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Evaluation of the Dynamic Impacts of Lead Time Reduction on Finance Based on Open Queueing Networks
Dominik Gläßer
Boualem Rabta
Gerald Reiner
Arda Alp
The basic principles of rapid modelling based on queueing theory, that provide the theoretical foundations for lead time reduction, are well known in research. We are globally observing an underinvestment in lead time reduction at top management levels. In particular, the maximization of resource utilization is still a wide-spread aim for managers in many companies around the world. This is due to inappropriate performance measurement systems as well as compensation systems for managers which neglect the monetary effects of lead time reduction. Therefore, we developed a model based on open queueing networks to evaluate the financial impacts of lead time reduction. Illustrated by an empirical case from the polymer industry, we will demonstrate the impact of performance measures on financial measures. That is why we will take into consideration efficiency performance measures (work in process, lead time, etc.) as well as effectiveness performance measure (e.g., customer satisfaction, retention rate). Based on our evaluation model, we will be able to investigate different scenarios to reduce lead time for the given case and evaluate these, based on the developed overall performance measurement model, i.e., optimization of the batch size, resource pooling, de/increase in the number of resources. In particular, we achieved a 75% lead time reduction and a 11% overall cost reduction (resource costs, setup costs, WIP costs, penalty costs, inventory costs) without changing the whole production layout or making high investments.
Queueing Networks Rapid Modelling Manufacturing Systems Lead Time Reduction Financial Evaluation
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The Sanders-Hollabaugh House is a historic house on Church Street in Marshall, Arkansas.  It is a single story wood-frame structure, built in a T shape with a shed-roof porch extending around the base of the T.  Built in 1903, it is the best local example of a prow house, in which the base of the T projects forward.  The house was built on what was then known as the Bratton Addition, a relatively new subdivision in the city, and has long been owned by the Hollabaugh family.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Searcy County, Arkansas

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Gotham Episode 1.9 Recap
by Peter Counter | November 18, 2014, 3:02 pm
"There's just one problem, you're talking to the wrong Harvey."
-Harvey Dent, Batman The Animated Series
Two-Face
Gotham is missing something crucial, and I think it's confidence. An episode named after a legendary comic book character holds a lot of weight and expectation, and there is enough money, talent and episodes (22!) in the televised Batman prequel to help the creative team achieve that demand for greatness. Yet, like "Selina Kyle" before it, "Harvey Dent" relegates its title character to the sidelines, giving us an introduction and then going about setting up the pieces for future, probably more interesting episodes.
Harvey Dent (Nicholas D'Agosto), the man who will one day become Two-Face, is introduced as his flagship episode's C-plot. At the top of act two, he's found outside the Gotham City courthouse, flipping a coin for a delinquent boy's freedom.
What the scene lacks in depth, it makes up for in allegory. Much like the rest of Gotham, "Harvey Dent" is willing to sacrifice detail to paint broad and exciting strokes that evoke its underlying mythology. We don't know anything about the boy, his name, what he did, or how Dent has the power to send him to jail on a coin toss, but we learn just about everything we need to know about Harvey.
Gordon, who is being introduced to Dent via his new friends in major crimes, questions the coin tossing method. What if the kid guessed wrong? Would Dent actually send him to jail? Harvey tells Gordon that in his experience, teenagers almost always choose heads, then reveals his signature two-headed coin.
Gordon laughs like this is alright, but there is still a hint of volatility in Dent's actions; there is still that almost and that what if that would haunt someone to the brink of madness if, say, Sal Maroni disfigured him with acid. And Dent dodged the question, which ends up hanging there for a while as we start asking, which Harvey are we talking to here?
Harvey Dent – this version of Harvey Dent – doesn't lose. He's made violently uncomfortable by the very idea that things might not go his way, to a point where he will dodge questions and take advantage of allies in order to achieve his goals and stay on the right side of fate. This is the ruthless Harvey Dent: a man who only needs a gentle push in the direction of loss (or a disfiguring accident) to become unhinged by the unfairness of the world.
The next two scenes featuring Dent take place in his office and we take to have a further glimpse into which Harvey we're going to get in Gotham. The man is painted as very committed, very emotionally volatile and really into having half of his face obscured by shadow.
Gordon, Montoya and Allen have come to him for help on the Wayne murder case, disclosing that they have an eyewitness in the form of Selina Kyle.
Harvey is so quick to jump to the next step that it's comical. An eyewitness isn't enough to take anyone to court, but he can use that information to rattle some cages. Specifically the cage of a new character that he has a slide projector already set up to introduce: corrupt billionaire Dick Lovecraft.
Gordon isn't too hot on the plan because of the many unanswered questions he has after Dent's slideshow presentation. The plan goes ahead though, because Harvey's bent on bringing this Lovecraft guy down.
Dent brings Lovecraft to his office in order to shake him up, and things escalate fast (one might say a little too fast). Dick shows resistance in the form of a mild threat and Harvey snaps, giving us a glimpse of the Big Bad Harv within.
"Don't threaten me. I will rip you open," he growls in an extreme closeup at a deforming angle.
He re-leashes his inner beast and heads to the police department to let Gordon know the good news: he's pretty sure it's Lovecraft that was behind the Wayne shooting.
I'm pretty sure it is too. Or, I'm at least sure that Dick was involved in some way. It doesn't take Ed Nygma to see the billionaire's connection to Arkham, which we've already been told is at the center of the Wayne murder case. Dick's namesake, H.P. Lovecraft, is the classic weird fiction author whose signature setting, Arkham Massachusetts, is being paid homage to in the name of Gotham's asylum.
In any case, the best parts of "Harvey Dent" all, unsurprisingly, involve this really aggressive depiction of Harvey Dent. Sadly, he's not really the episode's main focus.
Gordon sends Selina to live with Bruce and Alfred this week, in a move that sadly takes up the brunt of the episode. Bruce has given up on going back to school after his encounter with the boy that will be Hush last week. He's developing his own curriculum and learning to fight with Alfred.
Selina's presence shakes things up a bit as she gets on Alfred's nerves and continuously informs Bruce that he's too out of touch to take on Gotham City, but nothing of importance really happens. Of all the well known characters in Gotham, Bruce Wayne is the one who will never surprise us.
Selina flirts with the Bat-boy, preaches about how tough the streets are, and finally makes the sad orphan crack a smile, winning the tolerance of Alfred. None of it feels like it's going anywhere though, because if there is one thing that the characters of Gotham can't change, it's Bruce's predetermined crash course in nightmare vigilantism.
The Pygmalion-ish storyline did give me an idea of what might make the Bruce scenes more compelling, if the show had the confidence/permission to actually take a major risk in terms of canon.
When Bruce tells Selina that he's building his own curriculum, she asks him why. He's already a billionaire, in her eyes there's nothing worth learning since he was born with guaranteed life-success. He looks at her quizzically, as if thinking, "What a quaint street urchin."
But what if Bruce – thanks to the more heroic version of Jim Gordon in this story and the eventual solving of his parents murder – never becomes Batman? What if Gotham City never needs him or what if he finds some kind of inner peace? What if he, like Selina keeps suggesting, doesn't have it in him to don the cowl, supe-up his car, and cripple criminal clowns as a hobby?
These are questions I think would be worth exploring in a show so intent on giving us baby-Bruce stories, but they are all akin to asking, "What if this show had confidence?" At this point I'd take anything new and exciting over more time at the Manor.
The case of the week is tied to the mob war plotline, with Fish Mooney creating an elaborate terrorism/heist plan using Nikolai's leftover goons, only to also foil it with her own henchman.
The Russian henches abduct a mad bomber named Ian Hargrove from Blackgate Prison and start using him to make a bunch of noise around town and gain access to Carmine Falcone's secret money vault. At the same time, Butch is employed to blow up the Russian getaway van containing the loot. In the fallout, the Mayor orders that Hargrove be committed to Arkham, along with the rest of the criminally insane Blackgate inmates.
The whole plot serves to further illustrate Mooney's motivations and ruthlessness while setting up next week's Arkham-focused episode. When Butch pretty much says, at the end of the episode, "Duh… Why'd we blow up all dat money boss," her response equates to a reaffirmation that she's not in this for the fortune, she wants to utterly destroy Falcone.
Sadly for her, Penguin has compromised her primary line of attack. Breaking into the apartment belonging to Fish's woman weapon Liza, he finds incriminating perfume that he quickly associates with Mooney after a friendly hello and a very threatening sniff.
Later confronting Liza in her own home, he quickly brings her under his umbrella by describing how just a little bit of doubt can go a long way in the mind of a paranoid old mobster.
I wish I could leave this recap on that point. Penguin has an excellent track record of ending episodes with dramatic flare. Unfortunately, despite her departure at the end of last week's exceptional "The Mask," Barbara Kean is back and fucking shit up more than ever.
All episode, Gordon is trying to get a hold of her on the phone so they can talk about her running away from home. We retread a bunch of eyeroll-y "rich bitches, am I right?" conversations with Bullock and then end with a stinger: Barbara is actually staying at Detective Montoya's place and they're having sex.
This is no way to end an episode. Because of the distracting nature of all the home life drama that Gotham's creative team insists on cramming into an already overburdened show, the imminent dissolution of Gordon and Kean's relationship is actually something to look forward to.
It's not the first time that Barbara's love was mislabeled as stakes, but it has certainly crossed the line into unforgivable territory.
Gotham has two faces. One is charming, enthusiastic and full of promise, the other is a goddamn mess. If it could some how display a bit more confidence in presenting the former, maybe it would be easier to ignore the disfiguring acid burns and cynicism.
– Anyone catch that Rocky IV reference with Butch's bomb ringtone? Final countdown indeed, Russians!
– So, Dick Lovecraft is a tentacle joke, right? Otherwise they would have named him Howard? Or Phil?
– Remember the days when a Batman TV show would dedicate a two-episode event arc to Harvey Dent? Nowadays that name will only get you three scenes and a title.
– Adorable excitement from Cory Michael Smith this week when Bullock compliments Nygma's detective work. I can't wait for the inevitable Riddler episode.
– This week there were a lot of highly unnecessary location title cards. My favourite was when the detectives said that the mobsters were going to get into the armoury using a bomb and then we cut directly to the mobsters, getting ready to blow up a door, obscured by the title card "GOTHAM ARMORY BASEMENT." Now THAT is a lack of confidence.
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El hotel Tropicana Resort & Casino está localizado en el strip de Las Vegas, en Paradise, Nevada, y es propiedad y está operado por Penn National Gaming. El hotel tiene 1871 habitaciones y con un casino de 61 000 pies cuadrados (5.667 m²). El Tropicana también tiene 110 000 pies cuadrados de un centro de convención y espacio para exhibiciones.

El edificio original, con salones de jardines colgantes, fue construido en 1957. Era el «Paradise Tower», un hotel que consistía en 21 pisos de habitaciones para huéspedes y suites; fue reconstruido en 1979 como el «Tiffany Tower», adjuntándose el teatro Tiffany, sede del espectáculo del Folies Bergère. Una torre más, de 22 pisos, fue construida después en 1986.

La ubicación del Tropicana, en el Tropicana - Las Vegas Boulevard intersection, es la que tiene más habitaciones de hotel en una intersección en el mundo, gracias al resultado de la gran demanda. A los peatones no se les permite cruzar la calle. Por eso, se ha construido un paso elevado peatonal, conectado con los casinos vecinos: al norte cruzando la avenida Tropicana, el MGM Grand Las Vegas, y al oeste, cruzando el strip, el Excalibur.

Historia
En marzo del 2006, Aztar anunció que el hotel sería adquirido por Pinnacle Entertainment, una corporación de Las Vegas. Sin embargo, otras compañías empezaron a subastarlo, en una guerra con diferentes compañías para poder adueñarse de la propiedad. En mayo del 2006, un operador de casinos de Kentucky, Columbia Sussex ganó la guerra de las subastas, poniéndose de acuerdo en pagar 2750 millones de dólares a la compañía. La adquisición fue aprobada por la Comisión de Juegos de Nevada el 17 de noviembre, 2006 y fue completada en diciembre de ese año.

En 2015, Penn National Gaming compró el hotel.

Historia cinematográfica

 Una escena del Folies Bergere es mostrada en la película de Elvis Presley de 1964 Viva Las Vegas.

 En la 7.ª película de James Bond, Diamonds Are Forever, 007 se hospeda en el hotel Tropicana, diciendo que «está algo confortable».

 También se menciona en la película de El Padrino II.

 Fue mostrado en el show de TV Angel en el episodio «The House Always Wins» ya que el casino fue parte donde Lorne tuvo su show.

Planes futuros
El 2 de noviembre de 2006, Columbia Sussex publicó un anuncio de 2000 millones de dólares de renovación para el Tropicana. A diferencia de proyectos anteriores de Las Vegas, sin embargo, no habrá demolición de todo el complejo. El existente y el Island Towers tuvieron renovaciones tanto como del exterior como del interior y cuatro nuevas torres serán construidas en la propiedad (la última torre será de otra franquicia).

Algo inusual será, que el resort permanecerá abierto durante las renovaciones, en la que se incrementaran el número de habitaciones a más de ocho mil. también hay planes para construir con centro de convenciones de 600 000 pies cuadrados, en la que sería el 5.º centro de convenciones más grande en Las Vegas; después del Centro de convenciones de Las Vegas, el Sands Expo and Convention Center, el Mandalay Bay Convention Center, y el centro de convenciones en el Echelon Place (este último finalmente cancelado).

Servicios actuales y entretenimiento
En adición al casino, el Tropicana incluye un showroom, spa, club de comedia, piscina y numerosas tiendas. El Tropicana era la casa del Folies Bergere, con las showgirls que fueron quintaesencia de Las Vegas, ofreciendo shows en top-less, con los senos al aire, cada noche en el teatro Tiffany. El espectáculo empezó en la Navidad de 1959. En el año 2007, el espectáculo cumplió sus 48 años consecutivos, haciéndolo el show más duradero de Las Vegas. Les Folies Bergere se cerró el 28 de marzo de 2009.

En una de las salas de exhibiciones del hotel, se ubicó la exhibición de los artefactos del Titanic, con más de 300 objetos del transatlántico. La exhibición empezó en el 2005 y terminó en el año 2008. Otros shows recientes, incluyen, «Magia Xtrema», una producción de Dirk Arthur, mostrando a tigres y leopardos, y la exhibición de Cuerpos: The Exhibition, una presentación respetuosa de 21 cuerpos humanos que han sido disecados y preservados para la colección.

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When SPC Troy Yocum came home from Iraq, he had just one thing on his mind: hike 7,000 miles across America while drumming to raise $5 million for Military families.
Starting April 17th, 2010, Iraq war veteran Troy Yocum will hike daily for 16 months to spread the word that help is needed. His plan is to drum up support in various ways with a great team backing him up!
Troy will be hiking though 37 major U.S. cities and hundreds of small towns with his loyal dog Emmie (Emerson Elaine Eskridge the Superdog) at his side. They will hike through 20 baseball stadiums and be joined by support groups throughout the journey. Troy's hike will also be streamed live on the Internet – through DrumHike.com, and pinpoint his location in real time on Google Earth. Stay tuned for the book, a film, and events organized by his team and volunteers around the nation.
Find out how Emmie is doing her part for our Nation's heroes!


Johnson Music is owned and operated by Michael and Maureen Keefe Johnson. We opened our doors on May 1, 2004. We have a recital every fall to showcase our student's talents.
Maureen Johnson holds a Masters Degree in Music Education. She retired after 31 years of teaching music in the Dracut Public Schools. She has been teaching private lessons in piano since she was 13 years old. Teaching music and encouraging young musicians has always been her passion. She was choir director/organist at the Tyngsboro Evangelical Congregational Church for ten years.
Michael Johnson has been employed by the Tyngsboro Police Dept. since 1978 and is now retired and managing Johnson Music. He teaches guitar and piano and repears guitars and band instruments. Michael has also been been a Disc Jockey for over 20 years.
We are proud of our personalized and friendly service. In addition to Lessons we have a full line of instruments, music and accessories. We stand behind everything that we sell. Quality service and repair is available for most instruments.
Stop in or call to book lessons or ask about our services.


Twenty years ago, Judge Ray McMullin proved to the people of San Francisco that he could pull that trigger by sentencing Israel Dominguez to death for a gangland murder. But it meant suppressing his own doubts about whether the punishment really did fit the crime.
Now, as the execution date nears, the conscience-wracked judge confesses his unease to former homicide detective Harlan Donnally on a riverbank in far Northern California. And after immersing himself in the Norteno and Sureno gang wars, which left trails of bullets and blood crisscrossing the state, and in the betrayals of both cops and crooks alike, Donnally is forced to question not only whether the penalty was undeserved but the conviction itself.
Soon those doubts and questions double back, for in the aging judge's panic, in his lapses of memory and his confusions, Donnally begins to wonder whether he's chasing the facts of the case or just phantoms of a failing mind. But there's no turning back, for the edge of night is fast closing in on Dominguez, on McMullin, and on Donnally himself.
As soon as I started reading Night is the Hunter, I was quite intrigued. The story was so well developed and every situation and character were described so incredibly well that I felt like I may very well be on a ride along with Harlan Donnally.
I do enjoy a good detective/police novel and this was one not to miss. The story had me gripped and I already want to read this author's previous two books. It is clear that he has some real experience with situations of this type as the details rang true.
I was quite pleased with how Gore focused on the main part of the story yet incorporated other parts of Harlan's life into it without losing track of the most important details. I am not a fan of thrillers that stray too far off of course because I like the story to make sense sequentially. I did have a bit of trouble keeping some of the gang members straight but I think it was more a question of me paying a bit more attention than the author's writing ability.
Night is the Hunter kept me reading well into the night due to its fast pace and short chapters. A compulsive and highly enjoyable read, a definite must read for any fan of this genre.
These are the kinds of books that keep me up way too late and night but yet I can never regret reading them. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!


Joe Pesci was a short, stocky, weary-faced character actor and unlikely leading man of the 1980s and 90s, usually playing Italian-American hoods and generic losers.
As a child, Pesci was an actor on local radio dramas, and at ten he was singing and dancing on the live TV variety show Star Time Kids. Adolescence, though, dealt him the face and frame of Joe Pesci, and his showbiz career came to a halt. In his 20s, he attempted a comeback as a singer, recording the album Little Joe Sure Can Sing under the stage name Joe Ritchie, and performing with Joey Dee and the Starliters (Pesci played guitar, and the band had several hits after he left). When music failed to pay Pesci's bills, he formed a comedy act with his friend Frank Vincent. The comedy never quite clicked either, but the friendship lasted, and they both appeared in a 1976 micro-budget gangster film called The Death Collector. The film was never released to theaters, and Pesci finally gave up on show business.
Several years later, though, a cassette of The Death Collector somehow ended up in Robert De Niro's VCR. He showed it to director Martin Scorsese, and both agreed that Pesci would be perfect as Jake LaMotta's brother Joey in a film they were planning, Raging Bull. Pesci was managing an Italian restaurant in New York when Scorsese finally found him. Pesci was lauded for Raging Bull, and won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Goodfellas. In Casino, he played real-life mobster Tony "The Ant" Spilotro. He also did memorable work in Home Alone, My Cousin Vinnie, and Lethal Weapons 2-4.
Just as suddenly as Pesci had come from nowhere to stardom in the 1980s, he quietly vanished from movies in the late 1990s, after Lethal Weapon 4. "I've given my whole life to show business", he explained. "I'd like to find out about another part of life, a more relaxing and spiritual part, and a more enjoyable part". After an eight-year sabbatical, he returned to work in 2006, with The Good Shepherd.


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Press Play: Temples
Posted on	March 21, 2017
/By	Arielle Davis
/Under	Music News
If you're looking for a band that will fill your ears with thoughtful melodies and critical thoughts then be sure to press play on Temples. Temples formed was formed in 2012 by Tom Walmesly. The band has the traditional make up of vocals, guitar, keys, bass, and drums. However, there is nothing traditional about the psych rock band that hails from Kettering, England. I'll explain what I mean. Here are 5 reasons to press play on Temples.
They value collaboration over competition. The lead vocalist James Bagshaw and the bass player/backup vocalist Thomas Walmesly had known each other for years before forming Temples. The two began their journey in rival bands in their hometown, but eventually ended up working together in other bands, but ultimately the two began their journey as Temple by uploading their first collaboration as a duo.
The new music video for the track ""Strange or Be Forgotten" is incredible. The video displays like a Hollywood film. It's narrative, and open at the same time. The video displays the differences in people that one can capture in snapshot moments, and elucidates the vulnerability that can be captured in photograph. Check that out here.
Temples is a good description for the band's process. Band member James Bagshaw says he is inspired most to create music when he steps away from listening to other artist's music. This admission is reminiscent of what people do when they are looking for life guidance. They go to a sacred, and often isolated place, a temple, so to speak.
The artists aren't going for retro. Temples believes is evolving with the technology instead of fighting it. Because of this the band can make music that embodies growth and progression.
The band is always focused on doing better with their craft. Their previous album Sun Structures was received well, but the band isn't focused on that. In fact, they try not to think about that album. They aren't trying to repeat the formula of Sun Structures because it worked, well. Instead, they are working on new formulas that surpass the success of the first.
Be sure to press play on Temples newest album Volcano.


Goedde-Ladders with telescopic legs, the length of which can be adjusted continuously.
Goedde-Ladders with integrated telescopic legs are quickly erected and have asafe and firm stand.
Goedde-Ladders are set in position and the user is long at work while users of conventional ladders are still vexing themselves with awkward extensions.
Goedde-Ladders tested and proved to meet German safety standards.
Goedde-Ladders were awarded a gold medal and two silber medal at the inventor fair in Nurember and New York.
Goedde-Ladders has been developed and constructed specifically for use on steps, stairs and uneven ground. It is placed in position by individually adjusting the lengths of the legs. When handled with care, this ladder will have a long serviceable life.


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Hurston Warren is a  biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Pulborough in West Sussex.

This site has a variety of habitats, including wet and dry heath, bogs, woodland and open water. One of the bogs is a quaking bog, where a floating raft of vegetation covers open water or fluid peat; it has flora such as round-leaved sundew, bog asphodel, hare's-tail cottongrass and cranberry. A golf course occupies much of the heath.

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Rebecca Elliott Nov. 26, 2015 Updated: Nov. 27, 2015 3:08 p.m.
Charles Holloway sets up the polling station at Brookline Elementary on the South Loop for the Nov. 3 election.
These so-called "vote centers," modeled after the countywide polling sites used during early voting, have been implemented by at least 33 Texas counties, including neighboring Fort Bend, since the state Legislature authorized a pilot program in 2005.
Four of the five members of Harris County's Commissioners Court said they support the idea, citing a desire to make voting more convenient.
"As a concept, it makes all the sense in the world," Harris County Judge Ed Emmett said.
Pioneered in Colorado in 2003, vote centers have been found to save money and boost turnout across party lines, including among infrequent voters, said Rice University political scientist Bob Stein, who has studied non-precinct polling places.
"We've never been able to find a Republican versus Democratic advantage in terms of the turnout effect," Stein said.
Potential drawbacks include reduced polling sites, the possibility of confusing voters used to voting at a particular location and the costs associated with adopting a new system.
That means if Harris County had transitioned to countywide polling places for November's general election, it would have needed to open 492 vote centers in place of 757 precinct polling locations.
"That's totally illogical. That defeats the whole purpose," Emmett said.
"That would make it easier for people to vote," Emmett said.
Harris County began developing technology to support voting centers more than a year ago and will be running tests in 2016 before fully rolling out the new systems the following year, Stanart said.
However, Stanart cited other obstacles to adopting vote centers, including the cost of purchasing hundreds of additional electronic poll books to transmit votes in real time and the challenge of securing enough polling sites that can accommodate increased numbers of people and cars.
To that end, Stanart said he plans to ask the state legislature in 2017 to make Election Day an "in-service" or teacher preparation day, which he said would enable the county to more easily administer elections at schools, which often have the space to hold large numbers of voters.
Opinions on vote centers did not fall along party lines, as Emmett, Harris County's three Republican commissioners and Harris County Democratic Party Chair Lane Lewis said they generally support the system, while Democratic commissioner El Franco Lee opposes using non-precinct polling sites, saying through a spokesman that decreasing the number of election sites will make it more difficult for people to get to the polls.
Harris County Republican Party Chair Paul Simpson said the party does not have a stance, and Stanart said he was mixed.
"There are pros and cons, because when you do reduce the number of local polling locations, there is going to be some people who are upset," Stanart said. "Then there's others that are going to be happy about it."
In Fort Bend, a county of more than 680,000 that implemented vote centers for the first time in November, turnout increased to 13 percent from nearly 9 percent in 2013, the most recent constitutional amendment election.


ILPA & Cambridge Associates Pledge to Employ the Term "Key Person" in place of "Key Man" ILPA & Cambridge Associates Pledge to Employ the Term "Key Person" in place of "Key Man"
The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) and Cambridge Associates (CA), with the support of LAVCA and other investment industry associations, announced their pledge to employ the term "key person" to replace "key man" in all Limited Partner Agreements (LPAs), as well as other documents, on a goforward basis.
(Press Release) January 29, 2019 (Washington, DC and Boston, MA) – The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) and Cambridge Associates (CA) today pledged, and encouraged other stakeholders in the private equity and venture capital industries, to employ the term "key person" in all legal references on a goforward basis. The gender-neutral term will permanently replace "key man" in all Limited Partner Agreements (LPAs) as well as other documents and best practice discussions which refer to executives vital to the operation of a fund.


Triyuga municipality, largest municipality of the country, has sanitation coverage of 54.84 % and only 29.30% of it is well-managed and hygienic. Similarly, water supply network is limited to 19% and remaining population is dependent on unsafe water sources. UEMS started implementation of integrated WASH improvement project in Triyuga Municipality from 2010/11. This project is still continuing and till date 458 households latrines, 2 institutional latrines has been constructed in ward 6 and 7 of the municipality and 11 Communities has been declared as ODF. Similarly, 11 tube wells, 7 dug wells has been rehabbed and 19 New tubewells been constructed along with initiation of construction of gravity flow water supply systems. Key achievement of through this project are expansion of project area outside Kathmandu valley, implementation of WASH project in integrated manner, integration of lobby and advocacy activities for improving WASH status through partnership with Citizen's Forum, transition from graded subsidy to zero subsidy approach for sanitation promotion.


Southbank Centre offers a wide-ranging artistic programme including classical & world music, rock & pop, jazz, dance, literature and the visual arts. Every year more than 1,000 musicians and artists perform at Southbank Centre, and 22 million visitors come to site, making it one of the most popular cultural destinations in the country. We are committed to working in collaboration with young, emerging and established talent across the artistic community. We currently support 14 artists in residence, four resident orchestras, and over 100 other artistic organisations, as well as managing the Arts Council Collection and organising the Hayward Touring Exhibition programme in venues throughout the UK.


This week I am discussing all the ways you can lower the salt in your diet. It's important for all kinds of reasons to lower the salt in your diet.
I discuss several strategies – like lowering the salt in your breakfast meal without adding phosphorus and potassium. I also talk about ways to ensure you are feeling full at that meal so it lasts all day. You can also learn about foods and snacks that make great foods to take with you and what are the high potassium, high phosphorus and high sodium foods in your diet. Salt can be important to some recipes, but not all of them. Finally, I am talking about spices that enhance the flavor of the meal – like lemon and vinegar. And much more.
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Explaining What Can Go Wrong When FinTechs Don't Understand Regulation
FinTech Law and Policy
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Being a successful FinTech firm requires more than just great technology; it also requires an understanding of the laws and regulations applicable to your business. This course will provide you with that understanding. You will learn about the critical legal, regulatory, and policy issues associated with cryptocurrencies, initial coin offerings, online lending, new payments and wealth management technologies, and financial account aggregators. In addition, you will learn how regulatory agencies in the U.S. are continually adjusting to the emergence of new financial technologies and how one specific agency has proposed a path for FinTech firms to become regulated banks. You will also learn the basics of how banks are regulated in the U.S. If you are unfamiliar with how these new financial technologies work, fear not. We will begin each new course section with a high-level overview of the underlying technology. While the course is principally focused on the U.S. FinTech industry, we cannot possibly cover every relevant legal and regulatory issue. Therefore, this course should not be construed as legal advice. Rather, the goal of the course is to familiarize you with the key legal and regulatory challenges FinTech firms in various sectors face, as well as the critical policy debates that are occurring in Washington D.C. and state capitals across the country.
Duke University put a great spin to this course by having graphics and relevant information next to the professor while giving the lecture. I am a visual learner and this method was great!!
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Great course. The best summary for anyone who doesn't come from the Financial world to get up to speed of what is the reality of the law and policy relate to US financial institutions.
The Evolving Relationship Between FinTechs, Regulators, and Traditional Financial Institutions
This module begins with a preview of the key regulatory challenges facing FinTech firms and provides several examples of what can happen when FinTech firms fail to comply with applicable laws and regulations. We then look at how the FinTech industry has evolved post-2008 - from a disrupt mentality to one of "strategic partnership" - along with corresponding FinTech industry investment trends. Next, we examine the challenges regulators face in responding to new FinTech developments and detail how several U.S. regulatory agencies have adjusted thus far. We conclude this module by exploring one specific regulatory approach, known as a "sandbox," that has been deployed in other countries and in one U.S. state.
Explaining What Can Go Wrong When FinTechs Don't Understand Regulation5:32
Regulatory Challenges Facing U.S. FinTech Firms4:58
Lee Reiners, CFA
Executive Director, Global Financial Markets Center
In this module, we will highlight the many regulatory challenges that FinTech firms in all sectors face. I'll begin by offering up several cautionary tales, of what can happen when a FinTech firm fails to understand or comply with applicable laws and regulations, from there we will look at how the FinTech industry has evolved in the US in a relatively short period of time no doubt aided by massive investment inflows. Finally, we end the module by examining how new financial technology is forcing regulatory agencies to reassess the existing regulatory framework, and the steps at some of these agencies have taken to accommodate and better understand new innovations in financial services. Let's begin by taking a look at a few examples of what can happen when FinTech firms fail to comply with the applicable rules and regulation. My intention here is not to shame or single out these companies, but rather to emphasize the importance and necessity for FinTech firms to incorporate legal and regulatory considerations into their product design and decision-making from the very beginning. Doing so can save a lot of time, money and headache down the road. Our first examples are from the FinTech lending industry, in 2008, Online lending platform prosper which connects borrowers with lenders online, received a cease and desist order from the SEC,who stated that prosper was an unregistered seller of securities. The order arose from how prosper was funding their loans. Rather than have the lenders or investors buy the loans outright prosper was selling these investors notes whose payment stream depended on the borrower's making their loan payments on time and in whole. The SEC determined that these notes were tenably securities, that needed to be registered with the SEC and prosper subsequently did register with the SEC. More recently, in April 2018 Online lender Lending Club was fined $2 million by the Massachusetts Division of banks from making more than 46,000 loans in the state without a proper state license. The fine was related to a 2011 consent order, In which the division strip Lending Club's license for charging borrowers fees that violated Massachusetts small loan laws. Moving on to the role of payments. In 2015, paypal agreed to pay $7.7 million in a settlement with the Office of Foreign Assets Control which is US Department of the Treasury sanctions enforcement arm, for processing 486 illegal transactions, totaling approximately $44,000 that violated sanctions on Sudan, Cuba and Iran. There are numerous examples of cyptocurrency firms running afoul of the law regulations. In 2014, the founder of online bitcoin exchange Bitlnstant pled guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, through what he knowingly transmitted money intended to facilitate criminal activity. Specifically drug trafficking on Silk Road, which was a black market website designed to enable it users to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously and beyond the reach of law enforcement. In 2015, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or CFTC settled charges against online facility Derivabit and its founder for offering Bitcoin options contracts without complying with the commodity exchange act or CFTC regulations. In February 2018, the SEC charged bitcoin exchange BitFunder and its founder for operating an unregistered Securities Exchange and defrauding users of that exchange by misappropriating their bitcoins, in failing to disclose a cyber attack on BitFunder system that resulted in a theft of more than 6,000 Bitcoins. The Initial Coin Offering market is also ripe with fraud or more generously actors who ignore or unfamiliar with applicable laws and regulations. In January 2018, the SEC seize the assets of self-described de-centralized banking platform Arise Bank and subsequently charged the founders with fraud. Arise Bank allegedly raise $600 million in an Initial Coin Offering by claiming that it had developed an algorithmic trading application that automatically trades in various cryptocurrencies and falsely stating that it purchase an FDIC Insured bank which enabled it to offer customers the FDIC insured accounts. In December 2017, Munchee Incorporated a California based company selling digital tokens to investors for its block chain based food review service halted its ICO, after being contacted by the SEC cyber unit. They agreed to an order that found their condo constituted unregistered securities offers and sales. The company had promoted the offering as utility token, but still told investors that the tokens would rise in value due to the efforts of others and a secondary market would be created. We'll talk more about utility tokens later on in the course. Hopefully these examples emphasize the importance of getting regulation right and what can go wrong when FinTech firms get it wrong. In the most severe cases, getting it wrong spells the end of the company. FinTech companies that begin operating with a firm grasp of the laws and regulations applicable to their business cannot only avoid the pitfalls that have ensnared many a FinTech before though, but also gain a competitive advantage, and make the company more attractive investment for venture capital firms and other potential investors


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Q: Entregar parte decimal de un numero Como puedo hacer para que el programa solo me de la parte decimal?
realice un codigo simple que funciona con numero positivos, pero al cambiar a uno negativo no me da el resultado que quiero.
dato = float(input("dime un numero: "))

decimal = dato - (int(dato))

print(decimal)

A: La forma de hacerlo es tomando el valor absoluto del dato ingresado: la parte decimal de un número y su negativo son la misma:
dato = abs(float(input("dime un numero: ")))
decimal = dato - (int(dato))
print(decimal)

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UNESCO added Oman's ancient city of Qalhat to its World Heritage List on Friday. The World Heritage designation is a prestigious one for the Gulf states, looking to make their mark as culturally rich, safe tourist destinations.
Aerial view of the western corner of medieval Qalhat, with Bibi Maryam Mausoleum, the intramuros cistern and the main gate of the town.


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ROKER ROUNDTABLE!
Roker Roundtable: Who are two players you think Sunderland could realistically sign this summer?
Who are two players that YOU think Sunderland could realistically sign this summer in order to improve their squad ahead of an assault on League One?
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Q: Who are the two players you think Sunderland could and should realistically sign this summer, and why?
Gav says...
There are two players who I really wanted Sunderland to go out and sign in January that I still think would add height and athleticism in areas of the pitch where we are desperately lacking players that have those attributes.
First up is MK Dons attacker Chuks Aneke, who was recently linked with a move to Portsmouth. I'm astonished that Aneke plays League Two football in all honesty, and the fact he managed to score 17 goals in League Two last season (and nine in League One in the season prior) shows that he's got an eye for goal despite playing largely in an attacking midfield role. I've watched Aneke four times this season and in each game he's really impressed me. He stands out a mile at a level where there are very few technically gifted players operating.
He's big, quick and physical put has a fantastic touch and the ability to take a man on. Aneke can play out wide, up top or - where I think he's at his best - as a number ten.
He's out of contract this summer and will most definitely end up either in the Championship or in League One, and I'd be disappointed if we weren't one of the clubs in for him. Considering he'd cost naught in terms of transfer fees and has absolutely everything we are looking for in terms of physical attributes down the core of our side, we'd be daft not to make a serious play for him.
My second target would be Stoke City defender Harry Souttar. When Stoke's U21s side came to the Stadium of Light to play us in the Checkatrade Trophy he was easily the best player on the park, and I saw him again against our U23s at Eppleton CW later in the season where he again stood out a mile. At 6ft6, Souttar is physically impressive and would offer everything we are lacking in a position that has been a real problem for Sunderland all season.
He spent the second half of the season on loan at Fleetwood Town in League One and whilst he's at an age where he needs to be playing first team football, I'm not sure he'll get it at Stoke City where they'll invest heavily next season to ensure they're in the race for promotion, and already have strength in depth in that position in the form of Ryan Shawcross, Bruno Martins Indi, Danny Batth and Geoff Cameron.
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Craig Davies says...
Around 30 seconds after the miserable defeat against Charlton I tweeted that we needed a cull at Sunderland. I received loads of critical responses and understandably so.
Just to qualify, I had just witnessed a terrible and weak performance. My little boy was emotional and my instant response was based on frustration rather than logic. But when I look at it now, with time and hindsight on my side, a cull is naturally unnecessary, but at the same time I'm not certain of how many of our starting 11 I'd fight tooth and nail to keep.
So finding just two players to boost our squad is difficult. We likely need at least 4 top notch lower league players. But the two I've chosen, I believe are both realistic, although by League One standards, they would be pricey in terms of fee and salary.
First up I'd sign Funso Ojo, a defensive midfielder from Scunthorpe. Ojo was chased by a number of top 10 championship clubs in January. He's a top level performer in League One, a former Belgium U21 international and the Scunny fans love him.
Local journalist Paul Crute of Scunthorpe Live heaps glowing praise on this athletic, strong and combative midfielder:
"When Scunthorpe signed Ojo last season he was a player not many people had heard of - but he quickly endeared himself to the Scunthorpe fans both on and off the pitch. Ojo is a class act. He very rarely loses the ball when in possession and has the ability to play a defence-splitting pass but is equally as comfortable in trying to break up attacks and is never afraid to put everything into a tackle. He has a great will to win, great passion and absolutely hates it when his team loses. Ojo definitely has the qualities to make the step up to the Championship, especially when he is at the top of his game."
For me we're too small and too slow in central midfield. I adore Catts and Leadbitter, I really do. But despite their raw passion and commitment, they're getting no younger, no faster, no taller or athletic. Ojo is quick and strong. He can go box to box and can make telling passes. We need that unadulterated athleticism. He may be able to form a new, younger and perhaps a little more dynamic partnership with Max Power.
My second pick is Matt Clarke from Portsmouth. At 22 he's got his best years ahead of him. He's strong as an ox, a leader on the pitch and at 6"2 he would add some much needed muscular height to our team. He's been immense for Pompey, the fans love him, and he's attracted interest from a large group of Championship teams. We need leadership, strength and confidence at the back and it's an area of huge concern for Sunderland fans. Signing Clarke would also annoy the Portsmouth fans and that alone would entertained me for the rest of the season. Both players I've mentioned are leaders, both robust and sturdy. Both are quick for their positions and both are 27 or under with years ahead of them.
Both earn (according to various sources) less than half of Cattermole's salary put together, so perhaps our more attractive salaries could tempt them as well as playing for this wonderful club and in front of our beautiful and unique supporters.
Jack Ford says...
For me, we need to be signing about five or six in the summer, but I've chosen two positions in which we definitely need improvement: our number ten and centre backs.
I really do like George Honeyman as a player, but for me his industry and attitude suit a deeper midfield role far better than the number ten position he's played this season. Sammie Szmodics is a player I've seen play for Colchester a few times in the last couple of seasons, and while he's been plying his trade in League Two I think he's definitely capable of making the step up.
At only 23, Sammie has plenty of time to grow with the team, and has the skill and aggression to suit a high pressing team. 14 goals and 9 assists last season for Colchester beats the output of any of our players, and shows his ability to both score and create. He definitely wouldn't cost too much for us, and is exactly what we need in that role behind the striker.
Next up, centre back. This might be a bit more fantastical as I think this is a player with lots of interest, but if last season taught us anything it's that players are willing to drop from the Scottish Premiership to League One.
John Souttar at Hearts is a very impressive centre back. While I think we definitely need some experience alongside him, Souttar has played over 150 games at only 22, and has the height and athleticism we're crying out for at the back. Souttar is both a solid defender and comfortable with the ball at his feet, and I think he'd fit perfectly into the system Ross says he wants to play.
Again, this would be a sound investment for a player that could grow with the team up the divisions or leave for a healthy profit. He'd cost a fair bit for League One, but if we're willing to spend millions on Grigg, a centre back should also rank highly on our list of priorities.


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MB/March 24, 2016/ Nation/ John Unson
ARMM women play key roles in governance
COTABATO CITY, Philippines – Malacañang's recent designation of two Muslim women as prosecutors for Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur made more relevant the 2016 commemoration in the south of the National Women's Month. This year's Women's Month in the Philippines, themed "Kapakanan ni Juana, Isama sa Agenda," started on March 1 and will last until March 31.
http://www.philstar.com/nation/2016/03/24/1566252/armm-women-play-key-ro...
MB/March 22, 2016/ Business/ Milwida M. Guevara
The poor and Madam Lagarde
Madam Christine Lagarde, the top honcho of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), did not meet my expectations. I thought she would be formal and talk about how the thoughts of Piketty and other leading economists on the rising inequality in the world. After all, the IMF just finished a study that noted with concern how the growing inequity in Asia dampens capacities of economies to grow and increases the risk of political and social instability in Asia. I found Madam Lagarde to be quite engaging. She focused her questions not on statistics but on stories of the poor and women in the Philippines. She was concerned that a large number of children are out of school and that women bear most of the burden of child and home care.
http://www.mb.com.ph/the-poor-and-madam-lagarde/
MB/March 22, 2016/ Opinions and Editorials/ Florangel Braid
It is a coincidence that a number of Filipino women who had made a remarkable imprint in our history were born in March which happens to be International Women's Month. Among them are three educators and women of arts and letters – Paz Marquez-Benitez, Rosa Sevilla, and Francisca Reyes-Aquino; two revolutionaries – Marcela Marcelo and Josefa Gabriela Silang; and a lawyer-politician, Carmen Planas.
http://www.mb.com.ph/women-in-history/
PDI/March 22, 2016/ Provincial/ Alexander D. Lopez
'Juana, Be Happy' program to aid women inmates in Davao
MB/March 21, 2016/ Lifestyle/ Cheshire Que
Celebrating womanhood
Since time immemorial, women have always been compared to men and, in some countries, perceived unequal to men up to this very day. Instead of starting a debate over who is the stronger gender, I would rather focus on the woman's unique ability to perform various roles, which require tremendous effort and somehow compromise health.
http://www.mb.com.ph/celebrating-womanhood/
PS/March 20, 2016/ Editorial
The country has had two women presidents, and in this election season, two women are seeking the nation's top post while another is running for vice president. All over the country, women are also vying for many other elective positions.
http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2016/03/20/1564596/editorial-political-p...
Avon dedicates $1B for women causes
Avon global philanthropy programs, led by the US based Avon Foundation, focus on funding breast cancer research and advancing access to quality care through the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade, and efforts to reduce domestic and gender violence through its Speak Out Against Domestic Violence program. Funds are raised through cause-related product sales, Avon 39 The Walk To End Breast Cancer donations, and Avon Walk Around the World events.
http://www.mb.com.ph/avon-dedicates-1b-for-women-causes/
MB/March 21, 2016/ Bulletin Board
Magical treat for women at Enchanted Kingdom
In celebration of National Women's Month, Enchanted Kingdom (EK) gives tribute to ladies by offering the "Enchanting Kababaihan Promo."
http://www.mb.com.ph/magical-treat-for-women-at-enchanted-kingdom/
TS/March 19, 2016/ Provinces/ Mel Caspe
Tingog Sinirangan Party-list champions women's agenda
Tingog Sinirangan Party-list, a regional political party contending in the upcoming elections, calls for inclusion of women in the government's development agenda. Sharilee Gaspay-Mauro, third nominee of Tingog Sinirangan Party-list, addressed hundreds of women community and barangay leaders. Gaspay-Mauro gave a talk on the theme of the National Women's Month: "Kapakanan ni Juana, Isama sa Agenda!" or "Katungdanan ni Juana, Ig-upod ha Adyenda."
http://thestandard.com.ph/news/-provinces/202050/tingog-sinirangan-party...
Tingog Sinirangan Party-list, a regional political party contending in the upcoming elections, calls for inclusion of women in the government's development agenda.
PS/March 19, 2016/ Headlines/ Davinci Maru
More women voters, but still more men in power
MANILA - In traditional societies, the home remains the primary domain of women. They are often relegated to supposedly feminine roles as child-bearers and housekeepers, or as all-around nurturer of families.
http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/03/19/1564422/more-women-voters-s...
PIA/ March 23, 2016/ Leandria P. Pagunsan
VAWC now a public crime, says family court judge
DUMAGUETE CITY — Violence Against Women and their Children (VAWC) is now considered a public crime. Branch 37 (Family Court) Judge Maria Angelita Alcoran during her talk at the recent Multi-Sectoral Women's Summit/ Forum and Workshop held in celebration of Women's Month said that 65% of criminal cases filed in her court account for VAWC, most of which are rape involving children. According to Judge Alcoran, sexual abuses committed against children are incest in nature perpetrated by their own fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers, uncles or cousins.
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1971458716326/vawc-now-a-public-crim...
Interaksyon/ March 23, 2016/ Imelda V. Abano
SPECIAL REPORT FOR WOMEN'S MONTH | Gender-based violence continues in disaster-stricken areas
TACLOBAN CITY - Super typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) that hit the Philippines in November 2013 brought unprecedented devastation: displaced and affected more than 18.4 million people, killed more than 6,000 people, and caused P89.6 billion in economic losses. Among those who survived the disaster, women and children particularly suffered and continue to suffer the most. This Women's Month, this article highlights the unreported plight of women and children in disaster-stricken areas in the Philippines, especially in Samar and Leyte.
http://interaksyon.com/article/125558/special-report-for-womens-month--g...
The Guardian/ March 25, 2016/ Laura Bates
What use are women's networks? We need less talk and more action from businesses
When Rashida Manjoo, UN special rapporteur on violence against women, visited Britain in 2014, she described a "boys' club sexist culture" that has a negative impact on women throughout the UK. Now a new report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) suggests that "old boys' networks" are barring women from the boardroom at some of the UK's biggest companies.
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/mar/25/what-use-are-womens-...
UN Women/ March 24, 2016/ Oisika Chakrabarti
Press release: UN Commission on the Status of Women urges gender-responsive implementation of Agenda 2030
New York — The 60th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women concluded today with UN Member States committing to the gender-responsive implementation of Agenda 2030. A set of agreed conclusions called for enhancing the basis for rapid progress, including stronger laws, policies and institutions, better data and scaled-up financing.
http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2016/3/press-release-csw60-urges-...
Research reveals how fragile settings exacerbate inequalities
UN Women's Fund for Gender Equality launched new research on women's economic empowerment in fragile States this week on the sidelines of the 60th Commission on the Status of Women in New York. The research reveals that 43 per cent of the world's poorest live in fragile States affected by climate change, natural disasters or conflicts; and 70 per cent of them are women, youth and children, propelling women to the forefront of eradicating poverty and strengthening the resilience of fragile communities.
http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2016/3/research-reveals-how-fragi...
The Guardian/ March 24, 2016/ Liz Ford
Claims that world leaders are backtracking on their commitment to end gender inequality have emerged on the final day of negotiations at the Commission on the Status of Women.
Press release: Galvanizing efforts towards the 2030 Agenda and fostering partnerships, UN Women unveils new Media Compact
(New York)— At the United Nations Headquarters' in New York, during a packed side event of the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, UN Women today launched an innovative partnership with leading media houses to galvanize attention and concrete action towards the 2030 Agenda. The Step it Up for Gender Equality Media Compact brings together a broad coalition of media outlets from every region who work in print, broadcast and online news media to ensure wide reach and robust efforts towards women's rights and gender equality.
http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2016/3/press-release-media-compact
Washington Post/ March 22, 2016/ Danielle Paquette
The real reason young women leave their jobs
New York magazine's Ann Friedman recently offered advice for employers who'd like to attract and retain top female talent: "Pay us enough that if you were to accidentally email the entire office a spreadsheet containing everyone's salary, you wouldn't be ashamed" … Friedman cited a new survey of women, ages 22 to 35, who graduated from college within the last 10 years. When researchers asked why they'd left a job, respondents didn't support the old "It's time to focus on my family" narrative. "Surprisingly," the report reads, "young women identified finding a higher paying job, a lack of learning and development, and a shortage of interesting and meaningful work as the primary reasons why they may leave."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/03/22/the-real-reason-y...
Women's economic empowerment critical for safeguarding food security
Before the cyclone, Rakesh Prakash and his family relied on the income they received from the produce they harvested on their 10-acre farm in Toge, Fiji. Twice a week they would harvest 300-400kg of eggplant, chillies, cow peas and spinach and take it to the local market to sell to market vendors, who would then on-sell it to the public.
http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2016/3/womens-economic-empowermen...
IPS/ March 21, 2016/ N Chandra Mohan
Reaping the Gender Dividend
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia- For the first time, an all-female flight crew recently operated a Royal Brunei Airlines jet from Brunei to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Such a feat certainly appears noteworthy in a country where gender segregation is pervasive. When women are still not permitted to drive a car; where there are separate entrances for men and women in banks, is there a possibility of an all-female crew operating a Saudi Airlines plane from Jeddah to Brunei? Not immediately, as there are disturbing signs that the limited gains on the gender front might face reversals.
http://www.ipsnews.net/2016/03/reaping-the-gender-dividend/
IPS/ March 19, 2016/ Thalif Deen
UN Laboriously Strives for its First Female Secretary-General
UNITED NATIONS - When the only female candidate failed in her attempt to become UN Secretary-General back in late 2006, an Asian diplomat weighed in with an upgraded Biblical quote: "It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle", he said, "than for a woman to become the Secretary-General of the United Nations."
http://www.ipsnews.net/2016/03/un-laboriously-strives-for-its-first-fema...
The Guardian/ March 19, 2016/ Molly Redden
Women in science on Wikipedia: will we ever fill the information gap?
In early March, the internet was introduced to the best-case scenario for what happens when women are the butt of online abuse: Emily Temple-Wood. Since she was 12 years old, The 24-year-old Loyola University of Chicago biology student has contributed hundreds of biographies of prominent women in science to Wikipedia, in the name of improving its coverage of female scientists. With her mission came exposure, and with exposure, a hail of lewd and misogynist emails that objected to her work … But in addition to swelling the ranks of women scientists in Wikipedia's vast catalogues, Temple-Wood's mission is raising another question: why was there such an imbalance in the first place?
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/19/women-in-science-on-wi...


Nadia Adam Shah participated in the Libraries Change Lives writing competition in the youth category. Her story depicting her love of the library won her the runners up prize in the youth category.
I do not know where to begin. Well for one thing, the library is a wonderful, marvellous, and miraculous place. It is free for anyone to enjoy, no matter what culture, religion, or country you are from. When you are at the library you all know you have something in common…a love of books! You can gather so much knowledge from a library and learn so much from books. Librarians are like human Google's; any information you're looking for, ask them, and you most likely will have an answer. Libraries are filled with many different worlds because when you read a book you feel like you have been drawn into the world created by the author.
This began to happen when I started going to the library on a regular basis. I love taking my time to choose a book and finding a corner to snuggle into. There is nothing better than the feeling of entering the library. When I enter a library I feel comfy, at peace, and safe. I have a great passion for reading and it makes me want to read a lot in my spare time. Novels open my mind to a world without limits, expanding my imagination.
Many people seem to really enjoy movies and do not take much interest in books. In the library there are many books that have movies to them. Movies are usually inspired by the books if it has an interesting concept to it. It is better to read the book first since they tend to be more detailed. People often like books that have been made into movies, including me.
Like books, there are normally some DVDs and CDs you can borrow from the library, along with being able to use computers to research. There is generally free internet you can use at the library too, so you can bring your electronic devices and find a quiet place to sit. There is no time pressure to the library (besides the closing hours) so you can stay until your heart is content.
Overall, I think that the library is a great public place that I love very much. It has changed mine and many other peoples' lives because of what a special and unique place it is.


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The group Berger Knutsson Spering was what actually triggered the start of the C&E label in 2005, due to the fact that the Amigo label that had released our first three albums found that we did not bring in enough money to the Bonnier family that had bought the label. So they did not want to release our new album. Well, why not do it on our own we thought.
So I, Bengt Berger, of the Berger Knutsson Spering trio took charge of the whole thing, thinking that from my studies in India and Ghana I have a lot of unique and very valuable recordings of great music that had been released in a very limited fashion and that we could think of a lot of other music that we were involved in that was screaming for release .
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62.5 by 51.5 cm.; 24 5/8 by 20 1/4 in.
Louis-Auguste Alfred Beurdeley (1808–82), Paris;
By whom sold, Paris, Hôtel des Ventes Mobilières, 18 December 1855, lot 5;
Sale, Paris, Hôtel des Commissaires-Priseurs, 28 May 1863, lot 48;
Baur collection;
Joseph Fau, Paris;
His sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 9 March 1874, lot 25;
Sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 17 April 1875, lot 5;
With Auguste Sichel, Paris;
His sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 1-5 March 1886, lot 179, where acquired by Settiner;
Sir Charles Hedworth Mills, 4th Baron Hillingdon (1922-1978), England;
Private collection, London, until 1951, when acquired.
Milwaukee, Art Institute, The Story of Medicine in Art, 11 September-25 October 1953, no. 498;
New York, Wildenstein, Francois Boucher, 12 November-19 December 1980, no. 37;
Tokyo, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Francois Boucher, 24 April-23 June 1982, and Kumamoto, Prefectural Museum of Art, 3 July-22 August 1982, no. 70.
L. Soullié and C. Masson in A. Michel, François Boucher, Paris 1906, p. 68, cat. no. 1231;
G. Pannier in P. de Nolhac (ed.), François Boucher, premier peintre du roi, Paris 1907, p. 144;
The Story of Medicine in Art, exhibition catalogue, Milwaukee 1953, cat. no. 498;
A. Ananoff, François Boucher, Lausanne and Paris 1976, vol. II, pp. 288-89, cat. no. 663 and p. 69, under cat. no. 365/3, reproduced in colour p. 200, and p. 289, fig. 1737;
A. Ananoff, L'opera completa di Boucher, Milan 1980, pp. 141, cat. no. 701, reproduced;
D. Sutton François Boucher, exhibition catalogue, Tokyo 1982, cat. no. 70, reproduced in colour p. 104 and 183.
The design is closely related to a similar work by Boucher of the same subject which is one element of a decorative scheme of eight allegorical panels entitled The Arts and Sciences. The series, which is thought to have been painted around 1751 for Madame de Pompadour's Château de Crécy, is now in the Frick Collection, New York.1 The Frick version was engraved by Claude Duflos the Younger (1700-1786). The composition of the present version was the basis for a Gobelins tapestry woven by Jacques Neilson (1714-1788), two examples of which were sold Paris, Drouot-Richelieu, 4 June 1993, lot 220, and 14 December 1994, lot 71.
A copy, en grisaille, was at one stage on the Paris art market.
We are grateful to Alastair Laing for endorsing the attribution after seeing the original.
1. See Ananoff 1980, under Literature, pp. 117-18, cat. no. 387, reproduced.


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First Class of Startups Chosen for New York Fashion Tech Lab
João-Pierre S. Ruth
Fashion has always been huge in New York, and now a local lab created to nurture tech startups in this industry is welcoming its inaugural class.
The New York Fashion Tech Lab is a collaborative effort by Springboard Enterprises, the Partnership Fund for New York City, and others. The eight chosen startups will go through a 12-week program that starts this month. In addition to mentoring and guidance, the startups will have a chance to meet fashion brands and retailers from across the city. The Partnership Fund has supported comparable local programs for other industries, such has the NY Digital Health Accelerator.
A plethora of brands and retailers, including Macy's, Ralph Lauren, J. Crew, The Estee Lauder Companies, and Kate Spade & Company, are providing mentorship and financial support for the new lab as founding members.
The fashion tech lab will operate out of AlleyNYC's co-working space, and run from May through July with a demo day to round out the program.
Below is the list of startups, including a couple of familiar names, in the inaugural class:
Clothes Horse — An alum of the Dreamit Ventures accelerator. Clothes Horse helps consumers shop online for clothes that fit, and helps reduce returns to vendors.
Nineteenth Amendment — An online marketplace that helps independent fashion designers get their apparel manufactured in the U.S. and sold.
Perch Interactive — A spinoff of Potion, a New York-based design firm. Perch is developing software and hardware that lets retailers turn most any surface in their stores into digital displays shoppers can interact with.
Stylinity — A platform for social shopping that lets consumers search for new threads, take "selfies" in their new outfits, and share the photos with friends.
Stylit — Provides free weekly, personalized fashion suggestions from stylists and machine-learning technology.
StyleSage — Working a big data angle, StyleSage analyzes pricing and social information to help fashion retailers and brands figure out what designs are popular and how they should be priced, and make other inventory decisions.
Suddenlee — A logistics technology platform that lets consumers shop online with multiple brands and stores at once and receive their purchases in one next-day delivery.
Trendalytics — A graduate of the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator. Trendalytics developed a visual analytics platform that uses insights from search behavior and social media to measure consumer response to fashion and beauty trends.


International SeaKeepers Society: Drifters to Shark Tagging: Private Vessels Working with Scientific Projects!
Captain Tom Peterson will share stories about the International SeaKeeper's Society. The Society was created to match yachts their owners with scientific programs, to promote the continued protection of the Oceans around the world. Learn about projects and adventures on the water, including shark tagging, underwater DNA collecting, and the deployments of drifters. Along with NOAA, major universities, and other Oceanic groups, SeaKeepers has contributed millions of dollars toward marine research. Captain Tom Petersen is a USCG licensed captain with over 100,000 miles logged cruising around the world. Captain Tom works alongside his wife at Valkyrie Yacht Sales based in Channel Islands Harbor. He is also a long-time PADI Scuba Instructor and a member of the Platinum Pro 5000 Hall of Fame.