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Q: Google Maps Datums - Australia Does anyone know where I can find out what Datum version Google maps is using?
If it is using GDA94, is it possible to force GDA2020 via the API?
https://www.propertyandlandtitles.vic.gov.au/surveying/geodetic-survey/geocentric-datum-of-australia
http://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/positioning-navigation/geodesy/datums-projections/gda2020
https://www.icsm.gov.au/gda2020

A: per the documentation: Google uses the World Geodetic System WGS84 standard

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*Latitude and longitude values, which reference a point on the world uniquely. (Google uses the World Geodetic System WGS84 standard.)


Henry Park, a Korean American, works for a spy agency and collects information on immigrant Koreans. Throughout the book, he works toward comfort with his Korean and American identities. He is aware that he speaks impeccable English and is slowly finding Korean difficult to understand. His next mission is to collect information on John Kwang, a local politician, also Korean American, who seems to be capable of uniting the various immigrant communities in New York City.
I thought the book was wonderful. One problem I had was that I didn't understand a plot twist when it occurred. I don't want to explain because it would ruin the book, but I thought it could have been explained in a more revealing and less confusing way. However, Lee's prose is impeccable. It makes me a bit jealous. Here is a man who, I'm assuming, grew up in a bilingual household with broken English spoken around him, but he writes in English better than I ever could. I have high respect for that.
I see this book as becoming one of the most respected pieces of American literature to come out of the 1990s. America is really becoming a nation full of immigrant literature, and I think this is the next big genre of American lit: serious American works on the roles and identities of immigrants in America. We are no longer a nation of white people reading works by white people.


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Fake Irish Covid certs being sold on dark web for €350
The digital certificates are likely functional and are being sold to people who want to travel abroad without vaccinations. Photo: Niall Carson/PA
A prolific Irish drug dealer is selling fake Covid vaccine certificates on the dark web for as much as €350 each.
The Irish Times has reported that the digital certificates are likely functional and are being sold to people who want to travel abroad on holidays but do not want to be vaccinated.
The seller is one of a number of people advertising what are purporting to be Irish vaccine certificates on dark web marketplaces.
Fake negative PCR tests and fake documents stating the holder has recently recovered from Covid-19 are also available on other sites.
Gardaí said they are consulting with health officials on how to respond. The Department of Health said it is working with other EU countries to put in a system to revoke or invalidate fraudulent certificates at short notice.
A Garda spokesman told The Irish Times that use of a fraudulent certificate is an offence under the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.
Offenders may also be guilty of a separate, recently introduced, offence of using a fake Covid cert, which carries a maximum €2,000 fine.
According to gardaí and health officials, there have been no reported instances of anyone being caught using a fake certificate in Ireland to date. "An Garda Síochána continues to appeal to all citizens to comply with public health guidelines and regulations in order to continue to save lives," the Garda said.
Public urged to walk out if businesses do not ask...
"Member states and the [European] Commission are working at national and European level on improving invalidation and revocation systems, to be able to react to any such cases quickly," a Department of Health spokeswoman said.
The seller advertising fake Irish certificates for €350 operates on a well known dark web marketplace for illicit items, which can only be accessed using specialist software.
The price includes a digital certificate containing a custom QR code, which will display the buyer's name when scanned.
It also includes a realistic-looking, printed HSE vaccination card. "Full Irish vaccine passport, not recorded on database," customers are told, meaning the code could not easily be cancelled by health authorities.
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Just a quick drop in to say the Windsor chairs are finished and in our etsy shop.
I call them double dipped, some might consider them colorblocked, in ivory, gray and gold. Our first chairs. I think they are lovely.
It started here with some good ol' Frog Tape. Love that stuff. I use it quite often and never have paint bleeding problems. See our etsy shop for the other Frog Tape projects, like cork boards/pinboards. I know I've been bad and haven't been showing our smaller projects-just putting 'em right in our shop. Sometimes it feels good to be bad. And sometimes I say really stupid things.
That's a look at what we're up to now with the sample tray. And no, that's not bird poop on the bottom. We're dabbling in spray paint while we can get outside in this beautiful, almost fall weather. Greg is really excited. Obviously.
I can't stop picking up armloads of spray paint with all their awesome colors. I got this owl at Target for $2.50ish-he was black but now a deep purple. Now I hoard hardware, furniture and spray paint. Great.
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Cashews are prized among nuts for their unique, sweet, buttery flavor with a soft crunch. We source raw cashews with starchy meat, soft crunch and light, creamy nut flavor for our Whole Raw Cashews.
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Basic prep
Oven roast and enjoy as a snack or an ingredient in trail mixes
Toast or boil to create nut butter or vegan condiments
Cook into stir-fry dishes or bake into stuffing and casseroles
Whole Raw Cashews must be cooked or toasted before being eaten.
Store in a dry, cool place.
Cashews (contains tree nuts).
Cashews are the seeds of the cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale), a small flowering tree believed to be native to Brazil. What we know as cashew nuts are actually seeds that grow in a kidney- or c-shaped drupe (called the "receptacle") that grows out of the blossom end of cashew apples, the fleshy, bell-pepper-shaped fruit of the cashew tree. The drupe forms on tree and then, as it matures, the cashew apple forms in between the receptacle and the rest of the plant. Cashew apples are also considered a prized foodstuff by some cultures, but they are highly perishable-often going from ripe to rotten in a single day. The cashew nuts themselves are a much more widely eaten food since, once properly shelled, they are shelf-stable for a much longer time.
The receptacles in which the nuts grow have two tough shells containing a protective layer of an irritating, acidic liquid which is sometimes collected for medicinal uses. Collecting the nuts requires considerable care and usually involves roasting them while still in the receptacle to drive off the cashew nut shell liquid and to make the shells brittle and more easy to remove.
The Portuguese are given credit for spreading the cultivation of cashews. In fact, the English word for the nut "cashew" is an Anglicized pronounciation of "caju," the word the Portuguese adopted from "acaju" the word used by the Tupi people native to the areas of Brazil where cashews were first collected and eaten.
In the 16th century Portuguese explorers introduced cashew trees from Brazil to other Portuguese colonies in tropical regions such as India and Africa. Cashews are, of course, not just delicious but also highly nutritious so they quickly became a staple food crop there and they continue to be widely cultivated today. Like many nuts, cashews are a great source of protein, but they are also a great source of minerals especially magnesium. They're rich in monounsaturated fats, fiber and antioxidant vitamins.
Cashew nuts are popular both as snacks eaten out of hand or added as an ingredient in recipes. As with many nuts, a gentle roasting prior to eating enhances the appreciation of their flavor. Cashews contain more starch than other nuts which makes them better capable to thicken soups, stews, custards and other liquids in which they are cooked.
These Whole Raw Cashews are prime examples of the nut. Their creamy texture and rich, buttery flavor are great additions to sweet and savory dishes alike, or eaten just as they are. Since they are not roasted or salted, they have a slightly softer texture and are a great choice for use as an ingredient in recipes.
Cashew Cream Cheese
Vegans will love this recipe for the creaminess and tangy, rich flavor. But to the uninitiated raw cashews is the secret to replacing cream cheese everyday. Shmear some on a bagel and no one will be the wiser.
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A recently revealed Apple patent filing shows how the company might put an iPhone-like interface on an iPod Nano-size player.
The iPhone isn't even here yet, but a newly revealed patent filing could shed light on Apple's next move.
The filing--which we noticed on Unwired View directed by Crunchgear--shows what an iPod Nano would look like with a touch screen on the back of the player. The touch screen interface looks quite a bit like the iPhone, with a QWERTY keyboard and phone pad dialer as options that can be brought to the surface, suggesting that the next iPhone might be smaller and thinner than the current plan.
Apple patent filings (check out the headache-inducing wording used by patent authors here) don't necessarily reflect eventual products, but often provide a decent glimpse of what Apple is kicking around Cupertino, since the company sure doesn't say much. Phone-related patents have cropped up several times in the recent past, with speculation about a coming soon to an Apple store near you.


Vintage picture poster geographical wall chart, map, Mediterranean countries. Item: k0521 a rollable geographical wall chart depicting a map of the Mediterranean countries. Used as teaching material in German schools. Colorful print on paper reinforced with canvas. Height: 64.17inches width: 105.12inches. All offered wall charts are in a good original condition. They have been utilised and therefore show age-related traces of usage. Some wall charts have been laminated partly with glue stripes. During storage the wall charts are partly fissured, stained and some sometimes smell. The wall chart´s crossbar (either metal or wooden) could be damaged or dented. Further visible defects like e. Water spots, hand-written marking etc. Are separately mentioned in the article description (see also the picture).
The item "Vintage picture poster geographical wall chart, map, Mediterranean countries" is in sale since Tuesday, December 11, 2018. This item is in the category "Antiques\Maps, Atlases & Globes\Africa Maps". The seller is "artfour" and is located in Berghülen.


The Pre-CanSkate program is a non-parented program designed for children 3 to 4 years of age, who have never skated before or who are not yet confident on the ice.
If you have a child older than 5 and wanting to learn how to skate, enrol them in the Pre-CanSkate class to start.
Once skaters have met the program requirements for Pre-CanSkate, they enter the CanSkate program. Skaters will learn in an energetic, fun environment using skating aids and toys with the goal of having fun.
Starts October 1, 2018 to December 20, 2018.
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A rare treat on British television - a sitcom centred round three female characters who were the only regulars in a comedy that concentrated on sibling rivalry, class distinction and a very annoying next-door neighbour. Birds of a Feather became an almost overnight success and stayed on primetime television for 9 years. The two main leads, Pauline Quirk and Linda Robson had been real-life friends since primary school, attended theatre school together and made their professional debuts in the 1970 movie Junket 89. As a teenager Quirk hosted three children's TV series: You Must Be Joking (1975), Pauline's Quirkes (1976) and Pauline's People (1978-79), the latter of which also featured Linda Robson. In 1982, the friends found themselves cast Shine on Harvey Moon, a successful comedy-drama series on the trials and tribulations of a London family in the immediate post-war years. Written by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, it was the writers first significant hit, and eventually led to them forming their own company, Alomo Productions. Birds of a Feather was the first series to appear under Alomo's banner.
Sharon Theodopolopoudos (Quirk) and her sister Tracey Stubbs (Robson) have taken different life paths. Sharon lives in a dilapidated Edmonton council flat in a high rise block with her shiftless waster of a husband Chris. The only time they communicate is when they hurl insults at each other, and this is almost constantly. Tracey, on the other hand, is married to successful business man Darryl and appears to have an idealic lifestyle. Together, Shaz and Daz have a son, Garth, who goes to public school, while they enjoy living in a house which they have named Dalentrace, complete with indoor sauna and swimming pool in the real-life Essex suburb of Chigwell, the 'millionaire row' for footballers, business men and the nouveau riche. However, the two sisters are suddenly and unexpectedly thrown together when their spouses are arrested for pulling an armed robbery together. For Sharon, Chris's part in the heist comes as no surprise. But for Tracey, the shock leaves her (in her own words) "totally gob-smacked!" Seeing an opportunity to move decidedly upmarket by moving in to Dalentrace, Sharon graciously puts aside her differences with Tracey, in order to offer support in her sister's hour of need. The move is expected to be temporary, whilst Daryll's lawyer goes to work on getting the case against the two villians dropped, but becomes permanent when each of them are sent down for 12 years. In the midst of Sharon and Tracey's new sibling relationship, enters Tracey's nosey next door neighbour, Dorien. Aware of what has happened to Daryll, and always on the look-out for a juicy bit of gossip, Dorien, a snobbish, middle-aged, sex-obsessed (as long as it's not with her husband, Marcus), social climber, breezes in and out of Dalentrace as if it was her second home, and mocks Sharon about her weight and lack of social graces, whilst Sharon teases Dorien about her lifestyle and age. This relationship gradually gives way to a begrudging friendship. While the early episodes concerned itself more with the plight of the two sisters and how they deal with their husbands' misdemeanours as well as their new, manless enforced lifestyle, the later seasons are more about the relationship of the three women.
Although the series was written for Quirk and Robson, Lesley Joseph, playing up her character's stereotypical Jewishness, became a surprise star in her own right, putting in some cracking performances as the sex-starved, self-obsessed, cheating, manipulating, Dorien. A classic British sitcom character in every sense. Sharon and Tracey (even down to their names) came to symbolise the pejorative stereotype, labelled somewhat harshly at times as 'Essex girl:' Brash, uninhibited women who had escaped working class backgrounds and were driven by materialistic possessions. A profile that became the source of numerous crude jokes in the so-called politically correct late 1980s and mid 1990s. Nonetheless, Birds of a Feather proved to be a huge success for all concerned and although the series finished in 1998 after eight seasons and numerous specials, Linda Robson confirmed in 2010 that a script has been written for a stage show, which all three actresses are keen to be involved with, but that this would depend on the availability of Pauline Quirke, who had just been contracted to Emmerdale for 6 months. Quirke herself announced that a touring version of Birds of a Feather would start in spring 2012.
Following a successful tour the scripts for a new series was delivered to the BBC but they were only interested in making a one-off special. The producers turned them down and took the scripts to ITV and fifteen years after the original series finished the original cast returned with eight new episodes being broadcast from 2 January 2014. Pauline Quirke said that although the intention was to do only one series, she would not rule out doing further episodes if the scripts were right and the fans and viewers wanted more of the series. The opening episode attracted nearly eight million viewers, giving ITV its highest rated comedy since Barbara in 2000 and as a result three series were made as well as a Christmas Special in 2017.
Published on November 30th, 2018. Written by Laurence Marcus for Television Heaven.
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In a 21st century where the British sitcom is at a low in both brilliance and output, Gavin & Stacey is one of the very few that proved...
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An inept broadcaster whose inflated sense of celebrity drives him to treachery and shameless self-promotion.


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This year the Children in the Church Community Conference focuses on 'change'.
The conference aims to explore how change can come about by looking at real-life examples of people who have sought to implement change that will make their churches places where children can more effectively grow in faith and use their gifts in God's service.
They are promising no easy solutions, just the chance to share in the highs and lows of trying to change the way we do things for the benefit of children.
Deep Impact is the National Training conference for all those involved in Youthwork.
It is for those who are volunteers, or paid employees; for those working for local authorities, local churches and agencies; for those with heaps of experience or just starting out.
Deep Impact provides both practical and Biblical input from skilled youth practitioners and theologians; to equip you with the knowledge, tools, skills and connections, that will enable you to reach teenagers in Scotland with the love of Christ.
We're delighted to announce that there will be a brand new stream added to the Seminar Programme which will have a sole focus on Children's Work – This will be run by experience Children's Work Practitioners and in partnership with the Children and Church ACTS Group!
Deep Impact is a training conference for youthworkers over 18. However we recognise that some youthworkers are mentoring apprentice leaders, following Biblical examples like Paul and Timothy. If you are mentoring a 16 or 17 year old specifically to become a youthworker, then they may accompany you. Only one apprentice leader per adult mentor delegate. Apprentice leaders are the responsibility of their adult mentor with whom they share accommodation. There is space on your booking form to also book in your apprentice leader.
The conference is being organised by Scottish Christian Youth Work Forum (SCYWF); who desire to continue the brilliant work of previous years; and build on Deep Impact's well deserved reputation for high quality and innovative training.
If interested in exhibiting at Deep Impact the cost is £140 for a standard space plus delegate fee.
On Wednesday I led a session for a group of ministers from the United Reformed Church in Scotland. We were exploring what the church could learn from younger people and from youth work methods.
Young people fail. A lot. It's part of learning.
They try something, get it wrong, then learn from that and try again.
Can you imagine a toddler giving up on walking because it fell over a couple of times? No, of course not. Failing isn't always a bad thing. And failure is almost always relative.
Failure is a judgement made according to the parameters that have been set. But how realistic are those parameters?
No-one gets up and walks first time. Well except that guy that came through the roof, but you know what I mean. It takes practice. Not doing it perfectly first time wouldn't be failure. Repetition is important in learning.
Part of the 'boredom' comes from a limited range of options.
Most of us don't have any experience of a range of churches. Most people have been in their church for a long time. Their experience of variety is when a new minister comes, or someone publishes a new hymnbook.
Our 'box' or 'jar' is just as real as the fleas'. It's hard to think outside that box when you have only ever been in it.
One of the great things about our work with children is that it encourages creativity and imagination and exploration. Loads of churches do holiday clubs where for a whole week kids come for a morning or afternoon and explore a topic through games, songs, art, crafts, drama and story.
Can you imagine doing that with the grown ups?
If you can't, why not? Don't adults like those things?
When we are babies we need a lot of looking after. The whole household is focused on the needs of one little person. As we grow we become more independent, more self sufficient. And that is as it should be.
But we all have needs. And our needs are not all the same.
Youth work is, at it's best, needs led. It considers the social, emotional, spiritual and physical needs of each young person and tries to address those needs through activities and opportunities which will enable that young person to develop to their full potential.
We do that by offering choice. There are many ways to explore a topic. Just think about that holiday club… all those ways to learn about one topic.
When was the last time you were offered a choice in worship on a Sunday morning?
I believe that churches have become self-selecting communities and that self-selection has nothing to do with faith. It has everything to do with style.
Style is about how something appears. It's about content and format and who is involved and who is not and how it smells and feels and tastes and sounds and looks like.
It is also about seeing yourself in that place. Someone mentioned that a new minister had come to a church they were working with. The minister is a mother with two small children. All of a sudden there are 20 young families coming to church who didn't come before. Why? Because they can see themselves in that church.
If I like electronica or metal or house or classical music would I see myself in your church? If I'm a skater or a goth or a 40 year old geek or a mum or a student would I see myself in your church?
I do. I really do. We have watched our children drift away from church and we have done nothing but wring our hands. And I'm talking about myself too.
I don't think we need to change Sunday morning worship. It works for that self-selecting group that come. Why should we take that away from them?
What we do need to do is to give people permission to get on with doing other things at other times. Our job as ministers is not to provide everything. Youth work is all about enabling. Sometimes the best way to do that is the easiest. Just say 'yes'.
Variety is good. It's healthy. At home our extended family rarely all sit in one room. When we do it usually ends in disaster. Why? Because we all have different needs, likes and tolerances.
What are the values of your church community?
It's a broad value base. But is there any reason it shouldn't be your church communities value base too?
Shouldn't we respect each other? Value equality? Engage in learning through our whole lives? Respect others who are different from us? Isn't that what loving your neighbour is? And why do we feel the need to tell people what they should think or what the answer is? Don't we trust God to work in some one's life?
Shouldn't we be working together to build the kingdom of God? Doesn't that mean that everyone should have a say? That everyone should play a part?
I'm going to use it often.
I think this is what the church, particularly the United Reformed Church, needs to be.
We don't need (or want) to be mega-churches. We don't need (or want) to be parish churches.
We do need (and want) to be small, passionate communities.
Young people form small passionate communities all the time. They often form around issues and then disappear with the problem. They are often about getting something done, solving a problem, making a point or raising an issue.
These small passionate communities aren't static. They change and grow. They involve different groups, make partnerships and co-operatives. They are active not passive.
Remember that small passionate communities change the world.
We have a story. That story is one of small passionate communities and their journey with God.
Children love stories. Young people love stories, even if they pretend they have grown out of all that. Adults love stories.
How will we tell our story? And can we please stop explaining what it means to people? Do you explain a bedtime story to your kids? Of course not. But they will want to hear that same story over and over and over again.
So they can see themselves in it. So they can imagine what it feels like and smells like and tastes like and sounds like and looks like.
If we don't tell our story how can people imagine themselves into it?
Good question. And one that I'm not going to answer. Because you can work it out for yourself. You can imagine yourself in this story or take it and imagine it in your place.


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Harvey Weinstein's lawyers slam 23-year sentence as 'total unfairness'
By Tyler McCarthy | Fox News
Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines for March 11
The district attorney in Harvey Weinstein's case is pleased with the disgraced movie mogul's sentence, but the movie mogul's attorneys are calling it "unfair."
Weinstein, who has been accused of violating scores of women, was convicted last month of raping a woman in a New York City hotel room in 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex on another woman at his apartment in 2006. He faced a maximum of 29 years in prison but was given 23.
"The judge sent a message today," Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. told reporters outside the courtroom shortly after Justice James Burke issued his sentence. "The judge took it seriously."
He echoed those sentiments in a press release issued shortly after leaving the courthouse.
HARVEY WEINSTEIN WROTE JENNIFER ANISTON 'SHOULD BE KILLED' IN EMAIL, UNSEALED COURT DOCS SHOW
"We thank the court for imposing a sentence that puts sexual predators and abusive partners in all segments of society on notice," Vance said. "We thank the survivors for their remarkable statements today and indescribable courage over the last two years. Harvey Weinstein deployed nothing less than an army of spies to keep them silent. But they refused to be silent, and they were heard. Their words took down a predator and put him behind bars, and gave hope to survivors of sexual violence all across the world."
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr, gave a brief statement to reporters outside the courtroom after Harvey Weinstein's sentencing. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
After the sentencing, Weinstein's attorneys Donna Rotunno and Damon Cheronis spoke about the judge's decision, blaming him and the media for essentially convicting Weinstein in the court of public opinion despite the actual case they made in his defense.
"Judge Burke was already prepared to say and do exactly what he did, no matter what we said today," Rotunno told reporters outside the courthouse.
She further chastised Burke's "total unfairness" and "complete lack of acknowledgment of what the facts in this case actually showed."
Rotunno noted that the defense's efforts to show that these women had relationships with Weinstein after the crimes were committed has left Harvey "confused."
"Harvey is very confused. I think he's very sad, I think he had relationships with women that are different from the way they now characterize him," she said.
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Rotunno continued: "We don't know what happened in those rooms but what we do know is all of the circumstances that surrounded it and I will never be able to reconcile that."
She noted that she believes the behavior of the women after the crimes took place did not seem on par with how average rape survivors react.
Cheronis pulled no punches in his characterization of the sentence, saying the trial was unfair to Weinstein from the get-go.
"He wasn't treated fairly at all. Let's just call it what it is, not by the judge, not by the jury, not by a lot of you," he told reporters. "That's what we're talking about. We're not talking about anything else other than whether there was reasonable doubt in this case and, to say there wasn't based on the case we laid out, is ridiculous."
Both women that Weinstein was convicted of assaulting — a once-aspiring actress and a former TV and film production assistant — spoke in court Wednesday before Judge Burke announced the sentence, confronting Weinstein again after their testimony helped seal his conviction at the landmark #MeToo trial.
Attorney Gloria Allred said she was pleased with the sentencing of Harvey Weinstein. (Photo/Richard Drew)
One of the women's attorneys, Gloria Allred, spoke after Weinstein's attorneys. She approached reporters holding a piece of paper that had Weinstein's sentence on it "20 + 3."
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"This is what justice looks like," she began. "After compelling arguments by the prosecution and after arguments by the defense. And, most importantly, after heartfelt victim impact statements."
She noted that, although it was four years shy of the maximum sentence, she and her clients are pleased with the amount of time Weinstein will spend behind bars. She also commented on the notion that Weinstein is confused by the verdict.
"Well, maybe he's confused. I don't know if he's speaking for all men. I don't know that he'd have a vote from all men to be their messenger, but I will say this," she explained. "If you are a sexual predator and you are confused, all you have to do is remember this. 20+3 years. And part of the consideration in handing down a sentence by a court to a person convicted of felonies is to consider the deterrent effect. So for all those who are still preying on women, who want to engage in the high risk harming women and thinking you'll get away with it… that gamble is likely not to pay off for you anymore. And if you're a high profile figure, don't expect anything but equal justice."
None of Allred's clients chose to speak after the sentencing. However, a group of women known as The Silence Breakers, many of whom previously accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct, issued a statement on the sentence shortly after it was handed down.
Harvey Weinstein arrives to court for the start of jury selection in his sexual assault trial Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
"Harvey Weinstein's legacy will always be that he's a convicted rapist. He is going to jail – but no amount of jail time will repair the lives he ruined, the careers he destroyed, or the damage he has caused," the statement reads. "The Silence Breaker community was founded on solidarity, support, and compassion. The New York trial has ended, but the Silence Breakers will persist in our crusade for cultural change, justice and to have our voices heard."
Tyler McCarthy covers entertainment at Foxnews.com.


Whale Pass residents voted to become a second class city in an election that is wrapping up. The small community has about 50 residents on northern Prince of Wales Island. And as Angela Denning reports, most of the voters have shown strong support for the change.
It was a mail-in election and ballots had to be postmarked by January 3. While there could still be a few ballots coming in most of them have been counted. Unofficial results show about 80 percent of voters support incorporating Whale Pass.
The new second class city will encompass about 26 square miles of land and water. The new municipality will have one paid employee, a city clerk and will be governed by a seven-member city council which voters also chose during the election.
"I think it will bring organization to the community and it will help increase revenue," said Daryel Donaldson, one of the candidates voted onto the council. He's lived in Whale Pass for 17 years and would like to see it grow.
Second class cities are not obligated by law to provide any particular service but supporters like Donaldson hope that's just what Whale Pass will do. The town had a non-profit community association but Donaldson says the services it provided were limited and relied on volunteers.
"I think as an incorporated community we can go a little bit further with those services," he said.
But not all voters supported Whale Pass moving to a city-status. Resident, Sharon Hillis, voted against it.
Hillis believes in the election process and her home was a local drop-off point for ballots. But she says she doesn't think incorporation will bring in funding from grants and the State like some residents think it will.
"With the State being in such difficult financial times [I think] that they will discontinue some if not all of the money they give to cities because they're already cutting important services like state troopers and education and I can't see where giving money to a second class city is going to remain a priority," she said.
And she worries taxes will come into play to help pay for the city.
Hillis and her husband have lived in Whale Pass for nearly 30 years. They moved there so he could build roads for logging which was active back then. She says the community has changed a lot in that time, most of the original families are gone.
The community relies on small airplane service for supplies and mail. It's connected to the Prince of Wales Island road system but it's a long drive from some of the larger towns on the island.
Donaldson believes Whale Pass will retain its small, remote charm, even as a city.
The election results are scheduled to be certified around January 19. When that's done, Whale Pass will become the 116th second class city in Alaska.


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LifeStyles Condoms Proclaims Smart Is Sexy
by Larissa Faw , December 27, 2016
Mainstream portrayals of sex and sexuality can be clichéd.
Now, LifeStyles Condoms is introducing the "Smart is Sexy" campaign that at first glance, appears to support outdated concepts surrounding sexiness. Upon closer look, it suggests that sexy is more about intelligence, confidence, ambition, and open-mindedness.
Globally conceptualized by Germany-based +KNAUSS Agency and executed in the U.S. by the AMP Agency, the campaign kicked off simultaneously in the U.S., Brazil and Australia, with China and Europe debuting in early 2017. The effort includes digital, social and out-of-home executions.
The videos were specifically designed to be skip-able YouTube pre-roll ads and work with the Silent Autoplay Function in the Facebook timeline.
One ad, for instance, shows a beautiful girl rolling around on the floor and playing with a cat that first says "honestly, I find a guy with a big 'bleep' sexy" to reveal that the beeped word is actually personality. The clip has attracted more than 38,000 views.
"The inspiration for 'Smart is Sexy' came directly from our key demographic, the millennial consumer," stated Jeyan Heper, president/GM, sexual wellness global business unit, Ansell.
"In various focus groups, millennials explained to us that self-confidence and sexiness are directly linked, and young adults need to 'smarten up' by recognizing that sexiness does not only come from superficial beauty, physical exposure or sexual performance, but from feeling self-confident and sexy about yourself as you are," Heper added.
In addition to traditional channels, the U.S. campaigns features this unique interactive vending machine activation that prompts users to answer five questions about sexual health in order to receive a free condom sample. Questions range from stats on STIs and contraception to the history of condoms.
The machine first debuted as a pop-up in New York City's Washington Square Park on November 18 before moving to NYC's Webster Hall before traveling to various locations including city-centers, nightclubs and bars, and colleges and universities.
In February, parent company Ansell updated the LifeStyles brand with new packaging, Web site, and new products. This redesign was initiated to build excitement surrounding safe sex, highlight pleasure enhancing product attributes, and appeal to the brand's key millennial demographic with a bold new look, they say.
Ansell reports sales growth of its sexual wellness brands that include LifeStyles and Skyn Condoms are up 8% thanks to strong growth in emerging markets, particularly China. However, Ansell did recently announce it has retained Goldman Sachs to assist in the review of "options" for this business segment.
Ansell divides its products into four main divisions: medical, industrial, single use and sexual wellness.
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Staying true to the declaration made by their new album's title 'It's All About The Melody', trance music's notable duo Aly & Fila have released the second single from their sixth longer player project. With driving basslines, soaring melodies, and pinching atmospheric feel that transcends Irish singer/songwriter Deirdre McLaughlin's vocal part into a celestial wonder, 'Gravity' sizzles with a sentiment that is guaranteed to captivate audiences from the front to the back of any dancefloor!
Following on from the reveal of the first single from the album – 'It's All About The Melody' – Aly & Fila waste no time giving fans a real taste of what is to come from their sixth, and most musically ambition, artist album to date. As energetic as it is emotive, 'Gravity' is more than your standard trance club record.
Laced with big builds, awe-inspiration anticipation, it's everything you'd expect from Aly & Fila but more. The melodic structure of this second single is grandiose and being the first vocal release from the Egyptian duo's new album, fans are treated to a single that is as comfortable on the dancefloor as it is on the airwaves.
"One of our aims with this album is to showcase the musical areas we believe trance music can go. There's a musical quality to trance that has the ability to lift any dancefloor. You see it with techno DJ's playing trance records in their sets, or big room DJ's dropping euphoric-trance styled records, it's an omnipresent sound that everyone can connect with. We simply want to magnify that feeling and bring that energy to the listener" says Aly & Fila.
In a career that has already seen a handful of albums, on top of countless chart scaling single releases with anthems like 'You & I', 'Unbreakable' and 'Breathe Us To Life' in their back catalogue, on top of some pretty jaw dropping performances at festivals from Ultra Music Festival, Dance Valley and Tomorrowland to playing homecoming shows at The Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, or more recently hosting their Heracleion Festival on the Red Sea in Egypt with special guests Sasha, Cosmic Gate, Âme, John '00' Fleming and Artbat. It's fair to say theFuture Sound of Egypt label bosses are making global statements that are drawing both praise and visibility from a legion of fans around the world. Not surprising when their pedigree of releases is as powerful as their latest album single – 'Gravity' featuring Deirdre McLaughlin.
'Gravity' is out now via Future Sounds of Egypt.


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Brandon is a missionary to Mozambique with Overland Missions and a long-time Eleven22'er. In fact, it was at an Eleven22 service that Brandon gave his life to Jesus. Immediately after, he began to serve at the church, joined a Bible study, and signed up for his first mission trip, which was to Panama in 2011. The Panama trip led to three more trips with Eleven22, including a return to Panama and later to Brazil and Uganda.
In 2013, Brandon signed up for Overland Missions' Advanced Mission Training Program (AMT) attended from August to November of 2014 at Overland's Rapid 14 base in Zambia, Africa. After four seasons of serving as an expedition leader with Overland, he transitioned to his current, long-term role in Mozambique, Africa. Moving there in April of 2018, he helped lay groundwork for future team growth and expansion.
It is Brandon's heart to see the church equipped, to see them walk in the fullness of Christ as His ambassadors and to see Mozambique transformed by the power of His love!


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KJ Hall following his dad Kalin's footsteps but running his own path at BYU
By Jeff Call Nov 7, 2017, 5:25pm MST
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BYU's KJ Hall collides with East Carolina's Davondre Robinson during game in Greenville, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Karl B DeBlaker, FR7226 AP
Kalin Hall pushes away from Chico Nelson. Ravell Call, Deseret News
BYU running back KJ Hall breaks free for a big gain against San Jose State in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017. Ravell Call, Deseret News
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BYU running back KJ Hall carries the ball against East Carolina in Greenville, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Robert W. Grover
Hopefully we can add KJ to the mix. I have a better feeling about him than last week. – BYU head coach Kalani Sitake
PROVO — Former BYU running back Kalin Hall starred at Valley High School in Las Vegas before he became a Cougar in the early 1990s.
So, naturally, he's looking forward to watching his son, KJ, play in his hometown Friday (8:30 p.m., MST, ESPN2) when BYU visits UNLV.
Trouble is, KJ, a sophomore walk-on, is once again dealing with an injury and his status for Friday's game is unknown. After rushing 10 times for 112 yards and a touchdown in the first half against San Jose State on Oct. 28, KJ was sidelined for last week's 20-13 loss at Fresno State.
"It's a rough deal. He got hurt the second game of the year, the first 10 plays," Kalin said of KJ. "He was out six weeks and comes back, has a really good game and gets hurt again. It's a little frustrating."
Coach Kalani Sitake is optimistic about KJ's return.
"Hopefully we can add KJ to the mix," he said. "I have a better feeling about him than last week."
When KJ's healthy, he's proven to be an impressive playmaker for the Cougars, as a ball carrier and as a pass-catcher.
The Halls own the distinction of being the only father-son duo to record 100-yard rushing games at BYU.
And, of course, KJ looks and plays an awful lot like his dad. Kalin can't help but notice the similarities in their running styles.
"With the lateral quickness stuff, yeah," Kalin said. "He's instinctive and I was an instinctive runner. He's a cut-back guy and I was a cut-back guy. He's quite a bit faster than I was. I was 15 pounds heavier. He's a lot more explosive. The little bit he's played, he's looked fast and athletic. I thought he's looked really good."
Kalin was listed at 5-foot-8, 195 pounds when he was a Cougar while KJ is listed at 5-9, 175 pounds.
"I get a lot of those comments about how I look like my dad," KJ said, smiling. "I see a lot of the same type of plays that we make on the field. I see the similarities. It obviously comes from him coaching me the way that he did and the way I'm built. We're the same."
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KJ honors his dad by wearing the same jersey Kalin wore at BYU — No. 24.
Kalin, who rushed for 1,309 yards and 13 touchdowns for the Cougars in 1992-93, has coached KJ since he was a young boy and he's passed along his knowledge — in addition to some very good genes.
"I would like to say that I'm just a sounding board but ultimately I'm a coach, too. I played the game and he plays my position," Kalin said. "I'm always giving my personal opinions. He's an adult. He takes things when he deems that he needs to. He's a good kid. He listens to a lot of things I tell him. He's a hard worker and a grinder. Ultimately, he's the type of kid you want on your team because he'll run through a wall and work to get better. I'm proud of him."
KJ doesn't mind dealing with being the son of a former BYU star.
"There's a good balance of being a legacy player and making your own footsteps. I have the same number as my dad but that doesn't necessarily mean I'm trying to be just like him," KJ said. "My dad has told me if I'm not better than him then what have I accomplished? I have really big shoes to fill but at the same time, I've got to make my own path. I'm honored to be spoken of in the same breath as him because of what he did here, how he established himself and the type of man my father is. It's a blessing."
Kalin didn't inundate KJ with his college game film when KJ was a kid.
"He didn't watch any of my film until he was a senior in high school," Kalin said. "I coached him up and showed him some things. I showed him Barry Sanders film and guys that I idolized. Outside of that, I didn't have him look at my stuff much."
"He had a couple of tapes that he had around the house that we'd find and watch and replay them," said KJ, who played at Maple Mountain High in Spanish Fork. "If we ever needed to be humbled, he'd pull his tapes out for sure. He was just a mentor and coach our whole lives. He didn't really talk about what he did here at BYU."
Kalin said KJ isn't one to get overwhelmed by the pressure of playing the same position, at the same school, as he did.
"He's a really cerebral person by nature. He's a quiet kid and analytical thinker," Kalin said. "I don't think that's come across his head and concerns himself with those things. He just wants to build his own legacy and do things his way."
For now, Kalin is hoping KJ is healthy enough to get carries Friday against UNLV and for the final three games of the season.
"The more touches he gets when he's healthy, he'll show folks what he can really do," Kalin said. "He has a lot of skill set that he hasn't shown as of yet but he's got to stay healthy and get a little stronger."
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These are the top 15 UK universities according to the Times Higher Education 2020 rankings
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020 includes nearly 1,400 universities across 92 countries, based on performance indicators which measure performance across teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.
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These are the top 15 universities in the UK, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020.
5. University of Edinburgh - 30
The University of Edinburgh took the 30th spot.
6. London School of Economics and Political Science - 27
The London School of Economics and Political Science came joint 27th, ranking alongside Carnegie Mellon University in the United States.
7. Kings College London - 36
Kings College London also ranked in the top 50, taking joint 36th place, alongside the University of Tokyo.
8. University of Manchester - 55
The University of Manchester ranks as number 55 in the list.
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Merton Council's highways team is continuing to work around the clock to keep the gullies clear of debris as sewers have become overwhelmed with unusually heavy rainfall.
Merton Council will keep the borough moving as 41 new state-of-the-art cameras are switched on to monitor the area's roads and keep people safe.
New cameras will be installed across the borough next month as the council moves a step closer to enforcing moving traffic offences using automatic number plate recognition (ANPR).


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Petit: I regret not joining Manchester United. Now France has no leader.
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Petit spent 5 seasons in England and both Arsenal and Chelsea left him, despite his 1998 - year - old Wengers team winning the championship, but he had a chance to win more trophies at Old Trafford. Yes, I could have played for Manchester United. Im really sorry that I didnt do that. I could play football with Giggs and Scholes. They are all super players. Petit wrote on Reddit. I have a crush on Liverpool, especially now, I like Klose, and I want to play football with him. He is incredible. Speaking of the world cup, Petit admitted that the French team was too young: we have potential, but I think its too early. We can expect to enter the semi-finals, but there are several teams that are better than us. Because they have souls in the team, and we are not in that spirit. The source of this article is App, a responsible editor of wanton football: Liu, _NS4812. Petit spent 5 seasons in England and both Arsenal and Chelsea left him, despite his 1998 - year - old Wengers team winning the championship, but he had a chance to win more trophies at Old Trafford. Yes, I could have played for Manchester United. Im really sorry that I didnt do that. I could play football with Giggs and Scholes. They are all super players. Petit wrote on Reddit. I have a crush on Liverpool, especially now, I like Klose, and I want to play football with him. He is incredible. Speaking of the world cup, Petit admitted that the French team was too young: we have potential, but I think its too early. We can expect to enter the semi-finals, but there are several teams that are better than us. Because they have souls in the team, and we are not in that spirit.


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Maggart: When the well runs dry
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America's western states are headed for a crisis and how it will all end is hard to guess.
The coming crisis can be explained with simple math. According to data from the Colorado River District, Mother Nature deposits an average of about 14 million acre feet of water into the Colorado River basin each. Each year we remove roughly 16 to 17 million acre feet through human consumption and evaporation. That figure will only increase in future years as populations continue to grow.
Drought years, such as those in the early aughts, can significantly decrease inflows into the basin, exacerbating the problem further. From 2000 to 2004, the Colorado River basin averaged just nine-and-a-half million acre feet of natural inflows annually.
The reservoirs that western states rely upon for reliable water supplies have helped bridge the gaps during dry years, but those resources are being depleted, as well. Each year the water line at the massive Lake Mead reservoir drops by about 12 feet, even in non-drought years. It does not take a hydrologist to see that this dynamic is unsustainable.
Simply put, demand is outpacing supply.
Unless there is some sort of systemic change in the way we consume water as a society or some drastic, and consistent, increase in the amount of water the earth deposits in the Rockies, we will eventually reach a crisis point. The question then becomes a matter of timing. How long will our reservoirs provide us with reserves?
It should be noted that even after our reservoirs have been depleted, the western United States will still receive some 14 million acre feet of water annually through snow and rainfall. But what will become of the communities whose existence depends on steady supplies of water? What will happen to the family farmers and ranchers who rely on the Colorado River to sustain their way of life and the traditions that have defined their families for generations? What happens when the major players, the big money entities, begin competing against one another for a static supply of water in the face of ever-increasing demand?
Under the Colorado River Compact, signed in 1922, each of the seven states in the Colorado River basin is entitled to a portion of water from the Colorado River. Colorado is entitled to the second highest allotment at around 3.8 million acre feet. California receives the largest share at around 4.4 million acre feet and Arizona comes in third at around 2.8 million acre feet.
Now consider the golden rule. No, not the one Jesus gave to his disciples, rather the one created by cartoonist Brant Parker for his comic strip the Wizard of Id. "Whoever has the gold makes the rules!" California is the world's fifth largest economy with a gross domestic product totaling nearly $2.5 trillion. Its economy is larger than the economies of the other six states in the River Compact, and Mexico, combined.
The gross domestic product of Los Angeles alone, at about $1 trillion, is larger than the combined economies of the other six states: Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada and Arizona, which totals around $900 billion. The population of the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area is roughly equivalent to the combined population of those six other states.
What will happen in the western states when we finally reach that crisis point? How will Los Angeles, or Phoenix for that matter, deal with a systemic deficit of water? Will they send armies of lawyers to secure every last drop they can, regardless of impacts on other states? Will they seek to develop a new compact? Moreover what is the fair share that should be allotted to each of the states considering the vast changes in demographics and economics that have occurred over the last 96 years?
I have no answers to these questions. But I know that sooner, rather than later, every citizen of the Rocky Mountain west will need to ask one question: What happens when the well runs dry?
Sky-Hi News reporter Lance Maggart can be reached at lmaggart@skyhinews.com.


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Mu Arae e, également désignée HD 160691 e et nommée Sancho, est une exoplanète en orbite autour de l'étoile , située à environ   du Soleil, dans la constellation de l'Autel. Cette étoile est une naine jaune très semblable au Soleil, quoiqu'un peu plus grande et deux fois plus lumineuse, avec une métallicité double de celle du Soleil. Quatre planètes ont été détectées autour de cette étoile par la méthode des vitesses radiales :

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Home » Why Script to Dispense Conversion will take Centre Stage in 2023
With the US economy teetering on a recession, sales and marketing budgets are expected to take a hit among businesses across sectors. The pharmaceutical industry is no exception.
When any organisation looks to slash its budget, the old adage about acquiring new customers costing five times as much as retaining existing customers becomes an alluring data point. For decades, advertising expenditures have been trending downward as a percentage of drugmakers' overall revenues, from 6.1% in 1979 to 2.8% in 2018. In 2023, expect manufacturers to further shift their focus away from acquiring new patient prescriptions to retaining existing customers.
The notion of making fewer mistakes with your existing business practices, rather than expanding your footprint, might seem overly conservative for a robust industry. But against the backdrop of current global events, a conservative approach makes sense.
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Digital transformation key to organizations' survival
13 April, 2016 – The digital age is moving at a fast pace that it is fundamentally transforming the way organizations operate, be it in the private or the public sector, according to Deloitte's latest report entitled "The changing role of people management in the digital age." This trend is requiring organizations to develop new ways of thinking about service delivery that influences the way operating models are designed, hence the profound effects on the functions of the Human Resources (HR) departments in these organizations and their role in identifying new approaches to managing people.
"Digital has been a driving force of change across industries, and the transformation is accelerating. One can measure the pace of digital disruption in months while it takes years for an organization and its people to fully embrace such fundamental changes in the way they operate," said Emmanuel Durou, Partner and Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Leader at Deloitte in the Middle East. "Change management is by far the most enduring bottleneck to digital transformation. While technology adoption continues to be top of mind in all matters digital, we advocate that fundamental changes in leadership and talent attributes are far more critical to successfully embarking on the digital journey."
According to Deloitte's research, 56% of organizations in the Middle East are still considering the shift towards digital, but they have not implemented any tangible initiatives and actions geared towards the actual shift. This includes designing mobile applications, end-to-end user experience and other new disciplines for HR combining design thinking with apps, video, social and mobile technologies. Digital HR represents a new platform for improving the employee and candidate experience.
HR management's concerns will soon be revolving about the changing nature of the organization and employees becoming increasingly digital and influenced by several disruptive themes. HR needs to be more pre-emptive with regard to digital transformation as it plays an important role in shaping the organization's digital identity. It is a challenge and a real complexity to plan future capabilities of a workforce in the digital economy. Another challenge is the ability to integrate the right people into a dynamic organizational context and help existing employees and leaders gain new digital competencies to be able to drive transformation.
The three main areas that HR management needs to acquire or strengthen its role in and that are directly related to the success of the digital transformation journey are:
- Re-structuring the organization to enable the digital transformation
- Embracing the digital talent life-cycle
- Empowering digital leadership
"Evidently, digital is impacting every industry and every organization. That said, managing the digital transformation will affect which organizations will survive and which will not in the era of the digitization rush," commented Joana Abou Jaoude, Senior manager in Human Capital Consulting, at Deloitte in the Middle East.
To view the full report please go to: http://bit.ly/1VLMTj0
Nadine El Hassan
Middle East Public Relations Leader
Deloitte & Touche (M.E.)
Tel: +961 (0) 1 748444
Fax: +961 (0) 1 748999
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Deloitte provides audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries. With a globally connected network of member firms in more than 150 countries, Deloitte brings world-class capabilities and high-quality service to clients, delivering the insights they need to address their most complex business challenges. Deloitte has in the region of 200,000 professionals, all committed to becoming the standard of excellence.
Deloitte's professionals are unified by a collaborative culture that fosters integrity, outstanding value to markets and clients, commitment to each other, and strength from cultural diversity. They enjoy an environment of continuous learning, challenging experiences, and enriching career opportunities. Deloitte's professionals are dedicated to strengthening corporate responsibility, building public trust, and making a positive impact in their communities.
About Deloitte & Touche (M.E.):
Deloitte & Touche (M.E.) is a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) and is the first Arab professional services firm established in the Middle East region with uninterrupted presence since 1926.
Deloitte is among the region's leading professional services firms, providing audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services through 26 offices in 15 countries with around 3,000 partners, directors and staff. It is a Tier 1 Tax advisor in the GCC region since 2010 (according to the International Tax Review World Tax Rankings). It has received numerous awards in the last few years which include Best Employer in the Middle East, best consulting firm, and the Middle East Training & Development Excellence Award by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
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FTC must impose maximum fine and ensure Google's YouTube business practices obey children's privacy law, say groups
Google's unprecedented violation requires an unprecedented FTC response and a 20-year consent decree to ensure Alphabet Inc. acts responsibly when it comes to serving children and parents; Google executives should also be held accountable.
The Honorable Joseph Simons The Honorable Noah Phillips
Chairman Commissioner
Federal Trade Commission Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20580 Washington, DC 20580
The Honorable Rohit Chopra The Honorable Rebecca Slaughter
Commissioner Commissioner
The Honorable Christine Wilson
Dear Chairman Simons, Commissioner Phillips, Commissioner Chopra, Commissioner Slaughter, and Commissioner Wilson:
The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) and Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) have been encouraged by recent media reports that the Federal Trade Commission is preparing to take action against Google and YouTube for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). CCFC and CDD, represented by the Institute for Public Representation at Georgetown Law (IPR), are the organizations responsible for drafting the Request to Investigate Google and YouTube filed with the FTC on April 9, 2018. Previously, IPR filed on behalf of CCFC and CDD Requests to Investigate YouTube's promotion of unfair and deceptive influencer marketing to children (October 21, 2016) and unfair and deceptive marketing practices on YouTube Kids (April 7, and November 24, 2015).
As you are aware, YouTube has profited enormously by hosting channels and videos of nursery rhymes, unboxing videos, popular cartoons, and other content specifically designed for children on the main YouTube platform. But instead of getting the verifiable parental consent required before collecting children's personal information, Google claims that YouTube is not for children under thirteen, and therefore, no consent is required. This defense is outlandish given that YouTube is the number one online destination for kids.
In short, Google has profited by violating the law and the privacy of tens of millions of children. For this reason, the FTC must sanction Google at a scale commensurate with the company's unprecedented and unparalleled violations of COPPA. As we pointed out in our Request to Investigate, the maximum civil penalties should be imposed because:
Google had actual knowledge of both the large number of child-directed channels on YouTube and the large numbers of children using YouTube. Yet, Google collected personal information from nearly 25 million children in the U.S over a period of years, and used this data to engage in very sophisticated digital marketing techniques. Google's wrongdoing allowed it to profit in two different ways: Google has not only made a vast amount of money by using children's personal information as part of its ad networks to target advertising, but has also profited from advertising revenues from ads on its YouTube channels that are watched by children. [April 9, 2018 Request to Investigate at 26-27 (footnotes omitted)].
Moreover, any consent order must mandate meaningful changes to YouTube's business practices. For example, all child-directed content should be placed on a separate platform where targeted advertising, commercial data collection, links to other sites or content, and autoplay are prohibited. Google must also live up to its Terms of Service – which stipulate YouTube is only for persons thirteen and older – by removing all kids' content from the main YouTube platform. By ensuring such changes, the Commission will do a tremendous service to America's families seeking to provide a healthy media environment for their children, while sending a clear message to all online and mobile operators that no one is above the law.
Google's disregard of children's welfare is demonstrated not only by the evidence in our complaints, but by numerous reports of violent, sexual and other inappropriate content available to children on both YouTube Kids and on the main YouTube platform. Moreover, the company refused to turn off recommendations on videos featuring young children in leotards and bathing suits even after researchers demonstrated YouTube's algorithm was recommending these videos to pedophiles. These ongoing and serious issues require that the FTC take strong action. We believe that Google should repay America's families by creating a truly safe space for kids and fostering the production of quality non-commercial children's programming.
Attached you will find a list of recommended penalties and conditions to be included in a final consent order. We would be happy to meet with you to discuss our proposed remedies in greater detail. Thank you.
Jeffrey Chester
Center for Digital Democracy
Josh Golin
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood
Angela J. Campbell
Institute for Public Representation
Georgetown Law
Encl.: Proposed Consent Order Penalties and Conditions
Proposed Consent Order Penalties and Conditions
The FTC should seek a 20-year consent decree which includes the following forms of relief:
Injunctive relief
Destroy all data collected from children under 13, in all forms in Google's possession, including inferences drawn from this data, custody, or control of YouTube and all of Alphabet's subsidiaries engaged in online data collection or commercial uses (e.g. advertising), including, but not limited to, Google Ads, Google Marketing Platform and their predecessors.
Immediately stop collecting data from any user known to be under age 13, and any user that a reasonable person would likely believe to be under age 13, including, but not limited to, persons that are viewing any channel or video primarily directed to children, persons who have been identified for targeted ads based on being under 13 or any proxy for under 13 (e.g., grade in school, interest in toys, etc.), or any other factors.
Identify, as of the date of this consent order, as well as on an ongoing basis, any users under age 13, and prohibit them from accessing content on YouTube. Prohibit users under age 13 from accessing content on YouTube Kids unless and until YouTube has provided detailed notice to parents, obtained parental consent, and complied with all of the other requirements of COPPA and this consent order.
Remove all channels in the Parenting and Family lineup, as well as any other YouTube channels and videos directed at children, from YouTube. YouTube may make such channels and videos available on a platform specifically intended for children (e.g. YouTube Kids) only after qualified human reviewers have reviewed the content and determined that the programming comply with all of the policies for YouTube's child-directed platform, which must include, but are not limited to:
No data collection for commercial purposes. Any data collected for "internal purposes" must be clearly identified as to what is being collected, for what purpose, and who has access to the data. It may not be sold to any third parties.
No links out to other sites or online services.
No recommendations or autoplay.
No targeted marketing.
No product or brand integration, including influencer marketing.
Require Google to fund independent organizations to undertake educational campaigns to help children and parents understand the true nature of Google's data-driven digital marketing systems and its potential impacts on children's wellbeing and privacy.
Require Google to publicly admit (in advertising and in other ways) that it has violated the law and warn parents that no one under 13 should use YouTube.
Record keeping and monitoring provisions
Google must submit to an annual audit by a qualified, independent auditor to ensure that Google is complying with all aspects of the consent decree.
The auditor must submit their report to the FTC. The FTC shall provide reports to Congress about the findings. All of the annual audits must be publicly available without redaction on the Commission's website within 30 days of receipt.
Google may not launch any new child-directed service until the new service has been reviewed and approved by an independent panel of experts – including child development and privacy experts – to be appointed by the FTC.
Google must retain, and make available to the FTC on request, documentation of its compliance with the consent decree.
Civil penalties and other monetary relief
Google will pay the maximum possible civil penalties – $42,530 per violation. Whether violations are counted per child or per day, the total amount of the penalty must be sufficiently high to deter Google and YouTube from any further violations of COPPA.
Google to establish a $100 million fund to be used to support the production of noncommercial, high-quality, and diverse content for children. Decisions about who receives this money must be insulated from influence by Google.
In addition, we ask the FTC to consider using its authority under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act to require Google and YouTube to disgorge ill-gotten gains, and to impose separate civil penalties on the management personnel at Google and YouTube who knowingly allowed these COPPA violations to occur.
letter_to_ftc_on_youtube_6-25.pdf, statements_from_ccfc_cdd_and_iprfin.pdf, sen._markey_letter_to_ftc_youtube_coppa_2019.pdf


Adecco is currently assisting a local client in their search to fill an exciting Sr. Financial Analyst role in Windsor, CT.
This position will to the GM of the Crouse-Hinds Airport Lighting Products, working with financial personnel at various locations. The candidate will be required to complete a variety of accounting functions with a primary focus on reporting the businesses financial results and position accurately and timely. Additionally, the position requires management of the capital authorization and expenditure process, accounts payable and receivable oversight, Business forecasting, reporting and variance analysis, as well as cost accounting. Extensive knowledge of US GAAP, an understanding of international business, and use of SAP, Hyperion/HFM, and Encore are requirements.
1. Identify and resolve financial accounting issues. This includes the ability to assess when an issue should be raised to the Controller. In addition, a continuous focus on process improvement is expected.
2. Help to ensure the accurate and timely consolidation and reporting of financial results and position each month end.
3. Prepare, review and analyze financial forecasts and operating budgets.
4. Monitor fixed asset accounting and Capital Expenditure process. Present real-time analysis and summaries directly to Senior Management within ALP.
5. Manage Product Costing for new and legacy products. Ensure accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of process.
6. Implement and monitor controls, process improvement, and procedure development and enforcement on an ongoing basis, in conjunction with the Controller.
9. Prepare assigned monthly journal entries, and special entries as required by the BU Controller.
10. Prepare and Publish Daily, weekly and monthly financial reporting for internal and divisional requirements on time and accurately.
12. Complete ad hoc accounting assignments as requested, often complex and confidential in nature.
13. Support additional finance workload and responsibilities as a result of business transition project.


Thanks veaul group bring me a stunning prom dress, I will back here for next party. I have to say dress with affordable price, but with high cost-effective. I purchased it at 5 Jan, Only 5 days I got it. Fast delivery.


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To serve the formation of faithful and effective episcopal leadership throughout the Communion
Bishop Samson Mwaluda
Bishop Samson Mwaluda is a retired bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Taita Taveta, Kenya. He served the diocese as her first Diocesan Bishop for 23 years. Samson and his wife Agatha have all along served as a team and strongly believe in the great strength for effective Episcopal ministry when bishops are able to team up with their wives.
Samson studied Economics and Religious studies in Nairobi University, Kenya. He studied for his second degree, in Theology at Oak Hill College, England. After serving for 10 years as a bishop, Samson studied for his Doctorate in Ministry at Trinity School for Ministry, Ambridge, USA.
Following his retirement in August 2016, Samson accepted GAFCON Primates' invitation for him to serve as Director of GAFCON Bishops Training Institute. He has teamed up with his wife Agatha together with dedicated BTI Executive Assistants; first Paul and Cathy Sampson and currently Dick and Caroline Seed, in the effort of "Equipping Today's Bishops for effective ministry and mission."
Contact: bti.administrator@gafcon.org
During the meeting of Gafcon Primates in Nairobi on 18th April 2016, it was resolved that Gafcon will give a high priority to the training of bishops, especially newly consecrated bishops so that godly bishops are being raised up to enable a reformed and renewed Anglican future with Bible at its heart.
The aim of Gafcon BTI is to strengthen biblical faith for episcopal leadership, ministry and mission.
BTI held its first Bishops training conference in Limuru, Kenya in October 2016 with 26 bishops from 5 different countries. Following this highly successful inaugural conference, there have been two more conferences, the second in May 2017 and the third one in November 2017.
The dominant theme of the conferences has been "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)" to underline the fact that
bishops learned from one another as well as from a panel of international speakers.
A total of 80 newly bishops have attended these three conferences mainly from countries in Africa but also including participants from the USA, Brazil and from South East Asia.
The fourth training conference is scheduled for 1-10 October 2018 and for the first time bishops' wives are also invited.
In order to widen the breadth of the BTI network, we are looking into the possibility of planning future conferences in South America and in South East Asia. Bishops form around the Communion who have been consecrated in the past five years are welcome to apply and by contacting the Director, Bishop Samson Mwaluda at [email protected]
The BTI network is made up of alumni who keep in contact with each other by social media for prayer and information sharing.
October 2018 BTI 4 Report - click here
May 2019 BTI 5 Report - click here
If you would like to give specifically to the work of the Bishops Training Institute, please select one of the options below:
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LOS ANGELES, California – Opened in 2012, Grand Park is a 12-acre oasis of lawns, courtyards, fountains and plazas located in the heart of Los Angeles County. The new park is host to music, performances and entertainment year-round, under the auspices of The Music Center, one of the world's largest premier arts destinations. Performances can be held in a number of Grand Park's multi-use stages, spaces and lawns, thanks to a unique system of "media hydrants" connected by fiber optic cable and a HARMAN Soundcraft Vi1 digital live sound console that can be quickly moved into place to any location where it's needed.
Matt Saltzman, Grand Park's event manager, noted that the entire park is wired with fiber optic cable, buried underground and running to media hydrants located throughout the park that are linked to the main control room. The media hydrants provide digital audio and video connections via a Riedel light pipe data network and are terminated with Cat 5e for audio, video and control. The media hydrants are embedded in concrete and the connectors face outward horizontally for durability and waterproofing. The units are locked with a steel gate when not in use.
With its compact footprint, the Vi1 is relatively easy to move from place to place—and it's easy to connect the Vi1 to the audio system using a Soundcraft Compact Stagebox. The Vi1 connects to the Compact Stagebox using a single Cat 5e cable, and the output from the Stagebox is then plugged into a media hydrant via Cat 5e. Saltzman notes that this arrangement eliminates the need for anywhere from 15 to 30 XLR cables. In some instances, Saltzman doesn't even have to move the board—he or one of his staff will use an iPad to control front of house mixing from a remote location.
The Vi1's built-in processing, reverb, compression and comprehensive EQ and effects eliminate the need for outboard effects racks, further adding to the mobility of the setup. Saltzman notes that all the Vi1 draws very little power, as much as a laptop. "All we need at front of house is literally a single power strip," he said.


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SUM – Mobile Cohort is a fully accredited education institution offered right here at the City Church.
SUM Mobile is a cohort of the SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary based in Oakland, California.
SUM offers a video-conference classroom setting as well as opportunities to attend classes online. You can pursue a bachelor's degree in Biblical Studies, Pastoral Ministry, Church Planting, Global Missions, and much more.
If you are a graduate student, take advantage of our Masters degree programs to further your education. You can receive your MA in Christian Leadership, Biblical Studies, or get your Master of Divinity!
For more information about course offerings, financial aid, and accreditation, please visit the SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary website.


Athens is the capital and the largest city of Greece. It is one of the world's oldest cities and has numerous historical monuments and sites. Athens is a much admired city as it is the center of learning, art, philosophy and literature. Tourists from all around the world come here just to experience the charm and splendor the city has to offer.
Vacations in this city can really be very thrilling if you have planned a very organized schedule. Athens is the oldest city in Europe you would easily find various Car Rentals here which would take you on various tours all around the city.
Car Rentals in Athens Renting a car is a very good option to experience this compelling city up close and personal. The roads in Athens have tremendously enhanced over the last few years and you can easily now get a car delivered to you as soon as you arrive on the airport.
Some Major Car Rentals in Athens Chief Car Rental companies that you would find in Athens are Avis, Budget, National, Hertz, Swift and Thrifty. These are some of the famous agencies and would surely provide you very good facilities.
Tours Organized by Car Rentals Athens is the center of history, culture, philosophy and art and almost thousand visitors come here from all across the globe to become part of this great civilization. Various Car Rental companies these days arrange tours for the visitor's benefit. You can take a tour to the port of Piraeus, the Acropolis of Athens, Ancient Agora, The Greek Parliament, Panathinaiko Stadium and Parthenon.
Renting a Car in Athens Renting a car in Athens is not a big deal; you would meet various car agents as soon as you land on the airport. You can easily choose a car service according to your own budget and convenience. Almost every Car Rental in Athens offer friendly customer service and very good rates for the benefit of the visitors.
These are some things that you need to keep in mind while renting a car in Athens. I am sure the Car Rental companies located in the city would certainly provide you very good cars for a hassle free trip.
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Whenever you need to appear to be browsing from another country, TunnelBear and Hola! are valuable options. I looked into these two in this previous post. I then tested CyberGhost (this cool image left) which is another interesting solution. But are these the best options and what are the alternatives?
I love this thing where they'll inform you when the service finally becomes available over here in Africa.


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FL Camo was founded in 2014 by passionate hunters who felt the need for new camouflage patterns specific to Florida and the Southern United States unique landscapes. With decades of combined years of experience in the Florida and Southern woods, we developed these patterns to give you the bet advantage you can.
Our 100% original patterns are custom created by FL Camo founding owner and Professional Florida Wildlife and Marine artist, Peter Agardy. Hand painted designs incorporated with photo-realistic custom graphic-designs blend a variation of realistic and digital elements; including FL Camo Palmetto, FL Camo Hammock and FL Camo Glades keep you concealed in your hunting terrain more than any other camouflage on the market offered in Florida and the Southeastern USA.
With today's modern advances in fabrics and materials, we have spent years researching and putting different materials to the test, after four versions over 5 years of our shirts and two years of research and development on our pants we finally have a product that perfectly suits Florida's hot, humid, and wet hunting conditions, we are also expanding in the lineup to cooler weather gear to suit your needs in the winter, and adding layering systems into our product line. We are always evolving our products to make them better in the field. We will continue to strive to be the leader in hunting clothing and patterns suited for Florida and the Southeastern USA.
We engage in a wide variety of hunting throughout the state of Florida and throughout the country, from public land hunting, Osceola Turkey hunts, to managing Quality Whitetail Deer Management programs. We respect our lands, and encourage all hunters to do the same. We are hunters, the stewards of the land.
So, in 2014 we created our first palmetto pattern; however, the pattern creation was started many many years before that, in the woods, observing the beauty of the habitats of the animals that we hunt. From the time we could walk, these woods have been home to us during hunting seasons and the off seasons as well. We have revised 4 versions of that original Palmetto Camo pattern to make it the most advanced Palmetto habitat pattern ever created to hunt in Florida and the Southeastern Scrub and pine wood flats habitat.
We Launched "FL Camo Glades" pattern in 2014 as well and has undergone minor adjustments to make it the most suitable waterfowl hunting pattern for Florida and early seasons, adding more green, and taking reference from Floridas unique grasses.
FL Camo introduced the latest pattern "Hammock" to the lineup in 2019, and has since risen to become one of the most popular Patterns for our customers. We consider it to be the most advanced and diverse pattern on the market for hunting in Florida and Southeastern habitats, incorporating Oaks, Pines, Cypress bark, Spanish moss, palm fronds, ferns and more. Fl Camo Hammock is a generally "Darker" pattern which proves itself especially in low light conditions.


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My Toughest Challenge: Carol Reed
The chairman and CEO of the Reeds Public Relations Corp. on reinventing the company after circumstances nearly knocked it out of the game.
By Carol Reed as told to Glenn Hunter Published in D CEO April 2018
"In 2002, the sponsors of a new Fourth of July celebration in Dallas called Trinity Fest—including the No. 1 sponsor, a company called Daisytek—asked us to help draw attention to the festival, which was to present the largest fireworks show in Texas history. We took it on and attracted 300,000 people to the event. We agreed to help the following year, too, but soon discovered it was going to be way more expensive in 2003, because DaisyTek went into bankruptcy and security costs probably tripled. We had to decide whether to plunge my company into debt—$250,000 worth—to pay the suppliers … or to walk away. I took out every credit card I could find and we did pay the suppliers, because our reputation is everything to us. But, because of the large debt, I then had to lay off everyone at our company—I found them all new jobs first, though—and start over. We went through a period of reassessing and cleaning house, and we stopped doing things we didn't want to do. In about a year or so, we had rebuilt the company and were out of debt."
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