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Greenhill ist der Familienname folgender Personen:

 Alfred George Greenhill (1847–1927), britischer Mathematiker
 Denis Greenhill, Baron Greenhill of Harrow (1913–2000), britischer Diplomat
 Kelly Greenhill (* 1970), US-amerikanische Politikwissenschaftlerin und Autorin

Greenhill bezeichnet folgende geografische Objekte:
 Greenhill (Falkirk), Dorf in der Council Area Falkirk, Schottland
 Greenhill (Megalithanlage), Megalithanlage in Donegal
 Greenhill (South Australia), Vorstadt von Adelaide im australischen Bundesstaat South Australia

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Why drones are the future of warfare
There is no doubt that drones could leave the infantry jobless in a few decades from now. Does India realise this?
| 5-minute read | 06-02-2018
On January 5, something happened in Syria that will remain as a first in the history of warfare. Though it was not widely covered by the world media, it may prove to be a game changer. The website of Global Risk Insights reported that the Russian forces stationed in Syria suffered a case of swarm attack by drones. Despite the fact that the UAVs were rather crude, it was certainly a new development. What happened?
Russian bases
Two Russian military bases in Syria — one in Hmeymin and a logistic and supply base in Tartus — were targeted by a swarm of 13 GPS-guided drones carrying improvised explosives. While seven drones were shot down by anti-aircraft missiles, six were hacked by a cyberwarfare unit. Upon landing, three drones exploded causing extensive damage to Russian planes; three others were captured by Russian forces.
Quoting experts Global Risk Insights said, "Despite the attack itself not necessarily being spectacular by terrorist standards, this event heralds a near future where technologies like swarm drones will be increasingly employed by violent nonstate actors and terrorist organisations."
The cost of a drone was estimated at 1,000 euros (Rs 75,000). In a recent issue on "The Future of War", The Economist observed: "In the 19th century the speedy victory of the Prussian army over France in 1870 convinced European general staffs that rapid mobilisation by rail, quick-firing artillery and a focus on attack would make wars short and decisive."
In the 1930s, strategists started believing that "aerial bombardment of cities would prove devastating enough to prompt almost immediate capitulation". Then in 1990-91, America demonstrated during the first Gulf war what "a combination of its precision-guided munitions, new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance methods, space-based communications and stealth technology could achieve."
Then September 11 took place and wars "took a different course". The Economist's report argued: "Potentially the biggest change to the way wars are fought will come from deploying lots of robots simultaneously." It quoted Paul Scharre, an autonomous-weapons expert at Center for a New American Security, who has pioneered the concept of swarming: "Collectively, swarms of robotic systems have the potential for even more dramatic, disruptive change to military operations. Swarms can bring greater mass, co-ordination, intelligence and speed."
In October 2017, The South China Morning Post mentioned: "high-altitude spy drones could help China dominate 'near space' — a region of the Earth's atmosphere that is at the heart of a modern-day space race." Near space, which starts some 20km above sea level, has always been considered a "death zone" for drones: "Thin air at this altitude makes it hard to generate lift, while extremely low temperatures mean electronic components like batteries are prone to fail," explained the Hong Kong newspaper, adding: "However, a new type of Chinese-developed drone that is undergoing testing appears to have overcome such difficulties." Till then, the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk was the highest flying drone, having reached an altitude of 19km; that was before a Chinese research facility in Inner Mongolia successfully tested an experimental drone at an altitude of 25km.
Defence technology
Two months later, according to The Drive — researchers from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) National University of Defence Technology (NUDT) conducted an experiment involving approximately two dozen of small fixed-wing unmanned aircrafts. Citing an official PLA publication, the website said: "The test consisted of the entire group of drones acting as a swarm to complete a simulated reconnaissance mission. The individual aircraft operated together as a single entity and performed certain unspecified portions of the flight autonomously."
Shen Lin Cheng, the head of NUDT's Institute of Artificial Intelligence Sciences, explained: "We have precise short, medium and long-term objectives, which are consistent with those set by the government on the modernisation of the Chinese armed forces by 2020, 2035 and 2050."
Already in June 2017, the state-owned China Electronics Technology Group Corporation flew some 120 unmanned fixed-wing aircrafts; the entire formation acted either as one entity or in small groups breaking away with separate objectives.
US and China
The US is not left behind. In October 2016, the Department of Defense's Strategic Capabilities Office tested with its Perdix a miniature air-dropped unmanned aircraft. Two months later, the US Department of Defence issued a communiqué announcing that one of the world's largest micro-drone swarms had been successfully demonstrated at China Lake, California. Note the name "China Lake"!
The test conducted consisted of 103 Perdix drones launched from three F/A-18 Super Hornets. The micro-drones demonstrated "advanced swarm behaviours" such as collective decision-making, adaptive formation flying, and self-healing. The DoD release added: "The demonstration is one of the first examples of the Pentagon using teams of small, inexpensive, autonomous systems to perform missions once achieved only by large, expensive ones."
Meanwhile, drones belonging to SF Express, China's biggest private courier company, have been drafted by the PLA Air Force in Yunnan and Shaanxi provinces, to explore new kinds of logistics support. The South China Morning Post reported: "In the Yunnan drill, a company drone delivered urgently needed spare parts for a damaged radar in a rugged mountainous area in about an hour after the request was made, less than half the time it would have taken to truck in." Whether it is for the state or non-state actors, the drones are here to stay and will be extensively used in future conflicts. The question is: what is India doing? Incidentally, China has not returned the Indian drone which accidentally fell in the Chumbi Valley.
(Courtesy of Mail Today)
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Louisville Card File: Saint Louis
March 23, 2014 BasketballCollege Hoops, Louisville Cardinals, NCAA Tournamentseedyk
Of last year's national champs, it was Greg Anthony — Or, perhaps, Kenny Smith? — who astutely observed that U of L played ugly better than any other school.
"Ugly" is the apt descriptor which has been used yet again, locally and by the national punditocracy, as it was after the Manhattan win, to describe yesterday's Round of 32 W over the Billikens.
So too, "slog," "a slugfest," "sputtering" and "a grinder."
Yesterday's 15 point victory was more De Kooning than Monet.
But, "Survive and Advance" is the mantra of the season, and this year's version of the Cardinals abide. So far.
For the first 5:45 of the second stanza, here's what the Cardinals did on defense.
They allowed three offensive rebounds, and permitted the Billikens to score 13 points.1
Meanwhile, at the other end of the court, the Cardinals were peculiarly inept.
Hancock turned it over on a bad pass to Harrell. SVT missed a point blank lay up. Jones missed a layup. Shot clock violation. Jones missed another layup. Jones, Smith and Hancock missed threeballs. Harrell missed a couple of layups, and turned it over.
Etc, etc, etc . . . enough with the details.
The Cards only scores were two technical FTs when Jake Barnett petulantly tried to slap the ball out of Luke's hands after fouling him.
At which juncture, U of L, playing manifestly ugly, without a second half field goal, found itself down a deuce, 27-29.
Time out, Cardinals.
Of last year's national champs, it was Mike Krzyzewski, who astutely observed that U of L could go Boom! at any moment.
I'm not sure St. Louis saw the Cards next haymaker coming. The Cards went Sugar Ray Robinson, the Billikens, Jake LaMotta.
Battered and partially broken Russ Smith layed one in :13 after The Rick steadied the ship. 29-29.
Terry Rozier stole the ball, resulting in two Russ FTs. 31-29.
Luke Hancock stole the ball. Silent L grabbed an offensive board, for a put back. 33-29.
In 1:07 of clock time, the Cards 6-0 run reeled St. Louis in.
A few moments later, after a Van Treese reverse lay up and two Luke threes, the Cards had their foe measured, 41-35.2
Nineteen (19) turnovers, 10 by the starting backcourt, 7 by Smith.3
U of L shot a lackluster 45% from the field.
But, but, but . . . when it mattered, from the moment when the Cards, torn and frayed, went Boom!, Louisville hit 13 of its last 18 shots.
Saint Louis averaged 5.6 made threes a game over the course of the season. Yesterday, U of L held them to nil. As in ofer 15 from beyond the arc.
You can say Louisville looked awful Thursday and Saturday in dispatching two foes they "should" have handled easily. That would be true. It would also miss the point.
Which is, whether the result looks like a Picasso or a Ralph Steadman scrawl, Survive and Advance is all that matters.
This edition of the Cardinals is looking feisty and gritty.
This gang gits 'er done.
But it so different than last year's squad, which essentially stomped its way to the Final Four. Or, most of Pitino's better teams here, and you know where up the road, which would trample their first three or four tournament foes like they were exhis against UPike.
Each year is unique though. Duh!
One guy's opinion: U of L has reached its full potential by advancing to the Round of 16.
After last year's title, I told myself I'd cherish any success this year's squad achieved. So I shall. What happens from here on out is gravy, the florette on top of the icing on the cake, choose your own metaphor.
A win Friday night would be HUGE! Over Wichita State to say, "Yeah, we beat you again, suckers." Over UK, because, uh, I don't think I need to say because why.
And, if it's not to be, so be it. The Cards haven't made it to three straight Round of 16s in three decades. Three straight 30 W seasons.
I'm happy.4
CBS made an egregious production mistake near the end of the first half.
They were showing a tape of Russ Smith's dad, who was miked during the game, while there was action on the floor, during which Saint Louis scored.
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My choice of artists for that game (and Manhattan too) would be Edvard Munch.
At the end of last year, I told myself I would look at future success as cake. Like you, I think we've about reached our potential. I'm happy, too, and will be for a long time.
Now let's go win another one!
I'd call Louisville's run more of a "Boomlet." I'll take it, too.
If Reggie Jackson is Mr. October, is Luke Hancock Mr. March? He is the key in many ways. It was nice to see Wayne Blackshear contribute on 3-3 shooting and nice defense; he remains a foul machine. He must learn to move his feet on D. I wonder at times if T-Ro is a little nervous on the big stage. I still admire the cat.
One thing you folks (sadly) don't see during the tourney? Gorgui Dieng's Nordstroms commercial. Pure class. I'm sure you can find it on the web. I encourage you to do so.
I've seen Gorgui's Nordstrom commercial. Stylin'. Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz82m76QH78
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Don't forget – this was also SLU's biggest defeat all season, including the single digit loss to a certain undefeated #1 seed in this tourney.
Body language decidedly bad in Otown…not sure what was up. Hopefully measuring emotion for next weekend.
We only played Cart-nal basketball in the last 10-12 minutes after StL took the lead by 2. Maybe the panic light came on, but after that we noticeably upped the tempo and within minutes the Bill's goose was cooked.
I will present that StL may be the worst team ever to win an NCAA game. They literally could not make a shot outside of 2 feet.


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It's been a while since I have posted something on my blog. I've been very busy lately with my exams and work (I work 4 days a week at an accounting firm), so sorry about that! I will definitely try to post more often.
I hope you guys had a great weekend, and enjoyed it as much as I did! The weather was amazing here during the weekend, so I went to the beach with some of my friends. We went our for dinner while enjoying the nice sunset. I wish we could have this kind of weather all year long.. Anyways, the next day I went to a sample sale of Karl Lagerfeld, and bought these cool pair of black boots for an insanely low price. I will definitely wear them soon for a blogpost!
As you can see I'm wearing a nice college jacket with a dark denim pair of jeans, a white polo shirt, and white sneakers. I like this look because it's quite preppy, but the sneakers make it a bit more casual. The jacket is from McGregor, the Iconic Classics collection. What I like about this jacket is that it has a stitched quilted lining, so it's very comfortable to wear. Besides that, the jacket has this american college look what I really love. The jacket is now on sale on the McGregor website. See the link below, and get it soon before it's sold out! Underneath the jacket I'm wearing a white polo shirt from Ralph Lauren, the classic fit. You can get the jeans at Weekday, and the sneakers at any regular sneaker store.


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O Trek-Segafredo Women (código UCI: TFS) é uma equipa ciclista feminino americano de categoria UCI Women's WorldTeam, máxima categoria feminina do ciclismo em estrada a nível mundial.

História
Trek-Segafredo Women é a incorporação mais recente à linha UCI Women's Team baixo a filial da equipa masculina Trek-Segafredo, com a finalidade de apoiar ao ciclismo feminino profissional.

Material ciclista
A equipa utiliza bicicletas Trek, componentes SRAM e material Bontrager

Classificações UCI
As classificações da equipa e do seu ciclista mais destacado são as seguintes:

Palmarés
Para anos anteriores veja-se: Palmarés da Trek-Segafredo Women.

Palmarés 2022

UCI WorldTour Feminino

UCI ProSeries

Calendário UCI Feminino

Campeonatos nacionais

Campeonato Mundial

Elencos
Para anos anteriores, veja-se Elencos da Trek-Segafredo Women

Elenco de 2021

Ver também
 Trek-Segafredo - Equipa profissional masculino de categoria UCI WorldTeam.

Referências

Ligações externas

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Equipas ciclistas femininas da UCI
Equipes de ciclismo dos Estados Unidos

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livin' the dream: who loves to camp?
Our church had their annual camp out this weekend. We had perfect pre-fall weather for being outside. I think we had about 150 or so there. Last year we had only been attending Siloam for about 2 months, when we went to the camp out. It was a great way to get to know your church family. This year was just as much fun. Learning to know people in a new way.
This was Saturday morning brunch. MMMMmmmmmmm.....eggs, ham, bacon, hashbrowns, rolls, toast, fresh fruit & juice and coffee.
Suzy had finally warmed up to Carla..after being in small group together for over a year. It was fun to see them enjoy each other.
Ahhh...Suzy and her friends Claire and Allison. So very fun to watch these girls trot around together. Suzy would wake up from her nap the following day and ask, "Where are my little friends?" Although she had lots to pick from...I caught these 3 together the most.
I loved listening to their 3 year old conversations. "Do you want to come in my camper?"
There were also some organized games for the kids and adults.
Noah hangin' with the girls.
Isabella with her cousin Shalie.
Such creative people I go to church with! Isn't this a fun game of fishing?
In the evenings Donovan's aunt and uncle would pop corn over the fire in a huge copper kettle. It was a highlight to watch and eat. Jack got to pass some out.
Friday evening dinner and Sunday morning breakfast was on your own. The rest of the other meals we shared as a church. It was such a well orchestrated event. Such great coordinators and so much fun. Loved it! Here we are just before our outdoor church service sharing breakfast in our borrowed camper. Loved the camper. Wish I would've got more pictures......my batteries went out just after this picture was taken. Some friends of ours let us borrow their Jayco camper complete with 4 BUNKS in the back and a queen bed for me and the hubby! It was so awesome!
After breakfast Sunday morning there was a neat baptismal service down in the lake, and 5 got baptized. It was a really neat and touching service. So cool to be outdoors and be able to enjoy such a beautiful morning. Then we shared a carry in lunch of make your own sub-sandwiches. Would have loved if it could have lasted one more day.
Thanks so much for all the great tips on siding colors! I'm pretty sure my blog has never seen so many comments on one post. You make me happy. I love all the feedback. I'm pretty sure we've got it "nailed down" on the siding color....and I will let you know by the end of the week.
I'm glad you guys a fabulous weekend! Great pictures!
Looks like a great time Heather!
I love to camp also! We did our last camping trip for the year 2 weekends ago!
I'm so glad you come to our church. Love ya!
Ah, Amigo! I love that place. It feels like it was my back yard growing up. Oh, wait. It was:) Glad you had a good time!
I'm so glad you enjoyed the campout, but I'm soooo happy you loved the Jayco camper! It looks like a great time! I can't imagine the organization that would go into preparing all the meals.....my compliments to the coordinators of the campout!
What a great way to celebrate the end of summer! Love the pictures!


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ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Aberdeen residents will get a chance to vote on a proposed $8 million public library.
The American News reports ( ) that a petition drive collected more than 1,500 signatures, and only 783 were needed to force an election on the project the City Council approved about three weeks ago.
The financing plan for the library includes $5.9 million in city funds and $2.1 million from the Alexander Mitchell Public Library Foundation. Some people question the cost.
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Nadhim Zahawi – Government will set out unlocking steps tomorrow
The government's original plans for 'Freedom Day' on 21 June came and went, but this morning the vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi re-asserted that the blueprint for Freedom Day Mk 2 had been given the green light:
Vaccines Minister @nadhimzahawi tells @TrevorPTweets he is "confident" that England can proceed with step four of easing restrictions, and that the government will tomorrow set out the new guidelines for 19 July.#Phillips: https://t.co/2PBnO8nKKE pic.twitter.com/7hqaqTKwSw
— Trevor Phillips on Sunday (@RidgeOnSunday) July 11, 2021
NZ: I am confident that we can proceed… but cautiously, and we will be setting out tomorrow, guidelines on… the transition from mandating, or government by diktat, to taking personal responsibility… for our own actions.
We will expect people to wear masks in crowded places
However, while speaking to Andrew Marr, Zahawi stressed that just because restrictions were being relaxed, this did not mean the public had quite the carte-blanche that some might have expected. Instead, Zahawi suggested that several aspects of daily life would look very similar to the status quo:
"There's an expectation of people to wear masks indoors, in crowded places on public transport," says Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi#Marr https://t.co/pDmu5rKPv1 pic.twitter.com/Ifyls2idgC
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) July 11, 2021
NZ: The guidelines will be very clear on things like mask-wearing. There's an expectation for people to wear masks indoors, in crowded places, on public transport.
We are looking at making self-isolation 'fit for purpose'
Zahawi said that the government was looking at ways to change the current rules forcing people to self-isolate for ten days if they were 'pinged' by the NHS app or located through NHS Test and Trace. He suggested that the isolation period could be at least be cut in half:
Vaccines Minister @nadhimzahawi says government are looking at test and release - including "being able to take five days of lateral flow tests and upload them rather than having to self-isolate".#Phillips: https://t.co/2PBnO8nKKE pic.twitter.com/vKgfnO7vqU
NZ: [Our] team are looking at how we use that app… including, for example, being able to take five days of lateral flow tests… and being able to upload them to the system.
'Real world data' backs up eight week vaccine wait
Zahawi was also asked if the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation could recommend reducing the wait between the first and second vaccines, but Zahawi said that eight weeks appeared to be the point at which people could enjoy the greatest benefits:
Vaccines Minister @nadhimzahawi says the eight week interval between doses of #COVID19 vaccines is "much better than having the interval shortened any further".#Phillips: https://t.co/2PBnO8nKKE pic.twitter.com/rtWpJbYfia
NZ: The real world data… suggests that actually, the eight week interval offers that additional fortification… much better than having the interval shortened any further… That's the clinical advice and that is the advice we will follow.
Kate Green – Social distancing should continue 'as far as possible'
Marr also spoke to the shadow education secretary Kate Green. Green said that Labour's view was that social distancing should be here to stay for quite some time:
Social distancing should continue as far as it is possible, says Shadow Education Secretary Kate Green#Marr https://t.co/c1R8Nh9IT1 pic.twitter.com/bCZFcvRLK4
KG: We do want to see pubs and hospitality re-open. I think that social distancing, as far as it's possible, is something that we should try to continue, and I've said all the way through that we should have supported schools to open 'Nightingale' classrooms, so that school children could be kept more socially distant.
'Mandatory mask wearing' should be kept in place after 19 July
Green also voiced support for mandatory mask wearing to continue well past the government's unlocking date. She told Phillips that it was a move that would see high levels of public support, and also suggested that Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham would be insisting that people continue to wear them on the city's public transport network:
"It would be much clearer to keep mandatory mask wearing in place after 19 July."
Shadow education secretary @KateGreenSU says allowing people to make their own mind on face coverings will be a "recipe for confusion and more confrontations".#Phillips: https://t.co/2PBnO8nKKE pic.twitter.com/Kn15n58bQo
KG: Most people feel more comfortable and confident when others are wearing masks around them. And I'm afraid this [emphasis on] personal responsibility is a recipe for confusion… [and] probably a recipe for more confrontations, and I just think it would be much clearer and simpler for the government to keep mandatory mask wearing in public places in place after 19 July.
David Spiegelhalter – UK could see '2,500' Covid hospital admissions a day
Marr interviewed Professor David Spiegelhalter, statistician at the university of Cambridge, about what the unlocking could mean for hospitalisations:
Covid: 100,000 cases a day could mean 2,500 hospital admissions a day, says Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter#Marr https://t.co/bOtzHQHQBa pic.twitter.com/DnlbZOfupu
AM: If we get to 100,000 cases a day, what are we looking at in terms of hospitalisations in the NHS?
DS: That would mean – 100,000 cases if we got there – would be maybe 2,500 admissions a day. That's very high [but] it's considerably lower than the peak in the second wave, and… they would be younger, less severe and shorter stays.
Few people who self-isolate actually have Covid
Spiegelhalter outlined why he thought there was trouble on the horizon if self-isolation rules continued as they were over the summer:
"Few people who are told to self-isolate actually have an infection, especially if they are vaccinated"
Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter tells #Marr it makes sense to get self-isolation in proportion and reassess the benefits of this "massive disruption"https://t.co/OcEKhdaoja pic.twitter.com/C9W87Ls3hG
DS: I think it will be a real challenge for the NHS… I think it's inevitable that millions of people will be told to self-isolate… Everything we're doing is going to be massively disrupted… And actually, few people told to self-isolate actually have an infection, especially if they're vaxxed. So I do think it makes sense to get this in proportion.
Vaccines reduce risk of 'long Covid'
Spiegelhalter urged take-up of the vaccine not just to protect against the disease, which he judged would make the recipient around '20 times safer', but also to protect against the phenomenon known as 'long Covid':
Long Covid: Of 25-year-olds, one in six were reporting symptoms three months after they got infected, says Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter
The statistician tells #Marr the Covid vaccines seems to "reduce getting long Covid, if you do get the virus"https://t.co/3PHztQ9W5i pic.twitter.com/h4thvFiQCC
AM: How worried should you be about 'long Covid'?
DS: …It is a reasonable concern… I should say for young people, vaccines not only reduce the chance of getting the virus, but they also seem to reduce the chance of getting 'long Covid', if you do get the virus.
Sir Nick Carter – 'All of us can hold our heads up high'
Marr also spoke to the Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Nick Carter about the war in Afghanistan, which began almost 20 years ago. With the international coalition's forces now being withdrawn, Marr asked Carter if he thought the war had been worth it:
#Marr: Was the two-decades long war with Afghanistan worth it?
General Sir Nick Carter: "I think it's a very challenging question. It slightly depends on how Afghanistan turns out"https://t.co/akiP5Upv0T pic.twitter.com/EcIjQoUO6f
NC: I think it slightly depends on how Afghanistan turns out. I think what one has to remember is that… we created the conditions for civil society to flourish… Not a day goes by without me thinking of the 457 British military who lost their lives… and I think that all of us can hold our heads up high.
Mark Bullingham – Taking the knee is 'not a political gesture'
And finally, ahead of the final of Euro 2020, which will see Italy play England at 8pm this evening, Marr spoke to the chief executive of the Football Association, Mark Bullingham. The players have generated some ripples in the political sphere by 'taking the knee', a gesture associated with the activist group Black Lives Matter. Bullingham told Marr that the stance was intended only as a show of support for anti-racism, nothing more:
Taking the knee "is an act of equality, it's not a political gesture"
FA chief executive Mark Bullingham tells #Marr that anyone who tries to politicise taking the knee is wrong#Euro2020 https://t.co/wMHmSQlRqa pic.twitter.com/gAImy7My2W
MB: We've been very clear on what taking the knee stands for. It's an act of equality. It is not a political gesture, and quite frankly, anyone who tries to position it in that way is wrong.
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Thread: Anyone been paid via Freelancer.com?
Hey guys, I know this should probably go in the employment section but it is dead over there and I need help fairly soon. I'm in talks with a small dev team which is taking AGES because the guy running it keeps messing around with different payment schedules and not wanting to use paypal. He is worried we will all run off with his money without doing any work. When I said what if we do the work and you dont pay us he said that he wants to pay through a mediator site called Freelancer, which apparently sorts out contracts and makes sure both parties stick to them. I was just wondering of anyone here has used it and if it's legit or not? I'd rather have half now half later but this guy is well not up for that.
I'm in talks with a small dev team which is taking AGES because the guy running it keeps messing around with different payment schedules and not wanting to use paypal. I'd rather have half now half later but this guy is well not up for that.
Sounds like that client is a bit flaky regardless of which payment service used. Asking for a deposit half up front is industry standard. If a client is worried that artist would run off with their money. Show previous projects in portfolio, provide professional reference a client could interview, and use a contract that would fairly hold both parties accountable.
-What can be expected on both parties, as well as holding both parties accountable.
As for sites like Odesk.com, Elance.com, and Freelancer.com. They tend to be bad or a liability. Why? Because they seldom follow even the basics of Graphic Artist's Guild Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines. One of services even require you to have a webcam/live stream so that client can see what you are doing. Not only is this an invasion of privacy, but this can put you out of commission if you are working on multiple projects with an NDA.
Secondly those sites encourage spec work. Why would a reputable mediator encourage conditions where an artist can apply for a job, do the labor, and still might not get paid...yet still collect fees. Sounds legit?
Stephen Silver explains why spec work/contest are generally bad.
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Thank you Bird, it seemed like a pretty shady way to arrange a contract so I thought I'd better check. I'll tell them to write up a real one or I'm out, I'v wasted enough time with him messing around as it is.
I concur with Bird on this because those 'freelancer' sites are generally not trustworthy. Not only that you have to pay membership and access to bid for jobs which I think is ridiculous. I've dealt with at least one of them several years ago and I can tell you that some of the clientele on there have some really insane expectations on the job parameters for such low pay. He's right in that those sites don't follow the basic structure of the GAG's Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines. Those sites foment and encourage 'spec work' especially clientele from countries outside of the United States that take advantage of them based on their countries' economy. Those sites force you to 'underbid' others. In other words, cheapening yourself for service.
There was one gig I saw several years ago but did'nt bid for it. This guy wanted a quick turnaround of 200 sketches in less than 2 days for a character design for around, I think, $150. It was the most insane thing I've ever seen because he was cheapening the actual volume of the work involved. And that's just ONE example of what I've seen. I dropped out of that 'elance' crap since then and vowed never to use them.
There was one client way back in 2005 who posted a job ad on CA here and he flaked out without providing a contract after agreeing to use my services. But this was years ago so I don't know how much CA has cracked down on 'spec' clientele here who may have migrated from those 'freelancer' sites. Since then, I stayed away from that focusing on other things.
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Radmila Šekerinska Jankovska (Радмила Шеќеринска Јанковска, en macédonien), née le  à Skopje, est une femme d'État macédonienne, membre de l'Union sociale-démocrate de Macédoine (SDSM), dont elle a été présidente entre 2006 et 2008, et ancienne vice-présidente du gouvernement.

Biographie

Formation
Diplômée de la faculté de génie électrique et des technologies de l'information de l'université Saints-Cyrille-et-Méthode de Skopje en 1995, elle travaille en 1996 comme assistante pour les relations publiques au Macedonian Open Society Institute, puis en tant que professeur de génie électrique entre 1997 et 2002. Cinq ans plus tard, elle passe avec succès un master de droit international à l'université Tufts.

Elle parle français et anglais, et est lauréate du prix des leaders mondiaux de demain, décerné par le Forum économique mondial.

Ascension
En 1993, elle est désignée membre du comité central de l'Union sociale-démocrate de Macédoine (SDSM), puis entre au bureau du parti en 1995, en sa qualité de présidente du mouvement de jeunesse. Elle est élue membre du conseil municipal de Skopje l'année suivante, et devient porte-parole de la SDSM en 1997.

Députée
Lors des élections législatives de l'automne 1998, elle est élue députée à l'Assemblée, où elle obtient un poste de coordinatrice adjointe du groupe parlementaire social-démocrate, tout en siégeant dans diverses commissions de l'Assemblée. En 1999, elle renonce à diriger les jeunes du SDSM et devient vice-présidente du parti, chargée des questions internationales. Elle avait abandonné un an plus tôt ses fonctions de porte-parole.

Ministre
À la suite de la nette victoire de la SDSM aux élections législatives du 15 septembre 2002, Branko Crvenkovski retrouve la direction du gouvernement, dans lequel Radmila Šekerinska est nommée vice-présidente, chargée de l'Intégration européenne.

À ce titre, elle exerce par deux fois l'intérim du poste de président du gouvernement. Tout d'abord, après la démission de Crvenkovski, élu président de la République, le , et jusqu'à son remplacement par l'indépendant Hari Kostov, le 4 juin. Kostov renonce cependant le 16 novembre, victime de tensions internes à la majorité, et elle se trouve alors chargée de le remplacer jusqu'à l'investiture, le 15 décembre, de Vlado Bučkovski.

Dans l'opposition
La SDSM ayant perdu les élections législatives du 5 juillet 2006 contre la VMRO-DPMNE de Nikola Gruevski, elle est élue présidente du parti le 5 novembre, en remplacement de Bučkovski. À l'occasion des élections législatives anticipées du  juin 2008, elle forme une coalition, « Soleil – Coalition pour l'Europe », qui stagne en voix mais perd cinq des trente-deux députés que détenaient la SDSM jusqu'à présent. Elle est alors remplacée, par intérim, par le vice-président Zoran Zaev, avant que Branko Crvenkovski ne reprenne, en , la direction du parti.

Dans le cadre des élections législatives anticipées du 5 juin 2011, elle est désignée candidate à la présidence du gouvernement par la coalition politique « Pour votre avenir », alliance de centre gauche dominée par la SDSM. Le jour du scrutin, la coalition remporte 32,8 % des voix et 42 députés, soit une progression de neuf points et quinze sièges, sans battre la VMRO-DPMNE, qui perd cependant sa majorité absolue.

Notes et références

Annexes

Articles connexes
 Gouvernement Crvenkovski ; Gouvernement Kostov ; Gouvernement Bučkovski
 Élections législatives macédoniennes de 2008 et 2011
 Liste de dirigeantes politiques

Liens externes
  Site de l'Union sociale-démocrate de Macédoine

Naissance à Skopje
Naissance en juin 1972
Ministre macédonien de la Défense
Femme politique macédonienne
Étudiant de l'université Saints-Cyrille-et-Méthode de Skopje
Étudiant de l'université Tufts
Pionnière en politique
Président du gouvernement de Macédoine du Nord


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Where Can I Compost in Philly?
With Dirt Factory debuting in University City this week, everyone's talking about composting.
Composting is important because it diverts waste for the landfill (where your kitchen scraps would emit more methane when they break down) and also provide essential nutrients to the soil. The good news is that you can compost in a few places in Philadelphia, whether you drop it off or have a composting service. Regardless of where you live, where can you turn your orange peels & egg shells into plant-satisfying goodness?
It's easy to get started – you can divert most of your kitchen waste, along with leaves, dryer lint, pet hair and more.
Dirt Factory: You can drop off your compostable bagged leaves & wood chips to Dirt Factory on 4308 Market Street on Wednesdays from 5-6 PM. University City residents can drop-off compostable material for a low monthly fee (Contact Pedal Co-Op at 507-581-4421).
Fairmount Park Organic Recycling Center accepts your leaves and composts them for free! You can also get free compost here, too.
Philly Compost provides neighborhood scale composting in Fishtown, at a central site in the neighborhood.
Circle Compost offers residential pickup for $15/month. They pick up via bike (where possible) and give back to community gardens.
Bennett Compost also picks up compost from your house for $15/month.
Philly Compost also offers commercial composting.
Organic Diversion offers commercial solutions.
Businesses can contact these various groups for quotes.
Want to start composting on your own? Here's a few resources to get started.
Crazy About Compost: Composting expert Tyler Weaver helps educate Philadelphians about best composting practices. He's a speaker, develops composting programs and offers business coaching.
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Q: Call Python From Bat File And Get Return Code I'm looking for a way to call a python script from a batch file and getting a return code from the python script.  Confusing I know, but it's based on a system that's currently in use.  I'd re-write it, but this way would be much, much quicker.
So:
Bat ---------------------> Python
     * call python file *

Bat <--------------------------------- Python
      * python does a load of work *
      * and returns a return code  *

A: Try:
import os
os._exit(ret_value)

You should also check:

*

*sys.exit()

A: The windows shell saves the return code in the ERRORLEVEL variable:
python somescript.py
echo %ERRORLEVEL%

In the python script you can exit the script and set the return value by calling exit():
exit(15)

In older versions of python you might first have to import the exit() function from the sys module:
from sys import exit
exit(15)

A: You can try this batch script for this:
@echo off

REM     %1 - This is the parameter we pass with the desired return code for the Python script that will be captured by the ErrorLevel env. variable.
REM     A value of 0 is the default exit code, meaning it has all gone well. A value greater than 0 implies an error
REM     and this value can be captured and used for any error control logic and handling within the script

set ERRORLEVEL=
set RETURN_CODE=%1

echo (Before Python script run) ERRORLEVEL VALUE IS: [ %ERRORLEVEL% ]
echo.

call python -c "import sys; exit_code = %RETURN_CODE%; print('(Inside python script now) Setting up exit code to ' + str(exit_code)); sys.exit(exit_code)"

echo.
echo (After Python script run) ERRORLEVEL VALUE IS: [ %ERRORLEVEL% ]
echo.

And when you run it a couple of times with different return code values you can see the expected behaviour:
PS C:\Scripts\ScriptTests> & '\TestPythonReturnCodes.cmd' 5

(Before Python script run) ERRORLEVEL VALUE IS: [ 0 ]

(Inside python script now) Setting up exit code to 5

(After Python script run) ERRORLEVEL VALUE IS: [ 5 ]

PS C:\Scripts\ScriptTests> & '\TestPythonReturnCodes.cmd' 3

(Before Python script run) ERRORLEVEL VALUE IS: [ 0 ]

(Inside python script now) Setting up exit code to 3

(After Python script run) ERRORLEVEL VALUE IS: [ 3 ]

PS C:\Scripts\ScriptTests

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Wild Child Justin Bieber Parties All Night In NYC
May. 30 2013, Published 2:36 p.m. ET
Justin Bieber is currently under investigation for reckless driving in his Calabasas, Calif. neighborhood, but he's not slowing down any time soon!
After supporting his BFF Jaden Smith at the After Earth premiere in New York City on Wednesday night, the pop star partied at three different clubs, finally heading home to his hotel after 5 a.m. -- and RadarOnline.com has all the details.
Justin -- clad in a black tank top -- started off the night with his posse at Avenue nightclub, the same spot where Lindsay Lohan was accused of attacking a fellow partier.
The 19-year-old then rolled up at Marquee nightclub just down the street, where he grabbed a table that had been abandoned by another partier's group and checked out DJ Martin Solveig.
Finally, Justin rounded out the night with four male friends at 1Oak. Arriving around 3 a.m., he stayed until past 4 a.m. -- and 1Oak, like Avenue and Marquee, is a 21+ nightclub.
Justin was spotted returning to his hotel around 5:30 a.m. and an eyewitness tells Radar, "He left about an hour later for his flight out of Teterboro Airport (in New Jersey). He looked pretty miserable!"
Indeed, it's been a rough week for the singer. His neighbor Keyshawn Johnson accused him of being hell on wheels in their quiet gated community, but sources close to the investigation told Radar that the driver who almost ran down Johnson's kids was actually Bieber's pal, rapper Tyler, The Creator.
Late nights of partying is nothing new for Justin, who has developed a reputation in recent months for out-of-control partying.


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Escorting in the COVID-19 Age
By John Blaylock
After an extended period of quarantine, businesses are starting to open back up—and that includes some escorts. But there have been changes. Read on for the new rules of engagement, courtesy of Sonia von Sacher.
Canada has been getting some heavy praise as of late for its pandemic response, with CNN proclaiming how that nation has decidedly—yet politely— "crushed" the curve, much like a can of Molson against the stalwart brow of a beaver-loving lumberjack. God bless those Canucks and their maple syrup heists.
But no one is out of the woods just yet, especially provinces like Quebec, where new cases persist. And as the Canadian economy lurches back into action, sex workers are weighing the risks of resuming "business as usual" amid a host of new restrictions.
However, as we've learned, when the going gets tough, sexy, savvy service providers are always up to the challenge. So it is with Canadian provider Sonia von Sacher, a devastatingly gorgeous redhead whose irrepressible charm is only matched by her acumen for success—and for staying out of the hospital, for that matter. Here, she shares steps she's taken to protect her health and the health of her clients. Perhaps to no one's surprise, Sonia is more thorough than most U.S. states. Never underestimate an escort. (NOTE: This article is for journalistic purposes only, and is not intended to encourage, promote or endorse illegal activity.)
HUSTLERMagazine.com: Tell us a little bit about where you live and who you are as a service provider.
Sonia von Sacher: I've been a service provider in Montreal for almost four years now. I specialize in a broad range of different services, from the traditional Girlfriend Experience (GFE) to fetish services. I also offer educational sessions on a wide variety of subjects related to sex and fetishes. I take pride in catering to people of all abilities, and people with disabilities are a big part of my clientele.
How did you react to the beginning of the pandemic, and what actions did you take?
Escorting: The Naked Truth
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Charlotte Stokely, Renaissance Babe
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California instructor named 2010 Yearbook Adviser of the Year
admin Awards Yearbook Adviser of the Year January 19, 2011 | 0
Sarah Nichols, yearbook adviser at Whitney High School in Rocklin, California, has been named Yearbook Adviser of the Year by the national Journalism Education Association. Kelly Furnas, JEA's executive director, and H. L. Hall. Yearbook Adviser of the Year committee chair honored Nichols in a surprise ceremony at Whitney High, Jan. 19. Nichols will also be honored again at the spring JEA convention in April in Anaheim where she will address her journalism colleagues from across the country.
Sarah Nichols, 2011 Yearbook Adviser of the Year, with Casey Nichols, 2004 Yearbook Adviser of the Year.
All the books Sarah has advised at Whitney High School have received Pacemaker awards from the National Scholastic Press Association and Gold Crown Awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. Both awards are the highest the organizations give. Sarah has also revised NSPA's Yearbook Guidebook, and she has been an active member of JEA's Student Press Rights Commission and its Certification Commission. She has been instrumental in getting students more involved in supporting their First Amendment rights, and she was instrumental in developing the slogan "I've Got Mine, Do You Have Yours," a phrase that has encouraged journalism teachers across the country to be recognized by JEA as certified or master teachers.
She is also a member of JEA's digital media committee and JEA's student journalist of the year scholarship committee. She has also served the Journalism Education of Northern California as past president and board member. Before moving to California she taught in Indiana where she served as secretary of the Indiana High School Press Association. She has received NSPA's Pioneer Award, and was also named a Distinguished Adviser by JEA in 2006.
Sarah has a B.A. degree in journalism from Indiana University and an M. Ed. degree from Indiana Wesleyan University. She has also completed Multimedia 101, 102 and 103 coursework through RTNDF's Broadcast Journalism project as a way to help her students apply multimedia skills to yearbook.
Casey, her husband, was the national adviser of the year in 2004. Sarah and Casey are the only husband and wife to win this highest honor.
JEA also recognized four distinguished advisers and three special recognition advisers.
Distinguished Advisers
Mary Patrick, CJE, Maize South Middle School, Wichita, Kan. (Eagle)
Mitch Ziegler, CJE, Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, Calif. (The Pilot)
Charla A. Harris, CJE, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, Texas (The Hawk)
Special Recognition
Michele M. Dunaway, MJE, Francis Howell High School, St. Charles, Mo. (Howelltonian)
Brenda Field, CJE, Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, Ill. (Etruscan)
Meghan J. Percival, CJE, McLean (Va.) High School (The Clan)
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What Happens If I Didn't Reaffirm My Car Loan In Bankruptcy And I Fall Behind?
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10 Jun What Happens If I Didn't Reaffirm My Car Loan In Bankruptcy And I Fall Behind?
When you file bankruptcy, you list all your debts, even if you owe money for something that you want to keep like a house or car.
Someone asked Georgia attorney Jonathan Ginsberg what to do with a debt that hadn't been reaffirmed in his Chapter 7 case, which had been handled by another lawyer.
The caller appeared to be upset to learn that his attorney didn't file a reaffirmation on his car loan. If the reaffirmation isn't filed, the car might be picked up even if the debt isn't in default but in this case the car lender didn't do this. The lender allowed the borrower to continue paying.
The message appeared to be from someone who had fallen behind on his car payments 2 years after filing for bankruptcy. This particular person may have been helped by the fact that the debt wasn't reaffirmed since reaffirmed or not, a car can be repossessed if the loan payments fall behind.
However if the debt wasn't reaffirmed, then all the creditor can do is pick up the car and sell it and this debtor could not be sued for any balance owed.
Had the debt been reaffirmed, the debtor might have been calling asking if a creditor had the right to charge for return of his vehicle or worse yet, sue for a deficiency on a car that had been sold after default.
Many courts have ruled that if a car hasn't been reaffirmed, then the creditor has the right to repossess and sell the car, but if a lender allows a debtor to keep and pay for the car, then the debtor is able to have their car without the risk if something happens down the road, pun intended.


It's time for England and I'm happy that we have arrived!
There are so many wonderful tidbits of England that it was difficult to choose so few.
I visited several places trying to make sure about this next fun fact. I understand that there are more chickens than people in England. Okay, for those that don't know me, I am the crazy chicken lady so this tidbit had me smiling ear to ear.
England is 74 times smaller than the USA, 59 times smaller than Australia and 3 times smaller than Japan. England is however 2.5 times more populous than Australia.
One of England's quaintest traditional events is the cheese rolling competition in Brockworth, Gloucestershire.
The world's first public street lighting with gas was installed in Pall Mall, London in 1807. In 1812, the London and Westminster Gas Light and Coke Company became the world's first gas company.
The oldest zoo in the world opened in England, in the city of London in 1828.
Shoelaces were invented in England in 1790.
I love tea whether it be hot or cold so it only made sense that the souvenir had to tea related. The process of making it is as important as drinking it to me. For the past several years, I have been a student of tea and have loved learning how different types of tea are made and where they are made. Did you know that half of the world now drinks tea! If you would enjoy learning more, go HERE. Another fun thing about the Tea Journey folks is that they have a JoJo Club! Now how fun is that. I felt so special seeing my name that I may have to join and get custom teas delivered to my home each month! I learned about the magazine from a Kickstarter campaign that I participated in. I can hardly wait until the summer of 2017 to get my special, smart tea brewer.
Now, can't you just picture yourself walking down a path and seeing the Tea Room sign beckoning you to come in out of the cold for a nice, soothing cup of hot tea! Ole England how I desire to someday visit you in person.


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Review: Zipang (2004)
Mirai, an improved Kongou-class Aegis guided missile destroyer, is one of the newest and most advanced ships in the entire Japanese Self-Defense Force (SDF). Her crew, also one of the newest, is lead by Capt. Umezu Saburo and Executive Officer Kadomatsu Yosuke. While running scheduled training exercises one day, Mirai encounters a fierce storm that throws their navigation systems into temporary disarray. After a few minutes of recovery, the crew is shocked to discover that they've been transported back in time to June 4, 1942 — The Battle of Midway, during World War II. Letting history take its course for this battle, they manage to avoid the conflict firsthand and make a vow to remain annonymous, changing history as little as possible. However, when the crew comes across the dying Lt. Commander Kusaka Takumi, XO. Kadomatsu's instincts to save lives takes over, changing the course of history more than he could've imagined.
Zipang is one of those anime series that grabs your attention firmly by the throat and refuses to let go, even for a second. Set in World War II, you would expect a non-stop action-packed thrill-fest, but instead Zipang produces a solid, character-driven story with just enough twists and drama to keep you on the edge of you seat at the end of every show. The storyline that weaves its way throughout the series is that of this crew, displaced in time, trying to do as little as possible to change time itself, in the middle of a war zone where their very superiority makes them an essential target for all parties involved.
The movie pays close attention to wartime details and you get the feeling that everything right down to the nuts and bolts on the ships are the result of an intensive research study. That said, the animation is absolutely gorgeous, with the ships, aircraft and vehicles reproduced with an extremely sharp level of detail. The use of unobtrusive CG also adds to the whole experience, making Zipang very easy on the eye indeed.
The sound effects and musical backdrop of sublime, blending in with the visuals so seamlessly and powerfully that they provide the perfect backdrop for the unfolding action. The voice actors as well are more than competent and there is really almost nothing a person can complain about.
And while I say that this is more of a military drama than a slugfest, make no mistake there is still plenty of action scenes for those more interested in action over substance. Extremely realistic dogfights and naval battles abound, with even some land conflict thrown in for good measure too.
In any event, Zipang is a strongly written anime that any one with even the slightest interest in World War II history or the military in general – will thoroughly enjoy.
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Jeremy Paxman 'baffled' by University Challenge boycott
By Naina Bhardwai, News Editor
Jeremy Paxman says he is "baffled" by students voting to boycott University Challenge over claims that a complaint about "misogynistic and sexist comments" was not taken seriously enough.
The University of Reading's students' union voted 120 to 105 in favour of adopting a policy of boycotting the show, after hearing claims relating to a previous appearance by the university's team.
The vote followed claims that concerns about a sexist comment had been not been taken seriously – but the students' union said that due to a confidentiality agreement signed by the show's contestants, they have been unable to give details of the incident.
Paxman has suggested that it might be about comments he made about a knitted mascot of himself during a break in recording the episode against Imperial College London
He explained: "I have racked my brains to discover what on earth the Reading students' union is on about."
"I think they're referring to a recording of University Challenge which took place in February 2015, though I am baffled at why it has become an issue a year-and-a-half later.
"There was a technical fault which meant we had to interrupt the recording, leaving all of us sitting at our desks in the studio while the problem was sorted out in the control gallery.
"In the conversation to fill the void – in a brightly lit studio, in front of all eight contestants, a full studio crew and an audience of several hundred spectators – I asked the Reading team about the mascot sitting on their desk.
"One of them said it was a hand-knitted Jeremy Paxman doll. Across the several yards separating the chairman's desk from the teams, I asked the whole team whether they took it to bed with them.
"Though no complaint was made at the time, this, apparently, is what has upset them."
Samantha Buzzard, the Reading Captain and a PhD student working on mathematical modelling of the surface melt of Antarctic ice shelves, was the team's only woman and took offence.
Reading went on to lose by 110 points to Imperial's 285.
The student union's Education Officer, Niall Hamilton wrote in a blog post that:
"Students voted to boycott the BBC programme University Challenge.
"This incident resulted in a complaint being filed by contestants. The response by ITV was that they would inform Paxman that he had offended a contestant. They did not issue a formal apology and they did not produce any consolation to the contestants.
"This is due to misogynistic and sexist comments made to previous members of the University of Reading team by Jeremy Paxman.
"The response from ITV, the company that produces (although doesn't air) the famous quiz show, was that they would inform Paxman that he had offended a contestant," Hamilton wrote.
"Misogyny and sexism are not about 'offending' contestants, but undermining and oppressing individuals due to their gender.
"Serious investigations and repercussions must be made to ensure women feel comfortable participating in University Challenge.
"The Students' Union should not be in a position to promote and encourage students to
participate in an institution with a serious lack of regard for the equality and accessibility of women on their show, " he added.
However, the university said the show is a "national institution" and a replacement team will be independently assembled to represent Reading in the contest since the university wants their "brightest and best students competing against the top universities in the UK in front of millions of viewers."
A University Spokeswoman said:
"We respect the Union's right to step down from entering a team after 120 students voted to boycott the programme and 105 against. There are hundreds more students who want to take part.
"The biggest issue with University Challenge is the outrageous social media abuse and trolling of female contestants," they said.
"It is not news there is a gender imbalance on University Challenge – Jeremy Paxman himself raised it last year."
"The best way of combating prejudice and encouraging women to take part is fronting up and entering a team, not avoiding the programme."
A consderable number of female students have said they had been put off entering the competition for fear of online abuse.
A spokesman for the show said: "Last year producers spoke with a Reading university contestant about a comment made during a conversation with the whole team, which would appear to have been misinterpreted.
"The student union's recent comments are surprising. We are, however, pleased that Reading university continues to apply for the show."
But the university has come under fire for failing to support student's views.
This is not the first time he has been accused of sexism, however; when asking a starter question on the AFC Asian Cup during a programme aired in 2015, the veteran TV presenter was called out for appearing surprised at a female contestant's football knowledge.
Teams from Reading have appeared on University Challenge five times since 2000.
University Challenge is an academic quiz show on BBC2 but produced by ITV where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.
According to ITV, producers from the show spoke to a member of Reading's team at the time and they indicated they were satisfied with the response.
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Now is a 'once-in-a-lifetime' chance to invest in US pot companies, investor says
Emily McCormick
Yahoo Finance October 19, 2018
With some Canadian pot stocks posting triple-digit return rates this year, many retail investors have looked north to pour cash into cannabis. But individual investors should consider keeping their capital in American companies, according to at least one investor.
U.S. cannabis companies are worth a lot more than their current valuations suggest since federal illegality has put undue pressure on the industry, said David Wenger, a New York attorney and senior editor of the Cannabis Law Digest. But given current social and state-wide legislative action, cannabis's illicit status in the U.S. isn't going to last much longer — creating a huge earning potential for investors who get in now, Wenger said.
"There's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that we have here for early investors in the US cannabis industry to profit from an enormous valuation gap," Wenger said Thursday at the Cannabis World Congress and Business Exposition in Boston. "The value suppression because of federal illegality is artificial, it's not real. It's there, but it's not deserved."
A woman smokes a joint on the day Canada legalizes recreational marijuana at Trinity Bellwoods Park, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, October 17, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
In the United States, the legal cannabis market is expected to reach $11 billion in consumer spending in 2018, according to a report from Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics. That figure will reach $23.4 billion in 2022, ballooning at a 22% compound annual growth rate over that five-year forecast period, the researchers wrote.
'Come back to me when it's legal'
Marijuana's classification as a Schedule I narcotic — the most restrictive class of controlled substances, on par with LSD and ecstasy — has created a cascade of social and regulatory factors weighing on the domestic industry. But these burdens will immediately lift when — not "if," Wenger believes — weed becomes legal.
Since marijuana is still federally illicit, major U.S. stock exchanges have shunned American plant-touching cannabis companies from listing, while allowing Canadian companies including Canopy Growth Corporation (CGC) and Tilray (TLRY) to make their initial public offerings. A handful of American weed companies have taken steps to tap into the public equity market despite being orphaned by major US stock exchanges. California-based MedMen (MMNFF), currently traded on the OTC market in the U.S., has a market capitalization of around $3 billion. New York-based Acreage Holdings announced its intention to go public via a reverse takeover with Ontario's Applied Inventions Management Corporation on the Canadian Securities Exchange by November. Acreage Holdings said earlier this year it raised $119 million in what it called the largest funding round for an American cannabis company to date.
Many potential institutional investors "look at the U.S. industry and make a U-turn," Wenger said. "They hear it's federally illegal and they say, 'Come back to me when it's legal.'" Canadian businessman Kevin O'Leary, Shark Tank host and chairman of O'Shares ETF Investments, said in an interview on Yahoo Finance's Market Movers on Wednesday that he would "never" invest in cannabis stocks given product's labeling as a Schedule I narcotic in the US. Finding a major American bank willing to price in the risk of federal illegality — and potential charges of aid and abetting — presents a major challenge for cannabis entrepreneurs.
Since many institutional investors are sticking to the sidelines for now, there's room for individual investors to claim a larger-than-usual piece of the pie in the budding industry, Wenger said. Investors can get in "even with fewer than $100,000 in kinds of deals that would never be open" in most cases for growing companies, whose attention would typically shift to institutional investors capable of writing larger checks.
Plant-touching cannabis companies also face steep tax rates due to the product's federally illegal status. Even cannabis companies operating in states such as Colorado or California where the goods are licit have to report their income as illegal at the federal level, triggering a set of profit-denting tax rules. Federal legality will lift the tax burden, instantly improving profits and margins, Wenger said.
'Inevitable'
"Federal legalization is inevitable — it's a certainty," Wenger said. "It's going to happen sooner than many people expect."
Wenger bases his bullishness in large part on pot's improved public perception. A Pew study earlier this month found that 62% of Americans say that marijuana use should be legalized, or double the percentage from 2000. Thirty-one states and Washington, D.C. allow medical marijuana, with nine states and D.C. allowing for recreational use. And Americans are already consuming the substance by the truckload, with New York City residents alone taking in 77.44 metric tons per year.
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Explosive existing demand makes cannabis unlike many other up-and-coming industries, where companies often have to define a new product to customers, said John Kagia, an analyst for cannabis research firm New Frontier Data.
"You don't have to explain to a cannabis consumer why they should try cannabis," Kagia said at the conference in Boston. "They already know why they like to consume cannabis. They just need to know why your product is better than the one they already have."
Aside from its obvious means of consumption, cannabis is at the precipice of disrupting a number of industries, some analysts believe. Vivien Azer, an analyst with Wall Street firm Cowen, wrote in a recent research note that she sees cannabis expanding into adult use, beauty and nutraceuticals, over-the-counter pain and sleep products and pharmaceuticals.
While Kagia also sees upside to the industry, his advice for investment timing is slightly less urgent.
"It can seem like in this industry, if you don't get in now, you're going to miss this boat," Kagia said. "But … we have a long, long road ahead. This industry is literally in the 200-yard mark of a marathon."
Emily McCormick is a reporter for Yahoo Finance. Follow her on Twitter: @emily_mcck
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(c)varying the description of a regulated activity to which the permission relates.
(2)On the application of a PRA-authorised person with a Part 4A permission, the PRA may, after consulting the FCA, cancel the permission.
(3)On the application of an authorised person other than a PRA-authorised person, the PRA may with the consent of the FCA vary the permission by adding to the regulated activities to which the permission relates one or more regulated activities which include a PRA-regulated activity.
(4)The PRA may refuse an application under this section if it appears to it that it is desirable to do so in order to advance any of its objectives.
(5)The FCA may withhold its consent to a proposed variation under this section if it appears to it that it is desirable to do so in order to advance one or more of its operational objectives.
(6)If as a result of a variation of a Part 4A permission under this section there are no longer any regulated activities for which the authorised person concerned has permission, the PRA must, once it is satisfied after consulting the FCA that it is no longer necessary to keep the permission in force, cancel it.
(7)The PRA's power to vary a Part 4A permission under this section extends to including in the permission as varied any provision that could be included if a fresh permission were being given by it in response to an application under section 55A.


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Westside Mine is a former coal mine located at Wakefield, New South Wales, Australia. The open cut mine was developed to provide coal for the Eraring Power Station. The mine started in 1992 and closed in February 2012 due to exhaustion of mineable reserves.

The mine site is being rehabilitated following most equipment being removed. The mine area has been reshaped to remove any high walls and covered with topsoil and seeded with native vegetation. During the last nine years of the mine's life, it was operated under contract by Thiess Australian Mining and was the most productive mine in the Hunter Valley region measured by production tonnes per team member. The rehabilitated mine site has second generation flora and seven threatened species of wildlife have been observed.

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