Seniors Dana Israel and T.J. Thomas chose wisely when they named their Business Strategy Game (BSG) team "Action." The strategies they have been implementing in the game have ranked them #15 in the overall game-to-date.
According to Dr. èmile Hawkins, chairman of the OWU business program, it is an online business game supported by the publishers McGraw Hill. The creators of the program hope that playing the game will give students practice in applying what they have read in the class text chapters, and the ability to make decisions and be held accountable for the results they produce.
"The BSG is a significant part of the Strategic Management course which is the 'capstone' class for the Business Division. Currently, there are eight seniors who have been paired together to form four teams," Hawkins explains.
So, "Action" is just one of those teams at OWU that is excelling. Their slot of #15 means they are in the top 25 teams in the country who are currently playing the BSG. It is possible that if the "Action" team continues to place in the top 25, they will have an opportunity to play against global teams sometime in the next couple of months.
The game is set up so that each of the four OWU teams is assigned to an industry by the authors of the BSG. All four companies are in competition with each other in manufacturing, distribution, marketing and sales of the product around the world. Their product is athletic footwear.
"While the 'Action' team of Thomas and Israel have placed fifteenth overall, it is possible that they can place in one of five contributing categories," Hawkins explains. These are: 1) how well each company meets "investor expectations" on earnings per share, 2) return on shareholders' equity (ROE), 3) stock price appreciation, 4) credit rating and 5) image rating.
Hawkins, who is new to the university this year, says he integrates the game during the first week of the course. His students begin by mastering the Players' Guide, after which they are quizzed on its contents. He adds that each week concepts from the class text are applied to the game. The BSG then allows Hawkins' students to test and apply first-hand the concepts they are covering. It is "hands-on" experience.
OWU business students are making the most of their time spent on this game, and maybe one of them will own more than a virtual athletic footwear company some day. With the management skills and strategic concepts they are learning through Hawkins' classes and the BSG, the probability is high.


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Durango fire chief asks city, county for new impact fees
Funding needed to help pay for fire protection services, he says
By Mary Shinn Health & topics reporter
Tuesday, July 25, 2017 10:40 PM
Updated: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 11:09 PM
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Hal Doughty, fire chief for the Durango Fire Protection District, says the district needs to collect impact fees to pay for fire and emergency medical services in new areas. The Durango City Council and the La Plata County Commissioners are weighing the fees. Fees do not have to be approved by a public vote.
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Impact fees can help pay for new fire stations and vehicles, but they would likely increase housing costs in an already high-cost real estate market
"It is a very tough discussion to have in the county because people are really very sensitive to anything that raises cost to homes," La Plata County Commissioner Brad Blake said Tuesday at a joint city and county meeting with Durango Fire Protection District.
DFPD Chief Hal Doughty told the Durango City Council and the La Plata Commission that fees assessed on new residential and commercial construction would help pay for the fire and emergency medical services those areas will require.
The fees would apply to construction within the fire district, which covers 325 square miles, including Durango and areas along U.S. Highway 550. Developers would pay $988 per home and $1.44 per square foot for commercial buildings, Doughty said. Over the next 30 years, the district expects to need $54 million for fire stations, a training facility and new vehicles, among other needs.
If the city and county do not approve impact fees, the entire community would likely have to pay for fire department services in new areas, Doughty said.
"Folks that already live here – they have already bought and paid for the services we already have," he said.
San Juan County Commissioners approved the fees two weeks ago for construction mainly in Cascade Village, which is within DFPD's service area. The district would not charge the impact fees in San Juan County unless the city and county also approve them.
"We will have everybody on board or else we won't do this," Doughty said.
There are several areas in the county that already have fire impact fees, including Edgemont, Three Springs, Twin Buttes and areas around Purgatory.
It is possible these areas could have lower impact fees if the new fees are adopted, Doughty said. For all other areas of the fire district, the fees would be an additional cost for developers.
Builder and developer Gene Fisher told officials Tuesday that the residential fee could add as much as $4,000 to the cost of a house because generally, builders price a house by multiplying the price of the land and the associated fees by four.
He asked city and county officials to consider how all fees on new construction collectively increase the cost of housing.
"I would say that the housing issue in Durango and La Plata County is the No. 1 social issue," Fisher said.
As the cost of new housing rises, it also boosts the value and price of existing homes, he said.
Mayor Dick White said both boards will hold formal public hearings about fees before voting on the issue, but he said he supports them.
"For local government, public safety is job one," he said.
mshinn@durangoherald.com
Durango Fire Protection District seeks impact fees for additional funding

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Video Gaming: Not Just a Hobby, but a Passion | Grand Central Magazine | Your Campus. Your Story.
With all the commotion that's been rising lately in the video game community over Fallout 4, it's hard to not draw parallels between now and when gamers were going wild over Bethesda's last juggernaut, Skyrim.
Molly Rossman, a junior at Central Michigan University, was one of many inspired by the arrival of the Fallout 4 game. However, Rossman decided to do more than just admire the beauty of the game, she wanted to make her own.
Rossman is the president of the Game Development and Design Club at CMU. The group specializes in teaching anyone who is interested in various gaming programs about game development and design. They also, on occasion, discuss other mediums like tabletop and card games.
Not only is Rossman president of the club, but she also works for the university and professor Tony Morelli, designing games that are more accessible for disabled students. In the future, she hopes to design her own video games and work for the big studios.
"Similar to how actors want to make it out to Hollywood, game designers dream to make it to places like Blizzard and Bethesda," Rossman said.
As the president of the club, Rossman organizes meetings and other events that are held throughout the semester. A few weekends ago, the club held a 24-hour gaming marathon, which teamed up with the organization ExtraLife. The group streamed video games on Twitch.tv, and all proceeds were donated to children's hospitals in Michigan.
They also had a "MidTerm Tournament" event, which featured a variety of games including League of Legends and Pokemon.
The club has been an RSO at CMU for a little over a year now. In Rossman's freshman year, they came up with the idea of the club and had a year to test it out. She was one of three founding members of the club, along with professor Morelli, who backed up the club members to become an RSO. Today the club consists of 10 individuals, of which Rossman is the only woman.
The most common used programs by the club are SketchUp and Unity, but they are currently learning and implementing 3DS Max and Maya, so they can then teach the programs to the masses during their meetings.
Rossman agrees that being president of a college level club has its low points. Recently, she has been struggling to try and get the group out to the Game Developers Conference, due to money and organization. But nonetheless, she still has a passion for the club.
However, the club has already produced its own success stories. One of the co-founders now lives off in San Francisco, writing about video games. Another member, a current student of Morelli's, took a game made in CPS 482 and put it on the app store called Crossy Road.
After three years, the club is thriving. According to Rossman, from week to week the club usually brings in around 15 to 20 individuals eager to learn development and design from club members. The club meets every Wednesday evening at 6 p.m., typically in Pearce Hall 400.
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Tyra Banks has opened up about the secret behind her successful career and business. The 38-year-old media mogul, who will graduate from Harvard Business School this month, revealed that being "vulnerable" is okay because "things don't always have to be perfect."
"You have a drive that the average person does not have. I've just started to take care of myself, and you need to do that, too," she went on when being interviewed by Youngme Moon on Tuesday, February 14. "Don't chase the money, even if you want to be a banker. Chase the passion. Chase the dream."
During the casual 90-minute chat, Banks additionally informed, "Strategy is my strength, but I have too much diversification." Comparing her character on "America's Next Top Model" to her real self, she said, "I wish I was hard. ... I have armor, but a strategic knife can still get in those creases."
In the interview, Banks also told Moon the reason behind her enrollment in the Owner/President Management Program of Harvard Business School in 2010. "There's a difference between a career and a business," she said. "I'm not looking to build a company based on fans."


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In less than an hour I was able to take the PageSpeed score from 41 to 80 by tracking the most severe (and basic) problems. All serious websites should have these three problems covered in a way. If you are unsure if your website has it covered, just use PageSpeed.
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[ARCHIVED] K9 Cwyk Tracks and Captures Suspect in Occupied Burglary Case
K9 Cwyk Tracks and Captures Suspect in Occupied Burglary Case
Incident 19155093/Case 1909450
At 10:30 p.m. on June 17, police were called to a burglary at an occupied home, where the homeowner was still in a dispute with the suspects. Officers quickly arrived and located one suspect, Coty James Trafton, age 22, at the home in the 600 block of E. 14th Avenue.
The other suspect, Corey Wormus, age 23, had fled on foot. Officers were able to track Wormus to 17th and High, where he was spotted by K-9 Officer Griffith and Cwyk. Wormus jumped some fences and continued to run south. A few minutes later Cwyk tracked Wormus to 18th and Pearl, where Wormus was again spotted and ran. This time Cwyk (pronounced 'quick') caught up to Wormus and he was taken into custody.
Wormus and Trafton were taken to a local hospital for possible heroin ingestion and Wormus was also treated for a K9 bite. This was an extensive track by Cwyk who led officers to the area of the suspect more than seven blocks away.
Wormus was charged with Burglary in the First Degree and Interfere with Peace Officer. Trafton was charged with
Burglary in the First Degree.


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Media Statement written by Yeo Bee Yin, Committee Member of Selangor Agencies, Statutorary Bodies and Government-Link-Companies (GLCs) Select Committee (JP-ABAS) and State Assemblyperson of Damansara Utama on Thursday 10 September 2015.
Selangor should avoid off-budget spending via Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI) and incorporate such expenditure into the State Assembly approved Budget.
The proponent of DEIG believes that DEIG is necessary in order to separate the conflicting objectives of MBI between people's welfare and profit maximizing. It is also to ensure "sustainable value creation and broaden Selangor state's income base away from its current reliance on land related levies and taxes"  by rationalizing the 74 GLCs under MBI and consolidating their assets under DEIG.
I believe that the objectives of the formation of DEIG are noble. In fact, as a commitee member of JP-ABAS, the select committee has gone through many cases of low performance of Selangor GLCs and one of the reasons is the conflicting social and economic functions of GLCs resulting in GLCs inability to benchmark the firms' financial and operational performance indicators against the industrial average and subsequently the lack of corporate discipline to improve their performances. In addition, restructuring of GLCs and asset consolidation is also what JP-ABAS was pushing for in December 2014 state assembly session by tabling a select committee report listing the reasons why it needs to be done.
Nevertheless, I believe the above objectives do not need to be achieved by forming DEIG.
In term of separating between the conflicting social and economic objectives of MBI, the suggestion that DEIG to focus on commercial function while MBI on social function will allow MBI to make off-budget spending. As of the structure now, MBI can decide where to spend the profits in the form of corporate social responsibility (CSR) or sponsorship to state social programs without the approval of the state assembly nor does it need to report the spending to the state aseembly unless MBI Enactment 1994 is amended. Such off-budgetexpenditure reduces transparency and complicates budget analysis.
I believe a more transparent model is for MBI to focus on profit-maximizing and value-creation objective and then pay dividends deriving from the profits of the GLCs to the state government. This dividend will be a source of revenue to the state government, which is incorporated into the state annual budget. The state government can then include all social programs in the annual budget, which will be tabled, debated and passed in the state assembly every end of the year. At such, we can avoid off-budget expenditure and all the spending will be in-line with the policies and directions agreed and passed in the state assembly. Such state-owned-enteprise (SOE) dividend model is widely practiced by SOEs or sovereign funds in OECD countries and closer to home, by Temasek in Singapore.
As what JP-ABAS and the state audit department recommended in JP-ABAS report on DEIG, the long-awaited restructuring exercise of MBI GLCs can still be done directly under MBI without the necessity of DEIG. In fact, the current priority is to amend MBI Enactment 1994, which governs MBI, to ensure greater accountabiity of MBI to the public. The two major ammendments that should be made are: i. to give authority to the state auditor to audit MBI account and ii. to mandate the tabling of annual report of MBI to the state assembly so it can be debated. The current loose corporate governance of MBI and its GLC should be strengthened and when necessary, enacted in MBI enactment.
The proponent of DEIG has likened DEIG to Temasek Holdings of Singapore as both are registered under company act. Nevertheless, DEIG current corporate governance structure is far from that of Temasek Holdings, resulting in JP-ABAS in our report written after conducting hearing with DEIG, stated that we are not convinced DEIG has strong accountability structure.
All in all, if the state government insists to continue with DEIG, until and unless DEIG works on strengthening its corporate governance and MBI enactment is amended, DEIG will leave rooms for rent-seeking. This is also the reason why the select committee insisted that DEIG should not operate until the white paper on the corporate governance and accountability mechanism of DEIG is tabled, scrutinized, debated and passed in the state assembly.
The Selangor State Government must be open to constructive criticisms and continue to improve its accountability structure to prove itself to be a better custodian to people's wealth than Barisan Nasional government.
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John Gwynne on traditional fantasy tropes
by Megan Leigh | October 18, 2018 | Episodes, Interview | 0 comments
We spend a lot of time on this podcast talking about how authors are subverting or downright overturning classic SFF tropes. But there are still merits of entrenched tropes, after all, tropes became such because they were enjoyable and worked, so people reused them.
It's often said that grimdark is popular because it rejects good and evil in favour of a greyer world where the hero can be the villain. Even where a protagonist has a greyer moral compass, can we ever really escape this dichotomy? Is all fantasy fiction ultimately about good versus evil?
We interviewed bestselling fantasy author John Gwynne on his approach to fantasy tropes, the power of choice, using mythology and religion as inspiration, and the lack of diversity in most fictional character representations. John also explains his love of historical reenactments and how they can be a great source of detail you might otherwise never know about when it comes to adding authenticity to your historically-inspired writing.
We highly recommend picking up John's novels if you haven't already done so. To whet your appetite, the first series was prompted by asking the following question after having finished reading Milton's Paradise Lost: 'What would Satan have done next?'
Texts and authors mentioned in this episode include:
David Gemmell
A Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith Spark
First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie
The Broken Empire Trilogy by Mark Lawrence
Red Sister by Mark Lawrence
Vicious by VE Schwab
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Paradise Lost by John Milton
Dark Age Warrior by Ewart Oakeshott
John Gwynne studied and lectured at Brighton University. He's been in a rock 'n' roll band, playing the double bass, travelled the USA and lived in Canada for a time. He is married with four children and lives in Eastbourne running a small family business rejuvenating vintage furniture. He is the author of the epic fantasy series The Faithful and the Fallen including Malice, Valour, Ruin and Wrath, and his latest series, Of Blood and Bone.
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Full list of business leaders endorsing Kerry
johnkerry.com ^ | August 4, 2004 | John Kerry
Posted on 08/04/2004 10:27:05 AM PDT by ejdrapes
read the fact sheet
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: businessvote; endorsements; kerry
Looks like it's boycott time!
1 posted on 08/04/2004 10:27:06 AM PDT by ejdrapes
To: ejdrapes
Paging the stockholders....
2 posted on 08/04/2004 10:28:18 AM PDT by mewzilla
Leonard Riggio, Barnes & Noble's head honcho, is on there. Quelle suprise.
So is he a slave to big business or not?
Wouldn't this be another flip flop?
4 posted on 08/04/2004 10:31:57 AM PDT by nuffsenuff
Selected Quotes from Business Leaders Endorsing Kerry-Edwards
"Responsible leadership should be demanded from the Oval Office even more than it should be expected from the leadership of any well run American company. We should not be running up huge national bills without the foresight to see how we will pay them off, other than by expecting our children and grandchildren to bail us out of debt. John Kerry has good plans to restore fiscal discipline and repair our relationships with the world. His is the kind of leadership that all Americans deserve from the White House."
-- Owsley Brown, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brown-Forman Corporation
"From record deficits to exploding health care costs, the Bush administration's policies have undermined the strength of the American economy and made American businesses less competitive. We need real leadership in the White House that understands the crippling effect health care costs are having on business and most importantly, has a plan to deal with it. That's what John Kerry will be able to do for our nation and that's why I am supporting him for President."
-- Jim Sinegal, President and Chief Executive Officer, Costco Wholesale
"The Kerry-Edwards plan for America is exactly what is needed to jumpstart businesses and get America working again. It will lower healthcare costs and cut taxes on corporations and small businesses to strengthen our economy today and invest in education, science and innovation to help us stay competitive in the economy of tomorrow."
-- Peter Chernin, President and COO, News Corp.
"We live in a world that is interconnected in so many ways. I have known John Kerry for 20 years, and he understands that we must work cooperatively with other countries if we are to effectively fight terror or systematically encourage the investment in free enterprise around the world."
-- Charles K. Gifford, Chairman, Bank of America Corporation
5 posted on 08/04/2004 10:33:35 AM PDT by Constitution Day
But News Corp is the parent of Fox News. I'm not ready to boycott them because their COO likes Kerry.
6 posted on 08/04/2004 10:33:52 AM PDT by aynrandfreak (If 9/11 didn't change you, you're a bad human being)
Keep this list handy. If Kerry should happen to get elected, we're going to want to know who to hold accountable when he screws up.
7 posted on 08/04/2004 10:33:57 AM PDT by Brilliant
Hey, I see Steve Rattner's on the list, too...
But where's George Soros? His name's not on the list...
Anyone else notice that the President and COO of NEWS Corp is on there?
boycott them all
10 posted on 08/04/2004 10:34:38 AM PDT by The Wizard (DemonRATS: enemies of America)
To: mewzilla
One of these days some conservative author will research and write the definitive book about the billionare-socialist, learjet-liberal phenomenon. Is it some kind of schizophrenic guilt complex of the super-wealthy, perhaps? I understand my liberal mom believing that you can't make it big in america without somehow taking "it" from someone else, but these people should know better.
11 posted on 08/04/2004 10:35:06 AM PDT by sinanju
Bernie Schwartz, Loral... why was I not surprised.
Barnes & Noble books and Panera are two places that are easily avoided by most people.
12 posted on 08/04/2004 10:35:14 AM PDT by Hop A Long Cassidy
Zubaid Ahmad, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan Securities
Roger Altman, Co-Founder and Chairman, Evercore Partners, Inc.
Omar S. Amanat, CEO, T-Corp., Founder and Former CEO, Marketscape
Karen Anderegg, Former CEO, Clinique
Marc Andreessen, Co-Founder and Chairman, Opsware Inc.
Michele Anthony, Executive Vice President, Sony Music Entertainment
Clarence Avant, Chairman, Motown Record Company
Mario L. Baeza, Chairman and CEO, TCW and Latin America Partners
Stewart Bainum, Jr., Chairman, Choice Hotels International
Charlene Barshefsky, Senior International Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Former U.S. Trade
Alan Belzer, Retired President and COO, Allied-Signal
Daniel L. Black, Principal, The Wicks Group of Companies, LLC
David Bonderman, Founder and Managing Partner, Texas Pacific Group
Shelby Bonnie, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, CNET Networks
Crandall Bowles, Chairman and CEO, Springs Industries
Eli Broad, Chairman, AIG Retirement Services, Former Chairman, President and CEO, SunAmerica
Edgar Bronfman, Former Chairman, Seagram Company
Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Warner Music Group
Jeff Brotman, Chairman, Costco Wholesale
Bobbi Brown, CEO, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics
Owsley Brown, Chairman and CEO, Brown-Forman
John H. Bryan, Former Chairman and CEO, Sara Lee
Susie Tompkins Buell, Co-Founder, Espirit de Corp
August A. Busch IV, President, Anheuser-Busch
Brook Byers, General Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Lisa Caputo, Senior Financial Executive
Tom Castro, President, El Dorado Communications
Vinton G. Cerf, Senior Vice President of Technology Strategy, MCI
Mark Chandler, Vice President and General Counsel, Cisco Systems
Peter Chernin, President and COO, News Corp.
Henry Cisneros, Chairman and CEO, American CityVista
Liz Claiborne and Art Ortenberg, Founders, Liz Claiborne
Jim Clark, Founder of Netscape, Silicon Graphics, and Healtheon
Kenneth Cole, Chairman and CEO, Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc.
Timothy C. Collins, Founder and CEO, Ripplewood Holdings
Jack Connors, Jr., Chairman, Hill Holiday
Lewis Cullman, Private Investor
Aart de Geus, Chairman and CEO, Synopsys
John K. Delaney, Chairman and CEO, CapitalSource
Reid Dennis, Managing Partner, Institutional Venture Partners
Barry Diller, Chairman and CEO, IAC/InterActiveCorp
John Doerr, General Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Blair Effron, Vice Chairman, UBS Investment Bank
Bob Epstein, Co-Founder, Sybase
Fernando Espuelas, CEO, VOY
Jerry Fiddler, Co-Founder, Former Chairman and CEO, Wind River Systems
Marshall Field, Chairman, Field Corp.
Larry Fish, Chairman, President and CEO, Citizens Financial Group
John Fisher, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Richard Fisher, Chairman Emeritus, Morgan Stanley
Robert J. Fisher, Chairman, Gap, Inc.
Joseph Flom, Founding Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Tom Freston, Co-President and Co-COO, Viacom
Paul Fribourg, Chairman, President and CEO, ContiGroup
Philip Frost, M.D., Chairman and CEO, IVAX Corporation
Glen S. Fukushima, President, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan
Roy Furman, Co-Founder, Furman Selz
John Gage, Chief Researcher, Sun Microsystems
Mark T. Gallogly, Partner, The Blackstone Group
Ralph Gerson, President and CEO, Guardian International Corp.
Charles M. Geschke, Founder and Chairman, Adobe Systems, Inc.
Charles K. Gifford, Chairman, Bank of America Corporation
Rob Glaser, Founder, Chairman and CEO, RealNetworks, Inc.
Donald J. Gogel, President and CEO, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Mark Gorenberg, Partner, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
Phyllis Grann, Former Chairman and CEO, Penguin Putnam Publishing Group
Michael D. Granoff, President and CEO, Pomona Capital
Earl Graves, Sr., Chairman and CEO, Earl G. Graves Publishing Company, Founder and Publisher, BLACK
ENTERPRISE Magazine
Gerry Greenwald, Chairman, Greenbriar Equity, Former Chairman and CEO, United Airlines
Garrett Gruener, Managing Partner, Alta Partners, Founder, Ask Jeeves
Paul Guenther, Former President, Paine Webber
Robert Haas, Chairman of the Board, Levi Strauss
Bill Hambrecht, Founder, Chairman and CEO, W.R. Hambrecht
Dr. Sidney Harman, Executive Chairman, Harman International
Alan Hassenfeld, Chairman, Hasbro
William H. Hayden, Senior Managing Director, Bear Stearns & Co.
F. Warren Hellman, Co-Founder and Chairman, Hellman & Friedman
Leo Hindery, Jr., President, AT&T Broadband
Bob Holland, Former CEO, Ben and Jerry's
Robert Hormats, Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs International
Reed E. Hundt, Partner, Charles Ross Partners, Former Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
Glenn Hutchins, Co-Founder, Silver Lake Partners
Lee Iacocca, Former Chairman, Chrysler
Irwin Jacobs, Chairman and CEO, QUALCOMM
James A. Johnson, Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC
Robert Johnson, Founder, Chairman & CEO, BET Interactive
Sheila Johnson, CEO, Salamander Development LLC
Thomas S. Johnson, Chairman and CEO, GreenPoint Financial Corp.
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Senior Managing Director, Lazard
Donna Karan, Founder and Chief Designer, Donna Karan International
Jeffrey Katzenberg, Co-Founder, Principal and Producer, DreamWorks SKG
William E. Kennard, Managing Director, The Carlyle Group
Kirk Kerkorian, Chairman, President and CEO, Tracinda Corporation
Steve Kirsch, Founder and CEO, Propel Software
Bruce Klatsky, Chairman and CEO, Phillips-Van Husen
Michael S. Klein, CEO of Global Banking, Citigroup
Fred Kleisner, Chairman and CEO, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Jerome Kohlberg, Special Limited Partner, Kohlberg & Co.
Kay Koplovitz, Chairman, RTV Media, Founder, USA Networks
Philip Lader, Chairman, WPP Group, PLC
Sherry Lansing, Chairman, Motion Picture Group, Paramount Pictures
Chris Larsen, CEO, E-Loan
Geraldine B. Laybourne, Chairman and CEO, Oxygen Media
Rochelle Lazarus, Chairman & CEO, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide
Alexandra Lebenthal, President, Lebenthal
Debra L. Lee, President and COO, BET Holdings
R. May Lee, Chief Operating Officer, Rowen Warren, Co-Founder, Market Boy
Thomas H. Lee, Founder and President, Thomas H. Lee Company
Gerald M. Levin, Retired Chairman and CEO, Time Warner
Arthur Levitt, Jr., Senior Advisor, The Carlyle Group, Former Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission
Edward Lewis, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Essence Communications
William M. Lewis, Jr., Co-Chairman, Investment Banking, Lazard
Edward H. Linde, President and CEO, Boston Properties
Howard Lipson, Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group
J. Bruce Llewellyn, Chairman and CEO, Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Michael Lynton, Chairman and CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Diana MacArthur, CEO, Dynamac Corporation
Vincent Mai, Chairman and CEO, AEA Investors
Anthony E. Malkin, President & COO, W&M Properties
Peter May, President & COO, Triarc Companies
Raymond J. McGuire, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
Judith McHale, President and CEO, Discovery Communications
Regis McKenna, Regis McKenna, Inc.
Mack McLarty, Former Chairman and CEO, Arkla
Dennis Mehiel, Chairman, Four M Corporation
Prakash Melwani, Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group
Ed Meyer, Chairman, President and CEO, Grey Global Group
Heidi Miller, EVP, JPMorganChase
Hamid Moghadam, Chairman and CEO, AMB Property Corporation
Meridee Moore, Managing Partner, Watershed Asset Management
John Morgridge, Chairman, Cisco Systems
Phil Murphy, Senior Director and Former Head, Goldman Sachs Investment Management Division
Amy Pascal, Chairman, Sony Motion Picture Group
Alan Patricof, Co-Founder, Apax Partners
Frank H. Pearl, Chairman and CEO, Perseus, LLC
Richard Perry, Founder, Perry Capital
Charles Phillips, President, Oracle Corporation
Kim Polese, Co-Founder and Former CEO, Marimba
Robert Pozen, Chairman, MFS Investment Management
Hugh B. Price, Senior Advisor, Piper Rudnick, Former President and CEO, National Urban League
Penny Pritzker, President, Pritzker Realty Group
Michael E. Pulitzer, Chairman, Pulitzer Publishing Company
Jeffrey Raikes, Group VP, Microsoft
Steven Rattner, Managing Principal, Quadrangle Group LLC
Leonard Riggio, Founder and Chairman, Barnes & Noble
Stephen Robert, Former Chairman and CEO, Oppenheimer & Co.
Sandy Robertson, Founder and Partner, Francisco Partners
John W. Rogers, Jr., Founder, Chairman and CEO, Ariel Capital Management
Felix Rohatyn, Rohatyn Associates LLC
John Roos, Managing Director, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati
Benjamin M. Rosen, Chairman Emeritus, Compaq Computer Corp.
Daniel Rosensweig, COO, Yahoo!
Jane Rosenthal, President, Tribeca Productions
Dave Roux, Co-Founder, Silver Lake Partners
Robert E. Rubin, Member, Office of the Chairman, Citigroup
Kevin P. Ryan, CEO, DoubleClick
Haim Saban, Chairman and CEO, Saban Capital Group
Herbert and Marion Sandler, Chairmen of the Board and CEOs, Golden West Financial Corporation
Roger W. Sant, Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus, The AES Corporation
Henry B. Schacht, Director and Senior Advisor, Lucent Technologies, Former Chairman and CEO, Cummins
Dan Scheinman, Senior Vice President, Cisco Systems
Ivan Schlager, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Eric Schmidt, CEO, Google
Bernard L. Schwartz, Chairman and CEO, Loral Space & Communications
Eli Segal, Chairman, SchoolSports, Vice Chairman, Riverside Partners
Gordon Segal, CEO, Crate and Barrel
Nicole Seligman, EVP & General Counsel, Sony Corporation of America
Rick Sergel, President and CEO, National Grid USA
Ron Shaich, CEO, Panera, LLC
Jonathan Shapiro, President, Lillian Vernon
David E. Shaw, Chairman and CEO, D.E. Shaw & Co.
Stanley S. Shuman, Managing Director, Allen & Co.
Russell Simmons, Chairman, President and CEO, Rush Communications
James Sinegal, President and CEO, Costco Wholesale
David B. Singer, Chairman, Oscient Pharmaceuticals, Founding CEO, Affymetrix
Marva Smalls, Executive Vice President, Public Affairs and Chief of Staff, Nickelodeon Networks
Jeffrey H. Smulyan, Chairman, President and CEO, Emmis Communications
Barry Sternlicht, Chairman & CEO, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Thomas F. Steyer, Founder and Senior Managing Member, Farallon Capital Management
Stiritz, William P., Chairman, Ralcorp Holdings, Chairman, Energizer Holdings, Former CEO, Ralston Purina
Lou Susman, Vice Chairman, Citigroup
Sally Susman, Senior Communications Executive
Percy Sutton, Chairman Emeritus, Inner City Broadcasting
Robert Tannenhauser, CEO, Business Loan Express LLC
Frederick Terrell, Chairman, Carver Bancorp; CEO and Managing Partner, Provender
John W. Thompson, Chairman and CEO, Symantec
Warren M. Thompson, Chairman and President, Thompson Hospitality
Jonathan Tisch, Chairman and CEO, Loews Hotels
Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Dean, London Business School
John Vogelstein, Vice Chairman, Warburg Pincus
Stephen Volk, Vice Chairman, Citigroup
Diane von Furstenberg, Chairman, Diane von Furstenberg Studio L.P.
Theodore Waitt, Chairman, Gateway, Inc.
Vera Wang, Founder, Vera Wang Company
Bruce Wasserstein, Investment Banking
Jann Wenner, Chairman, Wenner Media
Harvey Weinstein, Co-Chairman, Miramax Film Corp.
Robert Weinstein, Co-Chairman, Miramax Film Corp.
Jim Wiatt, President and CEO, William Morris Agency
Benaree P. Wiley, President and CEO, The Partnership
Ann L. Winblad, Co-Founder and Partner, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
Jason H. Wright, Senior Vice President, Merrill Lynch & Co.
David Zucker, President and CEO, Midway Games
13 posted on 08/04/2004 10:36:21 AM PDT by Constitution Day
Robert Haas, Chairman of the Board, Levi Strauss.
Jeez. Well, looks like I've bought my last pair of Levis.
14 posted on 08/04/2004 10:36:33 AM PDT by mewzilla
Happily I'm not a customer for any of them. The one of most concern though to me is the CEO of Google. The rest were pretty much no-brainers. ViaCom, Sony, NewsCorp, Time-Warner....
15 posted on 08/04/2004 10:36:36 AM PDT by Naspino (HTTP://NASPINO.COM)
OH NO...August Busch IV is on the list...I'm dooooomed
16 posted on 08/04/2004 10:36:57 AM PDT by demsux
Outside of Lee Iacocca who is retired. No manufaturers on the list that is telling.
Also I'm off of Budweiser and drinking only Coors from now on.
The rest are retail related and or financial people who love redistribution since they usually consider actually making anything well below their status.
17 posted on 08/04/2004 10:37:25 AM PDT by boilerfan (Hoosier born and Boilermaker educated!)
To: demsux
Ya know, I saw that and if finally clicked...... THAT is why Dale Jr had his crew see F911!! NOW it ALL comes together for me!!
18 posted on 08/04/2004 10:38:17 AM PDT by curlewbird
In terms of a boycott, this could be a problem!
19 posted on 08/04/2004 10:39:24 AM PDT by Nasty McPhilthy (When the levy breaks…..there'll be no place to run.)
To: curlewbird
Note to the stockholders: Are you folks OUT OF YOUR MINDS?


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Doug Kendall (1964-2015)
Founder and CAC's first President
Doug Kendall, Constitutional Accountability Center's Founder and first President, passed away on September 26, 2015. To read CAC's statement on Doug's life and work, click here.
Doug was a litigator, author, activist, and non-profit entrepreneur. Before he founded CAC, Doug founded Community Rights Counsel (CRC) and directed CRC for more than a decade before CAC's launch. In 2011, the National Law Journal recognized Doug as a "legal visionary" for CAC's success in "reclaiming the Constitution for the legal left."
Doug represented clients in state and federal appellate courts around the country and co-authored more than four dozen briefs filed before the U.S. Supreme Court, representing clients including the National Governors Association, the National League of Cities, the League of Women Voters, the American Judicature Society, and many of the nation's preeminent constitutional scholars.
Doug was regularly called on to speak as an expert on a wide range of legal topics. He was quoted in more than 500 national news stories, appeared on television dozens of times, and been an on-air guest on NPR more than a dozen times. His commentary ran in The New Republic, Slate, and dozens of major papers, including The Washington Post, USA Today, and The Los Angeles Times. Doug contributed regularly to Huffington Post, where his commentary on legal developments was regularly featured on the site's homepage. Doug was the co-author of three books, and the lead author of numerous book chapters, reports, and studies. His academic writings appeared in scholarly journals, including the Virginia Law Review.
Doug received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Virginia.


18/08/2011--LONDON--His Sovereign Majesty King Adam I has arrived in London for a ten day tour of the capital of the United Kingdom and Edinburgh, Scotland, during which he will meet with members of the Royal Family and government officials. His Sovereign Majesty will be having conversations with senior members of the Kemetian Royal Family on their role in government and charitable organizations, as well as with the Prime Minister Jolyon Lloyd-Davies of the Liberal Party, covering subjects ranging from the current financial crisis to the support of Scottish independence.
Today, the King will be travelling to Oxford to visit the Ashmolean Museum and the "Heracles to Alexander the Great" exhibit on the treasures from the ancient capital of Macedon, which has been organised by the Prime Minister of Greece and the Greek Government. King Adam I is looking forward to inspecting the objects of this ancient civilization and is interested in how they may inform the Kemetian civilization in its goals and ideals.


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Haplodiscus är ett släkte av plattmaskar. Haplodiscus ingår i familjen Convolutidae.

Kladogram enligt Catalogue of Life:

Källor

Plattmaskar
Haplodiscus

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


A music video for Icy Lytes. The duo is a Los Angeles based "Rap-noir" group active in the East Los Angeles artist community.
Story: A friendship collaboration of Korean Media Artist Jae Bae, Beex, Pasadena Dance Academy, and filmmaker Jean with very little budget and a day to shoot.


The product was not re-inspected prior to entering the U.S.
Maxfield Seafood of City of Industry, Calif., is recalling approximately 55,300 pounds of Sheat fish.
The products were not re-inspected prior to entering the U.S.
14-oz. clear bag packages containing Maxfield Seafood SHEAT FISH CA TREN KET with EXPIRY DATE of 200324, 200403, 201007, 201008, 201113, 201115, 201222 and 201227.
14-oz. clear bag packages containing Maxfield Seafood SHEAT FISH CA TREN RANG with EXPIRY DATE (some labels dont display an expiration date) of 200324, 200403, 201007, 201008, 201113, 201115, 201222 and 201227.
The recalled products were shipped to retail locations nationwide.
Consumers with questions about the recall may contact Bradley Martin at (626) 964-8230.


C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\GLOBAL\ application directory with name default.master.
we can open it in Sharepoint designer and customize it to give look and feel. But this is not a recommended approach. If we will modify the default.master, then we will not be able to use default view of mysite anymore as we are customizing the master page from site definition.
An alternate and recommended way to do it is feature stapling. In feature stapling, we can create a custom master page and replace that with default.master at run time using the feature.
Using this blog I was able to customize the look and feel of master page.
Now my next task was to add a content editor webpart in default.aspx. The solution for this is a bit tricky. I had to play with ONET.XML to add the webparts.
2. Find the Modules tag and then tag 'AllUsersWebPart' .
If you dont want to see the other webpart, you can comment or remove them.
5. Do an IIS reset.
Thats it. Now the default.aspx will display content editor webpart.
Open ONET.XML and find 'navbar' tags. 'navbar' tag is for links coming on left. this tag has 'name' attribute, the value of this attribute (prefixed by dollor) is coming from resource file core.resx. we can find this file at location- C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\Resources\.
Its fine. Now comment the existing tag and add your custom link by adding new entry. dont forget to put an entry in core.resx file for each tag you have added. Now save and close the ONET.XML. do an IIS Reset. your custom link will be visible on the default.aspx page of MySIte.
'Home' will be the text appeared on the link.
Now we have created custom link. we would like to have a custom page which will be linked to the custom link we have created.
Create an ASP.Net Application. Add a page home.aspx into the application. In the aspx file, put proper HTML and webpart zone as you want to be on the page. If you are adding a zone then add 'webpartpages:webpartzone' tag instead of 'asp:webpartzone' tag. you may add the additional functionality and events on code behind file. give a strong name to the project and build it.
Now we need a feature which will be used to deploy this page into mysite.
Now create a folder say- MySitePages. Put feature.xml,element.xml and home.aspx file into it. put this folder in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\FEATURES\ directory. Take the DLL of your ASP.Net application and put it into GAC.
Now we may use stsadm -o installfeature and stsadm -o activatefeature utility to deploy and activate the feature. we can activate the feature at site level after creating mysite.
After activating the page will be attached to the mySite.
This is life saver for me, I was looking a good paper on customizing mysites in sharepoint.


Welcome to the Town of Snow Lake.
The Town continually strive toward improving services to our residents and we will make every effort to ensure that the information you require is available online.
Town Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.


Thinking of getting a Mazda 3 1.6 Automatic - Any good?
I am hoping to replace my aging Mazda 323 2 litre diesel for a Mazda 3. Looking for an automatic 1.6 petrol model probably a 2008-09 model. Few questions, how good and how reliable are the automatic boxes on these models? and what type of mpg is to be expected for journeys and for town use?
Re: Thinking of getting a Mazda 3 1.6 Automatic - Any good?
The gearbox is a traditional 4 speed slushbox as a result they should be robust but don't expect DSG style performance and efficiency.
The 1.6 with a manual is not the most rapid of start points, with an auto I can imagine it being pretty leisurely when joining major roads. Obviously if you are going to use for round the doors style stuff it's probably going to be fine for that but A road overtaking and joining the motorway would probably not be it's forte.
Finally efficiency wise I'd expect at best mid 30s mpg on average the manuals can hit low 40s but the traditional torque converter box on a small revvy engine is not a combo for efficiency.


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"text from wikipedia, find more :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_bridge The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River. At 5,989 feet (1825 m),[2] it was the longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening to 1903, the first steel-wire suspension bridge, and the first bridge to connect Manhattan to the mainland. Originally referred to as the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, it was dubbed the Brooklyn Bridge in an 1867 letter to the editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle,[3] and formally so named by the city government in 1915. Since its opening, it has become an iconic part of the New York skyline. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964 "
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Head Coach Bill Self
Yearly History
Virtual Guide
1,000 Point Scores
All-Time Player Stats (PDF)
DeBruce Center
Jayhawks360 Tour
Kansas Men's Hoops No. 6 in 2013-14 ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Preseason Poll
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas men's basketball enters the 2013-14 season at No. 6 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll released Wednesday, marking the 22nd time in the 25-year history of the coaches' poll the Jayhawks have been ranked.
The ranking is the eighth time in the Bill Self era that the Jayhawks enter the season slotted seventh or higher. Self, the 2012 Naismith National Coach of the Year, is entering his 11th season at KU where he has a 300-59 (83.6 percent) record.
Kansas is the nine-time defending Big 12 men's basketball champion, has won or tied for 13 of the 17 Big 12 regular-season titles and nine postseason titles. KU returns nine letterwinners from last season's 31-6 team, which went 14-4 in conference play, won the Big 12 regular-season title, the Big 12 postseason championship and advanced to the school's 30th Sweet 16. KU's recruiting class, consisting of eight newcomers, is ranked No. 2.
Last season, KU entered the year No. 7 nationally in the coaches' poll and finished at No. 8 on the final poll. The Jayhawks were ranked in the top 10 in all but two polls during the 2012-13 season.
In 2013-14, Kansas is scheduled to play four games against teams ranked in the 2013-14 preseason coaches' poll: No. 4 Duke, No. 8 Florida, No. 12 Oklahoma State (twice).
2013-14 ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll (preseason)
Rank – Team (first place votes) – points
1. Kentucky (16) – 767
2. Michigan State (3) – 749
3. Louisville (10) – 741
4. Duke (3) – 710
5. Arizona – 637
6. KANSAS – 623
7. Syracuse – 551
8. Florida – 550
9. Michigan – 548
10. Ohio State – 533
11. North Carolina – 494
12. Oklahoma State – 462
13. Memphis – 334
14. Gonzaga – 270
15. Virginia Commonwealth – 258
16. Wichita State – 233
17. Marquette – 230
18. Oregon – 175
19. Connecticut – 167
20. New Mexico – 153
21. Wisconsin – 148
22. Notre Dame – 128
23. UCLA – 121
24. Indiana – 118
25. Virginia – 103
www.KUAthletics.com: The official online source for Kansas Athletics, Williams Education Fund contributions, tickets, merchandise, multimedia, photos and much, much more.


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Libertarisme peut signifier :
 Anarchisme individualiste
 Libertarianisme
 Libertarisme de gauche
 Socialisme libertaire


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…music reviews: "Party Rock Anthem" LMFAO
"Party Rock Anthem" LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock (Billboard Hot 100 #3, Week of June 25, 2011)
I think we can safely refer to the Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow" as the shot heard 'round the world. That single record seems to have inspired its own sub-genre of outrageously successful dance tunes, all based in a really old-school hip-hop aesthetic of fun and partying. First, there was the electronic blips and thumping bass of "Like a G6." Now we have the slightly more conventional soundscape of producer GoonRock paired with the frat-boy buffoonery of LMFAO, rounded out by a heretofore unknown British vocalist/model named Lauren Bennett.
There's something pure and fun that was missing from pop music before BEP hit upon their winning formula. Personally, I don't have an issue with rough replications of the formula, because I am all for a little good-humored levity in my music.
I am wary, though, that LMFAO toned down their antics and have been generously rewarded with a worldwide megahit. I don't need them to yell "shots" 50 times in a row necessarily, but without their profane edge, what we really have are a couple of well-connected goofballs (these two are Berry Gordy's son and grandson) without any jaw-dropping lyrical skills.
In other words, I would like them to continue to rap loudly and carry a big schtick.


Both the club and the adventure film editing company were founded by Chris Doering. (pictured at right).
The club has a steadily growing membership base and currently conducts small event/ operations in California and Arizona. The group intends to expand to more western states as the interest for this unique form of adventure increases.


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Q: MySQL Cannot add Foreign Key Constraint MySQL I am having a hard time understanding why my code is giving me cannot add foreign key constraint error. I just started coding in MySQL so I am sorry for anything dumb.
drop table if exists COURSE_INSTRUCTORJG;
drop table if exists CLASSJG;
drop table if exists COURSEJG;
drop table if exists INSTRUCTORJG;

create table INSTRUCTORJG(
InstructorID int,
DepartHead int,
primary key(InstructorID)
);

create table COURSEJG(
CourseNo char(10),
ComputerNeeded smallint,
primary key(CourseNo)
);

create table CLASSJG(
Building     CHAR(20),
RoomNum     smallint,
Maxcap int,
primary key(Building, RoomNum)
);

create table COURSE_INSTRUCTORJG (
COURSEJG_CourseNo    CHAR(10),
INSTRUCTORJG_InstructorID  INT,
Semester    CHAR(20),
Section       INT,
CLASSJG_Building char(20),
CLASSJG_RoomNum smallint,
primary key(COURSEJG_CourseNo, INSTRUCTORJG_InstructorID, Semester, Section),
foreign key (COURSEJG_CourseNo) references COURSEJG(CourseNo),
foreign key (INSTRUCTORJG_InstructorID) references INSTRUCTORJG(InstructorID),
foreign key (CLASSJG_Building) references CLASSJG(Building),
foreign key (CLASSJG_RoomNum) references CLASSJG(RoomNum)
);

My error is coming from the line: foreign key (CLASSJG_RoomNum) references CLASSJG(RoomNum).

A: You can reference primary key, keys or unique comnstrqaint, but in table CLASSJG you have a double primary key, so reference both columns or define another key
create table CLASSJG(
Building     CHAR(20),
RoomNum     smallint,
Maxcap int,
primary key(Building, RoomNum),
KEY(RoomNum)
);

see sample fiddle

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Q: kubernetes ingress service annotations I am setting up an ingress service following some k8s documentation, but I am not able to understand the following annotations:
kubernetes.ip/ingress.class:
nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target:
Do you know what these annotations do?
Thanks in advance.

A: *

*kubernetes.io/ingress.class annotation is officially deprecated:

Before the IngressClass resource was added in Kubernetes 1.18, a
similar concept of Ingress class was often specified with a
kubernetes.io/ingress.class annotation on the Ingress. Although this
annotation was never formally defined, it was widely supported by
Ingress controllers, and should now be considered formally deprecated.

Instead you should use the ingressClassName:

The newer ingressClassName field on Ingresses is a replacement for
that annotation, but is not a direct equivalent. While the annotation
was generally used to reference the name of the Ingress controller
that should implement the Ingress, the field is a reference to an
IngressClass resource that contains additional Ingress
configuration, including the name of the Ingress controller.

*The rewrite annotation does as follows:

In some scenarios the exposed URL in the backend service differs from
the specified path in the Ingress rule. Without a rewrite any request
will return 404. Set the annotation
nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target to the path expected by
the service.
If the Application Root is exposed in a different path and needs to be
redirected, set the annotation nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/app-root
to redirect requests for /.

For a more detailed example I strongly suggest you can check out this source. It shows exactly how rewriting works.

A: Since Kubernetes 1.18+, kubernetes.io/ingress.class annotation is deprecated.
You have to create an IngressClass like:
apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: IngressClass
metadata:
  name: alb-ingress-class
spec:
  controller: ingress.k8s.aws/alb

And then reference it in your Ingress declaration:
apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: Ingress
metadata:
  namespace: ...
  name: my-fabulous-ingress
  annotations:
    ...
  labels:
    ...
spec:
  ingressClassName: "alb-ingress-class"
  rules:
    ...

Important: Be sure to create the IngressClass before the Ingress (because it is referenced by the Ingress)
Note: If in the same manifest, putting the IngressClass block above the Ingress one is enough.
More info:
https://kubernetes.io/blog/2020/04/02/improvements-to-the-ingress-api-in-kubernetes-1.18/
https://kubernetes-sigs.github.io/aws-load-balancer-controller/v2.2/guide/ingress/ingress_class/


The four days' symposium, keynote addresses by renowned international and national speakers, Education & Technology Exhibition participating leading institutions and R&D organizations, VCs Forum, live workshops, science competitions, demonstration of drones, robots, game developers and App developers summit, Space and Astronomy forum, skills workshop – encompassing these many scintillating and innovative events and activities, 3rd International Festival of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEMFest ) 2016, India is mesmerized be a major science and technology festival in the country. Global Stem States is the international body and International STEM Alliance in association with University of Mysore is hosting its India edition during October 17-20, 2016 on its Mysuru campus. Earlier editions were held at Canada and Malaysia.
Education in India is known worldwide for its ancient history in the field of science and mathematics. From the invention of zero to some striking findings in the early Vedic periods to creating a space for them in the world of Silicon Valley, Indians have always managed to do the rounds in the conventions of geniuses. But sadly the trend declined over the period of decades. STEMFest 2016 is aimed at inspiring the next generation to study and build careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), and to develop the tools and techniques that will drive the economy of the future.
Dr. R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India & Chairman Scientific Advisory Committee to Cabinet of India has kindly consented to be the Chief Patron, Dr. A. S. Kiran Kumar, Secretary, Deptt. of Science & Chairman ISRO, G. Satish Reddy, Scientific Advisor to Defense Minister are the Patrons for the event.
An overwhelming participation is received from all sphere of academics and industry including institutions like ISRO, DRDO, IISc., IITs, IISER, CSIR, DBT, DST, Centre & States Govt. research institutions, universities, colleges and schools. 15000 plus visitors for education & technology exhibition and 1200-1500 delegates for the symposium with more than 200 international participations is expected. 10th Global Conference on Power Control and Optimization is also co-located with the event. The Education & Technology Fair at STEMFEST is an expo of high repute which brings young minds, experienced guides and the best educational institutes face-to-face for optimum interaction and superior guidance. The event brings together the entire spectrum of Science, Education and technology on offer as well as the opportunity to talk to the representatives of different institutes not only across the country but also from abroad. As a build-up activity, we are encouraging, novel and innovative science based projects by senior school students. Selected project works from student, based on STEM theme will be showcased and allowed to present in an exclusive session. This is a not to miss, one of its kind best experience ever!
The Program Committee Chair, Mr. CD Shridhar- a Former Deputy Director, ISRO has put his best efforts to design an excellent program for the symposium. "The STEMFest 2016 is a unique platform for sharing research, design and implementation of technology-rich learning environments, innovative pedagogies, and curricula in STEM education that promotes research interest and successful learning in STEM education. We have designed a 360-degree program and invited one of best keynote speakers in the country which inspires all fraternities- heads, educators, teachers, professionals, scholars, students and parents to attend the event. The scope of the Symposium is contemporary and original research and education development in the areas of- Space Science & Astronomy, Crop Science and Food Security, Bioscience and Biotechnology, Climate Science and Global Warming, Renewable Energy Science and Technology, Education and innovation and Robotics Science & Systems"- Mr. Shridhar mentions.
Few of the keynote talks at STEMFest 2016 will host Dr. A. S. Kiran Kumar, Secretary, Department of Space, Government of India & Chairman, ISRO, Prof. K. S. Rangappa, Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore, Dr. B. N. Suresh, Vikram Sarbhai Distinguished Professor, ISRO, Former Member Space Commission, Former Director VSSC, Former Director IIST, Mr. David Goncalves, Executive Director, Global STEM States Incorporated, Prof. Nader Barsoum, University of Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia, Prof. S. R. Niranjana, Vice Chancellor, University of Gulbarga, Prof. P. Sreekumar, Director, Indian institute of Astrophysics, Prof. K. Byrappa, Vice Chancellor, Mangalore University, Prof. Surendra Pal, Vice Chancellor, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune, Lt General Arjun Ray, CEO, Indus International School, Praveen B Vudoagiri, Founder of Creya Learning and Dr. K.S. Nayak, Deccan Hospitals, Hyderabad.
The call for papers is also made to invite selected papers from prospective authors from industries, academic institutions, R&D organizations and professional engineers. Group registration is opened to encourage max. participation and ensure that nobody should miss to attend STEMFest.
CIMGlobal, a leading professional conference management company in the country is the official PCO for STEMFest 2016. Ms. Anitha Niranjan, Managing Director, CIMGlobal asserts that all of this effort is to meet a need. According to a report by the website STEMconnector.org, by 2018, projections estimate the need for 8.65 million workers in STEM-related jobs. The manufacturing sector faces an alarmingly large shortage of employees with the necessary skills nearly 600,000. Therefore, future economics and creating a long lasting impact is the vision which will go a long way in contribution to the innovation, development and building up of a strong human resource for our country.


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CWU Creates Scholarship To Honor Former Campus Officer, Kittitas Deputy Killed In Line Of Duty
By Zachary Garner May 21, 2019
Kittitas County Sheriffs Deputy Ryan Thompson CREDIT: Kittitas County Sheriff's Office
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Central Washington University has started a new scholarship in honor of a former campus police officer who was killed in the line of the duty as a Kittitas County Sheriff's Deputy.
Deputy Ryan Thompson — Rhino to his friends — was shot and killed March 19 during a shootout in the town of Kittitas, east of Ellensburg. His memorial service drew thousands of law enforcement officers, community members and students to pay their respects.
Now the CWU Alumni Association and campus police want to pay it forward.
Law enforcement personnel salute as a hearse bearing the body of Kittitas County Deputy Sheriff Ryan Thompson arrives ahead of a memorial service at Central Washington University, Thursday, March 28, 2019. CREDIT: Jake Green/The Daily Record via AP
The Ryan Thompson Scholarship will provide financial aid to CWU students pursuing law enforcement careers, and will give preference to students who are dependents of law enforcement personnel.
The scholarship will provide $1,000 a year for each student who receives it.
CWU Police Chief Jason Berthon-Koch said if Thompon were still here, he'd be amazed by the effect he had on so many people.
"We felt it was very important for Ryan's memory and legacy to be preserved in perpetuity here at Central," CWU Alumni Association President Dan Nicklaus said in a news release. "Not only for the person that he was, but also for the example of leadership and service that he will continue to be for CWU students for decades to come."
Also injured in the March incident was town of Kittitas police officer Benito Chavez. He was shot in the leg and survived after being treated at Seattle's Harborview Medical Center. The suspect was shot and killed.
Ryan Thompson is survived by his wife, Sara, and their three kids.
Fallen Kittitas County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Thompson Honored At CWU
Flags at Washington state facilities were lowered Thursday in memory of Kittitas County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Thompson. The fallen officer was honored at Central Washington University, where he attended college and was previously a campus police officer. Continue Reading Fallen Kittitas County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Thompson Honored At CWU
Zachary Garner	March 28, 2019
Kittitas County Sheriff's Deputy Killed, 2nd Officer Wounded After Responding To 'Road Rage' Call
Kittitas County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Thompson and city of Kittitas Police Officer Benito Chavez responded to a vehicle incident Tuesday evening. The situation became a pursuit and ended in crossfire. Deputy Thompson was killed in in the line of duty. He was 42 and is survived by his wife and three children.
Continue Reading Kittitas County Sheriff's Deputy Killed, 2nd Officer Wounded After Responding To 'Road Rage' Call
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When it comes to film adaptations of novels, 99 times out of 100 the source material will be better. The film version is never quite able to capture the nuances, the inner thoughts, the rich imagery and description that the novel contains.
Jurassic Park is the exception.
In this scene, Dr. Grant is unable to buckle his seatbelt, so he takes two female buckle ends and ties them together to strap himself in. All of the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park are female, and yet they manage to breed in the wild. Life, uh, finds a way.
I absolutely love Michael Crichton's original book. It's terrifying, fantastical, and full of colorful characters. But what makes Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park so great is not the impeccably-cast band of misfits or the seemingly endless stream of Jeff Goldblum-isms. Jurassic Park is great for how perfectly it captures the sheer wonderment and horror of man walking among dinosaurs and how much it amplifies those feelings.
When Dr. Grant and Dr. Satler first venture out into the interior of the island, they come face to face with something they never thought they would see with their own two eyes: a herd of living, breathing brachiosaurs. They're barely able to stand, mouths agape, literally speechless at what they're witnessing. These ancient, almost mythic species that dominated the planet tens and hundreds of millions of years ago, species they came to know and love through their fossilized, cold remains, are standing, walking, reaching up to eat the leaves off of trees. This is a monumental moment for them and for the audience. The fantastic special effects, the great acting, the cinematography, the irreplaceable John Williams score—all of it combines to create a sense of complete awestruck wonder. It's then that Dr. Satler and Dr. Grant jump on to Hammond's fantastical idea of a dinosaur theme park, and we do too. It's moments like these that dominate the first half of the movie, moments that leave the audience in wonderment.
And then things take a turn for the terrifying, and Jurassic Park turns from a wonder-filled family movie into a bloodbath. The first of these scenes, the infamous goat scene, plays like something straight from a horror movie. The absence of any music only enhances the palpable sense of terror. The scene is a master class in building tension. We don't see the monster itself until late in the scene, and before that we don't even catch glimpses of it. All we know are what the characters are experiencing around them. The goat is gone; what could have possibly come in that quickly, eaten it whole, and disappeared? The water in the glasses starts quietly rippling, signaling that the ground itself is shaking with each step; just how massive is this thing? And then we see it, the 40-foot tall bipedal behemoth that is the T-rex, lumbering over the tiny cars and the scared little people it could care less about. Everything we think we know about these creatures, all of the wonderment and illusion and bliss—all of it is shattered in this scene. And from here on out, Jurassic Park is about survival and just trying to make it out alive. Enterprising scientist/philanthropist/billionaire/playboys take note: never, ever try something like this. Ever.
Fun fact: The T-rex wasn't supposed to break through the glass roof in this scene. The screams you hear from Tim and Lex are genuine.
The film is wonderfully 90s in its aesthetic, from the Jeep Grand Cherokees to the downright stupid computer jargon that spews out of Samuel L. Jackson's mouth. Now, it feels a little dated. But overall, the film holds up surprisingly well, and this is mostly thanks to the fantastic special effects. Those were some damn convincing dinosaurs back in 1993, and even today they're still damn convincing. Watching Jurassic Park even today, in our post-Lord of the Rings CGI-driven blockbuster-centric world, one doesn't feel the need to go back and update the dinosaur effects. They work, to terrifying effect.
The brilliance of Jurassic Park lies in its duality. It is at once a wondrous, fantastical family movie and a paralyzing, terrifying horror movie. It inspires feelings of awe and feelings of fear, feelings of astonishment and feelings of paralyzingly real horror. That's why Jurassic Park the movie is better than Jurassic Park the book: because it translates Michael Crichton's direct, powerful prose into real, palpable emotions that rock us to our core.


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Q: Aggregating specific column grouping by columns based on condition in R I have come across a problem where i need to get weighted average of $Access_score if sum $lives!=0 and simple av of $Access_score if sum $lives=0 and 'Trx' as unique of each value grouped by $IMS_ID & $IMS_PLAN_ID
sc2=aggregate(nonsc1, by=list(nonsc1$PRSC_CID,nonsc1$IMSPayerPlanId),
              FUN=function(x) if x$Lives=0 {colMeans(x$Breo_Access_score)} else {0} )
dt <- data.frame(IMS_ID=c(222,222,222,222,333,333,333,333),IMS_PLAN_ID=c(234,234,235,235,234,234,235,235),PLAN_ID=c(1234,678,1234,678,1234,678,1234,678),IMS_STATE=c('CA','CA','CA','CA','TX','TX','TX','TX'),PLAN_STATE=c('CA','CA','CA','CA','TX','TX','TX','TX'),ACCESS_SCORE=c(2,4,2,4,2,4,2,4),Lives=c(0,0,1000,200,0,0,1000,200),Trx=c(10,10,20,20,30,30,40,40));

My output should be:
IMS_ID  IMS_PLAN_ID TRX     ACCESS_SCORE
222     234          10           3
222     235          20       2.3333
333     234          30          3
333     235          40       2.3333

A: Based on your new sample input and expected output, we can do this:
library(data.table);
setDT(dt)[,{ s <- sum(Lives); cbind(.SD[1L,.(Trx)],ACCESS_SCORE=if (s==0) mean(ACCESS_SCORE) else sum(ACCESS_SCORE*Lives)/s); },.(IMS_ID,IMS_PLAN_ID)];
##    IMS_ID IMS_PLAN_ID Trx ACCESS_SCORE
## 1:    222         234  10     3.000000
## 2:    222         235  20     2.333333
## 3:    333         234  30     3.000000
## 4:    333         235  40     2.333333

Here's a base R solution using by():
df <- as.data.frame(dt);
keys <- c('IMS_ID','IMS_PLAN_ID');
do.call(rbind,by(df,df[keys],function(g) { s <- sum(g$Lives); cbind(g[1L,c(keys,'Trx')],ACCESS_SCORE=if (s==0) mean(g$ACCESS_SCORE) else sum(g$ACCESS_SCORE*g$Lives)/s); }));
##   IMS_ID IMS_PLAN_ID Trx ACCESS_SCORE
## 1    222         234  10     3.000000
## 5    333         234  30     3.000000
## 3    222         235  20     2.333333
## 7    333         235  40     2.333333


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Maduro further muddies Venezuelan waters
Regime's attempt to seize parliamentary control creates yet another fracture in troubled Latin American nation
Iran-US conflict: more to come?
With the US's killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, the risk of attacks on Mena oil infrastructure is likely to increase
US lobs a grenade into a box of fireworks
Washington and Tehran may consider their next moves after drone kills top Iranian general, but restraint is the likeliest casualty
Mounting sanctions squeeze Iranian exports
The country's oil sector and economy will continue to feel the suffocating effects of US sanctions
US election looms large for energy in 2020
Foreign policy will pose a range of geopolitical risks to energy markets, while US shale will slacken its breakneck pace
Vietnamese LNG works on politics and price
Hanoi needs energy security. But US LNG can also tick some boxes for its relationship with Washington
Chinese-US trade war threatens globalisation
Economic tensions may ease over the short term. But critical differences will only continue to divide rival global superpowers
US balances old energy alliances with new
Washington remains committed to GCC nations but is also strengthening relationships in Asia-Pacific and beyond, says State Department
Chevron US
NJ Watson
Chevron needs more gas in the tank after 27% fall in profits
The US major's figures were worse than expected, but the company is pushing forward with gas
Stein's Law - named after the economist Herbert Stein - states that if something can't go on forever, it will stop. So Chevron found to its cost in the first quarter, when natural gas prices finally rose after bumping along near 10-year lows for five years, exposing the US major's reliance on crude oil production.
On 2 May, Chevron revealed its net profit in the first quarter was down 27% from a year ago at $4.51 billion. This was worse than analysts had been predicting, and compared poorly with its two biggest US rivals, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips."Our first quarter earnings were down from a year ago," Chevron chief executive John Watson said in a statement, "primarily due to lower prices and volumes for crude oil. Crude prices were tempered by global economic factors, while our current year production volumes were affected by weather-related, unplanned downtime, particularly in Kazakhstan."
Indeed, while ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips benefited from a cold winter in the US that pushed gas prices up almost 50% in the first quarter from the year-earlier period, Chevron's average selling price for two key types of crude fell 4%. "Natural gas prices in the US were higher during the first quarter because of a cold winter. Spot Henry hub prices were up more than 45% year-on-year due to a decline in natural gas inventories in the domestic market. However, it would not have a huge impact on Chevron's consolidated earnings per share, as US natural gas contributes just around 8% to the company's total oil-equivalent production," explained analysts at Trefis in a research note.
The US' largest two oil and gas companies have actually benefited the least from the shale gas revolution that has turned the country from a net importer to a net exporter. Chevron produced 4% less oil and 3% less gas in the US during the first quarter than it did a year ago; ExxonMobil produced 5% less gas in the US during the first quarter.
As Gregory Zuckerman, author of the The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters, noted, in the 1990s, Chevron had a team of researchers looking at shale development, but work halted in 1997 as the technology needed to make it happen was considered too costly.
Instead, companies like Chevron embarked on a strategy of developing megaprojects, while selling off non-core assets and mature fields. Based on disclosures by Chevron, BP, Eni, ExxonMobil, Shell and Total, calculations by Reuters showed that these global majors saw their production of oil and liquids over the past decade fall by more than 17% to about 9.5m barrels a day (b/d), while refining capacity fell by 16% over the same period to about 15m b/d.
However, those megaprojects have suffered serious setbacks due to their complexity and cost. Look at Chevron's Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia: in 2011, Chevron announced a sharp $15bn or a 40% spike in the total cost estimate for the project from $37bn in 2009 to $52bn, on the back of rising labour costs, a stronger Australian dollar, productivity issues at the onshore site and weather delays. It further increased the total cost estimate by another $2bn in 2013.
In a statement accompanying the first-quarter results, Chevron said: "Significant progress has been made on the construction of our Gorgon and Wheatstone projects in Australia", pointing out that all five of the gas turbine generators have been installed in preparation for Gorgon's start-up in mid-2015.
Analysts say such news is crucial for Chevron. While output in the first quarter fell 2% to 2.59m barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), its lowest first-quarter level since 2006, total production is expected to rise by about 20% to 3.1m boe/d by 2017 from around 2.6m boe/d last year. "The Gorgon LNG project forms the centrepiece of this aggressive production ramp-up plan, as it is expected to contribute over 200,000 boe/d to Chevron's net production volume," say analysts at Trefis.
Chevron has had a tough time of late with production growth - output since its 2001 takeover of Texaco peaked at 2.78m boe/d in 2010 - though some argue it has plenty of opportunity ahead. Chevron said in January it plans to keep spending roughly $40bn a year for the next several years. "Management has done a decent job of growing where it can. And with Chevron's rich pipeline of growth projects, which - I believe - should maintain long-term higher production levels, investors looking for a solid play in energy should consider Chevron following this recent dip," says one investor who declined to be named.
Chevron's average daily output for 2014 is expected to remain relatively flat as production growth from new projects started recently and the ones due to come online during the year are mostly offset by field declines. However, Watson said he expects new developments in Australia, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Myanmar and the Gulf of Mexico to boost global production as soon as next year. Chevron is also looking to make up for lost time in shale gas. It is already increasing gas output from the Marcellus shale in the eastern US and oil from the Permian basin in Texas.
Abroad, Chevron has started shale-gas exploration in Romania, which the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates could hold 51 trillion cubic feet (cf) of shale gas. Chevron is also involved in Argentina, which the EIA reckons has the fourth-largest technically recoverable shale-oil reserves and the fourth-largest technically recoverable shale-gas reserves in the world.
In April, Chevron announced that it would spend an extra $1.6bn to develop with YPF shale oil and gas resources at the Vaca Muerta formation in Argentina's Neuquen province, which EIA estimates holds a recoverable resource of 16bn barrels and 308 trillion cf of gas. The first phase, a $1.24bn investment, was completed early this year, and production from the Vaca Muerta shale is now about 20,000 boe/d. "The second investment includes 170 wells, and longer-term plans could include up to 1,500 wells and an increase in production up to 50,000 b/d and 100m cf/d of natural gas," says Bill Newman, vice president of international oil and gas with Mackie Research Capital.
Share price falls pressure asset valuations
The underperformance of oil and gas stocks will lead auditors to closely examine goodwill and impairment testing calculations
Oil & gas credit quality stagnates
The recovery in credit risk across the global industry has slowed, due to several sources of disruption
Independents seize Southeast Asia M&A initiative
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Q: Angular JS Display Response Values I'm trying to display data from one page to another in Angular JS. Using displayResponse in Firefoxes Console, the Response data seems to be retrieved however I'm having trouble trying to display the values on the page which is troublesome since a Team member was able to get them to display properly on other pages on the site.
Here is the Code so far (I have removed chucks of the script to save screen space. These bits of code are not relevant to the issue afaik):
var app = angular.module("myApp", ['ngRoute']);

app.config(function($routeProvider) {
  $routeProvider
    .when('/ViewSalesRecords', {
      templateUrl: 'view-sales-records.html',
      controller: 'salesRecordController'
    }).
  when('/ViewSingleSale', {
    templateUrl: 'view-single-sale.html',
    controller: 'salesRecordController'
  });
});

app.controller('salesRecordController', ['$scope', '$http', function($scope, $http) {

  $scope.displaySingleSale = function(sale_id) {

    $http.post('read_sale.php', {
        'sale_id': sale_id
      })
      .then(function(response) {
        $scope.singleSalesRecord = response.data;
        console.log($scope.singleSalesRecord);
      })
  }
  $http.get("read_sale.php")
    .then(
      function(response) {
        $scope.salesRecords = response.data;
      }
    )
}]);

  <link href="./styles/style.css" rel="stylesheet">

Sale ID: {{displayResponse}}

Sale Date:

      Product ID
      Product Name
      Quantity
      Item Total

      {{s.product_id}}
      {{s.product_name}}
      {{s.quantity}}
      ${{s.product_price}}

Total: ${{s.orderTotal}}

The page that is sending the data

  <link href="./styles/style.css" rel="stylesheet">

  <input class="form-control searchBar" data-ng-model="searchText.sale_id" type="text" placeholder="Search sales by Sale ID">

        Sale ID
        Total items
        Total price

        {{s.sale_id}}
        {{s.TotalItems}}
        ${{s.orderTotal}}

          <button class="btn btn-primary">View</button>
          <button class="btn btn-danger">Delete</button>

So wall of text taken into consideration, what am I doing wrong? I will admit I'm not too familiar with AngularJS so this might be a very amateur mistake on my part.

A: I figured out that the problem was that the values that I wanted to transfer were been wiped when I moved to another page. So I decided to simply display them on the first page instead hyperlinking to another.


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Limnophila (Lasiomastix) macrocera macrocera is een ondersoort van de tweevleugelige Limnophila (Lasiomastix) macrocera uit de familie steltmuggen (Limoniidae). De ondersoort komt voor in het Nearctisch gebied.

Limnophila
Steltmug uit het Nearctisch gebied


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Luxury Developer Extell Took Hard-to-Get PPP Stimulus Loans
Extell and unflappable CEO Gary Barnett in the hot seat again
July 8, 2020 12:17 PM by Cate Hernandez
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Extell's Central Park Tower rises heigh above neighboring buildings, Photo by Shinya Suzuki
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(NEW YORK, NEW YORK)— After the Small Business Administration released its report on recipients of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), numerous stories emerged of the not-so-small businesses who also received the coveted loans. Among them is luxury real estate developer Extell, according to The Wall Street Journal. The company is known in New York City for its glitzy and sometimes controversial luxury developments like the Central Park Tower, which looms above billionaire's row and drew public ire for the long shadows it casts on Central Park, and Hudson Yards.
The report from WSJ reveals that Extell received somewhere between $2.5 million to $6.5 million in loans in total, a number that grates on all those who know the valuation of the company's numerous investments across the city. Central Park Tower alone cost $3 billion to build. The SBA's report shows that while 86% of applicants received less than $150,000, 75% of the total funds were distributed as loans between $150,000 and $10 million. To put it another way, 75% of the total funding available went to 15% of the total applicants. Only around 0.1% of all loan applicants received more than $5 million—Extell among them.
Long before the report was released, the PPP had been dogged by accusations of corruption. The PPP was designed to benefit small businesses, defined as companies with fewer than 500 employees; however, no ceiling was set on the valuation of the company seeking a loan. Controversies arose as early as April, when stories emerged about small business owners denied PPP loans due to lack of funds while simultaneously it was revealed that giants from the pharmaceutical, financial, and hospitality industries had received millions of dollars in lump sums. Ashford Hospitality, which operates the Atlanta Ritz Carlton, received a grand total of $67 million through applications filed by three subsidiary companies. The backlash was so intense that the biggest beneficiaries promised to pay back what they had received.
April's controversy only applied to publicly traded companies whose finances were already available for scrutiny. The SBA's latest report, which uncovers loans received by companies like Extell, was only released under intense pressure from newsrooms like ProPublica and other DC watchdogs. Still, the record only names entities who received more than $150,000. Journalists are still trying to pressure the agency to release the other names.
Extell's CEO, Gary Barnett, is unlikely to be fazed by the controversy. He is hated both by housing activists and envious rivals. Most notoriously, he was one of the few developers willing to die on the "poor door" hill, defending his decision to create a separate entrance for the low- and middle-income residents of luxury buildings (affordable housing often affords developers major tax breaks and favorable consideration for rezoning applications). He has made notoriously few friends among fellow developers over the years, including a few clashes with Donald Trump, but has agents clamoring to sell his ritzy luxury condos. At Central Park Tower, the starting price for a two-bedroom was $7 million; eighteen units were priced above $60 million.
Barnett has also been credited with creating New York's luxury living glut. Even before the COVID crisis many were speculating on the long-term viability of his investments. As early as 2014 the billionaire clientele he catered to were often facing reversals of their personal fortunes. A crisis at Extell may have been long brewing
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Deerhunter – Fading Frontier (Released 16th October)
£16.99 – LP & DL Code
Fading Frontier is the seventh studio album by Deerhunter. The record was made by founding members Bradford Cox, Lockett Pundt and Moses Archuleta, and bassist Josh McKay. Written in their hometown of Atlanta, GA, production duties were shared by the band and Ben H. Allen III, continuing a collaboration that began with 2010's Halcyon Digest
Following the death-rattle garage catharsis of 2013's Monomania, the group has shifted towards something strikingly balanced, focused on melody and texture. The songs are brighter; if not in content, then in the album's production. Starkness plays against clutter in what is the band's most complex yet accessible work to date. Fading Frontier shows that a decade in, Deerhunter has lost none of its intensity. As the group matures, so they have grown into the most consistent purveyors of art-rock of their generation.
LP TRACKLISTING:
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Uwe Weidemann (* 14. června 1963, Weißensee) je bývalý německý fotbalista, ofenzivní záložník, reprezentant východního Německa.

Fotbalová kariéra
Ve východoněmecké oberlize hrál za FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt a 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig. Nastoupil v 94 ligových utkáních a dal 21 gólů. Po sjednocení Německa hrál za 1. FC Norimberk, SV Waldhof Mannheim, MSV Duisburg, FC Schalke 04, Herthu BSC, FC Gütersloh a Fortunu Düsseldorf. V bundeslize nastoupil ve 102 utkáních a dal 14 gólů. V Poháru UEFA nastoupil ve 3 utkáních. Za reprezentaci Východního Německa (NDR) nastoupil v letech 1985–1990 v 10 utkáních.

Ligová bilance

Externí odkazy
 National Football Teams
 Worldfootball.net

Němečtí fotbalisté
Východoněmečtí fotbalisté
Fotbalisté FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
Fotbalisté 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
Fotbalisté 1. FC Norimberk
Fotbalisté SV Waldhof Mannheim
Fotbalisté MSV Duisburg
Fotbalisté Schalke 04
Fotbalisté Herthy Berlín
Fotbalisté Fortuny Düsseldorf
Němečtí fotbaloví trenéři
Trenéři Fortuny Düsseldorf
Trenéři KFC Uerdingen 05
Narození v roce 1963
Narození 14. června
Narození v Durynsku
Žijící lidé
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Q: Lagging response from accelerometer in android game I am having a little problem with a game i am developing at the moment with the response of the ball to the accelerometer. I have the sensor delay set at Fastest so it should be near instant response to the movement of the phone. However, when the ball is moving, it seems as though there is slight lagging in the response, the ball seems a little jerky sometimes. I cant afford to have this as it is a game based on strategy and steadiness of hands.
The game code is written in Java.
How would i reduce the lagging in the response?
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