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Controlled by Holders and Effective: Introducing Sögur's Governance Model
Sögur's governance combines democractic legitimacy with the effectiveness of the corporation, while utilizing the advantages of decentralization and blockchain technology.
Sögur Currency
The Sögur project began with a focus on devising the most advantageous monetary model in the crypto ecosystem. However, we soon discovered that prevalent decentralized governance solutions do not provide a viable response and that we have no choice but to develop our own governance framework.
In the process of dealing with this challenge, we came to the understanding that we need to mix together past, present, and future for designing viable governance for a global currency.
Representative institutions, recalibrated
The fundamental premise of Sögur is of a social contract — designed to represent its sovereigns, the currency holders, and for carrying out their general will effectively. To achieve this we combined components from liberal nation-states, corporations, and decentralized systems.
The governance system is based on the democratic principle of separation of powers, and as such has a multi-branch structure. Each entity specializes in its respective responsibility while the system as a whole, balances between the governance entities' powers.
Sogur's governance structure is characterized by high liquidity, in the sense that participants' viewpoints can be advanced into decision-making processes in real-time.
Laying out the governance system
The Participants — the currency holders are Sögur's sovereign. They exercise their sovereignty through:
(a) elections to the central executive body — the Executive Council;
(b) participation in the system's deliberative body and operational body (over specific issues) — the Assembly.
The Executive Council is the main executive entity in Sögur's governance system. It is a team of elected professionals in charge of managing Sögur's ecosystem and operations; designed in the spirit of a corporation's lean managerial body, capable of efficient and swift decision making.
We see a professional management team as a prerequisite for effective representation and for the success of the currency; specifically for making expertise-based and timely decisions. The Executive Council is also characterized by low liquidity — the Council is elected for a five-year term, allowing them adequate time to execute the agenda in which they were elected. The Council can be dissolved by the Assembly (as detailed below in the Assembly section).
The council is directly elected by holders and voting power is determined in accordance to Sögur's Democonomy voting method, developed to dynamically balance between stake-based and participant-based voting while taking into account the concentration of holdings in the Sögur economy.
The Assembly is the deliberative entity in which Sögur's participants can voice their opinions and make collective decisions. In addition, it has an operational role on specific matters that are under the Assembly's authority. It is highly decentralized, as Participants can choose to either represent themselves in the Assembly or appoint a delegate, i.e. Assembly Member, to vote on their behalf.
Delegation is fully liquid and the Participants can replace their delegates at any given moment. Voting power in the Assembly is also determined by Democonomy Voting. The Assembly supervises and balances the powers of the Executive Council and the Monetary Committee. Its responsibilities and authority include:
Ongoing monitoring and scrutinising the Executive Council and other entities' actions, including requesting information and setting hearings with members of other branches.
Electing the Executive Council.
Dismissing the Executive Council and announcing new elections. A supermajority of 80% is required to dissolve a newly elected Executive Council. It then gradually decreases over time until it reaches a regular majority (i.e. 50%) three years following the most recent elections. This method ensures stability and promotes a long term outlook in decision making, while still allowing Participants to convey changes in their preferences.
Exercising a veto right over changes to Sögur's Monetary Model.
Voting on specific operational matters that are under the Assembly's authority.
Raising issues to be discussed and resolved by the Executive Council, including the power to require the Executive Council to discuss and resolve specific issues.
Dissolving the Executive Council and calling for new elections.
The Assembly also appoints and guides the Transparency Committee which serves as the transparency agent for oversight and disclosure in Sögur's ecosystem. It supports knowledge-based deliberations in the Assembly and promotes the accountability of the Executive Council and other governance entities.
The Monetary Committee is responsible for the long term stability and monetary soundness of the Sögur currency and it is authorized to determine Sögur's monetary policy and its implementation as a smart contract. This is necessary as monetary decisions require high professional understanding and a long term outlook while the Executive Council and the Assembly may have more short term considerations.
The committee's structure and authority are inspired by the independence of central banks and are reflected in its design and in its low level of liquidity. An ad-hoc Appointment Committee is responsible for electing Monetary Committee members. The Appointment Committee includes representatives from the Assembly, the Executive Council, and incumbent members of the Monetary Committee, promoting an expertise-based selection of candidates' while maintaining the Participants' representation.
The Constitutional Council is the mandatory arbitration entity for dealing with disputes between governance entities. It can be viewed as Sögur's equivalent to a supreme court. As part of its role, the Constitutional Council interprets Sögur's constitution for ensuring that it is maintained. Its appointment procedures are similar to those of the Monetary Committee.
Finally, the Smart Contract is also defined as a standalone entity in Sögur's governance. The smart contract serves to autonomously execute trust sensitive operations: implementation of Sögur's monetary model, updating the ledger of holdings and certain voting procedures.
Its level of decentralisation is high as it runs on a public permissionless blockchain, ensuring its impartial execution. It has a low level of liquidity as some of its components are immutable (such as the ledger of holdings and transactions), while other components are open to amendments that can be initiated by the Monetary Committee. In any case, amendments take effect only after a review period in which participants can vote on-chain to reject the suggested change.
Sögur's Constitution — Finally it is important to note that the governance model system will be sanctioned in a constitutional document that will establish the sovereignty of the currency holders, anchor their rights and delineate the governance system.
In any case, Sögur's governance model will surely continue to evolve over time and it is specifically designed this way to support its evolution.
Implementation Timeline
The governance model is implemented in a series of intermediary steps. Currently, we are in Phase 2 which includes the formation of the holders' Assembly together with a dedicated voting system.
We look forward to any comments and suggestions on the post, and you can contact us directly at research@Sögur.org.
This post is based on a previously published post on our governance system.
For a thorough description of the governance model and its rationale see Sögur's Governance Model document.
Also see Sögur's current Provisional Constitution
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Address by Deputy President David Mabuza at the Memorial Service of Dr Zola Sidney Themba Skweyiya
PRETORIA, South Africa, April 19, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Our sister, Mrs Thuthukile Skweyiya and children,
Former President Thabo Mbeki,
Members of the Executive in our midst,
Members of the Judiciary in our midst,
Family and friends of Dr Zola Skweyiya,
Fellow South Africans,
This past Saturday our country hosted the world in laying to rest one of our revolutionary stalwarts Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Hardly a week we are gathering to pay our respect to another giant of our struggle Dr Zola Skweyiya.
With his passing, our country has lost a fine revolutionary, an upright human being and a true servant of the people.
As a nation, and the African National Congress in particular, we are cognisant of the reality that this period marks a critical turning point in our political history. It is time when we losing the generation of outstanding leaders that made an immense contribution to our freedom.
In this hour of grief and loss, we find comfort that Dr Skweyiya leaves a rich legacy behind for all of us to emulate.
Throughout his life, he performed extraordinary feats because he was driven by a deep sense of social justice, care and love of his people. It was his deep hatred for racial oppression and injustice that inspired his life-long activism.
Dr Skweyiya was a very loyal cadre of the ANC. He was a deep thinker, and very rational person, and yet disciplined in his own conduct, and in understanding the ANC and its reputation.
As a loyal member, he gave absolute loyalty and obedience to the leadership of the organization. But he was also independent minded, but careful nonetheless as to how he expressed himself.
He was humble yet steadfast in his principles.
In valuing integrity, truth and selflessness, he became an embodiment of servant leadership and a shining light for the destitute and marginalised of our country and the world.
Trained as a lawyer, he understood the power of law as an instrument of effecting political change and of advancing justice and equality. As a Cabinet Minister, his work was truly pioneering.
The many strides that we made as a country especially on the enjoyment, promotion and protection of basic human rights as provided in our Constitution, are partly due to Dr Skweyiya's contribution and personal drive and conviction.
He succeeded in serving our nation with distinction because his love for the people was authentic. His enthusiasm for their dreams and aspirations was unsurpassed.
As a living personification of fairness and justice, his demeanour exemplified a special sensitivity to the needs of the most vulnerable among us.
Because of his passion for life and deep love for his people, he became a revolutionary cadre par excellence. He epitomised a cadre of unquestionable loyalty and dedication to his people.
In 1985, Oliver Tambo whom he worked with for many years in exile, must have had in mind a good human being of the calibre of Dr Skweyiya when he said,
"The distinctive feature of the revolutionary cadre is a high level of discipline, dedication and courage in carrying out the tasks assigned by the movement. Such cadres are guided by our goal of a united, non-racial and democratic South Africa."
Dr Skweyiya placed the integrity of the organisation above all else.
In executing his responsibilities, he understood that his very actions would always be mirrored against what the ANC stood for. And for this reason, his revolutionary morality always took a central stage of his life and conduct.
He belongs to the generation of leaders whose very being and preoccupation was nothing but service to the people.
His life of activism and revolutionary struggle for our freedom as well as his life in public service, is peppered with nothing other than conviction, compassion and selflessness.
In all likelihood, these traits and character of Dr Skweyiya were shaped by his early years at Lovedale as a young student activist.
Lovedale was one of the historic mission schools that became an influential centre for education in South Africa. It was the heartbeat of political thought leadership and activism.
As the hotbed of the politics of resistance, it produced prominent names in the political and intellectual history of South Africa.
Among those who came from there and were his contemporaries, was the late Comrade Chris Hani, former President Thabo Mbeki and Comrade Pallo Jordan, to name but a few.
This generation of leaders remains the finest that our movement produced.
Here, students always participated in the campaigns of the Congress Movement, the boycotts and delegations of the Youth League.
Looking at this generation of young activists at the time, it is not suprising that Dr Skweyiya was soon immersed in the politics of the African National Congress, which he joined at the age of 14.
He proceeded to pursue his tertiary education at the University College of Fort Hare, which was another centre of intellectual, academic and political life in South Africa.
The period between 1961 to 1964 was one of intense repression in South Africa. The escalation of the politics of resistance led to the Rivonia Trial. The banning of liberation organisations, led directly to the establishment of the armed struggle and the underground structures of the ANC.
Together with his generation of young activists, Comrade Zola was among those pioneering cadres who left the country and established the external mission of the ANC and Umkhonto WeSizwe.
In 1978, Dr Skweyiya obtained a doctorate in law in the then German Democratic Republic. He became the Chief Representative of the ANC to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in Addis Ababa, which is where he honed his diplomatic skills.
After many years in Addis Ababa, the ANC appointed him to head the Legal and Constitutional Department of the ANC based in Lusaka. This was during a very sensitive time in the life of the ANC in exile. It was the time when large numbers of young South Africans post 1976 swelled the ranks of the ANC.
By so doing the armed wing of the ANC, Umkhonto weSizwe got a new lease of life. It was also the decade of fierce internal resistance, and the ANC President's call to make South Africa ungovernable was receiving enthusiastic support in South Africa.
It was the time when the struggle, both internally and externally, combined to exert pressure on the apartheid regime. Inevitably, it was also the time when apartheid agents infiltrated the ANC, at the camps and elsewhere. Responses to this, and the need for discipline were increased within ANC.
Reports about life in the ANC camps, detention without trial and other forms of counter surveillance led to suspicion that there were human rights violations within ANC.
Oliver Tambo entrusted Dr Skweyiya to lead the ANC efforts at establishing a culture of human rights, maintenance of the rule of law even within the ANC camps, and ultimately an investigation was undertaken in order to root out any violations within the ANC.
This very sensitive task was handled by Comrade Zola Skweyiya with dignity and understanding.
He was known to be the one who investigated all complaints. Later he was entrusted with the duty to establish the ANC's own Commission on the Constitution and prepare the ANC to participate in the negotiations that were then looming.
Upon his return to South Africa in 1990, he played a pivotal role in the negotiations for a democratic South Africa.
When the ANC got into power in 1994, we had inherited a fragmented and unaccountable governance system that consisted of separate administrations for different racial groups.
As our first democratic Public Service and Administration Minister, he championed the course for a developmental state.
It was under his sterling leadership that our government began restructuring that fragmented public service into an instrument of transformation. It should be lost in our memory that we had inherited a public service that was skewed in favour of white minority.
It was under Dr Skweyiya that we began reshaping public service and administration into a single one that serves all South Africans with dignity.
Our archives show that by the time we came into power, there was only one female chief director in the whole of the public service. It was under him that we began to actively recruit black women in Senior and Top Management positions.
That early transformation period also means Dr Skweyiya had to build a united, non-racial, efficient, ethical public service to replace a public service whose composition and content had characterised the corruption of the apartheid state.
He remained motivated by the ideals of inclusion and tolerance. That is why, there were no witch-hunts and purging of skilled, experienced personnel.
Later, as Minister of Social Development, his concern for the poor and the downtrodden was evident. He worked tirelessly to ensure that the dignity of recipients of social support from the state was respected and honoured.
When he championed an expanded social protection programme, he understood that this intervention was not an end in itself.
To him, it was one whose importance lay in bringing hope to the destitute. He understood that even though the road to the total emancipation of his people was long, they needed to have faith that their government would not forsake the vulnerable.
Consistently humble, yet straightforwardly fearless to defend the rights of the elderly and children. He understood the plight of the poor and could easily relate to its nature and form.
Dr Skweyiya understood that the arrogance of leadership serves no purpose in the advancement of peoples' hopes and aspirations, but a source of social distance and an evil seed for trust deficit.
To best honour the legacy of this gentle giant of our struggle for freedom, we must agree that the arrogance of leadership must give way to humility.
Fellow mourners,
The loss of our stalwart is as painful as the loss of one's piece of the body and we are poorer without his presence and wisdom. He leaves a rich legacy of intellectual rigour, of social activism, and as a man of honour.
For our part, we must acknowledge where we veered off the road and did not do things right.
Dr Skweyiya detested cliques and factions and was known always to stand above all such formations in the ANC. He expressed his unease with the developments in the South African Government.
So concerned was he, that he lent his support to the community of Stalwarts and Veterans of the ANC and was a signatory to their document, For the Sake of Our Future.
At the sunset of his life, with such a stand, he lamented that we the leaders of his beloved movement had become hostile. He despised the purging of comrades by dominant factions. And he bemoaned gate keeping, disunity, and corruption.
Together with other veterans, a door was shut for him to openly engage on issues of concern at the time. As the leadership, our preoccupation with our own sense of security, rendered him and other veterans invisible.
Still, he placed his hopes in the general membership of his organisation. He kept the faith that in the branches, brave and courageous men and women would be awakened to renew and unite his organisation and country.
Like many members of the ANC, Dr Skweyiya would have been relieved by the outcomes of the 54th Elective Conference of the ANC in December 2017.
As we mourn his passing, we wish to assure his spirit and the entirety of the veterans of the ANC that we regret some of the omissions we have committed in the service of our people.
We want to assure his spirit that the organisation he so loved and dedicated his entire adult life to, is on an irreversible path of renewal as the true and honest servant of the people.
As our journey to the healing of wounds take us to other departed stalwarts of our movement like Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu, Nelson Mandela, Lilian Ngoyi, Govan Mbeki, Alfred Nzo, Chris Hani and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, we surrender to their grace and care the hand of their comrade-in-arms, Dr Zola Skweyiya.
We trust they will give him the comradely embrace he might have missed from us his friends.
We hope they find a way of telling him that we heard his cry. We have felt the pain of a distinguished veteran who dedicated his life to his organisation, the African National Congress.
We finally felt the pain of a towering patriot whose disappointed stare, spoke volumes about how as leaders had forsaken our sincerity, how we had forgotten our mission and in the process had gone astray.
We heard and saw his frustration about a leadership that had become blind to the suffering of the people, and became deaf to the cries of society.
And till the end of time, he maintained his faith in the unity of the working class and its ability to organise itself to reclaim its movement to advance a pro-poor programme of fundamental social change.
Yet in his tone and gestures, we still found a measured human being embodying revolutionary discipline, humility and respect for those he disagreed with.
Even late in his life, he remained stern in appearance and tone but caring and compassionate in attitude. He might have been disappointed, but he was not bitter or paralysed.
Perhaps losing hope sometimes, but certainly never despairing.
In honour of his memory, the veterans and stalwarts of the ANC should never again feel they are treated with disdain and disrespect.
We will jealously guard our cohesion as a democratic state and at all times the unity of our movement. We will protect the gains we have made in promoting the interests of the poor. We will continue to improve the quality of service delivery to our people.
We have no doubt that as Dr Skweyiya departed this world, he was satisfied of the progress we have made in the provision of houses, water, sanitation and electricity to the poor given what we had inherited.
We will not cease to work to place the people first in the workings of our government. We will always care for the destitute and ensure that no one is left behind and no child goes to bed hungry.
We shall continue to pursue the vision of attaining a united, non-racial, non-sexist, just and prosperous society. This is what the African National Congress stands for.
On the death of Dr Skweyiya must rise a unique monument, the kind that Amilcar Cabral, termed constructive emulation. As he explained, Cabral meant competition, "but for well-being, not for our stomach, for us to serve our Party, our people."
Our country needs new cadres with this constructive emulation, who will seek to outdo one another in the service of our people.
We need to outdo one another in compassion, love and support for one another, just as Dr Skweyiya and various others selflessly did, paying a huge sacrifice on our behalf.
In his memory, our young people must always live in hope that in this giant, they have inherited a country that is filled with possibilities. Their access to free higher education, opens doors for all to pursue their dreams in the fields of their choices.
In his name and in the name of our hard-won democracy, we must condemn violence against women and children, and the ill-treatment of our older persons.
As the champion of social development, this is the vision that this icon of our struggle and servant of the people, held so dear in his heart.
Mrs Skweyiya and family, please receive again our heartfelt condolences. May the good Lord save you from unending sorrow and keep you in the palm of his hand. May you gain strength even in this difficult hour of pain.
We thank you as a family for sharing this gentle giant with all of us, and for allowing him to serve humanity in the best way that he could.
To Oliver Tambo, as you hold Dr Skweyiya's hand tightly, may you whisper to his caring ear the Irish Blessing:
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields
We salute you gentle giant of our struggle for freedom. May your revolutionary soul rest in enduring peace!
I thank you
Distributed by African Media Agency (AMA) on behalf of Republic of South Africa: The Presidency.
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Devin Haney Continues To Grow With Lessons Learned in Diaz Win
By Corey Erdman
Published Mon Dec 06, 2021, 07:24 AM EST
Moments after his victory over JoJo Diaz on Saturday night, Devin Haney remarked that he had "learned a lot" from the fight. Generally, fighters don't refer to bouts in their immediate aftermath as learning experiences unless they were losing efforts or didn't particularly go as expected. Otherwise, fighters tend to view victories as validations of what they already knew about themselves and their opponents.
But Haney's documented insatiable appetite for information and improvement wasn't satisfied even after feasting on a Top-10 lightweight and scoring an impressive unanimous decision victory at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Instead, he was already considering ways he could have done it better.
Haney's team is, for lack of a better term, executive produced by Bill Haney, Devin's father. Bill is the lead trainer of record, but he is entirely deferential to a growing and rotating cast of aides whom he and Devin source to help them fight to fight. Over the last two bouts, their "secret weapon," as they describe him, has been Ben Davison.
Davison tells the story of the first time he saw Haney in the gym in person, demolishing a pair of sparring partners. As Davison describes it, Haney went to him after both sessions "looking for a way he could improve even one per cent." Davison was astonished that a fighter would think that there was something to be improved upon or extracted from two utterly dominant sessions against overmatched foes, and it was then that he began believing that Haney was special, as an athlete and as a competitor.
Haney's approach to learning and training mirrors the evolutions in scouting and data collection in other sports. The Haney camp are devourers of film, and even employ noted boxing film study expert Lee Wylie, who rose to acclaim in online boxing circles in the early 2010s for his meticulous technical breakdown videos. Where other camps might see someone like Wylie as an outsider whose opinion shouldn't be considered, Haney and others see him and his breakdowns as untapped resources that shouldn't be left behind in the name of ego or antiquated boxing tradition.
"I'm way too hard on myself. But I'm getting better. I'll see my footwork off tape and go immediately at fixing it, or I'll see something I don't like and I'll work on it the next day," said Haney in a recent interview with RingTV.
When it comes to fighters already on the world level, the possibility that one could tangibly improve within a training camp is sometimes forgotten about. For established fighters, camp is generally talked about as a time when boxers get themselves physically ready to perform at their predetermined peak. Plenty is made about fighters being in good physical condition or a solid mental state, and strategic planning in camp is often discussed, but seldom do we talk about fighters actually improving over the course of a camp. Certainly fighters have different capabilities and sensibilities in the ring, and wholesale changes can't often be made during an eight to twelve week period, but no fighter is ever a fully finished product.
In this regard, Haney occupies an interesting space as the youngest titleholder in boxing. He is accomplished enough to be discussed amongst the division's best, but young enough to be talked about in the same manner as a developing prospect. Haney himself toes this line. He is of the belief that he is the best lightweight in the world, but also very open about the fact that he is a learning, developing fighter at the same time.
That level of honesty is unusual amongst high level fighters, but is one shared by the man Haney is chasing at 135, new unified lightweight champion George Kambosos. Before his upset win over Teofimo Lopez, Kambosos said that he "got a little bit better each and every day" in his camps in Australia and Miami respectively. It was a tacit acknowledgment of what made people question his chances against Lopez in the first place, that the fighter who eked out a win over Lee Selby in all likelihood would not have been enough to unseat Lopez. But the version cultivated over a very lengthy camp brought about by a multitude of reschedulings was a markedly improved fighter.
Haney's potential for improvement, his fascination with it, and his openness to seek out new sources of information and guidance make him one of the most dangerous propositions in the sport for the foreseeable future. It's entirely possibly that Haney could land a shot at the lineal lightweight crown (should Kambosos choose him as his next opponent), become undisputed champion in his next bout and still be nowhere near the peak of his powers.
What would be a career crescendo for the vast majority of fighters could be merely the beginning for one of boxing's most eager students.
"My dream is to be mentioned with the greats. The best to ever put on a pair of gloves," said Haney during media availability prior to the Diaz bout. "I want my name to live on forever. That's a long road. We're taking it day by day, fight by fight, and one day we'll get there."
Corey Erdman is a boxing writer and commentator based in Toronto, ON, Canada. Follow him on Twitter @corey_erdman


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Lead author Jarrod Hodgson, University of Adelaide, standing in one of the replica colonies of seabirds constructed for the #EpicDuckChallenge.
A few thousand rubber ducks, a group of experienced wildlife spotters and a drone have proven the usefulness and accuracy of drones for wildlife monitoring.
A study from the University of Adelaide showed that monitoring wildlife using drones is more accurate than traditional counting approaches. This was published recently in the British Ecological Society journal Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
DITCH: Amateur naturalists from the UK have a distinguished pedigree, from Henry Walter Bates and Marianne North, to Alfred Russel Wallace and Mary Anning. But arguably, the rise of post-war academia in the fifties displaced them from mainstream scientific discourse and discovery. Recently, there has been a resurgence of the 'citizen scientist', like me, in the UK and elsewhere – although the term may refer to more than one kind of beast.
To me, the 'citizen scientist' label feels a little patronising – conveying an image of people co-opted en masse for top-down, scientist-led, large-scale biological surveys. That said, scientist-led surveys can offer valid contributions to conservation and the documentation of the effects of climate change (among other objectives). They also engage the public (not least children) in science, although volunteers usually have an interest in natural history and science already. For me though, the real excitement comes in following a bottom-up path: making my own discoveries and approaching scientists for assistance with my projects.
Digital photography has revolutionised the way we view ourselves, each other and our environment. The use of automated cameras (including camera traps) in particular has provided remarkable opportunities for biological research. Although mostly used for recreational purposes, the development of user-friendly, versatile auto-focus digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras allows researchers to collect large numbers of high quality images at relatively little cost.


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Most jaw-dropping moments of SAG Awards from Brad and Jen reunion to J-Lo's £7m diamonds
The 26th Screen Actor's Guild Awards were held in Hollywood last night and it was quite the evening - particularly for the likes of Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, and the cast of Parasite
Lewis KnightFilm Writer
The 26th Screen Actor's Guild Awards was certainly an awards ceremony to remember.
The best and brightest of Hollywood and beyond took to the red carpet and then to the ceremony inside the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, to celebrate the acting talents of the Film and Television industry for the year of 2019.
It was an evening that saw stars such as Joaquin Phoenix , Renee Zellweger , Jennifer Aniston , Brad Pitt , Laura Dern , and more take home awards, but were there any shock upsets?
Did anything surprising happen off-stage?
And what does it all mean for this year's Oscars race?
Here are the most jaw-dropping moments from the SAG Awards 2020.
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston reunite
Once the Golden Couple of Hollywood, former spouses and current friends Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston reunited backstage at the awards after they each won SAG Awards (for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and The Morning Show, respectively).
Brad and Jennifer both picked up awards and reunited (Image: Getty Images for Turner)
Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston pictured kissing and holding hands at SAG Awards
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They seemed absolutely elated to see each other and the shot of Brad clasping on to Jen's wrist is just too much for all of us hoping that someday, somehow they'll reunite. Fingers crossed!
Jennifer Lopez comes dripping with£7m diamonds
She may have been snubbed by the Academy and lost out at the SAG Awards for her tour de force turn in Hustlers, but Jennifer Lopez looked like she had raided a jewellery store on the red carpet when she came armed with some serious ice.
J-Lo's Harry Winston jewels are said to be worth just under £7 million, and included a drop necklace, matching earrings, a diamond bracelet and a cushion-cut ring all set in platinum.
Jennifer Lopez oozes sexiness in strapless gown as she poses on SAG Awards red carpet - with diamonds (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Inside Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's SAG Awards reunion from cryptic speech to backstage kiss
Diamonds are clearly Jennifer Lopez's best friend and she wears them so well.
This look almost makes up for her being snubbed - almost!
Parasite makes history with Best Cast win
In a win for the history books, South Korean black comedy thriller Parasite took home the biggest award of the night: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The acclaimed film already made history at Cannes Film Festival by becoming the first Korean film to win the highest honour, the Palme d'Or, but this win for its perfect cast means it is the first non-English film to win the SAG Award for the best cast.
(L-R) Song Kang Ho, So-dam Park, director Bong Joon-ho, Jeong-eun Lee, Woo-sik Choi, and Sun-kyun Lee, winners of Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for 'Parasite' (Image: Getty Images for Turner)
Brad Pitt says reunion with Jennifer Aniston is 'second most important' of her year
The chances of the film from director Bong Joon-ho to win Best Picture at the Oscars will also have dramatically increased, but the message of inclusion and recognising talent beyond Hollywood will last much longer than awards season.
Joaquin Phoenix pays tribute to Heath Ledger
He's been winning almost every award going for his chilling turn as Arthur Fleck in the DC Comics thriller Joker, but Joaquin Phoenix's speech was the most moving of the evening as he paid tribute not just to all his fellow nominees for Best Male Actor in a Leading Role, but also remembered his dearly departed friend, peer, and previous Joker incarnation himself Heath Ledger.
Joaquin Phoenix remembered the late Heath Ledger in his speech (Image: Getty Images for Turner)
Brad Pitt and Charlize Theron look cosy at SAG Awards amid dating rumours
"Really, I'm standing here on the shoulders of my favorite actor, Heath Ledger," he stated.
Humble, respectful, and also accurate, Joaquin will have earned even more fans after this speech.
Brad Pitt's hilarious speech
Picking up the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for his turn as Cliff Booth in OUATIH, Brad Pitt was on form by oozing charisma on stage and delivering a charming and witty speech.
Pitt picked up the gong for his role as a charming stunt man in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" - and cracked a few jokes (Image: Getty Images)
Jennifer Aniston's priceless reaction to Brad Pitt's savage dig at Angelina Jolie
Poking fun at Quentin Tarantino's foot fetish, calling out his own marital history, joking about being on Tinder, and underplaying his own success just made us love Mr Pitt more than ever before.
Of course, the other great part about the speech was watching Jennifer Aniston's reaction.
The Crown beats Game of Thrones
Despite being the final season of HBO fantasy hit Game of Thrones, it failed to win Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Instead, the honour went to the keepers of another throne entirely, with Netflix's royal drama The Crown taking home the award, meaning the likes of Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter walked away with SAG Awards.
The cast of The Crown walked home with the biggest TV award (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
The Crown's Princess Diana actress recreates iconic moment with eerie accuracy
Peter Dinklage did win an award for Game of Thrones, however, as his turn as Tyrion Lannister earned him the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series award. A Lannister always pays his debts.
Robert De Niro wins Lifetime Achievement Award and slams US Government
Having already proven himself as an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump , The Irishman star Robert De Niro took to the stage to accept a Lifetime Achievement Award for his services to the craft and used his speech to get political once more.
"Political leaders who support unions are more likely to support affordable care act, equitable taxes, humane immigration regulations, a safe environment, a diverse citizenry, reproductive rights, sensible gun control, and fair wages and benefits," he said in his speech. "We owe them our support and we owe them our vote."
Robert De Niro got political in his speech (Image: Getty Images)
Joaquin Phoenix opens up about tragic death of brother River in rare comments
Continuing his speech, he defended his choice to use his platform as a celebrity for political purposes: "If I have a bigger voice because of my situation, I'm going to use it whenever I see a blatant abuse of power."
We await Trump's tweets.
SAG Awards 2020
Red carpet glamour
Brad makes Tinder joke
Stranger Things stars turn out
Brad and Jen hold hands and kiss
The acting categories for the Oscars are locked down
It was already pretty much expected but the four film acting category winners have cemented the favourites for next month's Oscars. The four who will be the favourites to walk away with Academy Awards are Joaquin Phoenix for Best Actor (Joker), Renee Zellweger for Best Actress (Judy), Brad Pitt for Best Supporting Actor (OUATIH), and Laura Dern (Marriage Story).
Renee Zellweger took home the Best Actress award for Judy - is she a shoe-in for the Oscars? (Image: Getty Images for Turner)
Oscars 2020 date, time, host, full list of nominations for Academy Awards
The award that seems most open at the moment is the biggest of all: Best Picture. Parasite's win means anything could happen at the Academy Awards, with 1917 and OUATIH having success at the Golden Globes and elsewhere.
Who are you betting on?
Let us know your favourite SAG Awards moments in the comments below.
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Study shows New Jersey teen drivers safer with red decal on license plate
Whether you have a teenager or not, if you live in New Jersey, you are likely aware of the law requiring teen drivers to affix a red decal to their license plate. According to a new study, the law has served its purpose, preventing accidents and fatalities on the road.
The law has been in place since May 2010 and requires all drivers under the age of 21 to have a red decal on their license plate. The decal is meant to make it easier for law enforcement officers to identify teens who are violating the terms of their graduated driver's license. The study reveals the law may also be leading to improved driving habits amongst teens.
According to the study, conducted by Temple University, over 1,600 motor vehicle accidents have been prevented because of the law. The research revealed that the number of auto accidents involving teen drivers decreased 9 percent after young drivers were required to use the red decal. In addition to these positive benefits, the researchers also found that the number of citations issued to young drivers for violating the terms of their graduated license increased by 14 percent.
In New Jersey, drivers between 16 and 20 years of age have probationary licenses, which are subject to the terms of New Jersey's Graduated Driver License law. The restrictions imposed on these young drivers include:
Prohibiting teens from driving between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
Allowing only one passenger in the vehicle, unless a parent is present
Prohibiting the use of any type of cellphone, including hands-free technology
If a teen is found to have violated one of the terms, he or she can be subject to a fine of $100.
New Jersey Teen Auto Accidents
While some find these laws to be severe, the fact remains that the leading cause of death for New Jersey residents from 16 to 20 years of age is motor vehicle accidents. Although teenagers only make up 6 percent of all licensed drivers in New Jersey, 13 percent of all accidents in New Jersey involve a teenage driver.
In 2009, 34 teenagers behind the wheel and eight teenage passengers died in auto accidents in New Jersey. In addition, during the same year there were almost 48,000 motor vehicle collisions involving a driver between the ages of 16 and 20.
While New Jersey has taken significant steps to curb the number of accidents involving teen drivers, these types of crashes continue to be a serious concern. When someone is involved in a motor vehicle accident, consulting with a skilled New Jersey personal injury attorney will ensure the injured party's rights are protected.


· Ph. D.: Cultural /Human Geography (Population).
Systems and Remote Sensing; Digital Mapping.
Thought; Research Methods; Quantitative Geography; Global Issues.
Post-Graduate Diploma in Science, (two years of study specializing in integrating GIS and remote sensing , with applications on urban transportation), Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (March 1998 - February 2000).
Ph.D., Geography, (Human/cultural), College of Arts and Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. USA, January 1978. Dissertation title: Spatial Patterns of Muslim Pilgrim Circulation. Advisor: Prof. P. P. Karan.
MA, Geography, (Physical: geomorphology), College of Arts and Sciences, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Ill. USA, August 1974.
BA, Geography, (General), College of Arts, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria, 1967.
Manama, Bahrain, Associate Professor (2000-2002).
Life and Culture in the Middle East, (first semester 1999).
Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates, Associate Professor 1992-1997).
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Associate Professor ( 1987-1991 ); Assistant Professor ( 1978-1987 ).
Teaching Assistant, ( 1975-1976 ).
High School Teacher, Saudi Arabia (1968-71).
Early March 2007: Attended a training workshop on GIS (ArcGIS 9.1) and remote sensing (ERDAS 8.5) provided by INFOGRAPH personnel.
September 2002 till August 2003: participated in the establishment of the GIS & Remote Sensing lab and was in-charge of it.
3-7 September, 2007: Completed a training course on "Geographic Information Systems (ArcGIS 8.3) and Global Positioning Systems",(20 hrs).
2004 – 2005: Participated in several workshops i.e. Power Point and Expro.
March 1998 - February 2000: training on GIS and Remote Sensing.
1996: training on available equipments in conjunction with a research project financed by the UAE University.
May 19-21, 1996: training course on "Advanced Internet".
March 17-18, 1996: participated in a work shop on "Preparation of Exams".
the Methods and the Skills of University Teaching".
April 1993: training course on SPSS.
May 1993: completed a course on mapping by computer ( Autocad).
1989-1991: Training on digital mapping by computer (using Intergraph) in conjunction with a research project on urban growth of city of Riyadh.
1987: training courses on map compilation.
-Received training on producing planimetric and topographic maps from aerial photography with the use of the Wild AG-1 Intergraph/Intermap stereoplotter.
- Issa Shair and Abdul-Aziz Al- Sheikh, translation of Richard Hartshorne's Perspective on the Nature of Geography, ( The Association of American Geographers, Monograph 1, 1959), into Arabic, Dar Al-Marrikh, Riyadh,1988.
- Issa Shair and Ismat Al-Hasan, Translation of Mikel Stern's Census from Heaven: Population Estimates with Remote Sensing Techniques, (Department of Geography, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, 1985) in Arabic, Dar Al-Bashir, Amman, 1993.
** Please see other research and projects done in 2010, 2011, and 2012 (p.6).
- Issa Shair" Spatial Variation of Socio-Economic Attributes of Population at Governorates Level in Jordan", The Arab Journal for Arts. The Society of Arab Universities Faculties of Arts. Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan. Vol. 6 No. 1, 2009, pp. 41-64.
- Issa Shair and Majdi Abu Khatter, "Demographic Analysis of Automobile Accidents in Irbid, Jordan, Using GIS and GPS, The Arab World Geographer (Canada), Vol. 11, Nos. 1-2, Spring & Summer 2008, pp. 57-69.
- Issa Shair, "Geographic Pattern of Human Development in Southwest Asia: A Partial Correlation Analysis". Abhath al Yarmouk Journal, Human and Social Sciences Series, Volume 23, No. 1, 2007, pp345-368.
- Issa Shair and Majdi Abu Khatter. "The Use of SPOT Data in Mapping Land Use in Central Jordan", Humanities. College of Arts, Alexandria University, Damanhour Bransh. 2006, pp.1 – 28. (in Arabic).
- Issa Shair, " The Common Spatial Pattern Between Geography and Geographic Information Systems", Geographic Topics, issued by the Research and Translation Unit, Department of Geography, Kuwait University and the Kuwait Geographical Association, 304, September 2005 (in Arabic).
- Issa Shair, "Spatial Zoning of School Location Allocation in Greater Auckland, NZ: A GIS Approach". The Arab Journal for Arts. vol. 2, no. 1, 2005, pp. 19 – 35.
- Issa Shair, "Bus Transportation Network Planning in New Zealand by GIS and Remote Sensing". Journal of Human Sciences, University of Bahrain, issue no. 11, Winter 2005, pp. 134 – 155.
- Issa Shair, "GIS Tools and Remote Sensing Data for the Study of Bus Stops Facility in Birkenhead, Auckland (NZ)". Abhath Al Yarmouk Journal, Humanities and Social Sciences Series, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, vol.20, no.2A,2004.
- Issa Shair and Ayman Nasr, "Using Satellite Imageries to Detect Land-Use Change in Al-Ain City, UAE," The Arab World Geographer, Center for Urban and Community Studies, University of Toronto, Canada, vol. II, no. 2, 1999.
- Issa Shair, "Optimum Population Concept: With Special Reference to the United Arab Emirates", Journal of the Social Sciences, Kuwait Univ. Council of Academic Pub.,vol. 25, no.1-Spring 1997 (in Arabic).
- Issa Shair, "The Role of Ellen Semple in Geographic Research", Geographic Topics, issued by the Research and Translation Unit, Department of Geography, Kuwait University and the Kuwait Geographical Association, 193, June 1996 (in Arabic).
- Issa Shair, "Spatial Student Enrolment at UAE University: A Quantitative Analysis", GeoJournal, Germany, issue 37.1, September 1995, pp. 171-75.
- Issa Shair, "Gravity Model and Spatial Flow with a Simplified Example of the Flow of the UAE University Students", Journal of Arts and Human Sciences, the Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Arts, El-Minya University, Egypt, vol. 16, part 2, April 1995, pp. 395-417, (in Arabic).
- Issa Shair, "Population of Dubai City: Growth, Distribution and structure", Indian Geographical Journal, vol. 69, no. 2, December 1994.
- Issa Shair, "Study of Urban Expansion in the City of Riyadh Via the Use of Aerial Mosaics and Remotely Sensed Images (1950-1989)", Geographical Researches, Saudi Geographical Society, King Saud University, no. 14, 1993 (in Arabic).
- Issa Shair, "A Small City Population Estimate from Air Photographs: A Case Study of Sequin, Texas", Journal of the College of Arts, King Saud University, vol. 15, 1988.
- Issa Shair, "Methods of Using Aerial Photographs and Satellite Images in Population Estimation", Research & Translation Unit, issued by the Department of Geography, Kuwait University and the Kuwait Geographical Association, 105, September 1987 (in Arabic).
- Issa Shair, "Geographic Pattern of Southwest Asian Hajjis: A Regression Model", GeoJournal, vol. 7.3, 1983, pp. 291-98.
- Issa Shair, "Some Socio-Economic Attributes of the Muslim Pilgrims: A Chi-Square Analysis, Journal of the College of Arts, King Saud University, vol. 10, 1983, pp. 57-76.
- Issa Shair, "Volume of Muslim Pilgrims in Recent Years: 1975-1980, source Areas and Ports of Entry," Journal of the College of Arts, King Saud University, vol. 9, 1982, pp. 293-320, (in Arabic).
- Currently translating John Jensen's book Remote Sensing of the Environment: an earth resource perspective, sponsored by the Jordanian Arabic Language Council.
- Issa Shair, "Digital Demarcation of Political Borders by GIS : A Case Study of Yemen and Saudi Arabia", sent for publication (2012).
- Issa Shair, " Socio-Economic Attributes of Jordanian Pilgrims" , Encyclopedia of Hajj, King Abdul Aziz Darah, Saudi Arabia (2011), in Arabic.
- Issa Shair, "Population of Zarqa City, Jordan", Ministry of Culture, Amman, Jordan, (2010), in Arabic.
- Updated previous research dealing with the "Volume of Muslim Pilgrims in Recent Years," as a part of a book titled Geography of Saudi Arabia, published by the Saudi Geographical Society, Riyadh, Volume II, 2002, pp. 911-947 (in Arabic).
Research Methods, Development of Geographic Thought, Population and Development. Advanced Remote Sensing.
Cultural Geography, Human Geography, Population Geography, Geographic Information Systems, GIS Applications, Aerial Photos and Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing Applications, Cartography, Thematic Maps, Geography of Jordan, Geography of the Arab World, Moslem Geography, Map Use and Analysis, International Geographical Problems, Water Resources, Digital Cartography.
Aerial Photos, LANDSATS and Remote Sensing, Applied Geography, Principles of General Geography, Climate, Vegetation and Soils, Geography of Resources, Geography of Mankind, Land-Use Planning in the Arid Land.
Life and Culture in the Middle East (first semester 1999).
Human Geography, Population Geography, Air Photo Interpretation and Remote Sensing, English Studies in Human Geography, English Studies in Economic Geography, Geographic Thought, Regional Planning, Geography of the New World, Geography of the Old World, Geography of the Arab World, Introduction to Geography, UAE Society.
MA -Aerial Photography, Quantitative Geography, Research Methods in Geography, Independent Studies, Geographic Thought.
b. Undergraduate Level: Cultural Geography, Special Topic in Human Geography, Aerial Photo Maps, Geog. of the USA and Canada, Geography of the Muslim World, Special Region, Latin America, Oceanography, Introduction of Geography, History of Geography, Transportation Geography.
Physical Geography (4 semesters during 1974-1976).
- Member of the Graduate Studies Committee, Dept. of Geography.
Geography Department for the years 2003, 2004, and 2006.
- Was a member of a committee for selecting the distinguished researcher in social and human sciences (geography), administered by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Jordan, based on a letter dated 3/5/2004.
- Participated in the discussion of a Master thesis titled "Environmental Problems in the Shorelines of Muscat Governorate", Department of Geography, Jordan University, 28 December, 2005.
Decision Support System for the hydrology of Tulol al-Ashaqif, NE Jordan", Department of Environmental Science, Yarmouk University, 13 May 2004.
- Participated in the discussion of a Ph. D. dissertation titled "Land-Cover and its Characteristics in the Basin of Jerash Valley", Department of Geography, Jordan University, 16 January 2003.
- Participated in the discussion of a Master thesis titled "Land-Uses in the Province of Ain Al Basha, Jordan, 1978-2000", Department of Geography, Jordan University, 10 April, 2003.
- In-charge of the Cartography and Geographic Information Systems Lab, Department of Geography, 2002/2003.
- Member of several committees at the Geography Department i.e. Purchasing of Equipments, Schedules, Libraries, and Journeys.
- Was an academic counsellor for more than 200 students.
- Was member of the Laboratories Committee; academic advisor of graduation projects for five students, Section of Applied Geography, 2000- 2001.
- Was member of the Schedules and Exams Committee; member of the Evaluation Committee; academic counsellor for many students, Section of Applied Geography, 2001-2002.
-Was in charge and/or a member of several committees at the Department of Geography, i.e., Schedules and Exams, Textbooks, Teaching Assistants Affairs, Admission of New Students, Examination of Applications for Prospective Faculty Staff, 92-1997.
-Supervised a summer training session in geography, 1994.
-Assigned to participate in supervising and discussing four master theses in the Department of Geography . Also, participated in various committees for examining several masters theses plans within the Geography Department.
-Was member of the Riyadh Researches Committee, Department of Geography, 1988-1991.
-Participated in a special committee appointed by the Department of Geography, in 1982 assigned to prepare a unified MA/Ph.D. program for the department.
-Represented the College of Arts, Riyadh (later King Saud) Univ. in the Pilgrimage Camp, 1976 and conducted a field study.
Participated in The Jordanian Fourth Conference of Scientific Research.
Participated in the Development of Irbid Governorate Symposium, and presented a paper titled "Human Development in the Governorate of Irbid Compared with Other Governorates Base on United Nations' Criteria".
Participated in the Geographic Information Systems Users Conference (Resources Planning and Management in Jordan), and was one of the conference organizers.
Participated in Map India 2003, and presented a paper titled" GIS and Remote Sensing in Urban Transportation Planning: A Case Study of Birkenhead, Auckland".
Participated in the GIS Users Day and was part of the team from University of Bahrain.
Participated in a symposium about "Information Technology in Graduate Institutions".
Participated in the "Regional Symposium for the Environment,".
Participated in a symposium titled "Television Programs Through Satellites in the Gulf Region".
Participated in a symposium on "Desertification".
Participated in the Third Symposium for Geography Departments in Saudi Universities, and presented a paper titled, "Methods of using Aerial Photographs and Satellite Images in Population Estimation."
Association of American Geographers, April 1982 - April 1984: Served as Chairman of the Southwest Asian Geography Speciality Group, Organised a session on "Southwest Asian Geography" in Denver, Colorado, USA, April 1983.
Participated in the First Islamic Geographical Conference and presented a paper titled "Numbers and Source Regions of Muslim Pilgrims Between Past and Present," in Arabic.
Syria , 2004 - 2005.
- Published a report on the "Volumes and Origins of the Muslim Pilgrims since Hajat al Wadaa," majallat al Yarmouk, Irbid, vol. 83/84,March/June 2004, pp.(in Arabic) .
- Participated in the Hajj Symposium organised by Saudi Arabian Television, Riyadh, 1979.
- Was appointed as a field researcher, Hajj (Pilgrimage) Research Centre, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Pilgrimage season, 1973.
- Distinction Award from King Saud University, 1983/1984.
- Awarded several grants in his graduate studies in the USA.


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Huawei Mate 30 Pro specs and renders leak
Smartphones New Product
Huawei Mate 30 Pro release date, price & specification rumours
Huawei's already working on its next flagship phone, the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro. Here's what we know about when it will launch, how much it will cost, and what specifications and features you can expect.
Launching this October, the Mate 30 Pro will be a fine phone - and it will run Android!
By Jim Martin | 08 Jul 2019
Could the Mate 30 Pro have five rear cameras?
Huawei had been on a roll with consumers in the Europe and UK flocking to buy its handsets, but the US government threw a huge spanner in the works by adding Huawei to a trade blacklist.
Fortunately that decision was reversed and Google - and other US companies - can now do business with Huawei as normal. So there are no worries any longer about whether future phones such as the Mate 30 will have access to Android and future versions.
With that out of the way, let's get on to the rumours about the upcoming range of phones which is sure to include the Mate 30, Mate 30 Pro and possibly the Mate 30 Lite.
The current flagship, the Mate 20 Pro, is an excellent phone and its successor should be even better. It packs in a whole load of features including the Kirin 980 processor, three rear cameras, an in-screen fingerprint sensor, 3D face scanner and reverse wireless charging as well as normal wireless charging.
So what else can Huawei do to improve upon both the Mate 20 Pro? That's the question we'll attempt to answer here based upon the latest rumours, patents, leaks and the stuff we want to see in the new phone.
Mate 30 Pro release date rumours
Expected announcement date: 16 October 2019
Huawei has adopted a twice-yearly release schedule for its 'dual flagships' as it calls them. It launches the new P-series phones early in the year and then updates the Mate series later in the autumn.
For the last couple of years, the new Mate phone has launched in the middle of October and there's no reason to suspect Huawei will change things around in 2019.
Mate 30 Pro price rumours
With flagship phone prices on the rise, it's possible that the Mate 30 will be the most expensive Huawei phone yet.
The Mate 20 Pro costs £899, up from the £799 that the Mate 10 Pro cost. Could the Mate 30 Pro cost £999? It's not beyond the realms of possibility, but we suspect it won't rise that much.
Ultimately, we'll have to wait until the announcement in October to find out.
Mate 30 Pro feature & spec rumours
If one thing is sure, the Mate 30 will get an upgraded processor. Huawei usually announces the chip at IFA in September before launching the phone in October. And it'll probably be called the Kirin 985 or 990. This will be paired with Balong 5000 5G modem
Huawei's CEO, Richard Yu, says that Huawei will continue to focus on AI in 2019. In an open letter he stated, "We believe in the power of AI and are committed to using technology to extend the boundaries of what is humanly possible. For example, we are working with several organizations to leverage Huawei AI to help deaf children learn to read by translating select children's books into sign language, and to develop a tool that identifies visual abnormalities."
Again, this isn't a surprise. All phone chip makers are investing in AI R&D and predict that within the next decade phones will have proper artificial intelligence rather than the 'AI' assistants and apps that we're seeing today.
The Kirin 985/990, then, will likely take the next step in making this a reality with even better NPU performance.
When it comes to the display, it's thought to be a large 6.71in beast using AMOLED technology and will have a smooth 90Hz refresh rate like the OnePlus 7 Pro. Renders show a punch-hole notch in the top-left that houses two cameras. It will still have an in-screen fingerprint scanner.
Instead of the square arrangement on the Mate 20 Pro, the cutout is now rectangular. This could well be to house an extra two cameras, bringing the total to five. It wouldn't be the only phone with such a high number of lenses: the Nokia 9 PureView is said to have a 'penta-camera' on the rear as well.
Renders, though, show that it will actually have four with the possible fifth being a space for the LED flash. Zoom is one of the big 'keeping up with the Jones' of the phone market this year so the Mate 30 Pro will supposedly (via GSMArena) have 5x optical zoom and 50x digital zoom. It's likely that the camera setup will be similar to the P30 Pro which has wide, ultrawide and telephoto.
Other specs include a 4200 mAh battery with 55W fast wired charging support. Colours will reportedly be Black, Red, Gold White, Blue, Chrome White, Classic Blue, and Classic Red.
Under-screen camera
Punch-hole cameras are still pretty new, but it seems as if their days are numbered. Xiaomi and Oppo are already teasing under-screen cameras, and a couple of videos have been released showing them in action. And judging by patents spotted by WinFuture, it looks like Huawei is also working on putting selfie cameras beneath the screen - presumably in a bid to have an all-screen phone with no notch or thick bezels.
Of course, the appearance of patents doesn't mean the feature will definitely find its way into production, nor that the Mate 30 will have an under-screen camera (this doesn't agree with the leaked renders which show punch-hole cameras), but there is always a possibility.
Some of the images from the patent, below, suggest that the camera could be used in different apps (including, obviously, the camera app), but as with most rumours, we'll just have to wait until the inevitable leaks ahead of the Mate 30 launch event to find out whether it will get an in-screen camera or not.
We'll update this article as and when more details emerge on the Mate 30 Pro.
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Why you need to know the difference between water and wastewater in Texas
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The vast majority of the state's water supplies are derived from wastewater and have been for more than a century.
Texas Water Works, the state government's water supply management agency, is trying to catch up to that.
The agency says it is working with the federal government and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to find a way to use more water than it takes in, in part by increasing the amount of wastewater pumped through the system.
The system, which takes water from the aquifer and flows into a network of pipes that can carry up to 25 million gallons per minute, can carry more than 10 million gallons of water per minute.
The Texas Waterworks is working on a project that would take about two years to complete, but its goal is to be able to operate in a much faster timeframe.
The water pipe system in Texas would be similar to a pump system in a home, which would be connected to a water main.
The goal is for the system to be as efficient as a water well.
Water pipes are used for all kinds of water use, from drinking water to irrigation.
For example, the water pipes in Houston are used to pump water from a river to homes in the city.
When you're in the shower, for example, it would be very hard to get to the pump because it's so big.
The pipe is connected to the tap and the water is pumped into a water tank at the bottom.
If the water comes out too hot, it will overflow the tank, which is usually very deep.
If there is a problem with the tank itself, the entire system will catch fire.
There are also a number of other pipes used in the system that would be used for other uses.
The largest pipe is the main water system that connects all of Texas, including cities and rural areas, and is called the main.
It's where most of the water in Texas comes from.
The state has a long history of using the water pipe to move water to the rest of the country.
For more than 300 years, the main has been a major water source in the state, pumping water from Lake Texoma to the Gulf Coast.
In addition to water, the pipe is used to transport the waste water from agricultural farms to cities and industries.
There is also wastewater that is collected from cities, businesses, and the homes of people who live in these communities.
The main water line is located at the top of the Texas Capitol, where it connects to the Capitol building and a network called the State Capitol Wastewater System.
The waste water is also sent through a tunnel at the Capitol.
The tunnel is about a mile long and can carry about 200,000 gallons per second.
That's enough to fill a swimming pool.
The sewage pipe that connects the main and the sewage system is called a wastewater system.
It connects the city of Austin to Lake Travis and the city's water is piped through the sewer system that goes into the city for treatment and disposal.
The wastewater from the Austin system can be discharged into the Lake Travis Aquifer and the surrounding aquifer, which provides drinking water for more people in the region.
In Houston, wastewater from Austin can be used to power the city and is pumped through a large water tank to the main in the Houston area.
The city also uses the waste wastewater from Lake Travis for wastewater treatment, which includes pumping it through its water treatment plant.
The Waste Water Treatment Plant is also part of the system, and it's a very big, concrete, two-story building with about 4,000 people inside.
The pipes that supply the sewage and wastewater from all of the pipes that make up the system are called water pipelines.
They run under the ground and then they are buried.
They're called pipes.
The City of Houston has two water pipes that are the main, or main water lines.
One of those is the river that runs through downtown Houston.
The other is the sewer that runs under downtown Houston to the West End.
Water is pumped from the main into a reservoir that serves as a holding tank for the wastewater.
When the water starts to flow out, it gets flushed into a well to catch any runoff.
It gets pumped to the aqueduct that goes to the city, where a new aquedicilliary plant is built.
The aquedicharge is an enormous concrete building with huge pumps.
It has more than 20,000 pumping stations around it.
The pumps are also used to draw water from more than 100 wells, where there are underground aquifers, to be stored and used for the city when it needs it.
Water from these wells is used by more than 40,000 residents in the downtown area.
In the West Texas City, the system is connected by a sewer system to the municipal water supply.
The sewer system serves about 100,000 homes and businesses in the West Dallas area.
Water also is sent through the aquiferecord system to
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Jonathan I of the Rhine
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Jonathan I
Marquis of Rozandir
King by the Rhine
17 January 2021 – present
Arthur, Prince of Blumenau &Oscar, Prince of Pomerode
Lord Speaker of Ebenthal
Arthur II
Nícollas Reis, Duke of Launceston
Peer of the Realm
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8 January 1998 (1998-01-08) (age 23)
Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil
Jonathan Scherer Arrais
Scherer-Arrais
Jonathan I, also known as Lord Jonathan, The Marquis of Rozandir, (born Jonathan Scherer Arrais in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil, 8 January 1999) is the 1st King by the Rhine and ex officio the 7th and current Lord Speaker of the College of Peers of the Realm, acting as speaker of the house since his appointment by King Arthur II in 29 June 2020. He has been serving as Peer of the Realm for the Principality of New Switzerland since 2 February 2020.
Jonathan was born in Jaraguá do Sul to a German-Brazilian family, being the younger of three children and fluent in Katarinensisch from birth. His family moved to the highlands of Rio de Janeiro in 2011, settling in Teresópolis first and then in Nova Friburgo.
New in micronationalism, Jonathan expressed his interest first during late 2019 to his brother Antônio, Prince of New Switzerland. He was then invited to join Ebenthal but refused, admitting to be too lazy to learn all about micronationalism and the Brazilian scene of it. In February 2020 he finally accepted an invitation and was made Marquis of Rozandir, joined the Conservative Party of Ebenthal and was named Lord of the Conclave by King Arthur I at the Prince of New Switzerland's request. As an Ebenthali noble and politician, Jonathan proved really skilled, standing for a progressive conservatism. When the Conservative Party assumed the majority of seats at the College of Peers, most members agreed he should be appointed Lord Speaker and asked the monarch for this, to which he agreed. In 17 January 2021 Jonathan accepted an offer to become King of the Independent State of the Rhine.
1.1 Early life
1.2 Education
2 Micronationalism
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Jonathan was born in Jaraguá do Sul, in southern Brazil, on a small family of native German speakers of the Katarinensisch. He has three older brothers, among them, Antônio Scherer Arrais,the Prince of New Switzerland. As his father was born in West Germany, he and his brothers acquired German citizenship at early age. At the age of 10, he moved with his family to Nova Friburgo in the moutain region of Rio de Janeiro, where his mother inherited a property of her deceased and childless brother. The family had already planned to move closer to an important urban center such as Curitiba and São Paulo in order to got available better education and job offers.
At the age of 5 Jonathan begun do karate.
Jonathan joined the biligual Austro-Brazilian Catholic School on his hometown at the age of three, in 2002, growing a native speaker of Portuguese and German, as his family members. When his family moved to Nova Friburgo he joined one of the city's few German schools where he graduated in 2016. In 2018 he joined the Catholic University of Petrópolis studying history.
Besides his formal education, Jonathan also graduated in a English language course and at a edition and a programmer course, both by the SENAC.
Micronationalism
Until late 2019 Jonathan never demonstrated interest on micronationalism although he had been well aware of his brother position and had not accepted the title of Prince of New Switzerland nor the position of heir to his brother. As the 2020 begun, Jonathan's interest in politics increased and he wished to join his brother in micronationalism. He joined the conservative and became a Peer of the Realm at the College of Peers of the Realm in February. He voted for the adoption of new national symbols in March and, increasing its friendship with King Arthur II, was one of the greatest supporters on his adoptio of a new "Germanized" flag and arms. In June that year, as the Conservative Party took power, he was appointed by the King as Lord Speaker and has since then presided over the College of Peers. In August he was one of the main supporters of the adoption of the Conferential Doubloon as Ebenthal's official currency. He also suggested, at the October Reform Arct, a change in Ebenthal's nomination system, whereas the King would no longe be responsible for choosing the Lord Speaker of the College of Peers; instead, the party would choose and the monarch would formally appoint the chosen person.
In 15 January 2021, King Arthur II of Ebenthal offered him the throne of the Independent State of the Rhine, a new micronation created by the Conference of Santiago Derivative Program. Following a brief time thinking on the job, Jonathan finally accepted the offer in 17 January, becoming the 1st Rhenish monarch. He formally agreed to cede the sovereignity over his family's propeties to the Rhenish state.
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Sergio Marchi may refer to:

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Black Man in prison for a crime he didn't commit!
Dyonn Thomas started this petition to Department of Justice and
Julius Thomas has been charged with a murder crime he did not commit. He was sentenced to serve life in prison WITH the possibility of parol because a young man which he thought was a friend used Julius' phone to call a taxi and the boy murdered the taxi driver. The case has insufficient evidence and has been getting pushed off year after year. Julius Thomas is innocent and if you take the time read the transcripts of the court then you will see the insufficient and inconsistency of the officers/investigators employed by the state. Julius has been sitting in prison for the past 8 year for a crime someone else committed. The murder was found and sentenced to life in prison WITHOUT the possibility of parol. That is the only difference in their sentences, that is called injustice. The officers/investigators never questioned the family or even tried to find out about Julius' whereabouts the night of the murder. Julius was at home, this was confirmed by the cellular network. The tough man who committed the crime was nowhere to be found for at least 3 days when the investigation started. Julius was threatened at gun point by a group of people associated with an young man that was not even in the state of Georgia when the murder took place, the police questioned the young man and falsified information stating Julius wrote a statement against the young man, how would that be possible when they never took a statement from anyone in the house Julius was residing? His mother, afraid for his life, sent Julius to his father and the state tried to label him as a fugitive. He and his family were in fear for his life because of the FALSE information the investigators told someone else trying to build a case, were they to let the people threatening him take his life or protect him? Julius is my little brother and he stripped of his rights wrongfully and charged with insufficient evidence as well as the inconsistency from the state. JUSTICE AND RELEASE FOR JULIUS THOMAS IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS PETITION! Please if you a member of power in the judicial system please take a look into the matter, read the transcripts, get a statement from Julius' family that was living in the same household. Julius has an alibi but no one in the judicial system never looked into it.


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Injury news: Locke out with suspected cheekbone fracture
Published: 11:05 PM February 4, 2014
Darren Locke suffered a suspected fractured cheekbone against Arlesey Town. Picture: Leigh Page - Credit: Archant
Darren Locke suffered a suspected fractured cheekbone in Tuesday night's 3-2 win at Arlesey Town.
Locke opened the scoring but he didn't make the half-time after going down after winning a header in the 38th minute. City's physio Zac Chandler gave him treatment on the pitch but he was substitued for Ben Martin.
After the game, Gray confirmed that Locke went to hospital to assess the injury.
Chandler added that a cheekbone fracture usually takes four to five weeks to heal but he was unable to put a time frame on Locke's return until the nature of the injury was confirmed.


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Chesapeake and Former SandRidge CEO Sued for Rigging Leases
By Lincoln Brown - Jul 20, 2016, 2:02 PM CDT
Chesapeake Energy, along with former SandRidge Energy's ex-CEO Tom Ward are facing a lawsuit from leaseholders claiming that along with the Chesapeake, Ward conspired to rig bids for drilling rights during the shale boom.
The suits have been brought by Chisolm Partners, LLC and its investors, who owned some of the leases in Kansas, allege that the conspiracy began in 2007 and continued until mid-2012. In the complaint filed in federal court on July 13, Chisolm stated that its investors had lost more than $10 million and that Chesapeake and Ward had conspired to depress the market for the leases in question.
Chisolm is seeking $30 million in damages. The lawsuit states in part: "Chesapeake along with the defendants and SandRidge, between them, illegally 'divided up' the geographic area covering the Anadarko Basin Region in Kansas, and other states, and agreed not to compete and drive up prices."
Chisolm claims that Chesapeake and SandRidge agreed not to compete with one another for leases in Kansas's Anadarko Basin, driving prices for the leases down. Chisolm has stated that in 2010 it purchased oil and gas leases on thousands of acres in the Anadarko Basin, and subsequently began discussions with Shell Oil, SandRidge and Chesapeake. The latter two companies, according to Chisholm were the main competitors, and according to the suit, those companies' bids caused the prices of the leases to increase.
Chisolm maintains that it entered into an agreement to sell leases to Chesapeake, in 2011. Chisolm alleges that Chesapeake bought 100 percent of the membership interest in the company, and then sold leasehold interests to SandRidge.
At the time the violations are alleged to have taken place, Aubrey McClendon was helming Chesapeake, and Ward was CEO of SandRidge. Four months ago, McClendon was indicted by a federal grand jury for fixing oil shale lease auctions. One day after the indictment was handed down, McClendon perished when his SUV struck a bridge in Oklahoma City.
In June, authorities ruled McClendon's death and accident. McClendon and Ward founded Chesapeake in 1989, and Ward left for SandRidge in 2006. Both companies had experienced major growth under their respective CEOs.
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WTS Interview for Spotlight Initiative
Interviewee: Penny Eickemeyer, Associate Director for Research at the University Transportation Research Center
Interviewer: Anna Stokes, WTS Scholarship Recipient, Project Manager at the Northeast Corridor Commission
Penny Eickemeyer, now the associate director for research at the University Transportation Research Center, has had a long and varied career in transportation planning. She began her professional life serving in the AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program, working with the East Tennessee Community Design Center (ETCDC), a nonprofit organization which provides professional design and planning assistance to community groups. Her work with ETCDC helped guide her into a career in urban planning which led her to Harvard University's Graduate School of Design where she obtained her master's degree in urban and regional planning with a specialization in housing and community development in 1980.
Although her passion for community planning and government was always embedded in her career goals, Ms. Eickemeyer's interest in transportation came about a bit later. After graduating from Harvard, Ms. Eickemeyer moved to New York City where she began work for the City's Department of Housing Preservation and Development. This position not only gave her insight into the workings of New York City's government, but also made her a daily subway commuter riding between her job and her home in Forest Hills, Queens. A few years later, following a move to Westchester, she found herself trading in her subway rides for trips on the Metro-North Railroad, further instilling a passion for trains and transportation.
Eventually, as Ms. Eickemeyer was looking for new professional opportunities, she found a position at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Planning Department. Not only had her interest in transportation grown as a regular train commuter, but she also had begun to find herself excited about transportation because of its multi-faceted relationship to community development, the economy and job growth, suburban development, as well as other aspects of urban planning. She was drawn to the MTA particularly because of its role in connecting the many parts of the region. Additionally, she believed there was a high level of professional opportunity available within the MTA for a person with her expertise.
In her new role, she assisted with the administration of agency-wide federally-funded planning projects. Through this position, she met Metro-North Railroad (MNR) staff and joined the MNR planning department in 1987, only four years after the organization's founding. There, Ms. Eickemeyer focused on supporting the planning and development of the Railroad's next five-year capital plan, a rewarding opportunity since it offered her the chance to learn the particulars of rail in a fast-paced and customer-focused environment. After some time, Ms. Eickemeyer moved from Capital Planning to Market Research where she focused on survey research to inform policy initiatives and identify potential service and amenity improvements.
In 1994 following the birth of her second child, Ms. Eickemeyer decided to take a break from the workforce to focus on her family. During this time, she kept in touch with her former colleagues in many ways. For instance, while she was serving as a volunteer at her son's elementary school career day, she utilized her professional network to arrange for giveaways for the children, the most popular of which was a cardboard engineer's hat. Still interested in planning and transportation, she continually kept tabs on service and capital planning efforts. One time while riding the MNR a couple of years after having left her job, two former coworkers even approached to catch up and ask her a work-related question about a specific capital budget she had worked on.
Ms. Eickemeyer spent a little over 13 years acting as a fulltime caregiver for her children, but in 2007 when her children were a bit older, she decided that it was time to return to her career in transportation. She accepted a more research-focused role at the University Transportation Research Center (UTRC) for US Department of Transportation Region 2 located at the City University of New York's Institute for Transportation Systems.
Her transition back into the workforce took some time for Ms. Eickemeyer and her family to adjust to. However, this is something that she had predicted and planned for during her time looking for the right job. It was important to Ms. Eickemeyer that if she return to the workplace that she be able to contribute at her full potential. Therefore, after her second interview with the UTRC she sent an e-mail to her soon-to-be colleagues explaining her situation and her desire to have time to do her best at work and at home. Her future colleagues were very understanding and offered her flexibility in her daily start time and a four-day per week schedule.
In addition to balancing her work and home responsibilities, Ms. Eickemeyer also found that there were a few other challenges returning to work after a long absence. Most prominently, there had been many technological innovations which had changed the workplace significantly. For instance, when Ms. Eickemeyer had left Metro-North, office communication primarily circulated via a physical inbox, by someone stopping by your cubicle, or by phone. When she returned, e-mail had become the new go-to.
Shortly after Ms. Eickemeyer had started, UTRC offered her the chance to serve as the project manager for a project sponsored by NYSDOT titled, Consideration of Potential Intermodal Sites for Long Island, a planning study to evaluate the need for intermodal sites on Long Island and the determination of the most desirable location(s). As she began managing tasks, issues, meetings, client requests, and conflicts at a fast pace, she found that her project management skills returned to her almost instantly. This boosted her confidence in the workplace, and showed her that while technology had changed, the skills she had honed over the years before taking time off were still valuable.
What advice might she give to a woman contemplating taking time off of work to care for their families? Ms. Eickemeyer recommended that she maintain high-quality relationships with former colleagues; suggesting they go to lunch once in a while and stay interested in current projects. Additionally, Ms. Eickemeyer suggests staying involved in professional organizations like WTS.
In her current role as the UTRC's associate director of research, Ms. Eickemeyer serves as a project manager on many of the center's endeavors. As a member of a small and multi-disciplinary team, she can focus on various efforts from running events and seminars to learning about new and emerging transportation issues.
When asked what she appreciates about working in research as opposed to her previous positions in city government, Ms. Eickemeyer remarked that she enjoys the way in which her current work has exposed her to a variety of important issues. She believes that transportation is exciting in large part because of the way it is highly connected to other planning issues; by focusing on research she gets to explore transportation's relationship to land use, resiliency, and more. Ms. Eickemeyer also has enjoyed the interrelationships between government and research. The topics which she explores in her current position are all important issues about which many governmental agencies are interested.
One of the exciting topics which Ms. Eickemeyer has had occasion to explore recently is that of urban freight movement. She believes that this is a vital, but often overlooked part of urban mobility. Urban freight networks utilize the same transportation systems as people-centered transportation networks which can cause a clash of needs and put stress on a city and those who live and work there, sometimes causing unsafe conditions and congestion. Ms. Eickemeyer believes that the importance of this topic will only increase as online shopping continues to grow and causes more and more demand for instant deliveries.
In fact, urban freight is so important that Ms. Eickemeyer's team partnered with an international cohort of universities in an application for a Volvo Research and Educational Foundation Center of Excellence grant focused on urban freight in 2013. The team was awarded the multi-year grant which has allowed exciting collaboration with other cities and education from international transportation experts around the world. This has offered Ms. Eickemeyer the opportunity to travel to a conference in South Korea where she learned about successful and innovative strategies used around the globe to cope with these issues which she believes will benefit NYC and other U.S. cities.
Other research topics which Ms. Eickemeyer looks forward to exploring in her role at UTRC are that of micromobility, first/last mile access, and connected and autonomous vehicles. She also is very much interested in continuing to learn about rail issues, such as how to increase demand for intercity rail. Additionally, as a resident of a small, suburban town in Westchester County and a participant in the town's environmental committee, she is always interested in exploring topics related to decreasing single occupancy vehicle trips in areas where density is low and there is no primary destination point.
Ms. Eickemeyer remains fascinated by transportation and the way that it touches all facets of urban planning. What advice would she offer women just starting out in their careers in the field of transportation? She emphasized the importance of being ambitious and assertive as well as the value of taking advantage of conferences and opportunities to network with other people in the field. Overall, she would tell them to be confident and to believe in themselves and their ideas.


50 Cent and radio host Ebro Darden have been at odds for years. For the longest whereas, Fiddy has not been allowed on Ebro's present and the host cleared up the rationale at the moment. The matter got here up when discussing the struggle that broke out after Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Conor McGregor in battle. Of course, that was one the largest speaking factors the weekend and whereas the melee might result in additional promotion for the UFC, it may very properly have ended with extra accidents or one thing extra critical. As anyone who organizes occasions on the common, Ebro chimed in, tapping into promoter mode, saying he can be hesitant about letting the fighters again in his constructing sooner or later. He then spoke about why he ended up banning 50 Cent from Hot 97.
"It's occurred, it is occurred. And I did not let 50 Cent come again," mentioned Ebro, referring to when 50 threw a chair at 2004 Summer Jam. He mentioned that they ended up letting him again after the chair incident after which "the SlowBucks factor" occurred. In 2014, 50 Cent snatched SlowBucks' chain and kicked him f stage, leading to one other Summer Jam controversy. Ultimately, it is smart that after these two episodes, Ebro & Co. can be hesitant about letting him again.
Watch Darden converse on the ban beneath.