalities
A coalition of nearly 80 organisations in health and care has called on the government to take urgent action to address health inequalities.
The newly formed Inequalities in Health Alliance (IHA) is demanding a cross-government strategy to reduce what it calls 'unfair and avoidable differences' in health outcomes across the population.
Almost two thirds (65%) of those surveyed felt that governments across the UK should be doing to more to address the issue, and 81% agreed that there should be a UK-wide strategy to reduce inequalities in health.
Of those surveyed, 78% agreed that all parts of government in each part of the UK should have to consider the impact of their policies on people who are less well off.
Three quarters (75%) were concerned – 35% very concerned – that the health gap between wealthy and deprived areas is growing.
It comes as the government finds itself under mounting pressure over the issue of providing free school meals during the half term and Christmas holidays, following a campaign by the footballer Marcus Rashford.
The Inequalities in Health Alliance is a coalition of not-for-profit organisations with an interest in improving the health of the UK, including the British Medical Association (BMA), British Psychological Society, Local Government Association, and Social Work Scotland.
"Health inequalities are not an issue to be addressed once the pandemic is behind us; a focus on them is one way in which we can tackle COVID-19 in the short term, and help to reduce its impact upon the health and prosperity of the UK in the longer term,' said Royal College of Physicians president, Professor Andrew Goddard.
"That such a large number and wide range of organisations should come together to form the Health Inequalities Alliance is a powerful statement that now is the perfect time to reduce the gap in healthy life expectancy by taking the right steps to reset the NHS, make social care sustainable, and reinvigorate our approach to public health."
Professor Michael Marmot, director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity and author of several key reviews looking at health inequalities, added: "The pandemic has exposed and amplified underlying inequalities in society. Health inequalities are the result. Tackling the social causes of health inequalities is even more urgent now. It is so important that these health care organisations have taken a leadership role in improving the health of the whole of society."

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Chan Centre Connects
Journey to Justice
Canada2000
Roger McTair
February 13 (Thursday) 7:00
This powerful documentary tells the story of six largely unsung heroes of the Black civil rights movement in Canada. Among them are Viola Desmond, a Halifax businesswoman who insisted on keeping her seat in the whites-only section of a movie theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia in 1946 rather than move to the balcony reserved for Black patrons (Desmond is now featured on Canada's $10 bill); and Fred Christie, a Jamaican‑born Quebecker who took his case to the Supreme Court of Canada after being denied service at a Montreal tavern in 1936. In the years spanning the 1930s to the 1950s, these brave and pioneering activists risked much in order to secure justice for all. The film will be preceded by a short introductory talk.
Produced and distributed by the National Film Board of Canada.
Curated in conjunction with the performance of "We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." at the Chan Centre on Saturday, February 29 at 8:00 pm.


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Speech by MOS Tan Kiat How at the launch of APRW-NTU WKWSCI Student Development Fund on 8 Sep 2021
Category: Public Comms, Infocomm Media, Others
Professor Joseph Liow, Dean, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, NTU,
Professor May Lwin, Chair, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information,
Ms Cho Pei Lin, Managing Director, APRW,
Distinguished guests, students, alumni,
1. Thank you for having me here today to witness the launch of the APRW – NTU Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Student Development Fund.
a. I would like to begin by commending Wee Kim Wee School and APRW for their dedication to developing Singapore's communications and information industry.
b. I am heartened that this new fund marks a step forward where homegrown companies partner with local tertiary institutions to nurture and recognise young communicators in Singapore.
2. Professor Liow and Ms Cho have both emphasised today's complex and fast-evolving information landscape, fragmented media space and diverging audience needs.
a. In a world where discourse and politics have become more divisive, and culture wars threaten to tear some societies apart, effective communication has become paramount in Governments' efforts to unite people, reinstate trust, and resist the growing forces of conflict within our communities.
b. For corporates, effective communication is also critical for companies to create clear brands, explain what they stand for, and differentiate themselves from the competition.
c. Singapore has responded well to this new dynamic, by establishing itself as a global media hub that has attracted some of the world's largest news outlets and media companies, including the BBC, Bloomberg, and Lucas Films, to set up their regional offices in Singapore.
d. In the past 5 years, growth of the InfoComm Media sector has consistently surpassed overall GDP growth. In 2020 alone, despite the pandemic, local employment in InfoComm Media grew by 8,100, a 5% increase.
3. The local share of the InfoComm Media workforce has also remained steady over the years, at around 3 out of 4. This basically translates into many good jobs for Wee Kim Wee School graduates and other Singaporeans. We have also seen many successful homegrown media companies such as APRW flourish over the years – congratulations on your 25th anniversary!
a. MCI and IMDA hope to continue developing our local talent pool through its Capability Partnership Programme, which aims to grow local talent and bring "Made-with Singapore" content to an international stage.
4. MCI and IMDA stand alongside you in recognising the importance of evolving, innovating, and elevating communications techniques and strategies.
a. Allow me to share 3 ways in which we think good communications will continue to play an important role in shaping Singapore's society, and how we can in turn, help to shape good communications for Singapore.
5. First: Clarity of information. The COVID-19 "infodemic" has underscored the importance of having access to reliable information.
a. Societies around the world have witnessed, and suffered from, serious harms that manifest when the spread of misinformation online is left unchecked. For example, in April last year, an internet conspiracy which linked the spread of coronavirus with 5G technology led to the burning of cell towers and the harassment of telecom technicians in the UK.
b. As an open and connected city-state, the same connectivity that we depend on for survival also renders us vulnerable to threats in the digital domain.
6. The Government takes a multi-pronged approach through communications, education and regulation to ensure a trusted and reliable information space for Singaporeans.
a. At the height of the pandemic, multi-modal Government communications channels played a key role in quelling fears and anxiety amongst our people. This included daily case updates in our 4 official languages on the Gov.sg WhatsApp service, and advisories on good hygiene practices, and social responsibility on print, TV, radio, and social media platforms.
b. Our communications efforts have been well-received. In particular, subscribers to Gov.sg platforms have increased by almost 2 million since January 2020.
c. In February this year, MCI also launched the Digital for Life movement to foster partnerships across the people, private, and public sectors. One of the movement's priorities is to drive public education from the ground up, so as to encourage greater media and information literacy.
d. The Government has also put in place regulatory safeguards, such as POFMA, to guard against falsehoods that may undermine our society.
7. However, the Government cannot do this alone. We all have a role to play in protecting Singapore's information space, especially from those who seek to harm the search for truth.
a. Journalists and comms professionals like you, form our first line of defence against such malicious actors. Your accurate and evidence-based reporting and advertising will make a huge difference.
b. The information landscape is constantly evolving, and we will need to keep improving our understanding of it. I am glad that MCI works closely with NTU's Centre for Information Integrity, and the Internet, "IN-cube", to study the crucial role of online spaces such as social media platforms and messaging apps in the spread of information.
8. Second: Good communications can help to connect us as a society. I am grateful that institutions like the Wee Kim Wee School, and agencies such as APRW emphasise the power of messaging, narratives, and storytelling in our everyday lives.
a. At this year's National Day Rally, the Prime Minister reminded us of the importance of maintaining racial harmony in the face of racial incidents being publicised on social media. In many parts of the world, we saw how frustrations of the pandemic brought about the worst in society, by fuelling anti-Asian racism and violet, yet baseless attacks on individuals. We must not go down that route.
b. The risk of social media deepening social fissures is not new to us; and it is ever more important that our media professionals continue to produce, and share stories of diversity within our local communities, to build more awareness, understanding, and kindness amongst Singaporeans.
9. I encourage you to use your talents, abilities, and experiences to bridge the racial, cultural, and generational gaps around you; to debunk stereotypes and change mindsets for a more inclusive Singapore.
10. My third point is about how we can use creativity to push the boundaries of communications and information.
11. The pandemic has accelerated digital communications. This provides new infrastructure, data, tools, and modalities for communication to new audiences.
12. As communication continues to evolve in the digital space, and I hope you use this window of opportunity to think outside of the box, reach new audiences, dare to experiment, learn from mistakes and do better next time.
a. Singapore's vibrant tech sector and access to emerging technologies such as AI and 5G, provides a good base for innovation. I learnt recently that despite having to resort to a "virtual roadshow" for a client's fund launch during the pandemic, APRW was able to leverage technology to engage participants, by using Telegram to host deep dive discussions, bots to conduct contests and quizzes, and even held a virtual sales pitch competition for participants.
b. MCI is also constantly finding new solutions to reach out to vulnerable groups and thinking of creative ways to communicate more effectively. For example, we have been using Digital Display Panels, which were installed in HDB lifts and at lift landings to bring communications to the people, and to close the last-mile communications gap. We also worked with many Mediacorp artistes and Getai personalities to share these information, which is uniquely Singapore, and hopefully has been well-received by many Singaporeans.
13. I have spoken about how good communications has the power to clarify, connect, and how creativity will drive the next bound.
14. I wish to conclude with a final "C": Community; and reaffirm the good work of APRW and the Wee Kim Wee School in nurturing the next generation of communications professionals, regardless of background. We need like-minded professionals to continue lending their expertise to the development of this field.
15. At the opening of the Nanyang Technological Institute's new complex back in 1986, the late Mr. Wee Kim Wee said, "History shows that the destiny of a nation is determined not so much by the wealth that has been accumulated or the natural resources with which a nation is blessed, but by the quality, education and ability of its people to adjust to changing circumstances and to surmount problems when these occur".
16. My colleagues and I look forward to seeing in you, the next generation of comms practitioners:
a. A savviness to leverage new technologies;
b. A commitment to ensure accurate, fact-based reporting; and importantly,
c. A heart to connect with fellow Singaporeans and the audiences.
17. I have no doubt that graduates of Wee Kim Wee School, some with the help from the new Student Development Fund, will rise up to the challenge and lead the charge in advancing the state of communications and information for Singapore.
18. Thank you, and congratulations once again on the launch of the APRW-NTU Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Student Development Fund.
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The Korea-Singapore Digital Partnership Agreement enters into force Press Releases Government Technology, Others, Digital Defence, Cyber Security 13 Jan 23
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Plans to move Thornbury's Armstrong Hall and library to community centre go on show to the public
By Aaron Sims @AaronSimsGaz Thornbury Reporter
MIXED opinions have been voiced by Thornbury residents as a public consultation begins to potentially move the Armstrong Hall and library into Turnberrie's Community Centre.
Two sets of plans have been put forward by Thornbury Town Council and South Gloucestershire Council, with the second proposing a full refurbishment of the Armstrong Hall Complex.
Outline plans suggest that moving to Turnberrie's and building a two-to-three storey extension, with a 450-seater performance hall would cost £4.5million, with the Armstrong Hall being sold for redevelopment to help meet the price.
Meanwhile, a full refurbishment of the Armstrong Hall would be likely to cost around £3.5million with much of the facility being modernised.
The first of three community engagement meetings took place yesterday at Turnberrie's, with around 100 residents attending to view the plans and offer their thoughts.
Speaking in support of the proposals to move, Thornbury resident Pauline Darley said: "I think it would be much more practical to move the Armstrong Hall to Turnberrie's, but I would however, be sorry to see the Cosham Hall go.
"I do think that the idea of moving the library is a bit daft though as it is very central where it is."
Another resident, who asked not to be named, said: "We need to restore our historical buildings in Thornbury and not turn to using this modern junk."
Charles Eardley-Wilmott said that a lot of questions about the plans were still unanswered.
"There is still a lot of information about finances and ownership, as well as the future of the library even if it doesn't move, that we need to know more about.
"They want to make a decision in the autumn but how can the public make a proper decision if they don't have all the answers?"
Gill Page, chairman of the Thornbury Arts Festival said that if the Turnberrie's option is approved, Thornbury would lose valuable assets in the form of the Armstrong Hall and Cossham Hall.
Criticising her view that the Turnberrie's option had been given more favourable treatment in the consultation, she added: "The plans for both options shown on the consultation document have not been given the same amount of thought and, thus, are incredibly biased towards Turnberrie's."
"The Armstrong Hall redevelopment should be given the same opportunity as the Turnberrie's option and looked at more thoroughly to include consultation with the present users so that a more attractive design is offered."
A town council spokeswoman said: "The consultation is going well and has generated a lot of community interest. We would encourage everyone to attend one of the consultation events or to tell us their views in writing or through our survey before the end of the consultation period.
"The views of local people will influence the decisions that will be made over the coming months on the future of these important community facilities and councillors value the feedback that we are receiving."
The second event takes place today at Thornbury Library, with the third at the Armstrong Hall tomorrow, both taking place between 2pm and 7pm.
Further information and a link to the online survey is available from each organisations website or www.southglos.gov.uk/consultation
Copies of the consultation survey can also be picked up from Thornbury Town Hall, Thornbury Library, The Armstrong Hall or Turnberrie's Community Centre throughout the consultation period, which ends on September 29.
Views on the consultation can also be submitted by emailing consultation@southglos.gov.uk or phoning 01454 412103.


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Category: National News
70th Graduation Ceremony: General Information for Graduands
The Academic Registrar, Makerere University informs all graduands of the 70th Graduation Ceremony scheduled to take place from 14th to 17th January 2020 of the following general information.
Graduation, Convocation, Transcript, Certificate Fees
Please note that every first degree graduand must pay Ug.Shs 208,000/= for Ugandans/East Africans and US$ 130, plus Ug.Shs 98,000/= for Internationals as Convocation, Graduation, Transcript and Certificate fees before he/she can be allowed to graduate. This fee should be paid in Banks, Stanbic Bank branches i.e. Makerere University or Wandegeya, DFCU Bank, Centenary Bank, Post Bank and United Bank of Africa, Makerere University. Postgraduate Students who undertook their first-degree course at Makerere University need not pay for Convocation.
Ugandans/East Africans Internationals
Convocation Shs 10,000/= US$ 10
Graduation Shs 40,000/= US$ 60
Certificate Shs 30,000/= US$ 30
Transcript Shs 30,000/= US$ 30
Graduation gown Shs 98,000/= Shs 98,000/=
Cylinder Fee
All PhD graduands are required to pay a Cylinder fee of Ug.Shs 50,000/= in addition to other fees.
Alfred Masikye Namoah
ACADEMIC REGISTRAR
Museveni officially launches ICT Innovations Expo 2019
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Original article by PML Daily
President Museveni at the launch of ICT Innovations Expo 2019 (PHOTO/PPU).
KAMPALA – President Museveni has on Tuesday, December 17 officially launched the ICT Innovations Expo 2019.
The president visited different exhibition stalls and commended the different Ugandans who are embracing technology as a game-changer in the face of human and global needs.
Among the exhibitors, is a one William Wasswa whose innovation is about easily identifying cervical cancer amongst women.
In a statement, Museveni said that "I have also seen a digital hospital where patients can be examined, and diagnosed in just minutes. I must say I am greatly impressed by the step Uganda is taking towards technology."
"Technology is no longer a choice but a necessity, I would, therefore, like to assure Ugandans that we will work towards eliminating import solutions in the ICT sector, such money should be diverted to local innovators," he added.
The president revealed that there will always be money to fund local innovations.
"Once you show that we can use it, we can then show the money," he said.
Museveni said that he has been informed that data bundles subscribed to by internet users specifically on MTN will no longer have an expiry date.
"I do not understand why there was an expiry date in the first place, because this is paid for service and it should not be taken away until its money value is diminished. Nonetheless, that is a move in the right direction," he said.
He said that about internet service, the government has worked with the Chinese to build the ICT backbone, the underground cables which can take all the data because the satellite system was really expensive.
BREAKING: President Museveni reshuffles Cabinet
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President Museveni
President Yoweri Museveni has made a mini-reshuffle of his cabinet today, Saturday December 14, 2019. Majority of the ministers have been retained.
The new Minister of Local government is Raphael Magyezi, energy Minister Irene Muloni has been dropped to advisor and will be replaced by Mary Kitutu while Judith Nabakooba takes over at the Information and ICT Ministry.
ICT Minister Frank Tumwebaze has been moved to gender while Obua Denis takes over from Charles Bakabulindi as sports state minister.
Gen Wamala Katumba takes over the Transport ministry from Monica Azuba, who is now a presidential advisor.
STATEMENT IN FULL
In Exercise of the Powers vested in the President by Articles 99(1), 108(2), 108A(1), 113(1) and 114(1) of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has, in pursuance of the goals of the NRM and Ugandans in general, made minor changes to the Cabinet.
He has appointed persons listed below as Vice President, Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State and Senior Presidential Advisors:
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January 15, 2020 Jay PLeave a comment
2020 M2 CS priced from $83,600
December 16, 2019 January 15, 2020 Jay PLeave a comment
The all-new BMW M2 CS (11/2019).
444 hp and 406 lb-ft of torque (preliminary).
0-60 mph in 3.8 seconds. Top Speed of 174 mph (preliminary).
CFRP roof, hood and aero components.
MSRP $83,600 plus $995 Destination.
One model year only with U.S. Market launch in second half of 2020.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – November 5, 2019…Today, BMW M GmbH is proud to announce the next step in the evolution of the BMW M2, the M2 CS. The new high-performance coupe blends racetrack optimization with everyday usability to create the most capable version of M's smallest model.
Power and torque are rated at 444 hp and 406 lb-ft (preliminary), an increase of 39 hp over the M2 Competition. Newly available, select CFRP body panels and components help reduce weight, lower the center of gravity and improve aerodynamics. Exclusive Carbon Fiber and Alcantara interior trim help set this M2 apart from all previous versions.
The new M2 CS has also been developed side by side with the new M2 CS Racing model, which will be offered by BMW Motorsport as a new entry model into customer racing. BMW M GmbH and BMW Motorsport worked closely together to take the learnings from the M2 street car and from the M4 GT4 customer program and apply them to the new M2 CS Racing model. A level of cooperation which we will see repeated with select limited edition M models in the future.
The 2020 BMW M2 CS Coupe will make its World Debut at Automobility LA on November 20th 2019.
BMW news, M Performance
M and M Sport cars get new digital keys design.
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BMW is introducing new M and M Sport Models. The "M" key is black with red borders and the "M Sport" key is white with red borders. Models built after November 2019 will see this change.
BMW to offer wireless Android Auto
BMW to offer wireless integration from mid 2020.
Munich, Germany- December 11, 2019… The BMW Group is extending the reach of seamless connectivity in its vehicles with the introduction of Android Auto ™ starting in mid 2020. Android Auto, the latest digital and user centric service addition to BMW will allow customers to connect their Android smartphones wirelessly with their vehicle and, in doing so , enjoy access to useful information like suggested destinations and upcoming appointments just when it is needed.
Plug & play out, wireless in
Android Auto is a simpler, safer way to use the smartphone in BMW vehicles , making it easy to access music, media and messaging apps. The wireless connection makes the process of linking up an Android smartphone to a BMW extremely user friendly with a simplified interface Added to which, Android Auto is integrated directly into BMW's fully digital cockpit, meaning that customers can view all important information not just on the central Control Display but also in intelligently adapted form in the instrument cluster's Info Display as well as in the Head-Up Display, where it appears directly in the driver's driving direction.
The Google Assistant on Android Auto makes it easy to get directions, keep in touch and stay productive. Many of our customers have pointed out the
importance to them of having Android Auto inside a BMW for using a number of familiar Android smartphone features safely without being distracted from the road, in addition to BMW's own functions and services," says Peter Henrich, Senior Vice President Product Management BMW. "We will offer this service to our customers starting in July 2020."
Patrick Brady, Vice President of Engineering, Google: "We are excited to work with BMW to bring wireless Android Auto to their customers worldwide next year. The seamless connection from Android smartphones to BMW vehicles allows customers to hit the road faster while maintaining access to all of their favorite apps and services in a safer experience."
Android Auto in a BMW will be demonstrated live for the first time at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 and will be available for customers in 20 countries from July 2020 for all vehicles with BMW Operating System 7.0.
BMW news, BMW Specials, iDrive
First look at the 2020 X3 and X4 upgrades
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How to use BMW Drive Recorder
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Ischemic heart disease and platelet aggregation. The Caerphilly Collaborative Heart Disease Study
Elwood, Peter Creighton, Renaud, S., Sharp, D. S., Beswick, A. D., O'Brien, John R. and Yarnell, John W. 1991. Ischemic heart disease and platelet aggregation. The Caerphilly Collaborative Heart Disease Study. Circulation 83 (1) , pp. 38-44. 10.1161/01.CIR.83.1.38
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.83.1.38
The Caerphilly Collaborative Heart Disease Study is based on a large cohort of men (2,398) aged 49-66 years at the time of study. Platelet aggregation induced by collagen, thrombin, and ADP was measured in fasting blood samples and was related to prevalent angina, past myocardial infarction, and electrocardiographic evidence of ischemic heart disease. A number of subjects had taken aspirin, other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or other drugs affecting platelet aggregation 7 days before blood sample collection; after the exclusion of these subjects, data were available for 1,811 men. No relations were demonstrated with angina, but significant relations were shown between past myocardial infarctions and electrocardiographic evidence of ischemia and ADP-induced aggregation (both primary and secondary) and between electrocardiographic evidence of ischemia and thrombin-induced aggregation. The strongest relation indicated more than a twofold increase in the odds of a past myocardial infarction in subjects of the highest fifth of ADP-induced primary platelet aggregation compared with the lowest fifth. No significant relations were detected with collagen-induced aggregation. Accounting for a number of possible confounding factors had a relatively small impact on the relations between platelet aggregation and ischemic heart disease. Other evidence, including the well-established effect of aspirin on reducing the incidence of ischemic heart disease, indicates that the relations we describe are unlikely to be simply an effect of IHD on platelets.
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Inger Smits (ur. 17 września 1994 r. w Geleenie) – holenderska piłkarka ręczna, reprezentantka kraju, zawodniczka duńskiego klubu Team Tvis Holstebro, występująca na pozycji lewej rozgrywającej.

Sukcesy reprezentacyjne
 Mistrzostwa Europy:
  2018

Sukcesy klubowe
 Mistrzostwa Holandii:
  2013-2014, 2014-2015 (SV Dalfsen)
 Puchar Holandii:
  2013-2014, 2014-2015 (SV Dalfsen)

Bibliografia
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Yemi Alade Opens Up On Ignoring Beyonce's Email
Nigerian Afro-Pop singer and entertainer, Yemi Alade, in an exclusive chat with OSG reveals how she nearly lost out on her collaboration with Beyonce.
The music star was unveiled as a collaborator on Beyonce's "Black Is King" visual album, a sequel to the 2019 "Lion King: The Gift" album, but she almost missed out on what is to be the most important collaboration of her life.
Yemi legit ghosted Queen Bey for two months but it was unintentional.
According to her, "we thought it was a scam email… I wasn't the one receiving the emails, my management was and the thing is that, you have to be a crazy beyond fan like me to know her company's name is "Parkwood", So you're getting emails from "Parkwood" about a collaboration with Beyoncé?!… My manager was telling me that he keeps getting these messages from Parkwood. He sounded very irritated and he was thinking of maybe blocking the email… and I asked him what did you say? Did you say "Parkwood?" I said (screams) that is Beyoncé!!!!…"
Speaking on how long it took for them to actually respond to the email, Yemi Alade said "it took a while.. we were at the end of the collection like..they've been working on this for a while, maybe a month or two, I think even someone at some point came to Nigeria and they were trying to meet me but you know how some people are, they don't want some people to meet some people."
Immediately after learning of her manager's error, the 'Johnny' star got on the plane to Las Vegas, and made her way to Beyoncé's studios.
"I had no idea what was coming. When we were done with the meeting, I went back to my apartment. I just woke up the next morning I couldn't talk, definitely could not sing. I had no voice," she said
"I pushed and I got something out of it," the 31-year-old continued.
Asked about her disposition towards people in the western part of the world and the kind of vibe they give. She had this to say:
"When I try to just envision every country that I've been to, I realize that human beings are just human beings, some come with good vibes, some come with bad vibes and then you can never know who really has ulterior motives or not, they just keep…. like an onion peel… they just keep opening up and showing you and showing you and revealing everything… so I would just say human beings are the same everywhere, naija, outside naija everybody."
The album has collaboration which French music superstars Dadju, Vegedream, and a pop duet with Rudeboy (Source: Yemi Alade)
Alade released her first hit in 2014 with her cheeky Afro anthem, "Johnny", about a cheating man that has mysteriously disappeared. Today, the star has five albums to her name and recently launched the fifth one, 'EMPRESS'.
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'Not for other people to judge' - councillor defiant over thousands in childcare expenses
Brighton councillor defends childcare expenses claims
By Daniel Green DanGreenJourno Digital reporter
Councillor Alex Phillips (left) and Councillor Tom Druitt
A COUNCILLOR says it's "not for other people to judge" after his wife billed the taxpayer nearly £1,500 to pay for childcare during online council meetings during the Covid-19 pandemic.
It comes after Tom Druitt and wife Alex Phillips, labelled "two of the wealthiest councillors" in the city, faced criticism for spending the first four months of lockdown at their second home in France.
Cllr Phillips, who used to earn more than £100,000 a year while she was a member of the European Parliament (MEP), made expense claims via an allowance scheme that campaigners say helps women "struggling financially due to childcare costs". Cllr Phillips was entitled to make those claims and there is no suggestion that she broke any rules.
READ MORE: Councillor bills taxpayer about £1,500 to look after child during online meetings
During a meeting of full council, resident Laura King asked whether it is appropriate that "two of the wealthiest councillors in our leader's Green administration are claiming for a live-in nanny during council meetings via Zoom during Covid". She also questioned whether wealth should be taken into account when giving out expenses.
Cllr Druitt told The Argus his family were "perfectly entitled" to receive cash for childcare at a time when council meetings were held virtually due to coronavirus, insisting that none of the claims relate to the period when they were in France. He also explained that the couple do not have a live-in nanny.
The Green representative for Regency ward - who is also CEO of the Big Lemon bus company - defended his wife's use of the dependent carer's allowance, saying it has "nothing to do with your financial circumstances".
Cllr Druitt said: "It's not really for other people to judge if people have made personal choices to claim expenses to which they are perfectly entitled."
READ MORE: 'Just a Chinese problem' - councillor explains French holiday home stay during pandemic
The claims come after council support for a report aimed at tackling "structural and cultural barriers" which "hold back women's participation in local government".
In 2017, the Fawcett Society found that some councils do not cover childcare costs and that this "causes women to struggle financially and in some cases stand down as councillors".
The following year, the council backed the Fawcett model for a "comprehensive" dependent carers' allowance scheme, covering all childcare and adult dependents.
In a statement the Green group previously said: "We are proud that Brighton and Hove City Council provides support to parents where they need to arrange childcare and makes a positive offer to those with caring responsibilities.
"This change was one of the recommendations of the Fawcett Society's report on increasing access to local government for women and carers, that was put to councillors at a public committee meeting."
READ MORE: Green councillor 'tired of locals talking Brighton down' as 'it's the best it's ever been'
When asked about his wife's use of the scheme, Cllr Druitt said: "There is a difference between why it was introduced and obviously what the rules are.
"It's nothing to do with your financial circumstances. None of this is means tested, it's available for everyone."
In the year up to April 2020, Cllr Phillips claimed almost £1,800 for childcare - during this time she was an MEP for South East England, as well as mayor of Brighton and Hove.
These roles gave her a combined annual salary of more than £100,000.
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Previously, The Argus reported that in the year up to April 2021, a period of time covering the Covid crisis, she claimed £1,458 for childcare.
The bill was almost five times the total of all other councillors' expenses combined, not including subsidised parking and bus passes.
Both yearly totals exceed any childcare claim by a city councillor in the last 20 years.
Cllr Druitt told The Argus: "Before lockdown, she was attending half a dozen events a weekend.
"I think what people don't realise is how much time councillors put into the role. It's very easy to say, 'If I were in that position, I would refuse it all'.
"If you're spending a reasonable amount of money on childcare in order to allow you to attend council meetings and contribute to the city, and the expenses system is set up to enable you to do that, then I challenge anyone to say, 'I won't claim that'."
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In October, members of the public quizzed council leader Phelim Mac Cafferty about the couple's expenses.
Cllr Mac Cafferty explained how a panel made decisions on allowances, considering the importance of accessibility for people from all backgrounds and circumstances, including if they are parents.
Cllr Mac Cafferty added that the Green administration wanted to "banish the days of councillors just being old men".
Members of the public raised the issue of Cllr Druitt and Cllr Phillips spending time at their French holiday home during lockdown.
Cllr Druitt has defended the couple's decision to stay in France between March 2020 and July the same year.
He said that, although the couple attended council meetings remotely while in France, no claims were made through the allowance in relation to this period.
READ MORE: Council tax and parking permits set to go up to cover £27.6 million gap in budget
Cllr Druitt said: "It's only actually when we got back to the UK that I had to go to the office and, therefore, Alex needed to attend meetings, because even if you're in your bedroom on your computer, you can't put a baby to bed at the same time."
The only other councillor to claim last year under the dependant carer's allowance was Labour representative Nick Childs.
The councillor for Queen's Park claimed a total of £84.00. In the previous year, he claimed £364.50.
In 2019, Cllr Childs stepped down as the council's education chief after it was revealed he sent his daughter to £40,000-a-year Roedean School.
READ MORE: Schools chief who campaigns against privatisation sends daughter to £40k-a-year private school
Conservative councillor Robert Nemeth said: "I haven't yet come across a situation where it felt necessary to make claims from council resources for my own three children.
"It's very easy to plan meetings around childcare already, especially when meetings are virtual."
Care costs are paid to councillors rather than carers.
The hourly rate for cared-for children and dependent care rose to £9 per hour - the equivalent of the Living Wage.
Councillors can make the claim for children aged under 14.
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Riverton, Utah (KUTV) — Miss Riverton, crowned in June and set to compete in the Miss Utah pageant, was arrested early Saturday morning along with her three friends after allegedly throwing homemade bombs at people and homes.
A probable cause statement released by the Salt Lake County Jail states that Miss Riverton, Kendra Gill, as well as Bryce Stone, Shanna Smith and John Reagh, admitted to buying plastic bottles, aluminum foil and household chemicals at a local store before building the bombs and throwing them from their car near 13800 South 4100 West and other Riverton neighborhoods. Witnesses reported people throwing the devices from a dark gray or black vehicle Stone was driving late Friday night or early Saturday morning.
Salt Lake County bomb and arson investigators are looking into a possible motive, but Stone, according to the records, said he and his friends were "'pranking'" with fireworks with friends." One home that was allegedly targeted was that of Stone's ex-girlfriend.
Investigators found remnants of the bombs, all of which detonated and were strewn in Riverton roads and driveways.
None of the bombs hurt anyone but they could have easily maimed or killed anyone they exploded near, Mecham said.
All four were arrested and initially held at the Unified Police Department's Riverton precinct before being booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on ten counts each of setting off an incendiary device. Precise charges are expected to be screened by the Salt Lake County District Attorney.


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Q: Can't pull user posts with app credentials even though user has authorized app I have an app and a user who has added that app and authorized it with permissions: read_stream and user_status. I've got a node js app running that's trying to make an API call (using only the app credentials) to pull the user's posts but I get the following error:
"A user access token is required to request this resource."
How can this be done without having to have the user login every time I want to pull their feed?

A: It can't; you need a user access token to access that user's data - the error message is fairly clear about this I think.
Check the Authentication documentation - you should be storing the users' access tokens and using those to make API calls on behalf of those users

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Climate change is killing coffee farms, so Atomo is brewing it without beans
By Jenny McGrath	 March 1, 2020
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Though coffee is grown in many countries, the majority of blends consist of just two species: arabica and robusta — and unfortunately, those two species are also highly vulnerable to climate change. Thanks to rising temperatures, fungi, pests, and diseases are already affecting coffee production in many areas of the world. It's bad enough that some growers actually abandoned their farms in 2019.
To make matters worse, global demand for coffee is still growing, which is leading to deforestation and destroying wildlife habitats as farmers are forced to carve out new spaces to raise crops. But what if we didn't have to grow coffee beans to make coffee? That's precisely the idea behind Atomo: a Seattle-based startup that's figured out a way to make coffee molecule by molecule — no bean necessary. Food scientist Jarret Stopforth came up with the idea and partnered with his friend Andy Kleitsch to create the company.
This article is part of our continuing series, Tech for Change
From 3D-printed prostheses to burgers grown in science labs to smarter mobility for the elderly or infirm, tech improves our lives every day in a million ways beyond simply making things more convenient.
How do you make coffee without the beans?
There are over a thousand chemical compounds that make up coffee, some more important than others when it comes to imparting taste and aroma.
"The truth behind it is that there are only a few dozen compounds that actually critically define coffee, without which you wouldn't know it or perceive it as coffee," said Stopforth. One study pegged pyrazines, ketones, phenols, and sulfur compounds as some of the compounds impacting aroma. These compounds vary based on a number of factors, including how the beans are roasted. Researchers showed in another study that it was possible to distinguish between countries of origin based on the compounds found in individual beans.
Eventually, the Atomo team plans on mimicking different varieties of coffee, like arabica and robusta, based on such differences. For now, the company is starting with three kinds of cold brew, with different levels of roast intensity: a smooth, low-bitter one; a medium-roast; and a bold, darker roast. The nitro brews will be served from a tap in high-end locations, for around $4 a cup.
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When I visited the Atomo office in Seattle, Kleitsch poured me a class of the ultra-smooth variety. It felt more like he was serving me a beer than coffee. The liquid came from a mini keg, and he poured it into a tulip-style glass. The tan froth might have come from a stout. I drink cold brew from a bottle every day but never without cream. The Atomo smelled exactly like coffee and didn't require any milk or sugar to take the bitterness down. It was as smooth as promised, and if I didn't know it wasn't from a bean, I probably wouldn't have been able to guess it wasn't "real" coffee. I got a look at the prototype for the grounds; they also smelled like coffee, albeit ones that had been sitting out for a few days.
"It's not synthetic; it's just not from a bean"
Atomo is still working out where its brews will debut, though a number of companies with large campuses have already been in touch. They're about nine months away from reaching that point. Kleitsch compares it to the way Impossible launched its burgers. "We're going to face a similar challenge early on when we start to ramp up our manufacturing," he said. "So really, it's just about kind of having these marquee locations where we share the experience of the product, knowing that we don't have enough product to actually scale nationwide."
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Stopforth has been tinkering with the Atomo recipe for two years. To find the compounds that make coffee that familiar bitter, nutty, roasty flavor and aroma, he had to substitute them in and out to find the right ones. In the early days, the product looked very different. "When we first started building this, we were building it with pure compounds, stacking it with good compounds," he said. "And what we came to note was that coffee is not the sum of its parts."
Finding that he couldn't recreate coffee from the compounds alone, Stopforth turned to the techniques used in the traditional process: fermentation, brewing, and extracting. That meant using sustainable and upcycled material, like watermelon seeds, stems, and husks — the plant waste humans don't typically consume. "It's not rocket science, but it is complex in the degree of difficulty to find all the precursor compounds from upcycled materials to match the fingerprint of coffee," said Stopforth. Kleitsch described it as a combination of beer brewing, fermentation, and coffee making. "It's kind of a combination of beer brewing, you know, coffee making fermentation. It's really taking all those techniques and just blending them together," he said.
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Acorn coffee and peanut coffee already exist, but these caffeine-free alternatives don't taste like the stuff from the bean. Atomo's innovation is to find the compounds in coffee and get them from other sources, then put through fermentation, extraction, and so on, so that the result is as close to the real deal as possible. To Stopforth, these are all pretty natural processes and equates Atomo more with lab-grown meat than plant-based burgers. "It's not synthetic; it's just not from a bean," he said. Eventually, you'll be able to see exactly what's Atomo's coffee, but it's waiting on its patent.
In addition to being better for the environment than coffee beans, Atomo sees customization as its other advantage. "We make bespoke coffee," said Stopforth. "We can do what we want with this because we pulled the levers." That might mean less-acidic, low-bitter brews. Then there's the main reason people skip out on a cup of coffee: "We can make coffee for babies," he said. "No caffeine." There's probably not much of a market for that, but those who abstain for religious reasons, on the other hand… Kleitsch said some Mormons have gotten in touch: "There is a large audience that has reached out to us and said, 'What can you make? Hey, can we have coffee now?'"
Eventually, Atomo wants to reach every type of coffee drinker, even if it's not aiming to fully replace the bean-based variety. After the Nitro launch, the company will release grounds before 3D-printing its own coffee beans. That would be a first: a coffee that's gone from ground to bean and back again.
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Q: sorting on the basis on a column not alphabetically I have a bean called vulnerability. It is having a column "severity".
private String severity;

Severity can hold string value High,Medium and Low. Now whenever sorting of this bean on the basis of severity column is done it happens alphabetically i.e. High,Low and Medium. But i want the sorting to happen high,medium, low when descending and low, medium,high when ascending.
I was seeing comparator to make this custom sorting but it needs to cover lots of cases. Isn't their any other way?

A: You can (and should) use an enum - not a String nor a int:
enum Severity {
    LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH;
}

Usage:
    List<Severity> lst = new ArrayList<Severity>();
    lst.add(Severity.MEDIUM);
    lst.add(Severity.LOW);
    lst.add(Severity.HIGH);
    for (Severity s : lst)
        System.out.println("s = " + s);

    Collections.sort(lst);

    System.out.println();

    for (Severity s : lst)
        System.out.println("s = " + s);

OUTPUT:
s = MEDIUM
s = LOW
s = HIGH

s = LOW
s = MEDIUM
s = HIGH

EDIT
Since the OP says he can't modify the usage of Strings, we can map the strings into a comparable values:
static Map<String, Integer> severities = new HashMap<String, Integer>();

static {
    severities.put("LOW",1);
    severities.put("MEDIUM",2);
    severities.put("HIGH",3);
}

public static void main(String[] args) {
    List<String> lst = new ArrayList<String>();
    lst.add("MEDIUM");
    lst.add("LOW");
    lst.add("HIGH");
    for (String s : lst)
        System.out.println("s = " + s);

    Collections.sort(lst, new Comparator<String>() {
        public int compare(String a1, String a2) {
            Integer v1 = severities.get(a1);
            Integer v2 = severities.get(a2);
            return v1.compareTo(v2);
        }
    });

    System.out.println();

    for (String s : lst)
        System.out.println("s = " + s);

}

and if you want to order the items in descending order you can sort and then reverse:
    Collections.sort(lst);
    Collections.reverse(lst);

A: There is an implicit compareTo operator defined on enums, which takes their declaration order to mean "smaller than". No additional code is needed.
enum Severity { Low, Medium, High }

Low.compareTo(High);   // returns -1
Medium.compareTo(Low); // returns 1

However, note that the names of the enum constants will be those printed by toString() (and therefore visible to users if you echo enums directly) - if you want to use different internal and external names, possibly to uphold code conventions (say, all-caps-constants), then you will need to add an enum constructor and override the enum's toString method to use the passed-in constructor attribute.

If you cannot use enums, and you cannot change your bean
Then build a Comparator for it:
public class SeverityComparator implements Comparator<String> {
     private int direction;

     public SeverityComparator(boolean reverse) {
         this.direction = reverse ? -1 : 1;
     }

     private int severity(String s) {
         if (s.equals("Low")) { // you really should have constants for the values...
             return 0;
         } else if (s.equals("Medium")) {
             return 1;
         } else if (s.equals("High")) {
             return 2;
         } else {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not a severity: " + s);
         }
     }

     @Override
     public int compareTo(String other) {
         return direction * (severity(this) - severity(other));
     }
}

Use as
Collections.sort(listOfSeverities, new SeverityComparator(false)); // ascending
Collections.sort(listOfSeverities, new SeverityComparator(true)); // descending

A: @alfasin answer is correct but i would suggest using guava's Ordering:
    import com.google.common.base.Function;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.google.common.collect.Ordering;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import java.util.List;

public class SeveritySortTest {

    private static final List<Severity> SEVERITY_LIST = ImmutableList.copyOf(Severity.values());

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        Ordering<Severity> severityOrdering = Ordering.natural().onResultOf(new Function<Severity, Integer>() {
            @Nullable
            @Override
            public Integer apply(@Nullable Severity input) {
                return input.getSeverity();
            }
        });

        List<Severity> sortedAscending = severityOrdering.sortedCopy(SEVERITY_LIST);
        List<Severity> sortedDescending = severityOrdering.reverse().sortedCopy(SEVERITY_LIST);

    }

    enum Severity {
        LOW(1), MEDIUM(2), HIGH(3);

        private int severity;

        Severity(int s) {
            severity = s;
        }

        int getSeverity() {
            return severity;
        }
    }
}

A: Working Solution:
Collections.sort(recommendations, new Comparator() {
            private int priority(String s) {
                if (s.equalsIgnoreCase("Low")) {
                    return 1;
                } else if (s.equalsIgnoreCase("Medium")) {
                    return 2;
                } else if (s.equalsIgnoreCase("High")) {
                    return 3;
                } else {
                    return 0;
                }
            }

            @Override
            public int compare(Recommendation o1, Recommendation o2) {
                return -1 * (priority(o1.getPriority()) - priority(o2.getPriority()));
            }
        });

A: If you want the DB to do this through JPA/Hibernate you could create a sort expression based on a simple case statement, assuming your entity is called Case:
Expression exp = criteriaBuilder.selectCase(root.get(Case_.priority)).when("High", 1).when("Medium", 2).otherwise(3);
queryBuilder.orderBy(orderDir.isAscending() ? criteriaBuilder.asc(exp) : criteriaBuilder.desc(exp));

Using case statements in an order by clause isn't great for performance, but solves it. Works with Oracle.


By the increased use of artificial intelligence in his play music streaming service, Google promises its users an even better music deal. New algorithms combine user data such as places, activities, habits, and the weather with Google's knowledge of music to offer users personalized suggestions. This must however first agree to the use of his data.
The service taken into account not only the personal preferences of a user, but also the current taste in music. Using the data used, the service to detect what sort of music feel is just the customers. Motivational songs to the fitness program, quiet songs to relax, the ballad to the sunset or heavy metal for the aggression reduction thanks to improved machine learning has play music in the future for every mood the matching proposal ready.
The smart music selection will be shown on the new home page of the app, which contains an additional navigation bar on the right side of the screen. Songs that go straight to the current situation of the customer, are the top on the screen of the app. While the service improved its recommendations through machine learning, a team of music experts refine the selection in addition.
User must also offline not on its soundtrack to forfeit. There is just no Internet connection, the music service provides an offline playlist with the recently listened tracks its paying subscribers. The new version of Google play music should be in later this week for Android, ios and the Web service in 62 countries available.


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Poll: Most Americans trust accuracy of election results
Andrew Dorn
Posted: Nov 2, 2022 / 05:00 AM CDT | Updated: Nov 2, 2022 / 01:20 PM CDT
(NewsNation) — The vast majority of Americans have trust in the accuracy of the 2022 midterm election results but many, particularly Republicans, question the security of mail-in voting, according to the latest NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ poll released Wednesday.
Nearly 80% of those surveyed say they have a "fair amount" or "great deal" of trust in the accuracy of the results of the upcoming midterm elections. Just 16% of respondents said they don't have very much trust and 5% said they have "none at all."
Republicans (24%) and independents (19%) were significantly more likely than Democrats (5%) to say they didn't have very much trust in the accuracy of the results.
That split has likely been bolstered by a number of prominent GOP candidates who continue to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the 2020 election. To date, no widespread voter fraud has been found.
Despite the lack of evidence, Arizona's Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, who is currently favored to win, has repeatedly called into question President Joe Biden's victory.
When asked how secure they believed mail-in voting to be, the majority of those polled, nearly 70%, said "somewhat secure" or "very secure." By comparison, 16% said mail-in voting is "not very secure" and 15% said it's "not secure at all."
About 45% of GOP respondents said they believe mail-in voting is "not very secure" or "not secure at all," compared to 55% who said the method was "somewhat" or "very" secure.
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Both Democrats and Republicans greatly overestimated the number of fradulent mail-in ballots submitted during a typical election cycle, the survey found.
Of the 1,012 people polled, about 25% thought the percent of fradulent mail-in ballots submitted in U.S. elections was higher than 10%.
An Associated Press investigation of the 2020 presidential election found fewer than 475 potential cases of voter fraud out of 25.5 million ballots cast in the six states where Trump and his allies disputed his loss.
Americans across the country are paying particularly close attention to the Senate races in Georgia, Pennsylvania and Florida, the poll found.
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<?php

namespace SimpleMon\Check;

use SimpleMon\Entity\CheckResult;

/**
 * Represents a check
 *
 * @package SimpleMon\Check
 */
interface CheckInterface
{
    const SUCCEED = 'succeed';
    const FAIL    = 'fail';
    const NOT_RUN = 'not-run';

    /**
     * @return string  Return a UUID
     */
    public function getId();

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    public function getName();

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    public function getDescription();

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    public function getSlug();

    /**
     * @return bool|null  Returns true/false for good bad; NULL if not run
     */
    public function getStatus();

    /**
     * @return string  Get 'succeeded', 'failed', or 'not-run'
     */
    public function getStatusString();

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    public function getType();

    /**
     * @return CheckParameterValues
     */
    public function getParameters();

    /**
     * @param string $name
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getParameter($name);

    /**
     * @return bool
     */
    public function isEnabled();

    /**
     * @return CheckFrequencyInterface
     */
    public function getFrequency();

    /**
     * Get results
     *
     * @param int $limit  Optionally limit results    (0 means all)
     * @param int $offset Optionally start at offset
     * @return CheckResultInterface[]
     */
    public function getResults($limit = 0, $offset = 0);

    /**
     * @return CheckResult|null
     */
    public function getLatestResult();

    /**
     * Returns the number of times this check has been run (0 or more)
     *
     * @return int
     */
    public function getResultCount();

    /**
     * Get events
     *
     * @param int $limit
     * @param int $offset
     * @return CheckEventInterface[]
     */
    public function getEvents($limit = 0, $offset = 0);

    /**
     * @return CheckEventInterface|null
     */
    public function getLatestEvent();

    /**
     * @return int
     */
    public function getEventCount();

    /**
     * Returns the next runtime for this check
     *
     * This method may return a datetime in the past, which should be
     * interpreted as 'run it now; it is overdue!'
     *
     * @return \DateTime
     */
    public function getNextScheduledRunTime();

    /**
     * Returns TRUE if the last run was older than the maxInterval allowed
     *
     * Returns FALSE if check not run yet or no maxInterval is configured
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function isBehindSchedule();

    /**
     * Should this check run?
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function shouldRun();

    /**
     * Has the state changed since the previous result, or do we have our first result?
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function stateChanged();
}

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U.K. and EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement
Britain and the European Union have struck a free-trade agreement that should avert New Year's chaos for cross-border commerce and bring a measure of certainty to businesses after years of Brexit turmoil.
In this February file photo, dawn's first light breaks in Parliament Square with the statue of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill looking toward the Palace of Westminster in London. Britain and the European Union have struck a provisional free-trade agreement that should avert New Year chaos for cross-border traders and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil.(Alastair Grant)
12:11 PM on Dec 24, 2020 CST
BRUSSELS — Just a week before the deadline, Britain and the European Union struck a free-trade deal Thursday that should avert economic chaos on New Year's and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil.
Once ratified by both sides, the agreement will ensure Britain and the 27-nation bloc can continue to trade in goods without tariffs or quotas after the U.K. breaks fully free of the EU on Jan. 1.
Relief was palpable all around that nine months of tense and often testy negotiations had finally produced a positive result.
The Christmas Eve breakthrough was doubly welcome amid a coronavirus pandemic that has left some 70,000 people in Britain dead and led the country's neighbors to shut their borders to the U.K. over a new and seemingly more contagious variant of the virus spreading in England.
"We have taken back control of our laws and our destiny," declared British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who posted a picture of himself on social media, beaming with thumbs up.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said "it was a long and winding road, but we have got a good deal to show for it."
"It is fair, it is a balanced deal, and it is the right and responsible thing to do for both sides," she said in Brussels.
The 27 EU countries and the British and European parliaments still need to vote on the agreement, though action by the European body may not happen until after the Jan. 1 breakup. Britain's Parliament is set to vote Dec. 30.
France, long seen as Britain's toughest obstacle to a deal, said the uncanny steadfastness among the 27 nations with widely varying interests was a triumph in itself.
"European unity and firmness paid off," French President Emmanuel Macron said in a statement.
And German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that unity will now probably result in all the EU nations backing the deal: "I am very optimistic that we can present a good result here."
It has been 4½ years since Britons voted 52% to 48% to leave the EU and — in the words of the Brexiteers' campaign slogan — "take back control" of the U.K.'s borders and laws.
It took more than three years of wrangling before Britain left the bloc's political structures last January. Disentangling the two sides' economies and reconciling Britain's desire for independence with the EU's aim of preserving its unity took months longer.
The devil will be in the detail of the 2,000-page agreement, but both sides claimed the deal protects their cherished goals. Britain said it gives the U.K. control over its money, borders, laws and fishing waters and ensures the country is "no longer in the lunar pull of the EU."
Von der Leyen said it protects the EU's single market and contains safeguards to ensure Britain does not unfairly undercut the bloc's standards.
If Britain were to quit the European Union with no agreement governing trade, the two sides would reinstate tariffs on each other's goods.
Johnson's government acknowledged that a chaotic no-deal exit — or a "crash-out," as the British call it — would probably bring gridlock at the country's ports, temporary shortages of some goods and price increases for staple foods. The turmoil could cost hundreds of thousands of jobs.
To avoid that, negotiating sessions alternating between London and Brussels — and sometimes disrupted by the pandemic —- gradually whittled differences between the two sides down to three key issues: fair-competition rules, mechanisms for resolving future disputes and fishing rights.
The EU has long feared that Britain would slash social, environmental and state aid rules after Brexit and gain a competitive advantage over the EU. Britain denies planning to institute weaker standards but said that having to follow EU regulations would undermine its sovereignty.
A compromise was eventually reached on the tricky "level playing field" issues. That left the economically minor but hugely symbolic issue of fishing rights as the final sticking point, with maritime EU nations seeking to retain access to U.K. waters where they have long fished and Britain insisting it must exercise control as an "independent coastal state."
Under the deal, the EU is giving up a quarter of the quota it catches in U.K. waters, far less than the 80% Britain initially demanded. The system will be in place for 5½ years, after which the quotas will be reassessed.
The U.K. has remained part of the EU's single market and customs union during the 11-month post-Brexit transition period. As a result, many people so far have noticed little impact from Brexit.
On Jan. 1, the breakup will start feeling real. Even with a trade deal, goods and people will no longer be able to move freely between the U.K. and its continental neighbors without border restrictions.
EU citizens will no longer be able to live and work in Britain without visas — though that does not apply to the 4 million already doing so — and Britons can no longer automatically work or retire in EU nations. Exporters and importers face customs declarations, goods checks and other obstacles.
The U.K.-EU border is already reeling from new restrictions placed on travelers from Britain into France and other European countries because of the new version of the coronavirus sweeping through London and southern England.
Thousands of trucks were stuck in traffic jams near the port of Dover on Wednesday, waiting for their drivers to get virus tests so they could enter the Eurotunnel to France.
British supermarkets said the backlog will take days to clear and there could be shortages of some fresh produce over the holiday season.
Despite the deal, there are still unanswered questions about huge areas, including security cooperation between the U.K. and the bloc — with the U.K. set to lose access to real-time information in some EU law-enforcement databases — and access to the EU market for Britain's huge financial services sector.
Von der Leyen said she felt "quiet satisfaction," but no joy, now that the torrid Brexit saga that has consumed Britain and the EU for years is finally almost over.
"I know this is a difficult day for some, and to our friends in the United Kingdom I want to say parting is such sweet sorrow," she said.
Johnson, who staked his career and reputation on extracting the country from the EU, said Britain will always be a strong friend and partner to the bloc.
"Although we have left the EU, this country will remain, culturally, emotionally, historically, strategically, geologically attached to Europe," he said.
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