A surreal, and eventually sterile, subplot to the Tahrir Square stalemate unfolded this afternoon when Vice-President Omar Suleiman lured the incipient revolution to a gilt-edged round table presided by a looming portrait of the very man it's gunning for: Hosni Mubarak.
Had the setting not been so bizarre, the tryst could have approached being historic. For, this was the first time that the still-proscribed Muslim Brotherhood had been invited as the state's honoured guests, among other top Opposition ranks, and they arrived.
But the tryst proved a trivial pursuit.
Suleiman said there was no question of Mubarak stepping down; his guests said there was no point talking in that case, and left.
The Brotherhood issued an immediate disclaimer, should its presence on the Establishment's ground under Mubarak's benign smile be misunderstood as a sign of weakness or, worse, opportunistic collusion.
The Mubarak regime, meantime, used footage of the short interaction to go into a propaganda overdrive: Look how easily these matters can be sorted across the table, end the demonstrations, we are willing to engage. Why not form a committee? Why not widen consultations? Why not put all demands on the table and we'll see what can be done?
Simultaneously on the widely watched state television, it ran stories on the economic impact of the disruption — shuttered businesses, soaring prices, food scarcity: is this the gift the unrest wants to give to Egyptians?
Strangely, and increasingly, the Opposition has been willing to do business with a regime it says it does not trust and wants thrown out of the saddle. Revolutions don't talk to incumbent regimes, they demolish them or get demolished in turn. And if this one is unsure of where to head next, Mubarak has probably found out.
Mubarak's establishment is nothing if not a wily beast, it hasn't sustained in power for three decades for nothing. Each day it appears to concede this or that — crumbs from its table, no more — and lures its challengers into thinking it is giving way. But each day it ensnares them into inconsequential engagement.
Everything is on the table other than Mubarak's head, though it is Mubarak's head they want most, and they won't get it negotiating with his chosen minions. Each day Mubarak survives at the helm becomes a trophy to his canny resilience.
Tahrir Square hasn't exhausted its energies yet, but as each new day becomes a repeat of the previous one — valiant but vain — critical questions are beginning to get asked. Where do we go from here? What's the next stage? Who's to take us there?
The disconnect between the street and the political process that must push its momentum ahead became apparent in the way this afternoon's demonstrations proceeded utterly indifferent to intimations of talks between Suleiman and the Opposition.
Speculation lifting off the merry confusion of the square this evening even had it that the youths had resolved to form their own committee, a mix of young and eminent persons, if negotiations were to be the way ahead. But of one pre-condition they were still firm: only after Mubarak goes.
Today had been designated Martyr's Day — nobody knows by who, such decrees arrive ineffably from the virtual world, on text and Twitter -— and the square swelled past noon to pay homage to the estimated 300 who have been killed across Egypt since January 25.
There was a Sunday Mass led by a Coptic priest, and then the afternoon namaaz, and the gathering paid obeisance in unison — a signal to the suspecting world, perhaps, that this isn't an Islamic outburst, this is an Egyptian revolt to address Egyptian, as opposed to any other, aspirations.
The Quran was held aloft along with the Bible and Cross, the combined might of heavenly symbols invoked in the battle against one earthly being that wouldn't give.
Today's was perhaps the most peaceful and festive of vigils at Tahrir Square. People sang and danced and spat on the now very rugged dummy of Mubarak's that hangs in the centre. But 13 days on, that's as close they've reached to doing their willing with the dictator.


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Q: Typescript create index signature to proxy access to child object I am quite new to Typescript so apologies if this is not a great question.
I have an object (A) that wraps another object (B), and provides some methods to act on B. I am trying to proxy access on A so that the value for that key on B will be returned. A contrived code example would be as follows:

type AType = {
  state: StateType
  doubleSomeVal(): number;
} & StateType

type StateType = {
   someVal: number;
}

type StateTypeKey = "someVal"

class A implements AType {
    state: StateType;

    doubleSomeVal() {
      return this.state.someVal * 2;
    }

    constructor(state: StateType) {
      this.state = state;
    }

    static create(state: StateType) {
      return new Proxy(new A(state), {
        get(target: A, key: StateTypeKey) {
          return target.state[key] || target[key];
        }
     });
    }
}

But then TS complains because it can't see that my class A has the properties of StateType belonging to it - which makes sense, but I'd like to solve it if possible.

A: So I think you actually don't want A to implement AType, since it is only the output of A.create() which does that.  So I'd change your A class to something like this:
class A {
  state: StateType;

  doubleSomeVal() {
    return this.state.someVal * 2;
  }

  constructor(state: StateType) {
    this.state = state;
  }

  static create(state: StateType) {
    return new Proxy(new A(state) as A & A["state"], {
      get(target, key) {
        return Reflect.has(target.state, key)
          ? Reflect.get(target.state, key)
          : Reflect.get(target, key);
      }
    });
  }
}

Notice that the target of the Proxy is asserted to be A & A["state"] which is essentially the same as AType.   This assertion is necessary somewhere since the compiler can't easily verify that the proxy will act as that intersection.  I also changed the implementation of the get handler to be a little friendlier to the compiler (the key parameter will really be string | number | symbol and I don't feel comfortable narrowing to some literal union there) and to circumvent any issues with possibly falsy values for target.state[key].  But it's basically the same.
Then I suppose you'd use it like this:
const a = A.create({ someVal: 4 });
console.log(a.state); // {someVal: 4}
console.log(a.someVal); // 4
console.log(a.doubleSomeVal()); // 8

Which compiles fine and gives the desired output.  Okay, hope that helps.  Good luck!
Link to code

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Target 10.1 | Reduce Income Inequalities
Target 10.6 | Enhanced Representation for Developing Countries in Financial Institutions
Target 10.2 | Promote Universal Social, Economic and Political Inclusion
Target 10.7 | Responsible and Well-Managed Migration Policies
Target 10.3 | Ensure Equal Opportunities and End Discrimination
Target 10.A | Special and Differential Treatment for Developing Countries
Target 10.4 | Adopt Fiscal and Social Policies that Promotes Equality
Target 10.B | Encourage Development Assistance and Investment in Least Developed Countries
Target 10.5 | Improved Regulation of Global Financial Markets and Institutions
Target 10.C | Reduce Transaction Costs for Migrant Remittances
Reduce Income Inequalities
By 2030, progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40 per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national average.
Indicator 10.1.1 | Growth rates of household expenditure or income per capita among the bottom 40 per cent of the population and the total population
Figure for a particular year refers to the annualised real change over a 5-year period ending in that year (for e.g. figure for 2018 refers to the annualised real change from 2013 to 2018).
Adopt Fiscal and Social Policies that Promotes Equality
Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality.
Indicator 10.4.1 | Labour share of GDP
Improved Regulation of Global Financial Markets and Institutions
Improve the regulation and monitoring of global financial markets and institutions and strengthen the implementation of such regulations.
Indicator 10.5.1 | Financial Soundness Indicators
Enhanced Representation for Developing Countries in Financial Institutions
Ensure enhanced representation and voice for developing countries in decision-making in global international economic and financial institutions in order to deliver more effective, credible, accountable and legitimate institutions.
Responsible and Well-Managed Migration Policies
Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies.
Indicator 10.7.4 | Proportion of the population who are refugees, by country of origin
Not applicable to Singapore. Singapore is not a signatory to the 1951 United Nations Conventions on refugees or any other convention of refugees. As a small country with limited land and natural resources, Singapore is not in a position to accept refugees or asylum seekers.
Special and Differential Treatment for Developing Countries
Implement the principle of special and differential treatment for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, in accordance with World Trade Organization agreements.
Indicator 10.A.1 | Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports from least developed countries and developing countries with zero-tariff
Encourage Development Assistance and Investment in Least Developed Countries
Encourage official development assistance and financial flows, including foreign direct investment, to States where the need is greatest, in particular least developed countries, African countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing countries, in accordance with their national plans and programmes.
Indicator 10.B.1 | Total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries and type of flow (e.g. official development assistance, foreign direct investment and other flows)
Not applicable. Singapore is a developing country and does not provide direct financial support. We undertake South-South capacity building programmes with other developing countries.
Reduce Transaction Costs for Migrant Remittances
By 2030, reduce to less than 3 per cent the transaction costs of migrant remittances and eliminate remittance corridors with costs higher than 5 per cent.
Indicator 10.C.1 | Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports from least developed countries and developing countries with zero-tariff

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It is Maundy Thursday. Jesus took Peter, James, and John to Gethsemane and he shared his sorrow with them. Then he said, "Stay here and keep watch with me". Perhaps this was the darkest night of Jesus' life. Have you known what it is like to be in that darkest of nights? Have you ever felt alone, sad, devastated, frightened, anxious, and even hopeless?
We too can admit to others how we feel – we need not be ashamed. We can ask people to be present with us when we are troubled. But others may not always be able to understand the pain we are experiencing, just like Jesus experienced. Others are not the true source of our serenity.
I believe all of us know what it is like to want something or someone to be different than what we are experiencing. It seems too scary to let go of our own agendas. We can say we surrender our will, but do we really let God work in our lives the way God wants to?
May we be able to trust and follow Christ. May we watch and pray, especially during times of suffering and pain, and turn to God, willing to surrender our little feisty will over to God's Holy Will, that is always for our highest good.
"The wise person has his eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I perceived that the same event happens to all of them."
Later in that second chapter, the Preacher (the wise Solomon) says"...so I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for all is vanity and a striving after wind."
The "same event" happens to us whether we are as wise as Solomon, or a fool, who walks in darkness, never knowing into which pot-hole his next step will take him. That same event is death. For no matter whether we conduct ourselves wisely, and with judiciousness, or live a life of debauchery, in the end we all die. We share this fate with all living things. With animals. We breathe the same air as they.
And there is nothing new under the sun. So what are we to make of our Christian lives? On this Wednesday of Holy Week, when Christ was preparing for the agony he was to endure on Friday, does any of what we do matter? Will anything of our lives be remembered after we are dead?
We will fare better in life if we do not give ourselves over to foolish or addictive pursuits. Certainly the way of light is better than stumbling blindly in the dark. But in the final analysis, the most important, the only important pursuit in our lives is our close personal relationship with God. Even our "good works" can be viewed by ourselves with vain pride, and can be a source of alienation from God. What He wants most from us is to be close to Him. To seek Him in prayer, to hold him in our hearts, to cherish Him as our Best Friend!


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace MainApplication
{
    /// <summary>
    /// 1ヶ月分の家計データを格納する構造体。
    /// </summary>
    public struct MonthlyData
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// 年月
        /// </summary>
        public DateTime month;

        /// <summary>
        /// 収入
        /// </summary>
        public List<Payments> incomes;

        public bool existIncomeData;

        /// <summary>
        /// 支出
        /// </summary>
        public List<Payments> spendings;

        public bool existSpendingData;

        public char commentSplitCharacter;

        public MonthlyData(DateTime m, char cSplitChar, List<Payments> inc = null, bool existIn = false, List<Payments> ps = null, bool existSp = false)
        {
            month = m;
            incomes = inc;
            existIncomeData = existIn;
            spendings = ps;
            existSpendingData = existSp;
            commentSplitCharacter = cSplitChar;
        }

        public int GetTotalIncome()
        {
            return this.TotalPayments(incomes);
        }

        public int GetTotalSpending()
        {
            return this.TotalPayments(spendings);
        }

        public int GetTotalPerKindOfPayment(int spendingOrIncome, string kindOfPayment)
        {
            if (kindOfPayment == "総支出")
            {
                return this.GetTotalSpending();
            }

            if (kindOfPayment == "総収入")
            {
                return this.GetTotalIncome();
            }

            foreach (Payments ps in ((spendingOrIncome == 0) ? spendings : incomes))
            {
                if (ps.label == kindOfPayment)
                {
                    return ps.GetSum();
                }
            }

            return 0;
        }

        public string GetPopupStringOfPayment(int spendingOrIncome, string kindOfPayment)
        {
            string output = "";

            foreach (Payments ps in ((spendingOrIncome == 0) ? spendings : incomes))
            {
                if (ps.payments == null)
                {
                    continue;
                }

                if (ps.label == kindOfPayment)
                {
                    foreach (Payment p in ps.payments)
                    {
                        output += p.amountOfMoney.ToString("#,0");
                        if ((p.comment != null) && (p.comment.Length > 0))
                        {
                            output += commentSplitCharacter.ToString() + p.comment;
                        }
                        output += "\n";
                    }

                    return output;
                }
            }

            return null;
        }

        private int TotalPayments(List<Payments> psList)
        {
            int output = 0;
            foreach (Payments ps in psList)
            {
                output += ps.GetSum();
            }

            return output;
        }
    }
}

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Q: Не справляюсь с цепочечной командой "lods" на языке ассемблера Цель - подсчитать произведение элементов в строках с использованием цепочечных команд.
masm
model small

.data
    matr dw 1,2,3
         dw 4,5,6
         dw 7,8,9
    n dw 3
    comp dw ?

.stack 256

.code
    main proc
        assume ds:@data,es:@data

        mov ax,@data
        mov ds,ax
        mov es,ax

        mov cx,n
        LO:
            ; установка si на начало текущей строки
            mov ax,n
            sub ax,cx
            mul n
            mov bx,ax
            add bx,bx
            mov si,matr[bx]

            ; подсчёт произведения
            push cx
            mov cx,n
            cld
            mov comp,1
            LI:
                lodsw
                mul comp
                mov comp,ax
            loop LI

            ; вывод результата
            mov ax,comp
            mov bx,10
            mov cx,0
            L1:
                xor dx,dx
                div bx
                push dx
                inc cx
            cmp ax,0
            jg L1
            mov ah,2h
            L2:
                pop dx
                add dl,30h
                int 21h
            loop L2
            mov dl,' '
            int 21h

            pop cx
        loop LO

        mov ax,4C00h
        int 21h
    main endp

end main

Проблема в том, что в результате выводятся непонятные значения, в данном случае "0 60 0". Путём тестов удалось выяснить что проблема лежит только лишь в части кода под комментарием "подсчёт произведения". Вроде как правильно применяю команду да и все нужные действия перед циклом делаю, но работать правильно она не хочет. Может быть, здесь мне укажут на мою ошибку.

A: Проблема в команде mov si, matr[bx]. Для команды lods нужно, чтобы в si находилось смещение ячейки памяти (в данном случае первоначально должен записываться адрес начала строки двумерного массива), но команда mov si, matr[bx] записывает в si не адрес ячейки памяти, а значение этой ячейки. mov нужно заменить на lea:
lea si,matr[bx]


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Home » Articles from The Washington Center » My Internship Experience Opened Doors Around the World
My Internship Experience Opened Doors Around the World
September 7, 2018 The Washington Center
University of Iowa graduate and TWC alumna Brooke Bierhaus looks at how her TWC experience has directed her travels across the globe and how the video and editing skills she developed have proven invaluable to completing her feature-length documentary.
Where did you attend college? What was your major and minor?
I attended the University of Iowa where I majored in journalism-mass communications with a minor in human rights.
When did you attend TWC? Where did you intern?
I did TWC in Fall 2014, during my senior year. I had the best internship! I was part of the communications team at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park as their video intern.
Looking back, what are one or two of the most significant ways the TWC experience impacted your life?
Living in D.C. allowed me to really see how much life there is going on around us. Coming from the Midwest, I wanted to say hi to everyone, be pleasant and display that Midwest hospitality. As an aspiring journalist, I wanted to be a chameleon, take things in and adapt to different situations. I was afraid that to be able to report on something here I would risk losing that sense of myself. Thankfully, that was not the case.
What were some of the skills you worked to develop during your internship and how are you applying them in your professional life today?
When I interned in the Smithsonian communications department, video was still a new addition to their communications outreach. It was only the third year they had dedicated to incorporating video and I was their first video intern. We were figuring out the internship as we went. I got to find stories I liked and pitch those on my own. I learned how to capture stories and to take B roll for every single video. Then to finish them, I had to get really good at editing software like Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere and others. My stories would turn interesting, scientific, matter-of-fact content into fun little videos for members of the Smithsonian National Zoo's audience, which are usually kids and their parents.
I learned so much from being able to create those video packages during my internship. I'm a multimedia journalist now and I've just completed my first feature-length documentary film. Two years of working to get all of the footage and trying to figure out the narrative, while also handling the editing process. Had I not gotten to spend so much time capturing video and using editing software, with the permission to make mistakes while learning at my internship, I'm not sure I would have accomplished my film.
Brooke Bierhaus
Why did you choose D.C. over places like New York City or Los Angeles that have large, more prominent media and film presences?
The biggest draw while looking at TWC and Washington, D.C. was that National Geographic's headquarters is there. That was my dream job - become a photojournalist for them and so I had it in my head, I've got to go to D.C. I thought, I'm going to TWC. I'm going to work with National Geographic. I'm going to be doing this, and this, and this.
And life works in a beautiful way. I didn't intern with National Geographic, yet working with the Smithsonian was a blessing. Plus, I learned so much during the TWC panels that have helped me develop personally and professionally, too. My TWC experience just worked out in the best sense.
What made you realize that you should do an internship while you were in school? Was it something your university recommended or did you decide on your own?
I was on the track team and so it was never in my mind to do an internship between workouts, practice, meets and everything. It was my sophomore year when I realized my heart was not with track. By that time, I had also started my journalism classes. That sparked something in me. I wanted to learn as much as I could about journalism, as fast as I could. I found this local show and did my first internship there during my junior year. Around that time, I happened to attend a campus career fair and TWC was there, promoting internships. I felt that TWC was something that would really set me apart and I had to do it.
What were some of the questions or doubts - before or during the internship - you may have encountered? How were they addressed?
I remember I was worried that everyone would be working on Capitol Hill and I wouldn't be taken seriously because my internship wasn't political. I feared I wouldn't have anything in common with anyone because of that. And on top of that, my internship was new and TWC didn't have an established relationship or defined duties for the Smithsonian National Zoo. It was new territory for everyone. My Internship Advisor pledged to help me out, to work with me and them, to ensure everything would work. And she really did.
Prior to our internships starting, we had a workplace panel at the RAF. I had bought a new skirt as my first day, professional outfit and a blouse with birds on it. The panel leader asked where I was working and when I told her the National Zoo she was okay with it, as it would not have been acceptable on, say, Capitol Hill. That actually reinforced for me that everything was going to work, that the National Zoo was the type of workplace I wanted to be at. Then after the panel, I had some girls come over and compliment my outfit and say they wished they could wear that to their site.I felt like this was cool, that I had met some people and everything was good.
What have you been up to since you finished TWC and left D.C.?
I graduated the semester following TWC. I went to New York for an intensive workshop on acting and filmmaking with the New York Film Academy. A month into it, I felt it wasn't fast enough for me. I found a photography instructor position in Iceland that I applied for and got - I was still thinking National Geographic. I went to Iceland for three months, which led to a job as social media coordinator doing photography and multimedia journalism for a wildlife research team in Costa Rica, bringing it back to my National Zoo experience. That was amazing. I loved it.
While I was there it sparked an idea in my mind of coffee and tea as a way to make people feel comfortable, to foster hospitality, to have moments of friendship. That became the premise of my documentary. I've spent the last two years, through nine countries and 10 languages, finishing it. Language is a big thing for me, ethnology and linguistics. The film is a celebration of that moment where we come together over an experience - even if we don't speak the same language.
Do you have any advice or words of wisdom for students currently in the TWC program or who are about to decide on an internship?
Opportunities are everywhere. Go to every TWC panel, even the ones you may not think you'll want to go to or get anything out of. I really didn't want to go to the LinkedIn one, but I am still using information I got from that one. Take advantage of all of those networking after work events. Networking in D.C. is all day, every day and it pays off long-term.
Also, don't be afraid to ask someone you're working with to look over your resume. Really take a chance to see if what you are doing would make you employable now. Has the work they saw you perform made it so they want to hire you at the end of your internship? And if not, what is something you could do to make the difference? What is something they look for that isn't on there? Or if you want to go a different route and not talk about yourself, ask what they look for when they are hiring. That is so important. You get those little tidbits of advice from people when they are relaxed and tell you what they would be looking for in a hire.
Anything else about your TWC experience in D.C. you can share?
When you're in D.C., you walk by people and you don't realize it, but they are the people putting in the time and making things happen. With all these interns coming through D.C., they could be the next generation. If you want to really feel like you're part of something bigger than yourself for work or internship, D.C. is the place for you.
Celebrating Impact at TWC's 2018 Annual Scholarship Dinner
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DOs and DON'Ts to Make the Most of Your Internship
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Maybe!! Right now there is a limited time offer for the four co-branded Delta credit cards which is ending on November 8, 2017. While all four have a higher than normal offer (and a best ever offer!), the Platinum version of the card is offering 10,000 more miles then the Gold version of the card. And while the Platinum card also comes with extra benefits, it does come with a significantly higher fee.
Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express: Limited Time Offer: Earn up to 60,000 miles -> Earn 50,000 bonus miles after you spend $2,000 in purchases with your new Card within your 1st 3 months and a $50 statement credit after you make a Delta purchase with your new Card in your 1st 3 months. Plus, earn an additional 10,000 bonus miles after you make an additional $1,000 in purchases within your first 6 months. $0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $95. Offer expires on 11/8/2017. *Terms Apply.
Platinum Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express: Limited Time Offer: Earn 10,000 Medallion® Qualification Miles (MQMs) and 70,000 bonus miles after you spend $3,000 in purchases on your new Card in your first 3 months. Earn a $100 statement credit after you make a Delta purchase with your new Card within your first 3 months. $195 annual fee. Offer expires on 11/8/2017. *Terms Apply.
Gold Delta SkyMiles® Business Credit Card from American Express: Limited Time Offer: Earn up to 60,000 miles -> Earn 50,000 bonus miles after you spend $2,000 in purchases with your new Card within your 1st 3 months and a $50 statement credit after you make a Delta purchase with your new Card in your 1st 3 months. Plus, earn an additional 10,000 bonus miles after you make an additional $1,000 in purchases within your first 6 months. $0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $95. Offer expires on 11/8/2017. *Terms and limitations apply.
Platinum Delta SkyMiles® Business Credit Card from American Express: Limited Time Offer: Earn 10,000 Medallion® Qualification Miles (MQMs) and 70,000 bonus miles after you spend $4,000 in purchases on your new Card in your first 3 months. Earn a $100 statement credit after you make a Delta purchase with your new Card within your first 3 months. $195 annual fee. Offer expires on 11/8/2017. *Terms and limitations apply.
So is the Platinum card where you can receive 10,000 more miles and extra benefits worth the higher annual fee?
As you can see from the offer, the two Gold cards have an offer that will give you up to 60,000 miles, while the two Platinum cards have an offer for 70,000 miles – with both of them you must meet the minimum spend requirement. I currently value Delta miles somewhere between 1-1.5 cents per mile. So receiving 10,000 extra miles is worth $100-$150 in my valuation. The annual fee for the Gold card is waived for the first year, then $95 every year thereafter, where the annual fee for the Platinum card is $195 (and not waived the first year). But, both cards give a statement credit after making a Delta purchase within the first 3 months on the card – the Platinum card comes with a $100 statement credit, while the Gold card comes with a $50 statement credit.*Terms Apply.
So if you are looking at the annual fee of just the first year, assuming you'll use the statement credit benefit, you can think of the Platinum card costing you $95 ($195 annual fee minus $100 statement credit) and the Gold card actually making you a $50 profit ($0 annual fee minus $50 statement credit). Between the two cards that is a difference of $145 ($95 for the Platinum card + $50 for the Gold card), which is right in the ballpark of what your 10,000 bonus miles is worth. Ultimately, if you just take into consideration the annual fee, the bonus miles, and the statement credit, you are pretty much breaking even – for the first year that is! Every year thereafter the Platinum card will cost you $100 more then the Gold card ($195 annual fee for the Platinum card minus $95 annual fee for the Gold card).
So then why would you get the Platinum card?
A huge benefit is with the limited time offer, the Platinum card will give you 10,000 Medallion® Qualification Miles (MQMs) after you meet the minimum spend requirement. This can be huge if you think you might be slightly shy to meet your desired status. If you get both the personal and business version of the Platinum card, that can get you a total of 20,000 MQMs. Additionally, the Platinum cards will give you an annual MQM boost. If you spend $25,000 on the card in a calendar year, you'll get an extra 10,000 MQMs. If you spend $50,000 on the card in a calendar year, you'll get an additional 10,000 MQMs. That means you can earn a total of 20,000 MQMs every single calendar year PER Platinum card – that is if you are able to spend that that much on the card!
With the Platinum card you'll receive a companion certificate upon account renewal (so you won't receive it the first year, it starts the second year you have the card and every year thereafter after renewing the card and paying the annual fee). This will give you a domestic economy class ticket that can be used within the 48 contiguous states. While you will have to pay applicable taxes/fees they are minimal and will not cost more then $75. Essentially, the companion ticket can be used for anyone and is not limited to just the Delta cardmember. You are allowed to gift the companion pass to two friends to fly together if you desire. However, the tickets must be purchased with your Delta credit card. You can learn more about the companion certificate here.
Although American Express has a once in a lifetime welcome bonus rule, all four cards serve as their own product. This means, you are eligible to receive the bonus for every single card. If you have already received the welcome bonus for the Gold card, you can now move onto the Platinum card. Or vice versa! Same holds for the personal vs. business versions of the cards.
If you are just interested in the limited time offer bonus, then go for the Gold. If you are trying to earn status and need some extra MQMs, go for the Platinum. If you believe you'll use the companion certificate and get more then the annual fee cost, then go for the Platinum. If you are looking to earn as many miles as possible, then apply for both!
Which card will you be getting?
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Revealed: Children in Staffordshire Moorlands living without permanent home
More than 123,000 children in England are living without a permanent address
Joseph Hook
Matt JacksonSenior Live News Reporter
Children in Staffordshire are living in temporary accommodation
Latest figures released by the Government show there were some children in the Staffordshire Moorlands living without a permanent address.
Statistics from the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government, showed there were seven Moorlands households living in temporary accommodation at the end of June this year.
The figure dropped slightly from 10 at the end of June 2017.
Across England there are more than 123,000 children living in temporary accommodation.
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At a rate of 16 homeless households for every 100,000 in the area, homelessness was much less prevalent in Staffordshire Moorlands than across England as a whole.
Altogether, it meant eight children in Staffordshire Moorlands were living without a permanent home at the end of June.
Across England, the number of households living in temporary accommodation in England has risen by 5% in a year, including 123,630 children.
Charity Shelter said the number of homeless children in temporary accommodation was 3,000 higher than last year and the highest in 11 years.
The charity's campaign director Greg Beales said: "The fact that more than 123,000 children in England will be forced to wake up homeless this Christmas is a tragedy.
"This is now a national emergency. Every day we hear horror stories about homeless families faced with dirty, cold and even rat-infested hostels. Whole families forced to share one room and even beds, and children too scared to leave their block to use the communal bathrooms during the night."
Terrie Alafat, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Housing, said: "These figures reveal the stark reality of the homelessness crisis we are facing in this country - the fact that more than 120,000 children were living in temporary accommodation in June 2018 is quite simply a national disgrace."
Police warning over fake £50 notes as THIRTY forgeries seized in North Staffordshire in run up to Christmas
The figures, covering April to June this year, are the first to be released since the new Homelessness Reduction Act come into force in April which aims to get local councils to do more to help people without a home.
Housing minister Heather Wheeler said: "Everyone deserves a safe and secure place to live.
"It is good to see our Homelessness Reduction Act making a real difference but we know we need to do more.
"That is why we are investing £1.2 billion to tackle all forms of homelessness, we are putting £9 billion into our affordable housing programme and we are also empowering councils to borrow to build more council homes to ensure that more people have a home of their own."
The figures do not cover rough sleeping.
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When he isn't helping you watch TV abroad, David enjoys watching comedy and documentaries. He's a big fan of The Detectorists and Blue Planet. He also loves watching English football, for his sins he supports Arsenal.
It is fair to say that for a long time, the Trans community was not represented in the mainstream media at all.
Even until relatively recently, there were few movies and TV shows that were addressing issues that affected Trans people and reflected their everyday lives.
In recent times, that has changed quite markedly. As society has become more open to Trans communities, so too have more shows and movies started to be produced that focus on Trans issues.
With Netflix revolutionising the way people are watching and consuming movies these days, it will come as absolutely no surprise that it is here where many of these Trans movies can be found.
If you are exploring Trans issues for the first time or looking for the best movies that portray the Trans community these days, which ones should you be heading towards?
In this guide, we will provide you with a rundown of the top 10 Trans movies on Netflix:
1. Disclosure
Disclosure is a documentary that takes a deep dive into the way that Hollywood has traditionally portrayed the Trans community and also how this is starting to change.
It also addresses how the portrayal of Trans people on film can have a real knock-on impact for Trans people in the real world and how they are treated by others.
The film features Hollywood insiders such as Sam Feder, Amy Scholder, Laverne Cox, and Lilly Wachowski.
It also attempted to hire as many Trans crew members as possible and those that were not from the Trans community were tasked with mentoring a Trans trainee.
The result is a powerful and insightful film that has been welcomed by critics and the Trans community alike.
2. Born Beautiful
Born Beautiful offers sheer unadulterated camp fun in a roller-coaster celebration of one person coming to terms with their true identity.
Barbs Cordero works as a beautician in a mortuary but after two of her best friends die, she tries to start a new life as a straight man called Bobby.
Needless to say things don't go to plan and Barbs ends up with her late best friends ex-boyfriend Michaelangelo and her own ex-boyfriend who is rather more conservatively called Greg.
Then a woman arrives who claims she is pregnant and Barbs is the father. Pandemonium ensues.
Born Beautiful stars Martin del Rosario as Barbs and also features turns from Paolo Ballasteros, VJ Mendoza, and Kiko Matos. It is unashamedly pro-Trans and great fun to watch.
From the fun to the powerful, Girl is a movie that looks at the huge challenges and obstacles that a young person faces coming to terms with their Trans identity.
It tells the story of Lara, a fifteen year old girl who is dedicated to becoming a professional ballet dancer. Her father does everything he can to support her quest to achieve her dreams but Lara faces an even bigger challenge.
She is also coming to terms with the fact that she was born a boy. This creates physical challenges as a ballet dancer that are not easy to overcome and there are also huge emotional challenges too as she prepares for surgery.
Girl gives a hugely emotional insight into what all Trans people have to go through on their journey and makes for an epic movie.
It stars Victor Polster who excels in the role of Lara. He is ably supported by the likes of Tijmen Govaerts, Valentijn Dhaenens, and Angelo Tijssens who also co-wrote the script with director Lukas Dhont.
4. Paris is Burning
Another documentary on Trans issues, this one picked up a prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
Paris is Burning is a rare example of a depiction of the Trans Community that was made some time ago, in this case back in 1990. It takes an in-depth look at the 1980's drag scene in New York, with a particular focus on poor black and Latino participants.
All aspects of the reality of the Trans world at that time are featured including the ballrooms, the categories, the houses, and, of course, the voguing.
But perhaps more insightful than that is the insight into the individuals who are part of the scene at that time.
We find out about their journey's, their emotions, their hopes and dreams, and the challenges they have faced in a society that was far less accepting of Trans people than we are today.
While there are difficult stories, there is also much fun and laughter and merriment with some legendary names from the New York Trans scene featuring Dorian Corey, Pepper LaBeija, and Paris Dupree.
5. The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson
An altogether darker storyline, but no less essential for viewers wanting to learn more about the Trans community is The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson.
This documentary looks at the mysterious death of Marsha P Johnson, who was one of the best-known personalities in New York's Greenwich Village before being found dead shortly after Gay Pride in 1992.
Her death was the latest in a series of mysterious deaths in the local gay and Trans community. It came just after she herself had attended a protest demanding that more be done to protect the community.
The death was initially dismissed as suicide despite no evidence to support this claim.
In this film, Trans crime advocate Victoria Cruz looks deeper, re-examining the evidence and speaking to contemporaries while at the same time celebrating the life of Marsha P Johnson and another victim Sylvia Rivera.
6. Super Deluxe
You might not think of Tamil cinema as the place to go for Trans stories, but in Super Deluxe, Thiagarajan Kumararaja, brings a trans storyline into a film that follows four separate stories as naturally as anything Hollywood has produced.
Super Deluxe has been described as the Pulp Fiction of Tamil cinema and it is easy to see why.
The four separate storylines feature a couple trying to get rid of a dead body, a young boy excited to meet his estranged father for the first time, a son learning about his mother's secrets, and a religious man starting to question his faith.
It is packed with drama and dark comedy and the way the storylines are tied together is deeply satisfying.
The performance of Vijay Sethupathi as the Trans character Shilpa is without doubt the standout, but this is a great ensemble movie and does a superb job of integrating a Trans storyline into a regular movie, and a World cinema piece at that.
7. The Danish Girl
The star of the Danish Girl, Eddie Redmayne, has suggested that he would not have accepted the part today as it should have gone to a Trans actor.
Whatever your thoughts on the merits of that, there is no taking away from the fact that he gives an extraordinary performance in this powerful and entertaining film.
Set in Copenhagen, Denmark, in the 1920's, The Danish Girl tells the fictionalised story of Einar Wegener and his wife Gerda.
They are artists and happily married but one day Einar poses for his wife wearing a dress before later attending a party dressed as a woman. Both are considered a joke at the time.
But Einar quickly realises that she is a woman and comes to prefer living as her alter-ego, Lily. Misguided attempts to 'cure' Einar end in failure and her journey ends in the first ever sex change operation.
Alongside Redmayne are turns from Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard, Ben Wishaw, and Adrian Schiller. While not on British Netflix, The Danish Girl is available on US Netflix and in many other country libraries around the world.
Discover how to access the US Netflix catalog in any country here.
8. Tangerine
Tangerine is currently only in the Netflix US library but is well worth using a VPN to unlock.
It is a low-budget movie shot on three iPhone 5S smartphones using a clip on lens and an $8 app. It tells the tale of two Trans women on a journey through Hollywood in search for a pimp that has wronged one of them.
Trans Prostitute Sin-Dee has only just got out of jail and she wants revenge on the man who put her there. Which is why she teams up with her friend Alexandra to go and seek her out.
It's a movie built around characters rather than issues but that is not to take away from the powerful storylines that are touched upon.
While none of the characters are particularly likable, the performances from Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor are exceptional while there is a more than able support cast backing them up.
It is chaotic, fun, and inspiring in its own unique way and certainly offers a less than conventional look at Trans characters in a more typical movie set-up.
9. Transformer
Not to be confused with the all-action, special effects laden Transformers franchise, Transformer is the tale of Matt "Kroc" Kroczaleski, a former US Marine and world record weightlifter who was outed as being transgender.
The negative response she received was overwhelming. Her parents disowned her, her sponsors dropped her, and she was banned from competing.
After renaming herself as Janae, she attempts to rebuild her life and deal with the fact that she cannot lose the muscle mass she built up in her previous life.
The film looks at how she manages with this situation, how society handles a muscular 250lb woman, and how she copes with the journey from being an athletic alpha male to an insecure woman.
This is a powerful documentary from director Michael Del Monte with Janae Kroczaleski providing a captivating and moving starting role.
10. Lingua Franca
Lingua Franca tells the tale of Olivia, an undocumented Filipino Trans woman who is working as a carer for an elderly Russian woman, Olga, in Brooklyn.
Olivia's journey to become a US citizen appears to be coming to a bad end but she then becomes romantically involved with Olga's grandson Alex, and the prospect of a green card through marriage raises both a big opportunity and some massive challenges.
Lingua Franca is a beautifully pitched arthouse movie which is high on emotion and rooted in the performances of its three main protagonists.
Isabel Sandoval is exceptional as Olivia and her connection with Eamon Farren as Alex and Lynn Cohen as Olga makes this movie the special experience that it is.
Sandoval also wrote and directed Lingua Franca and is a testament to her excellent work and her passion for the issues this movie covers that it is such as standout piece.
While it may only be in more recent times that Trans issues have moved into the mainstream, those issues, and the Trans community, have been around for much longer.
As this list demonstrates, there are some amazing Trans movies available on Netflix. A few date back to when awareness of Trans issues first began to emerge in the 1980's and 1990's.
More movies have been made in recent years and encouragingly, Trans stories have also started to become integrated into regular movies.
But whether you are looking for documentaries, drama's, or light-hearted movies, there is a Trans movie waiting for you on Netflix.
What's your favorite movie and do you think Trans issues are covered genuinely? I would love to know, so drop me a comment below.


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'I want visitation:' Siblings separated after mother's death fight to stay together
By Miya Shay
Siblings fight to stay together after mother stabbed to death
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- High school seniors are supposed to worry about prom, graduation, and college plans during their last year in high school.
But for 17-year-old Angelique Orta, there is no time for high school planning because she's trying to keep her six siblings together.
On Aug. 11, Orta's mom Sofia Martinez was stabbed to death in front of her four youngest kids.
The alleged suspect is the children's father, Felix Ruiz. As Ruiz remains behind bars on murder charges, the six siblings have been split up.
"I promised my mom that if anything were to happen, I would take care of them," says Orta, the oldest of the kids. "And they would always be with me, no matter what. But now they're not, and it's hard because I'm used to seeing them every day."
In the midst of the crime scene confusion, police released the four younger children, between the ages of 7 months and 6-years-old, to the murder suspect's parents.
The paternal grandparents have been reluctant to share custody of the kids with any of Sofia Martinez's living family members.
Angelique Orta and Sonia Martinez are allowed to see their four younger siblings once a week. But the paternal grandparents will not let Sonia or other relatives talk to the children.
"If they knew their son was wrong, why keep the four kids away from the last of the family they have on this side," said Sonia. "I would hug them, take them for pizza, and take them swimming."
Eyewitness News went to the Ruiz parents' house to ask why they are reluctant to let the children's siblings spend time with each other. The grandparents closed the door as soon as we began asking questions.
Meanwhile, Child Protective Services tells Eyewitness News that since the children are in good health and there is no accusation of abuse, they cannot be involved. CPS says this is a private custody battle.
"It's going to be hard, no matter what. But I'd rather struggle, to put a smile on their face and to be with them," says Orta, who says she will sue for custody of her brothers and sister when she turns 18.
However, the family says it has already suffered enough losing Sofia. They just wish the murder suspect's parents would show some deference and at least let all the siblings spend time together.
"Even if they can't live with me, I want visitation," says Orta. "I want to pick them up on the weekends, take them for their birthdays and holidays."
A GoFundMe account has been established to help defray the family's legal costs.
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Southampton's Howard Stern accepted the Ice Bucket Challenge after being nominated by Jennifer Aniston and fellow Hamptonite Matt Lauer, and now he is keeping the Hamptons chain going.
Stern posed the challenge to Southampton's Barbara Walterss, Water Mill's Mark Consuelos, and Casey Kasem.
Kasem passed away in June, and Consuelos already answered the Ice Bucket Challenge a few days ago with wife Kelly Ripa. That leaves Walters to step up.
Post by The Howard Stern Show.
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Bakasana is also known as crane pose is one of the hatha yoga exercises. Bakasana benefits mainly includes strengthening of core abdominal and arm muscles.
Stand straight on the mat without any curves or bends in your body.
Slowly squat down keeping your feet little apart and keeping your knees wider than hips . Place your hands flat on the floor.
Hold your hands firmly and tightly on the ground. Start lifting your hips high and make sure to keep your elbows at 90 degrees .Keep your knuckle of index finger and thumb firmly.
Slowly place your knees high( as much possible) on your upper arms. Hug the knees and elbows in, exhale and round strongly through the upper back drawing your side waist up, using your abdominals.
Squeeze in and up and bring your weight forward so that the elbows end up straight over the wrist.
Inhale reach the heart forward and let one foot come up, if possible two. Bring the heels and big toes together and lift the heels up over time towards the buttocks.
Hold the pose for 5-10 breaths and come to the squat position .
Strengthens the wrists and arms.
Stretches the upper back considerably and induces flexibility and elasticity in spine.
Tones various organs in the abdominal region.
Enhances body balance, concentration and co-ordination of the whole body.
Feelings of doubts and hesitation reduces considerably and bolsters the self confidence.
Functioning of digestive system improves and problems like heartburns and acidity reduces considerably.
Keep the neck straight so that you may avoid sprains and strains.
Pregnant ladies should refrain from this asana.
People with severe arms injuries or who have undergone surgeries should do it with great care.


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Terra Nova National Park was designated as a Dark Sky Preserve in March 2018 by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. As part of the Dark Sky Preserve Program, Terra Nova is committed to protecting the nighttime environment, reducing energy consumption. This includes adjusting, retrofitting, or eliminating light fixtures as well as promoting and delivering new educational and interpretive programs on astronomy and other dark sky themes. The designation is the first in Newfoundland and Labrador and the twentieth in Canada.
Protecting the night sky is great news for stargazers as well as wildlife. Terra Nova is committed to improving nocturnal ecology by returning the dark night to birds, bats, insects and amphibians.
As a Dark Sky Preserve, Terra Nova allows present and future generations to experience the night sky as Indigenous peoples, European explorers and early settlers did. In the summer, there are public programs and events to celebrate astronomy and the dark sky.
Sandy Pond: Rated as having the darkest skies in the park, this is the best location for viewing what the night sky has to offer.
Ochre Hill: Historically, this location was used as a fire-watch station. Now it's the perfect location to get a panoramic view of the park under the stars.
Blue Hill: As the highest point in the park, Blue Hill will put you among the stars.
Visitor Centre: There's nothing like a starry-sky reflected in the water. At the Visitor Centre, you can get a great view of the night sky over Newman Sound.
Interested in exploring the night sky during your visit to the park? Take advantage of Terra Nova National Park's beautiful dark skies and check out a Night Sky Kit from the Activity Centre!
These kits include binoculars and resources that will help you understand the wonders of the sky. Complete the included activities and take home a Star Finder and Moon Gazers Guide to help you continue the fun in your own backyard! Identification will be required for sign out. Kids, make sure a parent or adult comes along to pick up the kit with you.
Join us as we watch Terra Nova come alive after dark. This walk will focus on some of our favourite nocturnal animals - bats! Learn about their unique features and adaptations, and discover the challenges bat populations are facing today.
Join Parks Canada and the St. John's Chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada on August 23-24 as we celebrate the sky! Get a crash course on how to use the equipment needed to get a closer look at the night sky and learn the basics of astronomy.


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The Institute of Art and Design
NEC is the only college in New England that has a campus dedicated to Art and Design.
The Institute of Art and Design at NEC in Manchester has classes, events, visiting artists and much more that every NEC student can take advantage of. Whether you enjoy art and design as a hobby, love hearing artists talk about their work, or want to explore professional level exhibitions, this campus has a lot to offer.
Learn more about our Manchester campus.
The brand new Putnam Center is a 350-seat multi-level facility. NEC students use this space for theatre and dance performances as well as attending music performances and town hall meetings with U.S. presidential candidates.
Read more about the Putnam Theatre.
NEC boasts several galleries located in both Henniker and Manchester. Both feature visiting artist talks, exhibitions, and other events that every NEC student is welcome to enjoy.
Learn more about the Galleries.
The Department of Campus Safety, working in partnership with other college departments, provides a safe and orderly campus through enforcement of college and community standards and safety education, which fosters students learning and development, and cultivates mutual trust among members of the NEC community to share responsibility for maintaining an environment that is conducive to learning, working productively, and personal development.
The Department of Campus Safety, located at 58 Union Street, consists of six full-time and one part-time safety officer who work a schedule that provides maximum coverage during the busiest time periods and for social and special events such as concerts and dances.
Safety officers provide a variety of functions ranging from enforcement of college policies, patrol of campus grounds, building security ( locking/unlocking buildings and setting alarms), investigation of campus incidents, liaison with local police on college and town issues, and enforcement of campus traffic and parking rules and regulations.
The Department of Campus Safety is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In an emergency you can contact a Campus Safety officer by using one of the 11 emergency phones placed in key locations throughout the campus or by dialing 603.428.2323.
Having earned a reputation for fairness and helpfulness allows the Department of Campus Safety to maintain a close rapport with the New England College community.
Additional Campus Safety Information
Students are responsible for reading and adhering to all policies of New England College as detailed in the student handbook. To access the following campus safety- related information is found under the headings below in the Student Handbook.
College Policies:
sexual assault, harassment, hazing, domestic violence, drug and alcohol use, academic policies, etc.
rules and regulations, location of campus parking lots, enforcement philosophy, parking assignments, appeals board, violations with corresponding fines, snow removal
Personal Safety:
tips on common sense safety practices
Student's Right to Know:
Clery crime statistics, Drug Free School & Campus Act (alcohol and drug policies).
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Missing Student Policy:
Procedure for missing students.
Fire, Safety and Emergency Response
Please visit our Consumer Information page for information about fire safety, the Cleary Act, and emergency response.
Campus Safety officers provide rides (pending cruiser availability) when a student cannot drive because of illness or injury or when a student requests a ride on campus at night.
Facilities Access
To meet individualized educational needs, Campus safety officers provide after hour student access to New England College facilities with approval by appropriate staff or faculty members.
Student Identification Cards
The Department of Campus Safety provides student, faculty, and staff identification cards at the Campus safety Bldg. There is no cost for the original ID card; lost or mislaid ID cards are replaced for a $25.00 fee. Students are advised to be in constant possession of their ID card during the school year. It is the students' only form of college identification and is used for access to Gilmore Dining Hall, the Danforth Library, student discounts, and other New England College activities.
The College's primary lost-and-found agency is the Department of Campus Safety. Articles held at the Department of Campus Safety are stored for a semester. Unclaimed items will be regarded as abandoned after a semester and be disposed of at the discretion of the Director of Campus Safety. This policy also includes bicycles.
Operation ID
Each semester, the Department of Campus Safety provides incoming students with an operation ID form to register the serial numbers of valuable personal property (TVs, VCRs, computers, stereos, etc.). The completed form is retained by the Department of Campus Safety where it will be logged and filed. If a registered item is stolen and recovered, the information contained in the pamphlet will aid in its return. Students are strongly urged to participate in "Operation ID". Operation ID is also used to register bicycles that are used on campus. All bicycles must be registered on campus at no cost of the faculty, staff, or student.
The department of Campus safety provides investigative services of college Code of Student Conduct violations to assist the Associate Dean of Students in the Student Conduct process.
Parking Decals
The Department of Campus Safety issues parking decals and maintains all vehicle records. Parking decals are required for all vehicles on campus. The decals address several groups of college participants: Residential, Commuter students, faculty and staff, Gilmore Dining Hall Staff. Residential, Students living on campus and Commuter students are charged a fee per decal. (Prices will come in your accepted packages). There is no charge for Faculty, Staff and Gilmore Dining hall staff.
Please click here to fill out your parking permit application. Once you complete the form, log into your student account and make the proper payment.
If you have any questions please call Campus Safety.
The Department of Campus Safety is responsible for traffic enforcement on college property. Parking fines are based on the seriousness of the violation, which range from $20 up to termination of campus parking privileges. Students have the right of appeal of tickets to an independent review board.
The Department of Campus Safety will provide event security for the numerous social and political events hosted at NEC. Safety officers work with event planners and college officials to coordinate traffic control and building security for the event. When the need arises, Safety officers will act as college liaison with local, state, and federal officials conducting the event.
Emergency Telephone Services
NEC strongly encourages the timely reporting of crimes, accidents, incidents and emergencies. Consistent with this philosophy, the College is fully integrated into the state 9-1-1 emergency contact system by having the capability to identify caller and location of 9-1-1 calls from college phones. Additionally, all 11 campus emergency telephones are programmed for direct 9-1-1 calls.
Campus Safety Hot Line
The NEC hotline – SEND (7363) – is a campus phone service designed for students, staff, and faculty to pass on information about incidents and behaviors in an anonymous fashion: this designated telephone line has no provisions for tracing calls, thus preserving the caller's identity. All calls are reviewed in a timely fashion by a designated Campus Safety employee. Callers, at their discretion, may leave their name if they so choose, or may ask to speak with a member of Campus Safety. Please note that this system is not intended for emergency issues that require immediate response.
CampusSafety@nec.edu
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Malaysia's people and its environment are being threatened by deforestation. On 26 June 2019, Aspen Malaysia's team engaged in mangrove planting activities to create increased awareness about the importance of mangrove habitats in relation to the survival of many sea creatures and the livelihood of the country's citizens. These actions will, with time, contribute toward the mangrove ecosystem that is critical in sustaining aquatic resources.
Mangroves comprise less than 2% of the total land area in Malaysia. There are 641,886 hectares of mangrove forests in Malaysia, of which 57% are found in Sabah and 26% in Sarawak and the remaining 17% in Peninsular Malaysia. Of the total, 441,092 hectares or 69% have been gazetted as forest reserves. Currently, there are 112 mangrove forest reserves in the country. These reserves form part of the country's Permanent Forest Reserve (PFE), which is managed sustainably for both production and protection by the Forestry Department.
Langkawi started as a fishing village until its revelation as a UNESCO Geopark. UNESCO endorsed Langkawi as the 52nd Global Geopark on 1st June 2007, making it the first geopark in Malaysia and the South East Asia region. This endorsement was given due to its significant geoheritage features such as landscapes, caves sea arches and sea stacks, dropstones, fossil and local community involvement. Mangrove habitats and ecosystems store and cycle nutrients, filter pollutants, protect shorelines from erosion and storms, and play a vital role in modulating climate as they are a major carbon sink and oxygen source.
While it is recognized that the mangrove ecosystem plays an important role in sustaining aquatic resources, it may not be pragmatic to advocate a no-use policy to prevent the loss of this important habitat. It may not be realistic to put a total ban on aquaculture in the mangroves. It is more realistic to advocate sustainable practices that are not harmful to the environment.


Maybe someone here can explan why my plane regularly loses electrical power. It always occurs after takeoff, about the time I reach cruising level. There is a total loss of electrical power- instruments go dead, then a partial recovery for a few minutes as the voltage and ammeter needles wildly swing in regular pulses. About five minutes after it fails, full power is mysteriously restored for the remainder of the flight.
This has happened on each of my last half-dozen flights. No amount of fiddling with wiring on the ground can replicate the issue.
It doesn't seem to be altitude-related, because it's started at levels from 2500 to 4500'. It seems to be more dependent on temperature, as if an electrical component goes thru a crazy phase as it heats up.
I doubt the battery (LiFePO4) has anything to do with it. The engine is a standard Jab with standard charging system.
Thanks for the suggestion Don, but I've wasted the last hour trying to join that forum and send an abbreviated version of my problem. How can I explain it in less than 120 characters?
To have total electrical failure in a system with an alternator and a regulator, I would think it would be a connection fault.
The next question is: How is the main current carried from the charging/storage system to the instruments? Is it a heavy duty battery isolator switch or a relay/solenoid? Obviously your engine is not losing power, so is the ignition electronic as in the Rotax engines or magnetos as in Lyc/ Cont engines? Next question: Have you tried extending the flaps to takeoff position, then putting some pressure on the flaps about equivalent to the aerodynamic pressure of takeoff?
I think even if the alternator stopped charging, you would still get power from the battery. Even if the battery was going open circuit you should still get power from the alternator.
I initially suspected my battery isolator, but fiddling with it in flight doesn't replicate the symptoms.
As with all Jabs, the engine ignition system is independent of the battery.
My flaps have no connection to the electrical system, so I can't see why they'd be involved.
Could some electrical component be chucking a hissy fit as it warms up?
I would replace the regulator/rectifier.
The Jabiru ones have caused lots of problems at my airport with electrical issues when they are under heavy load and lots of demand. They overheat and when the cool down they behave again.
Note: This is just a comment from an observer at the local airport. I am not an expert.
Thanks for the suggestion Don, but I've wasted the last hour trying to join that forum and send an abbreviated version of my problem. How can I explain it in less than 120 characters?
G'day O.K. I managed to join without a great deal of effort and usually IT rejects my efforts out of hand. I am going to replace the Jab Kubota style reg/rectifier with a Powermate. Have found them to be without issues on my Thruster and the Kitfox. A friend has one on each of his 2 Jabs. Are you restricted in the number of characters you can send or just a bit economical. I understand that you don't want to rabbit on.
For the flap involvement, I was wondering if the mechanical movement of the flaps and linkage could be causing interference with the electrical system by disturbing nearby wiring or plugs etc.
Another area to look at: with Rotax systems, there is a large electrolytic capacitor that is wired across + and - downstream of the regulator. This is to act as a load for the regulator should the connection to the rest of the electrical system be lost downstream. Some Rotax systems don't have this cap, but Rotax recommend it. Does the Jab setup have something similar? If a big cap like that was shorting internally, it might cause something like you describe. But I think if that happened, the cap would most likely smoke or possibly even explode. That might be the component chucking a hissy. Also, capacitors are notorious components in electrocal circuits for causing problems. Most electronic faults are cause by ageing caps and when we used to have mechanical points in car ignitions, the "condenser" (which is another name for a capacitor) across the distributor points was a common source of engine problems.
I would be surprised if it is a regulator as the battery should supply voltage even if that goes offline for some reason.
Could it be as simple as the connections in the Master switch or Avionics Switch, assuming it is standard Jabiru Wiring. The other option would be a faulty avionics or master Circuit breaker.
just thinking about it as I type I am leaning toward the circuit breaker as an option.
Are you able and confident to set up a temporary feed to piggy back from the terminals on the rect/reg that supplies the aircraft's positive buss bar, go for a fly and repeat on another flight connecting to the rect/reg terminal that supplies to the battery pos terminal. Connecting the temp feed to a multi-meter so you can see if when the panel mounted voltmeter is doing its erratic thing that the regulator is giving a constant ideal voltage; say 13.6 etc. If reading is constantly good then you have a fault in the wiring, breakers etc.
Can the LiFePo4 battery system tolerate the jabiru / Kubota pulse type rectifier / regulator?
The behaviour you are describing is typical of an overvoltage cutout system operating when it thinks the 20V or 40V spikes put out by the Jabiru dynamo (PMA) occur, which will be most prominent after the battery has been topped off from the starting and ground idle discharge period.
With a standard Jabiru wiring and lead acid battery this is not a problem. The Lithium Ion battery usually has management circuitry built in. I think Powermate and / or the regulators sold by B+C Specialty for the homebuilt market are linear regulators and might be better suited.
The later Jabiru PMA is rewound with double the output voltage of the original, in an effort to please the US market where they hang lots of extra avionics and the charging system doesnt work enough at idle. I dont think that is a good idea.
Thanks for your thoughts, people. I'll narrow my investigation to the regulator and the battery.
I had intended to do Jabiru's alternator wiring modification to increase charge during idle, but that is no longer necessary because the Li battery can easily cope with loads from radio, strobes and lights during extended periods of idling.
Maybe the business I bought the LiFePO4 from can provide more details of its internal management system.
Do you have a schematic drawn up? It can help with faultfinding by allowing you to see the areas that are common and those that aren't.
A total electrical power loss I would think points to a master switch or breaker or connection/solenoid in that system. If the regulator fails the battery should still supply and if the battery fails, the alternator should still supply.
I had a brand new good quality key switch (the master controlling the master solenoid) a while ago that failed intermittently because of a poor swage on the back of it. I could reproduce the fault by jiggling the key or moving the harness attached to it.
As your aircraft is wood, Check the earth side if you haven't already done so, losing an earth could easily open circuit everything.
First thing that jumped out at me was the non-standard battery. Jabiru use Oddysey.
What if it does? Simple solution to a complex problem - try something that cannot possibly make any difference - because it just might!
Borrow another battery and just try it. Nothing to lose, everything to gain.
I learnt a long time ago that 12V automotive systems are VERY dependent on a good earth return. There is not much cost involved, just an obsessively meticulous installation of a dedicated earth ring wire making sure all systems are connected directly back to the battery. Chassis/body/fuselage returns just dont "cut the mustard"
Good point, Skip. All my earth wires converge onto a single stitching screw driven into the plywood under my panel.
All positive wires meet at a similar screw about 200mm away. That whole setup is easy to get to when the aircraft is folded onto the carrier. I just lay on the wing and slide in under the fuselage to work on the panel from underneath.
I have a few of weeks of good flying weather before I put it on the carrier and bring it home. I can give it a thorough inspection then, just before I go to Newcastle for a month of grandkids- sitting.
Good luck with the grand kids (future pilots) .
I have found that stacking ring terminals can result in a poor connection. Sometimes this is the only way to achieve the desired (cost effective) outcome - when this is the situation I take pains to polish (with sandpaper or similar) the rings and then use an electrical paste (as the jam) between each ring . I secure the sandwich by using a plain SS washer top & bottom (to reduce distortion) with an SS lock nut/bolt (you could also use a brass nut.bolt) .
Good point, Skip. I might replace my timber screw with proper bolts so I can put a decent amount of pressure on the accumulation of wires to ensure good contact. By paste, do you mean conductive grease?
............................By paste, do you mean conductive grease?
Yep! combination conductive/anti oxidisation is the ultimate goal but even petroleum jelly/grease will do the job - the aim is to preserve a good connection for as long as possible..


Abstract : This article aims at underlying the importance of a correct modelling of the heavy-tail behavior of extreme values of financial data for an accurate risk estimation. Many financial models assume that prices follow normal distributions. This is not true for real market data, as stock (log-)returns show heavy-tails. In order to overcome this, price variations can be modeled using stable distribution, but then, as shown in this study, we observe that it over-estimates the Value-at-Risk. To overcome these empirical inconsistencies for normal or stable distributions, we analyze the tail behavior of price variations and show further evidence that power-law distributions are to be considered in risk models. Indeed, the efficiency of power-law risk models is proved by comprehensive backtesting experiments on the Value-at-Risk conducted on NYSE Euronext Paris stocks over the period 2001-2011.


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The Russian-born pianist Evgeny Kissin, who became a British citizen in 2002, has accused the BBC of "slander and bias" against Israel, broadcasting material he describes as "painfully reminiscent of the old Soviet anti-Zionist propaganda".
Mr Kissin's decision to use his fame and artistic renown to protest to the BBC on Israel's behalf contrasts with the criticisms against the Jewish state regularly voiced by musicians such as Daniel Barenboim, who holds Israeli citizenship.
In Mr Kissin's letter, he accuses the BBC's Persian Service of a "blood libel concerning Israel's alleged harvesting of Palestinian organs and blood for future transplant".
Mr Kissin, who was a child prodigy in his native Russia and is now widely recognised as one of the greatest living pianists, intends from now on to speak out against media bias against Israel, which he sees as both fuelling and being fuelled by antisemitism.
A spokesman for the BBC said the corporation was unable to comment until it had received Mr Kissin's letter.


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In Their Own Words: An Invented Palestinian Nation
johnmhummasti333455225	History, Israel, Uncategorized, Zionism	 October 12, 2018 October 12, 2018 3 Minutes
Ziva Dahl
May 6, 2016, 3:41 am
And the world signs off on a big lie.
Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas will begin issuing "State of Palestine" passports this year. The made-up "Palestinians" now have a made-up people and a made-up state, fly a made-up flag, and carry passports confirming the ruse.
To promote the fiction of a uniquely Palestinian indigenous population, Abbas pursues a simple strategy begun by Yasser Arafat. Disregarding Biblical, archeological and other well-substantiated facts, the Arabs have rewritten the past to deny the 3,000-year-old connection of Jews to the Land of Israel, supplanting it with a fabricated "Palestinian" narrative. They learned the Nazi lesson well — if you tell big lies and repeat them often enough, people start to believe you. You steal Jewish history and then inherit their homeland.
To promote its goal of eliminating Israel, the PA portrays modern Israelis as lacking any connections to the ancient Hebrews.
"Zionism is the invention of robbers who stole Palestine from its inhabitants… whose lies are not supported by any archeological remnants…. Israel has no right to exist…. The stories of Jewish prophets are a sick invention," reported the PA newspaper, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, recently. In that same official PA newspaper, columnist Omar Hilmi Al-Ghoul remarked, "Religious, historical, and even biblical facts deny any connection between the Jews and Jerusalem" or to "historic Palestine." Fatah Commissioner Nabil Shaath stated in January, Israel is "a colonialist project on our land."
The widely accepted Jewish connection to Palestine is substantiated by the Old and New Testaments, the Quran, academic scholarship, archeological evidence, historical records and genetic genealogical research. Jews have a distinct ancient language, culture, and religion that are inextricably linked to the area. There have always been Jews in Jerusalem, a place mentioned in the Bible more than 400 times. The Quran makes no reference either to "Palestinians" or to Jerusalem.
The fabricated "Palestinian" narrative makes claims of Canaanite descent. There is neither genealogical nor genetic evidence connecting Arabs to these peoples, who ceased to exist 2,800 years ago.
There are no ancient Palestinian archaeological sites, monuments, literature, heroes, or coins and no Palestinian language. Most of the newly minted "Palestinians" are descended from Arabs migrating to the area in the early 20th century for economic reasons. Their ethnicity is common with their origins: Egyptian, Syrian, Jordanian, Lebanese, and Saudi. As Hamas Minister Fathi Hammad recently admitted, "Brothers, half of the Palestinians are Egyptians and the other half are Saudis."
In January, PA's Islamic-Christian Council director Hanna Issa stated that Jesus "is the first Palestinian martyr," and PA Chairman Abbas in 2014 called Jesus "a Palestinian messenger of love." In this absurd fairytale, Jesus was a Palestinian preaching Islam 550 years before Muhammad was born, rather than a Jew preaching in ancient Judea.
Palestine was a term used by the League of Nations for a portion of the Ottoman Empire called Greater Syria. The League established the British Mandate for Palestine using a version of the Roman Empire's name for Judea — Syria Palaestina. From 1922 until the establishment of Israel in 1948, the term "Palestinians" was used to describe Jews living in this area.
Between 1948 and 1967, when the "West Bank," Gaza and Jerusalem were under Jordanian and Egyptian control, there was neither an effort to create a "Palestinian" people nor a "Palestinian" state. Arab leaders referred to the Palestinians as "refugees," and Arabs of the area called themselves "Palestine Arabs." United Nations Resolution 242, passed at the end of the 1967 war, makes no mention of "Palestinian." Only after the 1967 war, once Israel controlled this area, did the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) promote the idea of a Palestinian national identity.
In 1977, Zuheir Mohsen, PLO Executive Council member, articulated the goals of the new "peoplehood" strategy saying, "The Palestinian people does not exist…. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel…. It is only for political and tactical reasons that we speak today about…the existence of a distinct 'Palestinian people' to oppose Zionism."
Why has the international community championed the false narrative of the so-called Palestinians at the expense of the Jews? The "Palestinian people" have become the poster child of victimhood, absolved of any moral responsibility for their decisions or behavior. The world ignores its ultimate goal — the destruction of "the Zionist entity." The West's guilt over its colonial past and its commitment to multiculturalism, coupled with Soviet-style anti-Semitism which depicts Zionism as racism, Israel as a terrorist regime of Nazi-like oppression, and Jews as the age-old evil-doers, have resulted in Israel being stigmatized as a neo-colonialist project rather than respected as the national homeland of the Jewish people.
Do you recall another time when a visceral desire to eliminate a group of people was enabled by the world? Does this sound familiar to you?
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PROPETRO HOLDING CORP
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PROPETRO INVESTIGATION CONTINUED by Former Louisiana Attorney General: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Continues to Investigate the Officers and Directors of ProPetro Holding Corp. - PUMP
2020-04-24 22:50 ET - News Release
NEW ORLEANS -- (Business Wire)
Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF"), announces that KSF continues its investigation into ProPetro Holding Corp. (NYSE: PUMP).
On August 8, 2019, the Company disclosed a delay to its second quarter earnings report due to an ongoing review by its audit committee involving improper expense reimbursements of approximately $370,000 to executives, undisclosed related-party transactions, and a potential material weakness in its internal control over disclosure. Then, on October 18, 2019, news agencies reported that the company was the target of an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") relating to its financial disclosures. Finally, on November 13, 2019, the Company confirmed the SEC investigation and also revealed previously-undisclosed related-party transactions totaling $3.6 million as well as "at least two material weaknesses that resulted in the Company's internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures not being effective as of a prior date."
The Company has been sued in a securities class action lawsuit for failing to disclose material information, violating federal securities laws. Recently, the plaintiffs in that case filed a Second Amended Complaint, and the case remains ongoing.
KSF's investigation is focusing on whether ProPetro's officers and/or directors breached their fiduciary duties to ProPetro's shareholders or otherwise violated state or federal laws.
If you have information that would assist KSF in its investigation, or have been a long-term holder of ProPetro shares and would like to discuss your legal rights, you may, without obligation or cost to you, call toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or email KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nyse-pump/ to learn more.
About Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
KSF, whose partners include former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is one of the nation's premier boutique securities litigation law firms. KSF serves a variety of clients – including public institutional investors, hedge funds, money managers and retail investors – in seeking recoveries for investment losses emanating from corporate fraud or malfeasance by publicly traded companies. KSF has offices in New York, California and Louisiana.
To learn more about KSF, you may visit www.ksfcounsel.com.
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