Elvy:Hello everyone! My name is Elvy from WeMerge Capital, today is Christmas Day, Merry Christmas everyone!
Today is also the first anniversary of the Newton project, so we have also titled it Grav-Mass Day.
On this special day, we invited Mr. Xu Jizhe to share his feelings on the first anniversary of Newton with us through online live interview.
The first question is, what is your special feeling for the first anniversary of Newton?
Mr. Xu: My feeling is. . .
What? Am I gaining weight? How is it possible? You didn't see me, if you meet me, you could not recognize me, I have lost a lot of weight recently.
Well, the biggest feeling is that I really want to thank the community for your support of Newton. Newton advocates the community economy, so I have always adhered to the basic principle of community is the priority".
All the policies we have formulated give priority to community benefits. Only when the benefits of the community are guaranteed can the Newton project succeed and continue to develop. Therefore, the biggest feeling, first of all, is that Newton has a very good community.
Secondly, the development of Newton's technology is very smooth, followed by the development of commercialization. In short, there are too many things to do. In fact, most of the blockchain projects deliver limited number of products from its founding stage to its operation stage.
We promised a lot before, so we have a lot of things to do and we must keep meeting and exchanging.
Elvy:Well, ok, can you tell us about Newton's next step?
Mr. Xu: The next plan is to achieve several milestones.
First of all, today we started to issue tokens with two steps. The first step is to send you a verification amount of tokens to ensure that you can receive them correctly. In fact, to make sure the accuracy of your address, we will review your address repeatedly when transfer tokens to your address. The process of verification is necessary, if you directly transfer 100 million New to an address but it is wrong, then there is a big problem. So in first step, there is a verification amount. Today, we will send out verifying tokens to more than 100 accounts. Then I will send the left amount to these accounts tomorrow after confirmation. The first milestone is the issuing tokens, it will be done in the next few days.
The second milestone is that we will release version 1.0 of Newpay, which is expected to be done around the end of January. With Newpay V1.0, our entire governance functionality will be added here, and there will be a super node mechanism on the network. Then, after Newpay1.0, there will be Newmall, and then, we are going to combine the development of Newpay and Newmall, to expand the size of the entire community, the number of holders of NEW, and then the quantity of transactions on Newchain. These are the main thing to be done in the future.
Elvy:Well, I guess one question that people are more curious, and often asked in the community, is when Newton is expected to go to the exchange?
Mr. Xu: As for Newton go to the exchange, we have two basic principles. The first one, in fact, we mentioned it at the Macau conference, that is, we will prepare our HEP at the end of February, also called hyper exchange protocol, then once the protocol is open, all DAPPs, including transactions, are free to access to Newton.
So this is a major event. From that point of view, once the HEP is open at the end of February, any exchange can be directly accessed.
Second, before that, we are communicating with some relatively large-scale exchanges and seeking deep cooperation. This communication will have clear conclusions recently. Because there is no formal contract yet, it is not appropriate to talk about which exchange is determined. It may misguide community members. Therefore, for Newton, there are two parts for opening the exchange mechanism. The first part is free access after open HEP, the second part is that we will talk about cooperation programs with some large-scale exchanges.
Elvy:There is also a phenomenon in which most of the communities in the bear market are inactive, no one speaks, except for grabbing red packets, but recently the Newton community is very active. What is the reason?
Mr. Xu: This is mainly based on the rotation. It is mainly based on everyone. In fact, the rotation of the Newton community is a concrete manifestation of the basic idea of community governance. That is, Newton is not a so-called project of corporate operation. It shouldn't be that everything should be done by the Newton project team but rather should be done by the Newton community.
So, I was thinking about where we should insert this management mechanism, and then choose to insert this management mechanism through the operation of the entire Newton community. The specific way is called rotation management, that is, community members can all be teamed up to manage the Newton community for a week, and we have a complete incentive mechanism for them.
From now on, this mechanism runs well, because in fact it will let the whole community participate deeply, and the effect is good. Then we need community talents from all walks of life to join this mechanism. In addition to community operations, such as commercialization, editing, and then operation, we will use similar mechanisms to advance the Newton project. In the end, we aim to create a globalized stereotyped organization with the highest efficiency.
Elvy:Well, I am also calling everyone here to join the rotation management plan. Because our WeMerge Capital is the owner of Newton's rotation in the second week, we manage all the communities in Newton during rotation period. This rotation is not only a matter of growing up for us and Newton, but also a very big contribution to Newton. So, I also encourage all friends of Newton's community to team up actively, or consult some friends who have successfully teamed up, and then go to the next election for rotating group owner. It's very meaningful, I believe the owners of the first week rotation has gained a lot. So everybody just come and join the election of the rotating group owners!
Mr. Xu: Yes, so I also want to take this opportunity to thank the first rotating group leader, the Sunny team, they did pretty good job. Thank you too. More and more teams need to be involved in rotation management and work with the Newton community.
Elvy:Yes, all of Newton's communities are fans of Newton, NewFan, lol.
Mr. Xu: Currently in Newton's so-called official office, there is only one person responsible for community operations, and then we are not planning to recruit a second person.
Newton plans to rely on this mechanism to realize operation management of all communities. In all projects, it is rare. By relying on this most powerful mechanism, it is actually a mechanism that (to promote) the deep participation of everyone.
We could recruit two people, five people, ten people, or twenty people to manage the community, but it is not right. We only recruit one person, and you are quite familiar with him, Leon.
Elvy:Yes, in fact, I admire Newton in this aspect. I found that everyone has a desire to go forward to participate in the rotation management. I don't know why there is such a big magic. I even joked that we didn't work that hard for managing our own community. And Newton did not spend money on any activities, promotion, community expansion, so what is the charm of Newton? On this special day, Mr. Xu, will you plan to give us a gift?
Mr. Xu: Well, today we will announce the plan for airdrops. It is also a gift from Grav-Mass Day to the entire Newton community. During the entire token exchange process, we received more than 10,000 qualified KYCs from all over the world, but because of the limited amount of token exchange, only some people participated in the token exchange, and most of them did not participate.
KYC but did not participate in the token exchange.
There will be about 10,000 people, so there will be about 50 million NEW to be issued, but this 50 million is relatively reasonable. At the same time, this 50 million New is distributed to 10,000 people, so it will not constitute the impact of this liquidity. Then, more importantly, we advocate a substantial increase in the number of New holders to stimulate the activity of the entire community. Therefore, we officially announced the news today. From tomorrow afternoon, everyone can fill in their Newpay address in the system.
Because of the Christmas, Newpay's IOS version of the online audit was affected, so the collection time of our entire airdrop address is from tomorrow until January 7. The iOS version of NewPay is expected to be approved by the end of December or early January. However, after January 7th, if anyone has not filled the address, it is deemed to be automatically abandoned.
The distribution of our entire airdrop will be divided into two batches. The first batch of airdrops was issued on December 31, 2018, as a gift for everyone's New Year. The second batch of NEW will be issued on January 8, 2019. So this is a gift for the community today. The most important purpose is to enable NEW's holders to quickly reach the scale of more than 10,000 people in the initial stage. More importantly, these 10,000 people are completely logical. My team and I also said this is better than distributing candy, which is not logical. For example, if I give a candy to a person, I don't need him to pay back. Then he does not need to give me feedback. However, this is actually a kind of feedback, it is a kind of gratitude. Because all of these KYC users, they all like the Newton project, otherwise he will not fill in the KYC information. Through KYC, they are users with perfect data. It is because the exchange amount is limited and it is not able to allow everybody to participate in token exchange. So, from this perspective, with a reasonable cost of 50 million New, the entire Newton community New holders will increase to 10,000 people, I think this will be crucial for the later development of the project.
Elvy:Well, I would like to emphasize that those who have passed KYC but have not received the token exchange quota, you will get the airdrop NEW to give back to your support for Newton.
Mr. Xu: Yes, feedback, thank you very much for filling out the KYC information, and thank you very much for your support of the Newton.
Elvy: Then, I want to ask a few questions that everyone is very concerned about.
Mr. Xu: Ok, then I will answer one of the questions on the screen first. Some friends asked, does the person who engaged in token exchange will not get the airdrop NEW? Yes, the person who gets the quota has no airdrops. The airdrop is only for those who participate in KYC but do not get the token exchange quota.
Elvy: My question is about Newmall: For those who are in the service industry, there is no physical store, is it also suitable to open an online store in Newmall and benefit from the decentralized system of Newton?
Mr. Xu: Well, it is suitable for the service industry, or you are selling virtual products, even if you are selling algorithms, um, you can settle in Newmall, because Newmall is a very common trading platform. It is ok, but there will be a gradual process. The first batch is that we will filter the merchants relatively strictly in order to ensure the quality of the service.
This is controllable for the user experience, otherwise the user experience is not good, everyone will feel that this product will have problems, which in turn will affect the entire Newton system. So in the future, we will devolve the entire Newmall check-in process, review mechanism, and distribute this power into the network, and drop it into the super nodes of this business type, and let them decide which merchants will settle in. This is a relatively deep problem, including our rotation management system. That is, the current rotation management system is actually the most primitive stage with no blockchain. What will happen in the future? In the future, the super nodes of our entire system will probably be perfected to about 100 nodes.
At this time, the nodes are divided into several types. For example, for a certain type, he is called the Newton community node, that is, the community operation node, we may choose to have ten in the world, then, this time the automatic community operation is here. 10 of them automatically flow, then if you want to participate in the entire automatic flow, you will first run for the super node. Then you choose, you will automatically manage this community, and then your income, in addition to this 60% of this mining income, the foundation itself can hold this token. In the future, all of this is going to work, so what is the core issue here? The core issue of the blockchain? When I interviewed by Mars Finance Editor Li two days ago, I said anyone who goes to talk about this token economic model design is a layman, because the core of the token is not the economic model, but to put the centralized power of some kind of governance back down to the decentralized network.
However, in delegating power to the Internet, it has a premise that you have to do something so meaningful, otherwise there will be no decentralization of this so-called governance right. Therefore, for most blockchain projects, if it is in the air state, its nodes have nothing to do but bookkeeping. And Newton is a large commercial network. We rely on retail to start this commercial network. At this time, in fact, we will give the authority of this commercial network to the nodes. For example, if we want to open an online store on Alibaba, then whether the online store can be approved is determined by Alibaba's certain department.
What is the core of the future? For example, Newmall has a business, can it settle in? It will be determined by the node of this type of commercial operation. For example, there are 60 business type nodes in the world, so the merchants need to get their vote to open the store on Newmall. Another type might be the nodes of the arbitration. For example, if you have too many complaints about a store, the nodes of the arbitration will also vote once, and the result of the vote may close the store. Probably this is a logic.
It is also the logic of a systematic operation of the future Newton super node. Under this logic, the function is definitely to support a variety of service industries, virtual goods, and even unique types of tokens can be traded, we can design. For example, you can send a personal token, this is when you send me a hundred tokens, then this hundred tokens can sell your time, then this time your token can also be sold on Newmall, of course, I will definitely want to buy 90, and then I can sell this to someone who needs you, otherwise he will have no time to date you, lol. Yes, in fact, Newmall is, to some extent, an exchange that does not have a trading limit. We can trade a lot of things, and everyone will feel it in the future.
Elvy:I just heard Xu said, the community can do a lot of things in the future.
Mr. Xu: Yes, there are so many. In fact, when we launched token exchange, I said that I really hope everyone can participate in this. The only way for everyone to profit from other blockchain projects is to buy tokens as early as they can, and then sell it in the future, and they have nothing to do with this project, then people go find next chance.
Most of the time, you don't even have a chance to sell. Well, I hope everyone in Newton have way to participate in the project, first, we are all NEW holders, then, you hold and lock NEW and become our super node, and then you will continue to generate revenue through the operation of the participating network, then the income can be either normal currency or NEW. These generated benefits can cover your costs. In this case, that is, you will continue to gain income by participating in a project and turning it into a startup platform.
Elvy:For consumers, whether Newmall has a system that can be directly converted into legal currency.
Mr. Xu: Not yet. In fact, this is a license issue. If an app receives both the cryptocurrency and the legal currency, it requires a legal currency channel. Obviously, there is no such law in China. Well, we will look for it overseas, but now we have not taken this as a priority.
Elvy: So what do we expect from Newmall's trading volume next year? Then how much will it return to NEW's purchaser?
Mr. Xu: Well, we have always said that we hope to achieve the scale of 3 billion yuan of transactions, which was mentioned in the Macau conference. Then, we have some channels that can greatly increase the transaction volume, such as wholesale channels, but in fact it is not a very good transaction performance. In fact, we prefer to make the retail transaction amount, but from now on, 3 billion should be a number that can be expected.
But the whole pressure is really big. As for how many buyers will be assigned to NEW, it is actually related to this New release model. Our release model is deterministic.
On the first day of the year, there will be 2.1 million NEW, then the whole is based on the NEW force to divide the money. We also spoke at the Macau conference, in fact, the purchasing power of a renminbi is equal to this New Force.
You can count how much NEW is based on this. From this point of view, this is a game process.
Just like this mining, when everyone is mining, the difficulty of mining will increase, but at this time, if your equipment is not upgraded, It is equivalent to the amount of coins you have dug, but the price of the currency may rise, and you will increase the amount of money you earn. Therefore, according to this New distribution mechanism, I have always adhered to two principles.
The first one is NEW 's issuance. Certainty will produce expectations and prosperity. The second is that there will be scarcity. Otherwise, this liquidity will be rampant. Then, under the principle of determining a scarcity, everyone will go to the money here according to New force.
So when we were at the Macau conference, we said that if we had only one person a day and spent ten dollars to buy a pair of socks, then he would get ten new forces. He will come up with a 100% token. That is, a person may hold 2 million of this NEW. When the news appeared, it might be detonated the next day, which is unlikely. This New will increase, meaning NEW's liquidity will increase. Then as NEW 's usage scene increases, so the process of this game will make the whole thing work.
Elvy:Will the NEW holder get the dividends?
Mr. Xu: Actually, this is a very basic issue. By the way, I also explained why should the NEW did not participate in the exchanges was destroyed. Newton's token is divided into two parts, one part is equivalent to the so-called mining and the other is non-mining, including foundation, team, and participation in the token exchange. Then, the 60% of mining is actually issued by mechanism.
Just now, the core issue of token is not the economic model design. Token is the carrier of certain rights, then the centralization power is decentralized to the network. Because you have the right to participate in or operate a certain huge business network, you will get the corresponding benefits, so the economy is a result, not a cause.
Because you hold this so-called token, you can get this benefit. The issuance of tokens is not possible in itself and should not have interest.
Let me give you an exaggerated example. For example, it is impossible to define what you can earn in the constitution of our country or the US constitution, because in the design of the most basic level of an organization, it has nothing to do with money. One thing that defines is some kind of right that you should or should have. On this basis, there will be commercial activities, such as opening a bank, or you can open an insurance. In this insurance, you can actually talk about it, or in the bank you deposit money.
The token issue in the white paper is equivalent to a constitutional level. It will not have this so-called economic model or the concept of so-called interest. If there is, there will be problems. So, everyone can see, Newton's whitepaper, we are talking about the token model design has never said, deliberately avoid the token economy, because this is not an economic problem in itself. So, based on this principle, we have about 1.1 billion New in the third round, and we have not exchanged with the community.
Because we caught up with bear market of Bitcoin, we ended up. Then at this time, there are only a few ways to deal with these NEW. For some project team, they may take these tokens by themselves, which is a terrible decision. Of course, for us, this option will never happen. Because this option does not meet the principle of community priority. For us, the first way is to move these NEWs to 60%, but this is contrary to the spirit of the white paper, which is equivalent to cross-border misappropriation. It is unreasonable from participation to mining, so this option is denied.
The second option is to send the interest that these NEWs become locked to the community. But the applicant for this project will have the concept of interest in the basic level of design. In addition, many foreign large-scale transactions with all the token mechanisms will be judged that the token has this securities property. So this solution is not suitable. We finally decided to transfer it to the address of a black hole and always publicize it on the blockchain. Let everyone know some of the logical practices of our project in the initial stage. The 1.1 billion New is like a certain sea god needle, and it will always exist in our blockchain and become a very important proof of our credit.
Elvy:Can you give me some more time? There are still problems.
Mr. Xu: Ok, yes, I think this way is quite good. In fact, this is a very efficient way of interacting with the community.
ELVY: A lot of people are asking me how to become a NewMall merchant?
Mr. Xu: Well, the first batch of merchants we settled in is indeed our initiative. For example, OKbuy, Li Shubin is responsible for this. In this regard, he is an expert and his resources in the industry are also very rich. Later, in fact, I think this is where we are not doing well, that is, we do not provide a clear process for everyone.
We already prepared to organize a process on how to settle in Newmall. In this process, we will explain how you should submit relevant information. Initially, the Newton team is reviewing. The next step will be handed over to the corresponding super nodes for review. I will arrange a timetable first, and strive to show a clear process of entering the Newmall before the Spring Festival, that is, in January.
Elvy: Why is it called Newton?
Mr. Xu: This actually explains it many times. Newton is a great scientist, but in his later years, he is the director of the Royal Mint. And this experience is actually unknown by people. During the term of the director, he also made two important financial innovations and contributions. The first is the anti-counterfeiting technology of this serrated edge of the coin he invented. The second is that Newton actually invented the modern gold standard system and replaced the original silver standard.
Therefore, in order to commemorate the huge contributions of Newton in financial, we chose to use Newton to name our project to pay a tribute to Sir Newton. In fact, Newton is very interesting, he is not a particularly serious person. Newton also engaged in trading stocks. When there was a stock at that time, Newton was also a pioneer. He went to speculate on the stock. The result showed that if the money converted the current dollar, he lost $3 million. This is a lot of money for him. Therefore, we believe that if he can live in modern times, he will definitely buy Bitcoin, and he will lose money with a high probability. Therefore, if you lose money, you don't have to worry, big scientist Newton was also in a mess. The second speculation is that Newton will certainly understand the fact that the blockchain is the future of the 21st century, so he will definitely issue tokens by himself. Therefore, we are now also fulfilling a wish for Newton's elderly, so from this moment onward, Newton is not only a unit of natural force, but also a unit of digital asset.
Elvy:This sentence is very classic, we will send this sentence to the community later.
Mr. Xu: Yes, this sentence was written in the first transaction record of Newchain. This is what I wrote. I asked a friend of mine, Professor Gu, to help translate the English.
Elvy: It's actually near the end of the live broadcast. What else do you want to share with us?
Mr. Xu: First, practitioners in the field of cryptocurrency industry include several types of people. One is a senior practitioner who has experienced many cycle-periods. They have seen a super bull market since 2017 and experienced sharp wealth increase and decrease in a short period, like a roller coaster. There are also some people who have just entered the industry and have heard many exciting stories.
But what I want to say is that I think the current blockchain is normal. Last year's blockchain, that is, explosive growth, and then rapid decline, is not normal in itself, but now it is normal. From the perspective of the nature of business, from the essence of entrepreneurship, Sequoia Capital has invested in one hundred projects after careful screening, but what can be so-called success is very, very few.
We said that throughout the business of entrepreneurship, failure is normal, and success is not normal. For the blockchain, no matter what the project is, in fact, the difficulty of starting a blockchain project is far greater than the traditional commercial company, so for me, Newton is a very serious entrepreneurial project, not a simple one for a speculative project. This is my judgment on this industry. That is to say, the whole logic of this whole market in 2019 years will be completely different from that in 2017 and 2018.
Like the fate of destiny, I did not expect that we will send NEW to everyone on December 25th, but it also marks the public circulation of Newton in the market, so first of all, I wish you all Merry Grav-Mass, and then wish everyone a happy new year. I especially hope that everyone's mentality in the new year is really positive for the development of Newton, take it as our common entrepreneurial project.
It is an opportunity to realize our common ideals. Everyone is the holder of NEW. I hope everyone can be actively participate in the election or voting of the super node. Then, I hope that the super node can really take up the work of community governance. The third hope is that all of us will work together to create a global network of huge business. The final result must be that everyone benefits, so that NEW's value is added and supported. By then, we will have very good rewards. We say that Newton is a dazzling giant to work overtime, because we are going to create value.
Elvy: Thank you, Mr. Xu, thank you!
Mr. Xu: I think we have a very good interaction. This is a very simple and efficient way.
Elvy: Everyone, please remembers to go to the HUOBI.com to support us.


Time for a fourth beer from Texas' Real Ale Brewing Company: Brewhouse Brown Ale. It's one of their year-round beers, served in a twelve ounce bottle. Their web site lists 5.4% ABV and 33 IBUs.
Brewhouse Brown poured with a small head, which was a light brown in color. The beer is a medium or slightly darker brown, somewhat cloudy and has some sediment. There are notes of coffee and chocolate in the aroma. It has a slightly heavier mouth feel. There is some nice malt to the taste, but maybe not as much as you would expect considering the aroma and mouth feel. I would say it is a medium-bodied, maybe a little stronger. Very little bitterness. The finish is dry and gives way to mildly malty aftertaste.


Microsoft has its own experimental unit with the name of Microsoft Garage. Here all the experimental projects of all the teams take place from all over the company. The latest project that has been released from the Garage is XAML studio. It is a new tool kit that will help the developers to prototype the UWP XAML rapidly.
The XAML Studio released by Microsoft has been designed to prototype the UWP XAML. The prototype can then later be copied to the visual studio as well. The copying of the prototype to the visual studio is not a hard task and won't involve a lot of time as well to be copied. The main aim is to give developers real-time interaction with the code.
Developers now after the XAML Studio will be able to preview the code in real-time and interact with the result. This would be just like the code was running back in the app. The interaction and preview of the code will help the developers to identify any bugs or issues that are lying or any other problem that is not being highlighted.
There are certain features that the XAML Studio possesses which includes the live and interactable preview window. With a live window, the developers will now be able to debug any problem or issue that is being identified. There is also an option of autosave and restore documents while the option of data context editor is also available in the list of features.
The creator of the project, XAML studio, Micahel, said that the studio is all about quick prototype loop. The tool will help in the future and it needs to work right away. He further said that he will interact with the studio to find out how it goes before incorporating the feature right into the app.


The preferred shield of the Highland warrior was the targe. Slightly smaller than the typical medieval round shield, this Brass Studded Scottish Targe is a reproduction of the Scottish shield, in all its impressive detail and adorned glory. Targes were used successfully up until the Battle of Culloden, in 1746, at which point they were banned, and many were destroyed. This recreation reflects the look not of a typical soldiers targe, but instead, the targe of any number of important persons. The shield itself is made from wood, with a black leather covering on the front. In true reflection of the ornate Highland targes, this piece also possesses a rich level of decoration, including a fine brass boss at the center, ringed by brass studs and rivets all about its circular face. Concentric circles are among the most common shapes on this targe, which recreates one of the two more common patterns that were used in targe design. This targe is slightly larger than is traditional as well, measuring in at a 24 inch diameter. With its intricate and fine detail, this Brass Studded Scottish Targe is more of a decorative piece, one that will serve well as a cultural display piece in your collection, as well as a fine addition to any Highland attire that you might wear, too.


A Coroner has recorded a narrative verdict in the death of a cyclist who was fatally injured after his carbon fibre forks separated under braking in August 2015.
Jonathan Weatherley, 43, was found by a passerby in Twinstead, Essex, on August 23 with multiple injuries and attempts to save him were unsuccessful when emergency services arrived.
Senior Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray concluded that the bonding on the Kinesis Racelight TK2 separated. The Racelight T carbon forks have since been recalled by UK distributor Upgrade Bikes.
"Jonathan Weatherley probably applied braking through his front brakes for some unknown reason, causing the bonding between the carbon fibre blades and aluminum crown to fail as a result of the fact that the bonding material had not adequately bonded these two components together. Jonathan died as a result of his injuries sustained in this accident," the Coronor said.
Law firm Leigh Day confirmed they are taking legal action against the supplier, Upgrade Bikes., although it is believed that Mr Weatherley did not buy the bike directly from them.
"We are now investigating the manufacture and supply of these forks to find out how this product came to be on the market and whether any other cyclists may still be at risk," said Thomas Jervis of Leigh Day. It is believed that Mr Weatherley did not buy the bike directly from Upgrade Bikes.


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Q: Wrap first character in HTML tag using jQuery / JavaScript I'd like to insert (wrap) a first character of a certain DIV into a  tag.
Example:

A few words...

to

A few words...

Thanks!

A: If you're just looking for a way to style your first character,  use CSS ::first-letter

.myclass::first-letter {
  font-size: 2em;
  color: gold;
}

A few words...

If you really want JavaScript / jQuery to insert a wrapping  element than:

$(".myclass").html((i, h) => `<span>${h.slice(0,1)}</span>${h.slice(1)}`);
.myclass span {
  font-size: 2em;
  color: gold;
}

A few words...

Or in JavaScript:

document.querySelectorAll(".myclass").forEach(el => {
  const h = el.innerHTML;
  el.innerHTML = `<span>${h.slice(0,1)}</span>${h.slice(1)}`;
});
.myclass span {
  font-size: 2em;
  color: gold;
}

A few words...

*

*As you can notice in all three examples the inner HTML (i.e: words...) is preserved.

*In the above JavaScript and jQuery examples we still miss a check that the actual first character of the innerHTML is not actually a Tag begin <, so make sure you don't have i.e: A few words... or it will fail. In that case the code above should be expanded.

*By using the JS solutions, on a large document scale, you might experience flickers caused by re-layouting and repaints.

*I'd still suggest to try to use the CSS approach. It's faster for the browser and provides a better UX.

*String.prototype.slice()

A: Here is a method I tested out and worked. I put an example event listener of a click event.
$('.myclass').click(function() {
   let myText = $('.myclass').text ();
   let myChar = myText.substring(0,1);
   let myNewText = `<span>${myChar}</span>${myText.substring(1,myText.length)}`;
   $('.myclass').html(myNewText);
});

A: const div = $('.myclass');

div.append('A few words...');

console.log(div.html());

//use jQuery#append.

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Watch "Mindfvck" by Ghita
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It was in October that I wrote about the spunky song "Mindfvck" by pop newcomer Ghita, and it has definitely, remained one of the most, memorable, releases to my mind during the run-up to the end of the year. Aside from the provocative lyrics which at first leap out alluringly, the song's super, catchy melody is one that instantly sticks in the memory and has the ability, to have us joining in all within a quick minute.
I, really love the quirky metallic beats that punch out the poptastic melody of the track because when they are intermingled, with accents of string arrangements the song as a whole, takes-off on a bigger level, of infectiousness. It goes widescreen. The song is created, of bold and cinematic worlds on a collision course with the pop charts in mind. I absolutely, know "Mindfvck" has a place on the radio waves if we all continue pushing it so that it achieves the lucky break it deserves.
Now this gem of a track has an added extra tool to raise awareness of it's classy, cool appeal with – a video. The visual doesn't have any great, storyline to it but doesn't have to. All that is really, necessary is, we get an introduction to Ghita to see for ourselves who this effervescent young talent is. The way in which she cooly struts around in the film clip suggests she's empowered, with confidence and has a sparkly pop star in the making presence. Maybe it's just me but, I see shades of Dua Lipa's earliest mesmerising qualities being an influence and, we all know what a hot ticket she's become the last couple of years. I am hopeful that Ghita will go on to replicate a reasonable amount if not a considerable success for herself. By the sheer, pop flavours of "Mindfvck" alone, I think we definitely, need to keep an eye on her.
Connect with Ghita
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ghitamusic/
Twitter: @ghitamusic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghitamusic/
Listen to "Mindfvck" by Ghita
Mandy Rogers October 11, 2017

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Ody ICON was born in Limassol and is currently living in Paris. Multi-faceted artist, he is an actor, director, performer and photographer.
At MYS he will present coast to coast, a site specific performance transferred into a video dance series by Harry Koushos and Ody ICON.
Both of them walk into a place in a country where they meet. Harry puts on his headphones, isolates and dances while Ody captures the spontaneous choreography in one shot. Both of them move in the space from side to side: dancing, capturing and directing on the moment.
The two artists are Cypriots, they travel around the world because of their jobs and every time they meet in a country they make the next coast to coast video dance.
This time they will meet in Paphos – where exactly? Come to Mind your step and you'll know.


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Q: Appending multi-indexed Series to an empty Series in pandas I take a multi-indexed pandas series named 'dat' and try to append it to an empty series named 's'. This is how 'dat' looks like:
a = [['bar', 'bar', 'foo', 'foo'],['one', 'two', 'one', 'two']]
t = list(zip(*a))
ind = pd.MultiIndex.from_tuples(t, names=['first', 'second'])
dat = pd.Series(randn(4), index=ind)

Out[1]:
first  second
bar    one      -1.361606
       two      -0.108458
foo    one      -0.691175
       two      -0.830161
dtype: float64

Now, when I append it to the empty Series 's' it returns this:
s = pd.Series()
s = s.append(dat)
Out[2]:
(bar, one)   -1.361606
(bar, two)   -0.108458
(foo, one)   -0.691175
(foo, two)   -0.830161
dtype: float64

How can I recover the original form?

A: This was a bug fixed in 0.14.0 (coming next week), see here: http://pandas-docs.github.io/pandas-docs-travis/whatsnew.html#whatsnew-0140-api (the set_index section).
You can get the pre-release here: https://github.com/pydata/pandas/releases


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Exhibitions + Conferences
IFAT 2018: The Food and Beverage Industry as Promising Playground for Environmental Technology
Green technologies enjoy a special significance in the food and beverage industries, particularly as water is a key resource in these sectors. Hence, these industries become important target groups for the offering at the environmental technology exhibition IFAT 2018. The world's leading trade fair will take place at Munich's exhibition center from May 14 to 18.
IFAT covers the entire spectrum of water management, from extraction to disposal (Image: Messe München)
In beverage and food manufacturing, water is used as ingredient, for the production process, for cleaning and for hygiene. The scope of application is as varied as the approaches of the exhibitors in the water, sewage and recycling sectors. Pumps are just one example here, and traditionally are one of IFAT's largest product groups. Many food and beverage companies pump their water from own wells. And, as with many other production and cleaning processes, this requires a reliable, powerful, hygienic, eco-friendly and energy-efficient transport of the medium. One of the globally active enterprises delivering pumps and valves for almost any transport task in the beverage industry is KSB.
Ensuring water quality
Provisions such as the drinking water ordinance or the mineral and table water ordinance define necessary properties that water, which is used for producing beverages and foodstuff, must fulfill. So, impurities or harmful substances need to be removed from the transported water stream safely. In brewing water, for example, these mainly are hydro carbonates, nitrates and possibly pesticides, which can be removed by reverse osmosis. Also the varied range of membrane processes prove of value in the food and beverage industries. To prevent oxidation in products, membrane degassing, for example, can efficiently remove dissolved oxygen from brewing water or from mixing water in juice making. Grünbeck Wasseraufbereitung GmbH ranks among the international plant manufacturers that can select the appropriate solution from a multitude of technologies: ion exchange, reverse osmosis, membrane process or electro deionization.
Another huge playground for the treatment and cleaning technologies presented in Munich is the treatment of process water and production wastewater. In the beverage industry, these are typically heavily contaminated with solids, for example with removed labels during bottle washing and organic substances. Individual solutions such as those offered by EnviroChemie GmbH, Huber SE or Invent Umwelt- und Verfahrenstechnik AG can reduce loads to such an extent that the treated water can be discharged into the public sewage system without supplementary charges or even directly into open waters. Additionally, energy can be produced in form of biogas or heat, and treated process water can be used for cleaning plants and watering.
Gaining recyclables from sewage
Also valuable materials can be recovered from the wastewater stream. Pyreg GmbH, for example, offers a procedure to win phosphorus fertilizer from sewage sludge. Especially wastewater from dairy plants has an interestingly high phosphorus content.
One of the trends in water and sewage technology is to standardize and unitize plants or components, as this allows to reduce the technical complexity. At the same time, the plants can be flexibly extended by additional components. Consistent standards in various locations of the often globally-operating food and beverage producers are an important precondition for successfully implementing the Industry 4.0 demands.
As in other industries, the food and beverage industries increasingly focus on the life-cycle costs of their plants. 80 percent of the total costs incur during the operation; the purchase, however, only accounts for a fifth. Here, optimizing process water and sewage handling is a promising approach to saving costs.
The exemplarily mentioned environmental technology companies—and the more than 3,100 other exhibitors—can be visited at IFAT 2018.
Source: Messe München GmbH
Awards - Corporate News
KBL Wins Two Prestigious Awards
KBL Wins Big at 2nd ASSOCHAM Diversity & Inclusion Excellence Awards & Conclave and National Awards for Manufacturing Competitiveness 2019-2020.
From Beer to Natural Resources
IFAT shows the recycling of building materials.


my son is in love. when he sees the object of his adoration, everyone and everything else around him ceases to exist. no matter what's going on, when judah sees his obsession walk in the room, a huge smile breaks out on his face and it's like the freaking glorious appearing. i never thought i'd have to give him up this fast, but he's already given his heart away utterly and completely.
judah is a daddy's boy 100%.
let me say right now that this is not a problem. if i could pick any person in the world for judah to be in love with and adore, it would be jesse. not just because he's his father, but because of what kind of father he is. i just sort of wish that i had a little of that mojo for myself.
we learned in birth class how important the first hour with your baby is. skin to skin contact, breastfeeding and snuggling all do things on a chemical level to start the bonding process between the mother and the child on the outside. you don't know this because neither jesse nor i have gotten around to finishing the birth story, but pretty much right after judah came out i was taken away to the operating room because i had the pleasure of sustaining a "complicated tear." i did hold him first and breastfeed him right away, but i think it was only about 5 minutes. the next time i saw him it was 2 hours later when i was waking up from the anesthesia. luckily he was in jesse's arms this entire time just as we had planned if anything went wrong with me.
2 hours old. first real snuggle.
do i think that has anything to do with judah's daddy preference now? no, not really. but of course i wonder. if i hadn't gone all she-hulk on the pushing and had done it in less than 7 minutes, would i have avoided a crazy tear and been able to stay with judah the whole time? who knows?
what i do know is that there are instances where i am definitely not enough for little man. last week jesse brought him by my work for a visit and the bug was being what we like to call a "cranksta wanksta." even when jesse was holding him he was whining and fretting. then i wanted to snuggle and try to calm him down thinking that since he hadn't seen me all day i would have some special powers. so jesse handed him to me. he. started. shrieking. jesse is really sensitive about my mommy feelings, so he said, "yeah, he was totally doing this before with me too." so sweet. but then i walked within arms reach of jesse and judah lunges all the way out of my arms, screaming and starts grabbing desperately onto jesse's shirt front. it was so precious, painful and awkward all at once. as soon as he was with jesse he stopped screaming. ouch, my heart. poor jesse just looks embarrassed and apologetic. geez he is so caring!
another theory we have as to why judah is so dad-tached is because jesse is "the rescuer." due to our work schedules, it is ALWAYS jesse the gets him from preschool. so if he has had a bad day or is homesick, it is daddy that takes him from a stressful situation to a comforting one. by the time i come to get him it just a parent to parent transfer and is no big deal. and jesse was the rescuer for the first months of morning wakeups after judah started sleeping through the night because he's an amazing husband and let me sleep later. so it was always him that judah saw in the mornings after a night alone.
the rescuer arrives at school!
i realize that at some point when he's older judah will certainly fall in love with me and maybe even become a mama's boy for a while. when that happens i will probably wish that someone besides me could soothe him from time to time. i just always thought that from birth to toddling, babies were more attached to their moms because of the whole living in me for 9 months and then breastfeeding for almost 6 more thing. maybe that was wrong to assume.
less than 2 months old and already enamored.
once again, it's a self-esteem issue. i feel like less of a mom when i can't "fix" judah with just my mommy-mojo. it's embarrassing in public when i have to hand him off to jesse for the save and most of all it breaks my heart that the attachment to me just seems to sort of be lacking whenever daddy is in sight. don't get me wrong, judah loves me and we have a ball together and in a contest between me and the world minus jesse, i win 100% of the time in judah's heart, but there is definitely a preference that comes out when times are tough and mommy and daddy are both available and that's what hurts.
maybe it's just a boys and daddies thing. maybe it's because i'm a full time working mom and he's so young. maybe it's because i didn't eat enough broccoli when i was pregnant. maybe it's just a phase and he will go defcon mommy soon enough. right now though it's the most bittersweet thing in the world. i try not to get jealous or frustrated or all 3rd grader, "fine, judah, i don't like you either!" *sticks out tongue.* the kid doesn't know what he is doing and he doesn't have the subtle vocabulary skills to realize how cool i am. it will come.
while i hope that i can be a loving comforter for my son(s) no matter their age, i will always choose jesse as their role model, mentor and idol. but that doesn't mean i have to love it when he crawls gleefully out of my arms. and maybe discovering the letter M sometime soon wouldn't be half bad either.
yeah, buddy, i know. "da-da" is pretty awesome.
1. I was not included on the invite to see Judah's video- ouch. We are ticky-tack blood sisters... I thought that meant something to you.
2. Hula is a mama's girl (totally gets that painful look when Dad is holding her), so we had to get Gerdy so that Matt could have a little love, too. I know they're not children, but maybe baby dos will be all over you.
3. Even if the second baby is head-over-heels for Jesse, I think you got it right: it's not just that baby loves daddy, it's that he loves this daddy. I am so excited to be a mom, and mostly because my kids will get Matt as a daddy. An awesome baby-daddy is worth his weight in gold.
I love this post...we have definitely gone through both phases...mommy phase and daddy phase so far...he will definitely become a mama's boy at some point. But, I'll tell you what...those photos are pretty priceless of him gazing at Jesse even from birth. Precious!
1st word, well syllable, has been "ba ba ba". Her bottle took precedence over me! I've tried so hard for her to say "ma ma ma" but she will only say ba ba!
I feel your pain, at almost 2 months Eli is a daddy's boy. What few smiles we get are only for dad... i'm just the milk truck.
So love your honesty, angst, and adoration for the daddy-baby bond...it is indeed awesome, and something I've had mutual feelings about. Bob wasn't near the 'baby person' Jesse is, but he made up for lost time once they could walk and talk. 'My heart belongs to daddy' is true here too. I've often wondered, prayed, agonized, puzzled, been upset, angry, felt it was unfair, blamed him for being the kid pleaser and leaving me with the less fun parts of child rearing; but at the end of the day, I think an awesome relationship with a dad is the greatest gift a child can have because it sets them up for a great relationship with their heavenly father. Mom's are suppose to adore their children, and moms are suppose to be there, but to have a father who IS there, is a treasure that's becoming rarer every day. I've also learned a lot from Jesse's dad...how to be less bossy and more caring, how to think about what I say and how it will impact the child rather than just say what I'm thinking to get the job done, how to nurture rather than parent, and how to have fun and lighten a situation rather than intensify it and make it worse with my anger and control. Some of my lessons took way too long to learn...thankfully, God doesn't give up easily!!!
You (like me) bring so many awesome things to the table which will be such a benefit to Judah in the days ahead. There are definitely things the kids call me about that they know won't get done as well in Dad's court (you know what I'm talking about!)so you will have your own special place in his heart. Knowing you, I also know you will continue to come before your father in heaven and seek Him as you grow in mothering ... it's an awesome journey, and I'm glad we're on it together!


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WHO YOU CALLIN' A BITCH? A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE IMAGES USED TO PORTRAY AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN RAP MUSIC
Melanie Marie Lindsay, California State University - San Bernardino
Master of Arts in Social Sciences
Mary Texiera
Rap music has been a major force in American culture since the 1970s. It can be political, uplifting, and celebratory. It can also be misogynistic and degrading to women, the focus of the current research. This paper begins with a brief history of the importance of music in the African American community. It then provides a history of rap music and major influences on its development through the decades. A systematic comparison of Billboard's top 5 rap videos for 2004 and 2014 follows. This section, the core analysis, compares the lyrical and visual content in terms of the representation of African American women. Findings reveal three stereotypes—Jezebel, Sapphire, and Mammy/"Baby Mama"—dominate the presentation of African American women in the videos. Based on these three stereotypes, the videos present African American women as greedy, dishonest, sex objects, with no respect for themselves or others, including the children under their care. The women in the videos are scorned by men and exist to bring pleasure to them. Differences between 2004 and 2014 with respect to misogyny and degradation of a group that has historically suffered from dual disadvantage—because of both race and gender—are minimal. This research is a call to action to pay close attention to rap songs and rap music videos and to demand change both from rap artists and the companies that back them.
Lindsay, Melanie Marie, "WHO YOU CALLIN' A BITCH? A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE IMAGES USED TO PORTRAY AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN RAP MUSIC" (2016). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 336.
Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Gender and Sexuality Commons, Politics and Social Change Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons


The no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, for his alleged involvement in treasury bond scams and failure to act promptly to contain ethnic violence in Ampara and Kandy, was defeated in Parliament yesterday with a majority of 46 votes.
At the end of a full day debate from 10 am to 9.30 pm Speaker Karu Jayasuriya moved the House for a vote.
The motion against Prime Minister Wickremesinghe received 76 votes in favour and 122 votes against while 26 MPs were absent at the division taken by name. Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dassanayake read out the names of 224 MPs (Speaker Jayasuriya not included), and each of them present was asked to state 'Yes' or 'No'. Voting started at 9.30 pm and ended around 10 pm.
The UNF en bloc voted against the motion. But, UNF MP Ven. Rathana Thera was absent. Dissident UNF MP Wijayadasa Rajapaksa voted against the no-faith motion. The minority parties led by Ministers Rauf Hakeem (SLMC), Rishad Bathiudeen (ACMC), Mano Ganesan and P Digambaram (TPA), and the TNA voted against the motion.
The six members of the JVP voted in favour of the motion along with the Joint Opposition MPs.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his son Namal voted for the motion. The former President did not enter the main chamber of Parliament during the entire debate.
CWC leader Arumugam Thondaman was also a notable absentee.
Government rank SLFP members absent were Mahinda Amaraweera, Sarath Amunugama, Nimal Siripala De Silva, Duminda Dissanayake, Faizer Mustapha, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Wijith Wijyamuni Zoysa, Piyasasena Gamage, Mohan Lal Grero, Sriyani Wijewickrama, MALM Hisbullah, AHM Fowzie, Lasantha Alagiyawanna, Manusha Nanayakkara, Nishantha Mutuhettigama, Indika Bandaranayake and Weerakumara Dissanayake.
The UPFA MPs, representing the SLFP, who voted in favour of the motion, were Susil Premajayantha, Dayasiri Jayasekara, Dilan Perera, John Seneviratne, Lakshman Wasantha Perera, Dr Sudarshani Fernandopulle, Tharanath Basnayake, Susantha Punchinilame, Anura Yapa, S B Dissanayake, Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, Chandima Weerakkody, Anuradha Jayaratne, T. B. Ekanayake and Sumedha Jayasena.
SLFP Ministers who voted against Prime Minister Wickremesinghe told a press conference yesterday evening that the head of the government was President Sirisena and, therefor they would remain in the government. "It is the President who would decide whether we should hold ministerial posts or not. Not the UNP," Minister SB Dissanayake told the media at the Parliament complex, while the debate on the motion was in progress.
Ministers SB Dissanayake, Dayasiri Jayasekera, John Seneviratne, Lakshman Wasantha Perera, Sudarshini Fernandopulle, Tharanath Basnayake, Dilan Perera, Susantha Punchinilame, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Susil Premajayantha, Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, Chanmdima Weerakkody, Sumedha G Jayasena and Anuradha Jayaratne were present at the media briefing.
Opposition Leader R Sampanthan, participating in the debate, on the motion said: "With regard to the Central Bank bond scam, consequent to investigations two persons are in custody and a warrant has been issued against a third person and investigations are in progress. The investigations should be completed as soon as possible and the rule of law should be implemented irrespective of who they are.
"The motion of no confidence seeks to implicate the prime minister with the bond scam. Statements of actions of a general nature are thought to be used in an attempt to implicate the prime minister with the bond scam. The wording of the motion and the timing of the motion are indicative of a pursuit of a political agenda through the motion rather than fixing responsibility with regard to the bond scam. The question must be raised as to why the wording is so weak and lacking in any specific charge against the prime minister pertaining to the bond scam per se. Why should this motion be brought now?
"The wording of the motion is too loose and too general in nature. It could be that the Prime Minister is facing this situation because of the confidence he placed in someone who betrayed him. Where is the evidence or charge against the Prime Minister of involvement in the bond scam per say? Is the wording of the NCM so loose and so general because of the lack of specific material against the Prime Minister in regard to the bond scam? If that is so, in my submission the motion lacks credibility.
"With regard to the timing of the motion, this bond scam occurred three years ago and it has been the subject of public focus for a long time and why has this motion brought against the PM only now?
Chief Opposition Whip JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake: "This is a politically motivated no-confidence motion. Our position on this motion's vote is being questioned by many. Some even made phone calls and asked whether our vote for the motion against Prime Minister would not make us complicit in the crime of strengthening the Rajapaksa camp. Some others demanded to know from us if we voted against the motion whether that wouldn't amount to approving and take Prime Minister's camp wouldn't it amount to approve the bond scams he and his government worthies committed. We took a decision to vote for the motion against the prime minister. We took that decision after considering the current political situation and its dynamics. On the other hand, this motion is against corruption and racism. The JVP is always against corruption and abhors racism. Viewed from that perspective, too, we have made the right decision.
"The whole world knows that those who accuse the Prime Minister of bond scam, committed similar frauds. Those who say that they have no-confidence in him because of his failure to prevent the spread of racial riots in Kandy district are champions of racism. A simple glance at the list of the names of those who signed the no-faith motion would show you the worst racists. They are more racist than the Prime Minister.
"We hold not only the Prime Minister but also the President responsible for the accusations listed in the no confidence motion.
"The motion would have been complete if it had contained a line stating that there was no confidence in the Premier for his deliberate delaying of the investigations against the Rajapaksas.
"Many of those against whom complaints have been lodged with the Commission to Investigate Bribery and Corruption are ministers of the current government. Some of them are ministers of the previous government and were defeated at the last general elections.
Leader of the House Minister Lakshman Kiriella, participating in the debate, said that the no-confidence motion against the PM had, as its basis, baseless allegations.
He said that the premier was not responsible for any of the allegations mentioned in the motion.
Minister Kiriella said that both the COPE Report and Bond Commission Report had not mentioned the PM was responsible for the Treasury bond scam. Therefore, the motion was invalid, he said.
Gunawardena said that though Mahendran was wanted by the Sri Lankan courts government ministers met him in Singapore.
The motion was submitted to the Speaker by the Joint Opposition on March 21 carrying the signatures of 55 MPs including four SLFP members in the government ranks. The defeat of the motion ended a 14-day-long numbers game.
Yesterday's motion was the 47th no confidence motion in the Sri Lankan Parliament history and the third against a Prime Minister. Previously, two no-confidence motions had been submitted and taken for vote against PMs SWRD Bandaranaike in 1957 and Sirimavo Bandaranaike in 1975. The government sides defeated both of them.


With the fastest growing technology, one can connect to the world with ease. Fastest growing not only makes our work convenient but also leads to dangerous, life-threatening events. A minor short circuit of electronics appliances can be caused to burn the entire house down.
The One India One Helpline number (112), an emergency helpline service initiated by the Indian Home Ministry – can be dialed during the emergencies of Fire Emergency, Medical Emergency, Road Accident, Earthquake, Flood and Wildfire.
To combat such issues and let our citizens be safe in the hands of the law, the Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh recently launched an emergency helpline number, namely One India One Helpline, in order to help citizens out of any life-threatening situation.
The number is 112 and is toll-free, which states that the call wouldn't cost us a penny.
How to generate a panic call?
If you are a Smartphone user, just press the power button of your phone thrice as quick as possible. This, in return, activates a panic call to Emergency Response Centre.
Now, if you aren't a Smartphone user, long press '5' or '9' to initiate a panic call to the Emergency Response Centre.
There's also an added benefit to the Smartphone users.
They can either register a complaint online by logging to Emergency Response Support System website or simply click the SHOUT feature on the app. This feature is specifically designed to help children and women.
Reading the above-mentioned points, the question – What would be the response time? Must have started knocking your time. Well, I too have an answer for that.
The maximum response time, as per the Govt. plans, is 10 to 12 minutes after the call is made. The government further aims to reduce this duration to 8 minutes within 6 months of implementation.
Well, taking the advantage up, if your notorious mind thinks of dialing a prank call. Please do not. As this may put you behind the bars under criminal charges.
For now, Emergency Response Support System has only been implemented in 16 states and Union Territories. They are Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Andaman, Dadar, and Nagar Haveli, Daman, and Diu. However, it is expected that One India One Helpline will be operated soon in the remaining states.
24×7 Effective emergency response services for Citizens.
Citizens can request help through Voice Call, SOS, SMS, Email, Web Request, and Panic buttons.
Improves decision making in an emergency situation which minimizes response time.
Live to track of emergency response vehicles.
The totally 'indigenous' software solution developed by C-DAC.
This single emergency number 112 will work in India even if you don't have a mobile network or balance for the call on your mobile phone.
Apart from implementing One India One Helpline number, the government is yet to launch ITSSO (Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences) Act. This would keep a record of offensive sexual acts and violence against women making the city a safe one.
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China International Exhibition Center (Jing'an Zhuang Hall) is the earliest state-level exhibition hall approved by the State Council, ranking first among the top ten buildings in Beijing in the 1980s. Since the completion of the "Asia-Pacific Expo" in 1985, it has opened the prelude to the vigorous development of China's modern exhibition industry after the reform and opening up, which has effectively promoted and promoted the rapid development of China's exhibition industry, especially for China's reform and opening up, domestic and foreign economy. Technical exchanges, trade exchanges and the increasingly perfecting of the socialist market economic system have all played a positive and significant role.
China International Exhibition Center Jing'an Zhuang has 8 exhibition halls with an indoor area of 53,000 square meters and an outdoor area of 7,000 square meters. After more than 30 years of cultivation and development, more than 100 small and medium-sized exhibitions are held from time to time, with an exhibition area of more than 1 million square meters. It has become the industry's attention, and is widely welcomed by domestic and foreign sponsors and has the highest occupancy rate. Since the completion of the Tianzhu New Hall (Phase I) in 2008, the two pavilions have strengthened the overall coordination, professional management, and integrated operation. The Jing'an Zhuang Pavilion has also played the role of an incubator for the large-scale exhibition of the Tianyu New Hall.
China International Exhibition Center Jing'an Zhuang is located in the bustling commercial center of North Third Ring Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing. It has all kinds of services, popular and advantageous location; subway, bus, and rental are convenient. In addition to being an important exhibition platform for promoting domestic and international economic activities, the China International Exhibition Center Jing'an Zhuang is also an ideal venue for annual meetings, conferences, and other corporate events.


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Carol Burnett v. National Enquirer, Inc. was a decision by the California Court of Appeal, which ruled that the "actual malice" required under California law for imposition of punitive damages is distinct from the "actual malice" required by New York Times Co. v. Sullivan to be liable for defaming a "public figure", and that the National Enquirer is not a "newspaper" for the purposes of California libel law.

In 1976, the leading U.S. gossip tabloid, the National Enquirer, published a brief column incorrectly implying that actress-comedienne Carol Burnett had been drunk and boisterous in a nightclub encounter with U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Burnett, a passionate campaigner against alcoholism, sued the National Enquirer for libel, persistently, over several years, ultimately settling out-of-court for a reported $200,000. Though offering no witnesses to its defense, initially, the Enquirer argued that it was exempt from liability on legal grounds—particularly on grounds arising from the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Initially Burnett sought $10 million, but her attorney sued in California courts for $1.6 million—which a jury awarded Burnett, in actual and punitive damages. However, the presiding court cut the award, and in subsequent appeals the award was reduced to $200,000—though the final settlement was out-of-court. The case was widely regarded as a watershed event in tabloid journalism, and some analysts suggest it may have increased celebrities' willingness to sue tabloids for libel, and dampened tabloids' recklessness in reporting—though others contend it did little to reduce a profitable industry's flouting of the laws against libel.

Facts
In January 1976, the actress Carol Burnett was dining at the Rive Gauche restaurant in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. She drank "two or three" glasses of wine but was not drunk. She exchanged parts of her dessert, a chocolate soufflé, with diners at a couple of neighboring tables after they became curious about it. Later, as she was leaving the restaurant, she was introduced to Henry Kissinger, who was also dining in the restaurant.

In March of that year, the National Enquirer published a short item about the incident, "Carol Burnett and Henry K. in Row". It read, in its entirety:

Action
California law specifies that a "newspaper" is protected from all non-economic damages for libel if it publishes a retraction equally conspicuous to the original offending article. The Enquirer published a short retraction in April 1976:

The retraction proved unsatisfactory to Burnett, who went on to sue the Enquirer for libel in Los Angeles Superior Court. Because Burnett was judged to be a public figure under the standard of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, she was required to prove "actual malice:" that the defendant, which published the item, knew that it was false or had reckless disregard for whether it was true or false by "clear and convincing evidence." During the trial, it became apparent that the Enquirer had published the story on the basis of the account of a paid informant, Couri Hays, who had told the Enquirer that Burnett had taken her souffle around the restaurant in a boisterous manner but that she was emphatically not drunk. He had not said anything about Kissinger.

An Enquirer reporter had attempted to verify the story but had discovered nothing other than that Burnett had shared her souffle and had conversed with Kissinger. Still, the story was published.

California law specifies that punitive damages can be awarded only if an item is published with "actual malice," which is defined as "that state of mind arising from hatred or ill will toward the plaintiff; provided, however, that such a state of mind occasioned by a good faith belief on the part of the defendant in the truth of the libelous publication or broadcast at the time it is published or broadcast shall not constitute actual malice." The trial court instructed the jury that it had to find the "actual malice" (as defined in California state law) "by a preponderance of the evidence" to award punitive damages.

The jury awarded Burnett $300,000 in compensatory damages and $1.3 million in punitive damages. The trial court reduced this to $50,000 in compensatory damages and $750,000 in punitive damages.

The Enquirer subsequently appealed on four grounds:
 that the jury had been incorrectly instructed on the grounds on which it could award punitive damages: specifically that it should have been required to find actual malice (as defined in California state law) by "clear and convincing evidence."
 that it should have been protected from noneconomic damages because it had published a retraction.
 that members of the jury pool had been tainted because they had been exposed to a "tirade" by Johnny Carson against the Enquirer.
 that the punitive damages were excessive.

Judgment
The Court of Appeal ruled against the Enquirer on its first three arguments. The Court distinguished the standard of "actual malice" defined by New York Times vs. Sullivan, which had to be proved by "clear and convincing evidence," from that required by California state law for the imposition of punitive damages, which has to be established only by a preponderance of the evidence. In addition, the Court found that the National Enquirer did not qualify as a "newspaper" under California libel and so was not protected by the fact that it had issued a retraction.

The Court, however, found for the Enquirer in its final argument. It found that the award was nearly 35% of the net value of The Enquirer and reduced the punitive damages to $150,000.

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Director(s): Puri Jagannadh
Actors: Allu Arjun, Amala Paul, Catherine Tresa, Nassar
Production: Movie Blue Sky
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How many of you are there?
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Who is that? Come here!
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hours of the news about.
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No more suitcases are
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They have more ideas too.
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I love you, dad!
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Puri Jagannadh
Petla Puri Jagannath (born 28 September 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, who works primarily in the Telugu cinema. He is a three-time Nandi Award recipient. In 2006 he directed Pokiri, premiered at the 7th IIFA Film Festival held in Dubai. The film was later remade into several Indian Languages, and catapulted Puri to national recognition. He made his Bollywood debut in 2004, with the film Shart: The Challenge. In 2011, he directed Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap, which was archived in the Oscar library.He produces films under his production companies, Puri Jagannadh Touring Talkies and Vaishno Academy. He also owns a music company called as Puri Sangeet. Other box office hits that he directed include, Badri, Itlu Sravani Subramanyam, Appu, Idiot, Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Sivamani, Pokiri, Desamuduru, Golimaar, Businessman, Iddarammayilatho, Heart Attack and Temper. more…
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Sherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart ( born June 6, 1946 in Goose Creek, TX ) is a former American professional tennis player.
Stewart was mainly in double succeed where he was able to win a total of 51 titles, including the French Open in 1976 and 1982 and the Australian Open in 1984 three Grand Slam titles. In addition, he was able to reach three more Grand Slam doubles finals and finished the 1984 season together with Mark Edmondson at the top of the team standings of the tennis world rankings.
He also scored two Grand Slam successes in the mixed as well as a success in the singles at a Grand Prix event. Get him another 42 finals in a double, two in mixed doubles and one in singles. His highest placings in the tennis world ranking he reached number 60 in the single in December 1978, in a double with Rank 4 in March 1980.
Tournament Win (54 )
Single ( 1)
Double (51 )
Mixed ( 2)
Baytown, Texas Colin Dowdeswell Manuel Orantes Cincinnati Masters Kim Warwick German Open Tennis Championships Brian Gottfried Stan Smith Sandy Mayer Brian Teacher Ross Case Yannick Noah Marty Riessen Cliff Drysdale John Alexander (politician) Tennis Channel Open Adriano Panatta Citi Open Vijay Amritraj Victor Amaya Tim Gullikson Los Angeles Open (tennis) Frew McMillan Tokyo Indoor ATP Buenos Aires U.S. Pro Indoor Wembley Championships Peter Fleming (tennis) John McEnroe Kevin Curren Carlos Kirmayr Hans Gildemeister Blaine Willenborg Tom Gullikson Sydney Indoor Steve Denton David Dowlen Nduka Odizor Monte Carlo Masters Jan Gunnarsson Mats Wilander Stockholm Open Pat Cash Christo Van Rensburg Zina Garrison Anne Hobbs Andrew Castle Gretchen Magers Kelly Jones (tennis)


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Catharina Johanna (Rina) Lodders (Haarlem, 28 januari 1942) is een Nederlands ex-fotomodel. Ze werd op 9 november 1962 tot Miss World gekroond. Ze was na Corine Rottschäfer de tweede Miss World van Nederlandse afkomst. De titel leverde haar destijds 30.000 gulden op.

In oktober 1963 leerde Rina de Amerikaanse zanger Chubby Checker kennen. In 1964 trouwden ze in de Lutherse kerk van Pennsauken in de Amerikaanse staat New Jersey. Kort voor het huwelijk schreef Checker de hit "Loddy Lo", voor Rina. Checker en Lodders kregen drie kinderen, van wie twee dochters als fotomodel hun brood verdienen.

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Rina Lodders en Chubby Checker, Koning van de Twist. Website Harry Knipschild

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EXPLORE CONGO'S GARAMBA NATIONAL PARK with this slideshow, check the location map and get all the facts and information below.
THE SLIDESHOW provides a comprehensive overview of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Garamba National Park (World Heritage Site In Danger), showing the area's spectacular tall-grass savanna landscapes, wildlife habitats, plants and animals, elephants, Kordofan giraffe and other threatened species, conservation management issues and local community livelihoods.
REVIEW OF WORLD HERITAGE VALUES: According to IUCN's Conservation Outlook Assessment (2014), the specific attributes which qualify GarambaNational Park for world heritage status can be summarised as follows:
Large expanse of guinea savannas with (potentially) high large mammal biomass. This is a vast, gently undulating expanse of guinea savanna and open woodlands with a dense network of permanent water sources. The abundance of permanent water means that plant productivity is high and can support an exceptionally high biomass of large herbivores. At certain times of the year (May/June) large numbers of elephant move into the park from the surrounding buffer zones with massive herds of over 500 individuals recorded.
Presence of iconic mega-fauna, including endangered and/or endemic mammal species. The park's most iconic large mammals are the northern white rhino, Congo giraffe, elephant and chimpanzee. Unfortunately the northern white rhino has not been seen since 2007 and is now thought to be extinct in the wild. It was the world's last remaining wild population (and only a very few individuals still survive in zoos and sanctuaries). The Congo giraffe is endemic to the DRC and Garamba's population of 70-80 surviving individuals is the world's only remaining population. Garamba's elephants are unique in being an inter-grade between forest and savanna types and they represent the largest remaining population of elephants within a protected area in the DR Congo (and one of the largest in Central Africa). Eastern chimpanzees are known to occur in the gallery forests in the eastern buffer zone and are probably found elsewhere in and around the park.
Exceptionally high species diversity. By virtue of its location in the transition zone between savanna and dense humid forest ecosystems the park supports an exceptionally high diversity of plant and animal species. Amongst the larger mammals, typical savanna species include the Congo giraffe, elephant, buffalo, lion, spotted hyena, Lelwel's hartebeest, roan antelope, Thomas' kob, waterbuck, reedbuck and oribi. Large numbers or hippos are also present. Large mammals typical of the dense humid forest zone include bongo, giant forest hog, various duiker species (blue, red-flanked and yellow-backed), chimpanzee and 5 other diurnal primates (black and white colobus, red colobus, agile mangeby, De Brazza's and red-tailed monkey.
CONSERVATION STATUS AND PROSPECTS: GarambaNational Park has probably already lost one of its principal values – the northern white rhino – and commercial poaching pressure remains intense, particularly on elephants. Local and international criminal groups are involved so poaching will most probably continue to threaten the park's values for the foreseeable future. While management has been strengthened in recent years, establishing effective control over the park remains impossible due to the activities of a rebel group (the Lord's Resistance Army, LRA) which has been attacking park staff, de-stabilizing local communities and undermining park management for over a decade. Despite significant international military cooperation it is so far proving impossible to neutralize this rebel group.
MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS: The site is seriously affected by conflict, notably the presence of the Lord's Resistance Army in the park and its surroundings. The resolution of this security problem is largely beyond the control of the park management authority. The problem has a trans-boundary dimension since the LRA move in and out of Ugandan, Congolese, Central African and Sudanese territories to avoid detection. However under African Parks leadership park management effectiveness is improving, and there has been a significant increase in financial and technical support to the park over the past decade.
REVIEW OF CONSERVATION ISSUES AND THREATS: The following issues represent specific threats to the ecology, conservation and values of GarambaNational Park world heritage site.
Illegal commercial hunting. Illegal commercial hunting (i.e. poaching) represents the single greatest threat to the long-term conservation of the park. Poaching has resulted in significant declines of most large mammal populations over the past 40 years, with elephants reduced by 72% (from 22,600 to 6,300) between 1976 and 2004 while buffalos declined by 77% (from 53,000 to 12,200); giraffe by 47% (from 350 to 184) and white rhinos by 96% (from 490 to 20) over the same period. This negative trend has continued (and probably intensified) in the decade since the 2004 animal census. Poachers from local communities are regularly involved in commercial hunting of most of the large herbivores, but the most intensive commercial poaching over the past decade has come from neighbouring Sudan, with Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) soldiers and muharaleen horsemen targeting elephant ivory and rhino horn. This has exacerbated problems of poaching by other groups, including the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), the Congolese national army (FARDC) and even some cases of poaching by parks staff. The challenges of stopping poachers have to be seen within the exceptionally difficult security context in north eastern DRC, with its own internal civil unrest, the impact of war in neighbouring Sudan, and the enduring presence of the LRA operating across international borders.
Civil unrest, with presence of rebel and military groups. Underlying the problem of commercial poaching is the issue of civil unrest which undermines park management. The park and its surrounding area are used as a 'safe haven' by the Lord's Resistance Army which launches lethal attacks on local populations. The park headquarters at Nagero was also targeted in January 2009, with the death of 10 people, the kidnapping of three children and the loss of equipment valued at more than $US1.5 million. The LRA hunt the park's wildlife for food, and have recently turned to elephant poaching to fund their operations. The savage brutality of this militia maintains a climate of great insecurity in the area and undermines the effectiveness of park management by eroding the morale of park staff and creating no-go areas. The presence of the Congolese army in counter-insurgency operations also has negative impacts on the park as Congolese soldiers are frequently involved in poaching.
Small-scale artisanal mining. Although a much less significant threat, illegal artisanal gold panning occurs in the park's buffer zones where habitats (particularly gallery forests) are locally destroyed, and the associated wildlife disappears through habitat loss and hunting. When rich alluvial deposits of gold are found large numbers of people congregate in camps (gold panners, families, traders, and various other hangers-on) and this inevitably leads to poaching in the surrounding area.
Factfile
Website category: Tropical and Sub-tropical Savannas and Woodlands
Area: 4,920 km2
Inscribed: 1980
Criteria: (vii) aesthetic; (x) biodiversity
Values: Immense savannas, grasslands and woodlands, threaded with gallery forests and swampy depressions, protect a wide range of species, including large herds of elephant and hippopotamus; some of the last remaining Congo giraffe; and the critically endangered northern white rhinoceros. Following a recent surge in poaching it is not certain that any rhinos survive, but exhaustive efforts are being made to locate and protect any that may remain.
A comprehensive review of the world heritage values of the site is provided below, together with details of the area's conservation status and the threats it faces.
UNEP-WCMC Site Description
Official UNESCO Site Details
IUCN Conservation Outlook
UNF Project
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