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7 predictions that will shape how we shop, play, and show up in 2021
By Iván Markman
While it feels good to see 2020 in the rearview mirror, what surprises does 2021 have in store as the sequel to the year unlike any other? With so many forces in play including vaccine rollouts, economic re-starts and sweeping industry changes, forecasting what lies ahead can be a challenge - but there are some trends that point to 2021 as a year of growth and opportunity.
As the world optimistically welcomes 2021, we know we're in for another unique experience as we discover what next year's new normal looks like. Here are some observations and thoughts on what to expect and, more importantly, how to navigate.
Adtech is hot again
Wall Street is back in love with adtech, as public companies exceed expectations. We're seeing reports of big filings coming from private companies, and M&A has returned to the category after it fell off a cliff in the first half. What's going on?
A lot, actually. The record pace of cord cutting and CTV adoption is continuing to accelerate budget flows from TV to advanced TV. Digital Out-of-Home assets are popping up in more places, expanding opportunities for omni-channel buying as cities gradually open back up. And the massive rise in ecommerce in all its forms has heightened the urgency for more ease and efficiency to make campaigns more effective in 2021 and beyond.
The price of privacy
From shifting consumer privacy preferences to global legislation to changes in the way browsers operate, it's becoming more challenging every day for brands to effectively engage with their audiences in meaningful and respectful ways.
Marketers and publishers need a solution to bridge the identity gap and deliver growth while honoring privacy preferences and maintaining a good consumer experience. Industry leaders that have built an identity graph using a diversity of owned, consent-based, cross-channel, first-party data will be in the best position to help marketers lean into alternative identity, targeting and measurement solutions beyond the cookie.
Look for a host of identity solutions to be tested (and validated) in the market this year.
Everything is connected in the omnichannel media journey
Consumers were flocking to streaming services well before the pandemic. But now, without a doubt, CTV is the epicenter of ad sales. Competition among SVOD services will radically alter ad spends away from TV Upfronts and give continued rise to AVOD services (advertising-based on demand). In fact, we're likely to see some subscription-based services testing a hybrid model with ads in 2021.
And that's just the world of TV screens. Digital-Out-of-Home is set to explode next year via a combination of pent-up demand for going out, as well as the growing availability of DOOH inventory through programmatic channels. Add native formats, dynamic ads, AR, audio, and more to the omni-channel mix, and advertisers have no shortage of meaningful opportunities to connect - and no shortage of complex decisions to make.
But perhaps no industry experienced more radical change in 2020 than retail. With 90% of shoppers preferring home delivery over an in-store visit, online retailers must innovate to stay relevant. We're likely to see more AR-enabled commerce, as well as richer forms of interactive video and dynamic online storefronts from industries you'd expect (fashion, tech) and some you might not (medical, health and wellness, grocery).
Get ready for the year of immersive experiences
AR and VR are being used to bridge the physical distance divide from concerts to classrooms, and the expansion of 5G will lead to more innovative form factors to deliver immersive XR experiences.
We've seen it in the sports world, where fans embraced the NBA's bubble via a VR through Oculus that digitally transported people to games. Even when fans return to arenas, don't rule out continued room to line up in the virtual stands. As processing for content experiences moves to the edge of the cloud, it will bring stadiums into the home in XR with interactive replays and stats and gaming as the action happens.
These types of digital touchpoints will ultimately become the norm in 2021, enhancing and, in some cases, replacing many in-person experiences outright.
Latency clouds are lifting
Smartphone usage is expected to account for 50% of global internet traffic in 2022, with nearly 80% of that mobile traffic for video. The deployment of 5G is central to that growth, as greater bandwidth and speeds will also trigger greater demand for high-quality video content, services and experiences. To fulfill that demand, CDN (content delivery network) architecture is critical.
A CDN shares and loads video content from a data center closer to the user's network edge. This reduces transmission delay and loads from a sole data center. With CDN technology capable of delivering high performance video experiences and distribution with low latency, demand for it will skyrocket in 2021 as 5G scales further.
You've Got Identity
What will replace the cookie in 2021? Email. Yes, good old email is the de-facto successor to the cookie as the battle rages on between open source identity and proprietary identity.
Open source would commoditize identity away from the walled gardens, which sounds great in theory. But there are concerns around the quality of this data, who 'polices' usage and the potential regulation by legislators.
We're looking at a 2021 where open source and proprietary data can live side by side, with identity differentiated by direct consumer consent and association to deterministic signals that can be shared in a privacy-centric way. We're building something similar with our own identity graph, Verizon Media ConnectID.
The 5G Revolution Marches On
The nationwide availability of 5G in the US has set the stage for transformative, immersive, engaging and personalized experiences. Get ready for the great disruption with this window into what's to come:
Live Sports- Users will get more control over what they watch - from stats that show up on the screen, to preferred camera angles, to fantasy-team view - and where they watch (virtual private stadium with friends, anyone?).
Commerce- XR-enabled personalized storefronts designed for each individual shopper will remove friction, guarantee best price and offer a unique buying experience.
Education- While online education platforms have been evolving over the last decade, the advancements in XR, Edge Compute and 5G have set the stage for personalized learning at scale.
Healthcare - Augmented surgery, remote healthcare, ML powered detection - this is just the start. We are seeing the beginning of a transformation - one where healthcare expertise is available everywhere and more lives can be saved.
Manufacturing - Technologies will enable defect detection and remediation at the source. This will not only reduce waste in a process, it will improve product safety.
Transportation - Connectivity, MEC and deployment of IoT sensors will enable not only real-time monitoring of goods, it could also enable real-time route adjustments to accomplish inventory and/or profitability goals.
The world has changed so much in one short year. Let's transform it again for the better in 2021.


I did mean it when I said we will fwd this complaint to our LPs!!
The thing is, unlike most of other brokers, we do send all the orders to the market and charge the swap rates we are charged.
One key point witch public may not catch is that Darwinex dont charge a mark up !
On the other hand, I think that special period about end of year + crisis at the same time need the LP to cover some additional risks. This special time need explanations to people.
Swap in not only about money * time, there is also a part about risk.
44.4$ / lot long EURUSD equal 4.44 pips swap / day!
In euro a short eurusd pays 0.04euro a day per microlot.
so 1 short microlot pays 0.06 euro a day.
Per microlot short position this adds up to 7.30 euro a year. I have around 60 short positions open. Having them at activetrades instead of here makes a difference of 60 * 7.30 = 438 euro per year.
There is not a single pair over here that cant be found better at another broker. Most other brokers also do not charge commission.
When trading nzdjpy, usdchf, nzdchf, gbpchf, eurgbp, usdsek and a few more like this the difference in swap adds up to may thousands a year. Do the math yourselves and choose another broker if you want better conditions.
Rollover changes that are a bit weird?
I like to do some carry trading as well and need steady swap for that.
Darwinex never had fixed or favorable swaps, it is not a broker for carry traders.
They just resell LMAX liquitidy.
Spreads + Commissions though, I haven't seen anyone else with such low spreads + commission as Darwinex. For those that engage in short term trading, this is most excellent.
I like darwinex because they are honest and I can manage an aum.
May I suggest you to record the spreads and compare Darwinex with other brokers? I´m pretty sure that with the money you are paying on mark-ups to other brokers you can go to a nice place this summer for holidays.
Instead I think it's more simple for you to show us the spreads of other brokers, isn't it?
I am a trader not a brokerologist.
My goal is to beat the market not to review brokers.
As far as I know spreads are competitive, maybe swaps aren't but i haven't done a real research.
I trust darwinex and even if swaps are not so cheap i think this is the best they can do for a real DMA trading.
If I understood previous posts correctly (the one where rebates are explained), Darwinex's revenue stream is composed of only commissions paid for trades - $5 for roundtrip lot, iirc. Now, darwinex can claim roughly 40% of this, the rest goes to liquidity providers and whatnot.
Then, they decided to provide rebates for diversification? WHAT THE F? This still boggles my mind. They absolutely did not have to do that AT ALL. But they chose to do it, because they want investors to be successful, thus encourage diversification even if it eats at their profits.
This alone was enough to make me "trust" Darwinex. I believe they are doing the best they can, given their size and means.
Exact investors are rebated by ~25% and providers are rebated by 40% with a darwin that has dscore 60.
And now there is no swap at all for nzdjpy. mt4 Displays 0 for both long and short? What on earth is going on here?
As I said before @MrDarwinnn can publish here the swaps of his 7 other accounts so we can compare.
spreads and compare Darwinex with other brokers?
yes Darwinex is very competitive.
Have used about 8 brokers myself.
It is not only some end-of-year abnormity. It happens throughout the year. I can compare the swap rates only with ICM, and ICM is far better and more stable (both in swaps you get or pay).
see what, spread? Swap was the issue. Displayed spread is for brokers charging same turnaround fee? In case not there is nothing to compare.


Ruby first came to JPF as Kat's horse. I remember riding her first when Kat and I were trying her out. My exact words after my ride were "I'll have her"–that is if Kat didn't want her. Kat bought Ruby but it justa didn't work out for them–this cowgirl and cow horse weren't meant to be.
So the angels took over and planned it all out for everyone and every horse. The most handsome Haflinger "Watson" showed up at the farm for Kat, and I bought Ruby.
Ruby is an awesome advanced lesson horse–and one of my favorite rides.
2016 Update: I knew Ruby came to JPF for a reason. She is now owned by Joni. They make a great team!! Ruby still lives at the farm, and watch for them in the 2016 NWRA season, they will be sliding on in!!!


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CoolSculpting, developed by Harvard medical scientists, is based on the science of cryolipolysis. Zeltiq Aesthetic, Inc. has created a special device which utilizes the natural destruction of cells that occurs when exposed to cold temperatures. Freezing temperatures contract the targeted fat cells, which causes apoptosis, a process of cell death, to begin. The body absorbs the fat through metabolic processes over a period of 3-4 months. Surrounding cells, skin, tissue, muscles, and nerves are all left unharmed. Studies have shown that up to a 25% fat reduction occurs after treatment with CoolSculpting.
Prior to CoolSculpting, a consultation will occur with the surgeon to determine which areas of the body should be targeted during the one-hour procedure. CoolSculpting is pain free and feels much like an ice pack being placed on your body. No anesthesia or medication is needed. In fact, the cold temperature has its own pain reducing quality. While patients are awake they have been known to multitask while the surgeon works; reading, working on their computers, talking to friends, or even napping.
A gel substance will map out the area which is to be addressed. This will protect the skin. Cooling panels on the device will send freezing temperatures to the underlying fat cells while suctioning the skin. The mixture of coldness and pressure may leave the skin slightly pink or reddish for some time afterwards, typically subsiding within a few minutes to a few hours.
Since CoolSculpting is non-invasive, there is no downtime. Patients may return to work or any of their other normal routines immediately following the procedure. Some patients report a tender feeling in the target area, while others do not. If the area does feel sensitive, it usually goes away after 24 hours. Minor bruising may also occur, but will diminish within two weeks. Some side effects, such as numbness, tingling, and bruising are possible, but will correct themselves over the course of a few weeks.
Results can take up to 3 weeks to be noticeable. After this time, patients will see a gradual, natural-looking improvement of the treated area. It can take 3 to 4 months for the apoptosis process to fully remove all treated cells. The patient and doctor may agree that additional treatments are necessary to enhance the results, although one treatment can yield satisfaction. Healthy eating and regular exercise will help patients to maintain their new appearance.


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Q: iTunes Connect Test Flight - Different build number, same version number - Not showing up in tester's devices There are lots of extremely similar posts but I'm not sure if there are any exactly like this.
I changed the build number but kept the version the same. I uploaded it and now it shows two builds in iTunes Connect's app prerelease builds as expected. But on my internal testers' devices, it doesn't show any updates.
It's been a few hours now and still no change.

A: Had the same issue.  If you turn off beta testing in iTunes Connect and turn it back on again, the builds in the TestFlight app will update, and users will get the notification.  This way you don't need to change the version number.

A: Change build number and version number both to update build on iTunes Connect's .

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Steve Martin, Martin Short to host 'Saturday Night Live' Dec. 10
Steve Martin and Martin Short will host "Saturday Night Live" on Dec. 10. Credit: Getty Images / Momodu Mansaray
By Frank LoveceSpecial to Newsday Updated November 30, 2022
Steve Martin and Martin Short will host "Saturday Night Live" on Dec. 10, followed by Austin Butler on Dec. 17 to close out 2022.
NBC announced Tuesday that comedy legends and "Only Murders in the Building" stars Martin and Short appear with musical guest Brandi Carlile. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs will be the musical guests on the Dec. 17 show hosted by "Elvis" star Butler, who will be making his "SNL" debut.
Martin has hosted "SNL" 14 times previously and, with his fellow "¡Three Amigos!" stars Short and Chevy Chase, co-hosted once in 1986. Short, a standout on the sketch-comedy series "SCTV," had gone on to be an "SNL" cast member during the 1984-85 season.
Keke Palmer is hosting the Dec. 3 show.
By Frank Lovece
Special to Newsday

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Adj. 1. hearable - heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible whisper"
loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"
Inside the "5G Connected Bus," a 5G-connected promotional vehicle operated by KT, NEC conducted demonstrations in which the identity of the driver was verified before the bus started moving through the use of a hearable device (wireless earphone) equipped with otoacoustic authentication technology that utilizes the resonation of sound in ear cavities to identify individuals.
We are constantly looking to improve our technologies and platforms to help our customers differentiate their product offerings, and these enhancements in Qualcomm TrueWireless Stereo technology are designed to help them create the next generation of exciting and innovative truly wireless hearable devices that can support substantially longer music play time and voice call time.
This will open new possibilities for extended-use hearable applications including virtual assistants, augmented hearing and enhanced listening"
how speakers employ narratives to juggle claims as to who they are that are hearable both as complicit with and as countering.
Valencell said its PerformTek sensor systems provide accurate, robust, and flexible technology, giving wearable and hearable devices the capability to continuously and accurately measure blood-flow signals, even during extreme physical activity or when the optical signals are weak.
The iPhone 7 has hit the market exceptionally, but the rumors are hearable that Apple will release another iPhone in 2017 on their 10th anniversary.
Actywell Digital Limited is a new start up in the wearable and hearable technology space.
The higher court asked the lawyers of the petitioners to satisfy the court if the petition was hearable on which the petitioners' lawyer in his argument apprised the higher curt that Shah Naz belonged to neighbouring country, India who married a Pakistani man Haji Muhammad.
SVM is easiest technique to transcribe the continuous signs by disabled person into hearable audio as well as the text comments by normal person will be converted into visuals signs.
The bus crashed into an overpass triggering an explosion which was hearable from many districts.
Individual narratives are eminently social or cultural constructs, not only in terms of the conventions that inform their structure, but also in terms of the histories and meanings they rely on, as well as the norms that shape what is meaningful and hearable.
RSS measurements are received by the TN from M hearable ANs, where M [subset or equal to] N.


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import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import org.apache.storm.trident.operation.ReducerAggregator;
import org.apache.storm.trident.operation.TridentCollector;
import org.apache.storm.trident.operation.TridentOperationContext;
import org.apache.storm.trident.state.ReducerValueUpdater;
import org.apache.storm.trident.state.StateUpdater;
import org.apache.storm.trident.state.snapshot.Snapshottable;
import org.apache.storm.trident.tuple.TridentTuple;
import org.apache.storm.tuple.Values;

public class ReducerAggStateUpdater implements StateUpdater<Snapshottable> {
    ReducerAggregator _agg;

    public ReducerAggStateUpdater(ReducerAggregator agg) {
        _agg = agg;
    }

    @Override
    public void updateState(Snapshottable state, List<TridentTuple> tuples, TridentCollector collector) {
        Object newVal = state.update(new ReducerValueUpdater(_agg, tuples));
        collector.emit(new Values(newVal));
    }

    @Override
    public void prepare(Map<String, Object> conf, TridentOperationContext context) {
    }

    @Override
    public void cleanup() {
    }

}

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Q: Visual Studio .Net source stepping for System.Linq I am trying to step through some of the .Net source in System.Linq (specifically System.Linq.Enumerable.cs) and have followed a few existing guides for stepping through .Net source:
How can I step into Microsoft's .NET framework source code?
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sburke/2008/01/16/configuring-visual-studio-to-debug-net-framework-source-code/
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mcsuksoldev/2010/09/09/debugging-the-net-framework-source-code/
But so far nothing is working. I have disabled 'Just My Code' and enabled '.Net source stepping' in VS 2015. Its shows modules loaded for mscorelib.dll and System.Core.dll but System.Linq.dll is unable to load symbols.

A: Your troubles might be caused by the nature of LINQ itself.
Debugging LINQ has some major restrictions:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb385795.aspx
For example:

LINQ to SQL
When you are debugging LINQ code, stepping has some
  behavioral differences you should know about.
In LINQ to SQL queries, the predicate code is beyond the control of
  the debugger. Therefore, you cannot step into the predicate code. Any
  query that compiles to an expression tree produces code that is beyond
  the control of the debugger.


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Nana Bosompra Send an email December 20, 2021
The government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has placed a ban on flights arriving from Israel, South Korea, and Malta commencing Monday, December 20.
The travel ban to and from the three countries is the latest measure from the government to help limit the importation of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 into the country.
According to the Ministry the travel ban on Israel would last for a period of 14 days except in exceptional humanitarian cases or during official visits where permission would have to be obtained from the Ministry.
The ban on flights from South Korea would also last for 14 days while that of Malta is indefinite.
In the press release the ministry further noted that aside from the indefinite travel ban, "the Government of Ghana does not recognize any vaccine certificate from Malta."
The Ministry thus urged the traveling public to take note of the directive and adhere to it accordingly.
President Akufo-Addo in his 27th address outlined new travel requirements amidst the continuous closure of the country's land boards.
All persons seeking to travel to the country in addition to being fully vaccinated must be in possession of a negative PCR test of not more than 72 hours, and also take a mandatory Covid-19 test upon arrival at the airport excluding children aged five to 12, he said.
Airlines would do not comply with the directive would be fined $3,500 for each passenger who arrives at the Kotoka International Airport without being fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
"Any passenger, testing positive at the airport, will be kept in isolation, at a designated isolation facility, and a non-Ghanaian will receive treatment at his or her own cost, The President said.
Again, unvaccinated Ghanaians and residents in Ghana, who departed the country before 14th December, and who return by 28th December, would be offered vaccination on arrival at the airport.
"The Ghana Health Service tells us that an overwhelming majority, that is, seventy-five percent (75%), of the positive cases recorded at Kotoka have come from passengers who are not vaccinated," President Akufo-Addo said.
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Only one art and fashion collaboration could deserve to be launched in front of the Mona Lisa this week in Paris.
Not long ago, Louis Vuitton teased a new collaboration with acclaimed pop artist Jeff Koons.
Now, the Koons "Masters" project with the French luxury house is finally here. The lavish range completely helmed by the artist takes inspiration from his "Gazing Ball" series which was initially developed in 2013 and culls the work of 35 masterpieces such as Monet's Water Lilies and Klimt's The Kiss.
For this latest partnership, Koons adorns premium leather goods with five classic paintings produced by Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Peter Paul Rubens and Jean-Honoré Fragonard.


This is in Excel / Google Sheets.
I have a sheet where I want someone to be able to click a link and have it display an image of the item, but I don't want to host these images online since you never know when the host may go down. In other words I want all the images somehow embedded in the Google Sheets Excel file.
However I don't know a good way to do this. Like somehow I'd have all the assets in the file and then when I click a link it displays the image in a popup.
I don't want to display all the images inline because that would blow up the table size since they are somewhat large (think like clicking a link to bring up detailed schematics).
I saw an article about how to do this with embedding images in comments but Google Sheets doesn't seem to permit this. Is there another way?
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Creating the modern South:	political development in the Tar Heel State, 1945 to the present
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This dissertation describes the process of political development in North Carolina during the twentieth century. Beginning with the creation of the "solid South" in the early twentieth century, North Carolina's unique one-party system featured a spirited rivalry within the Democratic Party that was largely absent throughout the South. The political rivalry between conservative and progressive Democrats profoundly influenced the course of North Carolina's political development. Following the Second World War, the interaction between state and national politics played a significant role in the development of the state's two-party system. By the end of the twentieth century, a competitive two-party system supplanted one-party politics. Historians have written extensively about political development in the twentieth-century South, but there are few state-specific studies focusing on political change in the modern South. Using manuscripts, newspapers, and interviews, this dissertation traces the process by which one southern state gradually cast aside one-party politics and developed a strong, competitive two-party system. As such, this research provides insight into the development of two-party politics in the modern South.
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import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import * as brewAction from '../actions/brewActions';

import '../styles/BrewsList.css';
import '../styles/List.css';

import FaBan from 'react-icons/lib/fa/ban';
import FaInfoCircle from 'react-icons/lib/fa/info-circle';

class Brew extends Component {
  constructor(props){
    super(props);
    this.state = {
      beerName: this.props.data.beerName,
      startDate: this.props.data.startDate,
      endDate: this.props.data.endDate,
      id: this.props.data.id,
      userId: this.props.data.userId
    };
  }

  handleDelBeer = (event) =>{
    brewAction.deleteBrew(this.state.id);
    event.preventDefault();
  }
  handleChangeBeer = (event) => {
    console.log(`Brew.js : change beer to ${this.state.id}, ${this.state.beerName}`)
    brewAction.changeBrew(this.state.id, this.state.beerName);
  }

  render(){
    return (

        <button className="button" onClick={this.handleDelBeer}>
          <FaBan></FaBan>
        </button>
        <input
            type="submit"
            value={this.state.beerName}
            className="button"
            onClick={this.handleChangeBeer}>
        </input>
        <FaInfoCircle> </FaInfoCircle>

    )
  }

}

export default Brew;


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I have been working with a nutritionist and despite eating well, following my meal guidelines, and being on a very strict specific carbohydrate diet (that is helping a bit but is slowly driving me insane) I am still struggling with these symptoms on a daily basis. I know that these things are part of the recovery process, but is it normal for them to last so long? Did you experience any of this for an extended period? Is there hope that it will go away? Did you ever get to the point where your digestion felt "normal" again?


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Kellyanne Conway, Trump adviser: Voters didn't need Wikileaks to dislike Hillary Clinton
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By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times - Sunday, January 8, 2017
Senior Senate Republicans say Russia used cyberattacks to undermine American democracy, yet incoming White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Sunday argued that there is plenty of blame to go around for any meddling and its results — starting with Democrats, their lack of a winning message and weak cyberdefenses.
"We didn't need WikiLeaks," she told CNN's "State of the Union," "to convince American voters that they preferred President-elect Donald Trump over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, though her boss frequently cited the online leakers in the homestretch of the campaign.
The U.S. intelligence community concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted Mrs. Clinton to lose the election and clearly preferred Mr. Trump, according to its assessment report released Friday.
Russian intelligence had access to the Democratic National Committee's network from July 2015 through at least June 2016, and its military intelligence service compromised Democratic Party officials' email accounts from March to May 2016, the U.S. agencies said.
Russian intelligence then had the information shared through WikiLeaks and other online leakers, the U.S. agencies said.
The report was highly redacted and offered no specific evidence of the hacking, instead reporting conclusions of the FBI, the CIA and the National Security Agency on their assessments of Moscow's motives and intentions.
"There were no fireworks in that report because there was no firewall at the DNC," Mrs. Conway said.
Mr. Trump has contested the U.S. version of events. He also has refused to criticize Mr. Putin, tweeting that only stupid people think it's a bad idea to have good relationship with Russia going forward.
Nonetheless, Mrs. Conway said Mr. Trump acknowledged the cyberthreat to America in his statement on Friday.
"Read his statement. … He knows that Russia, China and others have tried to attack our institutions," she told CNN.
But like her boss, Mrs. Conway focused on the the hacked DNC instead of Russia, the accused perpetrator, and said President Obama didn't help his party allies by offering a weak response to a massive 2015 breach at the Office of Personnel Management that has been blamed on China.
She also said it's understandable that Democrats would be upset about seeing their dirty laundry aired in public.
"That's very uncomfortable," she said.
• Tom Howell Jr. can be reached at thowell@washingtontimes.com.


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5 Die as Gas Cylinder Explodes, Nangarhar
Taliban Behind 'Targeted Killings', Responsible for '99% of Attacks'
Officials in MoPH Nabbed For Soliciting Bribes: AGO
By Mohammad Haroon Alim / in Afghanistan / on Wednesday, 30 Dec 2020 10:52 AM / 0 Comment / 9 views
A gas cylinder exploded in a house in the Ghani Khail district of Nangarhar province on Tuesday night, killing five members of the family and injuring two others.
Attaullah Khogyani, the spokesman to the Nangarhar governor, said a gas cylinder had exploded in a house in the Ghani Khail district of the province last night, the incident leaving five people including children dead and two others are wounded.
With the onset of the cold and chilly seasons, people use different types of flammables, some people use gas combustions and are not attentive to it.
A gas cylinder can be as dangerous as an IED because the amount of pressure inside the cylinder tries to escape and upon the explosion, it turns the gas cylinder itself into tiny pieces of metal shrapnel which can be extremely dangerous.
Earlier in November, Chief Executive Officer of Khurshid TV, Mohammad Rafi Rafiq Sediqi, along with his colleague was killed by inhaling gas fumes.
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La Posada Hotel was begun in 1929, as a Fred Harvey Hotel on the Santa Fe Railroad line in Winslow, Arizona. The name La Posada is Spanish for "resting place" and was in keeping with the Fred Harvey Company tradition of giving their hotels Spanish names. The hotel and its furnishings were designed by Mary Jane Coulter who had already gained fame for the Fred Harvey buildings she had designed and decorated at the Grand Canyon. Coulter considered La Posada her "last and best." (I agree with her assessment.) The 60,000 sq. ft., 70 room hotel was built at a cost of one million, and it's furnishings cost another million. It was truly a luxe hotel with all the amenities that were available in 1929.
A furniture factory was site up on the construction site, where Native American and Mexican craftsmen created lighting fixtures, benches, chests, chairs, wrought iron lamps that resembled yucca plants and ashtrays that resembled jack rabbits. Images of San Ysidrio, the patron saint of farmers, were placed in each room. Each room contained a Navajo rug and the drapes and bedspreads which featured Native American designs. The entrance and lobby had flagstone floors, while the floors in hallways in the hotel's "wings" had cut linoleum in Southwestern colors that resembled tile. (They remain lovely today.) The lush grounds provided an orchard, flowers and vegetable and herb gardens. Opening Day was May 15th, 1930.
The basement of the hotel was a "salesman's sample" room where salesmen displayed their goods for local and area merchants. The barber shop and shoe shine stand was usually busy. The hotel was a grand place not only for rail travelers, but also for those who visited to arrange trips to the nearby Meteor Crater, Painted Desert, Petrified Forest, and the Navajo and Hopi reservations. Local clubs met there, and it was a fine place for special occasions.
World War II brought new challenges to La Posada, as 14 to 16 passenger and troop trains stopped at La Posada every day. One Harvey Girl, (Fred Harvey's famous hotel waitresses) recalled resetting the dining room every 30 to 40 minutes to accommodate passengers on the next train. She stressed that the Fred Harvey serving system of efficient small details such as having cup handles turned one way for coffee and the other way for tea allowed them to serve 200-300 on a troop train in less than 30 minutes. Even though the troops were served spam sandwiches as authorized by the US Military budget the military was served in Fred Harvey style. By the end of 1946, the age of the automobile had begun and train travel was rapidly declining.
By 1957, the Fred Harvey Company had added dining cars to the Santa Fe Railroad LIne and the hotel was closed. It was occupied as Santa Fe Railroad offices, but when Santa Fe announced that it would no longer maintain the beautiful grounds and the furnishings were sold off, it seemed the La Posada was really finished. Before a new owner was found, every credit should go to a volunteer group called the Gardening Angels from Winslow who continued to trim and water the grounds. In 1997, La Posada was bought by Allan Affeldt and his wife Tina Mion, and they began restoring La Posada to its former glory.
It's difficult for visitors to Winslow today to imagine what the city was like in its heyday. For one thing, Winslow was once the largest city in Northern Arizona. Howard Hughes and the famed aviator Charles Lindberg and his wife Anne Morrow spent a good deal of time at what is now Lindberg Field developing the Winslow airport which would be used for the TWA airline for Howard Hughes. Soon there would be nine TWA flights daily out of Winslow. Many movies stars like John Wayne, Roy Rodgers and Jimmy Stewart, politicians such as Franklin D. Roosevelt and other famous stayed at the hotel, and their pictures are displayed at La Posada, and some of the rooms have been named for the famous who stayed in them. La Posada is located on the former Route 66, which continues to attract roadside aficionados to all the important sites. Train buffs also love La Posada for its Santa Fe Railroad history. The Southwest Chief (Amtrak) makes a passenger stop there twice daily, and freight trains continue to roll past on a regular basis. Of course, I have to confess that hearing the trains pass during the night, is a part of a stay at La Posada. In a bit of hotel humor, La Posada is sometimes called the "backwards hotel" since the old front which faced the train tracks, is now the back of the hotel and the former back is now the main entrance.
The restoration at a cost of roughly $12,000.00 has been amazing. La Posada received the Governor's Award for the restoration and is on the National Register of Historic Places.. The best of the old including the various gardens is back. A history video is continuously run in the hotel's lobby. What's new are the fabulous paintings of co-owner and artist Tina Mion whose art was featured in a recent document in the Sedona International Film Festival. You may preview Tina's art at www.tinamion.com. The gift shop offers a wonderful selection of Native American and local art and books and videos on the hotel and area. The Turquoise dining room offers some sophisticated foods with a southwestern twist, as well as some favorite standards. Visitors are invited to enjoy roaming the property even if they are not hotel guests.
Recently, Allan purchased the Plaza Hotel on the Historic Plaza and the Castaneda ( Another Fred Harvey Railroad Hotel) in Las Vegas New Mexico. The restoration of the Plaza which has a restaurant and bar, is wonderful. The average room rate is $90 to $125 for a generous sized room. The hotel is filled with antiques, Tina's paintings and a friendly staff. The Castaneda has been a slow process renovation and as of September,2017 Allan was thinking that maybe it would open in February of 2019. In the meantime, La Posada is downtown Winslow on the former Route 66, just off interstate I-40 at 303 E 2nd Street 928-289-4366..
The most beautiful Fred Harvey Hotel, Perfectly restored.
You WERE just kids then. I know that for fact. I think it is very cool that you just happened to have The Turquoise Room Cookbook. See, you never know when a wall full of cobookoks comes in handy!!!!
Thanks for your story about Winslow and La Posada. I watched the restoration and it's so beautiful. I try to stay there overnight at least once a year and eat there whenever we are passing through. I keep hoping that someone will restore Lindberg Field.
Of course I am glad that the LaPosada is now reburshed. My mother was Fred Harvey Girl from 1933 to 1957 when the Hotel was closed. She was but 15 and freshly out of a orphanage in St. Jo, Missouri when she applyed and was sent to Needles & the Grand Canyon. Then to Winslow which she disliked at the time, she went to Albuquerque, the Queen of the Harvey Hotels. She married one of those forbidden railroaders and back to Winslow she went. Raised 2 daughters there. This year is my class 5oth at Winslow High and I am looking forward to 'running' the halls as the LaPosada.
A great review and thaks for sharing.


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Little League® Photo Contest Winners Announced
As the summer comes to an end, Little League® International is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Little League Photo Contest.
Held in coordination with the launch of Little League's new look, mission, and logo on June 6, the Little League Photo Contest ran from mid-June through mid-September to help Little League players, families, and volunteers tell the next chapter of "One Team. One Little League." with photos that represent how every team, every league, every community comes together to be a part of Little League's epic story. From memorable moments of sportsmanship and the contagious smile of teammates, to those inspirational photos that motivate us to get back to the field, every photo has a story to tell.
"Each year, we hear incredible stories from parents, coaches, players, and number one fans that help us write the next chapter of the Little League program and share with us the little moments they experience both on and off the field," said Liz DiLullo Brown, Little League Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. "On behalf of Little League International, we thank everyone in our Little League family who submitted some amazing photos and congratulate this year's Photo Contest winners for their inspiring stories and thank all of our parents, volunteers, and players for sharing those memories with us as we come together as One Team, One Little League."
After receiving nearly 750 submissions over the course of three months, Little League International's staff was able to narrow the field to the Top 20 and asked a number of professional photographers who have covered the Little League Baseball® World Series to rank those 20 photos to identify the Top 5. From there, the top five photos were posted on Little League's official social media platforms to give fans their chance to vote and identify the official winners.
Below are the descriptions of the 2020 Little League Photo Contest winner and two runners-up:
Photo Contest Winner:
Plains (Pa.) Little League
Featuring a number of players staying after a game to watch their friends play during Spring 2019, this photo shows how the Little League experience not only instills lifelong friendships but displays the importance of teammates and community every day both on and off the field. Most of the players pictured in this photo have either played on different teams in the past or were playing on different teams at the time of the photo, showing how all of us are all a part of One Team, One Little League, regardless what our jersey says.
Runner-Up:
Lubbock (Texas) Cooper Little League
Taken during a modified Tee Ball game, this photo represents the sense of community and inclusion that shines on the Little League field. Sometimes, there are moments where you just have to take away the tee and see what's possible. We all share this series, and everyone has a role to play. Each and every player, parent, and volunteer has the opportunity to be the reason their community comes alive.
Haverstraw (N.Y.) Little League
This photo was taken during the Junior League East Region Finals in Orange, Connecticut, last summer as Haverstraw Little League won in the deciding third game of the finals against a team from Delaware. Throughout the entire tournament, the team always played with a sense of pride and rallied together to fulfill their dreams of making it to the World Series. No matter when or where you are playing – here, team means everything.
As the winners of the Little League Photo Contest, these three photos will be featured on Little League's official social media platforms (@LittleLeague) as well as posted in the World of Little League® Museum with previous winners of Little League's various photo contests.
Little League International is also thankful to its professional photographers for taking the time to participate as volunteer judges in the Little League Photo Contest: Jean Fruth, Neil Holloman, Karen Vibert-Kennedy, Chris Pushart, Tom Salus, Alex Trautwig, and Ralph Wilson.
To learn more about the Little League Photo Contest, including a variety of photos that help tell the next chapter of the Little League story, visit LittleLeague.org/PhotoContest.


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Q: How to avoid filesort in this simple query? (No joins) I made a table of data points - they have a key (type of data), value (value of data), timestamp (time data was recorded).
Table definition:
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS datapoints (
  point_id int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  point_user_id int(11) NOT NULL,
  point_key varchar(32) NOT NULL,
  point_value longtext NOT NULL,
  point_timestamp int(11) NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (point_id),
  KEY datapoint_search (point_key,point_timestamp,point_user_id,point_value(64))
) ENGINE=InnoDB  DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 AUTO_INCREMENT=0;

Now I make a query that gets all datapoints of a specific type for a date range (1 day in our example) and orders it by the data point value in descending order:
EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM datapoints
WHERE point_key = 'body_temperature'
      AND point_timestamp >= UNIX_TIMESTAMP('2013-11-20')
      AND point_timestamp < UNIX_TIMESTAMP('2013-11-21')
      AND point_user_id = 1
ORDER BY point_value DESC;

Unfortunately, this produces a filesort in the EXPLAIN:
id | select_type | table      | type  | possible_keys    | key              | key_len | ref  | rows   | Extra
 1 | SIMPLE      | datapoints | range | datapoint_search | datapoint_search | 106     | NULL | 175642 | Using where; Using filesort

Is it possible to avoid this filesort? I have made an index (datapoint_search), and it is used, yet a filesort is still invoked.
PS. The point_value column has to be text or longtext, or at least handle very large data (up to 8KB) while still being sortable.

A: The following index satisfies your where clause:
datapoints(point_key, point_user_id, point_timestamp);

This will probably improve the performance of your query significantly, but it won't remove the file sort.
The following could, theoretically:
datapoints(point_key, point_user_id, point_value, point_timestamp);

However, I don't think that MySQL is smart enough to match part of the where clause and the order by, with the remaining filtering done after the sort.  It is worth a try.
The following will not work:
datapoints(point_key, point_user_id, point_timestamp, point_value);

The data would be retrieved in timestamp order for satisfying the where clause.  The ordering by point_value is secondary to the timestamp.
EDIT:
If the number of rows found by the where is "constant", then the performance should be similar.  If you don't have too many matches to point_key, point_user_id, then the following trick might help:
select dp.*
from (SELECT *
      FROM datapoints
      WHERE point_key = 'body_temperature' AND point_user_id = 1
      ORDER BY point_value DESC
     ) dp
where point_timestamp >= UNIX_TIMESTAMP('2013-11-20') AND
      point_timestamp < UNIX_TIMESTAMP('2013-11-21');

Along with the index datapoints(point_key, point_user_id, point_value).
Unfortunately, MySQL does not guarantee that the sort in the inner subquery actually keeps the rows in order for the outer query (I think it does in practice, at least usually).  This would use the index for the inner query and then a scan of the temporary table for the second where clause.
Also, if you don't need all the columns, then I would recommend putting the columns you want into the index.  This will save the random scans of the full table when there is a match.

A: Filesort will not disappear while you are sorting on point_value.
point_value is indexed just 64 bytes. sorting is done by whole it's data.
I suggest that store point_value_64_prefix for search and sort point_value
this also has a problem. Sort are done only 64 bytes, sort result is not exactly. but in most case 64 bytes is enough (I guess)
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS datapoints (
  point_id int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  point_user_id int(11) NOT NULL,
  point_key varchar(32) NOT NULL,
  point_value longtext NOT NULL,
  point_value_64_prefix VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL, // <= this column added
  point_timestamp int(11) NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (point_id),
  KEY datapoint_search (point_key,point_timestamp,point_user_id,point_value_64_preifx) // <=
) ENGINE=InnoDB  DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 AUTO_INCREMENT=0;

EXPLAIN SELECT * FROM datapoints
WHERE point_key = 'body_temperature'
      AND point_timestamp >= UNIX_TIMESTAMP('2013-11-20')
      AND point_timestamp < UNIX_TIMESTAMP('2013-11-21')
      AND point_user_id = 1
ORDER BY point_value_64_prefix DESC // <= sort by point_value_64_prefix rather than original value.

and, if your sorting data is large, Filesort can happen in this case you need to increase MySQL temp table size. see http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/internal-temporary-tables.html
manual says:

The maximum size for in-memory temporary tables is the minimum of the tmp_table_size and max_heap_table_size values

A: If you're searching for rows for a specific point_value and point_user_id, in a specific date range, as you are in your query, your index should be on (point_key, point_user_id, point_timestamp).  Putting point_timestamp second in the index won't help you unless you have large numbers of rows with identical point_timestamp values (which is probably unlikely).

A: MySQL can use filesort, but it can still be in memory and then the performance is still good.
Bill Karwin gives a good explanation about it here: Any way to avoid a filesort when order by is different to where clause?


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Der Mümmelkensee liegt etwa 2,3 Kilometer nordwestlich von Bansin in der Gemeinde Heringsdorf im Landkreis Vorpommern-Greifswald. Der von Wald umgebene See befindet sich circa 1 Kilometer nordöstlich des Schmollensees. Der Name geht auf die Mummel, die Gelbe Teichrose (plattdeutsch Mümmelken), zurück.

Es handelt sich bei diesem Gewässer um den Kolk eines Kesselmoores. Die offene Wasseroberfläche nimmt ungefähr 3300 Quadratmeter ein, meist wird die Größe des Sees mit etwa 1 Hektar angegeben. Der See entstand am Ende der Weichseleiszeit innerhalb eines Moränenzuges aus einem Toteisblock. In der abflusslosen Senke entstand ein nur durch Niederschläge gespeistes Hochmoor. Es bildete sich eine Torfschicht heraus, die am Rand 4 Meter und im Inneren der Senke 15 Meter Mächtigkeit erreicht. An den Ufern befindet sich Schwingrasen. Der Mümmelkensee ist eines der wenigen nicht kultivierten Moore Pommerns, er wurde nie entwässert und nicht zur Torfgewinnung genutzt.

Naturschutz
1957 wurde der Mümmelkensee mit einem 6 Hektar großen umgebenden Areal vom Rat des Bezirkes Rostock unter Naturschutz gestellt. Im Gebiet kommen sehr seltene Lebermoose, Wollgräser, Sumpfporst, Blasenbinse sowie Lang- und Rundblättriger Sonnentau vor. Brutvögel im Gebiet sind Eisvogel, Kranich, Graugans und Zwergtaucher. Der Gebietszustand wird als gut eingeschätzt. Ein Wanderweg mit erklärenden Informationstafeln führt von Bansin aus in das Schutzgebiet. Weiterhin existiert am Nordosthang eine Schutzhütte sowie am Moorrand ein Beobachtungsturm. Der Naturpark Insel Usedom bietet regelmäßig Führungen in das Gebiet an.

Literatur
 Umweltministerium Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Hrsg.): Mümmelkensee 33 in: Die Naturschutzgebiete in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Demmler-Verlag, Schwerin 2003, S. 170 f.

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As the phrase goes, "if you aren't at the legislative table, you are on the menu." Therefore, Government Affairs is an important part of PDRA's work. We work to ensure that REALTORS® and their issues are well represented on the state, federal, and local levels.
For example, each year our Association convenes in Columbia for "Legislative Day." On this day, members spend the day in the state capital learning about key legislative issues and then meeting with our local delegation.


Headstrong and independent, Christy is determined to change the lives of the children in Cutter Gap. Yet it seems that anything new poses a threat to the mountain people, who are proud of their way of life. Evidently Christy has angered someone enough to cause a string of mysterious pranks. The handsome minister fears that the pranks will turn dangerous. Unfortunately, he doesn't realize how right his fears are.


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Sea Point Jewish residents and domestic workers meet over Tafelberg
Claims of anti-semitism in affordable housing campaign are "totally baseless and silly", says activist
25 July 2017 | By Moira Levy News | Cape Town
Urban designer Azraa Rawoot's impression of what the Tafelberg site could have been as a mixed-use and social housing development
A rooftop view of the Atlantic seaboard was the setting for a meeting between a group from the Jewish community of Cape Town and housing activists from Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU) and Reclaim the City. The subject was the controversial sale of Tafelberg, a substantial parcel of prime province-owned land, to the Phyllis Jowell Trust for the development of a private Jewish day school. Activists want at least some of the land to be used for social housing.
The Tafelberg development programme was promoted as an opportunity to redress the race divisions in Sea Point caused by apartheid, by building affordable housing in a suburb near the city centre, for the first time since democracy.
State housing is still being built on the periphery, far from jobs, transport and business hubs, and does not address the problems inherited from apartheid.
Thozama Adonisi, who lives and works as a domestic worker in Sea Point, described the room she shares with her teenage daughter: "It is too small to fit a double bed. My daughter and I must share a single bed."
She shares the bathroom, which she describes as "bad, very ugly", with eight other domestic workers. For this Adonisi says she pays rent of R2,000 a month.
In April Premier Helen Zille suggested the campaign for affordable housing in Tafelberg was anti-semitic, writing: "At least part of the explanation [for opposition to the sale of Tafelberg] may lie in the fact that the successful bidder for Tafelberg was the Phyllis Jowell Trust, which intends to develop the property as a Jewish Day School. [Reclaim the City] has vehemently opposed this, using a string of pejorative epithets, including race."
In response, former MP Andrew Feinstein wrote: "Smears like Zille's undermine the real fight against anti-Semitism and fail to recognise the bridge-building that organisations like Reclaim the City achieve."
The rooftop meeting hoped to show that Jewish people in Sea Point supported affordable housing. The residents met, listened and discussed with representatives from Ndifuna Ukwazi and Reclaim the City to learn more about the urgent need for affordable housing.
Organisers said the Jewish community had been caught up in what is really an argument between housing activists and the provincial government. They were at pains to point out that the identity of the buyer was not the issue.
At the same time they expressed regret that people associated with the Phyllis Jowell Trust had used the Jewish community to try to drum up support for the sale.
In response about 200 Jewish Capetonians signed a petition supporting the use of Tafelberg for affordable housing.
Former Ndifuna Ukwazi trustee and local activist Doron Isaacs described claims of anti-semitism as "totally baseless and silly". He said it was no more than a "twist of fate" that the Tafelberg plot had been sold to a Jewish school.
"On the one hand it was irrelevant who the buyer was but on the other hand the dynamic was created in the public mind that this is between poor black people and the Jewish community," he said. He was particularly concerned that Zille "without any factual base" had claimed that there was anti-semitism involved.
Julian Sendin, a researcher and urban policy specialist from Ndifuna Ukwazi, told the meeting that the province had released a tender for four plots, without any conditions attached, and Tafelberg was simply sold to the highest bidder for its exclusive use.
Ndifuna Ukwazi believes all housing development needs to incorporate an element of social housing. Sendin described a "mixed use" and "mixed income" model that could be applied to sites like Tafelberg. State-subsidised rental housing would be built alongside prestigious apartments sold at market rates. Highly profitable commercial developments would be included in the mix. Tafelberg is so vast that there is enough space for a school, Sendin said, and possibly the Jewish school that was initially proposed. "If the state was smart it would cross-subsidise. Some money from the market-related property could be used to help subsidise the social housing," Sendin said.
He singled out Tafelberg, one of the last pieces of conveniently located publicly owned land, as the obvious place to build affordable housing. "Once sold it is gone. The state will never be able to afford to buy back land in an area like Seapoint."
By the time of publication, the province had not responded to a request for comment.
CORRECTION: The article originally had the wrong first name for Thozama Adonisi.
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US tour opening U2 – The Joshua Tree Tour 2017
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When Bono declared, in 1991, that U2's song "The Fly" was "the sound of four men chopping down The Joshua Tree," the last thing you'd have expected the band to do was to plant it again. The Irish quartet's 1987 album established them as worldwide superstars, but they've since defined themselves as band that refuses to look back. In a sense, The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 is their boldest risk yet—and at Seattle's CenturyLink Field, for the tour's first American show, it paid off.
In front of a giant, rippling screen topped by the limbs of a Joshua tree jutting into the sky, the band revived their album in sequence, from their signature anthem "Where the Streets Have No Name" to the lament "Mothers of the Disappeared," delving deep into the songs' contradictions. The Joshua Tree at once embraces the American roots of rock'n'roll (cemented by Bono's harmonica playing on the blusey "Trip Through Your Wires"), evokes the country's open spaces (suggested by The Edge's chiming guitar lines), and critiques its inequality and foreign policy. All of these elements came together in the band's committed performance, as well as the films their longtime photographer, Anton Corbijn, shot to accompany them.
But the most startling aspect of the show was how cathartic it felt. Starting their set with their anti-sectarian song "Sunday Bloody Sunday," with its refrain, "Tonight, we can be as one," they made a case for the continued relevance of rock music itself—not as a tool for confrontation, but as an art form that can create unity. In a time of partisan divisions, there's something powerful about hearing 55,000 people singing together.
Their opening mini-set doubled down on this idea, with "New Year's Day" (on which Bono sings "I will be with you again"), "A Sort of Homecoming" ("Tonight, we'll build a bridge"), and "Pride (In the Name of Love)", after which Bono called for awakening "the America of compassion, of community, of justice, of joy." So it was a natural transition to "Where the Streets Have No Name," with a Corbijn film of driving down a desert highway towards snow-capped mountains—past what seemed to be refugees, under a dark cloud.
The U2 brand of optimism works because it's never one-note: There's always another layer, whether it's insecurity, sadness, or rage against injustice. And where the band—in particular, Bono—were known for wearing their emotions on their sleeves in the 1980s, U2 in 2017 are more dramatically restrained. Small gestures take on bigger significance, such as Bono's nod to the original Joshua Tree tour, shining a spotlight on The Edge during the searing guitar solo on "Bullet the Blue Sky."
The album's darkest song, "Exit," a portrayal of a serial killer, was prefaced by an excerpt from an old Western where a villain named Trump is called a liar—the show's one pointed comment on current events. At this point, Bono the extravert was finally unleashed: he strode out onto the b-stage in a black hat, prowling like an evil preacher. The closing "Mothers of the Disappeared" found hometown hero Eddie Vedder and openers Mumford and Sons joining the band onstage to sing its urgent refrain—and the song's darkness was leavened by hope.
The encore, featuring more recent songs, was propulsive and political: "Ultraviolet" featured a Mother's Day shout-out to activist women (including Seattle's Melinda Gates, whose husband, Bill, was in the audience, beaming); "One" was prefaced with a salute to "American taxpayers" for helping to fight AIDS; and a run-through of 1995's "Miss Sarajevo" was poignantly set off by visuals of a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan, as a giant sheet depicting the face of one of its inhabitants was passed around the stadium by the crowd.
The band delivered a nod to the future, too: "The Little Things That Give You Away," slated for the upcoming Songs of Experience, opened as a stark ballad and surged with a triumphant build. The lights came on, but "I Will Follow" proved an unexpected encore, as Bono with the lights turned on, as Bono exhorted the crowd to "tear the fucking roof off!" There's no roof in CenturyLink Field, but so jubilant was the atmosphere, it felt as though clouds had been lifted—and spirits too.
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James O'Brien on his LBC radio programme. Photograph: LBC/Global.
A Leave voter has broken down in tears live on the radio after admitted he was wrong to back Brexit.
The caller, who admitted he was a bit of an "old-fashioned git", called James O'Brien's LBC radio show to say he felt he was wrong to back Brexit.
"I was wrong, I am so sorry. What have I done to my country? I'm so sorry," the man known as Bill continued.
But James told him: "Bill, there's 17.4 million people. You can't take all the blame on your own shoulders.
"Look at the effort. These people are billionaires. They own The Ritz, they own the Daily Telegraph.
"They wouldn't have spent all that money and put all that effort into trying to act against your own interests if they didn't think it was plausible.
"I'm not going to let you blame yourself, Bill, no.
"Blame them, Bill, blame them. Do not blame yourself. Don't be sorry, be angry. And if you're not angry yet, I'll be angry on your behalf.
His call came on the day that Theresa May appeared to be facing a leadership challenge as a number of ministers walked away from the cabinet.


"I have a fascination with the history of Dublin and today's celebration for the 200th anniversary of the opening of Stanhope Street Convent is a unique moment to get a glimpse of what Dublin was like 200 years ago.
Dublin was a divided city with great wealth and extreme poverty. Families struggled and the opportunities for education were scarce especially for girls. People lived in poor and unsanitary conditions with the risk of disease and yet some of what is still considered today as very affluent housing were then being built.
Times were changing and Catholics were slowly becoming able to affirm their rights in society. Religious practice was low and the city needed new Churches.
Archbishop Daniel Murray was the Archbishop of Dublin at that critical time. If you look at the large statue of Archbishop Murray in the Pro-Cathedral one of the titles that he is given is "amicus pauperum", the friend of the poor.
He had a great concern for the poor and for the renewal of the Church. During his lifetime, he began to change the religious landscape of Dublin with the building of new Churches and of institutions for the poor, many of which remain today in some form or other.
Archbishop Murray invited various religious orders to come to Ireland from abroad and encouraged the foundation new Irish Congregations most of them dedicated to education and the care of the poor.
He found allies in some extraordinarily strong women. As lay women, they had become profoundly aware of the fact that being a Catholic was not just about enjoying the fruits of the political and social emancipation that was beginning to emerge. Being a Catholic and being Catholic Church meant also recognising the situation of the poor and witnessing to the love of Jesus Christ through the manner in which they interacted with the poor.
Mary Aikenhead was one of those extraordinary figures: a talented, courageous and innovative woman who could have become a leader in any sector of life. She could well have become a leader in business, as she seemed destined to be, and which in those times would have been an extraordinary achievement. Instead, she set in motion something even more extraordinary; she established a religious congregation that has continued and spread. It has been associated with initiatives noted for their technical excellence and a quality of care, reflecting the professional sense, which she brought to anything she undertook.
However, the secret of her success was not just her talent and genius. It was something deeper: it was her clear love for the poor. Her love for the poor was something she developed as a laywoman, coming from somewhat sheltered background. Her love for the poor preceded her being a religious sister. It is hard to imagine the cumulative effect of her work.
On an occasion like this, there is a tendency for historians and commentators to remember some of the outstanding figures who will have played important roles at various moments in the history of the convent. It would also be amiss not to draw attention to failures and dark moments in the history of our institutions. We can never obliterate the cumulative effect of neglect especially of children and the vulnerable.
But, this afternoon I would wish to approach our reflections from another angle. I want to reflect on the unknown. I want to reflect on the overall effect for good that this convent has had within this Stoneybatter community. Who were the real animating forces of this drive for good? They were the hundreds of sisters who, even in the most difficult of times, went about their work of bringing the reality of God's love into the hearts and homes and hopes of generation after generation of the people of this area.
A convent is not just a residence for religious sisters: it is the place where the message of Jesus Christ radiates, not with the bright lights of media publicity, but with the simple light of human warmth and loving care.
If we were to produce today a book with a list of all the sisters who worked here over two centuries, the vast majority of those names would mean very little in our memory today. However, if I were to think of the effect that each of these sisters had in helping innumerable families and young girls to realise their talents and their hopes it would be amazing.
Over these two centuries, the true Religious Sister of Charity in the spirit of Mary Aikenhead was one who was out in the streets and who knew the squalor of poverty and brought not just material assistance but also hope and dignity. I am thinking of sisters who would not have been afraid even to steal some nice food from the convent in order discretely to bring a small treat to someone who never had something special.
Today there are many initiatives directed at serving the poor. They can be of varied inspiration: some might be a response to the statutory obligations of public authorities, some could be of religious ethos, and others would be of that new form of private enterprise responding to social needs. Any of these models can provide services of higher or lower quality. What was original in the motivation of Mary Aikenhead was not just her acute awareness and sensitivity to the specific needs of the poor, nor her sense of professionalism: it was her love for the poor.
Love for the poor is not just a passing moment of emotion. If you love the poor, then you will rejoice only when the other can become themselves fully and realise the potential that is within them. Loving the poor does not mean loving poverty but rejoicing when men, women, and children can rise from poverty and dependence and be fully themselves.
Loving the poor does not mean loving poverty, except in one sense. The religious embraces poverty and loves poverty because they know that they can only reveal the richness of the love of Jesus when they themselves become truly poor.
Mary Aikenhead courageously addressed uncharted waters in her desire to give expression to her love of the poor. Stanhope Street Convent is called today and tomorrow to keep alive that same love of the poor which has been witnessed to over two centuries, especially by the goodness and the kindness and the humility of hundreds of sisters who are today unknown but who were in their own time true beacons of the love of Christ.


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If the recipes from weeks 1 and 2 of The Food Matters Project haven't convinced you to pick up your own copy of the Food Matters Cookbook, I am sure this one will. Heather selected this week's recipe for Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Pesto, which you can find on her blog girlichef.
As you can tell from the title of this post, I didn't quite follow the original recipe. Mr. Bittman provided several variations (which he does for nearly every recipe). Roasted Red Pepper and White Bean Dip made an excellent late lunch/early dinner appetizer on Sunday afternoon. The boyfriend and I were in Pittsburgh, PA for the weekend catching up with some of his friends and celebrating his Dad's birthday. (He's originally from the 'burgh.) So while I was already excited to make this recipe, I was going to get to feed it to a small crowd.
My diners could not believe the simplicity of the ingredients used to create a dip this flavorful and fresh. (In my variation I used a little more garlic than called for, Parmesan cheese and fresh sage instead of basil.) And as the four of us ate our way through an entire baguette and half a box of flat bread crackers moving dip from bowl to mouth I explained the genius behind the Food Matters Cookbook. Simple, delicious dishes that make eating well (for yourself and the planet) easy and enjoyable.
You get a lot of dip with this recipe, and while I deemed this a dip for our purposes yesterday I know its going to make a great sandwich spread and pasta topper as I make my way through the leftovers this week.
Heather certainly chose well. But I'm positive she could have picked any other recipe from the Food Matters Cookbook and I would be singing its praises as well. To see how much all of the other FMP bloggers enjoyed this recipe, head over here.


Okay, so this is my first review in a while. I've been really busy, no joke, and the reviews won't be coming as fast as they used to but, hopefully now they will be steady at least. Thank you to everyone who emailed me and told me they wanted updates, I appreciate it so much.


On a recent Called to Coach, we spoke with Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, Sindhu Aravindakshan.
When Sindhu began working for Facebook, she was introduced to a strengths-based culture. Her colleagues and team members welcomed feedback and discussed their strengths openly. When she joined JDRA, a software company, Sindhu wanted to "...start a strengths revolution" as she described it. At JDRA, Sindhu is a Learning and Development Specialist. In that role, she strives to infuse strengths into each stage of an employee's career: hiring, onboarding and development. Sindhu began by changing the hiring module questions for potential candidates -- those questions now focus on strengths.
Further, when new employees are onboarding, they take the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment. According to Sindhu, those employees are then "...given a sneak peek at their strengths. Then, once they have settled into their role, they approach me for more detailed strengths coaching." Strengths are also used to help tenured employees thrive in their roles with their strengths. They are even used to manage change at JDRA. That is, during times of change or transition at the organization, Sindhu explained, "We name 'change champions' whose strengths are well suited to making change smoother and easier for everyone." Also, Sindhu frequently conducts strengths workshops for teams across JDRA.
To hear more about strengths coaching at all levels of an organization, please watch the video or listen to the audio above.
True to her name, which is derived from the name of a river, Sindhu has gathered rich experience through 15 years of work experience across organizations from various industries. At work, she typically pulls together deep knowledge and experience in psychometrics, neuroscience, learning and development, leadership styles and OD. As a coach, she hopes these will help her create a holistic view of human behavior, thereby maximizing the depth and value of my coaching conversations.
Sindhu's Top 5 Strengths are: WOO, Positivity, Activator, Maximizer and Learner.


Obama, Michelle. (2018). In Helicon (Ed.), The Hutchinson unabridged encyclopedia with atlas and weather guide. [Online]. Abington: Helicon. Available from: https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/obama_michelle_1964 [Accessed 21 April 2019].
"Obama, Michelle." The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide, edited by Helicon, 2018. Credo Reference, https://search.credoreference.com/content/topic/obama_michelle_1964. Accessed 21 Apr. 2019.


The model's structural elements – psyche functions – are virtual processors (information processing machines). Each of them has its own "operational system" (by analogy with computer) determined by the purpose (role) of the psyche function in the systemic TIM model structure and the combination of information processing parameters (Ex, Nr, St and Tm). Also each of these processors has «an application working program» determined by the information element being processed by this function. Different purposes of structural elements, i.e. their places in the model structure result in the differentiation of "operational system" of the virtual processor that models the psyche function.


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Congressman Pushes for Appointment of Obamacare Watchdog
Melissa Quinn	/ @MelissaQuinn97 / May 19, 2015
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Following close to two years of reports of cost overruns on HealthCare.gov, increased premium prices and lost work hours since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., is introducing legislation to appoint a watchdog to oversee the health care law and ensure the protection of taxpayer dollars.
The legislation calls for the creation of a special inspector general for monitoring the Affordable Care Act, or SIGMA.
"The false, rosy claims of Obamacare have largely been debunked, and there's a level of dissatisfaction all around," Roskam said in an interview with The Daily Signal. "More time and more attention is in the oversight function. [The legislation] doesn't reinvent the wheel in that it doesn't use the same legislative architecture, but what will do is force disclosure, and the public then has choices about how it wants to move forward."
Republican chairmen of four House subcommittees—Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Tom Cole of Oklahoma, Tom Marino of Pennsylvania and Jim Jordan of Ohio—as well as Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and Rep. Bill Flores of Texas, chairman of the Republican Study Committee, support the bill.
A number of conservative organizations including Americans for Tax Reform, Americans for Prosperity and the Galen Institute also came out in support of the legislation's goals.
The special inspector general tasked with overseeing Obamacare would serve until the law is fully repealed, which Republicans are working to do during the budget process.
If Roskam's bill is passed, the watchdog's jurisdiction will include the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Treasury, Social Security Administration, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs, Department of Labor and the Peace Corps.
Though the creation of a special inspector general would take additional appropriations, Roskam is confident the price tag would be trumped by the savings additional oversight would bring.
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"Nobody is looking at it holistically," Roskam said of the current oversight the agencies tasked with overseeing the law are conducting. "Some of these things cross jurisdictional lines. It has to be a holistic approach."
Obamacare went into effect in October 2013. Since then, troubles with the law have been well documented by the media and further explored by congressional panels. In addition to the disastrous launch of HealthCare.gov, which cost taxpayers more than $2 billion, more than 4 million Americans received cancellation notices from their insurance providers and employers began to cut hours for workers to under 30 hours per week.
Democrats counter that Obamacare has expanded coverage to millions of Americans and given those with pre-existing conditions access to affordable coverage.
"If a special inspector general is good enough for programs of that scope and that magnitude, then surely it's good enough for a program that is going to cost more than $1 trillion," said @PeterRoskam.
According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the law is expected to cost more than $1.2 trillion.
"Look at the success of the special inspector general with the TARP program, with Afghanistan and Iraq," Roskam, chairman of the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee, said. "If a special inspector general is good enough for programs of that scope and that magnitude, then surely it's good enough for a program that is going to cost more than $1 trillion."
Policymakers in Washington, D.C., have frequently expressed concerns that taxpayer dollars are being abused because of a lack of oversight regarding the law. Many Republicans agree a special inspector general would help to ensure those dollars are being spent wisely.
"As long as this law is on the books, we need a watchdog, namely a special inspector general, to investigate its implementation and ensure our taxpayer dollars are being spent within the letter of the law," Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, said in a statement.
Roberts introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
"Since its inception, Obamacare has resulted in millions of Americans losing their health care plans, spiking premiums, and untold government waste through broken insurance exchanges run by unelected bureaucrats," Flores said.
"The deeper we dig into Obamacare, the more problems we find. Establishing a special inspector general will increase transparency and hold the federal government accountable for its bureaucracy's many failures," he continued. "While the House works to repeal the president's disastrous health care law, America's families and taxpayers have a right to know the true cost of Obamacare's waste and abuse."
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