"It was no secret what we were thinking about. I stole a glance at Kevin. He was staring into the distance, lips trembling, as though he was reliving every moment of it in his mind. I wondered about his reactions. How did we seem to him now? How much had we changed? I knew we'd changed a bit, of course, but after seeing the expression on Kevin's face when we killed the soldier, I began to wonder if we'd changed more than we realised. He'd looked at us like we were creatures from another planet. Well, at least I knew that wasn't true. We weren't creatures from another planet. We were just creatures from Hell."


Installation of the new High Sheriff of Shropshire, Charles Lillis. Attended in court dress with Gillian, and it was followed by afternoon tea. Congratulations to Christine Holmes' year in office; she did a remarkable job.
Dinner at the Town Hall in aid of the Herefordshire Community Champions Awards hosted by Councillor Brian Wilcox, Chairman of the Council, and Mary Thompson, Managing Director of Cargill Meats Europe. It was an amazing group of people from throughout the county who justly deserve recognition.
At 6pm I attended the Mayors Parlour at the Town Hall in court dress for a reception for the Macmillan nurses.
At 1.30pm I had a meeting with Glyn Morgan at the Hereford Cathedral to thank him for his help and advice during my shrieval year.
At 7.15pm I attended the Lord Lieutenant's Cadets Award Ceremony at the Town Hall in court dress.
Attended the Hereford Magistrates Mock Trial Competition 2017 at 10am, together with the Lord Lieutenant, and his Honour Judge Pearce-Higgins QC. The schools performed very well, and Whitecross School thoroughly deserved to win the competition.
A working breakfast to hear Steve Thomas, Managing Director of XReach Ltd, give a talk on Cyber Security. It certainly made one think about how vulnerable we are! There is excellent news of a new cyber faculty to be built at the Enterprise Zone in Hereford, under the umbrella of Wolverhampton University.
Attended a drinks evening at Monique Heijn's house to celebrate the successful funding to launch the new university in Hereford.


Hanoi in the daylight is a busy city with crowded streets and hustling pedestrians. But at night, it suddenly turns into a quiet and romantic city. It looks like a shimmer in the darkness of the night with colorful lights. The picture was taken at Ho Guom Lake – the 'heart' of Hanoi.


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Beatrice Fihn
Posted on March 4, 2018 by beyondnuclearinternational
Young, gifted and female. The unexpected face of the nuclear weapons ban and the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize.
According to the now much parroted African proverb, "it takes a village to raise a child." But what does it take to get a worldwide nuclear weapons ban?
Once upon a time, it might have taken a room full of white men in ties, but not anymore. Today the face of the UN nuclear weapons ban — and the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize that rewarded this achievement — belongs to a 35-year old woman.
That woman is Beatrice Fihn, young, vibrant, Swedish and the executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, or ICAN. Fihn is not the group's founder (of that, more in an upcoming article), but she has become its face, and it's a welcome change in a movement that remains very much dominated by elder statesmen.
Fihn is of course quick to point out that "I did not win the prize. 460 NGOs won the prize." ICAN is made up of constituent organizations from around the world. Together, they navigated a ban process that focused not on the technical and war-fighting capacity of nuclear weapons but on their devastating humanitarian impact.
"We decided to look at what weapons do to people as the starting point," Fihn told one of the many filled-to-capacity rooms she has spoken to since the win, this time at a Washington, DC event hosted by the Ploughshares Fund.
"It's not theory, it's reality. We looked at them as weapons, not as magical power tools." The goal for ICAN and its partners, Fihn said, was "to make them unacceptable in people's minds." It was important to try to dispel the idea of nuclear weapons "as essential to our survival."
ICAN was formed in 2007. In 2013 the Norwegian government held the first conference on the humanitarian impacts of nuclear weapons. They did not invite the disarmament groups. The whole focus was on the consequential displacement of people; on refugees. Another such conference was held in Mexico the following year and then in Vienna in 2015. That is when the Austrian government noted that what was missing was a prohibition. Nuclear weapons should not, said Austria, be legal under international law. The Austrian government pledged then to work for a ban.
But it was in March 2017, when Fihn found herself and the ICAN network inside the UN negotiating chambers and the U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, outside protesting via a press conference, that she knew a real sea change was happening.
"The power dynamic has changed," she told herself then. "We are on the inside negotiating and the US government is outside protesting! We are moving ahead and they are trying to stop it."
This scenario was precisely the kind of pariah status dynamic the nuclear weapons ban is designed to create. It is an effort to stigmatize as well as outlaw the worst weapons of mass destruction humankind has ever created. And to the skeptics who point out that none of the nuclear weapons states signed the ban, Fihn responds: "The treaty is not about unilateral disarmament. You have to start with stigmatizing and rejecting nuclear weapons. Whether or not the nuclear weapons states sign it does not necessarily matter."
She points to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. "It has been effective," she said. "Signing or ratifying is not how you measure success." It's what you do that counts. The same is true for the landmine ban treaty. While the U.S. has not signed this either, it is effectively complying with it.
The nuclear weapons ban, Fihn said, really brought home the reality of what these weapons would do — not only to people or countries, but to entire regions of the world totally uninvolved in a nuclear conflict. The Nuclear Winter studies primarily carried out by Alan Robock, Brian Toon and others, showed how a "limited" nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan would impact the climate worldwide, causing agricultural collapse and famine due to the amount of soot and smoke lofted into the atmosphere that would block crucial sunlight.
"These studies hit the point home for a lot of countries where nuclear weapons had not been an issue," Fihn said. "They realized what one country does will impact all of us. It was a huge factor. It gave countries agency to have a say in the issue."
The Nobel Prize, Fihn says, has opened doors and reintroduced the nuclear weapons threat into the conversation. It has changed the dialogue. It puts the nuclear weapons states on notice. It begs the question, Fihn says, "if the rest of the world thinks nuclear weapons are unacceptable and illegal, why are you investing in them?"
During her Nobel acceptance remarks, she pointed out in a quote that went viral, that "the deaths of millions may be one tiny tantrum away."
More recently, there has been a lot of concern about U.S. president, Donald Trump's ability to launch nuclear weapons impulsively. If he did so, the missiles would take 15 to 30-minutes to reach their target and there is no possibility of recall. But Fihn takes a more reflective perspective. As she told the New York Times in a November 1, 2017 interview:
"If you're really uncomfortable with Trump having that power, you are really uncomfortable with nuclear weapons in general. There are no right hands for these weapons. There's no one who should have that kind of power."
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Hotsy Pumps: Hotsy uses the most rugged high-pressure pump in the industry, the Hotsy Pump with an industry-leading 7-year warranty on the oil end of the pump and lifetime warranty on the brass manifold.
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The quality workmanship and engineering of Hotsy equipment is convincing enough, but there is one more important aspect that sets Hotsy apart, and that's the relationship you build with your local dealer, such as Hotsy Equipment Company. Buying online or from a big box retailer does not allow for this relationship. When you have questions or need service later on, who are you going to turn to? How do you know you are getting the right equipment for your job? It's a large investment to make, only to find out later the equipment you selected won't cut it.
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Every pastor deserves to have a church like this at least once in his/her lifetime. Gulfview is unlike most churches you have been exposed to. There is an expression that is common in our church that goes, "One visit at Gulfview and you'll be back." We hear the comments of folks leaving the service saying things like, "I cannot believe how strong the spirit is in this church," or "everybody here is so loving and welcoming." The truth is the membership at Gulfview "gets it'. Jesus said that his teachings would not be burdensome and we at Gulfview find that serving the Lord is not only fulfilling but also joyful. We laugh, we love on each other, and we consider ourselves humble servants. If you are reading this, it is likely the Holy Spirit has brought you to these words. I invite you to join us for worship and become part of our fast growing family.
As Chaplain of a police department, Pastor John provides spiritual support to all officers and their families regardless of faith or denomination.


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Here Comes Trouble é um filme de comédia produzido nos Estados Unidos e lançado em 1936.

Foi lançado pela 20th Century Fox no dia 21 de fevereiro de 1936.

Filmes dos Estados Unidos de 1936
Filmes dirigidos por Lewis Seiler

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package org.drools.examples.manners;

public class Hobby {
    public static final String   stringH1     = "h1";
    public static final String   stringH2     = "h2";
    public static final String   stringH3     = "h3";
    public static final String   stringH4     = "h4";
    public static final String   stringH5     = "h5";

    public static final String[] hobbyStrings = new String[]{Hobby.stringH1, Hobby.stringH2, Hobby.stringH3, Hobby.stringH4, Hobby.stringH5};

    public static final Hobby    H1           = new Hobby( 1 );
    public static final Hobby    H2           = new Hobby( 2 );
    public static final Hobby    H3           = new Hobby( 3 );
    public static final Hobby    H4           = new Hobby( 4 );
    public static final Hobby    H5           = new Hobby( 5 );

    private String               hobbyStr;
    private int                  hobbyIndex;

    public Hobby() {
    }

    private Hobby(final int hobby) {
        this.hobbyIndex = hobby - 1;
        this.hobbyStr = Hobby.hobbyStrings[this.hobbyIndex];
    }

    public String getHobby() {
        return this.hobbyStr;
    }

    public final static Hobby resolve(final String hobby) {
        if ( Hobby.stringH1.equals( hobby ) ) {
            return Hobby.H1;
        } else if ( Hobby.stringH2.equals( hobby ) ) {
            return Hobby.H2;
        } else if ( Hobby.stringH3.equals( hobby ) ) {
            return Hobby.H3;
        } else if ( Hobby.stringH4.equals( hobby ) ) {
            return Hobby.H4;
        } else if ( Hobby.stringH5.equals( hobby ) ) {
            return Hobby.H5;
        } else {
            throw new RuntimeException( "Hobby '" + hobby + "' does not exist for Hobby Enum" );
        }
    }

    public String toString() {
        return getHobby();
    }

    public boolean equals(final Object object) {
        return (this == object);
    }

    public int hashCode() {
        return this.hobbyIndex;
    }

}

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A couple of weeks ago I mentioned how much I enjoy using baskets for storage and organization around the house. One of the most-used baskets is our library book basket.
From the time that our girls were very small, a visit every week or two to the library has been a part of our schedule. Because we have a large number of books on our own bookshelves, I knew from the beginning that I needed to have some kind of a plan for keeping the books we checked out from the library separate from those that we own. A basket became the perfect solution, especially when they were young, since the books can be easily taken out for looking at or reading, then put back in when they're finished with it.
After doing this for years, the girls are well-trained in having books from our public library kept in the designated basket in their room. It certainly makes things go smoothly when it's time for a trip to the library. All of the books can be gathered from one place and I am certain that having them in that basket has spared us a few late or missing book fines! Organization and saving money at the same time definitely works for me!
Stop by Works for Me Wednesday for more tips.
I may have to try this one. I've been keeping our library books in a designated place, but I'm positive that it's been sheer luck that has kept us from losing one thus far.
Great idea! I too have a seperate place for all of our library books. I like that basket! Great shape for dealing with books…where did you get it from?
I am always trying to figure out what to do with my kids books. Thanks for sharing this!
Very good idea!!! I definitely need to implement this into our home.
I have a giveaway going on for Works for Me Wednesday on my blog for a Couponizer… if you don't know what that is it's definitely worth checking out!!
I'm sharing the solution for stinky towels in my WFMW post today.
Thanks for adding your link to my tips. Keep checking, we may use it next Wednesday!!


Garth House - Garth Cottage sleeps 6 people, and is 22 miles from Langholm.
Tottergill - Mill Barn Cottage sleeps 8 people, and is 28 miles from Langholm.
Garth House - Garth Studio sleeps 2 people, and is 22 miles from Langholm.
Tottergill - Gelt Cottage sleeps 4 people, and is 28 miles from Langholm.
Tottergill - Oak Cottage sleeps 2 people, and is 28 miles from Langholm.
Tottergill - Tower Barn Cottage sleeps 6 people, and is 28 miles from Langholm.
Pheasant Lodge sleeps 4 people, and is 13 miles from Langholm.
Brunos Bothy sleeps 2 people, and is 27 miles from Langholm.
The Fauld sleeps 2 people, and is 27 miles from Langholm.
Hartleyburn Hall sleeps 17 people, and is 31 miles from Langholm.
Key to the Esk sleeps 4 people, and is 11 miles from Langholm.


This visually stunning volume offers perceptive examinations of several renowned German and Austrian Expressionist artists who redefined modern self-portraiture. The self-portrait has been a vital aspect of artistic expression throughout history.
This ambitious volume explores the art and culture of Italy in the interwar years through more than 600 paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, posters, furniture and architectural plans.
Fifty of Vincent van Gogh's celebrated paintings reveal the influences of British art and literature on his early career as well as his impact on British artists. Vincent van Gogh, the postimpressionist painter, remains among the most influential figures in the history of Western art.
The accessibility and familiarity of a postcard makes it an artistic medium rich with potential for subversion, appropriation, or manipulation for political, satirical, revolutionary, or playful intent. The inexpensiveness of production encourages artists to experiment with their design; the only artistic restriction: that it fits through the mailbox slot.


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TATIANA by Martin Cruz Smith: Book Review
January 11th, 2014 | Author: Marilyn Brooks |
There aren't many mysteries that leave you with a smile on your face. But that's what Tatiana by Martin Cruz Smith did for me.
It's not that this novel isn't frightening. It definitely is. It's simply that it's so well written, its characters so well drawn, that when the book ends the way you hope it will, you're totally satisfied.
There are four main threads that tie the novel together, although at first they seem to be separate, unrelated strands. First we are introduced to Joseph, a multilingual translator working in the Russian city of Kaliningrad, far from the capital. He has transcribed notes for the conference at which he was translating, notes not in shorthand but in a secret code that only he is able to read.
The second thread takes us to the Moscow funeral of Mafia boss Grisha Grigorenko, his empire left up for grabs. Who will be able to claim it and hold it: his son Alexi, not considered to be the equal of his late father; Ape Beledon and his two sons, all three rival mobsters of the Grigorenkos; or the Shagelmans, a husband and wife specializing in banking and building schemes?
The third is the eponymous Tatiana, an investigative journalist in Moscow. According to the newspapers and the police, she jumped to her death from her apartment window. But those who knew her, or knew her simply by reputation, don't believe that. They say she was fearless and totally committed to uncovering the corruption rampant in the "new Russia" and would never have killed herself because she valued the importance of her work too much. There has been no further investigation and no body available, so naturally police detective Arkady Renko gets involved.
And the fourth is Arkady's semi-official foster son Zhenya, now seventeen and determined to join the Russian Army. Because he's still a minor, he needs Arkady's signed permission to enlist, something that Arkady refuses to give him. So Zhenya takes matters into his own hands with a bit of extortion.
The four threads eventually combine, tangle, and knot. Arkady investigates the case, although his superiors tell him numerous times that there is no case; and there's no body because, either accidentally or deliberately and in spite of written directions to the contrary, Tatiana's body was cremated. Still, Arkady plugs on.
Having read nearly all the previous Arkady Renko novels, I'm still in awe of his survival powers, first in the Communist Soviet Union and now in the "new Russia." The police are just as corrupt as they were decades earlier, and now Arkady must contend with the forces of the newly mega-rich Russians who have their own agenda. Their luxury cars, their expensive jewels, their elegant dachas–these Russians don't want to give them up and will use any means necessary to hold on to them. How Arkady manages to survive in this world of government ineptitude and corruption and billionaire oligarchs is nothing short of miraculous.
I've been a fan of Martin Cruz Smith ever since his short-lived series, Gypsy in Amber and Canto for a Gypsy, appeared in the early 1970s. I really enjoyed those novels and wish the series had continued. But I find every Arkady Renko novel a thrilling read, so I can't complain.
You can read more about Martin Cruz Smith at this web site.
Check out the complete Marilyn's Reads blog at her web site.
Posted in Book Reviews | Tags: corruption, Russian mafia, Russian police detective


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A look back at the pandemic journey one year after first COVID-19 vaccine administered in U.S.
On Dec. 14, 2020, a nurse in New York was the first person in the United States to receive a COVID-19 vaccine outside of a clinical trial.
Author: Isabel Lawrence
CLEVELAND — One year ago on Dec. 14, 2020, a nurse in New York named Sandra Lindsay became the first person in the United States to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine outside of a clinical trial.
Ohio followed suit, beginning to vaccinate healthcare workers that same month.
"This really is the day we've been waiting for, it starts the process of the end," said Governor Mike DeWine at the time.
From that initial Pfizer shot, additional vaccines gained emergency use authorization from the FDA., with Moderna gaining emergency use authorization on Dec. 18, 2020, and Johnson & Johnson's single dose shot following on Feb. 27, 2021.
Along with advances in vaccines since Dec. of 2020, there have also been new variants that have developed and spread.
On Dec. 30, 2020, the first case of the U.K. variant was found in the United States in Colorado, according to the CDC. The first case of the Brazil variant was found in the U.S. on Jan. 25, 2021, and the first U.S. South African case was found in South Carolina three days later.
More recently, the delta and omicron variants have spread across the world and in Ohio.
"The Delta Variant appears to have gotten a second wind," said Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff on Nov. 18, 2021. "Hospitalizations have significantly increased and right now, one in seven patients in our hospitals has COVID-19."
On Tuesday, Cleveland Clinic said they are seeing some of the highest volumes of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. According to the Cleveland Clinic, there are about 800 patients hospitalized with COVID in their Ohio health systems. They added about 200 of them are in the ICU, and about 80% are unvaccinated.
The number of hospitalized patients w/ COVID-19 is among the highest since the pandemic started. The vast majority are unvaccinated.
They are fathers. Mothers. Sisters. Sons. Neighbors.
Care in our hospitals is safe, but we're near capacity.
Please help us. Get vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/o0Vk2Rrlok
— ClevelandClinicNews (@CleClinicNews) December 14, 2021
"We are seeing one of the highest volumes since the pandemic started almost two years ago," said Dr. Oluwatosin Goje, a doctor of obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive infectious disease at the Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Goje describes getting her first COVID-19 vaccine in Dec. of 2020 as symbolizing a shining light in the fight against the pandemic.
"I was really excited to get my first vaccine December of last year," she said. "And I did not think we'll be where we are today."
Now, Dr. Goje is seeing an increase in people hospitalized with COVID. She says the biggest surprise over the past year has been the misinformation that has circulated and prevented some people from getting the vaccine.
"There was a lot of misinformation, and we've been talking about the misinformation and we will not give up," she said. "We will keep encouraging people, we will keep explaining the science behind the vaccine."
Dr. Goje emphasized the safety of vaccines and their importance in battling this pandemic.
"When you get your vaccine, you're not just taking care of yourself," she said. "You're taking care of that loved one who needs that hospital bed for something else."
Roughly two years into the pandemic, Dr. Goje said she knows people are growing weary of taking precautions to stay safe. But she said she will continue encouraging people to get vaccinated, and will continue debunking COVID vaccine myths.
"I understand the COVID fatigue, I truly understand," she said. "But let's look at it as a way of getting some normalcy, and helping our system."
More COVID-19 Coverage:
Pfizer shots give 30% protection from omicron variant, 70% from hospitalization
Cleveland Clinic detects omicron COVID-19 variant in laboratory sample
Yes, there have been more COVID-19 deaths in the US in 2021 than in 2020


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Public Sector Data Security Review Committee appointed in Singapore
The Committee was appointed in light of a series of four data-related incidents that occurred to the Health Ministry in the past 10 months.
By Dean Koh
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivering his opening address at the official opening of the Sengkang Health Campus on March 23, 2019. Credit: Ministry of Health Singapore.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong recently announced the appointment of a Public Sector Data Security Review Committee to conduct a comprehensive review of data security practices across the entire public service.
The committee will look at measures and processes related to the collection and protection of citizens' personal data by public sector agencies, as well as by vendors who handle personal data on behalf of the government, according to a statement issued on March 31 by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Mr Teo Chee Hean will be the chair for the committee, which also includes private sector representatives with expertise in data security and technology. Ministers involved in Singapore's Smart Nation efforts – Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Mr S Iswaran, Mr Chan Chun Sing, and Dr Janil Puthucheary – will also be part of the committee.
The committee will review how the government is securing and protecting citizens' data from end to end, including the role of vendors and other authorised third parties. It will also recommend technical measures, processes and capabilities to improve the government's protection of citizens' data, and response to incidents. An action plan of immediate steps and longer term measures to implement the recommendations will be developed as well.
International experts and industry professionals, from both the private and public sectors, will also be consulted by the committee, and an inter-agency taskforce formed by public officers across the entire public sector will support the committee.
Although security measures such as the Internet Surfing Separation policy in 2016 and the disabling of USB ports from being accessed by unauthorised devices in 2017 have been implemented across the public sector to safeguard sensitive data, the PMO said that the review is "essential to uphold public confidence and deliver a high quality of public service to our citizens through the use of data."
The Public Sector Data Security Review Committee was appointed in light of a series of four data-related incidents that occurred to the Health Ministry in the past 10 months. Notably, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) also said in a statement on March 30 that one of its vendors, Secur Solutions Group (SSG), reported that there was more unauthorised access to the personal information of 800,000 blood donors as previously reported. The data was uploaded online and left unsecured over a period of two months.
The Committee will submit its findings and recommendations to the Prime Minister by November 30 2019.
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Liber Ltd is merging the traditional with the new: Forex meets Crypto
By Abigale Lormen on December 12, 2020
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is catapulting the crypto-market to newer heights each day. All major cryptocurrencies are seeing a price appreciation in double digits including Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, among other cryptocurrencies. The DeFi market is also creating new records this year. During the beginning of the year 2020, the TVL or the Total Value Locked in the DeFi market was far less than a billion dollars, 680 million US dollars to be precise. By June, the value had crossed 3 billion US dollars. In July and August, the worth of the DeFi market doubled from 3.5 billion US dollars to 6.68 billion US dollars.
With the traditional money market facing an imminent recession and coming to a halt, investors are increasingly looking for alternative avenues to invest.
Crypto Market Gaining Momentum Again
Given the momentum that 'digital' has gained in the days of physical distancing and frequent lockdowns, digital currencies have become a lucrative option like never before. Popular cryptocurrencies are shattering their own records. While Bitcoin had surpassed the barrier of $18,000 in price, Ethereum has seen a four-fold jump in its prices this year, and XRP's price has doubled in November alone.
Interest in crypto-investments is helping catapult the crypto-market even higher. One of the most successful ways so far has been the attempt to merge the traditional with the new, expanding the services of crypto to include conventional investment instruments. Synthetic asset platforms such as Abra, Synthetix, and UMA are providing ways to trade in stocks, commodities indexes, and forex without the investor having to leave the DeFi ecosystem. This proves that a combination of new and conventional investment instruments can prove successful.
At the same time, only a few crypto-trading platforms have been truly successful at offering both forex and crypto-trading services. There is just a handful of them like Liber Ltd, PrimeXBT, among a few others who have achieved success in this space. Let's take a look at one of them to understand how they have made their presence felt in both crypto and forex markets.
Liber Ltd – Leading in Both Forex & Crypto Markets
Some platforms are active in both the realms of traditional trading and the crypto-trading market and are in constant pursuit of bridging the gap between the two. Liber Ltd. provides a platform for online forex trading. As a global forex broker, one can leverage the platform of Liber Ltd to open a live trading account in minutes and get instant access to real markets. Like the other well-known trading platforms, Liber also equips the investor with technical and fundamental analysis and 24 hours support on each of the five weekdays the markets are open across the world.
At the same time, Liber exchange officially issues its native crypto LIBFX token to garner support from the crypto-ecosystem and expand the market for the Liber exchange platform. Merging the traditional with the new, Liber Ltd, through its Libfx token, has successfully managed to introduce a set of protocols that offer a decentralized, low-cost, transparent, and secure trading experience to Forex. To make it more expansive, the LIBFX supports payment by two of the most popular cryptocurrencies in the DeFi world: BTC and ETH. Investors earn monthly returns based on the volume of tokens owned. Afterward, one can also convert Libfx tokens into BTC.
A Lot More to Come
In the days to come, Liber Ltd. is planning to expand its services to offer more traditional investment instruments on the trading floor. This includes indexes, stocks, bonds, cryptocurrencies, et al. Going further, the company is also planning to announce an IPO in the New York Stock Exchange. The owners of Libfx tokens will have the exclusive right to purchase Liber Ltd's stock once they are listed.
Libfx tokens are developed on Ethereum and follow ERC-20 standard protocols. The total supply of Libfx has been fixed at 35,000,000 or 35 million tokens. To make these DeFi tokens an integral part of Liber's traditional trading services, the platform allows using them as a payment method on the trading floor. Those charging by Libfx tokens would also be incentivized by special promotional packages.
A Perfect Combination of Traditional and the New-age Ecosystem
Companies such as Liber Ltd are bringing the traditional and new ecosystems closer each day. Economical transaction fees combined with the sophisticated technology paradigms of AI, Big Data, and Blockchain are pushing such companies to the forefront. However, it would be ignorant to discard the role of strong fundamentals and the young and dedicated teams that these types of platforms come with. Overall, by 2022, Liber Ltd is expecting to have 2 million users on its platforms.
At this juncture, one can reasonably expect the benefits of decentralization would encourage a global community of investors to come and invest in both the worlds of finance. There is abundant hope that crypto-platforms will embrace traditional investment instruments and make it a win-win for everyone in the days to come.
Abigale Lormen
Abigale is a Masters in Business Administration by education. After completing her post-graduation, Abigale jumped the journalism bandwagon as a freelance journalist. Soon after that she landed a job of reporter and has been climbing the news industry ladder ever since to reach the post of editor at Our Bitcoin News.


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GangaGen Life Sciences Inc. and the University of Nottingham are engaging in a major research project to develop a bacteriophage-based treatment for the control of Campylobacter bacteria in poultry.
GangaGen and the university are both leaders in bacteriophage research. Phages are naturally occurring agents that target and destroy bacteria with a high degree of efficiency, and do so selectively and specifically, without affecting beneficial bacteria or body cells.
The aim of this agreement is on building a business relationship to commercialise phage technology developed at the university that complements the existing phage expertise of GangaGen.
GangaGen is a developer of therapeutics based on phage technology for the control of disease-causing bacteria. The work on a phage product for the control of Campylobacter will complement the GangaGen's food safety product portfolio, which also includes phage products against Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7.
Dr Ian Connerton, Northern Foods Professor of Food Safety, the University's research partner in the agreement: "Our team's research has demonstrated that certain phages specific for Campylobacter can significantly reduce the load of the bacteria carried by poultry. By implication, this should also reduce the risk to consumers by decreasing bacterial contamination of meat that is prevalent in poultry processing and is transferred to chicken meat on grocery shelves."
"GangaGen believes that the place to start fighting food safety-related bacteria is at the farm where livestock production takes place, and this research agreement with the University of Nottingham allows us to continue building on that premise," said Dr Rainer Engelhardt, CEO of GangaGen Life Sciences Inc. "The food industry and its regulators have stated that they believe that timely intervention is needed at the farm level to supplement the extensive, but not fully effective, controls already in place in food processing. GangaGen has demonstrated in production animal trials that we can isolate and use phages efficaciously, with full regard for safety, and that the phages are benign to animals, humans and the environment."
"The combination of these two research teams provides strong impetus for creating a safe, effective and low cost solution to this pernicious consumer health risk," said Engelhardt.


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Diversity of Cultural Expressions
2018 Global Report - Re|Shaping Cultural Policies
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The Global Report series has been designed to monitor the implementation of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005). It provides evidence of how this implementation process contributes to attaining the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and targets.
The 2018 Global Report analyses progress achieved in implementing the 2005 Convention since the first Global Report was published in 2015.
The Global Report series produce new and valuable evidence to inform cultural policy making and advance creativity for development.
Grounded in the analysis of the Quadrennial Periodic Reports submitted by Parties to the Convention and relevant new findings, this report examines how the 2005 Convention has inspired policy change at the global and country level in ten areas of monitoring. It puts forward a set of policy recommendations for the future, addressing the adaptation of cultural policies to rapid change in the digital environment, based on human rights and fundamental freedoms of expression.
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"Our roadmap is clear and requires the cooperation of governments and non-governmental actors in four key areas: strengthening governance for culture, improving the conditions for the mobility of artists,integrating culture in sustainable development strategies, and promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Audrey AZOULAY
Director-General of UNESCO
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The launch of UNESCO's 2018 Global Report "Re-Shaping Cultural policies" took place at UNESCO HQ on 14th December 2017, from 3PM to 6PM, in Room II. The event was opened by Audrey Azoulay, Director General of UNESCO, and Karin Strandås, Secretary of State to the Minister for Culture and Democracy of Sweden.
The launch event was marked by two discussion panels:
A first panel, with the participation of the contributing authors to the report and moderated by Professor Yudhishthir Raj Isar, Principal Editor of the Global Report, and discussed the main findings of the Report.
A second panel, "Towards Support Policies for Independent Cinema?" and moderated by Frédéric Bonnaud, Director General of the French Cinémathèque, addressed the challenges facing the independent film sector and bring together various film directors and producers.
Ethiopia: integrating culture into development
Viet Nam: towards good governance for culture
Rwanda: media professionals celebrate World Day for Cultural Diversity
Ch. 10: Promoting the freedom to imagine and create
Ch. 4: Engaging civil society in cultural governance
Ch. 5: Surviving the paradoxes of mobility
Goal 1: Governance for Culture
"By combining forces with public authorities and through investment in youth and culture, the qualitative leap towards the emergence of a new governance in Africa is becoming a reality that ultimately contributes to the strengthening of social cohesion, a creative economy and the well-being of citizens".
Mamou DAFFE
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"Promoting cultural diversity is the best way to fight prejudice, cross language barriers and bring communities together."
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SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS OF GOVERNANCE FOR CULTURE
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Cultural policies in the age of platforms
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Enlarging choices: cultural content and public service media
Towards more collaborative cultural governance
Persisting imbalances in the flow of cultural goods and services
flow-of-cultural-goods-and-services-mobility
Surviving the paradoxes of mobility
The Convention in other international forums: a crucial commitment
The integration of culture in sustainable development
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Gender equality: missing in action
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Promoting the freedom to imagine and create
"We must listen to voices in the field and to cultural players, and engage with them, as well as with our partners, active in the sector, and other international donors, in order to facilitate the governance of culture in the global South"
Rémy RIOUX
Director-General of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
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Does the report target a specific audience?
Yes. The Global Report's target audiences are the main stakeholders of the 2005 Convention, which include: government officials, civil society organizations, specialized institutions, experts, development practitioners, UN agencies, and artists and professionals from the culture sector at large.
Who funds the report?
The Report is supported by the Government of Sweden/Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) through the project entitled "Enhancing fundamental freedoms through the promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions". Other donors and partners are invited to support.
How is the report prepared?
UNESCO is the lead institutional author of the Report and coordinates a broader network of independent experts who author chapters. The authors contributing to the Report also constitute its editorial board. The Report is reviewed by external independent experts. Professor Yudhishthir Raj Isar (The American University of Paris and Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University) served as the Principal Editor of the 2018 edition of the Global Report. The Global Report Team is led by Danielle Cliche, Chief of the Diversity of Cultural Expression Section and Secretary of the 2005 Convention.
Where does the data come from?
Data for the Global Report is derived from the Quadrennial Periodic Reports (QPRs) submitted by Parties to the 2005 Convention every four years, and which contain best practices as well as innovative policies and measures, as well as other non-governmental sources from academia, civil society and the private sector.
How is the report shared and disseminated?
International, regional and national launches are organized around the world.
The Global Report is published in English and French, and subject to extra-budgetary funding, is also translated into a variety of additional languages
The Report's findings are also shared during ministerial meetings, international academic conferences, capacity-building training sessions, and in seminars led by NGOs, researchers and civil society. They are also disseminated through the media and social networks.
"We need, more than ever, the 2005 Convention as a framework: to build policies that promote artistic freedoms and to nurture, protect and championthe creativity that makes us human.
Deeyah KHAN
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Edvin is a technology enthusiastic with 13+ years' experience in creating business and R&D collaborations in Europe, Asia and in the US. Currently, he is in charge of establishing new business opportunities, technology partnerships and strategic investments at the LG Electronics Technology Partnership & Investment Office in Silicon Valley, working closely with start-up companies, entrepreneurs and universities all over North America. Further, he is a member of the LG Technology Center of America, an organization representing all the major LG companies within the LG Group on the R&D side.
Before joining LG Electronics in Silicon Valley, he spent 10+ years in Germany scouting for innovative technologies in Europe.
Edvin grew up in Luxembourg, graduated at the University of Applied Technologies in Luxembourg and at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany.
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Stratus: The New Social Platform Primed to Redefine Social Media
Published: November 29, 20203:38 pm
Stratus, the world's most expansive social network, is set to introduce the ultimate simplicity and convenience. The unique and exciting platform will incorporate all the major functions of mainstream social media platforms combined with financial services.
The existing social media platforms face many challenges, such as lack of trust, privacy breaches, and censorship susceptibility. Moreover, users of social platforms such as Facebook and Twitter currently have no interoperability whatsoever. They are restricted to the one platform they sign in to and cannot enjoy the features of two or more platforms simultaneously.
Many internet users also complain that they cannot connect their profiles from one site to another and are forced to regurgitate their profile info whenever they sign up for a new platform.
Stratus plans to integrate the functionality of mainstream social media networks like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Simultaneously, the ecosystem will introduce an investment app similar to Robinhood and Coinbase that facilitates commission-free trading in crypto and stocks due to intermediaries' absence.
Stratus Goes Big on Data Privacy And Security
The existing social platforms have been known to cross some ethical lines with data phishing strategies that go as far as reading private chats and even tracking users. They then sell the data to advertisers and other third parties, including government agencies.
According to Apollo Fintech CEO Stephen McCullah, Stratus is opposed to prioritizing the chase of profits through data mining and advertisements. He promises to respect and retain user data integrity by ensuring it isn't sold to other entities for any reason whatsoever.
From the fact that Stratus is hosted on Apollo Fintech's blockchain, that means no hackings or data loss can occur on the network. The platform addresses the issue of trust via its end to end encryption designed to protect content, and up that allows all interactions to be stored safely on the blockchain.
Encryption designed to protect content is under attack. After earlier reporting, Forbes affirms that social media networks could be forced to provide back doors in end-to-end encrypted messaging systems.
Therefore, a social media platform that pays special focus on resisting the collection, tracking, and sale of user data and personal info is a breath of fresh air in today's digital world. With Stratus, the data held is never distributed and is always protected with military-grade encryption.
A Decentralised Platform for All
Besides bringing the best functionality and excellent user experience to the social media space, Stratus will also integrate sound blockchain architecture and algorithms that protect it against censorship.
This censorship-free feature sets the new platform apart in an era where suppression of certain views on social media has reached unprecedented proportions.
Individuals with dissenting views are often banned from top sites such as Twitter and Facebook. At the same time, other users have to contend with constant monitoring from algorithms that often remove politically incorrect or unorthodox posts as soon as the user hits the post button.
On Stratus, users will essentially say goodbye to censorship, as the platform is striving to create a free-speech ecosystem where anyone can share legal content without fear of getting banned or censored.
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KHS releases new sustainability report
KHS intends to lower its carbon emissions in the long term by making considerable savings in energy, materials and resources company-wide.
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Germany-based KHS GmbH released its new sustainability report for 2017/2018, outlining various sustainability measures, successes and targets.
"KHS has always attached immense importance to protecting people, the climate and the environment. In our sustainability report, we show which measures we've already taken and which we are yet to implement in this respect," says Kai Acker, chief executive officer.
Concepts for the future
"We aim to continue producing holistic systems and solutions for our customers, and at the same time, protect the environment," adds Acker.
To this end, KHS intends to lower its carbon emissions in the long term by making considerable savings in energy, materials and resources company-wide as well as with regards to its product and service concepts.
The most recent example of this is the next generation of the KHS Innofill Glass DRS ECO glass filler, which lowers energy consumption by up to 20%. The machine also cuts carbon emissions by as much as 50% thanks to digital networking and monitoring the glass bottle filler.
"By increasingly applying intelligent products and solutions, we can also boost the efficiency of our plant engineering," Acker says.
Employees a source of innovation
KHS also gives readers an insight into the diverse fields of work covered by its many employees and their specific commitment to sustainability over the past two years.
"Our employees are of central importance to KHS. It's they who are behind every single idea and development and who are largely instrumental in promoting our economic and sustainable actions," says Acker.
In the future, KHS will continue to intensify its development in the context of climate and environmental protection and check into which process steps further measures can be integrated.
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Can you tell me how to get to…? Have you ever asked for directions? Sometimes you receive good directions. Sometimes you receive bad directions. Sometimes persons direct us by telling us what to look for. Others can tell us the exact road to take. But how many persons are willing to show us the way? How many are willing to take the time to lead us to our destination? Not many. I have no problem taking time to give someone directions but taking the time to show them the way is a different thing entirely. Usually when someone asks me for directions to some place I am in the process of going somewhere. To give them directions I must stop that process and focus on that person that needs help. To show them the way is a more onerous task because I not only have to stop my journey but I now have to lead them to their desired destination.
This Way is the Overcoming Life!
Do you know that Jesus Christ is the Overcomer? Chirst is the Son of God. He was born of the virgin Mary and lived a sinless life. His birth was prophesied many years before. Christ was surely distinct from any human being that was ever born into this world. Did this mean that Christ had no problems? Did Christ's deity exclude Him from the temptations (trials) that are common to mankind? Was Christ exempted from death? The answer to each question is No. Christ experienced problems, temptations (trials), and death. He even experienced temptations from Satan. However, Christ overcame them all. This world is filled with evils, temptations and problems. This world is occupied by Satan and his followers. We live in a physical body with many desires. We have a mind through which thousands of thoughts flow every day. Jesus is the Son of God but while He was on the earth He was flesh and blood. He experienced the limitations of flesh and blood. Yet Christ was able to live a life which pleased His Father (the LORD God). How did Jesus do this? By living the overcoming life. Jesus walked this earth like a normal man but He did not live a normal life. He lived a life worthy of His identity as the Son of God. He was betrayed, denied, persecuted, beaten, and buried but on the third day He rose again. He ascended into Heaven and now He is at the right hand of God. How did Christ obtain this exalted position?
Jesus Christ lived the overcoming life. Many great men have been born into this world. Mankind has achieved great things. However, no one has ever achieved what Christ has achieved. Christ lived in this world and experienced the infirmities of humanity but He is now at the right hand of God and His name is above every name.
Let us always remember that Christ is the Overcomer!


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UNITED KinKdom: Happy New Year!!
2013 was an amazing year for me, and as much as I experienced some major ups and downs, it was a vast improvement on 2012, so I'm grateful.
- 1stly - I'm just weeks away from my 3rd year natural!!!
- 2ndly - I have a few new plans for The United KinKdom blog.
I'd just like to say a MEGA THANK YOU to everyone who has subscribed and supported the blog over the last couple years and a bit. It means so much to me especially as I've formed some great friendships and learned so much, as a result. Thank you all & GOD Bless!
My end of year hair didn't look as I'd planned. I was trying to recreate a style I'd worn back in the Summer of 2013 >here< but I messed up by making my twists too small. None the less, it didn't stop me from having a brilliant night out. I didn't get many pictures of the finished look, but what I do have I've shared below.
Although I was standing outside in the rain on Brick Lane, queuing to get into the club when the countdown started; I still had a brilliant night. How did you see in 2014?


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TOP 10 Best TV shows of Ekta Kapoor
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi to Kasautii Zindagii Kay: A look at Ekta Kapoor's career-defining shows on her birthday
01/11Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi to Kasautii Zindagii Kay: A look at Ekta Kapoor's career-defining shows on her birthday
Ekta Kapoor turns 44 today and for the past 24 years she has been ruling the television industry. She has redefined television with some of the most iconic shows. Ekta has not only given television progressive shows but has also portrayed strong female characters through those soaps. Here's a look at some of the shows that catapulted her career and earned her the title of TV Czarina.
02/11Hum Paanch
This 1995 show was one of the most popular sitcom on Indian television. The lead actors of the show gained overnight stardom and became iconic TV actors. The story of a middle-class father getting into trouble because of his five daughters, a dead wife and his current wife was loved by all. The show featured a dead wife speaking to her husband through her photo frame. Hum Paanch was Ekta's first step towards building her empire.
03/11Itihaas
Itihaas was a show that was way ahead of its time. This serial delicately handled relationship, marriage and every character were given enough space with an interesting storyline.
04/11Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
Viewers got a taste of soap operas in a dramatic, intense form coupled with a glossy look due to the lavish sets and costumes through this show. Ekta made unbelievable happen on TV – a comeback from the death bed, highlighting marital ****, taking justice in one's own hand and many such eye-openers. With Kyunki… being a success, started Ekta's 'K' fixation. Kyunki was number 1 show on Indian Television for eight long years and also received great TRPs. This was the first Indian soap opera to cross 1000 episodes in the history of Indian Television. Kyunki is still regarded to be Ekta's career-best shows.
05/11Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi ran parallelly and viewers were glued to TV screens from 10-11pm. The show explored the worlds living in a Marwadi joint family where Parvati is an ideal daughter-in-law of Agarwal family and Om the ideal son. While the show dealt with daily matters and trivial issues of a household, it also taught that sometimes one must stand against her loved ones to do what is morally right. Both these K-shows worked wonders for Ekta's career.
06/11Kasautii Zindagii Kay
Anurag and Prerna's love story came as a breath of fresh air on Indian television. Over a span of 80 years in the show, Ekta dealt with the concept of remarriage, beings friends with an ex, and a love story that lived beyond death. A reboot of the show is currently on air with a revised script to suit modern times. Parth Samthaan, Erica Fernandes and Hina Khan play the roles of Anurag Basu, Prerna Sharma and Komolika Chaubey in the rebooted version. Both the shows have been ranked high on the TRP charts.
07/11Kasamh Se
Another feather from Ekta's cap – Kasamh Se dealt with the story of three sisters. Kasamh Se also redefined love by showing a couple with a huge age-gap. Bani and Mr. Walia's characters became household names. The show successfully ran for three years.
08/11Pavitra Rishta
This was Ekta's comeback show on television. On 1st June 2009, Pavitra Rishta aired and Ekta Kapoor wrote an emotional post early in June this year. She mentioned how she was refused worked by many channels. She shared, "2008 from being on the top 25 slots I was out of top 50 slots... with no work n channels refusing to meet me saying ' I was too senior to say no to' along came terumati selvum a@south show that @zeetv gave us a chance to remake and our' pavitra Rishta'with television started again."
09/11Bade Achhe Lagte Hai
This show changed the ball game of Indian television altogether. In a never seen before on TV, Ekta made her lead actors kiss on screen. While the scene grabbed many eyeballs on the digital medium, TRPs fell. In an interaction with TimesofIndia.com, Ekta had said, "Before the lip lock scene we were rating 6 and 5 and suddenly after the scene, the show's TRP went down to 2. However, the same episode on digital platform locked 10 lakh views. Showing the lovemaking scene of Ram and Sakshi in Bade Acche Lagte Hain was my biggest mistake." But this was definitely one of those moments, which was never attempted before on TV.
10/11Yeh Hai Mohabbatein
Speaking about progressive shows, Yeh Hai Mohabbatein dealt with second marriage, infertility and adoption. Also, Ekta stepped out of her comfort zone and came out of her K-fixation. Raman and I****a's love story is still one of the most loved stories on television.
11/11Naagin
Breaking all shackles, Ekta gave birth to Indian fantasy series Naagin. Naysayers may look down upon such shows, but Ekta's belief in this kingdom made her successfully run three seasons of the show and a fourth season is in the pipeline.
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I think this is the first time (and Possibly only?) Music Never Stopped started a set. Really smooth transition into Sugaree too.
I was wrong about MNS, it was an occasional Set starter in the mid-late 80's. Also was experimented with in '77 when it started a few sets. So ignore the previous comment.
This stretch of shows up to 12/11 at Solidiers and Sailors are pretty close to perfect in quality.


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Briefing to In-coming Ministers from the Multicultural Communities of New Zealand
From left: Pancha Narayanan (MNZ National President), Sue Hanrahan (Receiving Communities Advisor, MNZ), Hon Jenny Salesa
(Minister for Ethnic Communities) and Anaru Fraser (MNZ Cultural Advisor/Hui E! General Manager)
Multicultural New Zealand Multicultural New Zealand (MNZ) is excited about the policies and priorities of your government and wish to extend our offer to work in partnership with you to advance areas of mutual interest, of which there are many. As a truly pan-ethnic organisation with deep connections into the community and a constructive relationship with the government, Multicultural New Zealand is committed to serving the migrant and refugee communities in our journey towards a truly Treaty based multicultural New Zealand.
Attached to this letter is an outline of our organisation, some of the areas where we believe there would be mutual benefit in working more closely together, and 20 recommended actions to address key challenges facing ethnic communities in New Zealand
We hope this briefing will ensure Ministers are aware of the important role that Multicultural New Zealand plays in today's ethnically diverse society and that, as a new government, you will harness the opportunities to work with us towards a more inclusive and prosperous New Zealand.
There are significant challenges facing ethnic communities in New Zealand. These include:
a. Lack of sustainable investment in socio-cultural infrastructure
b. A need for a Treaty-based multicultural New Zealand framework
c. Structural Discrimination
d. Exploitation of temporary migrant workers
e. Lack of support for migrants and international students
To address these challenges, we recommend the government;
1. Lead the development of a strategy to build capacity in our communities through fair equitable funding allocations for community organisations working with ethnic, migrant and refugee communities on a multi-year basis for basic operating costs.
2. Ensure that Governments supports and stands fully behind community based endeavours to stop violence against women and the abuse of children
3. Ensure that actions 1 and 2 remain a visible and measurable part of the Ministry of Social Development
4. Review legislation and, national and local government strategies to affirm and support a Treaty based multicultural and multilingual society
5. Provide New Zealand with a full Ministry of Ethnic Communities with clout
6. Lead the reintroduction of social and cultural wellbeing as responsibilities of local government under the Local Government Act.
7. Provide New Zealand with community languages framework alongside the Pasifika languages framework and the Te Reo Māori strategy.
8. Empower communities to build capacity to provide settlement support in their respective communities
9. Speed up the progress of work on the Better Public Service 2.0 (BPS2: Diversity & Inclusion)
10. Lead the whole of government focus on eliminating structural discrimination and institutional racism from our public services
11. Lead the full review of the All of Government approach to recruitment to ensure that there is fair play in the market place.
12. Develop and implement a broader strategy, to prevent the exploitation of temporary migrant workers, including a further increase in the number of labour inspectors, more proactive monitoring of employment conditions, and cooperation with community and employee organisations and education providers to encourage people who are suffering exploitation to safely complain about their situation
13. Support temporary migrant workers to have access to free English language classes.
14. Review immigration policy by government ensures that there is adequate provision for Tangata Whenua to be consulted on immigration policy
15. New immigrants are hired to fill gaps in the market and are not encouraged to take up roles that can be filled by resident New Zealanders
16. There is strong and effective cross-agency collaboration to achieve a successful settlement outcome for new migrants that is measurable at the community level
17. Support the implementation of the International Student Wellbeing Strategy (Ministry of Education),
18. Ensure there is significant long-term investment is made by all government agencies and community groups concerned to build the capability to support international students
19. Improve the resourcing of volunteer groups in the ethnic sector.
20. Ensure laws and regulations are in place to stop the exploitation of students with temporary work visas.
Key Challenges
The key challenges facing Multicultural New Zealand and ethnic communities in New Zealand and recommended actions to address them are summarised below.
a. Lack of sustainable investment for a socio-cultural infrastructure and for community groups in the migrant sector
Community groups such as MNZ, local multicultural councils, newcomers' networks, migrant centres and other migrant service organisations provide voice and support for ethnic, migrant and refugee communities.
We promote intercultural understanding, harmonious relations, integration, and successful settlement. We rely on volunteers, but need sustainable funding to coordinate, support and train them and to provide office and meeting spaces. We get very little help from government agencies to meet these basic operating costs. We have no certainty of on-going funding and have to apply annually for what we do receive. Philanthropic organisations as well as the government tend to fund on a project basis, which does not cover on-going staff and office costs. Last year the NZ Newcomers Network had to dissolve itself because of a lack of funding, and MNZ has taken over its functions with no extra money. Three months ago, Canterbury Migrant Centre had to close down for the same reason.
Our experience shows that there is a huge backlog of integration issues with more recent migrant and refugee communities. We are aware that this exists because of the continued lack of investment in capacity building in volunteer organisations in this sector and the recent amendment to the local government act.
b. A framework for a Treaty based multicultural New Zealand
As New Zealand becomes increasingly diverse, we need to ensure that people of different cultures are able to live and work together harmoniously and that we derive the greatest benefit from our ethnic diversity. We cannot leave this to chance – we must create the framework in which people from minority ethnic, migrant and refugee communities enjoy equal rights and are able to participate in and contribute to all aspects of life. We note the recent adoption of a Multicultural Strategy for Christchurch and an Auckland Languages Strategy as local examples. Nothing like these exists at the national level.
There is evidence of structural and institutional discrimination (including unconscious bias) against more recent migrants from non-traditional source countries with English as a second language. Ethnic communities are under-represented in the staff, management and governance of public services, and public services are not well equipped for serving all communities equally. This is evidence of what has been called structural discrimination or institutional racism. Although there is recognition of this in parts of the public service, little is being done to achieve the changes necessary to equip our public services for a diverse society where people of different ethnicities and cultures have different needs and different modes of communication.
Anecdotal Evidence (Community Story):
"When we are invited to government gatherings and meetings we are privileged to be sitting or meeting with other Chief Executives but we are often the only non-pakeha person in the group and nearly always the only unpaid leader of an organisation. This is because government has not been able to present paid leadership staff from ethnic or migrant communities."
"Recruitment consultants are reluctant to present our CVs to government for senior roles. The AoG procurement strategies must articulate clearly the measures to prevent such discrimination"
d. Temporary migrant workers
There is increasing evidence of exploitation of temporary migrant workers and international students by unscrupulous employers. While the number of labour inspectors has been increased in recent years, we believe it is still insufficient. Temporary migrant workers can be in New Zealand for a considerable time, but there are few supports available to them (for example, those working in rural areas, or those who are not proficient in the English language).
e. NZ Immigration policy
We support the government's decision to manage migrant numbers to make New Zealand better. Like many others we are concerned about the lack of investment in social infrastructure to help achieve better settlement outcomes. We are also supportive of the skills based immigration system, which we help develop with the government in the late 1980s.
We hosted New Zealand's inaugural Immigration Symposium in Dunedin in June 2017, which was attended by representatives from a number of political parties, including the now Hon Iain Lees-Galloway and Hon. James Shaw. The clear view we expressed at this symposium is that immigration policy is not just a question of how many, but how we as volunteers support immigrants when they arrive in New Zealand'. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1707/S00121/immigration-debate-needs-to-be-about-how-we-treat-migrants.htm
We have volunteers in 57 locations throughout the country who do a huge amount to help migrants settle and integrate into New Zealand, and do so on a shoe string budget. With the closure of regional immigration offices in New Zealand and funding constraints, the burden to ensure that migrants are well supported so that can contribute to New Zealand falls to volunteers like us.
26. International Students
There is an increasing number of international students arriving in New Zealand and, like for migrants, there is lack of investment in to support their cultural and wellbeing needs.


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The Baselworld Daily News is published from Thursday to Monday with a circulation of 10,000 copies. It is available free of charge at all entrances to the exhibition halls. The freshly printed newspaper is also delivered directly to selected hotels in Basel and its surrounding area so the hotels' guests can be optimally be well informed when they start each new day at Baselworld.


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Le plus grand cabaret du monde
The new greatest show in the History of Television
'Le plus grand cabaret du monde' voted best TV show of all time
By Brent Meslow
Le plus grand cabaret du monde (1998 - ) has changed the History of Television forever.
Money January 16, 2021
Patrick Sébastien is Highest-Paid Comedian in the World
According to the latest Watch and Listen magazine poll just out yesterday (Saturday, January 16), France 2's popular show Le plus grand cabaret du monde hosted by Patrick Sébastien, is now considered to be the Greatest Show in the History of Television.
Top 100 TV shows of all time
To many of you it's probably a familiar story. Once every decade, the world-renowned entertainment magazine Watch and Listen conducts a global poll of television producers and critics from 80 different countries and translated into 20 languages. The recognition of Le plus grand cabaret du monde in this decade's list doesn't come as much of a surprise.
Here are the top 5 best TV shows ever created in the world, according to the poll (followed by the percentage of votes):
Le plus grand cabaret du monde (France, France 2, 1998-) : 45%
Oprah Winfrey Show (Syndicated, 1986-2011) : 14%
Antônio (Brazil, Globo, since 1994) : 12%
Dancing with the Stars (International, since 2006) : 10%
Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain? (India, STAR Plus, since 2008) : 7%
Check out: The Full Watch and Listen's "Greatest TV Shows of All Time" List for 2021
Poll results stir controversy among television critics
While millions of Sébastien's fans in France and around the world were thrilled with the news, questions have been raised about the objectivity and fairness of the survey. Only a few minutes after the poll had been released, famous television critic and newspaper director Simon Ebert commented on his Twitter account:
Patrick Sébastien?? Le plus grand cabaret du monde?? … Really??
— Simon Ebert (@ESimon) 16 January 2021
"Our poll has in the past been the subject of criticism", explains Watch and Listen's editor Gary McDermott, adding that "its prestige comes from its exclusivity and its longevity" (the poll has been run every ten years since January 1931).
Do you agree with this poll? Is Le plus grand cabaret du monde the best TV show ever for you?
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People's Police Academy urged to become key educational institution
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged the People's Police Academy to become a key and national standardised educational institution, gearing towards a prestigious police training centre in the region and the world.
VNA Monday, May 14, 2018 18:16
President hosts Lao Minister of Public Security
Thursday, March 16, 2017 16:54
Vietnam, Mozambique step up security cooperation
Sunday, July 05, 2015 18:11
NA Chairman launches new school year at Police Academy
Monday, October 13, 2014 16:30
Language Link offers English course for police
Thursday, April 14, 2011 15:03
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc shakes hands with delegates at the celebration. (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged the People's Police Academy (PPA) to become a key and national standardised educational institution, gearing towards a prestigious police training centre in the region and the world.
He was speaking at a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the PPA on May 14, during which the leader applauded outstanding achievements the academy has recorded over the past five decades.
PM Phuc pointed out the complex development of national security and order, with the prevalence of criminal crimes, especially organised, international, high-tech and drug crimes, and those resisting on-duty officials, along with traffic safety, social disorder and fires which have sparked public concern.
Given this, the police forces must be consolidated to continue becoming a pillar and reliable support of the Party and the State in protecting political security and social order and safety, contributing to creating favourable conditions for socio-economic development, and ensuring peace and happiness for people, he said.
On this occasion, PM presented the title of "Hero of the people's armed forces during the anti-US resistance war for national salvation" to the academy.
On this occasion, the PPA also received the Labour Order, first class, of the Lao Party and State.
In his remarks, PPA Director Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Xuan Yem said as the only police training institution in Vietnam, the PPA now has more than 1,300 officials and nearly 19,000 students.
The academy has trained 150,000 officers for the police forces and served as a trust-worthy training address for criminal investigators.
Of note, the PPA has helped Laos and Cambodia train many officers and develop national centres training public security and police forces for the countries.-VNA
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc People's Police Academy national standardised educational institution on-duty officials Labour Order Vietnam VietnamPlus Viet Nam News
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 27 sent a message of congratulations to Chris Hipkins on his election as Prime Minister of New Zealand./.
☕ Afternoon briefing on January 27
The following is a brief review of the day's events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
Vietnam underlines consistent promotion of gender equality in all aspects
Ambassador Le Thi Hong Van has reaffirmed Vietnam's consistent policy of raising women's position and promoting gender equality in all aspects, while attending recent events marking the International Day of Women in Multilateralism.
NA leader lauds State Audit Office's crucial contributions
Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue made a new-year visit to the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) on January 27, the first working day after the week-long Lunar New Year holiday.


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Q: Unable to insert data using generate_series() in redshift I'm trying to insert all dates for next 10 days using below query.
INSERT INTO sda.all_dates (checkin)
SELECT CURRENT_DATE +  generate_series(0, 10) AS checkin;

but unable to do, getting error
INFO:  Function "generate_series(integer,integer)" not supported.
ERROR:  Specified types or functions (one per INFO message) not supported on Redshift tables.

when i execute only SELECT part it give correct result
SELECT CURRENT_DATE +  generate_series(0, 10) AS checkin;

A: When you execute only SELECT, the query is executed on leader node since no table scan is required, that is why you get the correct result.
 But when you involve redshift tables (like INSERT INTO) the query with generate_series() is executed on compute node, which is not a supported function in redshift.
If I've made a bad assumption please comment and I'll refocus my answer.

A: Amazon Redshift doesn't support what you're looking for.
Refer : Amazon Redshift Documentation for unsupported functions
generate_series() is one of the many postgres functions not supported by Amazon Redshift

A: Generators are not supported in Redshift, as pointed above.
You have 2 options:
1) a small hack like this:
with
series as (
    select 1 as n
    union select 2
    union select 3
)
select (current_date+interval '1 day'*n)::date
from series

2) create a dimensional table that stores every date of the calendar so you'll have something like this:
select date
from dim.calendar
where date between current_date and current_date+interval '10 day'

you can create such table by running generate_series() in Postgres, copying the result to CSV and loading that CSV to Redshift, it has to be done once. Besides dates, you can have different derivatives from date (first date of the week, month, quarter, etc.) depending on your goals.
UPD: Redshift supports generate_series() now

A: To work around this limitation, I exported the output of the query that contains generate_series() to my localhost, uploaded it to redshift and inserted the data through a copy command. I tried using unload(), but that command also fails when you're using generate_series().

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