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John Coltrane's 'Cousin Mary' dies in Philadelphia at 92
Jazz giant John Coltrane's cousin, who inspired the composition "Cousin Mary" from his landmark album "Giant Steps," has died ...
Mexican expressionist artist Francisco Toledo dies at 79
Expressionist painter Francisco Toledo, who was well-known and respected in Mexico both for his art and his activism, has ...
James Atlas, author and editor of biographies, dies at 70
James Atlas, an author, editor and patron of literary biographies who broke thorough in his 20s by writing an acclaimed book ...
Muscle Shoals Sound Studios founder Jimmy Johnson dies
Jimmy Johnson, a founder of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studios and guitarist with the famed studio musicians "The Swampers," has ...
'Like a lion,' Nadal beats Schwartzman to reach US Open semi
Rafael Nadal kept pulling away in his U.S. Open quarterfinal, then getting reeled back in by Diego Schwartzman. In the first ...
Grammy-winning songwriter LaShawn Daniels dies in car crash
LaShawn Daniels, a Grammy Award-winning songwriter who penned songs for Beyoncé, Whitney Houston and Lady Gaga has died.
Best-selling novelist Dorothea Benton Frank dead at 67
Novelist Dorothea Benton Frank, who set such best-sellers as "Sullivan's Island" in her native South Carolina, has died.
At Toronto, audiences to feast on a fall film omnibus
When a movie first comes in contact with an audience, strange things can happen. Take, for instance, the case of "Dolemite," ...
Renowned fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh has died at 74
Renowned German fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh, who worked in the 1980s and 1990s with supermodels like Cindy Crawford, ...
Script editor for British show 'Dr. Who' dies
Terrance Dicks, author of children's books and a longtime script editor for the popular British TV series "Doctor Who," has ...
Rays overpower Indians, try for sweep Sunday in key series
Tommy Pham helped the Tampa Bay Rays turn on the juice Saturday night — first with a blender, and then with his bat. Pham and ...
Leslie H. Gelb, diplomat and journalist, dies at age 82
Leslie H. Gelb, who covered government and world affairs as a correspondent, editor and columnist for The New York Times, ...
Valerie Harper broke taboos, stole hearts as TV's Rhoda
There was never a better laugh line in all of sitcomania and, in her signature role as Rhoda, Valerie Harper nailed it.
Valerie Harper, TV's sassy, lovable Rhoda, dies at 80
Valerie Harper, who scored guffaws, stole hearts and busted TV taboos as the brash, self-deprecating Rhoda Morgenstern on ...
Reaction to the death of actress Valerie Harper
Reaction to the death of actress Valerie Harper who died Friday at age 80: ___ — "Even when she was down she danced and ...
Ex-Dolphins Hall of Fame center Jim Langer dies at 71
Pro Football Hall of Fame center Jim Langer, who was literally in the middle of the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season, has ...
Alfred Jackson, half-brother of late rock star Prince, dies
A half-brother of the late rock superstar Prince has died, leaving five Prince siblings to share in the musician's fortune.
Uganda: 9-year-old girl from Congo dies of Ebola
A 9-year-old Congolese girl who tested positive for Ebola in neighboring Uganda has died, Ugandan authorities said Friday, ...
Muscle Shoals songwriter, artist Donnie Fritts dies at 76
Donnie Fritts, a Muscle Shoals songwriter, artist and actor who was a frequent collaborator with Kris Kristofferson and wrote ...
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A new study from the Brookings Center On Children and Families argues birth control saves taxpayers millions of dollars per year by reducing unplanned pregnancies.
Brookings pulled data from sources like the National Survey of Family Growth and National Vital Statistics System to crunch the costs and savings of three pregnancy prevention methods: medicaid family planning, mass media campaigns and evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs.
Its conclusion: better access to Medicaid family planning would help taxpayers—especially women—the most.
Granted, more Medicaid family planning funding would cost $235 million per year, but it could help taxpayers pocket an estimated $1.32 billion per year.
A mass media campaign and evidence-based teen pregnancy intervention, meanwhile, could help taxpayers save around $431 million and $356 million per year, respectively.
Nearly half of all US pregnancies are unplanned, with single, poor and teenage women taking on the majority of the burden, said the report.


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Q: How can I make Twitter Bootstrap tooltips accessible? As you may know, the Twitter bootstrap tooltips are not accessible (I.E. they are not being read by screen readers). To make that happen, the following things should be done:

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*Upon calling the tooltip() function, the generated text element (the one that contains the text of the tooltip) should get a new attribute added to it: aria-hidden="true".

*The original element (the one tooltip() has been called on) should get an attribute added to it: aria-describedby="#<tooltip-id>", where tooltip-id refers to the id of the new element that was just created above.

Since the way the Javascript currently works is selecting all the elements with the .tooltip class and applying the tooltip() function to it, I'm wondering how I can do this without modifying the source code of the tooltip() function.
Here is an example of the code for a button:

A: From the looks of the main example in the Bootstrap docs they are keyboard accessible (i.e. show to keyboard-only users) when used on natively-focusable elements, and they use text-content for the buttons.
So the default Bootstrap examples aren't too bad, if the tooltip text were needed to understand the button (like your example) that is when they create an accessibility issue.
So the main thing is that the button has no content, so a screen reader won't know what it is to start with. (NB: Some screen readers might fall back to the title if it were a native link or button, but you shouldn't rely on that.)
To do a button that shows a font-icon, you need content and the icon, so two elements:

    Add YouTube Video

Then use CSS to hide the text offscreen. The ARIA-hidden means that the font character won't be read out.
I would also recommend actually using a button or link, rather than span or div, as then you don't need to use javascript to simulate onclick etc. In this case, you've also got an inline element (span) wrapped around a block element (div) which isn't valid HTML either.
If you use the technique above screen reader users will hear the content of the item anyway, I don't think there is any other text to read out?
If you can't add the hidden text in the source, you could loop through the tooltip elements adding it dynamically.

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Toyota will notify the Toyota, Scion and Lexus owners. General Motors will contact the Pontiac owners. Depending on the model, dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator or the air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began on February 1, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331, or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota''s numbers for final remedy for this campaign are G0P (Toyota Zone A), G0R (Toyota Zone B), H0A (Toyota Zone C), GLG (Lexus Zone A), GLH (Lexus Zone B) and HLA (Lexus Zone C).
Toyota will notify owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, or replace the air bag assembly. The recall began February 15, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota''s numbers for this recall are "Zone A" Toyota: G0P, Lexus: GLG; "Zone B" Toyota: G0R, Lexus GLH; "Zone C" Toyota: H0A, and Lexus: HLA.


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PUBLISHED | OCTOBER 27, 2020
Business resilience holds key to success in an ever-changing world
Business resilience is a key factor for business success in 2020 and beyond as businesses cope with an increasingly uncertain and volatile landscape.
Successful companies must purposefully develop the ability to tackle ambiguity and unpredictability.
While COVID-19 has emphasised the immediate need for resilience, the ever-changing business world means organisations must embrace smart transformation now and into the future, according to Micro Focus, a global software and IT business.
The pandemic has forced more than half (52 per cent) of organisations globally to reconfigure operations and adopt new business models as vulnerabilities are exposed.
Digital technologies let companies implement a proactive strategy built on adapting operations and building resilience for the long term.
"At the onset of COVID-19, many businesses scrambled to adapt to the new conditions, affected by their lack of digital readiness," says Micro Focus ANZ managing director Peter Fuller.
"This highlighted the slow-moving nature of legacy and siloed systems, now acting as a liability for organisations."
As a result, more companies are turning to digital technologies to build a more resilient, flexible enterprise, with 41 per cent of global executives now increasing their spend on automation, a new survey shows.
The future of work will be digital, with organisations dependent on data, analytics, digital tools and technologies, as well as automation and artificial intelligence (AI).
Mr Fuller says the role of business leaders isn't about simply recovering from a crisis, it's about moving forward into a new reality.
As organisations learn to adjust to the new normal, they need to cultivate four key capabilities to ensure they build a resilient business:
1. Speed. Interconnected and legacy devices are slow and lack control. Organisations must connect, map and visualise the software delivery lifecycle to gain velocity and deliver applications faster, and with more control. This ensures organisations can transform core business systems with a lower risk.
Agility. The ever-changing nature of business means that managing IT environments is often complex. To increase productivity and reduce risk, organisations need to rely on automation technologies such as AI or robotic process automation (RPA).
3. Security. All employees or contractors intentionally and unintentionally expose corporate data to risk. Companies must protect IT ecosystems and heterogeneous environments by taking a zero trust security approach where everything and everyone on the network is considered a potential threat.
Insights. Real-time data provides business leaders with evidence-based insights that inform strategic decisions. AI and machine learning (ML) help businesses understand and extract value from the data, and accelerate business outcomes without compromises.
"Organisations must invest in the future now with new capabilities for infrastructure, intelligence and innovation," says Mr Fuller.
"While modernising for the long-term is challenging, it reaps greater rewards with disruptive capabilities, ensuring businesses remain flexible and resilient today, and into the future."
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The estimated cost of merging councils into a Wellington super-city has risen by 13 per cent.
The Local Government Commission has released a revised costing for the transition from 9 local councils to one regional body with 21 councillors.
It has now adjusted the cost from $184 million to $210 million.
Commission chair Basil Morrison said external consultants have acknowledged errors in data they provided, concerning estimates for integrating all council IT systems and infrastructure.
Mr Morrison said the revision did not change the commission's preferred option of one super council.
Residents in the Wellington region have less than six weeks to have their say on a controversial plan to merge their nine councils into one body.
The Greater Wellington Regional Council has been accused of putting out propaganda over an advertorial in favour of a super-city amalgamation.


Kinston suffered its only Eastern Plains 2A Conference loss on the road at North Pitt last season.
On Friday night, the Vikings made sure history didn�t repeat itself.
BETHEL� Kinston suffered its only Eastern Plains 2A Conference loss on the road at North Pitt last season.
The Vikings were definitely prepared and focused this time against the Panthers, racing to a big lead and never looking back en route to an 81-54 victory that clinched an undefeated conference regular season.
It was the second time in the past six years that Kinston (20-2, 12-0) rolled through league play without a loss. They also accomplished the feat during the 2007-08 season as a member of the Eastern Carolina 3A Conference.
Count North Pitt among those tough places. The Panthers (11-11, 7-5) shredded Kinston by 11 points last season, the Vikings� last loss on their way to the state 2A championship.
With a big boost from senior point guard Josh Dawson, Kinston shattered the hosts� pride very early.
Dawson opened the game with a long 3-pointer, scored on a runner in the paint, and fed Denzel Keyes for a layup as Kinston quickly built an 11-2 advantage.
He finished the first quarter with nine points and three assists and Kinston led 22-7. The lead never dropped below 11 again.
�Josh helped us get off to a great start,� Tyndall said. �He remembered what happened last year and wasn�t about to let it happen again.
Dawson scored 13 of his 16 total points in the first half. His production, along with Brandon Ingram�s 10 second quarter points, were especially important as leading scorer Keyes got into early foul trouble and tallied just two first-half points.
Ingram finished with a team-high 23 points, while Keyes reasserted himself after intermission to finish with 13.
Although the outcome was never in doubt, Tyndall was especially impressed by the way his team responded to North Pitt�s biggest sign of life, an 8-0 run late in the third quarter.
The brief spurt closed the gap to 17, 55-38. Kinston settled down and led by as many as 29 in the final period.
It was not a perfect effort, however.
The Kinston girls fell behind 2-0 on a layup by the Panthers� Quondramec Moore at the 6:42 mark of the opening period.
Kinston led 9-2 when North Pitt scored again with 1:19 to go in the quarter.
The Panthers� next points came on a free throw by Dorian Sharp with 1:01 remaining in the third quarter.
North Pitt managed a grand total of three points over a stretch that spanned 22 minutes, 42 seconds.
The score after Sharp converted her free throw? 41-5.
It was that bad, and the dominating victory allowed Kinston (19-4, 12-0) to also finish conference play unbeaten and for the second straight season.
Brittany Drumgoole scored 14 points, grabbed nine rebounds, dished out eight assists, and collected three steals to lead the Vikings, who didn�t play their best but were still plenty good on this night.
Anshonee Addison added 13 points for Kinston, while freshman transfer student Jada Faison, playing her first game for the Vikings, impressed with five points and eight rebounds.
Kinston also forced 34 Panthers turnovers.
However, like the boys, there are still areas of improvement Quinerly says his team needs to address before the playoffs.
Both Kinston squads have earned first round byes in next week�s conference tournament and will open play at home Wednesday. The girls will play at 6 p.m. with the boys to follow.
VIKINGS (20-2, 12-0) � Brandon Ingram 23, Josh Dawson 16, Denzel Keyes 13, Andrew Lopez 12, Joyner 8, Dunn 4, Taylor 3, Hart 2, Ham, Jones, Williams, Canady.
PANTHERS (11-11, 7-5) � Demarcus Best 12, Barnes 9, Battle 9, K. Harris 7, Crandell 6, Overton 4, Council 4, Dudley 3, Gardner, T. Harris.
VIKINGS (19-4, 12-0) � Brittany Drumgoole 14, Anshonee Addison 13, Harper 8, J. Faison 5, Williams 4, Lofton 3, Rivers 2, Vermillion, Thi, B. Faison, Washington, Clark, Tice.
PANTHERS (12-10, 7-5) � Kayla Cox 10, Sharp 3, Taylor 2, Moore 2, Hidgins, Searcy, Brown, White, Pender.


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Trinity Church Special Events: FAITH Food Drive, Special Time For Reflection
Trinity Episcopal Church, at 36 Main Street, has two special events in upcoming weekends.
The public is invited visit the church on Sunday, November 14, between 11 am and 1 pm, when a food drive for FAITH Food Pantry in Newtown will be conducted.
The mission of the nondenominational pantry is to help any Newtown/Sandy Hook resident who needs food assistance, and to do so without question or judgment. During 2020 FAITH helped feed 1,085 families (2,479 clients) and provided 52,059 meals.
Many families continue to struggle to make ends meet. The youth of Trinity, therefore, have planned another food drive this year to help those in need.
Donations of nonperishable items are requested. Young adults will be in the parking lot of the church collecting items as vehicles are driven through. Drivers and passengers should remain in their vehicles while the youth collect the items.
Among the items regularly requested by FAITH are the following: beef stew, canned chili, sloppy joe, baked beans, canned tomatoes, pasta, pasta sauce, macaroni and cheese, canned fruit, rice, packaged rice, pasta dishes, peanut butter and jelly, cookies, crackers, cereal, bottle juice, brownie mix, cookie mix, cake mix, pet food, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, toilet paper, laundry soap, hand soap, liquid dish soap, and coffee.
For additional information contact Kim Merrill at 203-426-9070 or kmerrill@trinitynewtownct.org.
Open Sanctuary For Reflection
As the anxiety and disruption of the pandemic continue, Trinity is also offering a time of quiet and beauty. Members of the church warmly invite the public into their Sanctuary the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
There is no formal service planned for the afternoon of November 27, when the building is open from 4 to 5:30 pm, just an open house of sorts with the following possibilities suggested:
*Light a candle for someone;
*Add the name of a loved one who has died to the Memorial Book;
*Sit peacefully in the beautiful historic space for reflection or meditation;
*Receive a healing blessing from clergy;
*Speak in confidence with a nonjudgmental listener; and/or
*Add to the church's growing list of "I wish I could have …" Did you miss a graduation, or lose a job? Trinity's members have actively named their pandemic losses in a mission to seek healing together.
Reservations are not needed. Additional information is available by contacting the church office at 203-426-9070 or trinity@trinitynewtownct.org.
Trinity Episcopal Church has two special events in upcoming weekends, including one this Sunday.


"Seahorses are truly unique, and not just because of their unusual equine shape. Unlike most other fish, they are monogamous and mate for life. Rarer still, they are among the only animal species on Earth in which the male bears the unborn young." Another fun fact from National Geographic? "Food passes through their digestive systems so quickly, they must eat almost constantly to stay alive."
Must be kind of nice to be a seahorse, huh? I'd agree, except for the fact that their average life span is only 1-5 years. Anyway :) last night I had the utmost pleasure of meeting my roommate Catherine and our friend Nihara at The Seahorse Tavern.
I've walked by this casual neighborhood gem a million times, but it wasn't until I noticed it featured on ScoutMob (with a 50% off deal) that I decided to dine here for a special weeknight meal with friends. Silly, silly girl.
They aren't kidding when they claim to serve the freshest of locally sourced seafood. The owner, Karl Feldmann has practically spent his entire career working with it. For almost ten years he was the head of a full-service fresh and frozen whole fish purveyor, then he became the Director of Buying for The Lobster Place NYC, and eventually, he founded The Seahorse Tavern with others.
By the end of the meal, we were comfortably satisfied (and on our third glass of wine) so when the waiter asked if we wanted dessert, we decided to split one. Unfortunately, our otherwise lovely dining experience became tainted by a less than stellar mixed berry trifle. Fortunately, the restaurant did their best to redeem themselves by removing it from the check and sending over a round of shots. Yes, shots. Would you believe me if I told you it was the second time this has happened to me in a week? They were completely unnecessary, yet we took them all the same. Our four-hour visit to The Seahorse Tavern made for a very happy Tuesday.
Honestly though, I woke up with a headache this morning. I haven't mentioned it but it's probably because I really, truly have far too much on my mind. As such, I am going to end this post with two tokens of wisdom from Grey's Anatomy's Meredith Grey, "however you feel is okay" and "at some point, you just have to let go, move on, because no matter how painful it is... it's the only way we grow." Phew, change is scary. Let's just keep swimming, okay?
The food looks great and what a cute name for a restaurant! I just went to the Oyster Bar today in Grand Central for the first time and if you like oysters, you have to try it! They have so many oysters on their menu and the place hasnt changed in over 100 years!
I work near Seahorse so I may have to stop in!
I know that headache well. Hang in there! Change is always good.
@Kimberly Cannon: It's crazy because I should have been to Oyster Bar a million times (I spend too much time in Grand Central) but I haven't. Thanks for the recommendation. Hope you enjoy the Seahorse Tavern.


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Academy Profile
The Chinese People's Armed Police Academy
About The Chinese People's Armed Police Force Academy
The Chinese People's Armed Police Academy (CPAPA) was founded in April 1981. It is subordinate to the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) with the location of Langfang City, Hebei Province, and mainly undertakes the education and training of officers for border control, fire control, VIP protection and UN peacekeeping. It started to recruit cadets from 1984 and passed the Bachelor's Degree Education Assessment carried out by the then National Education Commission in 1997. In 2001, China Peacekeeping Police Training Center (CPPTC) was established in the grounds and under the jurisdiction of CPAPA. CPAPA was entitled to confer its master degree in 2003.Its excellence in undergraduate teaching assessment organized by the Minister of Education in 2008 and in 2016 has, since then, witnessed over-increasing education capabilities.
By taking advantage of its domestic-advanced and world-renowned special courses, CPAPA has made great contribution to the public security, the police system construction and the international peacekeeping. The academic discipline category of CPAPA is composed of the science of law, the science of military, and the science of engineering. Under this category, 6 first-level academic disciplines and 1 independent second-level academic discipline were developed and delivered to frame "3+6+1"subject, namely, the science of law, the science of command, the safety science & engineering, the armed police mentality studies, the science of public security, the science of policing techniques & technologies, and the science of branch tactics. A total of 19 Master's Degree programs are run by CPAPA, including 4 Master's Degree Programs, namely the Master's Degree of Engineering, Policing, law and public management perfectly combining the academic degrees and the professional degrees into the master's degree program structure of CPAPA.A total of 11 Undergraduate Degree Programs are operated by CPAPA, including 7 rated as Special-featured Degree Courses Programs at the National and Provincial Level. 6 courses are rated as National Excellent Courses, 4 as National Excellent Shared Courses, 29 courses as Excellent Courses of Hebei Province or Ministry of Public Security, and 1 as National Excellent Video Open Course.14 textbooks are selected as Official Textbooks at the National Level, 38 as Official Textbooks at the level of the Ministry of Public Security. In addition, 37 textbooks received awards from the Ministry of Public Security. CPAPF has undertaken over 50 research programs supported by the National Science & Technology Plan, the National Natural Science Funds and the National Social Science Funds. It is also engaged in more than 800 research programs at the provincial and ministerial levels and obtained over 50 national patents. Among others, no less than 80 pieces of these program achievements received rewards at and above the provincial and ministerial levels, including a Class-II Prize from the National Science & Technology Progress Reward. More than 8000 academic theses and over 600 monographs and translation works are published at the efforts of CPAPA academic faculty members.
CPAPA covers an area of 100 hectares, with an in-door space of 380,000m2. It is equipped with state-of-the-art teaching and training facilities. A total of 15,625 sets of apparatus were invested in CPAPA to meet the requirement for teaching and scientific research. There are 38 professional and simulated laboratories with unique CPAPA features, such as the National Simulated Virtual Experiment & Teaching Center for Fire Control, the MPS Key Laboratory for Fire Fighting & Rescue Techniques, the Material Evidence Identification Center for Fire Accident, Travel Document Laboratory, as well as the Hebei Provincial Experiment & Teaching Demonstration Center for Fire Control. Among others, the Border Control & Immigration Security Research Center is one of the philosophical & social science research bases for Hebei Province. Several professional institutions were established and operated under CPAPA, including the National Guidance Committee for Fire Engineering Education, the MPS Key Laboratory for Fire Fighting & Rescue Techniques, the Academic Committee of China Fire Protection Association (CFPA), the CFPA Technical Committee for Fire Fighting & Rescue, the UNPOL Committee of China Police Association, and the Cardio- Pulmonary Resuscitation Training Center authorized by the American Heart Association (AHA).
CPAPA adopts and implements a talent-supported strategy of development. Currently, CPAPA is staffed with more than 400 full-time faculty members. Among them, over 200 are professors and associate professors, and more than 300 have Doctor's Degree or Master's Degree. Besides, more than 200 part-time professors and mentors are invited from counterpart institutes. 4 faculty members are funded by the New Millennium Talent-support Plan of the Ministry of Education. 30 are ranked Excellent Teachers at and above the provincial and ministerial levels. 24 are granted special governmental or ministerial subsidies. 6 are awarded the honorary title of National Outstanding Police. 150 are subsidized by the Ministry of Public Security as Excellent Technical Talents. The Teaching Team for the course of Combustion Fundamentals for Fire Control is entitled the Outstanding Teaching Team of Hebei Province.
CPAPA sticks to a road of open-door education. Stable and practical cooperation and exchanges have been carried out with over 20 overseas universities and international organization, such as the Illinois State University at Urbana Champaign, St. Petersburg State University for Fire Service, French National High School for Fire Service Officers (ENSOSP), University Saint-Anne of Italy, HK Immigration Service Institute of Training and Development, and International Organization for Migration etc. In recent years, over 300 faculty members joined 120 tours of study-visit to more than 50 countries/regions, while 150 tours of visit engaging more than 500 persons from over 60 countries/regions/organizations were hosted by CPAPA. Over 200 teachers used to be dispatched to overseas universities for study visit while more than 200 foreign experts were invited to CPAPA to deliver lectures. 700 foreign police officers from 60countries/regions were on training programs organized by CPAPA. Relying on the advantage of discipline,11 international police training courses are provided by CPAPA, namely, Immigration Inspection, Border Management, Immigration Management, Police tactics, Fire Prevention and Suppression of Ultra Large Fire , Emergency Rescue, VIP Protection, Major Event Safety & Security Preparedness, Counter-Terrorist and Crowd Control, Peacekeeping and Riot Control, and Energy Security are the backbone of international police training.
Several rounds of International Seminars on topics, such as "Fire Fighting & Emergency Rescue Techniques", "Irregular Immigration and Cross Border Crime", "Peacekeeping Capacity Construction", "Major Event Safety & Security Preparedness" were held by CPAPA, with a sweeping impact in the international academic circle.
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It was like old times on Saturday as golf fans flocked to their couches to watch weekend coverage of Tiger Woods. But as much as the 14-time major champ provided flashbacks of his old form, there was something missing. Someone, to be exact.
Johnny Miller was not in the 18th tower for NBC Sports, his chair alongside Dan Hicks being filled instead by Gary Koch. So there was no "chunk-and-run" talk for Woods' chip in on No. 9 and no talk about "green-light specials" as Tiger attacked Innisbrook's par 5s. Too bad.
But don't fret, there's a good reason for Miller's absence while Tigermania grabbed hold of the golf world again. Simply put, he was never supposed to be in Tampa this week.
Miller, who is in his 29th year working for NBC, has long kept a somewhat limited schedule. And the plan was always for him to begin his season in the booth at Bay Hill next week for the Arnold Palmer Invitational after skipping last week's WGC-Mexico Championship and this week's Valspar Championship. Also, Koch, with his Tampa ties, has traditionally held down the role as main analyst at Innisbrook.
Miller, who turns 71 next month, thought about retiring last year, specifically, with NBC broadcasting the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, where he won the second of his two majors. However, shortly before that tournament, Miller re-upped with NBC Sports on a one-year extension that will take him to the end of 2018.
So we'll see—and more importantly, hear—Johnny soon. Good for us and good for him, because he's been missing a lot of entertaining golf these past two weeks.


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News Release 4-Jan-2023
From water sources of the Tibetan Plateau to the ocean: State of nutrients of the Changjiang linked to the land-use changes and climate variability
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image: Low concentrations were found in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, and then nutrients increase in the river at 3500 km-3000 km upstream the river mouth and further downwards to the river mouth. Vertical arrows show the confluence of major tributaries, and horizontal arrow indicates the location of the Three Gorges Reservoir. view more
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This study has examined the state changes of nutrients (N, P, and Si) from one of the top ten largest world river system, Changjiang, based on field expeditions and time-series data since early 1980s. The study covers an area of ca. 80% of the whole drainage basin (i.e. 1.8×106 km2) and 70% of water course, including main stream and 15 major tributaries.
A considerable increase in anthropogenic nutrients (e.g. N and P) appears when the river lefts the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, and changes in species ratio have been identified from some of the major tributaries draining through high population and extensive agriculture areas. This influence can be tracked further downstream and all way to the estuary.
Different from the previous studies, the present study provides evidence that Three Gorges Dam and the reservoir have a rather limited impact on the so called "Trapping of Nutrients". Examination of data in 2003-2016 indicates that there is a lack of systematics (i.e. trend) between upstream the reservoir and downstream the dam, even though for dissolved silicates.
Time-series data at the river mouth since 1980s indicate a continuous increasing mode for dissolved inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus. Particularly, nitrogen in the river started to be high in early 1980s, while a considerable increase in phosphate appeared later in mid-1990s with higher rate than that for nitrogen. This makes the Changjiang outstanding in terms of loadings and species ratio for anthropogenic nutrients compared to other top-ten world river systems.
Furthermore, the present study reveals that tidal-influenced deltaic area has an important but previously ignored role in regulating seaward flux of the Changjiang. Remobilization of nutrients from the tidal-influenced deltaic area contribute additional 5%-10% for dissolve inorganic nitrogen and silicates, but up to 20% for phosphate. Such an amount of nutrients is not related to the agriculture but to coastal urbanization.
In comparison to other rivers, watersheds of the Changjiang is still in the accumulation phase for anthropogenic nutrients, and a "legacy" source can sustain relatively high concentrations in the river even in the period of reduction of application of chemical fertilizers in agriculture. Hence, management strategy needs to take into consideration of the potential of legacy source.
At drainage basin scale, the continuous increase of anthropogenic nutrients in the Changjiang is mainly regulated by the human activities, while the influence of climate variability is rather limited and not systematic based on the current data sets.
Zhang J, Zhang G, Du Y, Zhang A, Chang Y, Zhou Y, Zhu Z, Wu Y, Zhang Z, Liu S. 2022. From the water sources of the Tibetan Plateau to the ocean: State of nutrients in the Changjiang linked to land use changes and climate variability. Science China Earth Sciences, 65(11): 2127–2174, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-021-9969-0
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Construction of nutrient trends using time-series data at the river mouth of Changjiang, which has been maintained at monthly scale since early 1980s.
Summary of nutrient budgets for the Changjiang drainage basin, taking into consideration of major pathways.


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Well, a family guarantee or family equity loan may be the solution.
The family pledge or family guarantor option, allows a family member to guarantee a specific amount of another family member's new loan. This guarantee is supported by a mortgage over the family member's residential property and would allow you to borrow up to 100 percent of the purchase price plus costs (solicitors, building & pest inspections, stamp duty, registration and establishment fees) in some cases you can also consolidate debts and do construction or renovations as well.
Once the loan to valuation ratio is 80% most lenders will release the guarantee and mortgage held over the property. Most lenders will limit the guarantee but every lender is different so speaking to a broker can help find you the lender to fit your requirements. Under a family pledge you would also not have to pay loan mortgage insurance.
Purchase Price of property is $400,000-00 plus costs $410,000-00.
Loan 2 $90,000-00 secured by the available equity in Family Members property.
Independent Financial advice and independent legal advice is recommended by all the lenders and in most cases is required by the lender for the guarantor. The guarantor would also have to prove their ability to service the amount of the guarantee. The cost of the financial and legal advice would be an additional expense by the borrower.
Most banks only allow parental guarantees but some lenders can consider guarantees from immediate family members such as siblings and grandparents.
Is this only available for first Home Owners?
No, all lenders are different.
Can it be for an investment property?
Yes, although not many lenders like this option.
Can there be an existing loan on the security property?
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Can the guarantor be retired?
Yes, but if it is a principal place of residence then the guarantor normally needs to be able to confirm servicing of the guaranteed amount.


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The Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) has issued an arrest warrant for George Zacharlia, the engineer who supervised Serowe's multi-million pula water reticulation project, sources in the DPP have revealed.
The Serowe reticulation project now stands idle because of some defects.
Sources say the arrest warrant was issued late last year after it was learnt that Zacharlia was in South Africa.
"There was information that he was somewhere in South Africa," said the source, "and an arrest warrant was issued based on that information but now he seems to have disappeared into thin air."
Zacharlia had been employed by Herbco Technical Services and Engineering Consultants, MT and Associates, who had been contracted by Arab Contractors Botswana, which had won the tender.
Asked about the whereabouts of Zacharlia this week, an employee of the company, who also declined to give her name, just laughed and said, "He has long left for his home country."
Efforts to talk to the General Manager of the company were fruitless as he was said to be busy attending meetings.
A few years ago, some employees of Arab Contractors Botswana, as well as Zacharlia, were charged with corruption. This came about after an employee who used to work on the same project alerted the DCEC that sub standard materials were being used in the project.
The "whistle blower" was sacked and the case was heard in Court in Serowe but, soon afterwards, it was dismissed on technical grounds that it had not been properly filed. Currently, it is reported that prosecutors in the Directorate of Public Prosecution are working on reinstating the case.
Meanwhile, the multi-million pula water reticulation project is still not operating because the Central District authorities are refusing to have it handed over to them citing major defects.
This was confirmed by Ephraim Kelaeng, the Principal Technical Officer in the Department of Water Affairs. When asked what they intended to do about those defects, Kelaeng said, "We are planning to meet them (management of Arab Contractors) to urge them to correct the defects as they are the main contractors of the project."
At the time of going to press, The Sunday Standard could not confirm whether the scheduled meeting had taken place as both Kelaeng and managers of Arab Contractors Botswana were unavailable.
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Carrícola – wieś w Hiszpanii, w prowincji Walencja, we wspólnocie ekonomicznej Walencji. Wieś położona jest 82 km na południe od miasta Walencja oraz 70 km na północ od miasta Alicante. Główne źródło dochodu we wsi to rolnictwo.

Demografia
W 2011 roku gmina liczyła 98 mieszkańców, a w 2015 roku 83 mieszkańców, a jej powierzchnia do 4,6 km². 70% populacji to osoby w wieku 40–50 lat.

Położenie
Wieś jest położona w dolinie pomiędzy dwoma górami (350 m n.p.m. oraz 650 m n.p.m.), które osłaniają wieś przed wiatrami i innymi zjawiskami atmosferycznymi. To położenie jest przyczyną panującego w dolinie mikro-klimatu, co umożliwia mieszkańcom zajmowanie się rolnictwem przez cały rok.

Historia
Pierwotnie wieś była muzułmańską farmą, która później została przekazana na użytek ludzi razem z Zamkiem Carricola przez Jakuba I Zdobywcę.
 Zamek Carricola – wybudowany w XII wieku przez arabów, którzy okupowali dzisiejsze tereny wsi, kiedy w XIII wieku król Jakub I Zdobywca odzyskał tereny przekazał zamek krzyżakom. Zamek znalazł się na liście dóbr kulturowych (Bien de interés cultural);
 Akwedukt – datowany prawdopodobnie na XII wiek, zbudowany przez arabów, którzy okupowali dzisiejsze tereny wsi.

Informacje turystyczne
 Hostel Rural – własność wsi, pieniądze z prowadzenia hostelu trafiają do publicznej kasy;
 Basen – własność wsi, otwarty dla mieszkańców za symboliczną opłatą 2 Euro za jeden dzień.

Ekonomia
W 1982 roku, jako jedni z pierwszych w kraju, Juan Cháfer i Luis Blasco założyli mały rodzinny biznes opierający się na rolnictwie oraz idei spółdzielni- La Valle Bio (kod autoryzacyjny: ES-ECO-020-CV). Firma zajmuje się wyłącznie produkcją oraz marketingiem ekologicznych owoców i warzyw. 90% ich produktów jest eksportowana do Belgii, Holandii, Danii, Niemiec oraz Francji. Firma zajmuje się handlem bezpośrednim, w samej Danii prowadzi handel z 8000 rodzin, którzy zorganizowali się jako grupa konsumencka i kupują produkty bezpośrednio od spółdzielni.

Bioróżnorodność i zrównoważony rozwój
 Chronione dziedzictwo roślinne: Drzewa oliwne(ok. 1000 lat), flora, drzewa;
 Stosowanie zwierząt (osły i muły) do utrzymania środowiska w czystości oraz koszenia trawy;
 Projekt o nazwie "El fem es nostre" (tłum. odpady naturalne są nasze), który został wsparty finansowo przez Bank "La Caixa" oraz zrealizowany w 2007 roku. Polegał na zmianie odpadów organicznych w kompost;
 System kanalizacyjny, gdzie zastosowane są naturalne metody oczyszczania wody, a odpady używane są do użyźniania gleby, zbudowany we współpracy z Wydziałem Inżynierii Hydraulicznej na Politechnice w Walencji;
 Centrum Bio-konsumpcji – samowystarczalna budowla, zbudowana z użyciem ekologicznych materiałów (kamieni, drewna, słomy, gliny itp.), który jest wykorzystywany do edukacji na tematy ekologii, prowadzenia warsztatów oraz szkoleń.

Organizacje działające na terenie wsi
 Klub sportowy "Corregatell" – organizuje coroczne górskie maratony i pół-maratony po okolicznych górach; maraton – 250 osób; pół-maraton – 450 osób;
 Letnia szkoła – zajęcia organizowane dla dzieci ze wsi Carricola oraz okolicznych miejscowości;
 Wydział sztuk pięknych na Politechnice w Walencji – każdego roku jeden artysta przyjeżdża do Carricola i maluje obraz ścienny na budynku spółdzielni La Valel Bio, musi skomponować obraz w otoczenie i plac zabaw, który jest ulokowany przy budynku;
 Klub fotograficzny "APCARRA";
 Warsztaty sztuki Biodivers, które polegają na dialogu między sztuką i naturą. Co 5 lat artyści z całego kraju przyjeżdżają, aby zrobić swoje rzeźby na otwartym górzystym terenie w pobliżu wsi lub bezpośrednio na terenie wsi używając tylko naturalnych elementów (skały, drewno, naturalne pigmenty etc.), które z czasem ulegną biodegradacji i znikną. Na ostatnich warsztatach pojawiło się 58 artystów, którzy stworzyli 71 rzeźb.

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
 Agrocultura Perinquiets – CARRÍCOLA, LA PROSPERIDAD DE LA CONFIANZA
 Strona internetowa spółdzielni La Vall Bio
 Informacje zebrane od mieszkańców podczas szkolenia w Carricola przez stowarzyszenie non profit Europimpules

Gminy w Walencji (wspólnota autonomiczna)
Walencja (prowincja)

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Composing a high quality accounting dissertation can be quite the tough asking. It requires a considerable amount of time and effort on the student's behalf to complete to a high standard. However, all is not lost, because with this guide, we will show you the best title you can use without hesitation, which near guarantees you success. These titles by thesis helpers are unique and rarely used by students, hence why they will greatly impress your supervisor.
Before we discuss some of the best topics to write your accounting paper on, it is a good idea to see what other sources you could implement and use to advance your own accounting knowledge.
Accounting has been a widely debated topic in the finance world, especially after the 2008 financial crisis, of which a large part of the blame was put on the accounting industry. As such, accounting firms and their dealings are constantly on the news, and it would be extremely beneficial for you to be up to date with these latest happenings in the world of accounting.
Not only that, but also these news articles and editorial pieces could also be used as sources in your dissertation, which form a large part of the research you will be undertaking for it.
When choosing a topic for your accounting paper, it is best to conduct your research in an area of accounting that really piqued your interest during lectures. This is due to the fact that when working on something you are genuinely curious and passionate about, you will keep yourself sufficiently motivated to complete the task to a high standard.
How effective have the regulations of Basel II been?
The aforementioned topics are all great titles to use for your dissertation and will allow you to achieve much success in your work.


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Hermann Collitz
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Hermann Collitz, (born Feb. 4, 1855, Bleckede, near Lüneburg, Hanover—died May 13, 1935, Baltimore), German-born U.S. linguist noted for his work on the Indo-European languages; he contributed to the study of Sanskrit consonants, sound changes in the Germanic languages, and Greek dialectology.
His doctoral dissertation at the University of Göttingen (1878) dealt with the origin of the Indo-Iranian palatal series of consonants and helped to explain an early, obscure, and unsuspected sound change in Sanskrit. While teaching Sanskrit and comparative linguistics at the University of Halle (1885–86), he began publishing, in collaboration with a number of other scholars, Sammlung der griechischen Dialektinschriften, 4 vol. (1884–1915; "Collection of Greek Dialect Inscriptions"). This work, which included vocabulary lists and grammatical studies, proved to be a major contribution to Greek comparative linguistics.
In 1886 he published Die neueste Sprachforschung ("The Newest Linguistics") and settled in the United States as associate professor of German at Bryn Mawr (Pennsylvania) College, where he concentrated on the historical and comparative study of the Germanic languages. While professor of Germanic philology at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (1907–27), he wrote Das schwache Präteritum und seine Vorgeschichte (1912; "The Weak Past Tense and Its Antecedents").
His wife, Clara Hechtenberg Collitz (1863–1944), left most of her estate to the Linguistic Society of America (whose first president had been Hermann Collitz) with the goal of establishing a professorship in comparative philosophy in both their names. The Collitz Chair is still held by distinguished Indo-Europeanists during linguistic institutes put on under the auspices of the society.
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Philology, traditionally, the study of the history of language, including the historical study of literary texts. It is also called comparative philology when the emphasis is on the comparison of the historical states of different languages. The philological tradition is one of painstaking textual…
Greek language, Indo-European language spoken primarily in Greece. It has a long and well-documented history—the longest of any Indo-European language—spanning 34 centuries. There is an Ancient phase, subdivided into a Mycenaean period (texts in syllabic script attested from the 14th to the 13th…
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Sanskrit language, (from Sanskrit: saṃskṛta, "adorned, cultivated, purified") an Old Indo-Aryan language in which the most ancient documents are the Vedas, composed in what is called Vedic Sanskrit. Although Vedic documents represent the dialects then found in the northern midlands of the Indian…
Comparative linguistics, study of the relationships or correspondences between two or more languages and the techniques used to discover whether the languages have a common ancestor. Comparative grammar was the most important branch of linguistics in the 19th century in Europe. Also called…
Language, a system of conventional spoken, manual, or written symbols by means of which human beings, as members of a social group and participants in its culture, express themselves. The functions of language include communication, the expression of identity, play, imaginative expression, and…
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France: Courvoisier cognac has appointed a new president and master blender. Patrice Pinet, who has worked at the Courvoisier distillery in Jarnac, France, for more than 20 years, has taken up the post.
According to the release, he has been an 'integral member of the blending committee since 2004 and was instrumental in the creation of L'Essence de Courvoisier', launched this month.
Patrice replaces Jean Marc Olivier who has been master blender for 22 years and has now retired. Jean Marc will continue to be involved with the brand on a consultancy basis.


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Gleaning Inspiration from the "I-Witness Awards"
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From left to right: Fred Kramer, JWW Executive Director; Ambassador Verveer; Pat Mitchell, CEO and President of the Paley Center for Media; and Allison Lee, Los Angeles Regional Director of American Jewish World Service.
On January 11, 2012, American Jewish World Service was pleased to co-sponsor the I-Witness Awards presented by Jewish World Watch at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. I was among the standing-room only crowd gathered to honor Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues for her incredible work to address grave injustices faced by women and girls in conflict zones.
In 2009, the Obama administration created the post of U.S. Ambassador-at-large for Global Women's Issues, finally giving this issue a diplomatic face within our own government. Obama brilliantly chose Melanne Verveer to fill the role. As Hillary Clinton's chief-of -staff, the founder and CEO of Vital Voices, and in her current position, Ambassador Verveer has consistently recognized and muscled forward the inclusion of women leaders in key decision-making bodies. She has also shined a spotlight on gender-based violence and the paucity of women in global politics—issues that demand serious attention.
Ambassador Verveer's Office of Global Women's Issues recently released its National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security, recognizing that the economic and political empowerment of women worldwide is essential to achieving peace and critical for our own national security. The Action Plan is in line with Ambassador Verveer's long history of highlighting not only the vulnerabilities of women but also their strength, perseverance and critical potential. The plan recognizes the simple truth that "where women are equal partners in the decision-making, peace-building and conflict prevention, when their lives are protected, their experiences considered, and their voices heard" hope for peace and security prevails.
Last Wednesday evening, Ambassador Verveer recognized AJWS's grantee and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Leymah Gbowee, as an example of what can be achieved when women become meaningful participants in peace-building.
At a time when so many donors and activists are struggling with compassion fatigue, and when gender-based violence persists in Darfur, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti and elsewhere around the globe, it felt great to recharge my batteries with a dynamic and likeminded group of people. In presenting Ambassador Verveer's award, Rabbi Harold Schulweis, co-founder of Jewish World Watch, offered eloquent and inspirational words for us to take to heart as we deepen our commitments to social change:
"What draws us together, what binds the sacred work of the Women for Women International and the American Jewish World Service and the Jewish World Watch? What gives us the theme that embraces our collaborative vision this evening? Witness. The mandate to "Witness" stems from the ancient prophetic imperative found in the prophesy of Isaiah: "Atem aydai, neum adonai, v'ani elohim."
"You are my witness, says the Lord, and I am God."
What relationship have these two together? What has the human witness to do with the affirmation of the presence of God? The sages explain that God said, "When you bear witness, I am as God. But when you do not bear witness, I am as it were no God."
Without the testimony of humankind, the divine is driven from the earth. If in the presence of evil we bite our lips to keep silence, if in the presence of evil we shrug our shoulders in despair, we lock God in Heaven behind an iron wall. When we act deaf, dumb and blind, God is segregated – the divine is exiled, Godliness is rendered impotent, and we are cut off.
But, the Psalmist sang, "The heavens are the heavens of the Lord; but the earth has He given to humankind."
This is our earth. This is our moment. This is our family, our children, our wives, our sisters, our mothers, our grandmothers.
This is our witness: We have seen the bloody machete of the predator, heard the shrieks of the frightened children, smelled the putrefaction of abandoned bodies. To see, hear and smell the human tragedy is to know. But not as reporters, or statisticians, or observers, or onlookers, or bystanders, but as witnesses. Statistics do not bleed. Numbers do not cry. Photos are not tortured. But these are human beings, and we are human witnesses. To be witness is not simply to know how to count, but how to respond, how to act, how to intervene.
Cover her nakedness, bind her lacerations, salve her burns, staunch her hemorrhage, feed her starvation.
There is an existential logic in witnessing. I am witness, therefore, I am. I am witness, therefore you are. We are witness, therefore civilization need not die.
For it is not only against genocide that we struggle. We struggle against suicide, against the killing of conscience. Raising others from death and dying, we raise ourselves up on the elbows of hope and faith.
There are whispers of fatigue and cool winds of exhaustion and disillusionment. Have we grown bored of this manmade barrenness? Has genocide lost for us its novelty? Have we learned to yawn at human tragedy?
We have come together to elevate our energies, to remember that the universe has a heart, that there is depth of human goodness found in sifting through the ashes of hate.
Tonight we are joined together in recognition of goodness, of the work, life and aspiration of Ambassador Melanne Verveer. You, dear friend, have brought us together. You have given voice to the strangled sound of the voiceless. You have taught us universal truths embedded in our traditions:
First, that there was, is and always will be an alternative to passive compliance with tyranny.
Second, that silence in the midst of the noise of hatred, violence and terror is a complicit lethal response.
Third, that ours is to awaken the slumbering angels of the better selves of human beings.
Ambassador, the shofar – the symbolic presentation we offer you – is the oldest surviving type of wind instrument mentioned in the bible. It is sounded at the year of jubilee – on the 50th year proclaiming emancipation from all forms of slavery and from life-long poverty.
There are many voices in the shofar: "Tekiah," awake. Let not habit dull your minds, nor comfort harden your hearts. Arouse yourself from self-satisfaction, from callousness and self-righteousness.
"Shevarim-teruah," the broken refrain. The staccato cry, the echoes of sighing and weeping from the deprived, the neglected, the enslaved, the bruised, the broken. Open our ears to the cries of the abandoned.
"Teruah," the call to battle. The struggle against evil and suffering. Give bread to those who hunger. Give strength to those who stumble. Give time to the forsaken. Heal the wounded. Comfort the bereaved.
"Tekiah g'dolah," For a new age, a new tomorrow.
We who hear the sobbing of broken women and trembling children – ours, the repair of the broken vessels, Ours the mending of the torn fabric of our planet.
We are witnesses, and you dear friend, you are a blessing to the families of the earth.
Do you live in the Los Angeles area? Want to learn more about AJWS's work to empower women and girls in the developing world? Join us at the Skirball Cultural Center on January 22nd.
Allison Lee is the Los Angeles Regional Director of American Jewish World Service.
Bearing Witness from the Historic Rohingya Genocide Hearings
This week, the world is watching as the Burmese State (Myanmar) stands accused of crimes of genocide against the Rohingya people, a religious and ethnic minority in Burma persecuted because of their identity. I had…


The huge wealth effect of China's property market has made buying a house the most important way of managing money for Chinese people. They not only buy and buy in China, but also buy houses in developed countries such as Europe and the United States.
However, last year's major cities in the world fell from highs, and Sydney, Vancouver, London and other hot cities that bought houses were affected by Waterloo. In stark contrast, the potential cities of Southeast Asia have become the new darling of Chinese buyers.
"Phnom Penh is Shenzhen 30 years ago, Shanghai 20 years ago, Singapore 10 years ago." This is an advertisement from a Chinese developer.
Bloomberg reported that Guangzhou Yuetai Group's project in Phnom Penh includes 24 high-rise buildings along the river bank. Guangzhou R&F Group also took the land in Phnom Penh and plans to build 5,000 housing units. The new construction group in Macau, China, plans to spend $2.7 billion to build a 133-story twin tower in Phnom Penh, which will become one of the tallest buildings in the world.
Reuters visited five real estate sales departments in Phnom Penh, including projects sold by developers in Singapore and South Korea, and they all received Mandarin-speaking sales agents.
Luo Xuexin, CEO of Juwai.com, told the Daily Economics reporter that "Chinese buyers' interest in Cambodian property has increased year by year. Chinese buyers are hoping for future appreciation of Cambodian property, which is related to buying and selling in developed countries. Not the same. We believe that Chinese buyers should do their homework in Cambodia to eliminate the information gap, because higher than the usual return on investment, often accompanied by market uncertainty."
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Cambodia's per capita GDP in 2017 was only $1,390, ranking 153th in the world.
In an interview with Bloomberg, the international real estate brokerage KnightFrank China director Ross Webb said: "In my opinion, the development speed of Phnom Penh is amazing. The high-end apartment market is definitely oversupply, although sales are now slowing down. Rents are falling. However, there are still only a handful of Cambodians who have the ability to buy these apartments. In order for the market to be sustainable, there must be demand from Cambodia."
"Sell more than 20 apartments in a month, all Chinese."
"We sold more than 20 apartments in July 2018, and the buyers were all Chinese," Bangkok agent Fame Zhu said in an interview with the Nikkei Asia Review.
The Daily Economics reporter noted that the buying spree of Chinese buyers has spread from Bangkok to Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand and Phuket in the south, as well as to Pattaya – a real estate advertisement in Chinese.
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2008 Indy 500 Contender Ryan Hunter-Reay 50/1 Odds to Win
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Ryan Hunter-Reay Odds
2007 Bombardier Learjet Rookie of the Year Award winner Ryan Hunter-Reay will have somewhat long odds when the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500 kicks off this Sunday in New York. Oddsmakers from Online Sports Book Bodog have give Hunter-Reay 50/1 odds to win the 2008 Indy 500.
Bet on Ryan Hunter-Reay in the 2008 Indianapolis 500
Hunter-Reay will start in the 20th position at this year's Indy 500, which is in the middle of Row 7. Hunter-Reay and his Rahal Letterman Racing team feel as though they got enough good information from practice sessions and on "Bump Day" to turn in a good showing at this year's race.
Hunter-Reay finished 19th in IndyCar Series standings last year with three, top-seven finishes in six starts. His best finish came in Michigan when he claimed sixth place. Before last season, Hunter-Reay spent most of his time in the Champ Cup World Series.
Hunter-Reay is a rather long shot to win this at this year's Indy 500. He doesn't have a ton of experience and he hasn't faced a lot of stiff competition either. He could surprise and finish in the top 10, although a top 5 finish might be a reach. He might be worth a look in some driver-to-driver wagers.
2008 Ryan Hunter-Reay Odds to Win The 92nd Indianapolis 500
Bodog: 50/1
Sportsbook.com: 50/1
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2008 Ryan Hunter-Reay Driver-to-Driver Matchups in The 92nd Indianapolis 500
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Ryan Hunter-Reay
Team: Rahal Letterman Racing
Points Behind: -67
2008 Indy 500 Driver Profiles & Odds
- A.J. Foyt IV
- Buddy Rice
- Dan Wheldon
- Danica Patrick
- Ed Carpenter
- Ernesto Viso
- Graham Rahal
- Helio Castroneves
- Hideki Mutol
- Justin Wilson
- Marco Andretti
- Oriol Servia
- Ryan Briscoe
- Ryan Hunter-Reay
- Scott Dixon
- Tomas Scheckter
- Tony Kanaan
- Vitor Meira
- Will Power
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Oftentimes, SEO is looked at in a vacuum, and a company does not take the time to look at industry trends. This is unfortunately a grave mistake. Viewing information provided by Mark McCrindle Research and other firms that focus on delivering actionable insights is an important part of a search engine optimisation campaign. How can a company select the appropriate search queries to target unless it first conducts proper research? Of course this is a rhetorical question, since the answer is 'a business cannot make educated decisions without such knowledge'.
This type of research typically is not part of that involved during the keyword selection phase of a SEO campaign. Unfortunately, this is to the detriment of the organisation that fails to do its homework. Using data from Mark McCrindle Research or another agency can provide a significant competitive advantage over others in the industry. Therefore it is worthwhile to view the research provided Mark McCrindle and other smart individuals to assists with SEO efforts. Rather than simply diving into Google's keyword research tool, first read a research report by Mark McCrindle that details key components of an industry before commencing the selection process. A business can then eliminate many keywords that are not suitable for a website. Frequently competitors unnecessarily target certain keywords they could avoid, but failed to take this initial step. Thus part of starting a search engine optimisation campaign is investigating key industry drivers beforehand. The smarter SEO companies know that this adds significant value and can assist in the process. Follow the guidance in this post to gain an edge over others whom do not conduct the proper research.
The Top SEO's website claims to list independent rankings of the best SEO companies, but how independent is this list? Many people and businesses looking for an SEO company actually trust this website and might hire a firm based on their 'independent rankings' and listings. This is generally a grave mistake since the best SEO company listings are far from independent. Rather, the list is compiled of firms who pay the website to place consider them the best. Not a bad business model for Top SEO's, but also not a legitimate means for anyone to decide on the best company to hire.
Using Google Australia type 'best SEO company' into the search box and hit enter. As indicated in the screenshot below it is easy to see why companies are willing to pay Top SEO's money for their listings. The website holds positions #2, #3, and #4, for that particular query and dominates thus dominates the search page.
The company listed #5 as the best SEO company would otherwise appear #2 if it were not for these three listings. Fortunately, one firm placed above them. However, this illustrates that those looking to hire any type of firm or purchase any product should practice caution when following listings of review oriented websites. This holds true since many websites, such as Top SEO, receive fairly decent compensation for listing a company as the best. Explore their website and you can find the information regarding payments received is disclosed. However, most individual researching, simply peruse the site and never end up reading that disclosure. Rather these visitors trust that the rankings are 'independent'.
Simply use caution when looking at and set of search results. When visiting a website after typing a series of keywords it makes since to take a look at any biases associated with the site's owners. Checking this can help all people, whether searching for the best SEO company or any other service. Do you know of any other examples of such sites? Please feel free to post them in the comments below.
I received a little flack for adding a link with the anchor text 'best SEO company' and pointing it to a specific company's webpage. Thus I wanted to provide clarification as to the reason for such for adding such a reference (not that an explanation is needed). The bottom line reason is that the link is illustrative of top the site referenced in the picture above. Should another site of held the #4 position then I would a used a reference to that URL instead. Those who consider my actions unfair, please comment below with reasons why it is unjustified.
I received a little flack for adding a link with the anchor text 'best SEO company' and pointing it to a specific company's webpage. Thus I wanted to provide clarification as to the reason for adding such a reference (not that an explanation is needed). The bottom line is that the link points to the site referenced in the picture above and falls just underneath topseos.com's website. Should another site of held the #5 position then I would a used a reference to that URL instead. Those who consider my actions unfair, please comment below with reasons why it is unjustified.
There is an increasingly large distinction between search engine optimisation in a country such as Australia (notice the s in spelling) and SE Optimization (notice the z) in the United States. The difference is more dramatic amongst locales that speak different languages . The most common question I hear is whether it is worth obtaining a top level domain for the country one wishes to target. The short answer to this question is 'yes'. However this only holds true if done properly. Otherwise, especially for company's based in the United States, it is smarter and easier to focus solely on the .com extension.
Now what constitutes using a country's domain extension properly? First, if similar content is hosted on another country's TLD then using another extension is a best practice. Additionally, it makes certain that the site is truly targeted to the appropriate region.
A benefit of using the appropriate TLD is that websites with the same country extension tend to include links that point other website within the same county more frequently. This is provides a nice boost for search engine optimisation purposes. As an example, if a web property is designed for Australians then it makes sense that numerous other domains with a .com.au extension generally prefer pointing to another .com.au. For example a blog post about SEO on a U.S. website such as this one is more likely to reference another U.S. website. However, a blog post on an Australian search engine optimisation site is more likely to point to the landing page of a company that provides SEO in Australia. These are all reasons that an international domain name makes sense for numerous companies.
An interesting way to test and see what search results look like in another country is to visit google.com.au or .country extension here. Sometimes this will resolve to a different country extension based on the computer's location. To avoid this simply type google.com/ncr into the browser's URL bar, press enter, and then go to the appropriate Google site for that particular country.
One thing that is quickly noticeable using the technique above is that when visiting google.com.au there are many more search results with the .au extension then the .com extension. Thus it is fairly easy to realise that in some way shape or form the fact that these domains use .au helps them to obtain higher search results in Google Australia. Certainly Agilis Marketing does not want to turn away any business, but there are certainly times when it makes sense to deal with a local SEO company. This is especially true if the website is local only in nature. Thus a flower shop in Sydney has little reason to hire a Virginia Beach online marketing firm – unless the shop has global expansion plans. Likewise, the converse also holds true. During such instances finding a trusted partner company is key; The Web Showroom in Surry Hills, Australia is one such company for those in need of local search engine optimisation only. Otherwise, Agilis Marketing has no reason to refer you elsewhere ! Similarly, this Australian SEO company would also possess little reason to refer a company someplace else in the reverse situation.
Hopefully, this post provides a little extra insight on factors to consider when deciding on the proper way to setup an international SEO campaign. Additionally, using google.com/ncr is a little known, but valuable way to gain insight onto how search results look in various countries without the need to physically travel to that locale.
Is SEO for a Website in Sydney Australia Different?
Please accept my apologies for the long delay between posts to all those who are loyal subscribers to the Agilis Marketing Blog. I wanted to explore if SEO for a website in Sydney, Australia is much different than that in the United States. As an individual residing here, it seems reasonable that I can offer more meaningful insights than anyone whom has never actually encountered the differences. Thus I wanted to touch on a few key differences that I noticed right off the bat between the two geographies and that also are include insights to consider with any type of international SEO initiatives. These are possibly quite obvious to some people, but are much more apparent after living and working in both geographies. After dealing with multiple businesses, web design companies, and others involved in the process there are definitely noticeable differences.
1.) SEO for a website in Sydney, Australia is much less competitive.
The volume of searches in the Sydney region and for that matter all of all Australia is much smaller compared to major regions and the United States as a whole. Of course this fact does not mean that SEO for a website in Sydney is less competitive than the U.S. Actually, certain areas are more competitive since there are more firms competing for a smaller segment. A perfect example of this is the website design industry. There are numerous web businesses located in the CBD and a finite number of companies with offices in this location. Thus the phrase 'website design Sydney' is fiercely competitive as numerous outfits all vie for top rankings in the SERPs for this query. This illustrates a situation that is an outlier, generally the search phrases are much less competitive in Australia.
However, since the search volume is lower it does impact marketers' perceptions on the perceived benefits of investing in SEO rather than other mediums. Hence, companies may elect other forms of marketing than search engine optimisation as a means to grow revenues as the benefit gained from these efforts is falsely viewed as minor. As a result, these companies never enter the arena and it creates less completion for the ones that use this form of online marketing. This results in enormous opportunities for companies whom understand this concept, and diminishes them for ones that do not.
2.) Cost structures for performing SEO and all website design work are much different.
Australian labor is generally much more costly than that in the United States. The differences in minimum wage laws combined with compulsory time off for full time employees makes operating any business, including an SEO firm, much more costly in absolute dollars. This can create a more difficult environment for companies to pay for a search marketing company, the associate website design modifications, and also for an online marketing company to provide its services at price points that make sense to businesses.
3.) Search engine optimisation is a growing industry in Sydney.
Despite the hurdles imposed by the different cost structures mentioned, the fact that Sydney is a much less competitive arena to obtain top rankings utilising SEO techniques tends to far outweigh the former, especially when dealing with well run organizations that grasp this concept. Once can attribute this to the fact that even thought the costs are generally higher compared to the United States, all business operating in Sydney successfully need to deal with the higher expenses and it thus creates a level playing field in this regard.
4.) Google has clear website guidelines for optimising multilingual sites.
This point is arguable depending upon the definition of 'clear' and the constant changes Google makes. That caveat aside, Google does provide best practices that include implementation examples. One reason for such is to avoid potential duplicate content penalties. Another purpose is to ensure that the most relevant results for geography appear in the search results. A brief example of the later is the specifically suggested html encoding to different Australian English sites from ones that use United States English. Notice the usage of 'optimisation' rather than 'optimization' in this post as an example of the distinction between the two variations of the English languages. Commonly, 'z' is replaced by 's' in Australian English.
The key takeaway is that SEO in Sydney, Australia is different from that in the United States of America. Understanding these differences is what is important in order to successfully implement and manage a SEM campaign. This holds true for search engine optimisation across all international regions even though these two locales are used as examples. Large and small companies can benefit from a keen grasp of these differentials. An established company or one that intends to create a multinational presence inherently needs more assistance in navigating the distinctions. However, business operating solely in Sydney also benefit drastically by understanding the best SEO techniques to implement in their geography.
This is an SEO case study that provides supports and provides updates to the original Virginia Divorce Lawyer entry from this blog in May of 2009. Now as predicted correctly in the posting the website is no longer in the Google penalty box and is appearing at the top of searches for law related terms. View SEO for Lawyers to discover more information on services tailored to law practices.
As mentioned in 2009, only the homepage started to display a Page Rank at that time, but such is no longer the case. The majority of pages possess a PR 2 or higher, the blog possesses the same Page Rank as the homepage and its entries also appear prominently in Google's blog search. A general search for Virginia divorce lawyer shows the website on the first page of Google, Yahoo, and Bing, with top five placements in the latter two, along with noticeable and likely future moves up the ladder evidenced by an allinanchor search.
Now what are a few of the techniques that allowed this particular internet property to go from nowhere to the first page? The same steps and general properties as any SEM campaign plus a 'trick' that often helps with achieving such is what allowed the VA law site to reach these top search positions. Review this blog for more details but it essentially component one: strong on-page optimization of the source code coupled with part two: relevant external references to the lawyer internet location.
The 'trick' that assisted with the second piece of the puzzle is a variant of viral marketing. Type 'legal blog template' into Yahoo and notice that the website is in the number one and two positions. I created and then gave away a WordPress theme that lawyers can use to help build a website with a reference to this Virginia lawyers website built into the template. It provides an excellent tool for the community, while simultaneously assisting with the second component of the search engine marketing campaign.
Can anyone reading this honestly say they never search for information on an individual by typing their name into Google or another search engine? I, Brent Yorzinski, most certainly cannot make such an assertion. However, what about an individual's personal reputation is truly revealed by simply typing in a name? The mere fact that this post appears in the SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages), when typing 'Brent Yorzinski' is proof that name optimization, personal reputation management, or whatever catch phrase one utilizes is a form of SEO and that if desired an individual can use such strategies to create any type of online reputation desired. Those reading this on the same date it is published please bear in mind that reputation management, as any type of SEM takes time, thus this page might not appear on the major search engines for a couple weeks up to a few months. However, rest assured that within that timeframe or shortly thereafter, whenever an individual looks for Brent Yorzinski this article will appear as one of the top ten listings.
Now why will this particular posting show up when someone looks for details on Brent Yorzinski? Personal reputation management, as mentioned, is simply another form of search engine marketing and follows the same tried, true, and trusted principals as all forms. Certain companies supposedly specialize in managing individuals' online reputations, but this is nothing more than a niche industry in the SEO market that generally overcharges and unfortunately caters to the average Joe, who understandably does not know details about the processes involved. Essentially, for this page to appear when Brent Yorzinski is typed into Google, there are two primary components generally required for that to happen.
The first piece is the content and usage of text within the page itself. Notice the careful usage of the name Brent Yorzinski throughout this piece. It is vital to point out strategic usage of the name since even though it is included multiple times certainly each sentence does not contain the name. Additionally, personal reputation management is another phrase utilized throughout the text and thus perhaps this page might appear in the SERPs for that phrase as well. The other component involves references from other websites. Ideally references should connect directly to this post with the anchor text: Brent Yorzinski. These references should follow Google's general guidelines and appear on reputable sources throughout the internet.
Perhaps this post could induce Agilis Marketing to start assisting individuals looking for personal reputation management services as it will prove a clear cut example of its effectiveness. Either way the takeaway remains the same; managing one's online reputation is no different than any other form of online marketing or SEO, careful usage of the proper words such as Brent Yorzinski and references from other internet properties will help ensure this is a page people see when the referenced name is entered into a search engine.
Recently Agilis Marketing underwent quite a few changes in order to better serve its customers. At this juncture, the company is now a boutique SEO shop that caters to a maximum of a few additional clients per month with the larger portion of the emphasis focused to help grow existing clients' businesses. As existing clients know this is not a departure from the current strategy, but it seemed worthwhile to place a blog post highlighting such in part to help prevent companies and individuals whom are looking for a onetime solution that such a large portion of search engine optimization purport to provide. SEM is an ongoing process and Agilis Marketing is focused on investing its time with clients whom understand this. Anecdotal evidence clearly illustrates this is the best for all parties involved.
Keeping that strategy in mind provided the idea of utilizing EBay to determine Agilis Marketing's next client. Usage of the auction site to select a client is likely a onetime event, but it seemed like a unique way to for an established marketing company to choose its next client and an equally appealing venue for customers to select an SEO provider.
What does my company receive if it wins?
Essentially a complete SEO starter kit for a potential long term client and provider relationship.
Up to 40 hours of marketing consulting on a new or existing web property.
Extensive keyword research, trends, and analytics, and a suggested focus based upon such.
Contextual references from other internet properties that point to the clients' website.
Structuring of the website to include an appropriately optimized hierarchy.
As likely already noticed, bidding starts at $500, the company does not mind taking a few thousand dollar hit if the bids do not reach a breakeven point, but it is unfair to existing customers if there is little interest in the auction and a company receives all that included for twelve cents .
Please note that Agilis Marketing will spend a maximum of 40 hours for all the above; do not expect coding of over 1,000 static pages – if such is desired contact Agilis Marketing first or ask a question in the comment section below. Clients with larger websites are welcome to bid, but there is no such thing as a free lunch, thus please describe the projects objectives and we can arrange an appropriate premium for additional services. Please note that the company's one new client for this month is determined through this eBay Auction thus it is still necessary to bid for the basic package.
Thanks in advance to all those whom elect to participate and best of luck bidding on the SEO campaign!
First mentioned on this blog in July of 2009 and revisited in May of 2010, online reputation management as predicted is turning into a key growth niche in the SEM industry. Please take a look at the image included in this post from Google Trends for online reputation search volume. Notice that it barely existed in 2007, 2008 to 2009 saw firms entering the market and in 2010 there is small but nice uptick. Expect to see the chart move exponentially in the future, as reputation management on the internet is still in its infancy.
When typing 'Online Reputation Management' into Google there are now a host of firms specifically targeting this area; obviously some with more expertise than others. SEO and SEM companies are somewhat behind the eight ball on this trend and rather traditional marketing are dominating the rankings despite the fact that the majority of these firms do not possess nearly the same expertise and experience required as the key players in the internet marketing industry. Agilis Marketing intends to change that.
Expect to start seeing Agilis Marketing in the top search listings for these associated terms in the near future. It is somewhat disheartening to see all these newly formed companies or subsidiaries touting services in which they possess little expertise. That is one reason I am now committing, focusing, and positioning my firm to become the leader in this arena. Customers deserve a higher level of knowledge by service providers and Agilis Marketing is going to deliver. Please help us in making advances in this industry by referencing this posting or contacting my company to discuss how we can assist you or your company in achieving an excellent online reputation in the SERPS and other places throughout the internet.


OctaFX announced to start sponsoring Bali Sports Foundation (BSF) - an Indonesian charitable organisation promoting sports for disabled people.
The company decided to diversify the sponsor base by supporting this time non-professional sportsmen who have some health issues. The company invests in the Indonesian community, and therefore extends its strategic corporate philanthropy. Such partnership is beneficial for Bali Sports Foundation who is searching financial support to provide sport activities to physically or mentally challenged people.
Bali Sports Foundation's mission is "to improve the lives of those with disabilities in Bali & East Indonesia by using the power of sport and play for development, health and peace" and we are proud to join them in this honourable deed", said Joanna Archer, Head of OctaFX Development department.
According to the founder of BSF Rodney Holt, the funds from OctaFX will be devoted to popularize some certain activities and projects.
"On behalf of Bali Sports Foundation I would like to thank OctaFX for their support of our disabled sports programs. With your help we can now promote wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby and disabled sailing on a new level" said Rodney Holt, BSF founder.
BSF tries to fill the gaps and supplement the activity of the Indonesian Ministry of Health, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Education, national sports federations and the Paralympic committee in their coverage and provision for disabled individuals.