Why does Coke report on these programs? Marketing. However, marketing via sustainability report is not just aimed at consumers. Coke understands the business case for social and environmental responsibility. Safe workplaces and product safety standards show Coke's stockholders and other financial partners that they are less vulnerable to lawsuits and bad public relations. And Coke knows that happy, loyal employees are the single most important factor in the long-term success of the company, and employees are more loyal to a company that cares about their domestic partners, human rights, and workplace safety.
The World of Coca Cola venue is a gorgeous building: a clean, well-lit, attractive venue where guests can taste over 60 flavors of Coke and marvel about a marketing machine that's enjoyed a 125-year winning streak.
The National Center for Human and Civil Rights is also a beautiful venue. Warning: you will not leave unchanged. The Civil Rights and Human Rights galleries make you almost physically ill with grief, and yet leave you inspired by the courage of all of those who have taken a stand against the status quo. How has social progress been made? Marketing. Laws and social norms don't just happen. They happen when people organize and use marketing strategy and tactics to create awareness, build public support, support a movement, and effectively change the cultural norms. If you want to know more about forging a movement and creating change, Facing Race is the conference where you can learn from, network and and collaborate with scholars, advocates, journalists, artists, organizers and others who are committed to racial equity and racial justice.
Did you know that "the city too busy to hate" is a marketing tag line for the city of Atlanta? The phrase was developed in the 50's by city leaders to attract business to Atlanta during the early years of desegregation. This positioning differentiated Atlanta from other cities in the south during that time, and Atlanta has since remained the economic hub of the south.
What does this all have to do with event planning?
Speaking of feeling ill. Let me segue to the Great Pacific Garbage Gyres— which have more in common with Atlanta than you might think. The gyres, mostly made of non-biodegradable plastic, are now estimated to cover as much as eight million square miles of surface area and stretch nine feet deep. The surface area of the Gyres is 60,000 times the size of Atlanta, and more than double the size of the continental United States. Whole or partial plastic from water and soda bottles are the primary material in this horrifying environmental disaster.
You probably know that if your plastic bottle has a "1" or "2" on it, it is able to be recycled. But did you know it may not be economically feasible to recycle it? Even if it makes it's way to a recycling facility and is properly sorted and palletized, that pallet will eventually go into landfill if there is no commercial demand for it.
Did you know that in the city hosting the headquarters of Coca-Cola, one of the leading manufacturers of aluminum cans and plastic bottles in the world, recycling is often not supported because it is cost prohibitive – since there isn't enough demand for the reclaimed materials?
Which brings us to green event planning.
My wish is that all event planners have the courage to stand up to the status quo. It's not ok to serve water in individual plastic bottles just because it's always been done that way. Think about this: 2000 bottles a day, times a 3-day conference is 6,000 bottles. And you can avoid this! It's very easy to serve water in bulk out of dispensers and pitchers. Compostable cups and serving-ware are good alternatives and don't cost more. While we can't always control whether our venues are able to recycle, we can still reduce the demand for plastic containers and non-recyclable serving-ware. We all know some catering managers can be intimidating and authoritative – but you have righteousness, the budget, progress, and us on your side: and you can overcome.
Here are some article references: Legal Seafood Restaurant features incredibly fresh, sustainably harvested seafood and other other foodie-grade fare.


There is something about dinosaurs that capture the imagination of little ones. Mr Boo and I would always laugh that Tigger couldn't say certain words but ask him to pronounce a dinosaur name and he could say it perfectly. Learning through play is the best way to get children to have fun whilst subconsciously taking in knowledge at the same. Jigsaw puzzles are a great way to do this and help with their fine motor skills too.
The Dino Discovery Jigsaw Puzzle is the ideal gift for everyone interested in Jurassic period and wanting to learn more about dinosaur species. The image of the jigsaw puzzle is of a vast landscape crowded with varied dinosaur species in a mountainous Jurassic setting. Firstly you need to complete the 35 piece puzzle. Then add the 18 extra-large pieces to create the border, which features names and imagery of all dinosaur species seen in the main image.
The Dino Discovery Jigsaw Puzzle is priced at £7.99 and is available to buy from Amazon and all other good toy retailers.
Boo Roo and Tigger Too have one DINO Discovery Jigsaw Puzzle to giveaway to one lucky reader.


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Finite Volumes for Complex Applications 8
Université Lille 1
The contributed talks of R. Lteif and F. Nabet have been swapped. More details are available on the Timetable page.
Objectives of the conference
The finite volume method in its numerous variants is a space discretization technique for partial differential equations based on the fundamental physical principle of conservation. It has been used successfully in many applications including fluid dynamics, magnetohydrodynamics, structural analysis, nuclear physics, and semiconductor theory. Recent decades have brought significant success in the theoretical understanding of the method. Many finite volume methods preserve further qualitative or asymptotic properties including maximum principles, dissipativity, monotone decay of the free energy, or asymptotic stability. Due to these properties, finite volume methods belong to the wider class of compatible discretization methods, which preserve qualitative properties of continuous problems at the discrete level. This structural approach to the discretization of partial differential equations becomes particularly important for multiphysics and multiscale applications.
The goal of the conference is to bring together mathematicians, physicists, and engineers interested in physically motivated discretizations. Contributions to the further advancement of the theoretical understanding of suitable finite volume, finite element, discontinuous Galerkin and other discretization schemes, and the exploration of new application fields for them are welcome.
Design and analysis of numerical methods
Preservation of physical properties on the discrete level
Convergence, stability, a priori and a posteriori error analysis
Applications at the interface with other disciplines
HPC, parallel computing
Model reduction and multiscale methods
High-order methods
Uncertainty quantification and stochastic problems
Starts 12 Jun 2017, 08:00
Ends 16 Jun 2017, 18:00
Cité Scientifique, 59650 Villeneuve d'Ascq
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E. Audusse (Univ. Paris 13)
C. Cancès (Inria)
C. Chainais-Hillairet (Univ. Lille 1)
R. Masson (Univ. Nice)
P. Omnes (CEA & Univ. Paris 13)
J. Fuhrmann (WIAS Berlin)
A. Linke (WIAS Berlin)
Conference Secretary
Anaïs Henry
Corinne Jamroz
Contact : fvca8@univ-lille1.fr

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Album Review of Save Rock and Roll by Fall Out Boy.
Fall Out Boy are kidding – right? Four years after their de facto breakup, just when we'd finally forgotten all the embarrassing LiveJournal entries they inspired the first time around, they ride back into town, promising to save rock itself. Then again, these guys were never big on understatement. If their comeback suggests delusions of grandeur, they're only picking up where they left off.
Ah, 2005: When MySpace was the most relevant social network; Pierce Brosnan was still James Bond; and a pair of scrappy underdog bands, Paramore and Fall Out Boy, were crossing paths on the annual roaming youth-aggression rock carnival known as the Vans Warped Tour. At the time, FOB were already established hitmakers, buoyed by the massive crossover success of "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"; the lesser-known Paramore — led by a then-16-year-old Tennessee spitfire named Hayley Williams — had just released their debut and hadn't made it to the main stage yet, but they would be there soon. Eight years, a handful of platinum smashes, and a thousand pop-radio micro-trends later, both bands are back in decidedly updated iterations: FOB's Save Rock and Roll is out April 16, and Paramore's Paramore was released April 9.
When any band heads back into the studio after a lengthy hiatus, it's often accompanied by a burning desire to return to their roots. So, be warned, anyone hoping for Fall Out Boy's reunion to see them ditch the slick radio-pop of divisive 2008 album 'Folie A Deux' and return to their pop-punk past is going to be seriously disappointed. From the second the sampled strings of opener 'The Phoenix' kick in it's clear that 'Save Rock And Roll' isn't even remotely like old-school Fall Out Boy.
"...Dreams again?" Let's be honest, this Wonderful World called "POP" has been a duller place without Fall Out Boy. Throughout the Noughties they provided mucho "Pop Rocky" par excellence. That sparky, sparkly, sunny afternoon sound that flickers brightly in that sweet spot between sugar-rush playground pop and the bigger boys' butch n' beardy college rock.
Early on in Save Rock and Roll, Patrick Stump sings he'll change you like a remix then raise you like a phoenix, words written, as always, by Pete Wentz, and sentiments that place this 2013 Fall Out Boy comeback in some kind of perspective. After the absurdly ambitious 2008 LP Folie à Deux, the band expanded and imploded, winding up in a pseudo-retirement where Stump released an inspired but confused solo record while Wentz pursued Black Cards, a band that went nowhere. Failure has a way of reuniting wayward souls, and so Stump, Wentz, Joe Trohman, and Andy Hurley all settled their differences and cut Save Rock and Roll, an album that acts like Fall Out Boy never went away while simultaneously acknowledging every trend of the last five years.
Afour-year hiatus and coolly received solo projects behind them, US emo heroes Fall Out Boy previewed their typically outlandishly titled comeback album by revealing that they'd realised they were grownups now, with mortgages and kids. However, fans needn't fret that they've returned with songs about pension plans and lawnmowers. "We can stay young together," they proclaim, their recipe for eternal youth seemingly involving yelling very loudly.
Going out at your peak is great for your legacy, but it makes coming back (a foregone conclusion these days) that much more challenging. Fall Out Boy were acutely aware of this and recorded what became their return to the limelight in secret, just in case things didn't work out. Save Rock and Roll won't save anything, but it's a natural follow-up to 2008's Folie à Deux.
There's a rock proverb that goes: "It's better to burn out than fade away." But is it really? We never knew. Neil Young? Def Leppard? Still touring. Still promising to burn out. Following a lackluster response to 2008's Folie a Deux, Fall Out Boy seemed destined to fade away until vocalist Patrick Stump burned the band out instead.
Put on your war paint: Fall Out Boy is out to reclaim their crown as your favorite guilty pleasure with Save Rock and Roll, a clutch of infectious melodies constrained by a dense commercial shell. Since the band's 2005 breakout From Under the Cork Tree, their mainstream success has been built on a penchant for simple, penetrating melodies, self-deprecation, and the shrewd exploitation of bassist/chief lyricist Pete Wentz's boy-band looks. The quartet's transition from generic pop-punk to a more expansive model inclusive of electronic and orchestral elements also helped forge a distinct sound in an oversaturated genre.
After announcing that they would be taking an indefinite hiatus in November 2009, few would have expected to see the return of Fall Out Boy so soon. Yet, just under two and a half years later, the pop punk band are back with their fifth studio album, Save Rock And Roll. Unsurprisingly, the four-piece's return was greeted with essentially the same reaction that they have received throughout most of their career: both excitement and derision.
At this point, there is little to no difference between Fall Out Boy and any other mainstream radio schlock. Patrick Stump's vocals have become so good that he now shares a vocal style similar to Maroon 5's Adam Levine on certain songs, and the music is overproduced with such a coating of smooth synths, strings and drum machine/over-compressed drums that it might as well be Katy Perry (just check out "Where Did the Party Go?" and imagine her voice in it) or, I dunno, Imagine Dragons? I can't even name a high-level rock band anymore other than the Foo Fighters, but they still have integrity unlike these acts. Anyway, gone from Fall Out Boy's sound are the metalcore breakdowns, gone are the Saves The Day-inspired pop-punk chord progressions, gone are the overtly-emo Get Up Kids-inspired lyrics.


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Q: Use of inequality $1 - \cos (x) \leq x^2 /2$ In this answer the value of $1 - \cos(x)$ has to be evaluated in order to find its upper limit, if it exists.
In particular, $x = 2 \pi / n$. The answer is related to the length of a side of a regular $n$-gon inscribed into a unit-radius circumference; because the perimeter of the $n$-gon is always less than $2 \pi$, the single side must always be less than $2 \pi / n$.
The inequality
$$1 - \cos (x) \leq \displaystyle \frac{x^2}{2}$$
(1)
is used and the proof is completed with
$$2(1 - \cos(x)) \leq (2 \pi / n)^2$$
$$\sqrt{2(1 - \cos(x))} \leq 2 \pi / n$$
But it is well known that the cosine is a function $f(x) \in [-1;1]$, so $1 - \cos (x) \in [0,2]$. By using this information, we would obtain
$$1 - \cos (x) \leq 2$$
(2)
The proof would provide
$$2(1 - \cos(x)) \leq 4$$
$$\sqrt{2(1 - \cos(x))} \leq 2$$
which is a completely different result.

*

*Why in that case it is preferable to use (1) instead of (2)?

*How to choose when it is convenient to use (1) and when to use (2) in a proof?

A: The bound $-1\le \cos(x)\le 1$ is correct, but rather a crude one.
We can easily obtain tighter bounds using the inequality from elementary geometry
$$|\sin(\theta)|\le |\theta| \tag 1$$
for all $\theta$, and the half-angle formula for the sine function
$$1-\cos(\theta)=2\sin^2(\theta/2) \tag 2$$
Squaring both sides of $1$, substituting $\theta =x/2$, and using $(2)$ reveals
$$\begin{align}
\sin^2(x/2)&=\frac{1-\cos(x)}{2}\\\\
&\le x^2/4 \tag 3
\end{align}$$
whereupon we find for all $x$
$$\bbox[5px,border:2px solid #C0A000]{1-\cos(x)\le \frac12 x^2} \tag 4$$
For values of $x<2$, $\frac12 x^2<2$ and $(4)$ provides a tighter bound than $1-\cos(x)\le 2$.  For $x\ge 2$, it is still correct that $1-\cos(x)\le \frac12 x^2$, but the inequality $1-\cos(x)\le 2$ is obviously tighter.  Therefore, we can write
$$1-\cos(x)\le \begin{cases}\frac12 x^2&,x<2\\\\2&,x\ge 2\tag 5\end{cases}$$
So, $(5)$ provides a guideline for the appropriate use of the bounds for $1-\cos(x)$.

A: Let $x\gt 0$. You know that $\sin(x) < x$ for such $x$. Integrating
$$ 1 - \cos(x) =\int_0^x \sin(t)\, dt < \int_0^x t\,dt = {t^2\over 2}$$

A: ncmathsadist's technique can be extended for a tighter bound as described below. It also extends the region over which the bound is better than $1 - \cos (x) \leq 2$ per Mark Viola's answer.
Cutting off the Taylor series for $\sin(t)$ before a negative term (the terms alternate sign), one gets a polynomial bound on $\sin(t)$ that can be integrated.
For example $\sin (t) \leq t-t^3/3!+t^5/5!$, therefore
$$1-\cos (x)=\int_0^x \sin (t)\ dt \leq \int_0^x t-\frac{t^3}{3!}+\frac{t^5}{5!}\ dt = \frac{t^2}{2!} - \frac{t^4}{4!} + \frac{t^6}{6!} $$
The cut-off approximation is an upper bound. The cut-off residual will always be negative. This can be shown by summing the terms pairwise. Since $\sin (t)$ is absolutely convergent, there isn't an issue with ordering of terms.
A bound which is better than $1 - \cos (x) \leq 2$ from $[0,2\,\pi]$ is:
$$1-\cos (x) \leq \frac{t^2}{2!} - \frac{t^4}{4!} + \frac{t^6}{6!} - \frac{t^{8}}{8!} + \frac{t^{10}}{10!} - \frac{t^{12}}{12!} + \frac{t^{14}}{14!} \leq 2$$
You can then see that all this really says is:
$$\cos (x) \geq 1 - \frac{t^2}{2!} + \frac{t^4}{4!} - \frac{t^6}{6!} + \frac{t^{8}}{8!} - \frac{t^{10}}{10!} + \frac{t^{12}}{12!} - \frac{t^{14}}{14!}$$
...or $\cos (x)$ is greater than its Taylor expansion with the cut-off starting at a positive term. Really not that impressive a result. :-(

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Climate change is a complex scientific subject with a plethora of data-rich reports that detail its causes and diverse impacts. Not everyone, however, responds to facts and figures or charts and graphs. That is why art can help broaden the public conversation and help create new pathways to understanding this critical issue.
On Sunday, February 28th, I will be giving my presentation, The Art and Science of Climate Change, at the Rockefeller State Park Preserve Art Gallery in Westchester County, NY. Blending my two passions, it introduces the basic science of climate change and explores how artists from around the globe are reacting to its various impacts and possible solutions.
Currently on view in the gallery is Climatic Visions, a group exhibition in which I am showing images from a number of different projects, including my ongoing series American Glaciers. Audrey Leeds curated the show, which runs through March 7th.
If you are in the area, please stop in and say hello. The program begins at 3:30 PM.
Our global temperature continued its upward trend last month with January 2016 marking the warmest January ever recorded for the entire planet.
According to the State of the Climate report by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information, Earth's combined average temperature for the month – over both land and sea surfaces – was 55.47°F, which is a whopping 1.87°F above the 20th century average. It surpassed the previous record set in January 2007 by 0.29°F. It also marked the second highest departure from average for any month on record, trailing only December 2015 which was 2°F above its long-term norm.
Continuing the trend from 2015 – the warmest year ever recorded – January 2016 was the ninth consecutive month to set a monthly temperature record. It was also the fourteenth consecutive month that the global temperature ranked in the top three for its respective month.
This record warmth, scientists say, was fueled by a combination of continued global warming and El Niño. Not to discount the strong influence El Niño has on the climate, it should be noted that no other El Niño year has produced temperature anomalies as large as the ones seen recently.
In any given winter season, a few cold snaps and an occasional warm spell are not that uncommon. This year, however, the temperatures in the northeastern US have been swinging from warm to cold to warm again as if on relentless rollercoaster. This week the region saw another round of this type of weather whiplash, albeit more dramatic than usual.
Here in New York City, the temperature went from a record low of -1°F on Sunday to a high of 54°F on Tuesday. That is a 55° difference in just two days. Our normal high for this time of year is 42°F and our normal low is 29°F.
For the past two winters, multiple extended artic outbreaks courtesy of the polar vortex kept the region colder than average for most of the season. This year, with a strong El Niño in place over the Pacific, warmer than normal conditions have made a strong showing. But, it seems like neither El Niño nor the Polar Vortex has been able to maintain a leading role this winter in the northeast. Rather, they seem to be alternating their appearances leaving us somewhat uncertain as to what will come next.
Given the fact that 2015 surpassed 2014 as the hottest year on record and that nearly 200 countries signed an agreement to limit their greenhouse gas emissions this past December, you would think that climate change is an accepted reality. But, it seems that cold weather and snow can still lead some people to question its validity.
For more information on how arctic outbreaks and snow events do not disprove global warming, please read my previous post: Cold Winters and Climate Change.
According to the NWS, February 5, 1744 was the birthday of Dr. John Jeffries – one of America's first weather observers. As a Boston based physician with a deep interest in weather, he kept detailed records of daily weather conditions from 1774 to 1816. He also took the first known upper air observations from a hot air balloon in 1784.
Recognizing the significant contributions Dr. Jeffries made to the science of meteorology, this date was chosen in his honor.
It was wet and windy on Wednesday in New York City with 0.73 inches of rain measured in Central Park. Below is a short time-lapse video that was sent to us by @dmadeo showing the Empire State Building peeking through the thick clouds as they moved through the city.
January is usually the coldest month on the calendar for New York City, but this year it felt like a weather rollercoaster. We had highs that ranged from an unseasonably balmy 59°F to a frosty 27°F. In the end though, with 19 out of 31 days posting above average readings, the warmth won out. These multiple extended warm spells helped push the city's mean temperature for the month up to 34.5°F, which is 1.9°F above normal.
On the precipitation side of things, snowfall was abundant. In all 27.2 inches was measured in Central Park this January. Most of this impressive total fell during a single storm – The Blizzard of 2016. This classic nor'easter moved up the coast during one the city's cold snaps and brought us 26.8 inches of snow – the second largest snowfall total from a single storm on record. On average, the city normally sees 7 inches of snow during the month of January and 25.8 inches for the entire winter season.
Rainfall was also plentiful during the first month of the year. The city received 4.41 inches, which is 0.76 inches above normal. Again, most of this came down during a few heavy precipitation events, including January 10th when 1.8 inches was measured in Central Park setting a new daily rainfall record for the date. As a result of all this precipitation, the city is no longer listed in any category on the US drought monitor.


As part of the sponsorship from UF/IFAS Extension, FAC is pleased to once again provide the opportunity to assist our ACC Graduates with scholarships of up to $5,000 to participate in the next Leadership Florida Class beginning in the Fall of 2014. We encourage all ACC Graduates to apply.
Leadership Florida's mission is to continually discover and convene committed individuals, enhancing and recharging their leadership skills by introducing them to a powerful community through whom they find knowledge and inspiration. They engage Floridians by providing essential information and a meaningful forum for their opinions, and creating opportunities for shared experiences that are inviting, inspiring and of lasting value.
Each year, Florida's finest leaders are selected to participate. Participants are chosen for their abilities, passion about our state, and commitment to help make great things happen for Florida. Comm. Chip LaMarca from Broward County is currently participating in the 2013-14 class and received a full UF/IFAS Extension/FACTOR scholarship.
55 leaders will be chosen to participate in a stimulating and thought-provoking, eight-month educational program that consists of a series of 5 (five) two and three-day sessions held in cities throughout the state, the culmination of which is the equivalent of a sixth session where participants will join fellow Leadership Florida members at our Annual Meeting. These sessions include programming on issues critical to Florida, leadership skills assessment and training, and relevant information on Florida's history, demography, diversities, and opportunities. One of the most rewarding and lasting benefits of the program is the valuable time spent interacting with other leaders from a variety of professions, philosophies and parts of the state who represent Florida's diverse ethnic and racial composition. They are currently selecting applicants. Click here for more information.
Applications must be submitted on-line by no later than May 8, 2014. If you are approved by Leadership Florida to be a part of the 2014-15 Class and are a graduate of FAC's ACC Program then you will be eligible for a scholarship from UF/IFAS and FAC. Depending on how many ACC Graduates get accepted will determine the amount of the scholarship. Leadership Florida also has a scholarship for local government officials that we encourage you to also apply for.


While catching up on the news of the day, I just learned the 2004 Weblog Award Winners were announced today. I didn't win an award, but I did visit the blogs of those who did win. I'm less than impressed.
For example, the Best Canadian Blog went to a site called small dead animals. I had never been there before so I was anxious to read the best blog in the land. It's okay, I guess. Not particularly entertaining or enlightening and a rather poor design. I peaked at the source code too and it's miles away from being valid. There is no way small dead animals is the best we've got.
Best Blog Overall went to a site called Power Line. I tried to read this blog, but I found it rather dry and boring. Once again the design left a great deal to be desired and the source code was far from valid, but I might be the only one who thinks that's relevant. The bottom line is, I didn't bookmark it and won't be back.
Looking for a well designed, aesthetically appealing blog, I decided to visit the site named Best Blog Design, Cold Fury. I was underwhelmed, if that's a word. It looks like a hundred other blogs I've come across in my travels. I ask you, what is particularly well designed about this site. Furthermore, would you even say for certain that Cold Fury, the site that was named the Best Blog Design in the world, is any more appealing to the eye than the one you're reading right now?


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It goes without saying that people who have seen the hard part of life and struggled to survive, appreciate better when they come into plenty. This is the actual story behind Octopizzo's net worth of over $600,000 we see today. For someone who grew up in Kibera – a place referred to as the biggest slum in Africa, he never for once thought he would have all he has today but as they say, time and chance happens to everyone and Octopizzo grabbed the opportunity when it came his way and has never looked back since then.
Despite the fame and wealth which he has acquired so far, Octopizzo (real name Henry Ohanga) has a firm grasp on the important stuff and continues to use his voice to promote his neighborhood. Octopizzo's net worth is proof that success is possible no matter where you are coming from.
Exactly How Wealthy Is Octopizzo?
While some quarters state that he is worth over $600 thousand, some believe he is worth much more. From the slum to the red carpet, Octopizzo has changed his story and though his actual net worth is still under debate, he has made quite a fortune from his craft. Octopizzo was once asked in an interview how much he was worth to put an end to the speculation about his wealth. In response, he revealed that he was priceless and also expensive and it will be wrong to put a price tag on him. Moreover, he emphasized that compared to where he is coming from, he is enjoying a much better life.
Moreover, Octopizzo has shown over the years that he has his mind in the right place when it comes to money. Even though he has been seen flaunting his wealth, cars, accessories, and clothing on social media, in the same breath, he speaks about investing in the right things like real estate. However, he has never come out outrightly to state how much he is really worth, especially with the speculation in the media.
Music Chiefly Made Him Who He Is Today
Octopizzo is a multi-talented artist who has been fortunate enough to earn big from one of the things that give him absolute joy. He has also grown into a smart businessman with interest and investment in an array of businesses which has yielded a lot of monetary gains for him along the line.
Let's explore further some of the sources of his wealth:
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Musical Exploits
After slumming it out in Kibera for most of his childhood, Octopizzo started rapping in 2009, but his big break came in 2012 after his song Ivo Ivo became a rap anthem in Nairobi.
Years after, with several trend-setting songs and albums, Octopizzo has been fortunate to perform at several shows all around the world. Some of them include; Shambala festival in the UK, Safaricom Live, Coca Cola World Cup Tour, Kenyan Night in Dubai, Spoken World Festival in Berlin, Reepabhan festival Hamburg and Sauit Za Busara Festival in Zanzibar, just to mention a few. All of his songs are available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer, and Google Play.
He once revealed in an interview that he doesn't charge upcoming artists for collaborations but can charge as much as $2000 for collaboration. The bulk of his wealth is from his musical career, especially song sales, shows, performances, and tours.
Touring Company (Chocolate City)
Asides from music, Octopizzo is very passionate about Kibera and has stood out as a voice for this place for a long time. In 2009, he founded his own slum tour. His aim with starting the tour company was to give people who have never visited a slum the opportunity to meet up with people in Kibera, see how hardworking they are, and show support by patronizing them.
Since he left the Kibera slum, Octopizzo has really dedicated a lot to give a new outlook to the place he grew up.
Acting Venture
Even though he hasn't had much of an acting career, he has been on some remarkable programs like MTV's SHUGA season 2. Considering his popularity in the entertainment industry, more acting opportunities are expected to come his way.
Merchandise Sales
Since he became a star, Octopizzo has learned to monetize every aspect of his career. He began the sales of his own clothing line, wrist watches, wrist bands, hand-made bling, and even his own personal condom brand called 'Let's do it'. The condom has a special edition that glows in the dark to ensure safe sex for houses/bedrooms without electricity. Can you beat that?
Ambassadorship and Endorsements
Octopizzo has served as a youth ambassador for several non-profit organizations and has been well compensated for his efforts. He is an avid supporter and partner of UNHCR Kenya, especially through the "Refugeenius" and "Artists for Refugees" projects.
Different Things Octopizzo Spends The Bulk of His Money On
This talented artist has said in a series of interviews that he tries to learn from his predecessors. He has revealed that one of the artists that he looks up to and copies his moves is Drake. Even though he knows how to enjoy the celebrity life, he has revealed that he works hard for his money and spends it wisely. He shared in 2018, that even though he was driving a van, he was building a house in Siaya that will be self-sufficient with its own water and electricity. Here are some other things he spends on.
Octopizzo is a family man to the core and is very protective of his young family. He has been married to white ladies twice and has two daughters from these marriages. He provides a very comfortable abode for his family and sees all their needs as a family. They are everything to him as he lost his parents at a very young age.
The rapper is not really one for the lavish lifestyle but every once in a while, he blesses himself with some fat gift. He gave himself an early Christmas gift in 2017, a Honda Civic Type R. His other car collections are not much of public knowledge.
Charity Organization (Octopizzo Foundation)
This foundation was founded in 2015, aiming to unshackle young people from desperation by uniting the ingredients of Art, Music, Sports, and Creativity. The foundation strives to give wings to people who exist on the margins of society, supporting them to discover and harness the potentials within and then nurturing their transformation towards actualizing their goals. He is a core philanthropist who understands that giving back to society is important.
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Back in the beginning of August I wrote about "Four Little Words", "electronic communication transactional records", which the Obama administration wanted to add to the FBI's ability to make it easier for the FBI to compel companies to turn over records of an individual's Internet activity without a court order if agents deem the information relevant to a terrorism or intelligence investigation. The lawyers were claiming that this would not give them access to the content of the e-mail just access to the addresses to which an Internet user sends e-mail; the times and dates e-mail was sent and received; and possibly a user's browser history. Sounds invasive? Well, it wasn't good enough, either. Charles Savage reports in the New York Times that Federal law enforcement and national security officials want to make it easier to wiretap the Internet.
Essentially, officials want Congress to require all services that enable communications – including encrypted e-mail transmitters like BlackBerry, social networking Web sites like Facebook and software that allows direct "peer to peer" messaging like Skype – to be technically capable of complying if served with a wiretap order. The mandate would include being able to intercept and unscramble encrypted messages.
The bill, which the Obama administration plans to submit to lawmakers next year, raises fresh questions about how to balance security needs with protecting privacy and fostering innovation. And because security services around the world face the same problem, it could set an example that is copied globally.
The bill would also require Financial Institutions to report all electronic money transfers into and out of the country, no matter how small. Currently banks must report international money transfers of $10,000 or greater.
But critics have called it part of a disturbing trend by government security agencies in the wake of the 2001 attacks to seek more access to personal data without adequately demonstrating its utility. Financial institutions say that they already feel burdened by anti-terrorism rules requiring them to provide data, and that they object to new ones.
Marcy Wheeler points out that it may be the banks that bail us out of this further unfettered invasion of the government into our lives.
Any communication you make, any financial transaction you make, the Obama Administration thinks nine years after 9/11 is the time to demand such access.
I suspect it's only the corporations can save us from this power grab. Not only are corporations doing business in the US not going to want all their transactions accessible by the government (we've already stolen enough corporate secrets), but banks aren't going to want to track transactions at that level.
In the late 19th century it was called Social Darwinism. Only the fittest should survive, and any effort to save the less fit will undermine the moral fiber of society.
Republicans have wanted to destroy Social Security since it was invented… Remember George W. Bush's proposal to privatize it? Had America agreed with him, millions of retirees would have been impoverished in 2008 when the stock market imploded.
Of course Republicans don't talk openly about destroying Social Security, because it's so popular. The new Republican "pledge" promises only to put it on a "fiscally responsible footing." Translated: we'll privatize it.
Republicans also hate unemployment insurance. They've voted against every extension because, they say, it coddles the unemployed and keeps them from taking available jobs.
That's absurd. There are still 5 job seekers for every job opening, and unemployment insurance in most states pays only a small fraction of the full-time wage.
Finally, like Hoover and Mellon, Republicans want to cut the deficit and balance the budget at a time when a large portion of the workforce is idle.
This defies economic logic. When consumers aren't spending, businesses aren't investing and exports can't possibly fill the gap, and when state governments are slashing their budgets, the federal government has to spend more. Otherwise, the Great Recession will turn into exactly what Hoover and Mellon ushered in – a seemingly endless Great Depression.
What are the results of Hoover/Mellon policies?
From another survey we learn that the 25 top hedge-fund managers got an average of $1 billion each, but paid an average of 17 percent in taxes (because so much of their income is considered capital gains, taxed at 15 percent thanks to the Bush tax cuts).
The rest of America got poorer, of course. The number in poverty rose to a post-war high. The median wage continues to deteriorate. And some 20 million Americans don't have work.
Only twice before in American history has so much been held by so few, and the gap between them and the great majority been a chasm – the late 1920s, and the era of the robber barons in the 1880s.
What can be done about mass unemployment? All the wise heads agree: there are no quick or easy answers. There is work to be done, but workers aren't ready to do it – they're in the wrong places, or they have the wrong skills. Our problems are "structural," and will take many years to solve.
After all, what should we be seeing if statements like those of Mr. Kocherlakota or Mr. Clinton were true? The answer is, there should be significant labor shortages somewhere in America – major industries that are trying to expand but are having trouble hiring, major classes of workers who find their skills in great demand, major parts of the country with low unemployment even as the rest of the nation suffers.
None of these things exist. Job openings have plunged in every major sector, while the number of workers forced into part-time employment in almost all industries has soared. Unemployment has surged in every major occupational category. Only three states, with a combined population not much larger than that of Brooklyn, have unemployment rates below 5 percent.
Oh, and where are these firms that "can't find appropriate workers"? … (T)he percentage citing problems with labor quality is now at an all-time low, reflecting the reality that these days even highly skilled workers are desperate for employment.
So all the evidence contradicts the claim that we're mainly suffering from structural unemployment. Why, then, has this claim become so popular?
I've been looking at what self-proclaimed experts were saying about unemployment during the Great Depression; it was almost identical to what Very Serious People are saying now. Unemployment cannot be brought down rapidly, declared one 1935 analysis, because the work force is "unadaptable and untrained. It cannot respond to the opportunities which industry may offer." A few years later, a large defense buildup finally provided a fiscal stimulus adequate to the economy's needs – and suddenly industry was eager to employ those "unadaptable and untrained" workers.
So what you need to know is that there is no evidence whatsoever to back these claims. We aren't suffering from a shortage of needed skills; we're suffering from a lack of policy resolve. As I said, structural unemployment isn't a real problem, it's an excuse – a reason not to act on America's problems at a time when action is desperately needed.
And for all their 'Galtian' Social Darwinist self reliance, what is the richest woman in the world doing?
The Queen asked ministers for a poverty handout to help heat her palaces but was rebuffed because they feared it would be a public relations disaster, documents disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act reveal.
Royal aides were told that the £60m worth of energy-saving grants were aimed at families on low incomes and if the money was given to Buckingham Palace instead of housing associations or hospitals it could lead to "adverse publicity" for the Queen and the Government.
It seems our evil, greedy, immoral, hypocritical "betters" are all too willing to accept government handouts for "the right sort of people" and steal food out of the mouths of babies, the sick, and the elderly so they can line their pockets to impress others of their "class" with their conspicuous consumption and 'flash cash'.
Note: from Progressive Blue and cross-posted at DailyKos.
In the quest to maintain a Democrat majority it seems easy to overlook the race for New York State Attorney General. Considering a powerful social and economic justice policy position where the jurisdiction includes Wall Street and the traditional influence this office has had over media and talk shows it's not about majority but justice vs. injustice.
Now Eric Schneiderman who is committed to "protecting homeowners and consumers from bad actors on Wall Street" faces a Republican who has suggested that he would "de-emphasize the high-profile securities fraud cases that defined the tenures of Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo and Eliot Spitzer." In a nation where the banking lobbyist induced false claim that "sound economics means hands off Wall St." is too often heard, think back the early 1990's when nobody seemed interested in the big money crimes and Eliot Spitzer did much to change the national focus.
But Senator Schneiderman represents so much more that that. Not just a politician but a public servant with the energy and willpower to fight for the people. Looking at what this man has to offer in this high profile office with the power to steer the national debate, it seems obvious that a NY loss would be a setback for all Americans.
The constant refrain that liberals don't appreciate the administration's accomplishments betrays deep frustration. It was a given the right would try to destroy Obama's presidency. It was a given Republicans would be obstructionists. It was a given the media would run with sensationalist stories. It was a given there would be a natural dip from the euphoric highs of the inauguration. Obama's team was prepared to ride out the trough(s). But they were not prepared for a determined segment of the left to ignore party and focus on principle, to ignore happy talk and demand accountability.
As president, Obama has done much good and has achieved a number of impressive legislative victories. He is a smart, thoughtful and disciplined man. He has a wonderful family. His staff (many of whom I've worked with in past campaigns) are good and decent people trying to improve their country and working tirelessly under extreme stress. But that doesn't mean progressives should set aside the things they've fought for their entire adult life. It doesn't mean they should stay silent if they think the White House is undermining the progressive cause.
The Obama administration urged a federal judge early Saturday to dismiss a lawsuit over its targeting of a U.S. citizen for killing overseas, saying that the case would reveal state secrets. The U.S.-born citizen, Anwar al-Aulaqi, is a cleric now believed to be in Yemen. Federal authorities allege that he is leading a branch of al-Qaeda there. Government lawyers called the state-secrets argument a last resort to toss out the case, and it seems likely to revive a debate over the reach of a president's powers in the global war against al-Qaeda.
September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 95 days remaining until the end of the year.
On this day in 1922, Jean-François Champollion deciphered the hieroglyphs of the Rosetta Stone with the help of groundwork laid by his predecessors: Athanasius Kircher, Silvestre de Sacy, Johan David Akerblad, Thomas Young, and William John Bankes. Champollion translated parts of the Rosetta Stone, showing that the Egyptian writing system was a combination of phonetic and ideographic signs.
Thomas Young was one of the first to attempt decipherment of the Egyptian hieroglyphs, basing his own work on the investigations of Swedish diplomat Akerblad, who built up a demotic alphabet of 29 letters (15 turned out to be correct) and translated all personal names and other words in the Demotic part of the Rosetta Stone in 1802. Akerblad however, wrongly believed that demotic was entirely phonetic or alphabetic. Young thought the same, and by 1814 he had completely translated the enchorial (which Champollion labeled Demotic as it is called today) text of the Rosetta Stone (he had a list with 86 demotic words). Young then studied the hieroglyphic alphabet and made some progress but failed to recognise that demotic and hieroglyphic texts were paraphrases and not simple translations. In 1823 he published an Account of the Recent Discoveries in Hieroglyphic Literature and Egyptian Antiquities. Some of Young's conclusions appeared in the famous article Egypt he wrote for the 1818 edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica.
When Champollion, in 1822, published his translation of the hieroglyphs and the key to the grammatical system, Young and all others praised this work. Young had indicated in a letter to Gurney that he wished to see Champollion acknowledge that he had made use of Young's earlier work in assisting his eventual deciphering of hieroglyphics. Champollion was unwilling to share the credit even though initially he had not recognized that hieroglyphics were phonetic. Young corrected him on this, and Champollion attempted to have an early article withdrawn once he realized his mistake. Strongly motivated by the political tensions of that time, the British supported Young and the French Champollion. Champollion completely translated the hieroglyphic grammar based in part upon the earlier work of others including Young. However, Champollion maintained that he alone had deciphered the hieroglyphs. After 1826, he did offer Young access to demotic manuscripts in the Louvre, when he was a curator. Baron Georges Cuvier (1825) credited Champollion's work as an important aid in dating the Dendera Zodiac.
I have been thinking about sustainability for a long, long time. Unfortunately, in my scientific analysis, it not possible if we continue on the route that we have chosen. This is an extremely complex topic, and might even deserve its own, new, date. I am thinking that Wednesdays might be a good time for it. This is more speculation than science, so it does not properly belong on Pique the Geek for the long term.
This will be the most controversial topic that I have ever tackled. I may be dead wrong in some of my speculations, but a lot of thought has gone into them. I offer no easy remedies but do ask the hard, horrible questions and illustrate them with facts. I will ask that you, my readers, tell me whether this deserves a new series, uncoupled from Pique the Geek. Please read further.
Well, I know someone who's a big fan of The Amazing Race. New Season starts tonight. 60 Minutes has Af-Pak (BREAKING! War Reporters Shot At! Quelle Horreur!), Park51, and Drew Brees. New Simpsons and Family Guy (1 hour double episode with James Woods), also The Cleveland Show.
Sunday Night Throwball, Jets @ Aquatic Mammal (as opposed to semi-aquatic monotreme. Where's Perry?), but why are you watching that when there's Sox @ Yankees on ESPN? New Boardwalk Empire if you pay for premium (waste of money in my opinion).
Adult Swim has the 3.5 Season Premier of Metalocalypse, a new Childrens Hospital, and Episode 3 of Season 4.5 of The Venture Brothers– Every Which Way But Zeus (last week's episode, Pomp & Circuitry, summary).
MILAN (AFP) – The ouster of Alessandro Profumo from the top post at Unicredit this week has sparked concern about future governance at Italy's largest bank as other shake-ups rattle the European banking world.
Profumo's dramatic exit following a shareholder rebellion over Libya's growing stake in the bank rocked Italy's financial elite and weighed down Unicredit's share price at a time when the country's economy is being scrutinised by investors because of its high debt levels.
Profumo, who oversaw a major international expansion by the bank in central and eastern Europe, resigned late on Tuesday after losing a shareholder confidence vote during a four-hour board meeting.


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Social Media Influencers: PewDiePie vs. The Wall Street Journal
Mehk Sethi, Assistant Editor
In the early 2000s when social media influencers first popped up, they were mostly kids making videos on their webcams. Now, almost 10 years later, social media is a full-time and extremely lucrative career. The freedom, lack of barrier to entry, and opportunity to earn passive income has made a career as a social media influencer so attractive that the industry has grown rapidly. Most notably though, the fame and level of recognition acquired by some social media influencers speaks volumes as to how much power they truly have. For example, in a survey conducted by Variety in March of 2014, it was found that among teens aged 13-17 in the United States, the five most recognizable, and six of the top ten, celebrities were YouTubers. Smosh, The Fine Bros, PewDiePie, KSI, and Ryan Higa were the five most recognizable with Shane Dawson coming in seventh.
This power has granted social media influencers many opportunities to cross over into other industries, including advertising, cinema, music, publishing, fashion, and politics. In fact, social media influencers have impacted the advertising industry so greatly that there have been new tax laws established to accommodate this new type of promotion, and industry guidelines on disclosures and disclaimers are being updated.
However, despite their fame and ability to dominate a variety of industries, social media influencers are still notably different from more traditional media celebrities. While traditional celebrities have demographics spanning all ages, social media influencers mainly target a young audience with access to the internet. This is evident at Morris Hills, where many young students follow social media influencers avidly. One such example is Nithi Kumar, who has been "following IISuperwomanII, a youtuber, since [she was] 12 and loves to watch IISuperwomanII progress as she develops herself in new avenues, such as makeup and novels." On the other hand, Mr. Stead, industrial arts teacher, says he does not use social media or follow anyone on social media as he has still not found any use for it.
Social media influencers also build a loyal following through their personality and direct communication with their audiences via multiple social media platforms. On the other hand, online aggregate sites are more content-based and aim to spread to the largest audience possible instead of focusing on their branding. Because these sites have many writers, their articles are often contradictory and portray a less accountable stance of their viewpoint compared to social media influencers who single handedly control their online presence and are able to maintain a more consistent viewpoint.
Over the last few years, this divide between influencers, a new form of media, and the traditional media has become more visible and prevalent as many YouTubers have complained about the traditional media mocking them or only ever discussing them in terms of their earnings rather than bringing up all the creative content they produce and the charity work they do. This divide was again brought to the forefront of the internet in February when the Wall Street Journal published an article and a video, accusing the most watched and highest paid YouTuber, PewDiePie, of publishing anti-Semitic videos. These accusations caused PewDiePie's network, Maker Studios, and YouTube Red to drop him and terminate his upcoming series. One video the Wall Street Journal referred to in their article showed PewDiePie paying two men on Fiverr, a website that allows one to request others to perform a certain task for five dollars, to hold up a sign reading an anti-Semitic statement. In his video, PewDiePie explains that his intention is to show the outrageous things people will do for just five dollars, making it clear that he does not agree with the statement on the sign. In other videos the Wall Street Journal took clips from, PewDiePie was dressed up as a dictator responsible for censorship and horrific propaganda in an effort to comedically criticize YouTube's new policy of viewers flagging and reporting content they find offensive.
Clearly, these videos were taken out of context in the Journal article, something that not only PewDiePie, but also many other prominent YouTubers discussed on their channels. Additionally, they said that this was just an effort to get more clicks and more money by using PewDiePie, someone with 54 million subscribers, in the headlines rather than to advocate a legitimate social justice issue. Interestingly, however, these videos did not only discuss this as a character assassination for PewDiePie, but also as an example of old media once again trying to take down new media. These videos noted the rising popularity of social media influencers threatening old media, resulting in more traditional media trying to make a comeback by trying to destroy the reputation of the biggest YouTuber, furthering the divide between influencers and traditional media. In this case, the overwhelming majority of regular YouTube viewers sided with PewDiePie, who almost became the face of social media influencers, standing up for new media against the evil, old traditional media.
Overall, as this new form of media rises, social media influencers become iconized as proxies against whom people can align themselves with larger moral values and sometimes, even politics. This allows for a lot of power to be held by a few people who face almost no barriers to entry into the mainstream and forces the public to be more aware of the biased content they are consuming and more persistent in finding unbiased news.
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St. Margaret's Parish, org. ca 1752, near Westminister in London
Before the Virginia Colony was formed in 1607, most of its earliest immigrants were in England. That means that the genealogist and historian must determine that location. In other words, the shire or parish. This is generally found from hints in the American records. The oldest Virginia Wills and Testaments provide details concerning properties owned in England, as well as the names of relatives and friends. Also, names of parishes. Another source is deed records. Then, there are immigration records which disclose the place of embarkation. Coldham's The Complete Book of Emigrants 1607-1660 is an excellent resource. Finally, tthere is the generalized research effort. What I mean is reading old Wills (in the county/counties where your ancestor resided) is the way to go. I mean, everybody's, all of them. If you found one for your ancestor, then take notes on the names of witnesses, purchases of items, receipts given, and every person mentioned. Then, search for those person's wills. Neighbors married neighbors, socialized, shared a lifetime together. That makes anyone mentioned in your ancestor's wills or deeds a very important source for learning who's who and how they were related. The Land Patents are another good resource in discerning who received the first lands and approximately where they were located. Remember, many persons came over as servants and did not own land until later. In 1607 there were 105 settlers. By 1609, the Virginia Company sent 500 more. In 1621/1622 there was a massacre which killed hundreds of persons, yet by 1635 there were estimated to be about 5,000 persons. That is not many people. Thus, the names of neighbors accelerate in importance. It is noteworthy that members of the same families also stopped over in New England and did not settle in Virginia. Those records also have a digging deeper factor. The first item of research in England should be the parish register. For generations, families attending the same parish. There are three categories: christenings, marriages and mortuaries. Your surnames from all three should be carefully written down with the idea of identifying families when you better understand the situation. Meanwhile, Virginia Pioneers contains the images of old Virginia Wills and Estates which should save the researcher some time because there are tons of records to explore in Virginia as well as in Great Britain!
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STATE APPROVES SCALED-DOWN JAVITS MAKEOVER
Once hailed as the most important job-generating project in New York, a dramatically scaled down plan to expand the Javits Convention Center was approved today by state officials who slashed more than $1 billion from the price tag.
The latest version of the expansion will create just 40,000 square feet of new exhibition space in a plain, pre-engineered structure that is a far cry from the elaborate design created several years ago by British architect Richard Rogers.
Project costs, once estimated at $1.7 billion for the larger expansion, have been slashed to $463 million, most of which will be spent to renovate the current convention center and replace its dark glass windows with clear, energy-efficient panels.
Javits, now the 18th largest exposition center in the nation at 675,000 square feet of exhibition space, had been called woefully undersized to compete for the largest conventions. The earlier expansion would have ranked Javits fifth in the nation in size.
The project, approved by the Empire State Development Corp., also drops $700 million in state and city funding that had been part of the original plan. The budget now relies almost entirely on a $1.50 per night hotel room fee created to pay for the work.
"Right now, we're paying for all of it," said Joseph Spinnato, president of the Hotel Association of New York, which had lobbied hard to expand Javits in a bid to capture a larger share of the nation's convention business and boost hotel occupancy.
Spinnato said rising costs for construction and an economic recession have left hotel owners no option but to accept the downsized alternative.
"We're not pleased, but we're certainly satisfied," said Spinnato.
Built in 1986, Javits is suffering from a leaking roof and a rapidly deteriorating building that's making it harder to stage conventions and shows. About $390 million of the project's cost will go just to fix the current convention center.
Expanding Javits was universally approved by city and state lawmakers, who broke ground for the project in October, 2006.
The project came to a halt when former governor Eliot Spitzer took office in 2007, determining a year later that the cost of the project had risen to $3 billion.
"We came to realize we could not afford it, and the industry was not prepared or willing to increase the $1.50 fee," said Spinnato.
The latest version of the project requires approval of the state's Public Authority Control Board. If approved, construction would be complete in 2010.
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I created two identical web applications: Long Live RSS! – Classic Web Edition (CWE) and Long Live RSS! – SPA Edition (SPAE). Both are virtually identical applications, except for the client-side implementation. CWE delivers the page with a simple HTML and CSS combo. SPAE employs Angular to present the application as a single-page application.
In this article, I'm comparing the performance of the two applications as observed from a user's end.
Note: By the time you're reading this article, I may have updated the applications and the result of the runs may have been affected.
For both applications, I did the following series of actions as my test cases.
The following are measurement readings (the average of five runs, rounded, for each application) from Chrome's Developer Tools, taken after each aforementioned action.
For the rest of Actions (except Action #7 and #12), SPAE outperforms CWE. Cumulatively, though, CWE outperforms SPAE by a narrow margin.
Table 2 indicates that, cumulatively, SPAE has lower number of requests. CEW has a higher number but browser cache prevents CWE from hitting the server for every single request. When considering cached responses, CWE hits the server only 64 times–less frequent than SPAE (69 times). Table 2 also shows that CWE transfers slightly fewer bytes and in a slightly shorter time.
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Wingfield Makes Colors Fly on the Field
Ari Matias Perez, Co-Editor in Chief, Co-News Editor
The Selma High Color Guard program has been extremely successful in its recent years. They have received countless awards in both WBA, WGI, and SJVCGPR competitions. They've constructed a reputation of being tough competition in the color guard world.
Pebbles Wingfield is currently a senior member of the color guard program. She has been in color guard for the past six years. She decided to join the Abraham Lincoln Middle School Color Guard program in 2014 when she saw their presentation at the middle school orientation. The middle school used this orientation as a way to get elementary students to join their performing arts program.
"I joined color guard because I always wanted to be a performer of some sort and it looked cool at orientation," said Wingfield.
This is what started her color guard career. She has then continued to perform in two parade seasons, four field seasons, and seven winter guard seasons. She has learned how to spin and toss all three types of equipment used in color guard: flag, rifle, and sabre.
However, color guard can be extremely difficult.
"The hardest thing about color guard is the schedule and being consistent with yourself because we do have a lot of practice. It can become hard after a while to do that with school and also taking care of yourself," expressed Wingfield.
Despite this, Wingfield still enjoys her time spent in the program. It is not only a way to express her artistic talent, it's a way to create new friendships.
"The best thing about color guard is the friends and the bond that you create with everyone in the program. It makes it all so much more fun!" exclaimed Wingfield.
Color guard has been a way to learn about herself and life in general.
"Color guard has taught me time management, self evaluation, and what my limits are both physically and emotionally," said Wingfield.
Unfortunately, this is Wingfield's last high school year and therefore her last two color guard seasons.
"I will definitely be missing the girls and being able to perform," stated Wingfield.
Color guard has been a big part of her life and even though it may be challenging at times, she's learned so much.
"There are a lot of times where we struggle but we overcome those things. We learn and improve as we go," expressed Wingfield. "I think that the main thing I have learned is that everything takes time and with that comes a rewarding outcome."
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Mid-tier firm expands capability through acquisition
A mid-tier accounting firm has announced the acquisition of a specialist advisory firm to expand its own service capabilities.
M&A	Mitchell Turner 07 September 2015
Bentleys Perth has acquired Australian Superannuation & Compliance (ASC), adding 250 self-managed super funds and over $1 million in fees to its existing portfolio.
Philip Rix, managing director, Bentleys Perth noted that the acquisition gives the Perth office the chance to expand capabilities and embed itself further within the superannuation and SMSF space.
"With the recent growth in demand for self-managed super funds, we identified an opportunity to grow our offering in this space," Mr Rix said, also pointing to the accountants' exemption ending on 30 June 2016.
"Fortunately, we already have the capabilities to continue servicing all SMSF clients beyond July 1 next year so this addition to our firm complements our current offering," he said.
"For us, this is a great opportunity to expand the existing business line."
The influence of technology was also a key reason for the acquisition, Mr Rix added.
"Technology is also now driving a lot of change and ASC has excellent capabilities in this area, offering real-time reporting for SMSF clients.
"The acquisition paves the way for a specialist offering to our clients, financial planning groups, or other accounting firms who do not have the expertise or cost structures to efficiently manage this highly complex and specialised area of work," he stated.
Bradley Raw, manager for superannuation services, will take charge of the expanded division, which will continue to trade under the name Australian Superannuation and Compliance Pty Ltd.
"It's an exciting time for us. ASC's established practices will be a huge value add for Bentleys and our clients across both businesses," Mr Raw concluded.
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The 8 of Clubs was our most-solved challenge, while the Joker eluded all but 24 wily players.
We hit our capacity of 500 teams within 36 hours of announcing the CTF. Immediately we saw players reaching out on Twitter and Slack offering to team up and help out. Our Slack channel was full of congrats and camaraderie, as well as hints and encouragement. Several folks have already communicated their intent to publish or share individual write-ups on their experiences. Second-place finisher mubix already has a comprehensive walk-through available here, and tenth-place finisher Intrinsic has a run-down here. This is why we love you guys—thanks for always helping each other learn.
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On The Beach is currently 4.7% of my portfolio and is up 35% on my purchase price. I bought when the price fell post Brexit and added more on better than expected results subsequently.
It looks to have a competitive advantage with growing market share. Its USP comes from platform functionality and good supply agreements. The brand power appears to be growing.
Its market should be growing long term – there is a likely shift away from more traditional travel agents to online. I was particularly encouraged that On The Beach was performing well despite the current industry headwinds (currency and terrorism). However, I believe the market is likely to be fairly cyclical.
The business appears to have good scaleability and scope for expansion geographically and demographically.
The business should have excellent economics in common with other online platforms: great cost structure (v low variable costs) and network effects meaning that its value increases significantly with the number of customers and hotels etc. that use it.
It is newly listed – ROCE, growth in profits and cash flow are currently good but a little erratic over the short lifetime of the published accounts. I have not understood exactly why this is the case but it is likely due to investments made by the business. I haven't sought to explore further but am hoping this clears up in future results. It is definitely something to keep an eye on.
The newsflow and short term momentum is good despite currency and terrorism headwinds. The medium term momentum is a bit more erratic, with low share price liquidity and a large institutional seller.
I believe the current valuation is bargain basement given the business economics, the projected growth and the business's current resilience. My DCF experimentation suggests it could reasonably be valued considerably more highly. I will be looking to add to my position especially if and when more good results are published giving me greater confidence.
AB Dynamics is currently 4.5% of my portfolio and is up 29% on my purchase price. It is another post Brexit purchase that came up on a number of my screens and is a non-sterling earner.
An apparent 'moat' from product IP and know-how. It operates in a niche and does not appear to face significant competitive threats (though I have not researched this thoroughly).
It came up on my screens with excellent numbers: consistent profit growth and high margins, ROCE and FCF conversion. A consistently rising long term share price is another good sign.
Its market appears likely to experience stable secular growth, though may be a little cyclical in line with demand for cars. There are no obvious technological risks.
It appears to have plenty of scope to reinvest for further growth with good revenue visibility and several recent investments in capacity and new products.
The current business and share price momentum is great. The valuation seems reasonable given the business quality and growth profile. With few apparent downsides I like this business a lot and will be looking to add more to my holding.
Cranswick is 4.2% of my portfolio and is up 4.5% on my purchase price.
Cranswick is a processor of pork and supplier to retailers, especially the supermarkets. It is a fairly straightforward business and I believe the case for investing in Cranswick is similarly straightforward.
Cranswick has a competitive advantage from scale and low cost. There are very high barriers to entry from caped requirements for potential competitors. I believe it is in quite an unassailable position has a reasonably high margin for a food processor as a result.
Cranswick has consistently grown revenues and profits over a long period of time at a reasonably high rate. It has a good ROCE and converts much of profits into cash. Its share price has correspondingly steadily increased over time.
Cranswick appears to have plenty of growth opportunities in a defensive market experiencing secular growth.
Business and share price momentum is good. The valuation appears reasonable given the quality of the business. I believe Cranswick is a good defensive long term hold that is highly likely to deliver reliable compound growth over time.
Hilton is 4.1% of my portfolio and is up 17% on my purchase price. It is a very similar business to Cranswick and my reasons for holding are similar. I originally bought as it scored very highly in my screening.
Hilton is a meat packaging company geographically diversified across Europe and Australia. It provides bespoke customer specific meat packaging facilities for large customers such as Tesco.
Similar to Cranswick I believe Hilton has a moat from high barriers to entry from caped requirements (that Hilton has already incurred). Hilton appears to be well-run and efficient.
An obvious potential weakness is from its reliance on large customers (such as Tesco) who can put pressure on margins.
It has low margins but a consistently high ROCE and very consistent growth in profit with long track record. It appears to be good at profitably allocating investment likely as sales profitability are quite stable and predictable. It also has impressive cash generation for this type of business.
It is in a market with secular growth and no apparent technological threat. It is defensive with good scope to profitably grow. Growth comes primarily from geographic expansion and overall market growth. Increased scale should reduce its reliance on big customers over time.
Momentum is good with recent business wins. Valuation appears reasonable for a defensive business. This is not a business to get very excited about and there is some risk from customer concentration but this should continue to reduce over time. I'm a happy holder.
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Scary Soldiers run riot across Berkshire & Southern England
In AD 865, a big Viking army invaded England.
After 5 years of raids across the country, the fierce Viking soldiers left their boats at Maidenhead and marched to Reading where they set up their headquarters.
The Ealdorman of Berkshire beat them in a Battle at Englefield, but they would not leave the area. They burnt the town of Abingdon to the ground.
King Ethelred of Wessex and his brother, Alfred, tried to push the Vikings out of Reading, but they were chased into the marshes at Whistley. The Saxons escaped over the twin ford at Twyford, while the Vikings got lost in the fog.
Alfred was a great warrior. He led the Wessex army in a great victory over the Vikings. Lots of Vikings were killed.
This was at the Battle of Ashdown, which probably took place near Aldworth on the Berkshire Downs.
Ethelred died soon afterwards and Alfred became King of Wessex.
The Vikings made a surprise attack on Alfred's palace at Chippenham in Wiltshire. He was forced to flee into the marshes of Somerset.
Alfred hid in a hut belonging to a pig-keeper. The pig-keeper's wife didn't know who he was.
She asked him to watch her cakes baking on the fire. Alfred was busy thinking about how to beat the Vikings and the cakes got burnt. The pig-keeper's wife hit King Alfred with her broom! Some people say this happened in Faringdon.
Alfred gathered his friends around him and they built a small fort at Athelney in Somerset.
Alfred disguised himself as a minstrel and was invited into the Viking camp to sing songs. He was able to listen to all their plans.
Alfred used his knowledge to beat the Vikings at the Battle of Edington, near Westbury, in Wiltshire.
Alfred and the Viking King, Guthrum, made a peace treaty at Wedmore in Somerset. They set up a border called the 'Danelaw'. The Vikings ruled to the North of this and Alfred to the South.
Alfred then set up lots of forts or 'burghs' to help stop the Vikings from invading again. One was built at Wallingford and another at Cookham, near Maidenhead.


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Congo Republic to burn seized ivory stockpile / Burning ceremony to take place a day before first pan-African strategy on illegal wildlife trade
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo, April 29, 2015/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Government of Congo will incinerate nearly five tons of seized ivory, fuelled by seized timber, in a strong show of Africa's opposition to wildlife crime.
The ceremony will precede the announcement, in Brazzaville, of the first pan-African strategy to combat the illicit trade in flora and fauna. The document and a draft action plan will be taken to the African Union Summit to be held in Johannesburg in June.
Wildlife trafficking devastates biodiversity and ecosystems, threatening the supply of food and freshwater and eroding livelihoods for millions of people in Africa. It also creates insecurity, fuelling conflicts and corruption, depriving countries of their assets, weakening the rule of law and dividing societies. Poaching and trafficking pose a direct threat to sustainable development efforts in Africa and elsewhere.
What: International Conference on the Illegal Exploitation and Illegal Trade in Wild Flora and Fauna in Africa
When: 29 April, 9AM GMT
Where: Palais des Congrès, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
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Nik Sekhran, Director/ Chief of Profession -Sustainable Development, UNDP
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Luke Combs Says His OCD Triggers 'Obsessive' Fears of Having a Heart Attack
He opened up about how the intrusive thoughts "play over and over in my head."
By Nicol Natale
Luke Combs opened up about his mental health in a new interview.
The country singer revealed he has purely obsessional OCD, which leads to uncontrollable thoughts. He also struggles with anxiety.
Combs said he's found peace by "arming himself with knowledge" about his conditions.
Luke Combs may be a CMA-winning country star, but he wants fans to know that he's just like us. "I like to think I'm a regular guy. There isn't this big gap between me and the guy in the front row," he recently told Dan Rather in a new episode of The Big Interview. Like millions of Americans, Combs revealed that he too has battled with mental health issues over the years.
More specifically, he struggles with purely obsessional OCD. Also known as Pure O, this form of OCD causes intrusive thoughts coupled with mental rituals to minimize stress, which can be very distressing to those living with the condition. Thoughts vary among individuals, but may include overwhelming fears around sexuality, health, or relationships.
"I know when you think of people that have OCD, you think of them messing with the blinds or straightening the carpet," Combs explained. "Essentially, my version of fixing the blinds or straightening the carpet is thoughts that play over and over in my head."
Those relentless thoughts are typically centered around his wellbeing. "It comes in waves. It'll be something about my health. I'll be worried that I'm about to have a heart attack or a stroke. It becomes this very obsessive thing that you literally can never have an answer to," Combs said. "That's the awful part of it. You have to teach yourself to become comfortable with the fact that you'll never get an answer and that it is a super uncertain thing."
The singer also shared that he struggles with anxiety, which has "always" affected him. "The first time I can probably remember is middle school up to the end of college," he recalls.
OCD and anxiety typically go hand in hand, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, and many people can experience both conditions at the same time. For example, people diagnosed with Pure O have obsessions that may cause distressing emotions. Anxiety then becomes associated with the ruminating thoughts, which can make treating both conditions a bit difficult.
Combs said he still experiences anxiety from time to time, but is in a much better place to handle his mental health than in earlier years. "It's been great to feel free from those things for a long time now," he said. "Arming yourself with the knowledge of exactly what's going on is the most important thing, I've found."
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Theodor Haecker (4 June 1879 – 9 April 1945) was a German writer, translator and cultural critic.

Life
Haecker was a translator into German of Kierkegaard and Cardinal Newman. He wrote an essay, Kierkegaard and the Philosophy of Inwardness in 1913 at a time when few had heard of Haecker and even fewer had heard of Kierkegaard. After that he translated Newman's Grammar of Assent and became a Roman Catholic convert in April 1921.

Haecker is known for his consistent opposition to the Nazi regime and his connections with the German resistance, such as the White Rose.
From 1935 he was not allowed to speak in public and from 1938 he was forbidden to publish books.
It was during this time that he wrote his most important work, the journal titled collectively as Journal in the Night. They are the documents of an intellectual's inner resistance against National Socialism. Haecker's achievement can be considered an important foundation of Christian resistance to National Socialism. Haecker had links with the circle around the Scholl siblings, where he read excerpts from his Journal in the Night.

In early 1944, Haecker's house was completely destroyed during the bombing of Munich. With his sight failing due to worsening diabetes, he left Munich to live the last months of his life in the small village of Ustersbach near Augsburg. His daughter visited him but his son, Reinhard had been sent to the Russian front in early 1945, and was shortly after reported missing. Theodor Haecker died on 9 April 1945 and is buried in Ustersbach. There is a bust by sculptor  atop a fountain dedicated to Haecker in Laupheim near Ulm, paid for by the local citizens.

Work
Among his papers was a manuscript possibly written in 1943 and published in English in 1950 as Kierkegaard The Cripple. Haecker questions the claim by Rikard Magnussen, in his two books Søren Kierkegaard seen from the Outside and The Special Cross, that Kierkegaard was a hunchback. Haecker asks: 'What significance can be attached to an exterior, physical examination of someone whose work and achievements lie solely in the intellectual and spiritual realms of memory and of historical tradition and experience, as in the case of Kierkegaard? (...) Is there any point in trying to explain the connection between Kierkegaard's physical appearance and his inner self, the purely materially visible and spiritually non-sensual and invisible? Would not this make the inner man, the outer, and the outer man, the inner, which is precisely what Kierkegaard so passionately protested?" Yet, Haecker goes on "to examine the thesis that Kierkegaard's psychological structure was influenced by his deformity."  He tried to relate Kierkegaard's inner life to his outer appearance.

The translator, Alexander Dru, says about Haecker's Journal in the Night, "This book, reminiscent in form of Pascal's Pensées, is his last testimony to the truth and a confession of faith that is a spontaneous rejoinder to a particular moment in history. It is written by a man intent, by nature, on the search for truth, and driven, by circumstance, to seek for it in anguish, in solitude, with an urgency that grips the reader." In the opening to Dru's translation, Jacques Maritain (misspelled "Jacques Maratain") is quoted as saying, "Theodor Haecker was a man of deep insight and rare intellectual integrity — a Knight of Faith to use Kierkegaard's expression. The testimony of this great Christian has an outstanding value."

References

Publications in English
 Virgil, Father of the West; translated by Arthur Wesley Wheen (Sheed & Ward: London, 1934)
 Søren Kierkegaard, by Theodore Haecker, translated, and With a Biographical Note, by Alexander Dru (Oxford University Press, 1937). (The first part was given in the form of a lecture in Zurich in 1924 and the second part the epilogue to his translation of Kierkegaard's Discourses at Communion Service on Friday, 1851.)
 Journal in the Night; translated by Alexander Dru; With a biographical and critical introduction by the translator (Pantheon Books, 1950)
 Kierkegaard The Cripple, by Theodor Haecker, translated by C. Vasn O. Bruyn, With an Introduction by A. Dru, Published 1950 by the Philosophical Library Inc.

Further reading
 Eugen Blessing: Theodor Haecker. Gestalt und Werk. Glock & Lutz, Nürnberg 1959
 Karin Masser: Theodor Haecker. Literatur in theologischer Fragestellung. Peter Lang, Frankfurt 1986
 Michael Langer: Theodor Haecker 1879–1945. in: Emerich Coreth u. a. (Hgg.): Christliche Philosophie im katholischen Denken des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts. Bd. 3, Graz 1990, S. 216–225
 Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz: Theodor Haecker. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Band 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, , Sp. 433–434.

External links
 "Theodor Haecker" on archive.org

1879 births
1945 deaths
People from Eberbach (Baden)
People from the Grand Duchy of Baden
German non-fiction writers
Converts to Roman Catholicism
German Roman Catholics
Roman Catholics in the German Resistance
German anti-fascists
White Rose members
20th-century German translators
20th-century German male writers
German male non-fiction writers
Translators of Virgil

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