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Blinken warns Russia of 'massive consequences' over Ukraine | Politics News
Top U.S. diplomat says Washington is 'committed to dialogue', but progress must be 'two-way'.
Ahead of key talks between US and Russian diplomats next week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Moscow against "massive consequences" if it continued what he called aggressive action in Europe, especially the military build-up on the Ukrainian border.
Blinken spoke to Foreign Ministry reporters on Friday Washington is is still seeking a diplomatic solution to the issues with Moscow, but he added that progress should be a "two-way street".
"We are prepared to respond forcefully to further Russian aggression," he said. "But a diplomatic solution is still possible and preferable if Russia chooses it."
The United States and Russia will kick off conversations in Geneva on Monday focused on tensions in Ukraine. US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov will lead the delegations.
NATO and Russia will also start their own negotiations in Brussels later next week.
In late December, President Joe Biden held a call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. In a statement describing the talks, the White House said Biden had encouraged Putin to "de-escalate" tensions and "made it clear that the United States and its allies and partners will respond decisively if Russia invades Ukraine further" .
Blinken repeated the message on Friday, saying that Washington and its allies were prepared to take unprecedented economic measures against Moscow.
"Our goal is to have a predictable and stable relationship with Russia so that we can work together when it is in our common interest, and address our differences with an open and honest dialogue," he said.
"It will be very difficult to make real progress if Russia continues to escalate its military build-up and its inflammatory rhetoric. "We were clear with Russia about what it will face if it continues on this path, including economic measures that we have not used before – massive consequences."
The Russian government, for its part, warned the United States that substantial sanctions against Russia would be "a colossal mistake" after the phone call between Putin and Biden.
The Russian army has gathered troops near its border with Ukraine, which the US and European fears that Russia is possibly preparing for an impending invasion of its neighbor.
Russia Ukraine's annexed The Crimean peninsula supported a separatist rebellion in the country's east in 2014 and shortly thereafter, lowering relations between Moscow and the West to the lows after the Cold War.
The fighting in Ukraine's industrial heartland, known as the Donbas, has so far killed more than 14,000 people, according to Kiev.
Russia, which sees NATO as a strategic threat in Eastern Europe, is seeking security guarantees that the US-led military alliance want to stop its eastern expansion to former Soviet republics.
But Blinken on Friday described NATO as a defensive alliance that "exists to protect, not to attack".
Earlier in the day, NATO expressed support for Ukraine against any possible Russian military action following a virtual meeting for the alliance's foreign minister.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg opposed to giving Russia a veto over which country could join the alliance.
"We can not end up in a situation where we have second-class NATO members, where NATO as an alliance is not allowed to protect them," he said.
Stoltenberg also scaled down the idea that Ukraine poses a threat to Russia. "I think if there is anything, it is the idea of a democratically stable Ukraine that is a challenge for them," he said.
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South Island (Malay: Pulau Panjang, Cocos Malay: Pulu Atas) is the southernmost and easternmost island of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands belonging to Australia in the eastern Indian Ocean.

The island belongs to the atoll of the South Keeling Islands. With an area of , it is by far the second largest island in the archipelago after West Island. It is uninhabited. It is located  southwest of the nearest Indonesian island, Enggano, and  off the off the coast of Java. Christmas Island, which is also Australian, is  in a west-northwest direction. South island is  high, making it the highest point in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

South Island forms the southwestern edge of the atoll, so it is very curved. While the sea side is rather straight, consists of a beach and drops steeply after a few meters, the lagoon side is branched and only drops very gently. The island is heavily forested. Directly to the north are nine smaller islands, the first of which is Middle Mission Isle, followed by the inhabited Home Island after . Numerous tiny, mostly elongated islands can be found on the lagoon side, never more than 350 metres (380 yards) from the coast. In the west there are three small islands off the coast (North Goat Island, East Cay and Burial Island), followed by a  wide channel. Behind it is another small island and, a total of  from South Island, the main island of West Island. Probably the only house on the island is in the north. There is a campground to the west.

Since the Cocos Islands are usually included in Asia because they are significantly closer to the coast of Indonesia than Australia, and South Island is the southernmost island in the group, it is the southernmost island of Asia and its southernmost point at 12 ° 12 ′ 32 ″ S, 96 ° 53 ′ 42 ″ E is also the southernmost point of Eurasia. If the Cocos Islands are not included in Asia, the southernmost point is on the Indonesian island of Pamana,  farther north. If, however, the Australian Ashmore and Cartier Islands are also included in Asia, which are closer to Indonesia than to Asia, the southernmost point of Asia is  farther south, on Cartier Island. The northernmost point of mainland Australia, Cape York, is  farther south than South Island.

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Islands of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

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1. Clicking on a point/feature on the map pops up a window with the information about that feature.
2. You can scroll in or out on the map by clicking on the plus or minus sign. If your mouse has a wheel, you can zoom using that.
3. The blue button pops up the map legend.
4. The green buttons pops up the map layers. You can turn them off by unchecking the box by the layer.
5. The icon that looks like a table opens a window at the bottom of the map opens the tables associated with the map layers. There is a tab for each feature layer. Each record is tied to a map feature. You close this window by clicking on the table icon again.


As we were short on time, I needed an activity that would be easy to set up and clean up afterward. To capture any likely spills, I placed a towel on our table and positioned a sensory bin on top. I filled this with water, added a couple drops of blue food coloring and poured our collection of recycled milk bottle tops into the sensory bin.
We were going to pretend that the recycled bottle tops were fish that needed to be caught in the net. However, any small floating object could be used.
I gave my son the small net and he proceeded to scoop up the floating milk bottle tops. At first, he wanted to see how many bottle tops he could scoop up at one time. Once the net was full, he emptied the net out onto the towel that was covering the table. As soon as he had mastered the skill of using the net to scoop and empty out the bottle tops I made the activity harder.
I placed a container next to the sensory bin. This time, my son had to empty the milk bottle tops into the container from the net. At first, he tried to empty a net that was completely full into the container. This resulted in all of the milk bottle tops falling onto the towel.
He changed his method and scooped up only one bottle top at a time. This way he had more control over the bottle top and the net and was able to successfully place the top into the container.
Our simple fine motor play activity kept him occupied for ages and he kept returning to it throughout the day.
As our small net was so cheap I plan to buy more in the future and repeat the activity on a larger scale in the bath. What a wonderful way to enjoy bath time and develop fine motor skills.
Thanks for the great ideas! I have a new grand any on the way! As a retired teacher, I plan to teach at every teachable moment!


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@Ryan Whiting is rolling. The Europeans are focused on Worlds.
To me, these results are little, if any, indication if what we will see in a few weeks. Sadly, @Ryan Whiting has to come home to qualify for the US team while ALL his competitors have already got their reservations (expect the other US putters, ie. @Reese Hoffa ).
Thanks @Pascal for the video!


About three weeks ago, my girlfriend and I were stranded in the city at 1am. We had just enjoyed a lovely night out in a Melbourne bar and it was time to call it a night. A cold chill pervaded the air. Revellers danced the street corners waving hands in the air to hail a taxi ride home. As most suburbanites know, there are few things less desirable than the dreaded search for a taxi in the late hours of a Saturday night.
We waited more than half an hour before we downloaded the Uber app. Within minutes we had connected with a driver. Less than five minutes later, we sat comfortably in a warmly heated Holden sedan, finally on our journey home. The price was reasonable ($29.46 from the CBD to Doncaster), and the convenience a godsend. In fact, even paying was easier, as the app just direct debited from our account.
Welcome to the 21st Century sharing economy, where the archaic inefficiencies of last-century services are undermined by fresh faced entrepreneurs that have adapted to an empowered citizenry.
Digital technology has changed the game. Uber is just one of many innovations in a worthy parade of newcomers ripping down the walls of the old monopolies. Think AirBnB versus the established hotel industry, or music sharing apps like Spotify versus retail chains. For the established order, this is how the world ends. Not with a bang, but with a click or a swipe.
It is capitalism at its finest. Innovation and entrepreneurship providing a service in response to consumer demand, offering competition and choice. The winners? Us, the consumers. Adam Smith and Milton Friedman would be applauding from the grave. Capitalism 101 has arrived at the taxi business, and it's working.
Predictably, the old order refuses to go down without a fight, as is their right. Yet regrettably, their biggest asset and ally in this war against competitors is government. As the reality sets that the Taxi industry's model needs reforming to adapt to consumer demand, lobbying for tighter regulations and restrictive licences for Uber has begun. Rather than seek new avenues for innovation, the taxi industry is advocating government regulation on Uber to choke competition and tighten its grip around consumers' wallets.
Like a dinosaur idly staring at a tidal wave, the industry refuses to move on.
In fairness, the industry is crippled by government regulation imposed on it in the first place. The response should therefore be deregulation to foster competition rather than calls for more regulation. The regulatory framework imposed on many consumer driven industries is an outdated product of last century, incompatible in an economy where individuals are enfranchised by progress.
If the Andrews' Government caves in and maintains Uber's current illegal status in Victoria, it will be one of the most short sighted public policy decisions in living memory. It will be a decision not made in the interests of the public, who have already made their opinion clear, but pandering to the interests of one industry.
State governments have already collected more than $2 Million worth of fines to UberX drivers for providing 'illegal' taxi services. Detractors point to insurance and taxation issues to undermine the service, yet why can't consumers be empowered to make the choice themselves, rather than governments stepping in for them?
This whole episode represents the wider issue of what happens when government overexerts itself on the economy. Overregulation and expensive licensing means higher costs for consumers, and has the added impact of shielding the taxi industry from change. Uber drivers, many part-time workers benefiting from the mobile employment the company offers, will have unnecessary hoops to jump through in order to complete one of life's most basic services: giving someone a lift home.
The AirBnB experience has been similar. In the face of protests bemoaning the lack of regulatory control over the rent sharing service, where in some districts hotels were experiencing a 10 percent bite to their business, governments around the world have started exerting control, issuing fines and enforcing greater restrictions on peoples' choice to share their homes. In San Francisco, landlords are now required to purchase expensive permits to make a room available, while in New York the service has almost been banned altogether. Once again, consumers suffer with less choice when government wields its axe.
Adapting to the new sharing economy is one of the biggest challenges for any government. Business models like Uber and AirBnb are not novelty exceptions to the norm, they are windows to the new norm, where technology provides platforms that help private individuals use their own resources and exchange those resources for the public good. The only losers are those whose market power is threatened.
Innovators and competitors should be celebrated in a spirit of progress and change. Capitalism in a free market economy ceases to be such if the response to savvy entrepreneurship is to cripple it with regulation by pandering to the establishment. The alternative is a government sponsored oligarchy, where the benefit of the market is enjoyed by the few.


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Home World News Congressional Riots in Washington Shocked the World
According to a report by the EFE News Agency in Washington on January 6, the world leaders were shocked to see that protesters attacked the US Congress headquarters under the instigation of President Trump. Leaders of many countries condemned the serious attack on the U.S. Capitol and unanimously called on the American people to remain calm and respect the election results. Most international leaders expressed their views on this incident through social networks.
United Kingdom: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a tweet condemning the violence. "Too disgraceful. The United States should have been a model of democracy. Now it is vital that power must be transferred in a peaceful and orderly manner."
Germany: In response to protesters rushing into the Capitol, smashing windows and occupying offices, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas tweeted: "Trump and his supporters must accept the decisions of American voters and stop trampling on democracy."
NATO: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg considered the violent protests in Washington "shocking" and emphasized that "election results must be respected."
Russia: Russia's first deputy representative to the United Nations, Dmitry Polyansli, tweeted: "The scene in Washington, D.C. reflects the style of Ukraine's Independence Square." He was referring to the Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's incident, when popular movement eventually overthrew the allies of Moscow. "Some of my friends also ask if anyone distributes small gifts like Victoria Newland", in order to satirize the second-ranked figure in the US Department of Foreign Affairs (former Assistant Secretary of State) during his visit to Ukraine in 2013.
EU: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tweeted that she believes in "the power of American institutions and democracy. The peaceful transition of power is what the people want." "Joe Biden won the election and was elected the next United States President, I look forward to working with him." The President of the Council of Europe Charles Michel also stated, "We hope that the United States can peacefully transfer power to Joe Biden."
Canada: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed concern about the violence in Washington. He said: "I believe that the American democratic system is very strong, and I hope that everything will return to normal soon."
Spain: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez tweeted: "I am closely following the news from Capitol Hill in Washington. I have full confidence in the power of American democracy. I believe that the new administration of Joe Biden will overcome this moment of tension and unite the American people." Foreign Secretary Alancha Gonzalez Laya pointed out: "Democracy is based on the peaceful transfer of power: those who lose must accept defeat. I will implement the will of the people to the senators and the House of Representatives. President Biden is full of confidence."
Argentina: Argentine President Alberto Fernández expressed his opposition to "serious violence and the occupation of Congress" and believed that "there will be a peaceful transition that respects the will of the people". He also stressed his strong support for the elect president Biden".
France: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian condemned the attack by Trump supporters on the Washington Capitol as a "serious attack on democracy." He said: "The wishes and votes of the American people must be respected."
Sweden: The Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Levine considered the violence in Washington to be an "attack on democracy" and that "President Trump and many members of Congress bear great responsibility for this matter. The democratic process of electing the president must be respected."
Turkey: Anadolu News Agency issued a tweet stating that the incident in the United States has aroused the attention of Turkey. Turkey urged all parties concerned to adopt a peaceful and legal solution, uphold a moderate attitude, and seek consensus to overcome this internal political crisis.
Venezuela: The Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a brief statement: "Due to this unfortunate incident, the United States has suffered the same consequences that its aggressive policies have on other countries." The statement also condemned the United States for "political polarization and a surge of violence. "
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Kyle Gibson is a professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. Outside of baseball, Kyle is a husband and father. Whether he is on the field or at home with his family, Kyle aims to bring glory to God.
I try to allow it to lead me in as many decisions as possible each day. By all means I am no where near perfect at this, but when it comes to how I act in my workplace, how I parent, and being a Godly spouse, I do my best to show the love of Christ as much as possible. I fail each day, but that is where having & leaning on God's grace is so important.
I was always going to church as a kid, but it wasn't until baseball was not present in my life when I decided to really focus on my faith. When I was 15 I got hurt and needed surgery which was what allowed me to go to a youth retreat where I decided to follow Christ. So through a 5 month absence from baseball, God revealed himself to me and I realized how much more passionately I could live life not worrying about living up to worldly standards.
One of the mentors in my faith has been our FCA director at Missouri, Scott Ashton. He was the FCA leader at Mizzou, and was one big reason my wife and I were able to stay engaged in our faith throughout college. Another has been one of my best friends since high school Paul Galbraith. He is a youth Pastor in Greenfield, Indiana, and pastored me and my wife's wedding. Not many weeks pass where we don't talk at least once and catch up on how each of us are doing.
The increase of Christ has been something I have tried to keep front and center on my mind ever since PAO started calling it the Increase conference. I try to be mindful that in my life, inwardly and outwardly, Christ needs to be always increasing in importance and my desires need to be decreasing!
I sign Ephesians 2:8-10 with my autograph each time so I would have to say that is it. I like how it shares the gospel in the first verse, then goes into how we are created by God to do the important work he has set us out to do.


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Today, American consumers do not feel in control of their personal data and how it is collected, used, shared – and protected. At the same time, U.S. privacy laws are highly fragmented across industries and jurisdictions, creating a patchwork of regulations, which hurts both consumers and companies.
That is why Business Roundtable members are calling on U.S. policymakers to enact a national consumer data privacy law.
CEOs to Congress: Pass Comprehensive, Nationwide Consumer Data Privacy Law
In a September 10, 2019, letter to congressional leaders, more than 50 Business Roundtable CEOs across industries urged policymakers to pass, as soon as possible, a comprehensive national data privacy law that strengthens protections for American consumers and establishes a framework to enable continued innovation and growth in the digital economy.
Read the Letter
Business Roundtable Framework for National Privacy Legislation
Working with companies from virtually every sector of the U.S. economy, Business Roundtable developed a framework for legislation that establishes individual data privacy rights and provides clear obligations for how companies handle personal data by establishing a national standard for privacy.
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AMERICA NEEDS A NATIONAL CONSUMER PRIVACY LAW
The lack of a uniform national privacy law undermines consumer trust, leaves companies on their own to navigate through the confusion and consumers with a disjointed experience and privacy expectations. Learn more about why America needs a national privacy law in our interactive story.
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Objectives for National Consumer Privacy Legislation
Business Roundtable developed a framework for a national consumer data privacy law aimed at achieving the following four objectives:
Champion Consumer Privacy and Promote Accountability. It should include robust protections for personal data that enhance consumer trust and demonstrate U.S. leadership as a champion for privacy by including clear and comprehensive obligations regarding the collection, use, and sharing of personal data, and accountability measures to ensure that those obligations are met.
Foster Innovation and Competitiveness. It should be technology neutral and take a principles-based approach in order for organizations to adopt privacy protections that are appropriate to specific risks as well as provide for continued innovation and economic competitiveness in a dynamic and constantly evolving technology landscape.
Harmonize Regulations. It should eliminate fragmentation of regulation in the United States by harmonizing approaches to consumer privacy across federal and state jurisdictions through a comprehensive national standard that ensures consistent privacy protections and avoids a state-by-state approach to regulating consumer privacy.
Achieve Global Interoperability. It should facilitate international transfers of personal data and electronic commerce and promote consumer privacy regimes that are interoperable, meaning it should support consumer privacy while also respecting and bridging differences between U.S. and foreign privacy regimes.
Framework for a National Consumer Privacy Law
Covered organizations and effect on other laws.
A national consumer privacy law should apply a consistent, uniform framework to the collection, use, and sharing of personal data across industry sectors. In order to advance a comprehensive approach, it may be appropriate to harmonize certain sector-specific regulations in order to bring those standards in-line with a national privacy law so that consumers are not disserved by multiple and conflicting standards over personal data, which undermine consumer expectations and trust.
Care should be given to how or if small companies that do not process much personal data or engage in low risk processing of data should be covered, with consideration of how those companies may be covered under existing law.
A national consumer privacy law should not interfere with government or law enforcement activities with regard to personal data.
A national consumer privacy law should pre-empt any provision of a statute, regulation, rule, agreement, or equivalent of a state or local government for organizations with respect to the collection, use, or sharing of personal data.
Definition of personal data.
Personal data should be defined as consumer data that is held by the organization and identifies or is identifiable to a natural, individual person. This information may include but is not limited to: name and other identifying information, such as government-issued identification numbers; and personal information derived from a specific device that reasonably could be used to identify a specific individual.
Personal data should exclude de-identified data and data in the public domain.[1]
Categories of sensitive personal data that may present increased risk should be defined and subject to additional obligations and protections.
[1] There should be limitations to this exclusion; certain data within the public domain is properly considered personal data.
Risk-based privacy practices.
Organizations should employ risk-based privacy practices that apply greater protections to data processing that may present higher risks to the rights and interests of consumers and to address emerging risks as business practices and technologies evolve. Specific risk-based practices should not be prescribed by regulation or otherwise required; rather, organizations should have flexibility in how they leverage risk-based privacy practices. Risk-based privacy practices can include:
Assessing and balancing the interests in and benefits of the processing to organizations, individuals, and society against the potential risks and applying appropriate mitigations.
Implementing privacy by design and taking privacy risks into account starting from the design phase of a proposed data processing activity and continuing throughout the entire life-cycle of that processing.
Conducting privacy impact assessments where high-risk data processing activity is involved, and applying greater protections, such as de-identifying techniques, data minimization, or encryption, to those activities.
Individual rights.
Organizations should recognize and facilitate the following individual rights of consumers with regard to personal data.[2] Facilitation of these rights may be limited where required by law,[3] and should be informed by the legitimate interests of the organization, which may include protecting the health and safety of individuals, preventing fraud and addressing security risks, supporting legitimate scientific and research purposes, and satisfying business (including contractual) obligations.
Transparency: Consumers should have reasonable access to clear, understandable statements about the organization's practices and policies with respect to personal data, including: information on the types of personal data collected; the purposes for which the personal data will be used; whether and for what purposes personal data may be disclosed or transferred to non-affiliated third parties; the choices and means for exercising individual rights with respect to personal data; and the contact details of persons in the organization who can respond to questions regarding personal data. Statements should be in a format that is reasonable and appropriate for the point of collection and is accessible through new and emerging technologies.
Consumer Control: Consumers should have opportunities to exert reasonable control with regard to the collection, use, and sharing of personal data. No one specific mechanism for consumer control is suitable in all instances, and organizations should be permitted flexibility in how these controls may reasonably be exercised in light of the sensitivity of the personal data, as well as the risks and context of the specific data processing and sharing with non-affiliated third parties. Where organizations rely upon "consent" to collect and use personal data, the type of consent required should be contextual, taking into account the nature of both the personal data and its proposed uses.[4]
Consumers should also have the opportunity to make choices with respect to the sale of personal data to non-affiliated third parties.
Consumers should understand under what circumstances their decision to opt-out (or not opt-in) may result in the organization no longer providing them certain goods and services (for example, free content).
Organizations should be obligated to inform its service providers of the choices made by consumers with respect to the processing of personal data. The service provider would be responsible for protecting the personal data from improper processing throughout the data life-cycle, but should not be expected to provide transparency or control directly to consumers.
Access and Correction: Consumers should have a reasonable right to access and correct any inaccuracies in personal data collected about them by an organization, taking into account security and operational considerations.
Deletion: Consumers should be able to require an organization to delete their personal data collected by an organization, when such data is no longer required to be maintained under applicable law or is no longer necessary for legitimate business purposes of the organization. Organizations may limit a consumer's right to delete in circumstances where the rights of other individuals outweigh deletion, or the data is required for freedom of expression and information. Deletion should not be required where disposal is not reasonably feasible due to the manner in which the personal data is maintained and alternatives such as placing the data beyond practical use are available.
[2] For example, opt-in consent may be required as part of a risk-based privacy practice for data processing that presents higher risks to the rights and interests of individuals. In addition, where not previously disclosed, organizations should provide consumers with clear mechanisms to control whether an organization can use or further share the personal data they have already collected from them if they intend to use that personal data for a new purpose that is not compatible with the purpose described in the previous disclosure.
[3] In addition to these rights, special protections should be applied to personal data of children.
[4] Such legal obligations may include, for example, adherence to Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws.
Governance: Organizations should implement policies and procedures that reflect these principles and appropriately monitor their uses of personal data to ascertain that such uses are legitimate and consistent with their internal policies, procedures, and notices to consumers.
Onward Responsibility: Organizations that share personal data with service providers should be responsible for contractually imposing the obligations and protections associated with that personal data on such service providers.
Review and Redress: Organizations should put appropriate mechanisms in place to handle consumers' inquiries or complaints regarding the organization's personal data practices.
Data security and breach notification.
Organizations should implement reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards designed to reasonably protect against the unauthorized access to or disclosure of personal data, or other potentially harmful misuses. Such safeguards should be proportional to the likelihood and severity of the harm threatened and the sensitivity of the personal data. Regulation should not prescribe or otherwise require specific safeguards, tools, strategies, or tactics.
A consumer privacy law should establish a national standard for breach notification that preempts state laws. Consumers have the right to be notified within a reasonable timeframe if there is a reasonable risk of significant harm as a result of a personal data breach.
Enforcement.
Consistent and coordinated enforcement across the federal government and states is needed to provide accountability and protect consumer privacy rights.
FTC Enforcement: The FTC is the appropriate federal agency to enforce a national consumer privacy law, unless a determination is made that it is appropriate for a different regulator to be the enforcement agency. Care should be taken to avoid duplication of enforcement across federal agencies. The FTC should have adequate funding and staffing to effectively enforce the consumer privacy law.
State Attorneys General: State Attorneys General (AGs) should be permitted to bring an action in federal court to enforce these requirements on behalf of their state's residents. State AGs should be required, where appropriate, to coordinate with the FTC and other federal agency authorities to avoid duplicative or conflicting enforcement actions.
Enforcement Actions and Fines: Enforcement actions and fines should be informed by the harm directly caused by, and severity of, an organization's conduct as well as any actions taken by the organization to avoid and mitigate the harm, the degree of intentionality or negligence involved, degree of cooperation, and the organization's previous conduct involving personal data privacy and security.
Codes of Conduct and Assessments: A national consumer privacy law should encourage the development and use of codes of conduct by industry groups. If a code receives approval from an appropriate federal agency, and an organization's compliance with such code is validated by third party or independent assessments, the organization should be presumed to be in compliance with the law.
No Private Right of Action: A national consumer privacy law should not provide for a private right of action.


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You are here: Home / Crime / Courts / Missouri State Public Defender requests $70 million in funding
Missouri State Public Defender requests $70 million in funding
February 28, 2017 By Brian Hauswirth
The Missouri House Budget Committee learned Monday in Jefferson City that some public defenders have been asked to sit in court for hours, before their cases come up.
Representative Michael Butler (file photo courtesy; Tim Bommel, Missouri House Communications)
Missouri State Public Defender Director Michael Barrett presented his office's budget to the committee at the Capitol. State Rep. Michael Butler (D-St. Louis) tells the committee that some judges have been requiring public defenders to wait in court for hours for their cases to come up, creating a backlog.
Barrett says Butler, the House Minority Caucus Chair, is correct.
"Now for that public defender, they're not doing any work … written work, legal work … for their clients at all that day," Barrett testifies. "And when you have 150, 175 clients, you can't afford to spend one whole day for two or three clients."
Missouri Supreme Court clerk Betsy AuBuchon requested more information from Butler during Monday's hearing, saying this is the first she's heard of this.
While Barrett's office requested $70 million, Governor Eric Greitens' (R) proposed budget includes $43.6 million for the State Public Defender.
"The governor's rec (budget recommendation) this year is a core cut of a million dollars, which would essentially put us back to the funding level that was appropriated in 2014," Barrett says.
Barrett says the number of cases handled by the State Public Defender's office has increased 12 percent during that time, from 74,000 to about 82,000.
The office has about 580 employees, including approximately 350 attorneys.
House Budget Committee Chairman Scott Fitzpatrick (R-Shell Knob) tells Missourinet Barrett "makes a good case" for why he's underfunded. Fitzpatrick doesn't think the General Assembly will provide $70 million.
"Yeah, I mean we can't do that," Fitzpatrick says. "But we will be looking at his (Barrett's) budget and seeing if there's any way we can help him out, because I think he does a good job and he makes a good case for why he's underfunded and how doing better for him could probably save the state a lot of money."
Barrett tells lawmakers that while his agency received a $4.5 million budget increase last year, $3.5 million of that funding was withheld. Barrett filed a lawsuit against then-Governor Jay Nixon (D) in July, arguing Nixon didn't have the authority to withhold the funding. In August, Barrett assigned Nixon to serve as a public defender, as a protest to Nixon's budget freeze. Cole County Circuit Judge Pat Joyce ruled in favor of Nixon, saying only courts can appoint public defenders.
Barrett also testifies that his office received a $3.5 million increase in 2014, after an audit. However, he says that money was withheld and "core cut" from the budget the next fiscal year.
Rep. Butler's comments were also the first time any of the committee members had heard about some judges requiring public defenders to sit in court for hours before their cases are called up.
Fitzpatrick tells Missourinet he hopes to see cooperation between the Judiciary and the Public Defender's office to make public defenders more efficient, without placing an "undue burden" on judges.
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I discovered this problem yesterday, and it's that showing the information of the pet with the most clicks will not always work, but there doesn't seem to be any pattern to when it works and when it doesn't.
I use this code to get the name, name of the owner, and amount of clicks of the most clicked adoptable of that species. It will sometimes pick my pet, which doesn't have the most clicks. The problem is that I have the exact same line of code repeated throughout my php file, and sometimes it works and sometimes it does not.
Some odd behavior might come from having multiple cells fetched. You could try selecting the adoptable code and making it an OwnedAdoptable.


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Lopez praise for superhero Nadal after Cup win
By Martyn Herman
November 25, 2019, 12:18 a.m. UTC
Davis Cup Finals - Semi-Final
MADRID (Reuters) - Feliciano Lopez praised an "amazing" Rafael Nadal after the world number one sealed Spain's sixth Davis Cup title on Sunday with another superhuman display at La Caja Magica.
Spain captain Sergi Brugera was forced to juggle his squad throughout an intense and grueling week at the inaugural edition of the revamped team competition.
The 38-year-old Lopez, Roberto Bautista Agut, Marcel Granollers and Pablo Carreno Busta all got court time but world number one Nadal was the rock.
He won all eight of the matches he played without dropping his serve. His 6-3 7-6(7) win over Canada's Denis Shapovalov clinched a 2-0 victory in the final and took his run of singles wins in the competition to an incredible 29 dating back to 2004.
His match against Shapovalov was his seventh match in four days and the past three nights he had played well past midnight, including a nerve-jangling doubles decider with Lopez against Britain in Saturday's semi-finals.
"I think especially Rafa playing singles and doubles almost every day, he's been our MVP this week," Lopez said.
"Of course, I want to give credit to all of us, but he's been amazing what he has done.
"There's things that only people like Rafa can do and if you ask my opinion I think he's a superhero."
With Spain's King Felipe amongst the 25,000 crowd on Sunday, Nadal showed again the fight that has taken him to 19 Grand Slam titles, fighting off a Shapovalov onslaught in the second set to claim Spain's sixth Davis Cup title.
The Mallorcan was also in the winning teams in 2009 and 2011 but this one marked a new chapter in the historic competition as it was the first to be played in the new format with 18 teams battling out over an intense and grueling seven days.
"It's been amazing, the whole week of course. When you finally win the title after all the things that we went through I think this week," Nadal told reportrs.
"And playing at home is something difficult to describe. It's been an unforgettable week for all of us, without a doubt,"
Team mate Roberto Bautista Agut had got the ball rolling with a win over Felix Auger-Aliassime, after returning to the squad on Saturday following the death of his father.
There were emotional scenes after his win and when the title was in the bag and Bautista Agut thanked his team mates.
"I had the opportunity to play today because all the team and all the players ... did an unbelievable effort since the first day," he said.
"It was an amazing feeling on the court today."
Lopez said the condensed new format, breaking away from the year-long World Group that culminated in a November final had been exciting to be involved in and the three-rubber ties and best-of-three set matches made it more unpredictable.
"It's a very different situation to be playing," he said. "I think this format makes everything very even.
"But it's very exciting for the crowd but for us it's more demanding probably. We were going to bed very late every day."
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; editing by Jane Wardell)


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For our light affliction, which is but for a moment!! "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons." (Col 3:1-25) Works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory!! While we look not at the things which are seen!! But at the things which are not seen!! For the things which are seen are temporal!! But the things which are not seen are eternal!!


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Q: How to make a circular arrow have the same size and position as other circular symbols? I'm using the mathabx package's circular arrows; however, since I otherwise prefer the usual amsmath symbols, I'm following the setup described in  Importing a Single Symbol From a Different Font to import only the circular arrows.
Here is my code:
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,graphicx}

\DeclareFontFamily{U}{mathb}{\hyphenchar\font45}
\DeclareFontShape{U}{mathb}{m}{n}{<5> <6> <7> <8> <9> <10> gen * mathb
<10.95> mathb10 <12> <14.4> <17.28> <20.74> <24.88> mathb12}{}
\DeclareSymbolFont{mathb}{U}{mathb}{m}{n}
\DeclareMathSymbol{\rcirclearrow}{0}{mathb}{'367}

\begin{document}
$A\mathbin{\raisebox{0.05ex}{\scalebox{0.9}{\rotatebox[origin=c]{270}{$\rcirclearrow$}}}} B$

$A\otimes B$
\end{document}

This is what is produced:

As you can see, they are not lined up, even though I put the circular arrow inside \mathbin{}. Since I know that fiddling with \hspace and \raisebox is not fully "proper", and won't scale with changes to font or font size, my question is:

How can I make this circular arrow agree with other circular symbols like \oplus and \otimes, in a way that will scale properly? Is there a way to figure out the exact value needed to give to \scalebox to get the circular arrow to be the same size as an \otimes?

Incidentally, I suppose this raises the mathematical question of whether the circular arrow is to be considered a relation or an operator. In my context, I am using
 A (right-facing circular arrow) B

to mean "A acts on B". For example, we might have a group G acting on a space X.
Can any mathematically-inclined people give their opinions/reasoning for whether "acts on" is a relation or operation, and hence whether I should instead be giving the circular arrow a \mathrel or a \mathbin spacing?

A: You loose horizontal space by scaling it at 0.9 of its original width. Besides that, I have defined the original \rcirclearrow as an \mathbin. The 0 you put there made it an Ord atom.
Putting the new symbol inside a box wide as the \rcirclearrow symbol you can achieve good results.
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*What do \makeatletter and \makeatother do?

*"A quick course on \ooalign"

*The mysteries of \mathpalette
Code
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,graphicx,calc}

\DeclareFontFamily{U}{mathb}{\hyphenchar\font45}
\DeclareFontShape{U}{mathb}{m}{n}{<5> <6> <7> <8> <9> <10> gen * mathb
<10.95> mathb10 <12> <14.4> <17.28> <20.74> <24.88> mathb12}{}
\DeclareSymbolFont{mathb}{U}{mathb}{m}{n}

\DeclareMathSymbol{\rcirclearrow}{\mathbin}{mathb}{'367}
\makeatletter
\newcommand*{\Rcirclearrow}{\mathpalette\@Rcirclearrow{}}
\newcommand*{\@Rcirclearrow}[1]{%
    \mathbin{\ooalign{\hphantom{$#1\rcirclearrow$}\cr\hss\raisebox{0.05ex}{%
                \scalebox{0.9}{%
                    \rotatebox[origin=c]{270}{%
                        $#1\rcirclearrow$}}}\hss}}}
\makeatother
\begin{document}
\leavevmode\llap{\smash{\rule[-2.3\baselineskip]{.4pt}{2.5\baselineskip}}}% only to show the alignment
$A \rcirclearrow B_{A \rcirclearrow B_{A \rcirclearrow B}}$%
\rlap{\smash{\rule[-2.3\baselineskip]{.4pt}{2.5\baselineskip}}}% again, only for alignment

$A \Rcirclearrow B_{A \Rcirclearrow B_{A \Rcirclearrow B}}$

$A \otimes B_{A \otimes B_{A \otimes B}}$
\end{document}

Output

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This interview is part of our series where we interview dentists and patients who have experience with dental tourism.
Dr. Adin Talasman – ArtDent Total Clinique. I am a specialist in maxillo-facial surgery with expertise in implantology, periodontics and maxillo facial radiodiagnosis. I attended multiple professional, national and international meetings.
The addresses of our two dental clinics are Calea Plevnei, nr. 145B and Complex Orhideea Gardens, Bl. 2. Bucharest.
I work in this business since 1995.
Get a free consultation with Artdent Total Clinic.
I conducted approximately 2,500 dental implants procedure, with a success rate of 99%.
Most of our patients come from Bucharest from the recommendations of other patients or even doctors I work with. We are however experiencing an increase in the number of patients from abroad as a result of our dental travel packages.
We can perform all types of procedures enumerated above (all on 4, bridges, bone grafts, single implants, etc.) and I can recommend all of them according to the specific needs of the patient.
In the method of oral rehabilitation on implants we prefer to adopt the classic standard. After the dental extraction we wait on average 2-3 months for the post-extractional site to heal and then we will realize the implant placement. Then a period of healing and stabilization of the implant of about 4 months will follow, at the end of which we will realize the dental crown.
This sequence of steps explains our high success rate of implant treatments and is the gold standard set by inventor Branemark.
All our prices are on our website and can be accessed by any interested client. The price for a dental implant ranges between 450-570 euros and the price for a dental crown on implant amounts to 320 euros.
An endodontic treatment will cost between 70-340 euros and a teeth whitening procedure will be 230 euros. Patients can feel free to consult our price list and contact us for a personalized treatment plan.
Most of our patients pay in cash but we also accept Visa or Mastercard.
How many trips to Romania are required to get an implant?
There are two trips required, the first lasting 4-5 days for the insertion of the implant and the second of approximately 7-10 days.
How long is the healing period?
The period of time necessary for healing after a procedure for dental implant is of 4 months, after which there are other 5-6 appointments required (surgical discovery of the implant, taking the footprint, tests of prosthetic works and fixing them).
What if a patient has a problem with their implant?
A loose implant is considered compromised and must be removed. In some cases bone grafting can prove to be necessary and can only be established by a specialist. This could increase the length and price of a treatment session, and therefore a preliminary consultation in the patient's country of origin could be useful in order to avoid unpleasant surprises.
In this situation, if the patient could send us imagistic information like C.B.C.T for the respective zone would be of great help for us in establishing an accurate diagnosis. We request a minimum of a panoramic X-Ray. We do, indeed offer warranties for dental implants.
What other costs are there for someone travelling to your clinic?
We offer them transportation from the airport to our clinic free of charge. We can help arrange their entire vacation and even guided tours in other areas from Romania, according to their preferences (seaside, mountainside, palaces and castles, museums and many others) and therefore offer them a complete package for a total cost.
Where do your patients stay?
As I mentioned before, we help our clients find the accommodation arrangements that best suit their needs and preferences. They can give us a description of the hotel they want to check in (central or a more private area, three-five star hotel, double or single room, bed and breakfast or all inclusive, as well as other desired facilities like wi-fi. We will present them with a list to match their demands and from which they can choose the one offer they like the most.
Is it safe in Bucharest?
Bucharest is one of safest European capitals. Most Romanians speak English at conversational level and are willing to help and guide tourists, therefore they should not be afraid to go out and enjoy the city.
No, all our staff members speak English and we also have French-speaking personnel.
We have prepared an article with the most common places to visit in Bucharest and we invite all our patients to take a look at it before flying in: http://www.romaniandentaltourism.com/places-to-visit-in-bucharest. We also have a section on our website entitled "Why Romania" where everyone who is interested can find a series of articles with the most beautiful and original places to visit in our country.
Bucharest is an old city with a rich cultural heritage. There are old and beautiful architectural buildings spread through the city. There are also numerous museums and various fairs and exhibitions are organized every weekend. We certainly believe this is a city that must be visited at least once in everyone's lifetime.
Bucharest has temperate climate therefore expect warm days in the summer (often above 35 °C) and cold ones in the winter (-10 to -5 °C). Late spring and early autumn are usually the preferred times to visit the capital city of Romania. If however tourists want some mountainside adventure they are welcome to visit our resorts in the winter or alternatively choose our beautiful beaches in the summer for an unforgettable vacation.
Our clinics are located in central Bucharest and therefore easy to get to most restaurants serving authentic Romanian cuisine, such as: Hanul Berarilor, Caru cu Bere, Casa Doina, Excalibur , Hanul Voevozilor, Burebista Vanatoresc, Torna Fratre.
I will be more than happy to answer all our clients' questions an offer them details about the procedures they are interested in.
Have a question or inquiry? Click the green button to get in touch with Artdent Total Clinic.


lol do they ever have anything full price??
Does anyone get tempted by these ridiculous offers?
The sports direct of the furniture world !!! Always have a sale and always on tv !!!
Don't worry if you miss this, it will be on in a few weeks time again I am sure.
Do you work for them? What an odd thread.
2.5k half price!!!! they must have seen you coming!!
Nobody could be that thick.
Would never use DFS again, paid out over £1000 for a 3 seater and 2 seater sofa, the 3 seater broke within 2 weeks, had it repaired, broke again, repaired again, it then broke again and they refused to come and fix or replace it. We even paid out extra for insurance.... Horrid Company!!
anyone recommend places to buy sofas?
Do you work for them? What an odd thread.Furniture absolute cack!
I have to disagree. We are just replacing a suite we purchased in 1994 from DFS and it still looks and feels OK.
A lot of hate on here for dfs! Im just about to replace my 6 year old dfs sofa with a new one. (because its too big for new house) can anyone suggest anywhere else to get a half decent sofa with 0% apr?
BTW heat added from me.
A lot of hate on here for dfs! Im just about to replace my 6 year old dfs … A lot of hate on here for dfs! Im just about to replace my 6 year old dfs sofa with a new one. (because its too big for new house) can anyone suggest anywhere else to get a half decent sofa with 0% apr? BTW heat added from me.
No 0% finance, but if you were looking for a fabric sofa, I decided to avoid the 'sheds' and ordered from Davini in Wales.I got a very comfortable sofa and chairs, at a decent price, and in the end replaced due to a complete room makeover rather than because of wear, and that was after 8 years, not bad.They are actually built in Wales as well, no chinese stuff, and were actually well made which I noticed when I had to take one apart the chair to fit it in the car to get to the tip, the others I sold on.Obviously, they have a limited range, you can't really try before you buy, but I was very pleased, and would say very good value for money if you don't want to spend a fortune.
@HAL2000 thanks for the reply. I agree with the annoying fact about companies selling techniques. Our sofa was £800 half price, I asked sales man if it was ever for sale at £1600, he said legally they have to advertise sofas at full price for at least 2 weeks before reducing. And people have bought sofas at full price! Can't help thinking my sofa was £200 day after purchase.
Same here. Bought a 4 and 3 seater for £1500 at half price *cough* 9 years ago and still as good as new and supremely comfy.
The deal though is a joke!


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Canada's security threatened by 'brazen' influence operations by China, Russia
By World Tribune on March 13, 2020
by WorldTribune Staff, March 13, 2020
"The fundamental building blocks of Canada's democracy" are being threatened by "clandestine and coercive" efforts, primarily from China and Russia, to influence politicians, students and the media, a parliamentary committee said on Thursday.
"The threat is real, if often hidden," the national security and intelligence committee of Canadian parliamentarians warned in its annual report.
"The threat to Canada from foreign interference is increasing. The perpetrators have become more brazen and their activities more entrenched," the report said, singling out China and Russia as the main culprits.
The interference has targeted elected officials and their staff, student associations and hundreds of media outlets in Canada that publish or broadcast in languages other than English or French, the report said, adding that "Canada has been slow to react to the threat of foreign interference" and "must do better."
The report cites as an example China seeking to "harmonize international Chinese-language media with its own by attempting to merge the editorial boards of those outlets with PRC [People's Republic of China] media. This would result in the PRC controlling the message in Chinese-language media, thereby undermining the free and independent media in Canada."
Several Chinese state-owned propaganda outlets operate in Canada, including Xinhua, People's Daily and the China News Service.
Canada's arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on a U.S. warrant followed by China's detention of two Canadians in apparent retaliation plunged Canada-China relations to a new low.
The report also said Russian agents under diplomatic cover have engaged in "threat-related activities". Details were redacted.
Canada imposed sanctions on senior Russian officials after Russia's annexation of Crimea.
Canada's security threatened by 'brazen' influence operations by China, Canadian parliament, Russia, WorldTribune.com
Canada's security threatened by 'brazen' influence operations by China, Russia added by World Tribune on March 13, 2020


Welcome to our first "Under the Spotlight" Feature. In this regular feature we showcase 1 UAE Golf Course Hole courtesy of an associated Golf Course Pro from that course. In this inaugural edition we have chosen Hole 4 at The Track Meydan Golf. This hole is a Par 4 and measures 358 yards from the black Championship tees.
William Bruce Academy Director at the Track was kind enough to explain the hole in more detail with his expert opinion.
We would like to thank William for his time and the Track Meydan for allowing us to put Hole 4 "Under the Spotlight", see you next time.


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Gerry Rafferty dies at age 63
Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty – whose hits included the 1978 classic 'Baker Street' and 'Stuck in the Middle with You' with Stealers Wheel – has died at the age of 63 after a long illness.
Comedian Billy Connolly paid tribute to his friend and former singing partner: "Gerry Rafferty was a hugely talented songwriter and singer who will be greatly missed. I was privileged to have spent my formative years working with Gerry and there remained a strong bond of friendship between us that lasted until his untimely death.
"Gerry had extraordinary gifts and his premature passing deprives the world of a true genius".
Gerald "Gerry" Rafferty was born on 16 April 1947 into a working-class family in Paisley, Scotland, the son and grandson of coal miners.
Inspired by his Scottish mother who taught him Irish and Scottish folk songs as a boy, and heavily influenced by the music of The Beatles and Bob Dylan, he started to write his own material.
In the mid-1960s, Rafferty earned money for a time busking on the London Underground – an experience that is said to have inspired his song 'Baker Street'.
In 1969, he became the third member of folk-pop duo The Humblebums which featured Billy Connolly and Tam Harvey. Harvey left shortly afterwards and Rafferty and Connolly went on to record two acclaimed albums for Transatlantic Records, including singles such as 'Shoeshine Boy' and 'Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway'.
Connolly and Rafferty decided to go their separate ways in 1971 and Transatlantic Records signed Rafferty as a solo artist. He enjoyed critical success but wasn't able to break into the charts. Then, in 1972, he teamed up with his old friend Joe Egan to form Stealers Wheel and success finally came with 'Stuck in the Middle with You'. The track was later used prominently in the 1992 movie Reservoir Dogs.
After Stealers Wheel split up in 1975, legal disputes meant that Rafferty was unable to release any new material for three years. In 1978, he recorded his second solo album, City to City, which included 'Baker Street', the song with which he is most identified. The single reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 2 in the United States.
His follow-up album Night Owl (1979) reached Number 9 on the UK album chart and Snakes and Ladders (1980) peaked at Number 15. But subsequent studio albums between 1982 and 2000 could not match the success of these albums and Rafferty spent his later years fighting alcoholism and depression.
In November 2010, he was admitted to hospital in Bournemouth, suffering from liver failure. He died at home on 4 January 2011, of liver disease.
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RSM presents an interactive, scrollable look back at the numbers behind Francesco Molinari's win in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
Simple Minds brought the curtain down on the BMW PGA Championship with a packed crowd in full song as a magnificent event at Wentworth came to an end.
Rory McIlroy does not believe a win is far away after finishing second at the BMW PGA Championship.
Francesco Molinari has joined Costantino Rocca on five European Tour wins.
Francesco Molinari produced a flawless final round at Wentworth Club to win his first Rolex Series title at the BMW PGA Championship.
It's the final day at the 2018 BMW PGA Championship. Check out text commentary, social. photos, videos and more from the the first Rolex Series event of the season from Wentworth Club.
Francesco Molinari opened up a three-shot lead over Rory McIlroy and Alex Noren as the BMW PGA Championship moved towards its conclusion at Wentworth Club.
Francesco Molinari made an early birdie to edge into a one-shot lead in the final round of the BMW PGA Championship.
Rudimental rocked the Show Stage at the BMW PGA Championship as the London band rounded off a superb day of entertainment on and off the golf course at Wentworth Club.


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Tournaments > 2015 > Malta > EPT - 11 - IPT - 7 - Malta
Tournament: EPT - 11 - IPT - 7 - Malta
Date: Mar 17 - 28, 2015
Venue: The Casino at Portomaso St Julians, Me, Malta
Event: #16 No Limit Hold'em (Mar 20, 2015)
Buy-in: €500 + €50
Prize: €88,755
Mar 18, 2015 #8 No Limit Hold'em €1,000 + 100
Mar 18 - 20, 2015 #5 No Limit Hold'em - EPT High Roller €25,000 + 500
Mar 18 - 22, 2015 #7 No Limit Hold'em - IPT Malta Cup €300 + 30
Mar 18 - 23, 2015 IPT	#4 No Limit Hold'em - IPT Main Event €1,000 + 100
Mar 20, 2015 #16 No Limit Hold'em €500 + 50
Mar 20, 2015 #15 No Limit Hold'em - Flipout III €100 + 10
Mar 20, 2015 #14 No Limit Hold'em - Flipout II €100 + 10
Mar 20, 2015 #13 No Limit Hold'em - Flipout €100 + 10
Mar 20, 2015 #12 Pot Limit Omaha - Hi/Lo €200 + 20
Mar 21, 2015 #20 Pot Limit 7 Card Stud €200 + 20
Mar 21, 2015 No Limit Hold'em - Women's Event €200 + 20
Mar 21, 2015 #18 No Limit Hold'em - IPT High Roller €2,000 + 200
Mar 22, 2015 #31 No Limit Hold'em €1,000 + 100
Mar 22, 2015 No Limit Hold'em - Junior's Event €200 + 20
Mar 22, 2015 No Limit Hold'em - Senior's Event €200 + 20
Mar 22 - 28, 2015 #27 No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event €5,000 + 300
Mar 23, 2015 #37 No Limit Hold'em - 8 Max €2,000 + 150
Mar 24, 2015 #43 No Limit Hold'em - Win the Button €1,000 + 100
Mar 24, 2015 #42 No Limit Hold'em - Deuces Wild €200 + 20
Mar 24, 2015 #40 Limit Razz - Championships €1,000 + 100
Mar 24 - 25, 2015 #41 No Limit Hold'em €2,000 + 200
Mar 25, 2015 #47 Limit Stud - Championships €1,000 + 100
Mar 25, 2015 #46 Pot Limit Omaha - 8 Handed €3,000 + 200
Mar 25, 2015 #45 Pot Limit Omaha €200 + 20
Mar 26, 2015 #57 No Limit Hold'em - Win the Button €300 + 30
Mar 26, 2015 #55 Limit Hold'em €200 + 20
Mar 26, 2015 #54 Limit Stud Hi/Lo - Championships €1,000 + 100
Mar 26 - 28, 2015 #53 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller €10,000 + 300
Mar 27, 2015 #59 NL - Crazy Pineapple - Turbo €200 + 20
Mar 27, 2015 #61 Triple Stud - Championships €1,000 + 100
Mar 27, 2015 #62 NL - Turbo - Super Holdem €100 + 20
Mar 27, 2015 #63 NL - Turbo Bounty - €2,000 + 150
Mar 27, 2015 #65 No Limit Hold'em - Midnight Hyperturbo €2,000 + 150
Mar 27 - 28, 2015 #64 NL - Malta Megastack €200 + 20
Mar 28, 2015 #66 No Limit Hold'em - Six Max Turbo €5,000 + 200
Mar 28, 2015 #67 NL - Turbo Edition of EPT Main Event €300 + 30
Mar 28, 2015 #68 No Limit Hold'em - Turbo Six Max €2,000 + 150
Mar 28, 2015 #69 No Limit Hold'em - Hyper Turbo €100 + 20
1st Niclas Adolfsson	 $21,092 €19,660	 — —
2nd Tomas Ksenevicius	 $14,237 €13,270	 — —
3rd Joao Vieira	 $9,800 €9,135	 — —
4th Antonio Smeraglia	 $7,987 €7,445	 — —
5th Ugnius Simelionis	 $6,373 €5,940	 — —
6th Daniel Erlandsson	 $4,897 €4,565	 — —
7th Francisco Benitez	 $3,567 €3,325	 — —
8th Dzmitry Urbanovich	 $2,580 €2,405	 — —
9th Ayaz Manji	 $2,135 €1,990	 — —
10th Andrey Ivashkin	 $1,808 €1,685	 — —
11th Federico Cipollini	 $1,808 €1,685	 — —
12th Guido Palmieri	 $1,577 €1,470	 — —
13th Filippo Lazzaretto	 $1,577 €1,470	 — —
14th "Anonymous" Unknown	 $1,427 €1,330	 — —
15th Andreas Bremer	 $1,427 €1,330	 — —
16th Zeev Landesman	 $1,282 €1,195	 — —
17th Joey Bouwman	 $1,282 €1,195	 — —
18th Roi Milrad	 $1,143 €1,065	 — —
19th Igor Yaroshevskyy	 $1,143 €1,065	 — —
20th Mauro Corsetti	 $1,143 €1,065	 — —
21st Steven van Zadelhoff	 $1,046 €975	 — —
22nd Viktor Litovchenko	 $1,046 €975	 — —
23rd Carlo Savinelli	 $1,046 €975	 — —
24th Pasquale Plevano	 $949 €885	 — —
25th Enrico Scalabrino	 $949 €885	 — —
26th Alessandro Borsa	 $949 €885	 — —
27th Vladimir Dobrovolskiy	 $949 €885	 — —


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Bahrain Odia Samaj ("BOS") undertook numerous measures to help the Odia workers during COVID pandemic
Bhubaneswar: As the COVID pandemic started to spread its tentacles across the globe, the island nation of Bahrain, situated in the middle east, implemented a series of precautionary measures to protect its citizens and residents. At stake was livelihood of many people, a significant number of whom are expatriate workers from India and other Asian nations.
Because of the proactive measures taken by the country, the prevalence of the disease is not very widespread. However, as observed in other gulf countries, the vulnerable blue-collar expatriate workers were affected on account of the restrictions imposed due to the partial lockdown.
As the COVID impacted the island nation, some of the Odia people (people from the state of Odisha, India), faced challenges including that of employment. The silver lining, not many Odia workers have tested positive for COVID, however some of them have lost their jobs or are having issues related to timely payment of salary.
Considering the seriousness of the situation, Bahrain Odia Samaj ("BOS") undertook numerous measures to help the Odia workers. At first, BOS undertook distribution of essential items to fellow Odia brothers who were in need of such help. BOS team also helped people to register with the Indian Embassy in Bahrain for repatriation.
During this period, members of BOS were constantly in touch with the Office of the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Odisha, Shri. Dharmendra Pradhan (Hon'ble Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel), Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Civil Aviation in India and Indian Embassy in Bahrain. They continuously and tirelessly pursued with all the government agencies to schedule a flight to Bhubaneswar to carry fellow Odias from Bahrain. Finally, their efforts bore fruit and a flight is now scheduled to Bhubaneswar on 20th June 2020.
The President of BOS, Shri Mahesh Dash, has expressed his gratitude to all government agencies for the timely help extended to stranded Odias and Shri, Bishnu Prasad Mohanty, General Secretary of BOS, emphasized that BOS has always stood at the forefront to help fellow Odias residing in Bahrain. Both the Executive Committee members extended their best wishes to the fellow Odias who shall be flying out on 20th June 2020 and expressed their satisfaction over the outcome. Meanwhile, the family members of the stranded Odias are having a sigh of relief as their near and dear ones shall be back with them soon.
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Japan Foreign Ministry felicitated Odisha-born Kunna Dash for his 30 years contribution to promote Japan in India
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Odisha-born, Maldives-based hotelier Salil Panigrahi awarded with the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman 2021


Ingram & Associates oversaw the expansion of Sharks Ice, the official training facility for the NHL's San Jose Sharks, enlarging the facility from 2 ice sheets to 4, making it one the largest community ice facilities in the United States. Included in the expansion was a new state-of-the-art training and office facility for the Sharks, including training rooms, video editing suites, and other player and fan amenities.
Also included was the addition of Stanley's, a sports bar-themed restaurant, designed with views of the ice rinks throughout.
We are currently managing the replacement of several of the ice rinks, an infrastructure-heavy undertaking that is scheduled to be completed in 2015.


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5 things you didn't know about Twickenham Stadium
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Finally, it's the beginning of November and one of the most important times of the year! And no, we aren't talking about the fact that you can now buy discounted Halloween chocolate for 10p per KG, whilst it simultaneously becoming socially acceptable to start putting up your Christmas decorations. (I think we're going to wait a few more days…)
Of course, what we're really talking about is the Rugby Union Autumn Internationals, taking place over this month of November 2017!
With the New Zealand All Blacks thrashing the Barbarians at Twickenham Stadium in front of a 62,000 strong crowd last Saturday, and the mighty England next in the line up to play at Twickers this Saturday against Argentina, we thought it would be a good time to take a look at the history of the home of England Rugby and one of the most iconic sporting stadiums: Twickenham.
Whilst looking at the history of the stadium, we came across the top 5 things you probably didn't know!
Cabbage patch.
This stadium was not always the destination of rugby lovers far and wide. In fact, the land was originally used to grow cabbages, hence the stadium affectionately being known as the Cabbage Patch!
The land was purchased in 1907 for a measly £5,500, with the first stands constructed early 1908. The first game, between Harlequins v. Richmond, was played on 2 October 1909, and the first international, England v. Wales, on 15 January 1910 – At the time of the English-Welsh game, the stadium had a maximum capacity of 20,000 spectators; it can now hold 82,000 rugby fans, becoming the 2nd largest stadium in the U.K.
Top hosts.
Since its opening, the stadium has of course hosted 1000s of rugby matches. It has also hosted the Rugby World Cup Matches in 1991, 1999 and 2015 with England as hosts in 1991 and 2015.
The Stadium also hosted semi-finals in 1999 including the France victory over favourites New Zealand, where the French slammed the All Blacks with a 43-31 scoreboard. (Many regard as the best Rugby match of all time, and we agree!)
Interestingly enough, in all of the stadium's history, 23rd October 2016 was the first ever time another sporting event has been played: The NFL.
Broadcast kings.
It seems like Twickenham Stadium has always been a place for firsts, not least when it comes to technology. It was here in 1927 that England vs. Wales was broadcast live on the radio for the very first time!
Fast forward 11 years to 1938 and an innovation was being trialled at Twickenham Stadium that in time would have a profound bearing on the game of rugby. The 52nd Calcutta Cup would be played out in front of cameras that would broadcast the game live on television for the very first time. March 19, 1938 – a day that would go down in Rugby history forever.
Wanting to keep up the tradition of staying ahead of the times, Twickenham was the first stadium in Europe to have unlimited Wi-Fi. (You've got to keep the millennials happy somehow…).
Home is where the heart is.
Not only an iconic sporting ground, Twickenham is also home to the World Rugby Museum; attracting visitors near and far. Opening in 1996, the museum is located in the East Stand of Twickenham Stadium. (It officially became the World Rugby Museum in 2007).
The World Rugby Museum has the most extensive collection of rugby football memorabilia in the world and includes over 25,000 recorded objects, 7,000 pieces of archival material and 7-8,000 photographs as well of other rugby memorabilia such as boots, balls, jerseys, programmes, match-tickets, books and assorted paraphernalia. (A perfect day out for die hard rugby fans – there's a stadium tour too!)
Twickers best kept secret.
Who knew the stadium was used for more than just hosting sporting events! We give you Twickenham's best kept secret: The Cellar
The cellar is the stadiums, 'most exclusive dining facility concealed deep within the prestigious West Stand. It seats up to 14 people for an intimate and unforgettable dining experience, with a champagne and canapé reception, seven course tasting menu accompanied by fine wine and tea, coffee and homemade truffles'.
What more could you ask for! (Expect for a seat next to Jonny Wilkinson…)
Not only a great stadium to watch unforgettable rugby, but seemingly a place that holds a lot of history close to its rugby-ball shaped heart. If you are looking to arrange a day out to this stadium, and need experts to look after your travel plans, contact us here for your no obligation free quote.


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Autodesk Gallery at Autodesk University in Las Vegas: Prosthetics for Active People
Sometimes exhibits from the gallery go on the road and appear at special events, like pop-up galleries that we have hosted in Paris, London, Tokyo, and Toronto. In contrast, sometimes exhibits are created for special events and then make their way to the Autodesk Gallery in San Francisco. For example, at last year's Autodesk University in Las Vegas, we debuted 19 new exhibits. Some of these may resurface in San Francisco.
The Prosthetics for Active People exhibit is one such exhibit from AU:
Braden Leonard // more
Hand Made Prosthetics // more
Outradius // more
Autodesk Fusion 360 // more
Former firefighter, Braden Leonard, lost his hand in a bike accident and struggled with prosthetic limbs when pursuing extreme sports.
Braden Leonard, a former firefighter, lost his hand in a bike accident due to a flesh-eating bacterial infection. He created a startup designing robust prosthetic gear for people with limb loss who want to pursue extreme sports. After trying and breaking a couple of different mechanical prosthetic devices available on the market, Leonard decided to make his own and started a prosthetic device company: Hand Made Prosthetics in Newport, RI. He needed a prosthetic to fit his active lifestyle; designed a better prosthetic-arm attachment system (to preserve anatomical movement).
He had three major issues with mechanical wrist and pin-lock design:
free rotation under load,
strength, and
transmission of pronation and supination (twist) from his arm to the prosthetic device.
Leonard partnered with Outradius to design two parts to the Hand Made prosthetic device system:
TwistWrist wrist unit, and
TwistLock distal locking mechanism (patent pending).
The TwistWrist and TwistLock were designed using finite element analysis to ensure appropriate safe working loads for human tensile and torque loads per the NASA Human Performance Capabilities.
Leonard is currently a resident at our BUILD Space in Boston where he works with emerging tech on improved: prosthetic wrist rotation under load, strength, and transmission from his arm to the device.
Leonard is currently an Autodesk BUILD resident and is using emerging tech to find ways of upgrading what's possible for upper limb prosthetic devices. The Autodesk Technology Center in Boston is a research and development workspace where Autodesk invites startups, colleges and universities, and industry experts to explore ways to advance the building industry. The center focuses on industrialized construction, digital fabrication, automation and robotics in construction, and other ideas that are transforming the built world.
Autodesk has always been an automation company, and today more than ever that means helping people make more things, better things, with less; more and better in terms of increasing efficiency, performance, quality, and innovation; less in terms of time, resources, and negative impacts (e.g., social, environmental). This is a moment that matters. The inevitability of more demand and the reality of less means an opportunity for something better. With advances in design and automation, lessons learned through adjacent industries and peers, and integrations across the technology spectrum, we can design and make a better world. Together, we can make anything.
Prosthetic design/fabrication is alive in the lab.


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Is memory just a leaky reconstruction?
We are in the middle of a debate about the status of neuroscience. Against the deceptive allure of neuroimaging and reported sightings of "brain centres" for everything from sarcasm to religious experience, there are stern reassurances that, if we were ever to work out the scientific basis of consciousness, it would be too complicated for us to understand. Is neuroscience really changing the way we comprehend ourselves?
If tracing behaviour and experience to its neural underpinnings really offers a new understanding of humanity, aren't novelists bound to draw on it in revealing how their characters understand themselves? In one sense, neuro-explanations seem to challenge the mechanisms by which novels work. Neuroscientists warn us that we may have no freewill, no "self" at the helm; their work shows that our memories are leaky reconstructions and that even our visual perception of the world is a system of illusions. How do these messages change what we do, how we feel, how we decide to live? Fiction is a perfect medium for exploring these questions. A 2009 article by Marco Roth in n+1 magazine pointed out that neuroscience in fiction is often connected with atypical and pathological behaviour. For example, Gary Lambert's depression in Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections gives a central role to his screwy neurotransmitters, but we don't get neuro-explanations for the (debatably) more sane members of the Lambert family. Richard Powers's The Echo Maker is more interested in the brain-damaged patient, Mark Schluter, than with the science-inflected self-descriptions of his neuropsychologist, Gerald Weber.


The Tale of the Water Kelpie's Wife.
A water kelpie is a dangerous, shape-shifting spirit thought to inhabit the rivers and streams of Scotland. Taking on the shape of a beautiful horse, it lures anyone incautious enough to try to ride it to their death. One in particular is said to have been banished from the River Ness by St. Columba, and became associated with the loch. This kelpie is the river horse of our story.
The water kelpie's wife hated living in the dank, dark, dismal depths of Loch Ness.. In an attempt to devise a plan to ease her plight, her husband went to the surface and took the form of a beautiful black stallion with a long, flowing mane and tail. A stone mason saw the stallion and, unable to resist, leapt onto its back, and found himself stuck fast. With a crack like thunder, the horse dove to the bottom of the loch, taking the stone mason with him. There, the water kelpie struck a deal with the terrified man. The stone mason agreed to build a fireplace and chimney that reached to the surface of the loch in exchange for fish for the rest of his life. To this day a patch of water on Loch Ness never freezes- it's where the chimney comes out.