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Teen Arrested for Hacking Minnesota Government Systems
By Ionut Arghire on June 07, 2018
The United States Department of Justice this week announced the arrest of an individual charged with the hacking of servers owned by the State of Minnesota.
The suspect, Cameron Thomas Crowley, 19, who uses the online handle of Vigilance, made an initial appearance in court on Tuesday, before United States Magistrate Judge Becky R. Thorson in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He remains in federal custody pending his detention hearing.
In addition to announcing Crowley's arrest, the Department of Justice revealed a five-count indictment that charges the individual with intentional access to a protected computer, intentional damage to a protected computer, and aggravated identity theft.
The indictment alleges that, between May 28, 2017 and June 17, 2017, Crowley intentionally accessed protected servers owned by the State of Minnesota and other entities, without authorization.
In June last year, Vigilance announced on Twitter the hacking of databases belonging to the Minnesota state government and the theft of over a thousand email addresses and corresponding passwords, all of which were dumped online.
The hacker said at the time the action was the result of a jury finding Jeronimo Yanez, a police officer from St. Anthony, Minnesota, not guilty of manslaughter after he shot and killed African-American Philando Castile during a seemingly routine traffic stop in the summer of 2016.
Castile, 32, was shot seven times when he tried to reach for his ID, after he told Yanez he had a gun and a license to carry it. Castile was in the car with his girlfriend and their 4-year-old daughter.
Crowley is also charged with transmitting programs, code, and commands to the compromised servers, causing damage that led to a loss to the State of Minnesota of more than $5,000.
Thus, the alleged hacker is charged with three counts of intentional access to a protected computer and one count of intentional damage to a protected computer. Additionally, the indictment charges Crowley with one count of aggravated identity theft.
The investigation into this case is conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
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Ionut Arghire is an international correspondent for SecurityWeek.
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SILVEIRA HOUSE is a Catholic Church organization named after Fr Gonçalo Da Silveira, a Portuguese Jesuit and the first missionary to arrive in Southern Africa in the year 1560 at Sofala. Silveira House was founded in 1964 by Fr. John Dove, SJ on request by the bishops' conference for the Jesuits to respond to the needs of the poor majority under colonial rule.
SILVEIRA House was the first NGO to offer civic education to black Africans in Zimbabwe in the 1960s. It was also the first national training center for industrial relations and trade unionism in the context of United Nations Declaration of Human Rights. Furthermore, it was the first to develop a well-defined youth development programme.
In the 1960s Silveira House sheltered focus group discussions mostly among the youth and women helping them to reflect on issues affecting their lives in society. It also facilitated discussions for nationalist leaders and communities seeking to address the political challenges of the time. From these discussions, Silveira House developed need-driven projects such as industrial relations, youth formation, civic education and commercial skills training.
Post independence, Silveira House complemented government efforts in social services delivery and community reconstruction. A number of its former employees were adopted by the new government to constitute national bodies such as the ministries such as the Ministry of Labor and the Zimbabwe Council of Trade Unions.
Silveira House continues to work for social justice and development in response to the needs of citizens and refugees in Zimbabwe. It remains a home for dialogue for those who search for truth and the common good.
"In all things, to Love and to Serve."


Turnover is a problem within the senior administrative and professional staff category of the University of Cape Coast. Information gathered from the University's Personnel Section indicates that, over the decade 1987-1996, the University recorded an annual turnover rate of 8.9%. This study was therefore carried out to find out the factors affecting the attraction, retention and the general turnover of senior administrative and professional staff in the University. A simple descriptive survey was carried out using a combination of the census and sample survey research designs on a population comprising serving senior administrative and professional staff and those who had resigned from the service of the University since 1987. From the study, it was found among others, that, opportunities for self and career development, prestige attached to jobs in the University and prospects for accelerated promotion were major pull factors for senior administrative and professional staff of the University. The continued existence of these factors greatly influences retention of staff within the category. Improvement in the opportunities for self and career development and in compensation package, as well as the prospects for promotion, and the institution of welfare schemes for staff are likely to enhance the attraction and retention of the senior administrative staff in the University.


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Not All Who Wander Are Lost
Carla Knipe
A recent Facebook message sent by someone I went to high school with informed me that a group from our grad class was starting to plan our 30-year reunion. After reading it, I had two reactions. The first one was, "We are just not that old—seriously; weren't the 1980s just ten years ago?" and the second, "I'm really not sure if I should go." Not because I dread seeing my classmates again, but what I dread the most is all the bragging that seems a natural accompaniment to high school reunions. It shouldn't be such a big deal, right? After all, a person gets to the point in life that they are established in a career, have a great partner and amazing kids, and have life pretty much figured out.
Or do they? I have a husband and son, whom I adore, and live in suburban Calgary. I've held down jobs and volunteered. But, deep down, I feel no further ahead in life than if I were in my early 20s. I am still in university, and the secret that I don't tend to admit in polite company is that I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up. This isn't a mid-life crisis in the traditional sense, because I've had this crisis in confidence for a long time. But during my adulthood, I've had periods of depression/panic/despair that stem from the fear that perhaps I will always be behind the pack, and that I don't measure up how life is supposed to be.
However, now that I've reached my mid-life years, I ironically find that I can relax a bit. Being 40-something has come with a sense of wisdom and peace about who I am and being an "adult learner" has been a gift for me in terms of realizing that I am just not done yet–and, in fact, I am only just getting started. Rather than labelling myself as a failure because of what I have not accomplished, I am learning to notice and appreciate what I have attained. I am proud to call myself a late bloomer.
The general definition of a late bloomer is someone reaches certain milestones later than their peers and later than the norms of society. But, although this definition is handy, defining exactly what it entails is a bit more difficult. The usual patterns of graduating high school, entering some form of post-secondary education, finding gainful employment, and settling down to start a family, along with the expectation of what should be accomplished and when, is shifting–for the better. Although there will always be those that accomplish a huge amount while they are young, no longer is a person considered a has-been if they haven't achieved all they wanted to by the time they reach some magic milestone (perhaps the age of 40?or is it even 30?). This may be due to many factors, including that people are living longer and that societal attitudes toward aging are changing. But a shift in mindset within society is also occurring. One that sends the message that people can change and adapt. After all, a lot of people often find themselves in a place that requires them to start over in life, perhaps due to a traumatic event'such as losing a home or business because of financial reasons, or finding themselves coping with a personal loss such as a death or divorce.
And yet, often those who identify with the label of a late bloomer still feel a little ashamed that they are a late starter. They still may wonder if and how they will ever fit in. Resources to help late bloomers thrive are difficult to seek out and often scant. But late bloomers are resilient; they use their determination to live life on their own terms, instead of those others expect of them, often in a way that non- late bloomers do not.
Michelle Despain used her experiences to create the website The Late Bloomer Revolution and she has also authored the book The Late Bloomer's Almanac. She does not view being a late bloomer as a negative label; rather, she affirms that anyone who dares to live life on their own terms in mid-life and beyond should be celebrated. She calls these people "late bloomer revolutionaries." However she notes that the biggest obstacle in finding one's true potential is negative and defeatist thinking. She urges late bloomers to learn from and honour their past but to not get bogged down in it. Instead, she says, thinking positive and learning to dream again?but also following up those dreams with action?are the way that late bloomers can move forward and find their niche.
Debra Eve is another writer who is encouraging late bloomers through her website, The Later Bloomer. She recognizes that many creative people throughout history do not begin to find success until their later years. She also notes that often late bloomers have experienced some sort of trauma in their early life that they must overcome, but then they use their negative experiences, along with a sense of curiosity and wonder, to create their own goals and definition of success.
Of course, this comes as no surprise for Athabasca University students. Perhaps the alternate name for AU should be Late Bloomer University, because many of its students have overcome all kinds of difficulties to embrace their chance at learning. AU's Office of the Registrar provided the most recent demographic numbers for AU undergraduate student age groups, which breaks down as follows:
Less than age 25 – 47.4%
25 to 34 – 33.0%
45 to 54 – 4.7%
55 + – 0.8%
The Registrar's office says that, generally, these numbers do not fluctuate much from year to year and notes that AU has a high percentage of adult learners, far more than traditional universities.
However, the nature of AU's distance learning format, which opens learning opportunities for late bloomers, also has one disadvantage. It is often difficult for late bloomers to contact each other for support. Hopefully, new opportunities will open up for them to do But in the absence of organized meetups for students to get together in person, The Voice, as well as AU's and AUSU's Facebook pages, are crucial communication forums for students to reach out to each other. Late bloomers, no matter where they come from and whatever they face in life, need to stand up and be proud of all they have overcome and are on the way to achieving.
As for my high school reunion? Who knows what will happen in the next little while. I just may show up.
Carla might consider herself a late bloomer, but hopefully this label will not apply to her efforts at creating her first garden in her new house this year.
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Carla is an AU student who lives and writes in Calgary, Alberta. Say "hi" to her on Twitter @LunchBuster.

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One thing that you should know if you're just starting out in this business is that no one will ever tell you how much they got for a publishing advance. This was one thing that startled me, because I thought I wouldn't have to ask. That it would just be out there listed as an expected range, like looking up salaries on Glass Door. (Of course, you can't really go by them either. I went to Glass Door and looked the average base pay for Adjunct Professor and got $42,451 and almost fell off my chair laughing.) Like Penguin/RH paid the best, followed by HarperCollins, etc., but that was ridiculous because no one ever advertised this stuff. The closest I got to real figures was a survey author Brenda Hiatt used to compile called "Show Me the Money," but I don't think she's updated it in a long time. So where do you go to find if this writing life is even worth it?
So there you go, publishers' advances decoded! Don't you feel much better now?


I am running CMSMS MLE 1.8.1 with PHP 5.2.4-2ubuntu5.10 and MySQL 5.0.52a.
I have the Search Plugin 1.6.5 and Calendar 0.8.2 installed.
(for example, I also have the news module and news are found without problem).
The function cms_frontend_current_language() tries to return $this->config['locale'], however does not seem to be called for an object.
And does anyone know whether CGCalender has the same issue? If not, I might consider to switch.
Search with CGCalendar is OK.
Calendar 0.8.2 is > 2y old, naturally some code is outdated.


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Reforms In Third Party Funding in ISDS: Are the interests of States overshadowing Investors' interests?
THE FUTURE OF LEGAL FINANCE SERIES
In the present-day economic scenario, as more and more companies engage in cross border transactions and investments, there has been a natural and commensurate increase in the number of Investor-State disputes.
However, for many investors, pursuing a claim against a state by way of treaty-based Investor State Dispute Settlement ("ISDS") can prove to be financially challenging.
Third party funding ("TPF") is growing rapidly across both litigation and arbitration with increasing numbers of countries working the mechanisms on TPF into their legislation. In ISDS claims, however, TPF, though growing, seems to be at a nascent stage, still facing scrutiny from States, legal organisations and practitioners.
The primary challenge that attracts the concerns of States and Investors alike remains the non-regulation of TPF practices in respect of ISDS claims. In order to counter this challenge to a certain extent, preparation of 'multilateral regulations' is being undertaken by organisations such as UNCITRAL and ICSID.
In February 2021, UNCITRAL released the Draft Provisions on Third-Party Funding in Investor State Dispute Settlement¬¬¬ ("Draft Reforms") inviting comments from various stakeholders. The first draft was released following a series of publications by the UNCITRAL detailing its concerns regarding the growing practice of TPF in the ISDS arena.
An examination of the suggested "reforms" in the UNCITRAL draft with regard to arguments against the growing use of TPF in ISDS claims demonstrates the following irregularities:
Regulation Models
1. The UNCITRAL's primary objective behind regulating TPF is rooted in the concern that the existence of TPF "…aggravates the structural imbalance in the ISDS regime and increases the number of ISDS cases, frivolous claims as well as the amount of damages claimed…". Apart from this concern being shared by the Respondent Host States, the UNCITRAL has failed to put forth or rely on any concrete empirical data to support the said concern. Discussing the concern of rise in the number of frivolous and speculative claims, the QMUL-ICCA Task Force Report on Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration of April 2018 notes that, "…speculative cases, such as Philip Morris v. Uruguay and Philip Morris v. Australia, are examples of the investment arbitration regime working as intended because those tribunals ultimately rejected the claims. They note that funders carefully vet cases and conduct independent assessments to determine both likelihood of success and an accurate estimate of expected damages".
2. However, despite the lack of any substantial empirical data, UNCITRAL in its Draft Reforms has suggested three regulatory models aimed at addressing the growing concerns regarding TPF in ISDS Claims. The first model (Draft Provision 2) is the Prohibition Model that prohibits TPF in ISDS to address the "structural imbalance" in the ISDS regime as TPF funding options are only available for the Claimants and to minimize frivolous claims.
3. The primary objective of encouraging and promoting TPF is to facilitate access to justice for claimants who otherwise would not be able to pursue claims against states in treaty-based arbitrations. This Prohibition Model, if adapted, will wind the clock back on all the progress made in the ISDS field and will reflect an entirely state friendly dispute resolution mechanism and this in turn will undermine the attraction of cross border investments. This presumption that TPF encourages frivolous claims seems to overlook the fact that a majority of funding is on a non-recourse basis and therefore the funders do their due diligence on the merits of the claim before providing any funding.
4. Draft Provisions 3 to 5 provide for Restrictive Models that allow for only limited forms of TPF in ISDS. The first one, ironically named "Access to Justice" model permits TPF only if the claimant can prove that it will not be in a position to pursue the claim without TPF. This model is suggestive of the intention of the UNCITRAL and States' objective of restricting TPF only to impecunious claimants. This may prevent funding options for investors seeking to manage cash flow and minimise financial risks while pursuing meritorious claims. In fact, in practical terms, this model is also adding additional stages to the dispute resolution process where the claimants would be first required to prove to the tribunal that they deserve TPF. Needless to say, apart from the fact that it comes down to the discretion of the tribunal, it will also lead to added costs and will impact the time efficiency of the proceedings.
5. The "Sustainable Development Model" allows TPF only if the Claimant's investment in the host state complies with the sustainable development policies of said state. Further, the "Restriction List Model" prohibits TPF that is provided "on a non-recourse basis in exchange for a success fee and other forms of monetary renumeration or reimbursement wholly or partially dependent on the outcome of a proceeding or portfolio of proceedings…" or where the expected return to be paid to a funder exceeds a "reasonable" amount or where the number of cases that the funder funds against the host state exceeds a "reasonable" number. Needless to say, these models reflect an arbitrary and subjective situation. There are no guidelines or rules to determine this "reasonable" amount or number of claims and it is entirely left upon the arbitrators to adjudge whether TPF should be allowed or not.
6. The reformatory models are a direct representation of the interests of hosts states and risk creating chaos rather than 'regulating' the ISDS process. Organizations such as the UNCITRAL need to understand that the objective of any type of reform / regulation should not be regressive and should promote balance of interests of the investors and states alike.
Disclosure of TPF Agreement
7. The UNCITRAL Draft Reforms (Draft Provision 7) also suggests disclosure of TPF as a mandatory and standalone regulation. It provides for disclosure by the funded party of:
"(a) the name and address of the third-party funder;
(b) the name and address of the beneficial owner of the third-party funder and any natural or legal person with decision-making authority for or on behalf of the third-party funder; and
(c) the funding agreement or the terms thereof"
In addition to the above, the draft also lists information that the Tribunal may require the funded party to disclose, such as, the expected return amount of the third-party funder, the rights of the third-party funder, agreements between the third-party funder and the legal counsel and "any other information deemed necessary by the Tribunal".
8. The draft provision is therefore aimed at expanding the scope of the information to be disclosed by the funded party and the scope of the powers of the arbitral tribunal in this regard. The objective behind such a provision, without expressly mentioning the concerns of host states regarding disclosure obligations, is laid out to be lack of transparency and risk of conflicts. While it is agreed that the disclosure of the TPF arrangements will address the issue of risk of conflict of interests, the extent of disclosure needs to be minimized to safeguard the interest of the funded party. Such broad and mandatory disclosures can have an adverse effect on the claims of the funded party as it lays bare for examination by the opposite party, the confidential and commercial considerations agreed between the funded party and the third-party funder. Any kind of reform to the underpinnings of ISDS mechanisms should balance out the interest of all the parties involved. An example of a workable model in this regard are the ICC Rules of Arbitration 2021 which aim to balance out the principles of transparency and confidentiality by minimizing the extent of disclosure only to the existence and identity of the third-party funder.
9. The UNCITRAL Draft Reforms argue for a Code of Conduct specifically for Third Party Funders to address issues of disclosure, transparency requirements, limitation on the returns to be paid to the funder, limitation on the control that the funder could have over the proceedings, limitation on the number of claims that a funder could provide to support claims against a single state and due diligence on claims to prevent frivolous claims.
10. Yet again, the approach of this draft provision seems to be based on no existing data to support the need for a Code of Conduct for the Third-Party funders. Instead, this seems to be a narrow and procedural rather than substantive approach which diminishes the larger objective of access to justice and growth of international investment. Simply put, limiting the interests of the Third-party funders would in turn decrease their interest in funding ISDS claims thus taking away the possible option for claimant investors to pursue claims against Host States which in turn would lead to less cross border investments in the Host states.
Security for Costs
11. As a principle, existence of TPF should be irrelevant while determining the need for security for costs. Of course, states have understandable concerns that they may be unable to recover their costs against the claimants, especially when they are judged impecunious. In light of this, the UNCITRAL Draft Reforms (Draft Regulation 9) aims to address the concerns of the investors and host states by providing 2 potential approaches for determining the ordering of security for costs by a claimant who has received TPF.
12. "Option A" under the Draft Regulation provides for a "mandatory" regime where the Tribunal "shall" order security for costs should there be a claim funded by TPF unless the Claimant can prove that it falls under a list of exceptions. "Option A" appears to be formulated to address the concerns of the host states regarding recovery of costs in ISDS claims.
13. Alternatively, "Option B" provides that an order for security for costs from the funded party can made at the discretion of the Tribunal. "Option B" therefore seems a much more flexible approach, consistent with the realities of TPF and the fact that the existence of a funding agreement should not, in and of itself, warrant an order for security for costs. Litigation funding is not just for impecunious claimants and is instead regularly used by solvent businesses and investors, who would otherwise be in a position to finance the dispute and meet any order for adverse costs, to manage cash flow and financial risk.
There is no denying that TPF is here to stay and the constant scrutiny / reforms will not prohibit the existence and growth of TPF in ISDS arena.
Investors, states and UNCITRAL therefore need to consider how to strike a balance between the interests of the parties involved. It is undeniable that TPF is an important tool facilitating access to justice in investment arbitration, therefore, reforms arguing for the adaptation of Prohibition or Restriction Models (in addition to penalizing sanctions) provide a limited and narrow ground for TPF to exist and grow. It also obstructs the growth of investment arbitration as a favourable dispute resolution mechanism.
The states' growing concerns that TPF potentially opens up a path for increase of frivolous and speculative claims for political purposes is not based on any definitive data and should not be used as an obstructive tool by the states to limit the rights and interests of the claimants and investors. The underlying principle of access to justice needs to be upheld and considered while attempting to regulate TPF in ISDS.
Rashi Goswami is an intern at Exton, a dispute resolution lawyer and LLM student at Queen Mary University of London (Comparative and International Dispute Resolution)


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Home News The Midwest's First Opportunity to See the new Yamaha Rivage PM7 Digital Audio Console
The Midwest's First Opportunity to See the new Yamaha Rivage PM7 Digital Audio Console
Chicagoland's TC Furlong A/V rental service to host unveiling event April 24 and 25.
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TC Furlong Inc., an audio-visual equipment rental service in Green Oaks, Ill., announces its presentation (and first public showing) of the new Yamaha Rivage PM7 Digital Audio Console Series. Yamaha Systems Application Engineer Kevin Kimmel, Regional District Manager Mike Eiseman, and TC Furlong staff will be on-hand to demo the new PM7 console.
The first event takes place Tues., Apr. 24, 2018, between 5 p.m.-7 p.m for an after-hours event at TC Furlong HQ in Lake Forest, Ill. Registration info can be found here.
The second event takes place Wed., Apr. 25, 2018, between 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. in a downtown Open House at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. Registration info can be found here.
Product background
Yamaha's first professional live sound console, the PM200, was released more than 40 years ago. The PM series has provided fertile ground from which numerous sound reinforcement milestones have grown ever since. Many of those innovations have become benchmarks that professionals depend on to this day. The Rivage PM10 launched a new generation of PM consoles that have already become standards in large-scale live sound applications because of their unequalled sound, operation, functionality, reliability, expandability, and more. Now, Yamaha reports, the Rivage PM7 digital mixing system expands the digital mixing options available for an even broader range of applications.
A Rivage PM7 system is based around the CSD-R7 Digital Mixing Console with built-in signal processing for mixing and effects.
A Rivage PM7 system is based around the CSD-R7 Digital Mixing Console with built-in signal processing for mixing and effects. Other required components are one or more I/O racks for input and output and a dedicated interface card for network connectivity. The Rivage PM7 system's CSD-R7 Digital Mixing Console is the same size as the Rivage PM10 system CS-R10 Control Surface and has the same control layout. With built-in DSP, it offers similarly high standards of operation and workflow efficiency in a relatively compact, portable system.
Learn more about Yamaha digital mixers at www.yamahaproaudio.com.
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Haas go back to basics for German GP
22 July 2019 - 18:28 By Reuters
Romain Grosjean of France driving the Haas F1 Team VF-19 Ferrari with a broken rear tyre during the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 14.
Image: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images
Haas will again run different aerodynamic configurations on their Formula One cars at this weekend's German Grand Prix, as they try to turn around a season that has stalled after a strong start.
The US-owned Formula One team have failed to score a point since Monaco in May - a run of four blanks in a row - and have plunged to ninth out of 10 in the standings at the midway point in the season.
Danish driver Kevin Magnussen took sixth place in Australia in March, when Haas were best of the rest after Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull. They have since failed to turn qualifying speed into race pace, and have struggled to get performance out of the tyres.
Magnussen's car at Hockenheim will have fresh upgrades designed to improve downforce and driveability, while French teammate Romain Grosjean's car will be as it was in Melbourne.
Haas, whose livery remains unchanged despite uncertainty over title sponsor Rich Energy, ran a similar aero split at Silverstone this month.
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"We decided on this exercise to get data and understand better what the difference between the two cars is, good or bad, then we can see where we can make improvements," said team principal Guenther Steiner.
"We weren't sure if the update we introduced in Barcelona was better or not. We're running this again in Hockenheim, which is a different type of track with different temperatures - they'll be a lot higher - and as we all know, we couldn't get a lot of data from the race at Silverstone from either of the cars."
The Haas cars collided on the first lap of the British Grand Prix, suffering punctures and retiring soon after.
"We need to get the understanding of where we are and where we didn't work in the right direction. That's the thing we have to do," said Steiner.
Grosjean said the upgrade introduced in Barcelona in May had felt wrong from the start and he had wanted to revert back even then to the launch package, which had less downforce but more stability.
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CMC's AR-15/10 9mm PCC Single Stage Drop-in Trigger was designed with the highest caliber that one comes to expect from CMC Triggers.
The same CMC Triggers that have become respected for use in AR-15 and AR-10 style rifles can now be successfully installed in PCC rifles without hassle.
The PCC Trigger's hammer dimensions have been modified to facilitate the 9mm platform and ensure success with each pull of the trigger.
The PCC Trigger is available in both "Classic" Curved Bow and our patented "Signature" Flat Bow.
Seriously, there's a pile of great $200ish trigs, so one more? So what. This one looks just like my flat CMC AR trigger that I know and love.
Over priced triggers are going to be the next big PT Barnum-esque snake oil for 2019. A year ago is was "blast deflectors" that were running 100 plus dollars. Once people let Geissele get away with it, the flood gates opened for others to cash in.
Why are we the shooting public putting up with crap triggers all of the time ? Is it that gunmakers hate us?
I say let's boycott gun brands until the put 15 minutes more into the trigger!
Not being an AR builder, I have no idea why a 9mm needs a special trigger, can somebody explain it simply?
The blowback design is harsh on hammers IIRC.
The reason why is typically that there's a "notch" in the hammer for clearance due to the bolt.
If you run a ramped bolt you can run basically any AR trigger you want.
If you notice the ramped area on the bolt causes you not to need special hammers.
The velocity is typically controlled with heavier buffers. Definitely add some weight in the back end, get the bolt weight and so on. They're pretty darn aggressive otherwise. Mine broke a bolt catch so it has $1.50 of quarters in between the bolt and the buffer now.
Overall I will admit I'm a fan of the AR9, it's a great way to do a PCC if you're already into the AR stuff. I put a set screw into my lower and modified my block to bottom feed so all I really have to do now is remove the screw, pull the block, swap the uppers and I'm doing whatever caliber I want.


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Restaurant managers learn, apply and continually improve myriad business skills adaptable to scores of other industries. Sales, marketing, human resources, customer service, shipping and receiving, maintenance, food & beverage preparation and accounting.
• To provide data that would be useful to management in designing and developing training program in the hotel through assessment of service quality of the hotel.
A good hotel manager knows how to delegate, but always keeps a close eye on every aspect of the business - kitchen, service, cleaning, maintenance, front desk etc. - and is always moving, always in touch with staff and guests.
restaurant site, this research will focus on the given location of the hotel and hotel restaurant site. The second part of the strategic marketing planning process deals with matching a restaurant concept with a location or a location with a concept.


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Martim Carvalho Neto (born 14 January 2003) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Benfica B in Liga Portugal 2.

Football career
He made his professional debut for Benfica B on 21 March 2021 in the Liga Portugal 2.

Honours
Benfica
Campeonato Nacional de Juniores: 2021–22
 UEFA Youth League: 2021–22
Under-20 Intercontinental Cup: 2022

References

External links

2003 births
Living people
People from Viana do Castelo
Portuguese footballers
Portugal youth international footballers
Association football midfielders
Liga Portugal 2 players
S.L. Benfica B players
Sportspeople from Viana do Castelo District

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England aim to seal place
Agnece France-Presse . London | Published: 00:00, Nov 14,2019
England players jog during a training session at St George's Park, Burton upon Trent on Wednesday.— Reuters photo
England's plan to celebrate their 1,000th international by qualifying for Euro 2020 in serene style against Montenegro at Wembley today has been ripped up by Gareth Southgate's decision to drop Raheem Sterling.
The Manchester City winger was involved in a physical confrontation with Liverpool defender Joe Gomez at England's training base on Monday as emotions spilled over from the highly-anticipated Premier League clash between the two clubs on Sunday.
Sterling has been the star of a qualifying campaign dominated by off-field issues where the Three Lions have largely let their football do the talking on it.
Bar a shock defeat to the Czech Republic last month, the World Cup semi-finalists have shown why they will be among the favourites to win a first major tournament in 54 years next summer.
Sterling has scored eight of his side's 26 goals in six games as he has blossomed into one of the world's best players for club and country since failing to find his best form at the World Cup 18 months ago.
He has also been a leading figure as England have stood up to the racist abuse suffered by a number of players in Montenegro and Bulgaria.
One of Southgate's strengths since taking charge three years ago has been to foster a unity in the camp, far removed from the club-aligned cliques that hampered the chances of talented England sides of the past.
That now faces its biggest test as the bubbling rivalry between Liverpool and City threatens to spill over.
Southgate's first instinct was reportedly to send Sterling home, but the intervention of senior players, principally Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson, helped ease the feud and the 24-year-old has remained with the squad to train.
'I always have to find the right solution for the group and that's a very difficult line,' said Southgate on Tuesday.
'We have a very good understanding of the way that we have worked over the last couple of years, which has brought us a lot of togetherness that is still there.
'We are a united group. Now we have to turn our focus onto the football. We have a hugely important qualifier to reach a European Championship.'
Sterling has since apologised to Gomez and the rest of the squad.
'I am man enough to admit when emotions got the better of me,' he said in an Instagram post.
'Me and Joe Gomez are good, we both understand it was a five to 10-second thing... it's done, we move forward and not make this bigger than it is.'
Sterling could even return to action as soon as Sunday when Southgate's men travel to Kosovo.
England will hope there is nothing riding on that match for them as a point against the side ranked 61st in the world on Thursday will be enough to guarantee qualification.
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Retriever Apps conducts mobile application development, web development, and cloud based Software as a Service development.
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We offer 2 outdoor Funbrella for birthday party rentals for children ages 3 to 12 years old. Pool birthday parties consist of 2 hours in the rental area for 20 people maximum capacity and unlimited swimming in the pool. During the Summer, parties are offered only on Saturdays and Sundays, either from 1 to 3 p.m. or 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Food and non-alcoholic beverages in plastic containers may be brought in (storage, refrigerator, freezer and/or ice is not available).


As we have seen, there is a rising trend in the installation of both wind and solar PV's that are leading to the need for advanced energy storage systems. At the same time, governments, cities, and municipalities are calling for more stringent energy efficiency standards, mostly in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
As businesses and governments try to improve energy efficiency, they are turning to Building Energy Management Solutions (BEMS). One company providing these services is ICT Solutions that provides smart home, smart office, and city management software that help with advanced monitoring of facilities leading to a reduction in consumption and managing the scheduling of resources using PRT.
According to reports, Advanced Energy Storage Systems in grid storage, transportation, and other industries currently includes CAES, Flow Batteries, lithium ion batteries, PHS, NaS batteries, super capacitors, and more. This market, worth $12.89 billion in 2015, is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 14% to $15.96 billion by 2020 according to Markets and Markets.
Installation of advanced battery energy storage technology is currently in the highest demand in North America while the Asia-Pacific region is increasingly adopting the technology at a rapid rate, with South Korea and China leading the pack. One implementation of this technology in South Korea and China is the building of battery storage plants.
At the heart of these developments is the need for continuous energy solutions, and this will lead to huge growth in thermal energy storage. Businesses across the world are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of energy management solutions in the face of the seeming inevitability of carbon taxes and tax breaks or other advantages for the implementation of these systems.
The following video from Energonix, "The Smart Energy Storage Technology," explains more about advanced energy storage solutions.


Married with 2 sons, Tony has lived in and around the Crewe and Nantwich area all his life. Tony has a BA Law Honours degree from Manchester and qualified as a solicitor in 1988. He has worked at the firm for over 30 years. Heading up our Family Department, he is a member of the Law Society Children Panel and the firms Supervisor for Legally Aided family matters. His interest and passion is to try to secure the best outcomes for children in the Family Law process who are subject to Local Authority intervention.
Tony has vast experience in family law matters and specialises in representing parents or children in the Family Court where the Local Authority have applied for care or supervision orders, emergency protection orders, placement orders or secure accommodation orders.
He also deals with applications for contact to a child in care; applications to discharge a care order, and applications relating to deprivation of a child`s liberty.
Tony also advises parents in the pre-proceedings process.


I'm keeping the straps on the wide side so bra straps hopefully won't be an issue while wearing. Because of where I started the armholes, the tank ended up more of a V-neck type pullover, although that can be changed easily enough. I have some more yarn like this in my stash - I'm thinking I'll make a second style in a different size, just to experiment a bit.
I'm dying to start a new project, but I swear I'm going to finish Green Apples first!
The outside cables separate, then one end twists over the middle end at the neck in an arrowhead shape, coming back to twist again before the top of the shoulder. I should have just enough room to make it happen. Hopefully, though, with enough wiggle room to make this in more than one size. That's the problem with designing something that depends on design elements happening at certain times - at times it makes adjusting for sizes nearly impossible.
The dog run has a wooden floor, which you can see in the picture. Think a minute...a wooden floor in a DOG run. Doesn't make much sense, does it? Besides, it's not much of a "run" - more like a "sit & bark!"
Tomorrow I'll have the front of Green Apples finished - not sure yet if I'll do cables on the back or make it plain. Right now I'm leaning toward a plain back but with a V also and full-fashioned decreases around the armhole & neck.
But sometimes inspiration strikes & you have to go with the flow. Let me introduce you to "Green Apples:"
Bermuda is exactly like this yarn except it came in nicer colors before it was discontinued. :) I'm using a size 11 needle to get the loose stitch look that I want. I'm going to write this pattern up so I'll need a couple of pattern testers along the way. I've had all sorts of ideas about a fancy neckline & intertwining cables, but I think I've settled on cables going up & around the straps while the middle cable splits & goes around the neck. There will also be some waist shaping. I decided that about 4" into the body. After first I was thinking of making it on the loose side, then realized that "shapeless" was not the look I wanted.
The good news is that Doug will be putting in LOTS more shelves for me. In fact, one whole wall will basically become a built-in bookcase just to house all my bits & bobs. In a few days he'll have a week off to take care of some things around here & at the old house so I'll have to put my shelves on the list!
Yesterday I planted my garden - pix of that tomorrow. Luckily it's not too late to get things in, although I did buy larger tomato plants to make sure we'd get a crop this year. I found 3 rhubarb plants which I snatched up greedily. There's nothing better than rhubarb pie. :) My Dad always had some in the garden and it reminds me of him.
I also picked up some flowers for the back - Mexican Evening Primrose, Oriental Lilies, and a couple of other things whose names escape me at the moment. There's a patch in the corner that's been taken over by grasses. I'm going to dig that up & re-plant.


Learning Business as part of your course means that you can gain a firm understanding of the role of business in society and develop knowledge of the principle practical areas; accounting, marketing and human assets by way of a inventive mix of educational study, skills development and sensible coaching. Via vital collaborations throughout disciplines, industries and geographical borders, the College of Business and Economics is advancing data to improve individuals's lives, open up new traces of enquiry and contribute to a better understanding of our world.
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For many years, India has focused its Latin American policy almost exclusively on Brazil. It is time for that to change.
For many years, if you asked the average Indian about Latin America, you would receive either a blank look or perhaps mention of the region's football powerhouses. Likewise for Latin Americans, for whom India was a distant land known for Ayurveda, yoga, and philosophy.
Yet the history is there. Following the Cuban revolution in 1959, for instance, India was one of the few countries to recognize the new regime under Fidel Castro, opening an embassy in Havana the next year. Both countries were members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and shared a similar worldview. Jawaharlal Nehru was among the first world leaders to visit Havana, with the then Indian prime minister making the trip in 1960. In many ways, Cuba was a gateway to Latin America for India.
By the 1990s, India was beginning to attract international notice for its economic growth, and for beginning to open of its markets to foreign investors. Around the same time, Latin America was beginning to sow the seeds for political and economic stability. Brazil, in particular, began to emerge as one of the region's star performers. It was among one of the first countries in the region to conclude bilateral agreements with India and later clubbed together with New Delhi in numerous multilateral forums. In 1997, the Indian government launched its FOCUS LAC (Latin America and Caribbean) strategy, hoping to boost exports to the region.
During the Cold War era, the world tended to look at Latin American countries in the context of the United States, and many countries based their policies towards the region on that perspective. After the 2008 financial crisis, though, the resilience shown by emerging Latin America economies such as Brazil forced a rethink, and Latin America became increasingly viewed as a rising regional and economic power in a multipolar world.
Apart from trade and investment, ties with Latin America have much to offer India, in areas such as energy, knowledge sharing, and cooperation in multilateral forums on issues such as climate change and the environment. Brazil and India are already partnering in forums such as BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India, China), and IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa). New Delhi has also signed preferential trade agreements (PTA) with Chile and MERCOSUR. Yet many Latin American countries (with their huge potential market for services) have not received India's due attention.
A look at India's policy towards Latin America over the years is revealing. While many Latin American heads of state have made India an important priority and have visited India, there has been little reciprocity from New Delhi. With a few exceptions—Brazil, Cuba and Chile—Latin American countries have received minimal high-level attention. Most visits to the region have been for multilateral gatherings, such as the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting summit at Port of Spain in 2009, the IBSA and BRICS summits in Brazil in 2010, the Rio+20 summit in 2012, and the G-20 summit held in Mexico.
The focus on Brazil is perhaps not surprising, given that both countries are major emerging economies and as such partner in multiple forums, with growing diplomatic interdependence. For instance, Brazil and India are backing each other for a permanent seat in a reformed United Nations Security Council. While most countries may have looked at Latin America through a U.S. prism in the past, India seems to look at the region from a Brazilian perspective.
Trade and economic ties with other countries in the region, such as Venezuela—currently India's largest trade partner in the region with trade topping $14 billion in 2012/13—as well as Mexico, Argentina, Peru and Colombia are gradually rising. Nonetheless, New Delhi's emphasis remains resolutely on Brazil.
It is time for that to change. The next Indian government should both act to harness the economic potential of the entire Latin American region, while also leveraging its soft power and strengths in areas like services to bolster its presence within the region.
Tridivesh Singh Maini is associated with the Jindal School of International Affairs, OP Jindal Global University, Sonepat. Sridhar Ramaswamy is a final year Master's student of Foreign Policy, with the Jindal School of International Affairs, OP Jindal Global University, Sonepat.
Under the Modi government, India has almost entirely neglected Latin America and the Caribbean.


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Tampojung Guwa is een bestuurslaag in het regentschap Pamekasan van de provincie Oost-Java, Indonesië. Tampojung Guwa telt 1223 inwoners (volkstelling 2010).

Plaats in Oost-Java


The American Society of International Law's Annual Meeting was a highlight of my final semester at Berkeley Law. The conference brought together practitioners, academics, and students from throughout the United States and around the world to discuss pressing and cutting-edge issues of international law. The breadth of panels, organized by "tracks," provided new insights in my area of interest – human rights, migration, and international criminal law – while giving me the chance to explore new international law topics.
While this was my first ASIL meeting, it seemed to me a particularly interesting year for such a gathering. With the US president's anti-globalism rhetoric, but recent pivots on international engagement, there was much to discuss on the conference theme – "What International Law Values" – and on the value of international law. Panels discussed topics such as the legality of US air strikes on Syria and the targeting of terrorist financial assets, international cooperation on climate issues, and the promise and limitations of the recent New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants. Experts on these thought-provoking panels explained existing doctrine and legal regimes, but also posited outstanding questions and problems without clear-cut answers. For me, these discussions reaffirmed the role of international law in the world today. They also reminded me how truly exciting it is to participate in a field that is ever-evolving and creatively addressing new global social, political, and economic issues.
The ASIL meeting also presented valuable opportunities to connect with other students and young professionals beginning careers in international law and to meet and learn from long-time practitioners. Coffee breaks and receptions allowed ample time to ask questions of panel members and to meet and chat with other conference attendees. The conference was well attended by Boalt Hall alumni, and our very own Prof. Saira Mohamed was one of the organizers this year. It was wonderful to see Berkeley Law so well represented and to have the opportunity to meet fellow Boalties working in international law.
It was an honor to get to represent Berkeley Law's JD program at the ASIL Annual Meeting. I am very grateful to the Miller Institute for making this special opportunity possible. The Miller Institute's generous fellowship gives Berkeley Law students, such as myself, the chance to reconnect with former colleagues, to make new professional connections, and most importantly, to feel part of the international law community. This is a wonderful opportunity for students aspiring to a career in international law.
"Never give up…" these were the concluding words of Benjamin Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials, during the closing session of the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law (ASIL). He reminded the audience that, despite its myriad flaws, international law has made significant accomplishments. Yet much remains to be done, and it is upon all of us to continue the path set by those who dared to change the status quo, even when facing great uncertainty and peril. And so, his concluding words become a mantra not just to international law practitioners and scholars, but to all of us. We all bear the responsibility – and privilege – to create a better world.
But Benjamin Ferencz was not the only distinguished speaker in this year's ASIL meeting. Some notorious panelists included former ICJ Judge Bruno Simma, the celebrated constitutional law scholar Bruce Ackerman, and the prolific historian David Armitage. The range of panels was vast as well. They stretched from a last-minute discussion on the missile strikes against Syria to challenges posed by new technologies – such as artificial intelligence – to humanitarian international law.
Therefore, I can say that attending the 2017 ASIL annual meeting was an extraordinary experience. Not only did I get to learn from some of the world's leading authorities in the field of international law, but also interact with them through questions, and occasional conversations during a plethora of evening receptions organized throughout the conference.
I am very grateful to the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law and to the Advanced Degree Programs Office for allowing me the opportunity to both, attend this year's ASIL annual meeting, and to represent Berkeley as a JSD student. I pledge to take Benjamin Ferencz's advice to never give up wherever the contingencies of life take me; in the practice of law or in academia there is much yet to be done.


I'm horrible person, so I can't let this week slide without mentioning the fact that England are out of the world cup, that they are hosting, and that it is hysterical. (She says, knowing full well that we need to crush it against Italy today to avoid going the same way ourselves). There are a lot of economical ramifications to this that I'm sure are just awful, but still, its England. When something bad happens to English rugby, it increases happiness globally.
Oh deadlines, how I've missed you. Goals. Organisation. CALENDARS.
The week wasn't shaping up to be any different than my first three. The first due date for anything was Friday, but the teaching hours for both modules with assignments were cancelled for the week, because god forbid we deal with an essay and lectures at the same time. But I thought to myself, y'know what'll put the pressure on? Not starting either of them until Thursday night. I've fallen into my leaving cert pattern of "why try for great when I know I can get decent for zero effort?". It's not how I want the masters to go down, but it at least gave me a chance to pretend that there is stress in my life. I whined, I sent snapchats of text-walls, I was pitied, and my attention-starved self has been satiated. For now.
My only deadline left at present is 8 weeks away, photography assignment. The module calls for a collection of photos under the theme "Affordances" , which is one of these fun concepts that can be applied to basically any object ever. This makes for the iMedia class' first inside joke. (The random people you shout "AFFORDANCES" at when they try to pull a push door don't find it so funny). I know I have nice shots of landscapes and animals filed around though, so I want to put together a full portfolio to put on the site. Everytime I open Lightroom to catalogue photos for this however, I get distracted by old pictures and inevitably end up on Instagram. Someday.
Artistic shots of USB connections, because affordances.
I am relatively certain the site building starts this week, provided we're finished playing with green screens and giant lights. I have been given the address of my space on the server, my site currently looks like this. I'm know, you're dying.
I just wanted a reason to use this GIF again.
I'll put a permanent link to it in the side menu when I actually start working on it. Once I get started in Dreamweaver, I'm going to spend an unhealthy amount of time playing with it, but since my knowledge of coding currently amounts to beginners HTML, you can't judge me if I'm thrilled with a list of links on a white page.


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Six homebrews available for intellivision!
Discuss Intellivision, Atari, Colecovision, Nintendo, and More! » The Intellivision Section » The Intellivision Forum » Six homebrews available for intellivision!
Hi Rev, just tried the link but it did not work. I got an error message.
Actually just go to thee home page it's the top story.
revolutionika wrote: Actually just go to thee home page it's the top story.
That's what I did to see the story. Thanks!
The story is the first one you'll see.
Yeah sorry I somehow screwed the link up!
Hey its upto nine available at the moment.
And it now looks as though there are some copies of Space Patrol left that will be seeing release.
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At HubSpot, we view our diversity initiatives as business-critical. We're committed to making HubSpot more inclusive as we scale and grow – both because we know diverse teams perform better, but also because we believe it's the right thing to do for our customers, partners, community, and values as an organization. To continue strengthening that commitment, we're pleased to announce that HubSpot has welcomed Jabes Rojas as Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging.
We're excited to announce that Anne-Catrin Sallaba, a versatile leader with more than fifteen years of management experience in EMEA, will join HubSpot as Senior Manager, Customer Success in the DACH region. Based in HubSpot's Berlin office, Anne-Catrin will be responsible for leading the team towards continued success in customer happiness, working closely with the company's EMEA headquarters in Dublin.
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claimin hype, im gettin right and Nigas hate the status.
i've never ever heard a beat I can't Randy Savage.
started from the basement... So why we in the attic?
maybe we some addicts, your love's asthmatic..
I love it when you in the bed, working that maGIC!
I know we got problems, so lets move past it..
no turn around.. back it up.. like that ss did!
You know I'm just playin, you already know these actions..
so baby can we live it up, until we in our caskets?
Don't go and be phony, like the ones who be actin..
look in each other's eyes... tell me, can you feel the passion??
I used to try to sneak these looks.. starin at her as* and..
Baby, you a dime.. tryna find the way AT IT..
If I-ever-sign (Iverson). they might think it was the PRACTICE..
but baby its you.. its true.. how low that *ss gets.
you liein with a bull (Liabilities).. who be likin all your assets..
Equity to get with me. Aint even seen the half yet.
And I aint even done.. I aint even at the half yet..
I'm in outer space. ya my mind reach the vastest..
choppin up your crew.. mutinies up at Krastor's!
I'm freeing all your chains so that you can **** the masters!
don't let them seize your fate.. you just gotta be faster!
tryna hold you back.. while you tryna move past them..
Don't need a fking genie, to be the next Aladdin!
No need to show your pain.. don't just sit in bed saddened..
Till the time it pays - off.
Here to **** **** up.
Life's a trip aint it?
Cause I can see myself there.
Gun play, drugs, **** and discriminate……tion.
I studied more and observed a new culture.
Not even knowing this family was my narrative teen story.
Danced till my body couldn't stand it.
I danced in the light and were steps away from my own shadows.
A self-judgment clinging to aura.
A child crying who felt unloved.
A beings dependent on promises from Ones outside self.
A breath that aligns inside grace.
A moment where ones heart expands with love.
hip-hop is you, me, him and her, and because of this masterpiece is a dancer inside of me.
I didn't need to tell hip-hop I loved her.
I gave her all my love with this dance.
while I'm busy in your Ma's room strippin off her knickers!
if Forest Whitaker fell in the woods would he make a sound?
bunch of bedwetters tryin' to do a Man's job, forget it.
you're used to the hard *****!
now you're layin' face first cause you ****** with the best/worst!
more to come, next will be the true story of me drifting out to sea many years ago!.
all because, she sought to regale "mum."


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MPAA statement on USTR's IP work plan with Honduras to reduce signal piracy
WASHINGTON – The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced today a new Intellectual Property Work Plan with the Government of Honduras. The work plan addresses key IP issues, including the retransmission of unauthorized satellite signals, often referred to as signal piracy. The work plan also promotes regulatory compliance by cable operators. The following is a statement from MPAA Chairman and CEO Senator Chris Dodd:
"We'd like to express our gratitude to Ambassador Froman and the USTR team for undertaking this important dialogue aimed at protecting creative rights. We're also grateful for the regional leadership of the Government of Honduras for their willingness to tackle the persistent and recurring problem of signal piracy. International frameworks that include strong IP provisions are a major priority for the American film and television industry because they promote jobs and economic growth. We hope this work plan can serve as a model for future cooperation throughout Latin America."


What's the Most You'd Pay for a Pizza? How About Thousands?
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Did your favorite pizza at your go-to pizza parlor go up in price recently? It isn't surprising when that happens, as the biggest sector of the economy to see price hikes is the food industry, so as they pay for more ingredients, there is little choice but to charge more. It might make you feel better to know that there are people out there who are paying a small fortune (or large fortune, in some cases) for an extravagant pizza that really pushes the boundaries. Here are a few examples just in case you are interested in shelling out a few hundred dollars, or even thousands.
1. $250– Maze, London: At this Gordon Ramsey eatery, it isn't just that the pizza has buffalo mozzarella, white truffle pasta, Italian onion puree, pancetta and a host of other pricey ingredients, it is that the chef provides tableside service giving you the opportunity to have as little or as much fresh shaved white truffle on it as you like which can push the price over the $250 mark but still a deal compared to others on this list, and you haven't seen the high ones yet!
2. $1,000 – Nino Bellisima, NYC: This 12" pizza has two lobster tails and six types of caviar.
3. $2,000 – Industry Kitchen, NYC: This pizza sports Caspian Sea Osetra caviar, foie gras and truffles from France, white stilton cheese from England, and 24-karat gold leaves.
4. $4,200- Domenico Crolla Restaurant, Glasgow– Named after James Bond, the "Pizza Royale 007" is topped with champagne-soaked caviar, cognac-marinated lobster, and 24-carat gold dust.
5. $8,200 – Favitta's Family Pizzeria, New York: Their "Pizza for Lovers" isn't expensive because of the ingredients actually—it's pricey because of what comes with it. This is the perfect pizza for popping the question because it comes with a diamond ring and bottle of Dom Perignon. The actual price depends on the size of the diamond.
6. $12,000 – Luis XIII, Salerno, Italy: Wow, right? And don't forget to add the cost to get to Italy! This amazing creation takes a whopping 72 hours to craft because of a special dough that must rest properly. The pizza is topped with 3 types of caviar, bufala mozzarella, lobster from Cilento and Norway, and hand-picked Australian sea salt. There's one catch– you'll need somewhere for the three Italian chefs to come, to as you can only get this made in your own home.
We might be tooting our own horn a bit by saying this, but here at Pie In The Sky Pizza, we are confident you'll be happy with our pizza without spending your kids' college fund to do it. Our freshly made pizza dough may not take 72 hours to make or contain actual gold, but it has pleased our customers for 30 years. Come on in and watch the pizza being tossed, and while you won't find diamonds or caviar on or with your pizza, we are pretty sure you'll love the experience!


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Biker subculture may refer to:

 Motorcycling subculture, chiefly British English
 Outlaw motorcycle clubs in US English
 Bicycle culture

See also
 Biker (disambiguation)


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SUBJECT :Energy and Agriculture
At G20 India must reinvent the art of following self-interest
India has declared at the highest level that it will follow the sustainable development agenda in the forthcoming G-20 meeting at the historic and beautiful town of Antalya (Turkey). Given the slow growth phase in the world since 2012, three objectives are important: stability for reform, improving global and national architecture for the deepening of financial markets for inclusive growth and the links of these two with trade policy.
The G-20 leaders have decided to have a separate Ministerial for the energy sector because the relatively easy position makes 'energy for all' a serious proposition. India is a chronically POL (petroleum, oil & lubricants) short economy. Its recent closeness with Israel has placed some strain on its traditional petroleum supplies. Iran has also reportedly decided to go slow on its oil supply commitments after India's vote against it in the IAEA. India has at the highest levels recently made overtures to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The global energy position is comfortable at present but India has enduring concerns here and will take active interest in the G-20 initiatives as a part of its long-term self-interest. It will also have to pursue the completion of the nuclear fuel cycle as a long-term goal. At the G20 India will carry forward the main thrust on developing its decadal old stance on nuclear power.
The argument that the policy systems of the eighties in India were designed to establish a cosy relationship between the capitalists and the establishment was factually incorrect. South Korea was one of the earlier countries to have recognised this and this writer's description of this episode sponsored at the highest level in both countries and encouraged by Korean policymaker Hak Chung Suh, Secretary of their powerful state planning agency, became a part of the literature on strategic policymaking and reform. The fact that it was broad-based and had a paradigm behind it, as shown by Lance Taylor and Robert Wade in1992, was to power India's stance at institutions like the G20. India's proactive stance in CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) was built on trade, investment and freer flows of resources as also technological cooperation, but now it has to have a new strategic vision for example on the mega trans Pacific pact.
When it is energy, water and sustainable development, it shows with its technical work and experience, the need to think dynamically since growth produces quantum breaks and is not more of the same. India at the G20 must constantly reinvent the art of following its own interests and championing the future growth lobby of the poor as two sides of the same coin.
As India entered the G8 meetings after the 'perfect storm', its concerns were to stabilise its growth process and Doha was a part of that concern. India was in 2009-10 one of the two global economies growing at 7 per cent plus and at an 8 per cent rate in 2010-11. Its growth has moderated since but it is still one of the fastest growing economies. Given the global economy, it knows that the process is fragile. India's strategic perspective was on measured and flexible responses to global shocks and a substantial emphasis on factor productivity and investment in infrastructure, in getting on to a high rate. Strategic perspectives since earlier reform had been emphasised. It is not accidental that India's Finance Minister says that attempts at coordinating current account deficits are important and competitive devaluations must be avoided. Governor Raghuram Rajan has again raised this as an objective.
The present agricultural growth rate of a little over 3 per cent is incapable of sustaining India's high economy level growth. The spurt in food demand which should be expected at its income levels, now above $3,000 per capita on the PPP terms, the limited success of its water management programmes, hostility by globally networked NGOs to newer seeds and pesticides and the shortage of land now staring the country in its face have all made the problem more urgent and the country is facing food inflation. India increasingly demands both grain and non-grain food and agriculture. Its agricultural demands are growing faster than any measured high agricultural growth rate anywhere over a period of time.
It is a big importer of pulses and edible oils. While most countries are being mildly protectionist in the stimulus period to protect domestic jobs and output, India slashed tariffs and subsidised agricultural imports. It is clearly in its interest that the rich countries and others from whom it imports do not follow distortionary policies. Economists interested in agriculture have argued for mild tariffs on agricultural imports to protect agricultural incomes and for incentives for domestic production but the government's concerns on food inflation in the country's roaring economy do not permit such nuanced policies.
On agriculture it can be expected to pitch for reform of the global system. The emphasis on energy and food security at the BRICS meeting is not just verbiage. As this author showed at length in the CIGI L20 volume these are going to be India's concerns on the high table.
Permanent interests don't change radically and India will push the stand it has developed since Cancun, Doha and more recently. It will increasingly agree to place non-tariff interventions in the negotiation basket, like limits on the interventions of its large parastatals in domestic agricultural markets, as it was willing to do at the Special Committee on Agriculture even earlier. However, it will probably not give up the stance that public support to infrastructure development, including markets, communication and agro-processing investments, and for development of agricultural technology, should not be counted for AMS. India is going through a renaissance of newer forms of organisation for its agriculture, agro processing and rural infrastructure like self help groups, producer companies of farmers and cooperatives. Many develop strategic alliances with corporate and public agencies. The newer strategies its agricultural policymakers have developed here are largely in the public-private partnership mould, but these would require hand-holding by the State. Global negotiations will have to support these initiatives seen important for widespread agricultural and rural development. This would be the 'livelihood concern'. India can be expected to mesh its growth and development concerns with enlightened rules of regional cooperation in Asia and with Asia elsewhere.
— The writer, a noted economist, is a former Vice-Chancellor of JNU
Source: The Tribune, Chandigarh