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Wiz Khalifa Cast as Death in Apple's Emily Dickinson Series Starring Hailee Steinfeld
Chris DeVille, Stereogum // September 14, 2019
Hailee Steinfeld featuring Wiz Khalifa is a believable formula for a middling-to-decent pop single. It is a very surprising formula for a prestige TV show. And yet, here we are.
Steinfeld, the prodigious actress and pretty good pop singer, is starring as Emily Dickinson in Dickinson, an upcoming series on Apple's new Apple TV+ service. Although set during Dickinson's lifetime in the 19th century, the series will reportedly have a modern bent, including an original score infused with hip-hop. And as Entertainment Weekly reports, Khalifa will have a recurring guest role as the personal embodiment of Death.
Series creator Alena Smith tells EW, "We literally put Wiz Khalifa on our tone board as this would be the dream, like he's the aesthetic we want Death to have and then somehow we magically got Wiz Khalifa, so that was incredible." She adds, "I wanted Death to be the coolest guy in the world because Emily is in love with Death. Part of the story of the season is about her coming to a more realistic and mature understanding of Death, but where she begins is a kind of Goth worship of death. I just really wanted it to be someone that you would genuinely get excited to see."
This casting feels like it somehow completes a circuit for a rapper whose biggest hit is about mourning dead loved ones. But it also raises questions like: Is Death a stoner? Who is his dealer? Will this series feature him lighting one up with Emily Dickinson? Is this evidence we are living in the best, worst, weirdest, and/or dumbest timeline?
Dickinson premieres 11/1 on Apple TV+.
This article originally appeared on Stereogum.
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Patrick Stewart (b. December 1565 – d. 6 February 1615, Edinburgh) was by title the 2nd Earl of Orkney and Lord of Zetland, serving from 1591 until he was executed in 1615. He was the son of Earl Robert Stewart. He ordered the construction of the Scalloway Castle, which still stands today as a ruin in the village of Scalloway.
Earl Patrick inherited the title of Earl of Orkney and Lord of Zetland from his father, Robert, a few years before his death.
Earl Patrick's reputation became even worse than his father's, and his tyranny over the northern isles became part of folklore; his nicknames Black Pate Stewart or Black Patie became synonyms for oppression. His extravagant lifestyle – exemplified in the magnificent castles of Scalloway (1599) and Kirkwall (1607) – had to be financed by his subjects in Orkney and Shetland.
Scalloway Castle as seen in 1989.
Though his crimes are well documented and undeniable, Earl Patrick's history was written by his enemies and only tells part of the story. Despite his treacherous reign over the peasantry of Shetland, his reign was a period of prosperity for the Isles. He encouraged foreign fisherman to fish in his waters: he also had his ships directed to sea to intercept pirates and collect tribute of foreign fishers that came yearly to these seas.- Historie and Life of King James the Sext. He levied tributes on the industry of others, in particular on that of the foreign fishermen and merchants, but his Shetland property – much the same at his death as he had inherited – he managed carefully, and the payments he collected from it were strictly in accordance with tradition.
In 1606 Earl Patrick ignored a summons that requested he appear before the Privy Council to explain the complaints received regarding his extremely oppressive rule – not for the first time nor for the last. He was even charged with treason, but the charge was dropped in 1607.
In the same year James Law was appointed as Bishop of Orkney. Law presented a petition to King James VI about Patrick's oppressions.
In 1610 Earl Patrick was indicted on seven charges of treason, on the ground of usurping royal authority. He remained in Edinburgh Castle, despite pleading justification for his actions from the islands' laws. While in prison he had to face further charges including the exaction of taxes from Dutch and English fishing vessels, and the accusation that he had forbidden people to aid ships in distress. Behind the latter accusation were several actions on the line separating salvage from piracy. One such event involved the Ark of Noy from Danzig which was stranded on the shore of Burrafirth (1592) and later seized and stripped of her sails by William Manson, the then Under-foud, after the crew failed to repair her.
While incarcerated at Edinburgh Castle, Patrick appointed his illegitimate son Robert as his deputy in the earldom. His activities ended in an open rebellion against royal authority. Earl George Sinclair of Caithness came to the King's aid and the Stewart rebellion was quelled after a long siege of Kirkwall castle and by the work of a traitor working from the inside. Robert Stewart was convicted of treason and hanged in January 1615.
Earl Patrick Stewart, by the open rebellion of his son, put himself beyond the mercy of his former friend and relative King James VI. He was found guilty of treason and subsequently beheaded on 6 February 1615. There was a contemporary suggestion that the execution had to be delayed for some days to allow him to learn the Lord's Prayer.
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Think of the most reliable car you can. Got it? Well, it's not that. Guess again. No, it's not that either. According to research by Warranty Direct, it is the Vauxhall Agila that is least likely to break down.
Even more surprising is the fact British and French manufacturers topped the list, with German cars representing four out of the five least reliable cars. More on that in a second.
Second and third place in the reliability stakes goes to the Peugeot 107 and Citroen C1, respectively, proving a bit of French supermini fun need not result in hefty garage repair bills. Fourth place goes to the Volvo S40, indicating the Swedes can still make exceptionally hardy vehicles.
Although known for its German build quality and reliability, Volkswagen only manages to have one entry in the top ten and it's the Lupo in seventh place, behind sixth place Seat Ibiza and fifth place Peugeot 3008. 40 per cent of the top ten is, therefore, made by the French.
Skoda comes in eighth with the Fabia, which is hardly surprising given its parent company is VW. 9th, meanwhile, goes to the rather unattractive Berlingo Multispace, while tenth is the sideways-parkable Smart Fortwo, which is built by Mercedes.
The survey looked at what caused the most common faults in each car. The Agila, for instance, is most plagued by 'axle and suspension' troubles, accounting for a third of its faults on average. The 107 is let down by its cooling and heating systems, accounting for 43.75 per cent of faults.
The absolute least reliable car was found to be the Audi RS6, beating the BMW M5 by some margin. So unreliable, in fact, that it breaks down at least once a year. Third place went to the Porsche 911, which most commonly suffers from electric problems.
Luxury car purveyor Bentley sneaks into fourth place with electrical faults also most common, while fifth place goes to the Mercedes-Benz CL and its axle and suspension woes. 80 per cent of the worst performers are, therefore, German.
Warranty Direct managing director David Gerrans said: "It's good to see a British manufacturer at the top of the table, especially at a time when Britain's automotive industry is flying high.
Each car is given a Reliability Index score based on more than 50,000 Warranty Direct policies. The score is calculated by looking at a car's frequency of repair, the cost of repair, duration of repairs and the average age and mileage. A lower number is better (the Agila scored 9, while the RS6 scored 1,123).
Warranty Direct created a 'Frankencar' for Halloween last year comprised all the least reliable parts of cars. You can check it out here.


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SCVHistory.com | Regional Anthropology | Kawaiisu of South-Central California: Creating a New Identity (Zaglauer 1995).
Master's Thesis, University of Montana, 1995.
This research represents an introduction to the recent history and experiences of the Kawaiisu of south-central California. Using phenomenological concepts of identity construction and culture as strategy, this thesis traces over five generations of Kawaiisu individuals. It represents three different families, each telling in their own words about their life experiences.
Preceding research of Kawaiisu people has focused upon the vanishing material culture. In contrast, this research views traditional Kawaiisu culture as the basis of strategy for action which has facilitated Kawaiisu survival. Additionally, through their experiences, the socially constructed nature of identity and culture emerges.


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Q: Polling in lightning component What's the best way to implement polling inside Lightning component. I'd like to update my component every 5-10 seconds, calling backend (i.e. Apex class) to obtain new data for rendering. Seems like there is no apex:actionPoller analogue in Lightning.

A: Is this truly a polling event, or could it handled via PushTopics? If it is based on the value changing on a record, consider using PushTopics.
For polling, setTimeout and setInterval work, just be sure to use $A.run when making calls to actions, etc.

A: Here is a good example of setInterval. I found it helpful.
Calling Apex method at regular interval from Lightning Component


In conjunction with Hooked on School Days (February 13-17), we are announcing a partnership with Academos, a social network that plugs young people aged 14 to 30 into the facts of the job market.
We have been supporting the next generation for years and we are proud of this new effort on that front. In keeping with our values of collaboration and boldness, we will be actively involved in recruiting volunteer mentors on the social network so our employees can share with young people the passion that drives their daily work at Agropur, a way to help meet the agrifood industry's labour needs in the future.


Sir James Charles McNeill (1916–1987), businessman, was born on 29 July 1916 at Hamilton, New South Wales, second surviving child of Charles Arthur Henry McNeill, assurance superintendent, and his wife Una Beatrice, née Gould, both born in New South Wales. Matriculating from Newcastle Boys' High School, he joined the Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd in 1933 as an office boy in the manager's office of its Newcastle steelworks. Over the next ten years he held appointments as clerk, secretary and accountant in several departments while undertaking accountancy and secretarial studies. He was admitted to the Commonwealth Institute of Accountants in 1939 and next year was awarded the gold medal of the Institute of Incorporated Secretaries. On 31 January 1942 at St Peter's Church of England, Hamilton, he married Audrey Evelyn Mathieson, a shop assistant.
Already demonstrating a detailed interest in the technical operations of the steelworks, McNeill was appointed chief clerk of the accounts department in 1944. As a member of BHP's first group of commercial trainees he travelled to all the company's operations, gaining experience that would assist in unifying accounting and costing procedures. In 1947 he transferred to head office in Melbourne as company accountant, rising to assistant secretary (1954), assistant general manager commercial (1956) and general manager commercial (1959).
In 1964 McNeill played a major role in negotiating the agreement with Esso Standard Oil (Aust.) Ltd, by which BHP initiated the exploration and development of Bass Strait oil and gas reserves, and in 1966 he played an equally important role in securing contracts to develop the Mount Newman iron-ore mine that took the company into the export of minerals on a large scale. Appointed executive general manager finance (1967), he became managing director in 1971—the first in BHP's history to gain that position without an engineering background.
'Reserved and precise' (so judged the Australian), McNeill became chairman, and director of administration in 1977, only the third officer to have risen to that position through the ranks of what was then Australia's largest company. He was closely involved in the two-stage takeover of John Lysaght (Australia) Ltd that led, by 1979, to BHP's substantial expansion in the manufacture of steel. The acquisition of Utah International Inc. in 1984 achieved a further significant diversification of the company's interests and a major step in operating overseas. Proud of these initiatives, and of achieving broad co-operation in a recovery plan for an ailing steel industry in the 1980s, McNeill displayed an ability to take a broad view of where BHP should be heading while remaining in command of detailed negotiations.
Although a devoted and quintessential company man, McNeill still found time to contribute to other organisations. He was a director (1983-86) of the ANZ Banking Group and chairman (1983-86) of Tubemakers Australia Ltd and a director of many mining companies. He served (1969-87) on the council of Monash University, where his contribution to the reform of the university's senior management structure was particularly valued. In 1978-85 he was a member of the Walter and Eliza Hall finance committee. President (1974-78) of the Australian Mining Industry Council, he was also a member of the Australian Manufacturing Council, the International Iron and Steel Institute, the international council of Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, and the Australian Japan Business Co-operation Committee.
A keen sportsman, McNeill played tennis, cricket and golf, fished, and later took up bowls. He also enjoyed gardening and weekend farming at his property at Glenburn. With a passionate interest in music, he studied the organ; he was an active Anglican. He was appointed CBE in 1972, KBE in 1978 and AC in 1986. The University of Newcastle conferred on him an honorary D.Sc. (1981) and Monash University an honorary LLD (1986).
Despite his success, achieved through ability and hard work, Sir James McNeill remained a modest man. Retiring in 1984, he died of myocardial infarction on 12 March 1987 at Canterbury, Melbourne, and was cremated. His wife and their son survived him. He was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, by the government of Japan for his promotion of trade and economic exchange. A postgraduate scholarship was established in his name at Monash University and a portrait by Sir William Dargie is held by the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra.
Robin Stewardson, 'McNeill, Sir James Charles (1916–1987)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mcneill-sir-james-charles-14901/text26092, published first in hardcopy 2012, accessed online 25 April 2019.


Small to medium size local service providers who are looking for a platform to help grow their business, provide much-needed convenience for their customers and streamline their day.
This is the first time using online booking and it has made my life so much easier.
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My business requires a more complex than most which make it difficult for me to go in and make changes but the support is great and help is always available when needed. I can't fault the customer service, I'm really happy and definitely recommend taking online bookings with nabooki.
Cons: My business requires a more complex than most which make it difficult for me to go in and make changes but the support is great and help is always available when needed. I can't fault the customer service, I'm really happy and definitely recommend taking online bookings with nabooki.
Pros: I have used about a dozen different systems, such as MindBody, Timely and Book Now, but I have found Naked Bookings to be so much easier to use. The setup was easy, I love the interface as everything you need is presented right up front, it's simple and it's functional. Using Naked Bookings has improved my efficiency by having everything I need in the one place. Bookings come in automatically online, the diary clearly shows my schedule and everything is displayed up front, unlike others that have all this glitzy stuff that isn't necessary and require you to go through a number of pages just to get what you need. The support is amazing and he has been really helpful for me to grow my business. Highly recommended, 10/10.
Cons: Everything is visual when running an art business so it would be great if I could display a calendar with images for my customers to select from, but listing each service on my website and using the book now button does the job.
Pros: It works really well and it's easy to use, especially for our staff who are not technically savvy. Online bookings is great for our customers with busy schedules as it saves time spent going back and forth and now that bookings come through automatically, our staff can now spend more time providing a great service for our customers. We have seen a huge increase in business since offering online bookings, especially for last minute bookings. Support is great when needed as the help articles often answer my questions and if required, online chat is nice and convenient. I already happily recommend to others.
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Absolutely love it - best thing I did was sign up and start using Nabooki!
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Overall: Cuts down my time working through 3 booking diaries. Can see everything in one and my clients can now book online through my website and Facebook.
Nice & easy system that keeps my bookings handy at a glance & it's loaded with quick change options!
Nabooki provided everything I sought in a online booking software system.
Pros: * Located in Australia *Easy to navigate dashboard *Tailored system to meet the needs of my small business *Patient & responsive support *Full integration with local accounting packages and online payment banking.
Cons: That I had to painstakingly trial many other inadequate and unsuitable software packages before finally finding Nabooki!
Overall: Concentrated support to tailor the package that specifically suits the needs of my small business.
It is easy to navigate with limited technical computer skills, especially knowing that patient online experts are there to fully support any question, regardless.
Professional, timely, accomodation and time saving!
Pros: Nabooki software allows me to customise features to my individual Personal Training business. This saves me lots of time during my working week to focus on other areas of my business rather than being bogged down with bookings and communication with clients.
Nabooki has streamlined my business and brought me into the digital age with their online booking system no more paper diaries for me.
Cons: There is nothing that I have found that I dislike about the Nabooki yet only positives from my user experience.
Pros: Makes it easy for clients to book their preferred service and makes it really easy for me to track the bookings!
Overall: Saving me time as it now tracks and confirms all bookings.
Pros: The setup process was very easy and straightforward. Nabooki automatically takes my bookings and payments, saving me from doing 2 or 3 tasks. I now wish I could use it in more areas of my business. The support centre is helpful and when I did get stuck a representative got in touch and had it resolved in less than half an hour. As a consultant I now recommend nabooki to other business owners.
Cons: I would like the ability to accept bookings that don't require a date to be selected. That's about the only thing.
Overall: Helps me with everything I need to book my clients in.


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NATIONAL SECURITY INSTITUTE PUBLISHES NEW BACKGROUNDER: "Beyond GPS: The Frontier of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services"
Contact: Grant Haver
ehaver@gmu.edu
National Security Institute Publishes New Backgrounder as part of NSI 2020:
"Beyond GPS: The Frontier of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services"
Arlington, VA –Today, the National Security Institute (NSI) at George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School published its latest Backgrounder, "Beyond GPS: The Frontier of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services" by NSI Visiting Fellow Lori Gordon and NSI Senior Fellow Bryan Smith as part of its Technology Innovation and American National Security project.
This Backgrounder highlights critical issues facing policymakers working to maintain America's technological advantage in Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), including:
Describing GPS' critical role and vulnerabilities in supporting national defense and critical infrastructure.
Mapping the policy and legislative direction for enhancing PNT resilience.
Characterizing contrasting industrial policies for improving GPS resilience and developing alternative PNT technologies.
Identifying key items to watch in the future.
"As we become more dependent on autonomous and other advanced systems and networks, innovation in PNT services should be considered a national priority for both our security and economic viability," said Ms. Gordon. She continued, "What is also critical in the decision calculus in our path to reliable PNT is the security, availability, and interoperability of the supporting PNT technologies, systems, and vendors that must be considered – think of the national conversation around microelectronics supply chains we are having right now. Exploring a range of diverse, complimentary technical solutions and policy options can help support real, cogent opportunities to ensure secure, resilient PNT of the future."
Mr. Smith said "Our security, safety, and commerce all rely on GPS, but our nation is highly vulnerable to loss or manipulation of this very weak signal. The good news is that we have the technologies and a newly-emerged industry that can provide diverse, resilient back-ups for GPS." He continued, "The bad news is that, because these back-ups (unlike GPS) come with a cost to users, they are unlikely to adopt GPS back-ups — unless the government incentives adoption. How to do this cost-effectively and without tilting the industry playing field will be the critical challenge for government policy-makers."
"Today's release of this critically important backgrounder on PNT issues, including GPS, highlights a critical national security capability for the United States and our allies and identifies key issues to watch in this area," said Jamil N. Jaffer, Founder and Executive Director of the National Security Institute at GMU's Antonin Scalia Law School. "Bryan Smith and Lori Gordon's succinct analysis of the key issues at stake here focuses policy maker attention on a matter that has simply taken too long to address, and therefore provides an important addition to the work in this space," said Jaffer.
The paper is available here.
Lori Gordon's bio can be found here.
Bryan Smith's bio can be found here.
About the Technology, Innovation, and American National Security: Preserving U.S. Leadership in a New Decade
This project will explore what the U.S. should do to ensure its global economic and political leadership, including how the U.S. government and private sector might work together to respond to national security threats and economic competition while promoting innovation.
We expect papers associated with this project to drive a serious debate on technology and national security, informed by the work of NSI's authors and experts providing key insights and actionable recommendations.
About NSI 2020
NSI 2020 is a year-long project that will focus on two of America's most pressing national security challenges: the rise of China and preserving U.S. technology innovation leadership. NSI 2020 will feature a series of events, papers, and policy engagements centered on these two imperative challenges over the next year.
About the National Security Institute
The National Security Institute serves as a platform for research, teaching, scholarship, and policy development that incorporates a realistic assessment of the threats facing the United States and its allies, as well as an appreciation of the legal and practical challenges facing U.S. intelligence, defense, law enforcement, homeland security, and cybersecurity communities. NSI draws on the experience of its fellows, as well as its highly distinguished advisory board and faculty, to produce timely research and policy materials that deliver insightful analysis and actionable recommendations to senior policymakers in the White House and key departments and agencies, as well as those on Capitol Hill.
About George Mason
George Mason University is Virginia's largest public research university. Located near Washington, D.C., Mason enrolls more than 33,000 students from 130 countries and all 50 states. Mason has grown rapidly over the past half-century and is recognized for its innovation and entrepreneurship, remarkable diversity, and commitment to accessibility.
About the Scalia Law School
The Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University is defined by three words: Learn. Challenge. Lead. Students receive an outstanding legal education (Learn), are taught to critically evaluate prevailing orthodoxy and pursue new ideas (Challenge), and, ultimately, are well prepared to distinguish themselves in their chosen fields (Lead). It has been one of America's top-ranked law schools for the last fifteen years.

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Welcome to the Ocean City Guide. OCMD restaurants, shopping, reservations, services and more. Find the perfect restaurant in Ocean City with our bar and restaurant reviews. Research hotels and rentals in the Ocean City area or check out a local event. You will find the guide as your all inclusive tool to Ocean City, Maryland information. From golfing to fishing, the guide provides a locals view of the island and its activities. Enjoy photography and video of the Delmarva coast and plan your next trip to Ocean City.
Whether you dream of watching the sun come up over the ocean, or basking in its last golden rays shimmering off the back bays as it sinks below the western horizon, Ocean City hotels can accommodate both your budget and your desires.
OCMD offers an assortment of activities for the young and young at heart. While visiting with the family you will not be disappointed. Amusement parks, waterslides, arcades and mini golf can fill the day with excitement. Take a ride offshore or inland for some fishing or golfing. Cruise the islands intercostal on jet ski rental or take it easy and hit the spa!
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LAS VEGAS — House Speaker Paul Ryan gave a campaign boost to former U.S. Rep. Cresent Hardy on Wednesday, attending a criminal justice round table and fundraiser for his fellow Republican who is seeking to regain his House seat.
Ryan met with Hardy and graduates of a local criminal justice program that helps ex-offenders re-adjust to society.
Ryan's political office confirmed that he attended a fundraiser for Hardy in Las Vegas afterward but would not provide details.
Hardy, who served one term in a southern Nevada district before losing in 2016, is in a close race against former Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford, who also once held the seat for one term.
Most of Ryan and Hardy's criminal justice event Wednesday was closed to the public. Members of the media were allowed to listen to the first five minutes, where Hardy and Ryan made introductions.
In brief remarks, Ryan said he would like to see programs like Nevada's Hope for Prisoners organization replicated elsewhere. He said members of Congress are working on criminal justice reform but more needs to be done to help ex-offenders transition back to society.
Ryan said the former congressman helped work on criminal justice issues when he was in the House.
Hardy's campaign manager, Ross Hemminger,said the event was designed to give Ryan a chance to hear the stories of former inmates involved in the Hope for Prisoners program. He said most of the session was closed to the media because the former inmates felt more comfortable sharing their stories in private.
Hardy and Horsford are running in the 4th Congressional District, a swing district that extends north of Las Vegas through four rural counties.
Horsford held the seat for one term until losing to Hardy in 2014. Hardy then lost two years later to Democrat Ruben Kihuen. Kihuen is not running for re-election after several women accused him of sexual misconduct, which he has denied.


Asked in Paris if her minority position would lead Britain towards a softer Brexit, she insisted that she remains determined to make a success of Brexit but wants to maintain a "deep and special partnership" with the EU.
In Dublin, Fintan O'Toole, the pro-EU columnist for the Irish Times, wrote: "Brexit is a back-of-the-envelope proposition. Strip away the post-imperial make-believe and the Little England nostalgia, and there's almost nothing there, no clear sense of how a middling European country with little native industry can hope to thrive by cutting itself off from its biggest trading partner and most important political alliance .The Brits want what they can't possibly have. They want everything to change and everything to go on as before. They want an end to immigration – except for all the immigrants they need to run their economy and health service."
What is to become, for example, of the legal rights of one million UK citizens living in EU member states other than Britain? What of those of three million EU citizens now resident in the UK?
Many international friends of Britain presume that a democratically-legitimate way to reverse the consultative Brexit referendum can be found. Some of the 17 million who voted for Brexit appear to have had second thoughts; an online petition calling for a second vote obtained more than three million signatories. By 2019 about two million from the 2016 voters will have passed on and be replaced by a similar number of 18 to 20-year-olds. Given no change in the declared voting preferences of old and young, that would give a clear majority for Remain.
It now seems clear that the referendum result was largely because of a UK economic policy in which inequality of outcomes and opportunity widened. The austerity in place since 2008 harmed many, while assisting the affluent mostly in and around London. Less well-off Brits had to compete for jobs with skilled migrants from central Europe.
Modifying the position of immigrants could make it possible to avoid a conflict with the EU principle of free movement of labour. A clause in the treaty authorizes member states to re-introduce restrictions on the free movement of labour in the context of a "serious labour market disturbance." This reduces the principle of freedom of movement from an absolute right to a conditional one, depending on national circumstances.
The German inclination to implement rules and French determination to centralize in Brussels has led to an increasingly disputed political process within Europe and reduced support for the E.U. This puts at risk continued cooperation within Europe not just on economic issues, but also foreign policy, judicial issues, and security and defence.
Creating a European monetary union that works properly will require creating a banking union, a form of fiscal insurance, and new rules for macroeconomic policy-making, which spread throughout the eurozone the costs membership currently imposes mostly on countries in southern Europe.
Any Brexit negotiations beginning this week are likely to lead to an outcome that makes the U.K. much worse than it is now. It is improbable that having decided to leave the EU, the U.K. would want to get into a free trade agreement with no labour mobility. British politicians need to develop now plans for a negotiated outcome, which could keep the U.K. within the EU and give a better outcome than leaving.
The Hon. David Kilgour served as Canada's Secretary of State for Central Europe and the Middle East.


Star Wars: The Force Awakens just announced six new promotional partners, and some are weirder than others. Some, like Duracell, General Mills, Verizon, FCA, and Subway, are par for the course, but they also inexplicably signed with Covergirl & Max Factor. We'd love to see Darth Vader trying and failing to put on makeup without taking off his mask (although since Vader won't be in the new film, it will probably be a sexist anti-aging commercial).
Earlier this year, some of the Covergirl packaging was leaked online, and as you can see the links between the product and the Star Wars franchise are tenuous at best.
But when it comes to Star Wars, bizarre and tenuous advertising is all just part of the journey. Here are 8 examples of some bizarre Star Wars advertising, from Underoos to Greenpeace.
File Boba Fett dancing with children wearing him on their underwear in the "things you never knew you needed to see" category.
Because who wouldn't want to use The Force to kill golfers?
Of course consumer products will help your child discover The Force, because this is America.
Greenpeace took issue with Volkswagon's message of empowerment, and instead portrayed the car company as the Death Star, about to destroy Earth like it destroyed Alderaan.
Am I missing something? What in God's name does this have to do with Target?
Star Wars: The Force Awakens stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Max Von Sydow. It will be directed by J.J. Abrams and written by Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan. The film comes out in theaters on December 18.


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Las tecnologías género configuraciones de la biopolítica [PGC2018-098333-B-I00] (2019-2022)
•Las tecnologías del género en las configuraciones de la biopolítica en la España de la primera mitad del siglo XX: una cartografía desde la Historia de la Medicina
Lead researcher: Jorge Molero (UAB); Isabel Jiménez Lucena (UMA)
Funding entity: MINECO
Effective start/end date: 2019-2022
Invisible knowledge [PID2019-106743GB-C22] (2020-2023)
•Invisible knowledge: The politics of censorship, and science popularitzation (1940-1990)
Lead researcher: Agustí Nieto-Galan
Effective start/end date: 2020- 2023
Invisible knowledge: The politics of censorship, and science popularitzation (1940-1990)". Within the coordinated project "AGNOTOLOGY: INVISIBLE SCIENCE IN 20th-CENTURY SPAIN", and in collaboration between the CEHIC (UAB) and the Institute of History of Medicine and Science (IHMC) of the University of Valencia (UV)[PID2019-106743GB-C22]
Directed by Agustí Nieto-Galan, the subproject aims to explore various mechanisms and historical processes that made science (and knowledge, in a broad sense) invisible in 20th century Spain. We focus on case studies that focus mainly on the Franco dictatorship (1940-1975) and also on the period of the Transition to Democracy (1975-1990). The mechanisms for censorship of books and scientific articles, scientific articles in periodical publications and the daily press, and the political burden that the censorship entailed in terms of social control and propaganda to the dictatorship are studied. The subproject also approaches several cases of science dissemination, the dictatorship and democracy, which served particular interests and prioritized certain research topics to the detriment of others that remained invisible to the general public.
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Lead researchers: Jaume Sastre Juan (UAB-IHC) & Josep Simon (UV)
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MUSAUPOL deals with the cultural politics of science and technology in Spain during the Spanish Transition by focusing on two spaces: the classroom and the museum. It does so through a broad range of case studies that analyse the pedagogical practices in the experimental sciences as well as the display of science and technology, always in relation to the political changes that were taking place in that period. The project aims to look at a period that has an extensive yet still relatively new body of literature from a new angle, using the lens of the history and science and approaching it with methodologies that include traditional printed and manuscript sources as well as the analysis of exhibition objects and spaces, and oral history.
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•Narrativas urbanas sobre la naturaleza. La construcción contemporánea de conocimiento sobre historia natural (España y Gran Bretaña, 1950-1980)
Lead researcher: Carlos Tabernero (UAB-IHC)
This project, directed by Carlos Tabernero in conjunction with seven researchers from seven different academic institutions in Spain and Great Britain, will focus on the construction and circulation of natural history knowledge in Spain and Great Britain between the 1950s and the 1980s. It aims to generate specific knowledge concerning the prominent role that actors, spaces, discourses and practices located in urban contexts played in the production and management of narratives about nature, that is, the ways nature was represented according to strategically situated interests and criteria, which were often ideologically appropriated through the definition and management of the natural heritage, in that it involves decisive aspects concerning the use and administration of natural resources.
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•Small science: Análisi històrica de la investigació contemporània a petita escala
Lead researcher: Xavier Roqué
SMALLSCIENCE [PID2019-105131GB-I00] is a new research project of the "Programa Estatal de Generación de Conocimiento" (2020-2022). The project seeks to provide a better understanding of contemporary science through the historical analysis of the work of small groups of researchers who produce outstanding research with simple, modest means.
We contend that small science is still an essential part of contemporary research practices. Combining expertise in physics, astronomy, history and engineering, and with members from five universities, the research team will survey the origin and uses of the term 'small science' and related terms; describe contemporary small-scale research practices through well-defined case studies in materials science, theoretical physics, astronomy and space sciences; and study the boundaries between small and Big Science and consider their relevance to science policy, science communication and science education.


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From his tweets to his geopolitics, President Trump impacts individual stocks and sometimes entire industries on a regular basis. He's even taken credit for the recent strength of the stock market.
When we searched, we couldn't find any ETFs that sought to take advantage of the political environment under Trump. There's a MAGA ETF, but it only invests in companies that have donated to Republicans. To buy each of the stocks individually that might be impacted by Trump would be much more expensive than $5. So we created our own investment strategies.
Now with iBillionaire, investors can invest in two "Trump" strategies: Pro-Trump and Anti-Trump. Each consists of 20 stocks (equal-weighted), the majority of which are in the S&P 500 and are large-cap, well-established companies. Because iBillionaire uses fractional shares, investors can invest in strategies such as Pro-Trump and Anti-Trump, as well as individual stocks and ETFs with just $5. Our investment platform iBillionaire has a website and an app where investors can buy a stock or strategy on a one-time or recurring basis, or start an auto-saving plan with just $5.
Other iBillionaire strategies include Space Exploration, FAANGs, Blockchain, Green Energy Stocks, eCommerce Stocks, and Marijuana Stocks, to name a few. These strategies, like the Trump Strategies, are bundles of individual stocks that are sometimes based off of ETF holdings, but we use fractional shares instead of ETFs. By using fractional shares we don't have to pass on extra fees to our investors.
The Pro-Trump Stocks and Anti-Trump Stocks strategies aim to perform relatively well in any political environment, but especially with or without Trump as President.
Based on our research, people – or Trump himself – anticipate that the policies the U.S. President has or will enact will benefit select industries. The Pro-Trump strategy invests in 20 stocks in such industries, including those that might benefit from the recent Dodd-Frank rollback, the offshore drilling ban lift, the tariffs he has imposed or threatened, and Trump's anti-immigration agenda, for example. These and more Trump-created, market-impacting catalysts are likely to continue to reverberate in the stock market. Policy change is possible, and the strategy will re-balance as needed.
The Anti-Trump strategy invests in stocks of companies whose leaders have voiced opposition to Trump or his policies, as well as stocks that might be insulated from Trump's tariffs, and those that might benefit from a democrat taking his place.
Politics impact certain industries and companies, especially in the Trump administration. There is a lot of information available on the administration's potential effects on segments of the market.
When creating these strategies, we researched financial news to determine a general consensus view: will this stock or industry perform well under Trump? Is this a company whose leadership is vocally pro or anti Trump? We did not consider whether these were stocks that supporters or non-supporters would like. Nor is a stock's presence in either strategy a statement about the organization or the political stance of its employees.
Trump supporters may have divergent views of the Second Amendment and immigration, for example, but that is not why they are included. They are included because private prison stocks of companies that work with ICE are in a position to perform well under Trump. And although firearms makers typically outperform when Democrats take office, the credit for their success goes to increased gun purchases in anticipation of their being taken away. If they were taken away, firearms makers would suffer in the longer term. At iBillionaire, we believe in investing for the long-term.
You can view the entire list of stocks on each strategy's homepage (Pro-Trump Stocks & Anti-Trump Stocks).
We will be keeping an eye on the Trade War and President Trump's policy moves. Look for updates on how politics is impacting certain companies and industries on the iBillionaire blog.
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Marcel Duchamp, Meet DJ Screw
Chris Becker | December 7, 2010 | 12:47pm
November marked the 10-year anniversary of the passing of Houston DJ and Producer Robert Earl Davis, Jr. aka DJ Screw (b. 1971, d. 2000). DJ Screw's music redefined Southern hip-hop in the 1990s and continues to influence the contemporary spectrum of music including electronica, indie rock, and avant-garde improvisation.
There are often more similarities than differences between artists, even a pair born at either end of the Atlantic. So in the spirit of our previous meditation on connections between composer John Cage and pop star Kanye West, We'd like to freestyle a bit about DJ Screw and painter, sculptor, and chess master Marcel Duchamp (b. 1887, d. 1968).
Like John Cage (with whom he played chess) Marcel Duchamp is a polarizing figure. Even those closest to him were sometimes confused by his actions and motivations. It's not an understatement to say that Duchamp's paintings and sculptures including Nude Descending A Staircase No. 2 and The Bride Stripped Bare By Her Bachelors, Even forever changed the 20th century "retinal experience" of visual art. I won't pretend to have a complete grasp of Duchamp's output but I can point to a few of his works that resonate similarly with the innovations of DJ Screw.
Readymades Duchamp may be best known for selecting ordinary everyday objects to reposition, sign, and display as works of visual art. He called these pieces "readymades." A bicycle wheel mounted on a stool, a snow shovel, and a urinal (the infamous 1917 work Fountain) are a few examples of these works. After looking at a "readymade," your eyes might then travel to a light switch or a coat rack prompting you to ask yourself: "Well, if THAT'S art, why isn't THAT art?"
DJ Screw took the readymade a step further. He appropriated a physical object--the vinyl record--then mechanically or physically slowed down the rotations of the disc as it played on a turntable. Over top of the resulting track (usually approximately double the length of the original song) he recorded additional rhythms, sounds, and/or vocals complimenting the new tonality of the slowed down recording. He called the resulting recordings "chopped and screwed" mixes. The resulting music often resonated in ways the original artist couldn't have anticipated. And yet like Duchamp's "readymades," the original "ordinary" object was still present.
Rotoreliefs Rotoreliefs were Duchamp's designs on flat cardboard that when placed on a turntable just as one would a vinyl record, created optical illusions as they spun. In collaboration with Man Ray and Marc Allégret, Duchamp filmed early versions of the rotoreliefs for a silent 1926 film titled Anémic Cinéma. If you check it out on YouTube, you might want to jam some DJ Screw as a soundtrack.
Once again, DJ Screw took this idea in his own direction by reducing the rpm speed of a recording to create the illusion of hearing voices and sounds from another dimension. The listener is made aware of sounds that didn't exist before the "screwed" mix. We'll also say the erotic quality of Duchamp's undulating rotoreliefs reminds us of the down-home throb of the best DJ Screw slow jams.
Puns "I wanna screw the whole world." -DJ Screw July 1995 issue of The Source
Duchamp loved puns and alliteration. The titles he gave his works purposely question what it is you think you're seeing and what is actually there. Duchamp's title for the readymade he created by drawing a mustache on a postcard image of Leonardo DaVinci's painting Mona Lisa is L.H.O.O.Q which when pronounced in French letter by letter translates to: "She has a hot ass." Puns also appear in the text written on some of the rotoreliefs appearing in the aforementioned film Anémic Cinéma.
In a DJ Screw mix, individual words and entire lines are repeated, cut up into syllabic rhythms, and/or removed entirely to give a fresh spin (get it?) on the original artists' lyrics and whatever subtext existed in the pre-screwed mix. In the screwed mix of The Notorious B.I.G.'s classic Juicy, DJ Screw repeats key lines that speak not just to Biggie's (New York City) biography, but to the day-to-day struggle and dreams of those in Houston and all parts South:
"I never thought it could happen, this rappin' stuff." (repeated 2x)
"Now homies play me close like butter played toast, From the Mississippi down to the east coast." (repeated 3x!)
"Phone bill about two G's flat..." (repeated 3x then followed by: "No need to worry, my accountant handles that.")
If Duchamp's games with language carry an air of cynicism birthed perhaps out of the horror of World War, DJ Screw's "chopping" and "screwing" of lyrics seems rooted in American blues performance with all of its subversive humor. We should note that fragmentation of lyrics has precedent in at least a few places, most obviously Jamaica and that island's pioneers of "dub" music, and that's a whole other topic.
We want to acknowledge Houston's Labotanica and its 2009 Screwed Anthologies series curated by artist Ayanna Jolivet McCloud. Her expansive take on the musical legacy of Houston is inspiring and prompted us to offer our own spin on DJ Screw.
"Had Duchamp had a closer experience of music, his work would have acquired a further dimension." -- Composer Luciano Berio on Marcel Duchamp
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Appendix C: Catalog of Components /
JDBC Extractor¶
This component sends a query to any data source available through the JDBC protocol and returns a list of records containing the retrieved results.
The JDBCExtractor component accepts zero or more records and zero or more values as input arguments. These elements are used to assign variables to the component configuration parameters.
Output Values
A record list, where the record structure is defined by the query performed on the database.
In many cases, the web applications from which we are retrieving data require input parameters that are stored in other repositories. For example, the employee identifications of a financial institution, which are going to be used by the institution itself to access to their intranet and perform a service quality control of its internal applications. With ITPilot, performing this action is simplified by using the JDBCExtractor component. Access to Information from a Relational Database shows part of the example process. First, the component executes a query to a relational database, from which an employee list is obtained. Then, an Iterator is used so that the internal web application is accessed, one employee id at a time, to extract the data which allow the required validation process to work.
Access to Information from a Relational Database¶
In the component wizard, we will find three configuration tabs:
The first one is used to configure the connection to the JDBC repository:
Database Adapter: Used to select from a list of predefined database adapters. When a database adapter is selected, the driver class and the database URI are automatically filled.
Driver Class: The driver class to use for connecting to the data source (it can use variables that are obtained from the input values and records).
Driver Properties: these are important to access databases with specific characteristics; adding driver properties is optional, and the available properties are dependent on the specific driver that is used (consult the documentation of your specific driver for more details). If not specified, the default configuration is used.
Database URI: The database connection URL (it may use variables that are obtained from the inputs of the component).
Login: User name (it may use variables that are obtained from the component inputs).
Password: The user keyword (it may use variables that are obtained from the component input values and records). The password's value will be stored encrypted in the wrapper's xml file.
The second tab of the component is used to configure the connection pool that manages the access to the repository:
Use Pool: in this check box it can be decided whether a connection pool will be used or not.
Initial Size: Number of connections for pool initialization. These connections are established in "idle" state, ready to be used. By default, its value is 4.
Maximum Size: Maximum number of connections that the pool may manage at the same time.
Ping Query: SQL query used by the pool to verify the status of the connections to be cached. It is required that the query is simple and that the table already exists. The default value is "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM SYS.DUAL".
The third tab is used to execute a SQL query that allows ITPilot to determine the output record structure (the query may use variables from the input records and values of the component). Obtaining an output record structure in the JDBCExtractor component shows how the "internet_inc" table is accessed in the example to obtain the "iinc_id" field as an incident's unique identifier. Thus, the JDBCExtractor will return a list of records containing a unique field "IINC_ID".
Obtaining an output record structure in the JDBCExtractor component¶
When the SQL statement to execute is of type INSERT or UPDATE, the JDBC Extractor component returns a record with a single simple integer field which contains the number of rows that have been inserted or updated. In the case of CREATE, DROP, ALTER and TRUNCATE statements it returns a record with a single integer field which contains the number of elements affected.
The JDBC Extractor component does not support the insertion of binary data.
The first time you use a JDBC extractor to connect to a database, you need to copy the jar file of the JDBC driver of the database to <DENODO_HOME>/extensions/thirdparty/lib. Then, restart the tool.
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All-women's crew of Gatimu, Tuta set for Mini Classic debut
Tuta and Gatimu. PHOTO/Courtesy
The Classic Rally will be flagged off on Friday in Nakuru
There will be 400km of competition to be covered
The rally will finish in Eldoret
The all-women's crew of Carol Gatimu and Tuta Mionki are looking forward to their Mini Classic Rally debut ahead of action which revs off at the Sarova Woodlands Nakuru this weekend.
Prior to action proper on Friday, Tuta and Gatimu will present their Minti Motorsports Datsun machine for pre-event scrutineering which will dominate the event's program on Thursday.
The duo took their classic machine for a performance test in Kimuka and sounded febrile well in time for the event that will traverse some of.Safari's historic routes in the Great Rift Valley including Cherangani Hills.
Tuta, who is the 2018 Kenya Motorsport Personality of the Year remarked: "It's exiting to sit alongside Caroline (Gatimu). We have known each other for years but this is the first time an opportunity to sit together has presented itself. This is my first Classic Rally. I have always wanted to take part in this legendary event and I am grateful for this opportunity."
Opportunity to explore different motoring
Gatimu, who participated in last weekend's RSC Autocross event at Kasarani thanked Minti Motorsports for the opportunity to explore a completely different type of motoring which is associated with endurance and nostalgia.
She said of the Datsun 1600 SSS they tested ahead of the weekend: "I am glad to experience a completely new feeling of the rally sport in a classic set up. We ran a successful test run which was all good in terms of the car performance, suspension and all facets of the car's operation. The car is in brilliant shape and happy with what the mechanics have done so far, we are good to go," said Gatimu.
Tuta added that she is well-versed with the Tulips which are traditionally used in the navigation of classic cars; and which is a far cry from from the usual pace-notes.
The event has attracted quite a sizable chunk of Kenyan big boys among them too Swed Baldev Chager, Ian Duncan, Carl Tundo and Raaji Bharij among others.
Foreign teams will also spice up the. 3-fay/1000km rally which will traverse some of Kenya's historic terrains of the old type Safari.
Among the foreigners listed for the weekend include Lola Verlaque/Edward Verlaque of South Africa in a VW Golf MK1, Briton Malcom Rich in a Ford Escort MK2, the Dutch-Belgian team of Remon Vos and Stephane Prevot in a Porsche 911.
Foreign drivers flock for Rift experience
Others are Irish driver Tom Wright in a Ford Escort, Belgian Mercedes driver Bart Vanhavebeke and the all-South African crew of Jose Sardinha and Glen Castle in a Pajero.
The Mini Classic Program for the week will continue with scrutineering , tracking and System Fitting on Thursday at Nakuru's Sarova Woodlands Hotel.
Thereafter organisers will publish the Start List later in the day on Thursday followed by drivers briefing and welcome party. The rally will start on Friday at 8am.
Crews will cover a mammoth distance of 400km through to Ripa Mall where the headquarters of the rally will be based through to the event's finish on Sunday from approximately 14h00 at Eldoret, Eka Hotel.
Post Event Scrutineering will be one of the last activities of the program on Sunday, 11th December 2022 from 14h30 at Eka Hotel prior to the publication of provisional results on the same day at 16h30.
The ramp ceremony will be preceded by the publication of provisional results from 17h00 onwards.
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Subpart (3) provides that any member of the organized militia or reserves who, because of active military duty other than for training purposes, misses the application deadline for a scheduled examination and who returns from such duty prior to the administration of such examination be granted a waiver of the application requirement and be allowed to complete in the examination. However, it is the State's opinion that a candidate who failed to file a timely application due to military duty is not necessarily entitled to be tested on a walk-in basis. Even if the candidate is available on the scheduled test date, he or she may be required to compete according to alternate test date procedures because of the potential administrative difficulties.


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A look at the Nike Air Footscape Woven Chukka in two new colorways for 2013.
The Nike Air Footscape Woven Chukka appeared online in two new colorways this week, reportedly set to release later this summer at Nike Sportswear accounts. Both colorways feature a dimple-effect upper, fastened together with asymmetrical woven seams, all on top of a Free-inspired sole.
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Bona Film Group Adds Donghui Pan to Its Board of Directors
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BEIJING – August 28, 2014 – Bona Film Group Limited ("Bona" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: BONA), a leading film distributor and vertically integrated film company in China, today announced that Mr. Donghui Pan has been appointed as an additional director of the Company, effective today. Mr. Pan is a Vice President of Fosun Group, and President of Fosun Internet & Global Strategy unit and Fosun TMT & Entertainment unit. Fosun Group is a strategic investor in Bona.
"We are delighted to have Donghui Pan join our Board of Directors. His appointment reflects the strength of our strategic partnership with Fosun Group, and solidifies their commitment to Bona's development into a leading global entertainment company," said Bona's Founder, Chairman and CEO Mr. Yu Dong. "Fosun Group's representation on our Board of Directors provides valuable insight and support to our management team. Fosun has demonstrated the ability to develop key relationships in the entertainment and media industries, and we look forward to our collaboration in achieving Bona's strategic goals."
Mr. Pan commented, "Bona's success in film production and distribution, as demonstrated by blockbusters such as The Man from Macau, The Continent, and the Overheard franchise, along with its broad entertainment platform, position the Company to be successful in many markets and industry segments. I look forward to working with Mr. Yu and other members of the Board to drive Bona's expansion and development as the industry leader in China with strong potential going forward, creating value for the shareholders."
An executive with Fosun since 1994, Mr. Pan has led many of Fosun's venture capital and secondary market investments, directing successful turnarounds and achieving significant growth in the technology and media sectors, real estate development, and the pharmaceutical industry. In addition to his operating positions, he is Chief Representative of Fosun's Hong Kong office.
Mr. Pan holds an Executive Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California, and Bachelor of Industrial Foreign Trade from Shanghai Jiaotong University.
About Bona Film Group Limited
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14 Foreign Startups & Companies Who Succeeded in China
When talking about startups and foreign business in China, the "middle kingdom" is often seen as a wild jungle for foreign businesses and startups.
However the reality could not be further from the truth. Whilst foreign companies such as Facebook and Google have flopped in China, many foreign startups have actually managed to crack the infamously difficult Chinese market and make a mint.
1- LinkedIn
LinkedIn entered the Chinese market in 2014 and have had a stellar run, expanding their user base to more than 20 million users. In their first year in China, LinkedIn reported revenue of $46million. The break-neck pace of success that LinkedIn has achieved in China is largely due to 3 main factors:
Listening to the boss: LinkedIn adapted to the Chinese market by listening to the Chinese government's restrictions on content. It also stored its Chinese data in local servers to allow the Chinese government to access the data at will. This earned LinkedIn more favor in the eyes of the administration and led to ease in regulatory red tape.
Linkedin stored its Chinese data in local servers.
Making local friends: LinkedIn partnered with local investment firms Sequoia China and China Broadband Capital and relied on their experience to further understand the Chinese market.
Changing face: LinkedIn quickly realise it was a jungle out there in China and hired a local to become president for LinkedIn China. The company also pooled together a team of locals and gave this team more freedom in order to connect with Chinese users. This was LinekdIn's smartest move as its local team adapted the product to collaborate with Chinese websites and apps such as WeChat and Weibo to allow for cross-platform LinkedIn profiles sharing.
2- Evernote
Evernote also hit gold in China when it entered the market in 2012. To date, the Chinese market is Evernote's new unicorn market and it's second best market behind the US. In 2015 alone, their Chinese user base reached 17 million and is expected to continue growing in 2016. Here are 5 things that helped Evernote reach its peak in China:
A different beast: Evernote's COO notes that the company treated China as a stand-alone market and carefully catered sales and marketing operations for China. Evernote performed a major costume change by adapting services and prices for the market, employing locally, creating a WeChat marketing strategy, and including mobile payments, amongst others.
Evernote treated China as a stand-alone market.
Doing the homework: Evernote also did it's homework by conducting China-specific marketing research to learn how to retain and engage its China user base. After implementing a new strategy based on information learned from the study, Evernote saw a jaw-dropping 156 percent increase in users. Evernote also promoted the product as fixing common issues that the Chinese consumer experienced, namely: Security and privacy.
Do as locals do: Evernote did its best to go local including creating a localized marketing strategy using Weibo and WeChat, and setting up real-time customer service on official WeChat and Weibo accounts, a service that was common in China.
Listening to the boss: Like LinkedIn, Evernote also played the government's tune by storing its data locally and censored all content. Storing data in China also meant faster data synchronization for customers.
What's in a name: Lastly, Evernote created an easy-to-recall Chinese name that rolled easily off the tongue.
Evernote created an easy-to-recall Chinese name that rolled easily off the tongue.
3- Coursera
With 125 courses in Chinese, the MOOC (Massive open online courses) giant has also found luck in the Chinese market reaching 1 million users in 2015 and growing. This made China Coursera's second best market behind the US and ahead of India. Coursera is set to soar further in years ahead, and it success is due to these trump cards:
Partnerships, partnerships, partnerships: Coursera spread the word and it content by forming partnerships with local Chinese online content platforms. Coursera's first move was to partner with Guokr and Yeeyan. Guokr was a Chinese networking site that provided over 45 platforms and helped to easily distribute Coursera's content whilst Yeeyan helped to translate Coursera's material. Over time Coursera also made a friend in NetEase (a popular online content distributor) who created a Chinese-language portal, Coursera Zone, to help distribute Coursera. Recently, in 2015 Coursera also partnered with Hujiang, China's largest online learning platform, to give Coursera access to Hujiang's 80 million users. These partnerships helped Coursera cast a wide distribution net and also helped to provide it with political protection by giving them legitimacy in the eyes of the Chinese government.
Hitting the key market: Coursera also hit the nail on the head in China by partnering with China's elite universities like Fudan, Shanghai Jiao Tong, and Nanjing to reach a stronger consumer base. The start-up also catered its content to long-term Chinese users by translating and producing content/subjects that helped to fix China's high-skilled worker shortage.
4- Mei.com
When French entrepreneur Thibault Villet started Mei.com, a luxury goods flash-sales site, in 2009 he exploded a new niche market and the start-up has been growing with leaps and bounds (an average rate of 70%) each year. By the end of 2016 the website is expected to have an incredible 10 million members. It has also opened a "Luxury Channel" on Tmall, giving it access to Tmall's extensive market. However, much like most French goods, Villet's start-up was a well thought-out venture a few swift moves:
Creating a niche: Villet spent a great deal of time researching the Chinese luxury market and was able to gain expertise on Chinese online retail trends. Villet realised that the Chinese luxury consumer enjoyed shopping online as opposed to in-store, and his online luxury marketplace appealed directly to this consumer.
Experience talks: Before opening Mei.com Villet held senior positions in luxury brands such as L'Oreal and Coach making him a luxury brand veteran. This experience connection to the world of luxury and to international brands was his 6th sense and he had an unrivalled level of understanding.
Chinese DNA: Villet made sure Mei.com had Chinese DNA with a localized management and company design. By surrounding himself with Chinese fashionistas, Villet filled his knowledge gap when it came to the Chinese luxury consumer, thus his start-up was able to easily adapt and evolve to Chinese tastes.
5- Qunar
As Ctrip's long-time rival, Qunar's former CEO Fritz Demopoulos has done well for an American "laowai" in China. He not only brokered a $306 million investment from Baidu but also led the company to an IPO on the NASDAQ in 2013. Having only moved to China 8 years before, Demopoulos started Qunar in 2005 and made his company a Chinese online travel giant despite his lack of local expertise. As an American in China, Demopoulos expanded Qunar through two main strong points:
Friends in high places: Demopoulos' brokering of investment with Baidu kick started Qunar's engine and made it one of China's online travel giants. Baidu not only provided Qunar with technological and financial resources ($306 million), but brought Qunar much needed online traffic as a search engine. Demopoulos knew that his technological advantage allowed Qunar to scale much faster than it could have with a non-web-based investor.
A "grass roots" effort: Demopoulos knew that he was as Chinese as McDonald's so he let his local team take care of product. As a CEO, he gave his workers creative autonomy and used their localized imagination to better cater to Chinese needs. He also gave his Chinese co-founder sole responsibility for product management as Demopoulos lacked the communication skills and cultural knowledge. By making product management a "grass roots" effort, Qunar was able to grow organically and in-tune with Chinese consumers.
Other Successful Startups in China
Flipboard (News and Social media Aggregation App)
The app was initially blocked in 2011 however it cloned itself by making a separate version of its app (Flipboard China) and followed the government's requests to censor. In 2012 it returned to the iOS and Android markets and has been performing strongly since. Flipboard teamed up with a local engineering team and gave its workers more autonomy to develop the product to seem appealing in the eyes of Chinese consumers.
TuneIn Radio (Online Radio Streaming App)
Entering the market in 2012, the app also saw the writing on the wall and opted to self-censor its streams for China. It is not the only China-made online radio streaming app and is doing well in Chinese app stores. Having made friends with several Chinese-selling car manufacturers, TuneIn is also now preinstalled in several car entertainment systems.
Pocket (Read-it-later News and Media App)
Although not as large a unicorn as Evernote, Pocket has performed well in China since it released its Chinese-language platform in 2014. It entered the Chinese market with a bang by being the top US app on the Chinese iOS App Store in terms of ratings (132 ratings in 2014).
Airbnb (peer-to-peer marketplace and homestay network)
Airbnb found its way in China by first promoting outbound travel in China as it knew that it had a competitive advantage in this market. The start-up also implemented tailored management by choosing a VP of international operation who had years of work experience in Asia. Finally, Airbnb also fund itself a local guide in China by relying on private investors with experience in China to leverage their knowledge and resources within the Chinese market.
Baopals (e-commerce website translating Chinese products on Taobao and WeChat for expats in China)
The startup was founded in 2016 by expats who understood the struggles of other foreigners in China who were missing out on online shopping on Tmall and Taobao. A simple service, it built upon Tmall and Taobao's existing success and now gets 636,000 online visitors per month.
Smartbuyglasses (BNC e-commerce platform selling designer eyewear)
The Australian start-up entered the Chinese market in 2014 has steadily increased its profits ever since. The start-up from Down Under integrated its product in China by first observing which brands were popular in Japan and Korea, markets that were similar in fashion and trends to China, and promoted these brands on its Chinese store. It also opened up a 24/7 customer service account through QQ, Weibo, and WeChat to gain the trust of its customers. In 2015, the start-up saw a 20% jump in revenue and a 30% growth in orders.
Pozible (crowd funding website)
In a similar vein to Smartbuyglasses, Pozible is an Australian start-up that made its way to China in 2014. Pozible was initially a crowd funding site focusing on listing IoT products but rebranded its listing when entering China to focus on smart hardware. Pozible conducted market research and realised that Chinese consumers preferred to crowd fund gadgets that were attainable. As a result of this face change, Pozible's overseas pledges grew 600% in 2015, and 33 of its Chinese projects raised 10.7 million RMB from 16,641 supporters in the first 10 months of the site's operation.
Smarttrans (a payments platform)
Another Australian startup in the Chinese wilderness, Smarttrans is a fintech that enables Western companies to enter the Chinese e-commerce market. It noticed a gap in payments between foreign companies and local telcos and formed a payment services bridge by producing mobile and online billing payment software catered to foreign companies. At the moment, Smarttrans looks to partner with China Mobile, Union Pay, and Alipay and is one of the fastest growing payment providers in China for foreign companies. In the second quarter of 2016 Smarttrans broke the bank with a revenue of $3.69 million in China, a 620% increase on the same quarter from 2015.
Cadence (formerly SeekPanda, a marketplace that matches consumers with interpreters):
The Seattle-based translation company has changed the interpretation game by creating an online marketplace-networking platform that allows clients to view holistic interpreter profiles. These profiles allow clients to choose an interpreter based on the relevant EQ and IQ. This filled a gap in quality that was lacking in existing interpretation agencies in China who provided impersonal and inexperienced interpreters. Although Cadence is not yet a household name in China, it recently provided live interpretation of the first American presidential debate for Taiwan television and is set to expand further.
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for no other reason than i want to see if i can do it, i like to fiddle and it'll be fun i have embarked upon project bargain basement.
the aim; to get a set of road legal supermoto wheels for £150 max, preferable closer to £100.
so far i got a rear wheel in very good condition with usable disc and sprocket for £20.
after a bit of a fight getting the disc off which involved a hammer, blow torch, oil and a hex key with a 12" extension on it i got the wheel fitted to sort out the spacing. its goin to be tight on the hub, talking about 1 mm between the hub and the swingarm on the drive side, but the chain line will be spot on.
on the disc side i'm goin to have to mill about 4-5mm from the disc carriers to align with the caliper.
here's a vid to show the wheel fitted. spins freely, though this is without spacers.
to top it off despite the fight getting the disc off all the bolts are fine and reusable.
next i've got to get the spacers done and the carrier machined.
Options for the spacers is have them made complete or get some oem ones and get them machined down, this is what i'm opting to do, though i am making some enqs about some rsvr mille spacers, which to the eye look as if they might fit direct.
what did that wheel come off of?
Just a friendly reminder...Don't forget to make sure the rear tire is centered on the bike so it is directly in line with the front tire, or you'll end up with a dangerous headshake.
just been out to shed to recheck.
its pretty central, were talking less than 5mm, to the left of where the center of the enduro wheel sits.
know of a couple of bikes running this set-up with no problem.
think the hardest thing is going to be sourcing road legal tyres within stated budget.
can see a trip to the local road bikes tyre bay for seconds coming on as everyone i know with a road bike, well the tyres aint good for anything by the time they're finished.
well after sending a load of emails and ringing around i couldnt find a gold front wheel anywhere, so yesterday i got a black one, arrived today unfortuantly whilst is mechanically sound the paint work leaves alot to be desired.
moving on the rear is all measured up and marked up for machining. not going to rush the person doing it too much as its being done for free so i cant really complain.
2. spindle, not so easy making a hub for a 20mm fit a 26mm axle - though i have some ideas.
3. fit the standard berg disc - want to do this as it will make swapping wheels even simpler, rather than having to also fit a caliper bracket and i wont really need the big disc to start with.
the two ideas i have for fitting the disc is either getting a disc carrier made up that will allow me to bolt on a standard disc or get a whole disc made up.
going to be more emails and phone calls this afternoon me thinks.
has anyone on here got a duke 2?
they use a disc adaptor to mount the front 320 mm disc to the road wheels.
just need to find out if the disc adaptor would allow me to use my standard disc on the wheels i'm putting together.
well I got an answer to the duke 2 question and its a no go.
mocked up the front wheel last night and it showed up a couple of issues.
2. saw the ktm axle reduction kit. its exactly what I was planning and having weighed up the price and hassle of getting a set made its going to be about the same as just buying the ktm kit so that's what I'm going to do.
so I'm just waiting on the rear wheel being machined and the spacers cut.
In regards to the rear wheel everyone is saying take 3mm off but I clamped a bit of metal between the pads the scored the posts and the measurement to take off comes to 5mm.
If I then measure from the scored line, across the hub to the sprocket it matches the dimensions of the off road hub.
Therefore I know the chain line is good, the wheel is 99.9% central therefore if the disc is the same distance across its going to line up.
The 2mm discrepancy may be because the others I've spoken with have done this on ktms.
Anyway to be safe I'm going to take 3mm of the posts to start with as it's a damn sight easier to take a little more off than put it back on.
just ordered the axle and reduction kit.
cost of the brand new axle and nut the same as what second had ones are going for on ebay!
perhaps i was being optimistic hoping to do it for £100. £45 left to play with to stay on budget.
The second one we did - the mate's KTM525 with GSX600 (Ithink) wheels on it in the pic below - cost us Oz $210 total. The wheels came from a bloke at a swap meet who had managed to back his tractor fair over the top of his nice near new bike. He was parting it out in utter !
The Gas Gas was about $400 by the time we finished it. We got those GSF600 wheels off US eBay.
My berg was the first. In hindsight it cost more than it should have, but at the time I had no idea what I was doing.
They are incredible fun on tight roads! - quicker than the road bikes.


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Netflix's The Silence Review
Imagine A Quiet Place, but deeply mediocre.
By Kristy Puchko
Updated: 26 May 2019 6:28 pm
Posted: 10 Apr 2019 8:33 pm
It's impossible not to compare The Silence to A Quiet Place (or even to another Netflix film, Bird Box). Coming out nearly a year to the day after John Krasinski's widely praised and wildly popular horror-thriller film, Netflix's latest boasts a startlingly similar premise: A family that includes a deaf daughter struggles to survive once America is overrun by ravenous monsters who hunt by sound. It'd be unfair to call it a rip-off, as The Silence is based on a Tim Lebbon novel that predates A Quiet Place. But considering the masterful suspense, strong performances, and thoughtful visuals of that film, The Silence suffers by comparison at every turn.
Directed by John R. Leonetti (Annabelle, Wish Upon), The Silence follows the Andrews family as they seek salvation from a looming terror. The once quiet skies of upstate New York crackle with the threat of a massive flock of man-eating creatures. Set loose from a deep, subterranean cave, these killer bats swiftly overtake big cities. Being twenty miles away from Manhattan, the Andrews clan makes a hasty plan to abandon their home and head north. Where specifically? They haven't thought that through.
They also haven't considered how bringing the family dog might be bad strategy. But lucky for them, their daughter's traumatic accident from three years back struck her deaf. So at least they know how to communicate without audible conversation that might attract the homicidal mega-bats. Unlucky for the audience, The Silence isn't interested in translating sign language conversations. Unlike in A Quiet Place, there are no subtitles, so again and again swaths of exchanges might be lost in lack of translation, leaving us wondering what is going on!
More vexing, there's little sense of momentum in The Silence. The family's plan was very vague to begin with so their journey has no specific destination and a muddled sense of progress. This likewise stifles suspense. To brew that, Leonetti needs to give us something to anticipate. Consider A Quiet Place: The opening sequence sets up that noise is bad, the toy spaceship makes noise, and the little boy took the batteries to allow it to make noise. We know what to anticipate. We quiver in horrible anticipation of what's to come. And then it comes and we are jolted with terror and a certain sweet satisfaction in release of that tension. But The Silence offers no such elegant suspense because it lacks scare setups. Instead violence erupts abruptly, which is fine for jump scares, but not satisfying for building tension. The best Leonetti manages is a sequence where the family must quietly crawl through a tunnel, in which a dangerous animal lurks. But this too is fumbled by a rush to carnage, then a conclusion so abrupt that I rewound, thinking the streaming video had somehow skipped.
Making matters worse, the tone of The Silence is strangely subdued. Here you have a family who is witnessing the world as they know it fall to pieces. And yet they march into this desperate bid for survival with all the energy of an afternoon nap. Yes, they must be quiet. But there's a way that silence can carry an electric tension! (cough cough A Quiet Place cough cough.) Instead, The Silence's cast feels like they are meandering through the plot, bored--perhaps--by its lack of direction. This is all the more frustrating because of who's in the cast!
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In Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Shipka has brought an effervescent moxie with an edge of brooding. Here, she seems on cruise control, save for a stray furrowed brow or silent scream. Her Chilling Adventures co-star Miranda Otto, who has brought a snapping verve to the man-eating vamp Aunt Zelda, is hobbled by a paper-thin mom role here, all her charisma buried alive under chunky sweaters and uninspired nagging.
Then Stanley Tucci, a character actor who has stolen scenes in everything from The Devil Wears Prada to The Hunger Games to Transformers: The Last Knight, is somehow sanitized into a bland dad. Of course, he's played dads before, perhaps most enjoyably in Easy A where his earnestly hip father casually recounted, "I was gay once. For a while. No big deal." But in The Silence, no time is made for humor, personality, or character depth. Instead, Leonetti uses screen time to unfurl close-ups of underwhelming gore, sinister scribblings ("Shhhhhhh"), and a finale so anti-climactic it'll have you wondering, 'Is that all there is?'
The Silence is the poor man's A Quiet Place. Its plot is meandering. Its scares are cheap. Its tension is non-existent. And the script's disinterest in its characters seems to have spread to its typically terrific stars. Where A Quiet Place thrilled by presenting a fleshed out family under a precise and horrifying threat, The Silence is satisfied to just plop down barely sketched characters then throw them into The Birds but more violent. That doesn't make it satisfying. There's just nothing special to be found in The Silence.
ProducerN/A
Release DateApril 10, 2019
Platformson-demand
Netflix's post-apocalyptic monster movie The Silence suffers by comparison to A Quiet Place and Bird Box at every turn.


ENSCHEDE, Netherlands (1 November) – Cycleurope Netherlands will serve Benelux. Its name has subsequently been changed in Cycleurope Benelux. Five years ago, Peugeot bicycles made a restart on the Dutch market. The French bicycles had been available in the Netherlands since 1952, but the previous Dutch importer couldn't make ends meet in the early 'nineties. For efficiency reasons the activities have been upscaled to Belgium (by tradition, a strong Peugeot market) and Luxemburg. In addition to Peugeot, Cycleurope also market their Italian Bianchi brand in the Benelux.