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Pete Davidson Reportedly Cut an Ariana Grande Sketch from This Week's S.N.L.
The first rule of breaking up with Ariana Grande is that you do not talk about breaking up with Ariana Grande.
By Hilary Weaver
Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande onstage at American Express and Ariana Grande present "The Sweetener Sessions" in Los Angeles.By Kevin Mazur/Getty Images.
The relationship of the summer is no longer kindling for the S.N.L. comedy fire. After Ariana Grande sent out now-deleted subtweets on Thursday about__Pete Davidson's__ reference to their breakup in an S.N.L. promo, Davidson has reportedly agreed to cut a sketch that would have, once again, brought the end of their relationship into the spotlight.
The two never married, so there was no legal settlement or anything, but according to TMZ, Grande and Davidson agreed not to discuss the breakup in public. Davidson seemed to break that one pretty quickly—a little more than a week after the split became public, Davidson joked about the situation onstage at an event with Judd Apatow. Then came the S.N.L. promo, in which Davidson jokingly asked this week's musical guest, Maggie Rogers, to marry him.
Word got back to him that Grande was upset—the tweets were hard to miss—and Davidson apparently had to get Lorne Michaels's permission to back off on the sketch he had written for Saturday's episode.
S.N.L. has, without a doubt, benefited from Davidson's relationship with the Grammy nominee; Adam Driver even used the two of them as the punch line of an otherwise dull opening monologue in the season premiere. But if the show is looking to spice up its content later this season, it needs to steer clear of the summer of 2018 and any fast-track relationships that might have occurred.
Well, actually, Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin-related humor is still, presumably, fair game. Just ask the burrito-prank guys.
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Beyond Justin and Hailey: A Brief History of Summer Flings
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Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston, 2016
This was the summer of Hiddleswift, the "I Heart T.S." T-shirt, and that pile of stones in Rhode Island. This pair was first seen smooching in Rhode Island in mid-June 2016, and by Labor Day they had called it quits. This brief but wondrous tryst, to anyone planning for the future, should be the model for Summer Romance 101.
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The Real Reason S.N.L. Is So Obsessed with Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande
The show spent a considerable percentage of its season premiere highlighting the celebrity engagement.
By Joanna Robinson
Is the Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson Gossip Cycle Nearing Its End?
We're hearing from anonymous sources about family, and TMZ is reporting on a wedding that was never planned.
By Kenzie Bryant


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four and a half star review of a Rover 620Si.:
It's very much a man's car, the Rover 620Si although I've found that ladies have no hesitation in climbing aboard for a smooth ride. Magnificent in its responses and truly an elite luxury car, I acquired mine for £695 from Grubb's Salvage of Penge having suffered a light offside frontal impact.
The rest is in much the same line.
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Consumer advice meets World Wide Wibble
Idly browsing the web, I encountered the following rare five four and a half star review of a Rover 620Si.:
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TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO
Otawara Tochigi Japan, June 10, 2010 - Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation (TMSC), a member of the Toshiba group of companies, announced today at the company's annual shareholder meeting that Satoshi Tsunakawa will be appointed president and CEO of the company. Tsunakawa, most recently senior vice president, TMSC, succeeds Kenichi Komatsu, PhD., who will become an adviser to the Board of TMSC and an adviser to Toshiba Corporation.
"Toshiba has built a reputation as a leader in customer satisfaction. We will continue to focus on being true partners with our customers worldwide by supporting and working with them as they strive to meet the challenges provided by today's quickly changing healthcare environment," said Tsunakawa.
Tsunakawa, who joined Toshiba Corporation in 1979, has extensive experience in global sales, business planning and strategic planning. He has held positions at Toshiba's medical subsidiaries in Europe and the U.S. and in fact was president of Toshiba America Medical Systems from 2004-2008. For the last year, Tsunakawa has led the global sales, strategic planning and corporate communications functions.
About Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation was established in October 2003, when the medical systems operations of Toshiba Corporation became an independent group company specializing in medical diagnostic imaging systems. The company is a leading worldwide provider of diagnostic imaging systems and comprehensive medical solutions, such as CT, X-ray and vascular, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, MRI systems as well as information systems for medical institutions.
A brief biography of Mr.Tsunakawa
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
Career in Brief
September 1955 Born in Tokyo, Japan
March 1979 Graduated from College of Art and Sciences, Tokyo University with a degree in international relations
April 1979 Joined Toshiba Corporation, Supply Chain Management Department, Nasu Operations
April 1999 General Manager, International Sales Department, Medical Systems Company
April 2000 General Manager, Global Business Operations Department, Medical Systems Company
April 2001 General Manager, Strategic Business Planning Department, Medical Systems Company
April 2004 President, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.
June 2008 Vice President, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
June 2009 Senior Vice President, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
June 2010 President & Chief Executive Officer, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation


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Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa suffers cardiac arrest, Followers extremely worried
5 December, 2016 MP_Desk
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa is extremely popular with the poor as she launched many people friendly schemes.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who was undergoing treatment for more than two months in Apollo Hospitals, suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday, a statement from the hospital said.
She has been put on a heart assist device. Jayalalithaa has been in intensive care since September 22, after she complained of fever, dehydration and congestion. It had been announced on December 4 that she had made a full recovery.
"She (Jayalalithaa) is being treated and monitored by a team of experts, including pulmonologists, cardiologists and critical care specialists," said Subbiah Viswanathan, COO of Apollo Hospitals, where Jayalalithaa has been receiving treatment.
She is on extracorporeal membrane heart assist device and is being treated by a team of expert doctors and critical care specialists.
— Apollo Hospitals (@HospitalsApollo) December 4, 2016
In another tweet, the hospital made an emotional appeal requesting all to pray for her good health.
Earlier, sources in the hospital said she was moved back to the intensive care unit from her room, where she was shifted to on November 19.
President Pranab Mukherjee tweeted, "Distressed to hear about CM Jayalalithaa suffering a cardiac arrest, my prayers for her speedy recovery."
Distressed to hear about CM Jayalalithaa suffering a cardiac arrest, my prayers for her speedy recovery #PresidentMukherjee
— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) December 4, 2016
To prevent any law & order problem, ministers and top police officials also rushed to the hospital and informal consultations on the situation.
Meanwhile, PM MHA has asked nine companies of the rapid Action Force to be kept on standby to be rushed to Tamil Nadu in short notice, in case of any unfortunate situation and CRPF forces are accordingly are keeping them on a red alert to rush them when a final order comes. A company comprises 100 personnel.


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Scarce Original WW1 British Army Officers Webbing Rucksack
£450.00 Approx $554.19, €510.2
A scarce original example of the First World War British Army Officers 'Alpine' Rucksack which formed part of the 'Web Equipment, Officers, With Brass Fittings.
This rare rucksack forms part of a collection of webbing items made and worn by British Officers during the Great War. Whilst the leather Sam Browne equipment is usually associated with this period, many items were also made in webbing and can be clearly seen in period photographs. They are rare to find today but highly coveted by serious WW1 collectors.
The bag is made from the same webbing used by Mills Equipment Company for their 1908 pattern webbing sets. It also features the same brass 'twig' buckles and brass tabs to the end of straps. The top of the bag features a large flap which fastens with a strap and twig buckle. The top opening of the bag is fitted with brass eyelets through which a drawstring would have originally been attached. Two patch pockets are located to the front and feature flaps, straps and swig buckles although the brass tabs from the end of the straps have been removed.
The rear of the bag features straps which are removable. They feature brass swivel hooks which clip on to brass dee rings on the back of the bag which suggest this set of equipment (also fitted with these style of swivel hooks) was intended to be worn with the Sam Browne equipment. There is another strap to the rear which is designed to fasten around the wearer's middle. It features a brass tab to the end of the strap, a twig buckle and a small webbing retaining loop.
Inside the bag is a pouch style pocket made from a coarse linen in a contrasting shade of green. It fastens with two brass press studs which are typical of the era.
The underside of the main flap bears the War Department broad arrow marking with the inspector's number below which appears to be '43'. Interestingly, this can also be seen on both straps. Whilst the bag does not feature a makers name or date, a 1918 dated example made by 'Thomas French & Son's' can be found at www.karkeeweb.com
There is a name tag stitched to the bag which reads G. C. L. Bertram. The only person I can trace with this name was George Collin Lawder Bertram who was a well known British zoologist. Interestingly in 1940 he worked at the Scott Polar Research Institute developing and testing clothing for arctic warfare and was involved in the design of the string vest. It is possible he inherited this bag from someone who served in the Great War? I have no evidence to support this but have included it as it may interest some readers!
The bag is in well used condition as can be seen in the pictures. It displays well and is still strong and usable but does have some flaws. There is a small hole to the front which is detailed in picture 3 and some of the brass eyelets are missing from the opening of the bag. There are signs of age and use and this is a far from perfect item so please study the pictures before purchasing.
A very rare piece of Great War officers kit and a must have for the serious collector!


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Home > News & Events > Thompson Coburn recognized as one of the most philanthropic companies in St. Louis
Thompson Coburn recognized as one of the most philanthropic companies in St. Louis
For giving more than $3.5 million to charities in 2019 and donating 5,000 volunteer hours, Thompson Coburn was selected as the first-place honoree for midsize companies in the St. Louis Business Journal's 2020 Corporate Philanthropy Awards.
"Commitment to our communities is one of the key foundational values here at Thompson Coburn," said Evan Goldfarb, chair of the Firm's Corporate group. "We as an organization and as individuals are committed to making sure we are involved in helping the communities in the six offices where our business is located."
"As a law firm, we have a special honor and obligation to help the indigent and use our skills and resources to provide people access to legal services, housing, health care, education, the arts and much more," said Chris Hohn, chair of the Litigation group. "It is part of our fiber as a firm to give back, especially to those in communities that are underserved or in need."
As detailed in a profile in the St. Louis Business Journal, many of Thompson Coburn's charitable efforts and donations are directed to organizations where we have had relationships for decades, such as our annual fundraiser for the United Way of Greater St. Louis.
In addition, each year our St. Louis, Belleville and Chicago offices come together to support a smaller local charity, where our donations will really make an impact. In 2019, our annual charity was Gateway to the Great Outdoors, a nonprofit that provides outdoor and STEAM education opportunities to low-income students in St. Louis and Chicago.
"The people of Thompson Coburn have been such great supporters," said Nadav Sprague, CEO and founder of Gateway to the Great Outdoors. "They've donated over $18,000 to our organization and helped us pack backpacks for our kids to take out on camping trips."
"Active participation in philanthropy and pro bono work is how we recognize that we are more than our bottom line," said Evan. "We are a firm made up of committed individuals who want to give back to their communities."


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package play.db;

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.util.Map;
import javax.sql.DataSource;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
import com.jolbox.bonecp.BoneCPDataSource;

import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
import org.junit.Test;

import play.api.libs.JNDI;

import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
import static org.junit.Assert.*;

public class DatabaseTest {

    @Rule
    public ExpectedException exception = ExpectedException.none();

    @Test
    public void createDatabase() throws Exception {
        Database db = Database.createFrom("test", "org.h2.Driver", "jdbc:h2:mem:test");
        assertThat(db.getName(), equalTo("test"));
        assertThat(db.getUrl(), equalTo("jdbc:h2:mem:test"));
        db.shutdown();
    }

    @Test
    public void createDefaultDatabase() throws Exception {
        Database db = Database.createFrom("org.h2.Driver", "jdbc:h2:mem:default");
        assertThat(db.getName(), equalTo("default"));
        assertThat(db.getUrl(), equalTo("jdbc:h2:mem:default"));
        db.shutdown();
    }

    @Test
    public void createConfiguredDatabase() throws Exception {
        Map<String, String> config = ImmutableMap.of("jndiName", "DefaultDS");
        Database db = Database.createFrom("test", "org.h2.Driver", "jdbc:h2:mem:test", config);
        assertThat(db.getName(), equalTo("test"));
        assertThat(db.getUrl(), equalTo("jdbc:h2:mem:test"));
        assertThat((DataSource) JNDI.initialContext().lookup("DefaultDS"), equalTo(db.getDataSource()));
        db.shutdown();
    }

    @Test
    public void createDefaultInMemoryDatabase() throws Exception {
        Database db = Database.inMemory();
        assertThat(db.getName(), equalTo("default"));
        assertThat(db.getUrl(), equalTo("jdbc:h2:mem:default"));
        db.shutdown();
    }

    @Test
    public void createNamedInMemoryDatabase() throws Exception {
        Database db = Database.inMemory("test");
        assertThat(db.getName(), equalTo("test"));
        assertThat(db.getUrl(), equalTo("jdbc:h2:mem:test"));
        db.shutdown();
    }

    @Test
    public void createInMemoryDatabaseWithUrlOptions() throws Exception {
        Map<String, String> options = ImmutableMap.of("MODE", "MySQL");
        Map<String, Object> config = ImmutableMap.<String, Object>of();
        Database db = Database.inMemory("test", options, config);

        assertThat(db.getName(), equalTo("test"));
        assertThat(db.getUrl(), equalTo("jdbc:h2:mem:test"));

        DataSource ds = db.getDataSource();
        if (ds instanceof BoneCPDataSource) {
            BoneCPDataSource bcp = (BoneCPDataSource) ds;
            assertThat(bcp.getJdbcUrl(), equalTo("jdbc:h2:mem:test;MODE=MySQL"));
        }

        db.shutdown();
    }

    @Test
    public void createConfiguredInMemoryDatabase() throws Exception {
        Database db = Database.inMemoryWith("jndiName", "DefaultDS");
        assertThat(db.getName(), equalTo("default"));
        assertThat(db.getUrl(), equalTo("jdbc:h2:mem:default"));
        assertThat((DataSource) JNDI.initialContext().lookup("DefaultDS"), equalTo(db.getDataSource()));
        db.shutdown();
    }

    @Test
    public void supplyConnections() throws Exception {
        Database db = Database.inMemory("test-connection");

        Connection connection = db.getConnection();

        try {
            connection.createStatement().execute("create table test (id bigint not null, name varchar(255))");
        } finally {
            connection.close();
        }

        db.shutdown();
    }

    @Test
    public void enableAutocommitByDefault() throws Exception {
        Database db = Database.inMemory("test-autocommit");

        Connection c1 = db.getConnection();
        Connection c2 = db.getConnection();

        try {
            c1.createStatement().execute("create table test (id bigint not null, name varchar(255))");
            c1.createStatement().execute("insert into test (id, name) values (1, 'alice')");
            ResultSet results = c2.createStatement().executeQuery("select * from test");
            assertThat(results.next(), is(true));
            assertThat(results.next(), is(false));
        } finally {
            c1.close();
            c2.close();
        }

        db.shutdown();
    }

    @Test
    public void provideConnectionHelpers() throws Exception {
        Database db = Database.inMemory("test-withConnection");

        db.withConnection(new ConnectionRunnable() {
            public void run(Connection c) throws SQLException {
                c.createStatement().execute("create table test (id bigint not null, name varchar(255))");
                c.createStatement().execute("insert into test (id, name) values (1, 'alice')");
            }
        });

        boolean result = db.withConnection(new ConnectionCallable<Boolean>() {
            public Boolean call(Connection c) throws SQLException {
                ResultSet results = c.createStatement().executeQuery("select * from test");
                assertThat(results.next(), is(true));
                assertThat(results.next(), is(false));
                return true;
            }
        });

        assertThat(result, is(true));

        db.shutdown();
    }

    @Test
    public void provideTransactionHelper() throws Exception {
        Database db = Database.inMemory("test-withTransaction");

        boolean created = db.withTransaction(new ConnectionCallable<Boolean>() {
            public Boolean call(Connection c) throws SQLException {
                c.createStatement().execute("create table test (id bigint not null, name varchar(255))");
                c.createStatement().execute("insert into test (id, name) values (1, 'alice')");
                return true;
            }
        });

        assertThat(created, is(true));

        db.withConnection(new ConnectionRunnable() {
            public void run(Connection c) throws SQLException {
                ResultSet results = c.createStatement().executeQuery("select * from test");
                assertThat(results.next(), is(true));
                assertThat(results.next(), is(false));
            }
        });

        try {
            db.withTransaction(new ConnectionRunnable() {
                public void run(Connection c) throws SQLException {
                    c.createStatement().execute("insert into test (id, name) values (2, 'bob')");
                    throw new RuntimeException("boom");
                }
            });
        } catch (Exception e) {
            assertThat(e.getMessage(), equalTo("boom"));
        }

        db.withConnection(new ConnectionRunnable() {
            public void run(Connection c) throws SQLException {
                ResultSet results = c.createStatement().executeQuery("select * from test");
                assertThat(results.next(), is(true));
                assertThat(results.next(), is(false));
            }
        });

        db.shutdown();
    }

    @Test
    public void notSupplyConnectionsAfterShutdown() throws Exception {
        Database db = Database.inMemory("test-shutdown");
        db.getConnection().close();
        db.shutdown();
        exception.expect(SQLException.class);
        exception.expectMessage(startsWith("Attempting to obtain a connection from a pool that has already been shutdown"));
        db.getConnection().close();
    }
}

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Do you think there will be a otw promo?
Should we hold OTW investments?
I don't foresee a OTW promo.
I'll be dropping my favorite investment right now in 5 minutes.
Should we see now Murillo?
I'd invest in my most recent player I posted about.
As I said in the post, I'd sell.
Bonjour chief , y a t'il des carte a investir sur ce genre de promotion ?
Pogshite has a few games hes expected to play well in. Against weaker opponents and he gets 1 of the best cards wtf this is shitter then the situation he was in before he started playing o.k.
Do you know if there will be more to come chief any suprise headliner SBC's?
I don't know, sorry to disappoint. Given how many SBCs EA released for FFS I'd say it's likely, though.
When is the best time to buy this players ? Marquhions and Lalla in particular. Not for an investment but for my team.
I'd hold off until at least Tuesday – we could see Lunar New Year promotions that drive the prices down even further.
Chief I've noticed traders on Twitter putting up pictures of UCL live cards and past META informs that are out of packs, they've all seem to dropped during this promo because everyone's focused on the new promo, anyone you'd suggest picking up besides the dembele?
Perhaps some of these TOTW players, but I wouldn't buy anything now. There could be Lunar New Year packs on Tuesday that cause a lot of supply to hit the market.
I would invest in players I recommend. These players are too expensive and won't offer as good of a ROI.
Bonjour chief , pépé vedette 87 va devenir vedette 88 mercredi investissement ?
You think that headliner will drop in the futur like lala ? Thank for your ansewer.
I don't know how Lala's price will move going forward.


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This is starting to look alot more like the old "Surface" table coming back. Instead of a table, it's a huge tablet. Instead of only using Microsoft's software, it will make use of the BlueStacks emulator (and bring Android apps to the device). I say one thing, it's too big and too thick. If you check out the promo video of a family owning one of these things, kids grab the device off-screen to play a coloring game. What we don't see is the kid(s) lumbering to carry this thing away. I don't think it's going to gain traction until the weight and thickness comes down. The promise, however, is there.
A problem is almost as big as battery life (and ripe for serious disruption) is the one of water damage. Those who are heavy smartphone or tablet users probably know the too-common occurrence of dropping it in liquids, only to see the device damaged or destroyed. It's clear that phone makers don't do enough to help users protect these devices from incidental liquid contact – heck, almost every single watch is waterproof right now – why not phones? HzO Waterblock, on display at CES, feels familiar, but if it can be adopted by large phone companies, this could be huge. Also see Liqupel, Integrated Surface Technologies, and NeverWet. It appears as though this technology has come of age and interest is strong.
Lenovo's new entry in the smartphone market is a massive one. This thing has a huge 5.5-inch display with a 13 megapixel camera on the back, 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage with expansion slots. The phone looks to include Android 4.x when it's released later in the year. The specifications with these phones keep ratcheting up, and this one is pushing the limits yet again.
Coming from the Samsung Keynote, by way of Microsoft Research labs, is an immersive system that maps your entire room and displays addition content beyond your TV screen itself. I'm not sure at this point what part of the Kinect system will map the room and display these kinds of effects, but it seems clear games will need to be developed for this use. With allot of second and third TVs in homes being smaller than 47″, this kind of thing can really improve the experience of playing a game.
Coming in at a crazy resolution of 3840×2160, 4K video has garnered a good amount of buzz at this year's CES show. News of host of TVs supporting 4K resolution as well as DVDs being re-released with this new format. Sony also announced a 4K Video Distribution Service. This year's CES may be the year of 4K buzz. And, while the technology itself doesn't look very feasible for today's Internet and hardware, this stuff (and the buzzwords around it) are going to become more common. Interesting too, was the apparent lack of anything related to 3D this year.
Developed here in Canada, PaperTab (site was down at time of writing) provides users with a very thin, flexible display surface that mimics the use of paper – right down to the gestures it uses. Since the surface is not rigid, you do things like turning pages by bending the screen. Another cool feature is interacting with other PaperTabs to extend the view-able page or pickup other files. You can check out a video of this interesting new technology here.
1. 3D, or the lack thereof – This may mean 3D is dead, but there were a number of articles that mentioned the surprise of seeing nothing about 3D TVs and or few gadgets that required glasses.
2. xProofing – I imagine this is a theme at any CES, what with water proofing of devices, waterproof covers and the like. But, this time around, the technology involved in the proofing of devices came forward in the form of nanotechnology. I expect to see a great deal more about this as 2013 rolls along.
3. Mobile – Which is not really a trend since it's been this way for some time. But, it was clear that the Qualcomm keynote's "Born Mobile" presentation was going to set much of the tone for this show.
Others include the march to bigger specifications, higher resolutions and better quality hardware that happens every year. Were you interested in what was coming out of CES this year? Were there any products or trends that caught your eye?


Tucked away at the culmination of a dead end little side road road in Manchester is The Kings Arms pub. On the first floor are two venues including the tiny aptly named Theatre where Yamagata is performing. With its high domed ceiling and space for little more than 100 people, I wondered how good the acoustic quality would be and whether this mysterious little venuue would attract the punters to see a less than mainstream artist.
One of the answers to these questions was quickly answered when two rather oddly named folk singer/songwriters performed. First Tragicomics, a thirty-something artist, and his guitar proved that the little venue's acoustic quality was rather nice. He also proved to have a pleasant voice and songs while far from setting the world alight. That said, the mid-full audience was genuinely appreciative.
The Gildings was a middle-aged guy who sat performing at keyoards. He was also pleasant, singing romantic ballads while seeming to be under the influence - although this didn't stop him continually joking with his audience between songs. It seems strange to me that I walked away from this show not knowing both these performers' real names…but then perhaps it didn't really matter.
However, they did serve to exemplify the major quality differences between the feature artist and themselves, and it was a chalk and cheese comparison.
I first heard Yamagata back in 2009 following the release of an extraordinary double CD album called ELEPHANT, TEETH SINKING INTO HEART. Seldom have I heard such an honest, raw and emotional album which basically described a mother and daughter relationship. And so to 2016 and a new album which is different but no less dramatic. Yamagata was involved on the production of the record and has done a superb job.
She walks onto the stage, picks up her guitar and stands at the mic to open with a song I did not recognise, 'The Only Fault'. By this time the small auditorium was full to overflowing and I wondered how on earth these punters had become aware of this American singer/songwriter stranger… Her opening song performance confirmed her wonderful quality and distinction. I did recognise the second song, 'Money Fame Thunder', which ends her new album. It's a slow-burner and immediate confirmation that she is indeed something special. Vocally, she travels the scale with ease, sincerity and feeling. Lyrically, her songs are from the top drawer with melodies that ease the door open very wide.


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Katherine Litwack[1] (born June 13, 1986),[2] known professionally as Kat Dennings, is an American actress. Starting with a role in an episode of the HBO dramedy series Sex and the City, Dennings has since appeared in the films The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Big Momma's House 2, Charlie Bartlett, Raise Your Voice, The House Bunny, Defendor, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Thor, and Thor: The Dark World. Since 2011, she stars alongside Beth Behrs in the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls.
Dennings was born and raised in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.[1][3] Her mother, Ellen Judith Litwack, is a poet and speech therapist,[4][5] and her father, Gerald J. Litwack, is a molecular pharmacologist, and college professor and chairman. Dennings is the youngest of five children, including an older brother, Geoffrey S. Litwack.[1][6] Her family is Jewish.
Dennings was homeschooled; her only enrollment at a traditional school was for a half-day at Friends' Central School.[1] She graduated from high school early, at the age of 14.[8] She moved with her family to Los Angeles, California, so that she could act full-time. She adopted the surname "Dennings" as her professional name when she was younger.[2] According to Dennings, as stated in Interview magazine in 2007, her parents initially considered her idea of pursuing an acting career to be "the worst idea ever.
Dennings began her career in commercials at the age of 10.[1] Her first acting job was an ad for potato chips.[8] Dennings made her professional debut with an appearance on HBO's Sex and the City in 2000, in the episode "Hot Child in the City", playing an obnoxious 13-year-old who hires Samantha to handle publicity for her bat mitzvah.[2][10] She then starred on the short-lived WB sitcom Raising Dad from 2001 to 2002 as Sarah, a 15-year-old raised by her widowed father (Bob Saget), with a pre-teen sister (Brie Larson). In 2002, Dennings appeared in the Disney Channel film The Scream Team as a teenager who stumbles into a group of ghosts. She was cast for a five-episode run on The WB's Everwood, but the role was recast with Nora Zehetner.[11]
Dennings continued working on television, guest-starring on Without a Trace as a teen whose boyfriend goes missing, and on Less than Perfect in 2003. In February 2004, she was cast in a pilot for CBS titled Sudbury, about a family of modern-day witches, based on the 1998 film Practical Magic, but the series was not picked up.[12][13] Dennings had a recurring role on ER from 2005 to 2006 as Zoe Butler, and guest-starred on CSI: NY as Sarah Endecott, in the 2005 episode "Manhattan Manhunt".
Dennings made her feature film debut in Hilary Duff's Raise Your Voice in 2004 as Sloane, a somber piano student.[14] In 2005, she landed supporting roles in The 40-Year-Old Virgin as Catherine Keener's character's daughter, and in Down in the Valley.[8] She played a rebellious teenager in the 2006 film Big Momma's House 2, starring Martin Lawrence.[15]
Dennings at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival
Dennings starred in Charlie Bartlett in 2008, the story of a wealthy teenager (Anton Yelchin) who acts as a psychiatrist for his new public high school. She played Susan Gardner, Bartlett's love interest, and the daughter of the school's principal (Robert Downey, Jr.).[9] Dennings appeared in The House Bunny that year, as Mona, a pierced feminist sorority girl.[16] She also starred in the teen romance, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, with Michael Cera. Dennings played Norah Silverberg, the daughter of a famous record producer, and was nominated for the International Press Academy's Satellite Award for Best Actress for the performance.[17] In September 2008, Dennings hoped to make Don DeLillo's novel End Zone into a film. Actors Sam Rockwell and Josh Hartnett were involved, but the project was not greenlit because of its controversial subject matter of nuclear war.[18]


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Palestinian Public Opinion Poll No (6)
WHILE INDICATING IMPORTANT SHIFTS IN PALESTINIAN PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD THE INTIFADA AND THE PEACE PROCESS, PSR POLL SHOWS SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A PRIME MINISTER AND REFUSAL TO GIVE CONFIDENCE IN THE NEW PALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT
These are the results of opinion poll # 6, conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) between 14-20 November 2002. The poll deals with the Peace Process, reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians, political reform and new Palestinian government, corruption, democracy and constitution, Arafat's popularity and political affiliation. The total sample size of this poll is 1319 from Palestinians 18 years and older, in the West Bank (814) and the Gaza Strip (505) Interviewed face-to-face, in 120 locations. The margin of error is 3%.
1) The Peace Process:
54% support the peace initiative called the "road map," 42% oppose it
76% support a mutual cessation of violence by Palestinians and Israelis; last August only 48% supported a gradual ceasefire between the two sides.
56% support taking measures by the PA to prevent armed attacks against Israeli civilians inside Israel after reaching an agreement on mutual cessation of violence even though 82% are worried that such measures may lead to internal Palestinian strife. This result is similar to the findings of the March 1996 poll in which 59% supported the measures taken by the PA against the Islamists who organized a series of suicide attacks inside Israel in February and March of that year.
73% believe that a return to the peace process would be impeded if the PA failed to take security measures to prevent attacks against Israeli civilians inside Israel after reaching an agreement on mutual cessation of violence. This result too is similar to the findings of the March 1996 poll.
However, 66% continue to believe that armed confrontations have so far helped achieve Palestinian rights in ways that negotiations could not
As in our two previous polls in May and August, 53% support armed attacks against Israeli civilians inside Israel while 43% oppose them. But support for attacks against soldiers in the West Bank and Gaza reach 91% and against settlers 89%.
Only 16% expect a return to negotiations and an end to armed attacks soon
The poll shows that a significant shift has occurred in Palestinian public attitudes regarding the intifada and the peace process. It shows a majority of 54% supporting the "road map" and 42% oppose it. More importantly, it shows that more than three quarters (76%) support a mutual cessation of violence by both sides. Last August, a PSR poll found only 48% supporting a gradual ceasefire. Another significant shift occurred in attitudes regarding a PA crackdown on those who carry out attacks inside Israel. The poll shows that a majority of 56% support taking measures by the PA against those who continue to resort to attacks against Israelis inside Israel after reaching an agreement on mutual cessation of violence. Our May 2002 survey showed that 86% were opposed to PA measures that included arresting those who organized suicide attacks against Israelis inside Israel.
Two additional findings are remarkable. The majority support for a crackdown is evident despite the fact that 82% of the pubic fears that such a crackdown may lead to internal civil strife. Moreover, the poll shows that a large majority of 73% believes that after reaching a mutual cessation of violence, a PA failure to take security measures to prevent armed attacks on Israelis inside Israel, would impede a return to the peace process.
It is noticeable that the results of this poll are similar to those obtained in a March 1996 survey. At that time, we found that 59% of the public supported the measures taken by the PA against those Islamists who organized the suicide attacks inside Israel in February and March of that year. At that time, and despite their support for it, 74% were worried that the crackdown would lead to internal strife. In the 1996 poll, 75% feared that if the PA failed to crackdown on the militants, the peace process would be halted.
The events of the last months may have played a role in causing this shift in Palestinian public attitudes. The reoccupation of the Palestinian cities dashed the hopes of many that the intifada would bring about a quick Palestinian independence. Concern that a war against Iraq might be exploited by Israel created public fears of deportations and forced expulsions. On the other hand, the gradual evolvement of a political horizon, as in the US call for the establishment of a Palestinian state and the development of a "road map" in that direction, may have created hopes for a possible revival of the peace process. The Israeli decision to hold early elections may have created fears that such elections could strengthen the right wing and radical forces in Israel in the absence of a halt to the violence. The reassessment among the PA old guard and mainstream Fateh leaders of the value of the intifada may have finally filtered down to the public.
However, despite the importance of the changes in public attitudes regarding the mutual cessation of violence and the crackdown on militants, the shift remains fragile. A majority still supports attacks on Israelis and views positively the achievements of the armed confrontations. As in our last poll in August, more than half of the public (53%) supports armed attacks against civilians inside Israel and about 90% support attacks against soldiers and settlers in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Moreover, 66% (compared to 71% last August) believe that the armed confrontations of the intifada had helped achieve Palestinian rights in ways that negotiations could not. As in August, only 16% expect an end to the violence and a quick return to negotiations.
The level of support for the "road map" is affected by gender, education, occupation and political affiliation. Support increases among women (58%) compared to men (50%); among illiterates (64%) compared to those holding a BA degree (41%); among housewives (62%) compared to students (46%); and among supporters of Fateh (72%) compared to supporters of Hamas (48%).
Support for the taking measures against militants who continue to carry out attacks inside Israel is affected by area and place of residence, education, religiosity, income, and political affiliation. Support increases in the West Bank (58%) compared to the Gaza Strip (53%); in Nablus (68%), Jerusalem (65%), Bethlehem (64%) Ramallah (62%) and Gaza city (62%) compared to Rafah (26%), Hebron (50%), and Khanyounis (51%); among those residing in cities (60%) compared to refugee camps (52%); among the illiterates (60%) compared those holding a BA degree (46%); among the most religious (69%) compared to the least religious (50%); among those with the highest income (67%) compared to those with the lowest income (57%) ; and among supporters of Fateh (72%) compared to supporters of Hamas (40%).
2) Reconciliation Between Israelis and Palestinians:
73% support reconciliation between the two peoples after reaching a peace agreement and establishing a Palestinian state. This is similar to our previous findings during the last two years.
After reaching a peace agreement, 83% would support open borders between Israel and Palestine and 66% would support joint economic institutions and ventures, but only 27% would support joint political institutions, 37% would support taking legal steps to prohibit incitement against Israel, and 8% would support the adoption of school curriculum that recognizes the state of Israel and does not the return of all Palestine to the Palestinians
40% believe that Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation is not possible ever, while 50% believe that most Israelis bthat reconciliation is not possible ever
After peace 37% are ready to invite an Israeli friend to their homes and 37% are willing to visit the home of an Israeli friend
28% believe that permanent peace between Palestinians and Israelis is possible while 23% believe that most Israelis believe that permanent peace is possible
The poll findings indicate no changes in public attitude regarding Palestinian-Israeli reconciliation compared to previous polls during the last two years. Within the context of a peace agreement and the establishment of a Palestinian state, almost three quarters (73%) of the Palestinians would support reconciliation. Moreover, an even larger majority of 83% would support open borders between the two states, while two thirds would support the establishment of joint economic institutions and ventures. However, support for other reconciliation measures decreases when it focuses on social issues, such as inviting an Israeli colleague to one's home or visiting him at his home. Joint political institutions are also unpopular with only 27% supporting the creation of joint political institutions toward a confederation between the two states. Thirty seven percent would support taking legal measures to prevent incitement against Israel and only 8% would support the adoption of school curriculum that recognizes the state of Israel and does not demand the return of all Palestine to the Palestinians.
3) Political Reform and the New Palestinian Government:
Only 40% give confidence to the new Palestinian government while 51% refuse to give it confidence
Only 37% believe that the new government will be able to carry out the needed political reform; 37% believe it will be able to fight corruption; 38% believe it will be able to improve the economic conditions; and 26% believe that it will be able to properly manage relations with Israel
85% support and 13% oppose internal and external calls for fundamental political reform in the PA
73% Support and 24% oppose the appointment or election of a Palestinian prime minister
47% support and 49% oppose changing the current Palestinian political system to a parliamentary system in which power would reside in the hands of a prime minister while the position of the president would be ceremonial
The findings indicate that the public refuses to give confidence in the new Palestinian government with 51% opposed and 40% supportive. The reason for the lack of confidence is indicated in the public belief that the new government will not be able to carry out political reforms, fight corruption, improve economic conditions, or properly manage the relationship with Israel with the percentage of confidence in the ability of the new government to carry out these tasks ranging between 26% and 38%.
As in our May and August polls, the findings of this one show that a large majority (85%) supports the internal and external calls for political reforms. Support for the appointment or election of a prime minister has increased from 69% in August to 73% in this poll. Support for changing the political system so that power would reside in the hands of a prime minister while the office of the president would become ceremonial received the support of 47%, compared to 44% last August. Forty nine percent oppose this reform measure.
Willingness to give confidence in the new government increases in villages and towns (43%) compared to refugee camps (35%); among the old (49%) compared to the young (41%); among non-refugees (42%) compared to refugees (37%); among the illiterates (57%) compared to those holding a BA degree (26%); among housewives (46%) compared to employees (31%) and professionals (21%); among those with the lowest income (42%) compared to those with the highest income (24%); and among supporters of Fateh (59%) compared to supporters of Hamas (26%).
4) Corruption
84% believe that there is corruption in the PA; among those, 62% believe that corruption will increase or remain the same in the future
Only 25% are convinced that reform measures taken by the Palestinian minister of finance will be sufficient to put an end to financial corruption in the PA
No significant change has been recorded in public perception of corruption compared to the situation during the past 12 months. A large majority of 84% continues to believe that corruption exists in the PA, while only 8% believe that the PA is free of corruption. The percentage of those who believe that corruption will increase or remain the same in the future increased from 58% last August to 62% in this poll. The percentage of those who are convinced that the reform measures introduced by the new Palestinian minister of finance, Salam Fayyad, will be sufficient to put an end to financial corruption does not exceed 25%, with a drop of five percentage-points compared to our August poll.
5) Democracy and Constitution
88% support and 11% oppose a democratic system with the following characteristics: periodic elections, a president with a limited term in office, freedom to form political parties, free press without censorship, an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights
94% support holding periodic elections, 78% support the election of a president for a limited term only, 76% support complete freedom to form political parties, 74% support freedom of the press with no government censorship, 75% support an independent judiciary, and 98% support respect for human rights
Only 19% give PA democracy a positive evaluation and only 17% expect a democratic system in the Palestinian state. But 66% of the Palestinians give a positive evaluation to the status of democracy and human rights in Israel.
69% do not agree, and 23% agree, with the statement that democratic states do not fight each other
54% believe, and 43% do not believe, that people today can criticize the PA without fear
74% support giving priority to freedom of the press and respect for human rights in accordance with the law even if this contradicted with what the PA may see as the national interest
61% are in favor, and 36% are not in favor, of having provisions in the Palestinian constitution guaranteeing equality for women in giving Palestinian citizenship to their children when the husband is not Palestinian
53% are in favor, and 46% are not in favor, of having provisions in the Palestinian constitution guaranteeing equality between men and women so that a woman could become a president of the Palestinian state
Only 25% are in favor, and 73% are not in favor, of having provisions in the Palestinian constitution guaranteeing equality for women in divorcing their husbands
35% are in favor, and 62% are not in favor, of having provisions in the Palestinian constitution guaranteeing equality for a Christian citizen in becoming a president of the Palestinian state
As in our August poll, support for a democratic system of government is very high. Eighty eight percent support a democratic system with the following characteristics: periodic elections, a president with a limited term in office, freedom to form political parties, free press without censorship, an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights. The poll also shows that each one of those characteristics enjoys the support of at least three quarters of the public with 98% support for the respect for human rights.
But the public attitude towards equality between men and women and towards equal rights for Christian citizens does not receive comparable levels of support and indeed does not receive the support of the majority in some cases. A majority of 61% is in favor of having constitutional provisions guaranteeing equality for women in giving Palestinian citizenship to their children when the husband is not Palestinian. Also, a majority of 53% is in favor of including provisions in the Palestinian constitution guaranteeing equality between men and women so that a woman could become a president of the Palestinian state. But only a quarter is in favor of having coprovisions guaranteeing equality for women in divorcing their husbands. Moreover, only 35% are in favor of having constitutional provisions equality for a Christian citizen in becoming a president of the Palestinian state.
Despite this fragile support for democracy when it comes to equality, the Palestinian public is willing to support some democratic values even if this entailed contradiction with what the PA may consider as the national interest. For example, 74% would support the upholding of the freedom of the press and respect for human rights even if it comes at the expense of what the PA may define as the national interest.
The street, as in previous surveys during the past few years, shows little admiration for the status of democracy under the PA. Positive evaluation for the status of democracy in Palestine does not exceed 19%, while the percentage of those who expect to see democracy in the Palestinian state is even less at 17%. On the other hand, two thirds of the Palestinians give the status of democracy in Israel a positive evaluation. Yet, despite the positive evaluation of Israeli democracy and the high level of support for democratic values among Palestinians, a majority of 69% does not agree with the statement that democracies do not fight each other.
Support for the right of a woman to divorce increases in the West Bank (32%) compared to the Gaza Strip (15%); in cities (25%) and towns and villages (27%) compared to refugee camps (20%); among women (31%) compared to men (20%); among the young (29%) compared to the old (22%); among non-refugees (28%) compared to refugees (22%); among those holding a BA degree (26%) compared to illiterates (22%); among the unmarried (29%) compared to the married (24%); and among the least religious (31%) compared to the most religious (21%).
Support for the right of a Christian citizen to become a president of the state increases in the West Bank (41%) compared to the Gaza Strip (26%); among men (39%) compared to women (31%); among the old (47%) compared to the young (25%); among those who hold a BA degree (44%) compared to those who have elementary education only (31%); among the retired (63%) and employees (44%) compared to students (27%); among the least religious (64%) compared to the most religious (32%); among those with the highest income (52%) compared to those with the lowest income (33%); and among supporters of Fateh (34%) compared to supporters of Hamas (27%).
6) Arafat's Popularity and Political Affiliation
Compared to last August, Yasir Arafat's popularity remains unchanged at 35%
Marwan Barghouti receives the second largest support at 21%, followed by Ahmad Yasin (14%), Sa'eb Erikat (9%), Haidar Abdul Shafi (8%), Farouq Qaddoumi (6%), and Hanan Ashrawi (5%)
Fateh receives the support of 27%, Islamist groups 25%, PFLP 3%, and 43% are non-affiliated
No significant change has been recorded in the popularity of Palestinian leaders and factions. Arafat's popularity remains the highest at 35% (compared to 34% in August and 35% in May), followed by Marwan Barghouti with 21% (compared to 23% in August and 19% in May). Ahmad Yasin comes third with 14% (compared to 10% in August and 13% in May) followed by Saeb Erikat with 9% (compared to 8% in August and 10% in May), and Haidar Abdul Shafi with 8% (compared to 13% in August and 10% in May). Support for Fateh remained stable at 27% (compared to 26% in August), while the Islamists dropped two percentage points, from 27% in August to 25% in this poll. .
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Bible scholars believe the legendary Ark of the Covenant may have landed in Africa after it was taken out of Israel.
The Ark is said to be a gold-covered wooden chest containing two stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments – which Moses brought down from Mount Sinai – are written.
It is also said to contain other biblical items such as Aaron's rod, which is thought to have magical powers.
Since it vanished there have been several theories as to where the Ark is now, including Mount Nebo in Israel, southern Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt and even several locations in Europe.
While the idea that the Ark was taken to Ethiopia is not new, there has been renewed interest after evidence was unearthed by the Bible Archaeology, Search & Exploration Institute (BASE).
Christian monks in the African country have long claimed the Ark is being kept under guard at the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion in Axum.
In a blog post on the organization's website it said: "As unusual as this may sound, the BASE team has uncovered compelling evidence that the Ark may well have been spirited up the Nile River to an eventual resting place in the remote highlands of ancient Kush — modern-day Ethiopia."
According to their research, the Ark was taken out of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem during the reign of Manasseh, where it was first taken to a Jewish colony on Elephantine Island in Egypt.
After that, it is thought it was taken down the Nile to Lake Tana in Ethiopia and in particular Tana Kirkos Island, which is considered to be a holy island only populated by Christian monks.
From there the Ark was moved to Axum, or Aksum, a city in the north of the country.
The BASE Institute claims to have spoken to a man at the church who was "The Guardian of the Ark of the Covenant" and who spent his life inside a fenced-off area surrounding the church and claimed he would not leave the compound until he died and a new guardian took over the role.
The man claimed he was the only person who could look on the Ark because it was a holy object and he and the villagers would protect it with their lives, if necessary.
When an investigator from the Smithsonian approached the guardian in 2007, he was told: "I'm the guardian of the Ark, I have no other name."
While the BASE Institute did not claim the Ark had been found, it did say: "At this juncture, we cannot say with certainty that it is, but neither can we say for certain that it isn't. What we have concluded is that St. Mary's of Zion church in Axum, Ethiopia, is the resting place either of an incredible replica of the biblical Ark of the Covenant, or of the actual Ark of the Covenant itself."
This story originally appeared in The Sun.
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Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) announced today the recapitalization of ECS Tuning, Inc. (ECS), a world leading ecommerce retailer of automotive aftermarket parts and accessories, with Bertram Capital (Bertram), a Northern California-based private equity firm focused on investing in middle-market business services, consumer, industrial, healthcare, and technology companies. As a strategic partner, Bertram will leverage its deep network and experience across the ecommerce sector to support ECS' growth initiatives. BGL served as the exclusive financial advisor to ECS. The specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
ECS has grown rapidly, having evolved from a family-owned service garage into a leading, technologically advanced ecommerce platform serving the Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Mini, Porsche and Volkswagen enthusiast markets. Today, ECS' site is one of the web's most popular destinations for German car enthusiasts, offering more than one million performance, genuine, and aftermarket parts and tools, collectively comprising the largest and highest quality e-catalog of its kind. Engaging a recession-resistant, enthusiast customer base, ECS has built an ecosystem of products, content, and media, and has cemented itself as the one-stop resource for its customer's entire automobile ownership experience.
John Tilson and Joe Boleski led the BGL transaction team. David Lewis and Christopher Hunt of Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A. served as legal counsel to ECS.


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Deloitte CPO survey 2017: Cost, risk and digital are top priorities to improve growth in uncertain times
79 per cent of procurement leaders to focus on cost reduction;
Almost six in ten see managing risks as a priority;
52 percent are focused on new products, services and market development;
60 per cent believe their teams lack the skills needed;
Three quarters believe their role in delivering digital strategy will increase;
75% of c-suite executives support procurement's role and further development.
Cost reduction and managing risk top the list of procurement leaders' business priorities in 2017, according to Deloitte's annual global Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) survey.
With uncertainty and growth ambitions being a constant focus in many organisations, the number one priority for 79 per cent of CPOs is reducing costs. This is closely linked to 48 per cent wanting to increase cash flow to help fund growth.
Managing risk will also be a strong priority for over half of CPOs this year (57 per cent). Key global risks cited include weakness and volatility in emerging markets; rising geopolitical risk; the possibility of a renewed Euro crisis; spill over effects of any slowdown from China; and uncertainty around Brexit and outcomes from upcoming trade negotiations. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the latter was the highest risk cited by UK based participants.*
In addition, 54 per cent of respondents report a resurfacing of procurement risk, which could include price volatility, disruptions in supply and supplier bankruptcy. This is up from 42 per cent in 2014.
Lance Younger, UK head of sourcing & procurement, explains: "Like other business leaders managing a global backdrop of economic and political risks, CPOs continue to focus on cost and risk management in 2017 to support growth in an uncertain market. So far, this is proving successful for CPOs, with 58 per cent achieving better savings performance than last year. However challenges with talent and poor adoption of digital technology still hinder progress. Unless addressed quickly, these could jeopardise the future of procurement."
The talent gap
87 per cent feel that talent is the single greatest factor in driving procurement performance and 60 per cent of CPOs still do not believe their teams have the skills to deliver their procurement strategy. Yet investment in new talent development approaches and training remains stubbornly low, with 25 per cent spending less than one per cent on training budgets.
Younger continues: "We continue to see procurement functions shrink in size, whilst the breadth of responsibilities and expectations continue to increase. Companies are demanding greater productivity, but overworked employees are not the solution. Instead, new, sustainable operating models are required. One approach is to empower talent by embracing digital and innovative technologies – such as automation, cognitive procurement and analytics – at a much greater scale."
Digital procurement accelerators
The ambition to do so is apparent, as this year 75 per cent of CPOs believe that procurement's role in delivering digital strategy will increase in the future.
This will be important too, as CPOs report that the impact of automation and robotics on their function will steadily increase from 50 per cent today to 88 per cent in five years' time, and up to 93 per cent by 2025.
65 per cent see analytics as the technology area that will have the most impact on the function in the next two years, but many see the quality of data available as a significant barrier to adoption. However, once again, an issue with talent is apparent, with 62 per cent claiming that there is still a large to moderate skills gap across analytical abilities.
Younger concludes: "As the rapid speed of technological change continues to sweep over businesses globally, procurement is at a tipping point and must take advantage of high levels of executive support. Digital will amplify great talent and strong CPOs must align the digital transformation of the function with ongoing business priorities."
* Specific UK statistics, based on 79 respondents with combined annual turnovers of £677 billion:
Cost reduction and risk:
The number one priority for 2017 for 84 per cent of CPOs is reducing costs, which is closely linked to 51 per cent wanting to increase cash flow.
Managing risk is a strong priority for 58 per cent this year.
50 per cent report a resurfacing of procurement risk specifically.
64 per cent achieved better savings performance than last year.
Talent and skills:
88 per cent feel that talent is the single greatest factor in driving procurement performance.
67 per cent still do not believe their teams have the skills to deliver their procurement strategy.
23 per cent spend less than one per cent on training budgets.
Digital technology:
81 per cent believe that procurement's role in delivering digital strategy will increase in the future.
40 per cent report that automation and robotics has impacted on their procurement function today. This increases to 88 per cent in five years' time and 94 per cent by 2025.
66 per cent see analytics as the technology area that will have the most impact on the function in the next two years.
65 per cent claim there is still a large to moderate skills gap across analytical abilities.
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Conducted in association with Odgers Berndtson, the global CPO survey is an annual survey of chief procurement officer's across the world. 480 procurement leaders from 36 countries around the world took part in this year's survey, representing organisations with a combined annual turnover of $US4.9 trillion.
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Minor Moves: Jacobs, Herndon, LaRoche, Lalli, Bourgeois, Humber
By Jeff Todd | November 2, 2013 at 1:13pm CDT
Today's minor moves can be found right here in this post …
Among the many re-signings of players otherwise eligible for minor league free agency reported by Matt Eddy of Baseball America are first baseman Mike Jacobs, who will stay with the Diamondbacks, and reliever David Herndon, who the Yankees have re-signed. Neither saw big league action this year. Jacobs put up a nice .296/.366/.533 line in 514 Triple-A plate appearances in his age-32 season, while Herndon, now 28, was good for a 2.78 ERA in his 35 2/3 innings across the Yanks system.
Third bagger Andy LaRoche has signed with the Blue Jays, Eddy reports on Twitter. The 30-year-old younger brother of Nats' first baseman Adam LaRoche played in just one game with Toronto last year, and has not been a regular big league contributor since leaving the Pirates after the 2010 season.
Catcher Blake Lalli has caught on with the Diamondbacks, Eddy notes in the same link. Also thirty years of age, Lalli has only forty uneventful MLB plate appearances. Playing at Triple-A for the Brewers last year, he put up a .282/.334/.447 line in 311 plate appearances.
The Reds have signed 31-year-old outfielder Jason Bourgeois, Eddy reports on Twitter. Bourgeois saw limited time with the Rays last year. His career big league line stands at .259/.305/.326 in 515 plate appearances over parts of six seasons, including 51 stolen bases.
Right-handed starter Philip Humber, 30, has inked a deal with the Athletics, reports Eddy (via Twitter). The once-perfect Humber had his option declined by the Astros early last month.
Righty Fabio Martinez signed with the Dodgers, per another Eddy tweet. The longtime Angel farmhand last worked in the Indians system, but has never managed to harness his live arm and posted BB/9 totals of over ten in 2012-13.
Pitcher Trevor Reckling has signed with the Reds out of independent league ball, Eddy tweets. He played six seasons in the Angels' system, reaching Triple-A at age 21 before moving the wrong way down the ladder. Noted as a reclamation project for the White Sox before the 2012 year, Reckling will give it one more go in Cinci.
The Rockies re-signed minor league second baseman Angelys Nina in a move designed to keep him from reaching the open market as a minor league free agent, tweets Eddy. Nina managed a .280/.331/.422 line in his second go-round at Tulsa, adding ten home runs and nineteen steals.
Outfielder Chris Dickerson and first baseman Dan Johnson, each of whom were outrighted on Thursday, have refused their assignments and elected to become free agents, according to an Orioles press release yesterday.
Remember to check MLBTR's DFA Tracker for updates on players designated for assignment around baseball. Currently, only Tommy Layne is sitting in DFA limbo.
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Q: PHP fopen() function does not create a file I am trying to create a file in my PHP application using the following code:
$file = @fopen(Data::$FILE_PATH, 'w'); //I also tried with 'x'
if(!$file)
{
    new ErrorReporter('Error 3');
    return;
}

It always displays the Error 3 text.
PHP script has chmod 777, I tried to make $FILE_PATH:

*

*/var/www/data.json

*/var/data.json

*/root/data/data.json

*/var/test/data.json

But none of the following worked, the file is never created.
I tried to make a file manually and I debugged it using the following function:
    private function debug()
    {
        $file = Data::$FILE_PATH;

        error_reporting(E_ALL);
        ini_set('display_errors', true);
        echo 'phpversion: ', phpversion(), "\n";
        echo 'uname: ', php_uname("s r"), "\n"; // name/release of the operating system
        //echo 'sapi: ', php_sapi(), "\n";

        echo $file, file_exists($file) ? ' exists' : ' does not exist', "\n";
        echo $file, is_readable($file) ? ' is readable' : ' is NOT readable', "\n";
        echo $file, is_writable($file) ? ' is writable' : ' is NOT writable', "\n";

        $fp = fopen($file, 'w');
        if ( !$fp ) {
            echo 'last error: ';
            var_dump(error_get_last());
        }
        else {
            echo "ok.\n";
        }
        die('done');
    }

The file:

*

*existed

*is readable

*ISN'T WRITABLE
The error that appears in the debug function is:
failed to open stream: Permission denied in /path/to/the/file on line 108
Line 108 content:
$fp = fopen($file, 'w');
But as I previously said, chmod of the script is 777 and $FILE_PATH file is 664.
Can anyone help me in this case?

A: After some tries, I finally found a solution:
I had to change chmod of the destination folder. I did 777, but you can find more secure chmods.
So as a summary - you need to change permissions of a PHP script and the destination folder.

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Greek mediumwave station on-track to resume operation
Many thanks to our friends at The Greek Radio who share this news:
The medium wave broadcasting center of the Greek Radio in Pachi Megara is likely to go live again after three and a half years, since the procedures for the necessary maintenance and repairs have recently been initiated, with a high possibility that one of the two transmitters will operate again soon. It is worth noting that the broadcasting center, which used to host two powerful mediumwave transmitters (the ones of multilingual "Filia" and of EPA Sport) had been subject to looting by burglars, few days after the ERT closure by the Samaras government, which left the premises unattended. Since then, it has not operated again.
As revealed by official announcements, ERT is launching a tender for the maintenance of the building and electricity poles with a budget of EUR 18,703, while in December they proceeded with a maintenance of the broadcast center and a cleaning of the 100 KW mediumwave transmitter. In November, a dummy load was installed by a team of the ERT subdivision of structural and electromechanical projects and they checked the generator Nautel, which ensures the continuation of the broadcast in case of power outage. They also installed a new grounding network in the main building of the transmitters.
Alongside, there were other smaller operations required for the safe operation of the facilities, such as the placement of fire extinguishers by a private firm, the restoration of the water supply, the maintenance of fence lighting. In October there was also a visit by a private security company, in response to a tender, whereas data were collected for the water insulation and the lighting of the buildings where the transmitters are placed.
Continue reading at The Greek Radio website…
This entry was posted in AM, Broadcasters, Mediumwave, News and tagged EPT, ERT, ERT Greece, Greece, Mediumwave, Megara on January 5, 2017 by Thomas.
Greek police use tear gas to empty former broadcaster ERT's offices
(Photo source: AP / Petros Giannakouris)
It looks like the staff protest, which has occupied ERT headquarters since June 11, has finally come to an end.
I'm not sure how/if this will have an effect on the Voice of Greece, but I will be listening for them on 9,420 kHz tonight.
Greek riot police have cleared the headquarters of the former state broadcaster ERT, using tear gas to gain entry and arresting several people.
Police formed a cordon round the building in Athens, before going from room to room to evacuate protesters.
Former employees have occupied the building since the government closed ERT and sacked its 2,600 staff in June.
Greece's conservative-led coalition said the state broadcaster cost too much to run in an economic crisis.
[…]The BBC's Mark Lowen, in Athens, says the question is whether the ERT debacle again fuels social unrest here – and how much stomach the Greeks still have for a fight.[…]
This entry was posted in Broadcasters, News and tagged ERT Cuts, ERT Greece, VOG, Voice of Greece, Voice of Greece Cuts on November 7, 2013 by Thomas.
The Voice of Greece Avlis shortwave transmitter site may be scrapped
According to TheGreekRadio.com, 39 shortwave antennas located at the Voice of Greece Avlis transmitter site may soon be sold as scrap metal. It seems this information is based on a statement by ERT employees from Monday (September 16, 2013):
"in the shortwave broadcasting center of Avlis, a representative of a company that sells metal showed up and started taking photos of the site. After we, ERT people, asked him, we got informed that he had been mandated by the Ministry of Finance to give an offer for the dismantling of 39 masts and purchasing the metal as scrap."
[…]The name of [the] company and the registration plate of the car are available. The union body of ERT notes that this is an area of 1160 acres, featuring 39 metal masts, with a height between 30 and 70 meters each, that function as the shortwave aerials that transmit the "Voice of Greece", the ERA-pénte, across the world.
"Greek shortwave started operating in 1938 and later was also used sent information to the Greek soldiers fighting Fascists in Albania. The only ones who dared to turn it off were the Nazis during the occupation. Since the liberation, it never stopped to link the country with Greek seafarers and the Diaspora. The Voice of Greece broadcasts information, entertainment, culture and tradition from Greece with programs in 12 languages, all over the globe".
You can read the full article by clicking here. Many thanks to Andrea Borgnino for the tip.
I've predicted that the Voice of Greece may not be on the air even by the end of 2013. I certainly hope I'm wrong, but I simply can't imagine there will be enough money in the reincarnated ERT budget to pay for the Voice of Greece Avlis shortwave transmitter site.
Follow the tag "ERT Cuts" for the latest developments.
This entry was posted in Broadcasters, News, Shortwave Radio and tagged ERT, ERT Cuts, ERT Greece, Voice of Greece, Voice of Greece Cuts, Voice of Greece Shortwave on September 17, 2013 by Thomas.
"You are listening to the Free Hellenic Radio"
Yesterday was the first day in nearly a month that I had turned on my SDR to record broadcasts. Between my travel schedule, getting the PC fixed, and near-constant summer thunderstorms, my SWLing has been limited to portables and sporadic travel listening. It felt so great yesterday to turn on the WinRadio Excalibur and do a little band-scanning. As I skimmed across the bands, I checked in with my good friend, the Voice of Greece, on 9,420 kHz. And, as I listened, I flipped on the "record" switch.
What I recorded was more than three hours of uninterrupted Greek music. Click hear to download the full recording, or listen via the embedded player below:
Three hours of music with no commentary (save a little dead air) is certainly not a typical format for the Voice of Greece, so I took note. If you've been reading The SWLing Post for long you'll know that the Voice of Greece and its domestic broadcasting counterparts have been going through a major shake-up. In the wake of the government closure of ERT on June 11th, within hours, former ERT journalists defiantly got back on the air. Until courts ordered the immediate re-opening of the Greek national broadcaster, the Voice of Greece was, in a sense, a very powerful pirate radio broadcaster. Interestingly, since the shakeup in June, I learned that the Voice of Greece has barely been off-air.
Since I don't speak or understand Greek, and since they've only made a few public statements in English, I turned to my friend and SWLing Post reader/contributor, Christos, for details. He writes:
I will try to describe…the current situation regarding the ERT issue, I hope in an objective way.
…[I]n front of the Radio House in Aghia Paraskevi suburb…all the fence[s] and part of the building [are] covered by banners. Almost every [evening], concerts take place in the yard. The participant artists express their solidarity [with] those who run the ERT since 11 of June, when the government fired 2,650 employees in order to recruit some 2000 again.
The so-called occupiers of the Radio House demonstrate signs of [fatigue] as less producers and known journalists appear in the programmes. Their programme is transmitted from medium waves 729, 1008, 1260 1404 and 1512 KHz…enough to cover the whole country during night time. I checked the short wave frequency of 9420 KHz; they [host] a different musical programme…the one you receive in [the US] [hear this above]. I think that this is a dead end for those who continue, as 3,000 people in the media business have applied for job[s] in the new ERT. The vice minister responsible…will recruit only 500 of them…
Two days ago, we had a night of tension as some protesters appeared on the mountain where the antennas are located…[P]olice arrested some of them.
You can get an idea of this incident [by] watching the following two videos:
Another source of [information about] the ERT occupiers is:
http://www.ertopen.com/news-in-4-languges/english
…[T]here have not been announcements about the future of the Voice of Greece. Think that some 10 million…Greeks live in the country, and some 10 [million] more [live] abroad.
[The pace of] Greek summer…[is] slow. People go to the beaches or to their native villages. Everybody looks exhausted as the last two days the temperature reached 39 degrees Celsius which is 102.2 degrees Fahrenheit. Today the SKAI, one of the biggest private radio stations, fired 10 journalists add[ing] to [the] 50 [previously fired]. Now they repeat older programmes and there [is] no news broadcasted.
Remaining journalists in ERT refer to [the broadcasting service] as: Hellenic Radio – The Voice of Freedom, and often announce, "You are listening to the Free Hellenic Radio."
Once again…giving you an idea [of the political] climate here…this morning the government announced the names of 2,122 teachers – public servants from technical education [–] who lost their job[s].
I hope this will be of…interest.
Christos, we thank you so much for your insight and opinions about the state of Greek national and international broadcasting! We at The SWLing Post support freedom of press in Greece, and commiserate with those who have lost their jobs, especially in such an oppressively hot summer. Please do continue to keep us informed.
I have sincere doubts about the longevity of the Voice of Greece (or Free Hellenic Radio) on shortwave. With the serious budget cuts the new ERT must be built on, I doubt they'll consider funding shortwave radio in Greece. I feel like it may only be a matter of time before we lose yet another shortwave broadcaster. I certainly hope I'm wrong…
In the meantime, I'll be dedicating more hard drive space to spectrum recordings of VOG.
This entry was posted in Broadcasters, News, Recordings, Shortwave Radio, What's On Shortwave and tagged ERT, ERT Cuts, ERT Greece, VOG, Voice of Greece, Voice of Greece Cuts on August 1, 2013 by Thomas.
ERT still broadcasting while Greek Public Television (EDT) emerges
Station name and logo of the new TV service, EDT
I have recorded hours of the Voice of Greece on shortwave since they were supposed to shutdown weeks ago. This update, via EnetEnglish, describes a re-branded TV service; Greek Public Television (EDT):
(Source: EnetEnglish.gr)
Greek Public Television (EDT), the replacement station for ERT which was shut down last month, has commenced broadcasting a basic signal.
A screen depicting the new station's name and somewhat uninspiring logo appeared at about 8.30am on Wednesday morning, against a backdrop depicting a globe and waves of colour.
The decision to commence the signal follows the vote on Tuesday night, at committee, of a bill establishing New Greek Radio, Internet and Television, or Nerit, the new national broadcaster.
The bill received only the support of the coalition parties, New Democracy and Pasok, with all other parties against. Debate on the new legislation will be completed on Thursday.
Despite the move, ERT staff at the station have entered their second month of continuous broadcasting via a livestream hosted by the European Broadcasting Union, which has demanded that the station reopen.
[…]ERT staff are asking whether EDT has been approved by the state's broadcasting regulator, the Greek National Council for Radio and Television (ESR). They also ask who is paying the staff working in EDT and on what kind of contracts.
This entry was posted in Broadcasters, News and tagged EDT, ERT Cuts, ERT Greece, VOG, Voice of Greece, Voice of Greece Cuts on July 11, 2013 by Thomas.
Court orders Greek National TV and Radio, ERT to reopen
Though the Voice of Greece has only been off the air very little, this court order will allow them to legally broadcast again:
(Source: Reuters)
A Greek court ruled that shuttered state broadcaster ERT must reopen immediately, a court official said on Monday, offering the squabbling ruling coalition a way out of a political crisis over the station's abrupt closure.
The ruling – which ordered ERT switched back on until a restructured public broadcaster is launched – came six day[s] after Prime Minister Antonis Samaras took it off air in the name of austerity and public sector layoffs to please foreign lenders.
The ruling appeared to vindicate Samaras's stance that a leaner, cheaper public broadcaster must be set up but also allowed for ERT's immediate reopening as his coalition partners had demanded, offering all three a way out of an impasse that had raised the specter of snap polls.
"It appears that the interim decision of the top administrative court gives the three leaders an opportunity to find a face-saving formula," said Theodore Couloumbis of the ELIAMEP think-tank.
A live feed of ERT – whose journalists have continued broadcasting over the Internet in defiance of orders – showed workers breaking into applause on hearing the court ruling. ERT's Symphony Orchestra began an outdoor concert outside its headquarters, playing an old news jingle to cheering supporters.
"I've been here seven nights and this is the first time I've seen people smile," said Eleni Hrona, an ERT reporter outside the headquarters.[…]
Read the full story at Reuters. Many thanks to Zach for the tip!
This entry was posted in Broadcasters, News, Shortwave Radio and tagged ERT Cuts, ERT Greece, VOG, Voice of Greece, Voice of Greece Cuts on June 17, 2013 by Thomas.
More ERT updates from Athens
(Source: radioakroatis.blogspot.gr)
SWLing Post reader, Christos, has been reporting regularly on the state of ERT broadcasting in defiance of a government shutdown.
Here's his latest report:
My logging on the frequencies used by ERT employees:
1404 KHz – KOMOTINI
1260 KHz -RODOS
1512 KHz – CHANIA, CRETE
9420 KHz – AVLIDA
This radio programme can be heard at the following internet address: http://193.43.93.230/ert.php
1008 KHz CORFU, [is] relaying audio from live video streaming.
This programme can be watched at: http://www3.ebu.ch/cms/en/sites/ebu/contents/news/2013/06/monitor-ert-online.html
96 MHz FLASH FM for Athens, Attiki.
They broadcast another radio programme.
666 KHz , 981 KHz : Transmitters are active, but there is no audio.
Also, check out Christos' blog where he has posted several photos he took at ERT protests: http://radioakroatis.blogspot.gr/


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As a nine-year-old boy Antonin Dvořák became intoxicated with the sight, sound and smell of steam locomotives when a newly opened railway line from Prague to Kralupy passed through his hometown of Nelahozeves.
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