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Judge temporarily blocks law aimed at Trump's tax returns
FILE – This Sept. 5, 2017 file photo shows incumbent California Secretary of State Alex Padilla in Sacramento, Calif. California will appeal a federal judge's ruling Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, that temporarily blocks a law aimed at forcing President Donald Trump to release his personal income tax returns. Secretary of State Padilla said he will appeal the ruling. He said the law is "fundamental to preserving and protecting American democracy. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a California law aimed at forcing President Donald Trump to release his personal income tax returns in order to appear on the 2020 primary ballot.
U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. issued a written opinion saying the law likely violates the U.S. Constitution. He had announced last month he planned to block the law.
The law requires candidates for president or governor to file copies of their personal income tax returns dating back five years with the California secretary of state's office. If they refuse, they could not appear on the state's primary ballot. The law would not have applied to general elections.
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said he signed the law because California has a "special responsibility" to hold candidates to high ethical standards. The Trump campaign sued, arguing the law seeks to add another qualification for running for president, something state governments don't have the authority to do.
In his 24-page ruling, Morrison wrote the state's concerns are "both legitimate and understandable," highlighting that candidates have offered "unnecessary and irrelevant excuses for shielding the public from such information."
"It is not the job of the courts, however, to decide whether a tax return disclosure requirement is good policy or makes political sense," wrote Morrison, who was appointed by former Republican President George W. Bush. "Instead, it is the court's job to make sure the Constitution wins."
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla said he will appeal the ruling, asserting "this law is fundamental to preserving and protecting American democracy."
Morrison said the law violates Trump's First Amendment right of associating with voters who share his political beliefs. He also noted the California Legislature is controlled by Democrats, who passed a law targeting a Republican president.
"The dangerous precedent set by this act, allowing the controlling party in any state's legislature to add substantive requirements as a precondition to qualifying for the state's presidential primary ballot, should concern all candidates alike," he wrote.
California Republican Party chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson called the ruling a victory for voters and their ability to vote for the candidate of their choice.
"This decision rightfully stops the Democrats' petty politics and their efforts to disenfranchise millions of California voters and suppress Republican voter turnout," Patterson said in a news release.
Democratic Sen. Mike McGuire, the author of the law, said "the judge got it wrong."
"Some of the brightest constitutional minds in the nation have been very clear that this law will withstand a constitutional test," he said.
The deadline to file tax returns for California's March 3 presidential primary would be Nov. 26.
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US appeals court upholds Trump rules involving abortions

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Q: Classification of a finite group $G$ Can we classify a finite $G$ with the given condition: for non-identity elements $x, y \in \mathbb Z_p \times \mathbb Z_p \leq G$ with $ \langle x \rangle \neq \langle y \rangle$, we have $ \langle g_1x g_1^{-1} \rangle = \langle g_2yg_2^{-1} \rangle$ for some $g_1, g_2 \in G$? Here $\mathbb Z_p$ is a cyclic group of prime order.
I have noted the following observations:

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*$Z(G)$ is a cyclic subgroup of $G$ if $G$ satisfies the above property;

*non cyclic abelian group does not satisfy the above property;

*symmetric group $S_n$ does not satisfy the above property.

*if every Sylow subgroup of $G$ is either cyclic or generalized quaternion group (for $p= 2$), then $G$ satisfies the above properties.

Also, I have searched lots on Google  but did not find any clue. I am so thankful for providing any literature or any classification regarding the problem.

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Joe Sacco always knew he was an artist. When he was a senior in high school in Upstate New York, Joe won an award for a sculpture he created. He spent summers in the Adirondack Mountains in Upstate New York where, along with fishing and camping, he immersed himself in the play of light and shadows on the rocks and water, storing these images for future paintings.
He began painting with oils while attending classes at a community college in the Finger Lakes area of New York. His instructor was a French artist who taught the basics of composition, color, and light in classical style, a method Joe embraced. In 1975, although he had never been west of Buffalo, he packed a duffle bag and a suitcase and headed to Arizona State University in Tempe, intending to become an architect. Immediately, he experienced two life-changing events. He met his wife Rachel the first day at registration and he discovered that many of his community college credits did not transfer. Because he was on a budget, he switched his major to business.
He continued painting while he worked in sales and then real estate but, after he and Rachel became parents, Joe began collecting art instead of making it. He soon decided to develop his own projects. Seeing land as his canvas, he developed numerous residential properties in the Phoenix area, overseeing these projects from design to competition. When he was diagnosed with cancer in 2014 and had to endure a year of intensive treatment, painting became his lifeline. Inspired by photographs he took during their extensive travels Joe created a new body of work which radiates color and light.
Whether painting a seascape, a Mexican village, or a bull, Joe starts by photographing. He studies his photographs and imagines a new composition. Working in the classical style, he drafts site lines, then sketches, and finally paints, the brushstrokes and colors powered by his emotional response to his subject. His carefully crafted method turns a scene into a painting.
Joe Sacco is equally at home painting the white light of the Southwestern desert, the grey mist on the rocky California coastline, or the weathered barns of Upstate New York. His strong style is intensely personal and well-schooled. It reflects his love of Edgar Payne's ocean waves and Maynard Dixon's mastery of light and shadows, as well as the romance of the California Impressionists and storytelling of the Hudson River School. Above all, his oil paintings express his passion for the natural world and his love of life.
Joe and his wife Rachel live in Paradise Valley, Arizona.


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Тайрън Пауър () е американски актьор.

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Роден е на 5 май 1914 г. в Синсинати, Охайо. Син е на британския театрален актьор Тайрън Пауър и правнук на популярния ирландски комик Тайрон Пауър.

Женен е три пъти: първата му съпруга е френската актриса Аннабелла, втората е Линда Кристиан, която стана майка на дъщеря му Ромина Пауър.

Тайрон Пауър умира от инфаркт на снимачната площадка на филма Соломон и Савската царица на 44-годишна възраст.

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Recycling Mystery: Deodorant Tubes
Oct 3, 2018 deodorant tubes, recycling mystery, recycling-deodorant-tubes, Toiletries
We all use deodorant to avoid a stinky situation, but all those tubes can present a disposal dilemma. What exactly are deodorant tubes made from? Can I recycle them? Where can I recycle them? And what other options do I have? Earth911 gets to the bottom of these questions and more in our latest recycling mystery.
Feature image: Flickr/Neil Conway
Editor's note: Originally published on September 4, 2012, this article was updated in October 2018.
Can I Recycle My Deodorant Tubes?
Answer: Yes, at least parts of them. But it's not always easy.
How Are Deodorant Tubes Recycled?
Why are deodorant tubes difficult to recycle in the first place? In almost all cases, the tubes are entirely composed of plastic. However, it's not always easy for consumers to determine what kind of plastic their tubes are made from, making it tough to tell if their local recycler accepts the material.
The Composition of the Tubes Varies
Most deodorant tubes are made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE or #2 plastic), low-density polyethylene (LDPE or #4 plastic), or polypropylene (PP or plastic #5), but materials may vary by brand. To make things even more complicated, many brands have a dial on the bottom of the tube that is made from a different plastic polymer than the rest of the container. The cap and protective insert may also be made of different polymers.
Avoid Recycling Contamination
Why does it matter if tube components are made from different plastics? Tossing items that aren't accepted by your local recycling program into the curbside bin creates recycling contamination, which costs cities big bucks and can ruin an entire load of recycling.
To avoid contaminating your local recycling stream, remove parts of the tube that aren't identified by a recycling code, unless your local recycler tells you otherwise. That includes the dial on the bottom of the tube, the plastic insert that moves the deodorant stick up and down, the cap, and the protective insert that you removed before you started using the product.
Product residue inside the tubes can also be problematic for recyclers. Leftover product inside recovered packaging can diminish the value of the material for recycling. Rinse out your tubes with warm water and soap to remove any residual product before you drop them off for recycling.
The recycling gurus at TerraCycle, who accept all brands of deodorant tubes for recycling through the mail-in Tom's of Maine Natural Care Recycling Program, have an interesting way of dealing with the challenges of deodorant tube recycling.
"They're shredded," Ernie Simpson, lead scientist for TerraCycle, said of the company's deodorant tube recycling process.
"So, the whole step is to take the material, shred it, wash it, melt it and then form new pellets from the original material," he explained. "It's the pellets that go into the fabrication of … new items and new applications."
Before TerraCycle accepts any type of product packaging — such as deodorant tubes — for recycling, the company's team of scientists thoroughly researches packaging components and tailors recycling processes accordingly.
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela would have turned 100 on July 18, 2018, and to celebrate his life, M-Net will screen Carte Blanche Special: Mandela's Letters on Sunday (July 15, 2018) in the 18h00 time slot usually reserved for My Kitchen Rules SA.
It is a prelude to the DStv Mandela 100 Tribute Channel, and will be followed at 19h00 by the weekly edition of Carte Blanche.
My Kitchen Rules SA will return to the 18h00 time slot on July 22.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation and the South African National Archives have been collecting and assembling letters he wrote during his 27 years in prison. Poignant, impassioned, gripping and inspirational, the letters – many of them never before revealed to the public – paint an intimate portrait of Madiba and provide insights into the ways in which he kept his spirits up during his incarceration.
DStv's Mandela 100 Tribute Channel will be available to all DStv customers across Africa, on channel 199.


The NM92 wind turbine on Burgar Hill Orkney, turned 100,000,000 kWh on the counter this morning, we believe this is the first single turbine in the UK to have reached that milestone and to have generated over 100,000,000 kWh.
At 2.75MW the NEG Micon was one of the largest wind turbines in the UK, when it was erected 13 years ago in 2002. With a tip height of 70m and a blade diameter of 46m the turbine is one of the largest turbines at Burger Hill Orkney .The windspeed at Burgar Hill is 11.5 m/s one of the windiest places in Europe.


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Graduates of this Philosophy programme at Ghent University are capable of developing a philosophical research project and draw up a funding application that can be filed with local, national or international funding institutions. They are able, within their areas of specialisation, to formulate original and innovative research problems based on a duly founded insight into the internationally recognised state-of-the-art in that domain. Graduates of this programme are able to work out original solutions to the selected research problems, and argue their cases clearly and convincingly. They are trained in academic writing, which enables them to act as lead authors of academic articles.
The research seminars that constitute the core of the programme cover a wide range of philosophical domains. Some relate to socially relevant topics (i.e. more applied philosophy) while others relate to more fundamental, purely philosophical domains. We offer research seminars on: Moral Psychology and Meta-Ethics; Empirical Ethics; Political Philosophy after Rawls: Equality, Justice and Diversity; Bioethics; Media Philosophy and Media Theory; Philosophy and Ethics of Gender, Sexuality and Diversity; Logic; Philosophy of Biomedical and Social Sciences; Philosophy of Mathematics and Natural Sciences; History and Philosophy of Science; Philosophy of Mind and Cognition; Philosophical Anthropology; Contemporary Continental Philosophy; Religion and Secularisation; History and Reception of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy and Religion; History of Early Modern Philosophy; Kant and Post-Kantian Philosophy; and Aesthetics/Philosophy of Art. All research seminars are taught in English.
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More Hoosiers Facing Energy Insecurity During Pandemic
A growing number of Hoosiers, especially Blacks and Hispanics, are facing difficulties affording electricity during the pandemic, and the problem could soon grow worse.
Enrique Saenz
An updated Indiana University study tracking energy insecurity in Indiana found that a growing number of Hoosiers are having difficulties paying their energy bills, a situation made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic and lapsing protections.
The IU O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs study by professors Sanya Carley and David Konisky asked Hoosiers and other people in the US with low incomes about their ability to meet their household energy demands.
They found that nearly 4 million Americans, including a disproportionate amount of Blacks and Hispanics, could be having trouble meeting those demands, a situation known as energy insecurity.
Between May and August, 20% of people who responded to the survey said they could not pay their energy bill, 15% said they received a shutoff notice and 7% had their service disconnected.
Based on the responses received, the researchers said up about 3.8 million Americans could currently be facing energy insecurity.
"This is an issue that is quite prevalent and is kind of an unappreciated form of material hardship," said Konisky. "The big inference to make from these results is that the pandemic and the economic dislocation that has resulted has really exacerbated energy insecurity. People who may chronically be suffering from this problem are more likely to face exacerbated problems, and there are probably new people who are being brought into an energy insecurity state."
The researchers found that the people most likely to be struggling with energy insecurity are those living in poor housing conditions, households where someone relies on an electronic medical device and households with children under age 5.
The study also found that Black and Hispanic households face a disproportionate amount of energy insecurity.
The amount of Black and Hispanic respondents saying they cannot afford their energy bill is nearly twice the number of White respondents. About 14.3% of White respondents said they could not pay their energy bill, compared to 26.7% of Black respondents and 27.4% of Hispanic respondents.
The disparity was even greater among respondents who received a disconnection notice and had their service disconnected.
About 8% of White respondents reported receiving a disconnection notice, compared to 19.2% of Blacks and 26% of Hispanics. About 2.4% of White respondents said they had their service disconnected, compared to 8.2% of Blacks and 14.4% of Hispanics.
The data collected indicated that over the summer months, Blacks and Hispanics became far more likely to become newly energy insecure. Hispanics were over 15 times more likely to have their service disconnected, and Blacks were about 6% more likely.
"The effects based on race and ethnicity are quite prominent," Konisky said. "You can see that Blacks, for example, are more than twice as likely to not have been able to pay an energy bill compared to Whites. Similarly for Hispanics, and even more striking, is the difference between Blacks and Hispanics and Whites on both receiving a notice and being disconnected. The racial disparities are really sort of front and center in all of the analyses we've been doing."
The study also found only 38% of respondents reported receiving their COVID-19 stimulus check, officially known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Economic Impact Payment. The percentage of Black and Hispanic respondents was significantly lower, with only 30% reporting successfully receiving their stimulus checks.
Despite the sparse number of successful stimulus check receptions, the researchers said the CARES Act did help some people stay energy secure.
"The good news about the CARES Act is that it seems to have helped. For those people who actually received this support, it did reduce their chances of being energy insecure. The challenge is that not as many people received the support as probably should have," said Konisky.
President Donald Trump recently halted negotiations for a new stimulus package before changing his mind. Negotiations are back on, for now, but could falter again. That outcome could affect energy insecurity rates as temperatures drop in the fall and winter months.
State-level protections, including ones put in place in Indiana, have lapsed, increasing the likelihood of more energy insecurity.
During the early months of the pandemic, states instituted some protections for energy insecure people.
In Indiana, Gov. Eric Holcomb signed an executive order in March that barred gas and electric utility providers, telecommunication providers and water and wastewater providers from discontinuing services to any customers during the public health emergency.
Those protections ended Aug. 14, and yearly winter moratoriums for some needy utility customers do not begin until Dec. 1.
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission ordered utilities in the state to offer extended payment arrangements of at least six months to customers until Oct. 12.
But, with no stimulus check likely in the upcoming months, paying for energy may become more difficult.
The unemployment rate is falling in Indiana and nationwide as Americans become accustomed to life alongside the pandemic, so the possibility exists that fewer Hoosiers will fall into energy insecurity.
Republican lawmakers at the state and federal level have argued that the transition away from fossil fuels and toward renewable resources, like wind and solar power, have made energy more expensive.
Utilities in Indiana like the Northern Indiana Public Service Co. and Indianapolis Power & Light have begun to retire coal-fired power plants and transition to natural gas and expanded their renewable energy sources.
More than 86,000 Hoosiers have clean energy jobs, or about five times the number of Hoosiers employed by the fossil fuel industry.
Carley and Konisky said they plan to conduct two more surveys to track energy insecurity, once in December and once in March 2021.


In November 2017 we had a stand at the KCC Careers Fair. We really enjoyed meeting the pupils who wanted to know more about a career in the legal profession. We were able to provide an insight into the different options that are now available for anyone that has an interest in law as a career including apprenticeships.
In 2017 we organised a cake sale and raised £250 for The Alzheimer's Society Cupcake Day in June in conjunction with The Cookworthy Museum. We had a stall in Kingsbridge town square during Dementia Awareness Week in May in conjunction with St Luke's Hospice. Rebecca Weare participated in the Kingsbridge Estuary Rotary Swimarathon in October.


From Iran comes yet more proof of that tolerant regime – you know, the one that Kerry et al believe as they give false assurances on faux treaties designed to make our world safer.
Other charges included sowing corruption on earth, propaganda against the Islamic Republic and acting against national security, according to a 2012 sentence handed down by the Ahvaz Islamic Revolutionary Court.
A well-known and loved poet in Iran, Shabaani was originally arrested in 2011 and "confessed" the crime of terrorism on Iranian state-controlled Press TV after being subjected to months of torture and interrogation.
Almost on a daily basis, for years now, we have seen what the Iran regime does; this despite the silence of our msm, and despite our political 'leaders' ignorantly pursuing dialogue with murderers.


The Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging at the University of Virginia (UVA) is seeking a full-time, Fellowship trained, board-certified Pediatric Radiologist to join its pediatric radiology division and further complement its busy diagnostic and procedural services. Candidates for this position must have an MD or equivalent degree, hold a Subspecialty (Certificate of Added Qualification) Certificate in Pediatric Radiology, or be eligible to obtain subspecialty certification, and be eligible for Virginia State Medical Licensure. Clinical expertise (inclusive of fluoro, but not IR procedures) and a commitment to the academic mission is essential. Rank is dependent on qualifications and experience.
The pediatric radiology section provides pediatric radiology training for the diagnostic and interventional radiology residents at UVA, as well as for medical students and pediatric residents. A dedicated children's outpatient facility, the Battle Building, is a short walk from the main hospital. X-ray, fluoroscopy, and ultrasound services are provided in the Battle Building and all modalities are provided in the main hospital. There is a close working relationship between the pediatric radiologists and our pediatric subspecialty colleagues.
The UVA Health System is a Level 1 Trauma Center, has child life specialists and a busy 56 bed NICU and clinical and research imaging technology of the highest caliber.
The Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging includes 52 Clinical Faculty, 14 Research Faculty, 40 Residents, and 25 Fellows/Clinical Instructors.
Charlottesville, home of the University of Virginia, is a cosmopolitan community with a charming, small-town feel. Seated at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Charlottesville boasts excellent schools and is home to several historical places of interest including Monticello, the home of University of Virginia founder and third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Charlottesville is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live in the United States by a variety of media outlets.
To apply, visit https://jobs.virginia.edu and search posting number 0621001. Complete a candidate profile online and attach a CV, cover letter, and contact information for three references. The positions remain open to applications until filled.
For additional information about the position, please contact Dr. Reza Daugherty, Chief of Pediatric Radiology at rd2ca@virginia.edu. For additional information about the application process, please contact Nicole Vaughan at nsv3w@virginia.edu.


I signed up for the Royal Parks Winter 10k series to keep me going over those long winter months. You see, I do love my running but I'm getting on a bit (MV50) and I have a habit of picking up injuries; this is the bit where my teenage kids roll their eyes. So when in October 2016, having come back from a ruptured Achilles tendon, I set my half-marathon PB (at Peterborough) and then two weeks later, tore the cartilage in my right knee, no-one in my household was at all surprised (much eye rolling).
This put me out from running for 15 months; a dark, dark time. Last year's target was just to get back to running 10ks regularly. Having done that, when at the end of the year, I spotted this series, it was a must.
Greenwich Park went well, close to my season's best, which given the amount of ascent, was not at all expected.
So I was all set up for Hyde Park and with the extra bonus weeks of training time, had great expectations. And that's where I went wrong. Four weeks before the race, on a 20k long run, I rolled my ankle on an uneven pavement (much, much eye rolling). I was reduced to two weeks of rest and then restricted to the elliptical trainer. A Park Run the weekend before the race, a Monday night 12k and that's your lot, training-wise.
Still, I thought, get plenty of rest, stuff yourself full of porridge and see how you feel on the day. And d'you know what? I felt fine on the day. The race info was great, the on-day organisation as slick as ever and before I knew it, I was off. Thanks to some great marshalling, was even able to avoid the worst of the congestion. Astonishingly, I finished only 20 seconds out side my PB, coming in 5th in my age category, which I was more than happy with.
So how astounded was I when I received the final series results, to discover that I was the MV50 category winner over the series. It really is good to be back and thank you to all at The Race Organiser for this great series. I'll be signing up to the summer series shortly.


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Alien: Out of the Shadows Audiobook Released 26th April
Post by: Dave Elliott
If you're a fan of the Alien franchise, you might want to check out this new release from Audible. Alien: Out of the Shadows is released on the 26th April, and stars Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner and Batman Begins), Corey Johnson (The Bourne Ultimatum and Kingsman: The Secret Service) Matthew Lewis (Harry Potter film series), and Kathryn Drysdale (Two Pints of Lager and St Trinian's) in a fast-paced thriller set between the first two Alien films, following a terrifying fight for survival and an intense struggle between human and artificial intelligence…
The story follows Chief Engineer Hooper (Corey Johnson), who finds himself in command of a stricken orbital mining vessel after its captain is killed. Hooper finds himself not only responsible for the lives of his fellow crew, but also for the survivor of the only previous alien encounter, Ripley (Laurel Lefkow).
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Hooper's ship, a large mining freighter, is in orbit over a planet whilst servicing a mine on its surface below. Suddenly, two of its drop ships appear unexpectedly from the storm-lashed planet, with on-board cameras revealing alien creatures are loose on the vessels, attacking the mining crew on their return to the freighter. The crew must struggle not only against the ferocious predatory aliens but also against Ash (Rutger Hauer), the Artificial Intelligence on board the freighter that will stop at nothing to secure an alien specimen alive.
Rutger Hauer (voicing Ash) says, "Working on such a famous franchise was a challenge, but an amazing one to have. This was also my first introduction to audio work; it was fascinating to focus on just how powerful the voice can be for such a unique, non-human character like Ash. In the art form I work in, creating compelling audio drama is the ultimate illusion."
A new chapter in the Alien franchise, the sci-fi audio drama is directed and produced by the renowned radio director Dirk Maggs (radio series of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy), based on the original novel by award-winning author Tim Lebbon.
Alien: Out of the Shadows – an Audible Original audio drama – is available to download from 26th April at www.audible.co.uk/scream. If you want a taste of how it sounds, check out the clip below!
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Yu Chengdong, chairman for Huawei Device, said that the company is planning to ship 60 million smartphones in 2012.
This figure will triple its smartphone shipment growth compared with last year. Yu made the statement during the Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona, Spain.
The company also formally launched its first quad-core smartphone named Ascend D, which claims to be the world's fastest smartphone. The new product adopts Huawei's own K3V2 processor, a quad-core 1.2GHz/1.5GHz CPU, the Android 4.0 system, a 4.5-inch HD screen, a 8-million pixel camera, Dolby 5.1 surround sound, a 1,800mAh battery, and a 8.9mm super-slim frame.
For network availability, Huawei's Ascend D will first support UMTS; and the LTE version, covering TD-SCMDA, TD-LTE and FDD-LTE, will be launched in the third or fourth quarter of this year. The new product is expected to be put in the markets of America, Asia, Europe, and Australia in the second quarter of 2012; and both black and white versions are available.
Yu said that with the expected 60 million smartphone shipment, Huawei will challenge the dominant positions of Apple and Nokia in the smartphone market. He also revealed that for the year 2012, 30% to 40% of Huawei smartphones will target the domestic Chinese market.


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Everyone has a guardian angel to protect, guide in life, pope says
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Everyone has a guardian angel who is advising and protecting each individual on earth, Pope Francis said at morning Mass.
Whenever people hear a little voice in their head, "'Well, do this. That would be better. You mustn't do this ...' Listen! Don't turn against him" because it is the guardian angel's voice, he said Oct. 2 during the Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae.
Marking the day's memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels, the pope's homily focused on these angels, saying they were "like an ambassador of God."
Even when God expelled Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, God didn't abandon them and tell them, "Make do as best you can," the pope said, according to Vatican Radio.
God gave everyone a guardian angel to accompany and protect people on their journey in life and prepare the way toward heaven, he said.
One's guardian angel "is always with us. And this is a fact," he said. Therefore, people should be mindful and respectful of the angel's presence.
"For example, when we do something bad and we think we are alone. No. He's there."
So often "we think that we can hide so many things ... bad things," but everything always comes to light in the end, he said.
Listen to the angel's counsel because he is always trying to defend us, especially from evil, just like a real friend -- "a friend we do not see, but we can hear," the pope said.
Listening to and respecting your guardian angel requires being meek and open to the Holy Spirit, he said.
"Let us remember how good the Lord is," who never abandoned his children and left them all alone, he said.


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Will there be another Olympics in Lake Placid?
Will Lake Placid ever host another Olympics?
How many times did Lake Placid host the Olympics?
Where are the next 10 Olympics?
Can India host Olympics 2036?
How far out are Olympic cities chosen?
Lake Placid, the host of the 1932 Winter Olympics and the 1980 Winter Olympics considered a bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics, but had to drop out when the USOC decided not to launch a bid for the 2026 Games.
Lake Placid has had the privilege of hosting two Winter Olympic games, first in 1932 and again in 1980.
Upcoming Olympic Games
Los Angeles 2028.
Milano Cortina 2026.
Paris 2024.
Beijing 2022.
Tokyo 2020.
"Olympic Games can be hosted in three or four cities in India, and the IOA is in talks with the IOC about India's possible bid for 2036," Batra, a member of the IOC, told the Press Trust of India (PTI). … 2036 Olympics will be finalised in two-three years, and we are currently discussing with IOC."
Hosting the Olympics is an honor, but how does a city get chosen to host? The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is the group in charge of choosing host cities. The process takes a long time, and cities are chosen about seven years before the games begin.
IT IS IMPORTANT: How many gold medals did Brazil won at the Rio Olympics?


What will it take for us to realize the importance and potential of a well-intended effort in the Essential we call "Widespread Prayer"? For me, personally, it took a journey that was far beyond my control to realize it's not about being a good pray-er … it's about realizing our need for prayer. And that must stem from a desire for a life and ministry that is greater than anything we could dream or imagine. So how do we do this?
Allow me to suggest making it a goal to create three lists of folks with whom we communicate our prayer concerns on a regular basis.
Monthly – Include a prayer insert in our monthly communications with supporters. Consider creating a bookmark each month that can either be saved or printed for the prayer partner to keep as a handy reminder of when ministry events are happening for which they can pray.
Weekly – Each Monday we send out a reminder to those who have committed to pray for us on a weekly basis with a schedule of the week's ministry activities. This team knows when our staff is stepping on campus for lunch or an event. They know what topics are being discussed at club. They know when our small groups are meeting and where. While we are with students, they are praying.
As needed – we have created a list of folks who would prefer to receive a text message when something urgent or specific is going on. This list gets a quick text before an important meeting with a donor, student or volunteer.
These are just a few simple ideas to put our Essential of Widespread Prayer into action, as we engage lots of Christians to intercede on behalf of the ministry site. Start by adding just one of these options to your ministry routine and watch God work in amazing ways through prayer.


San Diego, CA—In a first-in-human study of a novel bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE), AMG 420, when administered at a daily dose of 400 mcg, this novel drug induced responses in 7 of 10 patients with heavily pretreated multiple myeloma in a phase 1 clinical trial, according to results presented at ASH 2018.
San Diego, CA—Selinexor has shown promising activity in very heavily pretreated patients with penta-refractory multiple myeloma. In the pivotal STORM Part 2 study, oral selinexor in combination with low-dose dexamethasone induced responses in 26.2% of patients.
San Diego, CA—A chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy that targets CD19 and CD22 molecules has demonstrated safety and efficacy, in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic lymphoma (ALL), with response rates consistent with CAR T-cell therapies that target CD19 alone.
Ivosidenib is a potent oral inhibitor of the IDH1 mutation. In a new study presented at ASCO 2018, ivosidenib achieved durable remissions and molecular remissions in some patients with advanced relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and IDH1 mutation. In this phase 1 clinical trial, approximately 33% of the patients who received this drug became transfusion-independent. At a dose of 500 mg daily, ivosidenib has been associated with a low frequency of grade ≥3 treatment-related adverse events.
The investigational LOXO-292, a potent and highly selective RET kinase inhibitor, has demonstrated robust and durable antitumor activity against RET-activating fusions and mutations.
Chicago, IL—Larotrectinib (LOXO-101), an investigational agent that targets tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) fusions, has demonstrated excellent, consistent, and durable antitumor activity in a range of tumor types in adults and children, reported lead investigator David M. Hyman, MD, Chief, Early Drug Development Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, at the 2017 ASCO annual meeting. Larotrectinib was called "the first oral tumor-agnostic therapy," because of its unprecedented high response rates in 17 tumor types that express TRK.
Chicago, IL—The investigational, second-generation EGFR inhibitor dacomitinib reduced the risk for disease progression compared with gefitinib as first-line therapy for patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and EGFR mutation. Results from the phase 3 ARCHER 1050 clinical trial demonstrated a >40% reduction in the risk for disease progression and an average 6.5-month improvement in the duration of response with dacomitinib versus gefitinib.
Chicago, IL—Oral cediranib, an investigational vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor, in combination with a poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor or with chemotherapy, shows survival benefit in women with relapsed platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer, according to data from 2 studies presented at the 2017 ASCO annual meeting.
Chicago, IL—A new high-intensity genomic sequencing strategy (developed by Grail Inc) detects circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) at a high rate. The new approach is a major improvement on previous tests using ctDNA, which focus on a limited number of driver mutations to inform treatment strategies for metastatic disease or to monitor disease burden. The new test offers ultra-deep sequencing with a broad genomic coverage, but it is not ready for prime time to detect occult cancer. At present, the test is a research platform and is not commercially available.
San Diego, CA—The investigational chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy KTE-C19 achieved complete responses that were durable for >1 year in more than 75% of patients with aggressive lymphomas who had no other effective treatment options, according to results from the phase 2 pivotal clinical trial ZUMA-1 that were presented by Sattva S. Neelapu, MD, Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, at the 2016 American Society of Hematology meeting.


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The average rich person emits tonnes of CO2 from flying each year
By Our World in Data November 10, 2020 4 Mins Read
This is equivalent to the total carbon footprint of tens or hundreds of people in many countries of the world. Most people in the world do not take flights. There is no global reliable figure, but often cited estimates suggest that more than 80% of the global population has never flown.1
Aviation accounts for around 2.5% of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. But if you are someone who does fly, air travel will make up a much larger share of your personal carbon footprint.
The first and most straightforward comparison is to look at emissions from domestic aviation – that is, flights that depart and arrive in the same country.
We see large differences in emissions from domestic flights across the world. In the United States the average person emits around 386 kilograms of CO2 each year from internal flights. This is followed by Australia (267 kg); Norway (209 kg); New Zealand (174 kg); and Canada (168 kg). Compare this with countries at the bottom of the table – many across Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe in particular emit less than one kilogram per person – just 0.8 kilograms; or 0.14 kilograms in Rwanda. For very small countries where there are no internal commercial flights, domestic emissions are of course, zero.
Per capita emissions from domestic and international flights
Let's combine per capita emissions from domestic and international travel to compare the total footprint from flying. This is shown in the interactive map [we've taken the adjusted international figures – you can find the combined figures without tourism-adjustment here].
The global average emissions from aviation were 103 kilograms.
The inequality in emissions across the world becomes clear when this is broken down by country.
At the top of the table lies the United Arab Emirates – each person emits close to two tonnes – 1950 kg – of CO2 from flying each year. That's 200 times the global average. This was followed by Singapore (1173 kilograms); Iceland (1070 kg); Finland (1000 kg); Australia (878 kg); Switzerland (761 kg); Sweden (746 kg); Germany (712 kg) and Norway (634 kg).
To put this into perspective: a return flight (in economy class) from London to Dubai/United Arab Emirates would emit around one tonne of CO2.6 So the two-tonne average for the UAE is equivalent to around two return trips to London.
In many countries, most people do not fly at all. The average Indian emits just 18 kilograms from aviation – this is much, much less than even a short-haul flight which confirms that most did not take a flight.
In fact, we can compare just the aviation emissions for the top countries to the total carbon footprint of citizens elsewhere.
The average UAE citizen emits 1950 kilograms of CO2 from flying. This is the same as the total CO2 footprint of the average Indian (including everything from electricity to road transport, heating, and industry). Or, to take a more extreme example, 200 times the total footprint of the average Nigerien, Ugandan or Ethiopian, which have per capita emissions of around 100 kilograms.
This again emphasises the large difference between the global average and the individual emissions of people who fly. Aviation contributes a few percent of total CO2 emissions each year – this is not insignificant, but far from being the largest sector to tackle. Yet from the perspective of the individual, flying is often one of the largest chunks of our carbon footprint. The average rich person emits tonnes of CO2 from flying each year – this is equivalent to the total carbon footprint of tens or hundreds of people in many countries of the world.


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Jamal "Gravy" Woolard (born July 8, 1975) is an American actor and rapper. He is best known for portraying rapper The Notorious B.I.G. in the film Notorious, and, as a supporting character, in the Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez on Me.

Life and career
Woolard is from Bensonhurst Brooklyn and Lafayette Gardens, Brooklyn. In real life he raps under the name "Gravy". He is featured in the song "Untouchable" by Tupac Shakur on the Pac's Life album. He had to add over 50 pounds to his frame to play The Notorious B.I.G. in the film Notorious.

Woolard was previously known for being shot near radio station Hot 97 in 2006 and giving an interview on the Funkmaster Flex show directly afterwards. His music was later banned from play at the station as a result of a policy that bans "music by any artist who is involved in an altercation at the station."

In 2016, he starred in the movie Barbershop: The Next Cut as Marquese. Woolard reprised his role as The Notorious B.I.G. in All Eyez on Me, a biopic about Tupac Shakur, which was released in June 2017.

Mixtapes
Hell Up In Harlem (Hosted by DJ Kay Slay) (2005)
Who Shot Mayor Goonberg? Polotics As Usual Vol.1 (2006)
Mayor Goonberg Visits Africa (2006)
The Come Up Mixtape (2006)
THE COME UP Mixtape: In Da Trap (2006)
N.Y. Target (2007)
Brooklyn Capo (The Come Up Rockstar ED 4) (2007)
Guess Who's Back (The Official Best Of Gravy) (2007)
Notorious Classics (2008)
Gravy: Without A Doubt (2008)
Notorious Gravy (2009)
Don't Think Its All Gravy [feat. DJ O.P. & Dirty Money] (2015)

Awards and nominations
 BET Awards
 2009: Best Actor, Nominated
 Black Reel Awards
 2010: Best Breakthrough Performance (Notorious), Nominated
 2010: Best Ensemble (Notorious), Nominated

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External links

1975 births
American stand-up comedians
American shooting survivors
Living people
Male actors from New York City
Rappers from Brooklyn
Comedians from New York City
21st-century American rappers
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From Farm to Cup,
We're in Control
With boots on the ground in Taiwan as well as a US based team handling your order and special requests, Dachi Tea Co. is on a mission to help you get centered through the ritual of drinking good tea.
Brand Conception
Brand Mission
Armed with their textbook Chinese in Spring 2014, British and American friends Simon Thomas and Nicholas Palumbo hired a 4×4 set off on an adventure to some of the remotest reaches of the Taiwan to get the good stuff, just as it was coming down from the hill.
What started as a simple desire to purchase the island's finest tea for an affordable price turned into a project to curate a collection of 4 high mountain oolongs to share with friends and family. Today, we're a brand with 18 teas and repeat customers in 18 countries.
In Spring 2017 we launched our new platform, offering free 2-day shipping to our US customers as part of our goal to make exquisite and authentic tea as accessible and readily available as fine wine or artisanal coffee.
Crafted loose-leaf tea is the perfect embodiment of the intimate interplay between man and nature, and at least one cup of tea should be a mainstay in your daily schedule. Great for beginners and connoisseurs alike, our collection makes it easy.
Beyond helping the world get centred and achieving balance through the ritual of drinking good tea, we hope to chart a path to creating a brand that embraces radical transparency, giving, and sustainability.
We believe that these are the essential elements for creating a supply chain that's as human as possible, and also for creating meaningful experiences on top of quality products.
We don't build our collections tea by tea, but maker by maker. It's their art and we're the gallery. Their creativity deserves the credit.
Quality Tea
Crafted By Artisans
Single Origin, Hand Picked
Safe & Responsible
What elevates a tea from the commonplace to the sublime is the intricate understanding of the surrounding environment by the tea maker, and this cannot mass-produced. This nuanced relationship with nature is what imbues our tea with that human element of wonder.
Our makers, some of the world's most esteemed, reveal a rich palate of flavor profiles including smoky, sweet, fruity and floral notes. All by taking mother nature's produce and using their judgement on the climate to vary the levels of air, water, sun and fire.
When it comes to producing tea with great complexity, tea with aftertastes and overtones, the consistency of the leaves and the nuances of the origin really do matter. Our collections explore the famous tea-making regions of Taiwan and each region's signature taste.
Additionally, sourcing directly from family-owned farms is how we ensure that our handpicked, traditionally-crafted teas are authentic, fresh, and handled with care.
All of our teas are SGS tested to ensure that there are no traces of pesticides and our packing factory is ISO certified to ensure a safe and cleanly environment for handling the tea.
To validate the provenance of our teas, we visit the origin to taste the maker's teas from his current and previous flushes, and to bond with the maker. Trust, respect and loyalty are extremely personal things, and they're important when it comes to sourcing tea.
Breathtakingly beautiful and divinely balanced for making tea, the central mountain range of Taiwan sits upon the tropic of, cancer adjacent to the deep ocean bedrock of the pacific.
Transparent & Direct Trade
Storytelling & Education
Authenticity & Quality
Using a 'no corners cut' approach, we sourced these teas through countless trips to the mountains and attending local tea competitions, building one relationship at a time, face to face.
It's a shame to see tea that has been made to matter be distanced from its origin and divorced from its maker. Doing direct trade gives us the opportunity to restore authenticity and reinstate the human connection.
All purveyors of a quality product face an expectation to go above and beyond the physical product itself. Artisan tea is special since each and every tea has a story of terroir and tradition; of cultivar and craftsmanship.
There is an additional layer of taste, of sensation, that can only be accessed with a touch of imagination, and the thing an imagination needs most is good stories.
Prior to selection, all of our teas go through painstakingly deliberate tastings with our trusted team of tea makers-cum-teachers. We couldn't source and select teas that so quintessentially represents each region without their education and seasoned tasting skills.
But this process is about more than exquisite taste and a respect for heritage. As customers chose us to navigate them through Taiwanese tea on the road to tea connoisseurship, it's absolutely vital to us that what they see is what they get.
Tea 101, Get Acquainted
Get detailed tips on how to brew, pair, taste and everything else you could probably wish to know about taiwanese tea.
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Join us as we explore what it means of live a life a life that feels as human as possible, and create a brand that embodies the same philosophy.


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Steve Dillon dead: Preacher, Doctor Who comic book artist dies at 54
By Nick Romano
October 22, 2016 at 09:45 PM EDT
Steve Dillon, the renowned comic book artist behind titles including Preacher and Hellblazer, has died. He was 54.
His brother, Glyn, confirmed the news over social media on Saturday morning. "Sad to confirm the death of Steve, my big brother and my hero. He passed away in the city he loved (NYC)," he wrote. "He will be sorely missed. Cheers."
Details surrounding Dillon's death are still unclear, but sources indicate he was suffering from an unspecified illness.
Dillon began his career at the age of 16 with the debut of Hulk Weekly for Marvel's U.K. division. His work made its way into Doctor Who Magazine, 2000 A.D., and the Warrior anthology before co-creating the comics magazine Deadline in 1988.
His breakout moment came when he teamed with writer Garth Ennis on Hellblazer, a John Constantine series for Vertigo Comics. The duo reunited again for Preacher, one of their most famous works. On top of critical acclaim, Dillon was nominated for an Eisner Award for his work, and the comic has since been adapted into the popular TV drama from AMC, developed by Seth Rogen, among others.
"I remember drawing the first issue thinking, 'This is either going to bomb completely or enough people will get it to make it a cult success,'" Dillon recalled to EW during an interview earlier this year. "Luckily, enough readers did get it and realized where we were coming from with it."
Dillon's creativity and talent have been on full display as of recent; he had already completed six covers for DC Comic's Sixpack and Dogwelder: Hard-Travelin' Heroz, two of which are currently available.
"His name, along with writer Garth Ennis, is practically synonymous with Preacher," DC Entertainment Group Editor Marie Javins said in a statement obtained by EW. "But I know him as a lovable wisecracker who enjoyed New York, and could always be depended on to deliver a sly remark. Steve had a great sense of humor; it's fitting his last work for DC was a cover of a tin foil Dogwelder. To the rest of the world, he's a giant among creators and artists. He will be missed by us all here at DC and Vertigo."
In addition to Sixpack and Dogwelder, Dillon continued his relationship with Ennis at Marvel with various comic series on Punisher, Wolverine, and Thunderbolts. He was penciller for the latest Punisher comics written by Becky Cloonan, who tweeted a response to his death on Saturday. "I'm at Mondo Con today but my thoughts are on [Steve Dillon]. RIP," she wrote. "It was an honor to work with such a legend. Lost for words right now."
Sad to confirm the death of Steve, my big brother and my hero. He passed away in the city he loved (NYC). He will be sorely missed. Cheers x
— glyn dillon (@glyn_dillon) October 22, 2016
I'm at Mondo Con today but my thoughts are on @stevedillon20. RIP. It was an honor to work with such a legend. Lost for words right now.
— Becky Cloonan 🗡 (@beckycloonan) October 22, 2016
Other members of the comic book and entertainment industry have contributed to the outpour of emotion this weekend. Doctor Who Magazine's official account tweeted, "We're saddened to report the death of Steve Dillon, one of Doctor Who Magazine's earliest artists, and co-creator of Abslom Daak. RIP Steve"
Steve Dillon. Unbelievably sad. Such an amazing talent. I'll be reading his comics for the rest of my life. RIP.
— Andy Khouri (@andykhouri) October 22, 2016
Steve Dillon was a master storyteller. PREACHER, PUNISHER, all of it done with so much exceptional skill + magic. We lost one of the greats.
— Mitch Gerads (@MitchGerads) October 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/_/status/789833062850916352
We're saddened to report the death of Steve Dillon, one of Doctor Who Magazine's earliest artists, and co-creator of Abslom Daak. RIP Steve. pic.twitter.com/CiEgNCyetj
— Doctor Who Magazine (@DWMtweets) October 22, 2016
Devastated by the loss of Steve Dillon. My favorite comic artist who drew my favorite comics. RIP.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) October 22, 2016
Just heard about Steve Dillon's passing. It's been so long since we've talked, but he was kind to a young writer long ago, and a good guy.
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) October 22, 2016
"Steve Dillon was an enormously talented illustrator who, with Garth Ennis, created a cult classic comic we were so proud to bring to television with Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Sam Catlin and our partners at Sony," Preacher's home network AMC said in a statement. "He will be missed."
By Nick Romano @NickARomano


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Healing Together is LICC's peer support group for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. This twice-monthly group is facilitated by Virginia Cervasio, who lost her son Angelo to suicide in 2006.


After uploading a preview earlier in the week, an extended version of French house starlet Madeon's forthcoming single "Finale" was given a first play on Pete Tong's Radio 1 show on Friday night. It sees the producer step slightly away from the style that we've been accustomed to hearing from him of late, instead releasing something that many are slating as being Pendulum-influenced. I can definitely see that, which would probably explain why it's so good. That lead synth line is to die for, and the vocals of Nicholas Petricca reaffirm this as one of the best things he's ever done.
Sincerely can't wait for the official release of this one – no date set as yet, but hopefully that'll change soon. But for now, enjoy this extended preview below, courtesy of our favourite rippers Aliasizm.


Discover one of Malaysia's most historic cities on a full day Malacca trip! Just 150 kilometers away from the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, Malacca is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, quite evidently packing in a wealth of impressive architecture, cultural attractions and scenic sights to explore. As you set out from your Kuala Lumpur location in an air-conditioned vehicle, pay attention to your friendly driver-guide who sets an intriguing scene for Malacca. Soak up many astounding sights, before you make your way through the Bukit China Cemetery that dates back to 1620s. Interestingly, it is the largest Chinese cemetery outside of China and comprises over 12000 graves. There is also a stopover to take in the Sultan's Well or King's Well with an interesting past. Nestled close to Po San Teng Temple (Precious Hill Temple), it used to be the region's major source of water during the Portuguese regime. Going forward, you'll venture to the magnificent St. Peters Church! Built in the early 18th century, it's still functional and is the nation's oldest Roman Catholic Church. A visit to the iconic Porta De Santiago or A Famosa further lets you glance at the remnants of one of the oldest European style fortresses in Asia. Next, soak up the atmospheric charm of Dutch Square, boasting some of the region's most significant museums and government offices. It is aptly referred to as the Red Square for its string of amazing terracotta-red colonial structures erected from 1660 to 1700. Carry on your exploration to the 18th century Christ Church – the country's oldest Protestant place of worship. Following the lunch break, we'll straight take you to the shrine of Cheng Hoon Teng Temple where three doctrinal systems of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism are practiced under a single roof. Filled with intricate carvings and beautiful sculptures, it's exceptionally striking for its traditional Chinese style architecture. The final stop at Jonker Street will satisfy all your hankerings for culture, dining, and souvenir shopping.


An increasing number of enterprise applications and services offered by universities to students, staff, researchers, and the public are now being delivered via the web. Valuable information and increased exposure can put systems and information at additional risk. Web Application Firewalls (WAF) can help mitigate some of that risk. This session will provide insight into some of the risks and threats, show how a WAF can help, and convey some lessons learned from UVic's pilot of the F5 BIG-IP Application Security Manager.


We are seeking an experienced Manager to work for our client in the position of Home Manager.
Our client are a permanent organisation who provide care and nursing services to the elderly, throughout the UK. They focus everything they do on providing the highest level of care and standards and therefore like their teams and staff to reflect this in everything they do.
As a Home manager, with previously experience of working with individuals with Dementia Care, you will be working full time in this position.
To take accountability of the day to day running of the home. Promoting a caring environment which provides residents with a high standard of specialised personal care, meeting individual needs and ensuring everyone is treated with respect, dignity, rights to privacy, independence and choice are met. Checking legal requirements are met along with the high levels expected.


The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) are a set of 12 requirements that merchants and their business partners are expected to follow to ensure the safety of cardholder data. Authored by the PCI Security Standards Council-an independent consortium of representatives from the major credit card brands-the PCI DSS covers data management, information technology, encryption, physical security, legal agreements, and business operations. When these standards were updated from version 1.1 to version 1.2, 30 changes were introduced to the existing requirements.


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Q: Script tags with IDs? Do most modern browsers support ids in script tags such as:
<script id="aParticularScript">/* ... */</script>

The reason I ask is that Eclipse displays a warning stating "undefined attribute name" but it works fine in Google Chrome when I use jQuery selectors to get other properties of the script element. W3Schools states that the script element does not support any standard attributes (including the id attribute), but I've learned not to trust W3Schools.
Is it okay to have the script tag have an id?

A: HTML 4 Answer:
No, you can't, at least not if you want valid HTML...
The following elements can't have an ID attribute:

*

*<base>

*<head>

*<html>

*<meta>

*<script>

*<style>

*<title>
There might be a couple more.
This is confusing because viewing just the documentation for the ID/class attributes doesn't specifically say that they can't be used with these elements. You have to look at the DTD for the elements to see that the general attributes are not defined for the element, and thus cannot be used.

HTML 5 Answer:
The default document type declaration, HTMLElement, which applies to all elements in HTML specifies that these global attributes (including the ID attribute) can be used on any element you create, so it would appear you can do this in HTML 5, but not in HTML 4.

A: Running a <script> tag with an id through the validator as HTML4 generates this error:

Error Line 12, Column 12: there is no attribute "ID"

The HTML4 specification for <script> does not mention the coreattrs (that include class and id) to be valid on this element:
18.2.1 The SCRIPT element

<!ELEMENT SCRIPT - - %Script;          -- script statements -->
<!ATTLIST SCRIPT
  charset     %Charset;      #IMPLIED  -- char encoding of linked resource --
  type        %ContentType;  #REQUIRED -- content type of script language --
  src         %URI;          #IMPLIED  -- URI for an external script --
  defer       (defer)        #IMPLIED  -- UA may defer execution of script --
  >

Start tag: required, End tag: required

According to the current HTML5 spec, <script> may have any Global Attributes which does include id. Testing this in an unofficial HTML5 validator  passes. So as far as I can tell:

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*Invalid in HTML4

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Filmmaker Blog - Mario J. Novoa
Filmmaker Mario J. Novoa #CreateDaily
Cyborg Killing Machine - The Terminator
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Humble Beginnings: Shot for a paltry $5.6 million, Cameron and Hurd attribute their ingenuity and rebellious spirit to their mentor: Roger Corman. "We were ready to take on Hollywood and show them how it could be done cheaper and faster, because we'd learned from the master," Cameron said. "The first thing he taught me," Hurd added, "is belief in myself." According to Hurd, 99 people rejected "The Terminator" when it was first being shopped around, "but all you need is that 100th person to say yes." And the final lesson that Corman taught her? "You can do just about anything with some bailing wire and grip tape."
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Everything is a Remix: Fair Use
Many filmmakers (especially documentarians) struggle with the Fair Use Doctrine. Catch Kirby Ferguson on "Everything is a Remix", where he breaks down Fair Use. You'll find noteworthy information about social media, images, music, films and original content. How do you copy media legally under "Fair Use"? Check it out.
When Tezuka Osamu met Walt Disney
"I admire Walt Disney, I am charmed by Walt Disney, and I decided my career inspired by Walt Disney. And I met him in New York, or, I should say, I just walked past him. On the opening day of New York World's Fair, https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/entity/m01vl17?categoryId=artist I was lucky enough to get a chance to talk to him. I came across him leaving the stage just after delivering the speech. I got nervous but somehow introduced myself to him. 'I am a head of a Japanese animation studio.' 'Nice to have you here.' 'I am the one who made Astro Boy.' 'Really? I know Astro Boy. I saw the work in Los Angeles. It's a great work." 'Thank you very much. My staff would be honored. Well, may I have your comment about the work?' 'It's a very interesting Sci-Fi story. Future children are looking toward the space. So I, myself, think about making Sci Fi, too. If you have time, visit me in Burbank.' (by Tezuka Osamu) Li
Something Sketchy: A Beginner's Guide to Storyboarding | Pond5
Something Sketchy: A Beginner's Guide to Storyboarding | Pond5 Inspiration , Pro Tips Something Sketchy: A Beginner's Guide to Storyboarding By Jim Penola I'm a firm believer that artists' roles aren't specific to their chosen concentration, or even their natural inclination. Whether you're an illustrator, author, photographer, actor, or musician, you no doubt find some measure of solace in creative expression. Storyboarding is a great way to encourage that, as it's far more approachable than, say, painting or life drawing. Plus, the stakes aren't as high with storyboards since, as I've mentioned before , they're a means to an end, and not "the end" itself. So whether you're ready to map out a feature film, or just curious how to pick up the practice, here's everything you need to know to get started! Draw Your Own Boxes
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Educated at New College, Oxford (BA First Class 1974; DPhil 1981), lecturer at the University of York (1976-77), holder of Oxford research fellowships at The Queen's College (1977-82) and Exeter College (1982-87), and winner of the Royal Historical Society's Alexander Prize Medal (1981), Professor Tyerman has been a lecturer in medieval history at Hertford since 1979 and a fellow since 2006.
Professor Tyerman teaches most of the undergraduate courses in British and European history from 500 to 1500, a number of medieval First Year options and Historiography, as well as a specialist Further Subject on the Crusades.
Professor Tyerman supervises graduate research students for the MStud and DPhil on medieval topics, especially those relating to the Crusades.
Professor Tyerman's main research interests have related to crusading as a cultural, religious, political and social phenomenon of medieval western Europe between the eleventh and sixteenth centuries. He has lectured and published widely on various aspects of the crusades, from motivation and perception to their social and intellectual structures. He has also written in particular on crusading in relation to high and late medieval England and later medieval France as well as on crusading historiography from the middle ages to the present day. Recently published books have included The Crusades in the popular Very Short Introduction series (OUP 2005 with translations into German, Spanish, Bulgarian, Portuguese etc. but forbidden a licence in the People's Republic of China); God's War: A New History of the Crusades (Allen Lane/ Penguin and Harvard University Press 2006, a major and comprehensive new survey now translated into a number of languages including Estonian); and The Debate on the Crusades 1099-2010 (Manchester University Press 2011). Other research interests have included aspects of the history of education. He also reviews widely both for academic journals in the UK, US and Canada and for the press, such as the Times Literary Supplement or the Wall Street Journal.
Reviews and short notices for the English Historical Review, Art History, Medium Aevum, History, Early Medieval History, War in History, The Literary Review, The Sunday Times, The Spectator, The Times Literary Supplement, Journal of International History, Speculum, Wall Street Journal etc.


Immediately upon viewing this, it was clear this would be one of my favorite TED Talks because it's one of my favorite ideas: grow your own food!
Mr. Finley is an urban gardener. A renegade gardener with a message we all need to hear. Our food system is a disaster and intricately tied to the medical system. Food can be medicine or poison. Your diet determines whether health or disease awaits you. One of the best way to choose health is to grow your own food.
The right to grow movement requires and deserves our attention and energy. One of my most sincere beliefs is that we will return to being stewards of the land, by choice or necessity. The earlier you choose, the better off you'll be.
One Response to the revolutionary gardener.


Former CPUC president Michael Peevey.
SAN BRUNO — Additional evidence of the close relationship between PG&E officials and leaders of the agency that regulates the utility emerged late Friday in a new batch of emails long sought by the city of San Bruno, where a 2010 pipeline explosion killed eight and leveled a neighborhood.
PG&E and the California Public Utilities Commission released 65,000 emails from 2010 to 2014 that sketched a picture of cooperation, personal ties and cozy dealings between the PUC and PG&E. PG&E had voluntarily disclosed some of the emails over the last several months but had resisted efforts by San Bruno to get the utility to release them all. Ultimately a PUC order required the utility to provide them.
The emails offer new evidence of what some claim was a culture of lax regulation under the leadership of former PUC President Michael Peevey, eased by chummy relations with utility officials including shared meals, vacations and wine in addition to conversations about project approvals, rates and other official business.
But the emails do more than reinforce what had been revealed earlier about close ties between the two organizations. They also show that Brian Cherry, a former PG&E regulatory executive ousted over his role in the scandal, had cast a wide net of contacts at the PUC that went well beyond the office of Peevey.
In December 2012, Cherry exchanged emails with PUC Commissioner Michael Florio, expressing concerns about an upcoming penalty related to the San Bruno explosion that the state agency was, and is, considering. Cherry also asked Florio to closely monitor his own PUC aide, and Florio chief of staff, Sepideh Khosrowjah.
"Just keep an eye on Sepideh for me," Cherry wrote to Florio, suggesting that Khosrowjah was too closely aligned with the PUC's consumer-friendly Office of Ratepayer Advocates. "Many of us believe she is an ORA mole," Cherry added.
Khosrowjah, reached for comment at home, asked about PG&E's fears that she was a mole for the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, said, "I don't want to discuss that. The emails speak for themselves." PUC spokeswoman Terrie Prosper couldn't be reached for comment.
In January 2012, Ditas Katague, a top aide to PUC Commissioner Catherine Sandoval, offered Cherry advice on ways to burnish PG&E's image in the wake of the explosion. Katague suggested it would be easy for PG&E to create a "local heroes" article in small community newspapers. Noting that the community newspapers often are thinly staffed, the periodicals would appreciate "prepackaged" articles that would tout PG&E's good works, Katague wrote.
In an April 2011 email exchange, Peevey congratulated PG&E executives for deft handling of publicity regarding a license renewal for the controversial Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in San Luis Obispo County.
"Very good. Prudent thing to do and should reduce some fears, concerns," Peevey wrote to Cherry.
San Francisco-based PG&E had previously released email exchanges involving Peevey and key regulatory executives at the PUC showing that they worked cooperatively on an array of issues. Among the efforts: PG&E sought to use organized labor to influence decisions at the PUC, including seeking the assistance of commissioners on approval of projects that would create numerous union jobs.
Other emails also show that Peevey made it clear to PG&E executives that the utility was expected to cough up money to support projects and causes that Peevey championed, including funds to help finance a 100th anniversary celebration for the PUC in January 2011.
The scandal that resulted from the disclosure of the emails forced PG&E to fire three executives and prompted the PUC to demote Peevey's top aide, Carol Brown. Peevey eventually chose to quit the PUC at the end of 2014.
The blast of natural gas occurred primarily because of PG&E's shoddy maintenance and flawed record-keeping and the PUC's lax oversight of the utility giant, according to federal investigators. The explosion killed eight, injured 66, destroyed 38 homes and wrecked a quiet neighborhood.
Both federal and state prosecutors have launched investigations into the emails to determine if the improper email exchanges between PG&E and PUC officials involved public corruption or other criminal acts.
Recently, state investigators served search warrants at the PUC headquarters in San Francisco, the Los Angeles-area residence of Peevey and the Orinda home of Cherry. Legal experts suggest that the search warrants are an indication that state prosecutors believe they would find evidence that could lead to criminal proceedings in the email scandal.
In September, a PUC law judge recommended that PG&E pay a fine of $1.4 billion for its role in causing the explosion.
In December 2013, the day after a final PUC meeting for that year, Cherry thanked Peevey for how at least one final ruling from the commission turned out.
"Mike — thanks for the decisions that were made expeditiously yesterday," Cherry wrote to Peevey. "I really appreciate all of your efforts to get them done and complete by year end." Peevey responded by inviting Cherry to his home in the posh Sea Ranch resort.
Staff writers Matt O'Brien, Josh Richman and Aaron Kinney contributed to this report.


udfordring hos ABC Christmas Challenge.
B is for Bare Essentials.
er 4 julekort i måneden, så når jeg det antal som jeg behøver.
bare så I er advaret!
Men stop, nu har det vist gået lidt for stærkt i svingene.
'In The Snow Heart Tilda' fra Winter Wonderland 2013.
og teksten er en del af papiret.
is back with a new theme.
and the papers are from Echo Park.
and the hearts are made with punches in two diffrent sizes.
White pearls from my stash.
Look at his little happy face.
I have made a step card as you can se here.
A simple backside like this.
and tax fees are the winner's responsibility.
a Joanna Sheen unmounted set of LOVE thermed rubber stamp.
over to the HM&FMC and check them all out.
You will find a lot of inspiration there and hopefully you will join us for the challenge.
to Tilda motiver samtidig, men den ene fik lidt forkert brunfarve på bukserne.
mønsterpapiret 'Snowtime' fra Bo Bunny.
og et tekststempel fra Norsk Stempelblad.
Tekststemplerne er lidt små, men de passer lige til Word Window punchen.
Bagsiden er som den plejer hos mig.
Jeg har brugt denne sketch fra A Creative Romance.
On the North Pole... DT card for ABC Christmas Challenge.
thanks for sharing all your beautiful creations with us.
Remember to pop into our challenge blog to see if you are in our winner circle.
challenges through the year, you'll have at least 25 cards ready till Christmas.
I have used a new Tilda of mine- 'North Pole Tilda'. I find her super cute.
only some leftovers from Maja Design the 'Vintage Winter' collection.
made with a die from Marianne Design.
A lot of Stickles added to the image as you can see.
The backside with some dp and my personal stamp.
The prize for a lucky random winner a$15 Gift code.
And remember, you can never have to many Christmas cards.
"Use A HM Stamp You Haven't Used Before"
Inspired by Beccy's card here, I made a card with 'Bedtime Story'.
The card fold is called 'trifold teardrop card'.
I have used my Prismas for colouring.
The papers are from Maja Design, and the pearls from The Hobby House.
also made with punches from MS.
That's 3 total prizes to give away, and that means you'll have 3 chances to win!
So don't miss out on yours and be sure to make time to play along!
of the prizes are the winner's responsibility.
Seize the Birthday- Who likes to colour?
Loving Wishes, DT card for Stamp and Create with Magnolia.
a new challenge and some cards to inspire you.
I have used a new stamp of mine, 'Tilda in Evening Dress'.
for a lovely young lady,who is turning 20 tomorrow.
Hugs and congrats dear Tonje.
Hope you and your friends will have a wonderful party.
The papers are from Maja Design, in some 'safe' colours for me to use.
Magnolia Doohicky cutting dies. The sentiment is also from Magnolia.
Pearl string and flowers are from my stash.
that you will hop over and join in with the new challenge at Stamp and Create with Magnolia.
Use a House Mouse stamp you haven't used before.
I must admit I have a few HM stamps that never have seen ink before.
This one 'Sitting in the rain' is one of them.
this was the perfect time to use it.
I've inked up a part of it, and set focus on one of the small critters.
in colors that are perfect for masculine cards.
A peek at the back side, you can recognise the design from the front.
A for Anything Goes, a DT card for ABC Christmas Challenge.
Hello and Happy New Year ABC Christmas Challengers.
We are back at the start and A is the letter.
A is for Anything Christmas.
my family and friends LOVED them too! yay!
I have made a Z fold card, with design papers from Maja Design.
For the edge I used a Martha Stewart snowflake punch.
The cute snowman is from LOTV and coloured with Prisma Color Pencils.
Here a picture of the card when it's unfolded.
circle made out of the sweet snowman paper.
Our sponsor for the A challenge is Bugaboo Stamps.
One lucky Random winner will win 7 digi images.


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Dappy gives "ev-eh-dince innit" at Leveson inquiry
Funny story written by Steddyeddy
A crowd of enthusiastic fans demand to know the whereabouts of Dappy's talent
Dappy, a singer and member of suitably stupidly-spelled pointy and shouty pop group N-Dubz, has given evidence at the Leveson Inquiry into the News of the World phone tapping.
Mr Dappy - whose real name is Costadinos Contostavlos Braindeadz - was challenging former staff of the News of the World as to why they didn't tap his phone or put him in the newspaper.
He said that when it comes to fellow group member and X-Fixtor judge Tulisa, he was well known for invading her privacy - and on more than one occasion - using a variety of pieces of equipment, some often personal.
He also said that when it came to phone tapping, especially in relation to Tulisa, he was a happy Dappy when he got an extension, although not necessarily anything to do with Alexander Graham Bell's invention.
He also challenged why columnist Jeremy Clarkson had never stood outside the group's studio and demanded that "Dappy be strung up, innit", at which point Mr Justice Leveson agreed and called an ajournment to find out precisely why.
DappyN-DubzNews of the Worldphone tappingTulisa
Members of X-Factor winners Little Mix revealed to be judges' love children 13 December 2011
Panic as Rymans runs out of shredders three days into mobile phone tap enquiry 09 December 2011
Worthing Love God Alf Starling Does Double Date With Stacey Solomon And Tulisa Off X Factor In Dorking 27 November 2011
Tulisa Contostavlos Laughs Off X Factor Death Threats 26 November 2011
X-Factor - Frankie Cocozza To Get The Chop 05 November 2011
"X-Factor Judge Tulisa Invented The Universe, Not God," Says Barking Woman 05 November 2011
X-Factor Girl Band have to change their name...again! 04 November 2011
Simon Cowell announces he is splitting up 20 October 2011
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Dear Rouge: The art of unexpected success
Published on June 28, 2015 October 30, 2015 by Dillon Giancola
All the practice, order and professionalism that seems to go into one of their sets appears to evaporate the instant they walk off the stage. Dear Rouge, a rising band from Vancouver, have just finished performing at WTFest to a delighted crowd. Some people are singing along, but many people have never heard of this band before, yet that does not dull the performance, nor is the audience not enjoying what they are watching.
The group is comprised of a couple, Danielle McTaggart, vocalist and keyboardist, and her husband Drew McTaggart, the band's guitarist. As groups of reporters line up to speak to them, half hour at a time, their enthusiasm and demeanor does not wane.
If their stage presence is intense, energetic, and cool, their backstage presence is laid back, goofy, and chill. But this makes sense. It is not at odds with the set we just witnessed, as joy, and warmth emanate from the atmosphere as much as from the message of their lyrics.
The attitude they carry is but an extension of how they met, and how the band came together. Mired in projects that were not going anywhere, that eventually turned around once they met through a friend.
"I heard her doing an acoustic set, like just singer songwriter stuff, and she was just cleaning up. The whole place was in awe, and she was just enthusiastic, and I was like man we have to do a more high energy thing," says Drew.
After this, now dating, Danielle says, " Drew kind of encouraged me, like we got to do something just for fun, don't put a ton of pressure on yourself."
It all starts with that – do it for fun, don't put pressure on yourself. The path to success has endless possibilities, but as effective as any other are those that stem from encouragement, positivity and a love for the craft.
This is where Dear Rouge started. A lifetime of devotion to music, but perhaps an unease about where things were going. After the couple got married, and Dear Rouge was formed, they entered a contest in Vancouver called Peak Performance Project. They did not even think they would get in, yet this ended up taking a year of the band's time and setting their career as a band on track.
"We played the show and then we got in. It was crazy like, 'Oh man we need 20 minutes of music and we only have four songs. That's not enough music, we have to like make a really long intro,'" Danielle recalls.
Indeed, when describing how far they have come, Drew mentions their first online presence came on a night, "when we were in our room and ordered pizza and launched on YouTube." That was 2012, and the two and a half years since that have been a wild, non-stop ride.
Now entrenched as a band, and making a name for themselves across Canada, more decisions await them. Do they stay in Vancouver, or move out of town? Will they move out of the country if the opportunity arises? What songs should be on their next album?
Danielle McTaggart of Dear Rouge ( Dillon Giancola/ The Sputnik )
But for now, they ride out the path based off the decisions, and songs, they have already made.
One of the group's biggest singles is, according to them, their most unlikely to be so. "Black to Gold" is a hit in Canada, as it was in Brantford at Lion's Park. Perhaps it is the haunting keyboard tracks and samples that has stuck with audiences. Or maybe it's the cry of, "raising our voice together, no way we're standing down. We won't back down," that has listeners going crazy. Whatever the reason, it is the perfect track for them to be known for, as the theme exemplifies the group, and how far they have come.
Described as a song about going from bad times to good times, Danielle explains the inspiration behind the song: "My old project, for me personally it was really life altering, it made me question everything I wanted and believed and everything, and from there this was very redeeming in that way because I didn't really think that it was gonna happen for me, and it was really tough."
This is the message that one takes away if they are fortunate enough to watch Dear Rouge perform, let alone get the opportunity to hang out with them.
As Danielle reflects on their journey, she is visibly thankful, as she says, "for me this whole thing has just been so cool, whatever happens from here were both just really grateful-" and then she is instantly distracted, looking out the window at the crowd getting pummeled with rain during a USS concert. "This is so crazy, these poor people!"
And the night goes on, and this fun, talented, surprising band, goes on as well, being grateful for how far they've come, and looking forward to where life takes them.
Dillon Giancola
I'm Dillon, the Editor In Chief for The Sputnik. I am in my fourth year of journalism. I love all things sports and music, and have a passion for writing about both. I am from Edmonton, but somehow (and maybe unfortunately) I hate the Oilers and love the Leafs.
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The set of toy soldiers "Russian druzhina" – "Brave Soldiers"
The set of toy soldiers "Russian druzhina"
The set is dedicated to the Russian druzhina troop of Alexander Nevsky. The set consists of 10 metal toy soldiers and the collection's coat of arms. It presents 4 new figures haven't previously been included in this collection.
The year is 1240. Russia's plundered by the Mongols, and there's a new threat coming from the West, the Livonian Knights. The Livonian squads have been observed some 30 miles away from Novgorod. The delegation of the Novgorod boyars pleads Alexander to defend the Russian land. With bells ringing and crowd roaring, Novgorod is meeting the prince.
Join Alexander Nevsky's druzhina to protect Russia! Buy a set of "Russian druzhina" and reconstruct scene of the battle!
The set consists of 10 toy soldiers of 40mm scale and the collection's metal coat of arms on the branded base. Coat of arms has special fixing to wear on clothes. The set includes an illustrated booklet with the history of each character collection. Packing set is the original cardboard box, made in a convenient book format. Inside the box was placed a special tool tray with soft flock of storage metal toy soldiers. Collection set "Russian Druzhina" will be the perfect gift for all lovers of history and military miniatures.


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Weekly Reports Oct 15 2018. By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArena. Guide: The FNArena database tabulates the views of eight major Australian and international stock brokers: Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Macquarie, Morgan Stanley, Morgans, Ord Minnett and UBS.


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Riverstone Holdings in the $9.5 billion formation of Talen Energy Corporation, one of the largest independent power producers in the U.S., through a Reverse Morris Trust spin-off of PPL Corporation's merchant power generation business and the concurrent combination thereof with Riverstone's merchant power generation business and associated debt financings
Natural Gas Partners in its $100 million equity commitment to MS Energy Services, an independent directional drilling service company
Riverstone Holdings in its $400 million acquisition of three coal-fired generating plants located in Maryland from a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation
Continental Airlines in its $3.2 billion all-stock merger with United Airlines
SCF Partners in its combination of five portfolio companies to form Forum Energy Technologies, a provider of manufactured and applied products to the energy industry, and simultaneous investment in the combined company
BG North America in the $450 million sale of its entire U.S. power generation portfolio to Energy Capital Partners
A leading global private investment firm in the acquisition of Styron from The Dow Chemical Company
BP in the $2.4 billion sale of its Texas City refinery and a portion of its retail and logistics network in the Southeast United States to Marathon Petroleum
Riverstone Holdings in the acquisition by its portfolio company, TrailStone, of U.S. Oil & Refining Co., owner of a 42,000 bbl/day refinery and a rail, pipeline, marine and truck logistics business in the Pacific Northwest
BG Group and EXCO Resources in the $910 million sale of TGGT Holdings, a joint venture between the two companies that owns and operates natural gas gathering, transportation and treating assets, to Azure Midstream
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It started with a Tea Party protest. Holding an "Impeach Obama" sign from the pedestrian overpass in Campbell, Wisconsin that crosses interstate 90. Police Chief Tim Keleman felt that this presented a significant distraction to passing motorists and was as a result, a safety concern. So he had the town board place an ordinance against hanging signs from the overpass. It is then alleged that the Tea Party then flooded the police department with harassment calls, death threats and that someone even attempted to hack into Chief Keleman's bank account.
Joining host Brian Standing over the phone, attorney Jim Birnbaum talks about the details of the lawsuit and what the future for his client may hold.


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HBO's 'Paterno' stirs up Penn State controversy
Frank CarnevaleApril 12, 2018 GMT
"Paterno" premiered on HBO Saturday night and viewers took to Twitter to discuss the movie itself, but most to rehash the controversy and slamming the coach, football program and school.
The made-for-TV film about late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and his downfall has been swirled in controversy, just as Paterno's real-life was. The question of how much he, and the school, knew about assistant coach Jerry Sandusky and his abuse of boys will never be fully known. People will still ask if Paterno did enough to stop Sandusky.
The film is directed by Barry Levinson and stars Al Pacino in the title role. It follows a two-week slice of Paterno's life in November 2011, where he goes from being the beloved winningest college football coach to being hastily fired from the program, and also discovering he has lung cancer.
Much of the reaction on Twitter slammed real-life Paterno and the school.
The Paterno family did not approve of the movie and Joe's son Scott Paterno posted on Twitter that he would not be watching the film. Most of the replies to him were supportive.
The Paterno family released a statement, saying the movie "bear no resemblance to what actually transpired." The full statement:
"The HBO movie regarding Joe Paterno is a fictionalized portrayal of the tragic events surrounding Jerry Sandusky's crimes. Numerous scenes, events and dialogue bear no resemblance to what actually transpired.
Everyone truly concerned about the scourge of child sexual abuse would be well served to read the report by former FBI agent, Jim Clemente, linked below. As events of the last few years have confirmed, predators are present throughout our society. It is our hope and prayer that society as a whole comes to a better understanding of who these criminals are and how they work so successfully to avoid detection."
HBO is airing the movie again Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Here's the trailer:


This just proves that Ted and TedX, with its emphasis on interesting ideas on the innovative fringes and shifting center of society, is part of a social network that gets ideas and idea-makers into the marketplace. Who says visibility doesn't increase leadership opportunities?
Six TED speakers have been recognized in the 2013 class of MacArthur Fellows. Each recipient will heretofore be unofficially known as a "genius" and will very officially receive a no-strings-attached prize of $625,000 to support his or her creative instincts for the benefit of society.