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U.S. Drops Case Against Police Officer It Had Called an 'Insider Threat' – The New York Times
Baijmadajie Angwang, a New York Police Department officer, had been accused of spying for China. Prosecutors said the charges were dismissed after new information had come to light.
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In September 2020, when federal authorities charged Baimadajie Angwang, a Marine Corps veteran and New York Police Department officer, with acting as an illegal agent of China, the head of New York's F.B.I. office called him "the definition of an insider threat."
The government has quietly changed its mind.
On Thursday, in a brief and subdued hearing in a Brooklyn courtroom, a federal judge granted prosecutors' request to dismiss the charges against Officer Angwang.
The swift unraveling of the case — which had been hailed as a signature example of the Justice Department's efforts to root out foreign agents embedded in the United States — came with scant detail, much of it obscured by classification. In court Thursday, a federal prosecutor said that a "holistic" consideration of new evidence, developed in the two years since Officer Angwang's arrest, had persuaded prosecutors to drop the case.
For Officer Angwang, the dismissal was vindication, but not before the charges exacted a steep cost. Accused of spying on Tibetans for two Chinese consular officials, he spent six months in a jail cell, then under strict home monitoring as a flight risk. He remains on paid leave from the Police Department, his future uncertain.
Outside the courthouse Thursday, in the driving rain, Officer Angwang spoke briefly to the assembled reporters: "Thanks for all the people who trusted me, since the beginning."
John Marzulli, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office, declined to comment.
Officer Angwang's journey to Thursday's court hearing was laid out in charging documents, prosecutors' memos and letters submitted by Officer Angwang's lawyer, John F. Carman, seeking his client's release from pretrial custody and for the charges to be dropped.
An ethnic Tibetan, Officer Angwang was born in China. After coming to the United States as a teenager on a cultural exchange visa, he returned to Tibet and was arrested, detained and beaten by Chinese authorities.
Beijing considers Tibet, an autonomous region in China, to be part of its historical empire, but many Tibetans believe the region was illegally incorporated into China in 1951 and have pressed for independence. The Chinese government has long viewed the Tibetan independence movement as a threat to its stability. The Justice Department has accused China of using agents in the United States to spy on Tibetan dissidents.
Mr. Angwang returned to the United States at age 17 and successfully applied for political asylum. He joined the Marines in 2009, spent seven months in Afghanistan, and in 2010 became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
After an honorable discharge in 2014, he enlisted in the Army Reserve, where he had what prosecutors described as secret-level security clearance. He joined the New York Police Department in 2016 and served on patrol, later working as a community affairs officer in the 111th Precinct in Queens.
On Sept. 21, 2020, F.B.I. agents arrested Officer Angwang at his home in Williston Park, on Long Island, where he lived with his wife and infant daughter. He was charged in a criminal complaint with acting as an agent of a foreign government without notifying the attorney general — a charge derived from old spying statutes, known as "espionage lite" — and with obstruction, wire fraud and false statements.
The charges came amid growing concern on the part of law enforcement authorities in the United States and other Western countries about Beijing's efforts to monitor Chinese nationals abroad, including dissidents. The Justice Department under former President Donald J. Trump had an initiative aimed at fighting security threats posed by Chinese academics and scientists, which yielded several cases — several of which the government lost or withdrew — before it was formally ended last year.
Prosecutors said Officer Angwang communicated regularly with two consular officials in New York, including one whose department was responsible for "neutralizing sources of potential opposition to the policies and authority" of the Chinese government.
The criminal complaint cited several recorded phone calls between Officer Angwang and the unnamed official, in which Officer Angwang discussed his successful recruitment as an agent of China, saying the official's supervisors in China should "know you have recruited one in the police department."
The complaint claimed that Officer Angwang invited one of the officials to attend Police Department events "to raise our country's soft power," and recommended the officials visit a new Tibetan community center in Queens, saying it could help with spotting potential "intelligence assets."
He lobbied for a 10-year travel visa from China, where his parents still lived, and argued that such visas would be helpful in recruiting other intelligence assets, according to prosecutors' early court filings.
He was also accused of lying on a government questionnaire for national security positions, saying he had no contact with foreign nationals.
Prosecutors sought his detention, citing his "significant family and community ties" to China and "extremely unusual and suspicious" wire transfers to and from the country. They also suggested that the manner in which he obtained U.S. citizenship "suggests he committed a fraud on the United States."
He was ordered detained, and sent to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Days later, Mr. Carman wrote the first of what would be four motions for his release. He also fought back against the claims in the indictment, noting, for one, that the Chinese official with whom Officer Angwang had communicated was in charge of visas for Tibetans seeking to travel to and from China.
"Mr. Angwang, like many other American Tibetans, was beholden to" the official, Mr. Carman wrote. "It is in this light that the Court should assess Mr. Angwang's solicitous tone and accommodating posture."
It took more than five months to secure Mr. Angwang's release to home confinement, over the objections of prosecutors. Since his arrest, people driving by Officer Angwang's home would yell slurs in his direction, his lawyer said.
Much of the government's evidence and investigation was cloaked from public view — and from Officer Angwang himself — because of strict rules governing classified materials gathered through national security surveillance.
An October 2022 trial date was pushed back to February 2023, as prosecutors sought time to review tranches of evidence. This month, the trial date was pushed again, to July.
Then, in a filing late last Friday, prosecutors asked Eric R. Komitee, the judge overseeing the case, to dismiss the charges.
"As a result of our continued investigation, the government obtained additional information bearing on the charges," the government wrote. "Having assessed the evidence as a whole in light of that information," they wrote, "the government hereby moves, in the interests of justice, to dismiss the indictment."
At Thursday morning's hearing, Judge Komitee pressed the assembled prosecutors to say anything about their request beyond the "fairly oblique" language in last week's filing.
"I understand the limit on your ability to speak," Judge Komitee said, citing "the classified information overlay."
J. Matthew Haggans, an assistant U.S. attorney, said the decision was "based on an assessment" of the evidence "holistically."
Judge Komitee started to speak, then paused. "We all remember well, of course, the fanfare with which this case was brought initially," and the "fairly protracted" litigation over Officer Angwang's detention, the judge said.
"Everyone sitting in the well of this courtroom, including the court himself, owes a debt of gratitude to Mr. Carman for his doggedness" in pursuing his client's pretrial release, the judge said. "We would obviously be sitting here in a very different posture today had Mr. Angwang been incarcerated for the duration of this case."
He credited the prosecutors with acknowledging the case had dissolved, rather than pressing ahead to trial.
"Better late, as they say, than never," Judge Komitee said.
Outside the courthouse, Mr. Carman said he and his client were "working through" a possible return to active duty police work, and they were reviewing potential possible legal action against the government.
"The government has been very sparing in their description of the reasons why they dismissed the indictment, because of the classified information that was at play in this case," Mr. Carman said. "Mr. Angwang was innocent from the very beginning."


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If you work for a Japanese media outlet, this was the most exciting part of today's match.
This match was a real stomach punch for the good guys. Bolton Wanderers played great for the first seventy minutes or so. They were very organized in defense and posed some threat going forward. Keeping the shape and being disciplined defensively are things that Bolton don't normally excel at, but for large parts of today's match, they did.
The first half was really a defensive duel, with a few half-chances, but both backlines holding firm for the most part. Adam Bogdan and Tim Krul had little to do except collect a few corners. Bogdan did punch one cross off of Samuel Ricketts' head, but it bounded out for a corner which Bogdan controlled without incident.
Bolton came out strong in the second half, with Chris Eagles and Darren Pratley both having decent chances. Eagles did great work in the box, but just couldn't place his shot and Krul saved easily. Martin Petrov, who may grab another Man of the Match award, put in a brilliant cross that Pratley was inches away from nudging into the net. keep reading to find out where it all went wrong.
Things looked to be under control, and I think most of us Bolton supporters would have taken a 0-0 draw away at Newcastle. But then Sam Ricketts fell down at midfield. Hatem Ben Arfa got the ball and started a run up the center of the pitch. Mark Davies was in pursuit until he tried a absolutely stupid sliding tackle from behind. Stupid because he had no hope of getting the ball. If he had just kept running he would have caught Ben Arfa in a few yards, you know, because you run faster without the ball than with it. Also stupid because if Davies had connected with Ben Arfa it would have been at least a yellow card, possibly a red. At any rate, Tim Ream and David Wheater both waited for the other to stop the Frenchman, and he eventually just ran in between the two of them. Bogdan, perhaps because he was expecting one of his central defenders to defend, was slow to come off his line, and Newcastle were ahead 1-0.
At that point, for all intents and purposes, the match was over. Owen Coyle brought on David Ngog, Ryo Mayaichi, and Ivan Klasnic, switching to 4-4-2 in the process. Newcastle scored a second on the counter attack. That was it.
It would have been nice to pick up a point here, but given our respective positions in the league table, a loss away to Newcastle is not the end of the world. Bolton now have 12 days off (I hear they are going to Dubai), followed by a big match back at the Reebok against Swansea City. They are in 14th, but 10 points clear of the relegation zone. Bolton will need a result.

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Pierre Mouton (1896-1945) était un journaliste français d'extrême-droite, qui fut directeur de l'Agence Prima presse dans les années 1930.

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Né en , venu de la droite conservatrice à la nébuleuse pronazie en passant par les ligues, Pierre Mouton fonde en 1933 le journal L'Action nouvelle avec Jacques Debu-Bridel, secrétaire délégué à la propagande financière du Faisceau, et la collaboration de Nino Balci. Il signe alors la préface du livre de Jean Barral comme directeur politique de L'Action nouvelle, puis participe à la rédaction du journal La Lutte des jeunes, lancé deux semaines après les émeutes du 6 février 1934, aux côtés de ceux qui la rejoignent en : Philippe Boegner, Pierre Drieu la Rochelle, Pierre Frédérix, Bertrand de Jouvenel, Henri Lefort, Pierre Norgueuv, Georges Roditi, et Guy Zucarelli.

Il a ensuite succédé à Paul Ferdonnet à la tête de l'Agence Prima presse en 1939, après en en avoir été le directeur politique à-partir de , à l'âge de 39 ans.

Bibliographie
 ''Le mensonge de Daladier : Un crime contre la France" par Pierre Mouton et J. Rinaldi, éditions Jean-Renard, 1942

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Journaliste français du XXe siècle
Antisémitisme en France
Collaborateur français pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale
Naissance en juillet 1896
Décès en 1945

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When you review the Stats the system produces – keep in mind that every 1-point move (add a tick for entry confirmation) past the Trade Price Barrier is a no-lose trade.
Notice that 3-tick and 1-point Delta Targets are used interchangeably in these examples – as well as 1.5-point and 2-point stops. The reason is that market conditions vary and it makes sense to have flexibility to adapt to different conditions. The concept is exactly the same.
In a fast, high-volume active market the 1-point Delta Target / 2-point Stop configuration will have a high degree of success.
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Prince William Shock: Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Did Kate Midleton's Husband A Favor With Megxit
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry did Prince William and Prince Charles a favor with Megxit.
Prince William and Prince Charles received much favor from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle when the latter decided to leave the royal family and moved to the United States.
Royal biographer Andrew Morton speculated that if the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were still around, they would have come their way.
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"I think the irony is that Prince Charles and Prince William saw themselves as being the leaders of the slimmed-down monarchy," Morton said (via Suggest). "In a way, Harry and Meghan have done them a favor by jumping ship."
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Maksimov debuterade i världscupen redan 2001 med en 40:e plats i sprint. Efter några världscuplopp tappade han sin plats i den ryska truppen och återkom först säsongen 2007/2008. I sitt första världscuplopp på nästan sju år tog han sina första världscuppoäng med en 13:e plats.

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BREEDERS' Cup Marathon winner Calidoscopio (Mike Puype/ Aaron Gryder) took the Brooklyn with an extraordinary display to nail Percussion in the dying strides at a rain-sodden Belmont Park.
The nine-year-old made history at Santa Anita last November when he became the first South American-trained horse to win at the Breeders' Cup in the Marathon over 1m6f.
Now with Mike Puype in southern California, he made the most of his stamina to cut down Percussion, who tried to make all in grizzly conditions with standing water all over the racing surface.
Having been at least 25 lengths adrift at halfway, former Argentine-trained Calidoscopio circled entire the field, splashing through the mud under a finely-timed ride from Aaron Gryder for an amazing victory at odds of 15-2.


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In the coming months, CERN mailboxes will be moved from the current on-premises Microsoft Exchange platform to the Microsoft Exchange Online service. This will provide users with the latest functions and improved security.
Users will have their mailboxes migrated in waves from September until the middle of 2023. The process will be seamless, managed by the email service team in the IT department. Users' mailboxes – and calendars, contacts and tasks – will remain available during the migration. Users will be informed in advance of their migration.
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JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 2000
Jesus Tapdancing Christ.
Anytime one of us old codgers over 35 is exposed to a re-working of what we consider a "classic," we approach it with trepidation, fearful our fond memories will be sullied by some upstart's new vision. And yet…knowing that curiosity never really killed anything, we unbutton our leisure suits and expose ourselves nonetheless…
Poffy of Cyrene
On this night I was much glad for soaking in this rock-opera which I have grown to know so well that I can pinpoint single substitute lines in newer productions (spare me the pathos, I call it retention skills) – the new JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR film. Unlike TOMMY, Pete Townshend's contribution to the pantheon of messiahs in tight trousers, which has suffered ingloriously at the hands of buffoon "modernizers," SUPERSTAR has somehow retained its glorious and gritty mien through the ages.
Directed by Australian Gale Edwards, at Pinewood Studios, London, this SUPERSTAR rightfully didn't try to fix what ain't broke.
Filmed with the intent to retain its stage-play look, the production was thus filmed on indoor soundstages, with lighting provided by spotlight, cyberlights and par cans, retaining a "rock" bent. Norman Jewison's original 1973 SUPERSTAR incensed half its target audience by updating the Judean era to the 1960s flower-child milieu; this production has been updated to an apocalyptic future (an ambiguous period, having been postulated no end and still not arrived at – hey, it's 2001, where's my flying car, man?!), insurrect graffiti on walls, sparse iron-barred concrete structures, designed to appeal to a generation too hip to be into Christ. Until now.
Pandering to pseudo-Orwellian grittiness, Roger Kirk's costume design outfitted the Bad Guys (Roman soldiery) to please the most dedicated leather-fetishist, taking his cues from Keanu in THE MATRIX and Our Man Darth: Black helmets, nightsticks, high leather boots, thick studded belts, ankle-length black capes – a hair's breadth away from the theme of the main float in the last Gay Mardi Gras…
Soundtrack is completely re-recorded for this production, with its signature four-piece-band element over the top of an orchestral backing. Not since Deep Purple's Concerto for Group & Orchestra (1968) has there been such dynamic symbiosis between two such disparate idioms. Unlike the 70's SUPERSTAR session musicians, who displayed a fluidity and looseness which was intrinsic to their day, these new wonderboys with electric appendages smeared their bloodshot session-streetsmarts over the audio tracks like the stormtroopers who beat into the apostles like gay Darth Vaders. They bit. They snapped. Ultimately, the shift in era necessitated this tougher rendition of the music – the drum tracks especially gain from Y2000 production techniques – and this vigorous aspect of the new SUPERSTAR makes up for some of the less-than-exclamatory vocal iniquities.
Glenn Carter, veteran of the 1996 London stage production, where he played Simon (and somehow resembling a composite of all four Gibb brothers) is Jesus, while Jérôme Pradon (who could pass for Quentin Tarantino's stunt double) is Judas.
Ultimately: how did Carter and Pradon, under Edwards' direction, hold up against the 1973 power-trinity of Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson and director Norman Jewison (who produced not the first incarnation of SUPERSTAR, but definitely one of the most revered)? Granted, the upstarts did not outshine the Masters – so much as shine in their own right.
Carter's voice is Roger Daltrey's without the grit. Yardstick of every Savior Wannabe is Gethsemane. Ever since stratospheric Steve Balsamo in the 1996 London production made it a staple to hold that high G (G5) throughout the 5/8 breakdown, every son-of-a-god vocalist must conquer this Everest to be considered even remotely divine. Carter fell from grace about halfway. Though his highs are excellent, they are not stunning – but then, even Balsamo could not top the sheer grandeur of the Almighty Ted Neeley, whose encephalon-splitting banshee ululations in the 1973 movie were not even topped by Ian Gillan (Deep Purple's wonder-shrieker) on the original 1970 London studio album. Some reviews compare Carter's acting to the block of wood he is ultimately astride, but he displays as much thespianism as required to convey what he needs to, within the confines of a largely sung performance (a furtive look here, a knowing glance there, conveying unspoken volumes).
And Pradon? Opting to emulate the rambunctious Carl Anderson's rocket-sauce vocal acrobatics ("The" Judas of numerous productions from 1971 to the present, including the '73 movie) guaranteed that Pradon's venial vocal sins would be forgiven.
Pontius Pilate (Fred Johansen) is a surprise bit of casting – no petulant Roman procurator, wizened on a diet of figs and sodomy, this powerful baritone is a head taller than Jesus and broader in the shoulders than The Terminator, his muscled breastplate looking for all the world like he is simply wearing a t-shirt over his real muscles. Which kinda spoils the fun – for the dynamic between Jesus and Pilate has always been one of a powerful man in name, meeting a powerful man in spirit.
Though Rik Mayall is a Champion Sneerer, and though King Herod's role calls for just that, his lack of vocal talent had him struggling valiantly to keep apace of his musical stage veteran compatriots – alas, though he has performed vocals minimally in the past (most notably with his parody band Bad News), one wonders how he was not cast out of the cast within seconds of opening his tuneless mouth.
The title track's visualization is a new concept: staged, as it were, like a media event, Judas bedecked in leather, singing into broadcast cameras, a repeater screen blaring the visuals, boom mikes crowding Jesus' cross-carrying form; updating the scene to reflect what would have transpired had Jesus – as Judas sings – "come today."
Fond memories retained. Not the definitive SUPERSTAR, yet sincere enough to uphold a grand tradition. Behold, it is good.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 2000 (Mar 2001)
Director: Gale Edwards, Nick Morris.
Writers: Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Starring: Glenn Carter, Jerome Pradon, Renee Castle, Fred Johansen, Rik Mayall.
Jesus Christ Superstar 2000 aired during April 9-13, 2001 on PBS.
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Q: Flutter sign up not storing data in firebase NO ERR I don't know what's wrong but no error is coming out but I can't see the details store in my firebase authentication, it is also not storing in my buyers collection and in the storage.. Thank you.
I dont know what seems to be the problem because it always says success and nothing comes out in the terminal.
class AuthController {
  //to store users to firebase 'Authentication'
  final FirebaseAuth _auth = FirebaseAuth.instance;

  //to store users to cloud firestore
  final FirebaseFirestore _firestore = FirebaseFirestore.instance;

  final FirebaseStorage _storage = FirebaseStorage.instance;

  var image;

  _uploadProfileImageToStorage(Uint8List? image) async {
    Reference ref =
        _storage.ref().child('profilePics').child(_auth.currentUser!.uid);

    UploadTask uploadTask = ref.putData(image!);

    TaskSnapshot snapshot = await uploadTask;
    String downloadUrl = await snapshot.ref.getDownloadURL();

    return downloadUrl;
  }

  pickProfileImage(ImageSource source) async {
    final ImagePicker _imagePicker = ImagePicker();

    XFile? _file = await _imagePicker.pickImage(source: ImageSource.gallery);

    if (_file != null) {
      return await _file.readAsBytes();
    } else {
      print('No Image Selected');
    }
  }

  Future<String> signupUsers(String email, String fullName, String phoneNumber,
      String password) async {
    String res = 'Some errors occurred';

    try {
      if (email.isNotEmpty &&
          fullName.isNotEmpty &&
          phoneNumber.isNotEmpty &&
          password.isNotEmpty &&
          image != null) {
        //Create the users

        UserCredential cred = await _auth.createUserWithEmailAndPassword(
            email: email, password: password);

        String profileImageUrl = await _uploadProfileImageToStorage(image);

        await _firestore.collection('buyers').doc(cred.user!.uid).set({
          'email': email,
          'fullName': fullName,
          'phoneNumber': phoneNumber,
          'buyerId': cred.user!.uid,
          //'address': '',
          'profileImage': profileImageUrl,
        });

        res = 'success';
      } else {
        res = 'Please Fields must not be empty';
      }
    } catch (e) {}

    return res;
  }

  //login users

  loginUsers(String email, String password) async {
    String res = 'Something went wrong.';

    try {
      if (email.isNotEmpty && password.isNotEmpty) {
        await _auth.signInWithEmailAndPassword(
            email: email, password: password);

        res = 'success';
      } else {
        res = 'Fields must not be empty';
      }
    } catch (e) {
      res = e.toString();
    }
    return res;
  }
}

I have tried everything but nothing seems to wor. No error too

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""I hope that this Cosmos can instigate a reawakening of the same enthusiasm for science that the original Cosmos brought""
— Seth MacFarlane
There was next to nothing this show could have done to meet the high expectations set for it. Nevertheless, it managed to hold its own and continue the legacy created by its namesake. Neil deGrasse Tyson is the best successor we have for Carl Sagan.
The show brings to light new discoveries and further elaborates on previously covered topics. The show was imaginative and interesting, though, despite not being derivative, it still felt more illustrative than groundbreaking.
While I am grateful for this new Cosmos, I still prefer the original; and while this version is equally important, I feel the most important thing it can hope to achieve is drawing the attention of people too young to have watched the original into watching the original masterpiece.
WE MUST CREATE OUR OWN LIGHT
"Human history can be viewed as a slowly dawning awareness that we are members of a larger group… If we are to survive, our loyalties must be broadened further, to include the whole human community, the entire planet Earth"
— Carl Sagan
INTRODUCTION TO CULTURE
"Even before Europe was united in an economic level or was conceived at the level of economic interests and trade, it was culture that united all the countries of Europe. The arts, literature, music are the connecting link of Europe."
— Dario Fo
TRACING THE STEPS OF GREATNESS
"It was by common consent one of the greatest events in the history of the world, opening up the West and East for the first time; an extraordinary tale of bravery and cruelty, endurance and excess, chivalry and greed; a journey of ten years and 22,000 miles all told, enough to circle the globe.
Behind it, like the wrack of a receding tide, it has left strange and glittering debris: lost cities, blue-eyed Indians, exotic treasures, ancient manuscripts, and a great harvest of amazing stories, songs, poems, myths and legends."
— Michael Wood
THE EXISTING ORDER OF THINGS AND HOW WE GOT HERE
"Maybe a good start would be to recognize within yourself the ability to understand anything, as long as it's explained clearly enough. And then go and ask for explanations. And if you're thinking 'Well what do I ask for?' ask yourself if there's anything in your life you want changed. That's where to start."
— James Burke
"We're here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise why else even be here?"
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Roche's $4.3 billion Spark bid delayed again amid U.S., UK scrutiny
By John Miller
The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche's $4.3 billion takeover of U.S. gene therapy specialist Spark Therapeutics has been pushed back again, possibly beyond the first half, as regulators continue to scrutinize the deal for its effect on competition.
Roche said on Monday that both companies received a request for more information from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in connection with the FTC's review of the deal, sending Spark shares down nearly 15% at $93 in premarket trading on Monday.
Roche also said that the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an investigation.
Roche wants to buy Spark to, among other things, get a hold of U.S. firm's experimental gene therapy for hemophilia A as well as its platform to develop other treatments for genetic diseases. But Roche has been forced to push back completion repeatedly, this time giving itself to July 31, beyond its self-imposed first-half deadline, to wrap things up.
"The parties remain committed to the transaction and are working cooperatively and expeditiously with the FTC in connection with its review," Roche said in a statement.
The FTC has said it does not comment on cases it is reviewing.
The British regulator's separate inquiry is aimed at determining whether the CMA considers it has jurisdiction over Roche's acquisition, and if so, whether it could hurt competition in Britain.
"Pending the outcome of its investigation, the CMA has issued an Interim Enforcement Order that would become effective upon closing of the transaction and would require Roche to hold separate the Spark business," Roche said. "The parties are working cooperatively with the CMA and will continue to do so."
Reporting by John Miller; Additional reporting by Tamara Mathias; Editing by Himani Sarkar and Anil D'Silva


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Q: How to enable a user-defined claim dialect in carbon/console as default We're using WSO2 IS (Version 5.11.0).
We have composed a specific claim dialect for our needs, added it to the "claim-config.xml" file before the first server starting. The new dialect claims are mapped to the local claims.
Now we can see the new dialect and its claims in the carbon console GUI via "Main -> Identity -> Claims" menu.
But when adding new users to the system, we can't see our defined claims and their "DisplayName" in the GUI.
How can we enable our claim dialect in the GUI?

A: WSO2 Identity Server uses it's own dialect ("http://wso2.org/claims") internally and it's impossible to change this to enable a custom claim dialect. To achieve your requirement, the corresponding local claims mapped for the new dialect claims need to be enabled by default to display the attribute on the user profile. For example, if a claim in the new claim dialect is mapped to http://wso2.org/claims/nickname, then login to the management console and navigate to Claims > List > http://wso2.org/claims > Nick Name and click on Edit.  Tick Supported by Default check-box and Update the changes. Then this attribute will be displayed on the user profile.

A: Thanks Dewni for your reply.
I did your suggestion and mapped my new claims to the local claims.
But unfortunately when I edit a user profile via GUI, Identity Server complains with the following error:
"One or more attributes you are trying to add/update are not supported by underlying LDAP for user : 6c348945-bd61-4b06-b36c-fdb6a7d7807f"
Inspecting wso2carbon.log file shows:
ERR_467 The AttributeType 'groups' does not exist in the schema
ERR_467 The AttributeType 'x509Certificates' does not exist in the schema
while both of the above attributes are local claims of WSO2!
How this happens and how can I find list of the real existed attributes in the product?


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Healthy Jacksonville Receive Grant to Renovate and Restore Minnie Barr Park
By Benjamin Cox on September 14, 2019 at 9:13am
A picture of Minnie Barr Park taken in February 2019.
The Healthy Jacksonville program has received a grant towards rejuvenating a local park.
Healthy Jacksonville is a partnership program between Passavant Area Hospital, MacMurray College and the SIU School of Medicine with the mission of increasing access to health care for at risk residents in the Jacksonville area.
Lori Hartz, with Healthy Jacksonville said the program started off small, but grew quickly. "The program started in January. The point of the program is to work with people who are not using healthcare in a traditional sense. For example, they may go to the Emergency Room instead of seeing a primary care physician. We initially started working with people to find out why they weren't set up with a primary care physician and to work with them in their homes and in their neighborhoods to see about situations that may be effecting their health. Our community healthcare workers began working with our neighbors in the northeast quadrant of the city, hoping we might get 15 to 20 clients to get involved in this program. What we found was we have more like 80 clients in our program in this first year."
Hartz said one of the first things discovered was the need for adequate play and exercise space in the area. Hartz said that many of the playgrounds in Jacksonville have been renovated. However, the residents in the northeast portion of town have to go to Lincoln Elementary School to find a renovated, up-to-date playground. Hartz said that's pretty far for many children to go without the supervision of their parents or an adult, which led to the selection of Minne Barr Park on East Walnut. Healthy Jacksonville turned their focus into looking for ways they could improve the park, and how to fund it. "We found this grant opportunity through the KA-BOOM Foundation. Their concept is to offer funding to help create safe and fun playplaces for kids. We received a $15,000 grant from them and its funded through Keurig and Dr. Pepper. It's going to help kickstart our fundraising to get the Minne Barr Project funded."
The grant will be used towards the purchase of additional playground equipment for the park. New equipment geared for preschool children and teenagers will compliment the existing equipment.
Hartz said that KaBoom, Keurig, and Dr. Pepper provided more than just the funds to help with the project. "They provide all different types of support. They give you some guidelines for how to go about building a playground. We also have a lot of resources in Jacksonville because of all the recent renovations to parks and playgrounds in the area in recent years. We've been talking to a lot of people around town. The City of Jacksonville owns that park so we needed to get their blessing to go out and get this grant. We have also talked about partnering with the city, and they are willing to put some financial support into the project, as well."
Passavant Area Hospital has also pledged to donate toward the park project as well as the possibility of one or more community service organizations that Healthy Jacksonville has been in contact with.
Hartz said they hope to raise around $85,000 to complete the project. Plans include the installation of new lighting, renovating and expanding the basketball courts, and installing new benches and shade structures. The park has been in existence since 1967 and was established by the Jacksonville Children's Foundation.


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Whether in the air, on the ground or in the water, truly incredible tiny creatures are all around us! They may be small, but they live remarkable lives. The Book of Tiny Creatures introduces young learners to spiders, butterflies, worms, snails, and even the world's heaviest insect, the Little Barrier Island giant weta.
This fun-filled book teaches children fascinating facts through interactive quizzes, detailed seek-and-find scenes, and hands-on activities, like how to make a snail terrarium. A great first STEM read, The Book of Tiny Creatures reveals the true wonder of how these creatures grow, reproduce, form communities, and more.
The Book of Tiny Creatures is ideal for not only local Natural History Museums and Aquariums but is great for engaging the home schooled child in all of us.
Grade level: K-4
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Dimensions: 9.3" (W) x 0.5" (D) x 9.9" (L)
Rating: ★★★★★ (See Contact Us /FAQs for more information)
Nathalie Tordjman is a Paris-based journalist specializing in nature and the environment. She is the author of more than forty books and writes for numerous publications.
Julien Norwood is a French author and illustrator educated at the Museum of Natural History in Paris.
Emmanuelle Tchoukriel is a French illustrator who trained in medical and scientific illustration at Estienne School in Paris.
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Avril Lavigne Reveals She's Been Having "Health Issues" But Is Not Pregnant
After a noticeable absence from the public eye, the star has told a fan on Twitter she's been suffering from an undisclosed illness...
Avril Lavigne has revealed to a fan on Twitter that she been having "some health issues", sparking rumours that she may be pregnant.
The Complicated singer has been noticeably absent from her social-media account for the past few weeks, with her last tweet dated November 20.
On Sunday (December 7), a user - @AvrilMusicChart - suggested that something may be wrong with Lavigne by writing: "#GetWellSoonAvril #PrayForAvril", to which the Canadian popstress replied: "Thank you".
"@AvrilMusicChart: #GetWellSoonAvril #PrayForAvril" thank you
— Avril Lavigne (@AvrilLavigne) December 7, 2014
After their posts sent fans into a frenzy, the tweeter then posted direct messages from Avril, where the star wrote: "I feel bad because I haven't been able to say anything to the fans to let them no why I've been absent.
"I'm torn as I'm quite private….I'm not feeling well. I'm having some health issues. So please keep me in your prayers."
The rumour mill was then forced into action, with many suggesting that Lavigne may be expecting her first child.
The speculation was soon shot shown by Avril's rep, who told Billboard that the tweets were real, but she is not pregnant.
Nothing more has been said about her mystery illness, with the 30-year old thought to be keeping a low profile following reports that her marriage to Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger.
A source has since revealed to E! News that things are still not great between them, stating: "Things still aren't good. But Avril's friends are encouraging her to try and work it out.
"They don't like Chad, but she's already been through one painful divorce and they don't want to see her going through another unless there's no other option."
They added: "Also, she and Chad haven't been married that long so her friends want her to make sure she's given it every chance before pulling the plug."
Love that once hung on the wall
Used to mean something, but now it means nothing
The echoes are gone in the hall
But I still remember, the pain of December
Oh, there isn't one thing left you could say
I'm sorry it's too late
I'm breaking free from these memories
Gotta let it go, just let it go
I've said goodbye, set it all on fire
You came back to find I was gone
And that place is empty, like the hole that was left in me
Like we were nothing at all
It's not what you meant to me, thought we were meant to be
I let it go (and now I know)
A brand new life (is down this road)
And when it's right (you always know)
So this time (I won't let go)
There's only one thing left here to say
Love's never too late
I've broken free from those memories
I've let it go, I've let it go
And two goodbyes led to this new life
Don't let me go, don't let me go
Don't let me go, don't let me go, don't let me go
Won't let you go, don't let me go
Writer(s): Avril Ramona Lavigne, Chad Robert Kroeger, David Hall Hodges Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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Top duathlete still competing in the sport despite cancer battle
Top Clitheroe duathlete still competing in the sport despite cancer battle
By Ben Butler @LancsBen News Reporter
A FATHER-of-three,who is one of the country's top senior age group duathletes, has told of how his own battle with cancer has not stopped him from competing in the sport.
Nick Dinsdale, from Clitheroe, who has competed in both cycle and duathlons across the UK and Europe, was told he had Stage 4 (aggressive) prostate cancer in April 2018.
Despite this he has trained and competed throughout his gruelling treatment.
Last November, Mr Dinsdale qualified to represent GB in the European Cross Duathlon (age group 65-69) Championships in Transylvania, which took place in July this year and in which he finished fifth.
He then followed up the achievement by competing in the iconic Alpe D'huez road duathlon in France to win his age group.
Mr Dinsdale, 64, who is proprietor of NJD Sports Injury Centre in Lincoln Way, Clitheroe, said the diagnosis had turned his life upside down.
He said: "Aged 64-years-old, fit, supposedly healthy and competing in both cycle and duathlons across the UK and Europe, it turned my life completely upside down, coming as the diagnosis did as a complete surprise."
"I had insisted on annual prostate check-up blood tests as I had had symptoms that suggested prostate cancer for some years but these symptoms are very similar to benign prostate enlargement or BPE."
Following his diagnosis, Mr Dinsdale endured four months of chemotherapy and after a three-month recovery period, 37 consecutive days of radiotherapy.
He was also prescribed quarterly injections of hormone therapy, which are still on-going.
Despite treatment side-effects, Mr Dinsdale used his professional knowledge to re-set his mind and his training schedule and manipulate his diet so that throughout his treatment and to this day, he is still competing.
Mr Dinsdale said: "I believe cancer is fought in the mind as well as clinically within the body. You have to believe that after being diagnosed with cancer, quality of life doesn't have to end."
During chemotherapy, Mr Dinsdale learnt to swim so he could compete in his very first triathlon alongside his three daughters – Helen, Michelle and Nicola.
Mr Dinsdale then competed in his second triathlon with wife Carol, who as he was finishing chemotherapy was starting the treatment following a diagnosis of breast cancer.
He is now partnering with charity Rosemere Cancer Foundation to raise awareness of prostate cancer.
The charity works to bring world class cancer treatments and services to cancer patients from throughout Lancashire and South Cumbria being treated at Rosemere Cancer Centre, the region's specialist cancer treatment centre at the Royal Preston Hospital.
Mr Dinsdale added: "Without my family, especially Carol, coping with my cancer would have proved immensely difficult.
"Current statistics show that one in every eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, which claims approximately 130 lives a day in this country.
"I want to promote awareness of the disease, the importance having checks and also, of setting goals, which can help get you through treatment."


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Evans: Impeachment Is Necessary to Remove a Threat to America
January 13, 2021 Press Release
Evans was one of earliest congressional supporters of impeaching Trump
WASHINGTON (Jan. 13, 2021) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) today voted to impeach President Trump in connection with Trump's incitement of a violent attack on our nation that led to the deaths of six people, including two Capitol police officers.
Evans Welcomes Pa. Attorney General Dropping Opposition to Jefferson-Einstein Hospital Merger
'This is vital for keeping our safety-net hospitals open... No More Hahnemanns!'
PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 12, 2021) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) issued the following statement on the proposed merger of Jefferson Health and Albert Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia and the region:
Congress, Jobs & The Economy, Health
Evans Being Sworn in for New Term, Will Work with Biden on Covid Relief, Infrastructure, Housing and Health Care
January 3, 2021 Press Release
WASHINGTON (Jan. 3, 2021) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) is being sworn in today for a third full term in the U.S. House of Representatives serving the residents of Philadelphia's 3rd Congressional District.
Congress, Jobs & The Economy, Education, Health
Evans: Relief Package is Bridge to Next Year and Biden's Start
December 21, 2020 Press Release
'We have to get as much relief for people as we could NOW, and come back for more starting in January'
WASHINGTON (Dec. 22, 2020) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) welcomed agreement on a new Covid relief package, something he has been advocating and voting for since May:
Evans Welcomes Ruling in Favor of Einstein-Jefferson Merger, Says It Fits His 'No More Hahnemanns!' Effort
December 8, 2020 Press Release
Urges FTC, Pa. A.G. not to appeal, let fed. & state lawmakers address health-care costs
WASHINGTON (Dec. 8, 2020) – Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA-3rd) welcomed a court ruling in favor of the proposed merger of Jefferson Health and Albert Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia and the region. Evans continues to voice his strong support for the merger.
Evans: House Passes Landmark Cannabis Bill, the MORE Act
'It's a jobs bill and a criminal justice reform bill'; Includes his Homegrown Act to help small businesses, people of color share in booming industry
WASHINGTON (Dec. 4, 2020) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) welcomed today's House passage of a landmark cannabis bill, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act.
Nov. 23 Is Deadline to Apply for Military Academy Nominations
November 18, 2020 Press Release
PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 18, 2020) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) is inviting interested high school students to apply for a congressional nomination for one of the four U.S. military academies that require it for admission. The deadline is Nov. 23, 2020.
Congress, Education
Evans Congratulates Biden and Harris; Welcomes their steady leadership, hails history made by first woman of color to become VP-elect
November 7, 2020 Press Release
PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 7, 2020) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) issued the following statement:
"I am overjoyed to call Joe Biden and Kamala Harris our president-elect and vice president-elect! America needs their steady, experienced leadership, especially as we deal with the Covid-19 pandemic and the deep recession it has caused.
Evans: Tragic Death of Walter Wallace Jr. Must Hasten Policing Reforms – Federal, State and Local
PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 4, 2020) – Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) issued the following statement on the city's release of police officers' body-camera footage from last week's fatal shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.
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A Question of Maturity
by Vivek Bhatt
The wise say: 'The more white streaks of hair one has on the head, the more the person is supposed to be matured'. Good quotation, I should say…. particularly in the realm of cinema.
Ever wondered the fact that superstar Harrison Ford was 35 when he transcended like a colossus on the Hollywood center stage with 'Star Wars' in 1977. Or crime/thriller icon Robert de Nero was 33 when he first tasted superstardom with 'Taxi Driver' in 1976. Compare this with our own Bollywood, which has an uncanny fascination for the young. Here the protagonist of the movie has to be young. Being young is associated with vibrancy and freshness. True to some extent. But then over emphasis on the young factor compromises on the acting prowess, which comes only with the age of an actor.
Just take a look at the Hindi movies being made these days. More than 95% of these have leads, which are young. Or the characters they portray are young in age. Surely you can't expect these youngsters to come up with versatile performances on the screen. The result is a film with average performances by the cast. When the film comes across as a dud at the BO, the makers cry foul.
Agreed that the failure of a film is attributed to a host of factors such as low production values, non-existent of a storyline ET all, but the low acting and emoting skills plays a significant part in the same.
Even Bollywood has witnessed some antithesis.
Amitabh Bachchan shot into prominence with Zanjeer (1972) when he was 30. His best era started thereafter and continued till 1992. Today, pushing 70, he is the only actor in Hindi cinema for which exclusive scripts are being written.
Dharmendra gave some of his memorable performances after attaining the age of 35. Ditto withRajesh Khanna.
The above instances prove the fact that acting is like wine, the more it grows old; the more it gets intensified and refined. Acting gets chiseled with time. One has the time to work upon his/her weaknesses and hone the strong points in acting capabilities.
It is unfair to expect acting miracles from youngsters who are being introduced in Bollywood like vegetables these days. These first timers are so much over burdened with people's expectations that leave alone excellent their acting even fails to touch the average grade.
This obsession with the young can be traced back to the fact that in Indian society, old age means renunciation from worldly affairs and spending rest of the life under the guardianship of younger children or grand children. Old age is meant for relaxation in our country where the elderly are supposed to reap the fruits of the labor they had done in their younger years. The young years are supposed to be devoted to hard work and toil where you are building a strong base for the future life. Due to this philosophy, the protagonist of a Hindi film, invariably, has to be young.
Contrast this with the West where the age of a person is not a deterrent factor in his/her quest for doing work. So the English film lead can perform the daredevil stunts or enter into love liaisons, even at age 45 or 50. In India, the same portrayal in a film would be seen as hilarious and would be at a risk of being out rightly rejected by the audience. Or we could have a film like 'Jogger's Park'. Seen as an unconventional film, 'Jogger's Park', is directed at a very few select urban audiences and is certainly not a film with mass appeal.
So the filmmakers in India are in sort of a dilemma. According to the accepted norms of the masses they cannot depict middle age characters donning the lead mantle in their films. On the other hand if they do such a thing they are in the risk of being labeled 'parallel cinema directors' and their films would entertain only a handful of urbanites.
The need of the hour is to sit and think of original scripts. The scripts that would have a balance between the situations discussed above. After all till when the Indian moviegoer will be subjected to mindless college romances and teenybopper, sugar coated sagas?
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Aphrodisiac! The Sexual Secret of Marijuana Review
The Film– Set up as a mockumentary, Aphrodisiac begins with a description of what weed is and looks like, even showing us the infamous leaf (this job has since been given to the employees of Spencer's Gifts).
After the half assed introduction, the film immediately begins to compare a cocktail party to a weed party. One couple from the cocktail party heads to their car for some fooling around, but whiskey dick sets in and the woman is left sucking on a tadpole.
While at the weed party, a poet and a writer begin to get their groove on (under a bizarre wall-mounted statue of an owl that looks like something the Aztecs would summon to kill David Carradine). Apparently the weed opened her mind, which means her orgasm is a thousand times better… or some shit like that.
Next, the cameraman begins walking around the street handing people joints and asking them questions like "do you know what this is?" or "how does it make you feel sexually?". The funniest thing about this segment is how people react to the American flag rolling paper the guy used.
The film changes direction again to explain the history of cannabis, it's popularity in America, and the obscure fact that even George Washington grew the plant. I will admit, the history buff in me greatly enjoyed this part, because it's always fun learning about the naughty shit this nations' founders did. But Washing's hemp farm is nothing compared to Jefferson's "other" children…
Back to another testimonial about how fucking amazing marijuana is, a married man confesses his wife's fear of having sex. Even on their wedding night, she didn't want sex, and only put out when the lights were off. Well since this guy is in the running for husband of the year, he gives her some special cookies his friend baked, which turns her into a sex hungry monster. I find it funny that in this day and age, we would refer to such a drug as a roofie…
Between this segment and the next, there's some footage of a self help group for social disorders. It requires the participants to strip nude and frolic around, and by the end they all have to touch and kiss on each other. This film has taught me that in the 1970's, a psychologist was essentially an orgy leader.
The next story is about a businessman who's secretary introduces him to weed. The businessman is played by John "mydickisbiggerthanyours" Holmes, and he looks like some weird Steve Buscemi clone. Basically he has a smoke-induced epiphany where he realizes he was using women for sex, and he decided to consider the woman this time. That's right, the man who moved to Italy where he could still make porn post HIV infection cares about his partners…
After some more arbitrary interviews (including Billy the Midget!), the final sex story is about an interracial couple who hook up while protesting at their college. This segment is PAINFULLY pathetic, because the "protest" is just the man and woman walking around five feet of sidewalk with cardboard signs….
After some weird shit like open heart surgery footage and ancient "cruel" aphrodisiacs like pepper powder and cock rings, the film ends with information on how to smoke (or bake) weed. It also simultaneously warns you that it's illegal and you're gambling 20 years of your life if you get caught with it, so this message is a wee bit mixed…
I don't even know where to start. Aside from the fact that I'm not a fan of 70's porn or weed, this movie is still horrible. The first thing I noticed was the soundtrack, which sounds like it was ripped from a Disney movie. I don't know about my readers, but nothing gets me hotter than watching nasty sex while listening to the score of the AristoCats.
The movie can't decide if it wants to be a documentary or a porn, and while it sucks as a documentary, it fucking FAILS as a porn. It seems like the cameraman was afraid of getting fluids on him or something, because most of the shots are way far back from the actors. If I showed a random person the XXX footage, they'd probably think it was just an old softcore film. The only guaranteed close up shot in every segment is of man ass. Gratuitous man ass…
But the single most annoying thing about this entire film was the narrators. It's God awful narration already, but since most slang for pot hadn't been invented, about 99 percent of the time it's referred to as grass. And they enunciate the hell out of it. "I never knew GRASS would help me feel this good during sex!" Everything sounds awkward and forced. I mean even my friend came up with a better description, "toke-a la bowl-a".
Seeing as how I'm not a big fan of smut, and I don't mess with weed, this was a pretty hard watch for me. What enabled me to get through it was amount of pure fail that this film oozes. The actors, the cinematography, the soundtrack, the "plot"- everything is laughably bad. Maybe people who enjoy herb will dig this flick, but it's not for me.
The Package– The film print used looks like someone drug it through a rock quarry before letting a kindergarten class doodle over it. It's covered in heavy, heavy grit, and some scenes are much worse than others. It does maintain that sleazy 70's porn look, but since I grew up watching things online instead of sticky theaters in New York, it just annoyed the hell out of me.
The Mono audio track is a bit gravely in some spots, but overall it's not totally unbearable. It's no where near as rough as the picture looks, but it does have a few hangs up here and there.
Oh, and there's… diddly shit for extras.
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