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SEX AT THE CINEMA
Cinema sex is at an all-time high. In fact, the US has established ratings to inform film viewers of the degree of sex to expect. This post will explore four degrees of cinema sex:
1. no sex or G-rated
2. some sexuality or GP-rated
3. a lot of sex or R-rated
4. almost explicit sex or between R-rated and X-rated
SEX AT THE CINEMA IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES
At this point, it is important to mention that countries view sex at the cinema differently. For example, Turkey is tightening its guidelines. Only kissing on the cheek is considered proper for unmarried couples. Clearly, for anyone who is a fan of Turkish dizis, this guideline is not strictly enforced. In fact, it causes much controversy.
In Kara Para Ask, lead actors Omer and Elif do participate in some sex but it is discrete.
I am a new viewer of Korean series. My introduction, 100 Days My Prince, is totally discreet. But I am not sure if this is because this is for G rated audiences or this is the nature of Korean cinema in general.
Won Deck and Hong Sim must marry due to a decree from the crown prince.
The series depicting Ultraorthodox Judaism at its strictest. Streaming series overflow with fascinating sagas that are obscure to many Christian and even secular Jews. In this genre, there is no touching before marriages which are usually arranged. There are many rules and restrictions. For members of the various ultra-Orthodox groups, structure, security, and a strong sense of community are guaranteed. For others, like Esty the heroine of Unorthodox this life is unbearable. For Etsy, this streaming sage dwells on trasition rather that observance. The trailer is shown below.
In the US, R- rated TV and movies are so commonplace that they are barely more than scenery. This is the case in the prime example of a Netflix streaming series, @Spinning Out. A short video of the skating pair, Kat and Justin is shown below.
As Kat and Justin skate a very fine line in Spinning Out to ice skating victories, the cast of @Bridgerton, the latest steamy drama filmed in Britain walks a shockingly fine line between R-rated and X-rated.
Out in 'The Season', Lord Simon Hastings and Daphne Bridgerton make an impressive couple to all in attendance.
In conclusion, I wish to pose these questions to my readers. Do you agree with the ratings I have given each series? Are you comfortable with the amount of sex in each series? If not what would you like to see done differently?
SOURCES & RESOURCES
A.'Bridgerton' fans are criticizing showrunners for including a controversial rape scene and failing to address the lack of consent
B.I left the Satmar Hasidic community. 'Unorthodox' is a grossly inaccurate depiction of that world.
C.Spinning Out Season 2 Cancelled ? | Release Date
D.Everything You Need to Know About the Cast of '100 Days My Prince'
E.Review ~ Black Money Love (Kara Para Ask)
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A Holiday Homework Assignment Is Reminiscent of Our Favorite Family Tradition, Part One
THE HOLIDAY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
Thanks to a holiday homework assignment my great-nephew Westley got, our family has revived its memories of our favorite family traditions, decades of Thanksgiving dinners together.
HOW IT HAPPENEND
Westley, my brother's grandson was given an assignment for his grandpa to write about his favorite childhood holiday. No hands down, it was Thanksgiving. We had the best Thanksgiving dinners ever.
Norman Rockwell Freedom From Want Traditional American Happy Family Thanksgiving Christmas Dinner Turkey Holiday
WHO CAME
Family and friends attended from across the country. This included California, Kansas, New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York. There were brothers and sisters. Step-brothers and sisters. Aunts and Uncles, cousins, and close family friends. That alone could total between twenty to thirty folks. of course, there were both adults and children of all ages.
THE RITUALS
First ritual:
Some of the family arrived Wednesday evening. Since the kitchen was off-limits, dinner was always at our favorite local Italian restaurant, La Serenata. This worked out perfectly because their food was great. So we stuffer ourselves. As a result, we wouldn't need to eat again until Thanksgiving dinner. The smells throughout the house were irresistible. Because we were so full from dinner, we were able to refrain from tasting anything that night.
Second ritual:
The cooking of the turkeys was an all-night affair. This was because they were so large and because they had to be basted constantly to insure the perfect browning of the skin. I mention turkeys because there were always two turkeys. The only way to ensure there would be enough and to accommodate two types of stuffing was to have two turkeys. One turkey had sausage stuffing. The other had chestnuts.
We required two turkekys to accomodate all the guests and two types of stuffing, chestnut and sausage for taste preferences. Photo from Classy Cooking.
Third ritual:
Two tables had to be set up to accommodate everyone so One was for the adults. Another for children. In order to fit both, the former was in the dining room and the latter was in the living room.
Fourth ritual:
The adult table decor was like something out of a magazine. Every piece of fine china, glass, silver, and table linens came out for use at this yearly event. There were gold-leafed trimmed china and glassware from my grandmother's marriage; engraved silverware from my mother's marriage; gold woven table linen with matching napkins coordinated with my grandmother's dishes. In addition to all of this was a set of two-tiered centerpiece plates. One had a female figure at the top. The other was male.
Antique Meissen two-tiered cake or dessert plates
The Norman Rockwell Museum
Roast Turkey Recipe from Classy Cooking
Antique German Meissen two tiered plate
This blog post continues with Part Two of 'A Holiday Homework Assignment Is Reminiscent of Our Favorite Family Tradition'.
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HOLIDAY SHOPPING FRENZY
The holiday shopping frenzy has taken on a new start. Each year the beginning becomes earlier in the season. In fact, this year one could not distinguish the Halloween decorations from the Thanksgiving decor. In addition to that, the spirit of Christmas had started to sneak in too. I really began to wonder,' what is going on'?
On a recent Saturday afternoon, in mid November there is not a single parking shop available in the Rockville Centre, Long Island HomeGoods parking lot.
On Your Mark, Get Set, Shop
The outcry of 'On Your Mark, Get Set, Shop' signaled the beginning of the earliest holiday shopping frenzy on record. Usually 'Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving is the start. That day has also crept up in the seasonal calendar. To the dismay of many employees, stores open right after Thanksgiving dinner or before daylight on Black Friday. I attributed this shift to nothing but mere consumerism. But this year is different.
There are several reasons for this change. Consumerism may be part of it. But something else plays a major part in this holiday shopping frenzy, FEAR. What exactly is the cause? Several come to mind. We are in the midst of a pandemic. Even though everyone hoped it would have subsided by now, it is only getting worse. So how does this affect holiday shopping? People are afraid that stores will run out of items. In addition, there is a fear that stores will have to close down again. Lastly, there is mistrust that things ordered online will not arrive in time.
On Your Mark, Get Set, Stop
This holiday season is going to look very different. Most likely, social distancing and sequestering are going to intensify. For safety's sake, gatherings will be limited to immediate family. Maybe we need to rethink what this time of year is meant to be about. Thanks for Thanksgiving. Gratitude for Hannukah, the festival of lights, Christmas blessings, Kwanza cheer.
A sampling of the 2020 holiday postage stamps from the USPS
Instead of worrying about getting the last parking spot in your favorite store or mall, this may be the year to stop and think. Let's think about the true meaning of these holidays. They all fall around a pivotal point in the year. Even before these fairly modern holidays, Mother Nature determined their meaning. The shortest day of the year, the longest night of the year was followed by the beginning of renewal, hope, and light. May the coming year bring all of those to all of us. Amen.
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CRAZY 2020
HOW IT BECAME CRAZY
Crazy 2020 is not what this year was supposed to be about. But between the COVD-19 pandemic and the yet to be conceded presidential election, things are not back to normal by a long shot. The pandemic has gotten worse rather than better. The financial stimulus that was 'promised' to Americans in need is still elusive. In addition, the most preposterous circumstance is that the current President refuses to concede. He lost both the popular and electoral votes. But he insists that he won.
Brian Stauffer's "Under Control"
RETURN TO BALANCE NEEDED
Despite all of this, we need to find balance and consistency. Towards that end, I hope to become more regular in contributing new posts to my blog. So in the hope of establishing a new normal, I offer my apologies for my long absence during Crazy 2020.
During the Vice Presidential debate a fly landed on VP Pence's head and remained there for the duration. The fly became a symbol for the 'V' in vote.
A RACE OF MIXED EMOTIONS
The presidential race was emotional, even explosive at time. But some folks make it very clear what they felt needed to happen as illustrated by this priceless cartoon.
From 'The Outsider' the rapper 50 cent had his say
ELECTION RESULTS FAVOR #46 BUT NO CONCESSION FROM #45
According to the Financial Times, Trump refuses to concede
His concession is not necessary to acknowledge the #BidenHarris2020 win. But historically it has always been a matter of diplomacy the the loser concedes. But then #45 has always played his own game rather than follow the rules. Does this latest tactic come as a surprise to anyone? I think not. Perhaps he will spend the lame duck administration on the golf course denying the true course of history.
WELCOME TO THE #46 TEAM
Despite the continue temper tantrums of POTUS #45, I look forward with delight to the next administration. It promises to be an Executive Team with strong leadership and the best minds that the US has to offer our country and the world.
Biden Victory Prompts Celebrations in Hillsborough County
The New Yorker Magazine-Covers
Fly on Pence's head
Trump still refuses to concede losing US election
50 Cent Shares Bizarre Cartoon of Lady Liberty Slingshotting Trump: 'He Going To Jail'
The Financial Stimulus Program
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The Kordugum aka Intersection Hero
Child actor, Ali Kaan Karasu emerges as the Intersection boy hero from the Karasu clan, an Istanbul, Turkish mafia family. Initially, Kaan's father Ali Nejat Karasu appears to be headed to earn this honor. But Ali Nejat eventually fails to become the movie's hero. The reasons appear as this story continues.
The youtube trailer for Kordugum aka Intersection
Aybbats Kartal Ozson plays Ali Kaan Karasu, Intersection boy hero. Photo source unknown.
ALI KAAN KARASU, OUR BOY HERO
Cherubic Kaan wins over everyone's heart. In addition, he is an extraordinarily perceptive boy. He never ceases to amaze us with his uncanny insights and honesty.
Orphaned by the untimely death of his mother, Kaan needs to find his father. He goes to live with his maternal grandfather until Alli Nejat proves his paternity. He also admits to a brief affair with Kaan's mother that resulted in a pregnancy.
But Ali Nejat also claims that the mother was well paid to either have an abortion or to live comfortably but alone raising Kaan. Actually, Ali Nejat assumes she got an abortion. Therefore he thought the case was closed. But the company CFO never paid the mother. He stole the money and kept it for himself.
Ibrahim Celikkol plays Ali Nejat Karasu. Picture from a YouTube interview.
ALI NEJAT KARASU, KAAN'S FATHER
Handsome and self-assured, Ali Nejat seems to have everything going for him. Initially, he is a logical choice as the story's hero. He is the successful heir to his father's shipbuilding empire. He is hardworking, a loyal son, a devoted brother, a gentleman, and very successful. But as the story progresses several things come to the forefront. His potential heroic status diminishes until it ends. These impediments include:
1. attempting to realize his financially risky dream of adding Turkish car design and production to the Karasu shipbuilding empire
2. prematurely accepting the legal role of a full-time single parent to Kaan
3. returning to former teenage girlfriend Eylul instead of moving forward with fiance Naz
KAAN'S RISE AS THE INTERSECTION BOY HERO ALONG WITH DADDY'S DEMISE
At first, Ali Nejat is intrigued and even proud to have an offspring. Unfortunately for Kaan, the novelty wears off and he becomes more like a pedigree pup than a well-supervised child. As a result, Ali Nejat constantly seeks babysitters for Kaan. In other cases, Kaan is simply left at the manor, the family home where a staff member feeds and casually looks after him.
When Ali Nejat is falsely accused of murder, it is Kaan at approximately age 7 who finds an honest lawyer to get him off. His father is too naive and blinded by family loyalty to see the con his family is playing.
Lastly, the novelty of parenthood and being a mature adult wear off. Ali Nejat chooses to rekindle his romance with former teenage lover Eylul. This is instead of going forward to marry Naz. Naz was the story's heroine, as well as the woman Kaan had already adopted as his new mother.
Ali Nejat with his teen age lover. She returns to his life which raises doubts in his adult decision to marry his fiance Naz. Photo from IMDDb.
Time and again, the child fills the shoes of an adult. His father, who is supposed to be the adult reverts to teenage immaturity and irresponsibility. Although it is awe-inspiring to experience how special Kaan is, Ali Nejat is a huge disappointment. In addition, the series itself leaves us hanging in mid-air on a rooftop heliport in Istanbul without any real conclusion. The only thing that is conclusive is who the hero of this series is. Without a doubt, it is Ali Kaan Karasu.
1. Kördügüm (TV Series 2016– ) – IMDb
2. Turkish Dramas Appreciation Group (English Speaking)
3. Turkish Dramas Spoiler Group (English Speaking)
Turkish Dizis (English)
TRT World-Watch
IMDB Intersection – Yahoo Search
Turkish series & movies with Eng Subtitle
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Bittersweet Love Stories with Turkish Actor, Engin Akyurek and His Leading Ladies
Bittersweet love stories best describe much of the romantic love/hate relationships between Turkish actor, Engin Akyurek, and his leading ladies. Although these underlying themes are typical, they are expresses in sophisticated, literary, profound, and confounding ways as any romantically based compelling novel might be.
Devastated Elif runs away after Omer stands her up at their wedding. Photo from the Facebook page, Black Money Love Bittersweet Updates
For example, there are Shakespearean themes, class friction, cultural mores, and deeply emotional issues. As a result, Omer gilts his fiance Elif at the altar. Although he loves her deeply, he has decided that it would be better to hurt her once with a lie than for her to have to face him daily reminded that his brother had killed her father.
NOT YET BITTERSWEET
The growing relationship between Omer and Elif is at times very frustrating. It grows from an embryonic seed to full flower, blossoming with painful thorns. There are continual conflicts, misunderstandings, and then bursts of passionate forgiveness. As a result, emotions run cold as ice then hot as fire. This conclusively leads to viewer tension in one's belly to tingling through one's entire body. This seems to be the pattern in some of Engin Akyurek bittersweet love stories. Indeed, it is part of what makes them so bittersweet yet so irresistible.
Engin Akyurek as Kerim in Fatmagul from YouTube
The bittersweet is a reprieve from the bitter. Typical of this phase is the tension that builds up between Omer and Elif that leads to the relief of a romantic embrace. In addition, this is the kind of dramatic transition for Fatmagul and Kerin in FATMAGÜL'ÜN SUÇU NE?
Omer in a heated discussion with Elif from the Facebook page, Engin Akyurek Appreciation page
In spite of those less than sweet times, we suffer through the bitter moments and even the bittersweet moments for those increasing sequences of unabashed visceral 'oh so sweet' passion. Using romantic creativity, an ardent Engin fan strung together a precious necklace of passion gems created by Omer and Elif romance in BLACK MONEY LOVE. This video is posted on YouTube courtesy of Sefirin Kizi.
A succession of romantic moments between Omer and Elif without stopping to take a breath. From YouTube.
BEYOND BITTERSWEET
Not all of Engin Akyurek's acting roles have fallen into the bitter to sweet tastes. For example, in Olene Kadar, Engin starts with a promising future as a brilliant young medical student. Through a succession of tragic mishaps, including 11 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, an untrusting lost love, a child born out of wedlock found too late to bond with him, our hero ultimately dies an untimely death.
This is not your typical Engin heroic role. So when someone has the ability to capture the hearts of fans as well as his leading ladies chooses to cast aside his prizewinning charm, to play a dark role instead, he has the mark of a truly gifted and courageous actor. He exhibits extraordinary talent.
Although I prefer to be entertained by bittersweet love stories than one that ends in darkness, it is a privilege to view my favorite Turkish actor display such range and acting ability. From darkness comes new light. One can only wait with bated breath for what is in store for all of us Engin admirers in the future.
EDUCATION & ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, The ALISON D. GILBERT Blog
Bad-Boy Movie Heroes
Bad-boy movie heroes have been a major attraction for celluloid audiences in the US and abroad for about 100 years. In fact, I was reminded of some of my historical favorites by my latest, Turkish actor Engin Akyurek. I have chosen four other bad-boys for this writing. In addition to my total list of these five are the reasons I have given them the name, bad-boy movie heroes. As a matter of fact, I suspect that this may be the 'Hollywood' formula that works as well today in 2020, as it did when it was invented. The bad-boys included here range from films made in 1944 to 2015.
Engin Akyurek from the Facebook Fan Club Group
THE BAD-BOY PERSONALITY FORMULA
A. They don't follow the rules.
B. They are handsome, sexy, and magnetic.
C. Their behavior tends to range from rage to romance.
D. For the most part, the women they attract are 'nice-girls'
E. These bad-boy movie heroes almost always get the 'nice-girl'
F. In spite of their unorthodox procedures, they often become heroes.
THE BAD-BOYS
Bad-boy movie heroes, images from Google. Left to right, Dana Andrews, William Holden, Paul Newman, Bradley Cooper, Engin Akyurek
Fashions may have changed. Hairstyles may have altered as well. But one thing remains the same. That is the bad-boy movie heroes formula. Each of the following trailers illustrates the constants that make each bad-boy a movie hero.
THE MOVIES AND THEIR BAD-BOY HEROES
1.The trailer for 'Laura' with Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney 1944
2.The trailer for 'Picnic' with William Holden and Kim Novak 1955
3.The trailer for 'The Long, Hot Summer' with Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward 1958
4.The trailer for 'Silver Lining Playbook' with Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence 2012
5.The trailer for Kara Para Ask aka BLACK MONEY Love 2014-2015 with Engin Akyuerk and Tuba Buyukustun
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The Existential Angst of Being An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Artist
The existential angst of being an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish artist is one of the main themes throughout this Israeli TV drama series, Shtisel streaming on US Netflix.
The Vimeo trailer is shown below.
Actor Michael Aloni plays the conflicted ultra-orthodox artist, Akiva Shtisel (Kive). His portrayal is captivating although the real-life person his character is based on, Zalmen Glauber is much less dramatic.
See SOURCES & RESOURCES for details about Zalmen Glauber.
Actor Michael Aloni plays Akive, the Ultra-Orthodox artist, the protagonist in the Israeli TV series, Shtisel
Akiva Shtisel attempts to follow the letter of the law of ultra-orthodox Judaism. But the conflict stems from his love of painting and his love of his faith. Although he knows in his soul that this talent is a gift from God and no conflict for him personally, it is disparaging for his father and those he loves. As a result, the series follows his trials and tribulations to unite his desire to marry as an observant Jew and his passion to express his artistic soul.
Cousins, Kive and Libbi in a more serious moment from Shtisel
In his desire to wed, with two previously failed engagements, Akiva has become known as the family screw-up. In spite of this, his latest potential wife, his first cousin Libbi loves him and wants to marry him. Accordingly, her father agrees to the marriage under two conditions. Akiva must abandon his art. In addition, he insists that Akiva take on a real job, managing a shady travel agency the uncle has opened. Thus, the series goes on to include efforts to follow the uncle's demands as well as the shortcomings of it.
There seem to be additional episodes if not years to this story of Ultra-Orthodox Judaism and Akiva's existential angst as an artist. Netflix has not made all of them available yet. It is an inevitable quality of TV series drama that necessitates more emotional roller coasters. But this season ends on a note of hope. Therefore I anticipate a positive conclusion hopefully without too many bumpy rides along the way.
Shown below is one of the lighter sides of Shtistel's Kive and Libbi on YouTube, a 'surprise date' to the ice skating rink.
Details from IMDb
Michael Aloni (Akiva Shtisel) on Instagram
11 Things You Need to Know ABout Michael Aloni
'Shtisel' Star Michael Aloni On How He Prepared To Play A Charedi On TV
Google Search for Akiva Shtisel, actor Michael Aloni
The Real Life Akiva Shtisel
How Shtisel star, Michael Aloni Prepared to Play Shtisel
Netflix's 'Shtisel' Is Binge-Worthy TV on a Strict Form of Judaism
A Date to the Skating rink from https://www.ekollel.com/shidduch/
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EVA ZEISEL: MASTER OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
A popular Eva Zeisel Teapot, distinguished only be the applied pattern. The photo is from the Eva Zeisel Forum Facebook group.
The Story and Work of a Useful Object Maker
Industrial design masters, like Eva Zeisel, are very special. They are people whose work has transcended the design of everyday objects to things of beauty.
They are masters. This blog post will focus primarily on her mastery of tableware designs.
Industrial Designed Objects
Before I go any further I want to make a crucial distinction. It is the way that industrial design differs from crafts artisanship.
ID objects are meant to be machine reproduced in quantity. Yet a prototype may start out as a hand made one of a kind.
But on the other hand, crafts are hand made. This is from start to finish.
If a craft object is reproduced, it is done so by hand. In addition, it may even stay one of a kind.
About Eva Zeisel
The details of Eva Zeisel's life fascinate me. She spent a short time in jail for political protest. This did not dampen her enthusiasm for life. She lived to be 105. Her career included teaching Industrial design at Pratt Institute in New York. As a matter of fact, I lived near Pratt and took a course there. For an in-depth biography, read below and go to the sources and resources section of this post.
A short bio of Eva Zeisel,Industrial Design Master from Google.
Three fish shaped bowls by Industrial designer Eva Zeisel. Photo from the Eva Zeisel Facebook forum Group.
Eva Zeisel Colorful Teapot Designs
The picture above of the nested fish bowls may be less typical of her work than her tableware designs. Here is one that I love.
An Eva Zeisel teapot set design from her Facebook Group forum.
Teardrop Collections
Eva Zeisel's work was well known for the teardrop shape design. Below are samples.
Museums, Exhibitions and Colllections
Over the years Eva's design vocabulary changed. I would be remiss not to include other pieces I like very much. They are in the tea set category. Notable are shows of her work in museums all over the country, as well. They have included:
Denver Art Museum, Serious Play 2019
Eva Zeisel Collection at the International Museum of Dinnerware Design, Ann Arbor Michigan
Eva Zeisel Collection pieces at RISD
Listing of Museums and exhibitions from Wikipedia
Future posts in the Industrial Design Masters series may include RUSSELL WRIGHT, DOROTHY, MACKENZIE-CHILDS, PORTER, and the TARGET TEAPOT DESIGNER/ARCHITECT
Eva Zeisel, Wikipedia
Nonfiction Book Review-Eva Zeisel on Design: The Magic Language of Things
Eva Zeisel Forum, Facebook Group
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THE CVS COUPON MONEY SAVING SYSTEM
The CVS money-saving system is my most often used and favorite 21st-century coupon cutting and digital coupon system with its variety of traditional as well as digital money-saving tools. As a matter of fact, there are times when I make substantial purchases without having to pay hardly anything. Believe it or not, one particular trip to CVS cost me around $1 for $80 worth of merchandise.
I have been within the top 3-7% of savers in New York for several years
HOW THE CVS COUPON MONEY SAVING SYSTEM WORKS
So far this is the most comprehensive 21st Century Coupon Cutting tool I have found. It works for both online and in-store purchases. Actually, I find it to be the best program around. Therefore, I buy as much as of can of household and personal needs in addition to over the counter nutritional supplements and non-prescription drugs. Here's how the whole system works:
21st Century CVS and other coupon cutting tags on a keychain
1. I receive an email indicating a saving of between 20% and 40% for one or all my purchases with an expiration date. From the email, I am able to send the offer to the well-worn discount card I keep on my key chain. (See photo below).
CVS 40% off email is #1
2. A postcard with a 20-40% saving is mailed to me. I provide the mailer to the cashier when I check out.
A 25% coupon mailer which I present to the cashier at check out
3.Inside the mailer are additional, individual coupons that are also presentable to the cashier at checkout.
The inside of themailer contains additional, specific coupons
4. When I go to any CVS store, I go to the machine that prints out all the savings currently available to me, in addition, to the ones stored on my plastic coupon key chain tag. See the photo below.
The CVS coupon cutting system store machine printed coupons is #3
5. At check out, I present these printed coupons to the cashier.
6.Next I swipe my tag to register with the cashier all the discounts on my card.
7. Then I swipe my OTC or over-the-counter card to see what savings I can also get up to $100/month for certain non-prescription items. The OTC card is a benefit of my health insurance plan. This plastic discount card is shown below.
My OTC card which can cover up to $100 in non-prescription items is #6.
8. There is also the 10/30 program which refunds $10 for every $30 spent on this store visit.
9. In addition, there is the new CVS 'CarePass' program that costs $5/month then returns $10/month. It is charged at the beginning of the month and is paid out on the 18th of each month.
As you can see, the CVS money-saving system is a mix of both traditional coupon cutting and digital coupons. Even though it can become confusing, it is clearly worth the saving we get.
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Bitcoin plunges below $9,000 after 24% decline this week
Michael Sykes
A Bitcoin cryptocurrency coin at the DeeCrypto retail store selling cryptocurrency mining equipment. Photo: Artyom Geodakyan\TASS via Getty Images
Bitcoin carried its steep decline from earlier this week into Friday morning when it fell below $9,000, CNBC reports. This is the second time the cryptocurrency has fallen under $9,000 in 2018. It fell to as low as $8,370.80 before rebounding back to $9,077 as of Friday morning.
Why it matters: Bitcoin has yet to hit its stride again since rocketing up to more than $19,000 in December 2017 and much of it is due to regulation. The U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission announced new requirements for exchanges earlier this week and that coincided with the initial drop.
What they're saying: Regulation has caused an initial setback to the market, but may not be a bad thing. Bartek Ringwelski, the chief operating officer at bitFlyer, a trading firm, told Axios regulation is necessary because of growing popularity.
"For the same reason that stocks are regulated and trading is regulated. It's a new form of asset that is emerging."
— Bartek Ringwelski

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Republic of Ghana
Presidential system
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey
Date of establishment of bilateral relations
Political relations
Bilateral relations between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Ghana are traditionally friendly and communication is maintained at a high level. As part of its anti-colonial policy, SFRY has supported Ghana's struggle for independence from the very beginning.
The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia at the time, Ivica Dačić, conducted an official visit to Ghana on 20 May 2019.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana Shirley Ayokor Botchwey visited the Republic of Serbia on 19—22 August 2018.
The Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana Aaron Mike Oquaye visited Serbia on 28—30 May 2018.
Economic relations
In 2020 exports amounted to 969 thousand euros, while imports amounted to 5.744 million euros.
In the 2019, exports amounted to 1,429 million euros, while amounted to 6,089 million euros.
Bilateral agreements
Agreement between FPRY and Ghana on establishing diplomatic relations (exchange of notes), date of signing: 13 January 1959.
Trade agreement between SFRY and the Republic of Ghana, date of coming into force: 10 November 1969.
Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Abuja http://www.nairobi.mfa.gov.rs
Embassy of the Republic of Ghana in Rome https://www.ghanaembassy.it/
Competent political department:
Department for Africa and the Middle East, Tel. +381 11 306 8254, e-mail: ozabi@mfa.rs


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By Chuks Collins, Awka 🇳🇬No Comments
Anambra 2021 Fallout: Group calls for investigation, expulsion of members who allegedly worked against PDP
…insists they should stay away permanently By: Chuks Collins, Awka The last may not have been heard about the loss of the Nov 6,2021 Anambra State Governorship election by the People's Democratic Party (PDP), as a group under the aegis of "Stakeholders of the People's Democratic Party in Anambra State" raised an alarm in a petition to the party's acting National Chairman against alleged recurring sabotage/anti-party activities of some members in elections in Anambra State. As part of the guber election fallout, and sounding really worried , the group noted that "We the stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party in Anambra state wish to bring to your attention pressing issues that we believe is a recurring problem in the Anambra state chapter and therefore requires action on th...
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By Eke Isaac5 Comments
Three women, 11 others obtain Anambra PDP governorship forms
Fourteen aspirants, including three women, have obtained nomination and expression of interest forms to contest for the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the Anambra governorship election scheduled for November. The three women are Uche Ekwunife, who is currently representing Anambra Central in the Senate; Chidi Onyemelukwe, a daughter of former Vice-President Alex Ekwueme; and Mrs Genevieve Ekwochi. The other aspirants are Obiora Okonkwo, Chris Azubogu, Winston Ude, Valentine Ozigbo, Godwin Ezeemo, Godwin Maduka, Ifedi Okwenna, Ugochukwu Uba, Tony Nwoye, Walter Okeke and Emeka Etiaba (SAN). The list of aspirants was read out at the party's national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday, when Azubogu, who is a member of the House of Representatives, submitted his fo...
By Eke Isaac1 Comment
PDP orders members to withdraw cases ahead of Anambra governorship election
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday asked its members in Anambra State to withdraw their cases against the party leadership in court ahead of the state's governorship election slated for November. The PDP National Vice Chairman, South-East, Chief Ali Odefa, made the call during a meeting of the party's Zonal Working Committee held in Awka. Odefa said the party cannot afford any court distractions ahead of the Anambra election. He urged the aggrieved party members to direct their complaints to the zonal leadership for amicable and dispassionate resolution. Odefa, who expressed satisfaction with the progress recorded by PDP in Anambra, promised that the zonal leadership of the party would ensure that the primary election produced the best candidate for the election....
Anambra PDP bans exco members from campaigning for aspirants
The Anambra State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, has placed a ban on members of its executive from campaigning for aspirants ahead of the 2021 governorship election. State chairman of the party, Chief Ndubuisi Nwobu, announced the ban on Wednesday, while receiving a governorship aspirant, Chief Wilson Udeh, at the party's Secretariat in Awka, the state capital. He said, "Any official who attaches himself to a particular aspirant will sanctioned. It's our resolve that officials of the party should remain neutral until after the primaries of the party when all of us shall come out in unison to support our candidate for the election. "By so doing, we shall not be factionslised before the main election. Experience has taught us that if we attach ourselves to individual ...
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Tax: APGA Government Is ever insensitive – PDP laments
Following the introduction of neck-breaking taxes and levies in Anambra State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) government of continued insensitivity. The accusation was made by the Publicity Secretary of PDP in the state, Mr Nnamdi Nwangwu in a press release made available to journalists. Mr Nwangwu said that it is worrisome that the APGA-controlled government is still imposing heavy taxes on traders and businessmen in the state at a time responsible state governments all over the globe are offering incentives to businesses to bounce back from the havoc wrecked by the COVID-19 pandemic. "We have it on good authority that government revenue agents are making life unbearable for traders and businessmen in Awka, Nnewi, Onitsha...
By The Daily Vendor3 Comments
Now That NWC Has Recognized Anambra State PDP, What Next For Meddlesome Interlopers – Nwangwu
The Anambra State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked what the meddlesome interlopers and doomsday arm chair political analysts hope to do now that the National Working Committee (NWC) has recognized and confirmed the Hon (Sir) Ndubuishi Nwobu led Executive Council of PDP in Anambra State. The question was contained in a press release signed by the Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Mr Nnamdi Nwangwu made available to journalists. He stated that the recognition and confirmation has again confirmed the position of PDP in Anambra State that the party's big umbrella is intact. Nwangwu noted that the enemies within and outside the party have been hallucinating that there is crack in the wall of the PDP, a dream which he said will never see the light of...
Anambra 2021: PDP Women Resolve For Victory
By Isaac Ojo Ahead the 2021 Anambra State governorship election, womenfolks in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have resolved for victory of their party at the polls. This indication emerged yesterday during a meeting of the new Anambra State PDP Women Leader with the wards and chapters women leaders as well other chieftains which held at the party office in Nnewi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of the state. In her opening remarks during the meeting, the new State Women Leader, Mrs Justina Nwafor thanked God for the opportunity to serve in the capacity of Women Leader in the state even as she applauded her constituents for deeming her fit for the job. Mrs Nwafor explained that the womenfolks have crucial roles to play towards ensuring victory for PDP in the next guber po...
By Awesome Ekene, Awka 🇳🇬5 Comments
Eight PDP chieftains docked over character defamation in Anambra
Eight chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra state, were on Thursday arraigned before the Magistrate Court 3 holden at the Nnewi magisterial district, Anambra state, over alleged conspiracy and character defamation. A group, PDP Stakeholders Forum, in the area, had approached the court, alleging that some party chieftains in the area: Engr Joseph Ubah, Obinna Oguejiofor, Chinedu Ikemba, Chijojke Ofodile, Moses Anayo, Isaac Uchebuilo, Prince Samben Nwosu and Ernest Ajero, conspired among themselves to criminally defame their characters. When the matter came up at the court, yesterday, the plaintiffs: Prince Chinedu Orizu, Hon Tempest Udeze, Dr Edwin Chukwuma, Prince Afam Orizu and Chief Eugene Okonkwo Nwizugbe, told the court...
Anambra 2021: Present me as your candidate or forget about govt house – Ekwunife tells PDP
The Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District , Mrs Uche Ekwunife has asked her party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to field her as the candidate for the Anambra governorship election to ensure victory. She said she had the capacity to defeat the candidates of all the political parties in the race, put together. Anambra State governorship election is expected to hold in November,2021. Addressing PDP ward chairmen in Awka, the Anambra state capital, Ekwunife said nothing would stop her from becoming the next governor of the state if she picks the PDP ticket. She said, "I have the capacity and capability to defeat the candidates of other parties put together . "This election is like a war; this is not ordinary election, we are going to battle to remove t...
By Ikechukwu Okafor 🇳🇬4 Comments
ANAMBRA: PDP mourns Nnewi North LG party Chairman
The Anambra State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as shocking the news of the death of the Nnewi North Local Government Area chairman of the the party, Chief Oko Echendu. The Publicity Secretary of PDP, Mr Nnamdi Nwangwu in a press release made available to journalists in Awka said that Chief Echendu was a dependable and reliable PDP faithful who carried out his responsibilities as party chairman in Nnewi North council area with diligence. Nwangwu said that the Nnewichi-Nnewi born politician would be missed by the PDP family in Anambra State in particular and Nigeria in general. PDP prays for the repose of the soul of Chief Oko Echendu even as the party condoles with the family of the departed human and material manager whose positive approach to issue...
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Don't politicise plans to build COVID 19 testing centre in Anambra, PDP tells Obiano, FG
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has said the party was damn serious when it asked the State or the Federal government to give it a location to set up a testing centre in Anambra State within three weeks. THE DAILY VENDOR reports that this was clarified further after an impressive COVID 19 intervention by the PDP in the state capital, Awka on Saturday May 16, 2020. The clarification was made by no other than the publicity secretary of the state chapter of the party, Nnamdi Nwangwu. Speaking to newsmen after the press conference heralding the contribution of N125 million by the PDP Stakeholders in the state, beginning with the vice presidential candidate of the party during last general election, HE Peter Obi with N40 million, the PDP senators representing Anambra with N10 million e...
By Isaac Ojo, Nnewi 🇳🇬6 Comments
Don't Politicize FG Palliative, PDP Tells Anambra Governor, Obiano
ANAMBRA, Awka The Anambra State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano not to Politicize the federal government palliative items made available to Ndi Anambra. The Publicity Secretary of PDP, Mr Nnamdi Nwangwu stated this in a press release made available to journalists in Awka. He said the PDP is aware that the State Government had on Friday, 8th May, 2020 received 1800 bags of 50kg rice and 2,400 cartons of tomato paste from the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. He pointed out that the items were brought by the Deputy Director of Humanitarian Services in the ministry, Mr. Charles Nwanelo and were received by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Nkem Okeke at Government House, Awk...
Forgotten Ventilators: PDP berates Obiano's APGA for throwing continuity to the wolves
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State has said that the greatest sin of the present All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) government of Gov Willie Obiano is jettisoning a well-cooked meal called Continuity. A meal that was equally served well. The PDP Publicity Secretary in the state, Nnamdi Nwangwu stated this in a chat with THE DAILY VENDOR. Continuing, he said "But for reasons best known to Obiano's APGA, the government steered away from a well-mapped out route that would have kept Anambra State firmly at the top of even development ably driven by its appreciably effective motor - ANIDS. Nwangwu was lamenting about the myriad of opportunities lost by the present APGA government while chatting with newsmen in Awka on the issue of abandonment of some ventilators a...
Covid 19: PDP Condemns Police Brutality in Anambra
The Anambra State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned police brutality in the state which led to the killing of two youths. The Publicity Secretary of PDP in the state, Mr Nnamdi Nwangwu in a press statement said the murder of two youths in Nkpor in Idemili North local government area of the state by overzealous policemen is not acceptable. Nwangwu said that no matter the provocation, the police officers should have been more professional in handling the situation. The PDP image maker said that it is really paradoxical that the two youths were gruesomely murdered in an attempt to force them to stay at home to avoid the dreaded coronavirus. "We have one index case of coronavirus in Anambra State, the index patient is said to be in the hospital receiving ...


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The Future Fountain
The Future Fountain Podcast: Episode 8
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How to Build a Privacy-First Company
Tara Pham, Founder and CEO of Numina
As companies work to assure consumers and regulators of the importance they place on data privacy, Numina is taking an innovative approach to designing products with transparency and customer trust in mind. The company aggregates data about traffic behavior in more than 25 cities without collecting personally identifiable information. Tara Pham, Founder and CEO of Numina, discusses the changing privacy landscape, smart-city privacy risks and her predictions for the future of urban mobility.
The implications of mass and irresponsible data collection drives demand for privacy protection.
Privacy-first companies should consider collecting data that is not personally identifiable.
Numina collects no personally identifiable information yet shares meaningful insights that help city planners improve pedestrian and traffic safety.
Teal Willingham:
Welcome to The Future Fountain, a podcast dedicated to the conversation about the tech ecosystem brought to you by Orrick and NYU Future Labs. I'm Teal Willingham of the NYU Future Labs, and today, we're thrilled to have as our guest Tara Pham, Founder and CEO of Numina. Numina takes a privacy first approach to measure all forms of street-level activity for cities and by making this real-time intelligence queryable via API, turns streets into a developer platform for the urban planning, mobility, and real estate sectors.
Welcome to the podcast, Tara, and thanks for joining us.
Tara Pham:
Teal:
So, first off, please tell us about yourself and why you started Numina.
Tara:
Sure, starting with myself and my personal background, I grew up in the Bay Area. I went to school in St. Louis, MO, and after growing up in San Francisco and going to a very different city, I sort of realized I had just this love for the way that cities can be different and the built environment. And that actually spawned my personal interest in really studying the built environment from a public health perspective. So, I worked in a research office that studied how neighborhood design, both at curb level and at grid level, influences people's behaviors; especially, their transportation behaviors and their choices to walk, and bike, and take public transit rather than drive. Because driving is essentially sitting stagnant for sometimes hours a day with many people's commutes—and that is actively bad for your health! And, so, we sought to quantify that, and in that work is where I learned that, basically, researchers, and urban planners, and all the folks that actually design the built environment really don't have good data on how people use it. So that was the seed of the idea that eventually became Numina.
We actually started the company, my co-founder, Martin McGreal, and I, when, separately, but within about a month of each other, we were both hit by vehicles while riding our bikes.
It was kind of a wakeup call. I mean, one, it's funny because I had been working with so many urban planners and urban designers to that point, I sort of knew that planners want, of course, to make streets safer and more walkable and bikeable. But they just don't often have the data to really justify infrastructure for bicycles and pedestrians the way that they have data to easily justify infrastructure for cars. In Martin's case, he was actually separately also working on a pedestrian kind of measurement art project, actually. And so, in the case of his crash, I think it was kind of like his inspiration to leave the Fortune 20 company he was working in and really build the technology that would directly influence this problem—or solve this problem.
And yeah, that's how we started working together. And we originally just set out to build a better bicycle and pedestrian sensor that urban planners could easily deploy—that would provide good data about all street users and not just about cars, and also to also do so in a privacy-first way.
When we started the company – really we were kicking around this idea in 2014 – and we were coming off of the Edward Snowden PRISM leaks and just became very aware that we couldn't feign ignorance about the data that we, as a company, might hold. And the fact that, you know, the government can subpoena this data from you. So, we made it our policy to actually never hold personally identifiable information and to never hold data that, if it ever got into the wrong hands, could endanger people's personal privacy. So that's been a guiding policy our of product to date. And now we work in many more use cases and in many more places, and we've seen that value proposition around privacy actually only increase in urgency to different customers.
That's really interesting. For our audience, what are some of the use cases of Numina? To illuminate a little bit more—how you guys work, how you collect data, and how that translates into new city policy, new infrastructure plans and the like?
Totally. Really, our product starts with our sensor. We make a device that mounts to fixed infrastructure. Often that's city light poles. It can be buildings. And from that fixed position, essentially, observes travel patterns in the street. So, the sensor detects and differentiates bicycles, pedestrians, cars, buses, trucks, dogs. In New York City, we measure bags of trash on the side sidewalk and other places. We measure some other unique kinds of objects. And we're not just detecting them and counting them, but our sensor also actually traces the path that they take in the street. So, what our customer sees is almost like a heat map of every object's behavior or flow through the streetscape.
And where this is different from, say, other traffic sensors, is most other traffic monitoring devices are just giving kind of a tripwire-style count. You can think of it like a tube across the road—"oh, 60 cars drove over this tube in the last hour." But since we're measuring things like bicycles and pedestrians who don't move in lanes, we really want to show how they're using the street. And so our goal is not necessarily to just say, "oh, hey, city planner, here's how many people passed by here." It's actually to say, "hey, there're actually these bottlenecks in this particular part of the street," or, "we're seeing sort of dangerous interactions between cars and bicycles at this corner," or, "we see bicycles still riding on the sidewalk—why is that?" It gives a lot more nuanced information to planners who really want to understand the experience and safety of a specific streetscape, beyond just throughput—which is the historically accepted mentality around traffic planning and city planning.
What are some of the cities that you've worked with? Or can you talk about any projects that you guys have been deployed on?
Sure! To date we've deployed in more than 25 cities on three continents. Our biggest market is the U.S. Our next biggest market is the Netherlands, which is fun for us because they have a much higher proportion of bicycles and pedestrians overall. And we've just in the last year done our first projects in Southeast Asia. We've worked with cities big and small. We actually started our company in St. Louis, Missouri and kind of developed our product for that sort of city customer—so maybe a city that doesn't have data scientists on staff, doesn't have a huge data collection budget, or at that time even any data policies really, but we found that that translates well to other cities. Kind of like a lot of products, if you design—for lack of a better term, the lowest common denominator—it's more accessible for everyone. So now we've done projects in much larger cities. The City of San Francisco is one of our customers. We're just starting to do some work in New York City with some different agencies. We recently published from an initial pilot last year some data with City of Boston that's on their open data portal that anyone can check out. And we also recently won a global competition to expand our project in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. So, we're very excited about that as kind of a larger project, supported by the Toyota Mobility Foundation. And we do actually work—so, those are all actual city or pretty closely municipal-partnered customers—we do also work with private sector companies. Those are real estate developers, technology companies, mobility companies. Some of the work I'm really excited about right now is measuring, for example, the adoption of micro-mobility in cities—so, understanding how do scooters and, I guess, both of the moped-style scooter and the kickboard-style e-scooter – how are those are being used in streets. Also, how are things like outdoor dining now affecting traffic flows, and how are slow streets initiatives, how are those operating? How many people are using streets when they are closed off from cars? I think those are all really exciting kind of new-use cases that have come to the fore in the last year-to-two-years.
I remember the e-scooter discussion being a heated topic when they first came online about—what was it—five years ago, now? Have you found whether or not they are favorable to cities and traffic, or do they tend to slow things down?
So, I think where we've interfaced with that problem more is around…honestly, where scooters are left. I think when people use scooters, they're using the same infrastructure often that pedestrians and bicyclists use. But I know one of the…kind of…areas of contention between both cities themselves, the municipal operators and communities, and the scooter companies is, for example, where are they being parked? And are there too many of them, in some cases, in the wrong places? And how are they actually creating accessibility challenges? If, for example, they're blocking ramps or areas of the sidewalk that certain street users need to use because say they're in a wheelchair or pushing a stroller or something like that. So those are questions that we're looking to help answer more.
I will say that during the pandemic, all mobility patterns just totally got turned on their head. So, we saw, in measuring the Brooklyn Greenway, which is the 26-miles of connected Brooklyn waterfront in New York City, we saw massive upticks in—especially bicycle activity and kind of all throughout the day. I think what was interesting is we just saw normal commuter patterns completely disappear, and actually peaks and dips happened at all different times of the day that were surprising. And, unfortunately, in a lot of cities, the scooter programs were just completely shut down or removed. So, I think we're kind of just getting into that now – seeing programs reopen. And in New York City what's interesting is we've seen more mopeds appear. So, Revel, which has been operating for a while now, they kind of reentered New York City. Now Lime has a moped product on the streets. So, we're interested in seeing how those get sort of picked up and where they go in this kind of new, interesting pattern of life we see in New York City that has always historically been very—well, it is a 24/7 city, for sure, but there are, of course, certain commercial districts that have very clear rush hours and things like that, and all that seems to be changing a little bit.
Have you seen some of the travel patterns from the pandemic change permanently? Or have they returned to normal?
We are seeing now more pedestrian patterns return to normal in commercial districts. For example, we measure around Grand Central Station, and in mid-March last year, traffic completely fell – not to complete zero, but it was a very stark drop. And it came back and sort of ebbed and flowed over the past year. But starting in the spring, we saw it really actually come back to almost pre-pandemic levels. I think something that is cool, like, in how we're measuring the Brooklyn Greenway, is seeing that it seems like people who might not have traveled there before either discovered it and now feel comfortable and are using it a lot more, like, regularly. Or maybe because people moved there are different commuter patterns. But we are seeing a more sustained increase in adoption of amenities like that—where there's just a lot more bike ridership.
That's really interesting. I wanted to touch on…sort of this rapid rollout of smart city and monitoring technologies across cities and countries around the world. A lot of critics are warning that legislation protecting citizens' privacy hasn't caught up yet. What are some examples of cities that are getting this right? And what are some examples of policies that are successful that certain cities—who may be behind—should adopt?
That's a great question. Just to kind of explain some of what the real problem in the question is…when we scale surveillance technologies across cities, one of the biggest problems is that these technologies—aside from potentially violating individuals' privacy, which is, technically speaking, kind of like an ethical debate. Some people might not have a problem with that, others do, and that's sort of a philosophical issue. Aside from that, the bigger problem is that technologies have so many biases built in. At least, as far as we're concerned, when we're talking about computer vision, which is the form of AI that my company specializes in. And in our case, we measure the public realm—so the space between buildings. This is streets, sidewalks, plazas, even if they're privately-owned spaces, they're spaces that sort of anyone in the public could walk through. And when they walk through these spaces, they don't opt-in to be measured. And that is why Numina commits to protecting their privacy as much as possible. And the problem with AI technologies having these biases is—it's really everything downstream of that initial AI detection or decision now also has those biases built in and even reinforced.
Some things that I think are important that we think about from a policy perspective is: one, we need to have more legislators and policymakers who are tech savvy. One of the biggest problems we face right now—and this was very clear when we see people like Mark Zuckerberg testify in front of the Senate—is our policymakers don't understand the technology enough to ask the right questions even. And certainly not to enforce changes. So, I think the more people who understand the technology who can influence policy positively is great. Or at least with good information.
Some cities, like what immediately comes to mind for me, because they're one of our customers, is City of San Francisco. They were the first to pass what at the time was in the media called a facial recognition ban—actually their policy is called the Stop Secret Surveillance Ordinance. And really what it did was it added just a higher level of governance and review of technologies that the city purchased, so that they knew that companies weren't inadvertently or on the side collecting data they weren't supposed be that was potentially personally identifiable.
Another interesting thought that comes to mind is citizens. You're talking about how a lot of people in government are not tech savvy, and the same actually goes for a lot of the population. We're pretty privileged to be millennials and younger, having grown up and are native to this stuff, but there is a huge number of Americans – we're talking about the U.S. specifically, but globally as well – who are unaware of what data is being collected about them, what privacy issues they could potentially run into. It sounds like education across the board – government, citizen – needs to be prioritized. What are some things you think that cities should be doing to educate the population about these new technologies that are being adopted that could potentially inflict upon their rights to privacy?
Excellent point. I would say, from our perspective, because we deploy sensors, hardware devices in the public realm…while there can be information found online about products like ours, what I would love to see is more signage on-site because the reality is most citizens aren't looking up at a light pole thinking, "oh, what is that thing there?" and then going home and doing a full online search and research project on it. But, if you're walking by and see a sign that literally says, "what is this device? why is it being used?" you're going to be a lot more informed and feel a lot more comfortable about it. And there are some cities and projects that have addressed this. One that we've actually worked with was spun out of Sidewalk Labs, which is Alphabet's Smart City arm, and it is called Digital Transparency in the Public Realm, DTPR. We were actually deployed on one of Sidewalk's properties in Toronto. They used it there for us, and then actually City of Boston also used this protocol. It's essentially a set – it's open-source – it's a set of signage that identifies what data collection is happening in any particular place, and then it gives you information about: how it works, what the implications are, what are the privacy risks, what measures are being taken to protect privacy, why is it being collected. I think one of the biggest factors for citizens when thinking about privacy is, "what am I going to get out of it? I'm willing to maybe sacrifice maybe some element of privacy if I know there's an important benefit." In the same way that in medical research we might say, "yeah, when I am diagnosed with a disease I will happily report that to the CDC, because I know that the CDC is monitoring this nationally and using those numbers to prioritize what treatments and cures to fund and hopefully find that will benefit me ultimately." But when it comes to walking through a street, the question is, you know…"I don't want to give up pictures of my face. I don't want you to know that I specifically am here." But if I could know that just…I was being counted and this might actually influence what sanitation services my street gets, or if I get a bike lane…that seems highly valuable to me. So, I think some of the education really needs to be focused on one, legibility, making it very clear—to all kinds of citizens of all different technical literacy levels—what's happening, and also communicating the cost and benefit of it. What privacy risks are there? What benefits do I stand to gain? What is the 'why' of why is this happening? And then my hope is, optimistically, that that builds trust with technology and government. I think, especially in the U.S., we have this unique culture of kind of, unfortunately, distrusting government and technology. And I do think that sometimes that's because government has tried to hide things, and if they actually gave citizens credit and educated them fully and gave citizens more choice and voice in some of the decisions around anything—whether that's technology or policy or something else—I optimistically believe that people would be more trusting of the government, and we could all do more together.
I fully agree with that. And with that in mind, I would love to know what, for you, an ideal city is like.
I've lived in a few cities—big and small. The thing that I've enjoyed in all of them is some level of density. I think that's because density correlates often with walkability and proximity of things like your friends, and your favorite restaurant, and all that stuff. It's funny now living in New York—I actually think a car free New York would be amazing! I'm not advocating that the world gets rid of cars. I think there are a lot of mobility companies and thought leaders who kind of play with that idea. I actually believe that cars have function, and they are necessary sometimes. But I think we could be doing a lot more to minimize the necessity of cars. So, a place like New York is very interesting because you have the density to really be able to justify more delivery of things on hand trucks, on bicycles, and on little carts. You have public transit on a level that most other cities don't. And so, I wish that we had more car-free neighborhoods. I think it's sort of simplistic, and it's not a silver bullet for everything, but I just think so much would change…like how cities allocate resources would change immensely. People's sense of safety – it's amazing how walking with a child on a street with cars around is terrifying. Walking your dog on a street with cars is kind of terrifying sometimes. I think that, yeah, that's a bit…in some ways…simplistic, but I do get more and more excited about that idea every day. I think some of the slow streets that have been implemented during COVID really drove that point home. We got to experience it firsthand a little bit, which is really neat.
Yeah, that was great. One of the few silver linings in an otherwise obviously terrible situation, but it was an interesting experiment to kind of be a part of. And how about the future of Numina? What are your guys' plans for the next five-, 10- and more years?
So, we're doing this project in Kuala Lumpur that I'm really excited about because it is a little bit of a peek into the future of what I hope is Numina globally. What we're doing there is we'll be implementing a network of sensors in what for them is going to be a mobility innovation sandbox, and we will open our data. So, our product delivers data and insights through a web dashboard and also through an API. We're going to open that API to anyone who wants to use the data. So, this is one of the benefits of the fact that our data holds no personally identifiable information—is that it's safe to share with other…across city agencies, but also with other app builders, and companies, and civic hackers. And so, our vision is for Numina data to be like a utility—similarly to how today everyone uses internet to run their business. Well, in the future—especially if there are more forms of mobility in the street, so not just cars, and bicycles, and pedestrians, but scooters and all these other vehicles we've yet to imagine—having real-world queryable data about them that can be pulled into your delivery apps, or your mobility-as-a-service applications, into urban planning applications, what have you. Our thought is this data is going to be the necessary utility for all this activity. And we're getting to do this first in Kuala Lumpur, which is interesting. We've done some small sandboxes elsewhere, but this will be our biggest implementation of that particular concept to date.
That's very cool. Our last question: are you optimistic for the future of privacy in cities?
I am optimistic because I think it's a choice that we can make as citizens, as policy makers. And I think now enough people understand the implications of mass data collection and irresponsible data collection—that there are a lot more thoughtful conversations and, in general, just a lot more demand for privacy. So I think in that regard I'm optimistic. Overall, I'm optimistic for cities because I think, obviously, the biggest challenge of our time is climate change and cities are already… like, if you want to have the lowest carbon footprint—move to a city. If you want to the best thing as an individual to fight climate change—move to a city. And I think because there are these densities of resources, and the way that we can change a policy and it effects so many people. I think that actually cities are going to be our biggest tool against climate change, which is cool.
That's very cool. I think that's a really awesome note to end on, and especially about the advice to move to cities if people are really concerned about climate change. So, thank you so much Tara for all of that insight, and thank you for joining us at The Future Fountain.
Thank you, Teal.


A one-pan dish that really brings the flavor, this simple meal will easily feed your whole family.
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. On a rimmed baking sheet, toss kale and cabbage with 2 tablespoons oil and spread in an even layer; season with salt and pepper and bake 6 minutes. Stir. Season salmon and add to baking sheet. Bake until salmon is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, whisk together lemon zest and juice, dill, mustard, and remaining 1/4 cup oil. Season. Drizzle salmon and vegetables with dressing before serving.
I've made this many times. The first time when I had an over abundance of "greens" from a CSA. Always good and easy.
Well a mixture of reviews here so I had to give it a try. Kale is 'sort of' becoming a'trend' over here but next time I will probably cut down on the cabbage!!! (but fry the kale and cabbage adding a bit of soy sauce or some other [filtered]y sauce, or even roasting it) and just cooking the salmon (at a greatly reduced heat) or even marinating the salmon with the dressing first. Otherwise I personally found it quite tasty. There's now a vegetable which is a cross between kale and brussel sprout! I think, like everything 'it's an acquired taste' and if it's not to everyone's taste then don't waste time on using it. I always cook sprouts at Chrstmas as it's traditional but usually with another ingredient!
This is a poorly planned recipe. The temperature is way too hot for these ingredients, especially the kale, which comes out burned if cooked as directed. Salmon is too dry and should be cooked at a lower temp for longer. The dressing is great, but would work better as a marinade for the salmon...just adding it on in the end is kind of a waste of flavor. Will not be making this again.
Not what I expected. If you follow the directions you will end up burning the kale. I agree with another review stating temperature is too high. Won't be making this again.
My sister just made this for me and it's so simple and delicious. Her husband made her promise to make a second tray of the Kale&Cabbage salad the next time she makes it (which I hope is very soon)!!!
This is an excellent dish. I have made it several times for various occasions. My only frustration is not with the recipe but with the fact that i can't print any of the Everyday Foods recipes effectively. I end up with pages of unwanted ads or other information and the recipe itself is spread over 2 to 3 pages. Suggestions? I don't always have my I phone or I PAD in the kitchen or nearby. I don't see a "print" button anywhere on your recipe page.
This is a really great tasting (and healthy) recipe. Great mixture of textures and flavors. I would suggest adding the kale during the last few minutes of cooking time, though. The cabbage and salmon need longer to cook, and you don't want to burn the kale.
Delicious! I used some of the abundance of kale from my garden... would also be good with brussel sprouts. We ate leftovers for lunch today and it was just as delicious! Thank you, I enjoy your videos. Would love to have the data on protein, carbs, fat, etc. to track with WeightWatchers.
I just made this recipe today for lunch as I happened to have kale and cabbage in the fridge. I had to run to the store for the salmon. I bought chipotle-seasoned salmon and lemon-pepper salmon. This recipe was quick and so very delicious. I plan to make it again next week for a friend who is coming for dinner. It is a keeper. Thank you!


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Much of the news about the bizarre disappearances of five Hong Kong book publishers has focused on the long arm of Chinese law.
And for the most part, these have been a matter for the authorities in Beijing — at least to people looking for some certainty in the opaque communication from Lee Bo, one of the disappeared men, to his wife.
What is certain is that the publishing house is based in Hong Kong and the disappearances, although not all of which happened in Hong Kong, ultimately concern us.
So what is the Hong Kong government doing about the situation?
Leung Chun-ying has a responsibility to uphold "one country, two systems", and even if this case is a security issue for China, it is not for Hong Kong.
What it is, however, is a test of our judicial autonomy because it strikes at the heart of rule of law in Hong Kong.
Now it has reached the status of a global "cause celebre", with the United States, Britain and Sweden expressing grave concern.
None of the missing is a US citizen but Lee holds a British passport and his wife is Swedish.
However, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi insists Lee is "first and foremost a Chinese citizen".
Last Monday, Leung finally had something to say about the matter in so many words.
First, Leung said his government was "extremely concerned".
Second, he acknowledged widespread speculation that Lee had been abducted by mainland security agents.
And in the same breath, he denied such was the case, saying Chinese law enforcers cannot carry out their duties in Hong Kong as "such acts would violate 'one country, two systems' and the Basic Law".
Either Leung had no clue what just happened under his nose, or someone changed things around with or without his knowledge to allow the events to unfold.
The three points made by Leung last week triggered more questions from the international community, especially the US, on whether Hong Kong's political status under China and the "one country, two systems" governing principle had been trifled with.
While the US has no direct interest in the case, it was no less resolute in expressing its concern in tandem with Britain, the other signatory to the Sino-British Joint Declaration that is the basis of the peaceful handover of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty nearly 20 years ago.
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond called the abductions an "egregious breach" of the agreement which Beijing has promised to keep for 50 years from 1997.
The European Union condemned the lack of official information about the men, two of whom are its citizens.
What does it take to have Leung take control of events and protect Hong Kong's reputation?
If he is only following Beijing's orders, which is not hard to imagine, he should say so and let the chips fall where they may.
Urging people not to speculate only encourages more speculation but being transparent for once is obviously not in the plan for this government.
Meanwhile, the pro-establishment media is doing its best to muddle an already confused situation.
On Saturday, one newspaper released a video on its website in which Lee says he returned voluntarily to China to deal with "personal matters" and asks people "not to care too much about me".
He also asks them not to join a planned protest march.
The tone and manner of the message led many people to think that Lee is being used to play down the incidents.
One could argue that Lee had been free to film the video and send it to the media but its content is inconsistent with his profile as a publisher of books and materials critical of the Chinese elite.
That did not stop more than 6,000 marchers from taking to the streets on Sunday to demand Beijing come clean.
Leung's government responded by saying it's investigating the cases and have sought assistance from mainland authorities for prompt action.


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Watched it last night and found it to be another pretty well put together argument that this country spent the last three decades selling out democracy for corporate interests. Michael Moore can be melodramatic at times, but people losing their freaking house is just f'ing sad. He pulls no punches except those directed at Obama. I don't really know why Obama was spared skewering when he deserves his share simply for the financial fools he surrounded himself with. As a whole, this is some spooky stuff and am glad he made the movie and that it was well received. One of the most fascinating thing for me was the footage of a Jimmy Carter speech in the DVD extras.
I'll have to check it out (cuz I'm a balanced guy).
How much money did the Capitalistic Michael Moore make on his movie critiquing Capitalism?
You didn't see the movie, did you?
No I did not. I just found it ironic that people were shelling out 8-10 bucks to see a film that criticized capitalism from the wealthiest documentary filmmaker ever.
I assume Moore points out the same irony?
He was critical of the brand of capitalism that comes at the expense of democracy. Movie going is a pretty democratic activity, so no, he does not point out the irony.
Michael Moore found footage of FDR's Second Bill of Rights address. What would FDR be labeled today?
It is our duty now to begin to lay the plans and determine the strategy for the winning of a lasting peace and the establishment of an American standard of living higher than ever before known. We cannot be content, no matter how high that general standard of living may be, if some fraction of our people�whether it be one-third or one-fifth or one-tenth�is ill-fed, ill-clothed, ill-housed, and insecure.
This Republic had its beginning, and grew to its present strength, under the protection of certain inalienable political rights�among them the right of free speech, free press, free worship, trial by jury, freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. They were our rights to life and liberty.
As our nation has grown in size and stature, however�as our industrial economy expanded�these political rights proved inadequate to assure us equality in the pursuit of happiness.
We have come to a clear realization of the fact that true individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. �Necessitous men are not free men.� People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.
In our day these economic truths have become accepted as self-evident. We have accepted, so to speak, a second Bill of Rights under which a new basis of security and prosperity can be established for all�regardless of station, race, or creed.
He wouldn't be called a madman warmonger by MM, or impeached by his own party for developing the Nuclear Bomb & killing innocent civilian children?
Lots of people on the right were calling FDR a socialist in his day.
FDR was a very patrician, ruling class type guy, I think he was quick to realize though, that if he didn't toss some crumbs to the working class and middle class, the USA would have the same kind of social unrest as Germany, Russia, France, Spain etc. Even with his faults, I still think he was the best modern president and it's too bad he didn't live to run for another term and put in that second bill of rights. That kind of "social peace" is something most people in Europe and Japan take for granted to ensure the stability of society and not lead to a return of extremist politics and social strife.


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Islamabad Closes Educational Institutes For 2 Weeks
By Rizvi Syed | Published Mar 29, 2021 | 1:38 pm
The administration of Islamabad has closed down all private and public educational institutes until 11 April due to a spike in coronavirus cases.
A notification was issued in this regard on Sunday, according to which all educational activities, including the ongoing and pre-scheduled examinations, will be postponed until 11 April.
Punjab to Launch "College of the Year" Competition
The decision came amid a steep rise in the number of coronavirus cases in Islamabad. As per the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), the capital city reported 561 new infections and two new coronavirus-related deaths within the last 24 hours.
Due to the deteriorating situation, the NCOC has also banned all public gatherings, including indoor and outdoor dining, and wedding ceremonies in the capital.
Ramadan Plan for Masjid-e-Nabwi and Haram Announced
The federal government had already announced the closure of all the educational institutes in various cities of the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the same period due to the high prevalence rate of the virus. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) confirmed the decision, saying that physical presence in the universities located in the high-risk areas will be prohibited until 11 April, but that online classes will continue as scheduled.
80% of Universities in Pakistan Are Ill-Equipped for Online Education: HEC
HEC Debunks Fake Viral Notification About University Students on Social Media
These Are the HEC Online Classes Readiness Scores for All Pakistani Universities
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Hi folks. We tried to get a webcast to you tonight, but we've encountered a technical issue of a nature that may require some time to sort out.
Therefore, we're going to have to put Technology and the Arts on the shelf for a little while. Not sure when we'll be back, but we'll keep you posted.
Due to some last-minute scheduling conflicts, we've decided to just take this week off and resume the webcast Monday, October 20, with this week's topic, art as sport. We apologize for the lack of a show this week, but hope you'll tune in when we return.


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Q: Selecting some row numbers from SQL I'm using SQL Server management studio 2008 and use TOP to select some data from DB.
SELECT
    TOP 3 Name, Company, ta_Content, Email, Writedate
FROM dbo.ta_CONTACT
WHERE Name in ('David', 'Filo', 'Rain', 'Cone', 'Source', 'Tailor', 'Fier', 'Venesse')
ORDER BY Writedate;

So by using TOP 3, I can collect top 3 data from 8 given data. But What I want to do is selecting 5-7th data from the given 8 data.
I may use ROW_NUMBER() but I want to use TOP logic by using NOT IN. But I'm not sure where to put NOT IN logic to show 5-7th data only.

A: Try this query:
SELECT * FROM (
    SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY Writedate ASC) AS rownumber,
    Name, Company, ta_Content, Email, Writedate
    FROM dbo.ta_CONTACT
) AS t
WHERE rownumber >= 5 AND rownumber <= 7

A: Try this query.It is not right way.
select TOP 2 Name, Company, ta_Content, Email, Writedate from (
SELECT TOP 3 Name, Company, ta_Content, Email, Writedate FROM dbo.ta_CONTACT
WHERE Name in ('David', 'Filo', 'Rain', 'Cone', 'Source', 'Tailor', 'Fier', 'Venesse')
ORDER BY Writedate desc)a ORDER BY Writedate

A: Using TOP (3) and filter out the row 1 - 4, then you can get 5 - 7 records
SELECT TOP (3)
    *
FROM
(
    SELECT
        ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY Writedate) Seq,
        Name, Company, ta_Content, Email, Writedate
    FROM dbo.ta_CONTACT
    WHERE
        -- The search criteria must be inside the inner select statement
        Name in
        ('David', 'Filo', 'Rain', 'Cone', 'Source', 'Tailor', 'Fier', 'Venesse')
) filtered
WHERE
    Seq >= 5
    -- If you do not need the TOP statement just use below condition
    -- Seq BETWEEN 5 AND 7

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Samford Arts is hosting a variety of performances at the end of February.
The Samford String Quartet will perform Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Brock Recital Hall. This will be the first performance on campus since performing at Carnegie Hall in fall 2016. The String Quartet is endowed by the Wilton H. Bunch family and is comprised of Jeffrey and Angie Flaniken and Caroline and Samuel Nordlund.
The Davis Architects Guest Artist Series continues Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Brock Recital Hall with the esteemed Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Vienna To Hollywood includes pieces by Schubert and Korngold performed by piano, cello and violin artists. The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center is one of 11 constituents of the largest performing arts complex in the world.
Feb. 23 and 24 at 7:30 p.m. in Harrison Theatre, the annual Michael J. and Mary Anne Freeman Theatre and Dance Series presents the Samford Dance Company. This year's program, The Collective, represents a unique School of the Arts collaboration including projection art by Scott Fisk, art installations by Stephen Watson, music compositions by Mark Lackey and performances by Brian Viliunas and Samuel Nordlund. All are School of the Arts faculty members.
February will end with the Patty McDonald Orchestra Series Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Brock Recital Hall.
Tickets for the Davis Guest Artist Series and dance concert can be purchased online. Other events are free to the public.


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T-type Ca2+ channels in absence epilepsy
Eunji Cheong, Hee Sup Shin
Department of Biotechnology
Absence epilepsy accompanies the paroxysmal oscillations in the thalamocortical circuit referred as spike and wave discharges (SWDs). Low-threshold burst firing mediated by T-type Ca2+ channels highly expressed in both inhibitory thalamic reticular nuclei (TRN) and excitatory thalamocortical (TC) neurons has been correlated with the generation of SWDs. A generally accepted view has been that rhythmic burst firing mediated by T-type channels in both TRN and TC neurons are equally critical in the generation of thalamocortical oscillations during sleep rhythms and SWDs. This review examined recent studies on the T-type channels in absence epilepsy which leads to an idea that even though both TRN and TC nuclei are required for thalamocortical oscillations, the contributions of T-type channels to TRN and TC neurons are not equal in the genesis of sleep spindles and SWDs. Accumulating evidence revealed a crucial role of TC T-type channels in SWD generation. However, the role of TRN T-type channels in SWD generation remains controversial. Therefore, a deeper understanding of the functional consequences of modulating each T-type channel subtype could guide the development of therapeutic tools for absence seizures while minimizing side effects on physiological thalamocortical oscillations.
Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology
Published - 2014 Apr
We thank our current and former colleagues for their contributions to what was discussed in this article. This work was supported by the fund from Institute for Basic Science(HQ1301), and Translational Research Center for Protein Function Control (2009-0083522) and Basic Science Research Program (2012-0004313) and Pioneer Research Center Program (2012-0001087), funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Korea.
10.1007/s00424-014-1461-y
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Absence Epilepsy Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
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Cheong, E., & Shin, H. S. (2014). T-type Ca2+ channels in absence epilepsy. Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology, 466(4), 719-734. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00424-014-1461-y
Cheong, Eunji ; Shin, Hee Sup. / T-type Ca2+ channels in absence epilepsy. In: Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology. 2014 ; Vol. 466, No. 4. pp. 719-734.
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