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Human trafficking arrest in Nigeria
From The Punch:
Eighteen foreigners and a Malian suspected to be the kingpin of human trafficking in Nigeria, were on Friday, handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and Other Related Offences by the Lagos State Command of the Nigerian Immigration Service.
The alleged kingpin, Mr. Mahmud Culibaley, was arrested after a tip-off by the NIS at a border town in Lagos, while trying to arrange for the distribution of the 18 foreigners to different parts of the country.
The 18 illegal immigrants were from Niger, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry and Mali.
Culibaley was alleged to have facilitated the entry of hundreds of illegal immigrants into the country in the last few months.
According to the Comptroller, Lagos Command of the NIS, Mr. Ayo Oredipe, the upsurge in illegal immigrants is becoming a major threat to national security as the motives or intention of the immigrants cannot be immediately ascertained.
Worried by this development, the Comptroller-General of NIS, Mr. Chukwurah Udeh, had recently summoned the top hierarchy of the Immigration to discuss and find a solution on issues of human trafficking.
He said, "We have a serious issue that had been of concern to government. We discovered that so many able-bodied men are being brought into the country. We are not certain about where they are going, but we want to put a stop to it.
"It is true that there is poverty, but it has not got to the stage of bondage. What is going on is a threat to national security; this is a situation where the productive manpower from other countries is entering Nigeria illegally.
He added, "We were given a mandate to fish out Culibaley and here he is with 18 other foreigners waiting to be distributed to different parts of the country. We are going to hand him over to NAPTIP and we suggest that he should be prosecuted.
"He said he had been in this business in the last six months, but today, his business empire had collapsed."
The Public Relations Officer, NIS, Lagos command, Mr. Sunday Abutu, said that investigation carried out could not link their movement with terrorism, stressing that it was more of human trafficking.
In an interaction with our correspondent, Culibaley, who said he was the leader of Malians in Nigeria, disclosed that the foreigners usually gathered at a point from where they were brought into Lagos by motor cycle operators.
While admitting that the illegal immigrants were brought in for labour, Culibaley, however, said that he knew that what he was doing was illegal.
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Q: JavaScript object literal syntax If the syntax for JavaScript object literals is
{ label: value, label: value, ... }

then why is it that I've seen some people use this in their code?
{window}

What is its purpose? I've tried that and it evaluates to window as it would without the braces. It doesn't even fit in with the object literal notation. Is it a code block?

A: That's not the object literal notation. Those are braces which are coincidentally also used to  represent a block.
Think,
for(var i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{

}

See section 12.1 of the ECMAScript spec that explains the grammar and semantics of how a block works.

A: In the answer you referenced the poster is using a block purely as a form of commenting - he's using the structure it provides to make it clear that it's a separate block of work, but it has no intrinsic value to the code.
Clearly it's use as pseudo-comment is debatable if it confused you. I would tend to avoid it in favour of actual comments.

A: This question is super old, but popped up for me in some search results. This sort of syntax represents shorthand property names in ES2015. For example, if you have some local variables defined, you can quickly populate a new object:
let a = 'hello';
let b = 'world';
let c = { a, b };  // equivalent to { a: 'hello', b: 'world' }

So the original example of {window} would return a new object that looked like { window: Window } with a reference to the global window object.

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So yes, as of December 1st, Freddy Jimmink has decided to steal one of my skins and claim it as his own.
This is not the first time Freddy has done this to people, in fact if you search him in google you get a whole load of results where he has stolen people's work, claimed "similarities" or "they stole my work" (and then links to something he claims to have made that is similar.) Same routine every time.
Well Freddy, you got a bit more than you bargained for with me.
Now my Malcolm skin had some custom pieces on it, things you would not find on a real Malcolm livery, that I added because I felt it suited the Volvo 2012 better than the original style. But rather than me explain it to you, I'm just going to show you.
Theiving Freddy fuckwit jimmink at it again what a surprise , I know how you feel pal but don't let that pathetic so called Skinner get to you, he is known to many vtcs and and is also on a watch list for mod/skin theiving, now he hides in a group on Facebook pathetic anyway keep up the good work.


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Dons, Toreadors Win Volleyball Championships
by Mike Terry, San Fernando Valley Sun/El Sol November 27, 2014 March 1, 2021
M. Terry / SFVS
Taft basks in winning back-to-back girls' volleyball championships for the first time in school history.
There is often a sports contingency that gives value to a high school championship only to those competing at the highest division, as if that automatically assigns the very best teams and very best players to the very best competition.
While there could be some truth to that, it doesn't mean those winning titles in lower divisions should have to apologize or feel downgraded. The floor burns are the same, the practices-to-make-perfect are just as demanding. And so are the levels of joy and disappointment from the outcomes.
Taft and Verdugo Hills weren't playing for the City Section Division I championship in girls' volleyball on Saturday, Nov. 22, at Royal Learning Center in downtown Los Angeles. Taft was in the Division II final, and Verdugo Hills the Division III final. But when both teams proved triumphant in their matches against Sylmar and Franklin of Los Angeles respectively, the shrieks, tears and hugs could not have been anymore meaningful than if they had just won Olympic gold medals. Add in the raising of trophies, and one comes away with the singular thought: a championship is a championship, no matter what level.
Plus some of the back stories are fun.
Taft vs. Sylmar
Those looking for a Valley "bloodbath" in the Division II match between the second seed Spartans and top seed Toreadors would have to look elsewhere. There was no "bulletin board" material going back and forth (or in this modern age, inflammatory texts), no generational grudges. The teams actually like each other; when a Sylmar player dislocated a knee during a nonleague match between the teams, players from both schools crowded around her to offer comfort and encouragement.
In another example of mutual respect, Sylmar was cited for a uniform violation (the numbers on their jerseys being too low) and had to start Game One already down 1-0. In Game Two, Taft did not return Sylmar's opening serve so it would similarly trail at the start.
But on this day there was no question who played the better match. Taft swept Sylmar in the best 3-of-5 by identical scores of 25-21. And while each game had its own distinct flavor, and the scores competitive, the results seemed almost a foregone conclusion.
In Game I the Toreadors (31-9-1) rushed out to an early 9-2 lead, then spent the rest of the contest holding off any and all Spartans' efforts to catch up. In Game Two, it was Sylmar (25-9-2) that got out quickly, 10-4, but Taft eventually tied the score at 20, then won five of the last six points. And in Game Three, Taft Coach Arman Mercado made sure every Toreador player got on the floor and played a point or two. Yet when Taft took the lead in the game, 12-11, Sylmar was never able to get back in front.
Part of the reason for Taft's dominance — it's two leading outside hitters Andrea Bosnic (17 kills) and Lara Janjic (eight kills), both seniors, were able to neutralize the monster performance by Sylmar sophomore Kashauna Williams (19 kills). Another key reason was experience. Taft had it and Sylmar did not.
This was the fourth consecutive final for this group of Toreador seniors. And, coupled with last year's championship, they became the first Taft girls' team to win consecutive titles in the school's history (and fourth overall).
"One thing really special about this senior class: they are all home-grown, no transfers" Mercado said. "They've been with me for four years, and to this day they'll still surprise me in practice and matches…only Andrea and Lara had a [club] background of playing. I'll remember this group as much as any I've coached."
Bosnic — who had worked through a torn hamstring injury this season that kept her from playing club volleyball and limited her practice time with Taft — also spoke to the closeness of the team.
"It was a hard season in the beginning, with the new players coming together," she said. "But the point of emphasis was always we had to work hard to match up how we played last year to come to the finals again. And the seniors and returners all feel this is a special program at Taft. We knew what [the disappointment would be] if we didn't win, and how special it would be if we did."
This group of Sylmar players, on the other hand, had never played in a final, and Spartans Coach Soheil Mashhoud could see where bouts of anxiousness could have played a role in some of the critical points in the games, when Sylmar would overpower a kill shot or be hesitant on a serve.
"We were a little emotional," the coach said. "We knew they played better, but either one of us could have won that match, especially Games Two and Three. There were some nerves in the first game. After that we settled down, and I thought they played well."
A good chunk of this Spartans team, led by Williams, returns next season. Maybe in a couple of years Mashhoud will speak of this group with the same fondness that Mercado had for his 2014 squad.
Verdugo Hills vs. Franklin
Verdugo Hills told itself to respect Franklin. Yes the Panthers (8-6) had not gone to any tournaments and only played in Eastern League matches. But anytime a No. 9 seed can beat a No. 1 seed, as Franklin did in the quarterfinals by defeating King Drew of Los Angeles (and also eliminating Panorama and Arleta), an appearance in the final by that team should not be seen as a fluke.
"I thought they were a lot like us — not big, but very scrappy and efficient," Verdugo Hills CoachWill Reinhart said of Franklin.
Still, the Dons (21-8-2), seeded third, weren't required to do much dragon-slaying in the postseason. They had lost only one game while dispatching Los Angeles schools Roybal, Manual Arts and Westchester.
And this close to a championship, their first since winning the 2007 City Invitational, the Dons were not going to let arrogance and shortsightedness ruin a magical moment.
Instead Verdugo Hills took the final step in its quest of a Division III title by winning in four sets. The first game, a 24-10 victory, was the only one that could be considered a rout. Franklin proved to be a pretty even match, winning the second game 25-20, before Verdugo Hills pulled out the last two sets, both by scores of 25-21.
The third game was the most competitive and highly pivotal. The Dons had surged to leads of 10-4 and 18-9, but the Panthers kept clawing their way back. It was 22-21 in favor of Verdugo Hills when Franklin outside hitter Angela Basco slammed a potential game-tying kill toward the corner of the court.
If the ball was in-bounds, and Franklin had tied the score and gone on to win, all the momentum would be with the Panthers. But it just missed, literally by inches. The Dons went on to close out that game and the next to win the match.
"It was very hard to put them away. But that's what we were expecting," Reinhart said. "They played great defense, and they never quit on any point. But our girls were persistent, too. And I can't say enough about our senior captain Ariana Espindola, (a team-high 12 kills). She's been our heart and soul. And our subs (Kaylee Rydell and Joriz Cuyugan) were also key for us. We said to them all year even if you are a reserve player you have to be ready to step in at the moment you're called upon. And they did it."
The victory also ended a personal dubious streak for Dons Coach Will Reinhart, whose teams (three girls and two boys had lost their last five finals appearances.
"Now I'm back on the right side of things," he said.
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class TestBase < Test::Unit::TestCase

  context "An instance of a class that include Observables:Base" do
    setup do
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    should "have a notifier" do
      assert @obs.notifier.is_a?(ActiveSupport::Notifications::Fanout)
    end

    should "allow subscriptions with just a block" do
      assert @obs.subscribe{}.is_a?(ActiveSupport::Notifications::Fanout::Subscriber)
    end

    should "allow subscriptions with a pattern and a block" do
      assert @obs.subscribe(/whatever/){}.is_a?(ActiveSupport::Notifications::Fanout::Subscriber)
    end

    should "allow unsubscribing" do
      sub = @obs.subscribe(/hi/){}
      assert @obs.notifier.listening?("hi")
      @obs.unsubscribe(sub)
      assert_equal false, @obs.notifier.listening?("hi")
    end

    should "publish a before notification prior to executing a change" do
      vals = []
      x = 0
      @obs.subscribe(/before/){|c,a|vals << c << a << x}
      @obs.send(:changing,:a_change,:this=>:that){x+=1}
      assert_equal :before_a_change, vals[0]
      assert_equal @obs.send(:create_event_args,:a_change,:this=>:that),vals[1]
      assert_equal 0, vals[2]
      assert_equal 1, x
    end

    should "publish an after notification after executing a change" do
      vals = []
      x = 0
      @obs.subscribe(/after/){|c,a|vals << c << a << x}
      @obs.send(:changing,:a_change,:this=>:that){x+=1}
      assert_equal :after_a_change, vals[0]
      assert_equal @obs.send(:create_event_args,:a_change,:this=>:that),vals[1]
      assert_equal 1, vals[2]
      assert_equal 1, x
    end

    should "execute a proc passed in as changes to the event args" do
      vals = []
      @obs.subscribe(/after/){|_,a|vals << a.changes}
      @obs.send(:changing, :a_change, :changes=>lambda {[1,2,3]}){1==1}
      assert_equal [1,2,3], vals[0]
    end

    should "provide method level access to change args" do
      vals = []
      @obs.subscribe(/after/){|_,a|vals << a.haha}
      @obs.send(:changing, :a_change, :haha=>"hoho"){1==1}
      assert_equal "hoho", vals[0]
    end

    context "Taking ownership of an observable collection" do
      setup do
        @owner = Class.new do
          def child_changed(*args)
            @changed_args = args
          end
          def another_child_changed(*args)
            @changed_args = args
          end
          def changed_args; @changed_args; end
        end
        @parent = @owner.new
      end
      should "notify the parent via standard callback method" do
        @obs.set_observer @parent
        @obs.send(:changing, :a_change){1==1}
        assert_equal @obs, @parent.changed_args[0]
      end
      should "notify the parent via custom callback method when specified" do
        @obs.set_observer @parent, :callback_method=>:another_child_changed
        @obs.send(:changing, :a_change) {1==1}
        assert_equal @obs, @parent.changed_args[0]
      end
      should "notify the parent via a block if provided" do
        changed_args = []
        @obs.set_observer(@parent) { |obs,*_| changed_args << obs }
        @obs.send(:changing, :a_change) {1==1}
        assert_equal @obs, changed_args.pop
      end
      should "respect a subscription pattern when notifying the parent" do
        events = []
        @obs.set_observer(@parent, :pattern=>/before/){|_,evt,*_| events << evt}
        @obs.send(:changing,:a_change){1==1}
        assert_equal 1, events.length
        assert_equal :before_a_change, events.pop
      end
      should "notify the parent via argless block" do
        events = []
        @obs.set_observer(@parent, :pattern=>/before/){events << 1}
        @obs.send(:changing, :a_change){1==1}
        assert_equal 1, events.length
      end
      should "notify via block when no owner is given" do
        events = []
        my_ary = [1,2,3]
        my_ary.make_observable
        my_ary.set_observer(:pattern=>/before/){events << 1}
        my_ary << 1
        assert_equal 1, events.length
      end
      should "stop notifying the parent after clear_observer is called" do
        events = []
        @obs.set_observer(@parent){|*args|events << args}
        @obs.send(:changing,:a_change){1==1}
        assert_equal 2, events.length
        @obs.clear_observer
        @obs.send(:changing,:a_change){1==1}
        assert_equal 2, events.length
      end

    end
  end
end


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Discussion in 'Transformers Movie Discussion' started by CyberShadow, Aug 24, 2010.
At the end of the first movie, Prime refers to Megatron as 'brother'. I have not read anything beyond the two movies, but is this just an expression?
In early scripts for the first movie, Optimus and Megatron were the sons of Sentinel Prime. The backstory is parred down in the final film to them having been friends turned enemies. When writing the second film, Optimus was the sole descendant of the Primes, hidden away from The Fallen. When the Fallen says "Die like your brothers!", those are presumably the children The Fallen killed when Optimus was an infant and hidden away. This too was left out of the final film.
Clearly the writers understand people won't accept sexually reproducing robots despite the incredibly organic nature of the Baysformers, who moreso than any other Transformer come across as silicon-based lifeforms, people made of metal and energon instead of flesh and blood to be exact.
Excellent answer, Alienbot. I learned something new today.
It is never said that the Twins shared parents. I personally always assumed they had just been the same protoform that ended up with two sparks somehow.
And I know a lot of people just brushed off much of what Jetfire was saying at that time as being the senile ramblings of an old man/jokes. I mean, do you really think that his father was the first wheel that didn't transform at all?
If what you say is true Alienbot, can Optimus Prime kill Megatron? after all, you can't go against family and it might be hard for Optimus to kill someone he's related to.
And Jetfire has issues with his mother. The whole hatchling bit inside the Nemesis suggest native Cybertronians aren't built.
Heck Optimus Prime is the last descendant of the Primes.
Prime himself said whole generations were lost to the war.
My point is, when working on TF1 the writers worked from the assumption Optimus and Megatron were brothers, and on ROTF they didn't, so that's why Optimus trashtalks Megatron in the forest rather than being "Nooo Sam, push the Cube into my chest [so Megatron will come to his senses and end the war after losing me and his prize]." For now, as reflected from the change in the tie-in fiction, they're allies-turned-enemies. So really, I don't have an opinion, but food for thought.
And maybe I should have written "believe" instead of "understand", but honestly, the general audience is still going to find robot families weird. If Megatron had said "I consumed the spark of our father and I'll consume your's too!" in TF1, they would have been more accepting of something more clarifying like The Fallen saying "I'll finish you off like all my nephews and nieces!", but they didn't so it didn't happen.
1-I missed the mother thing. What was it?
2-It suggests that they are grown, yes, but there is never a sexual reproduction seen or discussed. Unless Megatron and Starscream were getting it on off screen.
3-That is a plot hole because it is never explained how that could work. Is it a sexual reproduction? Asexual?
4-Again, never explicitly explained in what terms. We are on the fourth generation of iPhone but I don't think Steve Jobs is getting it on with a computer...OK, well I do, but I don't think they are making iPhones that way. Perhaps a group of hatchlings is called a "generation" as they are all born at the same time? In either case, it does not implicitly state (nor imply) sexual reproduction.
In the first movie Ironhide complains the humans being primitive and violent Prime answers "Were we so different? They are a young species...".
Now this suggest evolution on Cybertron. They didn't need the Allspark to reproduce per se just provide an Energon source.
1.) Prime intended to use the Allspark to repower Cybertron as it was intended. Megatron wants to abuse it by creating Transformers directly, which makes souless, primal Transformers.
What separates Cybertronians from Allspark mutations is that Cybertronians have sparks. As seen with Prime, Megatron, Jetfire and the Fallen.
Now the presence of the Arcee trio confirms yes Transformers do have genders. But do they sexually reproduce like us humans? Not necessarily because sexual reproduction in nature does mean usually enter Tab A to Slot B.
Now this suggest evolution on Cybertron.
What? How? It suggests that Prime regrets loosing almost his entire sepcies in a war and that they have been around a lot longer. That would indicate, rather, that they didn't evolve. And evolution does not need parentage. If they did evolve, it could have been through better technology or any other reason.
They didn't need the Allspark to reproduce per se just provide an Energon source.
This came out in ROTF, but we still don't see reproduction. We didn't see the hatchlings be made, just in their little sacks.
One plot hole covering up another. How did those TFs get their sparks then?
He's called Megatron, right? So he can't be Optimus his brother, else he would've been called Megatron Prime, since Prime's are born. And Megatron is not a Prime, else The Fallen wouldn't have teamed up with him.
I'm getting tired of this discussion, to be honest. Why are there still people who just can't seem to understand it?
They don't have to be biological brothers, however that works, but they could have once been part of a close family.
They plug their flash drive into another robot's flashport and share the information.
Remember the prologue in the first movie. They don't know the origin of the Allspark only that it has the power to create worlds and fill them with life. Life created with ordinary machinery shows that they feral in nature without sentience. Now compare them to Cybertronians that have been around a lot longer.
Jetfire cites his ancestors have been on Earth for thousand of years looking for the Matrix. As Orci said the Allspark on Cybertron wasn't used to birth Transformers but power Cybertron. Meaning sustain Cybertron's environment. Course we find out in ROTF even the Allspark's ability to produce Energon is finite hence the Primes expeditions to harvest stars.
Energon is said by Jetfire as the lifeblood of the Transformers. Without it they'll die.
Sparks from the looks of it seems to be balls of Energon.
Like I said in another thread Transformers may create life with Energon rather than DNA. From Jetfire's rant about his mum and dad Transformers do have families. Now this is in the dialogue. The thing he was forgetting due to Energon deprivation is that why was on Earth in the first place.
Add to that Optimus Prime called by the Primes as their last descendant.
Now Megatron and the Decepticons doesn't mind cloning or outright sparkless drones just to build an army.
As for the original topic. The original background was rewritten as to Optimus and Megatron being brothers in arms. According to the Hasbro Transformer glossary Megatron was the Lord Protector of Cybertron. Since Prime in this continuity means royalty basically their relationship could like that of a Shogun and the Emperor. Optimus did call Cybertron an empire.
What was the dialogue? I don't remember Jetfire mentioning anything about HIS ancestors...not again does this support a sexual reproduction.
Did they ever actually say, in the movie, they were going to replenish the Allspark? I mean, I know in the adaptations/extended fiction it was explained, but in the final product we don't know WHY they are searching for more Energon.
They sure do, don't they? So then why wouldn't the mutations get sparks if they are being birthed by the Allspark? Never explained.
This is your own conjecture and, while very neat, is not cannon. And you still haven't told me where this mention about his mom is. And again, it is hard to take that aspect seriously when he cites his father as being the "first wheel" which transformed into "nothing" but did it with honor. Yeah, that seems like ramblings of an old man done for humor and maybe character as it emphasizes him as an older, forgetful character.
Which is never explained how that works!
Again, logical if Orci's statements can be taken as cannon. But it doesn't address means of repoduction.
But is WFC being reincorperated into the movie line? I'm a little unclear on how this is all working now.
And look, I want to be clear. I think you could very well be right, but we don't know because of all the plot holes these movies presented us. Its so annoying because so much could have been fixed so easily.
In a bit of theistic evolution, may I suggest the Transformers evolved from the energon radiation that liquified and pooled around the Cube?
And what RedWolf means by background is IDW Publishing, don't confuse it with WFC/Exodus.
And you still haven't told me where this mention about his mom is.
It means you didn't really listen during ROTF.
Jetfire: What do you want?
Sam Witwicky: Look, we just want to talk!
Jetfire: I've got no time to talk, I'm on a mission! I'm a mercenary doom-bringer!... What planet am I on?
Jetfire: I have issues of my own, and it started with my mother! My ancestors have been here for centuries! My father, why, he was a wheel! The FIRST wheel! Do you know what he transformed into?
Jetfire: NOTHING! But he did so with honour! DIGNITY, damn it!


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We were going to start this newsletter with the latest on Facebook's Very Bad Week, but then came the wonderful news that Maria Ressa has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with the Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, for their "efforts to safeguard freedom of expression."
The founder of Manila-based news site Rappler, Maria has been a fearless and long-standing critic of President Rodrigo Duterte's administration and a key player in the fight against fake news and disinformation. She is also an adviser to the Citizens and a member of our Real Facebook Oversight Board and we are incredibly proud to call her a friend and ally.
While this recognition is fantastic news for Maria, it just made Facebook's Very Bad Week a whole lot worse. Because as well as being a courageous journalist, Maria is the human face of what it means to be a victim of Facebook. She has seen at close quarters what happens when an authoritarian leader is helped to power by lies spread on social media.
When she exposed the tsunami of state-sponsored propaganda and fake news being platformed on Facebook in the run-up to the Philippines' presidential elections in 2016 she became the victim of a sustained online attack herself. Despite repeated pleas to Facebook to investigate and remove the fake accounts that were threatening and attempting to discredit her, no action was taken.
Here she explains how the big social media companies are complicit in assaults on democracy:
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#NobelPeacePrize2021 winner and Real @FBoversight Board @mariaressa is a staunch critic of #Facebook and the role of social media in destroying democracy: "If nothing significant is done to protect facts and truth-tellers, we could lose our democracy"
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Earlier this year, Carole Cadwalladr interviewed Maria for the Observer and her message was clear: what happened in the Philippines could happen in America and it could happen here too. In some ways it already has. The election that brought Duterte to power took place just weeks before the EU referendum and, she said, foreshadowed it, not least in the role that Facebook played. And then of course there was the assault on Capitol Hill in January. "The Philippines was the first of the dominoes to fall," she said.
Maria is currently facing a charge of 'cyber-libel' in the Philippines. If found guilty, the punishment is six years in prison. She has first-hand experience of the "tech dystopia" and for years has been trying to warn the West what's coming down the line. "A lie told a million times becomes a fact," she has told us time and time again. Maybe now people will start to listen.
Is this Facebook's 'big tobacco moment'?
We've been banging the drum for a while about the threat that unregulated big tech companies pose to global democracies. But on Tuesday we got an insight into the far more personal, but no less devastating, impact that social media apps like Facebook and Instagram can have on individuals.
The picture painted by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen as she stood before a Senate committee and testified against her former employer could not have been more stark: this is a company whose senior management are fully aware of the harms caused by their platforms, especially to children and young people, and yet they do nothing to protect users because they are driven by profit and expansion at all costs.
Frances Haugen gives testimony. Photo by Jabin Botsford-Pool/Getty Images
Senator Richard Blumenthal called it Facebook's "big tobacco moment". He said Facebook knew its product was "toxic and addictive to children" but they "valued their profit more than the pain that they caused to children and their families."
The youngest member of our Citizens network, 19-year-old student Zamaan Qureshi, recently wrote about the negative impact that apps like lnstagram were having on his peers in Time magazine. And here he is on NBC's Morning Joe politics show, accusing Mark Zuckerberg of "ruining the lives of a generation":
Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla
I couldn't be more proud of @FBoversight's @zamaan_qureshi! A 19-year-old student who's worked for year with us holding Facebook to account. And he just went live on @Morning_Joe & accused Mark Zuckerberg of 'ruining the lives of a generation' 🔥🔥🔥
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Haugen's allegations – that Facebook ignored its own research showing the harmful effect of Instagram on the mental health of young users, that it "keeps vital information from the public, the US government, its shareholders, and governments around the world" – are incredibly serious.
But the response from Facebook so far has been revealing. It issued a feeble attempt to discredit Haugen (she worked there for "less than two years" and "never attended a decision-point meeting with C-level executives,") and then complained that it's been asking Congress to bring in tighter legislation for internet companies for years. Which is another way of saying, we know what we're doing is wrong, but we're going to keep on doing it until it's made illegal.
Time and again Facebook has shown that it is incapable of regulating itself. Or as Haugen put it:
"A company with control over our deepest thoughts, feelings & behaviours needs real oversight.
But Facebook's closed design means it has no oversight - even from its own Oversight Board which is as blind as the public."
It's the reason we set up the Real Facebook Oversight Board a year ago, when the US was facing the very real threat of an election compromised by fake news, voter suppression and calls to violence, all hosted by Facebook. We warned back then that Mark Zuckerberg's lack of accountability was dangerous. The revelations that have emerged in the last week prove that we were right to be worried.
Upping the anti: inside the UK's anti-vax movement
One of the many accusations levelled against Facebook is that it has failed to take adequate measures against the rise of disinformation on the platform, including misleading information posted by anti-vax groups.
Our reporters Alice McCool and Kate Denkinson have been taking a deep dive into the UK anti-vax movement, looking at who the main players are, how they're connected and how they are changing their tactics as the focus shifts to vaccinating teens and children. More from this investigation to come soon, but you can read their latest report in the Independent and watch a short film they made about the recent anti-vax protests here…
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🔴 NEW: our investigative team has been taking a deep dive into the UK #antivax movement, looking at who the main players are & how they're connected. This short film by @KDenkWrites & @McCoolingtons documents how their tactics are becoming more extreme
Conspiracy theories tend to thrive when trust in the government has been eroded. And nothing eats away at trust faster than the sense that decisions are being made behind closed doors, based on data and evidence shrouded in secrecy. This is one of the main reasons we helped to set up Independent SAGE at the start of the pandemic – to bring scientific debate around the Covid-19 response into the public domain.
The last few weeks have seen the vaccine roll-out in secondary schools get off to a faltering start, some four months after the MHRA approved the Pfizer vaccine for 12 -15 year-olds. The delay was largely due to the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), refusing to endorse the vaccine in this age group on the basis that the benefits were marginal.
This week Independent SAGE wrote a letter to the JCVI asking them to release the minutes of its meetings at which teen vaccination was discussed, in line with its own code of practice.
No minutes of meetings about Covid vaccines have been released since February and the data, risk-benefit analysis and evidence on which they based their decision have not been made public. The subsequent delay in rolling out vaccines to adolescents has seen more than 100,000 school children become infected with Covid since the start of term. One in ten children are currently out of school for Covid-related reasons. At the very least we deserve to know how they came to their decision.
Things we learned from the social media blackout
What did you do during the Great Social Media Blackout of 2021? Make a pie? Phone your parents? Question your life choices?
Setting aside the extraordinary timing of Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram disappearing without trace just hours before a whistleblower was due to give evidence against their parent company, one of the most enlightening aspects of the six-hour outage on Tuesday was that it showed just how reliant on these apps many of us have become.
Apparently the Tory conference was thrown into a state of near-panic by the technical glitch. Politico editor Alex Wickham reported on panicked aides "desperately trying to teach their less tech savvy bosses how to set up groups on iMessage," while "younger SPADS expressed horror at having to send text messages like they were communicating by carrier pigeon."
It's an amusing sketch but it highlights a serious problem – how fundamentally inappropriate these messaging apps are as a means of conducting official government business, when vital evidence and key communications can be wiped out in an instant.
We'll be in court next week for a "permission hearing" which is the next stage of our ongoing legal challenge to prevent the use of disappearing messages for official government business. Thank you to all those who have supported our legal crowdfunder so far and who continue to support our work by subscribing to this newsletter.
The case has already thrown up some key pieces of evidence and there's more to come next week. Watch this space!
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Monsieur Link (Missing Link), ou Le Chaînon Manquant au Québec, est un film d'animation américain réalisé par Chris Butler, sorti en 2019.

Synopsis
Sir Lionel Frost, gentleman anglais, manque une nouvelle fois sa chance de rentrer dans le club des aventuriers et explorateurs de Londres en détruisant son appareil contenant une photo de Nessie. À son retour, il reçoit une mystérieuse lettre lui proposant de rencontrer un sasquatch. Enivré par cette nouvelle il passe un pari avec Lord Piggot-Dunceby, s'il ramène la preuve de l'existence du sasquatch il sera admis au club.

Il se rend aux États-Unis ou il rencontre l'auteur de la lettre, le sasquatch en question, que Sir Lionel nomme M. Link (ou M. Chaînon au Québec) et qui souhaite se rendre en Himalaya pour retrouver les siens et accompagné de l'ancienne flamme de Sir Lionel, Adelina Fortnight.

De son côté Piggot-Dunceby s'assure de ne pas perdre son pari et engage Willard Stenk, un tueur à gage, pour empêcher le trio de réussir.

Fiche technique
 Titre original : Missing Link
 Titre français : Monsieur Link
 Titre québécois : Le Chaînon Manquant
 Réalisation : Chris Butler
 Scénario : Chris Butler
 Musique : Carter Burwell
 Décors : Nelson Lowry
 Costumes : Deborah Cook
 Animation : Alex Angelis et Brad Schiff
 Photographie : Chris Peterson
 Montage : Stephen Perkins
 Production : Arianne Sutner et Travis Knight
 Sociétés de production : Laika et Annapurna Pictures
 Sociétés de distribution : Metropolitan Filmexport (France) ; Entract Films (Québec)
 Pays d'origine :
 Genre : animation
 Durée :
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Distribution
 Zach Galifianakis  : Monsieur Link / Susan (Monsieur Chaînon au Québec)
 Hugh Jackman  : Sir Lionel Frost
 Zoe Saldana  : Adelina Fortnight
 Stephen Fry  : Lord Piggot-Dunceby
 Timothy Olyphant  : Willard Stenk
 Emma Thompson  : Dora l'Ancienne
 Matt Lucas  : M. Collick
 Amrita Acharia  : Ama Lhamu, un guide de montagne
 Ching Valdez-Aran : Gamu
 David Walliams  : M. Lemuel Lint
 Humphrey Ker :  : le général Pugh

Distinctions

Récompense
 Golden Globes 2020 : Meilleur film d'animation

Nomination
 Oscars 2020 : Meilleur film d'animation

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Film américain sorti en 2019
Film d'animation américain
Film fantastique américain
Film d'Annapurna Pictures
2019 en fantasy
Yéti dans l'art et la culture
Golden Globe du meilleur film d'animation
Film nommé aux Oscars
Film sur l'évolution

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Accident: 202478285 - Mechanic Smashes Thumb With Hammer
316343540 04/09/2012 3537 Utility Trailer Mfg Co
At approximately 2:00 p.m. on March 20, 2012, Employee #1, a 56-year-old male with Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company, was working with a coworker and were trying to remove a pivot bolt that connects one of the torque arms to the front axle of a semi-truck (a red, modified 2004 Freightliner Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 1FVPAWAV04LM78775). Due to the orientation of the pivot bolt relative to the vehicle's chassis, the workers were unable to use a hydraulic porta-pump to push the bolt free. The coworker applied heat to the bolt and tried to knock it out with a three-pound hammer without success. Employee #1 positioned himself over the bolt and supported himself with his left hand on the vehicle's chassis. Using a ten-pound hammer, Employee #1 hit the bolt five-to-six times before missing and striking his left thumb. Employee #1 sustained a serious injury and received initial medical treatment at Concentra Urgent Care for a comminuted, compound fracture. Later that same day, Employee #1 underwent surgery at Contour Aesthetic Center where four-millimeters of bone was removed. The Division was notified on March 21, 2012 at approximately 2:30 p.m. by the Employer.
Keywords: automotive repair, mechanic, thumb, crushed, deboning, automobile, hand tool
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Berkeley Springs, West Virginia (United States)
Sighted on Sunday 26. August 2018
Reported on Tuesday 28. August 2018
Shape: Cylinder | Duration: 00:00:02
I was taking pictures of the moon with my cell phone through my telescope's eyepiece when all of a sudden a black object with no lights and a black tail flew across the shot in about 2 to 3 seconds. my telescope is located in my living room which faces west. it was focused on the moon rising over the mountains. it was still relatively low in the sky, so the moon looked very large through the lens. the lens was the lowest magnification- 25mm. i was clicking the shutter button on my phone continuously and i managed to capture pictures before, during, and after the object flew in the path of my lens. all of my pictures are time-stamped which can perhaps indicate the speed and distance of the object. the object surprised me because it flew much, much faster than any plane that has ever flown over my house, as if it was falling in a perfectly straight line, and there were no lights. i am not sure if it was a meteor which is why i am submitting my pictures and story here. i checked the internet to see if there were any meteor sightings or meteor landings on the east coast about the same time i took the pictures. i cannot find any reports of anything. the object was not on fire that i could see so i cannot explain the black tail it left, and there were no lights. as can be seen in the photos, the object is the shape of a space shuttle. occasionally, planes from bwi, reagan national, and dulles can be seen flying over my house (not everyday, just sometimes depending on their flight patterns), but these planes always have lights and white tails, day or night. this object was moving much faster than any plane is capable of moving. once the object crossed out of the path of the moon light, i could no longer see it. the pictures came out better than i thought. hopefully someone can tell me what this is.
Hedgesville, West Virginia (United States) 2019-12-18 Circle 00:04:00
Clear Spring, Maryland (United States) 2019-09-17 Flash 00:10:00
Middletown, Virginia (United States) 2019-05-15 Disc 00:00:12
Capon Springs, West Virginia (United States) 2019-04-24 Triangle 00:04:00
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania (United States) 2019-01-06 Star-like 00:05:00
Martinsburg, WV (United States) 2018-12-11 Orb 2 mins
Capon Springs, West Virginia (United States) 2018-11-04 Star-like 00:03:00
Martinsburg, West Virginia (United States) 2018-10-24 Sphere 00:02:00
Imler, Pennsylvania (United States) 2018-08-24 Sphere 00:10:00
Williamsport, Maryland (United States) 2018-06-24 Diamond 00:05:00
Manns Choice, Pennsylvania (United States) 2018-06-14 Circle 01:30:00
Saint Thomas, Pennsylvania (United States) 2018-06-05 Circle 00:00:01
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia (United States) 2018-04-08 Sphere 00:03:01
Buffalo Mills, Pennsylvania (United States) 2018-01-28 Triangle 00:01:00
Hyndman, Pennsylvania (United States) 2018-01-26 N, A 00:10:00
Capon Bridge, West Virginia (United States) 2018-01-13 Sphere 06:00:00
Wardensville, West Virginia (United States) 2018-01-08 Cigar 00:07:00
Capon Springs, West Virginia (United States) 2018-01-06 Oval 00:02:00
Mercersburg, Pennsylvania (United States) 2017-11-05 Disc 00:50:00
Falling Waters, West Virginia (United States) 2017-10-27 Other 03:04:59
Martinsburg, West Virginia (United States) 2017-10-14 Star-like 02:00:00
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (United States) 2017-09-25 Chevron 00:03:00
Shade Gap, Pennsylvania (United States) 2017-09-23 Sphere 00:10:00
Boonsboro, Maryland (United States) 2017-09-13 Blimp 00:15:00
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Windber, Pennsylvania (United States) 2017-08-19 Cylinder 00:03:00
Front Royal, Virginia (United States) 2017-07-19 Cigar 00:05:00
Taneytown, Maryland (United States) 2017-07-16 Egg 00:01:00
Front Royal, Virginia (United States) 2017-07-16 Triangle 00:05:00
Newville, PA 2017-07-10 Cylinder Few minutes
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Aldie, Virginia (United States) 2017-07-03 Sphere 01:00:00
Saxton, Pennsylvania (United States) 2017-07-01 Sphere 00:02:00
Great Cacapon, West Virginia (United States) 2017-06-11 Unknown 00:00:06
Gaithersburg, Maryland (United States) 2017-05-31 Sphere 00:00:08
Chambersburg, PA 2017-04-29 Disk 1 minute
Germantown, MD 2017-04-28 Circle 20 minutes
Frederick, Maryland (United States) 2017-04-17 Oval 00:05:00
Frederick, MD 2017-03-22 Formation 4-5 seconds
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (United States) 2017-02-26 Other 00:08:00
Germantown, MD 2017-02-18 Other 15 seconds
Gettysburg, PA 2017-02-18 Circle 3 seconds
Bedford, Pennsylvania (United States) 2017-02-14 Star-like 00:20:00
Leesburg, VA 2017-01-26 Fireball 2 seconds
New Market, Maryland (United States) 2017-01-25 Sphere 00:00:36
Germantown, MD 2017-01-25 Rectangle ~1 minute
New Market, MD 2017-01-18 Unknown 5 minutes+
New Creek, West Virginia (United States) 2017-01-10 N, A 00:01:00
Stephenson, VA 2016-12-15 Circle 1-2 minutes
Hagerstown, MD 2016-12-12 Fireball 5 seconds
Monrovia, MD 2016-11-24 Light 25 minutes
New Market, MD 2016-11-12 Changing 5 seconds
Mont Alto, PA (United States) 2016-11-01 flame 5 seconds
Ashburn, VA 2016-11-01 Formation 10 minutes
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (United States) 2016-10-31 Sphere 00:05:00
Dickerson, MD 2016-10-23 Light 2 minutes
Brunswick, MD 2016-10-21 Oval 5 minutes
Star Tannery, Virginia (United States) 2016-10-17 Star-like 00:01:00
Mt. Airy, MD 2016-10-09 Egg 40 minutes
Boonsboro, MD 2016-10-04 Fireball 4 seconds
Saint Thomas, Pennsylvania (United States) 2016-09-27 Star-like 00:03:00
Cumberland, Maryland (United States) 2016-09-16 Sphere 00:01:00
Cumberland, MD 2016-09-16 Light 1 minute
Frederick, Maryland (United States) 2016-09-05 Disc 00:08:00
Hedgesville, WV 2016-09-03 Circle Few minutes
McConnellsburg, PA 2016-08-25 Triangle 3 minutes
Falling Waters, West Virginia (United States) 2016-08-24 Circle 00:00:15
Mt. Airy, MD 2016-08-24 Fireball 3 minutes
Winchester, Virginia (United States) 2016-08-19 Unknown 01:00:00
Biglerville, PA 2016-08-16 Oval 30 seconds
Frederick, Maryland (United States) 2016-08-13 Triangle Undisclosed
Germantown, MD 2016-07-31 Triangle 5-7 minutes
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania (United States) 2016-07-27 Triangle 02:00:00
Frederick, MD 2016-07-10 Triangle 2 minutes
Aldie, VA 2016-06-26 Cigar 10 seconds
Hollidaysburg, PA 2016-06-25 Circle 2:00
Front Royal, VA 2016-06-12 Light Still there
Charles Town, West Virginia (United States) 2016-05-31 Unknown Undisclosed
Montgomery village, MD 2016-05-28 Light 1-2 minutes
Fayetteville, Pennsylvania (United States) 2016-05-27 Star-like 00:03:00
Ashburn, VA 2016-05-14 Circle 6 minutes
Urbana, MD 2016-05-07 Light 2 seconds
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TROY SCHUMACHER'S CITY BALLET DÉBUT
As the founder of BalletCollective, the young choreographer and dancer Troy Schumacher is no stranger to the art of working together. His cross-disciplinary explorations for his company, dance pieces informed as much by his collaborators' poems and music as by his own steps, have served to establish him as an exciting new talent on New York's ballet scene since he started creating in 2010. This week, he steps out largely on his own, as his first work for his home company, New York City Ballet, premieres tomorrow night as part of the Fall Gala alongside new pieces by Justin Peck and Liam Scarlett.
"BalletCollective is always a joint vision, and there's a lot of interdisciplinary editing that happens and you feel like you're in this with someone," Schumacher explains. "When you just choreograph to someone's music, you have to come up with the whole vision, and you can have a lot of help, but ultimately it's your choice." The music he has chosen for his City Ballet début, Clearing Dawn, is a short chamber work by the young composer Judd Greenstein, a dense, propulsive work full of rapid shifts in tone, tempo, and meter. "I think it's the most complex thing I've choreographed to," he says. "It has a very interesting structure, but it's all very meticulous, and I felt like I could do a lot of different things because the music was so structured that I could do something that wasn't very geometrical, but very musical and rhythmically complex."
His own structure, as it were, also veers away from the standard separation of prinicipals-partners-corps. All the dancers remain on stage for the duration of the performance, working through their own individualized steps that serve as a reflection of their own actual personalities. "I didn't really conceive of any linear geometry," Schumacher says. "There are a lot of patterns, but they're not very obvious. There's a lot of preconceived ways I wanted the dance to move around the stage, but I tried really hard to make it look as if it were happening in a more spontaneous way, just people coming together and dancing."
But, abstract as the scenario may be, the work is firmly rooted in a specific milieu thanks to the costumes by Thom Browne, one of the evening's several fashion collaborations, which also find Peck working with Mary Katrantzou and Scarlett with Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen. "Thom talked about the idea of doing prep-school costumes, but in a very Thom Browne way," Schumacher recalls. "They're all in similar tone, but they're not identical." Browne's cropped designs are also, in a fortuitous coincidence, an unconscious riff on the performers' own daily uniforms. "I was really excited to work with him because I love his æsthetic," Schumacher explains, "and I think that his tailoring in many ways matches what the dancers like to do with their practice clothes. We always like to make everything a little bit shorter to accentuate the length of our limbs, and he definitely does that."
Along with Peck, Schumacher is the latest in a new wave of City Ballet dancers who have been championed by ballet master in chief Peter Martins and have made the transition, like Christopher Wheeldon and Benjamin Millepied before them, from performer to choreographer. It's a grand jeté, but Schumacher appears to be taking it all in stride. "It's a tremendous challenge to think about everything that's been on that stage before me, but in the studio I've just been trying to think about this piece and what it could be," he says. "When I finally see my work out there, I think it's going to be a surreal experience because it's something that I've been dreaming about for a really long time."
Clearing Dawn premieres tomorrow night at New York City Ballet. Photography by Paul Kolnik.
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In his new memoir, the celebrated principal dancer of American Ballet Theatre recounts his intense childhood training, joining the Bolshoi Ballet, and the arduous yearlong rehabilitation after a nearly career-ending injury that gave him a new perspective on his talent and the art form.


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Uhlig, Frank
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1980, (GDR): Silbermedaille, Fußball "Männer"
 Uhlig, Petra
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1976, (GDR): Silbermedaille, Handball "Frauen"
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1980, (GDR): Bronzemedaille, Handball "Frauen"
 Uhrmann, Michael
 Olympische Winterspiele 2002, (GER): Goldmedaille, Ski nordisch "Springen Mannschaft"
 Olympische Winterspiele 2010, (GER): Silbermedaille, Ski nordisch "Springen Mannschaft"
 Ulbricht, Lutz
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1968, (FRG): Goldmedaille, Rudern "Achter Männer"
 Ullerich, Günther
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1956, (EAU): Bronzemedaille, Feldhockey "Männer"
 Ullrich, Artur
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1980, (GDR): Silbermedaille, Fußball "Männer"
 Ullrich, Frank
 Olympische Winterspiele 1976, (GDR): Bronzemedaille, Biathlon "4-mal-7,5-Kilometer-Staffel Männer"
 Olympische Winterspiele 1980, (GDR): Goldmedaille, Biathlon "10 Kilometer Einzel"
 Olympische Winterspiele 1980, (GDR): Silbermedaille, Biathlon "20 Kilometer Einzel"
 Olympische Winterspiele 1980, (GDR): Silbermedaille, Biathlon "4-mal-7,5-Kilometer-Staffel Männer"
 Ullrich, Jan
 Olympische Sommerspiele 2000, (GER): Goldmedaille, Radsport "Straßenrennen Männer"
 Olympische Sommerspiele 2000, (GER): Silbermedaille, Radsport "Einzelzeitfahren Männer"
 Ulm, Stefan
 Olympische Sommerspiele 2000, (GER): Silbermedaille, Kanusport "K4 1000 Meter Männer"
 Olympische Sommerspiele 2004, (GER): Silbermedaille, Kanusport, "K4 1000 Meter Männer"
 Ulrich, Friedrich-Wilhelm
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1976, (GDR): Goldmedaille, Rudern "Zweier mit Steuermann"
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1980, (GDR): Goldmedaille, Rudern "Zweier mit Steuermann"
 Ulrich, Thomas
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1996, (GER): Bronzemedaille, Boxen "Halbschwergewicht"
 Ultsch, Detlef
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1980, (GDR): Bronzemedaille, Judo "Mittelgewicht"
 Ulzheimer, Heinz
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1952, (GER): Bronzemedaille, Leichtathletik "800 Meter Männer"
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1952, (GER): Bronzemedaille, Leichtathletik "4-mal-400-Meter-Staffel Männer"
 Unger, Lutz
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1972, (GDR): Bronzemedaille, Schwimmen "4-mal-100-Meter-Freistilstaffel Männer"
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1972, (GDR): Silbermedaille, Schwimmen "4-mal-100-Meter-Lagenstaffel Männer"
 Unger, Werner
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1964, (EAU): Bronzemedaille, Fußball "Männer"
 Unruh, Lisa
 Olympische Sommerspiele 2016, (GER): Silbermedaille, Bogenschießen "Einzel Frauen"
 Olympische Sommerspiele 2020, (GER): Bronzemedaille, Bogenschießen "Mannschaft Frauen"
 Unterwalder, Uwe
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1972, (GDR): Silbermedaille, Radsport "4000 Meter Mannschaftsverfolgung Männer"
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1980, (GDR): Silbermedaille, Radsport "4000 Meter Mannschaftsverfolgung Männer"
 Uphoff, Nicole
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1988, (FRG): Goldmedaille, Reiten "Dressur Einzel Mixed"
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1988, (FRG): Goldmedaille, Reiten "Dressur Mannschaft Mixed"
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1992, (GER): Goldmedaille, Reiten "Dressur Einzel Mixed"
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1992, (GER): Goldmedaille, Reiten "Dressur Mannschaft Mixed"
 Urbanczyk, Klaus
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1964, (EAU): Bronzemedaille, Fußball "Männer"
 Urkal, Oyktay
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1996, (GER): Silbermedaille, Boxen "Halbweltergewicht"
 Urselmann, Wiltrud
 Olympische Sommerspiele 1960, (EAU): Silbermedaille, Schwimmen "200 Meter Brust Frauen"
 Uteß, Stefan
 Olympische Sommerspiele 2000, (GER): Bronzemedaille, Kanusport "C2 1000 Meter Männer"
 Utzschneider, Peter
 Olympische Winterspiele 1972, (FRG): Goldmedaille, Bobsport "Zweierbob Männer"
 Olympische Winterspiele 1972, (FRG): Bronzemedaille, Bobsport "Viererbob Männer"
 Olympische Winterspiele 1976, (FRG): Bronzemedaille, Bobsport "Viererbob Männer"

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VANCOUVER – New multi-family residential developments, such as condominiums, built in Vancouver next year will require electric-vehicle charging capabilities in every parking stall except those for visitors.
City council approved the plan on Tuesday, amending building bylaws effective Jan. 1, 2019 to increase EV-ready residents' parking stalls to 100 per cent from the current level of 20 per cent.
The recommendations prepared by city staff estimated the cost per stall would be as much as $300.
The new regulations are part of the municipal government's effort to achieve carbon neutrality for Vancouver by 2050. The transportation sector accounts for 41 per cent of the city's carbon emissions, a staff report found.
Other measures include expanding Vancouver's public charging network, increasing the budget for installing DC fast-charging and Level 2 charging stations and providing preferential parking for zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs).
The staff report also expressed support for a provincial or national ZEV mandate, essentially quotas for EV sales. It noted a survey found only 30 per cent of Vancouver's 27 auto dealerships had a single EV to test-drive or buy.


Visit our blog for plenty of recipes, DIY projects, entertaining tips, and party planning tips, to ensure Goode Times will be had by all.
Tackle this simple DIY personalized wine glasses project in less than 30 minutes for a cool and different wine experience.
When it comes to a good project, I know I'm going to like it when (a) it's simple to do, (b) inexpensive to make and (c) involves wine. It's the trio of success! If you're like me you've probably eyed up etched wine glasses in the past, but simply can't pull the trigger because they want too much $$$ for them. I'm happy to report back to you that this DIY project is affordable, quite simple to do and you can personalize them however you want!
Ring in the New Year with a decadent dark chocolate molten lava cake.
Are you still looking for the perfect dessert to celebrate the New Year? In my opinion, a special occasion calls for an extra special treat and this dark chocolate molten lava cake is just that. The gooey, chocolaty center from the truffle pours out upon the first slice and is mopped up with a dusting of powdered sugar and cocoa powder. Without fail, it's a mouthwatering bite full of rich flavors that will have you protecting your plate from any wandering forks!
Heading to a fun, festive holiday party this year? Give the gift of a DIY ugly Christmas sweater for a wine bottle.
Keeping with the traditions of fall, serve up your own Friday fish fry complete with seasoned fries, macaroni salad and a glass of Murphy-Goode Chardonnay.
Enjoy a healthy take on fall flavors with this marinated spinach and kale steak bowl.
Get excited for gameday with these football shaped chocolate rice krispie treats with a marshmallow fluff drizzle.
The name says it all. If you love bacon and you love grilling, you NEED to try making this heavenly pork wrap. But let it be know, this bacon wrapped explosion is not for the faint of heart. It's meaty, cheesy, crispy bacon-wrapped deliciousness that begs to be paired with a tasty glass of Murphy-Goode Pinot Noir.
Nothing quite says summer like firing up the grill and smoking some baby back pork ribs. And even though summer is coming to a close, we're still experiencing the glorious warm weather that signifies the arrival of two of our favorite things: harvest and football. So to celebrate another stunning yield of gorgeous California grapes and the start of a new football season, we wanted to share one of favorite backyard barbecue recipes with you: smoked baby back ribs.
What's the age old saying? Good artists copy and great artists share amazing family recipes? Something like that, right? We asked Murphy-Goode Winemaker Dave Ready Jr. to share one of his favorite summer recipes and he immediately thought of Ma Fiddle's Sauerkraut and Brats. Dave distinctly remembers his best friend's mom making her famous sauerkraut and brats recipe, as it was the highlight to any party and always the start to a good evening with friends. You really can't go wrong with a sauerkraut recipe that calls for wine and bacon.
Fire up the barbecues this 4th of July to enjoy a classic American side dish of corn on the cob prepared three ways.


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Home › Yamachiku Ganko Bamboo Reusable Extra Large Chopsticks 24cm/9.4in
YAMACHIKU GANKO BAMBOO REUSABLE EXTRA LARGE CHOPSTICKS 24CM/9.4IN
These Ganko Bamboo Reusable Chopsticks are a long-selling product of Yamachiku.
They are thick and sturdy, yet light. And they have been renewed and are now dishwasher safe.
The thick chopsticks are easy to hold, not only for those with large hands, but also for those with weak grips, and the tapered tips allow for delicate movements.
Yamachiku makes only bamboo chopsticks from purely domestic natural bamboo harvested from deep in the mountains of Kumamoto and Fukuoka.
The bamboo chopsticks, which are cut and shaved one by one by hand, are light, flexible, and strong.
Dimension: 24cm(9.4in)
Material: Bamboo - Yamachiku
About Yamachiku Bamboo Chopsticks
Yamachiku is a Kyushu-based factory that has been specializing in bamboo chopsticks for many years.
Bamboo grows well in warm areas, and Kyushu prefecture accounts for about 40% of the total area of bamboo forests in Japan.
For half a century since its predecessor established a bamboo material factory in 1963, Yamachiku has consistently worked to make products that make the most of bamboo.
As a natural material, bamboo is difficult to process, but because Yamachiku is a manufacturer with a thorough understanding of bamboo's nature, they have succeeded in producing many high-quality bamboo chopsticks.
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About Japanese Wood Craft
In Japan, 70% of the land is covered with forests, and there are said to be as many as 200 species of trees, including coniferous trees such as cedar and cypress, and broad-leaved trees such as zelkova, chestnut, and horse chestnut, that are used for construction and woodworking. Japanese wood crafts are made by making the most of the characteristics of the wood from each production area. For example, bamboo crafts in Kyushu, Japanese cypress products in Gifu, and cedar products in Akita are famous.
Woodworking techniques developed along with tools, giving rise to a variety of woodworking techniques such as sashimono, carving, gouging, grinding, bending, and hooping. The skillful use of tools such as axes, machetes, planes, saws, chisels, and files in Japanese woodworking supports not only the lives of people but also the cultural heritage of temples and shrines. The elaborate techniques that have been cultivated over a long period of history are highly regarded around the world.
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	private long maxSteps;

	private long stepsRemaining;

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	/**
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	public void reset(int aMaxSteps) {
		if (aMaxSteps <= 0)
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		maxSteps = aMaxSteps;
		stepsRemaining = maxSteps;
	}

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	public void reset() {
		stepsRemaining = maxSteps;
	}

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		return (stepsRemaining <= 0) ? 0 : ((double) stepsRemaining / maxSteps);
	}

	/**
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	public void step() {
		--stepsRemaining;
	}

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	public String toString() {
		return new StringBuffer().append(stepsRemaining).append("/").append(maxSteps).toString();
	}

	/**
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United Way Trinidad & Tobago has opened the doors of the newly rebuilt St. Joseph of Cluny Sisters' primary school in Haiti. Built in partnership with the Digicel Foundation Haiti, Ecole Mere Louise is named after Mère Louise Wright, a Trinidadian religious, foundress of the St. Joseph of Cluny Mission in Haiti in June 1864.
UWTT is a non-profit organisation which raises charitable donations from companies and individuals, and channels these funds to the NGOs which deliver critical social services to citizens in need.


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Grace Prosniewski: Harper Lee and author privacy
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By Grace Prosniewski, Daily Literary Columnist
The University declaring a snow day last Monday. Thoroughly enjoying Katy Perry's halftime show (shout out to left shark). The return of crushed velvet as an acceptable material to make clothing out of. There are some things in life you just don't see coming. And last week, the literary community was thrown quite a curveball.
Last Tuesday, it was announced that reclusive author Harper Lee was going to publish her second novel, a sort-of sequel to her magnum opus, "To Kill a Mockingbird." The new book, titled "Go Set a Watchman," will feature an adult Scout and is set to be released in July of this year. The single-work author of one of the greatest novels of American literature announcing a new book after half a century's worth of refusal? Yeah, it's a big deal.
Most initial reaction to the news was, rightfully, stunned elation. The fervor, however, has slightly cooled over some troubling allegations, namely that Lee, now 88, is being exploited by her lawyer and publishers.
Lee's only published novel to date, 1960's "To Kill a Mockingbird," won the Pulitzer Prize, and to this day continues to be taught in schools around the country. The book focuses on tomboy Scout Finch, who along with her brother Jem and widowed father Atticus, live in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930s. Atticus, a lawyer, is tasked with defending Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman. The trial and subsequent aftermath forces Scout to come to terms with the racial inequalities of her society, especially within the justice system.
Like her famous character Boo Radley, Harper Lee has long been known as something of a recluse. Since her initial skyrocket to literary fame, Lee has refused almost all interviews and speaking engagements, and published only a few essays in the past 50 years. And, up until last week, she had never expressed an interest in releasing another book.
The timing of "Go Set a Watchman" is somewhat puzzling. Last year, Lee lost her sister Alice, who was 103. Alice, a lawyer, had staunchly protected Lee's privacy and estate until her death. And Harper Lee has been in relatively poor health since having a stroke in 2007. She resides in an assisted living home where she is wheelchair bound, nearly blind and deaf and suffering from memory loss.
Attempts to exploit Lee's fragile state have been made before. In 2007, Lee signed the rights to "To Kill a Mockingbird" to a literary agent because her eyesight was too weak to read the contract. The case was settled out of court.
Frustratingly, the only input we've heard from Lee about this new book has always been vetted through her lawyer and publisher. Even her editor admitted that he didn't think anyone spoke directly to Lee.
Lee recently released a prepared statement saying, "I'm alive and kicking and happy as hell with the reactions to Watchman." And, of course, no one should attempt to discredit Lee's sentiments simply because of her age and health history. But these statements all go through a variety of channels before they reach the public. Lee doesn't just tweet out her thoughts like some authors. All her communication with the public is vulnerable to manipulation by third parties.
And no one, not lawyers, publishers or even Lee herself, has come forward to explain the why. Why is she deciding to publish a novel that was originally turned down and that she has seemingly had no interest in releasing until now? Sure, people can, and do, change their minds all the time. But Lee's entire life has been a study in deliberate and vigilant privacy.
The fact of the matter is many people stand to make a lot of money off "Go Set a Watchman." And people often do horrible things, including exploiting the elderly, in pursuit of a windfall.
Whether "Go Set a Watchman" lives up to the literary prowess of "To Kill a Mockingbird" isn't really the question here. Lee's legacy as a canonical American author is almost untouchable. However, the entire situation brings up some important questions about the rights of artists and the public's sense of entitlement to our favorite writers.
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Q: Sending an XML File to the MQ I'm quite new to IIB and MQ Explorer.
Is it possible to send an XML file to a queue and then reading it and modifying it through IIB without 3rd party programs (like RfhUtil)?
In IIB I have a Message flow that consists of MQ Input > Java Compute > MQ Output.
My MQ Explorer has 2 Queues, INPUT and OUTPUT.
I want to be able to send a file to the MQ Input(connected to 'INPUT' queue) and then modifying it in the Java Compute and lastly sending it to the MQ Output(connected to 'OUTPUT' queue)
I'm asking that because I did not encounter an option to send anything except "Put Test Message" which does not have the option to add a file.
I'm running everything locally because I'm still learning (Local Queues as well, if it matters).
Thanks in advance, if the question is lacking information, please let me know.

A: I dont see any requirement for the input queue. It sounds as if your real requirement is

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*Use JavaCompute to construct the output message tree

*Put the output message to the output queue

A: Yes definitely one option is to use rfhutil. But you said you do not want to use it.
Other option is to use runmqsc commands. I am not sure how much familiar you are with this.


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June 27, 2014March 19, 2022by Matt BishopIn Rock News
JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCE 2014 U.S. REDEEMER OF SOULS TOUR with STEEL PANTHER
After about two months of anticipation and previews of their new album, Judas Priest have finally announced their U.S. tour dates to support the record. The fall trek kicks off on October 1 at the Main Street Armory in Rochester, NY and wraps up on November 18 at the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, UT. The band...
March 12, 2014March 19, 2022by Matt BishopIn Glam RockHard RockHeavy MetalRock News
STEEL PANTHER ANNOUNCE 2014 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
The greatest heavy metal band of all time, Steel Panther, have announced a North American Tour in support of their latest epic achievement, All You Can Eat, which is set to grace the world with it's presence on April 1. It's the much anticipated follow-up to the band's 2011 masterpiece, Balls Out, which hit #40 on the Billboard Top...


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FC BARCELONA & UNICEF – MEXICO EARTHQUAKE AID
Preston Kiledjian September 29, 2017 0 0
FC Barcelona Foundation and UNICEF Join Forces to Assist with the Emergency Caused by Earthquakes in Mexico
More than 5,000 schools have been damaged or destroyed and the two organizations have decided to divert part of their annual donation to the efforts to help children affected by the disaster.
FC Barcelona Foundation has answered the call from UNICEF to help with the state of emergency that has been called in Mexico following the earthquakes in the country on September 7th and 19th.
Around seven million children live in the areas affected by the tragedy which has destroyed or damaged close to 5,100 schools.
For that reason, the FCB Foundation and UNCIEF have decided to donate over $230 million immediately to help the efforts to deal with the disaster.
"From FC Barcelona and the FC Barcelona Foundation, we want to express our support for the Mexican people after the earthquakes that have affected the country in the month of September," said Jordi Cardoner, Vice-President of the Social Area
"As a global entity, we cannot be isolated from the unfortunate events that affect people around the world. Our slogan is 'More than a Club' and in this type of situation we focus particularly on the children, who are the most vulnerable," said Cardoner.
UNICEF and its partners are working in the area to establish temporary schools, and promote directives on security in these centers.
They are also working to train teachers in psychosocial support as well as distribute educational material and development kits among teachers and carers for use at primary schools.
Note that the Foundation and UNICEF extended their partnership in February 2016 until 2020 with an increase in the club's annual contribution from nearly $1.8 million to nearly $2.4 million.
This is certainly a rise that means funds can be diverted to the various emergencies that affect children around the world, such as the one in Mexico right now.
How to donate:
The Foundation and UNICEF have also called on the general public to donate to the emergency via the UNICEF website.
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Jack Peter "Jackass" Miller (* 18. Januar 1995 in Townsville) ist ein australischer Motorradrennfahrer, der zurzeit in der MotoGP-Klasse für das Ducati-Werksteam an den Start geht. Sein bisher größter Erfolg war die Vizeweltmeisterschaft in der Moto3-Klasse 2014, als er sich nach einem engen Titelkampf dem späteren Sieger Álex Márquez geschlagen geben musste.

Karriere

Anfänge im Motorsport
Jack Millers motorsportliche Karriere begann im Motocross-Sport. Im Alter von acht Jahren wurde er 2003 australischer Meister in der 65-cm³-Klasse.

2008 folgte der Wechsel in den Straßenrennsport. Im darauf folgenden Jahr wurde Miller australischer Meister in der Klasse bis 125 cm³. Nach diesem Erfolg ging er nach Europa, wo er in der spanischen Meisterschaft und in der IDM antrat. 2011 wurde Miller mit einem Punkt Vorsprung auf seinen deutschen Teamkollegen Luca Amato IDM-Champion in der 125-cm³-Klasse.

Motorrad-Weltmeisterschaft

125-cm³-/Moto3-Klasse
In der Saison 2011 gab Jack Miller auf Aprilia sein Debüt in der Motorrad-Weltmeisterschaft. Fünf weitere Einsätze hatte er im selben Jahr auf Honda. Seine erste komplette Saison bestritt er 2012 im Team Caretta Technology. Am Ende der Saison belegte er mit 17 Punkten den 23. Gesamtrang. Zur Saison 2013 wechselte Miller ins Racing Team Germany von Dirk Heidolf. Dort fuhr er eine FTR-Honda und belegte am Ende der Saison mit 110 Punkten den siebten Gesamtrang. Daraufhin holte ihn Aki Ajo für 2014 in sein Team. Auf einer KTM hielt Miller den Ausgang der Meisterschaft bis zum letzten Rennen offen. Er wurde schließlich mit zwei Punkten Rückstand auf seinen spanischen Rivalen Álex Márquez Vizeweltmeister in der Moto3-Kategorie.

MotoGP-Klasse
Für die Saison 2015 hatte Jack Miller sowohl Angebote von Teams in der Moto2- als auch in der MotoGP-Klasse. Er entschied sich für einen Wechsel ins CWM-LCR-Honda-Team von Lucio Cecchinello. Dort fuhr er eine Honda RC213V-RS. Mit 17 Punkten beendete er seine erste Saison in der Königsklasse auf dem 19. Gesamtrang. Seine beste Saisonplatzierung war ein elfter Platz in Katalonien gewesen.

2016 wechselte Miller ins Marc VDS Racing Team und wurde Teamkollege von Esteve Rabat. In Katalonien übertraf er sein Ergebnis aus dem Vorjahr mit dem zehnten Platz. Seine beste Leistung allerdings erzielte er beim nächsten Rennen, der Dutch TT. Bei starkem Regen gewann Miller das Rennen knapp vor Marc Márquez. Damit war er der erste Fahrer seit Toni Elias 2006, dem es gelang, ein Rennen auf einem nicht werksunterstützten Motorrad zu gewinnen. Die Saison schloss er als Achtzehnter ab, nachdem er wegen Verletzungen fünf Rennen hatte auslassen müssen, konnte jedoch das teamintere Duell gegen Rabat für sich entscheiden.

Die Saison 2017 beendete Miller auf dem elften Platz, seiner bis dahin besten Endplatzierung in dieser Klasse.

Zur Saison 2018 verließ Miller Honda und wechselte zum Pramac Racing Team auf eine Ducati. Im Gegensatz zu seinem Teamkollegen Danilo Petrucci fuhr er allerdings nur ein Vorjahresmodell. Dennoch gelangen Miller zwei vierte Plätze in den ersten sechs Rennen sowie seine erste Pole-Position in der Königsklasse. Die Saison schloss er auf Platz 13 ab und unterlag damit Petrucci mit 91 zu 144 Punkten.

2019 durfte Miller nach Petruccis Wechsel ins Ducati-Werksteam erstmals auf einem aktuellen Motorrad sitzen. Sein neuer Teamkollege war der amtierende Moto2-Weltmeister Francesco Bagnaia. Nachdem der Australier beim ersten Rennen an zweiter Stelle liegend aufgrund eines kaputten Sitzes nicht ins Ziel gekommen war, fuhr er im Saisonverlauf fünf dritte Plätze ein und beendete die Saison als WM-Achter.

2020 begann Miller die Saison mit dem vierten Platz beim Großen Preis von Spanien in Jerez. Beim Großen Preis von Andalusien auf der gleichen Strecke stürzte er, während er in Tschechien Neunter wurde. Beim Großen Preis von Österreich fuhr der Australier, nachdem er den Großteil des Rennens geführt hatte, als Dritter aufs Podest. Beim Großen Preis der Steiermark duellierte sich Miller mit Pol Espargaró Rad an Rad um den Sieg. Zu Beginn des letzten Sektors lag der Australier in Führung, doch in der drittletzten Kurve überholte ihn der Spanier. Miller versuchte sofort einen Konter und lag in der letzten Kurve neben ihm. Die beiden berührten sich und verloren dadurch wertvolle Zeit, wodurch Miguel Oliveira beide überholen und das Rennen gewinnen konnte, während Miller Zweiter wurde, was seine bis dahin beste Platzierung seit seinem Wechsel zu Ducati war. Miller fuhr bis Saisonende noch zwei weitere zweite Plätze und wurde Gesamtsiebter, seine bis heute beste WM-Platzierung in der Königsklasse.

2021 stieg Miller ins Ducati-Werksteam auf. Beim Großen Preis von Spanien gelang Miller sein erster Sieg seit fast einem halben Jahrzehnt.

Statistik

Erfolge
 2009 – Australischer 125-cm³-Meister
 2011 – Deutscher 125-cm³-Meister auf Aprilia
 10 Grand-Prix-Siege

In der Motorrad-Weltmeisterschaft
(Stand: Saisonende 2022)

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 Offizielle Website (englisch)

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Motorrad-Rennfahrer (Australien)
Australier
Geboren 1995
Mann
Deutscher Meister (Motorradsport)


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Kerkera également typographié Karkira est une commune de la wilaya de Skikda en Algérie.

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In one of Africa's largest countries, the Catholic Church is playing a direct role in politics in a way not seen since the 1980s. The Catholic Church in the Congo is taking a stand on a controversial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where a long-time strongman is seeking to control the outcome.
During the 1980s in the Philippines and Poland, the Church took a very public stance in favor of democracy and against authoritarian regimes. The church appears to be returning to that tradition Democratic Republic of the Congo and their heavily scrutinized announcement of Felix Tshisekedi as incoming president has led the Church to release new, shocking data that challenges his victory's legitimacy.
The Catholic Church of the Congo claims to hold data that shows the illegitimate outcome of the Congo's recent presidential election. Felix Tshisekedi was announced as the winner of the election over opponent Martin Fayulu.
The Catholic Church has challenged this announced election result, citing their dataset which showed that Fayulu obtained an estimated 62.8% of the vote based on manually collected data from 43% of voter turnout.
The Catholic Church of the Congo, in anticipation of tampering in this historic election, organized tens of thousands of poll watchers and onlookers. These observers were sent to voting locations across the country to ensure a fair and transparent process, though government interference, such as the disabling of Congo internet connections, has made such goals difficult.
The data collected by the Catholic Church has been verified by the Financial Times(FT), who cross-referenced the information with previously-verified results gathered from a spreadsheet of over 49,000 electronic records.
The FT found that the data gathered by the Catholic Church "show a near perfect correlation" and "match almost perfectly." Effectively, this data proves that Fayulu had not only more votes, but won by an enormous margin in respect to announced winner Tshsekedi.
Fayulu is appealing the election results to the constitutional courts, though many in the country have little hope for an impartial ruling.
The Congo is a former colony of Belgium, and for decades has only seen power transferred through violence or political manipulation. This year's election was the first opportunity since the country's independence in 1960 for the citizenry to democratically elect their leader.
The Catholic Church is a major cultural and political institution in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Over half the population is a member of the Catholic Church, and over 60% of primary education is provided by the Church. The Church also operates a network of hospitals, clinics, and crisis centers that provide basic and emergency healthcare for many of the Congo's most vulnerable families.
While the Church does not directly control outside of Vatican City , it continues to exert political muscle in countries around the world. The Church is growing across Southern Africa. This year Catholicism celebrated its 150th anniversary in neighbouring Tanzania while Catholics in Southern Africa celebrated thier 200th anniversary.
In Eastern Europe and Poland in particular the Catholic Church was a rallying point for resistance to communism during the 1980s. During that same decade, Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Manila, Jaime Sin, led the People Power Revolution – a series of civil demonstrations of resistance and unrest among the citizens of the Philippines. The campaign led to the expulsion of President Ferdinand Marcos.


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The Little Black Book for Girlz: A Book on Healthy Sexuality (Paperback)
By St Stephen's Community House, Michael Martchenko (Illustrator)
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St. Stephen's Community House is a community-based social service agency in Toronto that assists more than 23,000 people each year. Its self published edition on which this book is based has been used by educators and social workers across North America.
Publisher: Annick Press
Minimum Grade Level: 10
Health & Daily Living - Sexuality & Pregnancy
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