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After the IGF 2013 – Bali barely relevant in the run-up to Rio
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// CGCS Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Ben Wagner discusses the Internet Governance Forum 2013's relevance in the changing world of Internet Governance.
I've recently joined CGCS as a post-doctoral research fellow, and am currently working on a new CGCS project called the Internet Policy Observatory, a research program developed to analyse the dynamic technological and political contexts in which Internet developments and governance decisions take place. Busy with the preoccupations of relocating across the Atlantic to begin work at Annenberg, I had to miss the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2013 in Bali. As I've attended every IGF since 2008, I found myself wondering what I had missed.
I've spent a lot of time and effort in the last few years in and around the IGF and from 2009 to 2012, running a 'Dynamic Coalition,' something like a working group at the IGF on Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media. The dynamic coalition brought together a colourful mix of individuals from civil society, business and government working on issues related to Freedom of Expression. In 2009 and 2010, some of our best years, speakers at our meetings included U.N. Special Rapporteur Frank La Rue, the Swedish Foreign Ministry speaking as Chair of the EU delegation and Sami Ben Gharbia of Nawaat.
This year I've been stuck to (mostly broken) remote participation, the transcripts on the IGF website and the interesting analysis of various commentators. What is notable at the IGF in 2013 is how little the Internet Governance Forum and the associated 'IGF/Internet policy crowd' have noticed the slow descent of the IGF as a forum. While the Chinese United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Wu Hongbo might claim that the IGF is the "premier multi-stakeholder forum for policy dialogue related to Internet governance issues," in the discourse surrounding the IGF online, everyone else, including the Chinese government, is trying to reinvent, marginalize or remove the IGF.
The IGF was initiated as a hopeful compromise developed during the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) in 2005. It was meant to anchor multi-stakeholder governance at an international level without conceding too much power to other international actors such as the U.N. or the ITU. Since then it has slowly been replaced by other venues that are increasingly more relevant and more interesting for key stakeholders. As 'internet policy' and 'internet governance' have increasingly become appealing research topics to academics and policymakers throughout the past few years, new conveners, focusing on specific issues, have emerged to compete for a piece of this growing 'Internet conference' market. Many of these venues have engaged in similar activities, from the 'Freedom Online' conferences discussing Internet Freedom, the London Cyber conferences discussing 'norms' in cyberspace or the various UNESCO/OSCE/ITU fora on Internet Governance. Everybody is competing for a piece of the 'Internet conference attention span.'
In 2013, even those who claim to believe in multi-stakeholder Internet Governance like Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff do not rely on the IGF as a venue for their concerns. Instead, Brazil has created its own 'multi-stakeholder' forum in Rio in April 2014 with a mind to respond to some of its concerns about U.S. Internet surveillance. While surveillance was probably the main topic of the Internet Governance Forum 2013 in Bali, it is questionable whether it has any residual relevance at all in that debate. Many of the issues around surveillance centre on national security and issues of state sovereignty and international law. The IGF, with its multi-stakeholder framework and weak governance structures, is ill-equipped to respond to these issues. Most importantly there is little actual power – either functional or discursive – located within the IGF. As a result of that key decision makers have consistently looked for and used more exclusive, higher level or higher impact structures to discuss their concerns.
Given the increasing irrelevance of the IGF, what comes next is all the more interesting. With the IGF's function as a placeholder for actual governance in Internet Governance increasingly obvious, it becomes increasingly reasonable to ask: Where is the governance in Internet Governance? As such, it becomes harder to defend the status quo, where the IGF acts as a placeholder but doesn't actually enable governance and instead simply convenes stakeholders. Yet somehow the multi-stakeholder mantra – that following a multi-stakeholder model is the only way to safeguard a free and open Internet – still runs rampant in debates about governing the Internet, as if there were no possible other alternative.
As one scholar from the 'Global South' recently explained: "in the old days global corporations sent lobbyists, these days they create multi-stakeholder roundtables." If there is to be any substantive value in the multi-stakeholder model at all, it needs to be preceded by a power analysis and a critical evaluation of the actual outcomes.
This position is commonly shared by many of those involved in the global caravan of Internet policy meetings. However while most people will in private agree that the existing model is neither functioning nor producing results, little of this filters into the public domain – for fear that it will further encourage states to take over Internet Governance.
If there is a serious debate about how to govern the Internet at an international level– so standard argument goes– this will inevitably lead to a state-oriented model of Internet Governance as proposed by Russia or China. Such U.N. or state-oriented models of Internet Governance have been proposed by both Russia and China in various different international fora and serve as the perpetual elephant in the room. The fear of actually having a debate overlies all conversations about alternative futures in global Internet Governance.
The actions of President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil suggest that this outcome is not a given and that there are numerous different outcomes to an international debate about who governs the Internet. While some of these Brazilian proposals have been developed together with Russia and China, others have been developed with Germany or even ICANN, one of the key global Internet institutions. Since most strongly held views about Internet Governance have fallen apart in the last few years anyway, perhaps now is the time to put many of those concerns on the table.
//Ben Wagner
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Is intelligence the key to health, wealth and happiness for children? Or perhaps, as many believe, social class is the determining factor in potential success? According to new research published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, parents who stress over these variables are focusing on the wrong criteria. It appears instead that a concrete skill—one that can be taught—is actually much more influential than either intelligence or social status in securing positive outcomes. That skill is self-control.
In an international effort, a team that included researchers from Duke University followed 1,000 children in Dunedin, New Zealand from birth until they reached the age of 32, periodically measuring a variety of characteristics and looking for correlations to outcomes in such areas as health, wealth and criminal status. The connection between success and self-control was unequivocal.
Children who showed low levels of self-control in early childhood were more likely in their teen years to make mistakes with long-term consequences that trapped them into limiting or high-risk lifestyles. Such mistakes included becoming pregnant or dropping out of high school, which the researchers interpreted as a limiting factor for the next generation as well. However, even when children with low self-control avoided these crippling mistakes in adolescence, they still showed reduced outcomes in adulthood compared to children with higher levels of self-control.
While the strength of the new finding may come as a surprise to some, it does not come entirely from left field. For decades researchers have observed that nearly everything people do or become requires some form of self-control, or self-regulation. But if self-control is so important, how can parents help their children develop it, and when should they begin?
The seeds of this skill are planted during infancy when a child is utterly dependent on attachment figures. The attention of caregivers as they respond with empathy to an infant's needs and emotions forms a resonant relationship that is the precursor of a child's future ability to regulate his own thoughts, emotions and behaviors.
But the need for attunement between parents and children is not limited to infancy. Across the lifespan, the development of self-control is bolstered by attuned social connections. Likewise, the success of our social connections depends to a great degree on our ability to self-regulate. Clearly then, the task of connecting appropriately with our children is one of the greatest responsibilities of parenthood. Whatever other advantages we may or may not be able to provide for them, our hopes and dreams for their success are unlikely to be realized if we have not worked with them to develop a relationship conducive to the development of self-control.
For more on helping children develop self-regulation skills, see Teaching Children the Art of Self-Control.
The holidays—that time of year when family gatherings are at their peak in many cultures—have come and gone. Most of us have returned to our normal routines; the anticipated reunions that held so much promise earlier in the year are now only memories. Unfortunately, some of these memories may not be all that we could have hoped. Longstanding serious family issues such as discord between parents, sibling bullying or other dysfunctional family relationships may have marred these gatherings for some or all members of the family.
But even generally "functional" families often experience changes that may lead to hurt feelings after the holidays. For instance, college students may make their own plans for the first time, or newly married adult children may suddenly find they need to juggle two or more sets of in-laws.
"When children do not come home for a holiday it is often very painful for parents," says Ruth Nemzoff, a resident scholar at Brandeis University and expert in family dynamics. "The first time is often the worst. Parents are sometimes hurt and this hurt might manifest itself in anger." The reason for your offspring's absence matters little, she points out. "The table feels like it has a giant hole in it."
The best way to avoid hurt feelings, of course, is to anticipate them and prepare for them amiably. "Rather than getting angry, it might help to let your child know how disappointed you are, how much you love them and how much you look forward to celebrating at another time or another holiday," Nemzoff says.
If the damage has already been done, now is the time to repair it, before hurt feelings have been allowed to persist long past the holidays. Apologize for any overreactions on your part and assume only the best motives on the part of others. The fact is that keeping family relationships healthy throughout the year is far more important than whether or not holiday events and obligations were negotiated to everyone's personal satisfaction.
"The ever-changing dynamics of your family circumstances are beyond your control," Nemzoff acknowledges. "You do, however, have control over how you react to these changes."
Dr. Ruth Nemzoff is a public lecturer and the author of Don't Bite Your Tongue: How to Foster Rewarding Relationships with Your Adult Children.


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În Grecia, râul reprezintă frontiera naturală dintre regiunile Macedonia și Tracia, precum și dintre prefecturile Xanthi și  Kavala (parcurgând în prealabil prefectura Drama).

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Seoul to disclose the wage information of male and female workers to address the unreasonable gender wage gap
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The Status of Gender Wage Gap at a total of 22 city-funded Organizations to be disclosed on December 9
It is meaningful that the Task Force Team consisting of experts in various private sectors led the move, and the labor and management made a cooperation with each other
The gender wage gap ranged from as high as 46.42% to as low as –31.57%. 19 ones' gender wage gaps were lower than 34.6%, the gender wage gap for all of Korea (released by the OECD in 2017), while three organizations were higher
The Seoul Metropolitan Government established the nation's first "Gender Equality Committee" in 2012 and has been leading the way in establishing a foundation for gender equality labor environment
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, December 9, 2019 – The Seoul Metropolitan Government, December 9, publicly disclosed the wage information of male and female workers who are working at a total of 22 organizations supported or funded by the city government.
This first attempt in Korea follows the city's pledge to do so to address the unreasonable gender wage gap, which was made on the International Women's Day, March 8.
The information announced under the title "The Status of Gender Wage Gap at the Seoul Metropolitan Government-funded Organizations" on the city government's official website includes the gender wage gap by the organization, by position, by occupational category, by the number of years in office and by labor cost category.
The gender wage gap information was derived from the wage information of a total of 22,361 indefinite contract employees and full-time workers who fully worked in 2018 applying with the same criteria as OECD uses (the gender gap in median earnings). The information from the organizations having less than five workers was closed in order to protect personal information.
It is meaningful that the Task Force Team consisting of experts in various private sectors, such as female and labor groups, and companies, led the move, and the labor and management of the organizations made a cooperation with each other. After that, the Gender Wage Gap Improvement Committee reviewed and decided it for the Seoul Metropolitan Government to make a final public announcement.
According to the disclosed information, the gender wage gap ranged from as high as 46.42 percent to as low as –31.57 percent. Among the 22 organizations, 19 ones' gender wage gaps were lower than 34.6 percent, the gender wage gap for all of Korea (released by the OECD in 2017), while three organizations were higher: the Seoul Institute (46.42 percent), the Seoul Business Agency (37.35 percent), and the Seoul Energy Corporation (40.9 percent).
Since the Seoul Institute and the Seoul Business Agency have converted a large number of non-regular workers, especially low-paying female temporary workers, into regular workers from 2017 to 2018, the gap has widened temporarily. In the case of the Seoul Energy Corporation, the gap has widened because male workers have longer years in office and hold all of the shift jobs.
It is analyzed that most organizations have lower female workers in higher positions, and there is still a strong perception that the architecture, civil engineering, and machinery fields are male-centered jobs, which may be decisive factors to widen the gap.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government will take follow-up measures to change the discriminatory baseline itself, given that the practices and perceptions of old days when women's social position was relatively poor have been structured and accumulated in various ways to make gender wage disparity. Its goal is to increase the employment rate of women; to expand opportunities for women to enter the top ranks; and to create an "equal working environment" where there are no disadvantages, such as the suspension of employment due to paternity leave.
To that end, the "gender equality wage advisory group" consisting of experts, such as certified labor consultants and lawyers, plans to visit each organization and provide consulting in three stages so that each one can establish and implement its own improvement plans.
In addition, the Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to keep disclosing the gender equality wage information, while expanding the target to include non-regular workers at the city-funded organizations and agencies that are commissioned to run by the private sector. It also plans to set up the "Guideline for Practicing the Gender Equality Wage" to attract participation from the private sector and push for enacting ordinances to support companies.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government established the nation's first "Gender Equality Committee" in 2012 and has been leading the way in establishing a foundation for gender equality labor environment. As a result, the ratio of female high-ranking managers has increased from 19.4 percent in 2014 to 23.1 percent in 2018, and the ratio of women appointed by the committee has also been expanding from 37.3 percent in 2014 to 41.3 percent in 2018. It launched the Gender Advisor in 2017 and the Special Advisor for Gender in 2019.
Besides, to support women's active economic activities and protect labor rights, the number of the Working Mom Support Center" has been expanded from one in Gwangjin-gu in 2014 to three in Gumcheon-gu and Eunpyeong-gu in 2018, and the number of the Woman Resources Development Center has increased from 25 in 2014 to 30 in 2018. That of public female jobs also increased from 12,316 in 2014 to 14,215 in 2018.
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Ernst, Grassley to Feds: Stop Fraud, Price-Gouging Targeting Derecho Victims
U.S. Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley: "We will not let scammers and price gougers use this tragedy to raise prices to sky-high levels and thwart Iowans from repairing and rebuilding their homes, businesses and communities."
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WASHINGTON—After hearing from Iowans whose lives have been devastated by the derecho, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, are calling on the federal government to investigate possible price-gouging and scams. In a letter to the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission, the Iowa senators urge the departments to ensure these kinds of fraudulent actions do not further aggravate the suffering of Iowans.
In their letter, the senators write, "In our meetings with Iowans, we have heard concerns about possible price gouging of necessary goods and services, as well as scams targeting victims of the derecho. Iowans, in particular farmers, have told us that they face prohibitive costs in acquiring the materials and equipment to rebuild their homes and livelihoods. The costs for farmers to remove, repair, or replace grain bins alone will cost hundreds of millions of dollars. We will not let scammers and price gougers use this tragedy to raise prices to sky-high levels and thwart Iowans from repairing and rebuilding their homes, businesses and communities."
They go on to say, "It is imperative that your departments investigate allegations of wrongdoing, fraud and price gouging related to the Iowa derecho, and aggressively go after the individuals who engage in these illegal activities. We urge your departments to do all they can to ensure that these kinds of anti-competitive and fraudulent actions do not further aggravate the suffering of Iowans who were the unfortunate victims of this devastating event."
Since the derecho swept through Iowa, Ernst and Grassley have been in constant communication with state and local officials to ensure folks are getting the support and relief they need. They joined Iowa leaders to host the President in Iowa to hear about the devastating impact of the storms and the need for federal assistance. Following their meeting, President Trump approved Governor Reynolds' request for a major disaster declaration.
Earlier this month, Ernst and Grassley held a roundtable with non-profit leaders in Cedar Rapids to hear about their challenges and efforts to help folks during both the derecho recovery and COVID-19 pandemic. Following the senators' urging, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) Sonny Perdue announced his approval of Governor Reynolds' request for a Secretarial Disaster Designation for 18 counties, allowing Iowa producers to access USDA disaster programs and Farm Service Agency emergency loans.
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Bainbridge Island-based Avalara has been making waves lately, and the tech world has taken notice.
News site GeekWire named Avalara executive Scott McFarlane "CEO of the Year" at its 2015 awards ceremony last week.
The site noted the $100 million investment Avalara recently received, which spurred even more growth at the 800-employee business.
According to GeekWire, McFarlane studied economics at Claremont McKenna College in California, and founded a fitness equipment company with his college roommate. He's been with Avalara since its founding in 2004.
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[Bugs] When you have bugs its a sign of balance within your land. When you have bugs in your house — clean it! The use of pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are killing our reef because that's their intended purpose. Pesticides kill creatures, fish and the like. Herbicides used for weeds kill plant life in the ocean, fungicides kill the good algaes and anything else in the water that resembles plantlife. We live in a porous land (the Florida Keys) and when it rains here all these toxins are quick to enter the waters surrounding our world. There are alternatives to weed killers , 1 gallon of vinegar kills weeds, boric acid kills roaches and ants.
[Marathon Journal] Marathon City Hall dust up at last City Council over city hall construction plans. Mr. Keynoter, remember the times that I said the position of chairman wasn't ceremonial? Here is an example. The discussion was why the project was moving ahead faster than the plans warranted. So much so that the construction plans were not the final documents that you need to build a city hall. I think something like blueprints are in order. When a motion to further investigate the plans, Mayor Cinque adjourned the meeting. No one challenged the decision of the chair. If someone had challenged the decision of the chair, a vote would be taken.
How's it feel coming to the end of the third term?: He supports term limits, fresh faces, history, and pay attention to city governance. Mike has 3 years on the Planning Commission with a year as chairman. That was 2004 through 2997. He was elected for city council. His service the next 6 years has shaped this young city's history. You add this all up, and you get almost 10 years of public service.
Any thoughts on Bruce Schmitt's open letter to Marathon on the Keynoter?: This is the controversy attached to the Overseas Hotel and Bar/Liquor Store. The city maintains that the zoning doesn't allow for the use requested. The city is wrong. Unfortunately, court was involved where the city loses the case. Mike looks back on the hullabaloo and opined that good people tried their best at resolution.
Are you going to run again after a year off?: Cinque said not now. He plans on vacation. His horses are successful in races. The most recent race his horse finished 3rd. I imagine there are a whole host of things he will get to. City Council members work hard. It is not just attending council meetings. It is the time in research. More importantly is the involvement with Marathon residents.
What's best for Marathon?: He answered that nice hotels coming online every week it seems. More transient beds are heating up the local economy. Transient units are like vacation rentals, hotel stays, and resorts. Restaurants to a lesser degree are coming online feeding those coming down to Marathon. Mike talked about residents getting paid well enough to help the local economy.
Any last thoughts? He talked about the honor he felt in his ten years of public service. I hope that he gives a "farewell address" to his fellow councilmembers, staff, and residents. He did a good job, although we had disagreements. This job is hard to not run into some kind of dust up. Mayor Mike Cinque handled himself with dignity and honor.
[Friday the 13th] Would you board flight 666 to HEL on Friday the 13th? For superstitious travelers, that might be tempting fate. But Finnair passengers on AY666 to Helsinki–which has the 3 letter designation HEL–don't seem too bothered. Friday's flight was almost full.
["Kill bugs around house"] I spread bug killer granules two feet wide around the perimeter of my house. It helps a little. I have ant and roach traps throughout the interior. I think they work the best. We seldom see a bug inside any more.
[Lionfish Venom] If I spear and kill a lionfish and then leave his body in the water, do the spines keep on killing? Also, if I spear and kill a lionfish and cut off his spines with scissors, in the water, do they keep on killing? This is the type of information divers need to know. I have never read about it.
[The Never Ending Microsoft Update] I thought it was just me. My computer already drives me crazy on a daily basis because it's running on Vista. My first clusterf**k on this most recent issue was that my system was getting hung up. Operating for about a minute after a reboot then just seizing and freezing. I noticed the update icon and that's where the second half of this wasted day began.
I downloaded the first batch of updates and presto, the computer was operating fine again. Then I just kept getting the prompt to update over and over again. And like the idiot I am I just kept doing it even though I knew it was the same batch of updates. I was ready to call in The Geek Squad, but I shut the whole thing down, went out and had fun the old-fashioned way — interacting with real people and places. Best decision I ever made. When I came back and rebooted it was all over, like a bad dream. At the moment, my computer is running slicker than owl snot for the first time in years. I think most of our problems in life go away whether we do anything about them or not.
[Orchid Society] Please join us for our final home visit of the season on Sunday, Sept. 22 from 11 am to 2pm. It will be hosted by Marianne Bertoni, 14 Sapphire Drive, Big Coppitt Key, approx. mm10. Coming from Key West on US 1, Sapphire Drive is on your left, immediately before the big Southern Furniture store. If you are coming from up the Keys it's on your right, just after the store. Bernard Lavaud of B&G Orchids will be there with some plants to sell.
As you probably know, Jay Phal had to cancel the visit to his home in August because of the death of his father-in-law in Colombia. While he was there he and his sons were able to view some of the local orchids. He put together a .pdf of his photos, so in addition to the Newsletter (Menu >Ongoing Events) we are attaching it for you. colombia inmybackyard
[Superstitious] If you drop a knife on the floor, a man will come to visit.
If a spoon, a woman will come.
If a fork, it will be neither man nor woman.
Wanted, small accordion in working order. I played many years ago and would like to try again. Thanks. Classified Ads > Wanted
["Bugs –What can I spray under my house that repels all bugs and other nasties? Can something be sprayed over the entire property to keep insects out"] Link
My phone and internet service is Verizon, and it also sucks. Constant static, slow internet service. When will FIOS (fiber optic) come to the sticks of Big Pine?
["Use Cash"] In a perfect world cash would be better, but those of us who spend a lot of money don't want to carry around big rolls. Credit cards don't cost you a dime if you pay the balance off every month. ATMs are great when traveling or needing money late at night to buy drugs or a girl.
["Use Cash"] Federal consumer 'protection' bureau to monitor 80% of all credit card transactions. Just dump the plastic and go cash like the good old days down here.
[Free App] Metal Detector for iPhones. Link
I've heard another complaint about Commissioner Nugent ignoring the complaints and minor problems of taxpayers. It seems he only responds to business's concerns. I think his time in office has reached its expiration date. ~diddo43@hotmail.com
Amanda Johnson. See more of her work at Island Arts Co-Op.
[Fourth Dimension] I was heartened that the Christians didn't jump out of their pews when someone pointed out that they believe Heaven, Hell, Purgatory and Paradise might, indeed, be in another dimension. That's the only possible solution that I can accept for "Faith".
"Living on an Island" boat tour of house for sale on Cedar Drive. I hope to meet YOU in the Keys real soon!
Sincerely, Nira
It's not that I'm old, your music really does suck. And pull up your pants!
Motorcycle for sale. 2012 Ice Bear Ninja Trike, 150cc, looks and runs great, great gas mileage, lots of extras and upgrades. Asking $2750.00 OBO. Classified Ads > Auto, etc.
[The Name Game] For the past 20 years, Janice "Lokelani" Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele has had to carry two IDs–a state ID card and a driver's license. Her Hawaii driver's license dropped one letter in her last name and didn't even include her first or middle names. In the past, the governor's office made a special adjustment to accommodate her full name on her state ID, but when that expired in May, her new state ID came back incomplete, just like her driver's license.
Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele has been told by the county to shorten or change her name, to which she responded, "How disrespectful of the Hawaiian people!"
Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele was married to a Hawaiian man who is now deceased, and the name is not only how she honors his memory, but also his heritage.
Recycling truly does not exist in this county. Waste Management keeps missing my recycling, then picks it up with my trash in the same truck. I believe it all goes to the landfill in one big pile. I was a faithful recycler, but will no longer make the effort.
The Neil Young concert video was nice. His live albums, well at least "Time Fades Away,1973" have been of some question as to being "Live" in my book.
Neil pulled up in back of Studio Instrument Rentals, in 1973, where I was shooting hoops and killing time. He got out of his huge, bronze-colored Mercedes and asked for directions. He was escorted up through the alley to the studio that had been prepped for recording. Wally Heider had his mobile recording studio vehicle parked on the boulevard and ready to go. Recording took place for a few days. Straight from the sound board to Wally's studio. It is quite possible the applause was dubbed, should this, in fact, be that same album.
[Use Cash] I haven't used an ATM in 5 years. Want to safeguard your money–keep it in your pocket! Afraid of getting robbed? The banks rob someone every time their card is used, either the merchant, the consumer or both. With all the talk about spying and aggregation of data why people keep using ATM, debit and credit is beyond me. We live in the Keys for crying out loud. Walk into the bank, say hi to a neighbor, cash a check and get a pile of dead presidents to spend around town using cash.
1) You save merchants money, the convenience fee
2) You move through the line faster and cash never gives an error code on a screen
3) Cash is not traceable and that in itself is a blessing. Every transaction you use any plastic for is documented and added to your ever growing government file
If you master living within your means and paying cash, you'll be richer than you ever thought possible.
[Regulators] Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it.
[Sewers] Installing grinder pumps anywhere in the Keys is extremely short-sighted for an area prone to flooding and lengthy power outages. I have to really question the motivation of our politicians for ignoring these facts. Without electricity the pumps won't work and sewerage will flow into our homes. Who's steering this ship?
[Bugs] I tried organic insecticide and was dissatisfied. It remained sticky on my plants and I could see a sheen on the leaves and it gunked up my sprayer and I had to use paint thinner (non-organic) to clean it. Plus it stank.
I'll have you know, I've been sober for over 200 days. Not like, in a row or anything, just in general.
An interactive chart of biblical contradictions. The whole site is seriously an incredible resource. Go there and just play around with it. Then show your fundamentalist religious friends and watch them squirm. There's just no plausible way anyone can take the Bible literally after spending time on this site unless they're closing their eyes, sticking their fingers in their ears, and refusing to think about any of the errors in their worldview. Link
I promise to be politically correct, when all politicians are correct.
[Scam of the Day] You have won lump sum on the Coca-Cola email award. Contact for claims ukcocacola7809@x.com.sb. (Note: click that link and you or your computer die.)
[Bugs] I once cleaned a bug infested rental house by bombing it inside and in the attic and underneath, then spreading a mixture of Boric acid, Diazinon and Sevin dust inside and behind appliances, spreading it around the perimeter of house and blowing under the house and in the attic with a old box fan. It was truly roach and ant and bug infested. It cost me about $50 and I rented it the next week with not a complaint again.
When Miley Cyrus is naked and licks a hammer its art and music, but when I do it, I'm "wasted" and have to leave Home Depot!
[Sewers] Dear Governor and other State and County Officials: For over eight months a group of residents in the Florida Keys, now named the "Sir Isaac Newton Coalition" (SINC) have been battling the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) regarding their intention to use a large number of grinder pumps as part of our waste treatment collection system instead of the gravity system initially proposed. What at first appeared to be some confusion on FKAA's part as to the makeup of some subdivisions has turned into a legal mess with apparent violations of state DEP rules and other statutes. After numerous meetings with the FKAA and mixed support from our own County Commission, we have had to take legal action that includes initiating litigation relative to the $90 million dollar bond Monroe County is seeking through the Bond Validation hearing earlier this week. We now find it necessary to seek an injunction on some construction because the FKAA has expedited the construction schedule by four months in the disputed areas, despite contractual constraints, in an attempt to complete the work before the Judge rules in our case. In parallel, we are working with the State Attorney regarding FKAA violations of the Public Records act and will be filing details on concerns we have regarding procurement practices.
The gravity system we are seeking was promised a year ago in the State DEP required public hearings and all properly performed economic analysis shows it to have lifecycle savings that are significant. The problem is two-fold. The FKAA refuses to redesign the system and uses fabricated analysis to support their position. Meanwhile the County is divided as to whether to fix the currently identified issues, which would cost less than $2 million, or fix all areas that were mis-designed for a cost of up to $10 million. We have met with the Clerk of the Court, Amy Heavilin, who has statutory audit responsibility for this project and she is prepared to move forward with audits and engineering analysis. Unfortunately, without an injunction, FKAA will have made our arguments moot.
FKAA is an unresponsive organization. Their appointed Board of Director will not even accept our requests to meet and have not responded to any of our concerns. I am sure all of you know that the citizens of Monroe County voted by a wide margin to change the FKAA BOD to an elected one. This mess is an example of why this is necessary.
[Epic Privacy Browser] Won't stop the NSA of course, but will for trackers, search engines saving your searches, cookies, web bugs and God knows what else. It loads pages a heck of a lot faster as a result. Even has a built in proxy toggle switch for hiding one's general location discoverable by their IP address. So evil websites can't track you down for watching the nudies on line.
This is all possible using Firefox + NoScript, TrackMeNot, Ghostery, Ad Block Plus and FoxProxy add-ons also if you need Firefox's more extensive browser customization and add-ons. But the joy here with Epic it's all built in by default and updated to keep protecting your privacy online from those evil marketing types who want to profile your personality for targeting purposes.
You can't hide from the NSA, but at least you can exclude everyone else. Link
[Moderate Muslims] Defacing our currency is something "moderate" muslims might do. Just because they may not be setting off bombs, do you think they are not helping to bring Islam into America? The Koran demands it of them.
After dinner at a restaurant, a woman in Monte Vista, Colorado, pulled out this dollar bill from her purse, and placed it on the table as part of a tip. Underneath the words "In God We Trust", someone had stamped the bill in red ink — NO GOD BUT ALLAH.
We asked her where she had gotten the dollar bill. She said it was part of her change in Alamosa, Colorado. We took a picture of it. These are starting to show up all around our country!
There's more to CCleaner than clicking a single button. This popular application for wiping temporary files and clearing private data hides a variety of features, from fine-grained options for tweaking the cleaning process to full drive-wiping tools. Link
This Old Seven Mile Bridge repair extravaganza makes you wonder what kind of grip the Pigeon Key people have on the County Government. Is there some kind of fear factor involved?
If you live close to latitude 40° north, Saturn stands straight over Venus on Monday evening.
What happened to that Boston bomber kid?
["Look what we made"] It's upside down! Who made that peace sign, Hipsters?
Funny how the Keynoter disabled the comment section of their online paper regarding lionfish and the sanctuary. I'm guessing the Keynoter does not want to hear the load of s**t that people have to say regarding lionfish and the sanctuary. Shame on you, keynoter.
[Bugs] Ortho 32 oz. Ready-to-Use Bug B Gon Max Lawn and Garden Insect Killer is what I use in my yard. I had a bad problem with german cockroaches and it wiped them out. Just hook it to your hose and spray.
[Captain Doom and Gloom] Crying kids on planes spawn child-free zones, flight nannies. No freaking chickens either! Link
[Diplomacy] What if Russia got to be more exceptional than us? Could we handle it?
[Unions & Corporations] ] You may be right that some unions are now coming out against Obamacare but you are not 100% correct in your statement when you talk about "Health insurance provided by the Union". In the vast majority of cases where a union member is covered by health care it is the employer that pays for and has control over the health care coverage as a result of a negotiated Labor contract and it is not the union providing the coverage directly. So now do you see that it is Corporations that are opting to throw what they have been responsible for all along to the federal govt? This is what's known as "Corporate Welfare" Oh, and since "Corporations are people" and their sucking at the public trough, maybe we should drug test them.
[Syria] It seems Republicans don't like the peaceful solution Russia has come up with.
New military badge for Syrian operation.
[Drones Strikes Work] Yemen's al-Qaeda branch has confirmed that a U.S. strike killed one of its leaders at the end of last month. It was said in a statement posted on a militant website Saturday that Qaid al-Dahab was killed by a "perfidious American air raid" in the el-Manaseh region of Bayda province, along with one other person. Yemeni officials reported his death last month, saying the strike was likely by a U.S. drone. They said two were killed with al-Dahab. Al-Dahab was believed to be al-Qaida's leader in the southern province of Bayda, one of its former strongholds. The statement praised him for having waged "jihad" for years, saying he had lost a hand in a previous battle.
The United States conducts regular drone strikes in Yemen but rarely confirms individual attacks.
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I still don't get what Russia, the US, and Fox News have to do with Syria?
سما المصري تفشخ اوباما وتسبه بالاب والام
Egyptians against Obama. Music Video
[Syria] The only way Putin would have won any kind of battle would have been if Syria didn't have to declare their weapons and would have been allowed to keep and use them.
The fact that Syria isn't keeping them has to be held accountable for them and is allowing them to be destroyed is a huge fact that cant be denied. I don't care how tough the right thinks Putin this is a huge defeat for him. To the poster asking if we are to believe that Putin who was in the KGB was beaten by a community organizer the only things I can think of is ask John Mccain an American war hero who it was that defeated him in the election. As for Putins toughness I say drop him off in the middle of Chicagos largest ghetto without a map and see if he can tough guy himself out of there. Yep, the community organizer has proven he doesn't sweat the rights new beloved tough guy Putin. Now about those human shields the Conservatives want to send to Syria. Good luck with that.
The plot thickens. Already we are seeing the effects of Putin's Mideast power coup. We've just learned that it is likely that Russia will be the recipient of Syria's chem warfare assets. The problem is that there is virtually no way to make sure that Assad will give up his entire inventory, nor is there any way that the world can trust Putin to destroy the weapons. Remember Saddam? We have just learned that it is likely that final UN agreement on the issue will hinge on the US agreeing to abandon its threat of a military strike on Syria if Assad does not comply. Then it is also likely that the agreement will be conditioned on a complete cessation of the US's supplying weapons to the rebels. Needless to say the rebels are dead set against the proposal because it virtually guarantees the Assad will triumph. Assad wins, and Putin wins thanks to Mr. Obama's complete foreign policy ineptitude.
Even worse, Putin is showing himself to now be the real power player in the mid east.
If you doubt that, please consider that Putin will soon be traveling to Tehran, Iran, to work out a strategy for the Iran's fundamentalist Islamic regime's nuclear program. Iran has just announced that it preparing to start up yet another reactor. Put simply, Putin has now cast himself as the protector of Iran as well as Syria.
Putin, seen by Iran's clerical establishment as a strong opponent to America and the West — especially after his successful political play on averting a U.S. missile strike on Syria — was approached by Iran to protect the Islamic regime in the face of continued pressure by the West over its illicit nuclear program.
All of this is terribly dangerous to Israel and the few mid east nations who are still allies of the USA.
Part 2) The labor unions gleefully spent over $400 million of their members money in support of Obama. They believed Obama and they believed Pelosi when she said "we'll have to pass the law to understand what it means." Well, we know what it means. The unions now too know what it means, and it infuriates them.
Union leadership had a nasty surprise when they learned that Obamacare would seriously hurt their memberships by cutting hours and increasing premiums. One leader has even said that it will cause the end of the 40 hour work week, the back bone of our economy For a time they were content with temporary exemptions that they had received from Obama, but now all of that is changed. Their surprise morphed into anger when they learned that Congress has exempted itself from Obamacare. Congressional leaders stated that the increased cost of Obamacare would force their staffs to find new jobs.
Now union leaders are screaming that Obamacare is "killing" them. They are arm twisting the Prez to get special subsidies.
A White House official said the Treasury Department has determined that the healthcare plans used by many union members — known as multi-employer or Taft-Hartley plans — cannot be made eligible for subsidies that are intended to help uninsured people afford coverage. Even given that, with Obama's usual disdain for the law, Team Obama issued the following statement: ""The administration will work with multi-employer plans and other non-profit plans and encourage them to offer coverage through the Marketplace, on an equal footing, to create new, high-quality, affordable options for all Americans," Geeesh!
Buying "a pig in a poke" refers to buying an unseen piglet in a sack. The piglet was actually a cat, so when you opened the sack after purchase "the cat was out of the bag."
Governments bought the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 'pig' 'that human CO2 was causing global warming wrapped in the 'poke' of their Reports. IPCC assured buyers it was a pig with 90+ percent certainty
They fooled governments and media four times now they offer a new poke in Assessment Report 5 (AR5), but with 95 percent certainty it's a pig. This is despite the fact that the cat is already out of the bag. Their predictions have failed. For 17 years global temperatures have declined while CO2 levels continue to increase. Arctic summer ice, supposedly all gone by 2013 has recovered by 60 percent in one year. Severe weather has not increased. Damage done by policies already implemented, such as green jobs and alternate energies, is already evident. Newspaper coverage declined dramatically as people sense problems even if they don't understand. Decline followed the peak created by Gore's false fantasy An Inconvenient Truth.
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What should we include in our parenting time arrangements?
On behalf of Eisenberg & Spilman, PLLC posted in child custody on Tuesday, August 21, 2018.
Reaching a decision on child custody is no small achievement, whether that decision is the result of mediation or litigation. However, it is only the first step of raising a child with but separately from another parent. After this decision comes the process of putting that plan into place and adjusting to the changes that come with it.
Should we have a formal court order for child support?
On behalf of Eisenberg & Spilman, PLLC posted in child support on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
Divorcing doesn't always involve animosity, distrust or anger. There are people who part ways amicably and with respect and compassion for each other. While this can make the legal process of ending the relationship easier, it can also create a false sense of security when it comes to the agreements parties reach during a divorce.


My sister Crystal has a pond at her backyard. She cleaned it last week and put some new fish to it. I believe she put a frog there too. The pond is the favorite water bowl of her fur friends.
On top is Heidi, below is Fat Boy, Butch, and Tinkerbel.
You can see the fish below.
My sister has a big backyard which is very good because she has a lot of critters. The birds love to hang out in her yard too as she has big tress.
she definitely has a huge backyard...oh how I miss our old house....:( been wanting to have a pond....I love her backyard though.
how i wish we have a big backyard too because i want to have a pond with koi fish.
I bet the whole yard is gorgeous if it's anything like her fish pond!! Beautiful.
What a nice pond to sit by and enjoy the day!
A lot of life in that back yard!!!
Yup, a lot of them there critters! ha!


The objectives of the EU financed NanoMag project (FP7-NMP-2013-LARGE-7) are to standardize, improve and redefine analyzing methods of magnetic nanoparticles. Using improved manufacturing technologies, synthesized magnetic nanoparticles with specific properties will be analyzed with a multitude of characterization techniques (focusing on both structural as well as magnetic properties). Bringing the results together will give a self-consistent picture which describes how structural and magnetic properties are interrelated. All of the NanoMag results will be used to define standard measurements and techniques which are necessary for defining a magnetic nanoparticle system and for quality control. The application areas of magnetic nanoparticles in the NanoMag project is focused on biomedical applications, for instance biosensing (detection of different biomarkers), contrast substance in tomography methods (Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnetic Particle Imaging) and magnetic hyperthermia (for cancer therapy).
NanoMag brings together Europe's and internationally leading experts in; manufacturing of magnetic single-core nanoparticles and magnetic multi-core particles, analyzing and characterization of magnetic nanostructures and national metrology institutes. In the NanoMag consortium we have gathered partners within research institutes, universities and metrology institutes, all carrying out front end research and developing applications in the field of magnetic nanoparticles.
The NanoMag project started in November 2013 and will continue until November 2017 with a total budget of 100 MSEK. The NanoMag consortium is: Acreo Swedish ICT AB, Swedish ICT Research AB, University College London, Uppsala Universitet, Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas, Micromod Partikel-Technologie GmbH, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Universidad De Cantabria, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB, Bundesanstalt Fuer Materialforschung Und–Pruefung, Technische Universitaet Braunschweig, Nanopet Pharma GmbH, Solve Research & Consultancy AB, Universitaet Zu Luebeck, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, SP Sveriges Tekniska Forskningsinstitut AB, NPL Management Limited.


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As outlined here, I believe the Supreme Court botched it in analyzing whether the fiduciary breach in LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Assoc. constitutes a "loss to the plan" for purposes of providing relief to the plan participant. There's a bigger picture when thinking about ERISA's remedies that the Court failed to take into account.
The fiduciary's failure to follow James LaRue's investment instructions that led to him losing $150,000 in the value of his defined contribution account wasn't a violation of the terms of the plan for which he sought relief under 29 U.S.C. §1132(a)(1)(B). At least, James LaRue didn't allege that it was. He alleged it was a violation of ERISA's fiduciary duty standards and that he was entitled to "appropriate equitable relief" in the form of money damages under 29 U.S.C. §1132(a)(3). The Court ignored that argument and ruled that any available remedy would have to come through 29 U.S.C. §1132(a)(2) which makes ERISA fiduciaries personally liable for any "loss to the plan."
My concern is that little in the language or analysis of LaRue carries over well into non-pension ERISA cases. If ERISA dealt solely with pension plans, the Supreme Court's LaRue analysis might be acceptable, perhaps even the best, approach to remedying the claimant's loss. But what the Supreme Court did not do in LaRue is the same thing it has repeatedly failed to do in previous ERISA cases: provide legal reasoning that accommodates the extraordinarily broad scope of the statute. Specifically, the Court makes statements in the context of pension benefit plans that do not carry over well in analysis or application to welfare benefit plans.
There is a huge difference between pension benefits and other employee benefits: insurance law has very little to do with pension plans and very much to do with just about every other "fringe" benefit provided by employers. When you are talking about health, disability or life benefits, the employer usually goes out and purchases a group policy of health, disability or life insurance for its employees. There are exceptions to the rule. Large employers will sometimes self fund these benefits. Union members will often have these benefits provided through trust funds that receive their revenue from employer and union contributions. But generally, insurers have a tremendous role in providing these "welfare" as opposed to pension benefits.
The analysis of LaRue really doesn't fit well into the reality of these insurer provided benefits. The problems begin with the gulf that exists between the ERISA pension plan at issue in LaRue and what exists when an employer buys an insurance policy for health, disability or life benefits for its employees. The "plan' in place for the great majority employers who provide health, disability or life insurance for their employees is nothing more than a decision to purchase a group insurance policy. There is rarely any document establishing this "plan." There is generally no consciously chosen plan administrator. There is usually only one "plan asset:" the insurance policy through which the benefits are provided. Practically speaking, the only loss that anyone ever suffers is that a particular employee or dependent who should receive insurance funds doesn't because the insurer wrongfully denies a claim. In what meaningful sense does that wrongful denial of an insurance claim constitute a "loss to the plan" under 29 U.S.C. §1132(a)(2) as the Court found existed in LaRue?
There is a much cleaner, more straightforward, way of treating the issue. That is, as I stated here, to rule that 29 U.S.C. §1132(a)(3) is the proper section of ERISA to use in providing a remedy to employees and their dependents if they can prove that an ERISA fiduciary's breach of its duties under the statute causes them to lose benefits. The section of ERISA that LaRue relied on, 29 U.S.C. §1132(a)(2), should be reserved for situations where there has been an actual loss of plan assets that are held for the benefit of all participants and beneficiaries. Of course, 29 U.S.C. §1132(a)(1)(B), the section of ERISA that allows claimants to bring suit for recovery of benefits due under the terms of the plan, would continue to be the workhorse for the great majority of ERISA claims.
The Supreme Court has an opportunity in the upcoming MetLife v. Glenn case to make clear the distinction between pension plans and insured plans providing life, medical and disability insurance benefits. The Court needs to reiterate that when dealing with insured benefits, the federal judiciary is obligated to adopt and follow more faithfully state law principles that regulate insurers. That is what ERISA's savings clause, 29 U.S.C. §1144(b)(2)(A) requires. In so doing, the Supreme Court can and should make clear that ERISA benefits provided through insurance policies are subject to state laws regulating insurance to the same degree as before Congress passed ERISA. Anything short of that leaves participants and beneficiaries with less protection than they had before ERISA was passed. That's a situation Congress surely didn't intend for them.
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Perhaps it's best to clarify; GPHG we're not. What we're is a consumer-focused commerce title that seeks to discern, perceive, and anticipate the burning questions and wishes of anybody who loves watches. To that finish, the classes and the novelties which have been nominated or chosen as eventual winners are reflective of how a watch shopper would possibly store or embark on a decision-making course of. That stated, the chosen watches usually are not curated in a vacuum; a panel of two editorial workers and two collectors have been chosen to select from the novelties of 2018.
This is basically an class prize for the dressiest watch an individual can put on on formal events. It might be easy or sophisticated, however the type should be inside the confines of what appears greatest if you need to seem "dressed up" in a conservative, sartorial sense. Bonus factors if the timepiece can push the boundaries of "suit and tie" with out totally breaking it.
The Octo Finissimo Automatic Sandblasted is basically Bulgari's second, and inarguably excellent, execution of Genta's preliminary creation (pre-manufacture integration). Simple but gorgeously completed, the newest Octo Finissimo is the newest in a line of extremely awarded and record-breaking extra-thin watches from the Le Sentier manufacture. Home to the Calibre BVL 138, the brand new report holder for the world's thinnest automated motion, the facetted case design is now completed with a sandblasted therapy that's tough in look but clean to the contact. This is an unbelievable costume watch with all of the appeal of an ultra-thin timepiece and the up to date swagger of watches far greater than itself.
WOW Awards consist a complete of 11 classes. The remainder of the winners will we introduced over the following 5 days.


The Heart Sutra is probably the best-known Buddhist text in the world. It's less than 250 words long and considered to present the essence of Mahayana Buddhism. However, its meaning – and its attraction to Buddhists – may not be immediately evident! In this episode, I first recite the Heart Sutra for you and give you a brief overview of its history to provide you with a little context. Then I start working my way through the text line by line, offering definitions of terms, explaining references, and giving you a sense of the teaching being conveyed. I'll finish the line-by-line analysis in the next episode.


Dr. Robert E. Campbell is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta (2003 - present). He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry with Martin Tanner at the University of British Columbia in 2000 and undertook postdoctoral research at the University of California San Diego in the lab of the late Roger Y. Tsien (2008 Nobel Prize). He is a leading developer of optogenetic tools, including red fluorescent Ca2+ indicators used in labs around the world. He has distributed >5000 samples of optogenetic tools through the Addgene plasmid repository and many others are distributed as viral vectors. Recent recognitions include a Stanford Neurosciences Institute Visiting Scholar Award (2017), the Teva Canada Limited Biological and Medicinal Chemistry Award (2016), the Rutherford Memorial Medal from the Royal Society of Canada (2015), and the Boehringer Ingelheim Research Excellence Award (2014). He has 10 patents awarded or pending.


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Melania Trump casts ballot in Florida on Election Day
After voting, First Lady Melania Trump leaves the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center in Palm Beach, Florida on November, 3, 2020. - The First Lady is registered to vote at her address at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. The center
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. - First Lady Melania Trump cast her 2020 election ballot in-person on Tuesday in Florida.
According to WPTV, she arrived at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center in Palm Beach County to vote around 10 a.m.
After she voted, the first lady stopped for photos and reportedly told reporters that she was feeling "great."
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Her husband, President Trump, voted during the early voting period, saying that he "voted for a guy named Trump."
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On Nov. 2, more than 95 million Americans had already voted in the 2020 presidential race. And while some states have well-developed early balloting systems in place, other states do not allow local authorities to begin the process of counting until after the polls are closed.
Florida is a key state in presidential race
All eyes are on Florida. The battleground state is one of the six states are supposedly key to winning the White House this year. Political analyst Mark Mills joins Good Day Orlando.
The six hotly contested battleground states — Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — are expected to have extremely tight outcomes and many experts agree that they are most likely going to determine the election result. These states account for a whopping 101 of the 270 electoral votes required to win an election.
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Use the Interface Proximity toolset to completely automate intelligent engagement with consumers in the form of messages, offers and other relevant notifications, based on contextual information such as: historical behavior, opportunity value, the time of day, location and the consumers' individual and personal notification settings.
The Interface Proximity campaign manager will only interact with individuals who are likely to benefit.
The Interface Proximity campaign manager can engage individuals via a variety of notifications and updates.
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Interface Proximity supports the latest innovations in customer engagement including optical recognition of product to provide message context, video delivery to the user screen based on context, and mobile pay.
The Interface Proximity campaign manager will consider date and time to ensure the highest yield on engagement.
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There is often as much science (perhaps even more) in the optical design of an eyepiece as the telescope it serves. Rightly so, for all of the light from the main instrument (be it a 60mm refractor or 400mm behemoth reflector) has to jostle through this relatively much smaller portal before it gets to your eye. The task is even more challenging when the eyepiece aims to present a wide apparent field to the observer, regardless of the magnification its focal length produces.
Vixen has introduced a remarkable looking 7-element ocular that yields an expansive 83° apparent field. Yet the optical somersaults entailed in doing so are achieved without harm to the final image. Components of low dispersion high transmission glasses, plus (in partnership with the usual multi-coating) a mysterious additional surface coating, yield a stellar field with sharp edge-to-edge field definition with no vignetting – even on instruments of low focal ratio.
The eyepiece optics are not the only aspect that has been thoughtfully designed – the tactile bodies too exhibit some nice touches. When they are put down, they stay put, thanks to an octagonal anti-roll barrel. They stay put in the focuser too, with an undercut sleeve designed for both locking screws and compression rings.
Currently in five focal lengths ranging from 3.5mm to 14mm.


The General Court annulled the airfreight decision adopted in November 2010 by which the European Commission fined a number of air freight carriers EUR 799 million for a price fixing cartel. According to the Court, the grounds of the decision and the operative part of the decision were contradictory. See here for our analysis of the case.


The Lost Vape Therion BF Squonker is a single battery squonker with a hidden 11ml juice bottle tucked underneath the genuine leather battery cover. We have the full kit including the Delirium RDA. This is the ultimate low-profile squonking machine. The Therion has been redesigned to allow a squonk bottle to rest inside, precisely where the second 18650 battery lies on the Therion DNA75.


Airlines are getting better at data analysis. So now they face a fresh challenge of having to leverage that data by making their real-world operations correspondingly more responsive.
Lufthansa Group says it has become adept at collecting data about its business. But the German flagship carrier acknowledges that it still faces a challenge to take control of all the information and apply it to solving specific challenges.
Compared to its peers, Lufthansa is a pioneer of digital innovation in airlines. But even pioneers are hampered by the disconnect between digital experience and the physical and pragmatic realities of real-world operations. Optimizing boarding, doing preventive maintenance, enhancing yield management, rationalizing mileage programs, and improving gate allocation are just a few of the tasks airlines face — all of which require different analytical views of the same data.
On Tuesday, there was a fine example of this digital dilemma cited by Christian Langer, Lufthansa Group's chief digital officer, while he was on-stage at Skift Global Forum in New York City in a chat with Skift aviation business editor Brian Sumers.
Langer said he had once asked his teams that, if his staff found out from a sweep of passenger data that a particular flight between Frankfurt and Johannesburg was going to have 50 Chinese nationals on it, how long would it take for the operations side of the business to put five Mandarin-speaking flight crewmembers on that flight.
Airlines like Lufthansa are rapidly improving in their ability to analyze data. The rise of machine learning will speed up that curve, Langer said.
"Artificial intelligence and all of that other stuff will become a commonality before pilots are fully replaced [by autopilot]," Langer said.
Langer's boss, CEO Carsten Spohr, has said his worst fear is that Google will control the travel experience, with companies like Lufthansa Group becoming commoditized transportation providers. When it comes to addressing the ownership of the customer relationship, Sphor has a strategy that's a work in progress.
Yet, from Langer's perspective as a digital officer, he believes that technology can help Lufthansa and other airlines optimize their use of information on their most loyal customers — something no gatekeeper (such as major online marketplaces) can compete with.
For consumers, the most urgent matter is improving their experience from gate to gate. Langer agreed that the boarding pass as we know it is broken. He joked that the solution is for people to fly business class instead of coach.
More seriously, he said Lufthansa has been experimenting with streamlined processes for boarding.
But he hinted that there is a lot of complexity in the system that is not entirely in its own control, such as local regulation and having to cooperate with airports. In other words, practical and commercial can cause challenges that cause gaps in data collection and analysis. Yet these can be surmounted with creativity, he said.
When it comes to the pace of change and the challenges he noted, Langer was optimistic overall.
Related: We're excited to announce that you can live stream select sessions from Skift Global Forum on the Yahoo Finance homepage, this Tuesday and Wednesday, September 26 and 27. This includes our session with Expedia's new CEO Mark Okerstrom and the CEOs of TripAdvisor, Delta, and Marriott.


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How many characters can be viewed as data in a table cell and in tool tip for Qlik Sense
How many characters are allowed in a table object cell and what is the maximum number of characters that can be seen in a cell's Tooltip. (balloon that opens to show more data from the cell when cursor is left on top of the cell)
Qlik Sense September 2018 SR1
Tooltip's number of characters can be between approximately 252 and 2048 characters depending on the product version and what browser is used when viewing the app. Table object cell has a very high limit (unknown at the time of writing this article) and when importing data from Excel for example, the limitation comes from the Excel file itself which is 32943 characters for Microsoft Excel 2016. One caveat to this limitation is that likely not all of the characters will be displayed in the table cell. The number of characters displayed will depend on how wide the column displayed is made and the displayable view (definition). To view all the characters it will likely be necessary to export the data to an Excel file.
This character limitation does not apply to other Qlik Sense native objects which may have higher or lower number of characters limit.
The maximum number of characters for the cells or Tooltip is not configurable.


Under the Radar: Senior Phil Bonnano (TE/LB) – Tore knee up after second game last year.
1. Along with lineman Krauskopf, Kinnelon brings back a ton of experience behind David Cisco, Vito Caprio, Justin Lockwood and Jake Locascio. Having a veteran line is going to pay big dividends against their schedule.
2. Kinnelon is making big upgrades in the skill positions with the guys mentioned above and other key contributors like CB Craig Smith, RB Antoine Kasabri and RB Quinn Duffy. These are all athletic players who've put the time in the off-season which will translate into wins.
3. Last season Kinnelon was 4-6, but what's impressive is they got there after a 1-5 start which required the team to dig deep to do so. That kind of toughness is something opponents must take very seriously.
4. Coach Kevin White is a state champion winning coach so year-after-year his players buy into his program. But he has a special knack for firing up his team with his pre-game speeches. "I couldn't even tell you what he says, but we are always ready to run through a wall after he give his pregame speech", senior Joey Rymarz says.
5. The Colts have a lot of confidence which is important when facing a schedule like they have. There are no gimmies so staying diligent and focused is going to pay dividends. A five win season is doable and should give them enough Power Points to get to the dance. Of course, winning more than five games won't hurt either.
Finish what ya started Colts!


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High quality photo-lab prints that can include your own custom banner or message in a variety of styles.
A copy of all the prints taken on the day on a CD Rom for you to keep.
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Chris Paul breaks down Suns' missed opportunity to win Western Conference title
The Point God is still one win separated from his first NBA Finals appearance
By Trevor_Booth@TrevorMBooth Jun 29, 2021, 8:00am MST
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Phoenix Suns starting point guard Chris Paul was on the verge of his first career NBA Finals appearance on Monday night. But that accomplishment will have to wait.
The Los Angeles Clippers spoiled Paul and the Suns' hopes to advance to the championship round in a 116-102 victory in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals at Phoenix Suns Arena. In 36 minutes, Paul finished with a series-best 22 points on 8-of-19 shooting along with eight assists and three rebounds, though he missed all six of his 3-point attempts.
After the game, Paul outlined a number of disappointments, including the Suns' inability to build on a 62-61 lead in the third quarter and recording 14 turnovers for the second straight game.
"I had a couple turnovers early in the game, first (and) second quarter, and they converted on all of them," Paul said. "So like we said, that's uncharacteristic of us and we got to be better in Game 6."
Paul and the Suns have another chance to close out the Clippers on Wednesday at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Here's everything Paul said after Phoenix's Game 5 loss.
If he feels OK after falling to the floor from a flagrant foul on Clippers guard Patrick Beverley:
"Yeah, I'll be alright."
On the energy and pace from the Suns throughout the game:
"Definitely got to be better. They came out and they were the aggressors. They sort of looked like us in Game 4, and they hit us. They were too comfortable, we got to be better."
On Clippers starting forward Paul George's 41-point night on 15-of-20 shooting with 13 rebounds and six assists and how he has played with forward Kawhi Leonard unavailable:
"Yeah, he got it going, you know what I mean? Like I said, he was getting to his spots, he was making shots. (Clippers starting forward) [Marcus Morris] and (starting guard) Reggie (Jackson) got it going early. It gave them a chance to sort of settle into the game, and we got to make it tougher on them."
On the Suns taking the lead in the second half and being unable to hold onto it:
"We got to close quarters better, you know what I mean? That's been a problem for us all series long is closing quarters, the last two-and-a-half, three minutes of quarters. We took the lead, maybe cut it to one or two and then they get a bucket. Then they go on a run. So look at it, see what we need to do better and get ready for the next one."
On the Clippers' success with their small-ball rotation in this game:
"I don't know, I got to look at it. We gave them a lot of open shots early, you know what I mean? They got their threes going, and I think that's a team that plays off confidence when they're making shots. So we got to try to get the right people shooting, and our offense feeds off our defense. So we just got to remember that."
On how the Clippers defended Suns starting center Deandre Ayton:
"Got to do a better job getting it to him, getting our spacing right knowing that they're undersized. They got like three people boxing him out or trying to hold him down. So we just got to pick our spots better and be more aggressive."
On how frustrating it was that things didn't click for his team in the first quarter:
"It's frustrating, but you realize it's a long game. You settle in. Guys came in, we fought back and it seemed like every time we get there or whatnot, they do another run or whatnot. So we'll look at it, like I said, and we got to come out better."
On Suns coach Monty Williams saying the team "will be better" for Game 6 and if the team vibe matched that:
"Absolutely, absolutely. We know we're going there, a place where we won last time. We know they're going to be excited and ready to go. So we'll be ready."
On what he feels like the Suns' response level will be like in Los Angeles:
"We'll see tomorrow. Yeah, that's why you play the games" — then he corrected himself — "We'll see the day after tomorrow."
On the Clippers turning 14 Suns turnovers into 23 points:
"Yeah, that was uncharacteristic of us, especially me. I had a couple turnovers early in the game, first (and) second quarter, and they converted on all of them. So like we said, that's uncharacteristic of us and we got to be better in Game 6."


Greetings from Aroma Thyme Bistro in Ellenville NY. Althought we are a long way from Alaska, the fiash are not. With so many different choices of wild Salmon we just cant keep up here.
The begining of July was a very special time for us. We aquired two shipments of Yukon River Salmon. this id the longest river in Alaska and these fish pack on extra fat for this long journey. The water if very cold and stretches 2300 miles, yes a bit longer than the Copper River (300 miles).
The season so far has yieled us some great Salmon from Sitka, Cook Inlet, Copper River, Kodiak, Resurection Bay and a few other places.
So join us for journey of Alaskan by the way of our Salmon. We will continue to follow the salmon openings from area to area.
Experience Coho, Sockeye and King Salmon flow overnight from the landing points.


Jonathan has already acquired extensive experience in asylum and immigration matters. He regularly appears on behalf of claimants before the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal in asylum, human rights and EEA residency appeals, and has experience in both the deportation and non-deportation context. He is also instructed by claimants for immigration judicial reviews and urgent injunction applications against removal (including out of hours). He also regularly undertakes work preparing grounds of appeal, grounds for judicial review and pre-action letters before claim.
BT v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2019): Successful appeal by a Ugandan man found to have a well-founded fear of persecution owing to his sexuality.
CP v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2019): Successful appeal against revocation of refugee status arising out of 28-month prison sentence for participation in a large money laundering scheme.
YK and Anor v Upper Tribunal (2018): Prepared claim for 'Cart' judicial review arising out of asylum appeal by a North Korean citizen unwilling to cooperate with South Korean authorities owing to concerns about her family, a matter not fully considered by existing Country Guidance. Case ongoing.
XP v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2018): Successful appeal on the basis of fear of persecution by Sri Lankan government for perceived support for Tamil Tigers. Applicant had also been sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment in the UK.
LC v Entry Clearance Officer (2019): Successful appeal against refusal of entry clearance for Brazilian mother (with British citizen child) to join Scottish father in the UK.
De Assis v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2018): Successful appeal on behalf of an unmarried partner under the EEA Regulations. Praised in the judgment for providing "an excellent skeleton argument".
ML and Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2018): Successful appeal before the Upper Tribunal arising out of failure to apply principles relating to a 'qualifying child'.
Pem v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2018): Successful appeal before the FTT on the basis of family life outside the Immigration Rules.
TR v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2018): Successfully appeared at FTT and Upper Tribunal in an appeal on the basis of private life outside the Immigration Rules in circumstances where the Legal Ombudsman had found that the claimant had received "poor service" from his previous solicitors. Instructed through the Bar Pro Bono Unit.
Kaziu and Nowak v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2018): Successful appeal against a refusal on the basis of a 'marriage of convenience'. Praised in the judgment for "A thoroughly professional attitude".
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Gandhiraj (2017): Appeal before Upper Tribunal under Article 8 outside the Immigration Rules. Instructed through the Bar Pro Bono Unit.
MJ v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2018): Permission to apply for judicial review granted at oral hearing in relation to a claim that the SSHD erred in assessment of whether Section 3C Leave had been extinguished. Case ongoing.
DC and OC v Entry Clearance Officer (2018): Successful judicial review of refusal of visit visas on the basis that the immigration interviews were conducted unfairly. Decision withdrawn and visit visas granted following consideration of written grounds.
MC and ML v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2018): Out of hours application to the Administrative Court for an urgent injunction against removal to the Philippines. Praised by the judge for arguing "with considerable determination and ingenuity".
FN v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2018): Out of hours application to the Administrative Court for an urgent injunction against removal to Afghanistan. Prepared judicial review grounds and undertook telephone hearing.
MD v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2018): Upper Tribunal judicial review arising out of defective service of a decision notice. Prepared amended grounds and undertook hearing. Subsequently instructed to prepare application for appeal out of time.
Jonathan is commissioning editor and a regular contributor to the UK Human Rights Blog and contributes to Law Pod UK.


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Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit is a 1998 racing video game, developed by Electronic Arts Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It is the third major title in the Need for Speed series, significantly incorporating police pursuits as a major part of gameplay. Hot Pursuit remains focused in racing using exotic sports cars, but features races that primarily take place in locations within North America, including varied settings and climates. In addition, police AI is significantly improved over its predecessor, utilizing several tactics to stop both the player and opponent. The game was released for PlayStation in March 1998 and later received an enhanced port for Microsoft Windows in September 1998. A PlayStation 2 version was developed, however it was cancelled. During the Electronic Arts Keynote on June 14, 2010 EA announced that a new Need for Speed game under the same name, scheduled for released on November 16, 2010. The game title's suffix, "Hot Pursuit", is a term for a police pursuit.
Low vs Ultra Need For Speed 3 Hot Pursuit Screenshot Comparison.
What FPS does a GeForce RTX 2080 Super 8GB get @ 1080p?
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Running a GeForce RTX 2080 Super 8GB to play Need For Speed 3 Hot Pursuit shows us that we expect it to return a consistently high 200+ frame rate. With that performance recorded at 1920x1080 res when running High graphics.
Playing Need For Speed 3 Hot Pursuit on Ultra 4k is certainly possible with this graphics card and we expect it will return around 200+ frames per second at that top scale resolution.
Finding a PC with this gpu or better would return some strong FPS in Need For Speed 3 Hot Pursuit . We would definitely recommend running at 4K screen res and on ultra, before trying any lower screen resolution. You would also need at least 0.032GB of RAM. Perhaps couple this gaming PC with a processor that's as powerful as the Intel Core i9-9900K 8-Core 3.6GHz and Ultra 4K would be a smooth experience.
To summarise, this game runs easily using this graphics card at all resolutions. Need For Speed 3 Hot Pursuit gets 200+ FPS at 4K Ultra costing $0.05 per frame. But if that doesnt feel right for you then you can drop the graphics setting down to High for 200+ FPS costing $0.04 per frame. Otherwise you can get some great performance by moving down a resolution bracket to 1440p. 200+ FPS in Ultra 1440p costing $0.03 per frame or 1440p High gets 200+ FPS costing $0.02 per frame.
GeForce RTX 2080 Super 8GB Cost Per FPS @ 1080p for Need For Speed 3 Hot Pursuit
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Caledonian Sleeper has unveiled the primary photographs from inside its new fleet of trains on a revamped web site launched to mark the ultimate countdown to its re-launch.
In addition to showcasing the revitalised Caledonian Sleeper, the web site makes it simpler than ever for folks to e-book their journey and discover the locations the trains attain.
The in a single day rail service between London and Scotland can be reworked by the introduction of the £100 million fleet, with a complete of 75 new carriages set to make their debut.
Caledonian Sleeper's new trains will start working by the tip of Could, initially on the Lowlander route between London and Glasgow/Edinburgh.
They'll subsequently debut on the Highlander route between London and Aberdeen, Inverness and Fort William.
Designed to accommodate the modern-day traveller, bookings can already be made for journey on the brand new trains from June 2nd.
The brand new carriages had initially been anticipated to launch in October final yr.
Company on the brand new companies will have the ability to get pleasure from a variety of lodging sorts, together with rooms with double beds and en-suites – for the primary time within the historical past of Caledonian Sleeper.
Ryan Flaherty, Serco managing director for Caledonian Sleeper, mentioned: "The launch of the brand new Caledonian Sleeper is quick approaching and travelling on our service can be a very magical expertise that can rework journey between London and Scotland.
"I'd encourage anybody fascinated about being one of many first to expertise the brand new trains to e-book their journey on our new web site, which has been utterly revamped to mirror the monumental and thrilling modifications to our service.
Caledonian Sleeper fares don't have any hidden prices and permit friends to deliver a number of suitcases or extra baggage on board with out incurring any extra expenses.
And with centre-to-centre journey, there may be an extra value saving over flying as there isn't a have to pay for connections to take you in or out of town.
With a 12-month reserving window, it additionally implies that friends can plan their journey nicely upfront.
That could be a main benefit over different prepare operators, the place cheaper advance fares are often solely accessible from 12 weeks earlier than journey.