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Don't Make Fans Hunt For Your Content: Keep it in One Place Jodi White | Dec 19, 2017 11:00:00 AM
Doesn't it drive you crazy when fans can't find your content? You put heart and soul into a video only for it to mysteriously disappear from YouTube subscriber feeds or fall prey to declining reach on Facebook. Meanwhile, your followers are frustrated by missing new content. There's an easy solution to this dilemma: consolidate your branded content with a custom mobile app!
Why are custom celebrity apps so useful?
Apps engage fans where they already are: on mobile. Mobile activity accounts for nearly 70% of digital media time. The average American is on mobile 3 hours and 15 minutes every day. That's ten more minutes than during 2016. This is a huge chunk of time that fans could be interacting with your content.
Celebrity apps benefits both fans and creators. For fans, apps provide a more personal fan experience. They let followers connect with their favorite celebrities and find exclusive content created just for them. Push notifications remind them about major fan events like concerts or live streams, so they never have to find out the latest news second-hand.
Influencers do enjoy increased engagement from apps, but the real prize is total control over their fan data. Data is a powerful tool for refining content strategy and finding creative opportunities. Trying to make sense of scattered data from different social media platforms is a hassle, though, and most celebrities find it easier to access their data through a customized in-app dashboard. As a bonus, influencers with apps choose what to track and how to use it rather than having to settle for what social media shares.
What kind of branded digital content can be offered through an app?
Social media platforms have been branching out, but each one still has their "core content style" that they're best at. That's why so many creators have separate social media accounts: Instagram for pictures and short videos, Twitter for quick updates, YouTube for longer videos, and so on.
This approach suffers from lost engagement. Fans without a specific platform usually won't download it just for one creator, so they only see a portion of your content. Even if they do have every platform you use, only superfans make a point of following every single account. You wind up either repeating yourself on every channel or dealing with an inconsistent digital presence.
With a custom app, all of your content can be found in one location. That includes:
Videos: Your videos won't get dropped from newsfeeds or hidden by an algorithm. Every one gets listed in your app's library. Fans can choose to get push notifications, too, so they can watch within the all-important first 48 hours. As if that weren't enough appeal, videos in an app are always monetized with no risk that anyone will take it down without your approval.
Live-streams: Live video lets you speak directly to your fans. It's the most popular format with viewers, who find live-streams more personal and genuine than recorded video.
Photos: Visual-oriented content performs much better than raw text, but it can also get lost in the social media crowd. Share behind the scenes pictures, vacation photos, or other action shots to make fans feel like part of your inner circle. Teaser photos help build excitement for upcoming content and events. Finally, putting your own images out there gives fans a good base for memes, fan art, and other user generated content (UGC).
Emoji and stickers: These aren't just for young fans - 92% of online consumers use emoji. Adding emoji in a subject line makes recipients 56% more likely to open an email. They're fun, creative, and build a closer relationship with your fans by making your content part of their daily conversations.
GIFs: Just like emoji, GIFs have become part of online language. Entire conversations can be held in GIFs. By offering your own high-quality GIFs you make followers into your brand ambassadors, spreading awareness of your content every time they react to a post or make a joke.
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Everything you need to know about coronavirus cases in Scotland
By Rhona Shennan
Monday, 9th March 2020, 8:30 am
Updated Monday, 9th March 2020, 9:00 am
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks during a visit to the NHS 24 contact centre (Photo: Jane Barlow-Pool/Getty Images)
In Scotland, there are a total of 18 cases of confirmed coronavirus, with 273 cases confirmed across the rest of the UK.
Across the world, there are more than 90,000 people infected with the virus, with 3,000 fatalities.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned that the number of cases of the virus in Scotland could rise "very rapidly".
Here's what you need to know about coronavirus in Scotland, including how to protect yourself and preventing it from spreading further.
Where in Scotland are the coronavirus cases?
The first case in Scotland was confirmed on Sunday 1 March and two more were confirmed on Wednesday 4 March.
Then on Thursday morning, three new cases of people infected with the virus were confirmed.
The coronavirus patients are in the following areas:
Tayside: oneAyrshire and Arran: oneForth Valley: twoGreater Glasgow and Clyde: threeCrampian: fourLothian: threeLanarkshire: two
Will the number of cases in Scotland rise?
Addressing the current situation amid the outbreak of Covid-19, FM Sturgeon said her Government is still working to delay the spread and reduce the impact on the public and the NHS.
Scottish Government ministers "will not hesitate" in taking measures to protect people from the disease, she said.
Speaking at First Minister's Questions, Ms Sturgeon said: "I think we all recognise and accept that it looks increasingly unlikely that we are going to be able to contain this outbreak indefinitely.
"So therefore it is likely that we will move into the delay phase of the virus and that may be reasonably soon, but that will be guided by the best scientific advice."
Describing the situation as "very serious", she added: "As of this morning we have six confirmed cases. I would expect that to rise - possibly very rapidly - in the days to come.
Where are people tested for coronavirus in Scotland?
There are screening laboratories in Glasgow and Edinburgh and discussions are ongoing about opening a further site in Tayside.
Should a test result come back positive, the sample will be sent to Public Health England's Colindale laboratory in London for a confirmatory test.
Nicola Sturgeon said she's confident Scotland's facilities would be able to cope with rising demand and that work is underway to identify recently retired NHS staff as part of "contingency plans to encourage and ask those who have recently retired from the National Health Service to come back if that is required".
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern, and in response, the four UK Chief Medical Officers changed the UK risk level from low to moderate.
However, this doesn't mean the risk to the public has increased – it simply means that governments and the health service need to increase their preparation in case of a more widespread outbreak.
The Scottish Government's approach to the emergency is guided by the Chief Medical Officer, who is working closely with the WHO and the international community to monitor the situation.
How do I avoid catching coronavirus?
According to the NHS' website, there are things you can do to help stop coronavirus spreading.
Regular hand-washing is the single most important action individuals can take in the fight against Covid-19.
Hand washing should be for 20 seconds, using soap and water or hand sanitiser.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands, and avoid close contact with people who are unwell.
Most people can continue to go to work, school and other public places.
You only need to stay away from public places (self-isolate) if advised to by the 111 online coronavirus service or a medical professional.
Nicola Sturgeon said: "If people follow the advice, if we ensure confirmed cases are isolated, that contacts are traced and given appropriate advice, and if the public follow the advice on hand (washing) and other personal hygiene, then we can continue to have a degree of success in stopping the spread from individual to individual, and it is important that we do that for as long as possible."The NHS advises carrying tissues with you and using them to catch your cough or sneeze, before binning the tissue and washing your hands or using sanitiser gel.


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Macy's to shutter 125 more stores
BYPhil Wahba
February 4, 2020, 11:25 PM UTC
Macy's will shutter another 125 of its namesake department stores as it attempts yet again to turn its business around. The goal: remake itself into a retailer equipped to survive today's shopping landscape.
The company, which currently operates about 650 stores (including the Bloomingdale's luxury chain) said on Tuesday that the locations on the chopping block have total annual sales of about $1.4 billion. The stores, which will be closed over the next three years, are in "lower tier malls." Macy's will also break from its traditional anchor spot in malls by trying out a concept called Market by Macy's, which will feature new smaller store formats outside of the shopping centers.
To bolster profits, Macy's also said it would cut about 2,000 corporate jobs, or 10% of non-store staff. That includes closing its Silicon Valley office and relocating that e-commerce staff to New York. The company is also dropping its dual-headquarters structure, closing its offices in Cincinnati and consolidating in New York, where the bulk of its top leadership works.
Macy's earned praise for its efforts from Moody's, which said in a research note that "Macy's, like its major department store competitors, is working to accelerate change after a weak 2019."
This is the retailer's second round of store closures. In 2016, Macy's shuttered 100 stores. This latest round of cuts is an admission by the U.S. largest remaining department store operator that many of its locations are not up to standard for shoppers today. Many Macy's stores are poorly maintained, without any of the "fashion authority" look or feel that the company's executives like to tout.
The news comes as Macy's reported comparable sales fell about 0.8% in the fiscal year that ended on Saturday, a weak performance in a strong consumer environment. The numbers underscore how the company keeps losing market share: Macy's rivals like T.J. Maxx, Target, Amazon, and Ulta Beauty have continued to thrive.
Macy's will present the details of its turnaround plan, dubbed "Polaris," on Wednesday at the New York Stock Exchange.
Jeff Gennette, Macy's chief executive, had long defended the idea of having some stores be less spectacular while lavishing much more capital on its 150 best stores like Herald Square in Manhattan. Gennette argued that the weaker locations at least provide Macy's with a presence in often underserved markets and acted as spokes in its e-commerce infrastructure.
But today, in a press release, the company acknowledged that the weaker stores were of limited value, saying "today's shopper expects a consistent experience whenever and wherever they encounter Macy's brand." Target for one has thrived with a rolling program of store remodels that has led to consistency in the caliber of its stores.
Many of Macy's problems can be tied to the fact that it is the product of a 2005 merger between Federated Department Stores and May Department Stores, which made it a true national player at a time department stores still tended to be regional.
But the purchase of Marshall Fields in the Midwest angered local shoppers for years, while other acquisitions led to having two Macy's stores too close together in a given market, at times with very different layouts and looks.
The closings will leave Macy's with about 500 stores. Bloomingdale's has 40 stores, while the small-store Bluemercury beauty chain has some 170 locations.
As for the 161-year-old company's plan to open the smaller Market by Macy's stores, the rollout will begin Thursday in Dallas in strip centers, where rivals like Ulta, T.J. Maxx, Target, and Kohl's are typically found. These locations will be about 15,000 square foot in size, about one-eighth the size of a regular Macy's.
Such stores are no guarantee of success: Kohl's has shrunk many of its stores yet it continues to struggle thanks to merchandise that doesn't set it apart from competitors.
Meanwhile, Target has taken much market share away from traditional department stores by successfully launching new brands and retiring old tired ones. Target's strategy has meant giving up billions in sales, something the likes of Kohl's, J.C. Penney and Macy's have been loath to do. Macy's said on Wednesday it plans to build four $1 billion brands hoping to reignite interest in its products.
The company is also looking to generate more cash from its real estate, with its eye on bringing in $130 million in the new fiscal year by plans including selling off square footage it doesn't need. (The company generated $1.6 billion from such transactions since 2016.)
Within three years, the company expects the reduced number of stores to bring in between $23.2 billion and $23.9 billion, compared to 2019's $24.6 billion, suggesting Macy's plans to be a leaner, nimbler and more profitable store chain.
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Dobell Drawing Prize 2019, National Art School
In Events/Exhibitions April 12, 2019
Above image: Richard Goodwin, Chaistic Space Algorithm (2018), charcoal and acrylic paint on canvas, 200 x 200 cm
Congratulations to Richard Goodwin and Maryanne Coutts who have been selected as finalists in the Dobell Drawing Prize #21 at the National Art School, Sydney
The Dobell Drawing Prize is a new biennial prize and exhibition presented by the National Art School in association with the Sir William Dobell Art Foundation. The Prize is an open call to all artists and aims to explore the enduring importance of drawing and the breadth and dynamism of contemporary approaches to drawing.
The exhibition showcases the finalists' artworks across a broad range of media that acknowledges the foundational principals of drawing, while also encouraging challenging and expansive approaches to drawing. Submissions are invited for artworks on paper, but may also include wall drawings and larger-scale works and works utilising electronic media.
National Art School envisions the Prize as a platform for the celebration and examination of current drawing practices. The Prize builds on the energy of both emerging artists who make art through drawing, while also celebrating innovation and technical skill of experienced artists.
A drawing symposium, workshops and a range of artist talks will be held in conjunction with the Prize and exhibition, positioning the National Art School and Sydney at the core of contemporary drawing, research and the exploration of ideas. Drawing continues to be central to the National Art School's curriculum, and the opportunity to present and reflect the many facets of contemporary drawing offers artists another forum to explore the dynamic medium of drawing.
The new Dobell Drawing Prize is an acquisitive art award that runs in alternative years to the Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, affirming the Dobell Foundation's commitment to continuing the development of drawing as a medium in its own right, and a fundamental element of the visual arts.
To view all finalists this year, click here.
Exhibition dates: 28 March – 25 May 2019
Venue: National Art School Gallery, Darlinghurst
Open: Monday – Saturday 11am – 5pm
Maryanne Coutts, still from, Until the last breath (2018), animated drawing, digital video, colour, 1:45 minutes, 45 x 37 cm
Richard Goodwin


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Ladies, take note: A male leader of one of the most prominent tech companies in America would prefer that you hold your tongue about your paycheck.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said as much to an audience of women in the tech industry Thursday afternoon, ReadWrite reports. He made the remarks while being interviewed onstage at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing.
"For women who aren't comfortable asking for a raise, what's your advice for them?" Maria Klawe, a computer scientist who is a member of Microsoft's board of directors, asked.
"It's not really about asking for a raise, but knowing and having faith that the system will give you the right raise," he told Klawe (who, presumably, was screaming inside). He went on to further imply that there was an incalculable je ne sais quoi about a woman who never asks for what she truly wants.
Audience members were immediately jarred, taking to Twitter to express their frustration.
"Thank god @MariaKlawe was there to give good advice about raises @ghc," one attendee, Andrea Barrica, tweeted, which the Grace Hopper Celebration account itself then retweeted.
The American Association of University Women recently reported in a comprehensive study that in 2013, full-time year-round female workers were paid 78 percent of what men were paid.
To top it off, Microsoft revealed its diversity numbers last week, showing that just 17.1 percent of its tech-related workforce is female. That's only slightly better than the national average. According to the National Center for Women & Information Technology, women made up 26 percent of the computing workforce in 2013.
Check out the full video of Nadella's conversation with Klawe, courtesy of the Anita Borg Institute.
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Federal Circuit Reverses Award of Attorney's Fees to Justin Timberlake & Britney Spears
By Adam Steinman
Yesterday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its decision in Large Audience Display Systems v. Tennman Productions, LLC. It reversed the district court's award of attorney's fees to (among others) Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears. Here's the opinion's first paragraph:
Large Audience Display Systems, LLC ("LADS") appeals from the district court's order granting a motion for attorney's fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 filed by Appellees Justin Timberlake, Tennman Productions, LLC, Britney Spears, and Spears King Pole, Inc. (collectively, "Appellees"). We find that certain of the factors relied upon by the district court to find this case to be exceptional were entitled to no weight under § 285. We therefore vacate the district court's award of attorney's fees and costs, and remand for reconsideration of Appellees' motion.
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Will the ruling affect recent rumors of a possible Spears-Timberlake collaboration? Stay tuned.
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On Stage at the Ciara Concert: She Got Served?
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
From NBC: Singer Ciara gets served legal papers in middle of concert (with video).
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More Civ Pro Video
We covered earlier the Full Faith & Credit video from the Columbia Law Revue, which won a narrow victory in Above The Law's Law Revue Video Contest.
Now comes a video, courtesy of the 2012 Emory Law Follies, that features civil procedure prof Rich Freer expertly channeling Michael Bolton (and others):
(Hat Tip: Thom Main)
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Law Revue Land Shows Some Love For Civil Procedure
Video here. And it's one of the finalists for Above The Law's Law Revue Video Contest.
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Music Industry's $675K Judgment Against File-Sharing College Student Reduced as Unconstitutionally Excessive
In a closely-watched federal lawsuit brought by several major recording companies, U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner has reduced a damage award against a defendant who illegally downloaded 30 songs when he was in college. The case is Sony BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum, 07cv11446-NG (D. Mass. July 9, 2010).
Judge Gertner's opinion begins: "This copyright case raises the question of whether the Constitution's Due Process Clause is violated by a jury's award of $675,000 in statutory damages against an individual who reaped no pecuniary reward from his infringement and whose individual infringing acts caused the plaintiffs minimal harm. I hold that it is." Here's more from the opinion's introduction:
Joel Tenenbaum ("Tenenbaum"), the defendant in this action, was accused of using filesharing software to download and distribute thirty copyrighted songs belonging to the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs are a group of the country's biggest recording companies. Their lawsuit against Tenenbaum is one of thousands that they have brought against file sharers throughout the country. Tenenbaum, like many of the defendants in these suits, was an undergraduate when his file-sharing was detected.
Although the plaintiffs presented evidence that Tenenbaum illegally downloaded and shared thousands of recordings, the trial focused on his infringement of the plaintiffs' copyrights in thirty songs. As to these songs, Tenenbaum's liability for infringement was not seriously in question. . . . The only questions for the jury were whether Tenenbaum's infringements were willful and what amount of damages was appropriate. . . . The jury did find that Tenenbaum willfully infringed the plaintiffs' copyrights and imposed damages of $22,500 per song, yielding a total award of $675,000.
I conclude that the jury's award of $675,000 in statutory damages for Tenenbaum's infringement of thirty copyrighted works is unconstitutionally excessive. This award is far greater than necessary to serve the government's legitimate interests in compensating copyright owners and deterring infringement. In fact, it bears no meaningful relationship to these objectives. . . . It cannot withstand scrutiny under the Due Process Clause.
For the reasons I discuss below, I reduce the jury's award to $2,250 per infringed work, three times the statutory minimum, for a total award of $67,500. Significantly, this amount is more than I might have awarded in my independent judgment. But the task of determining the appropriate damages award in this case fell to the jury, not the Court. I have merely reduced the award to the greatest amount that the Constitution will permit given the facts of this case.
For additional coverage see the AP and How Appealing.
(Hat Tip: Howard Bashman)
July 12, 2010 in Music, Recent Decisions, Web/Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)
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In 2008 he travelled for the 4th time to the Red Sea in Egypt where he took an Apnea Instructor course with the multiple world champion Umberto Pelizzari at the Apnea Academy, in that year he graduated as an International Apnea Instructor and dreamt of founding a school at American level; since he considered that in America there was a vacuum in the field of training-instruction in this discipline. In 2008, he founded the Freedive Gravedad Cero School (FDGC) with the help of fellow students, and began teaching courses at the Simon Bolívar University in Caracas, in the Chacao Police, and became an official Apnea Instructor of the School of Special Operations of the Venezuelan Navy. In 2010 he designed the amphibious reconnaissance pensum of this elite group of the Navy. During this time he managed to graduate more than 300 apneists nationally and internationally.
In 2014 he wanted to go a little further but he realized that he would not be able to consolidate his expectations alone; so he asked for help from his fellows from The National Apnea Team: Luis Arismendi, Amber Peralta and Karla Méndez to support him and to be part of the American Apnea School and in this way to work with the diversity of experiences of each one, In order to promote this discipline at the American Level and project to other international horizons.
Del Duca has several records to his credit. Nevertheless, he considers that the most important thing is to increase in number and quality the training of trainers and instructors of Apnea.


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I'm sure that each one of you has many "supplier of choice" awards on your corporate walls and kudos to you. How many "customer of choice" awards do you have? Does your company even care that it does or does not? Should it care?
We've discussed this concept before and are going to expand on it today. Just like you rate your suppliers, your suppliers rate you. Surprised? You shouldn't be because they have a business to run too. And they need to understand which customer is most profitable, least "overhead " (nuisance factor), give referrals, etc., etc. Just like you have your Value Drivers – so do they and they rank customers based on meeting those Value Drivers. Whether you know it or not, you develop a reputation as a customer that actually has significant potential value for your organization.
So why should you care about what your supplier thinks of you?
Do you care about being on the radar screen of the supplier executives – not just the sales team?
Do you care that the best resources (the A team) gets assigned to you?
Do you care that in times of scarcity, your orders are filled first?
Do you care that when an emergency happens, your calls are returned immediately?
Do you care that supplier innovations are shared with you prior to your competition?
Do you care that the supplier shares with you Best Practices from all of their other customers?
Do you care that the supplier is willing to share some of the risks with you?
Do you care that the supplier is willing to partner with you to enter new markets? Develop new products?
Do you care that the supplier is willing to work with you to transfer their knowledge to your people to build your internal competency?
Getting your company to change is another matter. The assumption that supplier relationships are inherently adversarial is a widely held belief that is almost unshakeable and drives decisions and behaviors. The assumption that all suppliers are out to get us and must be watched like a hawk is pervasive – and this in an environment where more and more of our Value Chain is dependent on an ecosystem of suppliers. The notion that suppliers must be willing to cut their prices every year, regardless of business conditions, is still the mantra for many companies.
We often work on very significant Transformation efforts where Change Management issues are humongous. This type of strategic/management consulting does not lend itself to granular detail level scoping or tracking. It requires that we be exposed to and work with Senior Management to build support on behalf of the client team and not be relegated to the back room producing deliverables. It requires that the leadership actively engage with us in helping to lead and personally take over the Transformation as opposed to pushing the effort down into the organization. It requires an understanding that this type of work cannot be exactly scoped out and either we will have to build in a fair amount of scope "fudge" up front in our estimate or the client will need to accept that the effort may exceed the original estimates. Yet clients fail to recognize many of these factors and continue to work with us at a transactional level wanting to assign resources at their end to reconcile and track all of our time and expenses (we're very frugal so they never find anything), how many hours it takes to prepare and attend meetings, why the effort take extra time (stakeholder interviews were doubled by client) etc., etc. How long do you think they last on the "Customer of Choice" list? They would never work with McKinsey like that – McKinsey wouldn't let them. We call this the McKinsey factor.
I could go on but I think I've made the point. There is significant value in being the customer of choice and you ought to make sure that your company understands that and acts accordingly.
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Prior to this Duncan was Chief Executive Officer of Fujitsu's UK & Ireland region and Chairman of Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Limited (FTEL). Duncan was responsible for nearly $3 billion of annual revenues and 14,000 employees serving major private and public sector customers.
Duncan has more than 27 years of experience in the ICT industry. During this time, Duncan has led businesses across the broad spectrum of technology and services, in the UK and internationally. His deep business and industry knowledge and global perspective are critical assets that enable Fujitsu to achieve its mission: to use technology to improve global business and society.
Duncan joined Fujitsu in 2009 to run the Private Sector organization within UK & Ireland, and grew that business by 55% before being promoted to Chief Executive. He enjoys building high performance teams and has a passion for inspiring people to achieve the company's strategy.
Duncan started work as a systems programmer at BAE Systems. After a career in consulting, he moved into product marketing with Keane's Infrastructure Management business. Subsequently, Duncan ran Granada's networking business across EMEA. After that, he led numerous services businesses and managed global clients at HP. He later joined Unisys and was eventually Managing Director of all Unisys operations in the Africa, Middle East and UK regions.
Duncan is a member of the Prince's Trust Technology Leaders' Board, non-exec director of Business in The Community, board member of e-skills and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
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The art deco period was a golden era for lighters, with Cartier leading the charge. In 1928, under the chic eye of its head designer Jeanne "La Panthère" Toussaint, the French house produced a brochure entitled Luxurious Smoke, showcasing a number of gem-studded lighters. Two exceptional c1930s Cartier models can be found today at New York dealer Siegelson: one is a pocket version ($22,000), a bold column of gold topped with a band of 52 diamonds; the other ($18,000) is a larger table lighter, designed to be displayed at home, in a geometric combination of glass, rose gold and black enamel. Particularly sought after from the pioneer of bejewelled watches are its clock-set table lighters; in 2013 an art-deco gold and enamel model was listed on eBay for 50 cents – 45 bids later it sold for $18,988, a record for a lighter on the site.
Another proponent of watch-faced designs is Dunhill, whose c1935 mélange of a mechanical timepiece and a shagreen-wrapped table lighter (£18,000), in the "giant" size of 10cm high, is available at London's Pullman Gallery. Indeed, Dunhill lighters are top brass for many collectors, including Milan-based Danilo Arlenghi, founder of a multiservice events company, who at one point owned 7,000 lighters, 6,000 of them by Dunhill. "All the kings, queens and aristocrats in the 1930s used a Dunhill," says the aficionado, whose first piece was given to him as a teenager by his mother – a gold design from 1956.
The Pullman Gallery is the go-to for Dunhill lighters. Its owner, Simon Khachadourian, is particularly fond of the 1930s Namiki table designs (£9,500-£15,000) using the ancient Japanese technique of e-maki. "They have a strong story, plus they're all signed," he says. His comprehensive Dunhill offering includes its smallest ever pocket lighter, the Baby Sylph (£4,500) from c1936 and just 25mm high; a "virtually unheard of" trio of green shagreen-wrapped pieces (£16,500), ranging in size from "giant extra" to "half giant"; and a "super-rare" c1922 pocket design (£29,500) for Rolls-Royce depicting a car radiator.
For dealer Nicholas Wells, however, it's Dunhill's Aquarium table lighters from the 1950s that are the crème de la crème. Winston Churchill allegedly owned one of these Perspex-wrapped pieces, each carved in a reverse intaglio – by dental tools, no less – and then handpainted for a tactile 3D effect. For around a decade, they were produced by the same artisan, Ben Shillingford; when he retired, production ceased, as his workmanship could not be equalled – making his creations especially rare today. In vivid blues and greens, the fish scenes – of which Wells currently has three striking examples (from £3,900) – usually sell for £4,000-£6,500, while sporting and avian scenes can easily fetch upwards of £11,000. "But it's the one-off private commissions that are the most valuable," says Wells, highlighting one made for speed racer Donald Campbell and depicting his famous Bluebird hydroplane, which was sold by the Pullman Gallery last year for over £30,000.
More feminine designs returned to the fore in the 1960s and '70s. The best come from Bulgari, as seen in the yellow gold, crocodile-motif pocket lighter that, together with two compacts, achieved a total of SFr32,500 (about £26,119) at Christie's in 2015. The pocket lighters of this period feel glamorous yet still chunky, thanks to tactile patterns, often in yellow gold, such as a chic woven-effect c1960s Van Cleef & Arpels design (£6,436) that can be found on 1stdibs. Another name to look out for is Patek Philippe, whose c1970s zigzag-motif lighter fetched $22,500 against a $4,000-$6,000 estimate at Christie's earlier this year.
Pocket lighters from specialist brands can be a good starting point for would-be collectors, with charming pieces readily available at reasonable prices, such as those by ST Dupont. Hattons Antiques has several from the French luxury house, including a c2000 eyecatching gold and red lacquer inlay style (£295) and a c1990 gold-plated model (£225) with a distinctive line pattern. Another name to know is Ronson, which Jack Bond, president of the Lighter Club of Great Britain, calls the "lighter for the common man", as they were omnipresent at tobacconists before the brand closed down in the 1970s. Nowadays, Ronsons can be picked up on eBay for as little as £100, and Bond, a forensic e-disclosure consultant by day, focuses on them in his mint 650-piece 1890s-1960s collection. "Club members collect by passion," he says. "Some go for strictly gold lighters; others look for interesting mechanisms." But for both Bond and Arlenghi, keeping their finds in pristine condition means not actually using them. Vintage lighters may be hot, just not smokingly so.


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Indigenous Struggles for Autonomy
The Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua
Edited by Luciano Baracco - Contributions by Govand Khalid Azeez; Luciano Baracco; Arelly Barbeyto; Dolores Figueroa Romero; Jane Freeland; Alejandra Gaitán-Barrera; Miguel González; Colette Grinevald; Mark Jamieson; Joshua L. Mayer and Eric Rodrigo Meringer
Indigenous Struggles for Autonomy: The Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua offers a broad and comprehensive analysis of Nicaragua's Caribbean Coast and the process of autonomy that was initiated in 1987 as part of a wider conflict resolution process during the years of the Sandinista revolution and has continued through to the present day. Over its 30 year period of development, the autonomy process on Nicaragua's Caribbean Coast can be seen as a crucible for the autonomous struggles of minority peoples throughout the Latin American continent. Autonomy on Nicaragua's Caribbean Coast remains highly contested, being simultaneously characterized by progress, setbacks, and violent confrontation within a number of fields and involving a multiplicity of local, national, and global actors. This experience offers critical lessons for efforts around the world that seek to resolve long-established and deep-seated ethnic conflict by attempting to reconcile the need for development, usually fostered by national governments through neo-extractivist policies, with the protection of minority rights advocated by marginalized minorities living within nation states and, increasingly, by intergovernmental organizations such as the United Nations and the Organization of American States. This book presents analyses that reveal the broad implications for the struggle for autonomy on the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua, conducted by scholars with expertise in an array of disciplines including sociology, globalization theory, anthropology, history, socio-linguistics, cultural and postcolonial studies, gender studies, and political science. « less more »
Pages: 246 • Trim: 6 3/8 x 9
978-1-4985-5881-5 • Hardback • November 2018 • $95.00 • (£65.00)
978-1-4985-5882-2 • eBook • November 2018 • $90.00 • (£60.00)
Subjects: History / Latin America / Central America
Luciano Baracco is associate professor in political science and international relations at the Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus.
Chapter 1. Indigenous Struggles for Autonomy: The Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua
Luciano Baracco
Chapter 2. From the Kingdom of Mosquitia to the Mosquito Reservation: The Demise of British Imperialism on the Mosquito Coast and the Challenge of Nicaraguan Nation-Building
Chapter 3. The Company Times: Neocolonialism and Ethnic Relations on Nicaragua's Caribbean Coast in the Twentieth Century
Eric Rodrigo Meringer
Chapter 4. The Sandinista Revolution and the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua: Revolution, Counter-Revolution, and Indigenous Struggles for Autonomy
Chapter 5. Leasing Communal Lands…In "Perpetuity": Post-Titling Scenarios on the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua
Miguel González
Chapter 6. Negotiating Consultation: The Duty to Consult and Contestation of Autonomy in Nicaragua's Rama-Kriol Territory
Joshua L. Mayer
Chapter 7. Autonomy in the Caribbean Coast: Neoliberalism, Landless Peasants and the Resurgence of Ethnic Conflict
Govand Khalid Azeez and Alejandra Gaitán-Barrera
Chapter 8. Strong Women: Memories of Miskitu Women forging Peace and Autonomy
Dolores Figueroa Romero and Arelly Barbeyto
Chapter 9. Cocaine Money, Cement Houses, and New Residential Arrangements in a Coastal Miskitu Village
Mark Jamieson
Chapter 10. The Role of Autonomy in the Revitalization of the Languages of Nicaragua's
Jane Freeland and Colette Grinevald
Written by well-known specialists in the field and based on extensive fieldwork, this book offers new perspectives on the historical preconditions and current contradictions of Nicaragua's autonomy process. The book demonstrates then as now Nicaraguan governments consider the Atlantic coast primarily a source of natural resources.
— Wolfgang Gabbert, Leibniz University Hannover
Once in the eye of a colossal geopolitical storm, the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua faded back into the margins of public awareness soon after the intense conflict of the 1980s subsided. Yet the struggle for autonomy—one major factor in that conflict—has continued, with equally high stakes and lessons to be learned for similar struggles elsewhere. The "post-conflict" scholars of this volume offer insightful analysis of these discouraging subsequent years, along with provocative revisions of existing historical interpretations, which merit serious and sustained engagement. This book persuasively shows how Black and indigenous Nicaraguan protagonists of these struggles for autonomy, though often invisibilized and always buffeted by more powerful forces, continue to exert a profound influence on the course of Nicaraguan and Caribbean Central American history.
— Charles R. Hale, University of California, Santa Barbara
Indigenous Struggles for Autonomy: The Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua offers a broad and comprehensive analysis of Nicaragua's Caribbean Coast and the process of autonomy that was initiated in 1987 as part of a wider conflict resolution process during the years of the Sandinista revolution and has continued through to the present day. Over its 30 year period of development, the autonomy process on Nicaragua's Caribbean Coast can be seen as a crucible for the autonomous struggles of minority peoples throughout the Latin American continent. Autonomy on Nicaragua's Caribbean Coast remains highly contested, being simultaneously characterized by progress, setbacks, and violent confrontation within a number of fields and involving a multiplicity of local, national, and global actors. This experience offers critical lessons for efforts around the world that seek to resolve long-established and deep-seated ethnic conflict by attempting to reconcile the need for development, usually fostered by national governments through neo-extractivist policies, with the protection of minority rights advocated by marginalized minorities living within nation states and, increasingly, by intergovernmental organizations such as the United Nations and the Organization of American States. This book presents analyses that reveal the broad implications for the struggle for autonomy on the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua, conducted by scholars with expertise in an array of disciplines including sociology, globalization theory, anthropology, history, socio-linguistics, cultural and postcolonial studies, gender studies, and political science.


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Francis Zaake is a businessman and  Member of the 11th Parliament of Uganda representing Mityana Municipality. He was first elected to Parliament in the 2016 general elections as an Independent Member. In late 2020, he crossed to the National Unity Platform (NUP), Uganda's leading opposition Party. He ran for MP in Mityana Municipality in January 2021 on the NUP ticket and won a second term. Then, until his removal by the parliament in March 2022, he served as a Commissioner of Parliament, representing the entire Opposition on the highest decision-making body of the Ugandan Parliament

Biography
Zaake was born on 12 January 1991 at Butebi village, in Mityana District, to Emmanuel Ssembuusi Butebi and Teddy Naluyima. He is the first born in a family of 12 children; eight girls and four boys.

Education
Zaake attended Fairway Primary School, in Mityana, where he obtained a Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) Certificate in 2006. He then studied at Mityana Modern Secondary School, graduating with a Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) in 2010. In 2012, he obtained a Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education from Merryland High School, in Entebbe. He later joined Ndejje University where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Procurement and Logistics Management.

Political career
While at Ndejje University, in Luweero District, he was elected Guild President of the university student body for the academic year 2015/2016, his final year at university. He is one of the politicians in the People Power Campaign led by fellow member of parliament Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu.

In the days leading up to the parliamentary by-elections for Arua Municipality, that were conducted on 15 August 2018, Francis Zaake was severely injured when he was assaulted by members of Uganda's police and military. He sought specialized medical care in India, as a result of the injuries that he sustained at the hands of Uganda's security forces.

As part of the melee that ensued in Arua on the night of 13 August 2018, thirty four individuals were arrested and one of MP Kyagulanyi's drivers, one Yasin Kawuma was shot to death.

In September 2018, Zaake was charged with treason, while he was still bed-ridden from his injuries.

In April 2020, police arrested Zaake after he distributed food to his neighbors. Police said the MP had flouted measures and guidelines of the COVID-19 national task force, led by Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda, on food distribution to the vulnerable people.

References

External links
 Uganda Parliament: Zaake Francis

1991 births
Living people
Ugandan businesspeople
Ndejje University alumni
Independent politicians in Uganda
People from Mityana District
People from Central Region, Uganda
Members of the Parliament of Uganda
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21st-century Ugandan politicians

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The Miami Cannibal Was Not High On Bath Salts
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There aren't many drugs I haven't tried at least once, but I can promise that bath salts will be one I'll avoid. For one thing, I don't want to take anything that makes me feel like my insides are baking, which is why so many users end up nude. I also tend to avoid hallucinogens as they're a poor fit for my unstable personality.
The drug actually has no link to the salts you put in your bath, but it received that name because it's often falsely labeled as bath salts when sold. It typically contains one of the following three chemicals: methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), methylone or mephedrone, and you can snort, swallow or inject it to get high.
The buzz is often described as similar to that of cocaine, but unfortunately, it can also cause hallucinations and delusions, and allegedly, cannibalism.
It was initially suspected that Rudy Eugene, the so-called Miami Zombie who ate a homeless guy's face, was high on bath salts. The fact that he was nude seemed to fit with the drug's tendency to make people overheat. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case, and the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner has now announced that the only thing in Rudy's system was pot and a heavy dose of being really, really nuts.
This is actually a huge disappointment to me. I was hoping that bath salts-related cannibalism would become all the rage, and maybe even make a dent in this country's homeless population.
According to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, there are over half a million homeless people in our great country. However, if we gave half that population bath salts, and they proceeded to eat the other half, that number would be reduced by 50% overnight.
Now that will never happen, and it will forever remain a beautiful, beautiful dream.
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In July of 2008, Tim McLean was on a Greyhound bus returning to his home in Manitoba, Canada. While he was sleeping another passenger on the bus, Vince Weiguang Li, produced a large "Rambo-style" knife and started stabbing him in the neck and chest. The rest of the bus passengers fled at this point, and they watched through the windows in horror as Mr. Li hacked up the corpse.
He eventually cut Mr. McLean's head clean off and taunted the other passengers with it. He then ate Mr. McLean's eyes and part of his heart, and put other parts of the body in plastic bags that he scattered around the bus. When the Mounties finally subdued him, they also found Mr. McLean's ear, tongue and nose in his pocket.
You'd think the 35 witnesses and bags and pockets full of flesh would have been enough to guarantee a murder conviction, but this is Canada after all. Mr. Li was found not criminally responsible at trial and sent to a mental institution until it was determined he was no longer a threat to himself or others.
Mr. Li has since explained that he thought Mr. McLean was an alien, and he had to kill him to prevent an alien attack. I'm guessing the mental institution decided to show their appreciation for thwarting this alien invasion because according to the National Post, he's now being allowed to have supervised visits to the neighboring town of Selkirk.
I wonder if the residents of Selkirk still want to mock America's crazy gun laws. I currently have a pistol in each pocket, and I feel pretty darn safe. Unless they changed the law, the Canadians can't even carry mace. On the plus side, it's not like Mr. Li can eat all of you. Most of the sheep always get away.
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This is a show on the National Geographic Channel that chronicles people planning for the collapse of civilization. The preppers run the gamut from yuppies, to suburban families to full-on survivalists building bunkers and spider holes in the wilds of northern California.
As a wildcard there were also two old hippies living in a decommissioned missile silo who plan to fight the coming apocalypse with flower power instead of gun powder. Here's a link to where they live. If you find yourself near Topeka, Kansas at Armageddon, you probably want to kill them and take their stuff.
For years I've been planning for the apocalypse, but I'm only stockpiling ammunition and spices. I plan to turn to cannibalism almost immediately, and the spices are there to make my new human food source more savory. If you're also considering eating people, be sure to avoid the brains and cook the meat extremely thoroughly. The cannibals of Papua New Guinea were ravaged by a mad-cow-like disease, called Kuru, they got from eating infected people.
If you're leery of the cannibal lifestyle, but you don't want to do the hard work of prepping, you may want to cast out some feelers and see if there are any preppers near you. You're looking for someone who is stockpiling food and water, but who is incapable of defending it. They are going to be your little ants, slaving away to stock their nest. When the time comes you will be the aardvark who cleans them out.


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Slippers are not an invention of modern times. In Japan it was since her custom, to get rid of when entering the house of street shoes and replace it with slippers.The ancient peoples exchanged home their sandals to comfortable, knitted from thick, coarse wool slippers. Also in the East is the local change of shoes for centuries slippered positive about. Ever Slippers enjoy very different ways.
The wooden sandal with cross strap is also considered Slipper as the "Prince Albert Slipper" velvet and leather sole and of course with family crest. English leather slipper are hand made of calf leather upper and with silk – made lining. These shoes as slippers are made from classic walkman or wool felt made from natural hair. They also include various sandals, the beloved of women and children slipper socks, clogsand the so-called gym shoes to the family of slippers.Slippers are much softer, lighter and simpler than street shoes.
Here it is not about to support or guide the foot, but rather, the living area to keep clean or to conserve floor and relax your feet. Ladies Slippers actually have a positive health aspect. Not only that, but when changing the psyche already goes into relaxation mode, the feet enjoy the space, the high breathability and the fact not to balance the weight of the carrier on any paragraphs. Given the long history, look back on the slippers, it is no wonder that brands like Ecco, Giesswein, Living Kitzbühel and Birkenstock with the design of women's shoes employ for their own four walls.


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The 1954 Omloop Het Volk was the tenth edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 14 March 1954. The race started and finished in Ghent. The race was won by Karel De Baere.

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The Importance Of Cheering For Caster Semenya
Lindsay Gibbs Twitter Aug 18, 2016, 3:28 pm
South Africa's Caster Semenya reacts after finishing in second place in the women's 800-meters final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London. CREDIT: LEE JIN-MAN, AP
You might not know the name Caster Semenya, but it's likely you've heard her story.
When she was only 18 years old, the South African runner won gold at the 2009 world championships in the 800 meters. She went on to win the silver medal at the London Olympics, and is the overwhelming favorite in Rio.
But, unlike her record-setting peers on the track, Semenya isn't best known for her speed.
Semenya is allegedly intersex. Ever since three hours before her world championship race in 2009 — when news unacceptably leaked that the International Association of Athletics Foundation (IAAF) was going to subject her to a gender test — she has been more famous for her naturally-occurring testosterone levels than her talent.
"God made me the way I am and I accept myself."
Over the last seven years, the narrative surrounding Semenya has taken on a life of its own. She's no longer viewed as a human being; she's merely a concept to debate. While others get fawning Sports Illustrated covers when they dominate their sports, Semenya gets ridiculed and questioned, poked and prodded.
When the controversy over her gender erupted, it took Semenya and those close to her by surprise. According to the Guardian, at the world championships, she "was so overwhelmed by the global controversy that she had to be persuaded to accept her gold medal."
Still, through it all, Semenya just keeps running, and refuses to apologize for the body she was given.
"God made me the way I am and I accept myself," she said back in 2009, when intimate details about her body first became a talking point for pundits.
"I can't stop running because of people," Semenya said to the BBC last year, as reported by ESPN. "If you have a problem with it, come straight to me and tell me. I cannot stop because people say no she looks like a man this and that. It's their problem, not mine."
That attitude in itself is worth celebrating.
South Africa's Caster Semenya celebrates winning silver in the Women's 800m final at the 2011 World Athletics Championships in South Korea. CREDIT: LEE JIN-MAN, AP
Now, before we continue, let's get a few of the facts straight.
The IAAF cleared Semenya to compete in 2010, and the following year, it implemented new regulations for women with hyperandrogenism, or elevated testosterone levels. The purpose of the new rule was to maintain the division between men's and women's sports, based on the belief that the primary reason that elite male athletes are better than elite female athletes is testosterone.
If women tested had testosterone levels higher than the new rules permitted, they had to artificially lower them through medication or invasive surgery in order to keep competing against other women.
However, in 2015, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ordered the IAAF to suspend those regulations, because they found there was not sufficient scientific evidence that elevated testosterone levels are directly related to athletic superiority. CAS gave the IAAF and International Olympic Committee until 2017 to find better scientific proof to back up their claims.
Thus, Semenya's presence in Rio is completely by the rules. Furthermore, it's crucial to note that she has never been suspected of doping or cheating in any way; her condition has never been officially confirmed or detailed; and there is no definitive proof that she took anything to lower her testosterone levels between 2011 and 2015 in order to comply with IAAF regulations.
However, from 2010 to 2015, most of Semenya's times in the 800m were great but not other-worldly, and this year, she is running even faster than she did in 2009. While there are multiple explanations for her career renaissance — she just started to work with a new coach; she is finally healthy after dealing with injuries for a few years; she is taking her fitness and training more seriously than she did earlier in her career— many assume it is because she no longer has to artificially suppress her testosterone levels.
In the past, the IAAF has specifically documented that they single out female athletes who "display masculine traits" for testosterone tests.
So how did we get here, to the place where a quiet 25-year-old from a small village in South Africa is the poster child for gender limits in sport?
Well, back in 2009, IAAF officials said they were forced to gender test Semenya because her time in the 800m dropped seven seconds in less than nine months and they had to make sure she didn't have an "unfair advantage." But that was not the sole reason.
"Just look at her," Russian Mariya Savinova, who finished fifth in the 2009 world championship, told reporters after the race. (If that name sounds familiar, it's because Savinova just happens to be known as "the face of Russia's doping scandal.")
Unlike drug tests, gender tests (or testosterone tests, if you will) are not carried out at random. And Semenya happens to be tall, muscular, flat-chested, and black. This is not a coincidence. According to Katrina Karkazis, a senior research scholar at the Center for Biomedical Ethics at Stanford University, in the past, IAAF specifically singled out female athletes who "display masculine traits" for testosterone tests, while the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has encouraged its national charters to "actively investigate" any "perceived deviation" in gender.
In practice, gender testing is far more about policing women's bodies than protecting women's sports.
Dutee Chand CREDIT: RAFIQ MAQBOOL, AP
Testosterone tests tend to target women who don't fit into the ideal Western standards of what a woman should look like — delicate and overtly feminine, white and lithe. This includes women like Dutee Chand, an Indian sprinter who was selected for gender testing after her success at the 2012 under-18 national championships and 2013 Asian Championships.
The tests Chand was forced to undergo — without explanation, mind you — were extremely invasive. As reported by the New York Times, it involved an MRI and a gynecological exam that included "measuring and palpating the clitoris, vagina and labia, as well as evaluating breast size and pubic hair scored on an illustrated five-grade scale."
She was subsequently banned from competition, and wasn't given a reason until she found out through the media that she produced more testosterone than most women.
To echo Jessica Luther of Excelle Sports, " How is this in any way okay? How can we care more about some old racist, transphobic, and sexist imperial idea of 'woman' than about the lives of these actual women?"
But instead of undergoing an operation like four elite athletes from "rural or mountainous regions of developing countries" were allegedly forced to undergo before the London games, or taking medication to alter her body's natural chemistry, Chand decided to fight the ruling.
Thanks to Chand's legal challenge, the CAS overturned the hypoandrogenism regulations last year. And this year, Chand made it all the way to Rio, with her natural body in tact.
But, significantly, Chand did not win the gold medal in her 100m Olympic race this week. In fact, she didn't even advance to the semifinals, let alone the final. She finished seventh out of eight in her heat, with a time of 11.68 seconds.
Her naturally elevated testosterone levels did not launch her directly to the top of the podium, or automatically separate her from the rest of the field. Among other athletes on the Olympic stage, she was simply one of the many elites watching the handful of exceptionals breeze past them.
Chand still made the most of her trip to Rio, though, by meeting one of her idols.
This photo is everything. Tears of joy! Dutee and Caster! pic.twitter.com/qPamidKnJa
— Katrina Karkazis (@Karkazis) August 15, 2016
You'd think that Chand's rather mortal performance would put this argument over elevated T levels into perspective. Of course, it hasn't.
There is literally a sense of trepidation in the air ahead of Semenya's 800m final on Saturday. Everyone is already discussing what it will mean if Semenya wins, and, heaven forbid, beats the world record time of 1:53.28. (Which at 33 years old is the longest-standing record in track and field.)
The Associated Press calls Semenya as a "dilemma." Denise Lewis wrote in wrote in Telegraph Sport that Semenya's inclusion is "not a healthy situation for the sport." Tom Fordyce of the BBC wrote if Semenya breaks the world record in Rio, it could spell the end of her career because of the attention it would bring to her condition.
And Paula Radcliffe, a ridiculously dominant marathon runner in her time who currently holds the world record in the sport, says Semenya is an affront to the entire competition.
"When we talk about it in terms of fully expecting no other result than Caster Semenya to win that 800m, then it's no longer sport," Radcliffe told the BBC.
Semenya should not be seen as a threat; she should be seen as a treat.
But all of this pearl-clutching and fear-mongering is as absurd as it is demeaning.
After all, sports are supposed to reward freak-of-nature athletes. Looking across the Olympic games, it's clear that there is no one "right way" to have an Olympic body, especially for women. There are super skinny and flexible synchronized swimmers, short gymnasts, plus-size weight lifters, and abnormally tall basketball players. Every elite athlete has some sort of physical advantage they were born with.
Semenya runs in her 800m preliminary heat in Rio on Wednesday. CREDIT: MARTIN MEISSNER, AP
And the most dominant athletes? They really have the physical gifts. Michael Phelps has feet and hands that are practically fins. Usain Bolt is much taller than most sprinters. Simone Biles is even shorter and more muscular than the majority of the gymnastics field.
These stars have found ways to maximize the gifts they were given and take their sports to the next level. Their dominance isn't seen as boring; it's seen as extraordinary. How is what Semenya is doing any different? The concept of a level playing field has always been a myth. From bodies to coaches, economics to nationality, a lot of luck and chance goes into who turns into an Olympic athlete and who doesn't.
For that reason, Semenya should not be seen as a threat; she should be seen as a treat. After all, a woman running in the body she was born with and setting records is not an affront to the sanctity of sport. It is the entire purpose of sport. We should be marveling at it.
The public flogging Semenya has endured would have broken most people. Her trip to the world championships in Berlin was only her second trip away from home, and it ended with bookmakers offering odds on her gender. Shy and private, she's tried to stay away from the spotlight that's followed her over the last decade, but she's never given up her love for and dedication to her sport.
"Running is what I will always do," Semenya said.
"Even if, maybe, the authorities could have stopped me from running in 2009, they could not have stopped me in the fields. I would have carried on with my running, it doesn't matter. When I run I feel free, my mind is free."
There are two more chances to see Semenya run in Rio: the 800m semifinals on Thursday night and the final on Saturday night. Cherish it, because her races are truly something special — not because of her gender, because of her greatness.
#Gender, #Olympics, #Sports


I can't remember where I originally saw these questions but I'm really in the mood to have a bit of a general chat about reading and books. There are a lot of questions here so I think I'm going to split them into 4 parts because I might ramble at some point & 50 answers in one post will probably be a bit much if so!
Little Bear's Trousers by Jane Hissey!
I'm having what I like to call 'essay issues' and I'm struggling to focus on reading anything for pleasure. Technically I've started Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, but I'm not very far in and I am definitely looking forward to the 18th when I'll be officially free from essays for a couple of weeks!
Unfortunately I don't have a local library.
4. What do you currently have checked out at the library?
Buying too many? That can't be bad though, right?!
I don't - I have borrowed my Mum's Kindle in the past but I really missed the feeling of a book in my hands.
Definitely one book at a time, although if I'm part way through a book and I'm not in the mood for it anymore I will put it down and pick something else up.
I'm still pretty new to book blogging so I don't think they have yet. I am secretly hoping that I'll somehow manage to read more though!
9. Least favourite book you've read this year so far?
10. Favourite book you've read this year so far?
11. What is your reading comfort zone?
That's a good question. My tastes are fairly varied and apart from high fantasy (where I'm totally lost) I'm quite comfortable with anything else.
12. Can you read in the car?
Yes! It makes long journeys so much better!
13. Favourite place to read?
Anywhere warm, with a hot chocolate in hand!
I'd love to hear your answers to any of these questions in the comments!
I love this tag! And Jennie, I'm sorry, but I have a feeling that I'm stealing all the tags you are doing! Loving Bookmas so far!
I've heard similar things about Boy, Snow, Bird. I think all the hype added to its negative reviews. And hot chocolate makes everything better for sure. Welcome to book blogging!


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Snapchat vulnerability exposed by hackers - Mobile World Live
Snapchat vulnerability exposed by hackers
Contact information belonging to 4.6 million users of photo sharing app Snapchat was published by hackers, despite the app maker's claim to have fixed the vulnerability in question.
An anonymous group posted phone numbers and user names on a website called SnapchatDB, which was quickly closed down. It redacted the last two digits of phone numbers, stating the material was published to "raise awareness" around the issue.
The hackers said the information was acquired through "a recently patched Snapchat exploit", which was dealt with too late. It added that companies trusted with user information "should be more careful when dealing with it".
The vulnerability was made public by Australian security research group called Gibson Security on 25 December. It claimed to have informed Snapchat of the issue several months ago but that the app maker did not respond.
Snapchat responded to Gibson's findings by saying it has taken steps over the past year to make it more difficult for people to create a database of phone numbers which could theoretically be matched to user names.
"We recently added additional counter-measures and continue to make improvements to combat spam and abuse," the company said in a blog post.
Gibson said on Twitter it had no involvement with the release of the user information on SnapchatDB.
Snapchat, which deletes images seconds after they have been viewed and is particularly popular with young users, is currently subject to speculation about a possible acquisition. Concerns about privacy are therefore unlikely to be welcome.
Although it doesn't yet generate revenue, the company reportedly rejected a $3 billion bid from Facebook in November. Evan Spiegel, Snapchat's co-founder and CEO, is believed to be waiting for user numbers and messages sent via the service to increase further, in order to push for a higher valuation.
In June, Snapchat raised $60 million, in a transaction which valued the company at $800 million. By September, the company said usage had almost doubled to 350 million messages per day.
Facebook is believed to be interested in Snapchat due to its messaging capability and young user base. The social network's business is increasingly generating revenue from mobile advertising but it recently stated that fewer teenagers are using its service.
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Roy Moores for Lobster Roll in Rockport.
Stephanie at Changing Tides B&B in Rockport, MA recommended the lobster at Roy Moore's Fish Shack. Stephanie said Rockport lobster was the best ever and she was not wrong. This is no shack on the beach, it's a comfortable restaurant and bar overlooking the ocean.
Oh we had to wait to get in but then that's only telling me that the place is popular….popular is an under statement! it was rammed to the rafters!. A soft lobster roll with coleslaw slipped down The Grey Traveller's throat like nectar. He who likes to be obeyed chose lobster roll and chips. Both plates were loaded with pure heaven. I had lobster again on the road trip but none got anywhere near Roy's. If I go back to Rockport it will be to taste Roy's lobster roll again, a dish made for dreams.
Follow your nose to the ocean and you will find Roy Moore's just before you turn onto Bearskin Neck.
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Q: How do I fetch a number from a specific position in a table? This is my first time trying panda and I can not understand any of the documentation or other similar questions. I am trying to fetch data from the live market.
imports here:
import pandas as pd
from pandas_datareader import data, wb
import datetime

then the base code:
start = pd.to_datetime('2020-02-04')
end = pd.to_datetime('today')
tesla_df = data.DataReader('TSLA', 'yahoo', start , end)
print(tesla_df)

sorry if this has been done to death but i'm just really confused on how to get a specific value (e.g. the Close column for the most recent date)
any help would be appreciated.

A: If you want the 5 most recent dates:
tesla_df.sort_index()['Close'].tail(5)

If you want the latest date:
tesla_df.sort_index()['Close'].tail(1)

A: You Can Try Using The "iloc" Command To Fetch a Specific Row
import pandas as pd #Try this for importing
#Create a Dataframe like this
data = {'1' : ['s', 'h', 'e'],
        '2' : ['e', 'p', 's'],
        '3' : ['a', 'r', 'e'],
        '4' : ['k', 'i', 'd']}
df = pd.DataFrame(data)
print("This is The Original dataframe")
display(df)

print("Fetching Row 1 ")
display(df.iloc[1])

I Hope This Works For You, Also please explain your question more deeply, I couldn't quite figure out what you meant.

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Health Care Headliner: Dr. Terry Lewis, burn surgeon and former medical director, UMC Lions Burn Care Center
Dr. Terry Lewis
Danielle Birkin, Special to VEGAS INC
Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 2 a.m.
Helping burn physicians and patients as a medical student crystallized a career path for Dr. Terry Lewis. Four decades later, he stands as a beacon of hope for people in need of care for injuries that can be quite severe.
"Burn patients often require long-term hospitalization, and I had the chance to develop strong bonds with these individuals as they healed," he said, discussing his time in medical school. "This experience building relationships with patients led me to focus on burn care throughout my career."
Under Lewis' leadership, the UMC Lions Burn Care Center transformed from a small unit to a world-class, 16-bed burn center featuring the latest medical technology, a fully equipped rehabilitation gym, advanced surgical procedures and a team that currently includes 80 employees.
"Dr. Lewis essentially built our burn center into what it is today," UMC Burn Program Manager Mary Martinat said.
Lewis received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Nebraska and completed his residency at UMC. He stayed at UMC and also served as an instructor at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. In addition to starting his own private practice, Lewis was also part of the team that helped establish trauma services at UMC. In the mid-1980s, he became UMC's first trauma chairman as the Trauma Department developed.
In 1988, he became the medical director of the UMC Lions Burn Care Center, the only burn center in Nevada and one of only a handful of hospitals in the country to be verified as a burn center by the American Burn Association and the committee on trauma of the American College of Surgeons.
"I served in this position until 2011, and today I continue my work as a burn, trauma and general surgeon, caring for patients across the hospital," Lewis said. "At this point in my career, I have the opportunity to focus more of my efforts on direct patient care. Each day, I round on my patients and work alongside them to promote the best possible medical outcomes."
Last year, Lewis and his team marked the 50th anniversary of the UMC Lions Burn Care Center with a large-scale reunion of former patients.
"When I'm working long hours and feel tired, I think about the reunion and I remember why I do this — it's about helping people," said Lewis, who plans to retire in 2019. "I'm incredibly grateful for the Lions Club of Clark County and the organization's continued support of our facility, and am also a supporter of UMC's efforts to help pediatric burn patients attend camp activities where they have a chance to just be kids."
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