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Supreme Court Dispatches
Masterpiece Theater
The Supreme Court isn't convinced that cake is speech—but Justice Kennedy might rule in favor of an anti-gay baker anyway.
By Mark Joseph Stern
Dec 05, 20176:15 PM
Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado, speaks outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday in Washington.
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Does the First Amendment require a bakery to make cakes for all customers, regardless of their identities? You might expect the answer to be simple, since baking a cake for money would not appear to be "free speech" and would not seem to abridge "the free exercise of religion." On Tuesday, however, a majority of the Supreme Court lambasted Colorado for daring to penalize a baker who refused service to a same-sex couple, strongly implying that the state's enforcement of its own public accommodations statute violated the First Amendment. Indeed, the court is poised to create a new constitutional rule that would legalize anti-gay discrimination and could fatally undermine a vast swath of modern civil rights law.
The case, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, began in 2012, when Charlie Craig and David Mullins walked into Masterpiece Cakeshop to buy a wedding cake. Same-sex marriage was not yet legal in Colorado, but the couple intended to marry in Massachusetts, then hold a reception back home. They sat down with Jack Phillips, the bakery's owner, and explained that they wanted a cake for their wedding reception. Phillips then informed them that he would not bake a cake for same-sex weddings on account of his Christian beliefs. He had previously refused to make cupcakes for a lesbian couple's commitment ceremony, saying he was "not willing to make a cake for a same-sex commitment ceremony," just as he would "not be willing to make a pedophile cake."
Craig and Mullins filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Division. They alleged that Phillips had discriminated against them in violation of state law, which bars discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in public accommodations. The commission filed a complaint against the bakery and eventually found that the business had engaged in unlawful anti-gay discrimination. It ordered Masterpiece to stop discriminating against same-sex couples and to train its staff to comply with state law. Phillips appealed, arguing that the order violated his First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and free exercise of religion. The Colorado courts rejected his claims, but in June, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.
Phillips is represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom, a powerful legal advocacy group that has spearheaded the attack on LGBTQ nondiscrimination laws. He also has the support of the United States government: The Department of Justice filed a brief on his behalf focusing solely on free speech and ignoring the free exercise question. ADF and the DOJ assert that Phillip's baking qualifies as "artistic expression," or at least "expressive conduct," and that by forcing him to serve gays, Colorado is "compelling" speech in contravention of the First Amendment. The Colorado Civil Rights Commission and the ACLU, which represent Craig and Mullins, counter that cake-baking does not qualify as constitutional speech, and that even if it did, the state has a compelling interest in burdening Phillip's "expression" to prevent discrimination.
For roughly the first half of Tuesday's arguments, the liberal justices attempted to decipher the constitutional line that Phillips has asked the court to draw. According to ADF and the DOJ, the First Amendment protects businesses' right to refuse "custom designed arrangement" for weddings. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg asked about floral arrangements and invitation design. As she likely knows, ADF has defended the right of florists and invitation designers to discriminate, and ADF attorney Kristen Waggoner indicated that both professions should receive protection. Justice Elena Kagan asked about jewelers and hair stylists.
"Absolutely not," Waggoner responded.
"Why is there no speech in creating a wonderful hairdo?" Kagan wondered, then added: "The makeup artist?" Waggoner said no, and Kagan looked surprised.
"A makeup artist, I think, might feel exactly as your client does," she told Waggoner, "that they're doing something that's of great aesthetic importance to the wedding, and that there's a lot of skill and artistic vision that goes into making somebody look beautiful. And why wouldn't that person or the hairstylist also count?"
"Because it's not speech," Waggoner said.
"Some people might say that about cakes, you know?" Kagan retorted.
"When have we ever given protection to a food?" Justice Sonia Sotomayor followed up. "The primary purpose of a food of any kind is to be eaten. Now, some people might love the aesthetic appeal of a special dessert and look at it for a very long time, but in the end, its only purpose is to be eaten."
Actually, Sotomayor noted, the Supreme Court has addressed a claim that chefs have a right to ignore civil rights law—and unanimously rejected it. In 1968's Newman v. Piggie Park, the court unanimously held that a barbecue shop had no First Amendment right to discriminate against black customers. But Waggoner suggested that race discrimination is just worse than other forms of discrimination. So her theory would merely undercut protections on the basis of religion, national origin, sex, and LGBTQ status. Racial minorities, and nobody else, would retain their right to service.
Solicitor General Noel Francisco then approached the lectern to defend the same position. He was immediately cornered by Justice Anthony Kennedy, who is expected to be the swing vote in Masterpiece. Kennedy asked Francisco if, in his view, "the baker put a sign in his window" that reads, "We do not bake cakes for gay weddings."
"I think that he could say he does not make custom-made wedding cakes for gay weddings," Francisco replied.
"And you would not think that an affront to the gay community?" Kennedy said, sounding gravely concerned. A few minutes later, he asked Francisco an even sharper question: "What would the government's position be if you prevail in this case, the baker prevails in this case, and then bakers all over the country received urgent requests: 'Please do not bake cakes for gay weddings'? And more and more bakers began to comply." Kennedy then looked straight at Francisco and deadpanned: "Would the government feel vindicated in its position that it now submits to us?"
With this burn, Kennedy was almost certainly criticizing the Justice Department for weighing in on Masterpiece in the first place. The DOJ's brief was entirely gratuitous, a cheap shot designed to appease the Trump administration's anti-LGBTQ allies. It now seems to have backfired, alienating Kennedy with a cynical exercise in homophobia.
And yet, just as five votes appeared to be emerging for the rights of same-sex couples, Kennedy veered in a radically different direction. When Colorado Solicitor General Frederick Yarger began defending the state, Kennedy jumped down his throat. The justice brought up the Free Exercise Clause, which does not forbid some burdens on religion, but does bar intentional discrimination on the basis of faith. He noted that one Colorado civil rights commissioner, Diann Rice, had proclaimed that "freedom of religion used to justify discrimination is a despicable piece of rhetoric."
"Did the commission ever disavow or disapprove of that statement?" Kennedy asked. No, Yarger said. "Do you disavow or disapprove of that statement?" Kennedy demanded.
"I do," Yarger responded.
"Suppose we thought there was a significant aspect of hostility to a religion in this case," Kennedy continued. "Could your judgment stand?"
Yarger dodged, but Kennedy soon drilled down.
"Tolerance is essential in a free society," he lectured Yarger. "And tolerance is most meaningful when it's mutual. It seems to me that the state in its position here has been neither tolerant nor respectful of Mr. Phillips' religious beliefs."
All of a sudden, Colorado seemed to have lost Kennedy. It only got worse when ACLU legal director David Cole steps up to defend Craig and Mullins, focusing on one fundamental point: Colorado law does not compel businesses to express any message; it protects individuals on the basis of their identities. Phillips did not break the law because he would not endorse a same-sex wedding; he broke the law because he refused to bake a cake for a couple on the basis of their sexual orientation. Yet even this straightforward framing of the case irked Kennedy.
"Suppose he says: 'Look, I have nothing against gay people,' " Kennedy said. " 'But I just don't think they should have a marriage because that's contrary to my beliefs.' It's not their identity; it's what they're doing. Your identity thing is just too facile."
What? Kennedy seems to believe that a business can refuse to serve a same-sex couple's wedding without discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation. That's nonsense, of course: Just as refusal to serve an interracial wedding is race discrimination, and refusal to serve an interfaith wedding is religious discrimination, Phillips' refusal to serve a same-sex reception is plainly anti-gay discrimination. Yet ADF looks to have convinced Kennedy that the usual logic of bigotry does not apply to gays and that same-sex weddings are uniquely undeserving of legal protection.
Chief Justice John Roberts, as well as Justices Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch, spent the morning pummeling Yarger and Cole with barbed questions telegraphing their support of Phillips. Justice Clarence Thomas, who believes "religious freedom" should generally trump others' rights, will surely side with him, too. It isn't clear that Kennedy thinks Colorado infringed on Phillips' freedom of expression. But he is disturbed by the Colorado's vigorous enforcement of its nondiscrimination law against a baker who, in his view, was persecuted by the state.
Kennedy might not buy Phillips' broader constitutional claims, but he plainly views the baker as a noble if provincial victim of government bullying. In fact, that's not true at all: The record reveals Phillips to be an unapologetic bigot who loathes gay people and wants an unconditional right to degrade them but was coached by ADF to reframe his homophobia as sincere religious principles. Kennedy bought into this phony narrative, and his gullibility could imperil the constitutional foundation of civil rights law.
Still, it's difficult to forecast the outcome of Masterpiece. I can't count five votes for the couple, and I doubt Kennedy wants to give Colorado an unqualified victory. At the same time, I'm not convinced that Kennedy truly believes that the First Amendment can override basic nondiscrimination laws in quintessential public accommodations like a bakery. For progressives, the best case scenario is probably a 5–4 vote that rejects the free speech argument, then sends Masterpiece back down to the lower courts for a further exploration of the religious discrimination that Phillips allegedly faced. Equally likely, and much more disturbing, is a split vote in Phillips' favor that purports to resolve the case narrowly, protecting "cake artists" and leaving tough line-drawing for another day.
But that's the problem here: Once the court begins to chip away at civil rights law, there's no obvious endpoint. Today, it's a same-sex couple that wants a cake. Tomorrow, it's an interfaith couple that wants a bouquet. What about cupcakes for a black child's birthday? Catering for a bar mitzvah? Are Starbucks employees "coffee artists"? ADF brought this case to diminish protections for LGBTQ Americans, but it could wind up subverting the legal framework that shields everyone from discrimination in our day-to-day lives. And all because one "cake artist" would rather humiliate gay couples than do his job and bake the damn cake.
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The most recent population of Livonia is 25,938 people. The average population from 2011 to 2019 was 23,874. The large population increase was 491 people, and it occurred in 2011. The largest population decrease was 653 people, and it occurred in 2015. Since 2011, the population has changed by 1,535.00. The average population change for Livonia was -3.13%. .
According to IRS Data that has been gathered from 2011 to 2018 the amount of returns related to home ownership has changed on average -79.58% at Livonia (48150). The maximum returns of real estate in this zip code has been 5192 on total on 2011 and the minimum has been 1060 on 2018
Total earnings in the city of Livonia have a mean of $42,982.00 Livonia had an average home value of $164,100.00 compared to the country's average of $146,724.83., The location with the best income by household between Livonia, Michigan and The USA is currently Livonia with an average of $76,465.00.
Livonia (48150) has more bachelor degrees by percentage than the state of Michigan with $29.47% versus $17.20%. There are more graduate degrees by percentage ($9.11%) compared to the average of Michigan which is ($6.33%). $93.08% of the population of Livonia (48150) have a high school diploma, which makes this zip code above the national average of 66.04490808185811%.
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2018 Intercultural Exchange Project – Marchande d'idées interculturelles inc.
The 2018 intercultural project between Canada-Morocco, which consists of pairing groups of musicians from different origins and musical background, will focus on a new collaboration and initiative this year.
The collaborating groups will be Daraa Tribes, whose members represent five different tribes from the Drâa Valley in southeastern Morocco, and Red Tail Spirit, which will be composed of three new musicians for the occasion. Together, they will participate in a three-day musical residency during the Festival des traditions du monde de Sherbrooke.
In the span of a few days, musicians will draw on their own experiences and cultures to create a musical piece to be presented on the last day of the Festival.
Festival-goers will witness a real mix of culture through music and workshops offered by each group.
This year—in addition to the collaboration—Marchande d'idées is offering the guest group Daraa Tribes exceptional opportunities to share their culture and musical heritage in Canada's two largest cities, Montréal and Toronto.
These two events—a show at legendary Club Balattou, birthplace of the International Festival Nuits d'Afrique, and another one at the 17th Annual Small World Music Festival—will allow people to discover an eclectic musical sound fusing the ancient tribal music of southern Morocco and desert blues.
For the occasion, the group is accompanied by the following Indigenous dancers: Jason Gullo, Warren Papatie, Mike Wade, and Benjamin Wawatie.
Founded in 2004, Red Tail Spirit made its debut in Kanehsatà:ke from a very modest idea of offering options to youth through singing, drum and dance workshops as well as all activities related to the pow wow.
Their mission is to sing and demonstrate that with wise choices, sustained effort and positive attitude, the results will be convincing. RedTail Spirit Singers has performed extensively across Canada, the United States and Europe for pow wow, conventions and festivals.
In 2012, alongside twenty other musicians from around the world and under the musical direction (and composition) of Katia Makdissi-Warren, the group participated in the concert Musiques transes du Moyen-Orient et d'Amérique du Nord combining and harmonizing four different styles.
In March 2017, at the invitation of the High Commission of Canada in Trinidad and Tobago, the band offers a performance where their music is merged with Trinidad's drums (steel pan). At the end of the same year, the group took part in a five-day musical residency in the Sahara Desert in Morocco, a project initiated by Marchande d'idées interculturelles in collaboration with Taragalte under the Stars and with the support of the Embassy of Canada in Morsoancco.
Do you know that there are more than thirty-five (35) categories of pow wow songs?
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Perhaps you have noticed that the rhythm and the tempo change according to the purpose of the song as well as the pitch register of the north which differs from the south. Each of these elements is an indicator of the type of song. Whether to celebrate a success at school or to support a family in mourning, important moments, people, animals … creation. There is a song for every occasion.
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Red Tail Spirit, along with Daraa Tribes, will offer workshops and participatory performances during their participation in the Festival des traditions du monde de Sherbrooke.
Daraa Tribes are one of the happy winners of the 2018 World Music (HIBA Foundation).
Daraa Tribes' music captures with one collective voice the cultural diversity of their region, celebrating and bringing to the foreground the peace and tolerance as cultivated by the many tribes living in the Drâa River Valley.
Their influences include Ali Farka Toure and Tinariwen of Mali as well as the musicians in their families and respective tribes who have passed down their musical heritage for centuries.
Daraa Tribes released their two-track EP Alwan in December of 2016, with music videos produced by French label In Ze Box for "Raoud" and "Lila".
The premier single "Yogi Biha" from their debut album Igharman was released in November 2017. The album will be released in full in 2018 through In Ze Box.
Igharman, "Villages", is an expression of the tribal diversity and soundscapes that lie within the villages spread throughout the oases of the Drâa River Valley.
The Festival des traditions du monde de Sherbrooke will hold its 21st edition from August 8 to 12, 2018 at Parc Quintal. The FTMS offers a journey across all continents in music, dance, gastronomy, crafts, and more.
Small World's signature program is renowned for its eclectic mix of artists from around the globe and around the corner representing the state-of-the-art in global sounds. The programming is informed by the notion of 'intersections' – connecting communities, juxtaposing traditional and cutting-edge forms, looking to the past and the future of culturally diverse music.
This year's Small World Festival is inspired by and celebrates the 30th anniversary of WOMAD, which took place at the same venue. The world's most influential global music event – a World of Music Art and Dance – was founded by Peter Gabriel and became a landmark event during its tenure at Harbourfront. The ear-opening inspiration it provided led directly to the formation of Small World Music. Three decades on, we explore this legacy and how it resonates in multicultural 21st Century Toronto.


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8 Deer Signs Every Hunter Should Recognize
Posted by Eric Pickhartz
These main eight deer signs can tell you a lot about your hunt.
When it comes to deer hunting, the waiting game is almost half the battle.
We spend so much time sitting in our treestands, biding our time until whitetails wander by, that it's difficult not to wonder precisely what else we could accomplish in those hours.
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In order to be a truly successful hunter, you need to be able to read deer tracks. Whether you are scouting your property in the spring in order to better establish a hunting season plan, or chasing down a buck you already took a shot at, reading the eight tracks on this list should absolutely be part of your skillset.
View the slideshow to see the eight deer signs.
1. Simple hoof prints
Photo via WDFW
The first and most obvious type of deer tracks are the actual hoof prints that deer leave behind when they walk. These tracks - ovular in shape, with small claw prints making an independent dot below the hoof - are most easily seen in snow, but can also be tracked in mud or softer ground areas. Hoof prints are helpful for two primary reasons: first of all, they help you see where deer are traveling. They are perfect for figuring out deer traffic patterns on your property, for locating bedding, feeding, or drinking spots, and for ultimately choosing a profitable hunting spot.
Secondly, hoof prints can give you insight into the size and gender of the deer you are hunting. In general, hoof prints can measure anywhere between three and six inches in length - measured from the top of the ovular hoof print to the small dot of a claw print on the bottom. Fawn tracks are usually shorter than four inches, while mature bucks will come more in the five to six inch range.
With this information in mind, you can decide whether it's worth it for you to track a deer or not, just by looking at their prints.
2. Trails
Photo via Tracking in the Mud
Sometimes, between dirt, fallen leaves and pine needles, and plenty of traffic, it's not always easy to pick out individual deer tracks in the woods. Luckily, you don't always need them to locate common deer traffic pathways.
Just as human walking, biking, and skiing pathways are beaten down into clear trails, deer following the same general "roads" from bedding areas to food plots and back again will beat down the earth and grass enough to leave behind visual proof of their movements. These trails won't always be as obvious as the one in the picture above, but they're always worth looking out for.
3. Droppings
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If you are tracking a deer, you are going to have to keep an eye out for more than just hoof prints and clear trails. Deer droppings can add a good deal of information to your hunt, as judging the freshness of the droppings can give you insight into how recently a deer passed a certain way.
Since it's not always easy to tell how recently hoof prints were made, droppings can give you an idea of whether or not the buck you are tracking is nearby or long gone, in turn saving you precious time following old tracks. A large concentration of droppings in one place is also a good indication that you are getting close to a bedding area.
4. Rubs
Photo via Outback Notes
It's no secret that bucks will make rubs on small trees with their antlers as a means of marking their territory and exerting a bit of excess aggression.
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If you see a rub, it's a sign that a buck has been in the near vicinity, with the relative freshness of the rub obviously giving you an idea of how recently it was made. A number of rubs scattered in the same area, like a high concentration of droppings, can let you know if you are close to a buck's bedding area.
However, the most valuable information you can learn from a rub is the size of the buck that made it. Higher rubs on bigger trees are the work of a bigger and more mature buck, while smaller trees and rubs closer to the ground are usually the work of younger bucks.
5. Scrapes
Photo via Trophy Buck Hunting
Speaking of buck calling cards, if you are going to look for rubs, you also need to be able to understand the science behind scrapes.
Many hunters hold scrapes to be the most important deer tracks to look for during the rut, and they have a point. Scrapes are made when bucks paw the ground at the foot of a tree, creating a bare patch of earth on the ground, and then urinating on it. In order to leave behind the most obvious sign of his presence - which is important, since scrapes are a tool used to attract does during the rut - the buck urinates down his rear legs and onto his tarsal glands, which create a stronger and more pungent odor.
In addition to the scrape, the buck will also rub his head against the tree and lick a low-hanging branch above the scrape, thereby leaving behind even more of his smell. Usually, you will smell a scrape about as soon as you will see it, and when you do, it should tell you one thing: a buck is nearby, and he's probably worth your attention.
6. Urine
Photo via Leeroy's Ramblings
Speaking of urine, there's no easier way to spot deer tracks in the snow than to look for urine stains. Usually, you will see these in addition to hoof prints rather than instead of them, meaning that they are good more as tracking supplements rather than standalone sources of information.
However, urine stains can tell you the gender of the deer you are tracking if you can't tell from the prints: bucks urinate in between their tracks, while doe urine will appear behind the tracks.
7. Bedding areas
Photo via Among the Leaves
When you map your deer property in the spring, it's especially important to take note of bedding areas. Doing so can not only help you to draw out deer travel patterns and pick optimal stand locations, but can also give you the information you need to establish sanctuaries on your property that keep pressure to a minimum.
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In looking for these spots, look out for concentrations of droppings or rubs (as mentioned above), as well as for small, subtle depressions in the grass, leaves, or pine needles.
8. Blood trails
Photo via minnymohunting
If you manage to land a shot on a buck, the hope is obviously that he will drop dead on the spot and give you no further tracking to do. If the buck bolts, however, you need to know how to read a blood trail.
You will see different types of blood trails depending on where your shot made impact. Pink and frothy blood is the hallmark of a lung shot, in which case, even if your buck bolted, he won't make it far. Bright red blood can indicate a wider range of things, from a hit near the heart to a shot in the leg. The more rich and red blood you see, the more likely it is that you landed a lethal shot
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The UAE court has dropped charges over a $48.2 million bounced cheque against Arif Naqvi, founder of Middle East largest private equity group, Abraaj Group.
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Hamid Jafar, a businessman and also founding shareholder of Abraaj Group, had requested the UAW court to drop the proceedings against Arif Naqvi, founder of Abraaj Group. The $48.2 million bounced cheque is reported to be part of a settlement of $300 million loan from Hamid Jafar to Arif Naqvi.
In June 2018, Abraaj Group with $13.6 billion AUM has filed for restructuring in the Cayman Islands to facilitate the orderly restructuring of the firm.
The restructuring filing is to stop legal action by Kuwait's pension fund, Kuwait Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS) and other creditors who are seeking the liquidation and winding up of Abraaj for non-payment of debt. Investors including Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through accountants had also uncovered lapses in control in the usage of funds. The appointment of provisional liquidators (PwC) imposes a moratorium (temporarily restriction) of all claims against Abraaj, allowing an orderly restructuring process.
The Abraaj Group is Middle East's biggest private equity firm with $13.6 billion AUM, $8.1 billion in deployed capital in over 200 investments and had exited more than 100 investments totalling $6.8 billion (data as of 30th June 2017). The firm specialises in private equity, private credit, impact investing and real estate and invest into growth markets across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Turkey.
The Abraaj Group was founded in 2002 by Pakistani Arif Naqvi in 2002 with $60 million. He grew the firm into Middle East's biggest private equity firm with $13.6 billion AUM in 2017, presence in over 20 country offices and 5 regional hubs in Dubai, Istanbul, Mexico City, Nairobi and Singapore.
Source: FT, The National, WSJ , TWI
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Wife of Israel Prime Minister Charged for Misuse of $100,000 for Gourmet Meals
The wife of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Sara Netanyahu was charged with misusing nearly $100,000 (NIS 359,000) of public funds to pay for restaurant meals delivered to the couple's official residence. Between 2010 to 2013, she had fraudulently obtained nearly $100,000 (NIS 359,000) from the state for food orders from gourmet restaurants. Her trial is set to start on 19th Jul 2018.
" Wife of Israel Prime Minister Charged for Misuse of $100,000 for Gourmet Meals "
Under state regulations, cooks are available at the Prime Minister's Residence. The regulations prohibit food catering if a cook is employed at the home of the Prime Minister. If cooks are not employed, the PM's family is permitted to order external meals at a cap of $57 (NIS 200) per person. The prosecution also charged Ezra Seidoff, the ex-Prime Minister's Office deputy director-general, for the same offence amounting to more than $100,000 (NIS 393,000) for food orders from gourmet restaurants.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since 2009, is serving his 4th term in office. He has been suspected of crimes involving fraud, breach of trust and bribes in cases "1000" and "2000" since January 2017. In "Case 1000", Netanyahu is alleged to have accepted gifts including champagne, cigars, jewellery and clothing worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from wealthy businessmen. In return, he will offer his benefactors assistance in getting visa, permanent residency and tax status in Israel. In "Case 2000", he is alleged to have tried to strike a deal with the country's second-largest newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth to provide positive coverage to stay in power.
NIS: Israeli new shekel or acronym of New Israeli Sheqel
Source: The Guardian, The Jerusalem Post
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Middle East Biggest Private Equity Abraaj Group with $13.6 Billion AUM Files for Restructuring
Middle East's biggest private equity firm Abraaj Group with $13.6 billion AUM has filed for restructuring in the Cayman Islands to facilitate the orderly restructuring of the firm.
" Middle East Biggest Private Equity Abraaj Group with $13.6 Billion AUM Files for Restructuring "
Source: Abraaj, Reuters, Bloomberg
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Billionaire and Chelsea Owner Roman Abramovich Becomes Israel Citizen after Visa Delays in UK
Russian billionaire and Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich has become an Israel citizen after facing delays in renewing his visa in the United Kingdom. Facing difficulties in renewing his visa, he decided to move to Tel Aviv in Israel 15 years after having first invested in English Premier League football club, Chelsea in 2003.
" Billionaire and Chelsea Owner Roman Abramovich Becomes Israel Citizen after Visa Delays in UK "
Roman Abramovich's family is Jewish and are from Lithuania. He is one of Russia's richest man and now Israel's richest man, with a personal fortune exceeding $10 billion. A business tycoon, he is best known outside Russia as the owner for Chelsea . He was also the governor of Chukotka in Russia from 2000 to 2008. Since 2009, he has donated more than $2 billions to build schools, hospitals and infrastructure in Chukotka.
The Israel's interior ministry has confirmed the citizenship on a local television. Israel's Law of Return passed on 5th July 1950, grants Jews the right to live and gain Israeli citizenship. According to Al Jazeera, a major news network that is owned by the government of Qatar, any Jew can immediately received a Passport.
Source: Al Jazeera, The Guardian, Telegraph
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Turkish Tycoon's Daughter & Friends Died in Private Jet Crash
Turkish tycoon Huseyin Basaran's eldest daughter, Mina Basaran has died with 7 of her friends in a private jet crash in Iran. The private jet, a Bombardier Challenger 604, had made a distress call of a technical failure, and disappeared from radar shortly, 70 minutes after departure.
" Turkish Tycoon's daughter died in Private Jet Crash "
The plane with 11 people on board, was returning from her bachelorette party from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates en-route to Istanbul, Turkey. According to Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper, she is to marry Murat Gezer on the 14th April 2018 at the Ciragan Sarayi Hotel in Istanbul.
Huseyin Basaran is the 3rd generation of Basaran Investment Holding, with diversified investments in yachting, construction, tourism, aviation, cement, energy and food.
Sources: CNN, SCMP, Aljazeera
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11 Saudi Arabia Princes Arrested for Protesting Against Royal Orders
Saudi Arabia has arrested 11 princes for objecting a new royal decree where the state will stop paying their utility bills. The 11 princes had been held at al-Ha'er prison. The princes went to Qasr al-Hokm palace to cancel the new decree for halting the payment of water and electricity bill for royal family members and to seek compensation for a death sentence against one of their royal cousin, Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabeer.
" 11 Saudi Arabia Princes Arrested for Protesting Against Royal Orders "
Saudi Arabia is the world's largest oil exporter, and in recent times, have been reforming the economy. The social & economic rebounds have been led by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. He has introduced reforms including reducing subsidies, new taxes and lifting the ban on women driving.
Source: Bloomberg, Reuters, CNN
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Saudi Prince al-Waleed Bin Talal Arrested on Orders from Anti-Corruption Committee
Saudi Prince al-Waleed Bin Talal has been arrested along ten princes and dozens of former ministers in a new anti-corruption probe, headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Prince al-Waleed Bin Talal is a member of the Saudi royal family, billionaire and is a prominent investor in many US companies, including Citigroup.
"Saudi Prince al-Waleed Bin Talal has been arrested on Orders from the New Anti-Corruption Committee"
Saudi Arabia's King Salman removed a host of prominent officials in this crackdown. The anti-corruption sweep is taking place against a backdrop of reform in Saudi Arabia and the upcoming initial public offering for state-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco.
Source: CNBC, Forbes, Business Insider
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Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia Commits $20 billion to Blackstone Private Equity
Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, has committed to pledge $20 billion to American private equity firm, Blackstone. The $20 billion will be invested into a $40 billion fund.
"Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia commits $20 billion to U.S. private equity firm Blackstone"
Blackstone expects to invest more than $100 billion, through debt & equity into infrastructure projects, principally in the United States. The new fund is a strategic partnership between Blackstone and PIF. The discussion first began in May 2016.
Source: The New Arab, Reuters, CNN Money
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About Public Investment Fund
The Public Investment Fund is the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. It was originally established in 1971 to invest in commercial projects. In addition to making select investments in a range of companies and assets domestically and internationally, the Fund has contributed to the establishment of numerous Saudi Arabian companies, supporting innovation, diversification and non-oil sector development in the Kingdom.
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About Blackstone
Our investments are designed to preserve and grow our limited partners' capital, provide financial security for millions of retirees, sovereign wealth funds, and other institutional and individual investors, and contribute to overall economic growth.
Blackstone is one of the world's leading investment firms. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. The firm was founded in 1985 by Stephen A. Schwarzman, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Peter G. Peterson, who retired as Senior Chairman in 2008.
Thirty years later, we are a firm of nearly 2,300 employees in 25 offices worldwide. Our portfolio companies employ more than 480,000 people across the globe.
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Largest Oil Producer Saudi Aramco $100 Billion IPO Timed in Year 2019
Saudi Aramco $100 billion IPO could be in the year 2019, according to a Bloomberg report. The IPO could raise $100 billion via both the Saudi stock exchange in Riyadh and the Tadawul, and one or more stock exchange with New York and London as main contenders.
" Saudi Aramco $100 billion IPO timed in year 2019 "
Saudi Aramco is the world's largest oil producer with proven conventional crude oil and condensate reserves of 260.8 billion barrels. The average daily crude production is 10.5 million barrels per day (bpd), and have an estimated natural gas reserves of 298.7 trillion standard cubic feet (scf). The company is headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and employs more than 65,000 workers worldwide.
About Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco is the state-owned oil company of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a fully integrated, global petroleum and chemicals enterprise. Over the past 80 years we have become a world leader in hydrocarbons exploration, production, refining, distribution and marketing. Saudi Aramco's oil and gas production infrastructure leads the industry in scale of production, operational reliability, and technical advances. Our plants and the people who run them make us the world's largest crude oil exporter, producing roughly one in every eight barrels of the world's oil supply.
We manage proven conventional crude oil and condensate reserves of 260.8 billion barrels. Our average daily crude production is 10.5 million barrels per day (bpd), and we have stewardship of natural gas reserves of 298.7 trillion standard cubic feet (scf). Headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, with offices and operations throughout the Kingdom, we employ more than 65,000 workers worldwide. Our subsidiaries and affiliates are located across the globe in Saudi Arabia, China, Egypt, Japan, India, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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Billionaire to Spend $30 Million on Son's Wedding
UAE billionaire Rizwan Sajan will spend $30 million on his son's wedding which is held over four days on cruise in the Mediterranean. The billionaire is the founder of Danube Group and has a net value of $2 billion.
"UAE billionaire Rizwan Sajan will spend $30 million on his son's wedding which is held over four days on cruise in the Mediterranean."
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The 1,100 guest-list includes rich and famous personalities from India and the UAE. According to the wedding itinerary, guests will board the Costa cruise at Barcelona and travel on a four-day European excursion across Marseilles, Cannes and Savona.
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About Danube Group
Established in the year 1993, Danube Group was founded and cultivated under the leadership of Rizwan Sajan, who is the known to be the Founder and Chairman of the Group. Starting off as a small trading firm, the company is moving from strength-to-strength, expanding its foothold in the region, and has established itself as the No. 1 building Materials Company along with other branches under its vast umbrella. In 2015, the company recorded a turnover of AED 5.14 billion and has been growing ever since. Moreover, Rizwan Sajan was ranked 12th among the 'Top 100 Indian leaders in the UAE' List by Forbes Middle East.
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Q: Controlling 90 LEDs using one WS2811 I wanted to build a circuit where i would be able to control 90 LED's using one WS2811 and have a total of 60 WS2811.
In this circuit I hope to connect 30 LED's per channel, there is no need for me to control the individual LEDs thus there is no point in me going for the WS2812s which is commonly used.
I tried a few circuits that i saw online (sorry! dont have the links) and not of them worked, all i ended up was buring two of the IC's, and the circuit which did work I was unable to turn off the LED there was always a small amount of brightness.
Working voltage: 12V
No. of LED's per channel: 30
This is how the LEDs are wired

I believe this is the circuit that i used

EDIT 1:
I tried this circuit as well but the output is very low (brightness)

EDIT 2:
I modified the above circuit to 100ohm at R1 and 10k ohm at R2, the transistor T1 is BC547 and T2 is BC817. After modifying the resistors and transistors, I am able to get a much higher brightness however, if I am to connect the negative directly to ground the Strip (the one i am testing with) consumes 1A current but via this circuit it is consuming only 600mA. Do i need to change T1 for better results?
Datasheet:
LED: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wz7xp7ghupoif5z/SMD5050-warm%20white%20specification.doc?dl=0

A: There is an older version of the WS2811, that's the WS2801.
This chip also has a constant voltage option, so you can control a FET with it that PWM's all your LEDs.
Have a look at page 10 of the datasheeet!
Edit: You would need some LEDs in series (say 3) with a resistor, you can then connect 10 of these sets of "3 leds and a resistor" in parallel, to feed everything from 12 volts.
To switch high currents with the WS2811, you can connect e.g. a 10k resistor from 12V to the OUT pins and drive a MOSFET (e.g. TSM2314) with the pwm signal coming from the OUT pins.

A: this is official diagram for driving higher currents. I don't know if you still need it but I will leave it for anyone reading this in the future


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Jean-Claude Van Damme showed off his killer biceps in a tight tank top during a trip to the gym. It's clear that he's still pumping major iron at 59.
There's a reason why he's called The Muscles from Brussels. Action star Jean-Claude Van Damme is 59 years old, but he's still in fighting form. The actor, known for his badass roles in films like Street Fighter and Kickboxer, was spotted heading into a gym in Los Angeles on July 8, and his famous guns were on display. Wearing just a tight tank top, it's clear that Jean-Claude never took a break from pumping iron during quarantine.
JCVD is still rocking the short, red haircut that he debuted in June 2020. The actor, who rose to fame as a kickboxing master in the 1998 action flick Bloodsport, also went shirtless during that jaunt to a gym in Malibu, California. It's not just his biceps that are still ripped; his abs rival what they looked like 30+ years ago. But can he still pull off those killer Kickboxer dance moves and drop into the splits like it's nothing?
Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 1989 film Kickboxer (Shutterstock)
JCVD often shows off his workouts on Instagram, and they're just as intense as you'd expect. He's extremely lighthearted, though. During one workout, he rocked a tee decorated with a Kickboxer meme. He captioned the pic, "During these tough times, don't forget …never stop dancing!"
His last credited role is Jean Clawed (get it?) in the upcoming Minions: The Rise of Gru, according to IMDb. He's had plenty of action roles in the past few years, though, including the series Jean-Claude Van Johnson. He confessed to Daily Mail Australia in early 2020 that he wants to make another "final and epic martial arts film" before officially retiring from the biz. "I would like to make one more, one final, big martial arts, epic film. It's going to be a great film," he teased. "I want to shoot a piece of it in Australia."
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Cleopa Ilie, născut Constantin Ilie () a fost arhimandrit și stareț la Mănăstirea Sihăstria.

Părintele Cleopa (pe numele de mirean, Constantin) s-a născut într-o familie de țărani, fiind al cincilea copil din cei zece ai familiei lui Alexandru Ilie. A urmat cursurile școlii primare din satul natal, făcând apoi trei ani de ucenicie duhovnicească la schimonahul Paisie Olaru, pustnic în Schitul Cozancea.

În decembrie 1929 se alătură obștii schitului Sihăstria, alături de fratele mai mare, Vasile. Pe 12 decembrie 1932, de ziua Sfântului Ierarh Spiridon, sunt primiți în obștea schitului. În 1935 este luat în armată, în orașul Botoșani. În 1936 se reîntoarce la schit și este tuns în monahism pe 2 august 1937, primind numele călugăresc de "Cleopa". În iunie 1942 este numit locțiitor de egumen, din cauza stării precare de sănătate a starețului Ioanichie Moroi.

Pe 27 decembrie 1944 este hirotonit ierodiacon, iar pe 23 ianuarie 1945 este hirotonit ieromonah de către Episcopul Galaction Cordun, pe atunci stareț al Mănăstirii Neamț. Ulterior este numit oficial egumen al Schitului Sihăstria.

În 1947, Schitul Sihăstria este ridicat la rang de mănăstire, iar protosinghelul Cleopa Ilie este hirotesit arhimandrit, cu aprobarea patriarhului Nicodim Munteanu. În 1948, urmărit de Securitate, se retrage pentru șase luni în pădurile din jurul Mănăstirii Sihăstria, iar pe 30 august 1949, arhimandritul Cleopa Ilie este numit stareț al Mănăstirii Slatina Suceava unde se transferă alături de 30 de călugări din obștea Mănăstirii Sihăstria, ca urmare a deciziei patriarhului Justinian Marina.

Întemeiază la Mănăstirea Slatina o obște care numără peste 80 de persoane. Între 1952-1954, este urmărit de Securitate și se retrage în Munții Stănișoarei, împreună cu ieromonahul Arsenie Papacioc. După doi ani este readus în mănăstire, din dispoziția Patriarhului Justinian.

În 1956, revine la metanie, iar în primăvara anului 1959, se retrage pentru a treia oară în Munții Neamțului, unde își petrece următorii 5 ani. Revine la Mănăstirea Sihăstria în toamna anului 1964, ca duhovnic al întregii obști, și povățuiește fără întrerupere atât călugări, cât și mireni, timp de 34 de ani.

Încetează din viață pe 2 decembrie 1998.

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 Predici la Duminicile de peste an, Ed. Episcopiei Romanului, 1990, 560 p.;
 Valoarea sufletului, Galați, 1991, 176 p. (o re-editare la Bacău, 1994, 238 p.);
 Urcuș spre înviere (predici duhovnicești), Mănăstirea Neamț, 1992, 416 p.;
 Despre vise și vedenii, București, 1993, 270 p.;
 Cleopa Ilie și Ioanichie Bălan, Cum putem intra în rai, Vânători, Mănăstirea Sihăstria, 2004;
 Acatiste alcătute de Arhimandritul Cleopa Ilie și Ieroschimonahul Paisie Olaru, Vânători, Mănăstirea Sihăstria, 2005.
 Numeroase articole în diferite reviste și ziare, predici în manuscris.

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Lectură suplimentară
 Viața și nevoințele Arhimandritului Cleopa Ilie, Ioanichie Bălan, Editura Trinitas - Ed. Mitropoliei Moldovei și Bucovinei, 1999

Legături externe

 Parintele Ilie Cleopa, 4 iulie 2012, CrestinOrtodox.ro
 Comemorarea a 12 ani de la mutarea la Domnul a Părintelui Arhim. Cleopa Ilie, 30 noiembrie 2010, Amos News
 Părintele Cleopa Ilie - icoană luminoasă a Ortodoxiei românești , 28 aprilie 2012, Ziarul Lumina
 "Mânca-v-ar raiul!" , 30 noiembrie 2008, Narcisa Elena Balaban, Ziarul Lumina
 Mânca-v-ar raiul! , 4 decembrie 2011, Narcisa Elena Balaban, Ziarul Lumina
 Părintele Cleopa Ilie de la Sihăstria în documentele Securității , 20 iunie 2012, Adrian Nicolae Petcu, Ziarul Lumina
 Părintele Cleopa Ilie la începutul regimului comunist , 23 mai 2012, Adrian Nicolae Petcu, Ziarul Lumina
 Despre ascultare la duhovnicii nemțeni Cleopa și Paisie, în documentele Securității, 2 martie 2012, Ziarul Lumina
 Mitropolitul Antonie Plămădeală despre Cleopa Ilie , 1 februarie 2012, Adrian Nicolae Petcu, Ziarul Lumina
 Memoria Bisericii în imagini: 11 ani de la trecerea la cele veșnice a părintelui Cleopa, 2 decembrie 2009, Adrian Nicolae Petcu, Ziarul Lumina
 Aproape de părintele Cleopa la 13 ani de la plecarea în veșnicie , 2 decembrie 2011, Raluca Brodner, Ziarul Lumina
 Chilia Parintelui Cleopa Ilie, 2 decembrie 2012, Teodor Dănălache, CrestinOrtodox.ro

Interviuri
 Despre creatie, caderea omului, rai si iad, 25 iulie 2012, CrestinOrtodox.ro

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Arhimandriți români
Teologi români
Ieromonahi
Scriitori creștini ortodocși
Teologi ortodocși
Botoșăneni
Nașteri în 1912
Decese în 1998
Nașteri pe 10 aprilie
Decese pe 2 decembrie
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MET Opera 2018 La Fanciulla Del West
Release date: 27 October 2018
Puccini's gunpowder western returns to the stage where it premiered under Arturo Toscanini. Gold Rush, 1849. Bar owner Minnie looks after a crew of rough miners while fending off the unwanted attentions of the local sheriff. When a tall, mysterious stranger walks into the bar, it looks as if her life is about to change. But the newcomer is not what he seems, and Minnie gets drawn into deadly peril. Boasting gunfights, poker games, and stagecoach robbers, La Fanciulla del West combines the action of a great adventure with the emotional punch of Italian opera. Soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek sings the role of the gunslinging heroine, alongside Jonas Kaufmann as the outlaw who steals her heart. Marco Armiliato conducts.
Original title: MET Opera 2018 La Fanciulla Del West
Cast: Eva-Maria Westbroek, Jonas Kaufmann
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I had a fun time making this little project. This idea has been floating in my head for about a year or ever since I made these last year. After making them I realized, 'Wait! I need to make actual envelopes!' I've had these sweet little envelopes done for about a week but due to a crazy schedule since making them, I am just now posting the tutorial. So here is a fun Valentine tutorial, better late than never, and before the holiday!
Valentines ready to be stuffed and delivered!
Tuck in the flaps to keep those Valentines safe!
Note: You could make 'regular' envelopes to have for pretend play all year. Just make the envelopes out of gray or blue felt.
Finished Size: 6.25" x 5.5"
2. On the larger piece, measure up 5.5" and mark with disappearing ink pen across the entire envelope.
3. Take template and place on the mark you made as shown below. Trace around the template. This will mark the flap of the envelope.
4. On the smaller piece, place the same template along the top edge of the felt. Trace around the template.
6. Take the larger piece and line up the right diagonal mark with the edge of your presser foot. Sew all the way around the flap until you get to the top mark going straight across the envelope.
7. Now line up your needle with the mark going across the envelope. Sew until you get to where you started sewing. Backstitch. Place aside.
8. On the smaller piece, measure down about 1" on each side. Make a rounded edge like shown in the picture below. Sew, lining up your needle with the mark and following the rounded marks you just made.
9. Trim along your sewing lines with pinking shears. On the front piece of the envelope I trimmed about 1/8" - 1/4" away from my sewing line. On the back piece, I trimmed about 1/2" - 3/4" away from my sewing line. Make sure you trim further way from the sewing line on the back piece so you can tuck in the flap.
11. Cut a little square out of white felt. (I used pinking shears and mine was about 1 1/2" square.) Sew the square in place in the upper right hand corner. (About 1/2" away from the edge.) Hot glue or tacky glue on a little heart. Or if you have a little helper, have them use tacky glue to glue the heart in place.
12. To make 'writing' on the front of the envelope I just used a wide zig-zag stitch. Or you could embroider names. To make the stitching stand out I sewed then I backstitched all the way back to the beginning. Then I sewed normally again. When you are taking the envelope off your machine don't pull it off quickly. This will cause the thread to gather and bunch up. Just gently pull your envelope out from under the presser foot just enough to put a finger on top of where you stopped stitching. Then pull the envelope off the rest of the way with your finger holding the threads in place.
13 With the front of the envelope right side down, place the back of the envelope on top. Pin in place as shown. Sew the two pieces together using 3/8" seam allowance. Start sewing at the top mark going across the envelope and continue sewing to the other side. Backstitch at the beginning and end.
14. Trim the rest of the envelope with pinking shears!
Fun, festive, and relatively fast! Have fun making these fun Valentines!
darling, darling, darling. That is all I am going to say.
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I can't seem to find the template. I tried clicking on "here" to download the template in PDF and it just brings up google docs. Help!
Sorry everyone! I've repaired the link and it should work. If it isn't just email me at everydaycelebrate at gmail dot com.
I love these ! I found some cute ones like these at JoAnns and I need more... I might just have to make my own! Thanks for the simple directions!


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'Nomadland' and 'Queen's Gambit' Win USC Libraries Scripter Awards
The winner of the Scripter for film often goes on to win Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars.
Traditionally mounted by the USC Libraries as an elegant black-tie, sit-down dinner at the historic Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library at the University of Southern California, this year the Scripter Awards went global. On Saturday, March 13, the USC Libraries opened up their exclusive awards show to honor the year's best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based, as a virtual event.
This diverse group of academics, industry professionals, and critics (for which I vote) is often predictive of the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race. Last year's Scripter winners on the film and TV side were Oscar and Emmy nominees Greta Gerwig ("Little Women") and Phoebe Waller-Bridge ("Fleabag"), respectively. Past winners of both the Scripter and the Oscar include "Call Me by Your Name," "Moonlight," "The Big Short," and "The Imitation Game." In fact, before 2019, eight Scripter Award winners went on to win Oscars.
This year, streaming giant Netflix dominated the nominations (as it did last year) with three nominees (one film, two series), including "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," "Unorthodox," and "The Queen's Gambit," which took home the 2021 episodic series Scripter Award. Scott Frank adapted from the novel by Walter Tevis, who also wrote books-to-films "The Hustler" and "The Man Who Fell to Earth."
"The one person I have to thank is Walter Tevis," said Frank. "I could never have done it without that gift of a novel, it was a tremendous and huge leg up, it was everything for me. This novel was beautiful. My mission was to protect it and realize it in away that if Walter was still with us, he would be proud of it and recognize himself in it as well."
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Tevis' son William pointed out that "Queen's Gambit" has "no bad guys — even the people she beats like her," he said. "My Dad was a great storyteller."
"He was the funniest person I have ever known," said his daughter Julie. "He recreates the story of his life in 'The Queen's Gambit.' He started writing in the 60s, in his early 20s, and didn't write again until 20 years later, one year before his death 37 years ago. 'The Queen's Gambit" is Walter Tevis' win. He and Beth Harmon both won. Scott Frank bought Walter Tevis back to life, and embodies his character in Beth Harmon, their struggles with drugs, alcoholism, awkwardness, and genius."
"Queen's Gambit" beat out "The Good Lord Bird," "Normal People," "The Plot Against America," and "Unorthodox."
The winners of the 2021 Scripter for film adaptation were Chloé Zhao and Jessica Bruder for "Nomadland," which is the frontrunner for multiple Oscars including Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Director, and Best Picture. Zhao thanked Bruder for her "love for the people in her book and the road and the American West," as well as the cast "for sharing your stories with us, your deep sense of dignity. You inspire me so much to live my own life."
Bruder first wrote a magazine article in 2014, reporting in the Sonoran desert, and published "Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century" in 2017. She could never have imagined that in 2020 Linda May, Bob Wells, and Charlene Swankie would be co-starring in a movie with Frances McDormand, she said: "Thanks for sharing your stories. It's been one hell of a ride."
Zhao and Bruder beat out adaptations "One Night in Miami," "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," "First Cow," and "Bad Education."
Chaired by screenwriter and USC professor Howard Rodman, the 2021 Scripter selection committee selected the finalists from a field of 87 film and 65 episodic series adaptations; serving on the selection committee, among many others, are film critics Leonard Maltin and Kenneth Turan; authors Lisa Belkin, Michael Chabon, and Janet Fitch; screenwriters Mark Fergus, Greta Gerwig, Larry Karaszewski, Wesley Strick, and Erin Cressida Wilson; producers Tony Ganz, Gail Mutrux, Jennifer Todd, and Paula Wagner; and USC deans Elizabeth Daley of the School of Cinematic Arts and Catherine Quinlan of the USC Libraries.
"We're celebrating 33 years of Scripter Awards," said host Dean Quinlan, "but this has been a year like no other." Marking a full year since students left campus, she is welcoming their return to libraries that reopen on Monday after swiftly moving toward digitalization during the pandemic, building digital labs and preserving data. Digitization of library content increased 2000 percent over last year. "The ability to adapt is more vital than ever. We recognize artistic transformation."
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Qimonda expands Asia footprint with 300mm facility
Posted: 27 Apr 2007 ?? ? Print Version ?
Keywords:300mm manufacturing facility? DRAM marker? storage market?
Qimonda AG plans to strengthen its footprint in the Asian market by building a 300mm manufacturing facility in Singapore.
Qimonda plans to invest approximately $2.7 billion in the site over the next five years, and is expected to add 60,000 wafer starts per month to the company's overall front-end capacity when fully ramped. The new fab will also include a 20,000sqm clean room space.
"Our investment in Singapore is a major step to expand our regional presence in the Asian market. We are addressing several strategic objectives at once," said Kin Wah Loh, president and CEO of Qimonda. "We are responding to the fast growing DRAM market and are moving closer to our customers in Asia. In addition, we can benefit from local competitive cost structures and manufacturing know-how and finally further reduce our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations compared to the U.S.-dollar."
The company targets to finance the initial capital expenditures for the building out of its own cash flow and will utilize project-based financing thereafter. Commencement of construction is at the end of 2007, with production expected to start in 2009. When running at full capacity, it will have more than 1,500 employees.
The new Singapore facility extends Qimonda's position in 300mm manufacturing and adds to its network of 300mm manufacturing sites in Dresden, Germany and Richmond, U.S.
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Q: Java - FileOutputStream overwrites file, but it doesn't seem to change So, when I write to a file using FileOutputStream, it does change the file's contents, seen as when I read it with an InputStream I get exactly what I wrote. However, when I open the file in the resources directory, it remains the same as before, despite it being changed.
My code:
import java.io.*;
import java.net.URISyntaxException;
import java.net.URL;

public class Program {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws URISyntaxException, IOException {
        String edit = "Edit2";
        String fileName = "/File.txt";
        URL url = Object.class.getResource(fileName);

        try (FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(new File(url.toURI()))) {
            fos.write(edit.getBytes());
        }

        try(InputStream is = Object.class.getResourceAsStream(fileName)) {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            int read = is.read();
            while (read != -1) {
                sb.append((char) read);
                read = is.read();
            }
            System.out.println(sb.toString());
        }

    }
}

By the way, I am using IntelliJ IDEA, and have this file on the resources folder. It's just a .txt file with contents Not changed, so I can know if it was overwritten.
I would want to know whether this problem is related to code or not, and if it is, how can I fix it?

A: Sounds silly, but try refreshing the folder before opening the file.

A: Turns out that I shouldn't be using Object.class.getResource(fileName) to open the file from the classpath, but instead directly instantiating a File object.
import java.io.*;

public class Program {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        String edit = "Edit";
        String fileName = "resources/File.txt";
        File file = new File(fileName);

        try (FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(file)) {
            fos.write(edit.getBytes());
        }

        try (InputStream is = new FileInputStream(file)) {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            int read = is.read();
            while (read != -1) {
                sb.append((char) read);
                read = is.read();
            }
            System.out.println(sb.toString());
        }
    }
}

I believed it's related to the path, as CHN pointed out.


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Samsung And Apple In Crisis: This Problem Makes Life Difficult For You
Buy a new smartphone? So far, it has been more a question of money and personal taste. But since the chip crisis, time has also become an essential factor. Often it is no longer so easy to get hold of popular models from major manufacturers. If you want a particular flagship, you have to be quick. Because: You suffer quietly and quietly, but Samsung and Apple, in particular, have hit the hardship of the chip shortage. There are several signs of this.
Popular Samsung Models Challenging To Obtain
Something went wrong: Recently, a colleague decided on a Galaxy S21 Ultra. He ultimately approached me with the question of an alternative. According to the provider, the delivery time for the flagship was several weeks.
But this does not only apply to purchases with a contract: Those who frequent the well-known shops will know that it doesn't look any better with many retailers. At the time of writing, the S21 Ultra is entirely out of stock on Amazon, for example, and the S21 + will be ready for shipping in 1-2 months at the earliest. In some cases, cell phones are only available directly from third-party providers – often at inflated prices.
Or do you still remember the Galaxy A52? This is Samsung's predicted bestseller for 2021, which is now completely sold out. After repeated problems with availability, the company pulled the plug completely. Instead, there is now a new model: the Galaxy A52s. This relies on a different chipset. We can only speculate here, but this chip may be simply more widely available than the SoC that Samsung used in the first A52. At least, according to rumors, this has been the case.
Delivery Times At Apple: A Disaster
We see something similar at Apple. Even in the CURVED shop, the iPhone 12 was no longer available for a short time, as many readers were interested in this model. Let's take another look at the shipping giant Amazon: In the famous color blue, the mobile phone will only be available again in one to two months. The black version will not be available again until November. After all: the Pro versions are still available in sufficient numbers.
The iPhone 13 (Pro), which was recently released in stores, took it even harder. Sure: Usually, new Apple smartphones are always sold out quickly when they are released. However, things went particularly fast this year, and at least the Apple stores in Hamburg have also been as good as cleared. You can't expect the iPhone 13 Pro here before November 2021. In short: the availability situation is even worse than we know from the last few years. And even at Amazon, you have to wait a month or two for the cheaper iPhone 13. Phew!
If you believe the rumor mill, this limited availability was announced. Allegedly Tim Cook already warned investors in July 2021 and spoke of restrictions in the supply chain. However, it is unclear whether the chip crisis also influenced the release of the Apple Watch Series 7. It would be conceivable, but supposedly completely different problems led to slow production here. After all, the company has now delivered a release date.
So There Was A Shortage Of Chips
Many industries are affected by the shortage of chips. As is well known, chips are not only used in smartphones, computers, and game consoles. The automotive industry, for example, is also suffering from a shortage. As a result, the production lines at numerous locations are even at a standstill in places.
According to Zeit Online, several reasons have led to the shortage. Including the increased demand for computers and smartphones at the beginning of the Corona crisis in 2020. For many users, this point in time also marks the beginning of a long home office phase. And as a result, the need for chips was also higher than usual.
At the same time, the demand for new vehicles probably decreased – only to suddenly increase again later in the year and thus generate an even higher demand for chips. The manufacturers, therefore, first ordered fewer chips, then more later. But at the time, the factories' capacities were planned elsewhere. The need for chips is higher than the supply.
The factories that provide the replenishment of microchips were partially idle during the Corona crisis or produced with reduced capacity, among other things, because of the high number of infections. That, too, led to scarcity.
Secret Cancellations And Postponements
What the shortage of chips is doing to the smartphone industry is also shown by leaks about highlighting models that have not yet been released. We had already expected the Galaxy S21 FE in summer 2021. But nothing came of it. Some rumors even said that this model had been discontinued due to the shortage of chips.
But people believed the dead live longer, as is well known. The Google Pixel 5a was also canceled. It was said a while ago. It is now official – but only in some markets. The same is imminent for the Galaxy S21 FE from Samsung. According to the latest information, the smartphone is coming after all. But Samsung will probably not unveil the affordable top model until the beginning of 2022, probably due to the chip crisis and the resulting sluggish production.
The upcoming Galaxy S22 also reportedly got caught here. According to the leaks, the start planned for January 2022 (or December 2021) has also been postponed. Samsung wants to make sure that enough quantities are available for the market launch. Sam Mobile reports that the time will come in February at the earliest.
That Was Foreseeable: No Extra Sausage With Chips.
Let's be honest: In the news, we read a lot about automobile manufacturers who shut down their plants for weeks or even longer – because they don't have enough chips to produce them. And every CURVED reader should have noticed that the PlayStation 5 has also been complicated to obtain for almost a year. So why should the international chip crisis spare the significant smartphone manufacturers? You don't make a big deal out of it. But here, too, there are strong effects.
What does that mean for you now? As a rule, you should shorten your thinking time before buying a new smartphone. Especially if it is a popular model, it could otherwise sell out quickly – or you are waiting for your cell phone as long as I am for my new car. However, I was fortunate with a delivery time of just under 3 months.
In addition: Due to the shortage, manufacturers such as TSMC (manufactures chipsets for Apple, Qualcomm, and Nvidia, among others) are charging higher prices for SoCs. According to Nikkei Asia, a significant price jump is already planned. And in the worst case, that could also drive up the cost of smartphones.
When Will The Chip Shortage Come To An End?
It is to be hoped that the end of the chip shortage will be in sight at some point in 2022. We don't even want to know how many new smartphone releases behind closed doors have already been postponed or even wholly overturned. In addition, it isn't enjoyable if the model you want is only available after a long wait.
Experts from the automotive and computer hardware industry assume that the chip shortage will remain with us until the second half of the year or even the end of 2022. Only then should the situation slowly relax again. Until then, you have to be quick – or wait.
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