Altice is to centralise a range of functions and launch new content businesses as it looks to unify the performance of its various subsidiaries.
The company also announced plans to acquire the remaining 22.25 percent of SFR that it does not currently own.
It said its "core strategic, operational and technical capabilities" would be made available to its subsidiaries in a more centralised way.
It cited leveraging IT platforms, branding and marketing, delivering technology services from its Altice Labs arm, and simplifying procurement processes as examples.
Expanding its media and digital content businesses – it acquired a 49 percent stake in French broadcaster NextRadioTV in April – and developing, launching and integrating new products, services and business models are also aims of the new strategy, it said.
To boot, it revealed plans to launch Altice Studios, which will create original movies and series, and Altice Channel Factory, to create new, unspecified channels.
The company also revealed it was "contemplating" the implementation of new remuneration models, without providing details.
It did confirm, however, that it plans to buy network company Parilis and customer services company Intelcia.
CEO Michel Combes said: "We are proud to further advance our Group transformation.
"Altice has been providing critical strategic and operational support to its subsidiaries enabling them to compete very successfully in their respective markets.
"As we have significantly grown in size and invested into new markets over the last two years, we are focused on ensuring that the entrepreneurial, innovative DNA and operational excellence at the core of the Altice model continue to benefit our businesses in the most optimal manner while taking full advantage of the global scale of the Group.
Meanwhile, Altice has outlined how it plans to acquire the remaining 22.25 percent of shares in SFR that it does not already own.
Shareholders are being offered eight Altice class A shares for five SFR Group shares.
This amounts to Altice offering €2.4 billion or a 2.6 percent premium on the closing price of SFR's shares on Friday.
The public offer, which has been approved by the boards of Altice and SFR, opens on the 22 September and closes on 20 October.


To tie in with Valentine's Day, Valerie reflects on the care her husband Les received from our community nursing team at home.
"My husband, Les, was an amazing man and the kindness he always gave out was rewarded with the kindness and care he received from the Community Team at St Catherine's Hospice.
Les was a straightforward, military, no fuss man. He had the biggest heart and said few words. Some days, we would spend the whole time in each other's company hardly saying a word to each other, unless he wanted a cup of tea which was often! My family always believed that I was the stronger of the two of us and the one who pulled all the strings. But how wrong they were! I'm actually the weaker of us. It was Les who managed our home in every way, with his quiet nature, kindness and love for me, his family and anyone else who needed his help.
When St Catherine's Community Team first became involved with Les, it came across that I was the strong one. But as the nurses came to know him, they realised he was an amazingly strong man. And although a man of few words, the few he spoke, often spoke volumes. Together, I and the hospice nurses, who helped manage Les's pain, had to do things slowly as he wasn't only battling cancer and facing end of life, but was also battling PTSD from his time in the military. During that time I learnt things about my husband that he'd always shielded from me before. His drugs started to bring out the horrors of what he had gone through at different times in the forces, but fortunately for him he remembered very little of this.
When the consultant first mentioned referring Les to St Catherine's, it was like he'd thrown a brick at Les's head. To Les, a hospice just meant a bed, a room and him dying alone with strangers. He was inconsolable for several days until a St Catherine's nurse came to see him at home.
I was absolutely amazed at the courage he managed to find in making the decisions he did after speaking with her for the first time. It was a great comfort to know that we could speak openly and honestly with the hospice team and to know that Les's wish of dying at home was going to be met, if possible. Although we were aware that if there were complications he may have to go to the hospital or the hospice.
As the weeks progressed, Les decided that he would like to speak with the hospice chaplain after finding his baptism certificate. The first time, we did this together as Les was becoming weaker and I had to be his voice, but even then, Les made Lisa, the chaplain, and I laugh. Les had a few more sessions with Lisa alone and the peace she left in him helped us both. Her kindness and understanding to me in losing someone I've loved since I was teenager was also amazing.
When the time came, I could see Les's eyes glazing over. I kept asking if he was in pain and he said no, just uncomfortable. I told Les I loved him and that I didn't want to lose him, but that I wouldn't beg him to stay. Our son, Neil put his arms around his Dad, and gently whispered to him that his two brothers (who'd already passed away) were waiting for him at the bar and that the older one had his hand in his pocket. He told his dad that it was okay for him to go as he shouldn't miss the opportunity of a free drink!
We put Les's cat, Luna, on the bed and ten minutes later, with two sweet silent breaths my wonderful man left me in the way he wanted. Peacefully in his own home with his family around him. It was something that was only possible thanks to St Catherine's expert support and wonderful team.
Although Les's loss has been hard to bear, I'm lucky that I had the most amazing man in my life. People reading this may think it's painful for me to share this, and in a way it is, but in another way it's also helping me to heal as getting the message about St Catherine's out there to people in the wider community is so very important. It's important that the perception of hospice care and what it means is changed. Yes, there will be people who have to be in the actual hospice, because that's their choice, or because they aren't lucky enough to have the family or amazing network of support around them that we did, but the majority of people are looked after, and able to stay at home.
Without St Catherine's, I don't know how we, as a family, would have got through things. And that's the point I want to get across to everyone. With the hospice you're not alone. Without people like the St Catherine's team in our lives the world would be a very sad place. And that's something I've come to realise. Although we never want to lose our loved ones, death doesn't have to be as painful as we believe it will be.


According to a new poll, American voters are in strong support of medical marijuana for both veterans suffering from PTSD and for adults with a doctor's recommendation.
Americans have fully recognized and embraced the therapeutic benefits of cannabis, says a new poll by Quinnipiac University. According to the poll, 89 percent of voters in the United States believe that adults should be allowed legal access to medical marijuana when a physician prescribes it.
Cannabis' therapeutic benefits are now more understood, as over the past decade in particular medical research has made intriguing discovers about plant's cannabinoids and their medicinal properties. Marijuana has been shown to limit the progression of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, reduce debilitating seizures, manage spasms, reduce pain, control nausea and vomiting, minimize damage caused by traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, and limit the growth or kill cancer cells.
Twenty-four states and Washington D.C. have adopted medical marijuana legislation. Pennsylvania was the latest to approve comprehensive medical marijuana legislation after Governor Tom Wolf signed SB 3 into law on April 17, and several states are expected to vote on medicinal cannabis legislation this November.
"The fact that a majority of American voters favors legalizing marijuana in general shows how attitudes about the drug have changed." said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, in a statement.
The poll also shows that U.S. voters strongly support veterans allowed access to medical marijuana, as 87 percent responded that U.S. Veterans Administration doctors should be allowed to prescribe marijuana in pill form to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
A common condition among war veterans who have experienced traumatic events, PTSD involves uncontrollable flashbacks and anxiety. Research has shown that marijuana can lessen the emotional impact of traumatic events and help those with PTSD experience less anxiety and fear and improve sleep quality.
Veterans Affairs doctors have long been prohibited from prescribing medical marijuana or recommending it to veteran patients. However, in March, Congress approved bills that lifted those restrictions in states with state-sponsored medical marijuana programs, and in April, the Drug Enforcement Administration gave the go-ahead for a clinical trial to examine marijuana's effect on PTSD.
Of the 24 states that have adopted medical marijuana legislation, only six (Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania) explicitly include PTSD as a qualifying condition. California, Massachusetts and Washington D.C., however, allow medical marijuana to be recommended for any condition to which a physician believes will be beneficial.
Quinnipiac University Polls are directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D. For this poll, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,561 registered voters throughout the United States via live phone calls from May 24-30.


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SO this was a piece for an SF book we released that got yanked out so that it could be put in a gallery instead. Why they couldn't do both I have no idea since now when that book comes around I've got nothing to sign lol.
Either way, the symbolism is where I started my career with the legends series and how the chronology works in the SF universe. "SF chronology" is a very very loose term BTW.
Juri is my favourite character storywise, with Ibuki as second. It would be kind of cool to do a Juri Legends story, but I would want to write it lol. I should do another "Ask Ibuki" strip or two i think.
It was done way back in June 2012 i think.
Chun Li looks like a goddess in this pic.
You mastered lots of styles perfectly! You're a god!
YEIII ZAKURA IS THE BEST!!!!
Now I want to play Street Fighter again (^ω^) Btw, extremely nice artwork !!!
Good work Omar! The lighting and shading is very well done ^-^!
Awesome pic. A Juri Legends would be awesome. I would totally buy it.
What can I say? Awesome piece!
good drawing, but i am not a big fan of juri, i just dont like her.
Seems like Juri loves to be the center of attention, not that I'm complaining. Also, gotta love Karin & Sakura presenting the great Chun-Li to us all.
Great like Always! i always loved your work and how your style is evolving. greetings!
This is great! I love all of your Capcom work. I can't wait to see another "Ask Ibuki" if you decide to make it. Thanks for sharing.
chun li got a nice position in this pic,i love it!
Wow! Fantastic art work! An excellent poster for an excellent video game. Wonderful job. Well done!
You always make the SF girls look great, Omar!


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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

import javax.vecmath.Vector2d;

public class GStar {

    public GPoint3d owner;

    private List<GPoint3d> neighbors;

    public GStar(GPoint3d owner) {
        this.owner = owner;
        neighbors = new ArrayList<GPoint3d>();
    }

    public void addNeighbor(GPoint3d p) {
        if (!neighbors.contains(p))
            neighbors.add(p);
    }

    public Point fitLabel(int labelWidth, int labelAscent) {
        // Angles off X axis
        List<Double> angles = new ArrayList<Double>();
        for (GPoint3d p : neighbors) {
            Vector2d v = new Vector2d(p.scrCoords.x - owner.scrCoords.x, p.scrCoords.y - owner.scrCoords.y);
            v.normalize();
            double angle = Math.acos(v.x);
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            }
            angles.add(angle);
        }
        Collections.sort(angles);
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        double angle2 = 2 * Math.PI;
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                angle1 = angles.get(i);
                angle2 = angles.get(i + 1);
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                }
            }
        }
        double angle = (angle1 + angle2) / 2;
        Point labelPos = new Point(owner.scrCoords.x
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                + (int)((labelAscent + 2) * Math.sin(angle)));
        labelPos.translate(-labelWidth / 2, labelAscent / 2);
        return labelPos;
    }
}

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Edward F. Reilly (March 7, 1856 in New York City – September 28, 1890 in New York City) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life
He was the son of Terence Reilly, an immigrant from Ireland. He attended public schools, and then became a bookbinder. He was a clerk in the New York Sheriff's office from 1877 to 1885. During his tenure in the sheriff's office and the Legislature, he studied law, and was admitted to the bar. In politics he was a Tammany Hall Democrat.

Reilly was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 6th D.) in 1885.

He was a member of the New York State Senate (6th D.) from 1886 to 1888, sitting in the 109th, 110th and 111th New York State Legislatures. In June 1888, he married Cora L. Mitchell. In November 1888, Reilly was elected Clerk of New York County, and resigned his seat in the State Senate.

Reilly took office as County Clerk on January 1, 1889, but died in the middle of his three-year term. He had suffered for some time from "a sort of malaria", and spent the summer of 1890 in Saratoga, the home of his wife. In September he returned to New York City to attend to business, but died suddenly on September 28, 1890 at his home at 6 Attorney Street, from "typhoid fever".

Sources
 The New York Red Book compiled by Edgar L. Murlin (published by James B. Lyon, Albany NY, 1897; pg. 403 and 504)
 Third Annual Record of Assemblymen and Senators from the City of New York in the State Legislature published by the City Reform Club (1888; pg. 93ff)
 EDWARD F. REILLY IS DEAD in NYT on September 29, 1890

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Politicians from New York City
Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
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The minute Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed a motion to withdraw his cooperation agreement with Paul Manafort, the mainstream media immediately began yelling the word "pardon" ad nauseum. It's easy to understand why; there's no better way for MSNBC or CNN to keep you tuned in than to scare you into believing that Donald Trump is about to magically pardon everyone and magically get away with everything. Sure enough, the media frenzy has handed Trump the opportunity to play up the pardon fantasy for his own benefit.
Back in the real world, it would be impossible for Donald Trump to pardon his way out of this. If he tried to pardon an alleged co-conspirator, it would be immediately challenged in court. While Trump thinks he has five Supreme Court votes in his pocket, anyone paying attention knows that Trump probably does not have John Roberts on this matter. So unless Brett Kavanaugh gets to vote twice, Trump's pardons would probably be struck down.
Even if Trump's federal pardons for people like Paul Manafort did succeed, those same people would simply be hit with similar state level charges, which can only be pardoned by the Governor, not by the President. So these people would still need to cut plea deals against Trump in order to avoid spending the bulk of their lives in prison. Even if the state level charges fell apart, which they won't, that would mean these people would be facing no legal jeopardy, meaning they'd be required to testify against Trump.
For the above reasons, pardons are a laugh-out-loud non-starter when it comes to Donald Trump's Russia scandal. Sure, he can try it, but he'd be gaining nothing, and probably harming himself. Even Trump's bumbling lawyers have surely explained this to him, which is why he never bothered to pardon anyone who has cut a plea deal against him over the past year. If Trump ever stupidly tried it, Robert Mueller would probably pop champagne, because it would make his job of ousting Trump so much easier.
But as long as the media keeps pretending that pardons are a magic wand that can get Donald Trump out of his troubles, and as long as the public keeps obsessively talking about pardons, it gives Trump leverage he wouldn't otherwise have. Of course he's saying that he's not going to rule out pardoning everyone. We keep saying that we fear he's going to use a weapon he doesn't possess, so naturally he's playing into that by hinting he might use this imaginary weapon against us.
There's only one way to disarm Donald Trump on this: stop talking about pardons. Stop fretting over pardons. Stop staring at the television in panicked fear whenever they mention pardons. Instead, make a point of changing the channel every time they launch into a fictional segment about Trump and his magic pardons. Teach the media that it needs to stop these antics.
There are many things to worry about right now when it comes to an increasingly unhinged Trump. But him magically pardoning his way out of this isn't one of them. It's simply not how pardons work – and based on the fact that he's never bothered to try pardoning anyone who's ever cut a plea deal against him, even he knows it.


Regional Water Authority is a non-profit company supplying clean water to the communities of south central Connecticut. From the water source to your kitchen sink, an extensive team of conscientious professionals works together to bring you and your family clean public water you can depend on.
The water treatment process begins on more than 27,000 acres of watershed land owned by Regional Water Authority. By keeping the land uncontaminated, they ensure that high-quality water is sent to water treatment plants, where the water is disinfected to eradicate dangerous microbes and then fluoridated to prevent cavities and protect piping. The treated water then makes its way to you through a meticulously maintained system of pipes, designed to deliver consistently clean water to you when you need it.
The demand for clean water is enormous and unyielding, but this drinking water distribution facility is up to the challenge. Each day, 430,000 citizens drink and utilize 46 million gallons of tap water that have been reclaimed and treated from the watershed land. To ensure their drinking water is always safe and healthy, Regional Water Authority performs more than 120,000 tests each year on samples collected throughout the system.
As a customer of the Regional Water Authority, you'll enjoy an array of convenient self-service options on their website, where you can manage your account, pay your bill, schedule a meter reading, and more, on your own time, at any time of day.
Regional Water Authority's commitment to the community does not end with providing dependable, clean water each day. They are also on a mission to protect the land resources throughout the watershed and aquifers and improve the quality of life in the areas they serve. Their civic involvement includes watering community gardens in New Haven, contributing to local causes through corporate giving and grants, and hosting local high school students for a hands-on summer camp where they'll learn the value of water quality and the urgent need for leaders in water service organizations and other environmental sectors.
For questions about clean water and its distribution, call Regional Water Authority of New Haven at (203) 562-4020. Visit the website to see a list of their products and services.


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Three hour hotel standoff ends peacefully
A three hour standoff at an Atchison hotel ended peacefully Tuesday evening.
Posted: Apr 16, 2019 10:38 PM
Posted By: Allyson Cook
(ATCHISON, Kan.) -- A three hour standoff at an Atchison hotel ended peacefully Tuesday evening.
"We have him in custody, and no one's injured, including him," Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson told MSC News shortly after the standoff was resolved.
It began around 4:30 Tuesday afternoon at the Super 8 Hotel, located at 509 South 9th Street.
According to authorities, a 37-year-old man, who is not an Atchison resident, barricaded himself in a room of the hotel, where he had been staying. He claimed to be armed.
Wilson said they continued to negotiate and talk with him for the three hour period.
"We began talking to him, and for the next 3-hours we had a continuous conversation trying to end this peacefully," Wilson said.
The police evacuated the hotel, and no one was injured including the 37-year-old man.
Wilson said the patience of the negotiators paid off. "Shortly after 7:30 then, he surrendered himself out of the room to us."
The man was later to be found unarmed. Wilson said, during the search of his hotel room, no weapon was found.
Wilson said the case is being handled as a mental health issue. An investigation is underway to find out more information on how long the man was in the hotel and what led up to the standoff.
The man's name has not been released.
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Mark was stumbling down the podium in a rush of emotions. He had made a pole to podium finish this season right here in Monaco and Sebastian had been chasing the hell out of him for most of the time but couldn't get past and ended up finishing second. The entire garage was in uproar and it felt as if the party would last at least until the next morning, properly accompanied by a terrible hangover. Sebastian's hand was holding his own dragging him down the stairs of the podium a beaming smile on his boyish face. A smile Mark imagined was just for him and his victory. His heart was beating harsh against his ribs before they were torn apart and dragged off to different parts of the press pen, swallowed in the mass of reporters Mark found himself facing interview after interview. He couldn't wipe the smile of his face even if his hand felt empty. He tried to recall the warmth of Sebastian's fingers closed around his own. A gesture of gratitude and so much more to the Aussie. He rubbed his cheek thoughtfully, feeling the stubble under his fingertips as they rushed at him with all sort of questions. It lasted for one hour before he could get back to the garage, still in his sweaty racing suit, the damp scent of podium champagne clinging to his soaked clothes and penetrating all his senses. The adrenalin still buzzing around his body as he followed Seb and Britta up the stairs to the top of their motorhome.
The big wooden terrace already packed with people and yet more press and camera's. The entire world's eye was on them. Congratulations were shouted at them from all around as they made their way past some important people and most of all the entire team had gathered and hands were shaken. It didn't took long for it to escalate rather quickly as Seb was pushed into the pool by his physio and Christian who were laughing widely as Seb managed to drag his physio inside along with him. Climbing out the German was smiling over to him. Mark was aware of that from the corner of his eye as he was yet answering more questions about the race on the street circuit to Martin Brundle from Sky Sports.
Shaken out of concentration he realized that Seb had took hold of his arm and was trying to push him inside but Mark refused to let the kid have it and took hold of a pole to steady himself, which only resulted in Mark throwing Martin Brundle inside the cold water who looked rather surprised over the sudden shower he received. Seb pouted clearly appealed to get his will and tore Mark away and over to the fun part of their party as the music was playing loudly and it was rather hard to understand each other nor talk to each other anyway. The DJ was playing "We are the champions." by Queen and a few people were dancing to it, while the rest of the team still stood alongside the pool raising their fists in the air in the pure after bliss of the victory.
Seb tried again to get Mark inside smiling ever so cheekily but he lost yet again and Mark couldn't help but laugh out loud. The almost feather like touches combined with enough force to pull him off his Nomex shoes was making his skin tingle in delight. He beamed down at wet Seb in the pool winking slightly, before abandoning the interview, taking the trophy from Adrian Newey, who patted him on the back like a very proud dad. Mark raised it above his head letting out a scream of relief and prise for Red Bull Racing that left himself breathless and slightly lightly headed as he grinned cheekily over to Seb in the pool who pouted but made no attempt to climb out.
Mark winked at him, steadying his weight on the slippery wood at the edge of the pool, taking a deep breath before doing a back flip right into the cold water, splashing everyone in the process. The world swirled past him as he curled in on himself to avoid banging his head on the tiles that littered the floor of the pool. He felt himself sinking down to the ground, the water engulfing him, soaking into his Nomex underwear and racing suit without effort. His cap wet and lost somewhere among the process. He smiled, holding his breath, opening his eyes to watch the clear blue sky through the waters surface. Instead of the clouds he was expecting to see, he gazed into Seb's clear blue eyes, as his team mate smiled into his face, their lips touching for merry seconds as the German pulled him up, eyes closing, eyelashes wet and long sinking onto his boyish cheeks as he and Mark pushed to the surface not stopping the kiss and listened to the abrupt silence that greeted them as they resurfaced from the cold soothing body of water before the entire team broke out into cheers and everyone around them was pushed or jumped into the pool.
They parted for the lack of oxygen highly flushed and gazing into each others eyes with a mixture of longing, love and surprise. They communicated without words for a matter of seconds before they were forced flush against each others chest by Christian, Adrian and other people of the Red Bull Racing team who cheered for them as they simply took the change and fussed their lips together again. Someone was yelling into Marks ear: "Finally!" which echoed his thoughts perfectly.
He hold onto Sebastian so tightly, his arms wrapped around his waist, he was afraid he might leave bruises behind, but there was no rejection to Mark's hold on the younger boy, indeed Seb was pushing his luck by forcing his tongue into Mark's mouth who gasped and felt as if someone had put him on fire. If they wouldn't have a party right now and wouldn't be accompanied by a load of excited people he would drag him down over to his room downstairs and strip away all the layers of Nomex, before getting lost in the boy he admired since the day he walked into the garage.


Irma and Rodolfo, and Carlos and Mabel, from the provinces of Entre Ríos and Buenos Aires, started this project in love with the place because of its striking geography and the human warmth of its inhabitants decided to risk dreaming and giving a very Little to what with much effort, work and love today is Aitué Complex, inaugurated in December 2015.
We accompany the construction process of these cabins and follow closely their progress and progress. Yes! They are part of our family! We design your corporate identity and website reflecting what this puntano corner transmits to its challenging natural landscape. The photographs are of the great photographer: Camila Daglio. Congratulations for showing us that dreams, with effort and work, are fulfilled!
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Kumbhkot is een census town in het district Kota van de Indiase staat Rajasthan.

Demografie
Volgens de Indiase volkstelling van 2001 wonen er 5857 mensen in Kumbhkot, waarvan 53% mannelijk en 47% vrouwelijk is. De plaats heeft een alfabetiseringsgraad van 44%.

Plaats in Kota


Recent decades have seen a downward trend in corporate taxation. Headline corporate tax rates have fallen by 20 percentage points since the early 1980s, with the advanced economy average dipping to 22% in 2015. Investment incentives have further reduced effective rates for transnational corporations. After the 2007-08 global financial crisis, many countries had to slash spending and raise revenue to rein in deficits, but lower corporate taxes persisted. In the face of post-crisis austerity, however, public tolerance of corporate tax avoidance has dissipated, thus increasing political momentum to improve transparency and limit loopholes. The OECD, in cooperation with the G20, partner countries and emerging markets, has led this charge to reduce base erosion and profit shifting.
DEVELOPED MARKETS: In a 2017 review of its 35 member countries' tax policies, the OECD highlighted intensifying competition. For example, 12 countries reduced or announced plans to reduce headline corporate tax rates in 2016-17, with only Chile and Slovenia hiking them. The most dramatic change was Hungary's corporate tax rate reduction from 19% to 9%.
The US resisted cutting corporate tax rates until late 2017. With a headline rate as high as 39.1%, its corporate taxes were more than 10 points higher than the advanced economy average. In December 2017 the US Congress reduced this to 21%, following the global trend. Additionally, a 15.5% amnesty rate is to be applied to historical profits to encourage repatriation. Another key change was a territorial-based corporate tax regime, meaning US taxes will not be levied on global profits, rather only on the portion generated in the US itself. However, this could encourage offshoring.
EMERGING MARKETS: The OECD highlighted other emerging markets in Europe and MENA, notably Israel and Slovakia. The Czech Republic and Slovenia have also reduced rates since 2008. Turkey, with the introduction of its so-called super tax incentive model, alongside incentives for research and development investment, was a main mover in 2016, while Hungary, Poland and Mexico signalled intentions to improve tax incentives. This is not a new phenomenon: the IMF has identified a "partial race to the bottom" in global corporate tax regimes. Evidence of this was particularly strong in African countries, where many effective corporate tax rates had fallen to zero. Large declines in effective rates also took place in Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and Morocco in the decade leading up to the financial crisis.
IMPLICATIONS: While quantitative analysis by the IMF suggests higher tax rates adversely affect both domestic and foreign investment, even if they raise some public revenue in the short run, long-term trends towards lighter corporate taxation in advanced and emerging markets have had a knock-on impact on developing and least-developed countries. In some cases, profits on activities carried out in developing countries are diverted to friendlier corporate tax regimes in advanced economies. According to Oxfam, corporate tax avoidance causes $100bn in lost revenue for developing countries, while the South Africa-based NGO Action Aid puts this figure at $138bn. In theory, low corporate taxes should encourage productive investment. However, investment slowed in the 2007-17 period. Rather than reinvesting earnings to expand, large corporates have generally hoarded cash or returned it to shareholders as dividends or share buy-backs. Wealth remains concentrated in the hands of shareholders, while countries need to increase other taxes or reduce spending to maintain healthy public finances.
Nonetheless, many countries are working on phased multi-year rate reductions. The medium-term outlook for corporate taxes is therefore clear: globally coordinated efforts to improve transparency and curb legal tax avoidance schemes are changing the landscape to a certain degree, but have not slowed the emergence of new or redesigned incentives. This appears to be the more intense arena for tax competition among countries, albeit perhaps with clearer rules of the game.


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Shifting Attitudes and Behaviors 2018
Proposal: The GreenLine: Shop your values for health, the environment and society.
The GreenLine: Shop your values for health, the environment and society. by The GreenLine
Customize shopping based on your values for health, the environment and society. Whatever you buy, our system reduces emissions and waste.
Online marketplace that enables you to customize your search based on your values for health, the environment and society.
We are consolidating independent verifications for health (e.g., GoodGuide, EWG and MadeSafe) and certifications for the environment and society (e.g., Carbon Neutral, Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance etc.), as well as values (e.g., fragrance-free, vegan, plastic-free etc.) so people can quickly and easily shop based on what's important to them.
We ship products carbon neutral and offer a less waste program that help guide proper disposal of products (towards a circular economy). We track the positive impact for emissions, waste and society benefits in individual customer accounts, as well as collectively, for all purchases with us.
Platform works similar to Etsy or Ebay but with additional search criteria that can be customized and with a fulfillment system that reduces the environmental impact.
Problem 1: according to Ivanova et al., consumerism accounted for 60% of global greenhouse gas emissions. According to Jambeck et al., 4.8 to 12.7 million metric tons enter the oceans every year.
Problem 2: no one is making it easy for people to shop based on what's important to them from a system that reduces the impact on the environment and society.
Solution: Make it easy for people to shop based on their values while supporting a system that reduces emissions and waste in an effortless and convenient way and show people the difference they're making by tracking the impact with smart software in customer accounts and collectively, for all purchases.
1. Ivanova, D., Stadler, K., Steen-Olsen, K., Wood, R., Vita, G., Tukker, A., Hertwich, E. (2015). Environmental Impact Assessment of Household Consumption. The Journal of Ecology. Link
2. Jambeck, J., Geyer, R., Wilcox, C., Sigeler, T., Perryman, M., Andrady, A., Narayan, R., Lavander, K. (2015). Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean. The Journal of Science. Link
Is this proposal for a practice or a project?
We are a startup in Boston that just completed the MassChallenge program.
We are consolidating independent verifications for health (e.g., GoodGuide, EWG and MadeSafe) and certifications for the environment and society (e.g., Carbon Neutral, Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance etc.), as well as values (e.g., fragrance-free, vegan, plastic-free etc.) so people can quickly and easily shop based on what's important to them. This will be in the form of advanced search criteria where we will be collecting data based on shopper behavior to offer the option of personalization in customer accounts, based on specific needs and values such as allergies/intolerances, upcycled/recycled and Fair Trade certification, among many other options.
We ship carbon neutral in partnership with Carbon Fund, who verify that the shipping emissions are offset. We have our own Less Waste Program that helps people properly dispose of products based on best practices giving people options based on drop off, mail, donation closest to their geographical location (USA only).
We expect that impact tracking for emissions, waste and society benefits with smart software (a technology) will help to encourage people to support us because we can equivalencies savings to show people the tangible difference they're making. We will also be able to gamify this tracking to show how well people do compared to others and provide incentives for those with the highest footprint reductions.
Product criteria standards
We have an established list of values, independent certifications for the environment and society, and verifications for health (as relevant) that products must meet to be on our site. These criteria are differ according to a product category. For example, for shampoo, products must meet one or more criteria across verifications for health, such as GoodGuide, EWG or CleanCert, or certifications such as Fair Trade, Organic and Non-GMO, or values such as Fragrance-Free, Handmade and Plastic-Free. This method enables us to provide a complete list of values, certifications and verifications that show customers the standards products we list have to meet and empowers customers to choose one or more criteria for products while they shop, based on what's important to them. Local will also be offered in the future and be based on shopper's IP addresses. We chose these criteria based on the latest research from Euromonitor International about what is most important to consumers in the ethical labels shopping space in the USA.
This method offers transparency and choice to our customers. If they want to support a small brand that isn't independently certified, they have this option (many emerging quality new brands cannot afford the certification costs yet) and if customers want to ensure that products have been verified, they can quickly and easily do this. It supports transparency and choice with advanced search and customization options in the health, environment and society benefits space.
Competitive Space:
No one is offering exactly what we offer with the advanced customization (shop based on your values) and the fulfillment reduction (impact tracking).
Our competitive advantages: In addition to price, brands and product reviews, we enable people to shop with selection and variety across multiple product categories with advanced customization, and we offer our sustainability logistics (carbon neutral shipping, less waste program, impact tracking). We also have list of tens of thousands of products, across multiple product categories, that meet values and certifications for health, the environment and society.
Focused on food categories. No offer for personalization and no product shipment offset for emissions. No waste reduction and no impact tracking software.
Only 16% of businesses rely on Amazon as a sales channel, instead, business rely on Amazon for order fulfillment (BigCommerce, 2017). In fact, it is becoming increasingly difficult for products in the health and sustainability space to reach their audience on Amazon because Amazon requires payment to show up at the top of their product searches. Amazon search engine is not built to look for specific categories of products in the health or sustainability space. When people shop on Amazon they already know exactly what they are looking for, rarely do people actually shop on Amazon (BigCommerce, 2017)
BigCommerce. (2017). Link: https://www.bigcommerce.com/blog/consumer-behavior-infographic/
DailyDot (2015). Link: https://www.dailydot.com/irl/etsy-reselling/
Only focused on Handmade, no quality standards for products they offer and recently, Etsy now allows products coming from mass production to be sold, such as from companies in China (*). No certifications or independent verification for health, the environment or society and no sustainability logistics.
Earth Hero (New)
Offers carbon-neutral shipping, but not for waste and no tracking. No customization or personalization.
Strategy:
For launching, we are focus on these categories: Household Staples, Baby, Beauty and Personal Care
We are doing this to systematically build our selection and to be able to communicate our offer to customers. These product categories are of the highest concern for certifications and values and help to drive regular site visits (because they are fast moving consumer products) to begin building relationships with our customers and have. Furthermore, they have the highest emissions and waste impact because they are products that are most frequently purchase, therefore producing a lot of emissions, and our system will help to improve the environmental impact most quickly in these categories. We will then expand our category offerings based on customer needs and feedback.
Short-Term focus
We will be building this idea one piece at time. Currently, we are focused on optimizing the customization so that people can find and search for what's important to them, building our brands and products base and building customer relationships. All products will be shipped carbon-neutral verified by the Carbon Fund
Early next year, we will add the Less Waste Program, to help people properly dispose of products according to best practices. We will enable people to find options for mailing, drop off, donation etc, based on the type of product and their zip code
Later next year, we will add the impact tracking to begin showing people the difference they're making in individual customer accounts and collectively, for all purchases
Marketing Plan:
Marketing Strategy:
Demographics with the heights conversation potential are: people age 25-45, democrats, leave in the main metropolitans of New York City, Boston, and San Fransisco. Our personas advocate for values of healthy body and mind, mankind effects on the environment, social justice issues, brands who support social impact, ending animal cruelty and support locally made products.
On a daily basis, our demographic thrive to Eat organic, drive electric cars, read product label, make their own food. Many are subscribed to SCAs, have a pet, go to the gym, practice yoga and like the outdoors. They shop at WholeFoods, Trader Joe's, Target and Amazon.
As a marketing strategy we are spreading our opportunity for growth into various channels simultaneously:
YouTube: We are reaching out to influencers that have above 300K followers in the different categories we offer. The primary category of interest on this channel is non-toxic cleaners.
Instagram and Facebook: We are attracting followers and attracting our target market by posting shoppable posts featuring a mix of popular and innovative products. We are A/B testing the witch links get the higher conversion. There is a conversion rate of about 1% at facebook, however, shoppable links can get a conversion rate of 8% per post.
Content Creation: We are attracting traction to our website by creating content posted by third-party bloggers that write in areas that interest our demographics. For example, care2.com, OnePlanet.com, inhabitat.com among others.
Affiliates: Participate in affiliate pay per conversions programs. The commission per is higher than in programs where you pay per click, however, the risk is significantly lower. We are expecting conversion of 10% for a 1000 visits.
Conferences: We are planning on exhibiting at conferences and festivals in the Boston area related to the sustainable industry. for example, Boston Vegetarians Society, Supply Chain Ecosystem, sustainable apparel conference, Herbalism festival, Ext.
Spreading the word: Contacting key-people inside organizations supporting our mission to help us send introduction emails inside their organizations. For now we have the Sierra club in MA and the MA chapter the the USGBC willing to do that.
Traction to date:
In soft Launch phase collecting and adjusting to early customer feedback
Brands have been reaching out to sell with us over the summer and we currently have 500+ (28 brands) products on our list.
Customers placing orders even though our site is not yet fully launched.
Have the ability to integrate with multiple e-commerce sales fulfillment software such as Etsy, Amazon, Shopify and many more
Possible to offer warehousing and logistics through partner that competes with Amazon Prime in delivery time and enables shipments to be sent in our own branded boxes
Climate Change:
by making it easy for people to shop the way they want with customization, we help them more easily support products that reduce their environmental footprint.
by shipping carbon-neutral, we reduce the impact of online shopping in a way that is effortless for the consumer.
by tracking the impact, we can show people the difference they're making.
Together, these factors help to change consumer behaviour by making it easy for customers to 'shop better' in a personalized way and by showing the impact through tracking, which can be used for marketing and to highlight the equivalencies in cars off the road, waste diverted from the landfill etc.
we have built a system that does the work for the customer while still maintaining the conventional online shopping benefits of price, brand options and product reviews.
Businesses and individuals are the key actors involved in taking the actions needed to reduce emissions and waste from shopping.
Individuals: will be needed to support the e-commerce platform and purchase products they need from us.
Businesses: listing their products with us (provided they meet our listing standards).
The GreenLine (us) will be the central system by which businesses and individuals collectively work together to reduce the footprint, and in the future, we track the savings from the purchase cycle for emissions and waste.
Carbon Fund: verify and complete the offset for emissions from purchases.
Terracycle: possible partnership as an option for some products for our Less Waste Program.
Our offer is initially being brought to market in the USA. Our framework for shopping customization, fulfillment and smart software are a scalable process that could be replicated in other countries.
In addition, specify the country or countries where these actions will be taken.
No country selected
Impact/Benefits
What impact will these actions have on greenhouse gas emissions and/or adapting to climate change?
Emissions:
Assuming we have 1,000,000 people in the USA buying 5 products per month (assumes $100 spend) and those products ship individually 300 miles, we could offset the equivalent of 1,000,000 cars off the road.
Please note that this section is a big part of why we are applying to the Climate CoLab because we want to find a few team members to help us calculate future emissions based on different scenarios for product savings and shipping savings.
Other environmental benefits:
Our system facilitates the reduction of waste. We do this in several ways. Firstly, we tell customers how to properly dispose of a product on all product pages. Secondly, we offer filters for customers to find and support plastic-free options while shopping or find and support products that specifically incorporate waste into the product's production (e.g., recycled/upcycled goods). Thirdly, we offer a Less Waste Program where customers enter the product type and zip code and then we tell them their options for resale, upcycling/recycling, donation or disposal, as appropriate, and provide options for mailing, drop off or pick up.
Society & Economy:
Our system benefits society because it enables people to quickly shop based on what's important to them from a system that helps to reduce emissions and waste.
Enabling people to easily support independently certified products, such as Fair Trade, which helps support fair wages for the stakeholders involved in product production. Reduction of waste, described above, is also a benefit to society because landfill space is limited and landfill leaching can compromise drinking water and human health.
Costs/Challenges
What are the proposal's projected costs?
The challenges will be raising awareness once the solution is available on the market. Because it is a platform, building both suppliers and our customer base in tandem (or close to it) will be difficult which is why we choose to focus solely on this for the first six months.
One side effect could be that people shop more because some might feel that because the system reduces the impact of the purchase cycle, it alleviates guilt associated with consumption.
This impact section is a big part of why we are applying to the Climate CoLab. We need to put together a small team to begin building the right infrastructure to track emissions, waste and societal benefits based on last year's data.
Sarah Bates
Background: market research and management consulting specific to retail in Canada. I have completed my MBA and am halfway through my masters in Sustainability.
Country of residence: Canada
Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahbates14
Contributed to this proposal with Amelia Glickman (we also both part of a passionate, diverse and dedicated team of people).
Amelia Glickman:
Background: Sustainable products management for fifteen years. Previously an entrepreneur. Awards for entrepreneurship from Google.
Country of Residence: United States
Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameliaglickman
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Home › Spotlight › Extension To General Bajwa Exposes Deep Rooted Dissension In Pakistan Army
Extension To General Bajwa Exposes Deep Rooted Dissension In Pakistan Army
By Jai Kumar Verma
New Delhi. 09 December 2019. The illustrious quotation about The Kingdom of Prussia that "it was not a country with an army but an army with a country" is fully applicable on Pakistan. Pakistani army ruled the nation either directly through different coups or created a façade of civilian government and governed the country through remote control.
The Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army is the most powerful person in the country. Hence when Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa raised objections on the extension of Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa all were surprised. There were speculations that army may overthrow the 'selected' Prime Minister Imran Khan. Large number of people in Pakistan believe that Imran Khan became Prime Minister as all powerful army selected him for this job. In past, six army chiefs either gave extensions to themselves or they extended their term through civilian governments without any objection.
In August 2019 more than three months before the expiry of General Bajwa's term, Pakistan government issued a notification under which his term as army chief was extended for three years w.e.f. 28 November 2019. Government mentioned about the tense 'regional security situation' because of defanging of article 370 and revocation of autonomy of Kashmir. The on-going peace process in Afghanistan was also cited as a reason for the extension. However, Pakistan watchers mention that Imran Khan extended General Bajwa's tenure so that his term passes smoothly as he is a protegee of General Bajwa.
The order was challenged in the supreme court of the country which asked uncomfortable questions and during arguments it also emerged that there is no provision of extension to army chief in the constitution or in the Army Act. Chief Justice Khosa also stated that the justifications given by government are "vague'. He also pointed out that if there is threat to the regional security than the full army has to face the threat and in that case the role of an individual will be very limited. The court also ruled that the government should pass a legislation in parliament within six months. The legislation must define the reasons for giving extension to an army chief's service, tenure and other essential terms and conditions. The court's judgement was unprecedented as so far, no hearing was done in connection of extension to the army chief.
It will not be easy for Imran Khan to pass the act from both houses of Parliament as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has majority in the lower house but in the senate the opposition party has the majority.
The Judiciary was emboldened to act against the extension of army chief as seven Lieutenant Generals are opposing the extension of General Bajwa. The Lt. Generals include Corps Commander Multan Lt Gen Sarfraz Sattar, Lt Gen Nadeem Raza, Lt Gen Humayun Aziz, Lt Gen Naeem Ashraf, Lt Gen Sher Afghan and Lt Gen Qazi Ikraam. In case of three-year extension to the current army chief about 24 Lt. Generals would retire which will include few Lt. Generals who were aspiring for the top job. Lt. General Sattar was the senior most general and would have become the chief on 29 November after the retirement of General Bajwa. He served as Defence Attache in India and his name was also forwarded by General Raheel Sharif for the Chief of Pakistan Army before his retirement.
The disgruntled army generals are behind filing the case against Bajwa's extension. Few days before the extension to General Bajwa, a case was also filed by a retired army officer claiming that General Bajwa was an Ahmadi, which means he is a non-Muslim hence he is ineligible to become the chief of army staff. Later the petition was withdrawn, however another petition was filed in which the legality of the extension was challenged. Although the petitioner withdrew the case, but the court dealt the case and first it appeared that Justice Khosa would pass orders against the extension but at the last stage, the court gave six months' time to get a legislation from the parliament.
The present case was filed by the person who in past filed cases in favour of army while this time he filed the case against the army chief. It is also an indication that he filed the case on behest of discontented army generals.
Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman President of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) also announced Azadi March on behest of the malcontent army generals. Although several political parties requested JUI president to postpone the Azadi March, but he insisted that the March would commence in October few weeks before General Bajwa's original retirement date. It was apparent that Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman's 'Azadi March' is connected with the extension of the army chief and although he was asking for the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan, but the real target was General Bajwa. It is also certain that if General Bajwa does not get the extension it will be very easy to dethrone Imran Khan.
Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman also dared to reject the request of General Bajwa not to organise the March. In past politicians always accepted the request/directive of army chief because of the powers army chief possess. Maulana disregarded General Bajwa's request because he had the backing of dissatisfied army top brass. Not only this when he terminated his Dharna he mentioned that there will be a big change in the months of December or January. It also indicates that he got this information from his mentors in the army.
The leaders of opposition parties also put a two-week Dharna in Islamabad and demanded the resignation of Imran Khan. The opposition leaders claimed that Imran Khan won July 2018 parliamentary elections as the authorities rigged the elections. Although the press is afraid of writing anything about the army but 'social media' is full of stories about the dissatisfaction in the Pakistan army about the three years extension to General Bajwa.
It is also contemplated that General Bajwa would resign within six months and will not wait for passing of the legislation in his favour by parliament. Firstly, it may be difficult to get it passed from parliament and secondly the extension has become controversial and has lowered the prestige of the high office. In last whether General Bajwa resigns or stays for three years will unfold soon but it damaged the image of Pakistan army which claims itself as the saviour of the country. The internal dissension in the army also came on the surface and the fact that army generals are involved in the intrigues is also exposed which is very damaging for any disciplined organisation.
(Jai Kumar Verma is a Delhi-based strategic analyst and a retired senior intelligence officer. He is also member of United Services Institute of India and Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. The views in the article are solely the author's. He can be contacted at editor.adu@gmail.com)
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North Warren Regional High School
North Warren Regional School District
Type and location
10 Noe Road
Dr. Brian Fogelson
Business administrator
Christina Sharkey
Asst. Superintendent(s)
89.2 FTEs
11.13:1
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North Warren Regional High School is a public high school and regional school district, located in Blairstown, Warren County, New Jersey, United States, that serves students in seventh grade through twelfth grade from the four constituent townships of Blairstown, Frelinghuysen, Hardwick and Knowlton.[3][4][5] The school opened in September 1970, replacing the former Blairstown High School. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1984.[6]
As of the 2012-13 school year, the school had an enrollment of 993 students and 89.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.13:1. There were 82 students (8.3% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 29 (2.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "FG", the fourth-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[7]
1 Awards, recognition and rankings
2.1 The Marching Patriots
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 87th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[8] The school had been ranked 115th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 138th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[9] The magazine ranked the school 194th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[10] The school was ranked 167th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.[11] Schooldigger.com ranked the school 156th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 47 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (80.8%) and language arts literacy (95.5%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[12]
North Jersey Regional High School competes in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[13] With 481 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2014-15 school year as North I, Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 481 to 749 students in that grade range.[14]
The Marching Patriots
North Warren is especially known for their award winning marching band. The North Warren Marching band won the United States Scholastic Band Association (USSBA) Group 2A Championships in the Fall 2000 Season with their show, "The Art of War". During the 2005 season the band earned 3rd in the state championships along with the state color guard title. In 2007 the Marching Band became State Champions in group III A.[citation needed]
In their 2007 competition season, the Marching Band earned 1st place in New Jersey for group 3A. In their 2008 competition season, the Marching Band earned 3rd place at the USSBA Group 3A championships held at Hershey, Pennsylvania on November 2, 2008.[15] In their 2009 competition season, the Marching band earned 1st place in New Jersey for group 3A, winning the caption awards for Best Music and Best Visual Effect, as well as taking best in show.[16] In their 2010 competition season, the Marching band earned 1st place in New Jersey for group 3A, again.[17]
In 2013, the band accomplished an undefeated season, finishing 7-0 and earned 1st place in New Jersey group 3A State Championship held at Rutgers University. The band also earned the title of 2013 Division 3A National Champions at Metlife Stadium, receiving an all time high record score of 96.425.
Core members of the administration are:[18][19]
Dr. Brian Fogelson, Superintendent
Christina Sharkey, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
Louis Melchor, Principal
Lou Sylvester, Vice-Principal
↑ 1.0 1.1 School Data for North Warren Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 29, 2015.
↑ Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
↑ North Warren Regional High School 2014 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 21, 2015. "The North Warren Regional School District is home to approximately 950 students from the communities of Blairstown, Frelinghuysen, Hardwick, and Knowlton. The district stretches almost 97 square miles from the Sussex County border to the Delaware River and the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.".
↑ Home Page, North Warren Regional School District. Accessed November 22, 2014. "North Warren Regional is a public secondary school district, serving students in grades 7-12 in the townships of Blairstown, Frelinghuysen, Hardwick, and Knowlton."
↑ Municipal Guide to Public School Districts 2014, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed March 21, 2015.
↑ North Warren Regional High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed February 4, 2012.
↑ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 22, 2014.
↑ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
↑ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed September 9, 2012.
↑ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 16, 2011.
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Q: Php call Soap function and passing data i'm trying launching a simple Soap call in my application.
The Soap Web Service  is located: 'http://www.asd.com?wsdl'
The Soap Web Service expose method : upload() , to the Ws upload() method i can pass a string data: 'arg0'
so my code looks like as shown:
        $wsdl = "http://www.asd.com?wsdl";
        $ws = new SoapClient($wsdl);
        $vem = $ws->__soapCall('upload', array('arg0'=>'sgfsg'));

Seems that WS method receives arg0 = NULL, is this PHP code ok?
the WS wsdl
      <wsdl:definitions name="aWS" targetNamespace="http://validator.aWS.it/">
<wsdl:import location="http://asd.com/aWS?wsdl=aWSDL.wsdl" namespace="http://interfaces.aWS.it/">
    </wsdl:import><wsdl:binding name="aWSSoapBinding" type="ns1:...">
<soap:binding style="document" transport="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/http"/>
<wsdl:operation name="Upload">
<soap:operation soapAction="" style="document"/>
<wsdl:input name="Upload">
<soap:body use="literal"/>
</wsdl:input>
<wsdl:output name="UploadResponse"><soap:body use="literal"/>
</wsdl:output>
</wsdl:operation>
<wsdl:operation name="ping">
<soap:operation soapAction="" style="document"/>
<wsdl:input name="ping">
<soap:body use="literal"/>
</wsdl:input>
<wsdl:output name="pingResponse">
<soap:body use="literal"/>
</wsdl:output>
<wsdl:fault name="NonBlockingExecption">
<soap:fault name="NonBlockingExecption" use="literal"/>
</wsdl:fault>
</wsdl:operation>
</wsdl:binding>
<wsdl:service name="aWS">
<wsdl:port binding="tns:aWSSoapBinding" name="aWSPort">
<soap:address location="http://asd.com/aWS"/>
</wsdl:port>
</wsdl:service>
</wsdl:definitions>

the wsdl types
    <wsdl:definitions name="aWS" targetNamespace="http://interfaces.aWS.it/">
<wsdl:types>
<xs:schema attributeFormDefault="unqualified" elementFormDefault="unqualified" targetNamespace="http://interfaces.aWS.it/">
<xs:element name="Upload" type="tns:Upload"/>
<xs:element name="UploadResponse" type="tns:UploadResponse"/>
<xs:element name="ping" type="tns:ping"/>
<xs:element name="pingResponse" type="tns:pingResponse"/>
<xs:complexType name="Upload">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element minOccurs="0" name="arg0" type="xs:string"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="UploadResponse">
<xs:sequence/>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="ping">
<xs:sequence/>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="pingResponse">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="return" type="xs:int"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="NonBlockingExecption">
<xs:sequence/>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:element name="NonBlockingExecption" type="tns:NonBlockingExecption"/>
</xs:schema>
</wsdl:types>
<wsdl:message name="NonBlockingExecption">
<wsdl:part element="ns1:NonBlockingExecption" name="NonBlockingExecption">
</wsdl:part>
</wsdl:message>
<wsdl:message name="Upload">
<wsdl:part element="ns1:Upload" name="parameters">
</wsdl:part>
</wsdl:message>
<wsdl:message name="pingResponse">
<wsdl:part element="ns1:pingResponse" name="parameters">
</wsdl:part>
</wsdl:message>
<wsdl:message name="ping">
<wsdl:part element="ns1:ping" name="parameters">
</wsdl:part>
</wsdl:message>
<wsdl:message name="UploadResponse">
<wsdl:part element="ns1:UploadResponse" name="parameters">
</wsdl:part>
</wsdl:message>
<wsdl:portType name="aWS">
<wsdl:operation name="Upload">
<wsdl:input message="ns1:Upload" name="Upload">
</wsdl:input>
<wsdl:output message="ns1:UploadResponse" name="UploadResponse">
</wsdl:output>
</wsdl:operation>
<wsdl:operation name="ping">
<wsdl:input message="ns1:ping" name="ping">
</wsdl:input>
<wsdl:output message="ns1:pingResponse" name="pingResponse">
</wsdl:output>
<wsdl:fault message="ns1:NonBlockingExecption" name="NonBlockingExecption">
</wsdl:fault>
</wsdl:operation>
</wsdl:portType>
</wsdl:definitions>

A: Try to change the soap method invocation (third instruction) with:
$vem = $ws->upload("sgfsg");
Usually in WSDL mode soap function are called as methods of the Soap Client object instead of using soapCall.
I tried to open  http://www.asd.com?wsdl but i can't see any wsdl code.
If the operation upload only needs a string as parameter you can pass it without building an array.

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The first time he fought Manny Pacquiao on June 9, 2012, Tim Bradley wound up both a winner and a loser. He was given a widely criticized split decision win but his morale presumably hit the depths when a panel of judges, formed by the World Boxing Organization to review the bout, declared Pacquiao should have been the clear winner of their welterweight title clash. On April 12, Bradley will get the chance to prove his detractors wrong when he tangles with the Filipino ring superstar again at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The rematch between the Fighter of the Decade and the unbeaten American was formally announced by Bob Arum and Todd duBoef, Top Rank Promotions CEO and president, respectively, and Pacquiao adviser Michael Koncz on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
Nearly two years after Timothy Bradley defeated Manny Pacquiao in a disputed split decision, promoters announced Saturday the two will fight again on April 12. Pacquiao's loss to Bradley on June 9, 2012, broke a 15-fight winning streak during which he was recognized as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world along with Floyd Mayweather. Later that year, Juan Manuel Marquez knocked out Pacquiao, making many think that Pacquiao's age and outside-the-ring activities— he's a congressman in the Philippines, does extensive charity work and moonlights as an actor and singer — had hurt his ability to box at a high level. In November, Pacquiao, 35, defeated Brandon Rios in a comeback fight in Macau.
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum said that Manny Pacquiao's challenge for Floyd Mayweather to fight for charity is an incredible statement for the sport of boxing, reported the Boxing Scene. Arum said that although money is unquestionably an important matter, he thought that Pacquiao's charity challenge was something that can help promote boxing. Pacquiao has laid emphasis on the fact that he wasn't really after the money in wanting to fight Mayweather. The eight-division Filipino world champion said that he was even more than willing to submit himself to any kind of drug testing, and what is more, to even fight Mayweather for the sake of charity.
MANILA, JANUARY 27, 2014, (INQUIRER) By Roy Luarca - The first time he fought Manny Pacquiao on June 9, 2012, Tim Bradley wound up both a winner and a loser.
He was given a widely criticized split decision win but his morale presumably hit the depths when a panel of judges, formed by the World Boxing Organization to review the bout, declared Pacquiao should have been the clear winner of their welterweight title clash.
On April 12, Bradley will get the chance to prove his detractors wrong when he tangles with the Filipino ring superstar again at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The rematch between the Fighter of the Decade and the unbeaten American was formally announced by Bob Arum and Todd duBoef, Top Rank Promotions CEO and president, respectively, and Pacquiao adviser Michael Koncz on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
Billed as "Let's Play Two!" Pacquiao-Bradley II will be shown by HBO on pay-per-view.
Pacquiao earlier indicated that he had chosen Bradley to be his next opponent, but had expressed hopes that the bout be moved to May as his wife and Sarangani Vice Gov. Jinkee is giving birth to their fifth child in April.
Arum, however, already made the booking and Pacquiao, in his desire to reclaim the WBO 147-pound title, agreed to a guaranteed purse of $20 million.
Awarded with a contract extension by Top Rank, Bradley also accepted a $6-million offer, with PPV upsides like Pacquiao.
Both fighters will undergo Vada (voluntary Anti-Doping Assistance) testing.
After snaring Pacquiao's welterweight crown, Bradley went on to fight former Pacquiao sparring partner Ruslan Provodnikov, surviving a 12-round knockdown to eke out a unanimous decision last March.
In October last year, the 30-year-old Bradley (31-0, 12 knockouts) enhanced his reputation by outpointing Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez, who posted a stunning sixth-round knockout of Pacquiao on Dec. 8, 2012.
The 35-year-old Pacquiao (55-5-2, 38 KOs) rebounded from those twin setbacks with a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision of Brandon Rios last November in Macau.
To drum up Pacquiao-Bradley II, press conferences will be held in Los Angeles on Feb. 4 and in New York on Feb. 6.
Pacquiao will start his preparation in the second week of February and will spend the first five weeks of training in Gen. Santos City.
NEW YORK — Nearly two years after Timothy Bradley defeated Manny Pacquiao in a disputed split decision, promoters announced Saturday the two will fight again on April 12.
Pacquiao's loss to Bradley on June 9, 2012, broke a 15-fight winning streak during which he was recognized as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world along with Floyd Mayweather.
Later that year, Juan Manuel Marquez knocked out Pacquiao, making many think that Pacquiao's age and outside-the-ring activities— he's a congressman in the Philippines, does extensive charity work and moonlights as an actor and singer — had hurt his ability to box at a high level.
Bradley, 30, defended his welterweight championship twice since beating Pacquiao: a brutal brawl with Ruslan Provodnikov and a close decision over Marquez.
Bradley abandoned his defensive style against Provodnikov and left the ring swollen and with a concussion. Bradley said he slurred his speech for two months after the fight. Against Marquez, Bradley used his boxing skills to avoid the power that had caught Pacquiao, and won another close decision.
Promoters Bob Arum and Todd duBoef of Top Rank and Michael Koncz of MP Promotions announced the fight, which will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao is 55-5-2 with 38 knockouts. He has been lobbying for a fight with the undefeated Mayweather, but Mayweather says he will fight someone else — likely Britain's Amir Khan or Argentina's Marcos Maidana — in May.
The 30-year-old Bradley, from California, is 31-0 with 12 KOs.
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum said that Manny Pacquiao's challenge for Floyd Mayweather to fight for charity is an incredible statement for the sport of boxing, reported the Boxing Scene.
Arum said that although money is unquestionably an important matter, he thought that Pacquiao's charity challenge was something that can help promote boxing.
Pacquiao has laid emphasis on the fact that he wasn't really after the money in wanting to fight Mayweather. The eight-division Filipino world champion said that he was even more than willing to submit himself to any kind of drug testing, and what is more, to even fight Mayweather for the sake of charity.
It has been nearly a week after Pacquiao dared Mayweather to fight for charity, but the undefeated boxer has not commented on the challenge yet. It is still a big question mark if Mayweather would ever consider Pacquiao's suggested free fight. Mayweather is an intelligent businessman. He has made so much money from boxing that no athlete has probably ever made. He certainly got his moniker "Money" for good reason. It's widely known that he bets six up to seven figures in sporting events just to add more money to his fortune. We wonder if Mayweather would even entertain the idea of fighting Pacquiao without a prize money.
Meanwhile, a rematch between Bradley and Pacquiao has reportedly been set according to the Manila Bulletin. However, contrary to the news article published by the local Philippine newspaper, Arum said that the rematch between Pacquiao and Bradley has not been finalised yet.
"That's the one that we're working on now," Arum told Ring TV. "It may not be the one that takes place," he added. Arum explained that the negotiations are underway between Pacquiao and Bradley's respective camps. "But this process takes time and you can't just make it happen," said Arum. Nonetheless, Arum stated that there is a great chance that the Pacquiao-Bradley rematch happens because he wouldn't have bothered negotiation if he had known that it is not going to happen in the first place.
So the deal involving the rematch between Pacquiao and Bradley isn't official yet, but it is highly possible that the Filipino fighting champion will meet an old foe on his April 12 fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. What do you think?


Results are weak for the monthly 10-year note auction, where coverage at 2.29 was the second lowest in a year and the bidding sloppy, pushing up the awarded high yield to 2.333 percent, about 1.5 basis points above the 1:00 bid. End investor participation was only respectable judging from the allotment, with non-dealers taking down 69 percent of the $23 billion offering, down from the strong 79 percent of the January auction but average for 10-year note auctions in the past 2 years. The 2.333 percent high discount rate came in just 0.9 basis points below the previous auction rate, and while down more than 15 basis points from the recent high set in December it is still a sharp 83 points above the record auction low of 1.503 percent set in August last year.


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Sterling Falls To Three Month Low
The pound fell sharply to a three month low on Wednesday, based on growing expectations that Prime Minister Theresa May will fail to get her Brexit deal approved and could soon face a leadership challenge.
Sterling has weakened more than 1% this month as deadlocked cross-party talks expose deep political divisions over how, when and even if Brexit should take place.
May plans to put forward her thrice-rejected Brexit deal in the week beginning June 3, to try to secure an agreement before lawmakers go on summer holiday. However, Labour Party stated it would not ratify the deal if a compromise agreement is not reached with the government.
The euro retraced earlier losses against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday after administration officials said that U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to delay a decision on tariffs on imported cars and parts by up to six months.
A formal announcement is expected by Saturday, the due date for Trump to make a decision on recommendations by the Commerce Department to protect the U.S. auto industry from imports on national security grounds.
Meanwhile, Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini criticized European Union rules for the second day. "If there are European rules that are starving a continent, these rules must be changed," Salvini said on Wednesday, a day after he said the government was ready to breach EU rules that seek to limit budget.
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13.30 – USD: Core Retail Sales MoM; Forecast at 0.7% against previous of 1.2%
13.30 – USD: Retail Sales MoM; Forecast at 0.2% against previous of 1.6%


I started at Greenpeace ten years ago. 2008 doesn't seem that long ago, but the world was a very different place back then. "Tweetstorm" wasn't a word; Wikipedia and the democratisation of knowledge were utopian ideals, and social media addiction wasn't listed as a psychological disorder.
Technology has changed our lives at a pace never experienced before. The global economic crisis, Trump, the refugee crisis, Brexit… these are just some of the symptoms of a broken system. Its demise has been accelerated, and in some cases triggered by the digital innovations of the past decade. There is a clear detachment between technology and our current societal needs.
Open-pit gold mine. Papua New Guinea. Leaking drums of sodium cyanide, which is used in extraction of the gold.
We're experiencing a deep systemic disconnection: an ecological, social and spiritual cultural divide. There's a discernible disconnect between the infinite growth imperative and the finite resources of planet Earth; between private ownership and the best societal use of property; between gross domestic product (GDP) and well-being.
But the failure of our current socio-economic system has also brought a strong desire to change the world and co-create a better one. The Arab Spring, Los Indignados and Occupy Wall Street spread new value systems and sparked political and economic initiatives that questioned the prioritization of profit over people and the endless growth paradigm. These movements used technology to envision a new, more inclusive, equitable economic system that operates within the environmental limits of our planet.
Sharing and circular economies were attempts in this direction. They started in response to the economic crisis as people were pushed to utilize excess capacity, time and goods and companies started to suffer from the impacts of climate change and resource scarcity. Unfortunately, as with many other ideas, they've been hijacked by the private sector and its main driver; growth. The idea of a circular economy carries a rebound effect; meaning we could end up increasing overall production, which would offset any benefits.
The environmental crisis can't be addressed in isolation; concepts like the sharing and circular economy will only work if they are integrated into wider strategies for economic system change.
Prioritise people and the environment over narrow and short-term economic interests. Serve the health and wellbeing of people and other life forms, environmental sustainability, and social justice instead of undermining them in the name of growth. Promotes justice, accountability and transparency in political and economic processes.
Treat unpaid caregivers and parents raising children as contributors to society in their own right. Maintain the commons; a space where communities can organize to manage a resource they care about based on their own rules, rather than one defined by the market or the state.
Reinvent institutions and structures to be less hierarchical and more inclusive; democratizing knowledge, information and resources, distributing power and decentralizing energy and food systems. Recognise human diversity while giving everyone equitable opportunities regardless of race, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, sexual orientation, gender, social class, age and mental or physical ability.
Distribute the ways we create and exchange goods, to redistribute wealth in an equitable way. New business models (like cooperatives, user-owned platforms and peer to peer lending and repairing networks) can be enabled by breakthrough technologies (like Blockchain, the Internet of Things and 3D printing) that, if used properly, have huge potential to soften how we view ownership.
shout out for more solar power in their village.
Offer an alternative vision of living based on civic participation, affiliation, universalism, and shared experiences, providing an antidote to consumerism. Measure economic success, not just in the quantity of goods and services produced (GDP), but in contributions to preserving public resources and welfare.
Put regeneration at the core of how we exist, and manage our finite resources with care: by protecting biodiversity, using renewable energy for all our power, growing our food ecologically, and travelling with greener public transport. We can prevent pollution and eliminate waste by putting reduction and reuse first.
Maintaining vast marine reserves, ocean sanctuaries, protected forests and wildernesses treasured for the sake of being wild.
Drastically reducing the size and influence of the finance industry on the economy, abolishing harmful practices and financial products.
Establishing regulations to penalize violations of ecological and human rights, and to control private use of common goods.
Creating a fair trade system oriented towards public welfare and the improvement of environmental and social standards worldwide, ending the neoliberal free trade regime that promotes deregulation and private tribunals for corporations.
End our obsession with working time and encourage a more equitable sharing of work by reducing working hours for individuals. Free people, resources and energy from market productivity pressures and consumption, to spend more time on the things that matter to us.
Make those who accumulate the most wealth, use the most resources and energy, produce the most waste and pollution, engage in financial transactions and harmful speculation and other activities detrimental to public interest and the common goods, pay the most tax. Shift the burden of taxes away from labor and wages, and end subsidies for companies that are environmentally or socially harmful.
A student from Vanessa School shows to the camera recently harvested vegetables.
This would be a new system that works for the many and their environment instead of just the few. One that moves away from a throwaway culture and consumerism. One which is simultaneously free (open knowledge), fair (inclusive of all cultures) and sustainable (embedded in ecological realities).
Does all this sound too utopian and idealistic? If we want to build a new economy and the next system, we need to gather the courage and dare to think differently to solve our new challenges.
New thinking will bring a new consciousness and hope for a world where we, as human beings, reconnect with our planet and with other each other.
What future do you want to see? Tell us here.