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No end to NPA woes; banks to see rise in bad loans in FY'19, says RBI
UPDATED: August 29, 2018 15:09 IST
New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) Reserve Bank of India said today that banks will witness further deterioration in their non-performing assets (NPAs) or bad loans due to the "economic situation prevailing" in the current fiscal.
As per RBI's Annual Report 2017-18, gross non-performing assets (GNPAs) plus restructured standard advances in the banking system remained elevated at 12.1 per cent of gross advances at end-March 2018.
The combined impact of the increase in provisioning against NPAs and mark-to-market (MTM) treasury losses on account of the hardening of yields eroded the profitability of banks, resulting in net losses, it said.
In a pre-emptive response, it said, the RBI allowed banks to spread their MTM losses over four quarters starting from third quarter.
"Going forward, the stress tests carried out by the Reserve Bank suggest that under the baseline assumption of the current economic situation prevailing, the GNPA ratio of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) may increase further in 2018-19," it said.
The aggregate gross NPAs of SCBs increased primarily as a result of this transparent recognition of stressed assets as NPAs, from Rs 3,23,464 crore, as on March 31, 2015, to Rs 10,35,528 crore, as on March 31, 2018.
With deterioration in asset quality and the progressive implementation of Basel III warranting higher buffers, troubled public sector banks (PSBs) received capital infusions via the issuance of recapitalisation bonds and budgetary support.
"The Reserve Bank's revised prompt corrective action (PCA) framework became effective in April 2017. Eleven PSBs placed under this framework so far have been restricted in their operations and subjected to remedial action plan so as to prevent further capital erosion," it said.
In order to curb NPAs, RBI also put in place revised and harmonised guidelines for resolution of stressed assets during the year, replacing earlier schemes like Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets (S4A scheme), Strategic Debt Restructuring scheme (SDR), Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) scheme and Joint Lenders Forum (JLF).
"Final guidelines relating to the net stable funding ratio (NSFR) were also issued in May 2018 to prepare the ground for banks to build durable buffers against potential liquidity disruptions," it said.
A Parliamentary committee recently questioned RBI for failing to take preemptive action in checking bad loans in the banking system prior to the Asset Quality Review undertaken in December 2015.
According to sources familiar with the report of the Standing Committee on Finance, RBI needs to find out as to why the early signals of stressed accounts were not captured before the AQR.
The report was adopted by the Committee headed by senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily today and is likely to be placed in the Parliament in the Winter Session.
The panel, which includes former prime minister Manmohan Singh as a member, wanted to know the reasons of ever-greening of stressed accounts through restructuring schemes of the RBI.
The issue of rising NPAs is a legacy issue and role of RBI has not been up to the mark, sources said.
NPAs in public sector banks (PSBs) increased by about Rs 6.2 lakh crore between March 2015 and March 2018.
This led to substantial provisioning of Rs 5.1 lakh crore, sources said quoting the report. PTI DP SA

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Two men have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a man was found dead on the pavement in Margate
Kevin Sampson was discovered in Victoria Road on the evening of February 1
Andy RobinsonMultimedia Reporter
Officers have made a second arrest after a man was found dead on the pavement of a residential street in Margate.
A 50-year-old man, of no fixed address, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and theft on Thursday, February 8.
He joins a 46-year-old man from Margate who was arrested on Tuesday, February 6 and is also being investigated on suspicion of manslaughter and theft.
An arrest has been made after a Minster man was found dead on the pavement
Both men have been released pending further inquiries.
Kevin Sampson, 44, from Minster, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics on Thursday February 1.
Officers were called to Victoria Road at around 10pm, where Mr Sampson was identified and enquiries are currently ongoing into the circumstances of his death.
Detectives would like to know where Mr Sampson was between midday and 9.45pm on the day he died.
A man has been found dead on the pavement of a residential street in Margate
They are urging witnesses, or anyone who knew him and has information on his movements that day, to come forward.
Anyone with information that could assist the investigation should call Kent Police on 01843 222289 quoting reference 01-1257 or Kent Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.


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Coachella Wants to Start a New York Music Festival; Governors Ball Appeals to Mayor de Blasio to Block It
By Ira Madison III
Kevin Parker from Tame Impala. Photo: Burak Cingi/Getty Images
The Governors Ball Music Festival, an independent festival that has played host to acts like Kanye West, Drake, the Black Keys, and Tame Impala, is going to battle with AEG, the promoter behind Coachella. AEG has plans to launch the Panorama Music Festival, a three-day event, in June 2016 — just two weeks after Governors Ball. Right now, the plan is for the new festival to take place in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, the site of the 1964 New York World's Fair. (If you're under 60, it's the Men in Black park.)
Citing their inability to compete with AEG, the Governors Ball organizers have petitioned New York City mayor Bill de Blasio to block the Panorama Music Festival, stating in their petition:
"The timing of this proposed event is an aggressive, greedy attempt by AEG to push a small independent company of born and bred New Yorkers out of business and out of the market. We are writing you today to ask for your support and tell the Mayor's Office and the City of New York to reject this proposed event that would take place two weeks after Gov Ball. We are asking that this proposed event take place at another time of year because this would allow both events to succeed. Please help Gov Ball survive and continue to serve you — the fans, friends, and family — for many years to come!"
AEG has begun to book talent, but has yet to officially reserve a space. Is de Blasio's New York big enough for the both of them?
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How can our business leverage technology to better and more often engage younger audiences with our products and services? H&M is one of several retailers experimenting with and leveraging chatbots as a  mobile marketing opportunity – according to a report by Accenture, 32 percent of the world (a large portion of the population 29 years old and younger) uses social media daily and 80 percent of that time is via mobile.
Simple chatbots, or bots, are easy to build. In fact, many coders have automated bot-building processes and templates. The majority of these processes follow simple code formulas that the designer plans, and the bots provide the responses coded into it—and only those responses. Simplistic bots (built in five minutes or less) typically respond to one or two very specific commands.
Utility bots solve a user's problem, whatever that may be, via a user-prompted transaction. The most obvious example is a shopping bot, such as one that helps you order flowers or buy a new jacket. According to a recent HubSpot Research study, 47% of shoppers are open to buying items from a bot. But utility bots are not limited to making purchases. A utility bot could automatically book meetings by scanning your emails or notify you of the payment subscriptions you forgot you were signed up for.
Can we provide a better way of doing business that transforms an arduous "elephant-in-the-room" process or task into one that allows all involved parties to stay active and engaged? As stated by Grayevsky, "I saw a huge opportunity to design a technology platform for both job seekers and employers that could fill the gaping 'black hole' in recruitment and deliver better results to both sides."
Speaking ahead of the Gartner Application Architecture, Development & Integration Summit in Sydney, Magnus Revang, research director at Gartner, said the broad appeal of chatbots stems from the efficiency and ease of interaction they create for employees, customers or other users. The potential benefits are significant for enterprises and shouldn't be ignored.
In the early 90's, the Turing test, which allows determining the possibility of thinking by computers, was developed. It consists in the following. A person talks to both the person and the computer. The goal is to find out who his interlocutor is — a person or a machine. This test is carried out in our days and many conversational programs have coped with it successfully.
The most widely used anti-bot technique is the use of CAPTCHA, which is a form of Turing test used to distinguish between a human user and a less-sophisticated AI-powered bot, by the use of graphically-encoded human-readable text. Examples of providers include Recaptcha, and commercial companies such as Minteye, Solve Media, and NuCaptcha. Captchas, however, are not foolproof in preventing bots as they can often be circumvented by computer character recognition, security holes, and even by outsourcing captcha solving to cheap laborers.
L'usage des chatbots fut d'abord en partie expérimental car il présentait un certain risque pour les marques en fonction des dérapages sémantiques possibles et des manipulations ou détournements également envisageables de la part des internautes. Les progrès dans le domaine ont cependant été rapides et les chatbots s'imposent désormais dans certains contextes comme un nouveau canal de support ou contact client garantissant disponibilité et gains de productivité.
In one particularly striking example of how this rather limited bot has made a major impact, U-Report sent a poll to users in Liberia about whether teachers were coercing students into sex in exchange for better grades. Approximately 86% of the 13,000 Liberian children U-Report polled responded that their teachers were engaged in this despicable practice, which resulted in a collaborative project between UNICEF and Liberia's Minister of Education to put an end to it.
In a traditional application, the user interface (UI) is a series of screens. A single app or website can use one or more screens as needed to exchange information with the user. Most applications start with a main screen where users initially land and provide navigation that leads to other screens for various functions like starting a new order, browsing products, or looking for help.
Web site: From Russia With Love. PDF. 2007-12-09. Psychologist and Scientific American: Mind contributing editor Robert Epstein reports how he was initially fooled by a chatterbot posing as an attractive girl in a personal ad he answered on a dating website. In the ad, the girl portrayed herself as being in Southern California and then soon revealed, in poor English, that she was actually in Russia. He became suspicious after a couple of months of email exchanges, sent her an email test of gibberish, and she still replied in general terms. The dating website is not named. Scientific American: Mind, October–November 2007, page 16–17, "From Russia With Love: How I got fooled (and somewhat humiliated) by a computer". Also available online.
Your first question is how much of it does she want? 1 litre? 500ml? 200? She tells you she wants a 1 litre Tropicana 100% Orange Juice. Now you know that regular Tropicana is easily available, but 100% is hard to come by, so you call up a few stores beforehand to see where it's available. You find one store that's pretty close by, so you go back to your mother and tell her you found what she wanted. It's $3 and after asking her for the money, you go on your way.
Tay, an AI chatbot that learns from previous interaction, caused major controversy due to it being targeted by internet trolls on Twitter. The bot was exploited, and after 16 hours began to send extremely offensive Tweets to users. This suggests that although the bot learnt effectively from experience, adequate protection was not put in place to prevent misuse.[56]
Canadian and US insurers have a lot on their plates this year. They're not just grappling with extreme weather, substantial underwriting losses from all those motor vehicle claims, but also rising customer expectations and an onslaught of fintech disruptors. These disruptors are spurring lots of activity in insurance digital labs, insurance venture capital arms, and […]
Eventually, a single chatbot could become your own personal assistant to take care of everything, whether it's calling you an Uber or setting up a meeting. Or, Facebook Messenger or another platform might let a bunch of individual chatbots to talk to you about whatever is relevant — a chatbot from Southwest Airlines could tell you your flight's delayed, another chatbot from FedEx could tell you your package is on the way, and so on.
Lack contextual awareness. Not everyone has all of the data that Google has – but chatbots today lack the awareness that we expect them to have. We assume that chatbot technology will know our IP address, browsing history, previous purchases, but that is just not the case today. I would argue that many chatbots even lack basic connection to other data silos to improve their ability to answer questions.
Like most of the Applications, the Chatbot is also connected to the Database. The knowledge base or the database of information is used to feed the chatbot with the information needed to give a suitable response to the user. Data of user's activities and whether or not your chatbot was able to match their questions, is captured in the data store. NLP translates human language into information with a combination of patterns and text that can be mapped in the real time to find applicable responses.
To be more specific, understand why the client wants to build a chatbot and what the customer wants their chatbot to do. Finding answers to this query will guide the designer to create conversations aimed at meeting end goals. When the designer knows why the chatbot is being built, they are better placed to design the conversation with the chatbot.
Kik is one of the most popular chat apps among teens with 275M MAUs and 40% of those are in the 13–24 year old demographic. In April, Kik launched its own bot store with 16 launch partners including Sephora, H&M, Vine, the Weather Channel, and Funny or Die. Using Kik's bots currently feel like using the internet in 1994, very rough around the edges and limited functionality / usefulness. However, we'll see how their API and bots progress over time, Kik's popularity among an attractive demographic might convince some brands to invest in the platform.
Dialogflow is a very robust platform for developing chatbots. One of the strongest reasons of using Dialogflow is its powerful Natural Language Understanding (NLU). You can build highly interactive chatbot as NLP of Dialogflow excels in intent classification and entity detection. It also offers integration with many chat platforms like Google Assistant, Facebook Messenger, Telegram,…
Chatbots have been adequately utilized in client backing and lead age. Each client backing, promoting and deals instrument has begun investigating chatbots to diminish human endeavors. We will utilize Kommunicate fueled talk module for adding to site which coordinates well with Dialogflow. Need help? Call us today! We have talked a lot about chatbots for customer ...
Unfortunately the old adage of trash in, trash out came back to bite Microsoft. Tay was soon being fed racist, sexist and genocidal language by the Twitter user-base, leading her to regurgitate these views. Microsoft eventually took Tay down for some re-tooling, but when it returned the AI was significantly weaker, simply repeating itself before being taken offline indefinitely.
Many expect Facebook to roll out a bot store of some kind at its annual F8 conference for software developers this week, which means these bots may soon operate inside Messenger, its messaging app. It has already started testing a virtual assistant bot called "M," but the product is only available for a few people and still primarily powered by humans.
Beyond users, bots must also please the messaging apps themselves. Take Facebook Messenger. Executives have confirmed that advertisements within Discover — their hub for finding new bots to engage with — will be the main way Messenger monetizes its 1.3 billion monthly active users. If standing out among the 100,000 other bots on the platform wasn't difficult enough, we can assume Messenger will only feature bots that don't detract people from the platform.
Chatbots and virtual assistants (VAs) may be built on artificial intelligence and create customer experiences through digital personas, but the success you realize from them will depend in large part on your ability to account for the real and human aspects of their deployment, intra-organizational impact, and customer orientation. Start by treating your bots and […]
Respect the conversational UI. The full interaction should take place natively within the app. The goal is to recognize the user's intent and provide the right content with minimum user input. Every question asked should bring the user closer to the answer they want. If you need so much information that you're playing a game of 20 Questions, then switch to a form and deliver the content another way.
Typically, companies applied a passive engagement method with consumers. In other words, customer support only responds to complaining consumers – but never initiate any conversations or look for feedback. While this method was fine for a long while, it doesn't work anymore with millennials. Users want to communicate with attentive brands who have a 24/7 support system and they won't settle for anything less.
Es gibt auch Chatbots, die gar nicht erst versuchen, wie ein menschlicher Chatter zu wirken (daher keine Chatterbots), sondern ähnlich wie IRC-Dienste nur auf spezielle Befehle reagieren. Sie können als Schnittstelle zu Diensten außerhalb des Chats dienen, oder auch Funktionen nur innerhalb ihres Chatraums anbieten, z. B. neu hinzugekommene Chatter mit dem Witz des Tages begrüßen.
Botsify is another Facebook chatbot platform that helps make it easy to integrate chatbots into the system. Its paid subscription helps you in five easy steps. 1) Log into the botsify.com site, 2) Connect your Facebook account, 3) Setup a webhook, 4) Write up commands for the chatbot you are creating, and 5) Let Botisfy handle the customer service for you. If the paid services are a little too much, they do offer a free service that lets you create as many bots as your lovely imagination can dream up.
As I tinker with dialog systems at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, primarily by prototyping Alexa skills, I often wonder what AI is still lacking to build good conversational systems, punting the social challenge to another day. This post is my take on where AI has a good chance to improve and consequently, what we can expect from the next wave of conversational systems.
Closed domain chatbots focus on a specific knowledge domain, and these bots may fail to answer questions in other knowledge domains. For example, a restaurant booking conversational bot will be able to take your reservation, but may not respond to a question about the price of an air ticket. A user could hypothetically attempt to take the conversation elsewhere, however, closed domain chatbots are not required, nor often programmed to handle such cases.
In a bot, everything begins with the root dialog. The root dialog invokes the new order dialog. At that point, the new order dialog takes control of the conversation and remains in control until it either closes or invokes other dialogs, such as the product search dialog. If the new order dialog closes, control of the conversation is returned back to the root dialog.
These days, checking the headlines over morning coffee is as much about figuring out if we should be hunkering down in the basement preparing for imminent nuclear annihilation as it is about keeping up with the day's headlines. Unfortunately, even the most diligent newshounds may find it difficult to distinguish the signal from the noise, which is why NBC launched its NBC Politics Bot on Facebook Messenger shortly before the U.S. presidential election in 2016.
Not integrated. This goes hand-in-hand with the contextual knowledge, but chatbots often suffer from "death by data silo" where their access to data is limited. If a chatbot is "chatting with" a customer, they not only need to access the contextual data of their customer but also have access to every place where the answer to the customer's question may reside. Product documentation site, customer community, different websites are all places where that answer can be.
Other companies explore ways they can use chatbots internally, for example for Customer Support, Human Resources, or even in Internet-of-Things (IoT) projects. Overstock, for one, has reportedly launched a chatbot named Mila to automate certain simple yet time-consuming processes when requesting for a sick leave.[24] Other large companies such as Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland, Renault and Citroën are now using automated online assistants instead of call centres with humans to provide a first point of contact. A SaaS chatbot business ecosystem has been steadily growing since the F8 Conference when Zuckerberg unveiled that Messenger would allow chatbots into the app.[25]
Pop-culture references to Skynet and a forthcoming "war against the machines" are perhaps a little too common in articles about AI (including this one and Larry's post about Google's RankBrain tech), but they do raise somewhat uncomfortable questions about the unexpected side of developing increasingly sophisticated AI constructs – including seemingly harmless chatbots.
H&M's consistent increased sales over the past year and its August announcement to launch an eCommerce presence in Canada and South Korea during the fall of 2016, along with 11 new H&M online markets (for a total of 35 markets by the end of the year), appear to signify positive results for its chatbot implementation (though direct correlations are unavailable on its website).
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A chatbot (sometimes referred to as a chatterbot) is programming that simulates the conversation or "chatter" of a human being through text or voice interactions. Chatbot virtual assistants are increasingly being used to handle simple, look-up tasks in both business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) environments. The addition of chatbot assistants not only reduces overhead costs by making better use of support staff time, it also allows companies to provide a level of customer service during hours when live agents aren't available.


At this point, there's little debate as to whether or not your restaurant needs a website. It undoubtedly does! However, knowing what to put on there, how much and in what way, can be tricky. Customers have diverse needs and preferences, and different restaurants will want to emphasize different things. No matter what type of establishment you operate, follow these restaurant website tips to create a site your visitors will love and will drive traffic your way.
In many cases, your website will be the first interaction a guest has with your restaurant. As such, it's important to understand your target audience and what they're most likely to do with your website. Will they want to make reservations online? Check the menu? Find the location or seek out contact option? Remember that different types of restaurants attract different kinds of customers. A boutique-style mom and pop will use different verbiage than a multi-site chain. Before making anything, know your audience.
No matter your experience level or preference, there's a website option for you. Drag n' drop style services like Wix and Squarespace take the stress out of coding and design and give you the freedom to change things up on a dime. You can also outsource to a professional web developer, but do your research. Will they help with support if something goes wrong? Remember to provide them plenty of creative direction as well. It may help to seek out existing restaurant websites that you'd like to emulate.
It's your website, so get YOUR brand on it! Use your brand colors, your logo, and your verbiagƒe to give your site some personality. You don't have to reinvent the wheel here; it's okay to use a generic template. Just make sure your brand is prominently on display.
Be judicious with color choices. Obviously, your brand colors will help dictate this decision somewhat. You'll notice the most common color schemes used in restaurant websites tends to be brown (symbolizes stability and tradition), red (expresses passion), black (symbolizes power) and white (freshness and purity). Don't use too many different colors on your website, because it can overpower the design.
Generally, "simple and uncluttered" is the way to go. Use ample blank space, so users know where to focus, have a simple sitemap, and use clean, minimal layouts for easy functionality. Should you feel stuck, "minimalist web design" is a natural topic to search and research, by merely observing different websites.
Once you've keyed into your audience, your brand and the overall aesthetic of your website, it's time to talk about the content. This section deals with the content your site needs to be genuinely useful. In other words: if your website doesn't have this material, it's not ready to go live!
An "About Us" Page: Don't be generic here, in many ways this is your one opportunity to stand out and tell your story. We've seen some incredible "about us" pages in our research, and it's a topic worthy of a separate article. You don't have to go all out if it's not on-brand, but you need to have something there.
Contact info: It goes without saying, but if a customer Googles you (very likely!), they're going to want to be able to find contact info quickly and easily. Don't make them dig for it.
Street Address and Map: Same as above. Make it easy for them to find you.
Social Media Links: Your site may be the first contact a guest has with your business, but that continued engagement happens on social media. If you've got a Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, provide some social links along the bottom.
Your Menu: How you choose to include it is up to you but cross-check it with your on-site menu to make sure it's correct. If there are seasonal items or menu changes, make sure you're prepared to include them on the website. As discussed in our article on Menu Design, if you cannot get professional food photography, don't settle for less. Written and illustrated menu content is perfectly acceptable.
Photos: Where applicable, try to provide at least one picture of your restaurant, even if it's just a photo of the building from outside. Guests visiting your website want to get an idea of what you're about, so give them that window. You can include a gallery, but try and get as close to professional photography as you can.
The preceding section outlines the content you "must have," while this section takes that principle a step further. Websites give you the chance to "own" your brand and tell the story from your perspective when someone searches your name. Your mileage may vary with this material, but if you've got the bandwidth, here are some additions your customers will love and will make your website tip-top.
A Press Page: Use this as an opportunity to showcase any applicable press, news articles or stories about your restaurant. Remember, it's not bragging if someone else is saying complimentary things about you.
Reviews and Testimonials: Naturally, customers will review your business on Yelp (or an equivalent). These testimonial pages give you the chance to curate those good reviews and leverage some social proof on your website.
Promotional and Seasonal Events: Proactive restaurant owners will provide upcoming events and promotional specials going happening in their restaurant. Only include these pages if you can keep them current.
With your content in place, you need to consider a few of the functional features of your website to make it as successful as possible.
SEO optimized content: You want to ensure that customers can find your website when they search for it. As such, following a good best practices list (Like our article on successful Restaurant SEO ) will help. General things like ensuring your site is mobile-friendly, and that its content (however sparse) reads clearly, will help your site get "crawled" and subsequently indexed for web searches.
An easy-to-Locate Contact form: A good rule of thumb is to ensure that any user can find what they're looking for within 15-20 seconds of visiting the site, and many will be searching for this first. Place it in a prominent location, or somewhere easy to find on the nav-bar. Don't make users dig endlessly for it!
An online order widget: Off-Premise Dining is on the rise, and will only become more commonplace in the coming years. Preparing your restaurant with online order capability, as well as automated technology like a good Kitchen Display System that can integrate with your POS and guest management tools, will help in managing the dual streams of traffic.
Finally, here are the general "don'ts" of Restaurant website design. As mentioned earlier, clean and uncluttered should be your modus operandi.
Music or videos that Autoplay: They're outdated and more likely to annoy visitors than anything else. Plus, they slow down loading times.
Walls of Text: Section your content out so that it doesn't read in one big block. It's overwhelming to understand, and most visitors will just ignore it and leave the site.
Splash Pages: These heavily branded pages act like a "welcome page" through which a user must click to enter your site. At one time, they were very much in-vogue for businesses, but in modernity, they're a needless extra step for the user to go through. Users may appreciate a splash page on their first visit but will find them tedious on all subsequent visits. Make it easy for them to access you, and ditch anything which complicates that.
Image-Only content: Use images on your website (see above for best practices) but ensure you accompany them with text. A web crawler cannot always accurately index an image If your menu is an image, consider embedding it a PDF file so search engines can still crawl them.
Like your restaurant, your website is a unique endeavor, your opportunity to show the world what you have to offer. With these restaurant website tips, some attention to content and the user experience in mind, you'll craft a site that looks great and drives regular traffic to your business.


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Egypt FM: Diplomatic relations with Iran were not cut
AgenciesJune 12, 2011
It is not true that diplomatic relations with Iran were cut off, said Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil al-Araby, adding that there was an Interests Section in each country managed by an ambassador from the other. In a press statement on Saturday, Araby said he had met with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehy on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement conference in Jakarta two weeks ago. "Our stance is that Iran is not an enemy of Egypt," he said.
Diplomatic relations between the two countries have been significantly strained since 1978, when the Islamic revolution in Iran erupted and former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat supported its opponents. Tensions continued during ousted president Hosni Mubarak's era, due to differences in the countries' political orientations.
Regarding Gulf countries' fears concerning the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two, and how it could impact Gulf security, Araby said, "The Gulf's security is part of our security, and as I said before, Gulf security is a red line."
Araby referred to a similar statement made by Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf. Observers note concern felt by the Gulf states, headed by Saudi Arabia, over Iran's diplomatic moves in the region and their belief that it is attempting to spread Shi'ism. Egypt and the Gulf countries are predominantly Sunni.
In related news, Araby said Egypt supports the idea of a Western envoy to Syria to negotiate an end to the popular unrest there, to avoid a UN Security Council resolution against the Syrian leadership. Araby said Egypt was working behind the scenes, and that it hopes serious reforms will be immediately implemented within a fixed timetable by the Syrian government, to meet the demands of the people.
Translated from the Arabic Edition
Diplomatic relations with Iran Egypt Iranian relations Gulf States Nabil al-Araby syria UN
Death toll from Turkey-Syria earthquakes surpasses 16,000
President El-Sisi Speaks with Syrian President
Earthquakes moved Turkey 3 meters toward west: geologist
Egyptian Foreign Ministry: 2 Egyptian victims found dead in Turkey


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Reconciling International Investment Law and Climate Change Policy: Potential Liability for Climate Measures Under the Trans-Pacific Partnership
by Meredith Wilensky
The pending Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement has raised controversy, fueled by leaks of the draft text and congressional debate over fast-track negotiation authority. Like similar agreements, the TPP creates the risk of government liability for enacting regulations, especially new or comprehensive measures to address climate change. This Article analyzes how the TPP's investor protection provisions and dispute settlement mechanism might be invoked to challenge climate change policy. The author concludes that the negotiators' efforts to date are insufficient to protect climate measures from the risk of liability and suggests reforms to the draft text.
A Tale of Two Rivers: An Analysis of Different Approaches to Proving Intent for CERCLA Arranger Liability
by Chris Dow
Courts have grappled with the scope of CERCLA arranger liability ever since the U.S. Supreme Court's 2009 decision in Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. United States. Two opposite decisions on nearly identical facts illustrate the variety of approaches. In the first, a manufacturer's actions related to the sale of PCB-laden scrap paper did not show the requisite intent to dispose; in the second, evidence gleaned from documents and expert testimony was the primary basis for holding the same manufacturer liable as an arranger. The latter outcome suggests the importance of circumstantial evidence in these cases, and counsel should seek discovery of such evidence at an early stage.
The Renewable Fuel Program at an Inflection Point: Policy Implications of EPA's Proposed 2014-2016 Renewable Fuel Standard
by Michael N. Romita
In May 2015, EPA released its delayed revisions to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2014 and beyond. This standard establishes volumetric requirements for total renewable fuels and several subcategories of advanced biofuels. With the current rulemaking, EPA is attempting to revise its standard-setting process as the practical realities of the transportation fuel market have caught up with many of the program's more ambitious policy aspirations. Regardless of how the rulemaking plays out, policymakers will need to decide whether EPA is best positioned to take the lead in reinterpreting those aspirations, or whether Congress should step back in.
Resilience: The Food Policy Imperative for a Volatile Future
by Nicole M. Civita
To sustain a growing population on a changing planet, food policies at all levels—community, regional, national, and global—must promote judicious resource use, prioritize stewardship, align with ecosystems, advance social and distributive justice, consider national security, and position us to weather long- and short-term disruptions, both climate change-driven and otherwise. This Comment considers the power of a profuse human population, reviews climate consequences of the way we have been satisfying our food needs, and demonstrates the exigencies of new approaches to withstand the mounting pressures and disruptions assailing agriculture. It offers resilience as an essential organizing imperative for agrifood systems, policies, and laws. In so doing, the Comment explores the nature and value of resilience, outlines the characteristics of resilient food systems, identifies benefits of orienting our food future around resilience, and suggests preliminary steps in the direction of reforming agrifood policy for resilience.
Food Security: Concept, Challenges, and the Role of Attorneys
by Laurie Ristino
Feeding a growing global population, estimated to reach 9.6 billion by 2050, in a changing climate without destroying our environment is one of humanity's greatest challenges. Environmental advocates have a central role in addressing this challenge. This Comment provides a brief overview of the concept of food security, starting with its foundation in the internationally recognized right to food. After providing the legal framework, the Comment describes the meta challenges to global food security, with a particular focus on the environment and the role of legal practitioners.
India's First Environmental Referendum: How Tribal People Protected the Environment
by Mahesh Menon
In an unprecedented event in 2013, a group of tribal villagers in the Indian state of Orissa (also known as Odisha) rejected the proposal of Vedanta Aluminium Ltd. to mine for bauxite in their territory. The rejection was made through environmental referendums held pursuant to orders of the Supreme Court of India. The result of the referendums put to rest, at least for now, the plans of Vedanta Resources PLC, a London-based major mining company, to mine for bauxite in the Niyamgiri range, a hill tract that the Dongria Kondh, the local tribal group, considers to be one of their sacred sites. Although the referendums have now forced the government to deny permission to mine at Niyamgiri, closer analysis reveals systemic failures of all government agencies involved in this project to consider the interests of the Kondh tribal people, and it is reasonable to expect that the environmental victory may be short lived.
The Clean Power Plan and Statutory Interpretation: Is the "Building Block" Approach Permissible Under §111(d)?
by David R. Baake
In June 2014, EPA proposed an emission guideline for emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (EGUs). This rulemaking--commonly known as the Clean Power Plan (CPP)--identifies as the "best system of emission reduction" a set of four "building blocks" that electric utilities can undertake or purchase credits for to reduce emissions from regulated EGUs. This Comment considers whether the building block approach is permissible under CAA §111(d).
NEPA and Climate Change: Practitioners Should Take Note of CEQ's New Guidance
by Nicholas C. Yost
The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has again offered for public comment draft guidance on how to evaluate the environmental impacts of climate change in analyses prepared under NEPA. This is not the first time CEQ has ventured into the area. In 2010, the Council proposed draft guidance on the same subject but never finalized it, presumably because a substantial number of senators (all Republicans) vigorously opposed the concept that environmental impacts under NEPA might include those associated with climate change. There was no public follow-up. Indeed, nothing appeared from CEQ until December 2014, when CEQ again proposed NEPA climate guidance, and again in draft form. The 2014 draft is the focus of this Comment's analysis.
Fertilizer or Solid Waste: How Far Does RCRA Spread?
by Bruce Myers, Craig Johnston, Jessica Culpepper, and Dale Mullen
On January 14, 2015, the Eastern District of Washington held that Cow Palace Dairy, LLC, is liable under RCRA for storing, applying, and managing manure in a way that poses a substantial and imminent endangerment to public health in violation of open dumping provisions. This opinion is significant because it defines Cow Palace's manure as solid waste under RCRA. The court focused on the manner in which Cow Palace stored and used the manure to determine that RCRA exemptions, such as the agricultural waste exemption for fertilizer, did not apply. Given the ruling's significance, ELI convened a seminar on this topic on February 26, 2015. The panelists held a dynamic discussion: What are the confines, or lack thereof, for the definition of solid waste under RCRA? Why can the same byproduct, in this case manure, be regulated waste in one case and unregulated fertilizer in a separate case? What does this case mean going forward for RCRA practitioners, the regulated industry, nonprofit advocacy, and government regulation? This Dialogue presents a transcript of the event, which has been edited for style, clarity, and space considerations.
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UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio - Amid tenant departures, ownership shifts, unpaid bills and litigation, the University Square shopping center has been in limbo for more than three years.
But the next few months might bring some clarity about the future of the financially distressed, vacancy-plagued property, at Cedar and Warrensville Center roads in the East Side suburb of University Heights.
Bond investors who control much of the multi-story complex - everything but the Target and Macy's stores - are working on a debt-restructuring deal to make the property appealing to developers.
After selective demolition, the site could accommodate 289 apartments or 376,000 square feet of new offices flanking Macy's and Target, cleaned-up structured parking and a smattering of smaller stores and restaurants, according to conceptual plans posted on the city's website.
"Everyone loves the corner. That's pretty universal," said Kjerstin Hatch, founder and managing principal of Lapis Advisers, the majority bondholder on University Square. "Nobody likes the current configuration. That's pretty universal."
But before any redevelopment occurs, whether it's residential, commercial or both, the bondholders and other parties with a say over the project have to fix a daunting debt dilemma. Between vacancies and expenses, the project is in the red. There's still $33.8 million in principal outstanding on $40.5 million in bonds issued for the original development in 2001 - along with interest, fees and overdue property taxes on the land underneath the buildings.
Lapis and other bondholders, represented by UMB Bank as their trustee, took over the core of the complex in late 2015 to settle a foreclosure lawsuit they filed early that year. The ownership change got rid of a Detroit-area real estate speculator who swooped in and bought the property for virtually nothing two years before, with no apparent plans to improve it.
Now the people with the most money at stake are in charge of the property's future.
University Heights Mayor Susan Infeld said she's encouraged that UMB has spent money on repairs to the center's five-level parking garage, other maintenance and design work by RDL Architects, the firm that put together the early redevelopment concepts posted online.
Hatch said the bonds could be reworked by summer, making it financially possible for developers to move beyond those design suggestions and toward a tangible project.
"What we want to do is develop a bond structure that's not going to default again and that encourages development. That's our goal," said Hatch, a San Francisco-based portfolio manager and acquisitions specialist who focuses on distressed debt and problem properties. "It's messy. It's difficult. It is a number of constituents that need to be pulled together."
Those constituents include Target and Macy's, which own their stores and contribute to the debt payments; the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, which issued the bonds to support construction of the 2,260-car garage; and the city and the local school board, which agreed to an arrangement that reallocated new property-tax revenues from the project to debt repayment.
To ensure that the debt was covered, the University Square deal required the property owners to pay special assessments if the shopping center's value plunged and the real estate taxes fell below the annual debt payments.
When the property was full, and flush, that structure worked.
But grocery store Tops Markets left in 2006, and smaller tenants followed. Repair needs at the garage became an expensive headache for Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, which bought much of the complex from original developer Starwood Wasserman in 2005. A recession that drove retailers to curtail expansion plans and shutter stores nationwide didn't help.
Vacancy rose, rent collections dwindled and University Square lost value. But the bond-payment requirements didn't go away. The costs gradually shifted from the real estate to the landlord, making the shopping center a sinking ship.
In late 2013, Inland got out. The company sold its portion of the property, including almost 300,000 square feet of retail space, through an online auction where no bid was considered too low. The winner, a company tied to Romel and Nicholas Casab of Michigan, paid $175,000, property records show.
The debt payments stopped. The Casab group collected rent but put no discernible money toward maintenance. Instead, the investors tried to break up the shopping center and sell off pieces of it.
Since wresting the property away from the Casabs through a foreclosure settlement, UMB Bank and the bondholders have been cleaning up the mess.
They haven't tried to keep existing retail tenants or attract new stores, though.
T.J. Maxx recently closed its hybrid clothing-and-housewares location at University Square and opened a new store in neighboring South Euclid, at Oakwood Commons. An Applebee's restaurant is the sole remaining tenant in the main building.
"We have made zero efforts to re-tenant," Hatch said. "We just don't think that's the right path for anybody. If we wanted to go the short and quick and cheap route, we could have tried to fill that space at low rental rates just to get money flowing. But that's not the path we're trying to take here."
Instead, Lapis and UMB are pursuing a more ambitious, longer-term vision, a plan that could give both the investors and the community a shot at benefiting if the value of University Square rises through reinvestment.
"I think the bondholders are pretty serious about the need to redevelop the site," Infeld said. "They've mentioned to me that they realize that there's a lot of retail in the area and that there isn't this type of [market-rate apartment] housing. ... I know they have been talking to developers. I think that this is a very active process."
Several unidentified developers have expressed interest in working alone or jointly on a project, Hatch said, but they're not willing to take on both the redevelopment risk and the special-assessment burden that's part of the existing bond deal.
She wouldn't go into detail about the potential bond-restructuring plan, but possible changes include adjustments to the debt-repayment timeline, guaranteed payment amounts or the interest rate - or a combination of those factors.
"We're very committed, as is the trustee, to getting this redone in a way that's going to encourage the development that's going to be done here," Hatch said of reworking the debt. "It may seem like it's taking forever ... but there's not a day that goes by when we're not working on this project."


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The largest fancy vivid orange diamond to ever appear at auction shattered a world record as it sold for more than $35.5 million Tuesday at Christie's Geneva Magnificent Jewels sale.
The 14.82-carat diamond also shattered its high estimate of $21 million. It was the last of the 286 lots that were up for sale at the auction held at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues. It set a world record for a fancy vivid orange diamond. At $2,398,151 per carat, it also set a world record price per carat for any colored diamond sold at auction.
The bidding opened at 10 million Swiss francs and quickly reached $20 million francs before the bidding slowed and the increments of bids switched from 1 million francs to a half-million. It appeared on the Christie's live Internet feed that several bidders were in the room competing with those on the phones. Applause followed the winning bid of 29 million francs ($31.6 million). The final total of $35,531,974 million includes fees and commissions.
There was little question that the diamond, simply called "The Orange," was going to fetch a record price. It is believed to be easily the world's largest orange diamond. It is approximately three times larger than the two other known large orange diamonds: The 5.54-carat "Pumpkin Diamond," which was sold privately, and a 4.19 carat fancy vivid orange diamond sold at auction for a record price of $2.95 million in October 2011.
Pure orange diamonds are exceptionally rare, the auction house said. It is more common to find orange diamonds with secondary colors. The orange color is the result of the presence of nitrogen during the diamond's creation.
In the GIA report, the diamond was graded as VS1 clarity, and classified as a Type IA.


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What is System Software? - Definition
by Dinesh Thakur Category: Operating System
Definition: System Software can be designed as the software in such a way so that it can control and work with computer hardware. It acts as an interface between the device and the end user.
It also provides the platform for the running of other softwares.
Example: operating systems, antivirus softwares etc.
Features of the system software
• It is difficult to design.
• It is written in the low-level language, or you can say that it is written in machine language which is only understood by the machine.
• It is difficult to manipulate.
• System software is very close to the system.
• The speed of the system software is fast.
Components of system software
System software consist of the following elements:
• Device Driver: it is a computer program. Computer hardware can interact with the higher level computer programs with the help of device drivers. These device drivers act as a translator between the application of the user and the hardware device. Due to this, it simplifies programming.
• Operating System: The operating system is the system which manages the hardware of the computer. The operating system consists of program and data. An operating system also provides us with services so that we can execute the application software.
Example: Linux, Unix, Microsoft Windows etc.
• Server: it is a program which works like a socket listener in a computer networking system. A server computer is a series of computers which link other computers with itself. The server can provide some essential services to both private users and public users via the internet across a network.
• Utility Software: it performs small tasks which are used to manage computer hardware and application software.
Example: system utilities, virus scanners etc..
• Windowing System: it supports the implementation of window managers. Windowing system provides essential support to graphics hardware and pointing devices like keyboard and mice. The windowing system is a component of the graphical user interface.
Types of system software
There are five types of system software which are as follows:
The operating system is the central part of the computer system, or you can say that it is the lifeline of the computer. We will install the OS on a computer so that it can function smoothly. Suppose all the devices like keyboard, mouse, CPU, monitor are connected and now you think as we switch on the power supply, the computer will start working. No, this is not possible until we install the operating system on it.
It is necessary to install as it performs the following functions:
• It will allocate resources to each task.
• It will keep the all hardware parts of the system in a ready state so that it can follow the instructions given by the user.
• It enables the user to access and use application software.
• It schedules the multiple tasks by priority.
• It controls the improper use of the computer.
• It sets the coordination between the different devices.
• It prevents the error during the use of the software.
• It enables the computer to access network.
• It manages different computer resources such as software, hardware etc..
• It controls the input and output devices of the computer.
• It detects, installs and troubleshoot devices.
Example: The earlier OS was MS-DOS which make use of Command Line Interface(CLI). After then, windows was developed by Microsoft which make use of Graphical User Interface(GUI). So, they keep on evolving.
Programming Language Translators
Programming Language Translators are those who convert the high-level language and middle-level language into machine language as machine understands only its language. The high-level language is the language through which the user interacts with the computer. Java, C, C++, PHP, Python all are the examples of high-level language. Machine language is the code which is understood by the processor only. The average human being cannot be able to understand it.
Some famous translators are Compiler, Interpreter and assembler. They are designed by the manufacturers of the computer. Translators can completely translate the code into machine code at once, or they can do it line by line.
Translators also help in various tasks like:
• When the code rules are not followed, they provide the diagnostic reports.
• It will make a list of both source code and program details.
• Translators identify syntax errors when the system is translated. So, we can make the required changes.
• It allocates the storage of the data.
Driver software is a type of system software so that we can use our devices smoothly without any troubleshooting problem. This type of software enables the components to perform their tasks as directed by the OS.
There are some examples of devices which requires drivers:
• Mouse
• Keyboard
• Touch pad
• Printer
• Display card
• Network card
• Sound
• Function keys
Some tools are there, whose drivers are already installed on the computer by default for ex-mouse, keyboard and touchpad.
If the device is new for the operating system like the printer, then we have to install the drivers so that it get familiar with the OS. We can install them from the websites of the manufacturers or some other alternative source like from the internet.
Firmware Software
It is the operational software which is already embedded in flash, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM memory chips so that the OS can identify them quickly. The task of the firmware is to directly manage and control all the activities of any single hardware.
Traditionally, firmware was installed on the non-volatile chips. We can upgrade them by changing with the new programmed chips.
However, nowadays, firmware was installed on the flash chips. So, now we can upgrade them without swapping the chips.
There are two types of chips: BIOS(Basic Input/Output System) chip and UEFI(Unified Extended Firmware Interface) chip. The manufacturer installs the firmware on the motherboard, and it can be accessed through these two types of chips. It is the configuration interface. When the computer is powered on and is going through POST (Power On Self Test), then it is first loaded.
The motherboard firmware wakes all the hardware when it starts. It ensures that all the components of a computer are operational. If all the ingredients are properly working, then it will run the bootloader, which will further load the operating system. If there is a fault in RAM of the system, then the BIOS will not allow the computer to boot.
The main difference between the firmware and the driver is that firmware will reside within the devices whereas the drivers will install in the operating system.
Utility software is a kind of system software which acts as an interface between system software and application software. These are those programs which are specifically designed for some particular purpose like maintenance of the computer or diagnose any error in the computer.
Generally, these are third-party tools which come along with the operating system.
The features of the utility software are as follows:
• To protect us against external threats, the inclusion of a firewall is there.
Example: windows firewall
• It can scan hardware diagnostic services like performance monitor, hard disk sentinel.
• It can also compress files so that the disk space can be optimised. E.g., WinRAR, WinZip.
• Utility can do disk partition services like Windows Disk Management.
• Utility can help us in recovering in our lost data. E.g., iCare Data Recovery, Ease Us Data Recovery Wizard etc.,
• Utility can back up our data to increase the security of our systems like Cobian and Clonezilla.
• Utility can do defragmentation of a disk so that the scattered file can be organised on the drive. E.g., Disk Defragmenter, Little Snitch etc.,
• Utility can perform antivirus and security software so that the security of the files and the applications can be maintained. E.g., AVG, Microsoft Security Essentials etc.,
Difference between System Software and Application Software
System Software Application Software
We make use of system software for operating hardware of the computer. The user makes use of application software to perform some specific task.
When the operating system is installed on the computer, then the system software is also mounted on the machine. We install the application software according to the requirement of the user.
System software works in the background. So the user is not able to interact with it. Generally, the user interacts with the application software.
It can run independently as it provides the platform for the running application softwares. It can't run independently because it is not able to run without the presence of system software.
Example: compiler, assembler, interpreter etc.. Example: word processor, web browser, media player etc.
Functions of Operating System
Types of Operating System
What is Booting? Type of Booting
What is Cache Memory | Types of Cache Memory
What is Operating System? Definition
What is Files & Types of Files? Types of File Operations.
Difference between Application Software and System Software
What is Fragmentation? Different Types of Fragmentation
Definition of Multiprogramming Operating System
Time Sharing Operating System
Definition of Distributed Operating System
Definition Multiprocessor Operating System
What is Shell and Kernel
What is Disk Scheduling? Type of Disk Scheduling
What is Batch Processing Operating System?
Explain Process Control block (PCB)
What are Multi Tasking, Multi Programming and Multi Threading
What is the Real Time System ? Difference between Hard and Soft Real-Time Systems.
Explain Various Process States
Describe the Commands in DOS? Name the Commands with their Syntax
What is Process ? Explain Process Scheduling
What is Demand Paging
What is virtual memory? - Definition
What is real-time operating system (RTOS)? - Definition
What is Swapping
What is Parallel Processing Systems?
Type of Operating System Services
What is Spooling
Definition of Multitasking Operating System
What is System Call
What is a Network Operating System (NOS)?
What is Semaphore
Difference between Direct and Indirect Inter-Process Communication
What is Memory management
Explain various Computer Languages
Characteristics of an Operating System
Explain Memory Partitioning, Paging, Segmentation.
Type of Computer System Components
What is Dead Lock
Explain File System Architecture and its Types
Explain Arrangement of Files or Concept of directory Structure
Explain Memory Partition or non Contiguous Allocation
What do you mean by Process Management
How Deadlock Prevention & Avoidance
What is the difference between a 'thread' and a 'process'
What is batch processing?
What is MS-DOS?
What Variable Partitioned or Dynamic Memory Allocation
What is Round Robin Scheduling (RRS)? - Definition & Example
What is MUTEX
What is Software | Type of Software | Definition of Software
Write Short Note on Shortest Seek Time First or SSTF
First Come First Serve(FCFS) Scheduling
Write Short Note on C-Scan Scheduling
What is Marshalling
The three main functions of an operating system
Explain File Sharing and Locking
CPU Scheduling Algorithms
Batch Operating System
What is Kernel (Operating System)? - Definition
What is an Application Software? Types of Application Software. Definition
What is File System?
What is a Multi-User Operating System?
What is CONFIG.SYS?
What is command interpreter or command processor?
What is cipher text?
What is OS/2?
What is cooperative multitasking?
What is command line interface?
What is BSD UNIX?
External structure of an operating system
Operating System Scheduling algorithms
What is Memory Segmentation?
What is Priority Scheduling? - Definition
What is Preemptive Scheduling?
Computer Intro.
Information Tech.
I/O and Memory
Computer Terms


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Well, I thought that sounded like a nice name for this old homestead I found sitting all alone in the woods. It looked like a little doll house, a little fix'in up, and it could be my dream home! LOL!
The siding was actually a little more manufactured as apposed to the rough sawed oak of the slab home.
What a great photo you can just feel the age of this place.
How lovely – and what a beautiful setting!
Looks like a house I used to have to go past every day on the way to and from school as a young boy and we were all scared to go near it. Great capture though.
It is a lovely home and blends perfectly in the wood.
A square house, they actually built a lot of them back then. Architecturally there is more space in a square house with the same combination of wall lengths but the rectangular house is just more pleasing to the human eye.
Square house with walls 50 feet long give you 2500 square feet of space with 200 feet of walls.
Rectangular house with walls 75 feet front and back and 25 feet on each end is the same 200 feet of walls but It only gives you 1875 square feet of space inside. Strange but true.


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Trump vs. himself: How he dismissed the coronavirus, in his own words
By Josh K. Elliott	Global News
Posted April 15, 2020 1:25 pm
Updated April 15, 2020 3:13 pm
3:14 Coronavirus outbreak: Trump says U.S. will halt funding to World Health Organization
WATCH: During a daily briefing with the coronavirus task force on Tuesday, U.S. President Trump announced that the U.S. would be halting funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) "while a review is conducted." – Apr 14, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be banking on one thing throughout the coronavirus pandemic: that his supporters will forget everything he says immediately after he says it, and that any contradictions will be ignored.
It's certainly been difficult to follow Trump's many twisting narratives throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, as he's gone from downplaying the threat, to claiming total control of the crisis, to blaming his usual list of suspects for every setback.
Those usual suspects have included the Democrats, the media, Barack Obama, China and, most recently, the World Health Organization, which he's now trying to financially starve out for supposedly not raising the alarm early enough.
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But while Trump continues to claim that he got ahead of the WHO by closing the U.S. to travellers from China over two months ago, his own words show he frequently ignored or downplayed the threat after taking that action, even as the WHO ramped up its alarm. He also can't escape the numbers, which show that the U.S. is leading the world in deaths and infections since the crisis began.
He's claimed that he has "total" authority over the U.S. response to the virus, while taking no responsibility "at all" for the country's widely reported testing failures. He's accused the media of stoking "hysteria" around the virus while also failing to report the full scope of the danger. He's even claimed that the virus will disappear like a "miracle," only to declare a few weeks later that he "felt it was a pandemic long before it was a pandemic."
3:13 Coronavirus around the world: April 15, 2020
Coronavirus around the world: April 15, 2020
It's virtually impossible to keep up with all of the half-truths and total falsehoods the president has been pushing at his now-daily press briefings on the virus. The thought line has been pretty clear since the crisis began: anything good that happens is because of Trump, and anything bad that happens is because of someone else.
Here's how Trump distorted the dangers of the virus, in his own words.
Early January — 'Totally under control' despite warnings
Trump received multiple warnings about the threat of the coronavirus in January. His health secretary, Alex Azar, briefed him about the threat on Jan. 18, three days before the first confirmed case in the U.S.
"We have it totally under control," Trump told CNBC on Jan. 22. "It's one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It's going to be just fine."
January 30 — WHO declares a global health emergency, Trump downplays 'only 5 people in the U.S.'
Trump's most frequent accusation against the WHO is tied to Jan. 30. That's when the WHO declared COVID-19 a "public health emergency of international concern," while also explicitly refusing to recommend travel restrictions to prevent it from spreading out of China.
"The Committee does not recommend any travel or trade restriction based on the current information available," the WHO said in a statement that day.
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Trump reportedly received two dire warnings from his aides around this time. Peter Navarro, Trump's economic adviser, warned that the virus could infect 100 million Americans and kill between 1-2 million of them, according to Navarro's Jan. 29 memo obtained by Axios. Azar also warned Trump about the virus on Jan. 30, but the president dismissed the warning as "alarmist," the New York Times reports.
Trump publicly downplayed the threat on Twitter, saying that he was working closely with China and others on the threat.
"Only 5 people in the U.S., all in good recovery," he tweeted.
Working closely with China and others on Coronavirus outbreak. Only 5 people in U.S., all in good recovery.
January 31 — Trump bars travellers from China
Trump issued an executive order barring visitors to the U.S. who had been to China within the previous 14 days. The order included carve-outs for U.S. residents, citizens and their family members.
1:14 Coronavirus outbreak: Trump has temporarily suspended entry by foreign nationals that pose risk
Coronavirus outbreak: Trump has temporarily suspended entry by foreign nationals that pose risk – Jan 31, 2020
This is the move Trump frequently refers to when he talks about his supposedly unprecedented response to the virus.
February 10-19 — Trump claims the virus will go away 'miraculously'
Speaking at a rally in New Hampshire, Trump floated the notion that the virus will simply vanish.
"By April, you know, in theory, when it gets a little warmer, it miraculously goes away," he said.
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He repeated that claim on Feb. 19 at a meeting with a group of governors to discuss the threat.
"I think it's going to work out fine," he said. "I think when we get into April, in the warmer weather, that has a very negative effect on that and that type of a virus."
February 24 — Coronavirus 'under control' despite plunging stock market
Trump tried to calm investors spooked by the threat of the virus on Feb. 24.
"The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA," he tweeted. "We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries. CDC & World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me!"
The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries. CDC & World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me!
February 25 — Trump congratulates himself for closing borders to China
Trump applauded his own response to the coronavirus on Twitter and during his trip to India on Feb. 25.
"You may ask about the coronavirus, which is very well under control in our country," Trump told reporters in India, according to the White House. "We have very few people with it, and the people that have it are — in all cases, I have not heard anything other."
He claimed on Twitter that his administration and the CDC were doing a "GREAT" job of handling the virus.
CDC and my Administration are doing a GREAT job of handling Coronavirus, including the very early closing of our borders to certain areas of the world. It was opposed by the Dems, "too soon", but turned out to be the correct decision. No matter how well we do, however, the…..
February 26 — Trump accuses the media of hyping up the virus to make him look bad
Trump accused MSNBC and CNN of doing everything they could to make him look bad in the fight against the "Caronavirus," in a misspelled tweet.
"USA in great shape!" he said.
Low Ratings Fake News MSDNC (Comcast) & @CNN are doing everything possible to make the Caronavirus look as bad as possible, including panicking markets, if possible. Likewise their incompetent Do Nothing Democrat comrades are all talk, no action. USA in great shape! @CDCgov…..
February 26-27 — Trump claims the virus will disappear, is no worse than the flu
"It's going to disappear," Trump said at a White House briefing on Feb. 27. "One day, it's like a miracle, it will disappear."
Trump also started comparing the virus to the death toll from the flu, and suggested that the country doesn't react when the flu kills many people each year.
He repeated the claim several times throughout March.
0:53 Trump downplays coronavirus threat saying flu kills far more per year
Trump downplays coronavirus threat saying flu kills far more per year – Feb 26, 2020
So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 9, 2020
February 28 — The 'new hoax' and 'hysteria'
Speaking at a campaign rally in South Carolina, Trump claimed the media was in "hysteria mode" around the coronavirus, and that his Democratic opponents were trying to use the virus against him.
"This is their new hoax," he said.
1:36 Trump accuses Democrats of 'politicizing' COVID-19 outbreak during campaign rally
Trump accuses Democrats of 'politicizing' COVID-19 outbreak during campaign rally
COVID-19: Trump says using word 'hoax' was reference to Democrats' criticism of handling virus
March 6 — It came 'out of nowhere'
The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) flagged the virus as a potential issue back on Jan. 8.
Trump visited the CDC in Atlanta on March 6, and claimed in a speech that the virus was a surprise.
"What a problem," he said. "Came out of nowhere."
March 7 — 'I'm not concerned at all'
Trump downplayed the threat of the virus spreading in the United States on March 7, during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
"No, I'm not concerned at all. No, I'm not. No, we've done a great job."
March 11 — WHO declares a pandemic, Trump bans travel from Europe to stop 'foreign virus'
Trump closed the U.S. borders to European travellers and blamed the European Union for the spread of the virus in a televised national address from the Oval Office.
He made the address after the WHO declared the virus a pandemic.
"We made a lifesaving move with early action on China," Trump said. "Now we must take the same action with Europe."
1:09 Coronavirus outbreak: Trump institutes 30 day ban on all travel from Europe
Coronavirus outbreak: Trump institutes 30 day ban on all travel from Europe – Mar 11, 2020
March 13 — 'I don't take responsibility at all'
Trump declared a national emergency in the face of the coronavirus, while downplaying widely reported issues with testing for COVID-19 within the U.S.
"I don't take responsibility at all," he said, when asked about the testing failures.
1:10 Coronavirus outbreak: 'I don't take responsibility at all' Trump says on lag in COVID-19 testing
Coronavirus outbreak: 'I don't take responsibility at all' Trump says on lag in COVID-19 testing – Mar 13, 2020
March 16 — Coronavirus will 'wash through' in the summer
Trump told reporters in the White House briefing room that the virus might simply go away in the summer.
"So it could be right in that period of time where it, I say, wash — it washes through. Other people don't like that term. But where it washes through."
2:43 Coronavirus outbreak: Trump says COVID-19 restrictions, impact will be felt 'until July or August'
Coronavirus outbreak: Trump says COVID-19 restrictions, impact will be felt 'until July or August'
Coronavirus outbreak: Trump admits virus is not 'under control' as he previously said
Coronavirus outbreak: Trump administration unveils new guidelines for slowing COVID-19 spread
March 17 — Trump 'felt' it was a pandemic all along
The WHO declared the COVID-19 disease to be a pandemic on March 17.
"This is a pandemic," Trump told reporters outside the White House, in response to the WHO.
"I felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic."
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He also dismissed questions about his comments from the past, including the notion that it would "wash through" just one day earlier.
"No, I've always viewed it as very serious," Trump said. "There was no difference yesterday from days before. I feel the tone is similar, but some people said it wasn't."
1:27 Coronavirus outbreak: Trump says U.S. is 'getting rid of this virus'
Coronavirus outbreak: Trump says U.S. is 'getting rid of this virus'
Coronavirus outbreak: Trump says on 'the day' COVID-19 is defeated, Americans 'will know' and say 'wow'
Coronavirus outbreak: Trump defends use of term 'Chinese Flu' to describe COVID-19
He repeated that defence on Twitter the following day.
I always treated the Chinese Virus very seriously, and have done a very good job from the beginning, including my very early decision to close the "borders" from China – against the wishes of almost all. Many lives were saved. The Fake News new narrative is disgraceful & false!
March 24 — 'Raring to go by Easter'
In an interview with Fox News, Trump said he would "love to have the country opened up and just raring to go by Easter."
Trump expressed frustration over the economic damage being caused by sweeping lockdowns, and started rolling out a new talking point that the "cure cannot be worse" than the disease.
Our people want to return to work. They will practice Social Distancing and all else, and Seniors will be watched over protectively & lovingly. We can do two things together. THE CURE CANNOT BE WORSE (by far) THAN THE PROBLEM! Congress MUST ACT NOW. We will come back strong!
He eventually backed off his target of re-opening the economy by Easter, and is now talking about May 1 for some states.
April 13 — 'Total' authority over re-opening the economy
Trump lashed out at a coalition of governors who said they would work together to re-open their states' economies when the time is right. The president claimed "total" authority to make that decision himself, and later suggested that the governors were "mutineers" for trying to decide for themselves.
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"When somebody is president of the United States, the authority is total," Trump falsely claimed at a White House coronavirus briefing. "The governors know that."
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Coronavirus outbreak: Trump says president's authority is 'total' to reopen country – Apr 13, 2020
The governors argued otherwise, led by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Apr. 14.
"We didn't have King George Washington, and we don't have King Trump," Cuomo said. "We have President Trump."
April 14 — WHO's to blame
Trump followed through on an earlier threat to pull funding from the WHO over its response to the virus on Apr. 14. He accused the international body of mismanaging the response and failing to disclose "credible" information about human-to-human transmission in December. He also suggested that the WHO was too sympathetic to China in its response.
4:35 Why is President Trump cutting off funding to the WHO?
Why is President Trump cutting off funding to the WHO? – Apr 15, 2020
Trump accused the WHO of obscuring facts and spreading misinformation, without mentioning any of his own past comments on the virus.
"It would have been so easy to be truthful," he said.
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Vince Carter On Kevin Durant Naming Him His Favorite Player: "I Was Like 'Okay, You Know He's A Fan, Oh I'm His Favorite Player, Okay Cool'."
Ernesto Cova
(via El Desmarque)
Several years ago, Kevin Durant admitted that he wanted to play for the Toronto Raptors because of Vince Carter, lauding his energy, athleticism, and how he was able to turn a franchise around:
"Believe it or not, I wanted to play for the Toronto Raptors; that was my favorite team growing up," Durant said on The Dan Patrick radio show.
"I was a big Vince Carter fan and I just liked their jerseys, to be honest. They were a new team when I was growing up, so I wanted to be a part of that. Just his enthusiasm he showed, just his athleticism, and how he brought Toronto from being one of the newer teams in the league to almost going to the Finals. He changed the culture there in Toronto," he concluded.
That's a lot of praise coming from one of the greatest scorers in the history of the game, especially considering Durant isn't the one who often compliments his colleagues.
Needless to say, the recently-retired Vince Carter was humbled by Durant's words, and said that he felt honored and that it was 'unbelievable' for him:
"It's an honor. I've watched Kevin, going against him and everything. And just think back to his career… I heard whispers, I was like 'okay, you know he's a fan, oh I'm his favorite player, okay cool'. People say that. And then to actually hear from the horse's mouth, it's unbelievable. And getting the opportunity to play against him, watching him as a rookie and remember hearing how they said could he survive in the league because he wasn't strong enough," Carter told ESPN.
There's no doubt that Carter was one of the most entertaining and charismatic players of his generation. He was a walking highlight reel and a great competitor, even if he was never able to win a ring. So yeah, we totally get you, KD.
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Or park yourself in the hot tub until you can feel your toes again.
Tell stories, play board games or make a dent in that 1,500-piece puzzle - it's all about just being together.
That cinnamony-sausage french toast bake? Bring it on.
The sunny fitness room is inspiring enough to get you to stay longer.
Walk to Park City Mountain Resort in 4 minutes – and Jenni's Trail Lift in 6.
Posh Main Street, Park City, is a mile away.
Stay on the inside part of the indoor/outdoor pool, or go for the full arctic effect.
Whether you choose the indoor or outdoor hot tub, your weary muscles will thank you.
Get up close and personal with the mountains on the Round Valley trails, about 3 miles away.
Book a tee-time bright and early at Park City Golf Club (a 4 minute walk), so you have the rest of the day for hiking/biking.
Inextricably linked with local mining history due to its location on Park City's historic silver mine site – Silver King is right at the base, just steps from the PayDay Lift. Inside the lodge, hundreds of authentic artifacts and photos are displayed in the halls and common areas, offering a time capsule of what life around here was like pre-ski-boom (not nearly so posh, that's for sure). Speaking of posh, heated underground parking keeps you from having to dig your car out from piles of snow, and complimentary ski lockers let you stash all those hats, gloves and googles so your villa stays tidier. A steamy heated indoor/outdoor pool lets your little polar bears swim out into the brisk mountain air while you stay inside where it's warmer (win-win). There's a fitness center should you feel exceptionally motivated after a day on the slopes or trails, and the game room keeps the kids blissfully happy with a pool table and arcade games while you get dinner in the works. If you're up for venturing out in the evening, Park City's lively historic Main Street is close by. Go early and browse the boutiques and galleries until it's time to follow the hostess to the table you reserved for dinner.
Individually decorated condominiums are available in a variety of floor plans, from studios to one- and two-bedrooms (both with a hot tub option). Even if you don't splurge on the in-unit hot tub, most rooms do have jetted bathtubs, and there's a roomy hot tub in the indoor pool area that's perfect for an after-dinner outing. Full-size kitchens call for full-size dinners. Plan ahead so you have what you need to dish up your greatest hits. The wood-burning fireplace makes the living area extra-cozy – but may also make you feel extra-drowsy after a big day on the mountain. Plan on turning in not too-too late, so you're up and at 'em bright and early the next morning.
In addition to having easy access to 426 downhill trails, you're steps from the Park City Municipal Golf Course, which cleverly doubles as cross-country ski territory once the snow hits. This whole area is a mountain biker's paradise, so when in Park City, do as the Park City-ers do. Rent knobby-tired two-wheelers for your crew and hit the Rail Trail for spectacular mountain views, the 20-mile Mid-Mountain Trail which crosses through three ski areas – or Wasatch Crest Trail, a smooth single track you can take at top speeds. Every Sunday throughout the summer, the Park Silly market fills the streets with live music, local craftsmen and amazing food. The annual (always sold-out) Savor the Summer outdoor dinner party takes over the historic Park City Main Street with a 1,500-seat table. And for arts lovers, there's the Deer Valley Music Festal, Kimball Arts Festival – and the star-studded Sundance Film Festival.
- Front desk is open 8:00 AM-7:00 PM daily. Guests that are planning to arrive after hours must contact the property using information on the booking confirmation to receive check-in instructions.


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Which rock band ruled the airwaves in the last decade? A band that hasn't even been together since 1994. According to Nielsen, Nirvana was the most-played artist on rock radio during the 2010s, including the No. 1 most-played song with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and No. 3 most-played song with "Come As You Are."
Fellow 90's rockers filled out the Top 5, with Alice In Chains' "Man In The Box" at No. 2, Stone Temple Pilots' "Plush" at No. 4, and Pearl Jam's "Even Flow" at No. 5. All told, Nirvana had four songs in the Top 10, adding "In Bloom" at No. 7 and "Lithium" at No. 10.
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Through 2017 Dorset Reclaim built growing relationships with both Tesco and Pret A Manger. Both organisations have a goal to reduce food waste and this is clearly aligned with our own vision to increase reuse and recycling across our communities.
We now collect unsold fresh food including sandwiches, salads, bread and other groceries from sites across Dorset on a daily basis.
At Reclaim we are all about volunteers. With our network of depots and delivery vehicles we are in a great position to make the most of these kind donations and we now make this great food available to our volunteers as a thank you for all of their fantastic work.


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In our clinic, a variety of ultrasound tools are used to evaluate blood flow to the arms and legs. Blockages in the arms and legs are referred to as PAD. Patients with PAD have a high risk of developing heart blockage as well.
When normal – generally no further testing needed.
Excellent for long term monitoring.
Excellent for reevaluating leg arteries after balloon and stent procedures.
In our clinic, abdominal vascular ultrasound refers to examination of vessels that provide flow to the kidney, and GI systems plus the aorta.


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Prince Philip Steps Down
By Danielle Pope	| August 3, 2017
The Prince has attended his last public duty
For the last 65 years, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh has stood alongside his wife Queen Elizabeth as consummate consort and royal representative.
Now, the Prince at 96 years of age has completed his 22,219th and final solo public engagement, braving pouring rain to meet the Royal Marines at Buckingham Palace.
The Prince appeared in good spirits, and joked with the soldiers who had completed a 2,678 trek to raise money for charity. "You should all be locked up," the Prince joked.
After a demonstration, the soldiers let out three cheers for the Prince, who then raised his hat and gave a rare wave.
(Photo- HANNAH MCKAY/AFP/Getty Images)
The Prince, has served in his role as the Queen's consort for over seven decades and is the patron of more than 780 organisations. He is the longest-serving consort of a reigning British monarch and the oldest-ever male member of the British royal family. Throughout his public life, he has given 5,496 speeches, written 14 books and gone on 637 solo visits overseas.
While he is in overall good health, the Prince has been admitted into hospital on a number of occasions over the last few years.
(Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
Buckingham Palace made an announcement in May this year that the Prince would be stepping down from public life.
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