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Baton Rouge shooter identified as Gavin Long by authorities
Updated July 18, 2016 — 3.22pm first published at 7.45am
As it happened: Three police officers shot dead in Baton Rouge
A former US Marine sergeant who served in Iraq and was recognised for academic achievement in college has been identified as the Baton Rouge gunman.Three police officers were killed and three wounded in what has been described as an ambush-style attack in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, early on Sunday morning.
The suspect, Gavin Eugene Long, 29, was from Kansas City, Missouri, a source familiar with the investigation told Reuters.
Police said they received a 911 call early on Sunday morning about a "suspicious person walking down the Airline Highway with an assault rifle".
Investigators reportedly said there was reason to believe the 911 call may have been used to lure police to the shooting scene and that the possibility it had been a conspiracy was being examined.
Gavin Eugene Long, who shot police officers in Baton Rouge, in a video on YouTube. Credit:YouTube
Divorced and living in a working-class neighbourhood, Long had no criminal history, Missouri records show.It's not immediately clear how Long, who was black, ended up in Baton Rouge, where police killed him in a shootout on his 29th birthday, according to media reports.
The Los Angeles Times, citing a federal law enforcement official, said Long was a "black separatist", but the publication did not provide any further details.
In footage sent to a Baton Rouge television station by a woman who said she saw the shooting, a woman can heard saying that she saw a man with "a mask on, looking like a ninja".
The woman says: "He's about to start popping again. Oh my God!"
An FBI armoured vehicle patrols the perimeter of the crime scene where Baton Rouge police officers were shot. Credit:AP
Long left the Marines in 2010 with an honourable discharge. His final Marine rank was E-5 (sergeant), CBS News reported.
Baton Rouge police victims: (clockwise from left): Montrell Jackson with his son. Photo: Twitter/@BritniDWrites; Matthew Gerald. Photo: Twitter/@WAFB; East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Deputy Brad Garafola. Photo: Twitter/@TRex21 Credit:Social Media
Yvonne Carlock, the deputy public affairs officer for the United States Marines, provided details of Long's military service to The New York Times.
She said he had the rank of sergeant as of July 1, 2008.
He served in the military from August 22, 2005 to August 21, 2010 and in Iraq from June 2008 to January 2009. His speciality was "Data Network Specialist".
He had earned a string of awards: Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (3rd Award), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Navy Unit Commendation Medal.
His "duty assignments" included: Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot San Diego; School of Infantry, Camp Pendleton, California; Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School, Twentynine Palms, California; Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan; Marine Aircraft Group 38, 3rd Marine Air Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego.
A YouTube account operated by Long contains several videos in which he discusses recent shootings in the US, The Daily Caller reported.
Videos on the account reveal he was a former Nation of Islam member, and made references to Alton Sterling, the black man who was killed by police in Baton Rouge on July 5.
"If I would have been there with Alton - clap," Long says in a video posted on July 14.
He promotes a book he wrote and discusses black liberation ideology.
"I wrote it for my dark-skinned brothers," Long said of his book.
"If you look at all the rebels like Black Panthers, Huey P. Newton, Malcolm X … Elijah Muhammad, they was light-skinned. But we know how hard y'all got it," Long continued.
Long is heard lamenting "working for the white people".
In another video, he defended Micah Johnson, the man who fatally shot five police officers Dallas on July 7.
"It's justice. You know what I'm saying?" Long says, defending Johnson's attack.
"If I'm peaceful protesting…I know they would try to arrest me, and I would die right there because you're not going to kidnap me. I know my rights, but I stand on my rights. That's what separates me, that's why they're afraid of me."
On a website that he apparently operated, ConvoswithCosmo, he called himself "Freedom Strategist, Mental Game Coach, Nutritionist, Author and Spiritual Advisor".
The website claims he "has been an avid student of nutrition, health, fitness, personal transformation and spiritual mastery since the age of sixteen. He conducts sports nutrition workshops locally, nationally, and internationally. He has traveled nationally to over thirty States in the U.S., and internationally to The Bahamas, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Maldives (Island country near India), Iraq, and Africa to name a few."
Man with AK47 at door: reporter
A reporter with Fox4KC in Kansas City tweeted that she went to the address listed for Gavin Long, and "a man answered the door with an AK-47".
Officers in Baton Rouge were responding to a call of a man carrying a gun when shots were fired about 9am local time. Two Baton Rouge police officers and one sheriff's deputy were killed.
US media have identified the three as Montrell Jackson, 32, Matthew Gerald, 41, and Brad Garafola.
The gunman died in a shootout with police a short time after he opened fire on the first group of officers, Colonel Mike Edmonson, superintendent of the Louisiana State Police, said in a press conference.
It was not immediately clear whether there was a link between the shootings and the recent unrest over the police killings of Mr Sterling in Baton Rouge and Philando Castile in Minnesota.
Authorities did not give any information about the gunman's possible motive.
The shootings occurred about two kilometres from the Baton Rouge Police Department headquarters, where dozens of people were arrested this month while protesting against Mr Sterling's death. The 37-year-old African-American father of five was shot and killed at close quarters by a law enforcement officer on July 5.
A witness to Baton Rouge shootings, Brady Vancel, told a CBS television affiliate he had seen a gunman, a second man in a red shirt lying in a parking lot and another gunman running away "as shots were being fired back and forth from several guns".
He said the police arrived shortly after the gunfire began.
One of the injured officers was listed in critical condition at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Centre, while another was in fair condition, hospital spokeswoman Kelly Zimmerman said.
The third was taken to another hospital where he was in fair condition.
Reuters, Fairfax Media
The site of recent shootings in Baton Rouge. Credit:Washington Post


Apparently there aren't enough rakeback deals going around in online poker so people are resorting to robbing live poker tournaments to make money. Four armed gunmen stormed the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Berlin, Germany the other weekend in pursuit of the €1.36 million prize pool that was up for grabs in the European Poker Tour Berlin tournament.
The robbers broke up the €5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event as they ran into the ballroom. At least one of the men had a gun and another was holding a machete when they interrupted one of Europe's biggest live poker tournaments. When they entered the Grand Hyatt's ballroom, players took off running towards the exits in a desperate attempt to avoid the robbers. In their haste to escape, the players tipped over tables and chairs, which left some people with bruises and scrapes.
Luckily, those were the only injuries during the incident and no security guards were seriously injured either despite briefly scuffling with the gunmen. There's no word on whether the robbers have any idea how to play poker, but they did manage to grab a large share of the prize pool when they reportedly made off with over €250,000 of the Main Event money.
As of now, Berlin police are still looking for suspects and the only lead they have is that a security camera caught one of the criminals with their mask off – but from behind. Berlin's police chief Reiner Wendt says that the organizers of the EPT event are at fault for not hiring enough security guards for the event.
In any case, this scary incident might force many of the 1,000 players in attendance to stay at home and play online poker for a while. Some of the players were so shaken by the incident that they were given back their €5,000 buy-in.
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An ancient problem for defense and intelligence efforts is insider threat: how do we know a colleague or collaborator is trustworthy and not pretending to be so as to gain some future advantage? In a separate domain, recent advances in machine learning have used artificial neural networks (ANNs) to create automated agents that can perform in complicated environments, such as Atari games. Can this new technology be used to address the older problem? The insider threat problem may be simulated by having multiple automated agents collaborate in a simulated environment (such as collaborative video games), but one of the agents has a different goal that runs counter to the others. Importantly, this goal may require collaborating with the other agents at least until a critical moment of defection (which may be explicit or implicit). Such simulations could allow for high-throughput examination and quantification of principles of insider threat.
When can a future defector be identified by their pre-defection behavior and when can they not? What are the critical factors that allow this detection, both of the collaborators' behavior and of the environment?
If the collaborative agent needs to be both performing in the environment and simultaneously watching for defectors, how does the computational burden of defector detection scale with the environment relative to the also-increasing burden of performing?
It is presumably possible to test defectors by discretely putting them into simulated "gotchya" moments that would reveal their preferences. What are the dynamics when the defector is on the lookout for such tests?
Instead of testing behavior, would having direct access to the ANN's code allow for identifying a defector? The "code" here would be the policy network and not any reward or loss function.
For reinforcement learning, under what conditions is it possible to iteratively reward a potential defector into correct action such that there is little probability it will defect in the future? What are the guarantees or statistics of how that probability decreases with rewards?
Approaches may not need to address all questions above, but they should consider using a "real-world" scenario of ANNs collaborating in an environment. It is possible to start with very simple ANNs and environments, then scale up to more complicated deep ANNs and environments. Environments could start with simple games like Pong (e.g. a collaborative Pong where one player is trying to maximize the total score while the other is trying to maximize their personal score). More complicated environments could include more complex Atari games or whatever the state-of-the-art performance will be for ANNs at the time of the research.
The paradigm of Generative Adversarial Networks may particularly afford simulating actors in a cat-and-mouse game of defector detection and evasion. However, other techniques are welcome.


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Home NATIONAL GST Deadlock: Modi Invites Sonia, Manmohan for a 'Chai Pe Charcha'
GST Deadlock: Modi Invites Sonia, Manmohan for a 'Chai Pe Charcha'
New Delhi: In a bid to end the stalemate over the impending Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invited Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for a tea at his residence.
The face-to-face meeting between the two political rivals would be the first since the BJP won a landslide victory 18 months ago, and could herald a compromise between the government and the main opposition party on GST and a number of other bills scheduled for discussion and passage in the winter session.
সোনিয়া-মনমোহনকে চা-চর্চায় আমন্ত্রণ মোদীর
मोदी ने दिया सोनिया-मनमोहन न्योता, शाम को होगी मुलाकात
On his various trips abroad, PM Modi has assured foreign investors that he would make the landmark indirect tax law a reality by 2016. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said that Modi is willing to discuss the GST bill with everyone so it can be passed. "We have absolutely no hesitation even at the level of Prime Minister, we have never had in it in the past, we don't have it (now). He is willing to speak to everyone," Jaitley said.
The Congress had stalled the passage of the GST Constitution Amendment Bill in the last session of Parliament and demanded that a revenue-neutral rate not higher than 18 per cent be mentioned in the bill. It is also opposed to states being given powers to levy an additional 1 per cent tax on the supply of goods over and above the GST rate.
On Friday, Modi is also likely to make the concluding remarks at the ongoing Parliament discussion on Constitution Day. A war of words over the word 'secular' is already on since Thursday.
Shortly after the House met on Thursday, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, in his speech on India's Constitution and its architect Dr B R Ambedkar, called 'secular' the most misused word in Indian politics and asked why the words 'Secular' and 'Socialist' were added to the preamble of the Constitution by a Congress government in the 1970s.
Rajnath even targeted actor Aamir Khan over his remarks on rising intolerance in the country. "Ambedkar too faced injustice and discrimination due to social iniquities, but kept control over his feelings, and always presented an objective point of view," the minister said.
"He (Ambedkar) never said how much he is being insulted in India. He said he will live in India for strengthening the country. He never thought he will go somewhere elsewhere," he said, drawing strong protests from the opposition benches.
A furious Congress hit back, with Sonia accusing the Modi government of deliberately attacking "the ideals and principles that inspired the country for decades". "The people who have no faith in the Constitution, who have not contributed to its making, they are talking about it repeatedly, are trying to appropriate it. There cannot be a bigger joke," she said.
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Prof Godfrey Nguru Appointed Council Chair
Prof. Godfrey Mbiti Nguru is the new Chairman of The Technical University of Kenya Council. He takes over from the late Prof. George Eshiwani who passed on earlier this year.
Prof. Nguru is an accomplished educationist and an Ordained Priest in the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) who has held senior positions in premier public and private universities.
Prof. Nguru's decorated career spans over 40 years. He served as Vice-Chancellor at Daystar University between 2004 and 2010 and served in the same capacity at Pan Africa Christian University between 2010 and 2014.
He was also St Paul's United Theological College Principal (currently St Paul's University) between 1999 and 2004. He began his career as a secondary school teacher in Mbeere District and later joined the Ministry of Education as an Education Officer – Planning. After a Specialist Course in Educational Planning at the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) – Paris, France, he was appointed the Educational Planner for the Ministry of Education.
In 1975, he was appointed Senior Lecturer and Head of Basic Research and Evaluation at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development before proceeding to the University of Nairobi where he was appointed Lecturer at the Department of Education Administration, Planning and Curriculum Development, within the Faculty of Education which was later transferred Kenyatta University College in 1978.
Prof. Nguru held various positions at Kenyatta University where he served as a Senior Lecturer and a coordinator in the Environmental Education programme. In 1983, he had a short stint as a visiting scholar at the Institute of Education, University of London.
He has attended and participated in several national and international conferences. He has authored a number of books, articles, and research papers on a wide spectrum of areas concerning Education and HIV/AIDS in Africa.
Prof. Nguru was awarded the African Graduate Fellowship (1971), UNESCO/UNDP Fellowship (1974), Aggrey Education Fellowship (1977) and the British Council Committee for International Cooperation in Higher Education (CHICHE) Award (1983).
Prof Nguru is also committed to community service. He is a member of the Council of St Andrews College of Theology and Development, Kabare, Kirinyaga. Previously he served as Chair at the African Theological Initiative, Living Water International (Kenya), Board of Education, Anglican Church of Kenya - Mbeere Diocese, Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), among others.
Prof. Nguru holds Bachelor of Education from Makerere University, Master of Science in Education (Education Administration and Planning as well as Curriculum Planning and Development), Ed.S and Ed.D from the University of Tennessee Knoxville, USA.
In 2006 he was awarded an Honorary Ph.D by Kosin University in South Korea.


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Content Culture: The State of Podcasting
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Strategy Sessions unpack a topic of interest discussed within the JMS strategy team. From business trends to personal passions and everything in between, these conversations spark innovation and help us find new ways of thinking.
This Week's Topic: Podcasting
Over the past several years, the ever-growing podcast market has changed how we consume information, frame narratives, and receive targeted advertising messages at large. It's projected that podcasting will be a $4 billion industry by 2024, with over 144 million podcast listeners in the US alone by 2025. Beyond that, the opportunity this provides for advertisers and content creators in general to cultivate audiences and disseminate their message with more precision and reach is boundless. Recently, the JMS team discussed the current culture and capabilities of podcasting.
Read a high level of our thoughts below.
Audiences: Impact Matters Even More Than Reach
Podcasts are such a powerful medium if you know exactly who you're talking to, and you're not trying to talk to everyone. Thinking about really encouraging clients or creators to narrow the audience, hyper-target the audience, and not necessarily feel like they have to make a bunch of different podcasts for any given audience target. Pick the one that's going to be most influenced by the medium. In general, it's still an awareness or an educational play that doesn't have a direct impact on sales, so that's one thing that makes clients a little hesitant. If you are hyper-targeting, that means inevitably, you're kind of lowering the number of people that you're reaching, but you're reaching the more impactful.
– Sarah Jessee, Strategy Director, Editorial Content
I feel that the weird thing about a podcast strategy is the idea of inventing and creating an audience is often kind of overlooked. I feel like there is a language that's being shaped and being made by the podcasters themselves—and they're actually shaping an audience. That's one of the things that I think we don't do enough. Just generally 'we,' the general, royal 'we.' We don't do enough study in how audiences are created, and not just existing.
– Remi Abbas, Executive Director, Innovations
Leveraging Value in the Media World
There's this perception that insights—as with audiences—are existing, and you just have to do the uncovering work to find them, but actually what you do, if you're a good strategist or really a good creative thinker, is pick the pieces that feel clickable and put them together. Then you can create the audience the same way you create the insight.
I think there's a huge difference in perception between podcasts and YouTube videos. Podcasts are entertainment, but I think they have this air of, like, intellectual wisdom and being kind of a literary alternative, whereas YouTube is not that.
– Laura Ogle, Senior Strategist
And there's a lot of credibility that I have for the host. It's almost like the things they recommend are the things they believe in. I wonder if it's deceptive to look at just the level of investment and what you get out of it, because one loyal customer for the rest of their life is maybe more valuable than somebody who buys your thing once randomly and never buys it again.
– Sonia Minden, Executive Director, Brand Strategy
The Challenge of Predicting Profitability
I think that you need to think about the advertising stack of most of these clients and most clients generally, because usually, when they are promoting a product or running a campaign, they're like, I need to calculate a very specific ROI so that for every dollar I put in, I can get $3.50 out. They're gonna say, "I'm going to go to the very predictable places first." I think because podcasts are in that niche, unless you really have a very experimental President, CEO, or Head of Marketing, you're never going to get the first bucket of money invested in podcast advertising for that reason. So I think that's the challenge we're always gonna face, just realistically.
– Snow Burns, Executive Director, Social Strategy
When I think about the people who go on a podcast to pitch their idea of their product, it's always those startups that are like, I have no marketing budget anyway, so I don't care.
As well as, how do you borrow from radio and actually make podcasts kind of part of two things? One, the event strategy of an organization, so that it becomes more presenter-based, maybe, and connected to what's happening on the event calendar. And then two, if we thought about monetizing it as a portable radio show, does that change the way we can kind of go to market with podcasts? It could be kind of an interesting experiment.
Love to listen? Here are some podcast recommendations from our team.
Context Creators: Revisit our collective understanding of historical events and situations
You're Wrong About: We're especially fans of the episodes prior to 2021 with Michael Hobbes as co-host.
Revisionist History: Malcolm Gladwell's podcast (you can imagine the vibe).
The Memory Palace: Nate diMeo's long-running show is as good as it ever was.
Deep Dives: Get into the weeds (in a good way) of unusual or overlooked topics
99% Invisible: What started as a side project has now expanded into a bit of an audio empire, in the form of Radiotopia – a great resource for additional listening recommendations.
Serial (Seasons 2 and 3): The show that shifted the podcast paradigm has two other seasons – and you know what? They're really, really well-reported.
Mood Boosters: Unwind with shows that are pretty much guaranteed to make you laugh out loud
Normal Gossip: Defector's *genius* concept centers on other people's (low stakes) drama.
Scam Goddess: Improv comedian Laci Mosley strikes just the right balance between admiring and admonishing scammers. (Side note: her guest appearance on Normal Gossip is one of our favorite episodes.)
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People come to arts and crafts for many reasons. For some, it is a fun family time with their kids. For others, it can be a source of business and professional craftsmanship. There are even those that do it simply to recycle otherwise wasted materials into creative endeavors. Regardless of your personal path to arts and crafts, this article is going to help you make more of the hobby.
Are you looking for a great place to find craft materials? There are a lot of sites that give you great savings on your craft supplies. A quick online search is all it takes to find great deals. There are even merchants who offer free shipping and returns if you purchase a certain amount of supplies.
Don't be extra hard on kids when they are creating their works of art. The whole point of arts and crafts is to express and encourage creativity. This will not be accomplished if you constantly nag and correct them about what they are trying to do.
Look up ideas for crafts online. You will literally find thousands of websites that have ideas that will spark your imagination. It does not matter what age is taking part, you can find projects quickly and easily.
If supplies are pricey in your area, start shopping at secondhand stores. Goodwill and similar shops have great things for creative artists. You do have to look regularly though, as great possibilities don't sit on the shelves long.


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Acts 7:55-60: Stephen who has been on trial, expresses his vision of Jesus glorified, which angers the religious leaders, who drag him out of the city to stone him. But, Stephen, as he dies, prays for his attackers, and commits himself to God.
Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16: The Psalmist (David, according to the heading) pleads for God's protection and deliverance from enemies who seek to harm and ensnare him, and commits his soul into God's care.
1 Peter 2:2-10: Christ, who was rejected by people, but honoured by God, is the cornerstone on which God is building a spiritual temple in which followers of Christ are the stones. This community that built on Christ is called out of darkness into God's light to be God's holy nation.
John 14:1-14: Jesus encourages his disciples to trust in him and not be troubled, for he is the way to God and God is revealed and known in him.
In my Abba God's house there are many rooms….
Jesus is not talking about being dead and entering into the afterlife.
He's talking about entering into this life, being really alive.
God's house is not death. It's God's presence.
It's this life. This moment.
opens a space, blesses your belonging.
What if you were to enter your life?
People have used it to imagine Jesus answering a question he wasn't asked.
He was not being asked which religion will get you saved.
after all, he was Jewish, talking to Jews.
there is no "way" at all. No set of rules. No formula. No ism.
There's only relationship. Presence. Love.
He's not selling a religion, he's offering himself.
Jesus is not trying to convert you.
He's inviting you to love him.
The only way to God is through God's love.
* A koan is a riddle or puzzle that Zen Buddhists use during meditation to help them unravel greater truths about the world and about themselves.


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Grey kangaroo is a kangaroo that is grey. Species include:

 Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
 Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)


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Being a witness for "quickie" chapel weddings in Vegas?
Discussion in 'Vegas Weddings' started by notfromconcentrate, Mar 17, 2019.
We "cased" every chapel and venue in Vegas back in the day. It's pretty standard fare and they get it all the time. Not so much so for the non-chapel venues (that most people don't choose, anyway). Vegas chapels have had most every request and have seen most everything, and while it is all sentimental and special for folks, it's also a crazy shitshow in most locales.
We didn't need a witness...the chapel provided that.


Walk down any street in Havana and you will find an eclectic assortment of building architecture.
From neoclassical to art deco styles, the buildings are emblematic of not only the varied and lush culture of Cuba, but also of the country's tumultuous past. What has come of it is perhaps one of the most beautiful things about Cuba that I encountered in my time there — a certain attitude and appreciation of "Vida libre" (Live freely).
It is on these streets — surrounded by pink, turquoise, yellow and completely dilapidated buildings — that you find music, dancing, and art being lived, created and enjoyed.
Arriving on a Monday afternoon, I took a short walk through one of the main squares of Havana — "Habana Vieja" (Old Havana) — to familiarise myself with the neighbourhood. Within minutes, I was approached by several locals who spouted on about a salsa festival at Rosalia De Castro, a somewhat rundown, grey building which from the outside would be easily missed, and yet on the inside had looming high ceilings and a contagious warm vibe about it.
Featuring members of the renowned Buena Vista Social Club, Havana on a Monday night did not leave me wanting – and is quintessentially Cuban in the way that no matter the day or the time, the celebration of life and art is not only saved for or confined to the week's end.
While places like Rosalia De Castro in Habana Vieja is somewhat of a tourist trap, venture around the square and walk the many winding roads that branch off its centre to find more local digs where the art, culture and its people will not disappoint.
Along Calle O'Reilly (O'Reilly Street), you will find the open gallery of visual artist, Leo D'Lazaro. Also known as Ojo de Cyclone (Eye of the Hurricane), the name is befitting of the space with a smorgasbord of eccentric pairings between sculpture, recycled materials and personal memorabilia.
As you walk in, you see Leo's old car, now painted and rusting parked in the centre of the two-storey space. Walk further in and you will find floating heads on iron carcasses and unexpected tributes to the Beatles and more. I happened to chance upon his gallery on a Sunday afternoon and whilst roaming around Leo invited me to return in a few hours for a night of community Tango dancing there.
The lively murals along Callejon De Hamel.
It was this recurring integration of dance, life and art that I began to encounter all throughout my stay in Havana that sparked my further interest and appreciation of its people and their culture.
One of the most fascinating streets I found in Havana was Callejón de Hamel. Located outside of Habana Vieja, this small street of psychedelically coloured wall murals houses not only one of Havana's local artist communities, but more intriguingly is the main hub for the country's Santería followers.
Santería is an Afro-Cuban religion that originated from the country's history of African slavery and to this day, still exists with a certain degree of preeminence. Chance upon women dressed completely in white or someone who sports yellow and green beaded necklaces or bracelets as you roam the streets and it's more than likely that they are of this religion. (Do not attempt to take their photos though as this is against their religion).
Upon entering Callejón de Hamel you are immediately surrounded and engulfed by wall murals, sculptures, and old bathtubs made into benches. I was invited to walk through the hole-in-the-wall galleries, most famously that of the artist in residence there — Salvador. His presence is evident from his quotes lining the entrance of the space, and the local residents of this street speak fondly of him. As I enter his gallery, it is dark and damp and with my phone's light I illuminate paintings and sculptures of the different orishas (deities) of Santería.
The spooky Garden of the Orishas.
Cross to the other side and you find a bar with Salvador's abode above it. Even within the bar you find interesting Santería artworks and tributes, and it makes for a nice pit stop to have a drink and soak in the vibe of this unique neighbourhood.
Beyond the rich spirit and artwork of the space, visit on a Sunday afternoon and you will find a thriving Rumba party made up of locals dancing the day away.
Outside Plaza de la Catedral in Habana Vieja you will find two older women dressed in white sitting at tables just at the edge of the square, and for CUC 5 (SG $6.70) you can partake in your first Santería ritual.
Smoking a formidably fat cigar is Johanna de Cuba. Sit next to her and she will begin to chant and sing for peace and good health as she raises a glass of water to the sky. Handing you a deck of cards, you will be required to pick 21 of them and lay them out — from which she will begin to read your future and give you advice for good health and fortune.
Most of her advice is tied to Santería, such as dressing in all white from time to time, cleansing yourself with a specific number of fruit by the ocean and much more. Believe what she tells you or not, it was by far one of the most interesting experiences I had in Cuba.
If you're looking for something a little more commercial or modern, venture to one of Havana's popular night spots — Fábrica de Arte Cubano (otherwise known as FAC). A large factory warehouse that has been turned into a gallery space, a night club and a concert hall all rolled into one, you can go there most nights of the week and find interesting visual art installations, dance demonstrations and lessons, a pop concert, a fashion show and even some art film showings littered throughout the building's many floors.
Fábrica de Arte Cubano presents an array of works of art.
While all of this dancing and rhythmic living scattered throughout the lively Havana may not be for everyone, it's definitely still worth experiencing first hand. For those who don't dance like myself, just another amazing thing about Cuba is how uninhibited and carefree its people are.
There are regular flights to Havana from Spain, France and Italy.


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Curtis Pashelka on the San Jose Sharks
Evidence out there that Sharks tried to land Shea Weber, but Wilson won't confirm or deny
Posted on July 19, 2012 by David Pollak
All-star defenseman Shea Weber will play with the Nashville Predators or Philadelphia Flyers next season, but it's safe to say that the Sharks were one of four teams in the hunt.
TSN hockey insider Darren Dreger reported last night that Philadelphia, the New York Rangers, Detroit and San Jose were "big players in Weber trade scenarios" before the Flyers opted to go the offer-sheet route instead.
And today Nashville Tennessean beat writer Josh Cooper is quoting an unnamed source saying Weber visited all four cities involved in the conversation, including San Jose.
But Sharks general manager Doug Wilson didn't deviate from his usual response this afternoon when asked about any interest in Weber.
"I know it drives you nuts, but I don't comment on any potential conversations I have with people out of respect for the confidentiality involved," he told me when I reached him at a charity golf tournament in Chicago.
And there was a similar no-comment when I ran past him an online mention from earlier this month that he and Weber were seen dining together in Los Gatos.
The Sharks do have a history of at least sniffing around major transactions, and this one certainly qualifies. But it's pretty safe to say that San Jose was not going to come up with anything close to the 14-year, $110 million offer sheet that Weber, a restricted free agent, signed with the Flyers. Both Wilson and ownership have made it clear they will not resort to heavily front-end loaded contracts of anywhere near that duration to close a deal. The Predators must now match the terms or lose him for four first-round draft picks under terms of the current collective bargaining agreement.
Reports say that Weber's offer sheet pays him a $13 million signing bonus each of the first two years. The Sharks have made it clear in the past that is exactly the kind of salary-cap loophole that needs to be closed in the next bargaining agreement.
*****Those reports of trade talks between the Sharks and New York Rangers involving Dan Boyle and Marian Gaborik? Total fabrication, according to a source who should know.
David Pollak
David Pollak has been following the NHL forever and at the Mercury News as an editor or reporter since 1987. For almost a decade he wrote about the Sharks as the paper's Fan in the Stands before joining the sports department in 2001. He became the Sharks beat writer before the 2007-08 season and began this blog at that time. You can also follow him on Twitter at @PollakOnSharks.
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There are seven world continents with 194 independent countries in the world. Different international authorities vary greatly on how many countries are in the world, but most of the international authorities and current experts agreed on 194 countries of the world in existence excluding Kosovo, Palestine, Western Sahara, Taiwan, Greenland and many other partly recognized states.
It is very difficult to answer exactly that how many countries are in the world, as there isn't any accurate answer. After analyzing various official statistics from different governmental and international agencies from all over the world, lot of inconsistency is seen for this figure. Depending upon different sources we have included following independent countries of the world in presence upon today's world.
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A proxy server refers to a communication gateway in a network that acts as a mediator between two computer systems. The basic task of proxy servers is to accept client requests on servers and forward them to a target computer, using their own IP address. With this type of communication there is no direct connection between sender and receiver. Sometimes the requesting system and the target computer have no idea that they are dealing with a proxy. Proxy servers can be implemented in two directions: a forward proxy is used to protect a client's network from online influences. If the target system (e.g. a webserver) is protected by an upstream proxy server, it's known as a reverse proxy.
Forward proxy (client protection): Proxy servers installed as interfaces between private networks (LAN) and the internet are able to effectively shield local terminal devices from influences originating from public networks. Requests from the LAN are received by the proxy and forwarded with their IP address (as the sender) to the target computer. Reply packages from the network are thus not addressed to the client on the LAN, instead they also pass through the proxy server before they are forwarded to the actual target. The proxy server generally acts as a supervisory body. Corresponding security systems don't have to be installed on every client on the network, but can be implemented on a manageable number of proxy servers.
Reverse proxy (server protection): webservers can also be secured additionally by using a proxy server with access from the public network. Clients from the internet don't access the target computer directly, but instead requests are received from the proxy server, checked that they are in accordance with safety rules, and then safely passed to the server in the background.
There are several reasons for using proxy servers. When used as a link between two communication partners, this network component enables data exchange to take place between two systems if a direct connection isn't possible. It might not be possible due to incompatible IP addresses, for example, because one uses an IPv4 component and the other uses the new IPv6 standard. Data that takes a detour through the proxy is also filtered, cached, and distributed through load balancing onto different target systems. Additionally, a proxy is a central component of firewalls that protect computer systems against attacks from the public network.
Caching: another standard feature of proxy servers is caching. In order to quickly answer recurring requests from a local network, a corresponding configured proxy server stores a copy of the data, which it receives from servers on the internet, temporarily in a cache. Frequently requested web content doesn't have to be reloaded every time and can instead be delivered directly. This saves time and bandwidth.
Filtering: if a proxy server is installed as an interface between two computer systems, it can be used as a filter for data traffic to block certain web content for clients or automatically dismiss conspicuous server requests.
Bandwidth control and load distribution: if a proxy server is used to control the bandwidth, it allocates defined resources (depending on the capacity) to the network client beforehand. This way it can be guaranteed that the bandwidth isn't completely blocked by individual applications. As a central interface, a proxy server also enables resource-intensive client requests or server responses to be shifted onto different systems so that loads can be evenly shared within a computer network.
Anonymization: since proxy servers prevent direct connection between sender and receiver, it's possible to hide the client's IP address behind the communication interface. This allows a certain degree of anonymity since users are using the IP address and location of their proxy. In countries with a strong internet censorship or restricted access to copyrighted material, proxy servers from other countries are used to circumvent a geo-blocking schemes.
Besides the general proxy definition, there are also various names in circulation for different types of proxy servers that aren't easily differentiated from one another. They refer to the technical implementation of the network components as well as applied differences. A classification is common for circuit levels and application levels as well as in dedicated and generic proxy servers.
Many proxy servers are designed to analyze data packages that have been delivered to them for transfer. Other proxy implementations, however, don't have access to package data. Filter functions based on the sender's IP and the addressed ports can be implemented in this case.
Application level proxy: an application level proxy is located on the application layer (layer 7) of the OSI reference model. Thus, this proxy server type possesses functions to analyze data packages and block them, change them, or transfer them depending on the pre-configured settings. An application level proxy is also known as an application filter.
Circuit level proxy: the circuit level proxy operates on the transport layer (layer 4) of the OSI reference model and is therefore not able to analyze packet data. This type of proxy is generally used as a firewall filter module and makes it possible to filter data packets via ports and IP addresses. Unlike the application level proxy, the circuit level proxy can't have an influence on the communication itself. Instead, filtering is based on the 'all or nothing principle'; data packages are either let through or blocked.
The classification based on the terms 'dedicated' and 'generic' refers to the question of whether a proxy server is only responsible for a communications protocol (dedicated proxy) or whether the network interface acts as a contact for all communication protocols (generic proxy).
Dedicated proxy: a dedicated proxy server is configured for a particular communication protocol. Generally various dedicated proxy servers operate parallel for different protocols like HTTP, FTP, and SMTP.
Generic proxy: unlike dedicated proxies, a generic proxy server isn't specialized and is used for multiple communication protocols.
In practice, an application level proxy is usually implemented as a dedicated proxy server. Generic proxy servers are used as circuit-level proxies. This is why these terms are sometimes used interchangeably.


One year after Performance, American band White Denim (James Petralli, Conrad Choucroun, Steven Terebecki, Michael Hunter) released a new album. Side Effects is out now via City Slang. They recently wrapped a triumphant SXSW run with performances for FLOODfest, Aquarium Drunkard, and the second annual day party at their own recording studio Radio Milk in East Austin.
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Moscow, Russia – 19 October 2018 – PAO Severstal (MICEX-RTS: CHMF; LSE: SVST), one of the world's leading steel and steel-related mining companies, today announces its Q3 & 9M 2018 financial results for the period ended 30 September 2018.
EBITDA represents profit from operations plus depreciation and amortisation of productive assets (including the Group's share in depreciation and amortisation of associates and joint ventures) adjusted for gain/(loss) on disposals of PPE and intangible assets and its share in associates' and joint ventures' non-operating income/(expenses).
Free Cash Flow is determined as the aggregate amount of the following items: Net cash from operating activities, CAPEX, proceeds from disposal of PPE, interest received and dividends received.
Net profit after FX fluctuations and other non-cash items.
Basic EPS is calculated on the following basis: net profit divided by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period: 818.6 million shares for Q3 2018, 814.4 million shares for Q2 2018, 815.7 million shares for 9M 2018 and 810.9 million shares for 9M 2017.
Group revenue declined 8.7% q/q to $2,063 million (Q2 2018: $2,259 million) due to reduced sales volumes of steel products and iron ore pellets, which reflects the high-base effect of Q2, as well as declining steel prices q/q.
Group EBITDA declined 12.1% q/q, to $768 million (Q2 2018: $874 million) reflecting topline decline which was partially offset by lower cost of sales. Group EBITDA margin remained strong at 37.2%, and close to the record level set in the previous quarter (Q2 2018: 38.7%). Severstal's EBITDA margin remains one of the highest in the industry globally.
Free cash flow totalled $481 million (Q2 2018: $598 million), which reflects earnings decline compensated by a release of net working capital due to input VAT and a decline in accounts receivable. The effective conversion of EBITDA to free cash flow remains one of the Company's key strategic financial priorities.
Net profit of $455 million (Q2 2018: $557 million) includes a FX loss of $41 million. Adjusting for this non-cash item, Severstal would have posted an underlying net profit of $496 million (Q2 2018: net profit of $613 million).
Cash CAPEX remained almost flat q/q at $168 million (Q2 2018: $160 million). The Group's capital expenditure programme for 2018 is expected to be 49.5 billion RUB and will focus on upstream investments.
Net debt grew to $438 million by the end of Q3 2018 (Q2 2018: $153 million), primarily reflecting lower cash balances after the dividend payout in Q3. The Company's public debt includes outstanding loan participation notes due in 2021 and 2022, and convertible bonds due in 2021 and 2022.
Severstal is committed to returning value to its shareholders whilst managing and maintaining a low level of debt. Severstal's financial position remains strong with its Net debt/EBITDA ratio at 0.1x as at the end of Q3 2018. As a result, the Board of Directors is recommending a dividend of 44.39 roubles per share for Q3 2018.
Group revenue increased 14.6% y/y to $6,495 million (9M 2017: $5,670 million). The significant growth in revenue y/y was supported by a favourable steel and commodities pricing environment in 2018 and 4% growth in steel sales volumes y/y.
Group EBITDA grew 28.8% y/y to $2,348 million (9M 2017: $1,823 million) driven by topline growth, which was partly offset by an increase in the cost of goods sold.
The Company generated $1,368 million of free cash flow, which represents a significant increase of 42.6% y/y (9M 2017: $959 million) as a result of earnings growth y/y.
The Group maintained its prudent approach to CAPEX with investments equal to $464 million in 9M 2018, an increase of 10.2% y/y (9M 2017: $421 million).
At the end of Q3 2018, cash and cash equivalents stood at $1,054 million (Q2 2018: $1,376 million), reflecting the dividend payment in Q3 offset by FCF generation for the period.
Gross debt remained broadly unchanged at $1,492 million (Q2 2018: $1,529 million).
Net debt grew to $438 million by the end of Q3 2018 (Q2 2018: $153 million), primarily reflecting a fall in cash balances following the dividend payout in Q3. The Net Debt/EBITDA ratio remained flat at 0.1x at the end of Q3 2018 (Q2 2018: 0.1x). Severstal's Net Debt/EBITDA remains one of the lowest amongst steel companies globally and enables Severstal to maintain a low level of debt whilst returning value to its shareholders.
The liquidity position remains strong, with $1,054 million in cash and cash equivalents and unused committed credit lines of $1,030 million, more than covering the short-term principal debt of $143 million.
"Severstal has delivered another solid performance in the third quarter including an almost 30% increase in EBITDA year on year. Despite the decline in our steel sales in Q3 2018, due to the planned rolling mills maintenance, FCF generation remained strong with a sizeable release of working capital and output progress of our coking coal business.
Though domestic steel demand is moderating, looking into Q4 2018 we are expecting global steel demand to remain at good levels on the back of strength of the world's economy and continued capacity cuts in China. Hence we are anticipating a solid Q4 2018. This gives confidence to the Board of Directors to recommend a dividend of 44.39 roubles per share for Q3 2018 bringing the dividend payout to more than 100% of the quarterly FCF.
Further development of our ESG system remains a priority for us. I am happy to say that since the start of the year we have disclosed our long-term goals in safety and environmental impact, CO2 emissions, as well as started disclosing key data on our HSE performance as part of our operational reporting on a half-yearly basis. We intend to raise our ESG transparency levels further".
RSD steel product sales declined to 2.72 mln tonnes compared with the previous quarter (Q2 2018: 2.86 mln tonnes) due to short-term maintenance works at rolling-mill facilities.
Domestic sales remained high at 65% (Q2 2018: 64%).The share of high value-added (HVA) products within the sales portfolio increased two ppts to 48% (Q2 2018: 46%) as the Company increased colour-coated and large diameter pipe product sales. At the same time Severstal reduced sales of semi-finished and hot-rolled coil (HRC).
Average selling prices for the majority of steel products declined in Q3 2018 in line with global benchmarks. The decline in LDP average selling price in 9M 2018 was offset by higher sales volumes of thick plate.
Declining sales volumes and steel prices resulted in a 6.8% decrease in revenue q/q to $1,897 million (Q2 2018: $2,036 million). EBITDA declined 12.2% q/q to $553 million (Q2 2018: $630 million) due to a drop in revenue, which was partially offset by lower cost of sales. The EBITDA margin remained almost unchanged at 29.2% (Q2 2018: 30.9%).
The total non-integrated cash cost of slab production at the Cherepovets Steel Mill in Q3 2018 remained almost unchanged at $325/t (Q2 2018: $322/t) as a result of higher raw material and repair expenses offset by Russian currency depreciation q/q. The integrated cash cost of slab in Q3 2018 decreased $3/t to $230/t (Q2 2018: $233/t) as a result of Resources division EBITDA growth.
Coking coal concentrate sales volumes from Vorkutaugol grew 27%, largely driven by higher production volumes of "2ZH", "GZHO" and "Concentrate K" following the repositioning of long-walls at the Komsomolskaya and Vorkutinskaya mines in Q2.
Iron ore pellet sales declined by 18% and totalled 2.55 mln tonnes (Q2 2018: 3.12 mln tonnes) after the realisation of a share of finished goods in transit in Q2, carried over from the previous quarter.
Iron ore concentrate sales increased to 1.42 mln tonnes (Q2 2018: 1.36 mln tonnes) driven by production growth at the Olcon and Yakovlevskiy mines.
Whilst revenue of the Resources division declined 1.5% q/q, to $468 million (Q2 2018: $475 million) reflecting the q/q high base effect in pellet sales volumes partially offset by higher selling prices, EBITDA increased 9.1% to $253 million (Q2 2018: $232 million) due to a decrease in cost of sales. EBITDA margin reached a record level of 54.1%.
Given the fixed cost nature of the mining business, higher processing volumes and Russian currency depreciation at Vorkutaugol brought Q3 2018 cash costs down to 64$/t (Q2 2018: $85/t). Сash cost per tonne at Karelsky Okatysh increased to $26/t (Q2 2018: $23/t) driven by sales volumes decline partially offset by weaker RUB. Cash cost per tonne at Olcon was flat at $28/t (Q2 2018: $28/t).
The Board is recommending a dividend payment of 44.39 roubles per share for the three months ended 30 September 2018.
Approval of the dividend is expected at the Company's EGM which will take place on 23 November 2018. The record date for participation in the EGM is 29 October 2018.
The recommended record date for the dividend payment is 4 December 2018. The approval of the record date for the dividend payment is also expected at the Company's EGM which will take place on 23 November 2018.
Efficient conversion of high EBITDA margins into free cash flow supports our commitment to be a quarterly dividend payer with up to 100% FCF payout, provided that Net Debt/EBITDA level is below 1.0x.
In Q3 global steel prices were supported by a strong Chinese market and global GDP growth. China's active environmental policy has had a strong effect, with the introduction of selective production restrictions and certain Chinese steel producers relocating capacity ahead of the winter heating season. Global demand for steel and raw materials is expected to remain at good levels.
Despite some signs of demand softening on the local demand, Severstal's proximity to export routes continues to be our serious competitive advantage allowing to redistribute shipments quickly between domestic and export markets for best price options.
A conference call on Q3 2018 results for investors and analysts hosted by Alexey Kulichenko, Chief Financial Officer, will be held on 19 October 2018 at 13.00 (London)/ 15.00 (Moscow).


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LUDUMO MAQABUKA: AN ARTIST AT ONE WITH HIMSELF AND ART
As comfortable as Michael Knight is with and in his ride Kitt, so is artist Ludomo Maqabuka with his jalopy. His Nissan 1400 embodies his personality and character; a laid back modest individual that's been through his fair share, but like the 1400, maintains his authenticity and suave in everything he does. We're travelling from Joburg in his classic van, headed to Tembisa. Maqabuka and I, are part of an exodus of labourers from the city, which pile the highway
Maqabuka is a deliberate visual artist, who is intensely inspired by the artistry of music, through thoughtful musicians. Like Bob Marley said, when it hits you, you feel no pain. The music inspires the work he creates. He tells me of a time while working, listening to HHP's intro of his album O Rata Mang. Titled O mang? the song aptly made him question who he is. "I was like shit, who am I…and I did a self-portrait after that. It just clicked. I also listen to a lot of jazz when I paint, because jazz is very abstract, there are no sing-alongs or someone's verse to come…it's just abstract music that swallows you up. "
His Base: Ludumo Maqabuka's work space
In his studio at August House where we were before hitting the road, he has a piece of Dr Philip Tabane with guitar in hand, stationed on stage as a vessel of the spiritual music. "That piece is so special. I don't want it being owned by someone who doesn't even know him [Tabane]."
Having said that, he doesn't get too artsy farty about his work to a point where he will hoard it to himself, because he thinks no one is special enough to own it. "Bab'Philp Tabane is a father to a lot of musicians, especially in Pretoria. I made that piece dedicating it to him…whoever will buy it, must be someone who's gonna cherish that piece. I don't care if they hang it up their wall. Hoarding it to myself would be some childish shit. You know I make work to be enjoyed by people," says Maqabuka.
His work has the feel and boldness of graffiti largely because of the stencils he uses , but says he never did any graff in his past. "I was too chicken to spray walls, but my work is influenced by graffiti. I'm a Hip Hop head…growing up in the 90s, that's all I wanted to do, but I never made it to the walls- I would just do a quick small tag on a school desk or bathroom wall," he says.
A talented artist who doesn't know who she or he is, is less effective as one who does. A pro-black artist who doesn't make noise about it but lives it, Maqabuka understands the impact his work has and can have. "One thing about white people [at universities] is that, they don't share knowledge with us. Our forefathers were not taught art. Only those who were fortunate, like musicians. During my course [of Fine Arts] I was reluctant to learn about white people and art- everything is European, there's a bit of Egyptian. So from my first year until third year I was taught white art." He studied Fine Arts at the Tshwane University of Technology and graduated in 2007.
Only on his third year was Maqabuka introduced to African art. "That shit interested me…I connected with it. I believe art was the first communication tool, because the Khoisan would draw a cow or whatever on rocks and that would be a reminder when they go hunt that this is our meat for the month- how do they know how to sketch?"
He says that's where his love for graffiti comes from. "That's the root of graffiti, it's expression. Like the youth in America were expressing themselves because they were like 'no one is was listening to us' that's why the colours were bright and bold and the letters were very cartoonish."
He continues. "I'm telling my reality, with the influence of Hip Hop. The elements of graffiti come from Hip Hop…and I'm also a DJ. Sometime when you make an art work, you don't really see how deep it is, your choices on images. I've painted a lot of musicians that I love. I can't do anything without music"
Stage name Dub-L-Tot, derived from his nickname Toto, he's been using the moniker for some years as his alter ego as a DJ. "The nice thing about DJing is that a set is about an hour, so it doesn't take up much of my time. A couple of years ago, I had a lot of time on my hands because I didn't have a lot of projects so I would prepare my sets and spend a lot of time practicing…I would play at the Love Rebel in Maboneng on Thursday and Sundays, sometimes on Saturdays."
Double-L-Tot in action. Photo supplied
A lot has changed for the artist from Vosloorus since teaming up with Cape Town based agency, Spier Arts Trust. He came across the agency while studying a graphic designing course in Sandton at Rosebank College in 2011. "I use to walk past their building, which had nice artwork outside and I always asked myself what happens in there, until I decided to go in and ask one day."
The agency buys and sells art work and they have Nandos as their biggest client. Maqabuka sent his portfolio after his curiosity led him into that building. "They give you six blocks, you make an artwork and they buy it back from you."
He has a group exhibition later this month in Cape Town at the AVA Gallery. "The theme of the show is rituals and I chose street rituals, for instance protest as a sub theme," he says. The exhibition is titled Nandos Creative Exchange powered by the Spier Arts Trust.
Street Ritual: Ludumo Maqabuka's Work
"We as black people as'bekelani. I remember I use to go to Bag Factory and I wasn't getting love. Let's just call it art politics." He's a naturally reserved person, but opens up when feeling a sense of kinship with whoever he's talking with. He says there are cabals in the Joburg art scene, which make it hard for one to crack it if they aren't known there. "There's a mafia typa thing…maw'ngaziwa, wubani ozok'fatela? Ama lecture wase Wits and UJ are running competitions…they are influential because they are teaching the future product. Ku rough dawg," he says in laughter.
The adversity of not being able to fully utilize his university qualification saw him attempt a number of ventures, to make ends meet. In 2010, with a group of friends they tried their luck at running an internet café in Soweto and at some point he tried out at a call centre, which only lasted for three months. "I'm not really much of a talker. I worked in sales…imagine me trying to convince someone to buy a Cell C contract."
It was while living in the South Western Township that his aunt told him to come back home. "Ma O'lady said I should come back home and try study some course. That's when I went to Rosebank College to do the graphic designing course."
Maqabuka lost his mother at a young age and his aunt has practically been his mother ever since. "She's so dope man. Very supportive"
Amid his struggles for an income, he start a clothing label with a friend, called Intsizwa Z'phelele. "I'm no longer part of it, but I help them with graphics."
Talking about his difficult period in life he says "You go through depression, because of pressure from society. As a guy who studied in Pretoria, guys you went to school with are driving nice cars, they're working and wena you're broke and still hustling. Those times made me strong. I had to go through that phase."
"I would advise one to start out as a graphic designer…or get a course that'll give you a job and then study art afterwards because it's not for the fainthearted-it's art. I studied in Pretoria and came to Joburg and it was kinda hard because no one knew me, but if I went to Wits or UJ, I would have things different."
Ludumo Maqabuka's depiction of street rituals
Clearly he knows people and some important people know of him now, as he is a resident artist at August House and he is part of their current exhibition. Artists from the renowned studio will be part of a group collection which opens today in Sandton, titled the August House Group Exhibition In collaboration with Teresa Lizamore Mentorship Programme. It will include Zamani Xaba, Bukhosi Nyathi and Kealeboga Tlaleng among others.


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What Older Employees Want Out Of Their Job
There is little doubt that great employees are an organization's number one resource. Keeping workers happy helps strengthen an organization in many ways, including:
Lower Turnover – Turnover can be one of the highest costs attributed to the HR department. Retaining workers helps create a better environment, and makes it easier to recruit quality talent and save money. The bottom line: satisfied employees are typically much less likely to leave.
Higher Productivity – Irrespective of job title and pay grade, employees who report high job satisfaction tend to achieve higher productivity.
Loyalty – When employees feel the company has their best interests at heart, they often support its mission and work hard to help achieve its objectives. And, they may be more likely to tell their friends, which helps spread goodwill.
But employee job satisfaction varies by age. What contributes to job satisfaction for someone in their 30s is different than that of someone in their 50s.
The Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College surveyed workers age 50+ at large companies about the quality of their employment. What The Sloan Center found was an enormous gap between what was important to employees and brought job satisfaction and how well they felt employers were delivering.
The workers surveyed said the most important element for a quality job wasn't pay and benefits (that ranked third). It was "promotion of constructive relationships at the workplace," which basically means receiving support from your supervisors and coworkers.
Second in importance was "opportunities for meaningful work." That refers to whether you think: your skills and experience are valued and used well; you're making a difference in the world and your job provides opportunities for the things you value personally.
Meaningful work is a key reason many professional men and women over 60 haven't retired, according to surveys by Elizabeth Fideler for her books Men Still at Work and Women Still at Work.
Fideler says, "Both men and women said that making a difference was high up on their lists" for job satisfaction.
But about a third of the older workers that The Sloan Center surveyed weren't satisfied with opportunities for meaningful work.
What Older Workers Are Least Satisfied About
Older workers were the least satisfied about these two factors, which are closely related:
1) Opportunities for Development, Learning and Advancement
Just 40% of men and 43% of women were satisfied. "Historically, this has been a problem for older workers," says Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, director at The Sloan Center. "People tend to get most of their training earlier in their careers."
2) Provisions for Employment Security and Predictabilities
Only 37% of men and 26% of women were satisfied. "Provisions for employment security and predictability" isn't about a fear of layoffs. "It's about whether the workers feel the experience and skills they've accumulated would make them employable, versus working for a company where the tasks are so unique that if you lose your job, you're up a creek," says Pitt-Catsouphes. "Or your field is dying, so your skills wouldn't be wanted."
The older you get, adds Pitt-Catsouphes, the more you worry about whether the job you're prepared for will be a job for the future.
What Employers Need to Do
Pitt-Catsouphes thinks employers need to step up their game to increase older workers' satisfaction for both of these quality of employment factors.
"We hear in focus groups with older workers that, in theory, there are learning opportunities available to everybody but in reality, they're designed with early-career employees in mind," Pitt-Catsouphes said at the Aging in America conference.
When Sloan surveyed U.S. employers, 40% said they were offering too few training programs for older workers.
"A lot of employers make the assumption that older workers are either not interested in learning and training or — worst case — get annoyed about having to learn something new," she says. "But that's not the case. They want to be challenged and learn new things."
Forbes Richard Eisenberg, Contributor, Next Avenue Contributor Group
Original article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2014/04/02/what-older-workers-want-but-arent-getting/#7db00f9c6ecc
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The parties will strengthen and encourage cooperation in the sphere of tourism between the states of the Parties according to national legal systems of the states of the Parties, and also international treaties which participants are the states of the Parties, including this agreement.
The parties will promote establishment and expansion of business contacts between the Belarusian and Ukrainian tourism organizations of various patterns of ownership participating in development of the international tourism, performing capital investments in the sphere of tourism, and also joint activities for servicing of tourists.
The parties will encourage both group, and individual tourism in its various forms, participation on mutual basis in exhibitions, fairs, conferences, the congresses and seminars, other international tourist actions.
The parties do not bear responsibility according to the obligations arising from contracts between the subjects of the states of the Parties listed in part one of this Article.
The parties according to national legal systems of the states of the Parties will aim at simplification of the boundary, customs and other procedures connected with tourist trips of citizens of the state of one Party and persons who are constantly living in its territory, on the territory of the state of other Party.
The parties will perform necessary actions for mutual safety of tourists who travel to the state of one Party from the state of other Party, according to international standards.
The parties according to national legal systems of the states of the Parties will exchange statistical data, information on the legislation, scientific research in the field of tourism, and also about tourist resources of the states of the Parties, condition of the tourist market, reference and promotional materials on tourism.
The parties will promote informing citizens of the states and persons who constantly live in their territory, leaving in tourist trips on the territory of the state of other Party, about the national legal system of the state of other Party regulating procedure for entrance, stay and departure of foreign citizens.
The parties will give each other help in preparation of professional personnel for the sphere of tourism, and also to exchange scientists, representatives of mass media and experts in the field of tourism, will promote comprehensive contacts and joint organization activity of the states of the Parties performing researches in the field of tourism.
The parties will cooperate within the World Tourism Organization (WTO), and also other international organizations in the field of tourism which members are the states of the Parties.
from the Ukrainian Side - the Ministry of Culture and tourism of Ukraine.
The parties independently incur all expenses connected with implementation of this agreement.
By mutual consent of the Parties changes and additions which are drawn up by the separate protocols which are integral parts of this agreement can be made to this agreement.
This agreement becomes effective from the date of its signing.
The agreement is signed for a period of five years and will be prolonged automatically for the subsequent five-year terms if any of the Parties at least in six months prior to the expiration of the next five-year term does not send the written notice to other Party about the intention to terminate the Agreement.
The matters of argument connected using or interpretation of provisions of this agreement, are permitted by consultations and negotiations.
Cancellation of this agreement will not influence project implementation and the programs in the field of tourism adopted during action of this agreement except cases when the Parties agree about other.
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WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled two informal stakeholder meetings to solicit comments and suggestions on combustible dust hazards in the workplace.
OSHA will use comments from these meetings in developing a proposed standard for combustible dust.
The meetings are scheduled for 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at the Marriott Perimeter Center, 246 Perimeter Center Parkway, Atlanta, GA.
Since 1980, OSHA said more than 130 workers have been killed and more than 780 injured in combustible dust explosions. A Feb. 7, 2008, explosion at an Imperial Sugar Co. plant in Port Wentworth, GA, killed 14 people and resulted in OSHA issuing nearly $8.8 million in penalties. OSHA said it is holding the meeting in Atlanta to make it easy for victims' families and others with relevant information about this deadly incident to attend.
"Fourteen people were killed in a combustible dust explosion that was preventable. The deaths need to stop," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA David Michaels. "Information gathered from these meetings will help OSHA move ahead on this urgently needed standard and prevent more deaths from combustible dust explosions."
Those interested in participating must register by submitting a notice of intent to participate by Feb. 3. Notices can be submitted electronically by registering clicking here. https://www2.ergweb.com/projects/conferences/osha/register-osha-stakeholder.htm. Submissions can also be faxed to (781) 674-2906 and label it "Attention: OSHA Combustible Dust Stakeholder Meeting Registration," or mailed to ERG, Inc., 110 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, Mass., 02421; Attention: OSHA Combustible Dust Stakeholder Meeting Registration.
For general and technical information, contact David Wallis, OSHA, Office of Engineering Safety, at (202) 693-2277.


Hope you all had a great weekend. I was up in Cleveland for a family reunion/graduation party. It was a lot of fun and the weather cooperated, for the most part. I went golfing Sunday with Dawn's father, brother, and uncle and I finally started playing better. I shot a 44! That is my personal record and finished off the nine holes with a birdie. I retired the ball after the birdie... It is an agreement I made with all of my golf balls. If they give me a birdie then I release them from their duties. I wore green shorts and polo and Dawn's brother had a green tee that he gave me before we played and said, "Here is your lucky green tee." Good times.
A soggy start to the workweek. Rain showers moving in this morning and even a little lightning as well. The rain will stick around for most of the day ahead. More rain for later Tuesday and then we try to dry out for late-week. The temperatures will at least only be in the lower 80's through the week ahead. Another cold front pushes in for the weekend, and looks to bring highs back into the 70's. Looking forward to that. Grab the umbrella and have a good one!


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Adolescents, Drugs and Dancing
CDUHR College of Nursing Research School of Medicine
NYU study finds use of illicit drugs other than marijuana is 20% higher among "teen ravers"
In recent years, the popularity of "electronic dance music" (EDM) and dance festivals has increased substantially throughout the US and worldwide.
Even though data from national samples suggests drug use among adolescents in the general US population has been declining, targeted samples have shown nightclub attendees tend to report high rates of drug use, above that of the general population. In spite of increasing deaths among dance festival attendees in recent years, no nationally representative studies have examined potential associations between nightlife attendance and drug use.
In order to inform prevention and harm reduction (for those who reject abstinence), data has been needed from nationally representative samples to determine the extent to which nightlife (or "rave") attendees may in fact more likely to use various drugs.
A new study, published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence by researchers affiliated with New York University's Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (CDUHR), is the first to examine the sociodemographic correlates of rave attendance and relationships between rave attendance and recent (12-month) use of various drugs in a representative US sample of high school seniors.
The study, "Illicit Drug Use among Rave Attendees in a Nationally Representative Sample of US High School Seniors," used data from Monitoring the Future (MTF), a nationwide ongoing annual study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students. The MTF survey is administered in approximately 130 public and private schools throughout 48 states in the US. Roughly 15,000 high school seniors are assessed annually. This study utilized MTF responses from 2011 to 2013, examining data from a total of 7,373 students who, in addition to reporting their sociodemographic data, alcohol and drug use, were asked how often they attended "raves."
Researchers compared rates of recent use of various drugs according to whether or not any rave attendance was reported. They also examined differences by more frequent use (defined as use six or more times a year), and they also examined differences in use by level of rave attendance.
"One out of five students reported ever attending a rave, and 7.7% reported attending at least monthly," said Joseph J. Palamar, PhD, MPH, a CDUHR affiliated researcher and an assistant professor of Population Health at NYU Langone Medical Center (NYULMC). "Females and highly religious students were less likely to attend raves, while students residing in cities, students with higher income and those who go out for fun multiple times per week were more likely to attend."
Most notably, the study found that use of illicit drugs other than marijuana was about 20% higher among rave attendees compared to non-attendees. Moreover, rave attendees were more likely to report more frequent use for each of the 18 drugs assessed.
"Use of each illicit drug other than marijuana was at least twice as prevalent among rave attendees, and the common "club drugs" ketamine and GHB were both almost six-times more prevalent among attendees," said Palamar. "Higher frequency of rave attendance was consistently associated with higher odds for reporting recent use of each of the drugs assessed, especially use of the party drugs LSD, ketamine, GHB and methamphetamine."
A major limitation of this national data Palamar and his team analyzed was that the students who were asked about rave attendance were not asked about use of ecstasy (MDMA, commonly referred to as "Molly"). In addition, he cautioned that the survey questions they examined did not define "rave" for the students so it is unknown whether all respondents considered dance festivals or nightclub parties "raves"
"Our research findings shouldn't be used to label or stigmatize the latest generation of nightlife and festival attendees. While rates of use are in fact higher in this population we need to keep in mind that two-thirds of rave attendees reported that they did not use drugs other than marijuana," notes Palamar.
Accordingly, the study's findings should inform prevention and much needed harm reduction efforts around rave attendees.
"The summer festival season is about to begin," said Palamar. "I commend the recent efforts of festival promoters to ensure safety of attendees--for example, serving free water and having medical staff present to help patrons in need. However, I do worry that increased presence of law enforcement may lead to riskier drug taking practices among those who reject abstinence. We urge patrons to look out for one another to ensure everyone's safety."
Palamar and the other authors of this study advocate for the availability of drug testing services at or outside of raves and realistic education initiatives, such as social media campaigns, to prevent use and adverse outcomes, which would likely reduce poisonings in the new cohort of partiers.
Researcher Affiliations: Joseph J. Palamar, PhD, MPH1, 2, 3; Marybec Griffin-Tomas, MPH3, 4; Danielle C. Ompad, PhD2, 3, 4.
1 New York University Langone Medical Center, Department of Population Health 2 Center for Drug Use and HIV Research, New York University College of Nursing 3 Center for Health, Identity, Behavior, and Prevention Studies, New York University 4 Global Institute of Public Health, New York University
Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank the principal investigators of Monitoring the Future (PIs: Johnston, Bachman, O'Malley, and Schulenberg) at The University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Survey Research Center, and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research for providing access to these data (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/landing.jsp). Monitoring the Future data were collected through a research grant (R01 DA-01411) from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). This project was funded by the NIH (K01 DA-038800, PI: Palamar).
About CDUHR
The mission of the Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (CDUHR) is to end the HIV and HCV epidemics in drug using populations and their communities by conducting transdisciplinary research and disseminating its findings to inform programmatic, policy, and grass roots initiatives at the local, state, national and global levels. CDUHR is a Core Center of Excellence funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Grant #P30 DA011041). It is the first center for the socio-behavioral study of substance use and HIV in the United States and is located at the New York University College of Nursing. For more information, visit www.cduhr.org.
About NYU Langone Medical Center
NYU Langone Medical Center, a world-class, patient-centered, integrated academic medical center, is one of the nation's premier centers for excellence in clinical care, biomedical research, and medical education. Located in the heart of Manhattan, NYU Langone is composed of four hospitals—Tisch Hospital, its flagship acute care facility; Rusk Rehabilitation; the Hospital for Joint Diseases, the Medical Center's dedicated inpatient orthopaedic hospital; and Hassenfeld Children's Hospital, a comprehensive pediatric hospital supporting a full array of children's health services across the Medical Center—plus the NYU School of Medicine, which since 1841 has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history. The Medical Center's tri-fold mission to serve, teach, and discover is achieved 365 days a year through the seamless integration of a culture devoted to excellence in patient care, education, and research. For more information, go to www.NYULMC.org
About New York University College of Nursing
NYU College of Nursing is a global leader in nursing education, research, and practice. It offers a Bachelor of Science with major in Nursing, a Master of Science and Post-Master's Certificate Programs, a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and a Doctor of Philosophy in Research Theory and Development. For more information, visit https://nursing.nyu.edu
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Q: change app name in App Store and re-use the name on the new app I have an app called "XX". It's already approved in the app store. For some reasons, I need to change the package name and upload the same app again.
I want to use the old name "XX". Can I change the previous app's name first(I will unpublish this app), and then use the "XX" on my app(the same app).
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!

A: Yes, you can change the name of an app and then use that name in another app with a different bundle id (package name).

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