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'It's a drop in the bucket': Opposition slams N.B. first quarter results
By Jeremy Keefe	Global News
Posted August 25, 2017 2:54 pm
Updated August 25, 2017 3:02 pm
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WATCH: New Brunswick's opposition says a reduction in the previously projected deficit "masks" the true picture of the province's economy. Jeremy Keefe has more – Aug 25, 2017
Despite the province touting a $35 million reduction in the projected deficit, the official New Brunswick opposition is calling it a failure to address the true issue.
When the budget was released the deficit was estimated at $191 million.
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An increase of $10 million in revenue along with $25 million less than projected for expenditures has dropped the figure to $156 million.
Opposition MLA Brian Macdonald says a lower deficit is still a deficit and doesn't tackle the true problem facing the province.
"They haven't paid down the debt one nickel, not a cent," he said. "They're adding to the debt."
NB Finance Minister Cathy Rogers presenting first quarter fiscal results. pic.twitter.com/wtuBLcbDt7
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But the government disagrees.
"What this shows us is that our plan is working and we have no intention of moving away from this plan," said finance minister Cathy Rogers.
"This is good news."
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Miscellaneous revenue climbed to $16.7 million with recoveries related to the harmonized sales tax being cited as a main contributor.
The province increased taxes by two per cent as of July 1, 2016.
Still, Rogers is quick to point to a variety of avenues for the gains.
"We're seeing economic growth, we're seeing retail sales up, we're seeing employment up," she explained.
The official opposition doesn't think a celebration is in order just yet.
The provincial net debt — the total amount owed by the province — is expected to reach $14.3 billion by March 31, 2018, after increasing by a newly projected $325.6 million.
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Macdonald questions the need for spending beyond revenue when the province is already in arrears to the tune of billions.
"They're both taxing which means there's less money in the pockets of New Brunswickers and they're adding to the debt which means the same New Brunswickers that just got taxed are going to have to pay for that debt later," he said. "If they were taking that money and putting it on the debt I might feel differently."
Rogers maintains her government is sticking to a plan they've had in place since taking office which will balance the budget by 2020-2021, and that after eliminating the deficit, the debt will follow.
"The best way to begin attacking our net debt is to get to a balanced budget and we're very focused on doing this," she explained. "Once we get to a balanced budget, I look forward as well with the rest of New Brunswickers in attacking the net debt."
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Meet this year's People First Award winners
I'm thrilled to announce the winners of this year's People First Awards. We received over 80 nominations of staff, physicians, teams and leaders who put people first, challenge the status quo, build strong relationships, think creatively, and provide compassionate care to our patients, clients and residents.
The selection committee—comprised of Senior Executive Team members, Professional Practice leaders and front-line staff—had the difficult task of evaluating the impressive entries based on the award criteria. For each category, an Award of Excellence was given to the nominee with the highest average score and up to three Awards of Merit were given to the runners-up.
Please join me in congratulating our colleagues and friends!
The Unsung Hero
This award is for an individual who has consistently gone above and beyond without fanfare to the benefit of the organization and the people around them, whether they are patients or fellow staff members.
Brent Fitzsimmons, Needle Exchange & Harm Reduction Program Coordinator, Public Health for Gibsons, Sechelt & Pender Harbour
Awards of Merit
Nova Cleghorn, Nurse Educator, Medical, Surgical & Pediatrics, Powell River General Hospital
Sophia Goksoyr, Social Worker, Intensive Care Unit, Vancouver General Hospital
Dr. Raymond Au, Psychiatrist, Psychiatric Emergency Unit, Richmond Hospital
This award is for an individual who goes above and beyond to support their patients, clients or residents in the delivery of high quality care and services while upholding professional standards.
Lynn Ottoson, Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Inpatient Psychiatry, Richmond Hospital
Jill Scott, Thrombosis Clinic Nurse, Hematology –Thrombosis Clinic, Vancouver General Hospital
Christopher Dickinson, Outreach Worker, Medical Mobile Unit, Vancouver
Maureen (Mo) Gaffney, Registered Nurse, Primary Care Clinic, Downtown Community Health Centre, Vancouver Community
Teamwork & Collaboration
This award is for a team that has come together to problem-solve, break down boundaries and/or create new relationships, finding sustainable solutions to health care challenges.
Mobile Medical Unit Deployment Team, Vancouver Acute & Vancouver Community:
Lori Korchinski, Afshan Nathoo, Miranda Compton, Dr. Eric Grafstein, Michelle de Moor, Dr. Keith Ahamad, Dr. Annabel Mead, Caitlin Etherington, Dr. Stan de Vlaming, Tim Chu, Ross Maguire, Marsha Simons, Joe Acker, Peter Hennecke, Krista Golden, Nathanial Lim
Downtown Eastside Connections Project Team, Vancouver Community:
Dr. Dan Pare, Monika Stein, Neil Braun, Keith McDonald, Jeff West, Jacey Larochelle, Dr. Ron Joe, Ben Fair, Andrew MacFarlane
Chest Pain Working Group, Emergency, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver Acute:
Lori Korchinski, Jaime Gallagher, Susan Harrison Salt, Sarah Turner, Lori Quinn, Cassie Wright, Sean Freeze, Bruce Hartnett, Dr. Heather Lindsay, Dr. Tong Lam, Dr. Chad Kim Sing, Erin Collins, Liz Crane, Darlene Davelaar, Christine Davie, Carole Dion, Michelle Dodds, Suzanne Fayle, Tracy Johnson, Tony Kumar, Gertrude Lee, Scott Maher, Penny Merletti, Trang Nguyen, Simona Pavlikova, Suzanne Pell, Evangeline Portillo, Jean Power, Gosha Roman, Sinead Ryan, Joanne Scott, Heather Sengara, Alexia Simeoni, Lindsey Bott, Angela Tait, Lindsay Tarasoff, John Tino, Veronica Tsang, Cindy Vanderbyl, Tracy Visser, Adrienne Zawyrucha, Carole Stevens, The Heart Services Cardiology Technologist team
VGH Perfusionists, Vancouver Acute:
Amandeep Sidhu, David Nash, Filippo Berna, Bernie Hanasyk, Jaime Drake, Matt Fieldwalker, Eleanor Sese, Rob Chalus, Doug Israel, Kim Long (KL) Ta, Patrick Lavassani, Edwin Proniuk
This award is for an individual who uses their courage and creativity to bring forward innovative solutions that challenge the status quo, improve quality and move us toward a more sustainable health care system.
Dr. Kendall Ho, Emergency Physician, Vancouver General Hospital & TEC4Home Lead
Christine Korol, Psychologist, Outpatient Psychiatry, Vancouver General Hospital
Michelle Hecht, Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, Lions Gate Hospital
Anna Richley, Manager, Mental Health & Substance Use Supported Housing, Vancouver Community
This award is for a respected, compassionate leader who inspires their peers and team with their thirst for excellence.
Dale Handley, Head Nurse, Carlile Youth Concurrent Disorders Centre, HOpe Centre
Dr. Faisal Khosa, Assistant Professor, Trauma Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital
Dr. Michael Wilkins-Ho, Medical Manager, Tertiary Older Adult Assessment & Treatment Unit, Willow Pavilion, Vancouver General Hospital & Head, UBC Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
Shelly Fleck, Operations Director, Operating Room Booking, Slating & Waitlist Management & Strategic Initiatives, Vancouver General Hospital
This award is for an individual or group who has volunteered their time to improve the health care system for their community.
Pender Women's Clinic Volunteer Team, Vancouver Community:
Laura Gair, Amanda Feng, Polly Ng
Josephine Macdonald, Volunteer, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver Acute
Chian-Li Hsu, Volunteer, Palliative Care Unit, Vancouver Acute
Thanks to all nominees and nominators
All of our nominees should feel proud of being recognized by their colleagues for the impact they are having on our organization and its culture. Thank you to all nominators who took time out of their busy days to highlight an inspirational colleague or team. Every nominee received a personal letter of congratulations. Kudos to all of our 2017 People First Award individual and team nominees.
Let the celebrations begin
The awards reception for the winners and their guests will be held on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 to celebrate their outstanding contributions to VCH. We'll also profile the winners in VCH News over the coming months.
On behalf of the Senior Executive Team, I sincerely want to congratulate the winners and the nominees for their achievements.
Please congratulate our winners in the comments section below. They deserve it!
For more information contact: Mary Ackenhusen, President & Chief Executive Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health
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Freeman Qu says:
No one from the Coastal region won any of these awards? Just wondering why.
I thought VCH stood for Vancouver AND Coastal.
As a VCH employee working in the Coastal region, I would like to have some explanations.
Mary Findlay says:
Brent Fitzsimmons is one of the winners and he is from the SUNSHINE COAST! He is amazing in his role as Harm Reduction Lead! Maybe there are others??? The winners first had to be nominated so maybe the coast folks are just too busy working to look up and see what amazing colleagues we have.
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Thanks for your comment, Freeman. There are three winners from the Coastal Community of Care this year: Brent Fitzsimmons, Nova Cleghorn and Dale Handley. If you want to know how the winners are chosen, the selection process is explained on VCH Connect: http://vch-connect/ld/ManagementDevelopment/EmployeeRecognition/peopleFirst/selection/Pages/default.aspx
Fiona Hughes says:
Actually, there are 4 winners from Coastal. RN Michelle Hecht, too! Michelle works in the Emergency Department at LGH.
Good for the person who thought to nominate Brent who is ny colleague. His is a tough job! He has such a great attitude and has been effective in educating his public health team mates about harm reducation. It is a lonely role and he is constantly humbled by the clients he is dedicated to helping. Thanks for recognizing him in this way.
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New data released from the Mayor's office shows 2 million Londoners are living in areas with illegal air.
The data, released by the London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (LAEI), in an update which now includes figures for 2016.
Between 2013 and 2016, total nitrogen dioxide emissions fell by 9 per cent. In the first three months of 2016, 43 monitoring sites in London recorded hours exceeding their legal limits for NO2, with 13 exceeding their annual limit (18 hours). So far in 2019, just 10 monitoring sites have recorded hours with pollution levels above the limit, while none have breached its annual limit.
However, it was also reported that two million people, including over 400,000 children, in London are living with illegal air pollution.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has said he is committed to improving air pollution in London. So far this year, there has been a 57 per cent reduction in the number of hours recorded in which the city exceeded the 200ug/m3 limit for NO2, compared to the same period last year.
Sadiq Khan said: "From the very outset I have been crystal clear that I would do everything in my power to tackle London's toxic air crisis. So far in my mayoralty, this includes cleaning up our bus and taxi fleet and establishing the largest air quality monitoring network of any major city."
The introduction of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), a daily charge to cars driving within certain zones, has been welcomed by Londoners. The ULEZ will launch in just under a weeks' time and is set to reduce the number of polluting cars on London roads.
Charges for the ULEZ will be £12.50 for most vehicles including cars, motorcycles and vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) and £100 for heavier vehicles, including lorries (more than 3.5 tonnes) and buses and coaches (more than five tonnes).
Sadiq Khan added: "The introduction of the world's first 24-hour seven-day-a-week Ultra Low Emission Zone next week marks a watershed moment in our fight to clean up our filthy air. The data I've published today gives an even clearer picture of the urgent need to take action.
Chair in Environmental Health at King's College London, Professor Frank Kelly, said: "London needs effective measures to improve air quality to an acceptable level at which it is not having a negative influence on children's health. The ULEZ is a world-leading initiative that has been designed to have the positive impact that our capital deserves. I applaud the Mayor and his team for taking the bold action needed to protect the health of London's children."
The Mayor has also introduced an interactive air pollution map which shows the locations of air quality monitoring and action across London.
Download the data from the Mayor's Office here.
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An Alaska judge has rejected efforts by the eldest son of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin to bar the media from covering proceedings in an assault case against him in therapeutic court.
Judge David Wallace on Monday said closing Track Palin's hearings to the public and the press "would violate the basic and fundamental principles set forth in long standing precedent."
However, Wallace did agree with Palin's lawyer to bar still, video and cellphone cameras from the proceedings.
Media outlets including The Associated Press formally opposed Palin's recent motion to restrict the media from Veterans Court, where his case is being transferred.
A criminal case against the 29-year-old Army veteran accuses him of assaulting his father last year at the family home in Wasilla, Alaska, north of Anchorage.


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Rowing Round the Corner
Bumps Races at Ditton Corner
The four-day rowing races between the colleges of the University of Cambridge are known as 'Bumps and Carnage', and have been held twice a year since 1827. The 'May' bumps, occur in June, naturally.
Boats try to catch and hit or 'bump', the boat ahead. Boats row in divisions - 17 boats in a line a few yards apart, started by a gun. The race begins at the Gun Sheds, down the First Post Reach, round the Gut, round Ditton Corner and finishes down the Long Reach to Chesterton.
The objective is to catch up with and bump the boat ahead before being bumped by the boat behind. The bumper then changes place with the bumped when the race is held again the next day. The Bumps are held four days running, beginning on Wednesday and the last day, Saturday, being a day of spectacle attended by large crowds of spectators along the river banks.
More than 30 colleges and university affiliated departments take part in the bumps. Each has its own colours and can be recognised by the blades on their oars. A guide to recognising the boats is given below.
It is possible for a good crew to advance four or more places up the division, in which case the crew wins its 'oar' - a prized possession. A crew that has won its oar will carry its college flag down the river - to the applause of the crowds. A crew that makes a bump traditionally signals this by decorating the boat and rowers with foliage for their row back down the river to the boat houses.
About a third of the way down the course is the bend of Ditton Corner where the well-coxed crew can catch their quarry by cutting inside.
The house is named after the bend in the river. Ditton Corner is a good vantage point to watch the races. Photographs and sketches of the event from the turn of the century show that the present garden of the house at Ditton Corner was a popular perch. Jesus College may have carried out the terracing of the garden to provide viewing platforms. There were timber grandstands built, bands that played and an industry of on-course bookmakers.
Early painting of rowing around Ditton Corner
Time for Tea; The Bumps of 1906, Ditton Corner
Painting by Percy Robert Craft; 6ft by 4ft; Cambridge Guildhall
This painting was discovered last year in the Cambridge Guildhall and has now been restored. It shows the gardens of Ditton Corner crowded with spectators for the 1906 Bumps.
Ditton Corner (house in the background) with crowds watching the bumps in 1910
This image can also be viewed in more detail
Here's the same view in June 2000
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Here's the group photo -same view - in June 2001
larger version
and whaddyaknow, we did it again - in June 2002
larger version 2002
Getting pretty good at it by 2003
Big 2003 Group Photo
Bunch of hat-tossers in 2004
Another bunch of reprobates in 2005
Looks familiar? The gang from 2006
Brollies on the bank in 2007...
With a tandem bicycle in 2008...
Large 2008 Group Photo
Getting reflective in 2009
The Hundred Year Salute in 2010
2011 saw us doing the group photo in a new location
Spectators at Ditton Corner 1910
Spectators at Ditton Corner 2000 - (architects class of 1976 reunion)
The social style may not be quite as splendid, but today's races are still exciting. In 1994 the Bumps racing occasion was marked by a visit from H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh to the gardens of Ditton Corner, hosted by the previous owners of our house, Gordon and Agatha Woods. The flagpole at Ditton Corner was built specifically for the occasion in order to fly the Royal Standard.
Royal visitor to Mr. and Mrs. Wood - the previous owners of Ditton Corner.
For the latest rowing news and race order for the bumps check out www.cam.ac.uk/societies/boatclub
Recognising the Boats
Boats are identifiable by their college colours on the blades of their oars.
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FIFA World Cup 2018 Offbeat
08:23 PM, June 28, 2018 / LAST MODIFIED: 08:36 PM, June 28, 2018
Gangnam Style in Mexico City
Mexican soccer fans celebrate with a young South Korean citizen Angel of Independence, Mexico City, Mexico Photo: Reuters
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South Korea's win knocked out defending champions Germany and helped Mexico to go through to the last 16. Hundreds of Mexican fans, delirious with delight, were seen flocking to the South Korean embassy in Mexico City.
They held South Korean and Mexican flags and some fans sang Mexican football anthems while others danced to South Korean pop hit Gangnam Style.
We love you Korea!!! #graciascorea pic.twitter.com/z6BsWO4hti Valerie Baeza (@_Valeriebee) June 27, 2018
In front of the South Korean embassy they were joined by South Korean consul general Han Bjoung-yin, who even appeared to have a shot of tequila with them in one video.
That's the Korean consul general to Mexico, Byoung-Jin Han, celebrating with grateful Mexican fans outside the Korea embassy here. One fan said he took a shot of tequila with them earlier. pic.twitter.com/NGWEmRADUW James Wagner (@ByJamesWagner) June 27, 2018
South Korea needed to beat Germany and then have Mexico defeat Sweden to have a chance of advancing from the group stage.
But Sweden killed that hope with three unanswered goals that sealed the game midway into the second half in the other Group F finale. However, Mexico still advanced to the next round in second spot thanks to Germany's defeat.
President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday to congratulate the winning team, President Vladimir Putin, and Russia after the World Cup final, which he called "one of the best ever!"
"Congratulations to France, who played extraordinary soccer, on winning the 2018 World Cup. Additionally, congratulations to President Putin and Russia for putting on a truly great World Cup Tournament one of the best ever!," he wrote on his Twitter account on Sunday.
Earlier in the day, the national team of France defeated Croatia 4-2 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup final match in Moscow to snatch its second World Cup Trophy.
Congratulations to France, who played extraordinary soccer, on winning the 2018 World Cup. Additionally, congratulations to President Putin and Russia for putting on a truly great World Cup Tournament -- one of the best ever!
Donald J. Trump (realDonaldTrump) July 15, 2018
Croatian media on Monday hailed their team as heroes after the small country's historic success in reaching the World Cup final where France beat them 4-2.
"Thank you, heroes! - You gave us everything!" read the Sportske Novosti frontpage.
"'Vatreni' (the "Fiery Ones" in Croatian), you are the biggest, you are our pride, your names will remain written in gold forever!" the newspaper said.
It showed a photo of captain Luka Modric who was awarded the Golden Ball for the best player at the tournament, holding a trophy, although with a sad face after the defeat.
"Brave hearts - You made us proud," said Jutarnji List daily.
"Croatia celebrates you, you are our gold!" echoed the Vecernji List.
It noted that for the past month coach Zlatko Dalic's team "made Croatia better".
"They restored pride, pulled it out of the pessimism" reigning in the country whose economy remains among the weakest in the European Union.
More than 100,000 red-and-white-painted Croatian fans were expected to welcome the squad home later Monday in the capital Zagreb.
Anti-establishment leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador swept to victory in Mexico's presidential election Sunday, in a political sea change driven by voters' anger over endemic corruption and brutal violence.
According to exit polls, the sharp-tongued, silver-haired politician known as "AMLO" won by a large margin over his two main rivals, who both conceded defeat shortly after the polls closed -- laying to rest concerns that a deeply divided country could face prolonged uncertainty over the winner.
Thousands of ecstatic supporters flooded central Mexico City's Zocalo square and Alameda park, celebrating to the sounds of mariachi music as Lopez Obrador slowly made his way there from his campaign headquarters in a motorcade, swarmed by huge crowds.
"The government was failing. We needed a real change," said one elated supporter, Jose Gutierrez, 44.
Runner-up Ricardo Anaya of the conservative National Action Party (PAN) and third-place candidate Jose Antonio Meade of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) both congratulated Lopez Obrador and wished him success.
It is a major shift in Mexican politics: the PRI and PAN have governed for nearly a century, and Lopez Obrador will be the country's first leftist president in recent history when he takes office on December 1.
Three polling firms gave the former Mexico City mayor the win. Newspaper El Financiero's exit poll gave him 49 percent of the vote to 27 percent for Anaya and 18 percent for Meade.
Polling firms Mitofsky and the Strategic Communications Cabinet announced broadly similar results.
Congressional majority in reach
Lopez Obrador, 64, successfully tapped voters' anger over a seemingly never-ending series of corruption scandals and horrific violence that left a record 25,000 murders last year -- an orgy of bloodshed fueled by the country's powerful drug cartels.
Casting his ballot early Sunday at his polling station in Mexico City's Tlalpan district, he called the elections "historic."
"We represent the possibility of real change," he told hundreds of journalists crowded at the entrance, promising a "peaceful transformation" of the country.
Lopez Obrador's coalition -- led by the Morena party he launched in 2014 -- appeared to be on track for a strong showing in state and congressional races as well, winning six of the day's nine governor's races, according to exit polls.
That included Mexico City, where a woman was elected for the first time ever, the scientist and environmentalist Claudia Sheinbaum.
Two other states were too close to call, according to Mitofsky.
Lopez Obrador's coalition will have a majority in the lower house, and possibly in the Senate as well, according to the firm's exit polls -- a coup for a party contesting its first national elections.
After a campaign of lofty but vague promises, the new president will now face a big challenge to deliver, said political analyst Jose Antonio Crespo.
"He'll have Congress's support and a great deal of legitimacy, but things don't change magically," he told AFP.
"He's not going to be able to work miracles."
Three more murders
In a country awash in violence, the campaign has been the most blood-stained in Mexican history: 145 politicians have been murdered since September, according to consulting firm Etellekt.
Three political party members were shot dead on election day, according to local officials: a Workers' Party (PT) member in the western state of Michoacan, and two members of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in the central state of Puebla.
Most of the murders have been of local politicians, the most frequent targets for drug cartels seeking corrupt officials they can strike alliances with.
Market jitters
But Mexicans are deeply divided over Lopez Obrador, who was making his third presidential bid.
He has clashed with Mexico's business community, with some critics warning he would pursue Venezuela-style socialist policies that could wreck Latin America's second-largest economy.
Seeking to soothe, he has recruited a team of market-friendly advisers and backpedaled on his most controversial proposals, including reversing outgoing President Enrique Pena Nieto's landmark energy reform, which privatized the oil sector.
The country's Business Coordinating Council, one of its largest business groups, appeared ready to call a truce.
"We will work with the president-elect's team to build an agenda for stability, trust and development," its director, Juan Pablo Castanon, told a press conference.
The Mexican peso was stable on international currency markets.
Lopez Obrador will face a laundry list of challenges, including a lackluster economy and a thorny relationship with the United States under President Donald Trump, whose anti-trade, anti-immigration policies have turned diplomacy with Mexico's key trading partner into a minefield.
"AMLO" has vowed to put Trump "in his place."
But the US president appeared ready to start off on the right foot.
"I look very much forward to working with him," he tweeted. "There is much to be done that will benefit both the United States and Mexico!"
At least 15 people were killed and another seven wounded in a shooting at a nightclub early on Saturday in Mexico's violence-wracked Guanajuato state, according to the local prosecutor's office.
It was not immediately clear who committed the crime. Before sunrise, a group of armed men pulled up in three vans at the La Playa Men's Club in the city of Salamanca, burst into the premises and opened fire, local media reported.
Powerful oil theft gangs have stolen vast quantities of fuel from Salamanca's oil refinery. This week President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador launched a major offensive to capture local gang leader Jose Antonio Yepez, known as "El Marro."
A video taken after the shooting from the street near the nightclub showed a line of police vehicles. A woman wailed uncontrollably in the background as an ambulance drove into the area.
According to a statement from the Guanajuato state prosecutor's office, 13 men were found dead in the nightclub, and another two died after being taken to hospital. It added that its agents were investigating the crime.
Salamanca lies in Guanajuato state, part of the country's industrial heartland that was a magnet for carmakers such as Volkswagen AG, General Motors Co and Toyota Motor Corp, but it suffered a doubling of murders last year, making it one of Mexico's most violent regions, official data shows.
More than a decade after the launch of a militarized effort against drug cartels that has led to some of Mexico's bloodiest years on record, the latest effort will test the new government's ability to curtail the reach of organized crime.
Lopez Obrador took office on December 1, vowing to fight crime in a new way.
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic has won many admirers for own performance at the World Cup final in Moscow, where she stood in driving rain at the closing ceremony, smiled and hugged every player from both teams.
Croatia lost to France 4-2 in a thrilling final on Sunday.
Grabar Kitarovic, clad in a red-and white Croatia soccer shirt, stood on the podium with Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron when the medals were given to the players.
While Putin was handed an umbrella, she stood soaked but smiling in the heavy rain, clearly delighted by Croatia's brave showing. Aides eventually found her an umbrella.
"Best scene at the World Cup. Pouring Rain, no umbrella and Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic hugs every single player from Croatia and France, even if Croatia has just lost. That's pure emotional and so warmly. No politics, only sport! Congrats to both teams!," a comment on social media said.
Another one pointed out her graceful demeanour despite Croatia losing the final.
"A heart broken Croatia President looks graceful in defeat hugging every player!," it said.
"She made the fans more emotional," another comment added.
Grabar Kitarovic displayed great passion throughout the tournament, following the team in all the games after the group stage but missing the semi-final against England due to the NATO summit in Brussels.
"The Croatian president is coming out of this as the winner. Football shirt, rain, crying, hair ruined, doesn't give a damn," was another one among many comments.
Some also saw a display of a great sporting spirit as she hugged players from both teams: "Loved your gesture and sporting spirit during World Cup final game. You are the true epitome of sportsman spirit. Way to Go!"
Later on Monday, the Croatian capital Zagreb will stage a welcome celebration for the soccer team, which achieved the greatest success in the history of Croatian football, surpassing their performance 20 years ago when Croatia won the third place at the World Cup in France.
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Bacon logs all messages through the Python ``logging`` module to the ``"bacon"`` logger.  If no logging configuration is setup, bacon will log warning and error messages to the console, and informational messages to a file in the current directory named ``bacon.log``.

You can change this behaviour by setting up logging handler for the ``"bacon"`` module before importing bacon.  The following example suppresses all logging, including the creation of the ``bacon.log`` file.

.. literalinclude:: ../examples/suppress_logging.py
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Debug Overlay
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Press ``Ctrl`` and ``~`` (tilde or backtick) within a Bacon application to toggle the debug overlay.  This shows vital statistics about the performance of your game, and can be used to check for memory leaks and performance bottlenecks.  The statistics shown are described below.

FPS
	Instantaneous frames per second (FPS).  Bacon limits the FPS to the monitor vsync and so typically is never higher than 60.
MSPF
	Milliseconds per frame.  Calculated as 1000 / FPS, this is a more useful measure for benchmarking than FPS as it has a linear scale.
Texture Memory
	Total number of bytes allocated to resident textures.
Images
	Total number of image handles.  Note that individual font glyphs are also images and are cached by Bacon.  Image regions also count towards this number.  The overhead per image is low and so a high number of images is not necessarily a point of concern.
Textures
	Total number of textures resident.  Textures are the GPU storage for images, and Bacon automatically packs multiple images into a single texture.
Shaders
	Total number of shaders resident.
Targets/Frame
	Number of times the active target was changed during the previous frame.  This can potentially be an expensive operation.
Draws/Frame
	Number of draw calls submitted to the graphics driver during the previous frame.  Bacon automatically batches multiple primitives (e.g., images) into a smaller number of draw calls, but is forced to flush a
	draw call when the render state changes (e.g., by changing blend modes, shader, or texture).
Primitives/Frame
	Number of primitives rendered during the previous frame.  An image counts as two primitives, as it is composed of two triangles.
Sounds
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Q: reload: true works only once I am trying to pass parameters from one view to another in my anulgar/ionic app.
in the volCompute view ($stateParams is declared):
if ($stateParams.modelLine){
    console.log('receiving', $stateParams.modelLine.id, $stateParams.modelLine.modelStrict)
    $scope.data.chosenModel = $stateParams.modelLine.modelStrict;
}

in the compareview:
$state.go('app.volCompute', { modelLine: test[0] }, {reload: true});

but it works only one time, if I go back and forth between the two views the code in volCompute is not run.
It seems like the reload: true is only executed once.
Can you help please ?

A: There are few more details how to understand ionic caches

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*What is the difference between $ionicView.enter and cache:false

*ui.router not reloading controller
And I would suggest to use the event hook here $ionicView.enter or $ionicView.afterEnter
$scope.$on('$ionicView.enter', function(){
  // Coding
});

there is the link to doc

A: In your routes file:
$stateProvider.state('myState', {
   cache: false,
   url : '/myUrl',
   templateUrl : 'my-template.html'
})

Or inidividually in an <ion-view> tag:
<ion-view cache-view="false">
    ...
</ion-view>

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Vatican Denies Flaws That Led to Credit Card Block
Philip Pullella
Published 2:51 AM ET Mon, 14 Jan 2013 Updated 4:02 AM ET Mon, 14 Jan 2013 NBC NEWS
The Vatican insisted on Sunday that it had taken adequate measures to combat money laundering and so could not understand why the Bank of Italy had blocked the use of credit and debit cards inside Vatican City.
Riccardo De Luca
The central bank stopped Deutsche Bank Italy from providing electronic payment services for the Vatican on January 1 because the Holy See was seen as lacking anti-money-laundering controls and oversight, a move that left thousands of tourists visiting the Vatican museums and gift shops in the lurch, forcing them to use cash.
"I am truly surprised," Rene Bruelhart, the head of the Vatican's Financial Information Authority, told the Corriere della Sera newspaper in an interview Vatican Radio posted on its website.
Bruelhart, 40, said the Holy See had implemented EU-required controls and did not understand the action.
"The reality is that, considering the particular nature of the Vatican City State, adequate measures have been adopted for vigilance, prevention, and fighting money laundering and financing terrorism," he said.
The Bank of Italy said Deutsche Bank had installed machines for payment with credit and debit cards in the Vatican - a tiny city-state surrounded by Rome - without Italian permission after an agreement with another bank expired.
The sale of postage stamps, memorabilia and admission tickets to the Vatican Museums, home to art treasures including Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel frescoes, are a significant source of income for the Holy See, along with donations and investments.
(Read More: Vatican Unveils Pope's Twitter Handle: @pontifex)
In 2011, 5 million museum visitors brought in 91.3 million euros ($122 million), according to the city state's annual financial report, in which it posted its worst budget deficit in more than a decade.
Bruelhart, a Swiss national from Fribourg, was for eight years the director of Liechtenstein's Financial Intelligence Unit, the department that gathers and analyses information used by police to combat money laundering, organized crime and the financing of terrorism.
He began working for the Vatican in September, two months after the publication of a landmark report by Moneyval, a department of the Council of Europe, on the Vatican's efforts at financial transparency.
Moneyval gave the Vatican an overall pass grade on transparency-related criteria but fail grades in seven key areas.
The report identified serious failings in the Vatican's bank, officially known as the Institute for Works of Religion, which has been enmeshed in several scandals over the years.
"Moneyval affirmed that the Holy See has a system of preventing and fighting money laundering and the financing of terrorism, equivalent to and recognized at the international level," said Bruelhart.
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But a Bank of Italy statement said that while Moneyval recognized that the Vatican had made progress in financial transparency, "the presence of an effective anti-money-laundering regime had still not been proved".
The Moneyval report was particularly pointed in its criticism of the management of the IOR and strongly recommended that it be independently supervised and that "fit and proper criteria" should be applied to senior management at the IOR.
(Read More: Italy Blocks Vatican Card Payments Over Transparency Concerns)
The IOR is being investigated by Italian magistrates looking into money laundering. The bank has denied all wrongdoing.
The Vatican has struggled to shake off a reputation for opaque finances that dates back to 1982, when Roberto Calvi, an Italian known as "God's banker" because of his links to the Vatican, was found hanged under London's Blackfriars Bridge.
The IOR was entangled in the collapse of Calvi's Banco Ambrosiano, with its lurid allegations about money-laundering, freemasons, and mafia links.
The IOR then held a stake in the Ambrosiano, at the time Italy's largest private bank, and investigators alleged that it was partly responsible for the bank's fraudulent bankruptcy.


"Here's to all volunteers, those dedicated people who believe in all work and no pay."
Truly, this is how we feel about our volunteers, because without them - without you - so much of what we do here at The Milford Senior Center, would be almost impossible to accomplish. That's why we're always looking for people to contribute their time and talent to MSC. So, have a look at some of our volunteer opportunities listed on this page, and if you'd like to get involved and help us help others, please speak to anyone of our staff for more information about volunteering here with us. Call our Program Coordinator @ 302-422-3385 for your opportunity to assist us in serving our members.
Specialty Skills - Plumbers, electricians and woodworking specialists to assist with basic repairs to the facility. Painter to assist with painting and/or touch ups including plastering and wall repair.
Directors - The Milford Senior Center Board of Directors is comprised of up to 10 members, 8 of whom must be MSC Members. The Board regularly recruits for members who are interested in participating our Center by word of mouth or by volunteering during one of our fundraisers.
Committee Members - In addition to the Executive Committee, these are the working committees established by the Board of Directors: Finance, Nominating, Resource Development, Personnel, House & Building, and Maintenance. People do not need to be members of our Board of Directors in order to participate on these committees.
Ad Hoc Committee - Throughout the year, the Executive Director may establish committees with a particular focus, intent and time limit. For example, The Memorial Wall Committee, The Program Evaluation Committee and the Program Planning Committee.
Greeters - Greeters welcome members and visitors to MSC, provide tours and basic information to potential members.


Tomasello & Weitz is one of the most prestigious maritime law firms in Chile. Its origins trace back to 1967 when Leslie Tomasello Hart and Gloria Weitz Bravo began their professional practice.
In its present form, Tomasello & Weitz is a firm that, in addition to its significant experience in the field of shipping, is able to advise its clients on a wide range of legal, commercial, financial and real estate matters.
Seven lawyers and their complete supporting personnel comprise the firm. With offices in Santiago, Valparaíso and Puerto Montt, Tomasello & Weitz has structured a network of lawyers in order to provide legal assistance in the main ports of Chile.


The internet these days is full of all kinds of malicious content. There are viruses, spyware, adware, and some content out there isn't the highest of quality. Sites can get hacked with malicious content. There are tons of different anti virus software packages out there.
Disclosure: I am a computer enthusiast. While my main objective is to offer knowledge and assistance, my site contains links to produces. I will receive compensation when a purchase is made through these links (you will not be charged more, I just get a very small portion of the pie). I downloaded the free trial in order to provide a complete and honest review. My opinions are my own. If I recommend an item it is because I genuinely believe the item is worth the cost.
In this Kaspersky Total Security 2018 Review I'll dive into everything the package has to offer and see what's good and what's not.
While not all virus protection software is the same, you can expect that if a company's primary product is computer security it will provide adequate protection from everything the internet has to offer. What you are really looking for in anti-virus software is what's different from the competitor.
I'll go into a few of the features included with the Total Security suite below, but the ones related to a computer scan I'll include here.
The first feature that jumped out at me was the software updater. While this program is looking at every file installed on your computer it is able to determine if you have the most up to date software. It isn't a requirement to update software when you can, but most of the time the updates will remove bugs and security issues (occasionally updates add features). It's not always easy to know when an update is available. It's nice to have something to tell you when something is out-of-date.
The next one in the list was the Software Cleaner. This looks at all the software you have installed on your computer and will give you the option to uninstall anything that hasn't been used recently. I'm not sure how well this feature works. I have some games installed that haven't been used in months and it didn't flag any of them.
The final scan that I was able to find in the software was a Vulnerability Scan. It looks at vulnerabilities in your system. At first, I thought this would be an awesome feature, but after seeing the kind of items it brings up I think it may have limited use. As you can see below, there are items that show up in the list that make me wonder what the point is.
This security suite comes with access to Kaspersky's Password Manager. This is also available as a standalone option. This really just facilitates us being a little bit lazier. Part of the reason I use Chrome as much as I do is because it can store pretty much anything, and I don't like to type.
The Password Manager does the same thing. It'll store all of your credit cards, passwords, and address. Don't worry it keeps everything encrypted and you need to remember one master password to access everything it has stored. The problem I have with this software is that I use the same 2 or 3 passwords on everything.
There is a free version of the Password Manager. It allows 15 entries. There is nothing here that Google Chrome doesn't do. Chrome even lets you have an unlimited number of entries for free. I don't know how secure Chrome is but with all the data breaches you here about Google must be doing something to keep from being one of the breaches.
As a parent I can understand the need to keep our children safe from the dangers of the internet. Besides the risk of predators and cyber bullying, we also have to worry about how much time our children spend on the internet and electronic devices.
I realize that as they get older, there is going to be more that they need to use the computer for. This is perfectly fine. It's even expected. As a parent we can't afford to keep our kids under a shelter for so long that when they get a small portion of freedom that they go crazy on us.
It's our job to help them to become responsible adults…and it isn't easy. I am happy to report that Kaspersky Total Security has parental controls built into it. It will limit computer use, block games based on rating (or category), Restrict internet access (including downloading of certain file types), and control the usage of keywords in messages and forms.
The setup is super easy. Each user account on the computer can have their own parental controls setup. They have even made profiles based on age so you don't have to go through it all yourself, but there is one question that remains. Can the controls be by passed in some way.
I set the parental controls all the way and tried playing Middle-earth Shadow of Mordor, as well as access a few sites I had set it to block. The game I tried was on steam. The site I tried to access was categorized as hacking.
I tried to access a proxy site to bypass the security. Proxy sites aren't the safest to use but would make every website that Kaspersky sees appear to be safe. I didn't try all proxy sites. These things are coming and going all the time. The one I went to was blocked, but the software does keep track of how long every application or site was used. If one site is used for extensive amounts of time, then check it out.
If you don't require a password to close out of the software than it is very easy to by-pass. With the password require to exit Kaspersky it's really hard. I tried ending the task from the task manager, but nothing happened.
I also looked to see if I could disable it from starting up in the first place. The only option that I could find for the program itself was in the options of itself. This means it is behind the parental control password. I looked in the task scheduler, but it only contains the updater. Not even the registry is hackable. They've designed the software to protect itself.
There are a plethora of features included. I was astonished (or maybe overwhelmed) by the quantity of features included with the software. That doesn't mean they are all good or even useful.
A number of items are things that you would expect any anti-virus would have, such as Cloud Protection, and Quarantine. There are even things that are included with Windows, like the On-Screen Keyboard.
The only things that are really noteworthy, are the Trusted Application mode, Safe Money, and the file shredder. Even these have limited usability. When was the last time you deleted something off of your personal computer and didn't want anyone to ever be able to recover it? I can understand the desire to wipe an old drive before getting rid of a computer, but DBAN is much more effective than this.
The Trusted Application mode isn't something that experienced computer users will ever use. But if you are worried about Grandma downloading and installing something crazy, then this might be able to help you feel better. I never activated this feature, I didn't want to have too big of a headache get everything restored back to normal.
I honestly can't see what the Safe Money actually does. It's suppose to make your connection a little bit more secure, but I don't know if it's necessary. Most websites are already secure. If you look up at the web address in the top of your browser, the "s" in "https" stands for secure.
I've really gone back and forth on this software while I was trying it out. There are definitely some things that I liked and some things that I didn't.
Overall the software does a superb job of providing a complete protection package. I think it is worth looking at. Even the features that I don't think are a benefit might be of use to you, and they don't cause any perceivable slow down on my computer. The best feature (besides the anti-virus) is the parental controls. You can pick up a copy of Kaspersky Total Security 2018 from their site.
My experience is based on the computer and network I have. Always try the free option before purchasing so you can form your own opinion. If you have questions or feel like I missed something, leave a comment below. Remember sharing is caring.
Great post I found it to be very informative. I have tried a few of these including AVG and kasperskey. thank you for the great information I will be bookmarking this so I can come back to it at a later date.
I was looking how will install my Kaspersky Internet Security unexpectedly i have found more idea about this matter this option must be helpful for me .
Thank your so much for your informative knowledge .
I want to know that what types of opportunity if anyone buy your product ?
The total security suit has everything, but Kaspersky Labs does offer a number of different standalone options. The best way to see what they offer is to click the link to their website in the main post.
There are a ton of different anti-virus software options. The hard part is getting one that has a user interface that you like and the price tag that isn't going to break the bank.
I have heard good things about Kaspersky before this post I knew they have virus protection but I had no idea they offered a total package until now thanks sharing and have a good night.
I'm glad I could share a little bit a knowledge about their company with you. I was very impressed with what they offered, but a little bit annoyed that I had to try and figure out how to get back to my site. Luckily I was able to get everything working without simply uninstalling it.


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Dhaka-Oslo have vowed to fight against terrorism
5 September, 2016 1:13:00 pm
Daily Dhaka Times/BSS : Bangladesh government has done a lot in line with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 'zero tolerance policy' against terrorism and extremism," said Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brendeon in Oslo on Saturday during bilateral talks with the visiting Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali.
Dhaka and Oslo have vowed to fight together against terrorism and violent extremism as Norway praised the present Bangladesh government's actions against the global menace.
Bangladesh Ambassador accredited to Norway with residence in Stockholm, Golam Sarwar and Director General (Europe) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Khorshed A. Khastagir, Norwegian Ambassador to Bangladesh Merete Lunddumwere were present during the talks.
Mahmood Ali reached Oslo, as part of his four-country Nordic visit on Saturday and held bilateral official talks with his Norwegian counterpart, according to a message received here late last night.
During the bilateral talks held between the two foreign ministers after almost a decade, the two foreign ministers discussed about "whole range of bilateral as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest".
When Ali mentioned Bangladesh's firm stance against terrorism and violent extremism, his Norwegian counterpart highly acclaimed Bangladesh government's actions against the global menace.
Referring to the terrorist attack at Gulshan cafe and near Sholakia Eidgah in Kishorganj district, the Norwegian foreign minister lauded the government saying that the Bangladesh government has done a lot in two months in line with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 'zero tolerance policy' against terrorism.
The Bangladesh foreign minister expressed happiness at the growing interest from Norwegian companies to invest more in Bangladesh.
He opined that there exists huge potential for mutually beneficial joint ventures or business opportunities in different emerging/thrust sectors in Bangladesh such as offshore oil and gas, shipbuilding, recycling, ICT, power generation and distribution, renewable energy, blue economy and so on.
Two foreign ministers also discussed how to revitalize the bilateral relations in line with the global transformative 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development and emphasized on developing a strategic partnership in that regard to reap the mutually inclusive benefits of this historic global undertaking.
When Foreign Miniter Mahmood Ali invited his Norwegian counterpart to visit Bangladesh, he (Borge Brendeon) accepted the invitation and agreed to visit Bangladesh on February 21, 2017 commemorating the International Mother Language Day.
Apart from holding bilateral talks, Foreign Minister Mahmood Ali also met with the delegation of Telenor, a mobile phone operator with strong global presence and having majority share owned by the Norwegian government.
The Foreign Minister left Norway for Denmark on Sunday for a two-day official visit. He will also visit Iceland on Wednesday and Sweden on Thursday and Friday.
During the visits, he will hold bilateral official talks with respective foreign ministers with a view to revitalize our bilateral cooperation including exploring new areas of cooperation, the message added. Source : BSS
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What is the role of organisational development in our complex world? Nicky Little from Cirrus writes for HRD magazine.
Organisational development is often valued as a systematic approach to managing change. However, as our world becomes more complex and unpredictable, many of the systems that may have worked well in the past are simply not delivering for us any more. Today's organisations are increasingly fluid in nature, and applying a systematic approach is not always easy.
Along with complexity comes uncertainty. Dell's latest Digital Transformation Index found that half of all business leaders simply don't know what their industry will look like in three years' time. Organisational development has always addressed the complex nature of organisations, applying structure and linking areas such as planning, design, performance, leadership and change. In today's unpredictable world, it also has a role to play in developing the agility across organisations so that they are better placed to respond to respond to opportunities in competitive, fast-moving environments.
In my work with clients, I see that the most successful organisations have simplified and streamlined their approach to organisational development. Rather than balancing multiple initiatives across a range of areas, they prioritise ruthlessly and focus effort on a few critical areas. This kind of concentrated effort can create great impact.
What are our big strategic goals?
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Make things as simple as you possibly can. Although most organisations today accept that command-and-control leadership is outdated and ineffective, many still have unnecessary layers of hierarchy and bureaucracy.
For example, increasing both customer focus and agility are big goals for many organisations. Both of these can be accelerated by devolving decision-making across your organisation and moving it closer to the customer. Empowering your frontline employees to deal swiftly with customer needs will have a positive impact on customer satisfaction and loyalty, and help your organisation become more competitive.
Be open about the changes you plan to make, and involve people. Think beyond your actual employees, and involve contractors and other stakeholders to ensure that your simple goals are widely understood. Take everyone on the journey with you.
Organisational development experts are skilled at designing systems and processes. Involving others in this design can make it more relevant and effective. Engage others by including them in the redesign of the systems and processes that affect them most. This co-creation creates a sense of ownership and encourages others to take decision-making responsibility.
Experts organisational development are also skilled in survey design. Traditional, large-scale employee engagement surveys do not always support more agile, customer-focused working. However, more frequent, pulse surveys can provide regular feedback which can help to tweak systems, processes and leadership practice. Integrating this feedback into frequent day-to-day communications between leaders and colleagues enables it to be acted upon swiftly. Effective changes can be made when improvements are identified through collaboration.
The digital explosion continues to change organisational life. Look at how digital can enable you to connect people in new ways as well as streamlining ways of working. Help employees to see the positives in developments such as artificial intelligence and automation. Typically, leadership practices evolve more slowly than technology. By simplifying your organisational structure and your approach to leadership, you will be better placed to keep up with the pace of change.
In the past, we have often viewed organisations as clearly defined structures, and so our approach to developing organisations has been structured, too. However, modern organisations are often more like complex, constantly evolving ecosystems. This doesn't mean that our approach to organisational development needs to become more complex, too. Rather, it needs to be simpler. We need to think about the few things we could do better to help our organisations thrive in uncertain times.
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China accuses Justin Trudeau of 'irresponsible remarks' as Canada imposes travel warning in dispute over death sentence
China's foreign ministry on Tuesday issued a stern rebuke to Justin Trudeau, telling Canada to stop making "irresponsible remarks" after the prime minister critcised the death sentence handed to a Canadian citizen.
Mr Trudeau said on Monday it was of "extreme concern" that China chose to "arbitrarily apply the death penalty." Canada also updated a travel advisory, saying citizens should "exercise a high degree of caution in China due to the risk of arbitrary enforcement of local laws."
The remarks from Mr Trudeau came after a Chinese court increased Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg's 15-year prison sentence to the death penalty on drug trafficking charges when he appealed the original verdict, handed down in November.
A judge in Dalian, a coastal city, determined Schellenberg played a "key part" in a plan to send 222 kilogrammes of methamphetamine to Australia.
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China condemned Mr Trudeau's comments, expressing "strong dissatisfaction," said Hua Chunying, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "We urge Canada to respect the rule of law, respect China's judicial sovereignty, correct its mistakes, and stop publishing irresponsible remarks."
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15 Best Vampire Movies Of All Time
POSTED BY Tayyab Khalil, UPDATED ON November 23rd, 2022
Over the years, Vampires have been the pioneer monsters of the film industry. One cannot recognize horror without the creatures of the night such as vampires. Whether people interpret the species as real or fiction, vampires have cemented their status as a dominant part of our popular culture. Here's our list that chronicles the best vampire movies of all time:
15. Fright Night (1985)
Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it. Gothic horror film fanatic Charlie Brewster finds out that his new neighbor, Jerry Dandrige is a vampire thirsty for his and his girlfriend's blood.
With the help of his favorite actor Peter Vincent, a veteran vampire-killer portrayer in show business, the team realizes that this is the real world with no lights, camera, and action.
14. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012)
The epic conclusion to the romantic fantasy film saga proved to be one of the most heart-pounding and anticipated vampire films of its time. Business picked up right from where it left: the battle for dominance and love.
Bella finally gives birth to Renesmee and becomes a vampire herself, which triggers a false allegation that forces Team Edward to challenge the might of Volturi.
13. Queen of the Damned (2002)
Based upon Anne Rice's vampire novels The Vampire Lestat and The Queen of the Damned, the film stars singer-turned-actress Aaliyah as the attractive yet deadly Queen Akasha, the very first vampire ever created.
The 2002 film tries its best to reach out and grab the brilliance of the horror that the literature represented; even urging the author to give the film adaption its blessing.
12. Vampires (1998)
Adapted from John Steakley's horror novel Vampires, trouble resides in New Mexico as vampires are on the loose wreaking havoc and causing mayhem and it's up to Jack Crow and his team of vampire hunters to save the day.
Supported by the Catholic Church, the posse battles master vampire Valek to death.
11. Blade II (2002)
Based upon Marvel Comics' Blade and starring Wesley Snipes as the Dhampir (half-human, half-vampire) vampire hunter, the sequel of the 1998 film kicks off with a bang.
Blade continues his path as the savior of humanity from the evil that is the vampire specie and his longtime rival Bloodpack member, the sinister Reinhardt.
10. Van Helsing (2004)
Anna Valerious, alongside vampire hunter Gabriel Van Helsing, fights for redemption against Count Dracula before the latter unleashes a flock of vampire offspring upon the innocence of earth.
Gothic culture, ghoulish figures, vampires, werewolves, Igor, Frankenstein's monster, Dr. Jekyll, and Mr. Hyde, the film literally had it all to be one big monster brawl.
9. From Dusk till Dawn (1996)
Life takes a terrible twist for partners in crime and brothers Seth (George Clooney) and Richard "Richie" Gecko when their rough and hard-hitting attitude encounters something even more intimidating: a clan of vampires.
Despite a poor performance at the box office, the film reached a cult following and cemented its reputation as one of the most well-prolific vampire films of all time.
8. Blade: Trinity (2004)
Just when Blade thought he was out, he is pulled back in. The cunning Dhampir's journey of vampire slaying spree is far from over as Drake aka Dracula has risen from the dead to unleash a fury upon the modern world.
Fortunately, a group of vampire hunters known as the Nightstalkers joins Blade in his quest to rid the world of the undead menace.
7. Underworld: Evolution (2006)
It is definitely safe to say that Kate Beckinsale has a thing for the creatures of the night as she once again takes the role of a Death Dealer in the epic 2006 sequel of Underworld.
Accompanied by vampire/lycan hybrid Michael Corvin, the duo engages in a battle against brothers Marcus and William – head honcho vampires and werewolves, respectively – on which the fate of the human race depends.
6. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
Anne Rice changed the face of gothic literature with her 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire and the film adaption perfectly managed to do just that.
Focusing on the horrific story of two vampire brothers Lestat de Lioncourt and Louis de Pointe du Lac from 1971 to the present day, the film highlights Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise in a way the world has never seen before.
5. Nosferatu (1922)
Back when silent films were mainstream, actor Max Schreck donned the role of the vampire Count Orlok and gave the audience a chill through their spines.
The 1922 German silent film made a cultural impact in the world of vampires and became responsible for the immense popularity the vampires achieved in later years.
4. The Lost Boys (1987)
When Michael and his younger brother, Sam Emerson move from Arizona to California, things get complicated. If they thought their parents were bad enough, their next encounter would prove to be even worse as the two brothers end up fighting a gang of teenage vampires.
Directed by Joel Schumacher, the film is considered one of the greatest vampire movies of all time.
3. Dracula (1931)
Directed by Tod Browning and starring Bela Lugosi, the 1931 film is one of the most decorated and recognizable vampire films known to the fans of horror theatricality.
Best known to exhibit Dracula's powers such as invincibility, turning into a bat, hypnotism, etc, the villainous Count forces Van Helsing to put him out of his misery by driving a wooden stake through his heart, impaling him.
2. Let the Right One In (2008)
When 12-year-old bullied kid Oskar befriends a centuries-old vampire Eli, his luck changes for the better.
Based on John Ajvide Lindqvist's bestseller fictional novel of the same name, the Swedish gothic horror film capitalizes on overcoming fear and trusting the undead when life's darkest and gloomiest moments hit you in the face.
No one defines direction like Francis Ford Coppola. The uncanny director of The Godfather and its sequel brought the audience what others desperately failed to do: staying true to the beauty and brilliance of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic novel, Dracula.
Starring Gary Oldman as Count Dracula, the 1992 film holds the undisputed reputation as the greatest vampire film of all time.
Our list of greatest vampire films of all time cannot be completed without mentioning these titles:
Martin (1976)
Near Dark (1987)
Did you like our list of the best vampire movies of all time? Did we miss any good vampire films that you believe should have been included in this list? Let us know in the comments section below!


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Wiping Gender Bias Away And Welcoming Diversity At The Workplace In 2021
You would think that gender bias at the workplace is a thing of the past, but sadly it still thrives not just in India, but even in developed countries. And lack of diversity is the root of the problem. But this shouldn't come as a surprise as just one day in a year celebrates the efforts and contribution women make at the workplace. And we have to agree, one day is not enough! While awareness about this has increased, the change still isn't as obvious as it should be. Even with women trying to break stereotypes every step in the way, and the management enabling them with bigger responsibilities, the bias hasn't completely washed away - yet. Women still find their financial and professional growth hampered. What's even more worrisome is that, instead of the biases going down they're on the rise and diversity at the workplace still needs to be worked on.
In a society that has dwelled on the fact that women are less powerful from the beginning of time, pulling away from subconscious biases is more difficult. Considering women to be more suitable for domestic chores, or ruling them out when it comes to business trips - are common scenarios even today. Not to mention, that women are paid much less compared to their male counterparts and the glass ceiling is real, given that just about 23% of women work as CEOs, globally. Overall, this bias has been observed even by men across workplaces, according to a recent survey conducted by TeamLease.
Survey Findings Regarding Gender Bias
TeamLease, a Human Resource company that provides staffing solutions and more, recently conducted a survey around gender bias at the workplace which brought ahead many findings. More than 50% of the male employees who took the survey feel that gender bias has in fact increased in the past couple of years. This is even more surprising given that the Maternity Benefits Act too was implemented during this phase. Increase in the amount of gender bias has also been the reason why many women leave the jobs, said 48% of male employees while 54% of them said this discrimination is what pulls women down in their careers. Just when you start to think that at least the scenario is better in terms of providing opportunities, the survey has found that more than 28% men feel that bias happens even at the hiring stage.
Moreover, a general consensus says that unconscious bias is one of the biggest challenges women face when it comes to their professional life. It starts with interviews where women candidates are asked about their families or marital status and judged on the basis of their personal lives. On the other hand, interview discussions with men only revolve around their past professional experiences. Considered to be more family oriented, and domestic even the most deserving women are not promoted or appointed in leadership positions. The same reasons are also why a wide pay gap between men and women exists.
What Has Changed
Not much has changed over the last year as women still fall short in holding prominent leadership roles. While gender bias at the workplace is an increasing problem, there is one thing that has changed, and for the better - it is the perspective that today's male employees have. Unlike earlier, there is a growing realisation amongst men when it comes to seeing their women colleagues being treated differently. This realisation can go a long way in wiping gender bias off the corporate world and devising a more effective employer branding plan that focuses on diversity.
With Covid-19 having set most employees back, fighting against more than one challenge is going to be tough especially as women have been affected the most. Women have felt like they've been always-on during the pandemic, dealing with families and work at the same time. As this has negatively impacted women, it's possible that the next step they take may be to pause work, given that it is anyway difficult to climb the success ladder while fighting biases.
Women And The 2021 Workplace
Men are beginning to realise how the management is biased towards women at work. Yet, women tend to be one of the most unrecognized sectors of the workforce. This is where corporates need to step in, and help such employees cope with this crisis. Maintaining a welcome and an unbiased culture, that favours diversity, is the need of the hour for every corporate if they do not want to see a high female employee attrition rate - because this could not just mean lost talent, but also work against a corporate's employer branding efforts. Rather than taking random steps in this direction, having conversations with women and trying to understand what they expect will work better. Whether it is about counselling sessions, training, or a pay surge depends from person to person and hence must be thoroughly thought through. This will also help a workplace be known for developing equal opportunities.
After all, the choices made by corporates today, will be a large stepping stone towards eradicating gender biases - from the workplace as well as from the society in general. Simultaneously, it also increases the diversity rate of the workforce; which positively impacts productivity.
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