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Alain Ducasse – the Artist of Gastronomy
It is proved that meal consumption is one of the essential activities in life of human beings since we cannot survive if we do not eat. Nevertheless, we do not always care what we eat. Health food and healthy life style are widely advocated recently. Though, not all people feel like adhering to the healthy life style and still are too careless about the food consumption. The majority of people are satisfied with the principle «we eat to be full» and they are fine with that.
However, the natives of countries with the advanced attitude to gastronomy refer to food as to the art and moreover as to the cultural event but not as to the physiological process to replenish the energy we lost for life activities.
France is the country that can boast with its perfect cousin, though there are certain eastern countries that could demonstrate better and more delicious kitchen. And, yet, it is not surprising that the best chef and restaurateur is Alain Ducasse, the Frenchman of our days.
Actually, the restaurateur is the founder or the restaurant holder or the owner to the network of restaurants who is in chare of development of the entire concept of the establishment, including the menu, the wine card, the style of servicing customers, the interior design, the pricing policy, the idea of the restaurant and on the whole this is the person who is involved in everything, from the plain lamp in the hall to the bunch of green onion for cooking.
There are cases, though rare in history, when the chef becomes the restaurateur that is when the chief author of all the culinary works like Leonardo Da Vinci of gastronomy owns the entity. And Alain Ducasse is the chef who smoothly becomes the restaurateur.
Alain Ducasse is known to be born on September 13, 1956 to the plain family of peasants in Castel-Sarrazin, the town in the south-west of France. Alain did not feel like working in the fields for all his life and as a sixteen-year-old young man he started as a server at the restaurant of the famous chef of that time, Michel Guerard. Later on, he changed the place for the more reputed restaurant, Roger Verge. By the words of Ducasse, he exploited the simplest principle to grow in his career. He started as a workman in the kitchen when he had to wash dishes and clean the kitchen after all the procedures. The genius-to-be just wanted to have the vacancy with less physical load and higher salary.
It appeared that a young man falls to the category of people who are creative enough and are able to make the plain cooking procedure into the art. Ducasse improved his capacities and very soon at the age of 33 he was accredited as the youngest chef in history of restaurant business and the restaurant he worked for was given 3 stars of the Michelin, Le Guide Rouge.
The Michelin, Le Guide Rouge is the most reputable influential guide-book with the history of more that a century. The guide-book was designed for France only and currently it includes the descriptions of the entire Europe and some other particular cities of the world.
The personnel of the Michelin, Le Guide Rouge make assessments of «service establishments», like restaurants, hotels and so forth. The restaurants are rated by the scale of 3 stars by this guide-book.
When a restaurant gets one star by The Michelin, Le Guide Rouge published annually this establishment is considered to be good in the category it falls, that is the cuisine is good enough. Two stars means excellent kitchen and if you find yourself around the place you are welcome to call at the restaurant and evaluate the culinary art of the chef. In case if the restaurant has three stars next to the name in the guide-book that tells you will enjoy the cuisine that the chef of this restaurant makes any time you are ready to visit.
And now we are aware what Alain Ducasse has achieved for his restaurant being a young chef. The acknowledgment was not essential for the young chef and the life itself in all respects and challenges was more vital for him at that moment. The point is that Alain Ducasse had a terrible car crush in 80s and he was the only person to survive. The consequences of the incident were deplorable: Ducasse was found wheelchair-bound. The fear to the physical pain, helplessness, to scantiness of physical capacities made him look differently to the life and live using all the challenges and opportunities.
When Ducasse faced the chance to go to Paris from Monaco he did it immediately and he got recognized in there, the capital of the most delicious and elegant cuisine.
Ducasse launches two private restaurants and in the soonest time he acquires the recognition as the best restaurant owner and three stars of The Michelin, Le Guide Rouge for each of them.
It has been for the first time in the history of restaurant business. That revealed the actual capacities of Ducasse as the genius chef and the restaurateur. That was the crucial point in career of Ducasse and he starts his travels around the world as the chef.
Spoon, the concept by Ducasse has been proved to be essential and epochal for the world restaurant business. The concept broke the traditional ideas about the restaurant menus and offered to the natives of the modern megalopolises the cosmopolitan menu to all the different tastes. The concept Spoon does not adhere to any cultural and national borders though it pays due respect to all traditions and customs of nations.
Currently Ducasse is the owner to over 20 restaurants in several countries, from the USA to Japan. And Ducasse was the person who created everything in every single restaurant by himself as the true restaurateur.
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Cameron, Missouri- Robert "Bob" Raymond Roe, 85, Cameron passed away on March 9, 2016.
Bob was born on April 1, 1930 in Waterloo, Iowa to John F. and Louise (Roethler) Roe.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Betty; 2 sons, Cody and Bill Roe; 2 brothers, John and Don; 3 sisters, Catherine White, Marge Prindle and Ilene Robinson.
Bob served in the United States Navy pre Korea. He was a dirt and stock car driver at the Tunis Speedway in Waterloo, Iowa.
Survivors: son, Chuck (Dana) Roe, Cameron; 3 daughters, Cindy (Larry) Barnes, Gallatin, Tina (Gerald) McCaslin, Winston and Jennifer (Neal) Davidson, Cameron; 16 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild; 2 brothers, Frank (Donna) Roe, Waterloo, IA and Arthur (Carmila) Roe, Galena, MO.
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:00 AM, Monday, March 14, 2016 at St. Munchin Catholic Church, Cameron. Visitation: 5-6:00 PM, Sunday evening at Poland-Thompson Funeral Home, Cameron. Burial: St. Munchin Catholic Cemetery, Cameron. Memorial donations to KC Pet Project. Online condolences: www.polandthompson.com.


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Venice Family Clinic's heritage is built on a strong foundation of volunteers. We offer a variety of opportunities to get involved in nearly every aspect of the Clinic's operations, including medical practice, social services, administration, and fundraising. We actively match the interests and experience of our volunteers with the Clinic's needs. If you want to help, we have something for you to do.
Physicians, Specialists, and Licensed Providers
We need volunteers from all medical fields, including, but not limited to Physicians, Specialists, Dentists, Pharmacists, Psychiatrists, and Registered Dietitians. We are open Monday-Friday mornings, afternoons, and evenings with locations throughout the Westside of Los Angeles. Some providers volunteer once a week, while others come once a month. We schedule according to your availability and as space allows.
Please complete a Volunteer Provider Application to get started.
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Venice Family Clinic offers many different volunteer roles across 12 sites. To learn more about the Clinic, the work that we do, and how you can help support patients in need, you must attend a Volunteer Information Session. For these clinical and administrative roles, we ask volunteers to commit to a regular weekly schedule. The minimum commitment is 4 shifts per month for at least 6 months.
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If you are unable to commit to a regularly scheduled shift with Venice Family Clinic, volunteering for our one-time events or projects might be ideal for you. Events include our Children's Holiday Movie (volunteers needed in November and early December), Venice Art Walk & Auction (volunteers needed in May), and various community events throughout the year. Projects could also include hosting your own fundraiser or drive (books, clothing, or supplies) on behalf of the Clinic.
Email VFCVolunteer@mednet.ucla.edu for more information. Please include who you are (individual or group) and how you'd like to get involved.
How do I start volunteering?
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Venice Family Clinic! Please review the different volunteer opportunities listed above. Note that the application process varies by volunteer-type.
What are the minimum requirements to become a general volunteer?
We require volunteers to commit to at least 4 shifts/month for at least 6 months. You may serve more than 4 shifts/month depending on the Clinic's needs. Most of our opportunities are limited to 18 years and older, though we have some limited opportunities for people 14+ years.
When can I volunteer at the Clinic?
Other than some of our one-time events, most of our opportunities are limited to normal business hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. We ask volunteers to commit to a regularly scheduled shift each week. For example, a volunteer can be scheduled for every Monday from 9am-12pm.
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John Mafi M.D. is an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA John has volunteered at Venice Family Clinic since 2014 as a permanent attending supervising UCLA medical residents in primary internal medicine.
"My favorite part of my job is to work here at Venice Family Clinic caring for under-insured and uninsured patients. I am honored to be able to help. It is fulfilling to help make a difference with patients who struggle with four jobs, trying to fit in their diabetes medicine, diet and exercise. It is important for residents to meet these people and understand how hard they have it. When friends or family who do not have insurance ask for a referral, I always send them to Venice Family Clinic, because I know that they will get good care."
Michael Margolis is a Lead Clinical Assistant and has been volunteering for two years while he completes his degree in Computational and Systems Biology at UCLA. After graduation, he will be attending the David Geffen School of Medicine in Los Angeles.
"Venice Family Clinic has not only provided me with the foundational skills I need to succeed in a clinical setting, but also the ability to connect with a patient and build rapport. The people working at the Clinic have shown me what it means to be a humble and outstanding physician."
Chloe Purgason
Chloe Purgason volunteered with the Clinic for three years as a Clinic Assistant before she was accepted into UC Irvine's Master's Entry Level Program in Nursing.
"I loved volunteering at Venice Family Clinic because I learned how to interact and provide care to a diverse patient population. Volunteering as a Clinic Assistant taught me that every person deserves access to quality health care, and that care providers must address a wide range of needs to help patients achieve their best health."

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Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington are set to lead an adaptation of Celeste Ng's best-selling novel "Little Fires Everywhere" for ABC Signature Studios, a person with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap.
The potential limited series is currently being shopped around to multiple premium cable and streaming networks.
"Little Fires Everywhere" — which Witherspoon chose as her book club pick when it was released last September — follows the controversy that ensues when a Chinese-American baby is adopted in Shaker Heights, Ohio. The story focuses specifically on the drama surrounding a mysterious single mother, Mia, and her landlord. It was an instant New York Times Best Seller and landed on several best-of-2017 book lists.
Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter will executive produce under the actress' Hello Sunshine banner, with Washington also executive producing alongside her Simpson Street head Pilar Savone. Liz Tigelaar ("Life Unexpected," "Bates Motel," "Casual") will pen the script, and serve as showrunner and another executive producer. Ng will receive a producing credit.
Hello Sunshine and ABC Signature will co-produce the adaptation.
While Washington is about to end her time as Olivia Pope when the final season of "Scandal" wraps later this spring, Witherspoon is gearing up for the second season of "Big Little Lies" and working on multiple TV projects with Apple.


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Wittenborg Now Member of Prestigious AACSB Club
WUAS has taken the first step towards gaining accreditation from the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) – an American professional organization focused on advancing business education.
Wittenborg has recently been granted membership to AACSB and will start with the long accreditation process later this year. According to Wittenborg's chair of the executive board, Peter Birdsall, this process can take up to 3 – 7 years. Only a select group of business schools eventually achieve this. "It definitely increases the quality of your institution," says Birdsall.
Unlike other accreditation agencies the AACSB is not a national body. "It has some collaboration agreements with the Dutch Flemish Accreditation Organisation (NVAO), which means for certain aspects of the process we might not have to go into quite the same depth," Birdsall said.
Two years ago AACSB and NVAO signed a collaborative agreement enabling schools in the European region to earn initial accreditation with both organizations under a single, streamlined process. For schools in the Netherlands and Flanders this means administrators will experience greater ease in preparing for accreditation review without compromising on standards.
Wittenborg wishes to gain accreditation for its IBA and MBA programmes. Just a few days ago it completed the first of a series of quality audits of its Bachelor of Business Administration programmes scheduled for this year. In this respect it seeks double re-accreditation for its Bachelor programmes from both NVAO and the German-Austrian-Swiss Accreditation Agency, Foundation International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA).
The final report from the FIBAA panel is expected around 30 June 2017.
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OEWG or GGE – Which Has the Best Shot of Succeeding?
In late September 2019, 26 nations convening at the United Nations General Assembly issued a Joint Statement on Advancing Responsible State Behavior in Cyberspace that reaffirmed their consensus on how states should behave in cyberspace.
1) the need for "international rules-based order;" 2) the applicability of international law to cyber-related state-on-state interactions; 3) voluntary state adoption of responsible activity during times of peace; and 4) developing confidence building measures as a way to mitigate the potential escalation of tensions as a result of cyber incidents. The signatories to this agreement were primarily the United States, major European countries, and stalwart Western Allies.
The symbolic move is nothing new as these principles have been expressed in previous multi-national working groups such as the UN Group of Governmental Experts in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of International Security. These iterative meetings had slowly yielded positive results until June 2017 when further attempts of gaining consensus failed, halting the limited progress that had been achieved. States like China, Cuba, and Russia pushed back on three core areas: the right of a sate to respond to international wrong acts; the right of a nation to defend itself; and the application of international humanitarian law.
Failure to gain incremental success is a legitimate setback for the GGE. At the time, it just appeared to be another stumbling block that was at least moving in the right direction. Now with the establishment of another group, the GGE's influence in such matters may be drastically reduced, and by extension, the strength of the influence of Western interests as well.
An alternative to the GGE, the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) was established in December 2018 in order to make negotiations on the use of information and communication technologies more transparent. While the GGE is comprised of approximately 25 states, the OEWG by definition is more inclusive, accepting participation of any interested state. The two entities are separate and independent, although many of the same issues are discussed by both groups (e.g., cyber norms, international humanitarian law (IHL), etc.). The OEWG addresses other areas of potential collaboration to include existing and potential threats and concepts to secure international IT systems.
The OEWG met in mid-September 2019 and some of the larger issues such as IHL and that had previously prevented consensus surfaced again. While states like China and Russia have pushed back on IHL in the GGE, the OEWG meeting showed more states like Egypt for instance would be more inclined to back that position by placing less emphasis on its importance than other areas. More importantly, states that hadn't been able express their opinions in the GGE now have a vehicle to accomplish that. States like Iran have been able to submit written statements highlighting their positions on issues.
The larger OEWG may be the preferred avenue for states like China, Iran, and Russia that share the same philosophies with regards to cyberspace. Moreover, the opening of discussions to any UN member enables these governments to push for their preferred issues like cyber sovereignty (and by extension all that comes with it such as the controlling of potentially harmful information) by gaining the backing from other, smaller states, that might not otherwise have a say in the state-limited GGE. More authoritarian or closed countries may find themselves supporting the positions of their Chinese/Russian counterparts for the same reasons. Considering this, it comes as no surprise that Western countries like Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States voted against OEWG's establishment.
The longer the GGE continues to fail to gain any creditable gains in cyber norms, the more opportunities are available to replace it, and other multilateral initiatives that have stalled or have not made notable advancements. Another topic covered in the OEWG was the potential creation of a new international cyber convention that would ostensibly take into consideration inputs from countries like Iran and Syria that run contrary to current Western positions. Although this was only talked about, it's easy to see how the OEWG is a potential avenue for states to quickly gain ground and influence on cyber issues.
It is difficult to argue against the inclusive nature of the OEWG. If the Internet is championed as a global asset, then it makes sense that the global community have a voice in how states operate within it. It is clear the establishment of the OEWG shows there is an appetite for it. However, getting a majority to support a position may be more challenging than just counting on allies to vote a particular way, as state priorities will alter depending on how they impact their unique interests. Emerging nations like Brazil and India have been known to sometimes align themselves with China and Russia on how the Internet should be governed but divert from their positions when it comes to content censorship and filtering. Add the "one voice/one vote" principle of OEWG, and it's easy to see why trying to get support could prove to be difficult.
While Western states would like to maintain its dominant voice when it comes to the Internet, that is likely
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Going forward, the United States is clearly eager to maintain its control over how the Internet works, and what the rules of cyber governance will be. This is good news for human rights activists and for free market advocates. The current system of cyber governance has been remarkably efficient and resilient in producing new platforms for free speech and the creation of tremendous economic value. The only question now is whether a system that has been set up to favour the United States and its allies is now in need of a re-fresh in order to reflect the shift to a multi-polar world filled with emerging economic powers and diverse political viewpoints.
The US invented the internet and for fifteen years after it commercialized the internet, American ideas dominated views and shaped policy. That period has come to an end but what will take its place is unclear, given the growing role of states in cyberspace and the declining power of the US (perhaps accompanied by the growing power of other countries) in shaping global governance. As cyberspace has become a central domain for international conflict (and not the millennial vision of an end to conflict), security and the role of states has become more important.
Absent a binding agreement, states will continue to operate independently as they see fit to promote, bolster, and protect their strategic objectives.
Emilio Iasiello, Cyber Intelligence Consultant. Cyber intelligence analytic and managerial professional supporting both private and public sectors. I've published strategic cyber pieces in peer reviewed intelligence journals; led and developed analysts; implemented analytic production plans; and increased customer satisfaction via customised intelligence products.
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DVSA begins two new data initiatives
The Driver and Vehicle Services Agency (DVSA) has begun two new data initiatives with plans for an integration platform and the creation of data models in AWS.
It has published procurement notices for support in both, indicating that it wishes to begin work in early September, initially to run for three to four months.
The integration platform is part of a plan to create a central data ecosystem to replace the current decentralised management of data and relevant assets. It will involve integrating internal systems, using a master data management approach on Informatica and AWS platforms, with a specific focus on data quality.
The notice identifies the prime users as CRM developers needing to access and share data with other applications, and data scientists. A target architecture has already been defined.
The work on relational data models will cover 20 business processes using the Amazon Aurora relational database, and reflects the way that DVSA is changing the way it manages data. The project should equip it with the relevant development skills.
Prime users are expected to be reporting analysts producing reports for people across the agency, and members of the enforcement team producing risk scores. Work so far has included mapping business processes and starting to build conceptual data models to support them.
DVSA is a year into a strategy that includes a significant investment in digital services, and a reduction in the complexity of its data architecture and technical code to support developers in adding new features to its services.
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NGC 4104 (другие обозначения — UGC 7099, MCG 5-29-16, ZWG 158.24, IRAS12040+2827, PGC 38407) — линзообразная галактика (SB0) в созвездии Волосы Вероники.

Этот объект входит в число перечисленных в оригинальной редакции «Нового общего каталога».

Является гигантской галактикой раннего типа, доминирующая галактика в группе MKW 4s.

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Frank James ?Gary? Cooper was an American film actor. He was renowned for his quiet, understated acting style and his stoic, individualistic, emotionally restrained, but at times intense screen persona, which was particularly well suited to the many Westerns he made. His career spanned from 1925 until shortly before his death, and comprised more than one hundred films.
Cooper received five Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, winning twice for Sergeant York and High Noon. He also received an Honorary Award in 1961 from the Academy.
Decades later, the American Film Institute named Cooper among the AFI's 100 Years. 100 Stars, ranking 11th among males from the Classical Hollywood cinema period. In 2003, his performances as Will Kane in High Noon, Lou Gehrig in The Pride of the Yankees, and Alvin York in Sergeant York made the AFI's 100 Years. 100 Heroes and Villains list, all of them as heroes.
Cooper was born Frank James Cooper in Helena, Montana, one of two sons of an English farmer from Bedfordshire, who later became an American lawyer and judge, Charles Henry Cooper, and Kent-born Alice Cooper. His mother hoped for their two sons to receive a better education than that available in Montana and arranged for the boys to attend Dunstable Grammar School in Bedfordshire, England between 1910 and 1913. Upon the outbreak of World War I, Mrs. Cooper brought her sons home and enrolled them in a Bozeman, Montana, high school.


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The Lucid Spider
Dreams don't kill. But they can be murder
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A grounded, riveting murder mystery with supernatural touches.
Great news! Dreaming Wide Awake got a fantastic review on Kirkus Reviews! (Which is not easy to get)
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A private investigator with psychic abilities probes a homicide conviction in this thriller sequel.
Manhattan sleuth Gus Chase's psychic dreams have helped him close cases. But he believes this ability is fading, which disappoints potential client Sherry Hart. Regardless, she hires him for old-fashioned detective work. Her older brother, Billy Littlefield, is serving time for the murder of a female cashier in Connecticut. Gus quickly learns the circumstantial case against Billy has lingering questions. The initial suspect, for one, committed suicide shortly after the woman's homicide while a video that aided in convicting Billy has an unexplained glitch. Before Gus makes much progress, he meets a stranger who solicits the private eye's psychic skills. Evidently, Gus' "Dream State" can infiltrate a covert group and discover its plot to take over governments via mind control. Surprisingly, this band has a connection to Billy, who endured some type of experiment back in his Army days. Gus and his partner Millar Milner's murder case may soon swerve into conspiracy territory once it's apparent the FBI is involved. It seems Gus' only option in stopping a killer is to rely on his extrasensory dreams. Hinckley's gripping tale moves at a steady beat. The whodunit hits the ground running, as Sherry hands Gus a file jam-packed with evidence she's compiled. Likewise, Gus and Mill's banter over drinks and meals includes discussions about the ongoing case and the pair's interviews with locals. The book's dream sequences enhance the mystery; they're not so much otherworldly as they are filled with tangible puzzle pieces. For example, in one dream, Gus witnesses and experiences myriad things: seeing a strangely familiar man at a podium, hearing a gunshot, and suddenly finding himself in someone's car with a murder victim. Though the increasingly complicated case strays a bit from the original homicide, the villains as well as their motivations are comprehensible and engrossing. A grounded, riveting murder mystery with supernatural touches.
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Dreaming Wide Awake by Charles R. Hinckley is the second book in the August Chase series. The author said his inspiration for this series came from a precognitive experience he had in which a crime was committed. The first novel was a standalone story. In the current tale, although the questions having to do with the current investigation are answered, a major unresolved issue will continue over into the next book. However, it can still be enjoyed on its own. After reading the first novel, Dream State, I found the author's impressive writing imaginative and thrilling and looked forward to his next story. Therefore, after seeing this one, I seized the chance to read it and wasn't disappointed in the least.
Written from the first-person point of view, this 339-page crime drama/mystery was thrilling. The tale started with action as Gus witnessed a murder in his dream. Then, as Gus investigated the murder and dealt with Grossman, the twists and turns kept the novel mesmerizing and intense and had me wondering what would come next.
I love books with unique characters. Each character here has their own distinctive personality. Gus and Mill are both believable and likable with obvious strengths and flaws. Gus hates his paranormal gift. Not only does it cause many sleepless nights, but it has cost him his girlfriend. He takes dangerous chances, and Mill does not hesitate to point that out. Mill is a tech-savvy genius with a love for muscle cars, who sold his company for a fortune. He represents a true friend, who is there through thick and thin. Their friendship and witty banter lightened the story and frequently made me smile. It was hard to know who to trust at the beginning of the novel. Therefore, not wanting to provide a spoiler, the villains will not be identified, but they are sufficiently creepy and will make one's skin crawl.
There was absolutely nothing about this book that I didn't enjoy. Therefore, I enthusiastically award it a rating of four out of four stars. Readers who enjoy thrillers, crime dramas, mysteries, and paranormal stories will appreciate this novel. Sensitive readers need to be aware there are violence and profanities in the book.
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Glenn Tipton was born near Birmingham in England. The guitarist / songwriter / producer has earned worldwide acclaim as a member of Judas Priest for nearly forty years and in that time he has also released two solo albums. His name is synonymous with Rock and Heavy Metal and over the years his music has pioneered the way forward and helped inspire, many young musicians and guitarists through their early years and into successful careers.
He joined Judas Priest in 1974 before the bands first album Rocka Rolla, and the chemistry that evolved within the band, ignited them to incredible success. Priest conquered the planet with its powerful, unique style of Heavy Metal and the groundbreaking quintet has flown high as the very epitome of metal ever since.
He has recorded two solo albums. On March 7, 2006, Rhino Records released a new version of his 1997 Atlantic Records album 'Baptizm Of Fire' (including two bonus tracks) as well as the Tipton, Enwistle and Powell album 'Edge Of The World' which consists of previously unreleased recordings with the late Cozy Powell and John Entwistle, which was laid down around the same time as 'Baptizm Of Fire'
The following pages will give information of interest and hopefully answer many questions regarding Glenn's activities, throughout the years, within and outside of Judas Priest.
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VA Dems cancel event amid infanticide, KKK scandals; pro-lifers will still protest at new location
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LORTON, Virginia, February 1, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – Virginia Democrats have cancelled their planned Saturday town hall meeting as they face backlash over an abortion-through-birth bill they pushed this week and now KKK costume photos from Gov. Ralph Northam's medical school yearbook page. Pro-life activists will still rally against infanticide as planned, but the event's location has changed.
Northam admitted this evening that he appeared in "a costume that is clearly racist and offensive" in his medical school yearbook. His statement didn't say whether he was the one pictured in blackface or dressed as a member of the KKK.
Democrat Del. Kathy Tran was scheduled to speak at South County High School in Lorton on Saturday. Tran sponsored a now-failed bill that she admitted would have allowed abortions at 40 weeks of pregnancy and even as a mother is "dilating" and going into labor.
Gov. Northam defended her.
Commenting on what would happen under the bill if a woman in labor requested an abortion, Northam said: "So in this particular example, if the mother is in labor, I can tell you exactly what would happen: The infant would be delivered; the infant would be kept comfortable; the infant would be resuscitated if that's what the mother and the family desire, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother."
"We are disappointed Delegate Tran and her colleagues chose to call off their town hall rather than face pro-life constituents, who were looking forward to the opportunity to voice their alarm over Delegate Tran's radical abortion bill in person," the Susan B. Anthony List, one of the rally's organizers, said in a statement Friday evening. "Tran has taken to social media attempting to defend her legislation that, by her own admission, would allow abortion on demand right up through the moment of birth. Now she needs to listen to the voters. Our peaceful demonstration will take place as scheduled."
The rally's new location is 8390 Laurel Crest Drive, Lorton, VA 22079. It will still begin at noon. The Susan B. Anthony List says attendees should walk to the corner of Laurel Crest Drive and Silverbrook Road.
VA Dems cancel event amid infanticide, KKK scandals; pro-lifers will… VA Dems cancel event amid infanticide, KKK scandals; pro-lifers will still protest at new location News By Claire Chretien


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#include "audio_frame_operations.h"
#include "module_common_types.h"

namespace webrtc {

void AudioFrameOperations::MonoToStereo(const int16_t* src_audio,
                                        int samples_per_channel,
                                        int16_t* dst_audio) {
  for (int i = 0; i < samples_per_channel; i++) {
    dst_audio[2 * i] = src_audio[i];
    dst_audio[2 * i + 1] = src_audio[i];
  }
}

int AudioFrameOperations::MonoToStereo(AudioFrame* frame) {
  if (frame->num_channels_ != 1) {
    return -1;
  }
  if ((frame->samples_per_channel_ * 2) >= AudioFrame::kMaxDataSizeSamples) {
    // Not enough memory to expand from mono to stereo.
    return -1;
  }

  int16_t data_copy[AudioFrame::kMaxDataSizeSamples];
  memcpy(data_copy, frame->data_,
         sizeof(int16_t) * frame->samples_per_channel_);
  MonoToStereo(data_copy, frame->samples_per_channel_, frame->data_);
  frame->num_channels_ = 2;

  return 0;
}

void AudioFrameOperations::StereoToMono(const int16_t* src_audio,
                                        int samples_per_channel,
                                        int16_t* dst_audio) {
  for (int i = 0; i < samples_per_channel; i++) {
    dst_audio[i] = (src_audio[2 * i] + src_audio[2 * i + 1]) >> 1;
  }
}

int AudioFrameOperations::StereoToMono(AudioFrame* frame) {
  if (frame->num_channels_ != 2) {
    return -1;
  }

  StereoToMono(frame->data_, frame->samples_per_channel_, frame->data_);
  frame->num_channels_ = 1;

  return 0;
}

void AudioFrameOperations::SwapStereoChannels(AudioFrame* frame) {
  if (frame->num_channels_ != 2) return;

  for (int i = 0; i < frame->samples_per_channel_ * 2; i += 2) {
    int16_t temp_data = frame->data_[i];
    frame->data_[i] = frame->data_[i + 1];
    frame->data_[i + 1] = temp_data;
  }
}

void AudioFrameOperations::Mute(AudioFrame& frame) {
  memset(frame.data_, 0, sizeof(int16_t) *
      frame.samples_per_channel_ * frame.num_channels_);
  frame.energy_ = 0;
}

int AudioFrameOperations::Scale(float left, float right, AudioFrame& frame) {
  if (frame.num_channels_ != 2) {
    return -1;
  }

  for (int i = 0; i < frame.samples_per_channel_; i++) {
    frame.data_[2 * i] =
        static_cast<int16_t>(left * frame.data_[2 * i]);
    frame.data_[2 * i + 1] =
        static_cast<int16_t>(right * frame.data_[2 * i + 1]);
  }
  return 0;
}

int AudioFrameOperations::ScaleWithSat(float scale, AudioFrame& frame) {
  int32_t temp_data = 0;

  // Ensure that the output result is saturated [-32768, +32767].
  for (int i = 0; i < frame.samples_per_channel_ * frame.num_channels_;
       i++) {
    temp_data = static_cast<int32_t>(scale * frame.data_[i]);
    if (temp_data < -32768) {
      frame.data_[i] = -32768;
    } else if (temp_data > 32767) {
      frame.data_[i] = 32767;
    } else {
      frame.data_[i] = static_cast<int16_t>(temp_data);
    }
  }
  return 0;
}

}  //  namespace webrtc

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Did you know that blue light could be one reason that your health isn't the best it could be? Blue light protection is something all of us need in our modern, well-lit lives.
Because, as it turns out, blue light isn't all that good for us. The blue screen of death is aptly named.
But what is blue light and why do we need blue light protection, anyway?
All light is on the electromagnetic spectrum. Blue light is at the far end of the visible spectrum (close to invisible UV light), on the opposite end from red light. Blue light is a high energy, low wavelength light. This can be good or bad.
By itself, blue light is one of the most dangerous forms of electromagnetic frequency (or EMF).
Artificial blue light is a relatively recent addition to our human lives.
Of course, blue light itself isn't a new invention- the sun emits blue light. This helps us wake up and feel happier and more alert. It turns on your pituitary gland in the morning. In fact, the high energy of blue light is the reason that the sky looks blue.
For the majority of human history, we used fire and daylight to see by. After electricity became a household norm, most lights were still warm-hued Edison bulbs.
And then everything changed… we invented LEDs, and found plenty of ways to isolate blue light from the rest of the visible light spectrum. This gave us a pure form of blue light, one we've never been exposed to before. And our lights got brighter and brighter.
In these modern times, we don't spend much time outside, in natural light. We're absorbing tons of blue light. And artificial blue light can be extremely harmful.
Today, there is blue light all around us. It's coming from our phones, iPads, and computers.
TVs emit blue light and we watch way too much of it.
You can't really get away from blue light- it's even blinking away on machines and in cars. This is because, since blue LEDs are relatively recent inventions, their blue hue is seen as being more "futuristic" looking than red lights. So companies stick them everywhere -from fridges to Ferraris- to make their technology seem more advanced.
The majority of our exposure to artificial blue light happens at night– that's when we're watching movies, TV, and staying up late under artificial light. This is also when it's the most dangerous.
This massive increase in blue light exposure at night is affecting our wellbeing- especially because the harmful effects aren't immediately obvious.
So how does blue light affect us? This new nighttime light form isn't like the warm, soft firelight that we humans have been looking at for thousands of years.
Separated from the rest of the visible light spectrum, blue light can become incredibly harmful.
Read on to see how artificial blue light might be affecting your health.
Even though one look at artificial blue light isn't harmful, light has a cumulative effect. Over time, blue light exposure can eventually lead to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other retinal harm.
People who are constantly exposed to blue light, such as people who work with computers or play lots of video games, as well as the elderly, are probably at higher risk for damage to their retina and eyesight.
When you look at blue light, it goes straight through your eyes and directly into your pineal gland. This is a gland in your brain that sits right in the middle of your forehead. It's also called the third eye.
This gland is in charge of melatonin production, among other things. I'm sure you've heard of melatonin and its importance to sleep, but it is even bigger than that! Melatonin is a major antioxidant in the body, and its production is inversely related to health issues.
This includes cancer cell activity. Less melatonin, more cancer cell activity and growth.
As melatonin production decreases because of blue light, your risk of diseases, including cancer, increases.
Yes, this happens slowly, but that almost makes it more dangerous– if artificial blue light were to immediately kill hundreds of people upon exposure, it'd be banned in a jiffy. I feel that way about a lot of things- like toxic store-bought cleaners. They're awful for you but no one gets sick from using them once or twice. The effect is cumulative.
Not sleeping well and having unbalanced hormone levels can cause fatigue and negatively affect your energy levels if the causes aren't dealt with.
In fact, blue light exposure at night can actually shift your circadian rhythm for up to 48 hours. What this means is that you're effectively giving yourself jet lag every time you're exposed to blue light at night! And it definitely means you're not going to sleep great.
Read on to find out how you can protect yourself from these harmful effects!
So, artificial blue light is obviously a problem. But how do you protect yourself when blue light is everywhere? Here are some tips for reducing your exposure to blue light, and the best method of blue light protection I've found is at the bottom!
Even though artificial blue light is a relatively new addition to our lives, there are already plenty of filters that you can install for your screens to protect yourself.
These filters cause your computer, iPad, or phone to shift to a warmer, dimmer lighting at night.
You can download f.lux for your computer, and search for either Night Shift for iPhone or Blue Light Filter – Night Mode for Android devices. And best of all, they're all free!
Some computer operating programs (including Windows 10) have this function installed automatically too- just search for "night light" under settings to get started! I think it's awesome that there's a preinstalled blue light filter app for PC.
Sometimes, you just can't control blue light exposure. There's no filter you can download for movies or public spaces! Luckily for us, someone brilliant came up with the idea of blue light blocking glasses.
These glasses have an orange tint (some glasses are more orange than others) to help decrease the amount of blue light that your eyes are exposed to.
When you're buying new prescription glasses, some places give you the option of adding a tint to your glasses for an added price. There are also separate, non-prescription blue light glasses you can buy. And they aren't expensive! Mine cost about $15.
When I first started looking for glasses to wear at night, I found lots of blue light blocking glasses that were apparently super-scientific and verified to block blue light- which all translates to expensive.
I opted instead for a more affordable pair, the Gamma RAY vintage computer glasses (with a black vintage round frame!). They come with a carrying case and cleaning cloth, and they really do help with eyestrain and blue light!
Since I started wearing these at night, I've seen a noticeable difference in how tired my eyes feel after watching a movie or seeing bright lights. When I'm not wearing them and I get on the computer or something in the evening, my eyes quickly feel strained and I feel tired but buzzed, and I usually don't sleep very well.
Wearing these at night, though, help me feel ready for bed and I usually get to sleep quicker!
Overall, I've been very pleased with my blue light protection glasses. They're durable, affordable, and they fit me perfectly! I have a larger-than-normal head (for a woman) and a larger-than-normal bridge on my nose, so lots of glasses give me headaches after I wear them for a while since they squeeze too tight.
But these ones fit great! They work fine for people with normal-sized heads and noses too. =) They also fit over my prescription glasses too, which looks kinda dorky, but hey, it works!
My husband, on the other hand, needed glasses that were a tad bigger, and he went the Vseegrs blue light blocking glasses. They cost a bit extra, so I was sure they'd work just as well, if not better.
But guess what? They're already falling apart! More expensive and flimsier too? I think I'll stick with Gamma Ray glasses.
I find that my blue light blocking glasses are especially helpful whenever I'm watching a movie at night, and they're also super useful when I'm out and about late at night.
Places like airports, shopping centers, and grocery stores can all have glaring artificial blue light sources, and wearing my blue light blocking glasses to these places can help my eyes feel better and make me feel less worn out afterward!
As an introvert, that's huge. I love coming home and not feeling completely drained just because of the bright lighting in an area.
When you do get to be home though, you have complete control to change your light bulbs to something less harmful.
Many types of lights can be harmful to your health because of the amount of energy in their wavelengths. One of the worst types of light bulbs is compact fluorescent lights (CFL), which have tons of blue light. They also emit mercury when they're new!
You can toss those any time you want. I'll wait.
Ok, wanna know your best choices for replacement bulbs? First on the list is warm incandescent bulbs. They're easy on your eyes and don't emit much blue light. The next best choice is LEDs, but they vary in their emission of EMFs and blue light, and they can be pricey.
Some other good choices for lighting include warm nightlights, (so that you don't blind yourself when you use the bathroom at night) Edison bulbs (which are low-wattage and snazzy as heck!) and my favorite, salt rock lamps (which not only look nice- they're good for you for numerous reasons!).
You can also try lighting your evening with candles!
Pretend the power went out and get cozy with your partner or pet. Just make sure your candles are all-natural so you aren't breathing in toxins! Look for 100% beeswax candles with cotton wicks. I like these taper candles and these tea light candles!
As you read above, blue light is one of the most dangerous forms of electromagnetic frequency, or EMF. One way you can reduce the damage done by blue light exposure is to invest in some EMF shields.
EMF shields won't make blue light disappear, but it can protect you from the radiation that comes from numerous sources, including blue light, cell towers, smart meters, and your cell phone.
Shielding yourself from EMFs can help you sleep better, have more energy, decrease arthritis, reduce your risk of disease, and tons more!
Aires Tech is the company I use and recommend. They've put over $20M into R&D- they know their stuff and it really works!
How do I know it works? First off, I feel better. Also, I brought my EMF shields to my naturopathic doctor and he did a test to see if my body was responding positively or negatively to the shields. He found that my body really did want the protection my shield provided!
This is true for anyone since EMFs are everywhere, and unhealthy for everyone.
I use a Shield Pro on my phone and carry an Aires Defender Pro on me everywhere I go. There's also the super-powerful Aires Guardian, which can be used to protect entire rooms from EMFs.
And if you'd like to save some monies on an EMF shield, use code "hopeful10" at checkout for a discount! This code can also be used on top of their sales, which they offer regularly!
All of these options are great for reducing your exposure. But do you want to know which is the BEST method for protecting yourself from blue light?
Here it is: don't use just one or two methods! Use them all. Stack up protection. That's the best way to protect yourself from the dangers of artificial blue light exposure.
So get some blue light blocking glasses, and bring them with you when you go out at night! Let that nasty CFL light go out. Get filters for your phone and computer, but try not to be on them too much at night anyway. Buy some Edison bulbs and a salt rock lamp to light your house at night (and make it look warm, romantic, and incredible!).
Do all you can to reduce your exposure, and increase your blue light protection, because you never know when you'll be exposed.
The less your body has to deal with, the more it'll be able to stand up to the unhealthy stuff (think toxins, chemicals, and viruses) that inevitably come your way!
There's much more than just artificial blue light that you need to be aware of, though.
If you'd like to know more about minimizing the toxins you're exposed to on a daily basis, you can check out my free guide to reducing toxins!
I'd also highly recommend learning about your human design.
Human design is a way to understand your unique energy blueprint. It's a synthesis of eastern and western astrology, the Judaic Kabbalah, the Hindu Chakra system, the Chinese I'Ching, and quantum physics.
Learning about your human design strategy can help you protect your energy better by guiding you towards authentic living, better sleep, better decision making, and an overall understanding about how you personally take in, create, and manage energy.
Do you think you'll start using any of these techniques? Do you do any of them already? Let me know in the comments below!


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This week I attended the monthly meeting of the Dutchess County Supervisors and Mayors Association. It is a great resource for what other towns are doing, or not doing, and advice. As the rookie last year, I was drafted into becoming their Secretary, which suits my skill set and which I am happy to do. Hence, I am on the Board of this group. In that capacity, I get to go to meetings with the County Executive among other things. These meetings are usually rousing, opinionated, and thrilling. One of the main topics at both meetings was the fact that the proposed State budget for 2019 takes away State Aid for towns. This aid is called AIM. For Pine Plains, this is a loss of a budgeted $9,000+, which in a small town like this is a lot of money. If our AIM is cut, this will mean that the tax cap is exceeded and taxes will go up. Our group is writing a strong letter to the governor against eliminating this aid. Another topic at both meetings was ambulance service in Dutchess County. The County Executive is working on a Shared Service idea which would combine service for small towns in various areas at a rather heavy price. He warned us that this is coming in about a year. That said, there might be an opportunity for our Rescue Squad to become one of the providers of this service, which means they could be paid for their work. I will certainly advocate for that if allowed. More on this as his plan is revealed. At issue also is the tax cap. The history of the tax cap is that it was imposed on school districts to keep them from going overboard, then imposed on towns in order to be equitable. Putting the tax cap into permanent status is on the table right now. Our feeling is that the tax cap should not include capital projects, which greatly inflate our budgets. Those are just a few of the things we discussed at both meetings. I believe that this is a very valuable association for Pine Plains to be a part of, and it's always exciting to go down to the County Building and meet with CE Molinaro and his staff.
We had our first meeting of Group of Strangers on Thursday. From 1-2pm every Thursday, Addiction Recovery Coach CaraMia Bacchiochi will be here to just sit and talk with people about addiction. She's a wise person and this is a safe space to talk about anything. If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, and are reticent to talk with her, remember this: the stigma of being an addict is what prevents us from getting help when we need it. And if you think that no one knows what you're going through in a small town, consider this: everyone knows. So take the first step and go talk to CaraMia!
I sat down with advocate Sam Busselle to discuss affordable housing this week as well. Sam helped start the Northeast Community Center in Millerton, which among other things, helps transport people from Pine Plains to their doctor appointments and the VA via their Dial-a-Ride program. He is trying to put together a collaborative approach for this between 3 towns. He is sponsoring a conference April 12th in Millerton on the subject and we will be in attendance. He is looking for interested investors. There is a lot of innovative action in this area including passive solar homes being built in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity at a cost of around $140,000.
So many balls in the air, so little time!


If it's Got wheels, that's where I'm gonna be!!
It's quite sad, if only they would have just rebadged it as a GMC. Just think what might have been.
GM and Chevy to address the FRS, GT-86 and BRZ?
If it aint broke, dont fix it!!!
just because u call it a mustang dont make it a mustang china!!!
what can be seen, cannot be unseen. and i wish i hadn't seen this monstrosity!!!
y, just y??? just because u can put a carriage roof on something doesnt mean that you should!!!!!
Acura News: Rumorpile: Is There A Small NSX In The Works?
Go 4 it, a truck like that is worth getting, and since its the 4L80E it should be a cheap fix.
Ocnblu, u got the right idea! As Biggie once said, "Kick in the door wavin the 44, make em say Poppa please dont hit me no more". But seeriously though that is some bull, the dealership just want money which they will lose when Missy takes em 2 court and take em 4 every penny they got!!
Cool, the only time I've ever seen a Packard from that era has been in a car museum.Glad 2 see she is out driving hers!!
Why would someone do this to a C6?
Whoever desecrates a Corvette shall be drawn quartered and burned @ the stake!!!!
GM should just call it Chevelle and call it a day. People respect that nameplate!!!


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State Farm accused of making it harder for Black customers to get insurance payouts
a smarter Tucson is a better Tucson
Suit alleges automated claims processing method disproportionately subjects claims of Black policyholders to greater suspicion
Posted Dec 19, 2022, 7:45 am
Dave Byrnes
State Farm/FlickrUnlike the racism of yesteryear, when would-be Black homeowners faced explicit redlining by living human beings, modern discrimination can be carried out by computers using racially inflected data sets.
Black home insurance policyholders brought a federal class action against State Farm on Wednesday morning, alleging the multibillion-dollar company subjects their claims to greater scrutiny than it does those of white clients.
More specifically, the suit accuses State Farm of violating the 1968 Fair Housing Act by forcing Black policyholders to wait longer than their white counterparts for their claims to be approved.
It further alleges, using data drawn from 800 white and Black homeowners across the Midwest, that Black customers were 39% more likely than white customers to be asked to submit additional paperwork after filing a claim, and 20% more likely to need more than three meetings with State Farm employees in order to settle one. The additional hurdles Black customers have to clear in turn causes them to wait longer for necessary home repairs.
"Thirty-nine percent of white State Farm policyholder respondents had their claim paid out in one month or less from time of submission; by contrast, only 30% of Black homeowner respondents were paid out at the same rate," the suit claims.
Several hours after the complaint was filed, a State Farm representative released this statement:
"We take this filing seriously. This suit does not reflect the values we hold at State Farm. State Farm is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment, where all customers and associates are treated with fairness, respect, and dignity. We are dedicated to paying what we owe, promptly and courteously."
But attorney Aisha Rich of the law firm Fairmark Partners, who helped author the complaint, countered in her own prepared statement that "The data behind this lawsuit indicate that Black homeowners are subject to a fundamentally different and worse claims process at State Farm."
"State Farm should be a 'good neighbor' to all its policyholders, regardless of their race," Rich said.
Other attorneys representing the putative class include a team from the Center on Race, Inequality and the Law at New York University School of Law, as well as the law firm Mehri & Skalet.
The class representative in the case, an Illinois woman named Jacqueline Huskey, is one of the many Black customers allegedly affected by State Farm's institutional bias. She filed a claim in June 2021 after a hail storm damaged her roof, but said it took the company two months to send adjusters to inspect the damages and four months for it to approve her claim for the cost of internal repairs. The insurer has still not approved her claim for external damages to the roof itself.
"As a result of State Farm's delay, Huskey experienced further damage to her home—water damage to her kitchen and to two bathrooms caused by leaks in the unrepaired roof—and a decrease to her home's overall value," the complaint states.
The cause of this alleged discriminatory practice is State Farm's automated claims processing system. Unlike the racism of yesteryear, when would-be Black homeowners faced explicit redlining by living human beings, modern discrimination can be carried out by computers using racially inflected data sets.
"In the insurance industry, as elsewhere in our society, racial discrimination has shifted from overt to covert," the lawsuit states. "Even though race-based redlining is now illegal, discrimination has persisted through practices such as using credit-based insurance scores and discriminatory underwriting guidelines that use age and home value as a proxy for race."
Automated processing systems are useful to large insurance corporations like State Farm because they both reduce labor costs and streamline customer intake. They also prevent any one employee's biases from affecting how a customer is treated by the company. But given that race, class and wealth are conflated in the U.S., the suit alleges that even the supposedly race-neutral economic factors an algorithm considers while evaluating the legitimacy of a claim can reinforce racial disparity.
"Unfortunately, algorithms too often have discriminatory effects, even where demographic data, such as race, are not included as inputs," the complaint states. "This is because algorithms can 'learn' to use omitted demographic features by combining other inputs that are correlated with race (or another protected classification), like zip code, college attended, and membership in certain groups." (Parentheses in original.)
The inherent bias of algorithmic systems has been noted beyond the insurance sector – their use is also criticized in policing, credit reporting and university admissions. The suit cites a 2021 Brookings Institute study which found that AIs trained on internet data often have "negative associations for the concept of an African American social group" due to the racist depiction of Black names online, and a 2020 article in the MIT Technology Review that argued that predictive policing algorithms ought to be abolished.
State Farm itself has acknowledged that racial bias can extend into the AI learning process, given that the company's automobile division filed a software patent in 2022 for a "method of controlling for undesired factors in machine learning models."
"The model is trained to probabilistically correlate an aspect of the applicant's appearance with a personal and / or health -related characteristic. Any undesired factors, such as age, sex, ethnicity and / or race, are identified for exclusion," the patent's abstract states, but there is no indication that this model has been applied to processing homeowners insurance claims.
Given the alleged breach of Black homeowners' civil rights, the suit asks a federal judge to enjoin State Farm from using its current automated claims processing system. It also calls for audits on the company to ensure an end to the discriminatory effects of that system.
"State Farm could examine the algorithmic bias that inflicts enormous harm on Black policyholders, but its failure to do so necessitates this litigation," said attorney Alexander Rose of Fairmark Partners.
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Enjoy the top 12 famous quotes, sayings and quotations by Adolf Eichmann.
I will leap into my grave laughing because the feeling that I have five million human beings on my conscience is for me a source of extraordinary satisfaction.
Repentance is for little children.
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Grab your dirndl and lederhosen because Oktoberfest Leeds will be returning for its second year in the heart of Leeds at South Bank Depot this October. Spread out over four events from Thursday to Saturday, Yorkshire's biggest celebration of authentic Bavarian bier, music and food promises guests a truly international experience that makes you feel like you have been transported to the beautiful countrysides of southeast Germany. Featuring live music from an in-house oompah band, steins of Bavarian bier, the largest selection of bratwurst sausages and a room of upto 4,000 people, there is no party like an Oktoberfest party!
Grab your drinking buddies and get ready to join Oktoberfest Leeds 2018 at South Bank Depot, Leeds between Thursday 11th - Saturday 13th October.


While turning our mobile phones into small offices for many hours every day we´ve got used to the fact that we have different apps for mailing, calendar and contacts.
Acompli wants to save s precious time by combining these task into just one solution. We spoke to founder Javier Soltero about his groundbreaking iPhone app.
What does the app and what makes it special?
Acompli is a mobile email app that lets professionals handle emails on the go, rather than just defer them until the desktop. It combines email, file sharing, contacts and scheduling in one simple app, ending the need for app switching and making better use of the unique interface and features of the iPhone.
How did you come up with the idea to create this app?
We saw three major frustrations with mobile email: typing, finding messages, and switching between apps. We saw that mobile usage was expanding and knew mobile email would only become more of a problem for more professionals. So we set out to solve it.
What were the main obstacles technically and how did you solve them?
Email is a much more difficult problem than most people realize. There's a lot that goes on behind the scenes to sync your messages smoothly across servers and devices. And calendaring is even more complicated. Creating events that recur regularly but can also be canceled on a one-off basis is really tough. But we knew the problem was significant, so we worked hard to solve it by digging deep into the protocols and creating some clever solutions to scheduling and email integration.
We're aimed at business professionals who use Microsoft Exchange and iPhones, and we also work with Gmail. Now that the BYOD trend is expanding to bring-your-own app, we saw it was important to let professionals choose the email app that worked best for them, rather than default to the app they were being required to use. At the same time, I come from an IT infrastructure background so I know how important it is to work with the IT team. Acompli is a solution that individuals can use without compromising security for their organization in any way, and when IT comes on board with it, they will have access to the security controls they need.
What are the future plans for updates and new features?
We plan iPad and Android versions later this year.


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If there's one thing that I'm a huge advocate for, it's overnight oats. My housemate started this obsession, and now it's an epidemic that has spread to my entire house of six girls. For those of you who haven't been blessed with the knowledge of this food, allow me to change your life.
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The "cooking time" calls for at least four hours, but odds are you'll make this in the evening for the next day. The idea is that in the morning, you have an already-prepared breakfast waiting for you that you can munch on while you get ready for your day.
There are so many benefits to overnight oats. They're filling, which is awesome when you have class all day and aren't sure when you'll get the time to eat. They're versatile, being that you can put whatever flavours you want into them. They're also nutritious and packed with protein. Talk about a great start to your day!
If you're an overnight oats enthusiast like I am, you're in luck. I'm about to share a few incredible overnight oats recipes (including a festive fall one) so you can have this type of wonderful in your life every day.
First, I'm going to start with the classic recipe. It's simple, easy and tastes good on its own, but most importantly, it's your base to get imaginative. You can use whatever milk, yogurt and sweeteners you'd like. As for servings, this will make enough for one serving if you want to be full for hours and have the appetite for it, but you could also split it into two servings.
There's your base — now we get to the fun part. For the following recipes, you'll use the base above. Simply whisk in these new ingredients and put it in the fridge.
Once you try a few, you'll get to know your favourites and just how much or how little sweetener you need.
This one is my go-to. I'm a total peanut butter fanatic, and this tastes so good. It's packed with protein from the peanut butter—a great perk if you're a vegetarian like me—and the chocolate gives it that extra richness.
For this one, add 2 tablespoons of peanut butter and 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder.
My housemates are banana-obsessed, and for good reason—bananas have tons of nutritional benefits. To add some extra sweetness, the chocolate chip twist in this one is a must.
To make this one, add half a ripe banana (chopped or mashed) and two tablespoons of chocolate chips. Feel free to add more if you have a real sweet tooth.
Who doesn't love a good slice of strawberry cheesecake? Unfortunately, it isn't always readily available (or a great breakfast option). Luckily, you can get close with these strawberry cheesecake overnight oats.
For this one, add 1/4 cup of chopped fresh strawberries, 3 tablespoons of cream cheese and the juice of 1/2 a lemon.
No one really has the time to make French toast in the morning. Thanks to the simplicity of overnight oats, you can get the same flavours in a jar.
For this one, you'll add 1/2 a banana (mashed), 1/2 a teaspoon of cinnamon, and 1 tablespoon of maple syrup.
I'm admittedly pumpkin obsessed, from pumpkin pie to pumpkin spice lattes to sweet cinnamon pumpkin candles. This recipe is great and really festive for fall.
You'll need to grab a can of pumpkin purée for these. Add 1/2 a cup to the base along with 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon of ground nutmeg.
I'm lactose intolerant, so this one made me very excited. The last time I had moose tracks ice cream is when I was very young, and I didn't appreciate it enough. Younger me didn't realize that her ability to consume dairy would one day vanish.
For this recipe, add 1 tablespoon of peanut butter, 1/2 a teaspoon of cocoa powder, 1/2 a teaspoon of honey and 1/2 a teaspoon of melted coconut oil.
You fruit lovers out there are probably like, "Okay, we get that you have a sweet tooth, where's a recipe for us?" Don't worry, I've got you covered.
For this one, add 1/3 cup of chopped fresh or canned pineapple, 1/2 an apple (chopped), 1/3 cup of chopped ripe mango, 1/2 a ripe banana (chopped or mashed), and 2 tablespoons of unsweetened flaked coconut.
Overnight oats are easy to make and taste so good that you'll actually look forward to waking up for breakfast in the morning. Don't worry, you can thank me later.


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BEKAH began her music career in 2009 in Urban-Pop duo 'STAR' with her younger brother Benjamin Reuben Buffong. They began studying Music Business at Birmingham's Access Creative College in 2011 and were both fast-tracked completing the 2year course in the space of a year. They were then invited to study in London, where they built a credible reputation for themselves securing performances at; Liverpool Sound City (supporting Belfast artist Jun Tzu), Latitude Festival, MOBO Tour and participating in a UK School Tour. They quickly realised their passion for music was rooted in live performance and focused their time on developing their craft as performers. In 2012 'Music For Youth' spotted the potential in STAR's live performance and later selected them out of thousands of applicants to open the final night of the Schools Proms alongside the Penzance Youth Strings Orchestra at a sold out Royal Albert Hall. The collaborative performance saw Urban-Pop fused with Classical in a live capacity. It was there STAR was awarded for their; songwriting, production and performance skills.
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Characters' ideologies, worldview are driving factors of 'Faadu', says director Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Director Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, who is awaiting the release of her streaming debut show 'Faadu', has shared that the upcoming series came into existence because she wanted to explore another dimension to a love story and for the same, she made the ideologies and thought-processes of her lead characters the vehicle to drive the narrative.
Elaborating on the same, she said: "Every time I choose to tell a story I ask myself what's my purpose and why do I want to tell a particular story. With 'Faadu', I wanted to explore a new dimension in the absolute meaning of love between a man and woman, their ideologies and their thought processes which have many dimensions."
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Konsulat Finlandii w Gdańsku (fiń. Suomen konsulaatti Gdanskissa, niem. Konsulat von Finnland in Danzig) – fińska placówka konsularna mieszcząca się w Gdańsku.

Konsulat funkcjonował w latach 1921-1940.

Po II wojnie światowej konsulat otwarto ponownie z siedzibą w Gdyni.

Kierownicy konsulatu
 1921 - Valne Slikaniemi, konsul
 1922-1923 – Ragnar Nordström, wicekonsul (1894-1982)
 1923-1926 – Carl Heimbürger, konsul (1874-1952)
 1926-1939 – prof. Ludwig Noé, konsul generalny (1871-1949)
 1939-1940 - Kerttu Kärr, p.o. kier. urzędu (1900-)

 1946-1955 - Julius Arvid Wuoma, kier. konsulatu
 1970-1974 - Pentti Kristian Lerkki (1936-1993)

Siedziba
W okresie międzywojennym konsulat mieścił się w Gdańsku, kolejno przy
 Straußgasse 4, ob. ul. Chłodna (1921),
 Vorstädtischer Graben 44, ob. Podwale Przedmiejskie (1922),
 Katergasse 23, ob. ul. Kocurki (1925),
 Werftgasse 4-6, ob. ul. Doki (1927-1939), w siedzibie The International Shipbuilding and Engineering Co Ltd,
 Adolf-Hitler-Str. 200, ob. al. Grunwaldzka (1939-1940).

Po II wojnie światowej:
 z siedzibą w Gdyni przy ul. Karpackiej 6 (1946-1948) i w Domu Marynarza Szwedzkiego przy ul. Jana z Kolna 25 (1955-1966),
 w Sopocie przy ul. Żeromskiego 12 (1976-1986),
 w Gdańsku w al. Grunwaldzkiej 132 (agencja konsularna w 1990).

Zobacz też
 Ambasada Finlandii w Polsce
 Polsko-Fińska Izba Gospodarcza
 Skandynawsko-Polska Izba Handlowa

Bibliografia
 Marek Andrzejewski: Konsulaty Skandynawskie w Wolnym Mieście Gdańsku, Zeszyty Naukowe Wydziału Humanistycznego Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego, Studia Scandinavica, nr 8, 1985

 Stosunki dyplomatyczne Polski. Informator. Tom I. Europa 1918-2006, Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych, Archiwum/Wydawnictwo Askon, Warszawa 2007, s. 584,
 Daniel Czerwiński: Działania aparatu bezpieczeństwa Polski Ludowej wobec zachodnich placówek dyplomatycznych w Trójmieście na przełomie lat czterdziestych i pięćdziesiątych XX w. (zarys zagadnienia), Słupskie Studia Historyczne, nr 19, rok 2013, s. 221-238
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Who doesn't love Tacos? International food chain Taco Bell is launching it's 11th outlet in India and Gurugram is lucky enough to have this chain in DLF Cyber Hub now. It's launching on the 2nd of December, and as it the current trend of offering up food and drinks at abnormally low prices, Taco Bell is following suit by offering Tacos at just INR 11! In celebration of their 11th outlet, the taco chain will be giving out these discounted tacos only on the 2nd of December between noon and 3PM.
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I am trying to get a mobile app developed (ios / android) and for some reason I had it in my head that I should have a Facebook app. My App will be fetching some Facebook data from it's user. Do I even need to have a Facebook App or is it even something I could put on the back burner?
It looks like there already is a facebook app.. by some guys.. you know.. yeah.
I'm not trying to make an app like Facebook. There are apps that are made exclusively for Facebook like apps are made for Ios and for Android. That is what i'm asking about.
Gotcha. In that respects your question is pretty vague. Is there a point to "fetching some Facebook data from it's user."? I mean, in theory, no one really needs to have/build some facebook widget.. but there are some reasons to.
I'm building a whole app, I just really don't want to put the details out there at the time being because I don't want someone stealing the idea. It's not a game. I think it might be the only app out there that is actually useful to Facebook, lol.
Okay.. then what is holding you back from building it, or why is there a question of you building it?
Because i'm just a single person trying to get an app made and it seems like everyone wants to charge me a ton of money. I have some web experience, but I can't do a mobile app. I'm one of those guys that when I go out with my buddies, I come up with a good idea and it sound awesome! The next day, not so much. I have had this idea now for about 9 months and it's still a great idea in my mind. I have detailed story boards made (in Photoshop), and I can do all the graphics. I can also do any website needed. I just need the mobile apps made.
I've had such a bad time finding a developer. Between taking days to get back to me via email or telling me they can do something, then to find out they can't, it's been a nightmare. My app doesn't seem like it should be that difficult to make, but the "big guys" want no less than $10,000. Reminds me of the day when websites were fairly "new" and people charged an arm and a leg because of it.
Is this just another 'post a job' thread? If so you already have one.
What you may think is easy is not always so when getting down to the brass tacks. Not to mention time, experience, and so on are often not cheap. See the "Picasso's Napkin' legend.
No, this is not a job posting. I just would like some advice on how important people think having a "Facebook" app is or do they think just having a mobile app is good enough?
It's super relative to the project, and there are no hard or fast rules. At best the only one that can make that determination is you. Do you think a facebook app is required in conjunction with a mobile app or not.


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