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Media Decoder | Latest Move Gets Netflix More Wrath
Latest Move Gets Netflix More Wrath
By Jenna Wortham and Brian Stelter
September 19, 2011 3:53 pm September 19, 2011 3:53 pm
8:56 p.m. | Updated
Netflix, the company that changed the way tens of millions of people watch films and television shows, is quickly discovering that there's a downside to having cultivated a passionate fan base.
After Reed Hastings, the company's co-founder and chief executive, announced a plan — in a blog post and seemingly in a hurry a minute before midnight on Sunday — to split Netflix into two separate businesses, one for Internet streaming and one for DVDs by mail, the company's Web site was inundated with angry messages.
In many of the 17,000 comments (so far), disgruntled consumers mocked the name of the new DVD company, Qwikster, and predicted its demise. They complained that they would soon have to pay for and manage two separate accounts. And they wondered why Mr. Hastings was apologizing for "arrogance" — but not for disrupting a service that they adore.
"I just got your e-mail, and, as a long-time customer, quite frankly found it to be offensive. And perhaps a devastating miscalculation for your business," wrote David Isaacson, 47, of Chicago.
The lesson seems to be that all those customers who appreciate low prices, innovative products and lightning-fast customer service can swiftly turn when they feel slighted — perhaps because they know how responsive such companies have been in the past.
JetBlue, a cheery company by airline standards, was pummeled in 2007 when passengers were stranded on planes for up to 10 hours. Apple was battered last year when complaints about the antenna design of the iPhone 4 surfaced online.
Most such customer storms pass — Apple stock happened to close at a record high on Monday — and of course, the complaints ricocheting around the Web may not reflect the sentiment of all of Netflix's customers.
"We have to take what we're hearing through social media with a grain of salt," said Russ Crupnick, an analyst for the NPD Group. "Netflix and Amazon are unchallenged in terms of how pleased customers are with their service. It's easy to confuse the noisy with the silent majority."
But in the short term, the risk to corporate reputations is palpable.
"People love Netflix," said James L. McQuivey, an analyst at Forrester Research.
"What other media distributor adds two-plus million subscribers each quarter? Only Netflix and only because people are thrilled with it. But once you arouse such passions in people, you have to expect that they'll be equally passionate when they feel betrayed. And that's what has happened."
Another customer, Aaron Tone, wrote on Netflix's site: "it seems to me that companies that truly value their customers make the customer experience as helpful, seamless and easy to understand as possible." What Netflix had done, he added, was "exactly the opposite."
Netflix was considered a highflier of Silicon Valley and a business-school lesson in how to make a smooth transition from old technology (sending out DVDs by mail) to new (delivering streams of movies and shows on the Internet). But the company's stock price has been hammered since it introduced an unpopular price increase — $6 more a month — for its Internet-plus-DVD service this summer.
Netflix cast the pricing scheme as a necessary step that would allow it to keep mailing DVDs and would give it more money to spend on licenses for streaming content.
The change, however, has spurred about a million of its 25 million customers in the United States to drop their subscriptions, the company indicated last week, just the second time in the company's history that it experienced any drop, and its stock has fallen almost 52 percent since the change was announced.
In his blog post, Mr. Hastings suggested that the next step — breaking up the delivery systems into two separate companies — would allow each to grow and better serve customers. In an unusually personal way, he apologized for the way he handled the earlier announcement, which prompted a similar outpouring from customers. "I messed up," he wrote, adding that at a time when Netflix was "evolving rapidly," he did not communicate sufficiently with customers.
But that admission seemed only to increase the criticism and derision in some quarters. Netflix's stock closed at $143.75 on Monday, down an additional 7.37 percent.
"I have a feeling the apologies are just beginning," said Michael Gordon, the chief executive of Group Gordon, a corporate and crisis public relations firm in New York. "They're catching customers off-guard by making huge changes and not providing a lot of explanation for them. It's been handled poorly."
Netflix said the Qwikster service would be up and running in a few weeks and would be headed by Andy Rendich, who runs DVD-by-mail now. The company will start renting video games for the first time.
Analysts said the separation reflected the fact that DVDs and online streams had different cost structures and consumer demographics. Still, Mike McGuire, an analyst with Gartner who keeps a close eye on the entertainment industry, described the move as "an unnecessary shift in brand."
"The red envelope is what it is," he said. "It doesn't need fixing."
Echoing the complaints of some customers, Mr. McGuire said Netflix had not yet delivered on the promise of making the selection of its streaming service as compelling as its DVD-by-mail catalog. "The streaming catalog still only offers a fraction of what is available on DVD," he said. "Consumers aren't going to change their behavior if it's not a better service."
Brooke Hammerling, the founder of the technology public relations firm Brew Media Relations, said the separation announcement felt as if it had been hastily pulled together.
On Monday afternoon, Netflix did not yet have an official Web site for Qwikster, just a holding page that promised it was "launching soon."
Social networking users noticed that the owner of the name Qwikster on Twitter was not a DVD distributor but a man with an Elmo profile picture whose page was filled with foul language and drug use references.
"If they were really serious about this and had been planning it for a while, they would have dotted all the i's and crossed all the t's," Ms. Hammerling said.
"They should have taken care of something as silly as making sure a pot-smoking Elmo isn't the owner of the Twitter account of their new service."
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NCAA Will Allow College Athletes To Profit From Their Names, Images and Likenesses In Historic Ruling
"We must embrace change to provide the best possible experience for college athletes."
Brandon Friederich
Louisiana State University Tigers quarterback Joe Burrow, an early contender for the Heisman Trophy
College athletes will finally be able to get paid for the use of their name, image and likeness thanks to a unanimous decision by top officials at the NCAA.
NCAA Divisions I, II and III have been directed by the organization to hash out updates to existing rules in a way that maintains a distinction between professional and college sports immediately.
"We must embrace change to provide the best possible experience for college athletes," said Michael V. Drake, chair of the board and president of Ohio State University.
"Additional flexibility in this area can and must continue to support college sports as a part of higher education. This modernization for the future is a natural extension of the numerous steps NCAA members have taken in recent years to improve support for student-athletes, including full cost of attendance and guaranteed scholarships."
The board also laid out principles and guidelines that the three divisions are to abide by in crafting new rules, one of which states that athletes will not be compensated directly for their performance.
Assure student-athletes are treated similarly to non-athlete students unless a compelling reason exists to differentiate.
Maintain the priorities of education and the collegiate experience to provide opportunities for student-athlete success.
Ensure rules are transparent, focused and enforceable and facilitate fair and balanced competition.
Make clear the distinction between collegiate and professional opportunities.
Make clear that compensation for athletics performance or participation is impermissible.
Reaffirm that student-athletes are students first and not employees of the university.
Enhance principles of diversity, inclusion and gender equity.
Protect the recruiting environment and prohibit inducements to select, remain at, or transfer to a specific institution.
The decision marks a dramatic change for the NCAA, which has historically taken a hard stance on preventing college athlete from making any money off of deals or sponsorships.
CNBC has further details on the NCAA's opposing reaction to California's "Fair Pay to Play Act."
The organization sent a letter to California's Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier in September opposing the state's "Fair Play to Play Act," arguing that it would "upend [a] level playing field for all student-athletes."
California became the first state to pass a law that would allow college athletes to get paid for endorsement deals and hire sports agents. Despite the NCAA's latest decision, the organization said California's law is still "likely unconstitutional" and is considering all potential next steps as states continue to address the subject of student-athlete pay. The law takes effect in 2023.
The NCAA's new rules could go into effect as early as 2021.
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Macs with AES-NI - green = yes, red = no. If your Mac is not on the list, then likely its no, as at 15 August 2011. Basically to have any chance you need Core i5 or i7.
With OSX 10.7 Lion having Full Desk Encryption (FileVault 2), and it being able to have hardware acceleration from CPUs that have AES-NI, you need to ask which CPUs in Apple Macs have AES-NI. Also useful if you use TrueCrypt, which can use AES-NI. You can use TrueCrypt to share encrypted drives / partitions between Macs and Windows - very useful if you use your office for off-site backup of home data.
I know for a fact that the MacMini Server (2.0 GHz I7-2635QM) does NOT have AES-NI enabled, regardless of what Intel says. There's a common issue with this processor not having AES-NI because it looks like the manufacturer has to enable it on the processor.
huh, yes, strange, and if I'd got the quad-core Mini, very annoying!
it probably enables AES-NI, but I don't have a Mac Mini to test.
My mac mini mid 2011 CPU i5-2415M -> AES supported. Test it in TrueCript benchmark, Geekbench3, MacCPUID&.


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Have you ever seen her face

The way it lights up when he

walks into the room

He is everything I want

And all that she's got

But there's a way around it

All I'd have to do is break her heart

But no, I don't

No, I won't There's just no way

he's the one

And it's done

I bet she

Makes his coffee in the morning

They share umbrellas in the rain

He kisses her without a warning

I bet he'll marry her someday

Have you ever met a man you could love forever

Only to find that he's with

somebody better

Have you ever met that one

Who shuts your heart down and

he didn't even try

Then you picture every day for

the rest of your life

From the very moment you

notice the sparkle in his eye

But no, we don't

No, we won't

Cause there's no we

She's the one

And it's done

I bet she

Makes his coffee in the morning

They share umbrellas in the rain

He kisses her without a warning

I bet he'll marry her someday

Have you ever met a man you could love forever

Only to find that he's with somebody better

All I'd have to do is break her heart

her heart

All I'd have to do is break her heart

her heart

But no, we don't

No, we won't

If only

he'd pull me out on to the sidewalk

And they were never meant to be

We'd get out of here together and

He would fall in love with me

But she

Makes his coffee in the morning

They share umbrellas in the rain

He kisses her without a warning

I bet he'll marry her someday

Have you ever met a man

you could love forever

Only to find that he's with

somebody better

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you could love forever

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Today's Monday Mycotoxin and Crop Report comes to you on a Tuesday, bringing you new aflatoxin and fumonisin reports in corn, an update as corn crop progress races on, and a talk from Tech Tip Tony on sample variability when testing for toxins. Check it out here.
On this week's Monday Mycotoxin and Crop Report, we cover new mycotoxin reports in corn and barley, another slip in corn quality ratings, and Tony describes the matrix effect — nothing to do with the movie — in his latest Tech Tip. Watch it on our YouTube channel now.


Depression is a common problem for which established treatments are not great. I'm excited by our new Wake and Light Therapy for the rapid treatment of depression. I have read most of the literature and talked to some of the leading scientists in this area in Europe. What appeals to me is its simplicity and lack of any significant side effects. It's a hugely neglected area by psychiatrists and psychologists.
The story is that with standard anti-depressant medication or a psychological therapy, it might take 3 to 6 weeks to see any benefit. However, Wake Therapy combined with Light Therapy can result in a rapid response within 1 week, and often within a few days. (It is also called "Triple Chronotherapy" in the scientific literature). To me, Wake and Light Therapy seems more acceptable than having intravenous ketamine, another treatment that is currently being researched for a rapid response. However, Wake and Light Therapy can't be patented and so the pharmaceutical industry can't make money out of it. It also seems to me more acceptable than ECT in severe depression, another treatment that may take several weeks to have benefit and can be associated with various side effects.
About 60% of patients may get better with the Wake and Light therapy. Of course, we need more research in this area. We do not yet know who may get better with these therapies. You are advised to still take the standard treatments like medication and psychological therapies. We have therefore developed the RAPID ("Rapid Acting Programme In Depression") at our hospital to work alongside standard treatments.
There are two main components for a rapid treatment of depression, namely Wake Therapy and Bright Light Therapy. Wake Therapy includes sleep deprivation for one night then advancing the time you go to bed during the first 5 days. This is described in more detail below. In the longer term, the focus in treatment is on Behavioural Activation or Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, sleep hygiene and changes in your lifestyle (for example diet and use of alcohol). Once there is some improvement in your mood over the first week then you can tackle longer standing problems such as conflicts or losses in your life that may be contributing to your depressed mood.
It is possible to do the Bright Light Therapy with Behavioural Activation and medication on their own but it seems better results are obtained by combining the components above with Wake Therapy. There are no known major side effects from the above and they can be used with anti-depressant medication and other psychological therapies, so I think it's worth trying. This is especially because you'll know whether it's working or not after the first 5 days.
Does Wake and Light Therapy "work"?
Wake and Light Therapy is therefore a promising treatment for the rapid treatment of depression and has been shown to be effective in 3 controlled studies and several case series around the world. It's not in the NICE Guidelines for depression, probably because there is not yet enough evidence and because no-one on the expert guideline committee picked up on it.
It seems extra-ordinary but Wake Therapy was first described in a PhD by Dr Burkhard Pflug in Germany in 1973! It was recognised then that there was a high rate of relapse after the night of sleep deprivation. It was later in the 1990's that researchers found ways of preventing the relapse with advancing the phase of sleep and by using Light Therapy.
Who improves with Wake and Light Therapy?
We do not yet know who may get better with Wake and Light Therapy. It seems to work with all types of depression, both unipolar and bipolar. It may work best when you have the core symptoms of depression such as melancholia, waking early in the morning, poor appetite or weight loss, retardation and guilt. Some people find they are more prone to depression in the winter. Hospitals generally admit more patients with depression in the winter months when there is less sunlight. However Light Therapy can also works whether you experience a seasonal onset or not.
Light Therapy can also help prevent relapse after Wake Therapy. Thus, a study by Martiny in Denmark recruited 75 patients with depression who were all taking an anti-depressant. They were randomly allocated to either Wake and Light Therapy or to exercise. After the 1st week, the Wake and Light Therapy did better than the exercise group. This is shown in the graph below in which the groups were divided into those who took naps and those who did not. They had a slightly different regime to the Wake therapy that we are using but nobody knows which regime is best.
There was a significant deterioration in the Wake Therapy group in those who napped during the day compared to those who did not nap especially by Day 8.
By week 20, 62% in the Wake and Light Therapy had achieved recovery compared to 38% in the exercise group. This is not bad, as depression can be tricky to treat. For example, although anti-depressant medication and cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) can be helpful, there is much room for improvement. Thus, recovery occurs in about 45% for antidepressants or CBT alone and 30% for placebo. This improves with adding other treatments. However the recovery in the Wake and Light Therapy is occurring by about Day 5. My interpretation is that if recovery is not occurring within a week then you can try a different treatment.
In another study of Wake and Light therapy, Wu (2009) randomly allocated 49 bipolar patients to either therapy and medication or medication only. The Wake and Light Therapy (labelled CAT group below) did significantly better than the medication group within 48 hours and this was sustained over 7 weeks.
A hormone, called melatonin, is released at night by the pineal gland in the brain to regulate both your sleep and other hormones. Some people with depression release melatonin at the wrong time of the day and this may contribute to the development of depression in vulnerable individuals. The theory is that if we can reset the melatonin to be released at the right time of the evening then this can help control symptoms of depression. Another effect of sleep deprivation is that there is surge of mono-amines (for example serotonin, dopamine) after sleep deprivation. The positive effects of Wake and Light Therapy can be enhanced by ensuring routine in your activity, sleep and eating. I see the Wake Therapy as turbo-charged version of Behavioural Activation.
The following is a typical one week program for depression for inpatients that we are using.
Before you begin we will do various measures with you to assess the severity and type of depression and the pattern of your sleep.
On the first night, you should stay awake with no naps. This is usually done with the support of a nurse and fellow patients in a small group. We will have planned activities for the night on the ward e.g. watching a film; a short walk in the grounds or perhaps an excursion to an all-night venue. You will have access to coffee/tea and snacks on the ward.
You may get an immediate improvement in your mood but unless you continue with the program in the way we describe, you are very likely to relapse. You will receive Bright Light Therapy for 30 minutes in your room sometime between 6.45am and 9am. The exact timing will depend on the results of a questionnaire. You should sit about a foot (30cm) from the light with your eyes open. Ideally, the light screen should be tilted at a 15° angle toward you so that the light is projected over as you receive treatment. You should not stare at the light but you may read, work, eat, etc. while receiving the light therapy. A nurse on the ward will provide guidance on its use. An alternative to Bright Light Therapy is to go outdoors first thing in the morning for natural sunlight especially in the Summer months.
You should stay awake during the day and structure your activities as planned with your therapist. You should try not to have any naps. If you cannot resist a nap it should last no more than 10-15 mins. You should go to bed at 5pm (17.00) and wake by 1am (i.e. about 8 hours sleep).
You should stay awake during the day and go to bed at 7pm and wake by 3am. The nursing staff on the ward will provide some activity after you have got up and had a light snack. Bright Light Therapy will be provided as described with the same timing as on Day 2. There will be a planned activity schedule and treatment as usual on the ward.
You should stay awake during the day and go to bed at 9pm and wake by 5am.
Bright Light Therapy as described will be used with the same timing as on Day 2.
There will be a planned activity schedule and treatment as usual on the programme.
Bed at a normal time by 11pm and wake by 7am.
How will we know if there is any benefit?
Naturally, you will want to judge how effective the therapy is and whether you think you are having any side effects. One of the staff will rate your symptoms on a scale and we will ask you to complete some questionnaires at the beginning and start of the following week for to see if there has been any progress.
Who else provides Wake and Light Therapy?
I'd like to know so that we can network and share our experience! I am aware of an outpatient service in USA and one or two across Europe and Japan. So, it very exciting to be pioneering this treatment in our hospital for private patients. I hope to conduct research in the NHS so it can be demonstrated to be of benefit in the UK and introduced more widely. We really need a research centre for chronotherapy if anyone is interested in funding a PhD student or research at my department at King's College London.
Are there any reported side effects of Bright Light Therapy?
Side effects are generally uncommon but include decreased sleep, dry mouth, nausea headache, weakness and fatigue. These symptoms are transitory and can be usually be managed by reducing the duration of the light therapy to 15-20 minutes or sit further back form the light box. In rare cases, if you have bipolar disorder you might switch from depression to mania.
Is Wake Therapy (Sleep deprivation) unsuitable for anyone?
If you have a history of epilepsy, then wake therapy may induce a seizure. This will need further discussion as you may be better not to have sleep deprivation but may still have Bright Light Therapy.
Is Bright Light Therapy unsuitable for anyone?
3) if you are suffering from mania or have rapid cycling which is occurring daily – this can still be helped by a modified version of the programme.
Please contact me if you'd like an assessment for Wake and Light Therapy.


Western Digital's new OpenFlex architecture promises breakthrough levels of scalability, efficiency and performance. Here's a look at some of the technologies enabling it, including NVMe-over-Fabric and the Kingfish™ open API.
Two weeks ago, at Flash Memory Summit, Western Digital unveiled the future of data infrastructure – the new OpenFlex architecture and product line as well as proposed open standards to address the ever-increasing demands of high-scale data centers.
By more effectively using resources, SCI can satisfy the needs of complex and dynamic applications and data workflows in a far more cost efficient and agile manner than traditional hyperconverged architectures (improving efficiency by up to 40% – learn more here).
There are several key components that enable an SCI. The first is software to dynamically provision and manage the resources, the second is a network protocol to disaggregate the resources and make them shareable between multiple applications and servers, while the third is the physical hardware of fabric attached devices. In this blog I want to take a closer look at these three components and the key technologies behind OpenFlex: NVMe-over-Fabric and the Kingfish API.
A recent change that is storming the data center is the adoption of NVMe based solutions. Unlike SAS and SATA protocols that were designed for disk drives, NVMe was designed from the ground up for persistent flash memory technologies and the massively parallel transfer capabilities of SSDs. As such, it delivers significant advantages including extreme performance, improved queuing, low-latency and the reduction of I/O stack overheads.
On the scalability end, PCIe-based NVMe devices had a challenge – servers couldn't see a PCIe NVMe in another server because PCIe is based on a point-to-point topology.
The advent of networked storage, particularly SAN and NAS, meant storage could be shared by multiple servers for greater efficiency and flexibility. However, with NVMe, there was a return to the previous DAS (direct attached storage) approach. NVMe devices delivered superior performance but remained "siloed" within an individual server.
Until the recent introduction of NVMe-over-Fabric (NVMe-oF™).
NVMe-oF is a networked storage protocol that allows NVMe flash storage to be disaggregated from the server and made widely available to concurrent applications and multiple compute resources. There is virtually no limit to the number of servers or NVMe-oF storage devices that can be shared. It promises to deliver the lowest end-to-end latency from application to storage while delivering agility and flexibility by sharing resources throughout the enterprise.
NVMe-oF is a key enabler of Western Digital's SCI architecture. As networks can be slow, narrow in focus or too expensive, the most cost-effective bandwidth is within servers, which is why so much storage locally resides inside of them. PCIe-based storage devices are helping to drive this migration because the interface protocol enables more data lanes to be added, which in turn, delivers fast I/O performance with very low latency built into every server. And, since almost every device supports a PCIe interface, there are no drivers to install, making it an effective interface for composable infrastructures.
Our vision for the future of data infrastructure is open, scalable, disaggregated, and extensible.
The NVMe-oF industry standard supports multiple transports including RDMA (NVMe/RoCE, a released open standard), FC (NVMe/FC, a released open standard) and TCP (NVMe/TCP, standardization underway). Our initial OpenFlex devices support 100Gb Ethernet for NVMe/RoCE.
In addition to enabling NAND flash media access over NVMe-oF, Western Digital has also enabled disks to be accessed via NVMe-oF for the first time so that all data center storage can be addressed in the same way. This opens new opportunities to efficiently scale using a modular set of NVMe-oF storage devices.
OpenFlex F3000 Series Fabric Device – for high performance applications that demand real-time responsiveness, such as AI and IoT. The OpenFlex F3000 delivers low-latency NVMe flash performance over two 50Gb Ethernet ports and will be available in capacities up to 61.4TB.
OpenFlex E3000 Fabric Enclosure – This 3U10 enclosure houses up to ten hot swappable F3000 fabric devices for a potential combined capacity of up to 614TB.
OpenFlex D3000 Series Fabric Device – The self-contained 1U device will offer up to 168TB of disk capacity for Big Data applications, such as machine learning and data archiving.
The second key component of SCI is the software orchestration layer. Here we took a different approach. As part of the OpenFlex architecture we announced the Kingfish API – a new, open API to dynamically provision and manage SCI resources, which we will make publically available.
The Kingfish API enables the flash and disk pools to be presented as software composable infrastructure that can be quickly and easily orchestrated into logical application servers. It is a RESTful API that builds upon existing industry standards such as Redfish® and Swordfish™ utilizing the best features of those standards as well as practices from other captive management protocols used in the industry.
Western Digital is leveraging a broad ecosystem to drive Kingfish as an open standard for SCI.
With a foundation that is open, scalable, disaggregated, and extensible, the OpenFlex architecture is a huge step toward data-centric architectures. OpenFlex SCI brings applications optimized levels of resources while providing organizations with greater agility, efficiency, and performance predictability at scale, so you can harness the power of data.
 As used for storage capacity, one petabyte (PB) = one quadrillion bytes, one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes and one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.
Dave is Director of Storage Platform Marketing with 20+ years of experience in the enterprise storage, computing, and software business.


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Q: API data takes time to display I try to display on an input select data from an api, which contains more than 4000 items.
The problem is that it takes a long time to display, when I display for example only 300 items, it works normally. Is there a solution to this problem, I use axios, thanks.

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Goodyear has launched its latest premium tyre, the Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3, in Malaysia. This luxury sport tyre is said to deliver 31 per cent better wear performance and shorter braking distance on dry and wet roads to help drivers stay in control. With proven Eagle family test wins and an OE track record, including the new Jaguar XF, Goodyear says the latest Eagle F1 is its premium offering for 'excellent' braking performance, responsive handling and control in dry and wet conditions.
A test drive event was conducted recently at the Sepang International Circuit by Goodyear Malaysia for selected media, including The Tyreman. Each of us had the chance to experience the new Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 tyre performance in two tests - slalom and wet braking - and a drive at the Sepang circuit. All these tests demonstrated the confidence that the company has in its new tyre that is packed with new technology. The new Grip Booster Technology comprises a grip booster compound and adhesive resin for stickiness, which deliver strong grip for shorter braking and improved handling. The Active Braking Technology increases the contact surface and grip when braking, which allows for a shorter braking distance. The new reinforced construction technology delivers a stronger, lightweight construction improving handling, cornering performance, tread wear and fuel efficiency.
The track handling allowed us to feel the tyres through a series of fast corners. They were responsive and highly in control as well as continued to grip, thanks to its new Grip Booster compound. A Mercedes-Benz CLA 200 was made available for us to experience the Active Braking Technology with two runs at speeds of 70km/h and 90km/h, and the wet braking performance was equally impressive. We did not participate in the slalom test that was designed to agitate the holding and grip of the new tyres, but witnessed the good holding and grip that the new tyre performed during the test.
A test carried out by independent organisation DEKRA resulted in a strong performance on tread wear compared to other premium tyres in the market. In fact, the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 is projected to offer up to 11,500km extra mileage (or +31 per cent better wear performance) versus the average of three leading competitors.
Additionally, the independent TÜV Süd Benchmark Test ordered by Goodyear shows that the Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3, compared to the average of three leading competitors, has a 2.6-metre shorter braking distance (9 per cent better performance) on wet roads, a 1.3-metre shorter braking distance on dry roads (4 per cent better performance) and 4 per cent better wet handling. The same test results also show a 10.9-per cent better rolling resistance compared to the average of the three tested competitors, which represents the second best rolling resistance performance of the tyre brands involved.
"Malaysia's tyre market is forecasted to grow at a CAGR rate of ≈3 per cent during 2016 – 2020; the replacement tyre market accounting for 80 per cent market share in 2016 is anticipated to grow through 2020. With that, the introduction of the Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 tyre is in line to meet the growing demands of the premium sport tyre segment in Malaysia, both in the OEM and consumer market," said Ben Hoge, Managing Director of Goodyear Malaysia Berhad.
"It has also been accredited as original equipment for some of the world's leading cars such as the Jaguar XF, Mercedes E-Class, BMW 5 series, Alfa Romeo Giulia, Chevrolet Camaro and Porsche Panamera. With its improved grip and braking technology, the Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 demonstrates Goodyear's brand promise of offering greater peace of mind, regardless of the destination," Ben added.
For the Malaysian market, the new Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 tyre is offered in 17" to 20" rim diameter variants, with up to 34 sizes.
This tyre retails from RM668 to RM1,820 inclusive of GST, depending on the sizes. Consumers can purchase the Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 tyre at Goodyear Autocare and Servitekar outlets as well as authorised Goodyear dealers nationwide.


Everything needs to be toddler proof now. Everything. As I write this, Peter is climbing the shelves of the pantry. Hold on a second.
Ok. As I was saying. Toddler proofing is my life now. Which is totally fine. Just means I need to get creative. I wanted a center piece for our new table but I had to find something that Peter wouldn't break/hurt himself with.
A plastic plate charger, fake leaves and a tiny pumpkin. Yeah he could smash the pumpkin but honestly? I'll be more impressed than mad if he smashes it.
Our table in all it's glory haha. I promise that we do eat on it. It's just covered in work at the moment.
Those little hands are adorable... But they get into EVERYTHING! So even if Peter gets to this center piece the damage will be minimal.
Cheers to all those sticky little fingers!


It's actually just a wand made of tough resin that holds foil stars and moons and glitter. A child's toy that I bought years ago and have loved ever since.
Just a pretty wand in the window where the glitter catches the light and amuses me all day long.
Ha, all that glitters is not gold.


You are invaluable, not invisible. Being a mom is a 24/7 job, that is both physically and emotionally draining. I remember someone said that moms determine the temperament of the home. If mom is happy, everyone is happy. If mom is hurried, everyone is hurried. If mom is sad, somehow everyone feels it too.
I read somewhere that when Mom feels bad, she nags. When she nags, Dad feels inadequate and the children feel like a burden. We don't want that. We want a happy home with a happy family.
Mom, you determine the mood of your home. Needless to say, your heart matters.
I feel you. Moms always prioritize the kids. When my girls were born, my husband and I only had occasional help. Most of the time it's just me and my husband caring for our girls. When he is out for work, it is just me. So yes, I feel you. Whether you're always at home with the kids like me, or you're a working mom, I hope this blog helps.
Prepare for a day's work.
New moms will always joke that it's been a struggle to take a decent bath since giving birth. It's true and it's hard. Children have constant demands and it's hard to have a decent bath time when you hear your baby wailing from another room. What worked for me now that I have a preschooler and a newborn is waking up before one of them does. I take a bath, have my quiet time with God and drink coffee if I need to. I make sure I put on clothes that are comfortable yet decent for a day's work.
Think about this: If homemaking is my work at this season, why not look and dress my best?
My home is not less than an office. Sure I don't get to wear dresses and blazers but I make sure that I don't look like Cinderella before the Fairy Godmother makeover. If you're a working mom, you may want to try getting ready before everyone else does, the bath queue is short so you can take your time before everyone else. Not hurried nor harried.
My girls constantly observe me, how I communicate, react and dress. I want them to take care of themselves and how else can I teach them so but with how I take care of myself. I want my husband to come home to the woman he fell in love with. To stay-at-home and work-at-home moms, don't let your products expire in your kit simply because you don't get to go out a lot. Put a little perfume on your neck and tint on your lips. The people you love most deserve the best of you.
Carve at least an hour a week away from the kids. Once a week, when my husband has his day off, he lets me have an hour or two alone. He has always pushed me to have me-time. I'm not sure if it's because of mommy guilt that I have always said no but I found out that an hour away refreshes the soul. I go to a mall or a coffee shop near our house so I can run back in case there are emergencies. I make sure I time Lily's feed so I can be back when she's up. Every time I have this time alone, I recalibrate and refresh my soul.
Mom, I encourage you to breathe and just enjoy time alone. Some moms don't even need to go out. They just need to close the door as they read a good book or work on their hobby. Whatever you need to do, do it. It doesn't make you an irresponsible mom. It helps you rest and see the beauty of your season.
Families have designated budget for different things – rent, food, tuition fees, electricity and so forth. Just like most families, my husband and I have limited budget. We live in one income and we do our best to make wise decisions in handling it. We tithe and save and limit our purchases.
In my perspective, my daughter's growing body always needs new pajamas and dresses. In my husband's perspective, I'm the one who needs new clothes. Another joke with new moms is that we always buy clothes for our kids but we forget that our underwear has holes.
Your Me Fund doesn't need to be big to purchase a designer bag. My me fund is small, less than a thousand but it's more than enough to make me happy for the whole month. The past month I bought makeup. This month I bought a book. One time that Nono and I had a tight budget, we just bought milk tea.
They don't need to be expensive. Be creative. Don't deny yourself the simple joys that make your heart glad.
When I was young, I wondered why moms in our neighborhood go out in the afternoon to have chikahan with their fellow moms. Now I understand. You need a group of friends you can trust and will not judge you for silly feelings and random questions. I have mommy friends I constantly chat with online. I share my joys and frustrations. I ask questions and answer theirs. They are people I pray with and pray for. Thank God for technology.
However, you need authentic people, not just people you met virtually. People who you get to spend time with and have playdates with. People whom you can share lives with. It helps to see you're riding the same boat with people you can trust.
I am grateful to be in a church community that supports growing families like ours. Our church conducts Parenting Seminars, Marriage Retreats and more. Look for a church where you can grow. In our church, we have Victory groups with young couples. They share the beautiful journey with us in light of God's love.
This is the last but the most important one for me – my daily time with the Lord. I read about Susanna Wesley. She was the mother of 10. Yes, 10 kids… in a time when there were no washing machines nor microwave ovens. Added to this, she homeschooled all her children. I read an article about her. It said that when she had little to no time for herself, she extended her time with the Lord. Her faith was her strength. All of her children grew up to be world changers. And it was not because she was super, but because she had Jesus. Regardless of the season you are in, every mom needs Jesus.
At the end of the day, your children are God's children first. He knows their needs before you ask. And one of those needs is a strong and happy mom.
Mom, go ahead and plan your Mom-me time. It's not just for you but for the people you love the most. I'll say it again: You are invaluable, not invisible. Take a break!
We need a break, Jan! 🙄 We miss you, Jan and Japs!
I'm not a mom, but i definitely relate to your post by just doing everyday chores. Read my latest blog on motivation!!
Yes, wonderful advice. Been trying to get my wife to do some of these things like take time out of her day for her.


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WhatsApp Now Delivering Nearly 100 Billion Messages Per Day
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WhatsApp, Facebook-owned popular instant messaging app, is now delivering approximately 100 billion messages a day, the company's chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said at the quarterly earnings call Thursday.
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For some perspective, users exchanged 100 billion messages on WhatsApp on New Year's Eve last year. That is the day when WhatsApp tops its engagement figures, also the time when the service customarily suffered glitches in the past years. (No outage on last New Year's Eve!)
At this point, WhatsApp is only competing with itself. Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp were simultaneously used to exchange 60 billion messages a day early 2016. Apple CEO Tim Cook mentioned in May that iMessage and FaceTime were seeing record usage, but did not share specific figures. The last time Apple did share the figure, it was far behind WhatsApp's then usage (podcast). WeChat, which has also received over 1 billion users, is behind in daily volume of messages, too.
Early 2014, WhatsApp was being used to exchange about 50 billion texts a day, its then chief executive Jan Koum revealed at an event.
At the time, WhatsApp had fewer than 500 million users. WhatsApp now has more than 2 billion users and has the largest market by users, at least in India, with its popularity exceeding that of every other smartphone app, including the big blue app.
"This year we've all relied on messaging more than ever to keep up with our loved ones and get business done," tweeted Will Cathcart, head of WhatsApp.
Sadly, that's all the update the company shared on WhatsApp today. Mystery continues for when WhatsApp expects to resume its payments service in Brazil, and when it plans to launch its payments in India, where it began testing the service in 2018.(It has already shared big plans around financial services in India.)
"We are proud that WhatsApp is able to deliver roughly 100B messages every day and we're excited about the road ahead," Cathcart said.
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Rosemary Beach was established in 1995 and has become one of the anchor master planned developments along Scenic Hwy 30a. Rosemary sits at the Eastern end of 30a and has some of the best dining and shops. The town Encompasses around 105 acres stretching from the gulf of Mexico all the way to Hwy 98 with 500 homesites and a town center with mix of commercial space and condominiums. When visiting Rosemary Beach one gets the feel of a quaint European town as you walk along the cobble stone streets with gas lanterns. and enjoy the great amenities.
Rosemary Beach Town Center offers some of the best dining on 30a with casual places like Cowgirl Kichen, Summer Kitchen and Wild Olives to more upscale like Paradis, Edwards, Havanna and La Crema.. After you have enjoyed your dinner you can stroll to the Sugar Shack and finish the evening off with some ice cream or candy. Shopping in Rosemary is always fun because there are art galleries, a book store, men's, women's and children's clothing stores, a surf shop, jewelry stores, a Rosemary Logo apparel store and much more.
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Non-tariff barriers hinder exporters
It is critical to enhance the awareness of businesses about non-tariff measures and build the capacity to tackle invisible trade barriers, experts have said.
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According to Hoang Minh Chien, deputy director of the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, through Vietnam's free trade agreements, firms would have opportunities to expand exports but also face non-tariff barriers to trade.
"Thoroughly understanding non-tariff measures of export markets is key for businesses to promote trade," Chien said.
Chien said most domestic enterprises were small and medium sized with limited capacity and insufficient understanding about invisible barriers, so they would face several difficulties when exporting.
"Firms must be provided with support to build enough capacity to overcome non-tariff measures," he said.
Common non-tariff measures used by countries around the world included sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, pre-shipment inspections and other formalities, non-automatic licensing and quotas and rules on product origin.
According to Alain Chevalier, senior trade promotion adviser at the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency, some 90% firms in Vietnam are small and medium sized and only 10% of them have capacity for direct exporting, while others must export via intermediaries or produce following the orders of exporters.
He pointed out that small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) had several limitations such as limited financial capacity, limited capacity to access capital and new technologies, a lack of market research and weak management capacity, and few of them were engaging in global value chains.
Their capacity to understand and overcome non-tariff measures was still low and would encounter several challenges in integration, he said.
Chevalier said that was necessary to equip firms with knowledge about non-tariff measures and build capacity to overcome them.
According to Nguyen Thi Xuan Thuy from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, rules of origin was the non-tariff measure firms must pay the most attention to because meeting these rules would help them to enjoy preferential tariffs via FTAs.
Thuy said firms should also study non-tariff measures used in their export markets to compare costs for meeting non-tariff measures and benefits from tariff cuts in FTAs.
According to Thuy, policymakers should study the impacts of non-tariff measures in Vietnam to cut costs for businesses.
In addition, support must be provided to firms about market information and knowledge about non-tariff measures and ways to tackle these barriers to trade, she said.
In an effort to enhance awareness of organisations and enterprises about non-tariff measures in international trade, the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency and the International Trade Centre held a workshop on tackling the invisible barriers to trade titled: 'Non-tariff barriers project in Vietnam'.
The project will be implemented in 2019-20 and focus on surveying firms about non-tariff measures, working with relevant parties to study measures to tackle existing trade barriers and reduce costs in trade, building capacity to cope with non-tariff measures for policy-makers, trade organisations and SMEs, and enhancing transparency in non-tariff measures.
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Posted by Waveway on December 26th 2007 - 19:20:40 to Annoyances,Life,Music,uncategorized
Not seeing much of it.
I tried to update wp quite a few times, but always it claimed that some table is missing from db. I don't know what is wrong but of course I had a back ups so we're back in 2.1.3. I don't know what it really matters, this version works fine for most of my needs anyway, or all of them. New things only make new needs.
Anyway went to bed around six, didn't get sleep until maybe around nine in the morning, woke up at five. But this goes nicely since I'm going to work tonight anyway.
My head keeps playing me funny pictures. The previous night I visited US at least two times, I rode a canoe, or paddled. I also drove quite a big ship, not as bick as silja or viking but big anyway. There was a lot of other stuff too, but I can't really remember anymore. Seems like R is in quite a lot of them. I'm figuring this break up even as I sleep. Thats good, since I try not to when I'm awake.
There's this thing I would need to write about improvisation and children in audience, but I haven't got around of it and I'm not sure will I. I was so angry and I'm still pissed, but I'm not sure is it really worth a while. I just hate to see so much disrespect towards the performers and the artform I value highly and know how hard it is. Apparently the mother claims that she respect the performers too, but it doesn't really look like that to me at all. Not to even mention respect towards the audience. If I would like to see children running around I can go to playground for fucks sake. Well.. maybe more analytic writing later on.
I've been thinking a lot of the top 2007, it will be hard.
Got Alcest's Souvenirs d'un autre monde as violet or purple or what not vinyl. I like it a lot specially the side A, but it's not worth of all the buzz going around, or what went around. In the same packet was Amesoeurs' Ruines Humaines one sided 10″. which is good, and also pic vinyl version of Katatonia's Brave Murder Day, which is still my favourite albums, maybe thats why I ordered that 3rd version of it, No sense I know.
I'm trying to look for new good metal, but haven't yet found much. after She Said Destroy nothing has really hit so hard. But Evoken's A Caress of the void is definetly worth a buy. To me it sound like a mix of old MDB and Anathema and there was something else too [edit: uholy, that was it], anyway I like it. I've been trying to find it as vinyl version, but no luck yet. Also probably thanks to Velvet Cacoon I'm into black metal more or less. I was about to get Xasthur's Subliminal Genocide, but it was sold out which was kind of lucky, since at least with a few listenings it isn't nearly as good as Defective Epitaph, which I should be getting too, but no vinyl vinyl version out yet(?)
I'm waiting a huge packet from Drone Records containing, yes, drone. Their own series of 10″ and bunch of Aidan Baker from which I'm waiting quite a lot. Maybe I get it tomorrow or on friday. Then there's another order from another shop but it contains some pre-orders which will be out around end of january so I won't get them in anytime soon. Specially because I'm quite sure that those pressing won't be really ready on time. And then there's always more, but there's always more so what ever.
Maybe I should get a job and give up my artistic freedom (hah!), maybe if I do something (not art) from 3 days out of 7, every week. That should get me some money, not much but so that I can get by and maybe buy few albums every once and a while.
My sister is by my side, good night and good luck to you all.
Posted by Waveway on December 23rd 2007 - 22:58:24 to Annoyances,Art in general
Well here in finland we have this thing called culture, and thing called theatre. This man named Smeds made a new production from this highly knowed book/play/movie "unknown soldier". Even before it was premiered tabloids screamed what not. Now it has premiered but still we have these smart asses like our prime minister who said that this version might have some artistic value but he himself doesn't see it. But He hasn't bloody seen it! He hasn't seen the play! and still he can say something like that in a newspaper for christ sake. What a bloody idiot. The controversal part of the play or this version of the play is in the end where they apparently shoot/kill persons living, like our president etc. I do not know why, but I wouldn't judge it before seeing the damn thing. I understand it might be uncomfortable to go see a play and see yourself get shot on the stage, but still I wouldn't judge ar critizise it's artistic value before seeing the whole play. You know the director might have some point there. You never know. Isn't it nice to work on a culture field on a country where we have such an intellectual at charge.
I could have something else to write too, actually I have, but I'm not going to do it now. so later.
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Posted by Waveway on December 03rd 2007 - 01:44:46 to Music
Ok, I've been listening to this album for a week now, mainly. I still play Loveless specially when walking, but on home Shadows of the Sun has been on repeat, constant partner. I'm wondering what can I say. It's fucking awesome album. It is also quite hard album to get in, there's very little repetition which is quite unheard of when we are talking about popular music (like rock, pop, metal). Then again is Ulver popular music? I cannot say? Then again is Ulver inside any of those genres? No, they're not.
The Beginning, Eos is the most easiest way to get in, because in it, the "bass" lines keep repeating and the whole songs goes around of them. The melody is clear but but it doesn't repeat anything. There's now verses and there's no choruses. This was pretty much the case on the "blood inside" too, but not quite. Vocals are awesome throughout the album but that was pretty predictable, right. Then after Eos, I feel that nothing repeats. This is not absolutely truth but it feels that way. If some part is done, they never seem return to it. (ok like on Vigil, the stunningly beautiful piano melody [that for some reason brings tori Amos to my mind] doesn't really repeat, but they return to it later on, although with more electronic sound).
And what is remarkable is that they have crafted loads of hooks all around the album, but they don't have to make those hooks choruses (which would be what pop/rock/metal music often does). They use such a little tricks, like piano melodies, that keep changing, some electronic noise that never returns. Piano and strings are actually most important thing with garms vocals on the whole album. There doesn't seem to be a lot of instruments going on, but the soundscape is full and lush.
Garms said on some interview that he would like to have done the whole album without drums. I understand his point, but then when you hear how the percussions are used on the album I so disagree and am extremely happy that they got them there, listen the [song] shadows of the sun and when the percussion come along after the last word, what power that brings to the piano and the song, and it's not huge sound it's just really well crafted, pointed so sharply to it's place that it has a huge effect without being huge it self.
Also Mathias Eick's Trumpet is so well placed. Listen Let the Children Go 2:22, or All the Love 1:46
The only thing that I find annoying and am actually wondering is the Black sabbeth cover Solitude? Why is it there. The first six songs flow forwards so nicely and I feel that Solitude with is clear song structure breaks this flow. To me it jumps out too much. It still sounds Ulver there sure, not black sabbath, but still. To me it has more to do with the flow of music and the structure of songs/the whole album. So I wonder why? Because it's not a bad song and it's not a bad cover, but why here? I don't know. Nevertheless that is a minor flaw which to me feels bigger because the album seems otherwise so flawless at the moment.
The lyrics are great. Some really deep thoughs. Simple, few words and yet complex and vast. It's not just that the lyrics are good, it's how they work together with the music. Listen the end ofWhat Happened? What happened to us here and then such a simple strings, which are not giving the answer but creating this feeling of unexplainable loss.
Yes I've been listening this on repeat for a week now. And today, even though not feeling very emotional otherwise, this album has made me cry several times. Out of sadness, beauty and joy. Not before but today. It has grown on me and I'm sure it will grow on for a long time. I keep thinking that I would give this album as an xmas present for everyone. I'm just afraid that it would be wasted on my parents though (but you never can be sure)
Do you self a favour, go into the shop. Get shadows of the sun and listen to it. not once, not twice but for a day, or week or month, let it grow.
Will open
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Moral Objectivity and Reasonable Agreement: Can Realism Be Reconciled with Kantian Constructivism?
In this paper I analyze the tension between realism and antirealism at the basis of Kantian constructivism. This tension generates a conflictive account of the source of the validity of social norms. On the one hand, the claim to moral objectivity characteristic of Kantian moral theories makes the validity of norms depend on realist assumptions concerning the existence of shared fundamental interests among all rational human beings. I illustrate this claim through a comparison of the approaches of Rawls, Habermas and Scanlon. On the other hand, however, objections to moral realism motivate many Kantian constructivists to endorse the antirealist claim that reasonable agreement is the source of the validity of social norms. After analyzing the difficulties in the latter strategy, I try to show how a balance between the realist and antirealist elements of Kantian constructivism can be reached by drawing a sharper distinction between the justice and the legitimacy of social norms.
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On the Need for Real Dialogue: What's Wrong with Monological Contractualism?Suzie Kim - forthcoming - European Journal of Philosophy.
Habermas's Moral Cognitivism and the Frege-Geach Challenge.James Gordon Finlayson - 2005 - European Journal of Philosophy 13 (3):319–344.
Considerations on the Notion of Moral Validity in the Moral Theories of Kant and Habermas.Pablo Gilabert - 2006 - Kant-Studien 97 (2):210-227.
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'Constructivism, Contractarianism and Basic Obligations: Kant and Gauthier'.Kenneth R. Westphal - forthcoming - In J.-C. Merle (ed.), Reading Kant's Doctrine of Right.
Kantian Constructivism, the Issue of Scope, and Perfectionism: O'Neill on Ethical Standing.Thomas M. Besch - 2011 - European Journal of Philosophy 19 (1):1-20.
Rawls on the Objectivity of Practical Reason.Carla Bagnoli - 2001 - Croatian Journal of Philosophy 1 (3):307-329.
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Reasonable Moral Psychology and the Kantian Ace in the Hole.Sylvia Burrow - 2001 - Social Philosophy Today 17:37-55.
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Carbon ambassadors building dubai's sustainable future emirati youth revolutionizing shipping containers to sustainable bus stops
As first of its kind in the region, Carbon Ambassador Program launched a project transforming 20′ marine shipping containers into environmentally friendly and sustainable bus stop. An Emirati group of students came with this innovative move who enrolled the Carbon Ambassador Program.
"Our smart government encourages the trend towards sustainable programs and continuously supports the students to unleash innovations in renewable energy and sustainability. We are confident that the primary construction phase will go without any significant obstacles, as the students enrolled the program are at high profile of professionalism and innovation deserve praise and appreciation", commented Eng. Waleed Salman, Chairman of Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence.
The program is a professional one, which aims at catalyzing youth participation, supported by Dubai Carbon and cooperation with Dubai Electricity & Water Authority. The initiative has also the seal of approval from United Nations Development and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs for their valuable efforts to deploy sustainable energy culture.
The program is a voluntary effort conducted by Emirati university students in fields related to sustainability and green economy, as it provides them with necessary training and capacity building so as to shape the future leaders in sustainability and renewable energy.
DP world has greatly contributed in the project by offering the important element of the project, which represented in the used 20′ containers. "We have backed this initiative from the outset, and desirous to see the result of such a brilliant team to become true. Our significant support for Carbon Ambassador Program is to providing four containers to be transformed into sustainable bus stops." said Nabil Butti, General Manager, DP World, Safety & EnvironmentDept, commenting on such DP World support.
Consolidated Contractors Company will lead construction of the bus stops, and will actively engage to make the project successful. "We are ready to begin construction work of the bus stops and expecting a big-time momentum will be made by this inspired project, in a manner rings the bell towards such products in the transportation field. We are waiting to see the results of our work on reality, so as to present such bus stop to Dubai inhabitants" clarified Mr. Mamouni Villaparamil, Corporate social responsibility In-charge.
These bus stops are characterized with strong material built and ability to effectively serve its purpose. Through the project, the containers will be utilized and wastes will be reused in sustainable projects.


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Q: How to prevent duplicates in pymongo I am using pymongo "insert_one",
I want to prevent insertion of two documents with the same "name" attribute.

*

*How do I generally prevent duplicates?

*How do I config it for a specific attribute like name?

Thanks!
My code:
client = MongoClient('mongodb://localhost:8888/db')
db = client[<db>]
heights=db.heights

post_id= heights.insert_one({"name":"Tom","height":2}).inserted_id

try:
    post_id2 = heights.insert_one({"name":"Tom","height":3}).inserted_id

except pymongo.errors.DuplicateKeyError, e:
    print e.error_document

print post_id
print post_id2

output:
56aa7ad84f9dcee972e15fb7
56aa7ad84f9dcee972e15fb8

A: There is an answer for preventing addition of duplicate documents in mongoDB in general at How to stop insertion of Duplicate documents in a mongodb collection .
The idea is to use update  with upsert=True instead of insert_one.
So while inserting the code for pymongo would be
db[collection_name].update(document,document,upsert=True)

A: You need to create an index that ensures the name is unique in that collection
e.g.
db.heights.create_index([('name', pymongo.ASCENDING)], unique=True)

Please see the official docs for further details and clarifying examples

A: This is your document
doc = {"key": val}

Then, use $set with your document to update
update = {"$set": doc} # it is important to use $set in your update
db[collection_name].update(document, update, upsert=True)


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Past employment disparities at Richard Cordray's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau confirmed by new report
Updated: Mar. 10, 2015, 5:17 p.m. |
Published: Mar. 10, 2015, 4:17 p.m.
Sabrina Eaton, cleveland.com
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President Obama picked former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which has been accused of discriminating against its employees
(Associated Press )
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Last year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which is headed by ex-Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, faced complaints it discriminated against its female, minority, and older employees.
Congress conducted hearings on those complaints and asked the Federal Reserve Board's Inspector General to look into them.
Cordray himself acknowledged that an employee evaluation system the agency used in 2012 and 2013 was unfair. He pledged to scrap the biased system and boost pay for workers to whom it gave mediocre ratings.
Cordray also released an internal report last year which confirmed that black and Hispanic workers, those over age 40, those outside Washington, D.C. and those in the union were more likely to get bad performance evaluations under the old system, which worsened their pay and career advancement prospects.
On Monday, the Federal Reserve Board's Inspector General made public the findings of its own probe, which found the same things as the earlier reports.
The new report found that non-white employees were underrepresented in the agency's higher paid jobs and that white workers, and those under aged 40 got better performance reviews under the old system than older workers, and those who were black or Hispanic.
It also noted Cordray discontinued that system and boosted pay for workers to whom it gave mediocre ratings.
"The CFPB pointed to its performance management system, which it believes was too sophisticated for a new agency, and its lack of policies and procedures as factors that contributed to the statistically significant differences in the performance ratings," the new report said. "Statistically significant differences in performance ratings may expose the CFPB to perceptions of unfairness, inequality, and bias in the manner in which it evaluates employee performance."
The new report suggests CFPB could enhance its diversity and inclusion efforts by requiring mandatory training for its employees, supervisors and senior managers. It also suggested the agency should finalize its "diversity and inclusion strategic plan," and track worker grievances "for trends that could be indicative of potential diversity and inclusion issues."
CFPB spokesman Samuel Gilford noted that the report said the "statistically significant disparities" it found between employees in particular demographic groups "do not necessarily indicate discrimination and could be due to a wide variety of explanations, such as actual differences in employee performance."
Cordray said he agrees with all suggestions made by the Inspector General's report and the agency "has made significant progress in addressing the recommendations since the close of the evaluation review period in October 2014."
"We will be taking steps to adopt and implement all of the recommendations as we move forward in expanding our diversity and inclusion efforts," said the official Consumer Financial Protection Bureau response to the report from Cordray.
The Republican head of the House Financial Services Committee said its findings show the CFPB "is a very troubled bureaucracy" whose managers "seem to have a real problem when it comes to how they treat minority employees.
"Each day, it becomes more apparent that the CFPB is an unaccountable Washington bureaucracy in need of real reforms," said a statement issued by Texas GOP Rep. Jeb Hensarling, whose office released the report to journalists.
The report was requested by the top Democrat on that committee, California's Maxine Waters, who said she'll release "a detailed analysis of the diversity and inclusion practices of all the federal financial regulators" in upcoming months.
"While the findings confirm anecdotal suspicions, I am pleased to see that the CFPB has agreed with every recommendation made by the Inspector General and has already begun taking significant steps to address the diversity and inclusion issues within its ranks," said a statement from Waters.


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One year ago on April 19th, 2017 I posted my very first Instagram picture on my brand new account, Happily Madz. I had no followers, and wasn't even sure how I would hit my first 100.
The first picture I ever posted!
I had done one outfit shoot and was ready to start posting. I had looked up some hashtags, chose a filter, and uploaded my picture. It was amazing seeing the likes/followers come in..and that's something that still hasn't changed.
So a little back story on how I got started for those of you that have been on this amazing journey with me. I wasn't in the best place in my career when I first started blogging. I had been so consumed by the start-up world for such a long time that I was completely burnt out. I had started working in the family business, something I couldn't really see myself doing before. I had always wanted to pursue my own business and felt like I had completely failed when I started working with them.
I have an entrepreneurial spirit and I felt I was compromising my creativity and passion by working with my family. However, being so burnt out I didn't have the energy to even think about pursuing a new business idea or exploring other options. Two months went by, and my sister still saw me struggling trying to adjust to being out of the start up scene and on a work routine with my family. That's when she gave me the best advice she ever has and suggested I start blogging.
I thought to myself, no way. There's no way I could put myself out there like that. I'm too self-conscious, insecure, along with a million other excuses I made up to convince myself not to blog. She continued to persuade me and after a brief conversation I found myself extremely excited to start brainstorming about my soon to be fashion & lifestyle blog. It was the first time in weeks I had felt excited and had this energy I had been lacking.
It didn't come to me naturally though. Even when I had started posting, I was so ridiculously self conscious that I didn't want to follow anyone I knew, and I didn't want anyone that I knew to even see my page aside from maybe 3 of my closest friends.
I have fallen in love with blogging. I may still be self conscious but I'm definitely more comfortable now than when I first started. It has been such an amazing year and I can't thank you all enough for being so supportive. It's really what keeps me going and whether you followed, liked, commented, shared my page with others, etc.. I appreciate it more than you all could ever know! <3 So here's a few tips for any of you that are thinking about blogging or are getting started!
If you want to start a blog, don't let what other people may think keep you from starting.
Don't be afraid of trying different poses - I'm so unbelievably awkward and it takes me 200 pictures to get 1-2 decent shots.
Own that look - If you want to test the boundaries with different fashion looks and styles. DO IT. Who cares if it's a hit or miss.
I know it's good to be consistent with posting however I strongly believe in quality over quantity. I'd rather not post a picture I don't like than to post a picture just because I feel like I have to post.
I remember when I was just getting started, I would get so excited anytime a brand reached out to me. But I was always told, be picky about who you work with. Don't promote a brand to your followers that doesn't align with your own personal brand or style. There's certain level of trust you should try to create and maintain with your followers.
I have made some of the best friends through blogging! It's so amazing connecting with other bloggers. We all understand each other's struggles and relate. Engage with their posts, go to events, and create meaningful friendships!
I recently attended a blogger panel where I got to hear some amazing bloggers share their advice. It seemed they all shared the same mantra, "be authentic". There are countless bloggers and I always find myself comparing myself to others.. Even though I try not to, it's so hard. But it's important to remember that there is only one YOU. Don't be afraid to show your personality, it's the best way to connect more with your followers.


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So, the next time you shop at the market, bargain like hell. Remember, the man/woman conning you has not paid rent, does not have a lease agreement and is using infrastructure paid by your tax money. Huge bills amounting to Rs 12,06,952 and Rs 62,20,833 towards unpaid water and electricity consumption have piled up and continue rising as are the prices of the vegetables you are buying.
For now we are concerned with scam No. 1 which began when the CCP's councilors began to take 'operational control' of the market complex. Now if you want a career as a thieving scoundrel then take note of the phrase 'operational control' because, it will help you one day. Point is, it appears till date that no official allotment of the hundreds of shops and stalls was done from the first phase in 2003 till now. It's possible that some councilors succeeded in 'allotting' some shops either to themselves or to their relatives. For the record, 37 shops with double height were built in phase I on the ground floor. Seventy-seven shops with single height were built on the ground floor in phase II, 446 platform spaces were built on the ground floor, 344 stalls were built on the first floor. They are all occupied, yet no official allotment has been made! The scam is being investigated since July 2010 and the results if properly investigated by the CCP Commissioner should make Fox Crime (the channel) look amateur. Problem is, so far the CCP has come out with two reports, dated March 3 and July 9, 2010.
Between July-August 2003, 52 'persons' are said to have illegally occupied shops when Sanjit Rodrigues was the Commissioner and Ashok Naik the Mayor (May 4, 2003-July 17, 2004). They simply waltzed in and took over 37 shops of double height each with a carpet area of 18 sq.mt, and 15 other smaller-sized shops. Nobody knows how, but it happened despite GSIDC having a detailed official record of the occupants prior to the demolition (of the old market) matched with the shops/stalls they were to be allotted. The CCP has no record either of rents fixed or collected. It happens in Goa and happened again after phase II was completed and inaugurated in January 2007. This time around (between June 20, 2006-January 21, 2007) when Daulat Hawaldar was the Commissioner and Tony Rodrigues the Mayor, 62 shops were occupied. The CCP called it 'occupational control'. A further 446 platform spaces were occupied by what the CCP described in its report as 'different types of vendors'. The second CCP report said the official roll was missing and the Mayor and a few councilors monitored shifting of the vendors and allotment of spaces. It added: 'Again, no record is available on the shifting of these vendors in the 2nd phase'.
It happened again in January 2008, this time when Sanjiv Gadkar was the Commissioner or should I say Commissar (Soviet style) and Tony Rodrigues continued as Mayor. This time, 344 stalls were 'occupied' and the report said, 'This occupation took place, sans administrative intervention, directly under the supervision of the Mayor and some councilors'. This report added: 'In the light of what is stated, it will be improper for the present Commissioner (Elvis Gomes) to go into the roles of the above named, and if desired, the government may initiate a proper inquiry to be conducted by an independent authority to go into the entire issue'. A classic example of made in Goa obfuscation. So, the next time you shop at the market, bargain like hell. Remember, the man/woman conning you has not paid rent, does not have a lease agreement and is using infrastructure paid by your tax money. Huge bills amounting to Rs 12,06,952 and Rs 62,20,833 towards unpaid water and electricity consumption have piled up and continue rising as are the prices of the vegetables you are buying.


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Elisabeth Davies -Elisabeth is Chair of the Assurance and Appointments Committee at the General Pharmaceutical Council and Senior Independent Member of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. She is a member of the Civil Justice Council and is also the former Chair of the Legal Services Consumer Panel.
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