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Rita Crundwell vs. Harriette Walters: Who Embezzled Better?
Walters stole nearly $50 million from the District of Columbia, but Crundwell allegedly ganked more than half that amount in a town with a budget of only $8 million.
UPDATE MAY 1: True to one of our commenters below, who swore that this "isn't over yet," the amount that Rita Crundwell is said to have embezzled from Dixon has nearly doubled. An indictment has it that she stole $53 million since 1990, according to the Chicago Tribune. That puts her way above the illegal take of D.C.'s Harriette Walters. Congratulations, America: We have a new Municipal Embezzlement Queen!
ORIGINAL: As far as gigantic embezzlement schemes go, the case of Rita Crundwell is a doozy.
The FBI alleges that Crundwell used her position as comptroller of Dixon, Illinois, to steal about $30 million in public funds over six years. The feds charge that she did so to support her horse-breeding business, which has stamped out several world-championship winners. (Read the criminal complaint for yourself!) If true, the breadth of Crundwell's scheme is simply amazing, given that the miniscule town 100 miles west of Chicago has an annual budget of only $8 to $9 million.
But is it as amazing as the criminal saga of Harriette Walters, up until now America's undisputed Municipal Embezzlement Queen? The former manager at Washington, D.C.'s Office of Tax and Revenue used a network of friends and family to steal $48 million. No other female embezzler has hit a government so hard. (Men are another matter.) Walters is serving a 17.5-year prison sentence in a high-security prison in West Virginia, no doubt reflecting on the scammy mojo that landed her there in the first place.
To determine who reigns supreme in this battle of the embezzlers, let's compare a few facts:
Harriette Walters
Walters: An embezzler's history can suggest a lot about their motives for stealing later in life. So who had the better excuse for ganking all that money? In Walters' case, she suffered "childhood traumas" that led her down the path of substance abuse and gambling addiction, according to her lawyer. In the 1970s, she worked as a cook at a fast-food restaurant on D.C.'s Massachusetts Avenue NW. Dealing with foul-tempered customers, trudging home each day smelling like fry oil – one can understand why Walters would develop a yen for (illegal) upward striving.
Crundwell: She's been working for Dixon ever since taking a part-time government job as a teenager. (She's in her late 50s now.) To believe the media coverage thus far, there's no sob story to account for her alleged criminal acts as the city's CFO. Maybe her decades of office life has left her with a bad case of carpal-tunnel syndrome that twisted her judgment?
Walters: 1. Crundwell: 0.
BREADTH OF SCAM
Walters: She committed the District's largest-ever act of embezzlement over the course of 18 long years. Walters involved 11 other people in her rip-off plan, including relatives.
Crundwell: It's hard to see how any embezzlement scheme in little ol' Dixon could be bigger. But the FBI has yet to name any co-defendants, and until that happens it looks like Crundwell acted alone.
BLING PURCHASED
Walters: She accumulated what the Washington Post called a "wardrobe of a princess," stuffing her modest home with dozens of pairs of shoes, 13 watches, jewelry, designer luggage, a mink coat and some 90 purses from Gucci, Louis Vuitton and the like. Walters also bought a "pair of silver-plated iguana figurines, a silverware set, a Rolex watch and a silver bar cart," plus a "Faberge egg." She also had a house in the Virgin Islands.
Crundwell: See that luxe interior above? That is the inside of a 2009 Liberty Coach "Elegant Lady XL" motor home, similar to the $2.1 million motor home that Crundwell is said to have purchased with stolen funds. Forget the breakfast bar and rustic wood floor – who the heck pays $2.1 million for a motor home? Crundwell partly redeems herself by also acquiring a Silverado pickup truck, a Ford Thunderbird and $340,000 in jewelry. But the bulk of her cash allegedly went toward the expansion of her horse stables in Illinois and Beloit, Wisconsin. (The website for her Meri-J Ranch has gone down.) For non-horse people, this sounds kind of stupid; what is it with embezzlers and horses, anyway? Anyway, if you include the prizes she got for one of her horsey competitions, Crundwell also made off with a pair of Justin Techno Crepe smooth ostrich boots and 100 pounds of Nutrena feed.
Rita Crundwell
Walters: She liked to spread the wealth around, and did so in a supremely gutsy manner. In fact, her brazeness was to a large degree responsible for the success of her embezzlement scheme. According to the Journal of Business Case Studies:
Walters, a frequent Bank of America (BOA) customer, solicited various bank tellers to assist with cashing and depositing the checks. Over time, she gave gifts to various tellers to earn their trust and for their cooperation in cashing and depositing the checks. By 1994, when the stolen funds increased to $1.2 million (a nearly fivefold increase over the $246,000 taken in 1993), Walters recognized the need to have a trusted bank employee with supervisory duties to assist with cashing and depositing the checks.
In walked Walter Jones (Jones), a newly hired, young, impressionable 20-year-old manager, eager to provide superior customer service to the bank's clients, especially those with large depository accounts. Walters, preying on his youth and position of power, quickly befriended Jones and starting offer $100 gifts to him. Jones, knowing that accepting such gifts was against bank policy, initially declined. However, Walters persisted and gradually eroded Jones' resistance to the point until he began to routinely accept gifts of up to $1,000 per visit from Walters. By 2000, Walters had ensnared Jones in her scheme to cash and deposit the checks.
Crundwell: It's unknown if she slid any money over to associates, but it is quite ballsy to allegedly steal more money than a town is worth per year. How on earth did nobody notice this? Crundwell also is said to have committed her embezzling while enjoying a $83,400 annual salary and raking in farm subsidies of $19,986 from 1995 through 2010, which is a nice piece of work.
Walters: Her thievery left a humongous dent on the District's treasure chest, although it's hard to put a human face on any suffering she caused.
Crundwell: The Chicago Tribune reports that Dixon has suffered budget cuts in the past few years. Also, "the public pool had been closed the last few summers." Damn it, Crundwell, you're keeping the kids cooped up with their parents all summer!
You go, Harriette Walters: Your embezzlement cred is battered but still intact.
Photo of Crundwell, top, and horse images from a Westwynde advertising pamphlet for Meri-J Ranch. Photo of Walters from the D.C. government and republished by Thesmothete.
John Metcalfe was CityLab's Bay Area bureau chief, covering climate change and the science of cities.


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Emirati raises UAE flag at World's Seven Summits
Keywords:DubaiMiddle EastUAE
Posted By: Ramil 22.06.2016
Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani is one of just 350 mountaineers in the world who have conquered the Seven Summits
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Thani, Chairman of the Sharjah Department of Statistics and Community Development (DSCD) and renowned mountaineer and adventurer, has successfully raised the UAE flag at the top of the world's seven summits.
Achieving his incredible feat, Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani has become one of just 350 mountaineers in the world who have conquered the Seven Summits, with his impressive success cemented when he reached the summit of Denali in Alaska, North America. In completing this final challenge, Sheikh Mohammed started his journey from the UAE, reaching the summit of Denali – which is 6,190m above sea level – on June 3, where he proudly raised the UAE flag.
The Denali Summit proved to be one of the most challenging ascensions that Mohammed Al Thani has undertaken in his mountaineering career, with his 28-day trip hampered by extremely bad weather conditions that saw him exposed to storms and wind speeds of 80 kilometres per hour. The success in this final Seven Summits climb would not have been possible without Sheikh Mohammed's patience, strong will and determination.
Climbing the Seven Summits is regarded as a particularly tough challenge for even the most experienced mountaineers. It involves reaching the tops of mountains that include Mount Everest in Asia, the peak of which is 8,848m above sea level; Mount Aconcagua in South America, which rises 6,962m above sea level; Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa (5,895m), Mount Elbrus in Europe (5,642m); Vinson Massif in Antarctica (4,897m) and Mount Kosciusko in Australia (2,228m).
"I am extremely proud of having successfully hoisted the UAE flag on the tallest peaks on each one of the word's seven continents, which is the culmination of a tiring schedule of thousands of hours of training and hard work. Like other adventurers taking on demanding challenges, I have been through several risks and difficulties, but success in reaching these peaks has made all the effort worthwhile," said Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani.
"I believe that we must set our targets high and dedicate ourselves to pursuing them despite all the obstacles, because beautiful and great things in one's life do not come easily. With effort, persistence and commitment, what was impossible yesterday becomes possible today. I am extremely happy with this achievement, which I dedicate to the UAE and to my adventurer friends everywhere," he added.
Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani began his journey of climbing the world's tallest peaks and successfully raising the UAE flag atop Mount Kilimanjaro on October 25, 2010. He followed this first Seven Summits success with the scaling of Mount Vinson, the tallest mountain in Antarctica, reaching its peak on December 25, 2011.
On August 28, 2012, Sheikh Mohammed reached the peak of Mount Elbrus – the highest point in Europe – and on October 11, 2012, he summited Mount Kosciuszko, Australia. On January 5, 2013, he reached the summit of Mount Aconcagua, South America, the tallest peak in the western hemisphere. Sheikh Mohammed's penultimate success was the mounting of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, the summit of which he reached on May 22, 2013.
To reach the highest points on the world's seven continents, Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani travelled to Tanzania, Australia, Nepal, Russia, the United States, Argentina and Antarctica. During his ventures he was exposed to numerous challenges, with harsh weather conditions a particular feature. Temperatures during his exploits regularly dropped below 30 degrees Celsius.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Thani was born in Sharjah on 16 June 1982. He graduated from the American University of Sharjah (AUS) with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2004. He followed this up with an MBA, also from AUS, in 2006.
In January 2012, Sheikh Mohammed attained the post of Director General of DSCD. He is currently the Chairman of DSCD and a member of the Board of Directors of the Air Arabia.
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Bristol Zoo treats Helen the Aldabra giant tortoise for nasal infection
Bristol,UK and Victoria, Seychelles | June 25, 2014, Wednesday @ 20:05 in Environment » SPECIES | By: Hajira Amla | Views: 4005
Helen, the Aldabra tortoise on the vet's table (Bob Pitchford, Bristol Zoo Gardens)
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(Seychelles News Agency) - Aldabra giant tortoises usually live to the ripe old age of between 150 and 250 years and can grow up to 250kg, but that doesn't mean they don't occasionally need a little tender loving care along the way.
That's exactly what keepers at the Bristol Zoo in England had to do when they noticed that one of their six resident Aldabra giant tortoises, Helen, was breathing heavily and wheezing – an unusual problem for a 32-year-old giant tortoise originating from the tropical Aldabra atoll in the Seychelles archipelago.
Concerned zoo staff had to work out a plan to get all 90 kilograms of Helen to visit the zoo's on-site animal clinic for treatment, eventually settling for a mild sedative and getting four people to lift her gently by the shell onto a trolley and wheeling her through the zoo grounds.
The zoo's veterinarian, Richard Saunders, told the BBC that Helen was given a battery of tests, including blood cultures, nose swabs and X-rays. In the end, the culprit was found – a bacterial nasal infection that was treated with antibiotics and a nasal flush.
"The procedure took about 45 minutes and her recovery was in a lovely warm underfloor-heated sandpit," said Saunders.
Known for their stubbornness, the thought of putting a giant tortoise on a course of antibiotics was worrisome for her keepers, but it turns out that Helen takes her medicine gladly.
"She's a good patient and is taking her tablets lined up in a stick of celery, which hides the pills and the taste, so she's doing well," the vet explained.
Today, more than 100,000 Aldabra giant tortoises,outnumbering the human population of 90,000 of the Seychelles archipelago, can be found on the Aldabra Atoll in archipelago, where they originated from, although they are classed as 'vulnerable' in the wild.
Aldabra, which is the second largest coral atoll in the world, is an environmentally protected UNESCO World Heritage Site that is uninhabited by humans and extremely isolated.
Helen and her fellow Aldabra giant tortoises at the Bristol Zoo are not the only ones though originating from the Seychelles that are receiving much care in other parts of the world far away from the roots.
In May, SNA learnt about Jonathan, a rare Seychelles Giant Tortoise, thought to be the oldest living animal on the planet, at an estimated age of 182, who spends his days in the British overseas territory of St Helena accompanied by David, Emma, Frederika and Myrtle.
Compared to the Aldabra giant tortoise the Seychelles giant tortoise has a much smaller population.
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The 3 Zodiac Signs With Rough Horoscopes On January 6, 2023
By Ruby Miranda — Written on Jan 05, 2023
Photo: filadendron from Getty Images Signature, Chikovnaya, Sketchify, and Helena Lopes from Pexels all via Canva
Three zodiac signs will have rough horoscopes on January 6, 2023, and there are lots of reasons why.
Keeping in mind that we are already living with Mercury in retrograde at the very moment, we need to brace ourselves for more of where that came from, as in the Moon opposite Mercury...for the win.
It's not going to be easy today, and because we are not dogs with tightly secured muzzles over our mouths, we can know that just about everything we say today will be misconstrued, the wrong thing, and offensive in ways we never intended for them to be.
RELATED: The 3 Zodiac Signs With Great Weekly Horoscopes For January 8 - 14, 2023
Moon opposition Mercury: it's like a curse on communication. If you've got great intentions, then pat yourself on the back for keeping them to yourself, because if you decide to share your 'wonderful new idea' with friends or co-workers, you can almost guarantee that somehow, that grand idea will turn on you.
This is the day when people hold grudges against each other, and when they can't find a grudge to hold, they'll make one up. Good ol' humans; are always there to make their own lives miserable. Sheesh.
But truly, this one's on the Moon opposite Mercury. we humans with all of our faults couldn't manufacture this kind of chaos. And let's not forget that we also have a full moon in Cancer, which practically insures that whatever happens on this day, we will take it to heart.
Everything feels personal today, even the things that are completely unrelated to our lives. It's as if we magnetize negativity and swallow it down as if it were a bitter pill.
The 3 zodiac signs with rough horoscopes on January 6, 2023:
1. Virgo
Speaking of 'bitter pill,' it seems as though you'll be 'swallowing' enough guff today to last you a lifetime. What's meant here is that you may not be able to handle another 'piece of advice for making this year a super-duper happy one!'
The faux cheeriness of the people around you gets on your nerves today in such a way that you might not be able to stop yourself from telling them all off. And you, being you, generally have no problem telling anyone off.
During moon opposition Mercury, everything grates on your nerves, especially people and their endless yapping. You will take things the wrong way today, almost is if you are just waiting around for someone to test your patience. Should they fall into your Venus Fly Trap, then they will have to endure the consequences of crossing that line.
RELATED: Zodiac Signs Ranked From Nicest To Meanest, According To Astrology
2. Scorpio
Being as spiritual as you can be, you have learned to practice patience...and kindness. If you had your way, you'd keep on track and never let that inner Scorpio rise to the surface.
You know there's a side to you that can be mean and nasty, and you'd rather not show that side to the world. However, the Moon opposite Mercury is here to dash your wishes to the ground, which in turn will unleash the Kraken that you hold deep within your psyche.
Let's put it this way: today brings out the worst of your impatience and the harshest of your critique. You simply find fault with everything and everyone today, and because you also feel quite 'vocal,' you'll let them ALL know how you feel about them. You will hold back nothing and express everything, and knowing you, your words will sting.
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3. Pisces
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Rough days for you mean sad days, as you are not made up of what it takes to endure transits like moon opposition Mercury when they go 'bad' as they will, today. Today you may come into the circumstance where someone you love says something either cruel or completely insensitive to you, and their excuse will be, "Hey, I was just being funny!"
They were not funny and their 'joke' will never make you laugh, in fact, you take it very personally when this person speaks because you trust and love them. So, when they suddenly present themselves as this 'enemy-joker' you will be shocked and taken aback.
The way this transit hits you is in the idea of you being the victim, a characterization that you detest; you don't want to feel like a victim, but you won't be able to feel otherwise after this one person seemingly 'turns' on you.
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Q: how use sessions and store value in a session and use for login sysytem i am trying to create an custom   login process and for this a want use sessions but i cant find any source for that how i can use sessions in asp.net MVC please guide me how i can use sessions i just check from them that user log out or not so he can be able to access on dashboard without log in again. thanks in advance.
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A: You're reinventing the wheel. Have you considered using the built-in Identity and authentication schemes?
Create an ASP.NET Core app with user data protected by authorization
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Building a simple ToDo application with ASP.NET Identity and associating Users with ToDoes
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Friday, October 6th, 2017
Rhodes Seconded As Head Coach To Young Lions On Interim Basis
Steve Rhodes is to take over as head coach of the Young Lions on an interim basis until the end of the ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand early in 2018.
Rhodes, who has been director of cricket at Worcestershire since 2006, has been seconded to take the reins from Andy Hurry following his appointment as director of cricket at Somerset.
David Parsons, the ECB's Performance Director, said: "Losing Andy at the start of a busy and challenging winter left us needing to find a high-quality replacement, and we believe that appointing Steve Rhodes on an interim basis is an excellent solution.
"Obviously he is a highly experienced and respected coach as a result of his success with Worcestershire. He has already made a significant contribution to our International Pathway through his work with the England Lions in their training camp in Dubai and white-ball series against Pakistan A in the winter of 2015-16.
"He has also spent time with the senior England set-up over the last two summers. And Worcestershire have an outstanding record of contributing players to all levels of the Pathway in recent years, with five involved again this winter – including Adam Finch and Dillon Pennington in the Young Lions squad.
"Steve will work alongside Andy in the early stages of the Young Lions winter programme, before taking over ahead of the World Cup in New Zealand.
"His appointment allows us to take our time over searching for a permanent successor to Andy Hurry as head coach of the Young Lions programme.
"We are grateful to Worcestershire for allowing Steve to join us."
Rhodes said: "It is an honour to be asked to work for your country at any level, and I'm really excited about this chance to work with the Young Lions this winter.
"I really enjoyed my time with the Lions in Dubai, and learned a lot from working in an international environment which I've been able to take back to Worcester for the last couple of seasons.
"I'm grateful to everyone at Worcestershire for allowing me to take this opportunity – and I'm lucky to have such high-quality staff who will relish the extra responsibility with me being away.
"My commitments with the Young Lions will end in early February at the end of the Under-19s World Cup, which means I'll be back in plenty of time to prepare for the 2018 season, so it fits in well. I'm looking forward to the challenge of working with a new group of talented young players, at international level."
Rhodes will join the Young Lions for the first time at their warm-weather training camp at the Desert Springs Resort in southern Spain from November 11-14, where he will work alongside Hurry.
He will then take charge when the squad head for South Africa from November 22 to December 11, for a Tri-Series which also includes Namibia, before departing for the World Cup in New Zealand on January 2. They play warm-up games on January 9 and 11 before the first of their three group games, against Namibia in Queenstown on January 15. The final is in Tauranga on February 3.
(Full details here – https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/453690)


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That's It, I'm Out
The internal ideological climate of Current Affairs has become intolerable. I can bear it no longer.
Nathan J. Robinson
filed 01 April 2021 in Editor's Notes
Esteemed subscribers and readers,
It has been a pleasure and a privilege to serve as editor of this magazine for the last five years. However, I must ruefully inform you that I am hereby stepping down from the position and terminating my connection with this enterprise.
I speak from sorrow, not resentment. I am proud to have assisted in transforming this publication from a glorified blog into the mighty national print bimonthly and intellectual powerhouse that it is today. I have great respect for a number of my colleagues and bear no ill will toward those whose misplaced idealism has forced me to take this extreme step.
Alas, it seems that a free and independent intellect has no place at a left journal anymore. Diversity of opinion, once a fixed and immutable ideal, has fallen by the wayside, the ideology of conformity having taken its place. Unless one's thoughts are Socially Just, they are considered unworthy, even appalling. Every day, we see stories of a new hideous injustice. A white person is politely discouraged from doing a rap about the school library. An article about hamentaschen has its headline changed. An esteemed political scientist is called a "racist asshole" (and even more unspeakable names) on Twitter, merely for declaring that imperialist atrocities have an upside. A professor is condemned for uttering a racial slur. A comedian is heckled about his history of sexual misconduct. A publishing company questions whether an author's work has intellectual merit. A company requires its staff to attend a one-day seminar on "treating colleagues respectfully." A perfectly decent man is told his perspective may be biased. The Woke Mafia never sleeps.
No longer can one explore ideas freely. There was a time, reader, when the important questions could be posed and discussed in a civil manner. Questions like "Was the 19th Amendment wise or unwise?" and "How do we know phrenology wasn't onto something?" Now, even to pose these questions is considered an affront, something unwoke and discreditable. The discourse has been debased to the point where even to ask whether some people ought to be placed in cages for the rest of their natural lives, or whether there is something kind of fishy about people who look different from one's self, is considered a "cancelable" offense.
Yes, reader, I am among the canceled. I never thought it would happen to me. I thought my commitment to facts and reason would keep me safe. But nobody is safe from the mob. The Robespierres of social media conduct literal electronic beheadings.
My own case has been an extreme example. I am sure the reader has seen it. Tweet after Tweet, a barrage of relentless mockery and scorn. "Nathan Robinson is a fucking imbecile who knows nothing about architecture." "dude fuck nathan j robinson seriously." "lol at a guy who dresses like this calling himself a leftist [insert photograph]." My inbox overflows with subject lines like "hey cumstain" and "important factual correction to your piece." I find myself trapped in Orwell's nightmare.
What has distressed me most is the lack of support from colleagues. Drawn from the Millennial and Zoomer generations, they are unaccustomed to norms of free speech and open debate. When I wished to publish a 7,000 word article by an abusive misogynist defending his conduct, I was told that this was a "horrible idea" and pelted with questions from subordinates like "why the fuck would you do that?" and "please please can we talk about this?" The New York Review of Books snagged the essay instead. An opportunity missed, for reasons of pure political correctness. When I recommended publishing an open letter by an esteemed intellectual that posed as a defense of neutral speech principles but was clearly intended as an attack on the left, fellow editors had the gall to suggest the piece needed "specific examples" and "research." Yet again, a rival magazine scored clicks that were rightfully ours. Yet again, the cancelers triumphed.
I can take it no longer. I cannot work under these conditions. I am told that certain forms of speech by a magazine editor are frowned upon, such as the statement "you will all come into the office, pandemic or no." Intolerance reigns supreme: I am even asked to refer to people the way they would prefer to be referred to—that is to say, my very words are being crafted for me by others. An ideology of forced equality has created demands of me such as "eliminate gender pay disparities" and "try not to publish anything racist." Finally, I understand what Solzhenitsyn must have felt during those years in the gulag.
I repeat that I bear no simmering resentment toward those who have treated me maliciously and undermined the foundations of Western liberalism. I do not take this step voluntarily. I do so because it is the only way to ensure that my mouth can continue to flap freely about subjects I have never so much as read a book about. I share the Founding Fathers' sincere belief in complete freedom for all.
I will henceforth be publishing independently at the new newsletter subscription service Domstack. I have already quintupled my previous salary, which shows that there remains a small band of people committed to preserving freedom, and does not show that my perspectives are actually the ones that most closely align with those of the white, wealthy, and powerful.
In the love of liberty and reasonableness,
Editor in Chief (emeritus)
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Press Release -- December 17th, 2012
Source: Broadsoft
John D. Markley Elected as Chairman of the Board of BroadSoft
GAITHERSBURG, MD, December 17, 2012 – BroadSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSFT, news, filings) announced today that John (Jay) D. Markley, Jr., a current member of the BroadSoft Board, has been elected as Chairman of the Board effective January 1, 2013.
"Jay has served as a member of the BroadSoft Board since our first round of venture funding, and during that time he has been an indispensable source of guidance and leadership for the company," said Michael Tessler, president and chief executive officer, BroadSoft. "We have benefited greatly from Jay's wealth of industry expertise and financial perspective, and I am delighted he is poised to take on an even greater role as Chairman."
Mr. Markley is Managing Director of Bear Creek Capital Management, an investment company in the communications, media and technology industries. He has served on the BroadSoft Board of Directors since January 2002. Prior to Bear Creek, he was affiliated with Columbia Capital where he served in a number of capacities including partner, venture partner and portfolio company executive. Prior to Columbia Capital, Mr. Markley served at the Federal Communications Commission. Mr. Markley has been a director of Charter Communications, Inc. (CHTR) since 2009 and Millennial Media, Inc. (MM) since 2006. He also serves as a director for numerous private companies.
"As Jay prepares to assume the Chairmanship, we are tremendously grateful for all of the efforts of Bob Goodman, our outgoing Chairman," Tessler added. "Bob and his Bessemer partners were the original institutional investors in BroadSoft, and Bob had the vision to see, and guidance to help us achieve, what our company was capable of accomplishing."
About BroadSoft
BroadSoft is the leading provider of software and services that enable mobile, fixed-line and cable service providers to offer Unified Communications over their Internet Protocol network. The Company's core communications platform enables the delivery of a range of enterprise and consumer calling, messaging and collaboration communication services, including private branch exchanges, video calling, text messaging and converged mobile and fixed-line services.
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Participants in MassCreative's Arts Matter Day 2017 march to the Massachusetts State House, by Ann Wicks/NEFA.
It's more critical than ever to share the value of the arts.
As part of the reporting process for our National Endowment for the Arts funded programs, New England States Touring (NEST) and Expeditions, NEFA grantees are required to write letters of appreciation to their elected officials. This is to inform them about the purpose of their award, and the impact it has on the grantee organization and service to the community. It is also an opportunity to formally invite representatives to attend events and see work in action.
Though it is not a requirement of other NEFA grant programs, we encourage all of our grantees and arts allies to find your elected officials, courtesy of Americans for the Arts Action Fund, and share why these grants or grants you have received from the National Endowment for the Arts are important to you or your organization.
To that end, below are excerpts of letters from NEST grantees that demonstrate the impact of the funding. Americans for the Arts also offers sample letters and an email campaign in their advocacy toolkit.
"A big first for us is support for presenting works from our good friends at New England Foundation for the Arts through their NEST- New England States Touring - program. The program encourages touring of professional artists in and among the New England states, and is significant that it is creating more work for artists with monies directly for their performance fees, creating a value for the 'home grown' (We buy from local farms...why not local dance?).
"On behalf of the Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities I want to inform you of the amazing support that we have received this year from NEFA, the New England Foundation for the Arts. Through grants NEFA underwrites much of the work that we are able to present at the Autorino Center at USJ.
NEFA's mission is to cultivate and promote the arts in New England and beyond. NEFA's programs support artists across many forms of expression and many geographies, connecting them with collaborators and communities, fueling creative exchange and public discourse, and strengthening the creative economy.
Through NEFA's support we have received grants to allow us to bring two incredible acts, Sandglass's D-Generation, a puppetry performance about peoples and caretakers of those with dementia as well as Women of the World, an acapella women's choir made up of multiple nationalities, singing in 30 languages about peace, joy and wisdom.
The above projects were supported through the New England States Touring grant, in which we were successful in securing significant funding, allowing these world-class performers to come to West Hartford and engage with our community. As a member of your constituency I thought you would want to know of NEFA's good work and support that have a positive effect on your constituents and their access to the arts.


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Suede Announce Warm Up Shows!
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The band will play at the 100 Club in London on March 20, and at the Manchester Ritz on March 21. Tickets will be up for grabs in pairs via an auction on TicketMaster at 9am on February 26, and the auctions will close on March 12.
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Rami Malek has won the leading actor prize at the BAFTAs for Bohemian Rhapsody. Malek plays iconic British rocker Freddie Mercury in the film, which charts his life and pop career with Queen. Malek said: "This is truly extraordinary.
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La La Land is the joyous, vibrant film we need in 2017
In pole position for this year's prize is 'La La Land', a film arriving as much-needed respite following the many shocks, horrors and uncertainties of 2016. 'La La Land' is a mug of hot chocolate after getting caught in a sleet storm. It's a sincere homage to a bygone Hollywood era, and so there are certainly similarities to be drawn with another Oscar-winner – 'The Artist', but none favour the 2012 Best Picture winner. What undoes Michel Hazanavicius' well-meaning ode to silent movies is its knowing winks, and a single line of illusion-cracking dialogue. 'La La Land' by contrast is a wholehearted and true resurrection of a long-forgotten form which pays tribute in all the right ways, but is contemporary also, making the genre work for modern audiences but never trampling its legacy.


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This 6-cylinder Kawasaki is the ultimate one-up bike, meant to displace the previous king of the Japanese sports tourers, the Honda CBX. The Kawasaki KZ1300 was the biggest and baddest motorcycle in the world when it was introduced in 1979, and it was a true King of the Road. Just as it had done with the Z-1, Kawasaki needed to outdo Honda with its own version of a 6-cylinder machine, making it even bigger with water-cooling and shaft drive. The resulting Z1300 was super smooth and ultimately bulletproof, but it was more of a grand tourer than a sports machine, as its 690-pound weight made sports riding a non-issue. Still, Kawasaki's DOHC 6-cylinder had plenty of power with 120 HP on tap, and it tore up the quarter-mile at less than 12 seconds and 115 MPH; furthermore, its 0-60 MPH time was 4 seconds, remarkable for a 700-pound motorcycle. Such power led to calls for voluntary horsepower limitations from manufacturers, and when that didn't work, an enforced 100 HP limit was placed on motorcycles in France. The KZ1300 and its variants—including the Voyager tourer—were produced for 10 years, amounting to about 25,000 built in total, so its size and expense were no barrier to ownership. If you wanted really big and really fast, it was right there on the showroom floor. The last 200 models were produced in 1989; called the "Legendary Six," they differed from their predecessors with a special logo on the fuel tank. This totally awesome 1985 Kawasaki ZG1300A is from the MC Collection's extensive survey of motorcycles that matter.


A Dutch tourist in Catania, Sicily, has refused to leave his hotel room after being insulted and pushed by a group of youths, despite the city's gay-friendly reputation.
The 41-year-old tourist, who was on holiday with a group of friends, was walking by the Ognina seafront in Catania when he was approached by around 15 Italian and non-Italian youths aged between 15 and 25 on scooters, the local newspaper, La Sicilia, reported.
According to the tourist, the group mocked him and shouted "gay" at him. One of them then got off his scooter and shoved him, causing him to fall to the ground.
Terrified, the tourist left the city and moved to a hotel in the provinces, where he refused to leave his room for the duration of his holiday.
The man was also visited by a doctor, who prescribed him anti-depressants.
La Sicilia said the man suffered "little physical damage, but unquantifiable moral damage".
The incident comes in spite of Catania's reputation as a gay-friendly holiday destination. In 2012, Sicilians elected their first openly-gay governor Rosario Crocetta.
As for the rest of Italy, there is evidence that the tide is turning with regards to gay marriage, with a poll in March showing that just over two thirds - 67 percent - were in favour of civil unions.


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Qualcomm To Expand Snapdragon To Smart TVs & Cars
TWICE Staff ⋅ Jan 7, 2014
CES 2014 Las Vegas – New Qualcomm president and, in March, CEO, Steve Mollenkopf laid out an ambitious plan to expand Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon-brand smartphone chip to mobile-like capabilities for the new generation of smart A/V and smart cars.
"If you look at the things driving growth, people are excited about mobile coming to consumer electronics," explained Mollenkopf, "things like wearables, the home and the car embracing the technology of the smartphone. All the innovation in mobile is bleeding into other industries and applications. People want to do on their smartphones what they never did on their PCs before." Mollenkopf ascended to top of Qualcomm three weeks ago, with company co-founder Dr. Paul Jacobs moving to chairman of the board.
In a wide-ranging Q&A session, Mollenkopf ticked off Qualcomm's latest products, including: the Snapdragon 802 chip, a system-on-a-chip (SoC) for smart Ultra HD TVs; the Snapdragon 602A, an integrated auto communications and infotainment chipset; and the AllPlay smart media platform to help consumers, app developers and audio hardware makers enhance access to wireless whole-home content.
The company also announced it would be demonstrating smart gateway Qualcomm Internet Processor (IPQ) Smarthome platform applications, in its booth in the Central Hall. According to the company, IPQ acts as a digital conduit to improve a consumer's connected experiences at home through partnerships with carriers and third-party app developers.
The Snapdragon 802, which the company claimed is the first fully SoC to run smart and Ultra HD TVs, set-top boxes and digital media adapters. The 802, which integrates a quad-core Krait 1.8 GHz CPU, is designed to enable seamless decoding of 4K content, richer user interfaces and console-quality gaming, as well as multi-use concurrent uses, such as playing an online game while video conferencing, browsing the web while streaming a movie or simultaneously playing back up to four HD videos on the same TV. Qualcomm expects the 802 to appear in smart TVs at the end of this year.
The low-power Snapdragon 602A applications processor is designed to provide integrated connectivity options for connected infotainment systems such as apps, internal video and camera processing, 3D navigation, facial recognition, voice recognition, audio processing, hands-free telephony, varying codec decoding, gesture recognition and rear-seat 3D gaming, with multiple OS smartphone/tablet compatibility. Like the 802, the 602A is centered around a quad-core Krait CPU and integrates 3G/4G LTE, dual-band 802.11ac and Bluetooth LE 4.0 modules to compatibility with Miracast, MirrorLink 1.2 and AllJoyn. The company hopes to roll out the chip later this year; no potential auto company partnerships were announced.
Mollenkopf announced commercial availability of AllPlay, Qualcomm's Connected Experience's whole-home wireless audio solution. According to Mollenkopf, Altec Lansing, Lenco, Medion, Musaic and Panasonic are demonstrating AllPlay-powered speakers and audio adapters at CES, while doubleTwist with Magic Radio, iHeartRadio, Rhapsody/Napster and SomaFM will demonstrate AllPlay-powered streaming. Aupeo, Grooveshark, and TuneIn also plan to support the platform. All have committed to the commercial release of AllPlay-powered apps and hardware products this year.
The AllPlay smart audio module is designed to make it easier to develop and offer consumers seamless streaming of high-quality local and cloud-based content, especially for multi-room/multi-stream scenarios. Built on Qualcomm's open-source AllJoyn framework, AllPlay hopes to allay brand, platform and codec interoperability and wireless security concerns.
AllPlay supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, FLAC, WAV, ALAC and PCM formats, and supports high-resolution 192khz/24-bit output. Its software supports a Party Mode playback up to 10 zones or speakers, multi-source to multi-sink streaming, shared/social play lists, cross-platform Wi-Fi network configuration as well as Direct Mode streaming, over-the-air firmware updates, and DLNA support. There was, however, no specific mention of support for Apple's AirPlay wireless technology, although compatibility for both iOS and Android are listed among the platforms supported.
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Caroline Gibson and Marcie Campbell with Mark Ferguson, Lucas Haneman, Ken Seeley and Jeff Asselin. Photo courtesy of GigSpace's Facebook page.
A year ago I had a Goldilocks and the Three Bears kind of jazz concert experience over three consecutive nights. The first night I went to a concert at a very large venue. The next night I went to a concert at a medium sized venue. The third night I went to a show at a teeny-tiny sized venue. All three shows featured nationally known, Juno Award winning, audience-wowing sorts of talent. But it was the show at the teeny-tiny venue that I enjoyed the most. And GigSpace Performance Studio was that teeny-tiny venue.
GigSpace is located at 953 Gladstone just a block west of the Gladstone Theatre and Preston Avenue. It's in an older strip mall next to the Enriched Bread Artists building. I took a quick (very quick—it's very small) tour of the facilities and saw the music practice rooms, the jam band room, the bar and the performance area. The intimate performance space features 46 movable seats, a low stage and a grand piano.
Apt613 talked to Marilee Townsend-Alcorn and Tim Bedner at GigSpace. Townsend-Alcorn is artistic director and Bedner is a music teacher, composer and performer.
Apt613: You're doing music lessons here, you have an art gallery, recording studio capability along with the performance space. Are all of these equally important to you or did you start off with one thing and then just keep adding?
Marilee Townsend-Alcorn: We had a music school on Carling for five years and we had a large room for workshops. We had a lot of great players come through and host workshops and then we started looking for a larger space. We own Alcorn Music Studios between my husband and I, Mark Alcorn. GigSpace performance studio was set up as a not-for-profit with charitable status.
The Ethan Ardelli Quartet. Photo courtesy of GigSpace's Facebook page.
You have this performance space with 46 seats and when I look at your concert listing it looks sort of irregular. You will have a couple of concerts in one weekend and then have a gap of a couple of weeks. How do you curate and schedule the concerts?
Tim Bedner: What takes precedence first is the students and the recitals on weekends or sometimes we just need some time off since we chose this labour of love. I get emails from folks from all over the United States, Canada, Europe that are interested in playing this sort of venue and from Toronto to Ottawa to Montreal to Quebec City. And depending if we have an open weekend we work folks in. It's nothing preplanned. It's just first come, first served, and once the spots are filled up, that's it. And touring folks come last minute and they realize, oh, there's this place in Ottawa we could play, and we like to leave some of those calendar spots free to get those folks because we snag some really big names that way.
MT: So many musicians are coming through from the west coast, and the space's word of mouth has spread to the point that this has become a destination. They used to bypass Ottawa because there was not an affordable performance space. And we have an acoustic grand piano that we tune and maintain. We have a listening audience, which is a really big thing to the artists. People don't talk during performances. So it's very special.
So is it pretty much all jazz that you're scheduling? If I had a string quartet or whatever and I wanted to come in here would that be possible?
TB: We're open to many things and if you look at some of the pictures on the walls, we've had some blues and classical performers from Montreal and Toronto coming through. You're right, it's heavier towards the jazz, because we have a lot of input from that genre.
So when David Occipinti says can I come through we can say yes. There's less issue for singer songwriters in Ottawa. They can play at Irene's or wherever. And so the jazz people that fall between the cracks, we work with those folks because they often can't play at Irene's because of the demographic that books there.
And are there any upcoming concerts you're particularly excited about?
TB: All of them. All of them are great. Bill McBirnie is one of Canada's premiere jazz flute players coming at the beginning of April. San Kirmayer is a wonderful young guitarist from Montreal. Also there's two unbelievable pianists that live here in Ottawa, Mark Ferguson and Steve Boudreau. They're going to be doing the concept of two pianos playing together. We're actually going to have two grand pianos up on stage and they'll play together doing the work by Bill Evans—Conversations with Myself.
GigSpace is at 953 Gladstone where it shares the space with Alcorn Music Studios. All of the shows mentioned can be viewed on their events page. Tickets are generally $25 and seating is first come, first served. Due to the small size most shows sell out in advance.
For more about GigSpace, check out this 2012 article written by Alessandro Marcon.


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College Basketball Week 7 Takeaways
by James Navalance January 12, 2021 January 12, 2021 0
The tides have turned for this Kentucky team and they are sitting at 3-0 in SEC play. They went into Florida and came away with a strong performance dominating on both ends. Furthermore, the development of Dontaie Allen giving Kentucky a 3-point shooter has provided a spark to Kentucky. The ability to get consistent play from Davion Mintz has been important to their backcourt. Additionally, the depth of Jacob Toppin and Isaiah Jackson has been very reliable with their roles looking to expand. Also, getting Keion Brooks back from injury gave them physicality at the wing position and it was needed greatly. Most importantly, the continued growth of B.J. Boston, Terrance Clarke and Devin Askew will determine Kentucky's ceiling. John Calipari has this team in a position to keep getting better and continue to make noise in the SEC.
Mick Cronin has kept the momentum from a year ago in the PAC-12 to this season starting 5-0. Further, the ability to overcome the loss of Chris Smith has been telling for the overall growth of this UCLA team. Their success starts with Tyger Campbell who's playmaking and on-ball defense sets the tone for UCLA. Having Jamie Jaquez and Johnny Juzang gives UCLA the ability to make big shots. The toughness of Cody Riley is really important defensively and on the boards. The emergence of Jules Bernard has been important stepping up for the loss of Chris Smith. UCLA is in a position to win the PAC 12 regular-season title.
Juwan Howard has this Michigan team clicking on both sides of the floor at a high level. Now, it has to begin with Hunter Dickinson who has been a problem for opposing defenses. Furthermore, his ability to be efficient around the rim and having a really good feel makes him one of the best players in the country. Isaiah Livers provides great experience, but also has the ability to make big-time plays and shots for Michigan and rebounds effectively. The versatility of Franz Wagner gives defenses trouble to match up with him and he can operate very effectively. The guard play of Michigan is a massive part of their success with the tempo they play with. Eli Brook's ability to cause havoc defensively is super impressive against opposing guards. Michigan at 10-0 has a big-time game on Tuesday against Wisconsin.
The struggles for Arizona State playing with COVID restrictions has contributed to their 4-5 start. Missing Remy Martin for the past two games has had a major impact on their ability to win against UCLA and USC. Having players like Jalen Graham, Jaelen House and Kimani Lawrence miss multiple games has not been ideal. Therefore, they have been very dependent on the play of Marcus Bagley and Josh Christopher to lead the way, along with, guard-heavy production with Alonzo Verge and Holland Woods. The transfer of Romello White has had a major impact on Arizona State's ability to contain interior players consistently. Arizona State needs to get back to full strength to make a run in the PAC-12.
The ACC is searching for a team to emerge at the top of the conference. The struggles at North Carolina and Duke have been there with inconsistent play on the offensive end. Virginia has not delivered on the defensive end like in years' past and offensively trying to find an identity. The ACC has teams like Clemson and Virginia Tech exceeding expectations and playing at a high level. Additionally, Miami could have one of the best teams in the ACC if they could ever get healthy. If the traditional powers within the conference right the ship this conference could turn out to have seven teams in the NCAA tournament with the ability to make noise.
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It's safe to say the swift rise of the athleisure trend is due in large part to celebrity stylist Monica Rose, the woman behind the legging-, hoodie-, and sneaker-heavy wardrobes of Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid.
Rose recently waxed poetic to Marie Claire on all things athleisure, including her favorite place to shop for the latest pieces (SIX:02) and her top five athleisure must-haves (leggings, track pants, track jacket, furry slides, and metallic sneakers). Rose even says, "[Athleisure is] now the cool It girl style." She expanded upon that in saying, "With the growing popularity of pairing fashionable sneakers with everything from dresses to leggings, it's more acceptable and you don't have to look or feel frumpy. I love that you can be comfortable and wear sneakers, but still look chic, put together, and not like you are running to the gym."
When it comes to the wrong way to wear the athleisure trend, Rose advises against mixing labels, instead sticking to just one brand when the pieces contain obvious logos. Want to hear more of Rose's expert thoughts on athleisure? Head over to Marie Claire to read the interview in its entirety.
Check out a Monica Rose-approved athleisure look below, and shop an athleisure outfit that fits the bill.
This is the boots trend that Monica Rose correctly predicted was going to be big this season.


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Mercedes Benz S Class 2014 UK – Redefines Opulence
by Matthew Sadler
The Mercedes Benz S Class sits at the very top of the luxury class. It is the car that sets the bar for all others, and the only one that is typically referenced as the best car in the world. It is the car that Cadillac, Jaguar and German pair Audi and BMW measure themselves against. It is the only car that gets pitted against the highly regarded Range Rover, and in many cases, it outclasses this luxury SUV. Simply put, it is one of the best cars ever made.
2014 Mercedes Benz S Class
2014's model follows in the footsteps of its predecessors with a few differences. It is as big and comfortable, but the focus has shifted from sporty performance to comfort and driver assistance. The technology that is in this Mercedes is astounding, so much so that even as the driver, you feel like you are being driven. This was perhaps to be expected since it is the car which the manufacturer chooses to debut its technological advancements and discoveries.
The Mercedes Benz S Class brand makes a testament on its own without having to resort to extensive styling. This lesson seems to have hit home because 2014's version contains a more understated appeal that befits this big German saloon. Its exterior is not jaw-dropping, but it is more streamlined and its refreshed grille design and other little design elements lend to it an imposing presence that is easy to appreciate. It is most stunning in black.
The car is available in an array of powertrains, the most popular being the standard V6 diesel and turbocharged V8 petrol. For the really power-hungry, there is a twin-turbo V12. Transmission is a 7-speed automatic, and there are two wheelbase versions, the long one being the more likeable, as it offers rear-seat passengers acres of space.
The interior of the Mercedes Benz S Class has always been one of its defining characteristics. Stepping into the car feels like stepping into a whole other world. Everything has that quality feel to it as only quality leather and metal are used. The instrument cluster is very elaborate and intuitively laid out. Two big LCD displays with animated graphics let you control the different features of the car.
The plush leather seats offer a hot stone massage because why not? The rear seats have a reclining feature and leg rests to enhance comfort. Considering just how much cabin space this full-size luxury car has to offer, the feature fits right in. It has the quietest interior of any car.
You can fiddle with the interior lighting in seven different ways. There's a fragrance system as well that can be adjusted to match your mood. The features are so abundant that it is impossible to highlight even a fraction of them. One of them however stands out, and it is called Magic Body Control. It senses any unevenness on the road and adjusts the suspension so that you feel nothing. Instead of reacting to any tarmac imperfections, it predicts them, and adapts accordingly.
The ride is incredibly smooth, as we have come to expect of the S Class. It will do 0-60 in a mere 4.8 seconds which is all the more impressive when you consider how big and heavy the car is. Torque is consistently delivered and the throttle response is always on point. With the highly responsive steering and host of assistive features that help with braking, accelerating and even steering, it feels like you have little to do but sit back and enjoy the ride, even in the driver's seat.
The S-Class was never designed for the faint of heart, or the frugal. It is a full size luxury car that is built without any regard to cost. As such it is one of the most expensive cars in its class. Autonomous driving hasn't been achieved yet, despite the many features that may suggest it. However the experience it offers is as close as it gets.
There is so much 2014 Mercedes S Class does right. The styling is subtle yet lovable, the ergonomics right, the ride pleasurable and the gadgetry exhaustive. You needn't struggle to find the reason why this will continue to be the greatest German export. It's hard to talk of the best cars without frequently referencing this marvelous piece of auto-engineering perfection.
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Suede leather is the underneath portion of a hide after the splitting process. This layer of the hide is much thinner and has a nappy finish. Placing suede on the palm of a working glove increases the grip strength for safety. These gloves have a gel pad for increased comfort, a Velcro tab close for security, and pull tabs. Sizes Small to Large.


The upcoming iOS 12.2 software from Apple will introduce HomeKit TV support, a redesigned Remote widget, and new lock-screen video playback controls. These new features can be used to control TVs from LG, Sony and Vizio.
Apple has released the first developer beta of iOS 12.2 (and tvOS 12.2) and it lays the foundation for HomeKit support on TVs from LG, Sony and Vizio (Samsung TVs will not support HomeKit). It also gives us a rough idea about how all of this is going to work.
From your iPhone, you will be able to set up HomeKit-enabled TVs via the Home app. Of course, none of these TVs have been released yet so we cannot check how it works.
In addition, Apple has revamped its lock-screen and control center panel. This functionality already works with Apple TV and we expect similar integration with HomeKit-enabled TVs.
From this control panel (see screenshot) you will be able to see what is currently playing on your TV, control video playback, adjust volume on TV or connected Airplay 2 speakers (will not work on LG, Sony and Vizio TVs), and quickly pull up the Remote app (leftmost icon). We assume that video playback must be enabled via Airplay 2 for this to work on LG, Sony and Vizio TVs.
Lastly, Apple has redesigned the user interface of the TV Remote screen that can be activated from the control center. It no longer has fast-forward and rewind buttons, the Menu button has been reduced in size, and it now takes up the full screen.
On its Airplay page, Apple is highlighting how Siri on iPhone can send video to LG, Sony and Vizio TVs with commands such as "Hey Siri, play Game of Thrones on my living room TV". This functionality is not yet active with iOS / tvOS 12.2. It may show up in later beta releases of version 12.2 or with a later software release.
We have not discovered any new features in tvOS 12.2 yet.
Apple has not confirmed when iOS / tvOS 12.2 will be publicly available. From the first developer beta it usually takes several weeks.


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Bookbug's Author Spotlight gives you the chance to learn more about the work of authors, illustrators and publishers connected to the Bookbug programme. This month we shine the spotlight on Gareth Edwards, author of The Disgusting Sandwich, which is currently included in our Bookbug Explorer Bag.
What inspired you to start writing/ illustrating for children?
One day in the park, my American grandmother told me there was a magic tree and if I looked I might find a lollipop tucked under one of the roots. There was! Although I checked the tree every day after that, the magic tree stopped working the day my grandmother went back to America.
What was the inspiration behind The Disgusting Sandwich?
What's your top tip for sharing The Disgusting Sandwich with little ones?
This is really a book you can join in with. You really want to get everyone saying, 'Well you can't eat it now. It's disgusting!' At readings it's been really fun getting children to draw their own disgusting sandwiches too… Yuck!
I loved all Dr Seuss, especially Thidwick the Big Hearted Moose, and I was obsessed with Where the Wild Things Are (pictured, left). I used to look at the pictures of the forest growing in Max's room for hours, working out how the bed turned into the trees, 'and the walls became the world all around'. I also had a book called A Lion in the Meadow by Margaret Mahy which is impossible to better for its treatment of the reality of imagination. It's also very funny.
If you could live in any book you've written or illustrated which would it be and why?
I would love to live in the forest that Guy Parker-Rees has drawn for my story, Fabulous Pie. It has tall trees, gorgeous blackberries, plump hazelnuts, a river full of otters and salmon, and gorgeous sunsets. It would be heaven on earth, as long as I didn't meet the Very Bad Bear who also happens to live there.
Is there a picture book you wish you'd written or illustrated?
Sam Lloyd's unpredictably surreal Mister Pusskins and Jan Fearnley's hilarious Mister Wolf's Pancakes are both books that are exactly my sense of humour and I'd have loved to have come up with either!
Is there a book, an author or any other individual who inspired your love of books?
My favourite writer and my personal hero is Antoine De Saint-Exupéry, not just for the profound, funny and wise The Little Prince, but for his writing for adults too. He writes beautifully about the nature of hope and the source of creativity, and he said the best thing I have ever read about writing, although he was talking about aeroplane design at the time: 'Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away'.
Tell us about the view from the office/studio where you work?
My window looks out onto our little London garden. In the summer this year a pair of foxes regularly napped under our neighbour's tree. Cats come and go. Magpies chatter. Robins whistle. Crows cavort. Now and again a squirrel goes to incredible lengths to reach the bird feeder. There's a lot to see if you really put your mind to being distracted.
Your brain is a tree. Ideas are birds. Sometimes an idea bird will come and perch in your tree.
What's your top tip for budding authors or illustrators?
Your brain is a tree. Ideas are birds. Sometimes an idea bird will come and perch in your tree. You don't know when this is going to happen so you have to be ready with nesting materials, otherwise known as paper and pens. And if you really want an idea bird to come to your tree, sometimes you really need everything to be quiet.
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