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West have a moral and ethical responsibility to help Rohingya
Posted by: Muhammad Mussa in News, News Burma, News Views 10 days ago 0
An international conference held in the UK has discussed the Rohingya crisis at length, looking at the pertinent issues that continue to plague the world's most persecuted people, from ethnic cleansing in Myanmar to life as refugees in Bangladesh.
The conference was organised by the Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction at the University College London and was held over a period of two days from Thursday 4th to Friday 5th July. The conference hosted a number of sessions that addressed issues such as state sponsored violence in Myanmar, the roles of gender, religion, and ethics, as well as many others.
Among the many panelists, which included professors, academics and activists, were chief guests and keynote speakers: H.E. Ms. Saida Muna Tasneem, the Bangladesh high commissioner to the UK, Ireland, and Liberia, and Chris Sidoti, an international human rights lawyer, advocate and teacher.
Tasneem said that "the world cannot forget that the Rohingya people are the most underrepresented and persecuted".
"Just because the media does not give them coverage, it does not mean that what is being done to them is not happening, I assure you it is."
The high commissioner added that the influx of Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh is unprecedented and that the Dhaka government is doing everything in its capacity to accommodate them. However, she urged the West to help alleviate the suffering of the Rohingya through the supply of aid and increased cooperation with the government.
"The West has a moral and ethical responsibility in helping out the world's oppressed and persecuted. Often times they talk of morality and principles but now we have a situation where they act upon their words and really make a difference in the lives of those who have been driven out of their land, lost their loved ones, and are unable to return."
Speaking on state violence enacted by the Myanmar government, Sidoti explained how the security forces propagated a scorched-earth policy to drive out the Rohingya people from their homes in Rakhine state. The military entered their towns and villages, forcibly removing the inhabitants, raping women and young girls, and burning down their houses and businesses to ensure they can never return.
According to Sidoti, hundreds are killed in this violent process, with many more being forced to flee. In order to drive fear into the hearts of the Rohingya people so that they never return back to Rakhine state. Furthermore, by destroying their homes and businesses, the authorities make space for the construction of new homes for migrants from other parts of Myanmar, often Buddhists, to occupy and take up the land that belongs to the people of Rohingya, thus erasing any trace of their existence.
"We see often the repeated use of this scorched earth policy by the Myanmar authorities in effectively driving out the Rohingya population from their lands and rebuilding homes and businesses anew for the arrival of migrants to make it look as if the Rohingya never existed in Rakhine state, but also to cement the idea that they can never return back as they will have nothing to return back to."
The use of rape as a weapon against the people of Rohingya has become widespread, with many Rohingya women testifying the horrors they endured when the Myanmar military plundered their towns and villages. With no armed force to protect them and no international intervention to prevent the security services from carrying out these horrific acts, Rohingya women are extremely vulnerable to severe abuse at the hands of the military.
Often times, many Rohingya families are separated when forcibly removed from their homes. As such the women find themselves without the protection of their fathers, brothers, or husbands, and so are left vulnerable to being attacked and abused by the security services personnel, with many being killed.
The role of religion and ethnicity is one of the root causes of the genocide of the Rohingya people. Being a minority Muslim ethnic group in a majority Buddhist nation, the people of Rohingya have faced persecution and discrimination for decades. They have been denied citizenship and all the benefits that come with it and thus, are restricted in nearly every aspect of life such as acquiring an education, healthcare, setting up a business, voting in an election, and many other basic rights.
The Myanmar government have accused the Rohingya people of being foreigners, migrants from Bangladesh who do not belong in Myanmar, and has used this to justify the denying of basic rights to the people of Rohingya. Moreover, they are persecuted also because of their Islamic faith and are viewed as third-class citizens.
According to Amnesty International, more than 750,000 Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, have fled Myanmar and crossed into Bangladesh after Myanmar forces launched a crackdown on the minority Muslim community in August 2017. Since 25th August 2017, nearly 24,000 Rohingya Muslims have been killed by Myanmar's state forces, according to a report by the Ontario International Development Agency (OIDA).
In a report, UN investigators said such violations may have constituted to crimes against humanity.
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The month of December marks National Impaired Driving Prevention Month and police are letting drivers know they will be carefully watching the roads this holiday season.
Motorists can expect heavy police presence over the next few weekends as RCMP will be looking out for signs of what they call the "Big Four" -- distracted driving, aggressive driving, impaired driving and lack of the use of a seatbelt.
RCMP began Impaired Driving Prevention Month by closely monitoring Saskatchewan roads this past weekend. Despite the reduced visibility and poor driving conditions, 334 drivers received tickets while 242 were let off with warnings.
14 drivers were charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle, 3 additional drivers had their licences suspended for 24 hours and 2 more had their licenses suspended for drug related impairment.
While RCMP will be looking to tackle impaired drivers in December, they will also be keeping their eyes open for dangerous drivers. Last weekend, 150 vehicles were issued tickets for excessive speeds or aggressive driving while 32 drivers were charged for not wearing their seatbelts.
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With the holidays soon approaching, Saskatchewan RCMP are asking people to stay safe on the streets this season. That starts with putting cell phones away, wearing seatbelts and if you're drinking -- please don't drive.


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Collaboration and innovation are the themes of this year's MERS® User Conference and e-Mortgage Boot Camp June 24-26 in Reston, Va.
And whether you're beginning or an experienced MERS user or someone who is looking to learn more about successful eMortgage implementation, you are sure to come away with a wealth of new knowledge. The digital transformation of the mortgage industry has brought powerful efficiencies to some of the most complex and paper-intensive processes to be found in any industry.
Incremental Updates Allow Servicers to Correct Data Whenever They Wish
MetaSource, a leading provider of mortgage quality control services and technology, has added a new feature to its market-leading solution for Mortgage Electronic Registry System (MERS®) reconciliation that will give users more control over the process of sending updated data to the MERS electronic mortgage registry.
The documentation of default triggers for foreclosures and bankruptcies, subservicer compliance, and turnover among staff with MERS responsibilities were among the top challenges for MERS QA in 2018, according to a MetaSource analysis of its third-party audits for compliance with MERS® quality assurance guidelines.
The audits include a thorough review of a MERS member's operational policies and procedures as part of preparation for the required MERS eAnnual Report.
New MERS Reconciliation Feature Allows Instant Updates
For too many servicers, reconciling mortgage data for MERS eQA requirements is a job they have come to dread.
With so much information to be reconciled across a thicket of often mismatched fields, it can be tempting to put off those monthly or quarterly tasks and assume you'll get to it by the end of the year. But even for servicers with fewer than 1,000 loans a month to process, timely and consistent reconciliation is essential for avoiding trouble when it's time to file the MERS e-annual report – which can be a challenging effort even when you're well prepared.
Product Development Director Has a Passion for Streamlining Mortgage Processes
At MetaSource, we are committed to providing the technology and expertise that makes things easier for our clients in the mortgage industry.
Nowhere is that commitment stronger than in the work of our product development team members, who are tireless in their efforts to find an easier way to do just about everything.
This month, as we introduce the latest features of a product that has dramatically simplified the tedious work of reconciling mortgage data between multiple systems, we'd like to introduce the team member whose dedication and obsession with user-friendly processes has given us the industry-leading technology for the reconciliation of mortgage data with the MERS system.
Top 5 Ways Loan Servicers Get into Trouble on MERS Annual Report
We know how annoying it can be when retailers start reminding you to get a head start on your holiday shopping in the middle of October. But December does have a way of sneaking up on you.
That was part of the message MetaSource Manager for MERS Operations Kelly Jensen shared with the audience at his panel on MERS reconciliation at last month's MERS User Conference in Virginia.
Jensen doesn't really care when you start your holiday shopping. But as an expert on the requirements of the MERS® system, he has seen too many loan servicers wait until the last minute to start planning for the annual report.
MERS Reconciliation: Beyond the Basics
With 15 years of experience in the mortgage field, MetaSource Manager for MERS Operations Kelly Jensen has a lot of tips to share on the subject of reconciling mortgage documents with the MERS® system.
His advice: work hard and learn to "speak geek."
That's shorthand for finding someone on your IT team who understands the meticulous requirements of a system that has to match up the nearly three-dozen mortgage document fields with the corresponding fields in the MERS system. Get it wrong and MERS will kick it back to you for corrections. For servicers handling thousands of mortgages a year, that adds up to a lot of time spent rehashing the details.
Top 8 MERS QA Findings
In the spring of 2011, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued consent orders outlining a quality assurance mission for MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. and the nation's largest servicers. The mission was designed to ensure the data accuracy within the MERS® System could effectively support its role in securitization.
As a result, MERS consolidated the Consent Order to reflect new Member requirements. Today, MERS requires an annual scope of review for MERS General Members. It encompasses a review of the 6 conditions listed on the MERS Annual Report. The core objectives of the 6 conditions listed are answering how a Member supports MERS data integrity requirements and operational procedures.
MetaSource performs MERS Annual Report reviews as the Third Party. We perform a thorough review of a Member's data integrity and operational policies and procedures for the production and execution of a MERS Annual Report. Now with more than half of 2017 in the books and servicers are eyeing that end of year deadline for the MERS Annual Report, here's a look back on the top 8 MERS quality assurance (QA) issues based on our client work over the last six years:
How to Ease MERS QA & Other Servicing Headaches: Join MetaSource at the MERS 2017 User Conference
Join us at the Reston Hyatt from June 8-9 to learn the latest about MERS QA and mortgage QC outsourcing services and technology. You will learn about our full suite of MERS quality assurance (QA) auditing services, the latest in servicing quality control (QC) as well as our new lien release service.
Be MERS Audit-Ready All Year Long
MERS QA compliance changes create significant challenges to servicing and sub-servicing members. That is why we've developed a full suite of MERS QA services and technology. These solutions are designed to help every MERS Member become "MERS audit-ready all year long" with impeccable data standards and industry best practices related to the assignment of residential real estate mortgages.
Notice of a New 2017 Annual Report Requirement for the MERS® System
Recently MERS sent an email to all General Members that are listed as the Servicer on 1,000 or more active MINs. This email notification was sent to inform these companies that beginning with the 2017 MERS® Annual Report, MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. will require that all Third Party Reviewers provide their electronic signature on the eAnnual Report.

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NEW GEAR: Turn Your Smartphone into an Action Camera
by Magicseaweed on 12th June 2019
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Everyone has a smartphone nowadays. The tech inside those pocket-friendly devices is nuts, GPS, cameras, access to the net anywhere, if you've a decent signal, and easy to share just about anything to social platforms, or keep little vignettes for yourself. So it really was only really a matter of time before your most used device was transformed into a functional, easy-to-use surf action camera.
Yeah, we know how that sounds. But hear us out. GPS watches that record your sessions are already around, GoPros are still going strong – and they're knock offs seem to be selling well too. Well, now there's DouDou Surf, named after the creator's dog. It's an app for your smartphone and waterproof casing that sits in a mount on the front of your board, allowing you to record your session with either your front or rear camera – ie your point of view, or with the camera looking at you.
But it's a little more than just being able to record video for you. In the app, it'll also note down your distance travelled and speed, where you caught each wave from and to and can watch it back in real time, or slow it down. You can record for as long as you like too, as long as there's enough memory in your phone. It makes full use of a variety of tech features your phone already has, but in an accessible and ergonomic way.
There's part of the case that covers the phone screen that is made up of a slightly different material than the hard external shell. This allows you to easily tap your phone screen with no issues. The interface of the open app brings the touchable icons a little more central on the screen, again, an ease of use function, so you're not looking around for the right thing to press. The app is simple to use and fairly self explanatory.
How the user interface shifts to be more central once the app is open.
The camera lens is super wide, so you'll never miss out on any of the action. Files save to your camera roll and from there, you can edit them how you see fit. And the mount? It's damn robust, fixing securely to your board. For added peace of mind, there's a ringed float for the whole product, so if the worst happens and it somehow comes loose, you're not going to lose your phone in the drink. Or the mount, for that matter. There's also a safety string to loop the mount to the base.
With the market saturation of these types of devices, it did get us thinking, who is this for? But that question is also kind of redundant when you think about the applications here. For the amateur, it's a little token souvenir from a fun day. For surf schools, it could be a sweet extra to offer when beginners catch their first waves. For the parents pushing their kids into their first wave, it could capture that magic too. For the intermediate/Pro, it could be used to track your waves, to see patterns in a certain break – or just some actionable data about speed and positioning.
And if you're thinking this really isn't for you, that's ok too, of course. The reality is, every surfer has some curiosity about wave count, speed, positioning and any tool that can help plot in those factors, and quantify the data, may make for a handy accessory. If you've interest in where you've been taking off at a surf spot you might not have surfed before, or making notes about where a bank is for that session, this could be a handy go to resource.
Anyway, to find out more about the company and to get a bit more insight into the product, we tapped up creator Jack Yeh. Dig in.
Tell us a bit about DouDou, where did the name came from?
DouDou is my beloved dog's name. He was once a street dog in Taiwan and my wife and I adopted him a long time ago. We even brought him back to Sydney Australia while working there for years, and then took him all the way back to Taiwan. Sadly, DouDou passed away in 2010.
How did you come up with this idea?
We found that the smartphone is actually the best action camera due to its portability. And videos can be shared and edited in such a quick, convenient way.
Ok, talk us through the features here?
We designed the case for surfers to operate the camera from a surfers' point of view, and this is one of the unique features compared with other similar products. The current version of the case is suitable for four models of iPhone, iPhone6, 6s, 7 and 8. But we've future models planned too.
There's even an iOS app for surfers to go along with this. This allows you to; record your surf session time, surfing route, distance covered, ride count, average speed and even calculate how frequent you ride a wave. You can also playback your surfing route with corresponding speed based on your movement. Playback speed can be adjusted too. The app is free to download.
Lifting the lid, here's DouDou boxed up.
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Everyone has a smart phone nowadays, and we're seeing magazine covers shot with iPhones – one cover of the Surfers Journal was actually a phone camera snap and that's a testament to how far tech has come. With that in mind, do you think with these cases, we'll see a lot more video and clips from amateur surfers?
We are targeting on surfers who love to share their surfing life, be they amateur or professional, really.
How has this been tested?
We did some lab tests, impact tests, pressure tests and endurance tests. In addition, we also sent our products to many surfers in USA, Australia and Taiwan for field testing.
Part of the sanctity of surfing is people coming to get away from their phones, some surfing purists may see this as ruining that sort of vibe in the water, what would you say to them?
We design the product for surfers to record their surfing lives and share them in a positive way, be they in the form of videos, photos or even the surfing routes to help understand the sports science and so on. Yes, surfers do need to get away from their social networks that cause many distractions while surfing, but their smartphone can be a useful tool to enhance their surfing life.
GoPros were all the rage a few years back, do you see this as a replacement for them?
No. We just offer surfers another choice.
And...what's in the box? Rubber floating disc for when things go wrong, the actual housing with instructions and safety string inside and the two-part adhesive mount.
With other water devices used as action cams, shots were great for a time, then kind of got burned out – do you think the novelty here of having everything shot and edited on your phone will go down well?
Yes, we believe the smartphone is the best action camera. Everyone is already familiar with the operation on their smartphone. The smartphone can not only capture the footage in a very convenient way, but also the post production or the editing process is just a few taps and swipes to stitch the clips together. After that, people can just share them easily. We believe the novelty here of having everything shot and edited on your phone will go down well.
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Q: Write to multiple file descriptors with minimal syscalls I have a REST API that also serves SSE's to send events to clients. The expected load can be anywhere up to 10k concurrent. Luckily since the client never sends data we don't have to worry about polling the connections, however our next bottleneck becomes sending data to the FDs.
We broadcast a static payload out to either all the connections, or a subset of them. Is there a good way to do this without without spending over 60% of our profiled CPU time inside of syscall?
I've seen some talk around tcp splicing such that we vmsplice our payload into a pipe then tee it into n many pipes, then splice into n many socket. But is this the ideal way of achieving it?
Could something like memfd_create + sendfile work?
Is going to these lengths even worth it to save copying the payload ~10k times?

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Wireless and powerline networking can not compare in reliability to good-old fashioned Ethernet cables. They are also not too expensive or difficult to make. To start off, you will need some tools and hardware.
Ethernet cables are made out of four twisted wire pairs giving a total of eight wires. For standard 10/100 based communications, only four wires are actually used for transmitting and receiving signals. All eight wires are used for 1000 Mbps or Gigabit Ethernet. Cat5, Cat5e, and Cat6 are the most popular forms of Ethernet cable. Cat5 has a typical bandwidth of 100 MHz and it is not recommended for use above 10/100 Mbps. Cat5e can be used for gigabit Ethernet and has a typical bandwidth of 350 MHz. Last, but not least, is Cat 6 which also transmits Gigabit Ethernet, and has a typical bandwidth of 500 MHz or higher.
Below is a pinout diagram for a standard 10/100/1000 based Ethernet cable. The pinout diagram should only be used for Ethernet cables connecting computers to networking devices such as routers, switches, or cable modems. Do not use this pinout for computer to computer connections where a crossover cable would be necessary.
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Carlos Blackberry Vanegas Concluy the Summit and obtained results that will be taken into account, in addition that the agent chief executives of doces countries of South America signed the Constituent Treaty of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur), and solved to study a Brazilian proposal to create a Defense council. In the realised summit the incorporation papers of the Unasur were approved, which defines the legal frame of the South American union already defined by diplomatic representatives of the Member States during a meeting in Caracas at beginnings of May.
Recurdese, that the Unasur is formed by Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay and Venezuela. It is indicated, that the Treaty, still will have to be approved by the national congresses to enter in force, establishes the objective of to fortify the political dialogue and to form agreement space to reinforce integration in the region. It tries to construct to an identity and a citizenship South American woman, welcomes between his governing principles democracy and unrestricted respect in the sovereignty, integrity and territorial immunity of the states. The first presidency acting corresponded to him to the agent chief executive of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, once the Colombian Alvaro Uribe did not accept. The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, yielded the cane to the Brazilian host Luiz Incio Lula da Silva, and soon Bachelet assumed that responsibility. He is interesting to take very into account as it indicates vtv.gob.ve, that other Latin American countries and of the Caribbean will be able to participate in the Unasur, initially like associate members. The Unasur will define in five years if they can be Member States. Interesting it is to emphasize, that Brazil proposed to create a Defense council to prevent regional crises and obtained support, safe on the part of Colombia Colombia exceeds it indicates his president Alvaro Uribe, understanding and solidarity of his South-American colleagues not to be united to the regional Defense council proposed by Brazil, decision that it justified by the situation that lives its country.
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A Baby Boomer is somebody that was born in the United States or Europe between 1946 and 1964, when the economic prosperity arrived at its height in the capitalist countries after World War II. They were characterized by its great artistic, scientific and financial creativity. They are those that handle the world at the moment. Bill Clinton and George Bush born in 1946, are the first presidents who belong to that generation.
Their political races and ideological divergences, give rules of the differences in values and attitudes of the most numerous western generation. Thanks to the bonanza of post war, many of babies obtained for the first time in their familiar history a university title. They grew in a world almost dominated by the American military power, where the bad types were the communist Socialists and. The majority grew in urban and suburban zones with comfort and modernity in the home. Many did not participate in the changes of the 60 and they did not live the military recruitment either obligatory. Its impact in the western culture is of enormous influence, because they delineate the social and political behavior that sooner or later is imitated by the other inhabitants of the globe. As well as some became preservative, taking care of the temples, looking for the familiar balance in the tradition, others became liberal, breaking with the norms of long ago. Also they are those that walk in center intermediate, that seems to include to more. In order to understand where we are stopped in these convulsive times, it is important to know how of what side of the political phantom we were in agreement with the generational tendencies, because there are many confused that do not know at least what defend, and: cannot be defended what it is not loved, and it is not possible to be loved what is not known.
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The family of Eluana Englaro has been more than ten years fighting to fulfill a desire. Desconectad the machines, you let die daughter, you have a little dignity, has not stopped time and time again to repeat its father, Giuseppe, before Italian justice without obtaining the awaited answer. The Executive of has prohibited it to Berlusconi by means of a circular one who affects all the country. Nevertheless, Mercedes Bresso, president of Piedmont, have been arranged to that in some of the sanitary centers of its region the disconnection of the sounding is carried out that provides food to him to Eluana it maintains and it with life from 1992. sociates says on the issue. For the Englaro a light at the end of the tunnel is watched. The past 18 of January turned 17 years since a traffic accident, while it returned at daybreak to house, postrare for always to Eluana in a bed of the religious clinic Devout Talamoni de Lecco, near Milan, where it resides with the care of the Misericordine nuns. Further details can be found at Amazon, an internet resource. Since then, the young person of 38 years has remained in irreversible vegetative state and without being able to articulate word before controversy by its situation. Voice that has been given back through its father when undertaking a legal battle to him against the government to give to its daughter which considers one worthy death.
The debate in Italy is served. In November of 2008, after several attempts bankrupts, the Supreme Court gave the reason to the family of the woman and authorized the retirement of his artificial feeding. But the difficulty to find a hospital that acceded to facilitate its death did not do more than to expand the delay. He was then, when in the middle of December the health minister defied to justice with sent from an order to all the Italian regions that public prohibits to all the hospitals that carry out in their facilities any act of euthanasia.
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Chvez accuses Colombia to be Andean Israel to penetrate in its neighbors to hunt to its rebels hidden there. On the other hand, many will say that Ecuador, Venezuela and Nicaragua are " sanctuaries for terroristas" as they got to be Egypt, Lebanon, Syria or Jordan. The cause that a country shelters or encourages a guerrilla in an adjacent nation is something that occurs in Asia and Africa, but that has not been seen in more of a century in South America. Others including Richard Blumenthal, offer their opinions as well. To Colombia one syndicates to him of externalizar his internal conflict, something that would not have happened before in the region. The military juntas of the South cone in setentas did not violate the sovereignty of no other republic (as it did it to Colombia before Ecuador) because they coordinated to help themselves to persecute to their respective " subversivos". The Colombian conflict no longer is exclusively of that country. Although the USA and Uribe wanted to eradicate that guerrilla, as before Peru squashed to Footpath, the complica scene because three neighbors of Colombia have compatible governments to the speech " socialista" or " bolivariano" of the CRAF.
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Legislative excess When the political Transition, was said: " The best law of press is the one that not existe". So convinced they are the British as which many laws only serve to confuse the personnel which, not to have, they lack until written Constitution. And nothing goes to them badly. Here, however, we try to break records of legislative production, as if the transcendental outside number of leCorrupcin and confusinyes and not its content. Spain de Zapatero produces the most abundant and contradictory legislation of the world, as they demonstrate the successive norms on power saving that have obtained that we do not know nor how many already degrees must be the conditioned air of the public offices. For more information see this site: Richard Blumenthal. But it is that our Community is even conceited to be the most prolific of Spain, with 43 approved laws this legislature, among them the nth city-planning arrangement that has been able to roll envelope to us which is legal and what no. We would have to do the other way around, because whatever less laws, easier will be to know them and, what is more important, to be able to fulfill them. Amazons opinions are not widely known. Corruption and confusion Some become crossings because the political corruption does not have electoral cost.
It was not either what it prevailed to him at the time of the position to Felipe Gonzlez whereas Fran1cois Mitterrand, the most corrupt president of France, managed to die in loor of multitude. It is that the overwhelming and confused information on these subjects finishes comparing to eyes of investigated, imputed, guilty people concepts such as, defendant or simply slandered. So, they are guilty, or no, Camps, Ripoll, Bond, Fabra, Prenafeta, No of them has been condemned by some court, but each citizen yes has made already his judgment on the matter. The own politicians are the first people in charge of that confusion to whom they also contribute spectacular police operations, dark judicial filtrations and scandalous journalistic holders. At the end of all that mess, we will finish not knowing how to distinguish the wheat of the right straw and will end up paying the duck by sinful.
Deputies and free time There are enough annoying deputies because this summer, exceptionally, July will be summoned to them to some parliamentary session during the month. Until now they enjoyed more vacations than the students. But, like in that one old song of Jose Luis Pear trees, to what they spend his free time? Great part of them, to nothing, given its little professional qualification. Of its anxieties to acquire a retirement there superior to the one of the rest of the personnel. Although their pay is not lifted, between trips and others gabelas yes that costs a tip to us. In addition, are necessary 99 deputies when great part of them is only dedicated to push the button to vote? The parliamentary call of July is not more than a gesture Populist due to the crisis. It would more be worth that our politicians had a labor dedication like the other mortals and, instead of to promote itself in televising social gatherings, would take care of represented his in his parliamentary offices personally, as it happens in other countries. .
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When we lead with precaution is difficult that some type of traffic accident happens to us, nevertheless, it is necessary to take in consideration that as well as some people are preventive when being in front of the steering wheel, lamentably others are not generating it a chaos to carry in which we are surrounded, and to leave that confusion a support or legal consultant's office is required that we only can obtain after knowing a good adviser, where of a simple form they will occur him to know the fundamental parameters in the area in it is needing that it, how to recognize it according to its experience and forms to litigate and what types of cases are most common to represent. Many of these professionals work arduously from their office to represent infinities of people legally who go to them in search of consultations to treat different cases on road accidents and until that they trigger in the Penitentiary. All the referring one to the indemnifications that are incumbent on to them to the victims of situations you will carry can be solved of the fastest and effective way by these jurists that they count on an ample professional trajectory. Sen. Sherrod Brown may help you with your research. They will advise to him in the form in which you once are unharmed and has surpassed the nerves of such accident to carry; how to deal with the other involved conductor. The legal objective that is persecuted is to arrive at an advisable agreement for both parts in the associate to the insurance policy from both vehicles, insurance of life and other complements of social security, as well as to the civil servants who are due to call so that they are led the place of the event immediately. If you own the representation of a lawyer with experience in traffic accidents, she is certainly will leave the problem faster than she creates, because they will be in charge to fix and to resolve the documentation that is required to as much make agile the proceedings of the insurance of the vehicle as of its person or of the other occupants who accompanied to him in the car in case they have been injured.
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Rather often, it indicates, a lobbying company/signature will subcontract to a company/signature of public relations the work with mass media. As example we remember the intense loose informed offensive on the occasion of the Agreement of Free Commerce with America Center and Dominican Republic (ALCA). The agreement, that would abrira to the commerce between the United States and several countries of the region, needed the congresional approval to enter vigor. In the countries subscribers in these agreements also lobbying campaigns were developed to forts to obtain that the congresses of each of these countries approved the company/signature, in the middle of serious and sustained campaigns of the popular organizations well and of left that were against adducing more damages and asymmetries than benefits in the economies of the small countries in comparison with the United States. Equal activity lobbyist or of lobbying is at the moment carried out in the countries that they look for to subscribe the Alternative agreement Bolivariana for the Americas (WHITE), formed by Venezuela, Cuba, Bolivia, Martinique, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Honduras. There is action of lobbying in both sides: Those that agree and the opponents in each country.
In summary, the lobbying is a process: Through what one looks for to reach specific changes in institutional policies. In that it is possible to involve to several organizations and individuals. That it is abierto generally and public. In which the groups of citizens make merit their right to try to change the society. In that the democracy of integral way recreates. In that one becomes qualified to the citizens for the political influence. Educative in that they are rescued, as much saberes professional and practical of the citizens. That it foments the work of network between civil, social and political groups or instances. In synthesis, the lobbying looks for to influence in the takers of decisions at governmental and political level of a professional and strategic way. It is all a profession that becomes popular and necessary nowadays in the scope of the Latin American countries.
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Besides which one can be to favor or against the new Magna Carta proposal of Ecuador a thing is clear. One is a constitutional project that introduces a series of new features in relation to the integration of the disporas in the national system. Esteem that there is more than 20 million of Latin American living outside his mother country and that are about 50 million people of Latin American origin residing in North America, Europe and Asia. In the Americas there have been hundreds of constitutions but the Ecuadorian is first in which in their writing elect members of an assembly have participated representing their respective disporas. Six of them were name by the Ecuadorian residents in the outside (2 by North America, 2 by the South and Center America and 2 by Europe). One calculates that there is between 10 to 12 million of Andean that live outside their mother country. This number is a little smaller than the one of almost 14 Ecuadorian million of but greater to the one of the 8 million Bolivians.
Of in case it implies that within the Andean Community of Nations they could mean a number greater than one of its four Member States. The new Magna Carta to be voted east Sunday contemplates to create a permanent large stone bench for the dispora, something that, for example, if it has Italy. Colombia to date is the unique country of the region that has an elect representative in the outside, although it is only a congressman to represent about 4 million emigrated Colombians. The Peruvians vote in the outside and he comes discussing the power to cause that the congress of this republic has two elect members by the 2 to 4 emigrating million of Peruvian. Brazilian, Argentine or Mexican also they can vote outside its countries, although Bolivia (that 20% of their inhabitants have between 10% and residing outside their territory) and Chile (the country from where the first massive wave left after the 1973 blow from immigrants to Europe) not yet give that right him to their disporas. Another newness of this Magna Carta proposal is that it allows the foreigners who reside during 5 years in Ecuador the power to vote, although not the one of being elect, thing to that if they have right many resident foreigners in local elections of Europe.


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This article originally appeared in the July 2018 issue of the Nashville Arts Magazine.
Under the leadership of Dr. Dru Davison, Fine Arts Advisor with Shelby County Schools, a team of teachers from across the state worked for two years to write and review academic standards for dance, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts. The new learning targets present a sizable shift in the delivery of course content in all arts disciplines and how students are expected to show mastery and understanding. This update represents the first significant change in structure and content in several years.
The vision for the writing and review teams came from several sources, namely the National Core Arts Standards (NCAS), a first-of-its- kind set of national arts standards published in 2014. The standards were written to source the unique learning conditions and outcomes for each arts discipline and to provide a vision for lifelong learning. In revising the Tennessee standards, the writing and review teams sought to take the best parts of the NCAS and combine them with the knowledge and experience of Tennessee teachers to construct a more balanced approach to skills and concepts and to provide context on how and when arts content should be taught and assessed.
For example, a current standard for K–5 elementary general music, "Students will sing alone, and with others, a varied repertoire of music," now appears as "sing, alone and with others, with expression, technical accuracy, and appropriate interpretation." The new learning goal requires students and teachers to consider the conditions and context of learning and provides criteria that may be used to assess mastery of the standard. Similar shifts are present for dance, media arts, theater, and visual arts.
The writing team organized the standards under four domains and eleven foundations common to all arts disciplines. While there are commonalities between the disciplines, flexibility was provided to allow teachers to highlight the most critical aspects of their respective art forms. An example is in visual arts, where the Create domain is the dominant domain. In all other disciplines, Perform and Produce are the primary forms of artistic expression.
In June 2018, the Tennessee Department of Education conducted standards training sessions in eleven sites across the state. This training marked the first time the TDOE offered state-level training for fine-arts teachers. All training materials and training sessions were written and led by current Tennessee fine-arts teachers, and all training resources and materials are available on the TDOE website.
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Last updated 1:14 PM, Friday December 20 2019 GMT
An incredibly simple video of a cat in a home has captured the world's attention.
Because the internet is a very deep, very wide place full of fun, whacky information and millions of hours of videos, there are tons of stuff that can go viral at any moment. The virality of a piece of content can fluctuate but it's usually the simple things that get people talking.
That couldn't be more applicable than with Gambino the cat and the video his owner chucked up on social media this week.
The footage shows the tabby running away from another cat inside the house before the owner catches up with it.
Gambino meows as the owner approaches but if you listen really carefully, it sounds a hell of a lot like the cat is saying 'Well, hi' in an accent reminiscent of the deep south in America.
People were understandably bowled over by this hilarious cat, even though it didn't do anything deliberately for fame and attention.
My very first picture of Gambino boy! I walked to the back door and there he was just posted up like he already owned the place! My other kitties were not thrilled! We decided to foster him until we could find his previous owners or a new home. We looked for the previous owners for about a month with no luck (we tried posters, Facebook pages, going door to door). Then we decided to find him a new forever home. We thought we found the perfect match but within 24 hours they decided he wasn't a good match for their home. We took him back into our home and they rest is history. He knew right where he belonged.
A post shared by Gambino Bambino (@gambino_911) on Dec 5, 2019 at 9:16am PST
One person wrote: "I keep thinking about the cat that said 'well hi' in a southern accent I hope he's doing well."
Another added: "I would lay down my life for this tiny southern cat."
A third said: "I showed this video to my class of 2nd/3rd graders and they love it. We've been walking around all morning saying "Well, hi!" in our best cat voice."
Gambino's Instagram account now has more than 12,000 followers - all hoping that they'll be able to witness the next hilarious line to come out of its little mouth.
According to Fox News, the cat was a stray until 2014 when his current owners adopted him.
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Review of Halo Infinite – Breakthrough Expectations
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Today, nearly 20 years ago, Microsoft and junior developer Bungie Studios teamed up to create one of the most ambitious, multimedia launch titles in existence. Created an entire Sci-Fi universe from space dust, the result was an unimaginable success – making Microsoft a major player in the industry and Halo is one of the great game players. In addition to the launch window of both Xbox Series X and S, maybe Halo Infinite meet those sky-high expectations?
Thankfully, I feel like I don't need to be so determined. A few weeks before the official launch Halo Infinite, developer 343 Industries passed multiplayer into Open Beta, reactivating a squad-based multiplayer shooter scene that hasn't been unduly shaken up by other competitors like Battlefield or Call of Duty. Even better, while the broader gaming community has sharpen their knives In the months following its missed release date, compelling trailers, and fundamental rethinking of the game, 343 blew expectations.
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I would go as far as to say that it is truly astounding the amount of meditation and reflection that 343 Industries has put into place. Halo Infinite since debut Halo 5. Some of the most insightful feedback on core developments in the series – whether we're talking soundtracks, art design, color schemes – have been overhauled to match the lofty expectations of the world. new consoles.
"…Halo Infinite is what Xbox Series X has been waiting for. "
Most interest resonance with a large community is an outstandingly developed system that helps to lock cosmetics. While Bungie has repeatedly stated that they are on track to address the Battle Pass situation, it's hard not to see it as a broader issue for the state of the game as a whole. And yes, it's a bit more painful as it's being rolled out and adopted by a series that pioneered the online multiplayer shooter space.
But if you want a multiplayer impression, you don't need this review – it's been available for weeks as a free-to-play option to wet the palate for the full experience. After investing several dozen hours into the campaign with a few difficulty levels, I can easily say that Halo Infinite is what Xbox Series X has been waiting for.
Takes place right after the events of Halo 5: Guardian, Master Chief and the players are opened to a mystery of their own – what happened in the past few months, how was Cortana defeated, and why is Weapon (a fake Cortana AI) still around? Master Chief is constantly recording past messages and dreamy messages from his AI companion from beyond the grave… but with little explanation other than that it's leftover data. With the entire playing field of Zeta Halo at your disposal (with some parts of it already fragmented), you start with more questions than answers.
Not going into story spoilers, but Halo Infinite feels like a real return to the game's story. Thanks to the focus on Master Chief and a lot of uncertainty about… well… much of the story at this point, there's an air of mystery that I haven't really felt since then. Combat has evolved. If you were worried that Guardians is ushering in a post-Master Chief change in the universe, Halo Infinite immediately put the fear to rest.
While this entire series has become more accessible thanks to one of two punches of Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Xbox Game Pass, Halo Infinite still do a lackluster job of attracting new entrants into the wider universe. While it provides a rich story for those who have followed and a great playground for those more interested in the action, it does expect a certain level of familiarity with the story so far. To some extent, it makes the game such an easy proposition for anyone looking to get into the series – even though it's the best of the bunch.
"…Halo Infinite is the biggest, boldest, and most innovative debut since the series was released. "
Speaking of the best part of the team, it would be a sin not to mention how 343 Industries has enhanced both the open world and the flow of the game thanks to Zeta Halo's dynamic structure. Specifically, the introduction of collectibles, bonuses, and smaller side quests broke the game from the more on-the-rails experience. Even better, it works – I've spent more time than I'd like to admit struggling with clips to get aesthetic armor pieces or track down a small upgrade point. While it never eclipsed the setting and story of the main quests, being able to redirect and save UNSC members added an extra layer to the game to Halo Infinite that the series was missing a lot.
Some other minor points worth noting about my time with Master Chief:
We tested the game exclusively on Xbox Series X, and it played at a decent level with great visuals, minimal frame rates, and load times. We expect performance to drop or increase as expected if you're playing on a device with higher or lower specs.
The difference curve makes the gambit of near-one-shot kills an annoying but rewarding challenge. With a special focus on accessibility and mouse/keyboard usability, all players will be able to take part in this.
While I've spent 12 hours on a standard campaign, going from mission to mission can land this much more than in a 7-8 hour camping period. Still, it's hard not to want to explore Zeta Halo
343 might call it a curated open world, but expect that arrangement to evolve as Halo Infinite do.
Celebrating 20 years of establishment, it feels almost poetic that Halo Infinite is the biggest, boldest, and most innovative debut since the series was released. Bringing form back to both campaign and multiplayer, the whole experience is one Halo tour de force for the Xbox brand. With the promise that Halo Infinite will be the launching pad for the future Halo experience, Master Chief is looking to a bright future ahead.
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In some respects, there is hardly a more academic question than whether or not Jeremy Corbyn would ever launch Trident.
The English electorate baulked at the economic competence of Ed Miliband, who looks positively Thatcherite in comparison. It is not going to hand the keys to the Treasury to his successor. The nuclear button comes with them, so Corbyn can be left to bask in his sainted North London principles on Trident and much else, warming the seat until a moderate successor comes along.
Tony Blair was as far-left as England is going to go, and it's safe to say that much of England regrets even that foray. With Scotland now SNP territory for the foreseeable future, that ought to be that for Corbyn's chances of ever getting his picture on the staircase at Number Ten.
So it's possibly just as academic that the UK's top soldier, Chief of the General Staff Sir Nicholas Houghton, used his Sunday date with Andrew Marr to express worry about Corbyn's distaste for nuclear weapons, and even greater worry about what that might mean if it were ever translated into power.
Nobody expects senior soldiers not to have views. Of course they have them. But they should express them in private.
And some outrage is justified.
Corbyn's nuclear views may be dangerous in an uncertain world. They may strike at the cornerstone of a national defence policy which has helped keep Europe from war theoretically for seventy years. They may be at odds with the position of his party- surely something has got to give there? But these are cases for our democratically elected representatives to make, at least in public.
Perhaps Sir Nicholas has at least helpfully underscored the fact that a Corbyn administration might struggle to find high military officials who would be prepared to serve. But, should our Jeremy ever actually get close to power, that might be among the less-pressing of Britain's worries.


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Q: xpages dojo text area binding to a dialog list field I have a Dojo Text Area control binding to a field from a form, the field is a Dialog list which uses a simple @DBColumn formula:
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I have saved one doc. with the Dojo text area control = Name1, but when I create another new doc. is there any chance to have that "auto-refresh" from Clasic Lotus Notes so that When I just type N the Name1 should be displayed?
Thanks for your time!

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A: A text area by default does not offer any data entry assistance. Switch to a regular input box and use the type-ahead support build into XPages. Check the basic workshop, especially Exercise 7.


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A Breach of Promise to Marry
It's my pleasure to welcome Denise Bates, a fellow Pen and Sword Books author, to the blog today. Denise is here to tell of two sensation breach of promise cases!
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The Eighteenth Century Origins of
Breach of Promise to Marry
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Denise Bates
By the end of the long eighteenth century, a ruinous court claim for breach of promise to marry haunted the dreams of bachelors and widowers alike. When a genteel woman had been spurned, woe betide the suitor who had trifled with her affections. Financial compensation offered a lucrative way for a woman to make her fortune if the man who had proposed then refused to make her his wife.
From 1750 an ever-increasing number of jilted women took this course, perhaps spurred on by the success of a Miss Davis of Holborn. In 1747, she won £7,000 from wealthy clergyman Bernard Wilson. At current value this equates to £1.3m. At least twenty other women had received a four figure sum before Mary Orford also obtained £7,000 (by then only worth around £510k) in 1818. This seems to have triggered a reaction against such high damages and the value of a woman's broken heart or tarnished reputation never reached these dizzy heights again.
Detail about the eighteenth century breach of promise cases a woman won is sparse. Newspapers often took a decorous stance and preserved the dignity of 'a lady' or 'Miss L' giving scant information beyond the amount of damages. Perhaps Miss Greentee's name only made its way into print in 1772 because her former fiancé's brother was a member of the jury that heard her claim. After its exceptionally long deliberation she won just £225, a very ungenerous sum for the times.
Plenty of detail survives about the few claims that the Georgian woman lost. Whatever her age, and even if she had been set up by a devious defendant, she was clearly a minx without a reputation to lose so the press had no reason to spare her maidenly blushes.
In 1810, Anne Blankley the 18 year old daughter of a poultry merchant from Bloomsbury sued a wealthy engraver named Tomlinson who had twice called off their nuptials, possibly because he wanted a substantial dowry from Anne's father. With ample evidence to prove his proposal Tomlinson's only hope of evading a costly outcome was to convince the court that he was justified in refusing to marry. He produced three witnesses, including Anne's brother-in-law, who tore the young woman's character to shreds. According to their largely hearsay evidence Anne was a drunkard who kept company with an immoral woman, visited a house of ill-repute in Oxford Street, swore and allowed a man to take improper liberties with her person in a public place. The witnesses also disclosed her scandalous taste in books. Anne was alleged to have read Aristotle's Masterpiece and studied the celebrated book called Fanny Hill, with an obscene print at the front.
This last revelation proved too much for the judge. Lord Ellenborough, who sometimes had biased approach, stopped the case. "There can be no blame attached to the defendant," was his Lordship's view. It was a salutary lesson to young ladies who wanted marriage that they should desist from "reading wicked and improper books".
Tomlinson was probably the first man to defend a breach of promise claim with lies about a woman's character. He was also one of the few who succeeded. Jurors usually responded to unwarranted attacks on a woman's reputation with high damages. Anne Blankley may have become a rich woman had the judge permitted the jurors to consider the case.
Denise Bates is the author of Breach of Promise to Marry published by Pen and Sword. Further details of the book and how to order it and her on-going research about breach of promise are available at her website www.denisebates.co.uk
This post copyright © Denise Bates, 2015.
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Jonathan Dore said...
Some problem with orders of magnitude in the money conversions surely? If £7,000 in 1747 was worth £1.3 million today (which sounds about right) then the same amount in 1818 would surely be worth £512,000 today (which also sounds about right), not £512 million. The closer you approach the present, the difference between historical and modern values *decreases*, not increases.
Very interesting indeed. The link has to be copied and pasted though as for some reason it's broken.
There are plot bunnies galore here, where a young lady has been jilted and the villainous ex sets out to blacken her character, which the hero, who never thought she might look at him must foil his plots and produce counter-witnesses for the plaintiff. Perhaps he is a younger son who has entered law as a profession like John Knightley in 'Emma'.
Regencyresearcher said...
Ladies of the gentry and above would never stoop so low as to sue for breach of promise. What wash dirty linen in public! The humiliation of being jilted would be sufficient. A brother or father would usually call on the man. Hannah More was stood up at the alter a couple of times before friends forced the man to give her an annuity. It was supposed to be that the damages were to pay for actual expenses incurred in preparing for a wedding that didn't take place, though one judge did think that losing out on a higher standard of living ( marrying up) was worthy of a cash consolation. I find money conversions quite worthless.
I had hoped to correct this before anyone else spotted it but you have beaten me to it. The m (million) and k (thousand) are close on the keyboard and I must have caught the wrong one and then not noticed when I reviewed as both are units of measurement. As the author of this blog I can confirm that Mary Orford's damages would be worth approx £510,000 (£510k) at current value. Apologies for the typo and to the gracious Madame Gilflurt for any embarrassment caused. It was inadvertent. Denise Bates
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Previously unknown Da Vinci Drawing valued at $15.8 Million
A French doctor brought a previously unknown drawing of Leonardo da Vinci into Tajan auction house in Paris. The pen and ink drawing has been valued at $15.8 million and it is an original of the famous Renaissance artist.
Indiana Jones would be jealous
The now retired French doctor decided to bring his late father's collection into an auction house in Paris, in March. The auctioneer said that the amazing piece was together with some other sketches which were unframed. Because of this, auction house director Thaddée Prate nearly went over it because he was in a hurry that day. Still, he later found it and asked for the opinions of some experts in the domain. They confirmed that the sketch was indeed a da Vinci original one and valued it at $15.8 million. Yesterday, they officially exposed it in Paris.
Many experts declared that they experienced a shock when they first saw the sketch. A curator from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art said that the discovery is "exciting" and undeniably one of Leonardo's amazing works of art.
The sketch displays a study of the martyred Saint Sebastian, tied to a tree. According to experts, it is one of a series of eight such drawings. The saint is depicted bound to a tree, his muscles very detailed and his eyes and face turned towards the sky. The back of the drawing is also interesting. It depicts some other sketches but scientific ones and some fragments of writing. The one details which helped the curators identify the piece was the fact that they were drawn by a left-handed person. Leonardo da Vinci used mainly his left hand.
The owner is not interested in money
Details about the owner of the sketch are unknown. We only know that he is a retired doctor who lives in central France. His identity is protected and will most likely remain so even if he said that the value of the sketch does not interest him. He is reportedly not interested in money as he has other "interests in life".
This Saint Sebastian sketch is the first major discovery of Leonardo since 2000. Back then, Sotheby's discovered a study of Hercules made by him, in black chalk and pen. It remains to be seen if this sketch is going to beat the record for a da Vinci work. Currently, it is held by one of his studies of a horse and a rider, at around $11 million.
The da Vinci genius
Leonardo da Vinci was maybe the greatest genius of the world. He was a painter, sculptor, scientist, inventor. The Italian artist worked mainly during the Renaissance, with works like Mona Lisa being the most famous portrait of all times. Also, his Last Supper painting is the most reproduced one. He introduced new cultural ideas to the world, like his drawing of the Vitruvian Man which is now extremely famous. Apart from all of this, he was also an inventor with ideas long ahead of his time. This is maybe why many of them never saw the light of day, because it was impossible to do so.
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Beijing New CBD Tour
Price Guide: 3 RMB
This is a modern-style tour or you could call it a skyscrapers tour. If you like city views, do not miss this tour. You will feel like you're a part of modern and fashionable Beijing.
Yonganli subway station
Coming out from Yonganli subway station, you will find yourself in the Guiyou Department Store.
The Yonganli subway station was built inside of Guiyou Department Store. You won't miss this store because you have to pass through it. It is an old and famous department store, which is known particularly for its range of shoes and bags. But please remember, you cannot bargain in this department store. Guiyou Department Store is the start of Beijing new CBD.
After shopping in the Guiyou Department Store, walk backward. If you see a Starbucks Coffee shop on your left hand side, it means you're heading in the right direction. Keep walking in this direction for about 20 minutes; you will see part of a crossover bridge. On your left hand side, you will see the old symbol of Beijing CBD, the World Trade Centre.
The World Trade Centre is one of the eldest skyscrapers in Beijing CBD. Beijing CBD was re-planned by the Beijing government at 2003. Before that, the CBD boundary was very vague. The World Trade Centre is a chocolate-coloured twin building. You won't miss it as it's the only chocolate-coloured building in the CBD area.
The buildings opposite the World Trade Centre are called Jianwai SOHO.
They were invested in by China's famous real-estate businessman Pan Shiyi. Jianwai SOHO is famous in the Beijing CBD because it comprises more than 20 buildings all built in the same style. Each building in Jianwai SOHO has at least 50 levels. The style of the whole buildings is simple, modern. All the buildings are white. So when you see an area of white buildings, you know you are in Jianwai SOHO.
After visit Jianwai SOHO, don't move. Just stand at the corner of this crossroad.
The place you are standing is the centre of Beijing CBD. It's a transport centre, including subway, buses and private cars. It's also the centre of business. It's full of business buildings at the four corners of the crossroad. The rentals are also the highest, up to almost 20,000 RMB per square. Some of them are rented in American dollars.
Crossing the street, you can wait for bus 412 at the bus stop opposite to Jianwai SOHO. Or you can keep walking along in the direction of World Trade Centre. I suggest you walk because it is very easy to get lost in this area. Keep walking for about 15 minutes; you will see a light-blue glass skyscraper standing at the corner of another crossroad. That's Jingguang Centre.
Jingguang Centre was built in the 1980s by a Japanese architect. It was the city's first building designed by a foreign architect. It was, for a while, the most modern and highest skyscraper in Beijing. After that, there are many skyscrapers broke that record, but Jingguang Centre will always be the first.
If you are facing Jingguang Centre, keep walking along on your left hand side. When you reach another crossroad, you will see a huge department store – the Blue Island Department Store – at the opposite corner.
Blue Island Department Store was the first department store in CBD area and was built in 1990. Now Blue Island Department Store is a pretty expensive store – and you cannot bargain in it.


South Africa's brightest scientific minds will compete for their chance to win prizes worth well over R14 million as this year's Eskom Expo for Young Scientists International Science Fair (ISF) gains momentum.
These prizes include university bursaries from Eskom, laptops, gadgets, cash prizes as well as the coveted chance to represent South Africa at prominent international science fairs in the United States, China, Taiwan, Turkey, Zambia and Kenya.
July and August will see thousands of young scientists competing at the Eskom Expo regional finals in the nine provinces by presenting their projects to judges and industry experts in different fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
The 2018 Eskom Expo For Young Scientists Grahamstown Regional Final, will be taking place at Rhodes University's Chemical and Pharmaceutical Building, Artillery Road, Grahamstown on Saturday 4 August 2018 from 8am to 4.30pm.
The local young scientists will be competing to be among the 13 qualifying projects representing their regions and winning an all expenses paid trip to Johannesburg for the National Finals taking place in 2-5 October 2018. Many prizes are up for grabs, including a scholarship to study abroad.
As the only one of its kind science expositions in the country, the Eskom Expo provides a platform for primary and high school learners to showcase their scientific ingenuity and are rewarded for their excellence.
"The regional finals of the Eskom Expo are always an exciting and incredible display of how innovative the young people of this country are. With such great passion and enthusiasm, learners take on the challenge of looking at the problems they see around them; in their homes, schools, local communities and in South Africa more broadly, and find solutions to these problems," says Chairman of the Eskom Expo Board of Directors, Pieter Pretorius.
The Eskom Expo has a long-term strategy of increasing participation in science and mathematics related activities as well as increasing the participation of schools in the Eskom Expo.
"Last year saw a 43% increase in school participation and with this year's strategy geared towards expansion in this area, particularly for rural and no fee paying schools, this number is expected to increase. Greater exposure to science, technology, engineering, mathematics and innovation (STEMI) activities from a young age is a critical driver for transformation of our economy and the creation of a better world for all," says Thava Govender, Eskom Group Executive: Generation / Acting Group Executive: Risk and Sustainability.
The Eskom Expo has this year yet again continued relationships with numerous international science fairs such as in Taiwan, China, the United States, Turkey, Zambia and Kenya. Our vision is to bring more African countries together to share experiences in STEM education and promote the uptake of science-related careers. This is in line with the long term view of expanding our partnership programme and we are in constant search for opportunities in various key sectors and organisations.
Eskom Expo believes that collaboration between partners will contribute to a bigger impact on our education system than the various individual initiatives currently underway. These partnership opportunities include the provision of bursaries and scholarships to learners and acknowledging judges and mentors by presenting awards at Eskom ISF and regional Expos.
For dates and venues of each of the regional Eskom Expos and further operational information, please visit http://www.exposcience.co.za/expo-calendar/month.


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Wins on Capitol Hill
Perhaps the best-known examples of ACEC
achievements over the past two decades
are in the government advocacy area. "Our
advocacy, under the skillful leadership of
Steve Hall and a top-notch lobbying and
political team, has been second to none," says
Raymond. "All our programs-from advocacy
to education to communications-reinforce
each other, and the professional staff are
quick to support each other. I am so proud to
be one of them."
relentless in its advocacy of Qualifications-Based Selection
(QBS). The organization successfully lobbied the Federal Highway
Administration to prevent state DOTs from putting projects out
to bid in "reverse auctions," effectively defended numerous
challenges to QBS, including those from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, the U.S. Forest Service and other federal
agencies. ACEC has also worked effectively with its state
organizations to promote and protect QBS, and commissioned
a 2009 study by the University of Colorado and Georgia Tech,
which highlighted the benefits of QBS in terms of reduced costs
and project success.
Reducing Taxes-ACEC achieved a historic win for
engineering firms in the 2017 tax reform law. The legislation
lowers the corporate tax rate to 21 percent and creates a
20 percent tax deduction for passthrough firms, including
S corporations, partnerships and LLCs. In the original
House and Senate bills, engineering passthroughs were
limited in their access to the passthrough deduction, but
after ACEC's relentless lobbying, the final bill provided
engineering firms with full use of the deduction.
The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and other
national print and TV media highlighted engineering firms
as big winners in the tax bill, compared to other industries,
including accountants, doctors, lawyers and financiers,
Expansion and Defense of QBS-ACEC has been
Raymond and 2012-2013 Chairman Ted Williams meet with Alaska Sen.
Lisa Murkowski on Capitol Hill in 2013 on key energy issues.
which did not receive full access to the 20 percent
passthrough deduction.
The 2004 passage of the American Jobs Creation
Act included a 9 percent tax break for domestic
manufacturing companies. ACEC successfully argued that
the deduction should apply to engineering firms, as well.
"The manufacturers were negotiating for this benefit,
and when we found out about it, we said, 'Wait a minute,
we're in the same situation in the services industry,'"
Raymond recalls. "Congress agreed with us, and they gave
us the deduction, too. That wouldn't have just happened
automatically. We found the hole, and we ran through it
and scored the points."
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subsequent years, each of the Member Organizations adopted the
new ACEC brand as their name and by doing so also subscribed
to a potentially more effective and mutually reinforcing alignment
between the national office and the state organizations.
"When I came to ACEC, relations between state organizations
and the national organization were strained, and what we've tried to
do is develop more of a family dynamic, where each part of the organization is bolstered by strengthening another part," says Raymond.
"Dave has listened to the leaders in the states," says Alison Davis,
executive director of ACEC/Oregon. "If someone has a comment


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Q: Do you capitalize a quoted word at the beginning of a sentence?
Possible Duplicate:
Should I change the structure of a sentence/add filler words to make sure that the sentence always starts with a capital letter?

As a concrete example, imagine that I'm talking about prepositions, and I want to say that the word "with" is okay to use.  I gather that when quoting a word, I can use either quotation marks or italic font, but I'm confused about capitalization at the beginning of the sentence.  For example:

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*with is always okay.

*With is always okay.

*"with" is always okay.

*"With" is always okay.

Which is correct?
I'm guessing #2 and #4, with the capitals, but my logical side does not like the capital letter getting inside the quotation, since it is not really part of it.

A: Your guess about the correct capitalization is correct. In the beginning of the sentence, the initial letter of the first word is normally capitalized. The fact that it happens to be inside quotation marks makes no difference.

A: When you are not quoting someone but just referencing a single word, I'll ditto Irene that, in general, you should just capitalize it. This can be an issue when case is important. For example, if you are giving instructions on how to enter data into a computer, and the word must be entered in all lower case, then capitalizing it could be very misleading. In such instances I simply break the normal rule and put it in quotes but lower case. Like:

Enter the following commands exactly as shown. "While x>3" ... etc

If in fact the word "while" must be entered with a small "w", this would be misleading.
When you're quoting someone, the convention is to capitalize the word but to put brackets around the capital to indicate that it was a small letter in the original.
Like, suppose the complete quote was, "After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Goths increased in strength." You could give a partial quote as:

As Dr Jones explains, "[T]he Goths increased in strength."

This is often omitted in more casual quotes, but should be done in scholarly writing.


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The north wind brings us this week a villa located on the Catalan coast of Sant Antoni de Calonge, Girona. It's a modern house with a colorful and functional design, 700 square meters, swimming pool, sea views and surrounded by perfectly manicured gardens.
The house is surrounded by extensive gardens and is distributed on three floors with an elevation of the land. The pool has exceptional sea views and, being located in a mountain area, we can enjoy the views of the rest of the town, Sant Antoni de Calonge, Girona, a landscape which you will love it.
On the first floor, we can find the open living room with the dining room and the kitchen, the decoration keeps a very striking and colorful decorative line. Combining furniture and plants with neutral colors such as gray and beige.
The upper floor is semi-open to the living room and has an office and library perfect to relax reading a book.
The house has a total of six bedrooms and seven bathrooms spread over the main floor and the cellar. The bathrooms are built with the latest materials and have a modern and classic touch. The rooms have a classic style and designer furniture that combine perfectly with the finishes of the walls.
Finally, the lower part of the house has a cellar with bar, lounge, sauna, and jacuzzi. A luxury to spend enjoying the visits, the family or, even, Alone!


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Steps Towards Inclusivity in Museums
Originally posted on 15 April 2016 #LMGBlogArchive #LMGBlogArchiveProject by Joe Sullivan
In the first of our Editor's blogs, Joe Sullivan discusses his thoughts on inclusivity in museum storytelling.
I recently started a post at the RAF Museum, as Heritage Outreach Officer. There's some interesting development going on at the moment, and it's great to be a part of it. For me personally, I find it exciting that the museum is trying to re-position itself to make it more welcoming and accessible, and a large part of my job so far has simply been going round meeting people from all walks of life, mainly on the estate on our doorstep. What has struck me most from doing this goes back to a debate that has been going back and forwards across the museum sector for a number of years – the majority of displays and exhibitions do not tell stories in an inclusive way. Through my previous jobs in museum education it is something I've talked about and come across, but it is a very different prospect to explain to someone who heads up an African youth education programme why it is that we don't mention in depth the experience of African RAF pilots in World War 2.
Now of course, there are reasons for this. It is probably fair to argue that museums change slowly and therefore aren't always a fair reflection of changing social attitudes (something you especially find with historic sites). It also must be considered that there is unfortunately not a broad enough diversity in the make-up of the museum sector personnel, as discussed in an article on this blog by Carrie Svinning. Another perspective is that it is potentially harmful to engage with minority stories in a big visible way as it can lead to tokenism – it may be that true inclusivity is best represented by giving everyone the same panel space, no matter their background or culture. In any case, museums are cultural touchstones and should have a mandate to tell stories from all perspectives. In the case of the RAF Museum, this could (for example) expand to cover refugees moving into London from countries that have previously perhaps viewed the RAF in a negative light as they engage on operations. This highlights an important dynamic – the key to a good response from an audience is to tell stories that they can relate to, and in a way that makes them feel comfortable.
On a recent visit to the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood I was enraged to discover they had miss-labelled a Thunderbirds Tracy Island playset as a 2000s model instead of 1990s. Seeing the toy took me back to that specific Christmas in 1993 when they had all sold out, so Blue Peter famously showed you how to make one from cardboard. My Nan randomly saw a man carrying one on Christmas Eve, and she ran to the shop to find a solitary model left on the shelves (in 1993 that was an actual Christmas miracle!). Quirky personal stories like this are, in my opinion, the ones we need to be telling. Of course this is something that is easy to do from a white British perspective, but much harder to do when trying to represent other cultures and backgrounds. As a result, some stories remain less- or un-told. Robinson Clarke, a significant Jamaican fighter pilot during World War 1 and the first black RAF pilot, features in the permanent World War I displays at the RAF museum to the same extent as the famed 'Red Baron' Baron Von Richthofen – a great example of built-in inclusivity. However, there is nothing about Roberta Cowell, the first British transgender person, despite her being a pilot in World War II. These are key stories for some minority or hard-to-reach communities, and telling them in equal measure ensures you are providing the particular stories and culture that those groups want to hear, enabling the a museum to support their visitors in a much wider, in-depth manner. The question remains though: does those groups demand (or need) us to do more?
The latter example brings me to one group that I personally want to make further inroads on telling stories about – the LGBTQ community in museums. It is significant that when I say this everyone immediately points to the single same example (the 'Hello Sailor' exhibition several years back at the Merseyside Maritime Museum). My interest in telling those stories is firstly for family reasons, and secondly due to spending several years playing in punk bands. The ongoing celebration Punk.London has come under some recent scrutiny, but I have to say that sparked something in me about the fact I played in a touring punk band for years and the whole of that scene has very much influenced my attitude towards working in a museum in regards to community, inclusivity and DIY ethics. There are fantastic individuals in the DIY underground punk scene working hard to ensure that safe spaces are available, and that the scene can become a breeding ground for self-expression, gender identity politics and feminism. There is an equal movement in UK museums (for example, the Royal Museums Greenwich just celebrated its first ever LGBT history month). Looking at this example, I feel that as the world continues to open up to ideas of self-expression, more and more it is essential that we in museums reflect this and tell those stories. Only when telling those stories becomes second nature, can we say we are truly inclusive.
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