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Nevada Gov, Lawmakers Wrangle Over Stimulus Oversight
by Alexandra Andrews
Aug. 12, 2009, 12:07 p.m. EDT
Today's roundup of stimulus coverage:
A stimulus showdown is brewing in Nevada. If the Legislature gets its way, someone in the state controller's office will oversee stimulus spending, but Gov. Jim Gibbons is refusing to cede authority over the state's $2.2 billion in federal funds, the Las Vegas Sun reports. The turf war erupted after Gibbons tried to create a position of "stimulus czar" that he could fill with anyone he wanted, regardless of qualifications. According to the Sun, "Legislators balked, given Gibbons' past penchant for controversial appointments."
The U.S. is recovering from the recession as the stimulus takes effect, according to a Bloomberg News survey of economists. "We've averted the worst, and there are clear signs the stimulus is working," said one. But the Washington Post suggests that you take reports of recovery with a grain of salt. A story today says that "over at least the next year, the benefits are unlikely to materialize in the form of higher wages or tax receipts or more jobs."
Stimulus money couldn't come at a better time for police departments in small Utah towns, reports the Salt Lake Tribune. Budget cuts have left many departments in dire straits: One police chief told the Tribune that some of his officers have resorted to paying for uniforms and training out of their own pockets. Now 37 departments in small communities will each have an extra $10,000 to spend, thanks to stimulus grants.
Are you tracking the stimulus? ProPublica has set up a mailing list for reporters covering the stimulus, and you're welcome to join.
Alexandra Andrews
Alexandra Andrews was an assistant editor at ProPublica.

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The Marañón River (Spanish: Río Marañón, IPA: [ˈri.o maɾaˈɲon]) is the principal or mainstem source of the Amazon River, arising about 160 km to the northeast of Lima, Peru, and flowing through a deeply eroded Andean valley in a northwesterly direction, along the eastern base of the Cordillera of the Andes, as far as 5 degrees 36' southern latitude; from where it makes a great bend to the northeast, and cuts through the jungle Andes, until at the Pongo de Manseriche it flows into the flat Amazon basin. Although historically, the term "Marañon River" often was applied to the river all the way to the Atlantic Ocean, nowadays the Marañon River is generally thought to end at the confluence with the Ucayali River, after which most cartographers label the ensuing waterway the Amazon River.
Marañón River as the source of the Amazon
The Marañon River was considered the source of the Amazon River starting with the 1707 map published by Padre Samuel Fritz, who indicated the great river "has its source on the southern shore of a lake that is called Lauricocha, near Huánuco." Fritz' reasoning was based on the fact that the Marañon River is the largest river branch one encounters when journeying upstream, something clearly evident on his map. For most of the 18th–19th centuries and into the 20th century, the Marañon River was generally considered the source of the Amazon. The Marañon River continues to claim the title of the "mainstem source" or "hydrological source" of the Amazon due to its contribution of the highest annual discharge rates, a distinction similar to the Mississippi's "source" at/near Lake Itasca in Minnesota and the Nile's "source" at/near Lake Tana on the Blue Nile in Ethiopia.
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As mentioned earlier, dark under eye circles seems to stem from two main factors — it's either your lifestyle has to do with it or mom and dad may have passed on the dark under eye gene.
By and large, there are experts who theorized that dark under eye circles may be a result of constriction of over dilated blood vessels (capillaries in particular) that are situated beneath the skin in the under eye area. Bluish or dark circles appear since the skin in this area is thinner and more delicate than other areas of the skin. Other factors that lead to constriction of the dilated capillaries include dehydration, chronic fatigue, and lack of iron and/or Vitamin K.
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The Honorable Ann Stock (Chair, Meridian International Center). Photo: Stephen Bobb
Elisa Glazer (Smithsonian Institution) and Didi Cutler (Meridian International Center). Photo: Stephen Bobb
Social secretaries and cultural attachés were honored at the program and reception on August 1, 2019. Photo: Stephen Bobb
David Adler (BizBash) and Jonathan Steffert (Embassy of New Zealand). Photo: Stephen Bobb
The Honorable Rickie Niceta (The White House), Mónica Gross (Embassy of Ecuador), The Honorable Ann Stock (Meridian International Center), The Honorable Stuart W. Holliday (Meridian International Center), and Diane Flamini (Embassy of Spain). Photo: Stephen Bobb
Diane Flamini (Embassy of Spain), Francesca Craig (Motion Picture Association of America), Alicia Adams (John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts), and David Adler (Bizbash). Photo: Stephen Bobb
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The Honorable Ann Stock (Meridian International Center), TK Harvey (Meridian International Center), Loretta Greene (U.S. Commercial Service), Karina Gutierrez (Entercom), and The Honorable Stuart W. Holliday (Meridian International Center). Photo: Stephen Bobb
Napamas Pamyatrong (Royal Thai Embassy). Photo: Stephen Bobb
David Adler (BizBash), Jonathan Steffert (Embassy of New Zealand), Diane Flamini (Embassy of Spain), Francesca Craig (Motion Picture Association of America), and Alicia Adams (John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts). Photo: Stephen Bobb
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Monsignor Joszef Forro (Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See), Seungjin Choi (Embassy of Korea), Su Yeon Seo (Embassy of Korea), and Monsignor Dennis Kuruppassery (Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See). Photo: Stephen Bobb
Crystal Bowyer (National Children's Museum) and Elise Lemle (National Children's Museum). Photo: Stephen Bobb
Maria Aurelia Morales (Embassy of Mexico), Lalie Gavino (Embassy of the Philippines), and Priyanthi Kanakaratna (Embassy of Bangladesh). Photo: Stephen Bobb
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Loretta Greene (U.S. Commercial Service). Photo: Stephen Bobb
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Ayelet Cohen (Embassy of Israel), Lisa LeBourgeois (Embassy of Israel), Jan DuPlain (DuPlain Enterprises). Photo: Stephen Bobb
Chaitan Jain (United Airlines) and Steve Morrissey (United Airlines). Photo: Stephen Bobb
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The death of inflation targeting policies
By Yu Kun-ha
Published : May 27, 2012 - 20:02 Updated : May 27, 2012 - 20:02
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts ― It is with regret that we announce the death of inflation targeting. The monetary-policy regime, known as IT to friends, evidently passed away in September 2008. The lack of an official announcement until now attests to the esteem in which it was held, its usefulness as an ornament of credibility for central banks, and fears that there might be no good candidates to succeed it as the preferred anchor for monetary policy.
Inflation targeting was born in New Zealand in March 1990. Admired for its transparency, and thus for facilitating accountability, it achieved success there, and soon in Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Israel. It subsequently became popular in Latin America (Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru) and among other developing countries (including South Africa, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, and Turkey).
One reason that IT gained such wide acceptance as the monetary-policy anchor of choice was the demise of its predecessor, exchange-rate targeting, in the currency crises of the 1990s. Pegged exchange rates had come under fatal speculative attack in many of these countries, whose authorities thus needed something new to anchor the public's expectations concerning monetary policy. Inflation targeting was in the right place at the right time.
In the early 1980s, prior to the reign of exchange-rate targeting, the fashion was money-supply targeting, the brainchild of the monetarist Milton Friedman. But that rule succumbed rather quickly to violent money-demand shocks, though Friedman's general argument ― that a credible commitment to low inflation requires favoring rules over discretion ― remains very influential.
Inflation targeting was best known as a rule that instructed central banks to set ― and try their best to attain ― a target range for the annual rate of change of the consumer price index (CPI). Close cousins included targeting the price level instead of the inflation rate, and targeting core inflation (the CPI minus volatile food and energy prices).
There were also proponents of flexible inflation targeting, who held that it was fine to put some weight on real GDP growth in the short run, so long as there was a clear longer-term target for CPI inflation. But some felt that if the definition of IT were stretched too far, it would lose its meaning.
Regardless of the form it took, IT began to receive some heavy blows a few years ago (analogous to the crises that hit exchange-rate targets in the 1990s). Perhaps the biggest setback hit in September 2008, when it became clear that central banks that had been relying on IT had not paid enough attention to asset-price bubbles.
Central bankers had told themselves that they were giving asset markets all of the attention that they deserved, by specifying that housing prices and equity prices could be taken into account to the extent that they implied information regarding goods inflation. But this escape clause proved insufficient: when the global financial crisis hit (suggesting, at least in retrospect, that monetary policy had been too loose from 2003 to 2006), it was neither preceded nor followed by an upsurge in inflation.
That the boom-bust cycle could occur without inflation should not have come as a surprise. After all, the same thing happened when asset-price bubbles ended in crashes in the United States in 1929, Japan in 1990, and Thailand and Korea in 1997. And the hope of long-time U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan that monetary easing could clean up the mess in the aftermath of such a crash proved wrong.
While the lack of response to asset bubbles was probably IT's biggest failing, another major setback was inappropriate responses to supply shocks and terms-of-trade shocks. An economy is healthier if monetary policy responds to an increase in the world prices of its exported commodities by tightening enough to cause the currency to appreciate. But CPI targeting instead tells the central bank to tighten policy in response to an increase in the world price of imported commodities ― exactly the opposite of accommodating the adverse shift in the terms of trade.
It is widely suspected, for example, that the reason for the European Central Bank's otherwise puzzling decision to raise interest rates in July 2008, as the world was sliding into the worst recession since the 1930's, was that oil prices were just then reaching an all-time high. Oil prices are given substantial weight in the CPI, so stabilizing the CPI when dollar-denominated oil prices go up requires euro appreciation vis--vis the dollar.
One candidate to succeed IT as the preferred nominal monetary-policy anchor has lately received some enthusiastic support in the economic blogosphere: nominal GDP targeting. The idea is not new. It had been a candidate to succeed money-supply targeting in the 1980s, since it did not share the latter's vulnerability to so-called velocity shocks.
Nominal GDP targeting was not adopted then, but now it is back. Its fans point out that, unlike IT, it would not cause excessive tightening in response to adverse supply shocks. Nominal GDP targeting stabilizes demand ― the most that can be asked of monetary policy. An adverse supply shock is automatically divided equally between inflation and real GDP, which is pretty much what a central bank with discretion would do anyway.
A dark-horse candidate is product-price targeting, which would focus on stabilizing an index of producer prices rather than an index of consumer prices. Unlike IT, it would not dictate a perverse response to terms-of-trade shocks.
Supporters of both nominal GDP targeting and product-price targeting claim that IT sometimes gave the public the misleading impression that it would stabilize the cost of living, even in the face of supply shocks or terms-of trade-shocks, over which it had no control.
Inflation targeting is survived by the gold standard, an elderly distant relative. Although some eccentrics favor a return to gold as the monetary anchor, most would prefer to leave this relic of another age to its peaceful retirement.
By Jeffrey Frankel
Jeffrey Frankel is professor of capital formation and growth at Harvard University. ― Ed.
(Project Syndicate)


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Q: Python Face-Recognition - Search Folder of multiple images for match I have the following code:
import face_recognition
from PIL import Image, ImageDraw
from tkinter import Tk
from tkinter.filedialog import askopenfilename
from shutil import copyfile

#Ask user for file name
Tk().withdraw()
filename = askopenfilename()

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image_of_person = face_recognition.load_image_file(filename)
person_face_encoding = face_recognition.face_encodings(image_of_person)[0]

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The intention is to use the known image (image_of_person) and search a folder of images ('./img/unknown') for a match, then show the matched photo.
I receive the error:
No such file or directory: '00001.jpg'

On the line
 newPic = face_recognition.load_image_file(file_name)

How do I point the recognition to the sample of images folder?
Note: for i in range (1, 8):   - 8 Images are in the sample folder.

A: I think your problem is you're not giving the right path when trying to load the images.
Change
file_name = str(i).zfill(5) + ".jpg"

to
file_name = f"./img/unknown/{str(i).zfill(5)}.jpg"

Note: If you're using python2, then

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*file_name = "./img/unknown/{}.jpg".format(str(i).zfill(5)
Another tip, if you want your code to be generic, no matter how many images there are, you can do

*

*for i in range(1, len(os.listdir("./img/unknown"))).

Or, even better, you can simply do
for img in os.listdir("img/unknown"):
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Toy Rotation. Have you heard of this term before? If yes, how important do you think this is? Does rotating toys in the home benefit children? Here we will discuss it all.
Before I begin though, let me assure you that whatever ideas I present here, be it toy rotation activity, toy-management strategy, or all-purpose parenting ideas, are simple and easy to follow. But how may I assure that? Well, I spend every single day of mine with a toddler boy who is exceptionally active and always on the go. Sometimes you do feel the need to have your survival mode turned on to deal with the beautifully chaotic surroundings, but it is all worth it.
With a kid at home, you are always worried about organizing their toys properly. With just a few shelves and cube bins, mommies must give a thought to toy management without going to the extreme. Checkout how I organize my sons toys in his room below!
Below is a photo of the one bin we keep downstairs in the living room. We limit the number of toys allowed in the living room to keep the mess manageable.
Toy rotation refers to altering the range of available toys and storing the rest away from the kid's sight. The technique works great when used once a week or on a fortnightly basis. We had enough closet space, which mommy filled up with our toys over the weekends while daddy took us out.
Toys that Gavin doesn't play with are placed into a large plastic bin bought from Wal-Mart. I let the toys stay in there for a month and when he gets bored with the toys available, I shuffle/rotate. Some moms use multiple bins and rotate them weekly or every few days, but that was not something I could keep up with.
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If you're a keyboard gamer, you know you'll go through thousands of keystrokes in one session and each and every one of them count. So today Razer has added another key switch option to its line of BlackWidow Chroma V2 mechanical keyboards, adding a yellow switch to compliment their green and orange variants giving gamers more choice and another way to help them improve their game play.
The BlackWidow line of mechanical keyboards is not new, in fact it's been around since 2010 and known for its durability, comfort and responsiveness and has been a great choice for gamers everywhere. In fact, it was so popular, that about three years ago, Razer actually started manufacturing mechanical switches themselves. Read more… at Canoe Tech Blog.
If you think it's time for a new keyboard, then how about one that's backlit, Bluetooth enabled, has a numeric keypad and comes with a choice of two colours? If so, Aurora, Ontario based Matias has just unveiled their new Wireless Aluminum Keyboard with Backlight.
"We took Apple's iconic Aluminum Keyboard with Numeric Keypad as a starting point, and built from there — adding Bluetooth with multi-pairing support (4 devices), rechargeable 1‑year battery life, and now new models with backlighting and a 2nd dedicated battery just for the backlight," said Edgar Matias, CEO of Matias. Read more…at Canoe Tech Blog.
You often see people using a full-sized keyboard when using their notebooks at home partly because of its larger size but also for the fact that they just like the touch and feel of the mechanical switch type keys. So users of Apple's 12.9″ iPad Pro users will be happy to know that Razer has released the Razer Ultra-Low-Profile Mechanical Switch, a first in the world of keyboard mechanical switches. The switches will be initially outfitted into the Razer Mechanical Keyboard Case for the 12.9″ Apple iPad Pro.
If you find yourself using your iPad Air 2 for more of your daily tasks, you may also find a greater need to carry around a physical keyboard. If that's the case, then it might be time to have a look at the Belkin Qode Ultimate Pro Keyboard for iPad Air 2.
IK Multimedia, has announced iRig Keys MINI as the newest addition to the iRig KEYS universal MIDI controller range. iRig Keys MINI offers universal connectivity to a full-featured playing experience in an ultra-compact enclosure with 25 velocity sensitive mini-keys and full MIDI edit features, plus over $360 worth of included apps and software. Now players, producers, sound designers and audio engineers can plug in and create anytime and anywhere with compact convenience on their iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Android, Mac or PC.
Back in 2010, at CanoeTech Blog we previewed the Jorno foldable keyboard, a small and innovative solution for those who loved their mobile devices but preferred the touchy-feely of a real keyboard. It has still not yet come to market, as it seems the creators are in need of some cash and are looking at crowdsourcing the funding.


Cyberjamz/Toupee Records is proud,excited and welcome back recording artist Dovie Coate' back on our label.After a long hiatus this fantastic vocalist is back is on the scene and has been hard at work in the studio live and direct from Chicago.Also involved in background vocals and production work is as another great Cyberjamz Records recording artist & producer Harold Brandon ( IN BLUEBLACKNESS).
These guys have a lovely collection of vocal pieces with quality lyrics and music coming very soon with hit pieces like "Luna En Red" , "Imagination" , "No Prisoners" , "The eyes don't Lie" , "Skin Deep" and many more!
Up first for Dovie Cote' is an exceptional project he's been working on entitled "Luna En Red" which consist of a fantastic vocal piece that will give you goosebumps when dropped in the set or perfect for dancers and those that love vocal pieces as I do.The follow up "Luna in Red" is one for the books. This extraordinary piece delivers proper quality vocals and production work by Harold Brandon ( In BlueBlackness).In addition the Mastering of these tracks is simply superb as one of Chicago's best Glenn Underground of Gorilla Oven Mastering lend us a hand in the studio.
These guys together create magic in both these tracks.
This E.P and more are coming very very soon 2016 to Cyberjamz Records.
Growing up, Soul and Jazz music seemed to be inescapable for Dovie Cote'. His parents and older siblings were always playing the sounds of Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Duke Ellington, James Brown and Motown around the house, all of which would inevitably become the soundtrack to what later shaped his musical career.
Born and raised on the Southside of Chicago, Dovie remembers singing around the house to the latest songs, rearranging them in his own way, and beating on oatmeal and grit boxes to keep timing. One day his sister bought him a vintage keyboard from a thrift store and as early on as 13 years old, music would become his passion.
In 1991 he met Black Ice Music Production—they were signed to MCA/Black Market Records—a company that specialized in deep house dance music. That same year Dovie released his first 12inch single "Feel Love" through Black Ice on Large Records. Since then, he's never looked back and has released numerous other songs on labels including Strictly Rhythm, Smooth Agent, Strictly Jazz Unit, CyberJamz Records, and several other dance music labels.
Currently, Dovie is adding the final touches to his latest project—slated to be released summer 2016—which is produced, arranged and performed by him.


At Crest Exteriors, we simply don't cut corners. Not with our suppliers, roofing products or our staff. We only employ qualified individuals who know roofing and are constantly training to become better. Not only do you have a certain expectation of professionalism and training from your roofing contractors, but we hold ourselves to the same standard, which you deserve.


A government wants to place missiles on top of people's homes. It has based a warship on the river through its capital, and set jet fighters on standby. No, not life in a military dictatorship. This is Britain on the eve of the 2012 London Olympics.
As the Guardian's Simon Jenkins pointed out last week, the Olympics has become a festival for the global security industry, with a £1bn price tag. That's not to say that terrorists won't see London 2012 as a target, but it's hard to see missiles on the roofs of flats as anything but a grotesque gesture. This is not Berlin 1943, or Syria 2012, but London, a city that has long shown resilience not panic in the face of aerial bombardment and terrorist attrocities. The excellent Tedious Tantrums blog has also highlighted the craziness of all this, along with the police's growing alarming overreaction to peaceful protest.
It's time politicians got back in touch with reality.
This entry was posted in Britain, London, Politics & current affairs, Sport and tagged London 2012, Olympics, security by Rob Skinner. Bookmark the permalink.


Eco tours on Catalina Island are guided tours across areas that are known to be pristine or fragile. The method of transport is low impact and focuses on education instead of short-term entertainment. The proceeds from these tours usually go towards local conservation. Catalina Island is controlled by the Catalina Island Conservancy organization. The Conservancy is responsible for planning a few eco tours that will appeal to nature enthusiasts and wildlife lovers.
The Jeep Eco Tour is a program departing from the Catalina Island Conservancy House. It takes visitors into the "rugged" parts of the island. This refers to the interior sections of the island as well as the seaward side. Your Jeep adventure can travel for two of three hours. Because of their rough nature, many travelers think of these Jeep excursions as mini-safaris.
The "Cape Canyon Expedition" and the "East End Adventure" are eco tours offered through Tour Catalina. These feature riding in a unique open-air "Green" Hummer. This vehicle actually runs on recycled vegetable oil from local restaurants. Above all, the tours are fascinating journeys and both offer an opportunity to encounter the island's world famous bison.
Journey Catalina Tours are another option with three different tours offered. The most popular is the 2 and half hour "Bison Jeep Eco Tour". The trip features a stop at the Airport in the Sky and a visit to the Nature Center. Visitors will also enjoy the drive through Rancho Escondido with views of the Rusack Vineyard.
The tour continues to the backside of the island with views of Little Harbor and Shark Harbor. There is even an Eagle Sanctuary along the way to add to the journey. And don't forget, as with all of the inland Catalina Island Eco Tours, there is the chance to see the world-famous bison!
The Catalina Zip Line Eco Tour is an example of a popular eco tour. Your adventure begins as you travel through Descanso Canyon from 5 zip line stations. You eventually make your way to Descanso Beach. The tour lasts about two hours and will be one of your most treasured Catalina Island eco tour adventure memories. You will have fun on Eco tours because you get to experience the rough terrain. Most noteworthy, your hosts give presentations on historical and cultural facts about the island.
The Summer Naturalist Program is based in Avalon. This program offers nature walks, hiking, campfire and some interactive learning. This is a free educational program. The Conservancy invests in the education of children. In the past, they have organized events to help inner city kids travel on a boat ride and learn about island care. The Conservancy also has support groups for boating enthusiasts and scuba divers.
If you are traveling to Catalina Island, why not arrange to take an eco tour before you head back home? An eco tour provides more than just scenery. It is an adventure in learning and one that will benefit you as well as the beautiful island of Catalina.
For more information on Catalina Island tours, see our "Tours" page.


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KABUL - The Civil Aviation Authority on Sunday said Afghanistan so far lost $12 million after Pakistan closed its airspace but added efforts were underway to open new airspace through China to India.
Pakistan closed its airspace to all commercial flights late February 27 after tensions escalated with India. The airspace was opened to some certain flights, but it is yet to be opened for Afghan flights en route to India.
Mohammad Qasim Wafai, the Civil Aviation head, told, an event "Accountability of the Government to the Nation" here that after Pakistan shut its airspace against Afghanistan flights to India, they lost $12 billion so far.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority, in the past around 250 flights crossed Afghanistan airspace to other countries, but the number had declined to only nine.
Currently, Afghanistan flights use Iran's airspace to reach India and ticket price to New Delhi has also doubled.
Wafai said the Civil Aviation Authority was making efforts to use China's airspace for reaching India and it would be shorter than Iran's route.
He said they had tried a lot to resolve the issue through a diplomatic dialogue but the Pakistan's airspace responsibility was not in thePakistani Civil Aviation Authority thus they had not yet succeed in this regard.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) asked the Pakistani government to reopen its airspace to Afghan flights en route to India.
A day earlier, Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabani also discussed the issue with Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan Zahid Nasrullah Khan in Kabul.
As part of the Accountability of the Government before the Nation, the Transport and Civil Aviation Ministry presented its performance report to media persons.


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Claudia Salazar
Visual Arts: Crafts, Mixed Media, Murals, Painting
Hi, my name is Claudia Salazar. I am a self taught Latin female artist based out of York, PA with a passion for art and fashion. I love to create works of art that reflect energy, have culture representation by indulging vibrant colors. Growing up, I always had an admiration for the art culture, and wanted to pursue it as a full-time career. In 2016, I made the first step of entrepreneurship by displaying and selling my artwork, at art festivals/exhibits all over Central Pennsylvania. Now with over a decade of experience, I have been able to develop a network within the community of York Pennsylvania. The support has inspired me to become a full-time artist, and now owner of my first small business Claudia's Artistry & Fine Arts Shop. My focus is not only to become a successful artpreneur, but also to inspire and encourage other creative minds to follow their dreams!
Joshua Santiago
Multi Arts
Writer/Director Joshua J Santiago was born and raised in York, Pennsylvania. He gained a love for the arts while joining the Performing Arts Group while at William Penn Senior High School. Before graduating with a bachelors degree in Mass Communications at York College of Pennsylvania, Joshua started filmmaking with 4 Hip Hop DVDs in which all 4 were nominated for Best Hip Hop Documentary at the Central PA Hip Hop Awards. He has also directed documentaries that were screened for the "Gift of Life Foundation" to places like the "Susan Byrnes Health Center." "Anything4U;" is Joshua's directorial short film debut and he plans to make other projects that tackle tough situations to speak about.
Susan Scofield
Visual Arts: Constructions/Collage, Illustration, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Works on paper
Susan Scofield is the owner and curator of HIVE artspace Gallery in York, PA. She studied Visual Arts at the University of California San Diego, earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree with an emphasis in photography. Although versed in many mediums, Susan focuses primarily on photography and assemblage. Her work explores themes of details overlooked, things blatantly present but often unseen, as well as visiting the realms of natural history and biology.Susan is a former winner of YorkFest's "Award of Distinction," The York Art Associations's "Award Of Merit" in the 45th Annual Juried Exhibition, has appeared multiple times as a Featured Artist at the Anthocon Speculative Fiction Convention in New Hampshire, and returned in 2015 as their Artist Guest of Honor and curator of the Anthocon Art Exhibition. She has exhibited at Creative York Gallery (formerly YorkArts), The Parliament, CityArt Gallery, York College Galleries at Marketview Arts, The York Art Association, The Yorktowne Hotel, and SevVen Gallery in Huntington Beach, CA.
Theresa Sever
Theresa Sever is an Outsider Artist living in Quarryville, PA.
CoCo Shantelle
Performing Arts: Music, Vocal
CoCo Shantelle is a PA native and independent performing artist. As a singer/songwriter and host, she has captured listeners from her hometown and in 9 different countries. With a career including co-writing with other artists, singing background vocals, and features on the albums/EPs of other artists. As well as previous vocalist in a 6-piece Funk band 'Ralph Real and the Family Jam'. She discovered her love of music at the early age of 5, through singing in concert choirs all through her educational career. As music continues to influence CoCo Shantelles expression, her range and musical reach landed her a private audition in 2020 for The Voice. She wants people to listen to her music to not only enjoy the melodies and vibrations but relate to the words. Her first single "Lose Faith" is the storytelling of a low point in her life. A moment where her resilience didn't seem to be existent. It was during these times where music was both a release and an escape. Allowing her to reflect on where she was in life, while losing herself in the notes. Through her music, she encourages others to be inspired to keep moving forward despite their current trials.
T Shaw
Performing Arts: Actor/Actress, Music, Radio/Television, Vocal
Born in Quincy, FL Raised in Tallahassee. Been around the world Never forget where I'm from… Oldest of ten children, Son of a preacher man and a mother full of soul, T-Shaw's music is a fusion of R&B, gospel influenced vibe and honeyed lyrics, a personal ministry of rhythm for every woman and every man. T-Shaw is our 21st century Teddy Pendergrass, Marvin Gaye, Buddy Ace and Ronnie Lovejoy; self-taught on multiple instruments, self-made in life and selfless in his gift of inspired music that fills the soul, touches the heart and sometimes leads to baby makin'. T-Shaw's music is like 26 year-old scotch and just made moonshine— wise and smooth, but burning hot all the way down. If T-Shaw's music were have a warning label it would say: "Drink up, music never tasted so damn good." As you listen to T-Shaw's collection of self-composed, written, and performed music you'll soon discover that old oak ages the best whisky, that an old soul making today's music creates something that isn't just "new"…it's 21st century groove with a lil' boom, boom, boom.
Nicole Smeltzer
Visual Arts: Illustration, Painting, Works on paper
Nicole Smeltzer is a graphic designer, illustrator, and fine artist living in York, PA. She works in oil, watercolor, ink, and collage. She is the creator of themiddlestsister.com and writes and illustrates children's books in her spare time. She is an experienced science illustrator.
Visual Arts: Mixed Media, Photography, Printmaking, Visual Arts Instructor; Clay Monoprints
Much of our lives involves the tension between control and chance. We strive to determine outcomes, but life throws the unexpected at us. The art of the clay monoprint is based on a tradition where our new work literally builds on the prior. The artist designs the matrix for each original print upon the remnants of the prints before. Clay monoprint artists work to shape new expression with the knowledge that random elements of the past will merge with the new. As such, the medium focuses on process over product. As an educator for over three decades, I strive to incorporate learning and community in much that I do, and believe that creative curiosity is something to aim for and share.
Soliarii
Los Angeles, California native Soliarii is one of the few hip hop artist today that has remained true to hip hop. Soliarii says growing up in the 1980's music was fun and it meant something so I think "music should be fun and feel good, forget all the egos and atitudes." Today's music is lacking something and Soliarii feels it's substance. This is one artist that is not afraid to stray from the beaten path. Soliarii music tells are of things he's lived or is currently living or he's researched the subject. He says he wants to make sure the people that listen to his music to know the truth. Soliarii has been in the music business for many years and he is currently working with Producer " Shawn Beats" on his upcoming new single " West Side Story" His influences are Ice Cube, Common and Lupe Fiasco.The Late Bloomer album was a mixture of his influences . His single "Nation at half mass" you can hear his political side as he talks about gun control and the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy. Soliarii's G-Funk tells a story of his failures and realizations growing up in South Central. Soliarii's latest Single "The Beast" has received great feed back from his loyal fans and has also gained him an even larger following. Soliarii's music can be heard on Spotify , iHeart radio, Apple music and more can also purchase his album " Late Bloomer Special Edition" and singles "The Beast" and "$krilla" on iTunes , Amazon music and many other download sites.
Cisco Soto
Visual Arts: Film, Photography
Cisco's partnering to create and join Washington Winnona Images is a story of a father of three with a career continuing to find the time to follow his dreams. Following High School, over the last 17 years Cicso continued work in both sales and management in addition to completing Film School online. Cisco has partnered locally to provide photography and on film projects for friends. Cisco brings to Washington Winnona Images an assertiveness for organizing projects, production, direction and operations. Cisco believes the experiences of having worked in management and sales at AT&T and other organizations will ensure an added thoroughness for project implementation and completion. Cisco is a graduate of Full Sail University and also a 2002 graduate of William Penn Senior High School and still believes to this day that he should have been class clown. Cisco is a current member of York's Comprehensive Planning Team with active involvement in Neighborhood Development and Economic Development committees.
Shane Speal
Shane Speal has removed his content after false allegations of racism were directed at him on Cultural Alliance social media. The CA refused to remove the comments after Speal provided ample proof to the contrary. Cyber bullying should not be tolerated in any form.
Marion Stephenson
Visual Arts: Ceramics, Murals, Painting, Sculpture, Visual Arts Instructor, Works on paper
"At the moment I am experimenting with paintings of water, in hope to capture its many personalities. There is a life force that illuminates from water, so how do I capture that in a painting? I love to play with warm and cool colors in similar values that causes excitement and interest. I'm always focuses on shapes and values while working, so it surprises me when people comment on the details they see in my paintings. Details are never my intention." Stephenson's professional education began at Kendall School of Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan. After graduating, she went to New York City to work as a graphic designer. Marion began attending classes at the Art Students League and soon became a full time student immersed in the study of classical painting with Frank Mason and Robert Hale. Throughout the years she also has taken workshops with Albert Handell, Burt Silverman, Max Ginsburg, and John Howard Sanden, to name a few. Marion's work has been shown in numerous galleries, solo and group shows, and juried exhibitions; the last one was at the Lancaster Art Museum Show, where she was awarded the People Choice Award. In her portfolio there are many public and private commissions ranging from landscape paintings, portraits, to murals. Included in her body of work are two large, outdoor murals: one for the city of York, PA ("From Farm to Market"); the other for the National Watch and Clock Museum in Columbia, PA. Memberships have included the National Pastel Society, Oil Painters of America, American Women Artists, Art Student League (Life Member), York Art Association. Also, Marion received a scholarship membership to the Salmagundi Club while a student at the Art Students League in New York.
Annie Strack
Visual Arts: Architectural Illustration, Illustration, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Visual Arts Instructor, Works on paper
A native of Naples, Florida, Annie Strack is a classically trained professional artist whose formal art school training included advanced studies of numerous artistic mediums. Although she is best known as a Modern Master of maritime painting, she is also an experienced expert in many other mediums, subjects, and styles. As a commercial artist, her designs have been used by hotels, restaurants, retailers, and other businesses for decades. An experienced drafter, she has created architectural renderings for dozens of architects and building contractors and her renderings have been featured in numerous publications. Her extraordinary paintings are exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the world, and have been featured in 22 solo shows. She exhibits in a multitude of national and international juried shows and her artwork has won hundreds of distinguished awards and grants. Strack has been published in several prominent magazines including The Artist's Magazine, Watercolor Magazine, The Crafts Report, Wooden Boat International, Country Roads, Gallery Insider, House & Home, Louisiana Life, Gulf Coast Arts & Entertainment Review, Louisiana Homes & Gardens, and Covington Magazine, and she has been featured in dozens of newspaper and television interviews. Her artwork has been featured on the covers of Art Calendar Magazine, Harmon Homes Magazine, Inside Northside Magazine, and Northlake News Magazine. She's the author of The Artists Guide to Business & Marketing, and since 2005 she's been a feature writer and contributing editor for Professional Artist Magazine; the premier national business magazine for visual artists. She is the producer and host of the incredibly popular television show Painting Seascapes in Watercolor, which is broadcast on television stations worldwide and also available on DVD. Strack has earned the prestigious honor of Signature Membership in the International Society of Marine Painters, International Plein Air Painters, and many other international and national societies, and she holds the esteemed honor of being an Official Authorized Artist for the US Coast Guard. She has served on the Board of Directors for numerous organizations and she has chaired a countless number of juried shows, plein air events, workshops, programs, and fundraising. She currently serves on the Boards of the Baltimore Watercolor Society, Plein Air Brandywine Valley, American Artists Professional League, and as the Social Media manager for the Louisiana Watercolor Society, Philadelphia Watercolor Society, and Mid Southern Watercolor Society. She is an expert in the uses and properties of artist materials, and she is often recruited by artist supply companies to test and review new products. Her knowledge and expertise makes her in demand as a demonstrator for artist organizations and arts supply stores. Her paintings, prints, & posters are in over 1,000 public and private collections worldwide, including: US Coast Guard, US Navy, US Senate, US Pentagon, Fredonia Museum, Zigler Museum, Lake Pontchartrain Maritime Museum, Jefferson Parish Courthouse, St. Tammany Parish Public Art Collection, San Benito Public Art Collection, VA Retirement Home, Merrill Lynch, Kildare Marine, Biloxi Sun-Herald, St Tammany Parish Hospital, Ochsner Foundation, New Orleans World Trade Center, Marsh USA, Transwestern Services, International Matex, and many more. She travels around the world to teach workshops and jury exhibits, and in between her busy travels she can be found painting or teaching in her studio near Philadelphia. She endeavors to dip her toes in an ocean at least once a month.
Christopher Strange
Performing Arts: Storytelling, Theatre; Magician, hypnotist, sideshow
Christopher Strange, Witch Doctor – Presenting unique and original psychological illusions, hypnotic influence, and turning imagination into reality. Christopher has studied the mysterious and bizarre for decades and now brings that knowledge onto the stage. Using modern science and psychology, he shows how ancient cultures may have achieved the feats we now think are pure fantasy and legend.
Charity Stump
Performing Arts: Actor/Actress, Radio/Television, Theatre
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I'm a local artist born and raised in York pa. I fell in love with art when i was little and I've been painting and drawing ever since!


As we pulled into the port of Trapani, Sicily, I felt an immediate connection to the land. There was an unmistakable sense that long ago, my ancestors called this home. The coast was cluttered with fishing boats and powerful jagged mountains that seemed to rise out of the deep blue sea.
Nearing land, I focused my attention and lens on what's known as the "old town" with ancient churches and buildings with texture not typically found in the modern additions. Our ship flew the Italian flag, and I started thinking in their language again. "Ciao, mi chiamo Chris, sono americano, come' stai?" ---Hi, I'm Chris from America, how are you? "Mi dispiace, parlo poco italiano, lentemente per favore." --- Apologies, I only speak a little Italian, please slow down.
The climate was hotter, and more arid than both Spain and France, about 82 degrees. I lathered up in sunscreen before stepping onto Sicilian soil for the very first time. We boarded a bus and had a terrific guide named Enzo who talked about the island of Sicily while we passed through the beautiful countryside with rolling hills, vineyards, and tall mountains. It was a 40 minute drive to the majestic site of Segesta, an unfinished temple which begun in 424 B.C.
It's one of the grandest Doric monuments to survive from antiquity. I could not believe my eyes as the temple was absolutely stunning with tall columns all intact and weathered with character. I found a great angle and created a sunburst just above it with a small aperture of f22.
I then walked all around it with incredibly close access, making photos from down low, and each side, breathless with awe. I shook my head with disbelief that I had never heard of this place, and that it existed in Sicily. It was the new highlight for me, and we began the short climb up to the Theatre, carved into the top of Monte Barbaro.
This was not an amphitheater as it's not a closed circle like the Roman Colosseum, but rather a semicircle with a splendid mountain view. Everything was original, not a reproduction or modern tourist trap. I made more photos and even photographed myself in front of it with the front-facing camera on the iPhone.
There was no way I would leave without picking up a few souvenirs, and I found a couple of inexpensive but nice items to remember the day. We could have gone back to the ship at this point and I would have been satisfied. However, we had a very special journey ahead. Smiling from ear to ear I boarded the bus and we drove towards the mountains of Erice, pronounced Ed-ee-chey.
As we traversed a long and winding road, Enzo told us about the various regions of Italy, and how Agrigento has the oldest olives in the country. He told us how they don't eat pasta every day anymore, opting for just three times a week for health reasons. I listened as he went on to talk about how Sicilian wines and coffee are stronger than that of the Northern Italy, such as Milano. Despite our higher altitude, the temperature was still ideal, and I didn't require the sweater I brought along. At this point, I purposely went on my own way, opting to explore Erice without the guide. I spoke to a small shop keeper in a ceramic store who in broken English said, "you are Italian, yes". I nodded, and he read my name tag which we wear as part of the cruise group. It may have been the most beautiful I ever heard Corradino pronounced as he rolled the rr's in a way that only a true Italian could.
On this cobblestone street I found a few unique handmade items for the house and strolled through these quaint streets until reaching a scenic vista with an expansive view of the mountains, turquoise sea, and an ancient castle. There was an elderly Italian man sitting on a bench and I mistakenly passed by in a rush. I had spent a good deal of time meandering and actually got concerned that I might not have enough time to find my way back. He corrected my rudeness in a polite way by saying "Buongiorno". To show respect I used the more formal "Salve, buongiorno", meaning hello, good day, instead of the informal, Ciao. I proceeded to the edge of the overlook and made several photos before actually jogging back down with camera in hand. Along the way I stumbled upon a few tour members and we walked the rest of the way together.
Once again I had seafood for dinner, after all, it was Sicily. I drank a good red wine and enjoyed chocolate mousse cake for desert. Afterwards I went to the library and opened an Art Wolfe photography book. They have an extensive collection of excellent reading material on board. Upon opening the first page I noticed that he personally signed this copy while aboard the ship. I paused for a moment at the possibility that Art Wolfe must have done the same thing that I'm here doing now. Today, he has his very own photography show on PBS. I think that's pretty good company and something to keep working towards! Meanwhile the ship was making great time in fast water as we continued the journey towards the country of Malta.


Shocking pictures of the injuries sustained by a West Yorkshire Police officer who was attacked during a protest in Leeds on Saturday have been released.
The special constable suffered facial injuries including a cut to his face and a suspected broken nose when he was hit by a bottle when supporters of Tommy Robinson and anti-fascist protesters clashed in the city centre.
The pictures were shared by the force on Twitter. The tweet said the officer was 'recovering well' but that 'a few more hospital visits' were booked.
Saturday saw a march in support of Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, organised by the Yorkshire Patriots.
In response Leeds Anti-fascist Network held a counter-protest, which saw 750 take to the streets chanting 'where's your Tommy gone'.
Yaxley-Lennon was jailed in May for breaching a suspended sentence for contempt of court.
Police had to keep both sides of Saturday's demonstration apart during Saturday's march, with both sides meeting around lunchtime on Boar Lane, near Leeds Train Station.


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Jersey Joe B Scores In Front-Running Fashion In Thursday's Feature At Monmouth Park
Jersey Joe B, a horse named for 13-time Monmouth Park riding champion Joe Bravo, continued to do his namesake proud by capturing Thursday's $50,000 feature for Jersey-breds in front-running style by a half-length.
Claimed by USA Thoroughbreds and trainer Kelly Breen three starts ago for $12,500, Jersey Joe B now has a victory and a second for his new connections. Bred by Red Oak Stable, the 4-year-old gelding improved his lifetime record to 3-3-1 from 11 starts.
Able to make the lead with the speedy What the Chub on his flanks for the opening half mile, Jersey Joe B was able to hold off the late bid of Papadopalous for the victory. It was another 1¼ lengths back in third to Unruly Heir.
"He checked all the boxes I was looking for when I clam a horse," said Breen. "I liked the idea of having another Jersey-bred too. It's a nice program and it's always good to have a Jersey-bred in your barn at Monmouth Park.
"Knock on wood we've made money with him."
Jersey Joe B covered the 5½ furlongs in 1:04.55. The race was originally scheduled for the turf but was run over a fast main track.
Winning jockey Albin Jimenez said a bridle change seemed to help after Jersey Joe B failed to finish in his last start, checking in second by three lengths after leading throughout.
"I think the bridle change made a difference," Jimenez said. "He seemed to have a little more left when he needed it this time."
Jersey Joe B paid $7.60 to win.


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Каргадос-Карахос (), також відомі як скелі Святого Брендона () — група невеликих острівців (від 16 до 40) і кораловий риф в Індійському океані. Є частиною Зовнішніх островів Маврикію. Розташовані за 300 км на північний схід від острова Маврикій.

Географія
Загальна площа — 1,3 км². Риф тягнеться з півночі на південь більш ніж на 50 км, в ширину — близько 5 км. Іноді острова Карагадос-Карахос включаються в Маскаренські острови.

На деяких островах ростуть кокосові пальми.

Тимчасові поселення
На острівці Рафаель (Raphael) знаходиться приватна рибальська станція (не менше 35 робочих, в сезон до 800), також на островах знаходиться метеорологічна станція (8 осіб в 1996 році). Невеликі поселення на острівцях Авокаре (Avocaré), Кокос (Cocos) і Південний (Sud). Поселення на острові Альбатрос (Albatros) закинуто в 1988 році.

Острови Індійського океану
Острови Маврикію
Маскаренські острови

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Golden Rice a good source of added nutrition, says expert
Healthier rice, including Golden Rice, is a good complementary source of nutrition.
Dr. Marissa Romero, food scientist based in the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute, said rice comprises almost 40 percent of the Filipino daily diet.
With the prominence of rice in the Filipino diet, its potential role in improving nutrition and health is a dynamic area of research at DA-PhilRice as part of its mandate to develop safe and nutritious rice for all Filipinos. Under the Healthier Rice Project, DA-PhilRice is developing rice varieties including Golden Rice to provide better access to good nutrition.
Golden Rice is a new type of rice that contains beta-carotene, a source of vitamin A.
It can provide 30 to 50 percent of the estimated average requirement for vitamin A among young children and pregnant or lactating mothers, contributing to the nutritional needs of the first 1,000 days of life.
"The first 1,000 days are viewed as the building blocks of a healthy and productive life. Not getting enough nutrition at this stage will have lasting effects on future productivity and quality of life," Romero said.
According to the National Nutrition Council, "the first 1,000 days is said to be the "golden window of opportunity" for a comprehensive package of nutrition and related interventions to achieve significant reduction in under and overnutrition while contributing to optimal child development."
Recognizing the importance of nutrition at this critical stage, NNC has elected to focus its advocacy efforts for this year's National Nutrition Month on the theme, "Malnutrisyon patuloy na labanan, first 1,000 days tutukan."
In the Philippines, studies show the nutritional status of children under five has improved over the years, but at a pace too slow to meet development goals at the national and international level.
Data from the 2019 expanded national nutrition survey of the DOST-FNRI show three out of 10 children are stunted or too small for their age, while two out of 10 are underweight. One out of 10 also suffers from anemia.
Data further show micronutrient deficiencies are higher among children diagnosed with Vit. A deficiency, mostly belonging in poor households.
In 2019, six out of 10 households reported experiencing food insecurity, and numbers are expected to rise following the Covid-19 pandemic.
"Most Filipino households spend almost a third of daily food cost on rice, and rely on this staple as a major source of energy requirements. Because rice is widely grown and eaten, improving its nutrient content can be an effective means of delivering much needed nutrients," she said.
Golden Rice is awaiting the biosafety permit application for its commercial propagation before the DA-PhilRice can deploy it through market-based and programmatic approaches, such as feeding program, in areas with high rates of malnutrition, especially Vit. A deficiency.
It is one of the products under the Healthier Rice Project of DA-PhilRice. Other products in the pipeline are high iron and high zinc rice.
Also in the works is a 3-in-1 rice that contains essential micronutrients, such as Vit. A, zinc, and iron. – Press release
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Confederation of Metal and Building Unions - LR 2/6/4/1
General Secretary:
Tel: (011) 834 6781/ 2/ 3
Postal address: PO Box 9692, JOHANNESBURG, 2000
Federation of Trade Unions of Transnet - LR 2/6/4/3
Tel: (011) 725 5700 / 339 2884
Fax: (011) 725 5752 / 339 2888
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Postal address: PO Box 6753, JOHANNESBURG, 2000 (P.O. Box 31100 BRAAMFONTEIN, 2017)
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SA Confederation of Labour (SACOL) - LR 2/6/4/4
Postal address: PO Box 931, NYLSTROOM, 0510 / PO Box 19299, PRETORIA-WEST, 0117
Physical address: 430 Church Street, Pretoria-West, 0002
Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) - LR 2/6/4/5
General Secretary: Mr Dennis George (0848051529) Tel: (011) 279 1800/1/2
Website: www.fedusa.org.za
Postal address: PO Box 7779, Westgate, 1734
Physical address: 10 Kingfisher Street, Horizon Park, 1725
Federasie van Mynproduksiewerkers - LR 2/6/4/7
General Secretary: Tel: (011) 403 3930
Postal address: PO Box 31525, BRAAMFONTEIN, 2017
Physical address: 7th Floor, MWU Building, 19 Melle Street, Braamfontein, 2001
Federation for Municipal Trade Unions - LR 2/6/4/8
Tel: (011) 403 3826 / 012 460 6276 / 7 / 8
Fax: (011) 339 6265 / 012 346 1157
e-mail: (IMATU: - PO Box 35343 Menlo Park Pretoria 0102) Postal address: PO Box 31555, BRAAMFONTEIN, 2017
Physical address: 47 Selati Street, Ashlea Gardens, Pretoria, 0081
National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU) - LR2/6/4/9
General Secretary: Narius Moloto
Tel: (011) 333-1800 / 1801 / 1803 / 1797 / 1798 / 1799
Fax: (011) 333-1706 / 086 240 1756 / 086 554 0263
Website: www.nactu.org.za
Postal address: PO Box 10928, JOHANNESBURG,2000
Physical address: 72 Eloff Street, Eloff Street Galleries, 3rd Floor, Johannesburg, 2001
Raad van Mynvakbonde - LR 2/6/4/10
Physical address: Amaleng, 8 De Villiers Street, Johannesburg, 2001
Federation of Mining Unions - LR 2/6/4/6
Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) - LR 2/6/4/11
General Secretary: Sdumo Dlamini
Website: www.cosatu.org.za
Postal address: PO Box 1019, JOHANNESBURG,2000
Physical address: COSATU House, 1-5 Leyds Street, 1st Floor, Braamfontein, 2001
Federation of Independent Trade Unions (FITU) - LR 2/6/4/13
Tel: (011) 836 9061/2/3/4
Physical address: 2nd Floor, Trades Hall East, 90 Anderson Street, Johannesburg, 2001
Federation of the Armaments and Allied Industries of South Africa (FEDARM) - LR 2/6/4/15
website: www.armscor.co.za
Postal address: PO Box 97992, Westpark, Pretoria, 0146/ PO Box 97930, Westpark, Pretoria, 0146
United Independent Trade Unions of South Africa (UTUSA) - LR 2/6/4/16
General Secretary: Tel: (031) 922 489
Postal address: PO Box 1384, EMPANGENI,3880
Physical address: 14 Polly Centre, Empangeni Rail, 3880
United Independent Economic Trade Unions of South Africa - LR 2/6/4/17
Tel: (031) 361 7583 / 7018
Postal address: PO Box 47597, GREYVILLE, 4023
Physical address: Room 163, New Durban Station, Greyville
South African Independent Trade Unions Confederation (SAITUCO) - LR 2/6/4/19
Postal address: PO Box 12217, TRAMSHED,0126
Physical address: 1st Floor, Southern Life Building, 239 Pretorius Street, Pretoria, 0002
Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) - LR 2/6/4/20
Tel: (011) 331 1110 / 3240 (011) 862 4691
Fax: (011) 331 0455 /3240 (011) 862 4691
Physical address: 7th Floor, Nedbank Building, 145 Commissioner Street, Johannesburg, 2001
Independent Trade Unions Alliance of South Africa (ITUASA) - LR 2/6/4/21
Postal address: 41 Community Hall, Salt River Road, SALT RIVER, 7925
Confederation of South African Workers Unions (CONSAWU) - LR 2/6/4/22
General Secretary: Mr Piet du Plooy
Tel: (012) 342 1674 / 082 808 7939
Website: www.consawu.co.za
Postal address: PO Box 877, PRETORIA, 0001
Physical address: 814 Church Street, Eastwood, 0086
International Federation of Building and Wood Workers (BWI) - LR 2/6/4/23
BWI - Southern Africa Project Office
Regional Representative: Crecentia Mofokeng
Administrator: Mogomotsi Sekobe
Tel: (011) 682 3091/2/3
E-Mail: afro@bwint.
Website: www.bwint.org
Physical address: 30 Basson Drive, Extension 6, Glenvista,
International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Association
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Project Co-ordinator: IUF Southern Africa Project Office: Mr Mopholosi E. Morokong (082971 3910) Tel: (011) 339 5781 / 011 403 0043/050
Website: www.iuf. org
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Physical address: Office 601, 6th Floor, North City House, 28 Melle street, Braamfontein, 2017
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Website: www.itglwf.org
Postal address: PO Box 18235, DALBRIDGE, 4014
Physical address: Commercial City Building, 40 Commercial Rd, Suite 1023/1024,10thFloor, Durban, 4001
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Operations Director: Mr Keith Jacobs
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Physical address: SACCAWU HOUSE, 4th Floor, 11 Leyds street, Braamfontein,2000
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Tel: (086) 192 7278 / 082 677 5624 / 083 453 0605
Postal address: Private Bag x 900, Pretoria, 0001
Physical address: 85 & 87 Rauch street, Georgeville, Pretoria, 0002
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on Saturday night July 11, 2015. This was the 3 time track champion's first win driving for Racing Awareness. The win also continued the streak of every driver that has driven an Racing Awareness car capturing a feature win.
Bush who is expected to end his highly successful racing career at the end of the 2015 season, joins a long list of Racing Awareness feature winners.
Mike Bursley (2), along with NASCAR stars AJ Allmendinger (1) and Mike Skinner (1), combined for 4 feature wins in the first year of Racing Awareness competition in 2010.
In 2011, Dave Lake won the Modified track championship winning 7 times. In the same year, hometown stars, Johnny Benson Jr, (1) and Brian Campbell (1) each won in the team's Super Late Model.
In 2012 (4) and 2013 (4), Kevin DeGood was in victory lane 8 times driving the team's modified.
Ben Welch has gone to victory lane a total of 3 times at the wheel of the modified in 2014 (1) & 2015 (2).
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BTS RM indigo diary at the end of his 20s
RM, the leader of the group BTS (BTS), will hold an indigo diary at the end of his 20s.
RM released an introduction video of his first official solo album "Indigo" through his agency Big Hit Music at 11 a.m. on December 2.
BTS RM will release all songs of "Indigo" through various music platforms at 2 p.m. on the same day. It is a personal work released four years and two months after the playlist 'mono' (Mono) released in October 2018. Although he has released various mixtapes and playlists as a solo musician, it is his first time to officially release an album-type work in the form of a sound source and a physical album, drawing keen attention from domestic and foreign music fans.
BTS RM, who first started thinking about this album in 2019, said, "It's a kind of diary-like album that contains the emotions, emotions, worries, and thoughts I felt. In 2015, it was RM, and in 2018, it introduced personal works such as 'mono.' in the form of uploading them to the sound cloud. "Indigo" is my first official solo album.
Standing at the end of his 20s, RM included songs with honest thoughts, worries, and several platforms on the album. He has confessed his true inner story through various BTS albums and solo songs, and recently chose Indigo (indigo), a color that contrasts with the black and white atmosphere of "mono," to express his changed tendencies and thoughts.
RM led the overall work, including the album concept, design, composition, and music video planning. In addition, the album was completed through cross-border collaboration called "Connecting Music to Art." Earlier, RM released the "Indigo" photo taken with the work "Blue" by the late artist Yoon Hyung-geun, whom RM usually respects.
BTS RM said, "I tried to capture all my music as it is, as it is, my honest self. These are the results of intense contemplation, but I think this album will be a better, Kim Nam-joon's album and another starting point. That's why I chose the title of the album "Indigo".
"I wanted to give a contrast to the black-and-white atmosphere of 'mono' to express my different tendencies, colors, and thoughts." Indigo is the basic color of jeans, from nature. So I chose the title of the album as a starting point to think about starting my full album with a natural basic color called Indigo, he said. "Indigo, navy, and blue will be different throughout the album, so you can feel the gradation of those colors."
The album consists of a total of 10 tracks. Starting with the title song "With Cherry Filter Cho Yu-jin," all traces of "Yun (with Erykah Badu)," "Still Life (with Anderson Pack)," "All Day (with Tablo)," "With Kim Sa-wol," "Closer (with Paul Blanco, Mahalia)," and "Changing Life and Cold Reason (2.2), "With Melon," and "Lith."
With RM in charge of writing and composing all the songs, DOCSKIM, Pdogg, HONNE, eAeon, and Eun-young participated in the album as producers. Eight out of ten songs were featured by fellow musicians.
BTS RM said, "A total of 10 songs are included, and the genre and atmosphere are very different and various songs." It is tied in a color called indigo and naturally connects organically. "There are many people who participated in featuring and producing, and while there are songs that I feel I have to complete by myself when I work on them, there are songs that I think will be much more complete and more vital if someone's color is added together," he said.
"This time, I worked with various musicians because there were many songs that I wanted to add someone else's unique frequency, narrative, and emotions. I also learned a lot while working. It was a new experience and lesson," he added.
Regarding the first track "Yun," RM said, "It is a song with the narration of the late artist Yoon Hyung-geun, who I respect very much, and also Erica Badu featuring in the U.S., who is also a legend. It is a song that calmly unravels what I realized through Yoon's work and messages and what I think now. Yun Hyung-geun's painting is hung on the album cover. That's why I started track 1 with "Yoon."
"Still Life is originally a still life," he said of the second track "Still Life." However, it is a song that interprets "Still Life" as a dual meaning of "still living" from my point of view, not as a native speaker of English. I wanted to tell the story of a still-life painted, framed, but still alive and moving, and moving forward and living without being trapped in a canvas frame. It's a song with some energy, so I thought it would be nice to add funky vocals. "I worked with my favorite Anderson Pack in this part," he said.
BTS RM first collaborated with Epic High Tablo, who made him dream of becoming a singer through the third track "All Day." RM said, "After track 2, we're on an upward curve, and it's about finding our own taste and originality in the world we're living in an algorithm right now. It's an easy, comfortable, and exciting song to listen to, but I think it would be good if you could see the implications in the lyrics. "I thought it would be nice to have someone to write those implications with, and I thought Tablo was the best in Korea in this respect, so I asked my brother to do it."
He collaborated with Kim Sa-wol through the fourth track "Forgetfulness." RM said, "It's a complete fork. Acoustic guitar, whistling, tapping the desk in the studio"I recorded it with all the unflagged sounds, such as rubbing jeans or playing a studio toy," he said. "I worked completely unflaggedly." It's the first song I worked on on this album. All the cozy, lonely, and calm things are melted. I really like Kim Sa-wol's second album, and I thought it would be great to work with her. He said, "He made a rich song with the featuring."
Honnewa, who worked with him through the existing mixtape, worked on the fifth track "Closer (with Paul Blanco, Mahalia)." RM said, "Please listen to it comfortably," adding, "I thought I might have all these experiences." I think it would be fun to think about the thoughts and feelings beyond the cell phone," he said.
BTS RM said of track 6 'Change pt.2', "I solved in an exceptional way the things I believed to be eternal change and change. "I worked with my friend Lee Ian," he said.
"I think the seventh track 'Lonely' will be the most comfortable pop to listen to. I worked at a hotel. It is a song that comfortably unravels the experience of being a nobody and universal emotions that anyone may have felt at least once in their life, through paintings or travel. "
Track 8 "Hectic (with Cold)" is a city-pop song. RM said, "I don't think there's a lot of city pop that male singers do. Female vocals seem to do it a lot. I worked with my old friend Colde, wondering what it would be like for men to do City Pop. He said, "I think the song has become richer because he has a very urban sensibility."
The 9th track "With Cherry Filter Cho Yu-jin" is the title track of the album. RM said, "It's a song that sings my wish and confusion that I want to live like a wild flower that blooms calmly rather than a fireworks display that disappears quickly and has a lot of things to clean up. "I think Cho Yoo-jin's incredibly rocking and powerful vocals have secured the scalability of the story I want to tell," he said.
Regarding the last track 'No.2 (with Park Ji-yoon), RM said, "The story of not looking back is a story that continues from the Greek and Roman myths of the past. Whatever we went through, it was the best, and I wanted to tell you not to look back because it made all of your present."
"From the beginning, I thought it would be nice for Park Ji-yoon to sing it in a calm style together. "I thought I would be much more persuasive if I borrowed his voice, so I worked with him and I think it was a great finish," he added.
BTS RM said, "In the end, music is something that people do like a picture, so I think it's important to know what life, what reason, what narrative, and what will comes from. I think the person who sang and wrote the song is more important than the music and song is good. "I think it would be good to think of this album as an album with my will and reasons," he said.
"I no longer listen to my album from the moment it was released. From that moment on, I think it's up to the audience and listeners. I hope that the people who listen to this album share what they felt and breathe life into the song with their own interpretations and margins. "I've been working hard for the past four years, so I'd appreciate it if you enjoyed listening to it," he said.
Finally, RM said, "I hope to deliver an amazing message with this song when I live like the people I've been with now when I was young."Rather than that, I think you have a taste for at least one song. Like ginkgo leaves that you put on your bookmarks and take out once in a while, I have a small wish for albums or songs that are on your playlist once in a while. He added, "I would appreciate it if you show a lot of love and listen to it beautifully."


On December 19, 2016, a Monday, at exactly half past nine, the Twitterverse was alerted to the existence of the OpenNMT project over at the Harvard natural language processing (NLP) group.
OpenNMT developer Yoon Kim is a Computer Science PhD candidate and member of Harvard NLP. Kim had previously taken his Master's in Data Science from New York University, another Master's in Statistics from Columbia University, and baccalaureate in Math and Economics from Cornell.
Working on the project with Kim was his adviser, Alexander Rush, who runs the NLP group. Commercial machine translation provider Systran, which recently launched its own proprietary neural machine translation system, was also involved in the project.
What follows is Slator's interview with Harvard NLP's Alexander Rush and Systran CTO Jean Senellart on the OpenNMT project.
Slator: What motivated you to develop OpenNMT? How did this project come about?
Alexander Rush: The project is based on research software built by my graduate student Yoon Kim. We used the software in my lab to do research on improving translation systems and to teach graduate students. We happened to also put the software online for free, and Systran found it. It was useful for their products, and so they begin to send us updates to the code. It is the kind of mutually beneficial relationship that open-source communities can produce.
Slator: What exactly is OpenNMT and what does it do?
Rush: Recently, there have been a series of advances in artificial intelligence (AI), leading to improvements in speech, image recognition, and game playing. In the area of natural language processing, these improvements have been most impactful in the area of translation, leading to models that significantly improve on the quality of machine translation.
OpenNMT is open-source software implementing this technology, roughly similar to Google's proprietary system. It is software to learn models for machine translation. It takes in a corpus of aligned sentences from a source and target language, and learns a mathematical model—known as a neural network—to [perform] translation. That model can then be fed unseen source sentences and OpenNMT will translate them.
Slator: What makes it different from the commercial solution Systran offers?
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Slator: Can you give us a simple first use case for OpenNMT?
Rush: We released several example translation models (e.g., German-English). Anyone can download and run the model to experiment with neural machine translation. We publicized the project because we thought it was quite stable; but also with the hope that more people in the translation community would contribute back to further improve it.
Slator: What is your mid- to long-term goal for OpenNMT?
Rush: There are two main focuses. One, we want to keep the code up-to-date with all the new ideas published in the research community, such that the open-source software stays competitive with closed-source offerings (e.g., Google). For instance, my group recently developed a system for shrinking translation models so they can run much faster, and this was implemented in the software even before the paper was published.
Two, we want to try out more cutting-edge "translation" ideas. For example, we are implementing an extension to map from images-to-text using OpenNMT. This is a rather recent research idea that we hope to make more accessible.
Senellart: On Systran's side, we want this project to contain all the best of breed features and ideas that are published by the research community, but also keep the code simple, fast, so it becomes a reference for anyone wanting to do more research or even create commercial applications.
Slator: Who do you see as early adopters of this technology?
Rush: Great question! In theory, anybody could rent a server and train a model on available data, and we see some hobbyist doing just that. In practice, we expect a mix of researchers studying how to improve translation and people in the industry looking to become familiar with new AI technology.
Senellart: We do expect some competitors quickly building products based on this technology—and this will, of course, be challenging for us. But at the same time, [it is] quite an achievement that will help develop the machine translation market and global awareness about the technology.