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SEC's Mary Jo White Plots to Oust Effective Accounting Regulator, in Face of Escalating Criticism Over Conflicts
Posted on September 21, 2015 by Yves Smith
The evidence that SEC Chairman Mary Jo White needs to go becomes more overwhelming with every passing day.
One brewing scandal which has not gotten the attention it warrants is over the selection of the next chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which oversees auditors. Enron and Lehman's Repo 105 accounting dodge are proof in and of themselves of the importance of having tough accounting standards.
The current chairman of the PCAOB, John Doty, is widely seen as doing a good job despite the anti-regulatory bent of the times, and would like to stay in his post when his term ends this October. I heard that Mary Jo White had the knives out for him when I was in DC in early May, but wasn't sure what I could say about it ("Mary Jo White Plans to do Something Bad" is almost a dog-bites-man story).
But as Francine McKeenna describes in a MarketWatch story, Mary Jo White's conflicts, as well as her corporate cronyistic reasons for seeking to replace Doty have turned the pending appointment of the PCAOB chairman into an ugly fight, with no less that Columbia law professor John Coffee, the dean of the securities law bar, calling out Mary Jo White's conduct in unusually blunt terms.
The reason the PCAOB matters is that it was created as part of Sarbanes Oxley, meaning in the wake of Enron and other accounting scandals in the early 2000s. Sarbanes Oxley stipulated that all firms that audited public companies had to register with the PCAOB and be subject to its supervision, which includes not just rules combatting fraud but also professional standards. As Coffee stressed, the ability to set professional standards gives the PCAOB further reach than the SEC. But the PCAOB in turn is subject to SEC oversight. And Mary Jo White put Doty's reappointment in doubt by telling an industry group on September 9 that the SEC was looking at outside candidates to head the regulator.
And as we'll discuss shortly, Mary Jo White, who is leading the charge against Doty, has a conflict of interest serious enough that she is facing demands to recuse herself from the PCAOB decision.
The apparent reason for Mary Jo White's plan to install a PCAOB head that would take a more permissive stand toward accounting regulations is that the SEC is engaged in a turf war with the PCAOB. The SEC's Chief Accountant, who appears to see its job as protecting auditors, as opposed to the integrity of financial statements, wants to keep the PCAOB from showing it up as a captured regulator, which has taken place as a result of Doty's efforts as chairman. As Coffee wrote in a New York Law Journal article last week, Backstabbing in Washington: The Curious Case of the PCAOB:
Washington is a strange town! The more you succeed, the more you attract enemies. If you outperform all prior occupants of your office, behave like a model gentleman, and achieve what no one thought possible, that will make you a political target, and, worse yet, attract the neurotic envy of all those you have outshone. If one individual among all U.S. financial regulators has earned world-wide respect in recent years—both for his brains and diplomacy—it has been James R. Doty, Chair of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).1 Guess what that means?
Yes, no good deed goes unpunished in contemporary Washington….
Recall Cinderella's two step-sisters. Drab and mediocre, they were still consumed by envy for Cinderella, while somehow convinced of their own superiority and hopeful that they could land Prince Charming for themselves. Once, the Office of the Chief Accountant at the SEC was a prestigious position, staffed by eminent persons (such as Sandy Burton, who later became Dean of Columbia Business School). Burton was one of several SEC Chief Accountants who fought notable battles against "pooling of interests" and other accounting shenanigans. But that was long ago. More recently, the Office of the Chief Accountant has been upstaged by the PCAOB, which negotiates agreements with foreign regulators, issues auditing standards, hires world-class economists (such as Luigi Zingales) as their advisors, and generally gets all the publicity. This has not gone unnoticed at the Chief Accountant's office, which would like to view the PCAOB as merely a subordinate vassal agency. But the media knows better and can distinguish stars from step-sisters. The current Chief Accountant, James Schurr, is a retired Deloitte partner who seems to have taken the protection of the industry as his priority. He has publicly criticized Doty and the PCAOB as "too focused on its disclosure effort and not enough on … the nuts and bolts of conducting audits."11 That is silly but revealing in its attitude. The PCAOB actually conducted a record number of examinations in 2014 and brought an increased number of enforcement proceedings (including against partners at major Big Four firms). But unlike the SEC, the PCAOB by statute cannot disclose who it is suing or for what—until all appeals are exhausted or a settlement reached. Thus, it cannot brag or celebrate its achievements.
Coffee's article, which I strongly encourage you to read in full, discusses some of Doty's important accomplishments, along with how initiatives he has underway would suffer or be dismantled. One important one is to have the audit partner sign the audit in his own name along with the firm name, as is now required in the UK. Who can be opposed to more individual accountability? Coffee tells us the SEC opposes this change. Similarly, in the UK, some companies are now subject to more extensive disclosure requirements, and most of those companies are voluntarily providing even more information. As Coffee stresses, "Audit firms in the U.K. are competing to innovate and improve the quality and usefulness of their report." Doty similarly wants to have more informative audit reports and more experimentation in how to present information to investors.
And while Coffee's salvo in support of Doty is the most forceful to date, he's far from alone. We've attached a letter written in support of Doty's reappointment. Please look not only at the summary of Doty's achievements, but also at the names of the signatories, all highly qualified to judge Doty's accomplishments, and representing a broad range of political positions, from former Fed chairman, Paul Volcker, former SEC chairmen Richard Breeden and Arthur Levitt and former SEC Chief Accountant Schueltze through Vanguard's John Bogle and Princeton's Burton Malkiel, to the AFL-CIO's former TARP Congressional Oversight Panel Director Damon Silvers.
So what has the SEC done? Aside from making clear that it wanted Doty out months ago (since I heard about the plan back in May, it was clearly well known, as confirmed by the fact that the all-star letter in support of Doty was sent to SEC commissioners before Mary Jo White made it clear she was keen to show Doty the door), its ethics panel made a decision on a Mary Jo White conflict relative to the PCOAB that many outsiders view with skepticism. From McKenna:
The conflict has existed since April 2013, when Mary Jo White became head of the agency. John White [her husband] has served on the PCAOB advisory committee continuously since he was at the SEC between 2006 and 2008.
He did resign as an equity partner at Cravath when his wife took the chairwoman's job, since Cravath is a top white-collar and corporate defense firm that represents clients at the SEC frequently. Mary Jo White has recused herself from weighing in or voting on SEC cases when her husband's firm is involved…
The Bloomberg report [that called out this conflict] cited the Center for Effective Government, an advocacy group, calling for White to step aside from the selection of the next PCAOB chairman.
And in a de facto admission that the White's overlapping relationships with the PCAOB do not pass the optics test, McKenna reported that Cravath scrubbed references to John White's relationship with the PCAOB the day after the Bloomberg story appeared.
We see again and again that whenever there is a conflict between private profit and public interest, Mary Jo White can be relied upon to sell out the public, even when her decision is clearly at odds with long-standing SEC policies and practices. The fact that so many former SEC officials are standing with Doty against Mary Jo White (and her husband) is damning. I hope you'll circulate this post widely to continue to get the word out as to how disastrous an SEC chairman Mary Jo White has proven to be.
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griffen September 21, 2015 at 7:56 am
That is a listing of important power hitters, offering their support. It is just a little distressing to see a quality, highly effective person in this role at PCAOB and realize the circumstances surrounding his/her reappointment are politicized as they are here.
crittermom September 21, 2015 at 8:03 am
I personally find it more than a little distressing.
Jerry September 21, 2015 at 8:47 am
PCAOB the same as PBAOC?
Yves Smith Post author September 21, 2015 at 1:28 pm
No, my name dyslexia apparently extends to long acronyms. Fixed, thanks!
Vatch September 21, 2015 at 2:10 pm
Very understandable. TPP, TTIP, TiSA, and TPA cause occasional problems for a lot of us (myself included), and none of those acronyms has as many letters as PCAOB has!
Min September 21, 2015 at 2:58 pm
Name dyslexia? Then you should enjoy this.
Ram Joy White
Lakshminarayanan September 21, 2015 at 9:23 am
Not related to Mary Jo White but the stench is the same…
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-17/primary-dealers-rigged-treasury-auctions-investor-lawsuit-says
Why blame only Mary Jo White when nearly all of them come from the same pig sty.
Gil Gamseh September 21, 2015 at 9:55 am
Heckuva job, Whitey.
alex morfesis September 21, 2015 at 10:53 pm
mary jo-ke (are you sure she is not related to Moe Howard) has to go and the big 4 need to be broken up into the big 20 with caps on size…now let me see…hmmm…craveth…hmmm…all those big companies that get convenient "waivers" when they claim they can't find any available dbe companies as required in the government contracts they get…
oh well…looks like it's time to make the donuts…
stop complaining…leverage boulevard is a two way street…
yes yes your "illustrious" firm would like the world to forget Tex Rickards Madison Sq. Garden made your HQ site famous…
law firms come and go…but legends live on forever…
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 Иран. История и экономика: сборник статей. — Москва, 1963.
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TIFF 2019 Capsule Reviews: 'Pain and Glory' and 'Bad Education'
September 18, 2019/Matthew St.Clair/No Comments
Both Pain and Glory and Bad Education are completely different films, yet they're connected by their depictions of middle-aged gay protagonists. Even if one has slightly more quality than the other, both pictures still showcase gay men in their complicated glory.
Speaking of the word "glory," Pain and Glory certainly lives up to the latter half of its title. Pedro Almodovar's latest picture is a gem about the power of art being used as a form of catharsis. Acting as a stand-in for Almodovar, Antonio Banderas plays Salvador Mallo, an aging filmmaker facing a career decline. As he questions where his career will go, he reflects on his turbulent childhood, his ailing health, his collaboration with his former leading man Alberto (Asier Etxeandia), and his long lost love (Leonardo Sbaraglia) who served as an inspiration for his work.
Antonio Banderas, who rightfully won Best Actor at this year's Cannes Film Festival, is tremendously layered as the despondent Salvador. Banderas presents him with a reclusive melancholia while oozing sensual charm. He easily shows how Salvador is quite alienated from those around him yet still yearns to feel something again. Penelope Cruz, another longtime Almodovar collaborator, also impresses in her small role as the younger version of Salvador's sensible mother, Jacinta.
Through the use of colorful cinematography and vibrant performances, Pain and Glory paints a vivid portrait of an artist's creative process and how a grand piece of art can stem from a dark emotional place. There's always an uneasy feeling about reliving rough moments in one's life. However, through the magic of filmmaking, those moments can be released from one's grasp.
Then there's Bad Education which is not an English language remake of the 2004 Spanish film from Almodovar himself. Based on screenwriter Mike Makowsky's time as a Long Island high school student, Bad Education follows superintendent Dr. Frank Tassone (Hugh Jackman) who supervises one of the best school districts in the country. His own reputation then starts to crumble when it's revealed that his assistant Pam Gluckin (Allison Janney) has been embezzling from school funds for personal gain. Things still take a drastic turn when Rachel (Geraldine Viswanathan), a high school student, investigates this case for her school newspaper.
As opposed to Cory Finley's debut feature Thoroughbreds, Bad Education has a more restrained filmmaking style. On the one hand, its lack of caffeinated editing and sharp dialogue makes it surprising that it's made by the same guy who did Thoroughbreds. On the other, it prevents Bad Education from being as buoyant as it could've been. Finley still masterfully lets key camera shots and character actions spell out the storyline as opposed to using heavy exposition.
Hugh Jackman's performance proves to be another major highlight. Jackman manages to play against type as a shady businessman while exercising his greatest acting strengths thanks to his infectious charm. Also, his portrayal of a closeted homosexual is quite nuanced as he plays Frank as romantically blissful while keeping himself hidden. The rest of the cast is quite impressive, but the film is mostly the Jackman show and features his best non-Wolverine performance.
Aside from Geraldine Viswanathan as the persistent Rachel and the reliably amazing Allison Janney, most of the supporting actors including Ray Romano, Kayli Carter, and Rafael Casal, are underutilized, which is a slight detriment. But despite that flaw, Bad Education is a strong showcase for its leading actor and an admirable change of pace for director Cory Finley. Simply put, Bad Education gets a good B+ grade.
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Missing sender email address on hover and in reading pane – Got an idea?
Dear Outlook.com user, thanks for your feedback. We have started the work to improve this. Stay tuned.
No I can't hover and see the full email address. Please FIX this.
The previous Outlook allowed you to see the address of the sender by resting the cursor on the unopened email. It was a good feature to see if I wanted to open it. Why was this feature removed?
Not completed as you removed the "Find all Mail" feature from same "hovering" over a name. That feature allowed for quickly find all mail from one sender - without having to monkey with keyboard, typing, etc, but just a simple mouse click.
I can't see the names of my junk emails only the addresses. I need to see the names as well.
This is terrible! I am in the Junk folder, and I cannot view any sender's address to verify if they are a bona fide sender or a scam! That's insane. If I cannot see the sender's address whether by hovering or by actually opening the message (something I Hate to do with an UNKNOWN), how am i to determine if it's genuine?
Why don't all sender's email addresses show anymore when an email is opened? It helps to know if it is a scam email.
The Outlook beta doesn't show people's email addresses in the inbox, just their name. The old version showed "Billy Bob (billb@microsoft.com), Clark Kent (clark_is_an_alien@hotmail.com)", whereas the new one just shows names, so I can't easily tell which account the email came from nor whether it's a legitimate address :/.
I see the senders name but not their exact email. This is nice but it would be very useful and more productive if there is an option to view, select and copy the senders email by directly clicking the name of the sender.
I still have this problem: When you have more than one junk email. When the box to confirm you want to block all the junk emails comes up, in it, it just gives the addresses for the first 2 emails then it says something like one of these 3 examples: "and 1 other" or "and 3 others" or "and 10 others".
I want to see ALL the email addresses I'm about to block.
A fellow poster said: "I got a message this was fixed. I tried the Beta and I still don't see the sender's address on hover."
That email was probably a copy of my post. I don't work for MSN or Outlook. Go back and check the email, see if I'm right about it being my post...Carolyn318.
On MY BETA, hover is working but that doesn't mean it's working on beta for everyone.
Now to what I came here for.
PROBLEM 1: When you have more than one junk email. When the box to confirm you want to block all the junk emails comes up, in it, it just gives the addresses for the first 2 emails then it says something like one of these 3 examples: "and 1 other" or "and 3 others" or "and 10 others".
PROBLEM 2: You still haven't fixed the search problem. When I search for something like AT&T, it'll show all the emails from or about AT&T but it still does NOT show to the right which folder each email is in.
Okay, I've said all I want to say, for now.
I got a message this was fixed. I tried the Beta and I still don't see the sender's address on hover. I am going back to the other version. I do not open every message I get. I do not trust everyone that sends me a message. If I cannot see the real address of the sender, I cannot use the program.
This safety or security issue is big enough of a concern to me to change my e-mail. I have been with Hotmail for almost 20 years. I would not like to give up this e-mail address, but this issue might do it if you cannot fix this problem.
That's defenetly something that should not be taken out but the safe sender and block senders features in settings is also gone. Why not add those to the menu option instead of navigating to the settings?? I'll add a new topic for this.
SQUEE!!! I'm happy again. The hover is now working in both the inbox folder and the junk folder again. Please leave it alone. Work on the search issue. When I search something like Audible, it'll show me all emails from or about Audible but over to the right instead of showing the folder/folders the emails are in, it shows when the emails were received. When I turn beta off and do the same search, all the results in the search have the folder locations of the emails to right.
"Oh. To quote cartoon characters Ren & Stimpy "Happy Happy. Joy Joy."
The hover feature is now working on my beta in both the inbox folder and the junk mail folder. I'm so happy I want to get over my fear of heights, climb upon the roof and share it with the whole neighborhood. But it's not even 5 a.m. yet here, and there's my fear of heights I mentioned and then there's that ONE neighbor. So I guess I'll just once in a while get up and jump up and down in place while I SQUEE."
"The hover feature is working on my beta but the search feature has a problem. When I searched Audible, it showed all the emails from or about Audible but it didn't show the name of the folder/folders where they were located. FIX THAT, OUTLOOK!!! Search is useless to me if it doesn't show the location of the emails in the search results."


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YSU professors walk through the inception of a textbook
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Mark Vopat, a professor of philosophy, and Alan Tomhave, an associate professor of philosophy, have published two textbooks jointly: "Business Ethics: The Big Picture" and "Business Ethics: It's Just Ethics." Photos courtesy of Mark Vopat
By Douglas M. Campbell
With the semester about to end, students are either returning or picking up textbooks. While exploring the sea of textbooks at the campus store, students may be surprised to learn some were written by their professor.
It isn't uncommon. According to a 2019 Insider and Barnes & Noble Insights study, 67% of students say textbooks purchased were written by their college professor.
Susan Clutter, an assistant professor of forensic science, published her first textbook, titled "So You Want to be a CSI?" in late 2020 through the Kendall Hunt Publishing Co.
She published her work in collaboration with co-writers and former CSI workers Leggie Boone and David McGill.
"We really didn't know what to expect. Fortunately, Kendall Hunt, they were very patient and walked us through the process," Clutter said.
According to Clutter, the journey began with a cold call from Kendall Hunt to discuss the creation of a forensic science textbook with experience in the field. Clutter, Boone and McGill sat down with Kendall Hunt to discuss the plans for the textbook.
The goal of the textbook was to provide students with an inexpensive deep dive from three CSI workers in a conversational tone with plenty of picture examples. From that meeting onward, Clutter, Boone and McGill signed a contract to produce the textbook in about a year with several deadlines in between. The book contains 14 chapters divided evenly among the writers.
"We sent that [draft] over to Kendall Hunt, and they went ahead and gave us edits. Surprisingly, because we have never written a book, we thought the editing process would be a lot of red ink, cross outs and changes," Clutter said. "There were startlingly few changes … mostly the changes were the occasional typo, and if they thought our sentence structure was sloppy, they would reword it."
Following the corrections, the publishing company gave guidance on acquiring photographs for the textbook. Clutter said this step was challenging and she worked to track people down for permission to use their work.
Once photos were acquired, the textbook underwent a process called proofing. This is where all content and components in the textbook are laid out before printing and examined one more time to ensure the textbook will stand out visually.
The final book, according to Clutter, has a spiral binding that can be reused. Plans were made to incorporate a virtual reality component, but due to COVID-19, it will be implemented in later editions.
Mark Vopat, a professor of philosophy, and Alan Tomhave, an associate professor of philosophy, have published two textbooks jointly: "Business Ethics: The Big Picture" and "Business Ethics: It's Just Ethics."
"One of the motivations for it was we wanted a textbook that was grounded in our own views as to how business ethics should be taught," Vopat said.
Vopat and Tomhave's other goal with the textbooks was to keep the prices down.
For their first textbook, they were approached by a representative from Kendall Hunt. About five years after the book was published, a disagreement over the contract formed between Kendall Hunt, Vopat and Tomhave on the price of the textbook. Eventually, Vopat and Tomhave sought to publish another textbook.
"I was familiar with the Canadian publisher Broadview Press, and they publish high-quality textbooks and academic scholarly works, and they do it at a reasonable price," Vopat said.
Vopat called the company with their ideas and Broadview Press eventually showed interest in their work.
During the publication process, the editor sends back a proposal form that questions the topic of the book, the audience and the course it can be used for. Depending on the publisher, the writers also send sample chapters. Editors then decide whether or not they are interested in the book. If they accept, they will write up a contract on the book's use and the royalties involved.
The textbook was a combination of original work from Vopat and Tomhave and an anthology of articles on philosophy. The use of previously published work resulted in paying royalty fees to incorporate them into the textbook.
"The publisher gives you a budget and the budget says, 'Here's how much you can spend on royalties,'" Tomhave said. "Some articles are expensive, and some are not."
After selection, the articles are sent to the publishing company to determine the cost compared to the budget. The budget for this textbook is estimated at around $2,500 to $3,000.
"I believe with Broadview, they sort of split the difference with us. So they didn't make us go down to where the initial amount was, but we couldn't keep everything," Tomhave said.
From there, new articles had to be selected to substitute the more expensive ones. Eventually, their book went through revisions, proofing and publication.
Vopat offers advice for anyone who wants to publish their own work.
"What I notice is that most publishers want a complete manuscript. Some will go off of one or two chapters if you have an idea for a book, whether it's fiction or nonfiction. I think most publishers want beginning to end … finished," Vopat said.
He also advises doing market research, as well as preparing for potential rejections.
"Don't get too hung up on the rejections, you are going to get a lot of those and that is part of the process," Vopat said.


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Burying the Lede: Justin Amash Just Made History
April 29, 2020 Thomas L. Knapp	4 Comments
On April 28, US Representative Justin Amash (?-MI) launched a presidential "exploratory committee." He wants to take on Republican incumbent Donald Trump and Democratic nominee-apparent Joe Biden this November as the nominee of the Libertarian Party.
If this was a "straight news" story instead of an op-ed, the first paragraph above would be known as the "lede" — an introductory paragraph summarizing the most important facts the story covers.
And if this was a straight news story, that opening paragraph's author — me — would also be guilty of committing the supreme journalistic sin. To "bury the lede," the good folks at Merriam-Webster tell us, "refers to hiding the most important and relevant pieces of a story within other distracting information."
What's important, relevant, and missing from my lede paragraph (and, so far, the lede paragraph of every "straight news" story I've seen on Amash's campaign launch)? This:
For the first time ever, there's a sitting member of Congress whose party affiliation is "Libertarian."
Amash formally left the Republican Party on July 4, 2019, becoming the only bona fide independent member of Congress (the US Senate's two supposed "independents," Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, caucus with the Democratic Party and are Democrats in all but name).
Amash has displayed libertarian ideological leanings since his days in Michigan's state legislature, and more prominently and combatively since his election to Congress in 2010. But he's kept the party dedicated to that ideology — the Libertarian Party — at arm's length.
Since its founding in 1971, the Libertarian Party has won thousands of local elections and put a few state legislators in office on its ballot line, but Congress and the White House have always proven beyond its reach.
As a long-time Libertarian Party activist (and as a former Libertarian appointee to federal office and the spouse of a former Libertarian local elected officeholder), I'm grateful to Congressman Amash for planting my party's flag on Capitol Hill.
I'm less enthusiastic about the congressman's presidential ambitions, for two reasons.
One is branding. If the Libertarian Party nominates Amash, it will be the fourth time in a row that we've nominated a "recently Republican" candidate instead of choosing someone closely associated with our own party. That kind of record promotes the false and damaging perception that Libertarians are just "Republicans who smoke dope."
The other is timing.
Amash has spent most of the last year flirting with, and teasing the media about, the possibility of running a third party or independent presidential campaign.
While he's been doing that, other candidates have been actively working to EARN the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination. They've visited state party conventions, participated in debates, run in presidential preference primaries. Now comes Amash, swooping in a month before the party's national convention and apparently counting on Libertarians to lose our minds and throw our panties on stage like teenagers at an Elvis concert.
Well, maybe we will.
Either way, I'm glad he finally made it to the party.
Welcome, Congressman Amash (L-MI)!
CORRECTION: The original version of this article incorrectly named New Hampshire, rather than Vermont, as the state Bernie Sanders represents in the US Senate. Thanks to Jeanette Burhans for noticing the error and letting me know – TLK
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The above info came from Elwin Blaine Coldiron, and was edited by yours truly (contact me). The image came from Tenchi Pans.
Like his mistress Tokimi, next to nothing is known about this being, other that he is in charge of the dimension that Tenchi and his friends live in. He was the one who erased the memory of Tokimi from the mind of Dr. Clay when he failed to obtain Washu.


Srila Prabhupada Festival - January 1, 2014 ~ The Toronto Hare Krishna Temple!
On New Year's Day, January 1st, Toronto's Hare Krishna temple will be hosting our annual Srila Prabhupada Festival! Promising to be a great way to start the new year, the festival is usually one of the biggest of the year.
The festival will feature plenty of kirtan, wonderful classes and as a new addition, a special yagna (fire ceremony) to ring in the new year!
Please check out this beautiful and touching video of our beloved Srila Prabhupada below and we hope you and your family can join us for this wonderful evening. Hare Krsna!


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Nomura Kodō (japanisch 野村 胡堂; geboren 15. Oktober 1882 in Hikobe von  (Präfektur Iwate); gestorben 14. April 1963 in Tokio) war ein japanischer Schriftsteller.

Leben und Wirken
Nomura Kodō trat 1897 in die "Morioka Prefectural Junior High School" (県立盛岡中学校) ein, wo er Kindaichi Kyōsuke und Ishikawa Takuboku kennenlernte. Er begann ein Studium an der juristischen Fakultät der Kaiserlichen Universität Tokio, musste es aber wegen des Todes seines Vaters abbrechen.

1912 begann Nomura für die Zeitung "Hōchi Shimbun" (報知新聞) in Tokio zu arbeiten, und zwar bis sie 1942 in der Zeitung Yomiuri Shimbun aufging. Er schrieb Gesellschaftskritiken, besprach aber unter dem Namen "Araebisu" auch Schallplatten. 1931, als das Magazin "Ōru Yomimono" (オール読物) zum ersten Mal veröffentlicht wurde, wurde er gebeten, Geschichten im Stil der "Torimono-chō" (捕物帳) zu verfassen, also Fallbeschreibungen eines Diebesfängers zu schreiben. Er nahm aus dem Buch "Zuikoden" (水滸伝), das er sehr schätzte, Anregungen, mit denen er seine Figur "Zenigata Heiji" (銭形 平次) ausstattete. Nach dem Sherlock-Holmes-Modell stellte er ihm den Gehilfen Hachigorō zur Seite. Diese Geschichte publizierte 27 Jahre lang in Fortsetzungen unter dem Titel "Notizen zum Detektiv Zenigata Heiji" (銭形平次捕物控, Zenigata Heiji torimono-hikae). 1958 wurde er dafür mit dem 6. Kikuchi-Kan-Preis ausgezeichnet.

Weitere Geschichten sind "Sanman ryō gojūsan tsugi" (三万両五十三次) 1934, der Kampf um 30.000 Ryō am Ende der Edo-Zeit, und "Kodō Hyakuwa" (胡堂百話) 1959, eine Essay-Sammlung. An zentraler Stelle seiner Heimatstadt Shiwa befindet die die "Nomura Kodō Gedenkbibliothek" (野村胡堂記念文庫, Nomura Kodō kinen bunko). Er wurde nach seinem Tode mit dem Orden des Heiligen Schatzes dritter Klasse ausgezeichnet.

Anmerkungen

Literatur
 S. Noma (Hrsg.): Nomura Kodō. In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993. ISBN 4-06-205938-X, S. 1112.

Weblinks

 Biographien Nomura Kodō in der Kotobank, japanisch

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Cold War Encounter Battle, Western Europe, 1984
This was a play-test game pitting a small British battlegroup against a much larger Soviet force set at the height of the Cold War in 1984. This was the second time the scenario has been played out on the tabletop, the first game being fought by Mark as the Soviets and myself as the British. The first play-test turned out to be a major Soviet victory, but some of the rules and unit stats needed tweaking, hence this second game. I played solo to test the changes that were made.
The scenario was a standard 8-turn encounter, with the Soviets taking the first turn. One new optional rule is Air Superiority, which is diced for at the start of the game. The British gained full air superiority for the duration of the battle. This indicates that each time the opposing side attempts to bring on air support, the command roll to request the support is reduced. In addition, attack dice are rolled when the support arrives on-table, meaning it could be shot-down or forced to abort the attack as it arrives over the table. This is in addition to any air defences the opposing player has on the table!
Armoured Squadron
4 x Challenger I
1 x Lynx AH.1 Attack Helicopter
Mechanised Infantry Battalion
6 x Guards platoons in FV-432
1 x Mortar
1 x Milan ATGW
1 x Rapier & Truck
Motorised Infantry Battalion
1 x Scorpion Recce
6 x Guards platoons in trucks
1 x Blowpipe SAM
Artillery Support
3 x Abbot
1 x FAC
1 x Jaguar GR.1
Some new features of the game: the British battlegroup is Motivated and is based around Flexible tactical doctrine. The breakpoint was 13. I have no idea of the points cost as the points system hasn't been done yet. The forces on each side are guesstimates on what I think should be reasonably balanced battlegroups. That's what play-testing is all about!
Soviet Battlegroup
Tank Battalion
1 x BRDM Recce
9 x T-72A
2 x BRDM + Spandrel ATGW
1 x ZSU-23-4 Air Defence
1 x Mi-24 Hind D Attack Helicopter
Motorised Rifle Battalion
6 x Conscript infantry in BMP-1
1 x Spigot ATGW
1 x SA-7 Air Defence
2 x BM-21 Rocket Launchers
The Soviet breakpoint was 23, the battlegroup was Demoralised and the doctrine was Rigid.
The Soviets raced on the table during the first turn, using the fast movement of their T-72s and BMPs, reaching the half-way line in the centre of the table at the end of turn 1. However, the movement of command units has been modified slightly to represent different tactical doctrine, so the units out-ran the CO by a fair distance. That'll teach 'em! The battalion with the six T-55s deployed on the right flank, the other one deployed on the left, close to the centre.
The British edged on the table in the centre with the CO and the Challengers. They were already in range of the Soviet tanks, so didn't want to race too far onto the battlefield. Both sides stayed-put in the centre for the duration of the battle, apart from the Challengers edging foward slightly to close the range to half-distance. They out-ranged the Soviet tanks 100cm to 60cm.
Over on the British left flank, both sides were racing for the high ground, the British reaching it first and deploying behind the crest in wait for the Soviets. There was some heavy close fighting later during the battle and the British defeated the Soviets in detail.
On the other flank, the British again went for the high ground and held that all game, giving them a good vantage point to the Soviet mass in the centre and on the (Soviet) left.
Notable actions include the Lynx helicopter getting shot-down by the combined AA fire of the Soviet CO and ZSU; the Jaguar aborting it's attack run on two occasions, again die to the Soviet CO and ZSU; the Spandrel ATGW softening-up both Challengers, with the T-72s finishing them off; the assault on the hill, where the superior British troops defeated the Soviet conscripts.
Oh and the British won this battle, with the Soviets losing 26 units, the British just 5. I hope you enjoyed this taster of what's to come with the new game - whilst there is still a lot to do, it should be worth the wait :-)


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Stretch knit soft cup underwire dress with contrast navy piping and gold foil bows, gold foil bow hem trim and printed anchor accents. Includes matching separate long sleeved shrug with foil star detail and sailor hat with anchor print and gold foil bow.
Costume includes drop waist dress with lace-up bust and name tag, overseas cap and collar with tie.
Costume includes stretch knit dress with pleated hem, sailor flap collar and star patches with gold detail. Also includes sailor hat with vinyl anchor, stretch knit belt and wrist cuffs.


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The Tiny Explorers
By Admin on	 January 8, 2022 Picture Books, Reviews
Kat Mcleod, The Tiny Explorers, Thames & Hudson, August 2021, 32 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781760761158
Four small people who are quite tiny set off to explore the garden looking for treasure. Following a silvery trail, they move through, past, under, around, between, over and into various plants and places, collecting items as they go. Some of these are named in the text and some are shown in the pictures but at the end, the readers are invited to look for all the treasures at the party.
The illustrations are in beautiful colours and are created in mixed media, including collage and pencil. Kat Macleod is an exhibiting artist who has also designed stationery and homewares. Her clients have included Tiffany & Co, the Australian Ballet and Heide Museum of Modern Art. She released a series of board books earlier in 2021 but this is her first picture book.
She was inspired during lockdown in Melbourne last year by watching her young sons go exploring in their backyard and the book is dedicated to them. The use of some repetition in the text combined with different prepositions which are not repeated introduces these concepts to the young listener and there is much to discover in the illustrations.
Reviewed by Lynne Babbage
adventure Australian author/illustrator exploring Hidden objects illustrations


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Trump's Space Force members channel Worst Chris when deciding what they'll be called
Patrick Gomez
Chris Pratt (Kevin Winter/Getty Images); The Space Force flag debuted in the Oval Office (Samuel Corum-Pool/Getty Images)
First came the United Stats Space Force logo that looks totally nothing like the Star Trek insignia, and now comes a completely original name for its members. And, look, we get it: naming things is hard. Who on earth thought of naming a spoon a spoon? But did the Space Force team (not to be confused with Steve Carell and co. over at Apple TV+) really think they were going to get points for calling themselves Guardians?
"Today, after a yearlong process that produced hundreds of submissions and research involving space professionals and members of the general public, we can finally share with you the name by which we will be known: Guardians," the official Space Force account released on Twitter late Friday afternoon. And, according to the image accompanying the tweet, the Guardians title even comes with a cheesy bank commercial slogan, to boot: "a name chosen for space professionals, by space professionals."
Just who are these space professionals? And are we to believe they have never heard of Marvel or the Guardians Of The Galaxy films? "The opportunity to name a force is a momentous responsibility. Guardians is a name with a long history in space operations, tracing back to the original command motto of Air Force Space Command in 1983, 'Guardians of the High Frontier,'" reads a follow-up tweet. "The name Guardians connects our proud heritage and culture to the important mission we execute 24/7, protecting the people and interest of the U.S. and its allies."
The tweet thread is concluded with the Space Force's apparent twist on the U.S. Marines' motto—semper fi—which is short for semper fidelis, a Latin phrase that means "always faithful" or "always loyal". The Guardians will apparently be using "semper supra" which translates to "always above," "always beyond", or "always earlier." It also appears that the term Guardians will be capitalized like Marines.
Trump first announced he had asked the Pentagon to establish this sixth military branch back in June 2018. And while there may one day be the need to police the moon, our current feelings about the whole thing are summed up pretty well by Twitter user William Buecker:
A.V. Club Editor in Chief...but really just a She-Ra, Schitt's Creek, Grey's Anatomy, Survivor, Big Brother, Top Chef, The Good Place superfan.


Hey, do you like cookies? Sure you like them, you are a kid who loves chocolate and fruit. And if you like cookies then of course you like and birthday parties where you can eat a very delicious cake. If you want to help a child whose birthday is today you have to help us prepare a big cake and tasty. Through this chocolate cake cooking game you will be able to prove everybody that you are a great friend but also a very good cook. The cake that you will need to prepare is for our son so please pay attention to all the details.
We want the party to be a very beautiful and all friends of our son to be happy. If you want to help some children of the same age with you to have fun with you please respect the instructions of this cooking games for girls.
11) The cake is ready, now you must decorate as you wish.
Thank you cooked for us today, you are definitely a very good friend and a very good cook. Our child is very happy, he will have to spend the best and most beautiful cake. The party will be very beautiful and you can stay with us, if you want to help us, please come back to help us through this kids games with chocolate cake.
Have fun and bon appetite!


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Q: algorithm for largest island in a given matrix Given a 2 X 2 matrix, return different island sizes that is possible
For example, the following matrix should return [5, 7].
  1 0 0 0 1
  1 1 1 1 1
  0 0 0 0 0
  1 1 1 1 1

This is fairly straightforward problem. I am using a boolean visited matrix of same size and traverse the matrix in DFS fashion. I have implemented it here. for some reason, I am getting output as [1]. I tried debugging but my mind stopped working now. I am missing something silly I believe.
public class IslandConnectedCell {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        int[][] input = {
                {1,0,0,0,1},
                {1,1,1,1,1},
                {0,0,0,0,0},
                {1,1,0,1,1}
        };

        dfsIsland(input);

    }

    public static void dfsIsland(int[][] input) {
        int rows = input.length;
        int cols = input[0].length;
        List<Integer> countList = new ArrayList<>();

        boolean visited[][] = new boolean[rows][cols];

        for (int row = 0; row < rows; row++) {
            for (int col = 0; col < cols; cols++) {
                if (input[row][col] == 1 && !visited[row][col]) {
                    int count = mark(row, col, input, visited, rows, cols, 0);
                    countList.add(count);
                }
            }
        }
        System.out.println(countList);

    }

    public static int mark(int row, int col, int[][] input, boolean[][] visited, int rows, int cols, int count) {

        if (row >= rows || row < 0 || col >= cols || col < 0) {
            return 0;
        }

        if (input[row][col] == 0 || visited[row][col]) {
            return 0;
        }

        visited[row][col] = true;
        count+=1;

        for (int i = row - 1; i <= row + 1; i++) {
            for (int j = col - 1; j <= col + 1; j++) {
                if (i != row || j != col) {
                    mark(i, j, input, visited, rows, cols, count);
                }
            }
        }
        return count;
    }

}

A: There are two errors in your code.
See comment by Mick for first error:

One obvious problem in dfsIsland() is at least that for (int col = 0; col < cols; cols++) should probably be for (int col = 0; col < cols; col++) instead (maybe even better to use the common i and j for the row/col indices).

Second error is your use of count in the mark method, most glaringly the lack of using the return value in the recursive call. Remember, Java is pass-by-value.
Hint: I suggest you remove count as a parameter.
Once you fix the errors, output will be:
[7, 2, 2]

public class IslandConnectedCell {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        int[][] board = { {1,0,0,0,1},
                          {1,1,1,1,1},
                          {0,0,0,0,0},
                          {1,1,0,1,1} };
        System.out.println(new IslandConnectedCell(board).getIslandSizes());
    }

    private final int[][] board;
    private final int rows;
    private final int cols;

    public IslandConnectedCell(int[][] board) {
        this.board = board;
        this.rows = board.length;
        this.cols = board[0].length;
    }

    public List<Integer> getIslandSizes() {
        boolean visited[][] = new boolean[this.rows][this.cols];
        List<Integer> countList = new ArrayList<>();
        for (int row = 0; row < this.rows; row++)
            for (int col = 0; col < this.cols; col++)
                if (this.board[row][col] == 1 && ! visited[row][col])
                    countList.add(mark(row, col, visited));
        return countList;
    }

    private int mark(int row, int col, boolean[][] visited) {
        if (row >= this.rows || row < 0 || col >= this.cols || col < 0 || this.board[row][col] == 0 || visited[row][col])
            return 0;
        visited[row][col] = true;
        int count = 1;
        for (int r = -1; r <= 1; r++)
            for (int c = -1; c <= 1; c++)
                if (r != 0 || c != 0)
                    count += mark(row + r, col + c, visited);
        return count;
    }

}

UPDATE
To get the desired output of [7, 4] (original question), the board would need to use horizontal wraparound, so the two small islands on the bottom line becomes a single larger island.
That is easily accomplished by modifying one line of code to wraparound the column index using the % modulus operator:
count += mark(row + r, (col + c + this.cols) % this.cols, visited);

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The assembly elections in the state are just around the corner and political hierarchy is steaming in the state. In the wake of things The News Himachal caught up with Senior Congress leader Vidya Stokes to discuss the party stance for the coming elections.
TNH: Assembly elections are approaching, what are your strategies to approach people?
Vidya Stokes: Corruption during BJP Government is enough to derail this corrupt Government. In the last four years, the Government has failed in every section. Growth and development has come to an end and this Government is busy counting about various schemes that have been basically initiated by the Centre Government, and they have even failed to implement them properly in the State.
TNH: You have raised the issue of corruption many times in the assembly, road shows and wherever possible, but BJP hasn't paid any heed. What do you have to say?
Vidya Stokes: Yes I agree, they are doing it because they are projecting themselves as a superpower and in the coming election. Everything will be sorted out as now voters have tested and all know now that BJP has failed to deliver good governance.
TNH: So you think Congress will easily march to the power this time?
Vidya Stokes: Yes, definitely, we will sweep this election.
TNH: Great! You had been elected from Theog and then you shifted to Kumarsen Constituency, but again delimitation has sent you back to Theog. Roads and other basic facilities are in tatter in this area, these are the first and foremost challenges waiting for you, how do you think you will handle?
Vidya Stokes: Yes, present Government is to blamed for this; they haven't even bothered to maintain the NH of the State. It is shocking and cumbersome to travel to Theog via Kufri as dust and big potholes welcome vehicles. From last four years, PWD department has not even done patch work on that road. I have continuously reminded concerned department to maintain that road, but as I have earlier told that this Government is not listening to anything. Every time they talk about development, growth, but I haven't found that in entire State. Not only Theog, if you go to Chopal, Rohru, Baagi, the condition of roads is deplorable. Upper region of Shimla is totally dependent on Apple crop and bad roads have spoiled everything. Crop worth crores have damaged due to the bad roads. I am shocked Horticulture Minister is from Kotkhai-Jubbal and even he could not ensure better facilities for the growers. Congress has worked for the common people, growers have not suffered in our tenure. They are blaming for the inclement weather, but we have also faced such weather, but we had delivered better then this government in any condition.
TNH: What are your opinion on Youth Congress and its election and FAME decision?
Vidya Stokes: Youth Body is separate body and I don't interface with it, so I don't have any opinion on it.
TNH: Don't you think Youth body is creating trouble to unity of the Party?
Vidya Stokes: Yes you can say that for now, it will take little time before it's properly introduced. Its basic idea is to introduce more and more youth of the State and give them some organizational experience, so that common Party workers will be able to rise according to their skills in the party setup. I am hopeful that more youth will come forward and will take part in it.
TNH: What is your opinion on Private universities in State? You were vocal about corruption in it?
Vidya Stokes: I am not against them, but my motive is quality education. I cannot allow untrained teachers to spoil the career of Himachal youth. If they are coming with the University they should have trained staff and quality infrastructure. I am not against them, but failed to understand what these universities are doing in Himachal. Opening a university has become a joke in Himachal Pradesh; even Universities are coming up in 10 KM distance. My reservation is that students should get good and quality education; hard earned money of parents should not be wasted. Education is an assert for every youth as it will guide them in entire life, as good education will make student good citizen and for the sake of future of the nation I will thoroughly examine it, when we will come to power and they will have to improve, otherwise will have to go.
TNH: You are also heading the National Hockey Federation, what step you are taking to improve the standard of the sport in Himachal as we are going unnoticed?
Vidya Stokes: No, No we are not going unnoticed we are improving day by day. Himachal women Hockey team is doing well. Federation is introducing revival plan and trained coaches will be first step towards it. We will come up with more astro turf in the state and will introduce hockey on School level more aggressively. I am sure Hockey will once again make country proud on international level and Himachal will play an important roll in it.


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Equatorial Guinea is a Central African country comprising the Rio Muni mainland and 5 volcanic offshore islands. Capital Malabo, on Bioko Island, has Spanish colonial architecture and is a hub for the country's prosperous oil industry. Estimated population of the country in the year 2016 is about 869,587.
The provision of healthcare services in developing countries has received increasing attention, but inequalities persist. The provision of healthcare services in developing countries has received increasing attention, but inequalities persist. The health care system of Equatorial Guinea is under the supervision of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. An overall situation points to limited medical facilities that cannot meet serious medical problems that require air evacuation to a country with modern medical or health care facilities. The pharmaceutical or drug stores in both the capital city of Malabo and Bata, where malaria is a serious concern, have only stocks of basic medicine, like antibiotics, but cannot supply advanced medication items.
Major Causes of death, such as serious injuries, may not be currently treatable in the country, potentially due to a lack of resources and trauma care facilities. In addition, training and informational programs for both healthcare workers and the general public may not be effectively transmitting information to the intended recipients. This presents hurdles to the healthcare community, both in terms of having professional competence in healthcare delivery and in having a community that is receptive to medical care. Air ambulances are not easily accessible and seen from these locations.
The Flying Doctors Nigeria offers Air Ambulance/Medevac services across West and Central Africa. However, our aircraft's are based in Nigeria. We classify an air ambulance evacuation as regional when the patient does not leave the West African/Central African region. Occasionally we use helicopters to undertake these types of transfers. However air ambulance jets or Emergency Transport Unit (ETU, a medical cabin on commercial aircraft) is used. We have French speaking staffs that have excellent local knowledge of the area which makes language not a barrier a problem at all.
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Largest Undercover Dairy Investigation of All Time Exposes Horrific Abuse of Calves
Chilling undercover footage recorded by an investigator from the animal rights group Animal Recovery Mission (ARM) reveals dairy farm workers abusing young calves. In the biggest undercover investigation into a dairy farm, the investigator spent three months between August and November 2018 at Fair Oaks Farms in Indiana as a calf care employee.
Fair Oaks is one of the largest dairies in the United States and produces dairy products for the Fairlife milk brand, which is marketed and distributed by the Coca-Cola Company. According to ARM, the only training the investigator received was to "take the back roads" when transporting dead baby animals.
Using surveillance equipment to capture the normal daily routine of workers and managers, the investigator assisted in bottle-feeding newborn calves, loading transport trucks, and disposing of the dead. The investigator described what he saw as "by far the worst abuse to baby animals" that he had seen "in any investigation in the world."
On virtually a daily basis, Fair Oaks Farms employees engaged in appalling abuse:
Slapping, kicking, punching, pushing, throwing, and slamming calves
Stabbing and beating calves with steel rebars
Hitting calves in the mouth and face with plastic milking bottles
Kneeing calves in the spine
Burning calves in the face with branding irons
Subjecting calves to extreme temperatures
Depriving calves of proper nutrition
Denying calves medical attention
ARM described the rampant abuse as not "one or two bad apples" but instead "everyone at Fair Oaks Farms that we came into contact with." They also said that the devastated mother cows whose babies were stolen away called out so intensely that many were losing their voices.
Unsure of where male calves were being transported, ARM investigators followed the male-calf transport trucks. What they found was shocking. In spite of the many written statements from Fair Oak Farms that their male calves were not sent to veal farms, the transport trucks arrived at MidWest Veal. More deception was revealed inside, where calves were still being housed in cruel crates, a practice the company claims to have done away with. ARM states that the dairy industry is doing "nothing but deceiving the public."
The Coca-Cola Company claims to have a progressive stance on animal welfare, but their relationship with Fairlife runs counter to that point. One of the best ways to show corporations and the dairy industry that this kind of abuse is unacceptable is to vote with your money.
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Wśród prądów () – zbiór czterech wcześniej niepublikowanych opowiadań Josepha Conrada wydany w 1915.

W Polsce zbiór wydany w 1928 w ramach Pism zbiorowych z przedmową Stefana Żeromskiego, w tłumaczeniu Teresy Tatarkiewiczowej. W 1974 zbiór wyszedł w nowym tłumaczeniu Marii Skibniewskiej.

Zawartość
 Plantator z Malaty (Planter of Malata),
 Wspólnik (Partner),
 Gospoda "Pod dwiema wiedźmami" (Inn of the two witches),
 Z powodu dolarów (Because of the dollars).

Zawarte w tomie opowiadanie Because of the dollars było tłumaczone jako: Z powodu dolarów lub Dla dolarów.

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Utwory literackie z 1915
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Visit to Salvation Army
Damian was delighted to visit the Petersfield branch of the Salvation Army today for the launch of their Employment Plus, and was interested to hear more about how the Salvation Army has been helping people into work since opening their first Labour Exchange in 1890.
Visit to Ditcham Park School
Damian was delighted to join an assembly at Ditcham Park School today, and to meet the new Head Boy and Head Girl as well as other members of the leadership team from Year 10.
Hampshire Fire and Rescue
Damian met with Hampshire Chief Fire Officer, Neil Odin, at Bordon Fire Station this week to hear more about the Fire & Rescue Service's work locally, and their innovative work with the wider public sector.
The Green Room School
Damian was invited today to meet staff and students at the Green Room School in Kingsley.
Golfers become Dementia Friends
Damian was delighted to help run a Dementia Friends information session at Liphook Golf Club tonight, with 47 members signing up to become Dementia Friends.
'Down the Pub' with Petersfield Community Radio
Damian was delighted to be interviewed today by Tim Concannon on behalf of Petersfield Community Radio, for their 'Down the Pub' series. The interview was done at the White Horse in Priors Dean, which is also known as the Pub with No Name.
Breakfast meeting with local farmers
As part of on-going engagement with the East Hampshire NFU, Damian was delighted to meet representatives today, including a number of young farmers, for a very informative session to discuss the issues and opportunities in agriculture.
TeenTech comes to Bordon
Saturday, 6 April, 2019
Damian was delighted to be invited to a TeenTech event at Mill Chase Academy in Bordon last week, and to meet co-founder Maggie Philbin. Groups of primary school pupils from across the area took part in the event, designing buildings of the future using recycled materials.
Vsit to Gilbert White's House Museum
Friday, 5 April, 2019
In English Tourism Week, Damian was delighted to visit Gilbert White's House museum in Selborne, and see the recent transformation at one of East Hampshire's principal attractions and cultural assets.
Litter pick in Alton
The Alton Society invited Damian to join their 90 volunteers during their Saturday litter pick around the town - a great effort!


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Elderly man who held his family hostage takes his own life over infidelity allegations
Durban — An elderly man who took his family hostage for most of Tuesday afternoon is alleged to have taken his life due to infidelity.
Reaction Unit South Africa (Rusa) spokesperson Prem Balram said that allegations of infidelity led to a 65-year-old man's suicide during a hostage situation that lasted nearly six hours on Jacaranda Avenue in Mountview, Verulam.
Balram said that at 12.46pm, residents contacted Rusa after a 65-year-old man entered a relative's residence near his home and held a 68-year-old woman, her 38-year-old daughter and 18 and 12-year-old grandsons hostage.
He said that Rusa officers arrived on the scene and learnt that the man had shot the 18-year-old.
Residents contacted Reaction Unit South Africa after a 65-year-old man entered a relative's residence and held four people hostage. Picture: Reaction Unit South Africa
"Officers surrounded the house and negotiated the release of the injured teenager. The man complied and allowed the male to exit the house. He was shot in his left hand. He was treated for a gunshot wound by Rusa paramedics at a safe location while the area remained locked down," Balram said.
He said that according to the hostage taker, he suspected his wife of having an extramarital affair. He believed the 38-year-old female hostage had knowledge of the relationship and was in support of the affair. The unemployed truck driver requested that his wife be transported to the scene and allowed to enter the home but his request was denied by law enforcement as it was believed that he intended shooting her.
Balram said it was confirmed that the man did not own a licensed firearm.
He said that a hostage negotiator from the South African Police Service attempted to de-escalate the situation while members of the SAPS Special Task Force took up tactical positions around the home.
"At 6.12pm, SAPS officials breached the front door.
"The body of the suspect was located in a bedroom. He sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his chest," Balram said.
He said that Rusa medics examined the man and declared him dead at 6.19pm.
Balram said that according to one of the victims, the suspect spoke to his wife telephonically before he proceeded into the bedroom. They heard a gunshot shortly thereafter.
"The three hostages were traumatised. No further injuries were reported," Balram added.
Earlier, the Daily News reported that an armed man is alleged to be holding his family hostage in Verulam.
Balram said that on arrival, officers were informed that an 18-year-old male was shot in his left arm by his 65-year-old uncle. The teenager's 68-year-old grandmother, 38-year-old mother and 12-year-old brother were in the house at the time of the incident. The suspect is armed with a pistol. He released the injured teenager after officers negotiated his release. He held the rest of the family hostage.
Police had not commented by the time of publication.
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My first Olympics memory recalls back to when I was 6 years of age. On a summer holiday, sitting inside our holiday home on a rainy day, and seeing 8 giant guys in a rowing boat winning a golden medal. Maybe we had been rowing ourself, although sailing was a more likely option, or it was the only Dutch gold medal (it wasn't), it got stuck in my 6 year old brain. The next day, with plenty of puddles because of the typical rainy summer in the Netherlands (well, before climate change), my brother and I were digging small canals and organising our own Olympic 'mud'-Games. Since then, i have been watching any Olympic event within my possibility, calling in sick for school at age 10, or watching on TV, double screening the PC and watching at my smartphone at the same time in 2016 because nowadays you can watch so many interesting events at the same time.
Recently, one of my physiotherapists, Michael Davidson (ManualFysion, Amsterdam) was a member of the Ghanees delegation participating in the 2018 Games, and trough him, I got an inside look into everything all-Olympic, entering the stadium, the Olympic villages, the waiting and the parties. Even at age 62, an Olympic dream became reality.
Being 6 years of age, or 62, and many kids of different ages that I had the opportunity to aid in their development as young athletes. My ambition is to make Olympic dreams become reality. And hopefully, one day I can say that (at least a part of) such a medal is mine.


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Windows 8.1: What's in it for Desktop applications and developers?
By David Cardinal on June 27, 2013 at 3:06 pm
After two hours of non-stop demos of Modern/Metro UI applications at Microsoft's Build keynote, it was almost possible to forget that most of us still spend much of our day in good "old-fashioned" Desktop applications. In my case, even where there is a Metro equivalent — like with Internet Explorer — I prefer the more full-featured "classic" version. So once the echoes of the keynote faded, I headed off to a breakout session titled "Power-up your Desktop application with Windows 8.1" to see what was on offer for those of us still in the land of overlapping windows and mice with three buttons.
Microsoft's James Clarke provided a whirlwind overview of "what's in it for me" for Windows Desktop developers and users of their applications. He started by pointing out that, like it or not, PCs are undergoing a radical transformation in capabilities and form factors. With the advent of convertible units, touchscreens, and an array of new gesture-based input devices, Desktop applications need to evolve as well. Fortunately, Microsoft has been busy adding fairly extensive support in Windows 8.1 for Desktop applications to take advantage of the new capabilities.
Clarke covered handling high-DPI displays, the need for smooth and sophisticated multimedia on a variety of devices, and handling some of the new input devices. For high-DPI displays, Microsoft is providing improved scaling in Windows 8.1 — starting by adding a 200% scaling option. Users will also no longer need to reboot when they change scaling or DPI on a display. Most important for developers, 8.1 will support having different DPI settings on each display in multi-monitor configurations. While this feature will work by default based on the user's settings, applications can register to receive callbacks when either the monitor DPI is changed or when a window moves to a monitor with a different DPI.
When it comes to input, mouse, touch, and pen devices have all been unified into a common input model. Developers can work with the raw data from each, at a higher level where they receive gestures like pan and zoom, or at the highest level where Windows provides an ink API and will actually perform interface operations like pan and zoom for them.
For output, the new rendering, animation, and compositing capabilities in Windows 8.1 nicely echo some of the latest techniques proposed for the Canvas tag in HTML5. Applications build a rendering tree of bitmaps, video and other media objects that is then sent with a transaction-based Commit command to Windows. Once the objects and rendering instructions have been sent, the display can be updated independently from the application code. This helps provide smooth multimedia experiences even if the application is busy with other tasks.
As a testimonial to the new features, Adobe's Jerry Harris — Photoshop Principal Scientist — came out and showed proposed versions of both the Photoshop UI and the Lightroom UI optimized for high-DPI touch displays. Menu items and objects were rendered in a larger scale, so they could be more easily selected with touch, and their fonts are made larger for easier reading on dense screens. Unfortunately, Harris's slide detailing Adobe's commitment to support all the new technologies in Windows 8.1 was labeled "Aspirational," so it isn't clear exactly when these new interfaces will be available.
The bottom line is that Windows 8.1 will provide some very useful capabilities for desktop applications that are willing to do some work to take advantage of them. Support for higher-density displays, touch including gestures and ink, and the kind of immersive multimedia experiences users are coming to expect are all going to be available, but each will take some work from the application developers.
Now read: Windows 8.1 Desktop review: It's finally safe to upgrade from Windows 7, folks


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