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Hong Kong grounds all flights as protest paralyzes airport
By Helen Regan, Ben Westcott, James Griffiths and Jessie Yeung, CNN
Updated 10:11 p.m. ET, August 19, 2019
What we covered here
All flights grounded: All departing flights have been canceled in Hong Kong, as thousands of demonstrators descend on the city's International Airport earlier Monday.
Alleged police brutality: A small number of protesters have been demonstrating at the airport all weekend, but today's mass gathering was sparked by allegations of unnecessary police violence on Sunday.
Crowds thinning, but thousands remain: The number of protesters at the airport has begun to seriously thin amid rumors of impending police action.
World transport hub: Hong Kong International Airport is one of the busiest in the world, handling 1,100 flights daily across about 200 destinations.
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5:57 a.m. ET, August 12, 2019
Airport protesters: "Sorry for the inconvenience but we're fighting for survival!"
Graffiti and posters are plastered over Hong Kong's airport. Helen Regan/CNN
Protesters have plastered posters, flyers and even spray-painted graffiti all over the airport.
One makeshift sign reads: "Sorry for the inconvenience but we're fighting for survival!"
Another says: "Shame on the cops." The sign refers to the police officers who protesters are accusing of brutality, corruption, inaction, and use of excessive force.
All departing flights, and several incoming flights, have been canceled because of the airport shutdown.
Why Hong Kong's young protesters feel they're running out of time in fight for democracy
From CNN's James Griffiths
When protesters in Hong Kong targeted the Chinese government's headquarters in the city last month, social media users in China were united in outrage.
"The dignity of our motherland won't be allowed to be trampled," one person wrote on Weibo, the country's highly-censored equivalent to Twitter, while another warned the young protesters that "playing violently is how you seek death."
A third commenter sought to reassure others, writing that "the central government promised that Hong Kong won't be changed for 50 years. There's only 28 years left before Hong Kong becomes part of (China)."
A looming deadline: That 2047 deadline, on which the clock began ticking after the United Kingdom handed Hong Kong over to China in 1997, is at the forefront of the minds of the mostly young protesters who have been taking to the streets for over two months now, in increasingly violent confrontations with police and pro-government groups.
What began as protests over a now-suspended extradition bill have broadened to cover a host of demands, including calls for greater democracy and more government accountability, that many feel they are running out of time to achieve.
Even as democratic values have increasingly come under threat around the world, and many voters in democracies are increasingly expressing apathy or despair, young Hong Kongers are determined to continue a fight for freedom which began decades ago under British rule, before time runs out and Hong Kong becomes just another Chinese city.
"Liberate Hong Kong, the revolution of our times," the slogan of the protests has become.
Read more analysis here.
Cathay Pacific warns staff of "zero tolerance" with protests
Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong's flag-carrier airline, has told its employees that it has "has a zero-tolerance approach to illegal activities" and will comply with China's ban on staff who have protested.
The memo from the company's CEO, Rupert Hogg, warned that "there will be disciplinary consequences for employees who support or participate in illegal protests. These consequences could be serious and may include termination of employment."
On Friday, China's Civil Aviation Administration ordered Cathay to ban staff who have participated in and support the protests from doing "all air transport duties related to flights to and from the mainland."
Hogg's memo also warned employees against posting protest-related content on social media, saying: "You should not post anything that breaches privacy of colleagues, constitutes bullying or harassment or could bring Cathay Pacific Group into disrepute."
Tourists stranded without information
From CNN's Ben Westcott and Helen Regan
Hong Kong permanent resident Lawrence Hahn (left) said he was supposed to be flying to New York today. Ben Westcott/CNN
Milling about among the thousands of protesters at Hong Kong's international airport are many confused passengers who don't know what's happening with their flights, dozens of which have been cancelled this evening.
Hong Kong permanent resident Lawrence Hahn said he had arrived to find his flight canceled and no Cathay Pacific staff to be found.
"There's not a single Cathay staff member here," he said. "Not a single one."
He was supposed to be flying to New York.
Fitness worker Rachel Moon said she supported the protesters but shutting down the airport was too "extreme."
Kim Macaranas, right, expressed frustration at the lack of news. Helen Regan/CNN
Kim Macaranas, from Brisbane, shared Hahn and Moon's frustration. Her family's flight has been cancelled and they are just waiting for news.
"We are devastated there are no staff here to tell us what to do. Thats the worst of it. Stuck trying to ring our airlines and family in Australia trying to rebook. Got told to come early but they should have known and told us. Have had to put data on -- no signal," she told CNN.
There are long queues for the toilets and 7/11 convenience stores, with few places to get water or other supplies.
"We are waiting to hear what's happened, do we get on a flight later? Do we wait? Family in Australia are trying to find out," she said, adding that airline staff were "very rude."
"There are no loudspeakers giving us information," Macaranas said. "We love Hong Kong but it does change our whole perspective. I understand the protests but this is not helping tourism."
Flyers at the airport, where many international tourists are now trapped alongside thousands of protesters. Helen Regan/CNN
Flights to Hong Kong are also being canceled
Flights departing from Hong Kong have been grounded -- but incoming flights are also being diverted or canceled.
At Bangkok Airport, this sign is notifying travelers that Cathay Pacific flights CX708 and CX704, scheduled to depart at 5:30 p.m. and 6:55 p.m. Hong Kong time, have been canceled due to the Hong Kong airport shutdown.
Flights from Bangkok to Hong Kong have been canceled. Sarita Harilela/CNN
Why are protesters targeting the airport?
Hong Kong's international airport -- one of the busiest in Asia -- had emerged as a key protest target before today's mass gathering, as anti-government demonstrators looked to take their message directly to the international community.
At the airport over the weekend, leaflets in Chinese, English, French, Korean, Japanese and other languages were handed out to arriving international visitors, explaining the causes of the unrest -- as protesters see it -- and the demands of the opposition movement.
Showcasing the slick design that has characterized the protests, other pamphlets and posters also advertised planned demonstrations as "new tourist spots," handed out airline tickets "to freedom" and advised tourists what to do if they were caught in the protests during their visit.
The economy takes a hit: While China is Hong Kong's most important trading partner, the city is an international business and financial hub, and the economy is already showing signs of hurting as a result of the protests.
Businesses, both international and local, in Hong Kong have also faced pressure and accusations of acting in concert or sympathizing with the protesters. Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong's flagship carrier and a major local employer, has been ordered by Chinese aviation authorities to ban staff who took part in protests from traveling to China.
The PR battle: By appealing to the international community, and making sure it is their message that most foreigners are seeing, protesters have shown themselves adept at public relations. Meanwhile despite carrying out regular press briefings, the Hong Kong government has at times appeared at a loss as to how to engage with residents and protesters.
Here's what the airport looks like right now
More than 5,000 people have been camping out at the Hong Kong airport all day.
For now, the atmosphere remains relaxed -- with many of the young protesters standing around in small groups chatting.
Some have sprawled out on the airport floor, which has been covered with protest signs and banners -- most of which take aim at the police, who protesters accuse of using excessive brutal force.
Protesters mill around in the airport, where they have conducted a sit-in for hours. Helen Regan/CNN
Thousands of protesters wearing black are occupying the airport -- and hundreds more are coming
Protesters occupy the arrival hall of the Hong Kong International Airport during a demonstration on August 12. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images
Thousands of demonstrators in black are sitting in the airport, while hundreds more are walking over to join the protest.
Earlier today, there were baggage carts and barriers blocking access to the check-in area -- but protesters broke through and are now in both the arrivals and departures hall.
Travelers have been caught in the mix -- but protesters are trying to help them out. This afternoon, they cleared the way and opened a path in the crowd every time a passenger needed to get through to the check-in counters.
Still, the sheer number of protesters has thrown the airport into chaos. Even if protesters can get through the crowds, check-in services are now shut down and all departing flights have been canceled.
Hong Kong's airport is one of the busiest in the world, handling 1,100 passenger and cargo flights daily, with services between the city and about 200 international destinations.
180 flights from Hong Kong to Boston, Taipei, and more are canceled
Around 180 flights leaving Hong Kong International Airport from now until the early hours of Tuesday morning have been canceled, according to the airport's website. The first scheduled departure now shown is a Hong Kong Airlines flight to Haikou, China, at 7 a.m. tomorrow.
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Sleep apnea is common — but rarely diagnosed — among black Americans, researchers said.
The investigators found that 24 percent of the study participants had moderate or severe sleep apnea, but only five percent had been diagnosed by a doctor, upi.com wrote.
Michael Twery is director of the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research, part of the US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
He said, "These findings in the Jackson Heart Study reveal that sleep apnea is underdiagnosed and a potential threat to the health and safety of African-Americans."
The US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has more on sleep apnea.


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DURING UNSETTLED TIMES, EVERYONE TURNS TO GOD
"The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God."
Is it true that during times of war, chaos or national emergency, desperate men will turn to a God they profess to NOT believe in when times were better?
Is this circumstance the basis of the phrase "There are no atheists in foxholes"?
There are no atheists in foxholes
"There are no atheists in foxholes" is an aphorism used to suggest that times of extreme stress or fear can prompt belief in a higher power.
Actually, it might be more accurate to say that "during times of extreme stress or fear, men will acknowledge the God they denied when more settled times afforded them the security to do so."
Speaking from their secure, safe havens in mostly large urban centers, spokesmen for ATHEIST ORGANIZATIONS vehemently DENY the observation "There are no atheists in foxholes."
Several atheist organizations object to the phrase. The Military Association of Atheists & Freethinkers has adopted the catch-phrase "Atheists in Foxholes" to emphasize that the original statement is just an aphorism and not a fact.
Of course, 'foxhole' is only a symbol of those times when a man comes face-to-face with his own mortality; i.e., he fears for his life. It is in such stressful, fearful times that doubting men will ask for help from that which they earlier doubted.
Is it because it often takes one's looming death to force previously-unbelieving men into the realization that there is something BIGGER than man, the schemes of man and the 'accomplishments' of man?
Is it because atheism is a claim best made from the safety of secure surroundings?
Or, is it (as God's Word posits) because the possibility of death brings previously-unbelieving men to the realization that they were foolish when they proclaimed there was no God?
"The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good."
Regardless of the claimed logic behind such changes when times grow unsettled, turning to God happens so frequently as to be a part of observable human nature.
"How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed?"
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It's always 'accidentally.'
Every TV station in the USA must have porn or X-rated pix cued-up and ready to go on the air–in case it's ever needed?!?
But then, someone always hits the wrong button and an "accident" occurs…
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Everyone LOVES to hear and see DRAMA, right?
And what is more dramatic than an apparent feud among the beautiful people, right?
Particularly if the "feud" is between celebrities, politicos or royal nabobs?
IN FACT, the rich and celebrated almost never disagree: they engage in feuds–sometimes for decades after they have ceased being celebrated for anything else.
What would the beautiful people do with themselves if not for their never-ending feuds?
One can depend on those who labor for the mystery of iniquity to act, in not only an EVIL manner, but also in a very repetitive one as well.
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THE SHADOW OF UNBELIEF
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."
The ATTITUDE of the believer and the UNbeliever are as different as can be.
The UNbeliever is focused on this present world; the things of the world, and this present time. Because the UNbeliever does NOT believe God's Word, he is deceived. The UNbeliever looks about him and comes to his decisions based largely upon what he perceives from his SENSES (sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste).
On the other hand, the BELIEVER is focused on eternity; on forever; on the day after the day after the day after…for centuries to come. The BELIEVER sees this present time as merely a 'pop quiz' to determine one's eternal destination. The BELIEVER looks about him and comes to his decisions based largely upon what he perceives GOD'S WORD tells him.
Because the UNbeliever has NOT experienced the spiritual rebirth, he is forced to rely upon his own judgments and those of his fellows.
Because the UNbeliever does not believe the truth of the Word of God, he listens–and carefully considers–the deceptions which he hears from the world.
The UNbeliever has NO evidence that the stories and deceptions told to him by the world are true: he only has a vague hoping that they are. The UNbeliever has SOME evidence that the stories and deceptions told to him by the world are false. BUT, because he is deceived, the UNbeliever pays no attention to those proofs.
Many are the UNbelievers who appear to be correct in their outlook–for the short term.
Because the BELIEVER is a member of the kingdom of heaven, he has proofs and evidence which UNbelievers do not possess. God's Word calls this evidence "many infallible proofs." This is the same type of evidence which Jesus Christ presented to those in the First Century after His resurrection.
"The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence."
The BELIEVER knows that revealing "many infallible proofs" to an UNbeliever is time wasted: the UNbeliever wants what can be experienced through his senses. The UNbeliever puts a premium on the things of the world, NOT the things of God.
The BELIEVER knows this to be true because the BELIEVER was once an UNBELIEVER.
Because the UNbeliever is deceived, he believes that the tares which populate the churches are BELIEVERS.
Because the UNbeliever is deceived about the tares, he believes that those who are, in effect, UNbelievers are BELIEVERS.
Because the UNbeliever believes the tares are BELIEVERS, his vision is cloudy and his thoughts are confused.
The 14 verses concerning the tares in Matthew's 13th chapter would alleviate this confusion, BUT the UNbeliever does NOT believe the Word of God.
For the UNbeliever, his life–and beyond–are one vicious circle OF HIS OWN MAKING.
The BELIEVER, on the other hand, KNOWS he hit eternity's lottery.
He just can't figure out WHY he was so blessed.
The BELIEVER (unlike the UNbelieving tares), eventually realizes that his life–though it has changed in the most remarkable manner–is STILL largely determined by his 'sin suit,' which is his body of dust.
"In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."
Much as the BELIEVER would desire to live a sinless life, he is encased in the corruption of the dirt of his flesh.
"For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me."
However, the BELIEVER knows that he NO LONGER dwells in the shadow of sin which is fostered by UNbelief.
The BELIEVER knows this to be because he is assured of God's MERCY.
God's mercy has blessed the man.
God no longer charges the man's sinful actions to that man's eternal account.
"Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile."
The BELIEVER KNOWS that trying to hide one's sin from God is a fool's errand–which is a good reason for the BELIEVER to confess his sin to God. (Another good reason is that God forgives sin which is confessed.)
"I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin."
The BELIEVER, having escaped the shadow of sin and unbelief, KNOWS he is truly a blessed man.
There is not a day which passes that the BELIEVER does not thank God for this merciful blessing.
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GRATUITOUS VULGARITY
NOTE: The proliferation of gratuitous vulgarity is something that continues to amaze this writer.
Pieces by once-reliable mainstream sites contain vulgarities, blasphemies and swear words. Already four of the first six links for today's report have had to be ditched. What were otherwise interesting/informative article links had to be dropped due to the graphic nature of the language or the pictures which the articles were discovered to have contained.
And it wasn't like the offending material was necessary. Actually, it wasn't like there was even a reason for the articles to contain vulgarities. Other than it's part of the "Everything is now Allowed" ethos which permeates the culture.
The deliberate coarsening of our society continues, led by the same Corporate Media mouthpieces which used to plead ignorance, incompetence or accidents whenever they got caught adding filth to articles/broadcasts in the past.
NOW, it's a policy–and there's usually no hint of remorse when they're called on it.
It's sad–but it's a sign of the times in which we live.
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THE STATISTICAL SALVATION OF THE NUMBER-CRUNCHING TARES
Eternal salvation is purely a matter of God's MERCY–and God's mercy is shed upon those who strongly desire that salvation enough to fulfill its chief requirement: faith.
"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."
Very self-explanatory.
Pretty obvious.
And yet, the tares who congregate in the buildings known as the churches, have turned that very clear and concise salvation into an exercise in number-crunching and bean counting.
number-crunching
(computing) Any computing application that requires large amounts of numerical calculation.
(idiomatic, mildly derogatory) A person who is excessively interested in controlling or reducing expenses, increasing profits, or in quantitative details in general. The term is often used to imply the person is a pedant and incapable of seeing other things or the bigger picture (more general things), but it is also widely used as a mildly derogatory term and even facetious synonym for accountants, CEOs, CFOs, business and government officials responsible for financial decisions, etc.
To the tare, eternal salvation is not so much a matter of God's mercy and grace as it is of 1- doing the right things at the right time; 2- appearing to be upright; and 3- keeping ahead of God's math by piling up good behavior to offset the bad behaviors of which we are all guilty.
Particularly HIGH UP on that eternal salvation equation are good deeds done for the church to which one belongs.
Which is one reason why those cheery folks who usually turn up for the church's potluck dinners are usually so smiling and congenial: they not only are eating dinner, they are piling up markers for heaven!
Regardless of what a church official may claim, eternal salvation is ENTIRELY of God's mercy/grace–and God's mercy/grace is activated by a person's faith.
Eternal salvation has NEVER been about plugging the right numbers into the right salvation equation.
Eternal salvation has ALWAYS been about God's mercy and those who seek that mercy through faith in Jesus Christ.
"Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began"
–2TIMOTHY 1:9
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"How can the reader know when the Corporate Media is lying to him (never mind the fact that the media is Satan's Mouthpiece and Satan is the father of lies)? One easy way to tell is the use of "Why" and "How" in the headlines of an article. When the reader sees "Why?" or "How?" in the headline–occasionally "What" is used–that which follows will be a fairy tale, a narrative, a bedtime story spun by the media for the benefit of the media's master. "Why" usually denotes an on-going narrative; "How" signifies a story line which explains past events. Not all narratives begin with "How" or "Why." However, the most in-your-face, over-the-top ones usually do. ALL political "news" is narrative.
Corporate Media: Satan's Mouthpiece is the Author of Confusion
"Journalists" are story-tellers. Nothing more, nothing less. Sometimes, there is an element of truth in their stories, but truth is not a requirement of what they do.
'Acoustic Fabric' Could Let You Answer the Phone With Your Shirt
Look up in the sky tonight, New Yorkers. It's the worm moon!
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Scientists may have solved Stephen Hawking's black hole paradox
36-million-year-old fossil of "sea monster" found in Peruvian desert
UNEQUALLY YOKING
World's Leading Internet Evangelist Calls HBO's Maher a Gutless Blasphemous Coward and Challenges to Debate
"World's Leading Internet Evangelist yokes with Gutless Blasphemous Coward in Debate."
It has a ring to it.
There's a lot of unequal yoking for fun and profit going on these days–and much of it goes on under the guise of having a "debate!"
Because many of those who claim to to be Christians are quoting the "Ends justifies the Means" instead of 2 Corinthians 6:14.
–2CORINTHIANS 6:14
NO CARS
MIT's Not-So-Crazy Quest To Get Rid Of Stoplights – No stoplights will be needed if there are no automobiles.
THEN, such a quest will not appear to be so "CRAZY."
The Automobile Age: Short and Sweet
Once Upon a Time When There Were Cars
Before Cars Disappear, Road maintenance will be quite expensive
Auto Ban
Farewell to Cars
CIAO to the Clunkers
Adios to the Automobile
End Times: End of the Road for the Car
AUTOMOBILES: End of An Age
Extreme Weather and Care of the Roads
PRISON USA
Is the reader one of those who believe (hope?) that the US court system is fair and balanced and full of color-blind justice?
How much actual experience has the reader had with the US court system?
What Are Your Chances Of Going To Prison?
Back in 1979, African-American men who dropped out of high school had about a 15 percent chance of ending up in prison by age 30-35. These days, it's nearly 70 percent.
70 percent?
Of course, some of the blame has to go to Big Entertainment for the glorification of crime and criminals.
But much of the blame goes has to go to men and their wicked hearts–as well as the times in which we now live.
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In Times of Scarcity
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One of the FEW Scientific Truths
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Most Are Too Busy To Concern Themselves With Their Forever Future UNTIL They Are Standing On the Edge of Eternity
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Remember When?
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Mourning Those Who Pass From This Life
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Poor Seating Posture / Incorrectly Configuring (or Failing to Adjust) the Chair
What is the Correct Seating Posture and Chair Configuration to Minimize Risk Factors when Seated?
Seat Height: The chair should be adjusted to the height where the thighs are parallel to the floor, or slightly inclined towards the knee, with the ball and heel of the feet in full contact with the ground.
Back Rest: The backrest should be flush against the back to provide support for the lower back (including lumbar support).
Lumbar Support: The lumbar support should be adjusted to the optimal position in the curve of the lower back to ensure an orthopaedically supported S-Curve in the spine.
Position of Calves and Feet: The angle at the hips and knees should be slightly greater than 90° to allow the feet to be slightly forward of the knee of the user, under the desk.
Seat Pan Depth: There should be 2" of space behind the back of the leg to prevent the front edge of the seat from putting pressure on the back of the calf.
Arm Rests (Optional): These can either be on the chair or attached to the work surface. In no case should the rests impinge upon or limit access to the workstation.
Arm Placement: The arm should be positioned at a position close to the line of the torso (as shown in the picture at right) so the joint where the forearm meets the upper arm is slightly above 90°.
Arm Rest Height: The height of the rest should be set such that the shoulders are relaxed, and in the same position as when the user is standing with arms resting at their sides.
Arm Rest Width: The supports should be close enough to the body that there is no strain on the shoulder joint (typically within 1"-3" of the shoulders).
Why is Improper Seating Posture and Chair Adjustment a Risk Factor?
If the configuration or usage of the chair is incorrect, circulation can become impeded and muscle fatigue and cramping can occur.
If Seat Height is Too Short...
There will be increased pressure on the underside of the thigh, which has no support.
If Seat Height is Too High...
The knees may impinge on access to the workstation, and circulation to the legs will be greatly reduced.
If Back Rest is Not in Contact with the Back...
The user will have to rely upon their own resources to maintain an upright posture, will fatigue at a much faster rate, and will be prone to adopting poor postures without realizing it.
If Lumbar Support is Not in Contact with the Small of the Back...
The user will be unlikely to maintain the proper S-Curve posture, and will likely start to move to a hunched over C-Curve posture which will lead to back pain and discomfort.
If Seat Pan Depth is Too Short...
There will be increased pressure across the underside of the unsupported thighs.
If Seat Pan Depth is Too Deep...
There will be pressure on the back of the calf..
If Arm Rests are Incorrectly Adjusted: Arm rests can be helpful as they will provide relief to the shoulders and upper back by supporting the weight of the the arms. Arm rests at improper heights, depths, or widths will only create additional postural problems and risk factors for users.
How Close to Ideal does the Seating Posture and Chair Adjustment have to be to avoid it being a Risk Factor?
There is a fair amount of variance in tolerance to poor posture throughout the population. However, individuals know when they are experiencing discomfort, although they may not always realize that the source is an improperly configured chair. While many individuals can tolerate a degree of discomfort before permanent damage is done it needs to be remembered that discomfort is a warning sign. As such, steps should be taken to address discomfort as soon as it is identified. Being proactive in addressing the potential causes of the discomfort will greatly decrease the risk of developing pain, which is the way our body tells us that damage has been done. The line between discomfort and pain is a fine one which is why it should be avoided.
What are the Symptoms of a Chair which is in the Wrong Position or Improper Seating Posture?
Symptoms to look for include forced shifting of weight distribution on the seat pan of the chair to address lower back pain/discomfort or pressure points on the seat or underside of the thighs, or a desire to regularly move legs to relief stiffness, numbness, aches or pains.
How Can the Choice of Accessories or Workstation Help to Reduce Risk Factors from a Chair which is Incorrectly Configured or Poor Seating Posture?
Foot Rests can be added to support the foot and prevent plantarflexion of the ankle if the feet are too high (i.e. dangling in mid air, or even if both the ball and heel are not in full contact with the ground). Foot Rests will also address the potential for restriction of circulation that can occur if feet are not properly supported.
Forearm Supports which attach to the worksurface can serve a similar role to arm rests on a chair.
Arm Pads which attach to the arm rests on a chair can provide extra cushioning and raise an arm rest higher than the normal range of adjustment allows.
Seat Support Inserts which can be for the seat pan only or both seat pan and back can enhance lumbar support, improve seat pan cushioning, remove pressure points, and address specific issues such as tailbone sensitivity.
Leg Supports can elevate the leg for specific situations where a user needs to elevate their leg to address thrombosis or other conditions.
Incorrect Monitor Position
Incorrect Seating Position and Posture
Incorrect Worksurface Height
Overreaching Outside of the Comfort Zone
Palmar Flexion When Worksurface is too High
Pronation (Working with the Hands Palm Down)
Static Grip Force When Using the Mouse
Supination as a Risk Factor
Ulnar Deviation When Using the Keyboard
Wrist Extension When Using the Keyboard
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Salim Durani is an all-rounder who represented the Indian national cricket team in 29 Tests between 1960 and 1973. He was a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He was born in Afghanistan in 1934 and later shifted to Jamnagar. He is the only Indian Test cricketer to have been born in Afghanistan. After partition, he continued to live in Jamnagar while his father moved to Karachi. He made his Test debut against Richie Benaud's Australia in Mumbai in 1960. He was instrumental in the series victory for India against England in 1961-62 taking 8 and 10 wickets at Kolkata and Chennai respectively. He scored his only Test century against West Indies at Port of Spain, Trinidad in 1962. He played a major role in India's victory against the West Indies in Port of Spain, Trinidad, 1971, taking the wickets of Clive Lloyd and Gary Sobers. He played for Gujarat, Rajasthan and Saurashtra in the domestic competition. He is the first India cricketer to receive the Arjuna Award. He was also honored with the C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award by the BCCI in 2011. Besides cricket, he also appeared in a film titled Charitra opposite Parveen Babi in 1973.


For 30 years, Elaina has sat in her tower, fingers caught in an eternal dance, cursed to weave the tapestry of life on her loom. Bound by an enchanted mirror whose magic shows her the distant lives of the people of Camelot, she must forever watch a land which remains ever beyond her reach. Elaina despairs that she will ever experience more than just the shadows of life, until one day, a face appears in the mirror that will change her life, and possibly her fate, forever.
Guinevere is losing her mind. When a severe injury to her head nearly kills her and awakens alternate personalities suppressed from her past, Guinevere learns that one of them is plotting with a knight of the round table to murder King Arthur and take control of Camelot. In the midst of war, Guinevere fights to save both her own life and the man she loves, each day coming closer to succumbing to the violent personalities within her.
Inspired by Arthurian legend and Lord Alfred Tennyson's ballad, "The Lady of Shalott", Woven spins a tale of two women who must risk everything to save those they love most into an epic of enchantment, love, and madness.
Bree Moore has been writing fantasy since the fourth grade. She lives in Ogden, is wife to an amazing husband, and the mother of four children. She writes fantasy novels between doling out cheerios and folding laundry. In real-life, Bree works as a birth doula, attending women in pregnancy and labor, which is huge inspiration for her writing. Bree loves shopping for groceries like other women like shopping for shoes (no, seriously), movies that make her cry, and Celtic music. She likes both her chocolate and her novels dark.
"Woven" is Bree's first published novel, the start of what she intends to be an epic writing career.
Born in the eighties with her formative years in the nineties, Rebecca's taste in music and fashion never really had a chance. Fortunately, you can't tell these things from her writing or voice-over work. HEr first novel, Trespasser, is as dark as her neon is bright, and you'd never guess from hearing her that she's narrating science fiction in nothing but unicorn pants. Currently residing in London, Rebecca is passionate about travel, and has a good – albeit sometimes dubious – ear for accents. She graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama with a degree in something or other, has a background in musical theatre, a past career in burlesque, and is a classically trained opera singer. Oh, and she likes greyhounds. And wine.
I love legends, particulary King Arthur and his knights! So how can I not appreciate the amont of historical aspects in Bree Moore's book? I loved every page and I loved our main characters! It is a story in which there are only stron women and men that rely on them to keep them together.
On one hand we have Elaina (the Lady of Shalott), imprisoned and cursed to weave the destinies in a tower, far from the eyes of the many. She cannot look out, she cannot hope to be saved, she must not have contact with other people or else she may die. She never loses hope of escaping her faith. She wishes her lover would come and save her but years pass and this never happens. What's more, her memories seem to be taken away. Until one day, when a boy dares to enter the tower and vows to help her.
In some other part of the kingdom, Lady Guinevere prepares for her wedding to King Arthur. An unpolished lady, with a bigger mouth than a queen should have, but with a strong character and an innocent heart. Later in the story, she faces her attraction to the king but as well a multiple personality disorder.
These two legends and many more are intertwined into this beautiful book. To my shame, I did not know much about Lady of Shalott, but Bree Moore pushed me to do a bit of research. She has altered here and there some elements, but kept to the basics. Without detailing too much, I liked the book and the combination between the two women and how their stories became united.
The narration was beautiful. Rebecca McKernan's accent and her intonation, her desperation and hope were the highlights of my experience with "Woven".
All in all, I loved every page and I will cherish this book as it combines very well history with fantasy, myths with love and drama. You should give it a try! Happy reading/listening!
I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Bree Moore. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.


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Jane The Virgin's Gina Rodriquez is officially married
Gina Rodriguez has officially tied the knot!
While we might be waiting to find out who Jane ends up with on the show, it's a completely different story with Gina's real life love story.
Earlier today, Gina shared her an adorable video from her wedding over the weekend to co-star Joe LoCicero.
In the post, she said "May 4th, 2019 was absolute MAGIC. To my husband Joseph, I am yours forever."
Justin Baldoni, who played 'Rafael Solano' on the show, was there for the big day, singing as the couple walked down the aisle.
Gina and Joe first met in 2016 when he played a stripper on the show and got engaged earlier last year.
Speaking with PEOPLE at the time, Gina shared her excitement saying "He's the best. He's the f—ing best. We've been engaged for like a month — I've kept it a secret for a while."
Congratulations to the happy couple!


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Government to initiate tracking of lost, stolen mobiles next month
Posted on July 8, 2019 by PTI
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI): The government will launch a technology solution next month to enable detection of lost or stolen mobile phones that are operating in the country, an official said. The tracking system would make the detection of stolen mobile phones possible even if the SIM card is removed or unique code IMEI number is changed, the official revealed.
The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) is ready with the technology and the service is expected to be launched in August. 'C-DoT is ready with the technology. The telecom department will approach the minister for its launch after the Parliament session. It should be launched in the next month,' a DoT official told PTI. The ongoing Parliament session will run till 26 July.
The Department of Telecom (DoT) had assigned the mobile phone tracking project 'Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR)' aimed at bringing down counterfeit cellphones and discouraging theft to C-DoT in July 2017. The government has proposed to allocate Rs 15 crore for setting up CEIR in the country that will bring down the number of counterfeit handsets and discourage theft. The CEIR system will block all services on stolen or lost mobile phones on any network even if the SIM card is removed or IMEI number of the handset is changed.
The system is also expected to protect consumer interest and facilitate law enforcement authorities for lawful interception. It will connect the IMEI database of all mobile operators. It will act as a central system for all network operators to share blacklisted mobile terminals so that devices placed under the said category in one network will not work on the other, even if the SIM card in the device is changed, it said. IMEI number – a unique 15-digit serial number of mobile devices – is allocated by global industry body GSMA and bodies authorised by it. When a mobile phone is lost, the victim is required to mention the IMEI number of the handset for tracking. 'The pilot project (of CEIR) was carried out in Maharashtra,' the official said
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Bono le dice adiós a Nelson Mandela
Vean el emotivo texto de despedida del líder de U2. Publicado hace 6 años, el viernes 6 de diciembre de 2013 a las 9:09 am. Por Luis Del Valle 🔥 10 reacciones
Nelson Mandela era uno de esos personajes que revolucionó al mundo completamente. Fue una gran líder político que causó grandes cambios sociales y que también influyó muchos aspectos de la cultura, incluyendo la música. Dentro de la docena de músicos que fueron marcados por Mandela, Bono fue uno de los que más cariño y respeto sintió por el líder, además de que su trabajo lo inspiró a hacer muchas de las actividades de beneficencia que Bono hace hoy en día. Ahora, Bono decidió despedirse de su mentor con un ensayo bastante emotivo que pueden leer a continuación:
"As an activist I have pretty much been doing what Nelson Mandela tells me since I was a teenager. He has been a forceful presence in my life going back to 1979, when U2 made its first anti-apartheid effort. And he's been a big part of the Irish consciousness even longer than that. Irish people related all too easily to the subjugation of ethnic majorities. From our point of view, the question as to how bloody South Africa would have to get on its long road to freedom was not abstract.
Over the years we became friends. I, like everyone else, was mesmerized by his deft maneuvering as leader of South Africa. His cabinet appointments of Trevor Manuel and Kadar Asmal were intuitive and ballsy. His partnership with Sowetan neighbor Desmond Tutu brought me untold joy. This double act—and before long a triple act that included Mandela's wife, the bold and beautiful Graca Machel—took the success of the anti-apartheid fight in South Africa and widened the scope to include the battle against AIDS and the broader reach for dignity by the poorest peoples on the planet.
Mandela saw extreme poverty as a manifestation of the same struggle. "Millions of people … are trapped in the prison of poverty. It is time to set them free," he said in 2005. "Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome … Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. You can be that great generation." It certainly fell to Mandela to be great. His role in the movement against extreme poverty was critical. He worked for a deeper debt cancellation, for a doubling of international assistance across sub-Saharan Africa, for trade and private investment and transparency to fight corruption. Without his leadership, would the world over the past decade have increased the number of people on AIDS medication to 9.7 million and decreased child deaths by 2.7 million a year? Without Mandela, would Africa be experiencing its best decade of growth and poverty reduction? His indispensability can't be proved with math and metrics, but I know what I believe …
Mandela would be remembered as a remarkable man just for what happened—and didn't happen—in South Africa's transition. But more than anyone, it was he who rebooted the idea of Africa from a continent in chaos to a much more romantic view, one in keeping with the majesty of the landscape and the nobility of even its poorer inhabitants. He was also a hardheaded realist, as his economic policy demonstrated. To him, principles and pragmatism were not foes; they went hand in hand. He was an idealist without -naiveté, a compromiser without being compromised.
Surely the refrain "Africa rising" should be attributed to Madiba—the clan name everyone knows him by. He never doubted that his continent would triumph in the 21st century: "We are not just the peoples with the oldest history," he told me. "We have the brightest future." He knew Africa was rich with oil, gas, minerals, land and, above all, people. But he also knew that "because of our colonial past, Africans still don't quite believe these precious things belong to them." Laughing, he added, "They can find enough people north of the equator who agree with them."
He had humor and humility in his bearing, and he was smarter and funnier than the parade of world leaders who flocked to see him. He would bait his guests: "What would a powerful man like you want with an old revolutionary like me?"
He could charm the birds off the trees—and cash right out of wallets. He told me once how Margaret Thatcher had personally donated £20,000 to his foundation. "How did you do that?" I gasped. The Iron Lady, who was famously frugal, kept a tight grip on her purse. "I asked," he said with a laugh. "You'll never get what you want if you don't ask." Then he lowered his voice conspiratorially and said her donation had nauseated some of his cohorts. "Didn't she try to squash our movement?" they complained. His response: "Didn't De Klerk crush our people like flies? And I'm having tea with him next week … He'll be getting the bill." (On other occasions, I heard Mandela praise the courage of F.W. de Klerk, the last President of apartheid South Africa, who had his own prison to escape: the prejudice of his upbringing. We should not forget his role in this historic drama).
Mandela lived a life without sanctimony. You try it; it's not easy. His lack of piety helped him turn former foes into friends. In 1985, U2 and Bruce Springsteen responded to Steve Van Zandt's call to lend our voices to an artists-against-apartheid recording titled "Sun City." Sun City had been set up on the border of Botswana to bypass the cultural boycott of South Africa. Sol Kerzner's casino there had become a pretty busy venue. Years later, when I chastised the music producer Quincy Jones about his friendship with Kerzner, Quincy replied, "Man, you know nothing about Mandela, do you? He wasn't out of jail seven days before he called Sol Kerzner. Since then, Sol has been one of the largest contributors to the [African National Congress]." I felt like one of those Japanese soldiers who came out of the jungle in the 1950s still fighting World War II.
Laughter, not tears, was Madiba's preferred way—-except on one occasion when I saw him almost choke up. It was on Robben Island, in the courtyard outside the cell in which he had spent 18 of his 27 years in prison. He was explaining why he'd decided to use his inmate's number, 46664, to rally a response to the AIDS pandemic claiming so many African lives. One of his cellmates told me that the price Mandela paid for working in the limestone mine was not bitterness or even the blindness that can result from being around the bright white reflection day after day. Mandela could still see, but the dust damage to his tear ducts had left him unable to cry. For all this man's farsightedness and vision, he could not produce tears in a moment of self-doubt or grief.
He had surgery in 1994 to put this right. Now, he could cry.
Today, we can."
El ensayo fue publicado hace unas horas en la revista TIME y seguramente será el primero de muchos tributos que veremos sobre Mandela en los próximos días.
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Sanjay Dutt at Home With Family, Awaits Furlough Decision
Indo-Asian News Service | January 10, 2015 10:22 IST (Mumbai)
Sanjay Dutt returns to his Mumbai residence from the Yerawada Jail on January 9.
Sanjay Dutt went to Yerawada jail in Pune on the end of his 14-day furlough but did not surrender
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who went to Yerawada jail in Pune on the end of his 14-day furlough but did not surrender, returned home on January 9. He is currently at his home with his family, awaiting a decision on his request for its extension, his lawyer said.
"The authorities have yet to inform us on his application seeking extension of furlough leave. Till then, he is at home in Mumbai," lawyer Hitesh Jain told IANS.
Mr Dutt, 55, who flew to Pune and went up to Yerawada Central Jail, spent a few hours in the vicinity of the prison and later went away without surrendering though his 14-day furlough had ended.
The reason was that a government official had said that it was not necessary for him to go back to jail till a decision was taken on his December 27 application for extension of his furlough.
He had been granted a 14-day furlough to go home on December 24.
Before leaving for Pune on December 8, Mr Dutt told media persons that his application for extension of furloug was still under process.
"We made the request for extension the furlough on December 27 and it is still under process. As the laws stipulate that I must surrender myself if I am not granted the extension, I am doing it now," he had said.
Earlier he was released on furlough in October 2013 for two weeks on health reasons, followed by a similar leave in December 2013 to tend to his ailing wife, Maanyata, attracting charges of favouritism.
Mr Dutt's latest furlough saw him attending a special show of actor Aamir Khan superhit film PK (in which he plays a pivotal role) and celeb parties, while exhibiting his new set of eight abs built up in prison.
In February last year, the Bombay High Court had commented on the diligence in granting the actor's requests for furlough which was not visible in case of other convicts who applied for leave.
Mr Dutt was convicted in 2007 for illegal possession of an AK-56 assault rifle during the 1993 Mumbai communal conflagration before the March 12, 1993 serial bomb blasts in the city and sentenced to six years jail. The Supreme Court had upheld the conviction in 2013 but reduced the sentence to five years, less time already served.
Mr Dutt surrendered on May 16, 2013, and was moved to the high-security jail in Pune to serve the remainder of his 42-month sentence.
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Q: Subclassing UIView and adding a property I've tried subclassing the UIView. Because I want an enum in my UIView so I can check if the UIView need to be tapped twice in my game. But I have not so much experience with subclassing. And it is not working. Or do I need to create a category?
The things I did:

*

*Make subclass UIView

*Create property inside custom subclass

*Change the class from UIView to the subclass in the storyboard

*Change all UIView declarations from my Game Class to the subclass declaration

Code:
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, viewStaat) {
    ENUMEnkelTap,
    ENUMDubbelTap
};

@interface BannerView : UIView

@property (nonatomic, assign) viewStaat staatVanDeView;

@end

And declare the property in the init from UIView.
@synthesize staatVanDeView;

- (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame
{
    self = [super initWithFrame:frame];
    if (self) {
        staatVanDeView = ENUMDubbelTap;
        NSLog(@"Set");
    }
    return self;
}

The Log is not getting called, so I don't know what's wrong. The integer from the staatVanDeView stays 0 all the time.

A: The method -initWithFrame: will not be called when instantiating a view from the storyboard. Use -initWithCoder: instead:
- (id)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder
{
    self = [super initWithCoder:aDecoder];
    if (self) {
         staatVanDeView = ENUMDubbelTap;
    }
    return self;
}

And you won't need the line
@synthesize staatVanDeView;

because getters and setters for properties are created automatically in recent iOS versions.

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A roadside bomb was set off by Islamist militants on a highway in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing three civilians, eyewitness have told the Ahram Arabic news website.
The victims were walking on a public road in the Wadi Gamil area of central Sinai when the roadside bomb detonated, eyewitnesses added.
The border mountainous peninsula has been the scene of an Islamist insurrection that has spiked since the 2013 ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and an ensuing crackdown on his supporters.
Islamist militants have targeted security forces, mainly in north Sinai, and, at times, civilians died in the process.
The Egyptian army has poured troops in the peninsula as part of an extensive campaign to crush the insurgency.
In its latest report on its operations against militants, the army said it has killed over 700 "terrorists" over the past six months.
In a new development earlier this week, 30 tribes based in Sinai pledged to cooperate with the authorities to confront militant groups, despite the tribal community's longstanding complaints of marginalisation by the government.
A tribal federation said that this would take the form of collecting information about suspected militants, as well as taking part in military operations in the peninsula.


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With A Shuttle Car Parked At The Bottom Of The Canyon, This Hike Down The Big Sycamore Canyon Trail Is A One-Way, Downhill, Mountains-To-The-Sea Journey. The Canyon Was Originally Part Of The Chumash Indian Trade Route. The Trail, Now A Partially Paved Service Road And Fire Road, Connects Newbury Park At The Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa Site With The Sycamore Canyon Campground At The Pacific Ocean. The Hike Parallels Big Sycamore Creek Through The Heart Of 15,000-Acre Point Mugu State Park In A Deep, Wooded Canyon Under Towering Sycamores And Oaks.
From Highway 101/Ventura Freeway In Newbury Park, Exit On Wendy Drive. Drive 2 Miles South To Lynn Road And Turn Right. Continue 1.7 Miles To Via Goleta, The Park Entrance Road. (En Route, Lynn Road Becomes West Potrero Road.) Turn Left Into The Park And Drive 0.7 Miles To The Main Parking Lot At The End Of The Road.
Turn Right And Park In The Day-Use Pay Parking Lot 0.1 Mile Ahead On The Left. (Parking Is Free In The Pullouts Along The Pch.) Trail Rejoins The Service Road. Just Past The Junction Is The Danielson Ranch. Past The Ranch, The Trail Is Unpaved.
Continue Heading Down Canyon On The Big Sycamore Canyon Trail. Pass The Old Boney Trail On The Left, The Wood Canyon Fire Road On The Right, And The Posted Wood Canyon Vista Trail On The Right. (The Backbone Trail Continues On The Wood Canyon Vista Trail.) Continue Down The Forested Canyon Under A Canopy Of Sycamores And Coast Live Oaks, Passing The Serrano Canyon Trail On The Left, The Overlook Fire Road On The Right, And The Scenic Trail On The Right. The Trailhead Gate Appears Shortly After The Scenic Trail. From The Gate, The Paved Path Leads Through The Campground To The Shuttle Car At The Big Sycamore Canyon Trailhead.


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Q: How can I add an attribute to java annotation to all methods at once I am currently working on a Java project (Eclipse IDE) and I have a custom annotation @CustomAnnotation. It already has several attributes.
Now I added a new attribute as part of project-improvement and I need to add this new attribute to my methods (and similarly to Classes). Is there an easier way other than manually adding that attribute to all my java methods? May be via Eclipse?
As an Example:
<code>
// My current ClassAnnotation
public @interface CustomAnnotation{
  boolean enableTest;
}

// My current MethodAnnotation
public @interface MethodAnnotation{
  boolean enableTest;
}

//My current class and method
@ClassAnnotation(enableTest = fasle)
Classs MyClass {
  @MethodAnotation(enableTest = false)
  public void myMethod() {}
}

//My NEW ClassAnnotation
public @interface CustomAnnotation{
  boolean enableTest;
  String[] testNames;
}

// My NEW MethodAnnotation
public @interface MethodAnnotation{
  boolean enableTest;
  String[] testNames;
}

// My NEW Class and Method looks like
@ClassAnnotation(enableTest = fasle,
                 testNames = { test1, test2})
Classs MyClass {
  @MethodAnnotation(enableTest = fasle,
                 testNames = { test1, test2})
  public void myMethod() {}
}
</code>

I tried to search for a clue across internet and stackoverflow but with no luck.
I could use some help from this community.
Thank you.

A: You can do either of these:

*

*Use a default value for the attribute (I'd re3commend this in your case).

*Search and replace using regular expressions. Something like search for "^(@MethodAnnotation([^)])*)" / replace with "$1, myNewAttribute=123)" should work.


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Having sold more than 300 million records worldwide, Madonna is noted as the best-selling female recording artist of all time by Guinness World Records. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) listed her as the second highest-certified female artist in the U.S., with 64.5 million��album units. According to Billboard, Madonna is the most successful solo artist in its Hot 100 chart history. She is also the highest-grossing solo touring artist of all time, accumulating U.S. $1.4 billion from her concert tickets. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in her first year of eligibility, Madonna topped VH1's countdown of 100 Greatest Women in Music. Additionally, Rolling Stone listed her among the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time.
According to Tony Sclafani from MSNBC, "It's worth noting that before Madonna, most music mega-stars were guy rockers; after her, almost all would be female singers ... When the Beatles hit America, they changed the paradigm of performer from solo act to band. Madonna changed it back���with an emphasis on the female." Howard Kramer, curatorial director of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, asserted that "Madonna and the career she carved out for herself made possible virtually every other female pop singer to follow ... She certainly raised the standards of all of them ... She redefined what the parameters were for female performers." According to Fouz-Hernández, subsequent female singers such as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Kylie Minogue, the Spice Girls, Destiny's Child, Jennifer Lopez, and Pink were like her "daughters in the very direct sense that they grew up listening to and admiring Madonna, and decided they wanted to be like her." Madonna has also influenced male artists, inspiring rock frontmen Liam Gallagher of Oasis and Chester Bennington of Linkin Park to become musicians.
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Moving to the Head of the Class
It doesn't take a rocket scientist, or even a college degree for that matter, to realize that inefficiency and time-consuming processes equal wasted efforts. One university smartened up and automated its procurement. They've been realizing a strong ROI ever since.
Cindy Waxer
[From iSource Business, August 2001] Bob Jones University might be a Bible-based liberal arts education facility, but its paper-based procurement system has long failed to stir faith in users. It's for this reason that the university recently turned to Verian Technologies for help conquering the task of modernizing its purchasing processes. The result is a campus-wide undertaking that promises a handsome return on investment (ROI).
The goal was to have one centralized purchasing system that could be used regardless of business discipline, says Bob Priest, project manager at Bob Jones University.
Unlike your typical corporation, Bob Jones University boasts a sprawling 225-acre campus just within the city limits of Greenville, S.C. Founded in 1927, the university hosts more than 5,000 students each year. An average of more than one building a year has been added to its 25-strong structural expanse since the 1940s, including a 3,300-seat dining hall, a 7,000-seat amphitorium and a 3,000-seat auditorium.
Given its scope and magnitude, Bob Jones University allots procurement dollars to a wide range of materials, including educational supplies, office goods, automotive parts, wood products, construction materials and hospital supplies. However, meeting the demands of disparate departments has meant that a time-consuming process, which spanned two weeks or more, was the procurement method used by the entire campus.
But all that stands to change as Bob Jones University ramps up its installation of Verian Technologies' e-procurement solution. Dubbed ProcureIT, the system aims to automate the entire purchasing and materials management process, lower resource costs and decrease cycle time.
Report Card Day
The university went live with ProcureIT in August of 2000, beginning with the automation of its warehouse, hospital and educational departments. The educational technology department and the university press are next in line to use ProcureIT for supply purchases from suppliers outside the university.
Users, currently the personnel from the buying and requisition departments, will soon encompass everyone from nurses to receptionists. And Bob Jones University eventually plans to install the system campus-wide, increasing its licensed user base from 160 to 700 authorized personnel.
The benefits are remarkable. The university has already detected a good ROI as requisitions issued for purchase orders are completed in just over an hour, thanks to the technologically enhanced approval process. Priest estimates the university's e-procurement system has created 25 percent cost savings over the original, archaic, paper-based procurement process.
And there are other links in the e-procurement chain that are destined to generate equally pleasing results. According to Patrick Romich, CEO of Verian Technologies, users of ProcureIT typically recoup 5 to 15 percent of their investment dollars from current purchasing spend, 20 percent from increased process and workflow efficiencies, and 40 percent from a reduction in inventory. Such returns have been known to appear within the first six months of the system's implementation.
When you have an archaic procurement environment and then put this type of workflow process in place, it can show immediate cost benefits, especially in supplier aggregation and renegotiating contracts, says Romich. Not to mention the fact that Bob Jones University did not have to burden its information technology department with time-consuming client workstation installations, thanks to ProcureIT's browser-based technology. In fact, the system can conduct any part of the procurement process from any desktop on the local area network. In addition, it allows users to locate products in stock or to request the purchase of a particular item by navigating a catalog of items in the university's extensive warehouse system. Each of these changes has resulted in far more efficient warehouse facilities management and a volume purchasing increase, according to Priest.
That's not to suggest, however, that ProcureIT is unaccompanied by implementation, maintenance and training costs, which are expenses that can easily offset the most promising ROI. According to Romich, services such as the licensing, installation, integration and customization of ProcureIT can range from $90,000 to $750,000. Maintenance costs typically account for 12 percent of the entire cost of the system, and the implementation process can range from 9 to 12 weeks.
Companies must also make allowances for the odd bureaucracy-induced delay, as well as the need to increase manpower in order to facilitate implementation. In fact, Priest says, it has not been uncommon for Bob Jones University to assign one to four part-time employees to implementation projects, or to assist in business analysis and technical alterations.
I've had to adjust my expectations because of additional integration interfaces we've had to put in place. I was really aiming for [a complete ROI] within approximately one to one-and-a-half years, says Priest. He has since tacked on an additional six months to his original timeline.
Works Well With Others
Red tape and unforeseen challenges aside, Priest says it is ProcureIT's user-friendliness that has helped to whittle down costs. After all, it is the ability to drive internal adoption of a new system that can render the implementation of an e-procurement process a delight rather than a disaster.
There's no operation within the [e-procurement] system that takes over six to seven hours to have someone thoroughly trained. That is one of the things that attracted us to the [Verian] system, says Priest, pointing out that previously tested systems amounted to literally weeks' worth of training time that can be better spent focusing on core competencies.
User-friendly and capable of serving disparate departments, Bob Jones University's new e-procurement system is moving quickly to the head of the class by not only eliminating paper problems, but producing a reasonable ROI. That makes for a report card you won't be afraid to take home to Mom.


High-net-worth individuals who plan to invest at least £1m in the UK can qualify for this category. For applicants who intend to borrow money from an authorised UK financial institution, and are pledging the investment as security, the level of personal net worth is set at £2 million.
If the money has not been held in the bank account or portfolio for three months or more the applicant must provide evidence of the source of the funds.
After entry to the UK the applicant needs to invest at least £750,000. This money should be invested in UK Government bonds, share or loan capital in active and trading UK-registered companies - but not in those principally engaged in property investment.
The minimum investment (£750,000) must be made within three months of a successful applicant's arrival in the UK. It must be maintained at that level throughout the period of the permission to stay. If the value of any investment in stocks or shareholdings is reduced by fluctuations in share prices, it must be corrected accordingly.
Applicants are exempt from the English language requirement and do not need to prove they can support themselves and their dependants.
Applicants are entitled to work if they wish to do so (exceptions apply). They can have no recourse to public funds.
The applicant will initially be granted leave to enter for three years, and then can apply for a permission to stay for a further two years.
Depending on the amount of investment in the UK, Tier 1 (Investor) migrants must complete a continuous residence period of 2, 3 or 5 years here before they can apply for settlement. For example, the continuous residence period is 2 years if the investor has invested in the UK at least £10 million. At this stage investors must show that they have sufficient knowledge of the English language and of Life in the UK.
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To protect YOU! It is designed to protect you against the losses that can occur after closing when it's discovered that someone else has a claim against the title of that property. A title search is a close examination of public records that involves the property you are purchasing, to ascertain that the "Chain of title" has correctly transfered to each new owner, and to insu re that no defects in title to you property exist that may cause problems for you later. Title examiners typically d that all possible liens including prior judgments, mortgages, back property tax & other potential liens are paid in full before you close the real estate transaction. However, errors or unanticipated claims can occur. Title Insurance transfers risk from YOU to the insurer and may reimburse you for any loss or devaluate your property as a result of a claim.
There are two types of title insurance, Owner's title insurance, and Lender insurance, which is also known as a Loan or Mortgage policy. The vast majority lenders require a loan policy when they furnish you with a mortgage, they recognize the importance of good title. Shouldn't you?
Owner's title insurance is most commonly issued for an amount equal to purchase price of the property. The policy lasts as long as you or your heirs have interest in the property, and c an be purchased for a one-time fee at Owner's title insurance protects the buyer should a problem arise with the title that was not discovered prior to the closing of your purchase. The policy also pays for any legal fees incurred in defending a claim to your title. Loan policies are usually based upon the amount of your loan and insures that your lender will not have a title claim that interferes with its mortgage.
If a problem, otherwise known as a "defect" or "cloud" on the title it should be corrected before closing. Rights others may hold can includes, but are not limited to: outstanding mortgages, judgment liens, construction liens, rights of way, easements, mineral rights, utility easements, possessory right (right to occupy), and pending legal actions.
Title insurance is there to protect you from the ever present potential for human error that could result in such a cloud interfering with you ownership of the property. Even expert title examiners can overlook a defect that can cast a cloud over your title. Title insurance does not cover defects that arise after you of the property, and depending on the type of policy, there may be exclusions certain type of title defect such as navigational right, mineral rights easements, and encroachments.
Considering all that it protects, title insurance is relatively inexpensive. It is one of the best investment s you can make for your new home.
A Good Faith Estimate will be provided to you within a few days after we received your loan application. This disclosure will provide you with an estimate of your monthly PMI premium as well as the initial premium you'll need to pay at closing.
A new federal law, The Homeowner's Protection Act (HPA) of 1998, requires lenders or servicers to provide certain disclosures concerning PMI for loans secured by the consumer's primary residence obtained on or after July 29, 1999. The HPA also contains disclosure provisions for mortgage loans that closed before July 29, 1999. In addition, the HPA includes provisions for borrower-requested cancell ation and automatic termination of PMI.
In the past, most lenders honored consumers' requests to drop PMI coverage if their loan balance was paid down to 80 percent of the property value and they had a good payment history. However, consumers were responsible for requesting cancellation and many consumers were not aware of this possibility. Consumers had to keep track of their loan balance to know if they had enough equity and they had to request that the lender discontinue requiring PMI coverage. In many cases, people failed to make this request even after they became eligible, and they paid unnecessary premiums ranging from $250 to $1,200 per year for several years. With the new law, both consumers and lenders share responsibility for how long PMI coverage is required.


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Cumberbatch and Firth Class up 1917's Explosive Trailer
Oscar-winning Director Sam Mendes Delivers a Thrilling Trailer for His World War I Epic
by Victor Stiff | August 1, 2019, 1:40 pm
It's been too long since we've seen any new features from Sam Mendes. Now Mendes is back with his gritty new World War I epic, 1917, and it looks like stunning.
With its Oscar-winning director, an all-star cast (Richard Madden, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong, Colin Firth), and December theatrical debut, this film has Oscar-bait written all over it. The trailer does an excellent job selling the picture while also tying knots in your stomach. There's something about the way the title, 1917, slowly contracts around the actors that makes me feel like I'm in a vice grip. I can't imagine this trailer's sheer intensity when splashed across a giant movie screen.
Sign me up for this flick right now.
1917 trailer:
Mendes is one of the most intriguing filmmakers working today. His claim to fame is his Academy Award-winning picture American Beauty. But I would argue that's his least compelling picture. Mendes released a series of fascinating films dealing with being an adult and finding one's place in society. If you want to impress someone with your knowledge of cinema, invite them to a double feature of Revolutionary Road, and Away We Go.
Mendes threw all his creative energy into the last two James Bond films, Skyfall and Spectre, while also producing the underappreciated horror series, Penny Dreadful. He continually delivers entertainment that is as thrilling as they are thoughtful. 1917 is his first non-Bond film in a decade, and I can't wait to see what he has up his sleeve for this long-awaited project.
1917 synopsis:
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic's George MacKay) and Blake (Game of Thrones' Dean-Charles Chapman) are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers—Blake's own brother among them.
1917 is directed by Sam Mendes, who wrote the screenplay with Krysty Wilson-Cairns (Showtime's Penny Dreadful). The film is produced by Mendes and Pippa Harris (co-executive producer, Revolutionary Road; executive producer, Away We Go) for their Neal Street Productions, Jayne-Ann Tenggren (co-producer, The Rhythm Section; associate producer, Spectre), Callum McDougall (executive producer, Mary Poppins Returns, Skyfall) and Brian Oliver (executive producer, Rocketman; Black Swan).
Universal Pictures will release 1917 domestically in limited release on December 25, 2019, and wide on January 10, 2020.
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I visited Paris in 2015 for the first time and while I wouldn't say it's my favorite city in the world, it's hard not to see its charm. The city is full of romance in the air and amazing food at every corner. Yes, I did just put food and romance on the same lever because food is love, don't judge me! Anyway, today I want to create this Travel Inspo post around enchanting Paris. The city's architecture is captivating, so much that it's hard not to stare in awe, and the people are lovely.
Have you visited Paris? Did you love it? Let me know.
Paris is on top of my list!! and these photographs are so dreamy! definitely look forward to visit there!
Love these photos girl!! Glad you had an amazing time in Paris..it's such a beautiful city! I miss it !!
Lovely and beautiful place in Paris.