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The Situation of Leonid Plyushch, March 1975 (35.1)
29 June 2019 29 June 2019
<<No 36 : 31 May 1975>>
"On 27 December 1974 Leonid Plyushch's injections were stopped. As a result of the suspension of treatment Plyushch's health at once improved somewhat. However, he was not transferred from the surveillance ward." With these words ended the report on Plyushch in CCE 34.9.
In January they again prescribed a neuroleptic drug for Plyushch. Again the consequences were apathy, indifference, fatigue. At present he writes one letter of five to 10 lines each month. He cannot read, he does not take exercise.
His wife Tatyana Zhitnikova was refused her second January visit on the grounds of a quarantine, but they promised to give her, as an exception, a short meeting within several days.
On 4 February the promised visit did not take place. Pruss, the director of the hospital, said that Plyushch had boils on his face, inflammation had set in, and it was impossible to bring him through the courtyard: "He might catch cold."
The following dialogue took place between Pruss and T. Zhitnikova:
— Why has Leonid Plyushch been transferred to the surveillance ward?
— In connection with the deterioration of his mental condition.
— How has this manifested itself?
— You yourself have complained that he does not write letters. That is a symptom.
— But why exactly is he in a ward with violent inmates?
— We are not obliged to give you an account of why and where he is being kept.
— Was there a commission in January?
— No. At your request an extraordinary commission sat in November, and it says in the directives that a commission is called once every six months. Therefore, now it will be in May.
About a week later the visit took place, in spite of the continuing quarantine. Plyushch was in very bad condition: oedema was evident, his sluggishness had increased, he had lost interest even in his children. He himself did not recount anything, he answered questions only in monosyllables. There were red blotches on his face (on account of erysipelas, the treating doctor had told Plyushch).
At a visit on 3 March Plyushch looked even worse. To his drowsiness and apathy was added severe oedema. He was still being kept in the surveillance ward and was still taking the same tablets. In the ward he tries to close himself off, to withdraw into himself. The withdrawal, now habitual for him, takes place even during visiting time. His wife noted that sometimes his gaze grew dim or was directed somewhere past her. At these times he neither saw nor heard anything. It was necessary to call him. and then he would 'return". To questions about his health, he replied 'Everything is all right". The doctor had instructed that he could not receive books (since "he already has far too many of them") or tinned meat.
A visit on 21 March: Leonid Plyushch was in the same condition as before, and in the same ward, and as before he was being subjected to "treatment".
The treating doctor, L, A. Lyubarskaya, "conducts "health-restoring" conversations with L. Plyushch. She asks L. I. to re-tell the articles written by him, which served as material for the charge of "anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda"; she expresses interest in why he wrote them. The doctor tries to convince her patient that these articles are evidence of his illness; she asks whether he understands this.
During the visit L. Plyushch's wife cautiously hinted to him that perhaps he could write a statement from which it could be concluded that he regards his articles as "a deviation from the norm". Plyushch, who until this moment had been indifferent, suddenly pulled himself together and said firmly: "I won't write anything for them."
At the end of February T. Zhitnikova sent to the Procurator of the Ukrainian SSR a complaint about the fact that for two months the regional procurator had not replied to her demand to bring the doctors of the special psychiatric hospital to criminal responsibility for deliberately incorrect treatment (see CCE 34.9). At the beginning of March she was informed that the Dnepropetrovsk procurator's office had been instructed to study her complaint and give an answer.
On 21 March T. Zhitnikova and T. Khodorovich were received by Bedrik, the procurator of Dnepropetrovsk Region. He stated that the Plyushch case was complicated; it was necessary that "professors should examine" Plyushch; for his own part, he "promises categorically to give an answer within three or four days". All the same, no answer followed in the course of March.
The English psychiatrist Gery Low-Beer has agreed to go to the Soviet Union as an expert if the court case instigated by T. Zhitnikova against the doctors of the Dnepropetrovsk special psychiatric hospital takes place. He has informed F. K. Pruss, the director of the hospital, and the procurator of Dnepropetrovsk region about this. Dr Low-Beer has also sent a letter to Snezhnevsky.
The French barrister de Felice has applied for a visa to go to the USSR to take part in the same trial.
On 31 March a demonstration took place in the USA in defence of L. Plyushch.
In March T. S. Khodorovich and Yu. F. Orlov published an article entitled "They Have Turned Leonid Plyushch into a Madman. Why?"
Posted in: In the psychiatric hospitals | Tagged: Plyushch L.*, Ukraine SSR*
The Arrest of Sergei Kovalyov, 27 December 1974 (34.1)
The Trial of Sergei Grigoryants, 8-25 September 1975 (38.7)

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Q: Is there a class (function, method etc or any feature) like below feature? Is there a class (function, method etc or any feature) like below feature?
example of conception)
A class that making all case combination.
    NSString *sourceString = [[NSString alloc] initWithString:@"ABC"];
    NSArray *sourceArray = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:@"A", @"B", @"C"];

    someClass *someClass1 = [[someClass alloc] init];

    NSString *caseResultAsString = [someClass1 makeAllCaseCombinationToStr:sourceString pair:2];
    NSArray *caseResultAsArray = [someClass1 makeAllCaseCombinationToArray:sourceArray pair:2];

value of caseResultAsString is
"AA AB AC BA BB BC CA CB CC" (pair argument is 2)
value of caseResultAsArray is
{"AA",
 "AB",
 "AC",
 "BA",
 "BB",
 "BC",
 "CA",
 "CB",
 "CC"}
If input source and output result is any type or any way, it doesn't matter.
I want to know if there is a class with feature of above conception.

A: Here's a very simple NSSet category:
@interface NSSet(Permutations)

-(NSSet *) setWithPermuations:(int) n;

@end

@implementation NSSet(Permutations)

// data should be NULL the first time through
static void for_loop(int count, int levels, void (^block)(int *levels), int *data)
{
    int freeData = 0;
    if (!data)
    {
        data = malloc(sizeof(int) * levels);
        freeData = 1;
    }

    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
        data[levels - 1] = i;

        if (levels)
            for_loop(count, levels - 1, block, data);
        else {
            if (block)
                block(data);
        }
    }

    if (freeData)
        free(data);
}

-(NSSet *) setWithPermuations:(int)n
{
    NSMutableArray *returnArray = [NSMutableArray array];
    NSArray *thisArray = [self allObjects];

    for_loop(thisArray.count, n, ^(int *levels) {
        NSMutableString *concat = [NSMutableString string];

        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            [concat appendFormat:@"%@", [thisArray objectAtIndex:levels[i]]];
        }

        [returnArray addObject:concat];

    }, NULL);

    return [NSSet setWithArray:returnArray];
}

@end

Obviously, the algorithm's time is O((N^T) + O(N)), where N is the elements in the set and T is the number of objects per permeation. This could easily be changed to have a NSSet of NSArrays if you wanted, but This currently just uses a string.

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In the wake of the jury's verdict in the "Blurred Lines case", Marvin Gaye's children have filed a new motion to list three record labels and rapper TI as responsible parties in the case – and thus also hold them accountable for the already decided copyright infringement by Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams. Gaye's three children Nona, Frankie, and Marvin III, have also written and published an open letter, clarifying their motivations behind taking the copyright case to court on their father's behalf. In the original trial, the jury exonerated TI and the recorded music labels and distributors Universal Music, Interscope Records and Williams's Star Trak Entertainment of infringement. A second motions seeks to halt the sale and reproduction of Blurred Lines until both parties reach an agreement on how the Gayes "may share in the copyright and all future proceeds of Blurred Lines, as is their right". More here.
And Grammy winner John Legend is also concerned that the Blurred Lines verdict could set a worying precedent for artists creating music inspired by others. The Grammy winner told the Associated Press he understands why people say Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke's 2013 hit sounds like Marvin Gaye's Got To Give It Up from 1977, adding: 'I said that when I first heard it, too.' But he said he doesn't agree with the jury that determined the performers actually copied elements of Marvin's work but said "There's a lot of music out there, and there's a lot of things that feel like other things that are influenced by other things" adding "And you don't want to get into that thing where all of us are suing each other all the time because this and that song feels like another song.'"
Is copyright a human right? Well, the United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Farida Shaheed, has presented the first of two consecutive studies, "Copyright Policy and the Right to Science and Culture," at the 28th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Shaheed addressed copyright law and policy issues, examining how they may run counter to human rights. The second part of her report will be submitted to the UN General Assembly later this year addressing the connection between the right to science and culture and patent policy. More by Pauline Lee on the excellent Washington College of Law website here.
And finally, The Verge tells us that after pressure from campaigners, SpaceX has published a first batch of more than 100 photos on Flickr under a Creative Commons license. The decision gives the public the ability to download and remix the images freely (as long as they're attributed properly) and has been welcomed as a success for both space fans and copyright advocates. Unlike images of space published by NASA, SpaceX's photos do have some rights reserved, meaning they can't be used for commercial purposes. SpaceX "designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets."


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Ideal Bite (www.idealbite.com), a leading source of bite-sized ideas on light green living, announced its call for nominees for the first-ever Ideal Bite's Best in Green (B.I.G.) Awards –an awards program that will annually recognize those companies, products and services that are true leaders and innovators in the green space. Winners of the 2008 B.I.G. Awards will be announced at Ideal Bite's B.I.G. Awards Party in November 2008 in New York City. With more and more products "going green", consumers are left to wonder if what they are using is really as environmentally friendly and healthy as it claims to be. Ideal Bite's 275,000 subscribers (aka "Biters") have come to rely on Ideal Bite for its objective, expert advice on practical and fun ways to align their eco-friendly values with their everyday decisions, from buying paraben-free cosmetics to selecting the best organic wine. "We started Ideal Bite with the mission to seek out good companies and connect them with conscientious consumers who want to do the right thing for both their personal health and the environment, as well as those who know the power of voting with their dollar," stated Jen Boulden, co-founder of Ideal Bite. "We hope our Best in Green Awards will draw attention to some great, green pioneers and help consumers identify those companies and individuals that have become Ideal Bite editor favorites because of their sustainable operations and truly great green practices." Ideal Bite's B.I.G. Awards will consist of seven categories including: Home, Health & Beauty, Style, Food, Fun, Everyday/Living and Next in Green. Nominees will be selected from the thousands of products, companies and services that make up Ideal Bite's database of expert tips. Companies that have not yet been tipped on Ideal Bite but would like to be eligible for a 2008 Best in Green Award can submit themselves for consideration at www.idealbite.com/bigawards.
National Automobile Dealers Association launches the Green Checkup
To help motorists save money at the gas pump, and at the same time, cut greenhouse gas emissions through proper vehicle maintenance, the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has created a checklist of Green Maintenance Tips and a new program called the Green Checkup. The chairman of NADA, Annette Sykora, announced the Green Checkup campaign at a news conference in Denver. In her remarks at the conference, Sykora emphasized that the goal of the Green Checkup campaign is to highlight simple steps that car owners can take to maintain their vehicles in top running condition. "Dealerships are located in every major community in the country which means we are ideally positioned to be at the forefront of a national consumer awareness campaign," said Sykora, owner of two dealerships in Texas. NADA is urging its dealer members to offer free Green Checkups at their dealerships. The "Green Checkup" focuses on the things that have the most effect on fuel economy, such as oil and air filters, engine performance, tire pressure and emission controls. Although NADA is promoting Green Checkup Month in September, the program is designed for dealers to offer checkups as part of their routine service year-round.
Marriott gives eco-friendly options to meeting planners
The average three-day meeting at a Marriott hotel attended by 1,000 people produces more than 12 tons of trash, uses 200,000 kilowatts of power and consumes 100,000 gallons of water. Beginning this summer, Marriott, JW Marriott and Renaissance Hotels & Resorts has introduced a series of meeting products that are eco-friendly and will help guests and meeting planners reduce their environmental impact. Marriott is building on an aggressive environmental strategy by adding new elements to green its meetings. Products and services include:
100% post-consumer fiber writing pads
Bic Ecolutions(R) pens made from recycled content and biodegradable
(Marriott purchases 47 million pens per year)
Access to recycling containers in or near meeting rooms in many of the hotels
Meeting rooms set with water service in pitchers or coolers rather than plastic bottles
Boxed lunch containers made of recycled content, including biodegradable cutlery kits and napkins
Organic, sustainable and natural food and beverage options in many hotels to include Fair-Trade teas and meeting room chocolate options
Organic flower options
Linen-less banquet buffet tables made of 49%-recycled aluminum and are 99% recyclable at many hotels
Safe-to-donate food given to America's Second Harvest's network of food banks
"Our customers have been demanding greener meetings and we feel we can make a difference in the world by taking steps to reduce our footprint on the environment. This is just the beginning of an evolving program that continues to add 'green' products and services as they become available," said Bruno Lunghi, CMP, Marriott's vice president for event management. "An important element to any successful program is the engagement of our associates. As part of the program, event and sales managers will be trained on what makes a meeting environmentally friendly."
SustainableMinds.com brings sustainable product design to the mainstream
Sustainable Minds™ an on-demand green product design software and information services company, has launched the first of its information services for product designers, design engineers, product managers, sustainability managers, marketers and executives committed to creating more sustainable products. SustainableMinds.com™ now features expert advice and an industry blog to promote awareness and open knowledge sharing to bring sustainable product design to mainstream product design. "Governments, businesses and communities are demanding change. Designers and manufacturers must start making greener products. The will is there, but the know-how is not," says Terry Swack, CEO and co-founder of Sustainable Minds™ "Our goal is to increase awareness and deliver knowledge– not just to designers, but to all types of people who have input into product design and manufacturing decisions. The biggest shift required is to bring life cycle thinking and a whole systems approach to the beginning of the design process. Product teams need to understand the impacts of their design decisions holistically and early enough in the process so they can create a greener product from the start." Each month, a Sustainable Minds™ expert or contributor will be featured in MCADCafe.com's MCADWeekly (with 60,000 subscribers) providing sustainable design and manufacturing articles, updates and case studies.
New ad platform for sustainability and healthy lifestyle verticals
NaturalPath Media announced their launch of AdGuru(TM), the first self-service display advertising platform for the sustainability and healthy lifestyle verticals. Powered by AdReady™, AdGuru™ will provide green and natural health advertisers an easy, end-to-end solution for creating and managing their display ad campaigns within NaturalPath Media's network of over 80 leading sustainability and healthy lifestyle websites. "The AdReady™ platform gives advertisers an effective vehicle for targeting green and healthy lifestyle enthusiasts," said Richard Rocca, senior vice president of sales & business development for NaturalPath Media. "This self- service solution will help grow the sustainable and healthy lifestyle categories by giving new and emerging brands an easy, effective way to capitalize on the dramatic increase in consumer demand for green and healthy products and services." The AdGuru™ self-service solution allows advertisers to create banner advertisements from over 600 customizable and market-tested templates or upload their own creative. Advertisers will also be able to target their ads based on geography and to NaturalPath Media's custom channels, including Eco- Tech, Health & Wellness, Moms & Family, Lifestyle, Home & Garden, Sustainability and Eating Well. Advertisers will also be able to set daily budgets for their campaign, run real-time campaign reports and optimize based on ad performance. The AdGuru™ platform is targeted at advertisers with budgets under $10,000.
NativeEnergy creates innovative partnership with Method
NativeEnergy, an international marketer of high quality carbon offsets, announced today an innovative partnership with Method Products, Inc., a manufacturer of non-toxic, biodegradable cleaning and personal care products. Sharing the idea that business has the greatest opportunity to create solutions to the climate crisis, Method's partnership enables the company to mitigate its carbon footprint by directly supporting new renewable energy projects on American family farms. Method is pioneering a carbon offset model with NativeEnergy by giving priority to projects that reduce carbon emissions in the company's supply chain. Together, NativeEnergy and Method are offering financial incentives for Method's third-party manufacturing partners to reduce their carbon intensity. "NativeEnergy helps Method to build upon our sustainability portfolio, and we want to encourage our partners to do the same," said Adam Lowry, Method's chief greenskeeper and co-founder. "This allows us to catalyze positive environmental change outside our own operations." NativeEnergy calculates and offsets the carbon emissions from Method's energy use activities, including domestic and international manufacturing facilities, staff commuting, and corporate travel for both 2008 and 2009. Method's offsets purchase will directly help build and support three of NativeEnergy's new family dairy farm methane energy projects. These truly additional anaerobic digester projects are: Brubaker Family Farm, Penn England Family Farm, and Hillcrest-Saylor Family Farm, all located in Pennsylvania. "All of us at NativeEnergy are thrilled to partner with Method," says Tom Boucher, NativeEnergy president & CEO. "By purchasing high quality carbon offsets, Method is demonstrating its commitment to sustainability by contributing directly to projects that are dependent on the additional revenue from the carbon offsets. Method's leadership and progressive achievements will motivate others to take action for a cleaner energy future."
Study shows luxury consumers looking for some green
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Blog | Trends | What is a Public Cloud?
A public cloud is a cloud computing model based on jointly used physical hardware, which belongs to and is operated by a third party provider. The entire infrastructure is located at a cloud computing company, which offers the cloud service. The location is separated from the customer, who has no physical control over the infrastructure. The infrastructure of a public cloud is jointly used by many customers. Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure are examples for public clouds. Some of the most common applications for public cloud services include cloud-based server hosting, webmail, backup services and online Office applications.
Public cloud service providers offer customers different cloud computing models, which are referred to as IaaS, PaaS and SaaS.
Infrastructure-as-a-Service is the lowest layer in cloud computing and refers to a cloud-based infrastructure as a completely outsourced service. An IaaS provider provides pre-installed and configured hardware or software via a virtualised interface. How customers, who use the service, access cloud services is up to them. Examples for IaaS offers are managed hosting and development environments. The most important providers of Infrastructure-as-a-Service solutions include Google, IBM, Rackspace Cloud-Server, Amazon EC2 and Verizon. IaaS solutions reduce overall operating costs and investments as users only pay for those services, which they actually use. Users are able to scale IaaS services at any time depend on their requirements.
This type of cloud computing resembles IaaS but is more advanced. With Platform-as-a-Service providers not only offer an infrastructure, but also a platform and a solution stack as a service. The IT infrastructure can be equipped with a graphical user interface, run time system libraries, programming languages or an operating system. PaaS services are mainly used by companies who have to develop, test and provide cloud solutions for certain applications. However, the hosting of the application is implemented by a third party – the PaaS provider. PaaS providers offer a completely configured sandbox and implementation environment, in which customers can develop, test and provide cloud applications.
Platform-as-a-Service providers are for example Salesforce.com, Force.com, Rackspace Cloud-Sites, Google App Engine and Microsoft Azure. Companies do not have to update the infrastructure software themselves. Instead, the PaaS provider takes over all upgrades, patches and routine software maintenance. With PaaS solutions companies are confronted with lower risks, as they do not have to make investments in hardware and software. The development team can focus on the development of the cloud application, without having to look after the test and provisioning infrastructure.
When referring to cloud services, most people think about Software-as-a-Service providers. SaaS providers provide their customers with fully functioning web-based applications. The applications are mainly aimed at business customers and can include for example web conferencing, ERP, CRM, email, time management and project tracking. Billing models for SaaS solutions can be subscription-based, usage-based or free of charge. SaaS service are quickly scalable, accessible from any place with internet access, offer user-defined service levels as well as maintenance and support bundled at the provider.
With a public cloud the cloud infrastructure is always located at the service provider, who also operates and maintains it. On the other hand, a private cloud is an infrastructure, which is mainly intended for companies. It is either hosted locally or in the data centre of a service provider. Private clouds offer different advantages, which are in areas such as data security and data protection, but are also often associated with increased costs. A hybrid cloud is the combination of a public and private cloud, whereby both concepts are merged to combine the advantages from both models. It can be tailored individually to each company.
A key advantage of a public cloud is the quick installation, provisioning and scalability of applications. It only takes a few minutes or hours to set up a cloud service application. It is possible to access the cloud service from any computer, smart phone, tablet or laptop with internet connection. The cloud services are easily and quickly scalable. When a company grows or if there are peak loads, then resources can be simply expanded. Ultimately, companies benefit generally from improved efficiency and lower costs. This gives them a competitive edge and can help to gain market shares. Cloud services can help start-ups to become profitable quickly without having to make investments in an internal IT infrastructure, hardware or software.
The use of public cloud services, of course, also has disadvantages. At the top of the list is the fact that security of data stored in a public cloud is cause for concern. It is often seen as an advantage that the public cloud has no geographic limitations and therefore guarantees simple access from anywhere. On the other hand, this could also mean that the server is located in another country, which has completely different security and data protection regulations. In some cases, the performance can also lead to problems if a large number of customers share the same hardware.


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Major packaging industry shows set to open doors in two weeks
By Lucy Whitehouse contact
06-Jan-2017 - Last updated on 06-Jan-2017 at 10:45 GMT
Related tags: Technology, Cosmetics
The Aerosol & Dispensing Forum and the PCD packaging shows' 2017 editions are to be held together 18 and 19 January in Paris.
The shows, described by organisers as 'synergistic', aim to offer industry professionals across the cosmetics, perfumes, pharma, food and automotive industries the chance to network and share best practice and industry innovation.
The key theme for this year are 'innovation' and 'sustainable' development, according to organisers, confirming that sustainability is becoming a universal consumer demand reaching across consumer goods industries.
Source, network and benchmark
According to the organisers of the packaging trade event, its primary purpose is fourfold: to enable industry figures to source packaging solutions, to benchmark the quality of products, to keep up to date with the latest innovation and to network with other industry players.
Christelle Anya, ADF&PCD Director Paris and New-York, explained this focus.
"As the year begins, ADF&PCD are, without a doubt, the trade fair that reveals the innovations of the future and the ideal platform for launching new concepts or products," she said in a statement.
"Their success hinges on the fact that visitors and suppliers come to take stock of projects and developments underway, strengthen relations, draw on technical advances and innovations/new products, and also to source, benchmark, keep up to date with technological developments and network."
Details of the show
The show is set to play host to nearly 420 exhibitions, according to organisers, including over one hundred new exhibitors, and will welcome over 6500 visitors.
The profiles of visitors reach across the supply chain, including directors of packaging innovation, R&D, development, purchases, marketing, advisory services and more. They will be coming from 70 countries.
The show is set to feature a conference programme of discussions and seminars. Programme highlights include:
The development and evaluation of new antibacterial packagings
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Perfumes 3.0 – How product digitalization can make perfumes more intimate, more exclusive, more enjoyable.
Digitalization: how to build the future of packaging for luxury brands
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How Ukraine can qualify to FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar: Playoff final vs Wales up next
Kyle Bonn
For an embattled nation hoping for an emotional uplift, one test is complete and one more is yet to come.
Ukraine, pushing for qualification to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar to give its citizens and fans something to savor after several trying months, downed Scotland 3-1 in a Euro playoff qualifier semifinal on June 1. The victory sets up a June 5 showdown against Wales, who await in the playoff final after having defeated Austria back in March.
The final World Cup berth in Europe was pushed back to the summer because of the war in Ukraine. The winner will slot into Group B alongside the United States, England, and Iran.
Ukraine are a group fueled by emotion and patriotism given the wartime situation in the country, and securing a place in the 2022 World Cup in dramatic fashion would give the nation a lift at a very difficult time.
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UK USA Canada Australia
Date Sun, June 5 Sun, June 5 Sun, June 5 Mon, June 6
Time 5 p.m. BST 12 p.m. ET 12 p.m. ET 2 a.m. AEST
TV channel Sky Sports/ITV ESPN TLN —
Stream ITV Hub fuboTV, ESPN+, ViX TLN/UEFA Optus Sport
UK: In the UK, the match is available on free-to-air TV through ITV or their streaming platform All4. It will also be broadcast on Sky Sports.
USA: The match will be televised on ESPN, which is available to stream on fuboTV in English, as well as on ESPN+ for subscribers. Fans can watch the match in Spanish on Univision streaming platform ViX.
Canada: The match can be seen via TLN and streamed through UEFA's site.
Australia: Viewers can follow the action via Optus Sport.
How Ukraine beat Scotland
Led by goals from Andriy Yarmolenko and Roman Yaremchuk bracketing halftime, Ukraine topped Scotland 3-1 on the road to advance to the European playoff final against Wales.
The Ukrainians, clad in their traditional yellow kit with blue trim, opened the gates as the top side, and maintained that superiority throughout the first half. Yarmolenko had a big miss in the first 20 minutes, but managed to open the scoring with a stunning goal just past the half-hour mark.
Ukraine dominated Scotland throughout the first half and into the early stages of the second half, passing through the lines with ease and counterattacking with venom. Yaremchuk doubled the lead on 49 minutes as Scotland looked defeated.
The home nation, managed by Steve Clarke, made tactical changes at halftime as Scott McTominay moved up from his defensive role into midfield. After Ukraine's second goal, the change began to take effect and suddenly Scotland were in charge. John McGinn missed a glorious chance past the hour mark, but Callum McGregor found a lifeline in the 79th minute as the ball struck with pace clattered through the hands of Ukraine goalkeeper Georgiy Bushchan. It was cleared by a Ukrainian defender, but not before the ball crossed the line, as signaled by goal-line technology.
The visitors were forced to hang on as the game wound down, with Scotland pouring on the pressure, but Ukraine kept the lead in its grasp, and with it a place in the playoff final.
Artem Dovbyk ensured the final result with a last-second goal in the sixth minute of added time, sending manager Oleksandr Petrakov punching the air triumphantly.
MORE: Full recap of Ukraine's 3-1 victory over Scotland
How Ukraine can qualify for World Cup vs. Wales
All that stands between Ukraine and an emotional qualification to the 2022 World Cup is a match against Wales on Sunday, June 5 (12 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. BST).
It's a tough challenge, as Gareth Bale's side ranks 18th in the world and sports a dangerous goalscoring threat in the departing Real Madrid winger. He scored twice in Wales' 2-1 win over Austria in their March playoff semifinal.
Still, Wales come into the playoff final on the backs of a tough loss to Poland in a UEFA Nations League match, with goals from substitutes Jakub Kaminski and Karol Swiderski completing a comeback victory to trump a goal from Swindon Town midfielder Jonathan Williams.
Ukraine vs. Wales head-to-head
FIFA Rank
Goalscorer
W-L-D
Wales 18th Gareth Bale LDWDW 0-2-1
Ukraine 27th Andriy Yarmolenko WWDDW 2-0-1
Why the world is rooting for Ukraine
Russia invaded Ukraine in February and has since committed several humanitarian atrocities, as the world rallied behind the embattled nation.
This playoff bracket was scheduled to be completed alongside the others in March, but Ukraine asked to postpone the matches after the invasion and both Scotland and Wales agreed to comply.
Given the situation back home, which many of the Ukrainian players have witnessed first hand, success for the national team could provide an emotional lift for citizens of a country that have faced true hardship and sadness over the past five months. Many players have been unable to hold back emotions since the invasion, with some taking leave from their clubs in February and March.
One of the emotional leaders of the team has been fullback Oleksandr Zinchenko, who wrapped the Premier League trophy in the Ukrainian flag after securing the title in mid-May. He then broke down in tears during his pre-match press conference before the match against Scotland, and received a standing ovation from the press room as he departed.
The emotion in this.
Oleksandr Zinchenko's press conference yesterday ahead of tonight's game.#SCOUKR | #WCQ pic.twitter.com/UIcPnCL8If
— Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) June 1, 2022
As the match against Scotland arrived, the Ukrainian national anthem was an emotional moment at Hampden Park in Glasgow.
An emotional moment for the Ukraine players. A national anthem filled with passion and defiance 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/g61T1NyRkB
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 1, 2022
After Dovbyk scored the third goal against Scotland, Ukraine manager Oleksandr Petrakov let his emotions out, punching the air and unleashing a pair of primal yells that could be felt around the world.
Watch in the United States:
UKRAINE WILL FACE WALES FOR A SPOT IN THE WORLD CUP 👏🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/cjgHgOyAp5
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) June 1, 2022
Watch in the U.K.:
𝐔𝐊𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐈𝐓!🇺🇦
Dovbyk seals a 3-1 win for Ukraine in the World Cup play-off semi-final against Scotland. pic.twitter.com/Dkdqm0EGPu
Kyle Bonn is a soccer content producer for The Sporting News.
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During such times of economic convulsion, a turning accent is constructing upon an administrations capableness to stay strategic, whilst combating through such financial uncertainness. Despite the insecurity, all nucleus concern maps within administrations are staying rigorous towards long-run, strategic thought, in order to keep their current public presentation. As like many other core cardinal concern units and divisions ; human resource direction ( HRM ) remains polar in today 's clime of keeping the current work forces in topographic point. However, inquiries have arisen of whether strategic thought in footings of HRM, can take to a higher organizational public presentation as opposed to the outdated and reactive HRM policies of the yesteryear. Though the current wellness of the planetary economic system may carry many an administration to follow short-run, reactive HRM policies, turning empirical research is demoing strong links between organizational public presentation and strategic HRM policies.
This essay will detect some of varied theories based upon strategic HRM and will look into the links refering organizational public presentation. Each theory will be reinforced with some of the latest empirical grounds & A ; research available in HRM, whilst analyzing each one 's important nexus to accomplishing higher organizational public presentation. By size uping the relationship of strategic HRM / administration public presentation, this essay will besides 'shed visible radiation ' upon some of the troubles and restrictions environing the subject. Once all of the research has been analysed, scrutinised and evaluated, this essay will supply an overall decision from the grounds available.
Steming from this instead wide definition, Richard believes that organizational public presentation can be segregated and defined by three separate indexs. These indexs of public presentation include ; fiscal public presentation ( including net incomes, return on investing etc ) , merchandise market public presentation ( gross revenues, market portion etc ) and stockholder return ( dividends paid ) . Though this essay understands and appreciates the focal point of 'so-called ' fiscal index 's of public presentation, one feels that this is a limited position of organizational public presentation as a whole. Merely as in any concern, I feel that other indexs of public presentation should n't be abandoned in favor of pure fiscal indexs. With this in head, this essay will follow the position shared by Caroline Truss that organizational public presentation can be broken down into four separate Fieldss ; single employee, concern unit, organizational and fiscal public presentation. Such is the extended definition that this will let the essay to construct a 'bottom-to-top ' position of organizational, as opposed to the conventional and managerial favorite 'top-to-bottom ' attack.
The AMO ( Ability, Motivation & A ; Opportunity ) theoretical account was conceived to foreground the importance of the employee in footings of accomplishing organizational public presentation. Appelbaum stated that each employee must hold the necessary accomplishments & A ; cognition to execute their occupation functions and the motive to finish all undertakings. This will so bring on a higher public presentation supplying that the working environment sustains the necessary support. As stated in the original research, for the AMO theoretical account to stay effectual within an administration, the HRM practises involved using the AMO construct must be horizontally and vertically incorporate and aligned, in order to back up the concern prioritises. For the AMO construct to be successful, the HR practises involved have to be 'well embedded ' within the house 's working doctrine, in order for the employee 's / person 's public presentation to consequence the administration 's public presentation. Without the deep-rooted practises, an administration could non anticipate high employee public presentation to widen to organizational success. This trail of idea is backed up by Purcell, who stated that AMO 's success is to a great extent reliant upon administration 's values and missions, which must be to a great extent embedded, connected, digesting, corporate and routinely measured. Through assorted surveies that Purcell undertook ; he concluded that the AMO construct used in alliance with measured HR practises, could give rise to positive attitudes for the employee. Purcell theorised that occupation satisfaction and committedness would better amongst the work force, straight doing higher degrees of public presentation.
The research undertaken by Purcell is supplying the empirical research needed to reason such a nexus exists between implemented HR practises and organizational public presentation. However, I steadfastly believe that this concluding statement made by Purcell has restrictions in footings of exaggerating the sensed effects. There 's no doubting that the 11 HR policies and practises, introduced as AMO enablers have had a last consequence on employee public presentation. It 's easy to conceive of that HR intercessions in occupation design, assessments and work-life balances would positively impact the employee 's public presentation. However, it 's seems instead naif to anticipate high employee public presentation to exceed through the assorted concern degrees ( concern unit, administration ) and positively act upon the whole organizational public presentation. Though it seems in this modern age, which every Chief executive officer seems to mumble the age, old stating 'our employees are our most of import plus ' , it becomes all the more of import to see how high employee public presentation transcends to impact the overall administration. There now becomes a greater importance of ciphering how this high acting work force straight affects the concern degree above, the concern unit.
As expected, any theoretical foundations associating concern unit public presentation to organizational wide-performance will be strongly based on the current work force. One theory which aims to analyze the nexus between concern unit / administration public presentation is the organizational citizenship behavioral theoretical account ( OCB ) , which has a strong focal point on the employee 's attitudes to work. The theory encompasses three nucleus competencies of employee 's attitudes including in-role behavior, excess function behavior and dysfunctional behavior, which can all be found in a individual concern unit. As a whole, OCB tends to 'shy ' off from strictly concentrating on the single and alternatively, focal points on the assortment of different 'roles ' that employee 's may take within a concern unit. As expected, in-role behavior is the standard behavior expected of the employee with the current array of HR policies being utilized. Meanwhile, extra-role behavior is when the employee in inquiry goes beyond the normal outlooks of their specific occupation function for the benefit of the administration. Last, dysfunctional behavior focal points on the break of harmoniousness that can be caused by a individual employee within the concern unit. These three different behaviors defined by OCB, possess the ability to straight act upon how concern units may run within an administration. Despite OCB foremost being conceived in the 1970 's, recent empirical research will let us to critic the strength of the relationship between OCB and organizational public presentation.
Empirical research supplied by Lee in 2004, looks into item how each of the nucleus constituents of OCB theory may hold positive or damaging effects on a concern unit 's public presentation. From the survey, Lee concluded that employee 's who could be classified as demoing marks of in-role and extra-role behavior, had really small impact upon the concern unit 's public presentation. Despite the employee 's willingness to travel over and beyond their usual occupation functions, being categorised as extra-role behavior, Lee downplayed its importance. However, Lee 's findings suggested that dysfunctional behavior amongst employees would hold negatively and significantly impact the concern unit 's public presentation.
that the presence of aberrant employees among concern units impinges upon the public presentation of the concern unit as a whole, whereas OCBs had relatively small consequence.
Though Lee 's research seems to sabotage the importance of in-role and extra-role behavior within the work force, farther research provided by Nielsen values the usage of OCB analysed at a group degree. Nielsen 's research valued the different classs of the OCB theoretical account, but believed that these different classs of behavior could hold both positive and negative effects on others. As an illustration that Nielsen proposed, an employee demoing marks of extra-role behavior would frequently be willing to assist others in their specific concern unit. As expected, this would turn out to hike the productiveness of the employee being helped, hence assisting to hike the public presentation of the group. On the other manus, Nielsen believed that such extra-role behavior would besides be damaging for the group, as the employee would hold to give clip to assist others, negatively impacting that employee 's ain efficiency. From his research unlike Lee, Nielsen believed that in-role and extra-role behavior could straight impact the group 's public presentation degree, mentioning that group-level OCB could assist modulate societal interaction and influence societal individuality. Both nevertheless, came to the reassuring decision that dysfunctional behavior in any form or signifier would so hold damaging effects on the group 's public presentation degrees.
Now that we 've focused on the theoretical and empirical grounds for the single employee & A ; concern units ; it 's clip that we turn our attending to the administration as a whole. By taking the focal point off from the single employee and their part to organisation broad public presentation, this allows us to concentrate on specific concern units parts. Well known in the universe of SHRM, the resource based position ( RBV ) theoretical account would be the ideal theoretical base to let us to detect a specific unit 's part to public presentation. The construct of RBV was foremost detailed by Penrose back in 1959, saying that internal factors of administrations are merely as an of import as the external factors from the environing environment. Since the construct has been described by Penrose, many a theoretician have added and furthered the theoretical account ; concentrating on administration 's resources and capablenesss. The most recognized add-on to the RBV theoretical account is noted as Barney 's VRIO model, leting us to separate cardinal properties of the available resources to a house. These four different properties which stand for valuable, rare, inimitable and organized, would represent the very footing of competitory advantage, vital for higher organizational public presentation. By using this theory into the context of an administration, as an illustration the human recourses section have to run into all four of these conditions in order for them to accomplish higher public presentation. The overall thought is for SHRM to deploy these resources efficaciously in order to accomplish sustained competitory advantage.
Wright was one of the first theoreticians to look into the empirical grounds environing the RBV theoretical account representing higher organizational public presentation through the work force. In Wright 's 1994 paper, he believed that there was a clear divide between the human capital pool available and the HR policies and practises used to regulate the pool. Wright 's statement against the earlier findings of Capelli and Singh in 1992, was that by looking at the cardinal properties as originally described by Barney, HR policies and practises could ne'er be described as a beginning of sustained competitory advantage. Wright argued that HR policies can be copied and re-applied in other administrations, therefore doing the HR practise neither rare nor inimitable. With this in head, Wright proposed the thought that the human capital pool, would be better to represent the very foundations of competitory advantage. Wright went on to propose that single 's ability, motive and chances, combined with their behavior could supply a beginning of competitory advantage. From merely this essay, we can get down to see the interlinking of many different theories with which Wright has stated ; a combination of the AMO theoretical account and OCB behaviours set uping whether SHRM can accomplish a higher organizational public presentation.
By using Barney 's VRIO model to the current human capital pool ; it becomes clear to see how we define the properties. A valuable resource of the capital pool could be the few employees 's which show high degrees of accomplishment and ability in their current occupation functions. Such public presentation in their occupation function means that we can easy associate this to extra-role behavior, exhibited in the OCB trail of idea. Many extremely skilled employees can be rare and difficult to happen, in the current fiscal crisis, turn outing their importance to the administration. Due to the diverseness of the human capital pool available in administrations, a assortment of accomplishments will be on offer, many of which administrations will fight to copy and deploy practises to promote the particular accomplishment 's growing. Keeping in relation to Barney 's model, it would so be the HR section 's function to maintain and pull off such resources strategically, in order to accomplish a higher organizational public presentation degree.
By reexamining the employee, concern unit and administration at different degrees, we begin to see the impacts each degree can hold upon the organizational public presentation. However for the benefit of my decision, we need to set these effects into 'real footings ' to derive a better apprehension. Surveies by Huselid Begin to specify the importance of SHRM practise in relation to public presentation by making 'real dollar ' values for the administration. In Huselid 's research, he contacted one 1000 United States houses who stated that they actively utilizing HR roll uping method of policies and practises. The consequences from these administrations showed big addition in assorted different fiscal steps for any administration. On norm, companies using high public presentation work systems as described by Huselid, would see a 30 thousand dollar addition in gross revenues, an 18 thousand dollar addition in market portion and a four 1000 dollar rise in net incomes per employee. To day of the month, this research shows the most astonishing correlativity between strategically managed human resources, making high public presentation work systems and an overall higher organizational public presentation. Further research completed by Collins and Smith in 2006, agrees with the findings of Huselid in footings of hiking fiscal public presentation. The research found that commitment-based HR practises improved gross revenues by over 16 point eight per centum and boosted gross revenues growing overall by 18 point seven per centum.
By analyzing the different degrees of any administration, we can see their single impact which may halter or positively hike the public presentation of the administration, supplying the external environment allows so. However, what does go evident are they ways in which we try to put touchable values on intangible practises, positioned by SHRM. Recent theoretical accounts have been developed in the past 10 old ages or so, in order for administrations to mensurate certain policies and practises that may impact organizational broad public presentation. Bordreau and Ramstad 's LAMP theoretical account devised in 2007, has created a believable system whereby HR practises can be measured by their logic, analytics, measurings and procedures. Though, it is of import to observe that even this theoretical account fails to turn to the issue of making 'actual value ' but alternatively ranks certain practises. In the same class as the LAMP theoretical account, the Balance Scorecard developed by Kaplan and Norton divested into a series of different public presentation outcomes. This attack looked at several different degrees of the concern, similar to what this essay has achieved, alternatively of merely concentrating on the fiscal facets. Though the original balanced scorecard was created for the intent of concern broad public presentation indexs, subsequently theoreticians have developed HR Balanced Scorecards as a manner of mapping where high public presentation may stem from.
Despite such theoreticians making theoretical accounts to estimate the public presentation of HR sections, it 's still evident even today, the trouble environing the existent measuring. It becomes an about impossible undertaking to quantify the HR section 's part to specific undertakings and practises within an administration. In footings of supplying some critical idea to the subject, administration 's HR practises and policies need to be measured but in countries which they can be easy measured. The more complex the measuring becomes, the more likely it becomes that outwardnesss will impede the concluding measuring of public presentation. Besides, by following this construct of simple measurings, it is likely that the information is traveling to be more and more relevant to the HR section, which in class can take to alterations in HR practises and protocols. One last point, is that with all the measurings in topographic point, whether at concern unit degree or fiscal public presentation in relation to HR, the of import affair is what the HR sections do with the new found information. If the information is n't used for farther betterments, so nil positive can come from the procedure. This so leads us back absolutely to SHRM, as such practises and protocols would be monitored and evaluated in footings of their independent measurings.
To reason from the available theories and empirical research undertaken, SHRM possess the capablenesss and resources to mensurate the organizational public presentation. But the inquiry remains about whether such measurings would be good plenty for SHRM sections to mensurate and supervise them. In consequence, SHRM needs to map how specific persons, concern units and groups contribute to the public presentation of the administration. Such a function system would enable SHRM to nail specific countries whereby public presentation may be either missing or transcending outlooks. Then with such information about the specific countries, SHRM will possess the capablenesss to configure their practises and protocols to cover with the current public presentation issue. Building such a system for SHRM will let them to strategically fix for the hereafter by actively larning from different attitudes and behaviors observed, by different parts of the administration. However, we must stress the point that without relevant steps for different degrees of the administration, the HR section will miss in scheme to get the better of jobs with the work force, should they originate. HR sections would merely merely 'react ' to the specific jobs, as opposed to the measurement, quantifying, analyzing and execution schemes that SHRM offers. Though the economic mentality may be dire at the minute, SHRM may merely supply the right scheme for the work force to boom.


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Hillary Clinton Advising Elizabeth Warren on How to 'Beat Trump' in 2020
Twice-failed candidate to take active role to advise Democratic favourite for election
By: Jay Greenberg |@NeonNettle
on&nbsp9th September 2019 @ 3.00pm
Hillary Clinton will advise Elizabeth Warren, despite being previously beat by Trump herself
As Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) closes the gap against weakening gaffe-meister Joe Biden's position as the Democratic frontrunner, her campaign is enlisting the help of Hillary Clinton to advise on how to "beat Trump," should she go up against the president in 2020.
While Hillary will be keen to get her fingers back into the election campaign pie, a chance to indulge in her long-held vendetta against President Trump will likely be too much to resist.
Yet despite losing her own presidential election against Trump in 2016, Hillary Clinton is being brought on board to somehow help Warren beat the presdient in the 2020 contest.
Clinton is reportedly advising Senator Warren, who has recently become one of the top contenders for the Democrats' nomination.
Hillary Clinton was beat by Donald Trump in the 2016 election but will now advise Elizabeth Warren for her 2020 campaign
The two women have remained in steady contact since Warren launched her campaign in February, NBC News reported.
However, according to NBC, it's not clear how often the two communicate because both sides do not want to discuss the communication.
NBC reported:
It's hard to know exactly how many times they've reached out to each other — or precisely what they've discussed — in part because neither camp wants to reveal much of anything about their interaction and in part because they have each other's phone numbers, and there are many ways for two high-powered politicians to communicate that don't involve their staffs.
One source was aware of just one additional call between Warren and Clinton since then.
But a person who is close to Clinton said the contact has been substantial enough to merit attention, describing a conversation between the two as seemingly recent because it was "front of mind" for her.
The move may be seen by Hillary Clinton as an opportunity to get close to the White House again
According to The Blaze, before the 2020 Democratic race kicked off earlier this year, Clinton privately met with a number of Democrats — including Warren and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) — who sought her support and endorsement.
There's no doubt that securing Clinton's exclusive support would provide a boon for Warren, a far-left progressive who may have trouble earning the trust of moderate Democrats — the exact people who supported Clinton.
A Democratic strategist confirmed to NBC that Clinton is "impressed" with Warren's campaign so far.
"She has applauded her about being serious and disciplined and loves that she is sticking to her guns," the strategist said.
Indeed, Warren is gaining momentum heading into winter as the contest nears the Iowa caucuses.
According to RealClearPolitics, Warren has now overtaken Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) as the second-best Democrat — although Joe Biden remains in the lead as the front-runner.
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delays there. back to you guys. >> thanks, janelle. >>> an update on the fsu student accused of killing a martin county couple and biting the dead man's face. austin harrouff is out of the hospital and in jail. he was in the the attack last august. deputies say he stabbed to death john stephens and michelle mishcon. the fbi is conducting tests to find out if he was on drugs during the attack. >>> a violent brawl from inside a south florida restaurant geared to children. the brawl broke out inside of a chuck see cheese. this video shows men throwing punches, women pulling hair. the fight broke out between employees called police. chuckie cheese released a statement saying the chain does not tolerate this kind of behavior. miami-dade police have not said if they made any are tornadoes -- any arrests. >>> gaff vin said they were victims of fraud and the bank froze the payment to the little league. some parents are suspicious. >> to think that somebody would be okay with keeping money that is not theirs frustrates me because i work hard for my money to pay for my kids to play ball.
extra point is blocked, and that allows fsu to take the field and take the lead. dodge, duck, dip, dive, dodge, and score a touchdown. the extra point is true, and florida state goes up 25-24, and the knowles left too much time on the clock. the tarheels snap the knowles 22-game home streak with the upset. >>> >>> jose fernadez was honored with miami versus georgia tech this is a three-scoop guy at the ice cream parlor, but one scoop will do here. it appears the qb has a case of fumblitis. joe jackson back, and that's to stacey. the u gets the dub. next up florida at vanderbilt. that's a 4-yard t.d. run. boring highlights, and boring run quite frankly. nick washington, more like pick washington, and despite 236 yards of offense, the gators hold on to win it. schools, central florida. 100-yard for a directional kickdown, and then garden minshu doesn't see the 6'3" lineman in front of him. brendan hayes getting good eats with the pick 6s. florida edging florida atlantic in the back and forth battle. alex mcgu accounting for 3 touchdowns, and fla is winless no longer. the rattlers win it.


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Today's Tech: Apple sends Foxconn a warning, Lenovo plans RIM takeover
By Oluseun Alufa published 25 January 13
Apple will no longer turn a blind eye to its manufacturing partners' reported maltreatment of staff. The Cupertino, California-based company has promised to launch a more comprehensive investigation into the managerial practices of partner Foxconn. The Taiwanese firm's plants in China have been linked to multiple suicide incidents, reports of humiliating treatment of workers, hiring interns as young as fourteen, and the outbreak of mass riots. Apple exec Jeff Williams said ensuring no underage workers were at its supply factories and limiting employees' working hours to 60 hours a week were priorities.
In other news, Lenovo is apparently mulling a takeover bid for erstwhile Canadian smartphone giant Research In Motion, according to one of the Chinese firm's top executives. Interviewed at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, CFO Wong Wai Ming claimed that his company was increasing its efforts to break into mobile and was already in talks with RIM over potential joint strategic ventures. Observers are sceptical about the prospect of an outright sale and any potential interest in RIM is likely contingent on the success of its upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system. Still, a blockbuster acquisition to match or exceed Facebook's 2012 Instagram buy could be in the off.
The issue of child safety online has cropped up in the news a lot of late. This week, Conservative MP Claire Perry threw her two cents into the debate (partly through obligation as the government's "adviser on the sexualisation and commercialisation of childhood") and suggested that parents should "discuss these things with their kids and make sure they're friends with them on Facebook." This has stirred discussion among ITProPortal readers, with some endorsing the use of software that shows what your child is doing on the web and who they are interacting with on social networks. Are these sound recommendations, or do they take child protection too far? Follow the link for our full analysis.
Lastly, the official launch of BlackBerry 10 finally around the corner but, over the past year or so, we've had to contend with endless rumours and predictions about what the next-generation operating system from RIM will feature. Accordingly, with just a few days to go before BB10 is finally unleashed, we've sifted through the gossip to determine which pieces of information are accurate. Read on for a look at the facts and features you can definitely expect to see alongside next week's BB10 launch.


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Wednesday, Mar 17, 2021
Porter moves away from some AG duties due to ABC defamation case
Attorney-General Christian Porter will step aside from some aspects of his portfolio, including the appointment of federal judges, to avoid potential conflicts of interests as he pursues a defamation claim against the ABC.
Christian Porter denying rape allegations at a press conference earlier this year. Photo: Richard Wainwright / AAP
Porter is seeking aggravated damages over a story published by the ABC on February 26 headlined: "Scott Morrison, senators and AFP told of historical rape allegation against Cabinet Minister".
The attorney-general's lawyers allege the story, which did not name him, was defamatory because it imputed he raped a 16-year-old girl in 1988 and that contributed to her taking her own life.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed Porter would not perform all of his usual duties when he returns from mental health leave on March 31.
"The attorney-general when he returns will not perform certain functions of his office that may relate to the Federal Court or the ABC," Morrison told parliament on Tuesday.
The prime minister said the decision was based on "an abundance of caution and to avoid any perception of any conflicts of interest that may arise".
It means Porter will have to recuse himself from discussions in cabinet concerning the ABC's funding.
Shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus says the job should be handed to someone else in the Morrison government if the legal case against the ABC means Porter can't conduct his role in full.
"He should have stood aside some weeks back," Dreyfus told the ABC on Tuesday.
"It's not appropriate that there be these serious allegations of sexual assault hanging over the attorney-general of Australia.
"This attorney-general has to establish that he is fit for office, fit for the high office that he holds as the first law officer."
Labor is continuing calls for an independent inquiry into the allegations, which the government has rejected.
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young said Morrison could have handled the situation better when it first arose.
"He has created a much more difficult situation for the attorney-general than it needed to be," she told Sky News.
Porter identified himself as the subject of the article almost two weeks ago.
His lawyer Rebekah Giles said he was forced to go public after a series of news articles, social media posts and interviews made him "easily identifiable to many Australians".
The statement of claim lodged in the Federal Court in Sydney says Porter's character and reputation was gravely injured as a result of the story, and he is seeking aggravated damages, costs and removal of the article and related material on the web.
-with AAP
Attorney-General Christian Porter


The white tee is that basic that every woman owns and that brings that effortless chic twist to your outfits. We all remember Jane Birkin, Kate Moss or more recently Charlotte Gainsbourg rocking the white tee and jeans combo. When it's that easy, you can't go wrong. However, there are other ways to style it. First of all, the white tee comes in many iterations in 2018: graphic tees, embroidered tees, v-neck or round neck…pick the one that suits your style. I found this A.L.C. palm tree teeshirt on IFCHIC and styled it two ways: the casual way with elevated jeans, and the sophisticated way with a silk skirt. Which one is your favorite?
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Born in Culpeper County, Broadus was educated at home and at a private school. He taught in a small school before completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Virginia. Ordained in 1850, he married Maria Harrison, daughter of Gessner Harrison (1807 - 62), professor of ancient languages at the University of Virginia, and became pastor of the Baptist church in Charlottesville. Broadus delivered a lecture at the University of Virginia in memorial to Professor Harrison in 1873. And later, in 1883, Broadus delivered an address on the Confederate cause at Louisville's famous Cave Hill cemetery. The address was an important part of reunion, for it argued that both sides were partly correct in their positions that led to war.
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← 105: Some Remarks Pertinent to Posts 103 and 104 and a Report on an Important Conference in the Alps
107: Imperfection (An Interruption) →
106: Getting and Spending (One)
'Tis the season, folks! (But then, if you think about it, 'tis always the season!)
It was Christmastime. Indeed, it was the eve of the great holiday. Scrooge was in his meagerly-furnished flat, sitting before his meagerly-furnished fire, having just finished his meagerly-filled bowl of gruel. He was musing over his clerk, the irksome Bob Cratchit, who, just an hour or two earlier, had asked, in his usual fawning way, if "Mr. Scrooge might be so kind as to give me the following day, Christmas, off, so that I might spend it with my family"" After berating the fellow for attempting to pick his pocket every 25th of December, reluctantly, Scrooge had acquiesced, telling his clerk in no uncertain terms that, if he knew what was good for him, he would be at work the day following the humbug Christmas supremely early. To the offer and order, of course, Cratchit had agreed with alacrity, thanking his employer profusely, after which, fearing that his superlatively generous employer might change his mind, he speedily donned his hat, coat, and scarf, and made his bowing way out the front door of "Scrooge and Marley, Money Lenders" into the darkening, besmogged London street.
The ridiculousness of Cratchit's obsequious exit prompted Scrooge's thoughts to migrate from the bothersome clerk to his former partner, Marley. Marley was dead. There was no doubt about that. Some years now. Seven, Scrooge thought. Sometimes he missed him. Usually, he didn't. At this thought, his face fell, as he recalled that, as he entered his building just a half hour prior, in a most disquieting way, Marley's face, dead and rather grotesquely arranged he thought, had appeared on his doorknob just as he had reached for it. Astonished and unneverved, Scrooge had been relieved when, a few moments later, the face vanished. Somewhat relieved by the vanishing, he had proceeded to climb the stairs to his chambers, attempting, as he mounted, to put–not completely successfully–the strange image out of his mind.
Now, just as these unwelcome thoughts seemed to be beginning to make their way toward the exit of his mind, he heard a terrible noise. Reaching the top of the stairs a half hour before, he had triple-locked his flat door, just in case "Marley" had been something other than a bit of badly digested cheese lingering from his meager lunch. The awful noise (it was really more like a wail!) went on. Then something much more frightening was added to it, a sound like that made by heavy boots, boots that were inexorably making their way toward his door! Within the minute, the boot sounds ceased, as though someone on the other side of the door was deciding what to do next. Scrooge was very glad of his triple-locking.
Seconds later Marley came through the door, his spectral image chained head to foot, and weighed down by what were clearly a series of strong boxes. He was covered in a chaos of bandages. Glancing about, the phantom quickly located his still-breathing partner quivering in a chair by the little fire, and started toward him, his wail and the horrifying noises from the chains and boots resuming as he did so. Wide-eyed and clearly beyond what we wish to convey when we use the word "terror," Scrooge watched, affixed in his chair as if fastened there by the strongest glue.
"Man of worldly mind!" said the Ghost as he reached the hearth, his voice rasping and harsh. "Do do you believe in me?"
"I do!" replied Scrooge, his own voice shattering. "For here you are in front of me. You are the frightening spectre of my old partner, Jacob Marley. Oh! Oh! But tell me, phantom, why do spirits walk the earth, and why do they come to me?"
The creature replied: "It is required of every man, after he had drawn his last breath, that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellowmen and travel far and wide. If that spirit goes not forth in life, it is condemned to do so after death. It is doomed to wander through the world — oh, woe is me! — to witness what it cannot share, but might have shared on earth and turned to happiness!" (Here the spirit raised his pleading arms toward the ceiling in despair, and wailed again.)
"But you are fettered, Jacob" said Scrooge, shaking. "Tell me why?"
"I wear the chain I forged in life," replied the Ghost. "I made it, link by link, and yard by yard. I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it. Is its pattern strange to you?" Scrooge trembled the more.
"Or would you rather know," pursued the Ghost, "the weight and length of the strong coil you bear yourself? It was fully as heavy and as long as mine seven Christmas Eves ago when I expired. You have labored on it ever since. It is a ponderous chain!"
"But, Jacob," Scrooge offered, trying to find some way to mitigate the accusation. "You were always a good man of business!"
"Business!" cried the Ghost, wringing its hands and wailing again. "Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business! Charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!"
—Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol (1843; excerpt from Stave One; the passage in brown is quoted, more rather than less verbatim from the original text (for Ruskin's enduring admiration for Dickens and his work, see Post 58).
After learning of the Fairbanks' sudden departure from Michael, the Union Inn's desk clerk, a departure occasioned by the collapse of a second after-dinner conversation with the couple from Bradford within a week (Posts 103 and 104), Ruskin, still standing in the reception area, began to think through what the disastrous discussions had taught him. Moments later, as they had arranged last night before going to their rooms, his American friend, W. J. Stillman appeared, and the pair went into the dining room for breakfast. At which, the negative residues of the previous night's arguments still much in their minds, both averred that the whole affair had gone badly awry. Ruskin said that, in truth, the debacle was entirely his fault. The last thing on his mind last evening, given the unpleasant end of his chance meeting with the Fairbanks at the Hotel du Mont Blanc in St. Martin's some days before, had been to say anything which might rankle them, particularly Mr. Fairbank. Mrs. Fairbank had been looking forward so much to her days in Chamouni under his guidance! But now there was no help for it. The couple was gone, and, by this point, were far down the valley on their way back to Geneva. What had happened, happened. Although he was sincerely sorry, he regretted nothing he had said to Fairbank.
Robert arrived with the second cup of coffee. Stillman refused it, telling the waiter and his friend that, the day already looking lovely, he had in mind a glorious view of the Aiguille Dru which he very much wanted to paint, adding that–as Ruskin knew full well!–if he was to get the day's best light, he must begin the climb to Montanvers immediately. He would be off. Then, he was.
For another quarter-hour, Ruskin sat musing. Then, rising, asked Robert if it would be possible to have a pot of coffee brought to his room. Of course. Five minutes later he was in the room. Five minutes after that, the coffee, its attending cup, saucer, mike, sugar, and spoon were on his writing desk, the desk which sat directly beneath the window that opened on a beautiful and commanding view of the Glacier des Bossons as it made its creeping way down from Mont Blanc and its surrounding summits thousands of feet above.
He sat at the desk, opened a drawer on the right hand side, and removed a number of the blue-lined sheets of foolscap. Then, thinking intently on the points he had made the previous night and on the points he had made previously in St. Martin's those few nights before, and of the Bradford brickmaker's angry reaction to them all, he wrote what follows next. What it was essential to communicate to his approaching readers, he knew, was to convince them that what they, like Fairbank, took to be true and axiomatic was neither. Money making and spending were not, as they thought, merely matters of exchange where one either gained or lost cash. They were, eternally, moral matters, transactions which either created or annulled the possibilities of life–for good or ill. As he wrote, he knew that the paragraphs would become an essential part of one of his essays on political economy which, before the week was out, he would begin posting to William Makepeace Thackeray, the editor of The Cornhill Magazine in London. The essays, Thackeray had told him, would begin printing by the first of August.
The Veins of Wealth
What is really desired under the name of riches is, essentially, power over men; in its simplest sense, the power of obtaining for our own advantage the labor of servant, tradesman, and artist; in its wider sense, the authority to direct large masses of the nation to various ends (good, trivial, or hurtful, according to the mind of the rich person).
This power of wealth is greater or less in direct proportion to the poverty of the men over whom it is exercised and in inverse proportion to the number of persons who are as rich as ourselves, and who are ready to give the same price for an article of which the supply is limited. If the musician is poor, he will sing for small pay as long as there is only one person who can pay him. But if there be two or three, he will sing for the one who offers him most.
And thus the power of the riches of the patron, depends, first, on the poverty of the artist, and then on the limitation of the number of equally wealthy persons who also want seats at the concert. So that the art of becoming rich in the common sense is not absolutely nor finally the art of accumulating money for ourselves, but also of contriving that our neighbours shall have less. In accurate terms, it is the art of establishing the maximum inequality in our own favor.
Now, the establishment of such inequality cannot be shown in the abstract to be either advantageous or disadvantageous to the body of the nation. The rash and absurd assumption that such inequalities are necessarily advantageous lies at the root of most of the popular fallacies on the subject of political economy. For the eternal and inevitable law in this matter is that the beneficialness of the inequality depends, first, on the methods by which it was accomplished, and, secondly, on the purposes to which it is applied.
Inequalities of wealth, unjustly established, have assuredly injured the nation in which they exist during their establishment, and, unjustly directed, injure it yet more during their existence. But inequalities of wealth, justly established, benefit the nation in the course of their establishment; and, nobly used, aid it yet more by their existence.
That is to say that, among every active and well-governed people, the various strengths of individuals, tested by full exertion and specially applied to various needs, issues in unequal, but harmonious results, receiving reward or authority according to its class and service, while, in the inactive or ill-governed nation, the gradations of decay and the victories of treason work out also their own rugged system of subjection and success, and substitute, for the melodious inequalities of concurrent power, the iniquitous dominances and depressions of guilt and misfortune.
Thus, the circulation of wealth in a nation resembles that of the blood in the natural body. There is one quickness of the current which comes of cheerful emotion or wholesome exercise, and another which comes of shame or of fever. There is a flush of the body which is full of warmth and life, and another which will pass into putrefaction. The analogy will hold down even to minute particulars. For, as diseased local determination of the blood involves depression of the general health of the system, all morbid local action of riches will be found ultimately to involve a weakening of the resources of the body politic…
Until which time: be well out there, as this year's version of the holiday season continues to make, I trust, its unMarley-like, approach.
P.S.: The paragraph italicized has not been given this designation because it is the most important in the series but because I will return to a detailed discussion of it and its implications in the next post.
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