A few weeks ago, I attended the first event in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for the Humanities' Fall series: an incredibly moving talk given by artist, urban planner and University of Chicago professor, Theaster Gates. It had been five years ago in 2012, almost to the day, that I was honored and inspired to host him at the Bolz Center for Arts Administration's bi-annual Collegium. I had just started as the new director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration and was still trying to figure out where the bathrooms were—and where we kept the extra copier paper. But that day is etched in my brain as perhaps the first time I actually understood what creative placemaking could be—when employed in an equitable way and led by the people it could and should impact the most.
I had just moved from Minneapolis/St. Paul, where the foremothers of Creative Placemaking—Ann Markusen and Anne Gadwa (Nicodemus)—had been commissioned by the NEA to pen the first white paper on Creative Placemaking. Minnesota is also the home of Springboard for the Arts, one of the first organizations in the country selected by ArtPlace America, to receive funding for a placemaking project they had already begun, called Irrigate. As a result, Creative Placemaking was not a new concept to me and neither were the stories of the kinds of change that the arts and culture could inspire in individuals and communities. But those stories had often been told by the researchers, facilitators, trainers and stewards of this work. When I heard Theaster speak five years ago, it was the first time I heard an artist explain what the work was, what it could mean, and why he felt compelled to do it.
Placemaking is a term that has been used in planning and development circles for decades and it indicates the "recipe" that establishes (or protects) the elements of a community that make it special. Jamie Bennett of ArtPlace America, in a TED Talk he delivered in 2014, reminds us that all communities have one very special asset in common: all towns have artists. While placemaking is defined as the act of finding or making something special in a specific place, creative placemaking specifically highlights the role of artists, cultural practitioners and makers within a community.
Upon my move to Madison, I came to discover that placemaking and creative placemaking had deep roots in Wisconsin history. The arts and placemaking in Wisconsin can be traced back through the articulation of the "Wisconsin Idea," which has been a guiding principle of the University since the turn of the century. It states that education should have an impact beyond the classroom and influence the lives of people beyond the university itself. From seminal WHA public radio programming such as "Let's Draw" through to Robert Gard's historic tenure and publication of "The Arts in Small Communities," it was the UW-Extension Service that discovered and activated a rich network of artists working in and with communities across the state. Gard developed the Wisconsin Idea Theatre in the 1940s as part of Extension's commitment and practice of engaging thousands of Wisconsinites in telling the stories of their place.
The Bolz Center's study and practice of creative placemaking therefore follows a strong tradition at UW-Madison, directly tied to the Wisconsin Idea. As a part of the Wisconsin School of Business's MBA program, Bolz Center students explore the intersections between the arts, business and community development. Part of the Bolz Center mission is to train and educate future community leaders who will consider the arts, culture, and creativity central to their work. It is our mission at the Bolz Center, with partners like UW-Extension, to evolve the quintessential Wisconsin practice of placemaking into even more robust, vibrant and productive practice through arts-based strategies for social change and equitable community impact.
Among our key initiatives to further the field of study, staff and community partners collaborate to convene local and national conversations like our bi-annual Arts Business Research Symposium (ABRS), in service to the question: "What is the University's role in creative placemaking practice, teaching and scholarship?" Meanwhile, student-led strategic consulting projects put ideas into practice: students work with organizations and municipalities, in an effort to serve communities who see the value of their places and wish to embrace a more strategic and dynamic future for their societies.
The Bolz Center believes that universities can play a multifaceted role in creative placemaking: as the home to research and academic inquiry, as educators of the next generation of community leaders and as partners in the work actively taking place in our community. This view and the results of The Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities' 2016 "Snapshot of Creative Placemaking in Higher Education" was what inspired the creation of The Hub to explore how universities are engaging with this work across the country.
The Hub for Creative Placemaking in Higher Education—a project in collaboration with The Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru) and Blackbaud™—is meant to be a resource for all, but especially for those faculty, staff and students working in universities that want to know more about creative placemaking practice, funding and scholarship. Universities, with their collective resources, should be more informed and more aware of how they can partner with and participate in the communities they serve.
The Hub Team has begun by aggregating the contributions of our practitioner colleagues across the country—from white papers, to strategy toolkits, case studies and funding resources—to lift and promote the laudable work being done in our nation's communities. We hope to fuel the conversation, share more stories and tell some of our own in the months and years ahead, in our own contribution to the development of this emerging field of study and practice.
We hope you will join us on The Hub by telling your story, sharing it and its many resources with others and ensuring that the practice and study of creative placemaking is around to benefit our artists, our communities and our world for generations to come.


Chandler is LOVING T-Ball this year. He is quite the slugger. Our favorite thing about Chandler and baseball though is how happy he is when he's playing. The look on his face when he runs the bases is priceless. I love this picture so much because of the intense look on his face as he runs home, the dirty knees that show he's been "sliding" and his little hands... how perfectly posed they are.


The Mazda CX-3 range is extensive, with a model grade for seemingly everyone. Here, we've tested the sTouring grade to weigh up whether the higher price makes sense.
On face value, everything Mazda touches in Australia, turns to gold – pretty much instantly too. The 2017 Mazda CX-3 2WD sTouring is therefore leading off on the right foot before you even start to assess the sum of its parts. We generally rate the CX-3 range quite highly at CarAdvice as well, so Mazda's all-conquering small SUV has a lot to live up to.
The Mazda CX-3 range has a model grade to suit everyone, and then a few extras. It's pretty comprehensive to say the least. Pricing for the 2WD petrol model, as tested here, starts from $19,990 before on-roads, and runs up to $31,290 before on roads for the range-topping Akari.
Our sTouring tester is the second top of the 2WD range, and starts from $26,990 plus on-road costs. Despite my initial feeling that it might cost too much in the company of cheaper options within the segment, the sTouring has in fact dropped a few grand since it was first released.
Beyond the 2WD range, there are three AWD petrol model grades ranging from $26,390 to $35,290 and two AWD diesel grades starting from $33,390 and $37,690 respectively. See what I mean about plenty to choose from and then some?
Standard equipment highlights for the sTouring include: rear-view camera, cruise control, satellite navigation, Bluetooth phone connectivity, rain sensing wipers, faux leather, 18-inch alloy wheels, LED tail-lights and DRLs.
From the outset, I should state the fact I find a 2WD SUV completely and utterly pointless. Doesn't matter whether it's FWD or RWD, if your SUV doesn't drive all four wheels, I don't see the point – and I don't think it should be called an SUV either incidentally.
Although 'jacked-up hatchback' doesn't roll off the tongue quite as easily as SUV. Such is the case here too. On face value, I see no reason you wouldn't just buy a Mazda 3, a highly respected, and broadly competent hatchback. The mere fact that we now talk about SUVs in terms of everything except off-road ability shows how far off-track the genre has gone – see what I did there?
Anyway, back to the CX-3. A mistake a lot of punters make is assuming it is based on the architecture of the aforementioned Mazda 3, but it isn't. Rather, it is based on that of the Mazda 2, a significantly smaller vehicle than the 3. Which, means in turn the CX-3 is compact – properly compact. Great externally, not so great inside the cabin.
It's counted as a small SUV by the number crunchers in Australia, but could almost sneak into a segment below that as a compact SUV if there was such a segment. Regardless, the manoeuvrability of the CX-3 around town is a stark reminder of just how practical a compact vehicle of any kind can be if you live in the city, whether it's classed as an SUV or not.
As is Mazda's wont of late, the interior is what I would call a work of affordable luxury art. It's beautifully executed, classily appointed and feels significantly more expensive than the price tag would indicate. Simple features like the rotary dial control for the infotainment system add a tangible touch of class. Look elsewhere, and you find quality plastics, perfect fit lines, soft-touch materials, and elegant brushed metal.
The infotainment system, and the way in which you operate it, could not be any easier. The screen is perfectly positioned, the Bluetooth connection is reliable and secure, and the satellite navigation system is easy to, um, ah, navigate, as well as being accurate and quick to find new routes if you deviate from the plan.
A few CarAdvice testers didn't love the head-up display in terms of where it is positioned, but the information it displays is definitely useful. I think Mazda could have done a better job of integrating head-up into the dash though, that's for sure.
As you'd probably expect, the second row is tight, especially if you have long-legged occupants up front and that's the reality of the Mazda 2 platform on which the CX-3 is based.
Headroom is also at a premium back in the second row, and taller adults won't love being stuck back there on longer drives. The second row split folds forward to liberate extra luggage space, and you can shove a surprising amount of gear into the back of a CX-3, if and when you need to.
It's when you start driving the CX-3 that the whole 'SUV' concept starts to make even less sense, if any at all. First and perhaps foremost, the ride is as far from an SUV in terms of bump absorption as you're ever likely to get. The little CX-3 crashes and skips over even the most minor of road imperfections and it often seems as if the front end wants to do something entirely different from the rear end. The CX-3's general ride and bump absorption is blown away by the Mazda 3 for example, yet it doesn't have any of the benefits of an SUV either.
The suspension tune is simply too firm and unresolved for our pathetic urban road network. It's not Mazda's fault our roads are rubbish mind you, but the CX-3 needs a softer tune in sTouring guise, in my opinion. At speed, there's some tyre noise being generated too, and it is definitely audible in the cabin.
It's worth noting however, that on a twisty, smooth road, you can stretch the CX-3 a little and it doesn't kick back violently. In fact, it feels like it enjoys the challenge, which again, is a little counter-intuitive to its SUV DNA. It shows a little duality of character, even though most owners will never coax it out of its comfort zone.
The 2.0-litre, four-cylinder petrol engine feels a little unrefined especially if you ask it to work hard. Said another way though, the engine has character with it's raspy chortle toward redline. Maybe we've been spoilt with too many quiet, refined engines, such that any engine with a bit of a gruff edge seems boisterous.
It generates 109kW at a peaky 6000rpm, so you'll be encouraged to nudge the redline too, especially if you select sport and the gearbox holds each gear for longer. Out of sport mode, the gearbox will choose gears that best deliver fuel efficiency, which tends to dull the otherwise enthusiastic performance a little.
Peak torque is 192Nm at 2800rpm and the baby SUV uses an ADR-claimed 6.1L/100km. On test, we saw figures closer to 9.0L/100km, indicating we were having to work the four-cylinder pretty hard to get the job done.
The six-speed auto, and the way in which it works with the engine, is excellent. The auto is smooth regardless of how hard you're working the tacho and it shifts back down through the ratios with equal aplomb. There's plenty of harsh engine noise entering the cabin as you accelerate though, and the smoothness of the gearbox can't iron that out.
There is however, a go-kart-like feel to the way the CX-3 behaves around town. The steering is sharp and direct, there's plenty of lateral grip and you can hustle the CX-3 through tight, inner city streets effortlessly. In fact, it's in the confines of the CBD, where the CX-3 most shines as a useful runaround.
As we've noted with some other Mazdas of late, the CX-3 would be even better with some suspension work, and improved NVH inside the cabin. It would take what already feels like a premium offering, to another level altogether. None of these minor negatives should take away from the inherent quality of the CX-3 though. The platform upon which it is based, is well designed, and well executed and there's a lot to like about a range that is as broad as that of the CX-3.
While the CX-3 in sTouring 2WD guise will undoubtedly be popular among Mazda buyers, it's not my favourite in the range, and I'd be tempted to try to steer people towards a Mazda 3 if they were in the buying process.
I do think it's a little expensive, but the harsh ride is the kicker for me. I've loved the way the Mazda 3 can iron out any poor surface and the CX-3 simply can't match that level of proficiency. Still, there's plenty to like about Mazda's baby SUV.
Click the Photos tab for more 2017 Mazda CX-3 images by Tom Fraser.


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JS Fiddle demo.
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JS Fiddle demo.
This will allow the button to have a click handler to be assigned for every click but will, after it's been clicked once, disable the button (preventing it from receiving clicks/user interaction).
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Trevor Anulewicz
Managing Director, Strategic Consultancy
Unlock Your Team's Potential and Create a Powerful, Shared Vision
Future building and facilitation help you correctly channel your team's energy and focus, so you get the traction you need for forward momentum.
When we help teams deliver innovation, we repeatedly tap into a series of concerted intentions: 1. Unlock. 2. Unblock. 3. Unleash. Anyone who has tried to bring something new and valuable into the world knows that collective creativity is not a tidy, linear process. You can expect all three core intentions to repeatedly arise and overlap throughout the progression sessions. Let's focus on the initial intention, "Unlock" and help you learn more about unlocking your team's potential and creating a powerful shared vision.
Recognize That Your Environment Is Most Likely Working Against You
(It's Okay)
To flourish over the long term, organizations must constantly create value and develop ideas that matter. Coming up with a portfolio of bold ideas that gets everyone excited is easier said than done. Innovation is hard. And in most organizations, the bulk of day-to-day energy goes to operational efficiencies. Why rock the boat when you can just run things smoothly? In fact, a 2017 Gallup poll found that only 3 in 10 employees strongly agree with the statement that their opinions count at work.
But you have a mandate to innovate. You're ready for new ideas. So how hard can it be to tap into your people and put their talent to use? After all, your teams are smart, highly skilled, and motivated professionals. But that's not enough.
Innovation Is Not a Safe Space, but It Does Require a Trusting Space
Creative collaboration requires something beyond problem-solving and critical thinking skills. It starts with helping your people trust the process enough to stretch themselves. When you're in the unlocking phase, you're asking professionals to share new ideas. More importantly, you're asking them to feel comfortable getting vulnerable. They have to trust in the purpose, the process, and the people.
Creative collaboration requires something beyond problem-solving and critical thinking skills. It starts with helping your people trust the process enough to stretch themselves.
Before you can create a vision, we help you use critical concepts of an Unlock mindset, applying everything from awareness and context to empathy and sharing. We help you create a space where people can stretch themselves intellectually and trust the space enough to reveal key insights and opinions. We welcome debate, especially the "creative conflict" that emerges as people wake up to innovation. Remember, going below the surface is a core part of "unlock" otherwise you're just putting your team through another "feel good workshop" where there's more noise than substance.
The good news is that this effort pays off big time, affecting both the bottom line and the top heights you'll reach. Remember that 3 in 10 statistic about unengaged employees?
Gallup1 calculated that if you moved that ratio to 6 in 10, you'd tap into far more human potential, resulting in:
27% reduction in turnover
40% reduction in safety incidents and
12% increase in productivity.
Note that all these benefits, especially the last two, are crucial to momentum building, continuous improvement, and incremental innovation. It's a marker of innovative companies: emboldened and empowered to continually stretch for further transformation.
Get Ready to Explore the Unknown
So what's the first step to breaking out of the status quo mold? To create a shared vision you need to do something that doesn't come naturally to most people, much less most organizations: you need to feel ready to create in uncharted and uncertain waters. Healthy creative conflict is something to embrace: it brings a spirit of curiosity and mutual respect and a commitment to finding the best solution or direction to take.
To create a shared vision you need to do something that doesn't come naturally to most people, much less most organizations: you need to feel ready to create in uncharted and uncertain waters.
When conflict is creative, your team will be engaged in a lot of questions and a lot of listening. You'll see them trying to understand other points of view, without necessarily having to agree with those views. Deep listening during the Unlock session lets you uncover and incorporate core truths into a larger reframing of the needs being addressed.
Unlock Climate Conducive to Taking Intellectual Risks
That's why we spend significant energy in Unlock helping you create a climate that's conducive to intellectual and emotional risk-taking. In order to call up effective collaborations, your teams need to feel psychologically free to contribute new ideas without worrying about egos. You'd be amazed at what emerges when you don't have to spend so much energy playing it safe.
Before You Get Into the Technology, You Need to Harness the Humans
Here are some exercises you may encounter during a Vectorform Progression Session™ that teams can use to create a meaningful vision.
Go beyond the ice breaker. What drives your team? Explore and share core values. Know what drives people so you can connect meaningfully. Sometimes this means surfacing team members' biggest fear or the greatest expectation.
Get comfortable with discomfort. Strengthening tactical innovation prowess through guided experimentation. Stepping out of your comfort zone and thriving. Begin to recognize what it "feels" like to push beyond what's expected and tap into other parts of your brain.
Get to the other side. Understand the psychological terrain that entrepreneurs have mastered. We teach your team how to turn trepidation into exhilaration, from overcoming analysis paralysis to finding clarity through action. The team bonds and inner strengths will help you uncover the resilience you need when doubts arise.
Uncovering your team's vision begins by applying the Unlock philosophy and approach. The collaborative frameworks and skills you learn will transform potential into energy throughout the innovation cycle and beyond.
Don't try to Unlock your teams without a skilled facilitator or innovation manager; it's critical to first help your teams build cohesiveness, freedom and trust- all keys to building a productive and bold collaboration. Contact us to learn more.
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Join us for our next Our Revolution Arlington general meeting.
We will be hearing about energy democratization and Dominion's opposition to a renewable energy future from Johanna Bozuwa from the Democracy Collaborative and Ivy Main from powerforthepeopleva.com.
PLUS: We will be discussing ORA and Tim Kaine's re-election. There will also be important information and updates about ORA's #ArlingtonAgainstAmazon campaign.


This is one of several raptors recently shot in Smithfield.
SMITHFIELD CITY — DWR conservation officers are seeking information from the public in a rash of hawk shootings in Smithfield City.
Officers are working with the Smithfield City Police in trying to identify the suspects responsible.
"We believe the suspects have shot as many as seven hawks within the past week alone," states Conservation Officer Chris Schulze.
Officers believe the hawks were shot with small caliber firearms. "Most of the shootings occurred near 400 west, which is a busy road. We're encouraging people to be observant and aware, and if they witness something suspicious to contact us," Officer Schulze adds.
If you know any details about any of these raptor shooting incidents, please call Officer Chris Schulze directly at 435-760-5910, or you can call the Utah Turn in a Poacher Hotline at 1-800-662-3337. Caller identity can remain anonymous and monetary incentives are possible for information leading to a successful prosecution.


Aflatoxin poisoning (aflatoxicosis) is one of nature's most potent toxins and quickly kills goats. A by-product of mold growth, aflatoxins do not go away, even if the mold dies. The major sources of aflatoxins, the molds Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, are found all over planet Earth. Initially soil borne, they like to grow on the rich nutrients of seeds. Aflatoxins can appear in corn, peanuts, wheat, rice, cottonseed, tree nuts, milo, and milk. Corn is a major ingredient in processed goat feed, and corn is one of the crops most affected by aflatoxins. Aflatoxins can occur both in pasture settings and when feed is in storage.
Stress resulting from dramatic weather changes help the fungi invade the plants. Moisture and heat are big contributors to plant stress. Temperatures higher than 75* Farenheit are necessary for the fungi to produce aflatoxins. Poorly ventilated feed storage conditions create and maintain this deadly environment. Moist conditions with high temperatures seem to be the precursor of aflatoxin in cotton and peanuts, but in corn it is drought stress and high temperatures. There is a belief among rural old-timers in Texas that when there are three days when the lowest temperature of the day is higher than 85* F, aflatoxin in corn will likely appear. The main areas where cottonseed with aflatoxin occur are the irrigated areas of far west Texas (El Paso area) and Arizona. Very seldom does aflatoxin show up in wheat or milo.
Symptoms of aflatoxin poisoning are non-specific to the point that goat producers can miss making a correct diagnosis. Young goats are most susceptible to aflatoxin poisoning, although all ages can be affected. Primary damage occurs in the liver, causing anemia that can be mistaken for a heavy wormload. Other symptoms include jaundice and dead kids in utero.
Aflatoxin poisoning can be acute (goat dies within hours) or chronic (recurring illness). Goats surviving aflatoxicosis may have lowered immune system function, reduced milk production, birth defects in their kids, and tumors. These goats may be susceptible to illnesses that they could have fought off had they not eaten aflatoxin-contaminated feed. Aflatoxins can be passed in milk. Producers drinking goat milk should be extra careful of the aflatoxin levels in their goat feed.
Treatment involves immediate removal of all goats from the pasture or feed causing the problem. Administration of C&D anti-toxin (not the toxoid), mineral oil stomach tubed into the goat so that aspiration of this tasteless liquid into the lungs does not occur, and oral introduction of activated charcoal into the rumen fast enough to bind up to toxins before they hit the bloodstream are possible sources of help -- if the producer cannot get the goat to a vet within 15 to 30 minutes. Producers should keep a bottle of Re-Covr in their medicine cabinet. Re-Covr is an injectible antihistamine (vet prescription tripelennamine hydrochloride) that may be used early in the illness at a dosage rate of one to two cc per 100 pounds bodyweight per adult animal every six hours in an attempt to slow down the damage caused by aflatoxins.
Prevention is the best way to address aflatoxin poisoning. Test all hay before purchasing. Buy grain from mills that employ trained goat nutritionists and routinely check their supplies and storage facilities to make sure that aflatoxin-infected grains are not included in their products. Aflatoxin in corn is allowed up to certain levels - less then 20 parts per billion for dairy animals and young ruminants, 100 parts per billion for breeding animals, and 300 parts per billion for animals being fed for slaughter. Do not try to mix your own goat feed. The money you might save can be far less than you can lose in dead or permanently-damaged goats.


Time is relative; This is known. And so the time runs past somehow always the faster at the end of the year a. And while you want to make so much. For the past few weeks, some trips to the water are on the list for me. But first I want to part just have you on my fishing experiences in September and October.
In the last two I was mining twice along the coast for sea trout fishing. A short walk from my home to Cologne. However, I take the inconvenience of Billig hostel and adverse weather conditions in buying; I love the fish and the feeling on the coast. During the first trip, the weather was somehow too good, kinda too bad the second time – we fishermen are famously well in the find excuses; in any case, the fishing success were manageable. There were a few small MEFOS and a few medium-sized cod that have brought me once again good sport on the coast combo.
In autumn, I particularly like fish Pike. The Green Raiders get really in the mood for eating and you can catch autumn backdrop beautiful fish. I could outwit the one or the other Esox already; the last weeks of the year, I hope also, here are a few more fish. I've already completed the appropriate bait.
I wish you all continued success for the rest of the season!
Fall Rafting on the Tieton!


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16 dead as strong typhoon floods Macau, southern China
The most powerful typhoon to hit the southern Chinese region in more than half a century left at least 16 dead as a sudden deluge swamped the gambling hub of Macau, submerging streets and stranding residents.
Macau said Thursday that eight people were killed in the former Portuguese colony, including two men found overnight in a submerged parking garage. Another 153 were injured amid extensive flooding, power outages, and the smashing of doors and windows by high winds and driving rain.
"It's a calamity, the losses are high and a lot of buildings need repair," said Macau lawmaker Jose Pereira Coutinho, adding that he heard from many people who still had no water or electricity a day after Typhoon Hato tore across the 30-square kilometer (19-square mile) territory.
Coutinho said the flooding was at its worst in the older parts of the city's downtown, where narrow lanes date back from Macau's time as a Portuguese colony for more than four centuries.
"People were just swimming, they cried for help. There were no boats. The water came so suddenly," said Coutinho, who slammed the city government for having "reacted so slowly and so badly."
Casinos downtown "were either closed or barely operating," while some resorts in the newer Cotai district were in better shape but operating without air conditioning, Union Gaming Research analyst Grant Govertsen said in a report.
The chief executive of Macau's local government, Chui Sai On, ordered measures to "further the relief efforts," the Government Information Bureau said in a statement Thursday.
Residents waded in waist-high murky water and rows of city buses sat half-submerged on city streets, according to photos circulating among residents. Fallen trees blocked roads, causing traffic snarls, and residents lined up with buckets to collect water from public standpipes, television video showed.
Macau, which is surrounded by water, is vulnerable to high tides and has few options for draining storm runoff. The territory took almost a direct hit from the storm as it churned toward mainland China.
Its reliance on the mainland for electricity compounded problems. Power cuts in neighboring Guangdong province, which supplies nearly 90 percent of Macau's electricity, cascaded into outages across the city, forcing casino operators, a hospital, and the city's mobile phone company, CTM, to switch to backup generators.
CTM also said two equipment rooms were seriously damaged by flooding, affecting telecommunications service in the area. Power utility CEM said Thursday it was restoring service but about 40,000 customers remained in the dark because of damaged power supply facilities.
China's official Xinhua News Agency said eight more people were killed in Guangdong and one person remained missing. Typhoon Hato roared into the area Wednesday with winds of up to 160 kilometers (100 miles) per hour. It weakened into a tropical storm Thursday as it moved farther west inland.
Xinhua said almost 27,000 people were evacuated to emergency shelters, while extensive damage to farmland due to the heavy rain and high tides was also reported. Almost 2 million households lost power temporarily, while fishing boats were called back to port and train services and flights suspended, Xinhua said.
"Compared to other typhoons, Hato moved fast, quickly grew more powerful and caused massive amounts of rainfall," Wu Zhifang, chief weather forecaster at the Guangdong meteorological bureau, was quoted as saying by Xinhua.
By Thursday, a weaker Hato was moving into China's Guangxi region.
Flooding and injuries were also reported in Hong Kong, which lies across the water 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Macau, but there were no reports of deaths. Hato's fierce gales blew out windows on skyscrapers in the Asian financial capital, raining shattered glass onto the eerily quiet streets below. Hong Kong's weather authorities had raised the hurricane signal to the highest level for the first time in five years.
Three of the earlier deaths in Macau were men, aged 30, 45 and 62. One fell from the 11th floor of a building, one was hit by a truck and another was killed when the wind blew down a wall. Two others, a man aged 48 and a woman, 44, died from drowning, according to a press statement. No information was given for the remaining victim.
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How Reddit Is Teaching Young Men to Hate Women
Reddit's "involuntary celibate" group was taken down earlier this month after its anti-woman debate turned violent. But the problem is much larger than one subreddit.
by Aditi Natasha Kini
This article originally appeared on VICE Canada. Amid a global conversation about sexual assault, a group of men complaining about their "involuntary celibacy" have lost their central platform.
In the r/incels subreddit, young men wrote about how they couldn't find women to have sex with. The subreddit, which had 40,000 users a week ago, was a casually misogynist forum that compared women to Nazis and so-called Incels to Jews, posited that rape is "just sex" and argued that we need to include "reverse rape"—not having sex with someone—in the #MeToo conversation.
Shortly after a young man turned to the forum to talk about his roommate, who he called "suicide fuel," the sub was banned for its violent content. The user said it was painful to see his roommate, a "better human being," have a girlfriend and talk about his close-knit family. Other members jumped in to offer advice to this man about his attractive roommate, a so-called Chad in incel speak. They encouraged and instructed the poster to castrate his roommate.
Like other anti-women subreddits, r/incels has been catching heat for a while. It even spawned its own watchdog community r/inceltears, which remains to chronicle incel extremism. Reddit has not said what the exact comment was that led to their banning the subreddit for inciting violence.
"Communities focused on this content and users who post such content will be banned from the site," their statement said. "As of November 7, r/Incels has been banned for violating this policy."
Image via r/incels
Reddit recently announced that it plan to retool its policy regarding violent content on the heels of an additional $200 million in venture capital funding. It began by cracking down on Nazi and white supremacist subreddits including r/Nazi, r/DylannRoofInnocent, and r/farright. However, many misogynist subreddits, like r/MensRights, are still thriving.
This isn't Reddit's first attempt to clean house: Its first round started after CEO Yishan Wong's resignation in 2014 after a flurry caused by a Gawker expose on a Redditor heavily involved in subreddits like r/jailbait and r/creepshots. Interim CEO Ellen Pao, famous for suing Kleiner Perkins for sexism, instigated the first major cleanup, to user revolt: Many Redditors didn't want to give up any subreddits, including those devoted to hating fat people or leaking celebrity nudes. Pao, squarely vilified during her tenure, did not last the full year as interim, leaving after eight months. (Pao later went on to describe how exclusion is entrenched in tech.)
The glue of communities like r/incels is obvious: Men feel held back by the women who "have it easy." And as with most online communities open to anyone with Internet connectivity, indoctrination is easy for an outsider to spot. (Though under special circumstances, open subreddits go underground: r/incels went private recently after a member posed as a woman in r/legaladvice for tips on getting away with rape.)
If cults have taught us anything, it's that the first rule of indoctrination is you try to get them while they're young. Most Redditors are young men, and Reddit offers them unfettered ability to form and engage with "misogyny clusters"—anti-women communities that share DNA, but have distinct personalities and creeds. R/incels is a cousin of many other misogyny clusters on Reddit, including r/MensRights, r/MGTOW (Men Going Their Own Way—those who opt out of the "mating dance"), and r/TheRedPill.
Image via r/IncelTears
Ideology functions by creating a monolithic enemy: In the case of misogyny clusters, the enemy is the woman. Women can't be incels—they are reduced to "femoids," or "robot-like androids who only crave sex with Chads." The enemy is often described as feminism itself, which these clusters view as a "doctrine of class, hatred, and violence"—that is to say, women use feminism to play victim and extort economic gain.
Language is another aspect of indoctrination. To that end, these misogyny clusters have created glossaries for their acronyms, offer cheat sheets, and have their own language patterns. The jargon of misogyny includes "hamster" (a "female" who jumps through mental hoops to avoid cognitive dissonance), "AWALT" (all women are like that), "roastie" (a repulsive word comparing roast beef to female genitalia), "pussy pass" (women are let off for illegal behavior), alpha/beta distinctions in attractiveness, and so on. The indoctrination is further enforced by the positive reinforcement and punishment of up-votes and down-votes.
Obviously, the real issue with ideology is that it's not all talk, and it doesn't stay behind a computer screen, like mass shooter Elliot Rodger who killed six people and identified as an incel in his notorious manifesto. The link between violence and misogyny is strong—mass shooters tend to be young white men who have a track record of sexual violence and entitlement. The Virginia Tech shooter harassed women on campus. Adam Lanza, who wrote about why women were "inherently selfish," killed his mother before he murdered children in Sandy Hook. The Texas church shooter was dishonorably discharged from the military for severely abusing his wife and son. In general, 40 percent of women murdered were killed by their partners. When people jump to blame mental illness instead of misogyny for this demonstrable pattern, they underestimate and undercut the violence of misogyny and undermine the safety of women. There is no diagnosis that all mass shooters share. Sexual entitlement is not in the DSM—but it's chock full of unchecked online communities.
The radicalization of young men online is something that can be reduced: By pushing these clusters deeper into the web, they're less accessible and harder to stumble upon. Similarly, radicalization can be reversed by breaking those silos—one Redditor claims that reading different perspectives in the watchdog/parody community r/inceltears made him stop "prescribing [himself] to such horseshit." Reddit, as it implements new content policies, needs to do more than just crack down on objectionable content—it needs to find a way to de-radicalize the young men it's responsible for.
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Tagged:sexual assaultReddithatecelibacyincelsRadicalizationGender & SexualityMGTOWinvoluntary celibateScience & Tech


Addressing a meeting of the National Council of his Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) at Dharubaruge on the Wednesday afternoon, Mohammad Nasheed -- who was forced to resign as the president on February 7 -- called upon Dr Mohammed Waheed Hasan, who was sworn in as the president after his resignation, to immediately step down from the office of president and promised immediate elections.
The council rejected an invitation from Dr Waheed to join the national unity government formed by him and proclaimed that Nasheed's government was the only "legitimate" government of the country and would not negotiate with the government formed by Dr Waheed.
Addressing hundreds of party workers, who rushed to Dharubaruge after hearing of his presence there, Nasheed said, "I will never back down until a lawful legitimate government is sworn in." Nasheed called upon the chief justice to investigate Tuesday's coup "and bring those responsible to justice."
"We will never allow the national defence forces and the police to be hijacked by the opposition. We will assure our key pledges of affordable housing, transport networks, closure of the doors opened towards narcotics, and bringing down the commodity prices," Nasheed said.
According to the MDP, Nasheed was on Tuesday forced to resign by the military, which threatened "a bloodbath in the capital" if he did not step down from the presidency.
MP Alhan Fahmy, former foreign minister Ahmed Naseem and several party MPs said the MDP would not negotiate with Dr Waheed's government and declared that Nasheed "is still the legitimate president."
Party president Dr Ibrahim Didi, who on Tuesday night said on television that he supported cooperation with the new government, told the council, "I was misinterpreted by the media stating that I was open to the idea of a unity government, but I only stated that I would decide after consulting the party council."
As the meeting ended, Nasheed said, "I call upon all of us to march to 'Haruge' (MDP camp) after this meeting and open it, for it was the place where freedom of speech and expression originated." The supporters of Nasheed started marching to the party camp with Nasheed leading them. The marchers clashed with some opposition supporters near the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA).
According to latest reports tweeted by supporters of Nasheed, some MNDF elements were on their way to the scene after the police failed to disperse the marchers with pepper spray. Nasheed is marching at the head of them.


This Saturday night, Hobart Speedway hosts two state titles featuring the hard-hitting bombers and the nimble formula 500s. Adding to the spectacle will be a full support programme starting with speedway karts from 3.30pm and sprintcars, AMCAs and modifieds on the main track from 6pm. The formula 500s promise a huge battle between the 12-car field with half of those very serious contenders. Nick Kingston, Taylor Johnson and Dylan Beveridge put on a close, tight race last time at this track, finishing in that order, but Beveridge has been in a race against time to rebuild his car after a spectacular rollover at Carrick a fortnight ago. Adam Burr already a feature winner this season, cannot be discounted nor can Porsche Carrera Cup road racing specialist Adam Garwood who has adjusted to the dirt track very quickly. Reigning champion Jock Goodyer has not done much racing in the 500 this season, but certainly has very impressive pace. The bombers will no doubt tear up plenty of equipment during their final. The state title's reduced contact in the heats only seems to unleash all sorts of mechanical mayhem in the 20-lap final. Heath Bennett is the only competitor in the 12-car field to have won a title previously, but there are plenty of quick competitors in a field where the strategy to ensure that you are not taken out by another competitor will be a factor. John Moles, Corey Jetson, Harley Croft and Aiden Dillon will be targeted by regular bomber drivers such as Kaylam Eiszele, Mathew Treweek and Bradley Wise. Reigning street stock champion Nathan Russell will definitely be a target as he aims to win his second championship this season. Chris Johns is hoping for back-to-back wins in the sprintcars fresh from victory last weekend. Nick Penno, Jason Redpath and Kurt Luttrell are all fast here and Jock Goodyer is doing double duty racing the 500 as well as the sprintcar. AMCAs make a welcome return after a brief hiatus and we'll see a great contest between Ellis Dickenson, Andrew Ryder, Rohan Blair and Jake Briggs. Rodney Bassett returns from a successful mainland trip and will have plenty of additional car speed. The modified sedans have a small, fast, quality field with Brad Herbert, Jakobe Jetson, Josh Stephens, Trent Quillerat and Brad McKendrick all chasing victory. Nathan Russell, Todd Bennett and John Moles will all be busy racing in this class as well as the bombers. The karts start the racing with three classes with Kaleb Sims, Lachlan Hopkins, Zara Cole and Chase Redpath expected to do well in the Juniors. Seniors and 125s are also racing.
This Saturday night, Hobart Speedway hosts two state titles featuring the hard-hitting bombers and the nimble formula 500s.
Adding to the spectacle will be a full support programme starting with speedway karts from 3.30pm and sprintcars, AMCAs and modifieds on the main track from 6pm.
The formula 500s promise a huge battle between the 12-car field with half of those very serious contenders.
Nick Kingston, Taylor Johnson and Dylan Beveridge put on a close, tight race last time at this track, finishing in that order, but Beveridge has been in a race against time to rebuild his car after a spectacular rollover at Carrick a fortnight ago.
Adam Burr already a feature winner this season, cannot be discounted nor can Porsche Carrera Cup road racing specialist Adam Garwood who has adjusted to the dirt track very quickly.
Reigning champion Jock Goodyer has not done much racing in the 500 this season, but certainly has very impressive pace.
The bombers will no doubt tear up plenty of equipment during their final.
The state title's reduced contact in the heats only seems to unleash all sorts of mechanical mayhem in the 20-lap final.
Heath Bennett is the only competitor in the 12-car field to have won a title previously, but there are plenty of quick competitors in a field where the strategy to ensure that you are not taken out by another competitor will be a factor.
John Moles, Corey Jetson, Harley Croft and Aiden Dillon will be targeted by regular bomber drivers such as Kaylam Eiszele, Mathew Treweek and Bradley Wise.
Reigning street stock champion Nathan Russell will definitely be a target as he aims to win his second championship this season.
Chris Johns is hoping for back-to-back wins in the sprintcars fresh from victory last weekend.
Nick Penno, Jason Redpath and Kurt Luttrell are all fast here and Jock Goodyer is doing double duty racing the 500 as well as the sprintcar.
AMCAs make a welcome return after a brief hiatus and we'll see a great contest between Ellis Dickenson, Andrew Ryder, Rohan Blair and Jake Briggs.
Rodney Bassett returns from a successful mainland trip and will have plenty of additional car speed.
The modified sedans have a small, fast, quality field with Brad Herbert, Jakobe Jetson, Josh Stephens, Trent Quillerat and Brad McKendrick all chasing victory.
Nathan Russell, Todd Bennett and John Moles will all be busy racing in this class as well as the bombers.
The karts start the racing with three classes with Kaleb Sims, Lachlan Hopkins, Zara Cole and Chase Redpath expected to do well in the Juniors. Seniors and 125s are also racing.


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This section is designed for you to provide more information about your business. You'll need to inform your readers about the purpose of your business. Are you a new fashion brand focusing solely on sportswear for tennis players? Why did you decide to develop this company? You'll need to prepare a mission statement, business model strategy and any existing strategic relationships. You must also include present outlook with future possibilities. Think about other markets within the industry, will these new products and developments benefit or adversely affect your corporation?
In this section, you spell out your marketing strategy, addressing details of your market analysis, sales, customer service, advertising, and public relations. You should explain how you reach your target customers. What promotional tactics and digital marketing channels are you currently using? What brand positioning do you desire for each? Many businesses use this space to showcase their vision of why their business will be successful, backing that up with market research that identifies their target market, industry and customer trends. Include information on both your planned and historical marketing strategies.
Competitor Analysis goes hand in hand with market research, in order to be successful, you must have a clear understanding of what opposing companies are providing. Once you have done that you need to explain why and how you plan to achieve greater success than them. Who are your competitors and what are each of their key strengths and weaknesses? In what areas will you have or gain competitive advantage and how?
This is the meaty part of your plan. Here you should provide details of your sales strategy. What is your action plan? How do you think you'll reach your target audience and dominate the market? The design and development should outline how you plan to operate the business throughout the entire cycle to reach its goals. Provide investors with a description of the product's design, chart development and budget.
If your business plan is designed to attract investors; you'll need to include information on current executives and managers working for the company, along with examples of how they have reached your business goals. "For investors, it's an important element to include who these people are and what their experience is," said Tim Berry, president and founder of Palo Alto Software. The operations and management plan is aimed to describe just how the business functions on a continuing basis. The operations plan will highlight the logistics of the organisation such as the various responsibilities of the management team, the tasks assigned to each division within the company, and capital and expense requirements related to the operations of the business.
Top tip: If you're a small business, you should also include information on employees. If you're planning on hiring, this section should also outline the organisational structure and responsibilities of the team.
In the financial section, you provide the measurable income, pay-outs and profit of everything you stated in the previous seven sections. This is where you include your projected profit and loss statements, balance sheets and cash flow for the next three years. It's a good idea to consult a certified accountant when putting this section together. The numbers here should back up everything else that you've claimed in your proposal.
Top tip: You should write this section once you have completed everything else in the plan to double check that your numbers add up correctly.
"A business plan will be the best indicator that can be used to judge your potential for success. It should be no more than 30 to 40 pages in length, excluding supporting documents" says Linda Pinson, author of Automate Your Business Plan for Windows. With that an in mind, if these eight steps are addressed well, you'll be on the road to building company success. A great business plan that's formatted correctly and packed with ample samples is an indispensable ingredient to significantly increase your odds of succeeding as an entrepreneur.
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16-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to Murder in Colorado School Shooting
Alec McKinney, one of two students charged in the attack, told the authorities he had targeted people who had taunted him for being transgender.
Feb. 7, 2020 Updated 10:09 p.m. ET
Mourners at the funeral of Kendrick Castillo, who was killed at STEM School Highlands Ranch in Colorado on May 7, 2019.Credit…David Zalubowski/Associated Press
A 16-year-old student who told the authorities that he was bullied because he was transgender pleaded guilty on Friday to first-degree murder in a school shooting outside Denver last year that killed one student and injured eight.
The student, Alec McKinney, also pleaded guilty in Douglas County District Court to 16 other counts in the attack, which prosecutors say he carried out with another student, Devon Erickson, 19, at the STEM School Highlands Ranch on May 7, 2019.
The shooting, in an English class that was watching "The Princess Bride" three days before the last day of school, killed Kendrick Castillo, 18, a gentle teenager fascinated by cars and engineering who classmates said lunged to try to stop the attack.
Mr. McKinney is scheduled to be sentenced on May 18.
Under Colorado state law, the mandatory minimum sentence for a 16-year-old convicted of first-degree murder is life with the possibility of parole after 40 years minus earned time. If Mr. McKinney were to be accepted into a special program for prisoners under 18, he could be released within 20 or 25 years, said Vikki Migoya, a spokeswoman for the district attorney for the 18th Judicial District, which includes Douglas County.
Mr. McKinney lost a bid to be tried as a juvenile after a court hearing last year, Ms. Migoya said. On Friday, no one answered at phone numbers listed for his public defenders, Nicole Savino and Ara Ohanian. The Office of the Colorado State Public Defender says on its website that its lawyers do not comment on criminal cases.
Kendrick CastilloCredit…Rachel Short, via Associated Press
Mr. Erickson has pleaded not guilty to 48 charges in connection with the attack, Ms. Migoya said. He is scheduled to return to court for a hearing on April 14, she said. If convicted, he could face life in prison without the possibility of parole because he was 18 at the time of the shooting.
Mr. McKinney told the authorities that he got Mr. Erickson, his friend, involved in planning the shooting.
Mr. McKinney said he wanted students at the school to "experience bad things" and "have to suffer from trauma like he has had to in his life," according to an affidavit from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
Mr. McKinney, whose legal name is Maya McKinney, said he targeted several students who "always made fun of him, 'hated him,' called him names and said he was disgusting for trying to be a guy," the affidavit states. One of the students had broken Mr. McKinney's laptop and repeatedly referred to him as "a she," the affidavit states.
Mr. McKinney also told the authorities that he had had suicidal and homicidal thoughts since he was 12, feelings that had come back to him in the weeks before the shooting.
Prosecutors say both Mr. McKinney and Mr. Erickson fired guns they had taken after breaking into a locked cabinet at Mr. Erickson's home.
Both were charged with first-degree murder, though it was Mr. Erickson's shots that killed Mr. Castillo, Ms. Migoya said. Mr. Erickson and Mr. McKinney also wounded six students in the attack.
Two others were injured when a school security officer responded and shot what he thought were the gunmen, Ms. Migoya said. In fact, the officer fired at emergency responders and the bullets went through a wall and injured two students in another classroom, Ms. Migoya said.
The shooting drew national attention because it came just over two weeks after the STEM school joined hundreds of others near Denver in closing temporarily amid security concerns that coincided with the 20th anniversary of the shooting at Columbine High School, where two students killed 12 of their classmates and a teacher.
On Friday, no one answered at a phone number listed for Mr. Castillo's parents, John and Maria Castillo. Both attended the hearing on Friday at which Mr. McKinney pleaded guilty, and Mr. Castillo said afterward that he was relieved not to have to sit through a trial, according to The Denver Post.
Mr. Castillo said he missed his son every day, The Post reported. "At the end of the day, no matter what happens in the courtroom, the results are still the same," he said, according to The Post. "Nobody's a winner in this."
During the hearing held last year to determine whether Mr. McKinney should be tried as an adult, Ms. Castillo testified to the anguish she felt at losing her only son.
"My life is over. I don't have a life," she said through tears, according to The Post. "He was my life."
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Labour left a multi-billion-pound black hole in its nuclear power budget, which could force ministers to implement bigger cuts elsewhere in Whitehall, coalition sources claimed this weekend. They alleged that future costs of safe waste disposal had not been properly accounted for in spending budgets, amounting to a £850m shortfall next year, £950m in 2012-13 and £1.1 billion by 2013-14. The issue was judged so serious it was discussed at the cabinet's first meeting. "We will have to look at it very carefully because we can't do cuts to nuclear decommissioning and safety," said one insider.
Sunday Times 23rd May 2010 more >>
We are protesting about National Grid's plans for a line of pylons marching towards London, across our rural part of Suffolk and Essex, carrying the extra power that is to come from wind farms in the North Sea and a new nuclear plant at Sizewell. More pylons are the Orwellian downside to the low-carbon future. And this is just the beginning. Here and in the Mendips in Somerset, the path of the pylons lies through areas of outstanding natural beauty, which celebrated their 40th anniversary as protected landscapes last week. We have been writing letters and going to meetings trying to persuade National Grid to put the cables underground for the whole route.
Nuclear power – energy released from atomic nuclei via controlled nuclear reactions – is a safer, more environmentally friendly source of electricity. Simply put, nuclear power is "clean". No pollutants or greenhouse gasses, no impact on respiratory health, no connection with other adverse human health effects. So why are we still relying on coal and oil instead of nuclear? There are at least three reasons: groundless fears, technological ignorance and political correctness.
Anti-nuclear activists, still living in the dark days of A-bomb fears and radioactive fallout polluting the atmosphere, and harbouring a New Age preference for more "natural" – but currently inadequate – sources of energy such as wind and solar, promulgate scary scenarios about nuclear energy plants leaking radioactivity in amounts sufficient to harm or kill people in surrounding areas.
Guardian 24th May 2010 more >>
Israel is an undeclared nuclear power: it has a nuclear plant in the southern city of Dimona, in the Negev desert, and is believed to have a formidable nuclear arsenal, but the government has always maintained a policy of "strategic ambiguity". Israel – like India, Pakistan and North Korea – is not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Secret South African documents reveal that Israel offered to sell nuclear warheads to the apartheid regime, providing the first official documentary evidence of the state's possession of nuclear weapons. The "top secret" minutes of meetings between senior officials from the two countries in 1975 show that South Africa's defence minister, PW Botha, asked for the warheads and Shimon Peres, then Israel's defence minister and now its president, responded by offering them "in three sizes". The two men also signed a broad-ranging agreement governing military ties between the two countries that included a clause declaring that "the very existence of this agreement" was to remain secret.
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Proof that Israel is, without any doubt, a nuclear weapons state, means an end to nods, winks and blind eyes. It confirms Israel as the Middle East's premier armed power. And it challenges all the countries of the region, including Iran, to address, separately or jointly, the threat inherent in the resulting, now undeniable military imbalance.
Israeli nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu has started a three-month jail sentence for breaking the terms of his release and meeting a foreigner.


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German biotech company owned by Turkish scientist signs deal with Chinese pharmaceutical firm for coronavirus vaccine
A pharmaceutical company in Germany owned by Turkish scientist Prof. Uğur Şahin signed contracts with Chinese Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceuticals and U.S.-based medical giant Pfizer to work on a coronavirus vaccine. The Turkish-owned company owns all the rights to the product and will sell in China and abroad, they said.
Tuesday March 17 2020 05:24 pm
A Germany biotech company owned by a Turkish scientist said they are partnering with a Chinese pharmaceutical company to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus that has reportedly infected close to 200,000 people worldwide as of March 17.
Based in the Mainz province of Germany, BioNTech is owned by Turkish scientist Prof. Uğur Şahin. Şahin said that his company had signed a contract with Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Fosun Pharma) to work on a "BNT 162" vaccine for the novel coronavirus.
"Fosun Pharma shares our goal of swift action to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, and has extensive experience in developing for the Chinese market, along with a wide network," BioNTech said in a statement March 17.
Clinical trials for the BNT 162 shot will begin by the end of April, BioNTech said.
The two companies will reportedly collaborate on developing the shot, the clinical trials and the marketing of the finished product in China.
While Fosun Pharma will sell the product in China, BioNTech will own the rights to the vaccine in all other international markets.
Pfizer to sell the vaccine outside of China
BioNTech also signed a deal with U.S.-based Pfizer for sale of the vaccine outside of China.
Fosun Pharmaceuticals will buy 0.7% of BioNTech's stock for $50 million and pay the company $85 million upfront for research and development.
Founded in 2008, BioNTech creates "individualized cancer treatment," and went public on the NASDAQ in October 2019, raising a valuation of $150 million.
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New York – Federal Court: Trump Can't Ban Critics From Twitter Account
New York – President Donald Trump can't ban critics from his Twitter account, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, saying the First Amendment calls for more speech, rather than less, on matters of public concern.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld a lower court judge who said Trump violates the Constitution when he blocks critics.
"The irony in all of this is that we write at a time in the history of this nation when the conduct of our government and its officials is subject to wide-open, robust debate," Circuit Judge Barrington D. Parker wrote on behalf of a three-judge panel.
The debate generates a "level of passion and intensity the likes of which have rarely been seen," the court's decision read.
"This debate, as uncomfortable and as unpleasant as it frequently may be, is nonetheless a good thing," the 2nd Circuit added. "In resolving this appeal, we remind the litigants and the public that if the First Amendment means anything, it means that the best response to disfavored speech on matters of public concern is more speech, not less."
The Justice Department did not immediately comment.
The ruling came in a case brought by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. It had sued on behalf of seven individuals blocked by Trump after criticizing his policies.
Jameel Jaffer, the institute's director, said in an email that public officials' social media accounts are now among the most significant forums for discussion of government policy.
The ruling "will ensure that people aren't excluded from these forums simply because of their viewpoints," he said.
Trump has over 60 million followers of his @realDonaldTrump Twitter account.
During oral arguments earlier this year, attorney Jennifer Utrecht argued for the president, saying that the account was created long before Trump became president and that he was acting in a private capacity when he blocks individuals.
Parker was critical during those arguments, foreshadowing Tuesday's decision.
"Are you seriously urging us to believe that the president is not acting in his official capacity when he is tweeting?" Parker said, noting that Trump subtracts from robust public discussion by blocking critics. "Why isn't that just a quintessential First Amendment violation?"
The appeals court ruled that the First Amendment does not permit a public official using a social media account for "all manner of official purposes" to exclude people from an otherwise open online dialogue because they disagree with the official.
The ruling Tuesday upheld a decision last year by U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald.
Educated Archy July 9, 2019 11:57 am at 11:57 am
The court system is a bunch of malarky aka garbage.. I know yoni aka phineas (or whatever his ten screen names are) believes the law is helig. Its what holds our democracy together. That's BS. Its a blaoney. The law is way to go after your opponents.. its the way to nitpcik and find a gottcha moment. its the way overzealous prosecutors advance their career and get fame. And the court system is the same garbage. Every judge is out for themselves and their career. Its all politically motivated and has got nothing to do with the law. Whats worse anyone can bring a lawsuit wherever they want. So typically a liberal won't file a lawsuit or injunction in Texas. they are allowed to do it in NY of SF basically you can pick and chose your judge.
The whole system, is ludicrous and far from democratic. We need to put an end to these so called "judges" and their corruption.
(yes the same is true for Epstien. Sure the man is a creep/pervert and I have no mercy on him even though he is a yid I think.. But lets face it he was only indicted because he supported Trump. otherwise his deal of ten years ago would have gone unnoticed. And thats a perversion of justice)
Archy, calm down and rake a forest for relaxation.
If you haven't read the decision and looked up the citations, who are you to comment on it? Note, that the decision was based on the view that Trump was tweeting in an official capacity. Educated Archy, who is a thankfully a private citizen not President, can block people from his Twitter. Not every judge is a beer drinking frat boy.
Regardless of his friendship with Trump, the secret deal with Epstein made without advising the victims of his heinous crimes, raised the ire of even Trump followers. Archy, don't you think that what was found in his safe and the likelihood that he has continued to engage in his passion justifies prosecution for the crimes committed in New York. If these victimizations of young girls occurred both Epstein and all others involved deserve severe punishment. Giving the girls a few dollars does not make it ok.
A right thinking President would issue a strong statement saying that justice should be pursued wherever the evidence leads.
"A right thinking President", that's a oxymoron with this president, don't you think??
Educated Archy July 9, 2019 9:20 pm at 9:20 pm
Hah yoni aka phineas that was a funny one . My fav line "Trump was tweeting as part of official business "
Don't you get Trump ? There is no " official business ". You think he puts on a suit and ties and says let's be formal and do official business.
This is all baloney . It's a trump platform . Spare me the law jargon. It's a lot of nonsense . At most it's one of these boring lawyerish technicalities that are gottcha stuff . Of course it's all a game about going to the right judge and district . It's all a lie
Now re Epstein let me repeat I have no remorse for the man . And yes the creep deserves to rot . What they found in his mansion is extremely sickening. The question that I have for you is why did they decide to indict and search his mansion now ? Was there a new complaint ? Why pursue justice punkt now ? I'll tell you why bec he supported trump and this is also a way to bring down that trump
appointee from FL .
So if it's a way to go after trump only then pursue justice ? Don't you get it ? It's a game . It's not fair justice or they would have fried him ten years ago . But now it's about trump .
How are you so naive that you really think oh it's the law that anyone cares about ?
qazxc July 9, 2019 12:25 pm at 12:25 pm
Why would anyone be interested in reading anything written by Educated Donny???
well 60M people disagree with you and follow the preisdent on twitter. Sorry body
Because we all need a laugh when he writes his uneducated comments.
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