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There's now a cybersecurity organization dedicated to U.S. sports
In 1984, during the Summer Olympics hosted in Los Angeles, Calif., Soviet athletes boycotted the games. Just four years prior, shortly following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, U.S. athletes did the same when it was Moscow's turn to host the summer games. Today, it appears that some contemporary protests may have taken the form of a cyberattack; as Russia has been blamed for hacking into the World Anti-Doping Agency, or WADA, and doxing several prominent american athletes.
From Russian-affiliated hackers taking health information from the World Anti-Doping Agency and doxing several prominent U.S. athletes, to a former Major League Baseball scouting director breaking into an opposing team's data records, to a NBA basketball team falling victim to a phishing scam, cybersecurity is becoming an increasing worry for high-profile sports organizations.
With leagues, athletes and team franchises increasingly turning to technology — be it social media, virtual reality, big data or mobile apps — for strategy or business growth, hackers are also beginning to see the value of that data, explained Doug DePeppe, cofounder of the Cyber Resilience Institute, during a phone interview.
DePeppe's small team has established one of the first information sharing and analysis organizations, or ISAOs, solely dedicated to sports. The ISAO will work to monitor, report and respond to cyberattacks specifically aimed at sports-related digital assets, along with feeding threat information to professional, college and high school sports organizations.
Based in Colorado Springs, Colo., the "Sports ISAO" recently worked to support the United States Olympic Committee at Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro. As part of this effort, the ISAO had several core responsibilities, including threat analysis and reviewing malicious social media activity in tandem with federal partners.
The professional sports market in North America is expected to be worth $73.5 billion by 2019, according to a 2015 PricewaterhouseCoopers report. A significant percentage of future revenue growth will be derived from "new media" opportunities, the report details, especially those that leverage the internet for distribution. In the future, DePeppe believes that there will be a palpable demand from these organizations for tailored threat intelligence and response services.
In recent weeks, the Sports ISAO has engaged in a series of partnership conversations with "major" sports organizations, said DePeppe, who described his ISAO as a hybrid non-profit that closely collaborates with a cohort of security, legal and advocacy organizations that in turn provide different operational capabilities.
The group relies on products and services rendered from for-profit companies like IT contractor Colsa Corporation, threat intelligence platform developer ThreatConnect and internet sensor firm FarSight Security. The Cyber Resilience Institute and DePeppe's own cyberlaw and interdisciplinary advisory firm, Eosedge Legal, are also involved.
Beyond the private sector, the Sports ISAO has worked to integrate cyberthreat intelligence feeds that come from the Department of Homeland Security.
"We are starting to have a dialogue with DHS about mission space as it relates to critical infrastructure, sporting events and where we can align," DePeppe said.
A growth in the presence and impact of ISAOs across the U.S. stems from a 2015 executive order to encourage the creation of intel-sharing groups over the next 10 to 15 years that are dedicated to specific communities.
As for staffing the Sports ISAO, DePeppe explained that he hopes to develop talent from the community by hiring interns directly out of college and high school. He hopes that doing so will offer an active learning experience that will ultimately result in a more talented cybersecurity workforce.
The Sports ISAO is expected to launch in a full operating capacity either later this year or early 2017.
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239 U.S. 57 - City of New York v. William Sage
239 US 57 City of New York v. William Sage
60 L.Ed. 143
CITY OF NEW YORK, Petitioner,
WILLIAM SAGE, Jr.
Argued October 27, 1915.
Decided November 8, 1915.
Messrs, Louis C. White, William Mcm. Speer, and Frank L. Polk for petitioner.
[Argument of Counsel from page 58 intentionally omitted]
Mr. Edward A. Alexander for respondent.
Mr. Justice Holmes delivered the opinion of the court:
This is a proceeding for the taking of land for the Ashokan reservoir, similar to the one before us in McGovern v. New York, 229 U. S. 363, 57 L. ed. 1228, 46 L.R.A.(N.S.) 391, 33 Sup. Ct. Rep. 876. After commissioners were appointed to ascertain the compensation to be paid, the case was removed to the circuit court, diverse citizenship being alleged. There was a motion to remand which was overruled, and subsequently the commissioners reported that 'the sum of $7,624.45 for land and buildings and the further sum of $4,324.45 for reservoir availability and adaptability, being a granted total of the sum of $11,948.90, is the sum ascertained and determined by us . . . to be paid to the owners of and all persons interested in said land for the taking of the fee thereof, designated . . . as Parcel 733.' They also recommended the allowance of 5 per cent on the above award for legal fees and expenses, and of $1,372.31 to named witnesses in specified sums. The report was confirmed by the circuit judge (190 Fed. 413), and afterwards by the circuit court of appeals (124 C. C. A. 251, 206 Fed. 369).
Upon an inspection of the record it appears to us, as the language of the commissioners on its face suggests, that their report does not mean that the claimant's land had a market value of $11,948.90,—that it would have brought that sum at a fair sale,—but that they considered the value of the reservoir as a whole and allowed what they thought a fair proportion of the increase, over and above the market value of the lot, to the owner of the land, subject to the opinion of the court upon the point of law thus raised. Upon that point we are of opinion that they were wrong.
The decisions appear to us to have made the principles plain. No doubt when this class of questions first arose it was said in a general way that adaptability to the purposes for which the land could be used most profitably was to be considered; and that is true. But it is to be considered only so far as the public would have considered it if the land had been offered for sale in the absence of the city's exercise of the power of eminent domain. The fact that the most profitable use could be made only in connection with other land is not conclusive against its being taken into account, if the union of properties necessary is so practicable that the possibility would affect the market price. But what the owner is entitled to is the value of the property taken, and that means what it fairly may be believed that a purchaser in fair market conditions would have given for it in fact,—not what a tribunal at a later date may think a purchaser would have been wise to give, nor a proportion of the advance due to its union with other lots. The city is not to be made to pay for any part of what it has added to the land by thus uniting it with other lots, if that union would not have been practicable or have been attempted except by the intervention of eminent domain. Any rise in value before the taking, not caused by the expectation of that event, is to be allowed, but we repeat, it must be a rise in what a purchaser might be expected to give.
It is said that in this case there was testimony that the lot was worth more than the total allowed. But the only explanation of the separation of items by the commissioners is that they were not prepared to say that the market value of the lot was $11,948.90, seeing that the claimant bought it a few days before for $4,500, but that they thought the additional value gained by the city's act should be taken into account and shared between the city and the owner of the land,—a proposition to which we cannot assent. Minnesota Rate Cases (Simpson v. Shepard) 230 U. S. 352, 451, 57 L. ed. 1511, 1562, 48 L.R.A.(N.S.) 1151, 33 Sup. Ct. Rep. 729; McGovern v. New York, 229 U. S. 363, 372, 57 L.ed. 1228, 1232, 46 L.R.A.(N.S.) 391, 33 Sup. Ct. Rep. 876.
The motion to remand was made on the ground that Sage bought after the condemnation proceedings were commenced, and therefore was not entitled to remove the suit to the circuit court. The maps showing the parcels of real estate to be taken had been filed and notices had been posted on the property before the conveyance to Sage, but the petition for the appointment of commissioners was not filed until after it had been made. We see no reason to differ from the opinion of the judges below that the proceeding was not commenced at the date when Sage took.
Decree reversed.


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10 Things to Know for Art Basel Miami Beach Week
December 6, 2017 by Pat Rogers Art Fair Previews, ART FAIRS, Miami, SOUTH FLORIDA
Art Basel Miami Beach and Miami Art Fair Week have arrived to Miami and Miami Beach turning all eyes to the South Florida cities. With over 20 art fairs to choose from, multiple new museum shows, pop up shows, parties and unexpected installations, it can be difficult to know where to turn and where to show up. To make planning a bit easier, we've put together 10 essential things to know for Miami Art Fair Week. Happy art viewing!
1. Art Basel Miami Beach
Art Basel Miami Beach takes place at the Miami Beach Convention Center with renovation construction halting for the fair. ABMB opens to the public on Thursday, December 7, 2017 and continues through Sunday, December 10, 2017 until 6 p.m. Private viewing days for press or VIP take place on Wednesday and Thursday morning. The fair is open to the public on Thursday, from 3 to 8 p.m., on Friday and Saturday, from noon to 8 p.m., and on Sunday, from noon to 6 p.m.
This year, over 200 galleries will present around 4,000 works of art. Art is presented in eight Sectors that are set among the art fair. Galleries Sector is the heart of the art fair with exhibitors presenting what they like. Nova Sector presents new works made in the last three years; Positions Sector presents single projects by artists; Edition Sector presents published works and multiples; Kabinett Sector presents curated mini exhibitions set within exhibitor booths; Survey Sector presents art historical presentations; Public Sector is large-scale sculpture and Film Sector presents video art and film.
In addition the Conversations Sector presents an ambition series of talks tackling issues facing art worldwide. To easiest way to discover the full list of programming and the exhibitors, visit the fair's website by clicking here. The Miami Beach Convention Center is located at 1900 Washington Drive Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139.
2. Art Basel Miami Beach's Public Sector at SoundScape Park
The opening of the Public Sector at SoundScape Park in front of the Bass Museum is always a must-do for Miami Art Fair Week. This year it opens on Wednesday with a special performance taking place from 8 to 9 p.m. Jim Shaw and the band D'red D'warf perform the first half of a loosely defined prog rock opera. The Public Sector is curated for the first time by independent curator and critic Philipp Kaiser. SoundScape Park is located at 400 17th Street, Miami Beach, FL 33139.
3. Art Fairs Start to Open Tuesday and Continue on View through Sunday
Miami Art Fair Week gets started Tuesday and continues to have fairs offering VIP openings through Thursday night. Most fairs continue on view through Sunday. For the full list of Miami art fairs and when each hosts their opening, visit our Ultimate Guide to the Miami Art Fairs by clicking here.
4. Art Miami & CONTEXT Art Miami are in a New Location.
Art Miami & CONTEXT Art Miami move to a new location for 2017. Set in a pair of adjacent permanent buildings (versus a tent), the pair of art fairs can be found at One Miami Herald Plaza @ NE 14th Street in Downtown Miami. The fairs continue to be accessible to each other through a temporary walkway making it easy to flow from one fair to the next. Taken together, the fairs present nearly 250 exhibitors so allow for plenty of time to see all. To read more about the move, click here.
CONTEXT 2017. Photo by Pat Rogers.
5. SOFA Chicago Producers Launch a new Design Fair for Miami
Art Miami Week will have a second Design Fair, courtesy of Urban Expositions who is known for producing SOFA Chicago and took over the Art Hamptons art fair production company two years ago (They produced Art Hamptons for one year and then discontinued the art fair. Art Aspen and Art Palm Springs continue). Its newest fair, FORM Miami, will present 25 exhibitors focused on sculptural objects and applied art. Click here to see the exhibition list.
FORM Miami presents its inaugural edition from December 7 to 10, 2017 and is located at Washington Ave and 17th St, Miami Beach, FL 33139. An Opening Night Preview will be held on Wednesday, December 6 from 2 to 7 p.m. (for Black Card & VIP Pass Holders only). For details on the art fair, visit www.formmiami.com.
6. Design Miami/ Opens Wednesday
Design Miami/ is the design companion fair to Art Basel, presenting collectible global design in both Miami Beach and Basel. Set within eyesight of ABMB, this year's design fair features 34 design exhibitors set around the world. The 13th edition of Design Miami/ presents a mix of returning design firms as well as some new ones presenting historic and contemporary design. Expect to find furnishing, objects, ceramics, sculpture, furniture by architects, artist-designed objects and furniture, art jewelry, contemporary lighting and more.
Noteworthy are a special feature focusing on Magdalena Abakanowicz and Jacques Quinet by Lebreton (San Francisco); furniture by French designer and master wood craftsman Pierre Chapo, with influences by Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright and Charlotte Perriand, presented by Magen H Gallery (New York); and a special 10 year anniversary celebration of art jewelry by Ornamentum (Hudson, NY) who will present a body of work by Ted Noten and major pieces by David Bielander, Jaydan Moore and Ruudt Peters. Ornamentum made waves when it became the first exhibitor to present art jewelry at Design Miami/. Click here to read more.
Design Miami/ is on view from December 6 to 10, 2017 at Meridian Ave. and 19th St., adjacent to the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, FL. For details and programming information, click here to visit their website.
Artwork by John Iverson. Courtesy of Ornamentum.
7. Miami Project Doesn't Present This Year but Red Dot Will
Miami Project is on hiatus for 2017, making a decision to pass after powerful Hurricane Irma paid a visit to Miami in September 2017, causing damage to the area where the art fair has been presenting the last few years. Miami Project plans to return in 2018. Returning this year to Miami Art Fair Week is Red Dot art fair, which passed on presenting an art fair last year for Miami Art Fair Week. Red Dot moved from its previous location and can now be found at Hilton Miami Downtown, 1601 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132. As in the past, it shares its space with Spectrum art fair.
8. NADA Renames & Moves to the Ice Palace Studios
NADA has made several changes for Miami Art Fair Week. In a homecoming of sorts, NADA moves from the Deauville Beach Resort in Miami Beach (which was damaged by Hurricane Irene) to the Ice Palace Studios in Miami, neighboring the Miami Design District. In a nod to more permanent expectations, NADA also renames from NADA Miami Beach to NADA Miami. Click here to read more about the changes. Find NADA Miami at Ice Palace Studios, 1400 North Miami Avenue, Miami. For information, visit www.newartdealers.org.
9. Gagosian and Deitch Team Up & Curate Another Annual Show
For the past two years, one star attraction for Miami Art Fair Week isn't an art fair at all but an exhibition curated by Larry Gagosian and Jeffrey Deitch. The pair returns again to present its third exhibition. "Abstract/Not Abstract" can be found at the historic Moore Building in the Design District. The show features art by Sterling Ruby, Math Bass, Alex Israel, Urs Fischer, Rudolf Stingel and others and is curated to explore the contemporary concept of abstraction and present those who are pushing its boundaries.
"Abstract/Not Abstract" is on view December 6 to 10, 2017 at The Moore Building, 191 NE 40th Street, Miami, FL 33137. Hours are Wednesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
10. Faena Art Presents New Installations for Art Basel Miami Beach Week
Last year, the Faena Arts District made major waves during Miami Art Week when it debuted its new building, held a splashy parade and installed art on the ocean beach just outside of its hotel for the second year. This year, Faena will install a series of new site-specific works in the Faena District Miami Beach. Art will be installed on the beach, on the hotel itself and in spots a mere steps away from the hotel.
Artists commissioned include Phillip K. Smith III, Studio Drift, Peter Tunney, Kelly Breez, Martin Borini and the collective Coral Morphologic. Click here for details. The flying sculpture by Studio Drift, Franchise Freedom, can be seen nightly at 8 p.m. from December 6 to 9, 2017 on Faena Beach, located between 32nd and 36th Streets in Miami Beach. Check with the website to confirm weather doesn't cancel the art's activation. The Faena Forum is located at 3300 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33140. The art is curated by Ximena Caminos.
MIAMI ART FAIR WEEK EXTRA
Looking for the complete list of art fair options? Visit our Ultimate Guide to the Miami Art Fairs for all the details needed for your art fair travels in a single location. Click here to get started.
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The process of finding a school in a city you don't know is not only daunting, but can be frustrating – especially if there are limited options and long waiting lists!
The difficulty in finding a suitable school is also a well-known barrier to an employee accepting an international assignment.
The key to success is to remember that, in addition to your organization, there are three vital stakeholders in the process: the child, the family and the school.
The child's needs, interests, previous experiences, current situation, etc.
This article presents a few tips for global mobility professionals and assignee families navigating the international school experience.


Tesla investors have challenged an confession from CEO Elon Musk after he lashed out at a British cave diver who rescued children in Thailand.
Musk's posts on Twitter triggered backlash from stockholders and Silicon Valley specialists, who called his behavior immature and an obstacle to the car company's success.
The embattled CEO came under flame over the weekend after he baselessly called the diver, Vernon Unsworth, a "pedo" on Twitter and doubled down on the insult before eventually removing the posts. Musk had run to Thailand and offered to assist in the recovery duty of 12 boys and their tutor from a inundated cave by providing a submarine, but leaders of the operation diminished his help .
Unsworth, who was instrumental in the successful save, subsequently said Musk's try was a" PR stunt", stimulating the Silicon Valley billionaire to say he would make a video testifying his "mini-sub" would have worked, lending:" Sorry pedo guy, you really did ask for it ." The diver, who was still at the cave website assisting with clean-up, told the Guardian he was " astonished and very angry" and considering action at law.
Musk and Tesla have gone silent since he removed the tweets, dismissing recited requests for comment since Sunday. Some stockholders, however, are speaking up.
James Anderson, a partner at Baillie Gifford, Tesla's fourth-largest stockholder, told the Guardian in an email on Tuesday that the company discovered" the end of carbon as essential" but, was " forestalled that the real steps towards this are being overshadowed and endangered by this saga ".
Anderson said he agreed with some of Musk's past remarks announcing out critical psychoanalysts," but this is different. We are in contact with the company and we are hopeful that it is being taken with due seriousness ." He said he would like to see" peace, quiet and execution" at the electric car busines.
Musk has faced increasing scrutiny in recent months over his bizarre denunciations on Twitter and his aggressive strikes on writers, regulators and other critics. The scandals come amid resuming complaints about workplace safety and a struggle to meet production points.
In addition to losing the confidence of investors, Munster said," the paradox here is that their firebrand is word of mouth ." The gossips" could negatively affect demand and access to uppercase ".
Loup Ventures published an open letter to Musk on behalf of the members of investors, saying specific comments to Unsworth" crossed the line" and announcing for the purposes of an apology.
" Over the last 6 months, there have been too many examples of referring demeanor that is shaking investor confidence ," the character said.
Jing Zhao, who recently registered a shareholder it is proposed to remove Musk as chairman of the Tesla board and install an independent chairman, said the CEO was being unprofessional and that it was " not his business" to travel to Thailand and try to directly solve the save challenges.
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After participating in two panels and seeing others in the three-day Blog World Expo this weekend, there were a number of repeating elements. First, Twitter has recovered from its near-fatal issues and is becoming a must-use tool for more attendees, who are using it for conversation and news discovery. Second, a concern that while we may be using services for microblogging, life streaming, videocasting and news aggregation, that we are the odd ones, and that the services we like are nowhere near the mainstream. But while I continued to hear this chorus of people saying Twitter was either not in the mainstream or just entering it, or declarations that FriendFeed and blog comment engines, like Disqus were not anywhere near the mainstream, I heard very few suggestions on how these products could cross the chasm. It's as if many thought you could, like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, click our heels together three times, and find all to be well.
As I mentioned on Sunday afternoon's panel around distributed comments and fragmented conversations, we could very well have been having these same debates about whether other technologies would go mainstream just 10 or 15 years ago. Would AOL ever go mainstream? What about e-mail? Instant messaging? Texting by SMS? GPS? All of these are strong examples of products that may have seemed "out there" on the edge to many at first before becoming part of our every day lives. While Friendster didn't take the world by storm, MySpace did, with Facebook quick to follow. It's possible that the ubiquitous nature we see today with e-mail could be what we see with Twitter, or other similar services, in a few years.
There seems to be a general impatience among the early adopter and fast follower crowds to take the products we all like and use and expand their use to new groups. There's a desire to convert one's friends and colleagues to have the same kind of lust for gadgetry and Web applications as we have, and to adopt them with the same fervor. But we need to understand that with the vast majority of society, change is very hard. Adoption of the unknown is very hard, and it may take multiple incidents of exposure to have something that seems daunting seem comfortable, such that it's accepted and adopted.
On Friday, in my first panel, on micromedia, I was asked what it would take to "take Twitter mainstream", and I only half-jokingly said it would take a scandal involving a well-known celebrity which would lead to the service's exposure in a saturated media environment. Would the market that reads Perez Hilton, People and US Weekly discover Twitter or other similar services if somebody like Britney Spears or Justin Timberlake were using it? What if their tweets were splashed all over E! or Access Hollywood? I bet they would sign up.
In today's panel it was said that the theoretical gap between us "early adopters" and the mainstream isn't really all that much - we just choose to participate in different places. While some of us are Twittering, others are texting. While some of us are blogging, others are Facebooking. While some of us are sharing items and talking on FriendFeed, others are using forums on topics they follow. People have been using technology to form relationships and share news or conversations for years, but the tools to do so are ever-evolving.
I'd venture to say that it's no secret that not every technology we early adopters fall in love with will succeed in the way Google and MySpace have succeeded. But with exceptions made for company viability and competition, there's really no race or timetable to get services to cross the chasm from us on the edge to those later adopters. It takes time. It takes effort, and repeat viewings. Quick demos of products that would have us salivating may simply spark curiosity in those less likely to jump in with two feet.
On Friday, we discussed the dissemination of today's news was to tell 10 who tell 100 who tell 1,000. So it is with these services. If the 1,000 of us continue to tell this same 1,000 about the same items ad infinitum, we will never see growth and adoption outside our little world. The mainstream has proven they can grasp technology like e-mail and IM, texting and Web browsing. With time and ease of use, they can get these newer products as well, but it will take more than us just talking about it to get it done. We need to be patient, and act as guides when that time comes, rather than demanding change overnight and expecting someone else to do the work.


Surely, this is pretty self-evident already without research?
You know I will say I have met men who aren't necessarily white color– AV techs, musicians– who have been pretty enlightened about all that. If I could just meet one who was only five-ten years older, as opposed to fifteen-twenty, I'd definitely be interested.


What are the psychological reactions that may occur after diagnosis of cancer?
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Empathy and information are essential in patient-psychologist relationship.
The principle of privacy and confidentiality is respected.
No information is shared with others without the permission and knowledge of the patient.
Another principle of the relationship with the patient is to let the patient express his/her feelings freely.
The psychologist who is sincere, respectful and empathetic permits the patient to state these feelings and thoughts.
The psychologist informs the patient about psychological situations which he/she experiences - may experience.
In this connection, the psychologist has at the same time an instructive and educative role.
What kinds of activities are carried out at the Psycho-Oncology Department of Anadolu Medial Center?


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Jaguars avenge earlier loss to Broncos
The Blue Springs South girls soccer team suffered a loss to a surging Lee's Summit North team last week.
The Jaguars turned the tables Monday, scoring three first-half goals and holding on for a 3-2 victory over the Broncos at Larry Stewart Memorial Stadium.
Brie Severns had a hand in all three goals, scoring the first two and assisting on the eventual game-winner.
"We just didn't have the energy last week and couldn't stop their attack. Tonight was a different story," Jaguars coach Todd Findley said. "Abi (Carino) played great in goal, and our backs Courtney (Cook), Mady (Geren), Khiara (Cox) and Jayme (Opdahl) played tremendous team defense. In the attack, speed was the key."
Kaylie Rock put the Broncos on top with a goal in the seventh minute.
Severns tied it in the 18th minute on an assist from Logan Abernathy. Severns then gave South the lead in the 31st minute on an assist from Khaliana Garrett.
Kennedi Hooks finished off a cross from Severns to make it 3-1 just a minute later.
"Our attackers really played with speed and energy tonight," Findley said after his team improved to 10-4 overall and 3-2 in the Suburban Big Six. "It's fantastic to see how we are playing with speed and energy right now with consecutive wins over Blue Valley West and Lee's Summit North, both perennial powerhouses."
Madelyn Robinson scored on a long shot off a pass from Sydney Allen in the 72nd minute to make it 3-2, but the Broncos (5-10, 3-5) couldn't get the equalizer.


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The Pablo Neruda Auditorium at the Paseo La Plaza complex was filled to overflowing by a crowd of Latin American professionals who were intellectually enriched by the novel ideas of Argentinian and Israeli technological and educational leaders. Organized by the Argentinian Friends, the Innovation conference was attended by over 700 people.
Participants heard from 10 speakers in a series of TED-style talks on the latest advances in neuroscience, space research, nanotechnology and telecommunications. The speakers included NASA Chief Engineer San Miguel Martín; Google Argentina CEO Federico Procaccini; Microsoft Argentina and Uruguay CEO Diego Bekerman; Satellogic Founder and CEO Emiliano Kargieman; Buenos Aires Minister of Modernization, Innovation and Technology Andy Freire; Dean of Argentina's Nanotechnology Institute Soler Galo Illia; TAU Dean of Life Sciences Danny Chamovitz and TAU's Dr. Dinorah Friedmann-Morvinski. The conference was moderated by Gerry Garbulsky, Curator of TEDxRíodelaPlata, TEDx representative in South America and professor at the World of Ideas.
Click here to see video footage of the talks (in the original Spanish).


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But I am getting following in JSON Response
{
    "debug_info" =     (
    );
    "html_attributions" =     (
    );
    results =     (
    );
    status = "REQUEST_DENIED";
}

I have regenerated the new key which is not working as well. Can someone please figure out what I am doing wrong here.

A: "...The Google Places API does not currently support iOS keys generated from the Google APIs Console. Only Server and Browser keys are currently supported.."
...if you would like to request this support, please file a Places API - Feature Request.."
from this answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/14744513/1702413
You can use Google Maps JavaScript API v3 (Places Library of the Google Maps API v3)
or..
is working from iOS.. if you are using an HTML5 mobile application framework like Sencha Touch.. you can check this tutorial Create a Location-Aware Site with Sencha Touch
UPD
is working if you are using Key for browser apps (with referers) from API console
for example (I'm using AFNetorking):
        NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:@"https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/textsearch/json?query=restaurants+in+Sydney&sensor=true&key=yourKEYforBrowser"];

NSURLRequest *request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:url];

AFJSONRequestOperation *operation = [AFJSONRequestOperation JSONRequestOperationWithRequest:request success:^(NSURLRequest *request, NSHTTPURLResponse *response, id JSON) {

            NSArray *result = [JSON valueForKeyPath:@"results"];
            NSLog(@"Google Resp: %@", result);

        }
failure:^(NSURLRequest *request, NSHTTPURLResponse *response, NSError *error, id JSON)
                                             {
                                                 NSLog(@"error");
                                             }
                                             ];

        [operation start];

A: This is very easy to get Google Places API key:
Where you create "Android / iOS" keys, there is a more button for creating Browser key.
Simply press "Create new Browser Key" and click on "Create" button.
"BUT Leave the body empty"
For more details similar question, @Moe explaind the complete flow with screenshots.

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Becoming a Dangerous Woman
Written by Pat Mitchell
An intimate and inspiring memoir and call to action from Pat Mitchell -- groundbreaking media icon, global advocate for women's rights, and co-founder and curator of TEDWomen
Pat Mitchell is a serial ceiling smasher. The first woman to own and host a nationally syndicated daily talk show, and the first female president of CNN productions and PBS, Mitchell has been lauded as a powerful changemaker and a relentless advocate for women and girls.
In Becoming a Dangerous Woman, Mitchell shares her own path to power, from a childhood spent on a cotton farm in the South to her unprecedented rise in media and global affairs. Full of intimate, fascinating stories, such as an encounter with Fidel Castro while wearing a swimsuit, and traveling to war zones with Eve Ensler and Glenn, Becoming a Dangerous Woman is an inspiring call to arms for women who are ready to dismantle the barriers they see in their own lives.


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Trump Should Immediately Be Removed From Office After Inciting Violence at Capitol
Police use tear gas around U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. where pro-Trump supporters rioted on January 6, 2021. Rioters broke windows and breached the Capitol building in an attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election. Police used batons and tear gas grenades to eventually disperse the crowd. Rioters used metal bars and tear gas as well against the police. Photo by Lev Radin/Sipa USA/Alamy Live News
A violent mob forced its way into the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, disrupting the joint session of Congress to receive and count Electoral College votes. Thankfully, within a few hours, the halls of the Capitol were cleared. On Jan. 7, 2021, Congress was able to finish certifying President-elect Joe Biden's and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' win.
Still, this was a sobering reminder about how vulnerable our country's democracy can be.
The violence that occurred at the Capitol was undeniably and inexcusably incited by the outgoing president of the United States, President Trump. It was an attack on one of our democracy's most hallowed institutions, in violation of the sacred covenant between the government and its people.
Trump has refused to accept the verdict of the American people in an election that every state has certified, even after recounts, court challenges, and investigations for fraud overseen by Attorney General Bill Barr, who he appointed himself.
Due to the president's campaign to discredit the election, millions of Americans have been falsely convinced that the election was stolen, despite all evidence to the contrary.
Trump repeatedly urged tens of thousands of supporters to come to Washington on the day the Congress was counting the results of the Electoral College for a "wild" time. Then, he and his agents spoke at the rally and incited the crowd to go to the Capitol.
Additionally, the president publicly called on Vice President Mike Pence to commit unconstitutional acts and attacked him for refusing. These actions deeply wound our democracy and go to the heart of the president's violation of his oath of office.
Trump's words and actions show that he is an active and immediate threat to our democracy. He should immediately be removed from office. His conduct shows that he cannot be trusted with public office. Pence should serve out the remainder of his term, and Congress should work to ensure that Trump can never hold federal office again.
We have a duty as Americans to accept the results of elections, even if the candidate we supported does not win. This means creating the conditions necessary for a peaceful transition of power to the next president, who will officially be inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2021.
While it's a relief that a violent attempt to prevent the counting of electoral votes failed this time, the fact it was encouraged by the president and attempted by the crowds he summoned to Washington reflects a deeper decay in public confidence in our democracy.
Our country is at an inflection point, with the whole world watching what we will do next. Our leaders must stand up now and reject the poisoning of our democracy.
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If you require urgent advice or an urgent visit during this time, weekends or public holidays, please ring our usual telephone number 020 8573 8560. A recorded message will give details of the telephone number you need to contact for the out-of-hours doctor, operated by NHS 111.
Outside the surgery hours, we are part of Care UK. This service is for the true emergencies, which cannot wait until the next surgery is open.
NHS 111 Service
You can also ring NHS 111 directly on 111 for advice from an out-of-hours health adviser. NHS 111 is a new service that's being introduced to make it easier for you to access local NHS healthcare services. You can call 111 when you need medical help fast but it's NOT a 999 emergency. NHS 111 is a fast and easy way to get the right help, whatever the time.
NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Calls are free from landlines and mobile phones or visit www.nhs.uk/111.
When to use NHS 111
You should use the NHS 111 service if you urgently need medical help or advice but it's not a life-threatening situation.
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Actuarial Neutrality when Longevity Increases: An Application to the Italian Pension System 0 1 1 115 1 3 5 358
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Retirement Choices in Italy: What an Option Value Model tells us 0 0 0 36 0 0 3 127
Retirement Choices: New Evidence for Italy 0 0 0 45 0 0 5 103
Self-Employment in Italy: the Role of Social Security Wealth 0 1 3 18 1 2 10 33
The Importance of Financial Incentives on Retirement Choices 0 0 0 37 0 0 1 125
The Importance of Financial Incentives on Retirement Choices: New Evidence for Italy 0 0 4 67 1 3 25 427
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Mount Abu is one of the renowned tourist destinations in Rajasthan. Every year so many people come across to visit Mount Abu. It is a place of serene beauty and architectural fascinations. Apart from architectural forts and monuments you can find some of the finest examples of temples. To know the real environment of the place, you should visit the amazing and beautiful place.


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Carnero Guard Station
Rio Grande National Forest
Carnero Guard Station is situated in a high open meadow surrounded by forest at an elevation of 9,840 feet. The high-elevation cabin is located in the north-central area of the San Luis Valley in the Rio Grande National Forest.
The guard station was first proposed in 1907 by the Cochetopa National Forest, and was originally named the John Smith Ranger Station after a homesteader who built a cabin near the site, but never filed on the land. Construction on the cabin began in 1908 and the name was changed to the Carnero Guard Station in 1916.
The two-room cabin is furnished with four bunk beds (the top bunk is a single bed, the bottom is a fold-out futon couch that sleeps two) and can accommodate up to 12 people. The cabin has a stove, refrigerator, heater and lighting, all powered with propane. The kitchen is equipped with a table and chairs, cooking utensils and some pots and pans. A picnic table, fire pit and an outdoor vault toilet are also on site. There is no electricity at the cabin, however water is available by an outside hand pump. Water is also available at the Saguache Ranger District Office during business hours from May through November.
Notifications and Alerts
This location is closed. Affected reservations have been cancelled and refunds have been issued. Local managers are committed to the health and safety of recreational visitors and our staff. We are following the guidelines from our agency and the CDC regarding COVID-19, closely monitoring the situation and responding to current conditions. Please continue to monitor this page for status updates.
Please contact the Saguache Ranger District prior to arriving at the cabin to check on any restrictions or conditions, such as fire or road closures, weather or storms that may affect the quality of your visit.
Entry to the cabin is by combination lock, which will be provided in the confirmation letter or email which is sent after a reservation is made.
Water is available at the guard station by outside hand pump. Water is available at the Saguache Ranger District office during business hours from Memorial Day weekend to November.
There is no electricity at the Guard Station.
No cell phone service is available at this facility.
The guard station is a non-smoking facility.
Livestock are prohibited: including horses, mules, llamas, and alpacas.
All cabins are administratively used on occasion. You may encounter agency stock horses during your stay. Do not feed or try to ride the animals.
Pets are allowed at the facility, but must be under control at all times; they must not harass wildlife or livestock.
Do not leave food or trash outside the guard station; there are bears in the area.
All garbage and food must be packed out; do not burn garbage in the fire pit or wood stove.
Please clean the guard station and ensure the gate is locked upon departure.
Drink plenty of water before arrival and during your stay to avoid altitude sickness.
For safety and resource protection, do not discharge firearms and skeet shooting is prohibited within the cabin area boundary.
During the winter you may need to snowmobile, snowshoe or ski to access the cabin.
Volcanic rock outcroppings dot the forested hillsides and wide pastures near the cabin. The La Garita Wilderness is located approximately 20 miles west of the guard station and features about 35 miles of the Continental Divide well above the timberline.
This area also provides habitats for large herds of elk and mule deer, and on the southern slopes, there is an ancient forest of towering spruce and fir. It is a landscape of rushing streams, broad and gentle alpine meadows, beaver ponds, long talus slopes and tremendous mountain beauty.
Guests at Carnero Guard Station are a short drive from Penitente Canyon, which has become a great draw for rock climbing.
The cabin is a good base camp for hunting, and fishing, which is available at several creeks within a short drive. The area also offers many opportunities for hiking and off-road vehicle adventures in summer, and cross country skiing and snowmobiling in the winter.
There is an off-road vehicle trail about 10 miles southwest of the cabin that travels to within 2 miles of the La Garita Wilderness.
Elk, deer, and other wildlife are often seen in meadows adjacent to the cabin, and moose have been spotted in the Moon Pass area, about 5 miles west.
46525 ST HWY 114 SAGUACHE CO 81149
Carnero Guard Station may be reached by traveling south on Highway 285 approximately 15 miles south of Saguache to the La Garita turnoff (Road G). In La Garita proceed west on County Road 41G for approximately 17 miles. Look for the cabin on the right.
NOTE: Forest Road 41G leading to the cabin is unimproved but may be traveled by passenger car, weather permitting. The cabin may also be accessed from Highway 114 west of Saguache, also on Forest Road 41G. During winter months, the cabin may be accessible only by snowmobile, skis or snowshoes.
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Name Spoofing of UDDI/ebXML Messages
Low Medium
Summary An attacker spoofs a UDDI, ebXML, or similar message in order to impersonate a service provider in an e-business transaction. UDDI, ebXML, and similar standards are used to identify businesses in e-business transactions. Among other things, they identify a particular participant, WSDL information for SOAP transactions, and supported communication protocols, including security protocols. By spoofing one of these messages an attacker could impersonate a legitimate business in a transaction or could manipulate the protocols used between a client and business. This could result in disclosure of sensitive information, loss of message integrity, or even financial fraud.
Prerequisites The targeted business's UDDI or ebXML information must be served from a location that the attacker can spoof or compromise or the attacker must be able to intercept and modify unsecured UDDI/ebXML messages in transit.
Solutions Implementation: Clients should only trust UDDI, ebXML, or similar messages that are verifiably signed by a trusted party.
CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
CAPEC-148 An adversary modifies content to make it contain something other than what the original content producer intended while keeping the apparent source of the content unchanged. The term content spoofing is most often used to describe modification of web pages hosted by a target to display the adversary's content instead of the owner's content. However, any content can be spoofed, including the content of email messages, file transfers, or the content of other network communication protocols. Content can be modified at the source (e.g. modifying the source file for a web page) or in transit (e.g. intercepting and modifying a message between the sender and recipient). Usually, the adversary will attempt to hide the fact that the content has been modified, but in some cases, such as with web site defacement, this is not necessary. Content Spoofing can lead to malware exposure, financial fraud (if the content governs financial transactions), privacy violations, and other unwanted outcomes.


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Of course innocent people have been executed
http://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/opinion_columnists/o_ricardo_pimentel/article/Of-course-innocent-people-have-been-executed-6206744.php
The question for the state House candidates during a recent Editorial Board meeting involved Texas' death penalty — whether they support it.
I paraphrase. Ina Minjarez, a former prosecutor, said that the justice system has its flaws, but, yes, she supports the death penalty.
I don't mean to pick on her. Texas candidates for the death penalty are as ubiquitous as cheese on Tex-Mex. And whoever is elected will make a perfectly fine representative, whether it is Minjarez or her opponent, Delicia Herrera. But Minjarez's wording was distressingly familiar.
Flawed? How much less than perfect is tolerable in a system that imposes a sanction that, once executed, cannot be walked back from? "Executed" being the exact right word there.
About 1,400 people have been executed since 1976 in the United States. There were, as of recently, 3,035 people on death row. And there have been, since 1973, at least 150 exonerations from death rows. Texas comes in third among the states, with 12.
So, given the number of exonerations, what do we suppose are the chances that nary another innocent person is left on a death row somewhere to wait for the needle and slow death? And once you answer that question — truthfully — how do you answer the next one?
Just how much collateral damage is acceptable?
You see, these days, if you haven't reached the conclusion that unjustly convicted people have been executed and that no amount of improvement will remove human flaw from the system, you haven't been paying attention to the system, humans or current events.
The flaws are common knowledge. So it's difficult to avoid the conclusion that a lot of folks are pretty much OK with the execution of innocent people — as long as the overwhelming majority killed by the states really are monsters.
Two Texas cases in particular trouble me. One is the now infamous case of Cameron Todd Willingham, executed in 2004. He was convicted in the arson deaths of his three daughters on evidence that, it is now abundantly clear, was fictional or flawed. The forensic evidence pretty much points to no arson at all. A jailhouse witness to Willingham's alleged confession recanted, but this was kept from the defense. And that witness, it appears, was given a deal for his testimony and, he says, was coerced — this, too, kept from the defense.
Others have a longer list of men wrongfully executed, Texas figuring prominently. Besides Willingham, I call your attention to Carlos DeLuna, executed by Texas in 1989 for the stabbing death of a convenience store clerk in Houston. It seems clear that another Carlos committed the crime.
Right; due process has been followed. OK, but the evidence should have at least prompted new trials as a matter of justice. The system, of course, tends to cling to legality — due process. That is not the same thing as justice.
But why tippy-toe? Of course innocent people have been executed. This doesn't require much of a leap, particularly with Willingham. There is, by the way, a proposal, by Democratic Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. of Brownsville, for a constitutional amendment to ban the death penalty in Texas.
I recently asked a couple of statistician friends whether there is a rule in their field that says if something happens often enough, it's certain to happen again. No, there are just too many variables. And I'm still certain that innocent people will be executed as long as there is a death penalty because of a few of those variables — human error and prosecutors' desire to win.
A couple of societal currents also intrude. Capital punishment exists because of an illusory belief that it guarantees safety — and, if we're honest, because we crave eye-for-an-eye retribution. So we continue to tweak in pursuit of something else illusory — a system with no errors.
Later, one of my friends shared a joke, inadvertently on point: Three statisticians go hunting. One shoots and misses the deer by 3 feet to the left. The other shoots and misses 3 feet to the right. The third guy exclaims, "We got it!" Substitute any profession that operates with plus or minus margins of error.
Dear candidates and sundry elected officials: As you cannot logically guarantee perfection in our police and courts, I hope margin of error and due process are enough of a security blanket for you when it comes to the death penalty.
Personally, I find it flimsy covering.
o.ricardo.pimentel@express-news.net
The lost appeals of Max Soffar
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/The-lost-appeals-of-Max-Soffar-6178108.php?t=fc6b9ec2aa6a4e7351&cmpid=email-premium


By her own calculations, the taxes of a Rutgers University-Newark graduate student in biological sciences will go up from $2,824 last year to $5,174 under the new Republican tax-reform plan in the House of Representatives. According to a recent article in "The Verge" reporting on the new tax bill, this student went on to say that as a result she might have to drop out of her program, thereby losing four years' worth of education.
The article in "The Verge" cited Seton Hall expert in higher education finance Robert Kelchen, who pointed out that "[the bill is] very much a draft at this point." In other words, there's still time to eliminate this provision that targets graduate students.
If you are a graduate student—or undergrad—going home over the Thanksgiving break, please consider calling your Congressman, especially if s/he's Republican, to urge him/her to make sure that tuition waivers are not counted as income. Just call the switchboard operator at (202) 224-3121. Doing so just might allow you to come back to Seton Hall next year.


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A history of the new deal by franklin roosevelt in the post depression united states
Roosevelt loved an adventure, and he loved to travel — even if his travels, at least as president, had been confined to leisurely train trips and jaunts by car. Roosevelt was buried in the garden of his Hyde Park home. He worked for important bills to promote farm cooperation and to stop the unfair practices of commission fruit and vegetable merchants.
Labor worked with a will. Time was to prove some good, some bad. He acted quickly to restore public confidence.
When accepted, they could be enforced in the federal courts. Shortly before his death, it became clear that the U. Al Smith had made New York one of the most progressive of all states. As an only child, Franklin was given close attention, but he was not spoiled. The deficit was made up in part by raising taxes and borrowing money through the sale of government bonds.
Farmers who disliked the plan might remain outside. Meanwhile, he spoke constantly on the radio, reporting war events and rallying the American people in support of the war effort as he had for the New Deal. McNutt, saw to it that farming, mining, manufacturing, and other vital activities had the workers they needed and used them well.
He then vigorously hit the campaign trail, calling for "relief, recovery, and reform" by government intervention in the economy. His inaugural address did much to restore public confidence.
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It should cut down trade barriers, he said, and stabilize world currencies. James Roosevelt's wealth allowed him to spend much time with his son. In early Aprilhe left Washington and traveled to his cottage in Warm Springs, Georgiawhere he had long before established a nonprofit foundation to aid polio patients.
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Steel mills kept pace with the tremendous demand. In they raised it once more. To carry it out, the United States gave up its old single-handed enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine.
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Wages and salaries declined significantly, as did production. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal (–39) aimed to provide immediate economic relief and to bring about reforms to stabilize the economy.
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Aberdeen Gardens was established by Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal in as a model for housing following the Great Depression. Of the 5 The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope by Jonathan Alter. Roosevelt took office while the United States was in the midst of the Great Depression, the worst economic crisis in the country's history.
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It appears the Saints are trying to cut a deal for their leading receiver. If New Orleans is going to trade Brandin Cooks, what can they get in return?
Last year, Cooks voiced his displeasure with his role in the offense, but did anybody expect the Saints to trade him this soon? To be clear, there is no official deal to be discussed, but multiple outlets have reported that the Saints are openly shopping their former first round pick.
It depends on what New Orleans wants. If they want draft picks, similar to the Jimmy Graham deal, Tennessee is the best suitor. The Titans have the #5 overall pick in the upcoming draft, and their general manager already said he would trade the pick away for the right offer. That high in the draft, the Saints would have a shot at selecting an edge rusher like Taco Charlton, Jonathan Allen or a lockdown corner like Marshon Lattimore.
If it's not a first round pick, the Titans also have seven total picks in the top 102 draft slots. They have a lot of pieces to move, but is that what the Saints want for Cooks?
Philadelphia has less to offer in the draft. Their #15 pick in the first round is behind New Orleans in the draft order, so the Eagles would either have to bundle a couple picks or throw in a current player on their roster. Brandon Graham had 5.5 sacks last season and 11 tackles for loss, but would Philly be willing to deal their former first round pick at defensive end?
This is all a guessing game, but the Saints hold an interesting trade piece. Cooks caught 2,311 yards and 17 TD passes the last two seasons, so there is no disputing he can produce.
There's a major difference between this situation and the Jimmy Graham trade though. If the Saints trade Cooks, they still have Michael Thomas and Willie Snead at the receiver position. With Cooks in the mix, it's one of the best receiver trios in the league, but Thomas, Snead and Coby Fleener at tight end are still some nice pieces for Drew Brees to work with.
This scenario might not play out all the way until the NFL Draft, but the Saints sent a clear message to the rest of the league, "If you want Brandin Cooks, give us a call."


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Nick Salvucci takes over Day Two Lead of the 2019 WON Bass U.S. Open
Justin Kerr slips to Second Place, but stays in hunt for second U.S. Open title
By Dan O'Sullivan 10/16/2019
Las Vegas, Nev. – October 15, 2019 – While rough conditions can make it hard on the anglers at the WON Bass U.S. Open, Lake Mead's black bass population thrives in the wind. The problem for the field at the 2019 edition of the West's most prestigious event, is that there has been very little to speak of. Those conditions mean that there will be a limited morning bite, then a grind for the rest of the day.
After finishing day one in second place with 11.35 pounds, Nick Salvucci proved to be the most consistent angler on day two when he brought 11.19 pounds to the Calville Bay scales to bring his total weight to 22.54 pounds, enough to take the lead heading into the final day. Salvucci and day one leader Justin Kerr swapped places when Kerr slipped, producing 8.05 pounds on day two, falling to second place with a total weight of 19.72 pounds.
That 2.82-pound differential can be massive on a body of water like Lake Mead. That margin, and one more day of fishing stand between Salvucci and the title he has wanted so badly for the past two years.
Despite the strong lead, Salvucci said he is anything but comfortable. "I really don't know what to expect tomorrow," he said. "I am covering as much water as I can, but when I'm getting six or seven bites a day, anything can happen."
Salvucci reported being able to pare down the collection of rods on his deck, but that junk fishing remained the name of the game on day two. "I probably had 10 rods on the deck instead of 20, but I still caught fish on four different baits," he said. "I have to get out there and see how it goes; but anything could still happen."
Kerr said that his day boiled down to one word – imperfection. "I know that there's still a chance, but I have to land everything that bites," he said. "My partner and I both lost fish today, and you can't win if that happens. My whole career has been about execution, and I'll need to be perfect tomorrow to have a chance."
The third place pro, Jim Moynagh, brought in 11.08 pounds on day two, a huge leap from his day one, 6.98-pound performance to bring his total weight to 18.64 pounds. He is followed by two-time U.S. Open Champion John Murray, who added 8.97 pounds today to bring his total weight to 18.55 pounds, enough to leap from 10th place to fourth. Randy Estrada M.D. rounded out the top five by bringing 9.50 pounds to the scales to finish the day with 17.60 pounds.
On the AAA side Michael Fisher took the lead with 22.66 pounds. The second place AAA Brandon Smith finished the day in second place with 20.29. Teddy Snyder wound up in third place with 18.90 pounds. Salvucci's day two partner Lynn Irwin moved into fourth place with 18.65 pounds and day one Bo McNeely rounded out the top five with 18.53 pounds.
Complete day two standings https://www.westernbass.com/forum/post626192.html#p626192
The final day of the 2019 WON Bass US Open will occur tomorrow, and the pro winner will receive $100,000 cash and the keys to a 2019 Bass Cat Puma FTD powered by a Mercury Pro XS 250 Four Stroke outboard. The live broadcast, presented by Bridgford Foods and Life Source Water Systems will bring all of the action to you from the waters of Lake Mead, the weigh-in at Callville Bay Marina, and the awards ceremony from the Railhead Room at Boulder Station Casino. All can be found at http://www.wonbass.com.
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Women in post war reconstruction and recovery
Posted by harimpeiris on October 29, 2013
(Published in Groundviews & published in the Sunday Leader)
The aftermath of Sri Lanka's decades of civil conflict have left, not only massive damage of physical property, both public and private, requiring extensive reconstruction but many households and even whole communities affected by the conflict through loss of loved ones, loss of property including homes, personal injuries, displacement, disruption of children's education, loss of means of livelihood, loss of the family breadwinner and conflict related trauma. Many of those affected and indeed the most vulnerable are women and accordingly war widows, women headed household, single women, female ex combatants and girl children are both numerically significant and the most vulnerable sections of the communities of the post conflict areas. The details of this situation are well researched and documented, not least by State mechanisms such as the LLRC.
The solutions for this situation, not just in Sri Lanka but the world over has also been exhaustively debated and dialogued, with the Covenant on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women, UN Security Council resolution 1325 among many other global instruments and locally the LLRC report and various national action plans all detail the consultation, gender sensitivity and women's inclusion that should be a key aspect of recovery and reconstruction efforts.
However, Sri Lanka's achievements in addressing women's issues in reconstruction and recovery have been abysmal, with conflict affected women still excluded and vulnerable over four years after the end of hostilities. There are political dynamics that work to prevent an outcome, which seems universally accepted, desirable and required, both locally with solid support for the same, as well as internationally.
1. Women severely underrepresented in Government
The first reason for this is that women are underrepresented in Sri Lankan political life. Despite our proud achievement of having the world's first woman prime minster and one of the still few popularly elected and reelected executive presidents in the world, Sri Lankan women have not been active participants in seeking or holding public office. Currently women hold only 2% of elected positions in local government, 3% in provincial government and 6% at the national level. This is perhaps best illustrated by the fact that Sri Lanka has a man as the minister of Women's Affairs. An obvious way out of this situation is the principle of a quota system at election, with various models and options available on how to ensure greater women's representation in elected bodies. Given that Sri Lanka experimented with youth candidate quota's as a result of the 2nd JVP insurrection, some pro women measures are not impossible to achieve and should be lobbied amongst the political parties. There is some sympathy and support for these measures among the opposition parties, the UNP's recent constitutional reform proposals being open to gender representation and the TNA appointing an unsuccessful woman candidate to one of its bonus seats at the recent Northern Provincial Council election, the other bonus seat given towards increasing Muslim representation. It is however the UPFA, though led by the SLFP a party with strong matriarchal roots, which is regrettably the most disinterested in such issues at the moment.
2. Tamil women face double discrimination
The second reason for this failure of addressing women's issues and including them in recovery and reconstruction in the North and East is not primarily because they are women but because they are an excluded ethnic minority group, the Tamils. Accordingly the challenge of both including and rehabilitating the lives of the conflict affected Tamil women in the North and East is made doubly difficult by the fact that the system works against both Tamils and women. The best example of this is the Presidential Task Force on reconstruction in the post war areas, which is a generally well intentioned but significantly less effective apex government body appointed by the Rajapakse Administration at the end of the war, which at its inception had neither even a single Tamil nor a single woman in the nineteen (19) member body. This being a group appointed to see to reconstruction and recovery efforts in the Tamil majority North, where the majority of victims were women. Not a single Tamil, nor a single woman. Not even from the Government's own allies like the EPFP or the TMVP. It is little wonder then that the task force has been significantly less sympathetic to more softer human needs such as post traumatic stress disorder, the need for counseling and as well as unique concerns of women. Accordingly bringing about involvement of women in post war reconstruction, necessarily requires involving and the political participation of the Tamil community. The recently concluded Northern Provincial Council election, in which the Tamil National Alliance secured more than a 2/3 majority in the Council, with the resultant ability to keep the unelected but generally assertive former military Governor on a short leash, holds the promise for a new empowerment of democratic Tamil political participation in the recovery and reconstruction process. One hopes that not only the Presidential Task Force, but also the multilateral institutions, especially the lending institutions of the World Bank, the IMF and the ADB would be both gender sensitive and consult and engage the elected Tamil representatives of the NPC in their reconstruction programs in the North.
3. A fragile democracy
The third reason for this failure to address women's issues and include them in recovery and reconstruction is democratic or a problem of Sri Lankan democracy. Sri Lanka has a representative system of government but not a responsive system of governance. Our democracy is largely limited to voting at periodic elections but our system never consults, rarely listens or is responsive to our people. That's why Sri Lanka is ranked globally as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for independent journalism and media and more recently even to stage a peaceful protest. Even our representative government is only somewhat representative, we have parliamentary select committees made up only of government members and constitutional reforms that are passed as urgent bills within a half day, denying even most of our elected representatives an opportunity to be heard on national issues. What chance then for civil society and especially for disempowered ethnic minorities in rural communities. Accordingly unresponsive and non representative government is the third impediment to addressing women's issues.
Accordingly addressing the obviously urgent women's issues in Sri Lanka's recovery and reconstruction process requires addressing several underlying issues of democracy, ethnic minority political participation as well as women's representation in government. These issues can be addressed through a robust engagement by civil society, religious leaders and our international friends with our government and state institutions to ensure that the required reforms to our system occur. Such reforms may not occur overnight, but overtime, with dogged persistence, history shows us that most societies, especially those with democratic roots, traditions and institutions will move towards a better path. For the sake of the resilient conflict affected women of the post conflict North and East, we should hope so.
(Abridged text of speech delivered at the felicitation of Dulcy De Silva, veteran women's and labor rights activist)
Sambanthan and Vigneswaren reach out to President Rajapakse
(Published in Groundviews and the Island of 10/10/2013)
On Monday 7th October, the Tamil National Alliance, the only political party in the country to have comprehensively defeated the UPFA and captured power in the Northern Province, creating the first ever opposition controlled provincial council since the Peoples' Alliance victory in the Southern Provincial Council in 1993, which also heralded the end of UNP rule an year later, politically reached out and magnanimously decided that it's Chief Minister designate, retired Supreme Court Justice CV Wigneswaren should take his oath of office before President Mahinda Rajapakse at Temple Trees. In the ethnically polarized Sri Lankan society and polity, it was a very significant political gesture, magnanimity in victory and a unilateral concession to President Rajapakse by the TNA leadership, which the Rajapakse regime should be pressed to reciprocate.
Reaching out to President Rajapakse
The Rajapakse Administration in the post war period had not adequately addressed either the effects or the causes of the war. The only thing it has done has been reconstruction that focused solely on infrastructure with no focus on the victims of the conflict. Also the economic benefits of that infrastructure from fishing rights to tourism projects have been expropriated by the military or government cronies. Quite similar to the "carpet bagger" reconstruction, in the American South, following the Confederacy's defeat in that country's civil war. As far as a hearts and minds campaign goes, the election results indicate that a mere 17.5% of the Northern Province voted for the Government.
Further, the Rajapakse Administration tried rather ham handedly to weaken provincial powers further through the proposed 19th amendment, has been disinterested in implementing the LLRC recommendations and broke off the Indian initiated structured dialogue with the TNA. It is in this context, that the decision of the TNA to swear in before President Rajapakse should be viewed. It took the principled stand that it would not swear before the Governor, retired General Chandrasiri, who broke all norms for an appointed state official to campaign like a street activist on the UPFA public platforms in the North. The decent thing to have done following the results was to have resigned, nonetheless he is now on a tight leash with the TNA's two third majority in the Council sufficient to pass a binding impeachment resolution on the Governor, if he seeks to frustrate and obstruct the democratic mandate of the Council. Following the impeachment of Chief Justice Bandaranaike, the bar for impeachment has been set quite low in Sri Lankan democracy.
Sambanthan shows true leadership and weakens the Diaspora
According to the 4th schedule to the Constitution, elected officials need only swear before a Justice of the Peace and the general TNA consensus was that its victorious Northern Provincial Council should swear in before their now undisputed political leader, Rajavarothiam Sambanthan. The election victory of the TNA, demonstrates the true difference between the Diaspora organizations, self appointed hardliners with a ludicrous nostalgia for the LTTE and the comparatively more moderate TNA, which with grass roots appeal and an engagement with the Sri Lankan State, secured the democratic mandate of the Tamil people of Sri Lanka. The center of gravity of the Tamil political leadership has indisputably consolidated comprehensively in the hands of the TNA leadership in Trincomalee and Colombo, namely Sambanthan and Sumanthiran and the popular pro government theory that the TNA is controlled by the Diaspora is disproved by the facts.
The pro government and Sinhala nationalist sections of the press, has been taking great delight in a narrative which went something like this. The TNA is weak and divided; it is only one among many Tamil political leadership voices, the Diaspora controls the TNA and eventually it will lose its political clout to government allies in the ruling alliance, such as the EPDP and the TMVP and become at best another CWC or an SLMC. Nothing like a dose of electoral reality to break a propaganda myth. The TNA captures nearly 80% of the popular vote in the entire Northern Province, secures a two third majority in that Council; it defeats the EPDP in even their pocket borough of the Kytes constituency and uses its two bonus seats to appoint a Muslim and women showing sensitivity to Muslim and gender issues.
The so called divisions in the TNA are nothing more than normal electoral and alliance politics pales in comparison to the UPFA's difficult choice for Chief Minister of the Central Province, ignoring a Prime Ministerial offspring who secured the highest preference vote, the Cabinet rebellion over the proposed 19th amendment, the ongoing political struggle in Anuradhapura between the supporters of the late Bertie Premlal and SM Ranjith, the complete contradictory positions on devolution between key UPFA constituents such as the JHU, NFF on the one hand and the CP, LSSP, NSSP and the Liberal Party on the other hand.
In recent times, the TNA leader, Sambanthan has been exercising great political leadership, in pushing through far reaching and moderating political changes in Tamil politics, which has weakened the Diaspora and strengthened his moderate leadership. First he personally bucked the entire Tamil polity and single handedly persuaded and then steered the most eminent retired Tamil jurist in Sri Lanka to election as the first ever Chief Minister of the North. In victory, he made a major concession and political rapprochement with President Rajapakse by coming before the President to be sworn into office, to provide the most public and visible commitment to both an engagement with the Rajapakse regime and a united and undivided Sri Lanka.
The best bulwark and defense against an extremist Diaspora Tamil polity, is a strong and moderate Sri Lankan Tamil political leadership. In Sambanthan, Sumanthiran and Vigneswaren, Sri Lanka is beginning to get that. The Rajapakse regime must seize the opportunity and move forward towards rapprochement and reconciliation.
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The UNP and the opposition political landscape
Posted by harimpeiris on October 3, 2013
The recent elections to three provincial councils, namely the Northern, North Western and Central and the consequent results together with the general political expectations that several more provincial elections would be held next year followed by national, presidential and general elections, make the opposition or non UPFA political landscape a rather important factor in determining the extent of a genuine alternative or real challenge to the current Rajapakse Regime.
A politically resilient and dominant Rajapakse regime
The provincial council results indicate that baring a serious shake up in the opposition political landscape, President Mahinda Rajapakse can fairly comfortably predict a series of wins in the rest of the provincial councils, with the possible exception of the East and romp home to victory in a presidential contest held somewhere in 2014 / 2015. The current political position between the ruling SLFP led UPFA and the UNP in terms of popular support is essentially the UPFA at about sixty (60%) of the popular vote and the UNP at barely thirty (30%) of the popular vote. If political currents continue in the same way, securing a third term sometime in the not too distant future, President Mahinda Rajapakse would become Sri Lanka's longest serving executive president.
At the heart of the Rajapakse regime's political resilience, in spite of the regime's generally unpopular governance from imprisoning the opposition's presidential candidate, impeaching the chief justice, grabbing further executive power through the 18th amendment, trying to convert the EPF into a pension scheme, raising electricity rates by forty (40%) percent, shooting dead protestors in Weliveriya, creating a dangerous environment for independent media, assaults on minority religious communities, militarizing significant civilian society space, being at loggerheads with the academic community and failing to bring about national reconciliation through adequately implementing the LLRC proposals the Rajapakse regime continues at sixty percent (60%) of popular support, a truly amazing political feat.
One reason for this of course is the ethnic Sinhala nationalism, which is the political ideology of the Rajapakse regime and accordingly there is considerable bi partisan or multi partisan support for the regime based on identity politics. However, the resilience of the UPFA is not solely based on majoritarian ethno religious nationalism, because the most ardent supporters and ideological proponents of such Sinhala Buddhist nationalism, the MEP, the JHU and the NFF actually have in the past and did currently as well, fare poorly at the polls, demonstrating that mercifully, extreme ethno religious nationalism, of an exclusionary and anti minority nature, though influencing government policy and controlling a significant swathe of the State apparatus, is at the political fringes and does not attract significant public support. None of the JHU, NFF or MEP nominees got elected at the recent provincial polls.
The UNP's leadership issue
A major contributory factor for the Rajapakse regime's resilience is in fact the absolute lack luster performance of the main opposition United National Party. The UNP does not act like an opposition political force; it tends generally to act much more like a party that is supporting the government but from outside rather than the inside. Like the JVP supported the PA for several years, prior to their formally joining the PA and creating the UPFA. Mr.Ranil Wickramasinghe behaves politically, more like a minister without portfolio, rather than as the leader of the opposition. Convinced that the government would collapse over the weight of its own internal contradictions in due course, which of course has not shown the slightest sign of occurring and mostly insecure in his own position as the "only alternative" to the sole representative of the Sinhala people, the opposition leader seeks and receives favors from the government which allows him to provide limited patronage to a core support base and safe guard crucial interests, which in turn work hard to keep him in the seat of the opposition leadership.
A contrast from history and the TNA
In contrast to this situation, consider how Madam Sirimavo Bandaranaike led the SLFP, subsequent to a crushing defeat from 1977 to 1994, despite the deprivation of her civic rights. She neither sought nor received any quarter from President JR Jayewardene but became a rallying point for the democratic opposition to the then UNP regime and eventually in 1993, was persuaded to permit the formation of the broad opposition coalition of the People's Alliance, step aside in favor of the next generation represented by her charismatic daughter, resulting in an SLFP victory in 1994 that continues to this day, almost two decades on.
Furthermore in recent times, consider the performance of the Tamil National Alliance, which is the real political opposition to the government. This small, regional ethnic minority party, captures power in a provincial assembly, controls over thirty local government bodies throughout the North and East, pushes the government hard on its human and democratic rights records, seeks to represent and stand up for the minority religious communities both Muslim and Christian, stands up for democratic principles whether in defending Chief Justice Bandaranaike or supporting academic freedom alongside FUTA, while seeking constructive engagement with the UPFA Administration.
Mr.Ranil Wickramasinghe has many lessons he can learn historically from Madam Sirimavo Bandaranaike and currently from Rajavarothiam Sambanthan about being a viable opposition and over time a credible alternative government. But the current approach will over time only solidify what would effectively become a one party state, with the addition of some smaller parties representing specific and limited interests of which the UNP would also be one.