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"HANDSOME HARRY" SASAKI – JAPANESE INTERROGATOR OF "PAPPY" BOYINGTON
Posted on October 24th, 2016 by: Henry Sakaida
By Henry Sakaida
After decades of interviewing former American POWs held in Japan, one name became very familiar to me: "Handsome Harry." He was the memorable Japanese interrogator at Ofuna POW Camp. In 1999, I decided to see if I could find him, and succeeded in reaching his family. I am divulging his biography here for the first time, courtesy of his daughter Takako, and with the family's blessings. The man intrigued me because many former POWs spoke so highly of him!
Maj "Pappy" Boyington, our Marine Corp fighter ace, ex-POW, and Medal of Honor recipient wrote about this gentleman in his memoir Baa Baa Blacksheep: "…Jimmy, a Southern California graduate we called 'Handsome Harry' did a great deal to help prisoners, especially the Americans. Many of us ex-prisoners tried to help him by writing depositions through our own lawyers to be used in his trial, but they were disregarded completely in Jimmy's case…"
Photo of James Sasaki from his 1927 USC yearbook
"Handsome Harry" was actually Kunichi James Sasaki. He received the moniker because he was a natty dresser and quite handsome. He wore fine suits and his shoes were always polished. He spoke perfect English, right down to the slangs and idioms. Polite and cultured. What was there not to like about the guy, except for being the enemy?
Jimmy Sasaki was born in Tottori Prefecture in 1898. After graduation from high school, he immigrated to America in December 1915. He attended Palo Alto Union High School and graduated in 1922. He next attended UC Berkeley for two years and received his junior certificate, then transferred to the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He studied at USC for two years, graduating in 1927 with a political science degree. His parents were not wealthy and the young student washed dishes in many restaurants for seven years to finance his education.
Upon graduation, Jimmy started working for the Japanese Association of Gardena Valley, as a secretary and clerk. He took care of matters pertaining to the local Japanese population, and worked to promote goodwill between the Japanese and Americans in his district. In 1939 when relations between Japan and the US worsened, the Office of Naval Attache in Washington DC wanted a clerk from amongst the Japanese living in America. Jimmy applied for the job and was selected from a field of 42 candidates.
On 10 January 1940, Sasaki began work as a general affairs clerk and interpreter at the Japanese Embassy in Washington, DC. He worked under Cdr Yuzuru Sanematsu, the chief Naval Attache and intelligence specialist on the US military. Sasaki collected information and monitored military wireless communications, made contact with other Japanese intelligence agents scattered around the country, and attended official parties and events.
James Sasaki in Washington DC while attached to the Japanese Embassy, October 1941.
Jimmy Sasaki was debonair and charming; he was fashionably dressed and danced very well. This gentleman made it a habit to attend embassy-hosted parties and galas, and dance with the wives of high ranking US military officers. Once, he danced with the wife of an Atlantic Fleet officer and heard her say that her husband asked her to send him a summer uniform in a hurry. What was the significance of this idle chatter? Sasaki correctly deduced that the elements of the Atlantic Fleet were moving to Pearl Harbor.
The Pacific War began on 7 December 1941 and Jimmy Sasaki heard the bad news on the radio, like everyone else. The exasperated clerk was fielding phone calls all night in his office. How could he possibly explain the dastardly sneak attack on Pearl Harbor to the press?
Arrangements were made by the US government to exchange the Japanese diplomatic staff with their American counterparts in Japan. The US government treated the Japanese government workers and their families very well with first class accommodations. This was done in the hope that our own would be treated with equal consideration. Sasaki and his group were first taken to a resort hotel (The Homestead) in Hot Springs, Virgina on 29 December. They were then moved to the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The Greenbrier was then, and is today, one of America's most luxurious and exclusive resorts.
In August 1942, the Japanese group boarded the MS Gripsholm, an ocean liner of the Swedish American Line, which sailed from New York under the auspices of the International Red Cross, for neutral Mozambique. They boarded the SS Asama Maru and returned to Japan. The Asama Maru was sunk on 1 November 1944 by US submarine Atule in the South China Sea.
On the deck of the SS Asama Maru with naval officers and clerks, June 1942. Front row, left to right: Cdr Yuzuru Sanematsu (chief Naval Attache), Capt Yokoyama, and LCdr Terai. 2nd front, left to right: Clerks Ogimoto, Kanamori, Tsusumi, and Jimmy Sasaki. Later Capt Sanematsu became chief interrogator at Ofuna POW Camp. He was a US intelligence specialist, convicted of war crimes after the war, served briefly in prison and released. Postwar, he became a war historian and published many books and articles; he passed away in 1996.
When Sasaki returned to Japan, he became a civilian employee attached to the Navy and worked as a POW interrogator. He listened to US military wireless communications daily and made reports at the Naval GHQ. In September 1944, he was appointed as a Navy official by the Cabinet. His old boss at the embassy, now Capt Sanematsu, was the chief interrogator at Ofuna POW Camp. One of Jimmy's most memorable prisoners was Maj Gregory "Pappy" Boyington.
Takako Sasaki, daughter of Jimmy Sasaki, penned this letter in July 1999: "Only once I heard a little about Maj Boyington from my father when he told me about his job in the wartime."
Pappy Boyington liked and respected Jimmy Sasaki while a prisoner.
"From what my father heard, Maj Boyington almost kept silent against the Japanese interrogations while he was detained in the POW camp at Rabaul. My father got special orders to interrogate him when he was sent over to Japan. He was impressed with Maj Boyington's very dignified manner and attitude as a warrior. When his first interrogation was over and Maj Boyington was going out of the room, my father noticed a bit unstable way of his walking and asked him. The pilot was wounded (in his foot?) when he fell. As he had never told anyone about his injury and left as it was, the wound had gathered pus. My father was amazed at his endurance and bought medicine and necessities at a pharmacy, giving him first-aid treatment."
Greg Boyington was very laudatory towards his interrogator and wrote in his memoir: "'Handsome Harry,' as Jimmy was called by those who didn't know his real name, and I had many a delightful conversation during those brief intervals when we were certain we were alone. In fact, Jimmy told me right off the bat, at an intermission in my first interrogation at Ofuna: 'I know you are lying like hell, Boyington, but stick to it, as it sounds like a good story. But, for heaven's sake, don't tell anyone I told you so.'"
Louie Zamperini, the young miler from USC who ran in the '36 Berlin Olympics found himself at Ofuna POW Camp. His B-24 made a crash landing due to mechanical problems and he spent 47 days at sea until captured. He got the shock of his life when he walked into a room at the camp office, and there was fellow Trojan Jimmy Sasaki greeting him! "Hello, Louis," said Sasaki. "It's been a long time since USC…"
It was a very awkward meeting. Despite their 19 year age difference, they were both acquainted with each other… Typical Trojans, they both revered their alma mater.
"Sasaki had told me he not only held a civilian rank equivalent to admiral but he was the head interrogator for the Japanese prison-camp system," recalled Zamp. "He traveled the country, visiting one or two camps a day."
Louie Zamperini's incredible saga included meeting a fellow USC Trojan, Jimmy Sasaki when he first arrived at Ofuna POW Camp.
Zamperini, who penned his memoir Devil at My Heels, remembered that Sasaki never interrogated him about military matters. Rather, he would talk about the old days. "Oh, how I used to love having breakfast at the student union," Sasaki reminisced. "Ham and eggs, bacon, sausage, and coffee. I enjoyed American food." While his statements were sincere, the prisoner was a walking skeleton, and Jimmy's remarks were not appreciated.
The war ended on 8 August 1945. As Jimmy Sasaki pondered his future in the smoking ruins of the new postwar Japan, he was arrested by the CIC (US Army Counter Intelligence Corp) on 14 September as a war criminal suspect. He was accused of ordering the beating of an Allied prisoner during interrogation which he vigorously denied; violence was simply not his style. While in custody at Sugamo Prison, his distraught grandfather committed suicide.
During the trial, Greg Boyington sent an affidavit for the defense of Sasaki, and so did a few others. They all stated that Sasaki treated them humanely and tried to help them when he could. The support by ex-Pows fell on deaf ears. Sasaki was found guilty on 30 April 1948 and sentenced to 18 years at hard labor by the US Military Court in Yokohama. He appealed the sentence and it was reduced to 8 years.
Sugamo Prison photograph of Kunichi James Sasaki circa 1948.
On 24 September 1951, Jimmy Sasaki walked out of Sugamo Prison a free man after serving only three years. Most likely the start of the Korean War in June 1950, and Japan's strategic importance to the US had something to do with this. He went to work for Uraga Dock of Sumitomo Heavy Machinery Industry, which did contract work for the US Navy, repairing and maintaining their ships, serving from 1953 until 1978. He fit right in, negotiating business deals and widening his friendship with the Americans.
At the age of 80, Jimmy Sasaki retired from the company. At his retirement ceremony, he was presented with a commendation from the US Navy Vessel Repair Bureau in Yokosuka, for his contributions to friendly US-Japan relations. He was an avid newspaper reader and kept himself well informed on world affairs and trade matters. He was perturbed by the troubles in the Middle East and the trade friction between the US and Japan.
Kunichi James Sasaki passed away at age 85, on 26 December 1983 at his home, from acute pneumonia. The headline in the local newspaper read: "A Walking Dictionary of the Pacific War Dies." Sasaki always believed that the war between Japan and the US started because both sides were unreasonable and stubborn in settling their disputes.
R/Adm A.E. Jarrell, Commander US Fleet activities, signs a big contract in Yokosuka, 1957. Sasaki is standing in the middle. Capt Jarrell commanded a destroyer screen during the Invasion of Leyte (17-25 Otober 1944). He retired as a Vice Admiral.
Jimmy Sasaki, center, attending the launch of a US ship in 1974 in Japan. He was a favorite with the US Navy personnel in Japan due to his charm and great sense of humor.
Jimmy Sasaki, date unknown, with a US 7th Fleet commander, receiving a gift.
Immigration card for Kunichi Sasaki. He came to the US aboard the Chiyo Maru in December 1915 at the port of San Francisco.
The 3rd Divison, 5th Section handled US Intelligence matters. The five men listed were the top leaders. Boyington was also interrogated by Capt. Yuzuru Sanematsu, who treated him politely, and told the captive that he had once attended Princeton University.
For those interested in the story of Japanese returnees back to their homeland, a reader has brought interesting details to my attention. Yuko Kashiwagi, a professional Japanese translator/interpreter, advised that there is a Hollywood movie based on the true story of an American woman who married a Japanese diplomat before the war broke out. The 1961 movie is titled Bridge to the Sun, starring James Shigeta and Carrol Baker, and is available through Amazon.com. The movie was based on the book by author Gwen Harold Terasaki, the Caucasian gal from Tennessee (played by Carroll Baker). The Internet Movie Data Base (IMDB) states: "Based on a true story, this compelling drama relates the difficulties of a young woman married to a Japanese diplomat during World War II, victim of suspicion and animosity from her husband's government."
Ms Yuko Kashiwagi states that her mother and her family were with "Handsome Harry" Sasaki at the Greenbrier and were repatriated back to Japan with him. Sasaki's departure back to Japan is depicted both in the book and the movie. When the war broke out, her maternal grandfather was the Japanese minister to Canada.
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3 thoughts on ""HANDSOME HARRY" SASAKI – JAPANESE INTERROGATOR OF "PAPPY" BOYINGTON"
Bill Getz says:
Handsome Harry had a German Luftwaffe counterpart by the name of Hanns Scharff. Author, Raymond Toliver wrote a well-received book about him titled, "The Interrogator" (1978).
Thanks for sharing the information on Hanns Scharff!
Henry Sakaida says:
Much of what you have read online about Jimmy Sasaki is wrong! I got my information from the source: His daughter and his own deposition at the war crimes trial describing his biography. Sasaki and Zamperini were not classmates; they were fellow Trojans. When Harry was working, Zamperini was a student at USC. Sasaki was never a US citizen, and yes, he did work for the Japanese as a spy. He never mistreated POWs and his conviction as a war criminal was a sham.
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Humor (positive psychology)
Title: Humor (positive psychology)
Subject: Positive psychology, Humour, Theories of humor, WikiProject Sociology/Article alerts/Archive
Collection: Humour, Positive Psychology
Two girls laughing.
Humor is defined as "the tendency of particular cognitive responses to provoke laughter, physical reaction, and provide amusement." Humor is experienced across all ages and cultures. In positive psychology, humor is studied in a variety of functions, particularly as a coping mechanism and as a character strength in the broaden-and-build theory. An empirical definition of humor remains elusive due to its dependence on and variance across cultures. However, humor is correlated with good self-efficacy[1] and resilience.
Positive Psychological Theory 1
Major Empirical Findings 2
Humor and Laughter 2.1
Humor and Health 2.2
Humor and Aging 2.3
Conclusions 4
Positive Psychological Theory
There are two dominating views and a plethora of methodological approaches to measuring humor. The aesthetic view defines humor as a specific subset of amusing and playful behavior (among wit, sarcasm, irony, satire, and like traits of a comic). The other, more popular view in American psychology conceptualizes humor as an umbrella term for all that is considered laughable.[2]:585 In positive psychology, humor is synonymous with playfulness. One of its marked characteristics is not only laughter, but smiling.[2]:583 Presently, there is no agreed upon terminology and no consensual definition in either psychology or positive psychology.
In constructing methodologies for measuring humor, there are nearly as many measuring systems as definitions. Popular measuring systems include Martin's Situational Humor Response Questionnaire (SHRQ), which focuses on human mirth in daily life, and the Coping Humor Scale (CHS), which deals more with humor being used as a coping measure for stress.[2]:588 Other important humor scales are the Humorous Behavior Q-Sort Deck, Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ), WD Test of Humor Appreciation, and the State-Trait Cheerfulness Inventory (STCI).[2]:589-590 The different humor tests are indicative of the underlying diversity and lack of consensus in defining humor.
Humor itself eludes concrete and empirical definition for a number of reasons which stem from its identity as a trait, underlying behavior, or emotion, and the diversity in which it expresses itself in different cultures and societies. Sociologically, humor expresses itself differently across gender, culture, nationality, age, social setting, and a number of other factors amongst individuals.
Major Empirical Findings
Humor and Laughter
One of the main focuses of modern psychological humor theory and research is to establish and clarify the correlation between humor and laughter. The major empirical findings here are that laughter and humor do not always have a one-to-one association. While most previous theories assumed the connection between the two almost to the point of them being synonymous, psychology has been able to scientifically and empirically investigate the supposed connection, its implications, and significance.
In 2009, Diana Szameitat conducted a study to examine the differentiation of emotions in laughter. They hired actors and told them to laugh with one of four different emotional associations by using auto-induction, where they would focus exclusively on the internal emotion and not on the expression of laughter itself. They found an overall recognition rate of 44%, with joy correctly classified at 44%, tickle 45%, schadenfreude 37%, and taunt 50%.[3]:399 Their second experiment tested the behavioral recognition of laughter during an induced emotional state and they found that different laughter types did differ with respect to emotional dimensions.[3]:401-402 In addition, the four emotional states displayed a full range of high and low sender arousal and valence.[3]:403 This study showed that laughter can be correlated with both positive (joy and tickle) and negative (schadenfreude and taunt) emotions with varying degrees of arousal in the subject.
This brings into question the definition of humor, then. If it is to be defined by the cognitive processes which display laughter, then humor itself can encompass a variety of negative as well as positive emotions. However, if humor is limited to positive emotions and things which cause positive affect, it must be delimited from laughter and their relationship should be further defined.
Humor and Health
Humor has shown to be effective for increasing resilience in dealing with distress and also effective in undoing negative affects.
Madeljin Strick, Rob Holland, Rick van Baaren, and Ad van Knippenberg (2009) of Radboud University conducted a study that showed the distracting nature of a joke on bereaved individuals.[4]:574-578 Subjects were presented with a wide range of negative pictures and sentences. Their findings showed that humorous therapy attenuated the negative emotions elicited after negative pictures and sentences were presented. In addition, the humor therapy was more effective in reducing negative affect as the degree of affect increased in intensity.[4]:575-576 Humor was immediately effective in helping to deal with distress. The escapist nature of humor as a coping mechanism suggests that it is most useful in dealing with momentary stresses. Stronger negative stimuli requires a different therapeutic approach.
Humor is an underlying character trait associated with the positive emotions used in the broaden-and-build theory of cognitive development.
Studies, such as those testing the undoing hypothesis,[5]:313 have shown several positive outcomes of humor as an underlying positive trait in amusement and playfulness. Several studies have shown that positive emotions can restore autonomic quiescence after negative affect. For example, Frederickson and Levinson showed that individuals who expressed Duchenne smiles during the negative arousal of a sad and troubling event recovered from the negative affect approximately 20% faster than individuals who didn't smile.[5]:314
Humor can serve as a strong distancing mechanism in coping with adversity. In 1997 Kelter and Bonanno found that Duchenne laughter correlated with reduced awareness of distress.[6] Positive emotion is able to loosen the grip of negative emotions on peoples' thinking. A distancing of thought leads to a distancing of the unilateral responses people often have to negative arousal. In parallel with the distancing role plays in coping with distress, it supports the broaden and build theory that positive emotions lead to increased multilateral cognitive pathway and social resource building.
Humor and Aging
Humor has been shown to improve and help the aging process in three areas. The areas are improving physical health, improving social communications, and helping to achieve a sense of satisfaction in life.
Studies have shown that constant humor in the aging process gives health benefits to individuals. Such benefits as higher self-esteem, lower levels of depression, anxiety, and perceived stress, and a more positive self-concept as well as other health benefits which have been recorded and acknowledged through various studies.[7][8] Even patients with specific diseases have shown improvement with aging using humor.[9] Overall there is a strong correlation through constant humor in aging and better health in the individuals.
Another way that research indicates that humor helps with the aging process, is through helping the individual to create and maintain strong social relationship during transitory periods in their lives.[9] One such example is when people are moved into nursing homes or other facilities of care. With this transition certain social interactions with friend and family may be limited forcing the individual to look else where for these social interactions. Humor has been shown to make transitions easier, as humor is shown reduce stress and facilitate socialization and serves as a social bonding function.[10] Humor may also help the transition in helping the individual to maintain positive feelings toward those who are enforcing the changes in their lives. These new social interactions can be critical for these transitions in their lives and humor will help these new social interactions to take place making these transitions easier.
Humor can also help aging individuals maintain a sense of satisfaction in their lives. Through the aging process many changes will occur, such as losing the right to drive a car. This can cause a decrease in satisfaction in the lives of the individual. Humor helps to alleviate this decrease of satisfaction by allowing the humor to release stress and anxiety caused by changes in the individuals life.[9] Laughing and humor can be a substitute for the decrease in satisfaction by allowing individuals to feel better about their situations by alleviating the stress.[7] This, in turn, can help them to maintain a sense of satisfaction toward their new and changing life style.
Positive psychology in particular holds that humor, as a specific character trait, serves to increase Psychological resilience in coping with adversity and also helps in cognitive development to increase both creativity and generativity by encouraging multiple pathway solutions and analysis of challenges.
To enjoy the benefits of humor, many programs have been designed to cultivate humor and playfulness for use in hospital, educational, and counseling settings, among other places.[2]:596 A representative example is found in Mcghee (1999). In his program, he outlines an eight-step program that encompass a range of difficulties.[2]:597 Although no published data exists on it, Simone Sassenrath reported that a group of adults had increased self-reported changes in humor, playfulness, and positive mood at one month after the end of the program.[2]:597
Humor can serve multiple psychological functions, whether it is conceptualized as a personality trait, a strength of character, a coping mechanism, a world view, an attitude, an emotion-based temperament, an aesthetic preference, an ability and competence, or a virtue.[11] As a character strength and virtue, humor is especially applicable in psychology. Because of the great cultural and individual variation of what people find humorous, and because of the ambivalence of how humor itself is defined in a cognitive and social sense, a great variety of measuring methods have developed for humor. However, despite how the different methods have shaped how humor is measured and its effects, its major correlation with resilience to adversity and long-term creativity and generativity in cognitive development render it an invaluable trait in the field of positive psychology. As a coping mechanism, it is apparent that the merely distracting nature of humor makes other methods desirable for more negative stimuli. Cultivating humor may prove to be a valuable approach to helping individuals strive for happiness and to help cope with daily stresses.
character strengths and virtues
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^ Evans-Palmer, T. (2010). The relationship between sense of humor and self-efficacy: An exploration of the beliefs of art teachers. Dissertation Abstracts International Section A, 70,
^ a b c d e f g Peterson, C., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2004). Character strengths and virtues: A handbook and classification. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association/New York: Oxford University Press
^ a b c Szameitat, Diana P., et al. Differentiation of Emotions in Laughter at the Behavioral Level. 2009 Emotion 9 (3).
^ a b Strick, Madelijn et al. Finding Comfort in a Joke: Consolatory Effects of Humor Through Cognitive Distraction. Emotion, 9 (4).
^ a b Barbara L. Fredrickson. What Good Are Positive Emotions?. Review of General Psychology, volume 2 (3).
^ Keltner, D., & Bonanno, G.A. (1997). A study of laughter and dissociation: Distinct correlates of laughter and smiling during bereavement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73, 687-702.
^ a b Abel, M. (2002). Humor, stress, and coping strategies. International Journal of Humor Research, 15(4), 365-381.
^ Kupier, N.A., & Martin, R.A. (1993). Humor and self-concept. International Journal of Humor Research, 6(3), 251-270.
^ a b c Crew Solomon, Jennifer (January 1996). "American Behavioral Scientist". Humor and Aging Well: A Laughing Matter or a Matter of Laughing?. 3 39: 249–271.
^ Shelley A. Crawford & Nerina J. Caltabiano (2011): Promoting emotional well-being through the use of humour, The Journal of Positive Psychology: Dedicated to furthering research and promoting good practice, 6:3, 237-252
^ W. Ruch, R.T. Proyer & M. Weber "Humor as a character strength among the elderly" February 2010
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A bench headed by Justice H L Dattu said since the order of the high court was in the nature of an interim order, it was not interfering with it and asked the high court to hear the issues raised as expeditiously as possible in the interest of the schools and welfare of the children.
The apex court gave liberty to the petitioners, Action Committee of Unaided Recognised Private Schools, Forum for Promotion of Quality Education for All and some parents to make an application before the single judge of the high court for advancing the March 11 hearing.
"Since the interim order is in the nature of refusal to grant interim relief, we also do not intend to interfere with that order. Therefore, we reject the Special Leave Petition.
"We request the single judge of the high court to consider and make all endeavour as expeditiously as possible the hear the petitions in the interest of the schools and welfare of the children," the bench also comprising S A Bobde said.
While giving liberty to the aggrieved parties to make an application before the single judge for advancement of March 11 hearing, the bench said "If such application is made, the single judge is requested to consider the plea and expedite the hearing".
Disposing the appeals against the high court's order, the bench made it clear that it is not expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter.
The apex court agreed with the pleas of--Action Committee of Unaided Recognised Private Schools and Forum for Promotion of Quality Education for All--raising objections to a paragraph in the division bench's verdict and expunged those lines from the judgement.
The division bench of the high court has confirmed the order passed by the single judge which had refused to stay the December 18, 2013 guidelines of the Lieutenant Governor (LG).


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"I was never prouder to be a young African." The South African Student Protests Were a Lesson of a Lifetime
Mako Muzenda October 26, 2015
It all started at the University of Witswatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg. By the end of the week, protests had spread across universities in South Africa. From the big universities with large student populations, to smaller, more modest-sized universities, everyone was involved in the student protests. Proposed fee hikes energised both learners and lecturers into action. Lectures were cancelled. Institutions were shut down. People took to the streets. And unfortunately, the police got involved. When police clashed with protesters at the University of Cape Town, the protests could no longer be ignored.
The protests themselves were initially met with confusion, approval, and as in any drastic action, disapproval. Many people, mostly students, simply couldn't understand why their classmates were disrupting the academic timetable to protest against a fee increase. Surely they could just take out loans? What about students that didn't want to protest? Why do they want to give our universities a bad name? Fees go up all the time, why is it such a big deal?
It is easy to think that protesters are simply overreacting. However, these student protests are not coming out of nowhere. From the beginning of the academic year, trouble was brewing around tuition hikes. At Wits University, 300 students were financially excluded, and at Rhodes University, 130 students could not come back to continue their degree programs. Fast forward to October, and proposed fee increases of up to 15% would mean that even more students would have been shut out of university in 2016. For many years, students had struggled quietly, not wanting to rock the boat and simply accepting the status quo. But something snapped in the collective student psyche this time round. After years of being silenced, of being mistreated by management, and constantly getting empty promises from government, they took matters into their own hands.
The proposed tuition hike, as well as the protests, can't be looked at in isolation. South Africa's history is a heavy component of this past week's events. The country has a rich history of protest culture. The singing, the dancing, the burning of tires, the slogans: these are all parts of South Africa's historical landscape, and they were all on display across the country. Student protests are nothing new, and in the instances that student unrest has flared up, change and discussion has come with them. Many of the students involved in the protests echoed the passion and energy of the 1976 Soweto Uprising, and as they sang and raised their fists in the air, they summoned the spirit and bravery of the students who came before them.
Credit: Greg Roxburgh
The student protests were peaceful. No weapons, no violent behavior. From Wits to University of Pretoria, everything was calm and coordinated. Until the police arrived. As beautiful and unifying as these protests were, they were marred by unnecessary police force. Rubber bullets at University of Cape Town. Water cannons at the University of the Western Cape. Stun grenades at Rhodes University. Teargas at protests by the Union Buildings.
Students already had an uneasy relationship with the South African Police Service. When the two clashed, it signaled an escalation of violence and tension. Although student demands were met and President Zuma announced that fees for next year would not increase, that tension remains. There is no love lost between students and the police, as well as the government. After days of silence, Education Minister Blade Nzimande chose to ridicule the movement. These protests were a missed opportunity by both the SAPS and the government to rise to the challenge and engage with students. After all, as many protesters pointed out, many of them were part of the 1976 protests. They should know better.
The police violence and government reaction are an unfortunate aspect of the protests. However, they do not take away from the passion and beauty of these protests. And these protests were truly beautiful. It's hard to put it into the words, the atmosphere, the emotions, the energy of it all. These protests were so personal, and so unifying. People cried when President Zuma announced the zero percent increase in fees. Their tears, their cries of joy, it was so powerfully raw. It was not just students marching. Academic staff protested with them. Workers and service staff came into the fold. Religious leaders stepped forward and showed their solidarity. Food, water, sunscreen: people donated what they had to keep the protests going. Because as much as students had risen to stand against the exclusionary hike, there was a deep realization that the increase affected not just learners, but parents and guardians as well. Although there were still voices of disapproval, they were drowned out in the sea of solidarity.
The most integral component of these protests have been social media. When protests at Rhodes University began, the hashtag almost immediately began the number one trending topic on South African twitter. The louder the voices, the louder the tweets. From relaying information, to showing support, to live coverage from student media, Twitter was the hub of the protests. Not only did it afford students within individual institutions a national platform, but people from all over the country could keep tabs on what was going on. UCT protesters could find out more about what was happening in Johannesburg. Local celebrities could tweet their support. The day when universities nationwide shut down (#NationalShutdown) was heavily planned and advertised on Twitter. Even media agencies and people outside could follow the events. South African Twitter has always been a colorful and visible space, and this time its youthful character kept the movement alive and burning. This revolution was not televised. The revolution was tweeted.
The protesters succeeded. President Zuma announced a zero percent increase for 2016 fees. As the celebrations and jubilation continues, these protests have been an empowering experience for the students involved. Ridiculed and criminalised, they stood their ground and refused to be silenced on an issue that would affect the rest of their lives. The power was truly in their hands, and with their songs and their dances, they made history.
I have never been prouder to be a young African.
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Joint Board Meeting for the Coquitlam -- Port Coquitlam and Port Moody -- Coquitlam EDAs.
This meeting is to approve up to ten policy and constitution submissions for the CPC. These will be posted on ideas-lab.ca The top 70+ submissions will make it to the Halifax Convention for consideration by the delegates.
Meeting is for Board Members elected at the Annual General Meeting.
Conservative Party members and supporters are welcome to attend as guests but must register below.


The Foundation Update was a quarterly publication of SD Mines Foundation for many decades. The newspaper was used as a forum to advise alumni and friends of important events occurring on campus and within the Foundation. The old format and design has given way to the new magazine-style publication, The Arch.


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Q: Why rails app not receive the request response from google drive API on EC2, but it works in localhost? I have an app that calls the Google Drive API to create and copy documents in a Google Drive folder, the create method generates a folder for each Test and creates copies of a Google Doc (question doc) and puts them in the associated folder to the Test (answers).
In localhost it works and all API responses arrive successfully, but in EC2 the response of the last request to the API doesn't arrive.
In the app's log the request doesn't appear but if the success response of the previous Google Doc generated("200"," HTTP :: Message ... from Google Drive API").
# log/production.log

D, [2019-09-07T01:47:11.891256 #12230] DEBUG -- : [3457498a-19dd-4a0a-a326-4dbf47a358c5] Sending HTTP post https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/1exr3HKLe6IgOZU8I22VZEV4WH24UrKnGOPvmGi8-g2k/copy?fields=id%2CwebViewLink%2Cname
D, [2019-09-07T01:47:14.442112 #12230] DEBUG -- : [3457498a-19dd-4a0a-a326-4dbf47a358c5] 200
D, [2019-09-07T01:47:14.442366 #12230] DEBUG -- : [3457498a-19dd-4a0a-a326-4dbf47a358c5] #<HTTP::Message:0x000055f8e60e6d40 @http_header=#<HTTP::Message::Headers:0x000055f8e60e6d18 @http_version="1.1", @body_size=0, @chunked=false, @request_method="POST", @request_uri=#<Addressable::URI:0x2afc73073d44 URI:https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/1exr3HKLe6IgOZU8I22VZEV4WH24UrKnGOPvmGi8-g2k/copy?fields=id%2CwebViewLink%2Cname>, @request_query=nil, @request_absolute_uri=nil, @status_code=200, @reason_phrase="OK", @body_type=nil, @body_charset=nil, @body_date=nil, @body_encoding=#<Encoding:UTF-8>, @is_request=false, @header_item=[["Cache-Control", "no-cache, no-store, max-age=0, must-revalidate"], ["Pragma", "no-cache"], ["Expires", "Mon, 01 Jan 1990 00:00:00 GMT"], ["Date", "Sat, 07 Sep 2019 01:47:14 GMT"], ["Vary", "Origin"], ["Vary", "X-Origin"], ["Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8"], ["Content-Encoding", "gzip"], ["X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff"], ["X-Frame-Options", "SAMEORIGIN"], ["X-XSS-Protection", "1; mode=block"], ["Server", "GSE"], ["Alt-Svc", "quic=\":443\"; ma=2592000; v=\"46,43,39\""], ["Transfer-Encoding", "chunked"]], @dumped=false>, @peer_cert=#<OpenSSL::X509::Certificate: subject=#<OpenSSL::X509::Name CN=*.googleapis.com,O=Google LLC,L=Mountain View,ST=California,C=US>, issuer=#<OpenSSL::X509::Name CN=GTS CA 1O1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US>, serial=#<OpenSSL::BN:0x000055f8e6101028>, not_before=2019-08-23 10:30:37 UTC, not_after=2019-11-21 10:30:37 UTC>, @http_body=#<HTTP::Message::Body:0x000055f8e60e6ca0 @body="{\n \"id\": \"1qmoh-0cTJTNesh1qmxe97Bm0BpnXlrAng3ul2Ttryn8\",\n \"name\": \"Pregunta 2\",\n \"webViewLink\": \"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qmoh-0cTJTNesh1qmxe97Bm0BpnXlrAng3ul2Ttryn8/edit?usp=drivesdk\"\n}\n", @size=0, @positions=nil, @chunk_size=nil>, @previous=nil>
D, [2019-09-07T01:47:14.443173 #12230] DEBUG -- : [3457498a-19dd-4a0a-a326-4dbf47a358c5] Success - #<Google::Apis::DriveV3::File:0x000055f8e6100768
 @id="1qmoh-0cTJTNesh1qmxe97Bm0BpnXlrAng3ul2Ttryn8",
 @name="Pregunta 2",
 @web_view_link=
  "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qmoh-0cTJTNesh1qmxe97Bm0BpnXlrAng3ul2Ttryn8/edit?usp=drivesdk">

D, [2019-09-07T01:47:14.443797 #12230] DEBUG -- : [3457498a-19dd-4a0a-a326-4dbf47a358c5]   ^[[1m^[[35m (0.2ms)^[[0m  ^[[1m^[[35mBEGIN^[[0m
D, [2019-09-07T01:47:14.444924 #12230] DEBUG -- : [3457498a-19dd-4a0a-a326-4dbf47a358c5]   ^[[1m^[[36mAnswer Create (0.4ms)^[[0m  ^[[1m^[[32mINSERT INTO "answers" ("name", "id_google_doc", "gdrive_link", "test_id", "created_at", "updated_at") VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6) RETURNING "id"^[[0m  [["name", "Pregunta 2"], ["id_google_doc", "1qmoh-0cTJTNesh1qmxe97Bm0BpnXlrAng3ul2Ttryn8"], ["gdrive_link", "https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qmoh-0cTJTNesh1qmxe97Bm0BpnXlrAng3ul2Ttryn8/edit?usp=drivesdk"], ["test_id", 59], ["created_at", "2019-09-07 01:47:14.444031"], ["updated_at", "2019-09-07 01:47:14.444031"]]
D, [2019-09-07T01:47:14.446000 #12230] DEBUG -- : [3457498a-19dd-4a0a-a326-4dbf47a358c5]   ^[[1m^[[35m (0.9ms)^[[0m  ^[[1m^[[35mCOMMIT^[[0m
D, [2019-09-07T01:47:14.446717 #12230] DEBUG -- : [3457498a-19dd-4a0a-a326-4dbf47a358c5] Sending HTTP post https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/1gtGCWyATlRkCu8yMLOifdPt_F6c2oRRwc2zLUG0HGUc/copy?fields=id%2CwebViewLink%2Cname

  # app/controllers/tests_controller.rb
  # POST /tests
  # POST /tests.json
  def create

    @test = Test.new(test_params)
    @students_course = @test.test_rubric.course.students
    @questions = @test.test_rubric.questions

    if @test.test_rubric.tests.first.present?
      init_drive_service
      @test.test_rubric.tests.each do |old_test|
        @gdrive_service.delete_doc(old_test.id_google)
        old_test.destroy
      end
    end

    respond_to do |format|
      if @students

        init_drive_service
        @root_folder = Folder.find(@test.test_rubric.tests_folder_id)
        @students_course.each do |student_test|
          @test1 = Test.new(test_params)
          @test_folder = new_folder(student_test.dni,@root_folder) #create folder in Google Drive
          @test1.id_google = @test_folder.id_gdrive
          @test1.gdrive_link = @test_folder.gdrive_link
          @test1.student = student_test
          @test1.shared = false
          @test1.save
          @questions.each do |q|
            @test_answer_gdrive = @gdrive_service.copy_doc(q.name, q.id_google_doc, @test_folder.id_gdrive) # ----- HERE CRASH ----
            @answer = Answer.new(name: @test_answer_gdrive.name,
                                 id_google_doc: @test_answer_gdrive.id,
                                 gdrive_link: @test_answer_gdrive.web_view_link)
            @answer.test = @test1
            @answer.save
          end
        end
        format.html { redirect_to evaluaciones_path(curso: @test.test_rubric.course), alert: 'success', notice: @test.test_rubric.name+' - Pruebas generadas exitosamente'}
        format.json { render :show, status: :created, location: @test }
      else
        format.html { render :new }
        format.json { render json: @test.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
      end
    end
  end

Could I be exceeding the Google Drive API calls limit or could I have an error in the @questions.each loop ?

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Maersk's experience with oil drilling, large sums of money available in the form of venture capital, Aarhus' large district heating system and the many kilometres of sandstone that can be found under the city – all of this can form a synthesis that will deliver geothermal heating to households in Aarhus.
Therefore, Aarhus Municipality has signed a declaration of intent together with Maersk, where both parties commit to further exploring the possibility to develop geothermal heating. Initially, drilling exploration will take place in 2019 – 2020 in order to determine that there is sufficient warm water to make a geothermal plant viable. If the drillings confirm assumptions, then construction will commence on the plant in 2021 – 2024.
"If this is going to work as we hope, I see great potential for all Denmark," said Denmark's Minister of Energy, Utilities and Climate, Lars Christian Lilleholt. "I am also thrilled that is a large-scale player taking this project seriously, and that they want to work with it as well," the Minister continued.
Aarhus Municipality sees both economic and sustainability advantages in using geothermal energy to meet its citizens' heating needs.
"We have already ceased the use of coal and oil in the city's heating supply, but we want to take it a step further. We want an energy system that relies less on the combustion of biomass and we can secure this via geothermal energy. Therefore, I am pleased that Mærsk will devote its expertise and resources to developing large-scale geothermal district heating", says Bϋnyamin Simsek, councillor in Aarhus' Technical and Environmental Administration.
Geothermal Energy: How does it work?
The technology is based on sending cool water multiple kilometres into the subsurface, where the temperature is considerably higher. The water then runs through geological layers of sandstone, and can consequently be pumped up again – thus pumping up warm water. The heat is extracted with heat pumps and is then fed into the district heating system via a heat exchanger.
The municipal utility company AffaldVarme, which supplies Aarhus with heating, has been involved in the geothermal project since the autumn, 2017 and will receive heat from the proposed geothermal plant.
"Everything depends on what the exploration phase reveals. We need to clarify what temperature the water will be, what heating demands it can cover and when the project will be ready" said Mathias Schou Gammelgaard, project manager at AffaldVarme. "However, we expect to establish 10 – 14 small, decentralised plants that are each equipped with a downpipe, a pipe that leads to the surface, a heat pump and a heat exchanger," he continued.
The plan in Aarhus it that the heat can be added to the distribution grid at a temperature of 65 – 75 degrees Celsius, without the need for heating it to 110 degrees, which is the temperature the current transmission grid operates at.
In embarking upon the project, Maersk is willing to assume a certain degree of risk. No exact number has been announced, but if the exploration phase is promising and the right agreement is reached, Maersk is willing to invest considerable sums.
"I think it is only fair that if we bring the skills, it is also us who takes the risk. In addition, we have extensive experience with this from the oil industry and are excellent with large-scale projects," said Samir Abboud, CEO of geothermic energy at A.P Moeller Holding, which is the daughter company in the Maersk conglomerate that has responsibility for the project.
It is also Maersk that will earn the profits if everything goes after then plan.
"A durable business model for industrial and commercial scale geothermal development requires a one-stop-shop structure, where the project will have an experienced and dedicated owner and operator. A.P Moeller Holding offers research into the resource and on the establishment of the geothermal plant and the subsequent operation of the plant with heat sales directly to Aarhus Municipality," as it is stated in the Declaration of Intent, which has been signed by Maersk and Aarhus Municipality.
According to Maersk, the price of the project is in the billions; however it has not been made publicly available how much it will cost. At a starting point, Maersk is willing to assume the risk of the project.
Drillings will commence in a layer of sandstone, which is estimated to be over two kilometres deep.
The injection well and the production well will be situated approximately 1.5 kilometres apart. The pressure will force the water out of the production well.
The water is supposed to reach a temperature of 60-75 degrees. Once the heat has been extracted from the water with a heat pump and a heat exchanger, the cooled water is pumped back into the injection well.
The district heating system operated by municipal company AffaldVarme will, at first, heat 100,000 homes from the geothermal plant. However, it is expected that the system will be able to heat 350,000 homes in Aarhus Municipality.


To determine the most viable NYC neighborhoods for first-time buyers, Streeteasy compiled data on the neighborhoods with the most one-bedroom and studio units now on the market, set within a price range young buyers could conceivably manage. Determined in part by the median household income of 31 to 35 year olds in New York City, which is $65,656.55 according to census data. The Streeteasy data scientists assumed the mortgage-to-income ratio would not exceed 40 percent. (Although 30 percent is often the traditional ratio, 40 percent was set knowing that New Yorkers typically spend more.) The resulting maximum home price was $356,143 for condos and co-op units. Streeteasy then ranked the neighborhoods with the most available studios and one-bedrooms that didn't surpass that price.
Queens has rightfully been garnering attention as an affordable option for buyers (and renters) priced out of Brooklyn as of late, and for cheap studios and one-bedrooms, Forest Hills ranked higher than any other 'hood in the borough. Currently on the market, there are 13 studio co-ops and 56 one-bedroom co-ops within the price limit. The apartment stock tends to be of good quality, with many units in larger, well-kept pre-war buildings. For example, this one-bedroom, asking $228,000, has some lovely interior details. Like Riverdale, this neighborhood has an amazing stock of freestanding homes and a quiet, suburban vibe. There's also good subway access, a Long Island Railroad line, and the nearby Forest Park.
But a caveat: This northern Bronx neighborhood has limited transportation; there's a Metro-North stop and a 1 train stop outside of Van Cortlandt Park, east of the neighborhood. If you don't mind the sleepy suburban atmosphere, begin your search here.
If you've decided to start searching in Riverdale, don't rule out Spuyten Duyvil, located just south of the neighborhood and sometimes considered a part of Riverdale. This small, often forgotten (and hard-to-pronounce) Bronx enclave has the second highest concentration of affordable one bedrooms in the city, with 66 co-ops and 1 condo. There are seven affordable co-op studios on the market as well. Prices also tend to be a little cheaper than Riverdale, with a 550-square-foot studio priced as low as $95,000 (!). Or you could upgrade to a larger pre-war co-op asking just $150,000.
Spuyten Duyvil is hilly and green, with views of the Hudson and Harlem Rivers. Most of the affordable co-ops are found in medium-sized post-war buildings. There's also the stunning Villa Charlotte Bronte co-op, a castle-like complex built into the bluff over the Hudson River, where units are harder to come by because the setting is so desirable. Residents have limited transportation options, with the 1 train to the east and a Metro-North stop at the southernmost point of the neighborhood.
If you're feeling discouraged by your Brooklyn hunt, try focusing on Bay Ridge. This South Brooklyn neighborhood has 10 affordable condo and co-op studios now on the market, as well as 27 one bedrooms, the majority of them co-ops. The neighborhood also has many of the features that buyers love about brownstone Brooklyn, including beautiful, low-rise architecture, parks, tree-lined streets and an increasing proliferation of restaurants and bars run by locals. But its distance further south and a quieter, suburban feel has kept prices lower.
The trip into Midtown along the R train, the neighborhood's main line, takes about 30 minutes.
Homecrest, which is often considered a part of Sheepshead Bay, has another 21 affordable one bedrooms on the market. In fact, the available apartments in this area are some of the cheapest around, asking as low as $85,000. This area's greatest perk is its proximity to the water and the lush Marine Park. The trip to Manhattan, though, is going to be a long one, as the Sheepshead Bay stop is close to the end of the B/Q line. Bring a book.


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Luke Campbell reportedly set for world title fight as Mikey Garcia plans to vacate WBC lightweight belt
The Hull man is mandatory for a shot at world honours
By Michael Benson
Mikey Garcia is on the verge of vacating his WBC lightweight title, according to reports.
The Mexican-American recently jumped up two divisions and challenged IBF welterweight king Errol Spence Jr, losing by shutout decision.
Mikey Garcia is the WBC lightweight champion
Following the bout, there has been much speculation regarding whether the four-weight world champion would return back to his old weight class and defend his crown, and ESPNmx claim he's now made his decision.
It's reported that Garcia will become 'emeritus' champion, which entitles him to return to lightweight at any point and instantly fight to regain his old belt if he so chooses.
In the meantime, the world title will be vacated and freed up so that British mandatory challenger Luke Campbell can contest for it.
Luke Campbell is the WBC mandatory challenger
The London 2012 Olympic gold medallist beat Yvan Mendy in a final eliminator rematch last September to earn his opportunity.
It is currently unclear who he will be ordered to face for the belt, with Russia's Zaur Abdullaev (11-0, 25 years old) ranked in the number two spot.
Behind him sit two of the hottest prospects in world boxing as Americans Devin Haney (21-0, 20 years old) and Teofimo Lopez (13-0, 21 years old) are ranked third and fourth respectively.
Lomachenko is the unified WBA and WBO lightweight champion
Another option could see Campbell sanctioned to face unified WBA and WBO champion Vasyl Lomachenko in a three-belt unification.
This would be a rare move from the WBC, but has been suggested by Lomachenko's promoter Bob Arum, who claims he'll attempt to make a deal with Campbell to stage that bout in the UK.
Luke Campbell
Mikey Garcia


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The seventh prime minister
Billy Hughes, wharfies, WWF
Two wharf labourers' unions were formed in Sydney in 1872 – the West Sydney Labouring Men's Association and the Labouring Men's Union of Circular Quay. In 1882 they became the Sydney Wharf Labourers' Union, but this collapsed after the 1890 strike, a strike that ran on the Sydney wharves from 19 August to 5 November. According to the unions, one of the reasons that the strike failed was because:
The whole artillery of daily journalism opened fire upon us. The few breaches of the peace that occurred, so much to the disgust of the [NSW Labour] Defence Committee, were magnified into riots, for which the very principles of Trade Unionism were held responsible. The most trivial circumstances, perverted into acts of intimidation, were gathered like so many rusty nails from the journalistic gutter for explosion in the shape of paragraphic bombs on the following morning. On the other hand, when clerks were dismissed from their employment for refusing to parade as special constables, when sermons and addresses favourable to the cause of labour were delivered by men in responsible public positions, the leader writers maintained an ominous silence.[i]
When the workers returned to the wharves they had to endure a loss of conditions and pay, and the stevedoring and shipping companies blacklisted anyone who attempted to resurrect the unions – so when William (Billy) Hughes started working to establish a Wharf Labourers' Union at the end of 1899, he did it secretly. His strategy worked, and the union survived. Hughes was elected secretary.
Born in London in 1862, Billy Hughes came to Australia in 1884. By 1893 he was an organiser for the Labor Electoral League, travelling through country NSW, setting up meetings and signing up members to the fledgling party. He stood for parliament himself in 1894, and was elected, earning a decent wage for the first time in his life. In 1902 a national body, the Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia (WWF), was formed. Hughes became its president, and president of the Trolley, Draymen and Carters' Union. In 1915 he became Australia's seventh prime minister but left the Labor Party in 1916, walking out of caucus when the majority of his colleagues rejected conscription, despite his strong support for it. He was expelled from the Labor Party, and within weeks he had been expelled from the unions as well. Hughes retained the prime ministership until 1923, by forming new parties or setting up alliances with others.
[i]From the Official Report and Balance Sheet of the NSW Labour Defence Committee, Sydney 1890. Quoted in Select Documents in Australian History 1851-1900, CMH Clark. Angus & Robertson, 1955, p774.


In this space, I have often commented on or wondered when our politicians were going to take notice and realize that privacy for Canadians is an important matter. I think maybe they are starting to jump on board.
This week, the ETHI committee in Parliament released a lengthy report on reforming PIPEDA. It's so long, actually, that I have not yet read the whole thing. It covers myriad topics, like the right to be forgotten, order-making powers, levying fines and adequacy by European standards.
It's a forward-thinking report with 19 recommendations. Among the recommendations is that PIPEDA be amended so that the OPC would have order-making powers — something that many privacy professionals and the commissioners themselves have said is due. And, to take another idea from Europe, Parliament has now recommended to the government that PIPEDA be amended so that organizations can be fined for noncompliance.
What do you think about their proposed changes? I've already heard from some of you, and privacy pros seem divided. Some think it's about time, and others think the recommendations go too far. To this end, I'm taking an informal poll and asking you to write back to me to let me know what camp you're in.
The Parliamentary committee heard from several dozen witnesses and received a hefty number of written submissions, too. There was an equal share of business representatives, as well as consumer or privacy advocates. I think it's telling that the committee heard from such a wide range of interests and has now decided to make some pretty bold recommendations from a consumer protection standpoint.
Pursuant to Parliamentary powers, the committee has requested that the government now prepare a response. I'm anxiously awaiting that, too (but maybe not quite as much as for the Han Solo movie coming in May).


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2. Experience in SharePoint OOTB features and customization (Web Parts, Timer Jobs, Event Receivers/Event Handlers, Application Pages, Master Page and Page Layouts, Apps ), SharePoint Online.
3. Knowledge in 3rd Party search and workflow tools will be an added advantage.
4. Good knowledge SQL Server.
5. Good communication skill and its mandatory.