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5 Moments From the American Music Awards
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Los Angeles County shattered its daily Covid-19 case record last week, but preparations for a live broadcast of the 2020 American Music Awards forged ahead at the Microsoft Theater. The event, which was broadcast by ABC on Sunday night, was the latest in a handful of music awards shows that have mounted in-person, indoor productions in the last two weeks, including the Country Music Association Awards (which made little mention of the pandemic) and the Latin Grammys (which fully acknowledged it).
The AMAs chose the Latin Grammys route: Dancers and musicians who weren't singing wore masks, winners collected their trophies from a table instead of receiving them from presenters, and the limited audience was relegated to the theater's upper balcony (while cardboard cutouts of Beyoncé and Jay-Z got a front-row view). But despite all the visible reminders of the pandemic, winners and presenters had little to say about it or other hot-button issues. The evening's most pointed remark was about as sharp as a butter knife: The host Taraji P. Henson chided President Trump by saying, "We ain't doing no recount," in reference to the votes for artist of the year.
While the ceremony leaned toward the tame, a handful of artists managed to make an impression. Here are five of the night's most notable moments.
Billie Eilish taunted the camera.
She may be destined to play arenas for the rest of her career, but Billie Eilish's music tends to feel more claustrophobic than expansive. Performing her new single, "Therefore I Am," Eilish packed her live-wire energy inside the narrow corridors of a blank but colorfully illuminated set evocative of a James Turrell installation. Her brother and collaborator Finneas was on hand, dutifully masked and playing bass.
The video for "Therefore I Am" — in which Eilish gallivants around an abandoned shopping mall, digging her claws into assorted snacks — reeks of mischief. She brought a similar vibe to the AMAs, saucily taunting the camera following her around the stage and demonstrating the earned confidence of someone whose rule-bending ways have been rewarded. And after two subdued awards show performances — at the Grammys and the Oscars — it was a pleasure to see her crank up the energy.
Taylor Swift doesn't love the drama, it loves her.
In the run-up to last year's AMAs, Taylor Swift's performance celebrating her artist of the decade honor was clouded by the question of whether she'd be allowed to play the hits that earned her that title. According to Swift, Scooter Braun, the manager who had just acquired the master recordings of her first six albums, was trying to block her from doing so. In the end, Swift performed the songs, but the drama has endured, returning to the headlines last week as Braun sold her catalog to the investment firm Shamrock Capital.
Accepting this year's award for artist of the year in a prerecorded clip, Swift made a point of referencing the ongoing saga. "The reason I'm not there tonight is I'm actually rerecording all of my old music in the studio where we originally recorded it," she said, gesturing to her surroundings, seemingly a vocal booth with a zodiac wall hanging.
Dua Lipa levitated, actually.
In one of a handful of prerecorded segments that supplemented the live broadcast, Dua Lipa joined the party from the Royal Albert Hall in London. Typically more comfortable strutting and smoldering than outright dancing, she brought her A game for a performance of "Levitating," attempting more rigorous choreography with assistance from a phalanx of leotard-clad backup dancers. When the camera panned away from Lipa in the bridge, it looked to be the setup for a wardrobe change. Instead, it led into the evening's most theatrical moment: Lipa, now harnessed, ascended into the theater's fly space, making for a delightfully literal delivery of the song's final lyric: "I'm levitating."
Bell Biv DeVoe brought old-school charm.
With its throwback performance, the R&B outfit Bell Biv DeVoe had the most fun with the least fuss. The trio, who first appeared at the AMAs in 1991, performed in front of a slapdash, retro set in jewel-tone blazers and fedoras, step-touching their way through renditions of "Do Me!" and "Poison," from their 1990 debut album. The overall looseness of the performance set the group apart from the other boy band in the night's lineup, the ever-polished BTS. But with their unmistakably live vocals, BBD scored points in the authenticity department; their efforts were made all the more endearing by their commitment to hyping up a nonexistent crowd.
Hip-hop claimed some space.
In recognition of the "undeniable crossover success" of Latin and hip-hop artists, the AMAs introduced a handful of new categories this year — a step toward redressing some historical blind spots. Rappers also got significant airtime throughout the night, especially compared to last year, when rap's presence on the AMAs stage started and ended with a Travis Scott cameo. Megan Thee Stallion debuted "Body," from her new album, "Good News" (though the song's spice was somewhat watered down by the network's censors). Lil Baby delivered a message about mental health with a performance of "Emotionally Scarred." And 24kGoldn joined forces with Iann Dior for a buoyant "Mood."
By Olivia Horn
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When I heard that AlterConf was moving to the Color Communication Badge system, I was pretty impressed. So far, I've only been to one other conference, Wiscon, that uses color communication badges, and my first day attending was a relief compared to my other social experiences at cons.
The premise for the badge system, which for Alterconf is being unveiled in Seattle, is simple. Each attendee receives three cards included with their name badge and holder. (Attendees are invited to include their pronouns on their white name badge.) The colored cards can be slipped behind the name badge in the holder so they're visible to other attendees. A green card with a triangle means that the wearer wants people to come up and talk to them. Yellow, with a circle, means they want only people they know to approach them, and red, with a square, means that they want to be left alone. In each case, the person wearing the badge may still approach people they want to talk to, but if someone is wearing a yellow or red badge, they generally want to keep being approached to a minimum.
I say that this system was a relief to me because, as someone on the autism spectrum, I sometimes have issues voicing my needs and reading other peoples' social cues. The badges were designed for use by people with autism at conferences and gatherings, but they're a good tool for all con-goers. At Wiscon, a science fiction and fantasy literature conference I've attended for the past few years, where a large number of attendees have adopted the badges, all of the guesswork that stresses me out when navigating the crowds of other con-goers evaporates. Just by having the system, I also feel more secure for advocating for my needs and bowing out of conversations as a form of self-care.
As a child, I was usually a silent observer of conversations, and as an adult, I have a hard time matching social cues to social convention. I default into observer mode and often have no idea how to join a discussion. I also have a hard time saying no to people who approach me during gatherings, and I often feel like I have no way out when a discussion starts to drag on. My social anxiety peaks. When this process continues for hours with multiple people, I find myself tense and exhausted at the end of the day, my ability to function drained away.
Yellow and red badges take away the social pressure I feel to talk to everyone I see and to talk to people I don't want to. No system is perfect, people do sometimes go up to red or yellow badgers and try to strike up a conversation, but it's much easier for me to point to the badge and explain that I'm tired or in a hurry, especially when other people who aren't on the spectrum are wearing the badges. I don't feel singled out. I don't feel different.
I also appreciate the badges because, when everyone is wearing them, I feel less awkward approaching other people for conversation. As someone who has a hard time with social cues, I often default to assuming that people don't want to be approached. When faced with a room full of what, to me, can seem like blank slates, figuring out who might want to talk to me takes up a lot of mental energy. But, if all of the people who do want to make new friends or professional connections are wearing a green badge, I no longer have to worry.
Conferences are often high-pressure events, especially tech conferences. The emphasis is to always be hustling and making connections. People are running for long periods of time on little sleep and a break from their usual routines. It's easy to get sucked into after hours parties, bar cons, and lobby cons until the early morning. The color badge system works, and not just for people on the spectrum.
At Collision in New Orleans last year, an investor was at a party, enjoying drinks with friends, when she admitted that she often hides her investor-designated badge when she has to walk across a conference floor because she is inundated with pitches. At gaming conferences I've been to, I've seen emotions run high and people have to leave the gaming floor to cool off and get some space. It would be so much more convenient if more cons used a visual system to communicate to people to give them space.
People at conferences get tired and hangry and sometimes just want to be left alone. Some people are naturally shy or quiet and want an easy way to communicate they're looking for someone to talk to. While the Color Communication Badge system was created for people on the autism spectrum, everyone benefits from its implementation at conferences and large networking events. It just makes connecting with other attendees easier.
W. L. Bolm is a techie and writer living in Wisconsin. They work as Director of Support and Nonprofit Advocacy at CommitChange. Their writing has appeared in The Tampa Tribune, the St. Petersburg Times, I Need Diverse Games, and in a number of print and online publications.


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What is RookNet?
RookNet is a living memory of a friend, a poet, an exceptional 'graphics guy'.
RookNet contains reviews of poetry, photography and digital art. Mainly, this site contains information about our main project called "The Beat Page".
"The Beat Generation"
The history of literature has been "landmarked" by countless movements of varying styles and direction. The Beat Page is dedicated to the movement that began in the early 1950's with a small and tightly connected group of young writers who demonstrated a care-free, often reckless and unquestionably fresh approach to literature as well as a demonstrative social stance toward what was sometimes referred to as "The Establishment". The term "Beat" was reportedly coined by Jack Kerouac in the late 1940's, but became more common at about the time that writers like himself, Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti were beginning to get noticed. It was quickly becoming a slang term in America after World War II, meaning "exhausted" or "beat down" and provided this generation with a definitive label for their personal and social positions and perspectives.
Founded in 1953 by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Peter D. Martin, City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco is one of the few truly great independent bookstores in the United States; a place where book lovers from across the country and around the world come to browse, read, and just soak in the ambiance of alternative culture's only "Literary Landmark." Although it's been more than sixty years since the birth of the Beat Generation, the Beats' legacy of anti-authoritarian politics and insurgent thinking continues to be a strong influence in the store, most evident in the selection of titles.

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Hello everyone!!! I'm here tonight to share with you a little ATC that I made to participate in the Freebie challenge over at Smeared and smudged forum. I'm really barely in time... it ends in 3 days!!! yikes... I'm having trouble to find the time to post what I create!
It's the perfect image to do a Creepmas creation. I decided to mix fall colors with the Christmas ones... thought that's pretty much what Creepmas is about... fall/Halloween meets Christmas!
I used all scraps of papers that I had! The digi was colored with my copics. I made the sentiment using my labeler.
That's it for now!!! This post will get busier with the blog hop for Creepmas ;o) I'm participating for the 1st time!!! Hope you like what I do!
another great ATC...great coloring and I love the fall colors for christmas!
Brilliant work! I absolutely adore your ATC! Great use of the freebie too :). Thanks for playing along with Smudgy Antics!
LOL! Vicky, fall/Halloween meets Christmas! I guess Christmas means so many different things to different folks. Love this ATC tho!! Great job!


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Elon Musk: So-called Valley sex party was just 'nerds on a couch'
Commentary: Disputing author Emily Chang's characterization of debauchery, Tesla's CEO says he's only seen mild affairs.
Chris Matyszczyk
Jan. 12, 2018 10:57 a.m. PT
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that's taken over our lives.
Sex party? What sex party? (Elon Musk is actually speaking here at an astronautical congress last fall in Australia.)
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It rained a lot in the San Francisco Bay Area this week and every time I saw a puddle in the road, I couldn't help thinking about Silicon Valley's sex parties.
As related by Bloomberg TV's Emily Chang in her forthcoming book "Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley," these parties involve libertine debauchery and something called cuddle-puddles.
It emerged from subsequent revelations from the book that one specific party described by Chang occurred at the house of Steve Jurvetson. He left venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson in November in the wake of sexual harassment allegations -- allegations which he denies.
Now Elon Musk has stepped forward to say he was at the allegedly exciting party and thought it not exciting at all.
"Emily Chang's article was salacious nonsense," he told Wired. "She conflated what happens in SF [San Francisco] sex clubs in the Tenderloin, which have been around long before Silicon Valley was anything, with boring VC parties on the Peninsula. That is misleading to the public and she should be ashamed. If there are 'sex parties' in Silicon Valley, I haven't seen or heard of one."
That's odd, because I have.
Speaking specifically about the DFJ party, Musk added that it was "boring and corporate, with zero sex or nudity anywhere. Nerds on a couch are not a 'cuddle puddle.'"
But can't nerds be sitting on a couch and then a cuddle puddle spontaneously breaks out, as their inner algorithms get the better of them?
Neither Chang, Jurvetson nor DFJ immediately responded to a request for comment.
However, a spokesman for the Tesla CEO told me that Musk thought it was "a corporate party with a costume theme, not a 'sex party,' and there was no indication that it would become one after he left."
How can one ever tell what will happen at a party after one leaves?
The VC firm issued an apology, reported by Recode, in which it said: "We were dismayed to learn of behavior at the party that was completely at odds with DFJ's culture, which has been, and will continue to be, built on the values of respect and integrity. We would never want anyone to feel uncomfortable and we are sorry if that happened."
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Musk said he went to bed at 1 a.m., that night and witnessed nothing untoward at all.
On the other hand, entrepreneur Paul Biggar said in a Medium post that he was at the party and even though he left at 12:30 a.m. before it really kicked off, he can confirm that many of the details in Chang's depiction are accurate.
"This wasn't billed as a sex party; it was official party [sic] of the VC firm. But we were certainly primed for it -- there was a sorta 'wink-wink, nudge-nudge' thing going on," he said.
After the winks and the nudges, of course, there might come stinks and grudges. As one VC admitted to Chang, he might not want to do business with someone he'd already seen half-naked.
Biggar admits that he saw no sex and drugs. He left, he said, at 12:30 a.m. Which doesn't mean that this was a routine social affair.
"I regret being so cavalier to what I should have realized was an exploitative situation," he said.
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is set to make its long awaited appearance a week from now at a New York City launch event. Given the poor demise of the company's previous Galaxy Note 7 which was ill fated to face a fire hazard crisis, the bar has been set pretty high for the Note 8, and the excellency of the Galaxy S8 series has pushed that a step ahead.
Rumors and leaks surrounding the Galaxy Note 8 have been pouring in as early as several months back, and they have been getting more consistent as they come. So far, one of the notable highlights of the upcoming Samsung phablet is that it will feature a dual camera setup. Now we have news of its more specific details in the optics department.
News outlet ET News has reported that the dual rear camera setup of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will consist of 12MP and 13MP sensors respectively. The 12MP shooter is a dual lens pixel sensor and the 13MP will be the telephoto lens. ET News further points out that the dual camera configuration will be capable of producing 2x optical zoom for the Galaxy Note 8.
The report also states that the Galaxy Note 8 will be the pioneer of Samsung's implementation of dual cameras on its devices, meaning that future flagships from the South Korean manufacturer will most likely sport dual cam setups as well. What do you think of Samsung's venture into the dual camera game?


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NSFAS Laptops to be Handed Out in 2021
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National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) students will now only receive their laptops next year owing to the delays in the tendering process.
Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, profusely apologised to those who have been affected by the hold-up following the re-advertisement of the tender to supply and deliver laptops in September.
The portable personal computers are aimed for the NSFAS students registered at universities and the Technical, and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges for the 2020 academic year.
Speaking during a media briefing on Thursday, Nzimande, said by the closing date of the tender on 21 September, 140 bid proposals were received.
"I am happy to announce that the NSFAS administrator subsequently approved the tender award on 2 November 2020 to five bidders, which will work with NSFAS and our institutions in the delivery of laptops to our students."
He said NSFAS is in the process of completing the contractual arrangements with all successful service providers, following which the details of the final mutually agreed guidelines will be communicated with all institutions.
"This will then lead to institutions commencing with the procurement of laptops required by the NSFAS funded students," he said.
He thanked the scheme for finalising this process and congratulated all the companies who were appointed.
"However, given that the procurement process has been concluded much later than originally planned, the laptops will now be distributed in the new academic year, which will now also assist us to deal with severe financial challenges faced by NSFAS," he said.
He told the media that the delay in providing these laptops is regrettable.
"I want to assure the students that it was not intended but it was very important to ensure that the procurement processes were followed strictly."
NSFAS applications
To date, NSFAS has received 650 000 applications for 2021 of which over 69% applications are from females, with males accounting for 31%.
According to the Minister, the scheme is receiving a high volume of applications from South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) beneficiaries amounting to 330 000, as a result of the deaprtment's Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Social Development.
KwaZulu-Natal accounts to the highest number of applications as sitting at 157 252 (27%), followed by Gauteng with 119 410 (20%) and Limpopo with 95 091 (16%).
Meanwhile, applications from Western Cape and North Cape remains below expectations.
"We expect this number to increase quite substantially as past experience has shown that it is in the last two weeks of the application cycle when some students tend to apply in greater numbers."
The department is predicting that applications will increase to over 800 000 for the 2021 cycle by the closing date at end of November 2020.
"However, we remain deeply concerned at the slow and low rate of applications from students with disabilities and I would like to urge them to use this opportunity and apply for a fully comprehensive bursary funding for 2021." – SAnews.gov.za
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Classical and Modern Languages & Literatures
Graduate Program in Spanish
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WELCOME TO CLASSICAL AND MODERN LANGUAGES & LITERATURES
The Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures offers courses in thirteen different languages; majors in French, Spanish, Italian, and two Romance languages; a concentration in Hispanic Linguistics; and minors in Classical Studies, French, Hispanic Linguistics, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Language and Lusophone Cultures.
The department sponsors local chapters of the national French Honor Society, Pi Delta Phi, and the national Spanish Honor Society, Sigma Delta Pi. In addition, the Department has a French language and cultural center, Lumieres; a French club; an Italian Club, a Spanish club, a Classics club; and sponsors scholarly talks and other events throughout the year.
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SPRING 2021 ELECTIVE COURSES
In accordance with CUNY-wide guidelines, all Winter and Spring 2021 courses in CMLL will be taught online through a combination of both synchronous and asynchronous instruction. You must be free to meet online on the days and times indicated for these courses on CUNYFirst. Your instructor will give you additional information on the frequency and format of synchronous classes when the semester begins.
FALL 2020 EVENTS
Diana Dell'Erba, Italian actress and director, in conversation with the students of the Italian Cinema and Literature course - Q&A on her documentary Registe.
Thursday November 12th, 2020 at 3:30 PM.
Elizabeth Inserra, co-director with Lidia Biondi of the documentary The others… and the others, in conversation with the students of the Italian Cinema and Literature course - Q&A.
Zoom link for both events: https://ccny.zoom.us/s/95547222721
The M.A. Program in Biography and Memoir of the CUNY Graduate Center invites you to the book presentation: Kokoro: A Mexican Woman in Japan, by Araceli Tinajero (translation by Daniel Shapiro; Escribana, 2017). The author will be in conversation with Professor H. Aram Veeser.
Thursday October 22 at 4:30 pm
Please register at: HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/Y3Z3TA9X
***Note: due to Covid-19 all Spring 2020 events are rescheduled to a future date***
SPRING 2020 EVENTS:
THE LAUNCH OF REVIEW 99: WEDNESDAY APRIL 22, 2020; 5:00-8:00 PM IN SHEPARD HALL 95
OTHER PAST EVENTS:
THE LAUNCH OF REVIEW 98: SEPTEMBER 17, 2019; 5:00 - 8:00 PM IN SHEPARD HALL 250
Jaime Manrique's Sixth Novel Like This Afternoon Forever is on the New York Time's list of Books Coming Out in 2019 From Around The World!
Distinguished Lecturer Jaime Manrique Wins Lifetime Achievement Prize
THE LAUNCH OF REVIEW 97: APRIL 10, 2019; 5:00 - 8:00 PM IN SHEPARD HALL ROOM 95
Amir Issaa in tour: lecture, book presentation and workshop on how to compose a rap song (English/Italian)
February 28 12:00-2:00PM Shepard Hall 205.
LANGUAGES IN THE NEWS:
Spanish Thrives in the U.S. Despite an English-Only Drive
Infographics: Benefits of Language Learning
Leadership Skills Multiply with Language Skills
A World of Languages
WATCH THE VISIT OF NOBEL LAUREATE MARIO VARGAS LLOSA AT CCNY!
Language Study as a National Imperative
Read Professor's Daniel Shapiro tribute to Gregory Rabassa:
http://www.wordswithoutborders.org/dispatches/article/remembering-gregory-rabassa-daniel-shapiro
Watch Prof. Estévez interviewing Carmen Boullosa for the 2018 edition of the Cátedra Mario Vargas Llosa
Watch Prof. Manrique's CNN interview on his new book:
Como esta tarde, para siempre (Seix Barral, 2018) - in Spanish
More of Prof. Manrique's CNN interview on translation
Review of Prof. Shapiro's translation of Roberto Ransom's Missing Persons, Animals, and Artists (Swan Isle Press, 2018) in World Literature Today.
Professors Jaime Manrique and Daniel Shapiro participated in the PEN World Voices Tribute to Edith Grossman at the ICNY
Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM7qfX5kpiA
Classical and Modern Languages & Literatures Departmental Learning Outcomes:
Develop proficiency in comprehending, speaking, reading, and writing the standard academic variety of at least one language other than English.
Formulate and defend an analytical thesis in written and oral formats.
Distinguish between reliable and unreliable primary and secondary research sources.
Evaluate the strength of claims in one's own and others' writing.
Summarize the cultural characteristics of major historical periods in the area of concentration.
Relate individual literary or linguistic texts to their historical and cultural contexts.
Interpret literary or linguistic works within critical and theoretical contexts in the tradition of at least one language other that English.
Employ professional citation styles and standards of scholarly integrity.
Use MLA/Chicago formats and styles properly.
Develop an appreciation for the values of other cultures.
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Studying languages opens up a whole new world of possibilities!
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I've been working on my version of Oil And Water that is all done in the hands. I'm mostly a book guy. But it was an ez sell for me when I recieved a Dan And Dave email selling a Tamarez download/streaming Oil And Water routine. I usually don't like buying downloads but I'm glad I did with this one. There is so much to learn from Tamarez as he explains his thinking behind certain choices he's made in presentation and method. These nuggets of wisdom and insight go far beyond just learning a neat handling for another Oil And Water routine.
It's given me an added perspective when 'thinking magically' about handlings for other effects. There are very subtle things that maybe a newer practitioner of our art wouldnt dare think possible to get away with yet Tamarez shows his great knowledge and experience in the tiniest details of deception.
Well worth the few dollars I spent.
Is the method on the video the same as the one in Pabular?
Anyway, if you have Tamariz's book "The Magic Way", you can find several versions of his O&W there.
There are excellent versions in The Magic of Ascanio vol. 2 as well.
I saw him do this a few years ago, got more impossible as it went on.
I agree. One of the great performances in my memory. It just couldnt be... but it was!


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Presidential election in Tanzania could shake the trademark landscape
Inventa International - Africa
Vera Albino
Despite the United Republic of Tanzania – which comprises Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar – frequently stating that innovation is a key driver of economic development and exceeding expectations for its innovation development this year, trademark owners have expressed uncertainty as to the future of IP protection in the light of the presidential elections that took place on 28 October 2020.
In 2019 the then-deputy permanent representative of Tanzania, Robert KV Kahendaguza, gave a statement before the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO, in which he reassured them that: "We fully understand the importance and the contribution of IP in fostering industrial development and productivity." This coincided with an increase in the number of trademark registrations in the United Republic of Tanzania, reflecting the constant increase in contributions from rights holders to the gross domestic product (GDP) of the country since 2009.
Tanzania's progress
The adoption of the free-market economy in the 1980s, which assigned a mere regulatory function to the government, was highly beneficial to both the private sector and the economy as a whole. Now, more than 90% of businesses in Tanzania are small companies that are responsible for 40% of total employment and 35% of GDP. Most of these companies have registered trademarks. Further, the government is making efforts to modernise the IP system, with the Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA) of Tanzania Mainland and the Zanzibar's Business and Property Registration Agency (BPRA) adopting an online trademark registration system, which is rare in Africa.
The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2020 Report revealed that the United Republic of Tanzania ranked 88th among the 131 economies featured in the index. It was placed first in the 16 low-income group economies and fourth among the 26 economies in sub-Saharan Africa. Tanzania is recognised as having a reasonable innovation system and good international connectivity. The country benefits from strong university-industry research collaboration and cluster development, high productivity growth among its workforce and strong gross capital formation. Finally, the country ranks among the top 25 for creative goods exports.
Post-election climate
The presidential elections of 28 October, following which the incumbent President John Magufuli was re-elected, unveiled a highly polarised society. This is not necessarily negative, as a society whose members are divergent can be creative thinking, innovative and often prosperous. However, there has been some disquiet following the election, as the spectre of violence and conflict often hovers over young nations. With regard to trademark protection, if Tanzania were to become unstable, it would jeopardise all laudable improvements achieved by the BRELA and the BPRA and endanger the effectiveness of trademark rights, which depend on enforcement by government institutions. These institutions must be capable of action and require stability to do so. Further, internal turmoil would hold back the creation and development of SMEs, thereby substantially reducing the protection of trademark rights. Finally, economic insecurity could cause a brain drain, which would put a stop to innovation in the country and may lead to a flight of investors from the country.
Tanzania's progress and stability have set an example for many developing countries in Africa. Many developed states also respect the country's continuous efforts to enhance its economic and legislative weaknesses. It is hoped that the past 10 years of development will be sufficient to secure peace and governance of the law, including trademark law.
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MOVIE buffs can spend a night with "stars" that have featured in some of the silver screen's most memorable moments.
Flight Centre has scanned the movie credits and guest records to compile a list of worldwide hotels that have established a reputation for being infamous over the years.
Collectively, the chosen hotels have shared screen time in films with the likes of Julia Roberts, Scarlett Johansson and Hugh Grant, as well as welcomed dozens of high rollers and musicians including John Lennon and Billie Holiday. .
Flight Centre's list of hotels includes:
Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal: During the Vietnam War in 1969, musicians John Lennon and Yoko Ono spent a week at this hotel as part of their Bed-Ins for Peace protest to promote world peace. A raft of reporters held court outside while the two stayed in the room.
Stay four nights in a queen room from $469 per person twin share. The price is valid for stays until December 31 The Warwick, New York: This 36-storey apartment block was built by William Randolph Hurst in 1926 to hide his paramour Marion Davies, albeit unsuccessfully, from the prying eyes of the public.
Four-night packages are from $499 per person twin share for stays in a classic room between February 1 and 29, 2012. The Ritz, London: The Ritz was the venue for the Notting Hill scene when Hugh Grant's character, a bookseller, posed as a journalist from Horse & Hound magazine and interviewed Julia Roberts' movie star character.
A four-night package including full breakfast daily and accommodation in an executive room is from $1575 per person twin share. The price for stays between December 18 and March 31
Mark Twain Hotel, San Francisco: Jazz legend Billie Holiday checked-in to this Hotel in 1949, but was taken out by a group of federal narcotics agents who found her guilty of opium possession.
Guests can stay in the same room she was staying in at the time of her arrest. It is now known as The Billie Holiday Room.
Four-night packages are from $185 per person twin-hare for stays in a standard room until March 31. Grand Hyatt, Tokyo: This is where Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray were Lost in Translation.
Three-night packages are from $1115 per person twin-hare for stays in a deluxe room with full breakfast daily. The Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire, Los Angeles: The five-star appeal was enhanced when it starred in Pretty Woman with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.
Four-night packages are from $969 per person twin share for stays in a superior double room until December 31.
Hotel Nacional de Cuba, Havana: Ernest Hemingway was a very high profile patron of this property and the hotel bar was where Papa was notorious for indulging in much liquor and posturing.
A three-night package including breakfast and accommodation in a standard room is from $274 per person twin-hare. The price is valid for stays from October 1 to 31, 2012
Degli Orafi, Florence: This has been etched into the archives of film greatness as the hotel from Merchant Ivory's A Room with a View. Apparently, you can actually stay in the room that has 'the view'.
A four-night package including breakfast daily and accommodation in a standard room is from $548 per person twin-hare. The price is valid for stays between January 8 and March 31, 2012 All the above must be booked by December 31.
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Taipei, April 27 (CNA) One of the two reactors at Taiwan's third nuclear power plant was shut down early Monday after a fire broke out in the plant's non-nuclear zone, Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) said.
There was no evacuation and no danger of radioactive contamination, a spokesman for the state-owned power company said.
The nuclear power plant is located in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan.
The fire, which involved an outdoor transformer, was extinguished within 17 minutes after it broke out at 00:15 a.m., said Lin Te-fu (林德福).
It is not immediately known when the reactor will be reactivated but Taipower has estimated that the repair work on the transformer will take two weeks.
The outdoor auxiliary step-down transformer, which converts 345-KV electric current into 161-KV current, is used to provide electricity for the operation of the nuclear plant itself, Taipower said.
There are other power supplies, including three emergency diesel generators, so there will be no break in the electricity supply needed to cool the reactor, the company said.
Due mainly to the shutdown of the reactor, Taiwan's electricity reserve margin dropped to 5.93 percent Monday, the company said.
On Monday, the net energy generation of the three operating nuclear power plants was 25.57 million kilowatts, accounting for 9.9 percent of Taipower's total energy generation.
At present, only three of the six nuclear reactors at the three nuclear power plants are in operation.
The No. 1 reactor at the first nuclear power plant has been out of service since Dec. 28 due to a component failure, while the No. 1 reactor at the second nuclear power plant has been shut down since April 24 for routine maintenance.


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Let your imagination run wild with Zoo Tycoon on Xbox 360! Build your dream zoo from over 60 visually stunning animals and a large, detailed selection of environments, then manage and maintain your creation with intuitive, easy-to-use controls designed for Zoo Tycoon fans of all ages. Whether you're designing the ultimate zoo experience for your guests or getting up close and personal with the animals you love, the gates are open – the only thing missing is you!
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Every game has a certain genre and often multiple subgenres, which help us to figure out what kind of great digital content is awaiting us gamers. In this case, Zoo Tycoon has the following elements:
This genre let you play through fictional situations in a semi-realistic way. In other words, you can experience certain aspects of life you often currently can't, all within the borders of a game. Some always wanted to construct huge buildings, or flirt with dozens of girls and others always dreamt of being a goat.
This genre is perfect for people who like to dress up as Napoleon on parties, for the ones that use skilful thinking and planning to achieve victory in on -and offline battles. You usually have two subgenres: Real-time, where you'll need to think fast, and turn-based, where you take turns for every move.
In a time when Japanese companies ruled the games market, Microsoft dared to launch the new Xbox console in 2001. It was a huge success and now with its 3rd console, the Xbox One, Microsoft keeps surprising us with great series like Halo and Forza Horizon.


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Newt Gingrich: Republican Party's Ability to Engage in 'Healthy, Tough, Serious Conversation' is Sign of Strength
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The failure of the Republican Party to elect Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as Speaker of the House, in Newt Gingrich's opinion, is a sign of progress rather than internal strife. The former House Speaker believes that the process instead shows that the Party is capable of having "healthy, tough, meaningful dialogue."
McCarthy tried to become Speaker by offering compromises that would lessen his influence and elevate the positions of other Republicans on committees. Gingrich described McCarthy as a "solid conservative" who would work with other Republicans to win their support.
Gingrich's attitude is completely at odds with that of President Joe Biden, who described the multiple vote rounds as a "embarrassing" foreign exhibition of the U.S. government. Gingrich views this procedure as proof of the Party's democracy and power. Additionally, he noted that the last time the Republicans dragged out the Speakership vote was in 1923, when it required nine ballots, but that the next year, the GOP won 22 seats.
This might prove advantageous for the Republican Party, which is currently in the minority in both houses of the US Congress. Given the Democratic Party's current legislative majority, the GOP could use some good news, so this is may prove heartening for those in the party.
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Intellectual and functional status at school entry of children who weighed 1000 grams or less at birth: A regional perspective of births in the 1980s Academic Article
The intellectual and functional status of a regional cohort of children who weighed 501 to 1000 gm when born between 1980 and 1982 was evaluated at a mean age of 5 1/2 years by standard psychometric tests. Of 90 long-term survivors (survival rate 49%), 78 children (87%) had the full test battery, 5 children (6%) had other tests (4 were blind), and one child was untestable. Most of the mean scores were within 1 SD of the test norms; the lowest scores were in the McCarthy Motor scale and in the Beery Test of Visual-Motor Integration. Children without neurologic impairments and those with an IQ greater than or equal to 68 (n = 60) had higher overall scores but still performed poorly on the Motor subscale and the Beery test. Children who weighed less than 800 gm at birth (n = 28) were similar to those who weighed greater than 800 gm (n = 50), except in the Memory and Motor subscales, in which they performed significantly less well. At a functional level, determined by the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales, two thirds of the children were performing in the adequate range and the remainder in the moderately low to low range. Of the 43 children with no neurosensory impairments and an IQ greater than or equal to 84, 49% were identified (by the Florida Kindergarten Screening Battery) to be at mild to high risk for future learning disabilities. The data from this unselected population provide an unbiased estimate of the prevalence of intellectual and functional problems in children who weighed less than or equal to 1000 gm at birth.
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Szatmari, Peter
Rosenbaum, Peter Leon
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King, Susanne
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On today's show, Bob Harper described how he almost lost his life when he suffered a massive heart attack at his local gym this past February. Luckily, two doctors were there at the time, and they were able to perform CPR and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) to save his life. Does your local gym have an AED on hand? If not, find your state legislator here and feel free to use the sample letter below, so you can help make the gym a safer place. Together we can make sure that every fitness center is properly equipped to handle these life-threatening emergencies.
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Every year in the United States more than 350,000 people suffer from sudden cardiac arrest, and close to 90 percent of them die. CPR and an AED can greatly increase the chance of survival. In fact, the American Red Cross estimates that 50,000 lives could be saved with increased AED availability.
Recently, fitness guru Bob Harper suffered from sudden cardiac arrest while working out in a New York City gym. If it can happen to someone like Bob, that means it can happen to anyone. Fortunately, New York is among the 15 states that, unlike ours, require an AED in gyms, which is why Bob's life was saved. On The Dr. Oz Show, Bob said he will no longer go to a gym that doesn't have an AED, and now neither will I.
Please help make our state as healthy and safe as the others by passing meaningful legislation to ensure that there is an AED in every gym.


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The Campbell Soup Company celebrates the 50th anniversary of Andy Warhol's soup can series with special edition labels.
Comments: Have you experienced Warhol's iconic '15 minutes' of fame?
Editor's note: We're listening to you. Every day, we spot thought-provoking comments from readers. Here's some comments we noticed today.
Andy Warhol once said that "in the future, everybody will be famous for 15 minutes." He's been dead for 25 years, but he's still got his fame. This week, 1.2 million limited-edition cans of condensed tomato soup with Pop-art-inspired labels go on sale to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Warhol's famed art piece "32 Campbell's Soup Cans."
Readers shared their thoughts on the artist's style and got us thinking about our own fleeting moments in the limelight.
Andy Warhol's '15 minutes' of fame are not up yet
One reader described her Warhol-esque decor.
AndreaMilnes: "I love Warhol, and really pop art in general. You should see my apartment, it's a minor explosion of modernism and it happens to feature the Warhol Wall. Fittingly above my TV I have four tinted photos of him, each with a quote, and I freakin love it. The quotes aren't particularly deep (ex: "everybody must have a fantasy") but then I'm not particularly deep either. It's part of the reason I love his work, you don't have to be 6ft up your own rear and up to your eyeballs in meaning to be interesting and produce great art. Art is awesome when it's done merely for the sake of itself. Add in the pop cultural and fashion aspects of Warhol, and it's a recipe for my adoration. So please believe I'll be eating lots of soup for a while, lol!"
Others took a different view.
norcalmojo: "Warhol was the Sid Vicious of the art world. He knew his art was commercial junk and also knew that people would buy anything if they were told it was cool. It was a joke on his own fans. At least Pistols' fans were in on the joke. Warhol fans are still convinced they're sophisticated."
One commenter described the story of Billy Name, a photographer who knew Warhol at the time the artist survived being shot. He described Name's apartment as a "mini Warhol gallery."
Jabooy: "My friend and tenant worked with Andy at the factory and they were good friends up until he died. In fact he was in the darkroom when he was shot and was the first to come to Andy's aid. I can tell you he will be pleased to see these soup cans and will buy a lot of soup!"
When we replied to him about his comment (and later reached out to him), this conversation was the result:
Jabooy: "Mr. Name has shared so many stories of the factory with me, both in person and watching him do interviews with television and magazines, I feel like I was a there! 🙂 A little too young however ..."
CeltinWood Responder: "Seems Jabooy mined his '15 minutes of fame' directly from the Warhol playbook with his recent entry?!"
So that got us thinking, what about you? Have you ever found yourself suddenly famous, but only for a few minutes? Have you ever been "Internet famous"? Or are you simply famous all the time?
Whatever your degree of celebrity, please share your story in the comments area below or sound off on video via CNN iReport.
Compiled by the CNN.com moderation staff. Some comments edited for length or clarity.
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I was interviewed on CNN by Ben Weedeman at the New Years Eve 2000 concert at The Pyramids in Egypt...it was more like 30 seconds of fame...all good.
September 5, 2012 at 8:43 pm | Report abuse |
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Hm, well that's cool. Maybe the 15 minutes lasts a little bit longer than the actual moment of fame itself.
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Well, surely you didn't use the name talkic.com. It's pretty hard to gauge how famous you are/ were when you use a screen name.. If you WANT fame to last longer than thirty seconds( or fifteen minutes for that matter) you gotta put yourself out there, my friend!
Hey, I pride myself on being able to spell guage! Dunno how that happened...
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Well done raven. I'm proud of you.
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hi @chrissy and all you good folks.
I did savor the speeches last night and was just savoring Bill Clinton'r charisma. destroying the phony facade of the 'opponents' who have sadly come to rely on propaganda and tactics like voters block etc.
My faith in this country's future, which was at a low ebb, has had a bump listening to what makes sense, hits where it should, makes us sit up and and gauge (did i spell that right @raven?) the difference between noise and substance.
I sure hope voters are able to do that.
When my uncle Jerry came back from 'Nam, he wasn't the same. Before, he was a ladies man. He owned several automobiles, incl. his fav 69 Dodge Charger, and a '72 Ford Bronco 302. And don't go gettin' all huffy. He also owned a '65 Vette, a '64 GTO, and a '55 Nomad.
But when he came back from 'Nam, he wouldn't even go fishing with me or drink a Olympia Beer with me...his fav beer in spite of his dad, my grandpa.
They drug our boys. And have been doing so for a long long time. Poor little fellers. I had another uncle fighting in Alaska during WWII, only MJ instead of petrochemical pharmaceutical. Ivan Emil Roper (R'ingIP) If yer ever in Collbran CO, cemetary to the north.
Actually, your body will have regenerated everything in itself over the course of seven years.Even your organs.It's true. Promise.
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I heard five years, but yep its true. If everybody gets 15 mins, and they can't overlap, that's about 200,000 yrs. who wants to be last?
Hi @raven. True, but you are considering each cell rather than each organ.
Every seven years, the human body is an entirely new human body. Each cell is replaced every seven years. (other than our brains and it's vital connections, our neurosystem)
Our lungs, for example, begin being REPAIRED after 20 minutes of not being damaged. Our VITAL one and only LIVER, is our only organ that REGENERATES (not simply repairs) ITSELF!
Until 75% of your liver is shot, you will live. Acetomenophen is responsible for over half of all liver damage. (FDA)
Organs are not simply masses of cells, @raven.
Your heart isn't just a pump, for example.
The complexities of the human species of animal perplex EVERYONE by an order of MAGNITUDE over other animal speicies and their trivial pursuits.
That one single species would be the only species' future ever thought of disproves human evolution. How is it that we are the strongest, if we are the obly ones who were allowed to even think of being strong?
We are in a league of our own. One big team with several coaches pitting us against each other.
@raven. You know this. Do you not?
Calibrae
How do we know how intelligent animals are when we can't communicate with them? I've seen squids who are more intelligent than some people I know.
Philip, respectfully disagree. That we are the smartest ( also the dumbest, in my opinion) species does not preclude the intelligence of other species. Or that their survival/future isn't in the grand scheme of things. Otherwise all other species wouldn't even HAVE reproductive organs. We are smart. We have designed weapons that could obliterate all life on the planet. Yeah, we are smart, I'll give you that.
Psst, there was no fighting in Alaska...
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Capitol Seniors Housing Appoints Kristen Ahrens as Principal, Business Development
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Capitol Seniors Housing, a D.C.-based senior living investment and development firm, has appointed Kristen Ahrens as principal – business development.
With more than two decades of senior living and finance experience, Ahrens has managed many transactions for senior living clients across the U.S. and Canada.
Prior to joining Capitol Seniors Housing, Ahrens served as managing director with Capital One Healthcare (previously GE Healthcare Financial Services). While at GE, she served as senior vice president and vice president for more than 10 years.
Prior to joining GE, Ahrens was the vice president of development at GenSpring Family Offices. She began her career at Ernst & Young after which she was an analyst at Ocwen Financial, then later served as a senior associate at Heller Financial.
Ahrens earned an M.B.A. and a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Florida.
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Arteta explains Ozil's absence from Arsenal squad
Mesut Ozil's continued absence in the Arsenal squad is down to his condition, according to boss Mikel Arteta.
The Germany international's future at the Emirates has been under the microscope for months and speculation heightened still further after his failure to make the squad for Wednesday's EFL Cup win at Leicester.
The manager made seven changes from the Gunners' Premier League win over West Ham on Saturday, but Ozil was still overlooked.
"I am really happy with the performance of the players here, how difficult they are making things for the coaching staff to select the squad," Arteta said when quizzed at a press conference about the missing former Real Madrid man.
"The team is evolving and you can see the level they are achieving, so this is where we are at at the moment. We want to evolve more, play better and compete better, so we need to keep maintaining that trend.
"We are picking the players that we believe are the best for each game and as you can see, we keep changing, so this is what we are trying to do."
The 31-year-old did not feature at all after the season restart in June and last turned out for the club since March 7.
Arteta added: "You can see that the players that we are changing and using every week, that it is very difficult – not just for Mesut but the rest of the players – for some to make the squad. Every week, we try to pick the right players.
"It is difficult for others as well who weren't involved in the Premier League and they didn't play tonight either. We have a squad of 26, 27 players at the moment and we cannot give all of them playing time.
"Of course I understand, I respect your questions, but I have to try to do my job as fair as possible and pick the players that, in my opinion, are in a better condition to play."


Wild's in a bit of a pickle and now will be desperately trying to grab control of losing streak and attempt to stop a spiral downward.
That 7-3 season-opening record and dominant play is history. The Wild's 7-6 now thanks to three losses in a row by a combined score of 11-2, the latest coming by a 4-1 score tonight here in Montreal.
The Wild's struggling to score. It can't stop giving up goals (23 in the past seven games, which isn't Wild hockey). And it's playing without three significant pieces – Zach Parise, the team's heart and soul and go-to scorer, Jared Spurgeon, who was off to a fabulous start and is so, so, so important to the team's puck possession game, and Matt Cooke, who plays hard-nosed hockey, kills penalties and was a key contributor to a fourth line that was scoring until the very moment he left the lineup.
The Wild's also playing two rookie defensemen who two games in a row on the road made significant mistakes that helped turn scoreless games upside down.
The Matt Dumba one tonight was not good. Scoreless. Everything going well. Team's following the gameplan and trying hard to get that first goal by Carey Price.
Then Dumba, instead of doing the safe thing and getting the puck deep, tried to chip a puck off the wall. It was too soft, so instead of backing up and realizing it was going to be a turnover, he stepped in front of defender Max Pacioretty (1st big mistake) and then dived to try to keep it from getting to Tomas Plekanec (2nd big mistake).
With the Canadiens coming the other way with speed, Dumba was still picking himself off the ice at the top of the right faceoff circle in Montreal's end. Yes, the Wild wasn't outnumbered because Mikko Koivu realized Dumba's error and backed him up, but it seemed to foul up Marco Scandella because his gap was poor, he surrendered the blue line to the super-fast Brendan Gallagher and 1-0 Canadiens.
Dumba played one shift the rest of the game and none in the third period.
The Wild keeps playing Dumba because it's about development and has to experience intimidating climates like Montreal, but he's 20 years old and erratic and hasn't yet played a second of minor-league hockey even though last I checked, that's the development league.
The question is can the Wild continue to play him when the bad has thus far outweighed the good.
Jonas Brodins don't grow on trees. The fact that he could step into the Wild at 19 years old was special. Dumba has all the tools to be a real good defenseman, but he is too reckless at times and tonight characteristically tried to turn something into nothing, made a careless play and it led to a goal against.
Like I said, assistant coach Rick Wilson benched him from there, so perhaps a stint in Iowa is coming for Dumba.
The Wild did tie the game when Thomas Vanek, who twice earlier in the game and once the previous shift neglected to shoot in an attempt to set up Jason Pominville. Third time was a charm when Vanek saucered a beauty to Pominville circa 2011 for Pominville's fourth of the season and 11th of his career against his hometown Habs.
But with the Wild less than a minute from getting out of the second, 1-1, rookie Christian Folin's turnover led to Lars Eller's go-ahead, momentum-turning goal. There were a lot of mistakes on that shift. Folin's was just the last, but he also had issues in Ottawa.
By the 6:04 mark of the third, it was 4-1.
The third goal, the Wild had a gripe with and coincidentally I have been working on an article on incidental contact for Monday's paper.
Jiri Sekac made it 3-1 and Darcy Kuemper was unable to make the save because Brandon Prust pushed him inside the net. However, referee Kelly Sutherland didn't rule it incidental contact because he was already calling Nino Niederreiter for an interference penalty because he felt Niederreiter checked Prust onto Kuemper.
The Wild was very frustrated because in the previous home game against Pittsburgh, Mikael Granlund was arguably pushed onto Thomas Greiss and Mikko Koivu still had a goal wiped out because of incidental contact. Earlier this season, Jan Hejda pushed Niederreiter onto Semyon Varlamov and Charlie Coyle had a goal waved off for incidental contact.
I'll get more into this in Monday's paper, but again, Sutherland didn't rule incidental contact here because he was calling Niederreiter for a delayed penalty all along.
The Wild was upset. Ryan Suter told the ref, "You've got to know the play," meaning know Prust's MO.
Pretty sure he's talking about guys like Mikael Granlund and Charlie Coyle, who was minus-3 tonight.
The Wild's got a mess on its hands right now, and it's up to the healthy players and coaches to get themselves out of it.
That's it for me. The Wild's heading back to Minnesota as I write, will take Sunday off, practice at the U on Monday and fly to New Jersey afterward. Rachel will cover Monday's practice because I'm heading to New York on Sunday to work on two big NHL stories you'll see in the future, including Sunday night where I'll be watching the league's slate of games from the NHL's Department of Player Safety war-room.
Lastly, goose-bump night here at Bell Centre watching the great Guy Lapointe, the Wild's chief amateur scout, get his No. 5 retired and see his banner reunited with the "Big Three," Larry Robinson and Serge Savard. I wrote about it in Saturday's paper but also wrote a column on Lapointe in Sunday's paper, so please check that out. Here's the end of tonight's ceremony.


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Claire Crose (top right) and Jacob North (bottom right), both Georgia Tech students and co-op interns in Haskell's Atlanta office, spoke with Haskell President and CEO Jim O'Leary (top left) and Frank Mangin, Senior Vice President of AE Services, during the annual Summer Internship Program Summit.
Interns Conclude By Offering Advice to Haskell Leadership
Summer Internship Program participants presented the results of their group project as the annual summit went virtual.
As Haskell's Summer Internship Program concluded, participants tackled one last professional challenge, presenting a sweeping group project in which they reviewed and made recommendations about the six pillars of Haskell 2025, the company's strategic plan for purposeful growth.
As with many aspects of the internship program, the presentations took on an unusual form because of the coronavirus pandemic. Originally, the program was to conclude with its annual Intern Summit, gathering all 58 interns from 12 different offices and 15 different jobsites across the country and in Singapore at Haskell's headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.
Instead, the two-day summit was held via Microsoft Teams, introducing participants virtually to different aspects of Haskell, such as a presentation on the Haskell Women's Network and a virtual tour of Haskell Steel's fabrication facility.
The main event, though, was the opportunity for the teams of interns to offer their perspectives on how the company could thrive and grow. Five members of Haskell's Executive Leadership Team (ELT) listened, asked questions, offered feedback – and thoroughly appreciated the interns' input.
"We value input from everyone at Haskell," said John Paul Saenz, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. "Everyone's voice matters. We uphold interns as an important part of our future. Interns bring a rich diversity of thought and perspective which clearly makes us a better company. This appreciation for future Haskell team members is why we invest so many resources in our internship programs."
Pillar by pillar, here is a look at the interns' impressions and suggestions regarding Haskell 2025:
Provide Team Members With the Best Job of Their Lives
The team proposed setting and incentivizing weekly goals for employees to increase motivation. As examples, the group suggested addressing additional training through Haskell's Learning and Development Program and service-related activities that promoted community involvement. However, the group felt Haskell met the pillar almost completely.
"We feel like Haskell has put a lot of effort into making sure their employees enjoy their job, and it's very apparent," said Lainey Carvajal, a mechanical engineering intern.
Drive Operational Excellence
Haskell has addressed this goal through the opening of strategic office locations, delivering 417 projects in 37 states and 12 countries, and earning more than $1.1 billion in annual revenue, according to the intern team.
However, team members suggested developments to promote stability and growth by improving support and engagement with team members and clients. This included increasing communication while many employees work remotely.
To invest in existing resources, the team proposed more technical software training and investment in Dyrsuptek, Haskell's venture capital arm focused on innovation and technology.
Though Haskell already practices safe workplace procedures, including health screenings and a recordable incident rate four times better than the industry average, the group pressed for maximizing safety through awareness, training, communication and documentation.
Grow Program Management, Consulting and Design Services
Though Haskell has approached this pillar through strategic acquisitions and organic growth, as well as through investment in innovation and the formation of its Design & Consulting Services Group, interns suggested growing it further through expansion into process engineering services and support, pushing into personal care, cleaning products, pharmaceuticals and utility industries.
The team encouraged fee-for-service projects as an area to expand, touching on its ability to improve Haskell's design ability and range.
Expanded use of modular construction, implementation of the Hazard Elimination/Risk Oversight Program to reduce worksite injury and use of HoloBuilder 360-degree view of construction sites all were touched on as areas to expand and innovate in the future.
Optimizing Intellectual Capital, Technology and Innovation
In what became a common theme, team members emphasized further investment in Dysruptek in the innovation and technology spaces.
To optimize intellectual capital, they suggested increasing employee engagement and feedback. In addition to communicating via monthly newsletters and using the Bright Idea Platform, through which team members can pitch new ideas, interns proposed office leader workshops and regularly scheduled lunch-and-learn sessions for employees to familiarize themselves with the latest products and technologies.
The team also encouraged improving resource distribution between offices.
"As Haskell grows, resources should expand and flow to the newer locations," intern Dayton Abbey said. "Every office should be as well-equipped as the major offices such as Jacksonville or Atlanta."
Expand Diversity
Interns advocated greater team member recognition through employee spotlights. They also promoted greater accountability for company actions and culture through company-wide knowledge transfer sessions and informal office diversity discussions.
"Everybody has their own perspective," architectural intern Matt Siddall said. "These informal office discussions can be a launching point for team members to express their own experience and perspectives."
Achieve Revenue and Earnings Among Top Quartile of Peer Companies
The team proposed solutions to promote efficiency, reduce costs and maximize earnings, such as further leveraging virtual and augmented reality, reducing execution timespan through predictive analysis, drones and robotics, and improving safety through wearables.
ELT members invited the interns to return next summer to see some of their ideas become reality. And considering that 16 members of the Class of 2020 were returning from the year before, it's likely to happen.
"The Executive Leadership Team responds to advice and ideas from everyone," Saenz said. "We are just like any other team member. We encourage candid and open dialogue without limitations because of role or tenure in the company. We are one company and one team. For those reasons, we respond to interns as we would any other team member – with respect, candor, and gratitude."
About the writer: Ashton Erickson is a Haskell 2020 summer intern working in the Corporate Marketing department. She is a sophomore at the University of Florida majoring in Marketing and Economics.
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Topics: community, Consulting, diversity, ELT, Haskell 2025, intern, Program Management, Summer Internship Program
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A 'saint' is someone who has been canonised - a holy man or woman who has died may be canonised if it is deemed they lived a life of heroic virtue.
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In Catholic terms, a 'saint' is someone who has been canonised. A holy man or woman who has died may be canonised if it is deemed they have lived a life of heroic virtue and gone through a process of thorough examination. Please see the question 'What is Holiness and Beatification?' for more details on this process.
By baptism, a 'seed' of holiness is placed into the soul of a baby or an adult. A saint is simply someone in whom that seed has come to full growth. That initial seed of holiness is God's gift, and can't be earned by any human endeavour. But God does wish us to co-operate with him, so that the seed will eventually flower and 'bring forth much fruit' (Jn. 15:5).
It would be a great mistake to suppose that all the saints are alike, as if they were mass-produced statues! For one thing, a person can become a saint in any walk of life, provided that it doesn't involve sin (a rejection of God and goodness). A lawyer can become a saint – for example St Thomas More. A tramp can become a saint – for example, St Benedict Joseph Labre. A scientist can become a saint – for example St Albert the Great. A housewife can become a saint – for example, St Margaret Clitherow.
More than this, the saints are different in the very 'style' of their sanctity. It's true that they all have all the virtues, since no one can have any true virtue to a high degree without having all the rest as well. But because the saints, like all of us, have varying temperaments and natural gifts, their holiness takes on a pattern unique to each one of them, just as a person's fingerprints are unique to him. So some saints shine out by their pity for the poor and suffering, such as Mother Teresa of Calcutta, or St Damien of Molokai, who spent his life tending lepers on a remote island. Others may be outstanding for their insight into spiritual truths, such as St Thomas Aquinas, who is called 'the Angelic Doctor' because he seemed to think more clearly than a mere man could! Others again may impress us most by their zeal for God's honour, like St Catherine of Siena, who humbly but firmly told the Pope that God wanted him to go back to Rome where he belonged and that he was not to be afraid of the consequences.
Many saints have worked miracles during their lives, for example raising the dead or multiplying food and drink for the needy. This shouldn't surprise us, if we are believers in Christ, since he predicted to his disciples, 'Amen, Amen, I say to you, he that believes in me, the works that I do, he also shall do; and greater than these shall he do, because I go to the Father' (Jn. 14:12-3). However, it's not part of the definition of a saint that he should have worked miracles during his life; rather, a saint is someone who has 'heroic charity', that is, an immense love for God, and for all that God wills.
Some saints start early, like St Thérèse of Lisieux, who as a little girl used to spend her Bank Holidays hiding in a curtain and thinking of God. Others leave it rather late, like St Ignatius of Loyola, who only started thinking of God when he had collided with a cannon ball. And others leave it very late indeed, like the 'Good Thief' on his cross (Lk. 23:39). But all have it in common that by the time they died, they had no other ambition, but to do God's will, whatever it might be.
The Catholic Truth Society produces many small booklets on the lives of the saints, look on the Catholic Truth Society website.
Find out about a particular saint that inspires you and try to copy his or her lifestyle. After all, he or she copied Christ.
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