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NAMASTE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Delayed TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE - 01/20 04:32:27 pm
0.285 CAD -8.06%
01/19 NAMASTE TECHNOLOGIES : Closes $23 Million Bought Deal Public Offering
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01/15 UPDATE : Namaste Technologies Drops 24% as it Raises Bought-Deal Share Offering to C$20.02 Million
Namaste Technologies : Announces Termination of Agreement with Ignite
TORONTO, Oct. 2, 2020 /CNW/ - Namaste Technologies Inc. ("Namaste" or the "Company") (TSXV: N) (FRANKFURT: M5BQ) (OTCMKTS: NXTTF), a leading online platform for cannabis products, accessories, and responsible education, today announces the mutual termination of an agreement between CannMart Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and IGNITE International Brands, Ltd. ("Ignite") to utilize certain Ignite trademarks on cannabis based products. CannMart will continue selling remaining Ignite inventory through provincial control boards and through its medical channel at Cannmart.com through to December 29, 2020 and will no longer act as distributor for Ignite in Canada. Ignite products, to the extent made available by licensed retailers in Saskatchewan, will also continue to be available on Cannmart.com via it's VendorLink platform.
"Our customers and partners are critical to the long-term success of our company, and we are on a mission to connect consumers with the solutions that fit into their lives," said Meni Morim, CEO of the Company. "It is also our belief that brand recognition will be a major driver of growth as the legal industry matures and transitions to consumer packaged goods (CPG). The cannabis landscape is continuously changing, and I'm excited about our future, innovative product portfolio that will continue to delight our consumers. We wish Ignite all the best in its future endeavours."
About Ignite
IGNITE is a global consumer brand, operating in the premium product segment of the market. Founded by Dan Bilzerian, the Company's 'quality-first' approach is fundamental to the brand and its products. Originally operating in the cannabis and hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) wellness space, IGNITE was able to establish its brand awareness. IGNITE product categories now include a full line of CBD oil tinctures, CBD topicals, CBD pet products and CBD vape devices, produced by various partners and sold through select distributors, brick and mortar retailers, and online through the Company's website, ignite.co. The IGNITE THC product line, which was launched subsequent to the CBD product line, incorporates quality, locally sourced, cannabis products.
Since the launching of its THC and CBD products, the Company has expanded into the beverage space, launching a full line of functional performance enhancing drinks. The IGNITE beverage line currently consists of PH-alkaline balanced water, a line of premium performance drinks, named Z-RO as well as a gluten-free, seven-time distilled vodka. IGNITE beverages will be distributed nationally within the United States and available to purchase on the IGNITE beverages website, IgniteBeverages.co.
IGNITE is a socially responsible company and is committed to using its marketing and brand power as a positive catalyst for a healthy lifestyle. The IGNITE management team believes that socially responsible oriented actions have a positive impact on the Company, its employees and its shareholders.
Shares of IGNITE are listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) under the symbol "BILZ" and quoted in the United States on the OTCQX under the symbol "BILZF".
Further information on IGNITE can be found on the Company's website at ignite.co
About Namaste Technologies Inc.
Headquartered in Toronto, ON, Namaste Technologies is a leading online platform for cannabis products, accessories, and responsible education. The Company's 'everything cannabis store', CannMart.com, provides medical customers with a diverse selection of hand-picked products from a multitude of federally-licensed cultivators, all on one convenient site. The Company also distributes licensed and in-house branded cannabis and cannabis derived products to recreational consumers in Canada through a number of provincial government control boards and retailing bodies and online in Saskatchewan. Namaste's global technology and continuous innovation address local needs in a burgeoning cannabis industry requiring smart solutions.
Information on the Company and its many products can be accessed through the links below:
NamasteTechnologies.com
NamasteMD.com
Cannmart.com
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION – This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. All statements contained herein that are not historical in nature contain forward-looking information. Forward-looking information can be identified by words or phrases such as "may", "expect", "likely", "should", "would", "plan", "anticipate", "intend", "potential", "proposed", "estimate", "believe" or the negative of these terms, or other similar words, expressions and grammatical variations thereof, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" happen, and are not limited to, statements regarding Namaste's expectations regarding its ability to connect consumers to cannabis related solution and its product portfolio delighting consumers. The forward-looking information contained herein is made as of the date of this press release and is based on assumptions management believed to be reasonable at the time such statements were made, including the Company's expectations herein. While we consider these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to management, there is no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. By their nature, forward-looking information is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that may be general or specific and which give rise to the possibility that expectations, forecasts, predictions, projections or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that assumptions may not be correct and that objectives, strategic goals and priorities will not be achieved. A variety of factors, including known and unknown risks, many of which are beyond our control, could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information in this press release. Such factors include, without limitation those risk factors found in the Company's current MD&A and annual information form, both of which have been filed under the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release or has in any way approved or disapproved of the contents of this press release.
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Sales 2020 23,8 M 18,8 M 18,8 M
Net income 2020 -25,5 M -20,2 M -20,2 M
Net Debt 2020 - - -
P/E ratio 2020 -3,88x
Capitalization 123 M 97,3 M 97,3 M
Capi. / Sales 2020 5,17x
Nbr of Employees 21
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How music streaming service exclusives make pirating tempting again
By Ashley Carman@ashleyrcarman Apr 10, 2016, 12:03pm EDT
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Streaming services have been massively successful. Spotify debuted in the US in 2011 and has 30 million paying subscribers worldwide as of last month. Apple Music, which launched this past year, now has over 10 million paying users. Forty million people are paying to stream music instead of pirating it is a big win for musicians. But it's becoming more and more difficult for users to live with a single subscription. Rampant piracy could make a comeback, solely because streaming service exclusives, and complete artist opt-outs, make it impossible to get all music in one place.
The music industry was, and continues to be, determined to tackle illegal downloads. Napster and its descendants have been shut down, people have been prosecuted under threat of immense fines, and the music industry even tried to blow up the internet as a last resort. One report from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry estimates that 20 million Americans continue to pirate music, as well as about a fifth of the world's population. The streaming service numbers show, however, that when good options exist, listeners will gladly pay for music. Paid streaming's massive popularity is a testament to its value — but that proposition could be tested as companies rush to compete with exclusives.
500,000 people reportedly pirated 'TLOP'
This week, Drake dropped two new singles off his upcoming album Views from the 6. The tracks are currently only available on Apple Music. Last month, Kanye West released his newest album The Life of Pablo on Tidal only. It came to Spotify this month after an estimated 500,000 people had already torrented it. Big Sean and Jhené Aiko released their collaboration album TWENTY88 on only Tidal at first. Beyonce and Nicki Minaj released a Tidal-only music video for Feeling Myself. Tracks and albums are still coming to all services, but at a much slower pace and without as much buy-in from recognizable artists. The exclusives will, certainly, help to at least expose users to a service. More than a million people signed up for Tidal over the course of a day just to get Kanye's new album, though it's assumed that most won't stick around. At what cost to listeners are these exclusives being made and where does it leave fans?
If users wanted to subscribe to only one service, it would come out to approximately $120 per year. Two services will cost $240, and three services — say, Apple Music, Tidal, and Spotify — will cost $360, which will be a substantial cost to casual listeners.
Streaming services are hurting listeners in their quest to tempt them into subscribing for exclusives. I used to pirate music through old-school services like WinMX when I was growing up. I now pay for Spotify, assuming that the music I want to hear will always be available, whether it's old or new, and whether I'm offline or not. The dream of streaming all the music in the world won't last long if it becomes just another expensive patchwork of barriers.
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Disinformation Briefing
The CyberWire Pro Disinformation Briefing for 4.16.20
At a glance.
Not quite a deep fake, but the possibility of a damaging fake.
China's COVID-19 disinformation campaigns.
Iran's derivative disinformation campaigns, with an excursus into quackery.
Disinformation and delusion.
Notes on an alleged Russian campaign against Western (especially US) science.
Experts who should know better.
The technical, practical, and ethical challenges of content moderation.
Video substitution in TikTok.
App developers posting at Mysk say that it's possible to show TikTok users fake videos. Naked Security was able to replicate their hack.
Erich Kron, Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4, commented on the demonstration: "Anytime an internet application uses HTTP instead of HTTPS, there is a risk of the information being modified in a man-in-the middle attack. While this attack is possible, the risks are fairly low given the requirements needed to pull it off. You really should not be using TikTok as your source of important news without verifying its authenticity by going straight to the news media site to confirm it. It is critical that we teach people how to verify stories on legitimate websites, especially given the proliferation of misleading information in all areas of social media, especially during highly emotional times like this COVID-19 pandemic."
Short game: China's COVID-19 disinformation campaigns.
The Wall Street Journal has an overview of the shape, scope, and probable objectives of the Chinese government's disinformation campaign concerning the coronavirus pandemic. The efforts' goals seem to be at least threefold. First, deflect any blame for mishandling the epidemic away from the Chinese government. This would include misleading accounts about the epidemic's emergence and subsequent development as well as disinformation about its recent progress (like, for example, the claim that none of Hubei Province's 42,000 healthcare workers were infected with COVID-19, a claim contradicted by earlier Journal reporting).
That first objective is related to the second: fix any blame there might be for the emergence of the virus somewhere else. That somewhere else has usually been the United States, China's principal international rival, and the blame has either taken the form of contentions that the virus was a US biowar project gone (arguably) wrong, or that US personnel were somehow the initial infection vectors in Wuhan. These claims tend to be stronger than that the natural disaster or epidemic has been made worse by official missteps or bungling: they often carry the implication of conspiracy. (And if there have been missteps or bungling, they weren't made by the Chinese Communist Party.)
The fixation on an American origin story hasn't prevented the development of domestic policies that focus on Africans resident in China as infection vectors. Quartz notes that a wave of evictions has pushed African migrants out of housing and denied them alternative accommodations. The governments of Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda have summoned Beijing's ambassadors and demanded explanations.
And third, there's a broader effort to portray China as a good international citizen, a reliable and technologically savvy provider of humanitarian aid. A contrast is generally drawn to the United States, with the Americans depicted as the opposite: unreliable, inept, and unfeeling. This would be a move toward displacing, where it can, the US from exercising this kind of soft power. (That messaging is undercut by evictions of African migrants, but those evictions are for domestic consumption.)
The methods the Chinese services have adopted depend strongly on state-run media gaining access to social media audiences through advertising, with subsequent amplification in other social media posts. Researchers at the Stanford Internet Observatory told the Wall Street Journal that Beijing has purchased over two-hundred political ads on Facebook since the end of 2018. More than a third of those, however, were bought within the past two months, and those for the most part "focused on trying to shape global perception around China's handling of the coronavirus outbreak." China's Facebook political advertising has drawn roughly forty-five-million views since February 15th, which in volume at least exceeds the reach the Internet Research Agency, that active Russian troll farm, achieved around the US 2016 elections.
Facebook said last October that it would label ads purchased by state media, and Twitter says it's banned advertising by state media. Chinese government operators, however, have proved able to run ads (unlabeled) on both platforms.
The method of the Chinese disinformation surrounding coronavirus has been compared to Russian disinformation operations, and they do have in common an effort to darken counsel and induce doubt. But whereas Russian operations have tended to be purely disruptive, the Chinese disinformation is organized to serve positive--positive from the Chinese government's point of view--goals. It's also made more use of advertising.
Some of the disinformation has been heavy-handed and obvious, like an attempt the National Review reports in which the Chinese Consulate in Chicago attempted to get the Wisconsin legislature to pass a resolution praising China's handling of the Wuhan outbreak. But two other techniques are noteworthy, because they show some success. First, there's a tendency to pick up casual posts along the lines of "you know, I had a funny cold a couple of months ago; wonder if it was coronavirus." These are amplified to suggest that the virus had its origins outside of China. Second, there's also a tendency to communicate by insinuation. Thus the claim that COVID-19 is the product of a US biowar program is typically made not by assertion, but by posing a question: Was COVID-19 an American weapon? Inquiring minds want to know. Shouldn't this be investigated? We're not saying it's so, but it sure sounds suspicious. And so on.
Such conspiracy mongering gains traction with repetition. The intended audience is Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa. But Foreign Affairs suggests that not as many are buying the Chinese line as Beijing might hope. An essay in Foreign Policy argues that mistreatment of African expatriates in China during the virus response have damaged China's charm offensive in Africa. Another Foreign Policy piece points out that conspiracy theories in general are proving difficult to control.
Another short game: Iranian disinformation rides Beijing's coattails.
Chinese operators have been the most active purveyors of disinformation during the COVID-19 emergency, but other actors haven't been idle either. Graphika reports that an Iranian threat group, the International Union of Virtual Media (IUVM, a front operation), has been active in pushing the line that the coronavirus had its origins in a US biowar program. "The IUVM operation is significant and manned by a well-resourced and persistent actor, but its effectiveness should not be overstated," Graphika cautions. Their reach has been limited, attracting only around 3000 followers, the Verge notes.
But persistent they have been. The group's accounts have been the repeated target of takedowns by Facebook, Google and Twitter, but they continue to reappear. Their line is generally pro-Iranian and pro-Palestinian; anti-US, anti-Israel, anti-Turkey, and anti-Saudi. Like much Chinese disinformation (and unlike much Russian disinformation), the Iranian efforts aim at persuading an audience to specific set of views, and not merely at disruption. On the principle of the enemy of my enemy is my friend, the IUVM has been heavily engaged in repeating stories that tend to Beijing's advantage. They generally praise China's response to the epidemic, dismiss criticism of Beijing as "psychological warfare," commend China's contributions to international emergency relief, and even praise China's business acumen in using the crisis as an opportunity to buy low and sell high.
Some Iranian disinformation has aimed at boosting domestic morale, with perhaps a secondary objective of boosting the Islamic Republic's scientific chops in the rest of the world. Radio Free Europe | Radio Liberty reports that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has exhibited what it describes as a device capable of detecting COVID-19 by generating a magnetic field capable of revealing infection at distances of a hundred meters, with no blood samples required. The IRGC credits scientists working for the Basij paramilitaries with the invention. The device on display, technical implausibility aside, seems to be the same bogus device sold by a crew of British fraudsters as a bomb detector. (The gentlemen and lady responsible for that scam, some of whose marks were in Iran, as it happens, were convicted in British courts and detained for some years at her Majesty's pleasure. The BBC has the story. The device has a history going back to the 1990s, when American scam artists first introduced it as the "Gopher," a device golfers could use to find their lost balls on the course.) It's dowsing, with a little electromagnetic lipstick.
It's worth noting that Iran's Health Ministry quickly reacted to the IRGC's televised announcement of the screener by stressing that the device had been neither tested nor licensed. This suggests, first, that Iranian agencies aren't moving in lockstep, and also that the IRGC may have given in to quackery as opposed to having taken a decision to mount an elaborate disinformation campaign. The quack tends to believe his own press releases. Not so the charlatan, the scam artist, or the propagandist.
In any case, the story has met with some domestic skepticism. As Radio Free Europe | Radio Liberty points out, the local mood isn't in this case a particularly credulous one: "'The IRGC could not distinguish a passenger plane from a missile, how can we believe that it can detect a virus in nanometer dimensions in less than five seconds,' a user said on social media."
Other actors, mixing disinformation and delusion.
To return to conspiracy theories, they've been used with success by state actors (consider the tragic history of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, an antisemitic piece fabricated by the Tsarist Okhrana in the late Nineteenth Century that's contributed to as much suffering as any document we can think of). Such conspiracy mongering gains traction with repetition. The intended audience of the conspiracy theory about COVID-19 that Beijing has been retailing is Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa. Much of the Chinese disinformation has been picked up, opportunistically, by Russian and Iranian services.
It's also been picked up by non-state actors, extremists of various varieties or unwitting agents of influence adopting various elements of the Chinese line. The agents of influence have tended to focus on isolated pieces of Chinese disinformation. The extremists who are retailing bogus conspiracy theories, mostly Islamist and far-right, according to the Washington Post, have been more independent if not particularly original. Their work has most often been a variation on an anti-semitic theme, with calls for radicalization and incitement to action. One depressing social media post was from an Islamist extremist who said he was infected with COVID-19 and so was volunteering his services as a biological weapon. He was interested in hearing suggestions concerning targeting.
Long game: Russian disinformation aims at US science.
The New York Times claims that Russia has been running a long campaign aimed at undermining the authority of US scientific consensus on a range of topics, but especially on health-related and biomedical research. The "decade long" disinformation campaign is said to have promoted quack treatments and questionable research, "undermining major institutions" and rendering outbreaks of disease more serious. The report sees some of the effects of that campaign manifesting themselves in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It's a long game, and the goal is the usual one of darkening counsel and sowing mistrust.
One should be cautious, however, about attributing too much success to the campaign the New York Times describes. Bellingcat, no friend of the Kremlin, offers a number of animadversions about the Times story, most of which come down to offering reasons to think that the Times is too willing to take its examples of disinformation at the propagandists' own estimation. The report, for example, makes a great deal of a news aggregator called "Russophile." Russophile is real enough, but Bellingcat describes it as a small, route-step outfit with perhaps 3000 followers or so. Russophile's claims to be based in Russia even appear bogus.
Bellingcat also wants to insist on some useful distinctions, which seem right. To summarize them briefly, there are two terms that have come to be used interchangeably in reports of disinformation: bots and trolls. Bellingcat adds a third, obvious category: jerks. Bots are automated spewers of content. Trolls are not: when not controlled by some guiding intelligence service, they're just jerks who make a nuisance of themselves in chatrooms, comment sections, and social media. But a troll in the context of a disinformation campaign—like the ones run by the troll farmers of Saint Petersburg's Internet Research Agency—ah, those are jerks with marching orders, or nice guys paid to act like jerks, and to march. Bellingcat stresses that reach and consequence are important:
"Perhaps the most important lesson of addressing disinformation is to consider the importance and consequences of highlighting specific reports. Cherrypicking reports of disinformation is not terribly difficult — there are a bevy of "alternative news" sites that are ideologically driven and far from truthful in their publications. However, when a large media organization such as the New York Times lifts a little-read or obscure story, the tiny whimper of disinformation is transformed into something far louder and more dangerous.
"As of the time of this piece's publication, the tweet from the Russophile account sharing the coronavirus disinformation described in the New York Times had one retweet and two favorites. An engagement of three people is, apparently, enough to warrant a reaction in the paper of record."
Russia has its own popular problems with pseudoscience and charlatan healers. Radio Free Europe | Radio Liberty notes that a late-Soviet period psychic, Anatoly Kashpirovsky, has resurfaced as a presence on YouTube. (Lest Americans get too cocky, we will note that we've seen a lot more Peter Popov healing water commercials on TV lately, too.)
Disinformation is a challenge the US military may have trouble meeting.
State actors, notably China (defensively), Russia (disruptively), and to a lesser extent Iran (with conspiracy-mongering whacks at its two bêtes noires, the United States and Israel), have actively pushed various lines of disinformation about COVID-19's origins and propagation. A Military Times op-ed wonders how well prepared the US Department of Defense is to parry large-scale disinformation campaigns and concludes that the answer is "not very." The op-ed's authors see doctrinal confusion as presenting an obstacle to clarity (and to the assignment of roles and missions in ways that make operational sense).
Research that isn't really, well, research, at least not yet. Or experts behaving badly.
This may be seen in a simulation by researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology, published as a gif showing how "droplets" might be spread in the "slipstream" of runners, cyclists, and others exercising out of doors. It's been widely disseminated by people cautioning one another about the dangers of being out of doors at all, with so many COVID-19 vectors out there cropdusting away as they try to get some exercise.
The lead researcher complains, as quoted in Vice, that "people should read and not misread my tweets and texts," but in this case the researchers have written so little that perhaps people should be forgiven for not reading what's not really there. It's often said that "data" is not the plural of "anecdote," and it might be worth adding another useful rule-of-thumb: a gif is not a report of research.
Anyone familiar with the difficulties of simulating and predicting downwind hazards is unlikely to be taken in, but those who aren't (and that's most of us) may find the gif frightening and convincing. After all, there it is, in all the animated colors of the rainbow. Lead researcher Bert Blocken, a professor of aerodynamics, again according to Motherboard, "I have never and nowhere discouraged people from walking, running, or cycling. Rather the opposite. Maybe people should read more, and react less."
But he did speak with Laatste Nieuws in order to warn people of the danger of getting too close to joggers, because after all, as he tweeted, "Crisis is urgent." So which is it? You can read the news articles and the tweets as closely as possible, with all the hermeneutical skills in the world, but without some extratextual knowledge you'd be spooked, too.
Looking ahead, some advocate a post-pandemic content moderation regime.
In fairness content moderation is a tough and unfamiliar problem, even if you think of it in the slightly old-fashioned terms of rumor control. There's no easy list of best practices to inform effective counter-messaging. Some of the difficulty in handling disinformation may be seen in the speed with which misinformation spreads, and the surprising reach even implausible memes can have. WIRED traces the strange conviction that COVID-19 is somehow related to 5G, and that such relationship has been created by some conspiracy or other, to a January interview in a Belgian publication. (It's a Flemish publication, by the way, so one would expect even more reach had it appeared in Francophone media, there being many more speakers of French in the world than there are speakers of Dutch.) It's since been picked up by the dreary and tiresome celebrity tribes of slacktivists and influencers, with regrettably but predictably far-reaching effects. Some of those effects have even been kinetic, as cell towers in the English midlands have been vandalized and telecommunications workers threatened.
Another essay in WIRED offers a public health case for post-crisis regulation of political discourse. "We must recognize that political discourse is public health," is how it closes. How such content control might be accomplished isn't entirely clear, but the author's preferred solutions seem to run along corporatist lines. As an earlier communitarian slogan had it, the personal is political, and the argument in WIRED clearly asserts that rights reside primarily in communities, only secondarily in individuals. In certain communities, that is: some communities appear to be more equal than others. The epistemological, or narrative, question of what content is true and what false, or perhaps which is privileged and which problematic, would presumably remain to be worked out. As to establishing or reestablishing trust in the right authorities, see the notes above about slipstreams and virus-detection with magnetic fields for some perspective on why that may be a harder sell than those who would see a convergence of political discourse and public health might think.
New Iranian Coronavirus 'Detector' Mocked Over Resemblance To British Fake (RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty) Iran's Revolutionary Guards have unveiled a magnetic "coronavirus detector" that has been mocked on social media over its resemblance to a fake bomb detector that was once sold by British fraudsters.
China Using Facebook Ads to Attack America, Spread Virus Disinformation (Epoch Times) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using its state-run social media accounts, which boast tens of millions of ...
Chinese Communist Subversion of WHO Undermined Global Pandemic Response (Epoch Times) News Analysis The World Health Organization (WHO) is facing a flurry of criticism for its response to the ...
U.N. Backs Down on Partnership With Chinese Firm for 75th Anniversary (Foreign Policy) The decision comes after U.S. officials and human rights advocates complained that Tencent aids Beijing in surveillance.
China's Racism Is Wrecking Its Success in Africa (Foreign Policy) The expulsion of Africans from their homes in southern China is causing a diplomatic storm.
As the Coronavirus Spreads, Conspiracy Theories Are Going Viral Too (Foreign Policy) Dubious and unfounded claims on the internet intended for domestic consumption are reaching far beyond their target audiences, allowing governments to spread disinformation cheaply and…
Putin's Long War Against American Science (New York Times) A decade of health disinformation promoted by President Vladimir Putin of Russia has sown wide confusion, hurt major institutions and encouraged the spread of deadly illnesses.
How (not) to Report on Russian Disinformation (bellingcat) Whether you're listening to NPR, watching MSNBC, or reading New York Times, you will likely be barraged with stories about Russian trolls meddling in every topic imaginable. No matter how obscure, it always seems like these formless groups of "Russian trolls" are spreading discord about the topic du jour — Colin Kaepernick, the Parkland shootings,...
The Pandemic Won't Make China the World's Leader (Foreign Affairs) Few Countries Are Buying the Model or the Message From Beijing
Chinese Consulate Asked Wisconsin State Senate to Praise CCP for 'Sharing Key Information' about Coronavirus, Emails Show (National Review) State Senate President Roger Roth was asked to "consider adopting a resolution expressing solidarity with the Chinese people in fighting the coronavirus."
As COVID-19 Hits Russia, A Self-Styled Psychic Healer And Soviet-Era Icon Returns (RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty) The self-styled psychic healer Anatoly Kashpirovsky once held the Soviet Union under his spell with programs aimed at those who were struggling to cope with their world's collapse -- and were prone to believe what they saw on TV. Now, after years in the shadows, he's enjoying a comeback of sorts amid the coronavirus pandemic -- as an unlikely YouTube star.
TikTok users beware: Hackers could swap your videos with their own (Naked Security) TikTok doesn't use HTTPS for its images and videos – so crooks could swap out the videos you see and you would never know.
Making Cyberspace Safe for Democracy: The New Landscape of Information Competition (Foreign Affairs) With the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign underway, stories of Russian interference are again in the headlines. In 2016, Russia's hacking operations and use of social media to manipulate public discourse in the United States caught U.S. policymakers off-guard. Four years later, officials have not yet fully understood that those attacks reflected the changing landscape of geopolitical competition.
Reddit makes political ads more transparent ahead of 2020 election (POLITICO) Reddit will begin publicly disclosing its political advertisers and how much money they shell out, the company said Monday.
U.S. Official: Beware of Chinese Leaders Bearing Coronavirus Gifts (Foreign Policy) Senior State arms official says China's outreach could put at risk sovereign U.S. allies and American weapons systems.
5 cyber issues the coronavirus lays bare (Fifth Domain) As more and more U.S. schools and businesses shutter their doors, the rapidly evolving coronavirus pandemic is helping to expose society's dependence — good and bad — on the digital world.
Pentagon denies ABC News report that intelligence warned of 'cataclysmic' coronavirus pandemic last November (Washington Examiner) WHAT, WHEN DID DOD KNOW?: The National Center for Medical Intelligence issued a rare public denial of a report by ABC News, which alleged that "concerns about what is now known to be the novel coronavirus pandemic were detailed in a November intelligence report" by the NCMI, which is part of the…
China Pushes Viral Messages to Shape Coronavirus Narrative (Wall Street Journal) China has been buying up ads on U.S. social-media sites and adopting online tactics reminiscent of Russian disinformation campaigns in an apparent attempt to shape the story internationally about the coronavirus response, according to researchers analyzing the activity.
Fauci: China misled the world; virus erupted in mid-December (The Washington Times) Dr. Anthony Fauci says that human-to-human transmission of COVID-19 diseases erupted in China in mid-December, yet the communist regime told the U.S. and the world that the virus was only transmitted animal-to-human.
The Right-Wing Plan to Investigate WHO Isn't Totally Wrong (Wired) A right-wing stunt to pin the blame for Covid-19 on the World Health Organization actually contains a useful notion.
How Coronavirus Disinformation Gets Past Social Media Moderators (Bellingcat) The COVID-19 pandemic has forced social media companies to take a more active stance against disinformation. The most striking recent example came on March 31, when Facebook, Twitter and YouTube all banned videos from Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro. These videos featured Bolsonaro advising the use of an antimalarial, chloroquine, to treat the novel coronavirus. Charlie...
Investigating Coronavirus Fakes And Disinfo? Here Are Some Tools For You (Bellingcat) There is no dignified way of putting it — the world has gone bananas as the COVID-19 pandemic rages. When the threat of deadly infection is mixed with the peculiar rush of going viral, people are bound to spread fakes. Even those of us who mean well. Many Bellingcat team members are impacted by this...
Battling COVID-19, is DoD prepared for an onslaught of disinfo and propaganda from foreign competitors? (Military Times) Until DoD shifts its paradigm for information, it will continue to lag behind not only China, but also Russia and extremist groups with a more systems level approach to national information strategy.
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Phoenix, AZ – CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Company recently announced that it has filed a plan with the Arizona Department of Insurance to change its corporate structure to a mutual holding company.
The plan was recently approved by the company's board of directors and filed with the Arizona Department of Insurance (DOI) on January 12, 2018. The plan is subject to DOI review and approval, as well as approval of existing member policyholders of CopperPoint Mutual Insurance Company.
Create a company structure that offers greater opportunity for growth, organizational and financial flexibility while retaining a focus on delivering best-in-class coverage to agency partners.
Extend mutual membership to policyholders of other CopperPoint insurance companies (mutual membership currently limited to policyholders of CopperPoint Mutual).
Support the company's journey to become a top-tier regional commercial insurer.
The CopperPoint culture, community focus, brand, management team and directors remains unchanged by the new corporate structure. This transition will not disrupt or change the coverage or service provided under CopperPoint policies and will not affect CopperPoint's relationships with agents, brokers and other business partners. CopperPoint will be owned 100% by policyholders, both before and after the transaction.
CopperPoint's member policyholders will vote on the conversion plan in advance of the company's annual meeting in June 2018. Detailed information will be provided to members in advance of the annual meeting. In the interim, email ask@copperpoint.com with any questions.


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Writing Statues: Creative Writing Workshop with Eve Makis
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What would a statue say if it could talk? Would it be indignant about its removal? Curse its creator? What stories could it tell you?
The third segment of Formations, our year-long programme delivered in partnership with Nottingham Trent University's Postcolonial Studies Centre. , includes events in January and February under the thematic banner – Formation: Memorials, focusing on the memorialisation of people, places, and histories, through statues and monuments and through writing.
We will consider memorialisation in locations including the UK, US, and Pakistan, consider renowned figures and the politics of the statues and other public monuments commemorating them, and invite you to join us for conversations, poetry readings, and writing workshops.
Writing Statues: Creative Writing Workshop with Postcolonial Studies Centre writer-in-residence Eve Makis
Creative writing workshop inspired by controversial statues. What would a statue say if it could talk? Would it be indignant about its removal? Curse its creator? What stories could it tell you? What late night assignations has it witnessed? Come along and make things up. Express yourself about public art in a creative way.
All participants will get the chance of having their work edited and included on a spoken word album bringing their written work to life.
Biographical notes:
Eve Makis is the author of four novels, a life-writing guide and an award-winning screenplay. She's a recipient of the Young Booksellers International Book of the Year Award and the Aurora Mardiganian Gold Medal. Her works were also shortlisted for the East Midlands Book Award and the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize. She teaches fiction on the MA Creative Writing course at Nottingham Trent University, where she is writer in residence for the Centre for Postcolonial Studies.
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Motorola Razr 2019: Everything you need to know about
It's time to rejoice if you are among those people who remember the most iconic Motorola Razr Flip mobile phone way back in mid-2000. It is back and now it's an Android phone with a foldable screen.
The new Motorola Razr has the same name with a nearly identical design, yet modernized. This new gadget is an ultra-sleek smartphone that has a large screen and folds into a square-like device.
But the design of the new Motorola phone does not imitate the Samsung Galaxy Fold. It has a different take on the designing of a foldable form factor. There are lots of things to know about this brand new smartphone, so continue reading for all the details like the release dates, its price, design, and many more.
Motorola Razr price and release date
The 2019 Moto Razr will cost around $1500 when you will pre-order through Verizon on 26th December. A bit of relief when considering this phone to the Galaxy Fold, priced for $1980. Verizon will offer a $62.49 monthly payment plan spread over 24 months if you don't want to pay at once.
The Motorola Razr price may not be that high for a foldable smartphone, but so far as the hardware specs of the new Motorola Razr is concerned, it's a bit expensive. In the United Kingdom, the Razr 2019 will be available on EE with pre-orders opening in December.
The company gave some hints that there will be pre-orders in European countries, Asia, Australia, and Latin America in December. The final Motorola Razr release date would be somewhere in January 2020. The executives at Motorola have confirmed that this phone will be out for sale in Asia, Australia, and Latin America at some point in time.
The company is yet to announce the price for these markets, although it can be assumed that Razr 2019 will have a price tag of £1500 in the UK.
Motorola Razr specs
Going through its specifications, the new Razr will not have the processing power as other foldable phones like the Samsung Galaxy Fold and the Huawei Mate X. According to reports, the company will employ Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 chipset coupled with 4 gigabytes RAM and 64 gigabytes of storage. Another model with 6 gigabytes RAM and 128 gigabytes of internal storage will be made available.
Although the 710 chipset supports Qualcomm's Quick Charge technology, still it's not clear exactly what type of fast charging the new Razr will offer. The company has equipped this phone with a battery capacity of 2510 mAh.
That's significantly a small battery when compared to the battery in Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X phones. However, the short battery life of the new phone will not have a negative impact because the device is not that big. It was expected that the company would fit a much bigger battery in its flagship foldable phone.
Motorola Razr 2019 design
Motorola kept the design of its original version that came in 2004, albeit with a modern twist. The new Razr will retain the iconic flip design seen on the original handset and a secondary screen on the outside casing for notifications.
The new Razr will have a hinge that will remain hidden from your view by the display when you will use the phone. It has an expansive screen with accurate aspect ratios that will make your multimedia content look vivid without noises.
It may not feel like the old rugged light Razr because the new one is a little denser, wider, and a bit harder to open with one hand. Other than the nostalgic feeling, this phone has less impressive specs compared to other smartphone brands. Even the central display screen is similar to an average phone, and the resolution isn't remarkable.
But the innovative hamburger-style' folding design of this phone is pretty much impressive. This foldable phone fits in the pocket perfectly. When folded, this device fits in your hand quite easily. It has a black metal textured back and a glass cover. Under the screen is the rear camera. When the phone is folded, this camera becomes the front-facing shooting camera.
The rear panel of the phone is made of metal, which affirms that the phone will not support wireless charging. The bottom part comprises antennas, USB Type-C ports, speakers, and fingerprint touch sensors. The Razr 2019 doesn't have a facial unlocking feature, and the touch sensor is a bit awkward to use.
The Motorola Razr uses eSIM and has no extra slots for SIM cards or expandable memory cards. There is an absence of a 3.5 mm headphone jack as well. A lock button and a volume rocker are present on the right side, which is too slim.
Moto Razr 2019 display
The clamshell smartphone features a 2.7-inches external display of 800X600 resolution with an aspect ratio of 4:3 and an internal 6.2-inches OLED display of 2142X876 resolution with an aspect ratio of 21:9.
The phone's external screen displays notifications about phone calls, messages, and emails. You can respond quickly to the messages with the help of canned responses or by voice message. The playback control buttons are displayed on the exterior screen when you are listening to music.
Google Assistant is incorporated in the Quick View display, and responses pop up on the screen. The Quick View displays hands over the task to the interior display whenever you tap on the message on the external screen. Suppose you want to reply to an email, tapping on the external display will prompt you to continue on the interior display screen.
The 6.2-inches OLED panel may not be impressive when viewing streaming videos. Many contents will not get the full-screen resolution and far less sharp. Some video samples had black bars on the bottom or top and side of the screen. The display quality needs further improvement compared to other phones, and hopefully, these things may get rectified.
Although you might feel the hinge while running your fingers in the middle portion of the screen, but it is still better than Galaxy Fold, where the visible seam will catch your attention, the exterior screen is far sharper and makes selfies enjoyable. The phone captures a photo as you tap the screen or press the volume button or even better; just turn on a smile for the shutter' option.
Moto Razr durability
The company approached the foldable technique from a completely different perspective, and that seemed to have worked miraculously to Motorola's advantage.
For example, taking a dip at the Galaxy Fold design, you will notice that two phones were piled facing each other, which unfolds into a tablet that is connected by a hinge with a minute gapping. The Razr, on the other hand, is a phone that gets halved upon folding, and the two pieces sit against each other.
There is no gapping because the steel hinges connect the sliding support plates. The display gets support from the plates and keeps it stiff when it is fully extended. The hinges push the plate out of its way. Hence you will not find any crease in the center display, unlike Galaxy Fold.
There are reports that indicate the company was working with Lenovo for a few years and evolved many prototypes before finalizing the foldable display of the new Razr. Motorola is very much confident in its hinge design and hasn't disclosed how many folds the phone can withstand before giving up. The company won't even caution the buyers about taking care of the display screen.
The company will provide a 1-year warranty which will replace broken screens and alternatively you can buy the screen with $299 if the warranty period is over. Motorola thinks that the new Razr will be vulnerable to kinds of problems Galaxy Fold experienced that forced the company to push back its launch.
Moto Razr cameras
The Moto Razr 2019 has put a 16 megapixels rear camera and a 5 megapixels camera front camera. The 16MP camera is housed at the phone's center, which turns in to a rear-facing camera as soon as the phone is flipped open. The 5MP camera is placed in a notch in the interior display.
The exciting part is that both these cameras can click selfies, but the exterior lens can capture better and really fun to use. Gently twist your wrist with the phone held in your hand to get a preview of the selfie-cam on the small Quick View display.
Down to a single-lens camera and improved software, the new Razr takes quality photographs. The camera app on the phone is just like other Motorola phones that have a simple menu for standard photography, video, and different modes such as panorama, night mode, etc.
The primary camera lens is equipped with a night vision mode that will capture stunning photos in low light. The Smart Recognition feature will help to frame your captures as a professional photographer would. The 5MP camera lens perched at the top of the interior screen captures images less sharp than the other one.
Moto Razr performance
For the price range quoted above, it was expected that the phone would be rich in high-end features that include Qualcomm's top-performing Snapdragon 855 processor, a robust camera, and sleek design. However, the design and camera features appear to be fine, but the specs may seem to lag behind from expectations.
The new Moto Razr 2019 will be powered by Snapdragon 710 2.2 GHz octa-core processor combined with 6 gigabytes RAM. This CPU is designed for optimum power consumption rather than raw performance. So you can be sure that you cannot derive enough performance from this phone.
You may wonder why a device that is highly-priced cannot have a robust performance. But if you go through the designing of this phone, you will realize that the sleek design will not support bigger hardware for high performance, and it will drain more battery.
The new Razr will run on Android 9, which means that you will miss many features of Android 10. The device will support Motorola gestures that work even when the phone is closed or opened. The Snapdragon 710 CPU powers the AI (artificial intelligence) features, which include Smart Recognition and Night Vision.
Motorola Razr 2019 battery
The company says that much emphasis was put on the designing of the gadget, and for this reason, some sacrifices have to be made. The biggest weakness of the new Razr might be the battery, which has a capacity of 2510mAH.
The company assures and claims that the battery will not dry out and keep juiced up for a whole day, although you may get some relief to learn that the Snapdragon 710 CPU helps to maximize the battery power by optimizing the usage of the software.
It is not sure whether the battery can stand for long hours, but the battery life can be improved by some behavior changes of the user. Using the small front screen instead of the bigger screen might help a little bit to preserve battery and watching fewer media content.
High-end users may face challenging situations. The Moto Razr comes with a TurboPower charger of 15 watts and doesn't support wireless charging.
The rebirth of the new Motorola Razr after 15 years from its original one isn't just nostalgia, but it is a fully equipped foldable smartphone with lots of functional and fun features. It is true that the processor might not be the best and robust one, cameras have decent features, and the battery life is very average.
But on a broader spectrum, the Razr 2019 may be the complete foldable phone because it solves issues relating to screen crease and builds quality in a convincing and proper way rather than solutions provided by Samsung or Huawei.
The phone may have average specs and too expensive compared to other powerful phones, but the feeling that it still exists can excite you in many ways.
Motorola Razr will be the most exciting phone to be launched in 2020 and what a great year it would be. Once again Motorola enters into the big league of extraordinary creation.
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The Ministry for the Future is a remarkable vision of climate change over the coming decades, from legendary SF author Kim Stanley Robinson.
It is a novel both immediate and impactful, desperate and hopeful in equal measure, and it is one of the most powerful and original books on climate change ever written. Established in 2025, the purpose of the new organisation was simple: To advocate for the world's future generations and to protect all living creatures, present and future. It soon became known as the Ministry for the Future, and this is its story.
Told entirely through fictional eye-witness accounts, The Ministry For The Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, the story of how climate change will affect us all over the decades to come. Its setting is not a desolate, post-apocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us - and in which we might just overcome the extraordinary challenges we face.


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Image of Jesus in 'Heaven Is for Real' Painted by 'God-Taught' Young Girl Akiane Kramarik (Pictures)
By Leah Marianne Klett ( [email protected] ) Jun 09, 2017 06:03 PM EDT Comment
Akiane Kramarik sits next to her portrait of Jesus, called ''The Prince of Peace.'' (Photo: Marketersmedia.com)
"I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven" - Matthew 18:3.
The film "Heaven Is For Real," based on the bestselling novel by Todd Burpo, tells the story of a young boy who visits heaven following a near-death experience. In the story, the boy, Colton, shares his journey with his family, describing heaven, angels, and meeting Jesus Christ.
Following Colton's story, his skeptical father shows the boy several pictures of images, asking him to identify which one was Jesus. However, it's not until the end of the film that Colton reveals the face of Jesus from a picture on his father's laptop. An unrevealed character in the film referred to as the "young Lithuanian girl" paints the images of Jesus, but viewers are never told who the girl is, and how, exactly, she relates to Colton.
However, the Christian Newswire reveals that the "little Lithuanian girl" portrayed at the beginning of the film while painting a picture of Jesus Christ is famed child artist Akiane Kramarik.
At the age of 4, Akiane, who was born in Morris, Illinois, began seeing visions of Jesus, heaven, and creation. She started sketching the images she saw and write poetry at age four, eventually advancing to oil paints and acrylics to create stunning, religious-themed images.
"I am a self-taught painter," she told Children's Digest. "God is my teacher."
In 2003 she appeared on the Oprah Show to discuss her work. Akiana, then 9, displayed her "favorite" painting; an oil portrayal of Jesus simply titled, "The Jesus Picture." Upon Oprah asking Akiane where her gift came from, the young girl simply responded, "from God."
According to an article in New Connexion magazine, Akiane was once found by her parents staring off into space with a smile on her face. Asked what she was doing, she simply answered, "I was with God again, and He told me to pray continually. He showed me where He lived. I was climbing transparent stairs; underneath I saw gushing waterfalls, and as I was approaching Him, His body was pure and intense light.
Although she was three at the time, she'll always remember God's first message to her. "He said, 'You have to do this, and I'll help you.' He said, 'Now you can help people.' I said, 'Yes, I will.' But I said it in different words in my mind. I speak through my mind to Him," she told Christianity Today.
Akiane revealed to Katie Couric earlier this year that she was raised in an atheist home where religion was rarely mentioned. Yet, she never questioned the existence of a God or his hand on her life.
"All of my work is influenced by my faith," she told Katie, saying that she has carried that spiritual inspiration with her from childhood. "Everything I do has a meaning of spirituality."
The artist says that she began painting because the visions she experienced as a child were "way too complex to put into words" and could only be related through art.
The Jesus portrait used in Heaven is for Real is an image titled "The Prince of Peace." Akiane reveals that like Colton, she began seeing Jesus Christ and heavenly images at a very young age, and believes that both of them are specifically called by Jesus to perform his work.
To date, she has produced over 200 published art pieces and 800 literary creations along with two bestselling books.
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Morning clouds will give way to afternoon sunshine. Hot and humid. High 98F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph..
A few passing clouds, otherwise generally clear. Low near 75F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph.
Lake Dunlap empties following a spill gate failure on Tuesday, May 14, 2019.
Doug Luder and Riley Jae Ruder, 3, examine a dry Lake Dunlap from Schumann's Boat Ramp following a spill gate failure on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. "There goes our summer," said Luder, who frequently takes boat rides with his family on the lake.
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Spill gate failure drains Lake Dunlap
By Priscilla Aguirre & Felicia Frazar | The Seguin Gazette
John Moore heard a loud boom while sitting at his kitchen table inside his home Tuesday morning.
At first, Moore checked his front yard, expecting to see smoke or a fire. When he didn't, he walked outside into his backyard and noticed water gushing out of the Lake Dunlap dam — just two houses away from where he lives.
"The house shook when it happened, so my immediate thought was that there was an explosion or something," Moore said. "As I walked out, I noticed there was a current in the lake, which there normally isn't. Then when I looked at the dam, I realized that the water was coming out of the dam really fast."
The sound that caused Moore's daughter's door to swing open was the spill gate failing on the Lake Dunlap Dam, which dumped water downstream at about 11,000 cubic feet per second (CFS), leaving the river and lake levels downstream to rise.
The failure happened about 8 a.m. in the northern portion of Guadalupe County where it boarders with Comal in New Braunfels.
Water gushed from the body of water north of the dam into the Guadalupe River below that feeds into Lake McQueeney and a host of other lakes and tributaries downstream.
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority spokesperson Patty Gonzales said it is unknown what caused the middle gate in a series of three to fail on the 91-year-old structure.
"Our crews are still assessing it," she said adding the failure appears to be similar to the one that drained Lake Wood three years ago.
As of noon, the water had dropped 6 feet and was expected to drain the lake by day's end, Gonzales said.
"We do expect the lake to dewater later today, maybe this evening," she said Tuesday afternoon.
No evacuations were called, however, residents and recreationalists were advised to take precautions as the water surged down the river.
"We have some initial flooding with the water surge that will even out as the natural typography mitigates that impact of that pulse," Gonzales said. "We are asking people downstream to take precautions, tying down any recreational items and for recreationalist to be mindful of the dangerous conditions. There could be swift currents, the water flows could be approximately 2000 CFS."
Gonzales said a second flood gate was opened to help control the release of water.
Some residents and property owners saw their lake front property submerge as the water spilled out, however, Gonzales said no damage had been reported as of 5 p.m.
There was no damage on Moore's property as he lives away from the water, but said he could see the water rushing over the spilled gate as he walked towards it.
"We are right up from the dam and I could see the other side of it, and I saw water was sprinting up," Moore said. "… I drove to the Bandit Golf Course and their marina was under water. They had some of their boats floating, but I didn't see any residential damage."
With Lake Dunlap levels dropping, Moore said the views from his backyard went from "pretty water to an ugly mudscape."
"It's kind of frustrating," he said. "It's almost Memorial Weekend, which is the start of summer. There already have been a lot of folks and families out enjoying it (the river). We enjoy it all the time and it's pretty sad knowing that it's going to be a while before we can really enjoy it."
It is unclear how long it will take to repair the dam, or the costs, which can carry a hefty price tag, Gonzales said.
Since the failure at Lake Wood, GBRA has worked with engineers to design new gates for the river system, however, it could be expensive.
"The design is not yet completed, but the cost could be tens of millions of dollars for each of the six dams," she said. "So, this does create a funding issue."
Moore is hopeful the issue can be resolved sooner rather than later.
"Hope it's something they can fix quick," Moore said. "I know they've had some problems on dams that have taken years. We will cross our fingers and say our prayers that it will be an easier fix than what has happened to other dams in the past."
Lake Dunlap Gate Failure
Lake Dunlap set to empty after gate failure
No easy answers for Lake Dunlap spill gate failure
Lake Dunlap dam repairs could cost $15-$35 million
Residents and business owners around Lake Dunlap adjust to lakeless life
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A California teen was gifted a Wii U from Best Buy employees, restoring faith in humanity.
Random acts of kindness are an amazing thing, and one California teen is feeling the kindness from a group of Best Buy employees. It seems this teen was a regular at the Best Buy in Valley Stream, sitting to play the Nintendo Wii U demo unit for hours. A group of Best Buy employees noticed how often the teen came into the store to play the Wii U they decided to chip in and buy the young man his very own unit to take home for Christmas. The gifting was recorded and posted to YouTube, it's a little hard to hear but watch for yourself.
As you can see from the video, the teen seemed confused and skeptical but eventually looked overwhelmed by the kind gesture. With so much negative news being reported these days, it is nice to see that there are still random acts of kindness happening around us.
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Book Review – Under The Dome
*disclaimer – I like Stephen King. He's a funny, smart individual who I learned a lot from when I was much younger, before I even started writing books. When he did a book signing in… 1992 or so at my favorite bookstore in California, he took a few seconds to thank me for reading his books. As I've grown older, I've started to realize that while the books he wrote before I was in high school are amazing, he is not the same writer he was before his accident. I'll try my best to not compare the Stephen King of old versus the new Stephen King.*
All in all, it wasn't a bad book.
I was expecting, almost from the start, the nasty, giving the reader the bird twist that he pulled at the end of the Dark Tower series. Thankfully, he doesn't do that so much as reiterate to a normal person that in life, you are at the mercy of an apathetic bully and hope that the bully decides to quit kicking you eventually. This disturbs me, but I'll cover that later.
No, my first problem with the book comes early on, when it appears that King portrayed every single "devout" Christian in the Northeast to be nothing more than a wife beating, power abusing Southern Baptist. I capitalized those letters on purpose, for if you live in the south, you understand what I mean. The main antagonist is a power broker man who is technically the second "mayor" of a triumvirate leadership in a small town in central Maine (I'm assuming that's where it is… I get lost easily). He uses his front man, the first "mayor" to shield him from any fallout from his illegal political dealings while consolidating his power base. This all comes to fruition when some invisible shield drops down over the town, preventing most air and water from coming in or going out (I don't recall King explaining if it's a sphere or just a cover. If it wasn't a sphere, some good ol' boys from West Virginia could have had that town dug out in twelve hours. But I digress…). The town quickly devolves into a Lord of the Flies mentality (which is admitted in the book) and divides into two camps: for the power broker man named "Big" Jim Rennie, or for the short order cook named Dale Barbara who was once a military officer.
Maybe I should have had another disclaimer here. King portrays the military man as one disillusioned with the United States and his senior officers. King claims that the officer carried around Mao's Little Red Book while he was on tour in Iraq. I'd normally not have a problem with a little creative license with the military (partly because I do it all the time), but in this sense it doesn't make any sense. No military officer, who was as committed as Barbara was (according to King), would carry around the Little Red Book in a war zone. I asked around to my military contacts and that is, perhaps, one of the worst items to carry around in a religious country where you are trying to establish a democracy. You want to start a religious war? Have an officer who is captured have that book on his or her person.
Before the dome crashes down around the town, Little Jim Rennie, the second selectman's ("mayor") son, commits murder. He kills a woman with his bare hands when he grows angry. It is later revealed that he has an inoperable brain tumor growing in his head and leads him to having uncontrollable urges to kill. This character, despite his barbarism and utter creepiness, is one you really wish you could root for to be healed before he does any more, for it is mentioned and reminisced that he was a good boy before the sudden and inexplicable change. He hides the body in her pantry (yeah, that's a great place to stash a body in an emergency) and promptly goes from angry to afraid to creepy. He later commits more murder to hide the first but, oddly enough, nobody notices that people are missing due to the dome. he then proceeds to start calling them his "girlfriends" and spending a lot of time in the pantry (he shoved the second woman in there too), doing really creepy things to the bodies. I skipped that part a bit. It was… well, disturbing. His brain tumor is leading him to doing these horrible crimes, but that makes some sense to me. It's the reaction of the townspeople to the dome and the problems that immediately arise that doesn't.
They are initially frightened but calm, very calm. The nutcases (sorry, religious conservatives… King doesn't leave the reader to paint their own opinion of the religious side of the town, he does it for them) react as though it's nothing more than a chance to grab for power for the glory of God (well, that's the way it seemed to me… I may be wrong) and hide their multiple misdeeds. A girl who lives on the outside of town and smokes a lot of pot and prefers women to men is brutally raped by some good ol' boys, and so of course the townspeople believe what Big Jim tells them.
Okay, okay, enough with the idealism. Write the f***ing review, Jason.
The plot meanders quite a bit, but that's typical of any King book. He replaced the necessity of having every person in his book chewing Wrigley's or some other type of gum to "bumping knuckles", which is amusing if it wasn't so mistimed. The story is good, and my expectations of a horrible book were laid to rest around page 500. However, this is a long book and, even for me, not one to be read in one sitting. I actually went back and read a few selected chapters later and realized that my initial assessment was harsher than it needed to be. However, this is one of those books that will leave a mark on you, like The Stand.
The main protagonist isn't very believable, and some of the characters are so two-dimensional that I'm afraid if they turn sideways they'll disappear, but King does a good job fleshing out the minor characters. He does a tremendous job with the teenagers and making them slightly off, like all teenagers try to be, while endearing them to the reader. I particularly enjoy reading about the newspaper editor, for her character is a lot like the journalist I think most of them should strive to be. The ending is more than slightly demented, which is expected, but again, it's good and disturbing.It's a Stephen King book. Like a M. Night Shyamalan movie, King isn't satisfied unless he messes with your mind at the end of a book.
Recommended borrow from the library unless you have to have every King book. It's good, but not something I'd plunk $30 down for at Barnes & Noble. If you insist on buying it, buy the paperback. It's a big book, and the paperback is a lot cheaper. In the end, you'll thank me.
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Barb Caffrey says:
My sister reads a lot of Stephen King, Jason — I'm more like you and pick my spots. This doesn't seem like a book I'd want to read because it'd give me nightmares, from the basically good guy done in by the brain tumor becoming a murderer and serial necrophiliac to a rapist getting by with his horrible actions due to an inexplicable fantasy twist _and_ his own powers of persuasion and personality, it just doesn't sound like a book I'd want to read.
However, my sister may well read this book because she tends to read all of King's work — I'll try to send her the link to your review so maybe she'll give you some intelligent discussion. 😉
Cogent review. I understood both the book and the points you made. And while I am not a fundamentalist Christian, I don't like so much ham-handedness when it comes to religion, either. (Not my bag.) So I'd most likely have hated that part of the book, too — way too much stereotyping going on, methinks.


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Somewhere on my desk there's a scrap of paper from a few years ago outlining what we wanted from our range of UK range bikepacking luggage. Much of what I'd scrawled down was feedback from our customers.
I'd like to say that waterproofing was the top request, but it was more along the lines of "I want to buy some of your bike luggage, it's great, but it's never in stock". Waterproofing was up there as a priority though.
Our UK-made products are pretty good - if we do say so ourselves; we tweak them constantly, the range is comprehensive, and demand is so high that we just can't make them fast enough.
So why the lack of stock? Anyone who pays us a visit at AKHQ will see how our UK production is constantly evolving. A couple of years back we moved our factory into a larger space to accommodate more machines and staff; it was so successful that we're now making more stuff in one month than we did in the whole of the first year.
The expansion hasn't stopped there and the factory will soon be making yet another move to accommodate even more production and stock, this time to its own 2500 square foot building just a stone's throw from HQ (literally, just next door).
Of course, there was always a simpler solution than moving our entire factory; we could have just made it all in Asia. But that's not what we're about.
One of the factories that we work with in Asia showed us how they could create welded versions of our bike luggage. Welded bike luggage? This sparked our interest, especially as there were certain elements of the welded construction method that stood out from what we were already doing. The potential new range would have a fully welded, stitch-free construction to maximise water resistance. It would also be simpler, with clean lines and minimal extra bits. We took this model, added on a few clever features, such as dual zips and reflective logos, and created with the Rando range.
The Rando range has a slightly different feel to our UK-made range. If pushed, I'd say that this luggage leaned slightly towards the Camino rider: someone who is content on the tarmac, but will take it off road at every opportunity. Someone who is happy with something that isn't quite belt and braces in a 100% waterproof, filling it with dry bags for a trek through Scotland kind of way, but who will be glad of the water resistance when caught out on a deserted fire road. The range is also slightly more subdued - a little less in your face.
The Rando range is created to meet a different set of requirements than the UK-made range. If you're looking for 100% top notch gear with a 25-year Alpine Bond then UK-made is for you. If weatherproofing is your priority and subdued colours are more you're then the Rando will meet your needs. In fact, why pick a camp? You could even mix and match!


The research department of Beltone Financial predicted that the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will cut interest rates again, by 2%, at the end of the current fiscal year 2017/2018.
The CBE's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to cut interest rates by 100 basis points (1%), according to a statement issued by the CBE on Thursday. Each of the overnight deposit rate, the overnight lending rate, and the rate of the CBE main operation was reduced by 100 basis points to 16.75%, 17.75%, and 17.25% respectively. The discount rate was also reduced by 100 basis points to 17.25%.
According to Beltone, the cut offsets the increase that the CBE's MPC approved in July 2017, which was then described as a temporary measure.
"We note that monetary policy in Egypt witnessed a strong rise in interest rates by 700 basis points since the floatation of the pound in November 2017, while the CBE noted that 400 points are temporary," according to Beltone.
It added that the decision to cut interest rates by the CBE matched previous expectations, noting that the decision was supported by containing inflationary pressures, which showed as annual inflation reached 14.4% in February.
Beltone expected the slowdown in inflation to continue to settle at 12.8% in March, in line with CBE's target of 13% ±3% at the end of 2018.
"We confirm our expectations that the overall cut in interest rates will reach 400 basis points in FY 2017/2018, which were kept in the first half due to the increased inflationary pressures with lower fuel subsidies expected in the third quarter of 2018," Beltone said.
It also expected oil prices to rise by between 35% and 45%, adding 3-5% to inflation.
According to Beltone, the CBE is also expected to keep the variable-yielding deposit auctions that were first floated after the pound's flotation, as one example of monetary policy tools to deal with rising interest rates, with the pace and size of these auctions falling in the second half of 2017/2018 and increasing in the first half of FY 2018/2019.
"We do not expect the yield levels to reflect full interest rate cuts as demand for fixed income instruments continues, as Egypt continues to provide an attractive opportunity to invest in fixed income instruments, particularly among African markets, with a devaluation that naturally provides an opportunity for gains from local currency, as well as the risk of repatriating profits from abroad ease," it added.
Beltone noted that macroeconomic visibility is also expected to support natural flows of foreign investments in fixed-income instruments.
According to Beltone, it is likely to raise the credit rating of Egypt in 2018.


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local workbook  = Workbook:new("Expensese02.xlsx")
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-- Add a bold format to use to highlight cells.
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Kiama is a magical place that lets you take a little piece of it home with when you leave. Around 90 minutes drive from Sydney – 2 hours by train – but a world away from the hustle and bustle of city life. It's a cosmopolitan coastal gem. The Kiama tourist information page is loaded with great information about this gorgeous town. Just click here to discover more. The conference venue is the Pavillion – location information is at the bottom of this page.
What a conference. Thank you to everyone who helped us to put this together. From our wonderful volunteers to our international and Australian guest speakers to our sponsors and of course you – our delegates – we couldn't have done it without you!
The conference will be held at The Pavilion (pictured above), located right near the main beach. Centrally located and renovated, the Pavilion offers a great opportunity to enjoy being by the sea – taking in the sights, smells and sounds of the ocean while getting the most of the amazing content you will experience whilst riding the waves of change.
November in Kiama typically enjoys high temperatures around 22 degrees C and lows of 14 degrees C. The coastal location enjoys plenty of sunshine with the expected coastal breezes. Be sure to pack something warm for the evenings and early morning strolls along the coast.
Wherever you are coming from there are plenty of options for your travel to Kiama.
Train: From Central Station in Sydney it is an easy and scenic 2 hour train ride to Kiama. With trains departing approximately every hour. See http://www.sydneytrains.info/timetables/#landingPoint for South Coast Timetables.
Drive: The Princes Hwy (A1) runs south from Sydney, or follow the Grand Pacific Drive, Hume Hwy/Illawarra Hwy is quickest from Canberra. If you are driving from Sydney and have some time, don't be shy about taking the long way and driving across the Sea Cliff Bridge (follow the signs to Stanwell Park).
Walking around Kiama is easy and relaxing, with the centre of town full of shops and cafes and accommodation nearby it's very convenient.
Taxi: http://www.kiamacabs.com.au/ are a local taxi company operating in the area.
By Car: There is plenty of parking around Kiama, some of it is time restricted so be sure to check the signs. Parking near the beach is often a little harder than parking up the hill!
There's plenty to do and see once you get to Kiama and in the nearby area.
The Shoalhaven region is well supported by wineries with 15 wineries in the area and regular wine tours. Foodies are also well catered for.
Be sure to keep your eyes on the ocean as the humpback whales head back south with their calves. There are plenty of beautiful vantage points around Kiama, starting at the iconic lighthouse.
A natural rock formation that catapults water up to 20m in the air.
If it's warm head to the harbourside ocean pools, or surf Kendalls or Easts Beach.
Head along the paths from Black Beach, past the lighthouse and on to Kendalls Beach – there is exercise equipment along the way too!
There are plenty of places to grab a coffee in Kiama, settle in and enjoy the holiday vibe with your latte! Kiama is a very cosmopolitan little village and you might be surprised at how many cafes and restaurants there are. Our EO has undertaken detailed research of the local coffee establishments and highly recommends The Hungry Monkey as a starting point. Further research findings to follow as she takes one for the team in researching coffee for you.
Update: if you're staying in Gerringong and have a hankering for excellent coffee (with or without toasted sandwhich) our intrepid coffee tragic EO recommends Blue Espresso Bar – excellent well made coffee. In Kiama she has now tested out Wild Patch – good for brekky and coffee is ok, and Flour Water Salt up the hill a bit from the Fire Station Gallery is excellent for both coffee and baked goods! Amaki cafe is just down from The Hungry Monkey and is ok for coffee – excellent raisin toast.
With the Jamberoo Action park, and hikes through the beautiful Minnamurra Rainforest there is plenty to see and do when you head inland. Park the kids there for the day while you attend the conference?