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yes - please setup changes and provide log files after the crash. i wish to get whole /var/log or at least /var/log/messages.
Your Toshiba Satellite is not dead yet.
If you google "Toshiba Satellite black cursor", you'll find that the problem occured due to the sleep mode setting.
This is typical on Toshiba Satellite W$ Vista pre-installed models and some XP ones updated to W$7.
At first you might need to reset cmos of your computer by short jumper pins.
I hope you'll find your model in the blog.
How to short will be find in YouTube by serching "Toshiba Satellite cmos reset".
Then after reboot Porteus, you need to modify your Power Manager Settings.
No sleep mode! Both on AC and on Battery.
This time I didn't log in base_only norootcopy, but I don't think it matters..I hope you can pinpoint suspicious agents.
unfortunately i see nothing in the log files. probably disabling ACPI is the only solution so please try 'acpi=off' cheatcode. 'sleep' feature will be disabled but at least your PC should not crash when idling.
Weird thing....With cheatcode acpi=off the machine will not start!
It stops at the third line by "loading intirdxz.....ready" and then the ventilator blows at maximum speed; the start process falls in a loop and can not advance.
I also tried some settings at the Bios level (Advanced>Wakeup on Keybord=on) without success. I will keep on trying and report any progress.
I am studying your post to see if my model can be treated as described in that blog.
Thank you, Obosan, for the tip!
Yes my toshiba satellite also suffers this. I remember having to use the acpi=force kernel cheat. It would then wake up from sleeping. I will do some more testing to pinpoint where the problem is.
Then I started the system in text mode, started x (xinit) and then started google-earth (kde was not running); after 10 minutes or so GE went sleep, I moved the mouse and it woke up ok!
As the crash doesn't happen in Porteus 2.1, it is an issue of 003-kde vs. Toshiba Satellite..., no doubt!
I will keep trying and reporting.
Te crash probably caused by powerdevil 4.11.7 module of 003-kde3 (triggered by ksmserver 4.11.7 !). The bug was reported recently and solved upstream (April 2004).
I just disabled it in System Settings>Startup and Shutdown>Service Manager>Uncheck Power Management!
Now I get a blackscreen after about 10 minutes of idling, and when I move the mouse, the computer wakes up normally.
I have then put the new systemsettingsrc in rootcopy, so by restart the Power Management is unchecked.
cdrtools comes from stock slackware so maybe one on linuxquestions has an answer?
"Would it have worked at all, burning an audio cd from a toc/bin combo if I not had created and loaded my cdrdao-1.2.3-x86_64_incl_libao-1.1.0.xzm and esound-0.2.41-x86_64-2.xzm modules, I wonder? O___o"
never tried myself but please let me know in case you try to burn audio without these and it fails so i'll pull them to next release.
Rava I just tested USM under 64bit v3.0. Downloaded the latest slackware package from sourceforge and updated without problems. Downloading fbreader was also successful.
brokenman wrote: 1) 32 or 64bit?
brokenman wrote: 2) v3.0 porteus?
brokenman wrote: Rava I just tested USM under 64bit v3.0. Downloaded the latest slackware package from sourceforge and updated without problems. Downloading fbreader was also successful.
Then I try it again, too... I forgot to say so, but usm has another issue. When starting from XFCe menu, it asks me for root PW, and I give the correct one, still it asks me 3 times, then exists without any info why.
widget_comboboxtext_input_by_file(): Couldn't open '/tmp/usm.ZmR1Ua/sbo-categories.tmp' for reading.
widget_terminal_input_by_file(): Couldn't open '/tmp/usm.ZmR1Ua/term1.tmp' for reading.
Seems to be an usm working temp directory issue, somehow... But how to solve it?
fanthom wrote: never tried myself but please let me know in case you try to burn audio without these and it fails so i'll pull them to next release.
So, burning an audio CD via Pburn's menu entry Burn / Audio from TOC file... sure only works with cdrdao and needed libs.


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NCAA waiver to effectively allow name, image and likeness rights for athletes near completion
Posted by nbanews — June 23, 2021 in College Basketball 0 3
The Division I Board of Directors is likely to grant relief from existing regulations that prohibit athletes from benefiting off their name, image and likeness (NIL), creating a "bridge" to July 1 and beyond, sources tell CBS Sports. On that date, at least six states will have NIL laws going into effect. The NCAA has been scrambling to put its own rules in place to govern athletes in the remaining states.
The move is strategic by the NCAA. The idea is that the association will avoid enacting new rules that might be subject to lawsuits. For the moment, it would temporarily resolve the NCAA's role in legislating what are basically going to be nearly unregulated NIL benefits. Members were increasingly nervous about that prospect after the Supreme Court highly criticized the NCAA while rendering its decision Monday in NCAA vs. Alston.
In essence, the action would be an interim waiver of existing NCAA rules that prohibit NIL benefits.
CBS Sports obtained an internal NCAA document titled "Proposed Alternative Rules Amendment." Though that document — slightly more than a page long — is still going through edits, it details the NCAA's strategy.
An athlete will not be penalized for profiting from their name, image and likes in states that have NIL regulations. Schools shall post on their websites "written policy governing NIL" prohibiting payments from boosters "in exchange for athletic performance or attendance" at that school.
It is important to note that restrictions against cheating to get a recruit "shall cease to be applicable" if it conflicts with any state's NIL law.
What is labeled Bylaw 12.5.5 "shall be reviewed, revised, repealed or altered as appropriate." That speaks to the temporary nature of the legislation.
The document may be what NCAA president Mark Emmert was referring to Wednesday in a leaked memo sent to membership. He stated the NCAA is "working with divisional governance bodies to develop interim solutions."
While all three NCAA divisions will have to adopt the change through their governance processes., most of the pressure is on Division I where all the major revenue-producing schools reside. It is about to undergo fundamental change in terms of player compensation.
For the last two years, the NCAA has come around to changing the foundation of its amateurism bylaws allowing athletes to be paid for commercials, endorsements, autographs and the like.
However, the NCAA has tabled formal NIL legislation since January because of multiple concerns. What has emerged is a sense of desperation within the membership as the NCAA lacked direction. Because of the wait and mounting legal questions, athletes will likely be able to get unprecedented benefits for their talents.
Following Monday's Supreme Court decision, there is a general feeling that the NCAA can't do much of anything in the near term to limit NIL compensation without subjecting itself to another lawsuit.
"I don't know how there are going to be a lot of regulations going forward," a source close to the discussions said. "There's really not much you can regulate at this point."
That should add to the angst of coaches and athletic directors who don't know how, when and/or whether this is going to impact recruiting and budgets. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, has already said Congress will not have a federal bill prepared by July 1 to exempt the NCAA from lawsuits.
The relief language, according to one source, is meant to be a "bridge" to that Congressional bill.
The bill may never come. Legislation being developed in the Senate already has become politicized (a lot of bills do as they work their way through the system). In general, Republicans are seeking an antitrust exemption for the NCAA, while Democrats favor long-term medical care and extended scholarships to ensure athletes earn a degree.
The Board of Directors will be briefed on the change Thursday during a regularly scheduled meeting. The NCAA Council will meet again Monday before the board is expected to meet Tuesday and Wednesday and approve the change. If it comes Wednesday, the relief would be put into place just one day before NIL laws go into effect Thursday in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. The Oregon State Legislature also passed an NIL bill this week that is headed to Gov. Kate Brown's desk.
CBS Sports previously reported there will be no action from the NCAA Council this week. However, a council source said Wednesday expected to "see something [to contemplate] before the weekend, probably an updated version of what they sent out earlier this week."
That source added: "This is insane."
An alternate proposal introduced last week now is less likely to be adopted despite having the support of the ACC, Pac-12 and SEC among other smaller Division I conferences. It involves athletes going directly to schools and conferences to negotiate NIL deals. That would conceivably limit legal liability for the NCAA. Athletes who didn't like an offer at one school would have hundreds of others from which to choose, at least diminishing the possibility of antitrust action.
As of Sunday, it was questionable whether the proposal could reach the threshold of passage by the NCAA Council. The alternative proposal would require 75% support from the council just to be considered for passage. That was before the Supreme Court decision.
"There are a bunch of the membership that are just clamoring for guidance," said another council source close to the discussions. "The more guidance that is in there, the more litigation risk."
The NCAA can't afford to get too intrusive after an epic legal defeat. Justice Brett Kavanaugh basically warned the NCAA, writing in a concurring opinion that its "current compensation regime raises serious questions under the antitrust laws."
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AI oncologist to help cancer patients worldwide by developing supercomputers that will help detect cancer
9th May 2018 12th May 2019 Editor	0 Comments Research
Comparison between predicted ground-truth clinical target volume (CTV1) (blue) and physician manual contours (red) for four oropharyngeal cancer patients. The primary and nodal gross tumor volume is included (green). From left to right, we illustrate a case from each site and nodal status (base of tongue node-negative, tonsil node-negative, base of tongue node-positive, and tonsil node-positive).
Credit: Carlos E. Cardenas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Researchers develop artificial intelligence and supercomputers that will help cancer patients world wide by facilitating the process of detecting cancer. Before performing radiation therapy, oncologists review medical images to identify tumors and surrounding tissue, a process known as contouring.
Known as contouring, this process establishes how much radiation a patient will receive and how it will be delivered. In the case of head and neck cancer, this is a particularly sensitive task due to the presence of vulnerable tissues in the vicinity.
Though it may sound straightforward, contouring clinical target volumes is quite subjective. A recent study from Utrecht University found wide variability in how trained physicians contoured the same patient's computed tomography (CT) scan, leading some doctors to suggest high-risk clinical target volumes eight times larger than their colleagues.
This inter-physician variability is a problem for patients, who may be over- or under-dosed based on the doctor they work with. It is also a problem for determining best practices, so standards of care can emerge.
Recently, Carlos Cardenas, a graduate research assistant and PhD candidate at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, and a team of researchers at MD Anderson, working under the supervision of Laurence Court with support from the National Institutes of Health, developed a new method for automating the contouring of high-risk clinical target volumes using artificial intelligence and deep neural networks.
They report their results in the June 2018 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.
Cardenas' work focuses on translating a physician's decision-making process into a computer program. "We have a lot of clinical data and radiation therapy treatment plan data at MD Anderson," he said. "If we think about the problem in a smart way, we can replicate the patterns that our physicians are using to treat specific types of tumors."
In their study, they analyzed data from 52 oropharyngeal cancer patients who had been treated at MD Anderson between January 2006 to August 2010, and had previously had their gross tumor volumes and clinical tumor volumes contoured for their radiation therapy treatment.
Cardenas spent a lot of time observing the radiation oncology team at MD Anderson, which has one of the few teams of head and neck subspecialist oncologists in the world, trying to determine how they define the targets.
"For high-risk target volumes, a lot of times radiation oncologists use the existing gross tumor disease and apply a non-uniform distance margin based on the shape of the tumor and its adjacent tissues," Cardenas said. "We started by investigating this first, using simple distance vectors."
Cardenas began the project in 2015 and had quickly accumulated an unwieldy amount of data to analyze. He turned to deep learning as a way of mining that data and uncovering the unwritten rules guiding the experts' decisions.
The deep learning algorithm he developed uses auto-encoders — a form of neural networks that can learn how to represent datasets — to identify and recreate physician contouring patterns.
The model uses the gross tumor volume and distance map information from surrounding anatomic structures as its inputs. It then classifies the data to identify voxels — three-dimensional pixels — that are part of the high-risk clinical target volumes. In oropharyngeal cancer cases, the head and neck are usually treated with different volumes for high, low and intermediate risk. The paper described automating the target for the high-risk areas. Additional forthcoming papers will describe the low and intermediate predictions.
Cardenas and his collaborators tested the method on a subset of cases that had been left out of the training data. They found that their results were comparable to the work of trained oncologists. The predicted contours agreed closely with the ground-truth and could be implemented clinically, with only minor or no changes.
In addition to potentially reducing inter-physician variability and allowing comparisons of outcomes in clinical trials, a tertiary advantage of the method is the speed and efficiency it offers. It takes a radiation oncologist two to four hours to determine clinical target volumes. At MD Anderson, this result is then peer reviewed by additional physicians to minimize the risk of missing the disease.
Using the Maverick supercomputer at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), they were able to produce clinical target volumes in under a minute. Training the system took the longest amount of time, but for that step too, TACC resources helped speed up the research significantly.
"If we were to do it on our local GPU [graphics processing unit], it would have taken two months," Cardenas said. "But we were able to parallelize the process and do the optimization on each patient by sending those paths to TACC and that's where we found a lot of advantages by using the TACC system."
"In recent years, we have seen an explosion of new projects using deep learning on TACC systems," said Joe Allen, a Research Associate at TACC. "It is exciting and fulfilling for us to be able to support Carlos's research, which is so closely tied to real medical care."
The project is specifically intended to help low-and-middle income countries where expertise in contouring is rarer, although it is likely that the tools will also be useful in the U.S.
Cardenas says such a tool could also greatly benefit clinical trials by allowing one to more easily compare the outcomes of patients treated at two different institutions.
Speaking about the integration of deep learning into cancer care, he said: "I think it's going to change our field. Some of these recommender systems are getting to be very good and we're starting to see systems that can make predictions with a higher accuracy than some radiologists can. I hope that the clinical translation of these tools provides physicians with additional information that can lead to better patient treatments."
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A man recorded the hateful rant of a woman who he had approached to apologize for causing a minor traffic accident.
The man was recording the incident while going to the woman's car to see if she was okay.
She was, and she was angry.
The man attempts to calm her but she is relentless.
"You better open your goddamn eyes and learn how to drive, you f*cking Muslim," she yells.
"You're a Muslim aren't you?" she asks to confirm that she's yelling the proper racial epithets.
"Yes, ma'am. Proud," the man replies.
She charges at him, returns to her car, and drives away, nearly hitting him.
Alright, let's rewind. So Muslims are atheists, the man who recorded the video apparently blows up schools, and the lady screaming is well connected to people who would happily kill the Muslim man in the video. At least one of those sounds about right. Can't wait to see her on an upcoming episode of Hannity's America.


I've been intrigued lately by discussions of Bounded versus Centered Set Thinking about the Gospel and the possibility of a Blended approach. Please see the following links if you are not familiar with these concepts.
As I've thought about this over the past couple of weeks, I've developed a metaphor I call the "Gravitational Model"
In this model, there is a planet at the center that is a metaphor for Jesus and a planetary atmosphere that is a metaphor for the kingdom. Outer space denotes being outside of the kingdom.
Jesus is at the core of our gravitational model, like a planet with surface gravity, actively drawing everyone to Himself. Therefore we can invite people "where they are" to experience Jesus.
However, there is a threshold one must cross to leave outer space and enter into the planet's atmosphere, our metaphor for the kingdom of God. At some point it's essential to become a committed follower of Christ, to be a disciple not just a member of the crowd.
Just as the boundary between the atmosphere (of a planet like Earth) and outer space is not clearly defined, only God can define the boundary of His kingdom. We can be confident that we are his disciples when we receive Him by faith, turn from our own ways and follow Him. However, we can't create a set of rules to determine who is in and who is out. There will likely be some "unexpected" people whom Jesus has drawn from distant places over the boundary, that we can't differentiate, and into His kingdom. On the other hand, there will likely be hypocrites that we will be surprised to learn are not a part of the kingdom.
Just as Earth's atmosphere protects the Earth from harmful radiation and supports life, in the kingdom we fully experience the abundant life of Jesus and protection from the enemy who wants to destroy us.
Please let me know your thoughts about this. Thanks.


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Q: javascript object property assignment between different objects I read a snippet and confusing and could not find the rules or principle to explain that,the output is Malibu,why not London,the adress: sherlock.address in let john = { surname: 'Watson', address: sherlock.address }; is to assign the value ofsherlock.adress to john.address,but not overwrite sherlock.adresswithjohn.address.How could I fiddle my hair.
let sherlock = {
  surname: 'Holmes',
  address: { city: 'London' }
};
let john = {
  surname: 'Watson',
  address: sherlock.address
};
john.surname = 'Lennon';
john.address.city = 'Malibu';
console.log(sherlock.address.city); //

A: The confusing thing about objects is that PRIMITIVES behave differently to OBJECTS
When you "read"  a primitive string (or number or Boolean), such as sherlock.surname, you are taking the value of it, i.e. you are receiving a copy of the original data. So if you do
eureka = {surname: sherlock.surname}

then you can think of eureka receiving a "photocopy" of the original "Holmes". There will be two strings "Holmes" stored in your computer. You can change one, and the other will not change, because they are separate.
But when you "read" an object, such as sherlock, you should imagine that you are taking only a pointer to the original object. Not a copy of it, but another path through the computer to reach the same memory location. So if you do
eureka = sherlock

then this statement does not create a second copy of the string "Holmes" inside the computer. There is only one "Holmes" string in the memory of the computer. It is inside an object like this: {surname: "Holmes"}. sherlock points to that object, and eureka points to the same object. Therefore, when you edit some property of eureka or sherlock, the corresponding properties of both variables will have changed simultaneously. The two variable names, eureka and sherlock, are pointing to the same object in memory.
The above is quite elementary (excuse my pun!) but where it gets tricky is when you are referencing an object-within-an-object, or a primitive-within-an-object. Looking at the assignment statement alone you cannot tell whether the thing you are reading is a primitive or an object. You must know the structure in order to know.

let a={b:{c:1}}

let w = a // This makes "w" an alias for the same single object, to which "a" also points

w.b.c=2
console.log(a)
// {
//  "b": {
//    "c": 2
//  }
// }

w.b = 3
console.log(a)
// {
//  "b": 3
// }

Annotating your script here

let sherlock = {
  surname: 'Holmes',
  address: { city: 'London' }
};
let john = {
  surname: 'Watson',
  address: sherlock.address // Here, you are not COPYING the { city: 'London'}, you are pointing at the same object in memory, i.e. the "address" property of sherlock.
};

john.surname = 'Lennon';
john.address.city = 'Malibu'; // When you go to john.address, you are now pointing into the piece of memory that sherlock is also using to store his address, so when you put a value into 'city', that will show up whether you access it as john.address or sherlock.address

console.log(sherlock.address.city);

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So if you are someone who likes to read the book before the movie comes out then you have found the right place to get an update on which movies are coming out next.
In seventeenth-century France, Louis XIV rules with flamboyant ambition. In his domain, wealth and beauty take all; frivolity begets cruelty; science and alchemy collide. From the Hall of Mirrors to the vermin-infested attics of the Chateau at Versailles, courtiers compete to please the king, sacrificing fortune, principles, and even the sacred bond between brother and sister. By the fiftieth year of his reign, Louis XIV has made France the most powerful state in the western world. Yet the Sun King's appetite for glory knows no bounds. In a bold stroke, he sends his natural philosopher on an expedition to seek the source of immortality -- the rare, perhaps mythical, sea monsters. For the glory, of his God, his country, and his king, Father Yves de la Croix returns with his treasures: one heavy shroud packed in ice...and a covered basin that imprisons a shrieking creature.
The movie comes out April 10th. It is an Action, Adventure, Fantasy and is not yet rated.
Stalin's Soviet Union is an official paradise, where citizens live free from crime and fear only one thing: the all-powerful state. Defending this system is idealistic security officer Leo Demidov, a war hero who believes in the iron fist of the law, but when a murderer starts to kill at will and Leo dares to investigate, the State's obedient servant finds himself demoted and exiled. Now, with only his wife at his side, Leo must fight to uncover shocking truths about a killer--and a country where "crime" doesn't exist.
Set in the rugged region of the Midwest that gives the novel its title, The Driftless Area is the story of Pierre Hunter, a young bartender with unfailing optimism, a fondness for coin tricks, and an uncanny capacity for finding trouble. When he falls in love, with the mysterious and isolated Stella Rosmarin, Pierre becomes the central player in a revenge drama he must unravel and bring to its shocking conclusion. Along the way he will liberate 77 thousand dollars from a murderous thief, summon the resources that have eluded him all his life, and come to question the very meaning of chance and mortality. For nothing is as it seems in The Driftless Area. Identities shift, violent secrets lie in wait, the future can cause the past, and love becomes a mission that can take you beyond this world.
The Movie comes out in April but there isn't a set date so this one may change when it's opening in theaters.
The Movie comes out May 1st. It is a Drama and is rated PG-13.
The Books are by Michael Crichton and he only wrote two books even though there are now four movies. The last two movies are based on the characters of these books.
The Movie comes out June 12th. It is an Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi film and has not yet been rated.
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Borderlands 2 New Content & Level Cap Details
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The Borderlands 2 panel at PAX East has unveiled the promised details on the new vault hunter and level cap planned for the role-playing shooter sequel. Polygon has word that the new vault hunter is Krieg the Psycho, saying this sixth playable character will be released via DLC in May (apparently not part of season passes), describing a berserker-style character derived from the Psycho enemy character. They have a trailer, but this seems to be marked private (there's a horrible cammed version on Kotaku), and the following description: "Krieg's actions come at high risk and offer high rewards, with his main action tasking him with rushing foes to kill enemies, which heals him — a necessary task, since, unlike Borderlands' melee character Brick, his health does not regenerate on its own." They also have word this will be preceded by the release of the Ultimate Vault Hunter's Pack on April 2 (which will be included with season passes), which will add new gear, and raise the level cap to 61. This will be released alongside a free patch for the game adding an "Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode," which will give players "the opportunity to take their maxed out heroes through the game a third time." Also, Kotaku (thanks nin) has word on a new limited edition Loot Chest version of the game that will seek for a hundred bucks on Think Geek in May for people who love the game that much, but don't own it already.
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I dont get it, the 4th DLC of Season Pass is an increase to lvl cap and a "Ultimate Vault Hunter's Pack" (3rd run but harder)? No mini campaign DLC? Really? WTF?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????!?!?!?!?!?!??
I was looking for the 4th DLC but this is a damn joke! Why the fuck would I want to do a 3rd run? To keep lvl my char up?
The last DLC (of this season) is in June.
Have something like 109 keys I was holding (used maybe 5 along the way) waiting for this level cap increase. Once that hits, then I will play through with my other characters. Gaige is so over powered that i quit playing after I beat the game with her. I think I have all but 1 character through the first play through that I was holding back for a friend.....
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The Big Story: Warner's Internet platform proposals. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, is circulating a set of 20 proposals to regulate Internet platforms, according to a report this week from Axios.
One of the proposed reforms would hold Internet platforms legally liable if they don't prevent certain defamatory content from being re-uploaded once it's been taken down a first time. As Evan explains in a blog post this week, that's a technical impossibility that will be legally ruinous for startups that host user-generated content.
"Even relatively small online platforms host massive amounts of user content that is uploaded at all hours of the day, making it impossible to manually review everything that gets posted to their sites," Evan writes. "Sen. Warner's proposed change hinges on the common error of believing that there are foolproof, automated tools that websites can use to accurately identify and block specific user-uploaded content. The reality is that there are no automatic and accurate tools to identify specific pieces of content."
Policy Roundup:
FCC's 5G push. The FCC this week issued rules for a upcoming spectrum auctions that will help carriers build out their 5G networks. The agency also voted to streamline access to utility poles to boost the buildout of 5G.
Meddling in the midterms. This week Facebook removed 32 accounts and pages involved in a coordinated political influence campaign, targeting the U.S. midterm elections.
Trump's OSTP pick. President Donald Trump has nominated meteorologist Kelvin K. Droegemeier to lead the administration's Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Capping rideshare vehicles. Next week, the New York City Council will vote on legislation that aims to reduce congestion, protect taxi driver jobs and ensure livable wages for rideshare workers. Although there is widespread support for much of the bill, a proposal to limit the number of new ridesharing vehicles allowed on city roads next year has proved controversial.
U.K.'s Obama hire. Professor Jason Furman, Obama's chief economic adviser, will lead a panel of experts to examine the U.K. tech industry, with particular attention to the impact of large tech companies on small business growth. The committee will provide a set of recommendations on tech sector competition policy in 2019.
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How Did Maleficent Become Angelina Jolie's Biggest Movie of All-Time?
By Joanna Robinson
Three decades into her career, Angelina Jolie is at the very top of her game. Headlines today are crowing that Jolie's Maleficent is the only non-superhero film to have grossed over $600 million worldwide. (The competition being Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and X-Men: Days of Future Past.) That's an honorific the film won't hold for long. Transformers: Age of Extinction, which was deliberately engineered to appeal to the Chinese market, is right on Maleficent's heels after only a week and a half in the theaters. Still that doesn't lessen the enormous success of Jolie's venture and what it means for the future of big-budget studio releases.
Because, despite the fact that the upper echelons of the box office are steadily being invaded by women like Katniss and Queen Elsa, female-led films are still seen as a higher risk for studios. And Maleficent is not only female-led, but also manages to fit the exploration of surprisingly dark and complex themes like sexual assault into a Disney film. So what's the consensus? Can we attribute the success of Maleficent entirely to Angelina Jolie and those amazing fake cheekbones?
Alas, no. We have to look at the larger machine behind the film which is, of course, Buena Vista a.k.a. Disney. This twisted fairytale trend started in earnest thanks to the monstrous success of 2010's Alice in Wonderland. That film was Buena Vista's attempt to further capitalize on all the international income they made from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise by trotting out yet another cartoonish Johnny Depp vehicle. (What, you think Mia Wasikowska's Alice was at the center of that marketing campaign?) Given the lack of success of Buena Vista's other spin on a childhood classic, 2013's Oz The Great and Powerful starring James Franco, the winning formula seems to be internationally beloved Hollywood star (sorry, Franco) plus easily recognizable kids property. This bodes well for Cate Blanchett's Cinderella.
As for Jolie, well, I think we can all agree that she deserves a large portion of the credit. Maleficent's runaway success combined with the incredibly early Oscar buzz Jolie is receiving for her directing efforts in the film Unbroken (opening Christmas Day later this year), could mean this is the Year of Angelina. I imagine even Matthew McConaughey would have to say, "alright, alright, alright."
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A rare porcelain license plate, designed in the early days of automobiles in St. Louis, recently sold for $8,500 at an Illinois auction. (Photo courtesy: Donley…
A rare porcelain license plate, designed in the early days of automobiles in St. Louis, recently sold for $8,500 at an Illinois auction. (Photo courtesy: Donley Auctions)
Rare St. Louis license plate sells for $8,500 at auction
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UNION, Ill. – A rare porcelain license plate, designed in the early days of automobiles in St. Louis, recently sold for $8,500 at an Illinois auction.
The license plate dates back to 1906 and displays the license number of 90 with a yellow background. It came into the hands of Illinois-based Donley Auctions with an estimated value of $500 to $1,000.
Historians say the license plates were used for some of the earliest days of automobile ownership around the United States and represented wealth while others traveled around via horse, buggy or walking.
"They were pretty rare because there weren't a lot of cars on the road at that time," said Mike Donley with Donley Auctions in Union, Illinois near Chicago. "They're made of steel and they're porcelain-coated. They were regularly pre-state plates because it was before the states actually issued the plates."
A report from PorcelainPlates.net estimates that St. Louis City and St. Louis County began issuing porcelain plates as early as 1904. Kansas City, Philadelphia, Chicago and New York City were also among the early ambassadors of porcelain plates. Historians say the plates were a "part of an owner's identity" because porcelain was also used to make expensive items, like kitchenware. The report adds for those who had an automobile and porcelain plate, "everyone in town knew who owned which cars."
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Two major game-changers in the automobile industry led to porcelain plates phasing out in the early 20th century. Commercially-manufactured vehicles became more available when Henry Ford invented the first assembly line in 1913. Around that time, states also took control of automobile registration in an effort to improve travel conditions.
"All of the bigger cities, in the early days of motoring, the conditions of the roads were so poor," said Donley. "In order to build better roads, they had to raise revenue. They figured, let's tax the automobile drivers so the people who would need better roads would pay for it."
As states took over the licensing process, many also began passing laws to regulate speed, the equipment vehicles could carry and which roads were off limits for vehicle use. Porcelain plates became a commodity of the past, and historians believe Providence, Rhode Island issued the last-known ones in the early-1940s.
The recently-auctioned St. Louis porcelain plate was part of a large collection that Donley Auctions received from a moving family. That collection also included a Chicago porcelain plate that sold for $34,000 in an auction last weekend.
"These ones we got a hold of, they're going to go back in a collection and no one will see them for the next 20-30 years," said Donley. "When these things come up, [the buyers] know, I'll never have the opportunity to buy another one, so I'll have to spend the money now."
Donley Auctions will auction off a smaller collection of porcelain plates in the upcoming weeks. The Donley family encourages people to check their garages or storage areas for such plates, some which can be viewed on the Donley Auctions website.


Look. We found a score even more confusing than the one you'll receive from the SAT!
Your SAT score report will become available within three weeks if you take the test during the height of the application season (December or January) or within about five weeks if you take the test outside the traditional application season (think May, June, etc.). This report will include two SAT scores: one for Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (aka "verbal) and one for math. Both of these SAT scores will be scaled, meaning they will be fit to a range that runs from a low of 200 to a perfect score of 800. Hence, the post-February 2016 SAT scores will fall between 400 and 1600.
Each score is still rounded to the nearest ten, meaning that your score will always end in a zero. So, if someone you know brags about a 1174 SAT score, whether on the most recent test or one taken decades ago, … well we probably shouldn't encourage you to take an adversarial stance, but you can safely discount at least this particular statement from them!
Score ChoiceTM allows you to choose which full sets of test scores (all from the same day) that you wish to send to your colleges. You can not "pick and choose" which sections from which test dates to send. Of course, if all goes well, you will be fully prepared for the SAT the first time you sit for it and won't have to worry about retaking the test or the whole Score ChoiceTM set of features. Yeah, we are pretty transparent with our thoughts on this test, aren't we?
Quite simply, your raw SAT scores are calculated as the number of questions you answered correctly. There is no longer any penalty for guessing, so please disregard any well-intentioned but out-of-date advice on this subject! For the trivia types, please note it is your raw score that is used to determine the scaled, or official score.
Medians and other percentiles will be "in development" for a while as the College Board calibrates its new test. Your score report will let the colleges that receive your test know how you did compared to others in your grade who took the same test as you.
Nonetheless, your percentile score is probably the one that will give you a bit more comfort with your overall SAT score — assuming you are like so many SAT students we have encountered over the years. Quite simply, your percentile score indicates the percent of other test takers who scored lower than you. Hence, if you are in the 90 percentile for a test section, that means that 90% of the other SAT test takers did worse than you in that particular section.
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For centuries, Afghanistan has been an important source for top-quality lapis.
Badakshan, a province in present-day Afghanistan, is a forbidding wasteland of mountains, bare of any vegetation. The sheer mountain faces rise as high as 17,000 feet, and are scored with treacherous ravines. Humans make their way there to seek one thing only: the azure treasure that is fine lapis lazuli.
The same was true as far back as 700 BC, when the region was part of a country known as Bactria. The lapis mines that were producing then are still producing today. They are, in fact, the world's oldest known commercial gemstone sources.
Merchant caravans transported their precious blue cargo across Bactria, on their way to the great cities of the ancient Greeks, Indians, Egyptians, Mesopotamians, and Persians. Marco Polo referred to the area's lapis mines in 1271, but few outsiders have seen them because of their inhospitable location.
For thousands of years, lapis has been fashioned to show off its rich, dark color. Typically, lapis used in jewelry has been cut into cabochons, beads, inlays, and tablets. But lapis lazuli's use has never been limited to jewelry alone. It's also a popular carving material. Throughout its history, lapis has been fashioned into practical objects, including game boards, bowls, dagger handles, hair combs, and amulets.
Today, lapis is frequently fashioned into freeform and nature-themed sculptures. Some of these carvings become wearable art, others are purely decorative.
This striking tiger brooch is a creation of Cartier, New York, the famed design house. Its dramatic appearance features yellow diamonds, black onyx, lapis lazuli, and platinum. - GIA and Harold & Erica Van Pelt, courtesy Ishaia Trading Corp., New York.
Explore lapis history, research, quality factors, and more in the GIA Gem Encyclopedia.


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Pinar del Río (baseball)
Pinar del Río (disambiguation)
Me voy (Paulina Rubio song)
Me Voy (Julieta Venegas song)
Pinar del Río is a Cuban city, capital of Pinar del Río Province. With a city population of 139,336 (2004), in a municipality of 190,332, it is the 10th largest Cuban city. Inhabitants of the area are called Pinareños.
The municipality borders with San Luis, San Juan y Martínez, Viñales and Consolación del Sur. The villages included in the municipality are Briones Montoto, Cayo Conuco, La Coloma, La Conchita and Las Ovas.
Pinar del Río was one of the last major cities in Cuba founded by the Spanish. The city and province was originally founded as Nueva Filipinas (New Philippines) in regard to influx of Asian laborers coming from the Philippine Islands to work on tobacco plantations.
Pinar del Rio's history begins with the Guanahatabeys, a group of nomadic Indians who lived in caves and procured most of their livelihood from the sea. Less advanced than the other indigenous natives who lived on the island, the Guanahatabey were a peaceful and passive race whose culture more or less independently of the Taino and Siboney cultures further east. Extinct by the time of the Spanish arrived in 1492, little firsthand documentation remains on how the archaic Guanahatabey society was structured and organized although some archeological sites have been found on the Guanahacabibes Peninsula.
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Pinar del Río is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series. Based in the western city of Pinar del Río, the Vegueros are historically one of the more successful teams in the Cuban National Series, winning championships in 1997, 1998, 2011, 2015.
Prior to the 1992-93 Cuban National Series, two teams competed in the province of Pinar del Río: Forestales (also known as Pinar del Río during some seasons) and Vegueros. Vegueros was a bona fide powerhouse, winning the championship in 1978, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987 and 1988. A 1992–1993 contraction of the league, in which eight teams were eliminated, caused Vegueros and Forestales to be combined into a single team.
in 2015, Pinar del Rio won the Caribbean Series.
Past and present stars
Pitchers: Omar Ajete, Jesús Bosmenier, Faustino Corrales, Reinaldo Costa, Rogelio García, Jesús Guerra, Pedro Luis Lazo, Juan Carlos Oliva, Félix Pino, Julio Romero, Emilio Salgado
Infielders: Giraldo González, Félix Iglesias, Carmelo Pedroso, Alfonso Urquiola
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Pinar del Río may refer to:
Pinar del Río, a city in Cuba.
Pinar del Río Province, one of the provinces of Cuba.
Pinar del Río (baseball), is a baseball team in the Cuban National Series.
FC Pinar del Río, football club based in Pinar del Río.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinar del Río, Catholic Diocese in Cuba.
University of Pinar del Río, university in Cuba.
Pinar del Río Airport, airport in Cuba.
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Me Voy (English: I'm Leaving) may refer to:
"Me Voy" (Gloria Estefan song)
"Me Voy" (Jesse & Joy song)
"Me Voy" (Julieta Venegas song)
"Me Voy" (Paulina Rubio song)
"Me Voy", a song by Mexican band Camila, included on their album Dejarte de Amar (2010)
"Me Voy", a song by Mexican group RBD, cover from Kelly Clarkson song "Gone", included on their album Nuestro Amor (2005)
"Me Voy", 2006 song by Héctor Acosta
"Hoy Me Voy", a song by Juanes from the album La Vida... Es Un Ratico (2007)
"Hoy Ya Me Voy", a song by Kany García from the album Cualquier Día (2007)
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"Me Voy" (English: I'm Leaving) is a song performed by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio. The song was recorded for her tenth studio album, Brava!. A remix featuring the Mexican singer-songwriter Espinoza Paz was released as the album's second official single in Latin America on February 14, 2012.
The remix featuring Paz can be found on the Mexican edition of Rubio's EP, Bravísima!
The song was composed by Paulina herself, Espinoza Paz and Marcela De La Garza.
The song was officially released on February 14, 2012.
Paulina and Espinoza performed the song during Premios Lo Nuestro for the first televised performance of the song. She surprised Espinoza's fans during one of his concerts by appearing on stage and performing the song together for the first time ever. The song is also included in the soundtrack for Univision's new soap opera, "El Talismán", which airs daily on the Univision network.
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"Me Voy" (English: "I'm Leaving") is a song by the Mexican singer-songwriter Julieta Venegas and is the first single from her fourth studio album, Limón y Sal. It was released in Mexico on March 27, 2006. The song was written by Julieta Venegas herself. The music video was directed by Picky Tallarico. Thus far, it is the most successful song of the singer. It was released in Europe in 2007 and appears in the top positions in Italy and Switzerland. The song is nominated for a Latin Grammy Awards of 2006 in Record of the Year and the video for Best Short Form Music Video.
Written by Julieta Venegas and produced by Cachorro López, "Me Voy" is a Ranchera/Pop farewell song between two lovers. It is in the key of D major and 6/8 time.
The song reached the top of the US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay, also appears in the Hot Latin Tracks on #9. In Mexico the song spent place for twelve consecutive weeks on number-one, is certified as a gold record for sales in Mexico high as ringtone. On February 18, 2007, the song reached number 12 position in the Schweizer Hitparade. In Spain Me Voy was for 26 weeks on the radio reaching the top position. Venegas in Italy is positioned at number 3 of the radio and iTunes digital downloads is the number two position. In several Latin American countries is positioned at number-one.
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Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause damage to the optic nerve. The optic nerve is the part of the eye that delivers images we see to the brain. Glaucoma is often refereed to as the silent thief of sight, gradually stealing without warning and often without symptoms. If left untreated, glaucoma can lead to blindness. It is among the leading causes of blindness, affecting more than 60 million individuals worldwide.
It was once thought that elevated pressure inside the eye was the main cause of optic nerve damage. Although elevated pressure is clearly a risk factor, we now know that other factors must also be involved because even people with "normal" pressure can experience vision loss from glaucoma.
The primary benefit that medical marijuana provides for glaucoma patients, is its effect on intraocular pressure (IOP). In one study, more than 75% of patients who smoked marijuana using an ice-cooled water pipe experienced a reduction in IOP of 16-45%. Another study used cannabinoids contained in medicinal marijuana, and found a significant drop in IOP in patients who took THC and cannabidiol. A third clinical trial also found that medical marijuana reduces intraocular pressure, as well as blood pressure overall.


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Kingsman Suit Style - Colin Firth
Kingsman suits show the best of British tailoring. Discover Colin Firth's suits as he plays Harry Hart in our complete Kingsman style guide.
Kingsman: The Secret Service launched itself onto cinema screens in early 2015. It brought about epic scenes of Colin Firth fighting in pubs, heads exploding in colourful fireworks, and - of course - plenty of finely tailored suits. The sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, followed in 2017. The bold weapons and sharp styling didn't disappoint.
Since their launch, the Kingsman films have become synonymous with bespoke tailoring and style. The main characters are always suited and booted in the finest garments, and their headquarters are literally inside a fake tailor based on the legendary Savile Row. So, as bespoke tailors in London ourselves, we thought it only right to put together a guide to the finest looks on screen, starting with those worn by Colin Firth.
Colin Firth A.K.A Harry Hart
Colin Firth plays Harry Hart, a Kingsman agent and all-around gentleman. His character embodies class and style, as he teaches Eggsy (Taron Egerton) the importance of dressing your best in the world of the secret service. Suits, as he says, are the gentleman's armour. It is of no surprise that some of the most beautiful, classic looks are worn by his character.
A Grey Classic Double-Breasted Pinstripe
The classic bespoke Kingsman suit for Colin Firth
Traditional class is a theme seen in all of the Kingsman suits worn by Colin Firth. These are looks that (almost always) follow the rules. A prime example is the grey double-breasted pinstripe suit. With a 6x2 black button fastening, elegant peak lapels, and all-over charcoal wool, it's a timeless look for a serious gentleman. One of the more interesting touches is the buttonhole on both lapels. It's a bespoke finish that oozes confidence and class.
The look is paired with a white cutaway collar bespoke shirt, white pocket square, and navy striped tie. Double vents allow for plenty of movement: a must for a secret service agent.
The fit, too, is perfect, with a nipped waist and relaxed shoulders. Colin Firth wears the jacket as he should, with only the middle button done up. All in all, this is an example of classic bespoke tailoring and a business suit that you can't go wrong with.
Above is a similar suit made by Artefact. It's not quite the same as the suit worn by Colin Firth in the video clip, but similar!
Kingsman Grey Double-Breasted Prince of Wales
The double-breasted, 6x2 style is a go-to look for Harry Hart. Here, though, the suit is made with a gorgeous Prince of Wales cloth. It's a very understated check, almost unnoticeable on the main grey. As Colin Firth's Kingsman suits go, it's one of the more monochrome looks. Again, it features those buttonholes on the lapels, adding a bespoke, high-class finish to this very classic suit.
Why Are Lapel Buttonholes Unusual?
If you were to buy a suit in retail, only one of the lapels would have a buttonhole. Adding an extra buttonhole is a way for Kingsman tailors to state the suit is tailor-made. A way of nodding to the fact that these suits are made for Harry Hart, and Harry Hart alone.
At Artefact London, we occasionally add the extra buttonhole upon client request but do prefer the look of a single, handmade one, naturally.
Bespoke Double Breasted Suits at Artefact
At Artefact we make double-breasted suits be they inspired by Kingsman, red carpet or something of your own imagination.
The Kingsman Black Dinner Suit
A classic smoking jacket
A classic black tie look executed to perfection. The smoking jacket tailored with midnight blue velvet. A deep midnight blue colour is a more contemporary choice than a black dinner jacket and can appear darker than black in low light. Black silk lapels and gauntlet cuffs complete Colin Firth's dinner look.
Kingsman stylists paired the suit with tartan trousers which pick up the blue tones in the dinner jacket. This is the old school black-tie classic combination.
Colin Firth's Style on the Red Carpet
It's not just on the screen that Colin Firth's Kingsman style can be seen. On the red carpet, his looks follow the understated elegance of Harry Hart. This suit once again shows that you can't go wrong with classic style and expert bespoke tailoring. Note the perfect sleeve length and the cut slightly nipped at the waist for a trim look.
The fabric's slight sheen (which could be from the addition of mohair) adds glamour, finished with a crisp white shirt, a white pocket square that is perfectly straight, and a navy tie. It makes a statement without the fuss and frills of many other red carpet looks, and that's a testament to the tailoring.
Where Can You Find Kingsman Savile Row?
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A New Easy to read version of the "How to Rent" guide released by the Government (Please note this does not replace the existing "How To Rent" guide).
Posted on July 26th, 2021 - SOUTH WEST LANDLORDS ASSOCIATION
A new 'easy read' version of the How To Rent guide has been released by Government.
Please note the publication of the 'easy read' version of the guide DOES NOT replace the current December 2020 version of the "How to Rent" booklet. Landlords should continue to serve the December 2020 version of the "How to Rent" booklet and only serve the easy to read one as a supplement to the original if needed. The Document is specifically designed to simplify the language and ensure that there is an option for the information in the guide to be accessible, if needed.
Landlords are reminded they MUST serve the latest version of the standard 'How to Rent' booklet at the start of a new tenancy. Also rules were brought in 5 years ago making it mandatory that If the document has been updated since the tenant moved in, then landlords also need to serve an updated copy on tenancy renewal, or the creation of a statutory periodic tenancy.
Government link to the 'easy read' "How to Rent" Guide. Please note if the link doesn't open please copy and paste it into your browser.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1004958/How_to_Rent_-_easy_read.pdf
Article abridged from NRLA
Stamp Duty Holiday Enters New Phase
Posted on July 22nd, 2021 - SOUTH WEST LANDLORDS ASSOCIATION
From 1 July 2021 to 30 September 2021, buyers can still benefit from not paying Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on properties that cost up to £250,000 across England and Northern Ireland.
The previous phase of the SDLT holiday (where the nil rate band was previously up to £500,000) helped stimulate the housing market, with estate agents reporting an influx of both buyers and sellers keen to take advantage of cuts to SDLT.
Stamp Duty Land Tax rates will return to the original rates from 1 October 2021. This means the nil rate band will be applicable only on purchases up to £125,000, and 2 per cent up to £250,000. First-time buyers, however, will continue to benefit from relief on purchases up to £300,000.
https://www.gov.uk/stamp-duty-land-tax
Seven Agents Expelled from The Property Ombudsman
Seven estate and letting agents have been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman (TPO) after failing to comply with parts of the TPO Codes of Practice and pay subsequent awards made by the Ombudsman, totalling £112,257.04.
All of the complaints against the agents were in relation to lettings, most involved multiple complaint cases, and all now appear to have stopped trading. The expelled agents and outstanding awards are:
Nextmove – £3,256.80
Marques Residential Limited – £17,775
Lang and Ward – £250
William Huxley – £6,583
TM Estates Limited – £23,700
Abbey Properties – £400
Berkshire Estates – £60,292.24
All of the complaints against the respective agents were independently reviewed and upheld by the Ombudsman, who directed payment of the money to those owed, together with compensation in all the cases. TPO members are required to comply with any award and/or direction given by the Ombudsman and accepted by the complainants. To date, all seven agents have failed to make any payment.
The Ombudsman referred the agent to the scheme's independent Compliance Committee, which ruled the firms should be expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme. None of the agents are currently registered with a redress scheme, which is a requirement of every sales and letting agent in order to trade legally. They also do not appear to be members of a Client Money Protection scheme and do not hold any professional memberships. Most no longer have active websites or advertise on any of the main property portals, except for Abbey Properties, which has been reported to Trading Standards.
Gerry Fitzjohn, Non-Executive Director and Chairman of TPO's Finance Committee: "Cases like these are rare, evidenced by the fact that just 0.1% of all TPO agents are referred to the Compliance Committee. As members of TPO, agents have an obligation to provide a reliable, trustworthy and professional service, and where they are found to fail in this, are obliged to comply with awards made by the Ombudsman. Last year 97% of agents paid awards made. However, in all of these cases, the agents have not co-operated fully and have failed to pay awards made.
I would like to remind agents of their obligation to co-operate with any investigations by TPO. The Ombudsman requires any evidence they can provide and that is their chance to put across their side of the story. While the vast majority of agents do co-operate, those that do not put themselves at greater risk of having a complaint upheld, when The Ombudsman has only the consumer's evidence to consider. Agents must comply with any award and/or direction made by The Ombudsman against them and pay the Complainant the amount of any such award within the required period for payment. Cases of non-compliance are taken very seriously and are dealt with by our Compliance Committee and/or Trading Standards."
Article from The Property Ombudsman; https://www.tpos.co.uk/news-media-and-press-releases/press-releases/item/seven-agents-expelled-from-the-property-ombudsman
20th July 2021 – UK Government Updated COVID-19 'Guidance for landlords and tenants'
As the UK transitions into the fourth step of the COVID-19 roadmap, the UK Government has updated its guidance for landlords, tenants, and local authorities.
Updates include;
ventilation and carrying out repairs and maintenance work
clinically extremely vulnerable people and repairs and maintenance work
reducing the risk of infection in shared accommodation, accommodation with shared facilities and overcrowded accommodation
Encouragement for all parties to show flexibility in relation to rent payments (affected by Covid-related matters) and repayment plans
For the full guidance see; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-and-renting-guidance-for-landlords-tenants-and-local-authorities/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-landlords-and-tenants
Welsh Government Scheme to Pay Off Covid Arrears Launched
Welsh Government's new Tenancy Hardship Grant
The Grant launch, which coincided with the end of the ban on evictions in Wales on 30 June 2021, is available to anyone who has built up more than eight weeks' arrears since March 2020 (see eligibility below). The Grant replaces the Tenancy Saver Loan, which offered loans payable over a period of five years to cover arrears; these loans will now be converted to the new Grant to support tenants who have struggled to pay their rent as a direct result of the pandemic.
To apply for a Tenancy Hardship Grant, you must have had financial hardship due to the Covid-19 pandemic that meant that you have not been able to pay your rent.
have built up 8 weeks or more of rent arrears between 1 March 2020 and 30 June 2021
have struggled to pay your rent or rent arrears due to Covid-19
live in and hold a tenancy for a private sector property in Wales
not have been getting housing benefit or housing cost payments through Universal Credit when you built up your rent arrears
not have been able to fully pay your rent during the period when you went into arrears because of Covid-19.
You will not be able to get a Tenancy Hardship Grant if you have not experienced financial hardship during Covid-19 and deliberately not paid your rent to your landlord or agent.
PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS APPLICABLE TO TENANTS IN WALES, SWLA ARE CALLING FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE A SIMILAR SCHEME IN ENGLAND
For further information; https://gov.wales/tenancy-hardship-grant-private-rented-sector-tenants-coronavirus
The End of 'No Fault' Section 21 Evictions
Posted on July 21st, 2021 - SOUTH WEST LANDLORDS ASSOCIATION
All information from gov.uk; The end of 'no fault' section 21 evictions – House of Commons Library (parliament.uk)
The Government has committed to abolish 'no-fault' section 21 evictions in the private rented sector. A Renters' Reform Bill was promised in the 2019 Queen's Speech to achieve this. The Bill is awaited. This paper explains the use of section 21 and reactions to its proposed abolition.
2019 consultation on the abolition of section 21
On 15 April 2019, the then-Government announced: "Private landlords will no longer be able to evict tenants from their homes at short notice and without good reason." This was followed by a consultation process in July 2019, with submissions accepted up to 12 October 2019.
The consultation paper proposed the abolition of section 21 of the Housing Act 1988. Section 21 enables private landlords to repossess their properties from assured shorthold tenants without having to establish fault on the part of the tenant. Hence it is sometimes referred to as the 'no-fault' ground for eviction.
In addition to abolishing section 21, the consultation paper proposed measures to strengthen and extend the Grounds for possession which are preceded by the service of a section 8 notice, particularly where the property is needed for the landlord's or a family member's use, and if the landlord wants to sell. Responses to the consultation exercise are being analysed by the Government.
The Conservative Manifesto and proposed Renter's Reform Bill
The manifesto included the following commitment:
We will bring in a Better Deal for Renters, including abolishing 'no-fault' evictions and only requiring one 'lifetime' deposit which moves with the tenant. This will create a fairer rental market: if you're a tenant, you will be protected from revenge evictions and rogue landlords, and if you're one of the many good landlords, we will strengthen your rights of possession.
The 2019 Queen's Speech said a Renters' Reform Bill would be introduced:
A Renters' Reform Bill will enhance renters' security and improve protections for short-term tenants by abolishing "no-fault" evictions and introducing a lifetime deposit.
To date, the Bill has not been introduced. Various bodies, including the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee, have called for the Bill to be fast-tracked to improve protection for tenants affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. There is concern that tenants in financial difficulty who have benefited from temporary restrictions on landlords' ability to seek repossession, will face homelessness when restrictions are relaxed. The Government has been pressed on timing. In response to the Committee's interim report on protecting rough sleepers and renters in June 2020, it said:
The Government remains committed to bringing forward legislation to deliver its planned reforms to enhance renters' security, including by abolishing so-called 'no-fault' evictions. However, the proposals for tenancy reform would represent the largest change to renting in 30 years and it is only right that these reforms are taken forward in a considered manner.
On 3 March 2021 the Housing Minister, Christopher Pincher, confirmed the Renters' Reform Bill will be brought forward "once the urgencies of responding to the pandemic have passed."
Why abolish section 21?
Private tenants, their representative bodies, and others working in the sector have long argued that the ability of landlords to terminate an assured shorthold tenancy (AST) at short notice has a detrimental effect on tenants' wellbeing. Research has highlighted evidence of tenants being reluctant to exercise their rights to secure repairs and/or challenge rent increases due to the ease with which landlords can evict them. Respondents to a 2018 consultation on, 'overcoming the barriers to longer tenancies in the private rented sector', said:
…those renting from private landlords have been left feeling insecure by short fixed-term tenancies, unable to plan for the future or call where they live a home. This insecurity can have wide-ranging effects – from disrupting children's education and the impact on mental health through to the cost of frequent moves undermining people's ability to save for a deposit.
Reactions to the proposed abolition of section 21
There is a clear divide in opinion between organisations advocating on behalf of tenants and those advocating on behalf of private landlords. Broadly, tenant organisations support the abolition of section 21 while landlord bodies oppose it.
The National Residential Landlords Association argues that a reformed and improved court system which has bedded-in, together with improvements to the Grounds for possession, should be introduced before section 21 is amended or abolished. Landlord organisations argue there is a risk of landlords leaving the sector, which could reduce the amount of housing available for people who cannot afford to buy and who cannot access social rented housing.
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland legislated to abolish no-fault evictions in respect of tenancies created on or after 1 December 2017. Research into the impact of these changes published by Shelter, a strong proponent of abolition, argues that some of the 'scare' stories in England on the potential impact of section 21's abolition are misplaced.
The Senedd has also legislated to introduce minimum notice periods of six months for tenants in the private rented sector with a standard contract. These provisions are expected to come into force in 2022.
In Northern Ireland, tenancies created after 1 April 2007 are generally 'non-protected'. If a landlord wishes to end a non-protected tenancy on a no-fault basis, the length of the notice depends on how long the tenant has lived in the property.
The full report can be read here; The end of 'no-fault' section 21 evictions (England) (parliament.uk)
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Wednesday 13th October 2021 – 9:00 – 4:30pm
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