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With tacos, frijoles Mexicans are showing their solidarity amid crisis
Online News EditorApril 26, 2020
Mexico City, Apr 26 (efe-epa).- With food like tacos, beans and rice, Mexicans are showing their solidarity amid the coronavirus crisis in a country that has entered its worst phase of Covid-19 infections since the health emergency began two months ago.
Sales have fallen by almost 90 percent for the Los Pastorcitos taco stand, which Edgar Pastor opened a year-and-a-half ago at the town hall of Tlalpan, in the southern part of Mexico City, but that hasn't prevented him over the past month from handing out tacos for free to those of his customers hardest hit by the crisis.
"I'm not asking for support for me, as a business, the support is for everyone. The support should be for everyone, for each Mexican, because everyone is suffering, not only me, not only my neighbor, we're all suffering," Pastor told Efe as he prepared the meat for the tacos.
Taco stands like Pastor's are the micro, small and mid-sized businesses that make up three-quarters of the country's formal jobs and more than half its GDP, but which are at risk during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Covid-19 emergency has resulted in 13,842 confirmed virus cases and 1,305 deaths in Mexico so far, but it has also meant the loss of almost 347,000 jobs since March.
Given this scenario, Pastor warned that more and more people are coming to him to ask for tacos, and they have no "specific" social profile but rather they come from all classes of Mexican society.
Thus, he called on others to join his solidarity campaign, which has gained popularity in the southern Mexico City area.
"This support, or what I'm giving, wasn't something that I wanted to have announced in such a big way all over. I did it from my heart. I didn't do it for fame or anything like that. We'll keep doing things out of love," he said.
A few kilometers away, in the Granjas Coapa district, Elizabeth Carmona collects and distributes food with the help of two female friends, food that includes the basic staples of Mexican cooking like beans and rice.
After losing her job at a casino in the northern border city of Tijuana, Carmona returned to the capital, where she sees the great needs of the people as being at the root of the problem.
"If you don't have work, having lost it in the pandemic, how are you going to support your children? More than ever, it's an issue of money, which basically is the problem that's everywhere in Mexico and people are in great need," she said regarding the concerns of her neighbors.
The response of people on Facebook, where more and more of her supporters are gathering, motivates Carmona, who says that Mexico is a country with a lot of solidarity despite the dozens of doctors and nurses who have denounced attacks launched on them out of fear by certain citizens.
"We're a country with a lot of solidarity, we always try to help one another. And I don't think this is an exception. I feel that we've all acted very well, although there are people – I think ones who lack respect – who have lacked respect for our doctors," she said.
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Schulich ExecEd builder Alan Middleton to retire
Alan Middleton, executive director of the Schulich ExecEd and distinguished adjunct professor of marketing in the Schulich School of Business, is retiring after a 19-year career.
After a stellar 25-year career as a marketing practitioner with Esso Petroleum, UOP Inc. then rising to the position of executive vice-president and board of directors member of J. Walter Thompson (JWT) worldwide and president/CEO of JWT Japan, Alan left to complete his PhD at the Schulich School of Business at York University. He also taught at Rutgers Graduate School of Business in the US and at business schools in Argentina, China, Russia and Thailand. In September 2001, he took over as executive director of the Schulich ExecEd (Schulich ExecEd), which trains more than 10,000 managers and executives domestically and internationally and is now ranked as one of the top management and executive educational training organizations in the world.
Alan co-wrote the books Advertising Works II and Ikonica – A Fieldguide to Canada's Brandscape, and published papers for the ACA/ICA on Marketing Communications ROI, Client-Agency compensation strategies and Client-Agency Relations. He is a co-founder of the 'Cassie' advertising awards, a member of the Academic Committee of Leger Marketing and was inducted into the Canadian Marketing Hall of Legends in the mentor category in 2005.
In 2015 Alan received an International Association of Business Communicators Toronto Communicator of the Year Award. He received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award for services to literacy in 2012, the same year he received a gold medal from the Association of Canadian Advertisers.
Accolades for Middleton in a special online guest book created for his retirement were many, from his staff at Schulich ExecEd to his colleagues in industry and at the Schulich School, and they universally noted his generous spirit, his mastery of advertising and marketing and the legacy he leaves as a builder.
Schulich Interim Dean Detlev Zwick made the announcement earlier this month and joined more than 140 friends and colleagues in singing his praises. "I don't know how many times I had to tell a journalist asking for some commentary that the best person to speak to about this is Alan. Alan always delivered, too. What I have always valued and admired about Alan is that everything he did – teaching, running Schulich ExecEd, media commentary, etc. – he did to benefit and support Schulich, his students and his colleagues and staff. He's the epitome of a team player. I and Schulich will miss him greatly."
Rami Mayer, Schulich ExecEd managing director, called Middelton, "an individual who possesses such a vast knowledge about nearly every topic. You have always been able to intelligently convey a point of view on what seems to be a varied array of topics, based on facts. You have a way of articulating this like no other and are undoubtedly the best public speaker I have ever met, and I have met many throughout my career. You are the definition of storyteller; someone capable of telling a 'compelling story' in a way that engages, never alienates, and is full of humour."
Associate Dean, External Relations, James McKellar, professor of real estate and infrastructure at Schulich, noted how he worked with Alan to open the Miles S. Nadal Management Centre, located at King and Bay streets in the heart of Toronto's Financial District in 1995, and the Executive Learning Centre at the Keele campus in 2003.
It was, McKellear said, "an interesting journey that reflects the many achievements of Schulich. Alan directly contributed to one of these achievements that is close to my heart and that is Art@Suite 500…to which Alan has contributed his time and support over these many years. This is but one small example of Alan's many contributions to the success of the Schulich School."
Jane-Michèle Clark, program director of Schulich ExecEd's Masters Certificate in Marketing Communications and a marketing instructor in Schulich's MBA program, highlighted his many years of success as a teacher. "Students (Schulich ExecEd and MBA) often talk about how much they enjoy your classes, admire your depth of knowledge on many, wide-ranging topics and the way your interesting insights have the ability to be both thought-provoking and provoking (which is wonderful in and of itself).
Elaine Gutmacher, who for many years worked alongside Middleton as Schulich ExecEd's director of operations, said that under his guidance, "Schulich ExecEd grew and thrived, creating new and innovative programs. What a great ride we had…. Knowing you, retirement is not sitting and watching the world go by."
Trina McQueen, first Bell Media Professor in Media Management at Schulich and involved with Schulich ExecEd's custom offerings to the arts and media community, recalled how she was directed to "speak to Alan" when the program was first established. "The program is still going strong," McQueen noted. "It has developed a generation of leadership among all areas of the media sector: and welcomed students who work everywhere: producers, finance executives, journalists, lawyers, company founders, tech geniuses, marketers. You name it. Alan has been…ahead of us all the way. Full of ideas and imagination, but also heading us away from disaster, and always a source of advice that actually works…. For me, he is the spirit of Schulich: open, fearless, smart and always dedicated to excellence."
Joyce Ziemans, University Professor and Senior Scholar; Co-Director of the Arts, Media & Entertainment Management Program at Schulich, said "his deep knowledge of marketing theory and of contemporary international business practice is evident in his work. I have loved working with him and always appreciated his insights and advice for students."
Edward Waitzer, professor of Strategic Management/Policy; Jarislowsky Dimma Mooney Chair in Corporate Governance and cross-appointed to Osgoode Hall Law School, also remarked on Middleton's legacy at Schulich, "You've been a stalwart of the Schulich community for as long as I've been a part of it. You were one of the "builders" and leave a legacy you should be very proud of!"
Interim Dean Zwick also announced that Schulich ExecEd Managing Director Rami Mayer (Schulich IMBA '02) has been appointed Schulich ExecEd Executive Director, effective Sept. 1, 2020. Mayer is also a graduate of York University's Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies (BA '00) and studied at Schulich ExecEd and the Australian Graduate School of Management.
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Maximilian Jacob, meist Max Jacob genannt, (* 15. August 1849 in Dahme/Mark; † 25. April 1921 in Berlin) war ein deutscher Architekt und Bauunternehmer, der Wohnhäuser, Verwaltungs- und Produktionsgebäude in Berlin und in der Mark Brandenburg plante und ausführte. Einige seiner Bauten stehen unter Denkmalschutz.

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Max Jacob war der Sohn des Maurermeisters Theodor Jacob. Um das Jahr 1875 zog Jacob nach Berlin in die Frobenstraße 29. Dort führte er zusammen mit dem Architekten Carl Rosemann das Architekturbüro "Rosemann & Jacob". Sie erwarben die Grundstücke Alvenslebenstraße 1 (Potsdamer Straße 87) und 2 und errichteten Mietshäuser. Gemeinsam unterhielten sie bis 1896 in der Potsdamer Straße 87 ihr "Baugeschäft und Atelier für Architektur". Danach hatte Jacob dort sein Büro bis zu seinem Tod.

Es ist sehr wahrscheinlich, dass sich Jacob einen neuen Partner suchte, den er mit dem "Atelier für Architektur" von Georg Roensch (auch "Rönsch" geschrieben) in Charlottenburg bei Berlin fand (Kantstraße 149; ab dem Jahr 1900 Fasanenstraße 22).

Jacob starb in Berlin und wurde von seinen Geschwistern in Dahme beigesetzt. Er war anscheinend nicht verheiratet. Die dortige Grabtafel ist erhalten (Stand 2013). Das Haus Potsdamer Straße 87 wurde nach seinem Tod an den Zigarrenfabrikanten H. Eltze verkauft.

Bauten und Entwürfe (Auswahl)
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 1874–1876 Mietshäuser in Berlin-Schöneberg, Alvenslebenstraße 1 und 2 (Rosemann & Jacob)
 1876 Entwurf für das Hamburger Rathaus (Rosemann & Jacob, nicht ausgeführt)
 1878–1880 Neubau für den von Rohdich'schen Legatenfonds, vormaliges Palais Wrangel, in Berlin-Mitte, Pariser Platz 3 (Rosemann & Jacob zusammen mit von Strahlendorff)
 1883–1887 in Berlin: Wohn- und Geschäftshaus Leipziger Straße 115 mit Hofgebäuden für die Buchhandlung von Reinhold Kühn (Rosemann & Jacob, nicht erhalten)
 1889/1890 in Köpenick bei Berlin: Aus dem kleinen Spindlerturm am Müggelsee entwickelte Jacob den ersten Aussichtsturm an dieser Stelle im Stil einer chinesischen Pagode.
 um 1890 in Berlin-Grunewald, Koenigsallee 1: Kegelklubhaus als Erstbebauung nach Trockenlegung der Flächen und Genehmigung zur Gründung der Villenkolonie, Bauherr war der örtliche Kegelklub (Rosemann & Jacob, erhalten).
 1892–1894 in Dahme/Mark: Der Rat der Stadt beschloss 1892 den Neubau eines Rathauses auf dem Grundstück der abgebrannten Nikolaikirche. Ein festes repräsentatives Gebäude sollte das seit dem Stadtbrand benutzte Provisorium ablösen und auch ein Postamt beherbergen. Nach dem Entwurf von Max Jacob und unter seiner Leitung entstand der Bau im Neorenaissance-Stil mit einem charakteristischen 46 Meter hohen Rundturm sowie mit Ziergiebeln, Türmchen und Lisenen. Der Backsteinbau ist bis heute ein Wahrzeichen der Kleinstadt. Im Inneren sind bis ins 21. Jahrhundert das Trauzimmer mit Wandverkleidungen im Stil des Neobarock sowie der Ratssaal mit Wappenfries der Dahmer Gewerke erhalten. Der Schalterraum des früheren Postamts zeigt sich in seiner fast original erhaltenen Ausstattung. Am Rathaus verweist eine Tafel auf den Architekten. Seit 2010 befinden sich die Städtische Bibliothek und die Touristinformation in dem weiterhin als Rathaus genutzten Bauwerk.
 1893 Wohn- und Geschäftshäuser in Berlin, Friedrichstraße 240 und 241 für Georg W. Büxenstein, der sogenannte "Druckpalast" (Rosemann & Jacob) (nicht erhalten).
 1897/1898 in Alt-Berlin, Gertraudenstraße 10/12: Wohn- und Geschäftshaus für den Goldhändler Wilhelm Müller, später als Juwel-Palais bekannt gewordenDas fünfgeschossige Gebäude nach Plänen von Georg Roensch und Max Jacob ist ein Pfeilerbau mit Sandstein-Fassade in gotisierenden Formen. Die Wahl gotischer Stilelemente führen Historiker auf die Sichtbeziehung zur benachbarten Petrikirche zurück. Das Haus erhielt einen aufwändig gestalteten Eingangsbereich: Dreiviertelsäulen rahmen die Tür, und Maßwerk betont diesen Bauwerksteil. Zwischen den dreigeteilten Fenstern der Obergeschosse gliedern Pfeiler die Fassade stark vertikal. Die Wandpfeiler enden in verspielten Aufsätzen in der Dachzone. Die zur Gertraudenbrücke hin abgeschrägte Gebäudeecke ist mit übergiebelten Risaliten verziert. An der Schräge befindet sich ein kupfernes Wappen mit Freimaurer-Symbolik. Das Treppenhaus im Inneren weist schmiedeeiserne Geländer auf, und die Wandflächen sind mit weißer, reliefierter Keramik verkleidet. Zwei Jahre nach Fertigstellung gibt das Berliner Adressbuch neben dem Besitzer W. Müller als Nutzer eine Schirmfabrik, den Union-Club, eine Handschuhfabrik, eine Instrumentenhandlung sowie weitere Verkaufseinrichtungen an. Im Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde das Haus beschädigt und zu Beginn der 1950er Jahre instand gesetzt. Jedoch nahm man keine Rücksicht auf Originalteile: Einfache Fenster wurden eingesetzt und der Erdgeschoss-Bereich von seinem Zierrat weitestgehend befreit (siehe Ansicht 1954). In der DDR-Zeit diente das Haus als Bürogebäude, im Erdgeschoss befand sich eine Buchhandlung. Nach längerem Leerstand zu Beginn der 1990er Jahre erwarb ein Privatinvestor das auffällige Gebäude, ließ es umfangreich sanieren und denkmalgerecht wiederherstellen. Auf mehreren Etagen siedelte sich ein Hochzeitsausstatter an.
 1899 in Dahme/Mark, Hauptstraße 20: herrschaftliche Villa, im 21. Jahrhundert mit "Café Rose"
 (ohne Jahr) in Dahme/Mark: Haus Jüterboger Straße 16, das Erdgeschoss im 21. Jahrhundert genutzt von einem Friseursalon
 1900 in Storkow (Mark), Kreis Beeskow-Storkow: Landhaus Hubertushöhe (besser bekannt als Schloss Hubertushöhe; zusammen mit Georg Roensch)Wohngebäude für den Druckereibesitzer Georg Büxenstein; Das Haus wurde 1996 an einen Unternehmer verkauft, der es zu einem Hotel umbauen ließ.
 1904–1906 in Berlin-Adlershof, Adlergestell / Glienicker Weg: Chemisch-Pharmazeutische Fabrik des Unternehmers Johannes Kahlbaum; später VEB Bärensiegel und VEB Berlin-Chemie. Das Grundstück wurde in die beiden Fabriken geteilt; die Produktionsgebäude und Lagerhallen des VEB Bärensiegel stehen seit 1994 leer. Größere Teile zum Adlergestell hin werden seit 2014 abgerissen.
 1905 in Berlin-Tempelhof, Ringbahnstraße 10–14: Lagerhaus und Abfüllerei der Berliner Brennspiritus-GmbH; 1927/28 durch Paul Renner zur Reichsmonopolverwaltung für Branntwein umgebaut und erweitert. Das Backsteingebäude wurde 2011/2012 saniert und ist als "Gewerbehof Tempelhof" in Teilen an Dienstleister vermietet.
 (ohne Jahr) in Berlin-Grünau: Landhaus Geist

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Match Fit Academy Football Club Names Atlantic Health System Official Sports Medicine Provider
October 26, 2015, Morristown, NJ – Match Fit Academy Football Club, founded in 2000 to foster the development of soccer in the United States through the young players of New Jersey, today announced it has named Atlantic Health System as its official sports medicine provider. Under this agreement, Atlantic Health System, one of the largest non-profit health care organizations in New Jersey, will manage the Club's orthopedic and sports medicine needs, as well as provide other medical services when necessary.
"We are pleased to have been named as Match Fit Academy Football Club's official sports medicine provider," said Dr. Damion Martins, Director of Sports Medicine and Orthopedics for Atlantic Health System. "With the expertise of pediatric and adolescent sports medicine specialists, our sports medicine team brings a new level of care to the Atlantic Health System community. We look forward to working closely with these elite up-and-coming young athletes as they advance the sport of soccer in the United States."
"The health and well-being of our players is our utmost priority, and Match Fit Academy is pleased to partner with Atlantic Health System," said Dominick Bucci, Girls Director of Coaching and Player Development, Match Fit Academy Football Club. "We believe we provide one of the best training and playing environments in the country at Match Fit Academy. With this significant partnership, we can ensure our players have the best education, guidance, and care to maintain their fitness, diet, and health throughout the year."
Atlantic Health System owns and operates a hospital system, including four acute care hospitals and related health care facilities staffed by physicians and other medical professionals that provide emergency room, inpatient, outpatient, physical therapy and other medical services, including sports medicine services.
About Atlantic Sports Health
Atlantic Sports Health is New Jersey's leader in the diagnosis and treatment of sports injuries, and offers a wide range of world-class care using a comprehensive approach to injury prevention and treatment. Beginners, amateurs, and advanced or professional athletes receive the same attention to detail and expert care from our talented team of clinicians, nurses and physician assistants. Services include sports performance physicals, which are all-inclusive exams, utilizing electrocardiograph (EKG) testing, lab work, imaging and evaluation of muscular balances to develop a complete health and training history. Atlantic Sports Health has highly-trained and experienced physicians, who are experts at diagnosing and treating orthopedic and sports medicine problems. Atlantic Sports Health serves as the flagship Clinical Sports Performance site for Cybex and the Cybex Research Institute, is the official health care partner of the New York Jets, and an official health provider of the New Jersey Devils.
Learn more about Atlantic Sports Health >
Atlantic Health System, headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, is one of the largest non-profit health care systems in New Jersey. Atlantic Health System has created a Trusted Network of Caring™. Our promise to our communities is that anyone who enters our system will receive the right care, at the right quality, at the right time, at the right place and at the right cost. Our network includes Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ; Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ; Newton Medical Center in Newton, NJ; Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, NJ; and Goryeb Children's Hospital in Morristown, NJ, as well as Atlantic Rehabilitation, and Atlantic Home Care and Hospice. It also includes its subsidiary, Atlantic Ambulance Corporation. Atlantic Health System comprises 1,599 licensed beds, more than 14,000 employees and more than 4,000 physicians. Atlantic Health System has a medical school affiliation with the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University; a Major Clinical Affiliate of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey; part of Atlantic Accountable Care Organization, one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and is a member of AllSpire Health Partners. Learn more about our Trusted Network of Caring™ at Atlantic Health System >
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Qatar welcomes Afghan-Taliban progress after months of stalled peace talks
Asmahan Qarjouli
Source: QNA
This would be the first time the two sides reach an agreement since September.
The Afghanistan-Taliban peace negotiations are ready to advance to the next stage, Qatar's Ministry of Affairs (MOFA) announced on Wednesday, praising the move as a welcome step.
Negotiators from the two warring factions have agreed on the rules for the talks, enabling the stalled peace negotiations to finally move forward after months of escalations.
"This important progress shows that the Afghan parties are serious and able to overcome differences and deal with difficult issues. What has been achieved today raises hope that they will succeed in reaching a political settlement to this conflict that has lasted for more than forty years," the Qatari ministry said in a statement.
Peace talks between the two parties have been ongoing in Doha since September but hurdles over the agenda, basic framework of discussions and religious interpretations have proven to be difficult to overcome.
According to Mohammad Naeem, a spokesman for the Taliban, said that negotiations on the agenda will now begin.
The recent breakthrough was welcomed by several individuals. Among them was Zalmay Khalilzad, Washington's special envoy on the conflict, describing it as a "significant milestone".
Khalilzad also said that the Afghanistan and the Taliban agreed on a "three-page agreement codifying rules and procedures for their negotiations on a political roadmap and a comprehensive ceasefire".
"This agreement demonstrates that the negotiating parties can agree on tough issues," he said.
Read also: Pompeo praises peace talks despite ongoing Afghan-Taliban disagreements
Recently, reports that surfaced on Wednesday said the Taliban pulled back from signing the peace agreements just moments before the breakthrough.
According to a Reuters report, the Taliban protested against the document's mentioning of the "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" in reference to the government, which it refuses to recognise.
Although the Taliban has yet to comment on recent developments, the movement said it was willing to negotiate with the opposing delegation without recognising it as a representative of the government.
Read also: Afghanistan, Taliban accept Qatar offer to mediate following escalations
Furthermore, a diplomatic source also told Reuters that there have been disagreements of the term "republic" and the Taliban referring to itself as an "Islamic Emirate".
"The differences over the words 'republic' and 'emirate' triggered a deep suspicion between the negotiators," added Mujahid. "The problem is complex as it leads to [implications over] the vision and aspiration of a country and how it wants to be projected and perceived."
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Expert Tony Redmond talks about what Exchange admins should do to prepare for Exchange 2010 SP2, the release of Office 365 and more in this podcast.
Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 is on the horizon and Office 365 is ready to release, giving Exchange admins a lot to wrap their heads around. Who better to discuss this than frequent keynote speaker and Exchange expert Tony Redmond?
In this podcast, SearchExchange.com site editor Matt Gervais sits down with Redmond to discuss what admins need to know before upgrading to Exchange 2010 SP2. Redmond also examines key points of virtualizing Exchange and shares his thoughts on the upcoming Office 365 release. He also hints to the importance of embracing the cloud.
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This attempt to prognosticate included mention of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (and the closely related U.K. Bribery Act of 2010 and the OECD's Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions), along with the expanding demand for social accountability, e.g., California's Transparency in the Supply Chain Act; Global Reporting Initiative – Social Accountability International (SA8000); Extractive Transparency Initiative; EU's Business Transparency in Trafficking & Slavery Act; France's Grenelle II Act, Article 225; India's SEBI Regulation 7A; China's SASAC Guide; the U.S. Executive Order on human trafficking and government suppliers; and the SEC's Conflict Minerals regulations.
These themes sound both intimately familiar and, at the same time, somewhat bleak. They do present significant challenges, and frankly, it does not look like good news is in the cards for 2016, at least not if the definition of goods news is things can be expected to get less complex or costly. If anything, quite the opposite seems likely.
Let's start with Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) efforts. The brain drain hampering most companies, i.e., the loss of institutional knowledge, is the same for the government. CBP seeks to retain and maximize its knowledge through the Centers for Excellence and Expertise (CEE). All the CEEs have all now been rolled out and are in varying stages of full operation. Each Center brings together a virtual group within the agency that works together and thereby the institutional knowledge is retained. Since each CEE is focused on one industry, the members of that CBP get to know the industry and the players, and industry gets to know CBP, better.
Next, the U.S. government as a whole is getting close to the full roll-out of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). For any trader who has had his or her head under a rock, ACE is the new computer platform through which all imports and exports will be reported. December 2016 remains the deadline for full implementation of the "Single Window via ACE" system, meaning all agencies and all users must by then be able to process all the required data for their imports and exports through ACE. A more immediate deadline is February 28, 2016, the date by which use of ACE becomes mandatory for all CBP transactions, plus for all Food and Drug Administration, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) (Lacey Act) data. Between February and December, all the remaining functions and agencies must join the program and become fully operational.
To this sequence of events, we add the holding in the Trek Leather case, wherein the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held a corporate officer liable for his own acts of gross negligence even while he was an agent of the corporation. If you have not already read that decision, it can be found at:http://www.msk.com/images/ps_attachment/attachment257.pdf. So, now we know a corporate officer may be held liable both for aiding and abetting a violation of the Customs laws by his company, but is also directly liable for his own actions under the same 19 U.S.C. 1592 statute.
Combining these factors, Industry now finds itself in a position where CBP will be able to rely on the most current computer system and, in working with its sister agencies, more easily identify anomalies. This is real cause for concern. With CBP, there is a long history of dealing with detentions and seizures and a robust legal framework in which such cases are resolved. The same ability to resolve discrepancies in such a well-defined legal framework is not necessarily true for most other agencies. CBP, along with Census (via AES or Automated Export System) and the Food and Drug Administration (and its OASIS or Operational and Administrative System for Import Support ) are the only agencies with jurisdiction over imported and exported goods which have a history of receiving real time shipment data. The remaining agencies joining ACE have always relied on paper, and that paper was typically received long after the shipment moved. Now, those agencies will receive that data in real time. Will they know what to do with it? Will they be able to distinguish the minor discrepancy from the significant misdeclaration? If history is any indicator, the odds are not good this will go smoothly.
Every few years we have an indicator of how messed up things get with an agency without the knowledge or experience messes with imported and exported goods. Most recently, we pointed to the U.S. Secret Service totally misunderstanding how motor vehicles are purchased and exported. It took costly legal action to get the Secret Service to understand how badly it stepped on its pepperoni! It is only a matter of time before we have the next illustration (supported by data in ACE)!
To this must, of course, be added the recently issued Yates memo. The memo was issued on September 9th by the Department of Justice's Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates. Entitled Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing, DAG Yates' goal was to make clear to the entire Department, any activity involving the potential for liability on the part of a corporation can and must also focus on the potentially culpable individuals. Put another way, if a corporation comes to the attention of the Department for any reason, civil or criminal, for the business to get credit for cooperation, it must be prepared to turn over information condemning its employees. Many individuals who lived through the 2008/2009 financial meltdown, can be heard saying what took so long? But, in the business environment, we have to be concerned that government agents who do not clearly understand the import/export process (and maybe some who should) will get worked up over relatively insignificant keying errors and turn those cases into major enforcement actions. Then what?
On the export side, the significant challenges remain the value of the U.S. dollar against other currencies, the ever-more complicated nature of the U.S. export controls and economic sanctions, and increasing competition in the marketplace. While these are only partially regulatory in nature, increased compliance costs are apparent.
There are two other significant challenges to mention. One is cybersecurity – and there are really only two types of companies – those which have been hacked and know it, and those which have been hacked and do not know it! Trying to stay ahead of the hackers and protect a company's most precious assets – its information (employee, business and customer related) – is perhaps the single biggest challenge at the moment. At the same time, leaving aside any surprises yet to be provided by legislators (federal, state or local), the other major cause for consternation is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Admittedly as we go to press, it has not yet been ratified by Congress, but there is much for companies to do to get ready to implement it, and the text is long and complicated.
Truthfully, there are other overarching issues being faced by every company, regardless of size or industry – meeting/besting the competition, staying at relevant in the company's industry and figuring out where trained and competent staff will come from – and these topics require much more thought and consideration than the space allotted.


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Is Beyonce's new Lemonade album about Jay Z? Did he really cheat on her with Rachel Roy, Rihanna or Rita Ora? Will he release a response record to all the allegations by the end of the year?!
Liars and cheaters and gullible fans, oh my!
Since joining forces on "'03 Bonnie & Clyde," Beyonce and Jay Z have seemingly controlled the discussions in the media regarding their relationship by playing on the tabloid fodder through their music. That business model has made them very rich and positioned them comfortably at the forefront of pop culture.
Yet, at which point does good business savvy morph into gross manipulation?
Lemonade has been declared a "black feminist political act" by Time, giving us a raw, honest look into her supposed personal life. Strangely, though, Beyonce has not actually explained the meaning of the project. Instead, she has cleverly left that open to interpretation, thus keeping her relationship with Jay Z a hot topic for conversation.
What has resulted is speculation regarding who is "Becky with the good hair" and Beyonce's fans attacking anyone suspected of causing their "queen" poorly acted grief. Pray for Rachel Roy.
This isn't a new strategy for Beyonce and Jay Z. They did it with "Ring the Alarm" off the B'Day album in 2006 when people wondered if Jay Z was having an affair with Rihanna. Luckily for the later, Twitter and Instagram had not yet given Beyonce's "hive" direct access to her.
Building off the conversation and obviously eager to milk it for every dollar he can, Jay Z is now reportedly planning a response album to Lemonade and a collaboration with Beyonce in the coming months. The pattern is not difficult to spot, folks.
This episode of Trini Trent TV pitches several theories that explain the Beyonce/Jay Z business dynamic.


For this assignment, you may work with one partner, if desired.
You are required to write a Bourne Again Shell Script (bash) to manage a menu driven program.
1. Print the following user information: the home directory, path, user id, login shell together with the current date and time.
Your script must allow one of these options to be chosen at a time. The menu must be presented over and over again, until the fourth option (exit) is chosen. An appropriate error message must be displayed if an invalid option is chosen.
Option one, your script should list the specified environment variables. The current output of the date command, together with the user id and the full name of the user also needs to appear in this file, before the environment variables.
Option two should prompt the user a range and displays eight (8) random numbers.
Option three should list the highest and lowest number of the generated random numbers.
Option four should cause a graceful exit from the menu and the whole program.
• A copy of your working bash shell script needs to be handed in to your tutor and uploaded in VU Collaborate Assignment Dropbox.
? Make sure your script includes your name and ID.
? Make sure the code is well commented.
? Appropriate and specific acknowledgments of aid you received from people, books, journals, etc. for this assignment.
Remember to make your script user-friendly and easy to read!
• You are required to demonstrate in Week 12 during your allocated lab time. If you do not demonstrate, you get zero (0) marks.
• You need to upload your assignment on vu collaborate before your demonstration during your allocated lab time.
• You are also required to bring/submit a printed copy of your assignment (one printed copy per group) to your respective lecturer at the time of your demonstration during your allocated lab time.
• Make sure you include all the required information in printed copy of your assignment as explained on page 1 "To Be Handed In (Printed Copy):" section.
Late submission of assignment will NOT be accepted. You are strongly advised to plan to hand-in your assignment early to make allowance for any last minute hitches.
The accompanying documentation for the assignment must be word-processed.
This task is worth 25% of the assessment for the unit.


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The Five: Architectural designs in Sweden
Swedish architecture is anything but ordinary.
Forget the typical high-rises and block-style buildings because Swedish architecture is all about individual style and expression. Buildings and other monuments in Sweden are more than functional geometric structures – they are creative and unique works of art. With so many different structural designs, it was tough to list just five, but here are five of our favorite Swedish architectural designs.
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Nimis at Ladonia
What began as a series of sculptures by Lars Vilks in 1980, Nimis became an architectural masterpiece located at the heart of Ladonia with multiple towers atop a magnificent labyrinth. Visitors are encouraged to climb the towers into the various buildings and explore the labyrinth below. Nimis is Latin for "too much" but we think it's pretty cool, especially for an architectural structure made entirely from driftwood.
Globsen – The Ericsson Globe
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As the world's largest hemispherical building, the Ericsson Globe serves as the national indoor arena in Stockholm. With a 110-meter diameter and an internal height of 85 meters, the structure was originally known as The Stockholm Globe Arena and intended for ice hockey. The building has since become the most popular venue for concerts and other events. SkyView gondolas, equally impressive hemispherical cable cars, transport guests on a spectacular trip to the top of the Globe, 130 meters above sea level.
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There are bridges, and there are tunnels – then there's the Öresund Bridge. Like most bridges, it begins on land and crosses over to the water to another piece of land. But that's where the similarities stop – in the center of an artificial man-made island to be exact. At this point, the bridge over the water ceases to exist and transforms into an underwater tunnel where it continues until reaching its destination end point in Denmark. At 7,994 meters long, it is also considered the world's longest cable bridge designed for traffic use. It doesn't get much cooler than that.
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Malmö's Turning Torso
Santiago Calatrava is an architect with a passion for the unusual. His designs are anything but ordinary and stand out far from the rest. His design, the Turning Torso, became the world's first twisting skyscraper and the tallest building in Sweden. This impressive architectural structure first began as a seven-cubed sculpture and grew into the 190-meter triangular-tipped nine-cubed tower that holds the record as Europe's second tallest building.
Detlef Schobert- Flickr
The Mirrorcube at the Tree Hotel
No, it's not an illusion, just a different way of looking at
things. The Mirrorcube is a 4-meter by 4-meter by 4-meter cube structure built around a tree trunk with a bridge leading up to the door. The architectural design of the Mirrorcube keeps nature looking natural with reflective glass covering the outer walls. The only disadvantage to this structure is you might not notice it if it weren't for the bridge, but that's what we love about it.


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Limited colored vinyl LP pressing. 2007's Theogonia (Greek for "Birth of the gods") served as the black metal veteran's ninth full-length studio effort overall and first album for Seasons of Mist after nearly a decade with Century Media. The group remained faithful to their ancient blackened-gothic style here while materializing as a faster, more aggressive entity. The established melodies of the past are indeed alive but this new apparition is cloaked with deeper atmospheric and epic elements as they recall the sordid history of their country land. A massive hit, this rare gem yielded the band their highest accolades from both critics and fans alike.


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Malazjan (, also Romanized as Malāzjān, Melāzjān, and Molāzjān) is a village in Kenarrudkhaneh Rural District, in the Central District of Golpayegan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 276, in 91 families.

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The COM3LAB Master Unit is a multifunctional, compact, measuring interface. It is used for the operation and power supply for the COM3LAB multimedia experiment boards and as an independent measuring laboratory. The Master Unit is connected to the PC via a USB Port, WiFi or Ethernet for the recording of measurements and for remote control of it's built-in functions. The Master Unit can be quickly attached to an experiment board via the experiment board carrier. It's clear and structured design results in easy operation.
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Q: Uploading to pypi, and downloading with pip I've written a small tool and uploaded to to pypi (here), but I can't download it using pip.  Here is the pip log:
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c:\python32\scripts\pip-script.py run on 04/11/12 15:53:45
Downloading/unpacking undo

  Getting page http://pypi.python.org/simple/undo
  Could not fetch URL http://pypi.python.org/simple/undo: HTTP Error 301: Moved Permanently - Redirection to url '/simple/undo/' is not allowed
  Will skip URL http://pypi.python.org/simple/undo when looking for download links for undo
  Getting page http://pypi.python.org/simple/
  Real name of requirement undo is undo

  URLs to search for versions for undo:
  * http://pypi.python.org/simple/undo/
  Getting page http://pypi.python.org/simple/undo/
  Getting page http://bitbucket.org/aquavitae/undo
  Analyzing links from page http://pypi.python.org/simple/undo/
    Skipping link http://bitbucket.org/aquavitae/undo (from http://pypi.python.org/simple/undo/); not a file
    Could not parse version from link: https://bitbucket.org/aquavitae/undo/get/latest.tar.gz (from http://pypi.python.org/simple/undo/)
    Skipping link https://bitbucket.org/aquavitae/undo/get/latest.tar.gz (from http://pypi.python.org/simple/undo/); wrong project name (not undo)
  Could not find any downloads that satisfy the requirement undo

No distributions at all found for undo

Exception information:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\python32\lib\site-packages\pip\basecommand.py", line 104, in main
    status = self.run(options, args)
  File "C:\python32\lib\site-packages\pip\commands\install.py", line 245, in run
    requirement_set.prepare_files(finder, force_root_egg_info=self.bundle, bundle=self.bundle)
  File "C:\python32\lib\site-packages\pip\req.py", line 978, in prepare_files
    url = finder.find_requirement(req_to_install, upgrade=self.upgrade)
  File "C:\python32\lib\site-packages\pip\index.py", line 157, in find_requirement
    raise DistributionNotFound('No distributions at all found for %s' % req)
pip.exceptions.DistributionNotFound: No distributions at all found for undo

Can anyone see where I'm going wrong?  I am behind a proxy, and I though that this might be the problem but pip has no issue with other packages, just this, so I assume I've somehow packaged it wrong.

A: The link to bitbucket in https works only when you are authenticated. Use http link on bitbucket instead.
(Same issue for both website / issue tracked links in the pypi page, i can't access to it without login first)
Edit: http link redirect to the login page, and after login, i got:

You do not have access to this repository.

A: There are multiple problems: your tar file has not got the package name in it ( 'undo' not a substring of 'latest.tar.gz'); and pypi for some reason wanted to redirect (which does not seem to be normal, so I will not go into that).
Normally pip first looks at all the urls that match your package name, both on the home page and on the download pages pypi provides on http://pypi.python.org/simple/undo/ (assuming you specified both). Any url on those pages that has the project name in it is somewhere is analysed.
Several things make pip reject a url:
Skipping link http://bitbucket.org/aquavitae/undo (from http://pypi.python.org/simple/undo/); not a file

This url has undo in it but it is not pointing to a file.
Could not parse version from link: https://bitbucket.org/aquavitae/undo/get/latest.tar.gz (from http://pypi.python.org/simple/undo/)

There is no version number in latest.tar.gz
Skipping link https://bitbucket.org/aquavitae/undo/get/latest.tar.gz (from http://pypi.python.org/simple/undo/); wrong project name (not undo)

no project name undo in the file component.
That things now work is because https://bitbucket.org/aquavitae/undo/downloads is accessible and has 3 links with undo in the filename part in it and many, many links that don't. Use:
pip install undo --no-install --log undo.log

and look at the undo.log file.
Please note that pip uses the function parse_versions from the pkg_resources (in dist_packages) to determine what is the newest version available. So even if you specify undo-1.1.tar.gz explicitly as the the version on your pypi download link, if your homepage also points to newer version like undo-1.2-dev-20120614 the latter is taken as found.

A: You may need to use a link ending in something like latest.tar.gz#egg=undo

A: I don't know whether its a bug in pip or deliberate, but once I opened up the bitbucket site it worked, despite the fact that the actual file it needed to download (and did download) is hosted on pypi.  So if anyone else has this problem, the solution is to make sure that all links on the pypi page are accessible, even if they don't host the download file.

A: Change setup.py's download_url to https://bitbucket.org/aquavitae/undo/get/undo-0.5.1.tar.gz.

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An award winning eco-home is up for sale in Lincolnshire. The Long Sutton Work/Life Project is a four-bedroom home that requires no central heating, mechanical ventilation or fossil fuels and costs a fraction of a conventional home to run and maintain.
The scheme has won a plethora of awards, including the Eco Self-Build Award in 2003 and has been named the Sustainable Building of the Year by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in 2005.
The house includes two office buildings, gym, outbuildings, netted vegetable plot, basketball pitch, orchards, eating deck and Mediterranean garden. The property was designed, built and occupied by Dr Jeremy Harrall and his family alongside the SEArch Architects office. Learnign from the scheme formed part of Dr. Harrall's Doctoral Research in sustainability.
Internal temperatures have been maintained above 18ºC without central heating since the buildings occupation five years ago. Careful orientation throughout the year, combined with heavy construction and extra insulation have enabled the buildings to gain and retain heat.
The need for artificial lighting is also reduced with large areas of South-facing glazing; ensuring natural light is used effectively. The building has also been run off locally manufactured bio-diesel.
All new homes are going to have to be zero carbon by 2016. But what exactly is zero carbon? And how are we supposed to achieve this target?


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Chester Friends Meetinghouse is a Quaker meeting house at 520 East 24th Street in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.

The first recorded meeting of Friends in the province of Pennsylvania was in Chester at the house of Robert Wade in 1675.  William Edmundson, the founder of Quakerism in Ireland was present at the first meeting.

In 1682, the Chester Friends agreed to hold their meeting at the Chester Court House, also known at the time as the House of Defense.

On January 7, 1687, a lot was purchased on the west side of present-day Edgemont Avenue and construction began on the meetinghouse.

The first Chester Friends Meetinghouse was completed in 1693.

William Penn was known to speak at the original Chester Friends meetinghouse.

In 1735, after forty-three years of worship at the original building, a larger meetinghouse was built on the same property.

The existing buildings have 1829 and 1954 represented on them indicating the date of construction of the current buildings.

The Chester Friends meetinghouse is an active worship center.

Notable burials
John Chew Thomas (1764-1836) - U.S. Congressman from Maryland

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19th-century Quaker meeting houses
Cemeteries in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Chester, Pennsylvania
Churches completed in 1829
Churches in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Quaker meeting houses in Pennsylvania


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The Bone Seeker - M. J. McGrath
In the third novel in this highly praised mystery series, Edie Kiglatuk works as a summer school teacher in the Canadian arctic. When one of her female students is found dead in nearby Lake Turngaluk, Edie enlists the help of Sergeant Derek Palliser to pursue the case, promising the girl's Inuit family that they will uncover the truth. Meanwhile, lawyer Sonia Gutierrez investigates the toxicity of the lake and suspects that there might be a larger conspiracy involved. As the three clamber over rocky terrain under twenty-four-hour daylight they start to unearth secrets long frozen over--risking their own lives in the process.
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The Chaperone - Laura Moriarty
A novel about the friendship between an adolescent, pre-movie-star Louise Brooks, and the 36-year-old woman who chaperones her to New York City for a summer, in 1922, and how it changes both their lives.
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The Department of Sensitive Crimes - Alexander McCall Smith
The detectives who work in Malmo Police's Department of Sensitive Crimes take their job very seriously. The lead detective, Ulf Varg, prioritizes his cases above even his dog's mental health. Then there are detectives Anna Bengsdotter, who keeps her relationship with Varg professional even as she realizes she's developing feelings for him . . . or at least for his car, and Carl Holgersson, first to arrive in the morning and last to leave, who would never read his colleagues' personal correspondence--unless it could help solve a crime, of course. Finally, there's Erik Nykvist, who peppers conversations with anecdotes about fly fishing. Along with an opinionated local police officer named Blomquist, the Department of Sensitive Crimes takes on three extremely strange cases.
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One night three years ago, the Tanner sisters disappeared: fifteen-year-old Cass and seventeen-year-old Emma. Three years later, Cass returns, without her sister Emma. Her story is one of kidnapping and betrayal, of a mysterious island where the two were held. But to forensic psychiatrist Dr. Abby Winter, something doesn't add up. Looking deep within this dysfunctional family Dr. Winter uncovers a life where boundaries were violated and a narcissistic parent held sway. And where one sister's return might just be the beginning of the crime.
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PROTECTING ITS PLAYERS
In addition to overtime rules, NFL Owners will vote on player safety issues at Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla., next week.
Receivers Could Get More Protection from NFL Next Season
INDIANAPOLIS – If the NFL's Competition Committee has its way, receivers will get more protection next season.
Players snapping for field goals will, too.
While post-season overtime likely will be among the highest-profile issues at the NFL's Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla., next week, as pressing to members of the Competition Committee – of which Colts President Bill Polian is a longtime member – is the issue of player safety.
"One thing I want to emphasize is it's not that player safety is being brought up because of the numbers," Competition Committee co-chair and Atlanta Falcons President Rich McKay said Wednesday on a conference call.
"It's being brought up because we think it's imant and we think we should always look for ways to make the game safer when we can. We were looking at hits that occur in the open field and hits that occur to players that really do not have the opportunity to defend themselves."
The Competition Committee, after meeting at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis last month, met this past week in Naples, Fla., first analyzing the league statistically, then surveying teams and reviewing suggestions.
The committee met with NFL Players Association representatives in Indianapolis, as well as NCAA officials and representatives from college football.
One of the jobs of the committee is an overall review of the league.
"We feel really comfortable that the game is in a good place," McKay said.
The committee will recommend that the league modify post-season overtime from the current "sudden-death" format used in the regular- and post-season. The committee will recommend that if the team with possession first does not score a touchdown, then the other team will get possession with a chance to tie or win.
If the team with possession first scores a touchdown, that team would win the game. If the team with possession first scores a field goal, and the other the team scores a field goal, then the game would go into the traditional sudden-death format.
But McKay also said player safety is an ongoing focus, and after reviewing film from this past season – including every play on which an injury occurred – the committee focused on furthering ways to protect players. The major area of concern, McKay said, remains defenders launching into defenseless receivers.
"Unnecessary roughness was up in 2009 – but slightly, not dramatically," McKay said. "We watched so much video that I can't describe to you how much video we watched. We saw literally every injury this year. We saw all the tape on the defenseless player and the defenseless receiver. There are definitely some instances in which there are hits that we would like to see changed and the target area or the launch area, if you will, lowered.
"That's why we tried to expand or proposed that we expand the defenseless receiver protection even a little more."
The rules currently protect a defenseless receiver until he has completed the catch – meaning possession of the ball and two feet on the ground. McKay said language will be proposed to say, "If a receiver has completed the catch and has not had time to protect himself, a defensive player is prohibited from launching into him in a way that causes a defensive player's helmet, facemask, shoulder or forearm to forcibly strike the receiver's head."
"We're just trying to expand the protection period of time because we've seen tape where people literally have caught the ball and had no opportunity to avoid, to protect themselves, in any way," McKay said. "It's that moment in time where we just think the receiver has not yet become a runner."
McKay said there were "many instances in which the tackles are very good, separate the ball and do everything they're taught to do and don't violate the rules."
McKay said while the committee wants to protect receivers a bit more, rules changes in the last decade and a half to address the area have been effective.
"If you look back at the defenseless receiver and where we were in '94 and '95, and the hits some of those receivers took – I think the rule has come a long way in preventing a lot of those hits that we even saw in those days," McKay said. "There is more we would like to limit."
The committee also is recommending:
• That no defender be allowed to lineup within the frame of the body of the snapper to allow the snapper "to get his head up and get himself protected," McKay said.
• That the ball be declared dead if a runner loses his helmet during a play. Such a rule exists in college. "We watched tape and there are instances where players are running in the field of play without their helmets," McKay said. "In our mind, that's not necessarily a safe situation."
McKay said there are about seven other playing rules that will be proposed, most of which he said are "more cleanup" situations of existing rules.
One such rule involved the ball hitting the scoreboard at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas during plays. The league installed a rule on a temporary basis this past season, and McKay said the rule will be re-submitted. The rule creates a dead ball if a ball hits the scoreboard.
The committee also is proposing that "dead ball" fouls occurring on the final play of a half or regulation carry over to the second half or overtime.
Also, the committee is recommending a rule expanding the numbering system, allowing players to wear different numbers. McKay said this rule would acknowledge that many teams are playing a 3-4 defense.
"You have a lot of '50' players who end up being defensive ends and linebackers, so we're trying to address that," McKay said.
McKay also discussed:
• The NFL's competitive balance. "The competitive balance appears to be a very strong suit of ours," he said, citing five first-time Super Bowl winners in the last 10 years and five new division winners in 2009 compared to 2008.
• Yards per game, scoring and plays per game. All categories were either up or in the range the committee prefers. "Statistically, we think the game is in good stead," McKay said.
Also, the committee is filing a resolution that the policy regarding stadiums with large, opening windows – such Lucas Oil Stadium and Cowboys Stadium – be the same as that regarding stadiums with retractable roofs.
Teams with retractable roofs must declare if the roof will be open or closed 90 minutes before kickoff. Thereafter, the only change that can be made is closing the roof if weather dictates.
McKay said there had been temporary language in the rules at the beginning of this past season.
"Ninety minutes before the game, the home team can declare if those windows are going to be open or if if they're going to be closed," McKay said. "Whichever way they declare, they remain in that position unless if you declared them open and it began to rain.
"Then, you could close them, or if hazardous weather came up, obviously you could close them."


Home Depot employees will receive bonuses of up to $1,000 each because of savings the company will realize under U.S. President Donald Trump's tax plan.
"We are pleased to be able to provide this additional reward to our associates for continuing to deliver outstanding customer service," said Craig Menear, Chairman, CEO and President. "This incremental investment in our associates was made possible by the new tax reform bill."
The retail home improvement giant also announced that it currently estimates that the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 will result in additional net tax expense of approximately $150 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 primarily related to taxes on unremitted offshore earnings.
This charge, coupled with the one-time bonus payment to employees, is expected to negatively impact Home Depot's previously provided fiscal 2017 diluted earnings-per-share guidance by approximately $0.19.


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Since its inception, DokuFest has sought to foster a greater appreciation for filmmaking, as well as encourage those interested in the craft to venture into filmmaking waters – especially when the goal is to foster change or incite debate.
The "EkoVideo" campaign, a continuation of our longtime focus on environmental issues (such as the GreenDocs film slate), attempts to do just that – foster potential filmmakers who are passionate about environmental issues and give them the opportunity to stir up support and galvanize people through their films.
Launched this week, the "EkoVideo" campaign will be accepting completed films no longer than 5 minutes in length focusing on a particular issue, a society's approach to the issue, and possible solutions or progress that has been made in tackling the issue.
The application deadline is August 1st, and all videos should be sent to ekovideo@dokufest.com.
Your environmental films will be selected by a professional jury and the winning films will be screened during the 15th edition of DokuFest, which will take place August 5-13, 2016 in Prizren.
Please make sure to include the name(s) of the applicant(s), the title of your video or short documentary and all contact details.
We look forward to your applications!


Federal Member for Lindsay, Emma Husar, met with Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Senator Doug Cameron, yesterday to discuss the homelessness crisis in Western Sydney.
Ms Husar spoke with Senator Cameron about the local impacts of the Turnbull Government's cuts to crisis accommodation services as well as the Government's decision to cut funding from Homelessness Australia, National Shelter and the Community Housing Federation of Australia which all serve important advocacy and policy functions.
Ms Husar and Senator Cameron met following Labor's homelessness policy roundtable held last week with more than 20 homelessness and housing sector representatives.
• Cut $44 million in capital funding for crisis accommodation for women and children fleeing domestic violence.
• Abolished the National Housing Supply Council and the Prime Minister's Council on Homelessness.


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import json
import logging
import os
import pytz
import requests
import sys
import types

from collections import OrderedDict
from datetime import datetime
from pytz import timezone

DATA_DIR = os.getenv("OPENSHIFT_DATA_DIR", '')
JSON_FILE = DATA_DIR + 'current.json'
PUSHBULLET_KEY_FILE = DATA_DIR + '.pb_key'
PASSWORD_FILE = DATA_DIR + '.cp_passwd'

# Garages & Pushbullet-channels
# NOTE: Only the owner/creator of a channel can push notifications
# to a channel. If you are setting up your own instance, you will
# need to create similar channels on pushbullet.com.
GARAGES = {'Central Garage': 'cp-vmw-cg',
           'Creekside Garage': 'cp-vmw-cr',
           'Hilltop Garage': 'cp-vmw-ht'}

logging.basicConfig(
    level=logging.INFO,
    format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
# Turn down requests module's logging
logging.getLogger("requests").setLevel(logging.WARNING)

def get_epoch():
    return (datetime.now() - datetime(1970, 1, 1)).total_seconds()

def get_status(query_data, station_prefix):
    with open(PASSWORD_FILE) as passwd_file:
        credentials = [x.strip().split(':') for x in passwd_file.readlines()]
    cp_username, cp_password = credentials[0]

    session = requests.Session()
    headers = {
        'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.7; rv:21.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/21.0',
        'Host': 'na.chargepoint.com',
        'Referer': 'https://na.chargepoint.com/',
        'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest'}
    login_data = {
        'user_name': cp_username,
        'user_password': cp_password,
        'recaptcha_response_field': '',
        'timezone_offset': '480',
        'timezone': 'PST',
        'timezone_name': ''}
    url = 'https://na.chargepoint.com/users/validate'
    req = session.post(url, headers=headers, data=login_data, verify=False)
    url = 'https://na.chargepoint.com/dashboard/getFavoriteStationsList'
    req = session.post(url, headers=headers, data=query_data, verify=False)
    data = req.json()

    if not isinstance(data, types.ListType) or 'summaries' not in data[0]:
        return None

    summaries = data[0]['summaries']
    port_status = {}
    for summary in summaries:
        if 'station_name' not in summary:
            continue
        station_name = ' '.join(summary['station_name'])
        if not station_name.startswith(station_prefix):
            continue
        total_ports = summary['port_count']['total']
        available = summary['port_count']['available']
        device_id = summary['device_id']
        status = summary['station_status']
        port_status[device_id] = (station_name, available, total_ports, status)

    return port_status

def build_dict(station_list, port_status):
    ret = OrderedDict()
    for station_id in station_list:
        if station_id not in port_status:
            continue
        ret[port_status[station_id][0]] = []
        total = port_status[station_id][2]
        available = port_status[station_id][1]
        if port_status[station_id][3] != 'unknown':
            ret[port_status[station_id][0]] = [total, available, 0]
        else:
            ret[port_status[station_id][0]] = [total, 0, total]
    return ret

def post_pushbullet(channel, title, body):
    """Post message to pushbullet channel."""
    pb_key = None
    try:
        with open(PUSHBULLET_KEY_FILE) as key_file:
            data = key_file.readlines()
            if len(data):
                pb_key = data[0].strip()
    except IOError as ioe:
        logging.error("Could not open %s [%s]", PUSHBULLET_KEY_FILE, ioe)

    if not pb_key:
        logging.error("No PushBullet API Key found. "
                      "Push notifications are disabled.")

    url = "https://api.pushbullet.com/v2/pushes"
    header = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
    data = {'channel_tag': channel, 'type': 'note', 'title': title, 'body': body}
    res = requests.post(url, data=json.dumps(data), headers=header,
                        auth=(pb_key, ''))
    logging.info("Pushbullet Push: Status: %s, Message: %s",
                 res.status_code, res.text)

def get_json():
    query_data = {
        'placeId': 1391648779079,
        'sort_by': 'distance',
        'reference_lat': 0,
        'reference_lon': 0,
        'page_offset': '',
        'mapCords[lat]': 4.63046e+18,
        'mapCords[lng]': -4.58508e+18,
        'mapCords[f_estimationfee]': 'false',
        'mapCords[f_available]': 'true',
        'mapCords[f_inuse]': 'true',
        'mapCords[f_unknown]': 'true',
        'mapCords[f_cp]': 'true',
        'mapCords[f_other]': 'true',
        'mapCords[f_l3]': 'false',
        'mapCords[f_l2]': 'true',
        'mapCords[f_l1]': 'false',
        'mapCords[f_estimate]': 'false',
        'mapCords[f_fee]': 'true',
        'mapCords[f_free]': 'true',
        'mapCords[f_reservable]': 'false',
        'mapCords[f_shared]': 'true'}

    cg_stations = [
        79403,
        79363,
        79333,
        79383,
        79083,
        34743,
        71263]
    cr_stations = [
        98831,
        111415,
        92191,
        91785,
        92533,
        91141,
        91759,
        91091]
    ht_stations = [
        92219,
        91749,
        91783,
        92525,
        92197,
        91753,
        91777,
        91781]
    port_status = get_status(query_data, 'VMWARE')
    json_d = OrderedDict()
    json_d['Central Garage'] = build_dict(cg_stations, port_status)
    json_d['Hilltop Garage'] = build_dict(ht_stations, port_status)
    json_d['Creekside Garage'] = build_dict(cr_stations, port_status)

    process_data(json_d)

def process_data(data):
    new_data = data
    # Load the existing data
    curr_data = {}
    try:
        with open(JSON_FILE, "r") as currfile:
            curr_data = json.load(currfile)
    except IOError:
        logging.error("Could not load current.json")

    # Compare the two
    garage_new_openings = {}

    notify = 0
    if len(sys.argv) > 1 and sys.argv[1] == 'notify':
        notify = 1

    free_stations = OrderedDict()

    for garage, stations in new_data.iteritems():
        garage_new_openings[garage] = 0
        free_stations[garage] = []
        # Pass 1
        for station, data_tuple in stations.iteritems():
            # Add default marker to station
            data_tuple.append(0)
            if garage in curr_data and station in curr_data[garage]:
                # tuple[1]: no of free ports in the station
                # if free-ports in new is same as current, then check the 'trigger' marker
                # if '1': this station has not triggered an alert since it turned green.
                #         Conditionally trigger notification
                # if '0': this station has already triggered and is still green. Don't
                #         trigger notification for this garage.
                if curr_data[garage][station][1] and (
                        data_tuple[1] == curr_data[garage][station][1]):
                    # Check Marker (1=Not Triggered, 0=Triggered)
                    if len(curr_data[garage][station]) == 4:
                        if curr_data[garage][station][3]:
                            garage_new_openings[garage] += 1
                            free_stations[garage].append(station.replace("VMWARE ", ""))
                            # Update Marker
                            data_tuple[3] = 1
                        else:
                            garage_new_openings[garage] = -100
                # New free ports in this station. Set conditional trigger and update
                # marker for this station to not triggered.
                if data_tuple[1] > curr_data[garage][station][1]:
                    garage_new_openings[garage] += 1
                    free_stations[garage].append(station.replace("VMWARE ", ""))
                    data_tuple[3] = 1

        # Pass 2
        # Conditional Trigger.. Clear marker.
        if notify and garage_new_openings[garage] > 0:
            for station, data_tuple in stations.iteritems():
                data_tuple[3] = 0
        else:
            garage_new_openings[garage] = -1

    time_format = '%m/%d %I:%M %p'
    date = datetime.now(tz=pytz.utc)
    time_str = date.astimezone(timezone('US/Pacific')).strftime(time_format)

    for garage, pb_tag in GARAGES.iteritems():
        if garage_new_openings[garage] > 0:
            post_pushbullet(pb_tag, "%s: Ports Free" % garage,
                            ("[%s] One or more charging ports are free in this Garage."
                             "\nStations Free: %s"
                             "\nCheck Chargepoint or http://wreckr.net/vmw to "
                             "confirm availability.") % (
                                 time_str, ", ".join(free_stations[garage])))

    new_data['last_updated_epoch'] = get_epoch()
    with open(JSON_FILE, "w") as outfile:
        outfile.write(json.dumps(new_data, indent=2))

if __name__ == '__main__':
    get_json()

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Multiplication & Division Game – Butterfly – 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x, 11x & 12x
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Multiplication Game & Division Game in One – Butterfly – To be numerate students need to see the inverse relationship between Multiplication and Division. This game encourages practicing both sets of facts at the same time.
Multiplication & Division Game - Butterfly - 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x, 11x & 12x quantity
Multiplication Game & Division Game
Butterfly – 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x, 11x & 12x
Division Game & Multiplication Game:
Gulugufe (Butterfly) is a Division Game and a Multiplication Game that explores the inverse relationship between the two. This version covers 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x, 11x & 12x Tables. The game combines strategic thinking and basic facts. Gulugufe enables the practicing of Multiplication facts and their inverse Division facts at the same time.
Games for Multiplication & Division
About the Game:
Gulugufe means 'butterfly' in the African nation of Mozambique. It s a two-player strategy game played on a board made in the shape of a butterfly.
Gulugufe is a very social game. It's like a sport. Spectators cheer good moves and from time to time heckle the players, 'All in good fun'. This version of the game has been modified to teach Mathematics concepts.
1. Set up the board as shown.
2. The person with the next birthday goes first.
3. Players slide their pieces to empty spots and say the answer to the algorithm aloud for the opponent to hear.
4. Pieces are captured by jumping over them (the same as in Checkers)
Rules for Capturing Pieces:
– If a piece can jump over an opposition piece and land on an empty space the opposition piece is captured and taken from the board.
– Players can only move and capture along the lines marked on the board.
– Multiple captures – if a piece can jump over an opposition piece, land on a vacant space then jump over another piece, and land on a vacant space then both opposition pieces can be removed from the board.
Captures are compulsory!
– If more than one capture is available the player may choose which option they wish to take.
Ways to Win:
1. Capture all your opponent's pieces.
2. The person with the most pieces left when there are no more legal moves to be played.
3. Stalemate – is when one player has trapped the other so they cannot capture or make a legal move. The trapped player loses.
4. If no more pieces can be captured, the player with the most pieces remaining wins.
– If no more pieces can be captured and both players have the same amount of pieces, the game is a draw.
This game can be played in the sand or dirt. Draw the board with a stick and use stones as markers. I've played this game in the sand at the beach with shells and stones.
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Included in this Download:
1 High Color 6 Times Table Game Board with the Inverse Division Facts
1 Low Color 6 Times Table Game Board with the Inverse Division Facts
1 High Color 11 Times Table Game Board with the Inverse Division Facts
1 Low Color 11 Times Table Game Board with the Inverse Division Facts
1 PowerPoint file with all the game boards for easy introduction and number talks.
1 Set of Game Rules
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Phishing attacks: Steps to stay safe
16 August 2022 by Avira
Not a day goes by without seeing some warning about new cyberthreats, chiefly about phishing emails which are doing the rounds and that are designed to trick us into disclosing personal information. We primarily receive these phishing emails from purported banks, insurance companies, authorities, and portals such as Amazon.
Consumer protection bodies always go on about how we shouldn't open such fake emails — and that technologically, fraudsters' tactics are becoming increasingly sophisticated.
Read on to find out how to spot fake or phishing emails and what tips you can follow to protect yourself. Fortunately, there is a whole range of tell-tale signs that you can use to tell whether a phishing email has actually landed in your inbox.
What's a phishing email?
Phishing refers to the mass sending of bogus emails which cybercriminals use to obtain protected, sensitive information such as PINs, log in credentials, or bank details.
The really deceitful thing about such phishing emails is that these emails are amazingly well designed, so much so that often we don't even doubt their authenticity. Examples include receiving obviously fake messages from your bank asking you to change your password. If you were to click the link in the message, you'd end up on such a well-designed website that you couldn't tell it apart from the bank's actual one. If you were to enter new log in details here, the scammer would immediately have unrestricted access to your account.
Cybercriminals also love another type of phishing email: Sending emails with file attachments, which are typically malware. For example, you may well receive a message from an acquaintance in which they send you a zip file with vacation photos. Naturally, you don't doubt for a second that your acquaintance actually wants to send you shots of their vacation or some file that may be of interest to you. But these could well turn out to be fake — yet time and again people fall into this trap in their droves.
And often enough, this method has a snowball effect. That's because every time someone opens such an attachment in a phishing email, the attackers also gain access to the email addresses from the recipient's contact list.
Phishing emails: How cybercriminals get contact information
Cybercriminals mainly use public information sources to get the background information they need for their attacks. Typically, they scour social media such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter where they'll usually find what they're looking for very quickly: Information such as your name, job title, and email address are served up there on a silver platter, which the cybercriminals then use to compose phishing emails that appear credible.
Hackers exploit human vulnerability with phishing emails
To send phishing emails, fraudsters use a wide variety of methods known as social engineering to obtain the contact information they're interested in. And, as just as you'd imagine, cybercriminals rely on human vulnerability to harm unsuspecting victims.
Want to learn more about social engineering methods and the many tricks used by cybercriminals? Check out our blogpost on the topic of social engineering in which we look at hackers' various methods in more detail.
Spot tell-tale phishing signs in emails
Consumer protection bodies and the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are always warning us about new phishing emails.
While this is all well and good, who actually takes the time to regularly look at these warnings?! To avoid becoming a victim of cybercriminals, it's at least as important to be able to spot the typical tell-tale signs of phishing emails. That's because, as you already know, scammers prefer to use human vulnerability to get at our sensitive information.
Linguistic and grammatical errors are signs of a phishy email
Received an email and spot right away that the wording is off or it's full of errors? Incorrectly used words, comma errors, or absurd grammar can be an indication that it's a phishing email. What bank would ever allow itself to send customers a poorly worded, grammatically incorrect, or inaccurate email?!
Phishing emails are usually sent in bulk and cybercriminals often use translation programs without knowing the language of the respective country.
And emails in which your purported bank addresses you in a different language than usual should also be treated with caution and regarded as potential phishing emails.
If you're asked to act NOW, the phishing alarm should be ringing loud and clear
Have you ever received a message asking you to act now to avoid something bad happening to you financially? If you're threatened with exorbitant fines, a blocked account, or even that a debt collection agency will soon come a knocking, you should be suspicious — and your phishing alarm should definitely be ringing loud and clear.
Another scam that cybercriminals often use goes something like this: You're sent an email saying that some wealthy manager from the US has chosen you as the beneficiary of a six- or seven-figure fortune. And of course, here too you'll be asked to act now because this vast sum of money needs to be paid out straight away. Would you take the bait?
Generic emails can be a sign of phishing
A few years ago, it was quite common for companies to send us emails starting with "Dear Sir or Madam". Now, however, email distribution technologies have gotten a lot more professional in the way they address you.
Asking you to open something and input information can be a sign of a phishing email
As we've mentioned, phishing emails often ask you to open a file that is sent to you as an attachment, is available for download via a link, or is linked directly to an online form.
As a rule, these file attachments contain malware such as ransomware, Trojans, or viruses that infect your laptop, Mac or PC and which you can only remove with considerable effort.
Eliminate all doubt by taking a peek at the email header
The details about the sender's email address seem credible at first glance, the text is well written, and the design leaves little doubt as to its authenticity.
But that doesn't mean a thing. A lot of effort goes into phishing emails, and they're usually done very well because the cybercriminals know what they're doing — and the sender information is usually forged.
But take a look behind the sender's name, such as "Your Amazon Customer Service", and you may find a completely different address — typically a Google or Freemail account specially set up for this purpose with a combination of numbers and letters before the @ sign.
If you want to eliminate all doubt, a look at the mail header (or header line) is the only sure-fire way of knowing if the email's legitimate. There you will also find the sender's IP address, which is forgery-proof and gives you a clear indication of who the actual sender is. Consumer protection bodies or other government agencies provide information on how you go about reading the email header.
Top tip: Check these sites for regular updates on critical phishing attacks.
How to protect yourself from phishing emails: Our top tips
Always remember that cybercriminals prefer to exploit human vulnerability, i.e. our clueless behavior, and be skeptical if you receive messages that seem odd.
Be careful if you are offered links or files to download, even if you receive a message from someone you know. And remember that your email program isn't the only gateway for cybercriminals to get your information — hackers can also send phishing emails via social media accounts, knowing full well that you trust messages from your contacts.
Protect yourself by updating your operating system and installing security patches regularly
Always keeping your operating system up to date offers a certain degree of protection because updates come with security patches that can protect your computer from possible malware and virus attacks.
However, keep in mind that new phishing attack cases are coming to light every day, and technologically they're becoming increasingly sophisticated — and all too often we usually only find out about them when it's too late.
Firewalls help protect against phishing attacks
By default, companies and public authorities all use firewalls to protect their IT infrastructures — and they should also be a must-have for home users.
All digital devices, whether a PC, Mac, laptop, or portable Android or Apple device, come with a firewall. However, these standard components of the various operating systems are usually not quite enough to offer solid protection. That's why it makes sense to use an antivirus program to help you configure the firewall, such as Avira Free Security allows you to do.
Even with the free version of Avira Free Security, you can configure your Windows firewall settings — and strengthen your protection against the many different online threats.
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Protection against phishing emails: Good antivirus programs are a must
Cybercriminals use phishing emails to install ransomware, Trojans, viruses, and such like on your devices, which is why a sophisticated and reliable antivirus program is a must.
The latest antivirus programs are designed to protect your digital devices from different types of malware, while always keeping pace with hackers' latest developments.
Ideally, you should go for an antivirus program that's tried and tested as well as easy to use.
Even with the free Avira antivirus solution, you can increase your protection against viruses, regardless of what the specific cyberthreats may be. This solution includes far more than just phishing protection.
Avira Antivirus is a lightweight antivirus program that won't sap your system's resources. This solution can help you get rid of all kinds of malware that gets onto your computer or mobile devices via phishing emails — and it also factors in performance and privacy during its scans.
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SG-1 finds a medieval Christian society terrorized by Sokar and the Unas, and is accused of being possessed by demons.
WRITTEN BY: Carl Binder
By Penfold
Although "Demons" has some enjoyable highlights, this episode left me distinctly underwhelmed.
Michael Cassutt, Season Four writer and television veteran, says that given the demands of television shooting schedules, it is an achievement that programs get made at all -- that they should come out good is a virtual miracle. Familiar as I am with the tight production schedule for Stargate SG-1, I'll buy that argument and attribute what I perceive as this episode's shortcomings to this factor. (The theory seems a sound one -- what else could explain why I have 120 channels yet almost every fictional series is an atrocious pile of horse manure?)
Stargate SG-1's constantly high-quality writing has spoiled viewers. Unfortunately, the smart, engaging dialogue featured in most of the show's episodes is notably absent from "Demons." Jack's attempts at humor fall flat. His religious jokes come off weak and borderline tacky, and his directives to Carter should he or Daniel ever get the urge to help anyone again are mirthless and without the usual sarcastic bite.
In fact, it seems as though Jack had a world class case of PMS throughout the episode. I'm not certain to what we are supposed to attribute his bad mood. His reaction to the villagers, even Simon, seemed much less sympathetic than I would have expected (at least, before Teal'c was "killed"). Given his interaction with Teal'c about the Bible, his other God jokes, and his reaction to the villagers' beliefs, I thought his behavior might indicate some bad experience with Christianity or religion in general -- which would certainly be interesting to explore, since one of the major premises of the show is that the Goa'uld impersonate gods and exploit religious belief.
However, Jack's foul mood was in evidence from the moment they stepped through the Gate, leaving me uncertain as to the true cause.
The other characters seemed as uninterested in the episode as I was. Sam seemed almost a non-entity. The sequence of trials and Teal'c's reunion with the rest of the team should have been powerful and moving. I'm afraid I felt nothing like that.
The spluttering, barking Canon was annoying and predicable -- a stereotype straight out of the beginning writer's handbook. The character made the attempted surprise ending unsurprising. The moment the Canon said that they had "opened his eyes," every weapon should have been on him. Anyone that rigid couldn't have his eyes opened without the Jaws of Life. Other episodes' maniacal baddies have inspired my fear and captured my interest. For the Canon, I could barely be bothered to muster some contempt.
This is not to say that the episode is totally devoid of good qualities. I enjoyed the performance given by David McNally in the role of Simon. The part called for the expression of complex motivations and concerns. McNally vividly brought to life Simon's fear and bravery, doubt and faith. The performance was a bright spot in an episode filled with flat and cartoonish characters. In an episode where the actors seemed to trudge through, marking time, McNally was a welcome relief.
I loved the incidental music used in "Demons." The low chanting was both evocative and haunting. It suited the mood of the episode perfectly, particularly during the preparation of Teal'c's body. The scene was reminiscent of Teal'c's preparation for trial in "Cor'ai," when he was also attended by a group of young females in headscarves. Though that scene was also somber, the music in "Demons" really makes a difference.
I also enjoyed Jack's opening remark about the very green universe we live in. It is amazing how many planets bear a striking resemblance to rural British Columbia, where the show is filmed!
Watching this episode, I wondered how it was that the Goa'uld gathered the knowledge necessary to impersonate the deities (or devils) of so many very different cultures. Surely they don't walk up to random human settlements, distributing forms that read "Greetings! We're the Goa'uld and we'll be your conquerors for the next millennia. Please fill out this short survey of your culture's major beliefs so that we may more easily impersonate your gods. Number 2 pencil only, please." I'd like to hear more about how the Goa'uld came to infiltrate so many human cultures.
Although I enjoyed Demons' guest hero and ethereal incidental music, most of the episode seemed flat and unremarkable. That said, a mediocre episode of Stargate SG-1 is one hundred times more enjoyable most anything else on television.
Notes: I paraphrase Michael Cassutt from one of his semi-regular columns, "We Do This Every Day," which appeared in issue 172 of Science Fiction Weekly. The article is an interesting look into the daily life of a television writer. Cassutt authored one of my favorite episodes of Season Four, "Tangent."
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