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Heed the Prophet Stallman, oh Software Sinners!
By Robin "Roblimo" Miller on May 11, 2017 |
Humor and Opinion
We're reasonably certain this wasn't written by the hand of any god. Then again, we haven't personally met any gods, so how would we know? All we know for sure is that as some good book almost said, "The truth shall make you chuckle."
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"REPENT!"
It's easy to imagine Richard M. Stallman yelling "Repent, ye software sinners!" as he stands on a mountaintop, wearing flowing robes and raising a hand-carved wooden staff toward the sky — with lightning and thunderheads swirling around him, of course. Meanwhile, the Israelites — I mean computer users — cower in the valley below, worried that The Lord shall smite them for the sin of using proprietary software.
To me, Richard (RMS if you prefer) is much like a prophet. Read your Torah (what some call the "old testament") and you'll see what I mean. Beard? Check. Jewish Prophets have beards. It's right there in the original (and never translated) Hebrew manual that YHWH gives to all (male) prophets when He selects them. You also have to be a Jew. Again, check. Willingness to have people cast stones at you? Check, check, and check. Happy to buck popular trends? RMS gets nearly infinite checks on this one. Robes are optional, but we've seen him wear them. More than once.
This is not an original thought. Or maybe it is, since I first likened RMS to a traditional Hebrew prophet back when he was not nearly as well-known as he is today, and all other mentions of this metaphor I've seen came later than my original one. But it doesn't matter. Prophets are prophets, typically from birth (same as Dalai Lamas). It is scary to imagine a baby Richard crying "Wah! GNU's not Unix! Wah!" His mother was probably horrified as well, poor woman. But somehow, Baby Richard managed to grow into an adult computer person at MIT, where one day he did the equivalent of overturning the moneychangers' tables and started preaching the Gospel of Free Software.
Editor's note: "The Gospel of Free Software" contains two main errors: 1) It is self-described as "Fun," which it may be in a way, but it is dead-serious at its core; and 2) "St. IGNUcius" is a misbegotten attempt to equate The Prophet RMS with a Jesus-come-lately religion that enjoyed a brief flowering during Roman times — even though we all know that RMS, like all prophets named in the Torah, is Jewish.
We Unwashed Masses have a long history of ignoring the prophets YHWH sends to us. RMS has accumulated at least as many followers (as a percentage of the world's population) as prophets in the days of yore. He founded a persistent organization to spread his word. He may not have entirely vanquished the Devil, but no doubt helped him decide to step down from his position at Microsoft. Still, both Microsoft and Windows still exist, and GNU/Linux is about as successful in the world of desktop operating systems (based on its number of users) as Judaism is among world religions. In other words, influential but not terribly widespread. (Sigh.)
But does popularity matter to a prophet? Of course not! Does the number of adherents to a religion have anything to do with whether YHWH considers it a True Faith? I would hope not!
Whether or not we are followers, we should honor Richard M. Stallman as just about the only true prophet the software world has produced so far. We pray to the Holy GNU in his name, like this: "There is no software but Free Software, and Stallman is its prophet. Hallelujah!"
Few of us will ever live up to Richard's spiritual example or follow every tenet laid out in The Gospel of Free Software. The best we mere mundanes can do is try — and work especially hard to avoid egregious sins like melting our jewelry down into raw gold and using it to build a golden Windows computer or something similarly evil.
Robin "Roblimo" Miller
Robin "Roblimo" Miller is a freelance writer and former editor-in-chief at Open Source Technology Group, the company that owned SourceForge, freshmeat, Linux.com, NewsForge, ThinkGeek and Slashdot, and until recently served as a video editor at Slashdot. Now he's mostly retired, but still works part-time as an editorial consultant for Grid Dynamics, and (obviously) writes for FOSS Force.
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Mike May 11, 2017
While I know this article was meant at least partially tongue-in-cheek, once again I am left speculating what the real point is meant to be.
There are already enough wackadoodles out there who truly believe that anyone who takes Free Software seriously is some sort of religious nut and that Stallman is some sort of cult leader. We don't need more.
The anti-gnu crowd are the ones who display cult-like behavior, parroting their talking points (dogma) with little to no understanding of reality.
dgrb May 11, 2017
A friend of mine had RMS to stay for the weekend a few years ago, while RMS was visiting the UK.
"How was that?" I asked.
"He is never coming to our house again" was the reply.
He also had to call someone at another UK university with a message about RMS's visit. He got through to the guy's wife. When he mentioned RMS, her only response was "Oh God!"
Brian Becker May 11, 2017
From the mouth of Freedom:
"'Linux', is in fact, GNU slash Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU core libs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS (operating system) as defined by POSIX."
Hunkah May 11, 2017
We "should honor Richard M. Stallman" ???
They guy is a joke. Mostly he sounds like a drunk guy in a subway. Hardly sent by YHWH… just because he puts on dirty robes and barks at a fire hydrant, doesn't make him a prophet. Why do you think GNU hasn't gotten the support it deserves? No business wants to follow a lunatic. He's ignorant, crass and tries too hard to push his opinions and views on people. Some businesses can't operate under a "free" license. Some can, but need to tie down a portion of it.
The only thing I appreciate is what he's fighting for. Many of us promote, give of our time, give of our finances, donate code, donate projects and software to this cause. I do this not only in the software world, but in everything else I do. I offer free lessons to the other things I'm involved with. I put down my own money to promote these things as well.
One man doesn't make a nation. We all have to work together to be the best we can be, to make a positive change. Just because a hippie dresses up in a rug, does't make him godly.
The kernel is most of an operating system. The amount of money and hours poured into Linux far outweigh the GNU portion. Linux is what makes this operating system what it is.
Thad May 11, 2017
@Hunkah: "The kernel is most of an operating system. The amount of money and hours poured into Linux far outweigh the GNU portion. Linux is what makes this operating system what it is."
Is it? Because Debian GNU/Linux and Debian GNU/kFreeBSD feel a lot more like the same OS to me than Debian GNU/Linux and Android do.
This is not to take away from Linux, from Torvalds, or from any of its other many dedicated developers. But let's not trivialize the importance of the userland.
That didn't take long…
@Hunkah
> The kernel is most of an operating system. The amount of money and hours poured into Linux far outweigh the GNU portion.
Money and hours are a measure of what, exactly? Microsoft has spent a lot of money and hours on Windows and we see where that led…
gcc is almost as big as the kernel. Without this GNU project and many others, e.g. gdb, grub, bash, gtk+, etc. there would be no Linux, or at least very little that you would recognize as Linux.
There is no Linux operating system.
There are many GNU/Linux based operating systems, a few non-GNU/Linux based operating systems, and a few GNU/non-Linux systems.
> They guy is a joke. Mostly he sounds like a drunk guy in a subway. … He's ignorant, crass and tries too hard to push his opinions and views on people.
Stallman? Or you?
It's pretty rich calling a guy ignorant who has a degree in Physics from Harvard, who worked in MIT's AI Lab, who holds over a dozen honorary degrees, who mostly created the concept of Free Software and the GPL, and who helped produce a lot of early critical free software, like gcc, gdb, bash etc. without which Linux would not likely even exist.
Wow, you guys are really touchy eh?
An honorary degree is a bullshit degree. It's not earned through taking courses at an institution, but then I don't even agree with the educational system, so any arguments are worthless. I said he's a joke, because he lacks the social graces and eloquence needed for someone in his position. Like I said, he comes across as a drunk guy in a subway. You would think that someone as smart as he is, that he would understand that crazy people aren't taken seriously. He is supposed to be a representative of an important movement. But he looks and acts like he's the representative for a bowel movement.
Any arguments you guys have about GNU vs Linux vs GNU/Linux aren't winning me over. Linux (as in the operating system project) was started by Linus in 1991. He has many more followers in his vision than Stallman has with his vision. Why do you think that is? Stallman wins over hippies and idiots that wear togas. I am always embarrassed for people like that. There is a reason why the name Linux is more common to non-geeks. It's because businesses can't work with Stallman's vision.
If I started an operating system project, and used Linux and the GNU pieces, who's project is it? The GPL makes it my project. That's why I love the GPL. Stallman should be happy with the popularity of Linux. Why? Because the GPL is awesome. It gives us all the freedom to do what we want to.
@Hunkah,
> Any arguments you guys have about GNU vs Linux vs GNU/Linux aren't winning me over. Linux (as in the operating system project) was started by Linus in 1991.
You overestimate yourself. Nobody is trying to win you over.
I'm just correcting your egregious errors and ignoring your bullshit.
Linux was never an operating system. Linus announced he intended to write an operating system, but never got past the kernel.
> I don't even agree with the educational system
I don't think it agrees with you either.
> If I started an operating system project, and used Linux and the GNU pieces, who's project is it?
What you are describing is not an operating system, it's a software distribution. And an example wouldn't be Linux, it would be Debian, Red Hat, Slackware, etc.
Do you really not know the difference between a kernel, an operating system, and a software distribution? Because I suspect that you *do* know the difference and are just pretending not to in order to be irritating. In which case, good job, you succeed at irritating people by pretending to be ignorant; give yourself a pat on the back.
@Thad
He's not pretending. He's stupid.
Someone2345 May 11, 2017
When you can't destroy the message(Libre Software), you attack the messenger(RMS).
Christine Hall May 11, 2017
@Hunkah We don't moderate much on FOSS Force, but this is a family friendly site. I've removed your last post because of the language you used.
I would as everyone else to please not feed the trolls. It ALWAYS only escalates and you will not win your argument.
AJ May 12, 2017
So…..some people would rather pay extra for something they don't even know?
If that's the case, how do you explain a software quotation or an invoice with a big number at the end? This is a case where your boss will say 'no' to your projects, especially if he/she is an IT literate person.
Yoda May 12, 2017
A coffee can hat too I want.
Regardless of what you think of Mr. Stallman, he's made more of a positive impact in the world than you or I. I pretty sure the off center stuff is to get a rise from people because he's bored.
Hans May 12, 2017
>If I started an operating system project, and used Linux and the GNU pieces, who's project is it? The GPL makes it my project. That's why I love the GPL. Stallman should be happy with the popularity of Linux. Why? Because the GPL is awesome. It gives us all the freedom to do what we want to.
Hunkah, rms wrote the gpl so you 'd better thank him for that.
Linux became free (as in freedom) when Linus gpl'd it.
dtc May 12, 2017
I guess that Richard can survive yhour ham-handed attempt at sarcasm bordering on insult. Why you minor players think that you need to play this game is hard for me to fathom.
The GPL in its many forms is the foundation of the legal protection for free software. Without it MS and Novell and Oracle and the rest would have "embraced and consumed" the efforts of free software developers and left them sitting on the roadside hoping for a ride back to civilization.
RMS was key in the GPL development and adoption. I would think that a little respect was due. Sigh…. I guess the children have to be children. It is as depressing to me that you think this is the subject of not so nice pokes as it is to think that the U.S. has been taken over by people who don't believe in the other freedoms we thought were safe.
Eddie G. May 14, 2017
RMS has his place in History, his antics don't interest me, but his intelligence regarding the GPL, and Free Software does. I take what I need from his public speakings and writings, and ignore everything else. I don't see why others can't do the same. In regards to the "decades long" war over GNU and Linux? Listen..I don't care what its called, I call it Linux, why? because when I'm introducing it to someone "Linux" is easier to say. Is GNU important to the entire Linux and FOSS world hell yes! Does it matter that I call it Linux when discussing it with people….co-workers…..and family? No. Not in the least. Will RMS continue to get his well deserved recognition for his contributions to the Open Source world? Always. Will people stop bickering over this topic like a schoolyard full of 6th graders? Not Likely.
@Christine Hall
> I would as everyone else to please not feed the trolls. It ALWAYS only escalates and you will not win your argument.
It's not about 'winning'. It's about making sure inaccurate information / lies are not left unchallenged. It is for the benefit of others.
Corrections can be made politely, without being argumentative.
Respect is earned, as is disrespect.
This discussion started in http://fossforce.com/2017/04/libreboot-wants-back-into-gnu/#comments
I think you'll find that my first corrections were polite enough. They were followed by more stupid crap from Hunkah/Mailing.
I'm polite when the situation calls for it, but it is by no means a requirement.
Timon19 May 16, 2017
Nobody's going to care what I say here, but I'll tell you now as a lurker for quite a while, the behavior of posters like Mike and others is rather highly counterproductive, and I'm someone predisposed to agree with the message they are trying to deliver.
Perhaps have a think on that. Eddie probably summarizes it best. This is very 6th-grader-y.
@Timon19
> Nobody's going to care what I say here
That's not true. You've said some things in the past that I respect, even though I don't often agree with your conclusions.
> the behavior of posters like Mike and others is rather highly counterproductive
Counterproductive to what, exactly? If you don't agree with what I'm saying, then debate me. If you don't like how I'm saying something, that's not really my problem and I can't help you.
It's counterproductive to the aim of convincing anyone in the "audience".
I don't necessarily, in broad strokes, disagree with what you say. I'm saying that HOW you say it isn't bringing many "neutral" people to your side.
You may not view that as your problem, but from lurking for so long, you seem to keep viewing people who disagree with you as too stupid to treat seriously and you rarely seem to alter your approach, which makes you as dogmatic and abrasive as anyone you're trying to debate.
If that's how you want to roll, great, but don't act surprised if you continue to get met with hostility.
@Timon19 Agree. I wish Mike would realize that resorting to name calling and carrying the same argument on forever because "he started it" doesn't play. I agree almost 100% with what Mike says, but I'm getting extremely tired of him never dropping arguments with obvious trolls that are going absolutely nowhere. As for the juvenile name calling, it doesn't matter if "he started it." Two wrongs don't make a right. Make your point and move on.
I'm not interested in persuading people or making friends. I know some people enjoy/need for others to agree with them so they can feel like a team and take security in the whole 'us vs. them' experience, but I do not. I do enjoy debating, but more for the act itself than any desire to persuade. I would hope people make up their own minds based on facts/evidence out there. Anyone who would choose what to believe because of the nature or tone of the person presenting an argument is, in my opinion, a fool. I may seem dogmatic and abrasive to you, but I will very readily admit when I am proven wrong. Hostility doesn't bother me in the least, typically just triggering in me a small degree of schadenfreude.
Because you guys are bothered so much I will apologize to you and try to cool it down a bit, but I can't promise to never to call an idiot an idiot. 🙂
Mike, I assure you I am not interested in formimg teams. Now, despite your protestations, the effect of the way you interact DOES EXACTLY THAT.
As for your alleged willingness to admit defeat, I have yet to witness it. You may say that's because you've never been "proven" wrong. Being very familiar with this sort of tactic, no one is going to achieve that level of evidence in your mind, and round and round we go.
As for "being triggered", dude, I'm a libertarian; many of us take this exact sort of shit to the highest of levels. You're behaving like a deontological lib moderately on "The Spectrum". That's nothin'.
I'm just hoping that we can get out of our own heads a bit and maybe help "normies" to think a bit differently.
You keep doing what you do if that's most important to you. Expect not to be taken as seriously as you seem to want to be.
(For Christine: I'm discussing, not arguing.)
> Mike, I assure you I am not interested in formimg teams. Now, despite your protestations, the effect of the way you interact DOES EXACTLY THAT.
Just to clarify: You mistook my intent as not wanting teams to form. That is not correct. I meant "I" have no interest in joining any teams. I literally do not care if others form teams or not. If someone wants to use something I said to justify taking a side on something, rational or irrational, then that's their business.
> As for your alleged willingness to admit defeat, I have yet to witness it. You may say that's because you've never been "proven" wrong. Being very familiar with this sort of tactic, no one is going to achieve that level of evidence in your mind, and round and round we go.
You are viewing me through a very narrow prism, namely comments on this site. Like everyone else I've been wrong about lots of things. I don't however view being wrong as defeat. I take the most correct model and move forward. A continuous refinement of our thought process is the only system that makes any sense. Everything else is a lie we tell ourselves.
> As for "being triggered", dude, I'm a libertarian; many of us take this exact sort of shit to the highest of levels. You're behaving like a deontological lib…
I was confused by your use of "being triggered" until I re-read my own comment. I wasn't considering the modern usage of that term when I wrote that. I merely meant that I sometimes find others' hostility mildly amusing. Also, deontology could not be any further from my ethical beliefs.
> You keep doing what you do if that's most important to you. Expect not to be taken as seriously as you seem to want to be.
Meh. Intelligent people will discern their own truths from the things they see/read/hear. Foolish people will continue to be led around by the nose via irrelevant details.
To be clear, I used the scare-quoted version of that term in reference to your suppostion that we/I are/am bothered. Your subsequent use of the term was merely suggestive to my response.
As to the rest, you are very much exhibiting the behavior of a deontological libertarian on The Spectrum by the way you reply, so I guess I'll cut my losses and just hope that at some point we can have a productive conversation about something that doesn't inspire religious devotion to a perfect ideal.
@Timon
> To be clear, I used the scare-quoted version of that term in reference to your suppostion that we/I are/am bothered. Your subsequent use of the term was merely suggestive to my response.
Ah, sorry for suggesting you were bothered. While apologizing I lumped you together with Christine who did indicate she was annoyed with me. Then I compounded the mistake by thinking you were referring to my use of the word 'triggered'. Hey look, I was wrong. 🙂
Deontology implies a belief in universal moral absolutes that I don't subscribe to. I have a strong personal sense of right and wrong, but I don't believe actions can have a inherent moral quality to them. Everyone is just flailing away in an ambivalent universe with a unique sense of right and wrong imbued by eons of genetic selective pressure.
You're not reading carefully enough.
We're done here.
I guess you are bothered after all. 🙂
Maybe you aren't writing carefully enough.
If you really feel the compulsion to keep responding, do it here and let's stop bothering everyone else:
quante_19@yahoo.com
tracyanne May 16, 2017
@No one in particular and totally off topic because, well this thread has wander off topic anyway
>>>dude, I'm a libertarian; many of us take this exact sort of shit to the highest of levels. You're behaving like a deontological lib… — Mike
As an Australian, and a Socialist, I am quite amused by the "prickly" political banter we often see from our US cousins. Because from where I sit your Republicans, Libertarians and Democrats (I think those are the ones you refer to pejoratively as Liberals) make our Right Wing Liberal/National coalition party look like Socialists.
@tracyanne
I didn't say that. That was Timon19.
My apologies Mike I didn't realise you were quoting that comment. Still the amusement is real.


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In January 2019, the ACSI staff presented a Strategic Planning Working Document to the ACSI Board of Directors. This document included a proposal to refocus ACSI's missional efforts into three key areas for the future: Advancing, Access, and Advocacy for Christian education of today and tomorrow. These three "pillars" were approved by the board as the foundation with which the future ACSI efforts would be aligned.
Since that meeting, and with the guidance of new ACSI President Dr. Larry Taylor as of July 2019, refining work has continued on the strategic plan. The leadership team has been guided in this work by the question, "If ACSI were started today, what would it look like?"
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School Choice—ACSI Children's Education Fund (ACEF)
Positioning the philosophy and practices associated with ACSI's A.C.E. (Academically disenfranchised, Culturally diverse, and/or Economically disadvantaged) Program
School Choice (Current ACSI Children's Education Fund work)—Continue to expand this work state by state; minimum goal would be to reach $10 million which would provide program sustainability.
Position Philosophy/Practices of A.C.E. (Academically disenfranchised, Culturally diverse, and/or Economically disadvantaged) Program—Introduce and reinforce the mission of serving A.C.E. children to all ACSI member schools; it is critical to connect this philosophy and policies to support these efforts.
Research—On new delivery models, including expanding the traditional brick and mortar model, and elevating a series of non-traditional delivery strategies (assumption is these new models would be high quality but less expensive)
Promoting and protecting Christ-centered education for today and tomorrow
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Reforms to the Law against Money Laundering in Nicaragua
Lawyers, Public Notaries and their new designation as Mandatory Subjects under Law No. 977, Law against Money Laundering (LA / FT / FP).
As of 2019, Nicaraguan lawyers and notaries public become part of the National System: Against the Laundering of Assets, Financing of Terrorism and Financing of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction. (ALA /CFT /CFP).
On August 19, 2019, Law No. 1000 was published that reforms Law No. 977, Law against Money Laundering and designates lawyers and notaries public as Mandatory Subjects. With this reform, lawyers acquire the responsibility of implementing prevention, detection and reporting activities that may be linked to Money Laundering.
The regulation indicates that Mandatory Subjects must send reports of suspicious activities and other information to the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) who will process the information as a Supervisory entity and will transfer its findings to the Financial Analysis Unit (UAF) as the final regulator.
Not yet defined are the types of specific actions that newly designated Mandatory Subjects must execute, and the same law authorizes the CSJ to define the minimum operation values that trigger the obligation to identify and cross-check the identity of potential clients.
Also pending are regulations to be imposed by the CSJ or the UAF specific to compliance with this law as well as the formats for reports that must be submitted. However, it is a safe bet to assume that attorneys and notaries should at least apply the standard Client Due Diligence (DDC) measures.
In general terms, the Mandatory Subjects are committed to:
Take measures to identify properly each potential client, verify the information that such client provides them and try, based on their best efforts, to identify if the client or its operations may have a link with LA/FT/FC activities; and
In case of suspicion that a potential client has links to these activities, prepare and send the corresponding report to the Supervisory entity.
Depending on the Mandatory Subject and the Supervisory entity different types of reports will have to be submitted and other organizational obligations will have to be met.
It is important to note that the publication of this reform, the publication of laws No. 976 and No. 977 in July 2018 and the changes in all UAF regulations in the last 12 months to some extent respond to the need to comply with the 40 Recommendations of the International Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
The FATF is an international body made up of 38 countries and more than 200 jurisdictions that have committed themselves to follow collective guidelines in the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing and their recommendations are considered to set world standards in the fight against such illicit activities.
Of particular priority is compliance with the provisions of the "Second Intensified Follow-up Report of Nicaragua" published by the FATF in January 2019, which establishes the deficiencies and areas for improvement in the Nicaraguan asset laundering prevention system.
For countries such as Nicaragua, it is important to comply with the 40 Recommendations in order to stay off of international Grey or Blacklists that may affect a county's investment risk rating and/or reduce its attractiveness to funding companies or investors.
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Maasi Magam is a festival in honour of Lord Siva and usually it coincides with Pournami. On this day there will be special abishegam and pooja for Sri Raja Rajeswari Ambal. Devotees are invited to participate in the festival and receive the blessings of Lord Kanthan and Universal Mother Sri Rajarajeswari Ambal.


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Mitafest is the inter-college cultural festival of Madras Institute of Technology. The festival is held during the month of January or February every year. It is claimed to be the oldest inter-college festival in Chennai.

Mitafest is the oldest and biggest annual cultural festival of Chennai in existence today. It is the flagship event of MIT and an event of grandeur and extravaganza, drawing footfalls of more than 20,000 students from 100+ colleges for participating in 50+ events across the span of 3 days. It has thrived for more than 40 years and has blended along as the pride of the institute. Famous personalities who have endorsed and made their presence felt at Mitafest in the past are Indian film actor Kamal Haasan, playwright Sujatha, music exponents such as the actor Karthik, Benny Dayal, Naresh Iyer, the singer Karthik, Krish, Anuradha Sriram, Gana Bala, Saindhavi, Shakthisree Gopalan, Anitha Karthikeyan, Pragathi Guruprasad etc.

Mitafest is organised by the student body of the Madras Institute of Technology, The Athenaeum. More than 300 students take part in organizing this festival from scratch every year. Like many other festivals such as Mood Indigo and Saarang, Mitafest is a sponsor driven event with some financial support provided by the university's management. Performing venues range from the Hangar showcased in the Tamil movie Five Star, Rajam Hall and the open-air theatre right next to the library on campus. Off-stage events typically take place in the classrooms in the various departments, or in the Lecture Hall complex and Golden Jubilee Hall complexes.

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Together with partner firm Christian Bauer & Associés, Baumschlager Eberle Architects have taken one of two first prizes awarded in the project competition for the extension of Kirchberg Hospital in Luxembourg. The competition drew entries from six teams in total.
With this new extension, the Robert Schumann Hospitals Foundation is readying both its premises and its service provision for the future on the existing site. Its commitment to the location is shown in a distinctive, iconic building featuring high-rise elements and a public ground-floor development designed on a human scale, both of which fit perfectly into the local neighbourhood.
The complex comprises various day units, a small operating theatre and elderly care and geriatric wards (22,900 m²) alongside a business hotel with spa (10,400 m²) which provides flexibility and space for the hospital's future development.
An exhibition showcasing the projects opens on 18 July 2018 at Paul Wurth S.A., rue Alsace 32, Luxembourg City and is open for visits by appointment.


A delicious combination of pumpkin and sunflower seeds, soy crisps and goji berries dipped in real dark chocolate.
Sunflower Seeds (33%), Soy Protein Crisps (Soy Protein Isolate, Tapioca Starch, Soy Lecithin, Salt), Glucose Syrup, Dark Chocolate (10%) Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Milk Fat, Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Natural Flavour), Chicory Fibre, Pumpkin Seeds (7%), Coconut (5%), Goji Berries (2%), Natural Flavours, Humectant (Glycerol), Food Acids (Citric Acid, Malic Acid), Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Sunflower Oil, Contains Traces of Peanuts and Tree Nuts.
Dark Chocolate contains average 43% Cocoa Solids.
Contains: Soy, Milk, Peanuts and Tree Nuts.
May Contain: Cereals containing Gluten, Sesame Seeds and Sulphites.


You do not have to feel overwhelmed in trying out gluten free foods or including gluten free ingredients in your meal. The good news is that there are quite a few foods out there that can be included in your snack, dinner, lunch or breakfast without you having to search for them overly. All you need to do is fire up your imagination or be creative with your ingredients to arrive at a diet plan that will not only satisfy your food cravings but also keep your health in check.
1] Rice is among readily available grains across the world. The best part with rice is that it is available in different forms ? brown rice, white rice, wild rice and long grain rice. If possible, try using brown rice regularly over white rice as the former is rich in nutritional value.
2] Pasta is liked by a majority of us. If you too like binging on it then it is suggested that you try out gluten free pasta that is available in different grains like, corn, white rice, brown rice, tapioca and many others. Trying out gluten free pasta can be as simple as homemade soups, a casserole, cold pasta salads, spaghetti and a variety of other dishes.
3] If you are a regular flour user, consider using gluten free flours that are readily available across marketplaces these days. Your may need these flours to thicken your sauces, provide coatings on meat, preparing bakery items or breakfast items.
4] Quinoa that is actually a part of nut family is a wonderful source of protein. Being a versatile gluten free food you can use quinoa to prepare warm or cold salad, main meal, hot breakfast cereals and so on. The best part with all this is that the meal made out quinoa can be prepared in a matter of few minutes.
5] Those that had to go on a gluten free diet often had to skip breads for obvious reasons. However, the good news is that gluten free breads are now available in the market and can be used for not preparing a quick sandwich but also be served with eggs or fruits for a healthy morning breakfast. It is also possible to freeze gluten free bread, just in case you need to have them a few days later!
6] You can always consider having fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet as they are high on fiber. While you can always have veggies with your perfectly cooked brown rice or salads, fruits can be used in the form of smoothies or on pancakes, just in case you do not like them having directly.
7] You will no longer need to pay a lot to have cereals that are labeled as gluten free in a specialized store near you. These days, you are sure to have choices in the form of Pebbles, Rice Crispies, Chex and many others. While you can have all of these directly, they can also be added to trail mix, used in bars or for coating meat.
8] Nuts that are a favorite with lots of people as a snack item can also be used to add a bit of crunchiness to a cold pasta salad or lettuce salad.
9] Consider replacing your regular oils with healthier alternatives like Grapeseed oil or extra virgin olive oil. They not only taste great but offer you a healthier choice.
10] Legumes or beans can also be used regularly in your gluten free food items as they are an excellent source of fiber. You can consider using them in your soups, chili, casserole, green salad and potato dishes.
11] Eggs do not contain gluten in them and therefore you can consider stocking them up in your house to prepare a variety of dishes.


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May 28: Bob Dylan @ Verona, Italy 1984
May 28, 2017 Egil 5 Comments
The 1984 Europe tour starts with two show in Italy (Verona) before moving into Germany.
The first concert was not a good one, here are some clips/links.
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar)
Mick Taylor (guitar)
Ian McLagan (keyboards)
Greg Sutton (bass)
Colin Allen (drums)
Jokerman (audio)
He opens with the inspired choice of "Jokerman," but it fails to match the official version..
~Clinton Heylin (Bob Dylan: A Life in Stolen Moments Day by Day 1941-1995 )
–> youtube link <–
I And I
License To Kill
When You Gonna Wake Up
Greg Sutton: Got My Mojo Working (McKinley Morganfield)
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Masters Of War
Man Of Peace
Heart Of Mine
Like A Rolling Stone (video)
A butchered "Like a Rolling Stone" ends the set
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
Blowin' In The Wind (video)
Carlos Santana then joins him on stage for a surprisingly sensitive "Blowin' in the Wind," Santana's
guitar flourishes for once enhancing the mood of the song.
Tombstone Blues
Bob Dylan: 8 essential videos from the 80's
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Bill Lommey says:
I was at the opening concert in Verona Italy in 1984. I was wandering around the venue and came across of a couple of drunk English fellows who claimed to be roadies. they were having a problem convincing the Italian guards that they were part of the band so I stepped in and explained the situation in Italian to the guards and they let us pass. I ended up back stage with a quart of orange juice and vodka. eventually I ended up back stage for Santana with Sancious. they cleared the stage when Dylan came on so I ended up in the roadie seats just off stage for Dylan. all in all, a good time.
Hallgeir says:
Great story, thank you! 🙂
Trevor Osborne says:
I Never really warmed to the 1984 tour. never really liked the band. Despite some good performances here and there I Found Dylans vocals mostly sloppy and half hearted when he still had his voice
hans altena says:
As I missed out on the tour in 78 in the Netherlands because the guy buying the tickets for him and me and my girlfriend returned with the remark that he did not buy them cause they were too expensive and than they were sold out (hell I was mad, also at myself for letting him do it), the 84 tour was the first I attended, Bob playing in the Ahoy. I had seen Hard Rain, heard the enthousiasm of those as lucky to have been there in 78 at the great legendary concert in Rotterdam, so when I saw his sloppy performance with Mick Taylor (who had managed to give some fire to the glossy Infidels) I was devastated. No I did not give up on Dylan, but I had to admit he was feeling lost, as if he did not know what to do after the christian songs… It would prove to be a long wait before he touched my heart at a live gig (though the film with Tom Petty had me raving, then when I saw them in Holland in 86 or 87 it was as bad as the tour with Santana. Mostly, in both shows, he would appear to be stone drunk, not even aware of which song was playing.
Thanks for the story Hans, and thanks for all your other comments as well.


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Q: how to capture trap message in net-snmp i work with net-snmp and i try a few commands like:
 snmptrap -v 1 -c public host TRAP-TEST-MIB::demotraps localhost 6 17 '' \
    SNMPv2-MIB::sysLocation.0 s "Just here"

 snmptrap -v 2c -c public localhost '' NOTIFICATION-TEST-MIB::demo-notif \
    SNMPv2-MIB::sysLocation.0 s "just here"

snmptrap -v 1 -c public host NET-SNMP-EXAMPLES-MIB::netSnmpExampleHeartbeatNotification "" 6 17 "" \
       netSnmpExampleHeartbeatRate i 123456

but is just give me a new line without error or something
someone can give me advice ?

A: Netsnmp provides Snmptrapd for this purpose.
It is an application which can listen on a port (default 162) on a host for traps and will log those that are received.
//EDIT ...
Here is an example ...
snmptrapd -f -m +ALL -Lo  -c /tmp/snmptrapd.conf 9876

where /tmp/snmptrapd.conf only contains one line which for simplicity disables community/password checking
disableAuthorization yes

Use  man snmptrapd to see what the flags/arguements mean.

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Put the lemon peel into a glass and cover with a double measure (about 75 ml) of whiskey and leave overnight, covered. Cream the butter and the sugar until light. Add the yolks one at a time with a spoonful of shifted flour, mixing well. Strain the whiskey into it and add the sultanas with 2 Tbsp flour.
Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold into the mixture with the remaining flour mixed with the salt and baking powder. Make sure the mixture is well-mixed together.
Pour into a greased and lined 17.5 cm cake tin and bake at 180 deg C for 1 ¼ – 1 ½ hours. Check after approximately 65 minutes – if the skewer comes clean, it is ready. In a ring tin this mixture cooks in 55-60 minutes.
Cool for 5 – 10 minutes, then remove from the tin and remove the paper.


2019 Jetta Launch Party - You're Invited!
The highly anticipated all new 2019 Jetta Volkswagen is coming soon! But before it's even available for sale Ontario Volkswagen is throwing a family friendly launch party and you're invited! Food and drinks will be served a DJ will keep the party lively and there will even be a petting zoo for the kiddos! Hear all the details in this iDriveSoCal Podcast and find out how you can personally be featured in the podcast we'll be recording at the party!


SDOT Roadway Structures bridge crews are cleaning the Ballard Bridge approach and bascule. Bascule? A fun word for a device that operates like a balance; in movable bridges it's the weighty area that counters the force of the raised section when, well, when it's raised. Either way, between today and tomorrow it's all getting cleaned!
Crews will take one NB lane of 15th Ave NW across the bridge for equipment and safe space to work.
To learn more about the bridge team, visit our web site.
Bridge Operations & Structural Maintenance Manager at paul.jackson@seattle.gov.
Thank you for your patience as we work to maintain Seattle infrastructure!


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HYPERION
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This is a pre alpha development repository for the next major version of hyperion

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## **Important notice!**

Hyperion.NG is under heavy development. This version is currently _only for development_ purpose.
Please do not use it for your 'productiv' setup!

If you want to use hyperion as 'normal user', please use [current stable version](https://github.com/hyperion-project/hyperion)

Besides of that ....  Feel free to join us! We are looking always for people who wants to participate.

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Hyperion is an opensource 'AmbiLight' implementation with support for many LED devices and video grabbers.

The main features of Hyperion are:
* Low CPU load makes it perfect for SoCs like Raspberry Pi
* Json interface which allows easy integration into scripts
* A command line utility to for testing and integration in automated environment
* Priority channels are not coupled to a specific led data provider which means that a provider can post led data and leave without the need to maintain a connection to Hyperion. This is ideal for a remote application (like our Android app).
* Kodi-checker which checks the playing status of Kodi and decides whether or not to capture the screen.
* Black border detector.
* A scriptable (Python) effect engine
* A web ui to configure and remote control hyperion

More information can be found on the official Hyperion [Wiki](https://wiki.hyperion-project.org)

If you need further support please open a topic at the our new forum!
[Hyperion webpage/forum](https://www.hyperion-project.org).

## Building

See [Compilehowto](CompileHowto.md) and [CrossCompileHowto](CrossCompileHowto.txt).

## License
The source is released under MIT-License (see http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

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We're working to re-imagine job descriptions at Hootsuite. It's going to be a multi-stage effort, but we just launched v1 (screen shot below) and will be migrating to this format over the next several weeks.
The goal was to create something more visual (header) and dynamic (hyperlinks), but also reframe the content to speak directly to the reader (you), rather than the traditional framing around the org (we).
Version One also needed to be compliant with our ATS (iCIMS), so visuals are somewhat limited in this first version - but still add a bit of life to the text.
We'll share engagement lift as part of our open source HR effort - #HootHROS. You can check the new JD in use here.
Huge props to Ambrosia (@hambrody), Derek (@derekisley) and their talent team for being game to do something different, and sharing the impact.


Congratulations to Kayla Harrison winner of the 2012 Wilma Rudolph Courage Award by the Women's Sports Foundation. Founded in 1974 by tennis legend Billie Jean King, the Women's Sports Foundation is dedicated to advancing the lives of girls and women through sports and physical activity.
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Rachel Kleinfeld on Violence, Law Enforcement, and What We Can Do
We had the chance to speak with Rachel Kleinfeld, the senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the founding CEO of the Truman National Security Project, about her latest book, A Savage Order, which discusses theories about war, crime, and foreign intervention. Read on to learn more about violence and law enforcement, how it applies to America today, and what we can do about it now.
SIGNATURE: What are your opinions on law enforcement in America today? How do we, as a nation, maintain a sense of security while also preserving our humanity?
RACHEL KLEINFELD: Enforcing laws in a heavily armed society is a dangerous, difficult job. I have immense respect for those who choose to run towards danger in order to protect the rest of us.
When leaders provide impunity to violent or corrupt officers, or create a culture of disrespect for some communities, the work of good police becomes more difficult. People who feel preyed upon don't provide intelligence to officers. Without good information, police can't catch the worst criminals, and everyone is more endangered.
Under-policing is also a risk. In many violent countries, citizens assume that it's okay for criminals to kill criminals, and for police to ignore those deaths and focus on the murders of "innocents". But disrespecting any human life means that police get sloppy. In Mexico, for instance, despite the immense murder rate, police often assume that anyone who is killed is involved with the cartels. It's an assumption I saw repeated in every country I studied – and it was always incorrect. As impunity rises, more and more innocent people die. When nineteen Mexican teenagers were killed at a birthday party in one of their homes, President Calderon at first assumed they were criminals. As those bereft parents know, security requires treating all human life as precious and deserving of dignity. Only by treating the worst among us with the presumption of innocence can we protect all of us.
SIG: What steps can be taken, on an individual level, to rebuild peace in our divided nation? Why is it vital to do so sooner rather than later?
RK: The countries I found that became the most violent were highly unequal, highly polarized democracies – like our own. But most of the violence hit those who were poor and marginalized. Middle class people could simply ignore it for a long time, knowing it wouldn't affect them. To begin finding peace, people from those different groups had to first decide that they were part of the same community, with a shared fate.
Medellin, for instance, was Colombia's most violent city. Years of meetings on how to fight the violence finally brought the divided populace together. It was a big step to meet – some trade unionists were supporting guerrilla terrorists, some business people were funding the murderous paramilitaries, so even shaking hands across that divide was hard. But they met, and talked, and after a few years of such meetings, a group of the right and left came together to form a new political party. They elected a mayor who both increased security, and spent public funds on education, transportation, and other things that helped the poor. And the murder rate plummeted. That's what needs to be done, before cycles of hatred and reprisal lead to dehumanization of ourselves and others.
SIG: How does a nation recover from extreme violence or corruption without responding with hatred towards a group of people?
RK: It's not easy – but hatred sends communities down what violence scholars call the "decivilizing" spiral. People who have begun to hate start using violent and dehumanizing language. That language becomes normal, and lowers inhibitions to violence. As society decivilizes, actual violence becomes more expected and more prevalent.
The United States went through this cycle in the 1960s. After the Supreme Court demanded that schools desegregate, white "Citizens Councils" sprang up throughout the South, and many community leaders on the right became middle-class apologists for Klan violence. Lynchings, attack dogs, and mass imprisonment of tens of thousands of peaceful protesters ensued. The left responded with anarchist movements, terrorist groups like the Weathermen, vigilantes like the Black Panthers. The murder rate started rising, and didn't stop until the 1990s, when it peaked at nearly double the rate it is today.
To "recivilize", societies have to start increasing trust in their government, and in their fellow citizens. That requires a dance between government and citizens. Citizens have to elect new leaders. Those leaders must commit to governing for all of their citizens. Then regular people begin to uphold peaceful behavioral expectations within their communities and self-police, working with the state to eradicate violence.
SIG: What distinguishes nations that recover from devastating violence from ones that are unable to do so?
RK: There are many ways countries can fail to recover. But two key attributes separated those that forged a path to security. First, society itself found a way to come together across divides of ethnicity, class, and other fissures, to demand that government treat all citizens fairly. Second, those social movements teamed up with politicians who were willing to use tough measures against violent groups while having zero tolerance for state brutality. Those politicians governed for all their citizens equally, putting resources into the poor and marginalized as well as the middle and upper classes. The politicians weren't perfect – and as they crossed the line into repression or other misuses of the state, citizens had to be willing to vote again for another set of leaders.
So recovering from devastating violence requires an active, vigilant citizenry that is willing to compromise and be pragmatic with imperfect politicians. And it requires skilled politicians willing to draw on ideas from the left and the right rather than being beholden to ideologies.
SIG: What is the responsibility, in your opinion, of American journalists to report on international violence – and, with that, what is the U.S. government's responsibility in protecting those journalists?
RK: Since the 2016 elections, the media seems unable to talk about anything other than Trump. It's actually hard to find news about the rest of the world. But we have been through more divided times in our history, we have faced worse than this before. We are still a strong nation and we have power that we can use to create a more secure world.
That helps us as well as others – most of the immigrants that are causing such political fracas in the U.S., for instance, are fleeing violence in Central America. Better reporting on the causes of that violence could lead to real solutions, not just band aids at the point of immigration. Within violent countries, journalists are the canary in the coal mine – when countries tolerate violence against them, it is a good signal that a violent governing order has begun. So using our power to support and protect journalists is essential.
SIG: In reading about your theory of privilege violence, 'The Handmaid's Tale' came to mind as an extreme example of the theory. Realistically, how in danger of falling prey to extreme and government-approved privilege violence is the United States today?
RK: Randolph Roth is a scholar whose book, American Homicide, traces murder across U.S. history. He found that violence rises when people loose trust in government and feel that the social order is illegitimate – a finding replicated by other scholars in other countries. Given the current zeitgeist, I am worried that violence may increase, and that the pipe bombs and Pittsburgh killings are harbringers of more to come.
However, violence would be rising from one of the lowest points in our modern history. The United States has not been this safe since the 1950s. We have succeeded in eradicating a great deal of government violence. In the 1960s, Mississippi's state government supported its Citizens' Council. In New York City in 1971, police killed someone in the line of duty every four days. Since then, the city's police have used less deadly force and made fewer arrests and violence has declined for 27 straight years – its murders are down 85% since 1991. In Chicago, police tortured suspects for twenty years before being discovered, creating a legacy of distrust which plays a role in that city's high levels of violence.
Whether we fall prey to a governing order in which the privileged hire private security while the government under-polices or violently polices inner cities, or whether we continue to become safer, depends entirely on our citizenry. Are we going to elect leaders who use divisive rhetoric to win votes, or are we going to change our voting systems so that moderates have a chance? Can we recognize that we are one nation, or are we content trying to keep ourselves safe and ignoring the security of our fellows? Those decisions will determine which way the country will go.
SIG: Who do you hope to reach with your book?
RK: I hope that members of Congress and their staffs, across both parties, will read it and support the Violence Reduction Act and other pieces of legislation. But I also hope to reach members of the public who want to help. In the last chapter I suggest ways we can all do better – such as not staying in mafia-owned hotels when vacationing in Italy. I also hope that U.S. readers will see the path our country is on and how bad it can get, and alter course.
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Sean Couturier, Michal Neuvirth lead Flyers to win in Vegas
Posted: February 11, 2018 - 10:51 PM
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Flyers center Sean Couturier shakes hands with the bench after a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Vegas Golden Knights Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, in Las Vegas.
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LAS VEGAS – What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.
Unless you do what the Flyers did Sunday night before a roaring sellout crowd at T-Mobile Arena.
They become one of the few visiting teams to defeat the first-year Vegas Golden Knights at home, getting three points from Sean Couturier and 38 saves from Michal Neuvirth as they left the Strip with a gritty 4-1 victory.
"Neuvy was the best player out there tonight," said captain Claude Giroux, whose team swept both ends of back-to-back games for the fourth time this season. "He made a lot of big saves and was able to shut them down. Without him, we don't win this game."
Vegas entered the night with an NHL-best 19-3-2 home record, and the Golden Knights outshot the Flyers, 39-18.
"They probably outplayed us most of the night," Couturier said after his fifth three-point game of the season. "Neuvy kept us in the game and we got a few lucky bounces to kind of get going a little bit. We found a way to win, and that's all that matters."
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"We stuck to the game plan, to the system, and it turned out great for us," Giroux said.
About 3,000 fans wearing Flyers jerseys gave the sold-out arena a super-charged atmosphere. They watched the Flyers increase their winning streak to four games and remain one point behind second-place Pittsburgh in the Metropolitan Division. They inched to within five points of first-place Washington.
The Flyers, who played their first-ever game in Vegas, are 20-8-2 since their 10-game losing streak ended.
The top line of Couturier (goal, two assists), Giroux, (goal, assist), and Travis Konecny (two assists) again was dominant as they combined for two goals and five assists. The top line has 27 goals in the 21 games since Konecny joined the unit.
Vegas dominated most of the second period and had a 14-2 shots advantage at one point in the session. But defenseman Andrew MacDonald and Giroux scored late in the period to give the Flyers a 3-1 lead.
With 2 minutes, 52 seconds left in the second, Couturier's shot from point-blank range deflected off MacDonald's skate and past Marc-Andre Fleury to put the Flyers ahead, 2-1. MacDonald had gambled and moved near the goal mouth on the play.
"I scissored down the wall when G (Giroux) was carrying it up," MacDonald said, "so I just tried to create some space for him. I went to the net because he was covered up high."
Giroux made it 3-1 with 5.8 seconds left in the second as he picked up a drop pass from the hustling Couturier and scored from the slot.
Radko Gudas' first goal of the season, an empty-netter with 2:26 remaining, locked up the victory.
Earlier, Couturier converted a right-circle feed from Konecny for his 28th goal, knotting the score at 1 with 2:10 to go in the opening period. The coming-of-age Konency later added another assist, giving him 20 points in his 21 games on the top unit.
Konecny has 29 points, one more than his rookie season in 2016-17.
The Flyers capitalized after Giroux intercepted a Vegas pass to put the goal in motion.
"We had a good cycle down low and we were able to keep the puck moving around and create some space," Couturier said. "We were aggressive at the blue line, and G made a nice play to keep it from going out."
Vegas took a 22-2 record into the night when scoring first, so the Flyers had long odds when defenseman Brayden McNabb blasted a shot past Neuvirth from just above the left circle, giving the speedy Golden Knights a 1-0 lead with 8:38 left in the first.
The Flyers were coming off a grueling 4-3 shootout win in Arizona on Saturday night. The Golden Knights were well-rested, having played their last game on Thursday.
"Playing back-to-back, we're not going to use it as an excuse," MacDonald said before the game. "We're prepared and excited to get out there as usual."
There were numerous "Let's Go Flyers!" and "E-A-G-L-E-S" chants throughout the night as the visitors handed Vegas its second straight home loss for the first time in its young history.
"Great crowd. It was so much fun to play in front of a crowd like that," said Neuvirth, who figures to get more playing time until Brian Elliott returns from an injury. "On the way to the rink from the hotel, I saw so many fans in our jerseys. It was nice to see."
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VOD Stunt Has Viewers Trying on USA's 'Suits'
By Jon Lafayette published 14 January 13
Viewers have been binging since Thanksgiving Day on Suits, and USA Network is hoping they'll
still be hungry when the second half of the series second season starts Jan.
Working with nearly all of its distribution partners, USA
arranged to have all 22 already-aired episodes of Suits available for free on video on demand. They've also been
available for streaming at USAnetwork.com and on Hulu.
The object of enabling such a binge-a-thon is to give viewers
a second chance to get hooked on the serialized lawyer drama from the beginning
and, as of last week, more than six million episodes have been viewed.
"In terms of sheer sampling, this has been a runaway success
for us," says Alexandra Shapiro, executive VP for marketing at USA. "That's a
massive number. Let's just say we convert 20% of those people now to come back
and watch us [when new episodes resume.] That would be for us a huge success."
She adds that USA's strategy appears to be working because
viewers seem to be watching older episodes first, with 57% of the content
consumed coming from season one and the remaining 43% coming from season two.
About 62% of the viewing was via VOD, with 38% coming via streaming.
Suits has been one
of USA's most watched series already, averaging nearly six million total
viewers during 2012, ranking it sixth among original cable series.
Shapiro says that when it comes to marketing TV, letting
people see for themselves how good a show is beats telling them. And making
previously aired episodes available has given a big boost to series such as Mad Men, Downton Abbey and Breaking
Bad, she says. "Enabling binge watching for all three of those franchises is
the difference between OK ratings and stratospheric ratings," she said.
Because Suits
already generates high ratings, she wouldn't predict that the binge-a-thon
would have a similar effect. But she said her goal was to strengthen the Suits franchise over the long term and
that the network decided to do this now, while the series was young, rather
than wait till later in the show's life.
For Mad Men and Breaking Bad, the boost came when past
episodes were made available via Netflix, which pays a shows owner big fees to
stream the shows. But Shapiro says that this holiday season stunt won't prevent
Suits from someday being bought by
subscription VOD steamers like Netflix and Amazon.
USA's move is especially suited for a breed of viewer that
prefers to watch shows -- particularly serialized dramas in a marathon fashion.
"There are people who literally this is the only way they
watch. And we can't ignore it. They want to binge watch," Shapiro. "This is
probably the only tactic you have to reach them." Shapiro says that on an
anecdotal basis, holiday periods, such as Thanksgiving weekend and the stretch
between Christmas and New Year's Day, are some of the biggest binge-watching
period. That's when people have time to catch up with series that they've
either let lapse or have simply never sampled, she said.
Many viewers are reluctant to jump into a serialized series
in the middle, no matter how good it sounds. "By availing all 22 episodes to
date we in essence took away that being a factor or a deterrent for people to
sample the show," Shapiro says.
The episodes will stop being available after the first new
episode airs on Jan. 18. "This has had a long run, and at that point you really
want to drive viewers back to the mother ship," she says.
The stunt became the centerpiece of USA's midseason marketing
for Suits. "It gave us an anchor
around which to focus all of our messaging," she said. "We had paid media in
the marketplace to drive to this. It was primarily as digital effort and all of
our social efforts brought this marathon to life by using the dialog and
imagery from the episodes."
The push also got crucial support from cable operators and
other distributors that was very targeted.
"You really can't go and buy that off the shelf. You have to create these compelling offerings
to get that kind of support from these MSOs," Shapiro says.
USA had this binge idea too late to draw sponsors for the
event. But the viewership it's generating should make it attractive to
advertisers in the future.
"These are the things that advertisers should absolutely
hitch their cart to. It makes total sense," Shapiro says. "I think the only
barrier to entry in aligning advertisers in the VOD space has been the lack of
dynamic ad insertion. As you know in 2013 that's going to be a moot point.
Every cable operator will have dynamic ad insertion and so when these amazing
opportunities happen, I think the smart advertisers will recognize their value
and want to align themselves."


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Sidney Poitier's Explosive Debut Was 70 Years Ahead Of Its Time
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Actors Richard Widmark (1914 – 2008) and Sidney Poitier in a scene of American noir film 'No Way ... [+] Out', 1950. Original caption reads: 'Ray Biddle (Richard Widmark) keeps up such a volley of insults at the Negro Dr. Brooks (Sidney Poitier) that he has to be handcuffed to his bed before Brooks can go on with his try to save Johnny Biddle (Dick Paxton)'s life. Scene from the 1950 20th Century Fox production of "No Way Out."' Undated movie still.
Sidney Poitier, the trailblazing, Academy Award-winning actor who died on January 6 at the age of 94, made a career portraying characters who maintained their dignity in the face of racism, both overt and subtle. In his most acclaimed performances, from his Oscar turn in 1963's Lilies of the Field to his iconic "call me Mister Tibbs" moment in 1967's In the Heat of the Night, Poitier embodied the 'take the high road" approach to confronting racial prejudice, shaming haters by expressing the basic humanity that they tried to deny him. At a moment when white America was attempting to dismantle the formal apparatus of segregation through the Civil Rights era of the 1960s, these portrayals were both powerful and necessary.
What's less known is that Poitier began his career in a film that confronted the issues of race more directly than most Hollywood films today, much less at the time it was made. That movie was No Way Out, a film noir directed by Joseph Mankiewicz and written by Mankiewicz and Lesser Samuels, released in 1950 - half a decade before the Montgomery bus boycott and the earliest stirrings of mass protests.
Movie poster advertises the Italian release of 'No Way Out,' directed by Joseph Mankewicz, starring ... [+] Sidney Poitier, Richard Widmark, and Linda Darnell (20th Century Fox), 1950. (Photo by John D Kisch/Separate Cinema Archive/Getty Images)
No Way Out would have been remarkable simply for the casting of the very young Poitier in a role other than the Pullman porters, domestics, and cringeworthy "comic relief" characters that Hollywood had consigned Black actors to in the 30s and 40s. Here he plays the first Black doctor hired by a major municipal hospital, full of pride at his accomplishment but also riddled with self-doubt and painfully aware that he is being held to different standards, even by nominally open-minded white colleagues, due to his race and circumstance. The script not only allows Poitier a complex and well-rounded character whose paragon status is sometimes shaded by his own rage and frustration, it also provides the context of his family and community, with a number of speaking parts for other actors of color, including unbilled roles for Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee as his younger siblings.
Poitier is on duty when police bring in two brothers, petty criminals injured in a shootout during a failed robbery attempt. Despite being shot in the leg, one of them is presenting more serious symptoms, and dies as Poitier is attempting to administer a spinal tap to confirm his diagnosis of an untreated brain tumor. The surviving hood, a vile racist played to the hilt by Richard Widmark, believes Poitier deliberately killed his brother but refuses to agree to an autopsy to validate the diagnosis. (Warning: Widmark's character frequently uses the coarsest imaginable racial language throughout the movie). He then convinces his brother's widow (Linda Darnall) to carry the word back to their neighborhood to rile up the locals to launch a violent attack against the city's Black community.
The unflinching depiction of the psychological, social and political machinery of white racism is where No Way Out feels not just ahead of its time, but almost contemporary to the concerns of 2020s America. Widmark and his brothers are products of a lower class white culture (notably in a Northern, not Southern, urban environment) that salvages its only shred of dignity through belief in white supremacy, and expresses the only social power it can muster through communal violence against Blacks. At first, Widmark's character tries to justify his murderous rage by blaming Poitier for his brother's death, but rather than accept the truth once he has been proven wrong by the medical examiner, he only gets angrier and more frustrated, convinced that white scientists and political elites are colluding to elevate people of color over the members of his own disparaged and disrespected white underclass. It's very easy to see echoes of this psychology in the faces of the young men chanting "You will not replace us" at the racist rallies of today.
It would be unusual for a Hollywood movie to directly frame white supremacy and white racist populism this way even in 2022. In 1950, when the simple act of depicting Blacks on screen as well-rounded characters was rare and controversial, this must have landed like a truckload of dynamite. And while there are aspects of "white savior" tropes in the characterization that might not pass muster today, the story ends by clearly centering Poitier's arc and agency. And, at age 23, in his screen debut as Hollywood's first Black leading man in a dramatic role, Poitier carried it off magnificently.
For many actors, such a moment would have been a highlight. For Sidney Poitier, who lived to receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom from America's first Black president, it was merely a footnote in a career that would ascend many more creative peaks. Rest in power, Mister Poitier.


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People First initiative by ITC Hotels focus on work force
The hotel chain has introduced a number of programs to ensure the physical, mental and financial well-being of its staff.
ITC Hotels have taken various initiatives to make sure their employees are safe and secure during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
"ITC, our parent company's philosophy of Nation First: Sab Saath Badhein underlines its core belief in building a globally competitive and profitable Indian enterprise that makes an exemplary contribution to creating larger societal value. As a company deeply rooted in Indian soil, ITC is inspired by the opportunity to serve larger national priorities. At ITC Hotels, we are extremely proud of our associates, who are at the frontline of operations at various properties during the Covid-19 crisis.
"Be it through our food distribution initiative or providing guest services at this hour, they display extraordinary zeal and commitment. Our highly motivated associates, working from home continue to share great ideas for the way forward. Their strong dedication and support has been truly exemplary and for us their safety and the well being of their families is of prime importance. ITC Hotel's People First initiative is dedicated to this incredible work force," Anil Chadha, COO, ITC Hotels told us.
Sanjay Bose, EVP & head HR, ITC Ltd - Hotels Division says that People First is a way of life at ITC Hotels. "The well being of our human capital is of prime importance to us. Together, they add up to a phenomenal number of 'experience years' which is such a significant asset for the organisation. Covid-19 presents itself as a challenge. However, we have taken a multitude of initiatives to ensure we ride smoothly over the tough times. Training, Learning and good mental health are some of our focus areas at this hour. We are in this together," he said.
The employee care initiatives take care to ensure not only physical, mental and financial well being of those who work at the ITC Hotels, but also contribute to their professional growth, if they wish to improve it.
Some of the significant initiatives include:
Salaries Before Time: Disbursed all salaries before the lockdown had begun to ensure no delay in dues.
Engagement Conversations: With the objective of proactively enquiring about the well-being of its employees and their family, as well as to uphold personal connect, 3600+ employees have been reached at their homes and necessary support has been extended.
Mental Health – One-to-One Help: To sustain the overall well-being of employees and their family members, the organisation has leveraged its association with One-to- One Help to offer a holistic employee assistance service.
Enhanced Communication – SMS Blast: The organisation has collated phone numbers of all 7000 employees to ensure that everyone can be reached to any given point of time.
Covid Advisories: To avoid inconsistency and information lag, several employee well-being advisories have been shared with all units to generate awareness, standardise responses and uphold ITC's culture of care and concern. This includes a Covid-19 booklet, an HR approach document and on premises assistance for employees.
The Employee Learning and Growth: This has seen the organisation roll out a number of e-learning courses targeted at specific roles and levels through multiple platforms of e-learning. Till date, employees have cumulatively covered over 36,000 courses across different platforms.
ITC Hotels is also anchoring several virtual classroom sessions to not only anchor the induction of new employees but also to train its employees in functional and general management skills. The organisation has also leveraged its digital infrastructure to continue training sessions for its 53 management trainees.
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For six years popular vegan vlogger Rawvana has been touting the health benefits of veganism but the YouTube star recently came under fire for lying about her diet after she was caught on video eating fish at a restaurant.
The 29-year-old, whose real name is Yovana Mendoza Ayres, then came clean about her eating habits to nearly 500,000 subscribers in a video posted to her channel earlier this week.
Over the years Rawvana has managed to cultivate a strong following after she began to promote a raw vegan diet, which she insisted could cure many ailments including alcoholism and poor sleep, according to Fox News. She has since endorsed numerous products, from food to apps, and become an unofficial face for veganism.
In a previous interview, Ayres revealed that she had even obtained certification in the Science of Raw Food Nutrition and attended the Institute for Integrative Nutrition's program.
However, in her recent video after being busted not following the diet she promotes, the influencer admitted that she had been incorporating eggs and fish into her diet, citing health problems as the reason why she had taken a break from her plant-based diet.
Ayres said she was suffering from hormonal and digestion issues and was diagnosed with SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth). Her doctor recommended re-introducing eggs and fish into her diet and since doing so, Ayres said her digestion problems have subsided.
"This is my personal experience. This is my body," she said, noting that everybody was different.
By Tuesday her video had racked up over 183,000 views on YouTube and had 7.400 dislikes compared to the 2.800 likes it received. Her followers were not impressed.
One subscriber pointed out how Ayres had "monetized" her channel by selling vegan meal plans and products for months while "eating animals."
Another follower noted that Ayres had been having health issues for years while promoting a diet that was making her sick, then continued to push the diet despite not following it herself.


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Dana is also an active participant in the legal and human resources communities on Guam where she serves on a number of boards and committees. She is the current President-Elect, Board of Directors, Society for Human Resource Management Guam Chapter; Member, Subcommittee on Attorney Discipline, Supreme Court of Guam; and Member, Law Week Committee, Guam Bar Association.


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Book Club Friday: Love Struck
It's the first day of Fall!
*watches leaf turn red*
Well, we all knew it was coming, eh?
Moving on...it's time for:
Wohoo! Chick lit set in Toronto!
* raises the roof *
I was SO EXCITED when I found this at my local bookstore. It's just THE BEST, reading about places that you're familiar with and I loved all of the Southern Ontario references Ms. Simmons threw into this baby.
There's Holts, Branksome Hall School, Yorkville, and shopping on Queen St. W.
Loves, Loves, Loves!
Now, I did struggle through the first few chapters but once I accepted Poppy (short for Popsicle, her hubby's nickname) for who she was, it was a wild ride.
The book starts off with a bang - literally - when Poppy's husband gets struck by lightning. The worst part? He was on a DATE at the time. Poppy's called to the hospital and to be by her husband of three year's side when she discovers he was having an affair with a gorgeously volumptuous woman who reminded me a lot of Gloria from Modern Family (only with a British accent instead of Spanish). When Poppy hides out in her husband's hospital bathroom, she overhears them talking and realizes that her hubby actually has amnesia and doesn't remember either the affair or the floozy. Delighted that she has a second chance to save her marriage, Poppy launches Operation Get My Man Back.
Unfortunately, she goes about it in entirely the wrong way and hilarity ensues.
Do Poppy and I react the same way to things? Not at all.
Did I sympathize with Poppy? Sometimes.
Does Poppy's ridiculousness get seriously out of hand and border on being unrealistic? You betcha.
But all of these things made for a fun read.
The book goes a little deeper after the first half and I was sucked right into Poppy's maturing journey. I'm a firm believer that 'you don't know what you don't know' and this book is a prime example of that. In the beginning, Poppy was narcissistic and self-centered but by the end, she's well on her way to becoming a much nicer person (and more supportive wife).
The supporting characters are awesome, with my favourite being an old flame of Poppy's. There were lots of references to fashion designers and a few wonderfully-placed pop culture references. It totally makes sense that Ms. Simmons is a contributing writer to Elle and HGTV because her finger rests nicely on the pulse of what's hot. Even though the book's almost two years old, it didn't feel dated at all and that's mighty hard to do when you're referencing potential-flash-in-the-pan reality stars.
One of the quotes on the front describes the book as "A Canadian Bridget Jones" and I think it's quite fitting.
Why? Because, at times, you want to just tell her to shut up. About half of her internal monologues are furrowed with back-to-back questions:
Do I love him? Do I really want him to love me? How much do I love him? Will he love me anyway? Why does he love me? - you get the drift.
After a while, I glossed over a few got used to them, but in the beginning, the repeated questions really stopped me from connecting with Poppy. But hey, I can be picky like that.
All in all, I'd give this book a solid 8 cupcakes. Chocolate ones. With sprinkles.
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I always love your reviews. And I do this week. I am adding this one to my list!
Wiz September 23, 2011 at 10:38 AM
I agree! I love reading your reviews! Sounds like a fun book!
Victoria September 23, 2011 at 10:45 AM
oooooo this one is being added to my read list!
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Гуснянка () — река в Самборском районе Львовской области, Украина. Левый приток реки Стрый (бассейн Днестра).

Длина реки 13 км, площадь бассейна 57,3 км². Типично горная река. Долина преимущественно узкая и глубокая. Русло слабоизвилистое, каменистое, со множеством перекатов и стремнин.

Берёт начало юго-западее села Верхнее Гусиное, на северо-восточный склонах Верховинского Водораздельного хребта (недалеко от горы Пикуй). Течет в пределах Стрийской-Санской Верховины преимущественно на северо-восток, в приустьевой части — на север. Впадает в Стрый на западной окраине села Матков.

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A new mobile application aimed at easing access to taxi services has been launched on the market.
The application, known as Ecoride, which will be accessed via Google Play store on Android systems, was unveiled during a colourful event held in Blantyre on Wednesday evening.
Ecoride Chairman, Shadric Namalomba, said Ecoride is a smart phone app which provides on-demand service to users.
Namalomba said Ecoride connects willing passengers to taxi cab drivers.
"Taxi drivers use their own cars when providing taxi service and Ecoride gets a commission from the fare. The total process is very simple, only requiring a registered Ecoride user to ask for a taxi using the Ecoride app. An Ecoride driver is then dispatched to the passenger's location and takes the client to their destination.
"Cash, mobile money or a passenger's credit card is used as the payment method. Meantime, only the cash option is available," Namalomba said.
He said the app targets virtually everyone, including people who go to shops, clubs, parties, hospitals, students, business travelers and tourists.
"No need to walk a distance to board a taxi. No need to wait for a taxi for long times. Passenger security is assured as the identity of the driver is known.
"The application also offers free rides on certain occasions and discounts from time to time," Namalomba said.
He said drivers registered on the application will be assured of additional source of income as well as flexible working schedules.
"Drivers can work part time or simply whenever they like. In addition it offers easy payment procedures. Those who love to drive can earn money while pursuing their hobby.
Namalomba said people across the world have been using similar applications to ease their travel saying time has come for Malawi to be at par with the rest of the world.
"You can't fight change- you can only sing along with it. You cannot resist Ecoride," he said.
Blantyre City Deputy Mayor, Joseph Makwinja, hailed Ecoride for the innovation.
Makwinja said the application would help boost tourism in the city as it provides guaranteed safety to passengers.


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The first week for Unconvicted has been a huge success. Already over one hundred Kentuckians have had their record assessed for potential expungements for felony and misdemeanor convictions. I've talked with people from all corners of the state, from Paducah to Perry County and Pineville to Pendleton. This law is a life changer and I'm just so happy to hear all the enthusiasm people have for the service. And I know there are more people out there with old charges they want expunged. If you have a friend that you think could benefit from my services, please let them know about Unconvicted. I hope to start shooting video content soon to explain the process. This site is just getting started, just like all of you with your new opportunities once your records are cleared.
Thank you so much for making Unconvicted a success. I look forward to helping you with yours.