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Melissa Schettini Kearney (born 1974) is the Neil Moskowitz Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). She is also director of the Aspen Economic Strategy Group; a non-resident Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution; a scholar affiliate and member of the board of the Notre Dame Wilson-Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO); and a scholar affiliate of the MIT Abdul Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). She has been an editorial board member of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy since 2019 and of the Journal of Economic Literature since 2017. Kearney served as director of the Hamilton Project at Brookings from 2013 to 2015 and as co-chair of the JPAL State and Local Innovation Initiative from 2015 to 2018.

Kearney graduated with highest honors from Princeton University with an A.B. in economics in 1996 and was inducted as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She received the Wolf Balleisen Memorial Award from for completing her 96-page long senior thesis, titled "The Economic Determinants of Age at First Birth in United States Metropolitan Areas: An Empirical Analysis", under the supervision of Anne Case. She then pursued graduate studies with the support of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and a Harry S. Truman Scholarship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she received a PhD in economics in 2002 after completing a doctoral dissertation, titled "Essays on public policy and consumer choice: applications to welfare reform and state lotteries", under the supervision of Jonathan Gruber and Joshua Angrist.

Research
Kearney's research focuses on issues related to social policy, poverty, and inequality.

She has published numerous academic studies related to the economics of families and childbearing, including work on teen childbearing. Early in her career she published a study documenting that the controversial welfare family cap policy did not lead to a reduction in births, as intended. That policy has since been repealed in many states. More recently, in work with Phillip Levine, Kearney has published studies on the link between non-marital childbearing and childhood resources and proposed that teen childbearing is a consequence of the "economics of despair." In subsequent work published by the Brookings Institution, the authors document a similar finding with regard to high school drop-out behavior. On the issue of birth rates, a June 2020 Brookings study by Kearney and Levine predicted that the COVID pandemic would lead to a "baby bust," despite popular accounts suggesting there would be a pandemic "baby boom."

In work with Phillip B. Levine, receiving attention in the popular media, she found that greater access to Sesame Street in the show's early days led to improved early educational outcomes for children. Kearney and Levine also found that MTV's 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom programs led to a sizable reduction in teen births, accounting for as much as one-third of the overall decline in teen births in the year and a half following the show's introduction in 2009.

Kearney has written extensively about income inequality, in both academic journals and policy essays, and has testified before the Congress on the topic of U.S. income inequality. She co-authored a 2013 proposal for a Secondary Earner Tax Deduction that formed the basis for a tax proposal included in proposed legislation and in Obama's proposed 2015 budget. Kearney coauthored a 2020 study titled "Explaining the decline in the U.S. employment-to-population ratio: a review of the evidence" with former Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Katharine G. Abraham that examines employment trends for the period from 1999 to 2018 and seeks to explain the economic factors driving them. They conclude that labor demand factors are the most important drivers of the overall decline in the employment–population ratio among 25- to 54-year-olds over the period.

Selected works
 KG Abraham, MS Kearney, 2020, "Explaining the decline in the U.S. employment-to-population ratio: a review of the evidence," Journal of Economic Literature 58 (3): 585-643.
 MS Kearney, R Wilson, 2018 "Male Earnings, Marriageable Men, and Non-Marital Fertility: Evidence from the Fracking Boom," Review of Economics and Statistics 100(4): 678-690.
 MS Kearney, PB Levine, 2017 "The Economics of Non-Marital Childbearing and the Marriage Premium for Children," Annual Review of Economics (9).
 MS Kearney, 2016 "Should we be concerned about income inequality?" in Ed. Michael Strain, The U.S. Labor Market: Questions and Challenges for U.S. Policy. Washington D.C.: American Enterprise Institute.
 MS Kearney, PB Levine, 2016 "Income Inequality, Social Mobility, and the Decision to Drop-Out of High School." Brookings Papers on Economic Activity.
 MS Kearney, PB Levine, 2015 "Investigating Recent Trends in the U.S. Teen Birth Rates," Journal of Health Economics (41).
 MS Kearney, LJ Dettling, 2014, "House Prices and Birth Rates: The Impact of the Real Estate Market on the Decision to Have a Baby," Journal of Public Economics.
 MS Kearney, L Turner, 2013 "Giving Secondary Earners a Tax Break: A Proposal to Help Low- and Middle-Income Families." The Hamilton Project.
 MS Kearney, PB Levine, 2012 "Why is the teen birth rate in the United States so high and why does it matter?" Journal of Economic Perspectives.
 DH Autor, LF Katz, MS Kearney, 2008 "Trends in US wage inequality: Revising the revisionists" The Review of economics and statistics 90 (2), 300-323
 DH David, LF Katz, MS Kearney, 2008 "The polarization of the US labor market" American economic review 96 (2), 189-194
 J Guryan, E Hurst, M Kearney, 2008 "Parental education and parental time with children" Journal of Economic perspectives 22 (3), 23-46
 MS Kearney, 2005 "State lotteries and consumer behavior" Journal of Public Economics 89 (11–12), 2269-2299
 MS Kearney, 2004 "Is There an Effect of Incremental Welfare Benefits on Fertility Behavior? A Look at the Family Cap" Journal of Human Resources.

Policy Work
Kearney was the fifth director - and first female director - of The Hamilton Project, following a prestigious group of former directors, all of whom played significant roles in public service, including founding director Peter Orszag, who went on to become director of the Congressional Budget Office and then director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, Jason Furman, who subsequently served as chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, and Douglas Elmendorf, who subsequently directed the Congressional Budget Office and is now Dean of the Kennedy School at Harvard University. Under Kearney's leadership, the Hamilton Project worked on a variety of policy topics, including domestic poverty, labor market challenges and the future of work, and mass incarceration. Together with Benjamin H. Harris, Kearney co-edited the Hamilton Project book Policies to Address Poverty in America.

Kearney has served as Director of the Aspen Economic Strategy Group since 2017. The Aspen Economic Strategy Group (AESG) was launched in 2017 under the leadership of co-chairs Henry M. Paulson, Jr., former secretary of the Treasury and chairman of Goldman Sachs, and Erskine Bowles, former White House chief of staff and president of the University of North Carolina system. Amy Ganz, formerly of Andreessen Horowitz, is the group's deputy director. The AESG fosters the exchange of economic policy ideas and seeks to clarify the lines of debate on emerging economic issues while promoting bipartisan relationship-building among current and future generations of policy leaders in Washington.

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El carbonero guineano (Melaniparus guineensis) es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Paridae propia de los montes del África tropical.

Taxonomía
Anteriormente se consideraba conespecífico del más sureño carbonero aliblanco (Melaniparus leucomelas), pero en la actualidad se consideran especies separadas. Ambos se clasificaban en el género Parus, pero fue trasladado al género Melaniparus, como otras especies, cuando un análisis genético publicado en 2013 demostró que todas ellas formaban un nuevo clado.

Descripción
Su plumaje es negro casi en su totalidad, salvo en un gran franja blanca que atraviesa sus alas a la altura de los hombros. Sus ojos son blanquecinos, lo que le diferencia del carbonero aliblanco.

Distribución y hábitat
Se encuentra en una aplia franja del África tropical, que va desde África occidental hasta Kenia y Etiopía por el este. Es un pájaro sedentario que vive en los bosques de coníferas de los montes de su área de distribución.

Comportamiento

Se alimenta principalmente de insectos en los árboles. Anida en los huevos de los árboles, donde pone entre 4-6 huevos rosados con manchas pardo rojizas.

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Harrap y Quinn, Tits, Nuthatches and Treecreepers ISBN 0-7136-3964-4

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Aves de África
Animales descritos en 1900
Taxones descritos por George Ernest Shelley

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A symposium on Friday at Notre Dame Law School explored the growing international impact of sports with presentations by speakers, students, and former Fighting Irish football star Raghib "Rocket" Ismail, '94 B.A.
The Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law organized the event – named "From Courts of Sport to Courts of Justice: The Impact of International Sports on Individuals, Society, and the World" – with help from several sponsors.
"This isn't just a journal event. This isn't just a Law School event. This is a Notre Dame event," the symposium's chairman Jim Schwabe, 3L, said at the beginning of the event.
Michael Mercurio, 3L, editor-in-chief of the Journal of International & Comparative Law, said the goal was to organize a one-of-a-kind symposium that combined sports law, international law, and human rights in a way that would appeal to law students and people outside the Law School.
"We thought it was fitting considering Notre Dame's tradition of excellence in sports and global human rights, and we have incredible alumni who work in the sports industry," Mercurio said.
The presentations by academics covered topics such as the role that hockey played in the Cold War, advocating before the international Court of Arbitration for Sport, and the Vatican's view on sport at the service of humanity. Current students at the Law School talked about their research on the human cost of the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the employment of forced labor related to the FIFA World Cup, the treatment of women athletes, and the impact that Britain's withdrawal from the European Union could have on the English Premier League.
One session focused on entering the sports and entertainment industry and featured a panel of three Notre Dame alumni: Ndidi Massay, '93 J.D., chairperson of the New York State Athletic Commission; Matt Nussbaum, '00 B.A., '04 J.D., assistant general counsel for the Major League Baseball Players Association; and Kevin R. Schulz, '96 B.A., a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP and vice chair of the law firm's sports industry team.
The symposium closed with a question-and-answer session with Ismail in the Patrick F. McCartan Courtroom. Ismail, a kick returner and wide receiver, was an electrifying part of Notre Dame's dominating football teams in 1988, 1989, and 1990. After leaving Notre Dame, he signed a four-year contract worth a then-unprecedented $18.2 million with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
Ismail talked about the difficulty of navigating the flurry of business decisions that an athlete needs to make when transitioning from college to professional sports. If he could go through that experience again, he said, he would tap into Notre Dame's alumni network for more guidance.
When asked if he had any advice for lawyers who aspire to be sports agents, Ismail said they can set themselves apart by developing a track record of trustworthiness.
The Nanovic Institute for European Studies, the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies, Foley & Lardner LLP, the Center for Civil and Human Rights, the Notre Dame Sports, Communications, and Entertainment Law Forum, the Notre Dame Career Development Office, and the MBA Sports Business Club sponsored the symposium.
Originally published by Amanda Gray at law.nd.edu on March 28, 2017.


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Finely grate the Parmesan. Separate the eggs. Cook and flake (approx 182g) of the salmon fillets.
2 Line a Swiss roll tin or a deep baking tray, about 23 x 33cm, with a sheet of baking parchment.
3 Melt the butter in a medium saucepan and whisk in the flour, then cook for about 1 minute.
4 Add the milk and cook for 4-5 minutes, whisking all the time until the mixture is thick and smooth.
5 Reserve 2 tbsp Parmesan, then add the rest with a generous pinch of salt and pepper.
6 Remove the pan from the heat.
7 Whisk the egg whites in a bowl until they form stiff, glossy peaks.
8 Beat the egg yolks into the cooled mixture in the pan.
9 Take a large spoonful of egg white and mix in well to loosen the mixture.
10 Carefully fold in the rest of the egg white.
11 Pour the mixture into the prepared tin, gently spreading it into the corners.
12 Sprinkle 1 tbsp of the reserved Parmesan over the mixture and bake for about 15 minutes, until risen and golden.
13 Meanwhile, cook the spinach in the bag following the pack instructions.
14 When cooled a little, squeeze out the liquid from the spinach and finely chop it.
15 Mix it into the ricotta, season and set aside.
16 Place a sheet of baking parchment on to the work surface.
17 When the roulade is cooked, flip it onto the parchment.
18 Peel away the parchment that was used to line the tin.
19 Spread the ricotta mixture over the roulade and top with the flaked salmon.
20 Take a short edge of the roulade and use the parchment to help you tightly roll it up.
21 Cut into slices and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan.
22 Serve immediately, while still warm, with roasted vine tomatoes, if you like.
Unfortunately the roulade takes longer than the 15 minutes suggested and even after an extra 6 minutes, it was like a giant scrambled egg that fell apart when try to roll it. Tastes nice but instructions are inaccurate.


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Home Tales of the Sausage Factory Cable Comcast Unhappy With Free Market Title I Nirvana. Demands "Access Charges Bailout" But No Reg Oversight.
Comcast Unhappy With Free Market Title I Nirvana. Demands "Access Charges Bailout" But No Reg Oversight.
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It says something about the messed up world of telecom today that the "Connect America Fund" the FCC will vote on tomorrow has become the "what the heck are we going to do about IP-based interconnection" proceeding. In particular, the rather high-profile spat between AT&T and Comcast (andother cable companies) over access charges illustrates exactly the kind of cosmic cluster#@$! we predicted would happen if the FCC failed to classify broadband as a Title II telecom service. AT&T is100% right on the key argument: Comcast has the access charge regime it fought for and deserves. Letting Comcast collect access charges as if it were a traditional telecom provider subject to Title II, while shielding it from any actual oversight or obligations as a Title I information service, is nothing more than an undeserved windfall to the company that tore up the social contract in the first place. If they don't like the outcome, then perhaps they should have thought about it before they declared Jihad on Title II.
More below . . . .
So What Are AT&T and Comcast Fighting About?
For those new to the issue, access charges are part of a complicated suite of charges and paymentsbetween providers of what we collectively think of as "telephone service." What makes this complicated, irrational and dysfunctional system even less manageable is the confusion over voice-over IP (VOIP). The old public switched telephone network (PSTN) is the classic (and increasingly the only) telecommunications service governed by Title II of the Communications Act. Why? Because the FCC decided ten years ago that anything sprinkled with Magic IP Pixie Dust is not, in fact, a Title II "telecommunications service" but an "information service" governed by Title I of the Act. Thanks to Comcast challenging the FCC's enforcement of its old Internet Policy Statement (aka Net Neutrality 1.0), the DC Circuit has found that the FCC has extremely limited and uncertain authority over information services.
A VOIP call that interconnects with the old public-switched telephone network resides in a mysterious no man's land. The FCC could classify it as Title II, since it looks exactly like a phone call and the statute does not say anything about Magic IP Pixie Dust. But the same cabal that waged Jihad against classifying broadband as Title II last year (which included Comcast and the assembled cable operators) have waged a similar campaign to prevent VOIP (or anything for that matter) from ever being declared as Title II ever again. Indeed, Michael Powell, the man who as Chairman of the FCC engineered the "lets deregulate the entire telecom system by refusing to ever classify anything new as Title II so that telecom regulation will whither away and only unregulated information services remain," now heads the National Cable Telecommunications Association (NCTA), the trade association for Comcast and the other cable providers which spent last year telling the FCC, the Tea Party and Wall St. that if the FCC ever thought the phrase "Title II" too hard it might drive away all future investment in broadband and amounted to a "government take over" of the internet.
The result is that Comcast Voice and most other cable voice services, although advertised as phone services and performing identical functions to phone services in every way, are not "phone services" for regulatory purposes. Thanks in large part to their own massive lobbying efforts and legal challenges, through the magic of IP Pixie Dust, cable voice services exist outside of the traditional telecom regime and potentially outside the FCC's regulatory authority. Sadly for Comcast and its industry allies, this has not turned out to be the free market nirvana that Powell and the other architects of the Magic IP Pixie Dust strategy foresaw. Rather than producing the Free Market Paradise envisioned by the Faithful, the title II Jihad appears on its way to creating a market much more akin to Somalia or Sudan.
Why Did This Come Up Now?
Many years ago, I worked for the Department of Energy and they had a pigeon problem. So they set up a bunch of plastic owls around the areas of pigeon infestation. The pigeons, recognizing their traditional predator, at first stayed away. Over time, however, some adventurous pigeons moved closer. When nothing happened, they began to settle on the owls. Eventually, one could see hordes of pigeons gleefully doing their business all over the plastic owls, delighting in the symbolic humiliation of their ancient enemy. I have no doubt pigeons flocked from their usual perches at the neighboring buildings for the sheer joy of symbolically crapping on the plastic owls.
Over the past decade, the FCC has become a plastic owl for the telecom industry. As a result, an increasing number of carrier pigeons (if you will pardon the pun) are doing the equivalent of taking a dump on the owl. Normal modes of behavior are breaking down, and behavior that was simply unthinkable as between carriers a few years ago now happens on a regular basis. With the very authority of the FCC to address these issues questionable, coupled with the lack of any political will to make hard decisions that offend powerful interests, the FCC has remained in a state of continual paralysis. Meanwhile, the campaign by the telco and cable industry for state deregulation and federal preemption of IP-based services has made it increasingly impossible for state authorities to resolve these disputes.
Meanwhile, the market and the technology have changed dramatically, enhancing both the incentive and the capability of participants to game the system. Back when cable operators were just getting into the voice business, and when the FCC still pretended to have some regulatory authority over these services via Title I "ancillary jurisdiction," AT&T and Verizon agreed to treat interconnected VOIP like standard phone calls. If a Comcast customer called an AT&T or Verizon customer, Comcast paid access charges. If AT&T or Verizon customers called Comcast, Comcast paid access charges (or reciprocal compensation, or whatever was appropriate under the existing crazy-quilt of things).
Years pass, and cable operators replace incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs, like AT&T and Verizon) as the dominant providers of residential phone services. So now, instead of AT&T and Verizon being a net receiver of access charges, they are a net payor of access charges. Add to this hard economic times, and the transformation of the FCC from fearful regulator to plastic owl, and you have all the ingredients for parties to start rethinking how they do business.
Unfortunately, markets undergoing flux like this tend to be unsettled and destructive, with lots of disputes. Most of the time in free market capitalism, we don't care. An extremely important element of how markets work is that firms that businesses can, through no fault of their own, become irrelevant and die. When that happens, business expectations can get disrupted until the market settles. But where this impacts critical infrastructure, we care a lot, because the period of disruption can have what economists call "negative externalities." I.e., lots of people get screwed very badly.
Put another way, I was sad when Borders died and the death of book stores generally is rather hard on those of us who like paper books. But if the communications grid crashes because the communications market is "unsettled," and "going through a period of transition" which may "result in service interruptions while parties negotiate and learn to evaluate the true value of their products and services," I am more than sad. I am in deep pigeon crap, and the only thing I (and other consumers or even businesses) have to protect me in that circumstance is a stupid plastic owl.
So AT&T and other traditional carriers have increasingly been telling Comcast and other VOIP providers that, because VOIP is not a Title II service, they are not entitled to access charges or other revenues governed by Title II. Nor are they entitled to mandatory interconnection – another Title II right/obligation. Instead, these terms should be negotiated in good old Title I free market information service fashion. You know, like the way Comcast negotiated its "access charges" with Level 3 last year for video traffic. Says AT&T to Comcast: "what's the difference between video and voice? It's all IP! There are the same things, just different applications. Why does Comcast get to charge Level 3 all the traffic will bear for video but AT&T can't do the same to Comcast for voice?"
Comcast (and, to be fair, a lot of other folks, but it rains on the just and the unjust alike in the Libertarian Free Market Paradise of Title I) argue that this is NOT FAIR. After all, VOIP networks are functionally identical to traditional PSTN networks (even if they are regulated totally differently by virtue of Magic IP Pixie Dust), and if access charges (and other forms of compensation) are supposed to be about recovering costs then we ought to treat functionally equivalent networks the same. Unless it involves video, in which case it is TOTALLY different. Besides, having different rules for different networks invites fraud and arbitrage and waste. Unless, of course, we are talking about different rules applicable to different video distributors so that we can deny access to over the top video providers like Sky Angel, which is TOTALLY DIFFERENT from AT&T treating us differently on voice.
So Who Is Right?
As you might have guessed from the above, I think AT&T is spot on the money when it tells Comcast: "Y'all didn't want to be Title II. Hell you're the guys that filed the case that killed the FCC's 'ancillary authority' over Title I information services. Now you want the guaranteed revenues of a Title II telecom service without the obligations or regulatory oversight? Fuggetaboutit."
Comcast's argument, by contrast, is essentially a species of "too big to fail." If the FCC doesn't give Comcast an access charge bail out from the deregulated Title I Paradise Comcast insists on, then our telecom infrastructure will up an die. The FCC therefore needs to make sure that Comcast gets all those yummy access charges and other revenues for connecting calls because its business model depends on it (and there are actual costs involved). On the other hand, you can't force Comcast to accept the other side of the social contract, like consumer protection regulation, because the FCC lacks authority to regulate Title I information services like cable voice-over-IP. And as a cherry on top of this free money Sundae, Comcast and its trade association claim any effort to regulate VOIP or classify it as Title II is a "regulatory overreach" so offensive that opponents routinely analogize it to China and Iran censoring internet freedom.
I also don't think much of the "we do all the same work and incur all the same costs" argument. If you do the same work as Title II networks, have the same costs as Title II networks, and provide the same service as Title II networks, the WHY THE HECK AREN'T YOU TITLE II NETWORKS? That is, after all, what the statute requires. There is nothing in the statute about Magic IP Pixie Dust. But if Magic IP Pixie Dust really works, then it works equally as well for access charges and for interconnection as it does for network neutrality and for Comcast/Level 3 "peering." Because, I say to Comcast: other than the fact that the result would be convenient for you, why does the FCC have authority over your "peering dispute" with AT&T for voice but not with your "peering dispute" with Level 3 for video?
But let me put aside my personal bitterness and frustration, along with any notion of fairness or equity. I am, after all, a denizen of Washington, where the regulatory chameleon, the beast that changes its regulatory classification based on regulatory convenience, is practically the local mascot. AT&T itself is fond of claiming a right to programming under Section 628 as a cable provider, but reserves the right to play around with PEG because it uses IPTV rather than QAM.
Also, there are a lot of good actors besides Comcast who don't deserve to be covered with pigeon poop because Comcast has made hypocrisy a fine art in this proceeding. Cox, for example, has actually tried to build out a real telephone network – including a run at wireless services. And many other actors that stand to get screwed here actually want the FCC to classify the service they provide. Time Warner Telecom, for example, filed a Petition begging the FCC to classify facilities-based VOIP as Title II. "Please, oh FCC!" Time Warner Telecom and a number of other competing local exchange carriers (CLECs) have said. "We are totally cool with the social contract where we agree to some modest oversight and consumer protection rules in exchange for making sure that the phone network actually works. We do not like this Libertarian Free Market Nirvana with its "negative externalities" and the total breakdown of what had been a functioning (if somewhat inefficient) market. For the love of God, pleasestop sitting there like a freaking plastic owl and actually do your job!"
Unfortunately these good actors, along with all of us consumers, are trapped in the world that Comcast and the Title II jihadist have made. Even if the FCC totally agrees with Comcast 'n friends that cable VOIP is too big to fail and they ought to force AT&T to pay out access charges, while simultaneously demanding nothing in return by way of the social contract, it is not at all certain that the FCC has theauthority to do what the cable guys are asking them to do. Thanks to that pesky lawsuit Comcast brought that killed Net Neutrality 1.0, and everything else it and NCTA said about the FCC having no authority under Title I, the FCC cannot act with any certainty that it will be upheld.
And just to make sure, Verizon now offers to drive the nail in the coffin with its lawsuits against data roaming and against Net Neutrality 2.0. Indeed, the FCC's net neutrality order explicitly relies (among other things) on its authority over VOIP as ancillary to the traditional PSTN. That is, of course, precisely the argument Comcast and its buddies have made here. If Verizon prevails in those cases, it is difficult to see under what theory the FCC could say: "well, you guys are not Title II services, but you are entitled to get treated like a Title II service."
(Mind you, the opposite is also true, if the D.C. Circuit finds the FCC has authority to impose net neutrality rules and/or roaming, it also has authority to fix the access charge regime with regard to VOIP. This may put Comcast in the odd position of wanting to intervene in support of the FCC. Y'all have until Monday to think about it, when the deadline for intervention expires.]
So here we are, exactly where we at PK predicted we would be, with Comcast now looking for loopholes in the world of its own creation and taking the rest of the cable VOIP industry down with it. Because apparently, in their hubris and wounded pride when the FCC told them to stop throttling BitTorrent and be honest with their subscribers about network management, they never considered how they might need the FCC to have authority to solve their own problems.
Where Do We Go From Here
We do not have the false choice Comcast has tried to force us into making. It is not a question of giving Comcast an "Access Charge bailout" with no strings attached or watching the telecom industry collapse. Even now, the FCC could assert its unambiguous authority by finding that interconnected VOIP (not even residential broadband, just interconnected VOIP services like Comcast Voice) is a Title II telecom service. The FCC solicited comment on this very question in the Connect America Fund Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. It could include this in the Order it will vote on tomorrow.
But Comcast and its club of Title II jihadist still won't agree to even modest obligations under the social contract of Title II. Comcast and its cable cohort still dream of establishing Cable Caliphate where cable operators offer broadband "information services" preempted from state or federal oversight while enjoying all the privileges of interconnection and access charges traditionally given to Title II telecommunications services. As in Somalia and the Sudan, the outcome of these religious jihads is so rarely the paradise envisioned by believers.
So the question is not whether we give Comcast what it wants with no strings attached or risk seeing our telecom infrastructure come crashing down around our ears. The question is whether the FCC will awake from its paralysis, shake off the bird poop, and stop being a plastic owl. We have a social contract in the form of Title II. Until Comcast and the Title II jihadist are ready to accept some modest obligations on their side in exchange for the privileges they seek, they can enjoy the Free Market Nirvana they created.
Unfortunately, so must the rest of us. At least until the FCC decides to stop being a plastic owl and do its job.
Stay tuned . . .
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Q: Searching files - Objective-C I am trying to search for a file. This returns 0 results. Does anyone know why?
NSMetadataQuery *q = [[NSMetadataQuery alloc] init];
NSPredicate *predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"kMDItemFSName == %@", @"test123456.png"];
[q setPredicate:predicate];

[q startQuery];
while ([q isGathering]) {
    NSLog(@"%lu", [q resultCount]);
}

[q stopQuery];

update
NSMetadataQuery *q = [[NSMetadataQuery alloc] init];
    NSPredicate *predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"kMDItemFSName == %@", @"test123456.png"];
    [q setPredicate:predicate];

    [q startQuery];
    NSLog(@"%lu", [q resultCount]);

    [q stopQuery];

Thanks

A: NSPredicate *predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"kMDItemSFName == %@", @"test123456.png"];

If you copied that exactly from your code, methinks kMDItemSFName should be kMDItemFSName. ;-)
Are you using the foundation tool template, or a full application that will have a run loop?
Basically, I believe MDMetadataQuery is designed to be run asynchronously, where you start the query and will be notified of the results when the query has finished.
From Introduction to Spotlight Query Programming Guide:

For applications that need to create
  queries and interact with the results
  there are two APIs available. The
  Spotlight metadata framework provides
  a low-level query API, MDQuery, that
  allows an application to search for
  files based on metadata values.
  MDQuery is completely configurable,
  allowing you to run synchronous and
  asynchronous queries and provides
  fine-grain control of the frequency of
  results batching.
The Cocoa frameworks's NSMetadataQuery
  class provides a high-level
  Objective-C interface to the MDQuery
  API. This class allows you to
  construct queries using a subset of
  the NSPredicate classes, and execute
  the queries asynchronously.
  NSMetadataQuery supports Cocoa
  bindings, allowing you to display the
  results without writing any
  significant amount of glue code. As
  well, NSMetadataQuery allows an
  application to specify the grouping of
  the results into multiple
  subcategories. NSMetadataQuery does
  not support synchronous queries and
  provides minimal update notifications
  as data is collected.

See Technical Note TN2192 Querying Metadata With Spotlight.

A: Since NSMetadataQuery works asynchronously the run loop needs to reached to get results. You can set a delegate or register a notification that gets called when results are found or as soon as there are updates.
I don't find that mentioned in the Mac documentation but in the iOS 5 documentation they explicitly state that. Maybe it's not true for OS X? But you should give it a try.
"The query sends notifications as the results are returned in batches. The query sends the application a notification when the initial results gathering phase has completed." (found in http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Carbon/Conceptual/SpotlightQuery/Concepts/QueryingMetadata.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40001848-CJBEJBHH)

A: declare NSMetaDataQuery q in .h file and check resultCount on receiving NSMetadataQueryDidFinishGatheringNotification.
 someFunction
        {

           [NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
                                                             selector:@selector(initalGatherComplete:)
                                                              name:NSMetadataQueryDidFinishGatheringNotification
                                                               object:metadataSearch];

                q = [[NSMetadataQuery alloc] init];
                NSPredicate *predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"kMDItemFSName == %@", @"test123456.png"];
                [q setPredicate:predicate];

                [q startQuery];

        }

            - (void)initalGatherComplete:sender;
            {
                [q stopQuery];

                NSLog(@"%lu",[q resultCount]);

                [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self
                                                                name:NSMetadataQueryDidFinishGatheringNotification
                                                              object:metadataSearch];

            }

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Cash In Old Vehicle Tax Discs
Road tax is not always bad, especially when you can cash your old paper tax discs…
Your Old Vehicle Tax Discs Could be Worth a Small Fortune
A little piece of the UK's motoring heritage came to an end in October 2014 with the abolition of the paper car tax disc after 93 years. Vehicle Excise Duty system has been streamlined and is now tracked electronically. However, if you kept some or all of your old tax discs, they could be worth a small fortune as they increasingly become rare collectors' items.
Tax disc collectors are known as velologists, which comes from the initials of Vehicle Excise Licence. As the number of velologists has grown over the last few years, rare tax discs are becoming more sought after and harder to find. If you've hoarded your tax discs, now might be the time to cash in.
A Hundred Years of Car Tax Heritage
A tax on motor vehicles was first introduced in the Budget of 1888. But it was the introduction of the Roads Act 1920 which required all drivers to display a tax disc in their car's windscreen from January 1921. The paper discs became a common sight and around 1.7 billion were issued during their 93 years of existence.
The tax discs were proof that you'd paid your car tax and failure to display a valid disc was an offence that could bring you a heavy fine. Information on the disc included the vehicle make and registration number, the price paid, the tax expiry date, and the stamp of the issuing office.
Each year, as motorists renewed their car tax, the majority of expired discs were discarded. But some drivers, for whatever reason, kept their old discs. Those in good condition can now be worth a fair bit of money.
Collectible Car Tax Discs
Car tax discs dating from the 1920s often sell for hundreds of pounds, while some of the rarest examples can fetch over £1,000. Last year, a 1921 tax disc put up for sale on an online auction was bought for an incredible £1,225 after 16 bidders vied for the rare first-year issue.
Discs in the best condition are worth the most. Early discs had no perforations and drivers had to cut out the discs. Those that were carefully cut out tend to be worth more than careless examples. Also, discs that are complete with the surrounding paper are more collectible than those that were cut or torn out.
Other rarities include tax discs from World War II vehicles that have "War Service" marked on them. Complete sets of discs from the same vehicle are also collectible. As the tax discs were phased out in 2014, the DVLA issued the final few discs on plain paper instead of with perforations giving them instant rarity value.
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Payments can be made in any of the following ways: credit card, Interac, cash, personalized cheque with ID, email transfer or direct deposit. We take payments in person, over the phone, by email, or by mail. You may pay the final balance on your account at any point before your event, but we must receive payment before the items can be delivered or picked-up.
Your satisfaction is of the utmost importance to us. The day you book your order the items are considered out of our inventory for your date and thus made unavailable to other potential customers. This ensures you will have all the items you need on the date you require them. Because of this, we do have certain policies regarding changes to your order.
All reductions in numbers must be received by All Occasions 14 days prior to your event. Any reductions or cancellations made within 14 days will be subject to a cancellation fee. Any increases in your numbers must be made prior to your pick-up or delivery, and are subject to item availability.These items will be billed separately. You may make changes by phone, email, or in person. This policy helps us to ensure that your order is packed as accurately as possible. See our Cancellation Policy below for more detailed information.
Reductions in quantity are limited to 20% of the original amount ordered per item and must be made a minimum of 14 days prior to your event to avoid penalty. Reductions in quantity greater than 20% and/or any reductions made within 14 days of your event are subject to a penalty of 50% of the total rental rate of the cancelled item(s) plus taxes. Any items cancelled within 1 week of the event date will be charged at full rental rates plus taxes. As these items will be made unavailable to other clients at the time of booking, if you do cancel your entire reservation you will forfeit your initial 40% reservation fee.
Unless special arrangements have been made prior to your pick-up, you may pick-up your rental any time after 12:00pm on the day before your event, and may return no later than 12:00pm on the day specified on your rental contract. Either you or someone else can pick up your order. If another person will be picking up they will need to know what name your order is booked under and settle any remaining balance owing on the account. If you require your rental earlier than 12:00pm on the day before your event, you may contact All Occasions to see if it will be ready earlier. You are responsible for any and all damage that may occur during transportation to and from your event site.
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We will set up all Festival, Marquee and Clearspan tents, all tent specific accessories, dance floors, portable flooring, staging, and custom lighting packages. We are available to set up chairs, tables, general lighting and other items for an additional set-up and tear-down fee. We do not generally offer set up of table settings, linens, or other general decor items but we can often coordinate this if required. Delivery is an additional fee as rates will vary on location.
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• Orders totaling up to $400.00 will be eligible for coverage of up to twenty-five percent of the total rental cost. Any damage over twenty-five percent of the total order will be charged at fifty percent of replacement costs.
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Set for three weeks after the World Championships, on April 22-24, 2016, organizers are confident of an enthusiastic response from sponsors and advertisers. They have not yet identified any sponsors, but Van Wagner Executive Vice President Chris Pearlman said that demand is high and that the global nature of the property is opening doors to foreign companies that wouldn't usually sponsor American sports.
Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment and U.S. Figure Skating are launching the Team Challenge Cup, a biennial, Ryder Cup-style competition between continents slated to kick off in April.
The new event will pit 14-member teams from North America, Europe and Asia against each other over three days with a prize purse of at least $500,000, organizers said. It's the latest in the emerging team trend in international figure skating, which launched the ISU World Team Trophy in 2009 and introduced a team event to the Winter Olympics in 2014. They will announce the venue of the inaugural Team Challenge Cup on Wednesday.
Van Wagner and U.S. Figure Skating, business partners since 2008, each own 50 percent of the new property. Van Wagner contributed the startup capital and David Raith, U.S. Figure Skating executive director, led discussions with the International Skating Union and the various national governing bodies needed to make the event work.
More team events serve U.S. Figure Skating's long-term interests as a governing body as well, Chief Marketing Officer Ramsey Baker said. The World Team Trophy and Olympic team events created a new dynamic between elite American skaters, pushing them to live up to each other's expectations in a way individual pursuits hadn't, he said. They're hopeful teaming with Canadians in this event will yield similar success.
Van Wagner and USFS bought time on CBS for a two-hour recap telecast at 2 p.m. on April 24, after learning usual broadcast partner NBC's spring schedule would be difficult to maneuver around. The event will stream live on icenetwork.com, which the governing body owns.
The idea for a continental competition was born in June 2014 when Van Wagner CEO Jeff Knapple and Pearlman pitched the concept to Raith and Baker while attending a Yankees game in the Bronx. From there, Raith reached out to the international community, where their idea was met with enthusiasm.
In its first year, the partners are emphasizing growth over profitability, leaning on Van Wagner's capital flexibility, which U.S. Figure Skating lacks as a nonprofit.
They aim to rotate the event among the three continents in even-numbered years, serving as a post-Olympics tour stop in Olympic years and an addition to the regular competition calendar in non-Olympic years.
Each continental team will be composed of two pairs teams, two ice dance teams, three male singles and three female singles. All but one of the singles competitors will be determined by ISU rankings on Jan. 1, with the final slot filled by a fan vote.
Like in the Ryder Cup, each team will have a non-competing senior captain. Kristi Yamaguchi, 1992 Olympic champion, will lead the North Americans, and the United Kingdom's Christopher Dean will lead Team Europe. Team Asia has not selected its captain.
All-event ticket packages will go on sale Oct. 9, and international broadcast schedules are still in development.


We're just a fortnight away from Easter Sunday. Our latest news sheet is on the download section. Next Saturday we're off for a gentle church walk with a stroll through three of Sheffield's loveliest parks, why not come and join us at 11a.m. at the Vicarage, 257, Pitsmoor Road. (01142727756) to book a seat in the minibus.
Next Sunday is Palm Sunday, services at 9.30 and 11a.m., come and get your Palm Cross. In the evening we're heading down to the Rock Christian Fellowship at 6.30p.m. for an Afghan evening with food.
In Holy Week we are celebrating Maundy Thursday with a special meal at 7.15 in church with foot washing!
On Good Friday we meet at St. Peters at 1.45p.m. for a walk with the cross to Christ Church with a service of meditation at 3p.m.
Don't forget to book your Stuart Townend tickets.
We are just completing our first week of Lent. Next week we have various prayer and study opportunities which you will find in the newsheet under Downloads.
Our next united service is on March 30th which is Mothering Sunday. Both congregations will be together for Holy Communion at 10.30a.m. Jill Hancock (Church Army and Chocolate Box) will be speaking.
Well, I've finally managed to persuade WordPress to change my password so I'm back on the church web-site. Happy New Year to all our readers!
You might like to catch up with our download page which has a PDF of our latest teaching series : Shaping up and the latest news sheet with all the service times etc in it. I went to a great event last week involving the Karen Burmese members of the congregation as they celebrated their New Year.


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Means of Implementation
SDG Means of Implementation
The following was taken from the notes of the Open Working Group number 6:
Means of implementation are crucial for the achievement of sustainable development. Science, technology and innovation are drivers of social and economic development and have potential to be a game changer for all countries' efforts to achieve sustainable development. There was a call for means of implementation to be integrated into the framework of the goals.
Domestic resource mobilization is a critical element of public financing, but is reliant on growth. Public and private sources are both essential, though their relative importance differs across countries, and they should complement one another. There is a need to enhance revenue collection and combat illicit financial flows.
It was reaffirmed that ODA remains an essential source of financing, especially for LDCs; it was emphasized that we should be "talking aid up, not down". In this context, there were calls for more strategic and catalytic use of ODA to leverage other flows.
The need to honour previous commitments, in particular the target of 0.7 per cent of GNI (.15- .20 for LDCs), was emphasized. Alongside ODA, other sources of financing – including foreign direct investment, remittances and innovative financing – play an increasingly important complementary role.
The need to ensure that debt levels do not become an unsustainable burden on countries was recognized.
South-South and triangular cooperation are growing in importance; they can complement but not replace North-South cooperation.
Many stressed the need to bridge a persistent technology divide between developed and developing countries, bearing mind also the necessity of involving women and other affected groups in decisions relating to tech development and deployment. Technology transfer goes beyond the acquisition of technology to include capacity development, local productive capacity, and supportive institutions.
Facilitating access to technologies in public domain was emphasized; also, ensuring a conducive environment for trade and investment, as channels for cross-border technology flows.
The decision to carry out a feasibility study for a technology bank for LDCs was welcomed; the proposal to establish a technology facilitation mechanism was widely supported but enjoys no consensus.
A rules-based, equitable, multi-lateral trade system is an important part of the international enabling environment. In this regard, the recent WTO agreement reached on 7 December in Bali was welcomed. The need to expand aid for trade facilitation was noted.
Progress must be measured, which requires further improvement in data availability and statistical capabilities, including the ability to produce gender-sensitive indicators.
Migration can contribute to sustainable development, including through knowledge sharing; many stated that migration and human mobility should be integrated into SDGs framework.
There was a call for coherence and convergence but not duplication of relevant processes, including the OWG on SDGs and the intergovernmental expert committee on financing for sustainable development.
The above was taken from the United Nations Sustainability web site: http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?menu=1300
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In this weekend program, we will practice and explore how the wisdom expressed in the Heart Sutra, one of Mahayana Buddhism's most important teachings, directly applies as we experience current upheavals in our world and our community.
This exploration of the Heart Sutra with Acharya Hardin in relation to current events will be of interest to all levels of meditation practitioners. These principles are foundational to Shambhala Buddhism and all Mahayana Buddhist traditions.
The son of a Methodist minister, Acharya Hardin graduated from Duke University with a BA in music. He resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He serves as Regional Acharya for the Southwest Regional Shambhala Centers and for the Atlantic Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. He visits these centers each year, teaching and working with students. He is the author of A Little Book of Love.


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Stuff To Look At
New trailers for Iron Man 3 and Playing for Keeps and a live stream from the Royal World Premiere of Skyfall are featured here for your viewing pleasure…
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Above is a live stream from the Royal World Premiere of Skyfall, which begins at 5pm (GMT). All the stars of the film are expected to attend, along with a host of other celebrities. Skyfall is released on 26th October 2012.
After the enormous success of Avengers Assemble, next up on the Marvel roster is Iron Man 3. Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow return for the next instalment of the Iron Man series. The film, directed by Shane Black is due for release on 26th April 2013.
Playing for Keeps boasts a stellar cast which includes Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Dennis Quaid and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The film looks like a standard romantic comedy, but it may hold some surprises. Playing for Keeps is due for release on 1st January 2013, an ideal release for light, non-committal post-Christmas viewing.
Ang Lee directs Life of Pi, based on Yann Martel's bestselling novel. Above is a short clip from the film. Due to be released in 3D, Life of Pi's visuals are immediately attractive. The film will be released on 20th December 2012.
Rust and Bone
I am disappointed to have missed Rust and Bone at the BFI London Film Festival this year. Rust and Bone won the Best Film Award this past weekend, and has been receiving good reviews. Above is a brief clip from the film. Rust and Bone will be released on 2nd November 2012.
Cloud Atlas is an ensemble piece featuring six different stories. The film stars Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaving, Susan Sarandon and Hugh Grant. Above is a featurette about the film featuring the cast and crew. Cloud Atlas is due for release on 22nd February 2013.
Author TaraPosted on 23/10/2012 Categories TrailersTags Ang Lee, Avengers Assemble, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Cloud Atlas, Dennis Quaid, Gerard Butler, Gwyneth Paltrow, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving, Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Jessica Biel, Life of Pi, Playing for Keeps, Robert Downey Jr., Rust and Bone, Shane Black, Skyfall, Susan Sarandon, Tom Hanks, Yann Martel
Film Review: Footloose
Another day, another remake of a 1980s film. Craig Brewer's Footloose is a respectful remake of the 1984 dance favourite, and a film that entertains just as it should.
Ren McCormick moves from Boston to Bomont, a small town in Georgia, to live with his uncle. Ren is a bit of a fish out of water, and is perplexed by the town's unusual rules which ban public dancing. After five students were killed in a road accident, strict rules were brought in to protect the town's teenagers. Ren, however, is determined to show his new friends in Bomont what they are missing…
Footloose is fun piece of entertaining fluff. It is not in the least bit taxing, and is a slice of escapism. The narrative is run of the mill, but the film provides enough amusement to make up for this. Footloose provides a good mix of humour, drama, and of course dancing.
Footloose is similar to this summer's Fright Night remake in that it pays homage to the original. In its choice of music and the styling of protagonist Ren, Footloose acknowledges its antecedent. Unlike Fright Night however, Footloose's narrative sticks pretty close to the original. The minor changes in the film are really to update it for the twenty-first century more than anything else.
Given the film's themes, music is of course pivotal. The filmmakers made a wide choice not to remix or alter two of the original film's most memorable songs – Deniece Williams' 'Let's Hear It for the Boy' and of course the Footloose theme by Kenny Loggins. These tracks act as linchpins for both the original film and the remake. The soundtrack does include other songs which update the film to its modern-day setting.
The dance sequences are well choreographed in the film. Footloose features a range of dance styles. It seems unlikely that there would be several great breakdancers in a small town, but then again this is a film about a town that has banned dancing, so a suspension of disbelief is a prerequisite.
Casting in the film is good. Although not first choice for Ren, Kenny Wormald is a good choice for the lead. His unassuming persona works well. Julianne Hough is a little hammy as Ariel, while Dennis Quaid is given little room to manoeuvre in a rather cheesy role. Miles Teller brings many of the film's laughs as Willard.
An unnecessary remake it may be, but at least Footloose brings the feel-good factor.
Author TaraPosted on 10/10/2011 Categories Film ReviewTags Craig Brewer, Deniece Williams, Dennis Quaid, Footloose, Fright Night, Julianne Hough, Kenny Loggins, Kenny Wormald, Miles Teller


The Sony Xperia Z5 could be considered one of IFA 2015's superstars, together with the Samsung Gear S2 and strong devices by Huawei and Lenovo. We love comparing hi-end smartphones here at PhoneArena, for they represent the best of a given company's abilities. One such smartphone is the HTC One M9, the all-metal flagship from Taiwan that's bound to steal some looks away from the Z5 at the store.
The Sony Xperia Z5 and HTC One M9 showcase some of today's finest smartphone craftsmanship. But whereas the Z5's metal unibody is sandwiched in frost-finish glass, the One M9's is all polished metal, with glass only to be found covering its display. With "unibody" present in the picture, it goes without saying that removable batteries are out of the question, although Sony and HTC didn't go all Samsung on us by cutting the microSD card slot. Notably, the Z5 is also water-resistant, continuing the Sony Xperia flagships' tradition.
Both smartphones have their power and volume keys positioned on the right side, with the Z5 featuring a dedicated camera button. The One M9 doesn't have that, but the volume buttons can be configured as shutter release or camera zoom buttons. Another thing the two have in common is a pair of stereo speakers.
Dimensions-wise, Sony's flagship measures 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches (146 x 72 x 7.3 mm) and weights 5.43 oz (154 g). The One M9 is more manageable, but considerably thicker and slightly heavier at 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches (144.6 x 69.7 x 9.61 mm) and 5.54 oz (157 g). With these dimensions, both smartphones are rather big and tall, making hopes of one-handed operation a bit delusional.
The One M9's display is another fine example of modern day IPS LCD technology in action. It's a manageable 5 inches in size, with the same 1080p resolution and about the same 441ppi pixel density. HTC isn't as obsessed with display technology as its contemporaries at Samsung, LG, and Sony, so there are no special display modes to choose among. It's an effective display, visible under bright sunlight and tolerable in darkness, but rather color-inaccurate. Very well, then!
Both the Xperia Z5 and the One M9 are Android Lollipop devices, but the similarities in their user experience are few and far between. The Xperia UI goes for a straightforward "stock Android" feel with some proprietary apps, widgets, and services stacked on top. HTC's Sense UI is much more of an original creation built upon Android, but what it has in flashiness isn't sacrificed in streamlining.
Essentially, both interfaces are very simple and intuitive. Homescreen editing is a breeze with easy options to add, remove, or change pages, widgets, apps, wallpapers, and themes. The multitasking key brings up the current apps in memory in the Lollipop card-based swipe format, but on the Z5, you also get the ever-useful Small Apps suite, which accomplishes basic multitasking by means of apps contained in small, resizable floating windows. HTC Sense doesn't have this much of a productivity fetish, but it's otherwise a very polished, modern, and fluid interface.
Sony and HTC's flagship smartphones have mostly identical hardware powering them. They work on the back of Qualcomm's current hi-end platform, the Snapdragon 810 SoC, paired with 3GB of LPDDR4 RAM and the Adreno 430 GPU. This configuration shows its best during short (think 15-30 minutes) bursts of gaming. The Adreno 430 is a powerful graphics unit capable of handling elaborate 3D graphics, but combined with the less than efficient Snapdragon 810 CPU, it generates quite a bit of temperature that needs to be gotten under control via aggressive CPU throttling.
Storage-wise, the One M9 and Xperia Z5 are being sold with 32GB of expandable storage. If that's not enough for you, pop a microSD card in and let her rip!
Both the Sony Xperia Z5 and HTC One M9 play the high megapixel count game, coming in at 23MP for the Z5's rear cam and 20MP for the M9's. The former is made by Sony, while the latter is a creation of Toshiba and is notable for its use of square-shaped pixels that are supposed to be soaking in some more light. On the front side, the Z5 comes with a 5MP cam, while the One M9 features a 4MP UltraPixel snapper.
While we're working on a proper photo quality comparison between the two smartphones, we'd like to point out that their camera apps are some of the finest in business, with a plethora of shooting modes and sleek interfaces being their main points of interest.
The Xperia Z5 comes with a single LED flash, while the One M9 has a dual-LED system happening. Both handsets are capable of recording 4K (3840x2160) video and come with digital image stabilization algorithms. They also have RAW image capture on tap for all the image editing enthusiasts out there.
So, the Sony Xperia Z5 has mostly the same hardware as the Xperia Z3+, and comes with about the same 2900mAh battery unit (the Z3+ has a 2930mAh battery). That can't be good news for battery longevity, as the Z5's predecessor posted the worst battery test result out of all the Xperia flagships we've tested through the years. At 7 hours and 15 minutes of constant on-screen use, the Z3+ still racked up a better result than most of this year's hi-end smartphones, including the HTC One M9 and its middling score of 6 hours and 25 minutes.
The Xperia Z5 may or may not be the finest Xperia smartphone to date, and this largely depends on how well Sony managed to optimize the Snapdragon 810 for the Xperia Z5. If its performance and battery life are anything like the Xperia Z3+, we won't be so keen on awarding it such a prestigious title. However, even if so, the Z5 can comfortably spare with the HTC One M9 in terms of speed, battery life, and multimedia potential.
Poor HTC One M9. It exists just to make other flagships better :) Not that its bad. They failed to deliver it at the flagship level.
I was loyal to HTC for the last 7 years but I could not make excuses about the camera any longer. I really tried to give them a chance but the M9, compared to the M8, made no sense and after seeing some of the pictures I took in Europe on the M8, I decided enough was enough. I went with the Samsung S6 Edge+ and I like the phone.
The grand battle of two Ovens!
Enough with this bullsh*t already, complaining is all you can do. They said that the z5 was able to record 4k video for several minutes before running hot but apparently its too difficult for your tiny brain to register this fact. So don't complain if you don't know something.
Find your chill guys, I'm just poking a little fun out of what history has already proven :D jeez..
You sure you know anything about the 810's overheating issue, douche?
Yes I do, and also it ruined many flagships this year but they have been working on the issue. Also in z5 they applied thermal paste and tubes to eliminate heating. You aren't the smartest one here are you?
Mr. Bezels, can you explain further what's the problem with the Z5's bezels. As far as I know the Z5's screen to body ratio is 69.6% which is too close to the galaxy S6's 70.7% and better than the iPhones 6's 65.8%. I only quote those too phones cause they're most famous and most people buy them and don't complain... Furthermore, the Z5 packs front stereo speakers, an sd card, and an ip certification. So, if am not mistaken, maybe Sony has the upper hand when it comes to bezels.
Rectangular slab. That pretty much sums up the design.
Do you want a triangle?
Ain't every phone a rectangular slab?
Nope. Sony said back in April that they might include RAW capture in future devices if there was enough demand, but it hasn't happened.


UPDATE: Blue Line delays are now down to 10 minutes. Expo Line service is resuming normal operations with no delays at this time.
The Blue Line will be experiencing delays of up to 20 minutes through the end of service tonight due to signaling issues near Del Amo Station and a Blue Line storage facility.
Delays are attributed to broken signals near the Blue Line train yard, which are causing trains to hold until it is safe to pass through the affected area. The signals cannot be repaired until after close of service tonight, so expect delays through both morning and evening rush hour commutes.
Be advised that Southbound Expo Line service is also affected to due late Blue Line arrivals at 7th/Metro Station.
Consider using alternative routes. Use the Trip Planner to check for other transit options. For up-to-the-minute status updates, follow Metro on Twitter @metrolosangeles or @metroLAalerts.


Change is difficult but your bowl of pasta looks sensational.
What a move after 38 years and all those things to go through. I don't blame you for tossing them. After going through the inlaws' things, they should have tossed the birthday cards, thank you cards and holiday cards that they kept for 75 years.
I have made a similar sauce to this that I adore. I didn't use wine in mine so I'll have to give this a try. It looks like the best comfort food.
I often use red wine in a meaty tomato sauce — adds such nice flavor. Don't often use sausage in pasta sauces — more often a mix of beef and pork. But this looks really good. Thanks!
I do know what you have gone through. When we moved from a huge house in New England with a basement and a big barn to a downsized home here in Florida, I knew that much of what I collected over the years wouldn't be coming with me. It is exhausting work both physically and mentally. Your pasta with bolognese sounds like a great meal to enjoy with a glass of red wine at the end of a hard day of packing.


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Jean-Guillaume Paumier
In a world of immediate, endless, curated choices and interruptions where digital marketing promises to deliver ultra-personalisation, what can the growing importance of surprise mean to build brand value?
The answer isn't to give consumers what they want. Instead, be bold, surprise them and reward their curiosity. Advertising is the humble trade of interruptions, so create a positive, different experience to stand out.
But how do you create the unexpected that will make heads turn in an age of AI algorithms and short attention spans?
Read on to find out.
Understanding Generation Feed: hooked on AI curation & instant gratification
The unstoppable rise of the Googles of this world have time and time again demonstrated the importance of AI to create value from data for businesses to succeed. This digital revolution is well documented and at the heart of the most significant disruption in advertising since the Mad Men of Don Draper. Indeed, AI augmentation is set to create $2.29 trillion of business value by 2021. Yet two recent updates demonstrate how we often forget to qualify the impact AI-fuelled digital is having on consumer choice and behaviour.
Firstly, Amazon continues to roll out its 4-Star concept stores in the US, selling only items that receive 4-star reviews or more. Display prominence is only given to lines currently trending in the store's home city. This is in effect a real-world version of your e-commerce feed seeping into brick and mortars.
The second example relates to the blurring lines of virtual and real experiences. Norwegian fashion retailer Carlings recently made headlines in the fashion world for its blurring of virtual and physical. This included real-world T-shirts that unlock infinite slogans via AR filters on your social feeds and virtual drop collections you can purchase to overlay over your social photos. These examples illustrate the growing distance between our social media profile versus our real-world selves. This schism between our social and real-life identities creates both positive, sustainable innovation and concerning mental health pressures.
As the social native next generation grows in purchasing power and influence (Millennials and Gen Z already account for 60% of spend growth in luxury goods in China, according to McKinsey & Company), so do behaviours and expectations shift at pace:
1. Always-on AI curation: Who hasn't spent a somewhat embarrassing amount of time watching your social feed's recommended very very niche topic. Aren't you always five YouTube videos away from dogs on skateboards? Forget the clunky days of being retargeted to death by these blue sneakers because you clicked on them once. Now, we barely mention products, and somehow we get highly relevant ads. Thanks, Alexa.
The improved algorithm of our favourite digital platforms knows us so well that they really only show us what we like. Expectations are high for brands to deliver personal experiences. Yet public awareness is growing on the potential limits and danger that these echo chambers create. On the lighter side, we lose the ability to stumble upon our next favourite band but rely on algorithms to keep us entertained. Curiosity is now programmed. This creates less shared cultural experiences but ultra-personal curation. Privacy concerns and data laws are shaping what is an acceptable tradeoff to gain that personalisation. Additionally, our lack of exposure to conflicting views is also raising some fundamental questions about the potency of influence and the impact on a democratic society.
2. Instant gratification: It's 1998, Netflix is shipping rental DVDs, and Amazon is starting to move beyond selling books online. Oh, and Google was just created. Today, 22 years later, you can get all your groceries delivered to your door in less than 60 minutes with Ocado Zoom. You can start an episode of Black Mirror on your phone while commuting and pick up exactly where you left off in the evening on your TV, thanks to streaming. You can get all forms of subscription boxes you can imagine, and order on your Alexa-enabled microwave your missing ingredient for delivery. And try explaining to a 7-year-old what out of stock means for a laugh. So imagine the impact of this on our expectations: why should I wait when your competitors will deliver it yesterday?
3. Content overload: 2020 is shaping out to be the year of streaming wars. With platforms investing more than16 billion dollars on new content, we have never had so much long-form content available. And this coincides with an explosion of user-generated content: 500 hours worth of content is uploaded every minute on YouTube and 3 billion new photos, and videos content are uploaded every day on Snapchat. Add in the expansion of 5G globally, and expect faster and richer content on all platforms.
4. Digital Paradox: On the one hand, we are more connected than ever, allowing smart objects to infiltrate our homes and spending more time on screens and feeds every day of our life. We're consuming more data, broadcasting our every move to our audience on social and relying on apps to help out in more areas of our lives. Yet on the other hand, we crave original analogue experiences, and our social conversations are going dark as we turn to group chats. We demand brands to step-change to genuine sustainability, and we value mental health linked to screen detox. Expect the next generations to navigate both sides of the paradox even further.
Rethinking the formula to grow brands
So as our behaviours change at pace, and more screens, platforms and brands fight for our attention, there has never been a better time to rethink how we grow brands.
1. Curiosity is the new currency: With more than 4,000 advertising messages hitting consumers daily, clearly, the battleground is for attention. At Dentsu Aegis Network, our researchers have spent a lot of time understanding what constitutes valuable attention for brands and impact on purchase. The next question is, how do we engineer and plan for attention, especially in the age of fast scrolling? As consumers seek more experiences that provoke the senses, planning for curiosity is the utmost goal for brand building. Ever since the rise of cognitive development studies on human intelligence by Piaget, we know that learning through play is at the heart of what makes us connect. Not surprisingly, some of the best recent examples showcase the mastery of this playful nature.
A BBC creative team did a great job of promoting the recent Dracula series by erecting two billboards in both London and Birmingham that by day show a series of stakes planted in the billboard. But the canvas really comes to life at night when through clever play of shadows and stakes, we see him emerge as a haunting ghost.
Hendrick's Gin continued its long tradition of delighting consumers with its recent award-winning "first of its kind" tunnel wrap in King's Cross St Pancras Station. People stopped, stared and shared as it became a Lonely Planet must-see destination by combining the UK's longest ever floor wrap (74 metres), 20 rose and cucumber-scented OOH posters and full-wall takeovers.]
2. Disruption helps brands grow: Beyond a mere advertising vanity ambition, it is critical to find new spaces and ways to engage with consumers as this has a direct impact on business growth. Kantar Millward Brown showed that brands consumers perceive as creative but not disruptive had grown their brand value by an average of 69% over the period. However, brands seen as disruptive, i.e.,shaking things up, have grown even more, boosting brand value by 123%. A good illustration is within the luxury sector, where brands will push the boundaries of communication.
3. Patience is key to grow brands: As key marketing effectiveness research showcases, it is vital to balance long- and short-term marketing levels. More and more brands are rebalancing budgets to protect a healthy brand investment that will result in driving demand that performance channels can help pick up and convert. But this requires patience and courage to stay away from short-term gains to build a more robust long-term brand. This is particularly relevant in a world where the digital walled gardens are growing ever more powerful, and the pace of change accelerates.
4. Scarcity matters: In a world of abundance of choices and instant gratification, it is interesting to see how brands have created value but pushing limited editions. This is particularly true of the fashion vertical where brand hype is critical to overall success. Streetwear brands were the first to understand that by mixing social and scarcity, you could effectively supercharge the supply-and-demand model. The most famous example is Supreme who elevated drop of limited collections into an artform and ruthless model. This cult clothing brand founded as a small skate shop in downtown New York City in 1994 and is now estimated to be worth a billion dollars. Armies of fashion-forward fans fuelled by social will actively seek out the next drop. The brand's most iconic stunt to showcase the power of the tactic was selling red clay bricks for up to 1000 dollars.
Burberry has pushed the luxury fashion boundaries with the introduction of B-series, the first social-only product drop for a luxury brand. The first product drop launched in 2018 and sold out in less than 24 hours. Since then, the luxury house has been dropping a selection of products on the 17th of every month for 24 hours only on Instagram, WeChat, Kakao and Line. This has been instrumental in attracting both new younger customers and generating brand heat across social channels. It has also paved the way to leading in social commerce innovation.
5. Know what makes 'em tick: Leverage data and digital to allow for playful messaging to relevant segments that matter. You know what makes them tick. With more data points than ever before, paint the clearest picture of your audience's motivation and behaviours, and take these key insights and apply them efficiently. Relevance matters, yet don't fall into the over personalisation trap. Very few brands and moments require complex dynamic personalisation. In the same way you would cluster audiences into significant sizes, leverage digital to deploy relevant clusters of messaging that can achieve significant reach and business impact.
source: https://medium.com/@Vizeum_global/dont-give-customers-what-they-want-b7eef1e30dfc
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Kale usually reminds me of drumstick leaves. This is a simple gravy dish using lentils that goes well with rice or roti. I have used the instant pot electric pressure cooker to make this. Off to the recipe.
Cook dal. To the dal, add kale, garlic, onion, coconut and salt. Cook until the kale is done. Mix well.
Tadka: Heat oil and splutter mustard seeds. Add red chillies and urad dal. Saute until the dal turns golden brown.
Add the tadka to the kale-dal mixture.
1. Dal washed and ready to cook. [Manual 12 min setting is what I used for dal in instant pot. Natural Release] 2. Cooked dal. 3. Add kale, garlic, onion, coconut and salt to the cooked dal. Cook until kale is done. [Steam 5 min setting is what I used in instant pot. Natural Release]. 4. Cooked kale. 5. Mix it well. 6. Do a tadka with mustard seeds, urad dal and chillies. Add to kale kootu.


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Q: Query rules and REST Is it possible to create a query rule and have the condition match a keyword in a complex KQL query? For example the following query is being issued from a third party application using the REST endpoint. Could we create a query rule that would fire on the query below for the condition "query contains programmer"?
querytext="(programmer)(Location:California)"

A: Sure, create the rule and use:

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*Advanced Query Text Match

*Query contains one of these phrases (semi-colon separated) = Programmer

On a side note you know you can also configure "Query Client Types" and give the developers an ID to pass with their query for logging and performance tuning.


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Marcelo Cazaubón Rincón (born 15 April 1992) is a Mexican former footballer.

Club career

CF Monterrey
He has played only in first division with the Monterrey first team. He was part of the team in 2011 Club World Cup at Japan. He made his senior team debut on August 13, 2011, as a substitute in a match against San Luis in a 1 - 0 loss of Monterrey
He was sent in loan to Correcaminos from Cd. Victoria in 2012–2013, where he fought the Copa Mx final vs Dorados. He played 21 games in Correcaminos. In 2013, he was sent to Venados at Merida, he played 16 games.

References

He played the last couple of minutes in the game vs Atlas where Monterrey won 2–0.

Concacaf Champions League participation:
Marcelo played the whole first-round game vs Herediano, team from Costa Rica. Monterrey won that game 5-0

External links

 Monterrey profile

1992 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Tampico, Tamaulipas
Footballers from Tamaulipas
Association football forwards
C.F. Monterrey players
Correcaminos UAT footballers
Venados F.C. players
Liga MX players
Mexican footballers


Gertrude is the large crater near the top of this Voyager 2 image.
Gertrude is the largest known crater on Uranus's moon Titania. It is about 326 km across, 1/5 of Titania's diameter.[a] It is named after the mother of Hamlet in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Features on Titania are named after female Shakespearean characters.
The crater rim of Gertrude is elevated by 2 km over the crater floor. In the center of the crater there is a large dome, which resulted from the uplift of the surface immediately after the impact. The dome has the diameter of about 150 km and is 2–3 km high. The rim and dome are low for crater with such a large diameter indicating that the relief has relaxed since the impact. The surface of the dome has only few superimposed smaller craters, which means that it was modified later.
^ Other sources report the diameter of 400 ± 15 km.
^ a b USGS/IAU (October 1, 2006). "Gertrude on Titania". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
^ a b Moore, Jeffrey M.; Schenk, Paul M.; Bruesch, Lindsey S.; Asphaug, Erik; McKinnon, William B. (October 2004). "Large impact features on middle-sized icy satellites" (PDF). Icarus. 171 (2): 421–443. Bibcode:2004Icar..171..421M. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2004.05.009.
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