The big money hasn't flooded into the Democratic presidential contest just yet.
The first-quarter fundraising numbers for the 2020 presidential contenders shows that donors are waiting to see how the field shakes out before going all-in behind one candidate.
Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernard (Bernie) SandersCory Booker has a problem in 2020: Kamala Harris Wage growth shaping up as key 2020 factor for Trump Booker to supporter who wanted him to punch Trump: 'Black guys like us, we don't get away with that' MORE (I-Vt.) and former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) raised enormous sums in the short time frame since launching their campaigns. But their fundraising efforts, powered by small-dollar donors, fell off sharply after blockbuster opening days.
With the massive field of candidates, Democratic donors, fundraisers and strategists interviewed by The Hill said they're either spreading their money across the field of candidates or waiting on other would-be candidates, such as former Vice President Joe Biden Joseph (Joe) Robinette BidenCory Booker has a problem in 2020: Kamala Harris 2020 Dems ratchet up anti-corporate talk in bid to woo unions Resurfaced Buttigieg yearbook named him 'most likely to be president' MORE or former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, to enter the race.
Others, still feeling burned by the 2016 campaign, want to wait and see how the primary plays out before pushing their chips in.
Democrats say the enthusiasm is there and the money will follow to power the eventual nominee to victory. But with most of the first-quarter numbers announced, no one has blown the doors off the cash game, leaving the race as wide open as ever.
In the 2008 Democratic primary, Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonThorny part of obstruction of justice is proving intent, that's a job for Congress Nadler: I don't understand why Mueller didn't charge Donald Trump Jr., others in Trump Tower meeting Kellyanne Conway: Mueller didn't need to use the word 'exoneration' in report MORE and Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaObama condemns attacks in Sri Lanka as 'an attack on humanity' Trump hits Romney for Mueller criticism Former Bush assistant: Mueller report makes Obama look 'just plain bad' MORE each raised more than $25 million in the first quarter of 2007.
None of the 2020 contenders that have publicly released fundraising numbers have hit the $20 million mark, although Sanders and O'Rourke entered the race later in the quarter and exceeded the daily averages posted by both Obama and Clinton in the first three months of 2007.
In 2016, Clinton raised $47.5 million in her first quarter of fundraising, averaging more than $600,000 per day. The massive haul is more than the top three 2020 contenders combined.
Sanders raised $18.2 million over 41 days, for an average of $444,000 a day, although after subtracting his first-day haul, his average has been about $307,500 ever since.
O'Rourke raised $9.4 million in 18 days, including a staggering $6.1 million in the first 24 hours after his campaign announcement, putting him at an average of about $522,000 per day. His daily average fell to less than $200,000 after his first day of fundraising.
For comparison, Obama raked in an average of about $348,500 per day in the first quarter of 2007. Clinton's daily average in the same time frame was about $372,000.
Behind Sanders and O'Rourke, Sen. Kamala Harris Kamala Devi HarrisCory Booker has a problem in 2020: Kamala Harris Booker to supporter who wanted him to punch Trump: 'Black guys like us, we don't get away with that' Tulsi Gabbard fundraises off 4/20: 'Appalls me' that feds consider marijuana illegal MORE (D-Calif.) raised $12 million, or about $171,000 per day; South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg Peter (Pete) Paul ButtigiegCory Booker has a problem in 2020: Kamala Harris 2020 Dems ratchet up anti-corporate talk in bid to woo unions 2020 Democrats commemorate 20-year anniversary of Columbine shooting MORE (D) came in at $7 million, or about $103,000 per day; Sen. Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Ann WarrenTim Ryan doesn't back impeachment proceedings against Trump Schiff: Democrats 'may' take up impeachment proceedings Trump claims Democrats' plans to probe admin will cost them 'big time' in 2020 MORE (D-Mass.) raised $6 million, or $67,000 per day; Sen. Amy Klobuchar Amy Jean KlobucharBooker to supporter who wanted him to punch Trump: 'Black guys like us, we don't get away with that' 2020 Dems ratchet up anti-corporate talk in bid to woo unions 2020 Democrats commemorate 20-year anniversary of Columbine shooting MORE (D-Minn.) raised $5.2 million, or about $102,000 per day; and Sen. Cory Booker Cory Anthony BookerCory Booker has a problem in 2020: Kamala Harris Booker to supporter who wanted him to punch Trump: 'Black guys like us, we don't get away with that' 2020 Dems ratchet up anti-corporate talk in bid to woo unions MORE (D-N.J.) took in just more than $5 million, or an average of $85,000 per day.
Having sworn off corporate PAC money, second-tier candidates will have to scrimp to stay in a race that could produce four different winners in the first four primary and caucus states.
Candidates have until April 15 to file their first-quarter fundraising reports with the Federal Election Commission, however, some candidates have opted to announce fundraising totals themselves ahead of that deadline.
Several Democratic donors interviewed by The Hill said they're currently spreading small amounts across their preferred candidates in an effort to ensure they make the debate stage.
One donor said he was doling out two-figure contributions to a handful of candidates, including Buttigieg, to make sure "there's a good group of candidates up on stage" in June, when the first primary debate is slated to take place.
"While there are certainly donors leaning in, some are waiting to see Darwin do some magic," Jon Vein, a major Democratic donor explained, nodding to the theory of survival of the fittest.
But the big establishment money drawn from bundlers collecting checks at swanky fundraisers remains parked behind Biden and McAuliffe, though neither is in the race at this point.
"Terry McAuliffe is a very close friend. I am waiting on him to decide," said John Morgan, an Orlando lawyer who raised millions of dollars for Clinton's 2016 campaign.
That group of donors includes Joe Falk, who raised millions of dollars for the Obama-Biden campaign.
Democrats say there is still some resentment among donors who feel burned by the 2016 election, when Clinton raised more than half-a-billion dollars for her campaign committee alone and still lost to President Trump Donald John TrumpThorny part of obstruction of justice is proving intent, that's a job for Congress Obama condemns attacks in Sri Lanka as 'an attack on humanity' Schiff rips Conway's 'display of alternative facts' on Russian election interference MORE.
The Democratic presidential contenders will be competing for cash with House and Senate candidates. An ocean of liberal money helped Democrats reclaim the House in 2018, and there are hopes they can do the same in the Senate in 2020.
Still, Democrats expect the money spigot to open soon enough as the primary heats up. And they say there will be no shortage of money behind whichever candidate gets the nod to take on Trump.


In Tanzania, the Rural Energy Agency requires consulting services to carry out the Islands Electrification Study.
The Rural Energy Agency now invites eligible firms to express their interest in providing the services.
The consultant is expected to establish energy demand for individual islands, energy resources to service the demand and financial requirements to implement electrification projects.
Based on (e) and (f); establish financing options that will ensure sustainability of the completed projects.
Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services by submitting consultant's profile, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.
A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the Public Procurement Act No. 7 of 2011 and the Public Procurement Regulations, 2013 Government Notice No. 446 (hereinafter called Procurement Regulations).
Selection will be concluded based on the Compatibility of Technical Quality with Price Consideration selection procedures specified in the Public Procurement Regulations.
Interested and eligible consulting firms may obtain further information from the Office of the Secretary at the below address.
REA Tender Board, Mawasiliano Towers, Sam Nujoma Road, P. O. Box 7990 Dar es Salaam, Telephone: +255 22 2412001-3/ Fax: +255 22 2412007, Email: info@rea.go.tz from 09:00am to 15:00pm, Monday to Friday except on public holidays.
One original and three copies of written Expression of Interests (Eol) must be delivered in sealed plain envelopes, addressed to the Secretary, REA Tender Board, Mawasiliano Towers, Sam Nujoma Road, P. O. Box 7990 Dar es Salaam and must be delivered by hand or registered post on or before 13 November 2018 at 12:00 local time.


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Series: Level 14
Troubled California Group Home to Close
Management's decision to close a home in Long Beach ends one crisis, but the state is still seeking answers for dealing with its most troubled children.
by Joaquin Sapien
Sept. 24, 2015, 11:54 a.m. EDT
A Home for Troubled Children Comes Undone
After months of unrest, Bayfront, a group home for troubled children in Long Beach, California, is scheduled to close at the end of October.
The decision by Bayfront's operators comes after state authorities determined that the home had committed an array of violations involving the safe and responsible care of some of the state's most vulnerable children. Recent investigations by the state Department of Social Services concluded that workers had violated Bayfront's own policies by physically restraining children on the street; that staff was poorly trained; that workers may have underreported to the county incidents of suspected child abuse; that the facility was likely admitting children with mental health problems beyond the staff's ability to manage.
On Wednesday, a Bayfront official sent an email to state and county officials informing them that Bayfront's chief executive officer, Maryam Ribadu, and the home's board of directors had decided to close the facility. The email, according to several people who have seen it, claimed the decision to close the facility was driven in large part by negative publicity surrounding its recent operations.
In August, ProPublica reported on Bayfront's long history of trouble with regulators and local residents. For the better part of a year, Bayfront had been plagued by allegations of physical abuse, frequent emergency police calls, high staff turnover, runaway children and heated altercations between group home employees and neighbors. The home became the subject of two investigations — one led by DSS and another by the Los Angeles County Probation Department. The probation department had placed a hold on the facility in July, barring it from admitting any new children from the county.
It's unclear where the children currently living in the 40-bed facility will go. Some will likely be reunited with their biological families; others likely will be sent to foster families and group homes elsewhere in the state.
California has struggled for years to provide adequate services and supervised care for thousands of foster children and those who wind up in the juvenile justice system. Over the past several years, several large group homes and juvenile detention centers have closed in the face of reports of abuse and neglect. The state legislature is now moving toward eliminating group homes almost entirely, with the aim of reserving them strictly for short-term stays.
Kathy Hughes, the top official at another social services agency that had been renting the property to Bayfront since May 2012, said she had been planning on terminating Bayfront's lease on December 31, but that she had hoped the facility could relocate.
"It's really a shame," said Hughes, who is the chief executive officer at ChildNet.
"While not shocking," she added, "it's extremely disappointing. I don't see the larger problem going away. We still have more kids than we can deal with." Hughes said her agency gets over 300 calls a month for children she can't place in foster homes.
"We have a real problem going on here," she said. "And now we have one less group home."
Michael Weston, a spokesman for DSS, which oversees group homes throughout the state, said this week that "any decision to relocate or close the Bayfront group home is a decision made by Bayfront management."
"With the closure of any group home," he said, "the department's focus is on ensuring that all youth's needs are continually met and to reduce any negative effects of transfer trauma into an appropriate new placement."
ProPublica first wrote about trouble at Bayfront in April 2015 as part of a larger examination of California's Level 14 group homes— those designated to care for the most disturbed children in the state. We found that Bayfront had been the subject of dozens of complaints to DSS between 2009 and 2014, including allegations of sexual abuse and children suffering injuries at the hands of staff. The state substantiated many of the complaints, but in nearly every case accepted the facility's promises to retrain its staff. Records show that problems at the home intensified throughout the first half of this year.
This summer, neighbors of the home in Long Beach described incidents of children fleeing the facility and being tackled by staff on the street. A child who lived at the home said he'd seen frequent fights among residents that were allowed and even encouraged by staff. Police said they were frustrated by the large volume of 911 calls regarding runaways and violence at the home. City officials were aggravated that the state had not intervened more aggressively.
In emailed statements to ProPublica, Ribadu, the Bayfront CEO, said she had been trying to bring the facility under control. She said she implemented new standards for screening children prior to arrival; established a formal community complaint and grievance procedure; installed several surveillance cameras; refreshed trainings for staff; hired a private security agency for night patrol; and adopted a '"zero tolerance" policy for staff that engages in unprofessionalism and misconduct.'" She also said that the facility would be moving toward a new, more sophisticated model of treatment for its youth.
Documents provided by DSS suggest that Ribadu had been scrambling more recently to preserve a chance at keeping the home open. At least five low-level staffers were fired in recent months. One was terminated after inappropriately restraining a child on the street in front of the home. Four others were fired because two children were found having sex in one of the home's bedrooms one night. According to the DSS records, the four employees responsible for supervising those children had falsified bed check reports.
Another document, dated September 16, indicates that two senior managers of the home had also been recently fired. Several people familiar with the DSS investigation told ProPublica that Marleana Reed, the administrator of the group home, was one of those terminated.
Ribadu would not comment on any recent personnel changes. Reached by phone, Reed would not confirm or deny that she'd been fired.
Patricia Cronan, who lives next door to Bayfront, told ProPublica she was relieved by its closing. But she said she was saddened by the fate of the children and sees the home's demise largely as a government failure.
"I have learned so much about how dysfunctional our city and state politics are," she said. "To me that was a huge education and very demoralizing."
In a statement, Long Beach City Councilman Daryl Supernaw gave credit to people like Cronan for bringing the problems at Bayfront to his attention. Supernaw represents the Long Beach district where Bayfront is located and coordinated several community meetings regarding the home.
"I admire the neighboring residents' courage and resolve to see this to a conclusion," said Supernaw.
Joaquin Sapien
Joaquin Sapien covers the intersection of social services, criminal justice, and mental health in New York City. He is particularly interested in the policing of sex work.
@jbsapien

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It's a sin to have your films not to make money.
Ellen Burstyn's quotes
I think that the change began... I made a film a few years ago called The Spitfire Grill, and that didn't make much money either, but it was a good film and an independent film.
It's been awhile. My Oscar is getting kind of tarnished. I looked at it a couple of years ago and thought I really needed a new one.
Then in came this script with another very low offer, and another drug addict and a depressing and difficult part to play. I thought, 'Why should I put myself through that for hardly any money?'
What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.
So I was at the Actor's Studio, thinking about this, and I happened to glance over to the other side of the stage and I saw the ugliest chair I have ever seen. And I thought, 'Well, I could kill that chair!'
It's about avoiding reality through various escape routes that become addictions and lead to Hell. My character is addicted to television, chocolate, coffee, to her dream of her son, which has no basis in reality.
They pulled Resurrection out of the theatres, so it was running in New York and I was nominated for the Oscar and there was no ad in the newspapers to say it was running. So it was literally killed.
I do like to work with young directors because it's such a difficult business that I think after directors have been around a while sometimes, not always, but sometimes their passion gets siphoned off because they get hurt.
She loses 50 pounds in the film, and goes from fairly sane to totally out of her mind. So for the first part of the film I was wearing a 40 pound fat suit, which is very, very uncomfortable. But the worst part was the neck.
I sketched out a rough story for them and the director said, well it's a good story but we have the go-ahead from Universal to make this script and did I want to do it. I said no, and they left.
The interesting thing about doing a play is to find a way to make it fresh and do it as though you were doing it for the first time.
Their life is about getting enough money to put food on the table to feed their children, and that's it.
She goes from one addiction to another. All are ways for her to not feel her feelings.
I couldn't kill a chicken, I couldn't kill a cow - I was a vegetarian too at that time - so I thought, well what is there that I could kill? I couldn't kill this and I couldn't kill that.
I've lived most of my life in Manhattan, but as close as Brooklyn is to Manhattan, there are people who live there who have been to Manhattan maybe once or twice.
I always wanted to play Joan of Arc. I've always wanted to do that. Now I'm thinking, 'Maybe there's a story in Joan of Arc's mother!' If I don't hurry up, her grandmother!
To me, it's a very moral film. If my son were a teenager now, I would drag him to see it.
I did my famous cabbage soup diet, so I was able to do it.
I wanted to work on this central problem of killing. How you go about killing. Now, in the film I had to kill my children - well, I didn't want to get that far.
Nobody would want to leave that film to go get high.
Well my taste wasn't very good when I first started out. But later, when I began to appreciate the art of acting, I would say the actress I most admire is Vanessa Redgrave.
I talked to women who lived there, to get their speech patterns and outlook on life - and how narrow that is.
I also do not like the idea of soft money, these issue ads - people don't know where the money is coming from, millions and millions of dollars outside of the control of a candidate - there's no accountability.
Scott McCallum
Stories come from other shows at other studios where only 2,000 rounds were actually used and the money for the other 3,000 went right into the studio pockets. Corners were cut and that production suffered. Knock wood, that hasn't happened to us.
Vic Morrow
Never play anything that don't sound right. You might not make any money, but at least you won't get hostile with yourself.
Hoagy Carmichael
Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though it's crucial to make a living, that shouldn't be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.
When I sent those scripts, that was the lowest point of my life. We'd just had our second son, and when I went to collect them from hospital, I went to the bank to try and get some money to buy some diapers, the screen showed I've got $26 left.
One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.
I would rather take the role and work and make my own money and self respect than to have sex with someone who has a lot of money.
Kristy Swanson
People may take a job for more money, but they often leave it for more recognition.
I make no claim to being a business genius. You can make so much money in this business that it loses its value.
It costs a great deal of money to do a musical, and the more money involved, the more big business influences the artform.
The world over, give a guy money and it goes to drinking, gambling, and women. When you give a woman money, it goes to feeding, clothing, helping people.
Peter Buffett
Your team has to understand that coming into the ABA, you have to have your investments right and sponsorships and people ready to give you money so they can back you up.
Tim Hardaway
I wanted to be an actress. In college I was a serious feminist and very political. I was determined to get one thing out of my career and that was respect. I didn't want money. I didn't care about fame.
A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat it, and buy clothes and send their children to school with it.
If you're a producer, you always spend too much money because you want that shot - and you're willing to spend a bundle to get it.
Bill Kurtis
We are demonstrating for services for all the people and not just services for money. It's very important that this message goes to the European Parliament today.
John Monks
I write plays not to make money, but to stop myself from going mad. Because it's my way of making the world rational to me.
It's important not to limit the amount of their own money that candidates can spend, but to give other people access to enough money to run competitive races.
Christie Hefner
The rule is not to talk about money with people who have much more or much less than you.
Katherine Whitehorn
It's about the power of design and the power of the human spirit. It's above paying anybody to do something stupid for money like reality television does - like ambushing people.
Today, they're just up there for the money, just packaged and be gone.
The unions claim the deck is stacked against them when it comes to labor laws, but the truth is many private and public sector workers are forced to pay union dues as a condition of their employment, yet they have little say in how the unions spend their money.
A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.
Almost the only persons who may be said to comprehend even approximately the significance, principles, and purposes of Socialism are the chief leaders of the extreme wings of the Socialistic forces, and perhaps a few of the money kings themselves.
We spend more than a million dollars a year on our colleges and university, and it is money well spent; but we must have education that fits not the few but the many for the business of life.
Arthur Capper


I'm now 38 years old, and have learnt more about life and my place in it in the last five years than the 33 preceding ones. So much of this links to Quakerism.
So many of my addiction problems came from my inner emotional and spiritual unhappiness, and not knowing certain things about life that I am now learning through being a Quaker. It makes me think: If only I had known these things earlier, how much unnecessary suffering and dead-ends I could have avoided.
At the same time, I feel extremely lucky (and humble) to have learnt so many of these things by the age of 38. And I have a passion to share these insights with others.
My friends and I often ask ourselves "Why weren't there people around when we were young to tell us these things, to offer us emotional and spiritual guidance?". I know we can build families and a society where this kind of information on navigating life can be spread more widely, and young people (and adults) can learn to avoid some of the emotional and spiritual pitfalls I got stuck in.
Many of these insights are spiritual. The best psychological insights- I had years of therapy before finding the Twelve Step Recovery, and then Quakers- only got me so far. Spiritual growth through the Twelves Steps, Quakerism and Christianity, has taken me a huge distance further, and has radically changed my life.
Other people are not as sorted as they look- Quakerism teaches me this, to look under the surface and not judge on appearances.
My problem is not shyness, it is a lack of self-belief and self-acceptance: I always thought I was so reserved and inhibited. Personally, I've found that I can be open, friendly and chatty once I feel good about myself.
Life is challenging: I never really picked up on the fact that life is hard work. I thought that if I behaved well, I'd have an easy life. Quakerism and other spiritual paths have taught me that happiness comes through pain, not through its avoidance.
I don't have to be sociable in the way modern culture tells me to be: It's OK to have a few friends, not get married etc. Quakers has helped me to cherish my own path.
It is OK to be highly sensitive: Society can pathologise sensitivity. It can be difficult to live with, but sensitivity is not a mental illness!
It is OK to build up friendships gradually: I always envied how some people made 'fast friends'. I've realised that the best friends I have were built up over many years.
Other people need to deal with their own issues: The Twelve Steps have taught me that I cannot solve other people's problems. I can support and be there for them, but I have to trust their own resilience and problem-solving skills.
Relationships make me happy, not things or substances: The temporary happiness from shopping, eating cake, going on holiday is lovely, but is not at all what life is 'about'. Relationships anchor my life and emotions, and are the key reason for being alive, rather than consuming!
We learn things slowly, and cannot change things in a rush: Both the Twelve Steps and Quakers teach me patience, and that results do not come quickly. I need not give up when waiting for results.
It is important to respect and think positively of other people. I learnt to be mis-trustful, critical and competitive. Quakerism teaches me the attitude of love and co-operation with others.
Love is gentle and freely given. It is not a legal contract and must be generous, not controlling.
Some relationships are deeper than others/ some people can be trusted more than others.
My feelings matter, I matter!
Love is not straightforward. Sometimes tough love. Saying you love someone is not enough.
The Quakers and the Twelve Steps- I need to be discerning. I am a vulnerable person who tends to overdo things, and get obsessed. I've learnt I need to be discerning about how involved I get with social action and helping others.
Stephanie Dowrick- see stephaniedowrick.com It has taken me time to trust other people. But since early 12-step recovery, I found a writer, Stephanie Dowrick, who I felt I could really trust.
Slogans: The 12-step programmes display a number of slogans (short sayings) which have been a huge support to me, and continue to be. Especially 'Keep It Simple' and 'This, Too, Shall Pass'.
Quotes have helped me so much. I've realised they encapsulate thoughts. And changing my way of thinking has been central to feeling better and to changing.
Affirmations: I have had to teach myself basic views and approaches to life that I did not seem to take in when young. For this, I've found simple affirmations for children very useful and straightforward, https://twitter.com/Kidfirmations/media. I've also found the books of Douglas Bloch very helpful http://www.madinamerica.com/author/dbloch/ .
What I focus on- I learnt to focus on what was wrong and worrying. I have been learning to focus on other things going on. When feeling uncomfortable, I focus on my breathing, or the fact I'm glad to be in company.
Gratitude- Choosing to be grateful is key to my emotional wellbeing.
What I feed myself with- Religious stuff rather than news.
Sharing Daily Readings- There are many fantastic daily readers such as http://amzn.to/1ShVdUo (click 'Look Inside').
You've coped better the last few days- give yourself credit. "Progress, not Perfection"
One huge insight from Quakerism has been understanding that so much goes on when there is silence.
For me, I have learnt that life is one long Meeting for Worship. The background is silence into which words and thoughts enter. My thoughts can constantly intrude, crowding out the good things happening in the present moment. Just as in MFW, or Buddhist meditation, my role is to bring my attention back to the present, back to God and to that of God in others. As in Buddhism, our minds can constantly drift (as does my mind in MFW!), but the whole of life is one long spiritual practice in bringing my awareness and consciousness back to what is happening the here and now, and living God's will for me.


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iPhone SE 3: The 6 most important features rumored for Apple's phone
By Philip Michaels published 14 January 22
Here's what we expect to see from Apple's next iPhone SE
(Image credit: Apple Lab)
The iPhone SE 3 is widely expected to be Apple's next phone release, as Apple looks to freshen up the cheapest iPhone you can buy with some new features that are noticeably absent from the current version.
With the current iPhone SE just a few months shy of its second birthday, it may seem like a relatively short gap between updates, especially since Apple went four years between the launch of the original iPhone SE and the 2020 version. But trust us — it makes sense for Apple to push out an update sooner rather than later if the low-cost iPhone is to maintain its appeal.
Apple watchers expect an Apple event in March or April where the iPhone SE 3 could make its debut. When it does appear, expect these features to be on the new iPhone's spec sheet.
1. 5G connectivity
5G is the likely reason we're getting an iPhone SE update now.
Frankly, this is the likely reason we're getting an iPhone SE update now. When the iPhone SE 2020 arrived, 5G networks had been around for barely a year, with speeds only a little bit faster than LTE in most cases. The ensuing two years have seen 5G rapidly spread across the country. T-Mobile's nationwide network now reaches 308 million people, and 200 million of that total have access to the carrier's fastest Ultra Capacity 5G speeds. By the time of the iPhone SE 3's rumored launch, AT&T and Verizon will have thrown the switch on their 5G expansion based on C-Band spectrum, delivering faster speeds to more of their customers.
In Apple's current lineup, the iPhone SE and the iPhone 11 are the only phones to lack 5G support. Those also happen to be the two least-expensive phones Apple has on offer. At the same time, Android phone makers have been adding 5G connectivity to devices that cost $500 and less. Our list of the best 5G phones includes several low-cost models.
Apple has come to embrace having a low-cost option among its smartphones, as it expands the company's appeal beyond premium smartphones. (It also helps with Apple's overseas business in countries where people aren't willing to pay top dollar for an iPhone 13 Pro Max.) For the iPhone SE to remain an attractive option for bargain hunters, the phone will have to work with 5G.
2. A15 Bionic chip
Apple follows a pretty recognizable playbook with its iPhone SE releases — take the chipset that powered last fall's flagship iPhones and insert it into the low-cost model you introduce the following spring. That's why the original iPhone SE ran on the same A9 system-on-chip found in the iPhone 6s and why the iPhone SE 2020 used the iPhone 11's A13 Bionic chipset.
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Should Apple stick to that same pattern with the iPhone SE 3, we're looking at the A15 Bionic chip that debuted with the iPhone 13 family last fall. That's great news if you're in the market for a new iPhone but don't want to pay $699 or more for one of the iPhone 13 versions. The A15 Bionic remains the best performing mobile silicon that we've tested. Any phone powered by an A15 should keep pace with the competition for several years — even if the phone powered by that chip is a budget model like the iPhone SE.
3. Night mode support
It seems unlikely that Apple will ramp up the number of lenses from the single camera that's been a mainstay of the iPhone SE. It does have to differentiate between that phone and the iPhone 13 mini some way, after all. But there are photographic features that Apple could add without having to opt for a second lens.
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The biggest thing missing from the current iPhone SE is support for Night mode. Presumably, the iPhone SE will have enough horsepower under the hood to support the computational photography needed to improve low-light shots. Google's Pixel 5a has a night mode, which helps place this low-cost device among the best camera phones, so the iPhone SE 3 will need to keep pace.
4. A better battery
As much we appreciate the current iPhone SE, one area in which Apple's phone does not deliver involves battery life. When we tested the iPhone two years ago, the iPhone SE last a little more than 9 hours, which is below average for a smartphone.
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There's only so much Apple can do with battery life, given the rumors suggesting the design of the iPhone SE isn't changing for the new version. (More on that in a bit.) However, last fall's iPhone 13 release does give us hope that Apple's figured out a way to boost battery life for its phones. After every iPhone 12 model save for the iPhone 12 Pro Max took a step backward with battery life, Apple bolstered longevity for each of the comparable iPhone 13 models, with a couple even landing on our list of the best phone battery life.
True, the primary way Apple did this was by opting for bigger batteries for the iPhone 13, which may not necessarily be an option available to the iPhone SE 3. Still, we hope Apple's learned something about power management that will allow any new phones to last longer on a charge.
5. Face ID for the iPhone SE
Every phone Apple sells except for the current iPhone SE supports Apple's face unlock feature. It's rumored that this will change for the iPhone SE 3, even if Apple maintains the phone's current design. (And from what we've heard, it will.) The idea is that the upcoming phone will still find a way to add the necessarily sensors to support the feature while also maintaining the Touch ID fingerprint sensor that occupies the bottom bezel. That could make the iPhone SE 3 the only current iPhone you'll be able to unlock with your mask still on.
6. A new name for the iPhone SE
The iPhone SE 2020 is officially just the iPhone SE — that "2020" part is thrown in there just to not confuse it with the original model. Now that there's a third iPhone SE in the works, though, Apple may be motivated to come up with a more distinct name — and not just by sticking a "3" after the "iPhone SE" part.
At least one rumor suggests the new device will debut as the iPhone SE Plus — a potentially confusing name, given that apple typically uses the Plus moniker to differentiate devices with smaller screens. It's also possible that Apple could name its new phone the iPhone SE 5G as a way of calling out the most significant thing about this particular model.
What we're not getting: A new iPhone SE design
When rumors of an iPhone SE 3 first surfaced, many assumed Apple would take the opportunity to update the phone's look and feel from the iPhone 8-inspired design it currently uses. But that's apparently not happening — the latest rumors suggest Apple is keeping that 2017 look right down to the 4.7-inch screen surrounded by sizable bezels on the top and bottom of the display.
In one sense, you can understand where Apple is coming from. Adopting a notched design, even if it meant a bigger screen, would make it hard to differentiate the iPhone SE 3 from other phones in its lineup — chiefly the iPhone 11 or iPhone 13 mini, depending on the size of the display the company wound up using. Keeping the current design keeps the iPhone SE separate from the rest of the lineup. That it also likely keep costs down is another reason to stick with the current form factor.
Still, that doesn't make the iPhone SE's likely look feel any less dated. And it would have been nice to usher in a new design with a new phone.
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Letter: Tricultural committee issues list of demands on path to save Laurentian
Committee formed in response to the 'devastating local impact' of university's use of the CCAA
Letter to the Editor Oct 15, 2021 6:00 PM
University of Sudbury. (File)
Laurentian University's board of governors continues to destroy our public university and irresponsibly waste public money and student tuition.
We propose a different path.
Last month, Laurentian president Robert Haché told the Laurentian Senate that he cannot guarantee that the restructuring process under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) will be completed by Jan. 31, 2022. There has been no reaction from provincial or federal political leaders to this revelation. In addition, a few days ago, we discovered that Laurentian's administration is blocking access to certain documents requested by Ontario's Auditor-General Bonnie Lysyk as part of her examination of Laurentian's finances. If Laurentian's administration has nothing to hide, why is it refusing to let the auditor general do her job? The silence and inaction from provincial and federal political leaders to the destruction of public education in Northern Ontario and the financial waste of the corporate CCAA process is unconscionable and utterly disrespectful of Northern Ontario.
Already, Laurentian's board exhibited a flagrant lack of consultation with Indigenous and Franco Ontarian communities, closed over 60 programs, terminated over 200 faculty and staff, and presided over the destruction of at least two of the three federated universities.
As if that weren't enough, we are also facing a huge and ongoing waste of public funds and student tuition. Literally millions of dollars are being thrown away on DIP (debtor-in possession) loans and legal fees. Now, more is being squandered on a $52,000-per-month corporate consultant as "chief redevelopment officer" and $273,000 on a real-estate corporation to facilitate selling off conservation and other lands endowed to the university in trust for future generations.
We recently learned that so far the sum might be over $9.8 million for lawyers, consultants and related CCAA expenses – and not necessarily including millions in interest on the DIP loans. Soon, there will be a needless court battle over the Laurentian board's refusal to provide Ontario Auditor-General Bonnie Lysyk access to documents requested for her audit. The CCAA monitor expects the extension for the months of September to January will cost Laurentian an extra nearly $10 million and the DIP interest another $1.8 million.
First-year student enrolment is down by at least 33 per cent and Laurentian is likely to sink even further as the board of governors' full recklessness and irresponsibility is exposed in Ontario, in Canada, and internationally.
It is false to claim the CCAA prevents all public discussion and all action. The provincial government has granted independent status to the Université de Hearst and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. The Parliament of Canada held an open debate triggered by the Laurentian crisis. Under electoral pressure, a federal minister has been promising support for a new Franco Ontarian university through her responsibility for Canada's official language minorities. But these actions are insufficient. Our communities have suffered enough. The silence and inaction must end. Political leaders can and should take action now.
The Tricultural Committee demands that:
The Province of Ontario, in collaboration with the federal government, bring the CCAA process to a close by providing emergency financial commitments to claimants.
The board of governors of Laurentian be removed and their severely weakened institution be placed in the hands of publicly appointed trustees for a limited period until more open and collegial policies are adopted. The board of another of Ontario's public universities could provide interim administration so as to limit direct government interference in academic matters.
The provincial and federal governments, working with the new board, facilitate the establishment of independent Indigenous and Franco Ontarian universities including the transfer of Indigenous and Francophone programs to the new universities based on equality among the Indigenous, Franco Ontarian, and Anglophone communities.
The mandate of Laurentian be changed to reflect that the leadership and funding for Indigenous and Franco-Ontarian education and research has passed forward from the old Laurentian to the newly proposed Indigenous and Franco Ontario universities. At the same time, Laurentian needs to be restored with greater democracy, collegiality, and a far deeper respect for the needs of Northern Ontario. Sudbury and Northern Ontario need a high level of Anglophone education and research in a full range of disciplines, including those engaged with cultural development in our communities.
The failures of Laurentian's board of governors and senior administration to act on behalf of Laurentian as a public university are subject to a public enquiry, and those responsible be held accountable.
The time for provincial and federal action has long passed, and further waste of public funds and student tuitions, as well as the destruction of public education in Northern Ontario must be stopped.
The Tricultural Committee for University Education at Sudbury/Comité triculturel pour l'éducation universitaire à Sudbury was formed by representatives of Save our Sudbury, the Coalition nord-ontarienne pour une université de langue française à Sudbury and key leaders from local Indigenous communities in response to the devastating local impact of Laurentian University's use of the CCAA. The committee aims to build bridges between communities affected by the cuts to programs and positions at Laurentian, and to support them in their efforts to re-establish quality university education that meets the needs of their communities.
Monique Beaudoin
On behalf of the Tricultural Committee for University Education at Sudbury / Comité triculturel pour l'éducation universitaire à Sudbury
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Linda Smith lost one son, a methamphetamine addict, to suicide when he hanged himself in jail. Her other sons are heavy drinkers, fathered by a man who she said nearly killed her one night in a fit of rage, driving her from her home on this corner of the Navajo reservation to Provo, Utah, where she found solace in the Mormon Church.
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As a math adjunct, I found it helpful to spend the first hour of each term convincing students they could really learn the subject matter at hand. There's always a great deal of doubt and frustration about that. Students enter these classes believing "it's never going to happen," and that's a huge distraction if left unaddressed. It closes mental doors that need to be thrown open before any learning can take place. One you're persuaded you can do it and you've been shown how to use your study time most effectively, the rewards begin to justify the investment.
I've been a film buff for over 35 years. I taught film history as part of my graduate fellowship, and a few years later I worked for the International Cinemas division of Warner Bros. I've been an actor and extra in numerous film projects, and I write a column about movie culture for the Weekly Volcano.
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My undergraduate degree is in communication, which included several classes in public speaking, oral interpretation, and media performance. I've since worked as a motivational speaker and reader in support of my debut novel.
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A Tour of the Creation Museum Series
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Over thirty years ago, our president and founder, Ken Ham, stood in a secular museum near an "ape-man" exhibit and heard a father tell his young son, "This was your ancestor." Ken wrote, "My heart ached… As a result, my cry to the Lord was: 'Why can't we have a creation museum that teaches the truth?'"
God answered Ken's prayer. Many years later, on a different continent, and in the face of heated opposition, the Lord brought together the right people at the right time with the right skills to build the Creation Museum—dedicated to upholding the Word of God from the very first verse. We live in an age when many Christians have elevated man's word above God's Word. So we strive to call the church back to biblical authority in every area.
More than 1.65 million visitors have toured the Creation Museum in just over five years, and we trust that hundreds of thousands more will arrive in the years to come. Many of our guests have remarked that they wish they could have spent more time here (they may be delighted to know that all tickets are now good for two consecutive days). But we know that there are tens of thousands who, for one reason or another, are unable to come to the Greater Cincinnati area to visit the 70,000 square foot, state of the art Creation Museum. So for those who wanted to spend more time here, for those who cannot make it here, and for those who are looking for more information, we are putting together a new series of articles designed to take the reader on a complete tour of the Creation Museum.
The Creation Museum is designed to take the visitor on a tour through biblical history, focusing largely on the first 11 chapters of Genesis, since that is where much of the battle over biblical truth is being waged today. We have designed the museum to explain the 7 C's of History.
Corruption (the Fall)
Catastrophe (the Flood)
Confusion (the Tower of Babel)
Consummation (Christ's return and new heavens and earth)
So join us as we journey through earth's true history at the spectacular Creation Museum with its beautiful gardens and nature trails, petting zoo, animatronic dinosaurs, and much more. Each weekly article will cover a different room or group of rooms, highlighting the purpose of the area, some of its unique features, and any updates that may have been done to the room since our grand opening on May 28, 2007. If you've been here before, this series will serve as a reminder of what you saw, and it may point out things that you missed. If you've never been here, you'll get a good glimpse of what you've been missing, and you may be motivated to make the trek, if possible.
Come to a place where you can stand near one of our depictions of Adam and perhaps hear a father telling his young son the truth. "This was your ancestor—the very first man, whose sin brought death and suffering into the world. But God loved us so much that He sent His only begotten Son (the Last Adam) to die on the Cross for our sins, so that whoever believes in Him would not perish, but have everlasting life."
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A former gifted student herself, Madison graduated college at age 19 in Bellingham, Washington. She holds a certificate in School Leadership from Harvard University, as well as a dual Masters of Education in Gifted/Talented Educational Psychology and Teaching. She served as a gifted/talented coordinator and teacher in public education before founding The Joule School, a vision she had developed as a young child dissatisfied with her education in public school. In addition to serving as Head of School at Joule, she is the regional Gifted Youth Coordinator for Mensa of Central Texas.
Madison began her career as a Montessori early childhood educator, and adheres to a student-centered, hands-on teaching methodology. She holds 6 subject certifications and has taught in Texas, Arizona, and the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. During her teaching career she has worked with gifted children in public, private, and charter schools, teaching kindergarten through Advanced Placement (AP) high school classes. In addition, she has developed courses and texts for students across the country as a curriculum author with educational publishers for the public school sector. She has also served as a speech and debate coach, Destination Imagination state-certified coach, and National Honor Society sponsor. During school breaks, she resides in the small Dutch town of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Merissa is a truly international teacher: a British American who grew up in Holland, Belgium, Ireland, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. She earned her M.A. in Creative Writing in London, England and her BA in Communications/Literature in Brussels, Belgium.
As she spent her entire life in Europe, Merissa is trilingual. Her love for language first led her into education in an École de Langues in Brussels, teaching English and Dutch to French-speaking children aged 3 to 14 with storytelling and hands-on activities. In addition to her work in the field of writing, language, and literature, Merissa also holds a certificate in filmmaking which she earned in Ebeltoft, Denmark. She has worked as a professional storyteller and filmmaker, and brings her creative side into the classroom.
Merissa has a long-term passion for teaching and children's development. She is passionate about guiding children in becoming independent individuals in an environment where their giftedness can thrive. She joined Joule after settling in Austin, TX, where she teaches the primary grades and immersion French classes.
Erin has spent the past 15 years in education, teaching primary through elementary grades as well as serving as a faculty associate at the arts-oriented National High School Institute of Northwestern University. Erin has an extensive background in creative performance, and her classroom is a constant buzz of quirky voices and puppets. After graduating with a B.A. in Drama from Trinity University, she served as a nonprofit arts education administrator, arts educator, teaching coach, and as a program director for theater enrichment programs in the public school sector. In her work with primary students, she developed interactive performance programs for young children which teach self-awareness, self-regulation, friendship, and teamwork.
Erin brings a diverse range of skills in both arts and technology to the upper elementary program at Joule. Under her tutelage, students study fiber arts, stop-motion animation, programming, set design and performance, yoga, and gardening. She provides a great balance of academic challenge with diverse hands-on activities everyday.
Dr. Jim James is a pianist of unique breadth and depth, with a wide range of experience in solo, chamber, and collaborative playing. He earned his Doctorate in Piano Performance at the University of Texas and Master of Music degree from the University of Missouri. Additionally, Jim holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Lawrence University in Wisconsin, and spent a semester studying at the École Normale de Musique in Paris, France.
In 2002, Jim took first prize in the Badger Piano Competition of the Wisconisin Music Teachers Association. He later played John Adams Grand Pianola Music as a soloist with the UT Wind Ensemble in a performance featured on NPR's Performance Today. Dr. James continues performing solo and collaborative music in the Austin area, including frequent performances with the Austin Chamber Music Society. He teaches private lessons in piano at The Joule School.


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Putin Launches GPV 2016-2025
Putin Addresses Session on GPV 2016-2025 (photo: Kremlin.ru)
On 10 September, Kremlin.ru posted President Putin's opening remarks to a session on developing the draft State Program of Armaments (GPV) 2016-2025.
Putin's speech can be divided into several themes: financing, the arms race, threats, particular weapons systems, and other tidbits.
A critical question is how will funding for a new GPV compare with the approximately 20 trillion rubles laid out or earmarked for GPV 2011-2020. But Putin took pains to stress only that financing for the new GPV will be based on the government's macroeconomic forecasts. He noted:
"The government has prepared two variants [not good and possibly worse?] of such a preliminary macroeconomic development forecast, and today, we will hear about it in a meeting with the government, and talk more about this. We will proceed exclusively from realities, from our possibilities, and we will not inflate our military expenditures."
"I ask you to choose and present the most balanced variant of resource support for the new state program of armaments before the end of October 2014. It must fully account for missions in the area of military organizational development and still be realistic, and proceed, as I already said, from the country's financial-economic possibilities. But I am sure we can find a variant acceptable both according to financial support and to the quality of those weapons systems which we will discuss more today."
This seems consonant with his statement last December that the OPK and military should not expect future procurement budgets to match what was laid out in recent years.
In this September 10 session, Putin eschewed interest in a new arms race, but stressed that Moscow has no choice but to take "countermeasures" against U.S. and NATO threats. A few examples:
"[modernizing the armed forces and defense industry] is not connected to any kind of arms race . . . ."
"And we already many times said and warned that we will be forced — exactly forced — to take adequate countermeasures to guarantee our security."
"We have spoken many times, and very much hope that there will not be excessive hysteria [from the U.S. and NATO?] when these decisions [about the GPV?] are finally made and begin to be realized. I want to note that everything we are doing are only countermeasures."
"Sometimes the impression is created, I just talked about this, that someone wants to launch a new arms race. We will not, of course, be dragged into this race, it is simply absolutely excluded . . . ."
The Russian president also laid out at length his view of the threats requiring countermeasures:
U.S. missile defense;
U.S. Prompt Global Strike;
Militarization of space [?];
Conventional strategic weapons;
Prospective build-up of NATO forces in Eastern Europe.
He restated the official Kremlin narrative explaining why that alleged NATO build-up will happen:
"The crisis in Ukraine, which was actually provoked and created by some of our Western partners, is now being used to reanimate this military bloc."
A regime that wants to prevent a Maydan on Red Square pretty much has to declare that the revolutionary impetus came from outside. It also has to overlook that it was the seizure of Crimea and the start of Moscow's war in eastern Ukraine that awakened NATO.
Look for a more detailed exposition of Moscow's new threat assessment when the updated Military Doctrine appears in December.
What did Putin say about what will be purchased under the new GPV? In short, not too much new:
". . . our fundamental systems: both of a defensive nature and strike systems have simply already reached or are reaching the end of their service lives. And if we need to replace them, then replace them, of course, with prospective, modern ones having a future of long use."
"I note that for the draft GPV-2025 there is already a unified system of preliminary data which confirmed the basic directions of arms and equipment development for the period to 2030 and formed a list of types determining the future profile of weapons systems."
"Most of all we are talking about the creation of a rational list of strike means, including the guaranteed resolution of nuclear deterrence missions, about rearming strategic and long-range aviation, and continuing formation of an aerospace defense [VKO] system."
"Further. In coming years, it is already essential to support the breakthrough development of all components of precision weapons, to create unified types of general purpose arms and equipment, and for the Navy — new ship projects, standardized in armament, command and control systems, and communications."
Overall, continuing the course and priorities — such as they are — of the current GPV.
Now, the tidbits . . . .
Putin seemed to say the 2015 goal of more than 30 percent modern arms and equipment has already been reached.
According to the president, more than 3,600 items of "fundamental weapons" (68% of the contracted quantity) have already reached the troops this year, along with 241,000 other items [presumably procurement not part of a major weapons system].
Putin gave only the briefest acknowledgement that, with looming sanctions, defense industry must be ready to manufacture its own critically important equipment, components, and materials. Industry, he said, should also be looking to produce important civilian machinery in the future.
He only slightly criticized work on past GPVs, saying:
"It goes without saying we must carefully analyze the experience of realizing the previous programs, including the problems and oversights which led to delays in placing and fulfilling orders, and at times even to tasks not being completed."
However, Putin also took the chairmanship of the Military-Industrial Commission (VPK) on himself, indicating that he thinks the GPV could use some "manual control."
That's about 950 words describing what Putin said in roughly 1,200. One hopes his speech has been deconstructed and reconstructed in such a way that it illuminates more than the original.
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Tagged GPV 2016-2025, Military-Industrial Commission, State Program of Armaments, Vladimir Putin, VPK
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A biography once quoted Jimmy Hoffa as saying that if you rise to a position of power in an organization and believe that it will be necessary to fire somebody, you should do it your first day in charge. That way you gain a deeper loyalty and fear from those whose jobs you spared.
John Paxson was in too awkward a position to do any such thing with the Bulls, however. In his new role as Bulls general manager, Paxson inherited a head coach who also happened to be a man with whom he had a history as a friend, a teammate and -- a bond few men on Earth share -- a champion.
To fire Bill Cartwright 14 games into Paxson's tenure was more than a business decision. He was dismissing not a man he had hired, but a man he admired.
"I knew there would be difficult times in this job, but none is harder than replacing a friend," Paxson said in Monday's announcement that Cartwright was out.
In one swift stroke, lopping off a head like a Thanksgiving bird's, he knew full well that this trusted friend's family would now be having a much less blessed November holiday and a much less merry December one.
But sometimes it is kind to be cruel, to do something hurtful sooner as opposed to later, something that a man in Paxson's position probably knew he would need to do eventually and very possibly had wanted to do right from Day One.
With authority comes accountability. Paxson's entire future as an NBA executive -- three more years in a job like this or 30 -- could have swung on the coaching skills of a coach he hadn't picked.
Paxson didn't have the luxury of being a godlike local legend such as Larry Bird, who could take over the Indiana Pacers' organization and cut ties with Isiah Thomas as coach without so much as blinking an eye. Bird and Thomas were never champions together. They were rivals most of their professional lives, so fans could understand how they might not coexist.
Conversely, here in Chicago, the new regime was force-fed a coach apppointed by Paxson's own former boss, Jerry Krause. How can you make a snap judgment to fire a former comrade in arms who had spent many a night with you wet from champagne after glorious victories?
Paxson is entitled to put his own leadership team in place, like a president of the United States who would be a fool to keep his predecessor's Cabinet.
Paxson and Cartwright had no known falling out. The grounds are not incompatibility, like a divorce. There is no personal conflict, which is why Paxson was quick to point out, "This represents the first change, not necessarily the last."
Most assuredly not the last.
Paxson needs to remake this team as he sees fit. Just as when Jerry West felt compelled to make an immediate and radical coaching change in Memphis when he went to work there, Paxson knows which kind of coach's style would suit the type of basketball he wants the Bulls to play.
A quarter-century ago, the 1978-79 Bulls brought in Larry Costello to coach. He lasted 56 games. Scotty Robertson took over on an interim basis, as Pete Myers is now doing, and Jerry Sloan was hired quickly thereafter.
It took so long to get things right that the Bulls went from 1974 to 1988 without a 50-victory season. Paxson can't wait that long. He can't sit back and do nothing as somebody else's coach and players fail on his watch.
The hiring of a coach was Krause's final undoing. Had even a modicum of success been achieved under Tim Floyd, rather than a championship team degenerating into an embarrassment, the general manager might be on a temporary leave of absence because of illness rather than a permanent one.
Now begins the hilarious process in which total amateurs and outsiders will tell Paxson which coach he should have, as if their insights are equal to his. The same way it was argued what the White Sox needed most -- a manager with savvy or a manager with spirit -- the Bulls will be advised that what they really need is a fiery coach, a wise old owl of a coach, a coach with a Chicago background, whatever.
Paxson can pick this person without anybody's help.
All he wants is someone who can win. If he wanted a coach whose personality mattered, he would have simply kept the one he had.


On May 27th, three individuals who have been recognized as a leader in promoting gender equality joined Phoenix Risen volunteer Alana Strassfield at the YUNQI 2050 conference in Hangzhou, China to discuss how technology can catalyze greater gender equality. Our panelists talked about measuring results, finding mentorship, embracing technological change and differentiating yourself in preparation for the future of work.
What do you see as the biggest challenges to gender equality in your industry and what are your companies doing to combat this?
Compensation and confidence appear to be major barriers when it comes to gender equality in the workplace. While Sorority China is mostly female employees, Michelle points out that some Hollywood actors, who have refused roles in which their female counterpart is paid less, have started to make an impact. It makes the issue public and when men and women come together, it's easier to achieve equality. Philip talks about how he mentors women to gain confidence in themselves and encourages others to do so. He points out that women tend to be more detail oriented and able to detect when someone is being deceitful, which are highly valued, but that they lack the confidence to assert themselves and their ideas.
How do you think that technology can play a role in achieving gender equality?
Results and connectivity can play a huge rule in achieving gender equality. Technology focuses on results. Martin points out that when we can measure the results of men's and women's accomplishments as well as companies' performance when it comes to gender equality, we'll be able to take actionable steps towards reducing inequalities. As the CEO of Sorority China, Michelle believes that technology can help women build their "tribe," an asset that she sees as crucial in women's professional development. For women to be successful and advance, they need women who can support and guide them. There are incredible resources online via LinkedIn, WeChat and online platforms where women can connect to support one another.
What advice would you give to audience members to fully integrate gender equality into every aspect of our lives?
Embrace technology, improve your LQ and find a mentor. Technology will radically change the way we live and work. Automation will take over a significant portion of traditionally held jobs, so for men and women to be successful in the future, they need to embrace technological change and not live in fear of it. Find an older mentor who can help you improve your confidence and guide you in your career. With the rate of technological change, it's difficult to tell what our future will look like and what skills we'll need to standout in the workforce. Michelle emphasizes the necessity for the Love Quotient (LQ) which she thinks will give women an advantage in the future.


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Q: Different cell appearance for a single collection view I was asking here about the option to make a collectionView with multiple cells since our cells have a different appearance for different indexs.
The answer was not sufficient because other then just create multiple cells and pick one for every index, you have all sorts of problems such as :

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*How can you register multiple classes ? collectionView.register(FlowViewCell.self

*Reusable cells system gets crazy because they are different

*Every action you do on a cell must be identified with its class and it becomes a mess.

So, I am searching for another way to do so with a single cell.
What would be a good way to set different buttons in the same position of a cell, and show/enable a different button with different indexes ?
So for index 1 I have 2 circle buttons, and for index 2 I have one large wide button? if you just put them on the same spot and hide one you get a strange design.

A: The answer you linked is what you are looking for.
We use 4 different types of cell in our app and we don't have any problem with it.
You don't have to register multiple classes, you can all create them in your storyboard (inside the collectionview), the system will register the classes for you.
And then you call the cells like explain in the answer.
The hard part is having different sizes, we only have two (large cell and square cell, so two square cells fit on the same level), more than that would be tricky, especially different height.
But apart from that you can have different content on each cell without any problem.

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