Non-Profits CAN Lobby! - Overview of IRS lobbying regulations for 501(c)(3) public charities.
Charities and Elections - Read this election-season fact-sheet for information about how New Jersey public charities can safely advance their missions and encourage civic participation.
As has been reported previously, effective May 1, 2018, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs is requiring that all charities registrations and renewasl be submitted via the Division's dedicated online portal; paper submissions will no longer be accepted. In response to concerns expressed by the Center and others about the portal and backlogs processing reigstration records and requests for filing assistance, on June 29 the Division announced that charities would be given an additional 30 days to submit online extension requests for 12/31/2017 reports that would have been due June 30, 2018. On July 27, the Division announced that it would further extend the grace period by an additional month. The new deadline for submitting extension requests is August 31, 2018.
The Division of Consumer Affairs has created a new email address, charitiesportalsupport@dca.lps.state.nj.us, specifically for questions about the registration portal.
The Center for Non-Profits met with Division officials on July 10 to discuss the portal and share suggestions about other ways to work together for the benefit of all. The Division has indicated that certain updates to the system and more detailed instructions and educational materials are under development, but stresses that some of this will take time. The Division encourages charities to contact them directly with any questions, and also encourages interested parties to share feedback about the system so that additional improvements can continue to be made. The Center for Non-Profits will continue to advocate for a charitable fund raising system that protects donors and charities alike without excessively burdening charitable organizations, and we look forward to working with the Division in the coming months.
We encourage charities, regardless of their fiscal year and filing period, to become familiar with the online system and set up an account promptly, so that extensions may be requested if needed. See below for more information.
If you have feedback that you would like to share regarding the online portal or other aspects of charities registration, please share it with us so that we can advocate effectively for you.
We will continue to post additional updates as they become available.
Earlier this year, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs announced that effective May 1, all annual charities registration renewals and extension requests must be filed through the charities registration online portal and that paper filings will no longer be accepted. For charities whose fiscal years ended on December 31, 2017, this means that the first mandatory online filings, including any extension requests, would normally be due June 30; however, in response to concerns expressed by the Center for Non-Profits and others, on June 29 the Division announced that it would grant a 30-day grace period for these organizations to request extensions to file their reports.
Most charities that solicit funds in New Jersey are required by law to register and file annual financial reports with the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Charities Registration Section. Religious organizations and certain educational institutions are exempt from registration, and registration is voluntary for organizations that raise less than $10,000 per year in contributions if they don't use a professional fundraiser.
The Division attempted in previous years to launch the mandatory online portal but previously delayed its implementation in response to a series of questions and concerns from the charitable community. In our recent meeting, the Division indicated that they are working to address these issues. The Center will continue to push for more permanent fixes to the portal. Charities are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the portal well in advance of their filing deadline, and to share questions and concerns with the Division of Consumer Affairs and the Center for Non-Profits.
Allowing filers to incorporate by reference the financial information in the Form 990, which would save time and improve the accuracy of submmissions. In prior years, the paper registration forms allowed users to check a box to indicate that financial data was included in their Form 990.
Improving the online instructions and context-sensitive help for the online portal and online forms.
Improving the overall navigability of the Consumer Affairs website and portal as pertains to charitable fundraising registration and compliance.
Addressing recordkeeping backlogs at Charities Registration so that organization status is up to date and notifications regarding filing status are issued promptly.
The Charities Registration Section has indicated that they are open to feedback about the new system, and the Center is communicating with them about these and other questions. We have also asked to work with the Division to make educational materials such as detailed walkthroughs, instructions and webinars available to assist the charitable community.
Don't wait before trying to familiarize yourself with the new system. If you can request a filing extension, consider doing so -- even if you think you will be able to file by your regular due date -- in order to give yourself some breathing room regarding the new system (note that extension requests must be filed online).
Create a MyNewJersey account for your organization if you don't already have one. MyNewJersey is a business registration portal that can be used to access other State services such as corporate annual reports and other items. A MyNewJersey account is required for organizations to be able to use the charities registration online system, and is essential even for extension requests. For purposes of charities registration filings, the best way to access MyNewJersey is via the Consumer Affairs Charities Registration page at https://njconsumeraffairs.state.nj.us/sign-in/?returnurl=%2f. Once you've registered at MyNewJersey and linked that account with Charities Registration, you can create a charity profile on the Charities Registration site and add contact information for anyone who will file on your behalf. At this point, you can access the rest of the system to check your status, file extension requests, or proceed with your registration or renewal.
Once you can access your organization's information in the system, check your charity's status. If you are listed as noncompliant, you will not be able to submit new registrations or extension requests. Due to recordkeeping backlogs at Charities Registration, some organizations may appear noncompliant in their filings even though their submissions may have been timely. Charities Registration mails notices of noncompliance, so check to see if you have received one and follow the instructions contained in that notice; if you don't have a notice or have questions, contact the Division directly. Be aware that even though the online system is now mandatory, if you owe back fees, depending on the circummstances you may need to submit those by mail. Contact the Charities Registration Section at 973-504-6215 to address any problems with your filings or status. Charity portal questions or problems can also be emailed to the Division at charitiesportalsupport@dca.lps.state.nj.us.
PLEASE SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES WITH US. We are looking for feedback regarding users' experiences with the new system in order to identify and work to alleviate any undue confusion and needless administrative burdens for regulated organizations. We can advocate most effectively and work to resolve problems if we hear from you. Tell us what's working well with the new system, what isn't working, and what kinds of questions you are having. If you've had questions answered that can benefit others, please let us know that so that we can share.
Please send your questions, comments, tips and suggestions to Linda Czipo at lczipo @ njnonprofits.org (remove the spaces in the email address before sending). We will provide more updates as they become available.
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Q: Print the content of streams (Spark streaming) in Windows system I want just to print the content of streams to console. I wrote the following code but it does not print anything. Anyone can help me to read text file as stream in Spark?? Is there a problem related to Windows system?
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

     SparkConf sparkConf = new SparkConf().setAppName("My app")
        .setMaster("local[2]")
        .setSparkHome("C:\\Spark\\spark-1.5.1-bin-hadoop2.6")
        .set("spark.executor.memory", "2g");

    JavaStreamingContext jssc = new JavaStreamingContext(sparkConf, Durations.seconds(2));

    JavaDStream<String> dataStream = jssc.textFileStream("C://testStream//copy.csv");
    dataStream.print();

    jssc.start();
    jssc.awaitTermination();
}

UPDATE: The content of copy.csv is
0,0,12,5,0
0,0,12,5,0
0,1,2,0,42
0,0,0,0,264
0,0,12,5,0

A: textFileStream is for Monitoring the hadoop Compatible Directories. This operation will watch the provided directory and as you add new files in the provided directory it will read/ stream the data from the newly added files.
You cannot read text/ csv files using textFileStream or rather I would say that you do not need streaming in case you are just reading the files.
My Suggestion would be to monitor some directory (may be HDFS or local file system) and then add files and capture the content of these new files using textFileStream.
May be in your code may be you can replace "C://testStream//copy.csv" with C://testStream" and once your Spark Streaming job is up and running then add file copy.csv to C://testStream folder and see the output on Spark Console.
OR
may be you can write another command line Scala/ Java program which read the files and throw the content over the Socket (at a certain PORT#) and next you can leverage socketTextStream for capturing and reading the data. Once you have read the data, you further apply other transformation or output operations.
You can also think of leveraging Flume too
Refer to API Documentation for more details

A: This worked for me on Windows 7 and Spark 1.6.3: (removing the rest of code, important one is how to define the folder to monitor)
val ssc = ...
val lines = ssc.textFileStream("file:///D:/tmp/data")
...
print

...
This monitors directory D:/tmp/data, ssc is my streaming context
Steps:

*

*Create a file say 1.txt in D:/tmp/data

*Enter some text

*Start the spart application

*Rename the file to data.txt (i believe any arbitrary name will do as long as it's changed while directory is monitored by spark)

One other thing I noticed is that I had to change the line separator to Unix style (used Notepad++) otherwise file wasn't getting picked up.

A: Try below code, it works:
JavaDStream<String> dataStream = jssc.textFileStream("file:///C:/testStream/");

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Marine area
Profile of the Marine Protected Area
The Morphology of the Secche
The Marine Environment
Natura 2000 Network Site
Pelagos Santuary
Mapping and Zoning
Rules and Procedures for Use
MPA offices
Authorisations and Forms
Maritime markers
Environmental monitoring 2017–2020
Ongoing environmental monitoring
Community projects and European funds
Marine Strategy
Environmental restoration
Updating of rules and zoning
Improvement of Zone A markers
Ancient and modern interest in the Secche della Meloria has persisted among scientific communities for some time. Since as early as the 1960s, this marine environment has attracted the interest of numerous researchers, who have conducted a number of studies focusing as much on individual species as on particular taxonomic groups (Cinelli, 1971; Cognetti, 1965; Cognetti-Varriale, 1972; Katzmann, 1972; Morselli, 1970; Sordi, 1969), and all authors have always emphasised the environmental and natural richness of this particular marine landscape.
Early studies focusing on the bathymetric and hydro-dynamic characteristics of the shoal (Fierro et al. 1969), seemed to suggest that the marine environments here were dominated by a prevalence of plant and algal populations of photophilic (sunlight-loving) species. By contrast, subsequent in-depth investigations, also involving geo-morphological and micro-biological aspects, have revealed that the rugged nature of the shoal means that there are areas of both light and dark, allowing for the settlement of significant sciophilous populations and greatly increasing the biological diversity of this area (Cinelli, 1971). Studies by Cognetti-Varriale (1972) also emphasised the high number of polychaete species discovered by analysing the infralittoral level in Meloria. According to these authors, the simultaneous presence of different environments – from organogenic sands and the pre-coralligenous to photophilic algae – offer different types of substrate, allowing for considerable diversity in the populations that settle there. Among the early studies conducted, that of Bacci (Bacci et al., 1969) was the first major attempt to provide a synecological overview of the entire area. In this paper, both data on the physical and chemical characteristics of Meloria and data on the dominant biocoenosis, with particular reference to the hard seabeds, were presented. The "basins" were also analysed and described for the first time in these studies, but in this case, the focus was more on their rock faces. This study was in fact the first to show that the waters of Meloria are very rich in nutrient salts and are highly hydrodynamic, which allows nutrients to be evenly distributed from the surface to the seabed, thus providing a high productive capacity for the entire water column.
The considerable natural value of the Secca was again emphasised a few years later in studies by Cognetti (1981), and it was indeed through the insights of this study that the first proposal to establish a marine protected area came about. This recognition was not, however, implemented for many years, but the stretch of sea off the Livorno coast was at least identified as a designated area in the Framework Law on Protected Natural Areas No. 394 of 1992.
In the 1990s, the G. Bacci Inter-University Centre for Marine Biology and Applied Ecology in Livorno continued and expanded on the early studies conducted and, on this basis, renewed the challenge for the establishment of a specific protection area, promoting new investigations aimed at verifying whether the characteristics necessary to justify concrete protection actions still existed and to investigate previously neglected aspects. Diving surveys conducted as part of these studies revealed that the rocky platform is covered with sediments of mixed grain size and sometimes of organogenic origin, with a vast meadow of Posidonia oceanica, which was revealed for the first time to cover about 75% of the surface of the platform, criss-crossed by inter-matte channels varying in size from 5 to 10 metres. Within the meadow, the identification of basin formations with faces up to 3 metres high was particularly noteworthy. These studies confirmed and emphasised that, despite its relatively limited size, the Meloria area is home to one of the richest and most productive biocoenoses in the Mediterranean (De Biasi, 1999), consisting first and foremost of Posidonia oceanica meadows, but also coralligenous beds on the shoal's escarpments and environments typical of coastal detritus, as well as the unusual features of the basins that, due to their number, cannot be considered occasional depressions, but a real habitat in their own right (De Biasi, Gai, 2000). This combination of features elevates the environment of this marine area to exceptional levels of biodiversity.
The most interesting results of the studies carried out to date have therefore been to highlight a number of features and properties of the Secche della Meloria that have made this site suitable for the creation first of a marine protected area of national interest and then of a site of EU interest as part of the Natura 2000 Network.
The studies continue today with the environmental monitoring and scientific research campaigns promoted by the managing body of the marine protected area on the basis of the indications and specific projects proposed by the Ministry of the Environment.
Some bibliographical suggestions:
Borchardt R., Pisa, Solitudine di un impero, Pisa: Nistri-Lischi, 1965
Martini D. G., Gori D., La Liguria e la sua anima, Savona, Sabatelli Editori, 1965.
Donaver F., Storia di Genova, Genova, Nuova Editrice Genovese, 1990.
Vaccari O., Frattarelli Fischer L., Bettini M., Mangio C., Panessa G., Storia illustrata di Livorno, Pisa, Pacini Editore, 2006.
Borghi L., Interrogativi sull'ubicazione dell'antico porto di Pisa romana e dei primi secoli della Repubblica Marinara, Pisa, Accademia dei Disuniti e Comune di Pisa, 2006.
Banti O., Storia illustrata di Pisa, Pisa, Pacini Editore, 2010.
Casarosa N., Bini M., De Biasi A.M., 2011. Morfologie relitte e antiche linee di riva delle "Secche della Meloria". Studi Costieri 18: 43-52.
De Biasi A.M., Gai F., 2000 I "Catini" delle Secche della Meloria. Carta dei fondali. Atti Soc. tosc. Sci. Nat., Mem., Serie B: 63-67.
De Biasi A.M., Gai F., Pacciardi L., 2003. Benthicassemblage in a "catino" of the MeloriaShoals (Southern Ligurian Sea). Atti Soc. tosc. Sci. Nat., Mem., Serie B: 3-7.
Gai F., De Biasi A.M., 2004. Il macrozoobenthos dei catini delle Secche della Meloria. Biol. Mar. Medit. Vol. 11 (2): 508-511
Mazzanti R., 2012. Secche della Meloria
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Kiwi company trains future innovators with robotics, coding and more
Ashton Young
Remember when you were a kid on the pulse of tech and everyone older than you was living in the stone age?
Well, one day it will inevitably be you in the stone age and a Kiwi company is working hard to ensure that happens sooner rather later.
OMGTech! recently announced its new program delivering award-winning workshops directly into schools with the support of its partners.
The workshops cover a range of technology topics such as robotics, electronics, 3D printing and coding, and aim to help New Zealand's first generation of digital natives become tech leaders in creating and deploying technologies we can't even imagine yet.
The initiative was trialled in five Auckland schools (Pt England Primary School, Manurewa Intermediate, Bailey Road School, Reremoana School and Te Kura Māori o Waatea) last month, providing hands-on future technology workshops with partner Microsoft to more than 400 kids in one day.
OMGTech! co-founder Zoe Timbrell says cost is a major factor for a number of schools.
"Access to future technologies can be expensive and out of reach for many so being able to bring our workshops directly into schools allows us to reach a much larger group of kids. OMGTech! wants to help enable our tamariki to be creators with technology not just consumers of technology," says Timbrell.
"Understanding how it all works will be a fundamental requirement to participation in society in the future. It's important to become a digital citizen not just from a job creation point of view but from a societal one. Our kids will be using technology to shape their world in the future."
The company says partnering with other major technology companies – like Microsoft and Spark – enables them to provide kids with the opportunity to time with and hear stories from people who are working in the tech sector.
Chief operating officer of Spark, Mark Beder says the OMGTech! is a great fit with the Spark volunteer program.
"Exciting children about the possibilities and opportunities that technology brings and building towards future job skills are the key reasons we're involved with OMGTech!," says Beder.
"Spark people love technology and sharing that passion and we're looking forward to having our people help deliver these workshops."
Co founder of OMGTech!, Vaughn Rowsell says the technology sector is New Zealand's third largest export sector and the creative technology sector is growing fast as well with the film, music and game design industries all flourishing.
"These industries are creating the jobs of the future. They have a strong role to play in helping to upskill the next generation and this programme allows them to work directly with schools to inspire the next generation," says Rowsell.
"It is important that we ensure every Kiwi kid has access to future technologies. We need to ensure that we are focusing on getting digital education to into our underserved communities."
The initiative will officially launch during Hour of Code week, December 4th - 10th, with workshops being offered in schools around the country. OMGTech! Is looking for partners that want to sign up to take part and join the likes of Spark, Microsoft, and Xero who have already committed to the initiative.
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Q: mysql select query optimization of partitioned table in non-cluster environment I have select query on a partitioned table with 123 million records which is taking more then 10 minutes to fetch data. My query looks like 'select * from tableName where column1='1.1.1.1' order by timestamp desc';
Table is already indexed on column1.
Any help appreciated.
(From comments)
CREATE TABLE mytable (
    column1 varchar(256) NOT NULL,
    column2 varchar(100) NOT NULL,
    column3 smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL,
    column4 smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL,
    timestamp bigint(20) unsigned NOT NULL,
    KEY mytable_idx (column2,timestamp,column3,column4),
    KEY ip_addr_index (column1),
    KEY ts_idx (timestamp)
    )  /*!50100 PARTITION BY RANGE ((TIMESTAMP))
           (PARTITION p1498800000 VALUES  LESS THAN (1498800000) ENGINE = InnoDB,
            PARTITION p1500000000 VALUES  LESS THAN (1500000000) ENGINE = InnoDB,
            PARTITION p1501200000 VALUES  LESS THAN (1501200000) ENGINE = InnoDB,
            PARTITION p1502400000 VALUES  LESS THAN (1502400000) ENGINE = InnoDB,
            PARTITION p1503600000 VALUES  LESS THAN (1503600000) ENGINE = InnoDB,
            PARTITION p1504800000 VALUES  LESS THAN (1504800000) ENGINE = InnoDB,
            PARTITION p1506000000 VALUES  LESS THAN (1506000000) ENGINE = InnoDB
                          ) */

A: For this query:
select *
from tableName
where column1 = '1.1.1.1'
order by timestamp desc;

You want an index on (column1, timestamp desc).  Note:  The desc may be ignored in earlier versions of MySQL.

A: PARTITIONing does not intrinsically provide speed.  Please provide SHOW CREATE TABLE so we can discuss whether partitioning actually hurts performance in your case.
INDEX(column1, timestamp)  -- In this order

is optimal whether the table is partitioned or not.  In particular, that index will work just as good for non-partitioned.  (Gordon's comment about DESC has no impact on performance, whether old or new version.)
With 123 million rows, you should keep an eye on datatypes.  If you have
column1 VARCHAR(15) CHARACTER SET utf8

then that ipv4_address can be improved from up-to-17 bytes to exactly 4:
BINARY(4)

with suitable conversions on INSERT and SELECT.  Making that change would also allow for CDR and other range tests, which are not possible with VARCHAR.  Will you need to handle IPv6?  I discuss that here.
How many rows match 1.1.1.1?  Are there any TEXT columns?  What is the PRIMARY KEY?  Which Engine?  Each of those questions may have an impact on the "10 minutes".
It is important to understand when a "composite" index is better than a single-column index.  More discussion:  http://mysql.rjweb.org/doc.php/index_cookbook_mysql
after CREATE
Replace this
KEY ip_addr_index (column1)

with
KEY ip_addr_index (column1, timestamp)

Don't create more than one future partition before it is needed.  Always have a LESS THAN (MAXVALUE) partition just in case.
IPv4 can live with VARCHAR(15); IPv6 fits in (39) or `BINARY(16) after packing.
For that one query, 7 queries must be done (one per partition); the results put together, then sorted.  Without partitioning, it becomes one query, no sort (since the index is already sorted).  So, (I believe) that partitioning slows that query down.
When discussing performance in 123M rows, I need to see all the main queries in one sitting in order to advise.  Optimizing for one query is all to likely to de-optimize for some other.
There seems to be no reason to use BIGINT for TIMESTAMP.  INT UNSIGNED would save 4 bytes per row of data, plus more for the indexes.  Perhaps a total savings of 2GB of disk space.  That translates into some speedup for some queries.
If timestamp is always used in a "range", then this index (column2,timestamp,column3,column4) is probably in an inefficient order.  Please provide the query that benefits from this index so I can further elaborate.


Critics Say Calls To Change 'Duck Boat' Designs Have Gone Unheeded The deadly boating incident near Branson, Mo., is not the first involving a "duck boat." They've been involved in several fatal incidents on both water and on land over the years.
The deadly boating incident near Branson, Mo., is not the first involving a "duck boat." They've been involved in several fatal incidents on both water and on land over the years.
As investigators try to figure out what went wrong in Branson, some experts are focusing on the decision to launch the tour boat with a thunderstorm approaching, and others are pointing to the boat itself. It's not the first fatal accident involving a duck boat, as NPR's David Schaper reports.
DAVID SCHAPER, BYLINE: Watching cellphone video showing not just one but two duck-style tour boats being battered and tossed about by waves, whipped up by 60- to 80-mile-an-hour wind gusts, what sticks out to veteran sea captain Richard Werner is that the duck boats were even out on the water at all.
RICHARD WERNER: You know, we could all see that there were some storm advisories that were issued several hours before this duck boat tour.
SCHAPER: Werner runs Safe Boating America, a company that provides safety training for boat captains, including those who operate the popular amphibious duck boats. And he says even if the vessel left the shore before the severe thunderstorm warning that was issued about 30 minutes before the boat sank, the captain should have known what was coming.
WERNER: We have instant access to weather data.
SCHAPER: Werner says there is technology available showing up-to-the-minute weather conditions. Even apps on our smartphones can show detailed weather radar images. The former president of the American Meteorological Society, Marshall Shepherd, tweeted that the tragedy was completely preventable because satellites, advanced radars, good weather models and all short-term weather information showed the storms approaching well before the boat was on the water. But it's not just if the captain had an ample warning that investigators will examine.
DEBBIE HERSMAN: There's a long history of the NTSB looking at duck boat incidents.
SCHAPER: Former NTSB chairman Debbie Hersman says one duck boat incident in particular of note is the sinking of the Miss Majestic in Hot Springs, Ark., in 1999.
HERSMAN: The investigators in that event found that many of the passengers and the operator ended up getting trapped by the vehicle's canopy roof as it was going underwater.
SCHAPER: Hersman notes that the duck boat in yesterday's incident also had a hard canopy roof as well as clear, plastic windows to protect passengers from wind and rain when it went down, which may have made it more difficult for those on board to escape. In addition, she says, investigators have flagged problems with the buoyancy of duck boats.
HERSMAN: Because the duck boats have open interiors and a very low freeboard at the stern, they're vulnerable to rapid swamping and sinking.
ROBERT MONGELUZZI: Duck boats are death traps.
SCHAPER: Attorney Robert Mongeluzzi represented victims of a 2010 fatal duck boat crash in Philadelphia. He says passengers trapped inside a duck boat can drown whether they have a life jacket on or not. He notes that the NTSB recommended eliminating those canopy roofs 15 years ago.
MONGELUZZI: The duck boat industry totally ignored them. They did nothing.
SCHAPER: Authorities on scene in Missouri say it may take several days to raise the duck boat out of Table Rock Lake, but crews will make every effort to preserve evidence. David Schaper, NPR News.


Think about how many pieces of electronics you use every day. They make our lives much easier and sometimes even help us save energy, but they do come with an environmental cost. Not only do they consume power during their lives, but they also can contain harmful chemicals that need to be properly disposed of.
Some local recycling centers will take your used electronics and dispose of them properly for you. You can try to find a local recycler at Earth911.com. This is the best case scenario. Bring them down there and you're done, check off the next two steps and finish the guide.
Many manufacturers will accept products regardless of who made them when you buy a new product from them. Check for a recycling link on the company's web page. If you succeed in this, you're done, check off the rest of the guide.
Many manufacturers will also accept their own products once they have reached the end of their lives. Once again, look on the manufacturer's website for a recycling link. Here are links for Apple, Dell, HP, Sony, and Lenovo. Feel free to post links to more companies in the comments section of this guide.


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The Boogens (1981)
1981 was a banner year for horror fans. First, we were inundated with over a dozen slasher flicks, including genre classics such as Halloween II, The Burning, The Prowler, My Bloody Valentine and Friday the 13th, Part 2. The year also included future classics like The Howling, The Evil Dead, An American Werewolf in London and The Beyond, so it's no surprise a little monster movie called The Boogens became lost in all the cinematic mayhem. But the film developed a following and is now out on DVD for the first time.
The film opens recounting the tale of a sliver mine that was closed a hundred years ago after a devastating tunnel collapse. The sole survivor said the miners that survived the cave in were attacked by something living in the tunnels, though his claims were disputed and he was taken to an asylum.
Now a company wants to reopen the mine and has hired two recent college graduates, Mark and Roger, two recent college graduates, to help. Mark is looking for a break before entering the job market, while Roger just wants to spend the winter with his girlfriend, Jessica, and take advantage of the nearby skiing resorts.
Traveling with Jessica is her friend Trish, another recent graduate with a job waiting for her in the area, and Jessica's dog Tiger. They all plan to spend the winter in a house the guys rented and are moving into that night.
Upon blasting open the tunnel, the crew finds a subterranean lake and the remains of the missing miners, little more than a scattered pile of bones. But they don't know that the tunnels are connected to several houses in the area (of course, all old houses in a mining town have tunnels leading into the basement, right?) and the night after the blast, Mark and Roger's landlady is attacked in the house as she gets it ready for them to move in the next day.
Toss in a clichéd harbinger of doom, several revelations (such as Mark finally figuring out the skeletal remains are a disordered pile, not the bones of people that died of starvation or oxygen deprivation) and a very slow revel of the Boogens and this movie becomes a rarity for the early 80s, one that spends more time building characters than wallowing in mayhem every few minutes.
But the slow build works in the film's favor. The limited cast of characters/victims are developed beyond standard horror clichés (except for the harbinger) and they all are likable. The script avoids writing any characters that would lead the audience to root for their demise, so as the cast dwindles in the final act, the audience is left rooting for all of them to survive.
The script isn't perfect, and contains some clunky dialog, but writers David O"Malley and Bob Hunt deliver a very tight script. The acting is quite good, surprising given the low budget for the production. And the filmmakers were very lucky to find animal trainer Karin McElhatton. As with the husky in John Carpenter's The Thing, Tiger has enough personality to become a member of the cast, not just a token dog. Yes, the pooch is that good.
The only disappointment is when the Boogens are reveled, which director James L. Conway keeps saves until the film's final eight minutes. And it's easy to see why, as the Boogens look like a cheap Gamara knockoff and an earlier revel would defuse any tension. But by showing only glimpses of claws and tentacles for most of the film, Conway keeps the tension high, and earns enough good will to keep you involved until the end of the film.
The DVD release is rather bare bones. Though the transfer isn't cleaned up much, OliveFilms found a great print to work with and the transfer looks pretty good. The only special feature is a commentary with director Conway, screenwriter David O'Malley and actress Rebecca Balding, but it's one of the best I've heard in a while. Equal parts good-natured reminiscing and a reveling look at the pitfalls of making a low budget film, the commentary track is lively and never drags. OliveFilms should be commended for putting in the effort to deliver a feature more special than a simple transfer of the trailer.
It might not a rapid paced, blood soaked slasher, but The Boogens has enough charm and energy to make it a lost classic. And OliveFilms delivers a DVD worth the expense. Fans of the film will be quite pleased, as will any horror fan that decides to check this one out.


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Convention on tax assistance to enter into force
The Minister of Revenue announced today that the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters will come into force on 1 March 2014. For more information please see the Minister's media statement.
Convention on tax assistance coming into force
The multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters will become effective for New Zealand from tomorrow, Revenue Minister Todd McClay says.
The Convention, which New Zealand ratified in November, will greatly enhance our ability to eradicate tax evasion and avoidance.
"International tax evasion and avoidance are one of the biggest threats to our tax system today," Mr McClay says.
"It is important that taxpayers operating internationally pay their fair share of tax in the jurisdictions they are operating in. This issue cannot be resolved by any single country acting alone, it needs a global solution."
"The only way to achieve a fair outcome in each country is for countries to collectively agree to share information."
International cooperation in tax matters is increasing in momentum, with the G20 singling out base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) and the automatic exchange of information as key issues to be progressed in 2014.
"Both the OECD and G20 are working on the technical details of measures governments can take to tackle BEPS, and on a new global standard for the reporting and automatic exchange of financial account information."
"The multilateral Convention will supplement these measures, providing us with an additional weapon in the anti-avoidance arsenal."
"By allowing Inland Revenue to request information from other tax authorities and seek assistance in collecting outstanding debts from tax dodgers who move overseas, this Convention strengthens our ability to prevent avoidance and evasion."
"We are also fine-tuning our domestic rules to limit the opportunity for evasion and avoidance here in New Zealand."
"Preventing tax evasion and avoidance is all about fairness. Fairness to the vast majority of New Zealanders who responsibly meet their tax obligations."
"The net is closing on tax evaders," Mr McClay says.
Media contact: Hayden Cox 04 817 6991, 021 917339


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How Coming Out and Hating Your Body Are Linked
When self-acceptance comes with a side of self-hatred.
by Zach Rawlings
Image: Vera Lair / Stocksy
"Do you think coming out made your body image problems and eating disorder worse?"
I waited for him to answer even though I knew what he would say. I'd heard it so many times before in my therapy practice.
"Yes, 100 percent," he said. "My eating disorder increased significantly once I came out of the closet."
The sad resignation in his voice made my eyes well up a bit.
It shouldn't be like this, I thought. Coming out shouldn't make things worse. It's supposed to get better.
I've thought a lot about this client and the many gay men I've worked with since who've sat in my therapy office and mentioned how coming out has exacerbated their eating and body struggles. Gay men are known to have a complicated relationship with their bodies—and I've spent a lot of time over the past several years pondering why this relationship exists.
I remember first realizing the dynamic as a scrawny, closeted high schooler watching Will and Grace. In one episode, Will and Jack joked about their friend who was "straight skinny" but "gay fat." Although the line got a laugh, it was still a loud commentary on how gay men should think about and treat their bodies: Perfect them and make them look hotter than straight people's. The gay man's inferiority conveyed in that line was and still is palpable to me. Competing with straight people to look hotter is an issue of its own, but our body-obsessive thinking has done more considerable and direct damage within the gay community.
In the early days of gay rights, members of our community forged strong bonds through their activism. However, as our community has battled oppression, AIDS, inequality, and hate, our camaraderie has taken a bit of a hit. The brotherhood of support has shifted from one of collaboration to one of competition. I see it in the dismissive glances given to the gay man whose physique doesn't meet the ideal of low body fat, bulging pecs, and sculpted abs. I hear it in the femme-shaming done to each other, and I read it in the "masc for masc" headlines on all the dating apps. We are fiercely competitive with one another and look for any chance to elevate ourselves above another gay brother.
This competition is expected in some ways—we do date each other. Can you imagine how much meaner Mean Girls would have been if those girls were also trying to sleep with each other? That plotline would have been savage AF. In some ways, that very scenario can be the competitive milieu gay men find themselves in once they step out of the closet: a vicious, body comparison tournament in which they are pitted against their friends, frenemies, potential hook-ups, and even their significant others. One man articulately summed up how this competitive nature affected his body insecurities and subsequent relationships in a recent article he wrote for Out:
"I'm too insecure to date. And after constantly putting myself through this emotional ringer, I don't want to date. I don't want to be with anyone, I don't want to have sex with anyone, I don't want to so much as look at anyone because the process of seeking love/affection/compassion has broken me. Absolutely and unequivocally."
So while competition is expected in the dating world, gay men are creating a culture in which they are competing in every relationship they have. When someone has a history of rejection (like being called faggot on the playground, getting crammed into lockers, being mercilessly ridiculed for more feminine interests, etc.), he might work tirelessly to achieve acceptance throughout his life. Rejection creates a thirst for acceptance. But when your new community—the one that is supposed to be a supportive haven for people just like you—is telling you that you need to look hot and muscular or else you can't sit at the table, you feel extra pressure to get your body to meet some pretty unrealistic expectations and simultaneously relegate other aspects of your person.
Sometimes these comments from other gay men may not be overtly or intentionally hurtful. My friend, Bryan Woita, who cares a lot about his physical fitness and works out a lot, told me how he's affected when other gay men comment on this body:
"I have felt twinges of insecurity when I am jokingly called a twink or my body type is described as twinkish or skinny, mainly because my biggest struggle with my body is maintaining my weight or gaining mass. It does hurt to hear those things even if they aren't intended to injure me because they strike upon my biggest insecurity: my size."
Although Bryan doesn't have an eating disorder or body dysmorphia, his reaction highlights a pressure many gay men feel when trying to hit the muscular ideal.
Some gay men argue that working out is a good thing for our community because it encourages physical health and beauty. But these habits aren't innocuous in this context. If you don't believe me, just look at the rates of eating disorders and body dysmorphia among us gays.
One thing I've learned from working with clients who've experienced trauma and eating disorders is that our bodies speak the pain we've experienced. When a client comes to me with disordered eating or body dysmorphic tendencies, I ask myself: What is their body trying to say?
I believe that when a gay man works tirelessly to perfect his physique, his body is often communicating desperation to fit in. When he plasters himself half-naked on social media, he's usually shouting his need for approval and affirmation. When he chooses not to associate with other gay men who have less-than-ideal bodies, he's communicating a need to appear perfect. Pain is written in and on the body. It doesn't matter if the body is muscular, chiseled, soft, malnourished, or broken, each body speaks a message—it's up to you to figure out what yours is saying.
I also believe many gay men have learned to treat their bodies as a form of currency—a way to get affirmation and acceptance in exchange for sex. We see the results of it with one scroll through our body-obsessed culture laden with depression and substance abuse. I am not arguing for gay men to abstain from sex or from working out (I have a gym membership myself). Rather, I am advocating for sexual expression and exercise that doesn't cause inferiority and shame. The dismissive glances, body-shaming comments, and headless torso pictures on Grindr all coalesce to keep gay men trapped in their bodies without respite. They're left trying to communicate pain through the only ways they know how: perfection and overcompensation.
I'd like our community to be more characterized by the love we have for one another outside of the bedroom. Lord knows that we gay boys have had our share of struggles. But it would be a whole hell of a lot easier to thrive if we could leave the competitiveness to the contestants on Finding Prince Charming and learn to love our bodies for what they're capable of and the history they bear—not solely on how they look.
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The sun was already starting to shine as I boxed the bridal bouquets ready to deliver them over to Fiona's (the bride seen above) Mum's house in Leamington Spa. I love delivering the bouquets to the bride on the morning as it's such an exciting time. The flower delivery is normally the first thing to arrive and people often remark that the day starts to feel more real once the bouquets have arrived.
I loved the delicate muted tones that Fiona chose for her wedding flowers, all the tones and shades coordinated beautifully with the shades of the dresses. Fiona's stunning bridal gown even had a delicate hint of blush (photo below).
The warm buttermilk tone of the stunning 'Vendela' roses worked beautifully with the bridesmaids dresses . It was clear to see that Fiona had gone to a lot of trouble to coordinate and theme all of her wedding decorations.
Hydrangea's were a wonderful choice for this wedding as they fitted perfectly with the vintage theme of the wedding. The shade of pale blue that I ordered in was a really soft pastel blue so that it coordinated with the muted shades of the rest of the wedding flowers. There are so many different shades of blue when it comes to hydrangeas and these were just right. The peak season for hydrangeas is May to September, this is the time when you have more choice of colours.
It's always so exciting to see everything coming together. As I set out the table arrangements in the marquee at Wethele Manor (photo above) it was lovely to see it all complete and looking wonderful before the wedding guests arrived.
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Are Spider-Man 3 Casting Rumors Hinting at Marvel's Secret Wars?
Could the new Spider-Man 3 castings be teasing Marvel's Secret Wars? Tom Holland is returning, along with Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, and Tony Revelori. However, there are some major things going on behind the scenes at the moment. It has been confirmed that Alfred Molina will be back as Doctor Octopus and Jamie Foxx confirmed, and later deleted, that he was returning to the world of Spider-Man as Electro. Now, there are huge rumors suggesting that Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, Charlie Cox, and more are joining the cast.
Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield portrayed Peter Parker in the Spider-Man movies leading up to the partnership between Sony and Marvel Studios. At this time, it looks like Spider-Man 3 is going to have a lot of different versions of Spidey, which could be massive for both studios moving forward. Sony has been reportedly angling for a live-action Spider-Verse, while it looks like Marvel Studios could be leaning towards Secret Wars. In addition, it looks like Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness could also plant the seeds for this direction.
RELATED: Secret Wars Movie Event Would Eclipse Ambition of Infinity Saga Teases Russo Brothers
The Marvel Comics Secret Wars finds heroes from several different universes joining forces for a major battle. If this storyline ends up on the big screen, it will easily dwarf Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. However, before that can even begin to happen, fans will have to be introduced to the idea of the multiverse, along with the different versions of the heroes that exist in these different universes. Marvel Studios is seemingly moving in this direction to set something unprecedented up, while Sony gets their own version with a possible live-action Spider-Verse movie.
The Russo Brothers have already said they would be interested in returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to make a Secret Wars movie. Joe Russo admitted to being obsessed by "the scale of getting all of the heroes together" over the summer. He continues, "I also like the idea of villains having to team up with heroes. [Anthony] and I like complicated relationships between heroes and villains, we like villains who believe they're heroes in their own stories, so it's all sort of built into this notion of Secret Wars. To execute something on the scale of Infinity War was directly related to the dream of Secret Wars, which is even larger in scale." Marvel fans have also been hoping that the MCU will get into the Secret Wars territory.
Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has teased something big and different is on the way with Phase 4 and Phase 5, which has fans excited about the future. Unfortunately, the MCU projects have largely been delayed, due to the public health crisis. For now, fans will have to wait and see what Sony and Marvel Studios are about to pull off with Spider-Man 3. You can head over to the official Marvel website to study up on the Secret Wars.
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Why Does the Groom Crush a Glass With His Foot At a Jewish Wedding and Where Did the Custom Originate?
May 23, 2020 by Karen Hill
Near the end of a Jewish wedding ceremony, after the vows have been made, wine is poured into a new glass and a blessing is recited over it by the rabbi.
After the couple drinks from the glass, it is placed on the ground and crushed by the groom's foot.
This symbolizes the destruction of the Holy Temple in Israel and reminds guests that love is fragile.
Those gathered shout "mazel tov," and the couple kisses.
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Do Functionally Fit Elderly Community-Dwelling Subjects Have Enough Time to Safely Cross the Road?
Darija Rugelj
Marija Tomšič
France Sevšek
Keywords: elderly, walking speed, dual tasking, street crossing
Elderly people are the most vulnerable group in urban traffic and a large proportion of them are as pedestrians victims of traffic accidents. The majority of these happen while crossing the road. Crossing a busy road at an intersection with traffic lights or without them is a typical dual task condition requiring a motor task i.e. walking and a cognitive task such as monitoring traffic. The purpose of present study was to compare the walking speed and the related spatio-temporal gait variables of fallers and non-fallers in three walking conditions against the speeds required by regulations in Slovenia for safe street crossing. To assess the spatio-temporal characteristics of gait we used a 7m instrumented walkway.
The general results showed that the spatio-temporal gait parameters did not differ between the two groups at the self-selected speed. But as soon as a constraint, such as fast walking speed, was imposed on the subjects the differences between the groups became evident. Fallers demonstrated a significantly slower mean gait velocity and shorter stride length while the cadence and the base of support did not differ between the two groups. In dual task conditions the difference between the two groups reached 25 percent. The fallers group gait velocity dropped to 0.99 m/s. The observed walking speed was slower than considered by the guidelines for the design of traffic light equipped road crossing.
In conclusion, the results of walking speed under dual task conditions could be a useful parameter for planning of optimal pedestrian crossing in urban areas. These results will serve for the design of a population based study in Ljubljana.
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Rubio is nursing a sprained left ankle that he suffered against the Orlando Magic on November 7.
The 24-year-old Spaniard, who signed a four-year extension worth $55million last month, said a timeframe has not been put on his return, with the Timberwolves set to plan a rehabilitation program once the ankle swelling has gone down.
"I was feeling good, I think the best I've felt in the NBA," Rubio said on Thursday. "Especially the game in Brooklyn. I was feeling like I'd found my tempo. I was leading the team.
"But it's something that happened, you can't take it back. Just have to get back as soon as possible to help the team and feel that way again."
Rubio added: "I don't know how to say a time. But my family is coming for Christmas, so I hope they can see me playing.
"But I don't know the time. It's going to depend. Everybody's different."
Rubio was averaging 9.4 points, 10 assists and 5.6 rebounds in his five games for the Timberwolves before injury.


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Biografia
Il personaggio di Myss Keta nasce ad agosto 2013 da un'idea del collettivo Motel Forlanini, interessato a cogliere lo spirito del tempo della cultura metropolitana di Milano. Figure chiave del progetto sono il produttore Stefano Riva, il regista Simone Rovellini e il grafico Dario Pigato. Il primo singolo, Milano, sushi & coca (citazione all'album Sushi & Coca dei Marta sui Tubi), esce nell'ottobre dello stesso anno, insieme a un videoclip su YouTube. Ottiene un grande riscontro mediatico, insieme a una serie di critiche rivolte ai contenuti provocatori proposti.

Nell'anno seguente Myss Keta pubblica il brano Illusione distratta, per poi ripartire con maggiore convinzione nella primavera del 2015. Nel video di Burqa di Gucci indossa per la prima volta un velo che le copre il viso dal naso in giù, insieme a un paio di occhiali da sole. La scelta di non rivelare mai il suo vero nome e di presentarsi a volto coperto diverranno i tratti distintivi del personaggio, venendo riproposti in forme diverse in tutte le sue successive apparizioni pubbliche. Con il video de Le ragazze di Porta Venezia, vengono presentate le collaboratrici Miuccia Panda, Donatella, la Prada, la Cha-Cha e la Iban, che accompagnano la cantante durante i concerti.

A inizio 2016 pubblica il mixtape, L'angelo dall'occhiale da sera, costruito prevalentemente su campionamenti di musica degli anni '60 e '70, e a fine anno la raccolta L'angelo dall'occhiale da sera: Col cuore in gola. Il 23 giugno 2017 esce l'EP Carpaccio ghiacciato, edito da La Tempesta Dischi, accompagnato dal singolo Xananas, primo brano di Keta prodotto da Populous.

Il 20 aprile 2018 viene pubblicato dalla Universal Records il suo primo album, Una vita in Capslock. Il disco simula una discesa agli inferi tra problematiche sociali e demoni interiori, per poi giungere alla catarsi delle ultime due tracce. Il 4 dicembre esce l'autobiografia Una donna che conta, che racconta la vita fittizia del personaggio Myss Keta. Il 29 marzo 2019 viene pubblicato il secondo album, Paprika, di genere più vicino alla trap, che vede una serie di collaborazioni con artisti del panorama pop italiano, tra cui Gué Pequeno, Wayne Santana della Dark Polo Gang, Elodie, Gabry Ponte e Mahmood.

Myss Keta ha preso parte ai due album tributo LB/R La Bellezza Riunita, dedicato ai "dischi bianchi" di Lucio Battisti, e SuOno, dedicato a Yōko Ono. Ha anche cantato insieme ad Arisa nel singolo DJ di m**** de Lo Stato Sociale, ai Subsonica in una nuova versione di Depre. e a Paola Iezzi nel singolo LTM

Durante il Festival di Sanremo 2020 conduce insieme a Nicola Savino L'altro Festival, nuova edizione del Dopo Festival trasmessa esclusivamente su RaiPlay. Nella terza serata del festival dell'Ariston, dedicata alle cover, accompagna Elettra Lamborghini sulle note di Non succederà più di Claudia Mori e Adriano Celentano.

Il 29 ottobre 2020, l'artista ha annunciato un nuovo EP, previsto per la pubblicazione il 13 novembre 2020, dal titolo Il cielo non è un limite. Vengono pubblicati due singoli: Giovanna Hardcore e Due, resi disponibili rispettivamente il 28 agosto 2020 e il 6 novembre 2020. Nel 2021 viene pubblicata la seconda parte dell'EP, Il cielo non è un limite - Lato B.

Il 7 maggio 2021 esce l'album Djungle di TY1, accompagnato dall'inaspettata quantità di collaborazioni contenute in esso, dove Myss Keta partecipa alla traccia Hit or MYSS. Il disco ha raggiunto poi la sesta posizione della classifica FIMI.

Il 18 giugno 2021 sulla piattaforma Prime Video è uscita la seconda stagione del programma televisivo Celebrity Hunted: Caccia all'uomo, di cui Myss Keta è stata concorrente e vincitrice insieme alla collega e amica Elodie.

Il 6 maggio 2022 pubblica il singolo Finimondo, come primo estratto dal suo terzo album in studio Club Topperia, pubblicato il 27 maggio dello stesso anno. Il brano contiene un campionamento del brano Il capello di Edoardo Vianello.

Stile musicale
Lo stile musicale di Myss Keta è sospeso tra vari generi, ma si avvicina al pop e al rap con una forte componente di musica elettronica e un'attitudine punk, spesso tendente al riot grrrl. Tra le sue influenze ha citato il genere della fidget house e artiste come Madonna, Peaches, Miss Kittin (a cui si è ispirata per il nome), Lady Gaga, Jo Squillo e Raffaella Carrà. I suoi testi parlano con tono ironico e dissacrante del mondo vip e glamour di Milano, di sesso, droga e bevute.

Discografia

Album in studio
 2018 – Una vita in Capslock
 2019 – Paprika
 2022 – Club Topperia

Mixtape
 2016 – L'angelo dall'occhiale da sera

Raccolte
 2016 – L'angelo dall'occhiale da sera: Col cuore in gola

EP
 2017 – Carpaccio ghiacciato
 2020 – Il cielo non è un limite
 2021 – Il cielo non è un limite - Lato B

Singoli

Come artista principale
 2013 – Milano, sushi & coca
 2014 – Illusione distratta
 2015 – In gabbia (non ci vado)
 2015 – #Fighecomeilpanico
 2015 – Burqa di Gucci
 2015 – Le ragazze di Porta Venezia
 2016 – Musica elettronica
 2017 – Xananas
 2018 – Una vita in Capslock
 2018 – Stress
 2018 –  Botox
 2018 – Una donna che conta
 2018 – Monica
 2018 – You Be (Opulenza Remix) (feat. Jerry Bouthier e Club Domani)
 2019 – Main Bitch
 2019 – Pazzeska (feat. Gué Pequeno)
 2019 – La casa degli specchi (con Gabry Ponte)
 2019 – Le ragazze di Porta Venezia - The Manifesto (feat. La Pina, Elodie, Priestess, Joan Thiele e Roshelle)
 2020 – Giovanna Hardcore
 2020 – Due
 2022 – Finimondo
 2022 – Scandalosa

Come artista ospite
 2018 – Adoro (Il Pagante feat. Myss Keta)
 2019 – DJ di m**** (Lo Stato Sociale feat. Arisa e Myss Keta)
 2020 – LTM (Paola Iezzi feat. Myss Keta)
 2020 – House of Keta (Populous feat. Myss Keta e Kenjii)
 2020 – Faccio soldi (Mike Lennon feat. Myss Keta)
 2021 – Matrimonio Gipsy (Carl Brave feat. Myss Keta, Speranza)
 2022 – Devastante (Il Pagante feat. Myss Keta)

Partecipazioni
 2016 – Stile libero (Gaia Galizia feat. Myss Keta in Episodio 1: Piombo)
 2019 – Kiss Kiss Kiss (Myss Keta & Riva in SuONO - The Italian Indie Tribute to Yoko Ono)
 2019 – Depre (Subsonica feat. Myss Keta in Microchip temporale)
 2020 – Non succederà più (Elettra Lamborghini feat. Myss Keta in Twerking Queen (el resto es nada))
 2020 – La metro eccetera (Sparber NYC MTA Mix) (Riva feat. Myss Keta in LB/E La bellezza eccetera)
 2020 – Brigitte RMX (Priestess feat. Myss Keta in Rendez-vous)
 2021 – Dulce de leche (Myss Keta remix) (Boyrebecca feat. Myss Keta)
 2021 – Ravioli (Tortellini Remix) (Katya feat. Myss Keta in Vampire Fitness (Remixed))
 2021 – Hit or MYSS (TY1 feat. Myss Keta in Djungle)
 2021 – Lesbo chic (Beba con Myss Keta in Crisalide)
 2021 – La cassa spinge 2021 (Fedez feat. Crookers, Myss Keta, Dargen D'Amico in Disumano)
 2022 – Suv (Wayne Santana con Myss Keta & Pyrex in Succo di zenzero, vol. 2)
 2022 – Hamtaro piccoli criceti, grandi avventure (Cristina D'Avena feat. Myss Keta in 40 - Il sogno continua)

Tournée
 2017 – MYSS KETA in Carpaccio Ghiacciato tour
 2018 – UVIC Tuor
 2019 – Paprika European Tour
 2019 – Paprika XXX Tour
 2021 – L 02 E TOUR
 2021 – DER HÖLLE RACHE TOUR
 2022 – 2022 Club Topperia tour
 Concerti
18/05/23 – Club Topperia:Milano Sushi e Coca al Alcatraz Milano

Filmografia

Televisione

 Benvenuti a casa mia - The sitcom – sitcom, episodio 1x1 (Deejay TV, 2021)

Programmi televisivi
 Propaganda Live (LA7, 2019) Ospite ricorrente
Celebrity Hunted: Caccia all'uomo (Amazon Prime Video, 2021) Concorrente, vincitrice
Diversity Media Awards (Rai 1, 2022)  Co-conduttrice

Web
L'altro Festival (Rai Play, 2020) Co-conduttrice
Dream Hit - The Social Talent (YouTube, 2020) Giudice

Libri

Note

Bibliografia

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Persone non identificate

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/Frequently Asked Questions /What is Chamasoft?
Chamasoft is a web and mobile platform which automates operations within investment groups. It focuses on promoting accountability, transparency and efficiency.
Below is an image of an investment group using Chamasoft to manage their group finances. It gives a detailed summary of the group's total cash available (in the bank and at hand), total contributions, total fines and total expenses and each members total contributions vs arrears.
Fig 1: Chamasoft Group Dashboard
Chamasoft achieves this by providing a feature rich platform that caters for the needs of a thriving investment group.
Below is a breakdown of all the features available to investment groups.
This module on Chamasoft handles all the group member accounts (all members registered on Chamasoft have an account created for them, which they can use to login to the group).
This module has the following functionalities:
Member Directory which contains all the details of the group members i.e. member name, phone number email address, member's total contribution, fines and fine arrears.
Member Statements which outlines all member transactions that have taken place.
Add Members where one can add a member to the group using their information ( i.e. member name, phone number and email address if available. ) Members can use this information to sign in to the group.
List Members which shows a list of all the members in the group.
Chamasoft acts as an online treasurer for the Sacco. It does this in the following way;
It reminds members to pay for their different contributions, sends them invoices and updates their respective statements detailing how much they owe and why they owe it.
If a member defaults in paying for their contribution, Chamasoft automatically calculates the members' penalty and updates his/her statement.
All the treasurer does is record payments and Chamasoft reconciles everything
Chamasoft allows one to record withdrawals, transfers and deposits that are performed on the Sacco bank accounts so as to be able to track what is happening in the bank accounts.
Chamasoft allows users to track expenses as they occur, be it for land purchases or payments for services. This expenses are recorded in the withdrawals module of Chamasoft.
Through our loans panel, Chamasoft provides a platform where Sacco's and investment groups can record and keep track of their internal lending.
This module contains the following functionalities:
Loan Calculator which enables one to calculate a loan depending on the different interest types i.e. fixed rate, reducing balance rate or custom interest rate.
Create a Loan which is a member loan interface, whereby the user is allowed to enter the loan disbursed together with the terms of the loan e.g. on fixed interest/reducing balance for 12 months. Once submitted the module manages notifications on installments, balances and penalties due.
Create a Bank Loan which is a module to record a loan from external sources ie other financial institutions eg banks.
This module on Chamasoft enables the group members to keep track of projects e.g. Expenses regarding purchase of property, stock and money market investments.
This includes the following investments:
Stock which allows the user to record stock purchases and list them.
Assets which allows the user to record asset purchase and sales and link them.
Money Market Investments which allows the user to create a money market investment which offers the group members the opportunity to invest smaller amounts in their capital.
Reports Management
This module on Chamasoft enables the user to view all the group transactions summary.
This consists the following:
Contribution Summary which shows the monthly contributions and the total group contributions summary.
Fines Summary which shows the members fine summary and the total group fines.
Loans Summary which shows the loan details ie Total Loaned Amount, Total Repaid Amount, Total Loan Arrears.
Bank Loan Summary which shows bank loan details ie Bank Loan Received, Bank Loan Repaid, Bank Loan Arrears.
Expenses Summary which shows a summary of the group expense categories.
Account Balances which shows a summary of the bank account balances, petty cash account balances and the total cash available.
Transaction Statement which shows a detailed description of all the group transactions.
Cash Flow Statement which shows a summary of the money coming into and out of the group. This includes the group's income and expenses.
Income Statement which generates a document the group's profit and losses within a set date.
Trial Balance which generates a document that shows the total debit and total credit in the group.
Balance Sheet which generates a document that shows the balance between the group's total assets and the liabilities plus capital.


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