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IKEA Promises New Data Controls for Consumers
Retailer says it will present simple, frequent privacy options
IKEA plans to roll out the new data controls on its app this April in France, the Netherlands, the U.K., Ireland and Spain, with the U.S. and Sweden to follow.
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IKEA will give consumers broad new controls over the way it collects and uses data about them on its digital platforms, the company said.
The move comes as marketers increasingly try to stand out by standing for causes such as sustainability or privacy. Regulators in Europe and California, meanwhile, are enforcing privacy regulations that limit what companies can do with consumer data, and new laws on the subject have been proposed.
IKEA said consumers don't trust or understand many companies' intentions for their data.
"We are doing this because we believe it's the right thing to do and we believe it makes business sense to respect people's data," said Barbara Martin Coppola, chief digital officer at Ingka Group, the largest IKEA franchisee and operator.
IKEA said it would offer consumers new control over the data it collects about them.
Photo: IKEA
The initiative will let people decide whether the company can use information such as their IKEA browsing history, previous purchases and product preferences to inform product recommendations in its app, for example, and eventually on its website.
"We're actually having a dialogue with them to serve them better," Ms. Martin Coppola said.
Consumers will also be able to use an incognito browsing mode, tell IKEA how long it can keep their data, and easily delete their data from IKEA's records, according to the company.
And they will be able to tell IKEA not to use their data, such as browsing history or the items they abandoned in online shopping carts, to target digital ads to them elsewhere, the company said.
Other marketers offer similar options to varying degrees, but often locate them in inconspicuous or confusing pages full of information.
IKEA designed its new controls to appear in easy-to-understand messages throughout IKEA's digital shopping experience, whenever they are most relevant, as well as in a centralized control panel.
The company will phase in the changes gradually, and in some countries before others.
The first controls are scheduled to debut on the IKEA app this April in France, the Netherlands, the U.K., Ireland and Spain. The company said it hopes to make the options live in the U.S. and Sweden by the end of that month.
Other companies have tried to make privacy a selling point, especially among relatively young consumers. Apple Inc. regularly promises to protect consumers' privacy in its ad campaigns.
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"This seems like a purpose-based move to try and set IKEA apart from the pack by appealing to the emotional side of the millennial consumer equation," said George Manas, president of OMD USA, a media-buying agency owned by Omnicom Group Inc.
But prominent, frequent opt-out opportunities won't affect IKEA the way they could affect Target Corp. , Walmart Inc. or Amazon. com Inc., which have built big businesses selling ads. Those ads are often targeted in part using data about the companies' shoppers, although the companies say they don't share the data itself with advertisers.
"Clearly IKEA has little to lose in terms of bottom-line revenue given that they're not offering an ad-driven business that requires data to operate," Mr. Manas said.
Target describes various data choices for consumers in a privacy policy that is about 5,000 words long. Opting out of interest-based ads requires clicking a link to an outside site.
Target wants customers to be confident in the way it uses their information, a spokeswoman said.
"When we know more about our guests, we can provide them with customized offers and make their shopping experience easier and more convenient," she said. "Additionally, we invest significantly in our teams, technology, training and partnerships to ensure our guests' information is secure every time they engage with Target. Guests can find more information in Target's privacy policy, including options to opt out of having their information shared for marketing purposes."
Amazon's privacy controls let shoppers avoid interest-based ads via an "Ads" link at the bottom of every page of the site or through Amazon's Privacy Notice page.
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Users can also edit the purchases that Amazon uses to generate recommendations by clicking a link on the Recommendations page, which is found under the Accounts & Lists menu.
Walmart's privacy policy includes links to opt out of the ad networks it works with to display personalized ads, a spokesman said. "Our entire business is built on customer trust, and when it comes to customers' information, our focus is using it in ways to benefit them," the spokesman said.
All the companies also offer California residents a chance to click "Do Not Sell My Personal Information," per the requirements of the California Consumer Privacy Act.
IKEA's new controls were created by Work & Co, an agency that designs and develops digital products for brands.
Write to Nat Ives at nat.ives@wsj.com
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You are currently working on the changing regulatory structure of groundwater in California, and in particular groundwater trading. Can you tell us a little more about your work?
At the end of 2014, the California legislature passed a major statewide water regulation, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act or SGMA, requiring groundwater agencies throughout California to correct the over-extraction of groundwater. In my work, I answered some economic questions that are relevant to the implementation of this new law. For my dissertation research at UC Davis, I estimated groundwater demand curves for agricultural users in Southern California, quantified the economic impacts of groundwater trading, and then considered the potential for players in the market, such as big vertically integrated agribusiness firms, to influence market outcomes. This is considered to be one potential unintended consequence of water marketing.
My research in general is inspired by concerns about climate change, its impacts to our water supply, and finding ways to adapt. I focus on understanding incentives and the impacts of regulation and policy. For example, I have been studying the potential of water marketing as a strategy to adapt to a changing water landscape by simulating water trade between agricultural and urban users in the face of water supply curtailments. We want to understand the extent to which urban suppliers can buy water from agriculture in order to ease the economic burden of drought. Additionally, I am researching how water prices influence the adoption of water-saving agricultural technology, such as more efficient irrigation systems and less water-intensive crops.
The Coachella Canal in the Coachella Valley Water District of southern California. Photo by Ellen Bruno.
My research is very policy-oriented, interdisciplinary, and defined by collaborations with state and regional government agencies. All of the work I just described has been conducted with support from water agencies such as the Coachella Valley Water District in Riverside County and the Pajaro Valley Water District in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. I am also now beginning a collaboration with UC Davis researchers and the State Water Resource Control Board to understand the costs and benefits of regulating water leakage in the distribution systems of urban water retailers. Finally, I am helping the California Department of Water Resources to catalogue the economic costs and benefits of artificial groundwater recharge using floodwater.
What do you see as some of the most important but under-appreciated water issues on the horizon?
The main issue that I see is one that has been a feature of water allocation in California for some time, but is becoming more and more important in a future characterized by increased water scarcity. This issue is the inefficient allocation of scarce water resources. This misallocation is in part due to inefficient pricing of water.
In general, when people are given a low price for a good or product, they tend to use or buy more of it than they would if it were more expensive. In California and many other places, water is priced "at cost", meaning the end user only pays for things like the energy costs to deliver water or the price to treat water and maintain distribution systems, but not for the water itself. But, water is more valuable than is portrayed by the prices that consumers face. When faced with low prices, we tend to consume more in aggregate than is ideal.
This is an example of where market mechanisms fail to achieve an economically efficient outcome or, in other words, an outcome that maximizes the total social net benefit of using that water. With a growing population and a changing climate, it becomes ever more important to correct this issue and move toward a system that allows us to use our limited water resources more effectively.
What do you find most interesting or challenging about working on California water issues?
One thing that I find interesting and challenging about California water is the many diverse and often competing stakeholders, from large agricultural players that export food all around the word to small, rural communities that depend on groundwater wells for drinking supply. We have large populations in cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco consuming food grown in the Valley and drinking water that is shipped from far-away places, affecting endangered fish species like the Delta Smelt. Everyone's actions are interconnected.
One component of Bruno's research is understanding how prices influence the adoption of water-saving agricultural technology. Photo by Casey Uy.
I am intrigued by the history that brought us to where we are today and I am optimistic about the role that economics and policy can play to improve the well-being of all those that depend on water. With an understanding of economic incentives and the implementation of informed policies, I believe we can transition to a system that better allocates water resources.
On a more personal note, I grew up in California and my mom worked for thirty six years in the water industry in Los Angeles. I have always cared about water issues and had an appreciation for the complexities from an early age. I feel honored to get to work in UC Cooperative Extension on water policy, doing applied research and outreach to benefit Californians and improve our approach to water management.


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Official Sod Turning Ceremony for the Roxborough Hospital
Residents of Roxborough and environs will no longer have to travel to Scarborough for access to critical healthcare services when the community's hospital is completed next year.
Prime Minister Dr the Hon Keith Rowley today (Wednesday 17 July 2019) turned the sod for the long-awaited new medical facility.
The hospital will comprise of an emergency room, various wards ranging from medical to surgical, a newborn nursery, an operating theatre and an isolation unit. The support services offered at the hospital will include medical imaging, a laboratory, a pharmacy, a dialysis unit as well as physical and occupational therapy and will also house a helipad for emergency airlifts to Trinidad.
In her remarks at the ceremony, the Hon Ayanna Webster-Roy, Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Tobago East stated that she was happy that the project was becoming a reality. Minister Webster-Roy also expressed thanks to the Prime Minister and the Government for honoring the commitment to develop her constituency.
Dr Rowley stated during his feature address at the event that the facility is important as it will bring relief to persons residing in the Northern and Eastern communities on the island. He noted that this hospital, along with the other healthcare facilities in progress at Arima, Point Fortin and Sangre Grande, reinforce the Government's stance of healthcare being a priority. Dr Rowley said when these projects are complete every part of the country will have access to healthcare and health facilities.

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White Privilege and Thoroughly Modern Millie at NNHS
Posted by Mia on Friday, April 11, 2014 · 1 Comment
White Privilege is having the prevalence and importance of the English language and finding amusement in ridiculing people of colour/immigrants for their accents and their difficulty in speaking a language that is not their native tongue.
I had a long conversation with Pulizer nominated journalist and New York Times best selling author Mitch Zuckoff. Our dogs are very good friends so I see him at the dog park a lot and we chat as our dogs go crazy wrestling and chasing each other. I value his opinion as journalist, particularly on his take of why Thoroughly Modern Millie at Newton North High School turned into a media frenzy (see links below — it was published in the UK's largest newspaper and on local TV!).
His take was simple. He had never heard of Thoroughly Modern Millie (like me) and was surprised to hear that it might have racist stereotypes but had a journalist's skepticism. He read the articles and posts and concluded that White Privilege was the root cause of how it came to be performed at Newton North High School. His words were simply that "White Privilege is not having to think about consequences for portraying racist stereotypes."
And in fact, the committee who selected and approved the musical did seem to be completely devoid of anyone of color. I have to say that this play introduced me to the very term "White Privilege." And it's a tricky subject; those who benefit from it are the least likely to admit that it exists. And even defining it … what is White Privilege is challenging to put into words. So when I found this on this on Thought Catalog, I thought it was helpful.
18 Things White People Don't Seem to Understand (Because, White Privilege)
1. White Privilege is being able to move into a new neighborhood and being fairly sure that your neighbors will be pleasant to you and treat you with respect.
2. White Privilege is being able to watch a movie, read a book and open the front page of a newspaper and see yourself and your race widely represented and spoken for.
3. White Privilege is being able to seek legal, financial and medical help without having your race work against you.
4. White Privilege is living in a world where you are taught that people with your skin tone holds the standard for beauty.
5. White Privilege is never being told to, "get over slavery".
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6. White Privilege is having the prevalence and importance of the English language and finding amusement in ridiculing people of colour/immigrants for their accents and their difficulty in speaking a language that is not their native tongue.
7. White Privilege is arrogantly believing that reverse racism actually exists.
8. White Privilege is being able to stay ignorant to the fact that racial slurs are part of a systematic dehumanization of entire groups of people who are and have historically been subjugated and hated just for being alive.
9. White Privilege is not having your name turned into an easier-to-say Anglo-Saxon name.
10. White Privilege is being able to fight racism one day, then ignore it the next.
11. White privilege is having your words and actions attributed to you as an individual, rather than have them reflect members of your race.
12. White Privilege is being able to talk about racism without appearing self-serving.
13. White Privilege is being able to be articulate and well-spoken without people being surprised.
14. White Privilege is being pulled over or taken aside and knowing that you are not being singled out because of your race/colour.
15. White Privilege is not having to teach your children to be aware of systematic racism for their own protection.
16. White Privilege is not having to acknowledge the fact that we live in a system that treat people of colour unfairly politically, socially and economically and choosing, instead, to believe that people of colour are inherently less capable.
17. White Privilege is not having your people and their culture appropriated, romanticized or eroticized for the gain and pleasure of other white people.
18. White Privilege is being able to ignore the consequences of race.
My Posts:
Thoroughly Modern Millie is Thoroughly Racist
My Take on Thoroughly Modern Millie
Talk Back: Racism in Thoroughly Modern Millie at NNHS
NNHS Responds to Concerns About Thoroughly Modern Millie
MTI Advises How to Squelch Dissent on Thoroughly Modern Millie
Throwndown NNHS: Talk the Talk or Walk the Walk? Regarding Racism in Thoroughly Modern Millie
Rebuttal to 'Millie in Newton: Turn Stereotypes into Lessons
More Than 50% of Asian American Teens are Bullied in School
White Privilege and Thoroughly Modern Millie
Thoroughly Modern Millie End of School Year Takeaway
Thoroughly Modern Millie Talk Back Videos
The Boston Globe: School Play's Stereotypes Bring Outcry and Apology. "Millie" touches nerve in Newton by Ellen Ishkanian
The Boston Globe: 'Millie' Flag Highlights How Old Plays are Rife with Stereotypes by Don Aucoin
The Telegraph: US high school show triggers race row by David Millward
NECN TV Segment: NECN Broadside with Jim Braude, Historical Musical Sparks Controvery at Massachusetts High School
The Boston Globe: 'Millie' Fight Creates a Chilling Effect by Joan Vennochi
The Boston Globe: 'Millie' in Newton: Turn Stereotypes into Lessons
The Boston Globe: Musical is Little More Than Staged Racism by Jeffrey Melnick (Letter to Editor in response to Joan Vennochi's article above).
Monitoring, Exposing & Fighting Against Anti-Semitism and Racism: Thoroughly Modern Millie' play draws controversy in Mass. over racial stereotyping
Company One: In the Intersection, Thoroughly Modern Millie Controvery at Local High School
A case study published by UMass Peter Kiang almost 20 years ago (see pages 9-13), parallels almost exactly what happened at Newton North High School. ScholarWorks at UMass Boston, We Could Shape It: Organizing for Asian American Student Empowerment by Peter Nien-Chu Kiang.
The Notebook: Racism isn't entertainment: Why "Thoroughly Modern Millie" didn't belong on CAPA's stage
Resist Racism: Thoroughly Racist 'Thoroughly Modern Millie'
Genki Speak: Racism in Our Backyard
Village 14: Decision to Stage 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' at North Challenged
AsAm News: Play Filled With Offensive Images Sparks Town Hall Meeting
AsAm News: I Love Newton: High School Production Fails To Address Heavy Dose Of Asian American Stereotypes
Greer Tan Swiston: Kudos to Newton North for a thoroughly modern update of 'Millie'
The Boston Globe: Oh, by the way, how about a round of applause for the kids? (Letter to the Editor from a grandparent)
The Boston Globe: Choice, execution of musical informed by thoughful education process (Letter to the Editor from the writers who comprise the Theatre Arts Opportunity Committee at Newton North High School.)
The Boston Globe: We miss a vital chance for understanding when we swap out ethnic characters (Letter to the Editor from a great-grandmother, teacher and volunteer)
Arissa Oh @arissaoh 1h
3 white ppl on @GreaterBoston unhelpfully discuss HS prodns of "Thoroughly Modern Millie." http://bit.ly/1ijHR9k cc: @pragmaticmom
Pawprint: Millard West Student Newspaper: Through with Thoroughly Modern Millie
The Washington Post: Twenty-Three Skiddo: 'Modern Millie' Doesn't Dance
It's an attempt, sort of, at a parody of the old-style musicals of the '20s and '30s, the sort jerry-built out of cheerful songs, convoluted plots, elaborate tap demonstrations and derogatory stereotypes.
IMDb: Thoroughly Embalmed Musical
Project Muse: Thoroughly Modern Millie (review)
Not Like Crazy: An Easily Overlooked Racism?
In the Spring semester at school, the Musical Theater Department put on Thoroughly Modern Millie, which was overflowing with racism in its portrayal of Asians. I must say, I was thoroughly upset about the whole thing. First, the guys playing the Asians, I believe they were supposed to be Chinese immigrants, had white face makeup and slanty eyes. I couldn't help but think that if they'd dressed in blackface, surely there'd be an uproar (Of course, they are putting on Ragtime this year, so we'll see how they handle that– they're already sending out emails about how they want the black students to try out for roles because there aren't many black people in the musical theater department *eyeroll*). That wasn't the only bad thing about the musical, however, the villian was a white woman pretending to be Asian who pronounced her L's as R's, and said she used soy sauce to clean a stain. Of course, she also treated the two Asian immigrants who worked for her as if they were stupid, and the silently and humbly submit in front of her, though behind closed doors they argue in Chinese (I guess it was real Chinese), with subtitles projected above the stage. And then one of the Asian men falls in love with one of the white women in the musical, blonde hair, blue eyes, you know the deal. At the end of the musical, they get together, as if his reward for working hard and being submissive, for being mistreated, is the gift of white womanhood, the pinnacle of creation. So yeah, I was pretty pissed about that whole thing.
Myvanwy: Review of Thoroughly Modern Millie
Someone sent me video of a local comedian's youtube video of a character I've seen him portray once before. To call it infantile and racially insensitive would be a gross understatement. For the targets of his ridicule, it's every bit as offensive as a mean-spirited performance in blackface. But because it's against one of the few groups for whom bigotry, hostility, and ridicule is still acceptable (Chinese Americans and others of Asian and/or Pacific Island descent), it's seen as okay by most and even encouraged by other local comedians. Kevin Marshall's America
Zak Keith: Hollywood Asian Stereotypes
Racism against Asians is often "unawares"—a form of racism that flies under the radar due to its widespread acceptance as the norm. Its interactive dynamic resembles that of an unwritten social contract. Asians in the West are expected to accept patronizing remarks and racist taunts so demeaning that perpetrators would think twice before dishing them out with such unwavering consistency to any other minority group, such as Latinos or African Americans. Asians who object to such treatment are typically met with befuddlement and offense at their audacity to make an issue out of it.
Category: Diversity · Tags: 18 Things White People Seem To Not Understand (Because, White Privilege)
One Response to "White Privilege and Thoroughly Modern Millie at NNHS"
Cayuqui says:
I entirely agree with everything covered in this article, but I have one, only one, negative observation. After living in Mexico for the past sixty years, I feel that I have done as much as I could to better the conditions of underpriveliged peoples here (namely the indígenous groups.)I also feel that I have contributed to the betterment of this great, diversified nation. I mention that I am white, a racial "accident". I was born in the USA, a geografical "accident". During all this time I have been excluded from definite participation, even in the projects that I initiated, such as the Huey Atlixcayotl festival in Puebla, because of my national origen and skin color. If I mention it, I am always told that it's "ustedes" (you people) who are racists. I am an individual. that's in singular. I am not plural, nor do I represent the philosphy of any nation, political, social or cultural group, except that of the indigenous peoples with whom I work. I say that, yes, there is a reverse racism, and it, as all racism, must stop if we are to unite to survive as a race; there is only ONE race: the HUMAN RACE.


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Q: How to create a named HttpSecurityPolicy that can be used with quarkus.http.auth At the moment, I have the following HttpSecurityPolicy which is invoked on every request:
import io.quarkus.security.identity.SecurityIdentity;
import io.quarkus.vertx.http.runtime.security.HttpSecurityPolicy;
import io.smallrye.mutiny.Uni;
import io.vertx.ext.web.RoutingContext;
import javax.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped;

@ApplicationScoped
public class SecurityHandler implements HttpSecurityPolicy {

  @Override
  public Uni<CheckResult> checkPermission(
      final RoutingContext request,
      final Uni<SecurityIdentity> identity,
      final AuthorizationRequestContext requestContext) {
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}

According to the HttpSecurityPolicy documentation, if I created a named policy, it can then be referenced in the application.properties path matching rules, which allows this policy to be applied to specific requests. Same thing is explained in the quarkus.http.auth.permission.-permissions-.policy documentation.
So then, is it possible to create a named mypolicy policy that I can later reference like:
quarkus.http.auth.permission.mypermission.policy=mypolicy

I've tried with @Named but is not working. I cannot use HttpSecurityPolicyBuildItem because I'm not developing an extension. It seems that Quarkus read all available policies in HttpSecurityProcessor, but I have no idea how I can add my policy to that policyMap.

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Resources: Specialized directories, including a listing colleges/universities in the U.S. that offer specific classes on anime/manga, the field's most important journals, and various relevant academic programs, projects, organizations and initiatives.
This site is an independent, non-commercial project, and not affiliated with any organization or academic institution.
Anime and manga studies is an emerging field that is of interest to scholars in many different subjects and disciplines around the world.
This site highlights announcements and news relevant to the anime/manga studies community, provides commentary on new trends, new issues, and new publications, and presents resources such as the Annual Bibliography of Anime and Manga Studies.
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In the early morning hours of October 22, 2006, Los Angeles Police Department Northeast Area Officer Landon Dorris and his partner, Officer Marc Fujiwara, were investigating a minor traffic collision at Riverside Drive and Hyperion Avenue. Officer Dorris was outside his cruiser when a car heading west on Riverside Drive struck him. The force of the impact caused Dorris to hit another car that was waiting to turn left onto the Golden State Freeway onramp.
Officer Dorris was transported to University of Southern California Medical Center in critical condition with major head trauma. Despite the best efforts of the hospital emergency staff, Dorris did not survive his injuries.
The driver of the vehicle that struck Dorris stopped and was neither arrested nor cited, according to Sgt. Lee Sands, adding alcohol was not a factor in the tragedy.
"Right now it's being deemed as an unfortunate accident," Sands said.
Latter that Sunday morning, LAPD Chief William Bratton and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa held a news conference where they expressed their grief over the officer's death. "The men and women of the LAPD are deeply saddened by the loss of a fellow officer," Bratton said. "Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Officer Dorris during this difficult time." Villaraigosa declared Monday, October 23rd a day of mourning, with flags at all city buildings flown at half-staff.
At the time of his death, Officer Dorris was 31-years-old and had been with the LAPD for 3 years and 4 months. Prior to his service with the LAPD, Dorris served six years with the California Highway Patrol as a motorcycle officer. He is survived by his mother Elaine; fiancee Marisabel; two sons, ages 1 and 3; and sisters Carrie and Amy.
Over 2000 fellow officers, city and state dignitaries, friends, and family of Officer Dorris gathered at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles on the morning of Friday, October 27th, to pay their respects.
Mayor Villaraigosa spoke in honor of Officer Dorris. "Today my heavy heart, and the heavy hearts of every Angeleno, is with the family of Officer Landon Dorris.
Our hearts and our prayers are with his mother, with his fiancé, and with his two young boys, who are not yet old enough to fully understand that their father was a true hero.
Our hearts are also with each and every member of the Los Angeles Police Department, and particularly to the members of the Northeast Area Station, as we share in their sorrow for the loss of one of their own.
Today should remind all of us of the great sacrifices made and risks taken by the brave men and women of the LAPD in order to keep us safe.
It reminds us that our officers have dedicated their lives to the most noble of professions.
Following the memorial services, Officer Landon Dorris was laid to rest at Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona del Mar.
A trust fund has been established to support Dorris' two young sons. Donations should be sent to the Blue Ribbon Trust Account, Attention Officer Dorris Fund c/o Steve Getsoff, 17404 Ventura Blvd., second floor, Encino, CA 91316.
Landon for years I've looked up to you. Sitting at Grandma Kemps spending time together is something I'll never forget. You're not just my family but you're my hero. Always have been and always will be. You're missed and loved more then you'll ever know. RIP Landon.


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Infinix Zero Ultra 5G Review: Big on Numbers, Tiny on Experience
Infinix Zero Ultra 5G debuted in India last month. It appears to be an impressive offering on paper with features like a 200-megapixel main camera...
Flipkart to Re-Apply for Food Retail License
Walmart's Indian e-commerce unit Flipkart said on Monday it would re-apply for a food retail license in India after reports said its earlier proposal was rejected by the government last week. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) last week rejected the e-retailer's proposal to sell food products through online and mobile platforms, the Times of India newspaper reported on Monday.
"We are evaluating the department's response and intend to re-apply as we look to continue making a significant impact on small businesses and communities in India," the company said in a statement.
If successful, Flipkart would compete with Amazon's India unit, Alibaba-backed BigBasket, SoftBank-backed Grofers, and Reliance Industries's recently launched JioMart.


With Pittsburgh International Airport growing in size with the completion of a new terminal in 1992, it was an opportune time for new carriers to attempt to dislodge the hub presence that US Airways had built there during their Allegheny Airlines years. One of these carriers was an upstart low-cost carrier named AirTrain, who planned to start service in 1994.
The airline's launch was spearheaded by some airline employees of previous carriers, including Pan Am and Wings West, with the company wanting to provide a low-cost option for Pennsylvanians. The airline took hold of their first Douglas DC-9-30 in 1995 and commenced operations in early 1996.
Early routes for AirTrain prioritized service throughout the east coast, with the airline using the Douglas DC-9 to fly Pittsburgh-Philadelphia and Pittsburgh-Newark-Orlando. A second Douglas DC-9 was added in the early part of 1996 to supplement the existing service that was being offered.
AirTrain's livery featured a black and yellow livery, with a black cheatline leading to an all black nose cone. The tail showcased a train running across a black and yellow tail. The airline's name appeared on the lower fuselage behind the front door. While the airline wanted to go by AirTrain, the carrier switched its name to JetTrain when they announced service to Florida to avoid confusion with local Floridian carrier AirTran Airways.
However, the name change wasn't the only obstacle for the airline as JetTrain had hit another wall, a lack of demand and space. The Pittsburgh-Newark-Orlando service was dropped after just a few months before being replaced by a new service running between Boston, Philadelphia and Nashville.
Although the carrier attempted to make the new routes work and even added a third Douglas DC-9 to the fleet, operations were very limited due to the US Airways hub at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, which took priority for politicians over JetTrain expansion.
The failure of JetTrain was also compounded by the increasing cost of jet fuel in the 1990s, with the Gulf War making the gas-guzzling Douglas DC-9 an expensive choice of aircraft to operate and maintain. With no footing and high operating costs, JetTrain lasted less than a year in service. The last commercial flight was flown in November 1996 before the company filed for bankruptcy.
The fleet of three aircraft that operated for JetTrain would be broken up and sold to different investors. Two aircraft, N8927E and N937ML, were taken hold of by Venezuelan carrier Aserca Airlines while the other, N977ML, would stay in the U.S. to be picked up by Express One International.
Currently, all three of the Douglas DC-9s that used to operate for JetTrain have been retired or broken up, with the Aserca jet being retired in the late 2000s in favor of more fuel-efficient McDonnell-Douglas MD-80s. With the aircraft retired or taken apart, any and all trace of JetTrain has since vanished.


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Grocery Worker's Relief Fund established to provide aid to front-line workers
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Amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, a worker restocks products at a grocery store in Dallas, Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Posted at 12:36 PM, Sep 03, 2020
Grocery workers continue to be on the front lines during the pandemic.
United Way and Kendall-Jackson are now teaming up to get grocery workers more help through a national relief fund they've created.
"What we have seen across the county in other disasters natural disasters is that initially there's this outpouring of support and people want to donate, but then it really starts to wane and lag just as the needs are starting to get even bigger," said Suzanne McCormick, U.S. President of United Way Worldwide.
The Grocery Worker's Relief Fund will be available to anyone currently employed by a grocery store.
The fund will be giving out $250 per person on a gift card. Anyone who applies will also be connected with the 211 social services helplines in their area to see if they have other needs.
United Way says housing insecurity is one of the top issues people are calling 211 about right now.
Mental health has also become a much bigger concern among the people who are calling.
"While people might call for financial assistance our call specialists who are trained as they start to enter into dialogue, they do discover that there's more there that the person might have anxiety," said McCormick. "They might be in a domestic violence situation or have very serious mental health issues."
Grocery workers can start applying for the relief fund on October 1 on the United Way website. If you would like to donate to the fund, you can do that there as well.


You will need to mark one apron in position to determine the final length of the pieces. Start by cutting the aprons about 36 inches longer than the cap rails. Next, mark lines along the top ends of two adjoining braces that divide their thickness in half, and clamp a wood strip as a straightedge along each marked line. To mark the apron, work with a helper to hold the board in position at each end; making sure the apron is flush against the seat supports and butted against the underside of the straightedges, run a pencil along the wood strip at each end of the apron (above). Trim the apron, then use the piece to mark the remaining ones.


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Facebook as traffic driver to top news sites on the up, but Google still holds fort
May 9, 2011 - 11:39 am
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Facebook is driving an increasing amount of traffic to news websites but Google is still the top referring service, according to a study published today.
The study by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism looked at the behaviour of news consumers online during the first nine months of 2010 using audience statistics from the Nielsen Co.
The study examined the 25 most popular news websites in the United States, looking at how users get to the sites, how long they stay there, how deep they explore a site and where they go when they leave.
An average of 40% of the traffic to the top 25 news websites arrives from outside referrals, the study found, with Google Search the single biggest driver, accounting for 30% of all traffic.
But social media – and Facebook in particular – is increasingly becoming a major driver of traffic to the top news websites.
On five of the top 25 websites, Facebook was the second or third biggest driver of traffic. The Facebook Open Graph API is clearly having an effect on global news sharing and dissemination, with the 'like' button now permeating cyberspace.
Twitter, surprisingly, "barely registers as a referring source," according to the study.
Many visitors to top news sites are what the study described as "casual users" – people who visit just a few times a month, spending just a few minutes on the website with each visit.
This is perhaps evidence of the impact of information sharing across social networks such as Facebook. With people sharing news and features with their peers, this is likely to draw in a more 'casual' visitor – those with not a specific interest in the story or publication in question, but who are keen to know what their friends are reading about.
Indeed, on average, 77% of the traffic to the top 25 news sites came from users who visited just one or two times, the study said, with the percentage varying among sites.
More loyal and frequent visitors – what the study called "power users" – return more than 10 times per month to a particular site and spend over an hour there over that time.
Only six sites had "power user" figures in double digits.
"Overall, the findings suggest that there is not one group of news consumers online but several, each of which behaves differently," the study said.
"These differences call for news organizations to develop separate strategies to serve and make money from each audience.Advertising may help monetize some groups, while subscriptions will work for others."
The top 25 sites included 11 newspapers: The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, the Boston Globe, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Chicago Tribune and Britain's Daily Mail.
Six were the websites of broadcast or cable television networks – MSNBC, CNN, ABC, Fox, CBS and the BBC – and four were pure news aggregators – Google News, the Examiner, Topix and Bing News.
Three were "hybrid" sites which mix aggregation of other news sources with original reporting – Yahoo! News, AOL and The Huffington Post – and one was a wire service, Reuters.
Published May 9, 2011 - 11:39 am UTC
New open-source model that dwarfs GPT-3 aims to free AI from Big Tech labs
Research reveals why so many big tech whistleblowers are women
Google kills Hangouts — but its dreams of Gmail dethroning Slack feel far away
Can AI design better streets for pedestrians? You be the judge


GitHub - flyerhzm/chinese_permalink: This plugin adds a capability for AR model to create a seo permalink with your chinese text. It will translate your chinese text to english url based on google translate.
This plugin adds a capability for AR model to create a seo permalink with your chinese text. It will translate your chinese text to english url based on google translate.
Want to be notified of new releases in flyerhzm/chinese_permalink?
The permalink will be composed of id and the english value translated from chinese text.
As google translator api begins to charge, I decide to use bing translator api, it's free.
First, subscribe to Microsoft Translator on Windows Azure Marketplace.
Then, fill your Marketplace application info in config/chinese_permalink.yml. You can create an app on Marketplace Developer page.
# create permalink by chinese title, default permalink column is "permalink"
# create permalink by chinese title, store permalink to column "slug_url"


On Wednesday when 18-year-old Becca Longo signed a letter of intent to play football at Adams State University, she had no idea that she was the first woman to land a NCAA scholarship at the Division II level or higher.
"I didn't know until I heard what Coach Todd was saying—that I had just made history," Longo told NBC satellite12 News, referencing her former coach Gerald Todd. "I had no idea that I was. I thought I was signing a piece of paper to play what I love."
Longo is currently a senior at Basha High School in Chandler, Arizona, and joined the school's football team during her sophomore year, soon becoming a star kicker. When she was applying to colleges, she compiled a film reel of some of her greatest moments on the team and included it with her applications. One of the schools on the receiving end was Adams State. Longo soon took it upon herself to follow the school's head coach, Timm Rosenbach, on Twitter to further prove her interest—a move that did not go unnoticed.
"She's kind of put herself out there to let everyone know she wants to do this," head coach Rosenbach told CNN. "If she's able to compete at a level we think she's able to compete at, we should afford her that opportunity to do that."
Longo visited the school in February, and Rosenbach was impressed by not only her athleticism but her "mental toughness." She was offered a scholarship soon after and is believed to be the first female athlete to ever receive a college football scholarship at a Division II school. Beyond football, Longo will also be playing basketball for the Adams State women's team.
Though Longo has received overwhelming support from people in her community—and strangers who have heard her story—there are plenty of critics who have told her that football should stay a man's sport. But Longo has no time for them and hopes other girls can learn from her accomplishments.


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Warren Schatz, born in New York City, is a prominent producer, arranger and orchestra conductor during the 1970s.

Warren Schatz is famous for composing, producing, arranging, and conducting the orchestra for such mid- to late-1970s disco recording artists as Frankie Valli, Vicki Sue Robinson, The Brothers, Revelation, Evelyn King, and Gordon Grody.

He started as a delivery boy at Associated Recording in 1957 and by the time he was 14 he started his career as an engineer, recording song demos with Paul Simon, Neil Diamond, Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Dionne Warwick, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Carole King and Gerry Goffin.

During this time he started recording himself under the name Ritchie Dean, The Whispers, The Warmest Spring, The American Youth Choir, The Petrified Forrest, and Warren Schatz. Recording for Swirl, Imperial, Cameo/Parkway, Laurie, Tower (Capitol), Mercury, Polydor, Warner Bros.

In 1968 he and his partner, Stephen Schlaks, produced Wilkinson Tricycle for Columbia's Date Records, Banshee for Atlantic, and Yesterday's Children for Map City.

In 1970 he signed with managers, Rachel Elkind and Walter Carlos, who just had a big hit with "Switched On Bach" and released and album in Columbia Records.

During a performance at Budokan Hall in Tokyo, he became friends with Jukka Kuoppamaki, who brought him to Finland to tour with him. While living in Helsinki, he represented the U.S. At the Sopot Music Festival in Poland, where he won the Press Prize. For the next two years he toured throughout Eastern Europe and produced an album for Jukka on EMI and his second album for Love Records, which was also released by EMI in Sweden, Holland, Global Records in Germany, Polskie Nagrania "Muza" in Poland, Electrecord in Romania and Beverly in Brazil.

When he returned home to the U.S., he was hired as arranger by Hank Medress and Dave Appel for Tony Orlando's "To Be With You" then Frankie Valli album for Private Stock Records, which included his hit "Our Day Will Come". During that time Allen Stanton hired him as a song plugger at RCA's publishing company, Sumbury/Dunbar, where he signed and/or recorded Vicki Sue Robinson, The Brothers, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Fandango featuring Joe Lynn Turner, and The New York Community Choir.

While "Turn Turn The Beat Around" was climbing the charts he was tapped by RCA's NBC network to become the on-air audio engineer for the first season of Saturday Night Live, where he stayed for nine months before he fully resumed his position at Sunbury/Dunbar.

With great success he was promoted the National VP of A&R at RCA in 1976 and was responsible for all artists on the RCA roster, from Roger Whittaker to Hall & Oates. He signed Triumph, Bonnie Tyler, Toby Beau, Machine, Kristy and Jimmy McNichol. All had hits. He moved on to become COO and Senior VP at Ariola America, BMG's first label in the U.S.where he signed Viola Wills and Krokus, who both had hits.

After Ariola he started Perfect Sound Studios, Inc. where he continued to produce Vicki Sue Robinson for Prelude and Profile. Viola Wills for Hansa, Menage's "Memory" also for Profile. He created the successful "What If Mozart Wrote" series for RCA Red Seal. The first album, What If Mozart Wrote Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. Warren was nominated for a Grammy for writing and producing the music video for "Get a Job" from the second "What If" album. He also recorded with Ann Hampton Callaway, Frankie Laine, John O'Conor, Julie Budd, and Barbara Carroll.

Perfect Sound also started creating projects for corporate communications and had CitiBank, Chemical Bank, Xerox, Hess Oil, as clients.

In 1999 Warren went to work at TVT, TommyBoy and Urban Box Office as head of manufacturing and distribution.

Moving into video in 2007, he started creating video content and marketing Support for "Big Data" companies, Opera Solutions, MIT, Connotate,

He is currently Executive VP at Penalty Entertainment, the classic Hip-Hop label relaunched by his friend Neil Levine.

In 1965 the Swedish garage pop group Ola & the Janglers recorded a Warren Schatz composition, "Tomorrow's On Your Side", only available on two EPs, GEP-66 (Ola & the Janglers EP) and JSEP-5547 (various artists EP) in Sweden.

Warren Schatz has also recorded obscure cover versions of Finnish singer Irwin Goodman's songs, released on two ultra-rare CBS singles in the early 1970s: CBS 1405: "Don't You Go Away Again" ("Tositarkoituksin") with "I've Been Wonderin" ("Ei Tippa Tapa") on the flip side and CBS 8344: "Boing, Boing, Boing" with "Tomorrow On My Own" on the flip side.

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NGC 1358 је спирална галаксија у сазвежђу Еридан која се налази на NGC листи објеката дубоког неба.

Деклинација објекта је - 5° 5' 20" а ректасцензија 3-{h}- 33-{m}- 39,7-{s}-. Привидна величина (магнитуда) објекта -{NGC}- 1358 износи 12,1 а фотографска магнитуда 13,0. -{NGC}- 1358 је још познат и под ознакама -{MCG -1-10-3, PGC 13182}-.

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Литература
Revised New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue, Wolfgang Steinicke, 2012. Доступно у овом фајлу са објашњењем на овој страници
SIMBAD база података, Стразбуршки центар астрономских података (CDS), Стразбур

Види још
Нови општи каталог

Спољашње везе

Интерактивни каталог NGC, IC и Месјеових објеката
-{SIMBAD}- база података

Нови општи каталог сазвежђе Еридан


Sierra Leone Conference is preparing to send teams to investigate starting ministry in The Gambia. Over the years, a number of United Brethren from Sierra Leone have relocated to the Gambie for work, and they have requested help to start churches. Sierra Leone Conference is now acting on that.
The Gambia is a small nation of less than two million people on the coast of West Africa. It is the smallest country on the African continent, extending about 200 miles from the Atlantic coast. The Gambia River runs down the middle of the country, with about 10-15 miles of territory on each side of the river. Except for the coast, Gambia is totally surrounded by the country of Senegal.
One of the smaller ethnic groups is the Krio people, who are descended from the Creole people of Sierra Leone. The are concentrated in the capital city of Banjul, near the coast.
About 95% of the people are Muslims, mostly Sunni. Christians, predominantly Catholic, account for 4% of the people. The evangelical community is very small.
Mattru UB Hospital in Sierra Leone continues to serve the medical and spiritual needs in the Bonthe district of Sierra Leone. Over the last two years, electrical power has been installed through a solar grid, a water packaging plant has contributed to salaries, and Sierra Leonean and American medical staff have worked together to provide compassionate, quality care.
Short-term teams give a helpful boost to the long-term staff, but medical workers with cross-cultural experience who can commit to a year or longer are still needed to train and develop the work at the hospital. Contact us at info@ub.org for more information!


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Q: How do I convert an oracle timestamp value from UTC to EST in a select statement? Hi I have a date field (Open_Time) containing timestamp data.  The times in this column are in UTC. I want to select that column and convert it to EST and insert it into another table.  I want it to be EST for the time at the original timestamp (take into account daylight savings time based on what day month and year it was).  I have been reading about the various timezone functions in oracle but most seem to focus on altering the database's timezone which I don't need to do.  The (Open_Time) field is always recorded in UTC.
BLUF: I need to select a time_stamp field (Open_Time) that was recorded according to UTC time and convert it to what EST was at the time of (Open_Time).  Thanks.

A: If you are using the TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE data type:
Oracle Setup:
CREATE TABLE Table_Name (
  open_time TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE
);

INSERT INTO Table_Name VALUES ( SYSTIMESTAMP AT TIME ZONE 'UTC' );

Query:
SELECT open_time AT TIME ZONE 'UTC' AS utc,
       open_time AT TIME ZONE 'EST' AS est
FROM   Table_Name;

Output:
UTC                                 EST
----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
02-MAR-16 22.41.38.344809000 UTC    02-MAR-16 17.41.38.344809000 EST

or if you are just using the TIMESTAMP data type:
Oracle Setup:
CREATE TABLE Table_Name (
  open_time TIMESTAMP
);

INSERT INTO Table_Name VALUES ( SYSTIMESTAMP );

Query:
SELECT CAST( open_time AS TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE ) AT TIME ZONE 'UTC' AS utc,
       CAST( open_time AS TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE ) AT TIME ZONE 'EST' AS est
FROM   Table_Name;

Output:
UTC                                 EST
----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
02-MAR-16 22.41.38.344809000 UTC    02-MAR-16 17.41.38.344809000 EST


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History of Art with Curating (MA)
One to two evenings a week, plus one week of daytime classes, October to July
The MA History of Art with Curating is ideal if you wish to combine learning the practical skills required in the museum workplace with study of the rich and dynamic discipline of the history of art. It will give you a solid grasp of the key issues and skills involved in curating practice and an insight into the different working practices of various museums and galleries.
During an intensive week studying current issues and practices in curating you will meet curators and collections managers in London's thriving museum, galleries and archives sector, and engage in hands-on activities including documentation, cataloguing and issuing loan requests.
You will also have the opportunity to apply for a 10-week supervised work placement in a museum, gallery or archive. Previous work placements have been offered at the Tate, British Museum, Whitechapel Gallery and Horniman Museum. Past students have documented collections that were previously uncatalogued, helped design and run schools programmes, conducted visitor research and assisted curators in producing exhibitions.
As well as regular gallery and museum visits, we also offer an exciting study trip abroad every spring.
In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF), Art and Design at Birkbeck achieved 100% for a research environment supporting world-leading and internationally excellent research.
The School of Arts offers a number of bursaries for postgraduate students. Funds are also available to support research expenses for your coursework on this MA.
The Department of History of Art has an international reputation for its innovative approaches to the history of art, visual culture and museum studies, and attracts a rich programme of visiting scholars and practitioners. It is home to the History and Theory of Photography Research Centre, the Architecture, Space and Society Centre, the Centre for Museum Cultures and the Vasari Research Centre. You will also have access to the Centre for Film and Visual Media which is based in the Department of Film, Media and Cultural Studies. We have state-of-the art cinema and exhibition spaces, all housed in a historic building that was a former home to key members of the Bloomsbury Group, including the author Virginia Woolf and the artist Vanessa Bell. Birkbeck Library has an extensive collection of books and journals in museum studies and history of art. You can also take advantage of the rich research collections nearby, including Senate House Library, the British Library and the National Art Library at the V&A.
Close to our location in Bloomsbury in central London, you can explore some of the world's best architecture, galleries and museums, collections and art spaces, such as the British Library, British Museum, Sir John Soane's Museum, Foundling Museum, Wellcome Gallery, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Tate Britain, Tate Modern and V&A.
The department hosts a range of events including information evenings for prospective students; the annual Murray Lecture where speakers have included Gabriele Finaldi, Director of the National Gallery, and Neil McGregor, ex-Director of the British Museum; and exhibitions and displays at the Peltz Gallery, the School of Arts' purpose-built exhibition space. You are also welcome to attend other seminars and events across the School of Arts and at the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities. Find out more about our staff and student activities on the Birkbeck History of Art blog.
Study trips in the last few years include visits to Florence, Paris, Venice, Vienna, Rome, Berlin and Moscow.
The MA comprises a compulsory module, one option module, an intensive Curating module, an independent research exercise or a work placement, and a 15,000-word dissertation.
The compulsory module Frameworks: Histories and Theories of Art, Architecture, Photography is designed as an introduction to current theoretical and historiographical issues in the study of the discipline.
The Curating module will be delivered across a five-day period. It introduces you to a range of practical curatorial skills and areas of knowledge, and to some of the core principles of museum curation, including exhibition development, object interpretation, public engagement and the use of digital technologies.
Option modules offer you the opportunity to follow specific interests and areas of research. The option modules listed below are a selection of those offered in past years.
Frameworks: Histories and Theories of Art, Architecture, Photography
Art and Devotion in Fifteenth-Century Italy
Art and Identity: 'Race', Ideology, Culture
Art in the Age of Giotto: evidence and interpretation
Curating Difficult Histories: Museums, Exhibitions, Art Activism
Fashioning the Body
Gender, Modernity and the City
Impressionism Now
Inventing the Victorians
The Art of Persuasion: Religious Imagery and the Catholic Reformation
Research exercise/work placement
Museum Cultures Work Placement
Research Exercise
MA History of Art with Curating dissertation
Dissertation MA History of Art
A second-class honours degree (2:2 or above).
For students with a degree in a subject outside the arts and humanities, the one-year part-time Graduate Certificate in History of Art and Architecture can be used as a conversion course. Students who successfully complete the graduate certificate with merit will normally be guaranteed a place on this course.
If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, the requirement for this course is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each of the sub-tests.
As well as fees, you should expect to pay other study-related expenses, for travel to and from College, books, stationery, etc. Birkbeck provides advice and financial support for students who experience hardship in meeting the travel costs of essential fieldwork or study visits.
On this course, you will also have to pay for the following additional costs:
An optional field trip is available as part of this course, for which the department does not charge a fee for attendance. Students are, however, responsible for paying all other costs, including travel, accommodation, food and drink and other subsistence costs, gallery fees, etc. The Murray Bequest offers a limited number of bursaries every year to students who would not otherwise be able to take the field trip. Details on how to apply are usually circulated to students in December or January.
Lectures, seminars, one-to-one tutorials, guest speakers and student presentations. Research presentations by outside speakers each term.
Staff teaching on this course
Dr Suzannah Biernoff
Dr Dorigen Caldwell
Professor Fiona Candlin
Professor Annie E Coombes
Professor Mark Crinson
Professor Patrizia Di Bello
Professor Steve Edwards
Dr Mara Polgovsky Ezcurra
Dr Robert Maniura
Professor Lynda Nead
Dr Zoë Opačić
Professor Kate Retford
Dr Sarah Thomas
Professor Leslie Topp
Coursework only, consisting of essays of up to 5000 words, a work placement project and a 15,000-word dissertation.
Graduates can pursue careers in the creative arts, media and education. Possible professions include museum/gallery curator, arts administrator, or advertising account executive. This degree may also be useful in becoming a community arts worker, multimedia specialist, or higher education lecturer.
Read how undertaking our MA History of Art helped one student secure her dream job at Tate Britain.
Visit the Department of History of Art
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers Strip Down During Carpool Karaoke With James Corden
ames Corden's latest Carpool Karaoke segment of the Late Late Show is one for the books. No matter how fantastic Corden's past celebrity guests may have been, this carpool,, featuring the Red Hot Chili Peppers, involves grown men wrestling and a car full of shirtless dudes—it just doesn't get much more striking than that.
As the gang jammed out to classics like "Can't Stop," "Give It Away Now," and "Under The Bridge," they exchanged delightfully bizarre banter. They partook in some serious head banging and busted out some major dance moves (it was basically a free Red Hot Chili Peppers concert). They regaled Corden with a tale of a pot-fueled camping trip they took as teenagers. In a sweet moment, lead singer Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea revealed that in all their years of making music together, they've never had a real fight. At one point, Corden and Flea even broke into "Food Glorious Food" from the musical Oliver, because why not?
The peak of the group's hijinks, however, arrived when Corden and Kiedis challenged each other to a wrestling match. "I love a good man wrestle," Corden said. "A grapple, no punches—like a hold-down." Natch, they pulled over and found a stranger's front lawn to hold their match on. Kiedis won almost immediately. "I didn't see that coming, Kiedis," Corden sighed. Oh, and if that all weren't wild enough, Flea, Kiedis, and Corden then proceeded to take their shirts off (their fellow band members opted to remain clothed.) All in all, it was nothing short of glorious. Watch it for yourself below and prepare to dance along.


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AEO Joins Cotton Trust Protocol; Butterfly Mark Awards First Cultural Institution
'Skip the Stuff' Bill Passed by New York City Council
Fashion-adjacent nonprofits applauded the bill's passage by the City Council.
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A local bill tackling waste in New York City is en route to Mayor Eric Adams' desk for signature.
Local bill (Int 0559), referred to as the "skip the stuff" bill, looks to amend the administrative code of New York City, restricting the default provision of take-out containers and utensils. The bill was introduced by Council Member Marjorie Velázquez last June. On Thursday, the City Council members voted 43 to 7 to approve the bill.
Just recently New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law banning PFAs, or "forever chemicals," in clothing by Dec. 31, 2023. The moves showcase the importance of environmental legislation in recent months and highlight the shifting consumer landscape toward sustainability.
Essentially the bill prohibits restaurants, food couriers and delivery platforms from providing eating utensils, extra eating containers, condiment packets and napkins to customers for take-out and delivery orders unless the customer explicitly requests them. Already, some platforms like GrubHub allow customers to opt out of utensils, and if the bill is signed by Adams, then the rest will have to provide the option instead of defaulting to excess cutlery.
If signed into law, the bill would go into effect in six months. Violators of the bill would be subject to civil penalties; however, the bill would require that warnings, instead of a monetary penalty, be given for any violation occurring before July 1, 2024.
A number of nonprofits (which the fashion and beauty industry have worked with in the past) took to blog posts Friday to commend the council victory.
"We simply cannot continue to use unnecessary single-use plastic items, like utensils, at our current rate if we have any hope of tackling the plastic pollution crisis," said Oceana representative Brian Langloss, in a statement. (Biossance, for one, is a corporate partner of the ocean conservation nonprofit). "Council member Marjorie Velázquez's bill is a key example of action we can take at the local level to reduce plastic pollution and ensure consumers have plastic-free choices. We applaud the New York City Council for taking action and call on Mayor Eric Adams to sign the bill into law without delay."
A poll conducted last year by Oceana found that 83 percent of voter-eligible New Yorkers are concerned about the amount of plastic items in food delivery and takeout and that 88 percent support local and state policies to reduce single-use plastic.
The National Resources Defense Council's senior attorney and New York City environment director Eric A. Goldstein also applauded the "big victory," in a blog post, citing the environmental gains as well as economic wins for restaurant owners.
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The Hague Colloquium on the Future of Legal Identity
Civil Registration Centre for Development, The Hague and the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research, Johannesburg
Ravi Sundaram
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Ravi Sundaram's work rests at the intersection of the post-colonial city and contemporary media experiences. Sundaram published Pirate Modernity: Media Urbanism in Delhi. (2009), emerging from years of field and archival work. Cities in Asia, Africa and Latin America are now increasingly shaped by low cost media, which has blurred the boundaries between technology, culture and everyday life for large urban populations. Sundaram argues that this is the context of new 'pirate modernity', a grey zone between informality and legal media regimes, visibility and disappearance. A number of essays on non-legal media circulation emerged along with Pirate Modernity, as book chapters. Sundaram was one of the initiators of Delhi's Sarai programme, which he co-directs with his colleague Ravi Vasudevan. He has co-edited the critically acclaimed Sarai Reader series: The Public Domain (2001), The Cities of Everyday Life (2002), Shaping Technologies (2003), Crisis Media (2004), and Frontiers (2007). Sundaram's current work-in-progress focuses on transparency, enumeration and the management of populations after media proliferation. These include GIS maps in cities, biometric ID projects and earlier histories of information infrastructures.
Texts: Pirate Modernity: Delhi's Media Urbanism, Routledge, London/New York, 2009; "Danger, Media and the Urban Experience in Delhi," in Facing Fear: The History of an Emotion in Global Perspective, edited by Michael Laffan and Max Weiss, Princeton University Press, 2012; "Global Governance after the Analog Age: the world after media piracy" in Craig Calhoun and Georgi Derluguian (eds) The Deepening Crisis: Governance Challenges after Neoliberalism (Possible Futures) New York University Press 2012


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15 April 2019: The Lincoln Planning Review has just published a special issue of their journal focussed on building better towns and communities. The publication features a number of Supporting success in regional settlements research projects including Waimakariri Way: Community Engagement in Kaiapoi Town Centre Plan; Tourism-led settlement regeneration: Reaching Timaru's potential; and Planning for Regeneration in the town of Oamaru. The journal also published an Australia and New Zealand Association of Planning Schools (ANZAPS) Conference Report by Hamish Rennie.
4 April 2019:Is Airbnb disrupting the regional housing market in New Zealand? If so, how and to what extent? The first stage of a Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities study by Malcolm Campbell, Hamish McNair, Michael Mackay, and Harvey Perkins shows short-term rental hotspots have been created in New Zealand.
15 March 2019: Current European regional policy promotes "smart specialisation" by encouraging regions to expand into activities that "build on local strengths". Smart specialisation rests upon the idea that bringing together people with complementary skills helps them generate new ideas that boost innovation and growth. But does this actually work?
4 March 2019: With a population of around 14,000 and climbing, the regeneration of Oamaru continues to be a New Zealand success story for the revitalisation of second-tier settlements. The town provides a primer for how to reboot a region and prevent the development of "zombie" settlements.
The Oamaru case study by Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities National Science Challenge, led by Dr Mike Mackay, Lincoln University, and involving Drs Nick Taylor and Karen Johnston, and Emeritus Professor of Planning Harvey Perkins, provides an analysis of Oamaru's past, present, and future initiatives for regeneration. How did Oamaru become an attractive place to live, visit, work, and do business?
15 February 2019: Building Better's Supporting Success in Regional Settlements research team was out in force to deliver research results from Phase 1 at the Regional Studies Association of Australasia Conference, held this week in Christchurch. Led by Emeritus Professor Harvey Perkins, the team examined the lived and comparative experience of regional small-town New Zealand.
"Part of our mission is to interpret and support local efforts to make these places more attractive to live in, visit, work and do business. Identifying practical solutions for settlement regeneration success is a central goal.
"The research team is examining the broad contexts of regional settlements, their trajectories, and how residents are defining their situation and engaging in initiatives to improve their towns economically, socially, culturally, and environmentally," says Harvey.
17 December 2018: In a column in Architecture Now, Arthur Grimes, programme leader for the Supporting success in regional settlements research team writes about findings from a recent study his team has completed regarding what individuals and businesses prefer when it comes to locale. It seems that the things that make a place liveable and the things that make a place good for business are at odds. But can we have both?
20 November 2018: A new report by Building Better's Supporting Success in Regional Settlements team, Kate Preston, Arthur Grimes, David Maré, and Stuart Donovan, analyses the factors that attract people and firms (and hence jobs) to different settlements across New Zealand. The team compiled quality of life and quality of business indicators for 130 settlements from 1976 to 2013, using census rent and wage data.
"Households and firms prefer different amenities, which means places with high quality of life often have low quality of business. For instance, households appear to prefer sunny, dry locations near water, while firms appear to prefer to locate in larger cities," says Dr Grimes.
August 2017: The famous Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier once said that people needed space and light just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep. To paraphrase, dwellings that are situated or designed with good exposure to sunlight are generally preferred as places to live and work compared to those with lesser light levels. Now, research organisation Motu Economic and Public Policy Research have managed to put a price on that sunshine.
August 2017: The strength and integrity of regional settlements in Aotearoa New Zealand is under scrutiny, with questions about how to reboot struggling regions. There are economic and demographic issues linked to quantitative evidence of declining and ageing populations and challenging economic circumstances.
In response, National Science Challenge: Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities has the objective of building a better understanding of the lived experience of regional and small town New Zealand. Its mission is to support local efforts to make these places more attractive to live, visit, work and do business.


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The One Word That Will Make Your Family Vacation Stress-free
Just say yes.
Alison Fox
By Alison Fox May 08, 2018
Tourists family walking down a street rounding Piazza del Popolo
Credit: Raquel Maria Carbonell Pagola/Getty Images
Patience is a virtue, or so I'm told.
To say my dream week in Tuscany, with its rolling hills, mountains of truffles, and wine — all the wine — started off on a bad foot would be putting it mildly. What should have taken three hours and 29 minutes to drive from the airport in Milan took about seven. Gridlock is never fun and when you put two people in the car with admittedly very little of that thing called patience, it only compounds the problem.
After hours of screaming and making threats to jump out of the car on the highway, the whole family was gathered around the living room in our rented villa and happily drinking wine, employing self-deprecating humor as if we hadn't been at each other's throats just moments before.
That's family.
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And while we love and annoy each other in nearly equal measures sometimes, going on family vacations is just part of what we do. It is possible to go away with your entire family (and the baby) without wanting to pull your hair out — and to still eat all the pasta and gelato while you do it.
Here's the simple truth: we all get caught up in ourselves at times and things don't always go as planned. Beyond realizing that sometimes you have to just shut up and let your dad rant about the traffic, it's also imperative when traveling with a big group to roll with the punches.
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That was never more apparent than when we got caught in a hail storm in Rome, rain pelting us so hard it evoked images of a monsoon. Suddenly I had socks so soaked I was squishing with each step.
Wringing out my hat and wishing I could find a store that sold dry socks, I sloshed around the ancient city, squinting up at the towering columns of the Roman Forum and huddling under the imposing archways of the Colosseum.
But as the light faded and I stood at the foot of the Trevi Fountain, with golden lights and water so blue it felt like it glowed, I was suddenly less concerned with how cold and wet I was. Ready with my two coins — one with a wish to return to the romantic city and one my mom insisted I throw in to find someone to return with — I tossed them back, grateful that my family was there to tell me to stop complaining and actually focus on the moment.
An hour later, finally a bit drier but no closer to that elusive coin-promised romance, I stuffed my face with a slightly spicy Trapizzino sandwich, garlicky greens and chili tucked into a buttery pizza bianca, followed by a towering cup of stracciatella gelato and whipped cream, happily shivering as I ate.
This was not my first trip to Italy, and I've been lucky to have seen a lot of the magical, romantic country. So when told on Christmas Day to get in the car, we were going to the often tourist-choked Leaning Tower of Pisa, I have to admit I wasn't thrilled. But it wasn't just me in Tuscany. I was with six other adults who wanted to go and I was outnumbered.
As the bells rang out over Florence and families likely gathered to unwrap their presents, we started out for Pisa. While they stared up at the tower and gulped down shots of espresso, I looked at the map. I'd never seen the romantic cliffside towns of Cinque Terre, with their terraced gardens and rainbow houses, humming with life. But after years of wanderlusting after each town and spending hours committing them to memory through Google as I sat at my desk at work, the town of Manarola was within reach.
I ran through town, chasing the last of the sun, marveling at the rocks jutting out into the deep, dark sea and the fairy-tale, multicolored homes dotting the hillside. Most things were closed on Christmas Day, and as darkness took over and holiday lights sparkled against the water, the whole town took on a fantastical, deserted quality.
Just say yes. When you don't want to, just do it anyway. Your family will get what they want and you'll likely end up with something unexpectedly special — just one nail-biting, winding drive away.
But while compromise is always important, when traveling with a large group it can also be absolutely necessary to do something just for you.
Sunglasses on, I walked along the Arno River on my last day in Italy, watching couples, kids, and families stroll along the glistening water separating the heart of Florence from our villa. I had said goodbye to my sister and the baby, on their way to meet the rest of the family for a walking tour. But I wanted to roam the Boboli Gardens, the 16th-century maze of towering cypress trees and intricately painted and carved stone grottos, set atop a hill overlooking the Tuscan city and surrounding countryside. On the way there, I popped into a vintage clothing store where Chanel and Ferragamo mingled with costume jewelry so bright and colorful it would put anyone in a good mood. My time was my own, a rare luxury when exploring with a large group.
I walked down the narrow street hugging the edge of the gardens and around to the back until the city melted away. Once inside, I turned off the main path and walked through a labyrinth of greenery. Silence took over. There was no one around and the only sound was the scraping of my boots against the gravel path. I wandered with only my thoughts, took photo after photo of the terracotta-colored skyline, and stopped for as long or little as I wanted. It felt powerful to experience it alone.
Getting to the bottom of the hill and back to the street, I waited just a little longer to call the rest of the family. I extended my solo time, slowly strolling along the Ponte Vecchio, allowing myself to stop at every shiny window with a rainbow of jewels playing their siren songs.
When I finally did find the group, standing in the middle of Piazza della Signoria, it was with a thick and rich hot chocolate in hand, the sun at my back and excited to tell them all about my morning. We then started the arduous climb to the top of Florence's Duomo, holding onto the smooth stone walls for balance as we ascended, and carrying my 7-month-old nephew up to the lookout point. We capped off the week watching the sun set on Florence and on this vacation, together, as a family.


The Newton County Chapter of the Mississippi State Alumni Association will meet at 6 p.m. July 18, at the Union Station Fish House. All alumni, friends of MSU and Bulldog fans are invited to attend.
The Newton County Chapter of the Mississippi State Alumni Association will meet at 6 p.m. July 18. The location will be announced at a later date. All alumni, friends of MSU and Bulldog fans are invited to attend.
The Newton County Chapter of the Mississippi State Alumni Association will meet at 6 p.m. March 21 at Zach Garvin's Steakhouse, Newton. All alumni, friends of MSU and Bulldog fans are invited to attend.


A Diamond that fades. . . .
I took the above picture of Diamond Princess at anchor off Nha Trang, which is in Vietnam.
Maureen and I boarded Diamond Princess in Sydney, in mid-March, for a twenty-two-day cruise to Japan.
The Diamond was positioning to Japan, to be based in Yokohama for the northern summer cruising season.
Our ports of call would be Darwin (northern Australia), Kota Kinabalu (née Jesselton ) in Sabah, Malaysia, Phu My (Vietnam), which is the nearest port to Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) for such a large vessel. The road trip from the port to Ho Chi Minh is about 90 minutes.
Our next port was Nha Trang, still in Vietnam, and again we were too large to go alongside so we anchored off and went ashore by tender.
Hong Kong followed, and then it was Osaka, Shimizu (Japan), and finally Yokohama (for Tokyo).
We'd sailed in the Diamond Princess two years earlier from Sydney to Singapore, so we were looking forward to a similar great experience as we made our way to Japan.
The price was right for us to upgrade to a mini-suite, our first time for this type of cabin. Nothing is ever called by its real name any more, so on the ship our cabin was referred to as our 'stateroom'.
Two televisions, one to watch in bed and the other from the settee. You could have different channels if you wished. Plenty of storage space for hanging clothes, and enough shelves for other items. The hanging space was large enough for us to stow our suitcases without interfering with our hanging clothes. We also had a safe.
Plenty of room in the bathroom, or to use a naval expression – the Heads.
We had a good size balcony; the picture doesn't do it justice.
The shore side that can be seen in the above picture is part of Circular Quay, Sydney.
Our departure from Sydney began at 4.00 pm on the 22nd March, and as we sailed down the harbour to the ocean, we were followed by a P & O vessel, which used to be the Dawn Princess when Maureen and I sailed in her during a New Zealand destination cruise last year. The Dawn Princess was passed over to P & O Australia and renamed Pacific Explorer.
You can see everyone is 'rugged up' for our departure, yet a few days later the temperature in Sydney was in the mid 30's c.
Pacific Explorer as our consort.
Passing out of Sydney Harbour (North Head shown above), as we enter the Pacific Ocean.
The pilot boat coming alongside to ferry the pilot back home to Sydney.
Full ahead and we leave the Pacific Explorer in our wake.
The following day we met another Princess vessel, the Sea Princess, which was offering short four night cruises from Sydney as 'tasters'.
Sea Princess 77,499 GT is smaller than the Diamond, which is 115,875 GT.
Sea Princess is a sister ship of the Pacific Explorer (née Dawn Princess), which is why she looked familiar to me as she passed us on the way to Hamilton Island.
On sea days, I never get tired of watching the sun rise, particularly when we turned west at Cape York towards Darwin, after transiting the Great Barrier Reef.
Author 1944aprilPosted on April 27, 2018 October 27, 2018 Categories TravelTags Diamond Princess, Japan, North Head, Pacific Explorer, Sea PrincessLeave a comment on A Diamond that fades. . . .


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K-Kids in Mt. Gilead, OH proudly display their thank you from Kiwanis for their successful father-daughter fundraiser. From left to right: faculty advisor Rhonda Dettra, club president Jayden Shipman, Claire Butcher, sergeant at arms Kenzie Everhart, club secretary Jordan Sayre, club treasurer Jesse Wooddell (kneeling), Adam Linder, and Kiwanis advisor Erin Kelty.
The Park Avenue K-Kids club is a Service Leadership Program sponsored by a Kiwanis Club. The club's goal is to help children develop leadership skills and involvement in service projects that serve the school, community, state and beyond. In this special case, the club chose to donate the proceeds from their annual Valentine Dance to a very special international program to help mothers and babies in developing countries.
At their February 8, 2012 meeting, retired Park Avenue Elementary principal and Kiwanis member, Diana Keplinger, presented a program to the K-Kids about The Eliminate Project. Following the presentation the club voted to donate the proceeds from their Valentine Dance to help save mothers and babies.
On February 17, 2012 the Park Avenue K-Kids sponsored a Valentine Dance for all the fathers and daughters in the school. The cost to attend was US$2 per couple or any donation. A local DJ volunteered his services, along with a Mt. Gilead Kiwanis member who took pictures of fathers and daughters for an additional US$5 charge. Refreshments were donated by the Park Avenue Elementary School and McDonalds. Everyone in attendance enjoyed the evening of fun, music and refreshments. According to the club advisors Rhonda Dettra, fifth grade teacher at Park Avenue Elementary, and Erin Kelty, a Kiwanis member, the dance was an overwhelming success. The club raised US$800, which has been pledged to Kiwanis International as a donation to The Eliminate Project to help save or protect mothers and babies from MNT.
The club also had a special Mother/Son Prom at the school on May 11. The proceeds from the prom were donated to Flying Horse Farms to help kids with serious illnesses have a memorable week at camp this summer.
The K-Kids program at Park Avenue Elementary was chartered when Diana Keplinger was the principal. At the time, Diana served as the President of the Mount Gilead Kiwanis Club and was very active in the Ohio District of Kiwanis. Since that time the K-Kids have been very active in serving the local school, the community and projects outside of their geographic area. They have collected shoes for Soles for Souls, canned goods for the local pantry, donated Care Bears for children at the Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus and sent valentines to their cancer wing and collected needed products for the local humane society. Last year they donated the proceeds from their Father/Daughter Valentine Dance to buy a boat for Flying Horse Farms, a camp for children with serious illnesses located near Mount Gilead, Ohio. The kids received a special surprise when they visited Flying Horse Farms and saw that the boat had been painted with "Park Avenue K-Kids" on the stern. Every child who rides in the boat will know who donated it to Flying Horse Farms.
The Kiwanis motto is "Serve the Children of the World" and the Park Avenue K-Kids have done an amazing job of being socially conscious of the needs of children worldwide. The Mount Gilead Kiwanis Club and The Ohio District Kiwanis are so very proud of the K-Kids and their willingness to help babies and their mothers in remote villages of the world.


MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's largest bank, the State Bank of India (SBI), will hold a record online auction this weekend to sell repossessed flats, warehouses and offices worth a total of nearly $200 million as the state lender seeks to chip away at its $10 billion mountain of bad debt.
The SBI auction will be the biggest nationwide online sale to date and is a rare public move to turn distressed loans into ready cash.
It comes weeks ahead of rule changes that will force banks to take on much larger provisions for such loans, with what were previously labelled as restructured debts being reclassified in accounts as bad debt.
Including both bad and restructured debt, more than a tenth of Indian bank loans have soured. India Ratings and Research, part of the Fitch agency, estimates impaired loans could hit 13 percent of the total by March next year.
That has left debt-burdened banks scrambling for cash, even resorting to flash sales of repossessed properties that on their own can be worth as little as a few thousand dollars.
"We are now a lot more aggressive," said Parveen Kumar Malhotra, a deputy managing director at SBI, who leads a special unit managing stressed assets.
India's state-owned banks have all have experienced a jump in bad loans over the past two years as borrowers, particularly companies, struggled to service loans when the economy slowed.
With less cash from the government and new global prudential rules on the horizon, Indian banks are under increased pressure to clean up their balance sheets.
SBI's sale pulls together more than 300 pieces of property from two dozen Indian cities in what its advertising described as a "mega e-auction" of prime commercial and residential properties, many of which were put up as collateral by fledgling entrepreneurs.
Efforts by Indian banks to claw back bad debt have been complicated by the country's lack of a bankruptcy code. Reserve Bank data shows that, as of March last year, Indian lenders had received only 16 percent of the value of loans they had sought to recover through tribunals.
SBI itself was involved in one of the most high-profile cases in recent years after the collapse of Kingfisher Airlines, which still owes banks $1.5 billion. Creditors, led by SBI, took possession of Kingfisher offices in Mumbai last month after trying for almost two years.
Overseas, options for banks have included packaging the loans and selling them to other businesses that will seek to recover the cash. But such sales in India were badly hit after rules tripled the upfront payment for buyers of bad debt.


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Panglao mayor suspended anew
Panglao Mayor Leonila Montero has been ordered suspended over graft charges allegedly in connection with the appointment of four defeated candidates in the 2013 elections by the Sandiganbayan's Sixth Division, a year after she hurdled administrative raps for the same issue at the Ombdusman which only found her guilty of simple misconduct, down from the initial grave misconduct ruling.
The anti-graft court ordered the 90-day preventive suspension of Montero through a resolution promulgated on July 2 and released on Wednesday.
"Accused Montero shall immediately cease and desist from performing the functions of her office upon the implementation of this Order of Preventive Suspension," the court said, highlighting the mandatory suspension of an accused who holds a position in government.
Montero is facing four counts of violation of Section 3(e) of R.A. 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and another four counts of Article 244 of the Revised Penal Code, also known as Unlawful Appointment.
The cases stemmed from her appointment of four defeated candidates in the 2013 elections namely Noel Homarchuelos, municipal administrator; Danilo Reyes, public information consultant; Apolinar Fudalan, IT consultant; and Fernando Penales, engineering consultant less than a year after the polls. Each of them were paid a salary of P25,000 per month.
The act defied the one-year ban in the appointment of losing candidates under the Local Government Code.
Montero initially attempted to stop the preventive suspension citing the Ombudsman's completed investigation on the case.
However, the Sandiganbayan found no merit on Montero's argument citing Section 13 of R.A. 3019, which states that "any incumbent public officer against whom any criminal prosecution under valid information under this act…shall be suspended from office."
The five-page resolution was penned by Associate Justice Kevin Vivero with the concurrence of Chairperson Associate Justice Sarah Fernandez and Associate Justice Carl Miranda.
In 2017, Montero was ordered suspended by then-Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales after she was found guilty of simple misconduct for her violation of section 6, Article IX-B of the 1987 Constitution, when she "appointed to a government office a candidate who lost in an election, within a year after such election."
Morales in February, 2018 after taking "a second hard look at the evidence," upgraded the ruling as she found Montero guilty of grave misconduct for the same case and ordered the mayor's dismissal from the service.
The case was later elevated to the Court of Appeals which favored Montero and upheld the original Ombudsman ruling that she was only guilty of simple misconduct, which merited a suspension, not dismissal.
Montero was reelected in the May 2019 polls winning over Benjie Arcamo and Ruben Arbilon.
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