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courtney was treated and released. we have live team coverage tonight beginning with david steveson. he's at the scene to explain how the situation turned so dangerous so fast. david. >> julie, take a look behind me. you can see firefighters working to determine the cause of the fire that killed one of their own. >> it began as a routine call at this berkeley way home in san francisco's diamond heights district. a fire broke out just before 10:45 this morning. four engine crews and two truck companies responded. all four residents responded. >> there was a lot of firemen shouting, a will the of chaos. two firemen were at the garage door but they were unconscious. >> reporter: the crews were hit with a flash over. a sudden intense flair up of flames. >> it's kind of a mixture of heated gases and oxygen and you know the fuels. it all reaches a certain
ignition point and it all ignites at one time. still pictures taken outside the house captured the chaos after two injured firefighters were pulled out. >> i saw them doing cpr and then like this really black cloud kind of blew up above the house. i didn't hear an explosion but we all saw this black crowd. >> reporter: the two were rushed to san francisco general hospital in critical condition. a third suffered superficial burns. police homicide investigators this afternoon examined the scene. >> whenever there's serious injury, they take it to the next level and they cover all the bases. >> reporter: crews this afternoon combed the home for clues of what caused the tragedy. >> our goal is to not ever have to experience it. sometimes things are beyond our control. >> reporter: the family that lives in the house didn't want to speak to media about what caused the fire. but investigators continue to look for answers tonight. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news.
just a few blocks away, the men and women of fire station 26 are in shock right now. the last time the department lost someone in the line of duty was in 2003 when lindy oller fell to her death from a fire engine. john fowler is live in san francisco general now where firefighters have been gathering all day to visit and pray for their coworkers. >> reporter: a few minutes ago, firefighters held a solemn
procession for perez as he was escorted away from the hospital. perez' two brothers, both police officers. perez was a former marine and sheriff deputy. >> his whole life, his whole adult life was in serving the community and in protecting the community. >> just reminds all of us how dangerous this job is. and how appreciative we are for people who put their lives on the line. i really also would like to have everybody no matter what faith you may represent or believe in to continue praying for the second firefighter who is still fighting for his life. >> reporter: doctors say 53- year-old anthony valerio remains in critical condition with burns and smoke
inhalation. and you can share your thoughts and condolences for the three san francisco firefighters on ktvu.com. just click on the bay area news tab. today was judgment day for the antioch couple that kidnapped jaycee dugard and held her captive for 18 years. ken pritchett is live right now outside the court and has the strong words the victim had for her captors. >> reporter: in court the judge told garrido he lacked a soul. dugard was not in the room but her mother terry,proben was present. dugard wrote, i chose not to be
here today because i refuse to give up another day of my life in your presence. garrido used a taser to subdue jaycee dugard. she was kept in their antioch home where she gave birth to two children fathered by garrido. >> we're standing here 19 years to the day after she was kidnapped. >> it's unlikely but there's a slim hope that she may be released on parol. by that time though she will be in her 70s. >> reporter: the sharpest words in the courtroom came from jaycee dugard's mother and said to both defendants they don't deserve to live, to die, to
even exist. she said, i hate you both. >> reporter: both nancy and phillip garrido made statements in court through their attorneys. nancy garrido said that what she knew that what she did was evil, phillip garrido said that he agreed with the statements made by the victims but that was not a statement of remorse. in placerville. even though she wasn't there, dugard had plenty to say to the garridos. her statement made it clear she hated every second of the 18 years she was held by her captors. dugard's statement said i am angry because you stole my life and that of my family. thankfully i am doing well now and no longer live a nightmare. dugard went on to say, both of you can save your apologies and empty words. for all the crimes you both committed, i hope you have as many sleepless nights as i did.
her quick thinking helped bring jaycee dugard's captivity to an end. today officer jacobs says justice has been done. >> unfortunately she had to suffer for so long for this to happen. >> reporter: she discovered he was a sex offender then tipped off investigators who rescued dugard and her children from the garrido compound just outside of antioch. jaycee's 18 years in the hands of the garrido's is still a shock to people living near by. >> i live just right there, that's horrible to know that something so horrible could happen so close. just two hours ago, the county court released the grand jury transcripts from the
dugard case. rita williams is live now in the newsroom where she's been going through more than 100 pages of testimony including some from jaycee dugard herself, rita. >> reporter: until today, dugard's testimony has been secret. but in this just released transcript we hear from her for the first time about what her 18 year ordeal was like. she says the couple she now knows is nancy and phillip garrido zapped her with a stun gun and forced her into a car when she was on her way home. dugard said as the car drove off quote i heard voices in the front and the man said, i can't believe we got away with it. and he started laughing. when she was finally rescued,
the officer asked her name and dugard said, i can't tell you because i haven't said my name in 18 years. apparently, dugard details the rapes and other sexual abuse she endured that resulted in her giving birth to two daughters fathered by garrido. >> to release those publicly would further exploit that then 11-year-old girl and her two juvenile children. >> now until now with the release of the transcript, jaycee dugard has said little about her ordeal. she has written a book and it's scheduled for release next month. reporting live from the newsroom, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. just a little over an hour ago, hayward police identified a person of interest in the disappearance of nursing student michelle le. investigators have been questioning jizelle esteban. they said she had a falling out
with le. facebook founder mark zuckerberg went to court today demanding that a man from new york hand over documents that he claims gives him half of facebook. he wants the court to have forensic investigators look at the documents he says are fraudulent. and weaker than expected retail sales didn't help, the dow was down 42 points. the nasdaq gained four points. governor brown reached out to the business community trying to gain support to his
budget plan. the governor's budget plan calls for tax extensions. governor brown tells ktvu it is still crunching numbers to see how many phones were turned in. brown issued that executive order back in january requiring the return of 100,000 government paid cell phones. the move is expected to save the state $20 million a year. the images are detailed and fascinating. only on 2, what new video is unveiling about mountain lions in the bay area and just how many pumas are living among us. the bay area's unusual weather is making it tough on farmers attempting to grow various popular crops. it's not affecting crops that are ready to pick, but those trying to come out of the ground. i'm going to tell you which
cities and when the rain will get here. how much rain we will see and what days we will see it in.
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a san francisco man who directs a nonprofit that helps children create public art was charged today with possessing child pornography. 46-year-old joseph norris is the founder of kid serve which offers art instruction to children in the bay area. fbi agents say they found child pornography files on norris' home security after issuing a search warrant last month. he is currently out on $200,000 bail. we are getting our first look tonight of new images of mountain lions in the area. maureen naylor is live with how researchers are tracking the big cats and what they hope to learn. >> reporter: we first told you about the puma project in 2009,
and now new images released show mountain lions right here in the santa cruz mountains. >> she walks up and sort of smells the deer, looks around. >> reporter: this video taken last week shows an 82-pound female mountain lion approaches a dead deer in an open reserve. >> we see how delicately she's walking. >> reporter: this is the 24th big cat fitted with a tracking device since the puma prompt began in 2007. >> we didn't expect so much crossing of roadways. some are successful, others aren't and we are seeing more mortalities. >> reporter: this video was also taken last week. >> this cat sees the flash. and sort of reacting to it. then walks away. >> reporter: and in this clip from last fall, you see a young male mountain lion running to
his sibling. while the mother wearing a collar is seen closest to the camera. there may be 15 mountain lions and 15 more stretching into san francisco. >> it appears to be a lot of lion, but they do such a great job of staying out of our way. >> reporter: they expect more instances such as what happened earlier this year in redwood city. when a mountain lion wandered into a backyard. that mountain lion was ultimately shot. the puma project just got another grant and they expect to raise another $30,000 tonight. maureen naylor, ktvu news. republicans in the state assembly walked out after democrats passed a bill to regulate health insurance rates. the measure passed 42-1 by democrats still in the chamber. under the proposed law, state insurance commissioner would have the power to regulate
health insurance rate hikes in the same way he can now limit car insurance premiums. the measure now heads to the state senate. the rain may dampen your weekend plans, but this extended winter weather is causes causing a lot of change to farmer's plan. >> reporter: farmers usually don't say bad weather because every type of weather is good for some crop. but this year's weather is bad, either by attacking its fruit or stunting it's growth. cold, cloudy and wet weather is not what farmer stensel wants in june. he admits this year it was hard to find perfect cherries. he estimates rain has damaged 20 to 50% of the cherry and apricot crop in the bay area. >> it could be more than that. it just depends now that the
weather is talking about having more rain for this week end. and that could really spell devastation. if there's some greener fruit, it has a possibility of escaping damage. if there's some that's pink and ready to turn color, it could blow them up. the weather presents a different problem for farmers waiting for crops to sprout such as beans and squash. the manager says he's already lost two-7-acre fields because the rain makes the crops susceptible to disease. >> they're just not coming out of the ground because of the weather. >> reporter: it's that unusual, the cold weather this year? >> yeah, it's cold. the fun tkus fungus has a lot of time to do this damage. it's very tender, when that
plant is germinating, it's very tender. >> reporter: the time to weed out the bad fruit will require higher prices. go to ktvu chief meteorologist bill martin to see if there's any hope. >> reporter: those dark clouds bringing in more rain as we move into tpreuld, -- into friday, saturday and sunday. i would expect mid-70s in the santa clara area. the computer model is calls for unpredictable weather. you have graduation, ball games, lots going on. and there's a lot going on and they're not going to cancel it.
umbrellas and the jackets. tomorrow we start off nice, clouds increase and a chance of sprinkles by about three 3:00. so most of the day looking good. increasing clouds. this is the system i'm dropping. this is the rain bands for mid- afternoon friday. this is your weekend right here. this guy jumps down here. detaches and brings us rain saturday. sunday it backs up a little, and then it bumps into the coast again. every time it bumps, it's going to bring us rain again. this type of system the models don't do a good job with. here is what you need to know. the weekend is unsettled. keep an umbrella in the car. because they're not canceling things this weekend, they're just leaving them in. the forecast for rain, noon tomorrow showers show up. it's about 3:00 we see the heaviest stuff. 3:00, 4:00, then about 5:00 and
6:00 more scattered showers. the forecast highs tonight not bad. the highs will get into the upper 60s. maybe a low 70s in the santa clara valley. and here we go. earlier i was talking to my dad, he is 85, he is a third generation californian. he said you know what, i've never seen anything like this. and you see it everywhere you go, i've never seen a year like this. there's no understatement to say these california school children are excited. what one classmate did that led to all this happiness.
some oakland firefighters paid a visit to students in secoia elementary. the department's random act received this enthusiastic welcome this afternoon when they arrived on campus. they were there because of the efforts of 7-year-old pilar ortega. she organized a fundraiser at her school raising almost $1,200 for the survivors of japan's earthquake and tsunami. >> what's amazing about her is
that she notices these things then she makes the plan and she has follow through. i think that's what's really amazing. >> and to thank pilar and all of her friends, the fire crew bought 1,000 balls and gave them out. they could not get them soon enough. sandoval continues to heal nicely from the broken bone in his hand and he will begin a rehab assignment in the minors. so it could be another week or so. meanwhile crocodile dundee to watch in sacramento. as jonathan sanchez continues to have problems with consistency as alan craig gets to him with a shot down the line in left to score a run in
the 1st inning. it would get worse. cody rasmuss with a shot. and rasmuss winds up with a triple, we're in the 4th inning. the giants don't have a hit yet and they trail 3-0. memorial week always a memory for those who follow golf and the memorial golf tournament. beautiful weather back in ohio. and here's your shout of the day. dustin johnson his third shot back. out of the bunker and into the hole. the not shot, phil mickelson on his second hole. and just a little off the mark as it winds up in the drink. he shot an even par 72. rori mcilroy is tied at the lead. that's all the time for sports, back to you. >> mark, thank you. we have a quick correction
to make. the san francisco firefighter who died today is named vincent perez not victor as we said earlier. we will continue to follow this story. on tv 36, we're at the fire house where firefighters are keeping close watch. and condolences are pouring in from well wishers. go to ktvu.com. you can also post a comment under our main story on facebook.
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US lashes out at China over yuan
Congressmen warn of tough trade sanctions on Beijing for manipulating its currency.
The US treasury secretary says China's low currency is hindering the global economic recovery [AFP]
Congress fury
Both Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee warned Geithner that Congress' patience was wearing thin.
One critic said if China does not move soon to allow its currency to rise in value against the dollar, Congress is likely to pass legislation that would impose tough trade sanctions on China.
"I am confident that this bill will pass the Senate with overwhelming support," Senator Charles Schumer, a leading Democrat, told Geithner.
"The issue here is not US protectionism but China's flouting of the rules of free trade."
Schumer has said he hopes to get a Senate vote in the next two weeks.
Geithner was criticised by several lawmakers over his decision in April to delay release of a report Treasury is required to present to Congress every six months with the administration's findings on whether any country is manipulating its currency.
Senator Jim Bunning, a Republican, accused Geithner of violating the law by delaying the currency report.
He said the administration's inaction was trading away American jobs, citing one estimate that 2.4 million manufacturing jobs have been lost in the United States because of China's unfair trade practices including currency manipulation.
China did allow its currency, the yuan, to rise in value from July 2005 until the summer of 2008 by about 20 per cent but then abruptly halted the practice with the onset of the global economic downturn out of concern about the impact a stronger Chinese currency would have on its exports.
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Q: questions regarding one code segment, maybe related to datetime function There is code segment,
start = datetime.datetime.strptime("1973-01-01", "%Y-%m-%d")
date_list = [start + relativedelta(months=x) for x in range(0,115)]

The print out of date_list looks like as follows:
datetime.datetime(1973, 1, 1, 0, 0),
 datetime.datetime(1973, 2, 1, 0, 0),
 datetime.datetime(1973, 3, 1, 0, 0),
 datetime.datetime(1973, 4, 1, 0, 0),
 datetime.datetime(1973, 5, 1, 0, 0),
 datetime.datetime(1973, 6, 1, 0, 0),
 datetime.datetime(1973, 7, 1, 0, 0),
 datetime.datetime(1973, 8, 1, 0, 0),

Afterwards, there has
df['index']=date_list
df.set_index(['index'], inplace=True)
df.index.name=None

However, the printout of df looks like as follows, which confuses me is that the index of df is like 1973-03-01, while, the original date_list looks like datetime.datetime(1973,3,1,0,0). Which part of the code causes this change.

A: For the sake of brevity and readability, would you be happier if you saw datetime.datetime(1973,3,1,0,0) as opposed to 1973-03-01? On creation of DataFrame pandas may coerce date type to pd.Timestamp, maybe that what happens df.set_index() command. You can alsways check what your df.index is, too.
My personal take is that datetime.datetime(1973,3,1,0,0) are a bit ugly and 1973-03-01 are much nicer. if you are hungry for datetime, datetime.date is a bit more concise as you seem to work with dates only, not times.

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Big and Tall is off to a fine start this year. We've managed to get through the first 2000 years or so of western building (fun stuff) in a couple of weeks and now we're getting to the Enlightenment (more fun stuff). What happens when building culture goes from a purely empirical approach–we could pile this many stones on top of one another, so maybe we could pile (this many +1) stones on top of one another?–to something that involves the process of experimentation–observation, hypothesis, testing, rinse, lather, repeat? There are a bunch of moments in the 15th through 19th century where some insight becomes part of the collected wisdom and the models get more and more useful to actual builders.
Richard Betts, "Structural Innovation and Structural Design in Renaissance Architecture," JSAH, 52:1, March, 1993. 13.
To talk about this, we start with the fact that 'structural engineering' in medieval and renaissance building relied largely on quadrature, the process of tracing out geometrical relationships between circles and squares, and using the resulting line segments to size buttresses, walls, etc. This was basically rule-of-thumb advice codified, but it had the appearance of divine mathematical rigor. Thicknesses of supporting walls were given a dimensional relationship to the roofs, domes, or vaults they supported, but why this worked was never established–or really questioned. While this gives the appearance of a structural theory, it was simply a way to replicate the proportions of existing structures–really a fancy way of keeping track of how many stones the last pile had held.
Leonardo (1452-1519) is often seen as one of the pioneering figures of statics, but his observations on beams and columns were very much stuck in this medieval mindset. He relied heavily on authority–on quadrature for his unbuilt church designs, and on Aristotle for his insights into beam theory in particular. To stick with this, Leonardo's "Principle of Levers" was a rudimentary theory of bending moments–that the deflection of a beam was related to the magnitude of the load it was being asked to carry, and the span–or lever arm–between that load and the support. From his sketches it's apparent that Leonardo thought of these both as linear relationships. And while that's true for the load, a simple experiment would have shown that it's not at all true for the span. That, in fact, is an exponential relationship. To wake students up at this point, I like pounding the desk and saying that while Leonardo may have been a great Renaissance artist, he was still, profoundly, a medieval scientist.
That insight had to wait for Galileo (1564-1642), who had nothing better to do during his famous house arrest then to test out and refine his own theories of statics. Galileo was the first of the great experimenters, devising ways to actually put ideas about how things work into the world to see whether they were right or wrong. That's a profoundly different attitude than relying on the authority of Aristotle, or the Church, or quadrature–part of what got him in trouble in the first place. But it also produced refinements that took Leonardo's observations and hypotheses and a) proved them qualitatively correct but mathematically wrong, and b) made refinements to them that produced a useful mathematical model. Galileo recognized that the span of a cantilever was in fact exponentially more important to deflection than load was. And, importantly, by looking at actual beams under load he recognized that the depth of a beam also mattered. In the very SCI-TECH observation above, a flat beam carries far less (or deflects far more) than the same shape turned on its edge.
From there, our understanding of deflection underwent several further refinements. Robert Hooke recognized the relationship between stress and strain, making the whole idea of a deflection formula meaningful. Euler's work on bending gave us the Modulus of Elasticity (E), and wove the importance of material strength and stiffness into the equation. Finally, Navier and Fairbairn, working in iron at the turn of the 19th century, began to refine Galileo's recognition of "depth's" importance. Moment of Inertia (I) measures not just the depth of a beam, but where the area of a beam is located in its cross section. This, of course, made little sense when nearly every architrave or beam was hewn from wood or stone, with little labor spent on sculpting cross sections. But in iron or steel, where quantity mattered and could be easily controlled by rolling, Moment of Inertia becomes something easy to play around with and to fine tune. Materials and form influence one another, and the way we think about one often leads to insights about the other.
So, that's a nice story, and it's a good way to teach deflection–bringing students along one variable at a time. But it also shows that our knowledge usually proceeds by refinement. If you're trying to explain to a layperson how a beam works, Leonardo's "Principle of Levers" still works. But if you want to know how this particular beam design will work under these conditions, you want something more than a qualitative model, and the scientists who came after Leonardo each refined that basic idea into quantitative models that allowed us to confidently predict what shapes and sizes would be necessary to achieve the spans and loadings that we desired. The formula isn't just a useful tool, it's an historical document, one that shows how, despite the mythology of the great figures, what we know about building (or, really, anything else) has been a long-distance, long-term collaboration.


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STOCKTON — It was last spring that President Pamela Eibeck began discussing retirement, a top official at the University of the Pacific said Thursday afternoon.
At that time, however, it was unclear exactly what year 61-year-old Eibeck would step down.
But in the fall, Eibeck informed Board of Regents President Kevin Huber of her decision: She would retire at the end of the 2018-19 academic year.
Thursday, the university made it official, announcing Eibeck will retire after 10 years at Pacific. Eibeck's contract, at a salary of $567,000 this year, ran through June 30, 2022, but Huber said the university has reached an undisclosed settlement with its 24th president.
The university announced that Provost Maria Pallavicini, 66, will become interim president beginning July 1.
Huber said Pallavicini has given no indication to him that she is interested in the permanent position. Pallavicini has worked at Pacific since 2011 after nearly a decade at the University of California, Merced, and serves as Pacific's chief academic officer. Huber added that a consultant is likely to be hired to conduct a national search for Eibeck's successor. He said the university's goal is to have a new president by July 1, 2020.
Eibeck has been under pressure from students and faculty since October when a group of about 200 students protested the rising cost of a Pacific education and the university's intention to cut its $267 million budget.
Pacific's tuition is $47,480 this academic year, a figure that increases to $66,503 when all expenses are included, according to the university website. The website also projects tuition of $49,688 with total expenses of $68,784 in the 2019-20 academic year. Pacific's budget, the website says, will be reduced by 8.45 percent in the new fiscal year.
At the same time students were organizing in October, faculty leaders prepared a no-confidence resolution on Eibeck. More than 92 percent of voting faculty members expressed no confidence in the university president when ballots were counted in early November.
Pacific senior Caroline Styc, an organizer of the October student protest, said she was pleased Eibeck is retiring but warned that the university still faces challenges.
Lee Neves, a university graduate and fierce critic of Eibeck, said he was pleased by Thursday's news.
Eibeck issued a lengthy statement on the Pacific website Thursday.
In part, it said, "After 10 enjoyable and professionally satisfying years as president of University of the Pacific, I will be retiring effective July 1, 2019. This was a difficult decision, because I care deeply about Pacific, our students and the communities we serve.
Huber outlined qualities the university will seek in its next president.


Chris and I have been m.i.a. in Healdsburg for the wedding celebration of his lovely friends, Katie and David. We headed straight from the wedding festivities to my dear cousin's graduation from the University of the Pacific Dental School while Chris went to his brother's graduation from UC Santa Cruz. It was definitely a fun-filled and FULL weekend, but so many happy moments and memories shared with our closest friends and families. More pictures to be shared (and edited) coming soon! For now, here's a glimpse of our weekend!
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Future State: Navigating the Consumer Experience In a 3.0 Future
by AJ Park | Jul 8, 2022 | Industry Trends
This article was originally published on Campaign.
For marketers and brands, the metaverse presents many exciting opportunities for creative and consumer experiences as we start to move beyond Web 1.0 and 2.0 to 3.0. To do that, brands need to start thinking differently about building these experiences and how they can help power the consumer journey in an authentic and immersive way.
At the Infillion Garden in Cannes, France, Alison Weissbrot, editor at Campaign US, moderated a panel of experts including Ben Fenster, cofounder and chief product officer at Anzu: Patrick Gales, SVP of business development at Infillion; Gabrielle Heyman, head of global brand partnerships at Zynga; and Erik Murphy-Chutorian, VP of engineering at Niantic, on the next generation of gaming and consumer entertainment.
Defining Where We Are
"Any kind of experience where people are online together and communicating is a metaverse," Fenster kicked off things by explaining. At Niantic, the focus is on "the real-world metaverse," Murphy-Chutorian said. "People will walk around the real world, see things in the environment around them and through a mixture of games and utility and discovery, find content that's overlaid on the physical world."
The next phase is "what we could be doing as we step into these virtual worlds," Gales added. "It might be gaming, education or music-based experiences."
In the gaming world, "it's very important to be authentic to the game and listen to your gaming partner," noted Heyman, cautioning, "my advice is to play it yourself because gamers have a very opinionated perspective and if you do it wrong, they will be vocal on social." On the flip side, she added, "if you do it right, it's an amazing brand halo."
Integrating Into Immersive Experiences
"People like to express themselves in the games they play," said Murphy-Chutorian. For example, "if you have avatars, you can decorate them with the brands you associate yourselves with." Advertisers can generate "more brand loyalty if it's opt-in and ultimately create branded value for people in the metaverse."
Fenster explained that "gaming is the gateway into the metaverse because you use the same tools and technologies to create the metaverse." Exploring the gaming world is "a way to get the right perspective around how these people interact within that environment and how to find meaningful ways to engage with them." As an example, he noted that American Eagle started by "creating a virtual tennis game" within Roblox's Livetopia where "avatars could play with the characters."
Another successful starting point, Murphy-Chutorian added, are sponsored locations within Pokémon Go. "It allows brands to mark areas of the map that become Poké-stops, have branded experiences and can drive foot traffic to those locations, which is great for new brick-and-mortar." In addition, with billboard balloons, "there's an opportunity to get an in-game reward by participating in advertisements and then an upsell opportunity to learn more about products or get coupons."
Engaging Through Rewarded Advertising
The focus at Infillion, Gales explained, is on rewarded advertising. "What we're building today are experiences for users that will allow for just that: alternatives to a pay wall or wallet, where you can start earning tokens and then make purchases within these virtual worlds."
What traditionally "used to be called watch-to-earn in gaming" is "play-to-earn in the Web 3.0," added Heyman. "Hardcore gamers and a lot of engineering gaming talent is a bit dubious of Web 3.0 because of this idea that you can lose money on crypto." She added that play-to-earn is important "for brands getting into the space because it takes away some of the risk factors."
"A lot of what we're working through is the translation of that NFT across a variety of spaces," said Gales. "That could be as basic as a couponing experience." For example, if Coke were a sponsor, a gamer could earn a digital coupon to use in the real world.
"This kind of immersive type of ad units becomes part of the experience and makes it a bit better," added Fenster. "Brands can start using data to curate the right audience, understand what works and plan for more advanced activations."
At the Infillion Garden in Cannes, France, Alison Weissbrot, editor at Campaign US; Ben Fenster, cofounder and chief product officer at Anzu; Patrick Gales, SVP of business development at Infillion; Gabrielle Heyman, head of global brand partnerships at Zynga; and Erik Murphy-Chutorian, VP of engineering at Niantic.
Working with the Creators
"It's important to match the audience you're going after with the environment that you're in," said Heyman. "That's the biggest disconnect of Web 3.0 right now." Before jumping in, understand "what kind of a brand you are: Are you an early adopter? Do you have a high-value tech product?" Then, "personalize the ads."
A creator can develop a branded avatar as "part of the chat feature and when you use that avatar, that creator earns more direct revenue than by just being in the background of his screen and having a bunch of eyeballs on there that wouldn't have done anything," explained Gales.
Brands can collaborate with creators, Fenster added, "to build the experiment and experiences in their games and not try to do everything from scratch because they are the experts, they understand the media best."
"The most popular games people play are created by individuals who see an ability to economically build games and platforms that help build branded experiences that live in the right location into this metaverse," added Murphy-Chutorian.
As a brand, "do you want to be interactive and in a game where you're having this two-way conversation, or do you want to be this sponsor of content that's around and adjacent to?" concluded Heyman. "We have a really exciting opportunity to build in from scratch."
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I recently ventured into the kitchen again and braved the heat to make a batch of White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies. I love macadamia nuts in cookies- they add a really nice buttery, rich crunch and are perfectly paired with white chocolate. They also always remind me tropical places, which is why I set up this photo the way I did! I got the super cute zebra pattern plate from Pier 1, where I also picked up the leopard print ones. They are so cute and I am obsessed with anything animal print (minus REAL animal print….). I should also mention that HOLY CRAP MACADAMIA NUTS ARE EXPENSIVE. I was shocked when I got to the checkout and half a bag was 34 dollars…..I was not expecting that!!


Audi RS Q8: A Panamera In Disguise?
Now that the Audi Q8 has been released, all eyes are on the Audi RS Q8 model. Initial reports suggest that Audi will be fitting it with the same engine they offered the Lamborghini Urus now new reports are now suggesting that they are actually looking at the Porsche engine.
According to Autocar, the upcoming Audi RS Q8 will be coming in with the Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid powertrain. On the Panamera, the engine is capable of offering about 671hp and 627lb ft of torque.
If that is true, the Audi RS Q8 will be coming in as the most potent crossover from Volkswagen Group since the Urus is only capable of offering about 641hp right now. Of course, we won't know for sure until Audi announces the vehicle but the Audi RS Q8 is really turning out to be the one to watch out for.


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CUD Professor Dr. Rommel Sergio Launches Book of Business Lessons from the Pandemic
Canadian University Dubai (CUD) Professor of Management, Dr. Rommel Sergio, has launched a new book revealing how 22 renowned organizations have successfully tackled some of the key corporate challenges brought on by the pandemic. The publication, entitled 'Management Cases: Thriving Organizations in the New Normal' was unveiled at a recent public launch event hosted at the CUD Hub in the presence of His Excellency (HE) Renato N. Duenas Jr., Philippine Consul General in Dubai and the Northern Emirates.
Developed to provide a practical resource for educators, learners, managers and business practitioners, the book showcases the positive practices adopted by major organizations based in the UAE and the Philippines, as well as businesses operating across the world. Edited by Dr. Sergio, the publication also features contributions from other CUD faculty, along with distinguished researchers from around the world.
Moderated by Dr. Fernando Erana Reyes Jr., the public launch gathered students, faculty, researchers, and members of the local business community to hear Dr. Sergio provide a synthesis of the book. In an opening address, HE Duenas spoke about how the Consulate adapted its own ways of working to address the challenges posed by the pandemic, to ensure it could continually serve the Philippine community in the Emirates. HE Duenas also paid tribute to Dr. Sergio and his ongoing work to support the mental health and wellbeing of Filipino workers in the UAE.
Sharing his own story of the psychological challenges he faced during the pandemic, Dr. Sergio revealed how a period of depression provided the impetus for him to explore how organizations were able to address setbacks and thrive. He discussed the need for positive reflection, to draw out the success stories that emerged in difficult times. Concluding the launch, Dr. Sergio answered questions from the audience in a Q&A session that raised discussions around corporate social responsibility and employee wellbeing.
With 41 contributors from seven countries, the book of case studies explores three dimensions of business operations during COVID-19, specifically, what global organizations did to thrive amid the pandemic; how organizations in the UAE were able to rise above it; and what organizations in the Philippines did to mitigate its impact.
Local case studies include Emirates NBD's Employee Engagement and Inclusion Programs, and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority's Innovation and Leadership approaches. Among the international case studies are Toyota's Global Supply Chain Mode and TikTok's Social Responsibility and Integrity Platform. Cases from the Philippines include SM Prime's Health Initiatives and the Training and Development Digitization Program by Ayala Land Incorporated.
Speaking about his aims for the publication, Dr. Sergio said, "The world has changed dramatically in the past two years and the pandemic has transformed the way we see and respond to management situations. This book captures the real-world challenges that organizations are facing in this new normal and provides good practice solutions that managers can learn from and implement or benchmark against."
"It is relevant to students who need to analyze and solve the issues they will come across in the workplace and, importantly, it is set in the local context, as well as providing global insights through international case studies. The book is also intended to be a valuable resource for existing businesses, large or small, that need practical, proven solutions to 21st century challenges."
The book is available through amazon.com, Amazon Kindle, Kobo, Google Play, Flipkart, and Notion Press.com.


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Reflections on Pride
As Pride month draws to a close, we continue the conversation with our LGBTQI+ network. We spoke to them about their careers, how we ensure inclusion all year round, and how we can all be active allies.
Pride at Kantar
Technology, UK
Marketing, Mexico
Research, UK
Research, India
Client Services, UK
HR, North America
Sophia, UK
"I truly believe that diversity groups cannot act in isolation. We are stronger together. We stand together. I hope you'll join me."
Diego, Mexico
"Colleagues know that they can express themselves and be how they are without the fear of being judged."
Lora, UK
"Our differences bring a unique perspective and only by embracing and listening to everyone can we hope to unite in inclusion."
Husain, India
"We need to understand that our family and friendship circle will be made up of the LGBTQI+ community and acknowledge their rights."
Angharad, UK
"Pride @ Kantar has not only empowered our colleagues but it has also taught me how to speak up for what I believe in."
Tim, North America
"Pride is about being proud of who I am, being part of a bigger community and movement, and not having to hide who I am and who I love."
Inclusion & Diversity at Kantar
We believe that everyone is unique, and will only be truly successful when they can bring their whole selves to work.
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Where was Susanna Reid's Yellow Lace Dress from on Good Morning Britain, 15 September 2014?
Susanna was spotted in a stunning yellow lace dress from the Autograph collection at Marks and Spencer.
The "All-Over Floral Lace Midi Bodycon Dress" is unfortunately no longer available but we have spotted a similar style look from Oasis.


Water runs downward, so a home's main drain line is usually below grade. When connecting an appliance, such as a washing machine, to the drain system, follow general plumbing standards to ensure that the water drains effectively. The main drainpipe is usually found along the interior of a basement wall or crawlspace wall, but it might be in a different spot. Before connecting to the drainpipe, turn off the water supply and instruct family members not to flush a commode.
Locate the washer box. This small box, which fits between the wall studs behind the washing machine, contains the water supply valves for the washer and a short pipe that sticks out the bottom, called a stub-out.
Figure the shortest and simplest route between the below-grade drainpipe and the stud wall nearest the washing machine. All home configurations are different, but drainpipes run horizontally between floor joists or they drop vertically between wall studs.
Connect a 2-inch PVC P-trap to the bottom of the stub-out on the washer box. Anytime you connect any fittings, use PVC cleaner and PVC glue in accordance with each product's instructions. Use a utility knife to cut out a section of drywall, extending from the center the stud on one side of the washer box to the center of the stud on the other side. After plumbing the washer drain, replace the drywall section and tape the seams.
Install a 2-inch PVC T-fitting on the horizontal end of the P-trap. This should be in the stud wall right behind the washing machine.There are three openings on a T-fitting. One connects to the horizontal pipe, one faces straight down, and the other faces straight up.
Connect 2-inch PVC pipes to both the upper and the lower opening in the T-fitting. The upper pipe runs up through the stud wall, until reaches the attic, where you will connect it to the home's main vent stack. The lower opening connects to a PVC drainpipe that runs down to the drain line. When a floor or ceiling plate is in the way, use a drill, fitted with a 2 1/2-inch hole bit, to make a hole large enough to run the pipe through.
Measure the distance from end to end of a 4-by-2 PVC sanitary reducer T-fitting. Subtract the distance of the "lips" on both sides. For example, if the sanitary T-fitting is 12 inches long from end to end, but the lips, which are the rims on each end where the pipe will fit, are each 2 inches deep, subtract 4 inches from 12 inches, leaving 8 inches. This will be the cutting measurement.
Cut the main drainpipe with a reciprocating saw to coincide with the measurement. Most main drainpipes are 4 inches in diameter and made from PVC.
Do Roughed-in Shower Drains Have to Be Below Concrete?
Position the sanitary T-fitting over both ends of the cut drainpipe with the top, 2-inch connection facing upward. Use PVC cleaner and glue to attach the fitting.
Connect the bottom of the 2-inch PVC washing machine drainpipe to the 2-inch opening of the sanitary T-fitting.
Depending upon your home's layout, you may have to add horizontal or vertical piping until the washing machine drainpipe aligns with the main drain line. Corner fittings are available for this purpose.
In the attic, use additional 2-inch PVC pipe and PVC corner fittings to connect the vent pipe to the main vent stack in the same manner you connected the drain fittings. The main stack is a 2- or 3-inch pipe that exits through the roof.
Don't skip the addition of the P-trap, which retains a little water and prevents sewer gasses from backing up in the drain line.
If your drainpipe is made from cast iron, do not cut it. A plumber should cut a cast pipe because special tools are necessary and cast can break if not cut correctly.


Anyone know the May 15th VIP Early Access set?
Title says it all. 21108 Ghostbusters has been rumored. Can anyone confirm?
Also rumored to be the Mini Cooper or the Fairground Mixer.
Boo! My least favourite of the three.
@bluedragon have you seen pictures of the Mini?
Thanks Huw. Was hoping for #21108 to fill out a PAB order and hit the threshold for free shipping.
Will probably wait for June to get the Balloon Cart.
^no- I am just assuming it will follow the footsteps of the VW beetle and the camper van and be a great set. I'm not a big fan of the mixer but that may change when I see it live.
Has it been posted yet? I thought TLG lists things at 12am eastern time.
It's in the (UK) shop, but says "Coming Soon on 1 Jun 2014"
Now showing as available for sale in the US.... but annoyingly out of stock -- Shipping in 30 days!
So much for VIP early access.
I just clicked your link, and it is showing available. I'm still not sure I want to spend $149.99 on it.
Kinda lame they don't offer the Balloon Cart with it early too. Why anyone would prefer two weeks early over a free poly that pairs perfectly with it is beyond me.
You have to be logged in. It didn't show it for me until I did.
I am and I can see it when I click the link, but I don't see how I would find it if I hadn't clicked the link. There is no obvious advertisement for it, unless I'm missing something.
I have not seen a LEGO calendar for June, What does the Poly look like?
I really hate having to pay 150 for a mixer... I guess I know what Ill be using my VIP points on, at least it will cushion the blow, though I would wait for a giveaway before buying. I can wait the whole two weeks.
I think that is the point, to keep it hidden from the "public". It was advertised on the May calendar and probably via VIP newsletter email.
It's on the homepage now when you are logged into your VIP account. Weird, it wasn't before.
Its not on the UK homepage yet, but if you search for its model number it shows the splash screen about exclusive for VIP's that they show for all the early releases (with the picture of the set) and allows you to look at it in the shop, but says out 1st of June and won't let you put it in the basket as there is no button to buy.
Mixer ordered from [email protected] uk, flashback shredder and balloon cart were included for free.
According to the card in the window you get the baloon cart straight away no need to wait till next month.
Only in UK or is it global?
On US site it is only showing the fairground mixer and the ticket for LEGOLAND.
^ It is Europe Only, Balloon Cart promo in US will start June 1st.
Anyone willing to post instructions for the balloon cart when available? We've been out of the loop for the past month while dealing with medical issues and I ordered the mixer not knowing the balloon cart would be a freebie in June.
I just pretend bought the mixer, and only a 'free ticket offer' got added to the shopping bag..no balloon cart... I will wait..LOL I don't think I want the mixer yet anyway, I don't have any space to display it at the moment.


At the end of the day, there is nothing like the ROI of being a parent or loving someone else with abandon. That is what it's about.
I have an apology for someone very near to me that needs to be said. Her big brown eyes couldn't comprehend the guilt I hold, but something tells me that when she is older, she'll understand. In between clients and personal brand and networking and life… I've said too many times to my daughter, "not now, I need to do this," or, "give me 10 minutes," which never equaled just 10 minutes. Somewhere in the midst of professional and parental, hiding inside a princess tent or playing Polly Pockets came in a lousy second to my life online. And I'm deeply sorry.
I write this now as her little body is cuddled in exactly 5 blankets, (it's never less,) and her fingers clutch the stuffed animals I pick up thoughtfully when out, or when I can imagine her face twisting into glee knowing she has something else to love. I think most parents face this, single or not, wealthy or not, successful or not. At what price does our success cost to our families? For others, it's at what price do families cost success. The truth is: The grass not under our feet may always be greener.
I've always felt a certain pride knowing I had 'boundries' for meetings. I'm not a happy-hour drinker, or an early morning coffee grabber- I'm a graveyard shifter and a midnight oil-burner. Somehow, I've managed to connect the dots in my life and bring people along while proudly displaying my best ROI in tow at the grocery store or out to dinner. In the past month, I've let myself feel guilty for not being able to fulfill every need, every wish and every want with 100% precision. For someone that talks about being human, I've made myself too much of a machine.
I've been focusing so much on the art of saying "no," (because it is an art.) I've focused however, not on the word "no" but on making sure I've said it to others, when really I needed to say it to myself. In my push to help one more person get back to work, or one more client reach a successful spike in sales, I've misconstrued the notion that I could do it all. No one can. Success is about knowing your strengths, living them out loud and reflecting on your weaknesses. Perfectionism, as a parent has high costs. We hold ourself to unreachable standards and instead of sympathizing or offering ourselves a realistic glance into a situation, we often criticize. Perfectionism in business can be equally challenging.
From now on, you may not find me online much during the hours of 5-8 and I've decided to turn my phone off promptly before dinner. I need the feeling of rug-imprinted knees from picking up puzzle pieces or tiny, Barbie shoes. You'll hear the giggles radiating from my living room not because of something on Twitter, but because I'm taking every moment with my daughter again, before she no longer wants to humor her mother inside a small, pink, princess tent.
As we grow older, (or younger,) our factors of success change. Real life doesn't have a Klout score, or a PeerIndex to tell us that our parental abilities have dipped from Thought Leader to Explorer. What matters is what we think and feel. Real life's analytics are what separate us as friends, family, lovers and partners.
My big, kindergarten brown-eyed girl, I'd trade you for any metric. I don't want to wait until you're old enough to understand all the times I couldn't. I want you to remember all the times I did. You are my favorite success story, afterall….
Thanks for the post Kate. You said what I think so much of the time.
Tonight my guy had a really bad headache and I sat there rubbing his head and back for 30 minutes until he fell asleep. As he lie there I was reflecting on the blessings he has been to me and how quickly the time is flying by. I love the times when he is running the agenda just being his 10 year old self. Learning how to say no to people is an art. Keep doing what you are doing you amazing mama!
I have the same struggle…As much as I love my work (before my daughter I was a work a-hololic too) there is nothing better than when my daughter who is getting bigger by the minute scrunches up in my lap and lets me rock her. She's not five anymore – and while she refuses to let me dance (my moves are from the 70s she says), she still kisses me on the forehead and indulges me in princess spins. It's a fine line for me – trying to model for her the sacrifice sometimes required to pursue your passion – without sacrificing the priority of my passion for her.
Thanks for sharing. Maybe we can squeeze in coffee or lemonade together with our girls before the summer is out.
I hope that you and your daughter grow closer due to this experience.


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WOLO Is No Longer Solo
Annabel Andre and Sanwi Sarode • November 18, 2022
Water polo, also known as "wolo" by players, has long been a club sport, but this year it is making the transition to being an Austin Independent School District (AISD) funded varsity sport. As water...
Examining the Dangerous Behavior of Sports Fans
Annabel Andre and Sanwi Sarode • August 20, 2022
Soccer, ice hockey, and motorcycle racing are known to bring in the most sports riots following an event, according to Science Direct. The New York Times found these riots have often wreaked havoc in streets,...
Russian Athletes Banned Across the World
Annabel Andre and Sanwi Sarode • May 5, 2022
On Feb. 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated the invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops had been hovering around Ukraine for two months before the invasion, but it still came as a surprise when...
Waging War on Weight Watching: The Mental and Physical Effects of Wrestling
Sanwi Sarode and Annabel Andre • March 28, 2022
Wrestling can be a hard subject to discuss due to the constant monitoring of weight, something that can lead to unhealthy eating habits and sometimes even eating disorders. Bulking and cutting is a concept...
Reaching for the Frisbee: Senior Goes to Ultimate National Tryouts
Annabel Andre, Sports Editor • March 28, 2022
LASA has many athletic talents, one of whom includes senior Caroline Stone, who has the chance that high school athletes often strive for: to be recognized for their talent. She has been playing ultimate...
Toto, I Have a Feeling We're Not in High School Anymore: Inside the World of College Athletics from LASA Student-Athlete Alumni
Annabel Andre and Sanwi Sarode • December 17, 2021
College application season is almost over, and it's time to look to the future. Every year, LASA graduates attend colleges all over the world to pursue art, science, math, literature, athletics, and...
Throw Caution to the Wind: A Spotlight on Color guard
Annabel Andre, Sports Editor • December 17, 2021
The LASA color guard season ended a few weeks earlier, giving way to the winter guard season which begins after break. After the color guard's season performing on the field with the band, winter guard...
LASA Athletes Compete At District
Annabel Andre, Staff Writer • May 28, 2021
As spring sports come to an end, district and regional competitions begin and give athletes a chance to compete against the best of the best. Many LASA teams and individuals made it to regional and state...
The Raptors Give Back
Volunteering is something many high school students do to help better their communities, participate in school events or get volunteer hours. According to students, giving back to the community through...
Mr. Croston Wins Teacher of the Year
Annabel Andre, Staff Writer • April 14, 2021
This school year, Jon Croston, one of the Physics and Calculus teachers and both the golf and cross country coach, won LASA's 2020-2021 teacher of the year award. According to principal Stacia Crescenzi,...
Spotlight On JV Athletics
Historically, junior varsity (JV) athletics have been seen as less significant than varsity programs. However, this outlook fails to recognize the highly valuable role of junior varsity athletics: to provide...
Stage 5 and Sports
Annabel Andre, Staff Writer • February 24, 2021
Over the holiday break, Austin returned to Stage 5 of the COVID-19 risk-based guideline in an effort to control the rising number of coronavirus cases. The guidelines for Stage 5 include many lifestyle...


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Over 100 Million Credit, Debit Cardholders' Data Leaked on Dark Web
admin TECHNOLOGY January 3, 2021
Sensitive data of over 100 million credit and debit cardholders has been leaked on the dark Web, according to a security researcher. The data included full names, phone numbers, and email addresses of the cardholders, along with the first and last four digits of their cards. It appears to have been associated with payments platform Juspay that processes transactions for Indian and global merchants including Amazon, MakeMyTrip, and Swiggy, among others. The Bengaluru-based startup acknowledged that some of its user data had been compromised in August.
The data surfaced on the dark Web is related to online transactions that took place at least between March 2017 and August 2020, the files shared with Gadgets 360 suggest. It included personal details of several Indian cardholders along with their card expiry dates, customer IDs, and masked card numbers with the first and last four digits of the cards fully visible. However, particular transaction or order details are not apparently a part of the leak.
The surfaced details could be combined with the contact information available in the dump by scammers to run phishing attacks on the affected cardholders.
Cybersecurity researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia discovered the data dump earlier this week. He told Gadgets 360 that the leaked data was on sale on the dark Web by a hacker.
"The hacker was contacting buyers on Telegram and was asking payments in Bitcoin," said Rajaharia.
He told Gadgets 360 that the data dump was selling on the dark Web with the name of Juspay and he was able to find its linkage with the company upon some observation. The company also confirmed a data breach to Gadgets 360, though it did not provide further details.
The researcher said that to verify the association with Juspay, he compared the data fields available in the MySQL dump samples files he received from the hacker with a Juspay API Document file. "Both were exactly the same," he said.
Without providing any specifics around the latest data leak, Juspay founder Vimal Kumar told Gadgets 360 that an "unauthorised attempt was detected" on August 18 that was terminated when in progress.
"No card numbers, financial credentials, or transaction data was compromised," Kumar said in an email. "Data records containing non-anonymised email, phone numbers and masked cards used for display purposes (contains first four and last four digits of the card, which is not considered sensitive), were compromised."
Kumar added that the email and mobile information was "a small fraction of the 10 crore records" and most information was anonymised on the servers. He also claimed that the 10 crore records were not the card details and were the customer metadata, with a subset containing email and mobile information of users.
"The masked card data (non-sensitive data used for display) that was leaked has two crore records. Our card vault is in a different PCI compliant system and it was never accessed," he said.
Rajaharia alleged that despite being masked, the card numbers could be decrypted if a hacker would figure out the algorithm used for the card fingerprints. However, Kumar didn't agree with the researcher.
"We do hundreds of rounds of hashing with multiple algorithms and also have a salt (another number appended to the card number). The algorithms that we use are currently not possible to reverse engineer even given enough compute resources," he said.
Juspay received some data samples from its cybersecurity partner Cyble a few days back that it is still evaluating. Kumar told Gadgets 360 that Juspay informed its merchant partners the same day it observed the unauthorised access to its servers.
The company also identified security gaps in some of its older access keys used by developers and made two-factor authentication (2FA) mandatory for all the tools accessed by its teams, the executive stated.
However, Rajaharia says that the security side of Juspay is still not that sound. He told Gadgets 360 that he noticed a configuration issue on the company's site that is currently redirecting to malicious websites.
"An old unused domain (used for a beta testing product) was pointing to an AWS Internet Protocol (IP) which has been reclaimed by another AWS user whose server is having this content," Kumar said.
The details available on the Juspay site show that it has a team of over 150 people that reach 50 million users daily. Its products are claimed to process over four million daily transactions and its system development kits (SDKs) are available on over 100 million devices. Companies including Amazon, Airtel, Flipkart, Vi (Vodafone Idea), Swiggy, and Uber are among its key clients enabling payments for their customers.
Founded in 2012, Juspay holds Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Compliance Level 1, which is the highest level of compliance given by the PCI Security Standards Council to payment merchants.
Last month, Rajaharia found personal data of seven million Indian credit and debit cardholders leaked through the dark Web. Sensitive data of over 1.3 million Indian banking customers also appeared on the dark Web in 2019.
Experts often point out that data leaks are getting more common in India as the country is expanding its digital infrastructure but without proper regulations on cybersecurity. The lack of a privacy protection law is also putting no compulsion on companies operating in the country to protect their user data firmly.
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The Jets roster is about to undergo massive changes. General manager Mike Maccagnan has a bunch of decisions to make about who should go and who should stay.
One of the most interesting player decisions he must make is on inside linebacker David Harris. The 32-year-old is entering the final year of his contract in 2017. It calls for him to be paid $6.5 million, none of which is guaranteed. So, if they cut him, they would save that entire amount against the salary cap.
The case to keep Harris is that his salary is not that exorbitant. He remains a productive player, leading the team with 104 tackles this year. Harris is also one of the few leaders the Jets have in the locker room. Rookie Darron Lee could benefit from another year around Harris.
Harris said this week he has not given any thought to next year.
If the Jets do cut Harris, the motivation would be just getting younger, but they are going to have holes at so many positions, it seems unwise to create a hole at another position for $6.5 million in savings.
Harris, the team's 2007 second-round pick, should be back.
Speaking of Lee, the first-round pick is finishing up his rookie season. How does he think it went?
Lee said his main objective this offseason is to get into better shape. He said he thought he was in shape this season, but said he believes he can be in even better condition next year.
It has been a different season than Lee is used to. At Ohio State, he only lost two games in the two years he played there. This season, he has lost 11 with the Jets.
Is Terry Bradshaw really this dumb?


A biomedical engineer who branched out into cosmetics is launching his new skincare product at a major industry event in the world's fashion capital.
Dr David Heath is in Paris to unveil the prototype which tells people how much beauty product they need by analysing their skin.
He saw a gap in the market for his app-based device and founded the company Cutitronics.
Inventions like the Fitbit have fuelled demand for personalised health devices.
Dr Health came up with the idea – the CutiTron – through his work at Strathclyde University, investigating how drugs could be delivered through the skin.
He told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "I presented at a skincare conference that I thought was more the medical side and it turned out it was more on the cosmetic side.
"I was surprised to see the size that the industry was.
"I saw some of the challenges they were having and I realised they were trying to address those challenges with chemistry.
Dr Heath said his device monitors the hydration of a customer's skin and then uses information, such as their location, and temperature, to recommend the right amount of a product.
He also said it could be tailored to any brand and provide advice to customers whether at home or lying on a beach.
Cutitronics has already attracted investment from beauty industry firm and chemical giant Croda International, and the prototype will be demonstrated at the In-Cosmetics Global trade show in Paris.
Dr Heath added that his own attitude to skincare had completely changed, after learning about the level of science that is used to develop new industry products.
"One of the areas I really had to look into for my own confidence moving into this industry was to understand how much of this is based on science and how much is based on marketing spin.


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By: Eden Robins
A delightful coming-of-age story about a Jewish woman in post-WWII Chicago breaking boundaries, finding her voice, and healing her and her family's trauma through laughter
While men were fighting WWII, comedy clubs opened their doors to female comedians and female-only audiences. At Chicago's Blue Moon, something truly magical was invented: the Showstopper.
A Showstopper is the magic sparked when an audience laughs so hard they are momentarily transformed. Every comedian's Showstopper is different: one makes you feel like you can fly, another makes you feel like a Hollywood starlet. Showstoppers are shrouded in mystery, passed along by word of mouth, and only work on women.
Franny Steinberg experiences her first Showstopper in 1944, after sneaking into a famous Black comedian's show. Seven years later, after making a scene at her friend's wedding, Franny runs away in a torn bridesmaid dress and ends up on stage. But when Franny finally conjures a Showstopper, there's a huge problem: it only works on men.
Specifically, Franny's Showstopper heals men's pain. Franny decides she must cure her brother, now a veteran struggling with PTSD, with her comedy. But first she'll need to summon the courage to find humor in her darkest traumas.