IT Digest: Apple WWDC 2013, iOS7, New Generation of Game Consoles, PRISM Project and Much More!
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New announcements from Apple gave finally come. All the latest innovations announced by Apple + Apple reveals iOS 7, New Mac Pro, OS Mavericks, MacBook Air, Airport Extreme, and iTunes Radio. In addition, Apple announced iWork for iCloud to compete with Google Docs and Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks from Apple.
iOS7 should be mentioned separately. iOS 7 new design from Apple and Jony Ive iOS 7 redesigns. What we want to see in iOS 7 + iOS 7 and the transition to flat. Individual thoughts: iOS 7 went too far in the other direction, New Apple look doesn't fully embrace flat design. As a bonus: iOS Human Interface guidelines.
Microsoft and Sony have finally showed their new products at E3 exhibition held in Los Angeles recently. A few details: Sony finally unveiled PlayStation 4 console for $399 while Microsoft showed controller features of the updated XboxOne. Just to compare: Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4. Know more about PlayStation 4 & XBox One relevant games.
The Earth is under the hood: Mozilla launches massive campaign on digital surveillance while ordinary users demand government action to subdue Internet surveillance. Some more details: "Dear NSA, let me take care of your slides..." presentation and Troll the NSA special project. Bonus: a funny webpage for those who are tired of remembering passwords of their accounts (PRISM Internet Backup Service).
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Science fiction writers and futurists like to predict the future. Despite most of their predictions are just fairy tales, there are a number of promising technologies which are currently under development and can become rather popular in the future.
Mobile UI 'Obsidian' from Intel for Tizen — Intel is currently working on its own mobile user interface codenamed 'Obsidian'. The UI is planned to be brought to the mobile OS Tizen and possibly to Android soon. Screenshots and some video of Intel's Obsidian project from reliable sources demonstrate a set of the unique UI touches. The screenshots show that the UI is still in its early stages of development, but seems to have a replicated design of Android and Windows Phone with its closely-packed icons.
Google to buy Israeli start-up Waze for $1.3 billion — Google is rumored to finalize its deal in purchasing the Israeli company Waze for $1.3 billion. Created in 2008 with 36+ million users all around the globe, the Waze application is a free social GPS service, which allows drivers to know information about traffic jams, police speed traps, and other location-specific alerts. One of the contract terms from Waze is to remain its developing center in Israel for the next three years.
Civil liberties groups and Internet companies demand to stop NSA spying — on Tuesday a broad coalition of 86 organizations and Internet companies including the Defending Dissent Foundation, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Reddit, Mozilla, and many others sent a letter to Congress demanding careful investigation and reform because of the recent rumors related to unchecked global surveillance. The letter was accompanied by the launch of stopwatching.us, a global petition demanding an inquiry into the scope and scale of spying activities.
Facebook unveils hashtags — according to Facebook the company announced the launching of an ability to follow conversations via hashtags. The hashtag that looks like the # symbol and was first popularized on Twitter, can be included by users in their posts in order to follow specific topics of conversation within a social network's changing streams of user comments.
Google announce Changes in rankings of smartphone search results — according to Tuesday's post on Google's webmaster central blog, the search giant is ready to introduce algorithm changes that will result in higher rankings for websites that follow Google's Mobile SEO recommendations, and lower rankings for those websites that do not comply with these guidelines.
Previous versions of Twitter apps stop working due to the retirement of API v.1 — on Wednesday some Twitter users found out that the apps they've used before became completely unavailable. According to Twitter officials it is related to the fact that the company started retiring their old API v.1 and switching to the new API v.1.1. The new API puts some limitations on 3rd-party clients, so now it depends on whether or not the developer of your favorite application updated for this change to make it available for you.
Foursquare debuts time machine — users can now re-live all their old Foursquare check-ins with a new feature codenamed Time Machine. Launched on Thursday, the Time Machine innovative tool allows users to visualize all their past check-ins over the years, and discover new favorite places. When visiting the website and logging in, the user is taken back in time exactly to their very first check in. From there, the user obtains an ability to click through all the check-ins one by one, or press play to view a time-lapse sequence of the places they were before.
Apple announced iWork for iCloud to compete with Google Docs — at WWDC keynote event, Apple announced iWork for iCloud, expected to be released in Q3-Q4 2013. The application initially available just for developers includes both Mac and iOS versions of the Pages, Numbers, and Keynote apps. The new web versions of the apps are designed to run right in the browser via iCloud.com to be ready to compete directly with Google Docs and other suite of web apps from Google.
iOS 7 new design from Apple — iOS 7 includes a new UI with new colors, icons and transparent layers.It is worth to note that the new clean and flat design is the result of a huge power struggle between two chief designers from Apple, namely Ive and Forstall, who was behind development of Apple's iconic software look in 2012 + the poll results on the new look for iOS 7.
All the latest innovations announced by Apple — the post includes the detailed description of a wide variety of new products and software updates including iOS7 introduced as the most revolutionary update since 2007 when iPhone was first unveiled. In addition, the annual conference in San Francisco for Apple developers revealed a new OS for Mac PC called OSX Mavericks and a Pandora-like internet radio service iTunes Radio.
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks from Apple — the latest version of Mac OS X was announced at WWDC 2013 on Monday, named OS X 10.9 Mavericks. Codenamed 10.9 Mavericks brings a host of new features and apps to Macbook laptops and iMac desktop PCs. The most interesting new feature is promised to be the support for multiple displays so long-awaited by Mac users. Moreover, the support for full screen applications was also added, so according to Apple the users with an HDTV or Apple TV will be able to use that as a second screen soon.
Sony finally unveiled PlayStation 4 console for $399 — Sony unveiled its new console on June 10, just 24 hours before E3 conference started (June 11-13). A few tiny details on the console's specs, games and controller were already unveiled before, but the real console was not shown until the very last moment. Although no specific release date was mentioned yet, the company promised to launch the console into mass production soon.
Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4 — at E3 video game conference on Monday in Los Angeles, both Microsoft and Sony had opportunities to demonstrate the abilities of their next-generation consoles - the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, respectively. And the results did not keep users wait long. It seems that many gamers have already chosen its winner, and it is certainly the PlayStation 4 + Playstation 4 owns Xbox One video.
Xbox One controller features — Microsoft released a detailed list of Xbox One controller features, including impulse triggers, higher quality headset audio, a new d-pad, and much more. According to Microsoft, the company made 20 research studies all around the globe involving more than 500 users to decide what improvements to make over the Xbox 360 controller. The final design introduces over 40 technological advancements and was finally approved just after 200 prototype versions were dismissed.
Microsoft details Xbox One used games, necessity to be always online, and privacy policies — after few weeks, Microsoft has finally detailed how exactly the Xbox One console handles used games, its always-online mandatory feature, and the user's privacy. The first fact is that used games are available on the console but with a number of restrictions. According to Microsoft, the company is not going to charge users fees for playing used games, but publishers may opt in or out of supporting game resale and may set up business terms or transfer fees with retailers.
PlayStation 4 & XBox One games — the post includes all the games announced for PlayStation 4 and XBox One. The data are received from both Microsoft and Sony at E3 2013 and are not officially confirmed yet.
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Safari became official at Apple WWDC 2013 — together with its OS X Maverick in WWDC 2013 Apple introduced an updated Safari 7 that now includes design tweaks, iCloud Keychain, memory, social and general performance improvements. The Safari 7 is expected to be integrated with the OS X Mavericks and the browser is known to have an improved reader list. Safari 7 needs less CPU power and memory in comparison both to its earlier versions and the current versions of Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
Google announced the end for Chrome Frame support — according to an engineer Robert Shield, being unveiled in 2009 Chrome Frame promised to become a modern engine to replace old and slow versions of IE. The browser allowed programmers to bring better experience to more users, even those who did not have an ability to move to a more capable browser. At the current moment when the most people use modern browsers, Google decided to finish support of Chrome Frame as an out-lived one. Google refers to all developers with apps that steer users to Chrome Frame to upgrade to a modern browser.
Chrome now validates JSON — an innovative feature in Chrome to validate your JSON and to detect errors in a modal if such exists. The same can be done with the online tool JSON Lint, but the new feature seems to be rather effective and useful.
The impact of web-browsers on the system power consumption — Microsoft unveiled a study of system power consumption with the use of the popular Windows 8-based web-browsers. The estimation was made by measuring the energy consumption when running model scenarios with the popular web-resources, such as YouTube, Yahoo, Bing, Amazone, Wikipedia, Google, Facebook, etc. on the laptop and the desktop PC.
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Mozilla launches massive campaign on digital surveillance.
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A funny webpage for those who are tired of remembering passwords of their accounts (PRISM Internet Backup Service).
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At a given moment, all manner of fascinating and bizarre experiments could be under way at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The Space Center, which has been the seat of the United States' manned space program since 1961, celebrates its golden anniversary this year. JSC occupies itself with many tasks, and among those tasks is the conduction of experiments that test the performance of equipment in artificially created environments that are designed to mimic some or all of the environmental conditions of space. Many of these experiments are conducted in one of the world's largest environmental test chambers, the Space Environment Simulation Laboratory.
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HomecultureThe Triad's unsung Chinese food hero
The Triad's unsung Chinese food hero
Even with the help of the "extended authentic menu," a photo-heavy guide to the bounty of options at Sampan Chinese restaurant in Winston-Salem, I still wasn't entirely positive what came in the foo keen fried rice; I just knew it looked delicious.
And even after the massive platter arrived, I would bet money — but not my life — that one of the meats involved was chicken. The rest of the ingredients were easier to identify: mushrooms, shrimp, peas, corn, carrots, egg and chives. A few bites in, I realized there were even a few scallops hiding in there, adding periodic complexity to the dish. The surprise, and what I am confident but not certain was chicken, just added to my enjoyment.
I'm generally not the kind of person who takes home leftovers — there just aren't any when I'm around, something I pride myself on. But looking at the foo keen fried rice I knew from the jump I'd need to surrender, given the family-size portion despite the personal-entrée price.
For those looking for a little more certainty in their meal, or for whom mystery meat sounds more terrifying than appealing, Sampan's menu overflows with Americanized Chinese food staples like General Tso's chicken and more vegetarian options than I think I've ever seen. There's even an extensive Weight Watchers section.
The menu is stacked in general, brimming with things I've never heard of — Cho Cho chicken, firecracker shrimp, Singapore rice noodle, West Lake beef soup, sautéed Shanghai cabbage and willow chicken, among others. It's brimming with other choices too, including stuffed tofu or stuffed eggplant and goo lo pork. Most meals clock in around $10, though the $15 roast duck was almost too much to resist.
Vegetarian options, particularly those with tofu, are abundant. That's how I first heard about this place — a married couple that doesn't eat meat sent me a photo of their dinner, encouraging me to check it out.
Sampan stands on an unglamorous stretch of Peters Creek Parkway, between the former Tomo'E Japanese steakhouse and Washington Park, joining an Asian grocery as one of the standouts in a sea of chains. It's not like Sampan is new — the restaurant opened a year before Bill Clinton was elected president — but it's an unsung hero in the local culinary scene.
Even though Chinese food is frequently the most ubiquitous international food option anywhere in this country, the Triad is home to a remarkable lack of good Chinese cuisine. My friends and I have developed a nostalgic affinity for takeout from Golden Wok in Greensboro, but for the most part, people around here seem to treat Chinese food as an easy stop-gap option rather than a viable sit-down dinner option. Sampan flies in the face of that premise.
As soft piano music played in the background, a friend and I tried the veggie rolls, which look like traditional egg rolls but are softer and stuffed with mushrooms, carrots and other vegetables. Better yet, we chowed on crabmeat cheese wontons, commonly called crab Rangoon, dipping the six fried morsels in sweet and sour sauce.
It would take about 50 dates to work through the entrées at Sampan, especially the chicken and seafood sections, even if both people ordered something different every time. But instead, it might make sense to begin with the delightful foo keen fried rice, and split it.
Visit Sampan Chinese restaurant at 985 Peters Creek Parkway (W-S) or find it on Facebook.
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robynfrance April 8, 2015 At 10:01 am
We have always loved the food at Sampan, but the interior had become so shabby and dark we have stopped going. Has there been any update to the atmosphere? Thanks for the review.
Eric Ginsburg April 8, 2015 At 10:38 am
It is still dark in there — I cut a reference to that for space reasons (and the print and online versions are the same). I didn't think it was shabby — certainly not an upscale restaurant, but compared to most fast-food style Chinese restaurants, it's a level up.
Terry Austin April 9, 2015 At 11:39 pm
Eric, check out Full Key restaurant in northern High Point. Really excellent Chinese food, a little pricey, from a family who used to have a restaurant in DC.

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If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, it may be time to consider treatment. Whether you need residential or outpatient treatment, getting sober can help you reclaim your life from the grips of drugs and alcohol. Recovery is possible, and the right California rehabilitation center is out there for you.
For people who are looking to start the process of recovery, California offers a variety of rehab programs that can help you (or your loved one) get sober. Many people see California as an attractive place to start their treatment journey for many reasons. The availability of treatment centers, luxury treatment programs and beautiful scenery all contribute to why people choose "The Golden State" for their recovery.
California has hundreds of programs that range from free to luxurious, and they can all help you on your recovery journey from substance use disorder. The programs they offer will be categorized as inpatient or outpatient, but other services like community support groups and recovery coaching can help you maintain your recovery long-term.
Residential (Inpatient) Rehab Centers. Residential treatment centers in California help clients detox from the effects of drugs and alcohol in a safe, medically-supervised environment. These centers offer 24/7 support and supervision, and are typically highly structured so clients have consistent support during the early days of their recovery. During a residential treatment program, clients will work with counselors, therapists, and case managers while attending daily group therapy to process faulty thinking patterns as it relates to substance use. They ultimately learn new coping skills and prepare themselves to reintegrate into their communities and homes. The average length of stay at a residential rehab center in California varies, though it is usually followed by aftercare programming or a recommendation to an outpatient treatment center.
Outpatient Rehab Centers. Clients will attend an outpatient rehab center either after they are discharged from a residential program, or if they have steady employment and/or a healthy support system. Outpatient treatment can be beneficial to those reintegrating back into their communities or learning ways to balance staying sober with the demands of daily life. During an outpatient treatment program, clients participate in group therapy one to four times per week, and receive ongoing support through topics ranging from preventing relapse to developing new coping skills.
According to a 2015 study conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), of the individuals in treatment on a single day in California, approximately 45.2% were seeking treatment for a drug problem only, 16.5% for an alcohol problem only, and 38.3% of treatment clients were seeking help for both alcohol and drug addiction.
Now let's take a deeper look at the different types of California rehabs.
It's common for many people to socialize during happy hour or spend time drinking with friends in a local bar or pub. While some people are able to manage their drinking in a socially-responsible manner, others may struggle with alcoholism or alcohol addiction.
Choosing the right right treatment program depends on your personal struggle with alcohol and your treatment goals. During a treatment program, counselors will work with you to determine the underlying reasons for your drinking, while helping you identify your triggers and learn new coping strategies.
Many treatment programs encourage their clients to begin developing a support network in their community or home life for continued success once they finish. There are many community-based resources available to help you recover from alcoholism, like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).
Substance use can start at an early age for a lot of people. Maybe you've wanted to quit, or have tried but haven't been able to.
Drug addiction can be costly to your personal life. Whether you've experienced the loss of employment, close friends and family or even legal troubles related to your drug use, running into these problems is never the end of your story—but it can be the beginning of your recovery.
California drug rehab centers help clients learn to live life sober. To help you be most successful, some programs will require detoxification or even an extended stay in treatment to help your body adjust to sobriety. Throughout this time, you'll work with a counselor and participate in group therapy and learn new ways of living— like new coping skills, thinking patterns and even developing new hobbies that support a sober lifestyle.
Drug rehab centers use a variety of treatment approaches, like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), contingency management, motivational interviewing or even family therapy. Whether you need dual diagnosis, outpatient, residential treatment or a community-based support program, you should first contact a treatment provider or mental health practitioner for an evaluation.
While a luxury experience is not necessary for a successful recovery, many people feel comfortable in a luxury facility.
Luxury treatment centers in California are typically not covered by insurance providers, however they may be suitable for individuals who can pay a higher price for their treatment.
While the amenities of a luxury treatment center offer an add-on to the traditional treatment experience, the core values of their programs follow the standard principles of recovery: helping clients detox from the effects of substances, process triggers and cravings, develop a relapse prevention plan, form new coping strategies and prepare for reintegration back into the home environment.
Most luxury facilities are residential treatment programs, though many also offer outpatient treatment or aftercare programs for their clients who are stepping down or reintegrating back into their daily lives. The length and cost associated with a luxury treatment center varies based on the program.
Just because there are many luxury rehab centers in California doesn't mean all rehab programs will break your bank. There are numerous affordable drug rehab options for individuals who can't afford a luxury program or need financial assistance. In California, you may have access to funding programs or public assistance through Medi-Cal or Medicare.
Start by using the treatment locator through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Find a treatment center near you and ask about public funding options, and whether it offers payment plans or a scholarship program to help ease the financial burden of getting sober.
Whether you've been diagnosed with a formal mental health condition, or are experiencing symptoms of anxiety or depression, mental health is an important component to any treatment program.
When you're struggling with substance use disorder along with a mental health diagnosis, you might not know which to treat first. By attending a dual diagnosis treatment center, you can work on both of them by participating in a blend of recovery-based and mental health programs.
Depression is one of the most common mental health diagnoses. If you are struggling with depression, many California rehab centers offer dual diagnosis treatment programs, also known as treatment for co-occurring disorders.
Psychotherapy. Various forms of psychotherapy, like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), are known to help patients suffering from depression. Psychotherapy for depression and addiction can often go hand-in-hand in many dual diagnosis treatment programs.
Medications. Antidepressants and mood stabilizers can be especially helpful for those with a depression diagnosis. And don't worry – these types of medications are not addictive and won't interfere with your treatment progress.
Contact a treatment center near you and inquire about dual diagnosis treatment, or for a recommendation to a mental health practitioner that can help you manage your mental health condition.
Ready to get sober? California rehab programs are diverse and offer a number of amenities, treatment styles and program philosophies. When you're ready to start your treatment journey, here's how you get started.
Do your research. With so many treatment options throughout California to choose from, it's important to do your research and find out what treatment centers have the amenities, funding and programs you're looking for.
Call for an assessment. The first step to getting started in any treatment program is a chemical use assessment or evaluation. This necessary step will help a treatment facility or counselor learn more about you and your goals for getting sober.
Stay the course. It's not always easy starting the process of recovery, but it's worth it when you stick with it. California offers a variety of programs to help you recover from substance use disorder. Remember, Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither is recovery. Stick with it and you'll learn new skills to help you every day – just take it one day at a time.
There are many options for both outpatient and inpatient treatment centers in California, no matter if you're struggling from alcoholism, drug addiction or both. Browse our directory of California treatment programs or call 800-772-8219 to inquire about your recovery options.


Vanessa Hudgens is set to 星, つ星 in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, according to new reports.
Starting her vacation 日 off right, Vanessa Hudgens was spotted grabbing up some breakfast in Hawaii on Friday (October 15).
Vanessa Hudgens tapes a bit of Weezer's 表示する on her phone as she attends the AXE 音楽 One Night Only コンサート series held at the Dunes Inn Motel Sunset in Hollywood on Tuesday night (September 21).


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Q: How to lock a global array in socket.io If I have a global array:
var users = new Array();

And I want to maintain that array amongst all my clients:
socket.on('connect', function() {
    users.push(socket.id);
});

socket.on('disconnect', function() {
    users.splice(users.indexOf(socket.id), 1);
});

What if I have another function:
socket.on('new_score', function(s) {
    for (u in users) {
        ...
        do some processing
        ...

        io.sockets.connected[users[u]].emit('new_score', socket.id, s);

        ...
        do some processing
        ...
    }
});

Since socket.io is asynchronous, by the time I call emit in this last function, the user may have been deleted in disconnect.
So I need a way to safely access the array with all these other functions manipulating it asynchronously...

A: If the entire for loop is synchronous (or doesn't depend on results from async functions), you have nothing to worry about.
The entire loop will be processed in the same "tick" and any messages (like disconnect) will be handled at the end of the tick.

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ReFuse, Inc is a non profit organization that designs artistic futures for raw materials to serve as a conduit between art supplies, up/re cycling, and hands on education to artists, teachers and all ages of individuals and families in the community.
ReFuse, Inc works with local teachers/artists/students/businesses/organizations to re-circulate arts supplies as well as accept materials for donation.
ReFuse, Inc's mission is to expand the ability of reclaimed materials to supply arts education and materials to more teachers, artists and students in the Oklahoma City community with public outreaches for more accessiblity to the community's afterschool and after work schedules.
Creative reuse of materials headed to landfills or cluttering up storage spaces as learning tools assists teachers filling the gap of lessening arts budgets while helping make links in the communication of individuals and organizations who are working in the arts and sustainability.
ReFuse works to help OKC teachers have to pay less out of pocket for classroom supplies.
Creative minds of students and artists of the city that never had enough money to buy frames to enter their work into art shows now had a place to learn how to make their own or be given them.
Because of the resource reclamation center ReFuse, Inc operationalizes waste products like plastics and styrofoams and cardboard that end up in landfills and pollute our state are instead being imagined as sustainable creations that inspire people to use less, waste less, share and be mindful of where it all goes.
ReFuse, Inc is serving an integral role in building out the infrastructure necessary to make sustainable arts culture accessible to every person in the community regardless of their socioeconomic status.
ReFuse, Inc and materials are available for hands on make and create outreaches.
ReFuse, Inc has coordinated with Fresh-Start OKC at the Homeless Alliance, Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, The Oklahoma City Housing Authority, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, The Wheeler Ferris Wheel, SixTwelve, Calle Dos Cinco in Historic Capitol Hill, Natural Awakenings, Paseo Arts Association, Boys & Girls Club of Oklahoma, Dope Chapel, Current Studio, Plaza District Association, Cleveland Elementary, Cesar Chavez Elementary, Fertile Ground, Goodwill Industries, Delmar Truck Gardens, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, OKC Public Farmers Market, Deluxe OK, Oklahoma Arts Council, Haus Bioceuticals, OKC Flea, Sustainable OKC, Sierra Club, City of OKC Office of Sustainability, Myriad Gardens, Coca Cola Bottling Company, Oklahoma City Arts Council, Science Museum Oklahoma, Open Streets OKC, Garden Fest, and TradeShare.


If the idea of whizzing through the air, the ground rushing by beneath you, gives you a buzz, then ziplining trips are for you. The length and height of zip lines varies across the world – some take you soaring over rocky landscapes with dramatic vistas, while others give you a high-velocity tour through incredible woodlands.
In Costa Rica, ziplining tours are the best adrenaline-fuelled introduction to the lush jungle canopies. Zip lines of varying lengths criss-cross their way through the jungle, past dense vegetation and beautiful flowers. You'll make your way through this incredible ecosystem, spotting fluttering butterflies, colourful birds and chattering monkeys at their level. In Slovenia, ziplining trips will see you soar high above the treetops, crossing a lush, green valley between two mountains in the Slovenian Alps. The zip lines are up to 700m in length and you can reach speeds of 60kph as you race down them – a sensation few are ever likely to forget.
Well organised, lots of fun and a great group of people.


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11 Stunning Temples and Shrines of Japan
May 20, 2015 by Catherine Forth View All On 1 Page
Nearly every municipality in Japan is home to at least one temple or shrine. Although tourists often interchange these two terms, it's akin to mistaking a church with a synagogue. The two main religions in Japan are Shinto, which is practiced in shrines, and Buddhism, which is practiced in temples. Many Japanese people dabble in both faiths, so there is no great offense taken if you mistake one for the other. From a visitor's point of view, these places of worship are scenic structures with features like pavilions, gates, statues and pagodas, often in picturesque garden settings. It's hard to imagine traveling to Japan without visiting at least a few of these celebrated spots. Here are 11 stunning temples and shrines of Japan to put on your list.
1. Kinkakuji
Kyoto is often regarded as the city with the best temples and shrines of Japan. At the top of the must-see list is Kinkakuji Temple, famous for its gold-leaf finish and beautiful woodsy setting. The famous Zen temple (also known as Rokuonji) is situated on the banks of a pond and is well known for its gilded upper stories. In Japan, it is known as the "Golden Pavilion," and it is a spectacular sight in all four seasons.
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portland, Oregon, USA – July 24, 2006 – progeSOFT.US has announced the "Free for Schools" program, donating progeCAD 2006 Professional to any educational institution in North America.
Educational Institutions, such as elementary, secondary and high schools, technical colleges, community colleges, city colleges, private colleges, and universities can include progeCAD 2006 Professional within their CAD curriculum and CAD design labs. The "Free for Schools" program also allows students to use progeCAD 2006 Professional at home for non-professional use.
ProgeCAD software supports the AutoCAD® DWG design file format, from version 2.5 through 2006, plus support for AutoCAD menus, scripts, blocks, and AutoLISP®.
ProgeCAD 2006 Professional includes the ALE block manager, including 10,000 blocks and symbols, ACIS solid modeling, raster image support, advanced rendering with materials, and a unique set of tools that only ProgeSOFT offers.
Educational Institutions may apply for the "Free for Schools" program at our website, http://www.progesoft.us, by selecting the "Free for Schools" link and completely filling out the application form.
progeSOFT also offers progeARC 2006, architectural design software based on the ArchT design engine, progeMEC 2006, for mechanical design tasks, and the progeCAD Viewer DWG, for markup, review, and plotting of DWG files. See our list of Authorized Resellers to for your own commercial use progeSOFT software.
progeSOFT.US, (http://www.progesoft.us), is the North American distributor for progeSOFT IntelliCAD software and provides marketing, sales and support for United States progeSOFT resellers.
Portland, Oregon, USA – July 24, 2006 – iCADsales.com announced today an update to progeCAD® 2006 Professional, increasing supported features and compatibility.
Improvements include multiple copy printing and plotting, three times the resolution of Enhanced Metafiles (EMF), improved hyperlink discovery on objects, enhanced support for True Type fonts, and an improved drawing explorer with multiple selection options.
In addition, progeCAD 2006 Professional has new redlining and markup capabilities. progeCAD also supports redlining and markup when defined within the progeCAD Viewer DWG, allowing reviewed drawings to be submitted back to designers, with the added redline information available within progeCAD. This provides less software expense for the DWG drawing review and editing process.
iCADsales.com also offers progeARC 2006, architectural design software based on the ArchT design engine, and progeMEC 2006, for mechanical design tasks. See our list of Authorized Resellers to obtain your own progeSOFT evaluation software.
ICADSales.com (http://www.icadsales.com) provides a central location for IntelliCAD 6 Computer Aided Design Software including free evaluation downloads, Support, Discussions, Books, and also sponsors a CAD Industry news aggregator.
Portland, Oregon, USA – July 24, 2006 – Portland Portals (www.portlandportals.us) is supplying the Metadot Business Editions and Training classes in both administration and site management to the Vigo County School Corporation.
The Vigo County School Corporation, (http://www.vigoco.k12.in.us/index2.sh), is located in Terre Haute, IN and has 29 primary, secondary and high schools within its borders.
The Metadot Business Edition includes one year of login support, to ensure your portal is up and running 24 hours a day. Free installation on the Linux OS and regular updates to the Metadot Business Edition are included in the total price. Additional Metadot gizmos (Features) come with the Metadot Business Edition, including an SQL Query gizmo, an opt-in newsletter gizmo, and a fully customizable survey gizmo to gauge your customer satisfaction and other queries directly to your own defined audience.
Portland Portals is also supplying the 2 hour administrator and 3 hour site manager classes to their faculty. Vigo School Corporation will learn the basics of administering the Metadot Portal, user and group privileges, and how to include content in their new Business Edition Portal.
The Metadot Portal Server is an open source intranet extranet solution, perfect for small and medium sized companies wishing to share information across the Internet with members, vendors, clients, friends, family, the public, whomever you'd like to share and exchange information with.
Using group and user privileges to control the viewing, editing, and other actions of objects on your website, your users can be given control of either their own area, or content delivered to their specific audience. Features include discussion groups, calendars, version controlled documents, file downloads, links, FAQ's, images, all of the important features to share the organization's online experience securely with your users.
Portland Portals also offers low cost shared Metadot Hosting solutions, hosting on standard Internet hardware, high speed servers for large organizations, Metadot firewall and Metadot backup solutions, everything you need to have your own Metadot Portal.
Portland Portals (www.portlandportals.us), is an Authorized Metadot Reseller and provides installation, hosting, configuration, skins and maintenance contracts for project, departmental, or corporate intranets and extranets, allowing businesses to share confidential information securely with both internal and external staff, affiliates, vendors, customers, etc.
We have just made the beta of the AutoCAD 2007 Service Pack available to members of the ACAD Futures discussion forums on http://myfeedback.autodesk.com. If you would like to participate in ACAD Futures discussions with almost 4000 other AutoCAD users as well as test the Service Pack please make sure to sign up at http://myfeedback.autodesk.com and select AutoCAD as the product you wish to provide active feedback on.
I will provide more details on this service pack in a future post including many of the highlights of this Service Pack.
Como, Italy – July 7, 2006 – progeSOFT announced today an update to progeCAD® 2006 Professional, increasing supported features and compatibility.
In addition, progeCAD 2006 Professional has new redlining and markup capabilities. progeCAD also supports redlining and markup contained within the progeCAD Viewer DWG, allowing reviewed drawings to be submitted back to designers, with the added redline information available within progeCAD. This provides less software expense for the DWG drawing review and editing process.
progeSOFT also offers progeARC 2006, architectural design software based on the ArchT design engine, and progeMEC 2006, for mechanical design tasks. See our list of Authorized Resellers to obtain your own progeSOFT evaluation software.
"I believe Autodesk will be moving to a compulsory subscription model for AutoCAD. … As it's done in the past with other potentially troublesome moves, Autodesk is unveiling this new program in Australia," reports Steve Johnson in CADalyst magazine.
– Intergraph is down 40% to $31 — from a 52-week high of $51.
– PTC is down 28% to $13 — from a high of $18.
– Dassault is down 11% to $53 — from a high of $60.
– Intergraph is down about $4.
– Autodesk is roughly flat.
– PTC is down about $3.
– Dassault is up about $5.
I am glad to see CAD customers starting to speak out against annual upgrades forced on them by software companies.
A survey taken by CADalyst magazine shows that the majority of users prefer a timeframe of 2-4 years for upgrading CAD software. "Given an annual software release cycle, most readers told us they prefer to make an actual upgrade every three releases," writes editor Sara Ferris.
And it's not just the users who dislike the CAD vendor's passion for the annual pruning of customer's wallets. Book publisher hate the annual cycle, because it means the expense of producing new books is spread over a mere 12 months, instead of 18, 24, or longer.
As software becomes more complex, the frequent release cycle will become increasingly more difficult to maintain, as Microsoft has find out — or the software that does ship will increasingly be of poor quality.
DWFit Anywhere – DWF viewing without a viewer install?
Today is the 4th of July – the day Americans celebrate their independence. On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence. Here we are 230 years later, and you don't have to be an American to celebrate this day. Autodesk customers worldwide can celebrate the unveiling of the Project Freewheel Technology Preview….
Anyone can visit the http://dwfit.com website and enter a DWF URL, only those already shared on public websites, which will then be displayed in the viewer provided.
You can use the web service to display a DWF in an HTML page, like this blog, without requiring readers to download/install a viewer .
Laboratory \Lab"o*ra*to*ry\, n.; pl. Laboratories. [Shortened fr. elaboratory; cf. OF. elaboratoire, F. laboratoire. See Elaborate, Labor.] [Formerly written also elaboratory.] The workroom of a chemist; also, a place devoted to experiments.
Autodesk have launched Autodesk Labs, a new "semi-beta" site for customers to try new technologies, prototypes, maybe future products. I say "semi-beta" as they are offered with the usual alpha/beta cautions (don't install on production machines, use with mission critical data or seek support via dealer/subscription channels) yet are not subject to the non-disclosure provisions that apply to the My Feedback full product betas.
AutoCAD Google Earth Extension – Publish 3D dwg data to Google Earth.
Between the Lines: Autodesk Labs!
This is the new and in process public betas and R&D projects site….
Como, IT (PRWEB) June 29, 2006 — ProgeSOFT plans include distributors in most of the major countries, and a large network of local dealers during 2006, able to provide CAD users with low-cost CAD software.
As DWG spreads as the leading CAD drawing format standard, the high price of DWG based software represents a limit for its adoption by all the various people involved in a project's development within industry.
Individual designers, small business companies, and outsourcing suppliers have to deal with the problem of investment in CAD systems, and this sometimes encourages piracy behaviors. This opens a very good opportunity for legitimate licensing of a low cost alternative DWG CAD system, progeCAD 2006 Professional.
progeCAD has more than 50.000 users all over the world. As vendors in the CAD market push their users on an advanced 3D approach, many CAD users do not need the sophisticated 3D functions, or wish to pay the high costs associated with these types of tools. Their only requirement is real and stable DWG software to do their job and exchange drawings with others. For all these people, progeCAD is the right choice.
progeCAD is based on IntelliCAD 6 CAD engine, and is compatible with all main CAD systems thanks to DWG/DXF support, from version 2.5 to version 2006 (support for DWG 2007 is coming soon).
Besides supporting all of the IntelliCAD functionality, it has many unique features which can easily be used by designers, especially those users that use AutoCAD®.
progeCAD is also ready for customization, thanks to the free available Distribution Kit,dealers and distributors can put their name, logo, website address and buy now link on trial versions.
progeSOFT target is to deliver highly reliable and powerful CAD solutions and services for an affordable price. We are focused on CAD environment for over 19 years and we are a world main CAD software provider. progeSOFT is partner with the world leading technology organizations to make the leap technology in our product. Our operational offices are located in Italy and US. progeSOFT it's a member of ITC (IntelliCAD Technology Consortium) and serves also at the ITC executive committee board.


This film about a woman's artistic and romantic yearning by Satyajit Ray (The Music Room) is set in late nineteenth-century, pre-independence India. It takes place in the gracious home of a liberal-minded, workaholic newspaper editor and his lonely, stifled wife, Charulata (The Big City's Madhabi Mukherjee), whose exquisitely composed features mask a burning creativity. When her husband's poet cousin comes to stay with them, Charulata finds herself both inspired by him to pursue her own writing and dangerously drawn to him physically. Based on a novella by the great Rabindranath Tagore, Charulata is a work of subtle textures, a delicate tale of a marriage in jeopardy and a woman taking the first steps toward establishing her own voice.


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A patch in time
7 Feb 200643 Views
While the security industry can get into a flap over the discovery of a new virus or worm, the fact is a lot of the resulting damage would be contained by the relatively simple expedient of keeping your software up to date and patched regularly.
Despite this, it has emerged that many businesses and home users still aren't using the latest version of Windows that would protect them better from security threats such as malicious code. That's according to Microsoft, which revealed that there have been an estimated 220 million downloads of Windows XP Service Pack 2 to date, a version of the desktop operating system that was specifically upgraded to offer improved security.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Microsoft had expected this figure to be higher. In Europe, there has been an upgrade rate of 60pc from earlier versions of Windows. "We're a bit disappointed with the overall uptake of Windows XP Service Pack 2," Ronny Bjones, security strategist for Microsoft EMEA said in an interview last month.
The service pack, which is designed to prevent rogue code such as that found in executable attachments or website popup windows from changing a PC's settings without the user's knowledge or consent, was released in August 2004.
Bjones said the goal was to get as many organisations and individuals to upgrade to Windows XP Service Pack 2 as it was more secure than previous version of the operating system. To show how much Microsoft had emphasised security, he said that the work on strengthening XP had taken precedence over other high-profile projects within the company. "We stopped development of Vista [the next version of Windows] because we wanted to bring out a new client product that was so focused on security," he said.
Bjones urged businesses to implement patches more quickly than they are currently doing, in order to protect their systems. He also defended Microsoft's programme of scheduled monthly release for software patches instead of launching them as threats are discovered. "Typically an attacker will wait until the industry releases a patch. They then reverse engineer the patch and create an exploit — code that can attack the vulnerability," he said. "Attackers are betting that customers are taking a long time to patch their systems. From that perspective, it's better to [release patches] as a controlled process."
A case in point was the worm that attacked many media organisations last August. Among the high-profile victims were CNN, the New York Times and the Financial Times. Microsoft had issued the patch for the vulnerability that this code exploited a week prior to the attack.
"The person who did this hadn't attacked the latest technology. It just shows the barrier for script kiddies [people who release malicious code] is higher," he said.
Later last year events took an interesting turn as Microsoft broke with its schedule to issue a patch for a critical software vulnerability in the way its Windows operating system handles Windows Meta File (WMF) graphics files. Since the flaw was first discovered just after Christmas there were reports of security attacks, which exploit it.
Microsoft had originally said it planned to release the patch for the vulnerability as part of its regular monthly schedule of releasing software patches on the second Tuesday of every month. However it appears that growing concern over the flaw led the company to issue the patch in advance.
Just before Microsoft was compelled to act, a new exploit was published which took advantage of the flaw in WMF. Brian Honan, head of BH Consulting in Dublin, called the publication of this exploit "irresponsible" when there is no vendor patch available. He said it would only encourage other exploits to be developed, aggravating the situation.
In fairness, this is a reverse of how things normally happen. More typically, the security industry announces a particular software vulnerability and at the same time a patch is made available to fix this flaw. This way, users can update their systems before malicious code writers have the chance to create code that exploits that particular flaw.
Bjones acknowledged that for large organisations that have a range of different applications, implementing software patches isn't an easy process. "If you talk to chief information officer you have to see that the subject is more complex than putting Windows XP SP2 on desktops," he admitted.
However, he pointed out that Microsoft had combined all of the patches for its Exchange, Windows and Office products into a single engine, Windows Update, making the process easier to manage. He claimed that improvements to the desktop operating system, as well as to Windows Server 2003 were "from a technology point of view a massive step forward".
By Gordon Smith
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Josep Antoni Blanco Abad (La Llagosta, 15 d'octubre de 1957) fou alcalde de Sant Pere de Ribes pel PSC entre 1991 i 1995, i del 1999 al 2013. Es va iniciar en l'activitat social i política en les associacions de pares i mares de Les Roquetes, a la segona meitat dels anys 80.

El 1989 va ingressar al PSC i el 1991 va concórrer com a cap de llista per a aquest partit a les eleccions municipals, aconseguint la victòria. Com a cap de llista de la força més votada va substituir a Xavier Garriga i Cuadras (UM9), gràcies a l'abstenció d'ERC i CIU, forces amb les quals va mantenir un pacte que no va arribar a la meitat de la legislatura, ja que el període fou molt turbulent.

En les eleccions de 1991, UM9 va empatar en escons amb el PSC però va obtenir la majoria de vots. Josep Antoni Blanco va passar a l'oposició, però l'any 1999 va recuperar l'alcaldia amb majoria absoluta, que va mantenir l'any 2003. En les eleccions de l'any 2007 va perdre la majoria absoluta i va pactar amb Bàrbara Scuderi, regidora d'IC-V-EUA, fet que va provocar una forta ruptura dins de l'organització ecosocialista. Al cap d'uns mesos, va pactar amb Carme Farràs (ERC), després d'una ruptura en l'agrupació local d'aquesta formació que va provocar la substitució de la presidenta local, Àngels Bros. Després de les eleccions de 2011 Josep Antoni Blanco renova com a alcalde de Sant Pere de Ribes, aquest cop sense el suport d'ICV al ple d'investidura, però sí posteriorment a l'hora de formar govern. L'estiu del 2013, la regidora d'ICV abandona el govern. El 12 de setembre de 2013 Josep Antoni Blanco anuncia la seva dimissió com a alcalde de Sant Pere de Ribes després de 18 anys i Abigail Garrido assumeix l'alcaldia en funcions. El 20 de setembre de 2013, Anna Gabaldà Felipe surt escollida com a alcaldessa amb els vots d'UM9-CUP, CiU-ViA i ICV.

Ha estat diputat provincial per la província de Barcelona entre 1995 i 1999 i entre el 2003 i el 2011 fou president del Consell Comarcal del Garraf.

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Alcaldes de Sant Pere de Ribes
La Llagosta
Militants del Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya
Polítics del Vallès Oriental

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The USCIS has now come up with the final rule on the I-601A provisional waiver for undocumented immigrants with unlawful presence in the US. On the 6th of January 2012, the USCIS reiterated the Barack Obama Government's commitment towards administrative efficiency and increasing family ties by announcing the intent of a proposal that would help bring about a regulatory change in reducing the amount of time that is taken for an illegal migrant who has applied for a green card to become a permanent citizen. The news announced on the USCIS blog was passed and USCIS will start accepting application on such waivers as from March 4, 2013. This will bring about much needed relief for U.S. citizens who are often separated from their families when an illegal migrant (family member) applies for citizenship. The final rule in fact is better than the proposed rule. You can read more about the final rule on UPDATES on provisional waiver here.
The proposed rule were as follows and the article below was written before the final rule.
One of the reasons why this proposal by the USCIS is so welcomed is because since 1996, when the "Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act" was passed by the Congress and signed by President Clinton, it has become extremely difficult for those residing illegally in the US to apply for green card. The reason for this being, that the law was bent on punishing persons who were "unlawfully present" in the U.S.
With this proposal, the administration hopes to offer a waiver to thousands of immigrants who are now living illegally in the US. They hope that this will help them in coming out of hiding and apply for green card.
Under the present immigration laws, a US citizen with an illegal migrant as spouse, if forced to stay away from their family, in the event of the Illegal immigrant applying for a green card. There are thousands of families in the US with a similar situation where, one of either the husband or the wife is an illegal migrant. Under the present Immigration policies, a spouse who applies for green card in the US has to first leave the country (U.S.) and travel abroad so that they can apply for a green card. At times, these people are forced to remain separated from their families for a long period, beginning from anything between a few months to over 10 years. As a result of these restrictions, many families are lonely, leading to many people who hide their immigrant status and do not seek legitimate citizenship.
Kuldip Singh and his wife Sitara, stay in the US. Sitara is a naturalized citizen, but her husband Kuldip is not. They have been staying in such a situation for the past six years. The question here is why is Kuldip not granted an easy citizenship through marriage? If Kuldip were to apply for a green card he would have to return to India and probably not be allowed to return from there for the next ten years, till which time the green card is being processed.
He would probably be allowed to apply for a 'waiver' from this time period, but he can do this, only under the condition that he can show that his wife Sitara is suffering 'extreme hardship' in his absence. While this is a rather difficult task to establish, since the laws do not take into account the hardship of the illegal immigrant or even his children. The law only takes into account the case of Sitara.
The chances of the 'waiver' being denied to Kuldip are very high at that, because that is how it usually is. Of course, Kuldip has the right to appeal, but that in itself will cover a time period of 2 years. During all this time of uncertainty, Kuldip must remain outside the US, making situations for the family worse both emotionally and monetarily, in case of he being the sole bread earner for the family.
Because of this strange law, thousands of families in the US, who are otherwise law abiding folks have been separated for years from their families. Many have had to go on welfare and their homes foreclosed. This leads to a situation where most U.S. spouses choose not to sponsor their foreign-born spouses, simply because of these problems. These spouses remain in the U.S. as illegal immigrants.
Curiously, the same harsh penalties, does not seem to be applicable to the spouses of U.S. citizens who come to the U.S. from Europe. It has been seen that in some of these cases the spouses enter the U.S. lawfully as students or travelers and conveniently overstay their visas, while remaining in the country illegally for a long time before they are actually married to the U.S. citizen. And yet, in such cases, the law has permitted them to apply for a green card without leaving the country or even obtaining a waiver.
What will happen if the proposal is passed?
It should be noted that the proposal does nothing in the new proposal will to suggest changes in the law itself; it only recommends that the case of the green card appointment taking place outside the U.S., can now be changed to the spouse submitting the 'waiver' application from the US only, implying that the family can remain intact while the processing for the 'waiver' is being done.
The waiver opportunity is applicable only to those staying illegally in the country.
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Otumfuo Osei Tutu Was Right, Nkrumah did not only Despise Baffour Akoto but Ashantis as Well
By Nana Kwadwo Akwaa
APR 11, 2022 LISTEN
An article authored by Kofi Thompson, Managing Editor of the National Review Newspaper with the title; "President Nkrumah Despised Baffuor Akoto - But Never Hated Ashantis" has been chanced on. The said article has been published by Modern Ghana, an online news website, and as well, shared on their official Facebook wall.
After a careful diagnosis of the article which sought to clarify a pronouncement by Otumfuo Osei Tutu, the King of the Asante Kingdom during his address of some issues raised by the Dormaahene, at the first Asanteman Council Meeting for the year, the article has been found to be packed with numerous distortions of historical facts.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu, during his address of the Asanteman Council Meeting, acknowledged that, even though Kwame Nkrumah did not like them [Asantes], the Bono Ahafo region created out of the Western Ashanti at that time, did not alter the existence of the traditional arrangement, therefore, the creation of the Bono region cannot affect the traditional autonomy of the Asante Kingdom.
The author in his article sought to create the impression that, Kwame Nkrumah and his CPP government never hated Asantes, but rather, it was Okyeame Baffuor Osei Akoto, the godfather of Otumfuo Osei Tutu, he despised due to his senseless acts of terrorism. This notion he created is wrong, of which, I seek to use this as an opportunity for clarification.
First of all, it is imperative to note that, the National Liberation Movement (NLM), the Party which brought about the political paradigm shift, changed the political dimension of Gold Coast, and gave Kwame Nkrumah and his CPP government a formidable opposition was formed by Okyeame Baffuor Akoto in September, 1954, so it was practically impossible for the NLM to partake in the 1951 and June 1954 general elections of Gold Coast as quoted by the author. This as a result corroborates the perception of concoction and distortion meant to misinform the populace clouding the motive behind the article. Despite the fact that, the NLM lost the 1956 general elections; the elections to determine the constitutional path for Gold Coast before she was handed independence, the Party's performance was still very impeccable. Note, It became the first opposition party to snatch secured seats of the CPP, in addition to, a pull of the greatest number of popular votes since 1951. Through the political dexterity of Okyeame Akoto and the performance of the NLM, Okyeame Baffuor Akoto was able to create a great political opposition force against Kwame Nkrumah by bringing all the then opposition political parties together which eventually spurred Kwame Nkrumah to disband the opposition political parties out of fear of being taken out through the ballot.
More over, Kwame Nkrumah hated Asantes as rightly opined by Otumfuo Osei Tutu because, after the 1951 general elections, the first in Africa to be held under universal suffrage, Kwame Nkrumah continuously pursued numerous agenda that had the tendency to diminish Asante's economic, political and historical relevance in Gold Coast.
It is worthy to note that, with cocoa being the major export of Gold Coast produced mainly in Asante, and the economic welfare of Asante as a whole tied to cocoa, Kwame Nkrumah was very aware that, a freeze of the price of cocoa at a lower price compared to the world market price would weaken the economic influence of Asantes, yet he pushed a bill that froze the price of cocoa at 72 shillings instead of 150 shillings per load. At that time, Gold Coast was the major producer of cocoa in the world.
In Kwame Nkrumah's desperation to undermine the political and historical influence of Asanteman, he influenced and considered a petition by various Brong chiefs for government's recognition of a separate Brong-Kyempim Council. To further debilitate the political influence of Asante, during the Representational reform in 1953 which was to provide for allocation of seats to the 1954 legislative assembly, Asante was allocated 21 seats instead of the 30 seats she rightly deserved. The mischievous aspect is that, the 21 seats representing 20% reflected a decline from her initial 25% share of seats in the 1951 Assembly. In addition, in order for Kwame Nkrumah to get a stronger hold of Asanteman under his manipulation, Kwame Nkrumah selected his preferred CPP candidates for all the 21 seats in Asante for the 1954 legislative assembly elections despite the disapproval of the local constituencies.
Again, the author's assertion that Okyeame Baffuor Osei Akoto was just a barbarian who engaged in senseless acts of terrorism is not factual. It was rather Kwame Nkrumah who was a tyrant who believed in the suppression and intimidation of political opponents, a one-man rule and the autocratic form of government, instead of the Rule of Law. In fact, Okyeame Baffuor Akoto's actions were never barbaric, but rather, they were actions which continuously stood against authoritarianism, and through that, influenced all the constitutions and the democracy we enjoy today as a Nation.
In fact, Kwame Nkrumah provoked all the violence due to his undemocratic activities, and that, the many violence that erupted in the many parts of Asante and elsewhere between 1954 and 1957 were just defensive retaliations by the NLM to the many attempts by Kwame Nkrumah to intimidate and suppress the activities and development of opposition parties in Gold Coast.
It is suffice to note that, right after the formation of the NLM in September, 1954, as part of the plans to suppress the rapid growing movement, Twumasi-Ankrah, CPP Asante regional propaganda secretary, suspected to be under the direct orders of Kwame Nkrumah, started a commotion in the central party office of NLM which eventually led to the stabbing and death of E.Y Baffoe, the NLM Propaganda Secretary in October, 1954. Similar attempts by Kwame Nkrumah and his CPP led government to suppress opposition led to the death of two NLM members at Kumasi Zongo and Kwasi Ampofo, a Prince of the Akyem Abuakwa stool and a staunch NLM member in January and May, 1955 respectively. More over, two key leaders of the Muslim Association Party in Kumase, Alhaji Amadu Baba; Serikin Zongo and Mallam Alhaji Alfa Lardan; head of the Zongo Volunteers were deported under the Deportation Act of August, 1957, on the spurious grounds that they were not Ghanaian citizens.
Due to the autocratic nature of Kwame Nkrumah, between 1951 and 1966, he continuously pushed in place Bills and Constitutional amendments meant only to intimidate political opponents, and suppress the existence of opposition parties and the rule of law. They included the Avoidance of Discrimination Act, 1957, Prevention Detention Act (PDA), 1958, Deportation Act of 1957, Elimination of the Powers of the Chieftaincy, Declaration of Ghana as a One-Party State, among others.
The aforementioned facts and the many others go on to corroborate the chest held facts that, Kwame Nkrumah was an authoritarian and hated Asantes. And that, all the sacrifices and activities that Okyeame Baffuor Akoto embarked on during the course of his political life were just to resist and fight against the infringement of human rights, autocratic rule, and through that, spur for the deepening of democracy and the rule of law of the Nation.
Hhhmm, May God be praised always
Nana Kwadwo Akwaa
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Eric Church releases 30 more '61 Days in Church' songs
Buddy Iahn | September 23, 2017 | Country News
New Set of Live Recordings From Holdin' My Own Tour Goes Exclusively to Apple Music
From the tour that brought fans more than 200 hours of music across 61 dates in the form of double set, three plus hour shows sans-opener, Eric Church releases the next 30 live recordings of his 61 Days in Church. Having delivered the first 30 Holdin' My Own Tour live recordings on September 1st, Church plans to continue subsequent releases throughout the year in chronological order of the tour to complete a total of more than 100 tracks.
The man Rolling Stone Magazine deems "the most consistently engaging live arena act in country music," Church's 61 Days in Church includes a variety of catalogue cuts and singles as well as cover songs inspired by each tour stop. The wide assortment of tracks in the collection are a reflection of Church's version of, as he told Billboard, "calling an audible," and making a decision on fresh songs for each stop upon arrival.
The 61 Days in Church recordings will initially be released only on the Apple Music platform for a two-week period before being made available on all streaming services.
Unique, individual tour posters from each tour stop serve as the artwork for each of the songs' releases. Physical release of the music will be released soon to meet fans' demand for the full collection.
Church's Holdin' My Own Tour sold 930,000 tickets at the end of its run notching his as the top music tour in the first quarter of 2017 (Pollstar), but as Dave Brooks (Billboard Magazine) noted, "Fans will remember that tour by another metric: the marathon three-and-a-half hours Church played nightly as he crisscrossed the United States and Canada."
The 30 songs released Friday, Sept 23rd include the following tracks performed at different cities:
Like a Wrecking Ball
Two Pink Lines
Mixed Drinks About Feelings (featuring Joanna Cotten)
Lotta Boot Left To Fill
Over When It's Over (featuring Joanna Cotten)
Ain't Killed Me Yet
Sinners Like Me
The Ballad of Curtis Loew
Record Year
Knives of New Orleans
Without You Here
The Weight (featuring Joanna Cotten)
Cold One
How 'Bout You
That's Damn Rock & Roll (featuring Joanna Cotten)
Before She Does
Where She Told Me To Go
Country Music Jesus
Round Here Buzz
Screw You, We're From Texas (featuring Ray Wylie Hubbard)
Lightning (Acoustic)
Longer Gone
Faster Than My Angels Can Fly
Oh Atlanta (featuring Joanna Cotten)
The World Needs A Drink
Kill A Word (featuring Joanna Cotten)
Memphis Medley (How I Got To Memphis/Walking in Memphis)
The Hard Way
Livin' Part of Life
Creepin'
Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
Pledge Allegiance to the Hag
Up on Cripple Creek
Like Jesus Does (featuring Joanna Cotten)
Don't Do It
Young and Wild
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Hell on the Heart
The Shape I'm In
Mr. Misunderstood
Get Up Jake
Chattanooga Lucy (featuring Joanna Cotten)
Smoke A Little Smoke (Acoustic)
Drink In My Hand
It Makes No Difference
I'm Gettin' Stoned
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Monetary Policy 2021/22 announces additional packages and liquidity management programs for recovery of pandemic-affected economy
Published On: August 15, 2021 07:00 AM NPT By: RAJESH KHANAL
KATHMANDU, August 15: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) on Friday unveiled the monetary policy 2021/22 amid ongoing criticism for delaying to issue one of the country's important macroeconomic policies.
Giving continuity to its last year's roadmap, NRB has mainly focused on providing respite to the COVID-19 affected businesses by easing their access to the country's financial resources. Through the policy, NRB has announced refinancing, rescheduling and restructuring of loans and maintenance of liquidity by adopting flexibility in its monetary tools.
In order to relieve the coronavirus-affected small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the policy has asked the banks and financial institutions (BFIs) to take a maximum premium of two point percent in the base interest rate for a credit of up to Rs 10 million to be provided to such firms. The BFIs will have to continue providing at least 15 percent of their loans to these SMEs.
The targeted credit programs for tourism businesses, communications, transport, party palace, gym centers and movie theaters, among others, which are largely affected by the pandemic, will be effectively implemented, reads the monetary policy. It looks for maintaining the private sector credit at around 19 percent of the total loans.
The policy talks about effectively implementing the interest rate corridor for liquidity management. For this purpose, the threshold has been maintained at two to five percent. It has aimed to actively implement open market operations to enforce the interest rate corridor effectively.
The central bank has scrapped the credit to core-capital plus deposit (CCD) ratio rule and replaced it with the loan to deposit ratio for the BFIs. Under the CCD provision, the BFIs were required to maintain a CCD ratio of 85 percent, which meant that banking institutions could not extend more than 85 percent of the deposit and core capital as loans. Now, they have to maintain the loan to deposit ratio at 90 percent while issuing loans.
NRB has introduced a threshold on margin loans citing to minimize the risk in stocks trading. In the new provision, an investor can take a maximum credit of Rs 40 million from a single BFI. The limit for a person to take margin loans from the entire banking system is Rs 120 million at the maximum.
The central bank has kept the existing cash reserve ratio unchanged at three percent and bank rate at five percent. Similarly, the statutory liquidity ratio has been kept unchanged at 10 percent, 8 percent and 7 percent for commercial banks, development banks and finance companies, respectively.
Dipendra Bahadur Chhetri, a former NRB Governor, said it is a positive side that the monetary policy has given continuity to support the pandemic-affected SMEs. "However, the authorities need to show concern on effective implementation of the announced packages," said Chhetri, criticizing last year's monetary policy for its weak implementation.
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Princess Zahra attends the 2019 QIPCCO Prix du Jockey at Chantilly 2019-06-02
Posted June 4th, 2019 by librarian-hd
Princess Zahra
Hazar Imam attends the 2017 Qatar Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe at Chantilly Hippodrome 2017-09-30
Sunday, 2019, June 2
racingpost.com
2019, June 2: Princess Zahra was at the Prix du Jokey Club in Paris at Chantilly racetracks. Horses owned and bred by His Highness the Aga Khan and Princess Zahra Aga Khan have won 38 races in 2019
From: The Racing Post
Zarkallani was the surprise name to feature among 15 colts declared for Sunday's Qipco Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly having broken his maiden just seven days prior to the Classic.
In most circumstances that would be deemed quite a risk, but when the horse in question is out of the incomparable Zarkava and is guided by the same hugely experienced hand of Alain de Royer-Dupre, then Zarkallani's candidature has to be taken seriously.
"There was no programme following his last race that appealed to me," said Royer-Dupre on Thursday morning. "I didn't want to send him to Saint-Cloud again for the Prix Eugene Adam because I think he's much happier going right-handed rather than left-handed and there was no other choice available."
Christophe Soumillon barely had to move as Zarkallani eased to success over a mile and a quarter at Longchamp having been runner-up on his two previous starts this spring at Saint-Cloud.
Royer-Dupre admitted the idea of a quick turnaround for the €1.5 million French version of the Derby had been lurking before the son of Invincible Spirit's four-length stroll last Sunday.
"There was a little thought there, but I really wanted to see him do something first," said Royer-Dupre, who saddled Zarkallani's half-brother Zarak to be second in Almanzor's Jockey Club three years ago, and who will be seeking a seventh win in the race.
Zarkallani will break from stall nine on Sunday, but the draw has been less kind to red-hot favourite Persian King, who was eased a fraction by Paddy Power from 5-4 out to 11-8 after being handed stall
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CLASSIC Take a Walking Tour of Ho Chi Minh City's historic landmarks including a stop at the Rex Hotel for a refreshing drink at the rooftop bar where the U.S. Military held the infamous "Five O'Clock Follies" during the war. Then visit the War Remnants Museum and bustling Ben Thanh Market.
DISCOVERY For lunch, participate in a hands-on Vietnamese Cooking Class. Learn to prepare local dishes and how to recreate them at home. Last, but not least, sample your delicious creations!
DISCOVERY In Chau Doc, take a Guided Walk through the local market and absorb the atmosphere as locals are busy buying and selling fish, meat, and produce. Then embark on an excursion down the backwaters of the Mekong. Along the way, see traditional floating homes, speedboat merchants, religious sites, a market selling dried goods, and more.
DISCOVERY After lunch, take a Sampan Ride to the village of Long Khanh A for a Cotton-Weaving Demonstration of this well-preserved tradition.
DISCOVERY Start your Guided Sightseeing at the silversmith village in Konpong Louang. Here, see talented craftsmen use age-old techniques to turn pure silver into works of art. In Kampong Tralach, board an ox cart for a ride through the beautiful Cambodian countryside. Along the way, stop to meet a local farmer and learn about his daily life.
CLASSIC Continue your Sightseeing Tour of the Angkor temples at Ta Prohm. Tree roots cover the ruin lls, allowing you to experience the temple with the same wonder as early explorers. Then visit Banteay Srei, a unique temple built on a small scale from red sandstone, which can be carved like wood. En route, stop at a village famous for making Khmer noodles by hand.
CLASSIC After lunch, enjoy an Electric-Cart Ride through the fascinating Old Quarter—with its 36 ancient streets where merchants trade as they have for centuries.
Participation in this vacation requires requires purchase of the following flights from Avalon Waterways, not included in pricing: (1) roundtrip air from your U.S. gateway and intra-vacation air segments; or (2) intra-vacation air segments only, starting at $630. Required intra-vacation air segments are Bangkok/Ho Chi Minh City; Phnom Penh/Siem Reap; Siem Reap/Hanoi. Air prices were effective on February 6, 2019, and their availability is limited. At the time you purchase your tour, air prices may be higher.


Tucked behind the Hulk coaster and Cafe 4, under a futuristic purple and blue dome, is this Marvelized version of a fairly standard amusement park ride. A large circular spinning platform contains four smaller circles that spin independently.
Each of these small circles holds three cup-like cars that also spin independently. When the whole thing gets up to speed, there are three levels of spin. An added bit of oomph comes from the circular control in the center of each car that allows the riders to control just how fast their car spins.
The cars are designed to hold four adults but with kids aboard the number can increase; I am told the record is eight passengers in a car. The spin control works quite well and with some vigorous turning you can add quite a bit of momentum to your brief spin cycle whirl. Even if you skip the ride, it's worth strolling back here to take a peek at the back end of Hulk.
Tip: To get the full effect of the strobe lights that represent Storm's lightning, ride this one at night.


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